Rejecting Green Sprout Studio

The confident smile on Lancaster's face froze for a moment. He looked at Locke in slight disbelief and even asked, "Sorry, Junior Locke."

"I didn't catch what you just said. Are you saying you're refusing our Green Sprout Studio?"

Locke frowned, growing somewhat impatient.

Lancaster was only an ordinary First-Class Wizard Apprentice, while Locke had already vaguely entered the middle tier among First-Class Wizard Apprentices.

Locke confirmed, "Yes, Lancaster. I don't want to join any studio."

He had his own Magic Plant cultivation projects. With all the projects he had on hand, he could practically establish a studio on the spot.

He was merely lacking a bit more accumulation.

The others stopped in their tracks upon hearing that. Since Locke had even rejected Green Sprout Studio, he definitely would not consider their Breeder studios either.

Yet Lancaster still caught up and blocked Locke's path. "Junior Locke, you may not understand what Green Sprout Studio is."

"Green Sprout Studio is the largest studio in the Academy. Even the second-ranked Vine-Speech Studio and the third-ranked Cloud Pine Studio are vastly inferior to us."

There was already a trace of anger in Lancaster's eyes, as though he were reprimanding an ignorant fool. "Even for Breeders, joining Green Sprout Studio is a rare opportunity."

"We invited you only because we recently have a project involving the cultivation of defensive Magic Plants. We need to train another Breeder to take over that project."

"Otherwise, you might not have had such luck."

Locke raised his brows impatiently.

He felt that he had already been polite enough, yet this wizard named Lancaster still did not know when to back off.

"I'm not interested."

"Find whoever you want."

Lancaster was thoroughly enraged. "You... Augustine, you're far too arrogant."

Locke frowned.

He truly felt his reaction had been perfectly