Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 785 Conditions for Advancing to the Star Ring

Upon hearing the sound of the dead resting, the human boy immediately grabbed his younger brother's hand.

He wasn't smart, so he didn't have many ideas; he was neither brave nor possessed great abilities.

He was born without the blessing of dimensional power or the infusion of more resources from the world, so he was not outstanding at all.

He was an ordinary tribal boy.

But now was the moment for him to make a choice. The boy looked at the ice shards on the ground and gripped the sword in his right hand.

"I'm going to the burial ground."

"My father died at the hands of the undead, our best chieftain also died at the hands of the undead, and my mother also died at the hands of the undead. The hunting captain once said that the best hunters are always full of courage."

"If I plant this sword in the burial ground, I can kill those dead souls. I'm going there."

The younger brother held the older brother's hand.

"Then I'll go with you."

The two made this decision not out of a rational assessment of their situation, nor out of an impulsive act driven by emotion, but out of the anxiety and resistance of weak individuals in this Eternal Winter Era, and the only feasible course of action.

This was a decision made without considering the bigger picture, causing a large amount of dimensional power to be concentrated on these two individuals.

Locke kept his eyes fixed on the two of them.

"To create a chosen one of a plane requires complex divination magic and a precise grasp of the situation. It requires decades of control; I have seen such methods used in the mage plane."

"But in fact, as long as we follow the original logic of this world, we can quickly select a chosen one. This only requires following the development law of this world."

"When the natives of this world voluntarily choose to assume the responsibilities that the chosen ones of the plane must bear, then the power of the plane will gather within them. An ordinary person can also become a hero by making a choice."

"Mr. Ackerman, thank you for translating and selecting the literature for me."

Locke ordered his treant legion and the Tree of Life to launch a preemptive attack on the Scourge, drawing the attention of the Scourge forces away from the two brothers.

At the same time, he knew that even so, it would be too difficult for the two of them to cross the glacier and walk to the base of the dead.

Therefore, he left behind some simple botanical magic and some leaves from the Tree of Life containing his own magic along their journey.

In the library at Golden Crown Mountain, Wizard Ackerman handed a magic book to Locke.

"Because I have hundreds of magical languages ​​in my head, it will be easy for me to help you read documents across different fields. But ultimately, you are the expert in this field."

"So the one who makes the judgment is still you."

Wizard Ackerman said, "According to this article written by the witch Catherine in her youth, you can infuse your magic into a leaf of the Tree of Life, and then have a wizard hold the leaf to temporarily draw upon the stored magic to cast some simple spells. The method is what I mentioned before..."

Locke said to him, "Thank you, Wizard Ackerman."

"With your help, I will be able to win this world war."

"The tactics for this world war were basically based on your suggestions."

Wizard Ackerman laughed and said, "Not at all. You are the expert in botany. I was just giving you some inspiration. However, we white wizards believe in using everything that can be used and eating everything that can be eaten."

"By following our method, you can also obtain a Winter Magic Plant."

Locke nodded slightly. Wizard Ackerman was unaware of the Forest Sanctuary and the Synthetic Cube. In fact, a branch of his Forest Sanctuary had appeared in that world, and he was even planning to use the Synthetic Cube to synthesize three winter plum trees.

In other words, once he wins this world war, he will gain a branch of the Forest Sanctuary and an even more powerful Second Ring Winter Plum.

Even more.

Because by coordinating the blooming and withering of flowers, a large number of magical plant seeds can be produced quickly, which increases the success rate.

For other botanical wizards, creating adult magical plants requires consideration of cost and resources, so this magic is definitely not very effective and has a low cost-performance ratio.

But for someone who owns a Rubik's Cube, it's not like that.

With a large number of two-ring winter plums, one can combine breeding methods and synthetic cubes to create a powerful two-ring magical plant, comparable to the magical plant of Pinellia ternata.

"This time I went to the Southeastern Corner, and I never expected to encounter a dark wizard, let alone engage in a world war with him. This is indeed the first normal second-circle dark wizard I've encountered. The previous dark wizard from Crimson Deep didn't possess any truly powerful magic."

Locke pondered, "This has shown me a way to quickly accumulate resources at the second stage, increase the number of forests in the Forest Sanctuary, and perfectly utilize the Moon Cultivation Method."

'It seems I'll have to force dark wizards into world wars with me more often in the future.'

'I wonder if using the World War for training could lead to a standalone second-tier journal article; I'd like to give it a try.'

At this moment, Locke was about to leave the library, having learned what he needed to know.

In addition, I need to go to the second group's laboratory to continue my research on imaginary roots with Mason Witch and others, and find a way to reduce the cost of imaginary roots in order to make second-circle wizard shoes.

Just then, Locke heard two footsteps.

Looking back, I saw two second-ring wizards walk in together. One of them had a buzz cut and a light blue pattern on his forehead, which seemed to be a special magical plant, similar to a tattoo.

The other person had long hair.

Locke heard the long-haired wizard call the short-haired wizard Alex.

Locke had heard of Alex's name before.

He was the champion of one of the three kings' competitions, a descendant of a wizarding family with ancient wizarding bloodlines along the Tianjiang River, and his teacher, the witch Catherine, a student of the wizarding land along the Tianjiang River.

The Three Kings Tournament appears to be the largest competition along the Tianjiang River, with participants strictly limited to local wizards from the Tianjiang River region.

As for Wizard Alex, his entire family is loyal to the witch Catherine and is one of the forces on the Red Dragon Throne.

Therefore, Alex can be considered a confidant of the Red Dragon Throne in a certain sense.

After the Silent Grail War, Locke realized that behind his participation in the Silent Grail War was some kind of deal made by the high-ring wizards.

The main battlefield of Golden Crown Mountain is the Three Kings Domination Tournament held in the wizarding lands along the Tianjiang River, because the academic committee faction of Golden Crown Mountain wants to obtain the benefits and related projects along the Tianjiang River, as well as the water conservancy and agricultural projects from the Starfield Sea.

In comparison, the interests of the Silent Grail were valued more by the Senate.

Therefore, there was a deal of interest between the academic committee and Quinjoll University.

Through Alex, Locke deduced that the young second-circle wizard beside him was likely a researcher at the Advanced Institute of Truth, and probably at least from the previous year.

Because the previous year's spot in the Advanced Institute of Truth, which belonged to Catherine, was held by the wizard Griffin.

He didn't recognize the long-haired wizard in front of him, but he was a second-circle wizard with powerful magical pressure, which meant that he must have been a researcher at the Advanced Institute of Truth from the previous two generations.

I don't know which year it was.

Of course, all of this analysis is based on the premise that this person is a senior researcher of the Catherine the Witches.

The main point is that Alex seems to have a good relationship with him, and under normal circumstances, it's only possible that this person is one of their cooperating wizards.

If that's the case, the other person should be leaving the station soon.

If they haven't received the top-tier grant by now, they must be very anxious.

There is actually a huge contradiction between myself and myself.

This kind of person is completely different from the wizard Zaran Bailey.

Wizard Alex and the long-haired wizard also noticed Locke. Locke didn't know why, but there was a hint of competition and hostility in the way Wizard Alex looked at him.

Locke couldn't figure out the source of this feeling, so it could only be the attitude of the long-haired wizard beside him.

After all, he shouldn't have any conflict of interest with Alex, who had just become a second-circle wizard.

He didn't follow the True Knowledge Institute's route, but rather the Golden Crown Mountain's faculty system. Currently, Alex should be a lecturer at Golden Crown Mountain.

Wizard Alex nodded to Locke and smiled, "Hello, Breeder Augustine, I didn't expect to meet you here. We should be the two most watched young people in this wizarding university for the time being."

"I and the wizard Jugglus have come to examine the documents."

"Jagula the Wizard's application for the Special Grant has been rejected again this year."

"And the reason for the refusal..."

Alex coughed.

"It's also related to the wizard Augustine."

Locke said calmly, "I did not submit any grant applications for top-tier funding this year."

Wizard Alex also seemed to be trying to hide his aversion to Locke, and through communication with Locke, he quickly dispelled the hostility and competition.

After all, before communicating with Locke, he had only seen Locke from afar, so he had only seen him once.

Now, after talking with Locke, the two are considered acquaintances.

His previous preconceived notions about Locke, influenced by his friends, quickly disappeared.

"The situation is somewhat complicated, and it's also a matter of bad luck for Wizard Jugglus."

"His work overlapped with one of your previous studies."

"This led some of the judges to believe that he had lost his originality."

Locke frowned.

……

Meanwhile, in the Louis plane, Locke sent the Treant Legion to press on, forcing the Scourge and the Lich King to focus their attention on the Treant Legion.

At the same time, Locke used a fiery spell on the Louis plane, giving the treants fire attributes, thus making them more effective against the undead legions.

There was one thing that Locke cared about very much.

He had met the Lich King once. If it were any other wizard, they would probably just think he was an ordinary necromancer. But Locke discovered that the Lich King's manufacturing technology was the same one he had seen before!
In the age of stars, within the historical milestones and incantations!

That was the technology used by Otto's father, but it seemed different, more refined.

The Pale Pilgrimage seems to have a deep connection with the Lich Kings of the Age of Stars!
At this moment, the burial ground was blocked by the Treant Legion, and those Treants turned into torches.

Locke planted a Pinellia ternata here. The Pinellia ternata took root and entered the Imaginary Number Sea of ​​this world.

At the same time, it turned half the sky into a fiery cloud.

The Lich King urgently mobilized most of the Scourge to return to the Burial Grounds.

The Lich King stood at the highest point of the burial ground, on the altar, gazing towards the location of the Pinellia ternata plant.

"Are we going to confront them head-on?"

“Here, even if your magic pressure is three thousand higher than mine, it’s not certain who can outlast whom.”

“Locke Augustine, young man, you underestimate the amount of death energy this world can store. I have temporarily retained a large amount of death energy by storing most of it in the ice.”

"In this world, my burial place, this ice layer is all my power."

The Lich King looked at the ancient tree of life outside the burial ground. "In my experience, even if I destroy that treant, it won't solve the problem."

"That moon must be destroyed."

"We must go to the moon to wage war."

At this moment, the Lich King stood on the back of the frost bone dragon, while behind him was a group of Dead Winter Knights riding on the backs of wyvern undead.

He wanted to organize the Knights of the Dead Winter to conquer the moon in the sky.

Locke immediately realized that the other side had finally found the key point.

Behind the moon lies the Dharma Realm and the entrance to their own sacred forest domain. The other side clearly realized this, and to end this war, they needed to fight their way to the moon.

He left behind the three-headed bone dragon to delay the Tree of Life and his own Tree Legion, and then led the most elite Death Winter Knights to the Dharma Realm in the moon.

'This Order of the Dead Winter…'

Locke observed for a moment and concluded, "It should be the product of Berber Morgan's failed attempt to become a Star Ring Wizard."

"The Knights of the Dead Winter have clearly acquired some of the abilities of wizard apprentices; it is an attempt to endow individuals within a vast magical system with a power system."

"The power system is the currency within the Great Magic."

"Only by establishing a successful currency can the ultimate magic complete the Star Forging."

In fact, the way I granted two mortals magical powers through the Leaf of Life was also a form of forging.

Designing a power system requires reading a large number of articles in the same field and gaining a deeper and more systematic understanding of botany before one can tailor-make a complete and usable power system for oneself.

That's what I'm saying, and it sounds complicated, but it really boils down to one sentence—we haven't read enough articles.

At this moment, a golden peach tree appeared on the back of Locke's great magic, and a peach arc thorn arrow spell, which was condensed with a large amount of moonlight, fell downwards.

Suddenly, hundreds of knights from the Dead Winter Knights fell from the sky.

Because of the burial ground, there is no death here, so the Knights of the Dead Winter could only be broken up and could not rest in peace.

At this moment, the Lich King raised his head, and the soul fire in his eye sockets flickered.

"I knew it wouldn't be that easy, and this is indeed your Achilles' heel."

"In the end, you still haven't accumulated enough experience. Tree people aren't suited to flying in the sky, and your ultimate magic is the moon in the sky. You haven't harmonized your main ecosystem with your ultimate magic yet."

"Things should be done step by step, and rice should be eaten one bite at a time."

On the other side, Locke sneered.

Have a meal?

Can you do it?
Don't talk about things you can't even do yourself, Berber Morgan Wizard.

Locke turned his gaze to the ground. In the week that he had been fighting the Berber wizard, the two human boys had encountered many dangers, and had overcome them by picking up life leaves from the ground, using the spells left on the leaves, and the sword, and killing the undead.

During this process, Locke noticed that the energy dissipation of his great magic was decreasing.

'I see. Proposing a power system allows me to unify my ultimate magic. This must be the method for forging ultimate magic, allowing my ultimate magic to progress from unforged to virtually forged, and from a second-ring wizard to a star-ring wizard.'

'I should ask my teacher about these things. Of course, the teacher didn't mention it to me, probably because they felt my knowledge wasn't sufficient and there was no need to tell me at this time.'

'I don't need to follow that unorthodox path like that dark wizard. Mount Golden Crown should have plenty of information about these things, even free information.'

After all, this method can only reduce the degree of dissipation, and it doesn't seem to be enough to quickly increase one's magical pressure.

Increasing magic pressure and reducing energy dissipation should be equally important.

A week later, the Knights of the Dead Winter drew ever closer to the full moon in the sky, while Locke used his Peach-Arrow Thorn Arrows to shoot down from above.

Many knights were unable to dodge in the process and were shot down.

The Lich King and his frost bone dragons are getting closer and closer to the Moon of Evolution.

Finally, at a certain moment, he suddenly rode the dragonbone dragon and rushed into the Dharma Realm behind the Moon of Evolution.

He suddenly felt happy.

"I won."

"this is……"

The next moment, the soulfire in the Lich King's pupils flickered, for he saw a dense ancient forest.

"Even among second-ring wizards, it's not easy to see such a large expanse of magical plant forest."

"Such powerful natural energy. But as soon as I enter this place, he will be at a disadvantage, as long as I unleash the undead calamity here..."

"This……"

The next moment, the Lich King's figure retreated continuously, and his magical pressure dropped rapidly.

"what happened?"

"No!"

He sensed that winter and death were gradually separating in the burial ground.

The very foundation upon which he became a second-circle wizard was crumbling.

That is where the most brutal aspect of world wars lies.

In typical wizarding battles, even if the opponent is killed, it is extremely difficult to destroy powerful magic.

But the moment the battle of the world is decided will be the moment one of the two great spells is destroyed.

Once a world war begins, it is difficult to stop!
The Lich King screamed in agony as countless cracks appeared on his body, as if his entire body was about to explode at any moment.

Boneyard.

At this time, all the undead here had gone out to fight the enemy, and the burial ground was almost completely unguarded.

Just now, two teenagers finally arrived and plunged the sword into the hole.

Just before he thrust the sword down, the boy with the sword bowed to the phantom of the Dead Winter Knight that appeared before him, "Teacher, may I see your true appearance?"

Locke glanced at him with surprise.

"So you finally noticed my presence?"

The human boy gave a bitter smile.

“I should have thought of this a week ago. I have been in constant danger this week, and with the guidance of your phantom, I found the Leaf of Life.”

"The one who would help me is definitely not an undead."

“In our tribe, we call the hunters who openly teach hunting techniques ‘teachers.’ My father said that our tribe lives in poverty, but we must never be ungrateful. He told me that if someone teaches you something for free…”

"Then he is your teacher."

"We should repay kindness with gratitude."

Locke was genuinely surprised this time.

After all, if the human boy in front of him hadn't been so foolish a week ago, he should have realized all of this long ago.

He learned some basic botanical magic, which meant he had come into contact with magic.

As a magic enthusiast, it's not surprising that he could sense himself.

But what the boy told him about his tribe's customs really surprised Locke.

People generally believe that when people have enough to eat, they will know how to be polite. Conversely, they believe that when people lack material resources, they will not pay as much attention to etiquette.

Because Locke had always regarded the two boys as natives.

But at this moment, the native called himself teacher and knew proper etiquette.

The boy pleaded with Locke again, "Please let me see your true face, teacher. My father said that although our tribe is poor, not as rich as those tribes, we should not lose our spirit despite our poverty. You are my teacher, and I want to thank you."

Locke hesitated for a moment, because he had no intention of establishing any connection with a mere native boy.

Okay, let's consider this a reward for their politeness.

Locke's illusion dissipated, revealing his true, youthful face.

The teenager laughed.

“Teacher, you are nothing like the kind of powerful hunter I imagined. I thought you would look similar to my father.”

He raised the sword and thrust it into the ice.

In an instant, the ice layer cracked, the cracks grew larger and larger, and the death energy frozen within the ice layer erupted out.

Three seeds fell to the ground, and in that instant, the laws of winter arrived.

Winter is a season of sealing off and desolation.

Winter is the season when energy lies dormant.

Winter is a brief rest before moving forward, a time to accumulate energy.

The Moon of Evolution casts a ray of moonlight across the sky.

Shining on the three magical plant seedlings, Locke once again used the Moon Cultivation Method, forcibly using the dimensional information of the great magic of the Burial Ground to infuse his three magical plants, and in the process, deconstructed the Burial Ground!

The world was suddenly jolted awake.

The Burial Grounds were built on deception, while Locke is now demonstrating the true winter to the world, where the magic of the winter plants awakens an even more powerful world magic.

It made the world realize instantly that it had been deceived.

They've been deceived for over nine hundred years.

The burial ground collapsed instantly.

Locke looked at the human boy with a complicated expression.

"He called me teacher. Does that mean I've taken on the first native student in this native world?"

"However, my Forest Sanctuary branch forest does need the protection of a wizard to maintain itself. What am I thinking? It would take countless years to get these natives to become first-class wizard apprentices, let alone become full-fledged wizards."

"But the prerequisite for becoming a Star Ring Wizard is to activate a monetary system within the realm of Great Magic."

"Therefore, it seems that I can seriously consider conducting some experiments related to the monetary system in this world."

Locke also noticed during the battle that his permanent defensive force field was transforming into a permanent defensive force field shell.

(End of this chapter)