Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems-Chapter 195: Two Academy Funds Approved

Locke spoke calmly from the speaker's position at the oval table, "Our team, consisting of myself, Andrew, and Axi at the treatment center, has mainly focused this month on proving the efficacy of the Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion through various trials. From treating nearly ninety patients within this month, our team has confirmed that the Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion can indeed replace the original Bear Spirit Bile Detoxification Potion and show corresponding effects against various curses."
"At the same time, we plan to take advantage of the treatment center's large patient population to collect their treatment information and compile it into Phase III trial data s."
"Additionally, our team will use external recruitment to hire some second-class wizard apprentices as researchers to help our team conduct animal trials and civilian trials."
"Animal experiments will require the partial use of model organism mice, which have rapid generation turnover, clear genetic backgrounds, and are easy to study."
Locke spoke eloquently, revealing part of the research approach for conducting the three types of trials.
A smile appeared on Wizard Edwin's face. "Locke, it's excellent that you have a clear plan. I won't need to keep pressuring you on behalf of the academy's higher-ups to quickly complete the Phase III trials of the Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion."
"However, I can help refine your experimental framework design."
Locke performed a courtesy to Wizard Edwin. "Please guide me, Master Edwin."
Wizard Edwin smiled with satisfaction, "Locke, you are very polite. I suggest that when you design the experimental framework for animal trials, while conducting immunological tests on the mouse experimental groups, you should add several zebrafish experimental groups."
"Zebrafish are also model organisms with clear genetic backgrounds, rapid generation turnover, and are easy to study. Zebrafish embryos remain transparent within five days after fertilization, and the embryos can develop outside the body."
"Zebrafish are the most suitable model organisms for drug experiments. If you inject the Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion and curse stones separately into zebrafish embryos within five days after fertilization, you can observe the internal blood vessels, nerves, heart, and other organs of the transparent zebrafish embryos under the influence of curses, as well as the effects of your Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion."
"This organism is frequently used in drug screening experiments."
Locke bowed to Wizard Edwin. "Thank you for Master Edwin's guidance. I indeed hadn't thought of adding this experiment, which would better allow us to clearly see the Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion's reactions when facing different curses from a dynamic perspective."
Wizard Edwin nodded with satisfaction and said to the other two official wizards, "See, among excellent juniors, Locke is much more polite."
"I like him more."
Wizard Derek Jones and the other official wizard also smiled.
Anglon at the oval table flashed with serious dissatisfaction in his eyes. After all, in his view, even though Locke was a rising star, he was still far from being on equal footing with him.
The two were nowhere near the same level.
His personal pharmaceutical laboratory was the most famous among apprentice-level laboratories at Lilith's Cottage. He had published many A-level papers and dozens of B-level papers, and he personally held the title of Wizard Seed.
Meanwhile, Locke was just a first-class wizard apprentice who had been promoted this year. For him to reach his current level would probably require about ten years of accumulation.
Of course, Locke was indeed very promising.
Wizard Edwin nodded to Locke and spoke a few more sentences. "In designing the drug screening experiments with zebrafish embryos, you can also use fluorescent agents to intervene in the zebrafish embryos. During their embryonic formation stage, use fluorescent agents to mark the vascular factors in their blood vessel portions."
"This way, the blood vessels that grow from this embryo will all be green fluorescent, making it easier for you to observe drug reactions."
"When conducting civilian trials, pay attention that these civilians must have informed consent, otherwise you won't pass the White Wizard Association's ethical review mechanism."
"You need to pay special attention to the second-class wizard apprentices you recruit. These people may not necessarily work diligently. Sometimes, due to their laziness, negligence, or even deliberate sabotage, your entire experimental project could be completely blocked by the White Wizard Association."
Wizard Edwin said meaningfully, "Young man, you haven't suffered losses in this area yet, so it's better to be careful."
Locke, regardless of whether it was useful or not, immediately wrote down Wizard Edwin's guidance suggestions in his notebook.
Wizard Edwin nodded, "Alright, I have no other opinions."
"My only opinion is that you need to speed up your pace."
"The two excellent project funding applications you submitted to the academy have both been approved and should be disbursed in the next few days."
Locke bowed to Wizard Edwin and left the speaker's seat.
He returned to sit beside Andrew and Axi, who secretly gave Locke a thumbs up.
After all, they weren't as composed in front of their wizard mentor Edwin.
Everyone could see that compared to Anglon, Wizard Edwin clearly preferred Locke.
Wizard Edwin didn't even pick at errors in Locke's plans like he had done with Anglon.
After all, finding faults was something that could always be done if one wanted to, at worst there were aspects like speaking too quietly or having an insufficiently proper attitude that could be criticized.
When Anglon heard Wizard Edwin mention that Locke actually had two projects that had received academy funding support, his eyelids immediately twitched wildly, making him even more restless. 'It seems I must think of some way, otherwise all my plans at the treatment center will be ruined by this suddenly emerging youngster.'
Anglon's eyes darkened slightly as he made a decision in his heart. 'In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures must be taken.'
'Just once shouldn't matter.'
Next, several more people went up to present their work reviews and future plans, then were routinely criticized harshly by Wizard Edwin, with some nearly breaking down from the criticism.
Two hours later, the group meeting ended smoothly.
Locke left the third floor together with Andrew and Axi, heading toward the second-floor office.
Locke wanted to go to the public classroom to purchase courses in the Metal Torrent series spells, so he asked Andrew and Axi to help with work for a while. Then he left the treatment center and headed toward the public classroom.
Locke also planned to visit the academy's germplasm repository to see if he could get some ideas for what to make as his sixth magical plant.
After all, he still needed more money to support his strength improvement expenses.
Regarding potions, Locke was eyeing several potions he commonly used: Weeping Blood Nightshade Potion, Stardust Tears Potion, and Energy Potions.
Of course, the workload for getting the Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion through Phase III trials would be enormous, and he really couldn't spare time for a while.
Halfway there, while riding on the back of his Engel Swift Snail, Locke suddenly frowned and looked toward the bushes beside the road ahead. "Tainted with a lot of bloody mana... are you a black wizard?"
The Gentleman’s Orchid on Locke's left hand moved, and a leaf blade nimbly appeared in front of him, rotating lightly.
With just one thought from Locke, the All Plants Are Soldiers magic could act on the second-class wizard apprentice black wizard hiding by the roadside and kill him.
That second-class wizard apprentice black wizard immediately ran out from behind the tree in terror, raising both hands to show he posed no threat. "Master Augustine, I'm not here to fight you."
"I'm willing to be your informant."
"I've come to pledge allegiance to you. I have a large amount of data on plant curses that Sephilin researched, and I want to sell it to you... in exchange for some resources from your white wizard society."
He ran out from behind the tree, revealing himself to be a pot-bellied black wizard with missing fingers on his right hand, lacking his thumb, middle finger, and index finger, leaving only his little finger and ring finger.
His left eye was also blind, his right eye somewhat cloudy, and his body was covered in wounds.
This black wizard apprentice said pitifully, "Master Augustine, I'm just a poor second-class wizard apprentice black wizard. Because my senior apprentice Sephilin fell from favor, I was thrown here as lurking cannon fodder."
"But I don't want to die. I want to live, I want to make a deal with you."
Locke's expression was cold as he reminded him, "I remember you all have curses monitoring you."
This black wizard apprentice immediately bowed to Locke. "Senior Master, that's true, but the crazy woman Sephilin who was originally responsible for monitoring us has now been punished by the academy herself. And the Blood Curse Court's management is chaotic, so they haven't discovered that I currently have no supervisor."
"It's precisely because of this that I dared to come to your side, wanting to present these materials to you."
"This is my pledge of loyalty to you."
He knelt on the ground, placed a set of documents on the ground, then crawled backward ten steps while kneeling, showing he had no hostility whatsoever.
"Senior, please accept me... I can relay information about the Blood Curse Court for you. As long as you can protect me a little and prevent me from dying miserably."
Locke said coldly, "Don't call me senior, you're not worthy."