Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 751 The First Official Wizard Student

Four days later, the magic caravan finally returned to the foot of Mount Golden Crown.

Although Mount Golden Crown hasn't changed much, all the wizards are clearly immersed in an atmosphere of joy, as can be seen from the few rudimentary versions of small wizard markets and wizard towns at the foot of the mountain.

Even the usually bustling Golden Crown Mountain seemed to finally slow down, hanging celebratory decorations on the doors of various houses in the wizard town.

The magic carriage stopped at the foot of Mount Golden Crown. As soon as Locke got off the carriage, he felt a familiar magical pressure. He stepped off the carriage and saw the witch Williams with a magical pressure of 1100 and Gregor with a magical pressure of 800.

The two seemed to have been waiting at the foot of the mountain for some time, presumably because someone had told them that they and the Jinmian Mountain school team would be returning to Jinmian Mountain today.

Williams' eyes lit up with joy as he saw Locke step down from the carriage. "Teacher..."

She was about to speak when she suddenly froze, standing there stunned.

Locke looked at Williams, nodded slightly, and said with full approval, "Williams, you have become a formal wizard. Congratulations."

"On the long road of pursuing the truth, you have finally taken the first step."

Becoming a formal wizard is merely the starting point on the long road to discovering the truth.

Wizard apprentices, on the other hand, are always just in the learning and application stage, which is nothing special.

Locke praised her, saying, "Your progress is rapid. You came to me and became a full-fledged wizard in less than a year."

"You are truly a genius."

Locke sighed sincerely.

Williams truly lives up to her title as the Elemental Child of Mount Golden Crown. Her talent, comprehension, hard work, and thinking are all outstanding. She can easily overcome difficulties that are difficult for ordinary people to overcome.

Gregor also glanced at Williams with admiration.

Williams gave a wry smile, took half a step forward, then stopped and tentatively asked Locke, "Teacher, have you become a second-circle wizard?"

Gregor looked at Locke in horror.

Locke simply nodded calmly.

"Yes, I am now a second-circle wizard."

A storm raged in their hearts.

As native wizards of Yunze Wetland, the two naturally understood the meaning of a second-ring wizard.

Even in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands, being a second-circle wizard signifies immense honor, formidable strength, and profound wisdom.

Legend has it that only the most outstanding wizards among the formal wizards can take that decisive step again, become a second-circle wizard, and stand above the formal wizards as multiple crossovers.

Even if multiple individuals cross the limits of the race's soul, there are those who break the limits of the race's soul twice.

Such a person would be worthy of being called a great wizard even in the Yunze Wetlands.

Williams gave a wry smile and said to Locke, "Teacher, in front of you, how dare I call myself a genius? Compared to you, I am just an ordinary witch."

Williams brushed a strand of hair from his forehead and said, “You just went on a long trip to participate in a competition, and when you came back you became a distinguished second-circle wizard.”

"This is a gift for you."

Locke opened a magic box and found a magic wand worth ten thousand magic stones.

Williams blushed slightly. "Teacher, you may no longer need this."

Locke smiled, realizing that even if he wasn't a second-circle wizard, he wouldn't need a wand that cost ten thousand magic stones.

For a first-ring crystallized wizard, this kind of wand is almost worse than having nothing at all.

This is because it limits the maximum spell output of a first-level crystallized wizard.

It's like dancing in shackles.

But the sentiment of being the first student to become a formal wizard is another matter entirely.

This can be considered a gift to thank the teacher.

Williams is quite filial.

Locke nodded slightly. "No, I like it very much. It has a very artistic feel to it."

“I will cherish it; it will become a precious memory for me, Williams.”

The witch Williams' eyes brightened slightly as she looked at Locke with gratitude.

Locke pondered for a moment and said, "Because you are still my first student to become a formal wizard, we can't hold any sect banquet to celebrate your becoming a formal wizard."

As Locke walked and talked, he nodded and greeted the wizards in the caravan. The way these wizards looked at Locke was no longer the same.

The champion of the Silent Grail, he turned the tables on the mad wizards of the Crimson Deep, who were lying in ambush. He killed two second-circle wizards shortly after becoming a second-circle wizard, one of whom was nicknamed the "Butcher of War."

The name of the Eye Demon Wizard gradually spread throughout the Golden Crown Mountain region.

Locke, along with Williams and Gregor, gradually walked along the mountain path towards the mountainside.

Locke thought for a moment and then bestowed one of his jade peaches upon Williams.

I have a total of eight Water Jade Peaches, which I originally intended to use when I broke through to the next level. However, due to the decline of my soul, I was unable to use the Water Jade Peaches at that time.

Once he escaped the period of soul decay and became a second-circle wizard, he would no longer need these peaches.

However, these are rare resources, and they would be very useful whether they were put up for auction or given as gifts.

Williams smelled the refreshing aroma of the Water Jade Peach and immediately swallowed. She looked at Locke in surprise and asked, "Teacher, is this the Twelve Peach White Dew Peach from Golden Crown Mountain?"

Locke said, "No, that's not it."

Williams nodded. "Oh, okay."

Locke said, "It's a Water Jade Peach."

Williams' face turned red, and he started coughing.

For even a first-ring crystallization wizard of Golden Crown Mountain, White Dew Peach is a precious resource, let alone Water Jade Peach.

Only the most outstanding among the first-level crystallization wizards can obtain the Water Jade Peach.

Both types of magic peaches can enhance a wizard's magic power, but they have different focuses. The Water Jade Peach is extremely effective at replenishing a wizard's vital energy, and can even heal a wizard's hidden injuries from the past.

Locke's mental strength originally had a hidden danger during his apprenticeship, which was mixed with too much ether element. He resolved this by consuming a Water Jade Peach.

Of course, his magical power was constantly increasing at that time, so this hidden danger was relatively small to begin with.

However, the Water Jade Peach did not help him solve the problem of abyssal energy.

Williams blushed. "Teacher, this is too precious."

"I am just an ordinary first-ring wizard. I don't know how many years it will take to become a first-ring crystallized wizard. And these things should not be given to me."

Locke said "Oh".

“I have too many of these, probably six or seven more. Now that you’ve become a full-fledged wizard, I’m giving you one as a gift.”

Williams let out a small gasp of surprise.

Other wizard mentors would quickly use up any water jade peaches they had, but Locke actually had not only one, but seven or eight.

For the first time after becoming a full-fledged wizard, Williams experienced Locke's extravagance. None of her best friends' wizarding mentors were this wealthy!
These special rewards are given away on a whim.

Williams was once again relieved that the college assigned her to Locke as a student.

She was really lucky.

Locke looked at Williams and said, "By the way, Williams, where do you want to go in the future?"

Williams paused for a moment, then said in a low voice, "I originally wanted to stay at the university; I applied to Golden Crown Mountain. But I didn't pass the assessment for staying, so I can't stay at the university anymore."

Many formal wizards are competing for every position at Mount Golden Crown. Being from Mount Golden Crown can only give you a certain advantage, but it won't be a decisive one.

Clearly, Williams did not meet the standard to remain at the school.

This is also normal.

To stay at Jinmianshan University, one needs at least a level of proficiency in gasification, be exceptionally outstanding, be relatively young, and receive certain policy support.

Williams said in a low voice, "However, teacher, I have received an offer of a teaching position at a lower-level higher education institution in Golden Crown Mountain."

"It's the Tongmo Peach Garden Academy."

Locke listened quietly to the sound.

The eastern border region has a three-tiered education system: junior college, intermediate college, and senior college.

The first two colleges are basically branch colleges in the mortal kingdoms, while the advanced college is not something that ordinary wizarding colleges are qualified to establish, because the advanced college refers to the wizarding college.

Wizarding academies of the size of Mount Golden Crown have numerous advanced colleges, which are subordinate wizarding universities.

Many wizards who graduated from the main campus of Mount Golden Crown, but did not meet the requirements to stay at the main campus, would first go to the affiliated wizarding university of Mount Golden Crown to gain experience for a period of time, and then try to pass the exam to return to the main campus of Mount Golden Crown for a teaching position.

This is also a viable option.

Locke had never heard of the name "Demonic Peach Garden" before, but he still said, "That's good, Williams. I believe in your abilities."

"Williams, you should have gotten the water hyacinth system by now."

Williams nodded. "Yes, teacher. I never imagined that the world of formal wizards would be like this, so interesting."

"So it turns out that each of you can transcend time and space and chat at any time. I thought... cough cough... the apprentices' world wasn't so convenient, and the cost of communication was very high for everyone."

Locke said, "Let's add each other as friends in the Water Hyacinth system. That way it'll be easier to stay in touch. Williams, when are you leaving the academy?"

Because Williams went to a lower-level college of Mount Golden Crown, she did not need to work for the college or repay Mount Golden Crown for her upbringing, and thus she could leave the college.

After all, she is still a member of the Jinmianshan system.

If she doesn't go to the lower-level colleges of Mount Golden Crown, she can go to the various colleges of Mount Golden Crown in the colonial world, or some of the larger shops and alliances of Mount Golden Crown.

If she takes a teaching position at another college, she will have to serve Jinmianshan for a period of time before she can leave.

Of course, this timeframe is generally five to ten years.

It won't be too long.

After all, within the Golden Crown Mountain system, very few formal wizards would voluntarily leave.

In theory, every formal wizard, regardless of their level, can find their corresponding position.

As for wizards who genuinely want to leave, given the immense wealth and status of Golden Crown Mountain, they aren't too bothered, so the separation is usually amicable. As long as the other party offers a reasonable return, they can leave with the official status of a Golden Crown Mountain wizard to pursue a better future.

Because Locke was a researcher at the Institute of True Knowledge, he didn't even need to repay Golden Crown Mountain.

Essentially, the White Wizarding Association (headquarters) is using Golden Crown Mountain to cultivate itself.

He wanted to thank the White Wizards Association (headquarters).

Williams thought to himself, "About a week from now."

Gregor looked at her with surprise, but didn't dare to interrupt as casually as he used to.

He didn't expect Williams to leave Golden Crown Mountain so soon.

Locke said, "So fast?"

Williams smiled wryly, "The Demon Peach Garden is pressuring me hard, saying I need to go there and get to work as soon as possible. They have heavy teaching and research tasks there, as well as a long evaluation period."

"It's a small temple with a big demonic wind."

"Their demands are not only numerous, but actually many."

Williams said to Locke, "However, teacher, I can now be considered someone with a backer at the main campus of Golden Crown Mountain. With you, a second-circle wizard, as my backer, I can be considered someone with a faction."

Locke smiled. "A second-circle wizard can't establish a faction yet."

That's a privilege reserved for third-ring wizards.

Besides, building such a thing is too early for me, and it goes against what I should be pursuing right now.

……

The Rose Council, the Rose Witch's flying vehicle flew over the Rose Council, and on that vehicle, with her back to Esther's corpse, the Rose Witch suddenly spoke: "Esther, get up."

Esther got up from the ground, her body gradually transforming from a girl into a woman, and then reverting to the appearance of a woman in her thirties.

She lay on the ground coughing incessantly, her pupils constricting.

The witch Lana draped a pink wizard's robe over her.

Esther said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Throne Anna."

"If it weren't for you, I would really be dead."

The Rose Witch turned around with her hands behind her back, her twin ponytails swinging behind her.

"Katya's third-circle spell, Rejuvenation, is indeed powerful. It enhances your life essence, making you a mortal again and returning you to your most promising state."

"Actually, this is a good thing for you. It's just that you Sun Ring Wizards have a limited perspective, so you think it's a bad thing, an attack spell that will surely kill you."

"However, Katya was too confident in her own power. She didn't really want to kill you, believing that you were in a state where you couldn't escape her magic at the time."

“She didn’t expect that before you joined Mount Golden Crown, I had already given a third of your life to me. After you became the Sun Ring Wizard, you used that third of your life to create a tree-man avatar.”

"Although your original power was removed by her Rejuvenation technique, I can restore most of your power by merging your treant avatar into your original body."

"Furthermore, because of this clone, you are not truly dead. It's just that whether you were resurrected from death, went through this ordeal, or returned to your youth, a portion of your power was worn down."

The Rose Witch chuckled wickedly, “But you don’t need to worry. I’ve already told you, Katya’s Rejuvenation isn’t an offensive spell at all; it’s a botanical healing spell. I saw it clearly. Because my Rejuvenation isn’t an offensive spell either; it’s a healing spell.”

“You’ll only get better if you start over in some parts.”

The Rose Witch looked at the fifth person on the aircraft, besides the Witches Lana and Nina, Esther, and herself.

An ordinary second-ring witch.

She looked similar to her, except that the witch was depicted as a mature young woman.

The Rose Witch said, "Granddaughter, what are your thoughts on meeting Catherine the Witch, my greatest academic rival at the moment?"

"I have a task for you that I want to give you recently. It's related to wizard shoes."

(End of this chapter)