Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 529 Renting Magic Fields and the Earth Wizard

Panno gave a general overview of how to use some of the equipment and the layout of most of the public laboratory, then said to Locke, "Brother, you need some magic fields."

"We need at least one acre of magic field to collect experimental data for our project applications. There aren't any extra magic fields in the public labs right now. These free magic fields that we can use have already been snapped up. As soon as they become available, they're taken."

"Therefore, we will have to spend our own money to rent some magic fields from outside."

Pan Nuo said, "Okay, that's it. Now, I need to continue reviewing the documents and materials to find my research topic."

Locke said, "Thank you."

He moved to the table, first looking at the information the Celtic wizard had given him, and then looking at other documents.

There is an overwhelming amount of information here about magical plants related to the reproductive capacity of magical creatures; it is incredibly diverse and comprehensive.

Some magical plants can release special natural magical structural components that specifically enhance the reproductive ability of a certain magical creature. Other magical plants can produce special fruits that possess immense energy, allowing certain magical creatures to gain the ability to reproduce after consuming them.

Locke was reading documents from a wizarding apprentice named Hoder Anderson, who was investigating a forest near Mount Golden Crown. He observed a griffin colony whose population was increasing abnormally within the forest. After initially observing the griffin colony's behavior and diet, he identified eight magical plants that might be related to the sudden increase in the griffin colony's reproductive capacity.

What Locke needs to do is to identify one or more magical plants that are truly effective from among these eight magical plants.

Of course, there is a possibility that there may be situations where there is no key magical plant at all.

Locke had to discern these things.

Locke also realized that the best way to improve this ability to distinguish was, firstly, to read more materials, and secondly, to use these materials to conduct some simple experiments.

A whole day had passed. After organizing the documents, Locke put them back in their place and stretched.

It was already midnight. I had been reading materials here all day and had gained a lot of knowledge.

Meanwhile, he left the lab, while Pano remained inside, continuing to read materials and trying to find the next research topic.

Locke, on the other hand, had to go to class.

The teacher training course I was supposed to attend early this morning was already at 2 a.m. by the time it was over.

Locke walked through the darkness of Mount Golden Crown, where he saw many wizards still moving rapidly in their respective vehicles.

The shamans of Yunze Wetland all like to work 24 hours a day, so Jinmian Mountain always seems to move at a fast pace, whether it's day or night.

Locke travels to the market at Golden Crown Mountain, Dragonblood Market.

That market was a large wizarding commercial city, a large ancient castle located on the mountainside, with numerous shops inside and many open-air shops outside the castle.

Locke, meanwhile, found a fairy bank there and withdrew his 30,000 magic stones from his contracted research fellowship, the 60,000 magic stones Lady Irina had given him, and the 50,000 magic stones sent to him from the Land of Six Towers.

In this way, he immediately had 140,000 magic stones in his hands.

Moreover, with the 200,000 research start-up funds from the Golden Crown Mountain True Knowledge Academy and the 20,000 magic stones salary, he now had 360,000 magic stones in his possession.

With his savings back in hand, Locke finally felt more confident walking through Dragonblood Market.

Locke walked down the street, pondering his next move. "I should finish the True Knowledge Institute project funding as soon as possible, and I need to do it well."

"For other wizards, the True Knowledge Institute project fund might be the main part of their True Knowledge Institute career, which they can slowly work out over the next five years. But for me, if I want to get the top-tier grant, I can't do it that way."

“Even Professor Ekaterina wouldn’t allow it.”

Locke pondered. "To find a breakthrough quickly, we need to rent magic fields and start experimenting as soon as possible to generate excellent preliminary experimental data. This will make it much easier for me to prepare the project application, and it will also be easier to get approved."

"Besides, without experimenting, I wouldn't know which parts of the preliminary investigation into magical plants are credible and which are questionable."

Locke approached a shop called "The Pact of Fertile Wilderness" on the second floor of the Dragonblood Market Castle. The shop owner was a life-oriented earth wizard at the first stage of liquefaction, his face and clothes covered in mud.

He held in his hand a wand that looked like it was made from a dead old tree stump. Yunze Wetlands had a well-developed wand system, with a large number of excellent wands. Wands could assist wizards in casting spells, enhancing magical power, increasing casting speed, and reducing casting costs.

Therefore, it is very popular in the land of Yunze.

The only problem is that wands require a high magical tide environment for preservation and maintenance, otherwise they are prone to problems. Therefore, they are not so popular in many wizarding lands where the magical tide concentration is insufficient.

The earth wizard was a dwarf, and a sparrow emerged from his swollen hair. The sparrow stared at Locke for a moment, then flew away on its own.

Earth Wizards and Botanical Wizards are both wizards of the life sciences, but they have different focuses. Botanical Wizards focus more on studying the relationship between magical plants and nature, while Earth Wizards focus more on the earth, that is, geology, or geological ecological restoration.

At this moment, the dwarf earth wizard saw a guest enter, his eyes lit up, and he strode out on his short legs. "This guest, I am O'Connor."

"Do you want to buy, lease, or trade magic fields?"

Locke said briefly, "I want to rent the magic field to conduct some magical plant experiments."

O'Connor nodded. "Alright, I'll arrange the best land for you."

O'Connor laughed.

As an earth wizard, he specializes in studying the earth in nature, understands the classification of magical ores that other wizards find incredibly boring, and knows which regions are best suited for which things.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have had the chance to be a shop owner in such a large store as the Contract of the Wilderness.

As an earth wizard, he can even manipulate the flow of underground magical tides to enhance a particular piece of land.

Wizard O'Connor said, "What price range of magic field are you looking for? Or what kind of magic field do you want? If you're looking for value for money, I recommend the discrete magic field."

"If you are short of funds, I suggest you buy a linear magic field or a vertical magic field."

"If you have enough funds, you can buy a matrix-style magic field."

“Oh, let me see…” Wizard O’Connor said, “A few days ago, a magical field cleared atop a large red banyan tree was leased out. Now that acre of magical field is on special offer. Do you want it? It only costs four thousand magic stones to rent it for a year.”

"The normal price is eight thousand magic stones!"

Locke frowned. "How much does a normal, square-shaped acre of magic field cost on the ground?"

All I want is a regular magic field.

Wizard O'Connor said quickly, "That's the matrix magic field I told you about. It's 10,000 magic stones per acre."

"If you have special needs, such as needing to plant in lava, in water, or on clouds, I also have special types of magic fields to recommend to you."

Locke frowned, surprised that a normal magic field here would be so expensive.

However, the magic fields here are infused with the magical tides of Mount Golden Crown, so they can be planted with first-level magic plants without using a lot of resources.

The environment for magical plants is an ideal one that is almost impossible to find in other regions, so it is only natural that they are very expensive.

The space inside the Druid's Ring is not a normal space; you cannot conduct experiments inside it.

The resulting data may have some discrepancies.

Locke thought for a moment and said, "Then let's rent the magic field on top of that big red banyan tree."

Anyway, I only need one acre, and there's really no difference between being on the treetop and on the land.

Therefore, it's not a bad thing to save a little money.

(End of this chapter)