Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 127 Clues to the Tower of Stars

At the end of the month of Frost, the coalition forces of Shining Territory and White Tower Province finally completed their preparations for war.

However, just as Key and the Marquis of White Tower were preparing to launch the final attack, an uninvited guest suddenly came to their door.

"Evans?"

In the conference room, Sunan was stunned after hearing what Keyi said.

"Yes."

Key and the Marquis of Baita looked at each other, both with strange looks.

"When we first received the letter, we suspected that the other party was plotting something, but the people we sent over have already investigated and found that the person there is indeed Evans, the legendary figure of the royal family."

The Marquis of the White Tower also nodded and said, "I have seen the portrait uploaded below. It is indeed Mr. Evans. He looks exactly the same as he did fifty years ago."

Su Nan was puzzled and asked, "This is strange. Why did he come to our territory alone? And he even asked to see me by name?"

Even a three-ring legendary knight cannot defeat a thousand hands alone.

In the coalition's territory, Key could dispatch the Golem Legion and the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment to besiege Evans. As long as he spared no expense, he could use human wave tactics to kill him!
After all, the legendary knight is not a wizard's apprentice. He just has strong combat power but does not have so many strange means. Once he is surrounded, he will die.

Not to mention that Su Nan is here.

"We don't know his purpose, but I have sent the Golem Army to surround the tavern where Evans is."

Keyi looked at Sunan with a serious expression.

"What do you think? Do you want to go meet him, or should we just take action and take this opportunity to kill Evans?"

As long as Evans is dealt with, the biggest uncertainty in this war will disappear and victory will be within reach.

Su Nan thought about it, shook his head and said, "Forget it, I'll go meet him."

He originally planned to meet with Evans to see how the other party extended his life.

Besides, he was also very curious about why Evans wanted to see him.

Seeing that Sunan had made the decision, Keyi and Marquis Baita said no more.

Anyway, we are all on our own territory, so there is no need to worry even if Evans has any conspiracy.

When we arrived at the tavern where Evans was, we found that it was surrounded by three layers of enemies. All we could see were densely packed stone golems, black rock cavalry, and even iron golems.

It can be said that Evans is unable to escape at this moment.

Sunan became more and more curious about Evans' purpose. This legendary figure would not come here to die on his own initiative, right?

Pushing open the door of the tavern, the tavern was deserted. Apart from an ordinary-looking man in his forties sitting at the table in the middle, there was no other figure.

His gaze fell on the man, and a hint of surprise flashed in Su Nan's eyes.

From his perception, the man's vitality was surging, as if he was in the prime of his life. It was hard to imagine that he was an 'old man' over 130 years old.

Clearly, Evans is far from dead.

"I have long heard of your name, Lord Sunan. Thank you for agreeing to my request for a meeting."

Evans stood up, smiled slightly, and pointed to the seat opposite.

"Mind having a drink with me?"

Sunan nodded and sat down opposite Evans. There were two glasses of beer on the table.

Judging from the color, it is just the most ordinary beer in the pub.

Sunan had no intention of drinking, so he asked straight to the point, "What does Sir Evans want to talk to me about?"

Evans didn't care and said with a smile: "I want to make a deal with you, Your Excellency."

"What deal?"

"I know that the royal family is doomed to lose this war, so I come to ask you to preserve some blood for the Kessler family. In return, I can provide clues to the Starry Tower."

Tower of Stars?

Su Nan's heart skipped a beat, this time he was really surprised.

He never thought that Evans was looking for him for this matter, and he never thought that the other party actually had clues about the Star Tower.

Considering Evans's royal bloodline, Sunan had a vague idea in his mind.

"The Tower of Stars is indeed related to the royal family."

Evans smiled slightly: "You can say that."

"In fact, the wizard who built the Starry Tower was the ancestor of our Kessler bloodline."

"Then why."

Sunan didn't finish his words, but Evans already understood his doubts and shook his head with a wry smile.

"Although our ancestors left us the key to enter the Tower of Stars, those who enter must have wizard qualifications or become three-ring legendary knights. Unfortunately, after all these years, I am the only member of the royal family who meets the requirements to enter the Tower of Stars."

Su Nan raised his eyebrows and asked, "So the reason you can still maintain your vigorous vitality is also because of the Tower of Stars?"

"That's right." Ivan admitted frankly, "I passed the Knight Trial of the Starry Tower and obtained a bottle of Dawn Potion, which extended my lifespan by almost one third."

The life span of a three-ring legendary knight is about 120 to 130 years, which can be extended by one third to 160 to 170 years.

Because of the legendary knight's high physical strength and the infiltration of elemental forces, his body will always remain in peak condition except in the last few years of his life.

No wonder Evans' vitality is so vigorous.

According to him, he can live at least another 30 or 40 years.

However, a potion that can extend one's lifespan by one third is at least a fourth-level potion, which is a field that only formal wizards can access.

The Tower of Stars is worthy of being the heritage of official wizards. You can get such good things just by being rewarded for the Knight Trial.

"What's in the Tower of Stars?" Su Nan asked curiously.

Evans shook his head with some shame and said, "To enter the Starry Tower, you need to pass three trials. I was not strong enough, so I only passed the first trial the first time and failed the second trial. The second time, I was lucky and barely passed the second trial, but I still failed in the third trial. After taking the reward potion, I was teleported out. From beginning to end, I was unable to enter the Starry Tower, so I don’t know what the situation is inside."

"Can the Tower of Stars be entered multiple times?"

This is the first time I've heard of Sunan.

"As long as you meet the entry requirements, you can try the challenge as many times as you want."

"However, the Tower of Stars only appears once every twenty years, and each time it only lasts for two months. During this period, each person only has one chance to challenge it. If you fail, you can only wait another twenty years."

Su Nan frowned secretly. He didn't expect that the Tower of Stars had such restrictions.

However, the Tower of Stars is a wizard heritage left by ancient wizards, and its original intention was most likely to leave a little hope for those with wizard qualifications in this elemental desert, so it makes sense to have stricter restrictions.

"Where is the Tower of Stars?" "I don't know." Evans shook his head. "The Tower of Stars does not exist on the Starlight Continent. Only when it appears can I sense its location with the key, and the place where it appears is random every time."

Not on the Starlight Continent?
That is in a certain dimension.

Maybe it is a semi-dimensional space opened up by a formal wizard.

In this way, it is almost impossible to find the location of the Star Tower before it appears on its own.

Sunan sighed in disappointment, but quickly cheered up.

No matter what, we finally got clues about the Tower of Stars, which is undoubtedly good news.

However, although he was happy, Sunan did not let down his guard. He looked at Evans deeply and said, "You traded the key of the Starry Tower with me just to let me keep a little of the Kessler family bloodline?"

Evans showed a complicated expression, sighed and said, "I don't like fighting by nature. I prefer to travel around. To be honest, I hate political struggles and wars. If possible, I don't want to care about this matter at all."

"It's just that I once promised my brother that if the Kessler family was in danger of extinction, I would help preserve the family's bloodline."

"Under the current circumstances, even if I ask you to let the current Grand Duke and his heir go, I don't think you will agree, right?"

Su Nan remained calm and did not answer, taking it as his agreement.

Cutting the weeds at their roots is a quality that any qualified overlord should possess.

Marquis Jinyan and Owen died because they failed to kill Keyi and Sunan.

Key had personally experienced this series of events, so it was natural that he would not repeat the same mistakes and leave himself with huge consequences.

He would certainly eliminate the Archduke and all royal bloodlines that might be a direct threat to his rule.

Of course, if Sunan asked, Keyi would agree, but Sunan did not intend to do so.

Seeing Sunan's thoughts, Evans finally gave up the last bit of thought and stopped probing. He said sincerely:

"So I only ask you to leave a little bloodline for the Kessler family, even if it's a collateral branch."

Su Nan said without denying, "I still have a question. You are quite strong, why don't you try to fight back? Why do you admit defeat to me so easily?"

After hearing this, Evans couldn't help but show a strange expression.

He seemed to remember something, shook his head and said:

"Forget it, I don't want to die."

"You wizards are a bunch of tough guys, with endless tricks and trump cards."

"I was already very surprised that Ovijiu was able to kill a wizard."

"But even Ovijiu died at your hands. I don't think I can be your opponent. Rather than struggling to the death and risking my own life, and dragging the entire Kessler family down with me, I might as well make a deal with you."

"Wizards believe in the principle of equal exchange. In my opinion, the Starry Tower should still be attractive to you."

Sunan raised his eyebrows: "You know a lot about wizards."

"I have traveled abroad over the years and have come into contact with several wizards. I learned a lot about wizards from them," Evans shrugged.

"Oh?" Su Nan suddenly became interested, "Where did you meet them?"

Evans smiled and said, "Is this part of the deal?"

Su Nan hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you."

"As long as you give me the key to the Tower of Stars and tell me the information about those wizards, I can protect the next member of the Kessler family who is no older than five years old."

Evans cheered up: "Deal, but we have to sign a vow contract!"

"It seems you really know wizards."

Sunan looked at Evans deeply, but did not refuse.

It would also be beneficial for him to sign an oath contract, which would ensure that the information Evans told him was true, especially the information about the Starry Tower.

Any creature with a soul can make a vow or contract.

After a while, the two of them made a vow contract.

The moment the contract was reached, Evans showed a relieved expression on his face, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from him.

It seems that he really rejects this kind of thing.

Come to think of it, otherwise, with Evans, the legendary three-ring knight, around, as long as he was willing to openly support the royal family, there wouldn't be so many ambitious people in the Principality of Stars in recent years.

A sufficiently powerful top combat force is no less than a stabilizing force for a country!

After that, Evans took out a stone from his arms and placed it on the table in front of Sunan.

"This is the key to enter the Tower of Stars."

Su Nan picked up the stone and looked at it carefully. It was actually a stone carved into the shape of a talisman. The material was a bit like jade, and it felt warm and slightly cool when held in the palm of his hand.

The surface was covered with densely packed enchanted runes, so mysterious and complex that even Su Nan, who had reached Level 4 in [Magic Item Manufacturing], felt dazzled and incomprehensible.

It can be seen that the person who made this "key" has attainments in the field of [Magic Item Manufacturing] many times higher than him.

"It's at least level six or seven."

Su Nan pondered secretly.

"The first time I entered the Tower of Stars was forty-eight years ago, and the second time was twenty-eight years ago, so the next time the Tower of Stars appears should be twelve years from now."

Su Nan stroked the talisman stone, glanced at Evans, and said with a playful look: "You have more than one key in your hand."

Even with the promise he made to his brother, he didn't believe that Evans would be willing to hand over the only means of entering the Tower of Stars to him.

If someone really values ​​family ties so much, he would not be so cruel as to sacrifice others just to preserve a little family bloodline.

Evans laughed it off and didn't admit it, but the answer was self-evident.

Su Nan did not ask any further questions, but brought up the previous topic.

"Tell me about the wizards you've met."

Evans nodded and continued:
"In fact, I only met three wizards in total."

"Two of them were encountered in the Cangjin Empire and Jinghua Principality respectively. Although they did not say it explicitly, I could see the noble demeanor in them. They were most likely from royal families or noble families."

"The third wizard was encountered in the underworld."

"Have you been to the underground world?" A hint of surprise flashed in Su Nan's eyes.

"It was also a coincidence." Evans recalled, "I was tracking a very rare beast during one of my travels, but I got lost in the mountains and accidentally entered the underground world. I was attacked by a very scary monster. Fortunately, the wizard saved me."

"He said his name was 'Traveler'."

(End of this chapter)