Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 13: What wizards seek is truth, not immortality

If you ask what is the most valuable thing in a wizard's heritage, knowledge is undoubtedly one of the answers.

Su Nan suppressed the joy in his heart, walked quickly to the bookshelf, and quickly scanned the books on it.

"Composition", "Material Science", "Life Energy Structure", "Basics of Enchantment Runes", "Principles of Puppet Mechanics", "Basic Structure of Puppet", "Puppet and Golem".
More than 80% of the books are related to puppet making.

It can be seen that the owner here loves this skill very much, and can even be called obsessed with it.

No wonder a puppet creature like the Iron-Swallowing Beast was created.

I just don’t know where this wizard apprentice went later?
Su Nan had some vague guesses in his mind. After thinking about it, he turned around and went to the desk.

The surface of the solid wood desk was covered with a thick layer of dust and there was nothing on it. Su Nan opened the drawer at the bottom. The first few drawers were empty, only the last drawer contained two diaries, a ring and two boxes.

Su Nan took out the top diary and opened the cover.

There was only a few lines of words on the slightly yellowed first page of the book.

[Angel McLean, recorded in the year 1124 of the Astral Calendar.]

It was 1124 in the Astral Calendar, which was about 125 years ago.

"The Iron Devourer appeared in the Black Rock Mine Area. It seems to have happened exactly a hundred years ago."

Su Nan seemed to be thinking about something and continued turning the pages.

I don’t know what material the diary paper is made of, but it’s still intact after so many years.

[April 1124, 4 in the Starlight Calendar]

[Today, I completed the exploration of the Black Stone Iron Ore Vein. As I guessed, the reserves of this vein are very rich. Now I have enough materials to use for my puppet experiments. This is really good news. I decided to build a laboratory deep in the mine as my future retreat.]

[April 1126, 2 in the Starlight Calendar]

[The Black Rock Leopard's experiment has finally achieved a crucial breakthrough! It won't be long before I can successfully refine my own puppet creation! ]

"It turns out that kind of puppet is called Black Rock Leopard." Su Nan raised his eyebrows.

[April 1127, 3 in the Starlight Calendar]

[Hahaha, I succeeded. I finally succeeded in refining the first Black Rock Leopard. This is my own puppet creation. I am indeed a genius! ]

[However, the combat effectiveness of the Black Rock Leopard is still not very good. It is much worse than that of a formal knight. There are still many areas that can be improved. We need to collect more combat data. ]

[There are quite a few knights outside, let's let them act as opponents for the Black Rock Leopard. They are a lucky bunch.]

[April 1128, 6 in the Starlight Calendar]

[The improvement experiment went smoothly. The Black Rock Leopard now has a combat capability comparable to that of a junior knight. It's a pity that the cowardly lord gave up this mining area. I have to find a new target that can provide combat data. Perhaps the Black Scaled Lizardmen in the north are a good target.]

There is not much content on each page of the diary, only two or three sentences.

Moreover, the time span is relatively large, with the shortest interval exceeding half a year.

Most of the following content is the progress of the Black Rock Leopard’s improvement experiments.

Occasionally there is some meditation, spell learning and going out to collect materials.

From the lines, it is not difficult to see that this wizard apprentice named Ange is somewhat arrogant and eccentric, and does not like to contact the outside world.

It is worth mentioning that he is also a third-level wizard apprentice.

In the elemental desert and resource-poor Starlight Continent, he was promoted to a third-level wizard apprentice before he was a hundred years old. It has to be said that Ange is indeed a genius and has the capital to be proud of.

However, as he grew older, Ang gradually shifted his focus from puppet research to cultivation, and the tone in his diary became visibly more anxious and confused.

[April 1162, 9 in the Starlight Calendar]

[My mental strength seems to have reached a bottleneck. There has been no noticeable growth for more than half a year. Perhaps I should seek help from outside forces.]

[April 1163, 1 in the Starlight Calendar]

[Lucky, I found a recipe for a hallucinogenic potion. If I can make a hallucinogenic potion, I can definitely solve the problem of my mental strength not increasing! ]

[April 1165, 5 in the Starlight Calendar]

[Damn it! Why can't I find all the ingredients in the recipe? I have clearly found the place where the ingredients grow according to the records in the book, but why can't I find it? Is there something wrong with the records in the book?] [February 1167, 2 in the Starlight Calendar]

[So that's how it is. With the loss of elements and the sharp decrease in the concentration of energy particles, the continent we are on has become a wasteland. No wonder I haven't met other wizard apprentices in all these years. No, I won't give up just like that. If I can't find all the materials, then I'll try other substitutes. I don't believe that I can't solve the problem with my wisdom!]

[April 1169, 4 in the Starlight Calendar]

【The experiment failed.】

[April 1170, 2 in the Starlight Calendar]

【The experiment failed.】

(Repeated experimental failure record)
[April 1192, 3 in the Starlight Calendar]

[No, no matter how much the low-level materials are extracted and purified, the effect cannot reach the point where it can replace the high-level materials. There is no possibility of successfully making this potion! ]

[Damn it! I can’t accept this! ]

The ten or so pages that follow are filled with all kinds of resentment and curses towards this world, as well as the reluctance, bitterness and despair at not being able to see a way forward.

It was not until 1200 years into the Astral Calendar that Ang seemed to come to his senses and regained his composure in his writing.

[April 1200, 12 in the Starlight Calendar]

[I can feel my vitality gradually fading away. It seems I won’t live much longer.]

[Perhaps I could live longer if I undergo biological transformation, but this is not my strong point. I don't want to turn myself into a half-human or half-ghost just to survive. Perhaps it's just because that kind of transformation will make me completely lose the hope of becoming a wizard. If I can't become a wizard, then what's the point of living longer? ]

[What wizards pursue is truth, not immortality. ]

[April 1202, 5 in the Starlight Calendar]

[Death is getting closer and closer, I seem to be able to smell the decay of my body. ]

[The good news is that I found the legend of the Starry Tower in an ancient book. It is said that it is the inheritance left by the ancient wizards. Maybe I can find a way to become a wizard there. This is my only hope now.]

[I have decided to find the whereabouts of the Starry Tower! ]

Tower of Stars!

Su Nan's expression changed.

In his few memories of the game in his previous life, the Tower of Stars seemed to be one of only three wizard inheritances in the Starlight Continent in version 1.0!

It is not the laboratory left behind by wizard apprentices like today, but the inheritance left behind by real wizards.

It was the last bit of goodwill left to this continent by the wizard who expeditioned the multiverse thousands of years ago.

It goes without saying that such a place must contain a lot of valuable knowledge and materials.

If we can find the Tower of Stars, becoming a wizard will no longer be a problem!
Su Nan was excited and quickly turned to the next page, but what he saw was a blank space.

"Gone?"

Su Nan continued to flip through the pages, but it was all blank.

Apparently, Ange McLean had gone out in search of the Starry Tower and had never returned.

I don’t know if he finally found the Tower of Stars?

Sunan guessed that the answer was most likely no.

Otherwise, this laboratory would not have been left unattended for the past fifty years.

Thinking of this, Su Nan couldn't help but sigh.

With Angel McLean's qualifications and talents, he would definitely have become a powerful wizard in the wizarding era thousands of years ago.

Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong era, and ended up wasting his whole life and dying with resentment.

"A wizard's Jedi?"

(End of this chapter)