Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 52 Ancient Creature Bloodline Modification

Locke hadn't expected the witch Sophia to be so indignant.

He immediately asked tentatively, "Teacher, I want to undergo bloodline modification with the Orkney Bear. I wonder if I can buy 500ml of blood from that Orkney Bear from you?"

"I would also like to purchase the Orkney Giant Bear Special Bloodline Separation Agent from you."

Sophia the Witch glanced at Locke and chuckled, "You're quite the little rascal. Well, I'm in a good mood today."

"The Orkni Bear bloodline is indeed a good direction for modification, especially suitable for your current situation."

"Survival is the most important thing. If you die on patrol duty, then no matter how much potential you have in the future, it's useless."

"That Orkney bear is of no use to me now. Take as much blood as you want, as long as you don't kill it."

"I've already had someone help me pack up and sell some of the unused resources I accumulated during my time as a first-class wizard apprentice, but it will take some time to sort them out."

"About three months."

The witch Sophia said, "During this time, the Orkni bear will be yours. Also, I do have some Orkni bear bloodline separation potion that I can't use up."

"If you want it, I can sell it to you at a low price. Anyway, these are all cheap things to me now, and I can't sell many magic stones."

Sophia the Witch casually said, "I'll take fifty magic stones from you. Give me fifty magic stones, and then go to Warehouse Number Three to retrieve the wooden box labeled 'Orkney Bear Bloodline Separation Potion.' There are three Bloodline Separation Potions in that box, which are useless to me. If you want them, just take them."

"You can use those separation agents to practice your skills."

Locke paused for a moment, then looked up at the witch Sophia.

From the second-class wizard apprentices he met in his general classes, Locke learned that regular formal wizard instructors generally treated their second-class wizard apprentices like tools, exploiting them at will.

Even buying some laboratory supplies for their work requires paying a certain amount of magic stones.

But the witch Sophia sold it to herself at a low price, a bloodline separation potion that originally cost at least two hundred magic stones per vial.

Locke whispered to the witch Sophia, "Thank you... teacher."

Locke looked at the witch Sophia with complicated emotions. If it weren't for the fact that he had too many secrets, he might have been able to have a frank conversation with the witch Sophia.

Of course, he still had to keep it a secret.

The secrets he possessed were enough to drive a formal wizard mad.

After all, the Horadric Cube is the kind of thing that becomes more powerful the higher your level.

The witch Sophia said sternly to Locke, "Locke, I've been busy lately. If you don't have anything else to do, don't bother me."

Sophia the Witch was perusing a spellbook, seemingly a book of spells for a formal wizard. She remained focused, muttering to herself, "These magical materials have been lost for over three thousand years. According to historical records, even ancient wizards of that time couldn't have obtained them..."

"It seems there's more to the story."

"The assessment over at the Starfield Sea is so difficult... but to advance further, we must leave this barren southeastern region..."

Seeing that the witch Sophia was focused, Locke quietly left his office.

Outside the cabin door, Locke pondered, "It seems that even formal wizards have their own troubles."

But those troubles are things I, in my current state, am not worthy of knowing.

……

A week later, Locke asked the patrol for leave during this period.

After all, he only needs to go for ten days a month.

Second-class wizard apprentices spend a significant amount of time studying and researching, as well as working for their wizard mentors and senior wizards.

Locke was in a study in his house, looking at a cheap extraction and extraction device on his desk.

He spent half a week using three tubes of bloodline separation potion and extracting blood from the Orkni giant bear three times to refine three Orkni giant bear bloodline essence modification potions.

Next, Locke synthesized the three vials of Orkney Bear bloodline essence enhancement potion...

The Horadric Cube seems to have assumed that the Orkni Bear Bloodline Essence Modification Potion was originally a level 5 item, so it could only use two days to synthesize it once, combining three level 5 Bloodline Essence Modification Potions into one level 6 Bloodline Essence Modification Potion.

Moreover, a special crafting recipe seems to have appeared. Locke looked at the entry—[Orkney Giant Bear (Ancient) Bloodline Essence Modification Potion, Level 6 Crafting Item. The potion master traced the hidden bloodline power of an ancient magical creature within the blood of an ordinary Orkney Giant Bear. Taking this potion grants the user the power of an ancient bloodline.]

[By taking this potion, one will not only obtain Earth-patterned skin, but also a 0.5-ring Giant Bear Body, which will increase one's size by 2.5 times and greatly increase one's strength for ten minutes.]

[Warning 1: This product contains the power of ancient creature bloodlines. The power of ancient creature bloodlines is far more violent than that of ordinary magical creatures. After consumption, it will severely degrade your mental power, causing your magic to become filled with rage.]

[Warning 2: When taking this medicine, please have at least one pound of meat available nearby.]

Locke glanced at Warning 2, then rang the bell in the room, summoning a gray dwarf servant.

The grey dwarf servant looked at the ancient bloodline version of the Orkni Bear bloodline enhancement potion on Locke's table with awe. In his eyes, the potion was full of mystery and terror.

Just like the image of the wizard in his mind.

Locke said, "Prepare ten kilograms of meat for me."

"The sooner the better."

The gray dwarf servant bowed to Locke. "Great wizard master, your command is my divine decree."

An hour later, the gray dwarf servant pushed in a cart full of beef, placed it in the study, and then respectfully left.

Locke ordered them to guard the house and prevent outsiders from entering. Then he locked the door to his study and drank the Orkney Bear (Ancient Version) Bloodline Essence Enhancement Potion.

Locke grunted and slumped into a chair. He then opened his notebook and quickly jotted down his experience of taking the drug.

"I experienced abnormal muscle twitching in my arm, possibly due to the bloodline of an ancient creature reshaping my muscles."

"There's been an unusual change in my sense of smell..."

"His heart rate plummeted to thirty beats per minute, far below the average human heart rate..."

"But these conditions seem to be temporary, and my body is gradually returning to normal."

Half an hour later, Locke stood up from his seat. He seemed to have grown taller and had noticeable muscles.

But most importantly, a brown diamond-shaped mark appeared on the back of Locke's left hand. With a thought, he injected his magic into the diamond mark, and immediately brown stripes stretched out from the back of his hand, spreading to his arm and covering his entire body.

Then, Locke's body began to swell. His muscles and bones expanded together under the influence of the earth-patterned skin, like a balloon expanding.

Locke, now resembling a small giant, felt his defense, stamina, and strength had greatly increased. Moreover, after taking the potion, Locke noticed that his mental power, while becoming extremely violent, had also increased by more than 10%.

Locke placed his palm on the amethyst matrix he had borrowed from the witch Sophia, and then a line of numbers appeared on the amethyst matrix: [76].

Locke exclaimed in surprise, "It can actually increase mental strength by 15 points directly. No wonder the second-level wizard apprentices in the academy all undergo bloodline modification."

"This is almost equivalent to the mental strength improvement I would gain from more than six months of meditation. I'm already approaching the mental strength improvement rate of a wizarding prospect with near-level 7 wizarding potential!"

"Of course, the reason is also because this medicine contains the bloodline of ancient creatures."

Locke realized that his emotions were more active than usual, and he seemed to be easily provoked.

It seems that she turns red-hot as soon as someone slightly provokes her.

This is a side effect of bloodline modification.

Under normal circumstances, second-class wizard apprentices can only meditate day and night to reduce the side effects on their minds and use time to wear down their mental restlessness.

But Locke took out a deep purple gem from his pocket.

The jade shimmered with an eerie purple light, and my magic power was absorbed into it. The magic power that had been degraded was expelled by the deep purple jade without any side effects.

Locke exhaled a breath of stale air. "Luckily, I had the Deep Purple Jade, otherwise the side effect of deteriorating my mental strength alone would have been enough to give me a hard time."

"With the power of this ancient biological bloodline, my safety has been greatly improved."

"Among second-class wizard apprentices, there shouldn't be many who could kill me alone."

Locke's stomach rumbled loudly. He looked at the meat on the cart and licked his lips. "No wonder I had to prepare meat in advance. It turns out that when the ancient creatures' bloodline modified my body, it consumed a lot of energy."

(End of this chapter)