Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 753 The Huge Income of Sixteen Million Magic Stones!
After parting ways with Daniel, Locke put away the mist in his hand and opened the Water Hyacinth System to observe his personal developer backend in the Arthas Shop Alliance.

The above shows that my improved version of the Snow-capped Pineapple Wizard Shoes (Demon Realm Pineapple Wizard Shoes) recently ranked first on the sales chart of the first-ring wizard shoes!

In just a few days, he sold more than 500 pairs of shoes, earning himself 12 million magic stones, which is equivalent to 1200 magic crystal cards!

Locke sat in his bedroom, ordering one of his elven maids to clean, while wondering why sales had suddenly increased so much.

It's important to know that wizard shoes costing 50,000 magic stones a pair aren't actually that cheap. There are many wizards, but there are also many shop alliances.

The reason I was able to earn ten million magic stones in one go was because of the centralized procurement by Golden Crown Mountain, which resulted in the purchase of more than four hundred and sixty sets of Demon Realm Pineapple Wizard Shoes.

"I see, the sales area has been expanded..."

Locke saw that, according to Arthas's rules, he could now sell his products in the Golden Crown Mountain and Quinnjoll regions, which led to an increase in sales of the four wizard shoes and other products he sold in his Arthas shop.

A rough calculation shows that, apart from the War of the Demons version of the Wizard Shoes, the monthly sales of my own Hydra and Five-Headed Serpent shoes have also increased, with four million magic stones sold this month.

In other words, just from winning the Silent Holy Grail championship this time, the direct benefits he gained by representing himself amounted to a staggering 16 million magic stones.

This doesn't even include the benefits that come from the accumulated brand value later on.

It can be said that winning the Silent Grail directly brought him enormous benefits and various related honors.

Locke pondered, "Then, in that case, our regular monthly income will increase significantly, right?"

"Compared to that, three million wizard taxes isn't much. No, the resources a second-circle wizard needs for research and self-improvement are far too extravagant; the more money, the better."

"Essentially, the three million wizard taxes still make up a large portion of my income."

"Moreover, this is a special case for me. If a wizard who has just become a second-circle wizard doesn't have these projects and has exhausted all their past resource accumulation due to the breakthrough, then it really would be..."

"Crap."

Locke pondered, "Once I get the dimensional coordinates for the Silent Grail, I'll need to undertake dimensional exploration. That will require a large sum of money."

'Furthermore, I need to purchase magical resources to improve myself. So, this tax is quite heavy.'

Locke saw that the number of messages cursing him in his backend had increased significantly, at least doubling, and they were mostly from stakeholders he had influenced, all of whom were magic weavers.

Oh, according to Boniface University, these are all old-school magic weavers.

Because the practitioners of magical items such as wizard shoes, magic gloves, and wizard robes are mostly old-school magic weavers from the Rose Council.

Of course, unlike before, now that he has become a second-circle wizard, not only are there sorcerers cursing him, but also old-school sorcerers sending him messages to their back office, trying to use the only speaking opportunity in the friend request to invite him to cooperate with them.

Among them was Ciri Owen, a wizard from the Rose Council, who also claimed to be a seasoned investor.

Locke sat on the bed, pondering, 'This wizard hasn't given up yet?'

It appeared that he was a paid member with special privileges, allowing him to send friend requests to himself without restriction. Of course, this friend request section could be hidden.

Therefore, it does not affect my use.

Moreover, it seems I can block him.

At that moment, the wizard Ciri Owen sent him more than a dozen messages, all with roughly the same meaning. Locke looked at the latest one—

"Hello, Wizard Locke Augustine, you must be very busy lately, which is why you haven't seen my message. I am Wizard Ciri Owen, a Star Ring Wizard of the Rose Council and a senior investor in Cloudswamp Wetlands. I would like to invest the much-needed funds in your shop alliance."

'Please enable the buying, selling, and transfer of shares in your shop alliance. I believe this will allow you to accumulate tens of millions of magic stones in a short period of time.'

Locke used the Ganoderma lucidum plant to open the search interface and searched for information about this wizard, Ciri Owen. He looked at his articles, projects, and general experience to determine his academic background.

After all, starting from the second ring road, it seems that teamwork and academic lineage are very important.

The moment he became a second-circle wizard, he was drawn into the academic struggle.

The conflict between the Rose Witch and the Red Dragon Witch.

"It's actually a student of a student of a student of the Rose Throne Witch..."

After studying the information for a long time, Locke finally figured out the other party's identity and background.

"As expected of the White Wizard, he's gone mad with greed for money, completely disregarding sectarianism, and still wants to cooperate with me?"

"They must have seen my file."

Locke thought for a moment and decided to block the persistent She-Ra Owen wizard to stop him from adding him again.

If I want others to invest, I will open up the transfer and sale of shares.

But I haven't made a decision yet, and I don't know much about the store alliance field, which is a completely new field for me.

Moreover, this person's identity is sensitive, so there's no need for me to cooperate with him.

Locke glanced around and saw that there were other magic weavers who wanted to cooperate with him, but he ignored them all.

There's no need to pay attention to it.

It's hard to say how many of these cooperation requests are genuine and how many are traps.

The precedent set by the wizard Daniel was right before his eyes.

Locke glanced at a wizard's friend request and paused, because the witch who wanted to add him was none other than Georgina the Witch.

Locke hesitated for a moment, but still agreed.

Although the other party didn't leave a friend request message, but only sent a friend request, as a player who participated in the final round of the Silent Holy Grail, the champion still had to give this third-place player some face.

After I accepted her friend request, Georgina the Witch sent me a message almost immediately; she probably set up some kind of voice notification.

"Good evening, Locke. It's been a few days since the competition. I wonder if you've had any free time lately?"

Locke stared at the incomplete message for a moment, and at the same time felt that Georgina the Witch seemed too reserved, speaking to him in a very formal and literary manner.

'Well, I was going to say that second-ring wizards are usually quite busy, but I'm actually in a phase where I don't have much to do right now.'

The main reason is that he had just ended the Silent Grail War and become a second-circle wizard.

Locke was somewhat curious about the other party's second-level magic pressure.

"You've become a second-circle wizard? So fast?" Georgina the witch texted. "Yes. Wizard Edgar has also become a second-circle wizard. I heard about this from my mentor."

"After the competition with Mr. Augustine, I gained a lot. After returning to Bonifacius University, with the help of the college's resources and combined with what I gained in the Grand Magic Tournament, I was able to become a second-circle wizard in advance."

Locke sent a message asking, 'Advance?'

'This works? What's the principle behind it?'

After sending the message, Locke believed it might involve the secrets of Boniface University, so the other party might not necessarily reply.

But to my surprise, Georgina the Witch sent me a message directly.

'This is the concept behind my new textile science. Magical garments are like a second skin; by weaving the warp and weft of the magical garments and using the Celestial Garment Spell, one can simulate the existence of a second-circle wizard.'

'If I am actually very close to being a second-circle wizard, I can use this method to create the illusion of being one.'

"Of course, that's just an illusion, merely the magical robes of a second-circle wizard. But because of the Silent Grail War, I did indeed become a second-circle wizard, so using the Celestial Robe Spell, I can make myself appear as one for a very short time."

'Of course, I've acquired immense magic in advance through the magic robe, so I still need to actually construct my own immense magic later.'

Locke understood.

This is basically using it first and paying later.

'The other party is showing it to me so generously; it must be to promote the magic of their new textile science.'

Locke pondered, 'No wonder they want to aim for a top-tier discipline.'

'In this way, wizards of the new textile science, who are essentially in the first-ring soul decay period and the first-ring magic pressure limit period, may be able to borrow some of the power belonging to second-ring wizards.'

'For a special witch like Georgina, it's even possible to borrow the power of the Second Ring before becoming a Second Ring member.'

Locke thought, 'If you possess the power of a second-circle cultivator first, and then strive to become a second-circle cultivator, you can imagine how much easier it would be to construct powerful spells.'

'While Georgina the Witch is an exception, other ordinary new textile wizards can certainly borrow a small portion of second-circle power, even a very small amount, to significantly enhance their ability to construct great magic.'

Locke nodded slightly.

This may explain why Bonifacio University has the confidence to make the new textile studies independent and attempt to become a first-level discipline; it's truly impressive.

Locke carefully sensed the other party's magical pressure, and a tiger's eye appeared on his forehead, looking down at him.

'wrong. '

'This approach has its risks.' I used my three-eyed eye technique to enhance my perception, capturing the flow of the opponent's magical pressure. I discovered that their ultimate magic was basically the same as during the match, but in many details, it was somewhat ambiguous, not quite the same.'

"By the way. Using the Celestial Garment Spell to weave a spiritual image of a second-circle wizard's existence will result in a significant deviation from the true second-circle wizard; it will be distorted. Even if Georgina Witch was indeed a second-circle wizard in the past, this would still be the case. Therefore, this method of borrowing in advance has great potential for future problems."

'It could lead you astray and leave behind various hidden dangers.'

Locke pondered, "I wonder if they've noticed. This matter is of great importance; it's best I don't say anything more. Besides, they probably already know, and are likely just testing the waters."

However, it seems that the Rose Witches of the Rose Council and the Catherine Witches have conflicts over several funding projects.

However, a bigger problem has arisen in the Rose Council's field of magic weaving: it has clashed with Boniface University, or rather, it's not a conflict, but rather a potential split.

From this perspective, among the seven top wizarding academies, the Rose Council is currently embroiled in the biggest vortex of conflict.

The system design of Yunze Wetland is based on performance and welcomes free competition.

It now seems that this kind of competition may be the mainstream and current state of Yunze Wetland.

Locke replied, "I never knew the Celestial Garment Hunting Spell could be used like this. I've learned something new."

Georgina the Witch sent a message: 'No way, I heard you recently used your Evolution Moon to simulate the Abyss Moon and killed a second-circle Dark Wizard.'

'And thus established the formidable reputation of the Eye Demon Wizard.'

"To be able to personally kill a second-circle dark wizard fills me with excitement and admiration. I only wish I were the one who did it. Dark wizards are enemies of everyone; they are a scourge to the world whether they are alive or dead. They are a menace whether they live or die."

Georgina the Witch sent herself a message.

'Thank you, Eye Demon Wizard, for ridding the world of a scourge.'

Locke almost thought he was having a conversation with a holy master.

No.

Even the holy wizards of Mount Golden Crown were not this obsessed.

Georgina the Witch sent a message.

"I've come to you to convey a collaboration invitation from the head of a key laboratory at Bonifacius University, the Sun Ring Wizard."

Locke asked curiously, "Boniface University is also interested in wizard shoes?"

Georgina the Witch texted. 'Of course not interested. This isn't the kind of collaboration we're looking for; it's something else entirely. Our new textile science is advancing rapidly, changing every moment, becoming more advanced through change. Textile technology is advancing by leaps and bounds.'

"But we also need more new materials. We believe that new textile science shouldn't fall into the trap of alchemy again, so we need to rely more on natural materials, and those natural materials are your magical plants. Therefore, we want to collaborate with you, these excellent breeders, and commission you to create magical plants for us to produce specific threads."

'Lotus fibers, mulberry fibers, wood fibers, willow catkins, abaca fibers... all of these can be made into silk.'

"If Mr. Augustine is interested, we can discuss this further. The price is negotiable; we will offer satisfactory compensation, and you will gain the friendship of the wizards of the New Textile School."

Locke's eyes flashed with interest. Firstly, he did want to earn as much money as possible, and secondly, he was actually quite interested in the Celestial Garment Hunting Spell of the new textile science.

In his opinion, it was simply a spell that automatically found weaknesses. If used for researching magical plants, he could use that spell to test the weaknesses of his magical plants and spell models.

They can produce very mature works in a very short time.

If I had such magic to help me, wouldn't it be so much easier to complete the task assigned by the witch Catherine and create three famous second-circle wizard shoes?
Moreover, although he had just obtained 1,600 magic crystal cards, he was still short of money. One plane conquest would use up all of it, and it still wouldn't be enough.

Locke sent a message.

'Let me see the questions your head of the Sun Ring Wizard Lab gave you.'

Georgina the Witch replied, "Mr. Augustine, you jest. We are both second-circle wizards, merely collaborators, not a subject of discussion."

(End of this chapter)