Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 660

Chapter 657: Zalanbeli’s Environmental Transformation Plan

On the ferry, Locke divided the historical projection into more than 300 details, then observed carefully and finally determined that this magical plant was indeed a man-made object.

“This isn’t a plant at all,” Locke thought. “Let’s go back and plant it with my blood. King Otto warned me before that the seeds of this magical plant can only grow with the blood of the Black Sun Tower.”

“Once they are planted, we will conduct further research.”

Locke thought that he had left Group 2 for some time, and wondered how Mason Witch and others were doing in Group 2, and whether they had adapted to the environment in Group 2.

Locke collected the seeds.

Warwick and the others breathed a sigh of relief as they watched a dock appear on the surface of the Abyssal River ahead. “Sailing on the Abyssal River is quite dangerous, but thankfully we didn’t get washed away and found the dock at our Ashes Esoteric Academy.”

At this time, a group of dark wizards were standing on the dock, seemingly preparing to receive them.

Moreover, there was a second-ring necromancer wearing a black robe, with a badge on his chest representing his honorable achievements in the field of necromancy.

It was a special golden skull-shaped badge, which seemed to represent the creation of a new high-level second-ring skeleton-type undead in the second-ring realm.

Witch Charlie suddenly became nervous. “Warwick, what do you mean?”

Warwick and McKinley also looked puzzled.

At the dock, the second-ring black wizard chuckled. “Sacred Master? Don’t be nervous. The Ash Cult has become quite prominent since joining the White Wizards Association. Many of our industries have been whitewashed and become white wizards.”

“Besides, our academy welcomes every wizard studying archaeology to visit us. I heard from a student that Wizard Warwick invited some friends, so I came here to take a look. Warwick, how did you gain from exploring the ruins of the Abyss?”

Wizard Warwick immediately said, “Lord Baroque, we have made a huge profit this time. Currently, the four of us are planning to work together to write a long article and submit it to a top journal in the Star Domain Sea.”

“Once submitted, it will be very beneficial to the reputation of our college. After all, archaeology is a discipline that our college can publicly display. It will be very useful for the development of our college’s archaeology department, and our college’s status in archaeology should be greatly improved. This exploration is thanks to Locke and Witch Charlotte. They are both my good friends and wizards I trust.”

“I’ll need their help in the future.”

The Baroque wizard nodded slightly, glanced at Witch Charlie and Locke, and his eyes lingered on Locke for a moment.

At the same time, his left eye under the wizard hat released a necromancy, and in his eyes, he saw the natural power lingering around Locke.

The Baroque wizard frowned, as if he felt uncomfortable with the strong natural power of Locke.

“I see.”

Wizard Baroque glanced at Locke. “I’m truly delighted to meet so many new friends from the Ashes Cult today. Since you all get along so well, Wizard Warwick, please help the Ashes Cult entertain these friends well.”

“Don’t be disrespectful in any way.”

Locke saluted Baroque Wizard with neither arrogance nor servility, and said: “Warwick Wizard’s hospitality to us is indeed very thoughtful. Thank you, Dean Baroque.”

Dean Barlock glanced at Locke and chuckled grimly. “Young wizard, you are very interesting. I hope you enjoy yourself in the Jade Flower Enclave.”

The Baroque wizard turned around and left with his first-ring wizard students.

After they left, the four of them boarded the dock, and Witch Charlie silently put away the wizard sword in her hand.

The wizard Warwick was obviously frightened by the sudden appearance of the Baroque wizard at the dock.

He glared at Wizard McKinley. “What’s going on? Why is Dean Baroque suddenly here at the dock?”

Wizard McKinley felt a little guilty. “I was worried we’d be blown off course by a tributary of the Abyss River, so I told my friends at the dock ahead of time that we were coming back. That way, someone would come to rescue us if we were ever in danger. Perhaps that’s why Dean Baroque got wind of the news and stopped by to take a look.”

Wizard Warwick glared at him. “The more people we bring into this kind of situation, the more trouble we’ll have. My friend Locke and his friends are white wizards, after all.”

Wizard McKinley immediately apologized and said, “Okay, okay. I know I was stupid. Locke, Charlie, I’m sorry.”

Locke and Witch Charlie looked at each other.

I’m afraid things are not that simple.

If the other party hadn’t noticed that the two of them got along so well with Warwick Wizard’s team and that their interests were intertwined, they probably wouldn’t have just come over and said a few polite words.

After all, the Order of Ashes is a dark wizard academy, so he and Witch Charlotte shouldn’t stay here for long.

Wizard Warwick apologized to Witch Locke and Witch Charlotte, but the two didn’t say anything about it.

After all, it’s on someone else’s territory, so it’s normal for the dean to come and take a look.

What’s more, these eighteen levels of dungeons are themselves the core secrets of the Ash Cult.

The Ashes Cult is different from the Golden Crown Mountain. The latter is wealthy and powerful, while compared to the Golden Crown Mountain, the Ashes Cult’s core assets and secrets are very few.

The four of them walked out of the dark and bloody dungeon, and Warwick first arranged for the two of them to stay in a relatively remote castle of the Ash Cult. Then the four of them found an unused classroom in the castle and began to discuss how to write a long article.

Wizard Warwick and Wizard McKinley, along with their seventeen first-class wizard apprentices, entered the classroom.

Locke took a look at these first-class wizard apprentices and dark wizards and found that the magic pressure of most of them was between 200 and 400.

These first-class wizard apprentices all had some defects on their bodies, as if they were injured or had suffered some kind of magical backlash.

At this moment, these students looked secretly at their two instructors and Witch Locke and Charlie with curiosity and fear.

Wizard Warwick smiled and said, “Well, we have someone to help us with our work.”

Witch Charlie suggested, “We need to finish the article as soon as possible.”

Wizard Warwick said, “Of course. If necessary, we can also leave the Ashes Esoteric Academy and work elsewhere. As long as you two are willing, we can do so at any time.”

…

Golden Crown Mountain, in the dune plane where Group 2 is located.

Thirty floors underground, in the Sith Wizard’s office, Wizard Zaran Bailey held out a plan. “This is my plan to address our current water shortage. Storm Tower and the two research groups from the Rose Council are collaborating. I’ve tried some methods before, and perhaps there’s a chance I can persuade Storm Tower to lift the restrictions on us.”

“But even if it is lifted, we should have our own independent water source. The special equipment in Storm Tower is their core secret, and we cannot obtain it. So, Mr. Sith, I think we can get water directly from this plane.”

The Sith wizard raised a brow. “Get water? There’s almost no water in the air of this plane anymore.”

“How can you squeeze water out of a dry sponge?”

Zalan Bailey said, “No. This time, while constructing this great magic, I realized the significance of ecological transformation.”

“This plane actually has water. It’s impossible for it to be without the water element. If a plane lacks the water element, it won’t be able to take shape stably.”

The Sith wizard’s thoughts flickered. “What do you mean?”

Zalan Bailey nodded and said, “I’ve been reviewing data for a long time, and I have a foundation in this area. So I came up with two solutions. One is to extract the magma from the core of this world and extract usable water from it.”

“Subduction zone magma contains a lot of water.”

“Once it’s extracted and detoxified, it can be used to improve soil and water.”

“Another solution is to build some…conversion plants that use sand and natural gas to create clean water.”

“This is the proposal I proposed.”

The Sith wizard raised a brow. “Extract water from sand?”

He quickly glanced at the key technical points in the plan. “I’ve considered this direction before, but due to various considerations, I didn’t implement it.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey said, “My extremely magical sea buckthorn ecosystem was originally built with this aspect in mind. Sea buckthorn itself can extract its water source from inorganic matter.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey waved his hand, and suddenly two illusion projections appeared on the Sith wizard’s desk, one made of sand and the other made of natural gas.

“Sand is composed of a variety of composite element particles, but they are mostly composed of earth and wind composite particles. Natural gas, on the other hand, is composed of wind and water composite particles.”

“As long as you give me enough funds, and with the help of my great magic [Seabuckthorn Ecology], I can extract the air element from the sand, and then use the air element particles to react with the water element composite particles to purify water.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey said, “According to my plan, as long as it is completed, our two groups will be able to get rid of the water shortage crisis and sell water to other research institutes in the Dune Plane.”

“Not only that, our successful experience may even go a step further and make the Storm Tower research team pay the price.”

The Sith wizard raised his head, a thoughtful expression on his face. “Perhaps this is indeed a good plan. At least it can solve the short-term water shortage problem.”

“How many resources do you need?”

Wizard Zaran Bailey said, “This matter is of great importance. My plan should receive the majority of Group 2’s current resources. Therefore, I need 60% of Group 2’s resources.”

Seeing the Sith wizard frown, he asked, “You want to collect preliminary experimental data for the special funding project?”

Wizard Zalan Bailey said, “Well, this plan of mine is also for the special funding.”

“I plan to dig up tens of thousands of natural gas mines and build three thousand conversion plants. I will also hire a large number of first-class wizard apprentices to work within our two groups. It would be best if researchers from the two groups could also participate. This way, I can complete my project in a short period of time.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey said: “Teacher, I need your help.”

The Sith wizard said, “But if you directly extract sand and natural gas from this plane, it will consume a huge amount of the plane’s own power. Furthermore, this conversion process will also generate serious waste and environmental pollution.”

“The Dune Plane itself is already in danger, like a building on the verge of collapse. I’m worried… our actions will cause this building to suddenly and completely collapse.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey said puzzledly, “Originally, this Dune Plane would have fallen into the Sun Plane long ago and turned into the raw materials of the Sun Plane.”

“It’s only through our transformation that it barely exists. If we leave it alone, this world would have long since degenerated, falling out of the plane of life. The world power of the entire plane would continue to decline, and the magic tide would completely disappear…”

“Until the plane continues to degenerate into a half-plane…”

“So, the real problem is not doing anything.” Wizard Zalan Bailey argued for himself, “Teacher, some of the pollution generated by my plan can be thrown out of the plane and into the void.”

“Some of it can be buried in the sand dunes.”

“Another part can be used to develop environmental protection enterprises.” Wizard Zalan Bailey said, “I know some wizard friends who work in the environmental protection industry. With their help, I think we can solve the problem.”

The Sith wizard’s eyes lit up when he heard the environmentalist’s words, and he nodded slightly. “If that’s the case, then we can give it a try. However, this project would be very expensive and would require extensive reconstruction of this plane. Zalan, you should be careful.”

A look of joy flashed across Wizard Zalan Bailey’s face.

This project does require huge resource investment, but he also has his own selfish motives.

He can conduct some experiments of his own from this project, obtain some preliminary experimental data, and then use this data to apply for special funding.

That was his real goal.

That was originally a project that only researchers from the Advanced Institute of Truth could touch.

But now, he, an ordinary researcher at the Academy of True Knowledge, has become a second-ring wizard and is eligible to apply.

On the other hand, some of the senior researchers of the Academy of True Knowledge in Group 2 are not even second-ring wizards yet.

Wizard Zalan Bailey thought: “But before applying for the special funding project, I still need to create a first-class project fund.”

“But now I’m a second-level wizard. This is easy.”

“As long as this project can get the team leader’s approval and receive resources, I can just do some research on the energy-locking structure of the drought-resistant mechanism of the magic plant and get it approved for the first-class project fund.”

“Once this project is complete, I might even be able to directly transform the ecology of this plane, and utilize the technology accumulated by Group 2 to carry out large-scale ecological transformation of this plane. Turn this dune plane into an oasis plane! In that case, my special funding project fund may be completed.”

The Sith wizard looked thoughtful. He thought of Locke Augustine and said after a moment’s deliberation, “Zalan Bailey, you are currently my most outstanding student in Group 2.”

“He’s also a cooperative wizard.”

“So I support your plan, but you’re asking for 60% of the group’s resources right now… That’s not okay.”

The Sith wizard said, “I’ll give you at most 10% of the resources so you can try to run it.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey frowned, and at the same time guessed the reason why the Sith wizard suddenly refused.

“Is it because of that researcher from the Institute of Advanced Knowledge?”

“Teacher, I think my plan is quite sound. As long as it can be implemented, it will immediately solve our water shortage problem and make the Storm Tower research team suffer the consequences of their own actions.”

The Sith wizard said, “It’s not just about Wizard Locke Augustine. It’s just that I can’t pool all the resources of two groups just for one plan. Even if you are a 2nd-ring wizard, it’s still the same.”

“Though I admit, this might be a good solution. So, I support you in doing it.”

Seeing the Sith wizard’s insistence, Zalan Bailey sighed and said, “Alright, Teacher, I’ll make sure you realize as soon as possible that my plan can solve the problems our two groups are currently facing.”

The Sith wizard nodded. “Yes. Of course I trust you. You are one of my best students. It would be a great help if you could help me with this problem.”

“Try not to bring this matter to the attention of the Three Rings Wizards. If that happens, it will be a disservice to me.” The Sith Wizard whispered, “I might be dismissed from my position by the Throne.”

The Sith wizard patted him on the shoulder and said, “Therefore, if your project truly performs well, I will consider giving you priority access to most of the team’s resources.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey raised his lip. “That’s good, teacher. Status and rank really don’t matter. Everything should be based on facts.”

“I have always believed that both our groups speak with facts.”

The Sith wizard smiled and said, “Of course. It has always been like this in Golden Crown Mountain.”

“Okay, Zalan, I can give you priority use of various laboratory equipment in advance. This way you shouldn’t be dissatisfied.”

Wizard Zalan Bailey smiled. “Thank you, teacher.”

Wait for Wizard Zaran Bailey to leave his office.

The Sith wizard sat in his chair, lost in thought. “Using sand and natural gas to create water…”

“That’s a solution. I didn’t expect Zaran Bailey to come up with this idea. His great magic does have such potential. It can be considered a solution to my urgent problem.”

The Sith wizard pondered, “But there’s another wizard in Group 2 who might be able to give me another answer. So, I don’t have to agree to Zalan’s request right away.”

“He and I are both currently second-ring wizards. Although he is just an ordinary second-ring wizard, once I promise him something, it will be difficult to withdraw it.”

“So, I might as well wait a little longer,” the Sith wizard thought.

Anyway, he has used various methods to temporarily obtain enough water, but the cost of water has increased, which indirectly increased the cost of all experiments.

The Sith wizard, feeling rather annoyed at this, used the Ganoderma Lucidum Magic Plant to open the Water Hyacinth System. A second-ring wizard messaged him in the chat interface. “There’s a result. Boss Sith, I’ve mobilized my connections and made numerous inquiries.”

“I even got a few second-ring wizards drunk with wizard wine while we were eating, and finally found out why the Rose Council wanted to suppress us.”

“The reason behind the Rose Council’s actions against your two groups is not simple. It’s definitely not just for the small market of Desert Rose.”

“According to my inquiries, it turns out that several three-ringed wizards of the Rose Council, especially the team led by Throne Wizard Carol Carlisle, have achieved results after years of research. They are a project that combines rose-related magical plants, flower magic, and the alchemy of magic rings to create a magical wedding ring.”

‘They actually managed to get through.’

‘This is equivalent to creating a new sub-category of magic weapon.’

“But one must use a type of desert rose. They estimate that it is a future market worth billions of magic stones. The Rose Council attaches great importance to this, so they are making early arrangements to consolidate the related industrial chain.”

“The involvement of Storm Tower explains this, as it was a high-level arrangement by the Rose Council. They’ve already paid a sufficient price in advance, allowing Storm Tower to impose a separate technical blockade on your research team.”

“Master Sith, you have to thank me. If I weren’t so eloquent and had so many friends, an ordinary second-ring wizard wouldn’t be able to get such confidential information for you.”

The Sith wizard frowned, not expecting things to be so complicated.

He sent a message: “Really?”

The other party immediately sent a message. “It’s absolutely true. Unless those people are collectively deceiving me. I spent countless amounts of wizard wine to get this information. By the way, can you reimburse me?”

The Sith wizard directly shut down the water hyacinth system.

Then he fell into deep thought.

If this is the case, what Wizard Zalan had hoped for before, that is, to lift the Storm Tower’s technical blockade on Group 2 through negotiation, would be impossible to achieve.

Because this involves the future industrial layout of the Rose Council.

This industrial plan has nothing to do with Jinmian Mountain, so Jinmian Mountain will definitely not argue with the Rose Council over such a thing.

White wizard academies of the size of Golden Crown Mountain and Rose Parliament would never argue over something that couldn’t make money.

“A future market worth billions of magic stones?” the Sith wizard sighed. “The plans of the third-ring wizards could bankrupt us second-ring wizards. I never imagined that my plan twenty years ago to develop the desert rose industry to subsidize Group 2’s research expenses would turn out to be so foolish now.”

“I was unexpectedly involved in the industrial conflict of the three-ring wizards.”

“If I had known this earlier, I would never have touched the desert rose industry. But now that this has happened, there is absolutely no other way to solve the problem.”

The Sith wizard pondered, “If we want water resources, it seems that we should either listen to Zalan’s advice and build a complete system of equipment here to convert sand into water. Or, we should see if anyone in Group 2 can come up with a new plan.”

“Of course, I have to think of a solution myself.”

“Only by pooling our wisdom can we resolve the heavy pressure from the Rose Council.”

(End of this chapter)