Magical Plant Breeder

After gesturing for everyone to be seated, Bell handed a list to Penelope.

As a big boss, Bell still needs to maintain a certain level of prestige.

Penelope took the list, glanced at it, and then pressed her Wand against her throat.

"Sound Amplification!"

"Mr. Sean Horner of Hufflepuff!"

As Penelope called out his name, a wizard of medium height and with a kind face stepped out from the crowd. Under everyone's watchful eyes, he entered the recruitment venue through the entrance that Bell had specially left for him.

"Please sit down."

Bell rested his elbows on the table, interlaced his fingers to cover his mouth, making his voice sound lower and more subdued, adopting a boss-like demeanor.

Little Shanna, sitting next to her older Gege, saw this and tried to imitate the pose. However, the chair was too low and the table too high; she couldn't reach them.

The little girl angrily kicked the chair beneath her, and the chair gradually rose until she could finally strike the same pose as her Gege.

Hermione glanced speechlessly at the two eccentric siblings beside her. Are you filming a movie?

Horner nervously watched Bell not far in front of him. Even though several months had passed, Bell's reputation as the "Great Demon King" still carried a powerful deterrent effect.

Add to that the imposing presence of Bell's boss-like posture, and Horner would have turned and run away if he hadn't done poorly on the NEWTs test.

Seeing the other person standing there dumbfounded, Bell was extremely satisfied with his posture. But at the same time, he had to repeat what he had just said.

"Mr. Horner, don't be nervous, our interview is very simple. Please have a seat."

"... Oh, okay, sure."

Horner then understood what Bell was saying to him.

However, the next second, Horner was at a loss again.

He looked around the makeshift job fair venue but couldn't find a single empty chair.

After scratching his head anxiously, Horner simply plopped down on the grass.

"..."

Speechless as he looked at the first applicant, Bell noticed that the Little Badgers seemed to be a bit simple-minded.

"Ahem, so Mr. Horner, you're applying for the job of a magical plant cultivator, right?"

Bell composed himself, trying to suppress a laugh. He looked down at the first resume in his hand, the one the other party had sent him earlier.

"Yes, yes."

Horner nodded, looking at Bell with anticipation in his eyes.

"Very good. Then, do you know the properties of the Soul-Melding Grass?"

Of course, an interview needs to include some questions to test the candidate. Bell spent a whole hour last night preparing for today's interview.

"The Soul-Melding Grass is currently the only known plant that allows ghosts to experience taste. According to some ghosts, the Soul-Melding Grass tastes very bitter."

At the same time, the Soul-Melding Grass can absorb the power of nearby ghosts, and prolonged contact with the Soul-Melding Grass will cause the ghosts to perish.

Because of this characteristic, ghosts both love and hate the Soul-Melding Grass.

When it comes to his area of expertise, Horner immediately stops feeling pain in his back and legs, and even stops trembling when Bell is watching him.

Nodding, Bell said:

"Mostly correct. However, I should correct one point: the Soul-Melding Grass is only the only magical plant in Europe that can give ghosts a sense of taste. In fact, there are some such plants in the East, especially in Japan."

After seeing Horner nod in understanding, Bell continued with the next question.

Do you know about the Necroflower?

"The Necroflower is said to bloom after the Soul-Melding Grass absorbs a large number of souls. In ancient times, Necroflower were often found around battlefields. However, they are becoming increasingly rare now."

Horner's forehead was beaded with sweat. Unlike the Soul-Melding Grass, the Necroflower was a more obscure magical plant. Moreover, because it only grew in places littered with corpses, the Necroflower was considered an ominous flower and was shunned by wizards.

Based on Horner's years of experience with exams, the questions always get progressively harder. Therefore, he wasn't confident he could answer the following questions.

Fortunately, Bell didn't intend to continue asking questions. After all, he had only prepared for an hour; if he were to ask Horner everything, what would the next person ask?

However, the interview didn't end there; Bell had prepared one last test. He took a pot of Soul-Melding Grass from his pocket, controlled it with Levitation Charm, and presented it to Horner.

"This Soul-Melding Grass has encountered some problems. Please determine what is causing its poor growth and provide a solution."

Horner carefully examined the Soul-Melding Grass in front of him. He first pinched the leaves of the Soul-Melding Grass with his hands, then grabbed a handful of soil from the flowerpot and smelled it.

"The soil in the flowerpot contains the excrement of Fire Attribute Magical Animals. The Soul-Melding Grass is a plant of the yin and cold attributes, which clashes with the Fire Attribute, thus causing its poor growth."

The solution is simple: change the soil, or bury some ice cubes in the current soil.

With that, Horner took out his Wand. He first used the Water-Cleansing Spell to summon a small ball of water, and then used the Freezing Curse to freeze the water into ice.

After using the Cutting Curse to cut the ice puck into four pieces, Horner carefully controlled the soil in the flowerpot, burying the ice pieces evenly in the soil.

"Okay, it should be fully recovered by tomorrow morning."

Using the same Levitation Charm, Horner controlled the Soul-Melding Grass to fly onto the table.

Clap clap clap~

Bell applauded the other party's brilliant performance, while subtly glancing at Little Fina, who was slumped over the table.

The feces in the soil are the result of this little guy's actions.

The little guy wouldn't admit it, saying it was Fire Fang Hound pup that did it. Where would Fire Fang Hound pup get such strong Fire Attribute?

Sensing her owner's gaze, Little Fina gave a pitiful look.

It didn't do it on purpose! It was just a little groggy from not being fully awake before.

Fina only begged her owner not to tell "Great Demon King Shanna" about this, otherwise she would be punished with at least two meals a day.

"Very good, Mr. Horner, congratulations, you've been accepted. Do you have any questions?"

"No, no. Thank you so much!"

Horner's cheeks flushed with excitement. If the interview hadn't been ongoing, he would have jumped up and cheered.

Bell smiled slightly. The other person's appearance reminded him of himself in his past life.

He had just graduated then, and the job market was far worse than that of these wizards.

After a period of job hunting, he was finally hired by a company. At that time, he was just as happy as Horner is now, beaming from ear to ear.

Unfortunately, he quit his job at that company after less than two months.

Unexpectedly, one day he would be sitting in a comfortable chair, leisurely scrutinizing one job applicant after another.