Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 837

Chapter 834 The Simplified Way of the Nemesis in the Beast Panel

Locke glanced at Jack, who wore a linen blouse soaked with sweat and mud, soft leather boots, and sheepskin trousers tightly bound with a leather belt. In his hand, he held a gleaming wrought iron dagger.

“I will teach you the forest ranger power I just displayed—the power to manipulate vines and control vegetation. The power I just used, and the power I’m using now.”

The holly tree spirit stroked the dagger in Jack’s hand, and instantly, the dagger was covered in rust.

Jack looked at the dagger in astonishment. This dagger, passed down from his father to him, and from his grandfather to his father, had rusted simply from the touch of the tree spirit lord.

What kind of power was this?

This was originally a treasure capable of cutting through iron like mud!

A scene flashed through Jack’s mind: if someone raised a knight’s sword to strike him, wouldn’t the knight’s seemingly indestructible sword rust and corrode just like this one if he simply touched it with his palm?

Is this why the Tree Man said those monsters were trying to resist him?

Is this the power the Tree Man spoke of?

It seems to be a power far greater than that of a knight!

He yearned for it.

As someone who had received orthodox knightly education since childhood, he wanted to possess power to protect those who deserved it.

Jack immediately knelt on one knee before the Holly Tree Man, performing the vassal’s rites to Locke.

“Tree Man, I am ready to accept the power you bestow upon me. What do I need to do? Swing my sword a thousand times a day, or run 10 kilometers every day?”

“Tree Man,”

Susan said, looking at Locke, “Can…can I also obtain your power?”

Jack turned to look at Susan in surprise.

“Miss Susan, bleeding is a man’s job. You are an elegant lady; you only need to quietly stay in the rear and await the horn of victory. Fighting is not suited to you…”

Susan stubbornly tossed her fluffy black curly hair, her gaze scrutinizing.

“Jack, I originally thought you were different from the other knights’ squires.”

“You know, I’ve loved playing with weapons since I was little, and I don’t like the summer games of ladies. Jack, that’s why we’re friends. Because you respect my hobby, and I respect yours—your hobby of sculpting clay figures.”

“If your friends saw this hobby, they’d laugh at you for the rest of their lives.”

“But I think you’re skillful, possessing an artist’s talent. And you have an eye for beauty and a kind heart.”

Jack’s face flushed slightly.

“I’m sorry, Susan.”

“But you saw it too, that monster was incredibly powerful. I was worried about you…”

Locke glanced at the two of them. Even without the Elemental Emerald potion, he could sense through his spiritual intuition that both possessed some wizarding talent, around level 1-2.

It was difficult to confirm.

His own Ranger power system was a system within the larger wizarding system.

This meant that every Star Ring Wizard was essentially creating a subsystem within the larger wizarding system. This was an astonishing achievement.

Civilizational diversity had reached an unprecedented level.

It’s easy to imagine how powerful the wizarding civilization could be!

Locke turned to Susan, who possessed a resemblance to his student, the witch Williams—that unique aura of a witch.

“You don’t need to argue,”

Locke said. “I can share my power with you. These are Leaves of Power.”

The holly tree spirit plucked two Leaves of Power from its crown. He gave the one carrying [Plant Magic] to Susan and placed the one carrying [Plant Hand] on Jack.

“Collecting more Leaves of Power will amplify your power.”

“But each person can initially only withstand one Leave of Power. After obtaining a Leave of Power, you need to adapt and adjust. Only after fully adapting to its power can you obtain a second Leave of Power.” “

As for how to accelerate the adaptation to the power of the Leaves of Power, it’s simple: you must gain the Leaves of Power’s approval.”

Emerald green light appeared on Jack and Susan’s bodies. They each flashed with emerald green light, then each gained the power of [Plant Hand] and [Plant Magic].

This also means that the Holly Tree Ent, having lost these two Power Leaves, has also lost the power of these two spell models.

Of course, from Jack and Susan’s perspective, they were encountering the mysterious and infinitely powerful forces of the forest.

Therefore, after hearing Locke’s words, they assumed there would be many more Power Leaves, completely unaware that Locke had only created three Power Leaves so far.

There were no more.

Jack stretched out his right hand, and a small blade of grass in front of him grew rapidly, moving with his palm. Jack’s mouth dropped open.

“Amazing!”

But soon his forehead was covered in sweat.

Susan clasped her hands together, as if cupping water, a gentle breeze swirling in her palms, and she was slightly panting.

Because neither of them possessed any magic power at the moment, their spells were entirely paid for by the Power Leaves on their bodies.

However, since they were the ones actively casting spells, some of their physical strength was drawn from them and converted into magic power as the cost of casting spells.

After the two became Rangers, Locke immediately noticed that his Great Magic, Evolution Moon, seemed to have undergone a slight forging.

It was as if a very light hammer had struck his Evolution Moon, generating a tiny bit of power.

The process of creating a power system was a process of highly abstracting what one had learned.

The process of establishing a symbolic system was a process of refining one’s Great Magic, bringing it into a state of virtual forging. Once the virtual forging was complete, then one’s Great Magic would be a Star-Forged Great Magic.

Locke said, “Two Rangers, remember, the Leaf of Power in your hands is a living thing. You chose the Leaf of Power, and the Leaf of Power also chose you. To fully unleash the power contained within the Leaf of Power, you need to increase your affinity with it.”

“The best way is to eliminate monsters like those you just encountered, namely vampires.”

“And also to protect the forest. The Ranger’s duty is to protect the forests that react to the Leaf of Power in your hands. Every battle you fight will increase your affinity with the Leaf of Power, and your power will increase accordingly.”

Jack grasped the key point.

“Great Lord of the Treants, so the key is combat?”

Locke retreated slightly.

“You can think of it that way.”

“Remember, as Rangers, you will become thorns in the side of those monsters. Jack, Susan, you need to constantly fight and hone your skills in battle. But never forget, you are not fighting alone. The Leaves of Power in your hands are living beings; they are your companions.” “

Similarly, the forest is with you. And the forest is what those monsters fear most. If you encounter an insurmountable enemy, return to this forest.”

Locke retreated further, and the trees behind him, absorbed into the ecosystem of the Moonlit Evolution by the moonlight, transformed into treants under the blessing of the moon goddess.

These treants rose from the ground one by one, towering tree guardians, stunning Jack and Susan.

Jack and Susan now firmly believed that they had encountered a fortuitous event during the monster’s pursuit, obtaining some ancient power from the Great Lord of the Treants within the forest.

Although, this power was merely something Locke had casually created earlier.

Locke’s treant clone roamed the forest.

“From now on, I just need to let things run their course. I only need to do two things: First, use moonlight to shroud more of this world’s trees, incorporating all the world’s plants into my ecological community. Currently, I’ve only completed one-thirtieth of the progress.”

“I need to further strengthen the support of nature in this world.”

“This requires me to officially exterminate the vampires under the Life-Stealing Instrument of this world.”

“Second, to create more Power Leaves. Let’s start by creating Power Leaves based on these three templates.”

Locke pondered for a moment before making this decision, since the more types of Power Leaves there were, the more difficult it would be to control.

Since this was his first attempt at building a power system, there was no need to create too many types.

“Two Rangers aren’t enough. I can create more Leaves of Power and grant them to those who desire power.”

“Fortunately, the natural forces of this world are naturally effective against the vampires of all levels created through the rituals of this world. So even a 0.1-level spell is like an irresistible force to them.”

“The Leaves of Power are my simulations of the leaves of this world.”

Locke manipulated the treants, moving slowly but powerfully through the forest.

“But to be honest, I’ve created a clever method of cultivation.”

Because the Leaves of Power are living entities, Locke essentially has the Rangers fight alongside them. During battle, the Rangers will spontaneously learn from the Leaves of Power and passively enhance their spiritual power while using them. The Leaves of Power will also absorb the Rangers’ growth and grow.

Essentially, the relationship between the Rangers and the Leaves of Power is Locke’s simulation of the relationship between a botanical wizard and a magical plant.

But there are differences.

Because the Leaves of Power are designed to grow.

The foundation of the Moon Cultivation Method lies in human spirituality, which, through the transformation of stone spirits, enters the spirituality of plants, leading to their rapid evolution.

Therefore, this is Locke’s experiment.

He wants to see if the combination of human spirituality and the Leaf of Power can similarly accelerate plant evolution.

He uses the Forest Sanctuary as a transit space for spiritual transformation.

This can also serve as an experiment.

Locke pondered, “If this direction fails, so be it. I’ll just change the direction of my power system development. If it succeeds, that would be a truly unexpected delight.”

“Wait, I’d better create two Leaves of Power. Because Rangers, who can only use 0.1-ring spell models, are fine fighting low-level vampires, since the natural forces of this world counter those vampires.”

“This is a case of tit for tat.”

“From an ecological perspective, this should be considered a natural ecological niche that counters the undead race, vampires, by stealing the power of immortality.”

“Therefore, the nature of this world can actually kill the vampires born here.”

Locke fell into deep thought.

“If I think about it from this perspective, I can completely use this ecological niche to strengthen myself.”

“First, I will create a 0.1-level bloodline spell, changing Berserk to a 0.1-level [Light as a Feather].”

“Next is…”

Locke pondered, “The beast panel can essentially be simulated using a spell model, but my current level is not high enough to completely simulate it, only approximate it.”

“But combined with the natural forces of this world that naturally counter those vampires, I can create a simplified version of the spell model.”

At this moment, Locke, in his [Do as You Please Without Overstepping the Rules] state, coupled with the natural forces that spontaneously counter vampires generated by the stimulation of the Life Stealing Instrument in this world, is somewhat similar to the beast panel, and the spell model Locke wants to create is still of a very low level.

Therefore, in just one day, Locke created a super-budget version of the [Beast Panel] – [Path of Nemesis].

Locke looked at the five Power Leaves before him. Path of Nemesis was the core Power Leave he had created for the Rangers, because the Beast Panel was one of his core powers as a Guardian of Nature.

And by creating this super-budget version of the Beast Panel within the Evolution Moon’s power system, he could refine and enhance his own power. This

prompted him to contemplate the essence of his power, the essence of beasts.

“With the Path of Nemesis Power Leave, all the Rangers’ spell damage against the vampires in this world will be doubled.”

“In this way, even if the Rangers encounter some high-level vampires, they can still defeat them using the spell combinations from the Power Leaves.”

At this moment, Locke sensed that in just one day, more than a hundred people in this world had obtained his Power Leaves.

He himself had also created over a thousand Power Leaves in that single day.

His immense magic grew ever stronger, and his ecosystem expanded ever larger. Clearly, the vampires behind the Heidelberg plane were restless, impatient, and filled with fear.

Seeing that he hadn’t immediately attacked, they finally couldn’t resist. Under the cover of darkness the following night, they organized an army of vampire servants and launched a surprise attack on the forest.

This time, however, Locke didn’t use the Moonblessing spell to summon treants. He simply sent over a hundred rangers to fight for their own power. These rangers could kill the intruding low-level vampire servants in the jungle.

Even if someone faced a life-or-death crisis, he could use the forest’s treants to help them.

Overall, Locke was very satisfied with the result.

The more than three hundred low-level vampire servants that had raided the forest were repelled by his hundred-plus rangers.

Locke glanced at the vampire servants and said with satisfaction, “My Rangers already received proper knightly training in this world. Their combat strength was already quite good, and with the Power Leaves they obtained, it’s natural they could easily defeat those low-level vampire servants.”

Those low-level vampire servants, even in the wizarding world, would have struggled to reach even a 0.1-ring modification.

Locke also realized that the three dark wizards only had around 15,000 magic pressure, and each of them had climbed up through years of service.

Naturally, they were far from reaching the Star Ring.

Unlike Morgan the wizard he had encountered before, who had a group of Dead Winter Knights as the core power of his Great Magic, these three hadn’t even touched the edge of the Star Ring.

Their Great Magic-enhanced vampires seemed not much different from ordinary people.

A week later, Locke watched as his Rangers Susan and Jack, who had mastered three Power Leaves, together defeated a vampire ancient elder, and he was speechless.

That vampire ancient elder was simply too weak.

With his aged body and pale skin, Locke assumed the ancient elder possessed at least the skill of a third-tier wizard apprentice and was prepared to strike secretly, even planning a direct confrontation with the three dark wizards in this plane.

But to his surprise, his two rangers, through relentless and fierce attacks, slashed the vampire elder’s head off.

This so-called ancient elder was essentially only slightly stronger than an ordinary vampire in this world.

The ancient elder’s head rolled across the plaza, shocking hundreds of ordinary vampires.

How could such a powerful ancient elder be beheaded so easily?

At this moment, Jack and Susan, panting, mounted their warhorses and swiftly retreated from the plaza, leaving the terrified vampires behind.

Meanwhile, the three second-ring wizards surveyed the world.

They had witnessed this scene from deep within the church, and the three exchanged fearful glances.

“It’s a power system. That senior researcher from Golden Crown Mountain has already developed a prototype of a power system. How could the three of us, those laughable inferior vampires in this world, possibly be a match for them?” “

So, I say we should unite and cooperate. Forget about the grudges outside. Right now, our magical pressures are clashing, our ultimate spells are colliding, and we’re inseparable. But we have three people, three ultimate spells, and our total magical pressure is greater than theirs. If we can unite…”

“How?”

“We have three ultimate spells. If we sacrifice a vampire under one ultimate spell to the other two, we can quickly boost the strength of our vampires, thus suppressing their ultimate spells.”

“Can you stop talking nonsense? Is that even possible?!”

The three dark wizards looked at each other with suspicion.

Their eyes gradually turned fierce.

Because they all realized the problem.

They were all descendants of the progenitor wizards, using the Life Stealing Instrument, and their World Stones were from the same world.

Their ultimate magic could completely absorb the opponent’s ultimate magic to strengthen their own.

When they were at their peak, the three could cooperate seamlessly, seemingly good friends. But now, when faced with an invading enemy, the same thought simultaneously pops into their minds: “First, eliminate these two, then strengthen ourselves; that way, we can win.”

And, most terrifyingly, this chain of suspicion is unbreakable.

In reality, if anyone were to fight Locke and suffer a loss of power, someone else would betray him, consuming his Great Magic to strengthen their own.

Therefore, they dared not suggest fighting Locke first; instead, they had to be wary of each other, lest they be absorbed by the other.

Because their Great Magics were confined to the same world, their interests were intertwined, which was why they had previously placed their rituals in one location.

Only in this way could they monitor each other and prevent the other from causing trouble in the Heidelberg Plane, out of their sight.

This was also one of the drawbacks of using a single plane’s World Stone to construct Great Magic.

Therefore, truly gifted wizards, if capable, would each possess their own independent plane.

…

At this moment, Locke was watching Jack and Susan. In just one week, these two had undergone transformations in battle, from the initial excitement of gaining power, to doubt, then the fear and terror of being injured in battle, followed by retreat, and finally, determination.

Their abilities had improved, and their magnanimity had increased.

They gradually became able to accommodate more Leaves of Power, and a week later, these two chosen ones obtained two new Leaves of Power from the forest.

Their complex and intense emotions repeatedly impacted the Leaves of Power.

Locke could sense that the Leaves of Power were indeed undergoing some kind of change.

But this change was different from the Moon Cultivation Method.

Locke became engrossed in observation, while simultaneously preparing to summon the Rangers, who had now grown to a thousand, for a full-scale attack on the Bright Mountain Church in the Heidelberg Plane, to destroy the ritual base there that could convert vampires. If successful, he could win this world war.

…

Golden Crown Mountain, the library, the Ancient Tree Fruit clone, Locke received Alaric’s reply.

Alaric replied to him: “Dear Grand Wizard Locke, since our parting at the Cloud Cup, I have missed your former glory. I have completed the matter you entrusted to me well.” “

My teacher gave you a reply, saying that it contains what you need.”

Locke took out the second letter, then opened it, revealing a golden foxtail grass specimen.

Locke looked at the specimen, initially with a strange expression, because apart from this specimen, Wizard Russell hadn’t replied to any of his letters.

The next moment, looking at the specimen, he suddenly understood.

“So that’s it! The reason why some green foxtail grass reverts to golden foxtail grass during natural evolution is so simple!”

Locke noticed a tiny specimen of a dodder-like magical plant attached to the golden foxtail grass specimen.

Clearly, the golden foxtail grass was being parasitized by some kind of magical plant.

Locke quickly searched the library for atlases of dodder-like magical plants, looking for the scientific name of this particular plant.

He also found a magic book that described the habits of golden foxtail grass.

“It’s confirmed. This is a first-ring parasitic magical plant, the Golden Lamp Vine. Its common host is a certain type of tree, and it has a habit of actively nurturing its host magical plant. To nurture its host magical plant, the Golden Lamp Vine will actively absorb some of the host’s plant essence to better disguise itself, making it undetectable to the host magical plant.”

“However, as a first-ring parasitic magical plant, the Golden Lamp Vine must parasitize a tree; otherwise, smaller magical plants are easily sucked to death.”

Locke closed the magic book.

“I see. I’ve got the last piece of the puzzle. With this, as long as I conduct one more experiment to confirm my hypothesis, the atavism can be completely completed. And even better than expected!” “

Of course, the premise is—”

“The experimental results must meet my expected expectations.”

(End of Chapter)