Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 138 Pierre Under Attack

Locke looked at the witch Sophia with a puzzled expression. "Teacher, even if I pass all the subjects in this breeder exam, can they still make me fail?"

Sophia the Witch shook her head. "No. The examiner this time is very principled; she would never do such a thing."

After thinking it over, Locke nodded and said, "Then, teacher, I still want to participate."

"I still want to give it a try."

The main reason is that if we don't participate this time, we'll have to wait another year.

It seemed strange that he had only taken two years to become a first-class wizard apprentice, and now he was suddenly waiting another year.

Since the other party will definitely not deny their achievements, then it doesn't matter.

Thanks to the memory ointment, he has become familiar with most of the breeder's knowledge.

He also achieved some success with the Magical Frequency Cultivation Method.

Although this method of cultivation requires a lifetime of practice and mastery, there is almost no day when it will be fully learned.

Furthermore, if she could obtain a breeder's certificate as soon as possible, it would greatly benefit Sophia's resume.

Locke had always known that the Sophia witch was continuously undergoing professional examinations remotely by the wizarding organization on the other side of the Star Sea.

Sophia nodded in satisfaction. "I guessed you would have the same reaction."

"As long as you can do your job well, you've already won half the battle."

“Many people don’t realize this. They waste their time on too many trivial things.” The Witch Sophia handed Locke a document. “This is the code of conduct for breeders; memorize it.”

"Remember, you must remember it all, from beginning to end, without missing a single word. You will need it during the exam."

Locke asked curiously, "Teacher, the traditional test for breeders consists of three rounds: the first round tests theoretical knowledge, the second round tests the magical resonance cultivation method, and the third round tests the special cultivation of a magical plant within a specified time."

"Industry codes of conduct are not included in the exam..."

“Okay,” Locke said. “I understand, teacher. I will memorize it carefully.”

With the memory ointment, this isn't difficult.

Although Locke didn't know why the Sophia Witch wanted him to do this, he instinctively felt it was better to memorize it.

Sophia the Witch said to Locke, "That's good. You can go now. I have my own things to do."

Sophia the Witch watched Locke turn and leave, her brow furrowing slightly. She picked up a magic book from the table and began to ponder in a low voice. "Lady Morgana will definitely be very strict with you."

"I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing to let you take this exam."

"But I still want Lady Morgana to meet with you."

……

After leaving Sophia's office, Locke immediately went to his personal pharmaceutical lab in another city.

At this point, the pharmaceutical workshop had been renovated and was quite well-maintained. There was already a production line in it that was ready for use: the production line for secondary Emerald Green Agent.

This production line, including the magical centrifugal extraction method, the processing of primary raw materials, and the various reaction steps awaiting the preparation of the potion, can all be handled by Locke's three wizard prodigies and his assistant, Terri.

It eliminates a lot of repetitive and simple tasks that Locke would otherwise have to do himself, reducing the time it takes to prepare the Lesser Emerald Elixir by half, and requiring him to put in almost half the effort.

Similarly, the mass production equipment for high-grade fast-acting vitamin gel is also being installed and debugged. Locke's three aspiring wizards are also currently learning.

In the future, Locke will also recruit some wizard apprentices to expand the production line of his personal pharmaceutical lab.

Inside the pharmaceutical manufacturing room, Locke looked at his assistant, Terry, who was working on the operating table of the secondary emerald potion production line, using magical centrifugal extraction to separate the tree spirit bloodline and prepare other raw materials.

Locke asked Terri, "Wasn't Pierre supposed to be here this afternoon to conduct the cognitive experiment? Why hasn't he shown up yet?"

Terri put down the medicine in her hand and belatedly said, "Oh? I'm sorry, boss."

“I really didn’t notice that.”

“Pierre is rarely late, and he really hasn’t come to report to me yet today.” Terri’s face was grim. She glanced at Locke guiltily, afraid that Locke would be angry.

The human trial data concerning Pierre's memory ointment is particularly important, especially at crucial moments.

Locke felt a sense of foreboding. "I warned Pierre and Laun before not to take on any missions outside the academy to eliminate undead creatures."

"So, they did go out after all?"

“Pierre’s unique physique makes him an easy target.”

Especially now that he is the developer of the Crystal Palm Fire Lotus, he has probably already been targeted by the Blood Curse Court.

Pierre was very close to him, and had recently been entering his laboratory frequently. It was only natural that he would be targeted by spies from the Blood Curse Court.

When Terri saw Locke's grim expression, she panicked. "Boss, I'll go find him right away."

Inside the medicine-making room, three aspiring wizards curiously peeked over.

Locke frowned and said to Terri, "That's enough. Where can you find him? You stay here."

"Continue producing Lesser Emerald Elixir. I need to prepare at least five vials of Lesser Emerald Elixir before I go to the Healing Hand Clinic tomorrow."

"Terry, you take my three junior classmates and continue working."

Terri quickly replied, "Okay," and Locke hurriedly left the pharmaceutical room.

Locke sat on the back of the Engel Spiral Snail, while looking at the Ominous Mandrake vine on his right hand, and noticed that the color of the Ominous Mandrake vine had turned slightly red.

"Two weeks ago, I placed a leaf of the Ominous Mandela vine on Pierre, and now it seems that this was a very wise move."

"The other party must be targeting me, otherwise my Ominous Mandela Vine wouldn't have turned red. The Ominous Mandela Vine can only sense hostility directed at me."

"It must be some ignorant wizarding apprentice from the Blood Curse Court who did this."

Locke detected the connection between the faint Omen Mandrake vine leaves and the main body of the Omen Mandrake vine in the void, and ordered the Engel Spiral Snail to speed in that direction.

Riding the Engel's Spiral Snail is much faster than going there on your own.

"The road will pass through Upside-Down Alley, where second-class wizard apprentices live," Locke thought for a moment.

“Pierre is involved in the human experiment data for my memory ointment. He’s about to become a second-class wizard apprentice. We can’t let all our previous efforts go to waste at this point.”

“I remember Gabby, the shapeshifter, also lives at 231 Upside Down Alley. I still need to rely on the shapeshifter to find people, so let her help me find Pierre’s exact location.”

(End of this chapter)