Synthesis Wizard

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Temporary Puppet Factory.

A beastman was laid out on the wide workbench, dissected.

Because it was still cold, the blood was frozen, not flowing everywhere.

Su Nan put away his tools, removed the Master’s Hand, and looked thoughtful.

“As I guessed, these people’s beast bloodline factors have all awakened, and they have experienced irreversible atavism. It is indeed bestiality.”

“And they all have traces of physical modification. It’s definitely the work of a Wizard Apprentice.”

Su Nan looked at the dozen or so beastmen standing silently in the corner.

He had studied the Blood-纹 Beast Tooth he had taken from Earl Tempest and confirmed that it was a magic item used to control the beastmen.

It was similar to the necklace he gave the Cavalry Regiment to control the Blackrock Beasts.

This kind of magic item paired with specific puppets and slaves was not difficult to make, but because it was not difficult, the creators usually added some “exclusive” enchanted runes, which act as a kind of encryption.

For those other than the creator to crack and use these magic items, the [Magic Item Creation] skill must be at least two or three levels higher than the creator’s.

Judging from the craftsmanship of the Blood-纹 Beast Tooth, Su Nan estimated that the creator’s [Magic Item Creation] level was not high, it should only be Level 1.

However, his skill level was only Level 2, and he still couldn’t crack it.

He could only barely use the Blood-纹 Beast Tooth to suppress the beastmen, preventing them from becoming hostile towards him.

“Too bad, this kind of magic item can only control specific targets and can’t be used to suppress other beastmen.”

Su Nan shook his head.

This Blood-纹 Beast Tooth could only be used to suppress the dozen or so beastmen in front of him, which was essentially useless to him.

Sighing, Su Nan casually dealt with these beastmen, and then destroyed the Blood-纹 Beast Tooth.

These beastmen couldn’t be saved. For them, death was a release.

“Regardless, it’s now certain that Marquis Jin Yan is indeed backed by a Wizard Apprentice. The beastly disaster is most likely related to that Wizard Apprentice.”

Unlike that time with Amy, Su Nan could be sure that this time it was a real, living Wizard Apprentice.

He was also the first Wizard Apprentice he encountered in this world.

The reason he was sure it wasn’t a Wizard was because if it were a real Wizard, solving him wouldn’t require this much trouble.

“I wonder if it’s a Second-Rank Wizard Apprentice or a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice?”

Su Nan looked somewhat solemn.

Compared to Marquis Jin Yan, who had amassed an army and powerful forces, a Wizard Apprentice was even more worrisome.

After all, the former wouldn’t be able to kill him unless he simultaneously sent four or five Legendary Knights to surround him.

In comparison, a Wizard Apprentice posed a much greater threat to him.

Especially a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice, they could already skillfully manipulate energy particles, release energy runes without relying on rune gems, and had mastered Second-Ring Spells and Super Magic Techniques.

Even Su Nan, who held many trump cards, couldn’t guarantee that he could handle a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice.

“To deal with a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice, even with the Frost Necklace and the Extreme Protection Ring, it’s not safe. I still need to prepare more trump cards.”

Although he might not encounter that Wizard Apprentice, Su Nan thought it was still safer to prepare early.

It was always better to be cautious.

After pondering for a moment, Su Nan quickly had a plan.

First, create a new magic item of the Microlight tier.

Different from the Frost Necklace, this magic item would be entirely focused on attack.

Secondly, prepare new trump cards.

“I had some ideas before. I can try it out now.”

Su Nan spread his palm, looked at the rune gem in his hand, his eyes glimmering slightly.

The night of the attack, the Shining Light Territory almost effortlessly defeated the Tempest army.

The army suffered minimal casualties.

So Kei immediately made a decision. He left some troops behind to guard the prisoners, then led the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment and the rest of the army to Chi Lin City overnight.

Su Nan also took the Magic Puppet Legion with him.

Earl Winter Frost didn’t expect Earl Tempest to be defeated so quickly. When he received news of the Tempest army’s defeat, Kei had already led his army to block his retreat.

In this way, facing the fierce attack of the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment and the Stone Magic Puppet Legion, the besieged Winter Frost army, as expected, collapsed.

Earl Winter Frost was captured, and the next day, he was put on the gallows with Earl Tempest.

As soon as the battle report was released, the entire Jin Yan Province, and even the entire Starlight Kingdom, were shocked.

No one expected that the combined forces of the two earldoms would be unable to take down a small barony, and they were even defeated in return, and both earls were captured and killed.

And all of this dramatic turn of events happened in less than a month.

Marquis Jin Yan, who was stationed in Mengguang City, hadn’t even had time to react before the Shining Light Territory, with lightning speed, wiped out the remaining garrison forces of the Tempest Territory and Winter Frost Territory, incorporated the two territories into their own, and then pressed on to attack other territories.

In shock, Marquis Jin Yan had no choice but to lead his army back and personally lead the allied forces to resist the attack of the Shining Light Territory.

The two sides thus engaged in a fierce war.

After witnessing the powerful combat capabilities of the Stone Magic Puppets, Kei did not hesitate to invest all the gold coins he had looted from the Tempest Territory and Winter Frost Territory into building the Magic Puppet Legion.

One after another, Stone Magic Puppets stepped out of the Puppet Factory and were then immediately sent into battle.

Originally, Su Nan wanted to make another sneak attack, but with the precedent of Earl Tempest, Marquis Jin Yan had already taken precautions, and all those entering and leaving the camp had to undergo strict inspections.

Su Nan even discovered magic items that could detect magic.

He had no choice but to abandon the plan.

Although the infiltration failed, the Stone Magic Puppets still played a remarkable role on the front line.

With the Magic Puppet Legion and the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment, the Shining Light Territory finally had the strength to fight the Jin Yan allied forces on the front line.

The war continued until the month of Frost Fall.

Only when the first snow fell did both sides tacitly cease fire.

The snow covered the land. Marching at this time would put a huge strain on the logistics, even for the Shining Light Territory, which had Clay Magic Puppet logistics troops. They could only call a truce.

By this time, Jin Yan Province had undergone a dramatic change compared to five months ago.

Apart from the Shining Light Territory, the other two baronies and the viscount territory had already been destroyed by the Jin Yan allied forces.

The vast Jin Yan Province now had only two major forces: the Shining Light Territory and the Jin Yan allied forces.

The territory of the Shining Light Territory, which had started with only the Shining Light Territory, had now expanded to include the Shining Light Territory, the Tempest Territory, and the Winter Frost Territory, covering almost half of Jin Yan Province.

It was a situation where they were dividing the world in half with Marquis Jin Yan.

Such a development truly stunned many nobles.

No one had expected that Marquis Jin Yan, who had proudly raised the banner of rebellion, had not even left his own province before he was defeated, losing almost half of his territory!

And all this was done by a mere barony!

The name of the Shining Light Territory echoed throughout the Starlight Kingdom!

And Su Nan’s name gradually spread among some secretive circles.

Starlight Calendar 1252, the month of Winter Song (January).

The snow fell extra heavily today. It was already the end of the month, and the snow showed no signs of thawing.

But this was good news for the Shining Light Territory, as it gave them more time to recuperate.

The expansion of territory meant an increase in taxes and population, and it also provided a broader base for expanding their military capabilities.

As soon as the war was over, Kei began to integrate the territory’s administration and launched a massive recruitment campaign within the territory, intending to expand his military forces during the winter to prepare for the upcoming spring battle.

At the same time, a new round of wizard aptitude testing began.

With the expansion of territory and the surge in population, the scale of the testing was also much larger this time.

But the consequence was that the number of children who would eventually possess wizard aptitude was expected to increase significantly.

Throughout the month of Winter Song, the entire Shining Light Territory was running at full speed.

Su Nan was no exception. He was immersed in various tedious manufacturing tasks.

After integrating the new territory, the Shining Light Territory suddenly had a large number of knights.

The result was a sharp increase in the demand for enchanted weapons.

Su Nan had to devote more time to making enchanted weapons.

Besides that, the scale of the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment was also rapidly expanding.

With enough knights, Kei made a decision to make the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment into a full-fledged knight army. He ordered that only knights could join the Blackrock Cavalry Regiment in the future.

As for the existing probationary knights in the regiment, they were given priority in being supplied with Dragonblood Fruit, in order to accelerate their breakthrough to becoming knights.

According to Kei, before the snow melted, he wanted to create a real knight army and completely conquer Marquis Jin Yan’s territory.

Thanks to this, Su Nan had another job: refining Blackrock Beasts.

The current output of the Blackrock Mine Area was no longer enough to meet the growing demand for Blackrock Beasts, and he had to find other suitable steel to replace it.

“I feel like I’m turning into a tool man.”

Su Nan sighed slightly. He could only comfort himself that the territory’s growth was also good for him, and he would have more gold coins to buy materials.

Especially after becoming a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice, there would be more places where he would need to spend money.

And this situation was only temporary. Once Xie Man and the others grew up and took over the work of making potions and refining Blackrock Beasts, he would be much more relaxed.

Busy as he was, Su Nan never slacked off in his cultivation.

By the month of Revival (February), his spiritual power had grown to 27.45.

At the same time, the last ingredient for the Evil Illusion Potion was finally collected.

Without delay, Su Nan immediately set about making the Evil Illusion Potion.

His [Potion Making] skill was level 4, which was enough to make second-order potions.

Despite this, Su Nan still failed twice, and it was only on the third attempt that he successfully made the Evil Illusion Potion.

“Success!”

Looking at the finished potion in his hand, Su Nan breathed a sigh of relief.

The amount of Bloody Mandala he got from Shizhong City was only enough to make three Evil Illusion Potions. If he had failed a third time, he would have suffered a huge loss.

Fortunately, his luck hadn’t been that bad.

“It was indeed the right decision to upgrade the [Potion Making] skill to level 4 before making the Evil Illusion Potion. The difficulty of a second-order potion is significantly higher than that of a first-order potion.”

Taking a deep breath, Su Nan turned his attention back to the potion.

The transparent, narrow-necked potion vial contained a violet liquid, within which were scattered shimmering light spots, shining with a mesmerizing beauty under the glow of the magic stone lamp.

Just by its appearance, it was hard to guess that such a beautiful potion would have the malicious-sounding words “evil illusion” in its name.

“Too bad, if I could have made two Evil Illusion Potions and combined them, I might have been able to directly break through 30 points of spiritual power. But now there’s only one, I guess it’s not enough.”

Su Nan was slightly regretful, but he quickly regained his composure.

Even if he couldn’t break through 30 points of spiritual power after taking this Evil Illusion Potion, it wouldn’t be far off.

At most, he would only need to meditate for another month or two, and he would definitely be able to become a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice.

He took a magic stone and silver from his space ring. Su Nan drew an energy gathering magic array in the Meditation Chamber. He then activated the magic array, filling the room with large amounts of energy particles.

Only then did he sit cross-legged on the ground, took a deep breath, calmed his mind, gently removed the cork, and drank the potion in one gulp.

The slightly cool potion flowed into his stomach, turning into a chilly breath that quickly spread throughout his body.

Su Nan leaned back and lay on the ground, relaxing his mind and limbs.

About ten seconds later, his body suddenly tensed, and then began to violently convulse.

Visibly, the veins on his exposed hands and feet bulged, twisting and convulsing like earthworms. His skin flushed abnormally, and large patches of sweat oozed out, quickly soaking his clothes.

If a Wizard were present at this moment and used spiritual power to scan him, they would see a countless number of energy particles pouring in from all sides like a tide, almost completely enveloping Su Nan, making him look like a colorful human cocoon.

Every second, countless energy particles entered his body through his pores.

Su Nan gritted his teeth, enduring the tidal wave of pain surging through his body.

Vaguely, he seemed to feel a cold air slowly spreading throughout the room.

Click!

A faint sound of footsteps seemed to come from his ears.

Su Nan struggled to turn his head, and was shocked to find a group of grotesque and terrifying monsters in the room at some point.

They looked like human-shaped creatures made of rotting flesh. Sticky mud slid down their skin, dripping onto the floor with a sizzling sound, corroding small holes in the floorboards.

Even more terrifying was the gaping mouth full of sharp teeth in the middle of their rotting bodies. He could faintly see remnants of flesh between the teeth.

These monsters growled, squirmed, and slowly approached Su Nan with a malevolent intent.

Su Nan lay on the ground, his whole body stiff and unable to move. He could only watch helplessly as the monsters slowly approached and then used their sharp teeth to tear at his flesh.

The intense pain hit his nerves like a tidal wave, wave after wave, seemingly endless, until his whole body went numb with pain, losing all sensation.

In this way, Su Nan watched helplessly as he was torn apart, slowly turning into minced meat and bones, entering the monsters’ mouths. In the end, only a head remained, witnessing the complete process of his dismemberment.

Sizzle!

With a soft sound, everything disappeared.

The monsters, the flesh, and the slime, all vanished.

The room returned to calm.

Su Nan lay on the ground, drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

“Damn it, the side effects are too strong.”

Su Nan couldn’t help but curse.

He finally understood how the “evil illusion” in the name of the Evil Illusion Potion came about.

Even though his subconscious understood that it was just an illusion, it was still very uncomfortable to watch himself being dismembered.

The pain during the process was also real. Anyone with slightly weaker willpower would have probably collapsed.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Evil Illusion, Evil Illusion, the name lives up to its reputation.”

(End)