Super Genius: Locke

Chapter 266: Super Genius: Locke

At the wizard banquet, many of Harlan Vela's students from Lilith's Cottage had flickering looks in their eyes. They all wanted to join this project that sounded impressive just from its name.

It would undoubtedly add a great deal of prestige to their résumés.

At that moment, quite a few Wizard Apprentices began recommending themselves.

Locke realized that because there were many outstanding First-Class Wizard Apprentices, he could actually recruit a whole group of them through Harlan Vela's network for very few Magic Stones.

These First-Class Wizard Apprentices had two main reasons for wanting to participate in his project. First, they wanted to broaden their horizons; joining such an outstanding project could deepen their understanding of magic. Second, they wanted to build up their résumés.

And then there was their spontaneous desire to curry favor with this new rising star in Harlan Vela's network.

Therefore, Locke could hire these First-Class Wizard Apprentices, as well as those Second-Class Wizard Apprentices, at prices far below market rates.

Since there were so many of them, each person only needed to devote a small portion of their energy to get the job done together. Thus, he didn't need to worry about their livelihoods either.

That was the power of the collective.

In an instant, the project Locke had proposed at the banquet became the focal point of the entire gathering.

Because Locke's project to mass-produce Magic Plants was so unusual, even the First-Ring Wizards rarely spoke. Most stopped talking among themselves and simply watched in silence.

At Harlan Vela's suggestion, Locke also displayed his Great Green Owl Plantain in the center of the banquet. After all, he had already shown it to many people in Black Wizard territory, so it was hardly a secret anymore.

There was no point