Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 387 No Soul
Locke looked at Alicia and said, "No soul? How can you be so sure?"

Alicia nodded seriously, then pointed to her eyes and said, "I was lucky enough to buy a Ghost Oriole at the Sacred Tree Market of Verdandia University in the Southeast Corner Region. I extracted its bloodline and made it into a bloodline modification potion."

"These ghost birds like to follow behind the dying, and after a person dies, they quickly devour the soul, using the human soul as their food."

“We Bloodline Masters are very fond of collecting such rare bloodlines. Therefore, I injected myself with the Ghost Nightingale bloodline enhancement potion, and from then on, my eyes could see the souls of the dying. But I didn’t tell anyone about this. The Ghost Nightingale is a first-ring level magical creature. Not to mention that it’s hard to find one in the already destroyed environment of the Six Towers, it’s also hard to find one in other wizarding lands.”

Alicia said, "But I can indeed see the souls of the dying with my own eyes. So, I can see my grandfather's soul. I can see my grandfather's soul body, which is already experiencing problems caused by an imbalance of the three elements. But the problem is that when my grandfather falls into a coma, his soul disappears!"

Locke said, “But I saw that your grandfather wore a one-ring magical artifact called the Ink Seal Ring. That kind of magical ring can protect the soul and prevent psychic wizards with psychic bloodlines from using soul magic to attack your grandfather. If your grandfather was wearing that ring, then even if you had the eyes of the Ghost Nightingale, you wouldn’t be able to see your grandfather’s soul.”

Alicia said, "So I took off my grandfather's ring. But it still didn't work out."

“I’m pretty sure that my grandfather’s soul went somewhere else while he was in a coma. I even suspect that my grandfather’s illness was not so simple. Perhaps he didn’t fail to break through, but was assassinated.”

Locke said, "Alright. But if that's the case, why did your grandfather go out of his way to cover up for the person who tried to harm him?"

Alicia said, "At first I couldn't understand either. But then I figured it out. There are probably two possibilities. The first possibility is that my grandfather couldn't be sure who the person who tried to harm him was. The second possibility is that my grandfather could be sure who it was, but because of his status, he didn't want to say it."

Alicia said, "Considering the fact that my grandfather is now only letting me see him, I'm about 70% sure that the person who murdered my grandfather is a wizard from the Plutarch family."

Locke was taken aback. "Isn't Grand Wizard Sura quite prestigious in the Land of Six Towers?"

Alicia shook her head and whispered, "Grandfather always wanted to implement reforms and truly establish a wizarding academy system in the Land of Six Towers, selecting talent from the lower and middle levels to change the landscape of the Land of Six Towers."

"Raise the status of those commoner wizards."

"This would undoubtedly affect the interests of the family wizards, so every reform was done in name only, with the direction of the reform being secretly changed, making our family wizards increasingly dominant."

Locke nodded. Sometimes, that's just how it is; the more reforms are implemented, the more the illegal actions of those who originally benefited from the system are legitimized.

Because vested interests occupy a dominant position, and those responsible for and leading reforms are generally related to them, it is easy for them to formulate reforms that benefit them.

Alicia said, "So my grandfather is both a spiritual idol for the family wizards of the Six Towers Land and a spiritual idol that some wizards wish would die immediately."

"Moreover, there are many selfish people in the family, and there is another ruling family in the Six Towers, the Basil family. In addition, my grandfather offended many enemies when he was young. He was impulsive by nature, and only became wise and calm as he got older."

Alicia said, "Therefore, I have every reason to suspect that my grandfather was murdered."

Locke thought for a moment and said, "If that's the case, I do have an idea."

Alicia looked at Locke, her eyes sparkling. "What's your idea, Locke?"

Locke said, "While your grandfather is lucid, secretly put a bottle of royal jelly honey into his medicine and have him drink it without alerting anyone, to prevent any spies among those around him."

Alicia's eyes lit up immediately. "Royal jelly and honeydew are common tonics, but the magic of a wizard who takes this potion will temporarily have the smell of royal jelly and honeydew. Since magic has this smell, the soul must have it too."

"So, all it takes is a single crystal bee to find my grandfather's soul. That's a really good idea."

“Locke, you're really quick-witted.” Alicia removed the soundproofing array. “Locke, it’s so good to have your help. You’re a very reliable person.”

She had just removed the magic circle when she heard a commotion coming from outside the magic lock on the first floor.

An angry voice came from outside the lock. "Why can't I go in? I'm my grandfather's grandson too! If Alicia can go in, why can't I?"

"Step aside."

“I don’t care whose orders it is, I must see my grandfather today. My grandfather hasn’t seen me for months.”

A flash of disgust crossed Alicia's eyes. "It's George Plutarch. He's currently only a first-class wizard apprentice, my mother's brother, and my uncle's eldest son."

“My uncle’s branch has always wanted to compete for my grandfather’s attention to me. When my grandfather was healthy, the struggle was just like that, and they were always at a disadvantage, but now, the situation has changed.”

Locke raised an eyebrow. "Your family is certainly complicated."

"This is too chaotic."

Outside the maze, a middle-aged man's voice came. "My niece, Alicia, I know you're behind the maze."

"Uncle is here, aren't you going to greet him? I'm your elder."

"Unlock the mystery and let us in."

Alicia's face darkened. She said to Locke, "That's my mother's brother, Eric, one of my grandfather's two sons. Trouble."

"He's an ordinary, officially recognized wizard, with a bit less magic power than me. I'm almost vaporized now. Oh, by the way, Locke, your magic power seems to be over five thousand, right?"

"I roughly calculated it based on your magic pressure."

"The method of taking the Mammon Powder potion that we jointly improved can indeed help us improve our magic power rapidly. You are very close to the liquefaction stage."

Locke nodded slightly and said, "Yes, my magic pressure is currently 5700."

“Alicia, don’t make things so complicated. In the end, she’s just a regular wizard at the ordinary stage. We can just send her away.”

Alicia was about to speak up to stop him when Locke had already passed through the maze and walked over.

Entering the labyrinth from the outside is extremely difficult, but leaving from the inside and entering from the outside is exceptionally easy.

Locke stepped out of the maze and coldly addressed the group of wizards standing in the corridor outside, saying, "Alicia asked me to convey a message to you: I'm not seeing you."

Eric, dressed in a magnificent wizard's robe, narrowed his eyes and looked at Locke. "Who are you?"

"Is this any of your business?"

(End of this chapter)