Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 389

Chapter 387 No Soul

Chapter 387: No Soul
Locke looked at Alicia and said, “No soul? How can you be sure?”

Alicia nodded seriously, then pointed to her eyes and said, “I was in the southeast corner. I was lucky enough to buy a ghost warbler at the Holy Tree Market at Verdantia University. I extracted its blood and made a blood transformation potion.”

“This ghost warbler likes to follow the dying, and after the person dies, it will quickly swallow the soul and use it as its food.”

“We bloodline refiners love to collect this rare bloodline. Therefore, I injected myself with the Phantom Oriole’s bloodline transformation potion. From then on, my eyes could see the souls of the dying. But I didn’t tell anyone about this. The Phantom Oriole is a first-ring magical creature. Not only is it difficult to see one in the destroyed environment of the Six Towers, but it is also difficult to encounter one even in other wizarding lands.”

Alicia said, “But I can indeed see the souls of dying people with my own eyes. So, I can see my grandfather’s soul. I can see that my grandfather’s soul body has problems caused by the imbalance of the three elements. But the problem is that when my grandfather fell into a coma, his soul disappeared!”

Locke said, “But I saw your grandfather wearing a magic ring [Ink Seal Ring]. That kind of magic ring can protect the soul and prevent necromancers with psychic blood from using soul magic to attack your grandfather. If your grandfather wore that ring, then even if you had the eyes of a ghost warbler, you would not be able to see your grandfather’s soul.”

“So I took my grandfather’s ring off,” Alicia said. “But it still happened.”

“I’m very sure that my grandfather’s soul went somewhere else while he was in a coma. I even suspect that my grandfather’s illness is more complicated than that. Perhaps he didn’t fail to break through, but was assassinated.”

Locke said, “Okay. But if that’s the case, why did your grandfather take the initiative to cover up for the person who plotted against him?”

Alicia said, “I couldn’t understand it at first. But then I figured it out. There are probably two possibilities. The first is that my grandfather isn’t sure who murdered him. The second is that he knows for sure who it is, but because of his identity, he doesn’t want to reveal it.”

Alicia said, “Combined with the fact that my grandfather only allowed me to see him now, I am about 70% sure that the person who assassinated my grandfather is a wizard from the direct line of the Plutarch family.”

Locke was stunned. “Isn’t the Great Wizard Sura quite prestigious in the Six Towers?”

Alicia shook her head and whispered, “Grandfather has always wanted to implement reforms and truly implement a true wizard academy system in the Land of the Six Towers. He would select talents at the middle and lower levels and change the landscape of the Land of the Six Towers.”

“To enhance the status of those civilian wizards.”

“This will undoubtedly affect the interests of the family wizards. Therefore, every time a reform is implemented, it is done in a veiled manner, and then the direction of the reform is secretly changed, allowing our family wizards to gain more and more advantages.”

Locke nodded. Sometimes, it is like this. The more reform there is, the more it legalizes the illegal behavior of the original vested interests.

Because the vested interests occupy a dominant position, and those who are responsible for and lead the reforms are basically related to them, it is easy to formulate reforms that are beneficial to them.

Alicia said, “So, Grandfather is not only the spiritual idol of the family wizards in the Six Towers, but also, in the eyes of some wizards, a spiritual idol they wish would die immediately.”

“Furthermore, there are many selfish people in the family, and there is also another ruling family in the Six Towers, the Basil family. In addition, when my grandfather was young, he offended many enemies. He was impulsive by nature, and only became wise and calm after he got older.”

Alicia said, “So, I have every reason to suspect that my grandfather was murdered.”

Locke thought for a moment and said, “If that’s the case, I have an idea.”

Alicia looked at Locke, her eyes sparkling. “What’s that idea, Locke?”

Locke said, “While your grandfather is awake, secretly put a bottle of royal jelly honeydew in his medicine and have him drink it without alerting anyone to prevent him from having undercover agents among the people around him.”

Alicia’s eyes lit up. “Royal jelly honeydew is also a common tonic, but the magic power of a wizard who takes it will temporarily be mixed with the flavor of royal jelly honeydew. If magic power has this flavor, then the soul must have it too.”

“So, we only need one crystal bee to find my grandfather’s soul. This is a really good idea.”

“Locke, you’re really quick-witted.”

Alicia removed the soundproofing circle and said, “Locke, it’s great to have your help. You’re a very reliable person.”

Not long after she removed the magic circle, she heard a noise coming from outside the magic maze on the first floor.

Only to hear an angry voice coming from outside the maze. “Why won’t you let me in? I’m my grandfather’s grandson. Alicia can go in, so why can’t I?”

“Get out of the way.”

“I don’t care whose order it is, I must see my grandfather today. My grandfather hasn’t seen me for several months.”

Alicia’s eyes flashed with disgust. “It’s George Plutarch. He’s currently only a first-class wizard apprentice, my mother’s younger brother and my uncle’s eldest son.”

“My uncle’s branch has always wanted to compete for my grandfather’s attention to me. When my grandfather was healthy, the fight was just like this, and they were always at a disadvantage. But now, the situation has changed.”

Locke raised his eyebrows. “Your family is quite complicated.”

“This is too messy.”

A middle-aged man’s voice came from outside the maze. “My niece Alicia, I know you are behind the maze.”

“Uncle is here, don’t you want to see him? I am your elder.”

“Open the maze lock and let us in.”

Alicia looked grim and said to Locke, “That’s Eric, my mother’s younger brother and one of my grandfather’s two sons. Trouble.”

“He is an ordinary official wizard, and his mana is lower than mine. I am almost vaporized now. Oh, by the way, Locke, your mana seems to be over 5,000.”

“I roughly calculated it based on your magic pressure.”

“The method of taking the Mammon Powder potion that we jointly improved can indeed rapidly improve our magic power. You are very close to the liquefaction stage.”

Locke nodded slightly and said, “Well, my magic pressure is now 5700.”

“Alicia, there’s no need to worry so much. After all, he’s just a regular wizard at the ordinary level. Just drive him away.”

Alicia was about to speak out to stop him, but Locke had already passed through the maze and walked over.

It is very difficult to enter the maze from the outside, but it is extremely easy to leave from the inside and enter the outside.

Locke walked out of the maze and said indifferently to the wizards standing in the corridor outside the maze: “Alicia asked me to convey a message to you. I won’t see you.”

Eric, wearing a gorgeous wizard robe, narrowed his eyes and looked at Locke. “Who are you?”

“What’s your business here?”

(End of this chapter)