Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 1053

Chapter 1038 The Road to Achieving the Third Ring!

Along the Tianjiang River, in the Crocodile Bay,

Sera’s pupils constricted sharply after listening to the mysterious figure before him recount the entire story of this competition.

Sera’s lips curled into a smirk, his eyes burning with fervor.

“So that’s how it is. This is the truth about the Tianjiang Riverbank Wizarding Land. No wonder Teacher Tumlas insisted I win the Wizarding Land championship. Rest assured, mysterious wizard, I have accepted your request.”

“I will win the first and second rounds.”

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“So this competition is really that important. The victor will have their form surpass everyone else’s. I will get my wish here and become the final winner.”

Sera said to the Lich God’s form, “But this time my opponent is much stronger than the last one.

My opponent is the witch Georgina from the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. The witch Georgina is an academic star cultivated by the New Textile Institute. Most of their school’s star-ring level research findings will be attributed to this woman. She is dazzling and has a powerful background. Since you call yourself the Lich God, then help me take a look. According to the information I sent out, the project content in the grant application submitted by this witch Georgina in the first round is very competitive.” “

She designed a reservoir project that can filter the Tianhan River and improve water quality. I was not confident that I could definitely beat her, or that she had a better chance of winning.”

“Lich God, show me your abilities.”

The Lich God’s form curled up the corners of his mouth.

“You’re really quite arrogant. Using me so quickly?”

“Fine, I told you to use me. My future king, your will, with my help, will surely rise above all wizards along the Tianjiang River in Wizarding Lands. I will make you the Moon Ring Wizard here. So, let me show you a little of my power. Go and capture a few wizards from Georgina’s group. Don’t worry, I don’t need their lives.” “

I only need their form.”

“This time, submit the first round of applications, and do the reservoir plan too. You can do exactly what that Georgina witch did, and I’ll guarantee your victory.”

“Do whatever Georgina does, and you’ll definitely win.”

In the property of the witch Catherine in the town of Calicara, Locke received the documents from the Moon Ring wizard.

The Moon Ring wizard seemed extremely excited, bordering on madness.

“Take a look. I’m actually close to finishing. I’ve designed almost the entire recipe for the Ghostly Potion.

Core ingredients, peripheral ingredients, secondary ingredients, and the relevant key macros.”

—

“But according to my design, I’m still missing one last auxiliary potion ingredient.” “

The core ingredients I’m using are Ghost Mushrooms and the Heart of a Shadow Wolf, and the macro I’ve chosen is a core-effect macro—the [Lapis Lazuli Macro].”

Locke glanced at him. The Lapis Lazuli Macro has three main uses in second-circle potions:

First, to create the Diamond series potions that enhance a wizard’s physical defense.

Second, to create the Diamond Body series potions that heal elemental imbalances.

Third, to create the Dry Sand Body series potions that grant immunity to water magic.

These are the common public applications, and there are also some niche private uses, generally related to changes in the wizard’s body. These are all mentioned in the materials I studied. The Lapis Lazuli macro can be used as a core macro, modified and combined to create various body-related potions.

However, the fact that the other party chose to use this macro as the core macro to create the Ghost God Potion clearly indicates years of research and testing before finally deciding to utilize it.

Locke quickly skimmed through most of the materials.

The main function of the so-called Ghost God Potion is to put a wizard into a special, semi-illusory, invisible state after drinking it. This Moon Ring wizard calls it the “Ghost God State.” In this state, enemy attacks cannot hit him, and his movement speed and agility are increased. Based on the expected effects, it is an excellent potion for escaping.

The only problem now is the lack of a certain auxiliary magical material to blend with the core macro.

“Hmm? This wizard, you’ve already reached the third stage?”

Locke scanned the data. Since it was a new potion formula created from scratch, if he wanted to sell it or publish articles, he would need to conduct clinical trials. Of course, for the Nero potion he created, since it was only for Shan Chuan Ke’s individual use, as well as for his own and his enemies’ use, it didn’t matter if he didn’t conduct clinical trials.

Anyway, he wasn’t going to sell it or use it for articles for now.

After all, he hadn’t fully figured out the Nero series of potions yet.

A guilty look flashed in the Moon Ring Wizard’s eyes.

“In this unregulated place, cough cough—I skipped the first and second phases.”

“Now it’s either ineffective or highly poisonous.”

“I once gave it to a first-ring wizard, and he entered the [Ghostly State]. He couldn’t get out of it, and besides, his body started losing hair every day, and his life expectancy was reduced by nine-tenths. It’s an absolutely failed potion.”

Locke raised an eyebrow, put down the documents, and frowned.

The Moon Ring Wizard immediately tried to cover for himself.

“Don’t worry, although this place is unregulated, it’s still the territory of the White Wizarding Association. That ordinary first-ring wizard was a dark wizard.”

“Help me, just for the sake of the top-level meditation method. So, do you have any ideas?”

Locke nodded, finally feeling relieved, because he was really afraid of getting involved with some crazy wizard, which would result in the ethics review committee investigating him.

If that were the case, his research progress and the forging of his ultimate magic would both be slowed down.

Catherine the Witch suddenly gave him a cold look.

“Was that wizard a dark wizard before he cooperated with you in the lab, or after he cooperated, or did it happen simultaneously?”

The Moon Ring Wizard whispered, “Simultaneously. But I can guarantee he joined the Dark Wizard Alliance that morning and only cooperated with me in the experiment that afternoon.”

Catherine the Witch, being the person she was, immediately saw through his thinking, but the sacred laws of the White Wizarding Association truly only considered the law, not personal relationships.

“You’ve actually fallen to this level, Kish. No wonder you fell from the Moon Ring to the Star Ring. You betrayed your very essence, Kish.”

Wizard Kish smiled bitterly, “What’s the use of my persistence?”

“Having seen Probus’s fate, I’ve long been disheartened. Perhaps everyone is like this. This world is so murky, why should I persist?”

Catherine the Witch fell silent.

Because her words were critical, not persuasive; she was simply judging this former genius from Mount Golden Crown.

Locke began, “Now we’re just missing an auxiliary material for the antidote. You seem to have spent ten years conducting countless pharmacokinetic experiments, finally identifying it as a magical plant material. But you’ve narrowed your search to over a dozen genera of magical plants, still unable to determine which one to use, is that right?”

“I don’t understand. With so much time, why can’t you use brute force?”

Wizard Kish said helplessly. “I’m short of money. I can’t use brute force; I simply don’t have that much money. Secondly, without an antidote, each dose of the Ghost God’s Potion will worsen the wizard’s symptoms, making brute force impossible. And my entire pharmaceutical process is illegitimate; I can only find a dark wizard to do it, and finding a legal target to target without leaving Kalicara requires a certain amount of luck.”

Locke understood; this guy must be the eccentric doctor of this town. “That’s true

. Most of the dark wizards who come to this town are prominent necromancers. Although they are not protected by wizarding magic, they are incredibly powerful, and their backers are deeply entrenched. “

Wizard Kish looked at Locke, his eyes filled with longing.

“Well, sir, do you have any ideas?”

Locke didn’t offer any indication, only saying, “I need to see that first-ring wizard you mentioned who took the Ghost God Potion.”

Wizard Kish coughed.

“Actually, this wizard has been here all along. Because of the Ghostly Potion, he’s entered a never-ending Ghostly state, so even if he’s standing right next to you, you can’t see him, and he can’t interfere with you. Right now, he’s standing right in front of you.” “

I usually use the Sun Mirror Monocle to indirectly track him.”

“He can use a little magic to slightly alter the surrounding particles, and that’s how I established one-way communication with him.”

Locke looked at the wizard in surprise. No wonder the wizard’s progress was so slow. The only person who had taken the potion could only communicate this way; it was practically communicating with an invisible ghost. You couldn’t even be sure if the other party had left.

It seemed the wizard was eager to break free of the Ghostly state, which was why he had stayed here; otherwise, he probably would have left long ago.

Locke put on the Sun Mirror Monocle. The display interface of this monocle had been modified by the Illusion School’s enchanting spell model, so when he put on the monocle, it detected the slight changes in the surrounding particles and automatically translated a language.

“Greetings, sir,”

Locke said. “Then how will you administer the new potion?”

The wizard Kish replied, “I can use a second-circle Potions skill to inject the potion into the air, though it’s less efficient. But after numerous tests, I’ve confirmed it’s effective. In short, it’s difficult for me to outwit someone in thin air, but don’t think I’m crazy. I’m certain it’s true.”

Locke looked at the witch Catherine, having only briefly interacted with her, hearing her story and seeing her makeshift device and a nonsensical greeting.

The witch Catherine nodded.

“When this guy was around, our Potions Academy at Golden Crown Mountain was at its strongest. And now, you should know what’s going on. His character isn’t great now, but his professionalism is definitely top-notch.” “

You can trust him.”

“And I definitely sensed a fourth entity appearing in this house where only the three of us are. Forms can be hidden, can be distorted, but the entity is there.”

Locke frowned, looking at this being who had retreated from Moon Ring Wizard to Star Ring Wizard. He felt the situation was tricky.

Because the other party clearly needed him to complete his Dark God Potion before he would reveal the top-tier meditation techniques he knew.

Now, the other party had the filter of a reincarnated Star Sea master towards him, which was advantageous.

Locke looked at the experimental materials in his hands for the second time, at the complex experimental procedures and some experimental content, trying to sort things out.

Wizard Kish was full of anticipation, as if his potion was about to be completed.

“How is it, Lord Locke?”

Witch Ekaterina stepped in to smooth things over.

“Locke, if the experimental equipment here is rudimentary, we can return to Mount Golden Crown first, and then come back here once you’ve figured out a solution in the well-equipped laboratory there.”

The expectation in the eyes of Wizard Kish quickly dimmed, replaced by disappointment.

Could it be that, in the end, he’s just a wizard with a magic power of just over 20,000?

He still can’t solve the problem.

Locke looked at the experimental data, watching the other person constantly speculate about which magical plant it was, and suddenly his expression changed slightly.

“Wait. Teacher, I know what magical plant this wizard is looking for.”

The witch Catherine looked at Locke with slight surprise.

“You’ve made such great progress in potion-making lately?”

The wizard Kish’s eyes lit up with elation. He rushed forward and grabbed the data from Locke’s hand.

“Really? You’re not lying to me?”

“I’ve been searching for this material for ten years, and you know it just by looking at it?”

“I don’t have another ten years. Tell me the result quickly.”

Locke took a half step back, avoiding the hand reaching for him.

The wizard Kish looked at Locke strangely.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

Locke shook his head slightly. “It’s nothing. I just didn’t expect that a great wizard like you would go to such lengths for an answer from someone else.”

The witch Catherine glanced coldly at Kish, as if he were merely an insignificant stone, a nobody.

Wizard Kish paused slightly, but the next moment, eager for an answer, he looked expectantly at Locke and asked, “So, what is it?”

“Can you tell me and let me complete this potion? I can share it with you, and I can also give you a third of my top-tier meditation technique. Although it’s only a third, it’s enough. No one can bind you.

After taking it, you won’t bear any responsibility.”

Locke nodded, gesturing for him not to get too excited.

“I’ve seen your formula for the medicinal properties of magical materials, the results of various pharmacokinetic experiments, and your speculations about the medicinal properties of this magical material over the past ten years, combined with my expertise in breeding.”

“I believe the magical plant you need is *Vaccaria segetalis*.”

Wizard Kish paused, taken aback.

Locke continued explaining the characteristics, medicinal properties, and mystical significance of Wang Bu Liu Xing, a relatively niche magical plant known to few wizards.

Meanwhile, Wizard Kish grabbed several sheets of paper and frantically performed calculations on the spot.

After a while, he looked up and tossed the data into the air. “That’s right. It’s Wang Bu Liu Xing! I found it! I finally found it!”

“You truly are a reincarnated great figure. What I couldn’t find in ten years, you found for me in less than half an hour.

Amazing!”

“Excellent. Based on my years of understanding of potions, I believe that once I combine this potion formula, my potion is complete. No need for experimentation.”

The monocle of the Sunlight Magic Mirror on Locke’s right eye suddenly displayed the message left by the wizard, permanently in a phantom state, using magic to manipulate particles—”Please help me. Don’t abandon me.”

Locke asked Wizard Kish, “Aren’t you going to verify it immediately?”

Wizard Kish laughed heartily, extremely confident.

“Based on my years of experience and accumulated knowledge, the moment I saw this formula, I knew it must be correct. It’s

just that the specific dosages, preparation process, and the technique for using potion-making flames still need to be recalculated.” “

And the design. But I’m not in a hurry to verify it.”

“I’m not in a hurry,”

Locke said, pointing to the air ahead. “But that wizard is still in

his ghostly state.” Locke had expected Wizard Kish to at least say something, but he simply said dismissively, “That’s not important. He’s no longer of any use. He’s just an ordinary first-ring wizard, and a dark wizard at that. He’s not even human. Whether he’s in his ghostly state or not, he’s a wanted criminal, a social outcast. He’s beyond saving. Rather than focusing on him, I’d rather find a second experimental subject.”

Wizard Kish waved his hand, looked at Locke, and bowed, saying, “Thank you, sir. I will now give you the meditation method as agreed. But how did you manage to spot the magical plant ingredient I was looking for in my recipe at a glance?”

Locke calmly replied, “I’m not only a potion master, but also a breeder. I have a deep understanding of potion science and breeding. Combined with the results of your ten years of experimental work, I was able to immediately deduce that you needed the leaves of Wang Bu Liu Xing.”

Wizard Kish looked at Locke with a puzzled expression.

“What are you saying? Comparing breeding science to botany and potion-making is like comparing a lowly literary discipline to mathematics.”

“You probably deduced this from the perspective of spiritual philosophy and the combination of medicinal properties. This shows you have an extremely high understanding and talent for potion-making. You probably chose to reincarnate and start anew to break through in potion-making. I’ve heard before that only truly great figures can do this.” “

This is one-third of the top-tier meditation method. It has always existed in my astral ring.”

The witch Catherine reached directly for the meditation method in his hand and quickly flipped through it.

Then, the witch Catherine said to Kish, “The paper used to record this meditation method is a special kind of magical paper called ‘Sage’s Silver Paper,’ and each sheet is probably worth 100,000 magic stones. If you ever need money, you can tear a page from this top-tier meditation method book and sell it for cash.”

Locke was amazed by the price of the magical paper; only a top-tier meditation method deserved to use such paper. But if you tore out pages from this meditation method and sold them individually, what a waste that would be!

The witch Catherine didn’t look up and said to Kish, “Sage’s Silver Paper leaves all traces of modification and deletion, so a magic book using this paper is difficult to modify. This is indeed the original version of the top-tier meditation method. However—although there is only one-third of the book, the last two-thirds have been torn out.”

“But you must have kept a few pages hidden. Without those pages, the effectiveness of this meditation technique will be affected. Kish, don’t try to be clever. One of my students simply completed your sixty-year research project. He’s a reincarnation of a fourth-circle wizard from the Starfield Sea. You saw it yourself, he has a lot of influence.”

“The reason I need the top-tier meditation technique is simply to break free from the entanglements of my past life’s karma and to forge a new path in this life.”

Wizard Kish’s pupils shrank instantly, and he trembled with fear.

“Every fourth-circle potions wizard—has laid an unparalleled foundation for potions, influencing its development. You are the ones who can truly change the world. These are the last few pages of the meditation technique I have. I didn’t mean to deceive you; I just wanted to protect myself.”

“This isn’t directed at you.”

“This is a safety guarantee I made in advance.”

The wizard Kish took out a magic box from his astral ring, then unlocked the magic lock and took out a fragment of a page.

Ekaterina glanced at it and shook her head slightly.

“The missing parts are more numerous than I expected. But perhaps this is a good thing. Locke, after all, you only need the core functions of the top-tier meditation method. Let me reorganize these incomplete meditation methods first; I need to help you determine if there are any hidden dangers in the inheritance before giving them to you.”

“Kish, what about the last two-thirds? And how exactly did you obtain a treasure of this level?”

The wizard Kish glanced at Locke. He could lie to the Third Ring Throne, a breeder, but as a mad potion master, facing the fourth-ring potion master reincarnation mentioned by the witch Ekaterina, he couldn’t even stand firmly on his feet.

“I discovered it in a world ruin in the Siming Waters. It seems to be the inheritance of the True Goodness School.”

“My lords, the transaction is complete, and this humble man must now depart. I need to quickly find the next volunteer.”

He walked to the door, as if suddenly remembering something.

The wizard Kish suddenly turned to the witch Ekaterina and asked, “However, the reincarnation of a fourth-circle potion master should be a big deal. Why haven’t I heard of it at all? Is it because I’ve been living in the town of Calicara for so long and am completely out of touch? I wonder which fourth-circle potion master this gentleman is reincarnated from, so I can admire his achievements in potion-making.”

“I wonder which potion-making law you proposed?”

Ekaterina smiled and said, “He’s not him. Locke Augustine is just one of my students.

I can assure you, his previous life was definitely not the Wizard of Truth.”

“His essence shows no signs of being enhanced or strengthened by Great Magic or Crown Magic. Even if his essence has undergone multiple reincarnations, this should be his first time entering my wizarding civilization.”

“I only told you that before because I thought you would admire fourth-circle potion masters more.”

The wizard Kish was stunned; his instinctive reaction was disbelief.

“Impossible. If that were the case, he’d just be an ordinary, immature boy under thirty, someone who doesn’t know anything. How could he find the last ingredient I need for my potion, Wang Bu Liu Xing, in such a short time?”

“That’s impossible.”

“You’re lying to me, you’re playing me.”

Wizard Kish turned to Locke, wanting a denial, but faced with his expectant gaze, Locke could only tell the truth: “I’m not some high-ring wizard reincarnated, I’m just me. I’m just a star-ring wizard, my potion-making level is only just second-ring. It’s only because of my breeding skills that I was able to sense what you were missing. And I’m very grateful to you for helping me understand something.” Wizard

Kish, still in a daze, casually asked, “What is it?”

Locke said, “Before meeting you, I was always hesitant…” “Among all this, whether I should focus on developing breeding science and botany, or divert my attention to potion-making, a throne wizard specializing in potion-making told me not to be indecisive. I wavered because of this, thinking she had a point. Being indecisive seemed like it might actually be counterproductive, but after meeting you, Wizard Kish, I suddenly understood something. Interdisciplinary development has advantages. For example, by using the characteristics of the magical plant *Zhu Bu Liu Xing* and its mystical implications related to spiritual energy, I helped you quickly determine the final ingredient for the Ghost God potion.”

Locke exhaled a breath of stale air.

“At this moment, I know with absolute certainty how I should develop my future.”

“Studying two disciplines simultaneously can even be complementary. Breeding science has many precedents of using special potions to alter plant factors and spiritual energy. In other words, my potion-making and breeding science can completely complement each other. Although there is indeed competition for resources, there is also mutual assistance.”

Wizard Kish waved his hand.

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand. Potions is Potions. Only within the Potions system can there be new breakthroughs and discoveries; everything else is just heresy. Since it was that Throne Lord who said it, if it really is her, then it must make sense. You’d better listen to her.”

“Potions already explains the entire world. Adding another discipline just creates unnecessary complications and makes the system less pure.”

“I understand. You must be lying to me. How could a child not even thirty years old possibly see things I wouldn’t have thought of in ten years? So you must be lying to me. He must be a High Ring Wizard reincarnated, he must be.”

Wizard Kish stormed out of the room and left without looking back.

“Your Majesty, High-Ring Wizard Reincarnated, I must go to conduct my experiments. I must go find Wang Bu Liu Xing. That’s difficult to find; I don’t know how many years it will take.”

“Thank you for your help.” “

Lord Locke, you are definitely a High-Ring Wizard Reincarnated, otherwise, at your age, you couldn’t possibly guide me.”

Locke watched his departing figure and sighed. For some reason, he remembered the rumors spread about him by Ramses the Summoner from the Eastern Boundary, Mamluk Great Rift Valley Wizarding Land, along the Tianjiang River. Ramses had almost made him a target of the Locke Threat theory.

And now, this former reclusive wizard from Golden Crown Mountain, for some reason, stubbornly insisted that he was definitely a High-Ring Wizard Reincarnated.

Ekaterina the Witch said, “Ignore him. He’s just a Star Ring Wizard now. It’s just that his level of Great Magic Forging and Magic Pressure is barely at the level of illusory forging and pseudo forging. Don’t believe what he says, because although he seems to be progressing a little faster than you, the problem is that he’s going downhill, while you’re going uphill. The views of someone who is constantly going downhill are not to be trusted. If his understanding of the world were objective and accurate, he wouldn’t be going downhill.”

“He just can’t believe that you, a young man, can easily surpass his accumulation in potions. He just doesn’t want to admit it. As for everything he says, I hope you don’t listen to it. His form has declined.”

Ekaterina the Witch added, “Of course, there are also people who are temporarily going downhill, but can easily make a comeback in the future.

They still have hope in their eyes and disdain going astray. There are many such people in the Moon Ring. And then there are those like Old Mayor Jack here, who have just laid down, relaxed, and want to pursue freedom and their own interests, so they haven’t gone into the involution.”

“But—Kish the Wizard—I’m shocked by his self-indulgence and depravity. Sixty years ago, he was the champion of the Three Kings Tournament, and everyone thought he would definitely become a Sun Ring Wizard. It seems that the S-class experimental accident sixty years ago left an indelible mark on his heart.” “

That experimental accident didn’t just ruin one person,”

Locke said. “Yes, as I investigated along the way, I also felt how terrible that experimental accident sixty years ago was.”

The witch Catherine said, “That experimental accident was terrible, but what’s truly terrible isn’t the accident itself, but the way it was handled. The way it was handled disheartened many wizards. They felt devastated and abandoned the right path, or their former ideals and aspirations. They went astray, choosing shortcuts.” “

Kish the wizard was just one of the victims of that experimental accident.”

“Many other wizards, even some first-ring wizards and junior wizards we haven’t investigated, were also affected by that accident. The mishandling of a major experimental accident is like a river whose source is rotten; the land it irrigates will also rot. And now, you are the investigator of this accident. You represent our academic committee’s stance on this matter.”

Locke remained silent.

Then he spoke, “Teacher, I now realize just how heavy the responsibility on my shoulders truly is. I will definitely fulfill my duty, do my utmost to investigate the truth behind the accident back then, and provide a restoration plan for that top-tier laboratory.”

“Give everyone an explanation,”

the witch Catherine smiled. “You don’t need to feel so much pressure. You can do your job well; no matter what, I believe in you.”

“Do you know why I didn’t go to the Valley of Despair Laboratory immediately?”

Locke shook his head. “Is it because my personal abilities haven’t met your requirements?”

the witch Catherine said. “You’re overthinking it.”

“It’s just that the art of ruling lies in giving others the opportunity to choose. Right now, I deliberately didn’t go immediately so that those people would take the initiative to do something. Right now, I think many people have already gone to the Rain Marsh. If they intend to repent, that’s good, but if they want to erase everything, it will leave an opportunity for the two of us.”

“Once they set off for the Valley of Despair, they will be the biggest flaw in this sixty-year-old story.”

Locke nodded, marveling at his teacher’s wisdom.

Meanwhile, Locke recounted his encounter with the Lich God and their conversation to Ekaterina, then asked, “Teacher, why did the Lich God ask me those two questions? Does this mean that the four forgings within the second ring are not merely a description of a wizard’s power level?”

Ekaterina nodded, saying, “I don’t know much about the Black Sun Tower or the so-called investment banking. But you’re right; if the Lich God hadn’t proactively taught you this, I would have told you soon. The so-called ‘nothingness, illusion, falsehood, and

truth’ within the second ring—I think you’ve noticed—is a system for understanding and defining all things, not just a description of the characteristics of objective things.” “

That’s a theory proposed by high-ring wizards of the wizarding civilization to help you better break through the intermediate-level advancement trap.” “

Theoretically, it can indeed be used to judge things, forces, and organizations, and to assess their state of existence, better explaining why certain things happen the way they do. For example, according to this cognitive theory, it would easily explain why wizards in the Age of Stars found it so difficult to break through to the third ring.” “

Because the Kingdom Domain is a product of the illusory forging characteristic.”

“The Tower of the Black Sun was the sky of that era,” but I don’t understand them, so I don’t know what stage of characteristics they possessed. “

Because the entire Kingdom Domain was a product of illusory forging, it made it extremely difficult for wizards to break through to the second ring, and they were more likely to attract undead. The liches of that era almost took over the entire world for this reason. Because there were no physical undead, the highest level was indeed illusory forging. Illusory forging is easily influenced by undead.”

“Of course, ordinary undead have no substance, they are nothing, not even apprentices, just puppets. I’m talking about the lich god, an existence that willingly descends from the high mountain.” “

And illusory forging is too far from the third ring. Although it’s not impossible to directly enter the third ring by constantly opening up new realms.”

“But only a few exceptionally talented people can achieve that.”

“Similarly, in the Age of Stars, learning the Kingdom Domain within this cognitive system meant going directly from the first ring to illusory forging, skipping the crucial unforged stage. Unless one is exceptionally talented, who could do that?” “

That’s why there were so few second-ring wizards back then, far fewer than now. This is one of the key reasons.”

“And in our current modern magical age, the four stages of ‘no falsehood’ and ‘true’ can lead to becoming a third-ring wizard simply by following the steps. This stage itself is also the core of research, perfectly suited to the white wizards of this era,”

said the witch Ekaterina. “The entire second ring is about infinitely breaking through levels and creating new realms. So, even if you are an ordinary second ring, you can continuously increase your magical pressure and create new levels. Similarly, if you are in the ‘virtual forging’ stage, you can also infinitely increase your magical pressure and infinitely create new levels.”

“Of course, the same applies to ‘false forging’ and ‘true forging.’ However, there are very few civilizations in the endless void that possess the characteristics of true forging. And once you reach true forging, you are almost one step away from the third ring. If we discover such a civilization, we will do our best to help them.”

“Similarly, you can also use ‘no forging’ and ‘virtual forging’ to explain many products. But you must remember one thing. ‘No falsehood’ and ‘true’ is a set of knowledge with very strict requirements.”

“Because even the most basic Unforged requires the evaluated party to possess some ability to change the world, or at least the will. Therefore, those lacking this characteristic might only be at the first level, or even just apprentices,”

said the witch Ekaterina. “For example, my Red Dragon Bank, Golden Peach Garden, and Silver Peach Garden can only be evaluated as first-level.”

“But Arthas has the ambition to change the world; they are Unforged.”

“Investment banks are probably Unforged as well,”

Locke pondered.

“Is it because Unforged individuals have the idea of changing the world but haven’t even established their own theoretical and power systems? If they complete the establishment and the accumulation of magical pressure—or rather, the form—then it becomes Virtual Forged.”

“So the Eastern Frontier Investment Bank is even just Unforged?”

said the witch Ekaterina. “The absence of falsehood is merely a characteristic of this stage. If you’re judging by who’s closer to the third level, then there is indeed a difference in quality; and by the speed of magical pressure increase, there’s also a difference in rank.”

“But if we ignore these factors, there’s no inherent superiority or inferiority among these four stages; each stage has its own characteristics. Virtual forging is even the easiest form to inflate, making oneself appear inflated, while unforged also has its advantages. If that investment bank is unforged, then why can it manipulate you higher-level wizards?”

Seeing Locke remain silent, the witch Catherine continued, “That’s because it manipulates higher-level capital with lower-level capital. That’s the characteristic of investment banking. That’s why I say they’re just unforged; they want to change the world, but they’re just useless, incapable of doing anything. Those who can truly change the world are you fake forging, true forging, and virtual forging, so they influence your behavior by investing in you.”

“Influence the world through you.”

“Define the world.”

“However, once you enter the second level, you should understand one thing: we’re not just perceiving the objective reality of this world, but we’re also participating in and changing it.”

“Second-ring wizards at least once had the idea of changing the world. That’s why we’ve been pursuing the truth step by step, wanting to make the world better according to our ideas.”

“There’s nothing wrong with the unforged nature; at least it allows more people with the idea of changing the world to participate. Many people have mixed opinions about it. But it is indeed one of the reasons for the incredible prosperity of the modern magical age.” “

Alright, this is too complicated. Even if I told you all at once, you might not be able to digest it.”

“As for substance and form, you don’t need to worry about it. These are completely two sets of doctrines. Anyone who mixes these two things up and tells you this is either a high-ring wizard or wants to harm you and deceive you. You don’t need to worry about this until you reach the Sun Ring. As long as you follow the path of the True Fourth Forging without Falsehood, your substance will be strengthened.”

“Even if you are a Sun Ring wizard and you don’t want to become a Third Ring wizard, you don’t need to worry about this. You will gradually deepen your understanding of what I’m saying in the future, so you don’t need to be fixated on understanding it right now.”

“It’s okay if you don’t understand now. I took you to the Valley of Despair so that you could better forge your own Great Magic and understand what false forging is.”

Locke nodded as if he understood.

Therefore, in the endless void, many civilizations don’t even qualify for the characteristics of illusory forging and false forging.

Yet, they are still second-ring civilizations.

They can still continuously create new realms. The concepts

of no forging, illusory forging, true forging, and false forging likely require increasing magical pressure in different forging processes, and are even regulations of high-ring wizards to prevent them from getting stuck in a certain stage, focusing only on increasing magical pressure without forging their own ultimate magic or strengthening their substance.

The world is so vast.

There’s still so much I don’t understand.

Locke asked, “So, can this theory explain the whole world?”

The witch Catherine chuckled.

“That sounds like something a Star Ring wizard would say. What you said is similar to what that Kish said earlier. He believes potion science can explain the whole world, and so do you.” “

Of course not, the world is so vast. But substance and form do have a wider range of applications; almost everyone can apply them.”

“Let’s continue, Locke. Let’s go first. Once I’ve finished repairing the meditation method, I’ll give it to you.”

Locke didn’t move.

Catherine the Witch looked at him in confusion.

Locke, however, saw a line of words through the monocle he wore over his right eye: “

Don’t abandon me. Save me.” “

Lock said to the witch Catherine, ‘Teacher, I can’t just leave like this. Since I’ve claimed to have helped the Great Wizard Kish complete the Potion of the Ghost God, I should finish what I started.’

‘The Wizard Kish left too quickly. He even forgot to ask me if I had any Wang Bu Liu Xing (a type of herb) since I knew about it. Why bother searching for it for years? If he had asked me for a single leaf, I would have given it to him out of consideration for the top-level meditation technique he gave me.’

Locke laughed. ‘The Wizard Kish was too impatient and too confident. As for me, I don’t have his potion-making skills to concoct a bottle of the Potion of the Ghost God. I can’t just look at the recipe and know it’s correct. I need to complete the experiment to know if I’ve succeeded.’

The witch Catherine glanced at Locke and nodded, ‘Do things according to your principles.’

‘I have no objection to that.’

A line of words appeared on the monocle of the Sunlight Magic Mirror that Locke wore on his right eye.

‘Thank you, Locke Augustine.’”