Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 866

Chapter 862, The Forest Ranger 20, is now online!

In the dormitory of the Golden Crown Mountain District, Locke’s Ancient Tree Fruit clone opened his eyes and stood up from the sofa in the study.

Through consuming the Tourmaline King Peach, Locke had obtained two secrets of creation in succession.

At the same time, he recalled the star map of primordial dust he had recorded in his mind, marveling at the miracle contained within the Tourmaline King Peach.

This was practically a Dao Fruit!

As he ate two Tourmaline King Peaches, the star map of primordial dust became increasingly clear in his mind. This made Locke realize that although he could only obtain the portion of the secrets of creation set by the Tourmaline King Peach’s breeder by consuming it,

the star map of creation he had personally memorized was undeniably real.

“If I could consume more Tourmaline King Peaches, I could even directly study this star map,”

Locke mused. “This star map gives me the illusion that it can enhance my botanical spell model. I did indeed optimize the spell model in my mind’s eye and strengthen my spell power because of these two Tourmaline King Peaches.”

“I can farm more Tourmaline King Peaches in the future…”

Locke pondered, “I’ll exhaust the Tourmaline King Peaches in Golden Crown Mountain to obtain enough so that I can see the Genesis Tree Plant Star Map more clearly.” Locke

summarized what he had gained from observing the Genesis Star Map and even adjusted the Power Leaves of the Rangers he had previously established.

The higher the level cap of the Power Leaves and the more complete the Power Leaves system, the higher the level of his Great Magic forging would be, and the closer he would be to the Star Ring.

Locke took out a Leaf of the Path of Nemesis – Power Leaf and used a grafting knife to engrave and carve on it, making minor adjustments, raising the Path of Nemesis from 0.3 ring to 0.5 ring.

Locke then modified the other four types of Power Leaves, all of them to 0.5 ring.

Since the Path of Nemesis Power Leaves could be upgraded to 0.5 ring, it proved that the other Power Leaves could also be improved.

At this moment, Locke made some further modifications to the five types of Power Leaves.

“I’m about to enter the Forest Sanctuary in the Three Cavern Worlds for the third attempt to forge Great Magic.”

“This time, I need to add restrictions on spell slots. Each Power Leaf has a base usage of 5 times… no, since I’m adding restrictions, I naturally need to add a hierarchy…”

Locke shuddered.

At this moment, he remembered what the witch Catherine had said: the power system of Great Magic is a hierarchical system.

“Adding a linear ranking system would bring my Ranger system closer to a true power system. It’s not that I can’t directly share my power with the Rangers, but then it wouldn’t be a true power system. Like Sura, his mage system would be merely a facade.”

“Only a true power system can forge a Star Ring – a supreme spell.”

Locke pondered, “Since we’re increasing the restrictions on spell slots, we should simply introduce a ranking system, classifying Rangers. A level 1 Ranger can only use 0.1-ring Power Leaves, while a level 5 Ranger can use 0.5-ring Power Leaves. Besides the Ranger’s passive spells, Path of Nemesis and Lightness of the Feather, other active spells can only be used five times per day.”

This was just a number Locke casually set, purely for testing and experimentation.

Locke continued to ponder, “Besides the Way of the Nemesis, Lightness of the Feather, Herb Tricks, Herb Hands, and Herb Entanglement, I’m adding three more spell models that I’ve specially modified.”

“The first is a 0.5-level spell model, [Arrow of Herbs], which I’ve simplified and modified from my previously used first-level spell model, [Golden Fern Spear].” “

The second is a 0.5-level spell model, [Tree Friend], which I extracted and simplified from relevant spell models from the Forest Sanctuary.”

“The third is a 0.5-level spell I summarized and designed myself, [Forest Conversation].”

“These Power Leaves shouldn’t just have a 0.5-level version; there should also be versions from 0.1 to 0.5 levels.”

An hour later, Locke had designed eight different Power Leaves.

“We can’t ignore the essence and only focus on the phenomena. How much the Rangers’ power levels rise is of limited significance to me. What truly matters is my power system, and the foundation of my current power system is these Leaves of Power,”

Locke pondered. “I’ve now raised the types of Leaves of Power to eight, but that’s not enough. A second-circle wizard needs to organize a set of virtual symbols from their field of study to describe their power system and their understanding.” “

It’s perfectly normal for a second-circle wizard to create thousands of virtual symbols to describe their power system,”

Locke said. “But that would be far too cumbersome and require a long time to accumulate.”

“Many wizards seem to waste decades, even centuries, on this step precisely because of this. That’s definitely not the path of genius,”

Locke thought. “I’ll consult my teacher about this later. Now, my system of Leaves of Power, which mimics the leaves of the World Tree, is deeply bound to the Rangers.”

“The Rangers obtain Leaves of Power by fulfilling their duties and completing contracts to protect nature. They grow together with the Leaves of Power.”

“Its core is the Path of Nemesis – Leaf of Power.”

This is actually the greatest foundation of his Leaf of Power system.

Of the three new Leaves of Power he has added this time, only the Tree Friend – Leaf of Power is truly important.

In essence, he is using the Leaf of Power system—in his own language—to re-describe his entire journey.

This is also the key to advancing from the second ring to the star ring.

Re-describing his power in his own language, although it cannot compare to the basic magical script used by wizards, can deepen his understanding of himself and begin to forge his own great magic.

In the future, he will continue to grow and learn using the wizard system, so his own language will be more like a memo, or a way of looking at problems from another perspective.

Therefore, Locke realized that since he became a formal wizard by using the Forest Sanctuary as a permanent defensive force field, his Ranger system must advance to the first ring level, and the power of the Forest Sanctuary must be incorporated into the Leaf of Power.

Therefore, he designed the Tree Friend – Leaf of Power, attempting to add the power of his Forest Sanctuary to the Leaf of Power.

Locke distributed the redesigned eight Power Leaves to his treant avatars in the two lower forests where he was currently located, and devoted some of his energy to remotely engraving inscriptions, creating a new Power Leaves system based on these eight Power Leaves.

At this moment, the entire Ranger system was changing.

Ranger 2.0 was launched.

Shaw in the Louis plane, and Jack and others in the Heidelberg plane, all sensed a change in their power. The limitations had increased, but the power system was more closely integrated with nature, raising its upper limit. Talented individuals could continue to advance. In the Heidelberg plane

, Jack and Susan, dressed in ranger gear, looked towards the forest. They saw power leaves falling from the canopy of the oak tree above them.

Inside the dormitory at Golden Crown Mountain, Locke saw a voice call request from the witch Rose. Locke paused for a moment, then remotely controlled his treant avatar in the Three Caves plane. Taking advantage of the giants’ mistaken belief that they had cleared out the treants, he quickly entered the forest, concealing himself as an ordinary tree.

At the same time, he manipulated the treant to search for the Sealed Stone. After all, a Sealed Stone represented a gaseous wizard. If he could retrieve it, he could choose to unseal it at any time, gaining another ally.

Meanwhile, Locke’s clone, in his dormitory at Golden Crown Mountain, connected with Rose the Witch.

Rose’s voice maintained its usual nonchalant tone, as if her attention was never on him.

“Locke Augustine, I have some unfortunate news for you. Solas Barefoot and Melochy Magic Steps both intend to launch a promotional campaign for second-circle wizard shoes at the beginning of two months from now. You know what that means, right?”

Locke paused for a moment, then realized that this wasn’t directed at him.

Instead, they were two behemoths. Even a mere spectator like Karami could be accidentally injured or crushed by them during their clash.

After his failed attempt to sell his second-ring wizard shoes, the two allied shops would obviously pay less attention to him. Their current promotion was clearly a deliberate price-cutting tactic to undermine each other’s competitiveness.

This would significantly impact him.

His wizard shoes already sold poorly; with both shops’ promotions, his second pair might suffer a setback, potentially even affecting his third second-ring wizard shoe.

Rose’s reminder was clearly a sign of his duty as an ally.

Locke told Rose, “I understand. But you don’t need to worry too much. I will fulfill my ally’s duty and complete the pre-sale of my second pair of wizard shoes within this month.”

“So, their plan has no impact on me,”

Rose said, a hint of surprise in her voice.

“Oh? So confident? No wonder Grandma told me to treat you as an enemy.” “

Locke Augustine, do you need to know the specific progress of Solas’s support for the Brandy Wizard? If you need it…”

Locke said, “I don’t need it.”

Rose’s voice chuckled on the other end of the line.

“That’s good. I’m relieved.”

Locke hung up the phone and shook his head slightly.

Rose seemed to be the kind of person who would constantly test the strength of her partners. In that case, cooperation with her was not stable at all. If he showed any weakness, this ally one moment might attack him the next.

Oh well, he was only temporarily allied with her anyway.

Someone like her probably wouldn’t need long-term allies, and might not even have many stable long-term allies.

Locke thought for a moment. If she had any, she wouldn’t need to come to him.

Locke told Douglas, “You need to help me continue writing my article on the atavistic evolution of the Sea Gold Sand. I’ll give you the experimental data and the core outline; you can help me refine it.”

Douglas was naturally happy to take on this task. After all, the Brandy Wizard was keeping a close eye on him lately, and if he didn’t work, he might be targeted by the Brandy Wizard.

He simply immersed himself in his work. With the help of the Lagmamon Wizard King, although even writing an article based on the information Locke provided was difficult, it was still achievable, even if it was slow.

Meanwhile, Locke’s clone was preparing to go to the 2nd Research Institute to completely complete the second set of wizard shoes and put them into actual combat.

Using the Forest Sanctuary, with the help of the Forest Alliance Charm, and with the assistance of the Evolution Moon, it was still possible to transfer some magical plants from his clone to his main body.

…

In the Three Holes World, Locke manipulated his tree-man avatar to travel through the forest, while simultaneously searching for the missing Sealed Stone based on the flow of dimensional power.

A day later, Locke finally found the location of the Sealed Stone, which had vanished three days earlier after being struck by the Light Principle of the God-King of this world, on a riverbank.

The Sealed Stone was now in the hands of a young boy and a middle-aged man.

Both were covered in blood, their clothes tattered, seemingly fleeing. They carried little in the way of supplies, except for the stone the boy held.

That stone was the Sealed Stone.

The middle-aged man looked at the stone in the boy’s hand with a puzzled expression.

“My young master, I entrust you with the protection of my deceased master, hoping to escort you to a friendly city-state.”

“May my deceased master bless you. May the God of War once again show us mercy and favor.”

The boy gritted his teeth and asked, “Why did the God of War abandon me and my father, instead supporting that despicable coward to the throne? He has never even fought a single battle.”

A flicker of fear crossed the middle-aged man’s eyes. “No…don’t talk about the God of War like that. Talking about gods is a serious sin.”

“This is the God of War’s choice, and we’d better accept it. And pray that he will change his mind.”

“If we pray day after day, the God of War will hear us. He will change his mind.”

“Young master, your safety is the most important thing now. Why are you holding onto this stone?”

The boy whispered, “It’s strange. We were able to escape yesterday because of this stone. Just by holding this stone, I feel a constant flow of heat entering my body. My strength increases slightly. Not by much, but at least enough to let me fight two more people my age.”

The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up with surprise. “Could this be a treasure given to us by the God of War?”

“The current hardship is actually a test from the God of War of Terella!”

“If we can get through this, we will definitely regain the God of War’s favor.”

The boy looked at the stone in his hand.

“To be realistic, I think we should give this treasure to the priest of Terella and have him offer it to the God of War. Perhaps that will help me regain divine favor more quickly.”

The middle-aged man took the stone from him, puzzled. “Then why don’t I feel anything? Could it be that this is an honor bestowed upon you exclusively by the God of War?”

At this moment, Locke was manipulating his treant avatar. Because he hadn’t descended as a saint, nor received the support of this world, and was even essentially suppressed by it

, he couldn’t enter the state of [Doing as He Pleases Without Overstepping Boundaries].

Therefore, he couldn’t know the identities of the boy and the middle-aged man before him, or whether they were the chosen ones of this plane.

“Since I can’t see it directly, I can only guess.”

Locke pondered, manipulating his treant avatar. “This is a test of my judgment. But that child probably has wizarding talent. That increases the possibility that he’s the chosen one.” “

The treant is too conspicuous once it leaves the forest. I need humans to help me gather information, quickly understand this plane, and locate my other half. My other half gave the ring to the giantess, definitely so that my main body, who is about to arrive in this plane, could see it.”

“After all, when we land, we’ll definitely clash, and I’ll be able to see it then.”

“So, the question is…”

“What message does my other half want to convey to me?”

(End of Chapter)