Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 229 - 154: Clues in the Black Forest, Repairing the Elemental Pool
Chapter 229: Chapter 154: Clues in the Black Forest, Repairing the Elemental Pool
The brightly lit reception hall.
Sunan and the Traveler sat across from each other, engaged in pleasant conversation.
“How have you been these past three days?”
“Very well,” the Traveler replied with a smile. “I haven’t stayed in such comfortable quarters in the underground world for quite some time. Before, for convenience, I always stayed in caves, and when I entered a city-state, I could only afford a simple inn.”
Upon hearing this, Sunan became curious and asked, “Which city-state was that?”
“The Dark Elves’ city-state, over a thousand kilometers from here.”
“Could you tell me more about it?”
“Of course,” the Traveler agreed readily.
During his three-day stay in Ghost Lake City, he explored the entire city-state. Although he didn’t get to visit the intriguing Base No. 2, he gained a general understanding of the power dynamics in Ghost Lake City.
Currently, the military strength of Ghost Lake City far exceeds that of eight years ago.
It can be said that just the military might of Ghost Lake City alone would be enough to obliterate some small countries on the surface.
Moreover, Sunan’s forces aren’t limited to just Ghost Lake City; they also include Matu and Auson.
Though he hadn’t specifically toured them, based on the indirect information he gathered over these days, the military capabilities of these two city-states probably aren’t much inferior to Ghost Lake City.
The three city-states together are called the Star Alliance.
From this name alone, it’s clear that Sunan’s ambitions extend far beyond just three city-states.
The more the Traveler understood, the more he found Sunan to be unfathomable.
He even vaguely felt that what he currently knew was merely the tip of the iceberg regarding Sunan’s forces and resources!
If there’s anyone on the continent who can advance to Official Wizard status, the Traveler thinks Sunan is definitely one of the top candidates.
Faced with such a potential-filled individual, even someone as carefree as him couldn’t help but consider building a good relationship.
If some information could win Sunan’s favor, it would undoubtedly be worthwhile.
“That Dark Elf city-state is called Magic Spider City, home to twelve Dark Elf families, with the matriarchs of each family forming the supreme council, ruling the entire city-state.”
“There are over six thousand Dark Elves in Magic Spider City, and in addition, there are no less than fifty thousand dependent races and many more slaves. In terms of both foundation and power, it ranks securely among the top three in the southeastern region.”
Magic Spider City, huh…
Relevant memories immediately surfaced in Sunan’s mind.
There are countless races in the underground world.
In terms of population alone, Dark Elves wouldn’t even rank in the top thousand.
But when it comes to combat power, Dark Elves definitely rank in the top three.
If it weren’t for the Dark Elves’ fondness for internal conflicts, wasting much of their energy on internal power struggles, they might have unified the entire southeastern region long ago.
Sunan vaguely recalled that during the last elemental resurgence, the Dark Elves seemed to have unified the entire southeastern underground world.
How did they manage internal unification, he wondered?
On another note, the Star Alliance and Magic Spider City are less than two thousand kilometers apart. Whether it’s the Star Alliance expanding outward or Magic Spider City increasing its influence, it seems inevitable they’ll clash.
It’s best to prepare early.
As his thoughts raced, Sunan maintained an impassive demeanor, patiently listening to the Traveler’s narrative, occasionally interjecting with questions.
Admittedly, the Traveler’s understanding of the underground world’s power distribution was far more detailed than the scarce memories Sunan had.
Listening to the Traveler’s recount, Sunan quickly sketched a detailed map of power distribution within a thousand-mile radius of the Star Alliance in his mind.
With this map, future expansions of the Star Alliance would undoubtedly proceed more smoothly.
“Do you know where there are silver mines?”
Once the Traveler finished his account, Sunan abruptly asked.
The Traveler recalled with some hesitation, “There are indeed, but they all belong to someone.”
“That’s not a problem,” Sunan was indifferent to this. “Where are they?”
“Right near Giant Eye City, it’s a medium-sized silver mine that’s part of Giant Eye City’s assets.”
Sunan suddenly became invigorated.
A medium-sized silver mine, even if only half is extracted, would be enough to make up the shortfall in refining Secret Puppets.
This silver mine must be acquired!
The Giant Eye City the Traveler mentioned is located three hundred kilometers north of the Star Alliance, just slightly farther than the area where the Eye Demon Tribe was initially discovered.
Sunan speculated that these Eye Demon Tribes were likely the losers of the power struggle in Giant Eye City, exiled to the wilderness.
The ruler of Giant Eye City is a Broodmother’s Eye.
It sounds female, but actually, like ordinary Eye Demon Race, it has no gender concept.
This name actually comes from its special ability to control other Eye Demons.
Through this ability, a Broodmother’s Eye can often recruit a large number of Eye Demons to serve itself, which is also the origin of the Eye Demon city-states.
The Broodmother’s Eye itself isn’t exceptionally powerful, only slightly stronger than a typical Eye Demon, at best Tier One Legend level.
The tricky part is its horde of Eye Demons.
Numbering in the hundreds or thousands, and not lacking Legendary Level Eye Demon mutants.
Based solely on the Traveler’s words, Giant Eye City seems even stronger than Ghost Lake City was in its past.
However, Sunan wasn’t particularly concerned.
Sending in a Refined Gold Golem, leading the Golem Legion, would be enough to easily flatten Giant Eye City.
Deciding to let the Red Widow handle this matter, Sunan then brought up a different topic.
“Speaking of which, why don’t you establish your own force?”
“With your strength, taking over a city-state shouldn’t be difficult, right?”
The Traveler shook his head with a smile, “I think I’ll pass. I’m not cut out for that, nor do I like spending too much effort on developing power. Comparatively, I prefer exploring and adventuring, witnessing more vistas. There are many gorgeous landscapes on this continent I’ve yet to see.”
