Half a month later.
Inside the Cold Ice Mirror room, the entire screen of the Cold Ice Mirror now displayed a three-dinsional image of the natural magic structure component similar to the Royal Lightning Field.
At the sa ti, the mirror surface flickered and switched the three-dinsional structure diagram at the microscopic level to the three-dinsional structure diagram at the spiritual level.
Locke compared the three three-dinsional structure images of this natural magic structure component, and only from this comparison did he find the reason why this natural magic structure could stimulate the bloodline evolution of magical creatures whose primary compatible attribute was lightning magic.
"If an Evocation School lightning magic sub-direction wizard saw these three images, they could quickly create a completely new lightning magic spell model."
Locke extracted the key structural features of the three three-dinsional diagrams. At the sa ti, a large pile of docunts printed by the magic mirror appeared at the control console.
After finishing all this, Locke looked at his remaining ti. He had only used the Cold Ice Mirror for 8 hours. Theoretically, he could use it for another 4 hours before being asked to leave by the mirror spirit.
In that case, there was no need to obediently leave.
Locke placed a new sample into the magic mirror. After the developing potion was dripped in, the sample began rotating within the mirror surface.
This was just a three-dinsional structure observation of an already discovered natural magic structure component. He only needed to find several key characteristic points and record them to prove it was this natural magic structure component.
Therefore, the remaining four hours would be sufficient.
Within this half month, Locke had completed preliminary experintal data for six more types of air broliad magical plants' reproductive relationship with magical creatures. Combined with what he'd done in the previous half month, that made a total of nine types.
During this process, Locke had synthesized another broliad containing unknown natural magic structure components through synthesis—the Big Black Diamond Swan Broliad.
This broliad had two types of unknown natural magic structure components inside. One could help a First Circle magical creature called the Black King Goose generate a biological protective layer on its body surface similar to earth elent magic.
The other possessed a natural magic component structure similar to a powerful charm spell that increased the mating interest between male and female Black King Geese.
At the current pace, after becoming proficient, he could complete preliminary experints on the reproductive relationships of nine to twelve broliad magical plants with specific magical creatures per month, discovering one to two new natural magic structure components each month.
This speed was already extrely fast, frighteningly so.
Group Six's original speed of discovering unfamiliar natural magic structure components was approximately once every five years.
In other words, approximately one lucky researcher among three cohorts of Group Six researchers in the Origin Academy might discover one unfamiliar natural magic structure component.
Yet Locke, within four months of entering the Origin Academy, had already discovered three types of naturally unknown magic structure components.
Honestly, Locke was sowhat tempted by path dependence, to just continue directly along this path, then frantically publish in the First Circle level tier-one journal "Green Grass Cloud Marsh."
Every newly discovered naturally unknown magic structure component had a chance to be published in "Green Grass Cloud Marsh."
This would make him a regular contributor to "Green Grass Cloud Marsh."
Four hours later, Locke left the Cold Ice Mirror and imdiately returned to his workstation in the public laboratory, having Gregor help him organize materials together.
They worked busily for three full days. Locke stretched lazily and stood up from his workstation. He had finally finished writing three things.
One Tier 3 funding closing report, one article about Type 1 natural magic structure similar to the Royal Lightning Field, and one rewritten article about using Myst's Power to accelerate entering the crystallization stage.
The previous article had been continuously rejected by Cloud Marsh and Green Grass Cloud Marsh, so before having empirical evidence, Locke could only temporarily stop submitting to prevent too many rejections from increasing future submission troubles.
But now, he was already a First Circle crystallization stage wizard, so naturally he could submit.
Locke picked up the three docunts, about to leave. He turned his head and saw Gregor with dark circles under his eyes, propping up his chin and dozing off.
Gregor Robinson noticed Locke looking at him and was imdiately frightened into standing up, hurriedly bowing to Locke. "Teacher, have we finished our work?"
Locke looked at him with puzzlent. "I rember telling you to go back and sleep half a day ago, didn't I?"
Gregor said guiltily, "But I felt that since Teacher hadn't rested, I didn't dare rest."
Locke nodded slightly.
Gregor was a local from Cloud Marsh Wetland who had never traveled far. Moreover, he was a Child of Wood Elent. Everything had gone smoothly for him. After just four years of studying magic, he beca a First Circle wizard apprentice with mana reaching 700.
Therefore, he was simple-minded, didn't know how to refuse others, and didn't even quite know how to protect his own interests.
That is, this was white wizard society, the extrely orderly Golden Crown Mountain. If this were black wizard lands, he would very easily be exploited completely.
Locke frowned and said, "I'm a First Circle wizard with powerful ntal power, so I can work continuously for three days and nights. For , this isn't anything, but you're only a First Circle wizard apprentice. Going three days without sleep puts too much ntal pressure on you."
"Moreover, you've already reached 700 magic pressure. This ans you're sprinting to break through to formal wizard. Don't do this kind of thing in the future."
Locke said calmly, "For , you becoming a formal wizard as soon as possible is most important."
Gregor felt warm inside. "Thank you, Teacher."
"Teacher, you're really kind."
Gregor looked at the docunts in Locke's hands and drank a bottle of energy potion, temporarily recovering so energy. "Teacher, let help you submit these. This way you can go rest."
"You're a First Circle crystallization wizard. Your ti is more precious than mine. Let do these miscellaneous tasks."
Gregor looked at Locke sincerely as he spoke.
Locke shook his head slightly. If soone else spoke like this, he might think they were deliberately trying to please him, but he understood that Gregor didn't have such thoughts.
He was too simple, just believing that students should help teachers like this.
Locke's gaze swept over Gregor with complex emotions.
A student with this personality, if he fell into the hands of formal wizards with even slight ill intent toward him, probably wouldn't gain any benefits.
He would be exploited at will.
This guy wouldn't even slack off on his own.
Wizard apprentices were already in a weak position relative to formal wizards. If they couldn't even learn to slack off, they'd truly be worked to death as tools by formal wizards.
eting him was Gregor's fortune.
Locke handed him the three sets of materials while also giving him a bottle of Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion. The Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion was a rare restorative dicine even for formal wizards.
The original version of Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion might be relatively ordinary.
But Locke's improved Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion formula—Locke had previously compared its effects with the Seven Treasures Jade Flower Potion commonly used by First Circle wizards in Cloud Marsh Wetland and found they each had their rits.
In the area of restoring condition and removing negative status effects, his Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion was even better.
Gregor was stunned. "Teacher, you gave the wrong one. This is a First Circle potion."
Locke said, "If I'm giving it to you to drink, just drink it. I'm a potion master. For , this is just sothing casually brewed."
Gregor instinctively drank the Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion. His condition imdiately returned to its peak, and much of the potion toxicity in his body was removed.
The potion toxicity within Golden Crown Mountain's First Circle wizard apprentices' bodies was no less than that of apprentices outside, if not more.
After all, the more developed the magical civilization in a region, the more developed potion studies were, and the more potions these apprentices could access.
Otherwise, Gregor wouldn't have achieved 700 magic pressure in just four years.
This speed would be abnormal even at Lilith's Cottage.
Locke himself had taken over five years to reach that achievent back then.
That was because Gregor himself was a Child of Elents, received the best magical education, and could enjoy Golden Crown Mountain's various welfare potions at any ti.
But because of this, he had actually accumulated large amounts of potion toxicity in his body.
His original wizard ntor seemingly never reminded him of this, though Locke rembered that Golden Crown Mountain wizard apprentices received a pile of welfare benefits for breakthroughs.
Among them seed to be so things for removing potion toxicity.
Moreover, Golden Crown Mountain would irregularly issue welfare benefits. That previous concert was one such welfare event.
Unfortunately, when he asked Gregor, no one had notified him to attend, so he missed it.
However, these things were all minor matters to him.
Locke called out to Gregor, who was turning to leave the workstation. "Wait..."
Gregor looked puzzled. "Teacher?"
The next mont, a fla of Primordial Fire fell upon him. Water elent magic fire source and fire elent magic flas burned on his body.
In an instant, Gregor's entire body caught fire, transforming into a fire person.
This attracted the attention of Witch Mason and another Group Six wizard still working at workstations in this office area.
At the sa ti, Gregor was frightened, but out of trust in Locke, he actually didn't resist at all.
Soon, Locke reached out and recalled the Primordial Fire back to his palm.
Locke said, "Alright, I've helped you completely clear the potion toxicity from your body. Now, drink this potion."
Gregor foolishly accepted a heart-shaped potion.
This was an improved formula version of Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion that Locke had explored using the Synthesis Cube. Locke nad it Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion.
Ordinary Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion wouldn't be effective on Children of Elents, but his improved Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion, when taken ten bottles per month, could raise one's innate talent by 2 grades, so it could have a talent-enhancing effect even on Children of Elents.
Locke estimated that under continuous consumption of Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion, Gregor should be able to possess twice the talent of an ordinary Child of Elents.
However, this way, he would have to spend an additional 1,000 magic stones per month on Gregor and brew ten bottles of Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion each month.
After drinking it, Gregor imdiately felt a different change in himself.
Locke said, "From now on, I'll give you ten bottles of Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion each month."
Gregor looked at Locke gratefully. "Thank you, Teacher."
He left with a heart full of gratitude and joy.
At the workstation, after Gregor left, Mason hurriedly asked Locke, "Locke, was that fla you just used the Primordial Fire?"
"I've heard that's sothing potion masters dream of. You actually have Primordial Fire. Before you ca to our Origin Academy, only one Second Circle level potion master in our entire Origin Academy possessed Primordial Fire."
"Moreover, was that the special potion master technique 'Water-Fire Cross-Refinent thod' just now?"
Locke generously admitted it. After all, there was nothing to hide. The wizards in the Origin Academy were all geniuses, one by one.
Among a group of geniuses, he wouldn't stand out no matter what.
Moreover, only ability could make geniuses completely convinced.
Locke said, "Yes, that was Primordial Fire."
The Water-Fire Cross-Refinent thod was sothing he had practiced and learned while configuring Felix Felicis, or rather, this fire control thod itself was required for configuring Felix Felicis.
The Water-Fire Cross-Refinent thod could reconcile core materials with conflicting dicinal properties, and could also cleanse a wizard's body, remove potion toxicity, and strengthen physique.
This special fire control thod, even the top-tier First Circle potion masters might not be able to learn, but it was different if one possessed Primordial Fire.
With the help of Primordial Fire, he had mastered the privilege of the top-tier First Circle potion masters—he could use Primordial Fire to purify the potion toxicity within his own body, and could also use Primordial Fire to strengthen his body.
This was a special fire control thod that could help First Circle wizards purify potion toxicity. Naturally, clearing the potion toxicity within an apprentice's body was an easy matter.
It was just that few could master it. Without Primordial Fire, many wizards might not master this even after becoming Second Circle potion masters.
This was also one of the difficulties in configuring Felix Felicis.
The eyes of another wizard in the office area flickered. "I'd heard long ago that you're a potion master, Locke, but I didn't expect you to have such achievents in the field of potion studies."
"Almost equal to your achievents in breeding studies."
"Your student is quite fortunate. Having such a powerful potion master as a ntor, his luck is really too good."
Mason smiled and said, "Indeed. I'm not a potion master and don't have Primordial Fire, so I won't proactively remove the potion toxicity from my students' bodies. I still want to find soone to help remove the residual potion toxicity in my own body."
"Two of my students recently had huge side effects from taking too many potions. Their hands and feet shake when they walk. I heard they're currently seeking to purchase Void Gems to purify the potion toxicity in their bodies."
"Moreover, Golden Crown Mountain issues welfare benefits to students every month. They can be allocated so wizard tea from Landbridge. Even the most ordinary wizard tea from Landbridge is the top-tier wizard tea of the sa grade, capable of purifying potion toxicity."
"Hmm, apprentices generally drink Erald Bamboo White Tea cultivated by tea masters from Landbridge. It's a white tea mixed with green tea. Tea masters are a niche wizard profession split off from the breeder field." The other wizard probed Locke, asking, "However, may I ask, what is the effect of Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion? I haven't heard of this apprentice-level potion before."
"Locke, what is that? Is it a potion from other wizard lands?"
Locke nodded. "Yes. However, it's one I've improved."
He briefly explained its effects.
Witch Mason and the wizard nad Newt, who were present, listened with wide eyes.
Continuous monthly consumption could raise wizard talent by 2 grades!
Ordinary Origin Academy wizards also had teaching requirents. They had to teach at least one formal wizard to et their completion conditions!
This caused the two of them to either think about their own projects every day, think about their own magical level advancent issues, and then also think about how to quickly raise students with potential to 800 magic pressure, then have them drink a bottle of advancent potion in one go.
Locke looked at the two and smiled slightly. "What, do you two want so too?"
Mason and Newt hurriedly nodded.
Newt said, "Locke, money is negotiable. Na your conditions. But I won't deny that I really want it. You know, every day when I look at my stupid students asking stupid questions, with advancent speeds slower than the stupidest snail, how terrible my mood feels from the stupidity."
"Simply stupid to the extre!"
"In short, if you have such an excellent improved formula, then I want it too."
Mason hurriedly followed, raising her left hand. " too."
Locke thought for a mont. The cost of this potion was just 100 magic stones.
No matter how rare an apprentice-level potion was, the limitation of being apprentice-level and worldly convention limited its price ceiling. He couldn't sell it too expensively.
Selling one bottle for 1,000 magic stones would be very unreasonable and sowhat shaless.
If asking for money, he couldn't possibly get much.
It would also easily offend people.
Therefore, he needed to think about whether to do this business deal.
Newt saw Locke's hesitation. Everyone here was shrewd. He imdiately understood the reason for Locke's reluctance and imdiately spoke, "I won't purchase with magic stones. I'll only pay cost price with magic stones. I'll use part of my five students' labor as exchange, as long as you give one set, aning ten bottles of Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade per month."
"My five students are already familiar with Origin Academy work. Having them do so miscellaneous tasks will absolutely be no problem."
Newt said, "Today is already my fifth year. I et all other completion conditions, except for issues with students."
"If the student I've placed high hopes in this year doesn't beco a formal wizard, then I'll have to delay completion by one year. You also know that at most two delays are allowed, aning if by then he still hasn't beco a formal wizard, then as his ntor... I'll have directly wasted seven years."
Thinking of this, Newt's face turned pale.
He never imagined that as a wizard ntor, after working hard at the front for so long, just when he was about to successfully complete, he would ultimately fall on his six useless students.
Locke's Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion made him see hope.
Locke also realized that there was actually no competitive relationship between himself and Newt anymore, so he could directly use his five students who had already been trained by him for five years.
Mason on the side wanted to speak. She also wanted to offer students, but she suddenly realized this was only her third year entering the Origin Academy.
She herself still lacked students to work.
Thus, realizing that Locke had no interest in trading with her, Mason could only voluntarily keep silent.
Although based on their colleague relationship, plus the fact that she and Locke had beco friendly during this ti, perhaps she could complete a transaction with Locke by owing him a favor.
But Mason was different from Newt.
She didn't yet have such a strong need for students to quickly advance to formal wizard, so naturally there was no need to spend favors in advance.
Newt said, "However, I wonder if you could use the Water-Fire Cross-Refinent thod to help purify the potion toxicity in that student's body for ."
"He previously took an advancent potion once. Very powerful potion toxicity remains in his body. Although Golden Crown Mountain has many other things that can purify potion toxicity, I've currently spent all my research funding, and he himself has no savings either..."
"Apprentice-level resources are difficult to completely purify potion toxicity."
"Especially in his situation."
Locke nodded slightly. "If that's the case, then this trade can proceed."
After all, using the Water-Fire Cross-Refinent thod to purify the potion toxicity in an apprentice's body, plus configuring ten more bottles of Advanced Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion each month, wasn't a big deal for him.
Thinking carefully, he already had to brew ten bottles per month anyway. When brewing, configuring double the amount of apprentice-level potion didn't consu too much of his ti and energy.
A trace of smile appeared on Newt's face. "Then the deal is done."
"I'll go tell my five students now."
Newt had a joy of seeing hope. He was truly afraid of being forced to delay completion because students didn't advance to formal wizard in ti.
And if delayed twice and he still had no students who could advance to formal wizard, he would be depressed to death.
Locke left the workstation area and headed to his magical field on the Great Red Mountain Banyan to plant new varieties of broliads.
Two weeks later, because Locke newly obtained help from five proficient wizard apprentices, during this ti he discovered eight more new reproductive symbiotic relationships between broliad magical plants and specific magical creatures.
Now, he had accumulated preliminary experintal data for seventeen types of broliad magical plants.
At the sa ti, Locke had Gregor organize the docunts he needed to use and headed to the large round table conference room on the third floor of the Origin Academy castle.
He was going to attend the Origin Academy project funding defense.
After Golden Crown Mountain's Origin Academy project funding closing reports were submitted and passed review, a closing defense was required to have various experts verify the project's completion integrity.
And conduct academic evaluation to see if it had value to expand into higher-level Origin Academy project funding.
At the sa ti, there were so other functions, such as comrcial evaluation, inviting so wizards from Golden Crown Mountain's Shop Alliance to see if they were interested.
Forming a union between industry and academia.
However, under normal circumstances, for just Tier 3 Origin Academy funding projects, even if Shop Alliance wizards ca, they would just perfunctorily go through the motions, coming to casually look around.
If Shop Alliance wizards discovered any articles or technology with collaboration value, they would very likely form cooperation with this wizard directly after the defense.
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