Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 1013

Chapter 1003 I’ll say it again, this can’t possibly be golden magic!

Along the banks of the Tianjiang River, above the Tianhan River, lies the March Council.

In the most turbulent section of the Tianhan River sits the March Hall, the venue for the council meetings. Three frosty moons hang above the silver palace, the entire palace being semi-openwork, without a roof. Beneath the surging waters of the Tianhan River, this palace, bathed in tranquil moonlight, appears remarkably serene,

like a full moon suspended on the riverbank.

Within the March Palace are three mithril-cast seats, seemingly the thrones of giants, so enormous that all who approach feel utterly insignificant.

Seated on these seats are three Moon Ring Wizards, the three highest-ranking wizards along the Tianjiang River, holding a meeting.

As the Speaker of the March Council, Kikunmoon possesses the ability to manipulate the March Palace, thus able to draw upon its magical energy, which originates from the Tianhan River, at will. Even Sun Ring Wizards would find it difficult to prevail against him.

The Moon Wizard said, “The number of wizards from all over the world entering the Tianjiang Riverbanks these days is more than the total number for the last hundred years combined. All for one thing: the Tianjiang Riverbanks Fund.”

“This is an opportunity for our wizarding lands, but opportunity comes with danger. I am old. We are all old, therefore we must do this for the future generations along the Tianjiang Riverbanks. I hope we can seize this opportunity and not let it turn into a disaster, otherwise we will have failed the wizards of the past along the Tianjiang Riverbanks. Do you all agree?”

At this moment, the other two members of the council, a Moon Ring Witch and a Moon Ring Wizard, were

both very old, with white hair and beards. As members of the March Council, they could all mobilize the war magic array of the March Palace. The March Palace was essentially a sky city built by the Star Domain Sea for this wizarding land, a place that once ruled the sky of wizarding civilization.

The Moon Ring Witch and the Moon Ring Wizard remained noncommittal.

Seeing that they had no objections, Master Jikongyue continued, “Currently, there are four superior wizarding territories and six ordinary wizarding territories along our Tianjiang River. The superior wizarding territories are Yunze Wetlands, which were originally responsible for managing and supporting us, and our neighboring Huiming Border Area. Next are the Caiyun Plateau, which has come from afar, and the Southern Wizarding Capital, which has ulterior motives.”

“The six ordinary wizarding territories are the Fissioned Mausoleum, the Seven Mountains, the Spiral Basin, the Black Soil Land, the Mamluk Great Rift Valley, and the Black Iron Mountain Wilderness,”

Master Jikongyue objectively stated the current situation along the Tianjiang River.

“Including our Tianjiang River region, we’ve already involved eleven wizarding territories. The Eastern Boundary only has fifty-three wizarding territories in total. That means our wizarding territories have already attracted the attention of one-fifth of the wizarding forces in the Eastern Boundary. It’s an astonishing number. I think you’re all frightened when you hear this number,”

the Moon Ring Old Witch said in a hoarse voice.

“Including our local talents, there are dozens of wizards vying for the Tianjiang Riverbank Fund, but only eleven will ultimately be selected,”

Master Kekongyue nodded. “That’s why I chose this time to convene the March Council. We must find a solution. Our Tianjiang Riverbank has few people, few resources, few institutions, and few ordinary people. So, six of the top local academies, three nominees from the March Council, plus one nominee from the local White Wizard Association.” The

Moon Ring Old Witch added, “And there’s the one nominee reserved for the Black Wizards, as instructed from above.”

The Moon Ring Old Witch’s avatar nodded and smiled, “Only eleven in total. Hundreds of wizarding geniuses can only compete for eleven spots. The competition is fierce.”

The two Moon Ring Wizards seated on the Giant’s Throne nodded slightly.

In the moonlight, no one could see their faces.

The matchmaker wizard, Keekun, said, “Therefore, I have decided to let them freely compete for the eleven academy-level grants. Moreover, some of the wizards behind these individuals are not exactly White Wizards, so I intend to relax the monitoring of these Star Ring Wizarding geniuses, allowing the White Wizard Association to perhaps turn a blind eye to their competition. After all, how much magical power do the wizards along the Tianjiang River possess? If we try to stop and interfere in everything, I don’t think we can manage it all.”

“Until they each finally determine their eleven spots.”

“Gentlemen, this is my proposal. You two, please vote.”

The two Moon Ring Wizards sat high on the Giant’s Throne, and they voted.

“Agreed.”

“Agreed.”

After the March Council reached its conclusion, a silver moon wheel appeared directly above the palace, condensing into a letter, which then transformed into a beam of moonlight, heading towards the local White Wizard Association branch.

This letter would reach the hands of Association President Fura.

The highest decision-making body along the Tianjiang River is the March Council, while the White Wizard Association branch here is merely an executive body.

Of course, one could also say that the March Council was the true brain of the local White Wizards’ Association.

The Moon Ring Wizard suddenly spoke up, “Aren’t the three of us the final decision-makers for the regional highest fund?” The

Moon Ring Witch replied, “It’s not the same. We have superiors; the real decision-makers are the high-ring wizards of the Starfield Sea. However… the three of us do indeed have a very strong ability to influence the outcome. Everyone, you should have all chosen your favorites, right? Being favored by the three of us increases the favored person’s chances of winning.”

Before she could finish speaking, and before the others could reply, a letter radiating golden sunlight fell from the sky and landed on the three’s table.

The Moon Ring Wizard, Kikun, reached out and picked up the letter with a puzzled expression, his face immediately changing slightly.

“This is an instruction from the Starfield Sea. The March Council is the moonlight, while the Starfield Sea is the sun; our council merely reflects a sliver of its afterglow. The instruction states—the Seven Mountains; the Wizarding Lands suffered the loss of millions of wizards during the Enlightenment for the White Wizarding Association, therefore we must grant the wizards of the Seven Mountains in this competition benefits.”

The Moon Ring Wizard’s voice was filled with an unquestionable authority.

“How will these benefits be granted?”

asked the Moon Wizard of Chikun. “Unconditionally grant each genius selected from the Seven Mountains a spot to participate in the competition.”

The three fell silent.

The Moon Ring Witch broke the silence.

“Since it’s an order from the Starfield Sea, we absolutely cannot disobey. The Starfield Sea and Cloud Marsh Wetlands have a great deal of influence over our side. The March Council serves both the White Wizard Association headquarters and the White Wizard Association of the Starfield Sea.”

“While accepting the gifts from Cloud Marsh Wetlands, we also need to consider their feelings. But this leaves only ten spots.”

Wizard Keekun said, “No, actually only seven. Because, I think the three of us have already made our choices.” “Although it’s a bit much for us to personally intervene as judges, we have that right. I chose the Witch Rose from Cloud Marsh Wetlands. I think she’s an excellent wizard. She possesses some powerful potential.”

“Gentlemen, who did you choose? Don’t tell me you’re absolutely fair and would never intervene. Isn’t that what academic cliques are all about, being so capricious?” The Moon Ring Witch and the Moon Ring Wizard, clearly unable to tolerate Wizard Keekun’s bluntness, remained silent.

The Moon Wizard of Chikun laughed, “Then the meeting is adjourned. You two old friends are truly too hypocritical. The decisions we’ve made are incomprehensible to outsiders, and we don’t need to explain ourselves to anyone, except for the Starfield Sea, the Mystic Heaven, and the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. There are simply too many things we can do. I doubt either of you are entirely impartial, otherwise the students wouldn’t be so incompetent.”

The Moon Wizard of Chikun spoke with a hint of venom.

The three figures disappeared one after another from the Seat of Giants, and the two Moon Ring Wizards left with cold snorts.

On the edge of the Tianjiang River, three Star Ring Wizards from the Southern Wizard Capital arrived in a magical carriage at a village on the outskirts of a mortal empire.

At this moment, a Star Ring Wizard genius from the Southern Wizarding Capital in the carriage said, “Gentlemen, there’s only one spot available on the Wave Crocodile’s side. I told you two when you boarded the wizard airship that there was only one spot, but there are three of us. Most of us will only end up doing nothing and gain nothing.” “

You two are both geniuses of the Southern Wizarding Capital, so why can’t you see the situation clearly here and are doing things that are futile?”

the Star Ring Wizard in the second magic carriage sneered.

“How can you be so sure you’re the best among us?”

“We’ve followed you all this way because we believe we’re superior,”

said the Star Ring Wizard in the first magic carriage. “Gentlemen, even if you can’t get a spot with the Wave Crocodile Academy, you can try for spots elsewhere. That’s my suggestion. The three of us are geniuses from different top academies in the Southern Wizarding Capital; we’re fellow countrymen. When traveling, we should naturally stick together. Why fight amongst ourselves here?”

The Star Ring Wizard in the third magic carriage said, “You’re too arrogant. I’m absolutely certain I can get a scholarship spot with the Wave Crocodile Academy.”

“Everyone fights for pride. At this moment, I must secure this spot. This is the style of our Southern Witch Capital—daring to be the first, never lagging behind. Gentlemen, did you all come using clones?”

The Star Ring Wizard in the first magic carriage said, “Of course, our main bodies are so busy, how could we not use clone magic? The wizards of the Three Swamps Lands think they’re in a state of involution, but in our eyes, they’re far too lazy. When it comes to involution, who can be more diligent than the wizards of our Southern Witch Capital? Only diligence can lead to the top, you two should know that.”

The Star Ring Wizard in the second carriage was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke.

“No, clones aren’t strong enough, I used my main body.”

The next moment, the two Star Ring Wizards in the two magic carriages attacked in shock. One used a massive spell constructed from fire magic, and the other used a massive spell constructed from transformation magic.

After realizing he was using his main body, the two immediately considered him their greatest threat and strongest competitor, so they attacked in shock, intending to join forces to send this main body flying off the banks of the Tianjiang River.

Half a day later, all three magic carriages were reduced to rubble. A wizard crawled out of one of the carriages. At this moment, only he, the wizard who had come in his true form, was still alive; the clones of the other two Star Ring Wizards had all dissipated.

“Ouch, ouch, ouch…it hurts so much…”

The wizard crawled out of the rubble of the magic carriage, moving a pile of debris away from his body.

“It takes two wizards nearly a month to make a round trip. They have to go to Cloud Marsh Wetlands first, and then they can come to the Tianjiang Riverbank, which takes two months. That’s why those two had to follow me so closely, each afraid of falling behind even a step. But they didn’t expect that I would let all my clones return to my true form and then come in my true form. Now, with my calculated move against them, I have become the victor. By the time they come back in two months, it will be too late.”

The wizard, who studied necromancy, surveyed the mess around him.

“Very well, Wave Crocodile, here I come!”

“I will surely be the one to win the final wizardship here.”

At this moment, he looked at his palm, where flames and shapeshifting energy appeared.

“The wizards along the Tianjiang River are rather ignorant, and they don’t yet know the benefits of our necromancy. Well then, I’ll use shapeshifting magic to make contact with them first. I’ve absorbed a portion of the magical power of these two. As long as they don’t appear before me anytime soon, there shouldn’t be any major problems. As long as I don’t encounter the main culprit, these spells will be enough to give me some advantages.”

Wizard Sera chanted a spell, and instantly countless fragments of wandering souls appeared in the ruins, converging behind him.

“It’s better not to let them misunderstand me as a dark wizard.”

Wizard Sera curled the corners of his mouth.

“But whether it’s a dark wizard or a white wizard, what does it matter? As long as you get first place, whatever means you use to win is a win. What’s this talk about a wizard having to explore the truth? Ridiculous, just excuses and nonsense. What determines whether a wizard is good or not isn’t the result, isn’t those indicators.”

“A wizard who can win is a good wizard.”

“I still need to acquire more talent. It seems I should go back to my old ways and find a few decent wizards to kill.” Along the Tianjiang River, in the silver-clad peach orchard.

Locke and the Fourth Prince, the wizard Apian, sat facing each other. Locke ordered a staff member to pour them both a cup of wizard tea, but the two just stared at each other, Locke looking at him with a strange expression.

“This is Qingyu tea from Yunze Wetlands. I wonder if Mr. Apian will find it agreeable? Please.”

The wizard Apian picked up the cup of tea, his smile somewhat forced.

“Hmm, rich and mellow, indeed a good cup of tea. Mr. Locke, please go first.”

Locke looked at the other’s slightly stiff limbs and suddenly laughed.

“Mr. Appian must have misunderstood something. I’ll drink it then.”

He tilted his head back and downed the cup of bluefish tea in one gulp.

The wizard Appian glanced at Locke. “This person should still be a living person. Since he dared to drink this tea, it must mean there’s nothing wrong with it.” Only then

did the wizard Appian dare to raise his teacup and take a sip.

Locke said to him, “I’ll take you around to see our Silver Peach Garden. Perhaps you’ll want to invest in it. But Mr. Appian, this time you’re going to enter the Tianjiang Riverbank, you should be establishing a shop alliance, right? Will it be a magical plant shop alliance?” Appian carefully followed behind Locke, only walking on the paths Locke had walked on. Although this detail might be hard for an ordinary wizard to notice,

Locke clearly saw that the other man was almost always stepping only on the footprints he had just left.

His level of caution was truly rare.

His own Silver Peach Garden wasn’t a den of dragons or tigers, and he wasn’t a vicious person; in fact, he was quite easy to talk to.

Why would the other party go to such

lengths? Wizard Appian said, “Well, you and Miss Rose have already ruined the magic plant shop. I naturally can’t do that. Although I’m also a breeder, I’m also a Gold and Silver Mage. Mr. Augustine, there’s no conflict between our businesses. I plan to introduce a branch of Silver City along the Tianjiang River.”

Locke was genuinely curious about the other party’s lineage, having never met a wizard with a systematic Silver Magic system before.

This person, for some unknown purpose, wanted to test him and the Silver Peach Garden, while Locke wanted to probe the other party’s Gold and Silver Magic lineage.

Their thoughts were now perfectly aligned.

So, how to obtain more information from the other party while minimizing the leakage of their own information during the exchange

was the key to this war without gunpowder.

Locke, due to his own talent, was extremely curious about the lineage of Golden Magic. Since Golden Magic and Silver Magic were often intertwined, he was also naturally curious about the lineage of Silver Magic.

The wizard Appian followed Locke through the designer’s offices and the enchanters’ workplaces within the Silver Garden. His eyes flickered, because he hadn’t seen any place that seemed to harbor undead.

Why?

Had he not been taken there?

Was it hidden?

Or was his premonition wrong, or perhaps, at this time, no necromancers had yet infiltrated the Silver Garden? The wizard Appian had come specifically to eliminate necromancers, so he came with the intention of causing trouble; he had to eliminate the danger beforehand.

“Locke; Augustine… Is this person related to the necromancers?”

In the precognitive dream, later on, most of the wizards along the Tianjiang River succumbed to their corrupt ways, unable to hold onto their inner selves, and sided with the necromancers. Therefore, Wizard Apian’s trust in the local wizards of the Tianjiang River was currently very low.

Wizard Apian scrutinized Locke.

“But this person is full of life magic. However, according to the precognitive dream, those necromancers have the ability to absorb the magic of others.” “I have never seen such a powerful undead calamity.”

“It’s as if other undead calamities are like a game. These undead are my mortal enemies. As the prince of the Golden Dynasty, the sole heir of Silver City, and a student of the Russell Throne, I must suppress them before everything becomes irreversible…” “

Suppress them first. If we can eliminate the undead before vying for the highest regional fund, that would be even better.” “Alright, let’s test them first,”

Wizard Apian pondered.

Locke suddenly spoke up, “Mr. Appian, you said you wanted to come and see my shop alliance before considering whether to invest. I just wonder how many magic stones you’re prepared to invest?”

The wizard Appian paused, as he hadn’t really thought about this question; he’d only mentioned it casually.

“That depends on the situation.”

“The amount of magic stones I’m prepared to invest varies depending on the circumstances.”

Locke smiled, “As a prince of the border region between Darkness and Light, Mr. Appian must act with great method. Since you’re here, you must have already considered various scenarios. You must have a general investment range in mind.”

To avoid arousing Locke’s suspicion, the wizard Appian reluctantly offered a frank reply, “Of course.”

“If there aren’t any worthwhile investment projects, then there’s no need to say more. But if I see a good project, I can offer tens of millions of magic stones. Between thirty and fifty million.”

Locke glanced at him in surprise. Wizards like Appian and Rose, from wealthy families, were truly extravagant. They could casually invest tens of millions of magic stones.

As expected of someone from a powerful wizarding family.

Since Silver City was already a relatively strong wizarding force at the border of Darkness and Light, this Wizard Apian, as the sole heir of Silver City, was certainly not of commoner origin.

Seeing Locke’s satisfied expression, Wizard Apian breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed he hadn’t aroused too much suspicion.

Next, Locke led him to the office of the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow project team.

Immediately, many young designers who had just joined Silver Peach Garden looked up at them, then bowed and greeted Locke. “Manager.”

“Hello, Manager.”

Locke handed the documents to Wizard Apian. “This is the information on the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow. This is the main project that Silver Peach Garden is currently working on, and we expect to be focusing on this project for a long time to come. I wonder if Mr. Apian is interested in this project?” Apian casually accepted the documents; his mind wasn’t on this, so he wasn’t taking it too seriously.

Instead, he carefully scanned everyone around him, and a faint golden light appeared in his right eye. This was the Star Ring spell model: Eye of the Golden Eyes magic.

At this moment, under the gaze of his golden eyes, he scanned all the wizards in the office, confirming that everyone present was alive. Strange.

Where were the undead from the Silver Peach Garden headquarters?

In his golden memories, he clearly remembered that there was currently a dark wizard here with a special parasitic type of magic. But this dark wizard had become Locke Augustine.

There were no necromancy spells present at the moment.

Locke, meanwhile, was secretly observing the other’s eyes, trying to guess the other’s purpose and considering how to extract more information about the Golden Magic tradition from him.

After all, due to his research on atavism, he desperately needed more information on Golden Magic.

Moreover, he still had Alfonso’s Golden Sword to explore, so he needed more information on Golden Magic to learn from others.

Originally, he wanted to learn through Alaric, but unexpectedly, he encountered this fourth prince, who seemed to have a special purpose for him, worth confirming.

Furthermore, he was also very curious about the magic of Silver City.

“Hmm? The concept behind this magical plant…”

Wizard Apian looked at the Great Green Leaf Dragon Sparrow with surprise. “The concept behind this magical plant is very interesting, using the Great Green Leaf Dragon Sparrow and the Multi-Eyed Pineapple as the core, connecting other magical plants. This seems better than the Grand Slam Camellia I created before. My Grand Slam Camellia is a special type of magical plant specifically designed to control the Golden Short-lived Knife Pod magical plant, but to be honest, I didn’t develop it very well.”

Apian chanted a spell, and instantly a pod crawled out of his sleeve. The pod was as thin as a cicada’s wing, and its thinnest part was even transparent. At the same time, there was a root-like structure at the bottom of the pod. This was a typical second-ring magical plant.

The pod was golden yellow all over.

It looked like a round golden knife, and its surface even reflected the profile of Wizard Apian.

Appian said to Locke, “This is a magical plant I’ve been cultivating since I was a first-ring wizard. It’s called the Golden Knife Pod. It’s a parasitic magical plant. Originally, I controlled it with the Grand Slam Camellia at the first-ring stage, but at the second-ring stage, the Grand Slam Camellia couldn’t perfectly control it… the Golden Knife Pod.”

Six Golden Knife Pods, like throwing knives, floated vertically behind him, slowly rotating around him.

Appian said, “Wizard Locke, I think we might be able to change our cooperation method.”

Appian had to get serious now, because he hadn’t expected that the information from a project he’d just used as an excuse would actually attract him.

His Golden Short-lived Knife Pod was an extremely powerful parasitic magical plant. Because it was so specialized in its attack points, it couldn’t be self-sustaining and could only obtain nutrients from other magical plants through parasitism. However, this also made it extremely sharp and powerful; few dark wizards of the same level could withstand its continuous attacks.

However, the Grand Slam Camellia could no longer completely control this Golden Short-lived Knife Pod.

At this moment, the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow, and its advanced version, the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow, seemed to perfectly solve his problem.

The Golden Short-lived Knife Pod, an annual herbaceous magical plant, was a consumable item and had forsaken its self-sustaining organs, making it extremely powerful. It was a core component of his magic, even deeply connected to his ultimate magic.

Appian couldn’t help but take it seriously.

“I never expected to see a project of this caliber in an ordinary wizarding territory. That makes sense; I’ve heard that Silver Peach Garden is backed by the Throne Wizards, the oldest and most powerful alliance of shops along the Tianjiang River. But I wonder why, in my dream, this place was the stronghold of the undead. What’s the difference?

” Apian smiled at Locke. “It seems your project involves openly collaborating with other wizards…” Locke replied, “That was my old idea. Now my thinking has changed. Most wizards aren’t capable of developing it; they’ll only degrade my magical plants. If I really open up this development model, a bunch of degraded Great Green Leaf Dragonflies will soon appear. Then I’ll face huge losses and compensation.”

Wizard Apian was stunned. He initially didn’t understand, but upon reflection, he realized that Locke’s original business model had hidden traps. It

was fortunate he discovered this.

If he hadn’t, he might have suffered great losses later, even leading to the collapse of Silver Peach Garden.

At that moment, Wizard Apian felt Locke was increasingly unfathomable.

The wizard Appian said, “But I happen to have sufficient development capabilities. I won’t invest any more money; I want to introduce my Golden Short-lived Knife Bean Pods, from Apprentice to First Ring, and then to Second Ring, into your Great Green Leaf Dragonfly—Multi-eyed Pineapple system.”

“Since you don’t trust the wizarding level along the Tianjiang River, you’re probably planning to develop special components with fixed templates, right?”

“I can help you with that.”

Locke hadn’t expected such an unexpected bonus. If he could truly introduce the Golden Short-lived Knife Bean Pods, which the wizard Appian had researched for decades, into his Great Green Leaf Dragonfly system, it would be a 1+1 greater than 2 for both of them.

But at this moment, the other party’s unusually strange sense of purpose remained unexplained, forcing him to be cautious.

Cooperating with him, on the other hand, could also expose his weaknesses. Could

two people who didn’t trust each other produce something good?

Locke thought no.

He had never seen anything like it before.

The wizard Appian suddenly asked, “Mr. Augustine, what do you think of black wizards?”

Hmm?

Locke instantly realized that the other party was probing him, trying to find out his opinion on something. However, the other party seemed to be rather indirect, not speaking directly but asking a question that was likely related to what Locke truly wanted to know.

Otherwise, the other party would never have asked such abruptly.

That meant the other party could discern Locke’s value judgments on a certain matter through his answer, and that was what the other party truly wanted to know.

But what exactly was it?

What could a breeder like himself possibly have to do with black wizards? It seemed like he had nothing at all.

Locke said, “Black wizards disappeared along the Tianjiang River for ten years, but recently they suddenly reappeared, which is surprising.”

The wizard Apian frowned; this was completely unanswered.

This made him unsure of Locke’s relationship with black wizards.

The wizard Apian smiled, “I’ve heard that the black wizards here are most skilled in necromancy, and there seems to be something called the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wheel.” Locke nodded, recalling the Yellow Springs Heavenly Wheel.

“The Yellow Springs Heavenly Wheel can absorb forms; the so-called Yellow Springs Heavenly Wheel is likely a cycle of forms.”

A warning bell rang in the mind of Wizard Apian.

“How could this person know so much about the Yellow Springs Wheel? If he didn’t have a deep understanding of necromancy, or have witnessed the destruction along the Tianjiang River like I have, how could he know that the core of the Yellow Springs Wheel is the rotation of forms?”

Immediately, the wizard Apian became wary.

“Could it be that he has had in-depth contact with the Yellow Springs Wheel!”

“Is he really related to necromancers? No, I must understand more deeply.”

Locke asked the wizard Apian, “Mr. Apian, were you using the Eye of the Golden Eyes; the spell model?”

“Is this using golden magic to enhance a wizard’s vision?”

The wizard Apian casually replied, “Not really. It’s just using the unchanging nature of gold to increase the ability of vision to remain unchanged. After all, our vision is easily affected by various environmental factors. This spell model is used to counter illusions used for concealment, sealed things, and to observe substances that are extremely easily affected by their surroundings.”

“The basic spell model… that’s about it, not too complicated.”

Wizard Apian paused for a moment when he saw Locke diligently memorizing, then chuckled, “This is an intermediate-level spell in Golden Magic. Even a great wizard who has studied Golden Magic for decades would find it difficult to learn this spell in a short time. For a wizard without a foundation, learning it is even more of a pipe dream. It’s like trying to see flowers through a fog.”

Wizard Apian paused, because he saw Locke’s pupils turn golden.

This was the Golden Eye—the Golden Eye!

Locke smiled and asked, “Mr. Apian, is this how this spell is used?”

Wizard Apian frowned. “You’ve learned it before?”

“No, this is royal magic of our Golden Dynasty. You shouldn’t have anywhere to learn it. Did Professor Russell teach you?” Locke shook his head.

“How could Professor Russell have taught me this? You just told me.”

Wizard Apian crossed his arms, somewhat amused and exasperated.

“What I told you? I only mentioned some basic spell models, which are at best basic information. It’s impossible for someone to learn this level of gold magic just by reading informational materials. It took me a week to learn this spell.” “

Besides, you’re not a wizard specializing in gold magic. You must have already studied it before.”

Locke still shook his head.

“No, I haven’t studied it before.”

The fourth prince of the Floating and Dark Border, the wizard Appian, suddenly narrowed his eyes, a hint of annoyance in his expression.

“Very well, if you truly possess a photographic memory and the ability to learn on the spot, then learn this spell model. This is also a spell model of medium difficulty that I learned in a week.” “

And it’s also a royal gold secret technique that would absolutely never be passed on to outsiders.”

The wizard Appian raised his finger, and dozens of golden weapons of various forms appeared behind him. “This is the King’s Treasury.” He chanted a spell, and dozens of weapons, carrying terrifying magical pressure, shot forward.

These weapons vanished abruptly before touching the wall.

Locke glanced at the wizard Appian with surprise, praising, “The ability to dispel star-ring level spell models anytime, anywhere—even I can’t do that right now.”

The other party truly lives up to his title as the fourth prince of the Golden Dynasty. His

overall abilities are not to be underestimated; in some areas, he seems to surpass his own.

The wizard Appian sneered, looking at Locke and beginning to explain the details of the various spell models within the Gate of Babylon.

“To learn the Gate of Babylon, one needs to spend at least a week in the Golden City, which is equivalent to a year in the Golden City. But this person has never been to the Golden City; no, he’s not even a wizard specializing in gold magic.”

“I’d like to see how you learn it so quickly.”

After listening to his explanation, Locke suddenly fell silent, a sense of déjà vu washing over him.

His pupils suddenly turned gold, and Locke chanted the incantation for the Gate of Babylon. In the next instant, ten golden weapons of various shapes appeared behind him—swords, spears, halberds, and other forms.

Locke glanced back and sighed.

“It’s all show and no substance. After all, he’s only just learned it.”

“Compared to your gold magic, Wizard Appian, it’s utterly insignificant.”

Wizard Appian’s pupils suddenly contracted. He took a half-step back, because Locke had not only quickly learned the Gate of Babylon, but his seemingly impressive summons even included a golden axe from the depths of the Golden City.

Impossible.

That was a weapon from the depths of the Golden City; even he wasn’t qualified to summon such a thing now.

Only those with sufficient bloodline level can summon it from the Golden City.

The wizard Appian took a half-step back, then turned to Locke. He suddenly said, “Try this spell again, it’s the Golden Mirror.” He quickly recited the incantation, not caring that others were present. After all, such a profound incantation and spell model was not explained in detail; he only gave a cursory explanation.

Even if others heard it, it would be useless.

After hearing the incantation for the Golden Mirror, Locke fell silent. He sensed that it was a very high-level spell, so difficult that even his Abyss Dragon bloodline couldn’t help him learn it quickly.

Locke fell into deep thought.

“This spell is somewhat difficult, please give me some time,”

the wizard Appian thought to himself, secretly relieved.

“Excellent, it seems he can’t learn this magic instantly. I knew it.

” “This is a spell I finally mastered after a year of study. Even within the royal family’s tradition, it’s considered extremely difficult, only a few princes with special talents can learn it. Princes ranked below tenth simply cannot learn it.”

Half an hour later, Locke chanted the incantation, and immediately felt at least half of his magic power being absorbed. Then, a life-sized golden magic mirror appeared before him.

His face was reflected in the mirror.

The wizard Appian took a half-step back, his mouth agape, because Locke had only used half an hour!

This was impossible.

He possessed a later-transplanted high-grade golden toad bloodline!

He hadn’t learned this fast, and he frequently visited the Golden City Ruins to absorb the aura of golden magic.

Appian took a half-step back, looking at Locke with a scrutinizing gaze, then his eyes suddenly shifted from panic to utter calm.

“A blatant lie.”

“Locke; Augustine, those four golden spells you just cast couldn’t possibly be golden magic.”

“The rest is one thing, but the Golden Mirror isn’t magic that can be learned quickly. And the way you’re behaving, without investigating the underlying reasons, doesn’t seem like learning; it’s more like being stimulated, awakening. That is, I used this magic in front of you, and after being stimulated, you remembered it. This doesn’t seem like learning, but rather like awakening some kind of memory,”

said Wizard Appian. “Therefore, I judge it to be obviously fake. This isn’t Golden Magic at all. You’re not learning Golden Magic either. Some schools of sorcery do have strange methods that can achieve such astonishing effects.”

Locke blinked.

Huh?

Wizard Appian put his hands behind his back and said, “Although I don’t know what you’re trying to do, I can swear on all my professionalism that this isn’t Golden Magic at all.”

“Alright. Mysterious fellow, I can continue to cooperate with you using my Golden Short-lived Sword Bean.”

Locke was stunned for a long time, then suddenly offered him a stepping stone.

“Although I can quickly learn golden magic, it’s only in its rudimentary form and not yet practical.”

“To truly use it, I’m afraid you’ll need some more practice,”

the wizard Appian

said, raising an eyebrow in dissatisfaction. Locke knew he was right; his golden magic seemed to be something forcibly memorized from his superior bloodline, so truly making it his own would require considerable effort.

Of course, the Abyss Dragon bloodline was too deeply entangled with the Black Sun Tower. Although he seemed to have good talent on this path, he hadn’t forgotten that the path of the Abyss Dragon bloodline was blocked.

Each advancement for a dragon was actually more difficult than the ordinary path.

He simply broke through his level first before improving his bloodline level, thus reducing the difficulty of improving his bloodline level. Appian said again, “I’ll say it again, what you’re using can’t possibly be golden magic!”