Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 281 Seven First-Ring Wizards, Storm Gathering Trade!

Su Nan's carriage left Stormwind Keep, which attracted attention from all sides.

First, there's King Barry of the Storm Royal Family and the Royal Council comprised of mid-level lords from the Energy World. This means that Sunan will not be present in Stormhold for the time being, allowing them to focus all their efforts on dealing with the Church of Storms.

Secondly, there is Chancellor Cavendish. Cavendish's Chancellor's residence is key to keeping the Storm Kingdom running.

There's also the Church of Stormwind, and the various nobles within Stormwind Keep.

Even the Rost family, who have now sided with Sunan, and the Tuvar family, who have completely turned into vampires and sided with Sunan.

In the Tuval family manor, vampire Cole sat in the main seat, issuing orders to a group of vampires: "The master means that the war will continue even while he is away from the capital."

"What we vampires have to do is use our identities to gain the trust of the vampire sorcerers, invite them over as guests, and get them to drink the wolfsbane potion."

"Any objections?"

None of the mid-level vampires had any objections.

The moment they side with Sunan and see him enhance Cole's power, all vampires will become Sunan's die-hard fans.

Count Tuval suddenly bowed to Cole and then spoke elegantly: "Perhaps we could also convert some noble vampires and usurp the royal city."

Cole looked at him and said, "Master, I knew a vampire would make this suggestion, but you meant that it would provoke the Church of Storms."

"Let the church and the puppet royal family clash for now. Our current task is simply to bring the vampire race back as much as possible and prevent any vampire from pledging allegiance to the energy world."

Count Tuval immediately bowed. "My master is truly wise. His wisdom is beyond the comprehension of us vampire barons."

Count Tuval then belatedly realized that Su Nan had already anticipated the plan that he had only recently conceived of.

The vampire elder, Methuselah, a vampire who had lived for over two thousand years and never dared to show off, greatly admired Su Nan's cautious and patient plan. "Master's plan is far-sighted and effective."

"That's very wise."

"We will try our best to bring back all the vampire sorcerers and turn them into pure-blooded vampires."

Even if Su Nan's plan is extremely radical, the vampire elder Methuselah will remain loyal due to his recognition of his ancestry. After all, Su Nan has reorganized the loose vampire system, minimizing the possibility of betrayal.

But at this moment, the vampire elder Methuselah sincerely believed that this strategy was good.

Vanessa Van Helsing glanced at Cole, formerly one of her most ordinary vampire subordinates, with a hint of jealousy. She was eager to prove her loyalty to Su Nan, knowing he would be monitoring their vampire group's meetings through the wolf pack effect.

Vanessa said, "Or, why don't we just kidnap that queen for our master?"

Su Nan, however, immediately rebuked her, citing the wolf pack effect. "Vanessa, don't do anything unnecessary. Queen... you are now a pawn in our game with the energy world. Don't do something as foolish as removing a pawn from the board."

Vanessa immediately bowed her head and apologized, "I understand, Master. I was rash. I will try to find a way to slowly bring all the vampire sorcerers back to our side..."

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Su Nan entered the Storm Gathering through a pit in the wilderness of the Bulgarian region.

At that moment, storm lights flashed across the sky above the storm gathering.

This time, many heavyweight newcomers appeared at the gathering, including the old witch of the Insect Curse Valley, the "Hermit" witch, and the Rubber Witch, a first-ring witch from their school of witches.

And, the priestess summoned one of her first-ring wizard friends, who claimed to be an Iron Shield wizard.

In other words, three new first-ring wizards appeared at this gathering. One of them, a bug spell wizard, was recruited by Su Nan himself, while the other two were recruited by other members of the gathering.

What surprised Su Nan the most was that the "Justice" witch had already advanced to a first-circle wizard and become a first-circle wizard specializing in dark energy quanta within the Evocation school.

They now have a total of seven first-ring wizards at their gathering!

It has become an integral part of the gathering organization.

Su Nan said to "Justice": "Congratulations."

The petrifying witch laughed heartily. "Justice! What a wonderful surprise! We have someone else to journey with on our magical path."

The "Justice" witch said to Su Nan and the others, "It's all thanks to the Azure Potion that 'Moon' gave me, which also helped me develop my talents and lifted the curse on me."

The newly joined official wizards' eyes immediately lit up with fervor.

Sure enough, at this Storm Gathering, there were people who could concoct potions that could help wizards break through their limits.

If Su Nan can refine a potion that helps a wizard break through to become a full-fledged wizard, then it means that Su Nan is very likely to be able to refine a potion that can help a wizard break through to become a second-circle wizard in the future.

The Rubber Witch addressed the crowd, saying, "I never expected that such a gathering could exist in this era. I discovered that one of the witches in my school has made extraordinary progress in her strength. That's when I learned that potions that can increase mental power can be traded at this gathering."

"I've already signed the assembly pact, so I've officially joined this assembly. From now on... let's get along well."

The old insect-cursing wizard, somewhat hesitant, greeted Su Nan and the other first-ring wizards. "Hello everyone, I am a wizard from the insect-cursing school."

The Iron Shield Wizard thanked the Priestess, saying, "Priestess, thank you. The quality of the gathering you recommended is indeed very high."

"You have more resources, after all, you have a higher status..."

The priestess immediately started coughing.

Su Nan glanced at the 'priestess' with curiosity.

If "Justice" is a member of the Nicomedia royal family, then what is the true identity behind the "Priestess" mask?

As the organizer of the gathering, Su Nan first greeted the three new members and at the same time reassured the somewhat apprehensive first-class wizard apprentices.

Tell them that everyone is equal at the gathering, and even a first-ring wizard cannot forcibly sell or rob.

Furthermore, Su Nan suggested that before becoming a first-ring wizard, one should choose an identity from the Tarot cards to protect oneself. Of course, for first-ring wizards like them, this was unnecessary.

Although, you can do that if you want.

The gathering officially began. With seven first-ring wizards present, everyone shared many strange and unusual stories during the first phase of the gathering, known as the "Wonderful Stories" phase.

However, in the "Strange Tales" stage, there are basically no specific people who will actively pay for magic stones anymore; it's more about sharing resources, information, and strange tales.

If you want to talk, then talk; if you don't want to talk, then don't.

However, because the atmosphere at the rally was good, everyone was quite willing to share information.

It's clear that all the wizards value this highly; it's a trading gathering for first-ring wizards that they've worked so hard to organize.

Su Nan noticed that the "Justice" witch had shared information about the recent crazy behavior of King "Barry" in the Storm Kingdom, and the "Justice" witch sighed.

"King Barry is going mad. He seems to want to transform his country into the one in the world with the least moral and common-sense constraints."

The Rubber Witch interjected, "I can sense that the air in the Storm Kingdom has changed. There's a strange kind of magic at work. Since I'm a wizard specializing in the transformation of the Conjuration school, I'm probably more sensitive to this than the other first-ring wizards here."

"I can sense... a corrupted magic in the air of the Storm Kingdom's capital, and this magic seems to be producing something."

The Rubber Witch pondered. "This kind of magic seems to produce something when combined with a person's depressed mood."

"I read similar texts more than two thousand years ago, and such things have happened before. When a country is close to its demise, more and more strange phenomena will appear, and that corrupted magic can easily give rise to terrible dangers."

"Therefore, there is even a school of wizards that studies the process of national collapse; this school is called... the Doomsday School."

The Iron Shield Wizard chimed in, "Yeah, I've heard of the Doomsday School. They're pretty infamous."

"They were later jointly annihilated by the former Council of Truth, and then it seems they were wiped out."

The Lightning Wizard chuckled, "What if they didn't become extinct, but instead fled somewhere and joined another faction?"

Su Nan remained silent throughout. Compared to these first-ring wizards, he was still too young. Even the "righteous" witch, Mary Balleo, had more experience in the magical world than he had.

Therefore, all I need to do is remain silent, listen attentively to their conversation, and broaden my own horizons.

In conclusion, everyone decided that it was best to avoid entering the Storm Kingdom recently, especially the Stormwind Keep region, as something felt off there.

Speaking of this, the petrifying witch, the "justice" witch, the lightning wizard, and the old wizard with the insect curse all involuntarily looked at Su Nan.

Su Nan commented, "It's alright, there are many good alchemy materials in Stormwind Keep."

Everyone couldn't help but start thinking about what the medicinal materials Su Nan was talking about were.

The Iron Shield Wizard said, "Speaking of this, I also have a strange story to tell, something that happened to me in the Bulgarian region."

"I've discovered that in the Bulgarian region, there are families that aren't actually wizarding families, but they possess a power to curse others using venomous insects. These families have recently become increasingly prominent."

"I suspect that there are out-of-control magical forces in the Bulgarian region."

Seeing everyone looking at him, the Iron Shield Wizard said, "I believe that in the Bulgarian region, a wizard failed to break through to a higher realm, causing his magic to go out of control."

"So, I've been avoiding Stormwind Keep—the Bulgarian region lately."

Su Nan looked at the Iron Shield Wizard, knowing that what he said might be true. It might be related to the Golden Wizard.

Because some of the families currently developing the relics of the Golden Wizard do indeed possess the power of curses, but they are not wizard families.

According to Wolf Three's week-long surveillance and investigation, only two wizarding families are vying for the wizarding relics of the Golden Wizard.

They seem to have been mining for decades. However, it appears they have remained around the ruins of the Golden Wizard without ever managing to penetrate the core area.

Su Nan looked at the Iron Shield Wizard, who had briefly introduced himself before; he was a wizard of the Protection School.

Therefore, based on his understanding, the Gold Wizard failed to break through to the second circle, and the magic had gone out of control. Was this completely different from the Oak Wizard's situation?

However, this issue did not receive much attention, and the meeting quickly entered the second stage of intelligence exchange under the organization of Su Nan.

Su Nan looked at the old wizard "Chariot," who had remained silent. With the help of his own potion, the old wizard's mental strength had reached 79. Soon, he would also be able to exert magical pressure.

Su Nan took out the vase he had obtained from Baron Eric's family and handed it to the old wizard "Chariot." "Chariot," he said, "take a look at this. Do you recognize the pattern on this vase?"

The old wizard, having examined the concentric circle pattern at the bottom of the ceramic vase, exclaimed, "The Mandala system!"

(End of this chapter)