Locke glanced at the three of them and refused outright.
"No. I have other things to do. The three Magic Plants bear the Occult Significances of immense weight, immense flame, and rapid regeneration. With my Occult Significance of rapid regeneration added, the Person-Locking Willow finally looks the part. It's a fine Magic Plant now. I hope you three put them to good use."
Locke raised a hand. The topmost magic box in Belinda's arms opened on its own, revealing a Person-Locking Willow. It was a willow switch, green from end to end, with a distinctive red strip of bark running along one side.
Locke gripped the switch and poured powerful magic energy into it. The red strip of bark along its side began to glow green.
The glow did not appear all at once. Starting at the end Locke held, it traveled along the red strip toward the tip.
Locke studied the glowing bark, which showed changes in the Magic Plant's Magic Pressure. Its Energy-Locking Structure caught his attention.
Locke swung the Person-Locking Willow. In an instant, its side buds grew into a cage and locked up its former owner, the Black Wizard.
The Black Wizard stared at his arms and torso, both bound by his own Person-Locking Willow.
Shock filled his eyes.
He had thought Locke was merely an excellent Breeder. But Locke had struck without warning, using nothing but a single willow switch to trap him before he could even react.
Sweat beaded on the Black Wizard's forehead.
Had this been a fight, his Permanent Defense Field Shell might have shattered the moment they clashed, costing him the initiative.
He tried to move, but the willow branches held him fast. The Occult Significance of rapid regeneration had increased both the speed and number of the willow's side shoots,