Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 380 Alicia's Gift

In the evening, Locke and Claudia returned to their residence at the White Elephant Tower. Wizard Anthony had arranged a very luxurious suite for Locke at the White Elephant Tower, which was very large and considered quite nice even in the tower.

Meanwhile, in the corridor outside the suite, a formal wizard of the Plutarch family ordered four first-class wizard apprentices to move three large wooden chests to the front of Locke's suite.

The formal wizard bowed slightly to Locke. "Mr. Augustine, this is a gift from Miss Alicia as payment for your discussion of potions with her."

"Here's the list."

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Locke raised an eyebrow, glanced at the list, and found that the three large boxes contained potion ingredients, some of which were common and some of which were rare, but they were all pre-mixed, making it very convenient for potion masters to practice with.

Secondly, inside these three large wooden crates are five complimentary rare potion recipes: [Mist Potion], [Youth Potion], and [Flame Fury Potion], as well as two abyssal potions—Abyssal Worm Advanced Potion and Tanariel's Hand Potion.

Below the list were some words Alicia had written to him: 'Back on the airship, I heard the wizard Augustine say that you needed more first-level potion recipes and some potion ingredients to practice with, so I've compiled some potion ingredients that I don't use and given them to you.'

'In exchange, you need to continue our discussions about potions using letters.'

Locke frowned slightly as he looked at the letter. He said to Claudia, "This is a gift from a friend of mine. Please accept it."

The Potion of Mist, the Potion of Youth, and the Potion of Flame's Fury are all very rare recipes, seemingly not common items, but rather privately collected potion recipes from some place.

According to the brief description on the list, a wizard who takes the vaporizing potion can vaporize their body for 10 seconds for a short period of time. This can have unexpected effects when used in battle, or when conducting research and study.

The potion of youth, on the other hand, can keep a wizard young forever after taking it. Although it cannot increase lifespan or change the fact that a wizard's soul gradually ages, it will at least keep him young in appearance.

The Flame Fury potion is a kind of explosive-like potion. It uses five different magical flames to activate within a single tube. Once thrown and detonated, it produces the power of a fire spell equivalent to that of a first-circle wizard in the Evocation school of fire magic.

Its power is quite good.

The Abyss Worm Potion and the Tanaris Hand Potion are both relatively basic Abyss Potions, and are considered to be at the first level. They are much simpler than Mammon Powder, but Locke can further improve his Abyss Potion skills by learning these two potions.

Originally, the recipe for Abyss Potion was quite rare, and the materials were also difficult to gather.

Locke had Claudia move the three large trunks into her room.

Five minutes later, Claudia looked at the potion ingredients inside the three large wooden chests and exclaimed in amazement. “Lord Augustine, the person who sent you these materials is truly kind to you. These three chests of materials together are almost 150,000 magic stones? Although each item isn't particularly valuable, the quantity is enormous.” “They were sent by wizards from the Plutarch family. And who is your friend…?”

Locke glanced at her, and the blood elf wizard immediately bowed gracefully to Locke. "I apologize, Lord Augustine, I was being too talkative."

Locke frowned, took out a half-finished letter from his astral ring, and wrote on it, 'Alicia, I received your things, but I'm afraid I cannot accept them. One should not accept gifts without merit. Do your family know that you have sent me so many materials?'

I want to send it back to you.

Soon, the writing on the letter disappeared, indicating that the writing had been transmitted to the recipient's letter, based on the principle of long-distance magical information transmission in the sorcery school.

Soon, she wrote on the letter, 'Please don't send them back to me. These are truly potion ingredients I can't use up. It's such a waste for them to just sit in my house collecting dust. In your hands, they'll be put to good use.'

"If you insist on adhering to the wizarding principle of equivalent exchange, that's fine too. My dear Locke, this will only prove you're a true wizard. In that case, you can send me back half of the potion you've concocted; that will count as me entrusting you with the task of concocting the potion."

Seeing this, Locke thought for a moment and realized that this was not bad for him either. He had obtained so many rare recipes and potion materials for free, which he could use to practice. He only needed to use half of the successfully prepared potions to complete the task. This was not a bad thing for him.

Locke could only write on the letter, 'Well, I'll get it done and deliver it to you within three months.'

A line quickly appeared on the letter: 'No need to rush. My dear Locke, regarding the first-level archaeological inheritance you mentioned on the airship, even using my Plutarch family's heirship rights, I was unable to purchase it immediately. But rest assured, I have news on my end. If I obtain it, perhaps you can purchase a first-level archaeological inheritance from me.'

"The Land of Six Towers has many archaeological wizards who conceal their identities and come here to study, excavating ancient fossils and plant minerals hidden within the veins. Therefore, my chances of finding them should be higher than yours."

Locke put away the letter, a strange look on his face. "It's really strange. Although Alicia and I have a good relationship, she doesn't need to help me like this. But since it doesn't violate the principle of equivalent exchange and is indeed a deal that benefits me, I have no reason to refuse."

……

Inside Tower 2, within the Plutarch family's living area at an altitude of 25km, Alicia said to the old wizard in the liquefaction stage beside her, "Old butler, this way I can maintain regular contact with Locke and discuss potions with him from time to time. Right?"

The Plutarch family's old butler carefully observed Alicia's expression. Confirming that Alicia genuinely only wanted to find a fellow practitioner in the field of potions, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Miss Alicia is the future head of the family. Whatever you wish to do is yours. So far, everything is in accordance with our family's procedures. Anyway, your brothers and sisters' mistresses are wasting countless resources every day. The resources you give to your friends are far less than a tenth of what they waste."

"Moreover, your recent increase in magical power is astonishing, which seems to be related to that wizard. We are all happy to see this, as it proves that you are more suited to be a bloodline refiner of the spellcasting school than a potion master of the life school."

"As for you wanting to chat with an ordinary wizard in your spare time, that's perfectly normal."

(End of this chapter)