Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 931

Chapter 926 The Magic Stocking Collaboration from the New Textile Science

Under the orders of the High Elf Queen, Scarlett the Witch transferred 50 million magic stones into Locke’s account. Through the Water Hyacinth System, she told Locke, “Lord Augustine, this is the profit from your large-scale sale of the Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant.”

“And this is the profit from the monthly scattered sales records of the Augustus Shop Alliance.”

“Queen Ella Grant asked me to tell you that she has some connections with the chief wizard tutor at Quinjol Wizarding University. The Five Great Wars are about to resume. She has already reached an agreement with that wizard. Quinjol University is very likely to collectively purchase your Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant this year.”

Scarlett the Witch continued, “Because the war sets used in the Five Great Wars, according to the regulations of the White Wizarding Association of Cloud Marsh Wetlands, must use brand new magical equipment every year, Quinjol will also purchase one of your super-single items, the Black Hummingbird Air Plant, this year.”

Scarlett the Witch asked Locke, “My lord, do you see any problems?”

“Queen Ella Grant asked me to inquire whether you agree to this plan. Due to the special nature of the Five Great Wars, if you reach an agreement with Quinnjoll, you cannot establish partnerships with the other six major wizarding universities this year.” “

Queen Ella Grant said that if this deal goes through, it will be another multi-million dollar magic stone transaction. However, you will need to slightly modify the Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant and the Black Hummingbird Air Plant to better adapt them to the Abyss environment, and make two special versions of Air Plant Wizard Shoes to submit to Quinnjoll’s purchasing department. This will require some effort, and you will need approximately four hundred sets of breeding seeds for each of the two types of Air Plants.”

Locke pondered for a moment before saying, “Okay.”

Although this would mean he couldn’t partner with Golden Crown Mountain, because at his current level, he could only establish partnerships with one top-tier wizarding university in Cloudswamp Wetlands per year.

This was actually quite normal.

Because she was just an ordinary second-circle wizard, she couldn’t possibly operate like the third-circle wizards who had shop alliances, simultaneously collaborating with the seven top wizarding universities, recruiting numerous wizard shoe designers, releasing a large number of wizard shoe samples every year, and participating in various commercial activities.

She couldn’t possibly keep all the money.

However, as an ordinary second-circle wizard, if her designed wizard shoes could secure orders for first- and second-circle wizard shoes from universities like Quinnjoll during the Abyss War this year, she would have already reaped considerable rewards. She would have

indeed gained some fame.

This was almost the limit she could achieve at her current magical level. One

could even say she had already obtained enviable benefits.

Scarlett the Witch quickly took out paper and pen to jot something down during the video call, and then suddenly whispered to Locke, “Lord Augustine, I have now been promoted to Platinum Trader.”

Locke looked at Scarlett the Witch in surprise.

By the way, there’s a strict requirement for Platinum Traders in Arthas: they must elevate a Shop Alliance to at least a second-tier Shop Alliance in Cloudswamp Wetlands.

This is an extremely difficult standard to achieve.

Therefore, most traders need to accumulate experience and time to become Platinum Traders; generally, only second-circle wizards can become Platinum Traders. However, Scarlett, as her own trader, saw her Augustus Shop Alliance defeat the two established Shop Alliances of Cloudswamp Wetlands, surviving their onslaught. Consequently, her status in Arthas rose, resulting in her becoming a Platinum Trader despite being an ordinary first-circle Crystallized Wizard.

Locke said, “Congratulations, Scarlett.”

Scarlett blushed slightly, suppressing her excitement.

“Becoming a Platinum Trader grants access to the second-circle wizarding realms in Arthas.”

“I’m about to enter one of those realms. Lord Augustine, your Golden Dragon Claw Air Pineapple has received a lot of praise. I’ve read many user reviews, and everyone says it’s excellent value for money, very useful, and can even replace some magic gloves.”

“Even as a magic glove, it’s absolutely comparable to any ordinary second-circle magic glove. Some wizards have even contacted me, wanting to ask if you’re interested in entering the magic glove market.”

Locke paused for a moment.

“Why would a customer ask you that? They’re probably a competitor.”

Scarlett the Witch bit her lip.

“Hmm… I also think they’re a competitor, but they’re a second-circle wizard, very arrogant, so I couldn’t refuse. I gave them a vague explanation, and I don’t know if you’re interested in entering the magic glove market, sir.”

Locke quickly investigated the magic glove market and found that it was monopolized by the magic weavers from Boniface University.

He decided to stop now. While it wasn’t impossible to develop the Golden Dragon Claw Air Plant and cultivate more of this subspecies, the problem was that constantly doing so was tantamount to going on expeditions and provoking enemies everywhere.

Just because he had the ability to do so didn’t mean he should.

Besides, his relationship with the new textile department at Boniface University was currently good, and he didn’t want to damage that relationship.

Moreover, he needed to focus his attention on the Tianjiang River area recently; the only reason he couldn’t focus on it was because of the special grant.

Locke said to Scarlett the Witch, “I understand. I probably won’t get involved in the field of magic gloves. The main core function of magic gloves is to allow safe contact with objects and to provide necessary assistance and enhancement during spellcasting.”

“There are ways to study both of these areas in depth.”

“I don’t have the time. Scarlett, let’s leave it at that for now.”

Scarlett the Witch immediately bowed to Locke.

“Yes, Lord Augustine.”

“You are now the behind-the-scenes boss of the renowned shop alliance in our Yunze Wetlands.”

“I wonder what level of important figure you will become in the future.”

Locke nodded.

He closed the video call, feeling somewhat incredulous or as if it were unreal.

When he first

came to Yunze Wetlands, he was just an ordinary wizard from a small wizarding village, with almost no experience and no knowledge of anyone. He, alone and without knowing anyone, had become the behind-the-scenes boss of the renowned shop alliance in Yunze Wetlands.

Locke felt a little lost.

But he quickly composed himself.

I am still me!

Secondly, his achievements today were also partly due to his entry into the Red Dragon Academy and the collective support he received from the Red Dragon Academy.

Of course, getting into that place was also a matter of personal skill.

Three parts luck, seven parts ability.

Ultimately, his rise to prominence began with the Yunze Cup competition, which brought him into the sights of major wizarding universities.

In his dormitory, Locke saw that Georgina had contacted him. He paused for a moment, then sent her a message asking what was wrong.

Georgina quickly called back via voice.

Soon, a witch wearing a wooden mask appeared before him.

Locke looked at her in surprise, because her magic pressure had reached 19,000. Although it hadn’t reached the limit of a normal second-circle,

Locke said, “Georgina, I’m truly amazed by your progress.”

“Your magic pressure has been refined to this level…”

This meant that her mastery of ultimate magic was no less than his own, only her magic pressure was indeed lower, and her progress was probably a year to six months behind his.

Georgina the Witch said, “It’s just that my teachers were kind enough to give me some opportunities to concentrate resources.” “

The New Textile Academy needs to elevate its academic standing, so it needs some academic stars. And I was lucky enough to be chosen.”

“But for you to say something like that, your mastery of ultimate magic must be superior to mine…”

Georgina the Witch’s tone was complex.

“As expected of the Silent Grail Champion, even with the New Textile Academy’s resource allocation to me, your growth rate is still superior to mine.”

“Wait… no, I misspoke.” “

It should be said this: you are truly yourself, able to develop the rewards given to you by the Silent Grail Tournament so quickly. Those rewards are like unprocessed ore; one needs to develop it themselves to turn it into a usable resource.”

Locke looked at Georgina the Witch with surprise. Although she spoke casually, becoming the academic star the New Textile Academy wanted to cultivate was probably not easy.

Locke asked, “What brings you here this time? Oh, right, Georgina, I just checked and found you have two more Zone 1 papers.”

Georgina replied, “Well… it’s not all my doing. There are also two Zone 1 papers from the second ring that are in the final crucial experimental verification stage. As long as they can be successfully completed, they should be able to be published. But it’s not my own achievement, and I don’t really like it.”

Georgina explained, “My efforts only account for a quarter of these papers; the other three-quarters are the work of other wizards in the New Textile Academy, even those second-ring wizard geniuses. To promote academic stars, everyone has to give me some of the benefits.”

“It’s for the collective good.”

“Of course, I don’t like it. But giving up benefits is a quality that white wizards should have, and I’ve signed many contracts with the New Textile Academy because of this.”

“Well… it’s all contracts,”

Georgina convinced herself.

Locke nodded. Well, it seems Georgina has benefited from the New Textile Academy; it seems her influence might be even greater than Rose’s.

After all, Rose the Witch hadn’t received any resources from a new discipline or been chosen as an academic star.

Locke asked, “What brings you here?”

Georgina the Witch replied, “My lab has developed a magical stocking made primarily of mulberry silk. This mulberry silk stocking can enhance the performance of your wizard shoes.”

“It has comprehensive, multifaceted capabilities. Here’s the performance test report. We want to collaborate with the Augustus Shop Alliance. Rest assured, this stocking performs exceptionally well among similar products, given that it’s a product of our lab.” “

It’s just that the old textile school’s technological blockade prevents us from collaborating with those traditional wizard shoe shop alliances. Therefore, I suggested we collaborate with you.”

Locke looked at the certificate Georgina had provided him. He read it carefully, initially with some caution, but quickly realized that these magical stockings seemed to be specifically developed to complement his air pineapple-type magical plants.

The Green Mulberry Silk Magical Stockings had a complete magical pressure distribution map on the soles of the feet, with a total of 361 micro-magical pressure treatment points inside. This allowed wizards to adapt their magical pressure when wearing any wizard shoes after putting on these stockings.

In other words, wearing these stockings would allow for better use of most wizard shoes.

The biggest problem with his air pineapple series of wizard shoes had always been that they only had the frame and function, but lacked the comfort and perfect details required for wizards.

These details might have a very small impact on the actual use of the magical artifacts,

but for the user, they would make wearing the wizard shoes feel comfortable, and in certain extremely special situations, these details might suddenly come in handy.

The Green Mulberry Silk Magical Stockings largely filled the gap in his wizard shoe design.

If the wizard shoes lacked detailed design, then magical stockings would make up for it!

Locke looked down at the data Georgina had sent him.

The Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings are top-notch in terms of friction resistance, cushioning, and foot protection.

Cooperating with them seems to offer only benefits.

At the same time, Locke noticed that these Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings possess a special ability: accelerating the self-healing of foot wounds.

Locke frowned, realizing that these magic stockings were likely not originally designed for his own wizard shoes, but rather for a pair of wizard shoes that could potentially harm a wizard’s feet.

Only later were some design modifications made, adapting them to his Golden Dragon Claw Pineapple Wizard Shoes.

Georgina the Witch said, “I think you’ve figured it out too. These magic stockings were originally a collaborative project with Melochy Magic Step.”

“They were specifically designed for Melochy Magic Step’s Demon King War Boots series of wizard shoes. The Demon King War Boots can cause some damage to wizards’ feet, so we needed magic stockings to compensate for this defect.”

“Compensating for the performance flaws of wizard shoes is the greatest value of the magic stockings. But then Melochy Magic Step suddenly reneged on the contract and proactively tore it up, paying a penalty.”

“This resulted in our magic stockings being unsellable.”

“The losses from the existing batch of magic stockings can be covered by the compensation. But the equipment and product line are already prepared, and the corresponding personnel are ready to go. Suddenly canceling this project will cause a lot of potential losses.”

“Many people can’t accept it emotionally.”

Georgina the Witch said, “So, I temporarily modified some Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings. You can take a look at the effect; if you think the quality is acceptable, then we can cooperate with you.”

Locke glanced at the price.

A pair of Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings costs only 100,000 Magic Stones, because these stockings are merely a Crystallized Magic Item.

A pair of Crystallized Magic Stockings is enough to match a pair of Level 2 Wizard Shoes.

This is the standard version of the Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings. There’s also a Youth version of the Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings, which costs 20,000 Magic Stones, roughly equivalent to her own Black Hummingbird Pineapple Wizard Shoes.

The Advanced version of the Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings costs one million Magic Stones.

This is a Level 2 Magic Item.

Youth version, standard version, advanced version.

Clearly, the witch Georgina has already set the prices for the three versions of the Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings to correspond to the price of her Air Pineapple series wizard shoes.

Locke looked at Georgina, the witch, whose eyes held expectation beneath the wooden mask, and said, “Okay.”

“Your prices for your magic stockings are quite reasonable, even much lower than normal magic stockings, only a fraction of the price,”

Georgina said, secretly relieved. “Of course. These prices were set with reference to the pricing of your wizard shoes.”

“It’s also in line with your pricing strategy for wizard shoes. To be honest, your pricing is indeed quite unique,”

Locke said. “But the standard version of the Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings is still too expensive.”

Georgina frowned.

“One hundred thousand magic stones is the standard price for a crystallized magic artifact.”

She paused and said, “Then what do you think is a suitable price?”

Locke said, “The standard price for a single crystallized magic artifact is indeed one hundred thousand magic stones.”

“But these are magic stockings. Magic stockings are just a magic artifact that comes with wizard shoes. They basically have no value when used alone. In any case, such magic artifacts shouldn’t be sold too expensively. Their value should be lower than those crystallized magic artifacts that can be used independently.”

Locke said, “Eighty thousand magic stones, what do you think? We’ll split the profits fifty-fifty.”

The witch Georgina pondered for a moment. She didn’t speak, but was thinking carefully.

“Eighty thousand magic stones, fifty-fifty profits, that means we’ll earn too little money.”

The witch Georgina smiled bitterly.

“Lock, can’t we sell them for 100,000 magic stones?”

“While 80,000 magic stones can cover our costs and basic labor expenses, our share will be quite meager when splitting the profits with you.”

Locke became serious and said, “Georgina, magic stockings are a complementary magical item to wizard shoes; essentially, they’re just consumable magical items. I even think you could produce some lower-cost magic stockings and sell them at a lower price, while still maintaining a certain level of quality.”

“For example, selling them for 50,000 magic stones. The performance could be slightly inferior to the current stockings, but the quality would still be guaranteed.”

Locke said, “If you list them with me, I will definitely guarantee the quality and protect the rights of my customers. Although you and I are partners, for me, the most important thing is to ensure that the wizards who buy Augustus wizard shoes receive the best service.”

The witch Georgina laughed.

“What you’re saying sounds just like what my mother used to say when she was running her shop alliance. Back then, she ran the largest shop alliance owned by Bonifacius University—Blue Ribbon.”

“At the time, Blue Ribbon was a fledgling shop alliance. Bonifacius University intended to invest resources in it, and my mother said she would be responsible for her customers, ensuring that every pair of wizard shoes she handled was something she could be proud of…”

Georgina the Witch’s words trailed off.

Her tone suddenly turned sour.

“But then she betrayed herself.”

“Because of her betrayal, Blue Ribbon suffered continuous losses and was eventually sold off cheaply to Solas Barefoot.”

Georgina the Witch sighed. “I don’t think I’ll ever forgive her.”

“I understand, 80,000, is that right? I’ll find a way to reduce costs through mass production, but I have conditions. You must guarantee that for the next three months you’ll only cooperate with our Boniface University’s Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings and dedicate resources to launching this product.”

“Because only through mass production can I reduce the cost of this product and give my seniors an explanation.”

Locke thought for a moment and said, “Okay. But I can only guarantee cooperation and promotion within my Augustus shop; I can’t guarantee the final sales volume, and I won’t bear your losses.”

A smile appeared on Georgina’s face.

“That’s only right. I’ll come to Golden Crown Mountain this afternoon to reach an agreement with you. I’ve already accumulated some stock, and I’ve had wizards from the Illusion School help us create promotional pages for the Arthas Shop Alliance.”

“You can start selling the Green Mulberry Silk Magic Stockings directly using these pages,”

Georgina the witch said hurriedly. “See you this afternoon.”

After hanging up the video call, Locke pondered. Under these circumstances, his Augustus Wizard Shoe Shop Alliance was actually showing some platform characteristics.

For example, even though Bonifacius University was blocked from cooperation by the major old textile shop alliances, they had actually contacted him and recommended a specially made magic stocking series for him, listing it for sale on his Augustus Shop Alliance.

Such cooperation would only increase in the future.

His Augustus was following in the footsteps of Solas’s barefoot and Melochy’s magic steps, gradually transforming from a brand into a shop alliance, and beginning to possess platform characteristics.

In the future, perhaps he too could have his own independent platform.

Locke didn’t put down the Ganoderma lucidum magic plant; instead, he used it to call a contact he had obtained from Trajan a few days ago.

This was the contact person from the Tianjiang Riverbank—the Star Ring Wizard Terence, who

was also the current acting head of Silver Peach Garden.

Of course, the actual head was himself.

His teacher had handed the shop over to him, and he’d been too busy with various things to contact him before.

The Star Ring Wizard Terence’s voice came through.

“Manager, you’ve finally contacted me.”

“Silver Peach Garden is in a terrible state. We’re leaderless and have been maliciously attacked by Olayer.”

“Manager, Silver Peach Garden is very important. This is a malicious attack launched against us by a hostile academic lineage!”

(End of Chapter)