Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 764 Gifts from Senior Brothers
The first wizard to speak was Georta, a third-ring wizard. After Locke entered the room, he took the initiative to say, "I am Georta, a breeder like you. I am my teacher's earliest apprentice."

“I started following Professor Catherine when she was on the Second Ring Road, and at that time, we weren’t in Yunze Wetland, but along the Tianjiang River.”

Georta was an old wizard with a long white beard. He looked very old and very old, but he just smiled at Locke.

He was dressed in a magnificent wizard's robe like an elder, and held a peachwood staff. He seemed too old, so he was hunched over and looked not very tall.

"I'm nothing special, just an ordinary peach grower. My ultimate magic is the Clear Cry Peach, one of the twelve peaches of Golden Crown Mountain. Consuming it can clear the soul, grant immunity to magic from the Mind School and the Enchanting School, and also immunity to many mind control problems in dangerous worlds..."

"Because my peach orchard is called Mingtaoyuan (Singing Peach Orchard)."

"I like to sell peaches, peach gum, peach pits... I'm just following in the footsteps of Teacher Ekaterina."

Grand Wizard Georta seemed extremely humble, his white beard fluttering as he spoke, but Locke saw a kind of dimensional principle emanating from him, which looked extremely powerful and extraordinary.

He simply approached me and spoke a few words to me, which caused Root Realm to greatly enhance his magic and make the surrounding botanical magic incredibly active.

Grand Wizard Georta sighed, "I have lived for over nine hundred years, and I am afraid this is the end of my life. Now I am on Mount Golden Crown, surrounded by students, and I am also a wizard on the Academic Committee of Mount Golden Crown."

“I have quite a few second-ring wizards on Golden Crown Mountain, and even three students who are sun-ring wizards. Junior brother, if you ever need anything in the future, you can always come to your senior brother, me.”

"Because the teacher is the vice chairman of the academic committee, I am currently also serving as the director of the academic ethics committee within the academic committee."

Locke blinked. This position was no ordinary one; it was the highest-ranking position in the ethical and moral review system within Golden Crown Mountain.

I never expected that my senior brother would have such a high status within Jinmian Mountain.

Locke bowed to Wizard Georta and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother."

"The eldest brother is the inheritor of one of the twelve peaches, six teas, and three rices of the Golden Crown Mountain's ultimate magic. That's really amazing."

Wizard Georta smiled and nodded in satisfaction. "You once had the chance to own a Twelve Peach Orchard. You can still do it now."

"The Dragon Saliva Peach Garden is unclaimed, but you have the bloodline of a demonic dragon, which allows you to possess two extremely powerful spells."

Wizard Georta pointed to a middle-aged wizard with a serious expression beside him and said, "This is Wizard Heidegger."

The wizard Heidegger appeared to be a very serious person, dressed in a simple and plain white wizard's robe, and only when he looked at Locke would a slight smile appear on his face.

He nodded slightly to Locke. "Hello, I am Wizard Heidegger. I am also a member of the Golden Crown Mountain Academic Committee, serving on the Professional and Technical Position Evaluation Committee within the Academic Committee."

“I didn’t follow my teacher from the banks of the Tianjiang River. I’m a native wizard from the Southern Wizard Capital. At that time, my teacher was a wizarding mentor at the Black Iron Tower in the Southern Wizard Capital.”

"Now, the Black Iron Tower has collapsed and no longer exists."

Wizard Heidegger said, "My greatest magic is the Cloud Rice Cloud Field, which is one-third the size of a cloud."

"One-third of the cloud fields in the sky above Jinmian Mountain belong to me, and they have also been the property of the owners of the cloud rice fields throughout the ages. I'm actually not very successful; I'm just a rice seller."

"In Heideggermi, Aaronstone Rice Shop is my property. Junior brother, you can patronize it sometime in the future. Besides that, I also own quite a few other shops, which I opened casually when I was younger."

The great wizard Georta smiled.

"you are too humble."

Locke bowed to Heidegger and said, "Brother, greetings. You are the inventor of the seven-colored rice?"

Heidegger looked at Locke with some surprise.

"You actually know about seven-colored rice. Not bad."

Seven-colored rice is an auxiliary spellcasting material used by the Protection School.

Locke knew this because he used to accidentally wander into Heideggermi City when he visited Dragonblood Market. Now he knew that it was his second senior brother's property.

Grand Wizard Georta laughed and said, "Junior Brother Heidegger, aren't you going to give your junior brother a gift? Your Cloud Field Cloud Rice is just right for your junior brother at this stage."

Heidegger glanced at him.

"You've done all the good work."

"Humph."

“That’s how it used to be. When we were in the same research group, everyone thought you were a good person, and I was…”

The wizard Heidegger had some conflicts with Georta, but he realized that it was not appropriate to bring them up in front of Locke at this moment, so he hesitated to speak.

Clearly, this is an old story.

Locke immediately realized that Georta and Heidegger would probably be the senior and junior members of Catherine the Witch's research group in the early stages, and in that case, there would definitely be conflicts between the two.

After all, in a large team, the senior brother is the invisible manager, while the second senior brother is the successor of this invisible manager. Therefore, under objective conditions, it is easy for conflicts to arise between the two.

Of course, since I have never worked with a large team before, I don't have a deep understanding of this point.

After all, when he arrived at Mount Golden Crown, Catherine the Witch's team had already been divided into groups. Because it was so large, the management was very professional, with two group leaders rotating among them.

Wizard Heidegger took a bowl from his astral ring and handed it to Locke, saying, "Junior Brother, consider this a gift from your senior brother. Please eat it."

Locke looked down and saw that the bowl, which was about the size of a fist, contained only a thin layer of white rice at the bottom.

This white rice looks like ordinary rice, with nothing unusual about it.

Locke looked up at his five senior brothers and sisters before reaching for the magical rice in his bowl.

'So heavy!'

Locke immediately sensed something was wrong. The magic rice was incredibly heavy, each grain seemingly as heavy as a mountain, and Locke couldn't even lift a single grain.

"Wait a minute. Why is this rice so heavy!"

Locke continuously increased his magical pressure, and in the end, he directly used the three true bloodstains in his body and the Scorpion Woman's Ring, using Berserk, Second-Order Berserk, Beast Body, and Bloodline Harmony, using his two second-ring bloodlines to strengthen his entire body's power, but he still couldn't lift a single grain of rice from the bowl.

At this moment, the wizard Heidegger remained expressionless, while the two female wizards covered their mouths and chuckled, and the male wizard of the Sun Ring burst into laughter.

Senior Brother Georta laughed and said, "Junior Brother, I can help you pick it up."

Locke looked at the thin layer of rice in the bowl and began to think. Something was wrong with the rice.

The next moment, he directly used the second-circle universal bloodline spell, Burnout.

Instantly, the power of his bloodline seemed to ignite. This spell is more powerful the stronger the bloodline power within the body, and Locke has two second-ring level bloodlines in his body!
Dragon roars and tiger howls!

Locke's body swelled up, and with the support of his bloodline power, he transformed into a small giant more than three meters tall, with muscles appearing on his body.

Senior Brother Georta and the two witch senior sisters exchanged a glance, both showing a hint of surprise.

I had only heard that my junior brother was a breeding genius, but I didn't expect that his expertise in bloodline studies was quite remarkable.

That move just now shows that he has achieved remarkable success in terms of bloodline.

As an ordinary second-circle wizard, he has already enhanced his physical strength to an incredible degree.

only……

Even so, Locke couldn't lift a single grain of rice.

Something is wrong!
has a problem!
This feeling of being unable to lift it at all could not possibly be the weight of a single grain of rice.

This grain of rice doesn't have such a strong magical pressure reaction.

It's more like... the feeling that your power wasn't applied to rice, but to something else.

'Cloud rice, cloud fields, rice from the sky... Could it be...?'

Locke suddenly summoned a beam of moonlight from the Moon of Evolution to shine on the rice. This moonlight had always been above the botanical root realm, and now, as it lifted the magical rice, it was as if the magical rice was above the botanical root realm.

At the same time, Locke suddenly felt that the magic rice, which had been difficult to pick up and remained motionless, suddenly became lighter.

Locke picked up the magic rice, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

can.

Successful.

The five exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of surprise in the other's eyes. They hadn't expected Locke to grasp the key point so quickly.

He does indeed possess very keen intuition.

Seeing is believing, and now they all saw Locke's abilities from his reaction just now.

At the very least, Locke possessed a powerful insight.

No wonder he became a breeding genius.

Locke looked at the handful of cloud rice in his hand and realized what kind of magical plant, Yingguo, it was.

This magical plant, supported by the root realm, is an extremely rare magical plant product. It is estimated that its effectiveness is based on its existence within the root realm.

Therefore, if one does not use the Root Realm to support it, but lifts it up, it means that one must rely on one's own strength to lift this demonic plant fruit that originally required the Root Realm to lift.

It's like trying to replace the entire botanical root system of Yunze Wetland with your own strength.

Locke thought of something else in an instant.

"By making good use of this mechanism, wouldn't it be possible to use this cloud rice as a kind of sealing object? To resist this suppressing cloud rice, one would have to use one's own magical pressure to replace the entire botanical root environment of the Cloud Marsh Wetland."

The wizard Heidegger no longer had a blank expression, but smiled. As a member of the professional and technical post evaluation committee, he was naturally very sensitive to the abilities of a formal wizard.

Moreover, he was a wizard mentor who believed in genius and usually favored geniuses.

“Not bad. Junior brother, your botany foundation is very solid. My cloud rice is originally intended to be used as a sealing material. Many wizards buy cloud rice not for consumption, but for suppression.”

Locke ate a grain of rice, and the moment that grain of cloud rice entered his mouth, countless energies exploded from under his tongue, continuously surging through his limbs and bones. In just a moment, the depletion of bloodline power caused by his previous continuous use of bloodline magic was completely replenished.

Moreover, his physical strength increased slightly again.

Wizard Heidegger said, "My Cloud Rice, if you take some every day, will strengthen your physical body to a certain extent, up to the theoretical limit of your physical strength."

Locke said, "Second Senior Brother, wouldn't that be the greatest improvement for bloodline wizards?"

Wizard Heidegger said, "That's right, otherwise, junior brother, who do you think is buying it?"

"Three-meter rice is magic rice that is publicly sold at Golden Crown Mountain. Junior Brother can buy it at the rice market, but cloud rice is usually limited in quantity per day, so students need to be sent out in advance to grab it."

"That's about one hundred thousand magic stones."

Locke blinked and coughed.

This……

No wonder this rice is so heavy; it's practically priceless!

It turns out that the weight of this rice is the same as the weight of the magic stone!

Locke pondered this and realized that Jinmian Mountain truly deserves to be a representative of high-value-added agricultural industries.

The rice in this rice market is incredibly expensive.

Wizard Heidegger seemed to have seen through Locke's thoughts and said, "Not all rice in the rice market is this expensive. It's just that cloud rice is special; a single grain is worth a thousand gold pieces. You can eat the remaining nine grains, or use them as sealing items, it's up to you."

"To a non-botanical wizard, this single grain of rice is an insurmountable mountain."

"Even if you are not a wizard who has specifically studied the sealing school, you can still make use of it."

Locke bowed to the wizard Heidegger and said, "Thank you, Second Senior Brother. This gift is very precious, and it has also broadened my horizons."

Wizard Heidegger nodded and looked at Archmage Georta.

"Senior Brother, I've already given you everything. Aren't you going to give one too?"

"Your peach orchard seems to have had a bumper harvest this year. Are you sure you can sell them all? You're not planning to let your peaches rot, are you?"

The smiling old wizard Georta's expression froze.

"I was just planning to have you deliver it first, junior brother, to leave a good impression on you. My gift is ready, junior brother, this is a Qingming Peach for you."

A peach shaped like a bell was brought out by the great wizard Georta. As soon as the peach appeared, the surroundings seemed to quiet down, and even the air became so still.

The wizard Heidegger was amused.

"Oh, I see. You need to see how many grains of rice I send before deciding how many peaches to send. After all, one Qingming Peach costs one million magic stones, and with your stingy personality, you wouldn't be willing to send them."

"But as the senior disciple, you're afraid of losing face, so you asked me to deliver them first. You can watch from the side and see how many grains of cloud rice I'm going to deliver before deciding how many Qingming peaches you'll deliver yourself."

The wizard Heidegger said, "Senior brother, am I right?"

Grand Wizard Georta seemed not to hear him and pointed to the Qingming Peach in his hand, saying to Locke, "The Qingming Peach will flee at the sound, so if you make a loud noise, this peach will fly away."

"Therefore, you must never make a loud noise near Qingmingtao."

"The Qingming Peach Tree also prefers quiet."

"I heard that the Silent Witch originally had a chance to obtain the Peach Garden, but unfortunately she did not want to stay on Golden Crown Mountain forever, so she did not accept the inheritance."

Locke nodded. He didn't eat the peach. For a second-circle wizard, this peach wouldn't enhance his soul or magic power much, but if he used it as a potion...

That's different.

It is almost immune to most second-circle spells from the Mind and Enchanting schools.

It might be of great use at a critical moment, so he put it into his astral ring.

At this moment, the two third-ring witches exchanged a glance and then introduced themselves.

The third senior sister's name is Fiona Brick, and the fourth senior sister's name is Zoira Hawke.

The witch Fiona primarily studies the study of tree cores within botany. She is also a member of the Golden Crown Mountain Academic Committee and a senior wizard mentor at Golden Crown Mountain.

She said she has opened several shops in Yunze Wetland that specialize in selling modular tree cores.

Locke was quite surprised and exclaimed to the rather traditionally dressed witch Fiona, "I never imagined that the heartwood of a tree could be removed and sold separately. I hadn't noticed that before."

The witch Fiona laughed and said, "It's just that you didn't notice, junior brother."

"Moreover, the market in the first ring stage is not as large as the market in the second ring stage. This is because for first ring magic plants, especially those below the liquefaction stage, replacing the core is not as good as simply planting a new tree."

"The heartwood of a tree is merely a supporting structure; it is a dead object. An old tree may have 90% of its parts, but only 10% are alive. Only the branches, leaves, bark, and the vascular bundles near the bark are alive. The heartwood, however, is dead. The heartwood can only serve a supporting function and store magical energy."

The witch Fiona laughed and said, "But replacing the tree heart can quickly repair a dying magical plant and also enhance the magic power of a tree spirit, bringing different magical powers."

"It's just that Junior Brother doesn't seem to have learned how to replace the tree core. Replacing the tree core requires certain basic skills."

"Therefore, I'll give you a grafting knife."

"This is a second-ring magical artifact grafting knife, and its quality is quite good. Its name is [Spirit Vein Stitcher]."

Locke accepted a thin, silver dagger covered in enchanted runes. "Thank you, Third Senior Sister. I have indeed been lacking a suitable grafting knife lately."

"This is so useful."

The witch Fiona smiled. "I'm glad you like it."

Locke had previously struggled to find a suitable grafting knife, and had to make do with a regular grafting knife, which was very easy to break.

He had been looking for a grafting knife with good materials and craftsmanship, and now his senior sister had given him one.

Locke looked at the grafting knife, which was enchanted with a large amount of magic and seemed to be made of a special material. Therefore, it could easily withstand his magical pressure and did not break as easily as the previous grafting knives.

At the same time, this grafting knife has been specially treated. Locke turned the blade and found that the grafting knife could easily cut through dimensional forces and the spiritual energy flowing in the air.

Locke's eyes lit up slightly when he saw this.

After using many inferior grafting knives, he understood even more how important it was to have a good grafting knife.

It’s just the price…

Locke said to the witch Fiona, "Senior sister, this grafting knife seems very expensive..."

The witch Fiona nodded and said, "Yes. It was bought for five million magic stones. After all, it's a magic artifact that a proper second-circle wizard needs. I wouldn't even be able to give it away for less than that price."

"Because that's too useless for a second-ring wizard."

She seemed to realize something and quickly added, "I'm not as talented as my eldest and second senior brothers; I'm just a poor witch who sells tree hearts."

"I have nothing of value, so I can only spend some money to buy a decent grafting knife."

The witch Zoira said, "Then I have even less to offer. I only recently advanced to the third ring of wizards, and I used up all my resources before that, so I really don't have anything to show for myself."

"Well then, I run a plant museum."

The witch Zoira laughed and said, "I'll give my junior brother a second-ring magic plant. I watched the Silent Grail competition before, and the Golden Branch that my junior brother used in his ultimate magic seemed to be a first-ring magic plant."

"This is a golden peach tree."

The witch Zoira took out a magical plant that was entirely golden from her astral ring; its branches, leaves, and roots were all golden.

The moment the peach tree was brought out, it appeared magnificent and brightened the entire room.

The witch Zoira laughed and said, "The Golden Peach Tree, also known as the Everlasting Golden Peach, has leaves and fruit that never wither."

"Although it is just an ordinary second-ring magic plant, it is a unique specimen."

"The golden peach tree is also one of the symbols of the boundary between light and darkness, but it is now an endangered species, with only one in ten remaining. I was fortunate enough to collect one because I have been running a botanical museum and plant market for many years."

"If we were to sell it, it's hard to say how much it would fetch. Based on the magical plant properties, it would be worth between three and five million, but if we consider its rarity, it could potentially increase by several million."

Zoira the Witch shook her head slightly.

"However, the price isn't calculated that way. After all, this is just a collectible of mine, and it has never been put on the market before, so these prices are just my estimates. This item was also a gift from a friend of mine."

"And he was discovered in a colonial world."

Locke accepted the magical plant and bowed to the witch Zoira.

"Thank you, senior sister."

I must say, the two senior sisters are really generous.

Goodness, it turns out the gifts my two senior sisters gave me are worth several times more than the gifts my two senior brothers gave me!

The wizard Heidegger and his senior brother Georta looked somewhat embarrassed.

They never expected that after so many years, their two junior sisters would have become so successful and so generous.

Senior Brother Georta was filled with frustration.

'It was delivered too early; it embarrassed our senior brother.'

"I should have waited until my two junior sisters had seen them off before I delivered mine. But a few days ago, an experiment in a key laboratory went out of control, and I don't even know how much I had to pay in compensation… I'm really down on my luck lately. Sigh."

(End of this chapter)