Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 842 Published in the Second Ring Road, First District Journal

Douglas was forced to bite the bullet when faced with the brandy wizard's question.

During this time, he had been feigning obedience to the Brandy Wizard, or perhaps the Brandy Wizard underestimated him, actually believing that he had completely controlled him.

Or perhaps he simply didn't dare to resist.

Wizard Douglas swallowed hard, then said to Locke and Wizard Brandy, "I...I want to go back to Group Two."

The brandy wizard's face darkened instantly.

A thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

Damn it, he originally thought that this dark wizard had broken down and become numb, but who knew that he would dare to resist him and suddenly turn against him at the critical moment.

The Brandy Wizard thought it over and realized that he didn't have a good reason to keep the man. If he forced him to stay, it would be too inconsistent with the kind-hearted persona he usually cultivated.

The key issue is that he wasted a lot of time on this low-level wizard and still couldn't determine the level of that fortuitous encounter from him.

This made the Brandy Wizard less motivated to force Douglas to stay in front of Locke.

After careful consideration, he concluded that even if Douglas returned to Group Two, he could leverage his advantageous position within the Institute of Truth to find a way to force Douglas to hand over the adventure he possessed.

At this moment, Locke most likely hadn't noticed Douglas's unusual behavior; he was simply short of a worker and was asking him to take Douglas back.

If he overreacts, it will only alert Locke, and in the end, he might not even be in the right and will have to return the person.

Therefore, the brandy wizard's expression changed repeatedly before he finally made a decision.

The Brandy Wizard looked at Locke and smiled, "Since Wizard Douglas wants to return to Group Two, I have no reason to stop him. How could I be such a narrow-minded person? Wizard Locke, you can take Douglas with you."

“This kid came to me before, wanting to work for me, and I gave him this opportunity out of pity. Since he wants to go back to Group Two, then let him go back.”

The Brandy Wizard looked at the Douglas Wizard and said seriously, "But this isn't a place where you can come and go as you please. Once you leave, don't even think about going back to Group Three."

"There are still many excellent wizards who want to join Group Three."

Douglas, however, understood his subtext: even if he went to Group Two, the Brandy Wizard wouldn't let him go and would still come looking for him in the future.

Locke glanced at him, eager to leave. After all, the longer he spent with Brandy, the easier it would be for him to find an opportunity to spread rumors.

Locke said, "In that case, I'll take my men and leave."

Brandy had no choice but to break the barrier and let Douglas out, while casting a gloomy glance at Douglas, a look as sharp as a venomous snake.

Then, Douglas caught up with Locke, and the two turned and left the three labs.

As Locke left the third group of laboratories, he saw a sixth group researcher he had worked with before in the corridor of the True Knowledge Institute. The researcher greeted Locke.

"Lord Locke, hello."

He glanced at Douglas.

Locke immediately said, "This person was originally in my group, but Brandy Wizard took him away when I wasn't paying attention. Now I have an article to publish and I need someone to do the work, so I brought him back."

Locke and Douglas sped away.

The researcher stood there, stunned.

He was a little slow to realize why Lord Locke was telling him so much and explaining it so clearly, as if he was afraid that he hadn't understood.

and many more……

Lord Locke is about to publish an article.

Does this mean they're going to publish an article about the Second Ring Road?

The researcher was a local wizard, and there was a second-circle wizard in his family, so he had heard about the difficulty of publishing in second-circle journals.

'Lord Locke has only been a second-circle wizard for less than a year, is he already about to publish his first article?!'

The researcher turned his head and was startled; he immediately bowed to the brandy wizard.

He just glanced at the brandy wizard strangely.

Strange.

Brandy Wizard is usually a very nice person, and he often gets along well with the other low-level wizards. Why does he look so unhappy today? Is he in a bad mood?

The brandy wizard looked in Locke's direction, his eyes deep and thoughtful.

"Locke Augustine..."

Locke's actions left him with no room to go out and spread rumors.

The brandy wizard suddenly smiled and rubbed his forehead.

"She's really not easy to deal with. It's not that idiot Zhuoma."

"Fortunately, he won't pose much of a threat to me next year. After all, he's only just become a second-ring wizard, and his foundation is really limited. Generally, a wizard has already exhausted all his accumulated resources by the time he goes from first to second ring."

"The chances of him getting special funding next year are slim. So, my main rivals are still Zhuoma and Zeno, among others. However, I have full confidence in my Flesh and Blood Tree. These magical plants, unique to the Forbes world, with their vascular bundle systems that resemble human blood vessels, are truly amazing."

……

In the Golden Crown Mountain, in the second laboratory, in Locke's office, the Sith wizard had already arranged a private office for Locke, which was the basic treatment for a second-circle wizard.

Locke no longer has to squeeze into an office with other researchers.

Locke handed Douglas a bottle of Holy Spring Dew potion, then looked at him and said, "Why did you have to provoke Brandy?"

Douglas hesitated, feeling a long-lost warmth. After experiencing the torment of that bastard Brandy, he realized that not everyone in the White Wizarding Society was a good person.

That guy is too cunning.

Douglas bowed sincerely to Locke.

"I believe you have already noticed something amiss. Thank you, Archmage Augustine."

Locke nodded slightly.

Why is Brandy making things difficult for you?

Douglas stiffened, because he couldn't very well say that it was the Brandy Wizard who noticed his unusually fast advancement speed and followed the clues to find out that he had a great adventure, could he?
Douglas's mind raced, and then he said, "It's probably because... I have a fortuitous encounter in my possession."

Locke gave a half-smile.

Douglas said to Locke, "Great Wizard Augustine, you saved me, so I am willing to share my extraordinary adventure with you. I possess a copy of ancient magical knowledge, [Kingdom Domain], which I obtained by chance."

"If you want, I can give you this knowledge."

"The Kingdom Domain is..."

Locke stopped him and casually used his second-ring level dimensional power to construct a simplified version of the Dharma Realm, namely the Kingdom Domain.

Douglas's eyes widened.

“You possess manufacturing knowledge within the kingdom's domain…this…”

He never expected that Locke would possess the magical heritage of the Kingdom of the Age of Stars.

At this moment, even the Witch-King Lagmamon, who had remained silent until now, suddenly shrieked in Douglas's mind, saying, "This is absolutely impossible."

'Even I couldn't create a kingdom in this era. The environment has changed; how could he possibly create a kingdom in this time?'

The era of stars is over.

Douglas was about to speak.

Locke suddenly spoke up: “The Kingdom Realm is the foundation of the Age of Stars. Although the Age of Stars has passed for many years, there are still many clues to be found. Douglas, it’s not surprising that I possess knowledge of the Kingdom Realm.” Douglas’s body stiffened instantly, because the voice of the Wizard King appeared in his mind, followed by the voice of the Great Wizard Locke speaking to him.

The two seemed to be having a conversation.

But it seems not.

Therefore, Douglas couldn't immediately tell whether Locke had the ability to hear the words of his sorcerer teacher.

Logically speaking, even the brandy wizard didn't notice anything unusual about him.

The Witch King Lagmamon suddenly spoke again in his mind: "Don't worry, he can't hear me. It's probably just a coincidence. This man is unusual. Although he seems easier to talk to than Brandy, he is actually more troublesome than Brandy."

"But don't worry, in my opinion, he's a good person."

“I advised you before not to change your goals because of temporary setbacks. You should have been more patient and waited. But you couldn’t wait any longer. You were eager to find a second-circle wizard to unlock the secret treasure for you, make up for the defects in your Five Elements Reversal Permanent Defense Field, and advance to the second-circle wizard level.”

"Child, you were too hasty. That's why you suffered because of that brandy."

King Lagmamon then said a few more words.

"I was just doing this as a precaution, but did you really think I was so old and useless that an ordinary second-ring wizard could detect my presence? I was the Wizard King of the past, a third-ring Archmage of the Age of Stars!"

Locke glanced at Douglas and suddenly said something that horrified King Lagmamon and silenced Douglas.

"Douglas, as far as I know, the third-ring wizards in the Age of Stars were basically not ordinary wizard kings."

"I once knew a third-ring wizard named King Otto. In the Age of Stars, a third-ring wizard should have been capable of ruling the world."

King Lagmamon suddenly fell silent.

Locke glanced at Douglas.

"Give me the knowledge of the kingdom's territory that you possess. Although I have a copy that is more suitable for this era, I can take a look at it; perhaps it can give me some new ideas."

Douglas was a little scared. He nodded to Locke and said, "Yes..."

Lagmamon suddenly spoke in his mind: "It should just be a coincidence. But it shows that this person has a deep understanding of the Age of Stars. Or, he can indeed sense something unusual. Douglas, don't give him the knowledge of the Kingdom Realm that you know."

"That was just a simplified version that I tailored to suit your comprehension and this era. I originally thought that this kind of thing would be enough to impress the second-ring wizards of this era. Who would have thought that the level of ordinary second-ring wizards in this era is stronger than that of the star-ring wizards of my time."

"To see the power of planes directly with the naked eye... I've never heard of a second-circle wizard possessing this ability. It seems to be a unique ability possessed only by wizards who have attained second-circle status through extremely powerful magic. Wizards who have attained second-circle status through the Kingdom Domain should not have this ability."

"In short, give him this new information I gave you. It's the original version of Kingdom Domain knowledge. The second best I know."

At this moment, Douglas hurriedly said to Locke, "Great Wizard Augustine, I need to write down these documents with pen and paper. This will require some ink and paper, as well as some time."

Locke asked, "How long will it take?"

Douglas said, "It will take at least a month."

Locke raised an eyebrow. "A month? Right, for you, the Kingdom Realm is high-level knowledge, and writing such knowledge would be very stressful for you. I don't have time to give you a month, I'll give you one day. After one day, you need to do something else for me."

"I have a project that I'm going to participate in the Xiaoxi Cup competition. You need to help me write the project summary and assist me in writing a second-level article."

Locke glanced at him.

Catherine the Witch's task for herself was to monitor him without his knowledge.

I don't have that much time to spend specifically monitoring him.

So Locke came up with a better idea.

If I make this guy work for me, wouldn't that be the same as monitoring him indirectly?

It didn't delay anything, and it can still be used for work.

pretty good.

As for the journals in the second ring, Locke had already decided to submit his manuscript to "Jiaojie," a journal in the first zone of the second ring located at the border of darkness and light.

The novel "Boundary" by Huiming has three versions: the first, second, and third. The first version is "Boundary of Knowledge", the second version is "Boundary of All Things", and the third version is "Boundary of the Times".

"Jiaojie" is a collective term for three journals, and I want to submit my work to "Wanxiang Jiaojie".

Because of my ancestral evolution and Golden Wheat, it would be difficult to get into the top tier if I submitted my work to other regions, as the competition is too fierce.

However, it is precisely in the area where light and dark meet that, to a large extent, it will definitely be rated as a district.

It's all because of the special relationship between Golden Wheat and the border area between Dark and Bright!
Douglas swallowed hard. In some ways, he thought Locke was even more perverted than the Brandy Wizard. This was just too much!

If you ask him to finish in one day what he would normally write in a month, that's enough for him.

How could he possibly do that?
Is this the world of genius?
Douglas said guiltily, "I... my level of knowledge in this area is too high."

Locke began, “That’s the problem. If you find it so difficult to even write down this part of your knowledge, how are you going to record it?”

Douglas's pupils suddenly contracted.

Locke said, "Forget it, I don't like digging into things. I only care about whether you can do the job. Asking about the past is pointless. Douglas, remember, only your present is truly meaningful to you."

"As for you, all you need to do now is to do your job well, and I will be extremely satisfied with you."

"As for your past, I don't care."

Excitement was evident in Douglas's eyes.

Locke picked up a magical office gadget that a Sith wizard had provided for him from his desk. It was said to cost 200,000 magic stones each, and it was considered the standard magic quill pen in this private office.

"This crystallized magic artifact, the quill pen, can help you withstand the soul pressure caused by your insufficient rank."

"The Kingdom Domain was not originally established in this era. So, strictly speaking, it cannot be considered true second-level knowledge. With this magic quill pen, you can transfer the pressure on your body, and your efficiency will naturally improve."

Douglas stared in astonishment at the quill pen in Locke's hand.

He never imagined that improving efficiency would be so simple; buying a quill pen worth 200,000 magic stones could directly solve his problem of being unable to write down knowledge of the kingdom's domain.

Locke walked out of the office, glancing at him as he did so.

"The teacher is right. He does indeed possess an ancient soul. After several attempts, I finally confirmed this. Unfortunately, that old thing is too well hidden; even the dragon's supernatural intuition and the three eyes' perception couldn't detect him."

'That old fellow didn't know that second-ring wizards possess the ability to directly see planes, nor did he know that I could enhance this ability with the power of my Three-Eyed bloodline. He's too ignorant of modern magical knowledge, which is why I outsmarted him. He must be a third-ring wizard from the Age of Stars.'

Unfortunately, I could only catch snippets of his words.

It was difficult to hear him speak in complete sentences. And the old man's voice, well… judging from the fragments he uttered, although it sounded like an old man, it was probably a disguised voice.

'His true voice is likely not like that. That's understandable; the identity of a third-ring wizard in the Age of Stars isn't actually that hard to guess.'

'This guy is too cunning. It's hard to get a full view of him, and it seems he has a habit of constantly fine-tuning his spell model, which means I might not be able to keep an eye on him all the time. Perhaps after a while, I won't even be able to hear a single word from him.'

Locke pondered, "It's alright, we've already gleaned some information anyway."

"This person is working right under my nose. I don't think there's anything wrong with him."

While Locke's main body prepared to head to the void, his clone, with the help of Douglas and Gregor, began to write a second-circle article to submit to "The Intersection of All Things".

A month later, Locke's main body had recruited a team and began leading them to the market to select void warships.

The old pirate was naturally not unhappy that he could stay at Golden Crown Mountain for another half month.

Hussein was no different; Locke then realized that Hussein was a master of time management. He had brought several case leads with him to Golden Crown Mountain, all from the Golden Crown Mountain area, or even from the vicinity of Golden Crown Mountain.

Therefore, he was able to do business while dodging the pursuit of the Pale Pilgrimage at Golden Crown Mountain. He was even afraid that leaving would disrupt his business.

Meanwhile, Locke's clone finally obtained the original version of the Kingdom Domain data from Douglas. With the help of his students and Douglas, and perhaps also the help of that ancient third-ring wizard, he completed the article in just one month.

He immediately sent the article through the White Wizarding Association's dispatch center, using a magical vortex to transform it into a magical wind, and sent it to the Golden Dynasty's "Boundary of All Things" in the borderland between light and darkness!
(End of this chapter)