Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 548

Chapter 545: The Secret Society of Jinmian Mountain

Chapter 545: The Secret Society of Mount Jinmao
. Team leader Celt seemed frightened by the fabricated data and reminded Locke, “Unless it’s a confirmatory experiment, how could the data you produce be close to theoretical expectations? Random errors are ubiquitous. Therefore, we all modify the data to some extent.”

“But if you haven’t modified any data, and your experimental data is very close to theoretical expectations, this situation is very unusual.”

The Celtic team leader glanced at Witch Ekaterina worriedly.

Locke instantly realized the problem. He had never seriously done any formal wizard-level projects in the southeast corner, and when he was doing projects in the Six Towers, no one paid attention to the details of his experiments, so there would be no problem.

However, this habit of his caused the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain to notice that they could always find the right direction quickly, so that when doing experiments, the curve of actual data would fit the ideal curve.

Locke frowned, thinking about how to respond.

In fact, this problem is not very serious, because even if a wizard noticed this, judging from the results, he did find out the mechanism of the action pathway of these magic plants, but the process was confusing.

But these can indeed be attributed to experimental methods.

Just before Locke could come up with an excuse, Witch Ekaterina suddenly spoke, “Locke, I want to ask you something. You must answer my question honestly.”

“This matter is very important. It even affects your future destiny and your future limit.”

Locke saluted the witch Ekaterina and said, “Yes, teacher, may I ask?”

Ekaterina asked, “When you’re doing experiments, do you always have a kind of intuition? You can sense whether the direction you’re heading in is correct. If it’s wrong, you’ll feel a headache and discomfort, and lose the desire to continue, even though you can’t clearly explain why you don’t want to continue.”

“But you will definitely feel very uncomfortable. Sometimes you will feel that you are tired, and sometimes you will feel that you are not in good condition.”

“And when you’re on the right track, you can be incredibly passionate and energetic.”

The witch Ekaterina looked directly at Locke and asked, “Have you ever experienced any of the situations I’m talking about?”

The Celtic wizard looked confused. He didn’t understand what the witch Catherine was talking about at all, so he looked at the witch Catherine, then at Locke, his eyes full of confusion.

Locke was still hesitant, but he suddenly thought of something, breathed a sigh of relief, and said, “Yes, teacher.”

“I do often experience the phenomena you describe, and I am deeply distressed.”

“Sometimes, I don’t know whether these feelings are illusions or something real.”

Locke appropriately expressed confusion and distress on his face.

These emotions were not all false, but nine of them were true and one was false. Otherwise, it would be impossible to deceive the Three Ring Throne Wizard.

Team leader Celtic’s eyes became even more confused. He couldn’t help but whisper to Locke, “Locke, what are you and Lord Throne talking about? I don’t understand anything.”

The Celtic wizard is a little skeptical about life.

Obviously, he was only a second-ring wizard, with experience and knowledge several times more than Locke, but now he felt completely baffled when listening to the words of the witch Ekaterina. On the contrary, the young wizard in the first-ring crystallization stage could understand.

This situation is so weird.

Witch Ekaterina glanced at Celtic, then looked at Locke and said, “I see. It’s just as I expected. You have awakened the special ability of the True Dragon Clan – super intuition.”

“It’s a talent whose risks and effects are as powerful as its casting. If it’s not used well, it becomes a cursed talent.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “So, I’ve found the reason why you were able to quickly discover the universal mechanism of action of magic plants and cultivate magic plants with new natural magic structural components.”

“Because of the True Dragon’s super intuition, it can give you a vague direction. If the direction is wrong, you will have a somatic reaction. If the direction is right, you will feel very comfortable.”

“The True Dragon Clan possesses such a powerful talent.”

“Using super-intuition allows you to achieve scientific research efficiency that ordinary wizards can’t achieve. At least when doing simple and repetitive work like exploring the specific mechanisms of magical plants, it’s very useful.” Witch Ekaterina said, “In other words, you, like me, possess the super-intuition ability of the dragon race.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “When I was a first-ring wizard, it was because of my super-intuition that I grew faster than other wizards and did better in scientific research.”

The Celtic team leader did not dare to speak, but looked at Locke in surprise, because Witch Ekaterina admitted that Locke had the same special talent as her.

It is definitely a great honor to have the same talent as a three-ring wizard at the first-ring stage.

It is also a proof of talent.

Team leader Celtic lowered his head, unable to suppress the smile. “We’ve found a treasure this time.”

“Luckily, Lord Throne assigned Locke to our group first. Originally, our group was the worst under Lord Throne, but unexpectedly, we received such a great benefit.”

“We six groups have hopes of rising to prominence. Whether I can stay at Golden Crown Mountain depends on my performance, and now it seems I still have to rely on Locke.”

Locke felt a little relieved.

That’s great! Fortunately, there are countless super geniuses and invincible freaks in the wizarding world. This way, I can quickly achieve results in Group 6, and my strong scientific research talent can be attributed to the dragon clan’s super intuition.

Although his super intuition had only appeared once before and had never been used stably since then, as long as Witch Ekaterina believed that he had it, it would be fine.

As a beneficiary of the True Dragon clan’s super intuition, Witch Ekaterina naturally has immense confidence in her super intuition talent.

Moreover, this can also explain my talent.

Locke stood up again and saluted the witch Ekaterina. “Teacher, thank you for answering my question. It turns out this is the super intuition of the dragon race. I originally thought it was just my personal psychological problem.”

Witch Ekaterina smiled and nodded. “I can understand your pain. You’re a lot like me when I was younger. It’s a side effect of having our gifts.”

Although Locke had never really enjoyed super intuition and naturally had not carefully felt the side effects, he still chose to accept it at this time.

Just nod.

Locke asked, “Teacher, with wizards who possess super-intuitive abilities, will scientific research be much easier than with ordinary wizards? Then, will wizards from the prophecy school have an advantage over wizards from other schools in scientific research?”

The witch Ekaterina shook her head slightly. “That’s not the case.”

“First, you asked me whether wizards from the School of Prophecy have an advantage in scientific research over wizards from other schools. I can’t give you a simple answer to this question—I can only tell you yes or no.”

“Because the issues involved are very complex.”

“Wizards from any school may have advantages in certain aspects when conducting scientific research. Therefore, wizards from the School of Prophecy cannot be said to have no advantages when using prophecy spells to conduct scientific research.”

“But the advantages aren’t as great as you think. In fact, in many cases, it can even backfire and lead to a longer detour. This involves the characteristics and shortcomings of prophecy spells, as well as the price that needs to be paid.”

“Also, the super-intuitive gift we possess as possessors of immortal dragon scales cannot be simply equated with ordinary prophecy magic. That is a very high-level prophetic magic. If an ordinary wizard mastered it, they would inevitably pay a huge price. However, the super-intuitive ability of the dragon race pays the price not for the individual, but for the whole race.”

Witch Ekaterina glanced at the Celtic wizard who was quietly listening in the corner, and suddenly said, “Celtic wizard, you can go back now.”

“Remember, I hope you can give me a good answer in half a year.”

The Celtic wizard’s body stiffened. He stood up from his seat and saluted Ekaterina. He knew that what Ekaterina meant was –

He still has half a year left, and he has to find a way to achieve results so that he can leave Golden Crown Mountain.

Of course, he could also choose to leave Golden Crown Mountain now.

He is free, always has been free.

However, there is the Jinmian Mountain, the Zhenzhi Academy, and the Throne Wizards, so there will never be a shortage of excellent second-ring wizards to work for her.

The second-ring wizards in Yunze Wetland and a large number of outstanding foreign second-ring wizards from outside the wizard land will continue to flow into Jinmian Mountain.

His position was also being watched by countless wizards outside. Those people wished that he would leave Golden Crown Mountain half a year in advance.
The Celtic wizard quickly adjusted his goals in his mind. He knew that Ekaterina the witch did not want him to hear what was coming next, so it would be better for him to leave early.

The Celtic wizard saluted Ekaterina and said, “Your Majesty, I know what to do. I will work hard for the next six months. Furthermore, I plan to develop on two fronts. I will not abandon Group 6’s original work center, and I will prioritize some resources for Locke, fully leveraging the strengths of our Group 6.”

“Make achievements that satisfy you.”

Then the Celtic wizard left the round table meeting room.

After he left, Witch Ekaterina said to Locke, “In the Institute of True Knowledge, there are six groups in my Ten-Person Plan project. They are divided into groups one to six according to the importance of the work.”

“The work of Group Six is the least important among the six groups. Group One, on the other hand, has my best wizards and researchers from the Academy of Advanced Knowledge. That’s why I allowed a Celtic wizard, who is only considered average, to try and become the leader of Group Six.”

“Among the six team leaders, he is the only second-ring wizard who has no experience in the Advanced Academy of True Knowledge.”

“But now it seems that he really doesn’t have the ability to be the leader of Group 6.”

Witch Ekaterina said with regret, “I used to admire him quite a bit, but now it seems that choosing him was indeed a mistake. It’s not a problem of ability, but a problem with his mental endurance.”

Witch Ekaterina looked at Locke and said, “Okay. Now that the outsiders have left, we are the only ones left here. Then we can talk in depth.”

Witch Ekaterina glanced at Locke’s left hand, and suddenly a golden immortal dragon scale appeared on Locke’s left hand.

For a moment, Witch Ekaterina’s eyes turned into red vertical pupils, which were the eyes of a dragon.

Witch Ekaterina said, “The full name of Golden Crown Mountain is the Golden Crown Mountain Dragon Blood Society. The original Golden Crown Mountain was jointly established by a group of wizards with true dragon blood and ordinary wizard friends.”

“The wizards of that era still held a pure-blooded anthropocentric view, only allowing pure-blooded humans to learn magic. If a foreigner or a half-blooded human learned magic, that magic would be… immediately reclaimed. In that bloody era, wizards who were not human but could practice magic would be considered by the wizarding world at the time to have stolen magic from us, and the magic needed to be reclaimed.”

“In that era, dragon-blood wizards were considered outliers, while the ordinary wizards among the founding wizards of Golden Crown Mountain were a group of people with more ideals.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “The wizarding world at the time made a huge mistake, mistakenly believing that your ancestors had to be human for fifteen generations or less, otherwise you would be an illegal wizard. But later, the wizarding world realized that the pure-blooded humans we pursued might actually limit the development of the human race.”

“It makes humans lose their competitiveness.”

“Moreover, in later times, the definition of human became increasingly strict, from broadly defined humans to humans in the wizarding world, then humans in a specific region, and then the scope became increasingly narrow. Eventually, it became so narrow that humans themselves were divided into thousands of races. Ultimately, the wizarding world at the time felt that this could not continue, and thus initiated the current [Pan-Magic Race Wizarding Law] – anyone who studied magic could be classified as human, unless they joined the Dark Wizards.”

“Under this law, everyone can be a person. Only dark wizards are not considered human under the laws of white wizards.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “Of course, many legal remnants of the era of pure-blooded humanism remain. For example, for the White Wizards Association, only legally recognized humans possess their own rights and obligations and are protected by the White Wizards Association. As long as a lizardman becomes a formal wizard and joins the White Wizards Association, he or she is considered a human under the White Wizards Association’s legal terms.”

“Whether you are human or not is very important. If you are not human, you will not be protected by the Supreme Truth Council.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “That’s getting off topic, Locke. We have a secret society in Golden Crown Mountain.”

“It’s a secret society that only dragon-blood wizards can join. It’s a secret society that has continued from pure-blooded humanism. Although the situation has changed now, this tradition has been preserved and has found new uses.”

“The name of this society is protected by magic and cannot be obtained by outsiders. Once it is mentioned, there are wizards among us who can sense it. Only wizards who possess dragon blood and pass the test can join the secret society of Golden Crown Mountain.”

“As you know, there are four major factions within Jinmian Mountain: the Senate, the Academic Committee, the Deacon Inspection Team, and Luxuqiao Academy. Let’s not talk about Luxuqiao Academy for now. There are actually three major factions within Jinmian Mountain, and most of the members of the Academic Committee… are members of secret societies.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “In other words, the academic supervision and project review of Golden Crown Mountain are basically in the hands of us Dragon Blood Wizards. And the conditions for joining the Academic Committee have always hidden this necessary condition.”

“In contrast, the Deacon Patrol is the world of ordinary wizards other than those Dragon Blood Wizards. And the Senate is composed of the descendants of those ordinary wizards who were originally established at the beginning of Golden Crown Mountain, or simply the wizards themselves.”

“As for Luxu Bridge, Luxu Bridge Academy is even more unique. It’s different from us at Jinmian Mountain, yet seemingly independent. However, all actions of Jinmian Mountain and Luxu Bridge are consistent at the top level. If outsiders mistakenly think we are two different wizarding organizations, they will definitely learn a lesson.”

Locke’s mind moved slightly.

Witch Ekaterina glanced at him. “Indeed, the main reason Golden Crown Mountain invited you wasn’t because you’re the Yunze Cup champion, but because you possess the Immortal Dragon Scale.”

Locke finally understood.

In the eyes of Witch Ekaterina and other wizards with true dragon blood, she, who has true dragon blood, is considered a quasi-friend.

Of course, to truly become one of them, one must join that secret society.

This standard of relationship as “one of our own” should be more profound than that between ordinary colleagues in the Zhenzhi Academy, or even the master-disciple relationship within the academy.

It is a very useful label for me at the moment.

Maybe, I can get a lot of benefits from it.

Locke said to the witch Ekaterina: “Then teacher, what kind of test should I pass to join that secret society?”

Witch Ekaterina said, “You are already under trial.”

“If you pass, I will tell you and let you join this society. Then you will know the specific name of this society.”

Locke wondered, if he was already under trial, what exactly was this trial?
But it was clear that Ekaterina would not answer him, so there was no need for him to ask. It would only be a rejection out of thin air, and it might even annoy a Three-Ring Throne wizard.

“Although I don’t know the specific test, it seems that my progress bar for this test is going well. Otherwise, Witch Ekaterina would not have mentioned this in front of me.”

Locke thought: “If that’s the case, then I just need to follow my previous approach, build a good foundation within the Zhenzhi Institute, and pursue special funding projects.”

‘No special changes are needed.’

Locke thought of something and asked Ekaterina, “So, Mason…”

Witch Ekaterina nodded and said, “You are indeed very smart. It seems that your super intuitive ability has developed well.”

“Your intuition is sharp.”

“Witch Mason possesses the blood of a second-ring dragon—the Frost Dragon. The earliest membership requirement for secret societies was possessing the blood of a true dragon. However, as their functions evolved, the standard was lowered. Strictly speaking, possessing only second-ring dragon blood is now enough to qualify.”

“It’s just that your priority in the association is higher than that of Mason Witch.”

“Although she is also very good, a very hardworking girl.”

Locke nodded.

Jinmian Mountain was indeed not as simple as he had thought. He had only been a member of Jinmian Mountain for four and a half months, but he had already seen undercurrents surging.

Witch Ekaterina said, “In contrast, your good friend, Wizard Daniel, has a co-mentor, Wizard Fyodor. Fyodor is a member of the Deacon Patrol Group, which maintains its existence and attracts new members through the master-apprentice relationship.”

“Your friend is the subject of key investigation.”

“As for the Senate? Those old guys are still stuck in ancient times. Although their bodies have come to the modern wizarding world, their spirits are still stuck in the past. Some of them may even be a bit retro, and can directly return to the era of the Magic Empire before the pure-blooded human era…”

“Entry into the Senate is only possible through blood relations. People like you and Wizard Daniel will never be able to enter.”

“Even if you want to.”

Locke nodded thoughtfully. “I see, teacher. I understand.”

Witch Ekaterina said: “This actually has nothing to do with you little wizards. You just need to do your own thing.”

“Let’s get back to the point. The side effect of super intuition is borne by the entire dragon race, which means it is difficult to produce pure-blooded offspring. Therefore, we two don’t have to bear the side effects directly.”

“Under normal circumstances, studying the prophetic school will not be of any use to scientific research.”

“We are special. First, not all wizards have the talent to study the school of prophecy. Second, prophecies are always vague. The more detailed the prediction, the higher the price and the higher the level. For example, to conduct first-level research, you need to have third-level prophetic magic to truly play a decisive role. This is why I can sense from your data that you may have awakened super-intuitive abilities.”

“The same ability as mine. However, this ability can only play a limited auxiliary role at the second ring, and at the third ring, it is just icing on the cake.”

“Third, every prophecy comes with a price. A prophet can always use some form to dissipate the accumulated costs before they become unmanageable.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “So, top prophets use complex methods to try to use prophecy to forcefully deduce important research. There’s even such a research group at Golden Crown Mountain. However, this method is unconventional, costly, and resource-intensive. It falls under the second category of scientific research, the method by which the academy acquires breakthrough technologies.”

“And this method is indeed being tried by research groups within top wizarding organizations across the country.”

“It’s just that the efficiency of producing results is very slow.”

“Generally speaking, super intuition can only give you a vague direction. The decisive factor is still the knowledge you have accumulated.”

Witch Catherine handed Locke a crystal bracelet, which was mainly composed of a white crystal, which was an angel’s tear crystal, strung with mithril thread.

“This is a two-ring magic weapon I used when I was young. It’s no longer useful to me, so I’m giving it to you.”

“Angel’s Tear Crystal can confuse your destiny, causing prophetic magic to distort on you, rendering it ineffective or misleading.”

“This can make other people’s prophecy magic ineffective on you, and it can also make your own prophecy magic lose its effect on you.”

Witch Ekaterina said, “Although we don’t have to pay for the side effects of clairvoyance, using prophetic abilities for a long time is not a good habit. It will gradually undermine your perception of reality. As you use it more and more, you may lose the ability to distinguish between your prophetic intuition and your conjecture and fantasy.”

“Wearing this magic bracelet will allow you to control the frequency with which you use your super intuition. As long as you use it within a reasonable range, excessive use won’t confuse your perception of reality.”

Locke looked at the bracelet in the witch Ekaterina’s hand and was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether he should accept the gift of the two-ring magic weapon.

That’s a second-ring magic weapon.

Each second-ring magic weapon is worth at least one million magic stones.

Many second-ring wizards do not have any magic weapons on them due to poverty. Of course, there are also some who once had magic weapons but later lost them due to mortgage loans.

Before Locke could react, the witch Ekaterina grabbed his left hand and put the crystal bracelet on him with her own hands.

“My magic pressure is left on the magic weapon, so you can also use the Angel’s Tear bracelet.”

The magic pressure of a first-ring wizard is not enough to activate a second-ring magic weapon, at least not enough to use a second-ring magic weapon normally for a long time.

(End of this chapter)