Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 791: What's the point if it doesn't add points?

Locke used the [Spirit Vein Stitcher] to cut his finger. A pale green light emerged from the edge of the Spirit Vein Stitcher. Then, following the complex spiritual cut, the grafting knife completely severed the complete dragon bloodline in Locke's bloodline along its spiritual cut.

A drop of blood fell and hovered in mid-air.

Silent Bee exclaimed in admiration.

"What a brilliant method, you ferocious beast. I never expected you could so accurately separate the blood containing your specific bloodline essence."

Locke nodded slightly.

The wizarding civilization system is impeccable in its details.

He only used basic knowledge of bloodline science, as well as the fact that second-circle wizards can see the power of planes and the depth of spirituality, to do this using the second-circle artifact [Spirit Vein Stitcher].

Of course, my skills are probably a little better than those of a typical second-circle wizard.

After all, he has the Tiger Eye to enhance his insight.

Locke placed the essence of his dragon bloodline into one of the tree buds.

The tree's buds bloomed and blossomed, and its branches extended out. After receiving Locke's drop of blood, the buds quickly closed, and then the branches of the Treasure Tree retracted.

The Silent Bee Fairy inspected the Treasure Tree from above and said, "Alright, now we just need to wait another five years for the Secret Fruit to grow."

"By eating the secret fruit, you can obtain this part of the secret."

Locke nodded slightly; it sounded like some kind of method to enhance his dragon bloodline.

The reason I put this dragon bloodline in is because, firstly, the future of the dragon bloodline is extinguished; currently, no matter how many resources I invest in my dragon bloodline, the highest achievement I can attain is the Moon Ring.

The path from the lunar ring to the solar ring is broken, and the path from the solar ring to the third ring is also broken.

The independent evolutionary chain of the entire dragon bloodline has been artificially severed.

Although I don't know why the Tower of the Black Sun did this.

Moreover, after Locke determined that the magical pressure of this treasure tree was only at the level of the Sun Ring, he knew its approximate limit.

Therefore, Locke chose to put a drop of his bloodline, which contained the essence of the demonic dragon, into the flower bud of the Treasure Tree, hoping that in the future, this casual step might help him.

Of course, this was just a random step he took.

Locke wasn't sure what the Treasure Tree could do or what its limits were, but since it was a gift from the Forbidden Forest, he had no reason to refuse it.

Locke looked at Silent Bee and asked, "Silent Bee, how will I know exactly when my secret fruit will ripen five years from now?"

"There's one more thing. A Star Ring Wizard recently trespassed into the Forbidden Forest. I wonder what he took from inside?"

Locke asked thoughtfully.

Silent Bee said, "Five years from now, this secret fruit will surely ripen."

"As for what the wizard took from the Forbidden Forest... I cannot say."

"The Forbidden Forest is a secret hiding place. We don't want to see everything."

Locke said, "Then let me rephrase my question. Because that wizard might be collaborating with my rival. There's a third-ring wizard named the Rose Witch..."

The silent bee suddenly shuddered.

"A third-ring wizard is your rival? You beast, you've got quite the nerve!"

Locke coughed.

"Pretty much. In any case, I guess the wizard and the Rose Witch have formed some kind of partnership. I just want to know, what is he planning to do?"

"So I'll rephrase my question: Did he take something other than his main objective? Can you say that?"

The silent bee fell into deep thought, its antennae touching each other.

“Ferocious beast, I never expected you to have so much influence outside.”

"The Third Ring Wizards are your competitors, which shows that you have a very large business outside."

“Let me think… that Star Ring Wizard plucked a plant from the Forbidden Forest.”

Locke's eyes lit up slightly. He was right; he might be able to grasp the key to the cooperation between the Rose Council and the Pale Pilgrimage.

What kind of grass is it?

Silent Bee pondered for a moment and said, "Dragon Saliva Through the Sky."

Locke was taken aback; he had never heard of this thing before. But he quickly used the Water Hyacinth System to search for related terms and soon found it in the Second Ring Road free zone.

"Dragon's Saliva Narrow Sky, a place where the saliva of a true dragon flows, only has a chance of growing here. A perennial herbaceous magical plant, belonging to the *Eriocaulon* genus, it has multiple uses and is a core ingredient of the [Dragon Soul Potion]."

Locke frowned immediately.

He searched for keywords related to Dragon Soul Potion and discovered that it was used by wizards of the Summoning School for their dragon companions, or even true dragon friends. It could activate the dragon bloodline, strengthen the consciousness of the dragon bloodline, and help true dragons and giant dragons increase their magical power and enhance their bloodline strength.

"The Dragon Saliva Narrow Gorge is hard to find. Compared to other places where it can be found, the Forbidden Forest should be the least dangerous area. Moreover, there must be a Dragon Saliva Narrow Gorge here."

A look of doubt flashed in Locke's eyes.

'They hired a dark wizard to come to the Forbidden Forest to obtain the Dragon's Saliva Narrow Strip. What is their purpose? Since they hired a dark wizard instead of sending a legitimate expedition team, it means their intentions are definitely questionable.'

"Fine, no matter what, I have to report this to the teacher. Perhaps, she'll know at a glance what the Rose Throne is up to. Of course, it's also possible that it was done by the students of the Rose Throne."

Locke knows of at least four of her third-circle wizard students, and there are probably many more.

Locke thanked the Silent Bee Fairy, saying, "Thank you, Silent Bee."

"You've really done me a huge favor."

The Silent Bee scratched its head with its antennae. "No way."

Locke said, "Silent Bee, I have a lot of influence outside, so I'm very busy. I need to leave the Forbidden Forest now to deal with things outside."

"Goodbye then."

Silent Bee quickly waved to Locke and said, "Goodbye, ferocious beast."

……

At Mount Jinmian, Locke's original body, he browsed documents in the free area of ​​the second ring of the library, beginning to look for documents that would be useful for reducing the production cost of imaginary roots.

To be honest, he has no ideas right now.

Because whether it's reducing the production cost of the imaginary root or connecting the imaginary root located in the ancient tree of the underworld through various means, these are things I've never encountered before.

Therefore, he had no ideas.

Of course, he shouldn't expect to find anything that could directly give him the answer or something similar by searching for magic books, because basically no wizards have done research in these two areas.

"There might be research on artificial imaginary roots in the free zones of the third ring road and the free zone of the day, but I can't access them right now. Besides, even if there is, it probably won't be very successful. Because if it were very successful, it would already be a very successful practical technology."

Locke flipped through the literature. He could only improve his knowledge by reading botanical articles, seeing their research directions and ideas, and summarizing their directions and ideas.

Inspiration will gradually emerge during the process of reading literature. Perhaps one day, after accumulating enough, a good idea will appear.

Since he himself has no ideas, he might as well read more articles first.

Locke looked at the literature for a while and pondered, "Although I have no ideas, I still need to study the imaginary root slices of the Time Shadow Fern that I have. My understanding of imaginary roots is still too superficial. At my current level, it won't be enough."

"Anyway, I have some money now, so even if I spend it on some research related to imaginary roots, I can afford it."

Experiments and equipment related to imaginary roots are particularly expensive.

However, I have the support of a large group.

The underground laboratories in the two dune planes have some equipment that they can use.

Based on his previous reading of literature and his understanding of experiments related to imaginary roots, Locke conceived several experiments on imaginary roots that could be completed by using public experimental equipment for free.

This means you only need to pay for consumables and usage fees.

"Reading the free documents from Mount Golden Crown is not enough. Only the Rose Council has comprehensive information on wizard shoes."

Locke picked up an envelope from the library table and wrote a magical letter—an application to the Rose Council's library.

He wanted to apply for free access to the Rose Council's library's second-ring area to read documents for a month.

Locke beckoned to the free-roaming magical owls in the library and then stuffed the envelope into the pouches around their necks.

"Go, the destination is the Rose Council."

Soon, the owl flickered in the shadows, its body twisting like an ink painting splashed with ink, before disappearing from the spot.

……

In the Rose Council's library, a half-elf scholar of general knowledge saw a magical owl appear before him, and his expression turned strange. "The emblem of Mount Golden Crown?"

“Strange, I don’t have any friends over at Jinmian Mountain, so why would someone write to me?”

The general studies scholar, Mitchell Hart, looked puzzled after reading Locke's letter.

"Isn't this a student of the Red Dragon Throne?"

"You should visit the free section of our Rose Parliament Library's second ring road."

"What a joke. The Rose Throne and the Red Dragon Throne have been fighting so fiercely lately, who is this person, with such a thick skin? There is no interlibrary loan agreement between Golden Crown Mountain and the Rose Council."

"reject?"

Scholar Mitchell Hart hesitated.

"But the other party is, after all, the last disciple of the Red Dragon Throne. My lineage has not fought with the Red Dragon Throne, and it is said that the upper echelons of Golden Crown Mountain and the Rose Council are recently interested in strengthening cooperation."

"Together we face the immense turmoil brought about by the Starfield Sea High Magic Project."

"In this situation, it seems inappropriate to refuse outright."

Scholar Mitchell Hart is distressed.

"In the end, it's because this wizard is too shameless that he caught me off guard. Oh well, it's only a month, I'll just give him a one-month library card."

After a struggle with his conscience, Wizard Mitchell Hart made his judgment.

After all, the academic lineage on the Red Dragon Throne side also controls the publication rights of many key second-ring journals, and can also have a certain influence on some grant applications, and even has a strong influence on the local Holy Teachers' Court in the Golden Crown Mountain region.

A few days ago, a third-ring wizard who was hostile to the Red Dragon Throne was fined for this.

It's common knowledge that the Red Dragon Throne has indirectly strengthened its influence in all aspects by controlling the Holy Court of the Holy Masters.

The reason Mitchell Hart agreed to Locke's request was because he was afraid of offending the Red Dragon Throne.

However, after replying to Locke and lending him a library card for a month, he immediately logged into the library's official website on the Water Hyacinth system and modified the description of the free area he was in charge of, stating that wizards who were not from this school or wizarding academies that had signed a borrowing agreement with the Rose Council were not allowed to enter the free area of ​​the second ring for reading.

This is to block the path taken by those wizards who follow in the footsteps of Locke Augustine.

Moreover, it would also allow the wizard to borrow books from the Rose Council for only one month.

Wizard Mitchell Hart looked at his reply and confirmed his tone. Yes, neither humble nor arrogant, not offending anyone, and no one would see it and say that he was currying favor with Mount Golden Crown.

perfect!

Mitchell Hart said, "That'll do."

……

Southeast corner region.

Locke's Ancient Tree Fruit clone left the Forbidden Forest and saw that the Dark Wizard Alliance had been completely defeated and the dark wizards had all fled on the ruins of the University of Verdandia.

Some dark wizard apprentices hid in the ruins. They couldn't run away, and they felt that surrendering wouldn't end well either. So they could only hide one by one in the complex buildings in the ruins, using the magic traps they had set up to buy time and wait for a slow death.

At this moment, the white wizards of the southeastern corner region are conducting a thorough search for them, killing them immediately upon capture.

Absolutely no nonsense.

At this moment, Hussein had completely taken control of the wizard Isaac, who seemed to realize that he had no way to escape for the time being.

Hussein found Locke and said, "Locke, thank you. You bought me the most crucial time, preventing me from being attacked by two second-circle wizards."

"If it weren't for your help this time, to be honest, my chances of success would only be 10%."

Locke looked at Hussein and said, "Then wouldn't you be overjoyed to see me?"

Hussein laughed and said, "Yes."

"As agreed, I will help you conquer the plane. You should have a plane coordinate, right?"

Upon hearing this, the wizard Isaac looked at Locke with greedy eyes.

That's a plane coordinate system!

At this moment, Justin the Wizard walked towards them, "Wizard Locke, Wizard Hussein, you are both talents of our Southeast Corner Region."

"Thank you both for your help to the Southeast Corner Region, which helped us suppress the rebellion."

"I wish to award you both the [Southeast Badge]. This is a medal that can only be awarded to wizards who have made significant contributions to the Southeast Corner Region."

Locke had no objection to this; it was just something that was dispensable anyway.

Because this thing doesn't give you any extra points when competing for teaching positions in the Starfield Sea.

What's the point if it doesn't add points?

Hussein, however, was very interested in this.

"Thank you, President Justin."

As a contract master, he really needs this kind of thing that can make him look powerful and influential.

(End of this chapter)