Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 1051

Chapter 1036 The Fifth Ring Wizard, the Happy Witch, and the Origin of Necromancy: The Town of Calicara!

Golden Crown Mountain, Market, Golden Peach Garden, in a shop.

After a second-ring wizard bowed to Locke, he produced a form and said, “Lord Augustine, this is roughly it. Opening the Happy Farm requires 30 million magic stones, a Star Ring Wizard identity, and your Civilization Credit score must be above 800. You also need to sign an agreement that you will be unable to enter the Happy Farm if your credit score falls below 100.” “

Furthermore, these 30 million magic stones are the entry fee and registration fee for opening the Happy Farm. You will also need 5 million magic stones to purchase the first acre of land for the Happy Farm. In addition, we will charge a 5 million magic stone handling fee to help you with these matters. Of course, you can choose not to pay the handling fee and do all these things yourself. That’s also possible, but it involves dozens of parts. If you pay us this handling fee, we guarantee you can enter the Happy Farm today.”

Locke glanced at his teacher, Ekaterina, beside him, then nodded and said, “Of course, that’s settled then. I will pay you 40 million magic stones through a loan from the Red Dragon Bank.”

The Star Ring Wizard trader at the Red Dragon Bank smiled happily.

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He checked Locke’s loan records.

“Wizard Augustine, of course, that’s possible. For a Star Ring Wizard like you, a total loan amount below 80 million is achievable even without any collateral. You’ve just reached your limit.” “

As long as you sign your name on these seven documents, I’ll immediately transfer the money to Golden Peach Garden.”

Locke glanced at the witch Catherine, and seeing that she didn’t stop him, he signed his name seven times in a row. Before signing the last name, he checked the folded contract again to make sure there were no hidden traps.

A look of surprise flashed across the Star Ring Wizard trader’s face.

Just by developing a client like Locke, he had earned an unknown amount in brokerage fees.

Star Ring Wizard Trader Ryan bowed to the witch Ekaterina and said, “Teacher, that’s good. I’ve secured the lowest loan interest rate within the Red Dragon Bank system for my junior brother. Of course, if he can’t repay the loan, he’ll still become a debt slave to our Red Dragon Bank. Because the Red Dragon Bank has a lot of wizard capital behind it, things will still be a bit tricky then.”

“I understand,” said Catherine the Witch. “Just follow the rules.”

“Now, activate the access to Happy Farm for Locke.”

The trader from Golden Peach Garden immediately brought forward a magic box. He opened it, revealing a pre-set magic circle. In the center of the circle was the image of the Eye of Truth. When he dripped a drop of Locke’s blood into it, the phantom of a witch appeared above the circle. This witch wore a black robe, her face hidden in shadow.

All the wizards present, including Locke and Catherine the Witch, bowed to this witch.

The Witch of Happiness.

A legendary fifth-circle wizard, one of the earliest wizards in botany, she created the universal language of botany.

Happy Farm was the name she chose.

The Witch of Happiness was a master of alchemy and an early wizard in botany and breeding.

Locke had previously read related materials and knew that one of the Happy Witch’s major contributions to botany was leaving behind a universal language description for botany, thus establishing the basic framework of botany. Another major contribution was this Happy Farm.

Any botanical wizard above the Star Ring level could open their own Happy Farm if they met the conditions and spent enough magic stones.

The Happy Farm was a magical artifact.

Locke saw the Eye of Truth magic circle in the magic box refracting light in mid-air.

This light solidified into a necklace.

Locke reached out and grabbed the necklace. The next moment, he disappeared from his spot and appeared in a world corresponding to the necklace.

“Is this the Farm World?”

Locke stood on a hilltop. There were many mountains around him, almost all of which were higher than the one he was standing on. At the top of the small hill he was standing on, there was an acre of farmland.

At the same time, the Witch Catherine entered this place and looked around.

“You’re lucky, or rather, my Golden Peach Garden’s sales team is quite skilled; they’ve arranged a good location for you. There aren’t many other wizards around, which is good, saving us from any interference.”

Locke asked the witch Catherine, “Teacher, what exactly is the use of this Happy Farm? I spent forty million magic stones to acquire this small hill.”

The witch Catherine said, “Very useful. For projects, it might not be very useful, given the small area and the fact that it’s not specifically used for breeding experiments.” “

It only promotes the combat power of Star Ring Wizards and the forging of Great Magic. If you want to forge Great Magic as quickly as possible, you can’t do without Happy Farm. Basically, most Star Ring Wizards, except for a few who can’t afford it, will choose to open Happy Farm, even if it’s just an acre.”

“This is simply an enhancement from the Witch of Happiness to all breeders.” “

Here is an acre of magic field where you can plant a Star Ring magical plant of your choice. But you must think carefully, because once planted, you can never replace it with another magical plant. Even if the plant dies later, the acre of land will remain vacant.” “

The magical plant that enters Happy Farm will be infused with the special spiritual energy and abundant natural endowments of this place, thus thriving. In other words, the magic field here will allow the magical plant to gradually grow close to the ultimate magical plant trait level represented by its plant essence.”

“But that’s only the smallest benefit.”

“Happy Farm can help you develop a relationship with this magical plant that’s far closer than a magical graft, making your relationship with it more like that of a soul magical plant. Oh, and by the way, if a magical plant is severely damaged, it will gradually recover as long as it’s planted in this land. So I say, this is a farm that enhances breeders. It can be considered a special benefit unique to us breeders.”

Locke paused for a moment.

“If that’s the case, then wouldn’t Soul Magic Plants and Magic Plant Leap Technology have no advantage?”

said the witch Catherine. “They can’t replace Soul Magic Plants because the relationship between Soul Magic Plants and wizards is more special and unique. As for the Magic Plant Leap Technology you mentioned—that’s a technology that hasn’t been widely adopted even in Green Steel City yet. There’s a cost issue involved. You only need 5 million magic stones to buy the first acre of Happy Farm land, but the second acre will

cost 10 million magic stones. In comparison, Magic Plant Leap Technology still has its advantages, but unfortunately, as far as I know, there are only about a hundred types of magic plants suitable for this technology so far.”

“Although this is something that the academic lineage of the Throne of Sunlight has developed with all its might.” “

Besides the relationship between Soul-like Plants and wizards, the magic plants planted here can also directly share spiritual energy with you. This is something even Soul Magic Plants don’t have. For example, you can directly access the spiritual energy of the magic plants planted here, as if their spiritual energy were yours.”

“Don’t ask me about the principles; I don’t know either.”

“This is a benefit provided by the Fifth Ring Wizard to all breeders. As you purchase more magical fields in the future, this hill will also grow higher and higher.”

“Because of the [Sharing Spiritual Breath] characteristic, it can provide many useful benefits during battles and your research, and may even directly enhance your Spiritual Breath cultivation method. The stronger and more numerous a wizard’s spiritual breath, the more powerful their spiritual breath cultivation method. It’s like a seesaw; the heavier you are, the more you can pry up something heavier on the other side.” “

In addition, the magical plants grown in the Happy Farm are similar to soul magical plants, so they can, in turn, forge your ultimate magic. You’d better think about what magical plants you want to plant here. Once planted, the plants in this acre of land cannot be changed.” After

thinking about it, Locke was somewhat unsure what “cannot be changed” meant.

“Teacher, for example, if I plant a Sea Gold Sand plant here, and later I make it evolve, can it still be planted in this magic field? Or will this magic field become a wasteland?”

The witch Catherine briefly replied, “Evolution is the instinct and normal state of life, including degeneration. No matter how it evolves or degenerates, the essence of the plant remains unchanged, so it is still the same plant. The magic field of Happy Farm, or simply Happy Field in the circle, locks onto the essence of a magic plant. Therefore, even if various cultivation methods are used, whether it is grafting or propagation, it doesn’t matter, the essence of the magic plant remains unchanged. It can’t be said to be locked, but it is more like it recognizes the essence of that magic plant.”

Locke nodded. He would definitely choose the most powerful magic plant he currently possessed, the one most meaningful for forging his two great magic spells, and transplant it into this farm field.

After much thought, he decided that it was the Green Dragon Vine.

The reason is simple: the Green Dragon Vine is the most powerful and mature magical plant he possesses. Furthermore, its spiritual energy consists of both verdant and azure dragon energy, with the mystical meaning of “infinite growth.”

Only a spiritual energy of the azure dragon level can support this mystical meaning of “infinite growth.”

This mystical meaning can perfectly help him forge the ultimate magic, the Tree of Prosperity, while infinite growth also assists and strengthens the Moon Cultivation Method.

As a soul magical plant that can influence the ultimate magic in return, the Green Dragon Vine is more suitable both logically and emotionally.

The azure dragon energy is also a special wood-attribute spiritual energy. The Green Dragon Vine’s ability to extract azure dragon energy is very slow, almost negligible, but it is indeed possible.

Therefore, by sharing its spiritual energy with the Green Dragon Vine, he can also utilize the azure dragon energy to enhance his vitality.

After all, as a wood-attribute protective energy, it can most powerfully strengthen his verdant spiritual energy and enhance his vitality.

Therefore, there are many benefits.

In comparison, although the Great Ming Dragon Sparrow and Black Tortoise Bamboo are also powerful, and the Sky-Supporting Jujube has its unique features, overall, it’s still not as good as planting the Green Dragon Vine on the farm.

Moreover, if he could collect a third Green Dragon Vine in the future, he could even strengthen it again, and the feedback from the Green Dragon Vine at that time would be incredible.

Also, his other Star Ring Magic Plants don’t have any mystical meanings, and he’s not very familiar with the King of the Vine yet. The mystical meaning—spiritual energy—is the most powerful aspect of Star Ring Magic Plants, so logically and practically, choosing the Green Dragon Vine is the best option.

Locke shared this idea with the witch Catherine, who, after listening, also confirmed it.

The witch Catherine said, “Mystical meanings are very important to us breeders. The same spell, used on magical plants with different mystical meanings, will produce completely different effects and magical power. Take your Green Dragon Vine, for example. Because its mystical meaning is ‘Infinite Growth,’ using the first-level spell ‘Vine Claws’ on it might cause your Green Dragon Vine—a group of ivy—to instantly sprout hundreds of vine hands.” “

And if I were to use ‘Vine Claws’ on the ‘Dragon Sand Vine’ that Zeno recently cultivated, because that magical plant’s mystical meaning is ‘Tenacious Beauty,’ the vine claws summoned by the spell would likely be covered with a layer of sturdy stone cell cuticle, making them impenetrable.”

“The same spell model, even without any adjustments, will produce completely different effects when cast using magical plants with different mystical meanings. That’s probably the allure of mystical meanings for young breeders like you,”

Locke chuckled. “Then, teacher, I can use this to make up for my shortcomings in botanical spell models.”

Ekaterina the Witch said, “It’s possible. But a weakness is still a weakness, and you’ll need to address it. However, you’re right about one thing: we don’t need to develop too many powerful spell models in the same direction. Everyone’s time and energy are limited.” “

So we can use magical plants with different mystical meanings instead of developing more botanical spell models of the same type.”

Locke said to Ekaterina the Witch, “Teacher, there are no outsiders here. I’ll be frank. I took out a loan from your Red Dragon Bank today, and I haven’t even seen a single penny of it myself. The money went straight into your Golden Peach Garden. Something feels off. No matter how much I spend at Golden Crown Mountain, it seems like the money always ends up in your pocket.”

Ekaterina the Witch chuckled.

“Isn’t that good?”

“You can create your own consumption cycle in the future.”

Ekaterina the Witch’s smile faded, and she said, “Alright, I’ll take you to a place in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands now. That place is called [Kalikara Town].”

Locke looked at Ekaterina the Witch with a puzzled expression.

“Kalikara Town? I seem to remember it. A journal from the Southern Wizarding Capital wanted me to submit an article there, and I paid some attention to their journals.”

Locke suddenly realized. “That’s probably where I saw it.” “

Kalikara Town seems to have some special meaning for the Southern Wizarding Capital.”

The witch Ekaterina smiled. “The origin of necromancy is there.”

“For necromancers, it’s where everything begins and where everything ends. It holds traces of their origin wizard. Because you insist on finding the top meditation method outside the academy, I can give you this clue I have; it’s in Kalikara Town.”

The witch Ekaterina and Locke rode together in a carriage to Kalikara Town.

A day later, their magical carriage traveled along a country road in a mortal empire of cloud-swamp wetlands. The carriage then turned onto a side road, passing a landmark with two crooked trees forming an X shape, before entering a forest.

In an instant, day turned to night.

The witch Catherine explained, “Kalikara, the town of night, the lost town. Many mortals have passed through here in the past. By sheer chance, they would cross the barrier and enter the town of Kalikara, never to return. Kalikara has too much karma, too many evil forms; mortals who enter it are almost certain to die.”

A malevolent aura rushed in from the outside.

Locke realized that the town of Kalikara seemed to be perpetually shrouded in darkness.

Catherine the Witch changed the subject, “Did that Sea Queen really allow you to stand her up?”

Locke replied, “Yes, teacher.”

Catherine

chuckled, “Everyone else has to work diligently, but she relies on the heavens. Whether the crops in an acre grow well or poorly depends on our own efforts. But your potions teacher believes that as long as seeds are randomly scattered in the field, some will sprout. That’s her so-called genius, and for her, those seeds that can’t grow are mediocre.”

“If your potions teacher went into farming, she’d go bankrupt,”

Locke couldn’t help but laugh, but he immediately realized he shouldn’t mock the Sea Queen and quickly composed himself.

Catherine the Witch could tease the Sea Queen’s views, but he couldn’t participate.

He could just listen to this kind of talk.

Catherine covered her mouth with her folding fan and nodded. “You’ve become quite composed lately, Locke, but you don’t need to be like that in front of me.”

“That’s the Kalicaras’s tombstone.”

Locke turned to look at a tombstone outside the carriage. It was inscribed with ancient magical script, which he struggled to read but understood.

It stated that the Kalicaras wizard of the Illusionist school, weary from his long pursuit of truth, buried himself here and instructed his disciples never to awaken his body. His tombstone bore the following declaration: “All wizards who learn my teachings are considered to have sworn this oath. They will never resurrect me.

Those who disobey will be hunted down by me for countless lifetimes.” “

Ekaterina, the witch, sat in the magic carriage and said, ‘This is the famous necromancer’s oath. No one knows the exact origins of the necromancer school, or from which period of history it began. But we do know that the first to spread the necromancer school throughout the wizarding world was this wizard, Kalicara. Because he wanted to prevent his descendants from resurrecting him, he left behind this cursed stone tablet and this small town.’ ‘

Many tragedies have occurred because of this town throughout history, but now it’s forgotten. All the resources that could be taken have long been plundered. Necromancers consider this their holy land, which is why we encounter many necromancers here.’ ‘

Besides, there are some wizards who don’t want to be caught up in the chaos outside; they’ve chosen to stay here, living a peaceful but unchanging life.’

Locke, through the carriage window, did indeed see some magic carriages filled with a dark aura driving past theirs. When they realized these were the Throne Wizard’s magic carriages, they all ran faster than anyone else.”

Catherine the Witch came here to fish.

At that moment, the magic carriage stopped at the entrance of the town of Calicara. As Locke took Catherine’s hand and politely helped her down from the carriage, they saw many wizards already standing in front of it.

The mayor of Calicara was a Moon Ring wizard.

He was old and frail, and bowed to Catherine.

“Lord Red Dragon,” he said, “I’ve told you you are my savior, and I will forever remember your kindness. Why didn’t you send your student to inform me beforehand that you’ve come to my territory? I could have made preparations. Ah, this must be your student. He is truly a handsome and distinguished young man. This is a gift I have prepared for you.”

Beside him were seven wizards, either Second Ring or Star Ring wizards, all of them, like him, physically incomplete

and appearing very old.

They presented gifts, all of them rare magical resources.

The witch Catherine glanced at them and said, “Mayor, why bother? Below the level of a Moon Ring Wizard, in this necromancer’s holy land,” your forms will be continuously plundered, so you, not even two hundred years old, all look older than those wizards who are over a thousand. Even you—in the pseudo-forging stage—those undead in the illusory forging stage indeed cannot harm you, cannot seize your form, but you have been here for too long. You are not a Sun Ring Wizard. The sun can shine on its own, but if the moon does not refract its light, its light will fade with time.”

The mayor of Calikara smiled and said, “The outside world changes too fast. We just want to stay here and experience the slow pace of time. This harmony is real.”

The witch Catherine said, “Take these resources back. You need them more here than my student does.”

The wizards seemed deeply moved.

The mayor said, “But we must do something to help you.”

The witch Catherine said, “Then show my student around this town and tell him about its history. There are many dark wizards in this town; you must protect him.”

The mayor of Calikara’s face lit up with joy. For him, not being able to repay someone was incredibly painful.

The witch Catherine’s request perfectly met his needs.

To him, not being allowed to repay her was tantamount to offending her.

“I need to find someone in this town,” said the witch Catherine. “That person has clues to what we need.”

“Why don’t you go with the mayor and the others and look around? That person will only see me. And I gave him a letter before I came. If he’s willing to give you clues, I think he’ll show up in this town. If he’s not, then we won’t get anything today. Locke, remember not to cause trouble.”

“If you demolish this place, necromancers all over the world might come after you.”

“This is their academic sanctuary,”

Locke assured her. “Teacher, you can go find the person without worry. I definitely won’t cause trouble.”

The witch Catherine nodded and left.

After Catherine left, the mayor of Calicara looked Locke up and down, seemingly assessing Locke’s relationship with the Red Dragon Throne. But considering that the Red Dragon Throne seemed to have come personally for this young man, his relationship with the Red Dragon Throne was naturally not shallow.

He showed the gentle expression one would show to a junior.

“Hello, I’m Mayor Jack.”

Locke realized the other person wasn’t using their real name, but that was normal; they were clearly hiding their identity.

“Mayor Jack, and all you wizards, hello, I’m Locke Augustine.”

The other wizards introduced themselves to Locke as well.

Mayor Jack smiled kindly. He hadn’t been out for a long time, so naturally he had never heard of Locke.

“So you’re Wizard Augustine. Come with me. I promised your teacher I’d tell you the history of this town. Don’t worry, although this place is full of wolves, with my protection, no one can mess with you.”

Locke smiled.

He wasn’t a sheep either.

Locke followed Mayor Jack, while the other wizards followed behind them, their faces menacing, glaring at any dark wizards in the town who glanced at them.

Some dark wizards huddled in the town’s cobweb-covered alleyways, whispering amongst themselves, seemingly surprised that a white wizarding prodigy, somewhat renowned outside, had entered the town of Kalicara.

Some dark wizards appeared to harbor ill intentions, but upon discovering the mayor protecting Locke, they immediately abandoned their thoughts.

The Moon Ring Wizard, Mysterious Jack, was not someone to be trifled with. Had he not killed too many wizards outside, even violating the White Wizarding Association’s wizarding laws, he wouldn’t be hiding in this place his entire life, and as a communicator between dark and white wizards, he held considerable influence on both sides.

Therefore, even a Sun Ring dark wizard had to give Mysterious Jack face.

Mayor Jack glared at a Sun Ring dark wizard, then sneered.

“Locke, since I became the guardian of this town, these dark wizards haven’t dared to mess with me. Here, even a third-ring wizard isn’t a threat.”

“Of course, I wouldn’t dare offend your teacher. The Red Dragon Throne has a history of world destruction; it was a world teeming with dark wizards who attacked the goods of Mount Golden Crown and plundered its apprentices—”

Mayor Jack led Locke to the very center of the town, where a pile of wooden chairs stood, some already rotten, and in front of them was a futon.

“This is a story passed down through generations in the town. Legend has it that in some uncertain time, a high-ring wizard suddenly entered the town. He opened a school here, teaching everyone, back when magic was still unseen. So when the townspeople learned these spells and became powerful, this person became the teacher of everyone in the town.”

“That’s the lineage.”

Locke asked, “Was this person Kalicara?”

Mayor Jack shook his head.

“No. Kalicara doesn’t have that ability; he’s just a young man born and raised in this town.

He studied under that high-ring wizard, who claimed to come from the Siming Waters and passed on to them a special school of illusion magic—the study of truth and goodness.”

“This school of illusion magic is also extremely ancient. They believe that everyone’s soul contains inherent goodness, and that is the truth. Goodness is truth, therefore everyone yearns to pursue goodness and truth.”

“Learning illusion magic is using illusion magic to cultivate one’s own goodness and awaken one’s own good intentions.”

Locke asked, “Does the mayor mean that Mr. Kalicara invented necromancy while exploring his own good intentions?”

“Can necromancy originate from the pursuit of goodness?”

Mayor Jack shook his head.

“It’s just a legend, nobody knows if it’s true or not. It’s said that after the high-ringed wizard left, the town quickly descended into chaos. To lead the wizarding town after the high-ringed wizard’s departure, the wizard Kalicara imitated him, becoming the teacher of everyone. But he soon developed necromancy, which brought destruction to the town.” “

The wizard Kalicara was forced to leave the town, and when he returned, he was nearing death. Strangely, he forbade any of his apostles from using necromancy to resurrect him.” “

He buried himself here, and to prevent it from becoming a necromancer’s holy site after his death.”

“He destroyed his own body, leaving only a cenotaph. But his actions were in vain.”

Locke remained silent, considering that in his second round along the Tianjiang River, he might face the death sorcerer Sera from the Southern Wizarding Capital. He really needed to learn more about necromancy.

So, necromancy partly originated from the True and Good School of Illusionism?

Mayor Jack said, “The wizard Kalicara’s efforts were all in vain. After his death, this place still became a holy site for necromancers, and countless bloody battles have been fought here throughout the ages. He must have regretted inventing necromancy before he died.”

Locke said, “That’s not surprising. Necromancers worship appearances, corpses, pretense, and forms. They’ll mistake a person dressed in fine clothes for a Kalicara wizard, which fits their logic perfectly. So, even after his death, this place will remain a shared spiritual sanctuary for necromancers.”

“I just looked into the School of Truth and Goodness,” he continued, “a school that believes true goodness is truth, and that one can cultivate their goodness by testing their mind with illusions. It’s a prominent school in the Siming Waters. It still retains some influence today. All the wizards of this school are known as great saints. Logically speaking, unkind people can’t learn the School of Truth and Goodness because they don’t believe in it themselves and can’t pass this test.”

Mayor Jack said, “Indeed.”

Locke fell into thought. “Then the problem isn’t about good and evil. Upon closer examination, for necromancers, good and evil aren’t the issue at all; they have a problem that transcends good and evil. That is, they value form over substance. Because they worship form, no matter how good a doctrine, system, or society they believe in or understand, their worship of form will cause them to rigidify that doctrine, that concept.”

“Thus, doctrines and concepts are distorted by them.” “

The Kalicara wizard seems to have forcibly led himself astray through his talent. But—”

Mayor Jack’s eyes flickered.

Locke continued to ponder.

“If that’s the case, then why were the doctrines of so many powerful wizards throughout history distorted? Was it because these were either necromancers or, if not necromancers, those who pursued form twisted those doctrines?” “

Whether a person pursues good or evil, those who pursue form can distort them,”

Mayor Jack said. “An interesting point. But if you’re going to publish an article, these are just unfounded speculations. However, a good hypothesis, or a good question, is always the beginning of a great article.” “

But to complete this problem, you’ll probably need countless resources, and it might not be of much benefit to your advancement,”

Mayor Jack whispered to Locke. “Your thinking is sharp, your ideas are unique. I can see that you’re not suited for this town. We hermits think completely differently from you.”

“For us, a slow-paced, leisurely life is real. Those benefits, those foods, are real.”

“For us, only this moment is real.”

Locke didn’t reply, because he was pondering a question: what exactly differentiated these Moon Ring Wizards from himself, and what was the biggest difference in the level of their Great Magic forging?

Why were Tristan Walden, the wizard who often lost big for small gains, and Mayor Jack, who always wanted to live in seclusion, able to be pseudo-forging wizards, and why were they Moon Ring Wizards? While he, besides insufficient magical pressure accumulation, why had his Great Magic only been forged within the realm of illusory forging, unable to enter pseudo-forging?

Even just approaching it?

Locke fell into deep thought: nothingness, illusion, falsehood, truth.

How could he enter the third stage?

He thought carefully, and there was also the supermodel Moon Ring Wizard, Grand Wizard Keekun, who didn’t have much life left. He himself seemed ordinary; although the structure of his Great Magic, thanks to the advantage of time accumulation, was very sophisticated, it didn’t seem to have created a huge gap between him and Locke.

Inside a clinic in the small town of Calicara, the witch Catherine stood before the dilapidated old clinic, knocked on the wooden door, and when no one responded, she pushed it open and chanted a spell. A powerful surge of magical energy swept across the ground, forcing a wizard who had used shapeshifting to become a brick to materialize.

A male wizard in tattered robes sat on the ground, looking utterly disheveled, and complained.

The witch Catherine said, “Black Doctor, if you really don’t want to see me, you should leave town immediately. Instead of using this clumsy transfiguration magic, curling yourself up like a hedgehog, and thinking it will work.” The wizard said

, “Spare me. I clearly don’t want to be associated with Despair Valley Laboratory. You know how deep the water is there. It’s the place that ruined a Star Ring Wizard’s future, a Star Ring Wizard genius, whose entire form was—” “

That wasn’t plunder. If it were plunder, that would only be done by necromancers, which are far more terrifying.”

“I am merely a Star Ring Wizard, my lord, please don’t make things difficult for me. I still want a few more days of peace,”

said the witch Catherine. “I did not come here for this matter. I want the clues to the supreme meditation technique you possess.

You can name your price, if my student Locke Augustine can satisfy you.”

The wizard sat on the ground, looking at Catherine, and said, “If I wanted anything of importance, I wouldn’t have fallen from the Moon Ring to my current Star Ring. What could I possibly want? I have no desires. I don’t want to be involved with you. I am afraid.

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“Probus Wizard was the most likely Star Ring Wizard to become a Moon Ring Wizard in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. But he died by suicide

. ”

“He also took more than a hundred official wizards with him. I was so afraid that I had to leave Mount Golden Crown.”

“I dare not get involved in this matter in the slightest.”

“The waters here run too deep. You are a throne wizard, and your student is a disciple of a throne wizard. Now you both have powerful backers, but I don’t. So, could you please leave? We all know that the most terrifying thing in this world is not the undead. I would rather hide in this place full of undead and evil spirits than take a single step out.”

The witch Catherine remained unmoved. “If that were the case, you wouldn’t be waiting for me here.”

The wizard said, “My only thought right now is to complete the potion I designed called the [Potion of the Ghost God].”

“But I need help. I’ve been working on it for sixty years, and I still haven’t finished. I’m about to die.”

A look of surprise appeared on the witch Catherine’s face.

“Hmm? Sixty years ago you said you wanted to design a potion that would allow you to escape under any circumstances, a potion specifically for running away. So you were serious back then. It was actually your dream. I thought you were just saying it casually.”

“You were serious. But you’re about to die,”

the wizard said. “That’s why I’m determined to complete it. I’ve been so persistent for so long, I deserve some results! At least I want to see this potion…

“

The witch Catherine said, “I can have my student try it.”

The wizard was dissatisfied.

“You’re being too perfunctory. I’ve spent sixty years on it. Do you know that!

“