Synthetic Wizard - Chapter 94 - 88: Extraordinary Measures for Extraordinary Times (Part 2)
Chapter 94: Chapter 88: Extraordinary Measures for Extraordinary Times (Part 2)
Originally, Kei was worried about where to find more Tier Two Magic Books after advancing to a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.
But now, someone has willingly brought things to his doorstep, saving him a lot of effort.
More than a dozen Tier Two Magics, enough for him to study for several years.
Besides money and books, the Space Ring also contained many rare materials.
Among them, Sunan couldn’t recognize many and had to place them into a cube to obtain detailed information.
To his surprise, these materials happened to include the rare metals needed to refine a Demon Pattern Core, and there were as many as five kinds.
“With so many rare materials, I wonder how many years Herb spent, and how much effort he took to collect them, but now they’re all mine at a bargain.”
Sunan was full of joy.
Everything in the Space Ring was worth at least ten or twenty thousand Gold Coins.
This time, he could be said to have reaped quite a fortune.
“Indeed, rewards from beating elite monsters are generous.”
After reveling for a while, Sunan came back to his senses and recalled what Herb had said before.
“According to Herb, he should have seen or known about the existence of several Wizard Apprentices.”
“I wonder if these Wizard Apprentices have any connections among themselves?”
Sunan frowned and pondered.
In the era a thousand years after the return of the Wizards, he knew a lot about the related information of Wizard Influence.
But he wasn’t familiar with the organizations of Wizard Apprentices existing on version 1.0 of the Starlight Continent.
After all, he hadn’t experienced that version.
“Entrusting the Fire Fox Chamber of Commerce to investigate… should be infeasible. Even if there indeed were Wizard Apprentice organizations, they wouldn’t be known by ordinary people.”
After pondering with no results, Sunan shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.
If there really were such organizations, he would inevitably come into contact with them someday.
Taking a deep breath, Sunan collected his thoughts and continued his daily meditation.
In the end, strengthening oneself is what’s most important.
As long as he was strong enough, he wouldn’t need to worry about any external threats.
“Advancing to a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice earlier would enable many plans to proceed.”
…
After the Wizard Apprentice attack incident, Kei immediately sealed the relevant information.
Thus, this matter did not cause any disorder in Flash City; everything was as peaceful as usual.
The Golden Rock Alliance Army also showed no movement, so calm it seemed as if nothing had happened.
Only a handful of people knew about the surging undercurrents beneath this tranquility.
Time entered the Month of Spring Dawn.
The snow gradually showed signs of melting.
Flashing Territory became increasingly bustling.
The army deployed, along with various supplies gradually gathering at the front.
The entire Flashing Territory was sharpening its weapons in preparation for the impending war.
On the other hand, with the large batches of Gemstones obtained from Herb, Sunan found himself suddenly more affluent.
He took out the mid-to-low-grade Gemstones, plus those purchased from the Fire Fox Chamber of Commerce, all to be used for making Stone Golems.
The battle with Count Frost had already proven the powerful assault capabilities of Stone Golems on the front lines.
The fearless Stone Golems, indifferent to pain, once formed into units, could even surpass the roles of an equivalent number of Knights on the battlefield!
The illustrious name of the Golem Legion wasn’t just hot air.
For this reason, Kei showed immense enthusiasm in forming the Golem Legion, providing all the support needed without reservation.
By the time of the Month of Thunder, the Golem Legion in Flashing Territory was already taking shape.
A total of three hundred Stone Golems were transported to the front, ready to join the fight at any time.
“In the past month, the speed of disaster spread in Ranshuang Province has greatly slowed down. The infected threatening the borders of Red Leaf Province, White Tower Province, and Hulan Province have been cleared. Now, the three provinces are preparing to transfer troops to counterattack Ranshuang Province to thoroughly solve the crisis.”
In the study, Kei waved the war report in his hand and immediately handed it to Sunan, sitting opposite him.
Sunan opened it, glanced through, and nodded knowingly.
It was evident that with Herb, the mastermind, dead, the infected army had lost control, and its expansion had gradually come to a halt.
The current infected army was like a headless fly, and it was only a matter of time before they would be wiped out.
Of course, due to the intensity of the early disaster, thoroughly suppressing it would still take a long time.
Unless the weaknesses of the infected could be found, it would be impossible to end the disaster in a short time.
“What does the royal authority say about Marquis Golden Rock ?” Sunan asked, putting down the war report.
“What else could they say? The royal authority probably didn’t expect us to stand on equal ground with Marquis Golden Rock , and they might be relieved now.”
Kei smiled, opened a drawer, took out a beautifully decorated parchment, and placed it on the table.
“This is a patent sent from the royal authority, appointing me as Count of Flash City. The royal messenger hinted that once the rebellion is completely suppressed, the royal authority will appoint me as a Marquis, and grant Golden Rock Province to me as a fiefdom. By then, the Grand City will supplement with an official patent ceremony.”
Sunan raised an eyebrow: “That is indeed a generous reward.”
Throughout the history of the Starry Duchy, apart from the founding period, no noble has ever been promoted from Baron to Count, or even to Marquis, within a single year!
Especially a Marquis with real power over a province!
It has to be said, the rewards promised by the royal authority this time were exceptionally generous.
“In extraordinary times, one must act extraordinarily, and the royal authority indeed has the boldness.”
Kei said with a half-smile:
“Red Leaf, White Tower, and Hulan, the three provinces, are busy dealing with the infected, while Purple Bamboo and Soman provinces lack sufficient strength and might not necessarily handle Marquis Golden Rock .”
“The royal authority is surely afraid that Marquis Golden Rock will truly gain power, so they promised me these rewards to have me vigorously tackle Marquis Golden Rock .”
Sunan chuckled noncommittally.
He knew Kei had another reason he didn’t mention.
That is, the royal authority is also wary that Marquis Golden Rock ’s rebellion might give the other Marquises ideas, so Marquis Golden Rock must be eliminated!
To set an example!
Even if it means sacrificing a Marquis title, it’s worth it.
Moreover, if Marquis Golden Rock were indeed eliminated, someone would need to take his place.
And then, apart from Kei, who actually controls Golden Rock Province, there would be no other suitable candidate, so it would be better to go along with it, and also appease the new Marquis.
“Anyway, with the title of Count, many things that were previously inconvenient for me can now be initiated.”
At this point, a delightfully genuine smile appeared on Kei’s face.
Previously, he was just a Baron, which meant even if his subordinates achieved war merits, at most, he could only appoint a Knight.
But with the title of Count, the operability in conferring a vassal’s title would significantly increase.
For titles like Baron or Viscount, as long as he had enough territory to enfeoff, he only needed to notify the royal authority nominally for granting the title.
“When are you planning to launch the war?”
“Everything is already prepared, it will start by month’s end.”
“I won’t participate in the war then, I’ll be retreating for a period ahead.”
Sunan’s current Spiritual Power had reached the breakthrough threshold, and next, he needed to retreat quietly for a few days to prepare for advancing to a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.
As for the war during this period, he wasn’t too worried.
Herb is dead, and Marquis Golden Rock has lost his trump card.
On the other hand, Flashing Territory, still has the Black Rock Cavalry Legion and the Golem Legion.
In terms of military power, Flashing Territory has now reversed to have the upper hand.
The forthcoming war could be said to no longer have much suspense.
“I understand, you focus on your retreat research.”
Kei nodded seriously with discernment of priorities.
…
At the end of the Month of Thunder.
The long winter was finally over, and the snow completely melted away.
With the arrival of spring, the war halted for nearly half a year between Flashing Territory and the Golden Rock Alliance Army resumed.
This highly anticipated war unsurprisingly attracted the attention of almost all nobles of the Starry Duchy.
Astute observers were well aware that this battle would determine the ownership of Golden Rock Province.
The ultimate victor would unquestionably gain actual control over the entire Golden Rock Province.
