Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 85 Level 7 Rotten Soil Demon King (One Month)

A month later, Locke looked at a rotten arum plant on the white workbench of his small laboratory.

This Amorphophallus hummus is a level 7 synthetic plant that I created by synthesizing three ordinary Amorphophallus hummus using a synthesis cube.

This rotten konjac plant is grayish-green all over, with eight thick, bright red petals (the modified leaf parts that look like petals). The surface of the petals is covered with blue-purple spots, which are parasitic fungi.

It is also a means by which the Saprolegnia humifusa manipulates organisms, creates large-scale plagues, and reproduces.

Unlike ordinary varieties, the grade 7 humus konjac is significantly larger overall.

Moreover, the top of the level 7 Soil Rot Arum is covered with a crown of dark green leaves, and huge thorns grow from the top of the eight thick, deep red petals of the level 7 Soil Rot Arum.

Locke looked at the description of the level 7 Rotten Amorphophallus: [Level 7 crafted item, a mutated product of the common Rotten Amorphophallus, with a probability of one in ten thousand. All its properties are approximately twice as strong as the common variety.]

[It can secrete highly dangerous and toxic fungi. These fungi not only affect nerve conduction, but also, through parasitic fungal spores, can temporarily manipulate an opponent's neural perception, confuse their five senses, and reverse their cognitive abilities.]

The most powerful feature of the konjac plant is its ability to release a type of fungus into the air that interferes with the nervous system of living organisms.

The level 7 Rotten Soil Amorphophallus greatly enhances this neural interference ability, and can even interfere with the five senses of living beings, creating false perceptions.

It can be said that this improvement has increased the value of the konjac flower by more than double.

If it's this quality of rotten konjac, it would probably be hard to make it onto the previous list of rewards.

Those experienced first-class wizard apprentices would be scrambling to get them, so how could it be a chance for those who have just become first-class wizard apprentices?

Locke recalled all the steps of the mayfly firework trick model, and then carefully placed an oak plank on the workbench, on which 49 Ogan script characters were carved.

Ogan Tree Spirits are the cornerstone of plant magic.

The previous Poison Berry Launcher used only 21 Ogan Runes, Multi-Manipulation used 30 Ogan Runes, and the simpler Vine Hand only used 16 Ogan Runes.

But this time, the mayfly firework used a total of 49 Oganshuwen!
This is a level 0.8 advanced spell, which can only be learned and used by first-class wizard apprentices. Its complexity is incomparable to the Vine Hand series or even the Vine Frenzy series of spells.

Locke checked again and found that all the Ogan tree inscriptions were correct and the angles were all right.

If Ogan Treeman made a mistake, then his act of transplanting the Mayfly Flower Firework, infusing it into his own magic power, and transforming his magic power into a magical field to cultivate the Rotten Soil Arum King, would be extremely dangerous.

At best, one will be devoured by the Rotten Earth Aromatic Flower King, greatly damaging one's magical power; at worst, one will experience unpredictable reactions with the Rotten Earth Aromatic Flower King, leading to serious injury or even death.

"Okraji~" Locke began chanting intricate incantations, his magic power continuously flowing into the body of the Rotten Earth Arum.

Sensing Locke's magic, the Earth-Rotting Amorphophallus reacted. Its thick petals and crown-shaped green leaves swayed gently, and its roots began to twist and turn, becoming incredibly greedy. It even tried to manipulate its roots to attack Locke and absorb his magic.

It was clear that the rotten, foul-smelling roots of the Rotten Earth Konjac King were wrapped around its back, climbing up its collar and cuffs, and about to burrow into the skin beneath its clothes.

Locke's eyes were indifferent; this was something he had expected.

This is a major danger point for mayfly fireworks.

An overly powerful magical plant can turn against a wizard.

Therefore, the danger of transplanting Amorphophallus titanum in humus soil is actually much higher than that of transplanting ordinary Amorphophallus titanum in humus soil.

Locke chanted a spell, and his magic power instantly transformed into heavy pressure, pressing down on the Rotten Earth Aromatic Flower King, attempting to subdue it. Immediately, the Rotten Earth Aromatic Flower King's roots began to struggle incessantly, seemingly filled with resentment.

From inside its flower, a sound similar to an animal's whimper could be heard.

Its roots are still on Locke's skin, greedily absorbing magic power, and engaging in a tug-of-war with Locke.

Locke wore it underneath, as a medium-level enchanted item serving as underwear. The magic resistance leather armor of the berserk rhinoceros was also torn to shreds and soon filled with holes.

Fortunately, I was wearing this leather armor, otherwise my body would have been injured.

During Locke's battle with the Rotten Earth Aromatic Flower, Locke wore a belt around his waist inlaid with thirty dark blue gems synthesized during this period.

The belt was concealed, and Locke didn't usually wear it out, so other wizards rarely noticed that he had so many dark blue gems on him.

Each of these dark blue jade stones can store ten points of magic power, so thirty stones would store three hundred points of magic power. With this influx of magic power, Locke's magic power was greatly enhanced.

Thus, in this crucial tug-of-war, the scales tipped in Locke's favor, and his magic completely subdued the Rotten Earth Arum.

One by one, the Ogan runes on the control panel disappeared, while runes lit up one after another on the dark green surface of the Rotten Earth Amorphophallus.

About half an hour later, 49 Ogan Tree Scripts appeared on the surface of the Rotten Earth Amorphophallus King and disappeared into it, forming an intricate magic model.

The roots of this Rotten Earth Amorphophallus were completely connected to Locke's magic power. The two were intertwined, and the Rotten Earth Amorphophallus automatically floated in mid-air, slowly rotating behind Locke, like a Ferris wheel.

It was slowly rotating behind Locke, in a perfect circle.

The so-called Mayfly Flower Cannon uses magic modeling techniques to modify the Rotten Earth Arum, transplant it, and connect it with one's own magic power. One's own magic power is used to maintain the Rotten Earth Arum's state, while also modifying and strengthening it to give it the ability to float. It can even be launched forward like a spore cannonball.

Locke poured the energy modification fluid for the mayfly flower cannon that he had prepared in advance onto the rotten earth devil king floating behind him, completing the final step. During this final modification, Locke discovered that magical rune images representing the mayfly flower cannon appeared in his mental sea.

In this way, the magical potential of the Earth Rot King will be fully utilized by the [Mayfly Flower Cannon], which can launch powerful magical fungal spores at the enemy during battle. These spores are many times faster and several times stronger than the fungi that the Earth Rot King produces on its own.

The difference between a mid-to-high-level magical plant controlled by a first-class wizard apprentice and one that is not controlled by a first-class wizard apprentice is enormous.

The threats they pose are also completely different.

Locke let out a soft breath. "It's finally finished."

"If I hadn't used a lot of dark blue jade to assist me, I wouldn't have been able to complete the Mayfly Firework with my current magical power."

"Because I have a foundation in potion-making and a decent foundation in botanical spells, I can learn the spell model of the Mayfly Flower Cannon relatively quickly, but insufficient mana is a major weakness that is difficult to change in a short time."

"However, the dark blue jade perfectly compensated for this weakness of mine."

Locke laughed, "Having completed this spell, my understanding of plant magic has deepened. I still need to get my breeder certificate as soon as possible so I can sell some higher-level synthetic plants to make money."

"Get yourself out of poverty as soon as possible."

"Let's test the power of the mayfly firework first."

Locke fired a shot from the mayfly flower cannon behind him at one of the laboratory walls. Instantly, the eight thick petals of the Rotten Earth Amorphophallus opened like mouths, revealing the dark space inside, which was filled with fungal spores.

(End of this chapter)