Air Pineapples Are the New Trend!

At the entrance of the Augustus Building, Trajan hesitated for a long time, but he felt he couldn't bear to appear in front of such a group of wizards who were extremely fond of Air Pineapple, especially the Silver-Eyed Witch Black. Therefore, he chose to stay away from here for the time being.

After Locke finished the opening ceremony of Augustus, he left Augustus and asked the witch Planknia to come and guide the Breeder there, so that they could quickly become familiar with the various techniques of Air Pineapple and begin their work.

In the Saffron Peach Orchard Golden Crown Mountain, within Locke's public laboratory, Locke received the heartwood of a century-old universal tree from the witch Planknia, whom she had been sent to purchase. The heartwood was made from the heartwood of the Moon-Ring Magic Plant: Spring Outing Mountain Holly Tree. Due to the special characteristics of this Null Forging Moon-Ring Magic Plant, it can be used as the heartwood for any Moon-Ring Magic Plant, thereby increasing its age.

Locke instructed his students to hang up the three-year-old Angela Soul Pear Tree. Then, he personally used the Heartwood Blade magic weapon to cut off the top of the Angela Soul Pear Fruit. In an instant, the immense Magic Pressure of this magical plant erupted, and Nika and Julian both felt as if their souls were being drawn away.

In that instant, Locke turned around and snapped his fingers, his Magic Pressure immediately suppressing Angela Soul Pear Tree magic.

The interior of a tree, from the outside in, consists of the bark, phloem, cambium, sapwood, and heartwood.

The heartwood is the innermost part of the tree, and it is basically composed of non-functional dead cells. Therefore, strictly speaking, replacing the heartwood...

The materials are feasible, but the process is quite difficult.

It is necessary to ensure that the cambium is not damaged during the heartwood replacement process, and to purchase general-purpose or specially cultivated heartwood specifically developed by Tree-Ring Studies wizards.

The most suitable heartwood is not necessarily from the same type of tree. After all, trees like the Angela Soul Pear Tree, which require a large amount of specific Spiritual Breath and Plane Principle to grow, are difficult to obtain even after a hundred years. Moreover, its heartwood will not actively grow together with the cambium of another tree.

Similarly, replacing the core of High-Ring Magic Plant is essentially like trimming the tree's whiskers, so it also needs to be able to withstand the resistance of this High-Ring Magic Plant.

Locke placed a heartwood the size of an adult's arm into the Angela Soul Fruit Tree, then chanted a spell to unite the heartwood with the Angela Soul Pear Tree.

An hour later, Locke had two students replant the Angela Soul Pear Tree in the ground. As Nika and Julian planted the tree, it immediately began to absorb Magic Pressure. Supported by Locke's magic and the century-old heartwood, the magical plant grew rapidly, its trunk becoming thicker and wider.

The years quickly passed, and under Locke's Magic Pressure and the large amount of Ice Lament Spiritual Breath he had purchased in advance, the age of Angela Soul Pear Tree also increased rapidly.

Nika and Julian saw a pear tree growing stronger in the soil, surrounded by Ice Lament Spiritual Breath.

Nika whispered, "Why do I want to cry?"

Even the exceptionally intelligent Julian felt a pang of longing for his hometown, wiping away tears with his fingers. "It seems that just looking at that tree affects our emotions."

Locke glanced at them. "Nika, Julian, you two should leave here first. You're still apprentices, lacking a sense of boundaries, and easily influenced by Angela Soul Pear Tree."

"The tree reflects the person."

"This sorrow originates from the mother tree of the Angela Soul Pear Tree, which was cultivated by the Witch Pulao through grafting eleven different types of Moon Ring Angela Soul Pear Tree Pear Genus plants. This grief is her grief, and you have been affected by her emotions."

The two wizards immediately bowed to Locke and quickly left the Magic Field.

Locke waited for three hours to confirm that the Angela Soul Pear Tree in the Magic Field had stabilized. Now, after he had invested 30 million Magic Stone, the Angela Soul Pear Tree seemed to be fifty years old, judging from its diameter alone, and its Magic Pressure had officially reached the level of Moon Ring.

"In that case, we can begin." Locke chanted the incantation. At this moment, the magical radiance of the Moon of Evolution reflected on Angela Soul Pear Tree, and then shone on his shoe-insoled Million Mushroom King. Locke's spirituality and the Million Mushroom Mycelium King's mycelium spirituality merged rapidly. At a certain moment, it seemed that a certain limit had finally been reached, as if two channels had been opened. Locke's spirituality quickly entered the Million Mushroom King, and at the same time, the Million Mushroom King's Mycelium began to frantically absorb the surrounding magical energy.

Locke waved his hand, activating the Wizard Array and allowing a concentrated Magic Tide to surge into the shoe-insoled Million Mushroom King.

Bang!

At a certain moment, the shoe-insoled Million Mushroom King finally possessed the Magic Pressure of the Moon-Ring Level, and the shoe-insoled Million Mushroom King extended its Mycelium to combine with the juvenile Water King Pineapple next to it. In an instant, the Water King Pineapple also possessed the Magic Pressure of the Moon-Ring Level.

Locke's face showed a rare look of joy. "It's a success. With Angela Soul Pear Fruit enhancing my Spiritual Evolution, it's indeed possible for my spirituality to merge with that of the magical plant, allowing the magical plant to gain Moon-Ring Level spirituality, thereby increasing its level. While the upper limit for mushroom-type magical plants is lower than that of normal magical plants, their cultivation cost is much lower."

"By using Spiritual Evolution and the Million Mushroom King, I can cultivate a low-cost Moon-Ring Magic Plant. Using this low-cost Mushroom Magic Plant in conjunction with the Water King Pineapple, I can create a low-cost Imaginary Root. This way, I can bypass the Underworld Iron Tree. The Underworld Iron Tree route still needs to be maintained; redundant technology is necessary to ensure Augustus's safety."

"Moreover, from a cost perspective, the Underworld Iron Tree is currently the cheapest option."

Locke felt much more at ease.

Then we need to amplify it.

One Angela Soul Pear Tree Angela Soul Pear Tree not enough; I need more.

However, this tree is not for sale, and this particular one is protected by a protective spell, making it impossible to propagate by cuttings or obtain fertile seeds.

Unless the Witch Pulao is willing to give herself the magic key to unlock this protective spell, or she finds a barrier master to break it herself.

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Locke held the Air Pineapple in his hands and pondered, "Since this is the first mass-producible Air Pineapple Wizard Shoes Wizard's Shoe using the Angela Soul Pear Tree, let's call it the Angela Air Pineapple."

The scales of Angela Air Pineapple trembled slightly in Locke's palm, as if agreeing with Locke's naming.

Locke fell into deep thought. "Just as the Spring Outing Mountain Holly' is Null Forging Moon-Ring Magic Plant, the Million Mushroom King I cultivated was also Null Forging Moon Ring Mushroom Magic Plant. It was only after combining it with the Air Pineapple that this Air Pineapple became a Moon-Ring Magic Plant. But this is not enough to cultivate a truly Pseudo Forging Moon-Ring Magic Plant."

Locke placed Water King Air Pineapple and Angela Air Pineapple together, and a faint magical energy formed between them, as if it were the nascent form of the Root Realm.

"I see. As long as it's Moon-Ring Level Magic Pressure, it's enough. Thinking about it carefully, based on my knowledge of the Root Realm, it's a special phenomenon created by Third-Ring Wizard, using Mana combined with the Magic Pressure of many Second Ring beings. The Root Realm of each genera in Botany requires Third-Ring Level Magic Pressure to preside over, and at least Moon Ring is needed to reach the Root Realm. It's also formed by the combination of Magic Pressure emitted by many Second Ring magical plants of the same genus."

"Thinking back on it, I used to think that only Third-Ring Wizard could establish the Root Realm, but in the Modern Magic Era, the requirements aren't that high."

Locke reviewed the information available to him with his current access level. "Magical techniques can be acquired by consulting resources, and as for Magic Pressure Magic Pressure, only Third-Ring Level is needed. Although it's a bit difficult, I could actually obtain that level of Magic Pressure by capturing a guardian of the Venom Great World. It just requires that it be Third-Ring Level Magic Pressure from Air Pineapple Genus."

"Currently, there isn't a single Third Ring Air Pineapple plant. Before me, the highest level of wild-caught Air Pineapple Air Pineapple I've found was only Star-Ring Level, but that's already much better Sea Golden Sand Genus, which doesn't even have double-ringed Sea Golden Sand Second-Ring Magic Plant— "

Locke's Magic Pressure suddenly surged, the dazzling Magic Pressure resembling a long silver dragon. "But Air Pineapple are simply too perfect as Wizard's Shoe."

"The fact that pineapple-like magical plants, which are closely related to the Air Pineapple Genus, can all become Third Ring magical plants proves that Air Pineapple still have great potential. Air Pineapple are magical plants that are not affected by the environment, and can find a glimmer of hope in the impossible. In their native regions, where they cannot receive sunlight in the dense forests composed of tall trees, they simply degenerate their roots and climb to the tops of trees and rock walls to absorb sunlight. In their native regions, where it is sometimes arid, they have evolved special scale leaves to reflect sunlight."

"Air Pineapple are plants that strive to overcome their environment and will never give up growing because of unfavorable conditions."

Locke's eyes were serious. "I think there's a reason why the Witch Black would like such magical plants."

"Therefore, I want to cultivate Air Pineapple into a true Pseudo Forging level magical plant, which requires absorbing the evolutionary achievements of all Air Pineapple from ancient times to the present in Infinite Void. I want to gather their evolutionary achievements together."

"That's why Augustus is needed, and that's why my Moon of Evolution can unleash its full potential."

Locke contacted the fifty-odd Breeder on Augustus's side regarding the Lingzhi Magic Plant and issued his first order: each of them should select five types of Air Pineapple to study their Energy-Locking Structure, Plant Factor, and natural Magic Power structural components.

And all the results were attributed to the witch Planknia.

Of course, in order to provide them with research facilities, Locke directly allowed these people to use the equipment in his research group, and allocated a total of 50 million Magic Stone to the fifty wizards, requiring them to start researching Air Pineapple Magic Plant with the rank of First-Class Wizard Apprentice or above, a total of 251 species.

There are only 251 species of Air Pineapple Genus plants.

It can be said that the product range is currently limited.

Meanwhile, Locke is focusing all his energy on the Air Pineapple Wizard Shoes because the Eastern Sector Wizard's Shoe Competition is about to begin, and he plans to use his research results in the third round of the Heaven River Coast Competition.

Locke walked to the paddy field next to the Magic Field, where a large patch of Purple Duckweed floated. Locke tossed two bottles of energy-restoring potions to the Wood Wizard.

"Thank you for your hard work. But things will get even busier from now on. I will have all of Augustus's staff fully support the analysis of all the evolutionary results of Air Pineapple so far."

Where are the Mario Brothers?

The Celt wizard volunteered to preside over the Augustus for him.

Gordon went to participate in the competition; it's said he wants to become Star-Ring Wizard as soon as possible.

Wood Wizard said, "Team leader, those two said they had their own things to do, so they temporarily left the Wizarding World and are sitting here in the void."

The airships have traveled to other worlds. I don't know what they're going to do there. I heard they've even dropped out of the competition they were originally planning to participate in.

Locke nodded.

Wizard Wood tentatively asked, "Team leader, you seem to be trying to cultivate a very powerful magical plant; you've been keeping a low profile lately."

Locke said, "Yes."

He then left the laboratory while the Wood Wizard was in a daze and headed to Dragonblood Market.

In the Witch's Kitchen, in private Private Room 1, Locke and the Trajan sat facing each other. Trajan poured Locke a cup of wizard's tea and then said, "The situation in the Battle of Academic Lineages recently is not optimistic. It seems that the Rose School Lineage has received assistance from a certain force in the Starfield Sea, and has recently made a significant breakthrough in academic achievements."

"Their recent posts about the first Second-Ring Q1 and the Third-Ring Q1 prove one thing."

Locke accepted the wizard's tea and said thank you.

Wizard Trajan said, "It's not that they cultivated the perfect, four-ringed Rose Genus Fourth-Ring Magic Plant that perfectly suited their Academic Lineage. They simply used a special Grafting Cultivation Method to prove that the Hundred-Demon Rose Genus possesses a universally potent charm ability against humans, Wisdom beings, and magical beings. Before that, we thought the Hundred-Demon Rose Genus required two different, natural Magic Power secretion pathways to affect Magic Creature and humans. However, it has now been proven that this is a single pathway."

"On the surface, this is just a theoretical expansion and extension, but in reality, it is a very significant enhancement to the Hundred-Demon Rose Genus."

Wizard Trajan held up a finger and said, "It's not that there aren't Fourth-Ring Magic Plant of the Rose Genus in this world. It's just that what wizards from our two Academic Lineage need are Fourth-Ring Magic Plant of the Rose Genus that perfectly match our magic. That's the key, and this proof reduces the workload and costs for many Breeder teams that are currently cultivating Hundred-Demon Rose Genus magical plants."

"In fact, strengthening the Hundred-Demon Rose Genus increases the speed at which the Rose School Lineage can cultivate their own first Fourth-Ring Magic Plant."

Locke pondered, "So the key question now is, which of our two Academic Lineage will cultivate its own Fourth-Ring Magic Plant first?"

"Then, wouldn't it be helpful to the teacher if you cultivated more powerful Holy Peach Genus Magic Plant?"

Wizard Trajan laughed, "Are you kidding me? If I could do that, I would have done it already. I'm a plant hunter. My expertise isn't in Magic Plant Cultivation. Besides, that's the business of the Third-Ring Wizard. We pawns are too busy to concern ourselves with such matters. We're lucky if we can even take care of ourselves."

"Because of the Battle of Academic Lineages, you and I should have both received quite a few projects from our teacher. These projects were things that were very difficult to obtain Battle of Academic Lineages."

"I didn't come to see you for that. I just wanted to share our current situation with you. I came to see you about the Resource Management Integration Committee. That's what truly concerns our fate."

Trajan took out a Lingzhi Magic Plant, and an Illusion Screen was projected. Locke saw Chairman Aura appear in front of the Illusion Screen, holding an academic conference in Storm Tower. Chairman Aura stood on the podium and addressed the wizards of Storm Tower, saying, "The matter is now very clear."

"I now make this assertion to all the wizards below. The wizards of Cloud Marsh Wetland now possess an arrogance and ignorance unlike anything I've ever seen before. I've always believed that the idea that one's magical research results can yield sufficient commercial or even academic returns without any operational involvement is truly the greatest arrogance in the world."

"Why should your achievements, without any operational effort, yield greater returns than others'?"

"Things are different now. We need professionals to allocate profits and manage the results in order to obtain sufficient benefits."

Committee member Aura stated, "This is the task of our Resource Management Integration Committee."

The wizards of Storm Tower erupted in applause, with only a few frowning and offering no comment.

Committee member Aura continued, "Our Resource Management Integration Committee is here to divide the pie. Have you all thought about this? Cloud Marsh Wetland has been developing for so long, the pie is already big enough. But because the pie isn't divided well, many people work hard on research but don't get enough returns, while many others have too much wealth. Therefore, our Resource Integration Committee is here to help those wizards who don't get enough attention or enough returns, to help them better share this big pie of Cloud Marsh Wetland."

"We've brought in Cicero's Wind of Magic; we can analyze the costs and profits of all your industries, and we'll help you achieve the best operations."

"I hereby declare that Cloud Marsh Wetland - Wizard Land will enter a new era, and any wizard who cannot keep up with this era will be abandoned by it. Wizards who can keep up with this era will enjoy the benefits of this era, where the Resource Management Integration Committee divides the spoils!"

"This is advanced management experience we gained from Upper Wizard Land."

The speech on the Illusion Screen ended.

Locke felt a cold sweat break out.

The Trajan chuckled, "Junior brother, what do you think? Our teacher doesn't trust the Resource Management Integration Committee, so although he cooperated with them under pressure from above, it was only a superficial attempt."

"Personally, I don't trust them either. However, some of my friends seem to have a lot of faith in them. Some believe that they can gain certain benefits by cooperating with them in the early stages, while others believe that they will suffer a lot if they don't follow them."

Locke considered for a moment, then said, "For some reason, I cannot cooperate directly with the Resource Management Integration Committee. But I have a question: if this Resource Management Integration Committee is so powerful, why did it come here from another Wizard Land?"

Trajan the Wizard and Locke exchanged a glance and smiled at each other.

The Trajan said, "Although I have my doubts about this Resource Management Integration Committee, it has indeed begun to influence many things in Cloud Marsh Wetland. If we don't cooperate with them, we may suffer greatly."

For example, this one.

Trajan placed his Lingzhi Magic Plant in front of Locke, and a row of Cloud Marsh Wetland Wizard's Shoe appeared on it.

Looking at the rankings, Locke saw that the top three were Solas Barefoot's old-brand Sun-Ring Wizard Shoes [Solas 01], the Moon-Ring Wizard Shoes Radiance 08 previously launched by Solas Barefoot under Argos's rule, and Solas's classic Moon-Ring Wizard Shoes [Superlight 1000]. The remaining top thirty Wizard's Shoe series were all occupied by Solas Barefoot's, while the Wizard's Shoe ranked from the thirtieth to the fiftieth were all signature products of Solas Barefoot's affiliated Shop Alliance.

Locke spent some time finding his Black Lightning position at number 87 on this ranking list, and also at number 91.

The location of the Golden Dragon Claw Air Pineapple was found, and the Black Giant Hummingbird even reached the 161st position.

Locke was speechless.

Trajan said, "Recently, the Resource Management Integration Committee released a ranking list for various fields, including a ranking list for Cloud Marsh Wetland Wizard's Shoe. The Resource Management Integration Committee believes that Solas Barefoot Shop Alliance possesses perfect technology, comprehensive after-sales service, and reliable and stable magical artifacts."

Locke was silent for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "Then why did they put my Wizard's Shoe on top of that? Why don't they just amuse themselves?"

Trajan tapped his finger on the table and chuckled, "That's the point. Because if you disregard your Augustus, their rankings are truly self-amusing. Although so far, it's certainly close to being a joke. Not many wizards would believe these rankings. But I've noticed they've been spreading this bizarre information in various fringe magazines and journals lately, probably to pollute the data."

"Look, this fourth-district journal has written about Augustus's three failures against Solas Barefoot."

Locke was dumbfounded; he couldn't recall ever losing a battle against Solas Barefoot.

He read the article and found it utterly offensive. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the author had cited numerous false information from the Resource Management Integration Committee, resulting in a nonsensical piece of writing.

Locke discovered that Cicero's Wind of Magic not only collects research data from various Shop Alliance and Wizard Academy, but also provides wizards with the ability to access that data.

Locke said, "It seems the Resource Integration Committee believes it has the ability to distort historical memory by polluting data, having numerous wizards write articles, and constantly citing incorrect data, thereby drowning out normal information."

That's definitely a very clever move.

It's like a bug that blocks the achievements of modern magical civilization.

Because this tactic wouldn't work if it weren't for this era.

In the modern magical civilization system, the text system is a very important infrastructure, but if someone makes good use of this system, it is indeed possible to use it to distort reality on a large scale.

Locke said speechlessly, "After reading this, I'm even more certain that not cooperating with the Resource Management Integration Committee was the right thing to do."

Trajan the Wizard looked at Locke with a puzzled expression. "Locke, the Resource Integration Committee is so powerful. After witnessing their capabilities, why are you even more certain that we cannot cooperate with them?"

Locke said, "Senior brother, these are a group of people who are about to die."

Trajan's expression shifted. He glanced at the soundproofing Wizard Array in Private Room 1, which remained open, and asked in a low voice, "Locke, why do you say that? Do you have some inside information?"

Locke said, "I have some connection with the Happiness Academic Lineage. It's true that I was instructed by higher-ups not to have any direct cooperation with the Resource Management Integration Committee, and the explanation given to me was a conflict of interest within the Academic Lineage."

"But that's not why I think they're a group of dying people. It's just that I happened to witness a group of Moon-Ring Grand Wizard fall into ruin because they liked to distort the truth."

The Trajan lowered his head, pondering deeply. "My friends all say we can use the Resource Management Integration Committee and Resource Management Integration Committee. They're powerful, and there's a lot more to them than meets the eye. Why not use them if we can? But you, my junior brother, are the only one who says they're a bunch of doomed fools."

"After all, they have High-Ring Wizard behind them. Will these people really die?"

Trajan the Wizard smiled. "Fine. I don't like these people either. Good, I won't cooperate with them. It's just that the Resource Management Integration Committee's power will grow stronger over time. But to be honest, I agree with you, that is, the Resource Management Integration Committee is indeed very strange. I'm trying to investigate their practices in other districts."

Unfortunately, travel between the different regions is extremely inconvenient, and due to the Magic Ascension Plan, it's very difficult for the Eastern Sector to travel to other regions. Therefore, I didn't find out anything.

"In short, I'm here to warn you to be careful of the Resource Management Integration Committee. If you don't cooperate with them, be prepared to be suppressed. After all, they have Solas Barefoot."

Locke nodded. "Senior, I'm currently full of energy and preparing to compete for the Representative Species rankings in many places. This ranking..."

It's genuine, and my level of mastery in Great Magic forging is also genuine. Therefore, I don't think it's necessary to bother with these people. Let them do what they want."

Trajan the Wizard wholeheartedly agreed. "Junior Brother, we are indeed compatible. It was definitely the right decision to discuss this matter with you today."

"Then the two of us will simply refuse to cooperate with this so-called Resource Management Integration Committee and ignore them."

Wizard Trajan said, "By the way, did you know that you almost made enemies because of the Representative Species? There's a Moon-Ring Grand Wizard in the Magic Nexus City, who seems to be the Moon-Ring Grand Wizard of the team that cultivated the Heavenly Fox Demonic Fire Holy Peach Tree. He recently came to Golden Crown Mountain to cause you trouble and even applied to the Magic Plant Department for a re-approval. But he's already back in the Magic Nexus City."

Locke asked in surprise, "Why is that? They shouldn't be the type to give up so easily."

Wizard Trajan said, "It was the result of an order personally issued by the Academy of the Magic Nexus City. They were afraid of conflict with Golden Crown Mountain, and the Magic Plant Department rejected his request three times after three investigations. The deputy director of the Magic Plant Department gave him a history lesson on the Black-Gold Ancient Holy Peach Tree Black-Gold Ancient Holy Peach Tree, telling him that it was a famous Moon-Ring Magic Plant in history."

"Currently, you only have ninety-fourth place, which is because your cultivation techniques are not yet up to par, Junior Brother. If you could fully revive the Black-Gold Ancient Holy Peach Tree, it would be even more powerful. In any case, that Moon-Ring Grand Wizard has finally been persuaded to leave. This was due to his Academy's demands and the Magic Plant Department's three rejections of his request for a re-evaluation."

"It is said that the Great Wizard was so angry that he smashed one of the Magic Plant Department's ornaments, Magic Plant Department did not stop him because this would allow him to lose money based on the ornament's selling price."

In short, that wizard was furious.

Trajan the Wizard said to Locke, "The Representative Species is unlike anything else. Every research team cherishes it as if it were their own life. Right now, you've only achieved Representative Species in the nineties. If you continue to advance, you'll attract more and more wizards."

"The one in Magic Nexus City is considered one of the more approachable people."

"Junior brother, I didn't expect you to be a wizard who needs to compete for the Representative Species so soon."

The Trajan said, "Representative Species can objectively and clearly represent our level in the field of Breeding Science. However, the number of Representative Species a Moon-Ring Wizard can possess should be limited."

Locke nodded. "Yes, I've already felt it, Senior Brother. I feel that my Constancy is under pressure when I'm bearing the Black-Gold Ancient Holy Peach Tree. I'm afraid the upper limit for a normal Moon-Ring Wizard to establish Mana Grafting relationship with Pseudo Forging level magical plant is probably only one or two plants."

"A weaker Moon-Ring Wizard might not even be able to graft a Pseudo Forging level magical plant with Mana Grafting. Even I, at most, can only manage two."

Wizard Trajan explained, "That's why many Moon-Ring Wizard like to cultivate Moon-Ring Magic Plant of the 'Void Forging' and 'Null Forging ' grades. After all, a Moon-Ring Wizard can only possess a limited number of 'Pseudo Forging ' plants. And 'Pseudo Forging ' plants can, in turn, enhance their Great Magic. So this creates a paradox."

"That is, Mana Grafting more Pseudo Forging magical plants onto one's magic can enhance one's Great Magic, but the Pseudo Forging magical plants that an Great Magic Great Magic can withstand will put pressure on it. Therefore, how to enhance one's Pseudo Forging magical plants is a very important matter. This is why so many Moon-Ring Wizard regard their rankings as their lifeblood."

The wizard Trajan said, "In the eyes of that wizard from the Magic Nexus City, it's not that he provoked you, but that you provoked him. Of course, I know this value system is distorted. But deep down, I'm afraid it's you who provoked him. He's already being relatively easy to talk to; most of the wizards ranked in the nineties are Breeder from Golden Crown Mountain. I estimate that if your Black-Gold Ancient Holy Peach Tree continues to rise in the rankings, even more Moon-Ring Wizard will feel offended."

Locke nodded thoughtfully.

After exchanging a few more words with the wizard Trajan, Locke returned to his laboratory to continue cultivating Air Pineapple using Synthesis Cube and to cultivate new Air Pineapple Magic Plant using the Purple Duckweed in the magical paddy fields.

After six months, Locke lived a secluded life, constantly having his Augustus Breeder research and understand various Air Pineapple Magic Plant.

During this period, Julian and Nika were promoted to First-Class Wizard Apprentice. Julian was highly talented, while Nika simply drank a lot of poisons and sleeping potions, especially the sleeping potion he concocted himself, which could increase his energy after taking it.

Meanwhile, Locke increased the number of First-Ring Wizard in Augustus from fifty to one hundred, and also recruited an additional Second-Ring Breeder from the Seven-Color Nursery.

These Breeder are all extremely passionate about Air Pineapple.

Six months later, in Locke's laboratory, the Purple Duckweed in the magical paddy field released a misty magical glow. At this time, Locke was surrounded by all kinds of Air Pineapple, and almost all the genera of Air Pineapple Genus were gathered.

This is the result of Locke gathering the power of everyone in Augustus, the power of the Silver-Eyed Witch Black, and his own six months of in-depth research.

At the same time, the Moon of Evolution behind him is becoming increasingly powerful, approaching the Pseudo Forging.

Locke stood with his hands behind his back. During this time, he replaced the Potion Master ' Golden Nature substances with the Restoration Replication of the Pseudo Forging and Minor Reform, created the Great Restoration Potion, and used the Great Restoration Potion to enhance the Atavistic Evolution of the Moon of Evolution. He also studied the ideas of the Witch Pulao in depth to enhance his own Spiritual Evolution. In this way, his Moon of Evolution was very close to the Pseudo Forging.

But most importantly, this Pseudo Forging- forged Air Pineapple, which has gathered the evolutionary essence of all existing Air Pineapple, is about to be born.

Whether it can be completed depends on the final cultivation results.

The main method I use is still the Cell-Level Magic Plant Sword Mound.

During the previous cultivation process, Locke discovered that this cell-level magical plant Sword Family and Air Pineapple had a high degree of compatibility.

"Currently, I'm approaching this from the perspective of Plant Factor," Locke said.

"By collecting information on the hidden survival strategies of 251 varieties of Air Pineapple, we can discover that these 251 magical plants can be summarized into a basic template."

"It's a pity that the level of Air Pineapple Genus is too low, so they basically can't extract their own Spiritual Breath."

Even if I wanted to approach it from the perspective of Spiritual Breath, I couldn't; I could only approach it from the perspective of Plant Factor.

Cultivating Void Forging -Moon Ring forged and Null Forging Moon Ring pineapples is not difficult for me; it can be done using Moon Ring mushroom Mycelium. However, cultivating a truly Pseudo Forging Air Pineapple is still very challenging for me at this stage.

Locke continued to conceive his own design, a comprehensive test of his current level of Breeding Science expertise.

Locke left the laboratory, found Planknia, and handed over his modified First Ring Black Giant Hummingbird, Second Ring Starry Golden Dragon Claw Air Pineapple, and Moon Ring Angela Air Pineapple to the witch Planknia.

Locke said to the witch Planknia, "Take these three pairs of Wizard's Shoe to the Magic Plant Department at the White Wizard Association to participate in the Eastern Sector Wizard's Shoe Competition."

Planknia nodded and said, "Okay, teacher."

Planknia immediately hired a magical carriage and headed to the White Wizard Association. Soon, guided by others, she entered the Magic Plant Department and met with the relevant person in charge.

The person in charge took the three magical plant creation boxes from the competition, wrapped them in special sealing paper, and stamped them with three magical seals. Then, he looked up at Planknia with a friendly expression and whispered, "Little Sun-Ring, how did your teacher, Mr. Locke Augustine, know about the Eastern Sector Wizard's Shoe Grand Competition that just went live today? I only found out about this this morning."

Planknia froze, a turbulent storm raging within her. "This—this is my teacher's instruction..."

"I don't know."

The director of the Japanese Sun-Ring smiled and continued, "It's alright. I was just asking casually."

"Go ahead."

"You're quite lucky to have been able to study under such a teacher."

Solas Barefoot, Argos discovered that his main income now came from the Two-Headed Ship. The channels controlled by the Two-Headed Ship made it very easy for him to sell those Pure Magic Plant Wizard Shoes. However, what troubled Argos recently was that because of the ridiculous ranking created by the Resource Management Integration Committee, he often had great difficulty communicating with wizards from other worlds, and he also had to tell them that the ranking was something that Solas Barefoot had bought with his own money.

The ranking dropped because Augustus didn't spend money to buy rankings from the Resource Integration Committee.

Argos slammed his fist on the table, a little annoyed, and said to Lex, "The Two-Headed Ship is making more money than I thought."

We often face discrimination in Solas Barefoot. Since that's the case, why bother making Wizard's Shoe? We might as well resell Pure Magic Plant Wizard Shoes. When I sell them, I even leverage our strengths to modify the Wizard's Shoe, making them more suitable for the needs of wizards in the regions we sell in.

"However—when dealing with external matters, we still need to consider the interests of the Academic Lineage and our own faction."

Argos said, "Therefore, we must firmly support our Academic Lineage."

"Got it, Lex?"

Argos said, "We're even busier now. On one hand, I need to find a way to defeat Augustus for our sect. On the other hand, we also need to clear the world's prejudice against the Pure Magic Plant Wizard Shoes for our own benefit. Recently, I tried to contact the Resource Integration Committee to find out when that ridiculously high ranking will finally be taken down."

Argos's expression was strange as he looked at his Lingzhi Magic Plant. "What's going on?"

"How did Locke know about the Eastern Sector Wizard's Shoe Competition, whose competition standards were only announced today? And why did he enter the competition on the very first day it was announced? And why are there even green and environmentally friendly standards in these competition standards? A collaboration with the Hand of the Jungle? Isn't this blatantly favoring Pure Magic Plant Wizard Shoes? This—"

Argos's expression shifted several times. He looked at Lex and said, "See? Pure Magic Plant Wizard Shoes are a new trend. I suggest we don't just resell Pure Magic Plant Wizard Shoes. We also need to form a Shop Alliance to Augustus's brand system. We need to enter the Pure Magic Plant Wizard Shoes market as well."

"The Academic Lineage and benefits are one thing, and that superficial work still needs to be done. The key point is that I think this field will be very good for publishing papers in the future."

Lex hesitated, then stopped himself. "I—I trust your judgment, teacher."