Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 670 Entering the Soul Decay Period and Obtaining the Moon Witch Stone
"The Apocalypse Witchstone?" Locke pondered for a moment, recalling the many treasures he had obtained from Princess Loom's treasury.

There is indeed a treasure among them, but it is not an ancient artifact at all. It is a mineral that recently fell to the ground and is still entangled with abyssal energy.

Locke took out a smooth, round stone enveloped in abyssal energy from his astral ring.

Upon seeing this, Wizard Smith's eyes widened in astonishment, and he reached out to grab the Apocalyptic Stone from Locke's hand.

The magical power between the two transformed into a fierce wind that swirled between them.

Smith's disguise almost completely disappeared, revealing his eyes filled with longing for the Apocalyptic Stone. He reached out and a spell model was completed almost instantly.

The magic lights in VIP room number 1 suddenly flickered and malfunctioned, plunging the room into darkness. In this darkness, a huge meteorite, accompanied by lightning, hurtled towards Locke.

A series of intricate spell models appeared in the hands of Wizard Smith.

Locke instantly sensed that the moment the opponent made their move, an aura of aging emanated from their soul, indicating that the opponent's soul was nearing the end of its lifespan.

Although the other party is still very young.

The magic the opponent possesses must be a highly unique and powerful form of magic.

The next moment, these illusions vanished, and a super-complex spell model composed of fifteen concentric circles appeared in the wizard Smith's hand. Around the edges of these concentric circle spell models, one hundred and eight stars moved.

A voice seemed to reach Wizard Smith's ears. "I understand, Grandfather. This is Golden Crown Mountain. I know."

"I acted impulsively just now, I'm sorry."

"grandfather."

Locke immediately realized that the third-circle wizard from Storm Tower had been secretly watching this place, but had not come out to negotiate with him because of his seniority.

Wizard Smith looked at Locke, who was still sitting on the sofa opposite him, his expression unmoved, and laughed. "I really don't know if you were scared out of your wits, or if you were confident, or if you didn't care at all. You didn't even cast any defensive magic."

"There's not even any intention to use a permanent defensive force field."

Locke looked up at him and said, "It's nothing. I just felt that Wizard Smith wouldn't act irrationally."

Wizard Smith chuckled, “That is indeed true.”

Locke looked at him and said, "However, there was a trace of decay in your soul aura just now. You are only about thirty-five years old."

"It's probably because of the decline of the soul."

"Your magical pressure has long since reached its limit and is beginning to constantly push against the limits of your soul. Your soul is already overburdened. Unless you voluntarily give up some of your magical power, given your current physical condition, you probably won't be able to hold on for much longer."

Wizard Smith grunted indifferently. "It's just the decline of my soul. I can't become a second-circle wizard ahead of time for the Silent Grail Tournament."

"The Silent Holy Grail Tournament is a competition for creating ultimate magic. As long as we enter the Silent Dimension, we can instantly create our own ultimate magic. The competition is simply about whose ultimate magic has a superior cyclical structure, nothing more."

"So, it won't affect the competition at all. And after the competition, I can immediately become a second-ring wizard. The Storm Tower has already prepared a plane for me. I think your Golden Crown Mountain should have prepared one for you too."

Locke was speechless and remained silent.

Wizard Smith said to himself, "To be honest, I thought my opponent at Golden Crown Mountain would be the Preston Witch. Although she is spoiled and willful, she is a formidable opponent."

"If it is her, then I can basically guess the blueprint of her ultimate magic. It should be a kind of bloodline-based ultimate magic, probably related to the white dragon clan, and it should be the ultimate magic [Sleeping Dragon Glacier].

"This is a powerful magic passed down in her family. It's tricky, but there are some solutions."

“In fact, before the competition, my five research groups analyzed the champions of the spell fighting competitions of various universities for me,” Wizard Smith said. “Your victory was completely unexpected.”

"Furthermore..." A gloomy look flashed across Wizard Smith's face. "The champions of the other two companies also exceeded the results that my five research groups of students had painstakingly deduced day and night."

"After all that, I was just wasting my time."

Locke raised the ordinary stone in his hand.

Immediately, Wizard Smith's gaze followed Locke's hand upwards.

During the time Locke spent talking to him, he contacted the Sith leader and learned from him what the Apocalypse Stone was.

There are two types of witch stones: one is man-made, and the other is naturally formed.

The Apocalypse Stones, on the other hand, are formed naturally. They are a special type of meteorite plane that moves through the endless void. These meteorite planes move through the various gravitational fields of the endless void. When a plane is worn down to its core, it will be captured by another plane.

If the core part is worn down by eight or nine tenths, what remains is the Apocalypse Witch Stone.

Legend has it that this special meteorite has a powerful auxiliary effect on the magic of the prophetic school.

Moreover, it is a rare material for alchemists to create magical artifacts.

Similarly, some second-circle potions also require this special witchstone.

However, Locke is not a second-circle potion master, so he cannot use this kind of stone for the time being.

Moreover, there was something wrong with the stone in his hand. It contained too much abyssal energy and seemed to have been tampered with by some demonic duke. Therefore, it was not an ordinary Apocalyptic Witch Stone.

As for the Storm Tower in front of us, the reason for needing this stone is also very simple: the Apocalypse Stone is also very useful to weathermen.

This rare magic stone can be used to construct many special weather systems.

Moreover, Locke just discovered that Wizard Smith's powerful magic is likely a meteorite system.

It is indeed quite special.

There seemed to be some traces of prophetic magic in the blueprint of that great magic, so he would indeed care a lot about the Apocalypse Witchstone.

This one piece of Apocalyptic Witch Stone can be used by many weathermen in the Storm Tower, enough for them to use for a long time.

Wizard Smith said, "Tell me, what do you want to trade? I think you already know what this is."

Locke glanced at him. "You can make a deal if you want."

The Apocalypse Stone is of no use to me right now, and this stone is problematic. It contains such a rich concentration of abyssal energy that no one would believe it hadn't been tampered with by the Demon Grand Duke.

Locke even suspected that the Demon Grand Duke had put something in this Apocalyptic Stone, and that he had no reason to use it unless absolutely necessary.

The Apocalypse Stone is not a necessity for me.

Wizard Smith immediately became interested. "Go on," he said.

The leader of the Thunder Demon Society watched this scene with resentment; Wizard Smith indeed did not take their Thunder Demon Society seriously.

They said they brought him to Mount Golden Crown to get an explanation for their Thunder Demon Society, but now Wizard Smith has reached an agreement with the Wizard of Mount Golden Crown and is actually making a deal in front of him.

Wizard Smith clearly doesn't take him seriously at all.

A flash of hatred crossed the wizard's eyes, not directed at Locke, but at Wizard Smith. Locke, sitting on the sofa, said to Wizard Smith, "I've heard that the Storm Tower possesses a wealth of astronomical knowledge. I want your school's lunar plane, along with all sorts of hidden knowledge about astronomy and weather."

Wizard Smith frowned. "Secret knowledge? Be more specific."

Locke said, "I want all the research data from the research group of the Sun Ring Wizard, Mana Hayes, who is studying the lunar plane."

Wizard Smith looked thoughtful. "This?"

Locke said, "In addition, I also want you to exchange the Moon Witch Stone from Storm Tower."

Wizard Smith looked up in surprise at Locke and asked, "Are you talking to His Majesty the Throne?"

Locke did agree to trade the Apocalypse Stone with the Smith family only after consulting with the witch Catherine, and it was also Catherine who suggested that he exchange it for the Moon Stone.

After all, this thing is related to the Silent Grail Conquest Tournament, and the Apocalypse Wizard Stone is clearly related to Wizard Smith's Great Magic Construction, and may very well be able to improve the quality of his Great Magic.

Therefore, it is both reasonable and ethical for one to inform one's cooperating wizard, and one cannot act on one's own initiative.

It was also the witch Catherine who reminded her that the Apocalypse Stone had been tampered with by the Demon Grand Duke, and that she should get rid of it as soon as possible and not leave it on her.

Keeping it is considered unlucky.

Wizard Smith waited a while, seemingly also talking to his third-ring wizard, and soon received the result. "Okay. Changed."

“Let’s sign a contract. Then I can immediately trade with you using the Moon Witch Stone, but the information you need will take some time to arrive.”

Locke said, "We can sign a contract first. We can proceed with the transaction once you are ready to trade with me."

Wizard Smith frowned, remained silent for a moment, and then said, "Mana Hayes is one of my elders. She's agreed to give you some materials that her research group has already published, as well as materials that are only available in the Storm Tower's internal library. Is that alright?"

Locke nodded and said, "Okay, let's sign the contract then."

Both parties signed the contract and completed the transaction.

After Locke and Wizard Smith became friends through the Water Hyacinth System, Locke immediately received file information from the other party.

Locke checked it over and, after confirming that there were no problems, looked at the fist-sized moonstone he had traded from Wizard Smith.

Is this Moon Rock?

Legend has it that this naturally formed witch stone can only be mined deep underground in the lunar plane. It is the spiritual essence of the lunar plane and possesses many of its characteristics.

With this magic stone, my understanding of the moon will become much deeper!
Upon obtaining the Apocalypse Stone, Wizard Smith immediately smiled, then burst into uncontrollable laughter.

He seemed to have completely ignored the wizarding leader of the Thunder Demon Society; the man was no longer of any use to him.

His purpose has been achieved.

Wizard Smith looked at Locke, his eyes filled with nothing but cunning and apprehension towards his rival. "You've seen my ultimate magical blueprint; you should know how important this magic stone is to me, right?"

Locke said, "Hmm. It seems you can use it to elevate the essence of your ultimate magic to a higher level."

Wizard Smith asked curiously, "Aren't you worried? You're aiding the enemy."

Locke gave him a questioning look. "This deal will benefit both of us, so what do I have to worry about?"

“I also need the Moon Witch Stone, and you are aiding the enemy.”

"As long as I grow faster than you, I can gain an advantage in this deal."

"Being afraid of trading simply stems from a lack of self-confidence. But this lack of confidence will only cause you to miss out on opportunities."

Wizard Smith smirked and said, "Growing faster than me?"

"Very well, I will make you regret trading the Apocalypse Stone to me at the Silent Holy Grail Tournament. Farewell, my young friend from Mount Golden Crown."

"I hope you can still maintain this confidence that seems to come out of nowhere by then."

Wizard Smith chuckled, “By the way, your soul seems to be entering a period of decline as well.”

He never looked at the leader of the Thunder Demon Society again, as if the man no longer existed.

Even the leader of the Thunder Demon Society, a wizard, didn't know whether it was better to leave or not.

Locke gave him a cold look, but couldn't think of a legal reason to make him disappear.

Moreover, it seemed that the person he was looking for trouble with wasn't him anymore, so Locke stopped paying attention to him.

Locke left Room 1 of the Witch's Kitchen with the Moon Witch Stone in his hand. Looking at the stone, he wanted to return directly to his laboratory to study its properties.

Using this Moon Witch Stone should allow me to create a magical moon that is closer to the real moon.

Perhaps this will allow me to finally complete my Forest Alliance Spell.

Wizard Smith was right; his soul was nearing its end, and even a bronze artifact couldn't significantly increase its potential.

My magical pressure is constantly leaking out, and I feel exhausted all the time.

After the magic pressure reached the limit of the first ring, the feeling of gradually increasing power disappeared. He no longer felt like a strong man, but rather like a weak patient.

That feeling of gradually becoming full has turned into a feeling of gradually being depleted.

This is the period of spiritual decay!
This is also a terrifying hurdle that has troubled countless beings in the endless void.

Throughout history, countless geniuses have been stuck at this hurdle.

Locke sensed that a powerful witch was standing in front of him. She seemed to be a second-circle wizard, and her magical pressure was vast and unfathomable.

So Locke stopped in front of the witch's kitchen.

A blonde witch, a stranger, looked at Locke with displeasure. "Locke, don't you recognize me?"

Locke looked at the wizarding academy badge on her chest.

The Rose Council?

Could it be?
Locke glanced at a flower language master beside the blonde witch, whom he had met once in the Tomb City. The man was looking at him with hatred in his eyes.

Upon hearing the words of the Sun Ring Witch, he was immediately taken aback.

Locke looked at the Sun Ring Witch in front of him and said, "Lana the Witch?"

Lana the Witch laughed in exasperation. "You've been exchanging letters with me for months, claiming you've read all my articles. And yet, you haven't even seen a single one of my portraits or magic paintings?"

(End of this chapter)