Chapter 770: one hundred explanations of linghong and Insufficient contribution points and Arriving at the Southeast Corner Region
Three and a half weeks later, Locke looked at the blue-skinned troll, Wizard Ackerman, and asked, "Mr. Ackerman, are there no more rubbings of [spirit macro]?"
Wizard Ackerman lifted his massive feet, walked between the peach wood floors and bookshelves of the library, and then spread his hands toward Locke, saying, "There are none, Wizard Locke."
"The Potionology at Golden Crown Mountain is mediocre anyway... Ahem, I mean, there is still a lot of room for improvement. Moreover, [spirit macro] is extremely precious. Not to mention the originals, even the rubbed images are very valuable. It was already very good that I could find two rubbed images for you before."
Wizard Ackerman suggested, "Wizard Locke, if you have Second Ring level contribution points, you can exchange them for spirit macro rubbings. The Golden Crown Mountain library still has enough Second Ring spirit macro rubbings."
After obtaining the spirit macro last time, Locke finally understood why his previous attempts to concoct the clone potion had always failed.
After reading a large amount of material related to spirit macro in the free zone and consulting Witch Catherine once, he finally understood that the so-called spirit macro is an inherent property of things.
An object's mass, density, and specific heat capacity are its inherent properties, while spirit macro describes the inherent properties of an object on a spiritual level.
A Second Ring Wizard can see the flow of plane power with the naked eye, so on this basis, a Second-Ring Potion Master can fully delve into and study the trajectory formed by the past spiritual flow of an object.
spirit macro is exactly this kind of thing.
The reason why Second-Ring Potions are powerful enough to affect life forms at the level of a Second Ring Wizard is that when they are concocted, the process has already reached the level of utilizing [spirit macro].
When he realized this, Locke discovered that when he looked at the formula for the clone potion before, he had ignored several places he thought were insignificant.
It was that when concocting the clone potion, one needed to cut a gold coin into two halves with a magic knife, then throw them into the magic flame to smelt them into a gold ball, and then throw this gold ball into the cauldron.
He had followed this operation strictly at the time, but he did not feel that this operation was very important; in fact, he had simply ignored the [spirit macro] level.
Locke pondered, 'After considering the [spirit macro] level, then when concocting potions, using potion materials to scrape the rim of the cauldron, or gently tapping the cauldron with a gold coin—these seemingly simple and meaningless actions have actually become an important potion material.'
'Because this represents a spirit macro that needs to be added to the potion. spirit macro is the secret form of things, a hidden form of a potion material on the spiritual level. It is a product of a Second-Ring Potion Master after gaining insight into the truth of the world.'
The gap between potions concocted without spirit macro and those concocted using spirit macro is vast, like heaven and earth.
It is a pity that there are not many spirit macro rubbings even in the free zone.
spirit macro is a hidden true form of potion materials, a secret form property.
But although he seemed to understand what spirit macro was and felt he knew the meaning of the term, to tell the truth, it was not of much use.
He had spent three and a half weeks repeatedly observing the Crimson Bloodstone spirit macro in his hand, but he only felt that the spiritual changes of this spirit macro were so complex that it seemed impossible for human effort to reproduce the spirit macro of this bloodstone from an unknown number of years ago.
This resulted in him being completely unable to utilize the spirit macro of the bloodstone and use it as a potion material.
Being unable to control spirit macro is like losing an eye for a Potion Master.
Insufficient observation skills.
Therefore, naturally, he could not successfully concoct a Second-Ring Potion.
And Locke also figured it out: the pattern on the bronze cauldron that Great Lord Otto left him was actually a very advanced spirit macro, which is why he was able to use someone else's spirit macro to concoct blank potions.
But in fact, this cannot be said to be a true successful concoction of a Second-Ring Potion.
Locke sighed.
"Then find me some reading experiences and research reports regarding spirit macro rubbings."
Wizard Ackerman the troll smiled and said, "This is possible. There are many such books in the free zone. I can find as many as you want. Moreover, I don't think you need to spend expensive contribution points to exchange for spirit macro rubbings right now."
"Although I am not a Potion Master, as an expert-level General Studies scholar, I can still give you some pointers. spirit macro sounds very mysterious, but to a Second-Ring Potion Master, it is just a different way of looking at the world. Therefore, it is a skill similar to arithmetic that requires repeated practice, from shallow to deep, to get started."
"It is more in your interest to first read these spirit macro research documents in the free zone, and then go exchange for individual spirit macro rubbings."
Locke thanked the troll Ackerman, "Thank you, Mr. Ackerman. Over the past month, you have given me a lot of advice."
After a month of contact, the two now have a good relationship.
Locke does not have the faint air of superiority that local wizards in the Wizard World have, and he is very eager to learn, and is also an Archaeology Wizard, so Wizard Ackerman likes to talk and communicate with him very much.
Wizard Ackerman said, "I think you had better find another Second-Ring Potion Master to apprentice with or ask for advice. Spirit Macroology is extremely complex and is the core content of Second-Ring Potionology."
"This kind of thing is difficult to learn through books; it is a practical skill. It is also one of the few things I have read but could not understand, so I can only record it in my brain without the slightest error."
"To prevent remembering it incorrectly, I can only memorize it without the slightest error."
"Of course, because of my contract with the academy, even if I have many spirit macro rubbings stored in my brain, I cannot give them to you."
Locke was in a bit of a dilemma.
He did not expect that after becoming a Second Ring Wizard, wanting to continue on the path of Potionology would be so complicated.
Old Blue Head Ackerman was right; wanting to become an expert-level Potion Master, it now seems that just reading books is indeed difficult to achieve.
It is just that the Potionology at Golden Crown Mountain is indeed mediocre, and the Potionology department is all wizards from the Deacon Group; besides having a little friendship with Wizard Daniel, he has no friendship with the other wizards in their Deacon Group at all.
Just rushing to ask for advice like this feels a bit abrupt.
Locke thought for a moment; perhaps he could go to the Feathered Serpent Ancient Pavilion to try his luck. Of course, everything still depends on himself. So during this time, he must definitely read more materials related to spirit macro.
Wizard Ackerman the troll recommended, "Besides this, I recommend that later, when you have the opportunity, you can subscribe to the magic book [one hundred explanations of linghong]. It requires 3000 Second Ring contribution points."
"I think that is the most cost-effective introductory book on spirit macro."
Locke nodded.
"Thank you, Mr. Ackerman."
The contribution point system of the Cloud Marsh is divided by ring levels, and they cannot be used interchangeably.
A tier 1 Second Ring journal can bring about 1500 contribution points, and a tier 2 Second Ring journal can bring 800 contribution points. However, unlike the First Ring, the tier 3 and tier 4 Second Ring journals can hardly be exchanged for contribution points.
Even if a tier 3 journal publishes an article, it only provides 20 contribution points, while a tier 4 journal only provides 10 contribution points.
Locke believes that the entire tier 3 and tier 4 journals within the Second Ring level are more like a channel deliberately left for Second Ring Wizards to farm contribution points.
In this way, the gold content of tier 3 and tier 4 journals can be imagined, how low it is.
This tier 3 and tier 4 status is very similar to the status of article exchange for contribution points in the library before the First Ring; basically, the main publishers of tier 3 and tier 4 journals are the libraries of major academies.
In essence, this is just publishing one's own articles to major libraries.
'3000 contribution points—that means I need to publish two tier 1, or four tier 2, to obtain these contribution points.'
Locke pondered, 'On the surface, it doesn't look like much, but actually it is a lot. Because Second Ring journals are not that easy to get into, especially tier 1 and tier 2.'
'Even for tier 3 and tier 4, there are actually certain review requirements; it's not something you can just get into if you want to, therefore even if farming contribution points, it requires a certain cost.'
Locke frowned, "And I need to maintain a good qualification; publishing too many tier 4 and tier 3 will affect the perception of me by wizards from top-tier academies in the future."
"Therefore, it is best not to learn from those Second Ring Wizards and farm with tier 4 and tier 3; at most, use tier 2 to farm."
"Besides this, to quickly obtain more contribution points in order to exchange for the [one hundred explanations of linghong] that I need, I can also obtain them through competitions, awards, and obtaining professional certificates."
A wizard who obtains a Second-Ring Potion Master certificate can immediately obtain 10000 contribution points.
This is equivalent to publishing seven top-tier 1 journals.
It is evident how difficult it is to obtain a Second-Ring Potion Master certificate.
In the distant past, the number of Second-Ring Potion Masters was extremely scarce, one could even say they were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns; Locke even doubted whether, in the Age of Stars, Second-Ring Potion Masters were the top group of Potion Masters.
After all, it is obvious that for a long period of time, the ring level of Potion Masters was lower than that of ordinary wizards.
Locke looked at the troll Wizard Ackerman and said, "Mr. Ackerman, besides this, in your impression, is there any Archaeology Magic Codex that can be exchanged for in the library?"
His own Witch King Magic Codex could only help him become a Second Ring Archaeologist and create a Legendary History Book, and then that was it.
The most powerful magic recorded within it was [Summoning the Demon God].
Now, the parts of this Magic Codex that are useful to him are only the chapters recording the bloodlines of ancient creatures, and some other interesting little magics.
The troll Wizard Ackerman was stunned for a moment. "No. I remember the name of the Second Ring level Archaeology Magic Codex is called [black and white grimoire]."
"It records the path to the Third Ring. It is extremely precious."
Locke understood instantly; as a Magic Codex, it might not have been so sensitive at the stage below the Second Ring, but if it already contained a clear path to becoming a Third Ring Wizard, then this kind of Magic Codex could be said to be an extremely precious resource.
And Archaeology itself has a sparse Academic Lineage, so it is thought that the number of existing black and white grimoire in this world should be very small.
Ackerman, the Troll Wizard, thought for a moment and said: "By the way, the creation of the grimoire came from the heterodox wizard [Great Lord Peacock] during the era of despotic monarchs. The wizard monarch Peacock ordered the Archaeology Wizards of that time to gather all their wisdom to create the first grimoire in history."
"Then, they made rubbings of that original grimoire, dividing it into one lower-level grimoire after another. I remember that the black and white grimoire derived from that original grimoire only numbered... one thousand!"
Locke frowned.
One thousand?
Then this black and white grimoire was indeed rare enough. If there were only one thousand, accounting for those damaged, lost, or hoarded by major organizations in their treasuries, it was hard to say how many black and white grimoires were left in this world and still in normal circulation.
That meant if he could not obtain a black and white grimoire, his path in Archaeology would be cut off.
Locke felt that at the Second Ring stage, all resources were scarce. Whether it was resources to directly enhance his spirituality, inheritance of Potionology, or inheritance of Archaeology, they were much scarcer than at the First Ring and apprentice stages.
Fortunately, this was Golden Crown Mountain; at least there was no lack of inheritance for Botany.
evolutionary science here was extremely developed. Over the past month, he had read quite a bit of content related to ecology and evolutionary science in the free area, and had also found the opportunity to consult Witch Catherine twice.
He had made significant progress.
Of course, in this month, his magic pressure had only increased by 1 point.
He had calculated it. In this way, if he used the Advanced Meditation Technique for a year, his magic pressure could only increase by 12 points, 120 points in ten years, and 1200 points in one hundred years.
Due to unknown reasons, the lifespan of current Second Ring Wizards was four-fifths less than that of Second Ring Wizards in the Age of Stars, and the upper limit of their lifespan was greatly reduced.
Therefore, even if a Second Ring Wizard used all their strength from now on, it was hard to say whether they could increase their magic pressure level by more than 10,000 within their lifetime.
Because one had to consider that the further one went, the harder it was to improve spirituality.
Moreover, based on Locke's inquiries everywhere, he also confirmed one thing: his improvement speed was actually at an above-average level.
Perhaps it was because he was constantly being irrigated by the Natural Prime Force Plane, and because he had used the Sun Potion to remodel his physique during the First Ring Wizard stage, so his aptitude was not bad.
Therefore, there were plenty of Second Ring Wizards who improved even slower than him.
Some increased 1 point of magic pressure every six months, or even 1 point of magic pressure a year.
This explained why many wizards remained at the ordinary Second Ring stage for their whole lives.
In this situation, without the help of some external force, it was difficult to get out of the predicament and increase the speed of progress.
Locke looked at Wizard Ackerman and said: "Aside from the reading report on the spirit macro imprint copy, Mr. Ackerman, can you do me another favor?"
Wizard Ackerman laughed: "Locke, tell me."
Locke said: "I remember there should be some literature related to wizard shoes in the library. Can you give me some of that?"
Over the past month, he had also been taking time to think about how to solve the high cost of imaginary roots and design his first pair of pure magic plant wizard shoes.
Wizard Ackerman took a look at Locke.
"Of course you can, there is a lot of information here. It's just that we at Golden Crown Mountain don't have very high-quality articles related to wizard shoes. There are more materials in the libraries of Bonifacius University and the Rose Council."
"You can apply for a library card and go to the Rose Council to read."
"If you have friends in the Rose Council, you can even borrow literature in the library that requires certain permissions to view. Only in those articles are the best methods for researching wizard shoes in the Yunze Wetland."
Locke immediately thought of Witch Lana, whom he knew in the Rose Council.
Come to think of it, he had only had the chance to get to know her because he took the initiative to write a letter.
Locke nodded: "If I have the chance, I will go to the Rose Council's library to borrow their articles."
Wizard Ackerman stretched out his right hand, and a magic book automatically flew into his hand.
"But our Golden Crown Mountain library is not bad either. I know you are recently trying to develop Second Ring Wizard shoes."
"Wizard Locke, you haven't thought of one point, which is that only as a wizard of Golden Crown Mountain do you have a unique advantage."
Locke was stunned for a moment.
"What?"
The greatest benefit of a General Studies wizard was right here. They were well-read and were true masters, not specialists. Their understanding of every field was superficial, but their overall cognition of many disciplines was quite extraordinary.
They could give ideas that one hadn't thought of for a moment.
Wizard Ackerman smiled: "There is a third-level discipline under the Kinetic School, which is Wave Theory, and the Senate of Golden Crown Mountain is the ancestral home of Wave Theory."
"The Energetics of Golden Crown Mountain is extremely developed. Our Kineticists' research on the biomechanics of walking for humans and various magic creatures is detailed to a point that you would find incredible."
"Look at this one. This is an article written by Wizard Nosh Fischer a hundred years ago, 'The Relationship Between the Swing Angle of the Spine and the Deformation of the Sole When Humans Walk'."
"And this one, 'Load-bearing Structure and Pressure Distribution of the Forefoot When Human Wizards Move at High Speed'."
"As well as this one, 'Pressure Distribution of the Sole When Human Wizards Jump and Land'..."
Wizard Ackerman looked at Locke and said: "You see, these are all your advantages. They are advantages that those wizards of the Rose Council would not utilize."
"The Rose Council's main research on mechanics is in materials mechanics and dynamics, while their research on human biomechanics is simply not as in-depth as ours at Golden Crown Mountain. In my opinion, as long as you can finish reading the one thousand articles related to human biomechanics in this free area, the wizard shoes you design will have a great improvement, at least in terms of comfort."
Locke asked suspiciously: "They can't borrow Golden Crown Mountain's articles?"
Wizard Ackerman shook his head.
"That's not the main problem. The problem is that the Magic Weavers are isolated and self-important, each of them only operating within their own one-acre-three-fen plot of their alchemy workshops."
"They haven't paid attention to other disciplines for a long time."
"Actually, many wizards in the Yunze Wetland have been annoyed with them for a long time."
Ackerman the Troll raised his own sole.
"Look, I just wanted to buy a pair of daily-use second-ring magic items, and as a result, for no reason, I was forced to spend five million magic stones in total."
"Even though I only bought the cheapest one at the beginning."
Ackerman seemed to care a lot about this point. He was already relatively poor, and he had been scammed out of five million magic stones by the Magic Weavers, and there were even certain annual maintenance costs.
Thinking of this, Wizard Ackerman became even more indignant.
"Someone should have disciplined that group of Magic Weavers a long time ago. They even scam the money of General Studies scholars. Ever since they monopolized the wizard shoe market in the Yunze Wetland, the definition of wizard shoes has become different from before."
"The Magic Weavers keep adding more and more definitions to their wizard shoes. Sigh, if it weren't for necessity, sometimes I wouldn't even want to buy wizard shoes."
Wizard Ackerman said: "It's just that when going to certain dangerous places, especially the outer realms, if you don't wear a decent pair of wizard shoes, it's really hard to walk normally in certain worlds, or to escape quickly when encountering certain dangers."
Locke nodded slightly.
A pair of shoes, seemingly ordinary, was actually a manifestation of the level of light magic industry.
Wizard Ackerman said: "So, Wizard Locke, I support you."
After communicating with him for a while longer, Locke left the library and returned to his dormitory, while arranging the work for Witch Mason and the other two on the Ganoderma Magic Plant side.
During this period, the three of them had done quite a bit of data investigation work for him on First Ring Pineapple Magic Plants.
After all, he had previously used a lot of existing data within Group 6 and his own previous research on Pineapple Magic Plants to develop Pineapple Wizard Shoes.
And now, these materials and accumulations were exhausted, so he needed to find more potential Pineapple-type Magic Plants to develop wizard shoes.
Of course, in the future, it might not be limited to Pineapple Magic Plants, but for now, he was temporarily focusing on the Air Pineapple type, which had already achieved significant success in the field of wizard shoes.
These screening tasks were relatively cumbersome, and Locke was anxious to quickly understand the various common knowledge within the Second Ring, so Witch Mason and the other two took the initiative to do this work for him.
Of course, in exchange, he would also help the three of them find topics that could pass the first-class fund project and help them complete the work.
This was actually very simple.
Anyway, when he developed the Second Ring Wizard shoes, it would inevitably involve more energy-locking structures. Picking three from them and giving them to the three to study would probably help them complete their first-class fund.
Anyway, the relationship between Second Ring Wizards and First Ring Wizards was in this state of mutual benefit.
At this time, Locke saw Witch Mason send him a picture of a First Ring Magic Plant called [Iron Nail Pineapple] on the water gourd system.
Locke took a look at this pineapple and started thinking about whether it could be used. Finally, he cautiously added this pineapple to a list, which was a list of grafting Magic Plants he had in reserve.
At the same time, Locke sensed something and looked up in the direction of the Southeast Corner Region.
Because the wizard airship that his Ancient Tree Fruit was taking seemed to have arrived at the Southeast Corner Region.
That was good.
Locke was maintaining two bodies at the same time. He picked up a cup of hot water that the servants had prepared for him on the living room table and put a wizard tea bag into it. It was [Herring Tea].
Every tea leaf looked like a herring.
Locke took a sip of the Herring Tea, and the fatigue of his soul from controlling two bodies at the same time was cleared away. He finally understood why this wizard tea was even more popular among Second Ring Wizards.