Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 34 A Year and a Second-Class Wizard Apprentice
one year later.

In the house that Locke and Laun rented together on Dwarf Street, Locke put on a pair of rubber gloves in his room.

Next, he grabbed a poison dart frog from the glass and used a tool to completely crush it into a pulp.

Then he added a blue-ringed octopus and crushed it, mixing it with the fragments of poison dart frogs.

Next, Locke added the castor beans, crushed them, and poured the mixture into a glass jar engraved with twenty-one Ogan script characters.

Locke sat on the ground and began chanting a spell over the vessel, "Nifris~ Nephrite~"

Amidst the chanting, twenty-one Ogan Tree Runes lit up in succession, extracting special substances from the mixed liquid in the vessel while evaporating the waste within.

This is a trick within the Plant Magic sub-direction of the Life School, the most important step in the Poison Berry Launch.

Locke was very careful. Based on Sophia's warning, this step could easily lead to the leakage of toxins, causing great harm to the surrounding living beings.

Spell poison is a type of toxin that is difficult to disappear automatically in the natural environment.

Secondly, using rituals and magic to create supernatural poisons by combining toxins from plants and animals already present in the natural environment is extremely dangerous.

If any step goes wrong, it could result in a spell backlash.

Failure is simply the safest outcome.

Sophia's mentor once told her that there was a third-level wizard apprentice in Lilith's Hut who was her contemporary. During the process of learning this spell, he wrote the angle of an Ogan tree inscription incorrectly, causing the mixed venom to explode, and the apprentice was disfigured as a result.

The unfinished magical poison remained permanently embedded in his skin due to the explosion.

Of all the spells, Poison Berry Slingshot is probably the most dangerous, but also the most powerful.

Therefore, it requires a long period of learning and repeated simulations; one should not attempt it rashly.

Locke looked at the ten rings on his hand. Five brand-new deep blue gems were stabilizing his magic power, while five dark blue gems were transferring magic power to him to compensate for the deficiency in his original magic power, which made it difficult to fully utilize the Berry Launcher.

With the help of these precious gems, I dared to attempt the 0.4 ring trick of berry catapult after only one year of study.

As time passed, the mixture in the glass container in Locke's hand had completely evaporated, leaving only a single drop of crystal-clear, pale purple liquid.

Locke glanced at the mechanical clock in his room; an hour had passed.

At this point, his magical power was completely exhausted.

If it were an ordinary wizarding apprentice, they would have to stop the spell now, because they would run out of magic power. Continuing would only cause them to lose control of the spell and be devoured by the magic itself.

However, Locke at this moment used the five dark blue jades on his right hand, and the fifty points of magic power stored in the jades gradually returned to his body.

After receiving the mana replenishment, Locke opened the glass container, then made the mandrake in his right hand visible. He then carefully dripped a drop of the crystalline, pale purple liquid onto the leaf of the invisible mandrake.

Instantly, the invisible mandrakes reacted, seemingly in great pain, with all their branches and leaves trembling, and twenty-one Ogan runes appeared on their surface.

About ten minutes later, the reaction of the invisible mandrakes disappeared, and the Ogan runes on the surface gradually faded away.

Among the branches and leaves of the invisible mandala vine, small, pale purple, raspberry-like fruits appeared.

At the same time, a new spell model appeared in Locke's sea of ​​consciousness. This spell model was composed of 21 Ogan runes.

The spell power is 0.4 rings.

It even surpassed the intensity of the stone crab bloodline modification that Professor Old of Corfu performed on him, which was only 0.3 rings.

Locke breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at his hands; the five deep blue gems were covered in cracks and had completely lost their effect. The five dark blue gems also had countless cracks inside, and they looked like they were no longer effective.

But despite the huge expenditure, the gains were well worth it.

I completed the [Poison Berry Catapult] myself.

At the same time, having completed the [Poison Berry Catapult], Locke felt his mental strength had also been greatly enhanced.

Locke's mind raced. He chanted a spell, channeling his remaining magic power. Instantly, the invisible mandrake vines in his hand responded, sending about five pale purple raspberries flying towards a caged calf in his room. 'Bang! Bang! Bang!'

Five pale purple raspberries struck the calf, shattering instantly and releasing liquid and poisonous gas. The calf didn't even last a second before collapsing to the ground.

This calf is about the size of an adult.

Locke took out his dissection tools, immediately opened the iron cage, and began to dissect the calf's body to determine the speed of his poison berry ejection and the actual damage it would cause to the calf.

"Yes, the skin has developed purple reticular patterns, there are bruises under the skin, and there is black mucus in the nasal cavity and mouth. This is caused by damage to the nerves and blood vessels inside the organism."

"The heart, liver, and kidneys all showed signs of necrosis, resembling cottage cheese."

"This is even more potent than the poison from the poison berry projectiles described in the book. The speed of ordinary poison berry projectiles only severely damages the nerves, while the poison from my spell will launch a comprehensive destructive attack on the target's internal organs."

Locke pondered. "The poisonous spell created by my Poisonberry Catapult instantly destroyed the calf's nerves and blood vessels, and caused irreversible damage to its internal organs in an instant."

"This should be a synthesis of the Blue Ringed Octopus corpse, castor bean, and poison dart frog corpse. The castor bean, poison dart frog corpse, and Blue Ringed Octopus corpse are all level 5."

Although no special crafting recipes were found, and they were all just ordinary level 5 crafted items, the continuous crafting process undoubtedly increased the base toxicity of these items.

The base toxins of the poison berry projectile are determined by the raw materials used in these magical rituals.

This resulted in the poison from the poison berry projectiles he had applied to the invisible mandrake vines exceeding the spell's original intended effect.

Locke believed that the power of his spell had likely exceeded the original standard of 0.4 ring power, reaching the level of 0.5 ring.

After all, the raw materials for all the steps of this magic were synthesized to level 5 using the Horadric Cube, thus enhancing it out of thin air.

That makes no sense; it wouldn't achieve the same strength as using ordinary materials.

Locke suddenly understood. No wonder he felt a leap in his mental power after completing the spell; that was the reason.

The more powerful the spell you create, the more it will enhance your mental strength.

Locke sat down, took out a rose-red gemstone, and began absorbing the red mist inside it.

Based on his experience over the past year, he is currently absorbing the most effective red, special mist-like substance.

An hour later, the color of the rose-red gemstone faded, turning into an ordinary white gemstone, while Locke's mental power had reached its current limit.

Locke opened his eyes, a blue light flashing within them. "Including Green Grip, I've completed three spell models."

"Especially the Poison Berry Launcher, which was completed beyond my original expectations, may very well double the speed of my mental power enhancement."

“I originally planned to become a second-class wizard apprentice within two years, but now I don’t know…”

"I don't know if my mental strength has reached 50. I'll borrow the Amethyst Matrix from Teacher Sophia and test it to find out."

"Over the past year, I have also completed three basic open courses and received countless private lessons from Teacher Sophia."

It can be said that he improved tremendously in that year.

If my past self were to attack my present self, I'd probably be dead in less than a round.

Locke had a thought, and he recited the spell for Green Dirt Grab. Instantly, the invisible mandrake vine in his right hand began to move rapidly, but not in the form of branches or vines. Instead, the vines and leaves grew rapidly, coiling forward to form a shield.

Green Grip is a complementary spell to Vine Hands, and it's not very difficult, so Locke completed it more than half a year ago.

This spell can control enemies and also form vine shields and vine walls to provide some defensive capabilities, making it a support spell.

With four spells now available, Locke's spell pool has become much richer, which is extremely useful in combat.

From now on, I'll update at this time every day so it's convenient for everyone to read when they wake up the next day.

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