Chapter 272

Chapter 271 Obtaining a Ring of Memory Fragments

Zoina shouted worriedly, “Senior! Behind you!”

A statue of an angel soldier appeared behind Locke, in mid-air.

The angel’s face showed an indifferent expression, and his cold marble body seemed to have no emotion at all. A huge two-handed stone sword, shrouded in rich magical energy of transformation, slashed towards Locke’s back.

Locke turned around, used the “Every Tree and Grass Sees Soldiers” technique, controlled the Black Sword Bamboo, and turned around to block the stone sword that was chopped down by the angel statue soldier.

The black magic pressure and the invisible transformation energy produced a fierce confrontation, and vortexes composed of magical airflows appeared between Locke and the angel statue.

Locke noticed that the stone sword in the other party’s hand was extremely heavy, but it seemed to have the sharpness of a metal sword.

It has the characteristics of both stone sword and iron sword.

This should be an effect created by some kind of transformation technique.

Transformation energy continued to flow out of the opponent’s stone sword, trying to change the shape of the weapon in his hand, but the magic level of the Black Lock Sword Bamboo was not low, so it completely resisted this transformation energy.

If it were an ordinary weapon, it would probably turn into something unknown the moment it came into contact with the stone sword.

“That’s good. I’ve rarely fought against such advanced shapeshifters, so this will be a good opportunity to gain some combat experience in this area,” Locke thought.

The black bamboo sword in his hand was wrapped in black magic pressure, and the magic pressure in it had gradually been replaced by Albert’s magic pressure and his own magic pressure.

This meant that he was gradually beginning to fully master this rare magic plant, and the quality of his magic pressure was beginning to catch up with Albert.

“Crack! Crack!”

Cracks began to appear on the bodies and stone swords of the angel statue soldiers who were fighting against Locke, and transformation energy flowed out from those cracks.

“I remember that the magic of the Transfiguration School is about changing form.” Locke looked at the angel statue soldier in front of him and said, “It’s not like the Enchanting School, which is about changing state, or the Alchemy School, which is about changing essence.”

“Therefore, even with Transfiguration, the state and strength of the material remain unchanged, so the stone statue is only as strong as a stone statue.”

“They’re not particularly troublesome golems. Of course, their number is indeed troublesome.”

Locke swung the Black Lock Sword Bamboo, and under the influence of the spell of seeing every tree and grass as an enemy, the body of the angel statue soldier began to crumble, turning into pieces that fell to the ground.

The deformation energy of the gravel was dissipated.

At the same time, a transparent crystal appeared inside the pile of rubble. Locke waved his hand, and the Omen Mandrake Vine sent the crystal into his hand.

At the same time, at the moment the angel statue soldier shattered, an invisible energy flew out from it and fell towards his body.

“This is…” Locke paused in mid-air, a hint of surprise on his face. “This is actually a fragment of the memory of a First Ring wizard, containing his understanding of magic.”

Locke looked at the manor on the ground, which was full of decay and quiet beauty, and the many stone soldiers in the manor, and then he reacted.

“I see.”

“By killing the being within this memory echo, I can gain some of the memories of that First Ring wizard. I can also gain some of his understanding of magic.”

“Most of this isn’t an understanding of specific spells, because within this memory echo, the First Ring wizard’s consciousness has been shattered, and he’s already dead. These are just fragments of his posthumous memories. But those fragments haven’t faded with time, and the remaining fragments are the essence of magic.”

Locke said, “In other words, this secret realm of memory echoes is like a vein of ore. The more I kill, the more magical insights I will gain, allowing me to further improve my understanding of first-level spells.”

“No wonder the Wizarding Secret Realm is the academy’s top resource. This can well make up for my lack of understanding of magic and further accelerate my journey to becoming a formal wizard.”

This is definitely a resource that an ordinary wild wizard cannot enjoy.

The echo of a first-ring wizard will not exist permanently in the main material plane. It will be eroded by the power of the main material plane over time.

Therefore, to create such a secret realm, it would probably take huge resources, and also take resources to maintain it every moment.

And among the many echoes, one must pick out those that are suitable to be maintained and from which memory fragments can be excavated.

Of course, it is not just a question of whether it can be manufactured, but also should be subject to the association’s ethical review mechanism.

The number of official wizards who can openly create afterlife echoes as a secret realm should be extremely limited.

It is very likely that the consent of the official wizard himself will be required during his lifetime, or even a contract must be signed.

This would explain why Lilith’s hut didn’t create a secret realm of memory echoes of a plant wizard, but the echoes of a formal wizard of the Transfiguration School.

Obviously, choosing a plant-based wizard would have better results.

Locke said to Zoina, “Zoina, you are also a first-class wizard apprentice, and you still have nearly 600 mana. So I will let you down later and let you fight on your own.”

“In this secret realm, combat is like mining. We need to fight to obtain the memory fragments we need. It seems that these marble statues manipulated by Transfiguration will also drop specific magical crystals from their interiors.”

“They are all top-quality raw materials for making potions.”

Zoina’s face turned pale. It was obvious that she was not prepared. “Senior, should I…should I fight? I’m not prepared at all. I thought the secret realm was just a simple resource-gathering mission.”

“Can I…can I quit midway?”

Locke looked at her in surprise. “You’ve never fought before, have you?”

Zoina nodded immediately, as if Locke understood her. “Yes, Senior. During my five years at Lilith’s cabin, I spent every day studying. Later, I spent every day doing research and projects. I never fought at all.”

“Now suddenly asking me to fight… I… I’m a little uncomfortable.”

Locke looked at Zoina speechlessly. To be honest, even though white wizards rarely have daily battle scenes, Zoina’s situation is still quite extreme.

Because ordinary white wizard apprentices must make money to obtain magical resources.

During the second-class wizard apprentice stage, you will take on academy missions, so even if there are fewer battle scenes, there are still some.

For example, clearing out the dangerous groups of magical creatures near the academy, conducting magical plant investigations, etc.

But Zoina seemed to be too talented, so she just immersed herself in research and study along the way and achieved her current achievements.

“No wonder Teacher Harlan Vera asked me to take her. If no one takes her, she will probably die as soon as she enters this wizard secret realm. It would be a waste of the opportunity to enter the secret realm.” Locke suddenly realized.

Locke dodged the three-headed angel statue soldier that flew into the air and chased him, and also dodged the arrows shot at him by the archer statue on the ground.

“Zoina, you haven’t fought before, but at least you’ve learned some combat spells. I’ll find a safe place to put you down, and then you can just go for it. You should have a map from your teacher. It has many statues with higher kill values marked on it. Just look at the map and decide for yourself.”

“Zoina, you have to learn to dig your own mines.”

“A first-class wizard apprentice has already reached the stage of conducting independent research, but the project you are currently working on is given to you by your teacher. This is a serious problem. You must take the initiative to do everything yourself.”

After all, this is a trial, and Teacher Harun Vera only asked me to help her a little, and I am not her nanny.

Only after entering this secret realm did Locke finally understand the meaning of the map given by Harun Vera.

It seemed that due to some restrictions, or for the sake of fairness, since this was a trial after all, Harun Vera did not mention too much specific information about the secret realm on the map he gave himself.

Or perhaps he thought that after entering the secret realm, students would be able to cope with such a small matter on their own, otherwise the trial would be meaningless.

This kind of wizard secret realm is probably a rare opportunity for white wizards to experience actual combat.

Zoina’s face turned pale and she said nervously, “Okay… Senior…”

“I’ll follow your instructions.”

(End of this chapter)