Olive Branches and On-the-Spot Recruitment

When Locke and the others emerged from the examination venue wearing their badges, they immediately saw that quite a crowd had gathered outside.

These people came from major local wizard families, high-end shops from various Chimera Markets, or certain special institutions.

One invitation after another was extended to Locke and Gogol.

An Assistant Potion Maker could already do quite a lot, independently brewing many moderately difficult potions. They were considered relatively accomplished wizards.

Gogol apparently had not expected such a scene and was somewhat stunned. By the time he came to his senses, his hands had already been stuffed with business cards from local Lilith's Cottage families and Chimera Market shops.

A First-Class Wizard Apprentice who had passed Lilith's Cottage's Assistant Potion Maker examination carried an entirely different level of prestige.

Gogol murmured, "Thank you... thank you..."

He seemed a little moved. He had never expected that after earning his Potion Assistant Certificate, he would go from someone nobody cared about to someone so sought-after.

Bette watched him and Locke with some envy, feeling deeply uncomfortable.

So he quickened his pace and hurried away.

Locke, meanwhile, turned down invitations from several shops and local wizard families in succession. He had no interest in becoming some wizard family's consultant or the manager of a potion shop.

For an ordinary First-Class Wizard Apprentice, becoming a consultant for a wizard family or a shop manager at the Chimera Market was not a bad choice.

This was especially true for First-Class Wizard Apprentices with no background. They had to work for all their resources, but Locke had his own Plantation and had no need to work himself to the bone for others just to earn Magic Stones.

Moreover, he might be able to use the Synthesis Cube to open a Potion Laboratory of his