[{"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-46":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},1265116,1693,"Chapter 46: Level 6 Growth Gel","wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-chapter-46",46,"\u003Cp>Locke examined the description of the Growth Gel in his hand—Level 6 Growth Gel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Enhanced Growth Gel, with effects comparable to advanced Growth Gel crafted by potion-making assistants.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke thought, “No special synthesis formula appeared, but that’s fine. The enhanced effect from synthesizing to Level 6 is already significant.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could craft ordinary Growth Gel, though its quality was poor. Advanced Growth Gel, however, was typically made by potion-making assistants, who were generally first-class wizard apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophia, for instance, used advanced Growth Gel exclusively and would not use ordinary crafted Growth Gel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advanced Growth Gel could make ordinary-grade magical plants grow in minutes, while ordinary Growth Gel took days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his financial situation, Locke couldn’t afford advanced Growth Gel for a long time. But now, he was free to use it as much as needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizarding world had always been this way: wizards with resources could invest heavily to boost their learning speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke thought, “But I can’t openly sell advanced Growth Gel without a potion-making assistant certificate. I can only use it myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Otherwise, I couldn’t explain its source.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, if my relationship with Sophia becomes closer and she backs me, it wouldn’t matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke shook his head, snapping out of it. “Damn, how could I think that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sophia is just my academy teacher. I can’t rely on her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s a formal wizard, and I’m just her student. If she discovered my abnormalities, who knows what she’d do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards were selfish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when it came to advancing their wizard ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke stored the Level 6 Growth Gel in a drawer, along with his Focus Ointment, and locked it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a second-class wizard apprentice, he could now synthesize Level 6 items and had been exploring new synthesis formulas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could obtain better jades, his mental strength growth rate could increase further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reaching the level of a Level 7 aptitude Child of Elements wasn’t impossible!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke left his bedroom and waved to the gray dwarves in the living room. They immediately turned, bowed respectfully, and awaited his orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke said, “I’m going out. Keep the place clean and don’t let strangers into my room.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray dwarves hurriedly responded, “Honored Wizard Master, your command is our divine oracle.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Wizard Master, serving you is our honor. We are wholeheartedly grateful for your permission to serve you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The villa’s door, provided by the academy, was an alchemical product with a basic enchantment effect, featuring a magical lock, ensuring basic security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, each gray dwarf had the physical prowess of a knight’s squire, as Lorne had described, giving them some combat ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, knights were the result of wizards’ bloodline modification experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marked with his spiritual imprint, the gray dwarves were completely loyal to him and, due to his mental strength imprint in their souls, fearless of other wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, gray dwarves were quite valuable in the southeast quadrant’s slave markets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy’s gift of three gray dwarves was a perk, but if they died, Locke would need to buy replacements at the Chimera Trading Market’s slave market, which would cost a significant amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through Diagon Alley, Locke noted the square-brick pavement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The streets were narrow, with few pedestrians. Second-class wizard apprentices always moved hurriedly, busy with their own affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Dwarf Street, there were no opportunists here trying to scam wizard prospects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was partly because Diagon Alley was Lilith’s Cottage’s core area and partly because no second-class wizard apprentice would be foolish enough to fall for such scams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke exited Diagon Alley and hailed a lizardman-driven rickshaw to head to the Lilith’s Cottage patrol team’s reporting point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About half an hour later, the lizardman pulled the cart across half the city, bringing Locke to a cluster of wooden houses in the wilderness of the city’s southwest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dismounting, Locke stepped over a circle of runic stones surrounding the houses. The academy badge on his white wizard robe flashed, and he entered the barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke scanned the area and saw many second-class wizard apprentices around the wooden houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy’s patrol team consisted mostly of second-class wizard apprentices, as first-class apprentices were unlikely to serve as guards patrolling the academy’s interior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The patrol team’s role was to patrol the academy’s territory, not to guard the entrance barrier or key access points, which were the responsibility of formal wizards and first-class apprentices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke held up his assignment letter and said, “Captain Bruno Suarez, I’m Locke Augustine, a second-class wizard apprentice, reporting as ordered by my mentor, Witch Sophia, and the academy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his voice rang out, several second-class wizard apprentices turned to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike those in other areas, these apprentices carried the bloodthirsty aura of those who had experienced real combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They quickly turned away indifferently, moving swiftly with tense expressions, mounting giant snails the size of carriages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iron seats hung from the snails’ backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Locke frowned, as no one stepped forward to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a wizard apprentice rushed out from the enforcement team. The young man shouted at Locke, “You’re the new guy, right? You’re the fifth this month.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hurry up and jump onto my Engel Swift Snail’s back!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those black wizards have released all sorts of monsters into our academy’s territory again. Someone’s dead, and we’re heading there now!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We don’t have many rules here. Our only mission is to ensure the academy’s safety!”\u003C\u002Fp>",898,"2026-06-05T16:22:57.670Z",1,"novelbin.me","384a5cfde6eb0c013896e72cb6cc5972e399395098736caf6b04e5d2f17f0cf0","wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-chapter-47","wizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-chapter-45",578,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwizard-starting-with-synthesized-gems-cover.jpg"]