Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 197 uses two college funds
Locke, seated at the speaker's position at the oval table, calmly began, "Our team—Anglu, Aisie, and I—have spent the past month at the treatment center conducting various experiments to prove the efficacy of the Bear Spirit Bile Potion. Based on the nearly ninety patients we've treated in that month, the Bear Spirit Bile Potion can indeed replace the original Bear Spirit Bile Potion, and it has corresponding effects against various curses."

"At the same time, we plan to take advantage of the large number of patients in the treatment center to collect their treatment information and compile it into a data report for the Phase III trial."

"In addition, our team will recruit some second-class wizard apprentices as researchers to help our team conduct animal and human experiments."

"Animal experiments require the partial use of model organisms, such as mice, which have a rapid generation cycle, a clear genetic background, and are easy to study."

Locke spoke eloquently, revealing part of his research approach to conducting the three experiments.

A smile appeared on Wizard Edwin's face. "Locke, it's good that you know what's going on. I don't need to keep urging you to complete the third phase of the Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion on behalf of the academy's higher-ups."

"However, I can help you refine your experimental framework design."

Locke bowed to the wizard Edwin. "Please guide me, Lord Edwin."

Wizard Edwin smiled with satisfaction: "Locke, you are very polite. I suggest that when you are looking for people to conduct animal experiments and designing the experimental framework, you should add a few zebrafish experimental groups while conducting immunological tests on the mouse experimental group."

"Zebrafish are also model organisms with a clear genetic background, rapid generation, and ease of research. Zebrafish embryos remain transparent for up to five days after fertilization, and the embryos can develop outside the body."

"Zebrafish are the most suitable model organism for drug experiments. If you inject the Bear Spirit Jade Elixir and the Cursed Stone into the embryos of zebrafish within five days of fertilization, you can see the internal blood vessels, nerves, heart, and other organs of the transparent zebrafish embryos, the effects of the curse, and the effects of your Bear Spirit Jade Elixir."

"This organism is frequently used in drug screening experiments."

Locke bowed to Wizard Edwin. "Thank you for your guidance, Lord Edwin. I hadn't considered that joining this experiment would allow us to better observe the reaction of the Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion to different curses from a dynamic perspective."

Wizard Edwin nodded in satisfaction and said to the other two formal wizards, "You see, they are all excellent juniors, but Locke is much more polite."

"I like it more."

Wizard Derek Jones and another official wizard also smiled.

On the oval table, Angron's eyes flashed with serious dissatisfaction. After all, in his opinion, even if Locke was a rising star, he was still not on equal footing with him at this time.

The two are far from being on the same level.

Angron's personal apothecary is the most famous apothecary among the apprentice level at Lilith's Hut. He has published many A-level articles and dozens of B-level articles. He also holds the title of "Wizard Seed".

Locke, on the other hand, is only a first-class wizard apprentice who was promoted this year. It may take him about ten years to mature and reach his current level.

Of course, Locke does have great potential.

Wizard Edwin nodded to Locke and said a few more words. "In your design of drug screening experiments for zebrafish embryos, you can also use fluorescent agents to intervene in the zebrafish embryos and mark the blood vessel factors in its vascular part during the embryonic formation stage."

"Make the blood vessels that grow on the back of this embryo glow green and fluorescent, so that you can more easily observe the drug's response."

"When conducting experiments on mortals, make sure that these mortals have the right to know, otherwise you will not pass the White Wizard Association's ethics review mechanism."

"You need to pay special attention to the second-class wizard apprentices you recruit. These people may not be very diligent. Sometimes, just because they are lazy, negligent, or even deliberately sabotage, your entire experimental project may be completely blocked by the White Wizarding Association."

Wizard Edwin said meaningfully, "Young man, you haven't learned your lesson yet, so it's better to be careful."

Locke, regardless of whether it was useful or not, immediately wrote down Edwin's guidance and suggestions in his notebook.

Wizard Edwin nodded and said, "Alright, I have no further comments."

"My only advice is that you need to speed up."

"The two outstanding project grants you applied for from the college have been approved and should be disbursed in the next few days."

Locke bowed to the wizard Edwin and then left his seat.

He sat back down next to Anglu and Aisi, who secretly gave Locke a thumbs-up.

After all, they weren't this composed even in front of their wizard mentor, the wizard Edwin.

It was obvious to everyone that the wizard Edwin preferred Locke to Angron. Edwin didn't even try to find fault with Locke's plans as he had with Angron.

After all, when it comes to finding fault, if you want to, you can always find a few things to criticize. At the very least, you can find fault with things like speaking too softly or not having a proper attitude.

When Angron heard that Wizard Edwin mentioned that Locke had two projects that had received funding from the Academy, he was surprised.

His eyelids twitched violently, and he became even more restless. 'It seems I have to think of something, otherwise all my plans at the treatment center will be ruined by this kid who suddenly appeared.'

Angron's eyes darkened slightly as he made a decision. 'In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures are necessary.'

"Once in a while, it shouldn't matter."

Next, several more people went up to give their work reviews and future plans, and as usual, they were subjected to a barrage of criticism from Wizard Edwin, some of whom were nearly driven to the brink of collapse.

Two hours later, the group meeting concluded successfully.

Locke, along with Anglu and Aisie, left the third floor together and headed towards the office on the second floor.

Locke wanted to purchase a course on the Metal Frenzy spell series from the public classroom, so he asked Angru and Aisie to work for him for a while. He then left the treatment center and headed towards the public classroom.

Locke also planned to visit the academy's germplasm bank to see what he could make with his sixth magical plant and see if he could come up with any ideas.

After all, I still need more money to support the expenses of improving my strength.

As for potions, Locke set his sights on several of his commonly used ones: the Blood-Soaked Dragon Sunflower Potion, the Star Tear Potion, and the Energy Potion.

Of course, the workload of getting the Xionglingcui Dan medicine through the three phases of trials will be huge, and I really can't spare the time for it.

Halfway there, Locke, riding on the back of Engel's Whirlwind Snail, suddenly frowned and looked behind the bushes beside the road. "Stained with bloody magic...you're a dark wizard?"

Locke's clivia in his left hand stirred, and a leaf blade appeared nimbly in front of him, spinning lightly.

With just a thought, Locke could unleash the "All Things Are Soldiers" spell on a second-class wizard apprentice, a dark wizard, hiding by the roadside, and kill him.

The second-class wizard apprentice, a dark wizard, hurriedly ran out from behind the tree in terror, raising his hands to indicate that he posed no threat. "Lord Augustine, I am not here to fight you."

"I'm willing to be your informant."

“I have come to seek refuge with you. I have a large amount of information on the plant curse research by Severin, which I want to sell to you... in exchange for some resources from your white wizarding society.”

He ran out from behind the trees and saw that the wizard was pot-bellied and a dark wizard. Moreover, the fingers on his right hand were missing; his thumb, middle finger, and index finger were gone, leaving only his little finger and ring finger.

His left eye was also blind, his right eye was somewhat cloudy, and his body was covered in wounds.

The dark wizard apprentice said pitifully, "Lord Augustine, I am just a poor second-class dark wizard apprentice. Because my senior sister Severin lost power, I was sent here as cannon fodder to infiltrate."

“But I don’t want to die. I want to live, and I want to make a deal with you.”

Locke's expression was cold as he reminded him, "I remember you all have a curse that monitors you."

The dark wizard apprentice immediately bowed to Locke. "Senior, it's like this, but that madwoman Severin, who was originally in charge of monitoring us, has already been punished by the academy herself. And the Blood Curse Court is in disarray, so they didn't notice that I no longer have a supervisor on me."

"That's why I dared to come here to offer you these documents."

"These are small tokens of your loyalty."

He knelt on the ground, placed a document on it, and then knelt back ten steps to show that he had no hostility.

"Senior, please accept me... I can pass on information from the Blood Curse Court for you, as long as you can protect me a little and prevent me from dying a horrible death."

Locke coldly replied, "Don't call me senior, you're not worthy."

(End of this chapter)