Synthesis Wizard

“Be careful, the Soundless Blind Monster possesses near-legendary combat strength. Watch out for its sonic attacks!”

Sherman reminded them, not lowering his voice.

The Soundless Blind Monster’s hearing was good enough to detect their voices from a hundred meters away. This monster was probably attracted by their previous conversation, had already noticed their presence, and hiding wouldn’t help.

Sure enough, the Soundless Blind Monster soon raised its head, its tubular snout quivering slightly, emitting a sonic wave capable of piercing through gold and splitting stone. It targeted Sherman and the others directly.

Two Magic Emblem Knights immediately charged forward, holding their shields in front of Sherman and the others, directly facing the sonic wave the monster emitted.

After a silent tremor, the iron-made shields quickly returned to calm.

After all, they were enchanted equipment. If they had been ordinary metal shields, they would have definitely shattered under this attack.

The two Magic Emblem Knights’ block bought them time, and Sherman and the others had already finished their spells.

Sherman’s Weakening Ray and Atir’s Freezing Ray hit the Soundless Blind Monster almost simultaneously. The monster visibly weakened, and a layer of frost visible to the naked eye appeared on its body.

Following closely behind, Cole’s magic missile arrived and accurately hit the Soundless Blind Monster’s tubular snout, blowing it to pieces.

The monster let out a series of wails, only because of the damage to its beak, the sounds were muffled and unclear.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Magic Emblem Knights swarmed forward, wielding their knight’s longswords and warhammers to strike fiercely.

Under the siege of more than ten Magic Emblem Knights possessing Great Knight-level strength, the Soundless Blind Monster struggled desperately, but it was soon smashed to death.

Confirming that the Soundless Blind Monster was indeed dead, Sherman lowered his hand with a calm expression.

He had experienced countless similar battles in the past.

He had even joined forces with his companions to kill legendary monsters.

Compared to that, a near-legendary Soundless Blind Monster was nothing special.

But just as everyone relaxed because of the killing of the Soundless Blind Monster, three black shadows suddenly rushed out of the darkness, ghostly figures flashing to the rear of Sherman and the others, their daggers shining with a幽蓝光泽 (a dim blue glow) directly stabbing towards their heart!

The sudden change caught everyone off guard.

By the time the surrounding Magic Emblem Knights reacted, it was too late to stop the three figures. They could only watch helplessly as the daggers pierced Sherman and the others, instantly tearing through their invisible shields and energy particle protective layers, before being intercepted by an invisible force field.

The three attackers were slightly taken aback. After reacting, they immediately distanced themselves.

Unfortunately, it was already too late, Sherman and the others’ counterattack had arrived.

Three dazzling flames tore through the darkness in an instant, turning into a fan-shaped blaze that engulfed the attackers!

Burning Hand!

The three attackers all let out muffled groans, their figures burst through the flames and retreated in disarray.

Using the light of the fire, Sherman quickly saw the faces of the attackers.

The three of them were slender, with delicate features, looking no more than twenty years old, appearing to be young girls.

However, as his eyes swept over the three girls’ extremely distinctive black skin and silver hair, Sherman’s expression stiffened, and he blurted out:

“Dark Elves!”

There really were Dark Elves!

Atir’s brow furrowed, and he felt a sense of relief. Fortunately, he had been maintaining the activation of the Extreme Protection Ring, which allowed him to narrowly avoid the sneak attack. If he had taken that attack, he wouldn’t have died but would have been severely injured.

It was said that Dark Elves were natural assassins, and he had never had any real experience with them. Now, it seemed that it was true.

Any other second-rank Wizard Apprentice without the Extreme Protection Ring would have died from that sneak attack.

Sherman and Cole also looked solemn. Unbeknownst to them, the three Dark Elves on the opposite side were also secretly shocked.

They had waited for a long time, thinking that their attack was sure to succeed, but it was easily blocked by the other party, and their efforts came to nothing.

Originally, they wanted to sneak attack and kill the three Wizard Apprentices, then withdraw calmly. But now that their attack had failed, they naturally had no intention of continuing to fight the other party. The three exchanged glances and decisively retreated back, wanting to blend back into the shadows.

Having finally found their target, Sherman and the others wouldn’t let the enemy escape. Without hesitation, they activated the Calamity Rings on their hands. In an instant, three Calamity Claws materialized out of thin air, penetrating the bodies of the three Dark Elves.

Sherman and the others had only exchanged for ordinary Calamity Rings, not the limit version.

But the Dark Elves weren’t powerful third-rank Wizard Apprentices either. As the Calamity Claws pierced their bodies, the three of them let out a sharp scream, collapsing to the ground, their bodies twitching like they were electrocuted, completely losing their ability to resist.

The surrounding Magic Emblem Knights took the opportunity to swarm forward and suppress the three Dark Elves.

Seeing this, Sherman breathed a sigh of relief, his fingers stroking the Calamity Ring, a smile forming on his lips.

Fortunately, the Calamity Ring was effective. Otherwise, if these three Dark Elves had managed to slip into the shadows, it would have been difficult to catch them.

The dark environment of the underground world was naturally the Dark Elves’ home turf.

Their Shadow Walk ability was unmatched in this environment, making them elusive and unpredictable.

If it hadn’t been for this, the Dark Elves’ notoriety wouldn’t have spread throughout the entire underground world, making people fear them.

“Put them in magic-suppressing handcuffs and bring them back to Nolan City.”

“Dark Elves?”

Su Nan, sitting behind the desk, raised his head, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes.

He had just emerged from the Meditation Chamber after a long absence, and had just summoned Carolena and Red Widow, only to hear from them that they had captured Dark Elves.

Su Nan couldn’t help but be surprised.

The closest city to the Spider City in the Star League was Nolan City, but it was still about 800 kilometers away.

No matter how quickly the Star League was expanding, it was still far from threatening the Spider City.

Would those guys in the Spider City, who loved to fight amongst themselves, have such a sense of urgency and send people to investigate the Star League’s intelligence in advance?

Su Nan didn’t believe it.

“Yes, Master.” Carolena replied respectfully, “We interrogated the three captured Dark Elves, and their confessions were consistent. They were all members of the Filir family, one of the twelve families in the Spider City. This time, they were specifically sent to investigate the Star League’s intelligence.”

“They had originally planned to return to the Spider City, but they encountered the exploration team on the way and decided to ambush the Wizard Apprentices in the team on a whim.”

Speaking of which, Carolena couldn’t help but secretly pity the three unfortunate Dark Elves.

If it had been any other team led by other Wizard Apprentices, they might have actually succeeded. But they had encountered Sherman’s team.

Those three were the most powerful Wizard Apprentices under Su Nan’s command.

They had exceptional strength and were well-equipped, not even fearing a first-ring Legendary Knight.

The Dark Elves had targeted those three, and it could only be said that they were asking for it.

“The Filir family…”

Su Nan’s eyes flickered.

He remembered that the clue to the Black Forest, one of the three Wizard legacies, might be held by this Dark Elf family.

He hadn’t even gone to find them yet, but they had already come knocking on his door.

After thinking for a moment, Su Nan said in a deep voice:

“Inform the exploration team about the matter of the Dark Elves, and tell them to be on high alert whenever they go out.”

“Also, the fourth small Magic Puppet Legion will arrive at the front lines today. You two can discuss the specific arrangements yourselves.”

“Yes, Master.”

Carolena and Red Widow both felt a surge of joy.

The pressure on the Star League’s front lines had been increasing recently. With only two small Magic Puppet Legions supporting them, their forces had gradually become stretched thin.

Fortunately, they now had another Magic Puppet Legion, which would certainly greatly relieve the pressure.

“How are the Dragon Antelope Knights doing?” Su Nan asked about another matter.

The Dragon Antelopes of the Dragon Antelope Ranch had been bred to maturity and were now ready to be released.

There were two hundred Dragon Antelopes in total, enough to establish a Dragon Antelope Knight force.

If things went well, they would be able to produce a batch of Dragon Antelopes from the ranch every year, gradually expanding the number of Dragon Antelope Knights.

Of course, given the rate of expansion of the Magic Emblem Knight 团 (tuan, group, unit), it would be impossible for everyone to be equipped with Dragon Antelopes. At most, they would select some elites to be equipped first.

“Everything is ready.” Red Widow said, “We have selected elites who have already been promoted to Great Knights.”

Su Nan nodded approvingly.

Great Knight-level Magic Emblem Knights, equipped with third-level Magic Emblem Constructs, along with enchanted weapons, had a real combat power comparable to peak Great Knights.

And although the two hundred Dragon Antelopes were not fully grown yet, they were not far from reaching the legendary level.

The combination of the two, the Dragon Antelope Knights, could even fight against a first-ring Legendary Knight.

Such an army would be a core trump card of the Magic Emblem Knight Tuan.

They would surely become a formidable force on the battlefield that enemies would fear!

Seeing Su Nan wave his hand, Carolena and Red Widow wisely withdrew, leaving the study and immediately rushing to the front lines.

As the Star League grew stronger, the two women became increasingly motivated.

Although they were busy all day long, they enjoyed it.

In the past, they had at most managed one city and a few mines, but now they were in charge of a total of fifteen cities and hundreds of resource points, which were incomparable.

Now, they were big shots in the southeast region of the underground world.

In the study, Su Nan pondered over the battle report in front of him.

It was a report from the surface world.

In the past four years, the Star Alliance, led by the Starry Sky Duchy, had waged a fierce war against the Golden Sky Empire.

At the beginning of the war, the Golden Sky Empire was able to match the Star Alliance blow for blow, thanks to its deep-rooted foundations.

However, the heavy pressure brought by the overly long front lines eventually became too much for the Golden Sky Empire to bear.

A year later, the Golden Sky Empire was forced to abandon a large swathe of border territories, shortening its front lines in exchange for a respite.

The Star Alliance, tasting victory, was boosted in morale and continued to push forward in the following three years.

To this day, the Golden Sky Empire had lost more than half of its territory.

Most of it had been swallowed by the Starry Sky Duchy, and its territorial map had expanded by nearly twice its original size.

With this disparity, the Golden Sky Empire was no longer a match for the Star Alliance.

It was clear to everyone that the Golden Sky Empire was already in its twilight years, and its demise was only a matter of time.

Su Nan wasn’t surprised by this.

With the Magic Puppet Legions supported by the Star League, as well as numerous allied countries, if the Star Alliance still couldn’t defeat the Golden Sky Empire, then they should disband as soon as possible.

It was precisely because the Star Alliance was gaining momentum that even though the pressure on the Star League’s front lines was also quite high, Su Nan had never recalled the supporting Magic Puppet Legions.

After all, he was still counting on the Magic Puppet Legions to earn more mercenary fees to cover the funding gap for forming the fifth small Magic Puppet Legion.

Once the fifth small Magic Puppet Legion was formed, the Star League would have a real medium-sized Magic Puppet Legion.

“According to the organization, the medium-sized Magic Puppet Legion needs a Mithril Magic Puppet.”

In the past four years, Su Nan had successively refined three Mithril Magic Puppets. Now he had a total of five Mithril Magic Puppets.

In addition, over the years, he had accumulated a lot of Mithril and refined a new Secret Puppet.

Now, he had two Secret Puppets, which he named Secret Puppet No. 1 and Secret Puppet No. 2.

Setting aside the battle report, Su Nan stretched.

A year ago, he had already built the final Star Ring, and his spiritual power had increased to 59.65.

After that, he absorbed the divine energy of the Death Knell Striker and the Multi-winged Monster, boosting his spiritual power to 60.

At this point, all the prerequisites for constructing the Talent Crystal had been met.

The model of the lower-level Talent Crystal for the Magic Emblem Core had already been researched, and Su Nan immediately began construction.

With the experience of his previous life, coupled with the bonus from the Divine Blood Crystal, the Transcendent Potion, and the Element Pool for meditation, the model construction went smoothly.

In just over a year, the model construction was already about halfway completed.

Su Nan estimated that by the end of next year, before the Star Sea Tower appeared, he should be able to successfully construct the lower-level Talent Crystal model.

After that, whether he could use the Magic Cube to synthesize and strengthen it would be seen.

Shining Light City, Royal Palace.

Abei Arnest walked into the hall with a dejected face. He looked up and saw his father and mother sitting in the hall, as well as his younger brother, Wes, and his younger sister, Adela.

Seeing Abei, the two little ones immediately rushed forward to greet him.

“Brother!”

The three of them were about the same age and had always had a good relationship.

Abei forced a smile on his face and chatted with his brother and sister for a few words before escaping their clutches and approaching his parents.

“Father, Mother.”

Abei took a deep breath, about to tell them the results of his aptitude test, but his father, Kei, interrupted him.

“The testing process is very draining on your spirit. You should go and rest first. We’ll have dinner together later.”

His mother, Saya, also got up and gently hugged him, saying softly:

“You must be tired. Go and rest.”

Abei immediately understood. His father and mother must have known about his failing the aptitude test right away.

Seeing that his father and mother were not disappointed in him, but were as gentle as always, Abei’s disappointment lessened slightly. He nodded obediently and went back to his room to rest.

After Abei left, Saya hesitated and said:

“Kei, can’t you ask Su Nan to help? Even if Abei’s aptitude is a bit lacking, he should be able to become a Wizard Apprentice with his help, right?”

Kei sighed and shook his head:

“It’s no use. Even if we forcibly increase his spirit with potions and he manages to pass the test, his aptitude is not good enough. He will probably just be a first-rank Wizard Apprentice for the rest of his life. It’s better to go down the Knight path.”

It’s true that Wizard Apprentices are very powerful, but that refers to at least second-rank Wizard Apprentices.

First-rank Wizard Apprentices are not even as good as Great Knights. They are just tools for making low-level potions and puppets, and their future is not very bright.

Instead of wasting their lives at the first-rank Wizard Apprentice level, they should focus on practicing the Knight Breathing Method and martial skills.

At least Abei had good Knight aptitude. With the royal family providing resources, he would definitely become a three-ring Legendary Knight in the future, and it wouldn’t be a dream to break through to a four-ring Legendary Knight. This had far more prospects than becoming a Wizard Apprentice.

Saya sighed and looked thoughtful.

Kei turned to his two somewhat bewildered children.

To be honest, he hoped deep down that the royal family would have a Wizard Apprentice.

It would be a good thing for consolidating the royal family’s prestige and strengthening their connection with Su Nan.

But unfortunately, this kind of thing was not something he could expect to achieve, even though he was the illustrious Starry Sky Grand Duke.

He could only hope that his children would live up to their expectations.

Recommended reading: A book written by a friend, “Playing King in the Wizard World.” Interested readers can check it out.