Coworkers' Shock

Since there was temporarily no way to resolve the complicated Magic Plant Curse afflicting the patient, Locke and the other two could only set him aside for the time being and treat the other First-Class Wizard Apprentices who had been cursed.

At dusk, Locke was preparing to leave the Healing Hand Clinic when he ran into Senior Zack halfway there.

Locke waved to Zack. "Senior Zack, why were you looking for me?"

When Zack saw Locke, the smile on his face grew even wider. "I wouldn't have rushed to find you unless it were something urgent. I want to discuss the second bulk-purchase contract for the Crystal Palmfire Lotus."

"Let's go to the Witch's Kitchen. We can discuss the details there. The Witch's Kitchen recently introduced a pastry called the [Delight Mille-Feuille]. It's a dessert made by collecting seven different kinds of pleasurable emotions from mortals. Each one costs ten Magic Stones. I'll make an exception and treat you today, Junior."

Zack looked at Anglu and Aixi, giving them a polite yet distant nod.

Anglu and Aixi were somewhat surprised by the scene. Anglu asked Locke in a low voice, "Locke, a bulk purchase? Did one of your creations enter the Academy's bulk procurement program? And it's already the second round?"

Aixi also looked at Locke, feeling as though they had all once been fellow workers, only for Locke to have secretly struck it rich.

After all, at the beginning, Locke had needed to ask the two of them about many problems in Potions every day.

Neither of them had expected Locke to be a true genius in Breeding Science. To them, he was even somewhat dazzling.

Locke nodded slightly and explained in a low voice, "Yes. It's a creation of mine in Breeding Science. It seems to have attracted