Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 771 Reunion with an Old Friend and a Reunion at the Blood Curse Court

In the southeastern corner, the wizard's airship descended vertically from mid-air, causing a huge shockwave. The air seemed to groan, as if every part of it was under immense pressure.

The wizard's airship quickly lowered a series of floating staircases.

Locke followed the wizards down the floating staircase.

At this time, most of the wizards traveling from Yunze Wetland to the southeastern corner of the region seemed to be middlemen dealing in war supplies.

There are merchants selling magical plants, magical artifacts, and magical potions; the variety is vast and countless.

There were also some wizards who, like himself, came from the southeastern corner region.

Meanwhile, Yunze Wetland and the Southeast Corner Region already had some established trading channels, and it seemed that there was a specific magical gemstone vein in the Southeast Corner Region that Yunze Wetland needed.

Furthermore, the southeastern corner region also has a small number of products from magical potions and magical plants, which are specialties of Yunze Wetland and not available there.

Or at least, it can provide the most basic raw materials.

The Forbidden Forest in the southeastern corner of the region is an inexhaustible treasure trove, where one can collect many raw materials needed for potion-making, breeding, and even textile, magical painting, and fuel science.

The wizards from Yunze Wetland not only transport war supplies, but also many specific magical resources.

Therefore, the two sides maintained a considerable level of trade. If it were not for trade with Yunze Wetland, the Southeast Corner Region would probably not have been able to support the current number of wizards.

Locke saw that the wizards' hands were covered with astral rings, and those astral rings were of high quality with large internal capacity.

Some wizards even carried magic briefcases.

The magic briefcase is a tool used in wizarding civilization to carry large quantities of low-level magical items. It can hold many magic boxes, and each magic box can hold many magical items.

While it may seem to overlap with the Astral Ring in terms of its function, it is not actually the same, because the Magic Suitcase—the storage system of the Magic Box—is more secure and easier to count.

At the same time, the entire process is semi-transparent and fully monitored by both parties, which can reduce many unnecessary troubles in the transaction process.

At this moment, Locke suppressed his magical pressure, forcibly reducing it to a level of just over 3000. He quickly stepped off the airship and blended into the crowd.

Locke felt extremely uncomfortable as soon as he entered the southeastern corner of the region, as if he were a fish that had left the ocean and entered shallow water.

The magical tides here are extremely thin, not only because there is no support from the root realm.

Even the magical power in the air is extremely weak.

This means that Locke, as a highly concentrated source of magical pressure, would attract the attention of most of the formal wizards in the southeastern region once he fully released his magical pressure here, much like a lighthouse in the night.

Moreover, Locke's clone was extremely uncomfortable here; he even felt that if he stayed here for a long time, his magical power would regress instead of advance.

"This is different from what I experienced in a medium-sized plane."

Locke successfully blended into the crowd, pretending to be just an ordinary formal wizard, walking around the docking point of the wizard airship in the southeast corner of the region, watching the bustling crowd of formal wizards, as well as the high-ring wizard experts holding signs outside the docking point to welcome those who had come from afar, or the wizards waiting for those resource traders to arrive.

In addition, there is a large number of first-class wizard apprentices in the southeastern corner who work for their wizard mentors.

In the Yunze Wetlands, first-class wizard apprentices rarely receive such important appointments and hold such a relatively important position, but for the Southeast Corner Region, the status of first-class wizard apprentices here is very important.

For the various colleges here, the first-class wizard apprentices are already a very important asset.

Locke felt as if he had returned to the southeastern corner of the region.

“In the Silent Plane, I can extract the power of that plane for my own use, so even if that plane doesn’t have much magical tide, it won’t lack magic. But in the Wizarding World, my rank is completely insufficient for me to reach that level.”

"And this place is too close to a low-magic environment. So, I'll feel like a big fish entering shallow water, and I'll be very uncomfortable here. If I live here for thirty years, I'm afraid my magic pressure will decrease instead of increase."

"Although it's unlikely to fall out of the second ring level due to the existence of ultimate magic. No, if a second ring life form were to be created using methods other than ultimate magic, it really might fall out of the second ring level in this place."

Because external energy is too scarce.

Big fish can't be raised in shallow water.

Locke has discovered another advantage of ultimate magic: compared to kingdom domains and imaginary number magic, ultimate magic is essentially a one-time proof that lasts forever.

"Let's go back to Lilith's Hut first, see Professor Harlan Vera, and my seniors and friends from Lilith's Hut, and then prepare the boat to return to... Corfu."

Locke thought of his earliest beginnings, which were on the island of Corfu.

So many years have passed, and we don't know what changes have occurred on Corfu, or whether the Frankish Kingdom has unified the other six kingdoms.

I wonder how the original owner's father is doing.

Locke sighed. He had wanted to explore the identity of the original owner's mother, but even after traveling all the way to Yunze Wetland, he still couldn't find out any information. His only gain was that he had come into contact with the Black Sun Tower.

The original owner's mother claimed that she was being hunted by the Black Sun Tower and ended up on Corfu Island in the southeastern corner of the region. This might seem reasonable to ordinary people, wizard apprentices, and even first-ring wizards, but now that she has a basic understanding of the true nature of the wizarding world, this claim appears full of flaws.

This must be a lie.

The original owner's mother, that witch, now thinks there's only one possibility for her entering Corfu—she went there on purpose.

But what exactly is her relationship with the Tower of the Black Sun?
Locke left the dock, found a second-class wizard apprentice, hired a magic carriage, and then sat in the magic carriage, preparing to head to Lilith's cottage.

At this moment, in front of the magic carriage were two special magical creatures with the bloodlines of a unicorn and a common horse—just two gray-backed horses. Locke frowned.

Because sitting is very uncomfortable!
The road was rugged and uneven, and the horses pulling the carts were just ordinary creatures, almost like common horses.

The second-class wizard apprentice driving the carriage glanced at Locke inside, his expression one of utmost respect.

"Sir, are you heading to Lilith's Cottage? My driving skills are superb; I guarantee we'll reach our destination as quickly as possible."

"Wizard, are you the wizarding mentor at Lilith's Hut? I've heard that Lilith's Hut..."

Locke replied succinctly, "No."

The second-class wizard apprentice dared not ask any more questions, so he could only whip the horses to speed up.

At this moment, Locke looked out of the carriage and saw the familiar Forbidden Forest, where the leaves of the trees rustled in the breeze, as if greeting him.

The forbidden forest runs through the southeastern corner of the region.

Now that he had become a second-circle wizard, he realized just how profound the Forbidden Forest's influence was on the Southeast Corner Region. Wood elemental particles constantly emerged from the depths of the Forbidden Forest, causing the dimensional power attribute of the entire Southeast Corner Region to lean towards wood.

However, this wood elemental power is mixed with the unique closed and oppressive atmosphere of the Forbidden Forest, so the entire southeastern region is not as bright as the Cloud Marsh Wetland.

Moreover... Locke looked into the depths of the Forbidden Forest.

The magical tides in the air of the southeastern corner region were constantly entering the depths of the Forbidden Forest, and then, through some mechanism similar to breathing, some magical tides were expelled.

"The original magical tidal energy level of the southeastern corner region should be the upper-middle level of the mid-magic region."

Locke pondered, "It has a much higher energy level than the Six Towers Land and the Qionghua Enclave, only slightly lower than the Yunze Wetland. However, almost all the magical tides in the southeastern region have been absorbed by the Forbidden Forest, and the magical tides that the Forbidden Forest spews out are less than one-tenth of what they were before."

"In other words, the largest magical resources in the southeastern corner of the region have all been devoured by the Forbidden Forest. The Forbidden Forest is, of course, incredibly rich and beautiful. But outside the Forbidden Forest, everything is extremely barren."

"No wonder the southeastern corner is so poor. Most of the region's resources are in the hands of the Forbidden Forest."

Through the carriage window, Locke seemed to see a figure with large feet walking past in the forest not far away, parallel to the carriage he was riding in.

Just as Locke was about to examine the scene closely with his tiger eyes, the magic carriage he was sitting in suddenly passed over a large crater and jolted violently. He blinked for a moment, and the large-footed figure in the Forbidden Forest vanished without a trace.

Locke frowned, coughed, and handed a magic stone to the second-class wizard apprentice.

"Wait, I think I should change my mode of transportation."

Having gotten used to riding in magical carriages pulled by first-level magical creatures in the Yunze Wetlands, I really couldn't get used to riding in a magical carriage of this level.

Locke stepped down from the carriage, and the second-class wizard apprentice was somewhat flustered.

"Sir, have I failed to provide adequate hospitality? You..."

The next moment, he blinked, and Locke in front of him suddenly disappeared.

The second-class wizard apprentice was startled. He rubbed his eyes, then looked around and suddenly felt that something was not real.

"Where is that person? How could they have disappeared so suddenly?"

If it weren't for the magic stone placed on the seat inside the magic carriage, the apprentice would have thought he was dreaming.

Because his magical carriage had carried so many wizards, even formal wizard guests, it seemed that none had done so.

In the blink of an eye, the official wizard had vanished from his sight!

At this moment, Locke used the "Lone Tree Cannot Support" technique to ride the Demon Dragon Rose at low altitude. Because of its high speed, it left a trail of wind wherever it passed.

The black and red dream flower appeared behind Locke, extending three pairs of rose petals like dragon wings. At the same time, three black and red roses resembling the heads of demonic dragons appeared on Locke's shoulders, as if they were three heads parallel to his own.

“Flying myself is still the fastest way.” Locke suddenly stopped because he saw an old friend halfway there.

“Patty? Patty Aisha…”

Patty, Cord, and I were all students at the intermediate academy of the University of Verdandia on Corfu Island, and I studied magic with them for two years.

It could be said that they were companions when their dreams began.

Later, when Kord joined the Raven's Nest Brigade and rescued the only official witch in the brigade from the Blood Curse Court's curse spell research institute, Kord had already disappeared.

Patty, on the other hand, went to Verdandia University.

I had never had the chance to meet her before, nor the time to go to her.

Now, thanks to the ability to create clones, I have the leisure to return to my hometown and witness my original aspirations.

Locke immediately recognized Patty's magical fluctuations. A very ordinary afternoon many years ago flashed through his mind, when he found Patty and asked her to tutor him.

That was the key to passing Dean Tunguska's test.

That afternoon was quite ordinary at the time, but now, thinking back on it, I can only feel a sense of melancholy.

Locke was about to approach when he suddenly realized something was wrong, because this wizarding caravan that appeared near the White Wizard's territory was clearly a Black Wizard's merchant caravan.

Moreover, it was his old friend—the Blood Curse Court.

"Hmm? The Blood Curse Court has become so powerful now? After all these years, they've actually appeared right in the heart of the White Wizarding Lands, acting so arrogantly."

Locke frowned.

He looked at the three flags on the carriage in the middle of the magic caravan. Two of them were normal, just the flags of the Blood Curse Court and the Dark Wizards' Alliance.

But the flag in the middle is very special; it is a symbol of a skeletal hand.

Locke glanced at the flag and also noticed that there were seven formal wizards in the caravan, and they were not ordinary formal wizards, but gasification wizards.

This force is quite powerful for the southeastern region!

In other words, there are seven masters.

Locke waved his hand, using magical pressure to create a wall of magical pressure, and followed behind the carriage convoy.

When the difference in magical pressure between a wizard and the wizard opposite is too great, the wizard will have difficulty perceiving himself.

This is a violent crushing force emanating from demonic pressure.

To me now, the vaporization wizard is nothing more than a newborn baby, lacking the insight to detect my deliberate concealment.

It's not that it's invisible, but rather that it's a cognitive disregard, mainly because the difference in magical pressure is too great.

It's like someone who can't see the whole picture of a tall mountain from up close.

Therefore, if Locke followed directly behind them, they would subconsciously assume he was one of them.

Of course, if Locke were to take action, do anything out of line, or display strong hostility, the gasification wizards would still be able to detect it.

Locke was simply observing, so his approach did not elicit a reaction from anyone in the magic convoy.

(End of this chapter)