Slave Depot

Locke left Golden Secret with nine hundred Magic Stones.

Synthesizing one Level 4 Mandrake Vine required twenty-seven Mandrake Vines and took a total of eighteen hours, producing one Super Mandrake Vine.

If he hurried, he could synthesize around forty Super Mandrake Vines in a month and earn 1,200 Magic Stones.

That was a fairly decent income. After all, a Wizard Seedling entering Lilith's Cottage and being forced into a freshman contract loan only received 1,000 Magic Stones.

Walking down the street with two Gray Dwarves, Locke suddenly realized that he did not need to use such a laborious method—synthesizing Level 4 Mandrake Vines before selling them through Golden Secret.

It took up the time he needed to synthesize various gems, as well as the time he had originally reserved for synthesizing miscellaneous items and exploring new synthesis formulas.

As an Assistant Breeder, he could use a far more cost-effective method—planting.

"If I buy several useful slaves and rent a few acres of farmland, I can establish a botanical garden of my own," Locke thought. "As an Assistant Breeder, I do have the qualifications."

"I happen to have the relevant information."

"Every Mandrake Vine can produce at least seven cuttings each year, which can be used for propagation through cuttings."

"Moreover, a single mother Mandrake Vine can produce descendants up to seven generations. By the sixth generation, they possess only eighty percent of the mother plant's magical energy, while the seventh generation has only thirty percent."

Sophia's usual teachings surfaced in Locke's mind one by one.

Locke thought, "So a Mandrake Vine can only be propagated through cuttings for five generations, yielding a total of thirty-five branches."

"It would be nearly impossible for an ordinary Wizard Apprentice to keep cuttings alive, but I'm an Assistant Breeder. I can ensure that every