The wizards present blinked, and several Second-Ring Wizards exchanged glances, their faces taking on strange expressions.
Group leader Celt's expression was strange as well. He wanted to say something, but after thinking it over, he ultimately kept his mouth shut.
The Second-Ring Wizard from Boniface University looked astonished, then turned to Locke with a peculiar look. "Are you saying that, in order to discover a natural magic-structure component, you simply bred a new variant of the Yellow Duck Pineapple?"
"Can I understand it that way?"
Locke pondered for a moment before saying, "That's indeed one way to understand it."
He humbly explained, "But it wasn't that I bred a variant of the Yellow Duck Pineapple in order to discover a new natural magic-structure component. Rather, I've always had the habit and hobby of breeding variant Magic Plants, and I have some special insights in this area."
"Then, by pure luck, I happened to breed a variant of the Yellow Duck Pineapple containing an entirely new natural magic-component structure." Locke said, "I was simply incredibly lucky."
The several Second-Ring Wizards looked at one another, raising their eyebrows with strange expressions.
The Third-Ring Wizard from Quinn Joel University, Hao, nodded. "You're very talented in Breeding Science."
"I've indeed met some wizards with great talent in Breeding Science. They can always create things in the field of Breeding Science that surpass the understanding of other wizards."
Unlike those Second-Ring Wizards, Wizard Hao, a Third-Ring Wizard, had lived much longer and met far more people. Once a wizard lived long enough, he would see countless geniuses of every kind.
Or rather, every Third-Ring Wizard had been a super-genius in their youth.
Therefore, in Third-Ring Wizard Hao's eyes, Locke's ability was fairly impressive, but it didn't exceed his understanding.
He was simply too old. He