Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 535 Advancement to the First Ring Crystallization Stage!
As Locke sang the songs of the two second-ring True Forger wizards, his magical pressure continued to rise. Then, the magic power on his body condensed into mist, and then into liquid. Next, the liquid formed by this magic power continuously compressed itself, and finally, it turned into flowing crystals.

Meanwhile, the Mila sisters' singing reached its most intense stage of confrontation, a clash between light and darkness, elegance and frivolity.

During this confrontation, the shadow beneath Locke's feet suddenly underwent a peculiar change; his shadow was no longer a human shadow, but a dragon, a sleeping dragon.

Immortal dragon scales automatically appeared on Locke's left hand.

Immediately afterwards, the final barrier was also broken through by the activated bloodline power. Locke used the compression method to successfully break through the upper limit of his soul to 9000. His mana condensed into crystals, which transformed into a cluster of mana crystal sand.

Locke's magic pressure has now officially broken through to 9000.

This means that Locke has become a wizard at the first stage of crystallization, and is capable of interfering with the laws of physics with just his telekinesis.

The dragon shadow projected onto the stone chair by Locke seemed extremely agitated, impatiently flicking its tail.

Three of Mila's staff members witnessed the scene and quickly recorded it.

One of the staff members said, "As expected of the wizard of Golden Crown Mountain, he actually possesses immortal dragon scales. Master Mira's singing activated the potential of his bloodline, helping him skip at least half a year and overcome the obstacles of advancing to the crystallization stage, making him a first-ring crystallization wizard."

Another wizard operating the mass spectrometer whispered, "This is also because he has potential, and it should be the first time he has heard the singing of a wizard of auditory illusion."

Meanwhile, on the stage, the Mila sisters exchanged a glance. The performance was nearing its end, and the duet had been going on for three hours.

After exchanging glances, the two smiled with satisfaction.

They had noticed that many wizards in the audience had improved their magic, and that some of them had actually advanced in the competition.

This proves that their previous assumptions were correct.

Their magical beliefs were proven during this concert.

A bard specializing in auditory illusion magic should be able to use magical music to bring wizards a unique auditory experience, and even use magical music to develop potential and engage in deep meditation.

At the end of the concert, the lingering sound of the two second-circle wizards filled the air. The world seemed to be reborn in the voices of the two witches, and light and darkness gradually merged, transforming into the real world they saw and felt before their eyes.

At the same time, the moment Locke regained his five senses of reality, he seemed to hear two intertwined sounds of wind. Because he had become a first-ring crystallized wizard, his psychic power had greatly increased. Therefore, he, along with two second-ring wizards, had not hidden their great magic and thus saw the great magic of these two second-ring wizards.

One is a tornado, and the sound of each gust of air rubbing together within the tornado is a musical note.

One is a whirlpool, and the sound of friction and water flow from every drop of liquid within it is a musical note.

These two phenomena were the ultimate spells cast by the two auditory illusion magic users, but Locke was not yet a second-circle wizard, and could only catch a glimpse of them, so he could only see one phenomenon, one appearance, of these two ultimate spells.

However, it is impossible to discern the truth behind it.

'Were the two second-circle wizards' ultimate spells a musical tornado and a musical vortex, respectively? These two ultimate spells collectively hypnotized the entire concert hall.'

That's really impressive.

Locke pondered, "Only in a developed region like Yunze Wetland can we enjoy the songs brought to us by a second-ring wizard."

At this moment, the two Mira sisters ended their performance.

The elder of the Mira sisters used magic to address the entire hall: "Thank you all, wizards, for taking time out of your busy schedules to listen to our song. We hope that this ensemble performance brought you a unique experience."

"Welcome everyone tonight to our Mila Sisters Choir."

Next, the host invited a bard who was in the first stage of crystallization to sing in turn.

At that moment, many wizards immediately chose to leave the concert.

After all, everyone came here to hear the Mira sisters sing, not to hear other wizards sing.

The Mila sisters are big stars in Yunze Wetlands, but the skills of other bards are far inferior to theirs.

Therefore, many wizards chose to leave directly.

Some wizards, having just enjoyed the beautiful music, were reluctant to leave and chose to stay and listen to it.

This is an opportunity for the bards, who are not the great wizards of Mira.

In fact, this was also an opportunity that the Mira sisters were giving to the professional wizards, and even the second-circle wizards, who worked under their choir.

After all, being a bard is more complicated than other wizarding professions; it's a winner-takes-all situation.

Yunze Wetland doesn't need many wandering poets; only a few can make it big.

Only a handful of troubadours can hold concerts everywhere, and those concerts are always packed. So, other troubadours need to rely on star troubadours like the Mila sisters to survive.

Backstage, the Mila sisters each drank Eagle Beak Red Tea, a specialty of Luxuqiao, to soothe their throats.

Mira, the elder of the sisters, said, "Just now, there was even a wizard in the audience who was at the first stage of liquefaction who advanced to the crystallization stage. That's great. It proves our thinking. Hopefully, our assistant has recorded his magical pressure changes."

"With these excellent empirical studies, we should be able to publish a few articles in Yunze Journal, right?"

The younger of the Mira sisters removed her leather coat and opened her right palm. A huge tornado appeared in her palm, from which countless musical notes burst forth. "These concerts can enhance our great magic, earn us fame and money, and we can even conduct experiments at the concerts. It's a real bargain."

“However, that little wizard is quite strange.” Mira, the younger of the sisters, changed into an ordinary white wizard’s robe and said, “He possesses the dragon’s might of a pure-blooded true dragon.”

“That dragon’s might could easily interfere with our musical illusion, but it wasn’t a big problem. With you and me working together, we still completely controlled his five senses. It’s just that he seemed to see our combined magic at the end.”

"What an interesting first-ring wizard."

The elder of the Mira sisters, having also changed into a plain white wizard's robe, chuckled and said, "Our immense magical abilities are no secret. Showing ourselves in public always comes at a price. We've revealed our information, but as long as we remain neutral and don't make enemies, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"As for that young wizard, judging from the direction of his seat, he should be from the Golden Crown Mountain True Knowledge Academy. That's not surprising, since every first-ring wizard in the True Knowledge Academy is a super genius."

My sister said, "Let's not talk about that. Where is our next concert? I remember there's a dark wizard who wants to invite us too?"

"Let our assistant negotiate the price with them. We need to raise the price for holding a concert there to at least three times the normal price. If they still agree, then I can consider taking the risk of going there to hold a concert."

……

In the audience, after Locke broke through to become a first-ring crystallized wizard, he always felt that many eyes were on him.

Locke had previously read some information about wizards at the first stage of crystallization in the free section of the library at Golden Crown Mountain, so he knew what this situation was.

He has already attracted the attention of many special planes in the endless void, yet he has never signed a contract with any of them.

It is like something that has no owner.

At this moment, it would naturally attract the attention of many special dimensions. As long as he signs a contract with one of these special dimensions, he can immediately resolve the current situation.

After Ekaterina allowed him to reach the first stage of crystallization, he went to find her, so he wasn't in a hurry about the situation.

Mason the Witch exhaled a soft breath. "My magic has increased a lot. No wonder you are the great witches Mira and her sister."

"They are all very famous in Misawa."

"Barrett, Locke, Freya, how are you? Hmm?"

Mason the Witch turned to look at Locke, stunned for a moment, still somewhat incredulous. "Locke... your magical pressure... you've advanced to the Crystallization stage as a wizard?"

Locke nodded slightly. "Yes. Maybe it's because it was my first time attending a troubadour's concert, so the concert had a particularly good effect on me."

A hint of envy flashed in Mason Witch's eyes. "I imagine you haven't been a wizard at the liquefaction stage for very long, have you? It took me seven years to go from the liquefaction stage to the crystallization stage. I never imagined you could break through after just one concert."

"Even if it's the first time you hear it, the effect is the best, but you still need to have potential."

Mason Witch is almost fifty years old.

However, witches have long lifespans, so she is still in a state of youth and beauty.

The researchers in Group Six all looked at Locke and congratulated him.

A hint of joy appeared in the Celtic wizard's eyes. "Locke is at the first stage of crystallization? That's great! Now our whole group are all wizards at or above the crystallization stage."

Locke smiled but said nothing.

At this point, the people in Group Six were also preparing to leave. After all, the upper and lower limits of a bard are extremely different, and the music of an ordinary bard is really just for appreciation.

The members of Group Six were racing against time, as it was precious, so they and Group Leader Celt prepared to return to the laboratory.

Mason Witch asked Locke, "Locke, is this your first time at a concert? Won't you stay a little longer?"

Locke laughed and said, "I'll go with you. I also need to go to the laboratory to borrow the Frost Magic Mirror."

Mason Witch blinked and then asked the researchers in the other six groups, "Everyone, is anyone going to use the Ice Mirror tonight?"

Everyone looked at each other.

One researcher said, "No one in our group needs to use the Ice Mirror today. However, I don't know if Locke will be able to get a spot with the Mirror tonight."

"After all, there must be other wizards in the other groups within the Institute of True Knowledge who need it too."

Another researcher said, "The researchers at their Advanced Institute of Truth have the privilege of using the three magic mirrors first once a week. So, I'll immediately enter the fast-track queue. I don't think I'll be able to get in during the first half of tonight, but I should be able to get in during the second half."

Many researchers looked at Locke with envy, and some even tried to strike up a conversation with him to inquire about the progress of his project.

The Celtic wizard's smile vanished the moment he thought of the topic of Locke's project proposal.

He quickly boarded a cloud whale and left.

Mason Witch chuckled at Locke and said, "Locke, we've all heard that you ignored Chief Celtic's advice and chose to do the project you wanted. I reckon Chief Celtic was just angry about it again."

Freya the witch gave Locke a thumbs up. "Well done."

"You have no idea how annoying the team leader is."

Wizard Barrett whispered, "You two, stop making sarcastic remarks. Doing a project independently? Without any help... that's too difficult."

"If only we could do this..."

Many researchers in Group Six looked thoughtful.

If Locke can accomplish this, wouldn't that prove that as a researcher within the Advanced Institute of Knowledge, his abilities are indeed on a completely different level from theirs?

Many researchers immediately tried harder to talk to Locke, attempting to find out the current progress of Locke's funding project.

Locke dealt with them briefly, then went to the public laboratory and found the Celtic team leader to apply for access to the Ice Magic Mirror and the Structure Comparison Machine.

He first went to the structural comparison machine and extracted the natural magical structural components of the Royal Lightning Field inside the Giant Rubber Duck Crown Pineapple.

Meanwhile, Locke waited half the night before it was finally his turn to use the Ice Magic Mirror.

He walked to the Magic Mirror area of ​​the Breeders' Public Laboratory and stood outside the room of the Ice Magic Mirror.

The temperature in this area is lower than in other regions.

The last person to use the Frost Magic Mirror was a senior researcher from the True Knowledge Institute in Group 1, a young man.

He stepped out of the Ice Mirror Chamber, closed the door to prevent the cold air inside from escaping and freezing the nearby flowers and plants into ice sculptures.

He rubbed his palms together; even a first-ring wizard would feel incredibly cold inside the Frozen Mirror.

If an apprentice goes in, it only takes five minutes to obtain a first-class wizard apprentice ice sculpture.

However, they are extremely rare on the market, and might fetch a good price.

"Hello, I am Griffin." The young wizard from the Advanced Institute of Truth smiled and asked, "Are you Wizard Daniel or Wizard Locke?"

"This is our first time meeting, isn't it?"

"Although the Ice Mirror Chamber poses no life-threatening danger to us first-ring wizards, going in without preparing a potion to help us adapt to the low temperature can be quite painful. Moreover, stiffness can impair our fine motor skills, which would be disastrous."

Locke said, "Thank you, I am Locke."

Griffin smiled gently. "Welcome to the Institute of Truth. I have another rival now."

"Is this your first time using the Ice Magic Mirror?"

“Anyone would find it a little difficult to get used to it the first time.” Griffin’s eyes flashed with curiosity. “By the way, was your first application for the True Knowledge Institute project grant a third-class or fourth-class grant?”

Locke thought for a moment, then said, "Third place."

Griffin nodded, and before leaving, he said, "That's really good."

(End of this chapter)