Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 1046

Chapter 1031 The Five-Colored Dragon Inheritor and the Green Dragon Vine

The wizard Belial revealed a mysterious smile.

“Actually, don’t listen to Mr. Adorian’s nonsense. I am a very polite and courteous person.”

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“However, regardless, I think we should get along well. After all, our teachers are all of one mind, sworn brothers, and have a deep connection with each other. It’s an alliance, and as students within this alliance, we are expected to maintain a good relationship with each other.”

Wizard Adorian nodded and said, “Indeed.”

“Seeing us maintain a good relationship will reassure many people,”

Wizard Gugo muttered. “Even if it’s just on the surface, it’s good, isn’t it? Heh. Actually, if we need to compete for related funds, how can our relationship be good?”

Witch Roy smoothed things over, saying, “You lot, stop arguing. This gathering is being hosted by the Moon Ring Wizards; don’t attract their attention.”

“Let’s go in first.”

The group entered the banquet hall of the wizarding town. Many wizards were exchanging greetings, and many greeted Locke and his companions. The five of them were practically the stars of the banquet, easily attracting attention wherever they went.

During their conversation, Locke learned that besides himself working at the Institute of True Knowledge on Mount Golden Crown, the witch Roy was a relative of the Blue Dragon Throne.

Gugo, Adorian, and Belial were all following the official path of wizarding instructors on Mount Golden Crown, starting as contractual lecturers and gradually working their way up to their current tenured positions, establishing themselves firmly on the mountain and no longer fearing elimination due to performance reviews.

All three possessed magic pressure exceeding 25,000, with Adorian at the Star Ring limit and Belial at 27,000. However,

for some reason, Adorian seemed wary of Belial during their conversation.

Locke greeted each wizard; this was his first time delving into the Academic Committee faction, rather than the Red Dragon lineage.

Mount Golden Crown, as a top-tier large wizarding academy, had extremely complex internal relationships. He needed to maintain relationships with his fellow Red Dragon lineage students, and also with the direct disciples of the current generation of the Five Dragon Thrones during the Star Ring stage.

Locke quickly integrated into their group.

The five maintained a very harmonious relationship, at least superficially, and exchanged pleasantries with the other wizards at the banquet.

After a few words with Locke, Wizard Belial quickly turned his attention to Adorian. He picked up a glass of wizard’s wine from the table, took a sip, and then said, “Mr. Adorian, it seems you’re preparing to advance to the Moon Ring?”

Wizard Adorian smiled and said, “What, are you worried that I’ll be the first Moon Ring wizard among this generation’s inheritors?

Belial, you can rest assured about that. Although I also very much want to claim that title and receive the academy’s special reward for it.” “

But you still have a chance.”

“Because I failed to advance before.”

Wizard Belial paused for a moment.

“You were so well prepared beforehand, even using your entire life savings of 150 million magic stones to exchange for Star Ring resources to increase your chances of advancing to the Moon Ring, but you still failed?”

Adorian picked up a wizard cigarette from the table without hesitation. It was the [Red Cloud Double Happiness], the most famous Star Ring-level wizard cigarette.

“Yes. That’s normal. Very few wizards succeed on their first try. Reaching the pseudo-forging stage of a powerful spell isn’t easy. It requires enduring immense pressure and suffering tremendous damage.” “

This is the price to pay for quickly reaching pseudo-forging; otherwise, we’d have to hone our powerful spells over time.”

“I was able to emerge unscathed because I’ve accumulated enough.”

“However, the second breakthrough should be much easier. But it’s still very difficult. Belial, if you want to catch up, you should do it quickly.”

Locke noticed a silent tension between the two, while the witch Roy, standing beside Locke, explained in a low voice, “They’ve always been at odds. Adorian is the most senior, but Belial’s advancement has been rapid. He only took less than four years to increase his magic pressure from 20,000 to over 27,000.”

“Belial is ambitious, and Adorian is equally eager to succeed, so their relationship has never been good.”

Locke nodded, which was more or less understandable. If Mount Golden Crown would reward the first person to become a Moon Ring Wizard and inherit the throne of the Five-Colored Dragon King, then these inheritors would be the biggest competitors among themselves. Belial and Adorian were clearly the wizards most likely to receive this honor in this generation, so it was natural that there was conflict between them at the moment.

The wizard Gugo coldly observed them. As an ogre with dragon blood, he seemed to have inherited the coldness characteristic of half-dragons.

He showed little emotion throughout.

However, from his indifferent gaze, Locke sensed that he also seemed to be vying for the position.

“Snap~”

Locke looked up in surprise and saw a crystallized wizard standing on the ground, shirtless, with a piece of cloth between his teeth. Behind him was a wizard in the liquefaction stage, wielding an iron whip that struck his back. The crystallized wizard didn’t utter a single scream, his face flushed red.

Locke noticed a cluster of magical arrays on the iron whip, seemingly amplifying pain.

The surrounding people were applauding continuously, and a wizard from the Dragon Blood Society suddenly shouted, “Good!”

A faint smile appeared on the crystallized wizard’s face.

Locke wasn’t foolish enough to think it was some kind of evil ritual. Instead, he asked the witch Roy, “Lord Roy, what’s the deal with that wizard?”

The witch Roy smiled and said, “Young Locke, you don’t know. That’s the ‘Dragon Whip Punishment.’ In the pure-blood era, the knights of the Pure-Blood Order used special magical artifacts to whip us half-blood wizards. Our ancestors, facing this torture, didn’t utter a single scream even until death. Their integrity upheld the dignity of us half-blood wizards during that dark time and brought us hope.”

“The Dragonblood Society continues this tradition. A similar ceremony is held at the annual society banquet,”

the witch Roy said. “And the lucky wizard chosen each year enjoys this honor. Having the position of the whipped makes it easy to integrate into our society and make friends with others. So there are many benefits.” “

Therefore, many wizards want this position, and every year there’s fierce competition just to get it. But that’s for first-ring wizards. This position is usually given to younger people.”

“And it’s good this way. We’ll remember the glory and integrity of our ancestors,”

said Wizard Gugo. “It hurts so much. I don’t think it’s meaningful.”

Witch Roy glared at him.

Wizard Adorian said to Gugo, “The Dragon Whip has a special meaning within the society, an ancient significance, so it’s best not to comment on it too much.”

Wizard Belial smiled and said, “I think so too. This ancient ritual is something many people desire, and it’s the core ritual of our society.” “

And it’s not held every year.”

“It can only be held on specific days. This allows us to remember the spirit of us Golden Crown Mountain wizards during the pure-blood era. However, this ritual has its pros and cons. Every time that magical iron whip strikes someone, it causes excruciating pain. If you can endure it, it’s fine, but if you can’t, you’ll howl in agony.” “Then

that person won’t be a hero; instead, they’ll be ridiculed by everyone,”

said Wizard Gugo. “So, I think it’s not good to hurt so much.”

Witch Roy glared at him.

“If that crystallizing wizard heard you like that, how much would it damage his beliefs?

” Gugo said, “He can’t hear from this distance.”

The wizard Belial suddenly looked at Locke and asked, “Locke, you see the four of us arguing endlessly, with completely different opinions. It’s always been like this. Gugo always likes to say things that don’t align with our values, and the witch Roy will argue with him. Adorian is a peacemaker, so what about you, Locke?”

“Locke, do you think this ritual is meaningful?”

Locke instantly sensed this was a probe.

The inheritors of the Five-Colored Dragon Throne are in competition with each other, yet they are also a group that, under the academy’s expectations, needs to maintain overall harmony. Therefore, the relationships are particularly complex.

Locke pondered: Why is the wizard Belial testing my character? “

Never mind.”

Locke felt he should just be himself. After all, he didn’t really have any competitive relationship with the other inheritors; their magic pressure was all above 25,000, and there was a certain age gap between them and him.

Judging from the current situation, Belial seems eager to break through to the Moon Ring realm quickly, while Adorian has already attempted to break through and failed once.

Therefore, he seems to have no connection to becoming the first Moon Ring wizard of this generation.

At this moment, the crystallized wizard under the whipping torture turned pale. Suddenly, with another lash, he screamed in agony, writhing on the ground as if unable to bear the pain.

The wizards who had been applauding him around him, upon seeing this, all wore expressions that varied, generally turning ugly.

Some even booed.

However, some wizards quickly stepped forward and applied potions to the crystallized wizard’s back to heal him.

Adorian, seeing this, sighed, seemingly filled with regret.

Wizard Belial said, “What a pity. The flogging is about to end. Look at that funnel; when the sand in it runs out, it means the flogging is over. If he had endured a little longer, he would have become a hero, and for the next year, he would have had the resources of the Dragonblood Society. He could have gained many friendships within the Dragonblood Society, and according to tradition, he could have received resources worth at least 500,000 magic stones. That’s a large sum for a first-ring wizard.”

Witch Roy also sighed.

Wizard Belial then looked at Locke and asked, “Brother Locke, what do you think of this ceremony?”

Locke, watching this scene, frankly shared his thoughts.

“Rituals and ceremonies are not about form, but about inner meaning. Forgive my bluntness, but tens of thousands of years ago, our ancestors endured the dragon whipping punishment, all to give other half-blood wizards hope.” “

That hope was the perseverance of our ancestors under the dragon whipping punishment. But today, all I see is a ritual that merely imitates the form of the dragon whipping punishment, devoid of any core essence.” “

While it’s quite good, it may not achieve the original intention of letting future generations remember the wishes of their ancestors.”

Wizard Gugo’s lips curled into a smile; as a dragon-blooded ogre, his expression was rather unexpressive.

Witch Roy raised an eyebrow, glanced at Locke, and said, “It seems Gugo has found a kindred spirit.”

Wizard Belial smiled.

“I see.”

He sized up Locke; through their conversation, he had determined Locke’s general personality.

So this is the kind of personality this student of the Red Dragon Throne is?

Wizard Belial thought to himself.

He had thought the students of the Red Dragon Throne would be more worldly.

It turned out to be such a simple and straightforward young man.

Wizard Belial mentally sketched a picture of Locke.

At the same time, a wizard walked out from the banquet center. This wizard seemed to be the auctioneer. Since it was an auction held within the community banquet, there was no distinction between the auction and the banquet.

The Star Ring Wizard, the host, said, “My esteemed and proud Dragonblood Wizards, we have a long history. We were persecuted in the Pureblood Era, but later, in the Enlightenment, we formed a Wizard Legion to support the current White Wizard Association.”

“According to history, the Seven Mountains – Wizarding Lands was the first branch of the White Wizard Association in the Eastern Region. Later, the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain united with the Storm Tower, and we, the Dragonblood Wizards, united with the Storm Tower’s Storm Masters, also swore an oath to join the White Wizard Association, establishing the second branch of the White Wizard Association in the Eastern Region.” “

Therefore, Dragonblood Wizards made immense contributions to the White Wizard Association during the Enlightenment. Now, my outstanding comrades, let us remember the pain history has inflicted upon us, and the glory it has left us. Let us inherit both glory and pain, and move towards a new future.”

“This is this year’s Dragonblood Auction, an auction held exclusively within our guild. The latest resources and the most powerful World Wonders from the New Path are all here.”

“First, let’s display the first item. It’s a World Wonder from the New Path: the Dragon-Eating Wonder.”

“Using it can transform you into a second-ringed Sun-Shepherd Dragon, which is extremely beneficial for developing Dragonblood Spells and obtaining the corresponding dragon bloodline.”

“Starting bid: five million magic stones, with each bid increment no less than one hundred thousand magic stones. Interested Dragonblood Wizards are welcome to bid!”

Immediately, many Dragonblood Wizards at the banquet showed interest, quickly placing bids, each more enthusiastic than the last.

The Witch Roy also showed interest in the item.

“Transform into a Sun-Shepherd Dragon. And only five million magic stones? It’s practically dirt cheap! Only a non-profit Dragonblood Auction would dare use such a low starting price.”

Soon, this world wonder was sold for fifteen million magic stones.

Locke, however, took a laissez-faire attitude. He only attended because he needed to participate in some club activities and wanted to experience the Dragonblood Auction.

After all, he had just signed a loan agreement with the Red Dragon Bank for twenty million magic stones and currently had very little cash on hand.

The witch Roy paid fifteen million magic stones for the Dragon Eater, exclaiming, “What a steal! Fifteen million for a treasure of this caliber. Every Dragon Blood Auction is our chance to snag a bargain!”

Soon, the second item was carried up by two minotaur slaves—a massive iron cage containing a dragon as tall as a human.

The Star Ring wizard announced, “A Thorn Dragon, a second-ring creature, a small dragon, a novel species captured on the New Route.”

A Star Ring wizard suddenly spoke up, “Is there anything special about this?”

The announcer coughed. “It’s special because it’s extremely rare.”

“It only appears in the colonies of the New Route, and it’s rare for a dragon to be about the size of a human yet possess the full power of dragon breath.” “

It also comes with a second-ring summoning scroll, allowing you to directly form a summoning contract with the Thorn Dragon.”

“Starting bid: five million magic stones.”

This time, the auctioneer showed little interest, as it was just an ordinary second-ring dragon; unless one was researching it, there was little interest.

Those most interested in it should be wizards specializing in summoning.

However, the problem is that such wizards are a minority within the guild, while wizards researching dragonblood prefer those naturally powerful dragons or dragon-blooded creatures with special magical abilities.

Researching this thorn dragon can’t be solely for its rarity or miniaturization.

Unless a wizard is specifically researching this area, there’s really no need to spend five million magic stones to buy a second-ring dragon.

After all, five million magic stones could buy a Starring pet, and even come with a Starring-level summoning pet scroll.

Sure enough, Locke saw that the auction item failed to sell.

But soon, the Starring wizard host immediately had a third item brought up—

at the same time, a second-ring wizard walked to Locke’s side and whispered a question to him. Locke then followed him to a corner of the gathering.

Locke looked at the second-ring wizard with a half-smile.

“How did you know I’m short of money lately?”

The second-circle wizard looked somewhat embarrassed. “I saw your loan record at the Red Dragon Bank. I’m an employee of the Dragonblood Auction House—we can also provide auction loans. The interest rate isn’t high—because the Dragonblood Auction House is a community welfare program, but welfare programs need a dedicated fund to maintain them. So providing pre-auction loans is one of our ways of recouping our losses.

” Locke nodded. “I understand.”

“It’s just that I haven’t found any auction items that interest me yet, so I don’t need a loan.”

Locke saw that the third item on the stage had been put up for auction, seemingly a set of wizard swords from a master alchemist, a set of exactly three.

The starting bid was five million magic stones.

Locke realized that the Dragonblood Auction House’s auction items had a characteristic: they were scarce and rare, but not powerful. Their prices were mainly based on their scarcity and rarity. For example, those three wizard swords were all second-circle wizard swords, which, in theory, should only cost three million magic stones.

However, the three wizard swords were forged by a deceased and renowned alchemist, so the premium was extremely high. Even the starting bid of five million magic stones was considered a low price for a guild member.

The second-circle wizard said to Locke, “Of course. If you need anything, feel free to contact me anytime.”

“I hope Mr. Augustine can find something he likes at the auction. After all, this auction was originally prepared as a benefit for wizards like you.”

Locke nodded.

At this moment, he saw the fourth item appear at the auction, and his eyes widened in shock, for it was actually a green dragon vine

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