Chapter 422

Chapter 420 The Little Tutor’s Difficulties

Chapter 420: The Little Mentor’s Difficulties

In the Six Towers, No. 2 White Dragon Tower, a conference room at the White Dragon Magic Gem University at an altitude of 10KM.

Because they were standing on the White Dragon Tower, and the elemental fission well inside the White Dragon Tower produced exaggerated magical energy every moment, the four walls of this conference room, including the ceiling and floor, were covered with special magic paintings created by the School of Illusion.

As Locke’s fingers moved, the scene on the magic painting also moved.

Locke sat in his seat and said to the three first-ring wizards he had recruited, “The Plutarch family has allocated this conference room for us to use.”

“If you have any information, you can first find the Plutarch family’s sketch artist and transfer the information into the magic painting. Then you can freely display it in this conference room.”

The three first-ring wizards in front of him all nodded.

One of the three wizards in front of him was the breeder genius recruited by Locke before, Montgomery, who was Eric Plutarch’s ghostwriter, and the other two were also Eric’s article ghostwriters.

It’s not that Locke was targeting him intentionally, but Eric was so eager to make progress in order to publish articles and swallow up family funds that the level of the civilian wizards he recruited to write for him was higher than the other.

In fact, for civilian wizards, this is also a path that can lead to rapid advancement, but it just means that there is a limit to their future, and the best they can do is become a first-level wizard.

Eric won’t let you go any further.

That’s why Montgomery wanted to take the risk and go to the Spiral Basin to become a dark wizard in order to isolate himself from the control of the Plutarch family.

Locke looked at the other two people. One was Witch Barbara, a botanical wizard who was also a bloodline essence master. Her main research area was the bloodline of tree demons. Her greatest strength was that she combined botany and bloodline studies to form her unique spellcasting style.

The other wizard is Tacitus, a botanical wizard and a wizard from the School of Spells, who also writes articles for Eric’s School of Spells.

At this time, Montgomery reported to Locke on the status of the students they had recruited. “Lord Locke, we have recruited a total of fifteen first-class wizard apprentices and thirty second-class wizard apprentices. This should be enough for the initial development work.”

“However, these wizard apprentices are students of other first-ring wizards, so we not only have to pay for their monthly living expenses, but also need to pay magic stones to their wizard mentors.”

“A rough calculation shows it will cost about 150,000 magic stones.”

Locke frowned. He didn’t expect that the money needed to recruit people would be much more than he imagined.

It’s not because these wizard apprentices ask for exorbitant prices, but because there are different formal wizards behind these wizard apprentices.

Whether in the land of six towers or in other wizarding lands, students are considered one of the assets in the hands of formal wizards.

Can be used for trading.

It is normal to second students.

The development of tactical-level magic plants requires a large number of personnel to perform data calculations and experiments, so a large number of wizard apprentices must be recruited at the beginning.

Therefore, it is necessary to deal with the official wizards behind those wizard apprentices and borrow their students from them.

Barbara sighed. “It can’t be helped. None of us four wizards hold the position of Head Mage. We can’t recruit first- and second-class wizard apprentices. At best, we can recruit some third-class apprentices. But what good are those students who have only been learning magic for four or five years?”

“The only ones who are useful are first-class wizard apprentices and second-class wizard apprentices.”

Tacitus is the oldest of the four of them, and he sees the most clearly that the core of this team is Locke. Whether it is funding, equipment, or projects, they all exist because of Locke.

Without Locke, the Plutarch family would have disbanded the newly formed research group the next day.

Tacitus said to Locke: “Mr. Augustine, I am afraid that some wizard mentors will suddenly change their minds midway. For various reasons.”

Locke nodded slightly.

Only after actually forming a relatively large research group did I realize the complexity involved, and it even caught me off guard.

The first is the funding issue. The money spent on recruiting personnel is more than I imagined.

There will be more places to spend money later.

No wonder some new wizard mentors have to work three jobs to support their research group’s daily expenses…

Secondly, there is the issue of personnel allocation. In the wizarding academy, people are a kind of asset, and the most expensive one.

The issues involved here are more complicated than I thought.

Witch Barbara said somewhat dissatisfiedly, “The money has been paid and the contract has been signed. What else could possibly change their mind so suddenly?”

Suddenly, there was a knock on the conference room door. Locke frowned and opened the magic lock. Suddenly, a wizard instructor from the White Dragon Magic Gem University, also an old wizard from the Plutarch family, stood at the door with a smile. He ignored the three civilian wizards and said to Locke guiltily, “Locke, sir, I have thought about it for a long time, and I feel that the contract I signed with you yesterday was too hasty.”

“My student who was loaned to the library has also been asked to go to the library director. As you know, I have a deal with the library director…”

“So, can I have my student back? A first-class wizard apprentice is capable of doing a lot of work after all. Consider it a breach of contract, and I can pay you double the magic stones.”

Locke looked at the old wizard and raised his eyebrows. “It’s Wizard Eric. What did you do again?”

The old wizard’s face paled and he waved his hands quickly. “No, no. I just want to retire peacefully at the White Dragon Magic Gem University. After all, I’ll only be a wizard at the gaseous stage for the rest of my life. Please don’t make things difficult for me. Let me take my student back with me.”

“I……”

The expressions of the three wizards in Locke’s research group changed slightly. Once this kind of thing happened once, it would happen a second time.

If the first-class wizard apprentices in their research group could come and go as they pleased, come and leave as they pleased, then their research group would undoubtedly be lame from the very beginning and it would be difficult to continue.

But the three wizards did not speak, but secretly paid attention to Locke’s reaction.

As the leader of this project, if Locke did not respond, it would be difficult for them to respond.

At the same time, the three of them should prepare their own retreat.

Locke looked at the troubled old wizard, smiled, closed the information in his hand, and said, “It’s okay, I won’t embarrass you.”

“I understand your difficulties. It seems Eric has spoken out again.” Locke retrieved the contract of the first-class wizard apprentice working in the library from his astral ring. “This is your student’s contract. I actually admire his work ability. He was also the one who helped me find the information about the Yunze Cup.”

A flash of surprise flashed in the old wizard’s eyes. “Master Locke, thank you for not putting me in a difficult position. I really don’t want to get involved in this dispute. Ah, that student’s work is quite capable. I used him to trade with the librarian for a piece of equipment worth 100,000 magic stones.”

“Hahahaha…that student is really good at making money for me.”

Under the complicated gazes of the three First Ring wizards, Locke handed the contract to the old wizard. After the old wizard received the contract and was about to turn around and leave, Locke said calmly, “By the way, after you leave, I will go talk to Eric. Young people, why are you so angry? If you really need to put an old wizard in such a dilemma, I will make him apologize to you in person. Let’s do it this afternoon. Wait in your office.”

The old wizard, who had just reached the door, suddenly stiffened. He swallowed, turned around, and looked at Locke. “Master Augustine… I don’t want this contract anymore. Now that it’s signed, it’s signed. There’s no reason to cancel it and then take it back.”

“Hahaha……”

Locke sat in his seat, his arms folded. “No, you’re in a dilemma, aren’t you?”

The old wizard’s face paled slightly. “It was indeed my own fault for not considering the situation. The contract that has been signed must be respected. Keeping one’s word is one of the cornerstones of our White Wizarding Society.”

Locke looked at the contract he handed over and nodded slightly.

The old wizard wiped the sweat from his forehead and felt a chill running down his back. He looked at Locke and thought, “This Eye Demon Wizard is even more capable than the rumors say.”

‘I was such a fool to have offended him.’

(End of this chapter)