Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 90 Alchemists and the School of Enchanting

Pierre was caught in a dilemma. He knew, of course, the danger of being an experiment for Senior Angron, but one hundred magic stones a month was a huge sum of money for him.

In the end, Pierre made a decision and said to Locke and Laun, "Forget it, survival is more important. I heard that those aspiring wizards who took Senior Angron's potion in the Dwarf Street didn't end up well."

"If I'm already dead, there's no point in having more magic stones."

"I'd rather wait until a reliable first-class wizard apprentice needs me before I become the test subject."

Locke coughed a few times, then went inside with the two men and talked for a while before saying goodbye and going into his laboratory.

During this time, in addition to learning how to make the Mayfly Flower Cannon, Locke also learned how to make every plant a potential enemy. Unfortunately, even in the Chimera Market in Lilith's Hut, there was no second Clivia plant for sale. Therefore, Locke had to give up on synthesizing it and temporarily transplant the Clivia plant into his magic.

With forty Ogan Tree Essences embedded in the surface of the Clivia plant, Locke poured the modification liquid onto the Clivia, completing the final modification of the Clivia.

Then, under the effect of the "Every Plant a Soldier" magic model, the clivia flower shrank in size, shedding some useless roots, branches, leaves, and stems, leaving only its core body, which wrapped around its left arm.

Like the three level 7 Ominous Mandela vines wrapped around his right hand.

Over the past month, Locke has synthesized two more Ominous Mandrake vines and, using multiple manipulations, connected them to his own magic, turning them into his appendages.

Locke looked at the Clivia plant, which had transformed into a crescent-shaped blade on his left hand. The roots of the entire Clivia plant tightly wrapped around his left arm, while the branches, leaves, and stems were like tattoos, attached to his skin. The multiple leaf blades of the Clivia plant overlapped to form a flexible leaf blade.

Like a crescent-shaped grass knife.

The multiple stems of the Clivia flower skillfully manipulated the crescent-shaped blade, making the incredibly sharp blade spin on its arm.

A flash of cold light appeared, and on the control panel in front of Locke, an iron cage containing rats instantly split in two.

【All Plants Are Soldiers】 is a 0.7-level spell. You can try using this spell as long as you use the Clivia flower as a companion.

This magic creates a melee weapon for the user; once an enemy gets close, the user can use the Crescent Grass Blade to inflict fatal damage.

Moreover, the ability of the clivia to sense air currents in order to respond to enemy attacks or defend itself has been enhanced by the "seeing enemies in every plant" phenomenon.

Furthermore, the "All Plants Are Soldiers" technique altered the structure of the Clivia plant, making it even more powerful. It used magic to strengthen the Clivia plant, enabling it to cut through substances that wild Clivia plants could not.

These rare magical plants, manipulated by wizards using specific magic, will only increase in combat power.

However, the magic is not yet fully complete.

The very concept of "every bush and tree looks like an enemy soldier" leaves room for enhancing it using alchemical artifacts.

Locke set off for the Chimera Market. He entered the market in a centaur carriage, his destination clear: the alchemy workshop within the Chimera Market—Kentry's Forge Workshop.

The shop sign above the entrance to this workshop is shaped like a furnace, with scorching steam constantly billowing out from inside, accompanied by the sounds of hammering and a strong smell of sweat.

As a breeder, Locke raised an eyebrow in exasperation. 'Alchemists have it so tough! Is it really necessary to work this hard?' 'Luckily, I initially studied potions and breeding…'

A dwarf apprentice emerged from inside the workshop, which was filled with deep red, scorching steam. Inside, there seemed to be a huge furnace, constantly melting something.

The dwarf apprentice, who was also a first-class wizard apprentice, was wiping the sweat from his forehead, with a towel soaked with sweat hanging around his neck.

He glanced at Locke, slightly surprised. "A new face. Judging from your first-class wizard apprenticeship at Lilith's Hut, you must have just been promoted."

“I am a first-class wizarding apprentice of the Ouroboros Ring. You may call me Tyne Kentary.”

"Young first-class wizard apprentice, what brings you to the Kentry Forge Workshop to buy?"

Tyne glanced back at the furnace deep inside the alchemy workshop from time to time, as if observing something. He explained to Locke, "I've been very busy lately. The Flame Furnace Alchemy Array hasn't stopped for who knows how many days."

“I have a big order coming in recently. It’s from your Lilith House. They need a lot of mid-to-high-level defensive enchanted items.”

Locke raised an eyebrow. "Are all alchemists... this hard-working?"

Tyne patted his chest and laughed, "No, it's just that I love making enchanted items too much. My shop mainly makes enchanted items."

"Mass production of enchanted items requires the use of a flame furnace forging array."

"If it's those inexperienced alchemy apprentices at those stalls, well, at most they can use some rudimentary transmutation arrays to create some strange, seemingly authentic enchanted items."

"They even use some of the enchanting techniques to create enchanted items. It's completely unserious, utter nonsense, just muddling through and fooling those who don't understand."

Locke vaguely knew that alchemists and enchanters were prone to conflict.

The reason is that both sides are likely to regard the other's school of thought as a lower category of magic than their own.

The alchemy school considers the enchanting school to be just a small branch of their own, only that this branch is slightly larger.

The Enchanting School believes that Alchemy is merely a subsidiary discipline responsible for transforming matter and energy before they can perform enchanting.

However, in the early apprentice stage, that is, the apprentice stage where they haven't even obtained an alchemist's assistant certificate, the two fields are not so clearly distinct.

Most apprentices even use enchanting techniques to assist their rudimentary alchemy skills in creating enchanted items.

Locke's Berserker Rhino Magic Resistance Leather Armor, which was destroyed in battle, was barely remade at a small stall by an alchemy apprentice using a combination of enchanting and alchemy techniques.

Although it's not formal.

However, most enchanted items of medium quality or lower are basically made at this level.

(End of this chapter)