Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 440

Chapter 438 Shocked Eric

Chapter 438 Shocked Eric
In Eric’s office, Eric and Julian were surprised to see that Locke’s research group passed the Yunze Cup preliminary round.

Eric was confused for a moment. “Is the Yunze Cup not as difficult as I thought, or is this just fake news? Wizards from us Six Towers usually just serve as supporting roles when we participate in other competitions.”

“No, the Yunze Cup is just that difficult,” Julian said. “Based on the difficulty of the Yunze Cup in previous years, breeders who can make it past the third round of the Yunze Cup are all top-tier breeders in the Eastern Region.”

Julian quickly flipped through the information in his hand, then handed it to Eric, saying, “Look, I’ve researched the breeders who were able to compete in the second round and advance to the main competition in previous years, and their fate in the twenty years following their participation. In the end, the worst outcome for them was becoming a wizard at the first crystallization stage.”

“They hold senior teaching positions in various major wizarding lands. Based on past experience, one-third of the wizards who make it through the third round of the Yunze Cup have already become second-ring wizards.”

“And the champion of the Yunze Cup will definitely become a second-ring wizard. This is beyond doubt. It’s just a matter of time. Only in the unlikely event of an accident that causes the genius to fall will they lose the chance to become a second-ring wizard.”

Julian said, “Of course, Locke Augustine has only just passed the third round, which is the first round of the main competition, and is only ranked sixth in this competition.”

“But it also shows that he is indeed an extremely talented wizard. I think even our grandfather would win him over.”

Eric muttered to himself. “A possible second-ring wizard? Exceptionally talented? No, isn’t he just a tool and thug used by Alicia to amass wealth? Could it be that he’s seriously participating in the competition?”

Julian glanced at Eric in surprise. “No, Eric, could it be that you’ve always believed that Locke Augustine participated in the Yunze Cup just to make money?”

Eric nodded seriously. “Yeah, that’s why I want to participate in the Gold Cup too. If they can make money, why can’t I?”

“But I didn’t expect that they really wanted to participate in the competition seriously.”

Eric’s expression became inexplicably puzzled. “No wonder Alicia has such a good relationship with that guy. He has the potential to become a second-ring wizard? That means he’s trying to find a rich husband on the list.”

“Damn it, it must have been my eldest sister who instigated it.”

Eric suddenly looked strange. “Then he’s one of us, then. No wonder he’s able to run amok in the Plutarch family.”

Eric was a little anxious. “Why do all the good things go to my eldest sister and not me?”

Julian reminded him, “But Eric, you don’t have a daughter either. You only have three sons. And all three of your sons married witches from the Basil family. Even your wife is a witch from the Basil family. Your family has never had a precedent of marrying a civilian wizard or an outside wizard.”

“On the contrary, my cousin Lisa’s husband is also an ordinary son-in-law from the outside wizard land. Before coming to our wizard land, he was just an ordinary formal wizard. Now he is also a first-ring crystallized wizard.”

Eric’s expression changed.

Julian whispered, “If they truly succeed in the Yunze Cup, your position in this family will be in jeopardy.”

Eric snorted coldly, “I do things with propriety. The Plutarch family has rules. Family feuds are strictly prohibited.”

“As long as the Plutarch family still exists, at worst I’ll still be a direct descendant of the Archon family here. If the family is gone, I’ll just be an ordinary first-ring wizard at an ordinary stage.”

“So, since that kid really wants to participate in the Yunze Cup, I can’t ruin it. His participation in the Yunze Cup has become a joint investment of our family. If I try to sabotage it, I will only incur public wrath.”

Eric pondered.

Julian said, “That’s not what I meant. What I meant was that since this is a project developed by our own people, why should we give it to outsiders? Augustine can bring a group of ordinary civilian wizards to participate in the fourth round, so why can’t he bring our family wizards to participate?”

“Rather than giving it to outsiders, why not bring the next generation of outstanding young wizards from our Plutarch family to participate in the Yunze Cup? Isn’t that better? Moreover, the funds for his participation in the Yunze Cup are all sponsored by our Plutarch family.”

“As the financial backers, it’s normal for us to ask him to bring a few people. This is the same everywhere. The financial backers are just making some requests.”

Eric’s eyes lit up. “You’re suggesting that my son and your son replace the two useless civilian wizard apprentices and join their research group to gild their reputation?”

Julian nodded repeatedly. “Yes, that’s exactly what I mean. At worst, we can just pay Augustine to buy two spots for civilian wizard apprentices. It won’t even affect the core structure of his research group. I think for the money, he’ll definitely agree.”

“Otherwise, they are completely a research team of civilian wizards. If they win the Yunze Cup, how will we, the family wizards, put our faces?”

Eric’s eyes lit up. “That’s a good idea.”

“I won’t be participating in the Gold Cup. I’ll just insert a wizard apprentice into Locke’s research group. Is that okay? I can save that little girl two million magic stones.”

Eric, with a gleam in his eyes, began to settle accounts.

…

White Dragon Tower, 20km on the first floor, Lisa’s home.

Lisa, the first-ring liquefied witch, looked at her three adult sons beside her with doting. The eldest son was already an ordinary first-ring wizard, and the other two sons were in their thirties and were first-class wizard apprentices.

For a family like theirs, if they wanted to become a formal wizard, they could use the Tidal Mermaid Pearl to transform their body into a semi-elemental form and become a formal wizard.

However, both of them have the potential to become official wizards with their own abilities, so they would not use the Tidal Mermaid Pearl if they can.

Once they use the Tidal Shark Pearl and combine it with true blood to become a semi-elemental blood wizard, they will be locked in the first-ring wizard stage for the rest of their lives.

Moreover, they could not leave the land of the six towers. This was because the Tidal Shark Pearl required the cooperation of the six signal towers to function. If they left the land of the six towers, their bodies would perish.

Sitting next to Lisa was a wizard in the first crystallization stage, who was Alicia’s father, Gregory Nick.

Lisa looked at her two sons and said with a smile, “Alicia is indeed useful. Not only has she earned the trust and favor of her grandfather, but she also recently sponsored a great project. That project actually made it to the fourth round of the Yunze Cup finals.”

“It’s really not easy.”

Gregory, whose attire was somewhat simple for a Plutarch family, smiled fondly and said, “That’s your daughter and my daughter. She is very similar to you in character when you were young.”

Lisa asked back, “Are you saying I’m not getting any younger?”

Gregory was a little flustered. “No, that’s not what I meant. You always like to misunderstand me. Are you jealous even of your own daughter?”

Lisa snorted in mock anger, then said to her two sons, “You should learn from your sister. Don’t just go out and have fun all day, changing women faster than you change clothes.”

“Even if you’re not good enough, you should learn from your cousin George. At least he recently married a witch from the Basil family. Unlike you two, you have harmed so many witches in the Six Towers that wizard families with similar financial resources will definitely not marry their daughters to us.”

“Second brother, I heard you’re getting divorced again recently? How many divorces are you having? Eight, right? I think you shouldn’t get married. Being a lover is so much better!”

Gregory, one of only five first-ring crystallized wizards in the Plutarch family, showed anger on his face. He looked at his son and said, “I don’t mind you taking a lover, but the problem is, don’t divorce me so many times. You really want to make me a laughing stock.”

“Yesterday, when I went out, a wizard from the Basil family asked me for advice on magic. He also told me about your seven divorces, and now there’s another one. You’re old now, and you have several children.”

Lisa’s two sons became timid, fearing that they would anger their two major backers at the same time.

Lisa turned to Gregory Nick and revealed her true purpose. “Go talk to Alicia and ask if our eldest son, Andrew, can join the research team of that wizard named Locke Augustine. I heard that Alicia and Locke have a very good relationship, and we’re the financial sponsor…”

Gregory had just taken a sip of water and was about to cough. He frowned and decisively refused such a troublesome thing. “Then you can talk to her yourself.”

“Besides, I don’t think there’s much hope. Think about it yourself. When I first came to your family, I also encountered someone trying to insert people into my project team. At that time, both you and I were very angry.”

“We were too weak back then to refuse, but now Alicia is the acting head of the family. Even I, in principle, must obey her orders and cannot arbitrarily interfere in family affairs. Have you forgotten the contract I signed with the family?”

“I enjoy the support of my family, so I have to get used to being high and mighty and not interfere in the family’s internal operations.”

“Your family is quite wary of me.”

Lisa thought for a moment and gave up. “I have no objection to Alicia becoming the housekeeper. I even support it. I love my little daughter very much. I just feel sorry for our eldest son, Andrew, who is still just an ordinary first-ring wizard.”

Lisa smiled bitterly. “It’s not that I’m partial, it’s just that I need to plan for my children’s future. Alicia’s future is no longer mine, so I have to at least provide for our eldest son.”

Gregory stood up and made up an excuse to get out of trouble. “Yeah, it’s good.”

“I have things to do in the lab. I’ll be leaving now, Lisa.”

(End of this chapter)