Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 742

Chapter 739 Catherine the Witch’s Temporary Secret Mission

At this moment, Locke finally understood what had happened in the eyes of the many second-circle wizards who had stopped to watch.

The infamous war-mongering wizard of the Cloud Marsh Wetlands had actually died at his hands, at the hands of him, a newly minted second-circle wizard.

If he weren’t the champion of the Silent Grail, this scene would likely have ‘shocked and unsettled’ some wizards.

Locke then greeted the wizards of the Golden Crown Mountain Academic Committee again and accepted Chad’s invitation to visit the tea garden at Lu Xu Bridge. He also received an invitation to a gathering from several ordinary second-circle wizards on the Academic Committee.

Becoming a second-circle wizard meant his status had risen, and he instantly gained many more friends.

Now, sitting in his magic carriage, Locke felt the Lucky Shamrock Ring on his left hand. This ring allowed him to contact the Witch Sophia three times, and he had already used it once.

He could sense through the ring that the Witch Sophia’s magical pressure was steadily decreasing. Locke

wondered what had happened to Teacher Sophia.

He looked thoughtfully at the ring in his left palm, but the magical pressure emanating from the other side of the Grass Ring was highly unstable, so he dared not contact her directly. He

decided to return to Golden Crown Mountain first and deal with his wizard shoes. He needed to take advantage of this time to quickly monetize the traffic he had accumulated, converting it into magic stone resources and brand reputation.

At the same time, he could establish his own shop alliance.

He just didn’t know how many magic stones a second-circle wizard had to pay in wizard taxes each year.

In addition, he could formally prepare his application for the Special Grant and try to get the witch Catherine to give him a key sub-project.

Becoming a second-circle wizard would qualify him for these two projects.

However, he had only just begun to explore the world of second-circle wizards, and there were still many things he didn’t understand.

He would have to fill in the gaps in his knowledge as soon as he returned.

On the magical carriages, the procession had just left the mountains and entered a black earth plain. Several powerful mortal kingdoms inhabited this region, providing Quinjol Academy with special magical mineral resources for generations. Several Quinjol primary schools also existed within this land.

Suddenly, Locke noticed a voice call request from the witch Ekaterina.

Locke paused for a moment, then immediately accepted the call.

Ekaterina looked at Locke and said, “Locke, you’ve become a second-circle wizard? That’s faster than I expected.”

Locke stood up in the magical carriage and bowed to Ekaterina. “Yes, teacher.”

Ekaterina sat before her dressing mirror. There was no one else around; her hair was disheveled, falling over her shoulders.

Locke looked at this scene with some surprise, because Ekaterina had a personal hairstylist, but for some reason, the hairstylist was nowhere to be seen today.

Catherine the Witch picked up a comb and began to comb her hair, explaining, “I had that hairdresser style my hair three times today, but each time I was dissatisfied, feeling something was missing. Before I knew it, the whole morning had passed, and I hadn’t even left this bedroom because of all that back and forth.”

“In my anger, I told him to leave, and now, at four in the afternoon, I’m still in the room.”

Catherine looked at the magic mirror before her and said, “Locke, my dear student, do you know why?”

Locke hesitated, completely unsure of Catherine’s feelings.

At this moment, Catherine sat quietly in her chair, like a lotus emerging from the water, exuding a serene and elegant aura. Her tone was calm, yet her words seemed to contain an unusual emotion.

Locke began, “Teacher, you are a Throne Wizard, your mind unfathomable. As a second-ring wizard, my knowledge is limited, and I cannot fathom your opinions.”

“The higher you stand, the farther you see, but I still cannot see your magical pressure.”

Indeed, at the first-ring stage, Locke saw Ekaterina as just an ordinary person.

Now, Locke was a second-ring wizard, but Ekaterina still appeared to him without any magical pressure, like an ordinary person.

Locke hesitated for a moment, then said, “If there’s anything I can see, it’s that you not only don’t exude magical pressure, but you don’t even leak your spiritual power. It’s as if you don’t exist before my eyes, as if that space doesn’t exist.”

This was his only improvement.

The only difference he could see between the first and second-ring stages.

Ekaterina smiled slightly, glancing with a hint of surprise at the fierce tiger eye on Locke’s forehead.

“That eye’s pupil power is impressive; it could even see that I didn’t exude any spiritual energy, as if I didn’t exist. Being able to see this means you’ve improved far compared to when you first entered Golden Crown Mountain.”

“The you of today is someone you used to have to crane your neck to look up to.”

“Being able to see this phenomenon means your growth rate has slightly exceeded my expectations. That’s good. Locke, my student, your voice is still as pleasing to my ear as ever.”

The witch Catherine’s expression turned serious.

“Locke, now that you’ve become a second-circle wizard, you can help me with something.”

“Some very useful help.”

“You’ve only just become a second-circle wizard, and many wizards on Golden Crown Mountain don’t know your true strength, so you can indeed help me with this. It’s crucial for me.”

“I hadn’t originally thought of asking you for help, but your speed in becoming a second-circle wizard exceeded my expectations. This is an unexpected bonus. In this way, at this critical moment, you can act as a surprise weapon to help me turn the tide.”

The witch Ekaterina said, “But now that you are a second-circle wizard, you are free to make your own choice. You can choose to help or not.”

Locke immediately said, “I’ll help.”

Ekaterina’s mood improved again because of Locke’s unwavering decision.

“Alright, let me tell you why I’m in a bad mood today.”

“My group leader, Esther, has defected, and she took several wizards with her. She used her position to take away some of my important research data.”

Locke was stunned.

Because Esther, the group leader, is the Sun Ring Witch and also Catherine the Witch’s right-hand woman and confidante.

I even encountered her once as one of my dissertation judges when I participated in the True Knowledge Institute project grant defense.

How could such a witch have defected?

No wonder his teacher was so sullen for half a day!

Locke sat in the magic carriage, bowing respectfully, and said, “Teacher, Group Leader Esther… no, the witch Esther has actually defected from Golden Crown Mountain. Why? Of course, I’d be willing to help you bring her back, but she’s a Sun Ring Wizard, while I’m just an ordinary Second Ring Wizard.”

“I’m tens of thousands less in magic pressure than her. I’m afraid even ten of me wouldn’t be of much help in bringing her back.”

“Don’t underestimate yourself,” said the witch Catherine.

“Her reason for defecting isn’t hard to guess; it’s simply dissatisfaction with resource allocation. But you’ve got one thing wrong.”

Catherine waved her right hand, and instantly a protective magic spell enveloped the surroundings, including Locke’s magical carriage.

“Right now, Esther is rapidly escaping the Golden Crown Mountain region, while Sith wizards, Celtic wizards, and three other Sun Ring wizards are pursuing her.” “

A third-ring wizard from the Academic Committee has also set off, and won’t let her leave the Golden Crown Mountain region so easily with such important data. Therefore… I’m extremely worried, so worried I can’t even leave this bedroom. The Academic Committee’s third-ring wizard’s actions have exceeded my expectations. I’m very worried about whether Esther can escape to the Rose Council’s territory!”

Catherine said, “I’m deeply concerned about this, so I hope you can secretly help her, help her escape the Golden Crown Mountain region.”

Locke was completely bewildered.

No, teacher, your logic is too convoluted.

A brief silence fell between them.

It took Locke a long time to realize that the witch Catherine had asked him to help the witch Esther escape the Golden Crown Mountain region.

Why…

why?

Catherine seemed to have no intention of explaining.

She said to Locke, “I was worried, but finding out you’ve become a second-ring wizard is like a godsend.”

Locke hesitated, then said, “Teacher, I can only do my best.”

The most crucial thing was that he realized the situation hadn’t changed; he, an ordinary second-ring wizard, was now involved in the affairs of high-ring wizards.

Although he had some understanding of the magic of the Celtic and Sith leaders, and they were both breeders, the Sith leader was a Sun-ring wizard, while the Celtic leader was only an ordinary second-ring.

In a fight, he might not be a match for him.

It would be a 50/50 chance.

But the other man was also his creditor, and he couldn’t very well beat his creditor; he still owed him money.

The witch Catherine waved her hand and said, “This is it.” A

lychee radiating a dazzling light appeared in her hand, and she placed the lychee into the magic mirror in front of her. “This is a rare artifact I obtained on the new voyage. If consumed, it will transform you into a Sun-Shepherd Dragon with the same magical pressure as you within a day.”

“After consuming it, you will possess the complete Sun-Shepherd Dragon’s stats and spell pool. All your spells will have the skin of a Sun-Shepherd Dragon, and your Evolution Moon will become a fireball herded by the Sun-Shepherd Dragon.”

“In this state, even if you suffer fatal damage and die, only the Sun-Shepherd Dragon will die; you will be completely unharmed.” “

So, you’ve consumed this Dragon-Eating Rare Seed, gaining a new spell pool and stats. Although you can’t retain them afterward, it will broaden your horizons, allowing you to see the power systems of other planes and the power of a branch of the Second Ring Dragon race. It will benefit you as well.”

At this moment, the Dragon-Eating Rare Seed mysteriously passed through the witch Catherine’s magic mirror and arrived before him.

Locke suspected that the witch Catherine might be even more skilled in magic related to the magic mirror than he was, but he had no proof.

At this moment, Locke took the lychee floating in mid-air. “Yes, teacher.”

He peeled the lychee, revealing a translucent fruit inside, like a small dragon ball.

Locke ate it, and the next moment, a magic mirror appeared before him.

The mirror reflected a shadow of himself, with the same magical pressure as Locke’s own. The shadow sat obediently beside him, staring straight ahead. If it weren’t so motionless, Locke would have thought the witch Catherine had copied him.

Catherine said, “This is an illusionary clone of you, unable to move or speak, but if it’s just for riding in a magic carriage, these things don’t matter.”

“Its magical pressure is exactly the same as yours; no one can see through it.”

Locke glanced at Catherine, feeling that his teacher had planned for him to ride in the magic carriage and had prepared in advance.

No, she probably didn’t know that he would directly advance to a second-circle wizard in the commercial competition of the shop alliance.

It was probably just a coincidence.

The witch Catherine pointed to the magic mirror in front of him and said, “Entering it will teleport you to Esther’s vicinity. Remember to bring the Angel’s Tear artifact I gave you; it will shield you from many prophetic spells. You must not let Esther or any wizards on Mount Golden Crown realize that this dragon is you.”

Locke nodded with a wry smile. He hadn’t expected that he, having just become a second-circle wizard, would so quickly escape the category of a largely useless wizard and become a wizard useful to Catherine, and then be assigned this role.

Of course, from a certain perspective, this was also a rise in his social standing.

Because before, he could only study and conduct research within the Institute of True Knowledge; Catherine had never given him such an order in her previous operations.

At this moment, Locke’s body transformed into a giant dragon covered in flame-like scales. He stepped forward, and the next moment, Locke left the magic carriage and appeared a thousand miles away.

He descended from the sky like a rising sun, golden flames erupting from every scale on his dragon body, his breath carrying intense sparks.

At the same time, Locke realized, good heavens, he had fallen directly into the edge of the Golden Crown Mountain region, into the insurmountable barrier bordering it—the Dragon Mountains.

Below him lay the massive Atlas Dragon Mountains, teeming with dragons and other dragon-like creatures, as well as so-called dragon pits, which were typically sulfurous oceans containing dragon eggs, hatchlings, and adult dragons.

In short, it was extremely dangerous.

Locke’s magical pressure, once unleashed, descended like a dragon king.

Instantly, numerous dragons rose from the mountains.

Esther, blood trickling from her lips, was currently surrounded by numerous wizards. Seeing the dragon horde unleashed by the Shepherd Dragon, her eyes brightened. There

was always a way out.

Unexpectedly, at this crucial moment, her luck was so good that she actually encountered a Sun-Shepherd Dragon lurking on the outskirts of the Dragon Mountains!

The Sun-Shepherd Dragon was a second-ring level dragon; although a bit weak, it could still be considered a king of dragons, and it had just triggered a dragon calamity.

This was her chance to escape.

On the other side, the Sith Wizard’s expression changed drastically. “How could it be such a coincidence that a Sun-Shepherd Dragon is actually on the outskirts of the Atlas Mountains?”

Fear flashed in the Celtic wizard’s eyes as a horde of dragons appeared before him, blotting out the sky and roaring.

“Dragon calamity…”

(End of Chapter)