Wizard: Starting from Escape from the Thorn Garden

Glenn Labs' symbiote research, Lina's special permission to visit Ella, and the trading channels established with Carlos allowed Chen Lin to acquire many resources within the Barrier that were only available to organization members.

However, despite using a lot of mental strength enhancement potions, the mental strength barrier remained unchanged—the gap between 45 and 50 points of mental strength, which seemed within reach, was like an insurmountable chasm between the peak of the third-level apprentice and the fourth-level elite.

Countless apprentices with some talent are trapped here for their entire lives, becoming mediocre fuel for the organization's operation.

Chen Lin knew that with the resources he currently had and regular meditation, it was absolutely impossible to cross this insurmountable barrier within six months.

He had to find another way, making the most of his greatest asset—the analytical ability of the Origin Seed and the advanced botanical knowledge from Earth.

His decades of study before his transmigration had cultivated good and scientific research habits, and the harsh life in the Thorn Garden allowed him to gradually combine these habits with the cultivation of magical plants.

Now, he needs to combine this knowledge with his experiences before time travel to verify it, enhance his value, and obtain more resources.

Only in this way can we find hope for a breakthrough.

Glenn the Wizard's laboratory became his first target.

The facilities here are complete, far exceeding the simplicity of the mossy corridor in the Thorn Garden.

Chen Lin keenly noticed a dusty device in the corner, driven by adamantite gears and rune crystals—a high-speed magic centrifugal extractor.

This instrument is mainly used in the field of barrier technology to separate the active ingredients of high-level magical plants, but it is complicated to operate and inefficient, and is often left unused.

"Wizard Glenn," Chen Lin casually mentioned after a symbiotic energy metabolism observation experiment, "this centrifuge seems to be able to separate the essential substances in the magical plant cells more efficiently."

When I was in the thorn garden, I saw a similar rudimentary device used to purify snake vine venom, and it was remarkably effective.

Glenn was recording the subtle energy fluctuations of the Bloodthirsty Vine at a specific concentration of life energy when he heard this. He looked up and his hawk-like eyes swept over the instrument: "Hmm? You're interested in this? This thing requires extremely high operational precision. The slightest mistake in controlling the rotation speed and magic field will destroy the sample's activity, which would be a huge loss."

"Perhaps... we could optimize the operational process?" Chen Lin offered this bait. "My talent allows me to accurately analyze the energy structure and material composition of samples. If we could combine these analytical results with dynamic adjustments to the centrifuge's speed, magic field strength, and direction, perhaps we could achieve a gentler, more efficient extraction, maximizing the retention of active ingredients?"

As he spoke, he used his mental power to simulate several simple energy flow models, demonstrating the concept of dynamic adjustment.

A glint of light flashed in Glenn's eyes! Chen Lin's suggestion hit the nail on the head regarding the instrument's weakness!

As a research-oriented wizard, he immediately realized its value—if precise control could be achieved, the value of this instrument would multiply!

"An interesting idea!" Glenn put down his notepad. "Tell me your specific thoughts. If it's feasible, you can have priority access to this instrument for... well, for research on the purification of raw materials for 'symbiotic stabilizers'."

He immediately found a plausible reason for Chen Lin's research.

Chen Lin understood the situation, but outwardly he respectfully began to explain.

He combined the analytical principles of the Seed of Origin and proposed a dynamic control scheme based on "energy resonance frequency feedback":

The sample of the magical plant to be extracted—the optimized moonshine moss leaf he brought—was placed in the centrifuge chamber. The Origin Seed scanned the internal structure of the sample in real time, analyzing its cell wall strength, molecular bond energy levels and distribution of the target active substances.

Then, the Seed of Origin guided Chen Lin's spiritual power to simulate a specific high-frequency magical fluctuation that was close to but slightly higher than the molecular bond energy level of the target substance, and injected it into the magical field generator of the centrifuge.

At the same time, based on the analyzed cell wall strength and material distribution, the centrifugation speed and direction are precisely controlled, just like using the most precise scalpel to destroy only the cell structure that encapsulates the target material without damaging the essence itself.

Under Glenn's watchful eye, Chen Lin gave his first demonstration.

He took out a piece of optimized moonshine moss and put it into a high-speed magic centrifugal extractor.

With his eyes closed and mind focused, the Seed of Origin operated at full power, a dark golden light flowing from his fingertips, connecting to the instrument control crystal.

The instrument emitted a deep hum, and its rotation speed was not constant, but fluctuated like a piece of music. The light of the magic field also flickered, with subtle adjustments in frequency.

A few minutes later, the centrifugal extractor stopped.

Chen Lin opened the cavity, and a rich, pure aura of life purification, far exceeding that of conventional extraction methods, rushed out!

At the bottom of the centrifuge tube was a small pool of crystal-clear, viscous liquid radiating a soft silver glow—Moss Purifying Essence, with a purity of over 95%! The residue contained almost no active ingredients, increasing the efficiency several times over!

"Incredible!"

Glenn picked up the centrifuge tube, carefully sensing it with his powerful mental energy. An incredulous look of surprise appeared on his face. "Such high purity! Almost no loss of activity! Chen Lin, your talent in the field of magical plant extraction is simply divine!"

The way he looked at Chen Lin completely changed; it was no longer as if he were examining an experimental subject, but as if he had discovered a treasure!

"Unfortunately, different magical plants have different structures, requiring different rotation speeds and mental frequency adjustments. Moreover, they need to be adjusted in real time, as they are not static. Therefore, mass production is not possible, and they need to be analyzed and adjusted synchronously at all times."

Glenn frowned slightly, his tone filled with regret.

"Apprentice Chen Lin, I look forward to your growth. You are not yet able to simulate the fluctuations of wizard-level magical plants, and apprentice-level magical plant materials are of limited use to me. You can use this high-speed centrifugal extractor. Only you can make it work."

He immediately approved the centrifuge being assigned to Chen Lin for his exclusive use, and also granted him an additional batch of basic magical plant materials for research.

By utilizing a high-speed, high-efficiency centrifugal extraction optimization scheme, aligning with Glenn's research interests, and acquiring dedicated equipment and resources, success was achieved!

With efficient extraction methods, Chen Lin began to focus on the cultivation of magical plants themselves.

The barrier's herb garden is rich in resources, but the slow natural growth of the magical plants is limited by traditional cultivation methods.

Inefficient magic activation methods result in low yields and long cycles for many rare magical plants.

Chen Lin's Seed of Origin and knowledge of Earth finally found a use.

He first set his sights on radiation breeding, a method used on Earth. The Bulwark's energy labs have small, controllable sources of magical radiation, typically used for materials processing or spell experiments.

Chen Lin once again used Glenn's authorization to apply for use under the pretext of "studying the effects of different energy radiation on the resistance and effective components of magical plants".

Inside the isolated experimental chamber, he placed several target magical plants in the radiation field, including the seeds of the Tranquilizing Flower used to make mental potions and the seeds of the Ironthorn, which have strong protective properties.

The activation of the Seed of Origin is like the most sophisticated detector, scanning magical radiation of different frequencies and intensities. It uses mental power to control the magical radiation to simulate the microscopic effects of gamma rays, X-rays, etc., on the seed cell nucleus and chromosome structure, and analyzes the probability and direction of the mutations it induces.

[Target: Seeds of the Peace Lily]

[Radiation frequency scan: Low frequency (simulated ultraviolet light) - slight epidermal damage, germination rate reduced by 5%]

[Medium frequency (simulated X-ray) – partial chromosome breakage, beneficial mutation rate increased by 0.7%, harmful mutation rate increased by 12%]

[High-frequency (simulated gamma rays) – severe chromosome damage, 85% fatality rate]

[Optimal mutation induction frequency: upper mid-frequency band, intensity threshold 63.5%, pulsed irradiation simulating space radiation environment—estimated beneficial mutation rate: 1.3%, harmful mutation rate: 8.2%]

[Target: Ironthorn Seed]

[Radiation frequency scan: Low frequency (simulated ultraviolet light) - slight epidermal damage, germination rate reduced by 8%]

[Medium frequency (simulated X-ray) – partial chromosome damage, beneficial mutation rate increased by 0.5%, harmful mutation rate increased by 34%]

[High-frequency (simulated gamma rays) – Chromosomal changes occur, increasing the rate of beneficial mutations by 2.5% and the rate of harmful mutations by 1%]

[Optimal mutation induction frequency: high-frequency band, intensity threshold 74.5%, high-intensity irradiation simulating a high-temperature radiation environment—estimated beneficial mutation rate: 4.3%, harmful mutation rate: 2.2%]

Based on the analysis results, Chen Lin precisely set the radiation parameters.

After several rounds of screening, he successfully obtained a batch of seedlings of *Nymphaea zebrina* and *Hymenochloa chinensis* with acceptable germination rates, but whose plant morphology or energy fluctuations were significantly abnormal.

One of the calming flowers has leaves with unusual silver-blue veins, and exudes a calming aura far superior to its kind!

He named this mutant "Silver Vein Tranquilizer Flower".

Among the Ironthorns, there was one with golden vascular tissue on its vines and extremely hard leaves, comparable in hardness to ordinary mithril.

He named the mutant "Golden Thorn".

Next is the "grafting cultivation method".

He chose the "ground vine," a plant with strong vitality and a well-developed root system, as the rootstock and grafted the tender shoots of the "sunflower" onto it.

The Seed of Origin monitors the cell healing process at the interface in real time, guiding subtle life energy to promote the fusion of the cambium.

After its successful growth, the "Earth Sun Vine" not only inherits the strong vitality of the Earth Root Vine, but can also absorb light energy through its leaves and transform it into easily absorbed life energy. It is an ideal material for making highly effective life essence medicines. This fully utilizes the characteristics of the sunflower, which is rich in light energy and can transform into gentle life energy.

Unfortunately, the sunflower is a relatively high-level magical plant, with a rare source and demanding planting conditions. It cannot be propagated after grafting and cannot be mass-produced. Except in some special cases, its experimental value is not high.

The layering method was used to propagate the mutated Silver Vein Tranquilizer.

He selected robust branches, girded them at specific nodes, applied a substrate mixed with moonspot moss juice and root-promoting agents, and then wrapped them with water-retaining moss optimized by the original seed.

Under the precise regulation of the original seed, cell division in the layered part is accelerated, and the root germination speed is far beyond the norm, successfully obtaining daughter plants with stable genetic traits. Moreover, because the required mental regulation frequency is stable, it can be mass-produced, and has broad development prospects.

This stirred up a ripple in Chen Lin's heart, and an idea gradually took shape.

The "cutting propagation method" is used to rapidly propagate a rare plant called "Moonlight Shadow Grass"—whose sap is used to make advanced psychotropic drugs.

Chen Lin used the original seed to analyze the activity of dormant buds at the stem nodes, selected the best cutting site, treated the cut with an optimized rooting agent, and placed it in a seedbed where the humidity, temperature and weak life energy were regulated by the original seed, with a survival rate of over 90%.

Unfortunately, like the sunflower, the Moonlight Companion Grass requires too much nutrient solution for Chen Lin, making it impossible to mass-produce. However, the Seed of Origin provides some optimization directions, which can be used as an alternative for him to optimize the configuration of mental potions.

The most efficient method is the "organizational breeding method".

This is a technology that is almost unheard of in the wizarding world.

In a corner of Glenn's laboratory, Chen Lin used a high-purity nutrient solution separated by a high-speed centrifugal extractor, combined with the micro-sterile energy field created by the Seed of Origin, to cut tiny stem tip meristems from a precious "Starlight Moss" mother plant for in vitro culture.

Under the meticulous care of the Seed of Origin—with real-time adjustments to nutrient ratios, energy field strength, and induced differentiation direction—dozens of uniform and rapidly growing Starlight Moss seedlings were obtained in just one-tenth the time of conventional methods!

This efficiency left Glenn, who occasionally came to check on things, speechless, exclaiming, "Incredible!"

Chen Lin did not keep anything to himself, but selectively shared some of his achievements and technical ideas, such as the optimization techniques for grafting, layering, and cutting, the "empirical frequency selection" of radiation breeding, and provided some of the high-quality magical plants he cultivated, such as Silver Vein Tranquilizer Flower, Earth Sun Vine, and high-purity Moonlight Shadow Grass juice, to Glenn and Carlos.

Glenn was overjoyed; these materials greatly improved the efficiency of his pharmaceutical research.

Carlos was overjoyed. These high-quality, rare magical plant materials were in high demand and short supply in the market. Even a slight improvement in quality could bring him several times the profit as before. Although the quantity was small, it made him very rich. He became even more enthusiastic towards Chen Lin and even offered several precious fragments of mental potion formulas as a reward.

Chen Lin's name began to circulate among the middle and upper-level wizards of the stronghold.

"That apprentice who fused with the Bloodthirsty Vine? He's a genius when it comes to cultivating and extracting magical plants!"

Such evaluations have quietly spread.

Soon, not only Glenn, but also the "Green Vine" wizard in charge of the herb garden, the "Iron Crown" wizard who specializes in the cultivation of protective magical plants, and even the potion master "Lyria" of the barrier began to pay attention to Chen Lin, giving him some resources, either openly or secretly—such as opening up higher-level herb garden areas, providing rare seeds, and allowing him to access some non-core magical plant cultivation books, in order to obtain high-quality materials or technical guidance for his cultivation.

Chen Lin skillfully maneuvered among these wizards, using the analytical abilities of the Seed of Origin to precisely meet some of their needs in exchange for the resources he required.

At the same time, we should avoid being completely controlled by any party.

Like a shrewd gardener, he meticulously cultivates his own network of connections and resources in the "garden" of evergreen barriers.