Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 815: Can you quickly increase your magic pressure by completing projects?
Ten minutes later, Olivia glanced at Locke, thought for a moment, and then directly summoned the other three second-ring wizards in her group through the Water Hyacinth System. However, they were all ordinary second-ring wizards.

Without much small talk, the four of them started discussing.

The witch Olivia said to the three of them, "At first I thought it was a mistake in my spell model construction, but I later found that it wasn't. Even after I changed the spell model, the grafting still failed."

A second-circle wizard put on the Sunlight Magic Mirror monocle and looked at the sea lily.

"It's just an ordinary tree fern."

"If we want to examine the inside carefully to see if there are any problems, then the remaining two hours are definitely not enough. Lady Olivia, perhaps it's the characteristics of the grafted magical plant that clash with the sea ginseng. After all, tree fern sea ginseng is not common."

Olivia the witch instinctively wanted to refute, after all, it was just a single-ringed magic plant, and the characteristics of the magic plant being grafted on also needed to be considered.
At this moment, she was eager to complete the grafting, so she didn't say anything, but simply asked three second-ring wizards in her group to try the grafting.

A second-circle wizard used a powerful grafting healing technique to graft a selected magical plant onto this sea primordial plant, but it still failed the next moment.

The four looked at each other, all finding it unbelievable.

At this moment, a second-ring wizard spoke up: "Perhaps, the soil is not right?"

The witch Olivia rolled her eyes at him. "He must have injected something into this sea lily, and that thing is interfering with the potent graft healing. Since the potent graft healing spell model isn't working, let's try a different grafting spell model."

“High-efficiency grafting is just the most common method, not the only one.”

"Let's use the Secondary Growth Mantra, that's fine."

"Rupert, use the Sunlight Magic Mirror to observe the internal structure of this sea ginseng plant and look for clues. The rest of you, try it with me."

As expected of the Star Ring Witch, Olivia immediately grasped the crux of the problem.

The four of them worked around the Lygodium japonicum plant for quite a while.

An hour later, all their efforts had failed.

All spells, no matter how sophisticated their models, will become ineffective when placed on that sea elm.

Locke was shocked. He hadn't expected the strange energy of the Tree of Words to be so powerful that it could stump a Star Ring Wizard and three Second Ring Wizards.

At this moment, the four people were stuck.

Moreover, as time went by, the competitive witch Olivia completely ignored the scope of her laboratory given by Locke and began to call her second-circle wizard friends from the Rose Council. At this time, more and more second-circle wizards gathered.

Another hour passed, and eleven second-circle wizards had gathered in the White Rose Garden!
There were also two Star Ring Wizards among them.

These people are all breeders.

At this moment, the sea ginseng plant among this group of second-ring wizards has become a kind of problem that greatly interests them, full of mystery.

During those three hours, they tried many methods, but none of them could successfully graft this Lygodium japonicum plant.

At this point, the agreed-upon three hours had already passed.

Locke didn't say much, and the witch Olivia was determined to solve the mystery, so the mere million magic stones stake was no longer important.

After discussion, these breeders came to a conclusion.

"The more sophisticated the spell model, the worse the effect; the simpler but more reliable the spell model, the better the effect."

"Yes, this sea elixir should have been infused with a special energy that we haven't seen before. This special energy can affect more sophisticated spell models, but it's hard to imagine that such a special energy could exist in this world. Where did it come from?"

"The fact that the magical plant can absorb this special energy means that this special energy does not conflict with life energy."

"Three hours is far too short. If we had more time, we could definitely figure out some tricks of the trade."

At this moment, a second-ring wizard said, "I suspect that this thing is the same as the strange energy at the ends of the earth, or perhaps it is some kind of strange energy."

The witch Olivia looked at him and denied it firmly, saying, "The strange energy at the ends of the earth is basically recorded in our Rose Council. Any Star Ring Wizard has the authority to access it. This is not any kind of strange energy from the ends of the earth. But you are right, this magical plant seems to have absorbed some kind of rare energy, which is very likely the effect of an extremely complex magic circle."

Olivia the witch's train of thought went completely astray. For some reason, instead of following the line of reasoning that it was a special and strange energy, she believed that Locke had rewritten the effects through a complex spell model, which caused this situation.

Locke pondered that it was likely that the special energy in the Forbidden Forest was still extremely rare for the Star Ring Wizards, so much so that she hadn't considered that possibility at all.

Is it possible that similar strange energy exists at the ends of the earth?

Two hours later, these second-ring wizards mobilized their connections and called on their friends and acquaintances, but so far they have only managed to summon some ordinary second-ring wizards or star-ring wizards, and have not yet summoned any higher-ring breeders.

A silver-haired witch wearing a silver rose wizard's robe used a long string of needles and thread to sew seamstress to a magical rose plant, and the graft lasted the longest.

These second-generation breeders all thought they had succeeded.

But ten minutes later, a needle and thread suddenly broke, and then the needles and threads used to mend the grafting site suddenly broke one by one, and the two magical plants quickly separated again.

The silver-haired witch, Valerie Sawyer, shook her head slightly upon seeing this.

"time is too short."

Olivia the Witch frowned.

She hadn't expected that the problem Locke had presented her with would be so difficult.

Meanwhile, a test report made by a second-circle wizard using the Sunlight Magic Mirror Monocle also came out. A group of second-circle wizards gathered around and found that there was almost nothing abnormal inside the magic plant.

They looked at each other.

"If it really is the effect of some kind of spell model, there should be clues to the mechanism of the natural magical structure components acting up. If it is the effect of some kind of magic potion, it should also be detectable. Why can't anything be detected?"

"Is this just an ordinary first-ring magical plant? According to the report, there was no tampering. How did he manage to leave so many second-ring breeders helpless?"

"It's not that we're helpless, it's that we've been given too little time."

The silver-haired witch Valerie Sawyer seemed to be quite skilled, and she held a high position in the Rose Council. She spoke in a low voice, "Gentlemen, my two hours of research have not been entirely fruitless. In fact, I have discovered that the music played on the flute can prolong the grafting time of this Lygodium japonicum plant."

"In other words, although I don't know why, as long as there is a certain kind of music, this Lygodium japonicum can be successfully grafted."

"Of course, this is just a hypothetical scenario. Moreover, that kind of special music might have very complex frequencies and timbres."

Locke looked at Valerie Sawyer in surprise, not expecting her to have such a level of skill, having so quickly grasped the edge of the [Wild Surge] energy from the Forbidden Forest.

Locke used the Water Hyacinth System to look up the witch's name, and learned her name during their discussion.

Locke discovered that she had published many articles in second-ring journals, and even second-ring first-zone journals. The main focus of her publications was on using the methods of magic weavers to cultivate magic plants, which was essentially a private and niche direction of magic plant cultivation.

Moreover, judging from the corresponding authors and co-authors of these articles, Locke realized that the other party should be from the Rose Throne faction.

Most importantly, her teacher should be Wizard Melochy, because the corresponding author of one of her articles published in the Second Ring First District is Wizard Melochy of the Third Ring.

Good heavens, this is the Rose Council after all. Since Olivia has been unable to resolve her duel with him for a long time, she will easily call on her friends and acquaintances whom she has never met before.

Valerie Sawyer turned and glanced at Locke, nodded slightly, and then focused her attention back on the sea ginseng in her hand.

She frowned.

"If we use the Queen's Chessboard, we might be able to analyze what's inside it much faster."

Olivia the Witch coughed, feeling rather guilty, because this matter originated from her bet with Locke, and if Valerie Sawyer the Witch used the Queen's Chessboard, who would pay the 500,000 usage fee—her or Valerie Sawyer the Witch?
The witch Olivia said rather guiltily, "It's just a betting match, there's no need for such large equipment."

Valerie Sawyer's pupils were all silver. She was extremely serious and was about to speak when Lana the Witch walked in. The magical pressure of the Sun Ring Wizard was like a sun in the eyes of these Second Ring Wizards.

The witch Lana, like a sun, was touring the sacred mountain. As soon as she entered, everyone immediately sensed the immense magical pressure emanating from her.

There were 20 second-ring wizards and several star-ring wizards here, but under this sun-ring level magical pressure, they were as dim as the stars that had lost their luster.

The witch Lana walked in with a smile and said, "Everyone here is either a pillar of the Rose Council or a rising star, or at the very least, a future star. I was wondering where you all had been. Turns out you've all come to this little place."

Valerie Sawyer bowed slightly to Witch Lana and said with utmost respect, "Teacher Lana, I am so sorry that I missed our appointment. It was not intentional, but this problem with the sea lynx is truly perplexing me."

The witch Lana glanced at the Lygodium japonicum plant in her hand, and then said, "Just an ordinary Lygodium japonicum plant."

The voice of the witch Lana appeared in Locke's ears.

"Kid, I advise you to quit while you're ahead."

"As far as I know, just now, Hades, a solar ring wizard student of Solas Wizard, sent a star ring wizard student over specifically to resolve this matter."

"Your actions will likely be seen by the higher-ups of the Rose Council as some kind of blocking the door. If you don't stop now, you'll embarrass yourself later."

Locke listened to the advice without hesitation, since all he wanted from the beginning was to convince the witch Olivia.

Locke looked at the witch Olivia and said, "Respected Lady Olivia, the time for our bet has passed. Do you still keep your promise?"

Olivia the Witch snorted. She had no intention of breaking the contract in the first place. Besides, there were so many people here. Why would she break the contract for a good-for-nothing like Carter Dunn?
He doesn't have that kind of value.

This person was a marginal figure within her research group.

I really don't know why Locke values ​​this person so much.

However, after careful consideration, the witch Olivia confirmed that Carter Dunn was a worthless crystallizer. Not only would he be of no use to her, but even if he went to Locke's side, he would probably be of no use to Locke either.

After careful consideration and confirming that there were no problems, the witch Olivia decided to keep her promise.

Olivia the Witch said, "Of course. As agreed, you can invest directly in Carter Dunn personally, and I will arrange his schedule accordingly."

Locke laughed and said, "The witch Olivia always keeps her word and is of noble character."

Locke turned to leave with Carter Dunn, but the witch Olivia asked him, "Wait a moment, Wizard Augustine."

The witch Olivia's eyes were filled with doubt. She couldn't understand why so many of them couldn't successfully graft this sea ginseng. What magic was there in it?

"Wizard Augustine, could you please tell us the secrets contained within this Lygodium japonicum?"

“You’ve already won this bet.” Locke said, “I don’t know either. I obtained this magical plant in the River Styx. I sensed its special nature, so I gave it to you to try. Who knew that even you Star Ring Wizards and Second Ring Breeders couldn’t solve its problem.”

Locke said, half-jokingly.

Olivia the witch was speechless. Good heavens, so Locke had used all of them to give him practice questions.

A gambling battle.

This guy managed to kill two birds with one stone, making the most of everything; his greed is terrifying.

Many second-ring wizards showed expressions of "I see" or "that's how it is."

They all thought it was impossible for a new second-circle wizard from Golden Crown Mountain to be so powerful, especially since he hadn't even passed the second-circle breeder exam.

Upon hearing Locke's words, they all breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.

It turns out to be a special phenomenon caused by nature.

But Valerie Sawyer and Olivia's expressions did not change much.

First, they wouldn't completely believe Locke's story.

Secondly, studying wild magical plants, especially first-level magical plants, would take them a lot of time, so they usually have their students do it.

However, as second-ring breeders, especially Valerie Sawyer, who was one of the more outstanding second-ring breeders, they were unable to graft an ordinary first-ring magical plant.

This is definitely not normal.

Regardless of where this Lygodium japonicum plant came from, it is a matter of considerable skepticism for them.

Locke nodded to the witch Olivia and said, "Witch Olivia, although you haven't solved the mystery of this magical plant, you've at least figured out some clues, which is already quite impressive."

With a wave of his hand, he summoned the demonic plant back.

Olivia's expression softened slightly, thinking that Locke was quite tactful, giving her a way out at the right moment.

At that moment, she also developed a more favorable impression of Locke.

"Locke, the breeder, this exchange made me realize that only through communication can we improve, and only by learning from each other can we raise our standards and recognize our own position."

"Today's exchange has been very beneficial for both of us."

Locke nodded and turned to leave.

Valerie Sawyer watched Locke's departing figure, her brow furrowed. She seemed to be hesitating whether to ask to buy the sea ginseng from Locke's hands.

'Forget it, I'll just go to the River Styx myself and look for that kind of sea gold sand; it'll be the same.'

'I have already memorized the spiritual characteristics of that Lygodium japonicum plant during our contact just now.'

'Locke Augustine is an enemy of my lineage. If I were to ask him to buy it, he would certainly refuse. Since I can find it myself, there's no need to trade with him.'

……

Locke walked through the garden with Carter, while the witch Lana glanced at Locke.

"Honestly. If I hadn't come by today and let you know, you wouldn't have been planning to block the door all day, would you? While you were gambling with Olivia, several labs were already affected."

"If I hadn't come today, how were you going to clean up this mess?"

Locke bowed to the witch Lana and said with a smile, "I was going to remind the witch Olivia that the outcome of my bet with her was already decided."

"Of course, I'm still very grateful that you came to remind me today."

The witch Lana said, "I came here today to remind you, firstly because it's on my way, and secondly not for your sake, but for the Rose Council. Hades's Star Ring Wizard student may not be able to quickly solve the breeding problem you created."

“If he can’t solve it, Hades might send out his Moon Ring wizard students.”

"If this Moon Ring Wizard student also fails to resolve the problem quickly, then things will get much worse."

The witch Lana became serious, her face devoid of any smile.

"Wizard Hades is stubborn and insists on achieving a result that aligns with his wishes in everything he does. Back when Wizard Solas was still in school, he could keep him in check. But now Wizard Solas has gone to the Southern Frontier to attend an academic conference."

"Then the wizard Hades will definitely keep pursuing you to the end."

"And your Trajan wizard is also a militant. If things go wrong, the Rose Council and Mount Corona might start fighting today. As a peacemaker, I've stepped in to stop both sides from fighting."

The witch Lana said, "Today, you, an ordinary second-circle wizard who is not even a second-circle breeder, have certainly made quite a splash."

"But can you tell me where you got that Lygodium japonicum plant? I'm not as easily fooled as they are."

Locke chuckled. "Lady Lana, do you want it? If you do, I'll give it to you."

The witch Lana paused for a moment, then coughed.

"No reward without merit. We are just ordinary acquaintances, no, not even acquaintances. You are just a senior researcher at Golden Crown Mountain, while I am a senior wizard mentor of the Rose Council."

"Logically speaking, I am your senior."

"Since this magical plant is so special, I'd better not take it."

Locke said, "I picked this from the Forbidden Forest."

Locke directly admitted this, firstly because it wasn't a secret to begin with; even the wizard Jugglus had seen the surging wild energy in the Forbidden Forest.

It is evident that many wizards knew of the strange power that existed in the Forbidden Forest.

Secondly, this thing wasn't originally his. There are plenty of third-ring wizards in the Forbidden Forest, so telling the witch Lana wouldn't seem to make any difference.

The witch Lana suddenly realized what was going on.

"So it was that forbidden zone that wasn't actually a forbidden zone. Even a third-ring wizard would face a great risk of death if they entered the Forbidden Forest."

"To put it another way, the higher the ring number of a wizard, the greater the risk of death when entering that forest. Otherwise, we would have sent people to develop the Forbidden Forest long ago."

"The reason you were able to enter the Forbidden Forest and survive is probably because you were a first-ring wizard back then. You can't go in now either; once a second-ring wizard enters the Forbidden Forest, they basically never come out."

Locke was slightly taken aback.

Is the Forbidden Forest really that dangerous?

No wonder that after the second-ring wizards of the Pale Pilgrimage entered the Forbidden Forest, only one star-ring wizard was able to escape, and he even had to use a Highlord's decree.

When Lana the Witch heard Locke actually answer her question, her face immediately regained its warmth and smile.

"What else could it be, Locke?"

"In that case, keep it and study it carefully. Perhaps it can be used as a top-tier funded project."

The witch Lana became closer to Locke because Locke told her the truth.

"I remember that the [Tourmaline King Peach] from your Golden Crown Mountain can directly increase the magic pressure of your second-circle wizards, right? One [Tourmaline King Peach] can increase your magic pressure by 1000 the first time you take it, 500 the second time, and only 200 the third time. From the fourth time onwards, each time you take it, you can only increase your magic pressure by 100."

"Each subsequent dose can increase it by about 100, but it is only effective for regular bicyclic adenocarcinoma."

"It seems that as long as you complete a second-level funding project, you can get a tourmaline peach."

The witch Lana looked at Locke and asked curiously, "When you broke through to the second-ring wizard level, didn't your mentor exchange a tourmaline peach for you? The throne should be able to exchange for one every few years."

Locke shook his head.

"Teacher, you should have more faith in my own abilities."

The witch Lana raised an eyebrow. "It could also be to let you take advantage of the special effect of increasing your magic pressure by 1000 the first time you eat the Tourmaline King Peach. The Tourmaline King Peach can reduce the difficulty of constructing extremely powerful magic."

"But once you've eaten the Tourmaline King Peach, the huge increase in magical pressure you get from eating it the first time will be reduced out of nowhere."

Locke immediately felt that Catherine the Witch was truly farsighted.

It seems that the witch Catherine made her senior sister Shirley eat the Tourmaline King Peach because she needed this Demon Peach King to reduce the difficulty of breaking through the limits of her race's soul?

The witch Lana looked at Locke and said, "I really don't know why you're making such a big fuss over such an ordinary crystallization wizard, or is he just an excuse for you to cause trouble? Alright, if you cause any more trouble, I'll contact your senior brother, the wizard Trajan."

Locke looked at Wizard Carter. At this moment, his first second-circle magical plant was ready and waiting for the right opportunity!

The first step is to directly develop a battle-level first-ring magic plant!
Wizard Carter should have a simple laboratory in this academy. As for the magic field, he can just rent one, and the equipment can also be rented. Locke has already made a series of plans.

What excited Locke the most was that he suddenly realized that he actually had a way to quickly reach 19999 magic pressure, reaching the limit of a normal second ring.

To become a Star Ring, two conditions must be met: first, magic pressure must exceed 20000; second, one must forge a Great Magic spell and give it a power system.

Originally, I could only accumulate experience slowly through hard work, but who knew that Jinmian Mountain had a special resource: tourmaline king peach.

To obtain the Tourmaline King Peach, one needs to continuously complete the second-level projects.

Locke's eyes hardened. In other words, he needed to boost his articles and projects. As long as he kept doing it, his magic pressure would also increase directly because of the Tourmaline King Peach.

How could they not take advantage of the benefits that the academy provides to the True Knowledge Institute?

How can we not use it?

Once you leave Jinmian Mountain, you won't be able to access it anymore.

Locke was full of energy at that moment.

(End of this chapter)