Chapter 1133 Obtaining the Mutant See-Hand Blue and the Transformation of Soras's Blind Feet
Chapter 1133 Obtaining the Mutant See-Through Blue and the Changes in Soras's Light Feet.
Locke was the first to release the tweezers and said to the Sun Ring Wizard, "I need to use this mushroom magic plant as the base material for my cultivation method."
The Sun Ring Wizard raised an eyebrow. "Hmm? Then that conflicts with my purpose. If you only need a part of this mushroom magic plant, then we can share it. I also have my eye on this whole mushroom. My name is Aura Pustin."
"From the Starfield Sea."
Pustin Wizard's lips curled into a faint smile.
"I see. I'll offer you some information in the hopes that you'll give me this magical plant. In ten days, the White Wizard Association of your Cloudze Wetlands Wizarding Land will announce the establishment of a Resource Integration Committee. Shop alliances that reach a certain scale can all receive specialized consultant services from the committee, which can help your wizards integrate all resources to address the declining business climate in this wizarding land." "
This is a trial before a great collaboration. I see that you are a local Moon Ring Wizard, so you should also have your own shop alliance. If you are prepared, you might also be able to get a specialized consultant service opportunity."
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As a Moon Ring Wizard, it's unlikely that you don't have your own shop alliance. Even Moon Ring Wizards affiliated with an academic lineage would certainly have some assets allocated within that lineage.
"I believe this information is valuable enough to exchange for this magical plant," said Wizard Aura.
Locke frowned, as he was also interested in the plant.
Furthermore, trade between wizards was common, but the fact that the other party had disregarded his wishes, preemptively sharing information before he even agreed to the trade, and then demanding the plant made Locke uncomfortable.
"Mr. Aura," Locke said, "an equal exchange is perfectly fair."
Aura nodded, about to cut the plant from the withered tree, when Locke suddenly continued, "Then I'll trade you information of equal value. The Augustus Wizard Shoe Shop Alliance will soon release its first Star Ring Magical Plant Wizard Shoes and its first Moon Ring Magical Plant Wizard Shoes." "
I think this information is of equal value to yours."
Aura the Wizard stood frozen in place, not expecting Locke to proactively trade him information, just like him.
An amusement flashed in Aura's eyes, despite his heart-shaped glasses. "It's truly remarkable for a young man to have such arrogance."
"Augustus—"
Aura pondered for a moment. "I've never heard of him. It must be a recently established shop alliance, probably not very large, which is why I don't remember it. I remember most of the large, established shop alliances in Cloudze Wetlands very clearly. I think the leading shop alliance in the wizarding shoe field is Solas Barefoot and Melochy Magic Steps."
Aura made a shooting gesture towards Locke's forehead. "Bang!"
"Solas Lightfoot recently annexed Melochy Magicstep, and I highly approve of this move. Concentrating all resources and advantages in one shop alliance allows for better expansion and competition with shop alliances from other wizarding lands. If the number of local shop alliances is insufficient, goods from other wizarding lands will flood into our land, creating a vicious cycle that hinders the conversion of magical research results, impacting whether local wizarding talent stays and whether they receive sufficient funding." "
Therefore, I believe that for a wizarding land to become powerful, it shouldn't have scattered shop alliances, but rather concentrate them to form a monopolistic super shop alliance, enhancing its competitiveness."
Locke frowned. The Three Swamps had always pursued increasing the number of small and medium-sized shop alliances and reducing the monopoly of super shop alliances. However, the words of this so-called senior staff member of the Resource Consolidation Committee, the Sun Ring Wizard, were completely different from the mainstream ideas of wizards in the Three Swamps.
This might be an idea from the Starfield Sea.
As this idea enters the Cloud Swamp Wetlands, it's unknown what changes it will bring to the shop alliance environment of this wizarding land.
Now that he was a Moon Ring Wizard, he could do business across an entire wizarding land, so his vision naturally had to broaden as well.
Wizard Aura said to Locke, "We will help Solas Barefoot consolidate his business. I remember Solas Barefoot has a complete business in Sun Ring, Moon Ring, and Star Ring wizard shoes, and his business in third-ring wizard shoes is also steadily growing, having established itself in the last ten years." "
That's a very good business alliance. Of course, I think Augustus will also be a business alliance with potential. Are you going to release the first Star Ring and Moon Ring wizard shoes? Then keep up the good work."
Wizard Aura chuckled, "I'll remember this information. When I get back, I'll have my subordinates keep an eye on your shop alliance. If it really comes out, I'll buy it."
Locke calmly replied, "Mr. Aura, I will make wizard shoes of the Star Ring and Moon Ring stages that wizards can trust."
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High quality at a low price, breaking the strange definition and rigid after-sales maintenance fees of the local wizard shoemaker's association."
Wizard Aura whistled. "It's reassuring to have a wizard like you in our wizarding land. However, there's no need to worry too much about the customers; just maintain the average ethical level of the shop alliance in the local wizarding land." Wizard Aura smiled,
"The quality of our Cloudze Wetlands' products is already quite good, so we just need to observe what our peers are doing; there's no need to do better." Wizard Aura asked
Locke, "What kind of research do you need this magical plant for? I'm currently cultivating a new type of Mushroom King."
The Mushroom King is a research direction on par with the Treant Legion.
It essentially involves applying life magic, originally used for the enlightenment of trees, to mushrooms to create Mushroom Kings, a counterpart to the concept of Tree People.
Locke had read related research in several journals; this was a recent hot research topic.
Mushroom Kings were slightly cheaper to create than Tree People, but their maximum power was far inferior. However, they had other advantages, such as being able to spread through spores and more easily carrying certain toxins. In short, they had recently begun to catch up with the creation of Tree People in terms of cost-effectiveness, becoming a more commonly used spell among botanical wizards.
Locke chatted with Wizard Aura about the research on Mushroom Kings for a while, and a smile gradually appeared on Wizard Aura's face.
"I didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of mushroom magic plants."
"The most cutting-edge research on the Mushroom King is all about enhancing it with jungle techniques. I'm currently considering this direction as well. Traditional research on the Mushroom King has its limits, since mushroom magic plants don't have true organ differentiation, and their limits at various levels are inferior to those of tree people."
Locke said, "There's a problem. Tree people can also be applied to the jungle, and tree person studies already have a complete jungle science research. In this respect, they have a greater advantage than research on the Mushroom King. So I think that starting from jungle science to increase the cost-effectiveness of the Mushroom King seems to have been a dead end from the beginning."
Wizard Aura pondered for a moment. "Hmm. What you said makes a lot of sense."
"However, research on the Mushroom King is still in its early stages. Finding a jungle specifically for the Mushroom King is already quite an achievement.
And as long as a suitable jungle for the Mushroom King is found, it will be easy to develop a new area. That's one consideration; otherwise, so many wizards wouldn't be so eager to pursue this research direction." "
So, as a Moon Ring Wizard, how do you think the Mushroom King should be developed to have a future?"
Locke raised an eyebrow and frankly said, "I don't know." "
I haven't done any research on the Mushroom King, so I don't have any particular opinion on it. I want to obtain this mushroom for other purposes."
Wizard Aura nodded, feeling a little regretful, because he had just thought Locke's words made a lot of sense and was about to discuss it with him when Locke suddenly interrupted the discussion and told him that he didn't know either. This left him with a rather unsettling feeling.
Wizard Aura was about to say something when he suddenly took out a Ganoderma lucidum from his Astral Ring and communicated with people through it.
Wizard Aura stepped aside and quickly said, "I understand. Is everything settled? Tell the wizard agent at Solas's Lightfoot that I need to meet him again in the Witch's Kitchen at the Dragonblood Gathering.
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"I understand. I'll go as soon as possible."
Wizard Aura glanced regretfully at the mushroom-like magical plant. After all, he could sense its extraordinary nature, and among the many breeders present, only that young man possessed his discerning eye.
Wizard Aura placed the Ganoderma lucidum magical plant into his Astral Ring, then walked back to Locke and said, "
I have an urgent matter, so I've changed my mind. You can have this magical plant. What's your name?"
Locke replied, "Lock Augustine."
Wizard Aura smiled and nodded. "Mr. Augustine, then we'll take our leave. I was hoping to continue our conversation, even though you're just a Moon Ring Wizard, your thinking is quite insightful. I just returned to the wizarding world from the Endless Void a few days ago, and I didn't expect to meet such an interesting young junior like you."
"This mushroom-shaped magical plant is yours."
Wizard Aura hurriedly left and went to the shop's cashier area to pay the corresponding magic stones.
Locke glanced at the wizard, then continued to focus his attention on the magical plant. "This seems to be a type of porcini mushroom."
Locke used a knife to cut open the edge of the mushroom, and saw a distinct bluish-green color appear at the cut, like the color of the sky.
"This color change reaction—it's probably a porcini mushroom-shaped magical plant."
"Porcini mushroom-shaped magical plants also like to live in symbiosis with tree roots."
Based on the current situation, Locke tentatively determined the identity of this magical plant. "If it's a magical plant like a porcini mushroom, my initial assessment is that this is a mutated variety of *Boletus luridus*."
"Then the immense vitality that doesn't match this magical pressure can be explained."
"Among *Boletus luridus* magical plants, some are conditionally magical pressure-changing plants; they only experience changes in magical pressure under specific conditions. But—"
Locke thought carefully, "This magical plant's spiritual energy is so vast, yet its magical pressure is only at the level of a normal second-ring cultivator. And I just tried stimulating it; generally, when *Boletus luridus* magical plants are attacked, they meet the conditions for magical pressure change and release their true magical pressure. But this *Boletus luridus* hasn't changed at all." "
I speculate that this *Boletus luridus* must have a rather demanding condition for triggering a magical pressure change, and the resulting change would be extremely large."
Locke pondered the information related to *Boletus luridus* magical plants.
The most terrifying aspect of this magical plant is that, generally, mushrooms can be cooked using fire magic to destroy many of the toxins within them. However, due to the conditional magic pressure changes and energy-locking structure of the Bodhi seed, many plants in this genus only become highly poisonous after being cooked. This is because the high temperature causes several types of natural magical structures within them to mix and connect, forming a highly toxic natural magical structure for wizards.
Locke thought, "Bodhi seeds are already quite rare, let alone finding such a mutated variety. I didn't make a mistake coming to this shop this time."
"This magical plant should be useful for my research on mushroom wizard robes."
Locke hadn't yet figured out what kind of effect it would have, but he vaguely felt that this mechanism had a clever use for his pure magical plant wizard robes.
He quickly stored the magical plant in his astral ring.
Locke glanced at the crystal ball of true sight; everything here was being monitored, so no wizard could leave without paying.
He then wandered around the magical plant recycling station for a while, collecting about a hundred mushroom-type magical plants.
As Locke was about to go to pay, he was somewhat speechless to see the wizard Sera again, pretending to collect mushroom magical plants.
Locke suddenly remembered that some psychic magic also required mushrooms as a medium.
So Sera's presence here wasn't unusual, but Locke noticed many of Sera's actions seemed familiar—every word and gesture was like another version of himself.
Locke glanced at him, and Sera looked up, greeted him, and smiled.
Locke simply ignored her and went to pay.
He figured it was nothing new; the strangeness would dissipate on its own.
Sera then tried to use psychic magic on Locke, who looked at him strangely.
"I thought Locke would be furious with my actions. But he doesn't seem to care at all. Why?"
"I haven't managed to pull him into my necromancy ritual yet. It's such a hassle. I really want such a powerful form."
Sera looked at the grayish-green mushroom in front of her. "Hmm? This is actually a Deathcap mushroom."
There was a magical plant in front of her that looked like an ordinary mushroom. It was white all over, with a grayish-green tinge. It was very ordinary, and no wizard would be wary of it. However, the Amanita genus is the most poisonous type of magical mushroom. Just a small amount can kill a wizard.
"Excellent! As expected of Golden Crown Mountain, this Dragon Blood Market is a treasure trove. With enough wisdom, one can find many bargains. That sorcerer came and went without even noticing this Death Hat. The Death Hat can be used to create extremely powerful spells that enhance the negative effects of the undead." "
The Death Hat itself can also be used to create powerful necromantic toxins to curse the living."
Sera dug out the Death Hat and played with it in her hand.
If she made necromantic toxins to poison Locke—she only needed to lower his status to complete the Spirit Summoning spell.
Wait a minute.
Sera immediately realized.
Locke's achievements in potion-making seemed quite impressive. Poisoning him was practically suicide.
On the streets of Dragonblood Market, Wizard Aura met with his subordinate, a Sun Ring Wizard, who asked curiously, "Lord Aura, why did it take so long?" Wizard Aura
smiled and said, "I met a Sun Ring Wizard with the title of 'Chief of the Underworld.' I also came across an interesting mushroom-like magical plant, probably a 'Green Hand'. The wizard and I both took a liking to that Green Hand, and I originally wanted to compete for it. The trigger condition for the magical pressure change of that Green Hand should be more special than that of the 'Ugly'."
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"Who knew you had already contacted the people of Solas Light Qi?"
the Sun Ring Wizard said. "Then I really am unlucky."
"It's a pity you missed befriending that wizard with the title of 'Chief of the Underworld' and discovering that magical plant, Lord Aura."
Wizard Aura walked down the street with his hands behind his back. Although he was a wizard who had just arrived in Cloud Marsh Wetlands, at this moment he seemed to be the master of this place. "Don't worry. Let's get down to business."
"I'm here on behalf of our Hundred Demons lineage. I need to persuade the wizards here to approve of our resource integration department's actions. I need to set an example, and this example requires the support of local shops. The Land of Dragonfall has already been deeply influenced by our lineage, and this place is still untouched by our lineage. So, let's get down to business first. It's just an insignificant junior and an insignificant mutated magical plant."
Wizard Aura laughed, "In the wizarding world, wizards with titles are everywhere, and mutated magical plants with titles are also everywhere. New magical plants mutate every moment."
Wizard Aura and the Sun Ring Wizard exchanged a glance.
"Lead the way, Lego."
"Hopefully we can reach a good result today. It's time for us to change the situation of the shop alliance in Cloud Marsh Wetlands. This business environment in the Three Marshes is no longer keeping up with the times and has changed."
"We are the future!"
The two walked along the streets of Dragonblood Gathering, heading towards the Witch's Kitchen, sunlight shining on them.
In the Magic Plant Recycling Station, Locke took out the magic plants he was going to take from his Star Comfort Ring and placed them on a pallet. After being inspected by a second-ring wizard from this shop alliance, the second-ring wizard immediately told Locke, "Respected Wizard Locke, the total is five million magic stones. We've already rounded it down for you."
Locke readily paid five million magic stones. After all, the normal price for an ordinary second-ring magic plant was one million magic stones, while mushroom-type second-ring magic plants were a bit cheaper, but still around eight hundred thousand.
However, since these mushroom magical plants were grown at the Magic Plant Recycling Station, they hadn't undergone careful cultivation and modification of plant essence by wizards. Therefore, they weren't priced according to normal magical plant prices. These were semi-wild magical plants, but their price was still about one-fifth of a normal magical plant of the same level.
That is, a single second-ring mushroom could easily fetch over ten thousand magical stones.
This price was already very reasonable for a second-ring magical plant, which was why the Magic Plant Recycling Station could continue operating—the cost of mushroom magical plants was extremely low.
However, Locke quickly selected quite a few second-ring mushroom magical plants, and the total value of these magical plants soon exceeded five million magical stones.
Locke knew this was just the beginning.
Because he hadn't officially started this project yet, he wasn't investing too much. If he waited until it officially started, he feared tens of millions of magical stones would be invested instantly.
Since this project would be transferred to him, essentially meaning he would be responsible for all profits and losses, his research wouldn't belong to the witch Catherine. Catherine would only be a nominal mentor, so he estimated he would need to invest a large amount of magic stones into this project.
Locke realized he still needed money when he thought about training a large number of students.
If he could control more markets, wouldn't he be able to further develop his research project?
The second-ring wizard packed all the mushroom magic plants, carefully tying a red bow on each one, and then placed them into a Star Comfort Ring.
"Here you go, this Star Comfort Ring is a gift from our shop. You can use it to make purchases at our shop in the future."
"Welcome back to Locke's shop next time, Wizard."
Locke nodded, took the ring from him, and suddenly remembered something, turning around to ask, "I need to buy a chili pepper magic plant recently. In this Dragon Blood Market, are there any shops that recommend chili pepper magic plants?"
The second-ring wizard pondered for a moment and said, "Chili pepper-type magical plants are special; you can buy them at the vegetable market in Dragonblood Market. These plants are now mostly used as fodder and for making special potions, and have been marginalized for a long time.
It's difficult to find chili pepper-type magical plants better than Ugly in legitimate shops selling magical plants; the ones at the vegetable market are much better.
" The second-ring wizard continued, "The mainstream history of chili pepper-type magical plants as weapon magical plants dates back to the Great Void Exploration Era. Since the environmental temperature dropped, these plants have rarely been cultivated into weapon magical plants. At the first-ring and apprentice levels, some wizards still conduct niche research, but at the second-ring level, almost no wizards conduct research in this area."
"So, Lord Locke, it's going to be very difficult for you to purchase the chili pepper plant carefully cultivated by the breeder. The Dragonblood Market can't possibly satisfy your needs. Based on my experience in markets, the Dragonblood Market is hopeless, but the market near Bonifax University might be a better option. That market likes to sell niche magical plants to differentiate itself from the Dragonblood Market and other wizard markets like the Rose Council."
Locke nodded. Specialization is key; this wizard who specializes in wizard markets certainly knows more than he does.
If that's the case, he'll just go to the vegetable market to buy the chili pepper plant.
Locke remembered that the vegetable market business in the Dragonblood Market was mostly run by the Green Dragon Throne lineage.
Wizards who want to enter a market need to figure out which wizard is behind it; otherwise, they risk competing with wizards from their own lineage or provoking the wrong wizards—that would be ridiculous.
Locke left the plant recycling station and headed to the honeysuckle market in Dragonblood Market, where he spent three million magic stones to buy a batch of chili pepper plants.
As he left the market, Locke looked at the two Star Comfort rings on his left hand. These rings contained over two hundred different mushroom and chili pepper plants.
"What a pleasant surprise! So many plants only cost eight million magic stones."
"If I were researching other plants, at this level and in this quantity, I would have spent at least thirty million magic stones. And it would have been even more expensive."
The only mushroom he'd found at the recycling station was a rare find; other plants would have been much cheaper, and the price per unit wasn't significantly higher than other plants.
Locke Six said, "Researching on magical plants like 'One Immortal,' which are on the verge of being ugly, does have its advantages. Research costs are significantly reduced, and once successful, future production costs will be even lower. I see, so that's what Teacher's two projects were originally intended for."
In Yunze Wetland, at the Six Laws Light Origin, the administrative director directly appointed by the Six Laws Wizard appeared, wearing a pair of calfskin shoes. He walked into the meeting room, clapping and tapping his feet in a precise rhythm. The interior designer, the heads of relevant departments, and the dark-faced Rose the Witch looked up at this wizard.
The first thing they noticed about this administrative director was that he was walking with his back to them, wearing a black overcoat, and his expression was particularly affected and exaggerated.
"Gentlemen, I am the Asia-Pacific Wizard: Argos." Wizard Argos turned around, stretched out his arms, and made a "V" sign with his hands.
"I am a student of Professor Sixlas, and I have just returned from the Land of Dragonfall. Where is the Witch Rose?"
"Hmm?
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Argos frowned upon not hearing a response.
At this moment, the Witch Rose, with her legs crossed, tapped her fingers on the table. "Mr. Argos, you are a full twenty milliseconds late. We are all waiting for you here.
" "Where have you been?"
Wizard Argos smiled nonchalantly. "So you are the Witch Rose? Indeed, you are quite a figure, worthy of being a witch of the Tacitus family. A direct descendant of the true bigwig behind our lineage. Ms. Rose, Professor Sixlas believes I have more experience, hence he sent me back to assist him in managing the overall situation."
"His appointment does not conflict with the appointment of the Rose Throne, you and I are equals."
"Therefore," Wizard Argos said, his playful smile vanishing, and he looked at the Witch Rose with a serious and cold gaze, "you have no right to ask me why or where I have been."
The Witch Rose narrowed her eyes.
The two then stared at each other.
In the eerie and tense atmosphere, Wizard Argos suddenly laughed and said, "But there's no need to be so serious. I have my reasons for being late. The annexation of Melochy is underway. The merger of the two largest shop alliances in Yunze Wetlands is a major event, so I'm organizing a grand event."
"We're going to release a new super item during the event."
Ignoring his lateness, Argos walked to the center of the conference room, drawing the attention of all the wizards.
A Star Ring designer asked, "A new super item?"
Argos nodded and said, "Meloochy and Sixlas Light have accumulated a lot of technical reserves in the past. By combining these magical techniques, even the simplest combination can create many excellent wizard shoes. So I plan to release several wizard shoes that will shake up the current market structure of Yunze Wetlands on the day Bianwaifu annexes Melochy."
Many designers and department heads present felt a surge of energy and a sense of renewal upon hearing this, and they applauded.
Argos smiled broadly.
Rose, however, was already glaring at him with displeasure.
The two shop alliances she had painstakingly built up had suddenly slipped from her control, and Rose Building was effectively shut down due to the White Wizard Association's closure.
Rose knew Argos was using this as a show of force, deliberately announcing his power and prestige through his lateness.
However, she had been patient; although she had the appointment from the Rose Throne, Argos was a third-ring wizard and clearly had his own ideas and his own appointment.
There was no other way; she had to fulfill the rules her great-grandmother had given her.
Rose was also determined to withdraw her energy from the light of Solas, which was exactly what this sub-ring wizard, Argos, expected.
Argos observed Rose's reaction out of the corner of his eye. As a sub-ring wizard most adept at profiting from conflict, he keenly sensed Rose's retreat, and his horns curved slightly—a test of her reaction.
However, Rose the Witch was clearly better off than he had expected.
Before he could even prepare to pay her, she gave up on her own.
That was fine; it saved him the trouble of going through all that trouble.
Argos addressed the assembled wizard designers, saying, "By combining the efforts of the two shops, we can definitely create a wizard shoe design at the launch that will attract everyone's attention. Interestingly, I've already reached an agreement with the Shoemakers' Guild. In terms of design, we don't need to adhere to many of the original unwritten rules. For example, we don't need to follow the automatic obsolescence agreement, we don't need to design shoes that require regular maintenance to keep them usable, and we don't need to add features like temperature control or increased comfort."
Argos continued, "In other words, we can truly make good wizard shoes."
The designers present were momentarily stunned, seemingly caught in a daze, because Argos had uttered a statement that should have been a consensus among the shoemakers, but now seemed like a thunderbolt from Argos's perspective:
to make a truly good pair of wizard shoes.
Argos said, "Witch Rose, you're also an administrator. I think there's a task that's perfect for you. I want you to take this inside information to the Cloudze Wetlands' alliance of small and medium-sized wizard shoe shops. I've prepared a whole plan, which I call the 'Strangle Plan.' Once we officially merge the shop alliance, that's when my plan will be launched."
"Give those small and medium-sized shop alliances a reasonable exit opportunity. This is what I think you should approach with that mindset when negotiating with them, until they agree to withdraw from the wizard shoe market, or simply accept our investment and become a subsidiary shop alliance under our Sixlas Light."
Witch Rose rolled her eyes. "I'm sorry, Mr. Argos, I've been very busy lately. The Rose Throne has given me several tasks. I haven't been able to attend to Liulas Guangqi much. You'll have to do your best."
Wizard Argos smiled. "Is that so?"
"I really envy someone as favored by a Throne Wizard as you."
He immediately changed his attitude towards Rose, ignoring the impatience in her words, and smiled, trying to build rapport.
After several tests, he finally confirmed that Rose truly had no intention of vying for power with him. Therefore, he could relax and even try to win her over to increase his influence in the Cloud Marsh Wetlands.
However, Argos still harbored some suspicion towards Rose.
After all, he understood that their two positions were equivalent, and if his plans didn't go as expected, Rose could easily seize power.
Therefore, Argos absolutely could not confide in Rose.
Rose the Witch noticed this as well. She glanced at him and then sneered, "I can see the hypocrisy on your face even from this distance. Argos, you can play by yourself."
Rose the Witch stood up and left the meeting room.
Argos made a token attempt to persuade her to stay, and after Rose the Witch left, he turned to the others and said, "Then, this acquisition work will be handed over to someone else. If Rose the Witch isn't going to do it, then let's give it to five other people."
As he called out their names, smiles immediately appeared on the faces of the five wizards.
Because doing this kind of work would bring credit and benefits, and there were too many opportunities to gain at each stage of the acquisition.
This was a very lucrative job.
Argos cleverly used this method to establish in the minds of these wizards a subconscious equation: Rose the Witch's departure meant they would receive no benefit from Rose the Witch's side.
Argos said seriously, "I will arrange for the designers from both shop alliances to discuss this as soon as possible. This is a big undertaking; I've secured a large amount of funding. It totals five hundred million, partly from the White Wizard Association, partly from a grant granted in the name of my teacher, the Six Laws Wizard, partly from our Six Laws Light Yuan's internal funds, and partly from my personal loans." "
In short, we need to release a total of seven super items on the launch date. Specifically, one apprentice-level super item, one first-ring wizard-level super item, one second-ring wizard-level super item, one sub-ring, two star rings, and one solar ring."
"As for why we're focusing on the star ring, here's my thinking: the Five Great Wars are about to begin again."
"Furthermore, the number of void wars fought by various academies in the endless void of Yunze Wetland has recently surged significantly.
Star Ring Wizards are the main force of wizards on various battlefields, so their demand for excellent magical artifacts will increase during this period. Therefore, I plan to release two super items during the Star Ring phase. One super item will be used to meet the needs of the five major wars and secure orders from them. The other super item will be used to support the void wars and secure orders from them,"
Argos said. "In addition, our shop alliance can also conduct a more innovative business model experiment. This is supported by a big shot from the Star Domain Sea."
"As for what kind of experiment it is, you'll have to wait and see."
"We are currently in talks with them."
"But I can guarantee that it will be a completely new business plan for our shop alliance."
The wizards present applauded.
A long-lost vitality flowed within the shop alliance.
Argos secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If he could completely control this shop alliance and keep it under his control for a long time, it should help him become a Sun Ring Wizard.
At Golden Crown Mountain, Locke left his dormitory and followed the wizard Trajan to a garden near the summit: the Saffron Peach Garden.
Trajan led Locke through a magic door in the castle. Beyond the door lay a vast expanse of magical fields, watered by clouds in the sky.
In the distance, mountain ranges stretched out.
A group of wizards working in the fields turned to look at Locke and Trajan, then bowed to him in unison.
Trajan said to Locke, "Junior brother, this is the team our teacher has assigned you."
"The wizards in this team are all from our lineage. She wants you to teach them when you have time.
Also, there's an acquaintance of yours in this lineage. This person is trustworthy and won't betray us even in the most crucial moments."
"They are all our teacher's students."
"From now on, you will lead them."
The wizards bowed to Locke in unison.
"Senior brother Locke.
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