Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 424 Star Scholar and Truth Wizard
Sophia the Witch quickly left the work area and moved away from the sophisticated instrument that was worth tens of millions of magic stones.

Every instrument in these laboratories, even an ordinary piece of equipment, would be a priceless treasure that would be fought over by wizarding academies in other wizarding lands.

It can be passed down as a family heirloom of the institution.

In fact, it's not just about money.

Every piece of equipment in these laboratories is either difficult for outside wizards to obtain, or even if they do obtain it, they cannot repair or maintain it.

This is the advantage of the Starfield Sea.

Of course, this is also because of this laboratory, which is the laboratory of the fourth-circle wizard, the Starsea Scholar, and the Grand Wizard.

Every Starsea Scholar is a leading figure in the wizarding world, possessing a powerful comprehensive ability to establish a discipline and cultivate talent in that discipline. It can be said that the level of Starsea Scholars can partially determine the strength of a magical category.

Some magic categories have a large number of Starsea Scholars, making that magic category powerful; others have fewer Starsea Scholars, indicating that that magic category still has room for development.

The Starsea Scholar title is awarded to fourth-circle wizards who possess strong academic development capabilities.

However, fourth-circle wizards who are not good at academic discipline development but have made groundbreaking achievements in basic theoretical research and updated the basic theories of an entire category of magic will be awarded the title of "Truth Wizard".

Sophia the Witch was very lucky. Her team's Grand Master in the Citadel was a Third Circle Wizard with the title of Throne Wizard. He controlled various high-level funds and countless horizontal projects, and had a wealth of talented people under his command.

Her master was the fourth-circle wizard, the Starsea Scholar.

However, her mentor needed a skilled wizard for a small project, so he made an exception and chose the witch Sophia.

But over the past two years, Sophia's status within the research group has risen dramatically, and she is now thriving there.

Unfortunately, this research group, which is essentially a group of Starsea scholars, has far too many people. The number of wizards in one Starsea scholar research group is equivalent to the total number of wizards in countless wizarding academies.

The wizarding teams alone number in the tens of thousands.

Sophia sighed slightly. If she were a second-circle wizard now, perhaps she could ask for help to get Locke into the research group.

But the problem is she isn't yet.

Just now, the senior brother finally managed to ask Locke a question, but unfortunately Locke's resume was still not good enough. A 21-year-old liquefaction wizard was still not enough to make that second-ring wizard senior brother take the initiative to ask Locke to join the research group.

Otherwise, it would be good to come here as a temporary worker or to join as a member of the True Knowledge Institute.

Sophia the Witch went to a corner of the laboratory, closed the magic door, and entered. At the same time, she used a niche communication spell to resonate with Locke in the vast river of niches, achieving a synchronization of their thoughts.

Sophia the Witch said to Locke, "Locke, I never imagined you were already a liquefaction wizard. You only took two years to go from an ordinary formal wizard to a liquefaction wizard, that's truly remarkable."

“My initial assessment of you was correct. You are suited to come to the Starfield Sea, rather than staying in that small corner of the Southeast Region as an ordinary wizard, wasting your talent.”

The image of the Sophia witch was transmitted into Locke's heart through magical pressure.

The niche communication spell, in essence, allows two people to meet in their minds.

Locke looked at the witch Sophia and was stunned for a moment. Sophia was wearing a simple and elegant white wizard's robe. The immaturity on her face had long since faded, but there was still a flower on her wizard's hat.

The only difference is that the type of magic flower has changed; it has become a second-circle magic plant resembling the Fire Emblem [Rainbow Tulip].

Its beauty is breathtaking, possessing all the colors of the rainbow. The beauty of its petals is like a color that does not belong to the human world, far surpassing any scene depicted by the paintbrush of any magic painter.

Among the blooming rainbow tulips, there are two spirally intertwined golden and silver stamens, which are spiral siphon stamens.

The witch Sophia looked at Locke and smiled, "Locke, you've grown up."

"Your appearance has changed, you've become more mature, and your magical pressure has changed dramatically."

"This indicates that your personality has also undergone some changes." Locke asked doubtfully, "Teacher Sophia, is there a connection between changes in magic pressure characteristics and personality changes?"

The witch Sophia said, "This is a theory from the Mind School of the Starfield Sea. They started by studying the changes in magical pressure and discovered that the changes in the nature of magical pressure are related to the changes in the wizard's personality and cognitive views. They then proposed the famous 'Magical Pressure Cognitive Development Theory'."

"This theory was recently proposed by a third-ring wizard, the Throne Wizard, from the Mind School of the Starfield Sea, who thus earned the title of Throne Wizard."

"This theory is spreading to various wizarding lands and can slightly alter the foundations of the Mind School of magic."

"But it will probably take another 40 to 50 years to spread to your area. If you are in the Cloud Marsh Wetland, which is closer to the Starfield Sea, or the Boundary Between Darkness and Light, or the Land of Dragon's Fall and the Thunder Marsh Lowlands, I estimate it will only take 10 to 20 years to spread there."

Sophia the Witch said, "In short, the subtle changes in a wizard's magical pressure can reflect that wizard's growth."

The witch Sophia reached out and grabbed a wisp of Locke's magical pressure from within their inner space. The wisp of magical pressure danced at her fingertips. "Your magical pressure used to be full of hope, but it wasn't as solid as it is now."

Sophia smiled and said, "This is the magical pressure that only those who have experienced trials and tribulations possess. It seems you have gone through quite a lot during this time, Locke."

"Locke, what brings you here today?"

Locke immediately explained his current situation and told the witch Sophia that he wanted to participate in the Yunze Cup and had already formed a small research group.

Upon hearing this, the witch Sophia immediately shook her head with a smile. "You're really good at securing projects, aren't you? Locke, do you know that you have a very rare ability—you're good at securing projects?"

"You actually got those wizards from the Land of Six Towers to invest a lot of money in your idea, even though you don't have any teaching position, haven't done any big projects, and haven't published any particularly impressive articles. The Plutarch family actually spent at least 2.5 million magic stones on you."

Sophia the Witch's eyes widened. "Well, in some ways, your direction is actually not bad."

"Although you didn't immediately join the major project team in the Starfield Sea, you received substantial horizontal funding from two powerful families and gained the freedom to conduct research and participate in competitions. Make good use of this; it can significantly enhance your resume."

Locke said embarrassedly, "Teacher, I was just lucky. I happened to save the little princess of the Plutarch family while riding the wizard airship, and then I happened to discover the secret of the wizard Sura while treating her."

Because the Sophia Witch was far from the Six Towers and could not possibly have a conflict of interest with them, Locke did not hide this matter.

Moreover, the two are communicating telepathically at this moment, and there is no one who can eavesdrop. It is not impossible to cross the vast ecological niche to directly eavesdrop on their conversation, but the wizards who can do it probably would disdain to do so.

The witch Sophia said, "No, most people would just see these things as trouble. But you can find opportunities in these troubles and seize every one of them. That's your personal ability."

The witch Sophia said, "You made the right decision to contact me using the four-leaf clover lucky ring. First of all, I have a lot of information about the Starry Sea, which can help you participate in the Cloud Ze Cup competition."

"Secondly, regarding that wizard Sura, I need to give you special instructions to prevent you from unknowingly getting involved in a struggle that has nothing to do with you."

Sophia the Witch said, "That great wizard Sula has a long-standing grudge against someone, and he may not be in the right. You just need to focus on working on Sula's projects and treat him like an ordinary client. That way, no matter what happens, according to convention, it will be difficult for trouble to get back to you."

"After all, from what you've said, your real sugar daddy should be that girl named Alicia. She's actually cleaner, and if you maintain a relationship with her, you won't get caught up in strange old grudges."

Sophia the Witch said, "Because first-circle wizards can live for a long time, the chain of hatred is complex. In some cases, it is difficult to say who is right and who is wrong. Generally speaking, both sides have problems. It is rare for both sides to have a conflict where one side is completely innocent and the other side has all of those problems."

"In short, at this stage, it's best to avoid those complicated conflicts, especially those between first-circle wizards, because often in the end..." Sophia the Witch said, "they will get involved in things above them. For example, even second-circle wizards might get involved."

Locke was startled. "Thank you for reminding me, teacher."

Sophia the Witch said, "Just continue as you are doing now, there's no problem. You're just a wizard sponsored by the Plutarch family. As long as you don't get too involved in their family affairs, there shouldn't be any issues."

Sophia the Witch said, “The niche communication spell can last a long time, and the most interesting thing is that the perception of time will be disordered in the long river of niches. Only a short time has passed outside, maybe only an hour, but we can talk here for half a month.”

"This is because the speed at which the ecological torrent transmits information is extremely fast, far exceeding the speed at which text and language transmit information. Therefore, it causes our perception of time to become disordered."

"Perfect timing. I can tell you two things. The first is how to become a first-ring crystallization wizard. This kind of knowledge is probably hard to find in a wizarding land of the Six Towers level. In my opinion, that wizard Sura doesn't want you to have this knowledge either, because if you become a crystallization wizard, you will be a great threat to him, and you know too many of his secrets, and even have the ability to affect his life."

"The second piece of knowledge I want to share with you is some interesting information about the tactical magical plants in the Starfield Sea."

(End of this chapter)