Chapter 1155

Chapter 1131 Searching for Two New Markets!

Half a month later, the wizard airship appeared above Golden Crown Mountain in Cloud Marsh Wetlands. A banner stretched across the four peaks of Golden Crown Mountain—three small and one large—was atop a massive red textile made of a special silk, proclaiming, “Welcome Back Wizard Locke Augustine!”

Immediately following, a series of magnificent fireworks appeared in the sky.

Locke stood beside the observation window of the Golden Crystal of Time, looking at Wizard Trajan with surprise.

“Senior brother, what is this?”

Wizard Trajan smiled, “Although it’s rare for the entire academy to celebrate the achievements of a second-circle wizard, this celebration isn’t just for your contributions to our academy; it’s also out of admiration for your unwavering commitment to uncovering the truth for the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain and restoring justice.” “

Therefore, Golden Crown Mountain has passed the academy council’s decision to hold a welcoming ceremony for you.”

“Welcome back, Wizard Locke Augustine.”

Locke saw that those standing on the main mountain of Golden Crown Mountain, lining the way to welcome him, included the young brother of Wizard Probus, the remaining members of Probus’s family who had not been bribed and had been ostracized on Golden Crown Mountain, as well as the wizards of the Dragon Blood Society. —

Among these wizards were many who had bullied or isolated his family because of Wizard Probus, but now these people stood together, and the past grudges seemed to have vanished. Perhaps the rights and wrongs were too complicated for anyone to distinguish, but all that was known was that, thanks to Locke’s efforts and under the leadership of the witch Catherine, Wizard Probus’s reputation — had been vindicated.

Trajan smiled at Locke, “I only learned of this a few days before I returned.”

“I didn’t tell you beforehand because I wanted to surprise you, junior brother. The academy’s higher-ups are waiting for you to give them a report. Although most things have been communicated to them through live streams and teacher reports, your part of the work still needs to be reported by you. Also, the survey team’s achievements need to be reported by you to determine the appropriate credit for each team member.”

Locke nodded. The elk and lion had contributed significantly to this survey mission; the later maintenance work for the competition alone was extremely demanding.

Especially considering the many unexpected events that occurred during the competition.

These matters all require the attention of the competition committee.

They have indeed done a great deal.

The wizard airship docked on the ground, and all the wizard customers inside looked at Locke in surprise. These wizards from the Rain Swamp hadn’t expected Locke to have such influence at Golden Crown Mountain, to the point that the entire academy was celebrating for him alone. Those wizards who knew the inside story were even more impressed by the excellent atmosphere within Golden Crown Mountain Academy, lamenting that they themselves couldn’t enter such a top-tier wizarding academy.

Locke led Nika off the airship and handed him a bottle of poison he had concocted. This was a potion he had recently prepared for the child in his spare time. Combined with the curse within him, once he drank this potion, it would reverse the effects of the poison, thereby enhancing his mental strength.

Of course, the curse within Nika was still relatively crude, which had resulted in his previously weak constitution. Therefore, Locke was still exploring Nika’s constitution, and the relevant potions were still being slowly prepared.

Locke summoned Julian and the wolf giant, who were waiting for him in the crowd, and instructed them to take Nika to the apprentice quarters of Mount Golden Crown. He then greeted each of the welcoming wizards, shaking hands repeatedly. Amidst the wizards’ nods and handshakes, Locke walked towards the main conference room on the sixth floor of the True Knowledge Academy on the main mountain of Mount Golden Crown.

At this time, the three fourth-circle wizarding deans, ten third-circle throne wizards, and fifty-three third-circle wizards of Mount Golden Crown were already seated in the front row of the conference room, awaiting Locke’s report.

Dean Gaia smiled at Locke and said, “Don’t be afraid. You and the witch Catherine did a great job guiding Probus to successfully forge the fake and clearing his name, thus upholding the spirit of Mount Golden Crown. Humans decline, and wizarding academies decay, but the secret to Mount Golden Crown’s enduring strength for generations lies not in resources surpassing other top academies, or in ingenious systems, but in people like you who are ‘serious’.”

“This operation, while intended to deter external enemies, was primarily aimed at intimidating our own wizarding academy, making all the wizards within the academy aware of Golden Crown Mountain’s resolve. ”   ”Now, please give your report, Wizard Locke.”

Locke   calmed himself, then walked to almost the entire leadership of Golden Crown Mountain, activating the illusion screen that his senior brother Trajan had prepared with him on the way. The screen displayed the terrain of Despair Valley, along with the specific locations of various important magical structures.   ”Respected pioneers of the Path of Truth, greetings. This time, I am in charge of leading the investigation into the S-class incident that occurred sixty years ago—”

“As I mentioned above, based on the existing evidence, sixty years ago, the Builders plotted against the Third Ring Holy Wizard of the Starfield Sea. That Third Ring Holy Wizard then allied with the Black Wizard Alliance of the Three Swamps. The Maupassant family and the Crimson Deep Court, the two major Black Wizard factions, were mainly responsible for researching the art of creating gods. After the results were achieved, the Black Wizards and that Holy Wizard entered into a dogfight. At this time, that Holy Wizard chose our Golden Crown Mountain Wizard Probus as a pawn—”

“The Death Witch Doctor’s student, the Frost Witch, was chosen by her to deliberately suppress Wizard Probus in order to force him to work for her.”

“Based on my extensive evidence and personal speculation, the reason this Holy Mage found Wizard Probus is that both Probus and the White Frost Witch were reserve members of the Death God Selection Council. The Holy Mage encountered Wizard Probus and the White Frost Witch unintentionally through the Death God Selection Council, which triggered her subsequent series of schemes,”

Locke said. “Therefore, I believe that the real cause of that S-level experimental accident was the result of the combined efforts of the Builder God Clan, the Black Wizard Alliance, and that three-ring Holy Mage witch. Wizard Probus herself was quite passive in the whole affair.”

Dean Gaia nodded, showing a gratified expression.

“I admired that child from the beginning. It’s my responsibility that I didn’t protect him. I’ve never believed that he was so reckless in his research, causing the deaths of dozens of first-ring wizards. We at Golden Crown Mountain are not pushovers; someone needs to be held accountable for these lives.”

“The Builders, the Crimson Deep, the Holy Mage Witch, and the Heart Dragon Wizard—we must deal with them all and demand an explanation.”

Dean Gaia, representing the Academic Committee, addressed Locke, “But I have a question for you: how did you manage to free Probus from the Abyss? Based on your previous report, we already know the basic contributions of the investigation team.”

Locke nodded and continued calmly, “I used the ritual magic of the Black Sun Tower.”

“Based on my instincts and my common understanding of magic, I set up a ritual spell to summon the essence of the Probus wizard.”

The three fourth-ring wizards exchanged glances, while Ekaterina spoke up, “Lock possesses some royal blood from the Black Sun Tower and has had some interactions with it, thus mastering some of its magic. I have some research on the Black Sun Tower, and I believe it is very likely a grand ritual.”

The fourth-ring wizard headmaster of the deacon group showed admiration in his eyes.

“So, we at Golden Crown Mountain also have a wizard skilled in ritual magic? That’s not bad. I’ve always thought that ritual magic is likely to be a popular research area in the future.”

Locke frowned, because the other party spoke as if he had decided to stay at Golden Crown Mountain.

Ekaterina and Locke exchanged a glance, and she nodded slightly to Locke.

Dean Gaia said, “I think there are many coincidences involved in this matter. Locke might not be able to do it every time. To achieve this level, there are factors of timing, location, and people involved. I have a second question. You can ask your teacher to verify the other questions, but there is one thing that only you, Locke, can answer.”

“Can you still use the False Forging – Supreme Evil Path?”

Immediately, dozens of high-ring wizards present looked at Locke.

Locke nodded and said, “I can.”

He raised his right hand, and one after another, purplish-black bees swarmed around his arm. These bees seemed to be special messengers of the Supreme Evil Path, but since everyone present was a high-ring wizard, they naturally recognized that the bees were controlled by summoning magic, potion magic, and most importantly, breeding magic.

These bees were originally a result of an extremely powerful hybrid breeding method.

Dean Gaia smiled. “After hearing your description, based on my understanding of magic, I immediately deduced that you can still use Probus’s ultimate magic. Probus is dead, and his ultimate magic has collapsed, but his universal truth-level pseudo-forging of the Supreme Evil Path has become part of the plane’s principles in the wizarding world, and you should be able to use the Supreme Evil Path you were granted to manipulate this part of the plane’s principles.”

“Besides this, this is also the reason why you dare to hold the second Probus Truth Unveiling Competition; that’s why the foundation of your competition is so high.”

“Alright, Locke Augustine, as a Moon Ring Wizard, you can now use two universal truth-level pseudo-forging techniques.”

Dean Gaia exchanged glances with the other two fourth-ring wizards and said, “We already understand the other details. The questions have been asked. This was a brilliant report, Wizard Locke Augustine, thank you for your hard work.”

“The Golden Crown Mountain will send you the one hundred million magic stones that are due to you later.”

The high-ring wizards present nodded slightly and thanked Locke.

Locke breathed a sigh of relief in the corridor. After all, it was his first time facing so many high-ring wizards, so he couldn’t say he wasn’t nervous at all.

Wizard Trajan walked over and patted Locke on the shoulder, saying, “Junior brother, you did very well. The first time I gave a report in front of all the high-ring wizards in the academy, I was stunned for a full three minutes before I could remember the rest of my first sentence. It was so embarrassing.”

Wizard Trajan whispered, “Actually, you shouldn’t have told them you could use the second universal truth during your report. Anyone with eyes could see that your heart wasn’t in it. Your sights weren’t just on Mount Golden Crown and the Three Swamps. But the problem is, the better you performed, the less likely the three headmasters would let you go.”

Locke smiled bitterly. Even if he didn’t say anything, were those three headmasters fools? They were just confirming the situation with him; they probably already knew the answer before they even asked.

Locke said, “Senior brother, I’m not leaving for now. The Tianjiang coast is an extremely rare resource and opportunity. Besides, although the Star Domain Sea has the highest level of magic in the Eastern Region, I’ve come to realize this now with the implementation of the Ascension Plan. The Star Domain Sea is currently setting up fifty-three wizarding lands throughout the Eastern Region, so the Tianjiang coast is the core of the Star Domain Sea’s plan.”

“If I don’t go to the Tianjiang coast now and instead go directly to the Star Domain Sea, I’ll be marginalizing myself and actively withdrawing from the core events of the Eastern Region.”

Wizard Trajan paused for a moment. “You’re right,

” Locke said, turning to Trajan. “You can’t leave anytime soon. Unlike my senior brothers and sisters, who have their own disciples and research plans and schedules, most of them are preparing to leave.” “And what about you, senior brother?”

Trajan replied, “I’m not a third-circle wizard, I don’t have that kind of business or burden, and some of my businesses are in Golden Crown Mountain, and my three exploration teams are deeply tied to it. I don’t want to leave, I can’t leave, and there’s no need for me to leave.”

“I think at least half of the wizards in the lineage will leave. So now, my teacher needs me even more.”

Trajan seemed a little annoyed. After hesitating a few times, he said, “Third-circle wizards have families to support, so it’s understandable that one move affects the whole situation. But if it’s not like that, then those wizards who still leave are somewhat ungrateful. But my teacher is right, wizards who don’t want to stay are just a burden to us.”

“The war of academies is about to enter its most intense phase; this is the last moment of calm before the storm. If we don’t leave now, they won’t be able to leave later. Junior brother, I see that the Wizard’s Shoes Domain you happened to enter is also being targeted by the enemy. Do you have any good ideas?”

In the conference room on the sixth floor of the True Knowledge Academy, the Green Dragon Throne Witch looked at the Witch Ekaterina. “Katya, why haven’t you signed an agreement with Locke Augustine yet? We will pass on the Five-Colored Dragon Spirit to him and teach him the complete dragon breeding method.”

“This is a unique breeding method of Golden Crown Mountain.”

“It is the core asset of Golden Crown Mountain.”

The Witch Ekaterina remained silent.

The Blue Dragon Throne intervened, saying, “There’s no need to rush. The Dragon Cultivation Method is a miracle of the world, a special cultivation method that allows magical plants to grow to enormous sizes and amplify their corresponding abilities. Ordinary giant magical plants are merely superficially powerful, while those cultivated using the Dragon Cultivation Method truly possess power. Such a powerful cultivation method demands extremely high levels of magical pressure and spiritual awareness. Why teach it to Wizard Locke Augustine prematurely? He’ll apply to learn it sooner or later.” “

However, only wizards possessing the complete five-colored dragon’s spiritual energy can use the Dragon Cultivation Method, and once they learn it, their aptitude will be greatly enhanced. Therefore, our Golden Crown Mountain’s Dragon Cultivation Method has a mysterious and unpredictable reputation in the wizarding lands of the Three Swamps, and even in the entire Eastern Boundary region’s wizarding circles.”

The three fourth-circle wizards did not participate in the discussion. The fourth-circle wizards of Golden Crown Mountain did not manage actual affairs; they were only sending avatars to hear Locke’s report this time for the sake of maintaining order.

Whether Locke stayed or left was irrelevant to them.

The fourth-circle wizard dean of the deacon group had only mentioned it out of habit.

He was merely expressing his admiration for Locke; the actual decisions were made by the throne wizards, who had their own matters to attend to.

After the three avatars disappeared from the meeting room, the ten throne wizards exchanged glances.

The Killing Fist Throne smiled and said, “I think the Red Dragon Throne already has a plan in mind; there’s no need for you to rush. Let the Red Dragon Witch handle everything.”

Since it was only a matter for second-circle wizards, the throne wizards exchanged glances and didn’t continue the discussion. In their eyes, the matter’s priority was: first, it wasn’t high enough; second, Locke had single-handedly challenged an entire wizarding land’s Star Ring Breeders for Golden Crown Mountain, a feat they believed represented Locke’s feelings for Golden Crown Mountain; and

third, and most importantly, the Witch Catherine was confident and had a foolproof plan. She must have already devised a way to make Locke willingly stay, so why be aggressive?

Secondly, Mount Golden Crown itself has a complete set of rules and regulations to retain outstanding talents at specific times. In this way, even if the witch Catherine does nothing, the system will automatically activate without damaging the relationship between the two parties. After all, as long as the system is not changed frequently, it is not targeted at individuals.

In the corridor, Luo showed a document to the wizard Trajan.

“When I was on the wizard airship, I noticed this project called ‘Upward Red Pepper.’ Upward Red Pepper is a magical plant that wizards liked to cultivate during the Great Void Exploration period. It was a magical plant used for near-ground void movement during the Great Void Exploration period. However, due to the permanent drop in temperature at the end of the Great Void Exploration era, which has not recovered to this day, this magical plant, which requires high temperature, high humidity, and a high magical tidal concentration gradient, has been gradually cultivated by breeders into other magical plants. On the contrary, Upward Red Pepper disappeared in the changes of history.”

“My teacher has researched a great deal of descriptions of the Heavenly Red Pepper and determined the evolution and varietal changes of many chili-type magical plants, and has compiled a breeding modification route for the Heavenly Red Pepper,”

Locke said. “I’ve seen the past data on this project. My teacher wanted to cultivate the Moon Ring magical plant, the Heavenly Red Pepper, but the two Moon Ring wizards who were in charge of the project before, one spent ten years and the other three years, but they didn’t produce any results for a long time, so they were kicked out of the project. They were both senior Moon Ring wizards, and I’m not in a position to comment on them, but I imagine their magical level is far superior to mine now. However, they lacked the ability to simplify the breeding method, so when they traced back to the already modified varieties of the Heavenly Red Pepper, they found it difficult to overcome the final hurdle and restore the Heavenly Red Pepper.

But I think I can try using atavism and replication.”

“If it succeeds, then we can make further progress in the wizard shoes and small flying vehicle markets,”

Wizard Trajan nodded. “I’ve heard of the ‘Heavenly Red Pepper,’ but I’ve only ever seen it in books. This magical plant was gradually cultivated into other magical plants due to the collective decline of wizarding civilization at the time. The Heavenly Red Pepper is known for having the fastest speed among lunar-ring magical plants. If it could be recreated, I wonder if it could rival the fastest lunar-ring flying magical plant of the modern era.”

“Could it surpass the key parameters?”

“It’s certainly something to look forward to.”

“I can ask my friends to help you find some information about the past colonies. Sometimes, a magical plant disappears from our native wizarding world, but there may still be a small amount remaining in other worlds, or it may be some kind of dead seed.”

Locke’s eyes brightened slightly. “Thank you very much, Senior Brother Trajan. Besides that, I’d like to expand my income sources further. I’ve read a lot of experiences and discussions about Moon Ring wizards on the wizard airship, and I know that Moon Ring wizards consume far more magic stones than ordinary Star Ring wizards. All magical resources related to Moon Rings are incredibly expensive. In addition, Moon Ring wizards almost need to cultivate some capable assistants, because many Moon Ring-level experiments cannot be completed alone.” “

In that case, the more people around you, the more resources you consume. Not to mention the resources required to become a Sun Ring wizard.” “

So I want to expand into some new markets.”

Wizard Trajan nodded and said, “That’s excellent. For Moon Ring wizards, the ability to quickly acquire money has become part of your potential. After all, at this stage, the difference between having sufficient resources and not having them makes a huge difference. Moreover, with sufficient resources, trial and error is much easier.”

“There are actually many ways to become a Sun Ring Wizard. The simplest is to steadily increase your magical pressure step by step until you break through to the Sun Ring. But this requires a long time and a natural progression to increase your magical pressure,”

Wizard Trajan said to Locke in the corridor. “The method I used was to travel to the new route in the Great Void during my Moon Ring Wizard stage, constantly fighting against the Void Gods, continuously improving and forging my Great Magic in battle, and searching for special magical plants that enhance my combat abilities.”

“The pseudo-forged Great Magic, in the process of constant tempering, will either break down or be forged into its own unique brilliance. However, my teacher once said that this method is only suitable for wizards like me, because I have potential, love to fight, and love adventure. Therefore, the days on the new route honed me, allowing me to progress faster than when I stayed at Mount Golden Crown for research during my Star Ring Wizard stage.”

“The results I discovered in battle were actually more than what I obtained by focusing solely on magical research at Mount Golden Crown.”

“But if it were a wizard with insufficient potential, or one whose personality dislikes direct combat, they might simply die on the new route,”

Wizard Trajan chuckled. “Therefore, every wizard has their own suitable method to become a Sun Ring Wizard.”

“I just don’t know what your teacher’s teaching plan is for you. If she arranges for you to go on the new route, then you could join my expedition team,”

Wizard Trajan patted Locke on the shoulder. “I have full confidence in your abilities. My expedition teams need someone like you, junior brother,”

Wizard Trajan asked Locke. “However, junior brother, which markets do you intend to expand into? As a Moon Ring Wizard, you certainly need some successful business alliances. My three expedition teams bring me at least hundreds of millions in assets every year.” “

These three expedition teams, though just expedition teams, each has a hundred or so wizards as candidates. Only when we’re short-staffed do we send interview invitations to the wizards who are waiting in line. Besides that, I also have some businesses to handle the magical plants obtained after exploring different planes,”

Wizard Trajan said. “I run highly profitable businesses. As long as I discover a high-value magical plant producing area in the endless void, a large number of wizards will actively seek to cooperate with me. Therefore, I don’t need many wizards. However,

even so, if I think about it carefully, I still support nearly a hundred second-ring wizards.”

Locke’s brow twitched; he hadn’t expected his senior brother, Wizard Trajan, to support so many wizards.

Furthermore, he likely collaborates with some Sun Ring wizards and directly pays salaries to many Moon Ring wizards.

It seems that a wizard at a certain level must possess the ability to lead a team, because many experiments at the Moon Ring stage require a large number of people to tackle, especially the repetitive parts. While these parts might be repetitive for Moon Ring wizards, they are constantly changing for lower Ring wizards, making it a task that not everyone can handle.

Trajan asked Locke, “So, it’s understandable that you want more markets. My three expeditions are exploring magical plants in three different directions. But do you have any markets you’d like to enter right now?”

Locke thought for a moment and said, “I want to cooperate with my teacher’s work, using the project information he gave me to develop markets. That way, I’ll have a foundation and I can also help my teacher. I don’t have many ideas yet; I need to think carefully. Besides, I just returned to Golden Crown Mountain and haven’t contacted the team my teacher will be assigning me.”

“The specific development direction needs to be assessed based on the team’s current capabilities before deciding. However, I do have two markets that I currently want to enter, or even acquire.”

“One is mycelium clothing developed from mushroom mycelium.”

“This is what my teacher envisioned: using the mycelium of mushroom-type magical plants as a new textile material for wizard robes. In this way, a wizard can wear living clothes directly. These clothes can clean themselves of dirt, regulate their own temperature, and repair themselves.”

“This is the market that allows me to enter the wizard robe market. Since pure plant-based wizard shoes can be successful, then we can try pure plant-based wizard robes,”

Locke said. “The second possible direction for development is the magic shield market centered around royal potatoes. Magic shields are something that many wizards in wizarding lands use to protect themselves; they are their trump card that they won’t use until the very last moment.”

Trajan chuckled after hearing this, and looked at Locke in surprise, asking, “Did you make this decision after reading the article written by the third-circle wizard, Solas?”

Locke looked at Trajan with a puzzled expression.

Trajan the Wizard said to Locke, “Didn’t you know? Part of the market in Cloudswamp Wetlands is monopolized by Lord Solas’s shop alliance, [Golden Tales], and there’s even more to say about magic shields. Magic shields are a relatively niche market, even more so than wizard shoes. Fifty years ago, the magic shield market in Cloudswamp Wetlands belonged to a third-ring alchemist, a man from Dragonfall Lands. He was the one who got many low-ring wizards in Cloudswamp Wetlands into the habit of buying magic shields.” “

I remember the best-selling super item was the ordinary second-ring magical artifact, the Heart-Protecting Radiant Shield.”

“It was engraved with powerful Holy School defensive magic.” “

But later, Lord Solas, a third-ring wizard of the Rose Council, used the magic of the Weaving School, using a large amount of magical threads to transform the magical threads into shields, replacing the magic shields with cloth shields.”

Trajan the Wizard looked at Locke with a suspicious gaze. “Locke, you’re not trying to enter these two markets specifically to target Lord Solas, are you? Otherwise, why are you fixated on that third-circle wizard?”

Locke was taken aback, because the two development paths he had devised based on his teacher Catherine’s and his own situation had completely overlapped with the markets controlled by the bare-footed wizard Solas.

Locke coughed. “Senior brother, I can explain this; it must be a coincidence,”

said Wizard Trajan. “No need to elaborate.”

“Whether you mean it or not, it doesn’t matter. Because Lord Solas is from the opposing academic faction. According to my current information, Solas is unlikely to leave Yunze Wetlands. In other words, he will be deeply involved in our academic faction war,”

said Wizard Trajan. “As a wizard with a long-established reputation in the textile school, he is involved in wizard robes, wizard shoes, magic shields, magic gloves, and wizard hats. His four main industries are: First, the discovery of new textile materials. He has a high-energy magic textile material research laboratory, from which new and cutting-edge textile materials emerge every year. The supply of new materials alone can make him incredibly wealthy. Second, the wizard robe market. Third, the wizard shoe market. Fourth, the market for his unique magic handkerchiefs.” “

His most valued markets are the new textile material business and the magic handkerchief market, because the magic handkerchief was entirely defined by him; it’s a product he created.”

“Junior brother, if you continue to develop in this way, Lord Solas might think you’re targeting him.”

“It’s not a big problem, because you don’t have access to the markets of the Third Ring and the Sun Ring, so he’ll probably just think you’re stealing business, not consider you a real enemy. Dealing with you will likely be handled by his wizards.” “

As long as you don’t touch the new textile materials market or the magic handkerchief market, there won’t be too much of a problem,”

Wizard Trajan told Locke. “Because I’ll be dealing with him in the new textile materials market, so you don’t need to worry.”

“Boniface University invited me to help them find a magical plant that can be used as a new textile material. I’m going to start looking for it these next few days. Once I find it, Lord Solas’s business will be greatly affected. He’ll probably target me, but don’t worry, even if the sky falls, your senior brother will hold it up for you.”

“Do what you want to do,”

Wizard Trajan laughed. “Stealing business at the Moon Ring stage won’t attract the attention of that Third Ring lord.

“

“Junior brother, you can take advantage of the chaos while I’m distracting him. That sir is a key figure in the Rose School of Witches’ academic war, their right-hand man.”

Locke immediately understood Trajan’s meaning.

Because the market controlled by Wizard Solas was almost entirely within the textile school’s domain. Aside from his own pure magic plant wizard shoes, the market controlled by Catherine the Witches had virtually no conflict of interest with his.

Even if Senior Brother Trajan wanted to target them, he needed the external force of Boniface University.

In other words, the Rose Witches likely considered Solas’s market as their own territory, a relatively safe safety net in the academic war, but now he and Trajan wanted to attack this very territory.

The two exchanged a glance and then smiled.

Locke said, “Senior brother, I really don’t know these inside stories. And I haven’t decided on a specific development direction yet. In short, I definitely have to serve my own interests; I’m really short of money lately. I definitely have to go in a direction that can make money.” “

The academy gave me a reward of one hundred million magic stones. I want to use it to expand the market, train students, do projects, etc., but I don’t know how long it can last.”

Wizard Trajan looked at the Ganoderma lucidum plant in his hand. “Teacher’s farewell banquet is about to begin. The celebration banquet held for you is also over now. Let’s go to the farewell banquet together.”

The two quickly left the True Knowledge Academy and headed to a wizard town not far from the Dragon Blood Gathering.

The two separated temporarily; Trajan needed to help the witch Catherine hold this farewell banquet.

Locke, on the other hand, met an unexpected wizard at the entrance of this wizard town, Sera, a student of the Death Witch Doctor in the Southern Wizarding Capital!

At this moment, Sera had a headband tied up her hair, and there were knee patches on her knees. For some reason, she seemed to be injured.

Locke glanced at Sera. Part of Golden Crown Mountain was a wizarding area, so Sera could enter as long as she bought a ticket.

Locke took ten steps forward, and Sera also took ten steps forward.

Locke turned to look at Sera, who was also turning to look at him.

Locke walked up the steps of the wizarding town, while Sera followed a kilometer behind him. Although he was walking on flat ground, it was as if he were climbing steps, one after another, as if there were steps beneath his feet.

Locke suddenly took a step back.

Sera immediately took a step back as well.

Locke’s lips curled up, and Sera’s lips curled up as well.

Locke looked at Sera.

He understood. This was a kind of spirit possession ritual from the psychic school. He remembered reading about it in a book, how to repeatedly imitate the opponent’s movements to bring one’s spirit closer to the opponent, and then pull the opponent into one’s ritual.

However, this was a rather crude method. It

was a method used out of desperation.

Locke ignored Sera and went directly into the wizarding town. Sera stood outside the town’s barrier, unable to enter without an invitation from the witch Catherine.

Sera’s forehead was covered in sweat.

He stared intently at Locke, his heart filled with a greedy desire for a portion of Locke’s power. Locke’s immense power both terrified and alluring him. “

Just a little bit will do.” Sera watched Locke enter the wizarding town, licking his lips. “

I can’t get in there. There’s no other way but to use this most risky, crude method. It’s simply impossible to summon his spirit by reading his thoughts and pull him into my ritual.

The second round is about to begin. Judging from the academic abilities he displayed in the Truth-Unveiling Competition, my own level is definitely no match for him. And using the talents of others and their research abilities to defeat Locke Augustine won’t work either.”

Sera pondered: “The only way is to successfully pull Locke into my ritual before the second round begins.” It’s like what I did when I defeated Georgina the Witch.

As long as my research is exactly the same as his,

and I publish it before him, I can easily win the defense and then steal some of his form.

But what’s more troublesome than dealing with Georgina the Witch is that I can’t gain his insight by reading his writings. I have to find a way to get incredibly close to him, to imitate his every move, to be nearby wherever he goes. Follow him everywhere.

“Like a leech.”

An inseparable cicada. My senior sister’s revenge, my revenge, I will avenge them all. There’s another shortcut: cooperating with Solas, an enemy allied with his wizard shoe shop, barefoot

.