Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 698 The True Second Ring, the True Ultimate Magic!
Inside the train carriage, the gunman was about to kill the girl. The girl looked at the dark muzzle of the gun and closed her eyes in fear.

The believers were furious, but powerless to do anything about it; all they could do was writhe in their rage.

Just as the gunslinger was about to shoot and kill the priestess, a voice suddenly appeared in his ear. "Brother, could you please not shoot my summoner?"

Gunslinger's pupils suddenly contracted.

He immediately looked around, but found no one in the third carriage.

He caught a glimpse of a beautiful, flawless full moon out of the corner of his eye, and immediately turned around, only to see a full moon reflected in the carriage window.

But only the train carriage window showed a full moon, while outside the window the sky was still dusk. And in the third carriage, there were only these people, so how could there be a full moon?

Gunslinger turned around, his pupils shrinking again. "This is a ghost."

He took out a musket from his waist with his left hand and aimed it at Locke, who had suddenly appeared in front of him.

The man before him, Locke, was wearing a tailored navy blue suit, a fedora, and a walking stick.

It wasn't that he wanted to appear in this world in this form, but rather that the ancient ritual magic was designed by the Silent Witch, and its internal framework had already been established.

My true form is still outside this world, at the boundary between the crystal wall system and the void.

In a broad sense, one is already in this world, but in a narrow sense, without entering the crystal wall system, one cannot enter the main matter plane and therefore cannot be said to have entered this world.

What appeared here was a sacred incarnation summoned by sacrificial magic.

In other words, a special magical incarnation, similar to a special avatar—a natural incarnation.

The image of the saint's incarnation was set by the Silent Witch.

This sage's incarnation was formed from the power of the plane, and the plane principles contained within it are naturally the plane principles of this world, so there is no problem of it being rejected by the plane power of this world.

Locke said, "This must be the [Saint's Descent] stance mentioned in the competition data."

He pondered, "My true form hasn't entered this world yet, which is normal. Right now, I'm a second-circle wizard, and my magical pressure is almost one-fifteenth the magical pressure of a standard small-scale plane."

“Generally speaking, a world would actively resist the direct entry of an entity with such powerful magical pressure. However, I became a second-circle wizard only because I received the gift of the Silent Plane, so I cannot resist its will and cannot forcibly descend in my true form.”

The believers looked at Locke in astonishment, then became extremely excited and worshipful, bowing to him and cheering.

The young priestess looked at Locke in surprise, then her eyes reddened.

Her God appeared in her dream when she was ten years old, teaching her knowledge, telling her secrets, helping her grow and develop, and establishing the current cult.

She had only ever met this deity in her dreams, but today, this deity has finally descended into this world.

The priestess was filled with excitement. "You've finally arrived."

"The Empire is like an eternal nightmare, and you, the only savior of this world, have arrived. Please save us from this nightmare, Moon of Evolution!"

Locke glanced at the group of incredibly excited believers. Of course, he could understand their feelings from their perspective.

After all, this is a deity appearing directly in front of their believers.

Nothing could inspire them more than this.

But the problem is, I need to understand the current situation myself.

'Conversations in dreams? For years on end? This is a classic colonization method. When a powerful wizard wants to conquer the world, but doesn't want direct confrontation, or for some other reason, they will create dreams and have the natives actively summon their holy avatars to descend.'

Locke pondered, "There are many advantages to doing this. The Saint's Incarnation is an avatar formed using the dimensional power of this world, and therefore will not conflict with this world."

'Secondly, it allows us to bypass the world's barriers and the powerful native inhabitants of this world, directly entering the rear areas.'

Moreover, this allows one to understand the world, grasp its civilization, and avoid being hostile to the entire civilization while seeking potential allies within it.

'It seems this world must have a powerful power system and powerful wielders. Otherwise, the Silent Witch, who was only at the ordinary second-ring stage back then, wouldn't have needed to enter this world in this way.'

Locke pondered, "But I remember that this kind of magic requires the cooperation of the world's will. Otherwise, before the true body can enter the Prime Material Plane, unless some powerful force is directly injected, it's difficult to influence the natives located on the Prime Material Plane."

'But to invest significant power would inevitably lead to conflict with the powerful beings of this plane. Therefore, this roundabout method becomes pointless.'

So, the Silent Witch was recognized by the will of this plane, and was even actively invited to join it?

"Hmm...it was mentioned in the competition introduction that she wanted to save this plane back then, but failed, which she regrets." Locke pondered, "She was probably conducting ecological experiments, discovered the problems with this plane, and wanted to prevent it from heading towards destruction."

According to the competition introduction, the main theme of this competition is to use great magic to survive to the end and become the champion.

The side quest is why we must hold on until the end, because this world is heading towards its end, and with each passing period of time, it gets closer to the doomsday point of that historical plane.

Therefore, every period of time that passes, the world's environment becomes worse.

That's why they need to pull through.

There are two ways to play this game. The first is to build a massive magic spell and then knock others out.

The second strategy is to build up massive magical resources, then survive and endure the pressure of the world's apocalypse until the very end.

But in any case, Locke needs to understand this world thoroughly, then find out the greatest danger it poses to him, and understand why this world is destined to end in history.

What exactly is it that has caused this world to inevitably perish?

The gunslinger pointed it at Locke's forehead. "You... what are you?"

"With the Emperor above, what exactly are you?"

The priestess and her followers' expressions changed drastically, and they angrily demanded that he put down his gun and not offend the gods.

Locke gave him a cold look but didn't answer, instead turning his attention elsewhere.

Because the four of them did not conceal themselves at the moment their saintly avatars entered this world, their immense magic appeared directly in this world along with their saintly avatars.

In this world filled with the roar of machinery, although it seems to be just an ordinary mortal world without superpowers, this is impossible.

the reason is simple.

First, even the Silent Witch couldn't directly enter this world back then.

Secondly, this world actually separated into four World Stones, granting them the title of Second Ring Wizards.

If we take into account the countless powerful beings in this world, and the fact that this world itself must possess at least one World Stone sufficient to support a second-ring level, then the total amount of magical pressure in this world is quite astonishing.

Such a world is either a highly advanced technological civilization or a civilization with a powerful power system.

Absolutely impossible, for an ordinary mortal with low-level martial arts like this.

What puzzled Locke was that there was no magical tide in this world for some reason.

It's just like an ordinary world without magic.

But a world without magic cannot withstand his magical pressure.

It's like a ping-pong ball that can't get into a drop of water.

A second-circle wizard is like a ping-pong ball, and the world without magic is like a drop of water. How can one enter?

Third, there was the network of mental energy that appeared in the air before him, invisible to ordinary people.

At the same time, he saw a terrifying light of the soul in a certain direction of this world.

Since the four had just arrived, they had no time to conceal their immense magic. As soon as they entered, they were detected by the mental network and noticed by the powerful holder of the Light of the Mind, who was about to suppress them immediately.

In the central place of this world, where the imperial capital is located, within the palace, a terrifying spiritual light erupted, pressing down on the four people.

Locke, Edgar, Georgina, and the wizard Smith—their immense magic was being forced out of this world by the mental network manipulated by the Light of the Mind.

The four's immense magic ascended into the sky.

Evolution Moon, Time Fern, Loom of Fate, and Meteor from Outer Space.

Four immense spells were located in four different directions of this world: east, south, west, and north. In the center was a mental network controlled by the emperor's spiritual light. With the help of this mental network, he successfully forced the four people's immense spells into the sky, intending to further expel them from this world.

At this moment, Locke seemed to have three perspectives: one was his original body outside the dimensional crystal wall system; another was the Evolution Moon - Great Magic in the stratosphere, forced to the upper atmosphere by the Mind Light Network in this world; and the third was his saintly incarnation in the city train of this world, surrounded by numerous believers and gunmen.

The entity seems to be overlooking the world, standing outside of it, looking down upon it. The higher you stand, the farther you can see.

I saw the entire network of the mind, which filled the heavens and earth and was driven by the light of the mind.

The saintly incarnation then spoke to the gunslinger before him. Locke brushed the musket aside with his hand and said, "No need to be so fierce. I am not this ignorant girl."

"Since you're willing to listen to her continue, it means you're starting to doubt the Emperor, aren't you? This... Gunslinger."

Locke's saintly incarnation is formed from the power of a plane, so by communicating with the power of the plane, he can obtain a lot of common knowledge about this world.

Of course, this kind of knowledge acquisition is not about stuffing it all into one's head, but rather a triggered process.

It's similar to knowing what something is just by seeing it. But the prerequisite is that you have to see it, encounter it, and do some thinking about it.

In essence, this means that you are always in a state of harmony with nature, so you can know a lot about the world.

The gunslinger's pupils constricted sharply, then he sheathed his two muskets. "I do have some suspicions about the Emperor. I've done a lot of dirty work for him, and I know he's not a good person. But who are you, really?"

"At least so far, in my eyes the emperor is more human than you."

"Convince me."

Locke glanced at the gunslinger. "I don't need to convince you. You're the one with the doubts, not me. So you're the one begging me. If you want to know the truth, then let's make a deal. You protect this girl."

"I will show you the truth."

Gunslinger squinted.

Meanwhile, Locke's immense magic is clashing violently with the Emperor's mental network.

Locke himself was communicating with Antoine and the Preston Witch, who were also outside the dimensional crystal wall system but within the dimensional plane.

Antoine said, "So, the current amount of maximum magic that can be constructed is only enough for your Saint Incarnation to go down, is that right? Then find a way to construct an even greater total amount of maximum magic pressure so that I can go down as well."

The Preston Witch argued in her defense, "Why should I be the second one to go down?"

Antoine said, "This is not the time to talk about that. I am the reincarnation of a third-ring wizard. I'll be more useful than you. In this round, we are the assistants; we should help Locke with wisdom, not strength!"

Meanwhile, in the stratosphere high above this world, Locke's immense magic clashed with the Emperor several times, but he was always at a disadvantage.

The reason is simple: firstly, the emperor of this world has been ruling this world for many years, while Locke and others' great magic has only just been established.

There are two important indicators for extreme magic.

First, the quality of the magic pressure.

Second, the total amount of magic pressure.

Although their magical pressure quality was similar, and because it was a massive magic spell, its efficiency exceeded that of the emperor, the problem lay in the total amount of magical pressure.

The emperor here uses the power system of this world, sets up a mental network, and possesses all sorts of incredible abilities; the total amount of magical pressure has long exceeded normal levels.

The four players hadn't even had time to begin constructing their ultimate magic, since they had only just entered the competition and the game had only just begun.

Therefore, it's normal to be collectively suppressed by the most powerful beings in this world at the start of the game.

However, the other party couldn't drive them away either.

Because they were not invaders, but rather they used the Worldstone of this world to create immense magic!

At this point, Locke no longer wanted to entangle with his opponent. 'Continuing to fight this guy is pointless. First, I'll conceal my ultimate magic, then go down and construct my Evolutionary Moon ecosystem, accumulating the total magical pressure of my ultimate magic. Like the Forest Sanctuary.'

'As long as the total amount of magical pressure increases, the balance of power between me and the Emperor will be reversed.'

'Wasting time with him here is just a waste of time. He can't drive me away, and I can't defeat him. If he manages to seal away one of my most powerful magic abilities, then things will get really messed up.'

Locke's magical pressure erupted at this moment, strengthening the Moon of Evolution.

Meanwhile, the other three contestants, who shared similar ideas, also began to increase their magical pressure.

Interestingly, as their immense magic appeared in this world, the total magical pressure of this world actually began to double.

Extreme magic is an incredibly powerful thing.

Its existence is beneficial to all three parties!

The Wizarding World gained indirect control of the world, and the wizards themselves became second-circle wizards. As a result, the total magical pressure in this colony increased due to the fusion of the Worldstone and the Great Magic, and the rules were improved.

Originally, the world's will, which had been suppressed by the emperor's mental network, actually began to regain some mental strength to resist the emperor.

Locke had a brief exchange with the three contestants high in the air.

"This guy's power is somewhat similar to the telekinetic magic of the Mind School."

"It's just like it, but there's no spell model, no meditation method, no sea of ​​consciousness, and it's not a magic framework. It's the native power framework of this world, but it has a bit of a psychic magic direction in it."

"The truth may come by many paths, but it is perfectly normal for them to be somewhat similar as long as one is on the right path."

"His method of becoming a second-ring cultivator seems to be replacing the world's mind with his own. He seems to want to replace the world's will with his own, and he's almost turning the world into a zombie! A wild approach! Moreover, this method has its limits, and he's currently stuck at this step. If it weren't for the fact that his system's total magical pressure is temporarily higher than ours, we could have overthrown him by now."

Locke pondered: 'Could it be that the Emperor is destined to be the source of this world's inevitable demise? No, if that's the case, the world will at most progress slowly.'

'But slow progress doesn't mean demise!'

These are two different concepts.

'Let's wait and see; perhaps the emperor will commit other acts of rebellion.'

The four individuals' immense magical powers fell to the ground, rapidly shifting their positions to prevent the emperor from pinpointing their location, thus concealing them.

From within the imperial palace of the steel capital of this world, a voice echoed: "Traitorous minister!"

"In that case, we should work together to fight that disaster."

"You cannot hide. This world belongs to me. I am civilization. One person is a civilization!"

On the train, Locke had just thought he had gotten rid of the emperor when he saw that the other party's mental network was actually conducting a collective scan of the entire plane, trying to find them in this way.

A bolt of mental lightning appeared in the train carriage, striking towards everyone. Locke, seeing this, sneered. "Child's play."

"You thought I'd fall for your trap?"

The lightning of the mind disappears before it touches a person.

Although they had only just clashed, Locke could still tell from his opponent's power system that the power structure was rather crude and could not be precisely controlled.

If a mind scan of the entire world were to be launched, it could cause 99% of the people to become idiots in an instant. Therefore, the other party dares not directly use its mental light to scan the minds of all the people in the world.

So the other side launched a deceptive, worldwide psychological lightning attack, but dared not actually strike directly.

Because if they were to attack directly, this civilization would be completely destroyed, the world would regress and be downgraded, and it would affect their rights.

So, he was just trying to scare them, to get them to stop the lightning in front of them. If they did, he could find them, who were hiding great magic.

Locke had already seen the construction of that mind network system during the previous exchange. It was as simple as boiling water to make a machine spin. How could it possibly perform any very sophisticated operations?

Otherwise, he could simply use a mind network to silently control everyone in the world and listen to their minds.

Unfortunately, he lacked the ability.

This stems from a fundamental lack of capability within the system's framework.

Therefore, Locke concluded that the other party was simply deceiving him.

Most importantly, this saintly avatar has a very high health bar, so even if it gets attacked, it's not a big deal.

Locke pondered, "So, besides the contestants, there is another major enemy in this world, which is the representative of the world's native power, the one-man civilization—the Emperor."

Locke looked at the gunslinger and the girl, and smiled. "Gunslinger, would you be willing to pledge your allegiance to me for the time being?"

Gunslinger said, "It's not about loyalty, it's just about following you and seeing the truth."

(End of this chapter)