Chapter 275

Chapter 274 Seizing the Future

Chapter 274: Catching the Future

Locke had a strange look on his face, because the place in that memory was exactly the highest-level wizard secret realm in Lilith’s cottage, the Forbidden Forest.

“Wizard Foucault must still be unwilling to accept this. Their research was so close to success, but in the end it was still banned by the White Wizard Association.”

‘So, he tried his best to preserve his research results and pass them on to future generations.’

“Wait a minute, [Question about a closer connection between the magic plant and the wizard]… Isn’t the connection of mana grafting enough? Then is the distributed psychic network established between me and the magic plant enough?”

Locke’s eyes grew alert. “As I recall, the mass production of Hive Mind potion wasn’t until two hundred years ago. So Wizard Foucault and Wizard Cliff Levis certainly didn’t have access to it back then.”

“So the basic environment at the time limited the height of their research results. If they had access to the Hive Mind Potion at the time, perhaps everything would be different.”

“However, they have gone so far as to use the souls of their colleagues for experiments. No matter what results they come up with, the outcome is unlikely to be good.”

“If you want to do this kind of experiment, why don’t you capture those dark wizards? Those dark wizards are not considered human beings in the White Wizard Association.”

Through the memory fragments, Locke obtained the list of prerequisite learning materials for the first-ring permanent defensive force field magic.

All of these are available at the public library in Lilith Cottage.

In other words, after Locke returned, he could borrow books from the library and start studying.

Locke hadn’t decided yet whether to try this seemingly unreliable magic when he suddenly heard the bells ringing from the clock tower again.

Locke asked in surprise: “Huh? Are there any subsequent changes?”

“Wizard Foucault is indeed a Crystallized Ring Wizard. His permanent defense field has so many complex changes. Let’s continue the fight…”

A voice appeared beside him, and he saw the guardian wizard appear beside him, “That’s enough, Augustine Potion Master.”

The guardian wizard was obviously scared. He quickly said to Locke, “Augustine, the potion master, although the wizard secret realm is a trial-like resource secret realm.”

“But there should be a limit to the resources that everyone deserves.”

“The resources you just obtained from this secret realm at once have already exceeded a reasonable range.”

“If this continues, the Everdusk Garden Secret Realm might be closed.”

Locke frowned and looked at the guardian wizard, who had now raised his head, revealing his skinny face.

Moreover, his condition was very abnormal. He looked like a thin old man with magic words tattooed all over his face. Those magic words released magical light.

Locke looked at the guardian wizard and said with some regret: “Guardian, didn’t you say that the only way to leave the secret realm is death?”

“So I thought I could keep fighting until I died in this secret realm.”

Locke looked at the manor behind the guard. The time in this manor seemed to be frozen and had stopped changing. It was obvious that the guard wizard had used his authority to stop this secret realm of memory echoes.

The Warden’s face twitched. “That’s only in ideal circumstances.”

“But maintaining the secret realm itself requires a large amount of resources. You wizard apprentices enter the secret realm by spending contribution points to obtain entry permits. In other words, it is the academy that bears the cost of these resources.”

“I should have stopped you a long time ago.”

“I just didn’t expect you to actually destroy the ruler within the transformation magic circle. Apprentices shouldn’t be able to produce enough magic to destroy a ruler in such a short period of time.”

The guardian wizard looked at the manor behind him with a grim expression. He didn’t know how to explain to the higher-ups of the academy.

In this situation, it will probably take a huge amount of resources to repair this damaged secret realm.

Locke nodded and said, “Indeed, I can’t destroy the ruler with my own magic. But fighting is never just about relying on my own magic.”

“This unmanned transformation magic circle has the potential to destroy itself. I simply exploited this possibility.”

The guardian wizard had an ugly expression on his face, but he tried to keep his tone calm, because he noticed that Locke already had the characteristics of a first-ring wizard, and he had a passive first-ring bloodline spell.

Moreover, Locke’s mana is very close to 800.

This means that he is very close to becoming a first-ring wizard.

Therefore, the attitude of the guardian wizard changed. The wizard admired genius, and Locke’s previous performance had won his recognition and respect.

The guardian wizard nodded and said, “So, please ask Augustine the Potion Master to leave the secret realm.”

Locke nodded and said, “Of course. But I still have one chance to redeem any ordinary secret realm this year. I want to redeem it again immediately. Is that okay?”

I think ordinary secret realms are all the same to me now. Since I am already familiar with the Everdusk Garden, I might as well try it again to see if I can get more memory fragments.

As soon as these words came out, the guarding wizard’s face suddenly changed. “Not good.”

“This wizard secret resource point has reached its limit. It is impossible to open it again in the short term. Moreover, if you seize it again, it will most likely become completely unusable.”

Locke said regretfully, “Is that so.”

“I don’t want to embarrass you, so let’s forget it this time. As a deal, can you tell me what your current condition is? I’m still very curious about your situation.”

This time, the Guardian Wizard didn’t refuse, perhaps to get Locke to leave quickly. He thought for a moment and said, “Actually, there’s nothing magical about my current state. I just failed when I was about to break through to become a formal wizard. I’m just on the verge of a breakthrough.”

“Because I failed to break through, my magic power is extremely unstable. Only by staying in this area where the lantern grass solidified the magic circle can my body and soul barely maintain stability.”

“Breaking through to become a full-fledged wizard is so dangerous,” the Guardian Wizard said in a low voice. “I was once a genius within the academy, with a bright future ahead of me. But after failing to break through, I’m just a lonely soul guarding the secret realm, barely surviving here at the mercy of the academy.”

The guardian wizard laughed at himself and said, “Haha, the funniest thing is that those who are not as good as me eventually became official wizards.”

“Sometimes, becoming a full-fledged wizard is truly a mystery. Haha, of course, I was also too eager for quick success and forced a breakthrough when I wasn’t ready. Because my talent was only halfway through, I ended up in such an awkward position now.”

“You deserve it.” The guardian wizard said, “Well, Augustine the Potion Master, it’s time for you to leave.”

He looked at Locke warily, fearing that Locke would still want to brush the memory fragments here.

(End of this chapter)