Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 546

Chapter 543: The Summons of Witch Catherine

Chapter 543: The Summoning of Witch Ekaterina
After reading the contract, Celtic team leader sent a message to Locke, “Both contracts are good, whether it is a buyout contract or a profit-sharing contract, both are normal.”

“You can sign it.”

After getting the opinions of the local wizards in Yunze Wetland, Locke dared to sign a profit-sharing contract with Wizard Terrence.

The contract between the two parties has been signed.

These contracts are still 30,000 magic stones each, made by the contract master, and please pay attention to the Eye of Truth.

Wizard Terrence smiled and said, “It’s a pleasure to work with you. This is the address of an industrial park in Alsace. If you need it, you can go there to complete the subsequent mass production of Hydra.”

“Once you’re done, you just need to provide us with the Hydra’s seeds.”

Terrence took out fifty magic crystal cards from the star ring and handed them to Locke.

These seeds are of course magical plant seeds that have been enchanted with magic and have lost their reproductive ability when they mature.

After all, the contract he signed with Alsace was not a permanent buyout.

Wizard Terrence stood up, Locke saluted him, and then watched him leave the witch kitchen.

This was considered as another horizontal project, and I directly obtained fifty magic crystal cards.

As for how much money you can get each month in the next two years, it depends on the operation of your subsequent projects.

Gregor watched Locke stand up and quickly made way for him. He was confused by what Locke had just said to the wizard Terrence.

After all, store alliances, two trading methods, and high-ring wizards are all too far away from a wizard apprentice.

The world of a wizard apprentice has not yet reached such a level; his world is more focused on learning.

Locke put fifty magic crystal cards into his star ring.

In this way, adding the 500,000 from the second-class project fund and his own 200,000 in savings, he would have another 1.2 million in magic stone funds available for him to mobilize.

I’ve become rich again!
The main reason is that scientific research is too expensive. Such a huge amount of money, as long as it is invested in scientific research, will be burned up easily like burning firewood.

In other words, I have a golden finger.

If a wizard does not have a golden finger, he will often burn through all the funds but achieve no results.

Locke said to Gregor, “Let’s go back.”

Gregor said, “Yes, teacher.”

When walking out of the witch kitchen, Locke met wizard Daniel at the Dragon Blood Gathering. The two were stunned when they saw each other.

While discussing with Wizard Terrence, Wizard Daniel had just finished his defense, and there was a wizard manager from the store alliance next to Wizard Daniel.

Judging from the direction the two were heading, it seemed to be the witch’s kitchen.

Wizard Daniel greeted Locke warmly and said, “Locke, this is Wizard David Franklin. He is the wizard manager of the Hanover Weather Customization Studio Alliance.”

Wizard Franklin had not attended Locke’s defense meeting before, so he did not recognize that Locke was also attending the final report today, so he just nodded politely to Locke.

He is a second-ring wizard and has only come to establish cooperation with Wizard Daniel, so naturally he has to put on airs.

Locke said to Wizard Daniel, “It seems like you’ve gained a lot today. Did you also get a horizontal project?”

Wizard Daniel nodded. “Also? That means you’ve already finished talking to the wizard manager of the store alliance.”

Locke smiled and said, “Well, we just negotiated and got fifty magic crystal cards directly.”

Wizard Franklin looked at Locke in surprise and immediately realized that Locke had also participated in the final defense today, otherwise he would not have just negotiated a horizontal project cooperation with a wizard manager from a store alliance.

Moreover, the other party should have achieved some success.

Otherwise, the price would not be discussed directly. For the project of fifty magic crystal cards, I just don’t know whether it is a buyout or a profit-sharing arrangement.

If it is a buyout, it can only be considered normal.

But if it was a profit-sharing deal, then the fifty magic crystal cards would only be the initial licensing fee, and the contract that Locke negotiated with the wizard manager would not be a small contract.

When Wizard Daniel heard about fifty magic crystal cards, his eyes lit up. “You’re really rich, Locke, you actually got fifty magic crystal cards at once. Wizard Franklin and I have to go to the witch kitchen to discuss a project.”

“You’re still the best, Locke.”

Locke said: “It’s just the commercialization of my winning entry in the Yunze Cup.”

Wizard Daniel said, “Oh, Lord Franklin is interested in the idea I conceived during my defense: using the mist in the natural world—a spiritual mechanism—to create divination mist. It’s about using the changes in the mist to perform a certain degree of divination.”

“This is what I gained from doing basic research for several months at Jinman Mountain. I have to say that basic research is indeed necessary. It has broadened my horizons, allowed me to see more, and raised my ceiling.”

“It even allows me to do things that were impossible with the weather systems I designed before.”

Wizard Daniel said: “My third-class fund project was also passed this time, and I successfully obtained the second-class fund project.”

Wizard Franklin looked at Wizard Locke and Wizard Daniel. He always had an illusion that these two were very good friends and were bidding against each other.

However, out of professionalism, and because he was indeed optimistic about Daniel’s idea and thought it might help him gain some credit with the store alliance, Wizard Franklin suddenly said, “Don’t worry about this. The amount involved in the contract I negotiate with you will be more than 500,000 magic stones, not less.”

Wizard Daniel swallowed. “Your shop alliance is really rich.”

After Locke chatted with them for a few minutes, he left.

He looked in the direction where Wizard Daniel had left. Wizard Daniel was still discussing with Wizard Franklin, saying, “This new friend of mine is really amazing.”

“I have rarely seen wizards whose research progress can match mine.”

“In the Fission Mausoleum, my fellow wizards were only able to match my progress at first, but within a few months, I’d fallen far behind them, and a distance between us and them would form. In their eyes, I saw a sense of strangeness and a sense of detachment.”

Wizard Daniel said, “It seems I can really make friends this time.”

“Yunze Wetlands, Jinman Mountain…it’s truly a magical place. There are so many super geniuses, or freaks, here.”

Locke glanced at Wizard Daniel and was speechless.

You say I’m a freak, but I think you’re the freak.

I’ve even gotten so good at it that I’m analyzing the new magic plant mechanisms, just like working on an assembly line, batch after batch.

Wizard Daniel’s research progress is almost the same as his own.

This talent is truly terrifying.

This also completely destroyed the slight sense of relief that had just risen in Locke’s heart.

There are simply too many super geniuses in Jinmaon Mountain.

Geniuses from other regions would become ordinary people here.

You may even be at the tail end and be eliminated from the last place.

If he wanted to obtain the final special funding project, he would need to stand at the top of all the geniuses in Jinmianshan Zhenzhi Academy.

Therefore, I still need to work hard. After I go back, I will quickly collect more data to see if I can discover more unknown natural magic structure components.

We need to discover unknown natural magic structural components and do it like an assembly line.

You should know that there are only one or two places for special funding projects every year, even for top colleges like Jinmianshan Academy.

But on second thought, if he couldn’t even stand above all the geniuses in the Jinmian Mountain Zhenzhi Academy, then what was the point of him even thinking about heading to the Star Sea?

Walking down the street, Locke sighed, “It seems that at this level, I can only be considered an ordinary researcher at the Institute of True Knowledge. There is indeed a huge gap between me and others.”

“But we haven’t distanced ourselves from the researchers at the Institute of Advanced Knowledge. Perhaps Daniel is an anomaly like me, but who knows if there will be more anomalies among the researchers at the Institute of Advanced Knowledge.”

“I still need to work harder and not be complacent with my current achievements.”

Locke took Gregor back to the laboratory and conducted experiments all day long that day.

At midnight, Team Leader Celt suddenly came to his workstation to find him. He looked nervous and seemed to be under tremendous pressure.

He stood in front of his workstation, glanced at Gregor who was working, and then said, “Locke, Queen Catherine is looking for us.”

Upon hearing this, all the researchers working in Group 6’s work area became nervous.

It was as if some huge invisible pressure was descending upon them.

Locke looked at Team Leader Celt strangely. For some reason, every time Team Leader Celt heard the name of Witch Ekaterina, even if he said it himself, he would become very nervous.

The pressure is skyrocketing.

I don’t know how he gets along with Witch Ekaterina, but so far, I think Witch Ekaterina is still a very good high-level wizard.

Although, so far, I have never really met him face to face.

Not once.

But because of this, you will feel very free in Ekaterina’s group. After all, apart from the group meeting of hundreds of people once a month, you will not have any dealings with your co-mentor.

This means maximum freedom.

But for some reason, the wizards in Group 6, especially the Celtic wizards, felt like they were suffering from PTSD just by hearing the name of the witch Ekaterina.

The Celtic team leader said to Locke, “Locke, pack up and come with me to see the throne.”

He checked the clock in his hand. “We can’t be late. I’ll give you five minutes to pack.”

“Be on time, be sure to be prepared…”

The Celtic team leader walked away trembling.

Locke was bewildered. He turned to look at Witch Mason and Wizard Barrett, “Team Leader, are you so afraid of our co-mentor?”

At the workstation, Witch Mason shrugged and said, “That’s a three-ring wizard. We’re afraid of him, too. However, we’re afraid because he’s our co-mentor, a three-ring wizard. But we’re just in awe of him. I don’t know why, but the team leader is particularly afraid of the Catherine Throne.”

“Perhaps there’s a reason we don’t know about. And… the instructor is a witch who leaves you completely in the dark about what she’s thinking. Perhaps that’s why the team leader is afraid of her.”

Locke nodded.

In fact, the personality of the tutor will largely determine the atmosphere within the research group.

For example, Wizard Daniel’s mentor, Wizard Fyodor, is said to be generous and kind, so the atmosphere in his research group is harmonious, at least on the surface, and everyone treats each other like brothers.

But I also heard that the speed of producing results will be slower than that of other research groups.

After Locke spent some time in Group 6, he realized that Group 6 was a very realistic research group that was free, pursued efficiency, and only focused on results.

This also gives us a glimpse into the character of the witch Catherine.

Mason Witch said to Locke, “By the way, Locke, I also want to congratulate you on passing the final defense. You completed a third-class Zhenzhi Academy funding project in just four months. That’s really impressive.”

“As expected of a researcher from the Advanced Institute of True Knowledge, I now understand the gap between our ordinary Institute of True Knowledge and your Advanced Institute of True Knowledge.”

“This is my second year at the Institute of True Knowledge. I’ve just completed a third-class Institute of True Knowledge grant project and am still applying for a second-class Institute of True Knowledge grant. Who knew you’d surpass me?”

Wizard Barrett also looked at Locke with admiration. “My progress is similar to Mason’s.”

He recalled inquiring about Locke’s project progress earlier, and his face flushed slightly. “As expected of a researcher at the Advanced Institute of True Knowledge, your progress on projects is quite fast even among us ordinary institutes… And, I heard you completed the mechanism pathways for four pineapple-type magical plants at once.”

“Not only was it completed quickly, but the quality was also very high. I used to be a little unconvinced, thinking that your researchers at the Advanced Institute of True Knowledge weren’t that great, but now I think they’re indeed better than us ordinary researchers at the Institute of True Knowledge.”

“Compare and you’ll understand everything.”

At his workstation, Wizard Panno said with a bitter face, “I thought you, Locke, would at least stay with me for a while and find new topics together. Who knew I would be the clown.”

Wizard Barrett said to him, “I think you should first consider your standings at the end of this year. If you keep going like this, you’ll be eliminated from the bottom.”

“You are only in your second year at the Academy of True Knowledge. There are still three years left. There are a lot of first-ring wizards out there who think they can meet the requirements to graduate within three years.”

“Therefore, there are still many wizards out there eyeing your position.”

Wizard Panno sighed helplessly.

Locke consoled him from across his workstation. “Good things take time, but don’t give up. Maybe you can write an acceptable project proposal before September.”

“That way, you won’t be eliminated from the last place.”

Pan Nuo said: “Now, this is all I can do.”

Locke gave Gregor a few instructions, then left the office area at the last minute and found Team Leader Celtic and said, “Team Leader, let’s go.”

Team leader Celtic was beside Locke and took the opportunity to say, “Locke, I really didn’t expect you to be so capable. I had many misunderstandings about you before.”

Locke nodded slightly.

Team leader Celtic said, “But now the misunderstanding has been resolved. You can almost do the job by yourself, and I’m half of Team 6.”

“You are so efficient in doing research.”

“I take back what I told you before. I now think that it’s great to have you join our group six. It’s my luck.”

(End of this chapter)