Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 130 Life is short, so make every second count

Astral Year 1255, Winterqin Month (January).

On the first day of the new year, an unprecedented celebration began.

This year's celebration is more grand than in previous years, and the reason is well known. It is naturally to celebrate the ascension of the new Grand Duke.

To the surprise of the general public, the new Grand Duke finally decided to make the capital in Glitter City instead of Starry City.

He even spent a huge amount of money to rebuild the palace.

Only those who have reached a certain level of status know why the new Grand Duke does this.

Because that person's base is near the Flashing City.

No matter from which perspective, the new Grand Duke's residence cannot be far away from the previous one's base.

This is reasonable.

In fact, from the time the proposal to move the capital to the start of palace construction, no noble was so blind as to raise any objection.

Everyone agreed to the proposal without hesitation.

The Winter Piano Month passed in celebration and busyness, and the Month of Recovery (February) arrived in a blink of an eye.

There were still tiny snowflakes floating in the sky.

The snow would have started to melt at this time of year in previous years, but this year the weather is still cold.

However, Su Nan, who was in Youhu City, could not feel this.

The temperature changes in the underground world are much smaller than those on the surface, and it is damp and cold all year round.

After spending more than half a month, Sunan finally completed the first high-level stone golem.

The advanced stone golem is composed of a total of four hundred and sixty stone golems.

Like the elite double-blade spider, Sunan also gave the high-level stone golem a total of four second-level spells: [Levitation], [Lightness], [Strength] and [Tenacity].

In addition, Sunan also used the magic weapon technology to enchant the body of the high-level stone golem with the [Black Steel] attribute, and enchanted the two fists with [Weak Lightning Elemental Damage] and [Weak Ice Elemental Damage] respectively, with the main function of reducing the enemy's movement speed (paralysis and freezing).

Thanks to the fact that the body of the high-level stone golem is large enough, and Sunan's [Magic Item Manufacturing] level has been raised, three characteristics can be added at the same time.

After final calculation, the cost of a high-level stone golem is as high as more than 22,000 gold coins!
Only about a thousand gold coins less than the Elite Double-Blade Spider.

Even with the seven mines currently controlled by Youhu City, the profit income in one month can only produce one high-level stone golem or an elite double-blade spider.

“It’s a bit expensive, but it’s worth it.”

It is worth mentioning that Sunan has tried to use the elite double-blade spider to synthesize a three-ring legendary high-level double-blade spider.

However, after putting five elite double-blade spiders into the Rubik's Cube, it was still impossible to synthesize a high-level double-blade spider.

In other words, the cost of a three-ring legendary high-level double-blade spider is more than 100,000 gold coins, which is much higher than the cost of a platinum golem.

In this case, if you want to get a three-ring legendary puppet, it is undoubtedly more cost-effective to refine a platinum golem.

"With the blueprint, it would be more cost-effective to refine a high-level puppet."

"Unless you don't have the blueprint or the key materials, you can only obtain a high-level puppet through synthesis."

In fact, there is already a precedent for this.

For example, the iron golem only costs 1,500 gold coins to refine.

The cost of synthesizing an elite stone golem is more than 7,000 gold coins.

Both of them are of the same legendary ring. Even though the Iron Golem is slightly stronger than the Elite Stone Golem, this slight increase in strength is far from worth the huge cost difference.

The reason for this is that there are too few micro soul crystals to mass-produce steel golems.

In order to obtain enough first-ring legendary combat power, Sunan can only achieve his goal by consuming more resources.

The same goes for potions and magic items.

For example, for a third-level transcendence potion, if the resources consumed were converted into materials of equal value, it would be more than enough to make four or five bottles of third-level potion.

However, the corresponding materials cannot be found in the Starlight Continent today, so the third-level potion can only be made through synthesis.

"Three-ring legendary puppet, or refine the adamantium golem."

Su Nan had something in mind.

Unfortunately, the adamantium golem we encountered last time was almost destroyed by the magic pattern core. After decomposing it, we could only obtain a small amount of magic adamantium, which was far from enough to refine a new one.

We still have to issue tasks and let the apprentices in the base refine magic gold.

In terms of cultivation, Sunan has now mastered all the second-level spells, which number exceeds twenty.

Before acquiring a new second-level spell, he was back to being unable to practice any spell.

In terms of super magic skills, the progress of instant spell casting is very rapid, and the training progress is already more than halfway.

Sunan estimates that in about another year, he should be able to master instant casting of spells.

Unfortunately, training in super magic skills requires casting spells and consuming mental energy. Once the mental energy is used up, one has to meditate to recover, which greatly slows down the speed of practice.

Otherwise, he could simply increase his training time, or practice multiple super magic skills at the same time.

"It's a pity that there is no potion to restore mental strength."

Time passed, and it was already the middle of the month of recovery.

Sunan took the time to hold an assessment at Base No. 1 to examine the learning progress of all apprentices.

After more than four years of development, the number of students at the base has now increased to forty-two.

Moreover, a new round of qualification testing has been held throughout the Principality of Stars.

The scale of this testing was unprecedentedly large, covering the six provinces except Jinyan Province.

Preliminary estimates show that the number of people of appropriate age who will take part in the test will exceed 100,000.

It can be predicted that after this round of qualification testing is completed, the number of students in the base will definitely usher in a surge, and it is very likely to exceed three digits.

In addition, Sunan has also discussed with Key and plans to establish a knight academy in each province to create a more complete and large-scale talent reserve system for the future knight guards.

In view of this, the development of a new magic plantation has become imperative.

After all, more dragon blood fruits and silver moon flowers are needed.

The affairs of the Knight Academy are fine. Sunan doesn't have to take care of it personally. He can just let Key arrange people to be in charge. He only needs to take time out to pay attention to it occasionally.

The only thing he needs to do personally is to open up the magic plantation.

"But I guess it will only be busy for another one or two years."

"Sheman and Corey's meditation went smoothly. I estimate that they will be promoted to Level 2 wizard apprentices in the near future."

"By then, the task of developing the magic plantation can be handed over to them."

Level 2 wizard apprentices can basically take charge of things on their own, and Sunan can let them do many things without having to do everything himself.

By then, he will be free to do more things.

For example, exploring the underground world and looking for the descendants of ancient monsters.

For example, researching more powerful puppets.

"Okay, that's enough for today."

After finishing the last spell test, Sunan announced the end of the examination. He glanced at the more than 40 students in front of him and didn't say much. He just gave a word of encouragement and turned to leave.

He would not scold students for not working hard enough.

After all, it's their choice.

He provides a platform for equal exchange so that students' efforts can be rewarded. As for whether to work hard or not, it all depends on their choice.

As long as they abide by the base rules and do not do anything that harms the base's interests, Sunan generally will not interfere too much in the students' behavior.

This is also a common feature of many wizarding academies.

Even the Dark Wizard Academy, which adheres to the principle of brutal competition, respects students' autonomy in some aspects. Of course, in the Dark Wizard Academy, the consequences of not working hard are often more miserable.

It was not until Su Nan's figure disappeared at the door of the magic training room that the students breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted off their shoulders.

Immediately afterwards, some people showed happy expressions, while others looked depressed as if they had lost their parents.

"It's over. I just failed to cast a spell three times in a row. The teacher must think I'm stupid now."

"Me too. Both times the potions went wrong at the very beginning. It's so embarrassing."

"Ethan is really amazing. He successfully made the brute force potion in one go!"

"I'm just lucky."

Ethan smiled modestly, turned his head to look at Sherman and Corey, a hint of envy flashing in his eyes.

"I'm still not as good as Senior Xie Man and Senior Corey. The teacher said in person that the two seniors will be able to build the third star ring soon."

When this was mentioned, everyone looked at Sherman and Corey with envy and admiration.

Once you successfully construct the third star ring, you can be promoted to a second-level wizard apprentice.

Only when you reach this level can you be truly called a qualified apprentice.

Unfortunately, most of them had just built their first star ring not long ago and were still a long way from becoming second-level wizard apprentices.

The crowd was in chaos when a cloud of smoke half a person's height suddenly floated in from outside. After a brief pause, it flew towards Sherman in the crowd.

"It's a fog monster!" said a student.

The fog monster is a semi-virtual creature whose entire body is in the shape of smoke.

They are the messengers in the base. As long as you spend a little mental energy, you can ask them to help deliver messages or transport light items. It is very convenient.

This was naturally the 'helper' from another world summoned by Sunan.

The fog monster flew lightly to Sherman's side, extending a wisp of gray mist that wrapped around Sherman's ears, making a slight humming sound.

This is the unique language of the fog monsters. After being translated by the magic item that Sherman carries with him that has the effect of constantly understanding languages, it quickly became a language that he could understand and was transmitted to his ears.

The next moment, Xie Man's expression suddenly changed, and he turned around and ran out of the magic training room quickly.

Everyone was left looking at each other in confusion.

Old Roger didn't survive the winter after all.

He died at the age of sixty-five.

In this era, this is considered a rare old age.

In fact, old Roger has never been in good health.

The illness he developed when he was young caused him to become much weaker after he turned fifty.

It was not until Sherman entered the base and sent back a lot of gold coins every month that old Roger no longer had to work and could retire at home to recuperate.

Sherman later exchanged it for a bottle of secondary dragon blood potion, diluted it and gave it to old Roger to take regularly, which made his body a little stronger.

Otherwise, with all of Roger's health problems, he would probably die before he reached the age of 60.

Even so, old Roger still couldn't survive the winter of his sixty-fifth year.

Fortunately, he passed away peacefully.

I fell asleep and didn't wake up the next day.

It was not until the servant realized something was wrong and entered the room to check that he discovered that old Roger had passed away. He hurried to inform Sherman.

Knowing that old Roger didn't like extravagance, Sherman did not make a fuss. He just held a simple funeral and buried old Roger.

Standing in front of old Roger's tombstone, Sherman looked dazed and silent.

If it were the old him, he would have been crying his eyes out by now.

But after spending five years in the base, he is no longer the crybaby who would cry at the slightest thing.

Just because you don’t cry doesn’t mean the sadness surging in your chest will be reduced.

"Sheman."

Artil, who was standing behind, seemed to be hesitant to speak, and looked at Sheman with sad eyes.

She had never seen Sherman like this before.

Xie Man usually had a smile on his face. Even if he encountered any difficulties, he would just laugh bitterly at himself and then continue to work hard. He had never been like he was now, emitting a deep sense of sadness.

"My condolences." Corey had arrived at some point and stood behind Sheman.

Xie Man let out a long breath and turned to look at the two of them. His face was calm and it was impossible to tell what he was feeling.

"Don't worry, I'm fine."

He glanced at the gloomy sky and said in a low voice:

"I just suddenly felt that human life is very short, and decades of time pass by in the blink of an eye."

"Will we all die one day and lie quietly in the grave like old Roger?"

"Everyone will die." Artil asked doubtfully.

"What about the teacher?"

Atil's expression froze and he was speechless.

In their eyes, Sunan is the most powerful person in the world.

He is powerful, knowledgeable, and possesses enormous influence and abundant resources.

If it were a teacher, perhaps he could really achieve immortality.

Corey said calmly: "People will die sooner or later, but powerful wizards will not."

"Didn't the teacher say that the lifespan of a formal wizard is thousands of years, and a true spirit wizard can live for tens of thousands of years without dying. That's almost the same as immortality."

Atil smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think we can become official wizards?"

"Just be determined and work towards your goal. Why think so much?"

Corey looked ahead with a determined gaze.

"No matter how long it takes, I must become a formal wizard!"

Corey walked up to Sheman and said calmly, "It's understandable that you're sad for the deceased, but you have to cheer up as soon as possible. If you want to continue on the path of a wizard, things like this will only happen more and more. You have to learn to get used to it."

Sherman looked at Corey in surprise: "Are you comforting me?"

"That's fine if you feel that way."

"I thought you hated me all along."

"I just don't like you, and I still don't like you now, but your efforts and strength deserve my respect. Having you as a competitor will help me to work hard and move forward. I don't want you to be depressed like this."

After saying this, Corey looked at Sherman deeply, then turned and left.

It wasn't until Corey disappeared from his sight that Atil reacted and said in surprise, "This is the first time I've seen Corey like this. It turns out he can say comforting words."

Sherman laughed in silence and glanced in the direction where Corey left with complicated eyes.

"You're right. Although that guy has a bit of a weird personality, he's actually not a bad person."

"I used to think that we didn't need to rush to improve our strength and that we could just study step by step and steadily. But now I think what Corey said makes sense."

"Life is short. Even a third-level wizard apprentice only has a lifespan of one or two hundred years. In such a short time, if you want to become a formal wizard, you really have to race against time and do your best."

Sherman sighed.

At this moment, he felt an unprecedented sense of urgency in his heart.

I want to become stronger faster!
(End of this chapter)