10: Chapter 10 Wizard's Commercial Street

Since Ross had already decided to start magic plant cultivation, he needed some time to prepare.

The minimum investment for the Magic Plant Garden was at least renting one mu of Magic Field to start.

For the rent, choosing the cheapest Magic Field at 100 magic stones per mu would suffice.

The rental fees and procedures for conventional Magic Fields in the Magic Plant Garden were very clear.

The Magic Plant Garden possessed the conditions for almost most magic plants to grow.

This naturally included the marshy wetland magic plant environment most suitable for Water Lily growth.

Choosing a paddy field suitable for growing Water Lilies was the most appropriate option.

However, even if the most suitable Magic Field was chosen, magic plant cultivation was still not an easy task for a novice.

But Ross was determined to give it a try.

Thus, he chose a marshy Magic Field in the Magic Plant Garden's Trading Center, a place abundant in magic power.

It was also very suitable for the growth of Water Lily Magic Plants.

Ross also personally went to the Magic Field for an on-site inspection; the environment here was indeed quite good.

Judging by his own experience, although this was only the most basic Magic Field...

...both the elemental concentration of the marsh and the soil condition were above the standard line.

Even for a single mu of Magic Field, the academy would not be perfunctory in its management.

After confirming there were no issues with the Magic Field, Ross registered his information at the Trading Center.

He also paid a deposit; there were basically no problems with the Magic Field.

It would be ready for use as soon as Ross paid the final balance.

After the transaction was completed, Ross immediately began calculating his assets.

Looking at it now, there was still a shortage of 34 Water Lily Magic Plant seeds in his hands.

If he chose to plant them directly, there would still be quite a lot of empty space in the Magic Field.

It would undoubtedly be a waste if he didn't fully utilize the area of the Magic Field.

Additionally, this was Ross's first time attempting the practice of large-scale magic plant cultivation on his own.

This meant it was very likely that he might end up losing money.

Even though Ross believed failure wasn't scary, what was scary was neither having a reasonable expected plan nor having enough strength to cover the consequences of failure.

But with card drawing as a guaranteed resource acquisition channel, even if Ross failed, it would only mean clearing out his current inventory of magic stones and magic plants.

However, since Ross was going to attempt magic plant cultivation, he had to do his best to achieve the best results.

The shortage of seeds was still quite large.

Although it seemed the probability of drawing apprentice-level Water Lily Magic Plants was quite high...

...waiting around to slowly replenish Water Lily Magic Plant seeds through card draws would be too much of a waste of time.

One must know that before stepping into the realm of an Official Wizard...

...every minute was extremely precious.

Furthermore, he still had some spare magic stones on hand.

Replenishing the seeds would only cost about 30 magic stones.

Ross decided to buy some seeds directly.

...

Not far from the Elius Wizard Academy, there was a bustling small market.

This was a prosperous street built around the Elius Wizard Academy, selling all kinds of magic materials and magic equipment.

The consumer base here consisted of people like the Wizard Apprentices and Official Wizards from the Elius Wizard Academy, as well as wizard groups coming from other wizarding regions.

On the street, Ross saw many shops selling magic plant seeds.

Some were similar to general stores, selling a wide variety of goods.

He also saw some Wizard Apprentices setting up stalls to sell magic materials.

Ross walked along without incident and stopped in front of a shop specializing in magic plant seeds.

Inis Magic Plant Store; judging by the sign, this shop was a reliable establishment.

It not only sold magic plant seeds but also finished magic plants, as well as magic plant fertilizers, potions, and similar goods.

It was a shop with guaranteed quality.

The owner's background was also quite significant.

It was a shop opened by an Official Wizard.

To be precise, any shop that could establish itself on the commercial street had a complex background.

They either had an Official Wizard backing them or were shops opened by Official Wizards themselves.

This shop was a magic plant sales store opened by a female wizard who graduated from the Elius Wizard Academy.

After graduating, Inis chose not to stay at the academy to teach but instead chose to open a magic plant store to earn wealth.

This was also one of the choices for many wizards.

Compared to teaching at the academy, becoming a Free Wizard was more liberating, and one could earn more magic stones.

After all, the salary at a wizard academy was always limited, especially for those ordinary Official Wizards who didn't have a better research direction.

No output of results meant limited income.

Staying in the academy only provided a stable job and other welfare benefits.

If one believed they wouldn't go far on the path of a wizard...

...choosing to be a Free Wizard was not out of the question.

After all, teaching at the academy also required undergoing periodic assessments and completing teaching tasks.

Many wizards with limited talent who couldn't continue on the path of a wizard disliked such constraints.

Therefore, the wizards in the academy appeared to be quite polarized.

There were both "salted fish" who barely got by relying on their status as Official Wizards...

...and genius wizards who rose rapidly by relying on the academy's resources.

Inis Magic Plant Store was backed by an Official Wizard, the witch Inis.

The quality of the magic plants and seeds inside was generally very good.

It was also one of the three best shops doing magic plant business on this street.

Ross walked into the shop, and a young girl approached him; sensing her mental fluctuations, Ross quickly judged that her mental strength was higher than his own.

The badge on the girl's chest showed that she was a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.

"Welcome to Inis Magic Plant Store."

"Sir, what magic plants or materials do you need?"

The girl asked softly.

Ross looked at the girl; she didn't neglect him just because he was only a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

As expected of a shop run by an Official Wizard, the service attitude was indeed different.

Ross replied, "Hello, I need some apprentice-level Water Lily Magic Plant seeds."

"I wonder if you have any for sale here."

The girl thought for a moment and said, "Of course we do, sir."

"Please follow me."

Saying this, the girl led Ross into the underground area of the shop.

The air here was dry, and the temperature was extremely low.

Ross felt somewhat uncomfortable.

The girl explained, "Sir, this is a Cold Storage we set up to preserve magic plant seeds."

"It's to maintain the vitality of the seeds to the greatest extent."

"Therefore, the temperature will be relatively low."

"Please understand."

Ross nodded, "It's fine, please continue."

The girl led Ross further ahead and stopped in front of a room.

"Sir, this is the place."

"Water Lily-type magic plant seeds are a type of aquatic magic plant."

"They are also among the magic plant seeds that the shop deals in frequently."