Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 54 Breeder Assistant Certificate (Three Months)
On the outskirts of the port city, a herd of black rhinoceroses was running wildly in the wilderness, with more than twenty second-class wizard apprentices on patrol ahead of them.

Captain Bruno said to Locke, "Locke!"

The next moment, the seven berserk rhinos crashed into the hidden mandrake vines. In that instant, Locke's mandrake vines transformed into vine hands, trapping the berserk rhinos within the magical vines.

Moreover, the pale purple poison berries on Locke's mandrake vine branches swelled up one by one, then exploded, sap splattering out.

The berserk rhinos, contaminated by the special toxins of the poison berry, let out mournful howls. Purple net-like scars appeared on their bodies, the toxins from Locke's [Poison Berry Projectile] launching a destructive attack on their entire body.

【Poison Berry Catapult】The synthesized and enhanced toxin, combined with the level 6 Mandrake Vine, actually managed to hold back the berserk rhinoceros herd for a moment.

Captain Bruno exclaimed with delight, "Well done, Locke!"

"Prepare to use the spell!"

Many of the patrol's second-class wizard apprentices looked at Locke with surprise and admiration.

Although Locke has only just been promoted to a second-class wizard apprentice, his methods and magical power are already extraordinary.

The next moment, the ground beneath the feet of the berserk rhinoceros herd turned into a pool of mud. It was a temporary swamp created using the magic model "Mud Swamp," which further prevented the berserk rhinoceros from escaping, rendering them unable to use their strength and escape their predicament.

Next, the wizard apprentices of the enforcement team unleashed their offensive spells, inflicting massive damage on the berserk rhinos.

In the end, three berserk rhinos died at the hands of the patrol team, while four more berserk rhinos activated their berserk spell abilities and, relying on their magic-resistant, hardened skin, forcibly withstood the spells and fled in disarray away from the city.

Before fleeing, the oldest of the berserk rhinoceroses, the grandmother-generation berserk rhinoceros, which was the matriarchal leader of the herd, looked back at the wizard apprentices of the enforcement team.

Captain Bruno led everyone in dissecting the three berserk rhinoceros carcasses. "The biggest contributors this time were me, Locke, and Hylia's Conjuration School's 0.5-ring [Swamp of Earth] magic model."

"So the three of us will allocate resources first, and the rest will be divided equally among everyone."

"May I?"

None of the wizarding apprentices present objected; it was fair.

Locke felt the same way. After all, if he were alone, although he could use the combination spells of the Vine Hand series to hold back the cattle for a while, he lacked follow-up offensive spells and couldn't even kill a berserk rhinoceros.

We could only let them escape.

The special enhanced toxins from the poisonberry projectiles are ineffective against medium-level magical creatures.

The berserk rhinoceros's tough, magic-resistant skin can even reduce the effects of magic. Their enhanced magical organs are excellent raw materials for crafting enchanted items.

Captain Bruno said, "The most important parts of the berserk rhinoceros are its heart, blood, and hide. The three of us will each receive a portion of hide that can be used to make a set of enchanted armor. Then, each of us will receive three portions of berserk rhinoceros blood and one berserk rhinoceros heart."

"The rest of the patrol team will each receive a portion of the berserk rhinoceros's blood, as well as other parts such as the berserk rhinoceros's tail and hooves."

Locke and the others nodded; this allocation was reasonable.

This also aligns with everyone's contributions just now.

The primary reason why we were able to kill the three berserk rhinoceroses so easily this time was Locke's invisible mandragora.

It even caught the cattle completely off guard and led them into the trap, followed by Hylia and Captain Bruno's spells.

Of course, this is a team victory.

Twenty minutes later, the spoils were distributed. A second-class wizard apprentice sighed softly, "If every day could be this easy and yield this much, that would be wonderful."

“Yesterday, another person died.”

Locke glanced at the second-class wizard apprentice. He had heard that a second-class wizard apprentice from the Blood Curse Court, disguised as a mortal, had appeared in the city yesterday. That dark wizard apprentice had been lurking in the port city for a long time.

They even created immense chaos in the city by spreading the vampire curse through the use of "Vampire Embrace" on mortals.

Yesterday's riot even attracted the attention of a formal wizard from the upper echelons of Lilith's Lodge.

The official wizard intervened, using a collective antidote on the area and creating a rain of potion, thus nipping the vampire plague in the bud before it could erupt. This shows that the patrol's missions have become increasingly dangerous lately.

Recently, more and more wizard apprentices from local wizarding families have been finding ways to leave the patrol team through connections.

Of course, Lilith's Hut was also tightening its grip, with the threshold for the patrolling wizard apprentices to leave.

In the future, it will become increasingly difficult for them to leave the patrol team.

After completing his mission, Locke said goodbye to a few wizard apprentices he was on good terms with in the patrol team, then left to return to Upside Down Alley to meditate and study breeding courses.

……

Three months later, it was Locke's third month of taking the Sophia Witch's breeding class.

Locke had basically mastered the grafting method and cultivated more than a dozen Mandragora vines and Tiffany root vines in his residence inside Upside Down Alley.

Of course, those were just smoke and mirrors.

Locke's pace of learning breeding was neither fast nor slow, but rather above average.

He only has a level 3 wizard aptitude, but due to the presence of the Deep Blue Gem, Dark Blue Gem, and Rose Red Gem, his mana fluctuations are exceptionally low, and the accuracy of his mana is very high.

Therefore, learning is not slow.

Inside Sophia's office, Locke carried the super mandrake he had synthesized to the witch's office, and he had even come up with an excuse for it.

They said that this was a special mandrake vine they had cultivated by grafting some of the better-quality varieties of tiffroot vine and mandrake vine.

I believe that the witch Sophia won't fuss over such a low-level magical plant.

After receiving her confirmation, no one would doubt that he was not a talented breeding assistant.

In the future, when I synthesize super magical plants, people will think of me as an excellent breeding assistant.

Sophia the Witch glanced down at the Super Mandragora, her expression shifting slightly, seemingly quite surprised, and her nonchalant demeanor vanished. "Locke, the quality of your assignment today... is quite good."

"Did you cultivate this using the grafting method?"

Sophia the Witch looked intently into Locke's eyes.

Locke nodded. "Yes, teacher."

Sophia the Witch's face showed a hint of emotion. "You have more talent for breeding than I thought."

"good."

"It can even be described as outstanding."

"You will become an excellent breeder."

"It seems I underestimated you before."

Sophia the Witch seemed to realize something, and a smile appeared on her face. "It seems that some people really do have to regret this."

"By the way, Locke, I'm in charge of the Breeder Assistant Certification Exam at Lilith's Hut this year, but I think you don't need to waste your time on any exam."

"I can send you the certificate right now."

"With this work, you deserve the certificate."

The witch Sophia handed a certificate to Locke. "This can be considered a small privilege of a first-ring wizard."

(End of this chapter)