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Locke asked Wizard Bill for the literature on the Rose Council's past zombie projects and failed projects. Wizard Bill froze for a moment, then looked at Locke in confusion. "What do you want to see those for?"
"They're nothing more than the works of failures. Anything gained from the works of failures is also part of failure."
"All right, wait a moment. I'll find some high-quality ones for you."
Wizard Bill quickly handed Locke a pile of documents.
After thanking him, Locke turned and walked toward the reading area. Behind him, Bill called out, "You can eat at the Witch's Kitchen on Rose Street behind the Rose Council. The food is especially good."
"Witch Lana is one of the major shareholders there. The price will be different if you eat there."
Two weeks later, while constantly searching through the Rose Council's zombie projects, Locke found a Magic Plant development that made his eyes light up.
"A First-Ring Magic Plant of battle scale?"
Locke smiled. "Only a Wizard University as large as the Rose Council could get an application for a project like this approved through an internal fund."
A First-Ring Magic Plant and a battle-scale weapon—putting those two terms together was somewhat ridiculous.
After all, any wizard organization that needed to use a First-Ring Magic Plant as a battle-scale weapon certainly wouldn't have enough funds to purchase or maintain it. Whether it could even gather enough wizards to use and research it was another problem entirely.
And any wizard organization capable of operating such a weapon certainly wouldn't need a battle-scale weapon that was only a First-Ring Magic Plant.
This project had been developed by a Breeder at the Crystallization Stage from the Rose Council. Of course, the fund he had obtained through this project was not a