Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 173 Feedback on the Use of Memory Ointment

Inside the office, Locke was at his workstation, designing the final blueprints for grafting and modifying the Emerald Iris lichen within the Differential Mirror.

Anglu and Aisi exchanged a glance, both somewhat worried about Locke.

For the past two weeks, Locke has been keeping a low profile, spending his days researching the curse of magical plants, which they have all noticed.

So both of them were a little worried.

There have been instances in the past where first-class wizard apprentices got stuck on a single point and ended up causing problems for themselves.

Sitting at her workstation, Aisha comforted Locke, saying, "Locke, you don't need to feel so much pressure. You're just a newly promoted first-class wizard apprentice, so it's perfectly normal for you to have problems you can't solve..."

“Look at me and Anglu, we’ve been slacking off these past few days.”

"Don't let Carrie Ackerman piss you off."

"They themselves dare not touch the cursed magical plants. Moreover, it seems that the academy is considering sending Mary, a wizard specializing in breeding, to help us solve this problem."

“Once they arrive, things will be much better for us,” Aisha said with a smile. “At least our team has managed to ensure that the victims of the cursed magical plants are safe and sound for the next two weeks, with minimal damage. That’s already an improvement.”

"We are really grateful to Luckin Coffee's outsider apprentice for conducting experiments for us, which allowed our team to accumulate a lot of experience in this area."

"Speaking of which, I also have to thank Locke for the Lesser Emerald Potion recipe you have; that stuff is really useful."

Lesser Emerald Potion was itself a brilliant attempt by the Witch Sophia.

It simplifies the process of making first-level potions, allowing potion-making assistants to enjoy some of the benefits of first-level potions ahead of time without increasing the difficulty of making them.

Locke even suspected that this work was a prototype created by the Sophia witch during her apprenticeship.

Anglu interjected, "Speaking of potions, Locke, your memory ointment is selling particularly well lately."

Locke looked up and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Do you know a shapeshifter named Gabby?" Angru said. "The day after the Memory Cream was sold at the Owl Cauldron shop, Gabby came with her friends and classmates to buy it."

"They have been using it for two weeks now."

"According to them, their memory improved significantly after using the memory cream."

"This indirectly increases their speed of learning transfiguration magic by about 50%."

"At the same time, the memory ointment also retains the effect of accelerating the meditation of basic meditation methods. It can be said that the effect is quite extensive and obvious. Even though the price is slightly higher than that of the meditation ointment, it sells very well."

“In the past two weeks, several groups of second-class wizard apprentices have come to buy it, and even first-class wizard apprentices have bought and used it.” Angru laughed. “Those first-class wizard apprentices are all asking me who made the memory ointment.”

"Based on user feedback, all customers are very satisfied with your memory ointment."

"So Locke, your talent in potions is undeniable; it's just that you haven't accumulated enough experience yet."

Anglu and Aisie have been in noticeably good spirits lately, clearly thanks to the memory ointment, which has earned them some kind of reward from Lady Irina.

Anglu said, "Aishie and I have recently been collecting data on the use of your memory ointment to turn it into one or two data reports on the commercialization of the results, to see if we can produce a few B-level articles."

“However, this kind of thing definitely needs your consent. Locke, do you want to participate?” Locke understood that the so-called data report on the transformation of results was Aisie and Anglu’s summary of the problems that wizard apprentices would encounter in the actual use of various potions, as well as various feedback.

Such articles are also valuable.

Moreover, both Aisie and Anglu are shopkeepers of potion shops, giving them direct access to customers who purchase various potions.

They would know which drugs of the same type, produced by different pharmacies, sell best, which drugs have the most side effects and are the least reliable, and which drugs will cause side effects or drug toxicity accumulation after long-term use.

The two of them could write this data into an article and publish it in the public library of Lilith's Hut, making it available for all first-class wizard apprentices to read and cite.

Overall, this is a summary.

Locke stated, "I'd rather not participate. Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. I have my own things to attend to."

Although Aisi and Anglu were using the memory ointment they released to create a commercialized article, it actually had nothing to do with me. They were just being polite by mentioning it to me.

After all, this is a summary of various data feedback from customers using the potions, which falls on the periphery of the field of potion science.

Once these data summaries are compiled, they can provide a more comprehensive view of the effects of the memory ointment to various customers, which will benefit the future sales of the memory ointment and even further in-depth research.

Therefore, Locke had neither the need to stop it nor the intention to join in.

Instead of focusing on these minor details, he should use this time to release a few more potion-related works.

Locke also understood from this incident why academic cliques easily arise among wizards.

The main reason is that a talented wizard can so easily bring more benefits to his friends and students.

In fact, the reason why Yuri, the shopkeeper, and Zack have such a good relationship with me is probably because the magical plants I sell to them allow them to summarize usage data and produce a lot of high-quality articles.

For example, Locke could use the results of using the Lesser Emerald Elixir to produce several articles that would be at least grade B.

Locke said to Anglu and Aisie, "I have something important to do this afternoon and need to leave the treatment center first. Will you two cover for me for a while?"

Anglu and Aisie were taken aback for a moment, then Anglu smiled at Locke and said, "Of course, we're friends."

"It's always good for you to go out and clear your head."

“Locke, you advanced too quickly and probably haven’t experienced many failures, so don’t worry about these things. It’s different with Aisie and me. We’ve experienced far too many failures. Once we’ve been through it, we’re used to it.”

Aisie comforted Locke, saying, "It doesn't matter if this year's Outstanding Healer award doesn't apply to us. After all, out of all the potion-making assistants in the clinic, only four people will actually receive the award."

"Everyone else is just there to make up the numbers."

Locke hesitated for a moment, but still didn't tell them that he planned to finish his fifth work this afternoon, and that he would also try to use the Emerald Iris Lichen to refine the Bear Spirit Bile Potion.

We will solve the curse of magical plants from two different directions: potion science and breeding science.

It's better to get this done first and then worry about the rest.

(End of this chapter)