Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 15 Undercurrent surging
Jinyan Province, Shining City.

As the central city of the barony, Glitter City is actually more prosperous than many central cities of viscounties.

Among the seven baronies in Jinyan Province, the Shining Barony of the Aneste family is deservedly ranked first.

Whether in terms of territory area or economic strength, it is not much inferior to the Viscount's territory.

It's a pity that this also attracted the covetousness of big shots, making it easy for him to get the position of baron.

Inner castle, bedroom.

After getting dressed with the help of a beautiful young maid, Owen Arnest came to the dining room. Just as he sat down and drank a sip of warm milk, he saw the clerk walking in hurriedly.

"Your Lordship." The clerk bowed.

Owen nodded and said, "You look so hurried, what's the emergency?"

"I have a few things to report to you, my Lord."

"explain."

Owen spoke briefly and to the point, without stopping his elegant eating movements.

Since "inheriting" the title of baron, he has paid more attention to his aristocratic manners in daily life and tried hard to integrate into the circle of aristocratic lords.

Thanks to his efforts, and more importantly, with the support of Marquis Jinyan, many noble lords have expressed goodwill towards him.

In time, his position in the circle of aristocratic lords will only become more and more stable.

And when everything is settled, it is time to free up your hands to completely resolve your worries.

"Lord Zolph sent someone to deliver a letter, clearly stating that he will participate in this year's harvest celebration in Flash City." said the clerk.

Hearing this, Owen paused slightly, and a knowing smile appeared on his slightly chubby face.

"It seems that Zolf has finally realized the situation. Very good. What do Norwood and Daven say?"

"They haven't agreed yet, but they haven't explicitly refused either. They're probably still waiting and watching."

Owen's eyes flashed with contempt. "Wait and see. Humph, do they think those two little guys can return to Glitter City? Ridiculous idea."

The secretary smiled flatteringly and said, "Your Excellency is right. Sooner or later, the two lords will realize that you are the true master of the Flash Territory!"

'The true master of the Flashing Collar'.

This title made Owen's expression relax a little, and his mood improved a lot.

"By the way, what are my two nephews doing recently?"

The clerk hesitated and said, "I heard that they are planning to reopen the Black Stone Mine."

"Black Rock Mining Area?" Owen was slightly stunned.

He had heard about what happened in Black Rock City in the past, and naturally knew the situation in the Black Rock Mining Area. He couldn't help but reveal a puzzled expression.

"Do they have a way to deal with the monsters in the mine?"

"I'm not sure about that." The clerk glanced at Owen and explained carefully, "Black Rock City has blocked the mining area, and my people can't find out the specific situation there."

Seeing Owen frowning, he quickly said, "Don't worry, sir. If the Black Rock Mine is really reopened over there, my people will definitely get the news."

Owen thought so too, so he stopped harping on the matter and asked, "Anything else?"

The secretary hurriedly said, "There is one more thing. Just yesterday, when Count Storm was out hunting, he was attacked by the Spark Cult and was seriously injured. Storm Territory is now in chaos."

when!
The crisp sound of knife and fork touching porcelain plate was heard.

After hearing the news, Owen lost his elegance and grace. He put down his knife and fork, stood up, and asked solemnly, "Serious injury? How serious is the injury?"

The clerk hesitated and said, "He has been unconscious for a day and a night, and has not woken up yet."

Owen's face changed slightly.

From this point of view, the situation of Count Storm is not optimistic.

Owen sat back in his chair, his expression changing.

He didn't care about the life or death of Earl Storm, he was more concerned about the subsequent impact of this incident. Earl Storm was one of the two powerful earls in Jinyan Province, second only to Marquis Jinyan.

Unlike Earl Winterfrost, who had a close relationship with Marquis Jinyan, Earl Storm had never been close to the former, and could even be said to be somewhat indifferent to him.

For the Marquis of Jinyan, who was trying to control the entire Jinyan Province, the existence of Earl of Storm was quite an eyesore.

Others may not know, but Owen knows that the relationship between Marquis Jinyan and the Spark Cult is not simple.

He was able to seize the position of Flashing Baron with the help of the Spark Church behind the scenes.

Behind the attack on Count Storm, perhaps there was the shadow of Marquis Jinyan.
After a long silence, Owen said, "Keep paying attention to the situation in Storm Territory, and report any intelligence to me as soon as possible. Also, have Farid take people to the edge of Norwood and Daven's territory, in the name of suppressing bandits."

The situation in Jinyan Province was becoming increasingly unstable, and Owen no longer planned to wait any longer.

He had to take full control of the Flash Territory as soon as possible.

If Norwood and Devin still don't know what's best for them, don't blame him for resorting to other means!
Time flies, and it is the month of recovery (March).

More than ten days have passed since the discovery of Angel McLean's laboratory.

Key sold the black stone iron in the warehouse through a secret channel and received nearly 7,000 gold coins.

Apart from keeping some money to purchase military equipment and improve the territory, he invested the rest into the reconstruction of the Black Stone Mine.

Everything is developing in an orderly manner.

Sunan doesn't care about these things.

After returning to Black Rock City, he devoted himself to study and practice as always, and paid little attention to what was happening outside.

After reading the books brought back from the laboratory, Sunan successfully triggered the learning progress of [Puppet Refining].

Compared with biological transformation and medicine making, puppet refining involves a wider range of aspects and has a higher threshold.

This skill not only includes the knowledge of enchantment, but also covers some areas of biological modification and magic item creation.

Therefore, the learning progress of puppet refining skills is slower.

Even with the bonus of secondary active potions, after more than ten days, the learning progress has only advanced to a little over 10%.

Sunan estimated that he would have to wait until the Month of Flowing Fire (July) to fully master the puppet refining skills.

On the contrary, the meditation practice went very smoothly.

After returning from the Black Stone Mine, Sunan used the synthetic Rubik's Cube to fuse three pieces of spiritual grass that day.

[Star Pattern Spiritual Herb, purity 15.33%. After swallowing, it can greatly increase mental strength. The specific effect depends on the mental strength of the user. The higher the mental strength, the weaker the effect. It is ineffective for those with mental strength of 20 or above.]

As expected, the Star Pattern Soul Grass synthesized using the synthetic magic cube is more effective than the simple three pieces of Soul Grass combined.

After taking the Star Pattern Soul-Nourishing Grass, Sunan's mental power soared by 1.87.

That’s roughly equivalent to two months of meditation.

Thanks to this, his mental power soared directly to 5.77.

The benefit of the sudden increase in mental strength is that the proficiency in Star Ring Meditation increases faster.

Meditation increases mental power, and the increase in mental power will in turn improve the efficiency of meditation.

The two are complementary to each other.

Now, Sunan’s proficiency in the Star Ring Meditation can increase by about 10 to 12 points every day of meditation.

At this rate, we should be able to build the second star ring in seven or eight months at most.

“But it can be even faster.”

"The financial pressure in Black Rock City is not that great now. I can use more gold coins to buy materials to make secondary active potions. Then I can use the magic cube to synthesize potions with better effects."

"This way, the efficiency of meditation can be further improved."

(End of this chapter)