Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 227 Lady Morgana's Methods
A scream rang out from inside the carriage caravan.

Locke turned to look at a female helper in the carriage procession. It was she who had screamed just now, and her fearful gaze was directed towards a small hill.

The small hillside appeared to be a miniature mass grave, covered with many skeletons, upon which some mutilated natural skeletons seemed to be walking mechanically.

'Oh, in an environment so rich in negative energy, it's not surprising that some naturally occurring undead creatures would spontaneously arise, even without using necromancy.'

Locke sat in the carriage, pondering. 'Perhaps it's just a matter of probability that the deaths of the people here will give rise to all sorts of bizarre undead creatures.'

Albert, who was sitting in the same carriage as Locke, also seemed to be visiting the heart of the Blood Curse Court for the first time. He kept looking around and then whispered to Locke, "Locke, you seem quite calm."

"This black wizard's place is too bizarre, it's full of strange things."

Locke shrugged. "I'm fine, senior."

Their carriage seemed to have bumped into something on the road, causing both carriages to lurch.

Albert and Locke immediately looked down at the muddy path and saw a piece of black wood, as tall as a person, stuck in the wheel of their carriage. A human face was carved on the black wood, and it looked very sinister.

The face seemed to be staring back at Locke and Albert, extending an invitation to them.

Albert took one look and immediately raised his eyebrows. "What the hell?"

"Driver, get out of here. We've run into some idiot."

Locke also saw the thing; it was clearly a cursed object.

It was shrouded in cursed magic, but the level of magic was too low for him to understand, and it was no different from air to Albert.

But if ordinary people here were to encounter this, it would likely be another disaster.

"The cursed aura here is far too strong. I should probably increase my magic resistance a bit. Anyway, dark wizards aren't good at potions, so they won't be able to tell." Locke frowned and took out a bottle of Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion from his Astral Ring. By increasing his magic resistance, he could avoid frequently encountering these cursed objects.

Just now, it was clear that some reckless cursed creature had targeted them.

Locke swallowed the Bear Spirit Jade Elixir in one gulp, and immediately his magic resistance began to change accordingly, showing broad-spectrum curse resistance.

Albert's eyes lit up slightly upon seeing this. "Is this the Bear Spirit Jade Elixir?"

Locke looked at Albert with a puzzled expression. "Senior, you've heard of it?"

Albert nodded. "Yes. I pay more attention to new things, so I'm more perceptive than others. This project has recently gained a lot of attention, attracting a lot of people's secretive interest."

"However, I had only heard about it before, and had never seen the actual product."

"Locke, can you sell me a bottle? I'd like to use one too."

Locke shook his head slightly. "Since we're working together, let's not talk about selling. Senior, if you need one, I'll give you one."

"I just thought you, senior, would have a better antidote..."

Locke handed Albert a bottle of Bear Spirit Gallbladder Potion.

Albert drank it, and less than half a minute later, he showed a comfortable expression.

"It feels good. The awkward feeling of those cursed energies slowly seeping into my skin through the air and altering the nature of my magic has disappeared."

Albert explained to Locke, "Each potion master's assistant has their own area of ​​expertise. Potions is a very large field, and it's unlikely that anyone will be a polymath."

"My research focuses on status-enhancing potions. Hmm, the kind of potion with the new formula you took before. That must be Sophia's creation, it's really quite good."

Through the Nibelungen Ring, within the astrological system, Albert praised Locke's Bear Spirit Jade Elixir, saying, "Gentlemen, I recommend you try the Bear Spirit Jade Elixir, based on my experience."

"Once we take the Bear Spirit Jade Elixir, all those strange sensations in this cursed land will disappear. I suspect that the natural suppression of white magic in the Blood Raven Wasteland will also vanish from our bodies." This statement immediately sparked a heated debate within the Nibelungen Ring system.

First, Gabriel's students, as well as Morgana's first-class wizarding apprentices, expressed near-opposition in disbelief.

After all, no other medicine had ever had this effect before.

They suspected that Albert's own magical pressure was too strong, which was related to Albert himself, and the potion was only an auxiliary effect.

But Lady Morgana stopped their argument. "Wait," she said, "you've read so many articles about the Blood Raven Waste's magical suppression effect on white wizards, and you can't possibly understand it here, it's impossible..."

"The prevailing theory is that the air in the Blood Raven Wasteland is filled with too many curses, which has a suppressive effect on us White Wizards as a whole. That's why, before this, there was no potion that could solve this problem."

"But I've read a few of Locke's B-grade articles. Emerald Iris Lichen and Bear Spirit Jade Elixir are broad-spectrum anti-curse elixirs, so they might actually work."

Locke was somewhat surprised; he hadn't expected that Lady Morgana would actually read his article.

However, after careful consideration, Locke suspected that Lady Morgana might simply buy and read any articles that seemed acceptable in a certain direction in order to inspire her thinking.

She will never lack contribution points.

As everyone's teacher and the teacher of teachers, Lady Morgana made the final decision, ending all the arguments.

Lady Morgana spoke through the Nibelungen Astrological Subsystem: "First-class Wizard Apprentice [Reed], First-class Wizard Apprentice [Wilson], you two are responsible for assisting Locke in recording the experimental data of the Bear Spirit Gall Potion during the operation."

"Locke, once you return, immediately write me an article about the application of the Bear Spirit Elixir in the Blood Raven Wasteland. I'll have Wilson and Reed share the data with you; of course, they can write some supplementary articles based on that."

Locke blinked, somewhat speechless, because his teacher was the Sophia Witch, not Lady Morgana.

As a result, less than half a day after I started following Mrs. Morgana's instructions, she had already arranged my article project.

Locke looked at the carriage in front of him and saw that the witch Sophia did not react at all. He could only accept Lady Morgana's overstepping of her authority.

Albert closed the Nibelungen Ring and smiled at Locke. "How about it, Professor Morgana? Pretty strict, huh? She always disregards our personal opinions and just assigns us tasks."

"You just get used to it."

“She treats everyone the same way; no one gets special treatment.”

Locke's expression was strange. He looked at Albert and said, "Senior, although you closed the Nibelungen System's connection portal, I'm still keeping it open. Lady Morgana asked me to tell you that she heard everything you just said."

"She wants you to write a 2,000-word self-criticism for her as soon as you get back."

Albert's face immediately froze.

Within the Nibelungen Astrological System, Andy said, "Locke, give me a bottle of Bear Spirit Jade Elixir as well, so that my strength won't be suppressed."

"Sophia the Witch and Gabriel the Witch, you'd better give it a try too."

"Since the Bear Spirit Jade Elixir is effective for us, it should be even more effective for you first-ring wizards."

Inside the carriage ahead, Sophia and Gabriel exchanged a glance, and Sophia nodded slightly. "I never imagined that my student would play such a significant role in this operation."

"He also helped me get an internal map of the research institute for this curse spell."

The witch Gabriel looked surprised. "Really? That's a huge help. But how did he, a first-class wizard apprentice, manage to do that?"

Sophia the witch shook her head slightly. "The wonder of magic lies in the fact that any wizard, with effort, can accomplish many incredible things."

"Possibility—isn't that exactly what we value most in teaching?"

(End of this chapter)