Two days later, Wizard Trix, a First Circle crystallization stage wizard from the Cloud Marsh Cup organizing committee office, held a box and stood at the Cloud Marsh Cup award center, which was the center of Kalimra Frontier Town.

Wizard Trix smiled at Locke and the others, as well as Wizard Edgar and Wizard Diana's teams waiting alongside, and said with a smile, "Everyone, the discussion results from the Cloud Marsh Cup competition committee are out."

"Based on the voting opinions of one hundred and thirty wizard instructors and above from Cloud Marsh Wetland, we have decided on the following rankings. First, the top three. Third place goes to you, Witch Diana."

Wizard Trix nodded to Witch Diana and simultaneously opened the magic box. Inside lay three luxurious badges quietly. They were overall cyan-white in color, carved from a special gemstone called Spring Water Jade, and were themselves magical artifacts.

Wizard Trix picked up a Spring Water Jade badge inlaid with brass and handed it to Witch Diana. "Witch Diana, congratulations on winning third place in the Cloud Marsh Cup. This is the badge representing your ranking. This badge itself is a magical artifact that can externally fire a Botany magic spell called Tidal Growth."

Witch Diana pressed her lips together and received the badge representing Cloud Marsh Cup third place from Wizard Trix's hands with both hands. She looked at Locke. "This time, I'll admit I lost to you."

"But next time we meet, who wins or loses is uncertain."

Witch Diana accepted the medal given by the Cloud Marsh Cup on behalf of her team.

Wizard Trix turned to look at Wizard Edgar and handed him the runner-up badge inlaid with pure silver. "Congratulations, Wizard Edgar. You've won second place in the Cloud Marsh Cup. This is also a magical artifact that can use Tidal Growth once per day. The champion, runner-up, and third place badge artifacts all have the same function."

Wizard Edgar snorted coldly, his expression not looking good. He casually took the badge from Wizard Trix's hands, then held it in his own hand and examined it for a while. "Locke, people like us would absolutely never accept something like second place."

"The strong remain strong. All along, I've always stood on the side of victory. But this time, I can choose to accept the runner-up badge, but you remember this, there won't be a next time. If we meet in the future, who wins or loses then will be uncertain."

At the same time, Wizard Trix walked before Locke and the people from the Land of Six Towers. He looked at this team and couldn't help but sigh. Before this, who could have believed that a team with nothing from the Land of Six Towers could win what was historically the most difficult Cloud Marsh Cup?

The basic war intensity of the Mekhani people was already beyond what ordinary First Circle wizards could adapt to, yet this First Circle liquefaction wizard from the Land of Six Towers and the southeastern quadrant had pursued them into Cloud Lake, entering beneath Cloud Lake, a place that even local wizards from Cloud Marsh Wetland would try to avoid.

Wizard Trix's face showed a smile representing goodwill. "Congratulations, Mr. Locke. You've won the championship of this competition."

"The Cloud Marsh Cup has been held once every three years for thirty years. By now, a total of ten sessions have been held, and this session is absolutely the most exciting one. Your work opened my eyes. It's hard to believe it would be a work from the Land of Six Towers."

Locke nodded slightly to him in response.

Wizard Trix handed Locke the Spring Water Jade badge inlaid with gold, and at the same time said, "This is the badge representing the Cloud Marsh Cup champion. I want to tell you, your championship this time is well-deserved."

Below the award platform, applause immediately rang out from many First Circle and Second Circle wizards from Bonifacius University.

This area had been set with special magic, so the Sureyas people couldn't see this award platform and couldn't participate in the Cloud Marsh Cup's final award ceremony.

Wizard Trix announced the remaining rankings from the Cloud Marsh Cup competition committee.

After the announcement was complete, Alaric was the happiest. Alaric was overjoyed. "Fifth place? Good, very much in line with my expectations."

"Fifth place is very good. After going back, this will be enough for me to brag about for a while."

Wizard Alaric glanced at the cold Witch Diana and the standoffish Wizard Edgar, then turned to Locke and said, "Locke, that golden attribute Botany magic you displayed earlier has quite the style of wizards from our Twilight Border. As a golden noble, I invite you to visit our Golden Dynasty in the future."

Locke nodded. "Yes, if there's an opportunity, I will go."

Wizard Alaric smiled. "This time participating in the competition, I indeed had quite a harvest. The Cloud Marsh Cup competition was satisfying. I used all my abilities and still only achieved fifth place."

Wizard Alaric smiled bitterly at Locke and the other wizards. "This is one of the rare times since I became a First Circle crystallization wizard that I can perceive something beyond my capabilities. That is, even using all my strength, I can only get fifth place."

"But even so." Wizard Alaric had a good mentality. "In the future, who among us will become a Second Circle wizard is hard to say."

"I don't know how many of us in the top ten of the Cloud Marsh Cup can become Second Circle wizards, and how many will only be First Circle crystallization wizards for life, mediocre and busy, living out their days."

Stimulated by Alaric's emotions, Witch Diana nodded seriously to him and said, "When I first entered the wizard world, I encountered an irresponsible teacher who completely let us students run wild, but in the end, I still relied on my own efforts to become a First Circle wizard."

Witch Diana said, "Therefore, I am filled with firm confidence that I will become a Second Circle wizard."

"The Cloud Marsh Cup has already come to an end, and I will continue to work hard toward becoming a Second Circle wizard."

Wizard Edgar snorted disdainfully. "After this competition, I will stay on Sunshade Peninsula and enter a Second Circle level secret realm."

Wizard Edgar seemed to have chosen the option of staying at school. He himself came from the laboratory of the top wizards on Sunshade Peninsula. If he stayed on Sunshade Peninsula, he could enjoy the best resources, so his choice wasn't strange.

Locke nodded slightly to Alaric and said, "Perhaps when we meet next time, we'll discover that someone among us has become a Second Circle wizard."

Wizard Trix said to Locke, "Now please have the champion representative speak on behalf of his team..."

Locke had no concept of platform speeches and such things at award ceremonies, so he could only simply speak a few sentences, introducing how their team went through twists and turns, how they maintained their team's morale amid the setbacks, overcame difficulties, and so on. Then he gave the speaking opportunity to other wizards within his team.

Below the platform, wizards nodded to him.

A Second Circle wizard from Bonifacius University sat below, nodding continuously. He said to a Second Circle wizard beside him, "From his speech, he possesses the ability to become a team leader. This ability is relatively rare."

"Many wizards only bury themselves in experiments and neglect leading teams and stabilizing morale."

"This Wizard Locke Augustine, although his methods are still relatively immature, possesses the ability to shoulder the big picture and manage teams."

"Our Bonifacius University's Breeder Origin Academy of True Knowledge needs this kind of talent. Let's extend an invitation to him."

Another Second Circle wizard shook his head slightly. "He's the champion of this Cloud Marsh Cup, very popular. We may not get our turn."

"How about directly giving him a Lecturing Wizard teaching position?"

The Second Circle wizard from Bonifacius University immediately looked at his colleague with astonished eyes. "How is that possible? You're not unaware of how difficult our university's Lecturing Wizard positions are to compete for. For at least two hundred years, no wizard has been able to become a Lecturing Wizard at our university without going through the Origin Academy of True Knowledge's study and growth."

"In the past, there were indeed some wizards who came relatively early who could directly take positions without going through the Origin Academy of True Knowledge, but those days have changed as the overall magic tide level of the Eastern Zone has improved."

Another Second Circle wizard thought of something and revealed a grave expression on his face. "Hmm, I heard that high-level people on the Star Domain Sea side want to elevate the Star Domain Sea to a high magic region. I don't know if this news is true. If it's true, then the entire Eastern Zone will be affected... our magic tide will become even more powerful."

"The Three Marsh Lands are extremely close to the Star Domain Sea."

"If the Star Domain Sea becomes a high magic environment, the difficulty for the Three Marsh Lands to become a high magic region will become much smaller."

"No, not just much smaller. I should say, the Three Marsh Lands will, over time, become a high magic region together with the Star Domain Sea."

"I just don't know if this news is true."