Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 263 Hellfire Club
In front of the two formal wizards, Locke knew he had no need to deny it, so he nodded, "Yes, Professor Harlan, Advisor Francis, my current magic pressure is 780."

Harlan Vera smiled after receiving an affirmative answer. "Great, that's wonderful. You've given me a pleasant surprise."

"I originally thought your foundation wouldn't be this good, that it would be a bit weaker."

"But I didn't expect that you already have the qualifications of a wizard seed."

Harlan Vera looked thoughtful. "According to the rules, your situation qualifies you for the Wizard Seed award. I will apply for this title for you from the academy as soon as possible. With this title, plus your title of Breeding Prodigy, you can enter ordinary wizarding realms twice for free this year."

"And you still have one chance to enter the Forbidden Forest, right? I can give you a map of the Forbidden Forest's treasures. You can use that map to avoid the dangers and directly obtain the magical resources."

The more Harlan Vera pondered, the brighter his eyes became. "Good, good, Locke, you did a great job."

"Being your wizard mentor is a really interesting thing."

“If that’s the case, I need to adjust my original teaching plan a bit. You are far more outstanding than I originally thought, and your learning plan should be arranged directly according to that of a wizard seed like Angron.”

Senior Advisor Francis looked thoughtful. "Locke, you've only been a first-class wizard apprentice for a year, and in that year your magic power has increased from 200 to 780."

"This speed is considered quite fast, even among the Children of the Elements."

Locke sat at the dining table and explained briefly. "It's like this. During the operation before Teacher Sophia left, I obtained a lot of Tartarus Cave Worm spinal fluid. After using that spinal fluid, I gained a significant improvement in my mental strength."

Harlan Vera smiled, picked up a glass of witch's watermelon juice, and took a sip. "Cryptworm spinal fluid is indeed the best magical resource for enhancing magic power during the apprentice stage."

Senior Advisor Francis nodded, but he was still somewhat puzzled. "But that's not enough. Even if your progress is comparable to that of the Child of Elements, the spinal fluid has drug resistance."

"I still can't explain your rate of progress..."

Locke felt a little nervous. After all, the witch Sophia had left the academy, and Francis, as a high-ranking member of the academy, was obviously puzzled by his unusually fast improvement and felt like he wanted to get to the bottom of it.

Fortunately, I had already thought about the relevant issues before coming here, so I shouldn't give myself away.

Harlan Vera suddenly interrupted, giving Advisor Francis a disapproving look. "Francis, please be mindful of my student's privacy."

"Wizards all have their own secrets."

"Although you are the academic supervisor of the academy, my students are making rapid progress. Isn't that a good thing? You don't have the authority to ask."

Advisor Francis immediately realized what was happening. He smiled helplessly and looked at Harlan Vera. He had almost forgotten that Harlan Vera, who was very protective of his own, was right next to him.

Even if he wanted to take the opportunity to ask if Locke had any unique techniques for increasing his magical power so quickly, it was highly unlikely.

Francis had no choice but to give up and said to Harun Vera, "Harun Wizard, you really got off easy this time. You got a student who was almost at the threshold of breaking through to become a formal wizard for free."

Harlan Vera's smile widened. "I've read Locke's past records. The Witch Sophia believes that Locke has a drug resistance that surpasses that of ordinary people, and he seems to possess some kind of special bloodline."

“Therefore, the effects of the burrowing worm spinal fluid should be better on him than on ordinary people. Moreover, Locke has also studied archaeological magic and undergone some ancient biological bloodline modifications, which can further enhance his drug resistance, allowing him to take more drugs with severe side effects than ordinary people,” Harun Vera said. “Strong drug resistance is also a unique talent.”

Francis nodded in agreement. "I see."

"Indeed, there have been many wizards in history who had greater resistance to potions than ordinary wizards, and they all achieved outstanding success in the end. Potions science is now extremely advanced, and if a wizard can safely take more potions than other wizards, he can gain a great advantage."

Locke looked at Harlan Vera in surprise, not expecting that the wizard Harlan Vera knew so much about his situation.

It seems that what he said before, that he would seriously develop a teaching plan for himself, was true.

Harlan Vera looked at Locke and said, "Locke, this is a gift I prepared for you."

"Hope you like it."

Harlan Vera took out an exquisite Vine Whisper Box from his Astral Ring. He opened the box, revealing a golden rune knife with its surface engraved with runes lying inside.

A grafting knife that looks very special.

The quality of this grafting knife far surpasses the one that Carrie Ackerman wanted to give herself before.

Senior Advisor Francis looked at the grafting knife with astonishment. "This looks like an ancient grafting knife."

"You actually gave your student such an expensive gift as a first meeting."

Locke looked at the grafted knife and saw that the inscriptions covering it were very rare, clearly indicating that it was not a work from the Southeast Corner Region. Moreover, there was a special seal on the hilt of this golden grafted knife, a double-headed golden dragon pattern seal, which seemed to indicate that this artifact had an extraordinary origin.

Harun Vera glanced at Francis and smiled faintly, "It can't really be called an ancient relic. This is a grafting knife from the ruins of an ancient dynasty in the border region between darkness and light, the Golden Dynasty, and it possesses special power."

"The Golden Dynasty is a modern wizarding force, it's just that it has an ancient history, so I don't think it can be considered an ancient relic."

Locke whispered to Harlan Vera, "Teacher Harlan, this is extremely valuable. This grafting knife is a first-level alchemical item, worth over five thousand magic stones."

Harlan Vera looked at Locke and said, "It's alright. A breeding genius like you, if you could get such a good grafting knife, you would definitely be able to create outstanding works."

I look forward to your work.

"Locke, if you need anything in the future, you can tell me. By the way, tomorrow afternoon, I'm hosting a banquet for the Hellfire Club, specially to welcome you to the club. All my outstanding students will be there, so you can meet them and get to know them better."

Harlan Vera gave Locke a meaningful look. “And if you attend that banquet, you will never lack capable assistants again, and all the talent and resource problems you encounter in your projects will be easily solved.”

"All the problems you used to find troublesome will become easy at that time."

(End of this chapter)