Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 426 An Unfinished Project from the Star Sea

Sophia the Witch said, “Therefore, I have a great deal of information to offer you. However, due to the niche communication spell, which can only transmit information between minds, I can only tell you a portion of what I know.”

"However, I can't directly access the information about the Starry Sea for you, since the Four-Leaf Clover Ring can only be used three times in total."

Sophia the Witch emitted another beam of magical light from between her brows, which entered Locke's mind.

However, because the amount of information in this message was too large, Locke discovered that it seemed to have been sealed away in the form of some kind of magical model, turning into a ball of light located in his sea of ​​consciousness.

I cannot read it directly; otherwise, if this information sphere exploded in an instant, it would directly harm my mind.

After Sophia went to the Starfield Sea, she seemed to have made great progress in the magic of the Mind School, and these methods made Locke secretly alarmed.

He realized that if the witch Sophia hadn't been trying to send him a message, but rather to attack him, then how he would defend against such a tactic would be quite a challenge.

'Teacher Sophia's magical abilities are truly getting more and more impressive; I even have the illusion that the gap between us is widening,' Locke mused. 'But sooner or later, I will catch up with Teacher Sophia on this endless path to truth and become her companion.'

Locke thanked the witch Sophia, saying, "Thank you, teacher."

The witch Sophia shook her head slightly. "You are my first student. How could I not help you when you are in trouble? Besides, there is something else I need to tell you."

"First of all, if you want to participate in the Yunze Cup, you must consider one thing—the aesthetics of the wizards in Yunze Wetlands. The aesthetics of wizards in different wizarding lands are different, and the higher the level of the wizarding land, the more serious this tendency is."

"Only the Starfield Sea is an exception, because the aesthetic of the Starfield Sea is inclusiveness."

"The Starry Sea welcomes all wizards, whether they are black or white, whether they are wizards of the psychic school or the holy school, whether they are morally upright or utterly wicked, the Starry Sea welcomes them all."

"The Starfield Sea is a place that helps others achieve their goals, but it is also, in a sense, an incredibly cruel region."

"And the aesthetics of Yunze Wetland... represent the ultimate form of 'water civilization.' My personal view is that the shamans of Yunze Wetland are all pursuing the construction of a habitable 'poetry' within a small space through extremely restrained means."

"They are pursuing the magic of overcoming strength with skill."

"This aesthetic preference has greatly influenced the direction of the wizards' pursuit of magic in Yunze Wetland, as well as the form of their magic. Of course, this is only a collective aesthetic, and it is not very accurate when applied to individuals, because every wizard is unique."

Sophia the Witch said, "Therefore, the Yunze Cup actually hides a subtle, weak criterion for evaluation—whether it can better match the aesthetics of the witches of Yunze Wetland."

"So if you choose a subject that's like the Great Vajra Treant, you've already lost half the battle from the start. At the same level, the wizards of Yunze Wetlands would never choose the Great Vajra Treant to win."

"Because they would think that such magical plants are too brutal, lacking in maneuverability and skill. Similarly, if you choose the Elder Tree Skeleton as your subject, you're not just doomed to lose, but you're destined to have no chance of winning from the very beginning."

"Because the Skull Elder Tree is too ugly and disgusting in appearance, and its habits challenge the wizards of Yunze Wetland's inherent understanding of magical aesthetics, they will never judge this type of magical plant to win."

Sophia the Witch said, "In comparison, the Starfield Sea is much more tolerant in this regard. Therefore, the White Wizard Association also criticizes the Starfield Sea for being too tolerant and lacking principles, as it is a mixed bag and has many very evil wizards mixed in."

Locke nodded slightly; this was one of the advantages of having a master.

Some unspoken rules, which are not even written into the competition rules, can indeed affect the outcome of the competition.

Take, for example, the overall aesthetic orientation of Yunze Wetland.

“A wizard’s aesthetic sense does indeed influence the upper limit of their future achievements and their choices,” Locke pondered.

The Witch Sophia said, "Furthermore, you told me before that your current permanent defensive field is the Forest Sanctuary, so I'm even more eager to recommend this project to you." A message flew out from between the Witch Sophia's eyebrows and landed in Locke's mind. This message was relatively small, so Locke read it directly.

This is actually a project idea, along with some basic data.

"What is this?" Locke was stunned when he saw the project, with one exquisite spell model after another. "Teacher, this seems to be data from someone else's project. Moreover, the structure is complete, the planning is reasonable, and the quality is very high. If we take it to our Southeast Corner Region, we will almost certainly get a first-ring fund."

Sophia nodded and said, "Yes, this is a project that my senior and I submitted during a previous group meeting. Our research group is very large, and everyone is a cog in the machine, so our research content is not very free. Therefore, although this project is good, my senior and I also have to follow the general direction, so in the end we changed to a project in a different direction."

Locke was amazed.

To be fair, the information Sophia the Witch provided for this project was already of very high quality, but who knew they would come up with an even better project later.

All I can say is that the research team of the Third Ring Throne Wizards is truly impressive.

Anything that gets rejected at the group meeting can go on to dominate other wizarding grant applications.

Sophia the Witch said, "Although this project is not well received in our research group, I personally still think it is a very good project, and it is full of ingenious and skillful ideas that are in line with the aesthetics of the witches of Yunze Wetland."

"This is a tactical magical plant design, but our research group doesn't really like projects that are too practical and limited to the level of weapons. We weren't interested in it, which is why it was neglected."

"The main idea behind this tactical plant is to work in conjunction with the permanent defensive field of a first-ring wizard, combining the permanent defensive fields of multiple wizards together through the plant, or even superimposing them, to form multiple permanent defensive fields through mutual superposition."

Locke's eyes brightened slightly.

This is a project based on a permanent defensive force field as its core research area. That means that this kind of thing either doesn't yield any results, or if it does, the results will definitely be significant.

Teacher Sophia is absolutely right, this kind of thing is perfect for me.

It also has multiple permanent defensive force fields, and this project is full of ingenuity and fits the aesthetics of the wizards of Yunze Wetland. Don't the wizards of Yunze Wetland like things in this direction?
The witch Sophia used magic to draw a phantom vine in her hand. The vine's stem resembled an exquisite metal chain, with two tiny leaves between each segment of the bionic chain.

"This is the Chain Vine, which is the source of inspiration for my senior brother and me. It is a parasitic magical vine among the four major vine magical plants. Its aerial roots will parasitize us wizards, but what is special is that it has the special characteristic of parasitizing a permanent defensive force field."

"So, my senior brother and I came up with the idea of ​​using the finite element method to cultivate a large magical vine weapon platform that could be controlled by 3 to 5 wizards, based on it and some other magical vines."

Sophia the Witch sighed. "But we later chose other topics. And this one is only one-third complete, just having a rough outline and basic data."

“Locke, if you’re interested, you can finish it and complete it. I can’t guarantee that the current approach is correct; it might just be a waste of time.”

"Although it's a project within our laboratory, it doesn't require any special equipment. I imagine you could complete it in the Land of Six Towers. However, it's extremely difficult, as it involves magical plants with a permanent defensive force field, making research and development very challenging."

"Lock, you must weigh the pros and cons yourself."

"If you believe that your current research group is not capable of developing this kind of magical plant weapon platform, you can also choose other suitable magical plants from the information I sent you for corresponding development."

Sophia the Witch spoke at length. "Alright, Locke, I hope I've been helpful. The time for the Niche Communication Spell is almost up."

"Good luck. I'll be waiting for you in the Starry Sea."

(End of this chapter)