Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 797

Chapter 794 The Urging of Catherine the Witch and the Genesis Academic Conference

Many points of light appeared on the surface of the Sea Gold Sand. Locke glanced at them and judged that the various magical plant organs inside had reached their limits. The points of light seemed to be an abnormal reaction in the [chloroplasts].

Before this tree fern Sea Gold Sand was about to collapse, Locke summoned a Great Magic spell and activated the magic array of the tenth layer of the magic field, strengthening the material foundation of the present world around this acre of magic field.

This was a special magic array called [Magic Tide Flow Enhancement Spell]. It could indirectly strengthen the magic tide concentration gradient of a certain area by accelerating the flow of magic tides in that area, thereby indirectly strengthening the present world intensity of that area.

In this way, this area could withstand the Great Magic spell of a second-circle wizard, without the heavy pressure of the Great Magic causing the present world of this area to collapse towards the imaginary sea of the corresponding phase area.

In fact, in areas where the magic tide concentration gradient is insufficient, using a Great Magic spell once will put a certain amount of pressure on that part of the present world.

The present world is like a house, and the imaginary sea is the groundwater part beneath the foundation of the house.

When Locke was in the Southeastern Corner, he noticed that the battle between Hussein and Isaac had slightly collapsed a portion of the Southeastern Corner’s present world.

Of course, because the collapse wasn’t obvious enough, it was difficult for anyone other than a second-circle wizard to see it with the n*ked eye. It

was simply that, during his life science experiments, he couldn’t allow something that could have such an impact to happen.

After all, if the collapse were visible to the n*ked eye, it would mean the collapse was already quite severe, with the entire present world at risk of sinking into the Imaginary Sea, resulting in a blurred spatial structure.

It couldn’t just be a localized phenomenon.

The [Magic Tide Flow Enhancement Spell Array] was a necessary feature of any well-equipped advanced laboratory.

Only after Locke activated the enhancement spell array did he dare to directly use a powerful spell to evolve the Sea Gold Sand.

An hour and a half later, the Sea Gold Sand had transformed into a second-circle magical plant.

Locke looked at the acre of magical field within the glass dome made of Time Gold Crystals. He saw a second-circle Sea Gold Sand growing symbiotically next to the Golden Peach Tree, but the originally golden-green Sea Gold Sand was now a dark green.

The triangular feathery leaves that Haijinsha once possessed have transformed into hexagons.

“Using the approach grafting method within grafting cultivation, combined with the Fire Tree Silver Flower Spell, the vascular channels between the two magical plants were reconstructed, indeed achieving the sharing of imaginary roots,”

Locke pondered. “However, putting aside the fact that we haven’t yet found a way to permanently keep the approach grafting method stuck at the first stage.”

“That’s not the current priority.”

This can be optimized later; after all, the article itself stated that the approach grafting method could be used normally for three years.

For now, it’s sufficient.

“The problem is, I’ve discovered a new one,” Locke pondered. “After using the grafting method and the Fire Tree Silver Flower Spell to share the imaginary root, energy backflow occurs, causing mutations in the plant organs of the grafted magical plant.”

“If we use the Evolution Moon to evolve it, the magical plant itself will enter the Moon’s Cultivation Method, opening a state of dimensional information backflow.”

“It will undergo some kind of evolution.”

“Therefore, this Sea Gold Sand absorbed some dimensional information from the Golden Peach Tree, resulting in some kind of mutation.” “

This means that if I have a stable magical plant, the Wizard’s Shoe, and once I use the grafting method to share the imaginary root with the Time Shadow Fern and evolve it using the Moon’s Cultivation Method, it’s possible that due to dimensional information backflow, the magical plant’s traits will become unstable.”

Before even solving how to use the grafting method remotely, Locke discovered another new problem.

He rubbed his forehead.

After all, the mass production of second-ring magical plant Wizard’s Shoes was unprecedented.

It was bound to be difficult.

This was also a serious research project on second-ring magical plants.

Clearly, Solas’s Barefoot and Melochy’s Magic Step are also hoping to remain stuck at this stage for a long time, only wanting to be involved in the first stage of the Wizard’s Shoes.

It’s conceivable that this direction is inherently very difficult, and cannot be accomplished by one person alone overnight.

Locke pondered for a moment and said, “Actually, this problem isn’t unsolvable. I can improve the Moon Cultivation Method. Or rather, the Moon of Evolution shouldn’t have only one cultivation method; the Moon Cultivation Method itself should have subspecies.”

Locke gained a deeper understanding of his ultimate magic because of this experiment.

The originally complex Moon of Evolution began to condense, and the full moon behind him became increasingly clear and real.

Locke pondered, “The Moon of Evolution is a supreme magic built upon evolutionary chemistry, ecology, botany, and parts of potion-making and archaeology. Plant evolutionary chemistry is its core.”

“Therefore, the best way to forge my supreme magic is to explore more applications of the Moon’s cultivation methods, even more subspecies cultivation methods, and continuously refine them.”

“I need a cultivation method that enhances the plant’s stats without altering its overall characteristics.”

“If I can master more evolutionary methods, control more evolutionary patterns, and uncover more evolutionary knowledge, my Moon of Evolution will become even more powerful, and then Star Forging will be a breeze,”

Locke thought. “If that’s the case, the power system of my Moon of Evolution should focus on evolutionary chemistry and be closely related to evolutionary levels.”

Locke didn’t immediately ask the witch Catherine about the method for completing Star Forging (virtual forging) with supreme magic for several reasons.

First, he hadn’t advanced long enough to ask.

Second, Catherine was busy; he could easily accumulate knowledge by reading documents beforehand, without needing to ask immediately.

Asking hastily wouldn’t make me understand, so it’s better to study and research first before asking to ensure comprehension.

Thirdly, my teacher once told me that in the world of the second ring, one is an expert in a specific niche or direction.

The forging of ultimate magic is extremely private; even standardized ultimate magic spell models will have subtle differences due to each wizard’s temperament and talent.

Everyone is an expert in their own field, so others can only add icing on the cake.

Only you can help yourself.

This is why advancing from the second ring to the first ring becomes increasingly difficult—

because there are no standard answers.

The apprentice stage can have standard answers because many things are pre-designed questions and systems.

The first ring, refined through millennia of wizarding civilization, is extremely sophisticated, so while there are no standard answers, there are already the best answers.

But at the second-circle wizarding stage, things are completely different.

Locke knew that the forging of ultimate magic was extremely diverse, complex, and a vast subject, currently one of the most popular research topics in the wizarding world.

No one could definitively say how to forge it best.

There were many answers.

The answer that the witch Catherine could give might not be as good as the answer she arrived at after a long period of diligent research.

This was the current path for second-circle wizards.

The moonlight of the Evolution Moon shone on the sea lily, and instantly, it began to bloom and wither.

Second-circle botanical spell [Blooming and Withering]!

Instantly, the sea lily reached its zenith of sublimation. After a brief period of prosperity and the highest magical pressure, the entire sea lily withered completely, turning charred black, while three spore powders with intricate patterns floated in mid-air.

The three spore powders were encased in triangular crystals, like three small suns floating in mid-air, emitting a dazzling golden-green light.

Those were the reproductive spores of that second-circle sea lily.

Fern-like magical plants reproduce through spores, producing massive numbers at once, relying on quantity to succeed. However, while this method is possible at the low-level apprentice stage, it becomes impossible at the first-ring stage due to

insufficient energy level .

Therefore, most spores of high-ring ferns are either infertile or undergo ring-level degeneration, resulting in only a swarm of low-level apprentice-level magical plants.

The structure of the reproducing spores of second-ring magical plants also changes.

Spores and seeds differ significantly; spore reproduction relies on quantity and water, while seeds rely on quality and are not water-dependent.

Furthermore, the reproductive advantage of seed-based magical plants increases with higher ring levels,

as seeds themselves are an excellent type of energy-locking structure.

At higher ring levels, ferns, in order to provide energy for their offspring, must evolve a corresponding seed-like energy-locking structure:

the spore lattice.

However, Locke has little knowledge of this, only aware of its existence.

Locke opened his palm, and three spores of the reproductive second-ring sea gold sand, encased in spore lattices, fell into his hand.

The spore lattices seemed to indirectly absorb magical tides by drawing moisture from the air or the ground, thus providing the spores with the energy to begin developing into gametes.

Essentially, it was an unusual seed.

However, it seemed that because fern spores had gone too far in relying on water for reproduction, the spore lattices still needed a water source to gather magical tides.

Locke held the three spore crystals, pondering, “By using the blooming and withering of flowers, I can obtain three spore crystals of Sea Gold Sand that have a high probability of successful propagation, sacrificing one second-ring Sea Gold Sand.”

“The adult magical plants hatched from these three spore crystals aren’t very useful to me, probably only for research. After all, they’re just wild magical plants, and I’ve noticed that the backflow of plant essence information from the Golden Peach Tree has caused a conflict in their traits.”

“But I still have to cultivate them into adult magical plants and use the three magic mirrors to observe their condition to determine the impact of my grafting method on the magical plants.”

Locke rubbed his forehead, exasperated. “I’ll have to do all this myself.”

“However, I’ve actually gained a greater advantage than the average breeder. Without using the Evolution Moon to accelerate the evolution of magical plants, it would take at least one or two months to complete one round of evolution for a second-ring magical plant.”

Both high-level botany and high-level summoning schools share this problem: the time cycle for cultivating magical plants/creatures is extremely long and almost impossible to compress.

This results in a very long experimental period,

making it unaffordable for many wizards to spend real money.

The Evolution Moon, however, can shorten plant evolution time, making it arguably the best ultimate spell for breeders.

“No. If we do the experiment this way, I’m not even sure if my ten million magic stones will last a month,”

Locke pondered. “While I can use my teacher’s supplies, going too far wouldn’t be right.”

“If someone finds out, it’ll be troublesome.”

“Right, let’s use the synthesis cube to synthesize it first. Synthesizing the three seeds should produce an attribute. This way, I can know the characteristics of the magical plants produced using the grafting method without planting them, and understand how grafting affects these characteristics.”

Locke immediately placed the three magical plant seeds into his astral ring, simultaneously channeling mana into the ring, placing the three seeds into the synthesis cube, and selecting to synthesize.

This way, he could save on experimental costs and reduce his experimental time.

Next, he could conduct the contact method experiment while simultaneously reading literature to find solutions.

Meanwhile, Locke was about to put away his golden peach tree and notify the first-class wizard apprentices on this floor to come and clean up the experimental area when Catherine the Witch suddenly called with a voice request.

Locke immediately accepted.

Catherine the Witch’s voice appeared on the Ganoderma lucidum plant. “Locke, have you finished the testing ring task I assigned you?”

Locke was taken aback, because less than two months had passed since she assigned him the task.

Locke coughed.

“No, teacher.”

“Lately, I’ve been incredibly busy.”

The witch Catherine said, “Well, you’ll have to hurry. There’s no need to finish one project before moving on to the next. You can work on several projects simultaneously: one for application, one for experiments, one for finding someone to help you organize the data, and then you can start publishing papers.”

“In short, you manage these things yourself.”

“I have a new task for you. Has your clone returned to the Southeast Corner Region?”

“I need you to go check out the Forbidden Forest there. I’ve received information that Anna reached an agreement with the Pale Lord three months ago. They have a special mission in the Forbidden Forest, and I want you to help me determine exactly what they’re doing there.”

Locke blinked. Wasn’t this a coincidence?

Locke said, “Teacher. Regarding this, I think I’m quite lucky. I already know what they’re doing. They’re harvesting Dragon’s Saliva in the Forbidden Forest.”

The witch Catherine was clearly taken aback for a moment, then instantly realized that Locke had already encountered the Pale Lord’s dark wizard in the Southeast Corner Region.

“Well done, Locke.”

“Dragon’s Saliva Narrow Strip… Dragon Soul Potion… Hmm, that’s aimed at me. Anna must have guessed the problem with me. She’s really cunning.”

“Did they take the Dragon’s Saliva Narrow Strip?”

Locke said, “Teacher, I’m sorry. Before I discovered this, a Star Ring Wizard from the Pale Pilgrimage had already taken the Dragon’s Saliva Narrow Strip, and I didn’t have time to stop him.”

“If I had discovered it earlier, I would have tried to intercept him.”

The witch Ekaterina said, “Dark wizards are cunning, and the dark wizards of the Pale Pilgrimage are all seasoned veterans. You must prioritize your own safety. You are no match for the Star Ring Wizards.”

“Star Ring Wizards possess their own power system under their own Great Magic System. The condensation of their Great Magic is higher than yours, and their energy dissipation is a level lower. It’s too early for you to be their enemy.”

The witch Ekaterina said to Locke, “Locke, you did a great job this time. You are indeed very reliable.”

“You actually completed this task before I assigned it to you.”

Speaking of this, Locke asked casually. “Teacher, what is the essence of the power system of Great Magic?”

Locke didn’t ask about specific methods, but rather the essence of the power system under Great Magic.

This was something a high-ring wizard could tell him,

because their understanding was higher, and he was asking a question about understanding.

The witch Catherine praised him, saying, “You are the champion of the Silent Grail, and Alex is the champion of the Three Kings Tournament.”

“You two became second-ring wizards almost simultaneously. Alex has recently started anxiously asking me how to perform Star Forging, while you haven’t asked me about methods, only its essence. So, by all accounts, your progress should be faster than Alex’s.”

“My understanding of the power system under Great Magic is that it’s a hierarchical system,”

Catherine said. “Alright, you can think about that again.” “

Locke, remember to finish the two tasks I gave you quickly.”

“Time waits for no one. The faster you go, the better.”

Locke smiled wryly. Actually, he was already very fast, after all, he had been studying documents and searching for ideas, and it wasn’t easy to come up with a breakthrough idea for the second-ring plant wizard shoes.

As for the testing ring, he hadn’t had time to complete it yet.

But clearly, the world of second-circle wizards was busier.

Catherine the Witch said, “Also, I’ll be leaving Cloudswamp Wetlands for a while. During this time, if you have any questions, you can ask Trajan.”

“Trajan is a very skilled plant hunter. If you don’t understand anything, you can ask him. I’ve already told him to take good care of you.”

Locke realized that Catherine the Witch wasn’t simply going to a wizarding territory; otherwise, there would be no need for her to tell him beforehand.

Locke asked, “Teacher, where are you going?”

After asking, Locke felt somewhat abrupt; after all, what did it matter to him where the Throne Wizard was going?

The witch Catherine showed no objection or dissatisfaction, but instead said, “I’m going to the Southern Ridge Magic City in the Southern Realm to attend the Genesis Conference.”

“That’s a conference only Third Ring Wizards can attend, so I can’t take you. Besides, you’re all very busy. I’ll bring some of your senior brothers and sisters, as well as some of my colleagues from Golden Crown Mountain.”

“The Genesis Conference is a grand event in the wizarding world.”

“It’s a long event, and the resources and time required to travel between realms are considerable, so I estimate it will be difficult to return to Golden Crown Mountain within the next three years.”

Catherine the Witch said, “Of course, I have my own avatars in some projects at Mount Golden Crown. So you don’t need to worry about that; I can still contact you.”

“However, this means most of my energy will be spent at the Genesis Conference, some on projects, and the rest on the daily affairs of the Academic Committee. Therefore, you need to rely on yourself to reflect and mature over the next two years.”

Locke said to Catherine the Witch, “Teacher, as a second-circle wizard, I should rely on my own strength to overcome obstacles and forge ahead on the path of seeking truth.”

“Don’t worry.”

“I will complete the testing of the magical wedding ring as soon as possible,”

Catherine the Witch said, “That puts my mind at ease. Locke, after Anna and I attend the Genesis Conference, the conflict between our two academic lines, which we barely maintained peace with through restraint, will almost inevitably escalate uncontrollably.”

“You need to be careful. If anything happens, you can seek Trajan’s help. Of course, I believe in your abilities.”

Catherine hung up the voice call.

Locke pondered, “I didn’t expect that both my teacher and the Rose Throne went to the Genesis Conference. That must be a very high-level academic conference in the wizarding world. I wonder when I’ll have the chance to attend. But this is like ‘when the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king.'”

“The two Throne Wizards have essentially gone into seclusion, no longer involved in affairs, and they’ve taken a large number of Third Ring Wizards from both academic lines with them.”

“Those Third Ring Wizards, even if they have avatars left at Golden Crown Mountain, will probably have to focus their energy on maintaining the project.”

“In that case, aren’t the Sun Ring Wizards the ones in charge between the two academic lines?”

Locke’s expression was strange.

He knew a concept before: if the Third Ring Wizards of two academic lines clashed, it would trigger some kind of anomaly in the Ladder of Truth, seemingly forcing a full-scale war.

Although he didn’t know much about this, he at least knew that there were significant restrictions between Third Ring Wizards, hence their extreme restraint.

And now, the Third Ring Wizards in charge of both academic lines had gone to attend the Genesis Conference.

“Good heavens, now it’s all the domain of the great Sun Ring wizards.”

Locke shook his head slightly. “Forget it, it’s not really my concern. I should think about how to reduce the cost of the imaginary root. “

If he hadn’t finished this research by the time Catherine the Witch returned from Genesis, he’d be incredibly embarrassed.

Locke pondered, “But on the contrary, this is a golden opportunity for me. Solas and Meloch both have a third-ring wizard behind them.”

“I was originally worried they’d make a move.”

“Or their students. But now… they’ve probably already gone to Genesis.”

“These three years are my chance!”

(End of Chapter)