Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 126 Harlan Vera's Attention

Lilith's Cottage, Harlan Vera's office.

Harun Vera, who looked like a shrewd and capable middle-aged man, asked the three breeding students in his office, "Your results in this competition are not bad; you've all made it to the finals. But I'm not entirely satisfied with your rankings. Even though it's the preliminary round, you can't let your guard down."

"The competition is all about momentum. If you lack momentum at the beginning, it may affect your performance later on."

"Over the next three months, I will find time to arrange a seven-day special training for you three, temporarily increasing your breeding experience and familiarity with the competition rules, in order to maximize your ranking in the finals."

A shrewd glint flashed in Harlan Vera's eyes behind his non-prescription glasses. "I hope you won't let me down."

The three first-class wizard apprentices bowed gratefully to Harun Vera.

"Thank you, teacher."

"With the teacher's help, we should be able to improve our ranking in the finals a lot."

Harlan Vera tapped the table with his fingers and said, "The results of the Breeder Competition will greatly influence the academy's higher-ups' evaluation of you and will affect the allocation of your magical resources later on."

"This is not just a competition, but also an opportunity to showcase individual talent and overall strength."

Harlan Vera said, "Of course I hope your grades can be even higher. Although breeding is not my main area of ​​focus, I still hope that your grades can be the best in the entire college."

Harlan Vera instructed the three students, “I’ll give you a goal: catch up with Mary on the ranking list. She is our school’s wizard seed, but you might be able to catch up with her in the field of breeding, even if it’s just following behind her. That would be a good boost to your image in the eyes of the school’s higher-ups.”

The three first-class wizard apprentices all looked at Harun Vera with immense gratitude.

A single word of advice from Harlan Vera can often save them from taking many detours.

Take this competition for example. If they could receive special pre-competition training from Harun Vera, they might be able to improve their rankings by a significant margin.

This will be very beneficial to their future development.

Of course, the price was that Harlan Vera had very high expectations of them.

Such high demands often drive some students who cannot keep up with the pace and goals crazy. I heard that there was once a first-class wizarding apprentice named Yuri Burns who conducted very dangerous human experiments on herself in order to keep up with Harlen Vera's requirements for her pace, and ended up ruining herself.

Harlan Vera casually asked, "By the way, does anyone know who this wizard apprentice named Locke Augustine is?"

Is there anyone who is on good personal terms with him?

The three first-class wizard apprentices looked at each other, but none of them spoke.

Harlan Vera frowned in displeasure, her tone slightly harsher. "As breeders, don't you pay any attention to your competitors?"

One of the first-class wizard apprentices hesitated for a moment before saying, "Teacher, I think I've heard of him before. He was promoted to first-class wizard apprentice this year."

“I saw him once before at the public plantation.”

"Hughes Kaufman also invited him to join his society. He must be a student of the Witch Sophia."

“Teacher, you want to see him? Then I’ll inform him for you?” Harun Vera’s eyes lit up with a smile when she heard Sophia’s name. “Oh, it’s Sophia. That child has advanced so quickly; she already has her own students.”

"Sophia and her wizard mentor don't get along very well. If only she had joined my school in the first place. I don't really like her wizard mentor either."

Harlan Vera waved his hand and said, "I was just asking casually. The preliminary results don't mean much."

Harlan Vera glanced at the fifth name on the list. "However, if he's a newly promoted first-class wizarding apprentice this year, that's quite impressive."

“This must be his first competition. And he's already doing so well on his first try. Let's see how he does in the finals.” Harun Vera glanced at the three students in front of him and said, “Alright, that's enough for now. You can go back and rest.”

"I'm attending an exchange meeting at Verdandia University the day after tomorrow afternoon. Daryl, go and tell Danny to prepare a potions presentation for me."

……

The third day after the preliminary results were announced.

Locke was on his plantation, directing hundreds of minotaur slaves to cultivate the land and irrigate it with nutrient soil and solution.

He needed to complete the plantation expansion as soon as possible and deliver the college's bulk purchase orders. But at that moment, Locke also received a letter from the college's higher-ups.

"Hmm? It's been dragging on for months, and the small and medium-sized plantation has actually been approved for me at this time, and the application for a personal pharmaceutical room has also been approved at the same time."

Locke's expression was strange. "When did the academy become so decisive and straightforward? Oh well, this is only good for me."

"It's probably because I passed the qualifiers."

"Now that my personal pharmaceutical lab has been approved, I can speed up the experiments on the memory ointment. Ideally, I should have a report within three months, and then I'll look for a potion shop to establish a partnership." Locke pondered, "I also need to figure out what to make of the fourth magical plant as soon as possible."

The fourth magical plant needs to participate in the finals of the Breeders Association competition. After the order for the Crystal Palm Fire Lotus is completed, I need to find a new magical plant that can generate quick profits.

Although I have temporarily solved the funding problem for the one-month newbie bonus period, I will definitely maximize my meditation practice resources every month going forward.

Then I'll need much more income.

There are also a lot of things I need at the Chimera Market, but can't afford to buy right now.

Previously, I had only purchased a batch of magical resources that I urgently needed.

Inside the plantation.

Ten minotaur noble slaves were carrying the weather controller into the plantation, where they placed it in the very center of the magic field.

Under Locke's command, a massive machine was placed in the center of the plantation. Magical light surrounded the weather controller, which began to connect with the sky above the plantation and start influencing the weather in the area.

Locke gradually maintained the temperature of the enclosed space at forty degrees Celsius by controlling the weather controller. After confirming that there were no problems for the time being, he immediately went to the site of his personal pharmaceutical lab to oversee the construction progress.

Although the personal pharmaceutical laboratory is not yet completed, since it has passed the college's review, it means that the personal pharmaceutical laboratory has been registered with the college and is a complete pharmaceutical laboratory, so it can directly carry out human trials.

(End of this chapter)