Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 146 Clues about the sub-dragon species, base management personnel

Just when the graduation examination was in full swing.

Outside the cave, Moritz and a group of instructors were also discussing matters regarding the graduation academy.

"Dean, I heard that this year's graduates will join the Knight Guard and join the underground world exploration team. Is that true?"

"That's right." Moritz nodded slightly and said, "This graduation assessment is to prepare for this, to allow these students to adapt to the environment and combat in the underground world in advance."

"The underground world is full of dangers. Isn't it a bit too hasty for those students to join the exploration mission right after graduation?" an instructor said worriedly.

Moritz smiled and said, "This just shows what Master Sunan expects of this class of students."

"Don't look at these students with the same old eyes. Our academy is the first academy in the Principality of Stars, and perhaps the entire Starlight Continent, to train knights. Have you ever seen someone promoted from an ordinary person to a knight in four years?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Not to mention seeing it, I've never even heard of it.

They all worked hard and practiced all the way up, and it took them twenty or thirty years to be promoted to knights.

Before entering Dragon Heart Knight Academy as an instructor, I never thought that there was a place in the world that could train a group of knights in just four years.

"So, the knight students who graduate from the academy are different from us old guys."

A look of emotion appeared on Moritz's face.

"The world they will be exposed to and see in the future will be completely different from us and the knights in the army, so the requirements for them will naturally be different."

The instructors present all seemed to be thinking about something.

They all remembered the magic pattern construct they had seen not long ago.

It is a magical weapon that will definitely cause a huge stir in the world of knights once it comes out.

This powerful weapon is prepared for these students.

Just as the dean said, the future paths of these students will be completely different from theirs, and it is no longer appropriate to look at the students with the same perspective as before.

The open space in front of the cave fell silent for a moment.

Everyone waited silently.

There is no distinction between day and night in the underground world, and time can only be divided by a magic hourglass.

The ten-hour assessment time passed in a flash.

At the moment when the time was up, the sphinx that had been resting with its eyes closed not far away suddenly opened its eyes, took out a whistle, walked to the entrance of the cave, put it in its mouth and blew it.

The sharp whistle sounded far away in the cave.

Not long after, the sound of flapping wings and footsteps were heard from inside the cave.

Led by the red-eyed crow, the students walked out of the cave one by one.

Almost every student had injuries, more or less.

But fortunately, no one died.

Moritz breathed a sigh of relief and immediately asked someone to get out the healing potion for the students to take, and then began to count the points.

While waiting, Sheen found Ruger and Solano. Seeing that they were not seriously injured, he was relieved.

"How was the harvest?" Sheen asked.

"I only got 25 points." Ruger was a little nervous, "I wonder how I'll rank with this score?"

"I scored 24 points," Solano said, and then asked, "How about you, Sheen?"

Xien smiled slightly: "I was lucky. I killed a toad monster at the last moment and got a crystal ball with a score of 10. Now the total score is 53 points."

"Fifty-three points!" Ruger exclaimed, and then showed an excited expression, "That's amazing, you will definitely be the first place this time!"

Luger's voice quickly attracted the attention of people around him.

"Sheen scored fifty-three points? Is that true?"

"Too strong, my score is less than half of his."

"As expected of you, Chief!"

"Rossi and Colen both scored over 40 points. It looks like Sheen will be the first place again this time."

Everyone was talking about it.

Rossi and Colen were both strong opponents who competed with Sheen for the top position in the past. Even these two were not as good as Sheen, let alone others.

Sure enough, when the instructor announced the test scores, Sheen won first place as expected.

Ruger and Solano also finished in the top fifty.

The three of them had smiles of great joy on their faces.

"Quiet!"

Moritz stood up, raised his hand to signal the crowd to be quiet, and then said loudly:
"The graduation examination is now over. From today on, you will officially graduate from the academy and become a member of the Knight Guard."

"You will have ten days off. After the holiday, you will all report to Youhu City, which is the city in the center of the island you just saw. You will receive your equipment there, and someone will arrange your tasks later."

"Also, the students who obtain the dragon blood fruit will go back to the academy to claim their rewards later."

After giving instructions on all matters, Moritz took the students away.

At the same time, the list of students to be assessed was also placed on the desk in Su Nan's study.

"Xien, he looks like a good candidate."

Su Nan looked through Xien's information and nodded secretly.

According to the information, even without the dragon blood fruit, if Sheen followed the normal path of cultivation, he would most likely be promoted to a knight before the age of thirty.

In terms of talent, he is better than many children of nobles.

Although the overall quality of the lower-class people is not as good as that of the children of aristocrats, there are occasionally very outstanding individuals.

"Prepare the magic pattern constructs, and distribute them to this group of students when they come to report. Let them adapt for a while first." Sunan ordered.

Four hundred and ninety-five sets of first-level magic rune constructs and five sets of second-level magic rune constructs have been prepared and are now placed in the warehouse, ready to be armed as soon as the personnel arrive.

"Yes, Master." Carolina responded respectfully.

"How long will it take for Sherman and Corey to come back?" Sunan asked immediately.

"Mr. Sheman and Mr. Corey just sent a message back three days ago. They are currently developing the third magic garden. Seeds have been planted in the garden. They will finish their mission and return after they are sure that there are no problems with the first batch of dragon blood fruits. It is estimated that it will take about two months."

Su Nan nodded slightly.

It just so happens that this group of students still needs time to adapt to the magic rune constructs and the underground world. When Sherman and Corey return in two months, they can start to form a combined exploration team of wizard apprentices and magic rune knights.

"How is the investigation into the Dark Lu Xinglong going?" Su Nan asked.

Carolina immediately replied: "The people sent to investigate found an entrance to the underground world in a cave north of Ryan City. They found the mark of a dragon claw near the entrance. Now we can be sure that the Dark Land Dragon came out from there."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Red Widow next to him immediately took up the conversation.

"Opposite the entrance is a hill, where we found many claw marks of sub-dragons."

Sunan's eyes lit up: "Is there a group of Asian dragons there?"

The Red Widow hesitated and shook her head, "It shouldn't be. Most of the claw marks are different in size and shape. They belong to different sub-dragon species. We suspect that many sub-dragon species of different races have appeared there." Sunan frowned slightly.

The living habits and environments of different species of sub-dragons vary greatly.

For example, Dark Land Dragons usually live in dark and damp caves near lakes.

The dragon antelope usually lives in plains with a suitable climate.

If it is a volcanic dragon, it usually lives in volcanic areas.

The living environment we are accustomed to can be said to be very different from all over the world.

It is definitely unusual to see so many different species of sub-dragons appear in the same place.

"Search for the whereabouts of those sub-dragon species, investigate where they came from, and why they gathered there."

After thinking for a while, Sunan gave the order, and then added another sentence after thinking for a while.

"Once you find those sub-dragon species, capture them immediately and try to catch them alive."

Only living dragon species can continuously provide dragon blood.

The dark land dragon from Rui'an City had its blood coagulated when it was sent over, and had almost no effect, which made Su Nan feel a little regretful.

"Yes, sir." Carolina and Red Widow responded respectfully.

After the two men left, Su Nan looked at the list on the table with a relaxed smile on his face.

With this group of magic rune knights, he suddenly had more manpower at his disposal and no longer had to rely solely on vampires and sphinxes.

Once they have adapted, they can be formed into an exploration team together with the puppets to speed up the exploration.

Sherman and Corey can take the lead in forming two ace teams. It happens that investigating the matter of the sub-dragon species requires a large number of manpower, so they can be sent over when the time comes.

After closing the list, Su Nan stretched his body, stood up and left the study, returning to the ground.

Nowadays, he spends most of his time in Base No. 2 in Youhu City, but he will return to Base No. 1 every once in a while to check on the latest developments of the base.

"If I'm the only one, it's a bit difficult to manage two bases. I can't take care of many things."

Although there are sufficient manpower now and Sunan no longer needs to do many things personally, the management work still cannot be done without him.

Red Widow and Carolina do have some management skills, but they are not wizard apprentices. In addition, Sunan is not completely confident in them, so he has never thought of handing over the management of the base to them.

"It would be best to find a third-level wizard apprentice to serve as the manager of Base No. 1. This way, I don't have to deal with many matters. I just need to check the reports regularly."

Su Nan pondered secretly.

But no matter how much you think about it, it is not easy to find the right person.

It is not difficult to persuade a third-level wizard apprentice to manage Base No. 1 for him. As long as enough benefits are offered, he will definitely find someone willing to do so.

The key is how to ensure that the other party will not betray you.

Soul contract?

I don't think it will work, no third-level wizard apprentice would voluntarily sign such a contract.

A vow contract might work, but it's not a strong enough guarantee.

After all, many things in Base No. 1 involve the secrets of synthesizing the Rubik's Cube. If you let other people manage it, you must ensure their reliability and loyalty.

In conclusion, the selection of the person to manage Base No. 1 is extremely important and must be done with great care.

While thinking, Sunan had already returned to Base No. 1.

More than two years later, the number of students at the base has increased by more than ten.

There are now 284 people in the entire base.

Nearly one-third of them have already built the second star ring.

Ethan and Atil are currently making the fastest progress. It is estimated that in another year at most, the two will be able to build the third star ring and become the third and fourth second-level wizard apprentices in the base after Sherman and Corey.

Walking on the road, students kept stopping to greet Su Nan.

Occasionally, you can see all kinds of strange creatures from other worlds.

The number of alien creatures summoned by Sunan in Base No. 1 is now almost equal to the number of students, most of which are spirit creatures such as flower elves and flower fairies.

These alien creatures are mainly responsible for managing various areas of the base.

It is because of their existence that Base No. 1 can operate in an orderly manner even though Sunan is away most of the time.

Sunan did not stop and inspected the important areas of the base one by one.

Including two magic plant gardens that are still under development, there are now a total of 12 magic plant gardens in southern Jiangsu, named from 1 to 12.

Among them, the No. 1 Magic Plant Garden located in Base No. 1 is the top priority.

After the development of Magic Gardens No. 7 to 12, the production of Dragon Blood Fruit and Silver Moon Flower increased significantly, basically enough to meet the needs of the base, the Knight Academy and the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment.

So Sunan moved the dragon blood fruit and silver moon flower out of Magic Plant Garden No. 1 and planted other rare magic plants with higher value instead.

Anyway, we have enough manpower now. If we need to increase the production of dragon blood fruit and silver moon flower in the future, we can just open up a few more magic plantations.

In the insect nest, the silly gem worms were crawling slowly on the ground, with the gems on their backs sparkling.

With the rare metals provided by the Star Alliance for the production of fission nutrients, the number of gem worms grew rapidly.

There are now 32.

The annual gem production of the Insect Nest also increased to more than 1,100 gems.

Converted into gold coins, it is about 20,000 gold coins.

Although the profits are far less than those from the Covenant mines, they are long-term and there is no need to worry about resource depletion.

Moreover, this output will gradually increase over time, and the prospects are promising.

In the workshop, the magic crystal forging furnace was making a low roar.

Dozens of cubicles were occupied.

Sunan looked around and found that most of the apprentices were refining magic gold.

For apprentices who have initially mastered the [Magic Item Manufacturing], the most cost-effective task in the base at present is undoubtedly refining magic adamantium.

Apprentices who accept tasks collect refined gold and materials from the warehouse, and hand them in after refining, and they will receive a certain contribution value.

Of course, if you fail, you will have to bear the loss.

It is worth mentioning that the funds for purchasing refined gold were taken by Sunan from the treasury of the Principality of Stars.

In the first few years after the war, most of the Star Principality's tax revenue was used to restore people's livelihood - especially to rebuild the Frost Province - and the finances were often in deficit.

It was only recently that a surplus gradually emerged.

Without saying a word, Sunan took some money from Key and used it to refine the adamantine golem.

The dragon blood fruit provided to the army in the past two years was not free.

Sunan had previously considered separating the base and the Principality of Stars economically and turning them into independent entities, and he was ready to confront Key and start the process in the near future.

Only by transforming the vague dependent relationship into a mutually beneficial trading relationship can the base and the Star Principality move forward better.

(End of this chapter)