Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 371 Conditions for Becoming a Second-Ring Wizard

Alicia immediately thought of Locke, who was not a wizard from the Land of Six Towers and therefore had no opinion on family background or social class.

Locke placed his palm on the red crystal matrix used by formal wizards, and immediately the number 3450 appeared on the red crystal matrix.

This means that this tube of Mammon potion increased his mana by 50 points, equivalent to 50 days and nights of meditation.

'At this rate, I only need at least 51 days, and at most two to three months, to liquefy my mental energy.' A thought flashed through Locke's eyes. He hadn't expected to find the formula for Mammon Powder in the free library on the airship.

That's fine.

He was also able to collaborate with Alicia to successfully produce a Mammon Powder potion with almost no side effects, making it safe and effective from a potion that would normally have had huge side effects, which made it something that almost no wizards dared to take.

Locke said to Alicia, "The side effects of the Mammon Powder potion that we've developed together are already quite low. Although your current physical strength is indeed not quite sufficient, I believe that if you undergo a bloodline modification to enhance your physique, your physical strength will be sufficient to use the Mammon Powder potion."

"If you also use the Mammon Powder potion, your current mana is 1005, but as long as you use the Mammon Powder potion continuously every day, it will be enough to vaporize your spiritual power within four months."

"Then, you could even use Mammon Powder potions all the way to become a Liquefaction Wizard. I estimate that with your talent, if you use Mammon Powder potions every day, you will definitely become a Liquefaction Wizard within two years."

Alicia frowned. "I also use the Mammon Powder potion? But..."

Locke said, “Hmm. You are a wizard specializing in bloodline modification within the Conjuration School. It shouldn’t be difficult for you to obtain some bloodlines that can strengthen your body, right? Especially since you possess the resources of the Plutarch family and the entire Six Towers Land, you will soon have enough physical strength to take the Mammon Powder potion.”

Alicia blushed slightly and whispered, "That's certainly possible, no problem at all. If I only need to strengthen my physique, then I can use the bloodline of the One-Horned Rhinoceros to enhance my body. The One-Horned Rhinoceros is a first-level magical creature with a powerful physique."

"But the problem is, isn't it too risky to take the Mammon Powder potion? This set of potions is just a temporary set of potions that the two of us completed in the airship's laboratory."

Alicia said, "Should we let the potion complete all three phases of trials, find more wizards, and even have some first-ring wizards try it before we take it ourselves?"

"This is safer and has no side effects."

Locke looked at Alicia with surprise. "If we do it the way you say, about fifty years will have passed. Leaving aside the resources consumed, we first need to reduce the potion's quality to a level that only ordinary first-ring wizards, or even first-ring wizards of the spellcasting school, can use..."

"This is far too long to wait. If you want to become a second-ring wizard, or even a higher-ring wizard, how can you be hesitant and miss opportunities at every step, thus losing your drive?"

Locke said, "I don't know what it's like in the Land of the Six Towers. In our Southeast Corner Region, my teacher once told me a saying—there is no formal wizard who is without any side effects."

"Moreover, there are two more points. First, I have already taken it and proven that the medicine is indeed effective. Second, the experiment with this medicine has been repeatedly verified by the two of us, and there are absolutely no problems."

Locke said, "Anyway, you've memorized the steps for preparing the Mammon Powder potion that we both improved together. The choice is up to you. By the way, this is your share. Because we both refined it together."

He placed the remaining dose of Mammon Powder on the table.

Locke did not choose to interfere too much.

Since this was just her personal choice, Locke wouldn't have even offered a few words of advice if he hadn't thought Alicia's potion-making talent was really good and if he hadn't benefited greatly from making potions with her.

Alicia's body stiffened, and she looked at Locke in surprise. "A second-circle wizard?"

"There isn't a single second-circle wizard in our entire Six Towers region. Locke, is your goal to become a second-circle wizard?"

"For a first-ring wizard, each step, from ordinary to vaporization, to liquefaction, and then to crystallization, requires tremendous effort. It is extremely difficult for a first-ring wizard to become a liquefaction wizard in their lifetime, and if they can become a crystallization-stage first-ring wizard, it is already considered a small achievement."

"The second ring requires a second breakthrough in racial limits."

"For a hundred years, not a single second-circle wizard has been born in our entire Six Towers region."

Alicia frowned and said, "Even my grandfather, the great wizard Sura, did not become a second-circle wizard."

"To become a second-circle wizard, you need... a lot." "Talent, resources, opportunities, and knowledge of magic—all of these are indispensable."

"It may even require a special resource—a resource that is only available at the core of a medium-sized world."

Locke looked at Alicia in surprise.

From Alicia's words, he finally understood why the first-ring wizards of the Dark Wizard Alliance in the southeastern corner of the region were so excited when they heard about jointly developing a medium-sized world. These selfish dark wizards were actually able to unite and wage war against Lilith's Hut.

So, is this part of the reason?
A necessary resource for becoming a second-circle wizard is to obtain it from a world core of medium to large size.

However, the core of the world is the most central location of the world, and even creatures from that world rarely have the right to enter.

This means that if a first-circle wizard wants to become a second-circle wizard, he must either conquer a medium-sized or larger world by himself, or join someone else's actions on that world.

Or perhaps this resource is obtained from elsewhere.

However, this makes it necessary for the Wizarding World to attack other planes.

Locke fell into deep thought. It seemed that the reason why some wizarding lands did not have second-circle wizards was probably because they had never conquered a plane of medium size or larger.

So, where can we find a way to obtain this resource?!

It seems that this resource is very difficult to obtain through trade; perhaps it can only be easily acquired by going to a higher-level wizarding territory.

Alicia looked at Locke and sighed. "I was born in the Land of the Six Towers, and I always thought that one's birth determines everything. Wizards from noble families are naturally more noble than common wizards."

"But on this airship, when that despicable black wizard slaughtered my family and humiliated me, I suddenly realized that in the face of power, no matter how prestigious or prestigious one's status is, it is of no use at all."

"I was confused. Why could that dark wizard disregard my family and my identity to attack me!"

Alicia gritted her teeth and said, "To be honest, the reason I want to brew potions with you and stay with you isn't just because I want to repay your life-saving grace. There's another very important reason: the way you look at me."

"The way you look at me doesn't have the flattery, fawning, or awe that other wizards have. The way you look at me makes me feel that you treat me as an equal."

"This feeling... is similar to the way that dark wizard looked at me. I'm not saying you're a dark wizard, it's just a feeling. You're different from that dark wizard. He treated me as an enemy, while you treated me as a friend."

Alicia whispered, "I want to stay by your side because I want to figure out what's puzzling me."

"Perhaps the values ​​of the Land of Six Towers are indeed problematic. I am a renowned wizard from the Land of Six Towers, but because my grandfather, the great wizard Sula, did not break through to the second-circle wizard, I dare not even think about the goal of becoming a second-circle wizard."

“You are just a commoner wizard, you come from humble origins, but I see in your eyes something that aspires to the second circle, or even higher…”

Alicia's eyes changed. "Perhaps I should have realized sooner that it was never my family that brought me glory."

"Anyone can pursue the truth, and all people are equal before the truth. What makes me outstanding is myself. If I really want to inherit the Plutarch family... it's just that my current level of power is completely insufficient."

Alicia hesitated for a moment, but then made up her mind and picked up the Mammon Powder potion. "My friend, Locke, you're right. This potion was improved by the two of us, and I should trust my own creation, your creation. I will take this potion to become a liquefaction wizard as soon as possible."

"Only by becoming a liquefaction wizard can I be qualified to take revenge on those dark wizards."

"Locke, thank you, my only friend so far."

Alicia picked up the Mammon Powder potion, nodded to Locke, and then turned and left the makeshift laboratory.

(End of this chapter)