Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 61 Dragon Blood Leaf Powder

Benny paused for a moment. "Sir, your information... is quite accurate."

"That shipment just arrived yesterday."

His gaze fell on the platinum membership badge of Lijin Secret worn on Locke's chest. "Yes, those catwoman slaves, they cost about 50 magic stones each."

"After all, they have ancient bloodlines. Many wizards are interested in ancient bloodlines, and it's a popular area of ​​research..."

"If it weren't for the fact that they are all mortals and their bloodlines are too thin to be extracted purely, the price would be several times higher."

Benny whispered, "Even formal wizards might be interested in this."

Locke thought for a moment. He had obtained 900 magic stones from Lijin Secret Words and had just spent 30 magic stones. He had never been so rich before.

For his future self, magic stones were no longer the scarcest resource, but these catwoman slaves with the blood of ancient creatures were priceless and extremely rare.

If I miss this opportunity, I won't be able to buy it again even if I have magic stones.

Spending 100 magic stones to buy two cat queens wouldn't be bad.

Ancient biological bloodlines are indeed difficult to extract, but if combined with one's own synthetic cube, there might be a turning point.

The Three-Eyed Tiger Cat is an exceptionally powerful ancient creature, referred to as a divine beast by some mortals in ancient times. If one could extract enough pure Three-Eyed Tiger Cat blood, it would be an absolute windfall.

Even if I can't do it myself in a short time, it can still be a research direction. It would be a pity to miss this purchase opportunity.

In the wizarding world, it's not like every year a vast empire falls.

Locke said to Benny, the dark elf waiter, "Here are one hundred magic stones. Let's sign the contract. I need two Cat Queens."

A look of surprise appeared on Benny's face.

Locke reminded him, "That is, if they really do have a faint bloodline of the Three-Eyed Tiger Cat in their bodies."

Benny said, "It's genuine."

"Dear guest, please follow me."

There's a reason why Benny is so happy.

Although slaves with the bloodline of ancient creatures are relatively rare, in fact, extracting the bloodline of ancient creatures is extremely difficult, and being able to utilize it after extraction is even more difficult.

Therefore, wizards' enthusiasm for this kind of cargo is actually polarized.

Those who need it are naturally very interested, while those who don't are extremely indifferent.

Locke had experienced the benefits of the bloodline of ancient creatures, which is why he was so enthusiastic. A different wizard might not have been so proactive.

They would instead believe that a mortal slave could never possibly earn 50 magic stones.

This isn't the kind of slave trade smuggled by dark wizards, where you can use magic stones to buy wizard apprentice slaves.

Locke followed Benny into the shop, to the room next door. This room was partially enclosed by a screen and curtains, creating a private space.

The floor is cleaner and tidier, and some simple furniture has been placed there.

It's obviously a place for imprisoning high-value slaves.

Benny said to Locke, "Honorable guest, you may choose any two Cat Queens here." Locke glanced around and saw that there were seven iron cages, each holding a Cat Queen.

Unlike the slaves outside who are barely clothed, the catgirl slaves here are all dressed in gorgeous gowns, midnight blue trailing gowns with gradient silver hems.

They all wore silver necklaces inlaid with rubies around their necks and small silver princess crowns on their heads.

These catwomen have fluffy white cat ears and a white cat tail with faint orange stripes, which is proof that they have the blood of ancient creatures.

These catwomen possessed both the wildness of animals and the elegance of young girls. At this moment, they all looked at Locke with fear and tension in their eyes.

Locke glanced at their tails. In the Dark Elf Sasari's Course on All Things, it was mentioned how to identify slaves with the blood of ancient creatures in order to prevent unscrupulous merchants from maliciously deceiving them.

After Locke confirmed that there were basically no problems, he pointed at the two twin cat princesses with dissatisfaction and said, "Have them take off their dresses. I need to check that their bodies are intact."

Benny quickly instructed the two catwomen to comply, and then smiled at Locke, saying, "Honorable guest, our slaves are absolutely of the highest quality. The reason they are dressed in full is simply to demonstrate their identity to our guests and to assure them that they truly possess the blood of ancient beings."

"do not worry."

After confirming that there were no problems, Locke signed the contract with Benny and crushed the runestone, making the two catwomen acknowledge him as their master.

Locke walked down the street with two gray dwarves, six minotaurs, and two shy, blushing catwomen, without looking too out of place.

A typical second-class wizard apprentice would be accompanied by servants when going out, let alone a breeder's assistant like Locke, whose social status was equivalent to that of a first-class wizard apprentice.

After leaving the slave trading post, Locke entered an alchemy workshop and paid one hundred magic stones and a hide of a berserk rhinoceros to have the workshop craft a standard, medium-quality enchanted item for him: the [Berserk Rhinoceros Hide Armor].

Wearing this leather armor will increase your defensive capabilities.

Locke agreed to pick up the goods at the store two weeks later.

Their transactions are guaranteed by contracts certified by Lilith Hut, and under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the merchants to breach the contract.

Shops in the Chimera Market are very expensive; renting one costs tens of thousands of magic stones.

Merchants typically sign loan agreements (similar to student loans) for specific purposes in order to rent the stones.

Therefore, it's impossible for them to abandon the shop, breach the contract, and flee just for a mere medium-quality enchanted item.

Locke also purchased some magical resources from some stalls in the Chimera Market, such as Dragon Blood Leaf Powder, which can increase meditation efficiency. When mixed with Almond Powder, this stuff can increase meditation efficiency by 50%.

It was just expensive, and Locke couldn't afford it before, so he had to put up with it. Now he bought it together with the almond wood chips.

He bought a month's supply of almond wood chips for 150 magic stones, and a month's supply of dragon blood leaf powder for 200 magic stones.

Previously, he always lacked magic stones, so within three months of learning the basic meditation method, he was unable to meditate with almond powder every day, and without almond powder, his meditation efficiency was extremely low.

Therefore, Locke's mental strength improved very little in these three months, only increasing from 76 to 85.

The speed increase is only half that of normal meditation.

Normally, with his frugal meditation, he could only increase his mental strength by about 4 points in three months, but because of the Rose Jade, he gained an extra 5 points of mental strength.

This is also the resource dilemma faced by many second-class wizard apprentices.

A wizard apprentice needs to spend at least 150 magic stones per month to complete meditation, which is not something everyone can afford.

(End of this chapter)