Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 103 Patents
Locke calmed down, suppressing his slightly excited emotions. "First, we need to repeat the process of refining the memory ointment to see if we can replicate it."

“Secondly, I need to add an ‘anti-theft mechanism’ to my memory ointment.” Locke pondered, “According to Teacher Sophia, I can add some completely useless medicinal herbs to the memory ointment, making it difficult for potion masters to decipher and distinguish which ingredients are effective for a long time.”

The main task is to reverse engineer the formula. First, you need to understand the specific potion recipe, and second, you need to know the specific magic fire manipulation.

If Locke were to add some ineffective ingredients to the Memory Ointment to mislead others, it would be enough to make it difficult for many potion-making assistants to obtain it.

Of course, Locke could also take the memory ointment and the several magical plants he had previously developed to the White Wizard Association to apply for inventor status, but there would be a problem with that. In that case, he would need to publish the formula in order to apply for a patent.

Because others need to verify the authenticity again.

Therefore, generally speaking, applying for a patent is equivalent to making it public, exchanging actual benefits for fame.

In the Southeast Corner Region, a sound system for paying for the right to use patents has not yet been established. Furthermore, even if it were established, it would be useless, because once the White Wizard Association publishes the formula, the difficulty of piracy will become extremely low.

It's easy for pirated versions to appear on the market.

Therefore, the wizards in the southeastern corner of the region generally do this: instead of applying for patents, they use these products to make money directly. Only after they have reached a certain level and no longer need to rely on these things do they apply for patents and publish the formulas.

Such a formula will be recorded by the White Wizard Association as a legacy of knowledge, so that the formula will not be completely lost with the death of its inventor.

In the dark wizarding world, there are many brilliant inventions, but because there is no patent system for inheritance, and the inventors stubbornly refuse to disclose their inventions, once they die, even the most brilliant inventions have no one to inherit them.

At the same time, many talented people will emerge, repeatedly inventing new things, which will seriously delay the progress of magical research in society.

Therefore, Locke believed that the patent system established by the White Wizards' Guild was quite reasonable.

Once I become a formal wizard, I can also publish the magical plants I discovered and the current memory ointment formula, and apply for a patent.

But we don't need to use it now.

Once it's made public, I won't make much money anymore; I'll have to share my original exclusive market with others.

The Tiffany vines sold in shops around the world today are all cultivated by breeders in various regions according to publicly available breeding manuals, and have long since lost any connection to the first-ring wizard who originally developed the Tiffany vine.

After all, once you disclose the formula, there are a whole host of ways to obtain it and bypass the patent system.

That's why Locke had no intention of registering a patent.

Apprentice-level potions and magical plants are not worth the effort of a formal wizard to reverse engineer. First, the difficulty of reverse engineering is extremely high; second, even if you manage to do so, you won't make any money; and third, it would lower your status.

Secondly, it would waste their research time.

Unless there is a specific purpose, they basically have no such intention.

Apprentice-level wizards, faced with Locke's various anti-theft measures, were completely baffled for a considerable period and essentially unable to crack them. This was also Sophia the Witch's advice to herself.

Locke looked at the palm lotus that had been taken out of the Rubik's Cube. The palm lotus was entirely red, like a carving of red agate, with a crystal-clear luster, like a crystal lotus.

Meanwhile, its lotus petals contain a violent fire element, but it is currently fixed by the special wood element structure of the lotus palm, forming a stable state for the time being and preventing further loss of control.

This is a level 7 Palm Fire Lotus, a Crystal Palm Fire Lotus.

Locke looked at its entry—

This is a level 7 crafted item, a special variety cultivated through a combination of magical resonance cultivation and hybridization cultivation. Due to the effect of targeted mutation, the fire element contained within this variety of Palm Fire Lotus has doubled. Because the Palm Fire Lotus exhibits a unique phenomenon of wood element fiber crystallization, it can absorb more fire element and is more stable than ordinary Palm Fire Lotuses, preventing unstable explosions during transportation.

The optimal resonance frequency is a mixture of 1200Hz, 100Hz and 40Hz magic pressure—the mana exchange frequency.

The specific operation is as follows: First, use 1200Hz continuous directional radiation for 10 days, then use 100Hz for one hour, then use 40Hz for three hours, and then use the three magic frequencies to resonate simultaneously for directional radiation for 19 days.

One month later, a specific variety of Palm Fire Lotus can be cultivated. At this time, the hybridization method is used to optimize the variety again, and the Crystal Palm Fire Lotus can be obtained.

After reading the entry, Locke suddenly had an epiphany. "The Magic Resonance Cultivation Method requires finding the optimal resonant frequency, and it's actually this complicated."

"The optimal resonance frequency for a level 7 magical plant is difficult to achieve by luck alone. Each of the three resonance frequencies has specific requirements for the duration of illumination. Even if some breeders' ideas are close to the right direction, a slight doubt in themselves or a single misstep can completely lead to missing the mark."

Locke pondered, "Breeders make inferences based on the basic characteristics of magical plants and the existing best resonance frequencies of similar magical plants, narrowing down the range of best resonance frequencies in order to find the best resonance frequency."

“But I can use the synthetic Rubik’s Cube to get the result first, obtain the resonant frequency formula, and then practice the magic resonant frequency breeding method from scratch. Then I can use the memory ointment to increase my learning efficiency.” Locke thought, “In this way, I will get my breeder certificate much sooner than I thought.”

Locke looked at the two synthesized items in front of him and began to think. "First, we need to cultivate ten acres of Crystal Palm Fire Lotus as soon as possible and start planting them on a large scale. Second, we need to write down a general outline. Unlike applying for a patent, we don't need to disclose all the details, just the general outline."

"Then go participate in the competition."

"Secondly, I can start trying to open my own pharmaceutical lab."

Although this carries the risk of exposing the cultivation process of the Crystal Palm Fire Lotus, the benefits gained from the competition outweigh the risks.

Ultimately, one still needs to produce works, participate in competitions, and gain honors. Only those who are completely isolated from the world can fully guarantee that their works will not reveal their manufacturing process.

Then you won't even need to sell them.

At worst, I can just create some new synthetic magical plants later.

(End of this chapter)