Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 140: External Expansion, New Member Selection

What Sunan asked Xieman and Corey to help with was naturally to open up a new magic plant garden.

After being promoted to second-level wizard apprentices, the two have initially mastered the techniques of manipulating energy particles and can learn to set up magic arrays.

Once you master the relevant technology, you can open up a magic plantation.

With two new helpers, Sunan no longer has to run around and can focus his energy back on practice and research.

Astral Year 1257, Winterqin Month (January).

Spell training room.

Su Nan waved his hand casually, and nine magic missiles attacked at the same time, blowing the human-shaped target a hundred meters away into pieces.

The next moment, another red light hit another target like an arrow, melting it into molten iron.

Looking at the debris and molten iron on the ground in the distance, Sunan showed a satisfied smile on his face.

[Instant spell]!
After one year and ten months, he finally mastered this super magic skill!
It is obvious how significantly omitting incantations and directly casting spells can improve actual combat capabilities.

The time it takes other wizard apprentices to cast one spell is enough for him to cast two or three spells.

From today on, he is a true human turret.

After a moment, Su Nan came back to his senses from his joy, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

"Which super magic technique are you going to train next?"

In addition to instant spells and silent spells, super magic skills also include spell enhancement to increase the casting distance.

Spell Delay increases the duration of spell effects.

Spell expansion that increases the area of ​​effect of a spell.

Compound casting, which is the simultaneous casting of multiple spells.

Spell construction that improves control over spells and allows each spell to exert its maximum effect.

Sunan currently has a total of five super magic skills to choose from.

After thinking it over again and again, Sunan finally chose to use compound spells.

For him now, spells are more of an auxiliary effect in battle, such as his commonly used levitation, mirror image and lightness spells.

In terms of attack and defense, he makes more use of magic items, high-level rune gems and magic pattern cores.

Compared to these, the power of the second-level spells is slightly lacking.

Therefore, instead of choosing the other four super magic skills to enhance the spell effects, it is better to choose compound casting, which will allow you to choose from more spell combinations in battle and enhance tactical flexibility.

After making the decision, Sunan immediately took action.

[Complete a compound casting exercise, 'Compound Casting' training progress +0.01%]

Compound casting and instant spell casting are two of the most difficult metamagic techniques.

Su Nan estimated that it would take at least one or two years to master this skill.

"If I continue like this, maybe I will be able to master all the metamagic techniques before I am promoted to a wizard."

If that were true, Sunan estimated that he should be the first wizard apprentice in the history of Starlight Continent to master all super magic skills.

With seven super magic skills in hand, if it comes to a simple spell battle, I'm afraid no wizard apprentice can be his opponent.

After imagining the future for a while, Sunan calmed down his excited emotions and left the magic training area.

Not long after I returned to the study, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in."

The door opened and Carolina and Red Widow walked in.

"Owner!"

The two women bowed.

Su Nan raised his head and glanced at the two of them.

Ever since Red Widow joined his team, Carolina and her seemed to have some kind of chemical reaction, and the two of them had been competing secretly.

Su Nan saw it all, but since the competition between the two did not hinder development but instead improved efficiency in disguise, he turned a blind eye and ignored it.

Under the coordination and management of the two, the three city-states of Youhu, Matu and Osen have now entered a track of stable development.

The garrison at Orson has also been resolved.

After that, Sunan adjusted the task system of the base, reducing the task rewards for refining golems and increasing the task rewards for making magic adamantium. This method increased the frequency of apprentices accepting the latter.

It probably won’t be long before we have enough materials to make a Mithril Golem.

"Master, this is this month's financial report." Carolina handed over a stack of papers respectfully.

Su Nan took it, flipped through it quickly, his eyes moving slightly.

"Why is it 20% less than last month?"

Carolina quickly replied, "Master, we currently have four mines that are on the verge of exhaustion. The output has dropped significantly and is expected to stop in two months at most. The output of the remaining three mines has also dropped significantly. Only the six newly developed mines can maintain their output."

Su Nan frowned slightly but said nothing.

The reason why the first seven mines were able to provide such lucrative profits was largely due to the amazing mining efficiency of the clay golems.

But what resulted from this was also a rapid decline in mineral reserves.

It is actually quite good that the first batch of mineral veins have survived until now.

"How's the mineral exploration going?" Su Nan looked at the Red Widow.

After Matu and Orson were stable, he asked Red Widow to arrange people to explore the surrounding areas to see if any new mineral veins could be found.

"Master, we have discovered two new mineral veins within a hundred miles. Preliminary exploration shows that one is a small iron mine and the other is a small copper mine."

The Red Widow bent slightly, and a snow-white area suddenly appeared on her chest, which was dazzling under the light of the magic lamp.

Carolina, who was standing next to her, saw this and a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes.

Stupid slut, you don't understand your master at all. If your master falls for this, how could it be your turn to do it?
As expected, Su Nan didn't pay any attention to the Red Widow's little tricks at all, but fell into deep thought.

"Two small metal veins, better than nothing."

"It's a pity that it's not a silver vein."

It’s a pity for Sunan.

Among the four mineral veins that are on the verge of depletion, one of them happens to be a silver vein.

This means that before new silver veins are found, the speed of accumulating mithril will inevitably be greatly reduced.

"Once the other silver vein is mined, I wonder if we can gather enough to refine the secret dolls?"

"It would be better to find a new mineral vein."

Su Nan had a plan in mind, he looked up and told the two girls:
"Send more manpower and expand the exploration range. We must find more mineral veins."

Carolina and Red Widow were startled.

The underground world is different from the surface. It is full of dangers. No one knows what dangers lurk in the darkness. Who knows what powerful monster or tribe may be lurking in a cave.

In the past, Youhu, Matu and Orson had tried to expand their territories, but they suffered heavy losses in the process and had to give up the idea.

If we were to expand the scope of our search, it would mean that we would most likely encounter the same problem.

Having said that, Carolina and Red Widow agreed without any hesitation.

On the one hand, they did not dare to disobey Su Nan's orders, and on the other hand, it was because they had confidence in the Golem Legion.

Today, the power under Sunan's command far exceeds that of any of Youhu, Matu and Orson, and is even stronger than the three combined. It is already qualified to expand outward.

In fact, even if Sunan didn't bring it up now, in a few years, Red Widow and Carolina would be unable to resist making corresponding suggestions. "Master, rest assured, I will definitely do it beautifully!" Carolina said with a firm look.

The Red Widow, who was a step late, cursed inwardly and quickly followed suit to express her loyalty.

"I will never let my master down!"

Late at night, moonlight streamed in through the window, covering the cottage with a thin layer of white gauze.

Sunan opened his eyes and looked across the long table, and found that only six people were present tonight.

In addition to him, there is also the Night Owl who always attends every party, as well as the Red Heart, the Rose, the Scepter and the Corpse.

Helin did not attend the party.

The traveler was, as always, nowhere to be seen.

Looking at the empty seat for the traveler, Sunan felt a little regretful.

To be honest, he really wanted to meet the Traveler. Maybe he could trade some information about the underworld with him.

After a few brief greetings, the party entered the business process.

Due to the scarcity of resources, not everyone can bring out high-value trading items at every gathering. Most of the time, they only bring some ordinary materials.

The only exception is Southern Jiangsu.

In the recent transactions, Sunan no longer only used magic stones to purchase other people's items, but also took out some first-level potions and alchemical-level magic items for trading.

After all, trading only with magic stones gives off a sense of monopoly, which is bound to make other people feel dissatisfied.

Anyway, some first-level potions and alchemical-level magic items are no problem for him.

There are still a lot of them in the warehouse of Base No. 1.

After several transactions, the items that Su Nan took out have become the most sought-after items at the party.

In this transaction, Sunan still focused on various wizard books, rare materials and soul crystals.

However, his collection of wizard books now exceeds 1,300 volumes, and the people in the jungle cabin can basically no longer produce any wizard books that are not duplicated with his collection.

The gains in this regard have declined sharply recently.

After the transaction, Sunan obtained only a few rare materials, but the ten miniature soul crystals obtained from the corpse were the most valuable.

Sunan once tried to tempt the dead body, wanting to buy the technology to make soul crystals from him.

But Wanghai refused without hesitation.

He can still tell the difference between eating too much at one meal and feeling full at every meal.

The biggest advantage of the corpse in the transaction in the jungle hut is the soul crystal. If the corresponding technology is traded to Sunan, with the background and strength that Sunan has shown before, he may take out a large number of soul crystals at the next gathering.

By then, not only would he lose Su Nan, a high-quality trading partner, but his advantage in party transactions would also be gone.

Anyone who is not stupid knows what to do.

Sunan had expected this and was not disappointed by the rejection.

If it were him, it would be impossible for him to trade important technology.

The transaction was completed, and Ye Xiao raised his hand to signal everyone to wait for a moment.

"I have something to tell you guys."

"I have found a third-level wizard apprentice. After preliminary investigation, his qualifications are in line with the purpose of our Jungle Lodge. I intend to invite him to join the Jungle Lodge and would like to hear your opinions."

Everyone was slightly startled.

The Scepter smiled and said, "It's really strange. In the past, it took seven or eight years or even more than ten years to find new members. Why is it so frequent recently?"

As he said this, he glanced at Su Nan.

After all, the latter has only joined the Jungle Cabin for about four years, and it is indeed surprising that new members have been found so quickly.

After all, third-level wizard apprentices are not cabbages that can be found everywhere on the street.

These people often hide behind major forces and are generally not easy to contact.

Night Owl shrugged and said, "I was just lucky. I discovered his existence by accident while investigating another person."

Red Heart asked, "What's the situation with the other party?"

Night Owl said slowly: "As usual, I cannot reveal the specific situation of that person. I can only give you the general information."

"As for strength, that guy just escaped from Sauro not long ago, which should be enough to prove his strength."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone present were moved.

"He was able to escape from Sauro. It seems that the strength of the new member should not be underestimated." The Scepter said thoughtfully.

The others also nodded in agreement subconsciously.

Sunan raised his eyebrows in surprise, and used the communication technique to ask Qiangwei, "Who is Sauro? Judging from the looks of the others, that person is very powerful?"

Qiangwei glanced at Sunan and used the communication spell to answer, "Sauro is the founder of the Eternal Life Society. I have never met him in person, but I heard that he is very powerful and once killed a four-ring legendary beast alone."

Four-ring legendary beast!

Su Nan's eyes narrowed.

That strength should not be underestimated!
Among the third-level wizard apprentices, they are among the top few.

I didn’t expect that there would be such a strong person in the Eternal Life Society.

Despite acting so radically, they were able to roam freely in the Starlight Continent for many years. It turns out that the Eternal Life Society does have some skills.

“To be able to escape from that Sauro, that person must have the strength of at least a three-ring legendary level.” Hong Xin murmured.

"There is no problem with strength." Qiangwei nodded slightly.

The Jungle Hut only invites third-level wizard apprentices to join, but not every third-level wizard apprentice can join, and there are strict requirements on strength.

If Sunan had not killed Heb and displayed his powerful strength, Night Owl would not have invited him to join the Jungle Cabin.

Seeing that no one objected, Night Owl continued, "As for resources, that person is from a certain royal family and has a lot of good things, so there is no need to worry about not being able to produce items for the trade."

"I don't need to say much about how to act, everyone should understand."

Generally speaking, wizard apprentices who come from royal families or noble families tend to behave more in accordance with the rules and will not cause disasters or large numbers of deaths at will.

After all, they themselves have their own concerns.

This type of person's behavior is more in line with the jungle cabin.

"Let's vote now." Night Owl looked around, "According to the rules, if more than two-thirds of the votes are cast, the issue will be passed."

The scepter immediately responded: "I have no objection."

"Agreed." said Red Heart.

Qiangwei and Wanghai immediately expressed that they had no objection.

Naturally, Sunan would not object.

Having one more trading partner is a good thing.

"Okay, six votes in favor, the issue is passed."

Night Owl made the final decision.

Although Heilin and the Traveler were not present, six votes already exceeded two-thirds of the total number of people, so there was naturally no need to ask for their opinions.

"I will contact him next and invite him. Please wait for my good news."

(End of this chapter)