Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 835 Natural Force, Dimensional Favor! Evolution, Evolution!

Yunze Wetland, Jinmian Mountain.

Locke first used the Water Hyacinth System to request the remaining funds from the Little Rest Cup tournament committee office. Then, he began to prepare to verify his conjecture that the Golden Foxtail Grass could evolve again.

Xiaoxi Cup still had over four million magic stones left unused, so Locke took the money all at once.

The staff at the Xiaoxi Cup tournament committee office were quite accommodating, agreeing to call back that afternoon.

It seems that he felt that, given his position, it was unlikely he would breach the contract.

After all, there was a senior brother of his in the middle who acted as a guarantor.

In the afternoon, Locke received the money and went to the market to purchase a large amount of experimental consumables.

Meanwhile, Locke ran into Antoine, who had just returned, at the Dragonblood Market.

At this moment, Locke was stunned, because Antoine was already a second-circle wizard with a magic pressure of around 11000.

Antoine walked over and greeted Locke.

"Long time no see, Locke. Why are you so surprised to see me become a second-circle wizard?"

Twenty-four gold coins floated behind Antoine.

The twenty-four gold coins shifted constantly in mid-air, seemingly operating according to some kind of magic array.

wrong.

Locke focused his attention and saw a spirit that resembled some kind of tiger-like magical creature.

"Yes. Antoine is not only a power master but also a manipulator among alchemists. I should have realized sooner; since the Spirit Macro is the hidden true form of things, alchemists must also use it. Because alchemical materials also involve the hidden true forms of all things."

'Of course, judging from Antoine's method of using Spirit Macros, it seems to differ from the method used in Potions. In other words, alchemists and potions wizards use Spirit Macros differently, constituting two distinct schools of Spirit Macros.'

'This means that Ling Hongxue is far more vast than I imagined.'

Locke increasingly felt that the more he knew, the more he realized how much he still didn't understand.

Locke said to Antoine, "Not at all. I have complete faith in your abilities, Antoine. You were a great help to me when the Holy Grail was silent."

"It's only natural that you became a second-circle wizard."

Are you kidding me? You're a reincarnated third-ring wizard. Even if you've fallen on hard times, you shouldn't be so low as to be below second-ring wizard level, right?

Antoine smirked. Ever since he lost to Locke once, he had been extremely concerned about Locke's evaluation of him.

Antoine said, "I didn't help you much during the Silent Grail incident."

Locke said, "I know."

Antoine glanced at Locke with surprise.

"At that time, I wanted to see the limits of your abilities. However, to my surprise, you still won the championship."

"Locke, you must be under a lot of pressure lately, right?"

"The Brandy Wizard said you've been having trouble finding a top-tier funding project lately. Didn't you meet him last time? You two even seemed to have a private chat."

Antoine said, "It's not just the competitive pressure of next year's top-tier funding program. The aftershocks of the academic rivalry between the Red Dragon Throne and the Rose Throne should also affect you."

"It seems that you are under pressure from both internal and external sources."

Locke glanced at Antoine with surprise. The two walked side by side on the streets of Dragonblood Gathering, like two old friends who had not seen each other for a long time, slowly catching up.

Locke instantly realized that his single meeting with the Brandy Wizard had caught the attention of someone with ulterior motives, and the Brandy Wizard had used that private conversation as an opportunity to spread rumors about him.

Antoine was reminding himself, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

He certainly couldn't say the whole story, because he couldn't be sure whether the brandy wizard was spreading rumors or not.

Locke frowned. It seemed that his previous efforts to avoid Brandy and Droma were absolutely correct.

Good heavens, I've only met this brandy wizard privately once, and this guy is already spreading rumors everywhere.

Outrageous.

'Why would the teacher accept students like these? Given her keen observation and sharp judgment, and her intolerant nature, she shouldn't have deliberately accepted students like Brandy and Droma the Wizard. Or perhaps their talents were enough to attract her?'

But that's not right.

Jinmian Mountain is not lacking in geniuses.

The research positions at Jinmian Mountain are snapped up immediately as soon as they are released.

Locke was puzzled. He shook his head and stopped thinking about it.

The high-ring wizard's thoughts are something he may not understand.

After all, I lacked too much information.

Locke looked at Antoine and said to him, "No, that was before. I've recently found the key to breaking the deadlock."

Locke held up the golden foxtail grass specimen in his hand.

"It's the starting point. I don't lack projects and ideas now."

Once I complete the atavism evolution, I can win the Lesser Rest Cup, and then use the atavism evolution to realize my previous idea of ​​flying magical plants and participate in the Golden Cup.

Then, by using atavism, one can conduct a series of experiments related to evolution, which will directly advance one's understanding of the power system, thereby accelerating the forging of one's ultimate magic.

Finally, you can use this as a starting point to find projects that can be applied for top-tier funding.

Furthermore, atavism can also be applied to second-ring wizard shoes, elevating them to a higher level. This is because atavism and the Moon Cultivation Method can be combined.

It can be said that from the moment he obtained this specimen from Russell's Throne at the boundary between light and darkness, he possessed the capital to gain a foothold in the wizarding shoe sub-battlefield of the academic war, both externally and internally, to rank among the top in the second-circle wizarding community of the Institute of True Knowledge.

Antoine crossed his arms and glanced at the golden foxtail grass specimen in Locke's hand.

"So confident? It's just an ordinary blade of grass. I don't understand why you're so confident. Never mind, I have a complete set of preliminary experimental data from my time as a third-ring wizard, covering everything from the first to the second and then to the third ring."

"It seems I had already prepared a backup plan before I was reincarnated."

"I've already made arrangements for myself."

Locke paused for a moment.

"You reincarnated monsters have so many tricks up your sleeves."

Antoine smirked and glanced sideways at Locke.

"You're saying I'm a reincarnated monster? I think you could be too."

Locke waved his hand.

"I am who I am, this is my first... incarnation."

Locke frowned, because to be precise, this was indeed not his first life.

Antoine looked at Locke in surprise.

"Are you really hesitating?"

"It seems you really do have a secret."

Locke said expressionlessly, "No, you've misunderstood."

Antoine gave Locke a long look.

"Many high-ring wizards, after reincarnation, may find themselves in the embarrassing situation of not knowing their identity for a long time if they do not have someone to receive them."

"Secondly, there are even more complicated situations. Wizards of higher levels can even send their own clones into reincarnation."

Antoine said, "But I'm telling you all this just to let you know that I can now apply for the top-tier grant, and I'm still a senior researcher. That means I'll be participating in next year's top-tier grant application. And I have a project that I arranged for myself during my time at the Third Ring Road."

"In other words, my development so far has all been planned by my past life. Including the project I'm about to participate in, which was the first Second Ring Fund project tailored for me."

Locke frowned.

No wonder Antoine had that kind of personality before, or rather, he deliberately pretended to have that kind of personality.

Besides hiding his reincarnated identity, helping the Senate, and scheming against the Academic Committee, it's probably also because while others are playing a difficult life, he's playing a game where everyone is treated like an NPC.

For him, as long as he followed the plan he had made during his time as a third-ring wizard and did nothing else, he would surpass many geniuses.

Antoine smirked. "Why are you starting to worry? Locke, this time I'm going to beat you badly. Hey, Locke, I wasn't finished yet, why are you leaving?"

Antoine watched, somewhat speechless, as Locke suddenly sped up and drove away from him.

If it were anyone else, he would have been angry long ago.

When facing Locke, Antoine gave a wry smile and then flagged down a magic carriage on the street.

"This guy seems even more aloof than me."

Antoine raised his chin, looked at the coachman wizard, and said, "I, Antoine, have the Fisher family to pay for me."

Inside the magic carriage, Antoine looked out the window and pondered, “But now it seems we can’t completely trust my past life. In my past life, I had made plans with the elders of the Fisher family, but in the magic combat tournament, I, who had the dual identities of a manipulator and a power master, actually lost to a random wizard from out of town recruited by the Red Dragon Throne.”

"After the High Magic Project in the Starfield Sea, everything changed. The old order seemed unreliable in the face of the ever-increasing magical tide. Geniuses are increasing day by day."

"Can I really trust those plans that were made for me in my past life? If I only use the application materials I prepared in my past life, can they really help me get the top-tier grant next year?"

“Brandy, Droma, Zeno, these people are not to be trifled with. Not to mention there’s also Locke.”

Antoine pondered this carefully.

Meanwhile, Locke walked down the street, pondering, "I didn't expect I'd overlooked one opponent. Antoine will also be joining next year's competition."

"Applying for vertical funding within the Second Ring Road is more difficult than I expected. But I'm not worried; I'll remain steadfast. No matter how the external environment changes, as long as I keep moving forward, I'll be able to secure the top-tier grant next year."

In the wizarding world, one step behind means falling behind at every step.

I don't want to wait another year for the special grant.

Therefore, I am determined to get the top-tier grant next year.

Because I want to become a Star Ring Wizard as quickly as possible.

'The wizards participating in the Starfield Sea Grand Exam generally have a magic level around the Sun Ring, but a few geniuses at the Moon Ring level are also eligible. Even, for some unknown reason, Teacher Sophia participated in the exam early.'

'Once Ms. Sophia passes her exam, perhaps I can use this last opportunity to try and contact her.'

Then, based on the situation, determine at what stage you should participate in the Starfield Sea Grand Examination to obtain a top-tier teaching position in the Starfield Sea.

"But regardless, younger is always better. The big exam isn't just about rankings; it's also about overall performance, and experience and age are definitely pluses."

Locke understood why.

In the wizarding world, the younger a second-circle wizard is, the more limitless possibilities they possess, representing their greater potential.

Therefore, age is a watershed moment in the wizarding world.

In fact, you can see this in Yunze Wetland. The reason why the researchers at the Zhenzhi Institute of Jinmian Mountain are all young people is because they are subject to age restrictions.

If one were to pursue a top-tier teaching position, one would automatically enter the growth path of a top genius in the wizarding world.

Of course, for true geniuses, even if they accidentally slip off the track, they should be able to find other tracks.

However, this track is the greatest path to advancement in the wizarding world.

It can allow a wizard to fight their way up from a lower-level wizarding land to the top wizarding university in a leading wizarding land.

Having come this far, I have the most complete resources, and I will try my best not to fall off the track.

Locke summoned the Rainbow Sparrow and headed towards the dormitory, deciding that he could finally bring an end to those three dark wizards.

……

The Heidelberg Plane, Locke's true form, stands outside the crystal wall system of the Heidelberg Plane.

At this moment, because the world is under the impact of four extremely powerful spells, the flow of time is unstable, and the flow of time in this world begins to accelerate.

Standing outside the void and looking down at the Heidelberg Plane from above, one can actually see that this plane is a fairly traditional spherical planetary plane, similar to the Lewis Plane.

At this point, a year had passed in the Heidelberg plane, which corresponds to a week in the Wizarding World.

The Rangers in the Heidelberg plane have grown into a large organization of around 100,000 people, and Locke has produced as many as 130,000 Power Leaves.

Nearly 80% of the plants in the Heidelberg plane have been incorporated into the ecosystem of the Evolutionary Month.

The three dark wizards fought amongst themselves while trying to fight Locke. As a result, they suffered repeated defeats. The papacy in the plane, as well as the vampires disguised as high-ranking officials, kings, and nobles, were found by the Rangers and beheaded one by one.

Suddenly, the vampires in the Heidelberg plane became a vulnerable group.

Because of the Rangers' human identity, they won the favor of humans, who spontaneously launched a movement to reform the church and kill the vampires.

At the same time, the starlight of the Sacred Dragon Star appeared in this world.

Part of the magic model of the Evolution Moon is based on the Peach Bow and Thorn Arrow. Therefore, while it has brought about changes that have spread throughout the world, it has naturally caused the starlight of the Holy Dragon Star to fall.

Meanwhile, Locke's magical pressure, absorbing the starlight, began to slowly rise.

In just one week, the magic pressure increased by 7 points.

This is probably the result that would normally take seven months to achieve using advanced meditation techniques.

"Fighting the dark wizard has been incredibly rewarding. It's rare for a typical white wizard to incite such widespread anger and resentment in the world, and they'd readily agree to my plan. They've also persecuted all the mortals in the world, making them enemies of all mortals."

Locke was almost speechless.

After all this time, hunting black wizards really is a path that allows me to advance quickly.

At this point, in the Heidelberg plane, the vampires had almost no territory left. They had completely retreated, and their numbers were probably down to only tens of thousands, all of whom were holed up on Mount Bright.

The rangers organized themselves to conduct one last search of the mountains, aiming to completely wipe out the vampire clan.

At this moment, three saintly avatars suddenly descended from the Heidenburg plane. They were the three black wizards, who seemed to have resorted to desperate measures and forcibly descended as saintly avatars.

The rangers' expressions turned solemn as they faced the three dark wizards who seemed like gods and demons descending upon this world.

An immense magical pressure enveloped them.

The rangers were all pale-faced, like naked people walking on the icy plains on a cold winter day.

At that moment, they felt more vulnerable than babies.

Jack and Susan, who were now the leaders of the Rangers, turned to the Rangers and called out, "Everyone, don't be afraid."

"We became forest rangers precisely to fight that monster and protect the forest, didn't we?"

"From the beginning, those monsters were stronger than us, but later our power gradually reversed. Now they have descended with even greater power, only to bring us back to where we started. But we were prepared from the beginning to take up arms and fight against beings far stronger than ourselves."

"Therefore, there is no need to be afraid. We have a large number of people, and as long as we work together, we can defeat those three demon gods."

Upon hearing these words, the holy incarnation of a black wizard demon god, the true form of the Blood Ancestor with six eyes and six wings, let out a sneer.

"You know nothing. A mere native dares to claim he can defeat us?"

"It's ridiculous."

"I'm dying of laughter. How can someone be so naive?"

The true form of the Blood Ancestor floated towards them, like a towering mountain pressing down on them. The malevolent demonic pressure, like a storm of blood, swept over them.

"Quantity is meaningless."

“Natives. We are beings of a higher order, beyond mortals.”

“We are fundamentally different from all the vampires you have faced so far. The three of us are the origin of vampires in this world; you could say we are the progenitors of blood.”

“Experience despair, mortals. You are so insignificant, like a speck of dust in a storm, no, you are not even worthy of being called dust.”

A powerful demonic pressure swept towards them, and this demonic pressure was mixed with a terrifying curse, seemingly aiming to kill all 100,000 forest rangers in one fell swoop.

The other two dark wizards' eyes flickered.

They had already suffered a crushing defeat in this war of ecological communities, and now they were forced to use their last trump card: the descent of the saint.

In fact, they are the ones who have been driven to a dead end at this moment.

But they didn't understand why Locke hadn't made a move even after all this.

His immense magic, the moon, and the forest, should have accumulated enough magical pressure.

A saint could descend at any time.

The immense magic of the three of them had shrunk to almost its smallest scale!

At this moment, the three of them were extremely weak.

It was just a charade in front of the natives.

The dark wizard's eyes were fierce. If Locke didn't make a move, he would absolutely not hesitate to kill these mortals.

These mortals are beings from the three of their own planes.

They were completely poached by Locke.

Amidst the cursed winds, the rangers were blown about, one by one, until Jack Ranger gritted his teeth.

"No, all along the way, Susan and I, everyone, and the forest, we've all won. This is the end."

He looked at the five leaves of power in his hand.

"The Tree Man Lord said that we are not fighting alone. When we fight, these Leaves of Power are fighting alongside us. So never think that you are alone."

At this moment, the curse's power turned Jack's entire body skin into a sickly black.

His consciousness began to wander.

"Everyone, the forest."

"At this moment, the only things I can trust are the forest and the Leaf of Power in my hand."

Because of his dazed state, Jack's mind raced through everything that had happened over the past year. He had witnessed a vampire posing as a king issuing orders from the throne, a vampire posing as a duke, and a vampire posing as an archbishop, all with sanctimonious faces but in reality nothing more than a group of vampires.

Then he discovered that among so many illusory existences, only the forest was truly real.

He was originally a low-ranking noble knight's squire who had received rigorous knightly training and fought for the honor of his superiors.

But he no longer wants to be part of the hierarchical system.

It is a place full of deception and cunning.

Only by walking in the forest can he come into contact with reality and see problems from a more objective perspective.

He wants to fight for the right of humanity to live in harmony with nature.

He wanted to protect the people behind him.

He would shoot his arrows at those vampire monsters who had usurped their positions, forcing them to return to them the rights that were rightfully theirs.

"I entrust all my trust to you, my comrade."

Jack looked at the five power leaves in his palm.

"Help me once again to defeat my opponent."

"Any vampire can be shot down with my bow and arrow."

A vibrant green light appeared on Jack's body, the blackness on his skin began to fade, and the leaf in his left hand, which carried the power of the [Path of Nemesis], began to evolve.

An arrow, entwined with vines and vegetation, fell toward the black wizard.

'Boom~'

The arrow actually pierced into the body of the Blood Ancestor's true form.

A stream of black blood spurted from the black wizard's chest.

"How could that be? A native, an apprentice's magic trick, how could he possibly harm me!"

"What is this power?"

The black wizard was instantly enraged and was about to raise his arm to crush the native forest rangers in front of him with the true body of the Blood Ancestor.

But the next moment, his eyes widened as the leaves in the ranger's hand began to glow with a vibrant green light.

Immediately afterwards, the energy of these 100,000 forest rangers connected with each other, and each battle-hardened forest ranger was like a grove of trees in a vast forest.

One hundred thousand forest rangers formed a vast forest.

This forest is part of Locke's Forest Sanctuary.

As individuals, they are insignificant to the two-ring wizards who have fallen to their lowest point, but as members of the vast forest, they are all part of that immense forest.

The total magical pressure of Locke's Forest Sanctuary is several times greater than the total magical pressure of these few black wizards!

Therefore, this second-circle dark wizard's magical pressure was actually suppressed by these rangers!
The second-circle wizard's pupils suddenly contracted.

"This is outrageous. Locke Augustine, the Great Wizard of the Bewitching Eyes. Just who are you?"

A gentle breeze swept across the forest where the Ranger had transformed—a natural wind that rustled the leaves and foliage in its golden hue. At that very moment, Locke descended in his saintly avatar!
The moment he arrived, the body of the second-ring dark wizard collapsed and exploded.

A second-circle dark wizard's saintly avatar was instantly destroyed by Locke.

Locke turned to look at Jack and the Leaf of Power in his hand.

'This is incredibly strange. Just now, the Leaf of Power resonated with this native boy. That Leaf of Power, which carries my simplified version of the Beast Panel, seems different from the other Leaves of Power. He truly did just attract the favor of the will of the natural force plane.'

'Although it was only for a fleeting moment, and through me as the medium. Does that mean, from the perspective of the Force of Nature plane, he's considered my student?'

'In that instant, he borrowed my beast panel to amplify his demonic pressure, which made it possible for him to harm the Blood Ancestor's true form.'

'Of course, borrowing it is conditional on obtaining my permission. The Beast Panel is indeed special.'

Locke realized at this moment that he had connected his Evolution Moon, Forest Sanctuary, and Beast Panel—the three foundations of his power—through the Leaf of Power.

The Leaf of Power, which carries the core power of the Beast Panel, the Guardian of Nature, seems to possess some kind of powerful evolutionary ability and resonates with Jack.

At this moment, because Jack had borne too much power, his skin cracked all over his body and his soul was almost completely shattered.

He glanced at Locke, and before losing consciousness, said to Locke, "Tree Man, is this your true form? Thank you for giving me power."

Locke hugged him.

"Good child, it is I who should thank you."

The Leaf of Power in Jack's hand scattered all over the ground.

And that Nemesis's Path - Leaf of Power has now grown from 0.1 ring to 0.3 ring.

"This child's belief has actually allowed my Leaf of Power to evolve to this extent."

Locke's expression changed slightly.

"Without my intervention or my modifications, the power system I designed actually broke through its limits through self-iteration and acquired 0.3-level spells."

"Is it because of the power of the ferocious beast?"

"This is a characteristic that only a mature power system can possess."

He could sense that the beggar version of the ferocious beast panel on that leaf was merely a facade, but after Jack resonated with the Leaf of Power, the evolved Path of Nemesis had truly entered his power system.

"Unexpectedly, by sheer chance, the power of the ferocious beast has actually entered this power system. Originally, I only intended to use it to deal with those vampires."

"My Leaf of Power seems to combine the power of nature's guardians and immense magic."

Locke originally just wanted to experiment, but unexpectedly, he seemed to have unintentionally created something awesome.

(End of this chapter)