Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 401 The Primal Fire and the Trade

Locke's eyes flickered slightly. He hadn't expected that the great wizard Sura would actually bring out something like this in order to win him over.

The so-called primordial fire is a flame that remains underground in a plane when it was formed and during its evolutionary process, a portion of the original power did not completely evolve and remained underground.

It is extremely rare.

It is only possible to exist in worlds of medium to large scale, because its formation mechanism is full of coincidences and not inevitable.

Moreover, even if this primordial fire exists, it only exists at the bottom of the Earth's core in this plane, making it extremely difficult to locate.

Therefore, even if such a flame truly exists in a medium-sized plane, it would be impossible to locate and find it without hundreds of years.

This flame is indeed a treasure to potion makers, but to other wizards it is merely a rare and precious item.

Locke gazed at the wisp of orange-red flame restrained by magic, pondering, "If I could imprint my soul onto that flame and manipulate this primordial flame, then I could master almost all magical flames and raise the speed at which I could switch between them and control their size to an incredible level."

'If I possessed a primordial flame, the improvement it would bring to my potion-making skills would be unimaginable. I would immediately possess the ability to concoct the most difficult potions among the first-level potions.'

Locke glanced at the amiable-smiling Grand Wizard Sura. He had to admit that even a single flame of primordial fire was indeed very attractive to Locke.

'Although Grand Wizard Sura explained everything very reasonably, the fact that he would offer such a precious item just to help the native sorcerer of this plane gain the ability to cast first-circle spells is itself quite strange.'

Locke pondered for a moment and said to the great wizard Sura, "When I was fighting that native magic saint just now, I noticed that when he cast a first-level spell, the gap between his soul and his domain would vibrate, causing his soul to be unable to withstand the enormous pressure of casting a first-level spell."

“But I possess a technique that allows me to bestow the power of a magical plant upon a living being, thereby strengthening their soul. And I have observed that the staffs used by your mages are themselves made from the apprentice-level magical plant, the [Purple Cedar Tree].

"In other words, the power cycle of the mage system you created already involves magical plants, so I think this plan is highly feasible."

"If I just plant some Red Holly in this City of the Holy Sorcerer, I can find a way to let those Red Holly bless your Holy Sorcerer natives. In this way, they should be able to withstand the huge shock when casting a first-ring spell."

Locke pondered for a moment; this was probably another project plan in the millions.

Moreover, this is only because I am familiar with the technology and it is reliable. If it were someone else, even if millions of magic stones were scattered, it might not make a sound.

Scientific research is a resource-intensive activity.

In fact, it's no wonder that the wizards of the Plutarch family thought he was helping Alicia make money from the three major projects he was involved in. After all, in their minds, could Locke really afford to spend 500,000 magic stones to achieve his three project goals?
The great wizard Sura's eyes lit up as he listened, but he remained restrained, pretending that he wasn't in such a hurry. He only spoke with a slightly urgent tone, and at this point, he was no longer talking to Locke because of his good relationship with Alicia.

It was because Locke was very useful to him.

This change in attitude is extremely important.

Sura, the High Wizard, suppressed his anxiety and said, "I wonder if I could exchange that technology for my Primordial Flame. As long as I'm sure the technology is useful, I'll give you the Primordial Flame immediately."

Locke was slightly speechless.

As expected of a seasoned schemer, he went through all that trouble by feigning illness to pull off a conspiracy. Just as I predicted, he's incredibly stingy. Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought up the 1.5 million magic stones sponsorship the moment we met.

This guy is clearly extremely stingy; what does it mean to only make a deal after confirming the effect?

The technology he possessed was crucial to the Sacred Forest, and it was impossible for him to reveal it without significant benefits, especially since it concerned the secret of his permanent defensive force field.

For wizards, secrets are power.

Moreover, the Primal Flame is very important to me, but that's about it. It's something that's great if I have it, but I can manage without it.

After all, there are plenty of potion masters in this world who are even more skilled than themselves. Even without a single Primal Flame, they can still concoct extremely difficult potions, right?!
Therefore, in terms of the demand for the item alone, the Primal Flame is not yet capable of making such a trade.

not enough.

Of course, it is appreciable.

The Primordial Fire is priceless because in places like the Southeast Corner and the Land of Six Towers, it is impossible for it to be traded in the market. Once discovered, it will be immediately allocated by stakeholders.

There will never be a shortage of people who want this kind of thing.

In other words, the Plutarch family mainly focuses on the bloodline modification route of the sorcery school, has little interest in the Primal Flame, and has no powerful potion masters in the family.

Apart from Alicia, the future head of the family.

However, the Plutarch family did not want Alicia to spend too much time in the field of potion-making, since their family was established by the magic of the conjuration school. That is why the great wizard Sura considered offering the Primal Flame in exchange for her.

Otherwise, Grand Wizard Sura would have given it directly to Alicia, just as he had given the Boiling Silver Spring, and would never have given it to himself.

Locke pondered for a moment and said, "Great Wizard Sura, if I may be frank, even if I were to offer my technology in a trade with you, your family's wizards do not have enough breeders and botanical wizards to oversee this project."

"Besides, things are done in secrecy; it's not good if too many people know about them."

Grand Wizard Sura realized what was happening and gave Locke an appreciative look. "Well said. The deed was accomplished in secrecy."

“Young man, you are quite steady in your work. No wonder Alicia can rely on you to keep my good-for-nothing son Eric and my even more good-for-nothing grandson George in check.”

High Wizard Sura said, "Very well. Then I'll change the terms of the deal."

With a wave of his hand, all the magical restraints surrounding the primordial fire vanished, and the once calm primordial fire immediately erupted, transforming into a fiery meteor that rampaged through the room, smashing a hole in the wall of one room that flowed with lava, and continuing to travel and crash through different rooms.

High Wizard Sura said, "You can use this Primal Flame for now. At the same time, you will be in charge of constructing the project you just mentioned within my City of the Holy Wizard. I will also find a way to transfer 50 magic stones from my private funds for you."

Locke shook his head. "Five hundred thousand magic stones is a bit tight, and what about manpower?"

(End of this chapter)