Wizards: Starting with Synthetic Gems

Chapter 35 Angron Potion

After instructing the dwarf servant to clean his room, Locke left. This year, he still hadn't escaped the poverty caused by magic stones.

Unfortunately, he had to focus all his energy on improving his magic power and completing two spells, leaving him with only the three general courses and Sophia's lessons.

I simply don't have the energy to spend on anything else.

Furthermore, for a third-class wizard apprentice, selling special synthetic plants, synthetic plant seeds, or synthetic gems is tantamount to courting death.

It's too easy for people to spot the problem.

Therefore, Locke was eager to become a second-class wizard apprentice and learn magical plant breeding from Teacher Sophia.

After a year at Lilith's Hut, Locke gradually came to understand some things. A third-class wizard apprentice was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person and couldn't do much, so he wasn't of much value to the academy.

However, the situation is different for second-class wizard apprentices.

Second-class wizard apprentices are already able to do some work for the students, such as maintaining the academy's various magical resources, performing maintenance work, assisting their mentors, serving as potion-making assistants, serving as breeder assistants, and so on.

First-class wizard apprentices even have some independent laboratories in Lilith Hut. They are already capable of working independently in many fields and making profitable creations. Therefore, starting from the first-class wizard apprentice, they are internal members of Lilith Hut.

Second-class wizard apprentices form the solid foundation of Lilith's Cottage.

At noon, Locke hurried to the cabin where his mentor was.

Along the way, Locke saw many unfamiliar wizard apprentices appearing in the dwarf streets.

After a moment's thought, he realized what these people were up to. They were probably selling various loan contracts to aspiring wizards eager to become second-class wizard apprentices.

After spending a year together, Locke realized that if the dark wizarding world was a society of slavery and primitiveness, then the white wizarding world was a capitalist society.

Within the city of Lilith's Hut, law enforcement patrols prohibit fighting between wizard apprentices and the use of magic to harm ordinary humans, but... there are no prohibitions on any form of trade.

In other words, wizard apprentices can easily use their status and economic advantages to force ordinary people to sign contracts and become their experimental subjects.

Those higher-level wizard apprentices can also use their informational and economic advantages to force aspiring wizards to sign unreasonable contracts.

At the entrance to the street, a tall, thin second-class wizard apprentice blocked his way. "Hello, junior," he said, "I've noticed you have a need to seek magic stones."

"I have a job here that I think is perfect for you. You can earn two magic stones every day, and the pay is generous!"

Locke frowned. "So, what am I supposed to do?"

The second-class wizard apprentice smiled and said, "You don't need to do anything, and it might even be beneficial to you. This is a mental enhancement potion prepared by my senior, the first-class wizard apprentice Angron. It's called the Angron Potion. It has passed animal testing and is currently looking for wizard apprentice volunteers."

"As long as you take this potion once a day as instructed for seven days, we can pay you a total of fourteen magic stones. Moreover, your mental strength will definitely improve during this process."

Locke asked, "How many points can it be increased?"

The second-class wizard apprentice thought Locke was interested, so he immediately focused his mental energy and said, "This is a new type of mental energy enhancement potion. We don't know the specific effects of mental energy enhancement yet, but it can definitely speed up your journey to becoming a second-class wizard apprentice."

“Augustin, your aptitude is only level three. At this rate, you might not be able to become a second-class wizard apprentice within five years and meet the academy's requirements. I think this is an opportunity…”

Locke nodded. "Oh, that's fine, but I don't need it." With that, Locke left.

The second-class wizard apprentice thought Locke was about to sign the contract, and he was even ready to take it out. Who knew that Locke would just leave like that?

A flash of anger crossed his eyes, but he only glanced at Locke. "Damn freshmen."

"Forget it, there's no point in arguing with him."

“Senior Angron gave me funding of ten magic stones per day for each test subject. As long as I find a test subject, I can pocket eight more magic stones per day.”

"That way, I'll have the money to buy the resources I need recently."

He turned his gaze back to the street, his eyes darting around. "A year has passed, and six-level and a few five-level wizarding talents have already become second-class wizarding apprentices. After all, those people are born to be chosen ones."

“Some of the apprentices are definitely starting to get anxious.”

"Finding potential wizards willing to be test subjects is not difficult."

On the other side, after leaving the dwarf street, Locke's eyes were cold. He knew that the second-class wizard apprentice had lied.

The apprentice thought he was ignorant of this kind of knowledge.

However, having served as Sophia's assistant for a year, he naturally knew that a new potion must undergo extensive animal testing to confirm its effectiveness before being administered to wizard apprentices.

But they still need to be tested on mortals before they can find wizard apprentices to conduct experiments.

The difference between mortals and wizard apprentices has become very small.

If a drug can be tested on ordinary people, then even if it has side effects, the side effects will not be too great, and the side effects are already quite clear.

Therefore, wizard apprentices often had to pay for the medicine themselves.

It seems that the first-class wizard apprentice named Angron skipped the human experiments and switched from animal experiments to using wizard apprentices to save time, which is why he had to pay the wizard apprentices who were willing to take the magic stones.

However, the side effects of that drug are definitely significant, and it's even uncertain whether it actually enhances mental strength.

Therefore, there is absolutely no way I would sign such a contract.

That's a trap.

If a wizard apprentice signs that kind of contract, their life is probably over.

Locke decided that when he got back tonight, he would specifically instruct Lauen and Pierre not to agree to this kind of contract.

Locke quickened his pace. If his prediction was correct, his mental strength had probably reached the standard of a second-class wizard apprentice.

Then I need to quickly find my mentor, Sophia, to record my information and claim the academy's reward.

Moreover, the benefits, treatment, and requirements for second-class wizard apprentices at Lilith's Hut are completely different from those for third-class wizard apprentices.

(End of this chapter)