Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 202 Plant Mimicry Spells

Locke looked at the magical plant seed on the shelf in the corner—the Blade Green Bamboo. Its adult specimen was a green bamboo, about the size of a bowl.

At the end of the blade-green spiral bamboo, there is a pair of green spiral leaves that resemble knife-like blades, somewhat similar in appearance to a bamboo dragonfly.

This magical plant possesses multiple sets of plant-based spells, allowing it to fly quickly in the air. Its only drawback is that it cannot fly very high and is not very agile in the air.

Locke's eyes flickered; he was considering exchanging for the magical plant.

But at this moment, he discovered the best flying magical plant for apprentices—the Great Green Leaf Banana—next to this Blade-Green Bamboo!

Locke paused for a moment in surprise in front of the shelf, because he did not expect to be so lucky as to encounter the Great Green Leaf Banana in the germplasm bank. It was described in the book as the most comprehensive magical plant among the apprentice-level flying plants.

The seeds of the Banana davidii, like tiny emerald gems, are preserved in a glass jar shaped like a badminton shuttlecock, next to an adult specimen of the Banana davidii.

This large green banana plant has wings that resemble those of a large bird. Normally, these wings can be folded up and hidden under a wizard's robe. When facing an enemy, they can be suddenly unfolded, transforming into a plant-based magic that allows the plant to soar through the sky.

The Great Green Leaf Banana has a complete set of spells that can be used together, so the set of spells is called the [Plant Mimicry Series]. It includes flight spells, speed-up spells, and even spells that use the Great Green Leaf Banana for both attack and defense.

Of course, this series of spells is also extremely difficult to learn, almost the most difficult among the plant-type apprentice-level spell model series.

Compared to the Blade-like Green Bamboo, the Large Green Leaf Banana is a level rarer.

Moreover, it does not have the serious flaw of not being able to turn flexibly in the air, and its flight speed, flight altitude, and mana consumption are all better than those of the Blade Green Spinning Bamboo.

If I could obtain this magical plant, I would definitely prioritize getting the Large Green Leaf Banana magical plant.

Locke pointed to the seeds of the large green banana plant and made a decision. "I've decided to use my level two exchange privileges to exchange for the seeds of this magical plant."

Ruby nodded and said, "Yes, Breeder Augustine. According to the germplasm bank's regulations, you can obtain ten magical plant seeds of the Large Green Leaf Banana."

Ruby smiled and said, "The seeds of the Big Green Leaf Banana are currently in the germplasm bank. There are only twenty in total, and according to regulations, the germplasm bank must keep the last ten seeds of a certain magical plant."

"In other words, after you exchange for this magical plant seed of the Great Green Leaf Banana, for a long time to come, no one will be able to exchange for the Great Green Leaf Banana seed from the germplasm bank."

Locke nodded slightly. "Understood."

He originally thought that he could only exchange for one seed using his level 2 exchange privileges.

After all, in the germplasm bank, the trading of magical plant seeds with magic stones is done one seed at a time. But who knew that with the level 2 exchange privileges, one could directly exchange for 10 seeds of the Large Green Banana.

Of course, this is also something I need.

Because magical plant seeds are just seeds, how many you can grow depends entirely on your skill and the quality of their preservation.

Rare magical plants are rare because they have extremely high requirements for development and growth environment, and are also susceptible to a whole host of possible magical diseases.

Therefore, the number of magical plant seeds you have does not determine the number of magical plants you can grow.

The rare magical plants in Locke's possession were all mature specimens obtained in the wild.

Locke looked at Ruby and asked, "If we're trading with magic stones, how many magic stones would a single seed of a large green banana plant cost?"

Ruby was packing and taking out the stored seeds of the Great Green Leaf Banana for Locke. When she heard Locke's question, she thought about it carefully and said to Locke, "Master Augustine, a seed of the Great Green Leaf Banana costs 500 magic stones."

Locke frowned, feeling slightly speechless.

If it's a mature Large Green Leaf Banana, selling it for 500 magic stones is reasonable. After all, 500 magic stones can buy 100 Crystal Palm Fire Lotus plants, 500 grams of Iron Wire Goosegrass, or 16 Super Mandragora Vines.

But these are just the seeds of the magical plant, the Banana macrocarpa!
The price of seeds purchased from the germplasm bank is almost the same as the price of buying finished Magic Plant products directly.

The seeds of the large green banana plant that I obtained by using the level 2 exchange privileges were actually worth 5000 magic stones.

This is an exaggeration.

But Locke thought about it again and understood the reason.

The germplasm bank is not another Chimera Market, but rather a strategic reserve resource for Lilith's Hut.

The academy's higher-ups would certainly prefer that their students use their exchange privileges to redeem the abundant magical plant seeds in the germplasm bank, rather than have them use magic stones to purchase them.

That would disrupt the normal business operations of the Chimera Market.

Therefore, in essence, the germplasm bank does not welcome them; they exchange magic stones for magic plant seeds.

That's why the price of the magical plant seeds here is comparable to that of adult magical plants.

After Locke placed all the magic plant seeds into the Astral Ring, the two left the room. The moment they left, the magic door to the room closed.

At the same time, a huge aerodynamic sound was heard inside.

Locke knew that this was a temperature and humidity rebalancing system designed by the college's higher-ups.

After he and Ruby left the room, the pipes connected to the large weather control system will rebalance the air quality data in the room to prevent unnecessary storage risks to the stored magical plant seeds.

Ruby bowed to Locke. "Master Augustine, with a level three exchange privilege, I can exchange for medium-quality magical plants. Do you have any special needs? Please let me know."

Locke fell into deep thought. Medium-quality magical plants were no longer of much help to him in combat at the moment, and would hardly play any role.

But since Teacher Sophia gave me this access, I figured I might as well accept it.

But which type of magical plant should I choose to receive, as it would offer the best value for my current situation?

Locke had a sudden inspiration; the spell models of the Rotten Earth Aromatic Flower King and the Mayfly Firework appeared in his mind.

"I remember the Mayfly Flower Cannon can utilize some parasitic magical plants to carry special extra plant ammunition," Locke thought. "That way, I don't need to learn numerous spell models within a limited time; I only need to learn one more spell from the Plant Mimicry series."

Locke looked at Ruby and asked, "Ruby, do you have any parasitic magical plants suitable for the Mayfly Flower Cannon spell model?"

Ruby looked puzzled and said guiltily, "I'm sorry, Breeder Augustine, I don't know what mayfly fireworks are."

"This topic is too advanced... I don't understand it."

Locke realized that Ruby was only a second-class wizard apprentice, so he thought for a moment and changed his terminology, saying, "It's a parasitic magical plant that can live on other magical plants and will coexist healthily with them."

Ruby's eyes lit up upon hearing this; she understood what Locke meant. "I understand. Master Augustine, please come with me, I'll take you to room 107."

"You might find what you need there."

(End of this chapter)