633: Demon Ascension Plan! An Era of Great Contention! The Revival of All Things!
After Witch Scarlett left, Locke fell into deep thought.
To compete for market share with those truly top-tier wizard shoes brands in the Yunze Wetland, and to no longer just be on the sales charts for a few days, but to completely occupy a portion of the market share.
It certainly requires some brainpower.
Most of the industries in the Yunze Wetland are already occupied by others. If you want this portion of market share, you can only seize it from their hands.
Or find a brand new blue ocean market.
But this is extremely difficult; it requires time and opportunity.
The collective procurement standard for wizard shoes within the wizard set for the Demonic Realm War that Witch Scarlett mentioned is indeed very interesting.
Perhaps he could find a way to design a set of wizard shoes.
But this will have to wait until he returns from the Abyssal Ruins. For one, he currently has no clue, and secondly, there isn't enough time.
However, the resources required to advance to a Second Ring Wizard are quite significant. The more money he can earn, the better, as this can ensure he becomes a Second Ring Wizard in one go.
"Let's first use the 200,000 subsidy that Witch Scarlett applied for over these few days to develop two qualified wizard shoes," Locke said. "Once my design drawings are out, I will find those Alchemists from last time to collaborate."
He turned and returned to his dormitory, then entered his demiplane. At this moment, the Elf Queen and her people had already finished transplanting the entire Forest Sanctuary according to his plan.
A full thousand First Ring tree-type magic plants, tens of thousands of Apprentice-level Magic Plants, countless ordinary grasses, trees, and flowers—the total area covered is a full five thousand mu!
This is an unprecedented Forest Sanctuary. Even Locke sensed that this had reached the limit of what the Ancient Tree of Life and he himself could control in the forest.
The spirituality of the trees within the entire forest had not yet fully merged.
The feathery leaves of the trees rustled in the breeze. The demiplane projected light from the sun Plane, and that bright sunlight illuminated the forest paths, while the warm spring breeze brushed against one's face.
The elves wandered through this forest, as if they were in a fairyland on earth.
Locke couldn't help but sigh; worthy of the Elf race, this tree-planting craft is indeed excellent.
The spacing between each tree-type magic plant seemed as if it had been calculated, and they were arranged in orderly rows, beautiful and moving.
Like a fairyland.
Two hundred elegant Clear Sky Birches collected the light from the sun above, and then, through three thousand Prism Sunflowers scattered throughout the forest, refracted the sunlight, dispersing it throughout the forest, just like light elves.
At the same time, two hundred tall Sentry Holly trees and two hundred beeches absorbed a large amount of the land's nutritional elements and distributed them throughout the forest via their roots.
The Gem Holly shimmered, and twenty-one types of combat magic plants became increasingly powerful under the support and concentration of the forest's nutrients, water sources, and sunlight, because the entire forest stood behind them.
Those one hundred Queen Thorn Trees, like one arbor tree after another wearing a crown of thorns, were using their thorny vines to devour the rotting branches and leaves within the forest.
At this moment, Locke felt that the magic pressure of the entire forest seemed to have reached a certain limit. The total amount of magic pressure had become so exaggerated that it reached a level that even Antoine's magic pressure in the past could not compare to.
But at the same time, his level of control over the Forest Sanctuary had further declined, and there was even a feeling that he might lose his identity as the Master of the Forest at any moment.
He was about to be alienated into a relatively important tree within this forest.
"According to the total magic pressure I calculated before, I was indeed not wrong." A flash of Abyss Energy crossed Locke's eyes, and he used external magic pressure to reinforce his own total magic pressure, which finally stopped this trend.
Otherwise, once he was backlashed by the forest, he would be unable to leave this forest.
Because the trees within the forest do not leave the forest.
Locke said to the Elf Queen, "You have done very well. Thank you all for your efforts. As for the magic stones I promised to pay you, I will have Witch Mason hand them over to you in the future."
The Elf Queen had no objections because they had worked for other wizards before, and generally speaking, payment was not given immediately.
After all, everyone's cash flow is very difficult.
This is the normal situation for wizards.
Like the healthy cash flow Locke had before, it was entirely because his expenses were relatively small, coupled with the fact that he had many projects, many products, and many patents, which was why he could be so wealthy.
Otherwise, which wizard wouldn't have some debts on them?
Some people look like they are making money, but in reality, they are full of debts. The more money they earn each year, the more debts they owe.
It looks like it is endless.
After a long time, they no longer care about so-called debts. As long as there are resources to do research, publish articles, and provide feedback to their own magic level, that's fine.
Whether there is money or not, the wizard no longer cares.
After the Elf Queen led her people away, Locke carefully examined the forest, walking within this lush, ancient forest as if walking in an ancient natural secret realm.
"The strength of the Forest Sanctuary has already reached the limit of what I and the Ancient Tree of Life can control."
"Moreover, the integration level of the forest within the Forest Sanctuary is currently very low, and it still needs to integrate on its own. The Ancient Tree of Life cannot advance to the Second Ring; it is related to my level."
Actually, during the last night meteor, his Ancient Tree of Life had the opportunity to advance to the Second Ring.
After all, the Ancient Tree of Life is a creature with a Third Ring limit, which is much simpler than his own advancement to the Second Ring.
For him to advance to the Second Ring, he needs to exceed his limits twice, while for the Ancient Tree of Life, its first limit is at the Third Ring...
It is just because it has reached a mana grafting relationship with him, so if he doesn't break through to become a Second Ring Wizard, his Ancient Tree of Life cannot advance to the Second Ring either.
Otherwise, once it advances, it will immediately backlash against him, causing him severe damage.
Of course, actually, he currently has a second method of advancement.
Locke walked to the very center of the forest, in front of the ancient tree that had become one connecting heaven and earth. He placed his palm on the branch of the Ancient Tree of Life and immediately felt a certain torrent of primal force descend.
"The Magic Dragon Bloodline in my body that hasn't fully formed yet is also a bloodline with a Third Ring limit. If I have enough energy to inject, I can accelerate its formation," Locke pondered. "If I voluntarily abandon most of my human bloodline and make the Magic Dragon Bloodline the main one, and reshape myself into a Magic Dragon, then it is possible to quickly become a Second Ring life form."
"But if that happens, there will be endless hidden dangers, and from then on, I will be far away from Wizard Civilization."
Locke shook his head slightly. "This method has huge hidden dangers; after all, my Magic Dragon Bloodline is not a complete body."
"I cannot accept this."
"Therefore, I must prioritize my identity as a wizard. As long as I possess Great Magic, I can allow my own Magic Dragon Bloodline to reach the Second Ring level through energy infusion. By then, I will be able to have my own vassal race."
Locke sensed Witch Catherine calling him within the water gourd system, so he left this demiplane, summoned the Cloud Whale, and quickly headed to the seventh floor of the True Knowledge Institute castle.
On the seventh floor, inside Witch Catherine's office.
Locke asked Witch Catherine, "Teacher, are you looking for me?"
Witch Catherine said, "You can go to Group 2 to take a look. Before you go to explore the Abyssal Ruins with those Black Wizards."
"Besides that, you asked me about the ecological corridor before," Witch Catherine said. "How is it now?"
Locke smiled and said, "I might have gone astray before, but now I have discovered it's wrong and am starting from scratch."
Witch Catherine said, "That's good. I won't say much more. I believe in your judgment, Locke."
"You must believe in yourself. Since you want to become a Second Ring Wizard, and you indeed have a level close to a Second Ring Wizard now, then your thinking level is at the Second Ring Wizard level. There is no such thing as who is higher or lower. Do you understand?"
Locke nodded and said, "Teacher, I understand."
Just as Locke was about to speak, he suddenly felt that the magic in the surrounding air was full of a sense of riot.
The order of magnitude of the magic tide in the entire room rose by a level out of thin air.
In the sky outside the castle window, a sun appeared; now there were two suns hanging in the sky.
Locke looked at Witch Catherine in surprise. "Teacher, is that sun in the sky the academy's doing, or yours?"
"I feel that the magic tide of the entire Golden Crown Mountain has directly risen by a level, but the magic tide is full of irritability and anxiety. Although the total volume has increased, the difficulty of control has also increased accordingly."
"I'm afraid it will have a slight impact on many Spell Models. Is this Golden Crown Mountain's doing?"
A sneer seemed to come from the void.
But Locke searched around, yet he didn't find the source of this laughter. This laughter was dreamlike and illusory, as if it had never existed.
And Witch Catherine sat seriously in her seat. She looked at Locke and said, "Neither. This is neither Golden Crown Mountain's doing nor mine. It is not that the concentration gradient of the magic tide near Golden Crown Mountain has risen."
"And it is not that the concentration gradient of the magic tide in the Yunze Wetland has risen."
"It is that the concentration gradient of the magic tide in the entire Eastern Border Region, across fifty-three Wizard Lands, has collectively risen by a level in that instant."
Locke looked at Witch Catherine in astonishment.
Witch Catherine pointed to the east and said, "This matter was done by the Star Domain Sea side. This is part of their Demon Ascension Plan."
As soon as Witch Catherine finished speaking, Locke heard the sound of gurgling water appear by his ears. He looked up and saw that above the sky, it was as if a long river had come from an ancient place and was heading towards the distance.
The magic tide concentration gradient of the entire Golden Crown Mountain environment rose by another level!
Witch Catherine said, "That is the waterway project. Currently, the Star Domain Sea has multiple plans proceeding simultaneously; the more mainstream ones at present are the waterway project and the Sky Sun Plan."
"But to be honest, these plans are many and very chaotic. No one knows how things will develop."
"Of course, the Sky Sun Plan may not necessarily be carried out, because..." Witch Catherine raised her right index finger and then pointed to the sky. "The 'Heaven' of the Wizard World may not be willing to let the Star Domain Sea do this. The Sky Sun Plan requires the consent of 'Heaven'."
Locke said, "Teacher, who is the 'Heaven' of the Wizard World?"
Witch Catherine gave Locke a strange look and said, "Who else could it be? Locke, your question is so strange. The 'Heaven' of the Wizard World, isn't it the Mysterious Heaven?"
At this moment, Locke thought of when Warwick had once discussed the origin of Black Wizards with him, and suddenly pointed to the sky with a fearful expression.
At that time, Locke only thought he was talking about the upper echelons of wizards, but now it seems that the other party had already been hinting to him.
That is the Mysterious Heaven!
Witch Catherine said, "Among the eight border regions of the Wizard World's native continent, only the Mysterious Heaven can call itself the 'Heaven' of the Wizard World!"
"Alright, you don't need to ask more about this. This is not something you need to know right now."
Locke felt the current magic tide and said to Witch Catherine, "After the extra sun appeared in the sky, although the magic tide increased collectively, it has become much more volatile."
"Since the waterway appeared, the concentration gradient of the magic tide has risen again, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to control."
At this moment, the second sun and the waterway in the sky had already faded away.
Witch Catherine nodded. "I know. That's why I said they are messing around."
"Alright, Locke, you don't need to worry about this matter; it has nothing to do with you. Take your people and report to Group 2 first. Once you've reported, go and conduct Abyssal exploration."
"As the waterway project deepens, the Abyss River will become increasingly difficult to enter and will grow more dangerous. The wizards of the Star Domain Sea will not stop this plan."
Inside his dormitory, Douglas suddenly felt the intensity of his mana rise out of thin air, and his magic power nearly fell into chaos.
He looked in astonishment at the second sun and that waterway in the sky outside his window.
"What is going on? Teacher..."
The voice of the Lagemen Witch King appeared in his ear. "This is too exaggerated. In the past, when wizards of the world wanted to achieve Demon Ascension, it was merely about ascending a single city in the kingdom. Even then, back in our Age of Stars, it was condemned and considered arrogant."
"Trying to make all living beings ascend in one step, thinking that ascending a single city was a personal delusion."
"But in your era, the leading Wizard Land of the Eastern Border Region actually wants to simultaneously ascend all fifty-three Wizard Lands in your Eastern Border Region!"
"What a grand gesture, what an arrogant ambition. If this is the case, even the Black Sun Tower of the past didn't seem to have such capacity!"
"How... how... arrogant!"
The Lagemen Witch King seemed to be going mad. "What is wrong with this future generation of yours! This is too crazy!"
"In our era, if you said this out loud, people would think you were a madman. But they are actually doing it now."
The Lagemen Witch King could not understand this matter; he was thinking until he nearly went mad. "I want to read books, I want to read more books, I want to understand your era better. I seem to have completely misunderstood one thing. In this era, the Black Sun Tower and the Magic Dragon Bloodline seem to have become less important."
"Star Domain Sea... Douglas, you must go to the Star Domain Sea!"
"That is where the future of this world lies!"
The Lagemen Witch King said, "But such a grand gesture by the Star Domain Sea will inevitably trigger a significant chain reaction. No wonder there are so many troubles in this world."
"The capacity of the wizards of your era is so great, but to ascend such a large region, where will the energy come from? How many ancient existences will be stirred and awaken once again because of this collective change in the environment."
"Could it be that there is a reason for my awakening in this era?"
The Lagemen Witch King fell into deep thought. "To me, this future generation is so insane!"
Above Cloud Lake, the Truth Wizards of the Star Domain Sea walked through the sky. Two Truth Wizards were conversing.
"If it's just to let our Star Domain Sea ascend, why do the superiors want us to apply the Celestial Sun Project and the waterway project to the fifty-three Wizard Lands of the Eastern Border Region? They do nothing and get to enjoy it for free..."
Another Truth Wizard laughed, "It is said that this is the only feasible result obtained after careful deduction by the superiors."
"You also know how strict the Star Domain Sea's definition of High Magic is."
"The deduction result is that if one wants to achieve a single Wizard Land—the Star Domain Sea—the difficulty is simply too great. Therefore, we must first achieve all the Wizard Lands in the Eastern Border Region, and then use this as feedback to achieve our Star Domain Sea."
"Our Star Domain Sea stands at the forefront of Wizard Civilization. Therefore, we must first achieve all the Wizard Lands in the Eastern Border Region, achieve this entire world, and then this world will achieve us."
"We must achieve this world!"
The first Truth Wizard who spoke said, "That is true. Then let the concentration gradient of the magic tide in all the Wizard Lands of the Eastern Border Region continue to rise."
"The fifty-three Wizard Lands of the Eastern Border Region use numerous talents and resources to simultaneously support our Star Domain Sea, and our Star Domain Sea in turn supports these fifty-three Wizard Lands, helping them ascend!"
"The Eastern Border Region will become the wealthiest region among the eight major regions! We will become the future of this civilization. Other Wizard Lands only need to manage themselves, while we must manage the entire region."
The other Truth Wizard laughed, "Today, our Star Domain Sea wants to make all the ancient Wizard Monarchs, Witch Kings, ancient forces, and powerful wizards of the past feel ashamed of their past actions."
"What the Star Domain Sea is doing today may not be the last, but it is certainly the first."
The first Truth Wizard said, "Yes. We do not care if those ancient existences in the Eastern Border Region use this to reawaken, because even if they do, they will appear incredibly weak under the brilliance of our Star Domain Sea. No matter what secrets they have, no matter who they once were, they are insignificant before our Star Domain Sea."
"However, we cannot relax. I heard that Mysterious Heaven has a corresponding plan. Moreover, the 'Origin Land' in the Central Boundary District is recently working on some 'Magic Origin Wall Project'. At the same time, the Green Steel Capital of the Southern Region might also interfere with our Demon Ascension Plan. The Jungle Hand has gone mad, considering creating a world without any pollution... The leading Wizard Lands of other regions also have their own plans..."
"The other deputy leading Wizard Land of the Southern Region,'South Ridge Magic Capital', is attempting the 'Magic Net Project', plundering the world's mana into a magic network, wanting to turn the world's private magic into public magic, breaking the gap between rich and poor, and further enhancing the competitiveness of our Wizard Civilization. Also, the region is launching a full-scale new round of Great Void exploration..."
"This era is an era of competition. Seclusion can no longer be the mainstream. Whoever dares to fall behind one step will fall behind every step!"
This Truth Wizard stood with his hands behind his back, overlooking the vast Cloud Lake below. "The heroes of the past are nothing more than insignificant ordinary individuals in the face of my Wizard World today."
"And our Star Domain Sea will win this final competition."
At that time, in various places throughout the fifty-three Wizard Lands of the Eastern Border Region, because the concentration gradient of the magic tide had suddenly increased by two levels, ancient existences were awakening everywhere, or some ill-intentioned visitors from beyond were being attracted. The Star Domain Sea's plan had alarmed everyone!
In the Six Towers Land, a commoner wizard who had long been bullied and ignored saw a magic