Wizard: Starting With Synthesized Gems-Chapter 218: Witch Sophia's Plan

The next day.
In Witch Sophia's office.
"Six-layer curse barrier? I didn't expect the Blood Curse Court to deploy such a troublesome formation. If you hadn't reminded me, although it wouldn't have significantly affected my plan, it would have wasted some of my time."
Witch Sophia pondered for a moment.
Locke had already ed his investigation of that Curse Techniques Research Institute during this period to Witch Sophia.
After all, in four days, it would be time for their operation.
During this time, Locke had also been intentionally arranging the production plans for his botanical garden and personal potion workshop while he would be away on the mission.
For the personal potion workshop, he could have his assistant Terry cover for a while.
This month's Memory Ointment production could only be halved, because without him there, many of the final production processes couldn't be completed.
As for the botanical garden, it didn't matter if he left for half a month. Except for the newly developed hundred-acre Jade Iris Lichen magical fields, all the other magical fields were already mature and could stably produce the magical plants originally supplied to Lijin Secret Language Plant Shop.
For the Jade Iris Lichen magical fields, Locke rearranged the production plans for over a hundred minotaur slaves. He would officially begin the output work of the Jade Iris Lichen magical fields after returning.
Before that, they only needed to cultivate soil and consolidate the existing number of Jade Iris Lichen.
These were all precious unique specimens. Besides in his own laboratory and botanical garden, they couldn't be found anywhere else.
For the Bear Spirit Jade Bile Detoxification Potion project, he had Andrew and Axi use the inventory of over a hundred Jade Iris Lichen plants to cover things first, with them leading the plan. Externally, he said he was currently conducting a new round of magical plant research and potion research.
This wasn't entirely an excuse, after all, he was indeed considering selling Invisible Mandrake Vines externally and conducting large-scale production of Large Green Owl Banana.
If he could mass-produce Large Green Owl Banana, that would be his first time conquering the direction of mass-producing a rare magical plant.
He didn't know how many high-value Grade A articles he could publish from this, and he could also earn much larger amounts of magic stones from those first-class wizard apprentices.
Of course, this might not succeed.
After all, he had tried mass-producing Corrupt Soil Taro King before, but because he couldn't obtain large quantities of first-class wizard apprentice corpses, he had to give up.
The reason rare magical plants were rare was because there were definitely some temporarily insurmountable difficulties preventing them from being mass-produced like ordinary magical plants.
As for Invisible Mandrake Vines, or even Omen Mandrake Vines, they had reached the point where there was no need to hide them.
With his current achievements, even if he published them, besides increasing his fame and honor, it wouldn't cause any suspicion.
This could be considered his previous technological reserves, but now he could bring them out for use.
This could be considered a product upgrade and update for magical vine plants.
After all, it had been more than a year since he published his first magical plant product.
In the office, Witch Sophia praised Locke, "I didn't expect the archaeological spells you learned to create such convenience for our operation."
"I did indeed send out all my spies to that Curse Techniques Research Institute."
"But I was never able to enter that Curse Techniques Research Institute, so I don't know much about its interior. I only know its location and the surrounding environment."
Witch Sophia hesitated for a moment, then still said to Locke, "Ever since the academy gave me the final departure conditions, I had already begun making arrangements half a year in advance. During these six months, I successively transported the supplies needed for our operation into the Blood Curse Court's heartland through batch deliveries, and created a safe route that can escort us inside."
"But I indeed didn't anticipate the six-layer curse barrier."
"Locke, you did very well."
Witch Sophia said.
Locke immediately followed up, "Teacher, are you confident about dealing with the six-layer curse barrier?"
Witch Sophia nodded, "Of course. Wizard warfare is information warfare. As long as I know a bit more information than they do, I can break their methods in advance."
"This time you've really made a great contribution. If Rashid Tariel's original survival probability was around 10%, his current survival probability should be less than 3%."
"Inside the six-layer curse barrier, white magic cannot be used, or rather all white magic will be weakened. This is indeed troublesome, but we just need to destroy the barrier's formation core before entering."
Witch Sophia smiled, "Locke, the formation core of the six-layer curse barrier is outside the barrier."
Locke blinked, showing an expression of incomprehension. "Teacher, I haven't really studied Protection School spells."
"What's the trick here?"
Witch Sophia shook her head. "There's no trick, it's purely that the defensive barrier's design is stupid."
"The Blood Curse Court's magic systems outside of curse magic are all mediocre. Locke, don't always think that every magical system is perfectly refined. This world is basically one big amateur operation."
"You received almost the best potion studies and breeding education at Lilith's Cottage. This perspective will make you overestimate others' magical abilities. For example, that six-layer curse barrier that puts the formation core outside the barrier, forcing them to find a place to hide the formation core, is exactly such a typical case."
"That's purely because the formal wizard who designed this curse barrier only focused on effects, and didn't think to put the formation core inside the barrier."
"Once the framework was completely designed, they couldn't casually modify the original spell framework..."
Locke raised his eyebrows, showing an expression of finding it ridiculous.
Witch Sophia continued, "You can now make more of the potions you'll need and put them in your astral ring. In four days, go to this location to assemble."
"All operations are quiet, so prevent your whereabouts from being leaked."
Locke nodded, "Teacher, I understand."
Witch Sophia nodded, "Good. Besides that, you can also have that sketch artist continue mapping the interior of that Curse Techniques Research Institute. I really do need it."
"Moreover, your secrecy work in this area is indeed good."
Locke said, "Alright, teacher. I'll get the magical painting map done as quickly as possible before the operation."
Witch Sophia took out fifteen hundred magic stones from her astral ring.
Locke looked at Witch Sophia with confusion. "Teacher, this is?"
Witch Sophia said, "The money for hiring those sketch artists, let me pay for it. The remaining money counts as your compensation."
"You're working for me. If I still had to use the student's own money, that wouldn't make sense. Locke, you recently spent over four thousand magic stones developing those hundred acres of magical fields, didn't you?"
"An ordinary first-class wizard apprentice would probably have invested their entire fortune."
Witch Sophia said, "Moreover, you underestimated the appetite of those wizards from Atlas Palette Academy who call themselves artists."
"Once you hire them, the money you spend definitely won't be small. Take it. Besides, you're hiring them for a month, and I really do need the interior map, so try to find them some work to do."
Locke accepted the magic stones, looking at Witch Sophia with confusion. Why did she say "them"? He had only hired one sketch artist.
However, since his teacher was covering for him, he really had no reason to refuse.
This could be considered action funds that Witch Sophia gave him, and he could also get a free sum from it for making magical paintings of his magical plants and potions.
Currently, his savings were indeed only six thousand magic stones.