Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 570

Chapter 567 Competition of quality and quantity!

The two forces collided with each other. The total energy of Locke’s five permanent defense force fields was large, while the full moon barrier of Witch Diana was of higher quality.

When the two collided, Diana’s permanent defense field did not collapse as Locke had expected. Instead, his own five permanent defense fields began to collapse in a chain reaction.

“This is…”

A large green-leaf dragon bird appeared behind Locke, using plant mimicry: Green Dragon, and quickly flew into the sky. The ground where he was originally located was covered by a ray of moonlight, which seemed to be pouring down from the sky. The entire ground was covered with moonlight ice, condensing into an ice abyss.

A pair of ice skates appeared on Witch Diana’s feet again, and the Luna Laurel Tree Man appeared behind her, but this tree man was thicker and more powerful than half a year ago.

Witch Diana, wearing a pair of ice skates, glided gracefully across the sky and caught up with Locke. Her permanent defense force field collided with Locke’s five-layer permanent defense force field again, causing Locke’s permanent defense force field to collapse.

Locke frowned and could only use Plant Mimicry: Green Dragon to quickly dodge the opponent’s continuous slashing attacks.

Every time the opponent swings the laurel leaf scimitar, he can summon a huge amount of ice magic power.

This is because Witch Diana already possessed the second-ring characteristics half a year ago, and now, she has become even more powerful.

For the third time, Locke saw his five-layer permanent defense force field collide with her full moon barrier. As a result, it was his five superimposed permanent defense forces that collapsed, while the opponent’s single permanent defense force field remained intact.

Locke’s eyes flashed with interest. “As expected of a renowned breeder genius in the Yunze Wetlands, he’s found a way to counter my multiple permanent defense fields in just six months.”

‘This is incredibly efficient.’

“But I also have to thank her. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have discovered the flaws in the multiple permanent defense fields.”

Witch Diana laughed loudly, not because she was proud, nor because she was chasing Locke at this time to vent the anger she suffered in the Yunze Cup.

It was because she worked overtime for half a year, using up all her fragmented personal time, and the research she came up with was indeed verified.

Today she successfully found Locke and verified her guess about the multiple permanent defense fields. Tomorrow, she will go to Edgar to verify her guess about the natural incarnation of the ancient tree of life.

After six months of hard work, she finally got her reward today!
Witch Diana said, “My guess was correct. The reason your multi-level permanent defense field is so powerful isn’t because of the power of this idea, but because you possess the Second Ring trait.”

“What makes your multiple permanent defense fields so powerful is that second-ring feature.”

“That second-ring feature allows you to combine the power of multiple people into one person. But that doesn’t mean mindlessly stacking permanent defense fields is the right path.”

A full moon rose again behind Witch Diana. It was the permanent defense field of the first ring of botany, the full moon barrier.

The full moon barrier enveloped Locke, and behind the full moon barrier was the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance connected to Luna Laurel Tree Man. The sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance continuously provided magical energy to the full moon barrier, so that the full moon barrier also had the characteristics of a two-ring.

Then, Locke’s five-layer, one-ring permanent defense force field collided with the full moon barrier whose magical energy was amplified by the fragrance of osmanthus flowers and which had acquired the characteristics of the second ring.

This resulted in the permanent defense fields of both sides being evenly matched, with Witch Diana even having the upper hand.

Essentially, it’s a battle between quality and quantity.

Locke looked at Diana the witch who was chasing him on a pair of skates on the ice track in mid-air.

Fighting with him did make him feel something different, a kind of pressure that he could not feel with other wizards. It was a pressure that only people who were on the same path could bring him.

The last time I felt this kind of pressure was during my battle with Hussein.

“She noticed that the multiple permanent defense force fields are essentially superimposed and nested within each other. If impacted by sufficient force, the multiple permanent defense force fields on my body will collide with each other, causing some energy loss, just like turbulence in flowing water.”

“In other words, multiple permanent defense force fields have turbulent phenomena that interfere with each other, so they will definitely not be a match for a powerful permanent defense force field of similar magnitude.”

Locke looked back at the full moon barrier that Witch Diana was enveloping him.

However, this method can only be come up with by a super genius like Diana Witch.

Why do I need to create multiple permanent defense force fields?

Because a wizard can only have one permanent defense force field, even if I use the Forest Sanctuary, I can only use one permanent defense force field at a time. Only when I use the Five-Headed Snake Magic Plant can I use multiple permanent defense force fields at the same time.

The strength of a wizard’s permanent defense field has an upper limit, so multiple permanent defense force fields must be stronger than a single permanent defense force field.

But Witch Diana relied on the sweet-scented osmanthus fragrance of the Luna Laurel Treeman behind her, which was comparable to the ancient tree of life, to obtain a powerful magical energy amplification and obtain the second-ring characteristics. In this way, the original strength of her permanent defense field was increased by at least four times, thus breaking the strength of the single permanent defense field and forming the current situation.

But generally speaking, ritual magic will only enhance a certain power by three times. This is already the limit of enhancement. It is neither possible nor very dangerous to enhance it further.

Nidhogg is a precedent.

But Witch Diana used a special method through the Luna Laurel Tree Man to enhance the power of her permanent defense field by at least four times.

In a sense, the special abilities of the Luna Osmanthus tree people she cultivated are indeed amazing, but I don’t know what the specific principles are.

Locke suddenly stopped moving, his right hand clenched. “You’re right, Witch Diana. Whether it’s my idea of multiple permanent defense fields or your idea of doubling the strength of your permanent defense field, they’re essentially the same.”

“Ultimately, it’s all the result of our thinking about the characteristics of the second ring.”

“Neither quantity nor quality is important. What matters most is how to break through the limits and obtain the second-ring characteristics.”

The three force fields in Locke’s hands merged into a natural force field. The power of Mist turned into a highly compressed emerald green axe, and then Locke suddenly swung it towards the full moon barrier in front of Witch Diana.

“Boom~”

Mist’s power turned into a giant axe, which directly split the full moon in front of Diana. The full moon turned into a faint fragrance, which was actually composed of the fragrance of laurel.

Currently, Locke and Diana are both wizards in the first ring crystallization stage. As long as they don’t use ritual magic to fight to the death, the gap between them is not that big.

The power of Mist is also a magic with the characteristics of the second ring, and it also has the special ability to break the permanent defense force field. Therefore, with one blow, it directly split Diana’s permanent defense force field.

The laurel leaf scimitar in Diana’s hand drew a trace of ice and fell on Locke, but was blocked by the life armor summoned by Locke.

Witch Diana was stunned. “How is that possible? It’s not multiple permanent defense fields, but a completely integrated special permanent defense field?”

This means that Locke’s two special permanent defensive force fields do not have turbulence problems.

At this time, Witch Diana fought several times with Locke, who was holding the giant axe of Mist’s power, in a head-on confrontation. However, all her leaf knives were blocked by Locke’s life armor, while Locke’s Mist’s power could cut through her full moon barrier every time.

So Diana had no choice but to turn around and run away, and while being chased by Locke, she began to think about how to break the situation.

Sweat dripped down Witch Diana’s forehead. “That axe formed from that special power is surprisingly powerful. It can break through my defensive force field in an instant. I didn’t even see him use it during the competition half a year ago.”

“Is this a new power gained in the past six months?”

Witch Diana said, “It seems I’m not the only one who has made progress.”

“So, Edgar must have made tremendous progress. Previously, I thought I could quadruple my permanent defense field and all my magic with just the Luna Laurel Treeman, making me unbeatable and the best among my peers. Now, it seems I was a little too arrogant.”

“I’m still far from being unbeatable. I still need to work harder!”

Diana transformed the fragrance of osmanthus into her own magic power.

“In that case, let’s compete with him in endurance. I have the scent of flowers provided by this Luna Osmanthus Tree Man to replenish my magical power. I will hold him out until his strength weakens, and then find a way to break his new permanent defense field.”

Half an hour later, Diana suddenly stopped running and smiled bitterly. “No more fighting! I give up.”

Witch Diana put away all her magic plants, and Locke also took the opportunity to release his Mist power and life reload.

Witch Diana smiled bitterly and shook her head. “You’re still the best. I spent six months finding the weakness in the multiple permanent defense fields, and I thought I could defeat you and avenge my previous defeat. But who could have imagined you’d gained new powers?”

Locke nodded and said, “Diana, your method of quadrupling the permanent defense field is also very ingenious.”

Diana said, “But it’s not enough. I need to work harder. Fighting with you has helped me get my mindset right. Thank you very much.”

Locke nodded slightly.

His battle with Diana also allowed him to discover the weaknesses of multiple permanent defense fields and witness a special amplification method.

It was worth the trip.

Communicating and verifying with these geniuses can indeed improve oneself to a great extent.

Locke said, “Well, I’ll be leaving first. I have to go to the library to check the book list my co-instructor gave me.”

Witch Diana said, “Well, I have to get busy. We can talk again when we have the chance.”

After the two parted ways, Locke left Joseph’s Golem Shop and went to the library. He currently has a total of 3,000 contribution points in the public library of Yunze Wetland. Because he published two articles in the journal “Qingcao Yunze”, he was rewarded with 1,500 contribution points for each article.

This is three times more than the 500 contribution points that can be obtained by directly publishing an S-level article in the association.

Locke spent a total of 300 contribution points to borrow the three magic books related to Taohu Jishi. He currently has 2,700 contribution points left.

Locke borrowed some more related association S-level and association A-level articles, spending another 1,000 contribution points, leaving only 1,700 contribution points.

It is precisely because contribution points are so important that Locke wanted to find an apprentice to publish some second-zone journals for him to earn some contribution points.

After all, if you have enough contribution points, you can use them to exchange for opportunities to enter the Wizarding Secret Realm for yourself and your students.

“[Peach Arc Thorn Arrow] is an ancient yet brand-new magic from the Yunze Wetlands…” Locke sat on a chair in the library, flipping through books. “There are many related works. For a long time, it was very popular among the botanical wizards in the Yunze Wetlands.”

“Later, as more and more new plant magics emerged, the attention paid to [Peach Arc Thorn Arrow] magic decreased significantly. But even to this day, [Peach Arc Thorn Arrow] magic remains the most classic first-ring magic in the Yunze Wetland.”

“Also, research on it is still ongoing, with some small innovations every year.”

Locke read the contents of the book and said, “The Peach Arc Thorn Arrow requires a matching peach tree magic plant, as well as a matching jujube tree magic plant. It is a very powerful first-ring attack magic, said to have the highest attack power at the first ring level.”

“It also has a special effect on suppressing negative energy magic such as psychic magic.”

“In contrast, constructing the [Peach Arc Thorn Arrow] spell model was quite difficult, with the biggest challenge being concentration. Constructing this spell model requires immense concentration, and the construction process is lengthy, with no room for distraction. Absolute focus is required at all times.”

Locke read the introduction to [Peach Arc Thorn Arrow]. “Constructing the [Peach Arc Thorn Arrow] spell model requires establishing a transcendent connection with some spiritual being. Therefore, one must be completely free of emotion and have a blank mind. Any violation of this principle could result in a magical backlash.”

Locke flipped through an article, which actually recorded all the casualties caused by the backlash of magic by wizards who used the [Peach Arc Thorn Arrow] and were confused at the same time.

“This is a very dangerous magic. Because of this, as time passes, fewer and fewer wizards learn or even understand such powerful magic.”

Locke thought, “Teacher Ekaterina asked me to learn this magic before learning advanced meditation. I think she wanted to train my absolute concentration.”

“Just to construct this spell, I have to spend a lot of money to buy peach and jujube magic plants.”

“The key is that I have no money now…” Locke thought with a headache.

There is no other way. I can only learn the theoretical knowledge first, and the practical part will come later when I have money to buy two kinds of tree magic plants.

Locke flipped through a pile of magic books and began to study. At the same time, he indeed felt the difficulty of learning this ancient spell model, which was indeed much higher than the current major mainstream botanical magic.

Moreover, during the learning process, I seemed to be communicating deeply with some spiritual being.

Locke was studying hard in the library.

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was half a month later.

September 1st, True Love Day, arrives as scheduled.

On this day, Locke was also in the library, studying [Peach Arc Thorn Arrow] and taking notes, while opening the Wish Ganoderma to observe the major sales rankings of Alsace products.

(End of this chapter)