Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 114 - 98: Unilateral Acquisition

Chapter 114: Chapter 98: Unilateral Acquisition

Although I’ve decided to deal with the Hundred-armed Monster, it’s not easy to kill a monster equivalent to a Tier Three Legendary Knight, so we definitely need to make thorough preparations.

With just the combat strength that Sunan currently has, there’s no absolute certainty of being able to take down the Hundred-armed Monster.

“Luckily, that Hundred-armed Monster shouldn’t be coming to the surface anytime soon.”

From the conversations among those Kobolds, it seems the Hundred-armed Monster likely drove its minions out to raid due to a lack of food. After Sunan’s slaughter, there are now plenty of corpses in the cave, which should be enough to feed the Hundred-armed Monster for a while.

During this period, he can prepare ways to deal with the Hundred-armed Monster.

For this, Sunan already has some ideas.

The unforeseen incident hasn’t affected Sunan’s scheduled plans.

After attending Kei’s wedding, he devoted himself to meditation and study as usual.

Having consumed the middle-grade Tier Three Transcendent Potion, his meditation efficiency improved significantly.

Now, practicing the Star Ring Meditation Method daily can increase proficiency by over 1,800 points.

Sunan estimates that by next year’s Month of Winter Lute, he should be able to construct the eleventh Star Ring.

By then, his Spiritual Power should reach around 34, allowing him to switch to the top-grade Tier Three Transcendent Potion.

In terms of physique, after consuming the Dragon Blood Fruit synthesized with the magic cube, Sunan’s physique has surged to 30 points.

In terms of physique alone, he is almost on par with a Great Knight.

Thus, Sunan’s spirit and physique have already met the standards for integrating the Demon Pattern Core.

Now, it’s just a matter of the skill level of [Magic Item Creation] and the materials for the Demon Pattern Core.

Regarding the former, after months of practice, consuming a lot of materials, and crafting numerous Alchemy Level magic items and Secondary Magic Stones, he’s now just over 1,000 proficiency points away from reaching level 4.

As for the latter, Sunan recently researched four substitute materials, leaving only seventeen rare metals needed.

Additionally, the concentration of Hidden Dragon’s Sub-dragon Bloodline is steadily increasing.

It has risen from less than 8% to over 10% in two months.

“Bloodline concentration is easier to increase when it’s low.”

Sunan glanced at the Hidden Dragon basking in the sun on the open ground.

Whether it’s due to evolving into a Sub-dragon Species or awakening the ability to expel flames, Hidden Dragon now increasingly enjoys sunbathing.

It seems to have picked up the ’bad habit’ of the Dragon Race.

Shaking his head, Sunan withdrew his gaze and looked up at the high-flying Red-eyed Crow.

Before hatching the Red-eyed Crow, he specifically modified the eggs, integrating a trace of Dragon Race bloodline.

As a result, the hatched Red-eyed Crow has grown significantly larger, developed a layer of scales, and its intelligence has improved.

A normal Red-eyed Crow’s combat ability is not even comparable to an Apprentice Knight, but a Red-eyed Crow fused with dragon blood can suppress two to three Apprentice Knights in direct combat.

If it weren’t for the Red-eyed Crow’s inherently poor foundation and inability to withstand too much dragon blood, Sunan could have further strengthened it to Knight level.

“It’s a pity that living creatures cannot be enhanced with the magic cube synthesis, otherwise it would be much simpler.”

However, with this modification, Sunan’s [Biological Transformation] skill has also finally broken through to level 3.

“Tonight is the gathering at the Woodland Cottage.”

Sunan walked toward the workshop and stayed there until evening before returning to the Meditation Room to retrieve the Trading House key.

When the key became usable, Sunan immediately activated it.

After a momentary blink, he was already inside that familiar wooden cottage.

The bright moonlight streamed in through the window, gentle and beautiful, with the faint sound of breeze rustling through the leaves.

Sunan looked around and found Night Owl, Red Heart, Rose, and Relic were all present.

Additionally, there was one more person.

The person wore a simple silver mask with almost no decoration.

The table in front had the words ’Scepter’ engraved on it.

“The fifth member, huh,” Sunan pondered to himself.

“Today’s gathering has six attendees, the most we’ve had in recent years,” Night Owl said with a chuckle.

Rose and Red Heart unknowingly glanced at Sunan.

They attended this gathering entirely because of Sunan, hoping to trade for more resources from him.

“By the way, Scepter, let me introduce you to the new member of Woodland Cottage, Player Your Excellency.”

Scepter nodded kindly to Sunan, his voice steady and confident.

“Welcome to Woodland Cottage.”

“I heard from Night Owl that you killed Herb. Well done!”

“I have always believed that everyone must adhere to order, as it cannot be broken. Otherwise, it will ultimately lead to the detriment of everyone’s interests.”

“This has been the guiding principle of Woodland Cottage for a long time. Herb’s recent actions have seriously violated the agreement we initially established. Even if you hadn’t killed him, we were prepared to kick him out of Woodland Cottage.”

Sunan raised an eyebrow, realizing Woodland Cottage was more principled than he had imagined.

It’s also no wonder since the apprentices of Woodland Cottage are more or less associated with noble forces, even royal families of some countries.

For these people, stability is most critical.

If everyone acted out of line, like Herb did for personal gain, only causing chaos for an entire country, the situation would ultimately become unmanageable.

Upon hearing Scepter’s words, Relic snorted coldly but said nothing.

Night Owl shook his head and said, “The man is already dead, why bring this up now?”