Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 489 The Shocked Great Wizard Sura and Alicia

A minute later, the wizard airship took off from the ground. The moon-shaped airship rapidly ascended into the air, causing the wizard mentors from various wizard organizations in Yunze Wetland to look up with regret as the Yunze Cup champion passed them by.

If any of them were to have incredible luck and sign a contract with the champion of the Yunze Cup, who knows how much KPI they would receive, and how much benefit their wizarding organization would gain.

After all, for wizarding organizations, winning the Cloud Ze Cup is the best reason to apply for various subsidies and project support from the White Wizard Association!
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In the Land of Six Towers, Alicia was handling various affairs within the Land of Six Towers. Due to the self-destruction of two power systems by the Grand Wizard Sura, the huge magical fluctuations exposed the entrance to the mage plane. This made everyone in the Land of Six Towers aware that they actually controlled two medium-sized worlds.

This led to the intervention of the second wizarding family in the Land of Six Towers, the Basil family.

The fall of the great wizard Sura dealt a heavy blow to the Plutarch family, causing widespread panic within the family. The Basil family intended to seize power before the handover, and the six prestigious families under the Plutarch family were also restless and conflicted. All these factors combined to give Alicia a great headache.

Fortunately, she wasn't entirely alone.

Alicia looked into the office. Behind her was a wall covered with golems, one of which was a portrait of the great wizard Sura.

In this magical painting, the great wizard Sura stands upright, dressed in a wizard's robe adorned with silver ornaments and pendants of sapphires and rubies, holding a wizard's sword in his left hand, like a great general leading a wizard army into battle.

At this moment, the soul of the great wizard Sura emerged from within the golem.

Grand Wizard Sura smiled. "Uriel is still one step behind me."

"I spent a lot of money in advance to get this magic painting from the second-ring magic painter in Yunze Wetland. This magic painting can store my soul and replace my body."

"Using the substitution ability of the Dragon Scorpion bloodline, at the moment when both bodies perished, the soul was on the verge of destruction, and the magical power was severely damaged, I activated the substitution ability and used the power of my bloodline to transfer my soul into this magical painting."

“In this way, my soul can continue to exist within this magic painting, although it can only last for a maximum of thirty years. Moreover, in this way, I will never be able to become a second-circle wizard,” Grand Wizard Sura sighed. “But if you make good use of these remaining thirty years, I can help you completely rule the Six Towers.”

Grand Wizard Sura cheered up and comforted the grieving Alicia, saying, "Breaking through to the second ring is a process that is either fatal or seriously injured. The probability of breaking through is extremely low, so there's no need to be sad for me."

"Alicia, I'm already doing well to have escaped unscathed and survived."

The soul of the great wizard Sura spread out his right hand, "Moreover, I still retain 9999 magic pressure. Although I can no longer directly manipulate the White Dragon Tower in the Six Towers Land, I can still activate the White Dragon Tower's defensive magic array through you, so the current situation can still be controlled."

"Using this magic painting created by a second-ring expert-level speed painter, I'm stuck in a special situation where I'm neither alive nor dead. However, I've lost at least half of my magical power, and even so, I still have 9999 magic pressure." Grand Wizard Sura couldn't help but sigh, reflecting on just how bad his previous situation had been.

No wonder his previous soul couldn't hold on any longer.

He was unable to break through the racial limits a second time, but his magical power was so extraordinary that the situation was extremely dangerous.

Both he and Yuriel attempted to use their immense energy to overcome their racial limits, but both ended up exploding from their own strain.

This line of thinking has been proven to be wrong from beginning to end.

The great wizard Sura looked towards the sky beyond the land of the Six Towers.

Alicia asked, "Grandfather, what are you looking at?"

High Wizard Sura said, "If Yuriel were still alive, he might launch a surprise attack on our Six Towers Land. I am waiting for him."

"Forget it, he may already be dead, or even if he is still alive, he may not dare to attack the Six Towers. If we have the help of the six Faith Towers, let alone him, even if his second-circle wizard mentor comes in person, I have a way to seriously injure him."

"These six ancient wizard towers possess such great power."

There was a knock on the office door. Grand Wizard Sula waved his hand, and a first-ring level family wizard walked in.

The family wizard placed the received letter on the table of Alicia and Grand Wizard Sura, saying, "Lady Alicia, Lady Sura, we won! We won!"

Alicia and Sura looked puzzled.

Sula asked, "What did you win?"

The family wizard pointed to the letter on the table, and both Grand Wizard Sura and Alicia looked over and saw the information written on it.

That was the Yunze Cup tournament committee, who wrote in advance to inform the Six Towers of the ranking results for this Yunze Cup tournament.

Both of them saw the first row, where the team that won the Yunze Cup was actually led by Locke Augustine from the Land of Six Towers.

Alicia paused for a moment, then a happy smile spread across her face. "First place?"

“I knew it. With Locke’s abilities, he could do it.” “He’s a genius.”

Alicia said to the great wizard Sura, "Grandfather, I told you long ago that it was possible, but you didn't believe me at all and didn't take my words seriously. Now you believe me, right?"

Grand Wizard Sura was completely shocked. His soul stood still, and he looked at the letter on the table several times to confirm that he had not read the result backwards and had not mistaken the last place for the first place.

"First place?"

The great wizard Sula looked utterly bewildered.

Is this the kind of achievement that the team sponsored by Six Towers could get?

His best plan for Locke was simply for him to make it into the top five, which would be something to brag about. In the Six Towers region, that would be a very impressive achievement, enough to give all the families an explanation.

If he can make it into the top three, then he'll be incredibly lucky and have made the right bet.

But now he's the champion!
Grand Wizard Sura's brow twitched. Winning the Cloud Ze Cup was of extraordinary significance. Winning such a competition would bring a reward from headquarters to the local White Wizard Association, making it a considerable achievement for the association.

It is an achievement in talent cultivation.

Secondly, there's the matter of Alicia's prestige.

High Wizard Sura said in a low voice, "Alicia, all I can say is that you've really struck gold with the investment you chose this time."

He looked at the family wizard and said, "There's no need to hide this news. Spread it throughout the entire Six Towers region and let those wizards with ill intentions know that the wizard sponsored by Alicia has won the Cloud Ze Cup."

“We’re even going to hold a family meeting to inform those people about these things.”

High Wizard Sula said, "We will hold a special commendation ceremony for Locke, and this meeting will also be the first time that you, Alicia, will preside over a meeting of all the family wizards of the Six Towers."

"Besides that, we have a lot of things to do. There are still many intricacies involved in winning the Yunze Cup..."

After the spirit of the Great Wizard Sula finished giving his instructions, the family wizard left the office. The Great Wizard Sula looked at Alicia, who was immersed in joy, and hesitated to speak.

High Wizard Sura said, "Alicia, there's something I don't know if I should tell you."

Alicia said, "Grandfather, please say so."

Grand Wizard Sura said, "All past champions of the Cloud Ze Cup can become second-ring wizards, as long as they don't perish or seriously go astray."

“Alicia, you can’t keep Locke here, because neither can our entire Six Towers.”

Upon hearing this, Alicia's joy vanished instantly, her face paling. She looked up and saw the Great Wizard Sura looking at her with pity and shaking his head slightly.

Alicia gritted her teeth, "Grandfather, you said that our Scorpion Woman bloodline has a direct path to becoming a second-circle wizard..."

A smile appeared on the face of the great wizard Sura. "Alicia, you've finally come to your senses. As long as you're willing to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to the study of bloodlines, with your talent, you will shine brightly in the field."

“You’re not lacking in talent for the bloodline of the sorcery school; you’re just not interested.”

Alicia glanced indifferently at the Grand Wizard Sura, her expression quickly maturing; emotions can force a person to mature faster.

"Grandfather, interest is a kind of talent."

Grand Wizard Sula paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's true."

"But interest can also be cultivated later in life."

"The Wizarding Plane needs to retain one-third of the World Stones to maintain its stability and the normal operation of the World Power. In other words, after Yuriel's teacher took away one-third of the World Stones from the Wizarding Plane, the remaining resources can only provide one wizard to become a second-circle wizard."

"Fortunately, Yuriel's teacher took the World Stone by stealing it, rather than by corrupting it with his own traits, so the World Stone itself was not corrupted."

"If you become a second-circle wizard using the mage plane, your ultimate magic will not have any flaws."

The soul of the great wizard Sura pointed at Alicia's chest, and a scorpion immediately crawled around on Alicia's chest. "This is the advanced meditation method of bloodline science naturally contained within your body."

"Therefore, I say you are very talented. You were born with the natural ability to advance to the second-circle wizard. You are exceptionally gifted, and I see the various setbacks before advancing to the second-circle wizard as merely a test for you."

(End of this chapter)