Wizards: Starting with Fairy Crests

015: The Senior Student in the Lab

The trading rules remain the same: Louis invests in Lynch now in exchange for Lynch's future returns. The only change is in the exchange terms: Louis invests 200 Magic Stones in Lynch in exchange for Lynch making two future investments.

this...

There's no reason to refuse a magic stone that's been delivered to your door.

The nightmare beasts are about to awaken, and during their feeding season, these formal apprentices will need to leave the Gray Mist Forest and live alone outside.

Although the outside world is not as deadly as the Gray Mist Jungle, it is still extremely dangerous. Before leaving, Lin Qi definitely needs to use this time to strengthen himself as much as possible, and this is exactly the time when he needs magic stones.

......

The next morning, Lynch arrived precisely on time at the fifth floor of the Grey Tower, at Wizard Hossman's Plantation No. 3.

The Grey Tower has seven floors. The bottom three floors are the apprentices' living quarters, the fourth to sixth floors are the wizards' laboratories, plantations, petri dishes, etc., and the seventh floor is the wizards' living area.

In Plantation No. 3, besides Jackman, there was another female apprentice, who should be Michelle, whom Wizard Hossman mentioned yesterday.

She was a bit older than Lynch and the others, around 18 or 9 years old. With fair skin and delicate features, she was a rare beauty. Her fully developed body stretched the wizard's robes tightly, highlighting her exquisite curves.

It has to be said that this woman, now fully grown up, is far more attractive than the young girl from yesterday. If it had been Michelle who came to his door yesterday, Lin Qi would probably have already given in.

Jackman gave a brief introduction to the two: "Michelle, this is Lynch, a new formal apprentice. Your mentor has assigned him to work with you in the daily maintenance of the Humus and Magnum area. Lynch, this is Michelle. She joined six months earlier than you and is very familiar with this nursery."

Michelle's eyes lit up, and she made no attempt to hide her feelings as she looked Lin Qi up and down. A cheerful, slightly teasing smile appeared on her lips: "Finally, someone who can lend a hand! Welcome, Lin Qi, my apprentice."

"From now on, we'll have to rely on you a lot for the food, water, and shelter of these 'treasures'." She emphasized the words "food, water, and shelter" and glanced toward a certain direction deep within the nursery.

Jackman nodded: "I'll leave this to you. Michelle, show him around, especially with the Humus and Morpho. Don't let the newbie get 'extra training' on his first day."

He paused, then said to Lin Qi in a commanding tone, "Lin Qi, here you must follow Michelle's instructions in everything. Do whatever she tells you to do, understand?"

Although he didn't say anything, Jackman was still very uncomfortable that a kid with only third-class talent and a lowly peasant background could squeeze into the Gray Tower and be on equal footing with him so quickly.

After saying that, he turned and left the plantation without waiting for Lin Qi's reply.

Lin Qi looked on with suspicion. Was this guy some kind of leader? Was he assigning work right here?

Michelle clapped her hands, walked over to Lynch, and brought with her a scent mixed with the smell of sweat and some fresh grass: "Come on, let's get to work, we can talk as we go."

The so-called "care" is far more complicated and bizarre than ordinary gardening.

They need to spray the "Screaming Ferns" with a special, blood-smelling nutrient mist to soothe their occasional ear-piercing screams.

The angle of the surrounding light crystals needs to be adjusted for the "Shadow Cage Flower" to ensure that its petals are always in a half-open, half-closed predatory state, but not so that it can completely close up and "digest" the fireflies fed yesterday.

They also had to carefully collect the dew that condensed in the morning on the "Weeping Blood Vine," which resembled blood droplets. Every drop had to be collected in a pure silver vessel, as it would lose its effectiveness if it came into contact with any impurities.

These are all dangerous and arduous tasks. The screaming fern's shriek can be so intense that it can cause one to faint if one is not careful; the shadow cactus releases poisonous mist at any time, requiring one to wear a beak mask at all times; and the weeping vine is even more dangerous, as it can easily wrap around one's ankles or suck blood from any exposed part of the body if one is not careful...

Time flies, and before we knew it, noon had arrived.

After the last bucket of hummus excrement was poured onto the roots of the scavenging mushroom, Michelle breathed a sigh of relief and inserted the bone shovel into the tool rack next to her.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her hand, turned to look at Lin Qi, and gave him a bright, untroubled smile: "Well done, newbie! Much more efficient than I expected."

"Let's go. We've finished our work this morning. I'll treat you to lunch. The stewed meat at the apprentice restaurant on the third floor of the tower is limited today. If you go too late, there will only be vegetable scraps left."

Arrive at the restaurant, get your food, and sit down at the table.

Lin Qi glanced around before returning his gaze to Michelle, asking the question that had been bothering him: "Senior Michelle, why haven't I seen Jackman?"

We agreed that the three of us would take care of the plantation together, but we haven't seen that kid all morning. What does this mean?

Michelle said, "You mean him? Of course he went to cultivate."

Lin Qi was taken aback, and even more puzzled.

Michelle noticed his doubt and laughed crisply, "Haha, you want to ask why our mentor made an exception and did this when he clearly arranged for us to take care of the plantation together?"

Lynch nodded: "I'm just curious."

Michelle shook her head: "There's nothing strange about it. That guy is a genius that Instructor Hossman has his eye on. He has a fourth-class talent and is a genius in potion making. Of course he needs to be given special treatment."

Jackman mastered potions in just two weeks.

At this point, she said with obvious resentment, "From the moment he was assigned to the plantation, that guy hasn't worked a single day there. I've been the one taking care of these magical plants. It's really... I'm almost exhausted."

Original origin...

It seems that the training mechanism that Wizard Hossman mentioned was not just empty talk; appropriately displaying one's talent and ability can indeed earn preferential treatment here.

The afternoon's work was just as hectic as the morning's, keeping me completely overwhelmed.

Time flew by, and by the time the last batch of humic plant excrement was cleaned up, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

Lynch and Michelle were exhausted, looking like two dogs.

"How can I cultivate when I'm so tired every day?" Lin Qi frowned at this.

Back in the safe zone, Michelle took off her heavy and stuffy protective suit, removed her bird-beak mask, and sank deeply into the sofa, panting, "I'm exhausted, really exhausted! Day after day, when will this end?!"

A few glistening beads of sweat slid down her fair cheeks and down her collar. Feeling uncomfortable, Michelle quickly pulled open her collar to wipe them, revealing the undulating cleavage to Lin Qi.

Out of male instinct and respect for women, Lin Qi's gaze was unconsciously drawn to her.

Michelle quickly noticed his gaze.

Far from being annoyed, the beautiful senior student smiled and looked at Lin Qi with a grin, saying, "How is it? Does it look good?"

Lin Qi then realized his rudeness and quickly looked away, saying, "Sorry."

Michelle shook her head generously: "There's nothing to apologize for. If I'm in this state and you still don't even glance at me, then I should apologize."

That's true...

After a pause, Michelle, slightly out of breath, suddenly asked, "So, shall we do it?"

Lin Qi was taken aback, not understanding: "What did you say?"

Michelle laughed and said, "How could you not understand? I'm asking you, do you want to sleep with me?"

Lin Qi was stunned for a moment.

Michelle said nonchalantly, "What's so strange about that? We're wizards. Do you plan to cultivate feelings like humans do, slowly elevate them, and then complete this sacred feat at the opportune moment?"

"Who has the hell to waste time? We're already exhausted after a long day, wouldn't it be better to do something fun to let off steam?"

Lin Qi didn't know what to say.

you can!

This is so wizarding.

Michelle's voice continued, as if she were talking about something very ordinary: "How about it? If you agree, I'll lie on the table and you come from behind, or I'll lie on the sofa and you come from the front, whichever you prefer."

Lin Qi twitched the corner of his mouth.

Looking at Michelle, who was panting heavily in front of him, it was clear that the fire in his body had been ignited.

So,

How should I make a decision?