Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 17 The Best Mount
Leaving the yard, Su Nan walked towards the main building of the inner castle.

The patrol soldiers he met along the way saluted and greeted him.

Out of consideration for keeping the secret, Sunan asked his eldest brother to block the news of him becoming a wizard's apprentice.

Therefore, the civilians and ordinary soldiers in Black Stone City didn't know much about Sunan. They only knew that the lord's younger brother was a bit withdrawn and rarely went out.

Only the knights who know the inside story will feel awe for Sunan from the bottom of their hearts.

Entering the main building, Su Nan went straight to the study on the third floor.

Except when he was in the meeting hall discussing matters with his generals, Keyi usually handled government affairs in the study or went to the training ground to practice.

According to his usual habit, he should be in the study at this time.

As soon as he stepped onto the corridor on the third floor, Su Nan saw a beautiful maid walking out of the study.

Judging from her disheveled clothes, flushed cheeks and wet hair, it was obvious that she had just experienced an intense exercise.

Seeing someone coming up, the maid turned around and saw it was Su Nan. She was immediately startled and saluted at a loss.

"Master Sunan."

Sunan gave the maid a strange look.

He vaguely remembered that the maid seemed to be a widow, but he didn't expect that his elder brother liked her.

"Go down." Su Nan waved his hand.

The maid hurriedly left.

Su Nan stood at the door for a while before pushing it open and walking in.

Key, who was sitting behind the desk, had already put on his clothes and was reading a book intently.

Hearing the door open, he looked up and said with a natural smile, "It's Su Nan, is there anything you need from me?"

Su Nan did not expose him, pulled a chair and sat down, and asked: "How is the Black Stone Mine?"

"very smooth!"

When talking about the Black Stone Mine, Key's face suddenly showed a little more smile.

"It's only been half a month, and we have already earned hundreds of gold coins by selling black iron."

"This is just the beginning. The output of the mine will continue to grow. When it stabilizes, the territory will be able to earn at least four to five thousand gold coins every year from the sale of black iron!"

The annual income of a viscount is probably only four to five thousand gold coins.

Blackrock City, with just the area of ​​a city, has an annual income comparable to that of a viscount's territory, which shows the strong gold-making ability of the Blackrock Mine.

"What's the reaction from Flash City?" Su Nan asked.

The noise at the Black Rock Mine was too loud to be concealed for long.

If nothing unexpected happens, the people of Flashing City must have known about the reopening of the Blackrock Mine by now.

As long as Owen is not stupid, he will not just watch Blackrock City grow and develop relying on the Blackrock Mine.

It's easy to tell that he would try to stop it.

Key's smile faded, and he said thoughtfully, "The buyers of Black Stone Iron are mainly the lords and chambers of commerce in Jinghua Principality. They don't go through Jinyan Province, so it's not easy for Owen to intercept them."

The Principality of Thornflower is a principality as famous as the Principality of Stars, and its border happens to be adjacent to Blackrock City.

If they trade with them, the caravan can reach Blackrock City without passing through the Golden Rock Province, and there is no need to worry about being troubled by Owen at the checkpoints along the way.

Of course, Owen could just send troops to cut off the route.

However, if that happens, the nature of the matter will most likely change as it involves the Principality of Jinghua.

Unless he has to, Irving probably won't be so impulsive.

We should guard against the other party using other means.

"I plan to form a cavalry." Key said suddenly.

Su Nan raised his eyebrows and quickly reacted.

The reason why Owen was able to occupy the barony and suppress the other three lords to remain silent was because he had an elite cavalry regiment of 500 people under his command.

Black Rock City will have to confront Irving sooner or later, so preparations must be made early.

The best way to deal with this is to build an equally powerful army. "It will cost a lot of money," said Sunan.

Key nodded: "Purchasing war horses and armor will cost a lot of money."

In this era, war horses and armor were extremely expensive items.

It would take at least thirty or forty gold coins to buy a warhorse and a set of armor.

The subsequent cavalry training, war horse breeding and equipment maintenance are even more huge expenses.

It can be said that the cavalry regiment is a gold-swallowing cave. Most of the tax revenue of many territories is basically consumed on it.

It is precisely because of this that the number of cavalry under one's command becomes the criterion for judging a lord's strength.

Even though Blackrock City has the cash cow of the Blackrock Mines, it would still be very difficult to form an elite group of knights.

"If that's the case, I have a solution." Su Nan's eyes flashed slightly.

"any solution?"

Key's eyes lit up and he asked impatiently.

Having witnessed many of Sunan's magical skills, he can be said to have great trust in his brother.

When he heard Su Nan say that there was a way, hope suddenly surged in his heart.

"Black Rock Leopard." Su Nan said concisely.

Kai immediately understood what he meant and his eyes lit up.

He had already seen the fighting power of the Black Rock Leopard, which was no less powerful than that of a knight.

The key is that this kind of puppet creature is fearless of death, does not get tired, and does not need to eat. If it can be used as a mount, it is definitely the best mount!

"Can you refine the Black Rock Leopard?" Key looked at Sunan expectantly.

"It should be fine." Sunan said.

Thanks to the enhancement effect of the active potion, the learning progress of puppet refining has increased a lot during this period, and now it has exceeded 90%.

In four or five days at most, he will be able to master this skill.

Then you can refine the Black Rock Leopard.

"Great!"

Key was ecstatic. He subconsciously stood up and paced back and forth excitedly, not knowing what to say for a moment.

The cavalry regiment that uses Black Rock Leopards as mounts is definitely the strongest cavalry army in Jinyan Province.

If he could control such a cavalry regiment, the number of people would not need to be too large, just three hundred people, he would have the confidence to counterattack the Shining City!

In addition to being excited, Key looked at Sunan and felt secretly moved deep in his heart.

After returning from the mine, he got the enlightenment book from Sunan, wanting to test whether he had the potential to become a wizard apprentice.

As a result, after reading only two pages of the book, my head started to hurt so much that it felt like it was going to explode, so I had no choice but to give up.

It turned out that he did not have the qualifications to be a wizard's apprentice.

Key felt regretful for several days because of this.

But later he figured it out. It didn't matter if he couldn't become a wizard's apprentice, as long as Su Nan was there.

With Sunan's support behind them, the two brothers will definitely be able to revive the Yanest family.

After a while, Keyi calmed down his inner excitement and patted Sunan's shoulder hard.

"I leave this matter to you. If you can succeed, you will be a great contributor to our family!"

Upon hearing this, Su Nan just smiled faintly, changed the subject, and mentioned the purpose of his visit.

After hearing this, Key slapped his forehead and said with a smile: "I was just about to tell you about this."

He stood up and walked out of the desk, motioning for Su Nan to follow.

"A while ago, I asked the Fire Fox Chamber of Commerce of the Principality of Jinghua to help find what you want. They just arrived in Blackrock City this morning and should be resting in the tavern now. Let's go over and take a look."

(End of this chapter)