686: Williams with 800 magic pressure and the Rivals of the Silent Grail
At Bonifacius University, Witch Georgina, wearing a wooden mask and showing no expression, walked alongside Witch Diana by the university's beautiful lake.
Witch Diana gave her a bottle of hand cream made by a Potion Master, to which Witch Georgina replied, "Thank you, Diana."
"It's been like this since long ago; you always seem to see exactly what I need."
Witch Diana said with a smile, "It's just a bottle of hand cream. Besides, when I first entered Bonifacius University and fell into the hands of that mentor, if you hadn't helped me contact the Dean, I'm afraid all the reporting letters I submitted wouldn't have caught anyone's attention and would have instead all ended up in that mentor's hands."
"You have helped me greatly. I am merely returning the favor, Georgina... You are a very excellent wizard. Don't mind the gaze of others; you are a very outstanding Magic Weaver..."
"You are who you are."
Beneath the wooden mask, a hint of sadness appeared in Witch Georgina's eyes. She took the initiative to sit in the pavilion, looking out at the shimmering lake.
A student holding a book walked past her. Upon seeing the two Official Wizards of Bonifacius University, the student immediately bowed in respect before departing.
Witch Georgina said, "Diana, you're wrong. Look at that lake; is it beautiful? The water in this lake flows from a larger river, and the source of that water comes from the 'Natural Chasm Lands'."
"None of us are just individuals; we are also the children of our parents, students of a school, or teachers."
"My parents destroyed the academy's assets; they are people of heinous crimes."
Witch Diana hesitated. "Georgina, listen to me... I mean, your parents did indeed betray the academy and the White Wizard Association to join the Twin Demon Realm. But you haven't understood who they were as people. Perhaps they never betrayed you?"
"Perhaps you can look at it from another perspective; were they at least qualified parents?"
The pupils beneath the wooden mask instantly filled with rage as she looked angrily at Witch Diana. "To steal academy assets is to be untrustworthy; to wantonly allow students to be hunted by Black Wizards is to be unjust; to betray the academy is to be unwise; to steal instead of researching for oneself is to be without the pursuit of knowledge."
"Of the eight moral principles of the Wizard World, there isn't a single one they could follow."
"What more is there to say about such people?"
"In my eyes, these two are just Black Wizards, nothing but Black Wizards, simply Black Wizards."
Witch Georgina said in a cold tone, "I have only one attitude toward Black Wizards—trash should go back into the trash can."
"In this Grand Magic Modeling Competition, I must win the championship to prove myself to everyone."
"Whether it's papers, awards, or competitions, I must achieve the best. Only then can I tell everyone else that I am a White Wizard."
Witch Georgina's tone shifted. "Diana, my good friend, let's not talk about this anymore. Things have come to this; there's no need to say more."
"I've been training with the leading teacher today and I'm already very tired. Let's talk about something else. I've looked at the list of contestants for this competition. I know the contestant from Storm Tower; I'm familiar with him."
"We met at a symposium before."
"It's just that there are two contestants this time whom I truly don't know," Witch Georgina said. "They both seem to be outside wizards."
"It's truly strange. In previous years, the participants of the Silent Grail Competition were basically local wizards, and upon closer inspection, their ancestors were all Second Ring Wizards or even Third Ring Wizards."
Witch Diana smiled. "Oh, you mean Locke and Edgar."
"I've met both of them. It seems neither of their parents were wizards. Edgar and Locke are different from us; they don't come from wizarding families."
"When I went to Golden Crown Mountain as an exchange student last time, I spoke with Locke. Later, when I went to Quinn Joel to participate in the 'Laurel Breeding Symposium', I met Edgar again."
Witch Georgina's eyes suddenly lit up slightly. "Then aren't you very familiar with the two of them? What are their personalities like? What magic are they good at? Can you reverse-engineer what Great Magic they might construct?"
Witch Diana pursed her lips. "Ahem... everything between wizards should be obtained through trade."
"Georgina, if you take off the mask on your face, I'll tell you. Come to think of it, as your best friend, I haven't even seen your true face."
Witch Georgina immediately touched her wooden mask with her finger. "You mean this? This won't do. Ever since my parents were judged by the Sacred Master Court, I've worn this second-ring magic item. I am unwilling to live in this world with the face they gave me, unless I win the Grand Magic Modeling Competition and gain the world's recognition."
"To be born anew."
"Only then can I take off this mask. Change it to something else, Diana."
Witch Diana frowned, then raised her eyebrows. "I was joking with you. It seems it really isn't easy to see your true countenance."
"Georgina, beyond trade, there are personal favors. You are my friend, so naturally, I will help you with all my strength..."
Witch Diana recounted everything she knew about Locke and Edgar.
Witch Georgina nodded slightly. "According to what you said, the wizard Edgar is skilled at reviving ancient Treants and has a whole bunch of magic related to the Ancient Tree of Life."
"And Locke is a Breeder skilled at developing sea gold sand and moon magic?"
"Edgar has an arrogant personality but can pay attention to details. Locke has an easygoing personality but is actually very forceful."
A Spell Model appeared in Witch Georgina's eyes; this Spell Model was like an extremely complex magic lock, constantly assembling and then disassembling.
Witch Georgina said to Diana, "Thank you, Diana. As a Diviner and Magic Weaver, as long as I have information on them, I have a way to deal with them."
"Thank you very much, my good friend."
Witch Diana squinted her eyes with a smile. "No need to thank me. Because I seem to be on good terms with them as well. So, I dare to tell you only because I feel that after so much time, they should have changed greatly."
"If they are still standing still, then they deserve to lose." Witch Diana sighed. "I originally wanted to participate in the Silent Grail too, but who knew that due to bad timing, it coincided with the Sports Festivals of various colleges, making it impossible to participate."
"It was my bad luck, and I also blame myself for not understanding the rules."
"Or perhaps, at that time, someone might have felt I was in the way and would block someone's path, so they used the rules to transfer me away. By the time I realized something was wrong, it was already too late," Witch Diana said. "Georgina, you are my best friend. I hope you can help me fulfill the regret of not being able to participate."
"Locke and Edgar are both what I consider the best opponents."
"To be able to play against them. I... envy you very much."
Witch Georgina said, "Diana... I understand. So, to pay tribute to these two good friends of yours, I will use the information you gave me to defeat them both on the field, and then tell them that you were the one who told me this information."
The sadness on Diana's face vanished, and she suddenly beamed. "Good, I will continue to help you calculate their development. This can be considered as me competing with them from a distance."
"Your Fate Weaving magic system requires detailed information..."
Witch Georgina immediately sat up straight and listened intently. "Please deduce their growth for me, Diana."
...
At Quinn Joel University, into the Waters of Wisdom at the foot of Holy Spring Mountain, the wizard Edgar walked in with a haughty expression, his head held high.
Two Second Ring Wizards standing in the woods far from the spring, acting as the leading teachers, were conversing in low voices.
"It's simply abnormal. This person's growth curve is completely disjointed; if it weren't for the investigation, I would have thought he was the reincarnation of a Third Ring Wizard."
"I heard that among the young One-Ring Wizards of this generation at Golden Crown Mountain, there is a reincarnation of a Third Ring Wizard named Antoine."
"Antoine? That spendthrift? That playboy?"
"Yes, him. This person will be a formidable rival in this competition. This competition concerns the enrollment quotas in several unowned lands for the next entire decade. If our ranking is poor, it's foreseeable that we will lose at least twenty Children of the Elements because of it."
"Those unowned lands have been proven; although those places are small, have few resources, and few people, they can produce geniuses. Those wizards who can survive there, pass the various levels of academy exams, and enter our Cloud Marsh wetland academies are each geniuses among geniuses. Besides that, they have a certain ruthlessness and are all quite capable of producing results in the laboratory. Therefore, regarding the ranking of the Silent Grail Competition, the academy's requirement is that we absolutely cannot be in the bottom two!"
"The academy also has special rewards. If a contestant can take first place and win the championship, the academy can allocate at least one-third of the Children of the Elements obtained because of it to that wizard's partner mentor! You know, the faction of your and my Throne Wizard teachers really needs such a large influx of fresh blood."
The other Second Ring Wizard glanced in the direction of the wizard Edgar. "Then fortunately we have Edgar. Among the young One-Ring Wizards of this generation, besides him, the wizards from our own school's True Knowledge Institute that we trained ourselves don't have the strength to compare with a Third Ring Wizard reincarnation in Great Magic modeling."
"Heh, even without the hard requirements from the academy's upper management, if Edgar were to get one of the bottom two places, he wouldn't be able to accept it himself."
The Second Ring Wizard who spoke first laughed. "That's true. His personality is just like that; after a long time, I've gotten used to it. Although I thought he was very arrogant at first, later I felt he was actually quite cute."
"By the way, before the competition, we can arrange another highest-level One-Ring Wizard Secret Realm for Edgar. Also, advancing to a Second Ring Wizard in the near future should be considered something with relatively high cost-performance. After all, in a while, no one knows what the voting results of the Cloud Marsh Wizard Council will be."
...
At Golden Crown Mountain, Locke was resting in his dormitory. He was no longer meditating, as meditating at this critical juncture was basically equivalent to suicide.
Locke drank a bottle of weakening potion and saw the message Daniel sent him on the water gourd system, indicating that his energy carrier mist had yielded important results. If Locke was interested, he could bring some of the results back when he returned in the evening.
Locke immediately indicated on the water gourd system that he needed it.
It was truly a case of 'getting a pillow just as one was nodding off'.
At that moment, Locke heard a knock on the door. After opening it, he found it was Witch Williams.
Locke was stunned for a moment. "Williams, your magic pressure has already reached 800?"
During this period, Locke had been focusing on himself and hadn't paid much attention to his two students.
He only sent them some potions every once in a while.
Witch Williams bowed to Locke and said, "Teacher, I've come this time wanting to apply..."
Locke was slightly dazed, as if he saw the past interaction between himself and Witch Sophia. "I know, you've come to find me to apply to the academy for an Advancement Potion, right?"
"That's fine."
The formula for Advancement Potions was locked by Mysterious Heaven. Even with his current level, he could easily brew an Advancement Potion, but because he didn't know the formula and was also prohibited from reverse-engineering it, he could only apply to the academy.
Locke also had no intention of reverse-engineering the Advancement Potion, because so far, no Black Wizard had dared to do so.
Without thinking deeply, one knew why no Black Wizard had done it—because the Black Wizards who did are all dead now.
Witch Williams said in a low voice, "Besides that, I also want to purchase a bottle of bee colony consciousness potion from you."
Locke nodded and said with understanding, "It seems you are determined to take the path of the Forest Sanctuary."
"Alright. Since that's the case, I'll give you a bottle of bee colony consciousness potion. I'll contact my acquaintance at the Dragon Blood Market to see if they have any in stock."
Witch Williams said in surprise, "How can I accept this, Teacher..."
Locke glanced at her. "Williams, you have always been a smart person; I am very at ease with you."
"So, this bee colony consciousness potion is just a gift from me. Consider it a gift from me as your teacher."
Williams said, "Thank you, Teacher."
Locke thought for a moment. "There is one more thing... never mind, we'll talk about it after you become a Official Wizard."
Locke felt her situation was different from Albert's, so it wasn't good for him to suggest to Williams whether to use the Forest Alliance Spell to connect their two Forest Sanctuaries and form a Forest Alliance before she became a Official Wizard.
That would easily turn into him using his status to pressure her into agreeing.
She was, after all, potentially his first Official Wizard student; there was no need for him to create such a rift with his student because of this. It would be better to wait until she became a Official Wizard before asking her himself.
That way, there would be no suspicion of him pressuring her.