Inside Louis Mine, Locke entered the underground mine. There was no natural light in this area; the only source of illumination was Magic Lamps.
Moreover, the mine was filled with a powerful radiation energy field. Locke saw that many of the ordinary people working there wore protective suits made from Apprentice Level magical alloy, but those suits were far too crude and might not offer much protection.
And the manufacturers of those protective suits—the family wizards—had siphoned off quite a bit of funding, so the quality of the suits was also questionable.
The research institute was located deep within Louis Mine.
Louis Mine primarily extracted a mineral called opal. This opal was a secondary ingredient used in brewing [Invisibility Potion], and Invisibility Potion was one of the commonly used potions. Thus, Louis Mine was also one of the Plutarch Family's main industries.
This industry was currently in Eric Plutarch's hands.
What was strange was that after apparently investigating him, Eric had not only refrained from acting against him, but had also placed no obstacles in the way of his taking over the two research institutes. He had not even tampered with Louis Mine, such as cutting off the institute's energy supply.
After arriving at the institute, Locke revealed his identity to everyone inside and produced the appointment letter from the upper ranks of the Plutarch Family. The letter appointed him as the director of this research institute.
At the institute, Locke summoned everyone working there.
There was one Formal Wizard, three First-Class Wizard Apprentices, five Second-Class Wizard Apprentices, and a number of Third-Class Wizard Apprentices.
The Formal Wizard was a middle-aged wizard named Takla.
"Greetings, Director Augustine. I am Wizard Takla. If you have any instructions, you may give them to me." Wizard Takla looked at Locke with uncertainty, his