Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 648 Granting Me the Title of King for Thirty Years!

Locke summoned the Porcelain Moon, which contained eight lunar phases, two light and dark phases, a blood moon, and the trajectory of the sun and moon's interaction seventy thousand years ago.

This moon is already so lifelike.

Once it appeared, it confused Jin Hua and Xiao Gui, causing fluctuations throughout the entire Dharma realm, like ripples on the surface of water.

Locke revealed a hint of joy, then chanted a spell, and instantly his porcelain moon rose into the sky, illuminating the entire Dharma realm.

Suddenly, beams of moonlight fell, filling the entire Dharma realm with moonlight. When those mountain-like skeletons and spirits raised their heads, they could see the moonlight hanging down, the moonlight like water, like silk.

Within the empty eye sockets of the undead, soul flames flickered, and then, under the gravitational pull of the moonlight, those soul flames suddenly exploded.

The remaining plants and animals within the kingdom's territory underwent changes under the influence of the Porcelain Moon's growth; the plants thrived, and the animals began to reproduce and cooperate.

Life and death are reversed within the kingdom's territory.

At the same time, countless fragments of consciousness and dream ideas within this realm transformed into glimmers of light and entered the porcelain moon in the sky.

A cycle has been formed between them.

In the garden of the past real world, the Lich King was laughing wildly as he wiped out all his enemies, but at this moment, he suddenly stopped laughing and stood there, stunned, the soul fire in his eye sockets flickering with confusion.

At this moment, the kingdom's territory began to shake, and the entire magic kingdom trembled.

The balance between life and death has been broken.

The Lich King frowned. "What kind of power is this? In this era, how could a wizard possibly be doing anything to my kingdom's territory?"

Within the kingdom's territory, Locke gazed at the moonlight before him. "So that's how it is. The kingdom's leyline spirituality, the magical tides within the kingdom, and the power of the people's faith in the Witch King—these three elements combined and entrusted to the moon constitute the Dharma realm, which is the kingdom's territory."

"Then, the Witch King combines his own magic with it. The Kingdom Domain is then complete. A Witch King who possesses the Kingdom Domain can utilize the spiritual energy of the earth's veins and the magical tides within the entire Magic Kingdom, naturally possessing infinite power. Moreover, the powerful Kingdom Domain seems to be able to undergo even more changes."

Locke realized that he had only observed the composition of moonlight for a moment, and thus became aware of the original version of the Kingdom Domain. The Kingdom Domain before him seemed to possess an even more advanced power.

But I can't understand it right now.

Of course, the reason I can understand it now is also thanks to the six months of intermittent communication with the patriarch and the six months of observation of the trajectory of the sun and moon in this world.

The special realm of Dharma in this era—the Kingdom Realm—is itself built upon the trajectory of the dual movement of the sun and moon in this era.

Based on his own impressions, Locke calculated that the moon in the wizarding world of later generations could not produce a Dharma realm.

The prerequisite for the creation of the Dharma realm is the simultaneous movement of the sun and moon, with the dark sun in the sky and the bright moon shining in the heavens. However, the sun of later generations is not the dark sun of this era.

To create a special Dharma realm, it is necessary for the sun and moon to be in harmony, with the sun shining brightly in the dark sky!
Locke looked at this special realm and transferred the energy formed from the faith and will of countless citizens to his porcelain moon.

"The monthly energy recovery mechanism I set up has actually created a chain reaction in this Dharma realm."

"A massive amount of energy was swept into my Porcelain Moon. Not only did my Porcelain Moon not consume my magic power, but it actually increased it..."

Locke's eyes turned strange.

He never expected that the lunar energy mechanism he designed, combined with the primitive and rudimentary version of the Kingdom's Domain, would function so smoothly, as if it were meant to be.

The porcelain moon seemed to have transformed into immense magic, rising into the sky and becoming the real moon, with the cloud tops above this realm of law.

Just as Locke was engrossed in his dream, a tremendous tremor shattered his reverie. The Lich King's magical power intervened, discovering the presence of the Porcelain Moon and attempting to expel its power from the kingdom's territory.

He tried several times in a row.

Whether it's cutting space out, throwing out some of the power, or using the power of the domain to suppress the Porcelain Moon, the Porcelain Moon has always survived the impact of various forces.

Given just a little time to recover, the Porcelain Moon will be able to draw energy from the light that pervades the entire Dharma realm.

The Lich King looked at Locke with a puzzled expression. "In my time, such power does not seem to exist."

"What is this? Why does it so effectively restrain my kingdom's territory!"

Sweat beaded on Locke's forehead. The fact that the Lich King was battling him in this realm was quite stressful for him.

The two fought for a long time.

I was becoming more and more relaxed, while the other party was becoming more and more cautious.

The world was in turmoil, with magical power surging, but no matter what, they could not destroy the Porcelain Moon. On the contrary, Locke, with the help of the Porcelain Moon, almost controlled half of the power in the domain.

To contend with the Lich King.

The Lich King was furious. "How is this possible? This is the domain of my magical kingdom, I am its king. I control everything here. My will is the essence of this magical realm..."

"If that's the case, how could there possibly be any magical power to contend with me?"

"What exactly is this thing? Its existence can only threaten the kingdom's territory, the very foundation of this era! Destroy it! Destroy it!"

Destructive forces struck the porcelain moon that had risen into the sky. Locke snapped his fingers, and the moon tumbled three times in the air before passing through the skeleton of a bone dragon that was flying into the sky.

The bone dragon's body gradually disintegrated.

One by one, the osmanthus blossoms drifted down.

The Lich King grew increasingly enraged. "How is this possible! What kind of power is this? In this era, the kingdom's domain is the foundation of the magical kingdom. If that's the case, why does such a power exist that completely suppresses the kingdom's domain? This is unreasonable! How can you exist without my permission?"

Locke looked at the Lich King and said, "Unfortunately, some things have already existed there even without your permission."

The Lich King sneered. "Do you really think I'm a fool? Your power is clearly out of step with this era."

"This power comes from the future."

"If this power existed in the Age of Stars, the very foundation of the Age of Stars would crumble. Your power is taboo in this era. So there is only one possibility: you do not belong to this era."

Behind the Lich King appeared a series of lich wizards.

"Since I am the eternal ruler, your power will no longer be necessary after me. Since we have already become the eternal rulers, there is no need to develop any more magic."

"The magic you just demonstrated has already shown me that there is no benefit in continuing to develop magic."

"Such power will only undermine the foundation of our rule! I will not allow such a thing to continue to exist."

"The Lich King said confidently. Locke pursed his lips. "Unfortunately, according to the history I know, you should indeed have been killed by your own son."

The Lich King's confident expression instantly cracked. "You bastard! You really do know something. Why was that rebellious son suddenly rescued?"

"Since I am immortal, why do some people always think that a new king is needed?"

"Wouldn't it be wonderful to let time stand still at this moment, forever frozen in time?"

The Lich King and his Lich Palace took a step toward Locke and his three companions, their undying magic pressing down on Locke.

Locke was surprised to find that the combination of the moon and the power of immortality was also very good.

The combination of necromancy and the magic realm, along with these undead wizards, seemed to generate a strange power—a special spirituality that the death mages he had encountered before had not given him.

But before Locke could discern the details, he and Warwick vanished from the space partially controlled by the Porcelain Moon.

Warwick, Shirley the Witch, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

The next moment, the four reappeared on a small hill.

Before the hill, the sun was setting, the evening glow gentle and beautiful. On the hill, only two young men and women sat.

The girl's face seemed to resemble that of the Loom Princess in her youth.

The boy beside the princess appears to be the nameless king.

At this moment, the nameless king whispered to the princess, "I have a secret, and I will only tell you this. You must never tell anyone else."

"I doubt my father, he is not my father."

The young Loom Princess asked in confusion, "Ah? But Otto, your father is your king."

Otto shook his head. "No. I see some of my grandfather's habits in my father."

The princess frowned. "You've startled me, Otto. Isn't your family known for having only one son per generation for five generations?"

"What are you thinking? Otto, you are the sole heir to your kingdom. Always have you. Just grow up happily, and then we can..."

The princess blushed.

Young Otto sighed. "An heir? Does an immortal person need an heir?"

“At first I thought it was just my grandfather, but later, after my many secret investigations, I think it might be my grandfather’s grandfather.”

"It is very likely that the Kingdom of Heliotos has not had a new king for a long time."

Otto said, "Adela, have you ever seen the kingdom's territory of Heliotos? It's a reflection of the Heliotos kingdom's mountains and rivers, even more beautiful than the kingdom itself."

“There, the mountains and rivers seem to have remained untouched by any man-made structures.”

“It’s very beautiful. But I can sense an evil force emerging within the realm. As time goes by, that evil force is constantly eroding the kingdom’s territory of Heliotos.”

"I'm afraid that in just ten years, the balance between life and death will be disrupted."

The princess was somewhat frightened. "Then, Otto, what should you do?"

Young Otto's eyes were resolute. "My father recently told me that he is considering restarting the rituals for worshipping the Tower of the Black Sun, and asking the Tower of the Black Sun for truth and prophecy."

"Let's take a look."

"But I believe the dead should not continue to rule the living. The reason is simple: the dead have been dead for a long time, and their perspectives on thinking are different from those of the living."

"If a kingdom is ruled by the dead, then that kingdom will no longer think from the perspective of the living."

Otto said, "I believe that the emergence of necromancy has changed the entire landscape of the past."

"The wizards may no longer be fit to be the rulers of this world."

“Necromanticism has given wizards far too much time. I have a plan: if one day I were to become king, my kingdom would prohibit anyone other than those I have chosen from using magic.”

"I will gather magic, and using alchemy and life magic, forge an iron ball. That iron ball will be proof of the king I have chosen."

A flame seemed to burn in young Otto's eyes. "If only the wizards could leave the mortal realm, and the mortals could rule themselves, and the kings I choose could obtain my magic and fight for me in all directions."

"Perhaps this could solve the problem of immortal rulers in this era."

"Perhaps it can also solve the other three major problems. Then, the era of stars, perhaps one day, will also disappear from our sight like the setting sun in the sky..."

The princess swallowed hard. "Really? Otto? The Age of Stars, which has lasted for so many years, will one day disappear? Who will make them disappear?"

Otto said, “I have envisioned an era. An order completely different from this one, an era of mortals, where mortals decide their own fates, where every ruler is short-lived, and the mortal kings I choose typically live only ten years…”

"But I think this will be enough time..."

"Everyone can only be king for ten years... There will be no more wizards in this world, and even magic will slowly disappear in the future. This world may change, but it will definitely be better than it is now."

“That’s what I expect. In my childhood, all I saw were the destruction and harm that those wizards who became necromancers did to civilization. I hated them as much as I hated bedbugs. I like things that live only a day and die in the evening. Those mortals really do have very short lifespans.”

Young Otto sat on the hillside, gazing at the sunset. "Ordinary people have short lifespans, but they are truly creative. I admire them."

“I don’t have double standards either.” Young Otto stood up and shouted to the sky, “If the heavens grant me thirty years as king, I will surely bring about the age of mortals! And end this troublesome age of stars.”

"Did you hear that!"

"I am not satisfied. I am not satisfied with this era. I do not believe that the era of stars is the right answer. Let time move forward, let this era end!"

"Let me be king!"

"I only wish to be king for thirty years!"

The young Princess Loom looked at the boy Otto, gritted her teeth, and made up her mind. "Otto, if it's something you want to do, then... I'll help you. No matter who your enemy is."

Even if it's your father!

　I updated twice today. I deleted a 6,000-word chapter because I felt it wasn't well-written, so I adjusted the outline.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)