762: The Sixth Model of wizard shoes: Black Giant Hummingbird Pineapple
In the plantation of the Alsace Shop Alliance within the Golden Crown Mountain Region, Witch Scarlett adjusted a pair of glasses she was wearing and looked at the yellow-Black Giant Hummingbird Pineapples that Locke had spent five days breeding using their plantation.
At this moment, within the fifty-acre magic field before them, a total of one hundred slightly different giant hummingbird pineapples had all detached from the soil and were floating slightly in the air.
Next, as Locke chanted an incantation, a lightning field centered on him spread to the surroundings. Subsequently, a certain part of all the giant hummingbird pineapples enveloped by this magical magnetic field flickered with light, and all the light converged in mid-air, turning into a light sphere.
Locke raised his left hand, moving his fingers to adjust the information inside the light sphere, assembling a complete set of plant essence that he had designed for a long time.
An hour later, under the control of Locke's magical magnetic field, that plant essence fell into the seed in his hand. The seed took root and sprouted in his palm, and under the effect of the moss wood marrow, it quickly grew into a pure Black Giant Hummingbird Pineapple.
Locke chanted an incantation and used the One-Ring Spell Model: Twin Magic Plant. A seed suddenly began to split, dividing into two halves.
One seed grew into two adult Magic Plants.
Observing from the side, Witch Scarlett, holding a blank notebook, immediately began sketching and writing with a pen upon seeing this scene. At the same time, she looked at Locke and said, "Is this the level of a Second Ring Breeder?"
Locke replied, "No. This is just the normal improvement of my proficiency in the One-Ring level Finite Element Cultivation Method and Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method after becoming a Second Ring Wizard."
"I haven't yet mastered the universal cultivation methods that a Second Ring Breeder should know."
"Redesigning the giant hummingbird pineapple was an intention I had before participating in the Silent Grail. It's just that I was busy with the competition at the time, so I didn't have time to redesign a set of Magic Plants."
Locke had Witch Scarlett put on these giant hummingbird pineapple wizard shoes. "Now that I've become a Second Ring Wizard, both efficiency and quality have improved."
"I can do better."
Witch Scarlett stepped into the Black Giant Hummingbird Pineapples. The main body of the original version of the giant hummingbird pineapple wizard shoes was emerald green with gradient-colored edges, but this pair of giant hummingbird pineapples was pure black.
As the wizard shoes touched the ground, they emitted a black flash. Before Witch Scarlett could react, she had already leaped up violently, flying a hundred meters into the sky.
"Is this flight? No, this is a jump with extremely high reaction speed and height limits."
Witch Scarlett roughly calculated the traits of this Magic Plant in her mind and found that it was actually about 10% better than the great snow peak pineapple of the Demon Realm Pineapple version.
However, the performance of the Demon Realm Pineapple Wizard Shoes was already comparable to the top One-Ring Wizard shoes in the Yunze Wetland, not inferior at all to the wizard shoes designed by those top One-Ring Magic Weavers.
But now, the performance of this black version of the giant hummingbird pineapple was even superior to the Demon Realm Pineapple Wizard Shoes.
This meant...
Wearing these wizard shoes, Witch Scarlett's heart suddenly fluttered with apprehension, and she looked at Locke with an incredulous gaze.
"Could this pair of shoes be the best One-Ring shoes in the Yunze Wetland right now?"
Locke said, unsurprised, "I'm not surprised. The Demon Realm Pineapple Wizard Shoes were just wizard shoes I made during the One-Ring stage, and now I am a Second Ring Wizard. At the same time, during the Silent Grail, my progress in evolutionary science was rapid. With the help of Great Magic... I integrated various cultivation methods..."
At this moment, Locke spread his right hand, and a full moon appeared in his palm. The magical magnetic field, the magical sun, and three other cultivation methods—the Grafting Healing spell model of the Grafting Cultivation Method, the Cuttings Growth spell model of the Cutting Cultivation Method, and the Interspecific Hybridization spell model of the Hybridization Cultivation Method—revolved around this moon.
Locke said, "Using my Moon Cultivation Method, I transferred four energy-locking structures—the overlord patterns, the Pixiu Spiral Horns, the glandular root sac, and the Moon Pattern—onto the giant hummingbird pineapple."
"I bred a total of one hundred plants."
"Each plant absorbed different information regarding the overlord patterns, Pixiu Spiral Horns, glandular root sac, and Moon Pattern within the Moon Cultivation Method, so there are slight differences. I used the Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method to stimulate these hundred pineapples to find the slightly different plant factors in the shortest time and determine the best parts among them."
The magical sun in Locke's hand radiated, constantly switching frequencies toward a subspecies of the giant hummingbird pineapple from which the plant factors had been taken. Under the pressure of this magical sun, the subspecies' branches and leaves curled up.
The Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method was a cultivation method that could be continuously deepened, never fully mastered, and never exhausted of innovation.
Locke had previously used the synthesis cube to synthesize a large number of giant hummingbird pineapple subspecies. Therefore, from the entry descriptions, he had learned many sensitive magical resonance frequencies of the giant hummingbird pineapple subspecies.
Using this precious data, he could use these sensitive magical resonance frequencies to test these giant hummingbird pineapple subspecies in reverse.
The principle was roughly that the stronger the subspecies, the less likely it was to die or undergo various changes within these sensitive magical resonance frequencies.
Using this shortcut-like method, without any Wizard Apprentices or Official Wizards as helpers, Locke took only three days to determine the key plant factors of these hundred Magic Plants. Then he spent one day designing, and finally, in just five days, he used the Finite Element Cultivation Method to establish the [Sword Tomb] and completed the sixth wizard shoe work on Witch Scarlett's feet: the Black Giant Hummingbird Pineapple!
Witch Scarlett looked at the wizard shoes on her feet, slightly marvelling.
"Even if you are now a Second Ring Wizard, Lord Augustine, the efficiency of a Second Ring Wizard making top-tier One-Ring Wizard shoes shouldn't be this significantly improved."
"Without any assistants, you determined the key plant factors of those subspecies Magic Plants in the [Sword Tomb] so quickly..."
This step was the most time-consuming part of the Finite Element Cultivation Method.
It often required a large number of apprentices and One-Ring Wizards to help.
But Locke, because of the entry prompts from the synthesis cube, fully developed the Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method, turning it into a method that targeted the weaknesses of different parts and then sought the best-performing Magic Plant from the attacks.
Using this method, he skipped the time that would be pure grinding work even for a Second Ring Wizard.
Locke nodded and said, "I had no choice. I'm still just an ordinary Second Ring Wizard with no capable assistants or many students around me. So I had to think of a way to save my time."
"Also, we are partners. You should still address me by my previous name."
Witch Scarlett took a deep look at Locke.
"Locke, you really are a genius Breeder. No one has ever thought of using the Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method like this, and no one has ever designed a new excellent Magic Plant so quickly."
"Working with you has finally made me understand what a genius is. Locke, I'm starting to have even more confidence in our Shop Alliance now."
Locke coughed.
"Scarlett, it's not as exaggerated as you say."
It was no wonder Witch Scarlett was so amazed. After all, with the help of the synthesis cube, he knew many key frequencies and plant factor locations under the Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method and Finite Element Cultivation Method in advance, which was why he could use the Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method this way.
This wasn't actually a breakthrough in the upper limit.
It was an improvement in efficiency.
But in Witch Scarlett's eyes, it was already miraculous.
Locke spoke up, "If I had excellent students to assist me, I could actually improve the performance of this wizard shoe's Magic Plant by about another 5%."
This was true, because his special way of using the Magic Power Resonance Cultivation Method, while improving efficiency, wasn't that precise.
It was ultimately not as good as using a large number of students to spend time grinding out a result bit by bit.
If that were the case, the performance of these wizard shoes could likely be improved even further.
But the key was that he was currently just an ordinary Second Ring Wizard with almost no students. His only One-Ring Wizard student, Williams, had already left Golden Crown Mountain.
However, even if she had stayed, she wouldn't have been of much use.
Because her participation in the design and improvement of this quality of top-tier One-Ring Magic Plants would be limited; she could only do some manual labor.
It would be best for him to have One-Ring Crystallization students to help.
Locke now understood more than ever why High-Ring Wizards needed so many students.
Hearing Locke say that the performance of the wizard shoes could still be improved, Witch Scarlett's eyes flickered slightly.
"In that case, I will immediately arrange the production line for you. It's expected that the new product can be launched in a week."
"Right now, both of those Shop Alliances are watching your situation."
"But they are going to be disappointed now."
Witch Scarlett said, "Locke, you'd better go to the White Wizard Association as soon as possible to get the Augustus Shop Alliance approved."
Locke nodded slightly.
Witch Scarlett thought for a moment.
"However, our brand has finally made a name for itself and left an impression on many wizards in the Yunze Wetland. Therefore, I can start pre-sales."
"Today, I will announce across all of Alsace's shops that you, as a well-known wizard shoe designer, are releasing a new product. Moreover, I will open early pre-sales... and apply for activity funds from the Alsace side..."
"I estimate that if we make good use of the previous aftermath, it will be another transaction worth tens of millions."
Witch Scarlett's eyes were sparkling.
Clearly, as long as the augustus wizard shoes brand was operational, it would benefit her, so she was naturally very excited.
She looked up at Locke and said, "Locke, if only you could design more types of wizard shoes, especially a Second Ring Wizard shoe. Can't the Great Blood Wave Wizard Shoes you designed before be put into production?"
Locke said, "There's an issue with the Great Blood Wave Wizard Shoes, and that's the problem of the imaginary root. Because of the existence of the imaginary root, my costs have remained high. Until I think of a way to solve this problem, I temporarily can't produce second ring magic plant wizard shoes."
Locke added, "Plus, I lack assistants, so in the short term, I can only come up with this one wizard shoe design."
"Scarlett, you look very disappointed?"
Witch Scarlett sighed, and then hearing Locke say this, she quickly looked up. "No... no, how could I be."
"Um, I'm just too anxious."
Witch Scarlett said, "Is there still no way to overcome the cost issues brought by the imaginary root? This is a big project. After all, pure Magic Plant wizard shoes are something no one has ventured into before."
"A few Breeders occasionally dabble in One-Ring pure Magic Plant wizard shoes. But no one has ever made Second Ring pure Magic Plant wizard shoes before."
Witch Scarlett said, "So it's normal that you can't overcome it all at once."
"But I have great confidence in you. Locke, actually, given your situation, the best way is for you to personally do other things, like your research at Golden Crown Mountain or focusing on how to solve the cost issues of the imaginary root, while letting your students or employees help you design One-Ring pure Magic Plant wizard shoes under your guidance."
"That way, our augustus wizard shoes Shop Alliance won't face a gap in production. Only by constantly releasing new designs and products can our brand survive and prosper. This is especially true at this critical moment."
Witch Scarlett said, "Do you have any students who can handle this work? This would be a rare opportunity for them as well. There are so many geniuses at Golden Crown Mountain... perhaps some could help you."
Locke thought for a moment and shook his head decisively.
No.
Mainly, he didn't have a high teaching position at Golden Crown Mountain, so he didn't have that many students.
Secondly, these pure Magic Plant wizard shoes were too niche.
If he were making a mainstream Magic Plant product, he might still find someone to help him, but the key was that these pure Magic Plant wizard shoes were far too niche.
Even if he were to recruit Breeders now, he would have to retrain them and have them relearn everything before they could start designing.
And Locke strongly suspected that the pure Magic Plant wizard shoes designed by those Breeders... would likely be unusable.
After all, what he wanted to build now wasn't an ordinary Shop Alliance, but one that would compete with the two top-tier wizard shoe Shop Alliances in the Yunze Wetland and the six sub-tier wizard shoe Shop Alliances below them.
He wanted to revolutionize them.
Ordinary, mediocre Breeder wizard shoe designs simply wouldn't do.
So, for a long time to come, he really could only rely on himself.
Witch Scarlett saw Locke's predicament and, holding the Black Giant Hummingbird Pineapple wizard shoes, smiled and said, "Don't worry, having these wizard shoes is already enough to secure our victory."
"I'll start the pre-sales for you right away."
Locke checked the time, as there was a banquet to be held today, and then said to Witch Scarlett, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you."
The next chapter for today will be updated tomorrow at noon.