Locke first returned to his residence. Now that he was a Formal Wizard, he no longer had to defer to his wizard mentor in everything as he had during his apprenticeship.
Locke returned to his residence and received an entire shipment of materials related to Sea Golden Sand magic plants from the White Wizard Association.
Inside the simple laboratory, Locke ordered a Minotaur slave to carry a wooden crate onto the workbench. Opening it, he revealed a two-meter-long Sea Golden Sand magic plant, along with a stack of magic books and several copied articles beside it.
The Sea Golden Sand had been cultivated in a pure gold flowerpot the size of a washbasin, filled with sandy soil mixed from Advanced Nutrient Soil and golden sand.
This fern-like Sea Golden Sand was still green overall, except for golden lines running between its stems and leaves, giving it an air of extravagance.
Ferns possessed only three core structures: roots without root hairs, stems, and leaves.
Therefore, if Sea Golden Sand wanted to climb, it could only deform its leaves into a shape suitable for climbing.
Its climbing ability differed from that of vine-type magic plants, which relied on suckers, tendrils, aerial roots, and similar methods.
Sea Golden Sand's leaves were all triangular, exceptionally large, and attached to fairly long stems.
Each of the three sides of a triangular leaf was lined with fine golden threads. These threads were incomparably sharp, useful both for climbing and injuring others.
The entire magic plant resembled a golden-green spiral staircase, solemn, luxurious, and exquisitely beautiful.
The instant Locke reached out to touch it, the entire Sea Golden Sand reacted defensively. Its triangular fronds secreted golden spore powder, wrapping around the whole plant. In an instant, the green spiral staircase turned into a golden one.
Its aura