990: Obtaining Star Ring Resources! Discovering the Fourth world tree leaf!
Wizard Gusta led Locke to the highest floor of the castle. The two passed through countless magical corridors. It was evident that the Tide Great Wizard Tower was in a state of combat readiness. Dean Elliot himself was under heavy protection to prevent the wizards from the White Ice Tower from assassinating him.
In the corridors stood many werewolf wizard guards. These werewolf wizards were likely from colonial worlds that had special agreements with the Tide Great Wizard Tower, and thus were hired to protect Wizard Elliot.
Wizard Gusta said, "Wizard Elliot is one of the few in the Tide Great Wizard Tower who can manipulate the Great Wizard Tower, and he is also responsible for purifying the water supply."
Locke asked, "Purification?"
Wizard Gusta replied, "Some wizard lands and colonial worlds suffer from water shortages, but the local planar principles contained in the water might be rejected by the people and land of other regions. Therefore, a skilled wizard is needed to lead a research group to purify and adjust the water supply for transport to various worlds. Otherwise, severe famines would occur."
"In addition, water is a critical necessity for many products, whether it's the high-level Magic Plants or food-grade Magic Plants cultivated by you Breeders, the magical heavy industry of the Alchemists, or the work of Speed Painters, Weather Masters... they all require various types of water. Although it may seem contrary to common sense, there are 3,231 items related to water products in our Tide Great Wizard Tower, divided into eleven major categories. Even magical heavy industry is extremely dependent on water, even if only as a common medium. As a medium, water is very powerful; it can dissipate heat, provide a reaction environment, and wash..."
"However, many high-precision items have different requirements for water quality, so careful purification is needed, and our Dean is our best Purifier."
Locke nodded, roughly understanding the ecological niche of the Tide Great Wizard Tower. This was a magic academy that mainly dealt in water-based products and was also responsible for monitoring the water level of the Tianhan River.
From this perspective, strictly speaking, a breach of the Tianhan River would be extremely damaging to the Tide Great Wizard Tower.
The Tide Great Wizard Tower would be the most direct victim of such damage.
Wizard Guston bowed to Locke and said, "I am also a Purifier. Most of the wizards in the Tide Great Wizard Tower are primarily Purifiers. Therefore, we are also responsible for treating sewage and water that cannot be utilized, such as the water in the Tianhan River mixed with the winter magic of the Sky River. Moisture magic was not originally intended for combat; after all, we aren't madmen. If we wanted to fight with moisture magic, it would be better to study the Weather Master path of water magic to summon rainstorms, create water spheres, or manipulate water pythons. Moisture magic was originally used to purify water through [Turbid Matter Stripping], [Vaporization Purification], and [Low-temperature Disinfection]."
Wizard Guston introduced the Tide Great Wizard Tower to Locke in as much detail as possible, hoping to increase Locke's favor toward the academy before the upcoming negotiations with the Dean.
A water sphere appeared in Wizard Gusta's hand. It was the [Moisture Incantation], a common basic model for water magic along the Tianjiang Coast. The water sphere in his hand began to turn into a gaseous state, becoming moisture, and a sphere of water that looked like both mist and rain appeared in his palm.
Locke said to Wizard Gusta, "I have a suggestion for you."
"Due to its volatile nature, your moisture magic heavily requires environmental closure. You might want to research in this direction in the future." Wizard Gusta dispersed the water sphere in his hand and bowed to Locke, saying, "Thank you for your reminder, Lord Augustine."
Since it was a suggestion from a Star Ring Great Wizard, he found it very feasible after serious consideration.
One could only say that Locke truly lived up to being a Star Ring Wizard. A casual point of view shared in conversation could provide him with immense inspiration. Wizard Gusta's eyes lit up, and he bowed to Locke again, pointing to an office door in front of them. "This is the Dean's office. Dean Elliot is inside. Please, enter."
Wizard Gusta took the initiative to open the office door for Locke, maintaining a very humble posture.
After all, this was the wizard the Dean wanted to invite, a Star Ring Great Wizard, and someone from a superior wizard land.
The office door opened to reveal a room with elaborate decorations and a classical aesthetic. A middle-aged wizard sat at the desk, while a young wizard secretary sat in a wheelchair, handling affairs for Elliot.
Locke glanced at the young wizard at the crystallization stage, his expression impassive.
Wizard Elliot looked up, and after seeing Locke, he paused for a moment before smiling. "I didn't expect there to be such a young Star Ring Great Wizard in this world. I have been poorly informed; staying in this small place for too long has limited my horizons."
"You are welcome to our Tide Great Wizard Tower, and Silver-clad Peach Garden is welcome to open its first service station here."
Locke nodded slightly, seemingly indifferent.
Seeing Locke's attitude, Wizard Elliot didn't say anything. He just smiled, assuming the young genius was simply arrogant and didn't hold him in high regard.
Wizard Elliot said to Gusta, "You may leave now, Gusta."
"Wizard Locke, please sit."
After bowing, Wizard Gusta immediately turned and left.
Locke, however, showed no intention of sitting down, merely looking coldly at Elliot sitting at the desk.
Elliot was taken aback, looked at Locke, and then remembered something. "Witch Rose once came to this office and was very disdainful of my chairs, considering them cheap. Therefore, I have already passed a resolution through the Academy Council overnight to purchase a batch of brand-new chairs, all upholstered with the finest magical creature furs. Please, sit."
Locke said, "Dean Elliot, you should understand that respect is mutual."
"Do you really think Witch Rose would refuse to sit just because of a chair?"
Dean Elliot pondered for a moment. "Wizard Augustine, what do you mean by this?"
Locke wasted no more words and looked directly at the young man in the wheelchair. "Dean Elliot, if this is how it's going to be, then there's no need for us to talk."
He turned, preparing to leave.
The young man then gave a bitter smile and quickly reached out. "Please wait, Wizard Locke. My apologies. Please just listen to my explanation; I didn't intend to toy with you."
"This was a move of necessity."
At that moment, the body of the Wizard Elliot sitting at the desk began to turn into a pool of water, his features blurring as the water transformed into moisture and vanished into the air.
The face of the young man in the wheelchair also turned into water before shifting back into Elliot's appearance.
"A year ago, the White Ice Tower sent someone disguised as a Black Wizard to ambush me, resulting in severe injuries. To this day, my lower limbs have not recovered. I can only sit in a wheelchair and use water magic as a disguise."
"Water magic has a certain capacity for camouflage. Sigh, I thought I had disguised myself perfectly. Now that I think about it, both you and Witch Rose likely saw through it. I must thank you, Wizard Locke."
Wizard Elliot turned his wheelchair, leaving the desk and using his hands to push himself until he was in front of Locke. Locke asked him.
"Thank me for what?"
Wizard Elliot smiled. "You are different from Witch Rose. She saw through me but didn't point it out at all, only telling me the chair was no good before leaving. I had no idea I had become a clown. But you are different; you pointed it out directly. While it seemed like you weren't giving me face, you actually pointed out the crux of the matter."
"I am not a foolish or muddled person."
"Naturally, I must thank you."
Dean Elliot sighed. "I only hope that Wizard Locke will not speak of my current situation to others."
Seeing his sincere attitude, Locke's expression softened. As long as the other party wasn't intentionally toying with him but acting out of necessity, it was understandable.
Locke said, "That's not a problem for me. However, Witch Rose is closely connected to the White Ice Tower. I'm afraid your condition is no secret."
Locke scanned the wizard but couldn't tell exactly what was wrong with his legs. He only noticed a large amount of ice element particles gathered there, as if they were two blocks of ice. It didn't seem like an element imbalance, because if it were, the entire body would shatter. Moreover, an element imbalance is something even a first-ring Potion Master could handle; it wouldn't stump a Star Ring Wizard for so long.
This would also affect his progress in advancing to a Moon Ring Wizard.
After observing carefully, Locke realized that with his current level of Potions, he couldn't discover exactly what was wrong, so he had to give up.
Wizard Elliot said, "Sigh, that assassin crushed a special magical tool. When it shattered, a strange energy entered my body, and I ended up like this. Ice magic gushes from my legs every moment."
"No matter what method I use, I cannot solve the problem."
Locke nodded slightly.
This was very likely the work of Wizard Jikong Yue. If so, it was a scheme by a Moon Ring Wizard, designed to prevent Elliot from becoming a Moon Ring Wizard himself. This way, the Tide Great Wizard Tower would have no chance of threatening the White Ice Tower for the next fifty years.
If that were the case, with his current amateur level of Potions, it would be difficult to solve this problem.
Furthermore, he had no reason to solve it.
His cooperation with the Tide Great Wizard Tower wasn't that close yet.
In fact, up until this moment, it wasn't really any deeper than his cooperation with the White Ice Tower.
Seeing that Locke wasn't focusing on his condition, Wizard Elliot could only drop the subject. "Let's return to the topic of our cooperation. Wizard Locke, I am truly sorry for what happened just now. However, you do indeed need us right now, and we wish to reach a deeper level of cooperation with you."
"I would like to invite you to become a Guest Mentor for the Tide Great Wizard Tower."
"I make this request not out of rudeness, but because it aligns perfectly with your interests. Whether you are in the Yunze Wetlands or elsewhere in the future, you will need a track record. Based on what I know of you, you seem to have received special funding, but that only proves your achievements in the academic field."
"A regional top-tier fund, on the other hand, represents your ability to gather resources."
"If you are walking that legendary path, then you need the Tianjiang Coast Fund to prove your immense capability in resource gathering. This would be a massive boost for you."
"Furthermore, if you can obtain this fund, your Shop Alliance here will be able to secure a completely stable position. Regional top-tier funds are prepared for the future development of a wizard land. Your opponent, Witch Rose, has presumably already formed a deep cooperation with the White Ice Tower, and she is currently a Guest Mentor there."
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"It is impossible for you to reach any agreement or cooperation with the White Ice Tower. The reason is simple, because they have already sided with Olaye, Witch Rose, and the Rose Lineage."
Locke Augustine looked up at him.
Wizard Elliot said in a low voice, "The White Ice Tower already has many wizard mentors who are fringe wizards within the Rose Lineage. They left the higher-level wizard lands to come to the lower-level wizard lands in search of high-level teaching positions."
"Instead of being the tail of a phoenix, they came here to be the head of a chicken, hoping to perform dimension-reduction strikes here."
"Our Tide Great Wizard Tower consists of local wizards here, and we have maintained independent development for years. However, in this wizard war against the White Ice Tower, they received support from the Rose Lineage, and we suffered a great loss."
Locke Augustine understood.
The Tide Great Wizard Tower not only wanted to invite him to become a guest lecturer but also wanted to defect to the Red Dragon Lineage; essentially, they wanted to use him as a springboard.
However, he didn't mind.
Because these matters of cross-wizard land alliances were something only Third-Ring Wizards needed to concern themselves with, and for now, he just wanted to do business here, make money, and convert it into magic resources.
Wizard Elliot said, "You need the academy's funding to obtain an identity here, so you can apply for the Tianjiang Coast Fund; that is the highest-level regional fund on the Tianjiang Coast."
"Strictly speaking, that is for the local wizards of the Tianjiang Coast."
"Therefore, you need an identity. Although Wizard Locke Augustine could also apply for this fund by establishing your own wizard academy here, the procedures are lengthy and time-consuming, and you would need to pay quite a bit of money; without thirty to fifty million magic stones, I fear it would be difficult to get it done quickly."
Locke Augustine nodded; this was effectively paying taxes to the White Wizard Association of the Tianjiang Coast in disguise, a token of allegiance. Otherwise, why would they let an outsider wizard like him establish an academy here?
Although, with his status as a Star Ring Wizard, establishing an academy here would be fine.
Moreover, if the status of the Tianjiang Coast in the Eastern Realm were truly to improve significantly in the future, then high-ring wizards from nearby wizard lands, as long as they heard the rumors, would likely all come to establish academies nearby.
Elliot said, "And if you were to affiliate with a small wizard academy, it would be rather stifling for you."
Locke Augustine remained silent.
Seeing that Locke Augustine still hadn't expressed his stance, Elliot used both hands to push his wheelchair, spun around in place, and came behind the desk in the office. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly said to Locke Augustine, "Mr. Augustine, in fact, for us Star Ring Wizards in the lower-level wizard lands, the reason we can stay here for a long time and wield power over a region is that basically every one of us has some unique resources of our own."
"For us middle-aged wizards, if we really wanted to advance to Moon Ring Wizard, why wouldn't we go to the higher-level wizard lands? Of course, our power is here, so we really cannot easily leave. No one wants to go to a strange place and have to start everything over from scratch."
Dean Elliot tapped gently three times on a tea table at his desk, and suddenly the office door opened automatically.
Locke Augustine instantly realized that this was a magic mechanism; once activated, the office door would automatically become a two-way door. Dean Elliot pushed his wheelchair slowly to the doorway of the office, and then he pushed his wheelchair and led the way into the two-way door.
Locke Augustine followed him.
After passing through a very long corridor, Locke Augustine and he arrived at the end of the corridor. This was a secluded place filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers; there was a grove of white apricot trees, beautiful and moving, emitting a faint, lingering fragrance.
In the center of the apricot grove, there was a spring, and in this spring grew a lotus flower, upon which floated a stone-like magic mirror. Dean Elliot said, "This is one of my secrets, and also the secret of the Tide Great Wizard Tower."
"The Tide Great Wizard Tower was originally just a second-rate wizard academy on the Tianjiang Coast. We didn't have that many resources or that much talent, and we couldn't apply for enough projects, so naturally, we could never advance further. But in the era when my teacher served as Dean, while he was inspecting water quality deep in the Tianhan River, he suddenly discovered a mysterious secret chamber at the bottom of the river, and in this chamber, he discovered this magical fountain."
"This magical fountain contains a high concentration of magic tide gradient, so he built an Inheritance Wizard Array over this magic spring, using the Inheritance Wizard Array to collect magic energy and then channel it into specific areas of our Tide Great Wizard Tower. This is how our Tide Great Wizard Tower has been able to advance by leaps and bounds in the last two hundred years; it is all because of this resource."
Locke Augustine looked at Dean Elliot in surprise.
Because he had already sensed that the three world tree leaves of different attributes in his hand were already resonating with that lotus flower.
That was the fourth world tree leaf he had discovered!
That was correct; the magical Magic Plant lotus flower inside the magic fountain within the Tide Great Wizard Tower was transformed from a world tree leaf. The two world tree leaves in his possession were the foundations of his two Great Magics, respectively, and the third world tree leaf was the core foundation of power that allowed his Three-Eyed Tiger-Eye Cat to advance to the Star Ring.
And the world tree leaf before his eyes seemed to support the Tide Great Wizard Tower in being a first-class wizard power on the Tianjiang Coast. But what was the stone mirror on that world tree leaf?
Dean Elliot said, "The wisdom of our predecessors is boundless. There must have been an excellent Breeder who created such a secret chamber at the bottom of the Tianhan River, and we were fortunate enough to enter this secret chamber and, relying on this magical fountain, obtained many resources."
"Therefore, we named this magical fountain the Spring of Tides."
Locke Augustine nodded.
"Dean Elliot, what do you intend to do by bringing me to see this right now?"
Honestly, it was impossible for him not to be tempted by the world tree leaf; after all, this was the true core of his current power.
But this thing belonged to the Tide Great Wizard Tower after all, and the Tide Great Wizard Tower was a White Wizard power; he could never obtain this world tree leaf unless the Tide Great Wizard Tower took the initiative to trade it.
However, Locke Augustine highly doubted whether the Tide Great Wizard Tower had the ability to study this world tree leaf, or if they even knew that the Magic Plant was a world tree leaf. Dean Elliot said, "That Magic Plant is extremely special; it can draw energy from the Imaginary Sea and turn it into spirit breath. Not only can it draw a lot of azure spiritual breath to become the water of the Spring of Tides, but it can also draw a certain amount of a special spirit breath every year—I call it Tide spirit breath."
"Absorbing this spirit breath can even allow a Star Ring Wizard's Magic Pressure to improve."
Locke Augustine looked at Dean Elliot in surprise.
No wonder Dean Elliot could become a Star Ring Wizard at the age of over three hundred and fifty and had the ambition to become a Moon Ring Wizard; this was his true confidence.
A special magic resource that could improve a Star Ring Wizard was a Star Ring resource.
Even within the Wizard World, Star Ring resources were extremely precious, and in the Endless Void, one could not even obtain Star Ring resources through trade; it required fighting in wars, attacking countless planes to find resources.
Only the Wizard World could still trade such resources, although a few civilizations of the same level seemed to be able to as well.
Locke Augustine didn't expect that in order to keep him, Elliot would actually use Star Ring resources to trade with him.
This must be one of the most precious resources of the Tide Great Wizard Tower.
It could be considered the foundation upon which this academy relied for survival.
Locke Augustine looked at Wizard Elliot and said, "Is this really okay? If I refuse, I will have already learned of the existence of this Spring of Tides."
Dean Elliot laughed and said, "There are no airtight walls in the world, and besides, the Tide Great Wizard Tower is not a closed family wizard power, but a proper wizard academy. Every year, there are so many exchange students and mobile Official Wizards, so this is actually not too big of a secret."
"Moreover, quite a bit of research on Tide spirit breath has been published."
"After all, on the Tianjiang Coast, it is difficult to obtain research resources that can publish papers related to the second-ring. Tide spirit breath is a highly condensed azure spiritual breath, sufficient to support a Star Ring Wizard's Magic Pressure in improving rapidly, but unfortunately, the Spring of Tides can only produce three drops each year."
"Tide spirit breath is extremely overbearing because it is highly condensed azure spiritual breath; azure spiritual breath is actually the secret vitality universally used by all Magic Plants. Since Tide spirit breath is highly compressed secret vitality, it places a heavy burden on a wizard to absorb it. A wizard can only use one drop of Tide spirit breath per year."
Dean Elliot said.
Locke Augustine understood why the other party could take such a thing out for trade. Although Star Ring resources were extremely precious, if there was this usage restriction, then for Dean Elliot, he could actually only use one drop per year himself, and the remaining two drops could only be stored or taken out to be sold.
Obviously, it only had storage value or trade value.
And if it came to trade value, then it could indeed be brought out for exchange to trade for him becoming a guest lecturer at the Tide Great Wizard Tower. Of course, Locke Augustine suspected that if it weren't for the alliance between [Olaye] and the White Ice Tower, and the wizard war between the White Ice Tower and the Tide Great Wizard Tower, Dean Elliot would never have gone to such lengths to win him over.
In a sense, the White Ice Tower and Witch Rose had put too much pressure on him, causing him to have to take the initiative to defect to the Red Dragon Lineage. He should perhaps thank Witch Rose, because it was very likely that even if she cooperated with the White Ice Tower, she wouldn't have obtained such a great return. Dean Elliot, seeing that Locke Augustine was already tempted, quickly continued, "As long as you become a guest lecturer at our Tide Great Wizard Tower, I can allow you to enjoy the treatment of an Official Wizard mentor, and as long as you remain our guest lecturer, we can provide you with one drop of Tide spirit breath every year."
Locke Augustine pondered.
Accepting such a large gift obviously meant he had to pay a corresponding price.
Locke Augustine asked, "Apart from this, Dean, what other requirements do you have? It surely can't just be that I serve as a guest lecturer at your academy, right?" Dean Elliot handed Locke Augustine a document and smiled, "Of course, these are our academy's requirements. Actually, there are no major requirements; with your level, these are just the simplest of things. Moreover, our academy's goal is consistent with yours. We also want to obtain the Tianjiang Coast Fund and receive priority resource allocation from the White Wizard Association."
Locke Augustine quickly scanned the contents of the document.
In fact, there weren't many hard requirements on it; it seemed to be the inferiority complex of such a small academy, so they basically didn't dare to make any excessive demands of him, and there weren't even a few hard requirements for him, nor did they dare to follow the "up or out" policy.
Overall, the conditions were very generous.
In fact, there were only two main core terms.
First, I need to host a public course at the Tide Great Wizard Tower. What I teach and the specific content are entirely up to me, as long as I meet the requirement of 32 credit hours per year.
Second, I must do my best to help the Tide Great Wizard Tower secure the Tianjiang Coast Fund, though there seems to be no penalty if I fail to obtain it. However, in exchange for this lenient contract, I do not seem to have many perks here. I can access all areas and equipment at the Tide Great Wizard Tower that should be open to Official Wizard instructors, but I will not receive much pay, just 100,000 magic stones per year. Of course, considering that all-important Star Ring resource, these things really do not matter.
Locke fell into deep thought.
"If I accept the invitation from the Tide Great Wizard Tower, I will be dragged into their wizard war. But even if I do not get involved, the White Ice Tower has already sided with Olaye. Judging by Master Jikong Yue's intentions, he will unconditionally support Witch Rose."
"However, my teacher wants me to get close to Master Jikong Yue and learn his signature skills; my teacher believes this will be beneficial for me. My teacher's perspective surely has its merits. Furthermore, Master Jikong Yue is the wizard who can decide who gets the highest-level fund in this region."
Locke looked at the Tide Spring.
If not for the Star Ring resource and the world tree leaf, I might not want to wade into these muddy waters, but currently, it seems I should accept this contract. In any case, while I am here along the Tianjiang Coast, I certainly need to find allies. The Tide Great Wizard Tower is in a bad situation, but conversely, that can actually increase the initial mutual trust between myself and this wizard academy.
Locke said, "Very well."
Principal Elliot breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had instantly relaxed.
Locke then asked Principal Elliot, "Principal, let me ask you, what is the actual situation of the war between the White Ice Tower and the Tide Great Wizard Tower right now?"
Principal Elliot, sitting in his wheelchair, said, "We are at a slight disadvantage in high-end combat power, evenly matched regarding Official Wizard instructors, and we hold the advantage in the apprentice stage."
Locke looked at Principal Elliot seriously, and Principal Elliot looked back at Locke with clear eyes.
Locke said, "Tell me the truth."
Principal Elliot sighed.
"We are at a great disadvantage in high-end combat power, we are struggling to hold our ground with Official Wizard instructors, and we are also at a disadvantage in the apprentice stage." Locke coughed, "Principal, I have not signed the contract yet. You are being too dishonest. Tell me the truth."
Principal Elliot slapped his forehead.
"Fine, the truth is we are retreating on all fronts, and our situation is dire."
"Several mortal empires have already voluntarily defected to the White Ice Tower."
"But we can still hold them off."
Locke looked at him seriously.
Principal Elliot had no choice but to give up saving face.
"The situation I described earlier was before I was injured. Now, the Tide Great Wizard Tower has lost more than half of its territory, and we are being absolutely suppressed."
"We are barely holding on."
Locke knew that the other party was finally telling the truth.
Because under normal circumstances, unless pushed to this point, who would use precious Star Ring resources to win over a strange wizard?
Locke asked, "How did it come to this?"
Principal Elliot said, "On one hand, after I was injured, I could not handle many things in time, and it was even harder to leave my office. On the other hand, Master Jikong Yue has a vast network of connections along the Tianjiang Coast. Many wizards stand on his side, either openly or covertly. Even if they claim neutrality, they are actually biased towards the White Ice Tower. This is entirely due to Master Jikong Yue's personal charisma; after all, he is a Moon Ring Wizard."
"Also, the overall level of the White Ice Tower is indeed above ours. The Tide Great Wizard Tower only became a first-class wizard power within the last two hundred years. But the White Ice Tower is an old-established wizard academy along the Tianjiang Coast. To say nothing else, they have many outstanding graduates."
"As long as the academy calls for it, those Official Wizards who have already made a name for themselves outside might return."
"This influx of returning Official Wizards put unexpected pressure on us before the war."
Locke nodded. "I understand. None of this sounds like a big deal. Very well, I will join your academy." Principal Elliot was stunned because he had been worried that Locke would have second thoughts after hearing about such a dire situation. Even if he stayed for the benefits, he would likely keep an escape route. But who would have thought that after hearing all this, Locke would remain so calm and indifferent. Could it be that the hostility of a Moon Ring Wizard was not a big deal in his eyes?
Principal Elliot knew that Locke came from a higher-level wizard territory and had likely seen more high-level wizards than he had eaten grains of salt. But the problem was that there was a massive gap between a Moon Ring Wizard and a Star Ring Wizard—a huge, insurmountable gap; they were levels that simply could not be compared. Even if the power behind Locke was great, comparing a Star Ring Wizard to a Moon Ring Wizard was like the difference between a child and an adult.
The difference was too great.
A child should naturally be afraid when seeing an adult. Unless... this child believed that the adult was nothing special, and he himself had higher goals, with his sights set on even greater heights.
Principal Elliot sighed inwardly, "It seems my judgment of Locke Augustine was correct. He is an excellent Breeder—no, he is an excellent wizard. Being able to have him serve as a guest instructor at our academy and host courses here is a very correct decision on my part."
Principal Elliot looked at the contract in Locke's hand. "Welcome aboard, my colleague. I hope you do not mind having a lame principal like me."
Locke casually signed his name with a magic pen, then reached out to the principal and said, "That is irrelevant. Wizards do not care about such things." "Principal, then you and I are now colleagues."
Principal Elliot shook hands with Locke. "Of course, welcome."
Locke looked at the Tide Spring and asked, "Principal, what exactly is that Magic Plant and the magic mirror above it?"
Principal Elliot shook his head.
"Actually, I do not know either. Our academy was never specialized in this field. Moreover, because it involves Star Ring resources, we dare not ask any experts for advice. Anyway, it is enough to be able to utilize the azure spiritual breath and the tide spirit breath within it."
"Aren't you a Breeder, Wizard Locke? If you want to study it, you can certainly do so, just do not break it." Principal Elliot mused, "At most, just observe it."
Locke nodded. First of all, the properties possessed by this fourth world tree leaf seem to be related to fishing for spirit breath, which is why it can fish out the tide spirit breath. But that strange stone magic mirror is clearly also a key to causing this special phenomenon. However, if the Tide Great Wizard Tower has no clue, then I probably will not be able to figure anything out for the time being. Locke looked at Principal Elliot and said, "Principal, I will host a Wetland Magic Plant course at your academy."
"Also, is there any way you can make the construction team speed up? I hope my service station can be operational as soon as possible. I believe this will have a lot to do with saving the current situation."
Principal Elliot nodded and said, "Alright, I will do my best."
"The Architects currently building the service station have people backing them; I need to address them one by one. Although it is a bit complicated, the problem can still be solved."
"Whatever course you wish to host, Wizard Locke, we will fully cooperate and have complete faith in your teaching ability. I only hope our students will not disappoint you."
"Ah, I am truly looking forward to your service station being officially operational. I also believe it will be very helpful for the current war situation. I just do not know how much."
At Golden Crown Mountain, Locke's Potion Master clone walked into the Root-Crown Court and arrived at the third lecture of the Sea Queen Throne. To Locke's surprise, it was different from the previous two lectures.
In the first two lessons, the Sea Queen Throne was often late; even being ten minutes late was normal. But today, she had arrived early.
Meanwhile, the chubby Mountain Traveler was chatting with the Sea Queen Throne. The two of them were in a situation where the Mountain Traveler did most of the talking, trying to get close to the Sea Queen Throne, while the Sea Queen Throne only occasionally replied with a few words. Strangely, this made the Mountain Traveler extremely satisfied; he seemed to enjoy this method of communication very much.
At this time, the students had arrived one after another.
But there were only ten Official Wizards from the Root-Crown Court here; it seemed that two more Second-Ring Wizards had voluntarily given up.
Alba was already sitting in the front row early on. This young witch in the crystallization stage seemed particularly serious and was looking at the Sea Queen Throne with meticulous attention.
The Mountain Traveler cunningly rolled his small eyes, darting them around, and suddenly said with ill intent, "Heh heh, Helen, you really have so many students. Tell me, are you planning to choose your personal disciple from among them?"
Witch Helen looked at him speechlessly. The Mountain Traveler knew the Sea Queen Throne could not be bothered to refute him, so he continued on his own, "The quota must be limited, right? If these young people do not perform well, they certainly will not be able to obtain this spot." "Hahahaha..."
Alba immediately sat up straight, feeling nervous. The ten Second-Ring Wizards from the Root-Crown Court were all incredibly nervous, with longing showing in their eyes.
The Mountain Traveler looked at Locke triumphantly, hoping to see the same longing, but unfortunately, all he saw was a calm expression. Locke said to the Mountain Traveler, "Lord Mountain Traveler, do not make decisions on behalf of Lady Helen."
Witch Helen nodded with pleasure. She was just rendered speechless by the shameless Mountain Traveler; she knew he wanted to be cured as soon as possible, but why play such petty tricks? What was the point? The Mountain Traveler laughed, his small eyes constantly darting around.
"I was just stating Helen's thoughts. You young man, you used to have such a good relationship with me, why are you being so cold and distant now?" "Heh..."
The Mountain Traveler dared not offend any Potion Master at the moment.
"I still remember your name, Locke Augustine. I remember you are a very excellent Potion Master."
"Helen is very famous in the Xiangshan Archipelago and the Caiyun Plateau. She is a very powerful Potion Master; if you can learn even a small part of her skills, you will be an honored guest wherever you go," the Mountain Traveler said.
"Young man, I have high hopes for you; I believe in you."