Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 821

Chapter 818 The First Pair of Pure Magic Plant Second-Ring Wizard Shoes That Can Be Mass-Produced!

After leaving his business card with Wizard Carter, Locke sent the product information for the Great Bloodwave Pineapple Wizard Shoes to Witch Scarlett for review and listed it in the product introduction section of the Augustus Wizard Shoes Alliance on the Water Hyacinth System as his first officially pre-ordered second-ring wizard shoes.

Witch Scarlett immediately sent Locke an inquiry.

“Lord Locke, the production cost of a single second-ring magic plant should be several million magic stones, right?”

“Your new second-ring pure magic plant wizard shoes are priced at one million magic stones?”

Locke, of course, knew why she asked him that.

The price of Solas’s Barefoot and Melochy’s second-ring wizard shoes starts at five million magic stones, that is, five million magic stones per pair, while second-rate or even third-rate wizard shoe brands like Blue Ribbon start at two to three million.

The price of the most ordinary second-ring magic artifact is about one million magic stones.

This price, in Yunze Wetland, is roughly equivalent to the price of a million-dollar first-ring magical artifact.

However, million-dollar magical artifacts in Yunze Wetland are inherently luxury items, and first-ring wizards generally don’t buy second-ring magical artifacts for two reasons: first, they’re too expensive; second, they’re unusable, or even cause backlash.

It’s like a child wielding a large sword, only to hurt themselves.

Generally, the average price of a normal crystallized magical artifact is around 100,000 magical stones, while an ordinary second-ring magical artifact is around one million.

The second-ring pricing of the wizard shoe shops in Yunze Wetland is definitely excessive, especially for Solas’s Barefoot and Melochy’s Magic Step.

The reason Locke couldn’t mass-produce pure magical plant wizard shoes before was that even if he sold wizard shoes for three million a pair like Blue Belt, or even five million a pair like those two shops, it would only barely cover costs.

The reason is simple.

Magical plants are individual plants, a kind of living organism.

A pair of wizard shoes corresponds to two second-ring magical plants. This wasn’t a problem at the first-ring stage, but at the second-ring stage, the difficulty and cost of obtaining them increase dramatically due to the imaginary roots.

Although Locke previously used breeding techniques to graft imaginary roots from other magical plants onto the wizard shoe magical plants, temporarily solving the problem, this couldn’t be sold as a product.

First, customers might not have the ability to maintain and use it. Even the imaginary roots were only temporarily grafted and weren’t stable.

Second, the resulting second-ring wizard shoes, without the amplification of magic like the Evolution Moon – Great Magic, were far less powerful than the second-ring wizard shoes from Cloudswamp Wetlands. Those temporary imaginary roots were too weak to provide sufficient energy for the wizard shoe magical plants. They could

only be used like normal second-ring magical artifacts thanks to Locke’s botanical knowledge.

Moreover, even with that method, the cost of cultivating a pair of pure magical plant wizard shoes (considering the need for a large number of imaginary roots) would reach an exorbitant four million magic stones.

After all, the reason why the Shadow Fern and the Golden Peach Tree have so many imaginary roots is because they are special second-ring magical plants that cost at least five million magic stones each, not ordinary second-ring magical plants.

The cost of cultivating a single second-ring magical plant, including its imaginary roots, is approximately two million.

However, this is only Locke’s ideal calculation method, because if mass production were to occur, the cost would likely skyrocket.

This cost is based on his own magical system and extremely high magical level.

Therefore, it’s no wonder that Scarlett the Witch questioned him so rarely when he priced a pair of second-ring wizard shoes at the same price as a most ordinary magical artifact, which is one million magic stones.

Scarlett the Witch sent him another message.

‘Lord Locke, perhaps we should price the wizard shoes at five million magic stones. This would allow us to compete with Solas’s Lightfoot and Melochy’s Magic Step. After all, we are two second-ring magical plants, and cannot be equated with a pair of wizard shoes made by those magic weavers.’

‘These are two magical plants, not a pair of magical artifacts.’

Locke knew what she was talking about.

Under normal circumstances, this would indeed be the case. However, the problem is that he found a temporary solution to the imaginary root issue, creating a shared imaginary root, which changes the situation.

The biggest cost issue in producing wizard shoes was originally the imaginary root, but now, due to the shared imaginary root, these second-ring pure magical plant wizard shoes are essentially just large-scale first-ring magical plants!

Therefore, his production cost is very low.

Locke hired a magical carriage and left the Rose Council, preparing to return to Golden Crown Mountain. On the carriage, Locke sent a message to Scarlett the Witch.

“Don’t worry. I’ve solved the cost problem of the imaginary root. Now, the production cost of a pair of wizard shoes should be reduced by me.”

“The estimated production cost of a pair of wizard shoes, plus marketing expenses, should only be around 500,000 magic stones.”

Meanwhile, Scarlett the Witch, in her manor in the colony world, saw the message Locke sent her and was immediately stunned.

“Solved the imaginary root problem?”

“This…”

“If that’s the case, then the biggest obstacle preventing breeding science from entering the wizard shoe field can be said to have disappeared.”

Scarlett the Witch could feel the weight of those words.

“If that’s the case, the balance of power will be reversed. The cost of producing second-ring magical plants will be lower than the cost of producing second-ring magical artifacts. Even if we can’t catch up in quality for a while, we can turn the tables on you in terms of cost.”

Scarlett the Witch swallowed hard. At the same time, she opened the application interface for Platinum Trader, thought for a moment, and filled out the application.

Platinum Trader in Arthas can only be applied for once every three years, and once the application fails, it cannot be applied for again for three years.

But Scarlett the Witch thought about it. If Locke really solved the cost problem of the second-ring imaginary root, it would mean that Locke had completely opened up the second-ring pure magical plant wizard shoes.

Even if this method of opening up was likely to have many limitations, the Augustus Wizard Shoes brand would definitely be able to stand firm, and it would probably directly become a third-rate wizard shoe shop alliance.

And if that were the case, then she could completely use this achievement to obtain the qualification of Platinum Trader in Arthas.

A fiery light flashed in Scarlett the Witch’s eyes.

“If I can get the Platinum Trader certification, I will have access to the Platinum Package of Resources, and I will be confident that I can reach the first-ring crystallization limit of 9999 within three years.”

“Then, I will be confident that I can enter the Soul Decline period within ten years.”

“Within fifty years, I may be able to accumulate resources and break through to become a second-ring wizard.”

A flame of ambition blazed in Scarlett Witch’s eyes.

“It was only by becoming Locke Augustine’s trader that I got this opportunity. Sometimes, you really do need a bit of luck. Who would have thought that wanting to be a trader for a senior researcher at Mount Golden Crown would lead me all the way from a silver trader to a gold trader, and now I even have the chance to become a platinum trader?”

Essentially, Locke is her project.

After all, Scarlett the Witch is Quinnjoll’s group prophetic wizard, and her job is market planning.

“Let’s take a gamble,”

Scarlett the Witch sighed.

According to the unspoken rules of Arthas, the first application to become a platinum trader in Arthas has a newbie bonus, making the chance of success much higher than any other application.

If she gambles wrong this time, and the Augustus Wizard Shoe Shop Alliance doesn’t at least become a third-rate wizard shoe shop alliance, then she will lose her first application opportunity.

But Scarlett the Witch thought at this moment that she could take the gamble.

Scarlett the Witch sent a message to Locke: “I understand, Lord Locke. Everything will be based on your pricing. I can immediately contact Arthas’s plantation in the colony world to arrange production for you. Because it involves production at the second-ring level, there will be many procedures involved, but I will arrange everything for you.” “

I will also find the relevant enchanters for you. Please rest assured.”

Scarlett the Witch thought for a moment, then opened the internal group chat within Arthas’s top trader’s Water Hyacinth system and contacted another top trader.

This was her good friend, a senior top trader who knew more people, so Scarlett the Witch believed that asking her for help would make things more secure.

Inside the manor, Scarlett the Witch dismissed the local natives who were responsible for serving her and sat up straight.

“But this involves negotiations at the second-ring level, so things will definitely be quite complicated.”

“Cultivating second-ring magical plants requires the intervention of second-ring breeders.”

“It will be very troublesome to handle, although the hiring price for second-ring breeders in the colony world is slightly cheaper.”

Scarlett the Witch consulted the information.

“By the way, the first-ring wizards of the High Elf race in the High Elf world, under Arthas’s tutelage, can cultivate standard second-ring magical plants according to regulations.”

“At least, growing second-ring magical plants from seed to adulthood shouldn’t be a problem. Let’s use the production line from the High Elf world.”

Scarlett the witch sent the application information to her superior, but contrary to her expectations of immediate approval, Arthas’s superior sent an inquiry.

‘Trader Scarlett, the High Elf Great World is our core base in Arthas.’

‘The application process for the plantation there is very complicated and a rather serious matter. If we use that plantation to produce magical plants for your partners but fail to recoup the investment, it could very well affect your rating and benefits here.’

Scarlett the witch confirmed earnestly, “Of course, Supervisor. I believe the Augustus Wizard Shoe Shop Alliance has excellent investment potential. I’m willing to stake my future on it.”

In the High Elf Great World.

This is a large-scale world, and the reason Arthas is so wealthy and powerful.

Heath Harrington, a Sun Ring Wizard, frowned upon seeing Scarlett the Witch’s reply. He himself appeared to be an Elf King from one of the Elf Kingdoms present.

Beside him, Elf Queen Ella Grant, the de facto Sun Ring Wizard, asked with a smile, “What happened?”

Harrington replied, “A Crystallized Wizard trader from the Cloudweed-Golden Crown Mountain region has applied to use our plantation in the Elf Great World to produce goods for us.”

Elf Queen Ella Grant casually inquired, “Produce what?”

Harrington replied with a sullen tone, “Produce wizard shoes.”

Queen Ella Grant of the Elves looked utterly bewildered.

“Shouldn’t we be contacting the White Orc World to produce wizard shoes? We have a production line in that medium-sized world,”

Harrington Sunring Wizard murmured. “That’s what caught my attention, and why I contacted her directly. She applied for me to produce pure magic plant wizard shoes for her partner’s shop alliance.”

Queen Ella Grant of the Elves couldn’t help but chuckle.

The High Elf Great World was Arthas’s greatest wealth and the homeland of the fourth-circle wizard Arthas. Therefore, half of Arthas’s high-ranking officials resided at the Cloud Marsh headquarters, while the other half were in the High Elf Great World, serving as kings, dukes, and gods.

Queen Ella Grant of the Elves was slightly surprised.

“Pure plant-based wizard shoes? Second-ring stage?”

“There have been first-ring stage pure plant-based wizard shoes that appeared briefly before, but they disappeared quickly, and each time they appeared, the reaction from the magic weavers… especially the magic shoemakers, was huge. So firstly, no one has ever persisted in making them, and secondly, even if they did, they’d get stuck at the second-ring stage.”

“This is the first time in a hundred years that someone has attempted to make second-ring pure plant-based wizard shoes.”

“Unprecedented.”

Queen Ella Grant pondered, “Our focus in Arthas has always been on magical plants. If that’s the case, we can include this shop alliance in our key considerations.”

“Hmm? Wait, this shop alliance has already sold three best-selling first-ring stage pure plant-based wizard shoes. They even applied for a support fund and successfully met the corresponding targets. This is a shop alliance with great potential.”

Harrington Sun Ring Wizard showed a disapproving expression.

“Lady Grant, I have a different view. Over the centuries, how many worlds have we traveled to, how many things that started strong but fizzled out?”

“However, it certainly deserves our close observation. I also sincerely hope that the alliance of shops joining our Arthas will flourish.”

“The larger Arthas’s market share, the more Third Circle wizards it can support. Only when Arthas’s market share expands further will one of us, Lady Grant, or even myself, have a chance to become a Third Circle wizard.”

Queen Grant smiled, her posture elegant.

“Joining an academic lineage is also an option.”

“Moreover, if we can invest in a promising alliance of shops in advance, we can also obtain corresponding resources.”

Harrington Sun Ring Wizard said, “But if the investment fails, we will face the risk of loss.”

“Joining an academic lineage means entering the academic system. Mr. Arthas and his ilk have finally managed to open up a new path outside of academia. However, to be fair, we all do hold some university teaching positions, whether honorary or substantive.”

…

In the Rose Council, the wizards of Soras Barefoot breathed a sigh of relief upon learning that Locke had left the Rose Council.

Holm, the Moon Ring Supervisor, smiled at everyone in a laboratory and said, “That troublesome fellow is finally gone.”

“It seems he only stayed here for a little over a month and probably didn’t gain anything.”

“Gentlemen, the Melochy Magic Step group has been really too arrogant lately.”

Holm addressed the important second-ring wizards of the Solas lineage in the laboratory, “Let’s close the door and discuss this amongst ourselves first. Then we can take it to the Solas Barefoot technical seminar to discuss it further.”

“I think we should sponsor an advertisement. For example, an ad could depict a famous explorer of the colonized world placing a pair of wizard shoes with the Melochy Magic Step logo under his buttocks as padding, and then wearing our Solas Barefoot-made second-ring wizard shoes.”

“What do you think of this ad?”

Many second-ring and first-ring wizards in the laboratory applauded.

“I think this is good; it fits perfectly with where the junk shoes produced by Melochy end up.”

“Indeed, it’s good. Lately, those wizards wearing Melochy wizard shoes have been quite aggressive towards our Solas barefoot wizard shoes. I do have a lot of complaints about them.” “

Our real rivals are internal. Melochy Magic Steps is a rising star, but it has already surpassed us in several areas. In the three major areas of wizard shoes in Cloud Marsh Wetlands—Void Exploration, Sports Competitions, and the Five Great Wars—we can still control the market in Void Exploration, but in the Five Great Wars and various sports competitions, our sales share is constantly declining.”

“Indeed, only Melochy Magic Steps truly possesses the strength, foundation, and scale to eliminate us. In any case, we cannot misjudge our true enemy.”

Manager Holm Moon Ring nodded in agreement. Then, sensing the vibration of the Ganoderma lucidum plant, he frowned slightly and opened the Ganoderma lucidum plant to examine it.

He then saw a large group of managers from Solas’s Lightfoot Alliance’s subordinate shops pleading for his help, especially from the Blue Ribbon faction, whose reaction was the most intense.

Selma Weaver, a Blue Ribbon manager and ordinary second-ring wizard, kept sending him messages.

“Lord Holm, something terrible has happened! Lord Holm, something terrible has happened!”

Holm messaged her uncomfortably, saying, “As a Moon Ring Archmage, I’m perfectly fine!”

Selma Weaver quickly realized that in her haste, her words had been somewhat problematic, easily leading to misinterpretation and anger.

“I’m sorry, Senior Holm.”

Both Selma Weaver and Holm were students of Hades Sun Ring Wizard, a third-ring wizard under Solas.

Of course, as a Moon Ring Archmage, Holm was the manager of Solas’s Lightfoot, second only to him.

They only need to obey the board of directors of Solas Lightfoot and be supervised by the council, while also serving the shareholders’ meeting and respecting the face of Solas Lightfoot’s chief second-circle architect, the Sun Circle Wizard, and the very few third-circle wizards.

Of course, most third-circle wizards have only established cooperative relationships with Solas Lightfoot.

A small number of third-circle wizards are members of Solas Wizarding Team.

Therefore, the normal structure of Solas Lightfoot as a shop alliance is actually only at the second-circle level.

At the third-circle level, Solas Lightfoot is just a cooperative platform

, or a cooperative group.

In Cloudze Wetlands, only the ten major shop alliances have a truly third-circle level shop alliance structure.

And now, all those third-circle wizards have gone to the Genesis Academic Conference. In other words, Holm’s authority has greatly increased, and he and his mentor, the wizard Hades, have become the core members of Solas Lightfoot’s academic lineage.

He was also a key member of the Rose Throne’s academic lineage.

Currently, Holm even felt a sense of triumph, after all, when the cat’s away, the mice will play.

At this moment, the witch Selma Weaver pleaded with him, “Senior Holm, don’t you know what’s happening? The Augustus Wizard Shoe Shop Alliance has pre-sold second-circle wizard shoes in Arthas!”

Holm’s eyelids twitched. “Pre-sold second-circle wizard shoes? How much?”

Selma Weaver said, “One million magic stones.”

Holm frowned. “One million magic stones? Two second-circle magic plants? Has he gone mad? He’s essentially selling a second-circle magic plant for 500,000 magic stones?”

The second-circle and first-circle wizards in the laboratory all looked at Holm.

What happened? What?

500,000 magic stones for a second-circle magic plant?

Holm didn’t look at them, but instead asked Selma Weaver, “Are you sure his wizarding shoes are that cheap?”

Selma Weaver replied, “That’s why we’re reacting so strongly. This is outrageous! The cheapest pair of second-ring wizarding shoes from Blue Ribbon costs three million magic stones.”

“A slightly more decent, high-end pair, the celebrity style, costs five to six million magic stones.”

A glint of disdain flashed in Holm’s eyes.

In his view, these were all rubbish; only poor wizards would buy second-rate brands like Blue Ribbon.

True explorers would buy a pair of Thoras’s barefoot wizarding shoes before daring to venture into the Void.

To go into the Void wearing Blue Ribbon’s junk was irresponsible towards one’s life.

Holm frowned, opened Arthas’s interface, and read the information.

“They really only sell it for one million magic stones.”

He glanced at the description of the magical plant’s characteristics, which made him breathe a slight sigh of relief. The overall performance of the Great Bloodwave Wizard Shoes hadn’t even reached the average level of their ordinary second-ring wizard shoes, which were only available through Solas’s Barefoot.

In fact, it wasn’t even up to the average level of wizard shoe brands like Blue Ribbon.

Currently, it was only close to the level of third-rate wizard shoes, roughly equivalent to brands like Vikos, Ortham, and Thranduil. However, the price was simply too cheap.

Cheap enough to make one’s scalp tingle, cheap enough that a single second-ring magical plant would cost more than that.

Wizard Holm’s face darkened. “What kind of scheme are they plotting? The price of a second-ring magical plant can’t be this low. Are they losing money on this?”

He looked at the people in the laboratory and said, “Gentlemen, Augustus Wizard Shoes has released a second-ring wizard shoe.”

The wizards in the laboratory, who had just been focused on Melochy, fell silent. The entire laboratory was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

One wizard swallowed hard.

“Senior, didn’t we predict before that Augustus would only stay in the first-circle wizard shoe market? They’ve actually entered the second-circle wizard shoe market…”

Another wizard said, “Lock Augustine is a second-circle wizard. He is indeed qualified to sell second-circle wizard shoes.”

The first wizard retorted, “But it’s not about whether he’s qualified or not, it’s about how he managed to do it!”

Holm’s expression was uncertain, because he couldn’t judge the veracity of this matter.

(End of Chapter)