In Locke's dormitory living room, Wizard Daniel sat with Locke at the oak long table. Daniel took a sip of emerald snail green tea, then said to Locke, "My Divination Spirit Mist sold quite well at the Weather Festival on August 22nd, earning me two million magic stones. I almost made it onto that day's bestselling total ranking."

"I originally wanted to come share this good news with you, but who knew that when I came to visit today, you'd tell me that your Hydra series magical plants earned you a total of 6.5 million magic stones."

Wizard Daniel clicked his tongue in wonder. "6.5 million magic stones. I've never seen so much money in my life. Your income, if placed in our Fission Mausoleum Plains, many Second Circle wizards wouldn't be able to earn this much."

"In our Fission Mausoleum Plains, if any First Circle wizard could earn this much money, they'd probably attract the attention of many Second Circle wizards."

Wizard Daniel smiled and said, "However, thinking about it from another angle, only a place like Cloud Marsh Wetland can allow a First Circle stage wizard to earn so much money. If it were in our Fission Mausoleum Plains, forget 6.5 million magic stones, even the two million magic stones I earned from selling Divination Spirit Mist would be impossible."

"In Fission Mausoleum Plains, most very profitable things require connections."

Wizard Daniel said, "A wizard might be able to earn a few hundred thousand magic stones through their own talents, but if they want to go further, they need to see how strong their connections are. Who your teacher is, whether your students are promising, whether you have people in your family, whether you're fighting alone or have many people behind you."

Wizard Daniel said, "Small places have low traffic. Once you reach a certain point, whatever you do, everyone can see it."

"It's not like Cloud Marsh Wetland here. The market here is too big. For example, if you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known at all that September 1st was your breeders' True Love Festival."

Locke smiled slightly, "If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known there was such a festival as the Weather Festival for you weather mages a few days ago either."

Wizard Daniel said, "These are all festivals hyped up by those shop alliances. If you don't usually pay attention, you can't possibly know about them. After all, these festivals are trivial and numerous."

Wizard Daniel spread out his right hand, and a mass of silver mist appeared in his palm. "However, congratulations to you. Earning so much money all at once. Look, this is my Divination Spirit Mist."

The silver mist appeared in Wizard Daniel's hand like gel.

"Divination Spirit Mist is something I created by combining weather studies with reading Golden Crown Mountain's prophecy magic related materials. It can amplify prophecy mages' prophecy magic. For me, I can also use it to deduce some things from the past."

Wizard Daniel waved his hand, and the Divination Spirit Mist covered the floor. Immediately, the spirit mist formed footprints one after another. Most of these footprints were Locke's, and some were from the wood elf maids in Locke's room.

"Wizards from the Divination School quite like this kind of thing. It sells pretty well on their end."

Locke nodded slightly. "Indeed. Daniel, you seemed very busy some time ago. It was rare to see you normally."

Wizard Daniel coughed. "Some time ago, I wasn't in the wizard world."

"I went to a medium-scale colony plane of Golden Crown Mountain. My research group has some research content that needs to be done in that colony plane. It's a special plane full of lava and flames everywhere. It's clearly a material plane, still a life plane, but according to earth wizards' research, that plane was hit by other planes during its formation, causing core energy leakage. Therefore, the entire plane is like purgatory all year round. We call it the Purgatory Plane."

"The native life of the Purgatory Plane is one type of devil race. At the same time, their plane faces the Nine Suns in the Sky problem."

"The primordial force leaked from the core transforms into nine suns in the sky, making that world's entire land like a bread oven, repeatedly tormented. Normal life cannot survive in it. That devil race can only pilot their warships everywhere invading, wanting to move out of that plane. However, they recently encountered wizard civilization."

"They found a more realistic solution, to submit to the wizard world and have wizards help them."

"Solving that world's [Nine Suns Problem] is precisely the key single project of the Third Circle wizard I'm following, Throne Feodor."

Wizard Daniel smiled, "Now, Throne Feodor has sent me to the Purgatory Plane to research the [Nine Suns Problem] together. Maybe when it's all done, he'll give me his sub-project."

Locke looked up at Wizard Daniel, "Congratulations."

Wizard Daniel waved his hands repeatedly. "However, this matter hasn't even begun yet. Right now I'm just going to Purgatory to lend a hand. I estimate he's still observing my abilities. After all, I haven't completed my Tier 2 Origin Academy fund yet."

"Currently, I still have no leads. Well, mainly it's lack of money. I have a whole bunch of equipment I didn't have money to purchase before, causing my progress to be very slow, but now it's different."

Wizard Daniel smiled, "With the two million earned from the Weather Festival, I can use my own money to accelerate the research process."

Wizard Daniel said, "By the way, now that you have money on hand, have you thought about how to save it?"

Locke looked at Wizard Daniel in confusion.

Wizard Daniel handed a document to Locke. "Look, this is the speed at which supplies in Cloud Marsh Wetland are increasing in price. Money kept in our own hands may depreciate out of thin air due to the increase in the quantity of magic stones issued and the speed of rising prices."

"Therefore, we need to find some wealth management institutions to manage our finances for us."

"The most wasteful approach is to let large amounts of capital gather dust in our astral rings. The more mediocre approach is to deposit it in the Big Five Banks or small and medium-sized wizard banks to earn rigid interest rates."

"But actually there are some better methods. Recently, a senior in my laboratory recommended to me a witch who speaks nicely, looks good, has delicate thoughts, cares about me, and even praises me!"

Wizard Daniel took out his Wish Lingzhi, opened his communication interface, and pulled up a witch's contact directory, "Look, this is the witch. She popularized many wealth management products in Cloud Marsh Wetland for me, like purchasing wizard gold coin bonds issued by the White Wizard Association, or venture capital and such."

Wizard Daniel seemed to become very excited. "Recently, following this witch's words, I tested the waters in the Dragon Blood Market Castle's stock market and made quite a lot of money. She's going to teach me venture capital next, saying it can help me earn even more!"

Wizard Daniel's eyes sparkled. "There really are so many good people in Cloud Marsh Wetland. This witch said she wants to grow together with me and said she hit it off with me at first sight. Oh, right, her name is Witch Lena. She's an Enchantment School wizard, an enchanter."

The more Locke listened, the more he felt something was off. "So to say, she appreciates you?"

Wizard Daniel nodded. "She said I'm a genius weather mage."

Locke said, "What's venture capital?"

Locke knew about wizard gold coin bonds. Those were gold coins forged with golden magic issued by the White Wizard Association, essentially similar to a kind of government bond. The coins themselves weren't valuable, just had the characteristic of being indestructible.

Purchasing wizard gold coins required paying enormous wealth to exchange for an ordinary indestructible coin forged with golden magic. Then there was a certain time limit. When the limit was reached, one could take the wizard gold coin to exchange for the face value on the coin.

For example, a wizard gold coin with the number 10 represented that you could exchange it for 100,000 magic stones, and generally purchasing a wizard gold coin with the number 10 only required paying 98,000 magic stones.

This was a method for the White Wizard Association in the Three Marsh Lands to obtain large amounts of capital in a short time.

It was a form of social resource allocation.

Purchasing wizard gold coins was still a relatively safe financial product, but when Locke heard about venture capital from Daniel's mouth, somehow, an ominous feeling suddenly arose in his heart.

He glanced at his left hand. The Angel's Tears bracelet, he wasn't currently wearing it. Recently, his super intuition ability had actually made certain progress.

Wizard Daniel smiled, "Venture capital is a kind of market investment with high returns and high risks. But don't worry, that good-hearted witch with vision has inside information in her hands. She'll lead me to invest in those wizard shops that look bad but are actually high quality."

"Recently, with her help, I've earned a lot of money. Cloud Marsh Wetland is really too interesting. It turns out that with just the ability to invest money reasonably, money can beget money. There's no need to do any research or develop any engineering products at all."

"This feeling is really too good." Wizard Daniel smiled with his eyes squinted, "Making money this way really is fast."

"It's even made me relax recently on the work progress of my Tier 2 Origin Academy fund project."

Locke hesitated for a moment and said, "Daniel, I think as researchers we should still do our proper work well."

"Also, from what you've said, it seems your luck has indeed been pretty good recently. But you should still be careful and cautious."

Wizard Daniel said, "Of course. If I lose money, I'll definitely stop. Locke, do you want to get rich together?"

"I can recommend this witch to you. You're my best friend at Golden Crown Mountain. I've thought about it for a long time. With this kind of good thing, we can do it together."

"Don't worry, that witch really listens to me. She has information sources from Third Circle wizards, so there's absolutely no problem."

Wizard Daniel said enthusiastically.

Locke thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, Daniel. Currently, I have enough money. If I do venture capital, first I don't understand it, and second I'd have to wait."

"After you've made money, then bring me along."

Locke adopted a relatively cautious attitude toward this unknown thing.

Although one couldn't just give up on everything without trying it first, there was also no need to be so anxious. The first person to do something ended up with dismal results nine times out of ten.

Better to watch Daniel's situation first before deciding.

Just as a good friend, Locke still verbally reminded Daniel to stay cautious.

But Locke wouldn't overstep and make Daniel stop doing this dangerous thing, because Wizard Daniel was a formal wizard, considered an adult in the wizard world.

Adults had their own judgment and their own choices. No matter the outcome, he had to respect a formal wizard's choices made from their own will.

At most, he could remind and give suggestions.

Locke saw that Daniel was recently obsessed with this, and he had indeed made quite a lot of money. He even showed Locke his savings of 250 magic crystal cards. Therefore, Locke could only congratulate him.

After Daniel left, Locke went to the public laboratory and received congratulations from Witch Mason and others, as well as flattery from a group of Origin Academy researchers.

These people each had their own thoughts, but at least on the surface, they all gave Locke certain praise.

After they left, Locke received a Water Jade Peach from Wizard Kelt. Now he had four Water Jade Peaches in stock.

At the workstation, after everyone dispersed to do their own things, Witch Mason and the others came over to congratulate Locke again.

Witch Mason said, "6.5 million... this number is something we poor researchers don't even dare to imagine."

Witch Freya's eyes almost turned into the shape of money. "More than not daring to believe, that's fifty-four years of our salary! Even if I did ten horizontal projects, I couldn't earn that much money."

"Moreover, I might not even be able to get ten horizontal projects! Worthy of being our team leader!"

Wizard Barrett said in a low voice, "A few days ago, I thought Team Leader Locke would be short on money, but I didn't expect that in such a short time, you'd earn so much money."

Locke looked up at Wizard Barrett.

Wizard Barrett explained, "Your previous performance was very similar to how Wizard Kelt looks when he has no money. All three of us noticed, so these past few days we've all been proactively paying upfront and haven't asked Team Leader Locke for money even once."

Witch Mason and Witch Freya immediately smiled at each other.

Witch Freya smiled, "Barrett asked us not to say anything, afraid of making Team Leader Locke lose face. Actually, I think the team leader's heart wouldn't be so narrow."

Locke felt warmth in his heart. No wonder recently, these three hadn't asked him to pay upfront even once, only sent him bills, having him go to the finance office to reimburse them with the fund money for the money they'd paid upfront.

It turned out they'd noticed his predicament a few days ago.

Locke said in a low voice, "Everyone, thank you."

Witch Mason said, "Locke, we should be thanking you. All three of our Tier 2 fund project applications were approved a few days ago."

Locke said in surprise, "So fast?"

Witch Freya said, "Mainly because your last project conclusion report left a deep impression, team leader."

"Therefore, at the White Wizard Association's Fund Management Department, the difficulty of reviewing our three project applications naturally decreased a lot. Especially in other wizards' eyes, the three of us did the projects following you."

"So this greatly reduced the difficulty of our project applications passing for Tier 2 fund projects."

Witch Freya said, "However, this way, everyone in our group's small team has obtained Origin Academy Tier 2 fund projects."

Origin Academy funds were divided into four tiers in total. Second-tier fund projects, in terms of project level within the Origin Academy, absolutely couldn't be considered low.

If all of them obtained Origin Academy Tier 2 fund projects and could all successfully conclude them, it would also be quite a grand occasion.

Locke said, "Everyone doesn't need to worry about Tier 2 fund projects. As long as we work together with one heart, forget Tier 2, even first-tier, all four of us can complete them!"

Witch Mason, Witch Freya, and Wizard Barrett heard about first-tier project funds from Locke's mouth and immediately swallowed, suppressing the desire in their hearts.

Originally, they thought that if one of their three could complete a Tier 2 project fund, that would be very good. But now all three of them might complete Tier 2 project funds.

Moreover, Locke even told them they might be able to complete first-tier project funds.

For them, the temptation couldn't be called small.

Moreover, this was Locke saying it, not nonsense from just anyone. The credibility was very high.

Witch Freya smiled, "It seems we're going to be carried to success by Locke."

Locke shook his head slightly. "You've all helped me a lot too. Without you, completing the project in my hands might take about a year, but now in just two months' time, it's almost complete. Between us, it's mutual help."

Locke said, "Now I have sufficient funds. I'm planning to find a shop alliance to rent the Queen's Chessboard. Do you have any good ideas?"

Witch Mason and Wizard Barrett shook their heads.

Witch Freya said, "You could go to the Joseph Golem Shop Alliance or Feathered Serpent Pavilion. Although these two shop alliances aren't large in scale, their rules aren't so strict either. They won't completely follow the regulation of not allowing First Circle wizards to use the Queen's Chessboard."

"I heard before that Adrian Iverson from Group One's Advanced Origin Academy, when he was at First Circle crystallization stage, for some reason once borrowed the Joseph Golem Shop Alliance's Queen's Chessboard. It cost one million magic stones."

"Of course, he's already an ordinary Second Circle stage wizard now."

"However, I only heard this as hearsay. So I don't know the specific details." Witch Freya was undoubtedly the one with the widest circle of friends in the four-person group, so her inside information was relatively well-informed.

Locke thought for a moment. That's right, the Queen's Chessboard would be very useful for both Second Circle wizards and Third Circle wizards. It wasn't only useful in breeding studies, but also for potion studies and alchemy, even enchantment and psychic studies.

Therefore, quite a few shop alliances had this kind of equipment.

It was just that the equipment was precise and wouldn't be given to First Circle wizards to use.

But relying on his own identity, perhaps he could use the Feathered Serpent Pavilion's Queen's Chessboard. In any case, he could definitely try it.

To make Type 2 Tyrant Element obtain relatively complete basic usage methods in a short time, it was impossible to do without using the Queen's Chessboard.

'Among First Circle stage journals, the Three Marsh Lands' general journals have the highest level and are also the most difficult to get into. This point is opposite to the logic of high-Circle stage journals, probably because First Circle stage wizards need to read various literature extensively.' Locke thought, 'Therefore, First Circle stage specialized field journals are, in the vast majority of cases, actually easier to get into than "Green Grass Cloud Marsh".'

Last time, his two articles could get into Zone 1 because one of them was a previously undiscovered natural magical power structure.

That was "Green Grass Cloud Marsh's" favorite, and the natural magical power structure components had potential effects on multiple magic fields.

The other article used Myst's Power to accelerate becoming a First Circle crystallization wizard, the method and principles. This kind of article related to breakthrough levels was also "Green Grass Cloud Marsh's" favorite. If it were a different direction, it might not make it into "Green Grass Cloud Marsh".

Cloud Marsh Wetland's Zone 1 botany specialized journals alone numbered eight. Zone 2, Zone 3, and Zone 4 botany specialized journals were even more countless.

Among First Circle journals, Zone 1 regional-level journals undoubtedly had the highest gold content.

And Locke estimated he could publish several Zone 1 articles because of this Type 2 Tyrant Element. Basically, they could all get into "Green Grass Cloud Marsh".

But perhaps he could go even further and submit to Thunder Marsh Lowlands' First Circle general journal "Green Song Thunder Marsh".

In Zone 1, it was publicly recognized that "Green Song Thunder Marsh" was more difficult, requiring higher standards to get in.

At the same time, he might also be able to submit to... Star Domain Sea's First Circle regional general journal "First Circle Star Sea"!

That was the publicly recognized top-tier First Circle journal!

Of course, he could only try. There was a high probability he couldn't pass the submission.

Similarly, he could also submit to some journals publicly recognized as relatively difficult to pass among specialized First Circle journals, such as Cloud Marsh Wetland's "Pan and Agriculture" run by a Fourth Circle Truth wizard in botany.

This journal was one of the rare First Circle journals whose gold content could exceed "Green Grass Cloud Marsh".

At least for wizards in the agricultural breeding studies subdivision of the Life School breeding studies magic sub-direction.

Although the gold content of First Circle general journals was definitely generally higher than specialized journals.

But various fields also had some relatively special journals.

However, Tyrant Elements strictly speaking didn't count as traditional agricultural breeding, so Locke estimated that if he submitted to this holy land in agricultural breeding studies wizards' hearts, there was a high probability it wouldn't pass either.

Perhaps he could try the very high gold content journal "Plants and Analysis" established by Bonifacius University in plant natural product analysis studies.

This journal was also very difficult, and its reputation was quite large throughout the Three Marsh Lands. It could be recognized by wizards from various lands.

Locke currently had money on hand. Of course, he was confident he could quickly produce all the experimental data related to Type 2 Tyrant Element.

At that time, after Locke exchanged work progress with Witch Mason and the others again, he returned to his workstation. Just as he was about to organize materials, he found his Wish Lingzhi vibrating in his astral ring.

He took out his Wish Lingzhi, only to discover that an unfamiliar witch he didn't know had sent him a friend request.

Her name was Witch Lena!

Locke saw the other party's friend request message read, "Hello, senior. I'm Lena Gurdo. I'm a Divination School market analyst, most skilled at group prophecy."

"Senior, do you want to make the wealth in your hands grow rapidly? I'm a prophet, and you have money. As long as we two cooperate, we can definitely earn large amounts of money in a short time. If senior doesn't believe me, we can first test my abilities together using small amounts of money!"

Locke's expression became strange. "Witch Lena? Could it be, the good-hearted witch from Daniel's mouth? But didn't Daniel say she was an enchanter? How is she now saying she's a Divination School market analyst?"

"Is it the same person? If so, then she probably doesn't know that Daniel and I know each other well."

"Moreover, she should have a problem."

Locke thought for a moment, screenshot this friend invitation, sent it to Daniel, then rejected the other party's friend request. After that, he didn't pay any more attention to this matter.

Locke thought, 'I should have thought of this earlier. This is Cloud Marsh Wetland, with developed industry and commerce. All kinds of people exist.'

'I now have a lot of money in my hands, and it's been directly seen by quite a few wizards. Then naturally, people with ulterior motives will approach me and Daniel. I hope Daniel can wake up early. I can't help with anything else.'

Daniel seemed to think he and that witch were in some kind of special relationship. If he interfered casually, he'd only offend him.

Rather than that, he might as well say less.

Besides, he was a formal wizard and an adult.

Every adult should bear responsibility for their own choices.