Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 1059

Chapter 1044 The Academic Invitation to the Reptile Garden and the Maupassant Family’s Choice

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Tammon Yuri reached out and shook hands with Locke.

He smiled broadly.

Locke greeted him and quickly reviewed the various articles this person had published, confirming that the other party was a Bloodline Essence Master, whose most proficient research direction was ancient creatures—Mosasaurus-type magical creatures. There were three articles in Section 1 and eight in Section 2, most of which focused on finding, locating, and confirming the direction and category of key bloodline factors for Mosasaurus-type magical creatures from the bloodline essence of modern magical creatures.

The other party was an extremely excellent Bloodline Essence Master and had also proposed his own unique theoretical system for finding ancient bloodline factors of ancient magical creatures.

Locke said, “Hello, Wizard Tanmon. Your article introducing how to modify the bloodline factors of specific serpentine magical creatures to simulate the bloodline factors of mosasaur-like magical creatures, and using the mechanism of convergent evolution to allow primitive serpentine magical creatures to evolve into mosasaur-like magical creatures, was truly fascinating. It made me realize the profoundness of bloodline studies and the tireless pursuit of truth by bloodline wizards.”

Wizard Tanmon was taken aback. He hadn’t expected that Locke, a breeder and potion maker from the Cloud Marsh Wetlands, would actually have read his most important masterpiece.

That article, which used the mechanism of convergent evolution to allow primitive snakes to evolve into bloodline factors similar to ancient mosasaurs, was the most important article of his life. He had invested countless resources, spent a great deal of money, and exhausted countless connections in it,

all for the sake of one article, one district.

With this article, he joined the Yuri family and became a member of the ruling family of the Reptile Garden. He was filled with pride and satisfaction about this article.

Wizard Tanmon’s goodwill towards Locke skyrocketed.

The team members behind Locke also looked at him in surprise, not expecting that he had actually read this person’s articles.

Locke’s smile remained unchanged.

The wizard Tanmon said with a sense of guilt, “It’s a pity I didn’t read Mr. Locke Augustine’s articles carefully. I’m ashamed, truly ashamed. As a bloodline essence master, I simply can’t understand your articles. So I haven’t put in the effort in this regard. You are a distinguished guest of our Reptile Garden, and I have been negligent in this regard. I

‘m truly sorry.”

The wizard Tanmon began, “However, I did read a bit of your article on atavism. Your idea that plants could atavistically evolve and restore their ancestral potential gave me a lot of inspiration. I even thought I could write another article as excellent as my masterpiece, but after reading it, my mind calmed down, and I found that all those ideas that were bubbling up while reading suddenly evaporated, completely gone.”

“Hahaha—”

“Unfortunately, there are two major problems with my approach to restoring mosasaur-like magical creatures that I’m not sure about,”

Locke raised an eyebrow. “Oh? What two major problems?”

Wizard Tammon Yuri said, “The first major problem is that, based on the research of a third-circle bloodline essence master, I hypothesized that the primordial serpent was the ancestor of mosasaur-like magical creatures.”

“But if that third-circle wizard’s research is wrong, or if he updates his findings, then the value of my current work will collapse by two-thirds. So I’m on tenterhooks every day, although I think the possibility is not very high. Hahahaha—” “

The second major problem is that I have a severe shortage of high-quality ancient fossils of mosasaur-like magical creatures. For example, I don’t know why mosasaur-like magical creatures suddenly disappeared after dominating the biosphere in ancient times. These snake-like aquatic reptile magical creatures were once the rulers of this world. Later, they disappeared.”

“Do you believe it? We are not the first ruling species in this world. There were many other ancient creatures in this world who shared the same ecological niche as us.”

Wizard Tanmon said to Locke, “Mr. Augustine, and two Star Ring Wizards and three Second Ring Wizard colleagues, I was too excited just now, I was truly impolite. As a senior wizard instructor of the Reptile Garden, I must do my best to be a good host.”

“Everyone, let me invite you to the Witch’s Kitchen for a meal to welcome you back.”

Locke looked at everyone.

Everyone readily agreed, as they had indeed felt uncomfortable spending a month on the wizard airship.

Locke said to Wizard Tanmon, “Let’s each pay our own way. It’s already very kind of us for the Reptile Garden to host us.”

Wizard Tanmon laughed and said, “No need, no need. The Reptile Garden Academy has specially approved funds for me, instructing me to make sure you all are treated well. Don’t worry about the money, come on, let’s go to the Witch’s Kitchen for a meal.”

Locke and the others nodded in agreement.

The wizard Tammon clapped his hands, and instantly, small Tyrannosaurus Rex, each as tall as a person, came running over, each with a riding device on its back.

Montgomery explained to Locke considerately, “These are Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex created by local bloodline refiners using a large amount of reptile bloodline factors, based on the magical eggs of Corsican swamp lizards. They have incredible stamina, move swiftly, and are very obedient. They are common transportation animals here.” “

Boss, you can directly command these Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex. They understand your hand gestures,”

Locke nodded.

At this moment, the group mounted the Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The Star Ring Witch, wearing a reindeer mask, gestured for the seated Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex to approach and whispered to Locke, “Captain, you’re incredibly knowledgeable. You’ve even read the masterpiece of a Star Ring Wizard from the neighboring Wizarding Lands?”

Locke chuckled, “I checked the list of wizards in the Reptile Gardens on the wizard airship, guessed a few wizards who might be coming to receive us, and spent a tiny bit of time looking at their masterpieces. Since we’re staying at someone else’s academy and troubling them, we should be polite and remember their names and major works; that way, the hosts will be happy.”

The Star Ring Witch nodded thoughtfully.

Meanwhile, Montgomery steered the Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex to his direct superior.

“Team Leader, you’ve really gone to a lot of trouble. But the academy is usually so stingy, not even approving the purchase of a secondhand piece of equipment. Why are you being so generous today? This—”

“Is everything alright?”

Wizard Tammon Yuri whispered. “You’re so naive, you wouldn’t believe me. Our Garden only has two disciplines: Bloodline Studies and Breeding. These two disciplines overlap significantly with Golden Crown Mountain. These Golden Crown Mountain investigators—the others are one thing, but those three Star Ring Wizards are no ordinary people. Especially that Augustine Wizard who has some connection to you.” “

I dare say he will definitely become a Moon Ring Wizard in the future. And once he becomes a Moon Ring Wizard, he will have a certain say in the discipline rankings. The discipline ranking of a college, evaluating the ranking of that college’s discipline within the overall discipline, determines how much funding the White Wizard Association will give us.”

“Besides these things, all six second-ring wizards will be taking on certain positions in the future, whether it’s journal judging or something else, so we need to cultivate good relationships with them. The three star-ring wizards are already qualified to participate in peer review for second-ring journals, and Locke Augustine might become a judge for an important first-ring breeding journal in the future

. If they were just individuals, we wouldn’t need to pay them any attention, but for Reptile Gardens, the premier academy in the Rainswamp, it’s essential to maintain good relations with them.” “It’s just a meal and some temporary accommodation.

For the academy, it’s basically a cost-free affair.”

“As my deputy, you still have a lot to learn,”

Wizard Montgomery nodded. “I understand. In short, he’s my former boss, now holding a very high position.”

Wizard Tanmon turned to him and smiled. “This Mr. Augustine is indeed a good person; he’s even read my masterpiece. In any case, he’s someone worth getting to know. He also seems quite wise.” “

Moreover, the academy has a special matter requiring his attention. Remember the atavism I mentioned before? The academy is currently working on a breeding project that’s somewhat related to this. High-level wizards at the academy are also very interested in it. If plants can atavistically evolve, can magical creatures also atavistically evolve?”

“So later at the banquet, you’ll have to work a little harder with me. If we can successfully get this great wizard to help, then you’ll be credited.”

Montgomery said, “I’ll try my best—”

“But Elder Augustine has always been a strong-willed person; no one can force him to do what he doesn’t want to do,”

said Wizard Tammon. “Of course, you can’t force these things. It’s supposed to be a win-win situation, so it naturally requires mutual consent. If it makes everyone unhappy, that would be foolish. Hmm? What are you laughing at?”

Wizard Montgomery said, “I’m laughing because I never expected that the wizards we worked and researched with in the Six Towers would now propose an evolutionary theory that even a wizarding academy as vast as the Reptile Gardens would be interested in. It’s truly incredible. In my eyes, the academy is like an omnipotent entity, with countless research materials within it that I could never finish reading.”

Wizard Tammon Yuri laughed, “Only you first-ring wizards would have such a misconception. Any second-ring wizard would feel that they already have the ability to change the world, only this change isn’t a big one, but a small change in direction.” “

At that point, it’s also easy to have the misconception that this world is a makeshift operation.”

“Moreover, geniuses are irreplaceable. Although our academy has tried many systems to replace geniuses, the final conclusion is always that geniuses are irreplaceable. Of course, wizards are also working on the atavistic evolution direction in the animal realm; we just want the help of wizard Locke Augustine.”

The group arrived at the Reptile Garden, a street built on the swamp.

A sign on the [Reptile Market] read “This is the first market in the Rain Swamp,” flanked by decorative wooden plaques depicting a Tyrannosaurus Rex and an Ankylosaurus, painted with lifelike colors by a magic artist.

Locke and the survey team walked onto the cobblestone street, and then he saw the familiar facade of the Witch’s Kitchen. Although located in different wizarding lands, the Witch’s Kitchens all shared a similar decor.

Therefore, although he had never seen it before, it seemed very similar.

A pet-friendly sign was posted at the entrance of the Witch’s Kitchen in the Reptile Market, but below it were various rules, such as magical pets must be kept in designated areas and cannot use the restaurant’s tableware; if they do, they must pay the price for damaged tableware.

Montgomery said to Locke, “Wizards in this wizarding land usually keep some magical pets. Every wizard has some pets with them. I have three too, but I haven’t brought them with me. Boss, you can try too. Look at this chart; it shows one hundred magical pets that our Reptile Garden sells, 31 of which are second-circle creatures

.”

“These are all magical creatures most suitable as pets,”

Locke said, glancing at the list. “What would happen if you collected them all?”

Montgomery was taken aback. “A lot of people would be envious if you collected them all.”

“Boss, it’s hard for me to answer that, because all the wizards around me are collecting magical pets, whether intentionally or unintentionally. I’m already pretty much done with it. I have many colleagues who already have more than a dozen magical pets at home.”

Wizard Tanmon Yuri laughed, “Actually, it’s nothing special. It’s just that in the Rainswamp, it’s kind of a status symbol.”

“After all, some of these magical pets are quite difficult to collect. For example, the top three magical pets on this chart can only be obtained by participating in and winning one of the three competitions in our Reptile Garden. As for collecting these magical pets through other means, that’s impossible.” “

So, this will be somewhat attractive to many wizards. And for example, this magical pet called the Fire-Eating Stegosaurus, ranked seventh in our Reptile Garden, can devour and store various special magical flames, which will have a certain auxiliary effect on fire magic wizards and potion makers. In short, it depends on your own needs, just follow those needs.”

“There are also many wizards who are not interested in this aspect.”

Locke saw a familiar name on the data sheet: the Obelisk Stone Golem, ranked 71st.

“Hmm? Obelisk Golem, I do have one of those pets.”

Wizard Tammon Yuri nodded. “That’s not surprising. Obelisk Golems are magical creatures cultivated by our Reptile Garden using various elemental beings. Because they were bred hundreds of years ago, they’re now found all over the wizarding lands. It’s perfectly normal for Mr. Augustine to acquire such a magical pet, specifically for potion makers, in the Cloud Marsh.”

The group arrived at the private dining table.

They chatted for half an hour.

During this time, Wizard Tammon Yuri mentioned whether to arrange for the students to take Locke and his friends to visit some of the attractions in the Rain Marsh, including a concert by the famous bards of the Rain Marsh, and the Rain Marsh’s most famous attraction, the Tyrannosaurus Rex Playground.

“Tyrannosaurus Rex Amusement Park has many famous wizarding amusement facilities, such as the dimensional train and the stellar explosion observation window. We can watch the destruction and regeneration of stellar planes in the core of the plane, and ride the train to travel through the special planes built there—”

“It’s both amusement and an opportunity to broaden our horizons. I wonder if anyone is interested?”

“Oh, by the way, we recently added a new amusement facility called the [Gods’ Great Swing]. We can watch a doomsday war of gods. It’s a special amusement device created by our high-ring wizards ordering their research groups to go deep into the battlefield of the Void False Gods and recording some dimensional information, which was then modified.” “Each park

is responsible for one or two attractions in that amusement park.”

“It’s very famous; many wizards from the wizarding world come here specifically for it.”

Many of the wizards present, who came from Yunze Wetlands and had never been to Tyrannosaurus Rex Amusement Park, showed great interest in their eyes. Just hearing Tyrannosaurus Rex’s description made them curious about the amusement park.

The Wizard’s Playground was no ordinary place.

Locke said, “No need. Mr. Tanmon, our main task here is to go to the Despair Valley Laboratory, so our focus should be there.”

“We really don’t have much time to go anywhere else.”

Wizard Tanmon was somewhat surprised. He asked, “You’re really going to the Despair Valley Laboratory? I thought you were just going to retrieve some data from the Golden Crown Mountain branch to write a report.”

“You’re actually going to investigate this seriously? That’s all sixty years ago, and there must have been a reason why it wasn’t investigated back then.”

“I’m afraid it won’t be that easy.”

Locke smiled. “If it weren’t for a serious investigation, my teacher, Lord Red Dragon Throne, wouldn’t have brought the magical key to enter the Despair Valley Laboratory.”

The wizards in the investigation team all looked at Locke, their eyes filled with surprise.

Even they were hearing about this for the first time.

It turned out that the higher-ups were actually going to investigate this matter seriously.

For a moment, the eyes of the various wizards in the investigation team flickered.

The red-clad witch who had infiltrated the investigation team remained silent, seemingly becoming invisible.

Tammon Yuri’s eyes flickered; he remembered this information. For wizards, information was power, was value.

He nodded and said, “I understand. Your mission this time is quite demanding. I was particularly keen to take Mr. Augustine to the Ancient Dinosaur Ecological Park at the Tyrannosaurus Rex Amusement Park. There we can see many research findings on ancient magical creatures—specimens, live specimens, and so on—”

“By the way, our Reptile Gardens recently wanted to build another ecological park for ancient reptiles as a new research institute. Wizard Locke, I see you seem to have considerable expertise in atavism. Would you be interested in becoming an external consultant for our institute?”

“We know you are very busy, and there are significant barriers between different wizarding territories.” “

So, we simply wanted to invite you to become an external consultant for our Ancient Reptile Ecological Park No. 3 while you are investigating the Despair Valley Laboratory in the Rainswamp.”

Locke’s eyes flashed; he immediately understood that the biggest reason they had invited them to this meal was likely this.

Yes.

My research on atavism is a very interesting direction for Reptile Garden. Putting aside other aspects, the ability to atavistically evolve magical plants means that if I focus on this area, I can recreate a large number of ancient fern magical plants that only grew in the ancient wizarding world.

Magical plants and magical creatures have been evolving in parallel. Herbivorous magical creatures eat magical plants, while magical plants, to prevent being eaten, have evolved a series of natural magical structures and energy-locking structures to resist herbivorous magical creatures.

Dinosaur-type magical creatures, due to their past extinction, are unable to adapt to many modern magical plants

. It’s important to know that in the past, there were virtually no first-level magical plants; most apprentice magical plants did not exhibit wood element crystallization. Therefore, dinosaur-type magical creatures theoretically could not consume any modern first-level magical plants.

Furthermore, even apprentice-level magical plants in modern times have developed a large amount of toxins and related abilities, which dinosaur-type magical creatures would likely not be able to adapt to well.

Therefore, his ability to revert to ancestral evolution of magical plants alone would likely pique the interest of the Reptile Garden.

Thus, the reception this time was subtly above standard.

This was probably the reason.

Of course, if he were a Sun Ring Wizard, the Vice Dean of the Reptile Garden, or even the Headmaster, would probably at least come to meet him.

Locke put down his cutlery.

“I see. I’m also very interested in what Wizard Tanmon said. It’s just that we’ve been very busy in the Rain Swamp this time.”

“I don’t know if I’ll have time for other things. Fortunately, it seems that Golden Crown Mountain can reimburse our travel and meal expenses. But it’s reimbursement afterward, and right now—”

Wizard Tanmon understood Locke’s implication.

“Our Reptile Garden is willing to offer you a salary of one million magic stones per month.”

Montgomery was about to speak up to help, but upon hearing this incredibly extravagant offer, he froze in place.

He swallowed hard, then said to Locke, “Boss, the atmosphere here at the Creeper Garden is fantastic. It’s more like an academic research center than the Six Towers. On my first day here, the leaders told us that as the premier garden in the Rainswamp, the Creeper Garden must strive for breakthroughs and innovations, and at the same time, it must lead the academic environment of the entire Wizarding Lands.”

“We’ll lead by example.”

“If even the best garden is mediocre, then the entire Wizarding Lands will be mediocre. That’s why the wizards at the Creeper Garden are always striving for excellence.”

Wizard Tanmon handed Locke a document.

“Wizard Augustine, take a look. This is the project we’ve been working on recently. The Eco-Park is a project of a Third Ring Throne Wizard, involving three of his Third Ring students. Of course, we’re hiring you at such a high salary because it’s a research group of a Sun Ring Wizard under a Third Ring Wizard.” “

This Sun Ring Wizard is trying to reconstruct the [Ancient Stegosaurus]. But besides the issues related to bloodlines and summoning, they’ve encountered another problem: the extinction of these Ancient Stegosaurus seems to have been caused by their exclusive diet of a specific genus of ferns. This fern species went extinct first, leading to the extinction of the Ancient Stegosaurus, which was highly dependent on this fern. And in modern times, we researchers are facing the same problem as this Ancient Stegosaurus population—the difficulty of solving their food problem.”

“It’s perfect timing that you’ve arrived as an expert in the ancestral evolution of magical plants. We’ve decided to hire you. This one million magical stones is just your regular salary, and if you achieve results and win the corresponding awards, you will also be included in the list of award-winning teams as a member of that Sun Ring Wizard’s team,”

Wizard Tanmon said with a smile. “If Mr. Augustine is interested, we can sign an external contract now.”

Locke flipped through the data and discovered that the main food of the Ancient Stegosaurus was a very primitive fern magical plant called [Purple Fern].

Currently, this type is completely extinct, and not a single offshoot has been found.

Upon seeing this, Locke immediately wanted to refuse, because the prerequisite for his ancestral evolution magic was that he at least had a direct descendant of this extinct magical plant; otherwise, he couldn’t cook without rice.

His main task at present was to enter the Valley of Despair Laboratory.

If the Reptile Garden wanted him to do something that he could easily accomplish, then he would be interested in doing it for the sake of the salary and the so-called inclusion in the list of award-winning teams, but if it was such a difficult problem, then he absolutely could not get involved.

Locke directly refused, saying, “I’ve seen similar information about purple ferns.”

The wizard Tanmon’s eyes lit up.

Locke replied, “This is an anaerobic magical plant. Very primitive. There aren’t even any other magical plants related to it now. I don’t think I have the ability to recreate this ancient magical plant through atavism in a short time. Mr. Tanmon, I have to refuse.” Tanmon’s

eyes immediately showed disappointment.

“Of course, of course. It’s alright, this is normal. After all, we can’t force people to do things against their will.”

The red-clad witch took the information, glanced at it, and then shook her head at Locke.

“This type of purple fern magical plant has long been wiped out, leaving no trace of its plant essence. The ancient sword dragon clan’s choice to bind to this magical plant was truly an evolutionary dead end.”

Seeing that even the red-clad witch believed the purple fern magical plant had been wiped out, Locke became even more determined to refuse Tanmon.

The wizard Tammon quickly adjusted his mindset and smiled at Locke, “Wizard Augustine, my suggestion is valid in the long term. If you are interested, you can continue to talk to us with Montgomery. I am truly sincere. Our Yuri family welcomes any wizard who can greatly advance bloodline studies to join us.”

“Come, cheers.”

Locke clinked glasses with him, drank, and then said, “Wizard Tammon, I want to go to the Despair Valley Laboratory today. I wonder if I could borrow your Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex?”

The wizard Tammon replied, “Of course.”

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Locke immediately led his team of investigators, riding the Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex towards the Despair Valley Laboratory.

After they left, the wizard Tammon Yuri stood in the Creeper Market, watching Locke and the others temporarily depart, and sighed, “I didn’t expect to be rejected again.”

Montgomery said, “My lord—”

The wizard Tammon smiled, “That’s normal. It seems this purple fern magic plant is indeed difficult to handle. That Sun Ring wizard’s team is anxious about it, but this time the result will disappoint them again. Even Locke Augustine doesn’t want to take it on. I went back and asked that Sun Ring wizard. I saw that Augustine was considering it, which means that in his opinion, it’s not that he can’t do it, but that the cost-effectiveness is definitely not enough, so he’s unwilling to take it on.”

“If that Sun Ring wizard is willing to raise the price, it might be possible to persuade Locke Augustine to agree to be hired.”

“If that’s the case, it will still be considered a success for you and me. It’s just that I didn’t expect that Augustine wizard would actually come to investigate the Valley of Despair Laboratory. That place is an ominous place.”

The wizard Tammon stroked his chin.

“Forget it. Barbara seems to have a good relationship with this Augustine wizard, so I’d better not betray his information. It wouldn’t be good if I offended him and alienated Barbara.”

Montgomery breathed a sigh of relief.

The wizard Tammon smiled, “While profit is important, family should come before profit.”

“That’s how we do things in the Rain Swamp.”

Locke led his men, riding the borrowed Corsican Tyrannosaurus Rex, traversing over a thousand kilometers in half a day, arriving at their destination—Despair Valley.

It was a valley in a rare plain within the Rain Swamp, where many sophisticated magical arrays were placed.

Therefore, the entire valley could seal off the various substances that had spiraled out of control inside the laboratory, because this valley originally existed specifically for this purpose: to conduct experiments deemed extremely dangerous by the Golden Crown Mountain Academic Committee.

Essentially, Despair Valley was a high-level negative pressure laboratory.

The group stopped outside Despair Valley.

They saw some castle-like buildings outside Despair Valley. These castles were generally red and green, and their architectural style didn’t resemble the rounded curves of other castles; instead, they had features like claws, teeth, and tails resembling those of reptilian creatures.

The gate looked like the enormous head of a tyrannical dragon with its mouth wide open, revealing its teeth.

Beside this head were two campfires.

The Star Ring Witch, wearing a reindeer mask, consulted the map and said to Locke, “According to the map, this is the Despair Valley Laboratory. However, as the map shows, there isn’t a single human settlement outside the Despair Valley Laboratory, not even a mortal community. The reason is that if there were mortal settlements nearby, Golden Crown Mountain wouldn’t be able to apply for designation as a top-tier laboratory specifically for dangerous research. The White Wizard Association has strict review requirements for this, and they won’t let us have many loopholes in this matter.” “

Therefore, not a single mortal was harmed in the S-class laboratory back then.”

“However, these illegal buildings—well—the land here all belongs to Golden Crown Mountain. I really don’t know how they dared to build these illegal structures here.”

At this moment, a ball of purple flame suddenly appeared at the entrance of the Tyrant Dragon Head, and a Star Ring Witch emerged from the purple flame. He wore a black wizard’s robe and looked like a standing Triceratops. He sneered.

“What do you mean by ‘all the land is yours’? Let me ask you a question. If an individual, a family, or a wizarding academy is allowed to permanently purchase land in a place, and it can be inherited generation after generation, then all the good places will be bought up by these wizarding academies. What will happen to the later wizarding academies, the later individuals, and the later families?”

“Is it possible to simply produce a so-called contract, clearly neglecting a place for sixty years, and still claim it as your territory?”

“Golden Crown Mountain, you hypocritical white wizards, what’s wrong? After sixty years, have you finally remembered that you still have a property here, so you want to come and assert your rights?”

The Star Ring Wizard wearing the lion mask was instantly enraged.

“What are you saying?”

“A dark wizard is a dark wizard, you really don’t know anything about the law. This is the property of our Golden Crown Mountain. You Devil’s Fangs have occupied it for so many years, you’re lucky we haven’t settled accounts with you yet.”

The Triceratops wizard sneered, “We’ve lived here for so long, this place is ours now. We’ve carried out so much development here—and when we first came here, do you know how much environmental danger the few magical plants that escaped from this out-of-control laboratory caused, and how much manpower it took us to clear them away?”

The Star Ring Witch wearing a reindeer mask said coldly, “No matter what you say, you just want to seize this laboratory. You Devil’s Fangs aren’t a charity organization, the reason you’ve done all this is just to get the valuable data and equipment in this out-of-control laboratory, as well as the related magical resources.”

Locke raised his hand, stopping their argument.

Locke said to the dark wizard, “It seems you received word and were prepared for our arrival. But you said that a purchase contract and the law cannot determine whether a wizarding academy should own this land. So what do you think should be the standard?”

The Triceratops dark wizard sneered, “Of course, it’s strength and fists.”

Locke asked curiously, “You mean the weak don’t deserve land and can only be bullied by the strong?”

The Triceratops dark wizard laughed, “Of course. Nothing in the world is greater than fists. All principles must be proven with fists. Today I’ll say it right here: this laboratory belongs to our Terrifying Fang.”

Locke put his hands behind his back, and in that instant, he activated the two major star ring bloodlines on his body, unleashed his full magical pressure, and opened the beast panel. His right hand was wrapped with his most powerful magical plant: the Green Dragon Vine.

“What a pity, I thought you had a better argument.”

“Now I have a question: how do you know you’re strong and I’m weak, instead of me being strong and you being weak?”

Faced with this ferocious magical pressure and the bloodline of a high-level ancient creature, the Triceratops black wizard’s expression changed drastically, feeling immense pressure.

However, he was in charge of this resource mining site, and a group of black wizards wearing gas-proof wizard masks had just entered the outer perimeter of the laboratory to search for usable items and resources. He couldn’t possibly allow these Golden Crown Mountain wizards to enter.

The Triceratops black wizard roared, his muscles bulging, veins popping, and his hair turning completely white.

The red-clad witch warned Locke, “Locke, be careful. This is a bloodline-based star ring spell model: Ancient Body.”

“Only those with ancient bloodline factors can use this star ring magic. It maximizes the ancient power within the bloodline factor to strengthen the physical body and fully unleash the characteristics of one’s bloodline power.” “Ancient Body grants a wizard incredibly powerful melee combat abilities, and   triples

the attack power of all spells .”   ”This is the most powerful universal bloodline star ring spell model in the Rain Swamp.”   ”At least a third of the wizards in the Rain Swamp possess ancient bloodline factors.”   Locke sneered. This Ancient Body bloodline spell, with its tripled attack power, was indeed formidable, but he didn’t think he could lose with his Green Dragon Vines + Green Dragon Grip combination.   If this dark wizard wanted to act tough, he wouldn’t mind using him as fertilizer!   Just like back in the town of Kalicara.   Just as the two were about to fight, a magical carriage pulled by an ancient Tyrannosaurus Rex suddenly appeared, and a majestic voice came from inside.   ”Stop, Goma.”   ”Goma, you are no match for Mr. Locke Augustine.”   ”If you insist on fighting, you will be killed by him within three minutes. Your ancient body is indeed powerful, but it cannot make up for the fundamental gap between you and Mr. Augustine. Of course, Mr. Augustine also has a certain probability of being injured.”   The red witch’s expression changed slightly. “It’s the Moon Ring Wizard of the Fang of Terror.”   The two Star Ring Wizards in her investigation team also changed their expressions drastically, appearing very nervous.   The curtain of the carriage was pulled back, and the person saw that the Triceratops Black Wizard had dispelled his ancient body and fallen into a weakened state, and seemed very satisfied. He held a folding fan and was constantly fanning himself gently.   ”Locke Augustine, hello. First, I want to thank you. I am aware of the experimental accident on the wizard airship and the ensuing turmoil. My little sister, used to my arrogance, is unaware of the danger at the time.” ”   That Void Ring wizard genius has fallen into a very serious state of self-inflation; he has lost himself. Both the damage he caused to the airship and the danger he placed himself in will be difficult for our Maupassant family to handle.” ”   We also cannot afford to offend the First Magic Swordsman of the Mountain and Water Deer Ridge, who is also Mr. Richard’s teacher. Therefore, the current outcome on the airship is the best possible result.”   This wizard was a young man, appearing rather dashing and unrestrained, with a playful and cunning smile on his face, yet also a strong sense of aggression. His gaze towards the others was like that of someone looking at prey, full of threat, and his goal seemed certain of its achievement.

The Maupassant family wizard nodded to Locke and said, “In return, I made a special trip here, and thankfully I wasn’t too late. Our family doesn’t want to clash with Mount Golden Crown. And I don’t think Mount Golden Crown wants to drive us away now. Perhaps we can cooperate on many things. Therefore, I will order the Terror Fangs here to cooperate with you.”

The wizard wearing a lion mask beside Locke whispered, “Cooperate with dark wizards?”

Rain Marsh, Mount Golden Crown branch.

A Star Ring wizard in the office suddenly exclaimed,

“What? Headquarters has sent people, and they’re already in Despair Valley!

“