Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 214 - 146: Composite Casting, Magic Construction_2

Chapter 214: Chapter 146: Composite Casting, Magic Construction_2

“What are you standing there for? Quickly go report to the teacher.”

Cole, leading the Black Rock Leopard, walked into the base without looking back and said.

Just crossing the gate, they saw a few students coming over, who soon noticed Sherman and Cole, displaying expressions of surprise.

“Senior Sherman, Senior Cole, you’re back!”

Sherman smiled and greeted them.

Cole also rarely squeezed out a hint of a smile.

Although he didn’t say it, his mood improved a lot upon returning to the familiar base.

After chatting casually with the juniors, Sherman remembered the main business and asked, “Where is the teacher?”

“The teacher went back to Base No. 2.”

Sherman and Cole exchanged a glance, handed the Black Rock Leopard to the juniors, instructing them to return it to the warehouse, and then hurried to Base No. 2.

Ghost Lake City was as dark and damp as ever.

Quickly threading through the dirty Lower City District, Sherman and Cole soon entered the clean and tidy Upper City District.

However, they immediately noticed, with some surprise, that there were more human figures in the Upper City District.

Walking down the street, they occasionally saw groups of teenagers laughing and chatting as they passed by.

These people were probably around sixteen to eighteen years old, wearing finely made leather armor.

Sherman immediately recognized that the leather armor had all been enchanted and were demonized armor.

In addition, most of the knight longswords at their waist were also demonized weapons.

Sherman and Cole pondered for a moment and both understood the identities of these people.

“Looks like the Knight Guard has welcomed its first batch of members,” Sherman said with a smile.

“Just wonder how their strength is?” Cole scrutinized the young knights not far away.

The initial purpose of the Knight Guard’s establishment was to coordinate with them, the Wizard Apprentices, in their external actions.

Naturally, their strength needed to be at a certain level.

“If they passed the teacher’s test, their strength shouldn’t be a problem,” Sherman smiled.

As they passed, the young knights saw the two Wizard Apprentices in robes, stopping and slightly bowing in respect.

Sherman and Cole continued without stopping, heading toward the towering stone pillars in the city’s center.

From afar, they heard a chorus of roars coming from the direction of the pillars.

The sound seemed to be from some ferocious beast, carrying a soul-stirring power.

Sherman and Cole exchanged a look, with a hint of uncertainty in their eyes.

Their pace quickened as they hurried forward, and after rounding a corner, they quickly saw the source of the noise.

On the open ground in front of the base, dozens of large metal cages were placed, each holding a ferocious beast.

The shapes of these beasts varied; some were serpentine, others lizard-like, and some even made entirely of rock.

But the one common feature was their massive and strong jaws, claws on their fore and hind limbs, and bodies covered with thick scale armor.

“Sub-dragon species!”

Sherman immediately recognized the race of these creatures, a look of astonishment on his face.

Where did so many sub-dragon species come from?

Cole was also shocked.

Sub-dragon species are extremely rare creatures, how did so many appear at once?

If not for them being locked in metal cages, each with serious injuries, he would have thought Ghost Lake City was experiencing a beast tide.

Carolina stood at the door, directing the Clay Golem to move the cages. She glanced at Sherman and Cole, nodded slightly, and said,

“The master is waiting for you in the study.”

Upon hearing this, Sherman and Cole dared not delay any longer, suppressing their curiosity and quickly entering the base.

Arriving at the study door, even before knocking, Sunan’s voice came from inside.

“Come in.”

Sherman and Cole took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and walked in, immediately seeing Sunan sitting behind the desk.

“Teacher!” The two bowed respectfully.

Sunan scrutinized them for a moment.

After a year of running around, they had shed a lot of their immaturity, their faces showing more composure and steadiness, appearing more mature.

Sunan nodded with approval and asked, “Is everything settled at the Magic Plant Garden?”

“Yes, teacher,” Cole replied respectfully, “All three Magic Plant Gardens have been set up and are running well, the personnel for the transition have also been stationed.”

“Well done, go find Grell later to settle your contribution points.”

Sunan smiled, complimenting them, but before they could show joy, he continued,

“Rest for five days, then go to the Knight Guard to select personnel. Next, the two of you will join the exploration mission, assisting Carolina and the Red Widow in exploring the area around the Star Alliance.”

“Yes, teacher!”

Sherman and Cole agreed without hesitation.

“Alright, off you go,” Sunan waved a hand.

After they left, he also got up, leaving the study for the laboratory.

The operation to capture the sub-dragon species had already shown progress. The people dispatched by Carolina and the Red Widow successfully found the group of sub-dragon species and captured many of them alive.

But afterward, when the investigation team wanted to delve deeper, they were attacked by a Sword Crystal Dragon.

The Sword Crystal Dragon is a very powerful and rare sub-dragon species.

An adult Sword Crystal Dragon has the power of a Tier Two Legend, with older ones reaching Tier Three Legend.

Faced with such a formidable exotic beast, the investigation team was no match and had to retreat.

Sunan originally planned to assign the investigation task to Sherman and Cole after their return, but now it seemed that plan had to be canceled.

“Looks like I’ll have to handle this myself.”

Considering the power enhancement of the Hidden Dragon and the high-value materials found in the blood and many organs of the sub-dragon species, Sunan was quite invested in this matter, determined to find out the source of these sub-dragon species.

The captured sub-dragon species had already been transported to the detention area.

Subjected to the array’s suppression in the detention area, the injured sub-dragon species were no longer as violent and fierce as before, and lay slumped on the ground. When they saw Sunan enter, they merely glanced at him, showing no interest.

Sunan inspected the area, his expression growing increasingly surprised.

A total of twenty-five sub-dragon species, encompassing eighteen different races.

There were even three legendary-level high-tier sub-dragon species among them.

Outside of human intervention, Sunan couldn’t fathom how so many different races and tiers of sub-dragon species lived in the same area.

This only heightened his curiosity about the reason behind it all.

Despite his curiosity, Sunan was also delighted.

With this number of sub-dragon species, the enhancement rate of the Hidden Dragon’s bloodline concentration could surely be boosted significantly.

Calming himself, Sunan cast a Weakening Beam on the nearest sub-dragon species and began extracting its blood.

Time flew by, and before long, it was the Month of Frostfall (November).

After three months of bloodline fusion, the Hidden Dragon’s bloodline concentration successfully surpassed 45%, with its size expanding once more, and its scales shining with more brilliance.

At the same time, the training progress for compound spellcasting finally reached 100%.

Sunan successfully mastered the third metamagic technique.

After practical tests, Sunan found he could simultaneously cast up to three different types of spells.

For example, he could cast a Floating Skill, Elemental Protection, and Magic Missile at the same time, but was unable to cast Scorching Beam, Magic Missile, and Shattering Sound Wave simultaneously.

Due to the similarity in spell operation principles, the latter would cause conflicts and result in spell failure.

However, even so, compound spellcasting was a very powerful technique, significantly enhancing Sunan’s spell-casting combat capability.

“With compound spellcasting and instant spellcasting, I can easily handle opponents below Tier Three Legend just by using spells alone.”

A hint of a smile appeared on Sunan’s face.

“The next metamagic technique shall be spell structuring.”

Spell structuring enhances spell control, allowing each spell to achieve maximum effectiveness.

Taking Magic Missile for instance, a Wizard (Apprentice) mastering spell structuring could not only significantly boost the power of the Magic Missile but also alter its shape into forms like a cone or arrow, controlling its trajectory to perplex the enemy.

For Shield Skill, an invisible tower shield could transform into armor that covers the entire body, enlarging the protective area.

In summary, mastering spell structuring would enable many spells to be more powerful and flexible than before, significantly enhancing combat capability.

“Spell structuring is less challenging than compound spellcasting and instant spellcasting, and should be mastered within two years.”

Right on the spot, Sunan initiated the spell structuring training progress, then looked to the sky beyond the window.

“Next, it’s time to head to Ryan City.”

If not for compound spellcasting, he would have already set off for Ryan City.

Now that compound spellcasting had been mastered, it was time to deal with matters over there.