Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems-Chapter 159: Lady Morgana's Recognition

Locke reorganized his thoughts. If considering the special nature of Nine Snake Flower, which was essentially nine flowers intertwined together, then he would need to mix in a universal calming frequency.
So, three frequencies needed to work together on this Nine Snake Flower.
While Locke was organizing his thoughts, Martin beside him had already begun using the radiation furnace provided by the examination venue to employ the Mana Co-frequency Cultivation Method.
The Nine Snake Flower, originally listless due to lack of water and root rot, began to gradually become active under the universal invigorating frequency he applied. Each of the Nine Snake Flower's blooms danced under the special radiation frequency, as if dancing.
The three external candidates all looked at him enviously.
"Worthy of being a student from Lilith's Cottage, figuring out the solution so quickly."
"His control over the Mana Co-frequency Cultivation Method is too strong. He might very well pass this examination..."
The three formal wizards observed coldly without saying a word.
Just as Martin thought he was about to complete the second round of examination, the situation suddenly changed. The Nine Snake Flower, invigorated by the universal enhancement frequency of the Mana Co-frequency Cultivation Method, after temporarily recovering its vitality, suddenly had its nine heads start fighting each other very fiercely.
Each snake head flower revealed sharp serrated calyxes hidden beneath the petals, biting viciously at another Nine Snake Flower's body.
For a moment, green leaves flew and red flowers withered. The originally vibrant Nine Snake Flower committed suicide within less than five minutes of Martin's intervention.
Martin's face changed drastically. One examination cost five hundred magic stones, equivalent to most of his monthly wages working at the magical plant shop.
He had saved this money with great difficulty.
"No, no, stop quickly."
"Stop fighting, stop fighting!"
The two formal wizards couldn't bear to watch anymore, while Lady Morgana scolded, "This is the consequence of your weak theoretical knowledge."
The three external candidates' eyes showed some despair. They hadn't expected that in their eyes, such a skilled elite, the outstanding student from Lilith's Cottage, Martin, would meet such an end.
This examination was far too difficult.
Was this the gap between breeders and breeding assistants!
"Look quickly, the other candidate from Lilith's Cottage is also starting to act. Can he succeed?"
On the other side, Locke organized his thoughts and repeated his thinking once more. After confirming there were no omissions, he applied mixed frequency mana co-frequency to the Nine Snake Flower before him.
Immediately, under the radiation furnace's radiation, the Nine Snake Flower began to dance. Initially, it was similar to Martin's operation.
But differently, after five minutes, this Nine Snake Flower not only recovered its vitality, but the insects in the eggs on the leaf surface crawled out one by one prematurely and were driven away.
At the same time, the Nine Snake Flower didn't fight each other like before, but remained quiet individually, with nothing happening at all.
Martin stared at Locke's pot of Nine Snake Flower, his eyes showing confusion. He didn't understand where exactly he had gone wrong, why there was such a big difference from Locke's result.
Ten minutes later, the originally listless Nine Snake Flower was completely revived in Locke's hands.
Locke used mana co-frequency to transmit a trace of his mana into this Nine Snake Flower's interior, accelerating its ability to restore its root system.
This way, he had completely revived a nearly dying magical plant without his hands making any contact.
Although this was unnecessary, it could very well test this breeder's actual practical skill level.
In examinations, it was still very necessary.
The two formal wizards, seeing this scene, hadn't expected that during the examination, there would be a candidate who could use the Mana Co-frequency Cultivation Method so skillfully.
Moreover, he could see through Lady Morgana's trap in such a short reaction time during the examination.
The two formal wizards nodded continuously. "This candidate Augustine indeed has the operational level of a formal breeder. He might even be better than ordinary formal breeders in the Mana Co-frequency Cultivation Method."
"He's a first-class wizard apprentice who just advanced this year, right? And just obtained his potion master assistant certificate within half a year."
"I remember he's Witch Sophia's student, so he's Lady Morgana's grand-disciple. Worthy of being from the same lineage, this level is indeed good. Great future prospects."
One formal wizard glanced at Lady Morgana and subtly flattered her.
Lady Morgana's mouth curved slightly, showing a satisfied smile. "Hmm, his theoretical level still has some room for improvement, but his practical skills are indeed very good."
"His talent in the breeding field is quite good."
Originally, she had also wanted to pick out some faults, but she hadn't expected Locke to see through her examination trap.
Then there was nothing more to say.
Although in the eyes of senior breeders, many errors could still be found in Locke's techniques, this was a formal breeder examination. As the chief examiner, she couldn't test beyond the syllabus.
Lady Morgana looked at Locke and praised, "You're very clever."
"You actually recognized my examination trap in such a short time."
Locke answered honestly, "Lady Morgana, it was thanks to fellow candidates mentioning Centipede Grass that I suddenly compared the characteristics of Centipede Grass and Nine Snake Flower in my mind."
"This was my luck."
Lady Morgana said, "That only shows you had already sensed something was wrong."
Lady Morgana really wanted to pick out some fault from Locke's performance, so she added, "If you could use Nine Snake Flower's specific optimal resonance frequency, the effect would be even better."
"Sophia should have taught you in advance."
Locke could only show a bitter smile.
Nine Snake Flower's optimal resonance frequency was a secret formula. How could he possibly know it? Witch Sophia didn't research this direction either, so she didn't know.
Of course, he knew this was just Lady Morgana insisting on finding a place to critique him. Since she really couldn't find anything, she could only give such forced guidance.
She was his teacher's teacher, so he'd better not refute her.
After all, there was still the final round of examination.
Moreover, listening to her wasn't a loss for him.
Lady Morgana slightly comforted the other candidates. "The second round of examination only tests your level with the Mana Co-frequency Cultivation Method, so you don't necessarily need to successfully revive the Nine Snake Flowers in your hands."
"As long as each of you demonstrates your best level, that will suffice."
Upon hearing this, the candidates who had all been looking worried immediately became spirited again, even Martin's eyes rekindled with a trace of hope.
After another hour, Lady Morgana saw that the remaining four candidates hadn't produced any results and said, "Time's up."
"Alright, the final round of examination is the directed mutation test. Here are two hundred pots of Tiflo Root Vines. I need you to select two pots from them and use grafting cultivation method to breed a Tiflo Root Vine with optimized performance."
"The only requirement is that this Tiflo Root Vine's performance must exceed any of the two hundred pots of Tiflo Root Vines here."
"Time limit is one afternoon."
Jonas Cortez supplemented, "Time is somewhat tight, but if you truly have the level of formal breeders, you can do it."
"A formal breeder's discernment, judgment, and intuition must all be vastly different from breeding assistants."
Hearing the content of the final examination, Locke's heart immediately settled.
This time it was stable.
If the final round's directed mutation examination tested other magical plants, he might have been eliminated in this final round.
Many breeders were delayed for several years in becoming formal breeders because they drew examination topics they weren't good at during tests but the problem was, the final round tested directed mutation of Tiflo Root Vines. Wasn't that his most specialized field?