Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 534 The Second Ring True Forging Bard and the Golden Crown Mountain Team Building Activity
Locke walked out of the dormitory, heading towards the public laboratory to apply for the use of the Ice Magic Mirror to analyze the specific composition and characteristics of the special natural magical components inside the Giant Rubber Duck Crown Pineapple.

But at that moment, a group of wizards walked out from the corridor of the castle dormitory. These wizards were all wearing blue and white wizard robes from Mount Golden Crown, and they carried the unique elegance of wizards from the Cloud Marsh Land.

The witch among the three wizards is Mason Witch, an ordinary researcher at the Institute of Truth who is at the first stage of crystallization, and also a wizard in Group 6.

Mason Witch has wheat-colored skin, curly hair, and full lips. She is also cheerful. During my month-long stay in Golden Crown Mountain, I had some minor interactions with her.

However, because he was very busy and did not have much need to cooperate with the ordinary researchers of the Institute of Truth in Group Six, Locke's relationship with them was not as close as that with his first friend, Wizard Daniel, whom he met on Mount Golden Crown.

Locke nodded slightly to him, intending to leave as usual, but Mason suddenly called out to Locke, "Wizard Augustine."

Are you going to the lab?

A witch and a wizard standing next to Mason looked at her with surprise.

The witch whispered to Mason Witch, "The Celtic Chieftain probably didn't invite him. Mason, are you trying to meddle? The Celtic wizard doesn't seem to like him very much."

Mason Witch looked at Freya Witch and said, "Freya, when did you become so concerned about the Celtic Leader's thoughts? Isn't it you who tells me every day in my dormitory how outrageous the Celtic Leader's personality has been lately?"

Barrett the wizard whispered, "I think so too. Since it's a team-building activity for Group Six, I just don't feel right if someone doesn't go."

Mason Witch, hands on her hips, walked up to Locke and placed a rectangular ticket in front of him. "Group Six has a team-building activity tonight: a concert by the famous bard Mira Siren."

"Here are the tickets. You're also a researcher in Group Six, let's go together."

Locke raised an eyebrow curiously. "A concert? A bard? Is it one of those wizards specializing in auditory illusion magic, like those in the wizard tavern inside the castle of Dragonblood Gathering?"

"But I have something very important to do today."

I need to borrow the Ice Magic Mirror and the Structure Comparison Machine to analyze the natural magical structural components of the Giant Rubber Duck Crown Pineapple.

Mason Witch said enthusiastically, "You must not have heard of the concert by that big star, the second-circle wizard and bard from Yunze Wetland. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have refused. I just happen to have an extra ticket; otherwise, you definitely wouldn't have been able to buy one."

Mason Witch said, “Come on, what could be so important that you can’t afford to waste a single second? Trust me, the songs of the second-circle wizard [the bard] will definitely bring me aesthetic pleasure, as well as other great benefits.”

"This is actually a perk of our Golden Crown Mountain. That Celtic wizard is so stingy, he didn't even invite you."

"The new wizard is also the wizard of our Group Six."

The witch Freya, standing behind Mason, smiled at Locke. "Since we're all researchers from Group Six, let's all come together."

Locke frowned, unable to refuse such hospitality, and since it was the song of a second-circle wizard bard, it was indeed worth listening to.

This is something that other wizarding lands do not have.

It can only occur in a highly advanced magical civilization.

“Alright then,” Locke said. “There’s really no need to rush.”

Locke placed the giant rubber duck crown air plant into his astral ring.

Mason the witch glanced curiously at the air plant. "Is it some kind of novel variety? Freya the witch and I are both native wizards, while Barrett the wizard is from the Sunshadow Peninsula."

"Most of the wizards in Group Six are native to the area, but there are also many wizards from all over the country."

Barrett the wizard took the initiative to say to Locke, "Hello, Locke the wizard."

Locke nodded slightly. "Hello, Wizard Barrett."

The four of them chatted and laughed as they left the dormitory area of ​​Shinji Institute.

Because Locke had been conducting experiments in seclusion, the three of them were also filled with curiosity about this researcher from the Advanced Institute of Truth.

In particular, Locke is a wizard at the first stage of liquefaction.

This makes it even more newsworthy.

In addition, the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain are all young geniuses, while Locke, as a wizard at the first stage of liquefaction, has become a researcher at the Advanced Institute of True Knowledge, whose status is above theirs, which naturally makes everyone feel competitive.

They boarded one of Mason Witch's cloud whales and headed straight for the mountaintop.

On the summit of Mount Golden Crown, an oval-shaped viewing platform had been constructed by a large number of architects and wizards in a very short time.

Numerous spherical, illuminated clay golems floated in the darkness, while a weatherman created a giant night curtain in the sky, obscuring the moon and starlight.

This will make the stage lights more vibrant.

Looking at the grand scene before him, Wizard Barrett said in a deep voice, "I've been at True Knowledge Academy for three years, and I still get excited every time I see a concert."

"Before Yunze Wetland, I never imagined that there could be such interesting things in this world."

Locke glanced at him, wondering what this so-called interesting thing meant.

Mason the Witch laughed and said, "Don't even mention you, a foreign witch. Even Freya the Witch and I have had the habit of going to concerts since we were young, and we are also moved by the songs of those bards."

"That was truly the most beautiful music in the world," said Freya the witch.

Wizard Barrett looked at Locke and said, "Locke, is this also the first time you've heard the bard Star sing? By the way, how's your True Knowledge Institute project fund progressing? My third-class True Knowledge Institute project fund is almost finished."

Freya the witch rolled her eyes at him. Freya was a fair-skinned, beautiful, and tall witch with a silver bracelet on her arm that seemed to be a magical artifact.

Freya the witch said, "Barrett, we finally have a break, don't spoil the mood. Tonight, none of us will talk about projects!"

Mason Witch laughed and said, "We've arrived. We're going down now."

Locke knew that the wizard Barrett was intentionally trying to find out about his progress, secretly comparing his project progress with his own, assessing his own strength, and comparing it with his own position.

The four of them stepped off the cloud whale and entered the audience seating area of ​​the arched building. At this time, a large number of wizards, riding cloud whales, rainbow larks, flying magical creatures, and even pumpkin hot air balloons, landed on the audience seating area.

Inside the True Knowledge Institute, in the research group of the witch Catherine, the wizards of Group Six had already come to greet them. When the Celtic Group Leader saw that everyone had arrived, he glanced at Locke for a moment before looking away and said, "Master Mira, the performance will begin soon. Please take your seats."

"This is a concert by a wizard at the second level of True Forging. If it weren't for the invitation from the branch dean of our Golden Crown Mountain, they might not have agreed to come."

The second-circle True Forging stage is the final stage for a second-circle wizard, meaning that this bard wizard is very close to a third-circle wizard.

Locke saw that among the audience, in addition to a large number of first-class wizard apprentices, there were also hundreds of formal wizards and dozens of second-circle wizards.

Even some third-ring wizards were present.

The scene was undeniably grand.

Locke followed Mason and the others to their seats in the audience.

The wizard's audience seating was very unique. First of all, it was a stone chair that was suspended in mid-air and did not touch the ground. Moreover, the stone chair was very large and even had protective magic from the School of Protection.

The eleven official wizards of Group Six were exchanging information with each other. Mason Witch sat next to Locke, explaining in a low voice to him the virtual buttons on the chair that emitted a magical glow. "These buttons can all deploy defensive magic circles to block out sound. If you want to interrupt the bard's singing, you can use them."

“The interior and exterior spaces of the chairs are completely isolated, so whatever we do inside won’t affect the outside world. You can completely relax and enjoy a private, enclosed space within this concert venue.”

Mason Witch lit an incense burner in front of her chair, then closed her eyes and relaxed to enjoy it.

Locke saw many wizards nearby, some drinking wizard's wine, others wizard's tea. At the same time, the surroundings suddenly fell silent; this was the Silence Charm, a spell used by the Conjuration School to manipulate sound.

At that moment, the golems suspended in mid-air shone their magical lights onto the stands.

The host, a first-ring crystallization wizard, began with a series of opening remarks to build up the atmosphere, and then said, "Now, please welcome our Yunze Wetland's superstars, the Mira Sisters, to the stage to perform their recently composed new piece."

"Remember, Wizard Mira is not alone, she is a sister!"

Immediately, enthusiastic applause erupted from the stands. Many first-class wizard apprentices, and even formal wizards, were eagerly anticipating the appearance of the Mira sisters.

At the same time, the spherical golems in the sky began to flash their magical lights intensely.

Locke noticed that there were some who appeared to be staff members of Mira's witch team; they were a group of witches dressed in work clothes, and they were taking notes on something.

Locke looked at them with a puzzled expression.

Mason Witch, who was standing nearby, noticed this and immediately stopped talking to Barrett Wizard. Instead, she whispered to Locke, "Locke, those are Mira Wizard's students and partners. This concert is a rare opportunity for us to relax and enjoy ourselves, but for them, it's been a lot of work."

"They need to record the reactions of different audience seats, changes in magical pressure, and fluctuations in mana to provide feedback to Master Mira."

"The entire concert was an experimental field for their school of illusion magic's auditory illusion sub-magic direction."

Locke nodded slightly. "Although the bard's laboratory may seem peculiar, it is essentially the same in essence."

Mason Witch laughed and said, "But we're just spectators; we just need to enjoy ourselves."

"This concert is a perk that Golden Crown Mountain gives us. If we work continuously, even an iron man will get tired, so Golden Crown Mountain often gives us wizards this kind of perk."

"As for why it's a perk, you'll find out soon enough. This is a concert by a second-ring True Forging Wizard... According to what they say in the Starfield Sea, those two are Sun-ring Wizards."

"How about that? Pretty big, huh? I didn't lose out by calling you over, did I?"

Locke laughed and said, "Of course."

The Mira sisters arrived accompanied by beautiful singing. One wore a wizard's robe made from a sky-blue gown, elegant and dignified, while the other wore a wizard's robe made from a black leather outfit, alluring and enigmatic.

As two second-circle wizards walked onto the stage, the magical lights changed continuously. The great wizard Mira, dressed in sky blue, held a flute, and her voice was light and clear, like a forest breeze, a drizzle, or bright sunshine.

In an instant, the hearts of all the wizards in the entire venue seemed to see the morning sun, all their fatigue vanished, and they were completely immersed in the music.

"Witches, thank you for coming here to listen to the magical music of us sisters," said the Archmage Mira, dressed in black leather. "The next piece, an ensemble—Light and Darkness, is for you all."

The next moment, the great wizard Mira, dressed in black leather, held a guitar and played a rough, unorthodox piece, as if it were a dark night tempting people to fall.

The great wizard Mira sang explicit music in a flirtatious and seductive tone, instantly causing all the wizards in the hall to feel as if they were in a world of extremes. Their previously calm and composed minds were now disturbed and unsettled by the music of the great wizard Mira.

Locke felt as if an endless darkness had appeared before him, and his body was decaying.

'Hmm? This means... have all five senses been completely controlled?'

'Touch, hearing, sight, taste, and smell.'

Locke said, "As expected of a second-ring archmage, he hypnotized thousands of wizards present with music alone. Such magical methods are truly terrifying."

Mason Witch, standing to the side, was already covered in sweat.

Mira the witch, dressed in black leather, suddenly changed her seductive tone to cursing, and played one dizzying, sorrowful chord after another on her guitar.

Before everyone's eyes, it seemed as if they could see a torrential rainy night, and in the hearts of every wizard, a deep and muddy despair shrouded everything.

Meanwhile, Locke noticed that there were many of Mira's sisters' staff members in the aisle. The witches in their work clothes were observing the changes in the magical pressure of the audience in the stands and using various instruments to make precise measurements and record them.

This concert was both entertainment and a large-scale social experiment.

Just when everyone's spirits were about to plummet, Mira, the elder of the Mira sisters, who was wearing a wizard's robe made from a sky-blue dress, suddenly spoke up and switched to the cello, playing deep and solemn music.

At the same time, she used a chanting style to sing out the feeling of a goddess descending to earth and the first rays of the rising sun.

The voice was like a ray of light in the darkness, and before everyone's eyes, the endless night seemed to have been illuminated by a divine light.

The next moment, that ray of divine light, like a giant axe, cleaved through the night.

Then, light and darkness, frivolity and solemnity, musical instruments and singing blended together, and all the wizards in the hall were plunged into the illusion of day and night.

Mila's singing voice is like a clear ripple that can forcefully calm the mind, restoring even the most turbulent or emotionally broken person to their original state.

Mila's singing, however, is a product of decadence, tempting you to become addicted and forever despairing.

Amidst the continuous changes, many wizards experienced violent reactions in their magical pressure.

Locke, however, was surprised to find that his magical power suddenly became active and was rapidly increasing during this abnormal situation.

A thought flashed through his mind. 'Is this the benefit Mason the Witch spoke of? Could it be that by listening to the songs of these two second-circle True Forging wizards, I can achieve a breakthrough in magical power?'

'Is this the power of auditory illusion magic?'

At this moment, Mira's three staff members, who were ordinary first-ring wizards dressed in concert uniforms, quickly walked to Locke's side.

Two staff members set up equipment, such as a magic pressure mass spectrometer, to examine Locke's mana fluctuations.

Another staff member was checking Locke's work. "As expected, Instructor Mira's idea was completely correct."

"If you can fully grasp the target wizard's five senses and continuously strengthen these two frequencies of sound, you can develop a wizard's inner potential and activate his latent brain regions."

The staff member who was operating the mass spectrometer to record Locke's magical pressure changes said, "However, this wizard also has good potential."

“You see, not all wizards have their inner potential activated. Some wizards have not had their five senses completely controlled by the illusions of the Mira mentors.”

"There are also some wizards who have probably attended too many similar concerts. After attending them so many times, their bodies and souls have developed a resistance to similar illusions."

"Only wizards who are attending a concert for the first time and who have enormous untapped potential within them will benefit the most from this symphony of darkness and light."

"Bloodline, special physique, potions or precious items taken, all of those count as potential."

The wizard glanced at Locke and exclaimed in surprise, "His magical pressure is still rising?"

"Could it be that he's going to advance to the crystallization stage of a wizard here? That would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe."

"As long as it can be recorded, it will definitely be useful to Mira's mentors."

All three staff members showed great interest in Locke.

Meanwhile, Locke was already very skilled in compression techniques. At this moment, in the auditory hallucination of the concert, it seemed as if a continuous stream of magical power was generated within his body, causing his soul's upper limit to rise continuously. Then, the natural primal force flowed back in.

Finally, Locke suspected that his magic pressure had reached 8999, and he was only one step away from 9000.

(End of this chapter)