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After leaving Leonard's house, Locke returned to the hotel where he lived and said goodbye to Peggy and Linda.

After staying in Princeton for almost a week, the mother and daughter had already looked around a lot, and it was time to go back. However, Locke did not go with them. He had to go to New York to meet Balthazar and ask him for magic advice.

Since meeting Balthazar for the first time last Christmas, Locke has been learning magic for more than half a year, and his meditation method reached the intermediate level a week ago.

At the same time, Locke also learned several basic magics, most of which were learned by mastering the skills through the system. In terms of understanding magic, he was still a beginner and needed to write to Balthazar frequently for advice.

But writing a letter to ask for advice is not as good as face-to-face advice. Locke plans to stay in New York this summer to consult and learn more from Balthazar.

"Dingle bell." Following the ringing of the doorbell, Locke came to Balthazar's antique shop again.

"Welcome...it's you." Balthazar glanced at Locke who was standing at the door.

"Your place is still so messy, can't you tidy it up?" Looking around the surrounding environment, Locke couldn't help but complain.

He is not a particularly diligent person, but the chaos here still challenges Locke's cognition.

"This is not something you should care about." Balthazar glanced at Locke: "My time is precious, and I have to help take care of Dave in two hours."

Since it was confirmed that Dave was the descendant of Merlin, Balthazar took action. Dave was just born, so Balthazar naturally couldn't teach him magic directly.

But he couldn't wait to move next to Dave's house and became neighbors with Dave's family.

After Balthazar deliberately made friends with him, Dave's parents quickly regarded him as a friend. When they were busy, Balthazar also took over the task of taking care of Dave.

"Since we're talking about Dave, I'm also a little curious. Why don't you take me over to have a look later." Locke suggested.

Balthazar thought for a moment and nodded: "No problem, but now let me see what step you have learned first."

Locke nodded, and soon, Balthazar used his Apparition to take him to a wasteland on the outskirts of the country.

"From the letter you wrote, it can be seen that you are making rapid progress, but everything will have to wait until I verify it." Balthazar said: "Now let's cast all the magic you know."

"No problem. What I have mastered now are some basic magic skills. I have only mastered seven of the magics in your book." Locke nodded, and then demonstrated them one by one in front of Balthazar.

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"Your skills in manipulating elements, or molecules, are very skilled, even more...well, perfect than mine." After watching, Balthazar's eyes were filled with wonder:

"It seems that your talent is very good, but you lack enough experience and guidance, and you also need a Lord of the Rings."

"Lord of the Rings?" Locke looked at the topaz ring Balthazar was wearing.

"Yes, the Lord of the Rings is equivalent to our staff. You should have noticed when you cast magic. It is very difficult to control magic. The Lord of the Rings can help you better condense magic and control tiny particles, so that you can cast spells faster. Quick, the spell is more powerful."

Balthazar said: "The Lord of the Rings is extremely important to magicians. It carries a strong personal imprint. Every magician has his own unique Lord of the Rings, which you need to find and build yourself.

It will accompany you for a lifetime. A top-notch magic ring can increase the speed of your magic several times and reduce the consumption of magic power.

As for the techniques for making the Lord of the Rings, they are all recorded in the magic book I gave you. Now that you have mastered magic, it is time to create your own Lord of the Rings. "

"Actually, I have also read the alchemy-related content in the magic book, but if you want to create a top-notch Lord of the Rings, the materials required are not cheap."

Locke shrugged helplessly. The most important thing about the Lord of the Rings is the gem. The larger it is, the more magic it can withstand. The purer and flawless it is, the higher the efficiency of guiding magic.

Therefore, to build the Lord of the Rings, you need top-quality gems, and gems of this type are usually worth a lot of money.

Relying on his gains in the Japanese stock market, Locke's net worth now exceeds one million U.S. dollars. However, gemstones of the highest purity and size are all world-famous gemstones, and their prices basically exceed tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars.

Of course, there are also alternative Lord of the Rings, such as the Lord of the Rings passed down by Merlin. Its material is magic gold, which is more precious than gems. Magic gold naturally contains a large amount of magic power, and its efficiency in guiding magic and its ability to withstand magic are higher. , also rarer.

At least for more than a thousand years, Balthazar has never seen any other magic gold except the dragon ring.

Of course Locke also wants a top-notch Lord of the Rings, but it is unrealistic to realize this wish in a short time.

Now he can only buy a batch of alchemy materials, practice his alchemy skills under Balthazar's guidance, and create an overused Lord of the Rings.

Because he did not want to live in Balthazar's antique store, Locke booked a luxurious suite in the hotel, consulted Balthazar for magic every morning, and went to the New York City library to read in the afternoon.

The library in New York City has a wide range of books. He got a library card and can borrow all kinds of cutting-edge scientific books at any time.

His knowledge reserve has long exceeded the content of ordinary university courses. Now he basically relies on self-study to improve himself. He does not need to listen to lectures in class. The teachers at the school know his situation and have no restrictions on him.

The reason why he did not skip a grade was to use the students' careers to gain more potential points. Therefore, Locke could be said to have an extremely fulfilling life in the next half month in New York.

Until he received a call from Tang Wei: "My plane will take off soon and will arrive in New York tomorrow. Can you pick me up?"

"Have you settled everything?" Locke asked.

"It's been taken care of, but now I don't even have a dollar on me. If you don't come to pick me up, I will have to live on the streets in New York." Tang Wei said.

Locke frowned. He knew that Tang Wei had been saving money for college for a long time, but her tone didn't sound like she was joking. Could it be that she had spent all the money on study trips these days?

The graduation ceremony has been over for almost a month. According to the custom of American high schools, these high school graduates who have been confirmed to be admitted to universities will choose to study abroad as long as conditions permit.

There are many choices for students from rich families to study and travel. In addition to the United States, they can also get together in twos and threes and go to Europe.

Children from middle-class families with a good income drive a second-hand car prepared by their family and go on a spontaneous road trip to experience the customs and customs of various parts of the United States.

As for those children whose families still need to pay for college tuition, they are not so lucky. Most of them will choose to find a place to work. Not to mention paying for tuition, they must at least prepare some living expenses for themselves.

As a child growing up in Dongguo, Tang Wei had the habit of saving. After she received the admission notice from Columbia University, she began to work part-time as a female gambler in a casino to cover part of her tuition and living expenses.

After working for only a few days, she met Locke and promised to help her with tuition and living expenses.

But even if Locke agrees to pay for her tuition and living expenses, Tang Wei will not spend his money randomly, and at the same time, he will not lie at home waiting for Locke to send money.

She originally planned to work during the summer vacation to save some private money for herself, and at the same time preview her homework according to the school's book list to prepare for college courses. Locke happened to be addicted to magic and learning, and did not urge her to come to New York to accompany him early. .

Her attitude towards study was quite rigorous. She knew that this was the surest shortcut to change her destiny. However, not long before she was about to come to New York, problems arose at home.