Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems - Chapter 994

Chapter 986 Resources for the Advancement of a Star Ring Wizard

Locke hesitated for a moment, then asked, “Teacher, is there any hidden knowledge involved?”

The witch Catherine replied, “There is, but it’s insignificant; it’s related to certain interests of mine. If I tell you, you won’t be able to help me accomplish something. And that thing is extremely important to me. I can’t even tell you the details, because once I do, with your intelligence, you’ll quickly figure out all my plans.”

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“And once you figure it out, someone else will definitely know,”

Locke said, looking at the witch Catherine with a strange expression.

The witch Catherine said, “A very small number of wizards among the third-ring wizards, those from the School of Prophecy, can predict even the smallest things you think about. So, if I discuss this plan with you, it could be completely predicted. Therefore, I cannot tell you.” “

Secondly, if you knew, you would be incapable of carrying out the plan.”

“Of course, you can refuse. But frankly, if it’s not you, then only Zeno is suitable.”

Locke fell into deep thought.

He hesitated whether to agree.

Clearly, the witch Catherine wanted him to stay at Mount Golden Crown. This wasn’t out of selfishness, but a common sentiment. After all, he had received much training from the Red Dragon lineage and had demonstrated his talent. Therefore, the witch Catherine was certainly trying her best to keep him, and many high-ring wizards at Mount Golden Crown likely shared this sentiment.

Now, a difficult situation arose.

If he refused, it would be even harder to leave later; if he agreed, he didn’t know if it would slow down his departure from Mount Golden Crown. Various thoughts raced through Locke’s mind. He quickly made up his mind. If he left now, the probability of success was fifty-fifty. But if he insisted on leaving, he could probably still leave, but it would mean a falling out with his sect and losing almost all his assets here. That wasn’t his goal.

The best way for him to leave was with the blessing and trust of the Witch Catherine. Therefore, he needed to gain more trust from this Throne-level Breeder teacher. Furthermore, he needed to accumulate the enormous amount of resources required to break through to the Moon Ring Wizard level. So, currently, following the Witch Catherine could earn him a lot of money.

Leaving now was not a wise move.

After weighing the pros and cons, Locke bowed to the witch Catherine and said, “Teacher, I understand. Since you don’t want me to be exposed to this knowledge too early, I will listen to you.”

Catherine smiled, looked in the mirror, and using her reflection, commanded the wizard to leave the bedroom. Then she said to Locke, “Locke, you won’t lose out. According to my plan, this will be extremely beneficial for your breakthrough to become a Moon Ring Wizard. Accepting my proposal will only benefit you, not harm you.” “

Every forging of a Great Magic is exchanging one’s potential for actual forging progress. Therefore, as the forging progresses, your magic level increases, but your potential decreases.”

“Therefore, while each forging process signifies a definite improvement, this improvement isn’t necessarily positive. Have you seen Chikun Yue? He was a genius in his youth, but he took the wrong path, and without a Throne Wizard to rescue him, he could only spend his life as a Moon Ring Wizard along the Tianjiang River.”

Locke suddenly realized that not every second-ring wizard had a Throne Wizard teacher like himself.

For most second-ring wizards, once they took the wrong path, no one could correct them, making them extremely prone to going astray. This is the advantage of entering a top-tier wizarding academy.

The better the environment, the smoother your progress.

This is especially true for wizards whose talent is mediocre, because only true geniuses can completely ignore their environment.

The witch Catherine seemed to be in a very good mood.

“Lock, how’s Planknia doing?”

Locke asked. “I gave her a task: to plant the cycad seed that Teacher gave me for the sub-project. But to be honest, she thought it was a new test for her, but actually… I’m confused myself. Because Teacher, it’s just an iron ball. If you hadn’t told me it was a seed, I would have thought it was some kind of iron block. Teacher, you didn’t give me the wrong seed, did you? After all, you gave it to me through the wizard Trajan.”

Catherine the witch covered her mouth and laughed. “No, that’s what cycad seeds are like. You wouldn’t be wrong to say it’s an iron ball.” “Otherwise, it wouldn’t be a sub-project of the main project. Alright, I’m leaving this entirely to you. Locke, I don’t want you to tell me you can’t handle it.”

Catherine the witch suddenly became serious, but she quickly laughed again.

“You’re on the Tianjiang River, right? I’ll give you a good job.”

“From now on, you are an advisor to the Golden Crown Mountain Ethics and Morality Review Committee. I now have a task for you. An experiment involving undead plants, strictly prohibited by the White Wizard Association, has been discovered in the laboratory of a Star Ring Wizard on Golden Crown Mountain. All his laboratories in Yunze Wetland have been shut down, but due to the legal separation between wizarding lands in the wizarding world, he will be imprisoned in Yunze Wetland, while he is currently innocent along the Tianjiang River.”

“Therefore, I order you to enter that wizard’s laboratory along the Tianjiang River and bring him out. Then, persuade him to return to our Yunze Wetland.” Ekaterina smiled slightly, “However, he is innocent along the Tianjiang River and remains a White Wizard. Furthermore, I believe the White Wizard Association along the Tianjiang River is likely to court him for personal gain. Therefore, I hope you can persuade him to voluntarily return to Yunze Wetland within the ‘legal’ framework.”

Ekaterina emphasized the word “legal.”

“It just so happens that she’s a witch. I think with your charm, she might be completely infatuated with you.”

Locke coughed. “Teacher, don’t joke with me.”

Locke was speechless. He recognized each word “undead plant,” but when they were put together, he had a strange feeling that he didn’t recognize them at all.

The witch Catherine said, “You need to hurry, because if you’re any slower, she’ll likely obtain membership in the White Wizard Association along the Tianjiang River, making it harder for us to capture her. According to my intelligence, she should receive this membership within the next two or three days. This is the location of her laboratory along the Tianjiang River, in the Tide Grand Wizard Tower region. She set up a laboratory in a mortal empire called Sodom on its border within the Tide Grand Wizard Tower region, where she’s conducting numerous illegal experiments.” “

Although she’s a wizard from our Golden Crown Mountain, precisely because of this, we must punish her severely.” “

The undead are already illegal, let alone creating plant undead. Past research in this area has resulted in countless ecological tragedies. Research in this area requires special authorization from the White Wizard Association and must be conducted under the supervision of a team of holy wizards before even a small amount of analytical research can be carried out.”

“This person’s academic reputation is ruined, but it will also drag down the reputation of our Golden Crown Mountain. This is no small matter, especially since she is a wizard from our academic committee’s faction, which is an even greater blow to our academic reputation. Golden Crown Mountain’s reputation will be tarnished by her personally, and you must bring her back. Here is a map.”

Locke looked at the map and realized that Catherine the Witch seemed to have figured out the location and personnel of the other party’s laboratory, and even some of the important equipment, all

without knowing how she did it. He wondered how she did it.

His teacher’s intelligence capabilities always seemed very strong.

Locke said, “I understand, teacher.”

Catherine the Witch said, “There should be quite a few research projects and experimental data in the laboratory. You can keep a copy of these when you search it. Although this is all illegal research, the data produced is not illegal. That’s why I said this is a good job.”

Locke’s eyes brightened slightly, and he nodded.

Catherine the Witch said, “Before you go, I sent another wizard to handle it. You should know that wizard, it’s the Witch Shirley.”

Locke was stunned for a moment. “Senior Sister Shirley is back?”

Ekaterina the Witch said. “Yes, it took some effort, but we managed to rescue her through the dream-weaving experts of the Siming Waters, and she’s now a second-circle wizard.” “

Sherley the Witch is already in the Tide Grand Wizard Tower region, on a mission. She’s the one who sent me the distress call,”

Locke said. “Okay, Teacher. I’ll get there as soon as possible.”

Ekaterina the Witch pointed in the air, and her Golden Crown Mountain badge began to vibrate. Then, the badge split in two, becoming two badges. One was still the Golden Crown Mountain badge, and the other represented her identity as an advisor to the Golden Crown Mountain Ethics and Morality Review Committee. This meant she had the authority to investigate that wizard’s laboratory.

Although she couldn’t go openly because the other party was in the wizarding territory along the Tianjiang River.

Locke said, “I’m going to the Tide Wizarding Tower soon to open the first branch of my teacher’s Silver Peach Garden. So, I can go there.” The witch Catherine nodded, seemingly distracted by other matters. “Alright, report back to me after you succeed. Congratulations, Locke, you’ve done a great job with the Silver Peach Garden. But I hope Anna’s Olaye won’t enter the wizarding lands along the Tianjiang River.” “If you can do that, I can even give you half the wizarding shares of the Silver Peach Garden; this shop alliance can be considered a joint venture between us. Of course, that depends on your performance afterward. I’m very satisfied with your handling of the Silver Peach Garden.” “

I have other things to attend to. Locke, bring back that wizard who violated academic ethics; I don’t think you’ll fail.” She closed the video chat with the Ganoderma lucidum.

Meanwhile, on his way back to the Silver Peach Garden, Locke received another video call invitation from a Sun Ring Wizard. It was Queen Ella, the Sun Ring Wizard of Arthas, one of the high-ranking figures in Arthas.

Queen Ella, dressed in an elaborate green wizard’s robe resembling a gown and adorned with two emerald earrings, spoke directly: “Locke, our war sets for the Five Great Wars with Quinnjoll are complete. This time, we earned a total of 80 million magic stones, which you and I will split equally, with you receiving 40 million magic stones.”

Queen Ella seemed very pleased.

“This transaction was completed through my personal connections, therefore, according to Arthas’s special reward authority over me, I can directly split these 40 million magic stones with you.”

Her gaze towards Locke became more ardent, replacing the previous aloof indifference.

Previously, she and Locke were merely colleagues, but now, Locke had changed in her eyes.

Queen Ella said to Locke, “Locke, I don’t know how you did it, Quinnjoll is full of praise for the wizard shoes you made. This is the battle footage they sent me.” “

Oh, by the way, the money will be transferred to you through the Fairy Family Bank soon.”

Locke received the message. Quinnjoll’s special wizarding unit, composed of second-circle wizards, bypassed the first plane of the Abyss; the large Tanaris demon army in the Wilderness of Ten Thousand Demons, and then directly attacked the Baroque high-level ice demon army located behind the demon army, severely damaging that unit and greatly influencing the outcome of the battle.

And what enabled this was the dark gold dragon claws; air pineapple wizard shoes worn by those second-circle wizards.

Those dark golden dragon claws and air pineapple wizard shoes moved with ease across the Desolate Wilderness, their speed increasing as they went. They absorbed abyssal energy as they moved, causing the demon strategist, the Abyssal Werewolf King, to completely underestimate the marching speed of Quinnjol’s second-circle wizard troops, leading to the complete rout of the demon army.

In the footage, on the Desolate Wilderness, the Abyssal Werewolf King unleashed a sun-ring level of magical pressure, his intelligent demonic eye on his forehead constantly emitting demonic light, venting his fury with a roar.

He roared to the sky, “Quinnjol!”

Queen Ella smiled slightly, “Quinnjol’s abyssal war is not yet over. It seems that because the battle has been too successful and achieved unexpected results, Quinnjol has continued to delve deeper into the abyss.”

Locke looked at Queen Ella curiously.

“Deep into the abyss?”

Witch Ella smiled. “Yes. But these things are irrelevant to us. The important thing is that the wizard shoes you made gave them the motivation to go deep into the abyss. Currently, they have fought their way from the Demon Wilderness to the third level, the Thousand Crocodile Swamp. Guarding that area is the Great Scissor-Mouthed Crocodile Demon King, a demon race born from v*olence.” “

And the demon god in charge of this demon war is the former Three-Ring Throne Wizard, Papalil, who fell from the Cloud Marsh Wetlands to the abyss.” “He used to be the Throne Wizard of the Smith family in the Storm Tower of your Cloud Marsh Wetlands. Later, because of his research into esoteric knowledge, he violated the Wizarding Law and was investigated by the Ethics and Morality Review Committee. Several of his laboratories were closed, and his association subsidies were stopped. As a result, he simply defected into the abyss and became the Abyss Demon God.”

“They’re fighting right now. Locke, Quinnjoll wants to place some more orders with you through me, is that alright?”

Locke nodded. He had directly invested around fifteen million in cultivating the Dark Gold Dragon Claw and Air Plants, and had also utilized resources within the White Cardamom Farm.

So, of course, it was fine.

If Quinnjoll wanted to continue fighting, he couldn’t stop him, and from the perspective of the Augustus Shop Alliance, it was actually a good thing. The Witch Ella asked, “By the way, my wizard friend in Quinnjoll, a Sun Ring-level breeder, wants to ask you why your wizard shoes are so well adapted to the Abyss environment? This has allowed Quinnjoll to thrive in the Abyss for the first time in a hundred years.” “Your Dark Gold Dragon Claw seems to show signs of hybridization.” Locke knew that

the other party was obviously trying to reverse-engineer his breeding techniques.

This wasn’t surprising.

It was a fairly common practice.

Otherwise, the other party wouldn’t have been able to immediately point out that he had used hybridization breeding methods.

“But isn’t hybridization breeding an unusable method for Abyssal magical plants?” Ella asked.

Locke smiled. “That’s a trade secret, Ms. Ella.”

Normal Abyssal magical plants and ordinary magical plants indeed cannot be hybridized, but she had created the Abyssal Devourer at the first-ring wizard stage, and with the resources of the White Cardamom Farm and her special relationship with the 78th layer of the Abyss, she was able to do it.

Clearly, even a Sun-ring level breeder wouldn’t be able to hybridize without so many coincidences. Ella nodded, a smile in her eyes.

“I understand. I just owed him a favor, so I had to ask. Your answer suits me perfectly. Now I can answer him.”

“There’s one more thing, Locke. Could you create more Air Pineapple Wizard Shoes? That would encourage Quinnjoll to place more orders.”

Ella was so enthusiastic about this; after all, a single transaction could yield forty million magic stones, a considerable fortune for her.

After a moment’s thought, Locke declined, saying, “I’m sorry, Ms. Ella, I’m not planning to put in much more effort on the Air Pineapple Wizard Shoes at the moment. We already have two super-quality Air Pineapple Wizard Shoes, which is enough to handle most orders.”

“My current focus is on securing the top-tier grant for my project and completing the tasks my teacher assigned me.”

A hint of regret appeared on Queen Ella’s face, but she quickly composed herself. As a high elf queen, she knew how to cultivate a closer relationship with Locke, this young and talented breeder.

“Of course. Completing your teacher’s task is the most important thing.”

“I can continue to get you a lot of orders from Quinnjoll.” “

In addition, the high elf world of Arthas can also provide you with production and supply chains, as well as logistics services.”

Ella the witch said, “I look forward to further cooperation with you, Wizard Locke.”

“Although the task your teacher gave you is certainly more important, our Augustus Shop Alliance is currently a second-tier wizard shoe shop alliance in Cloudswamp Wetlands, with an important position. I think there is still a lot of room for development. I hope that you can take the time in the future to focus on continuing to develop this shop alliance.”

Locke nodded, and the two talked for a while longer. Then Locke agreed to have Scarlett the witch send the fertile seeds to Arthas headquarters within a week, and the two hung up the phone.

Anyway, since his main body is at the White Cardamom Farm, he’s currently spending time processing the ironwood seeds his teacher gave him. Unfortunately, despite using various cultivation methods, the seeds haven’t shown any signs of germination. Since that’s the case, he might as well change his approach and produce another batch of breedable seeds for the Dark Gold Dragon Claw Air Plant and the Black Hummingbird Air Plant. He

can let Planknia handle the ironwood for now.

Speaking of which, the two people in his team at White Cardamom seem to be getting increasingly carried away with their romance lately.

And his collaboration with Arthas, while still profitable now, will become less so over time. For example, in his current partnership with the High Elf Witch, the Elf Queen clearly occupies a higher position in the business ecosystem. He still needs to provide products, while she only needs to cultivate relationships with her friends and negotiate contracts.

She can do all this simply because she’s a Sun Ring Wizard with more academic connections.

Therefore, for the foreseeable future, he would need to accept that his business niche was relatively low compared to theirs, but as time passed, he would gradually change this trend.

It was similar to the development trajectory of Solas’s Lightfoot and Melochy’s Magic Steps.

On the magic carriage, Locke instructed everyone to return to the headquarters of Silver Peach Garden, while he himself turned and headed towards the Tide Great Wizard Tower region. Currently, this area was located along the Tianjiang River; the White Ice Tower region, while the Tide Great Wizard Tower region was upstream. As

the magic carriage traveled along the road, Locke checked the time.

“Teacher, teacher. The terrain along the Tianjiang River is long and narrow, making movement very slow. You only gave me two days, but thankfully you gave me the specific address. It’s definitely too late to go by magic carriage, so I’ll have to use the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow and the Great Spring Breeze Dragon Sparrow spell to force my way there.” “By the way, I can also contact the Tide Grand Wizard Tower through the witch Biki and have them send some people to prevent that witch from obtaining membership in the White Wizard Association along the Tianjiang River.”

Before going to Rose’s Building, he didn’t have this influence, but now that the Tide Grand Wizard Tower has completed a business partnership with him and is willing to provide funding to help him build a Great Azure Leaf Dragon Sparrow service station there, he might be able to get the Tide Grand Wizard Tower to do this. Locke stepped out of the magic carriage, said something to the driver, and the Great Roaring Dragon Sparrow appeared behind him. Then, he transformed into a firebird, leaped into the air, and soared into the sky.

In the Golden Crown Mountain region, Locke’s clone, the Potions Clone, collected 40 million magic stones from the Dragonblood Gathering. He then went directly to Golden Peach Garden. This time, Locke didn’t seek out the wizard Bruce at Golden Peach Garden, because Bruce certainly couldn’t handle the items he wanted to buy,

even though Bruce was an old friend of his at Golden Peach Garden.

Locke went up to the second floor of Golden Peach Garden but didn’t stop, heading directly towards the Star Ring area on the third floor.

The werewolf in the magical painting guarding the third-floor door, after seeing Locke, instantly transformed from a ferocious expression to one of obedience. He bowed to Locke in the painting, pounded his chest with his fist, and knelt on one knee.

“Greetings, esteemed Star Ring Wizard.”

Locke pushed open the third-floor door, revealing an area resembling a general store.

It was filled with all sorts of magical items, some of which posed a threat to his life.

However, he couldn’t find anyone.

Locke asked, “Is anyone there?”

Books tumbled from the piles, and a tree-man, only about the height of a child with very thin branches, emerged from the pile. He wore a wizard’s robe, clearly a wizard, and seemingly a Star Ring Wizard.

“Can’t you see me?”

“Am I not human?”

The tree-man seemed somewhat angry. “What do you want to buy?”

Locke glanced at it in surprise, as he rarely saw tree-men who were wizards, and this one seemed to be a very short apple tree variety with a red trunk.

Locke said, “I want to buy a Star Ring level one.”

His original second-ring level Golden Peach had already been used as a magical medium to enter his Abyss Power and Dragon Power, meaning he essentially had no suitable Spring Magic Plant to use the Peach Blossom Spell on. The Golden Peach

was an almost extinct magical plant, and the cost of buying a second one was simply too high. Therefore, he chose the Crimson Gold Peach, which could replace the Golden Peach, and it had Star Ring, regular second-ring, and Moon Ring versions.

Since that was the case, he could simply buy a Star Ring level Crimson Gold Peach.

In this way, the Peach Blossom Spell would be his most powerful defensive magic at present.

The Treant Wizard said, “Oh, I see. That’s simple. A regular Star Ring level Crimson Gold Peach is five million magic stones per plant.”

“A hundred-year-old Star Ring level Crimson Gold Peach is seven million magic stones per plant.”

“A two-hundred-year-old Star Ring level Crimson Gold Peach is ten million magic stones per plant.”

Locke asked, “Do you have five-hundred-year-old or one-thousand-year-old ones?”

The Treant Wizard’s eyes immediately became very dissatisfied.

“What are you talking about? Plants over five hundred years old are strategic resources. How could such high-level magical plants be sold so easily? Even if I had them, you don’t have the qualifications to trade them.”

“You need a few certificates to buy them directly, and they’re expensive.”

Locke said calmly, “I understand. Then just give me an ordinary Star Ring Grade Crimson Gold Peach.”

The Treant Wizard said, “An ordinary Star Ring Grade Crimson Gold Peach is a ten-year-old magical plant.”

Locke nodded slightly. Anyway, he could use the special resources of the Sky-Piercing Tree at the White Cardamom Farm to quickly increase the number of annual rings on a tree-type magical plant, thus increasing its age.

Locke took out five hundred magic crystal cards. Seeing that Locke was so straightforward, without needing a loan or installments, the Treant Wizard’s expression softened.

Locke continued, “Besides that, I want to buy some defensive magical plants. Do you have any good suggestions? Also, I want to buy [Melting Soul Breath].”

The Treant Wizard handed Locke a stack of documents.

“These are common Star Ring-level defensive magical plants; you can take a look for yourself.”

“Melting Spirit Breath?”

“Where did you learn about this kind of breath?”

Locke said, “I’m a student of the witch Catherine. I learned about this breath from my teacher’s articles. It’s a special breath that my teacher developed when she was a Sun Ring Wizard. It’s also a rare resource that can directly increase a Star Ring Wizard’s magical pressure.” The Treant Wizard looked at Locke in surprise. He moved away from the pile of books and then leaned closer to look at Locke.

“I see. One dose of Melting Soul Essence costs ten million magic stones. Moreover, each wizard can only purchase one dose per month.”

Locke asked, “Is it a matter of safe dosage?”

The Treant Wizard replied, “No. It’s because the production has never been very high, and this special essence can also be used to make Melting Heart Potions. Melting Heart Potions are one of the essential potions for entering ice and snow worlds, so most of the Melting Soul Essence is used to produce Melting Heart Potions. Therefore, Melting Soul Essence has never been widely publicized; those who know it know it, and those who don’t know it don’t know it. I never actively recommend it, but it is indeed a rare resource among publicly available resources that is suitable for Star Ring Wizards to directly increase their magic pressure.”

“You know this thanks to your teacher being His Majesty the Throne. Since that’s the case, how many copies do you want to buy? Just so you know, you’ll need to queue.” Locke asked, “Queuing?”

The Treant Wizard replied, “Of course, this is a hot commodity, and there are plenty of discerning wizards in this world. You definitely won’t get a turn this month. Next month, or the month after, you can try queuing. However, there’s a rule in Golden Peach Garden: you need to purchase enough magic stone goods to qualify for queuing.”

Locke was speechless. If it weren’t for the fact that the Soul Fusion was truly rare, publicly tradable, and a resource that could enhance a Star Ring Wizard’s magical pressure, he would have already turned and left.

However, this situation was actually quite normal.

After all, everyone was eyeing this

kind of resource. If he weren’t a student of the witch Catherine, he probably wouldn’t even know it existed. There must be many similar resources in Cloud Marsh Wetlands; he should try to find some relevant information.

Locke asked, “How much do I need?”

The Treant Wizard let out a cryptic laugh, then held up three fingers made of tree branches.

Locke asked, “Three million?”

The Treant Wizard’s eyes immediately darkened with displeasure.

“What are you thinking? It’s thirty million magic stones!”

Locke fell silent. This Golden Peach Garden was far too domineering in its business dealings, requiring a wizard to spend so many magic stones just to qualify for the purchase of Soul Fusion Essence. On the other hand, it also showed how much resources Star Ring Wizards needed

to advance. Therefore, every related advancement resource was highly sought after by numerous wizards.

It seemed he needed to find other ways to acquire more resources and earn more money.

Otherwise, he would soon be starving.

Just buying advancement resources might deplete his savings, leaving no spare money for research or saving. Moreover, for Star Ring Wizards, once they entered a lower magic world, the so-called advancement resources were not only used to enhance their magic pressure but also, to a greater extent, to restore their magic pressure in that lower magic world. Therefore, advancement resources were hard currency for all Star Ring Wizards.

Locke attempted to negotiate with the tree-man wizard.

“I am my teacher’s personal disciple, and Golden Peach Garden is an alliance of his shops. I don’t ask for a price reduction, but could you perhaps ease up on the requirements for this allocation? Thirty million magic stones is far too much; it’s roughly the price of six ten-year-old Star Ring Magic Plants.” “I don’t need that many Star Ring Magic Plants.”

The Treant Wizard seemed unmoved by Locke’s approach.

“Sir Wizard, every penny you spend will eventually flow back into your teacher’s hands. In that case, you should spend more, not less, right?”

Locke…

The Treant Wizard continued, “Besides, if you don’t need that many Star Ring Magic Plants, you can buy older ones with more tree rings. The older the tree-type Star Ring Magic Plant, the stronger its magic pressure and the greater its total magic pressure. You’ll always find a use for it.” “If all else fails, we have many other services available. You can take a look. In short, I absolutely will not budge on the allocation.” Locke looked at the other party, somewhat speechless.

At this moment, the Treant Wizard showed Locke a document—the purchasing record of a Star Ring Wizard from the Magic Pivot City. This wizard had purchased approximately 60 million magic stones worth of resources here, spending thirty years to finally accumulate enough to qualify for the purchase of Molten Soul Essence. In other words, just to gain entry into the queue for Molten Soul Essence, this wizard had to purchase goods worth 2 million magic stones annually from the Golden Peach Garden. The Treant Wizard said, “See? This is the scarcity of resources for Star Ring Wizards’ advancement. Everyone’s queuing up. I’ve already reduced your allocation because of your status; otherwise, you’d need to allocate 50 to 60 million magic stones to even qualify.” The Treant Wizard put his hands on his hips.

“Unless you can obtain a warrant from Her Majesty the Throne, and she intervenes through the Golden Peach Garden’s council or other legal means to change the rules, I absolutely cannot reduce your allocation again.”

Because the Treant Wizard was so short, he could only stand with his hands on his hips, looking up at Locke.

Locke was speechless for a moment, then looked at the information on defensive magical plants in his hand, as well as the other services Golden Peach Garden had handed him—not their main business, but things they did.

Locke discovered that Golden Peach Garden actually provided services related to infrastructure construction in colonized planes.

Locke said, “You can also help wizards build important infrastructure in other worlds? Can you build Spirit Breath Mine excavation wells?” The Treant Wizard said, “Spirit Breath Mine is essentially a petrified product of magical plants, or a byproduct of the imaginary roots of magical plants. Although we’re not particularly good at it, we can still do it. What scale do you need?”

Locke said, “The largest scale among second-ring Spirit Breath Mines.”

The Treant Wizard was taken aback for a moment, then his attitude towards Locke became much better.

“Then you must have discovered a very large spirit energy mine. Of course, a digging well of that scale would cost around 20 million magic stones. If you need to speed things up, you can increase your investment by some more magic stones. If you can increase your investment by 5 million magic stones, I can apply for an acceleration service for you. I’ll try to help you complete the digging well within a year.”

Locke returned the information on defensive magic plants to him.

It seemed he still needed to save some money.

He had just earned some money from the Abyss War at Quinjol Academy, and now it was going to be spent on the Golden Peach Garden’s distribution system.

He would have to wait until later to add new Star Ring Magic Plants; for now, he would just add one new Star Ring Magic Plant, the Crimson Gold Peach. These were large consumables, and he could only replenish them one at a time.

Fortunately, he currently had the Sky-Piercing Jujube, the Pagoda Broccoli, and the Crimson Gold Peach he had purchased, along with the core of the Tree of Prosperity—the Ancient Tree of Life. These four Star Ring Magic Plants should be enough.

Furthermore, he needs to modify the Moon of Evolution, replacing the Moon-type magical plants on it with Star-Ring level magical plants.

Therefore, his idea of purchasing a defensive magical plant will have to wait until later.

To quickly acquire funds, orders from Quinnjoll’s Abyss War are one avenue, while the Silver Peach Garden project along the Tianjiang River needs to be prioritized as soon as possible to recoup costs and obtain substantial funds to purchase advancement resources. Of course, his teacher just gave him a raiding mission; if he can handle it well, he might gain some rewards.

Additionally, improving his potion-making skills might also allow him to obtain funds through potions.

Of course, developing the Super Verdant Spirit Mine in the Three Cave Worlds is also essential.

Locke looked at the Treant Wizard and said, “So, if I spend 25 million to have Golden Peach Garden accelerate the construction of a drilling well sufficient for developing the Super Green Spirit Breath Mine, and add the Crimson Gold Sacred Peach I previously purchased, would I be eligible to queue for the Molten Spirit Breath?” The Treant Wizard immediately nodded and said, “Of course. That’s for sure.”

He eagerly added, “This wizard, do you also need to purchase workers to work at the drilling well? We have debt slaves available. You…”

Locke said, “No need for that.”

He already had two hundred Red Orc Demons, practically given away by the Red Orc Demon King.

The Treant Wizard was slightly disappointed, but still very spirited.

“Then, let’s go sign the contract. Rest assured, we have a reasonable process to ensure our team cannot obtain the plane coordinates of your world. So, I’ll start adding your name now and get you in the queue?”

Locke nodded.

In any case, the resources for this Star Ring Wizard’s advancement were too expensive.