Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 695

Chapter 692 First-Class Fund Project Completion Defense

In the Witch’s Kitchen, Locke met Scarlett the Witch.

Scarlett asked Locke, “Locke, why did you suddenly ask me to meet here? I’ve been a bit busy lately.”

Scarlett had dark circles under her eyes. “Not just here, I have other collaborating wizards. And recently, for some reason, my other collaborating wizards have been having problems one after another, and some are even terminating their contracts with me.”

Locke looked at Scarlett with surprise. “Is it Solas’s Barefoot and Melochy’s Magic Step?”

Scarlett rubbed her temples. “I don’t know, I asked, and they all said it has nothing to do with anyone. That’s how powerful those shop alliances are. But don’t worry, I’ll handle it.” “

The Arthas trader promotion system is very reasonable. If I want to go further, I need to operate several brands.”

Scarlett looked at Locke and said, “So, I will fully support you. You can rest assured about that.”

“You may not trust my character, but you can trust the Arthas trader promotion system.”

Locke smiled.

Is this a case of big capital crushing small capital?

Locke said, “I understand. I called you here today because something I applied for at the academy has been approved.”

A magical moon appeared in Locke’s hand. “I want you to put this spell on those wizard shoes I had you produce.”

Locke showed an application to Scarlett the witch.

Scarlett the witch took it and looked at it, then said in surprise, “Since Golden Crown Mountain has agreed, I certainly won’t have any objections. I’ll arrange it.”

“Can I ask why?”

Locke shook his head slightly.

Scarlett the witch said, “Okay.”

Both of them were wizards, so they naturally knew what this meant; it was to prevent eavesdroppers.

Locke looked at the magical moon, which was a ray of moonlight from his own Evolution Moon. After entering those wizard shoes, it could erupt at a specific moment, turning those snow-capped pineapple wizard shoes into pineapples.

It might have been impossible otherwise, but a second-circle wizard from the dark wizards’ side had cleverly stolen one of his spells, the Moon. If the wizard used it on the battlefield, he could use the Moon to remotely enhance the Great Snow-capped Pineapple on the demonic battlefield.

But that wasn’t the point.

Enhancing the magic plant shoes worn by the first-circle wizards of Golden Crown Mountain would certainly teach the dark wizard who stole his spell a lesson, but he wasn’t that kind of person.

Again

, the Great Magic is essentially a source of magic, a device for collecting and circulating energy.

As long as that spell appeared, it could collect a large amount of energy for him on the battlefield.

This was a very interesting time lag.

It now seemed that the Five Great Wars and the Silent Grail War were occurring around the same time; in other words, he was likely in his second-circle wizard state during the demonic war.

His Evolution Moon would become a Great Magic.

And Great Magic has the characteristic of draining energy, meaning he could use this as a backup plan to convert the energy of the dark wizards on the demonic battlefield into his own.

However, the premise is that the dark wizard will use the stolen blueprint spell on the battlefield and enhance his own magic with his own magical energy.

The moment he uses his magic is the moment he absorbs the wizard’s magical power across two worlds.

Essentially, this is a backup plan he’s set up for the competition, a way to strengthen his own defenses.

Will the opponent release energy and actively enhance his magic?

Definitely.

Why?

Because Full Moon Growth has a counteracting effect on magical plants, and he’s invested heavily in pure magical plant wizard shoes during the Demon Realm War.

The opponent will definitely realize that Full Moon Growth perfectly counters his magical plants. The opponent

will definitely use Full Moon Growth, but its energy isn’t enough to cover the battlefield, so the opponent will definitely use second-circle magical pressure to enhance Full Moon Growth.

Locke tapped the table with his fingers, a smirk playing on his lips. ‘Ever since I learned that the Twin Demon Realms could steal my magic, I’ve been plotting this. I never expected that second-circle dark wizard in the sky on the second day would be so foolish as to actually steal my magic.’ ” Since he stole it, and even said he wanted to meet me in the Demon War.”

“That’s perfect. I can use that.”

“You think you can steal my Bewitching Wizard magic?”

Scarlett the Witch looked at Locke’s smile and felt a chill run down her spine. “Although I don’t know what you’re planning, Locke, you seem to be up to something. I think you must have a way to deal with the pressure from those wizard shoe shop alliances.”

Locke said, “Most wizards would be intimidated by now. But I’m not. The more they make moves, the more afraid I see them. The more they bar their fangs and claws, the more I see their paper tiger nature.”

“Now that things have come to this, I won’t give up halfway. Capital is profit-driven. As long as we truly make the Augustus Wizard Shoes brand big, our allies will soon appear on their own.”

“That’s what I think. So, I’ll give you the design blueprints and seeds for my fifth wizard shoe within two months. Scarlett the Witch, is Arthas’s production line okay? I hope it’s ready.”

Scarlett the Witch’s body trembled. “You’re going to release a fifth wizard shoe product right before the competition?”

“In such a short time? During a competition so important to you?”

Locke nodded. “Strike while the iron is hot. If I wait until after the competition to consider new products, it will give those wizard weavers breathing room. Giving them breathing room will naturally make them more arrogant, but I won’t give them any breathing room.”

“I want to take advantage of the momentum and launch an even more advanced product, completely crashing their stock market. I’ll make them afraid to oppose me.”

Scarlett the Witch looked at Locke, who was speaking calmly, and for some reason, felt an invisible force.

That force seemed capable of tearing apart this market that had been completely monopolized by wizard weavers and had fallen into stagnation.

Scarlett the Witch swallowed. “But the competition is very important to you.”

Locke smiled, “That’s why they seem to think I’m temporarily unable to extricate myself from the situation and can’t make my next move. They’ve relaxed and feel that things aren’t so urgent.”

“They want to kill me with a soft knife. Or, there’s something even more ruthless waiting for me. So, I’m going to take the initiative.”

“If that weren’t the case, I’d just ask for ten million magic stones, sell the brand and the technology, and leave,” Locke chuckled. “Actually, I gave them chances. I offered them a deal several times, but they refused each time. In fact, up until now, I could be bought off with a single World Stone.”

“But after the Silent Grail, I won’t need World Stones anymore.”

“Then World Stones won’t be able to buy me off,”

Locke stated calmly.

This was indeed a fact.

In fact, now the two shop alliances only needed to pay one World Stone, which wasn’t a significant loss for them, to get rid of him.

“At worst, I can look for loopholes in other markets and seek new business opportunities elsewhere.

But the problem is, Solas Barefoot and Melochy Magic Step feel they’re not good enough.

” Scarlett the Witch spread her hands. “I can show you my chat history. I’ve made your requests to them every time and diligently helped you with the transactions. That’s my duty as your agent. It’s just a pity that I was always rejected and asked to lower my demands.”

“But from my perspective, to be honest, I don’t want you to complete the transaction with those two shop alliances. Because out of my hundreds of clients, only you… dare to wage war against the alliance of two top wizard shoe shops.” “

Only by cooperating with you can I have a chance to become a Platinum Trader,”

Scarlett the Witch said honestly. “Waging war against the Cloud Marsh Wetland shop alliance on your own is simply too difficult. But are you really sure it won’t affect your competition?”

“If it affects your competition, I will offend Golden Crown Mountain, and I will seriously offend your Golden Crown Mountain Academic Committee.”

Scarlett the Witch said, “I’m a little scared.”

Locke smiled.

There was no reply.

Scarlett the Witch was incredibly audacious. Knowing she was about to wage war against the two major shop alliances for market share, she wasn’t afraid at all; in fact, she encouraged herself.

What did she have to fear from Mount Golden Crown?

She was the quintessential white witch, willing to go to the guillotine for even the slightest benefit.

However, this didn’t actually affect her competition.

Her ultimate magic had reached almost its limit, her current maximum. Her magical pressure was rising daily, while her soul was weakening.

Continuing to strengthen it would only add too many elements, lowering its overall quality, and potentially crushing her soul prematurely.

Therefore, she decided to do something else.

Ironically, working on her first-class project fund and obtaining the agave ketone root allowed her to gain a deeper understanding of a locking energy structure, which actually strengthened her.

Locke said, “Then it’s settled.”

Scarlett the Witch said, “Yes. I can assure you. I can definitely handle it. Arthas won’t give a damn about two wizard shoe brands.”

“Your production line will definitely have no problems. Arthas wants a completely new wizard shoe brand to emerge. This is unfavorable for those wizard shoe capitals, but it’s favorable for large platform capitals like Arthas.”

…

A month and a half later.

With the efforts of Mason the Witch and others, Locke completed the analysis of the agave root, investing five million magic stones and using the Queen’s Chessboard of the Feathered Serpent Pavilion eight times. Mason the Witch

and others hadn’t slept for a month and a half, working every day, while Locke, in order to participate in the competition, maintained a normal daily routine and slept normally.

Meanwhile, Barrett the Wizard suffered some damage to his soul due to continuous use of the Queen’s Chessboard, but it wasn’t a serious problem.

Locke gave him two hundred thousand magic stones and found an potionist who could basically cure him, although he would need to recuperate for a month.

Locke could only thank his brother and was determined to help Barrett complete his second-class grant project and secure a first-class grant.

Otherwise, he would feel guilty.

A month and a half later, Locke successfully completed his first-class grant project.

At the True Knowledge Institute’s final defense, Locke glanced at the seat where Catherine the Witch should have been, but she was still absent.

She was indeed optional.

It seemed even a first-class grant wouldn’t warrant her personal presence.

The Sith Wizard smiled and said, “Locke, His Majesty the Throne asked me to tell you. A senior researcher from the True Knowledge Institute in Group 1 has made a major breakthrough, so she went to Group 1 today.”

“Group 1 is working on the Hanging Gardens project. Recently, because Mount Golden Crown is building its own Hanging Gardens, His Majesty the Throne has been busy with Group 1’s work.”

Locke suddenly understood; no wonder Catherine the Witch hadn’t seen him much lately.

For her, there were too many projects on her plate, and this competition itself was assigned to her, but it seemed that her main focus was on the Hanging Gardens Project.

After all, this was the first major project she had led since becoming the vice-chair of the Academic Committee, and it seemed to have been planned for a long time.

The research of Group 1 over the years was itself coordinated with the Hanging Gardens Project.

She couldn’t understand the thoughts of the high-ring wizards yet.

The Sith wizard pointed to the defense committee, that is, the judging panel, “The chairman is Mr. Hao Brooks, whom you know.”

Hao Brooks was a three-ring wizard at Quinnjoll University, a master of group prophecy, and a breeder.

Locke recognized this old wizard, who was also the chairman of the judging panel for his third-class grant project’s final defense.

The other wizard had even said that he would definitely become a two-ring wizard.

In addition, the other two wizards were a sun-ring wizard from the Golden Crown Mountain Senate and a sun-ring wizard from the Rose Council.

Wizard Hao Brooks chuckled, “So you’ve entered the Soul Decay stage so quickly? Hahaha… You haven’t disappointed me. I predicted back then that you would become a second-circle wizard.”

Wizard Hao said gently, “I had high hopes for you back then. You’ve prepared to complete a first-class grant project within a year and even obtained the right to participate in the Silent Grail.”

“You haven’t damaged my reputation as a prophet.”

Wizard Hao Brooks laughed. “Ready? Let’s begin…”

…

In Zaran Bailey’s office, Zaran Bailey’s expression changed slightly. He glared at Wizard Tucker. “Why didn’t you tell me sooner that he applied for the first-class grant project’s final defense?”

Zaran Bailey’s face was grim. “What’s going on? The resources of Group 2 are now all being allocated to me, yet he applied for the first-class grant project’s final defense even faster than me.”

“What kind of efficiency is this?”

“He’s going to complete three True Knowledge Institute grant projects within a year!”

Zaran Bailey felt an incomprehensible pressure.

He was clearly a second-circle wizard, yet he suddenly felt a pressure from Locke that he couldn’t understand, as if he were just an ordinary wizard, while Locke was a genius he could never catch up to. He

was clearly a second-circle wizard.

Why?

(End of Chapter)