Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 633 The Demon Ascension Plan! An Era of Great Strife! All Things Renew!
After Scarlett the Witch left, Locke fell into deep thought.

They want to compete with the truly top-tier wizard shoe brands in Yunze Wetland for market share, rather than just making it onto the sales charts for a few days and completely capturing a portion of the market.

It definitely requires using your brain.

Most of the industries in Yunze Wetland are already occupied by others. If you want this market share, you can only take it from them.

Or perhaps, you could find a completely new blue ocean market.

But this is extremely difficult and requires time and opportunity.

The procurement standards for the wizard shoes in the wizard set from the War of the Demons, as described by Scarlett the Witch, are indeed quite interesting.

Perhaps I can figure out a way to design a set of wizard shoes.

But we'll have to talk about that after we get back from the Abyss Ruins. First, I don't have any clue right now, and second, there's not enough time.

However, advancing to the second-circle wizard level requires a considerable amount of resources. The more money you can earn, the better, as this will ensure you become a second-circle wizard in one go.

“Let’s use the 200,000 dollar grant that Scarlett the witch applied for these past few days to develop two decent wizard shoes,” Locke said. “Once I have the designs, I’ll collaborate with those alchemists from last time.”

He turned and returned to his dormitory, then entered his demiplane. At this time, the Elf Queen and her people had already completed the transplantation of the entire Forest Sanctuary according to their plan.

There are a total of one thousand first-ring tree-type magical plants, tens of thousands of apprentice-level magical plants, and countless ordinary grasses, trees and flowers, covering an area of ​​five thousand acres!
This was an unprecedented sacred forest, and Locke realized that it had reached the limit of the Tree of Life and his own control over the forest.

The spirituality of the trees in the entire forest has not yet been fully integrated.

The leaves of the trees rustled in the breeze, and the light from the solar plane shone from the demiplane, illuminating the forest path. The warm spring breeze caressed people's faces.

The elves wandered through this forest as if they were in a fairyland.

Locke couldn't help but admire them, thinking that the elves were indeed skilled at planting trees.

The spacing between each magical tree-like plant seemed to have been calculated precisely, and they were arranged in neat rows, creating a beautiful and captivating scene.

It's like a fairyland.

Two hundred elegant white birch trees in the clear sky collect the sunlight from the sky, and then refract the sunlight through three thousand prism sunflowers scattered throughout the forest, dispersing the sunlight throughout the forest like spirits of light.

Meanwhile, two hundred tall holly trees and two hundred beech trees absorb a large amount of nutrients from the soil and distribute them throughout the forest through their roots.

The jeweled holly shone brightly, and the twenty-one kinds of combat magical plants grew stronger with the support and concentration of nutrients, water and sunlight from the forest, because the entire forest stood behind them.

Those one hundred Queen's Thorn trees, like tall trees crowned with thorns, were devouring the rotting branches and leaves in the forest with their thorny thorns.

At this moment, Locke sensed that the magical pressure of the entire forest seemed to have reached a certain limit, and its total magical pressure had become so exaggerated that it could not even compare to the total magical pressure of Antoine in the past.

However, at the same time, his control over the Forest Sanctuary further declined, and he even had a feeling that he might lose his status as the Lord of the Forest at any moment.

To be transformed into a relatively important tree in this forest.

"According to my previous calculation of the total magic pressure, there was indeed no mistake." A glint of abyssal energy flashed in Locke's eyes as he used external magic pressure to boost his total magic pressure, thus stopping the trend.

Otherwise, if the forest turns against you, you will be unable to leave it.

Because the trees in the forest will not leave the forest.

Locke said to the Elf Queen, "You have done a good job. Thank you all for your efforts. The magic stones I promised to pay you will be transferred to you by the Witch Mason in the future."

The Elf Queen had no objection, because they had done work for other wizards before, and generally, they wouldn't be given money immediately.

After all, everyone is facing financial difficulties.

This is the normal state of a wizard.

Locke's previously healthy cash flow was entirely due to his low expenses, coupled with the fact that he had many projects, products, and patents, which enabled him to be so wealthy.

Otherwise, which wizard wouldn't have some kind of debt?

Some people may appear to be making money, but they are actually burdened with debt. As they earn more and more money each year, their debts also increase.

It looks like it's never-ending.

Over time, people stop caring about debt. As long as they have the resources to do research, publish articles, and improve their magic level, that's enough.

Money was no longer of any concern to the wizard.

After the Elf Queen and her entourage left, Locke took a closer look at the forest. Walking through this lush, ancient forest felt like walking through an ancient natural wonderland.

"The strength of the Forest Sanctuary has reached the limit that I and the Ancient Tree of Life can control."

"Furthermore, the integration of the forests within the Forest Sanctuary is currently very low, and they still need to integrate themselves. The fact that the Ancient Tree of Life cannot advance to the second ring is related to my level."

In fact, during the last meteor shower, my Tree of Life had a chance to advance to the second ring.

After all, the Ancient Tree of Life is a creature with the upper limit of the third ring, which is much easier than advancing to the second ring on your own.

To advance to the second ring, I need to surpass my limits twice, while for the Ancient Tree of Life, its first limit is at the third ring...

It's only because it has established a magical grafting relationship with itself that its ancient tree of life cannot advance to the second ring unless it breaks through to the second ring.

Otherwise, once you advance, it will immediately backfire and cause you serious damage.

Of course, I actually have a second way to advance.

Locke walked to the very center of the forest, to the ancient tree that had grown to reach the sky and the earth. He placed his palm on a branch of the ancient tree of life and immediately felt a torrent of natural primal force descend upon him.

“The dragon bloodline within me, which is not yet fully formed, is also at the upper limit of the third ring. If I have enough energy to inject, I can accelerate its formation,” Locke pondered. “If I voluntarily give up most of my human bloodline and focus on the dragon bloodline, I can reshape myself into a dragon. Then it is possible to quickly become a second-ring life form.”

"But that would have endless consequences, and would have kept us far removed from the civilization of wizards."

Locke shook his head slightly. "This method has great hidden dangers, after all, my dragon bloodline is not in its complete form."

"I cannot accept this."

"Therefore, I must primarily be a wizard. Once I possess great magic, I can also elevate my own dragon bloodline to the second level through energy infusion. At that time, I will be able to have my own subjugated race."

Locke sensed that the witch Catherine was calling him from within the Water Hyacinth System, so he left this demiplane, summoned the Cloud Whale, and quickly headed to the seventh floor of the True Knowledge Institute castle.

On the seventh floor, in Catherine the Witch's office.

Locke asked the witch Catherine, "Teacher, did you look for me?"

The witch Catherine said, "You can go and take a look at Group 2 before you go with those dark wizards to explore the Abyss Ruins."

"Besides that, you asked me about the ecological corridor before," said the witch Catherine. "How is it now?"

Locke smiled and said, "We may have gone astray before, but now we realize it's wrong and are starting over."

"That's good," said Catherine the Witch. "I won't say any more. I trust your judgment, Locke."

"You need to believe in yourself. Since you want to become a second-circle wizard, and you are indeed close to that level, then your thinking level is at the second-circle wizard level. There's no question of who's better or worse. Do you understand?"

Locke nodded and said, "Teacher, I understand."

Just as Locke was about to speak, he suddenly felt the magic in the surrounding air surging violently.

The magnitude of the magical tides within the entire room suddenly increased by a level.

A sun appeared in the sky outside the castle window; now two suns hang in the sky.

Locke looked at Catherine the Witch in surprise. "Teacher, was that sun in the sky the work of the academy, or yours?"

"I feel that the magical tide of the entire Golden Crown Mountain has increased to a new level, but the magical tide is full of turmoil. Although the overall volume has increased, the difficulty of control has also increased accordingly."

"It will likely have a slight impact on many spell models. Is this the work of Golden Crown Mountain?"

A sneer seemed to echo from the void.

Locke searched around but couldn't find the source of the laughter. The laughter was dreamlike and ethereal, as if it had never existed.

The witch Catherine sat solemnly in her chair, looking at Locke and saying, "Neither. This is neither the work of Golden Crown Mountain nor mine. Nor is it due to an increase in the concentration gradient of the magical tides near Golden Crown Mountain."

"It's not the concentration gradient of the magical tides in Yunze Wetland that's rising."

"The concentration of magical tides across the entire Eastern Boundary, across all fifty-three wizarding lands, collectively increased by a level in that instant."

Locke looked at the witch Catherine in surprise.

The witch Catherine pointed east and said, "This was done by the Starfield Sea. It's part of their demon-ascension plan."

As soon as Catherine the Witch finished speaking, Locke heard the sound of flowing water. He looked up and saw a long river flowing from the beginning of time, heading into the distance.

The magical tidal density gradient of the entire Golden Crown Mountain environment has been raised to a new level!
The witch Catherine said, "That's the Waterway Project. Currently, multiple projects are being carried out simultaneously in the Starfield Sea, with the Waterway Project and the Sun Project being the most prominent."

"But to be honest, there are many of these plans, and they're all very chaotic. Nobody knows how things will actually turn out."

“Of course, Project Sunrise might not be able to proceed, because…” The witch Ekaterina raised her right index finger and pointed to the sky. “The heavens of the wizarding world might not be willing to do this in the Starfield Sea. Project Sunrise needs the consent of the ‘heavens’.”

Locke asked, "Teacher, who is the 'Heaven' in the wizarding world?"

The witch Catherine gave Locke a strange look and said, "Who else could it be? Locke, that's a strange question. Isn't the 'Heaven' of the wizarding world the Mystic Heaven?"

At that moment, Locke recalled how Warwick had suddenly pointed to the sky with a fearful expression when they were discussing the origins of dark wizards. At the time, Locke had assumed he was referring to the upper echelons of the wizarding world, but now it seemed the other man was already hinting at something to him.

That is the Mysterious Heaven!

The witch Ekaterina said, "Of the eight realms of the wizarding world's home continent, only Mystic Heaven can call itself the 'Heaven' of the wizarding world!"

"Alright, you don't need to ask that. It's not something you need to know right now."

Locke sensed the current magical tide and said to the witch Ekaterina, "After an extra sun appeared in the sky, the magical tides increased collectively, but they also became more volatile."

"After the waterway appeared, the concentration gradient of the magical tide rose again, but it became increasingly difficult to control."

At this time, the second sun and the waterway in the sky had already disappeared.

Catherine the Witch nodded. “I know. That’s why I said they were messing around.”

"Alright, you don't need to worry about Locke's matter; it's none of your business. Take your men and report to Group 2 first. After you've reported, go and begin your Abyss exploration."

"As the waterway project progresses, the Abyss River becomes increasingly difficult to access and will become more and more dangerous. The wizards of the Starfield Sea will not stop this project."

……

In his dormitory, Douglas suddenly felt his magical power surge out of nowhere, and his magic almost became chaotic.

He looked in surprise at the second sun in the sky outside the window, and at the waterway.

"What's going on? Teacher..."

The voice of the Witch-King Lagmamon appeared in his ears. "That's outrageous. In the past, a wizard who wanted to ascend to magic only needed to ascend a city in the kingdom. Even so, back in our Age of Stars, they were condemned and considered arrogant."

"To attempt to elevate all beings to heaven in one step, and to think that a city can be transformed into a demon, is nothing but a personal delusion."

"But in your era, the leading wizarding land in this Eastern Region is actually going to elevate all fifty-three wizarding lands in your Eastern Region to demonic status at the same time!"

"What a grand scheme, what arrogant ambition! If this is the case, even the Black Sun Tower back then didn't seem to have such vision!"

"How...how...arrogant!"

King Lagmamon seemed to be going mad. "What's wrong with you people from the future! This is insane!"

“In our time, if you said that, people would think you were crazy. But they actually did it.”

King Lagmamon couldn't understand this matter; he was nearly driven mad with thought. "I need to read books, I need to read more books, I need to understand your era better. I seem to have completely misunderstood something. In this era, the Tower of the Black Sun and the bloodline of the Demon Dragon seem to have become less important."

"Starfield Sea... Douglas, you're going to the Starfield Sea!"

"The future of this world lies there!"

Lagmamon the Witch King said, "But with such a grand undertaking as the Starfield Sea, the chain reaction it will trigger will not be small. No wonder there are so many troubles in this world."

"The wizards of your time are so magnanimous, but where will the energy come from to ascend to such a vast region? How many ancient beings will be revived and become restless again because of this collective change in the environment?"

"Could it be that there is a reason why I have been resurrected in this era?"

King Lagmamon fell into deep thought. "How mad this future seems to me!"

……

Above Cloud Lake, the fourth-ring Truth Wizards of the Starfield Sea walked in the air above Cloud Lake.

Two truth wizards are communicating.

"They're just asking us to ascend to demonic status in the Starfield Sea, so why are they making us apply the Sunrise Project and the Waterway Project to the fifty-three wizarding lands in the Eastern Boundary? They can enjoy the benefits for nothing..."

Another truth wizard laughed and said, "It is said that this is the only feasible result obtained after careful deduction above."

"As you know, the Starfield Sea has a very strict definition of high magic."

"The result of the deduction is that it is too difficult to create a wizarding land alone—Starfield Sea. Therefore, we must first create all the wizarding lands in the Eastern Boundary, and then use them as feedback to create my Starfield Sea."

“Our Starfield Sea stands at the forefront of wizard civilization. Therefore, we must first establish all the wizard lands in the Eastern Realm, establish this entire world, and then this world will establish us.”

"We will make this world what it is!"

The first to speak, the Wizard of Truth, said, "Indeed. Then let the concentration gradient of the magical tides in all the wizarding lands of the Eastern Boundary continue to rise."

"The fifty-three wizarding lands in the Eastern Boundary are using their numerous talents and resources to simultaneously support my Star Domain Sea, while my Star Domain Sea, in turn, supports these fifty-three wizarding lands and helps them ascend to magic!"

"The Eastern Boundary will become the wealthiest of the eight Boundaries! We will become the future of this civilization. Other Wizarding Lands only need to mind their own business, while we will manage the entire Boundary."

Another truth wizard laughed and said, "Today, my Star Domain Sea will make all the ancient wizard kings and wizard kings, ancient forces, and those powerful wizards ashamed of their past deeds."

"What Xingyuhai has done today may not be the last of its kind, but it is certainly unprecedented."

The first to speak, the Wizard of Truth, said, “Yes. We don’t care that those ancient beings in the Eastern Realm have been revived because even they, now revived, appear incredibly weak under the radiance of my Starry Sea. No matter what secrets they hold, no matter who they were in the past, they are all insignificant before my Starry Sea.”

"But we can't let our guard down. I've heard that Mystic Heaven has a corresponding plan. Also, the Origin Land in the Central Region is currently working on some kind of Magic Origin Wall project, and the Green Steel City in the Southern Region might interfere with our magic ascension plan. The Hand of the Jungle has gone mad and is considering creating a world without any pollution... The leaders of the Wizarding Lands in other regions also have their own plans..."

"Another deputy leader in the Southern Region, the Wizarding Capital of the Southern Ridge, is attempting the 'Magic Network Project,' aiming to plunder magic from across the world and integrate it into a magic network. Their goal is to transform private magic into public magic, bridging the gap between rich and poor and further enhancing the competitiveness of our wizarding civilization. Furthermore, the region is launching a new round of exploration into the Great Void..."

"This is an era of competition. Working in isolation is no longer the mainstream. Anyone who dares to fall behind will fall behind step by step!"

The Wizard of Truth stood with his hands behind his back, gazing down at the vast cloud lake. "The heroes of the past are but insignificant individuals before the wizarding world I live in today."

"And my Starry Sea will win this final competition."

At that time, in various places across the fifty-three wizarding lands of the Eastern Boundary, due to the sudden increase of two levels in the concentration of magical tides, ancient beings were revived, or some ill-intentioned visitors from beyond the heavens were attracted.

The Starfield Sea's plan has alarmed everyone!

In the Land of Six Towers, a commoner wizard who had long been bullied and ignored saw a magic book fall from the bookshelf in the library of the White Bull Tower.

He walked over curiously and bent down to pick it up, but the moment his palm touched the magic book, the book began to spin rapidly, and something seemed to be about to emerge from it.

After a long silence, the commoner wizard smiled. "Whoever it was, thank you for raising the overall magical tide concentration in this region..."

"To increase the magic tide concentration gradient of fifty-three worlds at once, what a grand gesture! Aren't they worried about losing money..."

"However... the abundance of magical energy disrupted the stability of the seal, and it is thanks to this that I was able to break free. Hahahaha..."

"It's just that these six white pagodas are still there...it's a problem..."

……

When Locke found Mason Witch and the others, the wizards in the public laboratory were still discussing the rising concentration of magical tides throughout the world.

Locke spoke with Mason Witch, and the three of them learned that Catherine Witch wanted them to immediately travel to the colony world where Group 2 was located.

On the Narwhale, the four were still discussing.

Mason Witch said, "I think becoming a second-circle wizard in the future will be much easier, after all, the concentration of magical tides has increased. Many resources will increase, although some diseases will also increase... The key point is that the upper limit of the entire world has been raised, which will benefit all of us."

Locke didn't speak, he just listened.

Wizard Barrett said, "Things aren't that good. We've only improved by two levels so far, but we're still far from the real potential. On the contrary, magical power has become more difficult to control. I feel that advancing to the second-circle wizard level has actually become more difficult."

Mason Witch said, "Well, the beginning of anything is always the hardest. But let's look on the bright side."

The witch Freya said, "I think this matter seems to have something to do with us. Actually, it has nothing to do with us at all. Everyone should think carefully about how to close their second-class project grants."

"This is the one that concerns us the most!"

Mason Witch and Barrett Wizard nodded in agreement.

Mason Witch lowered her head and said, "That's true. These things only concern the high-ring wizards; to us, they just seem surprising. But they have nothing to do with us."

Mason the Witch looked at Locke and said, "Locke, what do you think? Among the four of us, you are the closest to becoming a second-circle wizard. How does this affect you?"

Locke sensed the magic in the air. "My combat power has increased by at least half a level. As for the others, some are good, some are bad. It's a mixed bag, but for now, it doesn't have a significant impact."

"However, it is still slightly more advantageous for me. One of the spells I originally developed, Full Moon Growth, has the problem of high casting cost."

Locke extended his left hand, and a magical moon, created from the growth of a full moon, appeared in his palm. "However, once the overall magical power in the environment is enhanced, the energy consumption for casting this type of magic will indirectly decrease."

"In the future, wizards' grand magic will likely develop in the direction of becoming larger in scale. This is because the overall magical energy contained in the air has been enhanced. Of course, this is just my speculation."

The three of them only half understood what they were hearing.

They are still far from that level, unlike Locke, who is already studying those ecological spells daily under the arrangement of the witch Catherine.

Soon, they arrived above the smallest mountain in the Golden Crown Mountain, which was the dimensional entrance to the colony world where Group 2 was located.

They jumped off the cloud whale and entered the dimensional gate management office.

This is a peach orchard.

Behind each tree gate formed by a crooked peach tree lies a plane, an entrance to an elemental coupling plane artificially created using magic.

(End of this chapter)