Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 732 The Real World, Wizard Tax!
In the past, the Silent Witch was in the second stage of the Ring. This is the second time she has come to this plane, which she named the [Zorro Plane].

At that time, the Silent Witch was just an ordinary second-circle cultivator who had just created her own great magic.

She didn't even have the title of Silent Witch yet, because that title was given to her by others after she became the Throne Witch.

This is to commemorate her achievements in the field of breeding for her systematic research on the weeping willow plant.

At that time, she was not yet the renowned Throne Witch of Yunze Wetlands, with a status similar to that of Catherine the Witch in Yunze Wetlands today; she was just an ordinary witch who had just become a second-circle wizard.

The Silent Witch arrived in the Zorro Plane burdened with the heavy tax burden on her shoulders. Unable to pay her taxes, she could only serve in the Wizard Council as a way to offset them.

The world of a second-ring wizard is so difficult.

It turns out that even at the first-ring wizard stage, there are still people supporting them. So even a first-ring wizard doesn't have nearly as much of a burden as a second-ring wizard.

Responsibility and rights go hand in hand.

Second-circle wizards possess immense power, but they must also fulfill their obligations.

If full-fledged wizards are the adults in the wizarding world, then second-circle wizards are finally the reliable group among the adults in the wizarding world.

At that time, the Silent Witch entered the Zorro plane, and after a series of developments, the end of the world came. The Silent Witch watched in astonishment as the world slowly sank into darkness and the torrential rain, and she was powerless to stop it.

She saw that eerie blue light enter the retinas of everyone in this plane, and in the numb gaze of the people in this plane, the end of the world arrived.

Even though one or two girls were still conscious and looked at her with desperate and pleading eyes, the Silent Witch could not stop a disc-shaped creature that had already descended from the plane from being drawn in by the plane's gravity and crashing into this plane.

That's beyond human capability!

That is two planes that are attracted to each other by gravity. The changes in the celestial bodies within them are enough for meteorite wizards to study collectively for decades, and they may not be able to understand all the rules of celestial motion.

The Silent Witch was completely baffled. Years ago, under the disappointed gaze of the mortal little girl, she looked up at the sky and saw the disc-shaped creature Omega about to descend. She couldn't understand why Omega could descend so quickly and possess the power to control the people of the Silent Plane.

That power was like some kind of magic from a spiritual school of thought...

Before the Silent Witch could think any further, the Zorro plane was about to be destroyed. At this critical moment, the Silent Witch used a special ancient magic to seal the plane, freezing everything in that instant.

However, the seal cannot be kept for too long. Because of Omega's status, if she cannot become a third-circle wizard within a hundred years, the seal will become invalid.

The Silent Witch left the Zuo Luo plane and stood outside its crystal wall system, sighing softly.

She came here because she submitted a report to the Yunze Council stating that the natives of the Zuoluo plane had received the seeds of a wizard civilization, thus possessing the potential to become wizards, and that this plane was a promising potential market for trade.

Her original mission was to spread magic in the Zuo Luo plane, plant magical tides, and establish a business agreement with the civilization of the Zuo Luo plane. Once the business agreement was reached, her taxes for the past five years could be waived by the Yunze Council.

However, people are not as good as heaven.

The Silent Plane was invaded by the Disc Creatures. The young witch looked at the Zuo Luo Plane with a disappointed gaze, then boarded her small void flying vehicle and quickly left that place.

At that moment, the disappointed eyes of that young witch from back then overlapped with the eyes of the silent witch now, and she rose from the throne of silence.

Meanwhile, the seven Sun Ring Wizards on the judging panel, disregarding their shock, quickly stood up from their seats.

The seven Sun Ring Wizards, all students of the Silent Witch's students in the Land of Three Swamps, or wizards who worked for her, all bowed to the Silent Witch at this moment.

The Silent Witch stared at the scene, a thoughtful expression on her face.

So that's how it happened back then.

My wish has been fulfilled, and I have also witnessed the emergence of outstanding younger generations.

This trip from the Starfield Sea to the Three Swamps was very fruitful.

The Silent Witch spoke up: "Edgar David and Locke Augustine, both of these children are quite good. Especially Locke Augustine, I have high hopes that he will become a renowned breeder in the future."

"The wizarding world needs such fresh blood. My high magic plan in the Starfield Sea needs such talents to emerge continuously in various places."

As if receiving some kind of instruction, the seven Sun Ring Wizards discussed the matter and then announced the results of the competition.

The champion has been chosen.

Locke undoubtedly won the championship, Edgar came in second, Georgina came in third, and Smith came in fourth.

As the chairman of the Sun Ring Wizarding Competition Committee announced the results, the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain, both formal wizards and students, were overjoyed.

Quinnjoll failed to defend their number one title, but they already regarded Edgar as a hero, so they were all overjoyed.

The wizards at Bonifacius University accepted the current outcome, after all, the reputation of the new textile science had not been diminished, and the level of the two external wizard contestants this time was simply too outstanding.

Even the doomsday scenarios of previous Silent Grail Wars were completely destroyed.

Then Boniface University can only be described as having bad luck.

But the wizards of Storm Tower looked extremely grim, as if they had swallowed flies, their expressions collectively gloomy.

First, they were in last place again.

Secondly, the female dark wizard who stole their spots escaped and disappeared in full view of everyone.

Third, Wizard Smith has been abducted. Judging from the timeline, the only place to look for him now is probably the black market.

Meanwhile, the wizarding audience collectively applauded Edgar and Locke for the magnificent performance and astonishing event they had presented.

The immense magic of the two left a deep impression on these people, especially the scene where they became each other's ecosystem at the end, which even had the style of wizards from the Enlightenment era.

Simply put, it has a strong traditional Chinese style.

The shamans of Yunze Wetland all pursue performance, regardless of the direction. They must achieve performance, whether it's illusory or real.

Such selfless cooperation has not been seen for many years.

However, at this time, many wizards had a question in their minds: how did Locke prevent the end of the world at the last moment?
That was a massive collision between heaven and earth!
Has he discovered the truth that the Silent Witch failed to discover back then?
Meanwhile, in the school team's waiting area, Wizard Chad was so excited he almost jumped up. He was even more thrilled than if he had actually won the championship. "Yeah!" Wizard Chad jumped up and turned to face his three old rivals. "We won! Golden Crown Mountain-Luxu Bridge won! We won!"

"We are the champions! We are the champions! Rush, can you see that? We are the champions!"

Rush, the Sun Ring Wizard of Quinjoll, pursed his lips, a hint of surprise still in his eyes. He glanced at Edgar and thought of Locke.

In the context of competition, the option of genuinely cooperating with opponents is something that is truly unique in the eyes of Yunze people who are driven by performance.

But unexpectedly, their collaboration actually solved the apocalypse by accident.

Wizard Rush said, "I understand. You won. We came in second. This time, your victory was well-deserved. It's just that you won by too much. I wonder what the outcome was in the Three Kings Tournament."

"It would be hilarious if you all won."

Chad the wizard was also taken aback when he heard this.

"This time, Golden Crown Mountain is prepared to make concessions. This really can't be blamed on us. As you've seen, Golden Crown Mountain has kept its promise and only provided Locke with the necessary match assistance."

Wizard Rush gave a wry smile. "You want me to go back and tell the elders of Quinnjoll that Golden Crown Mountain sent just any random contestant and they beat us?"

The wizard Chad coughed awkwardly.

Over at the Golden Crown Mountain waiting area, the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain were all immersed in the glory of winning the championship, even the third-ring wizard Fisher had a smile in his eyes.

"Not bad, not bad. We won. Hahahaha... Those no-owner lands, all the students this year are ours. That's great. One of the no-owner lands produced several promising young power masters this year, all of them are children of the elements. I was worried that other universities would snatch them up, but now it seems that I don't have to worry about it."

The Sun-Circle Wizard on the Academic Committee paused, taken aback. "Ah, even if you enroll this year, it'll still be two years before you can get into Golden Crown Mountain. And you'll need to take an exam to enter the main campus; before that, you might have to go to a lower-level institution..."

Wizard Fisher was in a good mood. "Well, there's one promising student among them, so this group of students is lucky. If they can all time their admissions perfectly, they should all be able to enter the main campus of Golden Crown Mountain School within two years."

As they talked, they touched on the complex system of subordinate schools under Golden Crown Mountain, the top wizarding university in Cloud Swamp Wetland.

Wizard Fisher belatedly realized, "Oh no, could Locke have really solved the mystery of the Silent Dimension?"

Wizard Fisher felt a chill run down his spine. "Your Majesty, did you warn him that he absolutely must not do this?"

"The Silent Grail Tournament involves too many vested interests. It absolutely cannot be canceled."

At this moment, the seven Sun Ring Wizards on the judges' panel also looked at the Silent Throne with worried expressions.

At this moment, after the initial surprise and joy subsided, a sense of unease began to creep into the hearts of the seven.

The chairman of the Sun Ring Wizards even took out a magical plant called Ganoderma lucidum from his astral ring and started looking at the stock prices related to the Silent Holy Grail Tournament.

This competition is linked to a whole bunch of shop alliances. If this competition were to disappear, hundreds of wizards would go bankrupt.

Many of them were related wizards, including himself.

At this moment, Tatar, the chairman of the Sun Ring Wizards, pursed his lips, feeling uneasy.

In the Silent Dimension, within the Mind Network, after Locke merged the two Mind Networks and completely dismantled Omega's Dark Mind Network, he noticed two lines of text on the back of the chessboard.

These two lines appear to have been written by two different wizards.

Moreover, they come from different eras.

The first line was a name that read, "He's from Boniface University, his name is Hannibal Pericles," followed by the words, "I was here, and this is proof."

Decades later, another person wrote a name on it. This person was Emilia Carlisle from Mount Golden Crown, and also left a message on the chessboard: 'It seems Mr. Pericles, like me, dares not reveal the truth of the Silent Dimension. I wonder if the next wizard to arrive here will have the courage to make a different choice than we did.'

Locke thought for a moment. Emilia Carlisle, if she was a researcher at Mount Golden Crown more than a hundred years ago, she probably left Mount Golden Crown a long time ago.

Anyway, I had never heard of her at Jinmian Mountain.

Locke thought for a moment and then understood why the two of them, despite discovering the place, hadn't told anyone.

First, they must have discovered this place, but if the two of them hadn't connected everyone in the Silent Plane to the Mind Chessboard and fulfilled the last wish of the wizard Zorro, they wouldn't have been able to suddenly merge the two major Mind Networks and dismantle the control of the disc creatures over the immense magic created by the wizard Zorro, just as they had done.

Because only by giving everyone in the Silent Dimension a corresponding position within the Mind Network can the control of the Disc Creatures over them be neutralized.

Without this step, even if this place were discovered, it would be impossible to prevent the end of the world.

Secondly, and most importantly, the Silent Grail War has been going on for many years, and the interests involved are unknown to most.

If she discovers the truth about the Silent Dimension, then the Silent Witch will likely keep her promise and cancel the Silent Holy Grail Tournament.

This would harm the interests of all the wizards involved.

The impact of such a competition, which involves fourth-ring wizards and four top universities from Yunze Wetland, is truly enormous.

It's something I absolutely cannot handle right now.

This is a completely different concept from the small-scale market that disrupted the wizard shoes.

That's understandable, since neither of them dared to claim they had discovered the truth that the Silent Dimension was destined to be destroyed after discovering this place.

What about yourself?

Locke thought about it and realized a problem: the Silent Witch had never said what benefits the wizard who discovered the truth would receive; she had only promised to cancel the Silent Holy Grail Tournament.

Locke pondered for a moment, then made his choice, carving a line of text on the chessboard: 'If I tell, the game is over. Will four more people even notice?'

Locke left these words, joining this dialogue that has lasted for over a century.

The disc-shaped creature's body possesses the characteristic of being consistent across all timelines, so this mental chessboard, at least on the reverse side, cannot be reset.

The two lines left above are the best evidence, but it's unknown how many years it will be before the next wizard joins this conversation.

(End of this chapter)