Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 410 Trading and Testing

Locke pondered for a moment, then took out the recipe for the Holy Spring Dew potion that he was working on using the Plutarch family. The recipe had already been made, since it hadn't changed much; only the seven core magical plants for the Holy Spring Dew potion needed to be upgraded.

Locke spoke briefly with the half-dragon, but he wasn't very hopeful, since it was hard to find someone willing to trade such a half-finished formula.

I was just using this as a test; otherwise, if I presented the best potion recipe from the start, the other party might try to lower the price or make things difficult for me.

After reading the semi-finished product recipe, the half-dragon's previously indifferent eyes showed some interest. "We can exchange."

The half-dragon wizard extended his right hand, and a formula and a contract appeared in his grasp, which he then handed to Locke. "Sign the contract, and we'll complete the transaction."

Locke reviewed the contract, after all, it was a contract made by a first-level contractor, and breaching it would be quite troublesome.

Only after confirming that everything was in order did he sign his name and complete the transaction.

Locke was momentarily struck by how lenient the deal from the Feathered Serpent Pavilion seemed. "They don't restrict my ability to trade the formula a second time? Besides, that formula was only a semi-finished product."

After hearing the recipe for the Holy Spring Dew, the half-dragon wizard showed more emotion towards Locke. "There's no need to restrict secondary transactions. We trade one recipe for another. It's an equivalent transaction. According to the contract, we traded the right to use the recipe, the right to teach it, and the right to sell it."

"You can freely invite any wizard to trade the formula for the Sun Potion. It doesn't matter."

Locke's expression was strange, which made the whole thing seem even stranger.

Because the improved version of the Holy Spring Dew potion recipe that I came up with was basically still in the stage of having only an idea but not many specific steps.

The half-dragon wizard glanced at Locke and said, "The Feathered Serpent Pavilion collects ideas, not specific formulas. We value ideas more than specific formulas. The idea behind the formula you provided is very rare. It uses the methods of a breeder to optimize an existing potion formula and makes some minor adjustments to the auxiliary materials."

"This shows us a possibility."

"For this one possibility, it's worth sacrificing a mere recipe for the Sun Potion."

The half-dragon wizard wrote his name on the formula he had traded from Locke, then turned and walked to the table, placing it into a device that resembled a paper shredder.

The shredder's gears began to turn, pulverizing the paper. The shredded paper then disintegrated into magical light, which traveled into the distance along a certain energy path in the void.

Alicia said to Locke, "That's the Light Transmission Machine of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion. Its function is the same as the Hurricane Eye Array Magic Gate of the White Wizarding Association's Dispatch Department. However, one converts matter into information and transmits it to a distance through magical winds. The Light Transmission Machine, on the other hand, shatters it and uses the ethereal light network to convert matter into light and uses light magic to transmit it."

"Both methods have their advantages and disadvantages."

"The optical transmission device relies on the ethereal spiritual network at the headquarters of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion to function. Maintaining the ethereal spiritual network is extremely costly, while the cost of the Eye of the Hurricane is lower."

Alicia whispered, "The Quetzalcoatl's optical transmission system seems to have always been used at a loss, so it hasn't been widely adopted and is only used internally by them."

Locke nodded slightly. This showed the immense strength of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, which was able to build a light transmission machine with a higher information transmission efficiency than the White Wizard Association.

Can you really make this much money just by selling potion recipes?
Moreover, the way they're selling it doesn't seem like they're selling a potion recipe; they're just exchanging recipes for each other.

Locke had some doubts; with the Feathered Serpent Pavilion's operating methods, they wouldn't make much money. He just didn't know what the Feathered Serpent Pavilion truly wanted.

However, this has little to do with me. All I need to do is, as a potion master, earn enough profit from these shops that are located all over the wizarding lands.

After the half-dragon wizard used the light teleporter to send the recipe, the teleporter quickly received another letter.

The half-dragon wizard picked up the letter, quickly read it, and then looked up at Locke, saying, "Potion Master Augustine, the headquarters of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion is very interested in the idea of ​​the potion you just sent over, and has upgraded you from a regular member to a D-level member."

"Headquarters means that if your improved version of the Holy Spring Dew potion can really be made, you can bring it here for trade, and our Feathered Serpent Pavilion will give you something that satisfies you."

"In addition, if the potion master Augustine is willing, could you concoct some potions according to this list of materials? Our Feathered Serpent Pavilion will provide the recipes and materials, and delivery can be completed within a month."

"Once the potion is successfully concocted, you can hand it over to our Feathered Serpent Pavilion. You can come to our Feathered Serpent Pavilion to get reimbursed for any amount of materials you need."

Locke took the list of materials handed to him, glanced at it, and found that it contained the names of three common potions: Sleeping Potion, Wrath Potion, and Blue Potion.

These three potions are just ordinary first-level potions, and the difficulty is not very high. The only problem is that these three potions correspond to poison potion science, status buff potion science, and function support potion science.

Sleeping Potion is a poison that causes those who take it to fall into a long sleep; even a first-ring wizard can sleep for a whole month.

The Potion of Wrath is a status-enhancing potion. After taking it, one becomes extremely angry, and their mana fluctuations remain at their peak, thus making their mana incredibly powerful.

Blue potion, on the other hand, is a functional support potion. After taking it, the body will turn blue, and the person will temporarily transform into a lamp spirit, possessing the ability of a lamp spirit to grant wishes to others.

When encountering a troublesome wizard from the School of Prophecy, some wizards will temporarily transform into a lamp spirit by taking a blue potion. They use the lamp spirit's ability to grant wishes to resist the magic of the School of Prophecy, or the magic of the School of Illusion and the School of Mind. This usually works quite well.

These three potions are all considered common first-level potions.

Locke instantly guessed what the other party meant.

This was a test. For some reason, after I took out the Holy Spring Dew Potion, it aroused the interest of a big shot behind the Feathered Serpent Pavilion.

Therefore, the other party put forward such a test. It is foreseeable that if one can pass the test, it seems that one may be able to continue to upgrade one's membership level in Quetzalcoatl, which means that Quetzalcoatl's evaluation of one is equivalent to an increase.

If I fail the test, then this matter will probably end there.

'A month?' Locke pondered. 'I have too many projects on my plate, so it's actually a bit too late. But if I factor in the learning opportunities that assembling the Rubik's Cube will provide, then it should be enough.'

'Furthermore, I can discuss potions with Alicia, which will accelerate my progress.'

Locke nodded. "Alright, I can give it a try."

(End of this chapter)