Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 264 - 171: Hoping My Children Prove Themselves (Part 2)
Chapter 264: Chapter 171: Hoping My Children Prove Themselves (Part 2)
No matter how rapidly the Star Alliance expands, it is still far from posing a threat to Magic Spider City.
Would those folks in Magic Spider City, who always love infighting, have such an acute sense of danger and send people ahead to investigate Star Alliance’s intelligence?
Sunan finds this hard to believe.
“Yes, Master,” Carolina replied respectfully, “We interrogated the three captured Dark Elves, and their confessions were consistent. They are all members of the Philier Clan, one of the twelve families of Magic Spider City, and came specifically to spy on Star Alliance intelligence.”
“They were originally planning to return to Magic Spider City, but along the way, they discovered the exploration team and impulsively decided to attack the Wizard Apprentice in the team.”
At this point, Carolina couldn’t help but secretly pity those three unfortunate Dark Elves.
If it had been a team led by other Wizard Apprentices, they might actually have succeeded, but they just happened to encounter Sherman and his team.
Those three are the strongest Wizard Apprentices under Sunan’s command.
With considerable strength and well-equipped gear, they would not fear even against a Tier One Legendary Knight.
The Dark Elves targeting these three could only be seen as courting disaster.
“The Philier Clan, huh…”
Sunan’s eyes flickered slightly.
He remembered that clues to one of the three major Wizard inheritances, the Black Forest, are likely in the hands of this Dark Elf clan.
He hadn’t even gone looking for them, yet they showed up at his doorstep.
After pondering for a moment, Sunan spoke solemnly:
“Inform the exploration teams about the Dark Elves, and instruct them to be extra vigilant when operating outside.”
“Additionally, the fourth small Golem Legion will arrive at the front lines today; you can handle the specific arrangements yourselves.”
“Yes, Master.”
Carolina and the Red Widow both felt a surge of joy in their hearts.
Recently, the pressure on the Star Alliance frontlines has been growing, and relying solely on two small Golem Legions, they were gradually becoming overstretched.
Fortunately, with another Golem Legion now added, the pressure should greatly ease.
“How is the preparation for the Dragon Antelope Knights?” Sunan asked about another matter.
The Dragon Antelopes of the Dragon Antelope Ranch are now mature and ready to be released.
With a total of two hundred Dragon Antelopes, it’s enough to form a Dragon Antelope Knight squad.
If everything goes smoothly, the ranch should produce a batch of Dragon Antelopes each year, gradually expanding the number of Dragon Antelope Knights.
Of course, given the expansion speed of the Demon Pattern Knight Order, it’s impossible to equip everyone with Dragon Antelopes; at best, they can select some elite members for priority allocation.
“Everything is ready,” the Red Widow said, “The selected ones are all elite members who have advanced to the Grand Knight Level.”
Sunan nodded in satisfaction.
The Demon Pattern Knights at the Grand Knight Level, equipped with Tier Three Magic Pattern Armor and Demonized Weapons, have combat capabilities comparable to a Peak Grand Knight.
And though the two hundred Dragon Antelopes aren’t fully mature and haven’t reached the Legendary Realm, they’re not far off.
The combination of the two forms the Dragon Antelope Knights, enough to face a Tier One Legendary Knight in battle.
Such a force can be the core trump card of the Demon Pattern Knight Order.
On the battlefield, they will surely be a formidable army that strikes fear into the enemy!
Seeing Sunan wave his hand, Carolina and the Red Widow wisely withdrew, eager to head to the frontlines after leaving the study.
With the expansion of the Star Alliance, both women were increasingly motivated.
Though they’re busy from morning till night, they are happy with it.
In the past, they at most managed a city-state and a few mines, but now they oversee fifteen city-states and over a hundred resource points, which can’t even be compared.
Now, in the southeastern region of the underground world, the two of them are significant figures.
In the study, Sunan looked at the battle report in front of him and fell into contemplation.
The battle report is from the surface world.
Over the past four years, the war between the Starry Alliance, led by the Starry Duchy, and the Cangjin Empire has been raging.
In the early stages of the war, the Cangjin Empire could rely on its deep resources to stand toe-to-toe with the Starry Alliance.
However, the burdensome pressure brought by the long front lines eventually overwhelmed the Cangjin Empire.
A year later, the Cangjin Empire was forced to give up large swaths of border territory, shortening their front lines to gain breathing room.
The Starry Alliance, having tasted success, gained significant morale and continuously pushed the front lines over the next three years.
As of today, the Cangjin Empire has already lost over half of its territory.
Most of it has been swallowed by the Starry Duchy, nearly doubling its power map.
In this situation, the Cangjin Empire is no longer a match for the Starry Alliance.
It’s clear as day: the Cangjin Empire is in its twilight, and its demise is only a matter of time.
Sunan wasn’t surprised by this.
With the support of the Golem Legion from Star Alliance, and countless allied nations, if the Starry Alliance still couldn’t defeat the Cangjin Empire, they might as well disband.
Additionally, due to the Starry Alliance’s rising momentum, despite the significant pressure on the Star Alliance frontlines, Sunan refrained from recalling the supporting Golem Legion.
After all, he still hoped that the Golem Legion would earn more commission to fill the funding gap for forming the fifth small Golem Legion.
Once the fifth small Golem Legion is established, the Star Alliance would truly possess a medium-sized Golem Legion.
“According to the organization, a medium-sized Golem Legion should include one Refined Gold Golem.”
In the past four years, Sunan has gradually refined three more Refined Gold Golems, and now he has a total of five.
Besides these, over the years, he has accumulated some Mithril and crafted a new Secret Puppet.
The two Secret Puppets he currently possesses are named Secret Puppet No. 1 and Secret Puppet No. 2, respectively.
Putting down the battle report, Sunan stretched lazily.
As early as a year ago, he constructed the last star ring, and his Spiritual Power increased to 59.65.
Then he absorbed the divine energy of the Bellringer and multi-winged creature, raising his Spiritual Power to 60 points.
Thus, all the prerequisites for constructing the Talent Crystal were fulfilled.
The lower-tier Talent Crystal Model of the Magic Pattern Core was researched and developed long ago, and Sunan immediately began its construction.
With his previous life’s experience, along with the meditation bonuses from Divine Blood Amber, Transcendent Potion, and the Elemental Pool, the model construction progressed smoothly.
In just a little over a year, the model construction was already half complete.
Sunan estimated that before the appearance of the Star Tower at the end of next year, he should be able to successfully construct the lower-tier Talent Crystal Model.
Whether or not the cube can be used for synthesis and enhancement will be revealed then.
…
Flash City, Royal Palace.
Abbott Yanest walked into the hall with a face full of dejection. Upon looking up, he saw both his father and mother sitting in the hall, with his brother Wes and sister Adela also present.
Seeing Abbott, the two youngsters rushed forward to greet him.
“Brother!”
The three were close in age and had a good relationship since childhood.
Abbott forced a smile on his face, chatted with his siblings for a bit, and then broke away from the two youngsters to approach his parents.
“Father, Mother.”
Abbott took a deep breath, intending to disclose the results of today’s aptitude test, but was interrupted by his father Kei.
“The testing process is very draining, you should go rest first, and we’ll dine together later.”
His mother Shaya also stood up, gently hugged him, and said softly, “You must be tired, go rest.”
Abbott immediately understood that his parents must have already learned that he didn’t pass the aptitude test.
Seeing that his parents weren’t disappointed in him but remained as gentle as ever, Abbott’s sense of disappointment slightly diminished, and he obediently nodded, returning to his room to rest.
After Abbott left, Shaya hesitantly said, “Kei, couldn’t you let Sunan make some accommodations? Even if Abbott’s aptitude is a bit lacking, with his care, he should be able to become a Wizard Apprentice, right?”
Kei sighed and shook his head, “It’s no use, even if we used potions to forcibly enhance his Spirit and successfully passed the test, if the aptitude is lacking, at most he would only become a Level 1 Wizard Apprentice in the future, it would be better to take the path of the Knight.”
Wizard Apprentices are indeed powerful, but we’re talking about at least a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.
A Level 1 Wizard Apprentice is not even as good as a Grand Knight, and would merely become a tool for producing low-level potions and puppets, with little future prospects.
Instead of lingering at the Level 1 Wizard Apprentice realm, it would be better to focus on training in Knightly breathing techniques and martial skills.
At least Abbott shows great aptitude as a Knight, and with the royal family providing resources wholeheartedly, he is bound to become a Tier Three Legendary Knight in the future, and even breaking through to Tier Four Legend is not an extravagant hope, which is far more promising than becoming a Wizard Apprentice.
Shaya sighed, her expression somber.
Kei turned to look at his somewhat bewildered son and daughter nearby.
In truth, deep down he also hoped the royal family could include a Wizard Apprentice.
Whether it was to consolidate royal prestige or to strengthen ties with Sunan, it was all advantageous.
Unfortunately, such things aren’t within his grasp to achieve, even if he is the Grand Duke of Starry.
He could only hope his children would strive harder.
