Synthesis Wizard

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Chapter 96: The Grand Wedding

Time flew by and in the blink of an eye, it was already the month of Blazing Fire (July).

This was the time when the sun walked across the land.

In the Cangjin Empire, this was also the time for the annual Fire Festival.

In the Starry Constellation Duchy, although the Harvest Festival was still two months away, the people had already started to show signs of merriment.

Jin Yan Province was no exception, and it was even earlier than other provinces to be enveloped in an atmosphere of joy and festivity.

The reason was that the Marquis of Jin Yan Province was about to get married!

The moment this joyous news spread from the lord’s manor, it swept through the entire Jin Yan Province like a hurricane.

Su Nan, who had been immersed in his studies and cultivation, became one of the last people to know about it.

“So, my brother’s wedding is scheduled for the day of the Harvest Festival.”

Su Nan expressed surprise, having just learned the news in the meeting room.

“That’s right.” Kei said with a cheerful smile, “A way to celebrate with the people, what do you think?”

“It’s… pretty good.”

Hearing the phrase “celebrate with the people” coming from a noble’s mouth, it felt strangely awkward.

“Who’s the bride?”

“The youngest daughter of the Marquis of White Tower.”

A marriage alliance?

It seemed Kei was gradually expanding his network of relationships.

“I’ll be there on the day of the wedding.” Su Nan said.

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As he was about to leave, Kei stopped him with a chuckle.

“Don’t rush off, I have something I want to talk to you about.”

Su Nan reluctantly sat back down, “What is it?”

“You’re twenty years old this year, it’s time to think about getting married.”

Su Nan was stunned for a moment before shaking his head with a wry smile.

For a Wizard Apprentice who aspired to become a Wizard, marriage was an extremely distant notion.

“I don’t have any plans for that right now.”

“Don’t you want to consider it? Many nobles have approached me, wanting to marry their daughters or nieces to you, and there are quite a few beauties among them.”

“No need.” Su Nan rejected without hesitation.

Compared to Wizard Apprentices, the lifespan of ordinary people was far too short.

Even legendary knights could only live half as long as a third-rank Wizard Apprentice.

If he were to marry an ordinary woman, the end result would likely be watching her die of old age.

It wouldn’t be a good thing for him, nor for the woman who would become his wife.

Besides, he wasn’t interested in getting married now.

Cultivation, study, and farming development occupied almost all his time and energy, leaving no space for anything else.

“By the way, I’ve already chosen a new location for the Magic Plant Garden, you’re in charge of the construction.”

Su Nan waved his hand and walked out of the hall without looking back.

Watching him leave, Kei shook his head helplessly.

“It seems the responsibility of carrying on the family line will fall to me.”

The construction of a single Magic Plant Garden was much simpler than the base.

By the month of Books (August), the foundation for the Magic Plant Garden was already completed.

Su Nan named it Magic Plant Garden No. 2.

As for the one in the base, it was naturally called Magic Plant Garden No. 1.

In addition to Dragonblood Fruit and Silver Moon Flowers, Su Nan also specifically designated one-third of the area for planting Mandrake, Gold Thorn Grass, Tranquility Flower, and other Magic Plants.

These were commonly used ingredients for crafting low-level potions.

Standing at the entrance of the Magic Plant Garden, looking at the various flowers in full bloom, and smelling the sweet fragrance that filled the air, Su Nan wore a satisfied smile.

When the Silver Moon Flowers here matured, he would be able to synthesize a third-rank mid-grade Transcendent Potion.

At that time, his meditation efficiency would be further enhanced.

As for the third-rank high-grade Transcendent Potion, there were restrictions that required Spiritual Power to reach 34 points and Physique to reach 25 points to be able to consume it.

He estimated that he wouldn’t be able to consume it until he had built the eleventh Star Ring.

There was also Dragonblood Fruit, which could be used to strengthen Physique, allowing him to reach the level of a Junior Great Knight sooner.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

“Su Nan!”

A warm and sweet voice came from within the flower sea, and more than a dozen exquisite little beauties, only a foot tall, flew out from the flowerbeds, flapping their colorful wings.

These little people were about thirty centimeters tall, wearing various colors of exquisite long dresses, with bow ties on their chests, colorful wings on their backs, slender and graceful figures, and small, white, tender legs wearing thigh-high boots, making them look very pretty.

“I want to drink rosedew.”

“I want honey, yesterday’s honey was so delicious.”

“Hurry up.”

Seven or eight little people flew around Su Nan, their sweet laughter echoing in the air.

The one at the front was wearing a flower crown.

Her beauty was exceptional even among the group of beautiful little people.

These little people were otherworldly creatures that Su Nan had recently summoned.

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They were a type of fairy creature called Flower Fairies.

Like Flower Sprites, they had no combat ability, but they were very good at tending Magic Plants – in fact, most fairy creatures were very good at tending Magic Plants.

Some fairy creatures with abilities similar to Plant Aura, a type of spell-like ability, were the coveted Magic Plant managers for many Wizards (Apprentices).

It was worth mentioning that Flower Fairies weren’t like Flower Sprites who liked to play pranks.

On the contrary, they were very close to those they liked.

The one wearing the crown was the Flower Fairy Queen, named Tia.

Actually, Su Nan had summoned Tia first, and after tasting the rosedew and honey Su Nan had synthesized, the Flower Fairy Queen immediately agreed to Su Nan’s recruitment and took charge of the Magic Plant Garden.

She also proactively summoned more Flower Fairies later.

As a reward for guarding the Magic Plant Garden, Su Nan only needed to provide them with enough rosedew and honey every month, making them affordable and useful helpers.

“Tia, how are things going today?”

Su Nan took out the rosedew and honey and gave them to the Flower Fairies, then extended his hand to let Tia land in his palm.

“Everything is good.” Tia said sweetly, “Just the Mandrakes are a bit noisy, they’re always screaming, I just gave them a good scolding.”

“Oh, yes, yes, two apprentices came this morning, I played hide-and-seek with them, hehe, they couldn’t find me at all.”

Nature had bestowed upon Flower Fairies an amazing self-preservation ability. They could hide in the flower sea, and even a full-fledged Wizard would find it difficult to discover them.

Tia chattered to Su Nan about the things that happened today, occasionally bursting into a series of crisp, silver bell-like laughter.

Su Nan listened patiently, interjecting a word here and there.

In all likelihood, the Magic Plant Gardens he would open in the future would primarily be managed by the Flower Fairies.

The Flower Fairy Queen had the ability to summon her kin, so in the future, as long as there was a need, he could simply ask Tia to summon new members.

From now on, Su Nan would no longer have to worry about having insufficient manpower in the Magic Plant Garden.

However, while most things could be handled by the Flower Fairies, some tasks still needed to be completed by the apprentices.

The third round of aptitude testing held in Jin Yan Province had ended last month.

Compared to the first and second rounds, the third round was larger in scale.

Therefore, a total of eighteen young men and women passed the aptitude test.

Now, the entire base had a student population of thirty-three people.

Nearly half of them had already mastered the Star Ring Meditation Method.

Xie Man, Cole, and Athiel, in particular, had already built their second Star Ring and successfully mastered three to four zero-ring spells.

Besides, Xie Man and Athiel had already successfully crafted zero-order potions.

In terms of data, their [Potion Crafting] skill had both reached level 1.

Cole, on the other hand, had mastered the [Puppet Refining] skill.

Thanks to this, Su Nan no longer needed to waste his time crafting low-level potions or refining Blackrock Beasts.

He had delegated both tasks to the three students.

Xie Man, Cole, and Athiel now mainly took on crafting potions and refining puppets.

Tasks like tending Magic Plants, cleaning the laboratory, and maintaining Magic Puppets were left to the other newcomers.

“Once more people learn how to craft potions, we can expand the scale of potion sales.”

The money-making business had to continue, and it had to be gradually expanded.

After all, as Su Nan’s strength increased, there were more and more places where he needed to spend money.

Not to mention, just researching substitutes for Magic Emblem Core materials had cost him more than three thousand gold coins.

Fortunately, the money wasn’t wasted, and he eventually successfully synthesized three substitutes.

Now, he only needed twenty-one rare metals to complete the materials for refining the Magic Emblem Core.

The night forest was unusually quiet.

A group of men in leather armor navigated through the forest under the dim starlight.

The sound of insects flapping their wings filled the air, like a night melody interwoven together.

The group moved forward in silence, their rustling footsteps passing through patches of bushes. The cold night air and the deathly silence made people feel a knot in their stomachs.

After walking for a while, someone finally couldn’t hold back and asked the person in front who was leading the way in a low voice, “Freder, how much further until we get there?”

“Soon.” Freder said without turning back.

“You said that half an hour ago, exactly how much further do we have to go?” The speaker’s voice carried a note of suppressed impatience, “You wouldn’t be lying to us, would you?”

Freder turned back and glanced at him, coldly saying, “If you don’t trust me, you can turn back now.”

“You—”

“Alright, stop arguing!” An older man interrupted them, “Be careful not to make too much noise, it attracts wild beasts, there are often black wolves here at night.”

The man held a high position in the group. As soon as he spoke, the person who had been complaining immediately shut his mouth.

Freder glanced at the man and said in a low voice, “I’ve already seen the marks I left before, go another seven to eight hundred meters ahead, and we’ll reach the cave I found.”

The group cheered up at these words and quickly quickened their pace.

Not long after, the scene before them suddenly opened up, revealing a clearing, with a steep cliff at the end.

At the bottom of the cliff was a dark and gloomy cave entrance.

In the darkness, the cave entrance looked like a bloodthirsty maw, waiting for uninvited guests to enter, which was somewhat eerie.

However, the group was not afraid at all, their gazes toward the entrance were filled with a fiery heat, their faces full of excitement.

“Freder, did you find those silver bars in this cave?” The man asked in a deep voice.

Freder nodded heavily, “That’s right, I saw a silver vein deep inside the cave with my own eyes.”

The group’s expressions became even more excited.

A silver vein, even a super-small, shallow silver vein, could make them rich overnight.

If the reserves were even larger, they might not have to worry about food and drink for the rest of their lives.

“Let’s go, get in!”

The man suppressed his excitement and led the group into the cave.

Some people in the front and back of the group lit torches, and the bright light illuminated the inside of the cave.

The man examined the cave walls and frowned in confusion.

This cave was full of traces of artificial excavation, and the traces were quite new, combined with the silver vein inside, it should be a recently excavated mine.

But if that were the case, why were there no figures in sight.

Moreover, he had inquired in the city and found that no one had ever mined in this forest.

The man was inexplicably uneasy and began to consider whether to retreat and investigate further before proceeding.

Just then, a low cry suddenly came from deep inside the cave.

“It’s the silver vein!”

The man subconsciously looked up and saw a patch of dull silver-gray on the cave wall, immediately catching his eye.

His heart began to beat rapidly.

The desire for silver bars instantly suppressed the unease deep in his heart.

Without hesitation, the man immediately took the iron pickaxe from his waist and exclaimed excitedly, “Dig!”

Everyone had been waiting for this command. Upon hearing it, they couldn’t wait to get to work.

“Haha, we’re rich!”

“After this job, I can take a break for several years!”

“This cave seems pretty deep, there might be other veins further inside.”

“You’re right, let’s go check it out later.”

The group discussed excitedly.

At that moment, strange sounds suddenly came from deep inside the cave.

Despite being caught up in excitement, years of abundant adventuring experience allowed the man to notice the anomaly immediately.

“Quiet!”

“There seems to be something in the cave, everyone be on guard!”

The group immediately put down their iron picks and drew their weapons, their eyes alertly fixed on the darkness deep inside the cave.

“Squeak, squeak!”

To their horror, a group of rats, as large as cats, rushed out from the darkness.

“What is this?”

“Rats?”

“There’s no way rats are this big… Damn it, these monsters are so fast, I was bitten!”

These sudden rats had slightly reddish eyes, like crazed beasts, they attacked the group with their sharp fangs and claws.

What was even scarier was that they were incredibly fast, and there were many of them.

In the limited space of the cave, the group couldn’t dodge, and they were quickly injured.

“Stay calm, back-to-back defense!”

The man swung his sword and chopped a giant rat in half, yelling loudly.

The next second, a muffled roar suddenly came from behind.

The man didn’t have time to turn around before he was knocked to the ground by a massive figure rushing from behind.

“Captain!” Someone cried out in alarm.

With the flickering firelight, everyone quickly saw the beast that had knocked the man to the ground.

It had a toad-like head, dark red skin, no eyes, and incredibly thick limbs.

“Gurgle, gurgle!”

The toad-like monster opened its bloody maw and bit down on the man’s head. After chewing a few times, it swallowed it whole, then leaped onto the others.

“Ah!!”

The man’s death sent the group into complete panic.

Everyone lost their fighting spirit and rushed to the cave entrance in a desperate attempt to escape.

However, they hadn’t run very far before they were knocked down by the toad-like monster and the swarm of rats chasing behind them.

Freder, who was running the fastest, was the first to reach the cave entrance.

Seeing that he was about to escape, he couldn’t help but show an ecstatic expression on his face.

But the next moment, a sticky tongue shot out from behind, wrapping around his waist and dragging him back forcefully.

“Ah!!”

The short scream was cut off abruptly, followed by the chilling sound of chewing.

“Crunch, crunch!”

After a while, the sounds disappeared, and the dark cave returned to its deathly silence.