Chapter 75

Chapter 75 The Second Magic Plant

Night, No. 431, Upside Down Lane.

Locke sat in his bedroom, burning incense with a mixture of powder from badminton and dragon’s blood leaves, and crossed his legs. He used his magic power to imitate the heart of an ancient tree and meditate on the same roots.

A steady stream of elemental particles transformed into spiritual energy and poured back into his soul, but Locke frowned, which was different from his previous steady and powerful progress.

This time when I practiced meditation, I felt that my mental strength was growing too slowly, almost as if it was not growing at all.

“After your mental strength exceeds 200, every additional point of increase becomes extremely difficult.” Locke simply stopped meditating. “If I continue meditating like this, the efficiency is too low. Can I increase my mental strength by 10 points in a year?”

“Ordinary meditation methods are simply not enough to support a first-class wizard apprentice to become a formal wizard.”

Locke picked up a rose-red gem and began to absorb the ether element inside the gem. This time, the ether element mixed into his mental power, and the speed of mental growth was slightly faster than that of ordinary meditation, but not much faster.

Locke also gave up the idea of using the rose-red gem to continue maintaining the growth rate of his mental power.

The purity and total amount of his magic power are now too high, so the effective means he used to improve his mental power have become ineffective.

At this stage, the possibility of learning spell models to passively improve mental power and allowing your mental power to grow spontaneously is extremely small and completely impossible.

“At the first-class wizard apprentice stage, ordinary meditation methods and the rose-red gem are of little use.” Locke asked doubtfully, “Then, how do those first-class wizard apprentices in the academy make progress?”

“Forget it, Teacher Sophia, you will guide me on Wednesday of a week later.” Locke simply gave up on improving his magic power, and instead walked out of the bedroom, entered the study, and began to design the first blood separation potion he designed for shadow leeches.

One draft after another gradually took shape in his hands.

The next morning, after sleeping for half the night, Locke packed his clothes, gave instructions to his gray dwarf servant, and headed towards the Chimera Market with a bag of wiregrass seeds.

No matter what, when you become a first-class wizard apprentice, the magical resources you need will definitely be much more, dozens of times more than before.

The more magic stones you have, the better.

Therefore, the business of selling synthetic plants needs to continue, and even be expanded to some extent.

And Li Jin Secret Language was the first step in establishing his reputation as a talented breeder.

Chimera Market, in the secret language of Li Jin.

When Locke walked into the store that looked like a small garden and where elegant Tengyu boxes were displayed on the shelves, he unexpectedly discovered that in addition to the three customers and Yuli Burns, Mrs. Irina was also in the store.

Madam Irina stood in the middle of the store and surveyed the surroundings. “Manager Yuli, you’ve impressed me recently. You’ve been doing very well.”

“That’s right. Remember to attract those talented breeders. They are both our high-quality customers and our high-quality partners.”

Madam Irina said pointedly, “Especially, Manager Yuli, neither you nor I are wizards in botany. If outsiders like us want to keep our business going, we will inevitably need the help of our excellent breeder clients.”

“Therefore, we can give them the greatest possible benefits.”

“Genius always deserves more.”

Yuli Burns forced a smile on her aged face. She stood respectfully in front of Madam Irina and bowed her head, saying, “Madam Irina, it is my honor to work for you. I will cherish all your advice.”

“I will find a way to protect the HollyGold Secret Language for you, so that it will always maintain its leading position in the Chimera Market…”

“Dear Madam Irina, I have listed several of our potential competitors and developed strategies to target them.”

Mrs. Irina was very pleased with this. “Manager Yuli, I now believe that hiring you was the right choice.”

Yuli knew how to please the first-ring wizard boss.

Is the Li Jin Secret Language important to Madam Irina?

It’s both important and unimportant.

Madam Irina owns dozens of shops in the Chimera Market, some of which are even larger than Li Jin Mi Yu.

But the reason why Madam Irina attaches so much importance to a small Li Jin Secret Language is because Li Jin Secret Language was once the best magic plant shop in Chimera Market.

For a formal wizard, this reputation of being number one, rather than the magic stones earned from the Li Jin Secret Language, actually attracted more attention from Lady Irina, who loved to enjoy the admiration of others.

Especially since this is the number one magic plant shop in Lilith’s cottage.

In some ways, it can even bring some relatively small invisible benefits to Mrs. Irina.

Madam Irina turned around and saw Locke walking into the shop.

As the behind-the-scenes boss of Li Jin Secret Language and a first-ring-level shapeshifter, Mrs. Irina’s eyes fell on the Breeder Assistant Badge and Platinum Star Member Badge worn on Locke’s chest.

A faint smile appeared on her face.

Madam Irina came over and said, “Augustine, the last time you came to my shop, you were only a second-class wizard apprentice, but now you are a first-class wizard apprentice.”

“He’s really young and accomplished.”

“I heard from my store manager that you recently asked her to sell a new variety of magic vines. Keep up the good work. Li Jin Secret Language was established precisely for people like you.”

Madam Irina patted Locke’s shoulder.

Locke bowed to Lady Irina and said, “Thank you for the compliment, Lady Irina.”

“This is a mutually beneficial matter. I have also earned a good amount of magic stones through your shop. The previous Super Mandrake Vine was completed under the guidance of my mentor, Witch Sophia, but today, I would like to commission a second magic plant.”

“I did this on my own.”

Locke turned to look at Yuli Burns and handed her the magic plant detection and certification report that he had asked Witch Sophia to prepare for him yesterday.

“This is Iron Wiregrass. It can be used with the magic model [Weed Entanglement], or the similar magic model [Green Bush Entanglement].” Locke said, “My teacher, Witch Sophia, has certified the effectiveness of both spells.”

Yuli Burns was dumbfounded. She could never have imagined that a wizard apprentice she had brought from overseas two years ago would have such a close interaction with her.

Moreover, this wizard apprentice was only a third-class wizard apprentice two years ago, but now he has become a first-class wizard apprentice on par with her, and his future even seems to be many times brighter than hers.

Yuli Burns gave Locke a complicated look, but with Madam Irina beside her, she had to work first.

She quickly glanced at the certificate issued by Witch Sophia, then said to Madam Irina and Locke, “According to the records in this certificate, using Iron Wire Grass will increase the effectiveness of Weed Entanglement by 1.5 times, and can more than double the effectiveness of Green Bush Entanglement, which is more difficult and more expensive to cast.”

“Not only that, if that’s the case, all other similar trick models can use Mr. Augustine’s work, the Iron Wire Grass, to enhance their power.”

Yuli’s eyes were burning.

Mrs. Irina looked at Locke with a smile on her face, the look she gave to an outstanding junior. “If that’s the case, then you two should talk it over. I won’t disturb you from working.”

“Locke, you can call me Madam Irina from now on. You don’t need to call me Sir so formally.”

Locke nodded slightly to Madam Irina and said, “Okay, Madam.”

Madam Irina smiled, turned around and walked out of the shop gracefully.

Locke looked at Yuli and said, “Senior Yuli, I just heard your boss say that we should give the best benefits to excellent partners.”

“I don’t know, how much are you willing to pay for the seeds of the wiregrass?”

Yuli Burns looked at Locke with a complex expression, mixed with envy, even a hint of uncontrollable jealousy, and a passion for her partner. “Augustine, you’d better stop calling me Senior. You can call me Yuli, or Burns.”

“As for the price, we need to sit down and have a good talk.”

“Your talent in breeding is truly remarkable. You’ve produced another excellent work so quickly.”

(End of this chapter)