Chapter 57

Chapter 57: Li Jin Secret Magic Plant Shop

Locke walked into this relatively large and well-known store in the Chimera Market.

He heard scolding from inside the store.

I saw an old-looking witch being severely scolded by a beautiful witch who looked only thirty years old.

Locke saw the badge on the beautiful witch’s chest and his face changed slightly, because that was a badge representing the identity of an official wizard.

In the wizarding world, it is difficult to tell a person’s true age from their appearance. There are so many ways to change one’s appearance.

Especially for those witches who love beauty.

The beautiful witch, the owner of the Li Jin Secret Language shop, said to the old witch, “Yuli Burns, I am very disappointed in you. As the manager of Li Jin Secret Language, I am very dissatisfied with your sales over the past six months.”

“If you can’t find a way to increase sales in your recent store, then I should consider hiring a second first-class wizard apprentice to serve as the manager of my store.”

Yuli Burns had a lot of cold sweat on her forehead. This was a direct expression of dissatisfaction from an official wizard, which naturally made her feel very pressured.

As a wizard of the first-ring Transfiguration School, Madam Irina has a lot of businesses in the Chimera market. It would be very dangerous to offend her.

Yuli Burns quickly said to Madam Irina, “Dear Madam Irina, I will quickly think of a way to increase the sales of magical plants in our Li Jin Secret Language store.”

“Lijin Secret Language was once the best magical plant shop in Chimera Market, and it will always be.”

Madam Irina’s expression brightened slightly. “Then I’ll give you another three months. Yuli, there are plenty of first-class wizard apprentices willing to work for me.”

“What’s more, your problem… is quite serious. If it weren’t for my leniency, you wouldn’t even be able to find a respectable job.”

“Don’t let me down again.”

After Mrs. Irina finished speaking, she turned and walked out of the shop. Before leaving, she took one more look at Locke and paused for a moment at the breeder’s assistant badge on Locke’s chest.

Then, she said to Locke, “Young second-class wizard apprentice, I can sense the level of your life essence. You are no more than 18 years old.”

“It’s really great to be a breeder’s assistant at this age.”

“The Secret Language of Li Jin is prepared for people like you who have a bright future.”

Locke bowed slightly to Madam Irina, “Dear Madam Irina, thank you for your compliment. My small achievements are nothing compared to yours.”

“You are the one standing at the forefront of the path of truth.”

Madam Irina curled up the corners of her mouth, revealing a satisfied smile, and then quickly walked out of the Li Jin Secret Language Shop.

To her, Locke was just a young second-class wizard apprentice who passed the exam to become a breeder’s assistant. There was no need to pay too much attention to him, so she just said a few words casually.

If it weren’t for Locke, who happened to walk into this store and might have become a customer of this store, Madam Irina would not have noticed Locke.

Elsewhere, Yuli Burns stood behind the counter, head bowed anxiously, lost in thought. “This is bad. There used to be fewer magical plant shops in Chimera Market, so naturally there wasn’t much competition.”

“But now, a large number of magical plant shops have opened in the Chimera Market, and the competition is fierce. Naturally, Li Jin Secret Language can no longer be the same as before.”

“But if I tell Madam Irina this, she will immediately fire me and even be very dissatisfied with me. It is too dangerous to anger a formal wizard.”

“So I can’t say that… then what should I do?”

For employees, the boss is always a hassle.

It’s even more uncomfortable when your boss is a terrifying official wizard.

Yuli Burns sighed. “I finally managed to become the manager of Li Jin Mi Yu. It would be such a shame if I were fired just like that.”

“The aging curse on me requires a huge amount of resources every year to suppress. If I lose this job, I won’t have the resources to stop the curse from spreading, and that will be troublesome.”

Locke walked up to Yuli Burns. “Hello, senior, long time no see. It’s been more than a year.”

“I didn’t expect that we would meet again in Lijin Secret Language.”

Locke recognized her at first sight. The manager of Li Jin Secret Language was none other than Yuli Burns, the first-class wizard apprentice who had come to Corfu continent on a wizard ship and served as a mentor to new students at Lilith’s Hut.

That year, she had an argument with the admissions teacher of Verdantia University, the first-class wizard apprentice [Gregor Jackson], on the ship.

Because of a wizard apprentice named Luckin who had the qualification of a sixth-level wizard, he transferred from Verdantia University where he was supposed to go to, to Lilith Hut.

Yuli Burns raised her aged face and looked at Locke questioningly. “Strange second-class wizard apprentice, who are you? Have we met before?”

Locke was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, “More than a year ago, I came to the Southeast Corner Region on a wizard ship. My freshman mentor at that time was none other than my senior sister.”

“I’m Locke Augustine.”

Yuli Burns gradually recalled the past, and a scene emerged in her mind – under the dark deck, standing in front of her were seven wizard seedlings who were pushed over by Verdantia University, looking at her confusedly and eagerly.

This scene formed a sharp contrast with Locke, who stood confidently in front of her with three badges of honor on his chest.

Yuli Burns, somewhat incredulous, said, “I remember you now. You are Locke Augustine, the wizard prodigy with an affinity for gold elemental particles. But I remember you were only level three.”

“You are now a second-class wizard apprentice and a breeder’s assistant!”

Yuli Burns thought about it. She had taken the breeder certificate exam several times, but reality hit her mercilessly and made her realize that she had no talent in this area.

So, she finally gave up and took the Potions Master’s Assistant Certificate exam instead.

But now, more than a year ago, the once insignificant little wizard seedling had actually passed the breeder certificate she had always dreamed of and stood before her.

This had a great psychological impact on Yuli Burns.

Locke explained: “Oh, according to my mentor, Witch Sophia, it was because the test at that time did not fully detect my special talent.”

“My actual improvement speed is between level five and level six qualifications.”

Yuli Burns only had a Level 4 aptitude, so her expression changed slightly, and she glanced at Locke with some envy. “Sometimes, I really envy you, these gifted people.”

“Junior, are you here to buy magical plants? I remember you specialized in the Hand of Vine series spell models. I recommend you switch to a premium Tivro root vine. Premium Tivro root vines can increase the power of your Hand of Vine series spells, which is extremely important.”

“Senior, you’ve been through this before.” Yuli believed she had enough experience to guide Locke, so she said, “I’ve suffered a lot from this in the past. So I suggest you buy a high-quality Tifro root vine.”

“This is my kind advice. It’s up to you whether you listen to it or not.”

“Some of the second-level wizard apprentices I mentored changed their magical plants based on my advice. That would be better for them.”

Locke nodded, “I understand, Senior.”

“But I didn’t come here today to buy magical plants. I wanted to sell them to you. With the great help of Teacher Sofia, I have completed the cultivation of a new variety of magical vine. This is the test certificate for this variety.”

“Senior, take a look.”

“I’d like to ask Li Jin to sell these thirty Super Mandrake vines for me,” Locke said, his lips curling slightly. “I believe you, Senior, really need this business from me right now.”

“Junior, I’m really short of magic stones lately, so could you please charge me a lower commission?”

(End of this chapter)