Chapter 1102

Chapter 1083 Ancestral Blessings and Reincarnation Accumulation, and the Substantial Improvement of Scientific Research!

Locke summoned a bronze cauldron, taking in the corpses of the three Star Ring Wizards, and ignited potion-making flames within, intending to refine them into the potion of zero.

Everyone couldn’t help but follow his actions.

Even the most radical wizard, Kent, was startled by this scene. Although he usually harbored considerable hostility towards mammalian wizards, he hadn’t expected such a practice.

When Kent saw Locke using a bronze cauldron to take in the Velociraptor with reptilian features and place it into the potion-making flames, his eyelids twitched violently, and he felt a surge of fear.

Councilor Grandet coughed and asked in a low voice, “Locke, what are you doing?”

The Macedonian witch looked at Locke and asked as well, “What are you doing?”

Locke said, “I have a potion recipe that can extract blank spirituality from corpses. So I’m making use of these wastes. By the way, do you need the corpse of that Swift Eye you killed with the White Emperor Sword? If you don’t want it, you can give it to me. I’ll pay with magic stones.”

“This Velociraptor hasn’t been refined yet. If you want it, since we fought it together, I can give you half. If you don’t know what to do with it, I can process it for you and give you the key materials.”

The Macedonian witch glanced at everyone and said, “It’s not good for others to see your behavior; it could easily set a bad example. You and I are both leaders in the wizarding world, so we should understand that our words and actions should set a good example for others. Although wanting to use the corpses of three dark wizards as potion ingredients is quite normal,”

the Macedonian witch said to Locke, “you should have been more discreet. For example, you could have said you were processing the corpses and taken them with you.”

“You can take the Velociraptor’s corpse. We have plenty of that in our research institute; I’m not interested.”

“Consider it a gift from me,”

the Macedonian witch said to Locke. “What you’re doing could easily incite bad thoughts in other wizards, and they might lose control of their actions. So you should at least tell a lie and not do such a cruel thing in front of others. You and I are both well-known wizards in the region, and we must restrain ourselves in our words and actions. We can’t do whatever we want. We are role models for everyone, and right now, countless people are watching us.”

“There are things you can do, but you have to lie to everyone.”

Locke looked at the Macedonian witch and said, “I am who I am. Why should I hide or pretend?”

“Being yourself is the best example. And I don’t want to be any example. I am just a Star Ring Wizard. What do I care what the world thinks of me?”

The Macedonian witch and Locke’s eyes clashed. The two of them were constantly at odds, unable to stand each other’s opinions.

The Macedonian witch sneered, “No one in this world is truly free. As a wizarding genius of Cloudze Wetlands, your every move is under scrutiny. It’s not enough for you to merely obey the law. You need to have higher moral standards than the average person.” “

You need to tell a few lies to more easily guide the other wizards in the wizarding lands onto the right path. Great men don’t concern themselves with trifles. Wizard Locke, please don’t mention using corpses to concoct potions anymore. I can understand the legitimacy of your actions and your righteous heart in seeking truth, but that doesn’t mean other wizards can. Those wizards will only see our Golden Crown Mountain’s chosen one, the recipient of the Silent Holy Grail, the renowned breeder, as a murderous potion-making madman, completely ignoring the kindness and righteousness behind your use of black wizard corpses for potions.”

The wizards present sensed the tension between the two.

To them, this seemed like a pointless fight, but the two were already seething with anger, exceeding the bounds of a normal struggle for interests.

The wizards glanced back and forth between Locke and the Macedonian witch, trying to understand what was happening.

Locke shook his head slightly, then looked at the Macedonian witch and said, “I can’t make any promises to you. I don’t think I need to lie. Nor do I think I need to avoid using dark magic potions in the future. It may seem cruel, but if I lied, that would be the real problem. Let the world see my actions; I don’t see anything wrong with that. I don’t think lies and deception set a good example for others.” “

Those who start such practices will surely have descendants.”

“The example set by lies and deception will be ruined one day when it’s exposed, and may even harm future generations.”

“Besides, I didn’t want to kill that Velociraptor. The Ancient Dream is a very interesting place. I wanted to capture the Velociraptor and enter the Ancient Dream through it. But you killed it with a single sword strike. What a waste!”

The Macedonian witch and Locke exchanged glances; they were increasingly disgusted with each other.

The Macedonian witch said, “That was an evil creature. It had to be killed. Even if it had some value, an evil creature should be killed. Keeping it around would only lead to trouble sooner or later. By killing it for you, I was actually helping you.”

Locke looked at the Macedonian witch and said, “I have a different opinion on this. But I finally understand. We are on different paths, and cannot work together.”

The Macedonian witch said, “You’re right, I really hate you now.”

Watching Locke about to walk towards the wizarding town, the Macedonian witch suddenly called out to him from behind, “Locke. Before coming here, I only wanted to stand up for the wizards of the Rain Marsh. But after meeting you, I initially had a good impression of you. You’re ruthless, have a broad perspective, are generous, and your magic is quite decent.”

“You’re one of the few wizards in this world, among all the demons and monsters, whom I find barely acceptable.”

“In this world, everyone is ignorant and ugly.”

“Not just mortals, even wizards are like that.”

“Therefore, I admired you and thought we might become friends,”

the Macedonian witch said, looking at Locke. “But I soon discovered I was wrong. You are not a normal person. You are a great demon. You are a bewitching creature. I cannot bear not punishing you.”

“Locke, I will defeat you.”

“For the right path.”

“Everything about you disgusts me.”

The Macedonian witch’s Heavenly Rainfall spell appeared above everyone’s heads, and at that moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared.

Drops of magical rain fell from the sky.

The Great Magic, in its nascent stage, continued to expand its boundaries. The Great Magic Heavenly Rainfall was desperately trying to explain Locke’s existence, to explain Locke’s magic, and to encompass everything, to explain everything, thus completing the nascent stage.

The Macedonian witch looked at Locke with extremely aggressive eyes; she could not tolerate Locke’s existence.

She could fully explain all the Star Ring wizards present with her own theories, but with Locke, she had encountered several instances of failing to explain him.

And for a Star Ring wizard, this was intolerable.

The Macedonian witch believed her own path was superior to everyone else’s. She was confident she could explain the magic and character of even the other geniuses of similar caliber within the research institute. But for the first time, she hesitated when it came to Locke.

The Macedonian witch’s eyes burned with ambition and aggression as she looked at Locke.

She wanted to defeat Locke, to be subservient to him, to make his system a part of hers. Only then would her uncontrollable rage and aggression be appeased.

She would not tolerate a wizard who couldn’t exist within her theoretical framework.

And the moment she defeated Locke and could explain his system would be the moment her immense magic reached a new level.

Locke turned and continued walking towards the wizarding town, as if he hadn’t heard her.

At this moment, the Macedonian witch suddenly spoke up: “Locke, I’ve observed your magic. At your current level, I’m certain you’re no match for me. I’m already very close to achieving pseudo-forging.” “

In fact, if it weren’t for improving the quality of my pseudo-forging, I would already be a Moon Ring Wizard.”

The Macedonian witch looked at Locke and said, “Locke, you haven’t participated in the Super Project, so you probably don’t know, right? After all, your original level was actually a level below the top wizarding geniuses of the Three Swamps.”

“The differences among Star Ring Wizards are enormous.” “

Some Star Ring Wizards rely on their own lineage for pseudo-forging, some rely on their ancestors’ influence, and some rely on their virtual forging within a certain world to function as pseudo-forging. But a true genius of a wizarding land has the capital to be proud. They are not in a hurry to achieve pseudo-forging. For them, pseudo-forging is just a matter of eating and drinking.”

“Because this isn’t their first time achieving pseudo-forging.” “

The Macedonian witch said, “For wizards who are truly talented, resourceful, blessed by their ancestors, have accumulated knowledge from their past lives, and have the resources of their lineage poured into them, to engage in pre-existing pseudo-forging is simply diminishing their potential. If the pseudo-forging goes poorly, they will have to make amends later, which will require even more time and effort.

Therefore, I and other true geniuses in our wizarding land, including some of the true geniuses in your wizarding land, are not incapable of pseudo-forging now, but rather we deliberately choose not to.”

“Before we reach the ‘false forging’ stage, we must continue to hone our skills until we are certain that our ‘false forging’ is full of potential. It’s like the ‘false forging – one proof, eternal proof’ we saw in the Ancient Dream. ‘False forging’ also has levels. ‘One proof, eternal proof’ is a very interesting ‘false forging,’ one that very few wizards can achieve.”

The Macedonian witch looked at Locke’s retreating figure and said, “For me, if I only wanted an ordinary ‘false forging,’ I could accumulate resources and start trying now. Although there are risks, they are not significant. For me, the ‘virtual forging’ stage is like something I can look down upon and adjust at will. And you? Locke, at this moment, can you overlook the entire ‘virtual forging’ realm?”

Locke continued to leave, but the Macedonian witch said, “Locke, how many ancient wizarding families’ resources have you received? Locke, do you have academic lineage resources? Locke, do you have ancestral blessings? Locke, how many times have you reincarnated in my wizarding world? Why don’t I sense any substantial accumulation from your multiple reincarnations?”

“The pursuit of truth and the exploration of magic depends on three things: talent, choice, effort, and accumulation. External resources include the magical support of powerful families and factions, and access to numerous markets. Internal resources include securing projects from the White Wizarding Association. However, there’s another kind of accumulation: having reincarnated many times in past lives. Each time, despite lacking memories and a complete soul, you always pursued truth and enlightenment.” The Macedonian witch continued,

“Such people have accumulated knowledge from past lives.

Although what you gain in each life cannot be retained, this upward striving will influence your talent in the next. This is a crucial conclusion from a fifth-circle wizard specializing in soul studies. If someone pursues truth in every life, strives relentlessly, and never gives up until the very last moment, then even if their talent was low in one life, their talent in the next will be enhanced. Lifetimes of reincarnation, again and again, like moths drawn to a flame, they approach the truth.”

“Effort in a past life is still effort. So, Locke, how many lifetimes have you strived for the truth? How much effort did your ancestors put in to pursue the truth?”

The Macedonian witch proudly raised her head.

“The five top Star Ring wizard geniuses in our Ancient Bloodline Factor Research Institute in the Rain Swamp were either third-ring or fourth-ring wizards in their past lives, or their parents were high-ring wizards who made significant contributions to the wizarding world and the Void. Their ancestors protected their descendants, making their path smooth and easy.” “

Or perhaps someone like me, who is suspected to have been a high-ring being from another great world in their past life and has been reincarnated in the wizarding world. Currently, many of the most talented geniuses in the wizarding world either have ancestral protection, were capable individuals in their past lives and are starting anew here, or were born with special fortune and are blessed by the world from birth.”

“With the advancement of magical technology, the types and origins of so-called geniuses have become increasingly clear. Even now, there are only a very few cases of geniuses whose existence remains unexplained. Our Rainswamp has long since introduced a complete mechanism for testing what type of genius you are. It’s already popular within our wizarding lands, you probably didn’t know that, did you? As a result, our Rainswamp’s mechanism for cultivating and discovering geniuses is superior to other wizarding lands. If other wizarding lands don’t follow our reforms, they will fall behind.” “

Each type of genius has a different way of being cultivated.”

“So, Locke, which type of genius are you?”

Locke stopped in his tracks.

Amidst the exchange between the two, the crowd kept glancing between Locke and the Macedonian witch, whispering amongst themselves.

The Macedonian witch said to Locke, “Not all fake forging is the same level. Fake forging through one’s own efforts, fake forging through a lineage, and fake forging through ancestral blessings are three different levels.”

“Locke, my fake forging is at least at the level of ‘one certificate, permanent certificate.’ What about yours? What is your goal?”

“If you haven’t received the full support of an ancient wizarding family, or the full support of a certain lineage, then you lack resources from the start.”

“If this is from your previous reincarnations in the wizarding world, then the gap between you and us was already huge from the beginning.” “

Locke, this is my seventh attempt at fake forging. This was tested using specialized equipment, although I have no memories of my past life, and the person in my past life was not the same person as me.”

The Macedonian witch clutched her chest. Based on her secret perception and observation of Locke, he indeed shouldn’t have reincarnated many times, meaning this might be his first time attempting fake forging, or at least he hadn’t accumulated more than three attempts.

But why couldn’t she decipher him?

Why couldn’t her system decipher him?

This unknown plunged the Macedonian witch into rage.

Locke stopped in his tracks.

“Macedonian witch, it seems you’re truly determined to deal with me. Your demeanor was quite different when you were observing me before.” “

You don’t need to attack me with words, test my limits, or undermine my beliefs.”

Locke turned to her and said, “I originally thought that two people who could understand each other could become friends. But I was indeed naive in some ways; we are on different paths. You mentioned reincarnation? I haven’t used any equipment to measure the number of times I’ve reincarnated. But I have two questions. First, can geniuses really be detected and classified? I have doubts about the special education system of your Rainswamp. Second, if reincarnation can accumulate substance, can’t magical research also accumulate substance?” “

Every time you establish a project, you do your best to complete it.”

“In this process, doesn’t a wizard get closer to the truth?”

“In this process, doesn’t a wizard have an effect equivalent to reincarnation? Or even better? I don’t understand reincarnation, and neither do you. Whether reincarnation exists or not, whether the person you are in the next life is still unclear, is already impossible to say. You also said that you suspect that your past life was not the same person as you.”

Locke said, “I don’t want to think about what happens after death. I only want to focus all my energy on the things in life. If you want to beat me, make sure you beat me academically. I do not fully understand even the Void Forging. But that doesn’t mean you can definitely beat me in the competition.”

Locke turned around, and an evolutionary moon descended from the sky behind him.

“Macedonia, your power system desperately wants to absorb mine, doesn’t it? I see your desire, but I have little interest in absorbing your power system, nor in proving your power system wrong. However, I will use you as my stepping stone, as my cleansing water, to hone my power system.” “I

don’t care how many times you’ve reincarnated, whether your ancestors made significant contributions to the world, or what kind of background you have. I only care about winning this competition.”

Locke stared at the Macedonian witch.

The Macedonian witch was amused and annoyed. “You want to use me as a stepping stone? What a joke. Fine, then try it.”

“To be honest, I really hate you.”

Locke looked at her.

Not far away, Edgar and Ramses stood together.

Edgar asked, “Ramesses, Locke is usually very easy to talk to, so why is he so confrontational with a witch today? I don’t understand the Macedonian witch’s reasons for targeting Locke. I don’t see any reason why I should have a conflict with the Macedonian witch.”

Ramses, meanwhile, was lost in thought, observing the situation.

“I don’t know why they’re so hostile towards each other.”

“Perhaps there’s some knowledge I don’t understand. Or perhaps, these two are just inherently incompatible. But—this seems to go beyond mere incompatibility.”

Ramses fell into deep thought. “Why do these two dislike each other so much?”

Wizard Edgar said, “I think the Macedonian witch has a point. Strong people do set an example for others, so they should have higher standards for themselves. Of course—Locke is also right. Locke is my biggest rival in this life, so what he said is probably true. Oh well, as Locke said, we just need to win the competition.” “

According to the Macedonian witch, you really have to verify your ancestors for three generations to learn magic. If your ancestors weren’t capable, or if you weren’t capable in your previous life, you can’t learn magic.” Ramses

said, “This is the first time I’ve heard of such a level of education in the Rain Swamp. I’m very interested in this.”

A week later.

In the corridor of the Tranquil Garden, Locke held two bottled worlds in his hands. These worlds were entirely black, like inky black shadows.

Locke looked at the two bottled worlds in his hands; these were garden grottoes created by his team of first-ring wizards, who had become skilled at crafting the Verdant Foundation, according to his wishes. At

this moment, his ultimate spell, Evolution Moon, and Wizard Probus’s ultimate spell, Evolution Garden, were spinning in his hands.

“Potions, Breeding, and finally, Summoning. The Probus wizard is highly skilled in all three areas. However, according to Thomas and Edith’s current investigation, the Heart Dragon wizard’s lineage advocates that an individual study only one subject.”

“Single-mindedness.” “

As a third-ring wizard, the Heart Dragon wizard has his own learning methods, which he shares with his lineage—a complete system. It’s not a single idea; the Heart Dragon wizard believes a wizard can quickly reach higher rings by studying a single subject, then leverage that advantage to learn other magical systems, using their knowledge to improve their own.” “

He believes that a wizard at the Sun Ring stage is best suited to using other people’s knowledge to improve their own. Because among civilizations outside of wizarding civilizations, those possessing third-ring wizards are extremely rare, almost nonexistent.”

Let alone becoming a Third Ring, most civilizations in the Endless Void are unaware of the existence of the Third Ring.

Or rather, the very definition of the Third Ring is that, according to the wizarding civilization, in the True Fourfold Forging without falsehood, all levels starting from the Third Ring are variations and continuations based on True Forging Sun Ring.

Therefore, Sun Ring is a very crucial major level.

Locke pondered, “But Wizard Probus already possessed three equally powerful spells at the Star Ring stage. It seems that, as a super genius, he completely disregarded his mentor’s advice, which explains why he needed to hide his achievements in potion-making and summoning from Mount Golden Crown. If he hadn’t concealed it, he might have been forced by the Heart Dragon Wizard to abandon his development in these disciplines.”

In that case, the relationship between Wizard Probus and the Heart Dragon Wizard must not be very good.

Locke consulted Probus’s files and discovered that he controlled at least five decent markets, almost all related to magical plants. In comparison, he only had Augustus, a shop alliance making wizard shoes; Aladdin, making magical plant flying machines; and the Silver Peach Garden, which his teacher had assigned him to manage.

It seemed he still needed to work harder.

To advance, he needed more resources, more shop alliances, and access to more markets.

“No wonder Probus has been selling Andrographis paniculata magical plants to potion makers for so long.”

“Because he himself is a potion maker. Andrographis paniculata magical plants are related to a large number of potions. Among the most important potions are the [Mind-Clearing Elixir] and the [Herbal Antidote].”

Both are ordinary second-level colorless potions.

However, both are very commonly used. The Herbal Antidote is a universal antidote, used extensively on the front lines, especially against toxins inherent in many worlds. This antidote has a very considerable ability to suppress them universally. The Mind-Clearing Potion, on the other hand, enhances a wizard’s perception, used to break invisibility spells and various strange invisibility abilities found in many worlds.

Both are commonly used.

Therefore, there is an area outside the Despair Valley Laboratory with a dedicated herb garden planted with large tracts of Andrographis paniculata magical plants. The Purple Witch Bella only became aware of this herb garden after the competition, belatedly realizing that she should have focused on finding special magical plants in the Abyss Plane while keeping an eye on Andrographis paniculata.

The pitch-black bottle world in Locke’s hand was the fourth unique bottle world he created after the Sea Queen helped him seal the form of the Throne of Good and Evil within him. He spent a week accelerating this process using a synthetic cube, drawing upon the power of Probus’s ultimate magic, the Garden of Evolution, and a wealth of information he discovered outside his laboratory related to the Shadow Potion.

Locke looked at the entries displayed on the synthetic cube:

【Shadow Bottle – Bottle World – Garden Cave: Based on the fundamental structures of the Bitter King Bottle, the Hadron Bottle, and the Flower King Bottle, it uses the Andrographis paniculata poison and Hadron molecule as connecting structures to link the Shadow Potion, combining its components with the verdant spiritual energy to form the Shadow Foundation Tetrahedron.】

【The Shadow Potion can already grant a living being double the spiritual energy; therefore, through numerous experiments, a new bottle world structure, the Shadow Bottle, was finally completed. This Garden Cave can enhance the spiritual energy of ordinary second-ring and first-ring magical plants and imbue second-ring magical plants with mystical meaning.】 Locke

finished scanning the entry and nodded in satisfaction.

In the second round, when he needed to imbue Yunmi with mystical meaning, the wizard Probus’s solution was to use the Spirit Breath Cultivation Method combined with the Double Image Potion.

The connection bridge formed by the azure spirit breath created by the azure spirit breath from the Bitter King Bottle and the Hadron Bottle he had previously developed

was theoretically connected to the azure foundation stone at one end and to anything else at the other, since hadrons themselves have the powerful ability to absorb anything. Therefore,

using this connection bridge to combine the Double Image Potion and the Spirit Breath Cultivation Method to directly imbue the second-ring magical plant with mystical meaning became possible.

Similarly, this connection bridge structure could not only combine the Double Image Potion with his bottle world, but also with various other potions.

Of course, one end of the connection bridge structure was a hadron, and the hadron’s absorption of the Double Image Potion would damage part of its structure, so that was the difficulty. After spending a week synthesizing and modifying the Shadow Potion formula, Locke finally found a version that wouldn’t lose its effectiveness due to hadron damage to some structures.

Locke pondered, “This Shadow Bottle is my fourth successful new bottle-in-a-world structure. With this Shadow Bottle, I can use it to enhance the spiritual energy of my Great Windmill Dragon Sparrow and Sea Gold Sand Tree Fern, thus significantly reducing manufacturing costs.”

The difficulty in maintaining the Great Windmill Dragon Sparrow and Sea Gold Sand Tree Fern in their jungle-like state mainly stemmed from their insufficient spiritual energy.

Other aspects were manageable.

Because it wasn’t a true synergy of mystical meanings leading to mutual amplification and the creation of a [Jungle] with increased power, it only achieved initial synchronization of their powers, so other issues weren’t major.

Now, by strengthening both to the point where they could be imbued with mystical meanings, he had solved the biggest problem.

Locke placed the seeds of the Great Green Dragonfly (the windmill version) and the Sea Gold Sand Tree Fern into the Shadow Bottle. As the Shadow Bottle shattered, two enhanced magical plants appeared in his hand. The two first-ring magical plants remained unchanged; their magical pressure and plant characteristics were identical.

Only their spiritual energy had been strengthened.

Locke pondered, “I need an enchantment model, but let’s leave that aside for now. Arthas can use the elven wizards in the Elven Great World to do that. Right now, the spiritual energy of the two magical plants is strong enough. For me, maintaining their jungle state is very simple. I just don’t know if Arthas has the capability to do this, and what the cost would be.”

The spell model to create a jungle-like state for the two magical plants had also been developed.

This was largely thanks to the Moon Ring Witch and the Red Witch who helped him develop the spell model.

Locke looked at his Shadow Bottle.

“I can use the hadron bridge to connect more potions. I never imagined the hadron bridge formed by the Heart-Piercing Lotus Poison would be so useful.”

One of these was given to him by Antoine, and the other by the wizard Probus.

Combined with his own efforts and talent, he discovered this hadron bridge that could integrate his current achievements in potion-making and breeding.

In this way, other potions could also be used to develop the structure of the garden grotto in the bottle.

With the synthesis cube, he could quickly research and develop a large number of new garden grotto structure blueprints within this Valley of Despair.

The first-ring wizards of the survey team gathered around, curiously looking at the two magical plants in Locke’s hands.

Wizard Ike asked, “Sir, have you succeeded in developing it?”

Locke nodded. “Almost. Ike, you take the other wizards and continue to manufacture the Verdant Foundation according to this design.”

Locke handed a design to Ike.

Wizard Ike respectfully accepted the assignment. After all, he had received the research topic from Locke and gained considerable knowledge while refining the Emerald Foundation Stone. He also knew that Locke was constantly developing new garden grottoes at an astonishing speed.

Initially, he tried to figure out how Locke developed these garden grottoes. However

, after a while, he found it impossible to understand, so he changed his approach and tried to gain knowledge from the process of developing the structures of these new garden grottoes.

Wizard Ike respectfully said to Locke, “My lord, I will complete the preliminary work for you according to the design you provided.”

Locke nodded and left.

He walked to the corridor of the Tranquil Garden and contacted Queen Ella, the High Elf Sunshade Witch.

The video call was quickly established, and an illusion screen appeared before Locke’s eyes, showing Queen Ella on a battlefield filled with blood and sea.

Locke saw that the entire battlefield had turned into a bloodbath, with deep craters burning with flames everywhere, and lava flowing beside them. Not far behind the Queen, a mountain was erupting with ice. Indeed,

it was the first time Locke had ever seen a mountain erupting like a volcano spewing forth snow and ice.

Upon closer inspection, Locke realized that the snow-capped mountain was formed by the power overflowing from the Hellish plane of [Hell].

Locke was stunned by this scene. He said to Queen Ella, “Your Majesty, why is the sun in the sky of your world constantly approaching your plane? Judging from this trend, that solar plane is falling towards your world.”

Queen Ella looked at Locke, a serene smile playing on her lips.

“Wizard Locke, it’s a pleasure to meet you. That’s perfectly normal. As you said, our enemies are indeed trying to drag the sun from the sky and crash it into the land of our plane.”

Locke asked doubtfully, “Your Majesty, what plane is this? The environment is so harsh! Hell has completely invaded this world.”

Queen Ella replied, “This is the High Elf Great World. The sun of the High Elf Great World is a real, large-scale solar plane located in the void, not a solar demiplane within the High Elf Great World, or even simply a fire elemental plane.”

Locke raised an eyebrow.

This is actually the High Elf Great World!

Queen Ella said, “At first, we thought Hell was just passing through our world, but who could have imagined that Hell would drop meteorites carrying a large army into our world? Because of our insufficient preparation, some meteorites successfully landed. And Hell’s teleportation technology has improved dramatically, allowing their large armies to instantly enter the High Elf Great World via the teleportation arrays that followed the meteorites.”

Queen Ella said to Locke, “During the time you haven’t contacted us, we have been at war with Hell. Locke, is there something you need?”

Locke immediately explained his request, then asked with some concern, “Your Majesty, please forgive my bluntness, but I want to ask if the Arthas Shop Alliance still has the capacity to maintain its production lines?”

Queen Ella replied confidently, “Yes.”

“These demons are like a tide, they’ll recede soon. Hell and the Wizarding World have been allies for many years. As a member of the Wizarding World, we have a covenant with them for tens of thousands of years, a covenant of the highest level. Logically speaking, they are suspected of violating the covenant; perhaps some demon lords have launched a war against us on their own. But we have a large number of high-ring wizards holding important positions in Hell, so we have already sent people to negotiate. This matter should be resolved soon. Arthas will at most suffer a slight loss.” “

Besides, our Great World is protected by the World Tree People.”

Locke’s brow twitched.

Queen Ella transferred the Ganoderma lucidum plant in her hand, revealing a bare tree behind her that reached straight into the clouds, resembling a tree trunk.

Queen Ella said, “This is a fourth-circle enchanted plant, the World Tree. It is one of the most powerful fourth-circle enchanted plants. With its protection, the Hell Legions find it difficult to completely invade. The World Tree manipulates all the plants within our Great World and bestows upon us, the High Elves, the blessings of our ancestors. Therefore, it is much easier for us High Elves to reach the Sun Ring than for the human wizards of your Wizarding World.”

Locke looked at the so-called World Tree. As a Guardian of Nature, he had once directly seen the World Tree. Although the World Tree he saw was limited by his own perspective and might not have been its true form, he was certain that the World Tree was not the real World Tree,

but it was definitely related to it.

That World Tree—

Locke suspected—was a relatively large branch of the World Tree scattered among the flowers, fruits, leaves, and branches of the endless void. That branch had inserted itself into the soil of the Elven Great World, taken root and sprouted there, and eventually formed the so-called World Tree.

That World Tree may have blessed the entire Elven race within the High Elven Great World.

Locke recalled the eternal proof within the Ancient Dream, and the ancestral blessing spoken of by the Macedonian witch.

In other words, the reason the high elves in the High Elf Great World could so easily advance their magic levels was likely because a branch of the World Tree had once fallen there, and some elven races within the High Elf Great World might have received the blessing of that branch, thus gaining ancestral blessing.

Therefore, they would advance to a certain level more easily than ordinary races.

This was a blessing from the World Tree, distinguishing them from elven races in other worlds.

But once they reached a certain level threshold, advancement would likely become much more difficult.

Because if they had previously relied on ancestral blessing, having to rely on themselves on the more challenging path later would be incredibly difficult for most high elves, potentially causing them to stagnate there.

Queen Ella said to Locke, “We in Arthas are consciously protecting our production lines. So, the problem you’re worried about doesn’t exist. Wizard Locke, I’ve seen the design you gave me; it’s feasible. We in Arthas have high-elf wizards who specialize in these things.” “

A single high-elf crystallization wizard will suffice, replacing your Star Ring wizards, to complete your design using the Spirit Breath. This is a special blessing bestowed upon our race by the World Tree People. It will be a bit more arduous for them, but with Arthas’s comprehensive material system and talent pool, we can minimize production costs. You can have the design and seeds sent over; the cost will be almost identical to that of normally grown Great Green Leaf Dragonflies and Tree Fern Sea Gold Sands,”

Queen Ella affirmed. “So I hope you and your friends will continue to firmly choose Arthas in the future.

Don’t doubt Arthas’s strength because of a small matter like the Hell invasion.”

Locke understood; under normal circumstances, his production costs would likely have increased.

The problem is that Arthas is currently in a situation where people doubt his strength and his stock price may fall. In order to maintain his prestige, Arthas must make concessions to the wizards he is cooperating with.

This would inform the wizarding world that Arthas was unaffected.

Locke nodded. “That’s perfect.”

Even so, Locke was already considering whether to establish his own production system or form alliances with other shops, utilizing their production lines. After all, one shouldn’t put all their eggs in one basket.

Arthas was good.

It seemed safe.

But what if? What if Arthas’s headquarters were truly invaded and overrun by Hell?

Would he then have to rely on his title as the Red Dragon Duke to find people in Hell to produce magical plants for him?

Mainly, he carried the title of Child of Chaos; he feared that entering Hell would immediately lead to an attack by the demons.

Locke asked Queen Ella, “Your Highness, do you know any reasons why the Hells suddenly invaded your world?”

This was just casual conversation, so Queen Ella replied casually, “I’ve heard some rumors that the Lord of Hell has developed an unprecedented True Forging technique. It can greatly enhance Hell’s strength, thus fueling Hell’s ambitions. But we don’t yet know Hell’s true intentions. Logically, Hell and the Wizarding World have been allies for many years. We have a humiliating alliance, joining forces to fight against the three great divine races, the Void Swarm, and those advanced civilizations, such as the [Other Shore] and the [Trojan Horse Great World Alliance].”

Locke knew that the Trojan Horse Great World Alliance was a world alliance centered around a super civilization highly dependent on spacetime energy. They had some conflicts with the Wizarding World, but generally maintained a peaceful coexistence. They, on the other hand, had countless conflicts with the three great divine races. He had

read relevant materials; the Trojan Horse Great World’s homeland had already been conquered by the combined forces of the four pantheons of the Persepolis divine race.

Therefore, the Trojan Horse Great World could only rally other great worlds to form a world alliance, creating a defensive and offensive alliance, and waiting for an opportunity to reclaim its homeland.

To counter the Trojan Horse Alliance, the Persepolis gods, led by the Logos gods, delved into the Alliance’s past history, relentlessly hunting down its great inventors to weaken its war potential.

The Trojan Horse Alliance, seemingly forced to wander through spacetime, formed numerous Trojan Horse Spaces and continuously summoned their Space Marines to these spaces in small teams to protect key figures from the various civilizations within the Alliance.

As for the Other Shore, a mysterious and vast world, it is said to possess countless resources. Therefore, its rulers explicitly told all forces outside the void that they needed no allies, no need to explore the void; they only needed to manage their world within the Other Shore.

The Other Shore is incredibly mysterious, experiencing some commercial conflicts with the Wizarding World, but its most serious conflicts are with the three major god-races.

For reasons unknown, the three major god-races have consistently shown a strong interest in attacking different life-giving planes.

Locke said to Queen Ella, “Of course I still believe Arthas will handle his own affairs.”

“Your Majesty, I enjoyed cooperating with you,”

Queen Ella nodded. “Of course, Arthas is always trustworthy.”

Locke ended the video call with the Queen.

Then, he sent a message in a bottle to the headmaster of Elliot Academy on the Tianjiang coast, wanting to know the current situation there.

“Besides that, I need to find a way to understand the situation from the Seven Mountains. But it would take me too long to go there myself. The best way is to ask Teacher Red Dragon if Golden Crown Mountain has any influence there. Through other wizards, try to find the low-magic support area targeted by the title of New Century Guide.”

“Find the local person in charge and ask about the situation.”

Locke quickly received a contact from the headmaster of Elliot Academy. “

Master Locke, with your Great Magic Sword Tiger Orchid Dragon Sparrow and the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow Platform, our academy finally repelled the attack of the White Ice Tower. You are now very famous on our Tianjiang coast.”

We won! The wizards at the White Ice Tower are no match for your magic! Even if you fight them from afar!

Silver Peach Garden is now bustling with activity. As for the White Ice Tower, thank you for your trouble, Instructor Locke. But I have good news and bad news.”

Locke sent him a message in a bottle.

“Tell me the good news first.”

Wizard Elliot quickly sent a message in a bottle in return.

“The good news is that we’ve stopped fighting. I don’t know who reported this to Mystic Heaven, but the White Wizard Association sent a special envoy and ordered us to stop fighting. The White Ice Tower has also been severely punished and is under investigation.

The bad news is—the Tide Grand Wizard Tower is also under investigation, and many of our wizard instructors who participated in the war are being strictly investigated. And, it’s very likely that you will be implicated.”

Wizard Locke, I’m very sorry. No matter what happens, as compensation, I will share the Tide Spirit Breath Magic Fountain with you. This magical resource is enough for the two of us Star Ring wizards to use up to the Moon Ring. I have basically cleared you of any involvement, Instructor Locke. But wizards from Mystic Heaven may come to question you again soon. “

The Rose Building has also been sealed off. However, for some reason, the Rose Building had already dealt with a wave of Hellish wizards before this incident, so their problem isn’t as serious as it originally seemed.”

Locke suddenly remembered the letter Rose had written to him.

He wasn’t surprised by this outcome.

In the letter, Rose had hinted that she had noticed the undead, but they hadn’t acted yet.

Perhaps she had secretly sent people to investigate the undead hiding in the Rose Building?

Locke remembered the Rose witch he had met before.

A strange thought flashed through his mind, and he casually wrote a letter to comfort Elliot.

Then, he left the Tranquil Garden, flew out of Despair Valley, and returned to Wizard Town. At the town gate, he saw a witch holding a magic umbrella. She twirled her umbrella, revealing a pair of eyes full of mockery, probing, and aggression.

The Rose witch twirled her magic umbrella.

“Long time no see, Locke.”

“I’ve come to participate in your competition.”

“Welcome?”

Locke sensed her provocation.

“I welcome Rose. But who are you? Your red eyes… they don’t seem to be—a side effect of taking a potion, do they?”

“Who are you?”

Rose the witch didn’t care. She looked at Locke, licking her lips; she was covered in blood.

Locke frowned. “You just killed someone?”

Rose the witch said. “You have poor eyesight. This is the blood of a Star-Ringed Mammoth. I am a White Wizard; how could I openly kill someone?”

“I’m very law-abiding. If I broke the law, even if I haven’t been investigated in the last ten, thirty, or fifty years, who knows if someone will suddenly bring it up again a hundred years from now? Wouldn’t I be scrambling to catch up then? So some things shouldn’t be done in the first place. If you do them, trouble will inevitably follow; it’s just a matter of time.”

“What, you don’t believe I’m the Rose Witch?

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