Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 804

Chapter 801 The Move in Takamagahara

The wizard Jugglus Juggler was filled with guilt. He looked at Locke and said, “Locke, aren’t you going to stay and work on this together?”

“We can work together. I’ve wanted to work with a genius like you for a long time.”

Locke waved his hand.

“No.”

“It’s not that I’m refusing, but I really can’t handle the project. I’ll leave this to you, Wizard Jugglus Juggler.”

The wizard Jugglus Juggler felt guilty for having doubted Locke earlier.

“Alright, Wizard Locke.”

Locke glanced at him, then flew out of the Forbidden Forest using the Magical Dragon Rose. The Forbidden Forest was full of mystery, so he didn’t need to worry about his safety; it was Jugglus Juggler who should worry about his own.

He quickly headed towards the wizard airship in the southeast corner region, preparing to return to Golden Crown Mountain.

He needed to buy two tickets because, besides himself, there was also the witch Stephania.

Wizard apprentices without status weren’t considered people, so he could easily put a dark wizard apprentice into the demiplane and put her on the airship, but a crystallized witch couldn’t.

At this moment, aboard the wizard’s airship, Locke looked at the witch Stephania expressionlessly and said, “Master, I hope you won’t try anything funny. Otherwise, don’t blame me for turning against you.”

“For some time now, you’ve refused to tell me the core spell models of the Ghostly Holy Cult, but I think that after you went to Cloudswamp Wetlands and Golden Crown Mountain, you might have different ideas.”

The witch Stephania bowed to Locke, her heart filled with immense fear.

“How could I dare to have any other thoughts before you, the Great Wizard? But if I hand over those core spell models to you, I will have betrayed the Pale Pilgrimage. I will never be able to go back.” “

I will lose my backer. And if I tell you the secret, you will kill me on the spot.”

“Great Wizard of the Eye, I want to make a deal with you. If you are willing to give me an identity from the White Wizard Organization, I will agree to hand over the core spell models to you.”

Locke completely rejected this deal.

“You are not qualified to trade with me.”

Because he’d been too busy lately, his main body was still researching the situation at the Underworld Ancient Tree, and he hadn’t yet entered the stage of invoking the properties of the River Styx, so he hadn’t rushed to ask her about the core spell model of the Ghostly Holy Church.

But if he wanted to, as a potion master, he had plenty of methods.

With a little research, he could create a combination potion that would even be effective against crystallized witches.

Locke led her into the wizard airship, where he encountered the witch Zoe again.

Zoe glanced uneasily at the witch Stephania, who was controlled by Locke. ‘The Eye Demon Archmage, after a few months, he’s started trafficking people?’

‘Is the Eye Demon Archmage a white wizard or a black wizard?’

‘Terrifying, I’d better stay away from him.’

Locke looked at Zoe with surprise, ‘This guy’s magical pressure is increasing rapidly, almost reaching the crystallization stage. I’ve encountered her twice.’ “

Is this a coincidence? Or is she following me? She shouldn’t have the guts, so it’s a coincidence.”

“Something’s not right.”

Locke’s tiger eyes opened, looking down at her.

Zoe the Witch was too frightened to move, afraid Locke would suddenly attack.

Although this was a wizard airship, she couldn’t be sure if Locke was ruthless enough to publicly disregard the laws of white wizarding society.

A bead of sweat trickled down Zoe the Witch’s forehead.

After careful examination, Locke finally saw for a moment that Zoe the Witch’s soul seemed to be entwined with some special dimensional power.

“This girl is suspicious. There’s a special dimensional power around her, seemingly deliberately attracting calamities for her.”

“Her encounters with me twice, is it really a coincidence?” “

It’s the special dimensional power entwined in her soul that’s constantly provoking me for her. Behind this girl is the High Heaven Plains, the Purple Exile Path, a high-ringed wizard. She is that high-ringed wizard’s daughter.” “Either her soul was tampered with by a high-ring wizard, or perhaps it was to protect her, or… some kind of restriction?”   Locke

thought, a cold sweat running down his back.   He hadn’t expected that his encounter with Zoe the Witch during his first-ring stage might have been influenced by a high-ring wizard. He was   fortunate not to have discovered Zoe’s true identity back then, and not to have recognized her as a false holy priestess.   ”If I had recognized her back then…”   ”I don’t know what would have happened if I had fought her. Later, even after becoming a second-ring wizard, I didn’t kill her, otherwise, I don’t know what would have happened.”   Locke pondered, “I was too careless.”   If he hadn’t encountered her three times in a row, he wouldn’t have reacted at all; this was completely abnormal.   Now, using his Three-Eyed Tiger-Eyed Cat bloodline to enhance his eyesight, he had finally noticed the strangeness about her.   ”The wizarding world is still full of danger for me now.”   ”I must be more careful in the future.” Locke   glanced at Zoe the Witch and smiled, “Your magical pressure is rising quickly. Don’t worry, I don’t care about your little adventure.”   Inside the library, a passing wizard gave them a strange look before quickly leaving without causing trouble.   Zoe the Witch breathed a sigh of relief. “Great Wizard of the Eyes, who is this witch beside you?”   Locke smiled, “The female leader of the Ghostly Holy Cult in the Southeast Corner Region. I just wiped out a cult and am now inviting this leader to my Golden Crown Mountain as a guest.”   ”Why is Zoe the Witch so surprised?”   ”Isn’t this normal?”   Zoe the Witch felt a chill run down her spine.   This guy is inhuman.   He wiped out a cult and turned their wizard leader into his slave.   He’s truly ruthless.   Zoe the Witch immediately made a decision in her heart: from now on, she would avoid Locke whenever she saw him. She swore that this was the last time she would see Locke.   From now on, wherever Locke was in a wizarding land, she would avoid all sea routes leading to that land.   No, Cloud Marsh Wetlands seems to be a key route.   Then she’ll head along the routes between the Razor Lowlands and the Rainswamp!   In short, she needs to avoid running into Locke again.

Locke watched Zoe’s cautious departure, his eyes cold.

Stephania, the witch, looked at Locke shrewdly.

“Great Wizard of the Eyes, do you dislike that Liquefaction Witch? Do you have an old grudge against her?”

“I’ll kill her for you. I’m at your service.”

Locke glanced at her coldly.

Foolish.

Damn it.

If he wasn’t mistaken, the special dimensional power in Zoe’s soul was definitely helping her attract enemies who could kill her.

He had only caught a glimpse of it, but he was certain that the dimensional power had roughly this function.

‘But she’s not dead now. Who died?’

‘She must be able to abduct something from those who want to kill her, which is why her magical pressure has been rising so rapidly lately?’

‘If that’s the constitution, she’d definitely be better suited to be a dark wizard. The more you chase her, the faster her magical pressure rises.’

‘I’ve almost fallen into a trap twice before.’

Locke was sweating profusely.

‘I knew this was strange. The daughter of a high-ranking white wizard was wandering around the airship route, and no one had come to catch her.’

‘What is she looking for, or what is she trying to fish for?’

‘Oh well, if I see her in the future, I’ll just pretend I didn’t see her.’ “

Once you’ve got your hands on this thing, you might not be able to shake it off.”

…

Golden Crown Mountain, Little Peach Mountain, “Gate of Hell.”

Locke, along with the wizard Trajan, and one of Trajan’s students, a crystallizing witch, walked through the dark Gate of Hell.

The Gate of Hell was filled with eerie demonic energy. Because of the many wars waged with the Twin Demon Realms, it was like the underworld, with exposed, strange rocks everywhere.

Trajan said to his student, “Valerie Quinn, you should thank my junior brother, otherwise you wouldn’t have had the chance to accompany me on this mission of exploring the near-Earth in the Void.”

Valerie Quinn bowed to Locke and said, “Uncle-Master, hello. I am Valerie Quinn, a botanical wizard.”

Locke nodded slightly to her.

Valerie Quinn also seemed to be a student of Golden Crown Mountain, currently teaching at the school as an assistant wizarding instructor who hadn’t yet signed a formal lecturer contract.

It was a position with only benefits and treatment, without the teaching position offered by the White Wizarding Association.

This kind of position could be filled out by Golden Crown Mountain at any time without any reason, offering absolutely no job security.

Valerie Quinn curiously glanced up at Locke.

She was filled with curiosity about this second-circle wizard uncle.

He was so young, yet already a second-circle wizard, and a generation older than her.

Locke nodded coldly to her, then looked at Wizard Trajan and said, “Senior brother, let’s go.”

Wizard Trajan smiled and said, “Let’s go. We’ll enter the near-Earth void orbit. They use small void flying vehicles; there’s a rental shop over there. The three of us can rent one.”

“Some plant hunters might buy a small flying vehicle directly, but in my opinion, renting is more suitable because small flying vehicles need maintenance if left there.”

“And maintenance costs money.”

“If you buy a small flying vehicle, you’ll need to use it frequently. If you don’t use it for a month, you’ll have to pay an extra month’s maintenance fee. Besides, according to wizarding law, these things can’t be parked in the wizarding world’s mortal realm or in our various demi-plane devices.”

“Therefore, we need to rent a dedicated parking space.”

“So, in my experience, renting is better than buying,”

Wizard Trajan said. “There’s a dedicated rental shop in the Gates of Hell that can meet our needs. It’s not expensive, only 100,000 magic stones per rental.”

Locke was somewhat surprised. “So cheap?”

Senior Brother Trajan chuckled. “Not cheap at all. How could those cunning merchants possibly give us a discount? First of all, even a first-ring wizard might rent this, and for them, 50,000 magic stones per use would be a huge burden.”

“Secondly, due to its special manufacturing process, this thing is more prone to breaking down if left unused. So it needs to be taken out for a spin from time to time, which is how those small flying vehicles rented by rental companies come about. Essentially, we’re just grooms who specialize in taking these flying vehicles around.” “

100,000 magic stones are enough for fuel and maintenance costs. Moreover, these small flying vehicles have a special function: the moment they are attacked, a magic array is activated, forcibly returning them to the wizarding world.”

“Because there’s no spatial structure in the void, they can directly use spatial teleportation to return to the wizarding world.”

“Therefore, these small flying vehicles are extremely difficult to damage. Don’t worry, they won’t do anything that would lose money. There’s no need to think for those vampires; they’ve already priced it too low,”

said Wizard Trajan.

Locke gave a half-bow and said, “Senior brother is right.”

Wizard Trajan turned to look at Locke in surprise.

“The Eye Demon Archmage has been wreaking havoc in the Southeast Corner Region, and news of it has already reached the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. Eye Demon Archmage, there’s no need for

you to be so polite with me here.” “There’s no need for such formality between us. Hahaha…”

Wizard Trajan said to the surprised Locke, “Normally, news from the Southeast Corner Region wouldn’t reach the Cloud Marsh Wetlands, but you’ve gone too far. The Pale Pilgrimage seems to have learned about the Southeast Corner Region through some means and spread your name far and wide. Tsk tsk, one person wiped out an entire sect.”

“Your reputation for ruthlessness far surpasses that of an ordinary second-ring white wizard. I heard that the Director of the Demon Hunter Division is even interested in recruiting you into the Demon Hunter Division.”

Locke coughed.

He hadn’t expected the Pale Pilgrimage to be so stingy, actually publicizing his deeds.

Valerie Quinn, listening to her teacher and Locke’s conversation, was filled with shock. She never imagined that the seemingly ordinary young man, the gentle-looking wizard, was such a ruthless person.

Destroying an entire cult—that was incredibly cruel.

Could they even kill them all?

Even a second-circle wizard couldn’t kill a first-circle wizard this efficiently.

How was this done?

First-circle wizards have a permanent defensive field.

Locke said, “Those pale pilgrims have the nerve to talk nonsense. They clearly left a trap in the Ghostly Cult’s magic. I just accidentally activated their trap, and who knew that the entire cult would be wiped out.” Trajan

shook his head slightly and smiled, “I only care about the result, not the process.”

The three entered the market at the center of the ‘Gates of Hell’. The shops in the ‘Gates of Hell’ market were mostly for renting transportation.

Locke and Trajan entered the largest shop, called ‘Ghost Peach’.

Soon, they rented a magical plant called “Boat Peach.” This appeared to be a small void-flying vehicle created using alchemy and enchanting techniques, based on a Star Ring-level magical plant.

It looked like a canoe formed from a tree with its heartwood hollowed out.

Trajan patted the Boat Peach.

“Sturdy enough. The Boat Peach flying vehicle is reliable. Look at this imaginary root; this is the imaginary root of a Star Ring magical plant. Unlike ordinary imaginary roots, it has a main root. Ordinary imaginary roots are like a beard, all thin and fine. This one has a thick main root, surrounded by fibrous roots.”

(End of Chapter)