Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 986

Chapter 978 The Witch Catherine’s Wish and Her Reencounter with the Witch Zoe and the Power Gem!

Locke replied, “Yes, teacher. I asked the Feathered Serpent Pavilion to help me find Lady Sea Queen, and I want to study Potions under her.” “Because Mount Golden Crown doesn’t have a very good Potions lineage, and I want to continue studying Potions.”

The witch Catherine nodded and said, “She is a very famous Potions Master. But besides Potions, in other areas…” Catherine pursed her lips, seemingly not wanting to continue the discussion. Then, she picked up an exquisite and luxurious gilded fan from the table and fanned herself a few times before saying, “This person is heavily in debt and has almost gone bankrupt several times.”

“According to my information, although her talent and ability in the field of Potions are outstanding, she often goes bankrupt in managing her laboratory and shop alliances.”

Locke was taken aback, because it was indeed difficult for a Potions Master capable of concocting powerful potions to go bankrupt.

Having the ability to concoct powerful potions is equivalent to having a stable cash flow. She can dedicate all her time to concocting powerful potions, and if necessary, sell her time for magic stones.

According to her plan, such precious potions will never lack buyers, meaning that every master potion master should be a powerful cash cow.

What on earth is going on with the Sea Queen, bringing herself to the brink of bankruptcy several times?

Were her potion-making experiments too radical? Did she fail to control costs?

Ekaterina glanced at Locke and said, “The main problem is her addiction to smoking, drinking, and gambling; she’s an expert in all the addictive things in the wizarding world. Also, this witch loves to sign betting agreements with people over drinks.”

Ekaterina raised an eyebrow and looked at Locke, saying, “It would be good for you to study potions with her. She happens to be a highly talented potions wizard, and if it weren’t for these vices, she might have gone even further. As for her theory of genius, just listen to it. According to that theory, neither of us would have had a chance to enter Golden Crown Mountain.”

Ekaterina continued, “In my opinion, this potions master is only good at potions, not at teaching them.” “Because according to her view of genius… I find it hard to see her value as a wizarding mentor. Developing a wizard’s potential appropriately, or helping them recognize their own inner potential, is what a wizarding mentor should do. And that’s what you’ll be doing in the future, or rather, what you’re doing now.”

“You are my outstanding student. But the power of a high-ring wizard lies not only in himself, but also in his ability to inspire others with his power.”

The witch Catherine put down her folding fan and placed it on the table, saying, “And so, you will be surrounded by outstanding people. In a way, I do enjoy nurturing others, especially when I see my students excelling; it brings me great satisfaction.”

“You and Zeno are both outstanding students from my class. As for Droma… well, she’s clever, but unfortunately, she’s far from outstanding. As for the others, there’s no need to comment.” “

But it’s not enough for you to be outstanding yourselves. If you can make your students outstanding as well, you can go much further. That’s my opinion.”

Locke looked at the witch Catherine.

Catherine the Witch smiled and said, “Nurturing others is nurturing yourself. One day you will feel the same way I do now. That day will surely come. Locke, a wizard who wants to advance needs to cultivate his own lineage and have his own core circle.” “At the same time, I’ve assigned two students I have high hopes for to you and Zeno. I hope you two won’t disappoint me and will teach your students well. Locke, Planknia is an excellent student I have high hopes for, although she’s not yet qualified to be taught directly by me, so I’ve entrusted her to you. I hope she can excel in your hands.”

Locke stood up and bowed to Catherine the Witch, saying, “Teacher, I will teach her well.”

Catherine the Witch changed the subject, saying to Locke, “Besides that, my main project is making wedding rings. The wedding ring consists of two parts: the band and the gemstone setting.”

“The ring setting requires a special magical plant to be planted and its growth accelerated, a task that… Esther was originally in charge of. But her sudden departure has left me short-handed. However, this is something only a Sun Ring Wizard can accelerate, so I can’t entrust it to you,”

Locke nodded.

This wasn’t a matter of trust, but rather ability. He was indeed quite far from being a Sun Ring Wizard, and replacing one would be extremely difficult.

A key member of a Throne Wizard’s team, even if not a Third Ring Wizard, was still a Sun Ring Wizard.

Catherine the Witch’s eyes flickered, and she took out a seed, saying, “So I’ve assigned you the task of cultivating a special gem. Cultivating gems requires planting a magical plant seed unique to our area, which you absolutely cannot find outside. This seed is indeed very difficult to cultivate, but fortunately, Trajan optimized it through grafting, one of his past key projects. He spent about five years on it.” Catherine the Witch smiled, her eyes crinkling.

“This delayed his departure from the station by two years.”

“It wasn’t intentional, it’s just that the sub-projects of the key projects are inherently difficult.”

“I’ll have Trajan send the seeds to your main body, which is the Cardamom Farm. Locke, how are you feeling at the Cardamom Farm?”

Locke hesitated for a moment. “Teacher, the Cardamom Farm has many wondrous aspects for me, even the outer edges are already very advanced.” “I…”

Catherine the Witch shook her head slightly.

Locke observed Catherine the Witch’s reaction and wisely didn’t continue.

Because she didn’t seem to like his praise of the Cardamom Farm.

Something’s not right.

The Cardamom Farm is an important asset of Mount Golden Crown, the core property of the Academic Committee. Why would his teacher frown when he praised the Cardamom Farm’s mystique?

Locke began to ponder deeply.

“Only the Hanging Gardens hold the future for our academy’s breeders,” said Catherine the Witch. “You’ll see in the future.”

“Locke,” she continued, “the ironwood seeds I gave you should be helpful. Trajan has always handled this project, so you can get more detailed information from him than from me.”

Locke immediately noticed his teacher’s high regard for the Hanging Gardens and her disdain for the White Cardamom Farm.

Why was that?

Catherine the Witch said, “You must cultivate the ironwood trees carefully; they will be of great help to you in the future. Also, I have a request: you must have Witch Planknia and the wizards from the Senate… if they want to join your team, they must participate in the ironwood cultivation process.” “

This is an important experiment; you and they will all learn a great deal from it,”

Locke said. “But Teacher Planknia has deep ties with the Senate. Is it alright to let them obtain some of the key experimental data from your sub-project?”

Catherine the Witch smiled, “Locke, you are very thoughtful. I thank you for your meticulousness. However, you don’t need to worry about this. It doesn’t matter if the Senate obtains all the data for this project. In fact, I would welcome them to have it.”

Locke looked bewildered, but seeing his teacher’s reluctance, he didn’t dare ask.

He felt that a huge secret was hidden within Planknia, this seemingly minor vaporization wizard.

This secret might not be on her, but it seemed connected to her.

This might involve factional struggles within Mount Golden Crown.

He had already secured all the projects from the True Knowledge Institute. He could choose to complete them within the institute or take them to another wizarding academy.

However, completing both projects within the institute would be preferable, as taking them would be troublesome, while converting them into qualifications would maximize his benefits.

This would also make his departure easier.

The prerequisite was that he could complete the projects as soon as possible.

Another issue was Catherine the Witch’s attitude towards his departure, as none of her previous core students had left Mount Golden Crown. During their conversation, Catherine had practically implied that he would remain at Mount Golden Crown for at least five years.

This made Locke realize something was amiss.

Catherine the Witch was like a sun; the sun has immense gravitational pull. Getting too close would cause problems, and staying too far away wouldn’t be good either. Currently, he was indeed enjoying resources exceeding those of a regular senior researcher and receiving preferential treatment from the Red Dragon Cult, creating a situation similar to Lilith’s Hut, except he hadn’t signed any contract with the Red Dragon Cult.

But now, the Red Dragon lineage is gradually entrusting him with important responsibilities.

And unlike the wizards on the Senate’s side, the Witch Catherine seems to completely ignore the fact that he has met all the requirements to leave the mission and is ready to go.

This makes him unsure of the Red Dragon Witch’s attitude.

Moreover, if he leaves now and stays at Golden Crown Mountain, he can immediately join the Red Dragon Witch’s team, and he can quickly advance his teaching position there.

His mentor holds such a high position at Golden Crown Mountain, so this is actually a good choice for him.

It’s a question of being a big fish in a small pond or a small fish in a big pond.

However, Locke’s eyes are resolute. He wants to go to the Starfield Sea, not for the Starfield Sea or anything else, but to reach the path of the top geniuses in the wizarding world and go to the forefront. For this, he will have to compete with countless rivals.

“The average magic level for the Starfield Sea’s grand exam is Moon Ring. I’m still at the Star Ring level, so there’s no rush to go to the Starfield Sea. Teacher Sophia’s situation is quite unique.”

“I can’t compare to her. Her situation is unlikely to become the norm.”

“Besides, I’m currently facing many troubles, and I have access to many resources at Golden Crown Mountain. Becoming a Moon Ring wizard requires a vast amount of resources.”

Locke pondered, “Gradually improving my standing with my teacher will allow me to gain a more important position. The Silver Peach Garden is one such achievement; this way, I’ll have the resources to become a Moon Ring wizard and go to the grand exam.”

“Therefore, given the current unclear situation, there’s no need for me to discuss this with Teacher Ekaterina.”

“After all, given the current situation, leaving Mount Golden Crown isn’t really necessary before becoming a Moon Ring Wizard.” Now, he could try to gain more trust from the Witch Catherine, no longer seeing him as a junior needing training, but as a capable assistant, thus increasing his influence within her team. This would put him in a position where he could advance or retreat as needed. Regardless of the outcome of the major exams, his status and treatment at Mount Golden Crown would be stable.

Secondly, this would increase his influence and provide the Witch Catherine with some compensation, making it easier for him to request not to stay at the school later without angering her.

Locke said to the Witch Catherine, “Yes, teacher, I will do as you ask.”

The Witch Catherine said, “I look forward to your performance at the Cardamom Farm.”

“Besides that, I have some benefits within our academy that I want to give you, which will make it easier for you to integrate into the other gardens of Golden Crown Mountain in the future. Of course, I can also teach you some of my unique magical heritage, special breeding methods, and some special spell models of Peach Bow Thorn Arrow. This way, I can give you more important responsibilities.”

“After you finish dealing with things along the Tianjiang River.”

The witch Catherine clearly still wanted Locke to achieve more merits within the academy.

“Rewards and punishments must be clear.”

“Once you’ve finished your business there, I’ll have a reason to utilize the academic resources to let you enjoy a resource that only formal wizard mentors at Golden Crown Mountain have access to. Every step you take from here on out will consume astronomical amounts of resources. You need to accumulate more resources, and you should learn how to gather them. The resources required before the Star Ring… weren’t too outrageous, but the Moon Ring is different. I believe you’ll soon understand this in the process.”

Locke bowed to her again, realizing that the problem had indeed arisen. In the eyes of the witch Catherine, it was assumed that he would stay at the academy. But he really didn’t want to leave before the Moon Ring.

Because here he could enjoy many of the Red Dragon academic lineage’s benefits, and he could more easily establish a shop alliance. Don’t be fooled by the fact that his wizard shoe shop alliance was built through his own efforts; if it weren’t for the support of his teacher’s influence, he might have been attacked by a dark wizard from the Sun Ring as soon as he stepped out the door,

or faced pressure from various Holy Courts.

Secondly, to open more shop alliances in Yunze Wetlands and the Eastern Boundary, he also needed the help of the Academy. The more help he needed, the closer he had to the core of power within the Red Dragon Academy.

And the more help he received, the lower the probability that his teacher would let him go,

unless he could offer something in return.

Therefore, Locke silently resolved that his first priority was to improve his strength and increase his influence, and the second was to find a way to ensure that the Witch Catherine wouldn’t be angry and would continue to protect him with her influence. This way, he could secure his shop alliances in Yunze Wetlands and the surrounding areas.

Locke also thought of a third thing:

perhaps he could ask the Witch Catherine for a letter of recommendation later.

Of course, that was a matter for the future.

His departure depended on finding a way to pass the Moon Ring; otherwise, it seemed unnecessary to consider the grand examination in the Starfield Sea. According to Sophia, the witch’s senior brother, there seemed to be some inside information about this grand exam that she herself didn’t possess. In Sophia’s understanding, the minimum requirement was a Moon Ring level, and ideally a Sun Ring level.

She would find out the specifics later.

As a Star Ring witch, she should be able to find out.

Catherine the witch looked at Locke and said, “By the way, Locke, there’s a vacancy for the Great Magical Inheritance among the Six Teas at Luxu Bridge. If you’re willing, I can apply for that Great Magical Inheritance for you.”

Locke was surprised.

“Teacher, I have already constructed my own supreme magic. Can I construct other supreme magics?”

The witch Catherine smiled. “Among the Six Tea, Twelve Demon Peach, and Three Meters supreme magics, many are empowering supreme magics. For example, your Tree of Prosperity can be combined with the Six Tea supreme magic. As a tea tree, the Tree of Prosperity has almost no impact on the construction of your supreme magic itself. After all, the type of tree has no conflict with the Prosperity of Spring.”

Locke nodded, but he sensed that the witch Catherine was beginning to try to give him benefits and gradually tilt him towards staying at Golden Crown Mountain.

However, Locke believed that as long as he demonstrated his ability and determination, given the witch Catherine’s personality, she would definitely write him a letter of recommendation and let him leave Golden Crown Mountain.

He could also use the oldest method among wizards—a trade.

Locke politely declined, “Teacher, my Tree of Prosperity has been mixed with divine power. I need to find a way to purify the power system of my supreme magic. I really don’t want to add anything more. Otherwise, I’m worried it will affect the subsequent magic forging.”

The witch Catherine nodded. “Alright.”

“This is the Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow; a spell model of the Mind’s Arrow. It’s a private spell model I created, and it doesn’t have any direct lineage connection with Golden Crown Mountain. You can learn it.”

A magical radiance flew from her hand and landed between Locke’s eyebrows. In an instant, a series of complex spell models automatically unfolded, transforming into Locke’s knowledge, waiting for him to digest it.

After a preliminary study, Locke discovered that this was actually the special Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow technique he had seen used when chasing Esther.

To be precise, Mind’s Arrow is an advanced spell model of the entire Peach Blossom Thorn Arrow, a magical inheritance from his sect, and not closely related to Golden Crown Mountain. Therefore, he could continue learning it. The

Sacred Dragon Star is also an ancient inheritance of Golden Crown Mountain. Golden Crown Mountain doesn’t mind a wizard teaching this part of the inheritance, as it’s too ancient and too basic, and unlike those major magical inheritances, it doesn’t limit the number of inheritors, with only one wizard per generation.

The Mind’s Arrow spell series comprises five spell models. Three can be learned by wizards in the Star Ring, one in the Moon Ring, and one in the Sun Ring.

The three learnable in the Star Ring include: Spirit Arrow, which attacks by locking onto the opponent’s spirit energy, granting it a guaranteed hit.

However, this effect requires obtaining a portion of the opponent’s spirit energy first.

Spirit Arrow can also travel through spirit energy, hiding within the hidden life force of all things, allowing the arrow to suddenly disappear and reappear, locking onto the witch Esther throughout.

The next three are Peach Bow Protection, a defensive spell utilizing the peach bow;

and Peach Arc Thorn Arrow; Azure Dragon Star, which enhances the attack power of the Peach Arc Thorn Arrow with verdant spirit energy, unleashing an azure dragon in an instant. The azure spirit energy also instantly strengthens all the attributes of the magical plant, resulting in an arrow of extraordinary power.

This entire set of Peach Blossom Arrow and Thorn Arrow techniques, a legacy of divine archery, would be highly coveted by countless wizards if taken outside. And yet, his teacher had directly bestowed this legacy upon him.

However, Locke quickly noticed that this legacy only included the star ring level, lacking the moon and sun rings. In other words, he could only see the names of the two inherited spells, with little information or detailed spellbooks.

The witch Catherine placed one intricate and precious magic ring after another on her fingernails.

“Your previous performance was excellent, and your outstanding performance in the special grant earned me some influence, so this is a kind of reward.” “

These three spell models originally required you to purchase them from me, but I believe you need to learn them now, so I gave them to you. This is also part of your reward, or rather, a reward for what you did along the Tianjiang River.”

The witch Catherine said, “Locke, if you can prevent Olaye from opening her shop successfully along the Tianjiang River, I will give you further rewards. In my lineage, I have always been fair in rewarding and punishing.”

“I remember your contributions, and I am very satisfied with you.”

“Locke, I still remember you from back then. You didn’t understand anything, but what pleases me is that your eyes are even more determined now than they were then.”

Locke recalled himself participating in the Yunze Cup and immediately smiled.

Back then, he was indeed a fearless newborn calf.

He went directly from the Six Towers to participate in the Cloud Marsh Cup held in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. Looking back now, many wizards must have found this very strange. The witch Catherine said, “But you need to keep striving, because if you don’t advance, you fall behind. The Star Ring stage is such a stage; if you don’t move forward… you’ll regress.”

“You should feel it now,”

Locke said with a strange look, nodding immediately. “Teacher, the magic pressure of the Star Ring level is simply too concentrated, and for some reason, the magic pressure I gained through meditation before is slowly escaping. I need to constantly meditate to maintain balance. This makes the magic pressure, which was already difficult to increase through meditation, even more difficult to maintain under this state.”

“I originally wanted to find information to find a solution,”

said the witch Catherine. “The Tourmaline Peach from Mount Golden Crown can temporarily solve the problem, as can some special magical resources, and the legendary Five Phoenix Crystal, an extremely rare magical artifact that will be remembered throughout history. That can solve the problem.” “That’s normal. At least you won’t fall out of the Star Ring. Even if you expel magic pressure, you’ll only drop back to 20,000 magic pressure at most. This is caused by the special characteristics of this stage of the Star Ring. Due to the ‘virtual forging’ characteristic of the Great Magic at this stage, you are in a state of constant leakage, requiring many external objects to maintain your magic pressure. You cannot exist independently on your own.”

“You need a lot of external things. This characteristic will be more obvious in the lunar rings. This isn’t a flaw of ultimate magic, but something that all beings in the endless void encounter at this stage. Because your magical pressure has increased so much, you’ve generated your own stellar gravity, and this overly concentrated stellar gravity radiates magical pressure outwards. In this radiation process, your magical pressure is constantly being evaporated,” said the witch Catherine. “This problem isn’t so serious in the wizarding world.”

“But if you leave the wizarding world and go to a region with a lower concentration of magical tides, this problem will become more pronounced. However, our wizarding ultimate magic is powerful enough to prevent a certain amount of magical pressure evaporation, but the problem is more severe for other life forms in the lunar rings. Of course, there are some special astronomical phenomena in the endless void that can solve this problem…”

“Locke, I have something to do now.”

The witch Catherine picked up the Ganoderma lucidum plant, seemingly communicating with someone.

“Locke, there should be a hidden group along the Tianjiang River. I want specific information about that group. I’ll leave it to you.” The witch Catherine hung up the video call.

Locke, however, fell into thought.

Because it was obvious that there was a mysterious group along the Tianjiang River that even his teacher wanted to know about.

But that was just an ordinary wizarding territory.

Could it be that the waters there were deeper than he thought?

Locke stood up and wandered around the free library. Shan Chuan Ke seemed to have gone back to his dormitory on the airship, but Locke encountered a familiar person again on the way. It was a witch in the crystallization stage, currently in the process of soul decay. She had made some disguises and put on makeup, but Locke still recognized her.

Locke met Zoe’s gaze as she entered the library. This time, the witch with long curly hair was stunned for a moment because there was a young crystallization wizard beside her.

The two were chatting and laughing.

The crystallization wizard was a young wizard, wearing the badge of a wizarding academy from the Dragonfall Lands. He was probably not even 28 years old, obviously a young genius from the Dragonfall Lands. There were also two types of crystallization stage wizards guarding them. The pirate witch Zoe looked at Locke with surprise, clearly not expecting to see him here, on a wizarding ship traveling from Dragonfall to Cloudswamp. Logically, most of the wizards on this ship should be from Dragonfall.

Zoe’s face immediately turned extremely ugly.

Locke felt several gazes on him. He had first encountered such a situation, which had put him in a difficult position, but now, witnessing Zoe’s trickery again, he felt a sense of amusement.

Clearly, Zoe’s previous companions were all dead or had left; it was unclear which, but these were all new faces. Zoe’s magical pressure had increased significantly.

She quickly lowered her head, no longer looking at Locke, and her gaze fell on the young wizard beside her. She intended to steal a treasure from this heavily guarded wizard—a special magical gem called the Power Gem.

Her gaze fell on the young man’s neck; it was a magical pendant.

As a Crystallized Barrier Master and a master of the Protection School, Zoe the Witch was confident she could take the pendant from this young man. All she needed was enough time to maintain contact with him.

However, she hadn’t expected to encounter an old acquaintance who knew him intimately.

Locke’s innate demonic eye flashed, and he observed Zoe’s unique aura again. With his Star Ring-level innate demonic eye, Locke could see even more clearly a special aura surrounding her. This black aura seemed to be beckon, attracting wizards with strong fortune to attack or become her enemy. Furthermore, this aura had a special hand-like area that appeared capable of stealing others’ luck.

“Is this some kind of special protective magic left on her by the High Heaven Plains? I remember Zoe Witch had a high-ring wizard father backing her up.”

“Is this her father’s personal doing, or is it the High Heaven Plains’ doing? What kind of fish are they using Zoe Witch to fish for?” Locke noticed that the special black aura was no longer trying to lure him.

The reason was probably because his magical pressure was too high at the moment. If he were to be lured in, Zoe Witch would definitely not survive.

“That’s some kind of special spiritual touch,”

Locke thought, noticing that the spell on Zoe had no effect on him. He then walked towards her with a sense of relief.

Zoe immediately hesitated to look up. She had intended to pretend not to know Locke and hope he would let her off the hook, but Locke simply walked towards her. The young wizard

beside her was startled, because Locke was a Star Ring Wizard, a completely different level and social class even in Dragonfall.

The young wizard bowed to Locke and said, “Greetings, unfamiliar Star Ring Wizard. I am Tiberon from the Arcane Tower Holy Land in Dragonfall.”

“May I ask who you are…?”

Locke looked at Zoe and said, “Zoe, long time no see. You’ve made new friends.”

The wizard Tiberon looked at Zoe in surprise.

“Darling, do you know this great wizard? Are you friends?”

He looked on with surprise, as if he’d discovered his companion knew a highly influential figure they were unlikely to ever meet. Wasn’t Zoe the Witch a commoner wizard?

His expression darkened slightly. If Zoe had powerful connections, his attempt to swindle her for money and s*x could easily provoke retaliation. He, Tiberon, was a playboy from the Arcane Tower, but he wasn’t that foolish. He simply wanted to get his hands on this witch; he wasn’t someone who would betray his principles for lust, nor was he driven by mere eroticism.

If this woman had powerful backers…

While Tiberon felt guilty, the witch Zoe placed her hand on the pendant around his neck.

The two wizard guards, their attention diverted by Locke’s presence, both felt the immense magical pressure of the Star Ring level. Zoe glanced at Locke, her confidence returning, and smiled, saying to Tiberon, “Of course, darling. Locke is my friend. We’ve known each other since we were first-ring wizards. I even gave Locke a wizarding treasure map, one I’d treasured for over twenty years. What do you think of our relationship, darling?” Tiberon

‘s lips paled.

He was starting to have impure thoughts.

A black square ring on the thumb of the finger Zoe placed on his chest flashed with magical light. Then, as if by magic, she used the same hand to place a replica hidden in her sleeve into the pendant’s clasp. She didn’t use any magic throughout; she simply added a protective spell to her hand—a spell model that would be neutralized upon touch.

This meant that she felt nothing when her skin touched Tiberon, the young playboy from the Arcane Tower. The wizards of Dragonfall were indeed powerful alchemists, but unfortunately, apart from the object manipulators, their combat abilities were rather weak. Tiberon was a typical alchemist; he was completely unaware of the strange sensation on his chest.

Tiberon said to Zoe, “My dear, I remembered something. My family is very strict, and my second-circle wizard parents keep a close eye on me. I’ll be going now.”

Zoe looked at him, puzzled. “You…you…”

Tiberon fled in a flash.

Zoe couldn’t help but laugh as she watched him flee in panic with two bodyguards.

“This guy…do you think I didn’t see through his tricks? These days, only a conman like me can satisfy him.” Locke stood beside her, hands behind his back, and asked Zoe the Witch, “What did you take from him?”

The reason he wanted to ask was because he had seen through his magic eye the special luck monster on Zoe the Witch, which had attracted the second-generation wizard named Tiberon. Tiberon hadn’t realized that whenever he was with Zoe the Witch, his luck would be consumed by the special luck monster on her. It

was probably some kind of trigger-based reaction; whenever Zoe the Witch did something with him, his luck would inexplicably decrease. And when Zoe the Witch took the magic gem he wore on his chest, his luck plummeted.

Zoe the Witch looked at him warily.

“Great Wizard Locke, you’re such a great wizard, and you still ask me for this little thing? My goodness, are you now… a star… a star ring?” Locke nodded.

Zoe the Witch’s lips trembled slightly.

Because she seemed to have seen Locke once last year or the year before, and at that time she was shocked that Locke had become a second-ring wizard, but who could have imagined that when they met again Locke would already be a star-ring wizard.

Zoe swallowed hard.

Locke took the gem from her hand.

“Hmm, going from second ring to star ring is relatively easy, but going from star ring to moon ring requires a lot of grinding.”

Zoe said, “I don’t understand.”

She helplessly realized that her spoils had now been transferred to Locke’s hands, becoming Locke’s spoils, and Locke seemed very interested in it, and had an attitude that said if you’re not dignified, I can only help you be dignified. Zoe realized that she probably wouldn’t be able to get the power gem back.

Zoe said, “This is the power gem.”

She glared at Locke. Although Locke was now a star-ring wizard with a noble status, this was the second time Locke had taken her spoils from her, which directly made the pirate queen Zoe lose her temper and very dissatisfied.

“Power Gems are extremely precious magical gems,” said the Witch Zoe. “

Each Power Gem is a mother ore. As long as it’s placed in a specific vein, it can produce that gem. That Tiberon was a fool. He thought that necklace was a magical artifact, but he didn’t expect this decorative gem to be more expensive than that artifact. I don’t know what the designer’s purpose was in putting such a rare thing on the necklace. This is a Fire Element Power Gem.”

“Power Gems are elemental crystals, elemental miracles.”

“Anyone who possesses a Power Gem, as long as they know the specific method to activate it, can gain infinite power. For example, this Fire Element Power Gem can give a mortal the power to manipulate the element of fire. As long as this gem is placed in a vein, according to my estimation, by setting up a few corresponding magic circles, it can create many specific types of fire element ores. For example, fire magic gem ore with the explosive power of a first-circle spell. As long as you have it, it can be produced continuously. I think this thing can be sold for at least five million magic stones.”

Locke looked at the Witch Zoe with surprise.

“That powerful? He can even flaunt it like that in town,”

said the witch Zoe. “Few wizards know about the Power Gem.”

“Besides, it’s enchanted with a special barrier; I’m not a barrier master, so I wouldn’t have noticed it. The alchemist who created that artifact was very skilled. Perhaps Tiberon stole the necklace, or acquired it through a trade, but either way, he didn’t discover its true value.” “I think it’s very difficult for something like this to fall into the hands of a first-ring wizard. I suspect the original owner was just trying to hide it hastily, so they had to conceal it in a necklace.”

The witch Zoe looked on with longing.

“You…”

Locke looked at the gem and said, “It’s all thanks to me that you got this gem. But I’ll offer you three million magic stones.” Locke said after checking the price and confirming the authenticity of the Power Gem.

Because the Power Gem was worth tens of millions in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands.

Clearly, this thing was a very important magical industrial resource.

Very few people know about it; it’s a very niche area, only known to a small circle of people. It’s quite remarkable that Zoe the Witch knows about it.

Moreover, this thing might be helpful to her Aladdin and Silver Peach Garden.

“However, the condition is that you must explicitly admit that you have sold this item, and that it was sold through an intermediary, and that you don’t know who it was sold to. We need to sign a magically binding contract to ensure you can abide by the agreement.”