Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 758

Chapter 755 The Clone Potion and the Memory City of a Second-Ring General Studies Expert!

Inside the Golden Crown Mountain Library, Locke, wearing the Second-Ring Badge, walked directly into the Second-Ring free area. First-Ring wizards passing by, seeing him enter the Second-Ring area and noticing his youthful aura, immediately paled, their eyes flashing with admiration. The

Second-Ring free area was also filled with rows and rows of bookshelves, each containing powerful protective magic, because every Second-Ring level spellbook was extremely dangerous.

These spellbooks, carrying immense magical power, were the culmination of the Generalist school’s research; otherwise, a Second-Ring spell could never be contained within a single book.

Even using an entire library to hold a single Second-Ring spellbook wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

At this moment, in the Second-Ring free area, there was a Second-Ring Generalist blue-skinned troll wizard, also a Generalist expert.

The blue-skinned troll wizard had a massive, monstrous head perched on his strong shoulders, resembling a blue-faced monster with fangs. On this troll head, he wore small, gold-rimmed glasses and held a book in his hand, exuding an air of scholarly refinement.

When Locke approached, the troll wizard paused slightly. His glasses appeared to be reading glasses, one eye was cloudy, and a scar marked the other, which, though intact, bore a mark.

The troll wizard Ackerman put down his book, his unblemished eye flashing with surprise. “Such a young second-circle wizard… unbelievable! By the God of Truth, my goodness!”

Locke immediately recognized that Ackerman was not a native wizard of the Cloud Marsh Wetlands.

Wizards of the Cloud Marsh Wetlands wouldn’t associate truth with God; such a practice likely belonged to wizards from some colonial world.

But… a second-circle wizard from a colonial world… that was truly remarkable.

That colonial world would likely see its status significantly elevated because of this troll’s existence.

Ackerman apologized to Locke, saying, “I’m sorry. I know the wizards of Cloudswamp wouldn’t like to hear the term ‘God of Truth.’ Alas, I was born in the Troll World. The fifty-seventh dynasty of the Troll Empire voluntarily submitted to the Wizarding World and accepted the knowledge of wizarding civilization, undergoing modernization reforms. I also benefited from this reform five hundred years ago, attending Golden Crown Mountain Junior Academy, passing the entrance exams all the way to the advanced academy, and finally entering the Wizarding World of Golden Crown Mountain…”

“However, although the Troll World embraced magical knowledge through reform, it couldn’t change its theocratic empire nature. Therefore, in that place, magic is seen as a blessing from the Goddess of Magic, and the Goddess of Magic is seen as a subordinate deity of the God of Truth.”

Ackerman was very talkative; despite his burly physique and seemingly rough appearance, he was actually very sentimental.

“So, I always have this ‘thank you to the God of Truth’ in my head. By the way, according to my research, that so-called goddess of magic was probably a ring witch who entered that world back then; of course, she’s now a moon witch.”

Ackerman said in a low voice, “But going from a moon witch to a sun witch is extremely difficult, so I estimate it will be very difficult for her to become a sun witch.”

Locke nodded slightly.

“I see.”

“I understand, because I’m not a native wizard of the Cloud Marsh Wetlands either.”

The troll Ackerman suddenly became interested.

“You’re also a wizard from a colonized world?”

“Which plane? Have you established elemental resonance with the wizarding world?”

Locke said, “I’m from the Southeast Corner Region. The place I came from is called Corfu.”

“However, for a time, I thought that was the entirety of this world. The islanders of Corfu called that island the world. And they considered the seven countries on that island as the only seven countries in the entire world.”

The Ackerman troll paused for a moment, then said, “The Southeast Corner Region is considered a mid-magic region that’s relatively close to a low-magic environment.”

“And Corfu… I remember the name of that island. When I was reading the Southeast Corner Region Archipelago Chronicle, I read about this island. It produces three materials useful to the wizarding world. The first is Corfu Grass, and there’s also some Radiant Ore and Cat’s Eye Stone, all of which are apprentice-level materials. Corfu Island is named after the third-level apprentice-level magical plant, Corfu Grass.”

“I remember there’s a peculiar terrain in the southeastern corner of the region, with some broken islands in the nearshore waters. Earth wizards have investigated those island groups and discovered they weren’t naturally formed. The specific reasons for their formation…”

The Ackerman troll fell into deep thought.

“I can’t quite recall.”

“But I remember reading that article. It was written a hundred years ago by a second-circle wizard from the Blackrock Academy, a mid-level wizarding organization in the Golden Crown Mountain region. He loved to travel and was also an earth wizard, so he particularly enjoyed writing geographical accounts of various places.”

The Ackerman troll softly recited a spell, and then a magical model appeared in his palm. The model condensed into a magic key, which he inserted into his forehead, turning it continuously like a wind-up toy, stirring his thoughts.

Locke watched with great interest.

The Ackerman troll’s eyes lit up.

“Found it. I knew I wouldn’t forget. I’ve been reading too many books lately, absorbing too much knowledge; my active brain capacity isn’t enough. I had to squeeze out some of that knowledge, compressing the excess into less frequently used areas of my brain. No wonder I can’t remember.”

“Otherwise, with my second-circle spell [Super Memory], you wouldn’t forget.”

“Oh, this is the second-circle generalist magic [Memory City]. I’ve modified my brain, giving me an amazing memory capacity as a living being. I can perfectly memorize something as complex as a second-circle spell model, along with all the related theoretical data, and cram it all into my brain.” The Ackerman

troll was quite pleased with himself.

“We generalist wizards have reached the pinnacle of brain modification. We can even compress infrequently used knowledge to increase capacity, preventing it from expanding and thus reducing storage space.”

“Of course, we also need to develop corresponding second-circle spells to extract it…”

“Therefore, I say the brain of a generalist expert is civilization’s most precious asset. We generalist wizards don’t pursue creating new knowledge for civilization, but we pursue preserving it. When civilization suffers a devastating blow, our importance will be fully demonstrated.”

Wizard Ackerman’s eyes lit up.

“I understand. That earth wizard, after extensive investigation and the use of earth magic, confirmed that a third-circle extraterrestrial life form once attempted to descend upon the Southeast Corner Region. The wizards fought it back then, a battle that shattered the heavens and earth; your home, Corfu, appeared during that war.”

“But the exact date is difficult to pinpoint. The article suggests it was at least before the Enlightenment, most likely the era of pure-blooded humans.”

Locke was surprised by the troll scholar’s incredible memory, knowing not only the origin of his homeland’s name but also the geography of Corfu.

Locke asked, “What exactly is a third-ring extraterrestrial life form?”

Wizard Ackerman replied, “The author of that article initially thought it was a disc-shaped creature, because the southeastern corner of the region, by chance, was the home of several disc-shaped creatures. But he later refuted this guess, confirming through observation of the earth’s veins that the invaders had entered the wizarding world via a massive meteorite.”

“Then it’s not a disc-shaped creature.”

“But it’s hard to say exactly what kind. The era of pure-blood humans is a very long time ago, and at that time, due to pure-blood fundamentalism, the Pure-Blood Wizarding Order emerged—” “

The Pure-Blood Order persecuted many wizards, and much data was lost. The records from that time haven’t been preserved, which is proof that Corfu was formed during the era of pure-blood humans, because only in that era would the phenomenon of completely erasing a wizard’s achievements and their background occur.”

Locke pondered for a moment and said, “Because the wizards who prevented that disaster in the southeastern corner weren’t ‘pure-blood wizards’?”

Wizard Ackerman smiled sarcastically.

“Yes.”

“When someone links truth with bloodline, everything becomes strange.”

Locke nodded and asked Wizard Ackerman, “I’d like to consult the free second-circle doppelganger spellbook in the library. Do you have any recommendations? Preferably one on botany, potions, or archaeology.”

Wizard Ackerman’s eyes brightened slightly.

“You’re an archaeology wizard? That’s impressive. Archaeology wizards are all very powerful; they can unearth many things from antiquity.”

“I just don’t know why, in our white wizarding society, there are relatively few wizards specializing in this subject, and it’s rare for mainstream wizarding academies to make archaeology a core subject. Don’t you find that strange? I’ve always found that odd.”

Locke was taken aback. Indeed, the higher the circle number, the clearer one’s understanding of the world.

Yes.

Why does the white wizarding society secretly suppress archaeology?

Archaeological magic is undeniably powerful, yet it fails to flourish within the white wizarding society, which seems illogical.

Even if historical reasons are to blame, archaeological magic should be thriving by now.

Locke immediately sensed an invisible hand suppressing archaeology.

Of course, this was merely unfounded speculation.

Perhaps it was simply a series of coincidences that prevented archaeological magic from flourishing in white wizarding society.

But if a wizard was indeed suppressing it, could it be the Starfield Sea?

No.

It now appears that the Starfield Sea’s academies themselves have explicitly stated their desire to recruit archaeological wizards in their job postings, and these academies are not minor powers in the Starfield Sea.

Therefore, even if a latent force is suppressing archaeological wizards within the white wizarding society, it’s not a force from the Starfield Sea.

The Starfield Sea’s defining characteristic is its lack of taboos.

Since it has no taboos, it’s unlikely they would do such a thing.

Locke snapped out of his reverie, exchanged a few words with the wizard Ackerman, and immediately gained a deeper understanding.

Communicating with these generalist second-ring wizards could quickly fill the gaps in his knowledge of what a second-ring wizard should have.

“Mr. Ackerman, could you recommend some clone spells?”

Wizard Ackerman smiled. “Alright. Let me think. Here’s a reading list; you can take a look.”

He took out a piece of white paper from his astral ring, and instantly, lines of black text appeared on it in his mind.

Locke glanced at the list; it was full of spellbook titles.

Locke said, “Okay, thank you.”

Locke searched through the free section of the list. In fact, the free section mostly contained second-ring content that had passed its patent period and was outdated, offering no secrets whatsoever.

However, due to the long history of wizarding civilization, even this outdated content was more than sufficient for constructing clone spells.

There was no need to purchase a dedicated second-ring spellbook.

The development level of clone spells had already exceeded normal needs; therefore, the outdated clone spells, lacking variety, were more suitable for his requirements.

Locke found two genjutsu spellbooks centered around treants, as well as a genjutsu potion recommended on the reading list.

The two genjutsu spellbooks were indeed quite good.

However, he hadn’t actually invested much in treant magic yet, unlike the wizard Edgar.

The Moon Goddess Blessing spell was the only spell he’d invested significant resources and effort in regarding treants, but even that spell was outdated.

Essentially, the power of the Moon Goddess Blessing spell was based on his own great magical power and his considerable evolutionary understanding.

Locke, however, noticed the genjutsu potion.

“The core ingredient of the genjutsu potion is reincarnation blood, 300ml of blood from the reincarnation of a third-ring wizard.” “The

secondary ingredients are the heart of a chimera, the heart of a griffin, and the heart of a two-headed dragon.” “

There are 69 auxiliary and peripheral ingredients in total, most of which are used to draw upon the power of the third-ring reincarnation blood and harmonize the energy of the hearts of the three magical beasts, combining these two energies to create the genjutsu potion.”

Locke’s expression became strange.

“When a wizard takes the Doppelganger Potion, a clone is created based on their own shadow. The original shadow doesn’t disappear, but a copy of the wizard is born from it.”

“The best thing about the Doppelganger Potion is that the clone creates a clone with 10,000 magic pressure, possessing second-ring level combat power, and sharing experience, memories, consciousness, magical understanding, etc…”

Logically, the blood of a third-ring wizard’s reincarnation would be extremely precious and difficult to obtain, but the problem is, he happens to know a third-ring wizard reincarnated.

As a potion master, he definitely needs a second-ring potion recipe to practice with, so that he can confirm he has reached second-ring level in potion-making as soon as possible.

(End of Chapter)