Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 682 Attempting the Fourth Round of the Heavenly Ladder!
The witch Camilla glanced at Locke, then took out ten Cancer natal witch porcelains from her astral ring and placed them on the table.

Locke immediately took out two hundred magic crystal cards.

Locke checked the ten Cancer natal spirit stones and confirmed there were no problems. He then said, "Thank you. Camilla, will you be staying at Golden Crown Mountain for a few days? I can help you arrange accommodation."

Camilla pursed her lips, then decisively took her sister's hand and said, "Let's not. I don't want my sister to get into some unnecessary danger just because we're guests here."

Camilla's sister was still a bit confused and had no idea about Camilla's strange state.

Locke glanced at the witch with regret. If the witch Camilla had agreed to stay at Mount Golden Crown for a few days, he could have taken the opportunity to study her.

After the other party's spirituality, as a part of 'humanity,' was stolen, I used the Full Moon Growth Fusion to enter into the essence of the moon's spirituality.

Therefore, in a sense, this witch should not be considered a pure-blooded human.

In the pure-blood era, this witch would likely have been eliminated as a heretic.

The witch Camilla, holding her sister's hand, hurriedly left. After exiting the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, she immediately hired a carriage and departed.

Locke stood on the second floor of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, watching them depart in a magical carriage on the street. "Thanks to the research in the Nexus. Now I only need to use the current full moon growth spell model, then create porcelain moon growth, and then synthesize it."

Locke took out the Moon Witch Stone. "This witch stone contains the deepest spirituality of the lunar plane. Ordinary wizards cannot connect different spiritualities, but I use Full Moon Growth to superimpose different spiritualities onto another. As long as the two do not conflict with each other, they can slowly merge, or at least superimpose each other."

Overlay, fusion, mounting, and conflict are actually four states.

It's a spiritual level, a different reaction between matter.

The blank spirituality of the Zero Potion has a special effect of attaching itself to different creatures; it can be attached and removed.

Full moon growth generally involves the superposition of different spiritualities, while that special spirituality will merge with the plant to produce a more wonderful effect, accelerate the plant's evolution, and as long as enough energy is input, it can produce the [crescent pattern].

At this moment, Locke summoned a full moon growth, then combined the magical moon with the witch porcelain, transforming it into porcelain moon growth.

Before long, the three porcelain moons were finished.

Locke drank a bottle of Holy Spring Dew potion and continued making the Porcelain Moon. Because making the Porcelain Growth Moon required a lot of magic pressure, he didn't need to drink the Weakening Potion today, and he could also use up his excess magic power.

……

In the Dune Plane, in the 2nd Research Institute, in the public office on the 30th floor underground, the wizard Zaran Bailey was already very impatient, and a huge magical pressure enveloped Mason Witch.

Mason Witch suddenly felt as if a mountain was pressing down on her heart, and it seemed that she had no way to escape, neither in the sky nor on the ground.

Mason Witch blushed. "I did inform Team Leader Locke. But he's very busy and has many things to do, so he hasn't been able to see you."

Zaran Bailey's expression turned grim. "Really?"

The next moment, the terrifying magical pressure that had been emanating from Mason Witch vanished without a trace. Mason Witch sat down on the stool, and Barrett Wizard and Freya Witch immediately ran over and whispered to ask Mason Witch how she was doing.

Inside the public office, some researchers who witnessed this scene chose to protect themselves and left, while others hesitated to speak, but after thinking about it, they didn't dare to say anything more.

After all, Zaran Bailey is a second-circle wizard in Group 2, and he's currently enjoying great popularity, and he hasn't actually done anything too outrageous.

Zaran Bailey, with his hands behind his back, said, "I have invited Locke to meet me several times, but he has ignored me each time."

"It seems they have a lot of opinions about me."

Zaran Bailey, the wizard, smugly smiled and said, "I know he's been quite unhappy lately about me taking away his group's research resources. But I'm a second-ring wizard, and he's a first-ring wizard."

"It's not my fault. I was hoping to become friends with him and work together, but it seems he politely declined my offer."

Zaran Bailey snorted and turned to leave.

Mason Witch breathed a sigh of relief when she saw him leave.

Freya, the witch, helped Mason, the witch, and whispered, "This is really too much. We're from the same research institute, how dare he treat you like this."

Mason Witch was pale. Just now, the wizard Zaran Bailey suddenly pressed all his magical pressure on her. If it were an ordinary life form, its soul would have been shattered long ago.

The soul of a first-ring wizard is protected by a permanent defensive field, which is why there is no structural damage to the soul. But even so, her soul has been impacted at this moment.

Without intervention using methods such as potion-making, it is estimated that it will take more than a year to recover under normal circumstances.

The difference between a second-ring wizard and a first-ring wizard is that great.

The witch Freya said, "When the group leader returns, I will tell him about the injustice you suffered."

Mason Witch quickly said, "No. The group leader is about to participate in the Great Magic Modeling Competition. It's no ordinary competition; I heard that all the participants have been preparing for years."

"Only the most outstanding first-ring wizards in the largest and top-level academy in Yunze Wetland can participate."

“I don’t want to distract the team leader because of my own affairs,” Mason Witch whispered.

The witch Freya said, "This..."

The wizard Barrett handed her a bottle of potion. "Drink it and restore your soul."

Mason Witch nodded, then said, "This afternoon, we'll have another chance to use the large metal telescope. We're just one last thing away from completely deciphering the energy-locking structure of the glandular root sac."

"We will complete the structural analysis of the glandular root sac as soon as possible. Hopefully, this will help Locke."

Meanwhile, Zaran Bailey returned to his personal studio on the 30th basement level.

He saw the wizard Tucker.

Wizard Tucker seemed a little anxious. "Zaran, something's not right. You mentioned before that your second-circle wizard friend could bring in an environmentally friendly shop alliance for you at a low price."

"Then why is it that when I recently did a casual test on the wastewater, I found that the levels of violet heavy particles in the wastewater were seriously exceeded?"

Zaran Bailey's expression changed slightly, and he looked at Wizard Tucker with suspicion. "Tucker, you need to be careful what you say."

"I have already invested 500,000 magic stones to purify the pollution."

"The entire plan is unlikely to have any problems."

Tucker was startled by Zaran Bailey's growing indifference; he also knew that Zaran Bailey was now a second-circle wizard.

The relationship between the two of them could never go back to what it was before. Just thinking about Zaran Bailey's kind and favored attitude towards him in the past made Tucker feel a little cold.

Wizard Tucker took a test report and a wastewater sample from his astral ring. "Look, this is my test report, and this is the sample. Bailey, if you don't believe me, you can test it yourself with the test strips."

Zaran Bailey glanced at the report with a grim expression, scanning the data, but instead of taking it, he said, "The test strips made by alchemists won't have very high accuracy." "This requires professionals using specialized tools. Give me the sample, and I'll find someone to test it."

A hint of doubt flashed in Zhalan Bailey's eyes. "That shouldn't be the case. That's an environmental protection shop alliance recommended to me by a friend. Since I've already paid 500,000 magic stones, they should handle it professionally."

"Are they directly discharging wastewater and exhaust gas?"

Zaran Bailey, the wizard, was startled. He stepped out of his office, stood in the courtyard, and gazed at the gray sky.

According to his design, he is using the side effects of pollution to resist the sunlight on the solar plane and reduce the surface temperature of the entire dune plane.

Ideally, the surface temperature of the dune facets should be reduced to 40 degrees Celsius.

This way, we can directly attempt to modify the entire dune plane without having to wait more than ten years.

Although there are more suitable and safer options for Zaran Bailey, he is about to leave the tournament and cannot wait another ten years.

He doesn't have the time.

“The rate at which the temperature is dropping is indeed problematic,” the wizard Zaran Bailey muttered to himself, no longer concerned with the issue of Locke’s repeated absences.

He was furious.

I'm particularly eager to know what the test report for the sewage sample in his hand will look like.

Zaran Bailey looked at Tucker and said, "Tucker, keep an eye on Locke Augustine for me. If he shows up at the research institute recently, let me know immediately."

"This person has deliberately avoided seeing me several times, which has greatly angered me. I want to see what attitude and reaction this person, who is highly praised by the Sith Chief and whom several third-circle wizards believe can definitely become second-circle wizards, will have towards me when I meet him in person."

Wizard Tucker quickly replied, "Of course."

“But, Bailey, you’d better get someone to check this wastewater as soon as possible. I have a feeling that the shop alliance you found… didn’t actually build any sewage treatment line.”

"I thought they were building those processing plants way too fast. And 500,000 magic stones... that's way too cheap."

Zaran Bailey's face turned pale.

He thought at the time that the other party was giving him face by offering a special price, not even asking for a million magic stones, in order to clean up the sewage of an entire plane.

He even thought he had made a profit at the time.

……

Inside the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, Locke had already created ten Porcelain Moons. At this moment, he placed two Porcelain Moon Growths and the Moon Fern Sea Gold Sand directly into them to begin the synthesis.

"I hope for a good outcome," Locke pondered. "That way, I can further enhance the essence of my ultimate magic."

"The so-called potential of the second stage largely refers to the height of the essence of great magic."

Locke descended from the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, still with one thing on his mind: the fourth round of the Heavenly Ladder, which he hadn't had time to deal with before.

At this moment, the green dragon half-dragon shopkeeper asked Locke, "Honorable guest, would you like to attempt the fourth round of the Heavenly Ladder now?"

Locke said, "Yes."

The green dragon half-dragon shopkeeper said, "Alright. By the way, esteemed guest, the necromancer from the Southern Witch Capital in the fourth round of the Heavenly Ladder died two months ago."

Locke calculated the time and realized that it was probably when he had just come out of the Abyss Ruins.

Then, no matter how hard you try, it will be too late.

Before entering the Abyss Ruins and coming into contact with the Reverse Refinement Method, he had no idea how to proceed through the fourth round of the Heavenly Ladder.

Locke asked, "Then what should we do?"

The green dragon half-dragon shopkeeper laughed and said, "It's not a big problem. Before he died, he sold his body data to our Feathered Serpent Pavilion."

"Please follow me."

Locke followed the green dragon half-dragon through the corridor and into a room, where he saw an oval-shaped, life-sized magic mirror.

In the magic mirror, the reflections of the green dragon half-dragon and Locke appeared.

The edge of the magic mirror was covered with gold leaf.

The green dragon half-dragon chanted a spell, and instantly, Locke and his reflection disappeared from the magic mirror, replaced by a wooden puppet.

The wooden puppet stepped out of the magic mirror.

The green dragon half-dragon said, "This is the [Heavenly Radiance Divine Mirror]."

"This is a third-ring magical artifact. It can copy an identity data and use real illusion magic to create a corresponding body. It's a high-level, large-scale device for potion masters."

"Of course, this is just one of its functions."

Locke looked at the Celestial Mirror and asked, "I don't need to pay for this, right?"

The green dragon half-dragon shopkeeper immediately bowed and said, "Of course not. In the fifty-three wizarding lands of the Eastern Boundary, a potion master who has reached the fourth round of the Heavenly Ladder is already considered a dragon among men."

"Extremely rare."

"You are all excellent potion masters. The cost of the three-ring magical artifacts used in this test will be fully covered by the Feathered Serpent Pavilion."

Locke muttered to himself, "I now feel like your Feathered Serpent Pavilion is a charitable organization."

The green dragon half-dragon gave a stern smile. "Potion masters often say that. But the Feathered Serpent Pavilion always has its own agenda."

"I don't even know the purpose of this; I'm just doing what I'm told."

Locke nodded and looked at the wooden puppet that possessed the physical data of a necromancer.

The green-dragon half-dragon shopkeeper said, "Please."

He left the room, and as the door closed, Locke stepped forward to begin preparing to resolve the conflict between the necromancy and shapeshifting energy within his body.

The green dragon half-dragon shopkeeper retreated to the counter and used a teleporter to send a message to higher-ups in the Starfield Sea: "The potion master you specifically ordered me to keep an eye on has come to attempt the fourth round of the Heavenly Ladder. I will inform you of the specific results later."

The optical transmitter quickly sent a reply: 'Very good. If he passes the fourth round of the ladder, I will immediately promote you and let you leave this store. If he fails the fourth round, you can stay here and be a store manager of a small shop.'

(End of this chapter)