Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 987

Chapter 979 Rose: Today is the day I will change the Tianjiang River!

When Locke held the fire elemental power gem, he instantly felt as if he had transformed into a fire spirit, possessing boundless energy.

A flame erupted from his hand, a fiery serpent dancing wildly in the air, but Locke precisely controlled and restrained the flame stored within the gem.

“The fire elemental power within this gem is very strong,”

Locke judged.

“Indeed, a mortal holding it, under very fortunate circumstances, might resonate with the power within the gem and gain the ability to invoke its power. But this requires extremely coincidence; otherwise, he would only be burned to death by the energy contained within the gem. This gem possesses ten thousand points of magical pressure.”

A faint look of shock appeared in the eyes of the witch Zoe.

She knew about the gem, but only from what she had read.

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revealed her astonishment as she looked at the gem in Locke’s hand. It wasn’t a magical artifact, nor was it enchanted; it was purely natural material. This tiny ruby, no bigger than a baby’s fist, possessed magical pressure comparable to a small world—the magical pressure of a second-circle wizard. The person who obtained it could even manipulate the hidden fire power within. It was truly…unbelievable.

Locke scanned the gem with a strange expression.

“Generally speaking, even if magical pressure is gathered together and becomes a high-energy-density object, it’s impossible to control the energy so perfectly simply by gaining control. Normally, it’s just like a bomb or a battery.” “But it doesn’t allow an individual to directly and perfectly utilize its power.”

“This characteristic…”

“This doesn’t seem to have originated naturally.”

Although Locke had no evidence and wasn’t a gemologist, looking at the gem, he suddenly had a hunch that it might be related to the divine power path, and that the Power Gems might not be naturally occurring but rather a kind of re-creation. Locke and the witch Zoe signed a contract together and readily paid her three hundred magic crystal cards in the library, leaving him with about seven million magic stones.

However, this was a safer approach.

In this way, it was as if he had legally purchased it from Zoe, creating a kind of legal safety net. Even if Zoe was later found to have stolen the Power Gem, the original owner would find it difficult to break through this safety net and demand its return. After all, he was a white wizard, and he had to be careful to avoid being sued in the Holy Wizard Court, especially at this crucial moment of academic competition, when everyone was vying for the market share held by the other side.

Locke held up the gem, waving it at Zoe the Witch, and chuckled, “The item you traded to me this time was indeed quite good. If you have anything else of value next time, feel free to come back and trade with me.”

Zoe’s expression softened somewhat.

Locke hadn’t gone too far; although he’d taken her target—the Power Gem—making her a pawn,

in a way, he was a valued customer. He knew her background but hadn’t considered reporting or threatening her, and he was quick to settle the payment without delay—a type of straightforward customer highly sought after in the black market.

Zoe thought it over carefully. She figured she’d sell the Power Gem anyway, so what difference did it make where she sold it?

Locke’s offer was somewhat low, bordering on opportunistic, but the good thing was that he was trading right there at her crime scene, skillfully using a commercial contract to create a legal barrier to prevent the original owner from causing him trouble.

Zoe the Witch smiled at Locke. “Alright. Archmage Augustine, there are five types of Power Stones. I’ve heard that if you gather all five together, a special phenomenon will occur. This is just one of them. Unfortunately, Power Stones are extremely rare. There are probably only about two hundred of them in the Endless Void, and that’s the total number of all types combined.” “

Therefore, they are extremely difficult to collect.”

Locke’s eyes flickered.

“Oh? This is the first time I’ve heard of that.”

The price of Power Stones in Yunze Wetlands has increased. I wonder if it’s related to the rumor Zoe the Witch mentioned. If someone is close to collecting all the Power Stones, they would surely pay a high price to search the market for the last one. That’s probably why this stone’s price has suddenly increased in Yunze Wetlands.

Zoe the Witch said, “This is a rumor from the Western Frontier, one you may not have heard of. However, my activities aren’t limited to the Eastern Frontier. You are wizards living in the Wizarding Lands, while I live on the airship routes. I’ve been away from the Eastern Frontier for some time; this is my first job back there, and I didn’t expect to run into you again.”

Zoe the Witch added, “Next time, I’ll carefully check the passenger list before I commit my crime. We won’t meet on the airship again, Lord Augustine.”

Locke watched her departing figure and said, “Well, goodbye then.”

Zoe the Witch paused, clearly startled, then quickened her pace and left.

After leaving the free library, Zoe the Witch walked through several corridors and soon met up with two witches and three wizards. They met in a restroom.

One wizard asked, “Boss, where’s the stuff? Did you get it?”

Zoe gave him a cold look, knowing he was asking a question he already knew the answer to—a clear way of expressing dissatisfaction. One witch tried to persuade him, “The other party is the Archmage of the Star Ring. We’re already lucky they didn’t expose us this time. Don’t make things difficult for the boss.”

Zoe said to him, “He’s the Bewitching Wizard. You dark wizards have all heard of his reputation, haven’t you?”

Immediately, the crystallized dark wizard who had been deliberately making things difficult for Zoe showed a hint of guilt. He was a dark wizard from the Spiral Basin and had long heard of the Bewitching Wizard’s infamous name.

Seeing the fear, guilt, and cowardice in their eyes, Zoe was furious. These hastily summoned dark wizard teammates were truly a bunch of useless fools; they couldn’t even cover for her.

If someone had been able to improvise and team up with her to provide cover, there would at least have been a sliver of hope to save the gem. If

strength wasn’t enough, use intelligence; if intelligence wasn’t enough, use shamelessness.

However, after careful consideration, Zoe Witch felt the current situation was acceptable.

“If you want the gem from the Bewitching Wizard, go yourselves. If you’re looking for death, go by yourselves, don’t drag others along.”

The five dark wizards became very guilty; their initial intention to reprimand Zoe Witch crumbled. Zoe Witch took out one hundred magic crystal cards from her astral ring.

“The Bewitching Wizard and I just exchanged one hundred magic crystal cards. Let’s split them equally among the six of us.”

Immediately, a look of surprise appeared on the faces of the five.

They hadn’t expected that the Bewitching Wizard had actually bought the gem from Zoe Witch.

One million… that’s still money.

“Boss, you’re amazing!”

“My god, even the Archmage Beholder is giving you money! You actually have sales channels with the Archmage Beholder, which means we can sell our goods to him in the future!”

“If it’s not a precious gem like the Power Gem, the Archmage Beholder probably wouldn’t even look at it…”

The Witch Zoe comfortably pocketed two million magic stones.

The Witch Zoe gave them a cold glance.

“Let’s go.”

“Although I don’t know when that idiot from the Arcane Tower will realize that I switched his necklace, it’s only a matter of time. Our identities have been exposed, and staying any longer is a waste of time. Let’s leave immediately.”

Locke searched through the free library on the airship for information on Power Gems, but found nothing.

Locke sat down, placed his palm above the gem, and golden lightning bolts appeared between his palm and the gem. “This Power Gem of Fire Element is, in some ways, even more powerful than the Fire Principle of the Three Realms, and seems to bring a deeper level of power than the Fire Principle itself. Has no one speculated that this gem is related to the divine power system?”

“Collecting all five Power Gems will lead to something extraordinary. But this is just a legend told by the witch Zoe. Let’s leave it at that for now.” Locke stored the gem in his Astral Ring.

Half a month later.

The wizard airship landed at the docking point, but just as Locke stepped off the airship, he heard a roar suddenly erupt from the group of wizards who had disembarked with him.

He turned to look in that direction and saw that the wizard from the Arcane Tower Holy Land seemed extremely agitated.

“No, the magical artifact around my neck has been tampered with. This Tear of Alruba was a gift from my mother; I know the gems and enchantment arrays on it inside and out. This is a fake. Someone tampered with my magical artifact. What would they want that decorative gem for?” “Right, that witch I met on the wizard’s airship, why haven’t I seen her disembark?”

“It’s her! It must be her!”

The young wizard felt betrayed. He had always had a smooth life, always flattered, and almost no one had ever spoken harshly to him. Now, he was naturally enraged.

“I must find her!”

“How dare she offend me…”

“She’s got some nerve…”

He immediately thought of Locke and the witch Zoe, who seemed to have a good relationship. However, the young wizard quickly dismissed this connection.

Why?

He couldn’t afford to offend a Star Ring Wizard. Even if his father found out, he would be the one reprimanded.

Second-ring wizards possess long lifespans and vast worlds, giving them ample time and means to produce offspring. He, however, was merely the child of two second-ring wizards in the wizarding world, but that didn’t mean his parents didn’t have other children in their various colonies.

While his status was noble, he wasn’t indispensable.

His parents would never risk offending a Grand Wizard for his sake.

Therefore, he could only completely ignore any connection to Locke and focus all his hatred on the Witch Zoe. After all, he wasn’t even sure if Locke knew the witch’s true identity. He suddenly realized that Zoe might have given him a false name. However, he quickly calmed down, because ultimately, it was just a decorative gem on a necklace artifact.

Locke turned around. Beside him stood Shan Chuan Ke, who glanced back at the young man and said to Locke, “You see, people’s hearts are truly complex. You can’t trust anyone. Another young man paying the price for trusting others too easily.”

“If you’re not ruthless enough, you’ll be deceived and hurt,”

Shan Chuan Ke said. “What, do you know him?”

Locke didn’t want to interact too much with Shan Chuan Ke, lest Shan Chuan Ke consider him a friend, so he simply nodded and led him to find a magic carriage, then boarded it to head to the Root Crown Royal Court.

Shan Chuan Ke followed closely behind Locke.

He looked up at Locke, his small eyes secretly observing Locke’s reaction.

He was pleased to see Locke completely indifferent to him, which dispelled the slight suspicion Shan Chuan Ke had just harbored about Locke.

Because if they were friends, there was a possibility of ulterior motives.

Following behind Locke, Shan Chuan Ke whispered, “Young man, the people most likely to hurt you in this world are not strangers or people you’ve just met, because they know nothing about you and wouldn’t dare to harm you. The people most likely to hurt you are those you can entrust your back to, those so-called friends you believe would never harm you.”

Locke, who was searching for a reliable magic carriage, glanced at Shan Chuan Ke and said, “Mr. Shan Chuan Ke?”

Seeing that Locke was finally paying attention to him, Shan Chuan Ke raised his eyebrows, extremely eager.

“Hmm?”

Locke said, “Please be quiet for a moment. Stop talking nonsense all day, okay?”

Shan Chuan Ke, on the contrary, felt relieved and stopped talking, simply following closely behind Locke.

Locke glanced at him, almost speechless. Although he had long suspected that only indifference, a purely businesslike approach, or even a harsh attitude could dispel Shan Chuan Ke’s paranoia, seeing Shan Chuan Ke’s relieved expression still left him quite speechless. That meant that for Shan Chuan Ke, showing him kindness would only make him wary. Treating

him badly, on the other hand, would make him feel at ease.

Locke pondered the situation along the Tianjiang River. He needed to find a way to send the power gem he possessed there for research. The Forest Sanctuary made it difficult to transfer non-magical plant magical items, so he would have to hire a wizard logistics person, or have someone he trusted send it.

Who would be best?

Mason Witch and the others were too weak, Daniel had his own things to do, and Antoine was even less likely to do such a thing for him. Of his three native students in the wizarding world, one had already graduated, the other two were not up to par, and one was still unable to leave the White Cardamom Farm.

It was a difficult situation.

Locke remembered Douglas. Now that his teacher had allowed Douglas to be treated normally, having him carry the Power Stone should be able to safely take him to the Tianjiang River coast.

“Along the Tianjiang River, Olaye should be releasing some super items soon, completely challenging the status of my Silver Peach Garden there.” Locke looked at the Mountain Guest behind him, who was silently following behind him. The Mountain Guest’s enormous white body, like a ginseng root, was gradually disappearing under the sunlight.

Clearly, if he didn’t receive treatment soon, this god of the Sea King world would vanish.

Along the Tianjiang River, Rose Building was a massive high-rise building built next to the White Ice Tower Academy.

In a wizarding town in the living area of the White Ice Tower Academy, several wizards wearing bird-beak wizard hats appeared in a house that looked like an ordinary house on the outside, but whose interior had been enchanted with a space-expanding spell from the Conjuration School and decorated as a magnificent palace. Inside

the house were beautiful women and a pool filled with the finest wizarding wine.

Several wizards, both male and female, were playing in the pool.

These wizards, wearing white feather bird-beak wizard hats and white wizard robes, were exchanging ideas here.

“Aurelia and Silver Peach Garden have both slipped out of our control. The wizards of the Upper Wizarding Lands are still so arrogant. They want to make money off our land without even entering our circle.” “

They’ve greatly underestimated our size and our numbers. Circles are crucial; those who don’t enter our circle can’t make money here.”

“Is it safe here?”

“Safe? For you and me, we shouldn’t use the word ‘safe.’ Because safety can be bought with money. Where isn’t safe if the money’s right? We’ve bought this place from top to bottom.”

“Heh, that’s good. Many of those dark wizards have begun to doubt the Dark Wizarding Alliance and believe that white wizarding society isn’t what they think. But they’re far too naive. Their lives and fortunes can also be bought. Everything they have is ours.” The two white wizards clinked their glasses together.

“To put it another way, once they become dark wizards, their lives and fortunes can truly be bought with money. This is a way to circumvent the laws protecting wizards from human races.”

“Making everything available for purchase is the responsibility of you, me, and many more of us.”

“My friend, the dark wizard alliance along the Tianjiang River has been wiped out. Those kept dark wizards have been mostly sold off. You should raise rents, raise the prices of key magical materials, and I will provide more loans. We need to create bankruptcies, we need to create hunger, we need to cultivate their habit of overspending, we need to create resentment and discontent towards the White Wizard Association, and then more people will become dark wizards.”

The two men’s glasses clinked together again, and they laughed triumphantly.

Their faces were concealed by bird-beak wizard hats, a type of hood. In other words, they didn’t know each other at all, didn’t know who the other was; only these investment bankers knew that they were the invisible emperors of this wizarding land, and even more wizarding lands.

Although the emperor and king have vanished from the wizarding world, they have never truly disappeared.

“What about Silver Peach Garden and Olaye?”

“Don’t worry. We’ll always find a way to get them to join our circle and pledge their allegiance. Didn’t Silver Peach Garden keep sending us magic stones? It’s a pity their previous administrator, whom I thought was an excellent wizard, was still sent to the wizarding prison.”

“Once they’re in that wizarding prison, there’s nothing we can do. We can’t enter Cloudswamp Wetlands. The competition there is too fierce; it’s not suitable for long-term investment. They even deliberately set up five wars there to artificially disrupt class monopolies—that rubbish. Even if we have some business there, we could lose everything because of some inexplicable thing.” “

But conversely, wars that we manipulate can make us a lot of money, can’t they?!”

“Hmm, this is a double-edged sword. We’d better get Rose, Tacitus, and Locke, and Augustine, to submit to us as soon as possible. Or at least get them to leave the Tianjiang Riverbank.”

On the Tianjiang Riverbank, Locke, along with Terence, the witch Peach, and a dozen or so first-class wizard apprentices from Silver Peach Garden, arrived at Rose’s Building.

Locke stood before the building, raising an eyebrow, as he recognized its design from the Land of Dragonfall.

Locke followed the other wizards into the building. At the very center of the interior was a floating staircase resembling a wizard’s airship, with each step suspended in the center. The interior seemed to possess a spatial expansion spell; what appeared to be a ten-story building on the outside actually had a full one hundred floors inside.

The first floor was bustling with numerous shops and stalls.

These were all shops selling magical plants, but there were also a few other shops, such as shops selling magical umbrellas, wizard robes, magical artifacts, and so on…

Locke noticed a wizard wearing a monocle and holding a cane who seemed rather ashen-faced. This was the wizard Elabom, whom Locke had met once before.

Elabom looked at Locke, his eyes filled with displeasure.

Locke smiled, then boarded the floating staircase and headed directly to the hundredth floor, the venue for this grand opening ceremony. Wizard Terence clicked his tongue in amazement, looking around.

“My God, where did she get such a huge building? It’s incredibly extravagant. How come we didn’t hear a thing before?” Witch Peach’s voice trembled slightly.

“Look, almost every shop on every floor is occupied. Oh, after the thirtieth floor, most of the shops are scattered, and many are empty, but it’s still amazing. After the thirtieth floor, almost every floor has several shops. This place is practically the… the…”

Witch Peach’s face was grim.

Because she was a formal wizarding instructor at the Tide Grand Wizarding Tower, and at that moment, the Tide Grand Wizarding Tower and the White Ice Tower were at war. The cause was that a first-class wizarding apprentice from the Tide Grand Wizarding Tower discovered a wizarding ruin along the Tianjiang River. It was only a first-ring level ruin, not particularly valuable. However, coincidentally, some students from the White Ice Tower also discovered the wizarding secret realm by following the Tide Grand Wizarding Tower student’s tracks. The two sides fought for control of the wizarding secret realm. Later, the first-class wizarding apprentice from the Tide Grand Wizarding Tower was severely injured and desperately escaped back to the Tide Grand Wizarding Tower, only to die in front of his wizarding instructor.

Logically, in this situation, if his wizarding instructor reported it to the White Wizarding Court, the wizarding apprentices from the White Ice Tower who participated in the attack could be tried. But a problem arose.

Because the first-class wizard apprentice dared not flee directly, he hid in the mortal realm, making his way back on foot. He used various methods to delay the onset of his injuries, which were not entirely legal. As a result, he delayed his return to the Tide Grand Wizard Tower for three years and six months. According to wizarding law, if a wizard dies after more than three years of injury, it cannot be definitively determined whether his death was directly causally related to the injury.

Therefore, it was impossible to prosecute the wizard apprentices of the White Ice Tower under wizarding law.

This was probably the main reason why they relentlessly pursued the first-class wizard apprentice of the Tide Grand Wizard Tower and delayed his return to the academy. After all, once he returned and the Holy Wizard Court was contacted, all those involved could potentially be imprisoned in wizarding prisons and forced to perform community service, producing magical items and processing magical resources for the White Wizarding Association.

Because there was no explanation for the apprentice’s death, his wizarding mentor took a desperate gamble and retaliated against the wizards of the White Ice Tower, who in turn retaliated against the wizards of the Tide Grand Wizard Tower.

So, the two wizarding academies started fighting, albeit a private feud.

According to regulations, both academies were prohibited from engaging in wars outside of academic conflict; they were simply posing as dark wizards, using underhanded tactics against each other.

Both had already broken numerous laws.

This is similar to the broken windows theory: wizarding law is most powerful before someone breaks the law; once a law is broken, everything changes.

Currently, a large number of holy wizards are watching this private feud, and both academies have suffered numerous punishments from the White Wizarding Association. However, the hatred between them has accumulated far beyond the initial minor conflict, so they continue their private fight despite the various punishments, even launching mass attacks on each other’s student groups.

At this point, the witch Peach’s expression naturally turned grim, because Olayer and Silver Peach Garden were originally just a shop alliance along the Tianjiang River, not siding with any particular wizarding academy.

But now things have changed.

Clearly, to gain support for the construction of this building and obtain corresponding resources, Rose the Witch had forged a deep partnership with the White Ice Tower. She had built a structure here that could almost be considered the commercial center of the Tianjiang River, the purpose of which was unknown, but certainly not good for the Tide Wizard Tower.

The Witch Peach was even trembling with rage.

“Beasts!”

“Those beasts, those beasts from the Olaye gang, they’ve completely sided with those beasts from the White Ice Tower!”

“Damn it, hateful! The White Ice Tower hasn’t apologized to our dead students yet!”

Peach’s words immediately attracted the attention of many wizards on the floating staircase. Some wizards wearing White Ice Tower badges glared at her coldly, their eyes flashing with ferocity.

A second-ring wizard gruffly said, “What did you say? You scum! This is our territory, be careful you don’t get stuck here.” Locke glanced at them sideways.

Instantly, they all felt as if their eyes had been stabbed, and they quickly averted their gazes.

“Bang!”

The floating staircase reached the hundredth floor.

Rose the Witch stood in the lobby of the hundredth floor and smiled, “Welcome, everyone, to my first Rose Building.”

Locke was the first to step off the floating staircase, landing on the marble floor of the hundredth floor.

Rose the Witch looked at Locke, seemingly surprised that he had come.

“Locke, I didn’t think you would come.”

Locke said, “Rose…”

Rose the Witch said, “Hmm?”

Locke said, “Keep your dogs in check. I don’t like listening to their barking.”

Rose the Witch paused, then looked at the white ice tower’s official wizard instructor behind Locke, a regular second-circle wizard whose face was flushed, fists clenched, seemingly about to explode in anger, but who was suppressing his rage with reason. Rose the Witch’s lips

then curled into a smile.

“Alright. But there are no dogs of mine here, only my esteemed guests and my trusted and respected employees.” “Locke, you look murderous. Weren’t killing two Star Ring creatures a few days ago enough to vent your anger?”

“Who angered you this time?”

She inadvertently pointed out Locke’s ruthlessness, instantly bringing the second-ring wizard, who was on the verge of losing his temper, back to his senses and calming down. To him, even one Star Ring creature was an insurmountable ferocity, let alone two. This made him realize that provoking a Star Ring wizard here was unwise. It

would also invite unnecessary enemies to his academy.

Although their headmaster was only a Moon Ring wizard, their entire academy only had one Moon Ring wizard, and that headmaster was old and didn’t have many years left to live. Each attack rapidly reduced his lifespan, making him no longer a normal Moon Ring wizard.

Furthermore, he realized that his words weren’t directed at anyone personally, but rather at everyone, meaning he had clearly generalized his opinion towards Locke.

This was wrong of him.

He had been rude.

Even if word got out and everyone judged, they would all condemn his impetuousness.

Therefore, the wizard quickly bowed to Locke and said, “Lord Augustine, I was wrong just now. I absolutely did not mean to offend you.” Locke nodded to him. “I understand.”

The White Ice Tower’s formal wizard instructor breathed a sigh of relief. That was good; the misunderstanding had been cleared up.

He had calmed down now and realized that the war between the White Ice Tower and the Tide Great Wizard Tower had nothing to do with Silver Peach Garden. Locke was representing Silver Peach Garden, and his insult to Witch Peach was tantamount to insulting Silver Peach Garden.

If he offended other wizarding forces, it wouldn’t matter.

But Silver Peach Garden was, after all, an ancient and famous alliance of magical plant shops.

There was no point in offending them now.

Witch Rose nodded to everyone, then clapped her hands, drawing everyone’s attention away.

“Everyone, today is the first day of Rose Building’s opening. Rose Building is a place that brings together all the shops along the Tianjiang River, so that all wizards can purchase all the services they want in one place.”

“This is a new business concept I’ve pioneered; it’s the first time something like this has appeared in the wizarding lands along the Tianjiang River,” Witch Rose said, leading the group to the shops on the hundredth floor.

The group was astonished to discover that what was sold on the hundredth floor was extraordinary—entry opportunities into a first-ring wizarding secret realm. The group whispered amongst themselves, stunned by Witch Rose’s extravagant methods.

Witch Rose smiled, “Everyone here is a prominent wizard along the Tianjiang River.”

“I’ll get straight to the point. In the past, a wizard could only enter a wizarding secret realm through an academy. But for the first time, through commercial cooperation, I’ve negotiated with various wizarding academies to establish a wizarding secret realm on the hundredth floor of my Rose Building. From now on, you can all take the floating staircase to this floor and purchase an entry opportunity.”

Locke noticed a spiderweb descending from the sales window of a wizarding secret realm shop.

“Be careful.”

The witch Rose walked over and, before Locke could touch the spider silk, pinched it between two fingers. She shook her head at Locke and said, “This is a special spider silk from the first-ring wizarding realm I set up. It’s very dangerous.”

Locke asked curiously, “A wizarding realm you set up?”

The witch Rose said, “Yes, this is the first-ring wizarding realm I set up—Spider Paradise. It has already passed the White Wizard Association’s assessment and reached the standard for a wizarding realm. In the future, my Spider Paradise wizarding realm will definitely be open to the public, and entry opportunities can definitely be purchased with magic stones. This is a contribution to our magic stone economy and the economy along the Tianjiang River.”

Many wizards began to applaud behind her, whispering among themselves and praising the Rose Building, which the witch Rose had created for them, a landmark achievement.

Rose the Witch addressed the crowd, “This one building can accommodate most of the shops along the Tianjiang River. This will bring in a large influx of customers, and through a well-designed internal logistics network, the prices of all goods inside this building will be 10% to 20% lower than outside.”

“President Fura highly praises this,”

Rose the Witch nodded, adding, “Of course. I’m very impressed with the ingenious idea Rose presented to me for this building.” “She’s already reached agreements with most of the merchants. For example, potion material shops can directly supply materials to potion shops within this building in fixed quantities, and golem shops can also find orders… In other words, by moving into this building, one can directly obtain a large number of orders from other shops, and the well-developed logistics chain will significantly reduce costs, making the goods here very competitive.” “Rose the Witch told me that she wants to transform Olaye here into the original…” “The first shop alliance was established, and it will expand to other wizarding territories. The headquarters of this shop alliance will always be along the Tianjiang River, and the annual funding our White Wizard Association receives… is unimaginable.” “Witch Rose directly signed a corresponding support agreement with our White Wizard Association, because 10% of Olayer’s annual income will directly become the membership fee of our local White Wizard Association.”

Witch Fura said, “Our White Wizard Association then formulated a series of preferential policies for Rose Building, and officially confirmed that this building will be the future commercial center of our Tianjiang River.”

Many wizards were shocked by this news, and they were all stunned, trying to digest the information.

Many wizards were secretly exchanging information, amazed that Witch Rose had done so much resource exchange during her time along the Tianjiang River. Her methods made them feel fear and awe.

Rose the Witch said, “Concentration brings advantages. Because industrial concentration reduces many costs, sometimes concentration itself is an advantage.” “Moreover, by concentrating, this place will have the largest customer flow and the most comprehensive gatherings along the Tianjiang River.”

Rose the Witch continued, “With the support of the White Wizard Association and the influx of funds from various shops, the resource shortage problem of the Rose Building has been solved, which is why I was able to build it in such a short time.”

The visiting group discussed animatedly, marveling at Rose the Witch’s achievement and admiring Aureille’s current strength. Some wizards even whispered that Aureille had become the largest magical plant shop alliance along the Tianjiang River, and it seemed only a matter of time before it became the only and strongest shop alliance in the future.

If this plan succeeds, it might even be possible to expand beyond the Tianjiang River and the Wizarding Land in the future.

At least Fula the Witch was already lured in by Rose the Witch’s promises. She beamed, seemingly already envisioning a future where the White Wizard Association would receive hefty tax revenues annually, and she would no longer have to beg for help or borrow money for meager sums.

At this moment, the most displeased was Wizard Abram, the wizard from Tianhanjiang Investment Bank. Rose’s building posed a significant threat to the investment bank. Firstly, it directly collected scattered magic stone funds from the Small Shop Alliance, effectively crippling the investment bank’s strategy of waiting for Aurelia’s cash flow to dry up. What bothered him most was that Aurelia had actually signed a contract with the White Wizard Association, requiring them to provide corresponding tax revenue annually. If those poor people in the White Wizard Association had money, how could they be guaranteed obedience?

Wizard Abram turned his gaze to Locke.

“The best course of action now is to seize control of the Silver Peach Garden as soon as possible. Only then will we have a chance to eliminate Olaye.”

The witch Rose looked at Locke provocatively.

“Besides, we, Olaye, are also preparing to launch our trump card magical plant—the Tricolor Rose Dart Branch.”

“Please follow me, everyone.”

“Today is the day I will change the banks of the Heavenly River.”

“Just as some people once did to our Solas’s Barefoot and Melochy’s Magic Step.”