[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems":3,"chapter-wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-chapter-4":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1265074,1693,"Chapter 4: Patty Aisa","wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-chapter-4",4,"\u003Cp>Inside Aurelian Academy’s dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dorms housed two students per room, fully furnished, but now only Locke was present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His roommate, another Anjouan and son of an earl, had already withdrawn due to financial strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was silent, perfect for Locke’s task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He retrieved the Level 2 synthesized item from the Horadric Cube. With a grip in the air, the cube spun, sparks flying like a bursting galaxy, dazzling and magnificent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rays of light converged in his hand, forming a fist-sized sapphire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sapphire’s description appeared before him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level 2 Item: Sapphire, velvet blue, medium saturation, shimmering like water in sunlight, a noble’s favored luxury, suitable for crafting valuable jewelry, rings, or ornaments, worth approximately 10-30 gold coins.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke’s expression turned subtle. He had placed three sapphire fragments in the cube, cheap trinkets bought for three gold coins at a market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, through the Horadric Cube, their value had multiplied dozens of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cube lived up to its reputation as a supreme artifact from his past life’s game, transforming low-grade resources into high-grade ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, he had barely obtained the cube and hadn’t studied its synthesis guide or recipes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a different world, not a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to carefully study how to best use the synthesis magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke mused, “With the cube, I can at least solve my financial crisis, though it’s a long-term solution.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to secure my place in the academy first, which means getting the Outstanding Graduate quota to counter Professor Alder’s schemes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of doubt crossed his mind. “Why did copying textbooks for that old man lead to the original’s death? In the week before, he grew exhausted, drained, weaker each day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did he do it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had observed that Aurelian Academy and the continent of Corfu lacked supernatural forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ordinary medieval world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even knight breathing techniques didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke decided to continue synthesizing, this time with a new recipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of three same-level sapphires, he used a Level 2 sapphire, a Level 2 gold ring, and a Level 2 natural ruby, all rated as Level 2 synthesized items by the cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cube could synthesize same-type, same-level items or different types of the same level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the outcome of mixed items was unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, players had to experiment with synthesis recipes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cube indicated a two-hour wait for the Level 3 item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The best way to use the cube,” Locke thought, “is to create high-quality gemstone jewelry, sell it as a genius designer, and fund my tuition.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take it step by step.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe I’ll find better uses later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke turned to the notebook Dean Tongus gave him. Flipping through, he found the problems were several times harder than the previous homework.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his level, completion was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking, he found nothing special. On the first page, he wondered, “What’s Mr. Tongus’s purpose in giving me this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just to complete it? The difficulty far exceeds the current curriculum, so he wants me to self-study.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke flipped through his thick textbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But history class is in two days. I can’t self-study in time. If Tongus is testing my self-learning ability, I can’t finish this in two days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a workaround, though.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If one path fails, try another.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke left his dorm for the common lounge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dormitory common lounge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patty Aisa leaned against a pillar, arms crossed, raising an eyebrow at the runic textbook Locke handed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Locke Augustine, we’ve never been friends or spoken. Why come to me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To tutor me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke looked at the blonde girl, rubbing his nose. Patty Aisa, a commoner student, was among the best in language class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike him, she had a good relationship with Dean Tongus, who often gave her extra lessons. Rumor had it she’d already mastered the semester’s ancient language curriculum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t finish the assignment in two days, but finding help was another matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could have someone proficient explain key textbook points, allowing him to “learn the language” quickly enough to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke wasn’t rigid. He chose Patty because of her academic excellence, her connection to Tongus, and her commoner background, which made her short on funds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commoners only had tuition waived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wouldn’t pass up earning opportunities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But noble heirs had low graduation requirements, rarely attended classes seriously, and thus didn’t seek tutoring from commoners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke said, “I can pay for tutoring.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I really want to complete the assignment Professor Tongus gave me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patty nodded, considering, then said, “Fine. Noble money is free to take.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two hundred gold coins. Not expensive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tutoring you costs my study time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke agreed, “Deal. I’ll pay after the lessons.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t worried about debts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could stay, he’d find a way to pay the two hundred coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patty looked at him with an odd smile. “Fair warning: I’ll tutor you, but if you don’t learn, don’t blame me.”\u003C\u002Fp>",819,"2026-06-05T16:22:57.670Z",1,"novelbin.me","12ccefea1a41d13d053c6c19df109def1c69861858a5bc8d26db05b54c75633e","wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-chapter-5","wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-chapter-3",578,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-cover.jpg"]