917: Supernatural Purgatory and Modifying Basic Textbooks
Locke Augustine frowned, contemplating whether he should ask Hussein to curse this name.
However, Hussein was a master of Blood Curse magic; without blood, he likely couldn't place a curse on a legendary wizard from five hundred years ago using just a name.
Moreover, the risks of Blood Curse magic were significant.
Locke immediately wondered if he could capture a Curse Master among the Black Wizards and force them to cast a curse on this person using the name, perhaps by using voodoo magic.
Locke immediately dismissed this idea; it was too radical. If that wizard were still alive, he would essentially be offending him.
Furthermore, since he intentionally hid his existence, it was unlikely he could be found through such a simple method.
Warwick glanced at Locke. "Isn't the Supernatural Purgatory of your Golden Crown Mountain quite famous? Perhaps you have a chance to find this person using your Golden Crown Mountain's Supernatural Purgatory."
Locke was stunned for a moment.
Because the Supernatural Purgatory belonged to the Senate, he hadn't really looked into it carefully before, so he searched for relevant information using the water gourd system.
Locke quickly noted that the Supernatural Purgatory possessed the ability to absorb a large number of souls of wizards who died in battle, and not just wizards, but also the souls of other supernatural creatures that died in combat.
When a wizard entered the Supernatural Purgatory carrying a certain token, it would trigger the causal chains within the Supernatural Purgatory, guiding all figures related to it to approach him and launch attacks.
Warwick swallowed hard and looked at Locke. "What do you think? Only wizards from your Golden Crown Mountain know the details of such things best. Outsiders like us can't understand it, nor could we gather such detailed information."
"Is it feasible?"
Locke said, "Hmm, I hadn't noticed the uniqueness of this Second Ring Wizard Secret Realm belonging to the Senate before. The Supernatural Purgatory imprisons many evil souls of supernatural creatures, keeping them in a state of constant battle to pay for their sins. The entire foundation of the Supernatural Purgatory is built upon... the Wave Theory of the Kinetic School."
"Strange... how could something like waves have a connection with the Supernatural Purgatory?"
"Never mind, I am not a Kineticist; I can't figure it out."
Locke looked at Warwick and said, "I understand what you mean. You mean for me to take this travelogue inside and use the characteristics of the Supernatural Purgatory to guide the beings who once fought with Maxwell to pursue me, and then I can use Archaeology magic to search for traces of Maxwell from them."
Warwick the werewolf could not suppress his greed and desire for the black and white grimoire; his eyes erupted with astonishing desire.
"Yes, exactly. That is what I mean."
"Furthermore, I have already found his name for you, which will give you some clues. I believe this isn't the first time you've heard this name. Of course, neither have I. As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to find a black and white grimoire, without needing to join any wizard faction, nor needing to be coerced by anyone!"
Locke looked at old Warwick. "Hmm? What do you know about the name 'Maxwell'?"
Old Warwick looked at Locke. "Fine, I will tell you. However, can you tell me where exactly you learned about Maxwell?"
Locke's expression didn't change, and he said directly, "In that Abyssal Ruins last time."
"I saw a sentence he left behind in the tomb of the Weaving Princess while visiting the Weaving Princess."
Old Warwick's face showed a look of realization.
"So that's it. If that's the case, then it's not strange at all. Maxwell... I just remembered it too. Among us Archaeology Wizards, there is a legend circulating: there is an Archaeology Wizard who doesn't like exploring others' secrets, nor does he like exploring the heroic deeds of ancient people from the past; he likes to turn himself into the past and become a legend."
"He left information about himself everywhere. He left his name in ancient tombs."
"This name is also information that requires spending magic stones to purchase from other Archaeology Wizards. I previously thought there was no need to buy this name, but now it seems he must have left his name in that ancient tomb last time. This is only natural; Maxwell would only leave his name in the ruins of wizards who have the potential to go down in history."
Locke asked, "If you can be sure that this person is that legendary Archaeologist who leaves his name in major ancient tombs, then what else do you know about him?"
Warwick the wizard spread his hands. "Nothing more. And it's not just me; other Archaeology Wizards should also only have a partial understanding of him, and much of what is known is misinformation."
Locke nodded; it seemed the clues had returned to Golden Crown Mountain.
Locke checked the entry conditions for the Supernatural Purgatory. Surprisingly, the publicly available information did not mention the entry conditions for this secret realm, and this Wizard Secret Realm was not listed among the entry opportunities for Second Ring Wizard Secret Realms that could be redeemed through various channels in Golden Crown Mountain.
In other words, only specific wizards selected by the Senate could enter this Wizard Secret Realm.
Locke thought of Antoine.
Warwick said to Locke, "Locke, aren't you doing quite well in Golden Crown Mountain? You should have a chance to enter the Supernatural Purgatory, right? If you and I join forces..."
Locke pondered. If it were a normal Wizard Secret Realm, he could earn contribution points by publishing articles to enter it, but the problem was that this Wizard Secret Realm was quite special, and it would likely be difficult to enter through ordinary means.
For him to enter, firstly, he wasn't sure if he could, and secondly, even if he did, could he really find traces of Maxwell?
Locke looked at the travelogue in his hand. Although, as an Archaeology Wizard, accidentally encountering the Founding Ancestor's fake tombs twice in a row seemed quite impressive.
But the problem was that the previous two times were unintentional successes.
And for the first time, when he tried to pursue the traces of an outstanding Archaeology Wizard, searching for his past, present, and future, he felt so powerless. The information in his hands was like the string of a kite; that kite was soaring in a dangerous storm, and he didn't know when it would suddenly be snapped.
If he continued to follow this clue, could he really find the black and white grimoire?
Using the History Parallel Curse, could he really collect enough data on the sun's trajectory to perfect the Golden Curse and further perfect his two Ultimate Magic?
These were all unknown.
If he had ten or eight years to slowly tinker with it, that would be fine, but now the results of his application for this year's special grant had to be decided immediately...
Warwick looked at Locke, waiting for Locke's answer.
"Locke, as long as you have need, I can also call upon friends. There are a bunch of Archaeology Wizards who don't want to join other factions; they are all bitterly waiting for the possibility of finding the black and white grimoire."
Locke nodded slightly.
"I understand."
Locke made up his mind at this moment. Sometimes doing research is like this: to catch a fish in the vast, boundless ocean, it requires some luck, but even more so, it requires decisive judgment and a firm will.
Because only those who can persist to the end in such uncertain situations can catch the final big fish.
Locke confirmed his choice and judged that continuing to search like this was not a problem. He nodded to Warwick and then went to find Antoine.
On the water gourd system, Antoine seemed to become very surprised.
"What did you say? You want to enter the Supernatural Purgatory? What are you going to do in a place like that?"
"You aren't a Kineticist..."
"That hellhole has no benefit for you whatsoever."
"Wait, is this related to the proposal you are preparing for the special grant?"
Locke frowned; he hadn't expected Antoine to be so meticulous; he simply couldn't hide it from him.
He originally didn't want to say anything.
After all, nothing was set in stone yet.
Antoine sent him a message: "I will go and think of a way for you. A Second Ring secret realm should require three thousand Second Ring level contribution points. You need to pay these contribution points. As for the rest, I can help you solve it."
Locke sent him a message with some surprise: "You are helping me this much? You know this has an absolute connection to my special grant. Moreover, the Supernatural Purgatory is of great importance."
Antoine quickly replied: "What are you talking about? Don't you also know that the Name Potion is important for my special grant application, and you still helped me brew the potion?"
"To put it bluntly, I am not the type of person who worries about gains and losses."
On the other side, Antoine was sitting in front of Fischer, holding a young and beautiful witch in his left hand, while his right hand was replying rapidly on the water gourd system.
Fischer couldn't help but frown. Previously, he thought Antoine was just pretending for the sake of the Senate's plan, but he hadn't expected that he actually liked this kind of thing.
Fischer couldn't help but cough a few times.
"Antoine, I am asking you, do you have any certainty regarding the special grant project? Because this thing can only be passed once a year, it represents quite a lot. Wizards from different factions receiving the special grant fund can make their faction's voice a bit stronger."
Antoine said, "I don't. Magic Plant Crystallization Technology has emerged, and how many people have been affected? Wasn't I also caught off guard? But there's no way around it; this world is not static, but constantly changing. Those who hold onto old ideas without changing are easily eliminated."
"My only hope right now is to utilize that group of wizards I tricked into going into the world ruins to find direct evidence that can prove the existence of the Super Planet Plane."
"That is my only possibility of obtaining this year's special grant project."
Fischer frowned.
"The Senate recently intends to counterattack the Academic Committee; at the very least, we cannot let Witch Catherine hijack Golden Crown Mountain and move forward. Look at how many things have been stirred up: the targeting by the Rose Lineage against us, and the declaration of war by the lords of the Great Dark World against us."
"Oh, right, the practical thinking of this batch of newly enrolled students is also too extreme. These are all signs that the Red Dragon Lineage has too much influence in Golden Crown Mountain."
"The compilation of textbooks for Golden Crown Mountain's basic academy is starting again. If this trend continues... I'm afraid our popular science section for Energetics will have a large chunk deleted again, and their popular science knowledge sections for Breeding Science and Dragon Blood will greatly increase in volume within the textbooks of Golden Crown Mountain's basic academy."
Antoine said in a low voice, "This is not good. Textbooks determine the future; students' views determine the century-long future direction of our major disciplines in Golden Crown Mountain. The Red Dragon Throne wants to touch those old textbooks; isn't she going a bit too far?"
"The textbooks for the basic academy haven't been changed for fifty years."
Fischer smiled and stroked his white beard. "The Throne Lord is using exactly this reason to intervene in the compilation of textbooks. She believes the textbooks are outdated and need to be reformed."
"However, the re-compilation of textbooks is also something that all three of our major factions have agreed upon. Because as long as the textbooks are revised, it will strengthen the main campus of Golden Crown Mountain's control over the various lower-level primary academies, intermediate academies, and advanced academies."
Fischer said to Antoine, "Therefore, I want to ask you on behalf of the Senate: can you secure this special grant project?"
"With your strength..."
Antoine said, "If there were no Magic Plant Crystallization Technology, it might be possible. You know, Magic Plant Crystallization Technology has infinitely narrowed the gap between me and wizards of Droma and Brandy's level."
"This gives them the possibility of defeating me."
"No..."
The figures of Locke and Zeno flashed through Antoine's mind.
"Even without Magic Plant Crystallization Technology, the Second Ring Wizards of this year's Red Dragon Lineage are not easy to provoke."
Antoine said to Fischer, "I cannot give you a guarantee. Besides that, there is one more thing I want to ask for your help with, Grandfather."
Fischer said, "What?"
Antoine smiled, "Locke Augustine wants to enter the Supernatural Purgatory, and I want you to arrange it, Grandfather. Just let him enter."
"Let him pay three thousand Second Ring contribution points."
Fischer was dumbfounded.
How did this start aiding the enemy?
Fischer frowned and fell into deep thought, but seeing Antoine's serious and persistent look, he couldn't refuse.
Moreover, he thought about it carefully: what could a Breeder get by entering the Supernatural Purgatory...
Nothing at all.
The Supernatural Purgatory is a place specifically for Kineticists to train their combat skills; everyone who enters it must fight until death; only death can allow one to leave the Supernatural Purgatory.
Ordinary wizards would change color at the mention of the Supernatural Purgatory, so how would they ever think of entering it?
Fischer pondered, "I know you and Locke Augustine have a good relationship. That's fine; you people below really should maintain a certain degree of friendship. After all, we are all from the same wizard university; if there is only hostility between each other and no human sentiment, it will become the situation like Little Breath Mountain and Quinn Joel now."
"It will also become the state like us and Lu Xu Bridge."
"I understand. Just let him enter according to the contribution points of a general Second Ring Wizard Secret Realm. But the danger of entering the Supernatural Purgatory..."
Antoine said, "No need to consider this for Locke."
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Witchs Kitchen, Private Room No. 1, the Moon Ring Witch of the Rose Council and Brandy were chatting happily. At this moment, the Moon Ring Witch stood up.
"Not bad, your conditions are indeed the best among the wizards currently wanting to apply for the special grant project through the Magic Plant Crystallization Technology route. I am very satisfied with you. But I still need to wait a while."
Brandy's smile was forced.
"No need to wait. Zeno is stubborn by nature; he is not the best candidate. If you give the project to me, I will definitely use it to apply for this year's special grant project for Golden Crown Mountain.