Chapter 927
Connection with the Silver Peach Garden
Chapter 927 Connection with the Silver Peach Garden
Inside the special laboratory of Group 1 at Mount Jinmian, Zeno watched as a crystallized orchid gradually grew on the Golden Path.
This section of the Golden Route was a small, abandoned section of the Golden Route that the White Wizard Association had specially granted to their Golden Crown Mountain for planting symbiotic magical plants.
Zeno stared at the crystallized magical plants growing on the Golden Path with a fanatical gaze.
"The Golden Route has been in disrepair for many years, so someone came up with the idea of planting magical plants on the Golden Route to increase its stability."
"This idea has indeed yielded some results, but it has also made it difficult to figure out how to plant magical plants and what kind of magical plants to plant on the Golden Route."
"I previously combined the characteristics of crystallized magical plants and discovered its potential application on the Golden Route. And it really works."
Zeno's expression was strange.
"Even so, this experiment was successful because I overturned several well-known research papers on crystallized magical plants."
Is it possible that the above conclusion is wrong?
But those are all legitimate periodicals from the Second Ring Road, Zone 1.
Of course, there isn't a single third-ring journal on the crystallization technology of magical plants yet. After all, even the founder, Patrick Finch, was still a day-ring wizard, so research related to crystallized magical plants has not yet been published in any third-ring journals.
A flicker of self-doubt crossed Zeno's eyes.
"But to say that so many articles in top-tier journals have errors or flaws is perhaps too arrogant of me. Compared to those top breeders, I am still too young."
"Never mind."
Wizard Zeno pondered, "None of that matters. My ultimate magic is the Eight Directions Root of the Ironwood Tree."
"The Eight Directions Roots of the Taro Iron Tree is a powerful magic built on the Golden Path..."
This is why he entered the research on magical plant crystallization technology, because he suspected that this technology could increase the survival rate and planting cost of magical plants in the Golden Route.
And as it turns out, it does indeed have that potential.
Wizard Zeno pondered, "It seems that refusing the witch from the Rose Council was the right choice. If I had accepted her gift, I would have been forced to change the direction of my efforts and my own choices."
Zeno gazed at the crystallized orchids on the abandoned Gold Route before him and fell into deep thought.
"If this is the right direction, then I can work towards it and write an application to apply for a special grant. But to make sure I can get it approved, I must first publish a relevant Q1 journal article."
Zeno thought for a moment. The magic plant crystallization technology was a hot topic at the moment, and he could find a brand new application in this hot topic, which would almost certainly get him this year's top-tier funding.
However, just to be absolutely certain, he would be better off publishing a relevant Q1 journal article to increase his chances of success and as evidence to support his research.
Zeno was energized.
"But this requires refuting some published research on crystallization magic plant technology."
Zeno the Wizard's eyes were resolute.
"My teacher once told me that as long as a person does his job wholeheartedly, he will be successful in everything he does."
"Yes. I should start organizing the data now and write the article and application for publication."
"Hurry up, there's still time."
With a determined look in his eyes, Wizard Zeno turned around and began collecting data.
He was naturally introverted, and many wizards at the Golden Crown Mountain True Knowledge Academy thought he was aloof, cold, and difficult to approach.
But actually it's just because he finds chatting with people too stressful.
He was originally sought after by three throne wizards who wanted to take him as their disciple, but he chose to follow Catherine the Witch in order to avoid complicated situations involving too many people.
Only the witch Catherine noticed that he disliked any administrative position. Not only did she not make any demands on him in this regard, she also allowed him to focus solely on his research and even assigned him a wizard assistant.
……
Locke addressed the wizard Terence through the image dialogue, "Hello, wizard Terence, I am Locke Augustine."
What happened in the Silver Peach Garden?
Wizard Terence said, "Director Augustine, a large number of designers from Silver Garden have recently left to join a shop alliance called Olayer."
"That shop alliance is a product of the Rose School."
Locke pondered for a moment.
"You mean Olayer deliberately poached our people for malicious competition?"
Wizard Terence said, “That’s true. Those people were poached with high salaries, but I think it’s incredibly foolish. Olayer simply can’t handle that many designers.”
“Once Olayer has achieved his goals and gained a foothold, he will abandon them at any time.”
Locke said, "Or Olayer could take over Silver Peach Garden and our business, so those people could stay in Olayer forever without having to worry about being fired."
Upon hearing this, Wizard Terence paused, then said angrily, "But that's simply impossible."
Locke said, "I'm just saying that's how they think."
Wizard Terence's eyes darted around as he looked at Locke tentatively and asked, "Master, are you going to invite a high-ranking wizard from the academy to teach those fools a lesson?"
“I have heard that the executioner wizard Trajan is on Mount Golden Crown. If he could come to our Tianjiang River, he would surely be able to solve our problem.”
Locke replied, "Brother Trajan? He doesn't handle this. Our teacher entrusted this matter entirely to me."
Wizard Terence pursed his lips and widened his eyes; he had a bad feeling.
"Will you, the supervisor, have full authority over the Silver Peach Garden?"
"If we encounter a crisis of annihilation, will wizards from the Academy intervene? Silver Peach Garden is a brand founded by Lord Red Dragon Throne, a very ancient alliance of shops..."
Locke said, "It's just normal business. Even if our business is bad, there's no reason for a high-level wizard from our lineage to intervene."
If I could make a move, I'm afraid I would have already been surrounded and even killed by the high-ring wizards of the Rose School.
Ultimately, this kind of business behavior is still largely within the realm of normal competition.
Wizard Terence's expression changed slightly; he became somewhat dejected.
Locke glanced at him but said nothing.
After all, even Rose went to great lengths to take over the alliance of two long-established shops. It's perfectly normal for this Star Ring Wizard to doubt his own abilities.
It should be said that this is precisely because of this that it proves that this person really cares about the Silver Peach Garden, and that I don't need to worry about him sabotaging things in secret.
Or perhaps he was bribed.
Locke asked him, "Our Silver Peach Garden is currently suffering continuous losses. Is it due to poor management, or is it because we are making money but the money is not being recorded, or is it because our market positioning is unclear, or is it because our products are outdated?" Hearing Locke say that the products were outdated, Wizard Terence, although not as enthusiastic as he had at first as if he had seen a savior, smiled bitterly and then honestly gave his opinion.
I think both are true.
"First of all, some stores certainly don't earn that much money; some stores don't even have a single sale for months. Therefore, the previous managers would hire professional auditors to investigate, but no matter what, they couldn't find much useful information."
"I'm still not making money..."
"Moreover, we really don't have any super single items right now. Although Silver Peach Garden was once glorious under the Throne Lord's rule, and was selected as the most creative weapon and plant shop alliance for five consecutive years, all of that was reduced to ashes after the Throne Lord left the front line."
"Moreover, our designers are always being poached."
Locke looked at Wizard Terence.
Wizard Terence explained, “We are currently in a death spiral because we don’t have the money to hire top designers. We have to train them from scratch. And once we train a top breeder, he will be poached by better shop alliances because we can’t offer him better treatment.”
“Even if it weren’t for Olayer, there would be others, those older and more powerful weapon and plant shop alliances. Over time, we gradually fell into a death spiral.”
Locke said, "Since you see it so clearly, why can't you get rid of it?"
Wizard Terence gave a wry smile.
"If a giant is about to fall, how can one person lift him up? There is a shortcut, though."
"Someone invested in Yinzhuang Taoyuan and broke this death spiral."
Locke asked, "How much?"
Wizard Terence gave a wry smile.
"Without the investment of hundreds of millions of magic stones, it would be difficult to break this death spiral."
Locke fell silent.
I certainly wouldn't invest that much money myself. Under normal circumstances, no wizard would dare to put so much money into a dying shop alliance.
In other words, under normal circumstances, this shop alliance will inevitably fail.
His teacher dumped it on him, probably as a last resort.
If I could help her revitalize this shop alliance, it would undoubtedly be a great help to her.
Perhaps with this achievement, I can win that key sub-project.
Once this sub-project is secured, one may gain access to the magical knowledge related to the main project. If this main project is successfully completed and becomes a flagship project for Yunze Wetland, one may also benefit from it.
In short, the more I learned, the more I realized how deep the water was and how difficult it was to obtain this sub-project.
This is essentially a case of the supervisor intentionally giving up their own interests to the student. Even if the student can secure top-tier funding, they may not necessarily get a key sub-project.
Locke said, "No wizard would invest so much money in Silver Peach Garden."
"I've been quite busy lately and haven't been able to come directly to the Tianjiang Riverbank. As for Olaye, let's leave it at that for now."
"Based on my understanding of Rose, her plan won't stop here. I think there are still many more combos waiting for us. As long as we react accordingly."
Locke said, "In that case, let's remain unchanged for now and observe Olaye. By the way, I have two more plans."
Wizard Terence was surprised that Locke spoke as if he were very familiar with the Star Ring Witch who studied the Rose School.
Wizard Terence said, "Master, you speak."
Locke said, "If the audit can't find anything, then it means there's a systemic problem with corruption. You need to get them to conduct their own audits and compile financial statements for each store."
Wizard Terence nodded. "That's only natural."
But it's definitely not going to be of any use.
Because every new manager basically does this after taking office, but they never find anything out.
Locke glanced at Terence and noticed the disappointment in his eyes, but said nothing.
"Secondly, I have a second-ring flying magical plant in my possession, and I have already partnered with the Windbringer's Holy Land to jointly establish a shop alliance called Aladdin. I want Aladdin and Silver Peach Garden to work together to develop this magical plant."
When the wizard Terence heard about the Holy Land of the Windbringers, he was stunned for a moment, almost thinking he had misheard.
Wizard Terence asked Locke, "Master, are you referring to the Windbringer's Sanctuary in the Land of Dragonfall?"
Locke nodded.
Wizard Terence was amazed. 'The Windbringer's Sanctuary is the top-tier wizarding university in the Land of Dragonfall, a wizarding university transformed from the Shop Alliance. It has a great reputation and only collaborates with truly outstanding wizards or works.'
'As expected of a researcher from Golden Crown Mountain, even though he's only a regular second-circle wizard, his strength is truly remarkable.'
Wizard Terence put aside the inevitable underestimation he had of Locke because Locke's magic level was lower than his own, and began to sense Locke's strength.
Wizard Terence looked at the information Locke had sent him. He glanced at the magical plant and immediately realized how excellent this flying magical plant was.
"This data..."
Wizard Terence seemed to see the kind of excellent works that could only be seen in the Golden Age of Silver Peach Garden, along with outstanding designers.
Wizard Terence said, "Manager, the magical plant's trait data is excellent. It is indeed worth developing."
Wizard Terence realized that Locke was an excellent breeding genius, although he was still not very optimistic about his future prospects, since there had been some other managers who were also famous breeders.
Although they are not young wizarding geniuses of Golden Crown Mountain, some of them are still renowned breeding experts in their respective regions.
But at this moment, he became more respectful towards Locke.
Locke said, "Gather the remaining excellent breeders and designers to discuss a plan to attach a parasitic magical plant to this magical plant."
Wizard Terence's heart skipped a beat. He had been talking to so many inferior breeders for far too long, and now he felt as if he had returned to the atmosphere of discussions in the old Silver Peach Garden.
"Are we going to use this Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow as a weapon platform? Good idea. With such good flight data, it would be great to create a fantastic weapon platform."
Locke said, "I think it can be changed to two types: one is air-to-ground bombing, and the other is air-to-air annihilation."
"In addition, it also needs to be equipped with a magic called Attila's Chain Lightning..."
"Let's use this project to keep those wizards who haven't left yet."
Wizard Terence nodded repeatedly as he listened.
(End of this chapter)