Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 189 Severin's Punishment

Severin paused for a moment. “Mentor…I…am I connected with that white wizard Locke Augustine? I will handle this matter. If necessary, I can even infiltrate Lilith's Hut myself and kill that white wizard to salvage my reputation and win back the respect of your peers for you.”

The next moment, Rashid Tahrir slapped Seflin across the face again, leaving her no face whatsoever in front of her juniors.

"Fool, let me tell you. This is something you should have known. Didn't you learn this most basic knowledge in your introductory course on curses?!"

Rashid Taril practically roared in anger. "Demonic plants are the most prone to mutations in plant essence."

"Even in the direction of beast taming magic of the Summoning School and the direction of magical creature bloodline modification of the Conjuration School, it is still impossible for large-scale mutations to occur in the bloodline factors of magical creatures."

"The bloodline factors of magical creatures are naturally more stable than the plant essence factors of magical plants, and have a lower margin for error. However, the plant essence factors of magical plants are extremely prone to mutation during sexual intercourse, resulting in polyploidy."

"Furthermore, magical plants can be propagated asexually by breeders using the cutting propagation method. Even if a magical plant cannot produce offspring naturally due to mutation of its plant essence, it can still continue to reproduce asexually using the cutting propagation method."

"So, it's fine to curse magical creatures, but you absolutely cannot curse magical plants. Otherwise, those damned breeders might find magical plants that can adapt to our curses, or even worse."

"Because the mutation potential of magical plants far exceeds that of magical creatures!"

Rashid Tahrir looked at Sefrin, who was beginning to show signs of fear, with a cold gaze and said, "This should have been the most basic of the basics."

“I think I told you this once during your first week of school.”

Severin explained in a low voice, "But...Master, you only said it once back then, and that was many years ago. This..."

Rashid Tahrir's gaze grew even colder. "That's no excuse, Sefrin. I'm furious with you, and utterly disappointed in you."

"You have ruined my reputation in front of my peers."

"Especially in front of Hussein's wizard mentor, Lady Victoria."

Rashid Taliel said coldly, "Because of your foolish actions, the curse of magical plants that you created has linked all the curses commonly used by our Blood Curse Court at the first to second level of wizarding apprenticeship to magical plants. As a result, according to my intelligence, a potion that can widely undo curses has appeared at Lilith's Hut."

"That kind of potion is even very basic. An ordinary potion master's assistant can brew about ten bottles a day with a little learning. One bottle is enough to deal with most of the curses here."

"The elders even suspect that using that basic-level potion could give them some resistance to our blood curse. If that were the case, it would drastically change the scope of our advantage."

"Sefrin, do you know the extent of the disaster your plant curse has caused!" Rashid Tahrir commanded, "Immediately cease all research related to the plant curse, and destroy all data."

"At the same time, you must wait for the elders of the Blood Curse Court to determine your punishment. During the period when the result is in, you cannot leave this curse spell research institute."

Severin immediately pleaded, "Mentor, could you please help me?"

"This was just an experiment that went out of control."

"Please try one more time for me. I will always remember my mentor's investment in me, and I will repay you after I become a full-fledged wizard. Mentor, I know how foolish I was, please help me..."

Rashid Tahrir said coldly, "I've invested a lot in you, and I'll definitely help you if I can. But this matter has already attracted the attention of the Elders of the Blood Curse Court."

"It's hard to say how much I can negotiate." "I'm currently assisting the Blood Curse Tribunal in researching a blood curse that is extremely lethal to wizard apprentices. You'll stay here at this curse spell research institute and help me with the experiments. Don't go anywhere else for the time being."

Severin was slightly taken aback, because even the Blood Curse Tribunal had a certain tacit understanding with Lilith's Hut before.

The apprentice and mentor levels are separate. Wizard mentors try not to interfere in the affairs between apprentices, and apprentices are not affected by the wizard mentor level.

The reason for this tacit understanding is that both sides want to preserve their wizarding seeds as much as possible to prevent the mass death of the next generation, which would lead to a shortage of young wizards in the next fifty years.

However, it is clear that the Blood Curse Court has no intention of adhering to this tacit agreement, and even wants to use this time difference to rip off Lilith House.

Rashid Tahrir said, "You're just unlucky. Normally, even if you create a curse on a magical plant, given enough time, we can quickly retrieve the cursed plant and prevent the situation from spiraling out of control."

"But one of their apprentices was lucky; he managed to break your curse on the magical plant in less than two months."

"Before we even noticed it, the impact of this matter became serious."

Rashid Taril turned and left without glancing at the other second-class wizard apprentices in the room.

After Rashid Tahrir left the room, Sefrin clenched her fists, bit her lip, and blood flowed down her cheeks.

"Damn it, things have actually gotten this far."

"It was just a simple experiment that went out of control, how did it become so complicated?" Severin said unwillingly, "Wasn't Hussein's blood curse also broken by the other side?"

"Isn't it because I developed a curse on magical plants that I'm temporarily unable to leave this curse spell research institute? No, I have to think of a way, or I'm doomed."

Severin clenched his fists, his eyes filled with resentment and deep-seated hatred. "A mere potion-making assistant has caused me so much trouble. You deserve to die. A weak first-class wizard apprentice, if it were a direct confrontation, I could crush him with my own hands."

"For now, we can only be confined to this cursed spell research institute."

"The elders don't know how they will punish me."

Inside the room, several second-class wizard apprentices secretly exchanged glances. They communicated silently with their eyes, and everyone understood what the other was saying.

That's their senior, Severin, who seems to be dying.

If they don't want to perish along with the rest of the family, they'll have to find a new owner.

Below Wizard Rashid Taliel are several first-class wizard apprentices. If they want to gain protection and leave Severin safely, they must first obtain the protection of those first-class wizard apprentices.

Under this system of slavery, if a slave wanted to escape from one slave owner, he had to first seek refuge with another slave owner.

Loyalty, in this dark wizarding society, is the most hypocritical thing.

(End of this chapter)