Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 714 New Route and Enemies of the World!

Although the emperor was extremely resistant, he had to admit that Locke had persuaded him using logic he could understand.

At this moment, Locke is the master of the Mind Network, possessing the Mind Light that symbolizes the Emperor, so he is the Emperor of the Silent Dimension.

If the Duke of Westminster does not answer the questions seriously, he will be doing the same thing as a traitor.

He refused to be a traitor!

The Duke of Westminster sighed, put his head armor back on, and said, "This is a long time ago."

"His Majesty."

Locke mentally calculated the time it would take for both Wizard Smith's and Wizard Edgar's ultimate spells to break.

If all goes well, the wizard Edgar will be the first to be eliminated from this plane.

He was also the person who posed the greatest threat to him in this competition.

Once Edgar the Wizard is eliminated, there's no point in keeping Georgina the Witch; he'll immediately enter the magic realm and eliminate her.

You need to manage your time better.

Because Wizard Smith possesses a Fate-Binding Robe, once he dies, Georgina Witch's immense magic will receive a portion of the misfortune resulting from his death, and the corresponding good fortune arising from it.

While this might not be enough for Georgina the Witch to turn the tide, it could certainly create some trouble for herself.

Therefore, you need to manage your time well.

'These opponents are all troublesome. My supernatural intuition warns me that I absolutely cannot make a second move against Edgar.'

'Based on this, Georgina's existence is to my advantage. As long as Edgar's backup plan remains unresolved, I cannot make the first move against Georgina.'

'Otherwise, if Edgar's backup plan is actually activated, I'll just be doing all the work for him.'

'However, I cannot eliminate Smith before Georgina. Otherwise, I would be greatly empowering Georgina's magic.'

Locke said, 'So, after much deliberation, I've concluded that it's actually in my best interest to not be there and wait for my enemies to perish on their own.'

'If there are no other problems, they should be at their wits' end by now.'

The Duke of Westminster looked at Locke and began to recount: "Long ago, the Silent Dimension was not like this empire, nor was it the industrial civilization we have now. Back then, this world was very primitive, with dozens of countries, each very poor, and we were at war every day..."

"It's not just that, because the void in the sky of this world will drop down some monsters that are like creatures, so no country can guarantee its own safety, and no one can guarantee their own survival... We are all thinking about what to do about our future, but no one has ever thought that we can change this world."

The Duke of Westminster's eyes were filled with a dazed look. "Your Majesty, can you imagine? At this moment, someone suddenly stands up and tells us that the true strong can decide what the future of this world should be like, rather than trying to figure out what the world was originally like."

"Even that ugly and dangerous sky can be covered by a canopy, creating a sky that all ordinary people in this world can love..."

The Duke of Westminster was clearly lost in some particular memory, his tone becoming filled with nostalgia. "He is someone we all miss."

Locke keenly sensed something was wrong. "Us? You...who else?"

The Duke of Westminster said, “It was those old guys who used to follow him, including me. But now only I am left. I have erased all traces of him, and made those who knew of his existence disappear as well.”

Locke was not surprised by this; the man was a tyrant.

But a single dictator is incapable of establishing this civilization.

Therefore, someone must have helped him establish this civilization, and he later surpassed him to occupy this position.

……

In the Silent Dimension, Wizard Smith, within his own outer meteor space, sensed that the stellar power of this Great Magic was now completely chaotic, and all the Star Prayers within the Great Magic had perished as a result.

It was no longer possible to help him reduce his energy dissipation rate.

At this moment, Wizard Smith calmed himself down, took out the 'God of Gamblers' dice from his soul, and threw them forward.

The six-sided die rolled once on the ground, and just as it was about to land with the '1' face up, it suddenly rolled forward one more time, turning into a '6' face up.

Meanwhile, in the spectator arena, at the Storm Tower, a wizard at the first stage of crystallization also threw the same die forward.

At this moment, the die shows the number 2 facing up.

The wizard's expression changed slightly. In an instant, his magical pressure was absorbed by the die and transferred to the wizard Smith, who was located at the position of the other die.

In the Silent Dimension, within the Meteor Dimension, Wizard Smith's face lit up with surprise as he sensed an external magical pressure emanating from him.

This demonic pressure was a timely help, stabilizing some of the chaos inside the extraterrestrial meteor.

But not enough.

He looked at the dice in his hand, preparing to play a few more times.

These are two of the world's most wondrous gambling dice.

According to Medea, two wizards can throw the object and wager their magical power!
The player must simultaneously input both sides' magical pressure into the dice and then roll it; the one with the higher number wins.

The wizard who wins the bet will receive the magical pressure from both parties and temporarily possess the magical pressure of the other party.

Although he cannot regenerate, he can temporarily possess the magical pressure of another wizard.

In other words, he can use these worldly wonders, soul artifacts, to gamble with wizards outside the arena and then plunder their magical pressure.

As a candidate for the next head of the Smith family and a researcher at Storm Tower, he can control who will gamble against him.

Moreover, this die has a hidden function.

It means that a second-ring wizard can cheat when betting against a first-ring wizard.

Because this die has limited power and cannot cause rivers to overflow into the sea, the fairness of the bet only applies between wizards of the same level.

For wizards of different levels, the wizard of the higher level is always invincible.

This was a conclusion he had reached after testing it on many people, so he was very confident in using it now.

Moreover, he could have Medea cast a spell of the School of Prophecy on the wizards he gambled with, reducing their luck, thus making him invincible forever.

Upon seeing that he had found a way out, Wizard Smith burst into laughter. "Hahahaha... Locke, this isn't over between us. I don't know why you didn't press your advantage and hasten the collapse of my ultimate magic, giving me a chance to catch my breath."

"But I'll make you regret it; you gave me a chance to breathe."

"Medea, continue finding someone to roll the dice."

At this moment, another wizard from the Storm Tower inside the Meteor from Outer Space also showed a look of relief.

Unexpectedly, Wizard Smith had a World Wonder as a backup plan.

Wizard Smith had three people roll the dice.

He gambled higher and higher, constantly channeling more and more of his magical energy into the dice.

Each time he wins, his magic pressure increases.

The meteor from outer space would be more stable. At this moment, many wizards below the Silent Throne were astonished by what they saw.

"What is that thing? A wonder of the world? Is it something from the colonial world?"

"The term 'World Wonders' comes from the 'New Route.' The 'New Route' refers to a vast, endless void region with very high matter density that the wizarding civilization recently encountered... There are many medium-magic planes, and even high-magic planes, many of which are dangerous for high-ring wizards. There are many strange things there, and this strange but powerful thing was probably brought over from the 'New Route' by Wizard Smith."

"That's not surprising. After all, it's the Storm Tower. It has plenty of resources. This makes sense, since you can add items to enhance a Great Magic. Soul artifacts are soul-bound items, so they're essentially enhancements to Great Magic. For example, Locke and Georgina have second-ring artifacts in their Great Magic, and Edgar and Locke have magical plants in their Great Magic, especially Edgar, who has a second-ring magical plant."

"The ultimate magic of the Unforged stage is rarely very pure, without any external elements. It is just a world wonder with the ability to break the rules. But it is extremely rare, and each one is priceless. I don't think Storm Tower would invest such an expensive item in a competition like this."

At this moment, the seven Sun Ring Wizard judges exchanged glances.

"It's just a single-stage competition, yet they've used a world wonder from the [New Route] area. Storm Tower is really going all out."

"Using a World Wonder with Soul Artifact attributes doesn't violate the three rules; it's just an enhancement of the Celestial Meteor. But finding a World Wonder that fits the Celestial Meteor perfectly isn't easy. For the Storm Tower, this isn't very cost-effective, and it doesn't seem like something the Storm Tower would do."

"However, there's a problem. Is that really a World Wonder? World Wonders are unique treasures from the New Route, extremely rare in the Wizarding World. Logically, World Wonders should possess the alien world principles of the New Route. Look at that die; although it also has world principles different from those of the Wizarding World, it doesn't seem to have the characteristics of the world principles from the New Route."

One of the judges from the Sun Ring Wizards expressed his doubts.

Meanwhile, the audience area of ​​Storm Tower also looked puzzled.

Because Wizard Smith never told them that he possessed a wonder of the world!
The World Wonders of the New Route are extremely valuable, and are also rare items for Storm Tower.

Logically speaking, after obtaining the World Wonder, Wizard Smith should have informed Storm Tower.

At this moment, a Sun Ring Wizard from the Smith family gazed thoughtfully at the dice in the image above the Silent Throne, held by Wizard Smith. "That little Smith fellow has actually been keeping secrets from the family and the Storm Tower."

"This guy has no sense of the big picture."

Another Smith family Sun Ring Wizard chuckled softly, "But it's all good. The Storm Tower isn't just divided into our family faction, but also the Academy faction. If they had known that Wizard Smith had obtained the World's Wonder, it might not have stayed in our family's hands."

"He might even have to hand it over. Now that he has a trump card, it would be perfect if he could turn the tables."

At this moment, the leader of the Storm Tower's school team, the Star Ring Wizard, also revealed a look of ecstatic joy. "Well done, Smith. I didn't expect you to have a World Wonder from the [New Route]!"

"Good, good, that's great. I don't think we have a chance at first place. Chad, you guys at Golden Crown Mountain are ruthless."

"But there's still a chance for second place."

The wizard Rush and the Moon Witch of Bonifacius University glanced at him with displeasure.

Wizard Rush seemed to realize something. "A World Wonder? I've been thinking about developing things on the new shipping route lately, so I've been researching a lot. Something's strange. That doesn't seem like a World Wonder. It feels more like… a… a replica?"

Wizard Rush frowned.

He looked at the Star Ring leader. "Has your Storm Tower recently taken a liking to making replicas of world wonders?"

The leader of the Star Ring immediately frowned, his gaze fixed intently on the image of the Silent Throne, where Wizard Smith was holding a die and laughing heartily.

His expression changed slightly.

Anyone who can participate in the Silent Grail Wars is a fool.

“No, Smith, stop right now.” The Star Ring team leader stood on the viewing platform and said hopelessly, “There’s something wrong with your dice.”

At this moment, the wizard Smith in the Silent Dimension was overjoyed. After winning the fifth throw, he burst into laughter. "I should have used this world artifact sooner. It truly lives up to its reputation as a treasure from the New Horizons."

"Actually, I haven't needed it for a long time... After all, such good things should be kept hidden. I haven't even told my family."

Wizard Smith injected all his magical energy into the dice; he was going to gamble big.

The God of Gamblers dice game also has a hidden mechanism: both players inject their magical pressure into the dice to gamble against each other, with the winner taking all the winnings.

However, the magical pressure injected by both sides is roughly on the same order of magnitude.

If one side's magical pressure is insufficient and they lose, then that side must compensate with what they have left, such as spirituality, the light of the mind, the soul, a permanent defensive field, and everything else they possess.

At that moment, a cold glint flashed in the eyes of Wizard Smith.

At this moment, his great magic requires a large flow of magical pressure to stabilize it, and the existing magical pressure of a few first-ring crystallized wizards is simply not enough to fill the gap.

Moreover, even if he stabilized the meteor shower, he was still no match for Locke.

If you're going to play, you should play big.

They've only overcome their magical pressure; they'll recover in a few days.

Only by betting everything on them and winning can they generate enough energy to turn the tide!
Thinking this, Wizard Smith placed his palm on the dice, a greedy look in his eyes. "I want to win more. This feeling is amazing."

He thought to himself, 'What's with my Smith family running those shady factories all day, turning ourselves into some kind of dark wizarding operation, like human traffickers? Come to think of it, it's not even as efficient as gambling with other people's treasures and winning all their wealth.'

'This feels so good!'

“I want more, I want even more. Medea, let them continue to gamble with me.”

Wizard Smith was surprised to discover that even great magic could be considered as an asset in a gamble with this die, and then he threw the die forward.

Meanwhile, the Medea witch in the mortal realm smirked, pushed aside a wizard, and, holding the dice, said, "Smith. You have a second-circle enchanted artifact protecting you from the spells of the School of Prophecy that could influence your mind and interfere with your judgment."

“Wizard Smith, you can contact high-ring wizards at any time, you can check your physical condition at any time, and make sure you are not affected by any magic.”

“Wizard Smith, you have far too many resources to crush me.”

"But so what!"

“There are still ways for the weak to overcome the strong in this world. Since I can’t use magic on you, I’ll use the simplest, most primitive, and most effective method—deception. I’ll exploit your greed and set you up to believe that it is a wonder of the world.”

"Then you believed it. You dared not have anyone appraise it because you were afraid that others would covet your world's wonders. Indeed, world's wonders are all extremely precious treasures to you. But if I really had such a thing, why would I offer it to you?"

"Why?"

"Because would you give me a job where I have to work overtime every day and get paid for it? Hahaha... idiot."

"Let me tell you this: there is no gambler in this world who is invincible. The moment you gamble, you are already on the path to losing."

The witch Medea threw the die in her hand forward.

The three Sun Ring Wizards of Storm Tower were instantly enraged, and their magical pressure pressed down on her like three mountains crushing an ant.

"Insanity!"

"madness!"

"Stop! Otherwise, Storm Tower will ensure you have no way to survive in the entire civilized world, both in the sky and on the ground! Your future will be completely ruined! You will never be able to find a job again, and you will never be able to submit an article again!"

In an instant, Medea was surrounded by enemies and faced certain death, but she remained fearless in the face of danger, raising her forehead and letting her hair dance in the wind.

"Haha, I have nothing, but I'm willing to fight to the death with you all!"

Now that I am a dark wizard, why should I fear being an enemy of the whole world in this white wizard society?
(End of this chapter)