Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 150 Research on the Bloodlines of Ancient Organisms

After the simple celebration ended, Locke returned to the office assigned to him by the clinic and gave some brief instructions to the second-level wizard apprentices who were working with him at the clinic.

Then, since he had nothing else to do for the time being, and the library had already sent someone to deliver two B-level articles to his office.

So Locke sat down in his office and began to peruse the two B-grade articles he had bought from the library for 100 magic stones.

There are many potion-making assistants in the treatment center, so I don't have any treatment tasks every day.

Meanwhile, the clinic also assigned her an office, which she shared with Aisie and Anglu.

It seems that the higher-ups also intend for these three to form a treatment team.

Locke first read the first article, the one about the mysterious factors of ancient creatures.

Half an hour later.

Locke frowned and wrote in his notebook: "This first-class wizard apprentice believes that the reason why ancient creatures were so powerful was because there was a special factor called [mythical factor] in ancient times, which was generally present in these creatures. Later, this [mythical factor] suddenly became extinct, so the ancient creatures also gave way to the ancestors of modern magical creatures."

"Therefore, the source of the power of the bloodline of ancient creatures is not because they are ancient creatures, but because they have mythological factors in their bodies. So the ancient bloodline of the Orkney Giant Bear in my body should also contain such mythological factors."

"The author of this article believes that the [Mythological Factor] is likely related to the gods in the wizarding world, who are essentially no different from those in fairy tales. This world may have truly had gods in the past, and those gods left behind many descendants; those [Mythological Factors] may very well originate from their bloodline..."

"The source of power for every ancient creature lies in their divine ancestors."

"This last part is just baseless speculation and can't be trusted at all. That's why this article almost didn't even get a B grade."

"Some general scholars believe that this is just baseless speculation."

Locke pondered. "But on specific factors, archaeologist McCarthy also made similar arguments."

"The author of this article must have had some exposure to archaeology, but there aren't many archaeologists in the White Wizard Society, so I don't know how he came into contact with them."

"His article contains a lot of detailed data and case studies that are practically impossible to obtain in the white wizarding community. Either he knows a great archaeologist, or... there's something wrong with it."

Locke keenly noticed this, but after glancing at the author's name, he realized it was written by someone from a hundred years ago, so he had no choice but to give up.

It seems that this first-class wizard apprentice left Lilith's Hut after becoming a full-fledged wizard and went out to develop his career elsewhere.

Whatever happened a hundred years ago that is unknown to the public is no longer relevant to the present.

“Mythical Factor…” Locke tapped the table with his fingers, his mind replaying the moment when the two bloodlines in his body suddenly resonated during his battle with the vampire Howard.

His expression was strange as he pondered, "I wonder if the bloodline I possess is from an ancient creature; it certainly triggers a chain reaction."

Locke continued reading the second article by the same author, which listed a total of 245 ancient biological bloodlines.

Compared to the vast number of ancient biological lineages, these 245 species are indeed just a glimpse into the whole picture.

The problem is that within the White Wizarding Society, research on the bloodlines of ancient creatures is essentially nonexistent.

As a result, this article suddenly produced a summary review, which makes one wonder where it obtained its data and information.

Moreover, one can make value judgments about magic through general knowledge.

Locke found three ancient creatures whose innate primary elemental affinity was metal, as recorded in the text.

"The first one is the Golden Griffin. The current wizarding organization in the Borderlands of Darkness and Light, the Golden Dynasty, regards it as their symbol and considers it a symbol of 'supreme supremacy'."

"But in the [Border of Darkness and Light], no golden griffins survive anymore; only some modern magical creatures with the bloodline of this ancient creature remain."

“Modern magical creatures possessing the mythical factor of the Golden Griffin, such as the Golden Toad and the Golden Serpent Man, all have the characteristics of rapid recovery and immunity to some magic.” “The second type is the Deep Sea Golden Mother. Some of them still exist in the endless mysterious sea. The Golden Dynasty has records of capturing this ancient sea monster in the deep sea.”

"It has eighteen tentacles, is enormous, and when it travels, it stirs up tsunamis and is followed by golden storms. Even a formal wizard would have a headache if he encountered it."

"The last one is... the golden dragon." Locke frowned. There was almost no description of the golden dragon in this article.

In short—[Ancient dragons, possibly the pinnacle of modern magical creatures. The reason dragons are so powerful is that they have preserved a large number of mythological elements found only in the bloodlines of ancient creatures.]

Locke wrote down and organized all these useful things in his notes.

At the same time, he also plans to read the article carefully to see if he can find other aspects of the special ancient biological bloodline that could resonate with the bloodline of ancient creatures and cause mutations.

However, the hidden bloodline within him is most likely related to his gold element talent. The witch Sophia sensed something amiss when she first saw him.

He was then given a routine bloodline tracing test, but no special findings were found.

This is also why Locke immediately suspected that the special bloodline in his body was that of an ancient creature.

"The border between darkness and light is located in the northeast, far from the southeastern corner of the region, quite a distance from here. The endless mysterious sea separates the two places, but that place seems to have done a lot of research on ancient bloodlines with the gold attribute."

"The power level there seems to be higher than here. Finding the source of my special bloodline may be closely related to finding the mother of this body."

Locke took out the ring that belonged to the original owner's mother from the Astral Ring.

"However, there's no rush."

"Moreover, that place may not be the only one with research data in this area."

"It seems I still need to go to McCarthy's place to study archaeology."

"It seems that the most reliable research method is still to use archaeology to explore the mysteries of the bloodlines of ancient creatures." Locke's eyes flashed with interest. This would not only help him understand the condition of his body, but also help him find the original owner's mother.

Most importantly, I am genuinely interested in the mythological factor hypothesis of ancient biological bloodlines.

Whether this hypothesis is true or not, it certainly represents some kind of powerful force.

Locke recalled that he had unintentionally activated a special power within himself, resulting in a strange phenomenon where his body was surrounded by a golden force field.

That seemed to be the prototype of a golden magic.

Perhaps I should look for information on golden magic and take a look.

Even if we don't study it, we should at least get in touch with it.

While Locke was deep in thought, a second-class wizard apprentice suddenly knocked on the door and rushed into the office, saying to Locke, Aisie, and Anglu, "My lords, please come out and see. Another person with a cursed magical plant on their body has been brought here."

"Because you are the only ones with experience in the treatment center, we sent you here first."

Anglu glanced at Locke and Aisie, "It seems like we've been conscripted."

Locke sighed and said, "Until we find a targeted solution, I'm afraid this kind of thing will happen quite often."

"This is a competition between curse masters and us potion masters."

"Gentlemen, have you come up with any good ideas this time?"

(End of this chapter)