Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 171 The Sneak Attacker in the Shadows

The 1259th year of the Astral Calendar, the month of Frost Descent.

At the first gathering after the ambush on the Eternal Life Society, the number of members present suddenly decreased significantly.

Apart from Yexiao and Sunan, there was only Qiangwei.

"The others have gone into seclusion to prepare for the Tower of Stars six years later."

Night Owl explained.

"I will also be in seclusion to concentrate on my training. During this period, the gathering in the jungle cabin will be temporarily suspended."

There is nothing wrong with Southern Jiangsu.

Qiangwei had no objection, and she also had to prepare for the trip to the Starry Tower.

As it concerns her promotion to a wizard, she must obtain as many resources as possible in the Tower of Stars.

Astral Calendar Year 1260, the Month of Resurrection.

Sunan successfully constructed the seventeenth star ring, and his mental power exceeded 53 points.

At the same time, the proficiency required to upgrade the Star Ring Meditation Method also soared to seven million points.

Sunan estimated that even with the meditation bonus of the elemental pool, it would take at least three years to build the last star ring.

"This means we only have three years left to construct the talent crystal model."

“It’s a little rushed, but it’s not impossible.”

Sunan stood up, walked out of the meditation room and headed for the laboratory.

After nearly half a year of research, the research on constructing a talent crystal model based on the magic pattern core as the original model has made great progress, and it is more than enough to be completed before the star ring and mental power meet the promotion standards.

After all, it is just a lower-level talent crystal model and the difficulty is not high.

It is worth mentioning that the third small golem army has also been formed.

Its high-end combat power is composed entirely of Iron Golems, Elite Iron Golems, Elite Double-Blade Spiders and Adamantite Golems.

Judging only from high-end combat power, it is actually slightly stronger than the other two golem legions.

Sunan planned to leave this golem legion behind to expand the Star Alliance's territory, and to draw one from the other two golem legions to support the Principality of Stars.

After receiving the cooperation intention of Jinghua Principality from Sunan, Keyi began secret negotiations with Jinghua Principality, and a coalition against the Cangjin Empire has been quietly launched.

The war broke out faster than Su Nan had expected.

Astral calendar year 1260, spring dawn moon.

As soon as the snow melted, nine countries, including the Principality of Stars and the Principality of Thorns, declared war on the Cangjin Empire at the same time.

The Cangjin Empire, which was originally preparing to start a war soon, was caught off guard.

The Cangjin Empire had thought that the Star Principality would launch an attack first, and had even made preparations for it, but it did not expect that eight other countries would also send out troops at the same time!

For a time, the Cangjin Empire was attacked from all directions.

A large-scale war spanning ten countries broke out.

Sunan did not care about the war on the surface. He just asked the palace to send a battle report every month, and then he paid no attention to it. He continued to devote himself to practice and research, and occasionally took time to pay attention to the progress of the exploration operation and the construction of Longlin.

After more than two years of restoration, Longlin has now been completely restored.

Area 2 has been restored to its original state.

However, since there is no dragon cultivation, Area 2 can only be used as a large magic plantation.

With a wave of his hand, Sunan directly planted magic plants on a large scale, and nearly one-third of the area was used to plant dragon blood fruit.

After all, the Magic Pattern Knights will expand every year in the future, and the demand for dragon blood fruit will increase significantly every year. Sunan’s move is also a precautionary measure.

If you simply plant magic plants, the energy circulation required will not be very much.

According to the calculations of Butler No. 1, it is sufficient for Zone 2 to maintain an energy circulation ratio of 18.48%.

As for Area 1 where the sub-dragon species are located, it has maintained an optimal energy circulation ratio of 35.12%.

Because there are not many wizard apprentices in the Dragon Skeleton Tower, the energy circulation ratio at its peak is less than 10%.

More than half of them are still used in southern Jiangsu.

In general, Long Lin's energy is in an overflowing state most of the time now, so he doesn't have to worry about energy shortages for a long time in the future.

On the other hand, the first batch of dragon antelopes raised in the large breeding room have left their infancy and have been transferred to the dragon antelope ranch.

It is expected that in four to five years, the first batch of mature dragon antelopes will be able to be used to form dragon antelope cavalry.

By then, the combat power of the Magic Pattern Knights will be further enhanced.

Nowadays, Longlin has basically entered a stable development track and does not require too much attention from Sunan.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

Four years passed in the blink of an eye.

Astral Calendar Year 1265, the Thunderous Month.

The underground world is more than fifty kilometers north of Nolan City.

There was deathly silence in the dark underground corridor, with only the faint sound of footsteps echoing.

Sherman carefully looked around and confirmed that all the team members were in their respective positions. He breathed a sigh of relief and wrapped his magic cloak tighter.

This place is at least ten kilometers away from the ground. The air is cold and damp, with a biting chill.

Even though Sherman has lived in the underground world for six or seven years, he still feels a little out of place.

Fortunately, the magic cloak on his body can resist moisture and keep warm. It is almost the standard equipment for all wizard apprentices and magic pattern knights who join the exploration.

Corey and Arthur were a few steps behind Sherman, and were also cautiously on guard.

Since being promoted to a second-level wizard apprentice, Atil has returned to his previous state of working together with Sherman and Corey.

The three of them basically acted and fought together. Over the years, they gradually became more and more tacit and achieved many merits.

The trio's outstanding performance also had a great impact on those who came later, and more and more second-level wizard apprentices chose to form a team of three.

In addition to Sherman and his three wizard apprentices, the entire team also has two teams of magic rune knights, that is, twenty magic rune knights.

Everyone remained silent along the way and tried to avoid unnecessary communication so that the noise would not interfere with the alertness of the surroundings.

More than ten minutes later, the team arrived at a wide area.

Xie Man made a gesture and everyone immediately dispersed. After checking the surroundings and making sure that there was no problem, they found a place with a wide view and sat down.

Except for the magic pattern knights who were on duty, everyone else took out food and water to buy time to rest and fill their stomachs.

Sherman nibbled at his dry food, the invisible tower shield still floating behind him.

The exploration and battles in the underground world in the past few years have made him an experienced adventure expert.

He always kept in mind that there were many monsters in the underground world that could pass through the rock walls, so he never chose places near the rock walls as his resting place.

Secondly, battles with monsters may break out in the underground world at any time, so you cannot relax at any time.

At least one of the spells or protective magic items must be active. "I heard that the base is going to form a sub-dragon cavalry this year?"

There was no need to be so cautious during the break, so Arthur relaxed and started talking.

Sherman nodded. "It's the Dragon Antelope Knight. I've seen the Dragon Antelope Ranch from afar. There are many Dragon Antelopes there, and they are all very strong."

After a pause, he looked at Corey and asked, "Corey, you got your dragon antelope pet from the breeding room, right?"

Corey was as taciturn as ever and just nodded when he heard this.

The three of them now have their own magical pets.

Kore is a dragon antelope.

Sherman's was a storm dragon beast.

Artil is a pterodactyl.

Without exception, they are all contracted juvenile sub-dragon species.

After more than four years of training, the magical pets of the three have now grown to the legendary level.

Of course, it is still far inferior to the teacher's magical pet.

I heard that Hidden Dragon has now grown to the four-ring legendary level, and its bloodline concentration is very close to that of the dragon clan.

Now standing in front of Yinlong, even the three of them felt frightened and short of breath.

It was a powerful pressure that was very close to the might of a dragon.

It can be predicted that it is only a matter of time before the hidden dragon evolves into a dragon clan.

Sheman's dream is to one day cultivate his Stormdramon to the same level as Hidden Dragon.

"I heard that Prince Abbott will take a qualification test this year?" Atil brought up another topic.

"Well, Prince Abbott is already twelve years old, which means he has reached the minimum standard for taking the qualification test." Xie Man pondered for a moment, "I wonder if he can pass the test."

"Prince Abbott is a member of the royal family after all, so his chances of passing the test should be very high," said Atil.

"That's not necessarily true. The royal family only has outstanding knight talents, and their wizard qualifications are not much different from others. It is highly likely that they will fail the qualification test."

Atil agreed with what he thought. Grand Duke Key was just a legendary knight, not a wizard's apprentice. His descendants did not have much genetic advantage in this regard.

As for the teacher, if he had descendants, there is a high possibility that some of them would have the qualifications of a wizard.

"Speaking of which, the teacher has been showing up less and less recently. I heard from Carolina that the teacher often stays in the meditation room for a month or two. What do you think, is the teacher going to be promoted to a wizard?"

After hearing what Arthur said, Sherman and Corey's expressions changed at the same time.

To be honest, they had similar thoughts.

Although as they gradually came into contact with the wider world, they already knew that it was almost impossible for a true wizard to be born in the Starlight Continent today.

But the teacher is different.

Although they had never come into contact with other third-level wizard apprentices, they knew that there was no other third-level wizard apprentice like their teacher who had access to such vast resources in the entire Starlight Continent.

If there is anyone in Starlight Continent who has the best chance of becoming a wizard, it is undoubtedly the teacher!

"It's possible." Xie Man was delighted.

If the teacher really succeeds in being promoted to a formal wizard, it will undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for these apprentices.

At least it gave them a glimmer of hope that the Starlight Continent would eventually be able to produce a formal wizard.

"I don't expect to become a wizard anymore." Atil sighed, "I will be satisfied if I can become a third-level wizard apprentice in this life."

Sherman pursed his lips and said nothing. Deep down in his heart, he still had a little desire to become a formal wizard, even though he knew it was out of reach.

Today, the number of apprentices in the base has increased to more than 350, and the number of second-level wizard apprentices has reached double digits.

More and more second-level wizard apprentices joined the Star Alliance's exploration, greatly accelerating the Star Alliance's external expansion.

Compared to four years ago, the Star Alliance's sphere of influence has more than doubled.

Four years ago, the Star Alliance only had four city-states: Youhu, Matu, Orsen, and Giant Eye City, and at most one more city-state, Kasham, which had become a magic plantation.

But now the Star Alliance has developed into a behemoth with fifteen city-states and hundreds of resource points.

However, as the Alliance's sphere of influence expanded, the resistance it encountered in its expansion also increased dramatically.

More and more city-states have sensed the threat posed by the Covenant and are uniting to fight against its expansion.

The reason they led the team out this time was because some human-faced lion scouts discovered traces of dark elves nearby, and they lost several human-faced lion scouts as a result.

"We have gone around in circles several times but still haven't found it. Could it be that they saw it wrong?" Atil started talking about business.

Sherman shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The man-faced lion scouts are very good at hiding their whereabouts. There are not many creatures around Nolan City that can detect their whereabouts. In addition, there are traces of dagger wounds and shadow power erosion on the body of a dead man-faced lion. This does look like the work of a dark elf."

"Then what happens next?"

"Keep searching! Although the dark elves are also good at hiding, I don't believe they can hide forever. We will find them sooner or later!"

"The Demon Spider City is about 700 to 800 kilometers away from here. I wonder what those dark elves are doing here?"

"Perhaps he is uneasy about the expansion of the Star Alliance."

Atil thought about it and it made sense. In just four or five years, the Star Alliance's sphere of influence had advanced five or six hundred kilometers. If she were the mistress of the Dark Elf family, she would also feel deeply uneasy.

At this moment, a low roar from the Magic Pattern Knight on duty suddenly came from the front.

"There's a situation!"

In fact, there was no need for him to remind them, as Sherman and the other two had already noticed it at the first moment.

The three of them stood up immediately, activating magic items or chanting spells.

The other magic rune knights also responded immediately, activating their magic rune constructs, raising their weapons and looking forward vigilantly.

There was silence all around. After about six or seven seconds, heavy and clear footsteps were heard from the front, as if some huge reptile was moving towards here.

It was not moving very fast, but its weight was obviously incredible, and it felt like the nearby rock and soil were shaking slightly.

The Demonic Knights subconsciously tightened their grip on their swords, with solemn looks on their faces.

Sheman, Corey, and Atil looked calm, without any sign of disturbance, except that the rune gem had quietly fallen into their palms.

Soon, a round black shadow appeared in the field of vision.

It looks like a giant black maggot, about three meters long from head to tail, with six stubby claws, a triangular pointed head, a protruding thin tube in the mouth area, and no eyes.

"It's a tone-blind monster!"

Sherman recognized the monster immediately.

The "Illustrated Guide to Underground Creatures" distributed by the base mentions the tone-blind monster.

These creatures have no eyesight but have sharp, well-developed ears. Their thin, tubular mouths are capable of producing precisely controlled resonances, and the sound waves they emit are powerful enough to shatter stone walls.

Let me tell you about the combat power of the third-level wizard apprentices. It has been mentioned in the previous chapter that the combat power between the third-level wizard apprentices varies greatly. According to the difference in mental strength, equipment and bloodline ability, the combat power ranges from one-ring legendary to four-ring legendary. In addition, legendary knights only have one to four rings, and there is no five rings. Above that, they are no longer knights in the usual sense.

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