Synthesis Wizard

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Chapter 102: Caution and Awe

Su Nan ultimately chose to leave quietly.

While he was eager to investigate the situation on the island, he had just experienced a fierce battle, leaving him with a significant depletion of spiritual power, and only seven High-Rank Rune Gems remaining, his strength was not at its peak.

It was wiser to return and make thorough preparations before venturing back for the investigation.

Upon returning to Shining Light City, Su Nan immediately went to the lord’s manor.

Kei had been waiting in the meeting hall for news since learning about Su Nan’s journey to the cave. When he saw Su Nan returning unharmed, he was immediately relieved.

He eagerly asked, “Did you take care of it?”

“I did.”

Kei was taken aback. “What circumstances?”

Su Nan briefly explained the matter of the underground city-state.

After hearing Su Nan’s words, Kei was completely stunned.

He thought it was bad enough that there was a monster near Shining Light City comparable to a three-ring legendary knight. Now, the monster was gone, but an underground city-state had emerged.

The threat of the latter was undoubtedly greater than the Hundred-Armed Monster.

Kei began to regret setting the provincial capital in Shining Light City.

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“If I’m not mistaken, the Hundred-Armed Monster should have had some sort of trade with that city-state.”

Su Nan recalled what he had heard from the group of dog-headed people earlier.

They mined for minerals to exchange for food to support the Hundred-Armed Monster.

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And in the cave, the only possible trading partner was clearly those from the underground city-state.

“The residents of that city-state likely knew long ago that the cave connected to the surface. They haven’t invaded the surface for such a long time, so they probably won’t be thinking about it anytime soon.”

Su Nan added reassuringly.

Of course, it could also be that the Hundred-Armed Monster occupied the passage, preventing those from the city-state from passing through.

But if that were true, it would be even simpler.

It meant that the city-state’s forces couldn’t even subdue the Hundred-Armed Monster, so he had even less to worry about.

Hearing Su Nan’s words, Kei’s worries subsided slightly.

“What are your plans for the mineral vein in the cave?”

“Start mining immediately.”

Su Nan said without hesitation.

After all, the cave was not 100% safe, and the sooner they mined the vein, the better.

“Do you need me to send someone to recruit miners from Black Stone City?”

“No need, just prepare a set of mining equipment for me. I’ll leave the mining to the Clay Golems.”

One Clay Golem’s mining efficiency was equivalent to that of dozens of skilled miners. Using Clay Golems would be much more efficient.

Su Nan planned to mine the vein in the cave as quickly as possible.

This battle cost him a considerable amount of money, and he needed to replenish his funds quickly.

Moreover, if he wanted to prevent the underground city-state from invading in the future, he would need to refine more golems to guard the cave, which would also cost a lot of money.

“Alright, let me know if you need any help.”

Kei turned to give the order to the guards.

The next day.

Su Nan directly requisitioned thirty Clay Golems from the base to occupy the cave. He had them begin initial expansion work to facilitate future mining operations.

While dog-headed people were natural miners, that was only relative to other residents of the underworld.

Compared to humans, dog-headed people were far inferior in terms of both skills and equipment.

The mineral veins that had been mined by the dog-headed people in the basin looked like they had been chewed on by dogs, they were not aesthetically pleasing or well-organized.

It took three days for Su Nan to successfully complete the expansion and renovation of the cave.

The mining equipment arrived just in time, including mine rails.

After setting up the equipment, a mine area was initially formed.

Although there weren’t many miners, they didn’t need to rest or eat, so they could work tirelessly for twenty-four hours, which made the mining progress quite fast.

Su Nan estimated that thirty Clay Golems could mine over a hundred gold coins worth of silver and gold ore per day.

If they were refined and then sold, their value could increase further.

At this rate, he would be able to recoup the costs of killing the Hundred-Armed Monster in about three months.

After that, it would be pure profit.

As for the underground city-state, Su Nan arranged for five Iron Golems to guard the cave where the Hundred-Armed Monster had lived. He also set up magic alarms, so he would know immediately if any creature entered.

For the next two months, everything went smoothly.

Mining operations in the cave were progressing well.

There was no activity from the underground city-state either, and Kei gradually felt relieved.

Time flew by, and it was the last day of the Sleeping Moon.

In the Starlight Continent, this day was also known as Rest Day, marking the end of the year and the dividing line between the old and new year.

Whether it was commoners or nobles, everyone would gradually reduce their outdoor activities, including work and visits, as if all the hustle and bustle of the year had subsided on this day.

After entering the first month of the new year, people would begin to hold various celebrations and banquets to welcome the arrival of the new year.

Three days after the New Year’s celebration, Su Nan successfully constructed his eleventh Star Ring.

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His spiritual power also successfully broke through to 34, reaching the standard for consuming a third-rank upper-grade Transcendent Potion.

Su Nan immediately switched to the third-rank upper-grade Transcendent Potion, and the daily increase in his Star Ring Meditation Method proficiency soared to over 2300.

However, the proficiency required to construct the twelfth Star Ring also soared to 800,000, which would take about a year to achieve.

In addition, his Magic Item Creation skill finally reached level 4.

Another condition for refining the Magic Emblem Core was met.

“Finally got this skill to level 4.”

Su Nan sighed as he looked at his panel in the workshop.

He picked up a regular long sword with one hand, and a silver ingot with the other.

Under the bright lights, the silver ingot transformed into threads in his fingers, seamlessly merging into the long sword. A visible silver glow emerged from the surface of the blade.

In an instant, the long sword had gained an aura of spirituality.

Temporary Enchanted Weapon!

This was a new skill Su Nan had learned after his Magic Item Creation skill reached level 4.

As long as he had silver or gold, he could instantly enchant weapons with temporary effects.

“Practicality is average, but it’s better than nothing.”

Su Nan put down the weapon.

His efficiency in crafting enchanted weapons had improved significantly.

He could craft seven or eight weapons a day if he wanted to.

But he wasn’t doing that anymore.

The task of crafting enchanted weapons had been handed over to Xie Man and Kore.

They had already mastered some magic item creation techniques.

Although they couldn’t craft magic items of higher difficulty yet, they were already able to create enchanted weapons independently, though their efficiency was slow.

As for Atiel, as her training time increased, the gap between her and Xie Man and Kore became more apparent.

Whether it was meditation progress or spell learning, she was a step behind Xie Man and Kore.

She also performed generally in potion making, puppet refining, and magic item creation.

On the other hand, a few promising students emerged from the second batch.

For example, a young man named Ethan.

He had built his first Star Ring in just over seven months, only a few days slower than Xie Man at the time.

He also showed outstanding talent in potion making and could now proficiently extract Silver Moon Flower Essence.

It wouldn’t be long before he could start making zero-rank potions.

Once Ethan, as the leader of the second batch, grew up and learned to make potions, they could start expanding the scale of potion sales, which would lead to another surge in income.

“Now, all I’m missing is the material for refining the Magic Emblem Core.”

After participating in the Mysterious Wooden Hut last time, Su Nan had already gathered eighty types of rare metals.

In the following months, he had successively researched four more types of rare metals.

He had also decomposed three types of rare metals from the Hundred-Armed Monster’s magical armor.

Now, only two more were missing.

“The experiment is almost done, it should be completed in a few days.”

A hint of a smile appeared on the corner of Su Nan’s mouth.

Once he fused the Magic Emblem Core, his strength would jump to a whole new level.

Since coming to this world, his strength had been increasing at an alarming rate, but he never felt completely safe.

The Starlight Continent was too vast.

Even after experiencing thousands of years of elemental deserts, this continent, which had once given birth to a flourishing wizard civilization, was still formidable.

No one knew how many powerful creatures existed on this vast and boundless land.

For example, the incredibly dangerous underworld.

Just near one entrance to the underworld, there was a Hundred-Armed Monster comparable to a three-ring legendary knight.

How many more powerful and terrifying creatures might there be in the vast underworld?

And then there was the Mysterious Wooden Hut.

Su Nan never underestimated the Night Owl, a group of third-rank wizard apprentices.

Those who could break through and become third-rank wizard apprentices in a situation where resources were extremely scarce were all geniuses with extraordinary talents and brilliance.

These people might have been alive for hundreds of years, and who knows how many trump cards they had accumulated over that long period of time.

If he underestimated them because he had access to abundant resources, he might end up paying a heavy price one day.

Furthermore, since there was the Mysterious Wooden Hut, there might be other wizard apprentice organizations out there.

Su Nan felt that it was best to be cautious and respectful of this continent.

Once he became a formal wizard, then he could do whatever he wanted.

Giant Nan City, Manor.

In a bright and spacious hall, three Starfire Sect high priests sat facing each other.

The atmosphere was tense, and all three of them frowned.

After a long silence, Yorris broke the ice.

“In just two months, eighteen of the sect’s outposts have been attacked, fourteen priests and over a hundred cultists have been killed, and countless ordinary sect members have been injured or killed. We haven’t even figured out the identity of the perpetrators. How are we going to explain this to the Great Master Priest Orviju?”

Yansen, sitting on the right, snorted coldly.

“Do we need to investigate?”

“Those who attacked the outposts were able to cast spells. Clearly, they are wizards. This is an attack by a wizard organization targeting our sect!”

“I think it’s either the Mysterious Wooden Hut or the Eternal Society!”

Black said thoughtfully, “But why would they attack us? We haven’t offended them in any way.”

“Those greedy bastards don’t care about principles with others. As long as it benefits them, they will do it. Have you forgotten what we lost in this attack?”

“You mean the Divine Blood Amber!”

Yorris and Black immediately realized, and their expressions turned solemn.

Since the last time they lost over twenty Divine Blood Ambers, the sect had strengthened its management of the Divine Blood Ambers.

But this time, too many outposts had been attacked, and they had still lost over thirty Divine Blood Ambers.

Initially, they thought that the enemy had simply taken the Divine Blood Ambers by the way, as they had also taken away many other things.

But Yansen’s reminder made Yorris and Black realize something was wrong.

Maybe the enemy really was targeting the Divine Blood Amber.

Divine blood was useless to anyone outside the sect, but it was an exception for wizards.

It was said that wizards in ancient times had used divine blood for research.

After thinking for a moment, Yorris suddenly said, “What if this has something to do with Su Nan? When he attacked the Stone Bell City outpost before, he also took away over twenty Divine Blood Ambers!”

“Do you mean Su Nan has joined the Mysterious Wooden Hut and those who attacked us are from the Mysterious Wooden Hut?”

“It’s not impossible, is it?”

“But even if Su Nan joined the Mysterious Wooden Hut, how did he convince other wizards to take action? The Mysterious Wooden Hut is known for keeping a low profile. They haven’t taken any action on such a large scale for many years.”

“No matter what, we must find a way to stop those wizards. Because of these recent attacks, the sect’s missionary work has been greatly affected. We can’t continue with the missionary work unless we solve the problem of the attacks.”

“And we have to get back the lost Divine Blood Amber. Otherwise, if Great Master Priest Orviju blames us, none of us will be able to bear the consequences.”

Yorris rubbed his temples in frustration.

If it was Su Nan, this guy was too persistent!

He hadn’t even gone to find Su Nan to settle the score, yet this guy was already targeting them. What audacity!

Yorris suddenly remembered the words of Earl Jin Yan before his death, and his heart moved slightly, but quickly suppressed the flicker of doubt. He looked up at the other two and asked, “Great Master Priest Orviju has been in seclusion for almost half a year. When will he be finished?”

“Who knows?” Black shook his head. “The wizard from the royal family was not weak. Great Master Priest Orviju used three holy artifacts to kill him, and the backlash was quite severe. He’ll probably need to rest for a long time.”

Yansen sneered, “That old fool dared to belittle the great Star God. Killing him was doing him a favor.”

“In my opinion, we didn’t even need to offer the promise of divine blood to temper the body of the Grand Duke of Star. After killing that wizard, the royal family would have been quiet. Why would they dare to go against us?”

“Don’t say that.” Black smiled slightly. “It’s better to have the royal family willingly cooperate than to threaten them reluctantly.”

“Besides, the Star Family has been passed down for hundreds of years, and they have deep roots. Even if they lose the wizard who served them, they still have other forces at their disposal. As far as I know, the Star Family once produced a three-ring legendary knight fifty years ago. If that person is still alive, he is not an easy opponent for a wizard.”

“In short, a show of force is enough. There’s no need to push too hard. If the Star Family chooses to fight to the death, we’ll have a headache too.”

Yorris agreed, “That’s right. The current situation is perfect. As long as the Grand Duke of Star is still afraid of death, he will have to choose to cooperate with us.”

Seeing the two of them singing in unison, Yansen rolled his eyes and said no more.

The three quickly shifted the conversation to missionary work.