Wizards: Starting as a Potions Master!

Chapter 62 The Arrival of the Bishop of Achaia and the Church Army

With the actual meditation method and spell model in hand, Su Nan spent the next three days learning on his own while having the AI ​​analyze and record the [Words of the Dead] meditation method and related spell model.

His mental strength is now very close to 20. He has started to learn meditation again and is retracing the path from a third-class wizard apprentice to a second-class wizard apprentice. Of course, the speed is very fast.

[Words of the Dead] The four-dimensional structure of meditation was established in his mind.

However, Su Nan did not intend to use this as a foundation, so he did not place this four-dimensional rune structure at the center of his spiritual world; he only wanted to understand and learn about it.

Moreover, he also discovered that compared to the increase in mental strength gained from taking mental enhancement potions every day, and the speed of mana conversion for brewing magic potions, the increase in mental strength and mana gained from learning the [Words of the Dead] meditation method was far too slow.

It's nothing like drinking a magic potion, where a single sip can dramatically increase your mental strength.

Therefore, Su Nan is not prepared to abandon his own potion system.

Moreover, the quality of something that someone casually hands you is probably not that good; it's just that you don't have a comparison point right now.

Furthermore, Su Nan discovered a problem: the quality of the magical power he generated through meditation was, for some reason, significantly lower than the magical power he generated from refining potions.

One side is like a brick, while the other is like steel.

The quantities appear to be the same, but the moment they come into contact, the result is the collapse of the magical power transformed by the meditation method of the Words of the Dead.

"However, the advantage is that converting magical power through meditation is very stable," Su Nan thought. "I only convert my mental energy into magical power when I'm making very difficult potions."

"It's also possible that the meditation technique I obtained was too low-level, resulting in poor quality mana. If I had obtained a better meditation technique, things might not have turned out this way."

During the day, in the castle's attic, Su Nan looked out the window. His mental strength was now almost at 20, and he could enter the state of mental meditation.

But before that, he had to ensure the safety of his territory.

Meanwhile, during this time, he instructed the super werewolf deacon to reduce his surveillance of the two Forsaken wizards who had intruded into his territory, only checking their approximate location from a distance every half hour.

The super werewolf butler's surveillance capabilities are extremely strong; in this way, he can significantly reduce the vigilance of the two Forgotten Ones.

They thought he was completely absorbed in studying meditation and didn't care about them anymore.

There are two reasons why southern Jiangsu doesn't deal with them.

First, he planned to go find them after he had advanced to the rank of first-class wizard apprentice.

Secondly, he had already had the wolves dig three feet into the ground these past few days, but they hadn't even seen a trace of the Wizard's Relics Garden of the Four Seasons.

After all, Su Nan didn't know much about the products of orthodox wizarding civilization.

The two Forgotten Ones seemed to have their own plans and appeared very confident, so Su Nan simply sent them to find the wizard's ruins.

Anyway, since we've found it and it's near our territory, we can still go in.

The one who strikes first may not necessarily gain the upper hand.

The key is not who can find the wizard's remains, but who will be the ultimate victor.

Therefore, Su Nan didn't mind using these forgotten people as his scouts.

Robert knocked on the attic door, his voice tense. "Lord Sunan, the Bishop of Achaia, from the Church of Storms, has entered our territory..."

The Storm Kingdom has a total of seven pastoral districts.

The bishop is a high-ranking member of the Church of Storms, and in terms of doctrine, he is a saint who represents the will of the God of Storms to mankind.

No wonder Robert was nervous.

After all, Su Nan is a wizard, and the Storm Church is the most hostile to wizards.

Su Nan hadn't expected that the bishop of the Storm Church would actually come to his territory. "Then let's go and meet him."

"Robert, you're too flustered. You're making us look guilty. But don't be guilty. If that bishop doesn't know what's good for him, we can arrange for him to die 'accidentally' in my territory."

"If it was an accidental death, the Church of Storms will not hold us accountable."

……

On the edge of Peter's territory, in the woods on a small hillside, Guca and the little girl looked at the convoy passing by on the path beside the woods.

First, at the head of the convoy were four soldiers carrying wooden statues representing the god of storms.

Next came two elite cavalry units.

There were even some Storm Riders in the party.

This army is unusually large. An ordinary baronial territory simply cannot support such a powerful military force. If things go wrong, the roles of host and guest could be reversed.

Anyway, this isn't the first time it's happened.

Fifty-eight years ago, the last emperor of the Eastern Human Empire sought help from the west. The Storm Knights, summoned by the Holy War, launched a coup and rebellion because the last emperor could not pay the military expenses. They massacred the cities of the allied forces and seized the remnants of the entire empire for themselves.

Since then, the lords of the Storm Kingdom have all learned one thing: inviting a large number of troops into their territories, if not suppressed, could very likely lead to a military rebellion and the usurpation of their lands.

After all, it was common for armies in the early Middle Ages to plunder their own country's cities, and they had no sense of discipline or honor.

Gu Ke glanced at the grand army on the path and said, "It's strange that so many troops are entering Baron Peter's territory. They couldn't possibly be here for this land."

"But it's none of our business."

"We won't be the ones in trouble. I gave the meditation scroll to those two earth wizards before, and it worked very well. Although they are still spying on us, it has been greatly reduced."

The little girl looked at the Storm Church's army, her body trembling slightly with anger, for her parents had died at the Storm Church's stake. "Grandpa Guca, these people are just like those cultists, insane, only in different ways."

"These people... as long as someone is different from them, they will force you to admit that you are wrong and they are right."

"They are a disaster."

……

As Su Nan entered the church in Baron Peter's estate, he glanced sideways at the heavily guarded outside.

What annoyed Su Nan even more was that he had to inform the bishop of the Achaia district and obtain permission before he could enter the church.

The Church of Storms operates as domineeringly as ever, elevating religious nobles above secular nobles.

As soon as Sunan and Robert entered the church, they saw an old man in a magnificent gold robe talking to Father Louis.

Father Louis wanted to strike up a conversation, but the rhythm of the conversation was completely controlled by the other person. The other person would ask questions if they wanted to, and would not talk to Father Louis if they did not want to.

This put his uncle, Father Louis, in a very awkward position.

Bishop Achaia turned to look at Sunan, giving him a kind smile. "Ah, you must be little Sunan?"

"Your father and I are friends. We fought on the same battlefield and were even assigned to the same squad."

"Oh, by the way." The Bishop of Achaia's kind smile suddenly changed, turning serious and terrifying. "Someone reported you for practicing witchcraft here, for using witchcraft to kill people. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, the ten Storm Knights trained by the church, who were also the knights favored by the Lord of Storms, all looked at Su Nan and placed their hands on their sword hilts.

Father Louis's heart was in his throat.

Inside the church, all the clergy in Peter's territory were startled.

Su Nan, however, remained calm and composed, glancing at the bishop. "I don't know what you're talking about."

"By the way, these knights are all official knights. Do knights favored by the gods have some privileges that make it easier and faster for them to be promoted than knights outside the church?"

"If that's the case, I have a good-for-nothing subordinate named Robert here. Could he also enjoy such a special honor?"

Robert was both touched and a little scared.

Lord Su Nan, you're being far too domineering! Not only did you refuse to answer the bishop's question, but you also asked him a question and made a request.

This is the highest religious nobleman from one of the seven major pastoral districts in the kingdom!

(End of this chapter)