Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 183 The Heart of the Giant Tree Potion
Locke looked at the witch Sophia with a puzzled expression. "Thank you, teacher. I really like the gift you gave me."

"But what kind of potion is the Heart of the Giant Tree?"

"I have not studied this medicine."

The witch Sophia laughed and said, "Of course you couldn't have learned how to make this potion. It's a magic potion that I designed myself. But don't worry, it has already passed three rounds of testing."

"I have already disclosed the formula and process of this potion to the academy and issued my own patent as one of the prices for leaving the academy."

The witch Sophia said softly, "Although in the short term, no one in Lilith Hut Academy should be able to concoct the Heart of the Giant Tree potion."

"As you know, for potion masters, learning different types of potions requires a lot of effort and learning a lot of prerequisite knowledge. Therefore, I think that within two to three years, no one in the academy will be able to concoct the Heart of the Giant Tree potion."

"The effect of this potion is to strengthen your heart and give it some of the characteristics of the Talmud tree people."

"This is a very powerful boost to the combat strength of plant-based wizards. Talmud Tree People are the superior beings among magical plants, possessing the ability to control the magical plants around them."

Locke realized what was happening and said to Sophia, "Teacher, can I understand this as meaning that this potion can modify my heart, making it easier for me to suppress those magical plants that have already formed a magical connection with me?"

The witch Sophia laughed and said, "That's right. Even a first-class wizard apprentice has limitations on the number and level of magical plants that can be grafted with magic."

"When the number of magically grafted plants increases, they become uncontrollable. And you've already seen the terrible state of those wizards in the healing center whose magical plants went out of control, haven't you?"

Sophia the Witch became serious. "But that's not all. The heart of the Talmud Tree Ent can enhance all the magical plants within you."

"This is the unique power of the Talmud Tree People, which I discovered by accident. It can increase the power of each magical plant on your body by about 10%."

Locke nodded slightly. "I see. Then, teacher, your potion will indeed greatly enhance my combat power."

"Thank you, teacher."

After taking the Heart of the Giant Tree potion, it was as if he had opened up a number of magical grafts, and he could also constantly supply these magical plants with special Talmud Tree Heart energy to enhance all the magical plants on his body.

The witch Sophia smiled and said, "However, the Heart of the Giant Tree potion is not a bloodline modification potion, so it will not be effective indefinitely."

“Although you can replenish some of the Talmud Tree Spirit’s energy every day through photosynthesis after taking this potion, this energy will eventually disappear from your heart over time,” said the witch Sophia. “According to my estimate, it will take about three years.”

"If used frequently, the duration may be shorter."

"However, as long as you take the second bottle of the Heart of the Giant Tree potion immediately, you will be able to possess this special energy again."

Locke bowed to the witch Sophia in gratitude.

No wonder Lilith's Cottage ultimately chose to let Sophia the Witch leave.

This potion can indeed comprehensively enhance the combat power of the wizards in Lilith's Hut.

"For a wizarding organization, one or two super geniuses cultivated within their own ranks can significantly enhance their combat strength and future potential," Locke pondered. "This is probably why the white wizarding society is so obsessed with and reveres geniuses."

The witch Sophia said to Locke, "The Heart of the Giant Tree potion needs to enter your body and deeply transform your heart, so it cannot be taken orally; it needs to be administered intravenously."

Do you remember the key points about intravenous injection?

Locke nodded. "Yes, teacher, I remember everything."

"Some higher-level potions are administered intravenously to better affect the wizard's body or to bypass certain automatic defense mechanisms of the wizard's body, such as magic pressure and magic resistance, so as to prevent the efficacy of the potion from being affected by the wizard's own magic pressure and magic resistance."

The witch Sophia nodded approvingly. "Very good. You remember correctly. This potion needs to be administered intravenously. You will need to inject the Heart of the Giant Tree potion into the carrier solution. The carrier solution for the Heart of the Giant Tree potion is made of—"

"Base solution: Liquid moonlight".

"Stabilizer: Mermaid Tears".

“Mix the stabilizer and the base solution, and you’ll have the carrier solution. The exact ratio doesn’t matter; it’s just a carrier anyway, and you’re now an excellent potion-making assistant, so feel free to research it yourself,” said the witch Sophia. “I’m busy now, go ahead.”

Locke bowed to the Sophia witch, said hello, and left her office.

After leaving Sophia's office, Locke raised an eyebrow. Intravenous administration was necessary, and the potion used would definitely be of a high grade.

Because of low-level potions, there's no need to consider the effects of magic resistance and magic pressure on a wizard, nor is there any need to consider issues like deep area modification.

However, liquid moonlight and mermaid tears are still a bit pricey.

Fortunately, both of these items are sold at the shops managed by Aisi and Anglu, so I should be able to get a discount if I go there to buy them.

The key is the effect of the Heart of the Giant Tree potion; it is truly remarkable.

If I consume it, my combat power will immediately increase by 10% across the board. Moreover, I can graft more and better quality magical plants onto it, which will probably double my combat power.

It is estimated that the Sophia witch is trying to increase her fighting power for her own safety.

"Let's go to the treatment center first. I really need the spinal fluid from the Tartarus burrowworm. If I can get it, I can quickly increase my magical power instead of slowly grinding it up like other first-class wizard apprentices, who take five or ten years."

……

Fifteen minutes later, Locke rode Engel's Whirlwind Snail to the clinic. As soon as he entered, he bumped into Aisie and Anglu in the lobby on the first floor.

Aisie and Anglu both looked very anxious.

When Aisha saw Locke approaching, her eyes lit up. "Locke, something's happened. A first-class wizard apprentice who had temporarily suppressed the plant curse by taking your Lesser Emerald Potion has suddenly had the plant curse erupt."

"During this period, in order to save money, he has not come to take the secondary Emerald Potion once a week as you requested."

"Because your Lesser Emerald Elixir was very effective, even though he hadn't come for two weeks, the plant curse didn't go out of control. He mistakenly thought he could save on treatment costs."

"But he didn't expect that when he was fighting the wild magical creature [Swamp Boar Lord] this morning and hunting wild magical creatures, the magical plant suddenly went out of control."

"As you know, the Swamp Boar Lord releases a passive negative energy spell called 'Corrosive Swamp Gas' the moment he is injured. This negative energy spell has a chain reaction with the cursed magical plant on his body."

Anglu added, "His situation is dangerous because his actions have caused his magical plant curse to completely break through the protection of his magical pressure and combine with his soul, resulting in a tricky situation similar to that of Luckin Coffee."

Locke's expression remained unchanged; he simply asked a question indifferently: "Where are the other potion-making assistants? Why haven't we seen a single potion-making assistant on the first floor today?"

Aisha complained, "Those people, how dare they come out? They're afraid that if someone dies, the responsibility will fall on them. These people are even planning to take the spot for this year's outstanding therapist."

"And then there's Angron Studio. We just went to find them, but they turned us away too. These people always brag about how great they and their sects are, but when it really matters, they all fail us."

Anglu said anxiously, "I went to see our wizard mentor, Edwin, but he was out today. And Locke, your wizard mentor, the witch Sophia, didn't come to the clinic either. Neither of the two official wizards in the clinic today are related to us. We guess it will be difficult to find outside help."

"This is how to do?"

"If someone dies, we don't know if the responsibility will fall on us. The wizarding mentor, friends, and family behind this first-class wizarding apprentice will likely cause us trouble. In the end, the academy may make us pay compensation... and we will lose all of this year's awards."

Anglu felt a pang of regret. "If we had known this would happen, the three of us should have all taken the day off."

"Locke, why do you seem so unhurried?"

Locke glanced at them and said calmly, "The Swamp Boar Lord's activity range is fixed, and it's impossible for such a magical creature to exist near the port city of Lilith's Hut. That Swamp Boar Lord was deliberately lured to that first-class wizard apprentice."

Anglu and Aishi fell into deep thought, and both of them showed a slight look of surprise in their eyes, clearly having been reminded by Locke.

Locke headed towards the second floor. "Also, the reason I came here this afternoon is to completely resolve the curse on the magical plants. That way, those dark wizards won't bother me all day with this trivial curse."

(End of this chapter)