Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems

Chapter 412: Diamond Succulent and the Connected Brancheses Magic

Diamond Succulent, a level 8 synthesized item, was something Locke had created over more than a month's time, using the apprentice-level gem magical plants that the Lewis Underground Research Institute had researched halfway, plus specific fine-tuning by himself and others.The finite element cultivation method was inherently a cultivation method that required large amounts of data to produce results.

In other words, this cultivation method essentially could accelerate progress and improve the quality of results by investing data and resources.

And the Land of Six Towers happened to have a large number of these zombie projects that retained massive amounts of data. Locke could use these zombie projects to come from behind and produce results faster than others.

Locke picked up the Diamond Succulent on the desk. Under the infusion of light element particles, the vacuoles within the transparent leaf petals began to condense spell radiance.

Under the effect of Locke using All Plants Are Soldiers, this universal plant magic spell model, this Diamond Succulent rapidly completed elemental infusion of its internal localized area. The Diamond Succulent released brilliant radiance.

Contained but not released.

Locke only needed to use the simplest spell model, and this Diamond Succulent in his hand would explode.

Under the frightened gaze of the middle-aged wizard Takla, Locke only paused for a moment before a spell model appeared above the Diamond Succulent, completely activating this Diamond Succulent. Immediately after, a burst of light explosion suddenly appeared.

The dazzling brilliance even caused wizard Takla to become temporarily blinded. Just as he instinctively used his left hand to shield his eyes and was about to activate his defensive field, he discovered that Locke was using the compressed permanent defensive field technique, forming a cube with his life field barrier to compress that light explosion within it.

The emerald green crystal wall system cube experienced severe deformation in an instant, almost tearing apart Locke's compressed life field.

"The power of one Diamond Succulent, even when activated with apprentice-level plant magic, is indeed quite good." Locke dismissed his permanent defensive field. A succulent with two leaf petals floated in mid-air, having suffered almost no damage.

Unlike the Crystal Palm Lotus, the Diamond Succulent was a reusable magical plant, not a consumable. After it self-infused its vacuoles with elements and produced a light explosion, those light element particles would burst out, but as the Diamond Succulent had very good light transparency, it suffered limited damage.

To a certain extent, as long as it wasn't used multiple times in a short period, whatever minor damage the Diamond Succulent received could be self-repaired by planting it in soil and waiting overnight.

After all, it was a type of plant.

Locke was quite satisfied with the Diamond Succulent's power. Although it couldn't instantly blast open his permanent defensive field, he only needed to use several more blooms.

Using Diamond Succulents required almost no consumption of his own mana. He could carry five or six with him, and during combat, he could continuously use Diamond Succulents to disrupt his opponent.

Wizard Takla breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, he thought Locke was going to destroy this office. Although for wizards, repairing such an office wasn't a big deal, the two of them were still inside the office after all.

That had really given him a fright just now.

Wizard Takla said to Locke, "Director, your compressed permanent defensive field technique is truly skilled. Many First Circle wizards who have lived for over a hundred years cannot operate their permanent defensive fields as flexibly as you do."

Locke nodded slightly. He had continuously taken Beholder series potions, and under the influence of abyssal energy, possessed very high perception and mana control, so he had more advantages in permanent defensive field techniques.

Furthermore, he had level 2 access to the White Dragon Tower library and could freely consult large amounts of materials. Therefore, his mastery of permanent defensive field compression techniques could be said to be perfectly normal.

Locke thought for a moment, and an idea appeared in his mind. He chanted a spell, slightly modified the spell model of Mayfly Flower Cannon, then applied it to the Diamond Succulent. Immediately, this Diamond Succulent floated up, suspended in mid-air.

"Using Mayfly Flower Cannon, I can surround myself with Diamond Succulents, causing continuous attacks on enemies during combat."

"One isn't enough, I can use several more. The advantage of Diamond Succulents is that they require extremely little consumption of my mana and energy, so continuously using six or more Diamond Succulents in combat becomes possible."

Locke thought rapidly.

Actually, he could develop a plant magic specifically for Diamond Succulents that utilized their properties.

However, after seeing the level of plant wizards in the Land of Six Towers, Locke no longer held much hope for this.

"Using Mayfly Flower Cannon, plus the materials I previously accessed in the White Dragon Tower library, patching things together a bit to piece together a First Circle version of Mayfly Flower Cannon should also be possible."

Locke pondered, "The White Dragon Tower has a decent plant magic called Connected Brancheses, which can completely link the energy channels of two magical plants together to share magical energy. Originally this had limited use and applications."

"But if I learn that magic, I can consecutively detonate other Diamond Succulents at the instant of detonating one Diamond Succulent, and link the produced light explosions together, forming continuous explosions that can stack the light explosion energy together. It might even briefly break through the permanent defensive field of a same-level wizard, and that also becomes a possibility."

"The characteristic of permanent defensive fields is strong defensive power, low consumption, and can be maintained for long periods. Although even if broken, they can quickly recover, as long as they can be broken through in a short time, damage can be inflicted on the opponent's main body beneath the permanent defensive field."

Wizard Takla's eyes also lit up when he heard Locke say this.

The Diamond Succulent was a magical plant completed entirely under Locke's direction. Locke's ability in breeding studies had deeply impressed wizard Takla.

Wizard Takla even believed that being able to work at a research institute directed by Locke in the Land of Six Towers was his good fortune.

He no longer had to endure interference and misconduct from those foolish family wizards.

Wizard Takla said to Locke, "Director, this idea of yours is very good. If possible, I would also like to help you complete the supporting spell for Diamond Succulent."

Locke looked at wizard Takla. Wizard Takla was already three hundred years old this year, but he was only an ordinary First Circle wizard. It wasn't that his talent was insufficient, but that he lacked resources in the Land of Six Towers.

Wizard Takla's talent in breeding studies and plant magic was still decent, but he had missed too many opportunities. When he was young and had ambition, he didn't choose to leave the Land of Six Towers, but instead stayed content as a small teaching assistant at the Magic Gem University controlled by the Plutarch family.

He had wasted his talent.

And talent would expire.

Locke was lacking a qualified wizard who could discuss plant magic with him, so he nodded, "Alright. I'll have someone retrieve the materials for the Connected Brancheses spell from the library."

"We can research it together. Oh right, I'll write the article about Diamond Succulent myself." Locke said, "After I finish writing it, I'll put your name as second author?"

Wizard Takla had no objections, "Of course, Director. Even if you put me as third or fourth author, that would be fine."

This magical plant was essentially cultivated by Locke alone. It was just that Locke had used their research institute's preliminary research data and utilized their research institute's manpower.

Without Locke, this Diamond magical plant would never have appeared.

Their Lewis Underground Research Institute was still in the awkward situation of not being shut down, but having their funding transferred away by Eric Plutarch.

Moreover, after cooperating with Locke for over a month, wizard Takla discovered that his original approach indeed had problems.

Even if Eric hadn't withdrawn their research institute's funding, following his original approach, producing results would probably have taken fifty years or more.

Looking at it now, Eric withdrawing their research institute's funding wasn't unfair to them. At that time, hope was indeed dim and the direction was wrong.

Locke exchanged with wizard Takla once more. After he left, Locke took an improved version of the Spirit Spring Soul Surge Potion, along with other potions, and headed to the Feathered Serpent Pavilion.

"The Spirit Spring Soul Surge project is complete. I'm very satisfied with the effect of this Spirit Spring Soul Surge. It's a very perfect recovery-type potion." Locke pondered on the road, "For that plant magic improvement project, I no longer have high expectations. As long as it produces results that I can barely use myself, that's sufficient."

"On the contrary, the Diamond Succulent project cooperating with Takla still has much space for development. If my idea of combining Connected Brancheses with Mayfly Flower Cannon and multiple Diamond Succulents can be realized together, then this magical plant product can also be entered into some competitions."

Locke thought about whether he could use Diamond Succulent to participate in the Cloud Marsh Cup.

"It's possible, but the problem is that Diamond Succulent still isn't enough. I still need better magical plants. Otherwise, I might be eliminated in the first round of the main competition." Locke recalled the Cloud Marsh Cup materials he had researched. First, the Cloud Marsh Wetland area had Life School, Ocean School, and Evocation School as the three relatively strong schools.

The Life School's strength was in the plant magic sub-direction, and moreover, an even smaller classification within plant magic, Cloud Lake series magical plants.

Besides that, there were Ocean School wizards, and weather mages had well-developed traditions there and were very strong.

Therefore, his Diamond Succulent was not yet excellent enough, and its magical plant properties probably wouldn't be particularly favored by wizards in the Cloud Marsh Wetland area.

Competition entries were meant to win. To win, one couldn't simply consider the magical plant work's properties, but also had to consider local preferences for magical plants and enemies' adaptation abilities to light magic.

And the Mekani People were mechanical synthetic humans. Honestly speaking, if it leaned toward Evocation School light magic, its damage to them would indeed be limited.

"The Land of Six Towers still has large numbers of zombie projects. I can not only search within the Plutarch family internally, but even search throughout the entire Land of Six Towers." Locke pondered, "With those high-quality zombie projects done halfway, I can obtain massive amounts of data in a short time, compensating for the Land of Six Towers' backward breeding technology and the disadvantages compared to contestants from other wizard lands."