Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 638 The Failed Great Magic

Thirty floors below ground in the second research institute, the wizard Zaran Bailey entered the Sith wizard's office.

Zaran Bailey looked up at the Sith wizard who possessed immense magical pressure and terrifying imagery, standing before him like a sky.

"Teacher Sith, I'm back."

The Sith wizard smiled broadly, extremely pleased, stood up, and clapped lightly: "I know. As soon as you entered the research institute, you released your magical pressure. Of course I know that your magical pressure has broken through the shackles of 9999 and completed the second transcendence of the limits of the race's soul."

“Very good. You did a very good job, Zaran Bailey.”

"Zhalan, a lot of new people have come to the research institute recently. It's a pity that everyone is very busy lately, otherwise I could introduce him to you. You two will become good friends."

Zaran Bailey smiled slightly and said dismissively, "No. Never mind, Teacher Sith. After becoming a second-circle wizard, I've found that many interpersonal relationships have become unnecessary burdens. I have a more fundamental view of everything."

"Those things are not what really matter."

The Sith wizard paused for a moment, then laughed and said, "Indeed. As a second-circle wizard, one's perspective is indeed completely different from that of a first-circle wizard. Zhalan, I really didn't expect you to become a second-circle wizard before you even left the Institute of True Knowledge. That really gave me a fright."

"Can you tell me about your experience of success?"

Zaran Bailey chuckled, “During my five years at Mount Golden Crown, in the Dragonblood Assembly’s planar exploration project, I helped a second-circle wizard conquer a plane. In return, he gave me the opportunity to use the Worldstone of that plane.”

"However, the overall conquest was actually done by that second-ring wizard. I was just helping out on the sidelines."

The Sith wizard nodded and said, "Conquering a plane does indeed require a lot of manpower."

"So the energy cycle is..."

Zaran Bailey chuckled, “During my work in Group Two, I learned about the energy-locking structures of many magical plants. This knowledge was extremely helpful in constructing ultimate magic. With the help of that Star Ring Wizard, I completed the construction of the ultimate magic.”

The Sith wizard was quite surprised. "Most of the researchers who joined my group didn't notice this, but I didn't expect you to."

"Those researchers focused on the specific drought resistance mechanisms of various magical plants, observing structural changes and changes in the natural magical energy components within them. However, they never considered that the true value of our group's research lies in the energy-locking structure of the magical plants."

The Sith wizard said, "In fact, the nature of this entire world is also a kind of large energy-locking structure. Plant communities lock energy sources from all over the world, such as the energy of sunlight, into the food chain, so that all things obtain this energy."

"Studying energy-locking structures is of great help in creating better ultimate magic."

Zaran Bailey nodded proudly. "So all these Sith teachers knew."

The Sith wizard chuckled, “There are some things I do know. It’s not that I don’t want to say them, but it would be useless for me to say them. For wizards who can’t understand, it would be the same as not saying them at all. For wizards who can understand, saying them would only mislead them.”

Therefore, it is better not to say anything.

“Zaran Bailey, tell me about your great magic. As your direct supervisor, I am proud of what you have accomplished.”

The Sith wizard said, "I've been so busy lately that I didn't even notice your achievements. I assume you've already reported to various departments of the academy; has anyone been looking for you recently?"

The wizard Zaran Bailey spread out his right hand, and a sea buckthorn stalk appeared in his right hand. "My greatest magic is the ecology of sea buckthorn."

Behind a single sea buckthorn stalk, a continuous stretch of sea buckthorn soon appeared, beneath which lay a desolate Gobi Desert.

“I noticed that the energy-locking structure of plants can be applied to ecology, so I optimized the energy-locking structure for the ecology of a medium-sized desert and Gobi.”

The Sith wizard's face was full of gratified smiles as he nodded repeatedly.

The wizard Zhalan Bailey, even more proud, explained his great magic. "I have discovered that the more homogeneous an ecosystem is, the stronger its energy-locking structure becomes, retaining more external energy within it. Therefore, my sea buckthorn ecosystem excludes other plants, leaving only sea buckthorn."

"Only in this way can we achieve both simplicity and high efficiency."

The Sith wizard's smile faded slightly, and his eyes held a complex expression.

Zaran Bailey continued, "I was lucky; the Star Ring Wizard was pleased with the results of my work and gave me a Sun Diamond. So I used the Sun Diamond's brilliance to take a shortcut and enhanced my ecosystem using its special abilities."

"My Flaming Seabuckthorn can absorb the heat energy of the Sun Diamond buried underground and transform that world, directly stopping its desertification."

"The emergence of sea buckthorn communities has improved local rainfall and improved the local soil, turning sand into soil."

The Sith wizard's smile faded even further. "Hmm... using this external energy source can indeed accelerate the formation of an ecosystem."

"but……"

Zhalan Bailey proudly declared, "At the same time, I referenced the energy structure of our research institute's 30-story underground facility and unexpectedly discovered that it was itself an energy-locking structure. I meticulously copied it step by step, ensuring that my seabuckthorn community corresponded one-to-one with the external structure of the 30-story underground facility, thus completing the final ecological energy lock. In the end, I completed my ultimate magic, the Seabuckthorn Ecosystem."

"And gained the recognition of that world consciousness, and obtained the right to use the World Stone."

At this moment, the smile on the Sith wizard's face had completely disappeared.

He looked at the wizard Zaran Bailey with a complex and meaningful gaze.

Unaware of the unusual look in the other's eyes, the wizard Zaran Bailey expressed his gratitude to Wizard Sith. "Thank you, Teacher Sith. I didn't realize that the research in Group 2 was actually about how to construct massive magic."

"My sea buckthorn ecosystem prevented the environmental degradation of that world, so the world's will rewarded me with the World Stone. It turns out that it's not just conquering the world that earns the World Stone's recognition."

"Similarly, my sea buckthorn ecosystem has a thirty-layer underground structure and the geothermal brilliance of the Sun Diamond. Therefore, my ultimate magic has a very powerful energy-locking structure that can store a lot of energy and raise the temperature to a very high level in a short time, releasing the geothermal energy all at once."

The sea buckthorn bushes in his right palm transformed into a cluster of flames, resembling a vast forest of fire.

The Sith wizard's face showed little joy. He sighed almost imperceptibly and then said to him, "Zaran Bailey... well, it's already quite an achievement that you've become a second-circle wizard."

"It's something to be proud of. In the endless void, countless beings spend their entire lives pursuing a second transcendence, yet they never manage to achieve it. Those who achieve a second transcendence have already been crowned as gods and demons in the endless void and in many planes."

"It is a truly powerful being."

"Many people also call us demon gods. Second-ring wizards conquer the void and their fame spreads far and wide."

A smug look appeared on Zaran Bailey's face. "Teacher Sith, now that I'm back and have won the bet, shouldn't you, as agreed, allocate some resources to me?"

"I heard that a senior researcher from the Institute of Truth recently joined Group 2. You're still a person of your word, aren't you?"

The Sith wizard frowned immediately, glancing at him somewhat awkwardly. "Of course. I always keep my word. But our group's resources are currently limited..." The Sith wizard frowned. "However, you're a second-circle wizard, so you'll definitely be given priority. Not to mention, we had a betting agreement beforehand."

"Don't worry about this."

The wizard Zaran Bailey left satisfied.

After he left, the Sith wizard shook his head slightly as he looked in the direction he had gone. "It seems the patrol deacon group didn't invite him to join."

"Although he accomplished a great magic, he only barely succeeded. He took too many shortcuts, relied on external objects, and parasitized rather than symbiotically reduced the difficulty of energy accumulation."

"Imitating the form rather than understanding the essence reduces the difficulty of structural design. Moreover, it neglects redundant design and pursues efficiency in a singular way."

"Alas, even among great magic, there are differences in quality."

Even for spells of the same level, the efficiency with which the magic pressure is converted into damage on a wizard can vary depending on the quality of their spell model design.

Therefore, even among extremely powerful magic spells, there can still be differences in their levels of power.

Upon hearing what the Sith wizard said, he realized that the wizard had completely misunderstood the work of Group 2, and even more so, the significance of the energy-locking structure for ecology.

Becoming a regular second-ring wizard was probably the highlight of his life.

In the future, at most he can become a Star Ring Wizard by simply waiting out the time.

Although Sith wizards could see through these things, there was no need for them to reveal them.

After all, even he couldn't be sure whether this wizard would be able to turn the tables in the future.

The Sith wizard shook his head slightly. "Zaran Bailey's aptitude is ultimately lacking. Although he successfully constructed a great magic using the conditions of my Cloud Marsh Wetlands, that great magic is neither fish nor fowl."

"He was too impatient. I would rather spend ten more years than rush to create such a piece of crap. Unless it is completely scrapped and started from scratch, this kind of thing will only hinder one's progress. But ultimate magic is the second soul of a wizard, and it cannot be easily changed. It can only be modified on the existing basis."

"If you make any big moves, you could easily kill yourself first."

"He's too impatient."

The Sith wizard shook his head. "Never mind. I shouldn't ask for too much. It's already quite good that he became a second-circle wizard. Why should I have any higher expectations?"

"The most important thing is that our second group has gained a second-circle wizard."

“But Zaran Bailey seems to be very hostile towards Locke, which is troublesome.”

……

Locke went to the witch Catherine to ask for Shirley Holmes, and took Shirley with him to Warwick's residence in Dragonblood Market.

Inside a guest room in Dragonblood Market Castle, Wizard Warwick was furious when he saw Locke arrive. "You finally made it, kid."

"I've been waiting for you for almost two months."

Locke smiled slightly and changed the subject. "How about our Dragonblood Market at Golden Crown Mountain?"

Warwick coughed, his expression odd. "Hmm, your market has a pretty complete selection. And there are quite a few places that offer free libraries. I've read quite a few books during this time and have gained quite a bit of insight."

"Perhaps settling down in a place like this, finding some of the free perks here, and reading two months of free books would indeed be helpful to me."

“I should have done this a long time ago.”

In fact, it was a great help.

On his eighth day there, Warwick discovered that Dragonblood Market Castle offered many free perks. For example, some shops offered samples of potions and magical agricultural products, and various alchemy workshops held events in front of their doors, offering free trials of magical artifacts or free repairs...

As a dark wizard, Warwick quickly learned how to make good use of the shops' free promotions without spending any money.

Therefore, in these two months, he not only did not waste any time, but also made some progress.

This is one of the reasons why he was able to keep waiting here.

Locke looked at Shirley Holmes, "This is my senior, Shirley the Witch. She is also a Holy Mage and an archaeologist. She will be traveling with us this time."

Warwick glanced at the witch Shirley with surprise. "A holy mage..."

"The Holy Priest wants to come with us into the Black Wizard's Land? I've never seen anything like this before. I have no problem with that."

The witch Shirley looked coldly at Warwick, as if he were an inanimate object, her eyes filled with disgust.

Warwick asked Locke, "Locke, can we leave now?"

Locke said, "Of course."

“I’m ready. Senior Shirley, how about you?”

Upon hearing Locke's voice, the witch Shirley's expression softened slightly. "I can leave at any time."

Locke asked Warwick, "Our destination is the Wizarding Lands of the [Golden Flower Enclave]. Are we going there by wizard airship?"

Warwick nodded and said, "Of course, let's go buy the tickets now."

"We hope to reach the Qionghua enclave within two months."

Locke said, "There is a network of paths in Yunze Wetland that leads directly to Qionghua Enclave. It takes about a month to get there."

The three headed to the wizard's airship docking point at Golden Crown Mountain.

Warwick invited Locke, so he paid for the tickets, while the witch Shirley, as previously agreed, bought her own ticket worth 10,000 magic stones.

The three of them boarded the wizard's airship and headed towards their destination, the Qionghua Flying Land.

(End of this chapter)