Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 985

Chapter 977 The Dilemma of Virtual Forging: Starry Sky on Water! The Mountain Traveler and the Dilemma Leading to the Lunar Ring!

On the wizard’s airship, Locke’s potion-making avatar was having a video call with the Sea Queen in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands.

The Sea Queen sat at a dressing table, opening a wooden box from a makeup tray. A large, winged fish leaped out. This fish was extremely ferocious, with a huge lantern on its forehead emitting a strange light. Its dead fish eyes were incredibly cruel. The magical pressure of this lantern-like fish surged continuously upon its appearance, its scale expanding endlessly.

“Helen, you bastard woman, how dare you imprison me, the Ginseng Fish King, for so long! I will eat you, and I will eat everything related to you!”

The lantern-like fish was incredibly vicious; it had committed countless evils in the endless void, and this was the first time it had suffered such a great loss.

The lantern-like fish was about to break free of its seal and begin to grow back to its normal size, intending to swallow the Sea Queen whole. But the next moment, the Sea Queen suddenly slapped down, flattening the lantern monster into a piece of paper. The lantern monster was clearly dumbfounded. The    Sea

Queen said, “Noisy.”   She then took a safe from her astral ring, opened it, and took out a potion. She poured the potion onto the lanternfish slice, and the monster found itself transformed—it had become a tattoo. The tattoo lay there on the table. The Sea Queen used tweezers to   remove the monster’s tattoo and placed it on the side of her neck. The ferocious lanternfish tattoo appeared on her neck, swam around a few times, then crawled to her right shoulder and lay there motionless. The Sea Queen explained to Locke, “This is a Grand Potion—the Tattoo Transformation Grand Potion.”   Locke had never seen a potion of this caliber before. The strange fish’s magical pressure had reached the Sun Ring level and was still rising, likely indicating an even more powerful being. Yet, it had been transformed into a tattoo by a single potion and then hung on the Sea Queen’s body. The Sea Queen looked at Locke and asked, “So, do you want to learn how to brew Grand Potions?”   Locke hesitated for a moment, then smiled wryly, “Lady Helen, you’re joking. Only third-ring potions can be called Grand Potions. Each Grand Potion represents a significant achievement in the boundless realm of Potions. Currently, I’m only at the beginner level.” “I can’t even imagine brewing a third-ring Grand Potion,”   the Sea Queen said. “In Potions, only reaching a leading level is meaningful. This is more pronounced than in other disciplines.” “Every good Potions Master wants to be able to brew Grand Potions.”

“Only a Greater Potion can be considered a true potion.”

The Sea Queen used some second-circle potions, applying them to her shoulder to secure the deformed tattoo and prevent the lanternfish from detaching. Then, with tweezers, she removed a dragon tattoo from her calf. The instant she removed it, the potion’s effects vanished, and the dragon, freed from the Greater Potion’s effects, radiated a magical glow from its body. The dragon tattoo then transformed into a living dragon, writhing within the tweezers. The dragon turned to the Sea Queen, saying, “Helen, you old witch, you damned old witch! Your victory was dishonorable! I only ate one of your students, and you treat me like this, even using my power! Let me go! I will utterly destroy you, leaving not even a speck of dust in this world!”

The dragon’s eyes were bloodshot, filled with rage and malice.

The dragon’s eyes flashed with two ominous red beams as it hurtled towards the Sea Queen. The Sea Queen rolled her eyes, picked up a pipe, took a deep drag, and exhaled a puff of smoke. Countless plumes of smoke from the burning wizard’s tobacco enveloped the dragon, leaving it dizzy and half-dead. The

Sea Queen satisfiedly stored it in her vanity case.

“See that? This is what potions can do.”

“Great potions can utilize the essence of all things and the combinations and variations between natural magical components to create powers that can escape death, bring happiness, transcend life and death, and transform all things. They can knock out a three-ring creature, or revive it—beyond your imagination.” “

However, these two magical creatures deserved their fate,”

the Sea Queen said. “They ate many wizards and destroyed some industries on the Xiangshan Islands. I was commissioned to use the Tattoo Transformation Potion to turn them into these tattoos.”

“Protect me.”

“The core of Potions lies in Spiritual Abilities. The better you are at Spiritual Abilities, the better your Potions skills will be at the second ring.” “Locke, I’m planning to start my third Potions class soon, and I hope you can keep up with my pace. It would be too boring if only my one student could understand my lessons in the end; I might as well just teach her alone. But just like time waits for no one, if you can’t keep up with my pace, I’ll have to teach according to her learning pace. Although she’s a first-ring wizard, you might not be able to keep up with her learning pace in Potions.”

The Sea Queen said, “Your recent progress in learning is indeed commendable, but you mustn’t become arrogant.”

After all…

her student was once a third-ring wizard. Even though his achievements in potions were largely lost due to death, the characteristics of a third-ring wizard still allowed him to influence some of his reincarnations. Of course, the Sea Queen didn’t intend to explain this to Locke.

Because ability is ability.

Potions is a discipline where only the most gifted geniuses are qualified to reach the final stage.

This path demands an extremely high level of talent, and gaining additional potions talent by destroying one’s original self and reincarnating as a secondary self is a privilege unique to third-ring wizards.

The Sea Queen said, “However, considering that only two or three out of ten people can understand my lessons, and only two or three out of ten can actually learn them, I plan to wait half a month until your avatar returns to Yunze Wetlands before starting the third lesson. Starting the lesson early wouldn’t make much sense.” “But there’s a guest I invited on this wizard airship you’re on… He will play a more important teaching role in the class—serving as my teaching tool.”

“Since you’re on this ship, I think you should receive him. Can you help me bring him to the Root Crown Court in Yunze Wetlands?”

Locke bowed and said, “Of course. Lady Helen, how can I find him on this ship?”

The Sea Queen said, “His name is Mountain Guest, the master of a medium-sized world, a god of a wandering pantheon who doesn’t belong to the three major god races. He has keen hearing and can foresee things. He should have sensed me when we had our video call. He should have already come looking for me by now. Augustine, he has a bad temper, so be careful.”

“Oh, right, there’s one thing you must remember, absolutely don’t forget, otherwise your clone will be in mortal danger. But as long as you don’t break any taboos on this point, it’s not a big problem, you’re still relatively safe.”

“If he tells you he’s your friend, or that he considers you one of his own, you must immediately tell him that you and he are just strangers. Do you understand?”

Locke nodded, though he didn’t quite understand, he still remembered all of the Sea Queen’s instructions.

“I understand. Lady Helen.”

Sea Queen Helen snapped her fingers.

The next moment, the video call ended.

Locke then discovered that in front of the soundproof magic circle he had activated on his seat inside the free library, there stood a creature that looked like a huge ginseng.

He immediately chanted a spell, dispelling the soundproof magic circle, and the magic circle that blocked sound and light automatically disappeared, allowing the creature standing in front of him to clearly see.

The other party was a huge ginseng composed of white light, in a very strange state, somewhere between light and real ginseng. It was about the height of three people and had many ginseng roots on its body. According to the Sea Queen, it seemed that she had pulled it over from somewhere in order to quickly improve the teaching of the class.

Locke immediately sensed that the other party was likely a Sun-ring level life form, so he stood up from his seat. “Excuse me, are you Mr. Shanchuan Ke? I am a student of the Sea Queen in Potions. She sent me to receive you and take you to the Root Crown Court branch in Cloud Marsh Wetlands.” Shanchuan Ke’s ginseng-like eyes darted around, then he said, “Helen? That witch… I heard her voice, though it was very faint, and I couldn’t make out what she said, but you were talking to her just now, weren’t you? She’s a very good friend of mine.”

Locke paused for a moment, then nodded. “Yes, it’s Lady Helen.”

Shanchuan Ke chuckled and looked Locke up and down. “I am Shanchuan Ke, the ruler of the Sea King World, the sole ruler of the Sea King God Realm.”

“If you are her Potions apprentice, then are you a member of that accelerated improvement class?”

Locke invited him to sit down in the seat next to him.

“Yes.”

Shanchuan Ke’s gaze towards Locke changed slightly, becoming a little warmer.

“Oh, I don’t know when it started, but Helen has been avoiding talking to me. I don’t know why.”

“I’m sick again this time, and it’s worse than before, so I rushed to find Helen. I’m Helen’s friend. When I met her, she was a first-ring wizard.”

“Hehehe… We Void Gods do have much longer lifespans than you wizards, of course, if you’re willing to use some methods, you can extend your lifespan for a very, very long time.”

Shanchuanke said, “Helen contacted me not long ago, saying that she’s been teaching some students recently and needed teaching materials, so she asked if I wanted to come over. I came. Helen is always two-faced; what she does and what she says, and what she thinks, are completely different. She’s my best friend.”

“Helen is always very optimistic, which is different from me. I’m always very pessimistic.”

“I used to progress alongside her, but then I got stuck in the second-level trap. But it doesn’t matter anymore, there’s not much difference between the third and second levels. The second level also grants a power increase, while the third level is just…”

Mountain Guest said, “Helen said she wouldn’t help me anymore, but I didn’t expect her to agree to my request for help. She’s so kind.” “To be Helen’s student, you must be very capable. She’s been stubbornly believing for a long time that only true geniuses can master Potions. You must be a Potions genius, right? What level are you at in Potions? How much of Helen’s potion-making technique have you inherited?” Mountain Guest asked Locke tentatively.

Locke was stunned for a moment, then realized that Mountain Guest obviously needed something from Sea Queen, but for some reason, Sea Queen was unwilling to heal it herself. So it wanted to use itself as a teaching tool to let the potions masters in the accelerated class heal it. Therefore, it wanted to test its level to determine the approximate average level of the wizards in the accelerated class in Potions.

Locke honestly replied, “I’m probably only at the level of a second-ring potion master, far from the star-ring level, and I haven’t even obtained my expert-level potion mastery certificate yet.”

Shan Chuan Ke nodded. “It’s alright, it’s alright.”

It was unclear whether he was comforting Locke or himself.

“Skill levels can be improved gradually, otherwise you wouldn’t need Helen’s potion classes. Hehe… you’d definitely improve quickly if you took her classes. Want a smoke?”

Shan Chuan Ke picked up a large pipe, filled it with tobacco, then summoned a flame and threw it into the pipe. Instantly, plumes of smoke billowed out, and many wizards glared at him angrily. The reason was that he was smoking magical plant tobacco, whose special natural magical components could relax people, providing a strong sedative and concentration-enhancing effect, but also had some side effects. The wizards nearby found it very pungent. Furthermore, if a low-ring wizard inhaled a large amount of such a high-intensity magical plant tobacco substance, it could be life-threatening.

Shan Chuan Ke skillfully activated the smoke-removing magic array inside the library, absorbing the smoke into it, thus eliminating any complaints about him. Locke shook his head.

Shan Chuan Ke clicked his tongue and said, “This is Red Magma Finger, made from the best part of volcanic obsidian tobacco. Inhaling it can invigorate us. I’ve been using it to stay alert since I got sick. With it, at least I’m not so dazed anymore. However, there are some side effects. Helen said that many tobacco-based magical plant products have mild addictive properties, but I don’t know if that’s true.”

Shan Chuan Ke said, “It’s just that I’m so sick, I really feel uncomfortable if I don’t do something to distract myself.”

Locke sat beside him, wondering about the Sea Queen who had been looking for him. The “teaching aids” that came were also of great curiosity.

Most importantly, the other party seemed to be following a certain divine power path from the endless void.

However, it seemed not to belong to the three major divine races, but rather to some single divine race adrift in the endless void.

Locke inquired, “Mr. Shanchuanke, what exactly is wrong with you?”

Shanchuanke’s small eyes darted around, then he smacked his lips on his large pipe and said, “I come from a plane called the Sea King World, which you call a medium-to-large-scale plane. I am the ruler of the divine realm there, and the mortals there worship me.”

“That place was once illuminated by the starlight of the astral plane, creating a divine realm.”

Locke paused, stunned. From his current knowledge, there were only two possible groups of true gods in the endless void. The first group were the true gods from the astral plane, but the astral gods rarely left the astral plane. For some reason, they didn’t interact much with the wizarding civilization, and some wizards had even published articles proving that there were no such a thing as astral gods; it was just hearsay.

The second group were the true gods from the World Tree.

For some reason, after the era that wiped out all mythological elements 500,000 years ago, this portion of the true gods almost disappeared. Therefore, the remaining gods in the endless void are all false gods. Some followed the path of the pseudo-gods that arose from the primal force waves generated after the World Tree was severely damaged, affecting various worlds; others followed other pseudo-god paths and easily transitioned to the path of divine power using the power of faith, thus creating local deities.

In the endless void, whenever an intelligent life form emerges on a higher life plane, the power of faith is an inevitable resource. With this resource, coupled with the divine power resources scattered throughout the endless void, it’s easy to forge a path of faith as a god. Locke knew that in many void planes, there were relatively small, local pseudo-god pantheons. These small pantheons couldn’t compare to the power of the three major divine races, but they could be considered relatively minor evil gods or pseudo-gods, and might even be regarded as truly great gods in their respective regions. According to the definition of the Persepolis gods, these deities rarely possess great divine power; most fall between weak and strong divine power. Adult Persepolis gods, however, possess the combat power of a “god above a god,” that is, great divine power.   Locke

had initially thought Shanchuanke also came from this lineage, but now it seemed he wasn’t a god of faith, but rather a god born from the illumination of the world by the light of the astral plane—a pseudo-god, of course. He was   at the solar ring level, which, within the Persepolis pantheon, would be considered great divine power.   Lone wolf gods like him rarely reach this level.   Locke pondered for a moment and deduced Shanchuanke’s true identity: he must have been born in a plane under the influence of the astral light. ” It’s a primordial star god.   Basically, it can be considered a special plane’s will.   However, my research in this area isn’t very in-depth; I’ve only read some popular science journals before.   ” Locke looked at Shanchuanke and pondered, “No, it can’t be considered a special plane’s will. It should be considered a special being born under the illumination of starlight from the astral plane. This being is a divine being possessing divinity. I wonder if this Shanchuanke possesses a godhood. This is the first time I’ve seen such a powerful, living wild god outside the three major god races.”   Locke was still very curious about him.   After breaking through to become a Star Ring, he had used the library at Mount Golden Crown to search for Star Ring wizards who continued their breakthroughs to become Moon Ring wizards. Locke found information, but it was all written in a very disorganized and chaotic manner, failing to get to the heart of the matter and appearing extremely complex.   Locke sensed that a significant problem was hidden within.   Furthermore, he had consulted many resources about the term “Watery Starry Sky,” which seemed to refer to a unique predicament faced by Star Ring Wizards. However, he couldn’t immediately unravel the complex information or understand what it meant.   He only knew that many sources mentioned this concept, sometimes describing it as the “Prisoner’s Dilemma” or the “Self-Bound Dilemma.”   Regardless, all these resources mentioned that for a Star Ring Wizard to become a Moon Ring Wizard, they had to go through a long and arduous process, the first step being to increase their magical pressure as quickly as possible… His magic pressure had increased to 30,000.   Secondly, he needed to broaden his horizons.   He needed to see more of the things in the endless void.   At this moment, Locke naturally wanted to understand the situation of this wild god.   Although he didn’t know why the information from Mount Golden Crown emphasized broadening one’s horizons so much, and what hidden difficulties lay within, Locke felt he indeed needed to increase his knowledge and not let go of anything that interested him, especially since this being was a teaching tool invited by the Sea Queen.   Seeing that Locke was willing to listen, the Mountain Guest began to speak fluently.   He particularly enjoyed telling others about his past, because he knew that Locke might one of the potion makers who healed him in the future, so he was happy to tell Locke why he was ill.   ”The gods of the Sea King world all call me Ancestor; I am the oldest being in that world. I also have a hobby of studying ancient things. In the Sea King world, I constantly research the past… I found a dimensional portal to the Wizarding World. It seems that our Sea King world had a connection with your world in the past, but it was severed later.”   ”That’s how I met Helen, who was a first-ring wizard at the time.”   ”She was an excellent potion master. She healed me the first time she saw me. But later, my illness reappeared.” Locke asked curiously. ”   Sick again? I remember Lady Helen is a potion master specializing in enhancement potions. Perhaps you could find a wizard who specializes in healing potions?”   Mountain Guest took a drag of his pipe and said, “That’s not the reason. I’ve found the perfect remedy. I am the oldest god in the Sea King world. My illness is not an ordinary one; I am the mountains and rivers there, a component of my power is sick. Helen can help me rebuild my power, strengthen my power, and guide my power.”   Locke realized. “You have a chaotic power system?”   It’s indeed difficult to define whether this counts as an illness, as it’s a special “disease” that only high-ring lifeforms with the ability to systematically enhance themselves can suffer from.   Shan Chuan Ke said, “A chaotic power system? I don’t have such a thing as a power system. I am a convergence of the plane principles of the Sea King world. I can increase my power simply by absorbing the magical pressure of the Sea King world. I was born a Moon Ring level being, and later, through studying ancient things, I gradually became a Sun Ring level being.”   Locke said, “That sounds good.”

Shanchuanke, puffing on his opium, said, “Yes. But I’ve also inadvertently picked up a bad habit. I’ve studied too much of the ancient past, and as a result, my thinking has become overly concerned with things that are too far in the future.”

Locke felt that he was avoiding the main point. “For example?”

the Mountain Guest said. “For example, I’m terrified of being hated, envious, and even more afraid of being plotted against. Sometimes I can sense the ill intent in the eyes of my gods and mortals. Although I have no evidence, I know it’s always good to be prepared.” “

I always suspect others of wanting to harm me, even my relatives and friends. So, to protect myself, I began to devour them. I absorbed their power, and thus became a more powerful god.” “

I always suspected those around me. Because they were all around me, I suspected everything around me, so I devoured my relatives and the gods of other families and branches.” “

Later, I suspected my friends of having valuable things but not telling me, that they were secretly using them, preparing to attack me when I weakened. The more I thought about it, the more frightened I became, so I preemptively attacked them, devouring them.” “

When I realized what had happened, I suddenly found that there wasn’t a single god left around me. All the gods of the divine realm had been devoured, and I became the sole god of that world.”

“All mortals treat me with utmost respect, daring not to defy me.”

Locke pursed his lips and asked, “Mountain Guest, let me ask you a question. You said Lady Helen is your friend, so let me ask you, how many friends do you have now?”

After pondering for a moment, Mountain Guest began counting on his ginseng fingers.

“About two.”

Locke smiled bitterly. So that’s it. No wonder the Sea Queen warned him never to become Mountain Guest’s friend.

This guy is basically paranoid, and he has an even more terrifying symptom than paranoia: hypothetical defense. He’s afraid others will harm him, so he eliminates everyone around him who has the ability to harm him, so that no one can harm him. But to be honest… such a being…

is hard to evaluate.

Mountain Guest said, “Now I only have two friends left, you and the Sea Queen.”

Alarm bells rang in Locke’s mind. He noticed Mountain Guest secretly looking at him, sizing up his reaction, and he immediately felt a certain threat. Locke showed him no mercy, saying, “No, Mr. Shanchuanke, we are just strangers.”

“We only exchanged a few words. You don’t even know my name.”

Shanchuanke puffed on his opium, saying, “Yes, that’s right. We’re just strangers who exchanged a few words. We’re not friends. That’s good. I’m a bit socially awkward; I feel a lot of pressure when I have friends around. I’m very open with my friends, and I’ll help them if they’re in trouble. But what I hate most is when friends don’t help me.”

Shanchuanke said, “I’ll continue my story.”

“This wizard…”

Shanchuanke had no intention of asking Locke’s name.

“Later I regretted it. I carefully recalled everything from the past, and then I spat out those beings again. Those gods weren’t angry and continued to befriend me. They continued to be my friends and family.”

“After some time, I started to feel afraid again. I felt that those people were hiding something from me. They never invited me to their gatherings, and they secretly discussed things behind my back that I knew nothing about. I was very angry about this. I told them everything, but they weren’t prepared to tell me everything. I became afraid again. Looking at the way they looked at me, I always felt that they were plotting to eliminate me.” “

So, I gradually devoured them one by one.”

Locke coughed and activated the soundproof magic array.

The Mountain Guest said, “But then I regretted it. I realized I might have overreacted, but the main reason was that I was the only god in the whole world, which made me feel incredibly lonely. So, I vomited them all up again.” “

We had a period of peace again. But it didn’t last long, and soon I was afraid of them again.”

“I ate and vomited, vomited and ate, and from some point on, my body started to get sick.”

Many mold-like spots appeared on the Mountain Guest’s plump, white ginseng body.

“Even if I were the only god in that world, I couldn’t solve these problems. My divine power began to decay, and the world began to become unstable. Everything began to decay.”

“The sunlight was no longer warm, and the breeze was no longer pleasant.”

“Mortals began to distrust each other, and the whole world was in chaos.”

Shan Chuan Ke said, “At first, I thought that some extraterrestrial being had attacked me. So I used the ancient dimensional gate to the wizarding world that I found to enter the wizarding world, hoping to find wizards to help me solve my problems. Later, I met the Sea Queen. I became good friends with the wizard Helen for a long time.”

Locke coughed and tentatively asked, “Then, Mr. Shan Chuan Ke, why don’t you suspect that Lady Helen might harm you?” Shan Chuan Ke blinked.

“I have no doubt. When we first met, Helen used something to beat me up. I originally wanted to kidnap her, take her back to my world, and then slowly heal me. But after she became a second-circle wizard, she started beating me every day, even saying she wanted to cut me up and use me as an ingredient for potions. Her malice towards me is plain as day; I don’t need to guess.” “

So I can only keep increasing my power so that Helen can’t kill me. Thus, we’ve reached a dynamic equilibrium.”

Locke imagined his potions teacher, Helen, standing on her throne, shouting and attacking it. He suddenly understood why someone like Mountain Guest could coexist peacefully with his teacher.

The two of them were a perfect example of two negatives making a positive, effectively fixing a bug.

The Mountain Traveler rolled his small eyes and said, “Human hearts are too wicked; we must be wary. If you’re kind to others, they’ll want to harm you. If you offer your friends good things, they’ll want to hurt you because they think you’re rich.”

“Human hearts are too chaotic. We must be cautious.”

The Mountain Traveler looked at Locke and said, “This wizard, besides Helen, you’re the wizard who listens to me the most. I think we can be friends.”

Locke’s mind went blank again.

He immediately followed the Mountain Traveler’s train of thought and understood why the other wanted to be friends—because in his eyes, he was one of the people who could heal him, and he wanted to ensure that he could heal him wholeheartedly by becoming friends.

But in fact, this logic was strange, because even without this relationship, in order to attend the third Potions class well, he would definitely solve some problem on the Sea Queen’s part as she requested.

But the strange logic of the Mountain Traveler lay in his belief that by becoming his friend and developing a good relationship, he could somehow gain the ability to expend more effort on him and ultimately cure him.

Locke immediately followed this line of thought.

What if he didn’t get better, or what if he felt he hadn’t tried his best?

Then he would silently remember it, feeling that he wasn’t a friend and that he had neglected him.

No wonder the Sea Queen emphasized that she absolutely could not be his friend.

Shan Chuan Ke said, “This wizard, look, this is a special ginseng magical plant from the Sea King’s world. You potion makers seem to like these herbs. As a friend, I want to give you the best as a gift. This is my gift to you.”

Shan Chuan Ke took out a piece of ginseng magical plant from his body.

Locke could feel the powerful magical pressure inside that piece of ginseng magical plant, and even the wound caused by the irregular and rough picking method was filled with a strong green spiritual energy.

But he had no intention of accepting this gift.

If he accepted this thing, he would most likely be entangled later. He wasn’t afraid, but he didn’t want to waste his energy. Locke declined, “No, Shan Chuan Ke, you are my teacher’s friend, not my friend. You don’t even know my name. So we are not friends, just strangers. Since we are strangers, I cannot accept anything from you.”

Shan Chuan Ke seemed to have no intention of asking Locke’s name at all, and he was actually persuaded just like that.

He put away the ginseng plant he was holding and said, “Alright.”

“I think you’re right. We’re not friends, we’re still strangers. So, potion master, can you tell me what happened to me? Why did I become sick after consuming everything, spitting it all out, then consuming everything again, and spitting it out again, repeating this dozens of times?”

Locke shook his head, genuinely unsure.

“Perhaps this question should be asked of Lady Helen,”

Shan Chuan Ke agreed wholeheartedly.

“Yes. I’m looking forward to your third lesson. I wonder what Helen will teach you.”

“Helen has always been very quick-witted, and her standards for choosing disciples are very high. As long as you can master her skills in potion-making, you’ll achieve something in potion-making for life.” Locke

glanced at him.

Clearly, Shan Chuan Ke also found it uninteresting. He left his seat and headed in another direction from the library.

Locke looked at Shan Chuan Ke. Logically, the third lesson should still be a follow-up branch of the potion-making technique, but he didn’t know why the Sea Queen had invited Shan Chuan Ke.

However, this Mountain Guest, as a special pseudo-god completely different from the Persepolis gods, is indeed of great research value.

The Sea Queen’s ability to invite it is advantageous to her.

Locke opened the Ganoderma lucidum plant because he sensed a video call from the witch Catherine. Soon, a majestic figure sitting at a conference table appeared before him. Catherine wore an elaborate and elegant lord’s crown, and she seemed to be in a good mood, perhaps having completed some project.

Catherine spoke, “Locke, I want to know two things. First, the specific information about the ancient soul within Douglas. Second, the matter of Planknia.”

Locke bowed to her and then said, “Teacher, regarding the ancient soul within Douglas…”

He truthfully recounted the results of his investigation.

After speaking, Locke asked the witch Catherine, “Teacher, how should we deal with Douglas and the Witch King Lagmamon?” Catherine replied, “I see. Then let’s handle it normally. There’s nothing special about it. The geniuses who come to Golden Crown Mountain have many secrets and cheat codes. It’s just a third-ring ancient soul possessing someone, but at least this way I can confirm the Thief Saint’s target…” “Hmm… Among the wizarding geniuses who join Golden Crown Mountain every year, there are many old friends who have started new accounts, or wizards who have received favor from certain planes, or young wizards who have obtained the inheritance of ancient ruins. It’s nothing.” “

In fact, if it weren’t for these factors, they would have had a hard time getting to this point.”

“Let them both roam freely,”

said the witch Catherine. “They are no longer important. From now on, you are relieved of your surveillance duties. And regarding Planknia, there’s more to the story.”

Locke said, “Teacher, you placed Planknia by my side, seemingly noticing her special abilities. I’ve conducted some tests on her and discovered she has a strange ability to identify many plant seeds. She would have a significant advantage if she pursued botanical taxonomy, but the source of this special ability… I investigated briefly, but found nothing.” “

The Senate wizard Moromota seems quite interested in her. She must have some connection to the Senate.”

“And…”

The witch Catherine raised an eyebrow. “What?”

Locke pondered. “I’ve observed that the wizard Moromota is very interested in the witch Planknia. To protect her, he’s willing to disregard his own property and even his own life. When working with them, they often exchange private messages, and Moromota has even confessed his feelings to my student.” “

Perhaps I shouldn’t say more; it’s their private life. It’s irrelevant,”

said Ekaterina. “Locke, you’ve done well. Are you worried that Moromota is deceiving your student’s feelings?” Locke’s expression wasn’t good either.

“I’ve heard that some laboratories on Mount Golden Crown lack equipment or supplies, and witches or wizards borrow or take supplies from other laboratories through romantic relationships. They break up after the experiment. Moromota’s behavior makes me suspicious of that.” Ekaterina laughed, covering her mouth with a soft chuckle.

“Don’t worry too much.”

“The situation is more complicated than you think. If Wizard Moromoto succeeds in his confession, then you should give them the two marriage rings I gave you as a test ring.” Locke said, “Okay.”

The witch Catherine said, “By the way, Locke, I heard you recently got a potions teacher?”