Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 549 Obtaining Special Access to the Emerald Realm

Locke asked, "The Blue Rice Blight Incident?"

Grace nodded and said, "In fact, the high development of various magical heavy industries was without any regulations for a long time, which led many wizards to develop the habit of exploiting resources to the point of exhaustion. That is, they did not consider future generations or others, but only prioritized their own interests. Among the major wizarding lands, the Spiral Basin in your Eastern Boundary and several wizarding lands in our Southern Boundary are particularly serious."

"The Spiral Basin is connected to the super-large elemental plane in the endless void and the Corruption Deep Sea, so it is resource-poor and has the worst inherent development conditions of all wizarding lands."

"But as a result, the wizards of the Spiral Basin developed a reckless and speculative style."

Locke nodded slightly. For example, the White Wizard Association in Spiral Basin was probably one of the few White Wizard Association branches that could collude with the Black Wizard Alliance and completely disregard the orders of the White Wizard Association headquarters.

The witch Grace pushed up her thick glasses and said, "Fifty years ago, in order to accelerate its development, the White Wizarding Association of the Spiral Basin introduced a large number of magical heavy industrial shops that would generate pollution."

"At first, many of us didn't know why those shop alliances would go to the desolate Spiral Basin. Later we learned that it was because the Spiral Basin offered them many advantages that those shop alliances specializing in alchemy, enchanting, and transmutation could not obtain in other regions."

"Because those shop alliances have brought a thriving production chain and a large amount of resources to the Spiral Basin, the White Wizard Association of the Spiral Basin turns a blind eye to it."

"The White Wizards Association of Spiral Basin mistakenly believed that this would benefit them. However, the subsequent outbreak of Blue Rice Plague forced the White Wizards Association of Spiral Basin to pay several times more in compensation than the resources they had obtained from those shop alliances."

"Despite all that has been done and so many resources have been invested, some of the damage has been permanent."

The witch Grace said, "Those shop alliances secretly released a substance mixed with particles called 'Ring Element' into the Spiral Basin without even informing the local White Wizarding Guild, exploiting a regulatory loophole. That Ring Element is used extensively in the engines that make Void Warships, as well as in the energy pools for golems and mage towers. Alchemists may also use this element."

"In addition, there are a large number of high-level magical artifacts that may also use this kind of thing."

"It's just that those shop alliances, out of their own selfish motives and in order to gain more economic benefits, concealed this matter from the White Wizard Association."

"Rhodium element particles are difficult to eliminate, have biological aggregation properties, are neurotoxic, and can disrupt the binding of air elements. They can turn a vast area of ​​land into a barren wasteland, kill all plants, and possess powerful magical toxicity."

"The most terrifying thing is that it has biological aggregation, and the Shop Alliance spent a lot of money to cover it up, bribing the victims and the wizards who discovered it, which led the Shop Alliance to secretly release fifty years' worth of Huan element particles into the Spiral Basin."

Grace the Witch said angrily, "Without any warning, without any compensation, and with almost no victims knowing about this, the wizards, mortals, plants, and magical creatures of Spiral Basin are forced to drink untreated sewage from the magical heavy industry every day."

"Afterwards, according to our investigation, all seventeen major rivers in the Spiral Basin were contaminated by heavy particles of the element arsenic. Due to the special properties of heavy particles of the element arsenic, they can still be detected in the river water even after two hundred years. They directly caused countless deaths and injuries, but the indirect deaths and injuries are impossible to count."

"This ecological crisis has drawn the attention of the Jungle Hand. But we all noticed that what happened in the Spiral Basin was due to the Blue Rice Blight incident."

Locke suddenly realized, "Was it the stimulation of the Ring element that caused some of the magical plants to mutate?"

The witch Grace nodded and said, "Many agricultural crops in the Spiral Basin have mutated, but the most famous is the poisonous rice. Blue rice, if consumed continuously for more than three months, will turn the skin of the entire body blue, cause multiple organ failure, and cause irreversible mutations in the blood essence within the body."

"Potion Masters tried everything they could, and although they made amends afterward, this was a mistake that had persisted for fifty years. It was not something that could be completely rectified by human effort."

Grace the Witch said, "After the Blue Rice Plague incident, a large number of wizards in the White Wizarding Association of Spiral Basin were severely punished, but they will return to the White Wizarding Association after a period of time."

“We all know that transfers and demotions are just temporary changes of scenery; they’ll soon be back. That’s why we, the Hand of the Jungle, keep emphasizing environmental protection.”

Locke nodded slightly. "So, what were the two elements released by those two nightmares just now?"

The Witch Grace said, "The nightmares died from corruption, so they transformed into nightmares in the Emerald Dream to continue spreading the corruption. They were corrupted by the human heart, and now they are aiding and abetting evil, spreading corruption in the Emerald Dream for the sake of the human heart."

"Ring element heavy particles are high-level energy particles with strong polluting properties. Generally speaking, they are difficult for individual wizards to withstand with a permanent defensive force field. What's more, for you, ring element heavy particles are very restraining to life energy. They have biological aggregation properties and can easily pollute life. That is a force that neither the Emerald Dream nor the forces of nature can resolve."

"Trin particles are a derivative of uranium heavy particles and are a highly toxic and corrosive gas. However, they are not as dangerous as uranium heavy particles."

"The heavy particles of the Ring Element have the property of ignoring permanent defensive force fields, and can also destroy and damage any magical plants they come into contact with. Even though I have never come into contact with the heavy particles of the Ring Element, my body can't take it anymore."

The witch Grace said, "Because of the bio-aggregation properties of the heavy particles of the chromium element, these composite element particles will automatically gather in the body of living organisms. The toxic source of the heavy particles of the chromium element easily combines with life energy and in turn plunders our life energy."

"At the same time, it has strong neurotoxicity. Even without contact, just getting close to it is enough to poison us. It's just that I don't know why your permanent defensive field can block heavy particles of the rutile element."

"The Ancient Tree of Life [Isisdal] died because of the local heavy industrial wastewater. Because of its kind nature, the Ancient Tree of Life tried its best to protect the local natural environment, but in the end, it couldn't even save itself."

Locke nodded. "I understand. So, how do you, the Hand of the Jungle, usually deal with those nightmares?"

Grace hesitated for a moment, then took out a wizard's sword radiating a green magical glow from her astral ring. "This is a wizard's sword forged by the alchemists of the Hand of the Jungle. Because Nightmares are too effective against magical plants and life magic, and the Emerald Dream only invites wizards of the Life School to enter."

"Therefore, this special one-ring magic weapon—the Nightmare's Enemy—was designed."

"If I can kill it with this sword, I can kill it completely and end its miserable fate."

The witch Grace said, "But I cannot give it to you, because this kind of wizard's sword is extremely precious, and I only carry one with me."

Locke nodded slightly. "Alright, but I must thank you for letting me understand what a nightmare is, and for letting me know the details of that life nightmare."

"I suggest we go out separately later."

The witch Grace paused for a moment, then said, "Hmm? Aren't we going to work together? Wouldn't it be better if the two of us fought that nightmare together?"

Locke nodded. "But the battlefield is extremely vast, and that Nightmare of Life might be somewhere else, so it would be best if the two of us split up to search for it."

"Find it as soon as possible. If it gains enough energy during this process and becomes a second-stage being, wouldn't that be very troublesome?"

The witch Grace frowned. "You're right. But something still feels off. Alright, I'll leave this hiding place first. It's better if we split up. My trump card isn't suitable to be used when I have companions."

"When beast souls attack, they do not distinguish between friend and foe."

"Then goodbye, wizard from Yunze Wetlands." The witch Grace had learned Locke's name during their previous conversation. "Locke, it's a pity that we are too far apart to make any contact possible."

"I am very happy to meet you this time. I am so happy to be able to see the natural world and to have so many excellent wizards protecting it."

The witch Grace used the Wind Chime Dandelion to quickly leave the inside of the breadfruit tree. Shortly after she left, Locke used the Great Green Leaf Dragon Sparrow to fly out of the breadfruit tree and strolled through the beautiful, heavenly Emerald Dream.

About an hour later.

A terrible evil force approached, causing flocks of birds to fly around and all the flowers, plants, and trees to wither.

The Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] arrived with the War Nightmare he summoned, followed by a long legion of magical creatures corrupted by his nightmare power.

The Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] looked at Locke, who had his back to him, and roared, "I've finally found you."

“My war nightmare has long been locked onto your hostility. Even if you use magic to cover it up for a while, as long as you dispel that magic for a long time, I can track you down. Hahahaha... Wizard, you didn’t expect that, did you?”

"The nightmare of vengeance has arrived. I am the destroyer of nature, I am the annihilator of nature, I am nature's..."

Locke turned around, and the innate demonic eye of the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat appeared on his forehead. At the same time, primordial runes appeared in the demonic eye, which belonged to the power of ferocious beasts.

The next moment, the power of Mister was unleashed. After Locke used the Beast Panel to boost his magic pressure to 9999, and even gained some kind of stronger power in this Emerald Dream, the boosted power of Mister became an irresistible force.

With a single strike, the entire army of corrupted magical creatures behind the Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] was annihilated.

The Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] stared wide-eyed at the red trunk of the tree. "This…"

Locke turned to look at the Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] and said, "I know you had your War Nightmare lock onto my hostility, and I've always known that. That's why I'm here, waiting for you alone. After all, I don't want a strange wizard to see my original runes."

"You..." Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] was stunned. "You did this on purpose? You were waiting for me here? What's with that power you possess? Why does it frighten Nightmare!"

Behind Locke, the faint phantom of a three-eyed tiger-eyed cat appeared. The three-eyed tiger-eyed cat seemed to be lowering its body, looking down at the nightmare with an imposing presence. "Grace's magic pressure is 9300. She is not very old, probably in her early thirties."

"She was a young witch."

"Her mentor sent her to deal with you, which means her mentor has a certain degree of confidence in her. Therefore, the so-called beast soul in her body should be able to amplify her magical pressure and give her the power to resist the heavy particles of the Ring Element. But when I fought you just now, and after learning about your information from the witch Grace, I calculated that if I use the Beast Panel and the power of Mister, I still have... the power to crush you."

The Nightmare of Life [Isisdal], a Nightmare of War, secretly circled around to Locke's back. The treant, billowing black smoke, attacked Locke from behind, but was pierced by the Golden Fern Spear, which was transformed from the shimmering sea sand, and pinned to the distance.

Locke, who used the ferocious beast template, had his stats doubled, his strength reached the limit of the first ring, and his magic pressure completely surpassed that of the Life Nightmare [Isisdal] and the War Nightmare. Moreover, the power of the ferocious beast seemed to have a natural suppression over the nightmare.

It turns out that there is a power in nature to deal with nightmares; the power of the nature guardians can effectively suppress the nightmare power of the nightmares.

Locke's Mysterious Power coalesced into an axe, which he swung at the Nightmare of Life [Isisdal]. The Nightmare of Life summoned a Life Spear, which, along with a large amount of sewage, shot towards Locke.

The next moment, the power of Mister made contact with the Spear of Life, and then the Spear of Life was smashed in two.

The Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] turned to flee. "What kind of power is this? Why is my power inherently weaker than his?!"

The moment the tree-man turned around, he saw Locke appear right in front of him, which startled him so much that a chill ran through his treetop. At the same time, Locke stretched out his right hand and recalled the shimmering sea gold sand that had transformed into the Golden Fern Spear.

Thus, the shimmering sea gold sand fell into his hands, while Locke held the flowing gold spear, and the power of Mister gathered at the tip of the flowing gold spear, strengthening and enhancing this plant magic.

This is a new way of using Mist's power that Locke discovered during the battle!
Using the power of Myster to enhance plant magic, instead of simply using the power of Myster, can further increase one's output. With the added blessing of the ferocious beast's power and the Emerald Dream's enhancement, this attack probably reaches the maximum output limit that can be achieved in the first stage.

The next moment, the body of the nightmare of life, Isisdale, was pierced through.

"How is this possible... Life magic, how could it kill me?" The Life Nightmare [Isisdal] took two steps back, incredulous, its nightmare power was actually collapsing. "Besides the Hand of the Jungle, there is another power that can kill me."

Locke was not surprised to see this. During the battle, he discovered that the power of Mist could harm the Nightmare of Life [Isisdal], but it could not kill it completely; at most, it could severely injure it.

Therefore, I chose to retreat, talk to Grace, and obtain information about the Nightmare.

But he had suspected before that the power of the ferocious beast might be useful to Nightmare, which is why the Emerald Dream was so excited about his arrival.

I just want to learn more; better safe than sorry.

But now it's proven true; the power of ferocious beasts is the nemesis of the power of nightmares.

Locke said, "If this is what the Emerald Dream wanted me to do, then I have done it."

Locke realized that his body was in an illusory state, as if he had completed his mission and the conscription was over.

At the same time, the Nightmare of Life [Isisdal] suddenly spoke: "No... it's not killing... this is actually purification."

The nightmare power within Isisdal shattered with a deafening roar, and the distorted nightmare transformed back into a beautiful, lush ancient tree of life.

Isisdale looked at Locke with awe. At this moment, under the guidance of the world's will in the Emerald Dream, it had learned Locke's identity. Isisdale's personality had also changed due to the death of the Nightmare, and it had returned to its original personality.

"Thank you, guardian of nature, for purifying the resentment within me."

"It saved my dignity."

"It made me realize my mistake and turn back from the wrong path."

Isisdal's body was also dissipating. "Thus, I am free. In return, I give you a part of my life essence. At the same time, according to my contract with the Emerald Dream, I give you one of the seeds of my reincarnation."

Isisdal's body completely dissipated, leaving behind a seed, a pure life essence.

Locke was stunned for a moment, then the world spun around him, and he was out of the Emerald Realm.

(End of this chapter)