Chapter 450: The Power of the Hydra Magic Plant
Half an hour later, Alicia arrived with four ordinary First Ring wizards.
At this moment, Alicia was not only a wizard in the Gasification Stage, but her mana had reached 5500, fast approaching the Liquefaction Stage, and as her time in power increased, her aura of authority grew heavier day by day.
Alicia nodded to Locke and said, "These four ordinary First Ring wizards are all my trusted aides, though they are all semi-elementalized wizards. Is that acceptable?"
The four ordinary First Ring wizards looked at Locke with curiosity and awe, while also curiously observing the ecological park built as the largest project recently invested in by the Plutarch Family.
They looked with astonishment at the Dragon Crystal Ecological Dome floating a hundred meters in the sky, which radiated an earth-shaking magic pressure.
Locke said to Alicia, "That is fine, but they all need to sign a confidentiality contract, Alicia..."
Alicia blinked and pointed to herself, "Do I have to sign one too?"
Locke smiled. After being in power for so long, Alicia had become much more poised and graceful in her interactions than before, and she even took the initiative to tease him.
Furthermore, over this past year, she had managed to win over four First Ring semi-elementalized wizards as her trusted aides, which showed that she had gained a great deal from managing the family during this year.
Moreover, even though she had devoted a lot of energy to managing family affairs, her mana growth rate had not slowed down at all; on the contrary, with the help of continuously consuming Mammons Powder, her mana was about to reach the Liquefaction Stage.
Locke laughed, "Of course you don't need to. This project is one you invested in, after all; I don't think you would actively disclose anything related to it. These four copies are curse contracts drafted by a Contractor. Once breached, the curse magic hidden within will descend upon your souls."
"And inflict severe damage on you."
Locke looked at the four ordinary wizards and handed them the contracts and magic quill pens. "The standards of these contracts are very high, so the moment you sign to agree, the curse magic will partially bypass your Eternal Defense Field. If you breach it, the consequences could be severe."
"Take a look; if there are no issues, you may sign the contract."
The four family wizards took a look and discovered that these were actually extremely high-level contracts, with each one costing thirty thousand magic stones.
Locke didn't care about this because the project was nearing its end; any unused funds would expire and be reclaimed. Furthermore, confidentiality was of the utmost importance, so spending a little more money on this was definitely the right move.
The curse magic enchanted on these contracts was the "Civilization Curse."
This curse would connect to the Eye of Truth at the White Wizard headquarters. If either party breached the contract, it would use the Eye of Truth to attack. Because it was an attack from the Eye of Truth, it could bypass the Eternal Defense Field of a Formal Wizard.
Of course, precisely because the "Eye of Truth" was involved, this contract had to be fair and just; otherwise, the "Eye of Truth" would deem the contract invalid.
The four family wizards did not hesitate much and immediately signed their names on them.
Since it was a contract involving the "Eye of Truth," and Alicia was the one who asked them to sign, there would be no problems.
Once the Eye of Truth intervened, the rights and obligations of both parties in the contract would be relatively equal. There would be no situation where one party had few rights but had to observe too many obligations, or where one party had few obligations but many rights.
These would all be considered invalid contracts by the "Eye of Truth."
Following this, Locke led them directly beneath the Dragon Crystal Ecological Dome, to the place where their research group had cultivated the Hydra Magic Plant.
Alicia was stunned for a moment when she saw the Hydra Magic Plant, which emitted terrifying magic pressure on its own. "Could it be... you succeeded in cultivating it?"
"That project can really succeed?"
Alicia turned her head to look at Locke, her eyes flashing with surprise and pure joy.
Alicia said, "No wonder you needed me to find four trustworthy wizards."
Locke said, "Yes, let's begin. If this experiment can succeed, only then can it be considered a true success. Even so, my research group will still need to conduct testing on the Hydra Magic Plant afterward."
"To observe whether it has any obvious flaws, as well as its main weaknesses."
The four family wizards looked puzzled and did not understand the conversation between Locke and Alicia; they did not understand why they, four incredibly mediocre Bloodline Wizards, were called here.
The four of them neither understood Botany nor had any commendable achievements in Bloodline Studies.
They didn't understand what they were called here for.
Under Locke's guidance, the nine wizards simultaneously let the Hydra wrap around their waists, and then the Hydra began to become extremely active.
According to the initial design, to fully unleash the power of the Hydra, nine wizards needed to act as its hosts.
And at this moment, the Hydra had indeed obtained the power of the nine wizards.
Locke noticed that the power of those four family wizards was somewhat weak, so he extended his right hand. The White Dragon Ring worn on the middle finger of his right hand suddenly flashed with magical radiance, and then the elemental fission pool of the White Dragon Tower actively distributed energy to these four semi-elementalized wizards, strengthening their spell power.
To balance the basic strength of the nine wizards.
Immediately after, the Hydra began to go berserk. All nine mimetic crocodile heads revealed a red 'glow.' Those mimetic crocodile heads seemed to have come alive, waving continuously in mid-air, constantly trying to bite at non-existent enemies.
At the same time, dozens of chains waved continuously around the nine wizards, like chains descending from the sky, sealing off everything in the world.
The Hydra itself not only could combine Eternal Defense Fields, but it also possessed certain attack and defense capabilities.
At this moment, the tiny vine leaves of the Hydra appeared in nine different colors. Then, the Eternal Defense Fields of the nine wizards all stacked together.
Each person had nine layers of shields.
They were: one layer of Oak Demon Armor provided by Locke, one layer of Dragon Scorpion Back Armor provided by Alicia, four layers of elemental shells of elemental creatures provided by the four family wizards, one layer of Tree Demon Skin provided by Barbara, one layer of "Poison Spore Purple Mist" provided by Tasitus the Wizard, and one layer of "Life Force Field" provided by Wizard Montgomery.
Each wizard was topped with nine Eternal Defense Fields, their armor as thick as a turtle shell.
Uncontrollable joy welled up in Locke's heart; the Hydra perfectly met his expectations and truly possessed the ability to stack the Eternal Defense Fields of different wizards together.
Montgomery blurted out, "It can actually be achieved!"
Alicia was stunned; she looked at the magic plant in her hand, her heart filled with immense shock.
She knew what a huge sensation this magic plant would cause once it was announced.
Meanwhile, the four family wizards finally understood why Locke wanted them to sign contracts worth thirty thousand magic stones each; it wasn't a waste of money, but because this matter indeed required high-level confidentiality.
Alicia swept a stern gaze over the four of them. "Before the Yunze Cup ends, matters concerning this place must absolutely not be leaked. If a premature leak occurs, regardless of whether it involves you or not, I will treat it as if you were the ones who leaked it."
"Do you understand?"
The four family wizards knew the matter was of great importance and hurriedly nodded one by one, indicating they would absolutely not leak anything they saw today.
This matter also had benefits for them; after all, they had completely defected to Alicia, and Locke was clearly an outsider wizard invested in by Alicia.
Locke producing results was equivalent to Alicia obtaining huge results.
The struggle between Eric and Alicia for control of the Plutarch Family over the past year or so would come to a complete end with the success of this project, and there would never be any possibility of dispute again.
This, in turn, showed that the four of them had chosen the right side.
The four wizards, harboring excitement, secretly glanced at Locke and Alicia, all feeling that they had truly chosen the right side by defecting early.