Chapter 890
Master Patrick Finch's Academic Conference and the Emerging Augustus Wizard Shoes B
Chapter 890 Master Patrick Finch's Academic Conference and the Emerging Augustus Wizard Shoes Brand!
A week later, in the Rose Council District, Locke and Daniel hired two magical carriages and entered Rose Town, an important wizarding town within the Rose Council District.
Although Rose Town is just a small town, it is breathtakingly beautiful, with flowers blooming everywhere and magical rose-like plants growing all over the place. Magical fountains are everywhere in Rose Town, which means that various special types of spiritual energy are spewing out from every corner.
This wizard town doesn't have many residents, but most are high-ring wizards (level 2 or above). It's a rare tourist destination in the Eastern Frontier, where land is incredibly valuable.
The academic exchange meeting of Patrick Finch Sun Ring Wizards was being held here. Some students from the Rose Council were already standing at the town gate to welcome the Sun Ring Wizards and Moon Ring Wizards. Although Locke and Daniel had both received invitations, they were not Sun Ring Wizards or Moon Ring Wizards, so unlike other Moon Ring Wizards, they were not greeted by a group of students as soon as their magic carriages entered the town.
However, when Locke got off the magic carriage, he was surprised to find a first-class wizard apprentice from the Rose Council waiting for him below the carriage, ready to serve him.
Locke glanced at him in surprise.
The academic conference summoned by Patrick Finch, the Sun Ring Wizard, was merely a meeting he convened using his personal influence; unexpectedly, he even had students come to serve him.
Daniel looked at Locke with envy and said, "He really is a second-ring Grand Wizard. Even a Crystallized Wizard like me doesn't have a student come to entertain me alone."
Locke said, "They're just some trivial details."
The Rose Council student bowed to Locke and said, "Mr. Augustus, greetings. Teacher Patrick heard that you were coming and specially asked me to come and greet you and take you to your seat in the meeting."
"Please go ahead."
Locke nodded slightly.
"Okay. Lead the way."
He and Daniel followed.
In the center of Rose Town, at the entrance of an auditorium, roses were planted everywhere, followed by a huge crystal rose.
Locke looked up at the crystal rose, his expression changing slightly.
"Artificial flowers?"
"Is this the revolutionary new technology that Patrick the Sun Wizard spoke of, the eternally unchanging flower?"
Locke heard a clapping sound, and when he turned around, he saw a chubby wizard with a smiling face, who looked like a fat penguin, walking towards him.
"As expected of Locke Augustine."
"You're quite famous in both Golden Crown Mountain and the Rose Council. Your reputation is certainly well-deserved. That's right, this is just a fake flower."
Daniel glanced at the exaggerated number of badges worn on the chest of the fat, penguin-like wizard and quickly bowed to him.
"Greetings, Lord Patrick Finch."
Locke nodded and bowed to him.
However, since both of them were second-ring wizards, the difference in their levels wasn't that significant.
Master Patrick Finch laughed at Locke, “Real flowers perish. Only fake flowers are eternal. But to say that this is entirely fake would be an understatement.”
"This is the [Magic Plant Crystallization] technology that I invented."
Locke immediately began to think.
This sounds like some kind of technique for preserving magical plants. The Rose Council's study of rose philology has always had a problem: the magical bouquets they create may not be able to be preserved for long without the careful care of breeders.
Therefore, the Rose Council has been investing in technologies for preserving magical plants.
At this moment, Brandy Wizard, accompanied by two wizards from the High Primordial Academy of Golden Crown Mountain, also arrived to attend this academic conference.
The brandy wizard looked surprised, then excitedly looked at Locke.
"Locke, I didn't expect you to come after all. I thought you weren't coming because you ignored me several times."
Master Patrick Finch glanced at the brandy, then at Locke, and then smiled and said, "I am truly pleased to see such outstanding young talents as you in this conference."
"I know you're all about to start applying for top-tier funding. That's why I invited you all here to brainstorm and give you a good direction for development."
Master Patrick Finch bent down and picked up a magical plant from the ground. He pointed at it, and the entire magical plant began to disintegrate, leaving only certain key nodes. Then, starting from these key nodes, the entire magical plant turned into crystals.
The brandy wizard standing nearby, along with two other wizards from the Golden Crown Mountain High School of Truth, stared wide-eyed.
Master Patrick Finch, holding the small crystal flower, suddenly cast a spell on it to accelerate its growth.
Beneath this botanical spell model, the crystal flower in his hand was growing rapidly, as if it were a living magical plant.
Master Patrick Finch put away the magical plant, sighed, and said in a rather profound and enigmatic tone, "Crystallization is just another way of displaying life."
A number of wizards have already gathered around.
Master Patrick Finch stood between Locke and Brandy and said to them, "Both of you are excellent breeders. Not just you two, there are many other excellent breeders here."
"In the process of developing magical plant preservation technology, I accidentally discovered this crystallization magical plant technology. Crystallized magical plants are still alive, and they can still grow! The purpose of this academic exchange is to introduce this research approach to everyone and to encourage talented breeders to enter this field."
Master Patrick Finch said, “Imagine a magical plant that lives forever, able to survive without soil, sunlight, or water. What would that be like? Of course, current crystallization technology is far from reaching that level.”
Master Patrick Finch said, "I won't deceive you. Currently, crystallized magical plants, for many reasons, will not die, but their crystals will shatter. There are still many technical problems to be solved."
The crystal plant in his hand suddenly shattered and vanished without a trace.
"Therefore, I invite all of you young breeding geniuses to enter this field together, and let's work together to explore this technical route. This will be a blessing for our Yunze Wetland."
Many of the wizards present applauded.
The brandy wizard's eyes also lit up as he greedily gazed at the crystallization magic plant technology.
"So, how exactly do we crystallize the magical plant while maintaining its vitality?"
Patrick Finch said, "I'll talk about this in the meeting later. Everyone here is applying for projects soon, right? Don't you think this is a good direction?"
"The technology of preserving magical plants has always been a popular research area. Wizard Augustine, if your magical plants could be crystallized and made into wizard shoes for sale, wouldn't the product quality be improved? And this wizard from the Magic Pivot, if your carnivorous magical plants could be crystallized and become the Eternal Crystal Carnivorous Flower Forest, wouldn't that greatly increase the power of your spell models?"
At this moment, a wizard asked a question in a cool, clear voice.
"So here's a question: since Master Patrick Finch's technique is so good, why don't you continue your own research instead of sharing it with us?"
The brandy wizard turned to look at the person who had spoken, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face.
“Zeno, you’ve come. And Zhuoma too. I knew this place would attract your attention.”
"After all, everyone wants good things."
Locke and Zeno exchanged a glance. Zeno was wearing a white wizard's robe and had a buzz cut. He looked like a rather thin young wizard.
The brandy wizard greeted him, and Zeno nodded slightly in return, but Zeno seemed to ignore him, instead focusing his attention on Master Patrick Finch.
Master Patrick Finch said, “First, I’m considering the overall botany and breeding level of Yunze Wetland. Second, this field is too big for me alone… I simply don’t have enough funds to take it all on. So I’m bringing you all along.”
"To put it simply, we lack money and manpower. This is a completely new field, and if we do it well, the strength of Yunze Wetland will increase significantly."
Master Patrick Finch said, "Alright, everyone, that's all for now. I know you're all looking forward to me explaining the technique of crystallizing magical plants, which I will discuss in detail at the academic exchange later."
Master Patrick Finch nodded to Locke and the Brandy Wizard.
"Young breeding geniuses, you are the future of this discipline."
He quickly led the students behind him away from there.
The brandy wizard looked at Master Patrick Finch with adoration.
"When will I be able to become such a master breeder?"
"He is my target."
A glint of greed flashed in his eyes. He no longer found the Arctic Ice Peach in his hand appealing; he felt that the crystallization technology of magical plants was the future.
He said to Locke, "Locke, I told you you should have come. Did you see that just now? The crystal magic plant is still alive and growing. Putting everything else aside, that alone has already caused a lot of discussion."
"After this academic conference, related research will probably emerge immediately."
"We need to speed things up as soon as possible."
"If we miss this opportunity, we may be left behind by the times. Crystallization of magical plants should be a hot trend in magical plant breeding in the future."
Many first-level and second-level breeders were discussing what had just happened.
It's not uncommon for magical plants to crystallize.
The key point is that the magical plant crystal can continue to grow and is still a living organism, which means that once this technology matures, it may really change the current situation.
Some secretly speculate that this is Patrick Finch's plan to become a third-circle wizard, which is why he made this direction public, because he wanted to perfect it to help him become a third-circle wizard.
The witch Droma's eyes also flickered, her heart moved.
Daniel, standing next to Locke, whispered to Locke, "I've looked up information on this Master Patrick Finch. He's a very nice person, with good qualifications, and his students and colleagues all speak highly of him. I'm afraid this technology is real."
"Could it be that he wants to become a third-circle wizard, so he needs to perfect this path as soon as possible? Most third-circle wizards are currently at the Genesis Conference, discussing the future of the wizarding world."
"This is indeed an opportunity for him."
"Locke, what do you think? If you get involved in this technology, I think you'll have a great chance."
Locke frowned.
"Let's go to the meeting first."
He wasn't too bothered by the situation, since he had already decided on his research direction, and the top-tier funding project would mostly focus on atavism.
After completing the special project funding, I will also study the resonance and evolution between magical plants and 'humanity'.
Without a compelling reason, how could one suddenly change their research direction?
Wizard Daniel said expectantly, "That's right, let's listen to the Grand Wizard's lecture first. This time, many researchers from the Advanced Knowledge Institute of Mount Golden Crown have been invited to the lecture. These are all your competitors this year, right?"
Locke nodded slightly.
At the same time, he was keeping an eye on the changes to Melochy's Magic Step and Solas's Lightfoot (30k), both of which should be starting to hold themed events by now.
Scarlett the Witch should have already begun to exert her power.
Locke used the Lingzhi Magic Plant to open Arthas's backend interface and found that the number of pre-sales of his magic plant was rising wildly.
……
The backstage area for the themed event hosted by Solas Lightfoot was a wizard town. The wizards in this town are the traditional producers of Solas Lightfoot and their descendants. The whole town is called Solas Town.
It is the birthplace of the wizard Solas, and also one of the places in Yunze Wetland with the most magic shoemakers.
At this time, the Soras barefoot event was at its peak. It was supposed to be the ten traditional wizarding universities or independent wizarding expeditions from the Cloud Marsh Wetlands that they had previously agreed to sign a large order for second-circle wizarding shoes.
But at this step, we really got stuck.
Manager Holm rushed backstage and whispered to Solas, the chief designer of the Second Ring Road, "What happened?"
The chief designer of the Second Ring Road looked grim.
"The time is almost here for these star expedition teams to take the stage and announce contracts worth millions of magic stones. But these expedition teams have refused to sign contracts with us for ordinary second-ring wizard shoes. They have other products they prefer."
Supervisor Holm's face was grim.
"Is it a product from Melochy Magic Step?"
The chief designer of the Second Ring Road shook his head slightly. "It's Augustus."
Supervisor Holm was immediately amused, a smile appearing on his face.
"Augustus?"
"Did I hear that right? Their second-ring wizard shoes can only go for volume, not quality. Once we announce our promotional activities, they won't even be able to go for volume."
"I remember those were the Bloodwave Wizard Shoes. I had people test those wizard shoes a long time ago. They worked fine in the Blood River Basin, but they had problems in other areas. Our clients are all going to conduct dangerous void explorations, so there's no room for carelessness. Opportunity costs outweigh other costs."
"They have a very high preference for quality."
The Second Ring Wizard Shoes are also the foundation of the wizard shoe market in Yunze Wetland, and that's why.
Only second-ring wizards would have such a great need for void exploration.
Solas, the chief designer of the second ring with bare feet (30k), looked extremely grim. "No, quite the opposite. I don't know why, but Locke Augustine's magical plant cultivation skills have improved very quickly. In a short period of time, he has advanced a whole new level."
"Take a look at this magical plant's traits."
Manager Holm looked at the data charts handed to him by the chief designer with curiosity. His expression changed slightly because, according to the data, Locke's second pair of second-circle wizard shoes, priced at two million magic stones, had performance very close to the best version of Solas's barefoot ordinary second-circle wizard shoes.
The second-ring wizard shoes they're releasing this time are called "Radiant Blessings," made from special silk threads that allow them to enter various extreme environments.
However, based on the data tests, the performance of the Radiant Messenger, which costs five million magic stones, is lower than that of the Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant, which costs two million magic stones.
Supervisor Holm's eyes widened.
"No, how did he do that? Just six months ago, he could only design a barely decent second-ring wizard shoe. In just six months, the performance of the wizard shoe he designed himself can catch up with the wizard shoes designed by our best designers?"
The chief designer of the second-ring wizard shoes added helplessly.
"It's not the best. The Radiant Messenger isn't the best design our Shop Alliance has come up with. It's not even on the White Wizard Association's list of recommended equipment."
Backstage, many wizards from the expedition teams glanced at them, and the expedition teams were buzzing with discussion.
Clearly, they had been dissatisfied with Solas's actions of harvesting them barefoot for a long time, and now this matter had completely ignited their anger.
Supervisor Holm quickly put on a fawning smile.
"Our chief designer is straightforward; that's not what he meant. The Radiant Messenger will soon be included in the White Wizarding Association's list of recommended second-circle wizard shoes, so please rest assured."
A male wizard, clearly a storm master with a scar on his face, snorted coldly. He wore a wizard's robe with the pattern of the Storm Tower and exuded an aura of iron and blood.
"Do you think we don't know if it's on the list or not? Let's put it this way: the Golden Dragon Claw Wizard Shoes are priced at the same level as Vikos', but the quality is comparable to your Solas barefoot, and there's no annual maintenance fee. Why wouldn't we choose Augustus?"
Manager Holm immediately smiled confidently, picked up the data in his hand, one was the data for the Golden Dragon Claw, and the other was the data for the Radiant Messenger.
"I didn't mishear, did I? The Moon Ring Wizard of Storm Tower—the Stormclaw Wizard. How could a world strategy expert of your renown possibly choose a wizard shop that is a newly established brand, small in scale, and doesn't even have its own store or supply chain?"
"In terms of sales volume and various data, Solas Footwear is far superior to any small shop alliance. Choosing a major brand ensures reliable after-sales service and quality maintenance."
Holm Main Pipe: "The Radiant Messenger is made using special [Cloudlight Silk], which enhances our leg strength. Crucially, our products have extensive combat experience after design and production. Please observe this performance record in a medium-to-large-scale world."
The Stormclaw wizard sat in a chair backstage, legs crossed, and suddenly sneered. He was used to being domineering and autocratic in Storm Tower, and was naturally enraged by Manager Holm's refusal.
"Combat records? Your Solas has them, but Augustus has them too. He has actual experience fighting against the gods."
Supervisor Holm's heart skipped a beat.
"The gods? Which gods?"
The gods in the Great Void are all extremely formidable and are enemies of the wizard civilization.
Using the Protoss race for real-world testing?
Supervisor Holm was puzzled. Could it be that Mount Golden Crown had given Augustus the Wizard Shoes a special resource subsidy? Otherwise, where would Augustus get the resources to use the gods as test subjects?
Before Director Holm could react, another leader of a day-loop expedition from Oak Paradise, a medium-to-large-scale wizarding academy in the Rose Council region, spoke up: "We don't all want to buy Augustus wizard shoes. After all, it's a new brand, and they currently only have one super item: second-circle wizard shoes. So we're planning to replace our expedition's regular second-circle wizard shoes with Augustus's to try them out, while we'll continue to purchase Solas's barefoot wizard shoes for the rest." Another expedition leader whispered among himself: "I heard that the Black Hummingbird Wizard Shoes are also a super item: first-circle wizard shoes, currently the best first-circle wizard shoes in Cloudswamp Wetlands. It's just that we didn't buy them before to maintain our cooperation with Solas and to allow team members to adapt to the tactics, so we didn't want to have a bunch of branded wizard shoes within the team."
"Now it seems like it's time to give it a try."
Supervisor Holm felt a chill run through his body, and a tremendous pressure appeared on his shoulders.
Solas's shareholders and board of directors were furious...
The Throne's wrath...
Hades the Wizard's Wrath...
Supervisor Holm, bracing himself, said, "But after all..."
He looked toward Luna the Moon Witch, a member of the Rose Council's star expedition team and a student of Lana the Witch.
This wizard had recently led an expedition and conquered a medium-sized plane on his own, and was making quite a name for himself, so he was invited over.
However, the witch Luna frowned and shook her head slightly.
White wizards are all driven by self-interest.
Solas's collaboration with the expedition was more like that of friends temporarily brought together by mutual benefit, and thus, they would also disperse because of that mutual benefit.
Solas's own funded expeditions, unlike these star expeditions, did not possess the prestige and capability of his own.
It is difficult to convince the public.
The witch Luna pondered, "The Golden Dragon Claw Air Pineapple Wizard Shoes are indeed more in line with our team's interests. The price of Vikos, the quality of Solas's Barefoot, and most importantly, they can replace magic gloves."
"Good quality and low price".
"I'm keeping quiet right now because we're all wizards from the Rose Council. I'm not a wizard from the Rose Throne lineage. My teacher is the witch Lana, and the witch Lana is a student of the Rose Throne."
“I belong to the Rose Throne faction. I don’t need to give Holm face, nor do I need to consider the face of Wizard Solas and Wizard Hades Sun Ring.”
So, at this moment, the witch Luna remained calm and composed.
Director Holm frowned slightly as he saw the expeditions reach an agreement. He realized that unless he personally subsidized the wizards within these expeditions, he would likely be unable to change the current trend.
Of course, he himself couldn't be sure whether these people were putting on an act at this moment and waiting for his next move.
Holm was considering whether he should promise a significant price reduction or directly subsidize these wizards.
However, the stock price behind Solas's bare feet is complex, and he is actually very hesitant to make a commitment at this moment.
Because there was no meeting or endorsement, how could a mere supervisor have the authority to make such a large number of concessions on second-ring wizard shoes to the wizards of ten teams?
Holm was racking his brains for a solution when, just as he was preparing his words, the Stormclaw Wizard of the Storm Tower suddenly spoke up: "Augustus's Golden Dragon Claw sold seven pairs in an instant, wait, now it's eight pairs, that's fast."
The Stormclaw Wizard's lips curled into a wicked smile as he looked up at Holm.
"If we don't place an order now, it might sell out quickly. It's not easy to find a pair of second-ring wizard shoes with real combat experience."
"Let's place the order as soon as possible."
Many wizards who were initially observing and waiting for Director Holm to offer further concessions have, upon closer examination, realized that they are actually quite interested in the Golden Dragon Claw.
It's not a matter of cost-effectiveness.
Instead, the Golden Dragon Claw's specifications are already quite good, comparable to the best wizard shoes from Solas's Barefoot. Solas's Barefoot has a scarcity marketing strategy, and they are currently unwilling to sell their best second-ring wizard shoes, only offering the second-rate Radiant Messenger shoes.
I wonder if the wizard shoes for the second ring stage, other star ring, lunar ring, and even solar ring stages are the same.
His thoughts are not hard to understand.
If the best wizard shoes were so easy to buy, then who would buy the ordinary ones? So they have a tradition of buying a certain number of ordinary second-ring wizard shoes before they can buy the best ones.
Even this depends on luck.
In other words, they simply couldn't buy Thoras's best second-circle wizard shoes, which were kept in storage.
In contrast, the appearance of the Golden Dragon Claw was like a ray of light breaking through the dark clouds, giving them a new option.
Secondly, the Golden Dragon Claw, as a pair of polar exploration wizard shoes, perfectly embodies the unwavering nature of gold. It also possesses a certain degree of offensive power, similar to the characteristics of magic gloves.
As magic gloves, they are both good wizard shoes.
Soon, the wizards placed orders one after another.
When Director Holm saw this, his face turned extremely grim. He knew the die was cast.
Now he must handle the subsequent public relations issues.
Soon, it was the turn of the ten expedition teams to go on stage and sign contracts. These ten expedition teams demonstrated the process of signing various contracts in front of the audience in the wizard town of Solas.
But soon, observant people noticed that almost all ten expeditions had avoided signing contracts for ordinary second-ring wizard shoes.
The residents of the wizarding town of Solas looked puzzled.
"Why didn't they sign a contract for regular second-ring wizard shoes? Are there better options for wizard shoes?"
"Everyone, take a look at the Alsace platform. My God, look at the number one plant-based product on this platform."
"Where did this Augustus Wizard Shoes Shop Alliance come from? Golden Dragon Claw Wizard Shoes... Could it be that those expeditions didn't renew their contracts because they wanted to reserve a share for these wizard shoes? That can't be right..."
The residents of the wizard town of Solas are almost all loyal users of Solas's Barefoot or their descendants.
At this moment, the name of the Augustus Wizard's Shoes spread among the residents below the square.
At that moment, countless people noticed Augustus's wizard shoes.
It was supposed to be Soras's victory celebration, but Holm watched the residents of the town of Soras without a smile, and he heard them discussing the Augustus Wizard Shoes and the Golden Dragon Claw.
Holm knew in his heart that things were going badly.
He had to say something at this moment; he wanted to turn the tables, and perhaps he still had a chance to do so.
But the next moment, his Ganoderma lucidum plant began to vibrate wildly.
He opened the Ganoderma lucidum plant and saw that the Sun Ring Wizard board member in Solas's bare feet was looking at him with an ugly expression.
"If it weren't for Rose the Witch's warning, I wouldn't have known this would happen. Look at what you've done. Holm, you've disappointed us greatly."
"Your previous setbacks could be considered minor. Failing to completely shut down pure magic plant wizards from their infancy was already a serious mistake. Now, you've made such a ridiculous spectacle at the most important commercial gathering in Solas. Nine out of ten expeditions haven't signed contracts with us for second-circle wizard shoes."
"Damn it, damn it!"
"The board has now decided to relieve you of all your positions in Soras Lightfoot, effective today. From this day forward, you are no longer an executive officer employed by Soras Lightfoot, and your work will be completely handed over to the Witch Rose."
"The Rose Witch has submitted a follow-up plan to our board that has caught our attention."
Holm was about to explain, but the video call was abruptly cut off.
Supervisor Holm's eyes were blank; it was rare for a Moon Ring Wizard to be so lost in thought.
"I can't believe this happened. A small brand that appeared a year and a half ago has managed to make me lose my job."
"Augustus...du."
He walked forward aimlessly, one step at a time, while a group of wizards behind him watched him with complicated expressions.
Holm also saw Wizard Michael standing in the crowd, sneering at him.
He suddenly realized something.
This is being targeted.
Augustus chose this moment to strike, stealing the spotlight from Solas's barefoot at today's victory celebration with a pair of superb single-quality wizard shoes.
How did he manage to do this at such a crucial time without inside information?
The wizard Holm gritted his teeth.
"The Witch Rose".
"You've really left yourself no way out."
"Are you that confident? Even if you discussed it with me, it would be better than this. You actually plotted to harm me."
Holm's face darkened. He thought of his enormous debts, the many projects he hadn't yet settled, the equipment he'd recently bought with a loan, and the entire wizard mansion he'd purchased with a loan.
The mansion was surrounded by the houses of the Sun Ring Wizards.
He spent a lot of money to move there so that he could get into the circle of those Sun Ring Wizards.
Now it seems that the mansion is actually a burden to him.
As the wizard Holm walked out of the square, he suddenly looked up and shouted.
"No!"
Immediately, all the residents in the square, as well as the wizards of the expedition team who were signing the agreement, looked up at the former administrator of Solas, the barefoot man.
The Stormclaw Wizard smirked.
"They're really ugly. But it seems there'll be another wizard shoe brand coming to Yunze Wetlands. Locke Augustine, hmm, that's fine."
You owe me a favor.
The Stormclaw Wizard glared at the Holm Wizard with hostility.
Anyone who dares to offend him will die.
Meanwhile, Melochy Magic Steps also encountered a similar situation, with the Rose Witches' joint board of directors suddenly firing the executive director.
This left the executives of Melochy Magic Step with absolutely no time to react.
Of course, he was also mentally overloaded. He never expected that on this day when he was at odds with Solas the Barefoot, it was not Solas the Barefoot who would suddenly turn the tables on him.
Instead, it was the Augustus Wizard Shoe Shop alliance, which he had previously looked down upon.
Meanwhile, the town of Melochy was also discussing Augustus's wizard shoes.
A resident of Melochy Town asked the mayor, "Won't that mean there will be a Town of Augustus in the future? Won't every well-known wizard shoe shop alliance in Cloud Marsh establish a wizard town? Will the Wizard Town of Augustus participate in our Wizard Town Games?"
Mayor Melochy was also dumbfounded.
"Well... I don't know either. The Augustus Wizard Shoes Shop Alliance shouldn't be that big yet, right?"
The townspeople of Melochy were whispering amongst themselves, discussing the sudden appearance of the wizard shoe shop alliance.
At this time, it wasn't just these two wizard towns; many people in Yunze Wetland had already noticed this spectacle. Therefore, wizards in various colleges and universities in Yunze Wetland were paying attention to the rise of a new god and the fall of a giant.
Many people also took the opportunity to place orders with Alsace stores.
In the Rose Council District, within the Rose Council Academy, the witch Rose is stirring her wizard coffee with a silver spoon in the witch's kitchen.
“Locke Augustine, I was right about you. You have the potential to revolutionize the wizard shoe market, which is why I partnered with you. You helped me control these two shop alliances. Thank you.”
The magical pressure emanating from her was fluctuating, clearly indicating that she could break through to the Star Ring Wizard level at any moment.
She took a sip of coffee.
"It's time to advance to Star Ring Wizard. By controlling the alliance of these two shops, I can obtain some rare magical resources that I need. I was still lacking some. Although I can forge Star Ring Great Magic, it will inevitably be imperfect."
“Locke Augustine, you have given me the interest to devour you.”
Rose the witch's eyes flashed with a mad crimson light, but the light quickly subsided, and her gaze returned to reason.
Rose's assistant immediately stepped forward and, before anyone else could notice, poured a vial of second-circle potion into her coffee cup.
“Master, please be careful… There are many people here. If you are seen by others, it may cause some members of the Tacitus family to look down on you.”
Rose the witch quickly mixed the potion with the wizard's coffee and drank it down.
The madness that had turned crimson in her eyes finally subsided somewhat.
Rose the Witch smirked and looked at her work assistant.
Do you think I'm crazy?
The junior assistant was completely stunned, and her body trembled under Rose the witch's gaze.
“I…I don’t know. Master, you are the wisest and most capable witch I have ever met. You are not crazy.”
The witch Rose said in a cold tone, "No, I am a madman. Only by recognizing this can I break through the Star Ring."
……
The academic conference of the master Patrick Fincher lasted all day.
After he finished speaking, Locke shook off the many wizards who wanted to talk to him and quickly led Daniel out of the meeting.
Wizard Daniel said, “Wait, Locke, there are plenty of free dishes made by the seasoners in the witch’s kitchen over there. Why don’t you try them before you leave?”
Locke turned to look at him.
"My wizard shoes sold well today. So I need to go back and tally the results, and plan the production schedule as soon as possible. I'm busy getting back to work."
"If you'd like, you can stay for a while longer."
Daniel sensed the unusually enthusiastic atmosphere behind him and shook his head slightly.
"Never mind. After you pulled me out, I don't know why, but I just don't want to go back."
The two walked through the gate.
The first-class wizard apprentices of the Rose Council guarding the gate immediately bowed to Locke and Daniel.
As Locke stepped outside, he saw the wizard Zeno boarding his carriage.
The wizard Zeno got into his magic carriage and disappeared in a flash.
Meanwhile, some breeders gradually left, but most people stayed behind to have a heated discussion.
Before getting into the carriage, Daniel asked Locke, "What, aren't you interested? It does sound like a popular area. If you research in that direction, you might have a better chance of getting a top-tier grant."
"Or do you have doubts?"
Locke said, "That's a technological product promoted by the Sun Ring Wizards. I've seen it, and it has already yielded many results. It's definitely real and authentic. There's nothing wrong with it from any angle."
"But the problem is that I have my own pace and plans. That direction is not suitable for me, and I don't need to think about it too much."
Wizard Daniel paused for a moment, then said, "That's true. I'm just here to broaden my horizons with you. But now that you mention it, I wholeheartedly agree. No matter how good other people's things are, they're never as good as your own."
"Moreover, I think there were people in that meeting... spreading anxiety."
"They're worried that if they don't keep up with this trend, they'll fall behind the times and be one step behind others. They're so anxious that they can't process it themselves, yet they still hold an academic conference to spread it to others. I find this very uncomfortable. Do you feel the same way, Locke?"
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