534: Second Ring True Forging Bard and Golden Crown Mountain Team Building Activity
Locke walked out of his dormitory, intending to go to the public laboratory to apply for the use of the ice magic mirror to analyze the specific compositional characteristics of the special natural magical structure inside the great yellow duck crown pineapple.
Just then, a group of wizards walked out of the corridor of the castle dormitory. These wizards were all wearing the cyan-white wizard robes of Golden Crown Mountain, carrying the elegant aura unique to the wizards of the Yunze Wetland.
Among the three wizards was Witch Mason, a researcher at the True Knowledge Institute in the First Ring Crystallization Stage, who was also a wizard in Group Six.
Witch Mason had wheat-colored skin, curly hair, and thick lips. She had a cheerful personality, and during his month at Golden Crown Mountain, Locke had exchanged a few words with her.
But because he was very busy and there wasn't much need for cooperation with the ordinary researchers of the True Knowledge Institute in Group Six, Locke's relationship with her was not even as familiar as it was with his first friend he met since coming to Golden Crown Mountain, Wizard Daniel.
Locke nodded slightly at her, originally intending to just give a polite nod as usual and leave, but at this moment, Witch Mason suddenly called out to him, "Wizard Augustine."
"Are you going to the laboratory?"
The witch and the wizard beside Witch Mason looked at her in surprise.
That witch whispered to Witch Mason, "Team Leader Kelt probably didn't invite him. Mason, are you going to stir up trouble? Wizard Kelt doesn't seem to like him very much."
Witch Mason looked at Witch Freya and said, "Freya, since when do you care so much about Team Leader Kelt's thoughts? Isn't it you who tells me every day in my dormitory how outrageous Team Leader Kelt's personality has been lately?"
Wizard Barrett whispered, "I think so too. Since it's a team-building activity for Group Six, it feels wrong if someone doesn't go."
Witch Mason put her hands on her hips, walked up to Locke, and held a rectangular ticket in front of him. "Group Six is having a team-building activity tonight to attend the concert of the famous bard, Witch Mira Siren."
"This is the ticket. You are also a researcher in Group Six, let's go together."
Locke raised his eyebrows in surprise. "A concert? A bard? Are they like those wizards from the Illusion School specializing in auditory illusion magic in the wizard tavern in the castle at the Dragon Blood Assembly?"
"But I still have very important things to do today."
He needed to borrow the ice magic mirror and the structure comparator to analyze the natural magical structure of the great yellow duck crown pineapple.
Witch Mason said enthusiastically, "You must have never heard the concert of that big star, the Second Ring Wizard bard from our Yunze Wetland. Otherwise, you definitely wouldn't refuse. I just happened to have an extra ticket, otherwise you certainly wouldn't be able to buy one for her show."
Witch Mason said, "Come on, what important thing could you have that can't be delayed for even a second? Believe me, the singing of a Second Ring Wizard 'bard' will definitely bring me aesthetic enjoyment, as well as other great benefits."
"This is actually a benefit of our Golden Crown Mountain. Wizard Kelt is really too stingy; he didn't even call you."
"New wizards are also wizards of our Group Six."
Witch Freya, behind Witch Mason, smiled at Locke. "We are all researchers in Group Six, let's go together."
Locke frowned. It was hard to refuse such kindness, and since it was the singing of a Second Ring Wizard bard, it was indeed worth listening to.
This kind of thing was not available in other Wizard Lands.
It only appeared under a highly developed magical civilization.
"Alright then," Locke said. "There is indeed no need to rush."
Locke put the great yellow duck crown air pineapple into his astral ring.
Witch Mason curiously glanced at the air pineapple. "Is it some kind of new and strange variety? Witch Freya and I are both native-born wizards, while Wizard Barrett comes from the Sun Shadow Peninsula."
"Most of the wizards in Group Six are native-born, but there are also many wizards who come from all over the world."
Wizard Barrett took the initiative to say to Locke, "Wizard Locke, hello."
Locke nodded slightly. "Hello, Wizard Barrett."
The four of them chatted and laughed as they left the dormitory area of the True Knowledge Institute.
Because Locke had been staying behind closed doors doing experiments, the three of them were full of curiosity about this researcher from the Hall of Advanced True Knowledge.
Especially since Locke was also a First Ring Liquefaction Stage wizard.
This made it even more of a topic of conversation.
Furthermore, the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain were all young geniuses, and Locke, as a First Ring Liquefaction Stage wizard, had become a researcher at the Hall of Advanced True Knowledge with a status above theirs, which naturally aroused some competitive spirit in everyone.
They boarded Witch Mason's Cloud Whale and headed straight for the mountaintop.
On the top of Golden Crown Mountain, a large number of Constructor wizards had built an oval viewing platform in a very short time.
A large number of spherical light-emitting clay golems hovered in the night, while Weather Masters in the sky created a huge shroud of night, blocking the moonlight and starlight.
This allowed the lights on the performance stage to be even more vivid.
Wizard Barrett looked at the grand scene before him and said in a deep voice, "I've been at the True Knowledge Institute for three years, and every time I see a concert, I still feel excited."
"Before coming to the Yunze Wetland, I never imagined that there could be such interesting things in this world."
Locke glanced at him, not knowing what this so-called interesting thing referred to.
Witch Mason said with a smile, "Not to mention you, an outsider wizard, even Witch Freya and I, who have had the habit of watching concerts since we were young, are still moved by the singing of those bards."
Witch Freya said, "That is truly the most melodious and pleasant music in the world."
Wizard Barrett looked at Locke and said, "Locke, is this your first time hearing a star bard's singing too? By the way, how is the progress of your True Knowledge Institute project fund? My third-class True Knowledge Institute project fund is almost finished."
Witch Freya rolled her eyes at him. Witch Freya was a fair-skinned, beautiful, and tall witch, wearing a silver bracelet on her arm, which seemed to be a Magic item.
Witch Freya said, "Barrett, we finally have some time to rest, don't ruin the mood. Tonight, none of us are to talk about projects!"
Witch Mason laughed, "We're here, let's go down."
Locke knew that Wizard Barrett was intentionally trying to find out about his progress, secretly comparing project progress with him in his heart to measure his own strength and his own positioning.
The four of them got off the Cloud Whale and entered the audience seats of the arched building. At this moment, the sky was already filled with a large number of wizards riding Cloud Whales, Rainbow Sparrows, and flying magic creatures, and even pumpkin hot air balloons, descending towards the audience seats.
In the research group of Witch Yekaterina at the True Knowledge Institute, the wizards of Group Six had already come to greet them. When Team Leader Kelt saw that everyone had arrived, his eyes fell on Locke for a moment before he immediately moved them away and said, "Master Mira will begin singing soon, everyone, please take your seats quickly."
"This is a concert by a Second Ring True Forging stage wizard. If it weren't for the invitation from the branch dean of our Golden Crown Mountain, she might not have been willing to come."
The Second Ring True Forging stage was the final stage of a Second Ring Wizard, which meant that this bard wizard was very close to becoming a Third Ring Wizard.
Locke saw that among the audience, in addition to a large number of First-Class Wizard Apprentices, there were hundreds of Formal Wizards and dozens of Second Ring Wizards.
Even some Third Ring Wizards were in attendance.
The scene was certainly grand.
Locke followed Witch Mason and the others and sat in the audience seats.
The wizards' audience seats were very unique. First of all, they were stone chairs, and the entire stone chair was suspended in mid-air, not in contact with the ground. Moreover, the stone chairs were very large and actually had protection magic from the Protection School on them.
The eleven Formal Wizards of Group Six were communicating with each other. Witch Mason sat next to Locke and whispered to him, explaining the virtual buttons on the chair that were emitting magical light. "These buttons can deploy defensive magic arrays to isolate sound. If you want to stop hearing the bard's singing, you can use them."
"The space inside and outside the chair is completely isolated, so whatever we do inside will not affect the outside world. You can completely relax and enjoy a private, enclosed space during this concert."
Witch Mason lit an incense burner in front of her chair, then closed her eyes to relax and enjoy it.
Locke saw many nearby Wizards either starting to drink wizard wine or drinking wizard tea.
Meanwhile, the surroundings suddenly became quiet; that was the First Ring spell of the Spellcasting School used to manipulate sound, the "Silence Spell."
At that moment, the golems floating in mid-air shone their magic lights onto the viewing platform.
The host was a First Ring Crystallization Wizard. He first gave a series of opening remarks to build up the atmosphere, then said, "Next, let us welcome the big stars of our Yunze Wetland, the masters Mira Sisters, to the stage to perform the new song they recently composed."
"Remember, Wizard Mira is not one person, but sisters!"
Immediately, enthusiastic applause erupted from the viewing platform. Many First-Class Wizard Apprentices, and even Formal Wizards, were eagerly anticipating the appearance of the Mira Sisters.
At the same time, the spherical golems in the sky began to flash their magic lights intensely.
Locke noticed that there were some people who seemed to be staff from Wizard Mira's team; they were a group of witches wearing work uniforms, recording something on the side.
Locke looked at them with confusion.
Witch Mason, who was nearby, noticed this scene and immediately stopped communicating with Wizard Barrett to whisper an explanation to Locke: "Locke, those are Wizard Mira's students and partners. This concert is a rare relaxation and enjoyment for us, but for them, it is working overtime."
"They need to record the reactions, magic pressure changes, and mana fluctuations of different audience seats to provide feedback to Master Mira."
"The entire concert is an experimental ground for their Illusion School's auditory illusion sub-magic direction."
Locke nodded slightly. "Although the bard's laboratory looks very strange, all changes stem from the same source."
Witch Mason smiled and said: "But we are just the audience; we only need to enjoy it properly."
"This concert is a benefit given to us by Golden Crown Mountain. If we work continuously, even an iron man would feel tired, so Golden Crown Mountain often gives us such benefits."
"As for why it is a benefit, you will know in a moment. This is a concert by Second Ring True Forging Wizards... According to the saying in the Star Domain Sea, those two are Sun Ring Wizards."
"How about it, the scale is big enough, right? You didn't lose out by me calling you over."
Locke smiled: "Of course."
The Mira Sisters arrived accompanied by beautiful singing. One was wearing a wizard robe modified from a sky-blue grand gown, elegant and dignified, while the other was wearing a wizard robe modified from black cowhide clothing, enchanting and bizarre.
As the two Second Ring Wizards walked onto the stage, the magic lights changed continuously. The Great Wizard Mira, wearing sky blue, held a flute; her sound was light and transparent, like a breeze in the forest, like a drizzle, and like bright sunshine.
In an instant, the souls of all the Wizards in the entire venue seemed to see the morning sun. The fatigue of the past days was all eliminated, and they wandered wholeheartedly in this music.
"Dear Wizards, thank you for coming here to specifically listen to our sisters' magic music." The Great Wizard Mira, wearing black leather, said: "The next ensemble—'Light and Darkness,' is dedicated to everyone."
The next moment, the Great Wizard Mira in black leather held a guitar and played a rough, rebellious piece, as if it were a dark night tempting people to fall.
This Great Wizard Mira sang explicit music in a frivolous and seductive tone. Suddenly, all the Wizards in the venue felt as if they were in a world of ice and fire; their previously calm state of mind became turbulent and uneasy because of this Great Wizard Mira's music.
Before Locke's eyes, a boundless darkness seemed to appear, and his body was falling.
'Hmm? Is this... have my five senses been completely controlled?'
'Touch, hearing, vision, taste, and smell.'
Locke thought: 'As expected of a Second Ring Great Wizard's action; she hypnotized thousands of Wizards present just by relying on music. This magic method is truly too terrifying.'
Witch Mason beside him was already covered in sweat.
The Witch Mira in black leather suddenly changed her seductive tone to one of cursing, and the guitar in her hand played one chord after another that made one's head spin and feel sorrowful.
Before everyone's eyes, it seemed they saw a torrential rainy night, and every Wizard's heart was shrouded in deep and muddy despair.
At the same time, Locke noticed that in the aisle, there were many staff members of the Mira Sisters. Those witches wearing work uniforms were observing the magic pressure changes of the audience in the stands, using various instruments to perform precise measurements, and recording them down.
This concert was both entertainment and a large-scale social experiment.
Just when everyone's mood was about to hit rock bottom, the older sister among the Mira Sisters, who was wearing a wizard robe modified from a sky-blue gown, suddenly spoke, simultaneously switching to a cello to play deep and solemn music.
At the same time, she used a chanting style to sing out that feeling of a goddess descending to the mortal world, with the morning sun just appearing.
This sound was like a ray of light in the dark night; before everyone's eyes, it seemed a ray of divine light appeared in that endless darkness.
The next moment, that ray of divine light, like a giant axe, slashed through the night.
Then, light and darkness, frivolity and solemnity, instruments and singing blended together, and all the Wizards in the entire venue fell into an illusion of sometimes being in the daytime and sometimes in the night.
The older sister Mira's singing was like a clear wave that could forcibly calm one's heart, enabling anyone, no matter how turbulent their heart or how broken their emotions, to recover as before.
And the younger sister Mira's singing was a product that caused one to fall, tempting you to indulge in it and be forever desperate.
Amidst the continuous and violent changes, many Wizards' magic pressure showed intense reactions.
And Locke unexpectedly discovered that in this abnormal situation, his mana suddenly became active and was rapidly increasing.
A thought flashed through his mind. 'Is this the benefit Witch Mason spoke of? Could it be that by listening to the songs of these two Second Ring True Forging stage Wizard masters, I can achieve a mana breakthrough?'
'Is this the power of auditory illusion studies?'
At this time, the three staff members of the Mira Sisters, who were three ordinary First Ring Wizards wearing concert work uniforms, quickly walked to Locke's side.
Two staff members set up equipment, such as a magic pressure mass spectrometer, to check Locke's mana fluctuations.
Another staff member was checking Locke. "Sure enough, Instructor Mira's idea is completely correct."
"As long as these two frequencies of sound can completely control the target Wizard's five senses and be continuously strengthened, one can develop a Wizard's inner potential and activate his latent brain regions."
The staff member who was operating the mass spectrometer and recording Locke's magic pressure changes said: "However, there is also the reason that this Wizard's potential is quite good."
"Look, not all Wizards have their inner potential activated. There is a portion of Wizards whose five senses were not completely controlled by the illusions of the Mira instructors."
"There is another portion of Wizards who must have listened to similar concerts too many times. After listening too many times, the body and soul have established resistance to similar illusions."
"Only Wizards who are listening to a concert for the first time, and who have huge unreleased potential within their bodies, will receive the greatest benefits from listening to this ensemble of darkness and light."
"Bloodlines, special constitutions, magic potions consumed, or precious items—those all count as potential."
This Wizard glanced at Locke and said in surprise: "His magic pressure is still rising?"
"Could it be that he is about to advance to a Crystallization Stage Wizard here? That is a rare opportunity for observation."
"As long as we can record it, it will definitely be useful to the Mira instructors."
The three staff members all showed intense interest in Locke.
Meanwhile, Locke was already very proficient in his compression technique, and at this moment, amidst the sound illusions of the concert, it seemed that an endless stream of mana was being generated within his body, causing his soul limit to continuously rise, followed by an inflow of natural origin force.
Finally, Locke suspected that his magic pressure had reached 8999, with only the last step remaining to reach 9000.