Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 1000

Chapter 992 Sea Queen’s Throne: Locke, you’re a truly wicked and unorthodox person!

Locke observed the world and made a judgment, “Use the clone potion to separate the Dark World from the Mountain Guest. This might alleviate the Mountain Guest’s problem.”

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“But ordinary clone potions are useless. Ordinary clone potions are difficult to separate the Dark World from the Mountain Guest.”

Locke pondered the degree of integration between the Dark World and the Mountain Guest just now and made the following judgment: Erming Chan’s magic power was insufficient; he needed more powerful magic power.

Locke used the Sea Queen’s Throne’s Spiritual Hundred Solutions on his shoulder to leave the Mountain Guest’s body.

As a golden light emerged from the Mountain Guest’s surface, Locke stepped out of the light.

At the same time, the other wizards also gradually emerged from the Mountain Guest’s body a short while later.

Seeing that everyone had left Mountain Guest, the Sea Queen extended her finger towards him. Instantly, the Spiritual Encyclopedia transformed into characters that floated into the air. These characters then formed a scroll, which landed back in the Sea Queen’s hand. Before everyone’s eyes, the Sea Queen returned the scroll to Alba.

Everyone stared in disbelief.

The Spiritual Encyclopedia was a core part of a Potions Wizard’s magical heritage. Alba’s possession of it was equivalent to her receiving a portion of the Sea Queen’s Potions legacy. Even

these second-circle wizards couldn’t obtain the legacy of a Throne-level Potions Master, while the witch Alba acquired it so easily—how could they not be extremely envious?

The Sea Queen addressed the crowd, “You’ve all left the body of the Mountain Guest. It seems you all have ideas. Very well, you can use all the equipment in this public potion room to concoct potions. I require you to concoct a potion on the spot.”

“Give it to the Mountain Guest.”

Many wizards present looked guilty. They weren’t confident or had ideas, which was why they came out. They were completely clueless, some even encountering danger and secret beings from the Sea Queen’s world, forcing them to leave.

What ideas did they have?

Many second-ring wizards exchanged glances and then shook their heads.

Many of the wizards hoped that the Sea Queen might offer some clues, since they would be completely baffled if left to concoct potions without any guidance.

Unfortunately, the Sea Queen seemed to have completely overlooked the possibility that some wizards, after entering the body of the Mountain Guest and confirming the basic situation, might still lack any ideas.

In her eyes, a person entering the Mountain Guest’s body should naturally develop their own thoughts.

The only difference was the level of those thoughts.

The Sea Queen herself was a genius from the start, similar to the Alba Witch. She never took anything too seriously, always leaving some room for maneuver, afraid that overexertion would trap her and reduce efficiency.

Therefore, she couldn’t really understand the thoughts of ordinary wizards.

For ordinary people, understanding geniuses is certainly much more difficult than understanding ordinary wizards, but for her, it was a completely different story.

In the Sea Queen’s understanding, ordinary wizards were essentially just guesses.

Because she had never been an ordinary wizard, not even for a single day.

The Sea Queen said, “Alright, everyone, I’ll give you three hours. I hope you can concoct a potion that satisfies you. Based on the performance of your potions when used by the Mountain and River Customer Service, I will rank you. The first place will receive my reward.”

The Sea Queen took out a small blue bottle from her Astral Ring.

“This is the Blue Sky Brocade Potion, a potion I invented. Its main function is that it can be taken with any resource to increase its utilization rate. It’s a special auxiliary resource that allows for 100% utilization of the main resource. It’s something that any of you could greatly benefit from.”

All the wizards present looked at the Blue Sky Brocade Potion.

Many of them had heard of this potion; it was a Moon Ring-level potion, personally concocted by a master potion master. Just selling it could fetch five million magic stones, and it might even sell for more, because the potion’s effects were so widespread that almost all wizards, at different stages, would use it.

Many potion masters looked at the bottle of potion, their eyes filled with longing.

The witch Alba then spoke up, “Teacher, there are twelve of us here, but your reward is only one bottle. Does that mean only the first place winner gets a reward?”

The Sea Queen glanced at the Alba Witch, then raised a pipe, ran her finger along the tip, took a puff, and exhaled directly forward. Instantly, everyone felt the smoke billowing around them, a sense of suffocation rising within them. After all, it was tobacco, a substance that could irritate even a Throne Wizard, making it particularly difficult for ordinary wizards.

The Alba Witch coughed.

The Sea Queen said, “For a potion master, how can one progress without being number one?”

“Alba, you don’t yet know who you are. But in this class, with each victory you achieve, you will know how different you are from others.”

The Mountain Guest, who had regained his senses, was overjoyed and urged everyone to concoct potions for him.

“Everyone heard that, right? Whoever gets first place will receive Star Ring-level resources!”

“As a potion master, only first place matters,”

the Mountain Guest said. “Everyone, you are all potion master geniuses. Go and concoct potions! Whatever it is, I’ll give it a try.”

The Alba Witch seemed to understand, but not quite.

The Sea Queen glanced at him.

At this moment, regardless of their confidence, everyone could only gradually enter the individual potion-making rooms within the public classroom.

These potion-making rooms were equipped with various magical arrays—silence, isolation from surveillance, and protection—to ensure the wizards inside could safely concoct potions and protect their secrets to the greatest extent possible.

In potion-making room number 11, Locke activated the isolation array and set up the cauldron.

However, he didn’t rush to light the fire; instead, he began rewriting the recipe for the Doppelganger Potion on the magical blackboard provided with the potion-making room.

“Blue Sky Brocade Potion, I’ve heard of this potion before, and even seen it in textbooks. It’s a unique magical potion from the Rainbow Cloud Plateau in the Magic Plant Paradise. So it was actually invented by the Sea Queen.”

Locke pondered, “If I could obtain the Blue Sky Brocade Potion and take it together with the Tidal Spirit Essence obtained from the Tianjiang River coast, it would maximize the utilization rate of the Tidal Spirit Essence to enhance my magical pressure. However, if that’s the case, I’d better take the Tidal Spirit Essence along with other Star Ring resources to avoid wasting the Blue Sky Brocade Potion.”

“Of course, that’s assuming I can win this lesson.”

Locke recalled what he had seen inside the Mountain Guest’s body.

“My idea is to use the clone potion to create a clone for Shan Chuan Ke, and then transfer the dark world within him into his clone. However, the magic power of the ordinary clone potion’s Two-Cicada Spirit Macro is insufficient; I need a more powerful one.”

“We can utilize what we learned in the second lesson, using the special mechanism of the core function spirit macro—the Two-Cicada Spirit Macro.”

Locke took out all the Two-Cicada Spirit Macros he had prepared according to the Sea Queen’s course requirements. Then, he manipulated his magic power, colliding one Two-Cicada Spirit Macro with another. In an instant, the two spirit macros were precisely divided into four pieces.

Next, Locke took out the Crimson Vampire Stone Spirit Macro Imprint, extracted the spirit macros from it, and then tried to add a Crimson Vampire Stone Spirit Macro between two Two-Cicada Spirit Macros that were only half-finished. He wanted to use the Crimson Vampire Stone Spirit Macro to enhance the magic power of the Two-Cicada Spirit Macros and add it to the clone potion’s formula to enhance the clone potion’s ability to absorb specific energy.

The next moment, the three spirit macros connected, but instantly they burst into bright red flames.

All three shattered simultaneously.

Locke wasn’t surprised, because there were absolute boundaries between spirit macros. A spirit macro was the hidden true form of all things, each unique and singular. Different spirit macros were inherently difficult to connect; Locke had only managed to connect different hidden true forms of all things by utilizing the unique properties of the Two-Singing Cicada.

But the difficulty was immense.

The methods used to connect different spirit macros using the connecting properties of the Two-Singing Cicada would also differ.

Locke pondered for a moment, then adjusted the connection method and continued connecting.

He wiped the sweat from his brow; his spiritual awareness was rapidly depleting.

If his spiritual awareness decreased too much, his perception of spirit macros would temporarily decline, making it impossible to see the hidden true forms of all things.

Locke whispered, “Continue. The Vampire Spirit Stone should enhance my clone potion recipe. Hopefully, I can do it within three hours. That bottle of Blue Sky Brocade potion is an invaluable resource for me.”

Locke then continued to use spirit stones to strike each other, attempting to use the Two Cicada Spirit Stones to encircle the Crimson Vampire Stone Spirit Stone.

After countless failures, Locke finally obtained a cobbled-together Crimson Vampire Stone Spirit Stone, encased in two halves of the Two Cicada Spirit Stone.

Locke picked up this modified Two Cicada Spirit Stone and examined it, shaking his head slightly. The modification was so poorly done that it was practically unusable.

It was difficult to translate this into a ritual, and even if it were translated, the resulting potion would likely be ineffective.

“Crafting a second-level potion is a huge drain on my resources,”

Locke pondered. “There’s no need to translate this macro anymore. I need to create a more perfect modified macro. Even if I can’t reach an excellent level within three hours, with my current skill, I should be able to get the modified macro I want.” “

Then let’s continue.”

He took out a bottle of potion and drank it, slightly restoring his energy, though the lost spiritual awareness was difficult to recover temporarily.

Meanwhile, in the potion room classroom, Mountain Guest seemed extremely tired, snoring and fast asleep on the floor.

At this moment, Sea Queen was smoking her pipe, gazing thoughtfully at the potion rooms that were being used.

Just then, someone suddenly pushed open the door and entered.

Sea Queen glanced at the newcomer, immediately sneered, and continued smoking her pipe. She sat on the stool, her feet propped up on the podium.

The newcomer frowned upon seeing Sea Queen’s nonchalant demeanor.

“Helen, back in our teacher’s eyes, your talent was always the highest. No matter how hard we tried, or how lazy you were, even if you went out to play every night, your progress the next day was always on par with ours.

Our teacher believed you would be the future of potions in Rainbow Cloud Plateau. He had absolute confidence in your future as a Wizard of Truth. Therefore, he allowed you to go out and do as you pleased, maintaining a laissez-faire attitude no matter what you did.”

“You are a genius of Rainbow Cloud Plateau. Seeing you fall to this state, I truly cannot bear it. Helen, I don’t know what happened to you.”

The newcomer was also a Throne Wizard, dressed with a crew cut and a calm gaze. Beside him was a young man, who paused upon seeing the Sea Queen Throne before reacting and bowing to her.

The young Star Ring Wizard said softly, “Uncle-Master, greetings.”

The Sea Queen rose from her seat, avoiding his bow, and continued, “Lucas, you and your disciple, don’t try to associate with me. I’m not your junior, much less this young man’s senior.”

Throne Lucas said, “Helen, I’m truly disappointed in you. I don’t know what happened to you, how you ended up like this. But I hope you can pull yourself together. I can offer you a new job, a much better one than this ridiculous visiting tutor position in the Root Crown Court. You’re simply wasting your time here.” “

I’m here to get a letter of recommendation, a letter from a top-tier potion research institution in the Star Sea. With it, you can start over in the Star Sea.”

A flash of anger crossed the Sea Queen’s eyes as she puffed on her pipe.

“Lucas, I know you’ve gained considerable fame in the Rainbow Cloud Plateau lately, but you don’t need to be so arrogant. Don’t forget, in the past, you lost to me every single time in potion-making.” “

You’ve never beaten me.”

“Who—gave you the courage to arrange my life? I’m perfectly fine as I am. What Starfield Sea research institution? If it’s so good, then go there yourself.”

The Sea Queen walked up to Lucas’s throne, took a drag of her cigarette, and the smoke hit Lucas’s face directly.

Lucas frowned immediately.

The young man beside him began coughing violently. Lucas conjured a ball of fire elemental potion flame in his hand, casually waved it in front of the young man, and the young man stopped coughing from the acrid smoke.

Lucas looked at the Sea Queen in surprise.

“You used to just like to play around, but as a potion master, you know the special natural magical structure of tobacco-based magical plants has a chronic effect on our magic. You never used to touch these things.

And you reek of alcohol! Good heavens, you even drank wizard’s liquor made with potions.”

“This is too harmful to your body,”

the Sea Queen said. “What’s it to you? Go report those gray-area wizard’s breweries in the Rainswamp. See if the local white wizarding association will pay attention to you, or protect their local shop alliance and wizarding academy.”

Throne Lucas couldn’t help but take a deep breath, looking at the Sea Queen with incomprehension.

“Helen, you know that’s not what I meant.”

“We’re fellow students, I just wanted to help you.”

“A change of environment, something to do, maybe you’ll be happier,”

Throne Lucas said. “Your potion-making talent is superior to mine; you can go further than me. Why waste your life here?”

The Sea Queen sneered.

“I love wasting my life. And who says I’m doing nothing here? Look, those people in the potions room over there are my students. Perhaps some of them are even potential fourth-circle potions masters? I call this accumulating knowledge and skills in advance, spending my precious time specifically to teach a future wizard of truth.” “

I can teach a future fourth-circle wizard in a little of my free time, how can you say I’m wasting my time? To be honest, this is much better than going to that research institution you recommended to me.”

Throne Lucas said dismissively.

“Wizards in lower-level wizarding lands have no one to back them up. No matter how outstanding they are, they have no one to rely on. Geniuses in lower-level wizarding lands often only have an advantage for a short time. In the long-term competition of life and magical research, they fall as many and as quickly as shooting stars.” “

Moreover, fourth-circle wizards—these juniors are too far from that. Fourth-circle potion masters enjoy a special status in the endless void. The development direction of countless civilizations can be decided with just a word from those adults. Countless top research directions can be arbitrarily modified based on the wishes of those adults.”

“These juniors from lower-level wizarding lands—Helen, I know you are looking for a reason to refuse me. Putting aside all that, if you really want to temporarily leave the front line and go to the second line to teach some of these juniors, then you should go to the upper-level wizarding lands.”

“You should go to the Starfield Sea. At least to the top academy in Cloud Marsh Wetlands, not this branch.”

Throne Lucas said, “Besides, with your talent, these students are not worthy of you. Teaching them is a waste of your time.

“

Throne Sea Queen nodded.

“Well said. I’ve always thought their talent doesn’t match mine. However, I’ve been wasting my time lately. Life is so long, why rush? Why not enjoy life’s leisure first, and then work hard?”

Throne Lucas said. “You—”

Throne Lucas frowned, about to continue speaking, when suddenly a loud bang came from the direction of the potions room. A magical pressure swept outwards from that potions room, and the magic circle in that potions room immediately activated, but even so, it caused violent magical fluctuations.

Throne Lucas frowned deeply, glancing at the illusion school spell model displayed on the potions room door, showing the name of the wizard who entered the potions room—Locke Augustine.

Throne Lucas took out a wand and waved it lightly. Instantly, the chaotic magical tide around him returned to stability. The table legs, which had been trembling wildly and making a screeching sound, quickly fell silent.

Throne Lucas frowned. “Creating entirely new composite spirit macros? What is he doing? To not only modify spirit macros but also create new composite spirit macros without activating a specific defensive magic array is extremely dangerous. Spirit macros operate according to their own trajectories; each merging of different types of spirit macros, whether successful or not, generates enormous energy.” “

These are basic laboratory standards.” “

If this wizard were in my laboratory, I would immediately dismiss him.” “

A wizard who violates basic laboratory standards is an unqualified wizard. This is an unqualified wizard.”

Throne Sea Queen was also taken aback, as she hadn’t expected this to happen.

She had only demonstrated to Locke the mechanism of the Two-Singing Cicada spirit macro for spirit macro modification. The basic structure of the Golden Horned Cicada spirit macro is similar to that of the Two-Singing Cicada spirit macro, so this was merely a simple modification of a cicada-type spirit macro.

Throne Sea Queen looked thoughtful. With Locke’s current spiritual knowledge, he shouldn’t be able to perform true spirit macro modifications. But the magical fluctuations just now were indeed fluctuations that occurred during spirit macro modification. “How did he manage to replace a portion of his spiritual awareness and forcibly enhance it?”

The Sea Queen instinctively defended her student, saying to Throne Lucas, “This is my student, and I naturally have my own teaching methods. I think it’s fine, there’s no problem. The fact that the potions room didn’t call the police means my student is perfectly fine. You’re making a mountain out of a molehill. I’ve always believed that every genius is unique. Excessively restricting them and confining them with rules and regulations will only inhibit their potential.”

The Sea Queen continued, “It’s like I haven’t taught him how to modify spiritual macros, I’ve only taught him how to use the Two-Cicada Technique to modify spiritual macros, and he can still learn it on his own and even take it a step further.”

The initially dissatisfied Lucas glanced at the Sea Queen unconsciously.

“Hmm? Didn’t you teach him how to modify spirit macros?”

“But when modifying spirit macros, one experiences the destructive force of two stars colliding. The magical pressure released when two small spirit macros collide is equivalent to the force of two small worlds colliding. An ordinary wizard, without a teacher to guide them, has to rely on themselves for the first time—”

“He needs boldness, meticulousness, and sufficient talent.”

Lucas fell into thought, but he quickly realized what was going on. He frowned; what was all this about?

In this potions class at the Cloud Marsh Wetlands Root Crown Court branch, he saw these students so unrestrained, like wildly growing weeds, completely unbridled. Lucas felt this place was utter chaos.

He took a deep breath, feeling that this was a waste of the Sea Queen’s presence, unworthy of her teaching here.

Wizard Lucas said, “To move towards the future, you need more comprehensive abilities. These include yourself, the people behind you, your surroundings, and your family background, among others. Junior Sister Helen, if you don’t like leaving, it’s fine to stay here for now. I happen to be visiting the Rootcrown Court branch recently for some reason.”

The Sea Queen gave a mocking smile, slightly twirling her pipe.

“Hmm? Lucas, you’re here too?”

King Lucas handed a document to the Sea Queen.

After reading it, the Sea Queen’s pupils suddenly contracted.

“I initially thought it was just hearsay, or some malicious rumor, that the Star Domain Sea was planning to elevate the status of the Tianjiang coast. But it turns out it’s true. If the contents of this document are accurate, then the Tianjiang coast—will become—the target of everyone’s ire.”

Throne Lucas chuckled. “Everyone knows that the Tianjiang coast has always been under the jurisdiction of the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. Therefore, it’s inconvenient for us Throne Wizards to get involved, and there’s no need for us to. Besides, the situation there is not only complex, but the magical tide concentration gradient is too low; our presence wouldn’t be very effective.” “

Therefore, to be precise, it will become a battleground for geniuses. The information in this document must be true. The Star Domain Sea’s relocation plan and the elevation of the Tianjiang coast’s status are now a done deal. In the future, the Star Domain Sea will provide special support to improve the Tianjiang coast’s level. Although it’s unlikely the Tianjiang coast will reach the level of a superior wizarding land, it can at least reach an upper-middle level. In short, it will definitely become a highly sought-after area.”

“As you know, the Starfield Sea’s Ascension Plan has completely disrupted the original structure of the Eastern Boundary. This change has attracted the attention of many high-ring wizards, and many believe it’s the key to their advancement to the fourth ring. Therefore, we must fight for every crucial point.” “

We, the Rainbow Cloud Plateau, are not the only wizarding lands wanting to enter the Tianjiang Riverfront; in fact, we’re latecomers. Many other wizarding lands have already entered that area.”

Wizard Lucas gestured for the young man beside him to step forward, smiling. “This is my recently accepted student. I plan to have him enter the Tianjiang Riverfront as a guest tutor to apply for the highest-level regional fund there, the Tianjiang Riverfront Fund. It’s a sure thing; if we can secure it, it means that regardless of the final outcome, we’ll definitely gain some benefits in the Tianjiang Riverfront.”

“So, I will also send my student there. Helen, I hope you can help me too.”

The Sea Queen coldly replied, “Why are you telling me all this? I have no interest in it.”

“Alright, you can leave now. Don’t disturb my lesson.”

Wizard Lucas smiled, then turned and left the classroom with the young man beside him.

Once Throne Lucas and the young man were out of the classroom and in the corridor, Throne Lucas looked at the young man named Anthony and asked, “Anthony, what do you think of that witch from earlier?”

Anthony thought seriously for a moment, then, recalling the Sea Queen Throne smoking her pipe, looking utterly unrefined, a hint of embarrassment showing on his face.

“This—I’m just a Star Ring Wizard, teacher. I really don’t have the qualifications or ability to evaluate a Throne Wizard.”

“I believe that Sea Queen Throne, my senior uncle, must possess admirable qualities, but I haven’t yet seen them due to my own immaturity.”

Throne Lucas smiled and said, “I know what you mean.” “

But the reason I brought you here this time is actually with the intention of having you become her apprentice.”

Seeing the surprise on Anthony’s face, Throne Lucas said, “Although we are both master-level potions wizards, there is indeed an absolute difference in talent between us. She is the most talented witch in our lineage, and even with her half-heartedness, even though she is so different from you and me who give our all, she is still a Throne Wizard.”

“Therefore, I believe it will be very beneficial for you to become her disciple. Don’t worry about confusion regarding lineage. Although we may seem to have a bad relationship, we are actually very close, and our entire academic lineage is also very harmonious. We don’t care much about titles within the lineage, so I won’t mind at all if you become her disciple.”

Wizard Anthony bowed to Throne Lucas.

“Teacher, I understand. If this is your command, I will do my utmost to earn the Sea Queen’s favor.”

Throne Lucas nodded.

“Let me think of a way to get closer to her. How about you join that accelerated program? I’ve heard Wizard John mention it.”

“Although most wizards there are just background figures, if you go in—let me think about it some more.

Besides that, learn some clone magic. Although we at Rainbow Cloud Plateau don’t approve of such things, believing that letting things take their natural course is better, we need to adapt to local customs right now. Your main body needs to go to the Tianjiang Riverbank.”

“You need to apply for the Tianjiang Riverbank Fund there. This will allow us to quickly establish a foothold there.”

“However, many wizarding forces are already eyeing that area. I estimate that there are countless geniuses vying for the Tianjiang Riverbank Fund.”

Wizard Anthony bowed to him again. “I will do my best as instructed, Master.”

On the Tianjiang Riverbank, Locke saw a document handed to him by the headmaster of Elliott Academy in his office.

“This is—”

“The six top wizarding powers along the Tianjiang River are all vying for the Tianjiang Riverbank Fund?”

Dean Elliott nodded. “Yes, that’s one of the reasons why I’m so eager to recruit Mr. Augustine. In previous years, this regional fund wouldn’t have received this much attention. Although I don’t know what happened, it shouldn’t be related to this wizarding land, but rather some change that has occurred over in the Starfield Sea. In any case, Dalton Woodland invited the genius disciple of the Throne Wizard of Spiral Basin as a guest mentor, while Sunburst Umbrella Court invited—”

In an instant, a golden path was summoned from the sky along the Tianjiang River by incredibly powerful golden magic.

The Golden Dynasty’s wizarding army appeared on the golden road, with magical chariots, magical warhorses, and various ceremonial music—the spectacle was astonishing.

In that instant, the entire sky of the wizarding land was filled with the Golden Dynasty’s army on the golden road.

Two rows of wizards stood on the golden road, blowing their horns, and instantly, waves of magic appeared, and golden lotuses descended amidst the music, falling from the golden road in the sky to the ground along the Tianjiang River.

Locke was speechless.

“What level of wizard could possibly command such a grand display in the ‘Border of Darkness and Light’?”

Principal Elliott chuckled. “Naturally, it’s His Highness the Prince of the Golden Dynasty. The Sunlit Umbrella Court invited the Fourth Prince of the Golden Dynasty, who is also a direct disciple of the Russell Throne. Clearly, the ‘Border of Darkness and Light,’ so close by, also wants to get involved in the Tianjiang River region. They’ve also set their sights on the Tianjiang River Foundation.”

“Of course, in this era, there are no longer any wizards who truly claim the title of king. This so-called prince is just a special status; it doesn’t really mean anything. After all, the Golden Dynasty has completed its modern academy system reform, and is essentially still just a large academy. It’s just larger and more powerful than all the academies along the Tianjiang River combined. The title of prince doesn’t prove anything. But he’s a student of the Russell Throne. That’s His Highness the Throne.”

“Besides, other top academies have also invited outside wizards to become guest wizards, or they’ve put forward their own local geniuses, all vying for the Tianjiang Riverbank Fund,”

said Dean Elliott. “But don’t worry, Mr. Augustine’s Silver Peach Garden is already a long-established business alliance along the Tianjiang River in the Wizarding Lands. Plus, you’re such an excellent breeder, I think these are all irrelevant matters.”

Locke heard the distant declaration of the Golden Dynasty’s prince’s arrival from the sky, and he tapped the table with his fingers, saying decisively, “It’s alright, I’m not afraid of competition.”

“That’s perfect. The more complex the situation, the greater the potential profits.”

“I will ensure that I maintain an advantageous position under any circumstances.”

Dean Elliott paused for a moment, then smiled appreciatively.

“Mr. Augustine, you are indeed very suitable to serve as a guest of our Tide Wizarding Tower. Our values align so well with yours. The Tide Wizarding Tower also believes that no matter how great the storms, we will stand firm. Over the years, countless storms have never destroyed our Tide Wizarding Tower.”

“We will continue to develop. Although we were at a significant disadvantage in this wizarding war, we remained united and believed we could overcome the difficulties. Of course, with your participation, our confidence is even greater. I have already made arrangements. I told the connections behind those architects that the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow Service Station serves the interests of our entire academy. It is being built for our future. I wanted them to compromise on their personal interests for the benefit of our academy.”

Headmaster Elliott said confidently, “So, they compromised.” “

Although corruption is rampant in our Tide Wizarding Tower, at least we all still want to do good things.”

Locke was a little overwhelmed. Was this how it operated by patching up the loopholes?

Locke nodded. “By the way, Dean, you still haven’t given me a straight answer about the investment bank I asked you about.”

Dean Elliott suddenly stiffened, then sat in his wheelchair and began to serve Locke and himself tea.

“Mr. Augustine, well, you shouldn’t ask. Because it’s not important at all. It won’t affect anything. You’ll understand later. Those people—they’re different from us.” “

They don’t have a conflict of interest with us.”

Locke glanced at the Purifier of the Tide Wizard Tower. This guy seemed to know something, but he was very secretive about it,

so Locke didn’t press him. Besides, that investment bank hadn’t appeared since he’d been rejected once.

Everything that had happened since seemed to have nothing to do with them.

Locke said, “I understand.”

He glanced at Dean Elliott, who seemed very guilty, coughed, and even lowered his head.

Locke pondered, “That mysterious investment bank seems to have inexplicable connections with several important figures in these lower-level wizarding lands, but these connections are always illegal and cannot be brought to light. How do they maintain these connections?”

This kind of thing seems to only happen in lower-level wizarding lands.

Having spent most of his time in higher-level wizarding lands after becoming a full-fledged wizard, he had never come into contact with them, making his knowledge in this area quite lacking.

Of course, in some ways, this is a good thing.

In the Cloud Marsh Wetlands, at the Root Crown Royal Court, many wizards emerged from the potion room, all looking at the clone potion in Locke and the Alba witch’s hands.

The Sea Queen used a straw to extract a drop of potion from each of the two Time Crystal slices. After careful observation, she said, “Alba, your clone potion is quite good. Although you’re only a first-circle wizard, its purity surpasses that of clone potions made by a typical second-circle potion master.”

“If Mountain Guest drinks it, it might indeed provide some relief.”

On the other side, Mountain Guest quickly used its ginseng tentacles to sweep over the bottle of potion made by the witch Alba, drinking it bottle and all. After drinking it, it wriggled its body, seemingly very happy. “Hmm, I do feel a little better. But—hmm—only for a moment.”

—Mountain

Guest, who had been so happy, now deflated like a punctured balloon, becoming listless again.

The Sea Queen then looked at the other slice in her hand.

“Locke, the clone potion you concocted is somewhat beyond my expectations.”

“You modified the Two Cicada Spirit Macro, adding Crimson Vampire Stone, right? I only taught you how to modify Spirit Macros, I didn’t expect you to go this far, it truly exceeds my expectations. You used the innate demonic eyes of the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat on your body to enhance your perception, partially replacing your spiritual awareness, and then used your bloodline power to enhance your physical attributes, resisting the enormous magical pressure generated by the modified Spirit Macro. Don’t do this again next time. It’s too dangerous.”

Sea Queen glanced at Locke.

“However—”

“Just a single drop of this potion. Indeed, it can completely drain a crystallized wizard of their magic power

, causing them to die.” Sea Queen held up the slice for everyone to see. Upon hearing this, everyone who had planned to come and watch the spectacle retreated, afraid of being splashed with the potion and suffering serious injury.

“I must say, you certainly have a good idea.”

On the other side, Shan Chuan Ke, having only heard half of this, snatched the potion from the table with a ginseng root and swallowed the bottle and potion together.

“Ugh—”

The Mountain Guest opened its mouth and spat out a ball of scarlet magical light. Immediately afterward, countless crimson tentacles extended from it, constantly pulling away power to form an independent clone.

The Sea Queen glanced at Locke.

“A person’s aesthetic sense determines the direction of their potion research. Locke, your clone potion subspecies—it’s too violent. This will form an independent clone. Was this your initial design?”

Locke nodded.

The Sea Queen laughed, “If a potion master saw this, they would definitely think you’re using unorthodox methods, but—I just happen to like it. Because I myself am unorthodox.”