Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 83: Ruling by Drawing Boundaries
Chapter 83: Chapter 83: Ruling by Drawing Boundaries
Temporary Puppet Factory.
On the spacious workbench lay a dissected Beastman.
Due to the lingering cold, the blood had frozen, preventing it from flowing everywhere.
Sunan put away his tools, dispelled the Mage Hand, and displayed a thoughtful expression on his face.
“As expected, it’s just as I suspected. The ancestral beast blood factors in their bodies have all awakened, showing an irreversible atavistic phenomenon. It’s definitely Beastification Syndrome.”
“Moreover, there are traces of physical modifications, clearly the work of a Wizard Apprentice.”
Sunan glanced at the dozen or so Beastmen quietly standing in the corner.
He had studied the blood-patterned beast fang obtained from Count Storm, identifying it as a magic item used to control Beastmen.
Similar to the necklace he provided to the Cavalry Legion to control the Black Rock Leopards.
This type of magic item designed for specific puppets or slaves is not difficult to make, but because of its simplicity, manufacturers often add some ’exclusive’ enchanted runes for an encryption-like effect.
For anyone other than the manufacturer to unlock and use these magic items, their [Magic Item Creation] skill would need to be two to three levels higher than that of the manufacturer.
Judging by the craftsmanship of the blood-patterned beast fang, Sunan estimated that the manufacturer’s [Magic Item Creation] skill level wasn’t high, likely only Level 1.
However, his own skill level was only Level 2, so he still couldn’t unlock it.
He could only barely use the blood-patterned beast fang to suppress the Beastmen, preventing them from showing hostility towards him.
“What a pity, the control targets of this magic item are specific, making it useless for suppressing other Beastmen.”
Sunan shook his head.
This blood-patterned beast fang could only suppress the dozen or so Beastmen before him and was essentially useless to him.
With a sigh, Sunan casually dealt with these Beastmen and subsequently destroyed the blood-patterned beast fang.
These Beastmen were beyond saving; for them, death was a release.
“In any case, it’s now clear that behind Marquis Golden Rock stands a Wizard Apprentice, and the Beastification disaster is most likely related to that Wizard Apprentice.”
This time, unlike with Amy, Sunan was sure it was a genuinely alive Wizard Apprentice.
The first Wizard Apprentice he encountered in this world.
The reason he was sure it wasn’t an Official Wizard was that dealing with him wouldn’t be this troublesome if it were an Official Wizard.
“But I don’t know whether it’s a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice or a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice?”
Sunan’s expression turned somewhat serious.
Compared to Marquis Golden Rock, who relies heavily on his massive forces, a Wizard Apprentice was more of a concern for him.
After all, unless the former dispatched four or five Legendary Knights simultaneously to hunt him down, killing him was simply out of the question.
In contrast, a Wizard Apprentice posed a much greater threat to him.
Especially a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, who could proficiently manipulate energy particles, release Energy Runes without the aid of rune gemstones, and had mastered Tier Two Magic spells and metamagic techniques.
Even with the many trump cards at Sunan’s disposal, he couldn’t guarantee he could handle a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.
“To deal with a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, even with the Ice Freeze Necklace and the Ring of Ultimate Protection, it’s still not safe. I need to prepare more trump cards.”
Although it might not come to confronting that Wizard Apprentice, Sunan felt it was more prudent to prepare early.
Being cautious is never wrong.
After pondering for a moment, Sunan quickly formulated a plan.
First, the creation of new micro-light level magic items.
Unlike the Ice Freeze Necklace, focusing entirely on offensive capabilities.
Next, preparing new trump cards.
“It’s just right as I had an idea before; I can attempt it next.”
Sunan spread his palm and looked at the rune gemstone in his hand, his eyes flickering slightly.
…
On the night of the camp raid, Flashing Territory effortlessly crushed the Storm Army.
The army suffered minimal casualties.
Kei immediately made the decisive decision to leave part of the army to guard the captives, then led the Black Rock Cavalry Legion and the remaining forces overnight to Qilin City.
Sunan also accompanied with the Golem Legion.
Count Frost never expected Count Storm would be defeated so swiftly; by the time he received news of the Storm Army’s defeat, Kei had already blocked his retreat route with a large army.
Thus, faced with the fierce offensive of the Black Rock Cavalry Legion and the Stone Golem Legion, Count Frost’s army suffered an anticipated rout, caught between multiple assaults.
Count Frost was captured and, the next day, was executed on the gallows along with Count Storm.
The battle report caused an uproar throughout Golden Rock Province and indeed the entire Starry Principality.
No one expected that with the combined forces of two Count territories, they couldn’t conquer a small Baron Territory; instead, they were counterattacked and defeated, with both Counts captured and executed.
This entire series of unpredictable developments occurred in just under a month.
Seated in Light City, Marquis Golden Rock didn’t have time to react before Flashing Territory swiftly eradicated the remnants of the defenses in Storm Territory and Winter Frost Territory, annexed the two territories, and then quickly proceeded to invade other territories.
Stunned, Marquis Golden Rock was forced to march back, personally leading a coalition army to counter Flashing Territory’s offensive.
This initiated a fierce war between both sides.
Having witnessed the formidable combat power of the Stone Golems, Kei didn’t hesitate to invest all the gold coins looted from Storm Territory and Winter Frost Territory into building the Golem Legion.
One after another, Stone Golems emerged from the Puppet Factory, ready to be deployed to the battlefield nonstop.
