Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 125 Francis's Regret

In the semi-basement, vampire Howard said to these vampires, "The transformation of vampire curses is the most powerful blood curse system in our Blood Curse Court."

"From the lowest-ranking vampire servants to vampire barons, and then to the vampire grand dukes at the very top... the hierarchy is strict and the promotion is orderly."

"This is a high-level blood curse personally cast by the official wizards of the Blood Curse Court."

"Most of us turn into vampires not just for combat power, but to make up for our lack of wizarding talent."

"But previously, the core of our blood curse system was sealed by the higher-ups of the Blood Curse Court. Now they have unlocked some of the functions of our blood curse."

Howard twisted his neck and laughed loudly: "We have been given the new ability of Blood Devouring. We can capture good white wizard apprentices, dig out their hearts, and suck their blood to obtain some of their magic."

"The more we eat, the more likely we are to become first-class wizard apprentices. Of course, the white wizards we eat must have a higher aptitude than ourselves for it to work."

"The higher the aptitude of the white wizard apprentices we consume, the more magic power we gain."

"Therefore, we should target the geniuses among the white wizards."

The vampire apprentices' eyes immediately changed; they became extremely fanatical, excited, and thrilled.

Originally, given their qualifications, they would have had nothing to do with becoming first-class wizard apprentices, but now, because of this war, they have the opportunity to change their fate.

This wizarding war has already changed the fate of too many people, and it will change the fate of even more people in the future.

Their blood-devouring ability allows them to challenge the threshold of first-class wizard apprentices despite their low aptitude.

Although the side effects are certainly huge, just like other shortcuts in black magic, the side effects are usually equal to or even greater than the effects!

But these apprentice wizards of the Blood Curse Court didn't care about any of that.

Howard took out a blood-red pendant shaped like a dagger. "Come forward one by one. I'm going to use the Blood Key to pierce your hearts and unlock this ability for you."

"Let's begin our hunt for the white wizard apprentice prodigies!"

Immediately, all nine vampire apprentices of the Blood Curse Court walked towards Howard.

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Lilith's Cottage.

The White Wizards Association Breeder Competition is a competition held throughout the entire Southeast Corner region, so the preliminary round rankings have attracted a lot of attention.

Many breeders, and even some formal wizards, were wondering who this Locke Augustine who had suddenly appeared on the ranking list was, and some even began to inquire about who his formal wizard mentor was.

Locke's fifth-place ranking in the preliminary rounds undoubtedly brought him into the spotlight of the core circle of first-class wizard apprentices for the first time.

Inside the wooden house.

Mary, a first-class wizard apprentice and breeder, scanned the list laid out on the workbench in her laboratory.

She saw her name ranked eleventh or lower in the preliminaries and immediately smiled. "I passed. This is my third time participating in the preliminaries, and the result is not bad."

"I was able to achieve such a high score even though I retained some of my strength."

Next, Mary's gaze fell on fifth place on the list. "Locke Augustine, the breeding assistant? His work is ranked so high in the preliminary rounds!"

“I remember now, I think I saw him a few times at the public plantation.” Mary carefully considered all the memories she had of Locke. Unfortunately, Locke seemed so unremarkable back then that she didn’t seem to have spoken to him at all, so her memories of him were few and far between.

"That should be a newly promoted first-class wizard apprentice."

A hint of surprise flashed in Mary's eyes. "This is his first time participating in such a competition, and he's performed like this. Did his wizard mentor guide him?"

"Never mind." Mary stopped pursuing the matter. "Whether someone is truly a genius or not, we'll know by watching the final results. Nobody used their full strength in the preliminaries, so the results aren't very relevant."

"However, the fact that he achieved such a high ranking in the qualifiers suggests that he has already mastered the Magic Frequency Breeding Method, and he should be able to pass the breeder certificate exam soon."

Mary put away the ranking data and continued conducting her experiment.

……

At the same time, in the first ring of wizarding quarters at Lilith's Hut, in Francis's office, Francis looked at the rankings in his hand.

As a dedicated senior advisor and academic supervisor at Lilith Cottage, he always kept track of the White Wizard Association's breeder competition rankings.

After all, this kind of competition is related to the reputation of their Lilith House in the public eye.

Powerful wizarding academies are more likely to have more wizarding students on the ranking list, even at the top, while weaker wizarding academies often have very few wizarding students on the list.

This is itself a manifestation of the wizarding academy's strength, and also a way to showcase that strength to the outside world.

For Francis, the students of Lilith Hut participating in the competition was not just a personal matter for them.

From his perspective, this is also a matter for the academy.

At this moment, Francis was scanning the rankings, from bottom to top, leaving no one out.

He nodded in satisfaction. "The students at Lilith Hut performed very well this time; seven of the top fifty are actually our own students."

"Perhaps in the future, our Lilith Hut's breeding magic category will also rank among the top and become the most prestigious discipline."

"only……"

Francis turned his gaze to the front of the list and saw Locke Augustine ranked fifth. A thought and surprise flashed across his face. "This kid's potential is greater than I thought."

"He is not just an ordinary, rapidly advancing first-class wizard apprentice."

“I really regret assigning a student like that to Sophia.” Advisor Francis’s eyes flashed with regret.

"While the results of the preliminary rounds shouldn't be taken too seriously, they do demonstrate his potential in breeding."

"Regardless of the outcome of the final, being ranked so high in the qualifiers speaks volumes."

Francis thought for a moment, "While a medium-sized botanical garden cannot be approved for him, other benefits should be provided as soon as possible."

"For example, approve a small to medium-sized botanical garden for him as soon as possible."

"If this trend continues, this student has the potential to succeed Mary, Anglon, and become the next generation of wizards."

"So it's best to get Sophia to sign the contract. As long as she stays at the academy, there's no need to worry about other issues."

(End of this chapter)