Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 414 Diamond Succulents and the Magic of Linked Branches

The Diamond Succulent, an 8th-level synthetic item, was created by Locke over a month using apprentice-level gem magic plants that were half-finished in the Louis Underground Research Institute, along with some specific fine-tuning by himself and others.

Finite element method cultivation is a cultivation method that requires a large amount of data to produce results.

In other words, this cultivation method essentially accelerates progress and improves the quality of results by investing heavily in data and resources.

The Land of Six Towers happens to have a large number of these zombie projects that retain a lot of data. Locke can use these zombie projects to catch up and achieve results faster than others.

Locke picked up the diamond succulent from the table. He saw that, under the infusion of light element particles, the vacuoles within the transparent leaves began to condense magical radiance.

Under Locke's use of the universal botanical spell "All Plants Are Soldiers," the diamond succulent quickly completed the elemental infusion of a localized area within itself, releasing a dazzling light.

To contain oneself and not to reveal it.

Locke only needs to use the simplest spell model, and the diamond succulent in his hand will explode.

Under the horrified gaze of the middle-aged wizard Takla, Locke paused for only a moment before a spell model appeared above the Diamond Succulent, fully activating it. Immediately afterward, a burst of light suddenly appeared.

The dazzling light even blinded the Takla Wizard. Just as he subconsciously shielded his eyes with his left hand and was about to activate the defensive force field, he discovered that Locke was using the technique of compressing the permanent defensive force field, forming a cube with the life force field barrier, and compressing the burst of light inside it.

The emerald green crystal wall system cube underwent severe deformation in an instant, almost tearing Locke's compressed life force field apart.

"The power of a single Diamond Succulent, even when activated by an apprentice-level botanical magic, is indeed quite impressive." Locke deactivated his permanent defensive field, and a succulent with two leaves floated in mid-air, almost unharmed.

Unlike the Crystal Palm Lotus, the Diamond Succulent is a reusable magical plant, not a consumable. After it infuses its own vacuoles with its own elements and produces a light burst, those light element particles will explode. However, as the Diamond Succulent has very good light transparency, it suffers limited damage.

To some extent, as long as it is not used repeatedly in a short period of time, the minor damage to the diamond succulent can be repaired on its own once it is planted in the soil and left overnight.

After all, it is a plant.

Locke was quite satisfied with the power of the Diamond Succulent. Although it couldn't instantly shatter his permanent defensive field, he could manage by using a few more.

Using Diamond Succulents requires almost no mana. You can carry five or six with you and use them to constantly harass your opponent during battles.

The wizard Takla breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought Locke was going to destroy the office. Although repairing an office like this was not a big deal for a wizard, the two of them were still inside the office.

That really gave him a fright.

The wizard Takla said to Locke, "Director, your skill in compressing the Permanent Defense Field is truly remarkable. Many first-ring wizards who have lived for hundreds of years cannot manipulate their Permanent Defense Field as flexibly as you."

Locke nodded slightly. He himself had gained a very high level of perception and mana control due to the continuous use of the Eye Demon series of potions and the influence of Abyss energy. Therefore, he had a greater advantage in the technique of using the Permanent Defense Field.

Furthermore, given that he has Level 2 access to the White Dragon Tower Library, allowing him to freely access a vast amount of information, it's perfectly normal for him to have mastered the compression technique of the Permanent Defense Field.

Locke thought for a moment, and an idea came to him. He recited the incantation, slightly modified the spell model of the [Mayfly Flower Cannon], and then applied it to the Diamond Succulent. Instantly, the Diamond Succulent floated up and hovered in mid-air.

"Using the Ephemeral Flower Cannon, I can surround myself with Diamond Succulents and launch continuous attacks on the enemy during battle."

"One is not enough, I can use more. The advantage of Diamond Succulents is that they consume very little of my mana and energy, so it is possible to use more than six Diamond Succulents in a row during battle."

Locke thought quickly.

In fact, he could develop a botanical magic specifically based on the characteristics of diamond succulents.

However, after witnessing the level of the botanical wizards in the Land of Six Towers, Locke had already lost much of his expectations.

"Using the Mayfly Firework and the information I previously consulted in the White Dragon Tower Library, with a little patching and piecing together, I should be able to create a one-piece version of the Mayfly Firework."

Locke pondered, "The Tower of White Dragons has a decent botanical spell called 'Connected Branches,' which can completely link the energy of two magical plants together, allowing them to share magical energy. Originally, this spell wasn't very useful, and its applications were limited."

"But if I learn that magic, I can detonate other diamond succulents in succession the instant one diamond succulent explodes, and connect the resulting light explosions together to form a series of explosions. I can also stack the energy of the light explosions together, and even break through the permanent defensive force field of a wizard of the same level in a short time. That would also become a possibility."

"The characteristics of a permanent defensive field are strong defense, low energy consumption, and the ability to be maintained for a long time. Although it can be quickly restored even if it is broken, as long as it can be broken in a short time, it can damage the opponent's main body under the permanent defensive field." When the wizard Takla heard Locke say this, his eyes lit up.

The Diamond Succulent was a magical plant created entirely under Locke's guidance. Locke's expertise in breeding had deeply impressed the Takla Wizard.

Even the wizard Takla believed that it was his good fortune to be able to work in the research institute of Locke, the director of the Six Towers.

He would no longer have to suffer the interference and misdeeds of those foolish family wizards.

The wizard Takla said to Locke, "Director, your idea is excellent. If possible, I would also like to help you complete the accompanying spells for the Diamond Succulent."

Locke looked at the Takla Wizard, who was three hundred years old this year, but he was only an ordinary first-ring wizard. It was not that he lacked talent, but that he lacked resources in the Six Towers Land.

The wizard Takra has a talent for breeding and botany, but he missed too many opportunities. When he was young and full of ambition, he did not choose to leave the Land of Six Towers, but instead stayed in the White Dragon Magic Gem University, which was controlled by the Plutak family, and became a small teaching assistant.

It was a waste of his talent.

But talent expires.

Locke was lacking a qualified wizard with whom he could discuss botany, so he nodded. "Alright. I'll have someone retrieve the information on the spell 'Synergy Link' from the library."

“We can study it together. By the way, I’ll write the article about Diamond Succulents myself,” Locke said. “After I finish writing it, I’ll put your name on the second author?”

The wizard Takra had no objections. "Of course, Director. You can put me in the third or fourth installment if you wish."

This magical plant was actually cultivated by Locke alone; he simply used their research data from the early stages of their study and their manpower.

If it weren't for Locke, this diamond magic plant would never have appeared.

Their Louis Underground Research Institute remains in an awkward situation: it hasn't been shut down, but its funds have been diverted by Eric Plutarch.

Moreover, it wasn't until more than a month after the wizard Takla collaborated with Locke that he realized his original approach was indeed flawed.

Even if Eric hadn't withdrawn the funding from their research institute, following his original plan, it would probably have been fifty years before they achieved any results.

In retrospect, Eric's withdrawal of his institute's funding was not entirely unjustified; at the time, the hope was indeed slim and the direction was wrong.

Locke spoke with the wizard Takla again, and after he left, he took a bottle of the improved version of the Holy Spring Dew potion, along with other potions, and headed to the Feathered Serpent Pavilion.

"The Holy Spring Dew project is complete. I'm very satisfied with the effects of this bottle of Holy Spring Dew; it's a perfect restorative potion." Locke pondered on the way. "I don't have high expectations for the Botanical Magic Improvement project anymore. As long as it produces results that I can barely use myself, that'll be enough."

"On the contrary, the Diamond Succulent project in collaboration with Takla still has a lot of room for development. If my idea of ​​combining the 'Symphony of the Heart' with the Mayfly Flower and multiple Diamond Succulents can be realized, then this magical plant product can also participate in some competitions."

Locke considered whether he could use the Diamond Succulent to participate in the Yunze Cup.

“It’s possible, but the problem is that diamond succulents are still not enough. I need better magical plants. Otherwise, I might be eliminated in the first round of the main competition.” Locke recalled the information he had found about the Yunze Cup. First of all, the Yunze Wetland area was dominated by the Life School, the Ocean School, and the Energy School. These three schools were relatively strong.

The life sciences school is particularly strong in the botany subfield, and even within a smaller category of botany, the Yunhu series of magical plants.

Besides these, there were also the ocean school of wizards and weather masters who had a highly developed and powerful tradition there.

Therefore, my own Diamond Succulent is not good enough, and its magical plant characteristics probably won't be particularly favored by the wizards in Yunze Wetland.

Entries are submitted to win, and to win, one cannot simply consider the characteristics of the magical plant in the work; one must also consider the local preference for magical plants and the enemy's ability to adapt to light magic.

The Mekanis are cyborgs, and to be honest, light magic, which leans towards the Emanation school, does have limited effect on them.

“There are still a lot of zombie projects in the Six Towers. I can search not only within the Plutarch family, but also throughout the entire Six Towers,” Locke thought. “With those high-quality zombie projects that are half-finished, I can obtain a lot of data in a short time, making up for the Six Towers’ backward breeding technology and its weakness compared to other participants from other wizarding lands.”

(End of this chapter)