Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 129 Reencounter with Luckin Coffee
On the second floor, inside a separate cubicle.

Locke went inside with Aisie and Anglu. After just one glance, Locke understood why Aisie and Anglu, these two veteran potion-making assistants, were helpless in the current situation.

The second-class wizard apprentice from the University of Verdandia was lying on the hospital bed. To her right were vines with extremely rough surfaces. Each vine had a purplish-red root and barbs growing from its surface. These barbs pierced Luckin's skin, and if Luckin moved even slightly, they would break her skin and cause her to bleed profusely.

These three vines covered the entire hospital bed, making Luckin Coffee lie on the bed like a sleeping princess, unable to move, only able to move her eyes.

The blood flowing from her wounds would be absorbed by these three magical vines.

These three magical vines were so thirsty for blood that they also grew branches, trying to explore the surrounding area to see if there were any other living people.

Although the three magical vines are now unrecognizable, Locke still recognized their original identity—the Tiffan vines.

These three Tiffany root vines had long been transplanted into Luckin Coffee's magic power, so to some extent, they were connected to its soul.

Now that the three demonic plants have betrayed and become demonized, the situation has naturally become very complicated.

The three magical plants have formed a special symbiotic relationship with Luckin Coffee. To cure the curse on her, it is necessary to solve her problem, the problem of the magical plants, and the problem of the curse on them at the same time.

Breaking the curse on her isn't difficult, nor is breaking the curse on her three demonic plants. But solving both problems at the same time without harming Luckin Coffee, causing her magical power to decline, and ruining her future is extremely difficult.

However, if a promising student from Verdandia University were to have his future ruined after receiving treatment at Lilith's Hut, it would not be good for the reputation of Lilith's Hut's potions program.

Lilith's Hut and the Potions program at Vildantia University are also competing for top students.

Reputation is very important for student recruitment.

It's no wonder that Anglu and Aisha were cautious and sought their friend's advice.

“The magical plant has deteriorated malignantly.” Locke quickly made his judgment as a breeding assistant and potion-making assistant. “This situation is rare. I’ve been in the Healing Hand Clinic for so long and have reviewed all the case files, but this is the first time I’ve seen something like this.”

"The cursed energy and the demonic plant became entangled, causing the Tiffrogen vines to undergo a malignant and degenerate degradation."

Locke pondered for a moment, his expression becoming slightly grave.

"It should be a new curse magic invented by the Blood Curse Court, specifically targeting our Lilith Hut. There are many wizards and wizard apprentices in Lilith Hut who use magical plants."

Locke's expression wasn't good; he pursed his lips.

After all, as a breeder, seeing this scene would definitely cause some emotional fluctuations.

In a way, the other party came here to cause trouble.

A curse spell targeting magical plants?
That would affect the sales of your magical plant creations.

Anglu nodded quickly and said, "That's right. This is the first time I've seen this situation. Usually, the Blood Curse Court would at most try to disrupt the elemental balance of our plant magic with curses, reducing the power and reaction speed of our spells. This is the first time something like this has happened."

"I wonder which wizard seed invented the Blood Curse Tribunal. Those guys don't know anything else, but they're experts at how to harm people."

Anglu asked, "Locke, do you have a solution to this problem? Half of this person's treatment costs will be paid by the higher-ups of Verdandia University and the Academy. After deducting the costs, we can still get about three hundred magic stones."

"If you can heal her, I'll give you half of the magic stone."

Locke nodded in surprise. In fact, patients on the second floor who were severely cursed usually needed to pay two to three thousand magic stones to be cured.

However, the academy and wizard instructors will take the lion's share, and after deducting costs, a potion master's assistant can only earn less than one hundred magic stones from each patient.

As for Luckin Coffee, the fact that she was able to contribute 300 magic stones to their expenses suggests that her treatment costs were relatively high, or that the academy's higher-ups had given her special treatment and reduced their cut.

Locke nodded and said, "Okay, but let's give Aisie a share too, so the three of us can split it equally. This patient is considered to have been treated by the three of us together." "Anyway, the fees paid by one person are equivalent to the fees paid by three people. If we split it together, we won't lose money, and it will save us a lot of energy."

I am not as experienced as the two of them in the field of potion-making; it's just that the two of them lack knowledge related to breeding.

Therefore, Locke will still need Aisie and Anglu's help later.

Anglu has no problem with it.

Aisie gave a faint smile and said to Locke and Anglu, "Anglu, I told you Locke would have a better conscience than you. I've been helping you for so long for nothing. Although I haven't really helped you much."

"Locke, thank you."

Anglu spread his hands, shrugged, and gave a helpless look. "I also helped that patient of yours who was afflicted with multiple self-curses last time."

Aisha's face darkened at the thought. Last time, Anglu's seemingly reasonable but nonsensical analysis almost caused trouble. "You have the nerve to say that? I actually thought you were right back then."

"Fortunately, that guy didn't drink the Twin Flower Soul-Gathering Potion in the end."

After thinking for a moment, Locke said, "I've come up with three treatment options, but since these are all new ideas I've just come up with and I've never tried them on anyone else, I'd like you two to help me analyze them and see if they're feasible."

"Or rather, there is still room for improvement and optimization."

The new curse is this troublesome thing: all treatment options have to be devised from scratch, so the patient is both a patient and an experimental subject.

And the most troublesome thing is that if Luckin Coffee were a first-class wizard apprentice, things would be much easier.

First-class wizard apprentices have a layer of magical pressure on their souls, so they have a high margin for error. Second-class wizard apprentices, on the other hand, are too easy to die. Locke and his companions must carefully manage their strengths and weaknesses. They might die from their own treatment methods before others are even killed by the curse.

On the hospital bed next to her, Ruixing was in very bad condition. She was suffering from blood loss, the demonic plant was out of control, and her magic was in chaos, which made her mind a little confused. She dared not move around.

Her blue hair now looked very dry.

Luckin opened her eyes, feeling flustered. She had come to Lilith's Hut with her wizard mentor and senior student Gregor to broaden her horizons and learn.

But who knew that when she went out alone halfway, she would be ambushed by the Blood Curse Court.

At this moment, Luckin was filled with remorse. She shouldn't have ignored Gregor's warning and gone out alone. Now she had caused a huge disaster and was lying in a hospital bed by herself.

What fate awaits her is unknown.

Looking at the three first-class wizard apprentices in front of her, Ruixing felt a little more at ease. At least she now had three first-class wizards trying to find a way to treat her.

At the same time, Luckin Coffee looked at Locke, a familiar feeling flashing through his mind.

She found it strange. This was her first time visiting Lilith's Hut. How could she possibly know a senior first-class wizard apprentice from Lilith's Hut?

But at the same time, Luckin Coffee felt as if she had seen this senior first-class wizard apprentice somewhere before.

Luckin Coffee racked its brains but couldn't recall where it was.

'I must be delirious from my illness,' Luckin thought weakly, lying in her hospital bed. 'How could I possibly have seen a first-class wizard apprentice at Lilith's Cottage?'

'It must be my mind going blank because of the curse, causing me to hallucinate.'

(End of this chapter)