Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 113 The Curse of the Split Consciousness
Locke followed the clinic worker into a large office on the second floor, which was prepared for first-class wizard apprentices.

Inside this office were six first-class wizarding apprentices, all of whom wore certification badges for potion-making assistants on their wizarding robes. Some of the first-class wizarding apprentices even had honorary badges on the hem of their robes for developing new potion formulas.

These six first-class wizard apprentices were all students of the three potion masters who were stationed at the healing center.

At this moment, they all glanced at Locke, who had come in with the helper, but immediately turned their attention back to what they were doing.

This was the first time Locke had ever seen a place with such a high density of first-class wizard apprentices.

Even in the public classrooms, first-class wizard apprentices rarely gather together for a single lesson.

Of course, it's also possible that it's because he was Sophia's first student and didn't have any fellow students.

Other first-class wizard apprentices might not be in the same situation as me. However, the advantage is freedom; usually, no one will supervise me.

The helper bowed to Locke and said, "Senior Augustine, please wait here for a moment. The clinic is very busy, and you will soon be needed for some work."

"The first floor is mostly handled by second-class wizard apprentices, but the main plans need to be managed by you first-class wizard apprentices. The second floor is mainly your responsibility, but of course, we junior students will help you with the actual operations."

"You can take a look at the information first to quickly understand our treatment center."

Locke nodded and said briefly, "Okay."

Since he had just entered the Healing Hand Clinic and didn't have much to do for the time being, Locke cautiously began to observe the patients in the office and review the clinic's records.

"Someone has already compiled a list of the common curse spells used by the Blood Curse Court," Locke said with satisfaction as he looked at the data.

This information, even if taken outside, could be exchanged for a considerable amount of magic stones.

Putting everything else aside, this is practically a complete encyclopedia of curses and magic, meticulously categorizing the differences between various curses, their characteristics, methods of transmission, severity, and countermeasures.

Most curses have specific antidotes, but the most dangerous are blood curses or powerful curses that lack a specific antidote. And then there are the newly invented curses for which antidotes haven't yet been formulated.

Locke pondered, "By actively degrading existing curses and creating new curse magic in a short time, we can bypass treatments that already have effective potions. This will put enormous pressure on the white wizards. Consequently, our potion-making assistants will be under pressure to continuously develop new potion formulas."

"That might be a solution for those Blood Curse Tribunals. I'm afraid that's what Hussein Quinn is thinking too."

Upon hearing this, a female potion master assistant standing not far from Locke looked up at him with a slightly displeased expression, as if she felt that Locke's line of thinking was too similar to that of the dark wizards.

Locke followed her gaze and landed on the victim she was dealing with, who was a first-class wizard apprentice from another wizarding organization.

He wore the college badge with the holly tower on his body.

At this moment, the first-class wizard apprentice of the Holly Tower had a somewhat unfocused gaze, and when he spoke to the female potion master's assistant, his language logic was noticeably disjointed.

The female potion master's assistant asked, "The potion to treat you will cost a lot of money. Do you want to sign a loan agreement? The treatment process requires you to pay at least two thousand magic stones in advance. Do you have that money?"

The first-class wizard apprentice from the Holly Tower replied, "Oh, I have... I have magic stones. But six thousand is too expensive. What kind of potion is so expensive?"

The female potion-making assistant frowned. "I meant you need to prepay two thousand magic stones, not six thousand." "And let me tell you, most of the magic stones you give will go to my wizarding mentor. The remaining small portion will be split between me and the potion-making workshops and shops. I'll only get a tiny fraction. Don't think we make a lot."

The first-class wizard apprentice from the Holly Tower answered while shaking his head. "Oh, it's two thousand magic stones. Two thousand magic stones are too heavy; they'll crush the servants."

Locke noticed that the Holly Tower apprentice seemed to be mentally unstable.

The female potion master's assistant had clearly noticed this as well. She looked at the victim of the cursed magic with suspicion. "I misunderstood him. He's experiencing severe cognitive confusion, and it seems to be getting worse over time."

"His language logic was severely damaged, and his cognitive thinking underwent a serious leap. Although it was not a blood curse, it was still a rather vicious curse."

"Is it the curse of drowsiness, or the curse of multiple self-inflicted wounds? Or the curse of fragmented consciousness?"

A male potion master assistant standing nearby, upon hearing this, reminded her, "Aishie, the drowsiness curse only causes the affected person to become depressed, have reduced mobility, and lack the ability to perform tasks. Moreover, its characteristic feature is dilated pupils."

“Multiple self-curses would cause him to talk nonsense, but I don’t think he did. I think it’s more likely to be a common consciousness splitting curse.”

"Give him ten doses of Bear Spirit Bile Antidote to increase his surface magic resistance. Then give him three doses of Sea Slug Mucus Potion to repair his brain nerves. Finally, give him one dose of Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion to fuse his consciousness. That should cure the curse."

"Moreover, the price of these potions should be covered by two thousand magic stones. The downside is that if he drinks too many potions, his magic power will deteriorate severely in a short period of time, and it will affect his future potential."

The female potion-making assistant, named Aisie, nodded in agreement. "Anglu, your thinking is always quicker than mine."

"Let's not worry about his future potential for now. If we don't cure him now, he might end up being a madman for the rest of his life."

Aishi said, "Anglu, get me the Bear Spirit Bile Potion and help me force it down his throat."

The two then subdued the first-class wizard apprentice from the Holly Tower and began to treat him according to their previous plan.

Locke listened from the side and nodded in agreement. He also thought Anglu's treatment plan was very good, so he secretly learned it from the side.

But when Locke saw the first-class wizard apprentice, who was obediently controlled by Aisie and Anglu like a wooden puppet, he suddenly felt a jolt in his heart and a strange feeling arose in his mind.

It's as if ignoring something could lead to a serious incident.

Wait a moment.

Locke quickly looked down at the three ominous mandrake vines that were still wrapped around his right hand and remained invisible.

At this moment, the three ominous mandala vines turned completely red!
That was a serious warning to the master.

Inside this office, someone harbors deep hostility towards me, and judging from the situation, it seems to be filled with murderous intent.

Locke looked up and quickly scanned his surroundings before his gaze settled on the wizard apprentice from the Holly Tower. He suddenly realized why he had felt something was amiss.

The information I just reviewed indicates that the consciousness splitting curse is a common curse of the Blood Curse Court, and this curse has several characteristics.

(End of this chapter)