Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 38 Fast-Growing Gel

Five days later.

Wesley Durant glanced at the blue magical flames emanating from the cauldron in Locke's hand.

Under the steam of that magical flame, the mixed liquid in the crucible gradually evaporated, turning into a pale green gel-like substance, just like glue.

It was a simple potion made by distilling the morning dew from the tips of oak leaves and mixing it with fluorescent moss in a 3:7 ratio.

It is the simplest potion for beginners, and it's hard to even call it a potion.

Therefore, it can only be called fast-acting vitamin gel.

Fluorescent moss is a supernatural plant that can often germinate and reproduce in a very short time in the wild.

This is because it contains a substance that accelerates plant growth, and the growth-enhancing gel is made by extracting this substance using magic flames.

Although this gel potion is simple, it is something that breeders often need to buy because it can accelerate the growth of magical plants.

Locke was pleasantly surprised and said, "Teacher, Lord Durant, this is the first time I have independently concocted a potion."

Sophia the witch remained expressionless and nodded slightly. "Such a simple thing can be attempted to be made by anyone who has mastered magical fire techniques, so it cannot yet be considered a potion."

Wesley Durant used his intact arm to lift the fast-growing hormone gel, which was placed in a glass bottle, and examined it, saying, "The quality is acceptable. Although it's a beginner's work, it's barely usable."

"There are still quite a few impurities, which means that your mastery of magical fire techniques is not very stable."

"It wasn't in vain that I personally guided you."

"Once your magical fire technique becomes more stable, the quality of the fast-growing gel you refine should be able to improve several levels."

Wesley Durant realized that the Sophia Witch was serious, and after Locke failed several times, he finally couldn't resist and personally offered Locke some pointers.

Under Wesley Durant's guidance, he had Locke try to concoct a very simple potion in order to accelerate his mastery of magical fire techniques.

Of course, Locke cannot be said to have mastered magical flames yet; he has only learned how to use one type of magical flame, and he is not proficient in it.

Because Wesley Durant was neither Locke's wizarding mentor nor a formal wizard at Lilith's Hut, he didn't have the same baggage as the Sophia Witch, and his tone towards Locke was much more amiable.

"Although Augustine, your learning speed is not very fast, even somewhat slow, your magic power is very stable."

"You must have a special talent in this area, otherwise you couldn't have been able to use magical flames in just five days."

"Of course, your foundation is also very good."

Wizard Wesley said, "You are far more useful than the students I taught at Holly Tower."

“Sophia, you seem like a good student. Why don’t you let me have you?”

Locke paused for a moment, but then immediately fell silent.

Essentially, Wesley was just joking with his teacher.

Locke wasn't foolish enough to actually believe that the wizard Wesley Durant would be interested in him.

If he can't even see this, then he's really courting death.

Wesley the Wizard only had a good relationship with his teacher, the Sophia Witch.

That's it.

Besides, I know exactly where my talent came from.

Without the twenty-five deep blue gems and ten dark blue gems that were destroyed within those five days, it would have been impossible for him to have mastered a basic form of magical flame in just five days.

The witch Sophia smiled and said dismissively, "Sure. But you'll have to go and talk to the headmistress of Lilith's Hut yourself."

“My student has quite a few Lilith House contracts on him.”

“As long as you can afford the magic stones, Wesley, I have no objection to taking him away,” Wesley Durant said with a low, apologetic laugh. “Then forget it.”

"How could I possibly poach someone's boyfriend right in front of them?"

"I've heard of the reputation of the headmaster of Lilith's Hut, after all, he's a first-ring wizard with crystallized spiritual power. I wonder how strong his magical pressure field is."

Wesley Durant became serious. "Alright, let's get back to the point. Sofia, I know you haven't just been letting this little apprentice of yours practice these past few days."

"What's your decision? Are you confident?"

Sophia nodded. “Yes, this is indeed my first attempt to break the Blood Curse Court’s Thousand Curses. But I’m confident that I can refine my Emerald Elixir formula within these five days.”

"This should be able to break the curse on you."

"Locke, you can go out now."

The witch Sophia remained indifferent and said, "Your magical fire technique is still immature."

"To refine the Emerald Green Potion, you need to use more than twenty different magical flames within an hour. With your current skills, it's simply impossible for you to meet the requirements."

"Therefore, I will still be the one operating the magical flames when refining this potion."

"Remember to go to the public classroom and buy the 'All Things' course. Also, go to the Lilith Cottage registration office to register your current magic level and claim your reward."

"The academy also has different task requirements for second-class wizard apprentices."

Locke nodded, and before leaving, he said to Sophia the Witch and Wesley Durant, "Thank you for your guidance, teacher and Lord Durant."

Locke then turned and left the potion room.

After Locke left, Wesley Durant chuckled, "Sophia, your student is quite interesting."

"It seems you've found a nice toy in the little time you have left at Lilith's Hut."

"I heard that other wizarding organizations are trying to poach you, and you still haven't signed a contract with Lilith's Hut..."

Sophia the Witch frowned slightly. "Wesley, don't misunderstand. Locke is my student, not my toy."

Wesley Durant raised his rotting left hand. "What's the difference between a student and a toy for a formal wizard?"

With a wave of her hand, the witch Sophia summoned five cauldrons that floated before her, each ablaze with a magical flame of a different color. A powerful magical pressure emanated from her, causing Wesley Durant to look rather grave.

“You talk too much, Wesley.”

Outside the door, as soon as Locke closed it, he felt an immense pressure emanating from the wooden hut of the potion shop, as if a heavy mountain was pressing down on him.

My heart felt as if it were bearing a tremendous weight, and for a moment, it even stopped.

An invisible pressure, neither tangible nor visible, is penetrating my skin from all directions and shooting towards me.

Locke's pupils dilated for a moment. "Magic pressure... As a wizard's magical power gradually increases, it generates radiant energy on living beings, which is a kind of magical field."

"Just like gravity, it acts on everything."

"Is that the power of a formal wizard? Just staying by the side of a formal wizard is a fatal thing for me right now."

Locke's eyes hardened. "Therefore, I will definitely become a first-ring wizard."

"First, I need to register my wizard level and purchase the All Things course as instructed by my teacher."

"The Course on All Things is a prerequisite for the Course on Breeding and the Course on Potions. Only by learning this course can I continue my studies."

Locke looked at the bottle of growth hormone gel in his hand. "I can now refine growth hormone gel, and I can also sell it to get some magic stones."

A thought flashed through his mind—what would happen if he synthesized the fast-growing hormone gel he had made himself?
(End of this chapter)