Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 659

Chapter 656: Ancient flowers that are not plants!

Chapter 656: An Ancient Flower That Isn’t a Plant!
On the surface of the Abyss River, black water churned, demon fish leaped, and countless abyss worms stirred beneath the surface. The ecology within the vast Abyss River was already more complex and complete than that of many other planes.

However, the River of Abyss is extremely dangerous. Without using special equipment, even Locke at this moment would not dare to go deep into it, for fear of entering the Abyss Reincarnation System, which would be a disaster.

Locke and Witch Charlie stood on the ferry and handed the last two gold coins of the underworld to the ferryman of the underworld.

The ferryman of the underworld rowed the boat and took them both to the direction of the Ash Esoteric Academy.

Witch Charlotte pondered, “You’ve analyzed a lot with me along the way. If this is the case, then I believe everything about the Princess of the Loom was altered by the agents of the Tower of Black Sun. Then, at some point in time, a wizard witnessed this and wrote his name on the princess’s empty coffin.”

“Wizard Maxwell, I wonder who this person is. All I can say is that wizarding civilization has a long history, and every era has produced its own outstanding talents,” Witch Charlotte added. “Of course. You and I are only insignificant members of this current wizarding world. Today’s wizarding civilization has reached unprecedented prosperity.”

“Even you and I, Junior Brother, are just ordinary people in this era.”

Witch Xia Li said, “But since everything about the princess has been modified, how much of the contents of the mausoleum are false and how much are true?”

Locke pondered, “I guess the parts about King Otto are all true. But everything related to the princess, apart from the specific existence of this person and some parts related to King Otto that can be confirmed, is probably false.”

“We can use cross-verification. Use King Otto’s account to prove the princess’s experience. Furthermore, the Tower of Black Sun must have tampered with the princess’s echo… The echo erupting from the city center is most likely not the princess’s, but King Otto’s.”

“It’s probably not a complete echo, more like fragments of an echo.”

“This explains why, when we entered the space of that historical boundary curse, the main subject was King Otto, and the main perspective was also on King Otto.”

Locke pondered, “One more thing. Is the princess really a one-ringed witch?”

Witch Charlie’s pupils suddenly shrank.

Locke asked, “Is the princess really dead? If the messenger from the Black Sun Tower enters the mausoleum and doesn’t find the princess’ body, what will he do?”

Witch Charlotte pondered, “Then he must have stayed in the mortal world and tried hard to find the princess. He must have left traces. Perhaps by now, archaeologists have already found traces of him.”

“As long as we can find relevant traces, we can support this view.”

“But what you said is just a guess so far.”

Locke nodded. “It’s just speculation.”

Locke said, “Now I finally understand why it was written in my Witch King’s Grimoire—’The first point of archaeology is to learn to ask questions!'”

“Only by learning how to ask questions can we do better archaeology.”

Witch Charlotte nodded. “Brother Locke, I hope you won’t tell your two dark wizard friends about this part of the Princess of the Loom’s speculation.”

Locke looked at Witch Charlie strangely.

Witch Xia Li said, “This is what I think. First of all, the main purpose of the four of us exploring this ruins together is actually to find the historical truth of the Nameless King, the reason why he was removed from the list, and to discover the Mortal Era.”

“Then our entire plan has been perfectly realized.”

“As for the princess’s content, first of all, the evidence is incomplete, and secondly, it is additional content that we discovered independently.”

“No need to share with two dark wizards.”

“Secondly, the princess’s case is highly relevant, as you mentioned. The curse of expulsion still seals the princess. So, can we reveal any information about her?”

Locke glanced at Witch Charlie, then closed his eyes. “In the space of the Historical Boundary Spell, my super-intuitive abilities have become even more pronounced.”

“Let me use my intuition to feel what will happen if we tell others about the princess…”

The next moment, Locke opened his eyes. “We will die. Die in the cracks of fate.”

“I can sense that if we truly reveal this news, our luck will become very, very bad. Misfortune will befall us. Of course, it’s actually affecting us now. However, our demonic pressure has already reached 9999, and our fate is too heavy to be easily affected by such a minor curse.”

“But if we really spread the news about the princess,” Locke said bitterly, “that would mean we would be helping all the archaeology wizards in the world and dedicating ourselves to them.”

Witch Charlotte nodded and said, “Even if your two dark wizard friends knew about this later, they wouldn’t blame you. Archaeological research itself is full of taboos, unlike other research. The rules are very strict.”

“Curses from ancient times are not uncommon. I currently have no less than seven of them.”

“So, I don’t mind it too much. It’s just the price of exploring the ancient past.”

Locke nodded slightly and put the Angel’s Tear bracelet on his hand. At that moment, his super intuitive ability that was gradually emerging was immediately blocked. Before that, Locke could feel that the faint misfortune that was wrapped around him was also blocked by this two-ring magic weapon.

Witch Charlotte looked at Locke and smiled, “Locke, this time it was thanks to your super-intuitive ability that you noticed the logical paradox. This allowed us to discover the hidden truth.”

“Your super intuitive ability is really getting stronger and stronger.”

Locke looked up at Witch Charlie. In fact, he wanted to say that his super intuitive ability had just awakened and was still very weak.

A big part of the reason why I didn’t discover much was that I did realize that the princess appeared too rarely in the space within the historical boundary curse. That weird feeling always lingered in my heart.

But Witch Charlie seemed to think that it was mainly her super intuition that worked. Locke thought about it and felt that this was a good thing.

There’s no need to emphasize how smart you are.

Witch Charlotte said, “I heard from my teacher that if super-intuition abilities are used too much, the user will lose the ability to distinguish between reality and prophecy. Junior brother, do you really have this tendency? I’m not a prophet, so I’m really curious.”

“I don’t know what that feels like.”

Locke looked at Witch Charlie’s curious eyes and said with a pursed mouth, “Senior Sister, I don’t know what that feeling is either.”

The main reason is that I have just gained super intuitive abilities and have basically not experienced the side effects of being a prophet.

And because the witch Ekaterina gave him the Angel’s Tear magic weapon in advance, he was able to prevent this problem in advance.

This problem will not occur as long as the super intuitive ability is not used frequently.

This problem only occurs when you use it day and night.

That will cause you to be unable to distinguish between prophecy and reality.

Witch Charlotte quickly maneuvered the ferry across the surface of the River of Abyss, and on the way back to the Ashes Cult, she met Wizard Warwick and Wizard McKinley’s ship again.

At this moment, the four of them looked at each other.

The four of them were all a little embarrassed at the moment, and no one’s wizard robe was clean, but after looking at each other, the four of them burst into laughter.

Wizard Warwick smiled and said, “Thank you all three for helping me explore the Abyssal Ruins. Currently, each of us has some key data. I have the key data that can help us locate the Abyssal Ruins and make a preliminary assessment of their age and who owned them.”

“Wizard McKinley is an expert at determining the strata and drifting paths of the Abyssal River. Only academies like ours that have spent a long time studying the Abyssal River and have access to Abyssal River docks are qualified to study and learn this.”

“You both have your own strengths. Furthermore, you’ve both been in the Historical Boundary Curse Space longer than we have. How about we write a comprehensive paper together on the exploration of the ruins, then publish our own articles and enter them together for the award?”

Wizard McKinley said weakly, “Yes.”

“I can conduct a comprehensive study of the drifting trajectory of the Abyss River in that city. I have already collected key data before leaving.”

Locke nodded and said, “Of course. I saw how the mortal era ended, and I learned many secrets of King Otto. I can be responsible for this section.”

“Also, there are many ancient plants in that city. I can write about the history of ancient plants.”

“We use ancient plant history to verify the city’s dating history. Plant seeds and their carbonized forms can reveal the climate and environmental changes of that era, as well as other subtle details of the time.”

Witch Xia Li thought for a moment and said, “I have a 3D model of the entire city’s mausoleum, as well as a lot of cultural relic identification data that can support our theory.”

Wizard Warwick smiled and said, “That’s great. It looks like we’ve reached an agreement. Let’s celebrate our pleasant cooperation. In this way, the archaeology award will most likely fall into our hands this year. Who knows, Wizard McKinley and I might even be able to use this opportunity to become vice-presidents of the Ashes Esoteric Sect.”

Witch Charlotte looked at me with disdain. “Deputy Dean of the Dark Wizard Academy? What’s the point of striving for something like that?”

Warwick knew that Witch Charlotte looked down on dark wizards, so in order not to offend her, he just laughed dryly.

Locke opened the Star Ring and checked his gains. He could no longer use the equipment from the School of Transfiguration, but he could read the information when he had time, and the magic weapons could be packaged and sold.

Of course, before selling, you can tell your co-mentor in case Jinmianshan is interested.

After all, it is worth researching.

And for him, the most valuable thing is the complete set of ancient magic plant seeds.

At the same time, Locke placed a gel-like water ball in his hand and looked strangely at the colorful water ball-like object in his hand.

He picked up the instructions for making the special magical creature skin and saw the following: ‘Resin balls, a substance extracted from ancient things in the earth. It is high-quality magical planting soil. Place seeds in it and you will grow magical plants. It is moderately toxic and cannot be touched by mortals, except by first-class wizard apprentices.’

It can save water efficiently during planting, forming a gel-like structure after absorbing water and slowly releasing it. It can improve soil, reduce the frequency of fertilization, withstand flooding, enhance seed vitality, increase the chance of germination, and strengthen plant strength.

‘It can increase plant reproduction.’

Locke’s pupils suddenly shrank.

At this time, Witch Charlie and two dark wizards were already discussing how to write a long article, who would write the review, and who would be responsible for which specific section.

Whose manuscript to submit.

The four of them agreed to work together, but they didn’t know who to contact for communication, so this needed to be discussed.

If we find someone unrelated, it would be too easy for him.

However, if the names of any of the four of them, or even just a few of them, are used, there may be some issues of seniority discrimination.

Locke, who was standing by, took out an earthen jar.

He looked at the colorful pigeon egg-sized resin balls in the clay jar. He hesitated for a moment, then took out another one and put it under his nose to smell it.

“It’s definitely not a natural resin secreted by some magical tree plant. It’s a magical extract of some substance.”

“But since it’s called resin, it’s likely related to tree-type magical plants.”

“Furthermore, archaeology spells can unearth the secrets hidden within finished products. While we can’t know the specific craftsmanship, processing methods, and principles, we can trace their general origins.”

“If the princess has something to tell me, it’s possible that she would leave me something. This strange thing, whose origin is unknown and clearly stated to come from the bottom of the earth, could be that thing.”

“The princess knew that anything she left behind would be cursed with expulsion, and might not survive. Furthermore, the Tower of Black Sun would constantly inspect her belongings over a long period of time, and there was no guarantee they would escape inspection. Therefore, she left me material things, not written documents. She bet her future on the master’s archaeology being completed.”

“So, tracing this thing’s origins might reveal something.” Locke pondered for a moment. “And the properties of this thing itself seem quite promising. If I could master the method of mass production, it would be very useful to me, especially for Group 2’s research.”

Locke thought about the removal curse and decided that he’d better go back to Golden Crown Mountain and explore the source of this thing.

If we were in Jinmian Mountain, even if we were cursed with expulsion, there would be tall people to hold up the sky if it collapsed.

Before doing it yourself, you can ask Witch Ekaterina for her opinion first.

After all, this is a serious matter and we cannot deal with it casually.

If it causes major losses, you will still have to pay for it yourself.

Locke took out the ancient flower seed from the astral ring and looked at it. “This is the seed of that flower.”

He snapped his fingers, and suddenly a historical projection was projected onto the deck of the ferry. It was a historical projection of an ancient flower.

Locke put on his Focus monocle. “I didn’t see it before in the Historical Boundary Curse, but now that I’ve settled down, I see it just looks like a demonic plant. But… is it really a demonic plant?”

“Why do I feel like this is a magical plant… a high-density polymer? A plastic flower? The texture of the seeds isn’t right either. And there’s something strange about the subtle spirituality. While the details of the seeds and flowers are lifelike, just like a real plant, even the microscopic structure is the same, everything is too smooth. It lacks the roughness of real plants caused by the interaction of matter.”

“This is just a plastic flower.”

Locke exclaimed, “So the plants that destroyed King Otto’s court were actually artificial flowers from the Black Sun Tower?”

This exploration of the abyss ruins has had a huge impact on me.

Botanical wizards usually studied modern magical plants. He, however, had simply traveled back in time, touched upon historical mysteries and conspiracies, and even directly studied a plastic flower from the past…

“That’s the advantage of interdisciplinary studies.”

Locke touched his chin and said, “But why is it a plastic flower?”

(End of this chapter)