Chapter 940

Chapter 934 Spider Silk Cultivation Method and the Relationship Between Humans and Nature

In the Three Cavern Worlds, thousands of the most outstanding Rangers arrived at the city-state established by Orion.

Leaves of power, imbued with golden illusions, scattered from the [Golden Tree]. These leaves contained apprentice-level knowledge of flight spell models, specially prepared for them by Locke. This knowledge was primarily intended for his Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow, to be used by these Rangers to deduce corresponding flight magic.

Since these Rangers were part of his power system, this was essentially still Locke himself refining the spell model.

But who says that refining a spell model requires independent thought?

Locke waved his hand, and thousands of apprentice-level magical plants he had cultivated in the Three Cavern Worlds using the seeds of the Great Azure Owl Dragon Sparrow flew towards the Rangers.

Behind the Golden Tree, Nightmare creatures laughed loudly, waiting for the Rangers to enter within the Emerald Dream.

Locke looked into the Emerald Dream.

‘According to the principles of the Emerald Dream, Nightmares will actively seek out entrants from the same world.’ Those nightmares were coming for me. Something’s not right. Why are there so many nightmare creatures appearing in the wizarding world recently? ‘

Those nightmare creatures vary in strength, and they’re all entangled with heavy particles of the Rathalos element.’

‘Could it be…’

Locke noticed crystallization marks on the nightmare creatures. For example, a tree covered in withered roots and scars from being felled had a crystallized heart-like structure on its left chest. Despite being a tree-man, it had the heart of a mammal, and that beating heart was crystallized, with some kind of red liquid flowing within it.

Seeing this, Locke frowned. He hadn’t expected that his attempt to deduce spell models and forge his Power Leaf system would lead him to inadvertently discover this strange thing called [Crystal Nightmare] after connecting the Golden Tree to the Emerald Dream.

Could the influence of the magical plant crystallization technology be that significant?

Moreover, this magical plant crystallization seemed to produce a large amount of heavy particles of the Rathalos element.

If that’s the case, the Hand of the Jungle will inevitably clash with this technological route sooner or later.

And who knows how many heavy particles of the Rathalos element will be generated? Judging from the current rate, it seems to be generated extremely quickly…

The generation of heavy particles of the Rathalos element in the construction of void warships is something that civilization development can hardly completely avoid, but the crystallization technology route for magical plants is a different story.

Behind the Golden Tree, at the entrance to the dimensional portal leading to the Emerald Dream, a colossal Nightmare crawled out from behind the portal, seemingly wanting to devour everyone present. A pulsating crystal heart beat on its withered trunk.

“Hahaha… An entrance to a new world, a world containing damned life magic power. I will destroy this world.”

“This is the scent of home, the scent of my homeland. I remember now, I was turned into a crystal by a group of wizards in that world. Now I will turn all life forms in this world, especially humans, into crystal.”

Thick smoke of heavy particles of the Rathalos element filled the air, and every ranger standing in this city-state felt a sharp pain in their lungs.

Every breath seemed to carry a heavy burden.

As soon as these heavy particles of the uranium element appeared, they rapidly vaporized into light particles of the tritium element. Countless plumes of highly toxic blue-green smoke fell from the sky, spreading like a thin mist over the Three Cavern World, a region where such high-energy-density elements should not normally exist.

Orion watched the two forces uneasily.

“Teacher, what are these…”

Locke said, “Scars of civilization. Substances that shouldn’t exist in a region like the Three Cavern World, where the level of civilization is still insufficient.”

This was indeed true.

Because a region capable of producing heavy particles of the uranium element is essentially a region of advanced civilization, the wizarding civilization can preliminarily determine the level of civilization of a region by detecting the density of heavy particles of the uranium element in the endless void.

Since these elemental particles are always produced in the manufacture of void spacecraft, a region with a large amount of heavy particles of the uranium element can even indicate that the region has a very mature and extensive history of void space travel, which means that the region is a region of advanced civilization.

After encountering Hell last time, Locke looked up some information and found that the hellfire in Hell produces a large amount of heavy particles of the uranium element.

Therefore, a major source of the nightmares in the Emerald Dream is Hell!

Orion turned to look at the hideous and terrifying monster.

“So the development of civilization doesn’t always mean good things,”

Locke chuckled. “What are you thinking? At least for the Three Cave Worlds, the development of civilization is absolutely a good thing. Because your civilization is far from being able to produce substances like heavy particles of the elemental ring. Of course, with advanced civilization comes an increased ability to do good, but also an increased ability to do evil. That’s why the Endless Void needs us Rangers.”

Orion nodded. “Yes, as long as we Rangers are here, such monsters must be eliminated.”

Orion manipulated the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow Locke had given him. Simultaneously, the ring of power leaf [Wings of Grass and Trees] formed by the resonance of the flight-type spell model he had obtained from the Leaf of Knowledge suddenly resonated with him. That leaf of power, through the Path of Nemesis—the Leaf of Power—absorbed the excellent qualities within Orion’s soul, gaining power and evolving.

A brand new leaf of power was created.

[Wings of Grass and Trees]!

The Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow behind Orion spread its banana-leaf wings, tracing an arc in the sky, and struck the Crystal Nightmare that had intruded into this plane with its wings. Instantly, many of the Crystal Nightmare’s withered tree branches were severed in two.

Orion said, “As long as I am here, I will never allow such a blasphemous creature to run rampant.”

His hunting axe struck the Crystal Nightmare, which immediately shrank back into the Emerald Dream in pain.

Locke, meanwhile, summoned Orion’s Leaf of Power.

“I see. There have been some changes to the spell model in the Mobility area, but it’s not really an optimization; it’s just a specialization in the direction of the Wings of Grass.”

“Given Orion’s second-ring status as the God of War of this world, and the Leaf of Power system that I unintentionally created using the Beast Panel, such changes are to be expected. However, the topic of the co-evolution of humans and plants is indeed worth further research.”

“Once I become a Star Ring Wizard, I can try to apply to the academy for a laboratory to conduct related research.”

Although it may be difficult to obtain any results in the short term.

Locke quickly engraved two equal power leaves and then placed them into the synthesis cube.

Indeed, at this current level, according to the mutually reinforcing relationship between genius and power leaves she had designed, the most she could achieve was an increase and enrichment of her power leaves, leading to prosperity.

However, by using the synthesis cube to upgrade these power leaves, she could quickly raise their level.

…

Along the Tianjiang River, the witch Rose looked down at her shadow in the room, at the star ring, the symbol representing the void’s warning.

She breathed a sigh of relief. “Finally, I’ve successfully advanced to a Star Ring Wizard.”

“From now on, the sky’s the limit, like a fish leaping over the dragon gate. Is this what it feels like to be marked as a dangerous life form by the endless void?”

The witch Rose closed her eyes, clenching her fist. An invisible force enveloped her. Her advancement to Star Ring Wizard had made her immense magic extremely solid, generating a gravitational pull like a real, phenomenological object, affecting everything around her. Some small objects in her office also floated up automatically, attracted by her power.

Rose the Witch said, “However, to advance to Star Ring Wizard, I needed to perfect my power system. To get ahead of Locke, I borrowed 100 million magic stones through the Tacitus family, myself, and my great-grandmother’s name. Combined with the Rose Council’s special inheritance of the Second Ring Wizard’s Secret Realm, I was able to advance to Star Ring Wizard, ahead of Locke.”

“Never mind. At least this action gave me face.”

“But this means I might not be able to pay off these debts within ten years. Moreover, it consumed one of my world artifacts, the [Rose Codex]. That’s a wonderful thing; it can superimpose the magical knowledge of past Rose Witches onto me in a short time. Although the Rose Codex can only record the magical knowledge of each past Rose Witch at the Second Ring stage, it’s enough for me.”

Rose the Witch pondered, “Of course, if I could destroy Silver Peach Garden, my personal income should be between 50 and 80 million. So, destroying Silver Peach Garden is also extremely tempting for me.” Rose the Witch

shook a copper bell, summoning her assistant.

She was about to officially declare war on Silver Peach Garden.

At this moment, she was a Star Ring Wizard, while Locke was merely a regular second-ring wizard—this was the perfect opportunity for her to strike!

The Witch Rose summoned her assistants and said to them, “Silver Peach Garden operates on a heavy asset model. I want you to acquire as many of Silver Peach Garden’s shops as possible. The more they cut their losses and sell off shops, the lower the value of their shop alliance will be.”

“Now we’ll buy up their shops at rock-bottom prices.”

“At the same time, I’m going to launch a magical plant product called ‘Copper Dart Flying Rose,’ which is targeting the only profitable plant in Silver Peach Garden right now: the Peach Dart Branch.”

Joshua, as the chief designer, said, “There’s a problem. I’m a little worried about the flying magical plant in the ‘Great Green Leaf Dragon Sparrow’ series.”

The witch Rose said, “It’s not a big problem. Flying magical plants are different from weapon-type magical plants. Besides, large flying magical plants are basically tactical-level weapons and above, requiring a lot of investment. And even if they sell well, it’s Aladdin’s shops that are allied, not Silver Peach Garden. I’ve investigated, and the corruption problem in Silver Peach Garden can’t be solved by one or two super items. Nor can it be solved by one or two strong people. If I were Locke Augustine, I would think about how to cut my losses and survive, and hedge my bets to ensure I never fail.”

The witch Rose said, “However, this time, in order to become a Star Ring Wizard five years earlier,

I’ve left too many hidden dangers. So I need at least six months of buffer time.”

The wizard Joshua showed curiosity.

“Boss, you’ve hired a high-level wizard from your family to help you calculate the fictional symbols in your power system. Is there any risk involved?”

Rose the witch asked. “Yes, but not much. Because he’s just an assistant; the main components are what I came up with myself.”

Spider silk appeared around Rose the witch, each type of silk different in color and texture, seemingly 331 different kinds, each very unique.

“I use different kinds of spider silk to express my power system. Each type of spider silk represents one of my basic powers. Three hundred and thirty-one types of spider silk can express my textile magic, as well as my breeding magic and prophetic magic.”

“And form my unique cultivation method—the Spider Silk Cultivation Method.” “

My Spider Silk Cultivation Method has even resulted in one article in Zone 1 of the Second Ring and three articles in Zone 2 of the Second Ring. It’s just a pity that because of the hype surrounding the Magic Plant Crystallization Technology, it hasn’t caused any stir.”

The Witch Rose sighed.

“It’s fate, it’s destiny.”

The Witch Rose waved her hand, and countless spider silks instantly intertwined before her. These spider silks intertwined with each other, and then she pointed her finger, and the spider silks were stirred up, turning into a puddle of meringue. Then, with a gentle tap of her magic ring, she sprayed cold air into this puddle of meringue spider silk, and the entire spider silk culture medium froze into ice.

The Witch Rose snapped her fingers, and the ice sublimated, leaving countless tiny pores that were not completely visible to the n*ked eye, like a sponge.

In her writings, this substance was referred to as “sponge-like spider silk culture medium.”

It was actually used to replace nutrient soil.

This sponge-like spider silk culture medium could simulate the growth environment of magical plants to the greatest extent possible, reducing laboratory costs. Furthermore, it was difficult for biological toxins and magical pathogens to remain, thus it could be used to cultivate virus-free plants.

Not only could it reduce costs, but each protein fiber of the sponge-like spider silk could be individually controlled by her to transport water and nutrients. This meant that it could provide nutrient infusion to the entire cellular level of a magical plant, allowing it to grow to its optimal state.

This spider silk cultivation method could be said to be the greatest source of Rose Witch’s achievements, no less than her accomplishments in textile magic, and the culmination of her breeding achievements.

She was confident that this cultivation method would have a better future than magical plant crystallization technology.

She could also explore even more possibilities for the future from this technological path.

Rose the Witch said, “The spider silk cultivation method allows me to cultivate magical plants more effectively. There are relatively few wizards researching this, and currently only the Wizarding University in the Starfield Sea is conducting related research. My progress is likely only slightly slower than theirs. Furthermore, I cultivate a unique method that extracts spider silk factors and transforms them into plant factors, allowing plants to produce specific spider proteins and unique spider silk. This creates a positive cycle, completely integrating my breeding science and textile magic into a cohesive system.”

Admiration flashed in Joshua the Wizard’s eyes.

Rose the Witch said, “However, to complete all this, I originally needed five to ten years. In order to surpass Locke Augustine, I had to mobilize the support my family gave me and do everything I could to become a Star Ring Wizard before him. As a result, my ultimate spell, [Spider Paradise], has been mixed with some other people’s ideas, and I need to spend half a year digesting this side effect.”

Joshua said, “Alright. Although you are a little inconvenient now, you are already a Star Ring Wizard.”

“That is your advantage.”

“I really envy wizards from prestigious families like you, who can easily hire the genuine help of high-ring wizards. Common wizards like us, even if we have money, dare not hire high-ring wizards for help, for fear that they will sabotage us.”

“We should take advantage of your current position as a Star Ring Wizard and quickly attack Silver Peach Garden. Ideally, we should take it down before you finish absorbing the Great Magic. According to my data, I’ve already recruited quite a few outstanding young talents to join our Olayer,”

Joshua said. “Don’t worry, with my method, we’ll have a significant advantage in talent selection.”

Rose nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll just wait for Locke Augustine to go bankrupt. After he goes bankrupt, I’ll give him the position of chief designer, and you can be promoted to my senior partner.”

A strange glint flashed in Joshua’s eyes.

“You are quite magnanimous,”

the witch Rose chuckled. “My teacher and his teacher both want to devour each other. I also want to devour Locke Augustine. It’s not a life-or-death struggle between us, just a matter of ranking.”

“To go further, I need more confidence. I need to utilize more people.”

…

A hundred years have passed in the Three Holes World. Although the Time Monument was used, the quality of this time acceleration is higher than the time difference generated by the previous Three Holes World’s own time flow.

However, the concentration gradient of magical tides and the Light of the Mind in this world are still very thin. Therefore, for Locke, the change in the essence of his life over the past hundred years is equivalent to only one day in the Wizarding World. However, the Time Monument has increased the concentration of the Light of the Mind in this world, so Locke can now engage in more complex thinking, unlike before when he needed to replenish the depletion of his Light of the Mind with the Potion of Zero every time he pondered something complex.

Even so, this world can never reach the level of the Wizarding World.

However, at least this allows him to think about some complex problems and also improves the average aptitude of people born in this world.

The total number of Rangers in the Three Cavern Worlds has reached one million. Each person can become a Ranger by sensing nature and searching for Leaves of Power. This million-strong population has given rise to fifty-one types of Leaves of Power, which, together with the Leaves of Power designed by Locke himself, constitute one hundred and thirty-one types of Leaves of Power for flying magical plants.

In addition, there are one hundred offensive spell models of Leaves of Power and one hundred defensive types of Leaves of Power,

totaling three hundred and thirty-one types of Leaves of Power.

Through Locke’s continuous synthesis, he has summarized three final products useful to him: the offensive botanical magic [Sunlight Fern Spear] centered around Sea Gold Sand; [Azure Bird Flight] designed around the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow; and the defensive spell model [Azure Bird Wing Shield] designed around the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow.

All three spell models are at the first-ring crystallization level.

This means that Locke has pushed his Leaves of Power system to the crystallization stage, driving the Path of Nemesis – Leaves of Power to the crystallization stage as well, and setting Crystal Nightmares as the Rangers’ nemesis, creating a special attack against them.

These three spell models were all suitable for himself and his magical plants, so their use would definitely be superior to before.

Of course, Locke wasn’t entirely satisfied with this.

The reason was simple: he hadn’t yet advanced the Leaf of Power to the second ring stage, laying the foundation for his Star Ring.

Secondly, he needed to design more spell models around the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow series, even second-ring spell models, which would lay the foundation for the future development of the Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow’s flying weapon platform.

Meanwhile, in Orion’s city-state, Orion was an old man, his eyes filled with increasing doubt as he aged.

He had retired from frontline combat, handing over his fighting skills to the younger generation.

Orion looked at Locke, who remained eternally youthful and seemingly untouched by time, and felt a pang of envy.

But then he remembered his own son could also become a wizard, and his feelings eased.

Orion turned to Locke and asked, “Teacher, as I grow older, I find myself increasingly confused. You once asked me who I am. I’ve come to realize that there are many versions of myself in this world: myself, the me others see, and the me in society. I thought I understood, but as I grow older, a question suddenly arises in my mind: although I know who I am, I don’t know… what is the relationship between me and nature?”

Orion looked at Locke and said, “Teacher, I’m old. Can you tell me?”

Locke stood beside him, overlooking the Ranger City-State of the Three Caverns World, and pondered for a moment.

“The foundation of all interpersonal relationships is your relationship with nature.”

Orion paused, then smiled bitterly.

“I still don’t understand.”

“Teacher, over the years, the number of city-states has increased dramatically. There are already more than 20,000 city-states in this world alone. As the holy center of the Rangers, I have been advised by many to establish an organization above the city-state alliance. But I have refused them all.”

Locke asked, “Why?”

Orion leaned on the city wall with both hands and said, “Because it goes against nature. Teacher, you told me that nature is the most real and true thing in this world, so why let something that doesn’t exist in nature appear?”

“I have guided this world for you.”

“I created this prosperous world for you. I have witnessed the fall of the age of gods and the birth of this godless world. To maintain the original state of this world, I will not allow those so-called ‘kingdoms’ to appear. I have already seen those things.”

Orion said, “It is nothing more than a state where the strong bully the weak, and the weak bully each other. I have seen hardworking people who cannot eat the food they grow. I have seen hunters who cannot use the fur of the animals they hunt.”

“If such a thing appears, I see a greedy beast, controlled by a few, oppressing the majority,”

Orion said. “Teacher, I understand. You will support me. Because we are Rangers, we will not allow something that leads to injustice to appear. Let the era stop at this moment. Let it stop in this prosperous world.” Orion seemed to realize that

his lifespan was not long, and he laughed.

At the same time, a huge crystal nightmare suddenly appeared behind the golden tree of the city-state. It was a second-ring nightmare that Orion had been fighting for a hundred years. It seemed to be a nightmare born from the death of a second-ring level magical plant. Its level was not low, and its original form should have been a corn stalk.

This corn nightmare roared.

“Orion, you foolish Rangers who suddenly appeared, you are old and frail. You are no match for me. You have stopped fighting me since thirty years ago in your world. Come in, enter the Emerald Dream. Fifty years ago, didn’t you say you would destroy me?”

“I have been waiting for you in the Emerald Dream for a day and a night. Hahaha…”

Orion gripped the battle axe that he had not taken out for a long time.

“Teacher, perhaps this is my last battle.”

(End of Chapter)