Chapter 204

Chapter 204 Anxious Zach

Chapter 204 Anxious Zack

in the office of the Custom Magic Plant Competition Committee.

One of the official wizard judges, after hearing what Senior Breeder Jonas Cortes said, smiled and held up a document signed by Qingmiao Studio. “Actually, the champions are likely to come from those few studios. It’s hard for an individual to surpass them.”

“Those studios have a greater advantage in cultivating combat magic plants, and they also have comprehensive data from past years that can be used as a reference.”

“Individual breeders not only rely entirely on their own talent to ensure their level, but also lack a complete production process and years of accumulated practical data, making it difficult for them to compete with studios.”

“Even if they rely on their temporary genius to develop a magical plant with good data on paper and even remarkable actual combat effects, those magical plants still have some subtle flaws that are difficult to detect.”

“Unlike the battle magic plants that have been developed by major studios for generations, their shortcomings are already beyond repair and the technology is very mature!”

“Furthermore, our combat department has long-term experience using these types of magical plants. The advantage is quite significant.”

The official wizard held up the magical plant data sent by Qingmiao Studio. “The apprentice-level magical plant [Gear Iron Thorn] Qingmiao Studio sent this time has been improved very well.”

“They enhanced the response speed of the [Gear Iron Thorn] and even used the magic frequency cultivation method to once again induce a specific benign mutation in this magical plant. Although its defense hasn’t increased significantly, its toughness and durability have been greatly increased.”

“The person in charge of this project is Mary from Qingmiao Studio.”

The official wizard sneered and said, “It’s amazing that she could come up with such an idea. She could actually find a way to improve this unchangeable apprentice-level magical plant.”

“As expected of our Lilith Lodge, he is the most gifted genius among the recent batches of young students in the field of breeding.”

When the official wizards present heard the name [Gear Iron Thorn], they all smiled and showed understanding.

The Gear Iron Thorn project of Qingmiao Studio is already an old project with a history of 150 years.

This demonic plant, except for its name, has nothing to do with the original demonic plant.

As generations have taken over this project and improved this magic plant, it has become the standard apprentice-level defensive magic plant of choice for combat departments.

The Gear Iron Thorn, when paired with the plant-based spell [Thorn Armor], can possess powerful defensive capabilities, and even a certain degree of physical attack counterattack ability.

Senior breeder Jonas Cortes coughed. “It’s not that absolute. We have to give the young people a chance.”

“Young breeders who can’t stay outside of the Qingmiao studio will have no chance at all.”

“I think the defensive magic plants sent by Tengyu Studio and Yunsong Studio are pretty good. There are also some works sent by individual breeders that may give me some surprises.”

“As long as you are in the top three, there will be a centralized procurement contract order, so whether you are the champion or not is not that important.”

Jonas Cortes smiled and said, “Of course, the Gear Iron Thorn’s combat data is very comprehensive. The combat wizards in their combat department also use it a lot, which is indeed a huge advantage.”

The wizards present nodded in agreement.

Wizard Jonas Cortes glanced at Zach and said, “But sometimes, there are unexpected things that surprise us.”

“Otherwise, the college’s holding of the competition will become meaningless.”

“It is precisely because of this that, as the main judge, I am very interested in the final outcome of this competition.”

“I hope that the young people in this academy can produce more situations that will amaze me.”

After everyone finished the discussion, they started to do their own work.

The time of official wizards is precious, so some of them will speed up the tasks at hand, while others will send their trusted students to help them serve as competition reviewers.

Zack stood in the corner of the office, looking at the document in his hand.

This information is exactly the information about the Eye of Perseus Lichen that Locke sent.

A glint of confidence flashed in his eyes.

He had great confidence in the data and properties of the Eye of Perseus Lichen, and Locke even attached a video of the Eye of Perseus in actual combat with a first-class wizard apprentice vampire.

This will undoubtedly add a lot of points to this magical plant work.

However, what worries Zack is that although the Eye of Perseus lichen is very good, it lacks the most crucial thing.

That is the lack of records of past investment in wars.

The original magical plant of the Eye of Perseus is the Emerald Lichen, and the Emerald Lichen is only one of the main ingredients of the Bear Spirit Bile Potion. Not to mention whether it has any record of participating in wars, it has no connection with combat magical plants at all.

This is the biggest flaw of Locke’s Eye of Perseus lichen.

After all, combat magic plants are different from other magic plants. The evaluation conditions are not based on paper data.

Actual combat performance, past war investment records and performance on the battlefield are also very important.

Data can be falsified and performance can be incomplete, but actual combat records are the most reliable gold standard.

Anxiety flashed in Zach’s eyes. “The biggest problem with Locke’s Eye of Perseus lichen is that there’s no record of its actual use in warfare.”

“I am responsible for purchasing Locke’s works. The higher the awards his works win, the more rewards I can get and the higher my status in the purchasing department.”

“I hope the judges can see the excellence of the Eye of Perseus lichen and not let this minor flaw cause it to be tarnished or reduce its ranking.”

Zack fell into deep thought. Judging from the current situation, if they continued like this, the first place would most likely be the improved variety of Gear Iron Thorn from Qingmiao Studio.

The top three spots will likely be taken by the top three studios inside Lilith’s cabin.

Because they have a historical record.

He had to think of some other way, otherwise under the complicated rules of the Custom Magic Plant Competition, the actual location of the Eye of Perseus lichen would be seriously underestimated.

Zach looked up at Wizard Jonas Cortes, and a flash of inspiration struck him. ‘I got it. Locke, Locke, you help me, I help you, we two have become a community of shared interests.’

“Wizard Jonas Cortes’s favorite student is Clifford Stevens, a First-Class Apprentice and a full-fledged breeder, who doesn’t appear to be participating in this competition. I could definitely invite him to dinner at the Witch Kitchen and, through him, convince the competition’s chief judge, Wizard Jonas Cortes, to consider the Eye of Perseus lichen.”

Zach’s eyes flickered. “I can also use my connections to try to invite the captains of the battle wizards’ teams, especially those with whom I have a good relationship, to consider privately purchasing the Eye of Perseus lichen first.”

‘To conduct a trial.’

“Now, Locke’s work has a real track record!”

‘While it can’t participate in as many classic and fierce battles as the Geared Iron Thorn, nor possess a wealth of hardcore combat data, it can still slightly make up for the shortcomings of the Eye of Perseus Lichen.’

Zach thought: “Oh, I have to treat Locke to a meal soon and tell him about this. I have done so much work, and if I don’t tell him and he doesn’t know anything about it, then I will suffer a lot.”

(End of this chapter)