Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 44 Grafting Cultivation Method

The magical plant cultivation room.

Locke and Sophia stood at the entrance of the incubation room. Only then did Locke realize that the incubation room was far larger than he had imagined. The interior space was as large as a small castle, with endless fields spread out throughout.

The magical plants here are numerous, making it resemble a garden.

Locke stood at the entrance and saw the few acres of magical plant fields closest to him. "Those are blood vines, soul-dwelling irises, boiling blood berries... and even the priceless holy blood roses."

Locke stared in amazement at the sight before him: a sacred rose with pure gold petals, veins of leaves shimmering with pale gold light, and stamens resembling miniature holy chalices.

The Holy Blood Rose is extremely valuable; its material can be used to make many precious potions. The dark elf Sassari mentioned in his lesson on all things that any wizarding apprentice who possessed even half an acre of Holy Blood Roses would become rich.

The Holy Blood Rose can even be used to make longevity potions, which are sought after by many wizards, especially those whose lifespan is about to end.

The witch Sophia glanced at Locke and asked, "How do you feel right now?"

Locke paused for a moment, then realized that after entering the incubation room, he felt weak in his limbs and was a little dizzy. However, if he didn't pay close attention, these slight sensations wouldn't be enough to attract his attention for a while.

Locke truthfully expressed his feelings.

Sophia the Witch said, "Yes, that's normal."

"There are many first-level magical plants here. The concentration of magical pressure here is extremely high, far exceeding the concentration of magical pressure that can be generated in the natural environment."

“If you weren’t a second-class wizard apprentice, I wouldn’t even have brought you into this place. Otherwise, you would be dead, Locke.”

Locke bowed respectfully to the witch Sophia. "Thank you for the reminder, teacher."

The witch Sophia said, "Before you become a first-class wizard apprentice, try not to stay in this place for more than three hours."

"Every three hours after you enter, you must leave this place and remain in a normal magical pressure environment for at least one hour."

"Otherwise, your soul will still suffer some chronic damage."

Locke asked doubtfully, "Teacher, can magical pressure harm a wizard's soul?"

“Of course,” said the witch Sophia, “but to explain it clearly would be too complicated, and that’s not what we’re here for today.”

"You come with me."

Sophia the witch led Locke to an acre of magical vines. Inside this plant room, there were also little fairies with petal wings, fluttering about.

These little elves are tending to the magical plants throughout this plant room.

It seems that due to their race, they were much less affected by the magical pressure than Locke himself.

Of course, Locke also had another guess—that his teacher, the witch Sophia, was simply using these little elves as expendable resources, so she didn't need to worry about whether they had suffered chronic soul damage.

As her first student, I naturally cannot stand idly by and watch my soul suffer chronic damage, thus affecting my future.

The witch Sophia pointed to the acre of Tiffany root vines in front of them and said, "Locke, you're lucky. Since I only recently became a formal wizard, the plant room isn't that dangerous yet. Most of the magical plants here are first-class apprentice level magical resources."

"Therefore, I also planted an acre of tiffroot vines here."

"You can use this acre of Tiffany root vines to practice, but you can only use them here and not for anything else."

The witch Sophia said, "A breeding assistant must at least master one of the most basic breeding methods—grafting breeding."

The witch Sophia bent down and selected two tiffroot vines. One tiffroot vine was thicker, and the other was a brighter green. She said, "The so-called grafting method is to graft the bud or branch of one magical plant onto another magical plant. We use the plant's healing mechanism after it is injured to artificially cultivate the magical plants we want."

The witch Sofia brushed her hand across a tiffroot vine, breaking its root, and then brushed across another tiffroot vine, breaking its branches.

Next, she used a bamboo skewer to insert into the roots and branches of two tiffola vines, connecting them together. Then she chanted a spell, and under the effect of the spell, the roots and branches of the two tiffola vines grew together.

After doing all this, the witch Sophia buried the Tiffany root vine, which she had modified using grafting, into the soil, along with a high-grade growth hormone gel.

Under the influence of the advanced growth hormone gel, this tilove root vine grew at an astonishing rate, quickly transforming itself and completing its regeneration.

The witch Sophia pointed to the new tiffroot vine and asked, "What do you see?"

Locke thought for a moment and said, "This Tiffany root vine, which has been modified by grafting, possesses the characteristics of both original Tiffany root vines."

"Teacher, grafting can give us the desired characteristics of magical plants and improve their performance."

The witch Sophia said, "Very good, you noticed."

"Locke, you have a very keen eye for observation."

Sophia the Witch said, "This is the most basic breeding method, but don't be fooled by how easily I did it."

“If you were in charge, this grafted magical plant would definitely wither and die. Because there are three difficulties in the grafting method.”

Locke perked up. "Teacher, please speak."

Sophia the Witch said, "First, grafting two plants requires precise alignment of their cambium layers; otherwise, the grafting process will fail."

"Secondly, the stability of the magic power is required to be extremely high. This is still the first point to note. For the two to heal successfully, the accuracy and precision of the magic power are required."

"Third, you need to learn a basic trick to complete this grafting and cultivation method."

The witch Sophia handed Locke a magic book. "As I said before, you only have the right to study it, so you can't let anyone else see it."

Locke took the book and glanced at it. The title of this magic book was Trick [Secondary Grafting Healing].

This spell creates a healing mechanism between different plants, forcing two plants to undergo the healing process.

This involves grafting a peach tree branch onto a vine, using this magic model to force the vine and peach tree branch to heal and become a plant.

In other words, once you become proficient in grafting, you can even graft completely different kinds of plants.

In this way, you can give your magical plants the characteristics you want.

The witch Sophia said to Locke, "The Tiffany root vine was obtained by an excellent breeder who grafted a mandrake vine onto the root of the Tiffany cactus."

"Besides, even if the plant successfully heals, it's not certain whether it will achieve the desired traits. It's also not certain whether it will survive."

"Therefore, we are accustomed to using growth-boosting gel to accelerate plant growth. And growth-boosting gel can increase the survival rate of modified magical plants."

"Locke, you still have a lot to learn."

"Until you get your Breeder Assistant Certificate, you'll have to stay in the patrol team for now. But it's not necessarily a bad thing for a young person to gain some experience."

(End of this chapter)