The Synthesis Wizard

Chapter 171 Sneak Attacker in the Shadows

Starlight calendar year 1259, the frost month.

At the first gathering after the ambush of the Eternal Life Society, many fewer members attended.

Apart from Ye Xiao and Sunan, there was only Qiangwei.

"Several others have gone into retreat to prepare for the Tower of Stars six years later."

Ye Xiao explained.

"I will go into seclusion to concentrate on my cultivation. During this period, the gatherings at the Jungle Lodge will be temporarily suspended."

Sunan is incompetent.

Qiangwei had no objection. She also had to prepare for the trip to the Tower of Stars.

When it comes to being promoted to a wizard, she must get as many resources as possible in the Tower of Stars.

Starlight year 1260, the month of recovery.

Sunan successfully constructed the seventeenth star ring, and his mental power exceeded 53 points.

At the same time, the proficiency required to upgrade the Star Ring Meditation Method has also soared to 7 million points.

Su Nan estimated that even with the meditation bonus of the elemental pool, it would take at least three years to build the last star ring.

"This leaves only three years to construct the talent crystal model."

"It's a little bit rushed, but it's not impossible."

Sunan stood up, walked out of the meditation room, and headed to the laboratory.

After nearly half a year of research, the research on constructing the talent crystal model using the magic pattern core as the original model has made great progress. It is more than enough to complete it before the star ring and mental power meet the promotion standards.

After all, it is just a lower-level talent crystal model, and the difficulty is not high.

It is worth mentioning that a third small golem army has also been formed.

Its high-end combat power consists entirely of Steel Golem, Elite Steel Golem, Elite Double-Edged Spider and Adamantite Golem.

In terms of high-end combat power alone, it is actually slightly stronger than the other two golem legions.

Sunan planned to leave this golem army to expand the power territory of the Star Alliance and deploy one from the other two golem armies to support the Starry Principality.

After receiving the Jinghua Principality's intention to cooperate from Sunan, Keyi began secret negotiations with the Jinghua Principality, and a joint alliance against the Cangjin Empire was quietly launched.

The war broke out faster than Sunan expected.

Starlight calendar year 1260, the moon of spring dawn.

As soon as the snow melted, nine countries, including the Principality of Stars and the Principality of Jinghua, declared war on the Cangjin Empire at the same time.

The Cangjin Empire, which was originally planning to start a war soon, was caught off guard.

The Cangjin Empire didn't expect that Fanxing Principality would launch an attack first, and even prepared for it, but it didn't expect that eight other countries would send troops at the same time!

For a time, the Cangjin Empire was attacked from all directions.

A large-scale war spanning ten countries broke out.

Sunan didn't pay attention to the war on the surface. He just asked the palace to send a battle report every month, and then stopped paying attention. He continued to devote himself to training and research, and occasionally took time to pay attention to the progress of exploration operations and the construction of Longlin.

After more than two years of restoration, Longlin has now been completely restored.

Area 2 has been restored to its original appearance.

However, because there is no dragon cultivation, area 2 can only be used as a large magic plant garden.

With a wave of his hand, Su Nan directly planted magic plants on a large scale, with nearly one-third of the area used to grow dragon blood fruits.

After all, the Demon Pattern Knights will expand every year in the future, and the demand for Dragon Blood Fruit will increase significantly every year. Sunan's move is also a precautionary measure.

But if you just plant magic plants, you won't need a lot of energy circulation.

After calculations by Butler No. 1, it was enough to maintain an energy cycle ratio of only 18.48% in Zone 2.

As for Zone 1, where the sub-dragon species is located, the optimal energy circulation ratio has been maintained at 35.12%.

Because the number of wizard apprentices in the Dragon Skeleton Tower is not large yet, it only takes up less than 10% of the energy cycle at its peak.

More than half of them are still used by Sunan.

In general, Long Lin's energy is in a state of overflow most of the time now, and there is no need to worry about energy shortage for a long time in the future.

On the other hand, the first batch of dragon antelopes raised in the large breeding room have been moved out of their juvenile stage and moved to the dragon antelope ranch.

It is expected that in another four to five years, the first batch of mature dragon antelopes will be used to form the dragon antelope cavalry.

By then, the combat power of the Demon Pattern Knights will further increase.

Today, Longlin has basically entered a stable development track and does not need Sunan to pay too much attention.

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and moon fly like a shuttle.

Four years have gone by in a blink of an eye.

Year 1265 of the astral calendar, the month of thunder.

In the underground world, Nolan City is more than fifty kilometers north.

There was deathly silence in the dark underground passage, with only the faint sound of footsteps echoing.

Sherman carefully observed the surroundings and made sure that all the team members were in their respective positions. He breathed a sigh of relief and wrapped the magic cloak tighter around him.

This place is at least more than ten kilometers away from the surface, and the air is cold and humid, with a biting ice coldness.

Even though Sherman had been living in the underground world for six or seven years, he still felt a little unable to adapt.

Fortunately, the magic cloak on his body has the effect of resisting moisture and keeping warm. This is almost the standard equipment of all wizard apprentices and magic pattern knights who join the exploration operation.

Corey and Atil were a few steps behind Sherman, and they were also cautiously guarding their surroundings.

Since being promoted to a second-level wizard apprentice, Atil has returned to his previous state of acting with Sherman and Corey.

The three of them basically acted and fought together. Over the years, they gradually became more understanding and made many achievements.

The outstanding record of the trio has also had a lot of impact on the latecomers, and more and more second-level wizard apprentices have chosen to form a team of three.

In addition to Sherman's three wizard apprentices, the entire team also has two teams of magic pattern knights, that is, twenty magic pattern knights.

Everyone remained silent along the way, trying to avoid unnecessary communication so as not to disturb the vigilance of the surroundings.

More than ten minutes later, the team arrived at a wide area.

Sherman made a gesture, and everyone immediately dispersed, checked the surroundings, and after confirming that there was no problem, they found a place with a wide view and sat down.

Except for the magic pattern knight who was on duty, everyone else took out food and water to try to get some time to rest and fill their stomachs.

Sherman nibbled on the dry food, with the invisible tower shield still suspended behind his back.

The past few years of exploring and fighting in the underground world have already turned him into an experienced adventure expert.

He always keeps in mind that there are many monsters in the underground world that can walk through rock walls, so he never chooses a place near a rock wall as a resting place.

Secondly, monsters and battles may break out in the underground world at any time, so you cannot relax at any time.

At least one of the spells or protective magic items must be active. "I heard that the base will form a sub-dragon cavalry this year?"

There was no need to be so alert during the break, so Adil relaxed and started talking.

Sherman nodded: "It's the dragon antelope knight. I've seen the dragon antelope ranch from a distance. There are many dragon antelopes in it, and they are all very strong."

After a pause, he looked at Kore and asked, "Kore, did you get your dragon antelope demon pet from the breeding room?"

Kore was as taciturn as ever and just nodded when he heard the words.

The three of them now have their own magic pets.

Kore is a dragon antelope.

Sherman's is a stormdrake.

Atiel is a pterodactyl.

Without exception, they are all contracted juvenile sub-dragon species.

After more than four years of cultivation, the three magic pets have now grown to the legendary realm.

Of course, it is far inferior to the teacher's magic pet.

I heard that the Hidden Dragon has now grown to the level of a fourth-ring legend, and its bloodline concentration is very close to that of the Dragon Clan.

Now standing in front of the hidden dragon, even the three of them felt frightened and short of breath.

It was a powerful pressure that was very close to dragon power.

It is foreseeable that it is only a matter of time before the hidden dragon evolves into the dragon clan.

Sherman's dream is to one day cultivate his storm dragon beast to the same level as the hidden dragon.

"I heard that Prince Abbott will take the qualification test this year?" Atil brought up another topic.

"Well, Prince Abbott is already twelve years old and has met the minimum standard for taking the qualification test." Sherman pondered slightly, "I don't know if he can pass the test."

"Prince Abbott is a royal after all, so he should have a high chance of passing the test," Atil said.

"That's not necessarily true. The royal family only has excellent talents as knights. The qualifications of wizards are not much different from others. Failure to pass the qualification test is a high probability event."

Adil thought the same thing. Grand Duke Key was just a legendary knight, not a wizard apprentice. His descendants did not have much genetic advantage in this regard.

As for the teacher, if the teacher has descendants, the possibility of having wizard qualifications is very high.

"Speaking of which, the teacher has been showing up less and less recently. I heard from Carolina that the teacher often stays in the meditation room for a month or two. Do you think the teacher will be promoted to a wizard?"

Hearing what Atil said, Sherman and Kore's expressions changed.

To be honest, they had similar thoughts.

Although as they gradually come into contact with the wider world, they already know that it is almost impossible for real wizards to be born in today's Starlight Continent.

But the teacher is different.

Although they have not come into contact with other third-level wizard apprentices, they also know that third-level wizard apprentices like the teacher who have mastered huge resources are unique in the entire Starlight Continent.

If there is anyone in the Starlight Continent who has the most hope of being promoted to a wizard, it is definitely the teacher!

"It's possible." Xie Man said with joy.

If the teacher really succeeds in being promoted to an official wizard, it will undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for their group of apprentices.

At least it gave them a glimmer of hope that Starlight Continent could finally give birth to official wizards.

"I don't have any hope of being a wizard anymore." Adil sighed, "I will be satisfied if I can become a third-level wizard apprentice in this life."

Sherman pursed his lips and said nothing. Deep in his heart, he still had a trace of the official wizard, even though he knew it was out of reach.

Today, the number of apprentices in the base has increased to more than 350, and the number of second-level wizard apprentices has also reached double digits.

More and more second-level wizard apprentices are joining the Covenant's exploration, greatly accelerating the Covenant's external expansion.

Compared with four years ago, the Star Alliance's territory has more than doubled.

Four years ago, the Star Alliance only had four city-states: Youhu, Matu, Orson, and Giant Eye City, plus at most one Kasham that had become a magic plant garden.

But now the Star Alliance has developed into a behemoth with fifteen city-states and hundreds of resource points.

However, as the territory of power expands, the resistance to the expansion of the Covenant has also increased sharply.

More and more city-state forces are aware of the threat of the Covenant and are uniting to fight against the expansion of the Covenant.

This time they led the team out because the human-faced lion scouts discovered traces of dark elves nearby, and several human-faced lion scouts were lost for this reason.

"We have gone around several times and found nothing. Could it be that they got it wrong?" Atil talked about business.

Sherman shook his head and said: "I don't think so. The Sphinx scouts are very good at hiding their whereabouts. There are not many creatures around Nolan City that can detect their whereabouts. Moreover, the body of the dead Sphinx also had dagger wounds and The traces of erosion by the power of shadow do seem to be the work of dark elves.”

"Then what happens next?"

"Keep searching! Although dark elves are also very good at hiding, I don't believe they can hide forever. Sooner or later, we will find them!"

"Demon Spider City is seven or eight hundred kilometers away from here. I wonder what those dark elves are doing here?"

"Perhaps they are uneasy about the expansion of the Star Alliance."

Adil thought about it too. In just four to five years, the Star Alliance's territory of power had expanded by five to six hundred kilometers. If she were the matron of the Dark Elf family, she would be deeply uneasy.

At this moment, the low shouts of the knights guarding the magic pattern suddenly came from the front.

"There's a situation!"

In fact, without his reminding, Sherman and the other three had noticed it right away.

The three of them immediately stood up, either activating magic items or chanting spells.

The other magic pattern knights also reacted immediately, activating the magic pattern structure, raising their weapons and looking forward warily.

There was silence all around. After about six or seven seconds, heavy and clear footsteps came from the front, like some kind of huge crawling monster moving here.

Its speed was not fast, but its weight was obviously astonishing, and it felt like the nearby rocks and soil were shaken slightly.

The magic pattern knights subconsciously clenched the hilts of their swords, showing solemn expressions.

Sherman, Kore and Atil looked calm and could not see any disturbance, except that the rune gems had quietly fallen into their palms.

Not long after, a round black shadow appeared in the field of vision.

It looks like a huge black maggot, about three meters long from head to tail, with six stubby claws and a triangular pointed head. The mouth is a protruding slender tube with no eyes.

"It's the Dark Sound Blind Monster!"

Sherman recognized the monster immediately.

The Dark Sound Blind Monster is mentioned in the "Underground World Creature Illustration" distributed by the base.

This monster has no eyesight, but has sharp and well-developed ears. Their tubular mouth can produce precisely controlled resonances, and the sound waves emitted are powerful enough to shatter stone walls.

Let me tell you about the combat power of the third-level wizard apprentices. As mentioned in the previous chapter, the combat power of the third-level wizard apprentices is very different. Depending on the mental power, equipment and bloodline abilities, the combat power ranges from first-level legendary to There are four legendary rings. In addition, the legendary knights only have one to four rings, and there is no fifth ring. After that, they are no longer knights in the usual sense.

(End of chapter)