Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 144: Level Magic Pattern Construction, First Assistant
Youhu City, Base No. 2.

In the bright workshop, Su Nan stood in front of the workbench, carefully drawing the last stroke of the pattern, and the special liquid made of gems and metals in his hand was just used up.

On the flat and smooth metal table top, mysterious and complex patterns are interwoven together, shining brightly under the light, revealing a strange charm.

"It's done!"

Su Nan smiled slightly and stretched out his hand. The pattern in front of him suddenly left the table and floated up, quickly shrinking and condensing into a round metal ball the size of an egg, which fell into his palm.

After looking at it for a few seconds, Su Nan came to the shelf in the corner, on which hundreds of metal balls were placed, clearly divided into three piles.

Sunan placed the metal ball on the pile with the smallest number on the far left.

During this period of time, he has been refining magic pattern constructs. These metal balls are magic pattern constructs of different levels. As long as they are injected with fighting spirit and activated, they can instantly spread throughout the body and strengthen the body.

There are five levels of magic pattern construction.

Level one is the lowest and level five is the highest.

The higher the level, the stronger the strengthening effect, but also the greater the burden on the body.

In order to use the magic pattern construct, one must at least have the strength of a knight.

One of the first-level magic pattern constructs is enough to enhance the strength of a junior knight to the point where a peak knight is close to a great knight.

Only high-level knights and above can carry the second-level magic pattern structure, which is enough to strengthen a high-level knight to the level of a junior great knight!

The third-level magic pattern construct can only be used by a great knight, and it can enhance the power of a junior great knight to the level of a senior great knight.

As for the fourth and fifth level magic pattern constructs, they are the levels that only legendary knights can use, and Sunan has not refined them yet.

The magic pattern constructs he had refined during this period were all level one to three.

It is worth mentioning that magic pattern constructs are divided into different types according to the different emphasis of the enhancement effect.

The most common types are agility, strength, and physique.

Although these three types of magic pattern constructs can enhance overall physical fitness, including muscle strength, impact resistance, reaction speed, etc., they all have their own focus.

For example, the agility-type magic pattern construct enhances reaction speed and flexibility far more than other aspects.

The same is true for strength type and physique type. You can tell the focus from the name.

In addition, there are flying type, elemental type and special type, etc.

In general, as long as the characteristics of magic weapons are available, they can basically be transplanted to magic pattern constructs.

In addition, the effects of some spells can also be transplanted to magic pattern constructs.

The level of the magic pattern construct basically represents the number of its characteristics.

For example, single agility, strength and physique types are basically first-level magic pattern constructs.

The second-level magic pattern structure adds one or two additional features based on the first-level.

For example, flying characteristics, Qi gathering characteristics (reducing the loss of fighting spirit) or elemental characteristics (adding weak elemental damage).

The third-level magic pattern structure adds two or three additional features based on the second-level.

It can be said that a great knight equipped with a third-level magic pattern construct is equivalent to being equipped with four to six alchemical-level magic items, and his combat power is no less than that of a second-level wizard apprentice!

However, on the other hand, the higher the level of the magic pattern structure, the higher the cost.

The cost of a first-level magic pattern construction is about eighty-three gold coins, which is nearly twice as expensive as a stone golem.

The cost of a second-level magic pattern construct is about two hundred and eighty gold coins.

The cost of a third-level magic pattern construct is nearly six hundred and fifty gold coins.

"The cost of six hundred and fifty gold coins isn't that expensive."

"It takes twenty-five stone golems to synthesize a high-level Knight-level stone golem, which costs nearly 1,100 gold coins. A magic pattern construct worth 650 gold coins, plus a junior Knight, can give you the combat power of a high-level Knight. It's still a good deal."

As high-level knight-level combat forces, humans with subjective initiative can undoubtedly be more useful than stone golems.

"There are a total of 500 graduates from the first batch of Dragon Heart Knight Academy. If we want to arm them all with magic pattern constructs, it will cost more than 41,000 gold coins."

"It's a bit expensive, but this way, we can get 500 peak knights with combat power close to the level of Grand Knights."

Sunan estimated that if all of the more than 41,000 gold coins were used to refine double-blade spiders (peak knight level), he could only refine about 230 spiders, which is less than half of the number of graduates from the Knight Academy.

Of course, this does not include the cost of training students. If that is included, it is not certain which one is more cost-effective.

However, if Sunan had to choose, he would still prefer 500 knights with subjective initiative.

"First, collect 500 sets of first-level magic pattern constructs."

Su Nan glanced at the magic pattern structures piled up like a hill on the far right. There were already more than two hundred sets there, and he was still short of half the number.

"In the future, the demand for first-level magic pattern constructs will definitely be the highest. However, the difficulty of refining this thing is about the same as that of magic weapons. Once the corresponding knowledge is sorted out and put into the exchange list of the base, the apprentices in the base can accept the task of refining it in the future."

Sunan stretched and refined three more sets of magic pattern structures before stopping and leaving the workshop.

Back in the study, Su Nan took out the financial reports of the past few months and read them carefully.

Following the previous four veins of minerals, three more veins have recently been exhausted. Now the Covenant only has six veins left. The monthly output has dropped sharply and the profits have also shrunk severely.

Sunan originally wanted to refine another adamantium golem, but the profits in recent months were almost gone after deducting the expenses of refining the magic pattern construct.

After all, we still need to find more mineral veins.

Especially the silver veins, he is still waiting for the mithril to refine the secret doll.

"I wonder how the exploration is going?"

Thinking of this, Sunan called two golems and asked them to go find Carolina and Red Widow.

The two women might be in Youhu City and came over after a while.

"Owner!"

Carolina and Red Widow bowed at the same time after entering the room.

Sunan nodded, and after sitting down, he asked casually, "What have you gained from your exploration during this period of time?"

Carolina stepped forward and answered, "Master, one hundred and twenty kilometers to the east is a huge swamp with thousands of underground toad monsters and slime monsters. I have sent people to clean it up, but it may take some time to complete."

"More than 150 kilometers to the north, the exploration team encountered several eye demon tribes, among which there are many legendary eye demons. I am trying to find a way to deal with those eye demon tribes."

The Eye Demon Tribe?

Su Nan's eyes flickered slightly.

In the food chain of the underground world, the Eye Demon is considered to be in the upper middle sequence.

This creature has weak melee ability, but is very good at casting illusions and charm creatures of other races to fight for it.

Knights and great knights who do not master the power of elements can easily be affected by illusions when facing beholders.

If you face multiple beholders at the same time, the outcome will basically be death.

In the underworld, beholders usually live in small groups.

They directly control servants and slaves, and exist in tribes. Usually there will be one or more legendary beholders in a tribe.

From these legendary beholders, there is a very small chance that beholder variants such as the Eye of the Elder, the Eye of the Warlord, the Eye of the Nest Mother or the Eye of the Abyss will be born.

Such mutants are often very powerful, more powerful than the average third-level wizard apprentice.

They will integrate multiple beholder tribes, control more slave servants, and eventually form a more powerful city-state.

In Sunan's memory, in the underground world, any city-state where eye demons gather is ruled by eye demon mutants.

"If it's just the Eye Demon Tribe, it's okay. Illusions and charm abilities are ineffective against puppets. You should bring more double-blade spiders and clear out those Eye Demons as soon as possible." Sunan waved his hand and said.

"Yes, sir!" Carolina breathed a sigh of relief.

Since the exploration began, her men have not been able to find any mineral veins or other resource points. If her master blames her for this, she can't find a reason to defend herself.

Fortunately, her master was considerate of her.

Sunan didn't pay attention to Carolina's change in expression and turned to look at the Red Widow.

"How are you doing there?"

The Red Widow smiled and said, "Thanks to the master, I found an iron mine in the west. I am currently exploring its reserves. The preliminary estimate is that it is at least a medium-sized vein."

Su Nan was slightly startled, and a smile appeared on his face: "Well done."

"It is my honor to serve my master."

The Red Widow's smile deepened. She glanced at Carolina vaguely, with a hint of pride in her eyes.

Carolina saw it and gritted her teeth in anger.

Su Nan pretended not to notice the two's little movements and continued to ask: "Anything else?"

"Yes, Master."

The Red Widow said quickly:
"The exploration team also discovered a Tauren tribe in the south. It's quite large, with a population estimated at over 500. We tried to trade with them and got some unrefined gold ore in return."

Su Nan immediately became interested when he heard this.

Unrefined gold ore means that the Tauren tribe is likely to control a gold vein.

Tauren are not good at smelting. If there are no dwarves in the tribe, even if they dig out gold ore, they cannot smelt it and can only trade it.

"I'm still investigating the details, but it's highly likely that the other party controls the gold vein." Red Widow said with a smile.

"Very good." Sunan smiled appreciatively. "If you are sure that the tribe really has a gold mine, send troops to take it down immediately!"

The combat capability of an adult Tauren is roughly between that of a junior knight and a senior knight.

A Tauren tribe with a population of over 500 is already considered a considerable force in the underground world. Even if it holds a gold mine, not many people dare to covet it.

But the Star Alliance is an exception.

With the current strength of the Star Alliance, it would be easy to destroy a Tauren tribe.

"Yes, master." The Red Widow responded respectfully.

After discussing the exploration operation, Sunan was about to let the two go down, but Carolina suddenly handed him a letter with both hands.

"Master, there is a letter from Sherman."

Su Nan understood that it was probably about the development of the new magic plantation.

However, after taking the letter and opening it, he was a little surprised.

"Dark Land Dragon?"

How could this creature, which is unique to the underground world, come to the surface?
Could it be that there is an entrance to the underground world around Ruian City?

Seeing that Su Nan was deep in thought for a long time, the Red Widow couldn't help but ask curiously, "Master, what happened?"

Su Nan did not answer and threw the letter to the two of them for them to circulate.

After reading it, Red Widow and Carolina also showed surprise on their faces.

"Send someone to Rui'an City to bring back the body of the Dark Land Dragon. Also, investigate where it escaped from. If there is indeed an entrance to the underground world, immediately contact the local lord to seal the entrance and then report to me."

Sunan didn't think for too long and quickly gave the order.

If it was just an entrance to the underground world, he wouldn't care too much.

After all, there are many areas waiting to be explored around the Star Alliance, and the map here has not been fully explored. He really can't spare the energy to open up a second entrance.

But if there were sub-dragon species opposite this entrance, it would be different.

If we can capture a large number of sub-dragon species, or find high-level sub-dragon species, we can extract their blood to speed up the increase in the hidden dragon's blood concentration.

This is what he really cares about.

"I didn't expect to find clues about the sub-dragon species so quickly. I hope there will be gains."

Su Nan pondered secretly.

If there are a large number of sub-dragon species on the other side of the entrance, he will have to go there in person.

Having worked under Sunan for so long, Carolina and Red Widow knew that their master had been searching for the traces of the sub-dragon species and took it very seriously, so when they heard his words, they both responded solemnly.

"Okay, go down." Su Nan waved his hand.

The two men retreated in response.

After leaving the study, Carolina quickened her pace and walked forward. Not long after she went, she heard the sound of wind behind her. The Red Widow had already caught up with her with a teasing smile on her face.

"Why are you leaving so quickly? Are you rushing to deal with the swamp and the Eye Demon Tribe? Or are you planning to send someone to Rui'an City right away?"

Carolina said expressionlessly: "Don't be complacent, you were just lucky this time, and it's still uncertain who will win or lose next time."

"The fact is that I am one step ahead of you now." The Red Widow raised her index finger to her rosy lips and said with a smile, "One step ahead, every step ahead. By the time you have solved the problems of the swamp and the Eye Demon Tribe, I will have found more mineral veins."

Carolina's eye twitched slightly, and she glared at the Red Widow, then ignored her and quickened her pace.

She had already lagged behind the Red Widow once in the exploration of mineral veins, and she must not lose to her again in the investigation of the Dark Land Dragon. She must find the origin of the Dark Land Dragon before the Red Widow.

The Red Widow did not chase after her. She watched Carolina walk away, her smile faded, and she curled her lips in disdain.

Of course she could guess what Carolina was planning, which was nothing more than trying to get back at the Dark Land Dragon.

But unfortunately, she won't give the other party a chance.

This time, she will also be one step ahead of Carolina.

The longer Red Widow stayed under Su Nan's command, the more she could feel Su Nan's power.

As long as Sunan is still here, the Star Alliance will continue to grow in strength, its territory will continue to expand, and sooner or later it will become the overlord of the underground world.

As long as she firmly holds the position of the first deputy beside Sunan, when the day comes that the Star Alliance becomes the overlord of the underground world, she will also be able to become an important figure in the underground world!

When she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel hot all over.

(End of this chapter)