Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 654 Obtaining the Treasure Vault and a Set of Ancient Magical Plant Seeds

King Otto paused for a moment, then looked at the special spiritual furnace shaped like a 'human' behind him, and asked Locke in confusion, "The Wizard's Prison?"

"I don't know what the criteria were for capturing wizards in the wizarding prison in your time. But this is just a special method for brewing potions. At the high-ring potion-making stage, whether in your time or the Age of Stars, there should have been some unique ways of brewing potions."

"What could be wrong with that?"

King Otto looked at Locke with a puzzled expression. "However, to use this method, you need at least 10,000 magic pressure to create a blank spiritual essence."

"That is, only second-circle wizards have the basic magical pressure to use this reverse magic technique."

King Otto pointed at Locke, and instantly the 'person' transformed into a spirit and entered Locke's brow.

“Spirituality is both energy and information. Therefore, I can give it to you and let you observe and experience this ‘reverse cultivation method’ at all times. In this way, although you cannot say that you have inherited my magic or learned my potion-making, you have at least learned the essence of my art.”

King Otto sighed. "It's a pity time is limited. Otherwise, I could have patiently taught you all the magic I know in my life. Although in the Age of Stars, sharing and trading knowledge are uncommon practices."

"Everyone has their own prejudices, believing that knowledge is incomparably noble and cannot be bought with money."

At this moment, the golden palace trembled.

King Otto fell into deep thought. “The rebels are attacking my palace. In the original history, it was supposed to be a messenger from the Tower of the Black Sun who would bury my undead avatar completely. Because of your intrusion, this did not happen. But this place will not be safe for long; the rebels will soon be able to break in.”

"The age of mortals will never come again, and my royal court will be destroyed along with it."

"I wish to give you the seed of my kingdom's domain." King Otto opened his right hand, revealing a seed in his palm. As soon as it condensed, the seed bloomed into a lotus flower, and a magical tide overflowed, making the air feel fresher.

In an instant, the lotus flower withered and decayed.

It turned into rotten leaves.

King Otto sighed upon seeing this. "I was overthinking it. The kingdom is already in decline enough, and the capital is no longer standing, so how can we entrust the seeds to it?"

"Next, feel free to ask me any questions. This is my way of thanking you for sharing my knowledge with you in the future."

Locke thought for a moment, then quickly asked a few questions related to the Kingdom's territory, the duality of the sun and moon, and some historical details.

Unfortunately, King Otto knew some things, but not so much about others.

Then Locke asked, "What exactly are those flowers in your royal court, Lord Destruction?"

King Otto paused for a moment. “You mean those flowers of destruction? Those are special plants created by the prophetic magic of the Tower of the Black Sun. The Tower of the Black Sun used prophetic magic to summon a magical plant that responded to the call of the prophecy in order to destroy my royal court. That's the kind of magical plant.”

"That is an ominous object. It did not originally exist in this world, but was created out of thin air due to the prophetic magic of the Tower of the Black Sun and the curse on my country. It is an utterly ominous object."

"It's not within the scope of breeding science. At least not for the current state of breeding science. Are you interested in it?"

"But that kind of demonic plant can only grow with the blood of the Black Sun Tower. In order for the Flower of Destruction to bloom all over my country, they used sacrificial magic and performed human sacrifices. The blood of the Black Sun Tower turned into blood rain, which sprinkled all over the land."

"That plant not only needs the prophetic blood of the Tower of the Black Sun, but also needs to absorb fragments of human souls, that is, to live by desire."

"It's extremely dangerous. Plus, it's deeply connected to the Tower of the Black Sun, so studying it will do you no good."

Locke asked, "Your Majesty, what exactly is the Tower of the Black Sun?"

"I really want to figure out what the connection is between the Tower of the Sun and the Age of Stars..."

Just as King Otto was about to speak, the entire Golden Palace suddenly collapsed, and the entire spatial scene began to disintegrate.

The voices of the rebels could be heard coming from not far away.

King Otto looked at Locke helplessly. "Farewell, future generation. You should know more about the Tower of the Black Sun than I do. I am merely a king of this world, while you are the offspring of a dragon."

"Who you are, who sent you, it doesn't matter. I'm very grateful to you. Take with you the Reverse Refining Method I gave you, and the bronze cauldron..."

The next moment, the entire screen shattered.

Locke saw everything in the entire space disappearing.

He felt as if he had fallen into an abyss, plummeting into the endless void below.

Locke quickly chanted a spell.

The two books of the sect leader are located in the core of the space. One of them, which belongs to me, has a spell model for summoning demon gods on its surface.

The Book of the Sect Master transformed into a fire-breathing dragon, flew towards him, and caught him.

At the same time, the sovereign's book, the Book of Sovereigns, transformed into a fire phoenix and caught the rapidly falling witch.

A paper fire-breathing dragon and a paper fire phoenix meet in mid-air.

Locke asked, "Senior Sister, where did you go? I didn't see you in the space of the Historical Boundary Marker Curse."

The witch Shirley said to Locke, "I've been fighting against the various rebel forces of the [Heliotos Royal Court]. In the process, I've obtained a lot of information about them. However, I've been trying to find you, but I haven't been able to."

Locke paused for a moment, perhaps because the young wizard had sent him directly to King Otto; or perhaps because he had been chosen to replace the wizard of the Black Sun Tower in the historical reenactment, thus separating him from the witch Shirley.

Locke said, "I have met King Otto."

The witch Shirley raised an eyebrow. “That’s wonderful. We each made discoveries in this historical fragment. When we get back, we’ll write a general article together, and then each of us will write several separate articles based on our own findings.”

"I might get several first-author papers. That would be very useful for me to become a wizard mentor."

"The current exploration has been very successful, and it has been a great achievement for us. Although we have encountered a few real dangers along the way. It's a pity that those dark wizards have the key data on how the ruins were discovered in the early stages. Otherwise, we wouldn't need to include them in our long article; we could just kick them aside."

Locke blinked. "They also have a presence within the White Wizard Association."

The witch Shirley nodded. "I was just saying. I know my limits. Besides, they have crucial preliminary data, and without that, the overview of this ruin can't be released."

The witch Shirley pondered. "Judging from their appearance, they are not easily bribed with money."

At this point, the entire space had completely collapsed.

The two discovered that they were above the River of Abyss, in mid-air above the tomb city, and were not in the trap they had been in before entering the space of the Historical Boundary Marker.

At this moment, Warwick and McKinley had vanished without a trace, their fate unknown. But the two soon discovered that the entire tomb city was heading towards a whirlpool in the River of the Abyss.

Locke looked at the whirlpool and saw a dark sun reflected on the surface of the abyss river.

That's the curse of being erased from the Tower of the Black Sun!
Locke said to the witch Shirley, "The curse of exoneration from the Tower of the Black Sun is still in effect. This entire tomb is being drawn into that unknown space created by the curse. We must get out of this city as soon as possible."

The witch Shirley hesitated, turning her head to look at the city. "But... if this mausoleum city were handed over to Golden Crown Mountain, how many articles could be developed, how many projects could be created? Even if the most important things have already been obtained by you and me, letting it disappear would be a huge loss for Golden Crown Mountain."

"If we hand it over to the teacher, it will greatly enhance the teacher's influence."

The witch Shirley chanted many spells over the city.

Soon, she turned pale and realized that she couldn't stop it at all.

The witch Shirley had no choice but to give up. Panting, she looked at Locke and said, "Locke, I need to fly around the city and copy a panoramic view of it using the Historical Recreation Spell Model and the Historical Projection Spell Model."

Locke said, "Senior sister, I'll help you."

The witch Shirley pointed to the main burial chamber in the city center and said, "It's too late. We must divide the work. I'll do a panoramic scan of the city from above. You go and take a look at the main burial chamber."

"Remember, if you find anything, rescue them immediately. Don't worry about anything else."

At this moment, Locke looked towards a corner of the city, where the wizards McKinley and Warwick were sitting in their summoning magic models, which were flying above the city.

Clearly, the two had been making urgent notes around the city of tombs.

Locke didn't have time to say more. He nodded and immediately used the Great Blue Leaf Dragon Sparrow to fly towards his destination.

The speed of the Paper-Folded Fire-Breathing Dragon compared to that of the Great Blue Leaf Dragon Sparrow is like the difference between a bicycle and a car.

Therefore, Locke used plant mimicry directly: the green dragon flew over.

Locke looked toward the main burial chamber in the city center, where he saw that it was the princess's bedchamber. He landed outside the palace.

A statue of a princess stands in the palace, holding some seeds in her hands.

Locke landed on the ground, and with a wave of his hand, all the seeds fell into his palm. "These are... the seeds of that ancient flower... the Flower of Destruction."

Locke looked surprised.

He actually thought he would never come into contact with that plant again.

After all, it was impossible to bring out the seeds of the Ancient Flower from the Historical Boundary Marker Curse, but unexpectedly, he was able to find the seeds of the Ancient Flower in the Tomb City of the Abyss River.

The Ancient Flower is a prophetic flower that destroyed a powerful magical kingdom in the Age of Stars. It possesses a special mechanism, and everything about it is mysterious. It is not a magical plant that was born naturally.

If I can acquire it, it might have other uses for me.

Moreover, I've seen this thing before; it can make the land fertile and increase magical tides. Perhaps researching this magical plant would be of great benefit to me in the first-class fund project in Group 2, or even the special-class project.

Of course, after returning home, I will first need to spend some time processing what I have gained in this mausoleum.

Since it was explored by four wizards at the same time, it is estimated that they will stay in the Qionghua Enclave for a while to complete the final article, submit it for publication, and then go for the award evaluation.

If this ancient tomb hadn't been consumed by the curse of extinction, perhaps they could have published more articles and won more awards.

Of course, this isn't without its advantages.

Locke had prepared himself mentally for the possibility that this tomb city could lead to a break between Warwick and others.

Since the danger to the city has been eliminated, Warwick will no longer need to use him for subsequent development work.

The witch Shirley will certainly not give up the ownership of this mausoleum city, and Mount Golden Crown will not give up either if it finds out.

The same applies to the Black Wizards.

In the end, it's very easy for the negotiations to fall apart due to unequal distribution of benefits.

Locke looked towards the palace gate behind the princess statue. He saw an inscription on the stone tablet above the gate: 'This treasure vault will only appear when my vision is realized.'

'Thank you for helping me win. Whoever you are, the contents of this treasure trove are a gift of gratitude.'

Locke used the Book of Sovereigns to scan the information here, and then entered the treasure vault.

Inside the treasure vault, numerous sealing spells were set up, and many magical items were displayed on the ground and shelves. Unfortunately, the passage of 70,000 years had caused most of the magical seals to be destroyed over time.

Locke glanced at the seeds stored in some magical cans on the shelf. "Waterless storage? That's a good way to preserve magical plant seeds..."

Locke glanced at the box on the ground, where some usable magical items were placed, and packed them all into his astral ring.

He tried to move as many usable magical resources as possible, as well as some items that might have historical or archaeological significance.

Ten minutes later, he sorted through the items and found that the most valuable item was a complete set of ancient magical plant seeds. It seemed that because the Nameless King was a botanical wizard, there was actually a complete set of ancient plant seeds here.

At least half of them are still alive.

Of course, this whole set of seeds was probably just from the popular Magic Plant series at the time.

They are basically all first-level magic plant seeds.

But there are also three different kinds of living second-ring magical plant seeds among them.

Meanwhile, Locke also discovered a gel-like, water-drop-like substance on the shelf, which was sealed with magic. Although he didn't know what it was for, some of them were undamaged.

It even came with an instruction manual, so I put it into the Astral Ring as well.

In addition, there was a complete set of Transfiguration equipment and spellbooks, as well as a Transfiguration wand, which seemed to be the wand that the princess had once used.

Locke said, "Although many things here are no longer usable due to the passage of time, the overall harvest was still quite fruitful."

"The most important thing about these ancient seeds and artifacts is not their practical value, but their great research value."

(End of this chapter)