Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 84: Divide the Territory and Rule the Country (Requesting First Order and Monthly Ticket)
Temporary puppet factory.

On the large workbench was a dissected beastman.

Because there was still some cold air left, the blood froze and did not flow everywhere.

Su Nan put away the tools, released the wizard's hand, and had a thoughtful look on his face.

"As I guessed, the beast bloodline factors of these people have awakened, and an irreversible atavism has occurred. It is indeed beastification."

"And there are traces of physical transformation on the body, which is indeed the work of a wizard apprentice."

Sunan looked at the dozen or so beastmen standing quietly in the corner.

He studied the blood-marked beast fang he got from Count Storm and determined that it was a magical item used to control beastmen.

It was similar to the necklace he gave to the cavalry regiment to control the Black Rock Leopard.

This kind of magic item, which is compatible with specific puppets and slaves, is not difficult to manufacture, but precisely because it is not difficult, the manufacturer usually adds some "exclusive" enchantment runes to play a role similar to encryption.

If someone other than the maker wants to decipher and use these magic items, the [Magic Item Manufacturing] skill must be at least two or three levels higher than the maker.

Judging from the craftsmanship of the blood-patterned beast fang, Sunan estimated that the maker's [Magical Item Manufacturing] level was not high, probably only level 1.

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

He could only use the blood-marked fangs to suppress the beastmen and prevent them from becoming hostile to him.

"What a pity. This kind of magic item can only control specific targets and cannot be used to suppress other beastmen."

Sunan shook his head.

This blood-marked beast fang can only be used to suppress the dozen or so beastmen in front of him, and is basically useless to him.

With a sigh, Sunan dealt with these beastmen casually and then destroyed the blood-marked beast fangs.

These beastmen can no longer be saved, and death is a relief for them.

"In any case, we can now confirm that there is indeed a wizard apprentice standing behind Marquis Jin Yan, and the beast transformation disaster is very likely related to that wizard apprentice."

Unlike the time with Amy, Sunan could be sure that this time it was a real and living wizard apprentice.

He was also the first wizard apprentice he met in this world.

The reason why we are sure that he is not a wizard is that if he is a formal wizard, it would not be so troublesome to deal with him.

"I just don't know if he is a second-level wizard apprentice or a third-level wizard apprentice?"

Su Nan looked a little solemn.

Compared to the powerful Marquis Jinyan, who has his own army and great influence, a wizard apprentice makes him more afraid.

After all, unless the former sends out four or five legendary knights to surround and kill him at the same time, there is no hope of killing him.

In comparison, the wizard apprentice posed a much greater threat to him.

Especially the third-level wizard apprentice, who has been able to skillfully manipulate energy particles and release energy runes without borrowing rune gems, and has also mastered second-ring spells and super magic techniques.

Even though Su Nan held many cards in his hand, he could not guarantee that he could deal with a third-level wizard apprentice.

"Even with the Ice Necklace and the Ring of Ultimate Protection, it's not safe against a Level 3 wizard apprentice. We still have to prepare some more trump cards."

Although he might not necessarily face the wizard apprentice, Sunan felt it would be safer to prepare early.

It's always a good idea to err on the side of caution.

After thinking for a moment, Su Nan quickly came up with a plan.

The first is to create new Glimmer-level magic items.

Unlike the Frozen Necklace, this is a magical item that focuses entirely on attack.

The second thing is to prepare new trump cards.

"It just so happens that I had this idea before, so I can try it next time."

Su Nan opened his palm and looked at the rune gem in his hand, his eyes flickering slightly.

On the night of the attack on the camp, the Flash Leader defeated the Storm Army with almost no effort.

Military casualties were minimal.

So Key made a prompt decision, leaving part of the army to guard the prisoners, and then took the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment and the rest of the army to Qilin City overnight.

Sunan also brought the golem army with him.

Count Winterfrost never expected that Count Storm would be defeated so quickly. When he received the news of the Storm Army's defeat, Key had already blocked his retreat with his army.

Just like that, facing the fierce offensive of the Black Rock Cavalry and the Stone Golem Legion, the Winter Frost Army, attacked from both sides, was unexpectedly defeated.

Count Winterfrost was captured and was gallowsed the next day along with Count Stormwind.

As soon as the battle report came out, the entire Jinyan Province and even the entire Fanxing Principality were in a sensation.

No one expected that with the combined strength of two earldoms, they could not take down a small barony, and were even defeated in return, with the two earls captured and killed.

This series of twists and turns took place in less than a month.

Marquis Jinyan, who was stationed in Mengguang City, didn't even have time to react before the Shining Territory wiped out the remaining guards of the Storm Territory and the Winter Frost Territory with lightning speed, taking the two territories into its possession, and then continued to attack other territories without stopping.

Shocked, Marquis Jinyan had to lead his troops back and personally lead the coalition forces to resist the offensive of the Shining Territory.

A fierce war broke out between the two sides.

After witnessing the powerful fighting ability of the stone golems, Key did not hesitate to invest all the gold coins looted from Storm Territory and Winterfrost Territory into building the golem army.

One after another, stone golems walked out of the puppet factory and then rushed into the battlefield without stopping.

Originally, Sunan wanted to sneak in again, but with the precedent of Earl of Storm, Marquis Jinyan had already taken precautions against this, and all people entering and leaving the camp were subject to strict inspection.

Sunan even found a magical item that could detect magic power.

As a last resort, he had to abandon the plan.

Although the infiltration failed, the stone golem still demonstrated its impressive combat power on the front battlefield.

With the two major legions of the Golem Legion and the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment, the Shining Territory also has the strength to fight against the Golden Rock Coalition on the front battlefield.

The war continued until the month of frost.

It was not until the first snow fell that both sides tacitly stopped fighting.

The land was covered with snow. Even for the Shining Lord with its clay golem baggage troop, the logistical pressure was too great to march at this time, so they had to take a break.

At this point, Jinyan Province has undergone earth-shaking changes compared to five months ago.

Except for the Shining Territory, the other two baronies and viscounties had already been destroyed by the Jinyan Alliance.

In the vast Jinyan Province, there are now only two major forces left: the Shining Territory and the Jinyan Coalition.

The territory of the Shining Territory has expanded from the original Shining Territory to the vast territory that now includes the Shining Territory, Storm Territory and Winter Frost Territory, occupying almost half of the area of ​​the Golden Rock Province.

It was as if the world was divided between him and Marquis Jinyan.

Such a development really surprised many nobles.

No one expected that Marquis Jinyan, who had raised the banner of rebellion with such great momentum, would be beaten to a bloody pulp before he even left his own province, and instead lost nearly half of his territory!
And what caused all this was just a barony!

The name of the Shining Territory thus resounded throughout the Principality of Stars!
And Su Nan's name gradually spread in some secret circles.

Starlight Year 1252, Winterqin Month (January). Today's snow is particularly heavy, and by the end of the month, the snow has shown no signs of thawing.

But this is a good thing for Shining Leader, as it gives them more time to recuperate.

The expansion of territory means an increase in tax revenue and population, and also provides a broader basis for the expansion of armaments.

As soon as the war ended, Key began to integrate the territory's political affairs and launched a massive recruitment campaign in the territory, intending to expand military strength during the winter and prepare for the war in the spring.

At the same time, a new round of wizard qualification tests began.

As the territory expanded and the population skyrocketed, the scale of this testing also increased a lot.

But as a result, it is foreseeable that the number of children who will eventually possess the qualifications to become wizards will also increase significantly.

Throughout the month of Dongqin, the entire Shining Territory was running at high speed.

Sunan was no exception and devoted himself to various tedious manufacturing work.

After integrating the new territory, a large number of knights suddenly appeared in the Shining Territory.
What followed was a sharp increase in the demand for magic weapons.

Sunan had to spend more time on making magic weapons.

In addition, the size of the Black Rock Cavalry Regiment is also expanding rapidly.

With sufficient knights, Key decided to transform the Black Rock Cavalry into a complete knight army and ordered that only knights could join the Black Rock Cavalry in the future.

As for the existing trainee knights in the group, they will be given priority in supplying dragon blood fruit, in an effort to break through and be promoted to knight as soon as possible.

According to Key, before the snow melts, he wants to build a real legion of knights and flatten the territory of Marquis Jinyan in one fell swoop.

Thanks to this, Sunan had an additional job of refining the Black Rock Leopard.

Now the output of the Black Rock Mine is no longer enough to meet the growing demand for Black Rock Leopards, and he has to find other suitable steel to replace it.

“I feel like I’m becoming a tool.”

Sunan sighed slightly and could only comfort himself that the expansion of the territory would also be good for him, as he would have more gold coins to purchase materials in the future.

Especially after being promoted to a third-level wizard apprentice, there are more places to spend money.

Moreover, this situation is only temporary. Once Sherman and the others grow up and take over the work of making potions and refining Black Rock Leopard, he will have it much easier.

Although he was busy, Su Nan never slacked off in his cultivation.

By the month of recovery (February), his mental strength had grown to 2.

At the same time, the last ingredient of the hallucinogenic potion was finally collected.

Without any delay, Sunan started making the hallucinogenic potion that day.

Level 4 [Potion Making] is enough to make second-level potions.

Having said that, Sunan still failed twice, and only succeeded in making the hallucinogenic potion on the third try.

"Success!"

Looking at the finished medicine in his hand, Sunan breathed a sigh of relief.

The amount of bloody mandragora obtained from Stone Bell City was only enough to make three doses of hallucination potion. If he failed for the third time, his loss would be huge.

Fortunately, his luck wasn't that bad.

"It turned out to be the right decision to upgrade the [Potion Making] skill to level 4 before making the Evil Potion. The difficulty of making a second-level potion is much higher than that of a first-level potion."

After calming himself down, Sunan turned his attention back to the potion.

The transparent, narrow-necked potion bottle was filled with violet liquid, and inside it were sparkling spots of light that shone with enchanting beauty under the light of the magic stone lamp.

Judging from the appearance alone, it is hard to guess that such a beautiful potion has the two malicious words "evil illusion" in its name.

"What a pity! If I could make two bottles of hallucination potion and then synthesize them, maybe I could directly break through 30 points of mental power. Now I only have one bottle, which is probably not enough."

Su Nan felt a little regretful, but soon returned to normal.

Even if my mental strength cannot break through 30 points after taking the hallucinogenic potion this time, it won’t be much different.

If he continued to meditate for another month or two at most, he would definitely be able to be promoted to a third-level wizard apprentice.

Taking out the magic stone and silver from the space ring, Sunan drew an energy-gathering array in the meditation room, and then activated the array, filling the room with a large amount of energy particles.

After doing all this, he sat cross-legged on the ground, took a deep breath to calm his distracting thoughts, gently uncorked the cork, tilted his head back and drank the potion in one gulp.

The slightly cool medicine liquid flowed into the stomach, turning into a cold breath that quickly flowed through the limbs and bones.

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

After about ten seconds, his body suddenly tensed up, and then began to twitch violently.

It was visible to the naked eye that veins bulged on his exposed hands and feet, and they twisted and twitched like earthworms. His skin was abnormally flushed, and large amounts of sweat oozed out, soaking his clothes in a blink of an eye.

If there was a wizard present at this time and used mental power to scan, he would be able to see dense energy particles pouring in from all directions like a tide, almost completely enveloping Su Nan, making him look like a colorful human-shaped cocoon.

Every second, countless energy particles penetrate into his body through the pores of his skin.

Su Nan clenched his teeth and endured the severe pain that surged through his body.

Faintly, he seemed to feel a chilly aura slowly spreading in the room.

despair!
There seemed to be a faint sound of footsteps by my ears.

Sunan tried hard to turn his head and was shocked to find that a group of hideous monsters had appeared in the room at some point.

They looked like humanoid creatures made of rotten flesh and blood. Sticky mud slid down the surface of their skin, dripping onto the ground with a sizzling sound and corroding tiny holes in the floor.

What is even more frightening is the big mouth full of sharp teeth in the middle of the rotting body, with residual meat strands vaguely visible between the teeth.

These monsters growled and squirmed, slowly approaching Sunan with malicious resentment.

Sunan lay on the ground, his body stiff and unable to move. He could only watch these monsters slowly approaching and then tearing his flesh with their sharp teeth.

Intense pain continued to hit his nerves like a tide, one after another as if there was no end, so that in the end his whole body was numb with pain and he had no feeling at all.

In this way, Sunan watched himself being torn apart, slowly turning into minced meat and bones, and entering the monsters' mouths. In the end, only a head was left, witnessing the entire process of his being dismembered.

laugh!
After a slight sound, everything disappeared.

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

The room returned to calm.

Su Nan was lying on the ground, sweating profusely, as if he had just been pulled out of the water.

"Damn, this side effect is too strong"

Sunan couldn't help but swear.

He finally understood where the word "illusion" in the hallucination potion came from.

Even if one subconsciously knows that it is just an illusion, it is still very uncomfortable to watch oneself being dismembered.

The excruciating pain during the process was so real that anyone with a weaker will would probably collapse.

"Evil Illusion, Evil Illusion, the name is worthy of its name."

(End of this chapter)