Chapter 891
: Becoming an Apprentice to the Potions Master and Earning a Profit of 5 Magic Stones!
Chapter 891 Becoming an Apprentice to the Potions Master Throne and a Profit of Fifty Million Magic Stones!
In the deepest part of the True Knowledge Academy, within the Rose Council's campus in the Yunze Wetland, the wizard Hades entered this secluded room.
The interior of this rock room was filled with magical arrays, forcing the hidden true forms of all things to emerge.
Dressed in a black robe and sporting a hooked nose, the wizard Hades swept his cold eyes across the people in the room. When he saw the witch Rose, he showed a slight look of surprise.
At this moment, behind Rose the Witch was a semi-circle of stars, like fragments of matter captured by the gravity of stars in the void, surrounding her soul.
The Star Ring is the symbol of a Star Ring Wizard, a sign of the successful forging of a great magic.
Wizard Hades nodded slightly. "Not bad. Junior sister, your teacher will be happy for you. You're about to become a Star Ring Wizard, how fast time flies. You're still so young."
"To become a Star Ring Wizard, one must describe one's own power."
Rose the Witch nodded and said, "That's true, and I've also discovered the risk of the ultimate magic collapsing at any moment. This is a crucial process. Senior brother, why did you come to see me?"
The wizard Hades paused for a moment, then suddenly changed his attitude.
“Junior Sister, you’re very accurate. I’ve discovered that you have been in private dealings with the wizards of Golden Crown Mountain, and some of them have reported you to me.”
The wizard Hades weighed his attitude carefully. He had one attitude towards ordinary second-ring wizards, but a different attitude towards star-ring wizards.
As a Sun Ring Wizard, Hades naturally knew that Great Magic possessed the [Star Ring] symbol, representing that a wizard could describe their full power using a symbolic system, and that their academic level and magical power had reached a level that was unbelievable to wizards of the past.
In the past, a wizard of this caliber would have been a prince or nobleman, a regional wizard king, a regional wizard general, or a capable subordinate of a great wizard lord.
Hades the wizard originally wanted to question Rose the witch, but at this moment he realized that Rose the witch was at a critical moment of breakthrough, so he naturally had to consider not affecting her breakthrough.
"The conflict between the two academic lines is generally reflected in key journals and key project applications and awards, which are deeply related to the market. The wizard shoe market has always been our private territory, and Solas and Melochy are related to the livelihoods of many wizard weavers."
"Junior sister, are you confident in managing this alliance of two shops well?"
“Although it’s just a small market, if we lose here, our teacher will be angry. Besides, you won’t be able to explain it to Lord Solas and Lord Meloch.”
Rose the Witch nodded to him and said, "Senior brother, I am confident in managing this alliance of two shops well. Using the enemy is truly a last resort for me."
The wizard Hades nodded.
"It's good that you know the situation. But let me ask you, what's the deal with your massive layoff plan?"
Rose the Witch showed a slight surprise in her eyes. "Senior brother actually inquired about such a trivial matter. It's just an internal management method. I don't think so many people are necessary, and changing people will make it easier for those below to rise. I think it's entirely beneficial for those unemployed magic weavers in the Rose Council."
Hades smiled and nodded slightly.
“Currently, I’m the person in charge of our academic network. But you should know how difficult it is to be this team leader. Although you can access a lot of resources, there are also many people asking you for money, and many people waiting for you to feed them.”
“Indeed, many people in our academic community who are currently unable to find jobs have asked me for help.”
Rose the Witch chuckled, "Then let them send their resumes to Solas and Melochy Magicstep. However, they need to undergo a fair evaluation."
"Entry depends entirely on merit."
"I think the original two shops had a large number of customers, but few people could actually get food from them. They couldn't just close down; it was like rotten flesh that had to be cut away."
The wizard Hades nodded in satisfaction.
"It's good that you understand my predicament. You understand my predicament, and I understand yours, Junior Sister. It seems that you are indeed more suitable to serve as the administrative director of the two shop alliances than those two moon-ring wizards. Moreover, you have also obtained the approval of the council of the two shop alliances."
Rose the Witch showed a suitable hint of surprise.
"Seeing how aggressively my senior brother came, I thought he was here to question me about the responsibility."
The wizard Hades coughed, for this was indeed his original plan.
After all, Rose the Witch's actions did indeed betray her own people, and he even managed to find out about it.
But who knew that Rose the Witch would announce her imminent breakthrough to the Star Ring, elevating her status and value? Secondly, Rose the Witch had done him a favor, resolving his current headache.
The employment of those below them has always been a headache for these senior figures within the academic circle.
Rose the witch said to Hades the wizard, "Brother Hades, I want to ask you for a shop alliance."
The wizard Hades was slightly taken aback.
Rose the Witch said, "It's the Olayer Shop Alliance."
Hades' expression relaxed slightly.
"What do you need that shop alliance for? It specializes in selling magical plant weapons and has been losing money year after year. I poached it from the wizards on Golden Crown Mountain."
Rose the Witch laughed and said, "Senior brother, you've forgotten that I'm a genius magic weaver, a genius breeder, and a genius flower language interpreter. This year, I've signed up for competitions in all three fields. So, I'd also like to run a magic plant weapon shop."
"After all, my opponent, Locke Augustine, is a breeding genius."
The wizard Hades said casually, "It's up to you. It's just a shop that nobody wants and that's been losing money year after year. If you take it, you can take care of it from now on."
Rose the Witch knew she could get it, because the shop alliance was looking for someone to take over.
"In this way, I will have the well-known flower shop 'Human Wealth,' two well-known wizard shoe shop alliances, and an Olaye magical plant shop alliance."
'In this way, I can attack or defend as I please. If I succeed in any of these three industries, I will be considered a success.'
Her thinking was that the failure rate of working in one industry is higher than the failure rate of working in three industries at the same time and failing at the same time.
To elevate her standing within the academic community, she needs merit and achievements.
Being an enemy of Locke is not enough; simply being an ally of the Wizard Shoes Shop is not enough.
Rose the Witch said, "I need to focus on breaking through the Star Ring recently. There's no rush to fight Locke. He's riding high right now, so he's naturally complacent. A person is most prone to arrogance and collapse when he's complacent and successful."
"Let him be smug for a few days. Of course, it might not be of any use. Given his personality, he probably won't get too caught up in this small success."
The Witch Rose, through the magical Ganoderma lucidum plant, issued the order: 'Soras, with his bare feet, must cut back on spending and increase revenue. Stop supporting those True Knowledge Institute members on Mount Golden Crown.'
……
In the Golden Crown Mountain region, Brandy Wizard was surprised to discover in his dormitory that the medium-to-large-scale wizarding academy, White Ash Forest, in the Rose Council region, had stopped sponsoring him.
The brandy wizard frowned and asked the other party why they had broken the agreement.
Soon, [White Wax Jungle], who was in charge of contacting him, sent him a message.
"I'm sorry, Brandy Wizard, but the main problem is that we originally had a very high opinion of your high-ring wizards, but now we've chosen a better project: the crystallization of magical plants. This is a new technology proposed by the Rose Council. Compared to it, our high-ring wizards think that the research on the symbiosis between Arctic Ice Peach and magical creatures is too ordinary."
"Right now, all the breeders in Yunze Wetland are doing research in this direction."
So, I'm sorry.
The brandy wizard's eyes were filled with anxiety. He had been extremely anxious lately, feeling that if he didn't continue his research in this direction, he would fall behind others.
Most importantly, he was looking for an opportunity to enter this circle.
But he couldn't find it.
He's almost gone crazy.
Brandy Wizard quickly replied to the staff at [White Ash Jungle]: "I can also do research on the crystallization of magical plants."
no reply.
The brandy wizard frowned, stood up, and paced anxiously. His mind was blank, filled only with anxiety. He wanted to find an opportunity to enter this research field.
"This research is so popular right now. If I could find a way to do this research, wouldn't it be a piece of cake for me to get a top-tier grant?"
The Brandy Wizard saw on the Lingzhi Magic Plant website that at least three people believed he had access to the key equipment for this technological route, or key information, and therefore sent him messages to probe him.
After replying to each of them, he became even more anxious.
"This is so popular! I have to get on board!"
……
Inside the True Knowledge Academy on Mount Jinmian, the sorceress Zhuoma watched anxiously as various chat groups among the Ganoderma magical plants discussed the crystallization technology of magical plants.
This technology is gaining momentum and seems to have become a hot topic in the entire Yunze Wetland in an instant.
A wizard suddenly sent a column to the technical exchange group of the Golden Crown Mountain Advanced Knowledge Academy. It turned out to be an interview column about the direction of group prophetic magic at the Sun Ring level from Xiaoxi Mountain.
In this column of the Magic Daily, there is a wizard's portrait. The wizard is speaking eloquently to a reporter and directly to all subscribers: "I believe that the next ten years will be the decade of magical plant crystallization technology. Traditional magical plant cultivation and preservation techniques may not be able to keep up with the times. Traditional spiritual energy cultivation methods, as well as previous traditional magical plant cultivation methods, may not be able to compete with this magical plant crystallization technology at all."
"Without a doubt, the current traditional magic plant technology has not seen any major innovation for many years. I believe that the current technological development is the biggest opportunity in the last ten years."
The sorceress Zhuoma suddenly stood up.
"It seems that this technology is likely to be the advantageous research route for this year's top-tier grant applications."
"It seems that the research topic I originally prepared cannot be carried out."
The wizard Zhuoma thought of a problem: if other wizards pursued this technical route but he didn't, wouldn't his chances of receiving the top-tier grant this year be completely dashed?
He couldn't afford to wait a second time to apply for the top-tier grant.
If he misses this opportunity, it will be many years before he can apply for a second-tier grant again.
A project located within the Second Ring Road is extremely rare.
Zhuoma thought of her group leader, who hadn't applied for the second-ring project for many years and was currently very depressed, possibly facing a transfer by the Red Dragon Throne at any time.
"No. I need to look for a way to get this project done."
……
On the tenth floor of the underground research institute in the Sand Dune dimension of Mount Golden Crown, Locke's clone, used the fragrance of the Super Jaeger Dream Flower to bring a Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant into the Dream Sky and completed the grafting using the approach grafting method.
“Using the grafting method to extract the power of the Netherworld Iron Tree can still reduce my production costs. Although due to the special imaginary root, I cannot use the method of grafting a first-ring magic plant onto the Netherworld Iron Tree to produce Golden Dragon Claws.”
"But with limited resources, I can cultivate magical plants, then graft semi-finished Golden Dragon Claws onto them, and draw the power of the Underworld Iron Tree to enrich my Golden Dragon Claws. In this way, I can produce four Golden Dragon Claw Air Plants from a piece of verdant spiritual energy."
Originally, only a patch of verdant spiritual energy could nurture a Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant.
If the breeder is less skilled, then two to three dollars might be needed.
However, by using this method in conjunction with a group of skilled breeders, it is possible to minimize the price.
Locke calculated that, based on this profit margin, he could earn approximately 500,000 magic stones for each pair of golden dragon claws.
I have sold 180 pairs of Golden Dragon Claw Air Pineapple so far, and this single transaction could potentially earn me a net profit of around 50 million magic stones.
Moreover, his Wizard Shoes have completely taken over the market, making it difficult for Melochy Magic Step and Solas Barefoot (30k) to truly drive him out of the market.
Locke saw that many wizards were asking him to open up Augustus's shares so that Augustus could receive external capital inflows, which would increase the value of his shop alliance several times over in a short period of time.
I might suddenly gain 60 to 80 million magic stones in my income.
To be precise, this time he simultaneously attacked the two major wizard shoe brands of Yunze Wetland and sold 180 pairs of pure magic plant second-ring wizard shoes on the same day, which in itself greatly tore apart the basic foundation of the alliance between the two major stores.
Of course, the main reason I've achieved such a large market share and success is that I sell my products cheaply.
This has made many wizards in Yunze Wetland eager to get involved, and has led many breeders in Yunze Wetland to enter the pure magic plant wizard shoe market.
This sparked their desire to acquire a stake in Augustus.
Unfortunately, Locke never sold Augustus's shares to any external party.
“There’s no need to sell. My cash flow is so healthy right now that I don’t need to accept external funding and be told what to do by other wizards.”
"After this, Augustus has truly established himself in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands. Although I am only a second-circle wizard, my Augustus possesses the super item inside the first-circle and second-circle wizard shoes. The super item is the star of wizard shoes."
"The two major store alliances can no longer strangle me as they used to."
"This transaction involves hundreds of millions of magic stones."
Locke became cautious.
"With these documents, it shouldn't be difficult to get a loan from the Wizard Bank. However, I must be careful, otherwise I might end up with a huge debt."
My current problem is that the money the Augustus Wizard Shoe Shop Alliance is making is clearly exceeding my magic level, but I can still keep it under control because of my status as a senior researcher at Golden Crown Mountain.
If the Augustus Wizard Shoes store alliance can release more super single items in the future, it may put enormous pressure on the survival of the two top-tier store alliances.
But for now, this is the best I can do.
Because he was just an ordinary second-ring wizard, not even a star-ring wizard.
"The current Augustus Wizard Shoes already hold a sufficient market share. It's unlikely to be destroyed by other store alliances. I can then release new products in an orderly manner. That would fulfill the teacher's wish."
Locke pondered, "Ultimately, Solas Barefoot and Meloch have the support of the Third Ring Wizards and the Shoemakers; they are too big to fail. As of now, I have neither the ability to destroy them nor any reason to do so."
I'm just here to make money, not to cause trouble.
All I need to do next is leverage Augustus, this cash flow monster, to absorb wealth, then slowly expand, grow my base, and cultivate my loyal customers.
Locke pondered, "However, in the short term, Rose the Witch will not have time to deal with me if she wants to control the two major shop alliances. She also cannot deal with me in a short time, as Augustus has already fully grown up. Therefore, I do not need to worry about external pressure in the short term."
"On the contrary, I am more worried about temptations from the outside world."
Locke had already seen numerous messages sent to him by wizards claiming to be seasoned prophets, recommending stocks.
Some wizards also volunteered, claiming they had very promising projects and wanted to invest their own money in them.
joke.
I need money to support my own research, so where would I find the spare money to manage them?
“With the pre-sale deposits and the bank loan, it was easy for me to raise the funds to produce the golden dragon claw.”
Locke pondered, "I just don't know if Scarlett the Witch can cooperate with me."
"People often fall at the last step. The order is in, and production is fine, but I'm afraid that there will be problems with the cooperation between Alsace and me, which will prevent me from completing the delivery, causing the cash flow to break down, and then I'll be in big trouble."
"Currently, the cost of my Golden Dragon Claw Air Pineapple is about 150 million, and the net profit is only about 50. There's no way around it. After all, the main reason I was able to gain such a big advantage this time is because Solas's Barefoot and Melochy's Magic Step were so shameless. My shop alliance is also just starting out. If I sell at a high price, I'm afraid the goods will be stuck in my hands."
"But there is still a lot of room for price increases. I can gradually raise prices in the future. As long as the reputation of the Augustus brand gradually improves and the value of the store alliance gradually increases, prices should be able to return to a relatively normal track."
Locke attempts to contact Scarlett the Witch.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, someone sent him a voice call request.
After Locke accepted the voice call request, a high elf witch appeared before him. She wore a simple crown, a green royal robe, and had a noble expression on her face, with a pair of green eyes.
"Hello, are you Locke Augustine, the breeder?" Locke nodded slightly.
“Yes. Sir Sun Ring Wizard, you are…”
Locke responded cautiously, after all, this high elf witch he had never met was a sun-ring wizard, her entire body shrouded in a massive magical pressure like a solar corona.
Her ultimate magic appeared so perfect, honed through countless trials and tribulations, and tested over a long period of time.
"I am Queen Ella Grant, a high elf from the Elf Great World."
The Elf Queen smiled gently.
"Since the Elf World joined the Wizarding Civilization 2,300 years ago and became a part of it, we have continuously sent outstanding talents to the Wizarding World and made many contributions to the Wizarding Civilization."
"That was a long time ago. In the elven world, it was common to make a pact with the Abyss to gain power. The emperor of the elven empire at that time was a powerful third-circle sorcerer. He made a pact with a fourth-circle archdemon inside the Abyss."
"We eventually waged a long war before defeating him. But that's a long story."
“I got your contact information from Scarlett. She’s young and inexperienced, and she’s been quite dismissive of a breeder as promising as you. So from today onwards, I will personally be in charge of communicating with you on Arthas’s side.”
Locke paused for a moment.
"Arthas actually sent a Sun Ring Wizard to liaise with me."
Queen Ella Grant smiled, then covered her mouth and chuckled softly.
"Not every second-ring wizard can find a blue ocean market."
“Locke Augustine, your potential has led me to make an exception and decide to work with you personally.”
"Just like Solas and Melochy when they were your age, they received almost the same special treatment from us in Arthas. But you're right, even if Scarlett the Witch were replaced, the person who would have taken her place wouldn't have been me, but probably a Star Ring Wizard."
Queen Ella Grant said gracefully, "We in Arthas can pay for all your goods in advance. At the same time, we will focus on both the production chain and the supply chain. Currently, Arthas considers Augustus to be one of our valued customers."
"We will continue to ensure our cooperation with you."
Locke bowed to him.
"Thank you, Archmage Ella Grant."
This Sun Ring Wizard's words granted his Augustus Shop Alliance numerous privileges, such as advance payments of hundreds of millions for goods, and a focus on protecting his supply and production chains, thus addressing his biggest concern—that he might not be able to handle the business.
After all, businesses vary in size, and this wizard shoe business is already close to exceeding his limits.
Locke then discussed the current plans and arrangements with Queen Ella Grant, who indicated that she would send one of her students to collect the seeds from Locke's side.
Queen Ella Grant said, "However, regarding the seeds, you'll need to produce 400 yourself first. Is that alright?"
Locke nodded.
"Well, it's only four hundred seeds, so it's not a big problem. I've already asked Scarlett the Witch to stop the pre-sales, because any more than that could put pressure on my production."
180 pairs of wizard shoes require 360 seeds, but considering the inevitable failure rate during the cultivation of seeds into adult magical plants, especially for such difficult-to-produce magical plants, Locke should provide at least 400 seeds, and ideally even more.
Locke realized that Queen Ella Grant was relatively easy to talk to, which is why she asked him to produce only 400 seeds. This was probably because she took into account his production capacity, thus putting the pressure on Arthas's production base in the Elven Great World.
After all, the difficulty of growing 360 top-tier second-ring magical plants from 400 seeds is completely incomparable to the difficulty of growing 360 top-tier second-ring magical plants from 500 seeds.
My first set of second-circle wizard shoes was essentially a clever trick; I was just planting a bunch of first-circle magical plants.
But now, they have encountered the cultivation of hundreds of top-tier ordinary second-ring magical plants.
Whether it's seed production or the production of adult magical plants in Arthas, the pressure is immense.
'While it's true that Arthas's first-ring high elf wizards have a higher success rate in cultivating magical plants due to their powerful magic, racial talents, and Arthas's unique arcane arts—I believe the main reason is their special powerful magic.'
"But the business is ultimately my own. I should produce as many seeds as possible. Even if I use cuttings to propagate cheap, fast-growing seedlings and obtain the corresponding seeds, it would still cost me at least ten million magic stones."
One of the difficulties in growing a second-ring magical plant from seeds is that the seeds of such mass-produced magical plants are generally not normal seeds of a second-ring magical plant.
Because it is rare for a two-ring magic plant to have a very large number of seeds, generally speaking, a large number of seeds are non-fertile seeds. A single flowering and fruiting of a two-ring magic plant will only produce one or two fertile seeds.
Therefore, the seeds that breeders cultivate and mass-produce are basically the naturally weak seeds that grow from fast-growing seedlings. Then, the breeders use secret methods and magic, as well as verdant spiritual energy to replenish their vitality and cultivate them.
Therefore, mass-produced second-ring magic plant products are indeed inferior to plants carefully cultivated by breeders.
Although, as is customary in the industry, breeders would claim that these magical plants are indistinguishable in terms of traits.
Of course, after being processed by a breeder, these magical plants are generally qualified, although there are subtle differences between the two.
After all, breeders can use the verdant spiritual energy to compensate for the inherent deficiencies in the life potential within the seeds.
Queen Ella Grant said, "I will arrange for Scarlett the Witch to transfer ten million magic stones to you first. That should be enough."
Queen Ella Grant, as expected of a Sun Ring-class breeder, quickly calculated the approximate cost Locke would need to cultivate these seeds.
Queen Ella Grant said, “Scarlett the Witch will continue to keep in touch with you, but mainly because I’m too busy with clients and projects. She’ll take care of many things for me.”
"Of course, you can tell me if you have any special needs."
"Furthermore, you can rest assured about the breeders in our Elf Great World. Our breeding level is among the best in wizarding civilizations, and we possess unique secret techniques. The Elf Great World also has abundant veins of verdant spiritual energy. As a breeder, you should understand what this means."
Locke nodded.
The key is the emerald spirit ore.
For breeders, the Azure Spirit is needed for everything from quickly stimulating the growth of second-ring magical plants to ensuring their healthy growth, as well as for breeding or improving their varieties.
Other spiritual energy is one thing, but the verdant spiritual energy is like a necessity for the breeding industry. If it is lacking, the entire second-ring breeding industry will come to a standstill.
Therefore, the fact that the Elf World has abundant verdant spiritual energy indicates that they possess a developed breeding industry.
Queen Ella Grant chuckled, “You’ll be quite busy these days.”
"Your Augustus is only a little bit away from success, you must not give up now."
Locke nodded. "Yes, Lord Grant."
The two ended their video call.
He quickly summoned Douglas, Mason Witch, and others, and after discussing it with them, they decided to wait for Scarlett Witch to send in the funds so that they could start working hard to cultivate the fertile seeds of the Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant.
We will strive to get it done and deliver it as soon as possible.
To avoid any unforeseen complications.
A week later.
On the tenth floor of the underground research institute in the second dune plane, Solas Lightfoot and Meloch seemed to have retreated into their shells. They had indeed found a lot of peace and quiet recently.
Locke's seed breeding mission is in full swing.
Meanwhile, Locke's clone headed to the Feathered Serpent Pavilion.
On the second floor of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion, Lady Tataroni gracefully bowed to Locke, slightly raising the tip of her silver dragon half-dragon tail, and said to Locke, "Lord Augustine."
At the same time, standing beside her was the family wizard servant of the Sea Queen who had arrived earlier.
The second-ring witch looked at Locke with a cold gaze.
"We meet again, Mr. Augustine. Mrs. Tataroni said you wanted to answer the question a second time. So I came. Do you have a result now?"
"Please tell me, what is a potion?"
Lady Tataroni looked at Locke, a little nervous, her fists clenched, afraid that Locke would not give a satisfactory answer to the Sea Queen again.
Locke, however, did not speak, but instead took a step back.
He opened his right hand, and a primordial fire burned fiercely within it.
Immediately afterwards, the flame suddenly shot up and then split into five different colored flames, with five flames appearing on each of his five fingers.
Feng Shui: Fire, Earth, and Wood.
Magical Flame Extraction Method!
Five-colored flames burned like candles on his fingers. Locke reached out and grabbed at the void, and what he saw was the potion that the second-ring witch had mentioned.
Mrs. Tataroni was taken aback.
The next moment, the words spoken by the second-ring witch, the lingering vibrations in the air, the words "potion," entered Locke's palm, and Locke extracted a portion of their spiritual essence.
Locke handed half of the Golden Phantom to the second-ring witch.
The second-circle witch immediately put it into a glass bottle of Time Crystal, carefully tore off a spell scroll, and sealed it away.
The second-ring witch looked up at Locke and said, "Congratulations, Mr. Augustine. From today onwards, you are His Majesty's student."
Lady Tataroni seemed a little confused and asked, "What...what happened? Wasn't the question about what the potion was?"
Locke looked at the silver dragon half-dragon shopkeeper and replied, "Lady Tataroni, it's like this. The Sea Queen sent her family wizard to test me. What she really wanted to ask me wasn't what the potion was, but rather my level of spiritual knowledge."
"It was only after I got back that I remembered you mentioning that the Sea Queen's specialty is the [Name Potion], and that's when it dawned on me. What I need to do is extract the hidden meaning from the pronunciation of the two words 'Potion'."
"This demonstrates my level of spiritual macroscopic knowledge. It's just a pity that it's only this little bit. With my current level of spiritual macroscopic knowledge, it's really difficult to extract anything useful. It's just half a piece of spiritual macroscopic knowledge."
At this moment, the second-ring witch's face warmed up a bit, and she said to Locke with a smile, "Half a potion is enough. In fact, you just need to demonstrate your skill in extracting potions. That's what His Majesty the Throne is testing. If you really have to answer what a potion is in front of me, I really won't be able to respond."
“Your potion-making skills are already superior to mine, and your knowledge of potions is also superior to mine. So, if you were to tell me what potions are in front of me, I would really be at a loss for words. Fortunately, Mr. Augustine quickly realized what His Majesty the Throne was really testing you on.”
"Actually, considering that you have just become a second-circle wizard, the Throne Lord does not require you to create a spirit magnum. This time, she specifically instructed me that if you can really extract a spirit magnum from the pronunciation of my two words, you should take it back to show her."
The second-ring witch gestured to Locke, inviting him to enter.
"Please follow me. Her Majesty is currently a guest at the Rootcrown Royal Court. Therefore, we need to take a magic carriage to find her."
"From today onwards, you will be her student in Potions."
Lady Tataroni smiled and nodded to Locke, bowing slightly as she said, "Congratulations, Lord Augustine."
Locke nodded to Mrs. Tataroni and immediately followed.
He boarded the witch's magical carriage, which soon traveled to the Roots Court.
One day later.
Yunze Wetland, the roots of the royal court.
The architectural style of the entire Root Crown Court consists of a large number of wooden houses, but these wooden houses are all complex in structure, have a huge framework, and generally have supporting structures.
Outside the majestic wooden hall, the roots of ancient trees grow and wrap around the walls, supporting the building.
Moreover, these wooden houses are so large that walking through them feels like walking in a giant's palace.
Locke followed the family wizard maid into a magnificent wooden hall, which was clearly a classroom, a potions classroom, with a large number of Rootcrown Court students and formal wizards.
The lowest rank here is a first-class wizard apprentice, and there are also many first-ring wizards and ordinary second-ring wizards, and even star-ring wizards and moon-ring wizards.
They all sat in the classroom listening to Neptune's lecture, just like students.
The family wizard of the Sea Queen hesitated for a moment, but still walked through the classroom to the Sea Queen's side and handed her the bottle of Time Crystal containing the half of the Spirit Hong.
This was also the first time Locke had ever seen Neptune.
Unlike the majestic and unpredictable Catherine the Witch, and unlike the seemingly approachable but actually incredibly powerful Rose Throne, the Sea Queen's wizard robes were deliberately torn into strips resembling tassels.
She has a colorful dreadlock.
She wore exaggerated black eyeliner and eyeshadow, and her pupils were covered with red contact lenses.
She was holding a magic pencil, spinning it in her hand by moving her fingers.
Locke never imagined that a throne wizard would have such an appearance.
The most outrageous third-ring wizard he had ever seen was Master Milady of the Cassilos University of the Arts, but he wasn't a throne wizard either.
Moreover, he only loves rapping, but at least he considers himself an art master, a guardian of the human soul, standing at the pinnacle of art, and his aesthetic sense is beyond anyone's comprehension.
The second-ring witch whispered to the Sea Queen's Throne, "Your Majesty, this is a creation of Locke Augustine. Would you like to take a look?"
The Sea Queen propped her chin on her fist, glancing casually at the artwork. "Hmm? Didn't you say that kid wasn't very good? Isn't this good enough?"
"This kid is improving quite quickly. His last answer made me think he was just another mediocre person."
The Sea Queen swept her displeased gaze over the many wizards present.
"Many of you have asked me, how can I become an excellent second-circle potion master?"
"Didn't I make myself perfectly clear?!"
"You're a genius. That means you can become an excellent potion master. If you're not a genius, no matter how hard you try, you'll only ever reach the second-ring potion master level. How can I possibly fool you?"
"Do you want me to say that anyone can become a second-circle potion master just by working hard?"
Neptune twirled her pen and said, "I'm not as hypocritical as some people who enjoy wasting your time."
"Finding your own talents is something you wizards should do yourselves. To become an excellent second-circle potion master, the most important thing is not hard work, but that you have the aptitude to become a second-circle potion master."
The Sea Queen suddenly pointed at Locke, "He is the genius I was talking about. I gave you all the task of extracting the word 'potion' around the same time, but look at his work."
"You should understand what I meant earlier."
The Time Crystal glass bottle in the Sea Queen's hand floated up automatically.
Suddenly, Locke felt many eyes on him.
Some of their gazes were filled with anger.
Locke suddenly fell silent.
The potion-making instructor that I found through Quetzalcoatl's request... seems to be quite unique.
Moreover, they love to provoke enemies...
This is very much in conflict with my personality.
The author is asking for monthly votes again at the end of the month!
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