Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 556 The Copyists' Society and the Feathered Serpent Pavilion's First Visit to the Dragonblood Gathering

That afternoon, Locke encountered an unremarkable young first-class wizard apprentice in his dormitory. Locke sensed that the man's soul aura indicated he was at most forty years old, and that his magical power was 600.

At this age, a first-class wizard apprentice is still considered promising in the southeastern region, at least in Lilith's Hut, at least on the same level as his former friends Angru and Aisie.

But in Yunze Wetland, he seemed rather ordinary and unremarkable, only able to follow Old George to the Dragon Blood Gathering's intermediary office.

Locke handed him the data. "I want you to use this crucial experimental data to write four papers. I plan to submit them to the second-tier journals. Can you do it?"

The first-class wizard apprentice swallowed hard. Locke's request was nothing in old George's eyes.

Because the key experimental data and procedures were already complete, it even passed the third-class project funding project of Zhenzhi Institute.

Therefore, it's quite simple to write.

They could simply be ruthless writing robots, but for him, a first-class wizard apprentice from a minor wizarding organization, hearing about the District 2 journal was still quite stressful.

“I can try my best, Professor Augustine.”

"Your experimental data is perfect, but I'm afraid I'm not skilled enough to write the article you need."

Locke nodded. The wizard apprentice was named Luca Schneider, and he came from a small wizarding organization called the "Copycats' Society" in the area near Mount Golden Crown.

Yunze Wetland has a very large area.

There are numerous wizarding organizations and mortal nations, and the leader of the Copyists' Society is Old George.

The only wizarding mentor in that wizarding organization was old George, a position recognized by the White Wizarding Association.

Other formal wizards might be lecturers, or even nothing at all, merely holding an internal position and receiving benefits from the Copyist Society, a position not recognized by the White Wizarding Association headquarters.

Many small wizarding organizations in Yunze Wetland are in similar situations. For these small wizarding organizations, a teaching position recognized by the White Wizard Association is extremely rare and difficult to obtain.

It is possible that only the leader holds the position of wizard mentor, and can enjoy the corresponding resources. Therefore, this position is a treasure that can be passed down and is the most valuable thing they possess.

The Scribes' Society is a typical example, serving other wizarding organizations. The entire wizarding organization revolves around the Dragonblood Assembly's intermediary. If they encounter problems at the Dragonblood Assembly's intermediary, the entire wizarding academy may lose its employment channels, leading to the destruction of the entire wizarding organization.

Locke only realized why old George harbored such resentment towards the wizard Griffin after he returned home.

After all, it's a project of the Institute of True Knowledge, and Catherine the Witch is a key member of the Institute's academic committee. If they find any academic misconduct, their agency, which is already a sensitive business, might have to shut down.

Then those who copy it will be completely finished.

For the minor wizarding organization, even the slightest reaction from Mount Golden Crown and the Ruins Bridge could potentially end the life of their ridiculous little wizarding organization.

So, old George was naturally annoyed with Griffin the wizard.

Even if Griffin's magic level is a whole level higher than his.

Locke said to Schneider, "You can use the study in my dormitory to write."

"You can choose any guest room and stay there. Oh, and I have a servant in my room who is the vampire Howard."

"If you have any needs, you can ask Howard."

Although it is just a faculty and staff dormitory, the dormitory occupies a huge area, and the interior is equivalent to a large villa. There are eleven empty guest rooms alone, which can be said to be more than enough to accommodate guests.

Howard the vampire gave Schneider a graceful bow.

Howard was originally a dark wizard apprentice of the Blood Curse Court whom I captured to help the witch Sophia. Later, when I left the Southeast Corner, I also put him in the Druid Ring and took him with me.

He followed me through the Land of Six Towers, and now he has come with me to the Cloud Marsh Wetland.

Although his basic skills might be slightly inferior to Schneider's, Locke had been using him for a long time, and Howard himself showed no intention of leaving him, so Locke had always carried him with him.

When he has free time, let him be a diligent gardener in his own forest sanctuary within the Druid's Ring, or let him manage his own dormitory.

Howard was happy to follow a powerful, formal wizard. He wasn't talented enough to become a formal wizard in his lifetime, but being able to follow a first-ring crystallized wizard was the greatest honor of his life.

A look of delight flashed in Schneider's eyes.

As a first-class wizard apprentice of the Copyists' Society, I could only live at the foot of Mount Golden Crown for the rest of my life, looking up at the divine glory of Mount Golden Crown and the majestic Mount Golden Crown that connects heaven and earth. I never expected that this time, working for the researchers of the True Knowledge Institute of Mount Golden Crown would allow me to live on the mountainside of Mount Golden Crown.

For him, this is a benefit!
This is one of the great advantages of working at the Copyist's Guild's intermediary office. Although he only receives a salary of 500 magic stones per month, he can get many extra benefits because he works near Golden Crown Mountain.

It's important to know that Golden Crown Mountain is a AAAAA-level wizarding scenic area in Yunze Wetland. Wizards from other wizarding organizations have to pay tens of thousands of magic stones per day to visit Golden Crown Mountain.

Being able to ascend Mount Golden Crown and enjoy its magical tides would be an enormous benefit for Schneider.

For these wizarding apprentices in the small wizarding organization, being able to live on the mountainside of Golden Crown Mountain and breathe its air was already a miracle.

"Schneider, go find a place to stay first. I hope you get back to work as soon as possible. Howard, go arrange accommodation for Schneider and find a forest elf to serve him."

Schneider bowed respectfully to Locke. “I will begin work as soon as possible, Professor Augustine.”

Howard, however, raised his head with even greater respect, glanced at Locke, and then bowed to him.

He had witnessed Locke's journey from a first-class wizard apprentice to a first-ring crystallized wizard, and knowing all of this, he felt only respect for Locke.

In his eyes, Locke was like a god in a fairy tale, the perfect incarnation of a wizard.

Only someone like him could have reached this point in just five years.

At this moment, Howard was dressed in an elegant suit, and had completely regarded himself as Locke's servant, and fully supported Locke, his powerful master.

After Locke and the others left, Locke went to Arthas's industrial park and obtained a bunch of potion ingredients, as well as ten daffodils, to make a special potion for the mutated Hydra.

When Locke made his request, the ordinary first-ring wizard staff at the Arthas plantation blinked. He really wanted to ask Locke why the Hydra self-fertilization experiment required a bunch of potion-making materials.

But then he remembered something and refrained from speaking. Instead, he turned and instructed the wizard apprentice to prepare materials for Locke.

Locke, seeing that he had swindled another batch of research materials, simply remained silent.

There's no other way; I'm too poor right now, so this is all I can do.

……

Locke arrived at the Cloud Marsh Wetlands for the first time, at the Feathered Serpent Pavilion in Dragonblood Market. The Feathered Serpent Pavilion here also has three floors, with an antique style and expensive incense that exudes tranquility in the air. The second floor is furnished not with coffee tables, but with tea tables, tea sets, tea utensils and tea pets.

In Yunze Wetland, a tea-producing region, tea is definitely the best-selling commodity.

Locke had seen it on the Arthas sales chart before. At that time, three of the top three were tea bags. The three breeders who released these tea bags with special formulas—the tea masters—all had backgrounds in the Land of Ruins. They were either lecturers in the Land of Ruins, wizards who graduated from the Land of Ruins, or wizards jointly trained by the Land of Ruins and other wizarding organizations.

In Alsace's personal account, you can fill in your personal history.

After all, good products also sell a story.

Therefore, many wizards like to fill in a bunch of personal experiences in the Arthas Shop Alliance's Water Hyacinth System interface.

At that moment, as soon as Locke entered the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, he felt a mysterious power empowering him.

Locke then removed the Angel's Tear Bracelet and used the Dragon's Nest Luck Enhancement spell within the Feathered Serpent Pavilion to bless himself.

My luck will improve inside the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, and the potion room inside is cheap to rent yet well-equipped. So, if I want to concoct a potion that can create a three-headed serpent, this is the best place for me.

As soon as Locke entered, he attracted the attention of the five half-dragons inside the larger Feathered Serpent Pavilion. These half-dragons suspended their services to their potion-making clients and looked at Locke.

Soon, a green dragon-half-dragon approached and bowed slightly to Locke. "Power and antiquity—your bloodline harbors a world-destroying aura. Respected dragon, the Feathered Serpent Pavilion welcomes you to this establishment. What do you need?"

Locke said coldly, "Show me the potion recipes that are available for trading at the Feathered Serpent Pavilion today."

The green dragon half-dragon laughed and said, "Of course."

He quickly showed Locke the potion recipes available for trading that day. Locke had the highest access privileges, so he could see more potion recipes available for trading that day than ordinary potion makers.

He scanned through the list, memorizing the specific characteristics and brief descriptions of the potion recipes. Confirming that none of them were level one potions that appealed to him, he handed the information back to the green dragon half-dragon shopkeeper.

"I need a potion room. Please prepare one for me."

"Right, I should only need to pay half price, right? So, I only need to pay five hundred magic stones."

The green dragon-man greedily inhaled the true dragon scent emanating from Locke in the air; he held Locke in the highest esteem. "Of course."

"Honorable guest, please follow me. I will arrange the best potion room for you, and I guarantee that no one will be able to disturb you."

The three potion masters inside the Feathered Serpent Pavilion stared in astonishment at this scene.

They had never seen the half-dragons in the Feathered Serpent Pavilion treat a wizard with such respect.

Half-dragons are naturally indifferent and have little emotion. Isn't this a characteristic of their race?
Why would they show such respect to an ordinary first-ring crystallization wizard, and even experience such strong emotional fluctuations because of his words and actions?

Is this still a half-dragon?
The three first-ring crystallized wizards from Golden Crown Mountain exchanged glances. They were either lecturers from Golden Crown Mountain or wizards within Golden Crown Mountain who had not yet been assigned to teaching positions but only received related benefits.

However, since they were both potion masters from potion academies, they had met each other to some extent.

At that moment, they both saw doubt in each other's eyes.

I wonder what kind of wizard that is, that he could command such respect from the mysterious half-dragon wizards of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion.

The Feathered Serpent Pavilion, a group of half-dragons, has a mysterious origin and unknown purpose. All that is known is that no matter which region, which wizarding land, or which wizarding academy, wherever there are a slightly larger number of wizards, the Feathered Serpent Pavilion will be present.

A potion master whispered, "It seems to be from the Golden Crown Mountain True Knowledge Academy."

The other potion master quickly suppressed his curiosity and shook his head slightly. "Never mind, it's not really our concern."

"There are already many super geniuses at the True Knowledge Academy. Who would want to go to the True Knowledge Academy if they didn't want to go further? But if you want to go further after arriving in the Land of Three Swamps, then your ambition is... enormous."

Half an hour later, on the second floor of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, in the potion room, Locke used the Primal Flame, holding the article published by the researchers of the Rose Council's Institute of Truth that he had seen on the Green Grass Cloud Marsh. Following the preparation method described in the article, he used ice elemental magic flames and a low-temperature extraction method to extract the elemental substance of type 3 daffodil inhibitor by hand.

"The core material is type 3 narcissus inhibitor, the secondary material can be some blood snake flower, the auxiliary material can be the venom of red thread snake to neutralize the toxicity of blood snake flower and narcissus inhibitor, and then add the peripheral materials."

Following the principles of potion-making, Locke barely managed to complete a batch of potion ingredients, then poured them out of the crucible.

Looking at the dark, viscous potion, Locke had a bad feeling.

Three bottles of potion were obtained from the potion. Locke took out one of the bottles and poured it into a flowerpot containing hydra seeds.

Then, Locke used a first-circle botanical spell to rapidly grow, hoping to create a fast-growing hydra.

In the end... nothing happened.

Locke's lips twitched, thinking it was because of insufficient energy, so he threw a piece of mossy pith into the flowerpot. After the mossy pith disappeared into the flowerpot, nothing happened.

Locke finally confirmed that the potion he had just concocted was actually poison for the magical plants. It did not modify the plant essence of the Hydra, but instead killed the seeds of the Hydra.

"There must be a serious error in the potion recipe I made." Locke thought for a moment and judged, "It's possible that the secondary ingredient shouldn't have been such a potent material as Blood Serpent Flower, or that there weren't enough ingredients to remove the toxicity among the auxiliary materials."

"The portion is not enough."

“If it were an ordinary potion master, they could only try things out slowly. But I can try new potion recipes while following the normal potion master's research and development methods. I can also synthesize them and use synthesis cubes to help me find them and give me some hints.”

A day later, Locke had used up all the materials he had shamelessly obtained from Arthas, and as expected, he gained nothing.

At the same time, he looked at the description of the potion he had synthesized using his recipe: [Level 8 Synthetic Item, a mediocre plant-killing potion. The combination of Type 3 Narcissus Inhibitor and Blood Serpent Flower produces abnormal toxicity. It can kill the seeds of magical plants, but cannot cause any damage to adult magical plants. At the same time, it will cause the plant essence of magical plants to mutate.]

The pathway that produces this specific toxicity is...

Locke's lips twitched. It turned out that the core combination of Blood Snake Flower and Type 3 Narcissus Inhibitor was wrong from the start.

This stuff is unsuitable even as a seed inactivation agent because it alters the plant essence of adult magical plants, yet it cannot be used to change it in a targeted manner...

Locke thought for a moment and said, "Go to the Arthas Plantation, get another set of resources, and then try a different approach. Using the Synthesis Cube can help me pinpoint the correct route as quickly as possible."

"It shouldn't take long. At the same time, the return of Hydra should be completed as soon as possible."

"Also, I need to go to the Breeders' Public Laboratory today," Locke said. "I also need to spend some time every day scanning my pineapple-type magical plants in the three magic mirrors."

"Although I have become quite proficient at this job, the people most likely to drown are those who can swim, so we can't underestimate this job. Otherwise, accidents can easily happen."

(End of this chapter)