Chapter 380 : Cultivation of Active Magical Plants
Chapter 380: Cultivation of Active Magical Plants
“Gawen-Tull?”
The moment Lilith-Mag answered, an image immediately surfaced in Janna’s mind: a friendly figure with thick glasses, slightly protruding teeth, and a gentle temperament.
“How, you two know each other?”
Seeing Janna’s surprised expression, Lilith-Mag asked casually.
“Yes, our relationship isn’t bad—”
When Janna ran into Gawen-Tull at today’s preliminary evaluation, she had felt puzzled, but she didn’t think too much about it.
However, what Janna hadn’t expected was that Gawen-Tull’s participation in the preliminary evaluation was actually just for formality.
His true purpose was, in fact, to rely on White Coral Academy’s internal recommendation to participate in the assessment trial of “Wizard Inventions.”
That said, even without White Coral Academy’s internal recommendation, Gawen-Tull could have applied independently to the “Wizard Inventions” assessment trial. The only issue was that doing so would involve far more complex preliminary procedures, and the time frame would be much longer.
“If nothing unexpected happens, tentatively next Saturday, I’ll be leading you and Gawen-Tull to the Elemental Possession Wizard Settlement to participate in the assessment trial. This trip will take quite some time, so remember to prepare the necessary things in advance.”
Elemental Possession?
Hearing the name of this wizard settlement, Janna’s eyes lit up slightly.
From what she knew, Elemental Possession was one of the top-ranked large wizard settlements among many others.
Its sheer land area was equivalent to two or three Turin Cities, not to mention that it also housed a top-level wizard academy known as the “Cradle of Elemental Wizards”—Elemental Possession itself.
Moreover, from Lilith-Mag’s words, it was clear that both the assessment trial for [Transfiguration Studies] and [Wizard Inventions] would be held within Elemental Possession.
“Alright, thank you for the reminder.”
The two of them chatted for a while longer about the assessment trial. When Janna noticed that it was already late, she politely bid Lilith-Mag farewell and left the teachers’ office on the fourth floor of the magic tower.
“It’s already this late?”
Looking at the short hand on her pocket watch pointing at ten o’clock, Janna, who had left the dormitory early that morning and busied herself all day, couldn’t help but feel a little tired.
“It’s snowing again.”
After leaving the magic tower, she felt the chill of snowflakes falling from the sky. Standing there for a moment, she saw that the snow wasn’t heavy, so she pulled up her wizard hood and walked quickly through the silent night toward her dormitory.
In the days that followed, the entire White Coral Academy remained shrouded in the heavy atmosphere of final exam reviews. It wasn’t until the written exams on the first day were completely finished that the atmosphere inside the academy relaxed a little.
“Janna, I’m here!”
Just as she stepped out of the written exam hall, Janna spotted Vivian standing at the entrance of the first floor of the magic tower.
“These notes are all the ones you lent me some time ago. Today, I’m returning them to their rightful owner.”
Looking at the thick hardcover notebooks in Vivian’s hands, Janna nodded and stored them all inside her Thorn Bracelet.
“Today’s my treat, want to go out to eat?”
“Looks like you did pretty well on the exam today.”
From Vivian’s radiant expression, Janna could tell that she must have done quite well on the written test.
“Passing definitely won’t be a problem, as for the rest—who cares.”
As she said this, Vivian didn’t even wait for Janna’s agreement and directly pulled her along toward the academy gates.
“Let’s just eat something simple today. Once everything is over tomorrow, I’ll treat you to a proper feast!”
“No problem, tomorrow it’s my turn to treat you.”
After the written exam on the first day, the next day would be the Witchcraft Evaluation and project presentation.
And the project Janna had been preparing to present was the one she had been working on for a long time—[On the Cultivation of Active Magical Plants].
“Janna Roland.”
“Here!”
At Mary Margaret’s call, Janna swiftly carried a flowerpot filled with nutrient-rich soil and walked quickly up to the podium at the front of the classroom.
“You may begin.”
“Yes, Professor.”
After standing firmly at the podium, Janna placed the flowerpot on the workbench and began her project presentation.
“The name of my project today is: On the Cultivation of Active Magical Plants.”
With those words, she inserted her hands, glowing with emerald-green light, into the soil of the flowerpot under the watchful eyes of everyone present.
“Crackle—”
As the Power of Growth surged rapidly into the seed buried at the bottom of the pot, crisp crackling noises like firecrackers rang out. A crimson vine, blazing like fire, sprouted quickly from the soil.
“The inspiration for my project came from the ‘Devil’s Vine’ of Florence, a powerful Active Magical Plant cultivated purely through artificial methods, possessing the strength of a full-fledged wizard—”
“My cultivation method is to alter the elemental pathways inside the nuclei through cellular transplantation. At the same time, I utilize nutrient-rich soil and greenhouse cultivation to grow a magical plant embryo suited for such transplantation.”
“Finally, I chose Fire Element, a natural counter to plant attributes, as the primary element within the embryo’s elemental pathways. This, in turn, completely rewrites the weakness of plants fearing fire—”
Snap—After eloquently explaining the background, purpose, and expected results of her project on [Cultivation of Active Magical Plants], Janna flicked her fingers, and a small flame of orange appeared at her fingertip.
“Next, I will demonstrate the fire affinity of the [Flame Vine].”
Sizzle—As the fire spread, under Janna’s precise control, the orange flames quickly enveloped the entire [Flame Vine].
Instead of withering, the [Flame Vine] twisted its body like a fiery-red serpent brought to life, writhing and growing rapidly beyond the flowerpot.
The [Flame Vine] was not Janna’s original creation. It was recorded in magical plant catalogs, classified as a fire-affinity magical plant that normally only grew in extreme environments such as volcanoes and lava fields, making it nearly impossible to cultivate under ordinary conditions.
Thus, the highlight of Janna’s project lay in her creative method of altering the elemental pathways within plant nuclei, successfully cultivating the [Flame Vine] in a normal environment.
“That concludes my project presentation on [Cultivation of Active Magical Plants].”
Clap, clap, clap—Amidst the enthusiastic applause, Janna, recognized as the academic star of the second years, finally finished her project presentation.
At Mary Margaret’s signal, Janna picked up the flowerpot with the [Flame Vine] and returned to her seat.