Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 689 The Dark Side of the Moon and Moon Plants

Inside the staff dormitory, Locke took out the level 8 Moon Porcelain from the Synthesis Cube. He had already synthesized two Moon Porcelains, consuming four of the Magic Pivot City's natal Witch Porcelains.

"The first synthesized moon porcelain is basically a waste," Locke said, looking at the moon porcelain with a huge crack on its surface.

Synthesis does not guarantee improvement. If the synthesis formula is unreasonable or the internal compatibility is not right, the synthesized product may actually be downgraded.

"This thing cannot be used as the core of my moon, but it is still useful for research. After all, this crack is actually a certain characteristic of the lunar plane, which is manifested in this magical artifact."

Locke took out his second synthesized Moon Porcelain, which was formed by combining two Natal Witch Porcelains and a Moon Witch Stone.

There was a huge crater on the far side of the moon, while the other side was relatively smooth.

Locke looked at its description: 'Dark Side of the Moon Witch Porcelain, Level 8 crafted item, made using a special witch porcelain manufacturing method…'

'Forged from the dark side of the simulated lunar plane, and deeply integrated with the blueprint magic of the great magic created by wizards, it transformed into the bright moon rising into the sky.'

'This magical artifact has reached near-second-ring level. As the lunar core, it can mimic the lunar plane to the greatest extent possible, closely approaching its reality. Magical plants can be planted in the lunar craters. These plants will become one with the moon, stabilizing the lunar core and creating an even stronger lunar gravitational pull. These plants will also integrate with the characteristics of the lunar plane.'

'Transformed into a moon-plant.'

Tip 1: The closer the characteristics of the Moon Plant are to the lunar plane, the better the effect.

Tip 2: Because the growth pattern of peach-type magical plants is deeply related to the lunar cycle, planting peach-type magical plants will yield better results.

Upon seeing this, Locke did not hesitate for long. He immediately channeled his magic into the Moon's Dark Side Porcelain, transforming it into his own magical artifact.

Then, he took out the [Golden Palace Remnant] from his Astral Ring and transplanted this luxury-level first-ring magic plant, worth 500,000 magic stones, into it.

Instantly, the tree's crown took on a layered golden cloud shape, its branches naturally curved like the eaves of a palace, the edges of its leaves seemed to be inlaid with gold threads, and its trunk was a luxurious magical plant in gold and red, taking root in the dark side of the moon.

The thick tree roots penetrated deep into the giant pit on the back of the porcelain on the dark side of the moon, using the porcelain as a flowerpot, with the tree roots winding around the edge of the giant pit.

At the same time, the Golden Palace Remnant underwent a [Moon Planting] transformation, with specks of silver light appearing between the branches and leaves, crystal clear and incomparably beautiful, like a palace on the moon, aloof and cold, magnificent beyond compare.

The 'lunar core' suddenly grew larger, seemingly about to burst the entire room.

Before this happened, Locke blinked his right eye, and instantly a dimensional portal opened, sucking Locke himself and the dark side of the moon into it.

The next moment, he and the moon appeared in his own demiplane located in the subspace zone.

At this moment, the moon had become enormous, while the Moon Plant - Golden Palace Remnant Branch had not grown in size, so it looked like a potted plant in the moon pit.

It is a magical plant in the Moon Palace.

Under this immense magical pressure, the surface of the ocean, covering 20,000 acres in the demiplane, was in constant turmoil. The once calm sea was now filled with waves.

This adds a glimmer of hope to this half-plane.

This perfected the laws governing this plane.

Unfortunately, this plane is inherently flawed; unless a complete and extremely powerful magic is incorporated into it, it has no chance of becoming a small-scale plane.

And generally, no wizard is so magnanimous and kind as to give away all the hard work he has put into his research over the years to an insignificant demiplane.

Locke realized that the faint plane's will was completely devoted to him, and was gathering all the luck of the entire plane toward him.

“These demiplanes with imperfect rules are so easy to deal with,” Locke said. “Back then, the great wizard Sura worked hard for two hundred years in the mage plane, but he was still outmaneuvered by the plane’s will. He failed at the last moment.”

"But at this moment, I am only demonstrating a half-finished version of a great magic here, yet this demiplane is automatically drawn to me."

Locke was unconvinced. "If I put this immense magic into a small world that desperately needs it, would it have the same effect? ​​Hmm... a small world, though it might be a bit aloof, should be unable to resist the temptation and invite me directly."

"A medium-sized plane is the smallest level of a world. Since it is a world, it is naturally much more aloof."

Of course, there are other worlds in the endless void, such as the endless abyss, which is different from other aloof worlds.

Even if an ordinary, officially recognized wizard wanted to join, they would immediately rush over, making grand promises to lure the wizards into the Abyss camp.

"The dark side of the moon has once again enhanced the evolutionary moon that I had previously conceived."

“Basically, it’s a comprehensive upgrade.” Locke pondered, “I have to thank my cheat code. Of course, the main reason is that I carefully designed the synthesis formula in advance, the two pieces of witch porcelain were traded from the Demon Nexus City, and the Moon Witch Stone was exchanged for the Apocalypse Witch Stone obtained from the Abyss Ruins.”

"These three things are compatible with each other, and the result of their combination is exactly the blueprint for my great magic related to the moon. The combination of the two will naturally enhance the panel out of thin air."

"Moreover, I also obtained the Dark Side of the Moon... planting trough out of thin air..."

Locke's expression was strange.

Because this planting trough on the dark side of the moon is itself a characteristic of the lunar plane, meaning that lunar plants themselves exist in the lunar plane.

It was one or several magical plants deeply integrated with the lunar plane.

Now, by utilizing the [Moon Planting] mechanism, he can easily incorporate his own Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow spell model into it.

This can be said to have filled the last gap in his immense magic.

Locke chanted a spell, and instantly the bright moon hung high in the sky. The base of the peach tree on the moon remained unchanged, while the upper part transformed into a bow and arrow. Locke summoned the Little Golden Jujube Hanging Tree, and a jujube hanging tree fell off, turning into an arrow that rested on the peach bow.

To accumulate without releasing.

Like a heavy-duty engineering crossbow!

Locke certainly wouldn't cast this spell, because this was his own demiplane, and he would be heartbroken if it were damaged.

He snapped his fingers, and the magic vanished instantly.

Locke looked at the Moon of Evolution, now back to normal, and pondered, "Since this magic appeared, my control over this demiplane has increased."

"If before this I was just a farmer who used this demiplane to grow magical plants on its surface, now I am the master of this plane. This plane itself didn't have much to do with me before."

"I have planted five thousand acres of magical plant forest here. I am the master of the magical plant forest, and the magical plant forest has become part of the demiplane. I have formed an indirect connection with the demiplane."

"But with this magic, I have almost completely controlled the flow of the world's power..."

Locke pondered, "Is this the perspective of a second-ring wizard on the world? It is indeed different from that of a first-ring wizard."

Only by standing tall can you see far.

Otherwise, a first-ring wizard could continuously conduct research to explore the truth.

That's why we strive for higher wizard ranks.

Only by becoming a high-ring wizard can one access the truth of this world.

The young wizards of the first ring stumble and fall, merely going around in circles within the framework of this world, finding it difficult to touch upon the true reality.

Locke reached out and grasped a wisp of dimensional power that was difficult for mortals and ordinary wizards to see.

To outsiders, he had only grasped a wisp of air, but from his own perspective, he had grasped a wisp of dimensional power.

The ultimate magic is truly amazing.

He had previously used immense magic to directly usurp the royal court's kingdom, infuriating the lich king, but neither he nor his lich court could do anything about it.

At this moment, Locke had a deeper understanding of ultimate magic. "Ultimate magic can naturally control a relatively simple world, or a part of a world."

"Therefore, to fight a wizard who uses immense magic with the most important kingdom realm of the Age of Stars... that would be a natural constraint and a natural countermeasure."

"In this way, I can fine-tune the spell model in just two weeks at most, and fully combine my Evolution Moon with Peach Arch Thorn Arrow."

"Use the dark side of the moon as a link to connect the two spells together."

"The peach-bow thorn arrow can then be transformed into a moon arrow."

Locke nodded and said, "Although it's still somewhat incongruous and a hodgepodge, it's already taking shape. The remaining problem isn't my problem, but rather the problem of the stage I'm at."

"Currently, I'm in the stage of building my own ultimate magic, not yet at the forging stage. So, it's normal for it to be a little messy. When I reach the star ring and moon ring stages, I'll still need to forge it a few more times."

Locke pondered, "Great magic has the ability to temporarily take over and substitute for a world. This is true for these colonized worlds, but what about the wizarding world?"

After sensing the perspective of some second-circle wizards, Locke couldn't help but ponder. The wizarding world has so many wizards of second-circle and above, each possessing immense magical power. Theoretically, each immense magical power has a deep connection to a certain world; it's just a matter of the extent of that connection.

So what is the relationship between the Wizarding World and these multiverse magics?

Locke did a quick calculation and came to a startling conclusion. "Wizards are beings born from the wizarding world. When the souls of these beings—possessing immense magic—become part of other worlds, it's as if those worlds have become part of the wizarding world."

"The wizarding world doesn't even need to devour them to remotely control a huge number of worlds. Even if the wizarding civilization remains at the second level forever, it's still a highly profitable business for the wizarding world. The wizarding world can continuously expand by having wizards constantly accumulate a huge amount of magic."

"I just wonder if ultimate magic has any effect on the world power of the wizarding world?"

"And..." Locke finally understood why the witch Catherine said that the second ring had levels that could never be completed.

"I can continuously increase the total number of my individual souls by stacking the number of extremely powerful spells, and in this way, I can continuously increase my magical pressure. That's why Teacher Ekaterina said that the second ring can have only four levels, or it can have countless levels."

"The second circle is a stage without a level cap. If a second circle wizard truly masters a way to construct multiple massive spells at this stage, it would be a very good thing for the wizarding world."

Essentially, after the Wizarding Civilization reached the second ring, it should have experienced some kind of turning point, because the Wizarding Civilization could continue along the path of Great Magic, constantly increasing its civilization level by stacking the number of Great Magic spells.

In this way, the wizard civilization will remain forever at the second stage.

But for some reason, this didn't happen, because the Wizarding World developed the Third Ring Road.

wrong.

Locke realized that the Age of Stars already had three rings, so it was unlikely that they would remain at the Greater Magic stage indefinitely.

Locke coughed. These things were so far removed from his own life that he was experiencing mental confusion and had too many questions.

The wizarding civilization seems to have had several points of divergence, either continuing down the path of great magic or continuing down the path of kingdoms.

In short, the wizarding civilization holds too many secrets, and for me at this point, it's truly like the blind men and the elephant.

"I can probably understand why the wizarding civilization would abandon the Kingdom Domain and become a second or even third ring."

Locke pondered, "The essence of the Kingdom Domain is to create a large-scale magic realm. This realm bears the extra magical pressure of the Lord of the Magic Realm, elevating him to the second ring level. Perhaps, for some reason I don't currently understand, it can even elevate him to the third ring..."

"No, according to calculations, the limit of the Kingdom Domain, based on my current knowledge, is actually just the ordinary second ring. Therefore, the Kingdom Domain must have further development, which is why there are subsequent lunar rings, star rings, and solar rings."

Locke pondered, "The Kingdom Realm that I understood within the Historical Boundary Marker Spell is only the simplest, most primitive version."

"There will certainly be many developments along this path. But in the end, the entire route was abandoned by the wizards. The number of Lords of the Realm is very limited, which means that the number of second-circle wizards in the Age of Stars must have been much, much less than it is now."

A Dharma Realm is a magical kingdom, so its resource utilization rate is probably only one percent of that of the current wizarding civilization.

It would take a hundred times the resources to train a second-circle wizard.

Moreover, the separation between the legal realm and the sorcerer himself is ridiculously high.

If someone destroys the kingdom first and then deals with this wizard, they must first break the magic realm and then defeat this wizard.

Then you've been scammed.

If the kingdom is destroyed, the magical realm will also be destroyed, and the wizard's level will drop.

Just like the King Otto whom Locke had met years ago, his wizarding level had actually dropped from the third ring to the first ring limit, which was simply outrageous.

It doesn't resemble a powerful spell; such a thing is practically impossible.

Back then, during the magical combat tournament, the Senate wizards' ultimate magic was stolen by the wizards of the Twin Demon Realms, without affecting their own magic level at all.

After all, as long as the ultimate magic exists, it is equivalent to the existence of a soul, which means you exist, and you are still a second-circle wizard!
Locke sat in his demiplane and sorted out his thoughts. Currently, he had three ways to become a second-circle wizard.

The first option is to use one's current evolutionary month to seize the World Stone, or to have the world give one the World Stone willingly, thus becoming a second-circle wizard.

The second method is to use one's own dragon bloodline or three-eyed tiger cat bloodline to transform one's wizard bloodline into the corresponding magical creature bloodline, thus transforming oneself from a human into a beast and becoming a second-ring level being.

The third option is to create a corresponding magical kingdom and become a second-circle wizard.

The third possibility is valid because the individual happens to know the fundamental principles of the Kingdom Realm. They only need to find a colony world to create it.

Locke himself felt that one should take the broad and straight path in life, so he naturally chose the first route.

Locke left the demiplane and returned to his dormitory.

"The competition starts in two months," Locke said. "But I'm already quite satisfied with my current level of ultimate magic. As long as I complete Daniel's research, I'll reach the best I can do right now."

"For the remaining two months, let's focus our attention on Group 2."

Locke pondered, "It would be better to end the first-class project funding. Researching the energy-locking structure of the ancient flower roots and the ecology of the dune plane is of great importance to me. Rather than obsessing over the construction of ultimate magic, it might be more beneficial for me to focus on these concrete matters."

"With the funds I have, we can quickly shorten the research time. Let's throw money at it." Locke had a previous idea: to use grafting cultivation to give his various Wizard Shoe pineapples in the Snow-capped Pineapple Wizard Shoes series glandular root sac structures, thereby enhancing their instantaneous burst capabilities, or in other words, instantly increasing their speed.

This would allow them to launch a fifth wizard shoe product and capitalize on their success.

Using the Silent Grail and the War of the Demon Realm as its best advertising platforms, and giving the top wizard shoe shops in Yunze Wetland a large and complete boost, it solidified the status of its Augustus Wizard Shoes brand.

I happen to have ten million magic stones on hand, which I can convert into cash.

In the process, I can also complete the True Knowledge Institute project.

Locke sat on the sofa, pondering, "But the situation with Wizard Bailey... is really strange. Recently, I had Mason and the others investigate the Dune Plane, only to find that the pollution there is getting worse every day."

“Zaran Bailey is a bit too eager for quick success. In ecological restoration research, the worst thing is to pursue results blindly for the sake of face and performance, which can easily lead to short-term prosperity but ultimately result in a greater ecological collapse. But he should be able to become a second-circle wizard, so he shouldn’t be that foolish.”

"If he really does completely disregard everything, he'll be the one who suffers in the end."

Locke keenly sensed the problem. "There's probably more to this than meets the eye, but I'm still only a first-ring wizard, so it's best not to get involved."

“There’s probably some huge vortex of interests involved here, with everyone involved. There’s a very high chance that Zaran Bailey has been set up. So these past few days, Mason Witch has been saying that she’s been coming to see me very attentively. I’d better not meet with her.”

Locke made up his mind not to get involved in things that didn't concern him, especially since he was at a crucial juncture in his soul's decline.

Locke heard a knock on the door, and Daniel the Wizard's voice came from outside. "Locke, are you there?"

Locke opened the door and saw Daniel and one of Daniel's witch students, who was now meek and obsequious.

Locke recalled that Daniel the Wizard had complained to him before that his student had tried to change tutors when he was almost a debt slave. Now that Daniel the Wizard had made a comeback, she must have been scolded by Daniel the Wizard for this.

Daniel chuckled, “You seemed quite interested in the new energy carrier I was trying to develop. I can tell, you really need it.”

“Locke, I call it the ‘Mist of Velen’.”

"Come and take a look."

Wizard Daniel took out a jar made of Chrono Crystal, inside which was a wisp of ethereal mist. "This mist is composed of countless tiny water droplets, increasing the surface area, and it is made of water infused with light particles of the ferro element."

Locke looked at him with surprise.

Wizard Daniel said, "The 'dang' element, light particles of water, is a concept in meteorology. It's a special element that only appears in the clouds at the top of underground spaces. This element can increase the surface area of ​​my fog and enhance its ability to absorb special energy."

"Mix this element with ordinary water, evaporate it to form fog, and then use weather magic to adjust the fog's [Fog Lock] structure. You can see that these fog droplets have a three-dimensional structure, which is my Velen Fog."

"But the Mist of Velen, as it stands, can only store light energy."

"Moreover, due to its special structure, it exhibits colloidal properties after absorbing a large amount of energy. Its fluidity is greatly reduced, which is completely different from my initial assumption."

Wizard Daniel gave a wry smile. "This is completely opposite to my research goals. In other words, I've discovered a new form of energy carrier, but the problem is that this energy carrier... its properties are different from what I initially thought."

"We're going to lose money again."

Wizard Daniel glanced at his student.

The witch immediately spoke up. "Teacher, you are already very capable. This is just a small initial investment; you will surely reap exponential rewards soon."

Wizard Daniel said with satisfaction, "Helen, your voice has become very pleasant lately. I appreciate your current attitude. I forgive you."

(End of this chapter)