Synthesis Wizard-Chapter 132

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

Su Nan went to the Black Valley as promised.

The straight-line distance between the Black Valley and the Silent Lake City was only twenty kilometers.

However, in the intricate underground world, the straight-line distance had little significance.

It was common for the actual distance between two points to be several times longer than the straight-line distance.

Su Nan cast the Flight spell and flew around for nearly an hour before reaching his destination.

He was greeted by a vast, sunken valley. The ground was pitch black, resembling a black hole that swallowed everything under the faint glow of fluorite from above.

The moment he stepped in, Su Nan instantly felt a change in the surrounding environment.

An invisible pressure enveloped his entire body, making the energy particles and spiritual power in his body seem trapped in a quagmire, making them difficult to mobilize.

Of course, he could break through this pressure if he insisted, but his intuition told him that doing so would lead to a dangerous situation.

“Just like Carolina said, this place is indeed not suitable for combat.”

Su Nan’s eyes flickered slightly.

Even if his puppets were in this environment, they would likely have their soul cores destroyed instantly if they were to engage in a fierce battle.

Indeed, there was no need to worry about ambushes in the Black Valley.

“The Wizard is punctual.”

As he was pondering, a hoarse and low voice suddenly came from the left, sounding like two bones rubbing against each other.

Su Nan turned his head and saw a tall, thin figure emerging from the darkness.

It was a humanoid skeleton, its entire body a frosty blue, as if encased in a thick layer of ice.

Its flesh was made of ice, and through the translucent layer, one could faintly see the bones within. Its entire body was covered in ice except for a skull head, with empty eye sockets flickering with black soul flames, and a dark flame circling its head like a corona.

Jagged, massive ice shards were embedded in its ten fingers, looking like two pairs of giant, sharp claws.

Even from dozens of meters away, Su Nan could feel a wave of icy coldness rushing towards him.

The Black Duke, ruler of Orsen, was also a Frost Lich.

Frost Liche were noblemen among the Lich race and often the leaders of their respective groups.

An ordinary Frost Lich possessed a first-ring legendary power.

Those who lived for more than two hundred years could reach the second-ring legendary level.

According to Carolina, the Black Duke had lived for more than three hundred years, and his power was likely approaching the third-ring legendary level. řÀ𝐍Ȫ฿Èᶊ

“The Wizard is younger and more handsome than I imagined.”

A melodious and charming voice came from the right.

A woman emerged from the darkness, her body swaying gracefully.

She was extremely beautiful, with golden hair, scarlet lips, and blood-red eyes that seemed to contain a captivating allure.

She wore a daringly cut black dress.

The dress was very form-fitting, revealing large patches of her skin. Her skin was whiter than washed silk, but it wasn’t merely pale; it had a healthy, flushed color, as if mixed with strawberry juice and cream.

Alluring.

This was the woman’s first impression!

The Red Widow, ruler of Matu, a vampire who had lived for over two hundred years.

Unlike the usual image of noble and elegant vampires, the Red Widow, both in her attire and mannerisms, seemed somewhat dissolute, making one think of a profession like a prostitute.

However, in reality, the Red Widow was a powerful individual who was no less formidable than the Black Duke.

“I’ve been wanting to meet the Wizard for a long time, but unfortunately, you declined my request for a meeting last time, which made me quite sad.”

The Red Widow gazed at Su Nan with hazy eyes, her gaze filled with infinite charm.

Su Nan remained unmoved, his expression calm as he said, “Tell me your purpose for seeking me out.”

“You’re clearly asking a rhetorical question, Wizard.” The Black Duke said in a cold tone, “Besides the insect plague in Kasham, what else could be worthy of our personal appearance here for a meeting?”

The Red Widow chuckled, “Don’t play dumb, Wizard. Give us a definite answer, do you want to cooperate in fighting the insect plague?”

Su Nan remained indifferent, “How do you envision this cooperation?”

“As before, the three city-states send their armies to block the path from Kasham to our side, intercept the insect swarm in advance, and work together to exterminate them.” The Black Duke said.

“That’s it?” Su Nan raised an eyebrow.

The Red Widow questioned in surprise, “Does the Wizard have any better suggestions?”

Su Nan curled his lips and shook his head silently.

He had already learned about the previous form of cooperation from Carolina, and he had originally hoped that if the Red Widow and the Black Duke had better proposals, he might be able to cooperate with them. After all, attacking Kasham alone would undoubtedly lead to heavy casualties, and every puppet saved was a victory.

However, these two, even after all these years, were still thinking about exterminating the insect swarm. They hadn’t considered attacking Kasham and eliminating the threat completely.

This also indirectly revealed that Matu and Orsen hadn’t significantly increased their strength in recent years.

“Haven’t you considered counterattacking Kasham and completely eliminating this threat?”

Silence ensued.

After a while, the Red Widow laughed, “You’re joking, Wizard. Did Carolina not tell you about the situation in Kasham? It’s the insect swarm’s home turf, and our armies would face significant limitations there, unable to effectively deal with them.”

The Black Duke silently nodded.

Seeing this, Su Nan lost all interest in probing further and simply said, “Then forget about cooperation, everyone will fight their own battles.”

The black flames in the Black Duke’s eyes flickered violently, “Do you think Silent Lake City can withstand the insect plague on its own? Remember, Silent Lake City’s geographical location is closer to Kasham than Matu and Orsen, and its past attacks from the insect swarm have been more intense than ours!”

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“That’s not your concern.”

With these words, Su Nan turned around and left without any hesitation.

It was only when his figure disappeared from their sight that the Red Widow chuckled, “Didn’t I tell you? This Wizard is very confident, he never intended to cooperate with us from the beginning.”

“You’ve also investigated the situation of those mines, the mining uses clay golems instead of cheaper slaves, and the guards and transportation are all stone golems and spider puppets, which shows that Silent Lake City now has a large number of puppets. They really have the confidence to fight the insect plague on their own and don’t need to cooperate with us.”

“Maybe they’re already planning to deal with us after dealing with the insect plague.”

“Maybe the proposal of counterattacking Kasham was prepared for this purpose. Silent Lake City’s strength is far greater than ours. If we cooperate with them to attack Kasham, we might be used as cannon fodder. Even if we deal with Kasham, we will suffer heavy losses and become the next target to be dealt with.”

“You don’t need to test me.” The Black Duke’s black soul flames jumped violently, his voice hoarse, “Since I’ve rejected that Wizard’s proposal, I won’t change my mind.”

“But the insect plague has to be dealt with. What are you going to do? Will you really follow the words of that skulking Kasham and cooperate with him against Silent Lake City?”

The Red Widow, fiddling with her nails, said lazily, “That’s not a bad idea either. That guy seems to have a grudge against the Wizard in Silent Lake City, otherwise, he wouldn’t have come to us specifically.”

The Black Duke snorted, “That guy’s been hiding in Kasham all these years, never showing his face, only controlling the insect swarm to hunt everywhere. I don’t know what he’s planning. Cooperating with such a person, be careful, you might be eaten to the bone.”

“That’s true.” The Red Widow rolled her eyes, and a cunning smile suddenly appeared on her lips, “I’ve actually come up with a good idea.”

“What is it?”

“We can pretend to agree to that Kasham guy, and when he attacks Silent Lake City, we can sit back and watch, let them dog-eat-dog. When they’re both exhausted and battered, we can strike decisively and eliminate them both!”

The Black Duke’s soul flames in his eye sockets suddenly brightened, “Good idea!”

He glanced at the Red Widow, unable to help but secretly think to himself, they say that women are the most venomous, it’s true. This woman’s heart is truly cruel.

“Let’s take this opportunity and eliminate both Kasham and Silent Lake City at once!”

The Red Widow, unaware of the Black Duke’s thoughts, smiled triumphantly.

The Black Duke nodded heavily.

Kasham goes without saying, and since Silent Lake City had a new owner, its threat level had risen drastically.

From the series of actions that the Wizard had taken after taking control of Silent Lake City, it was clear he was not someone to be trifled with, his ambitions for expansion were almost completely unveiled.

If they let Silent Lake City continue to grow, it would eventually pose a threat to Orsen.

This was an opportunity to strike two birds with one stone, eliminating both Kasham and Silent Lake City!

After that, as long as they could find an opportunity to swallow Matu, the entire area within a radius of a hundred kilometers would be his.

Meanwhile, the Red Widow was secretly making her own plans.

“Once we deal with Silent Lake City and Kasham, we can free our hands to deal with this black bone. At that time, the three city-states will all be mine.”

The Red Widow and the Black Duke looked at each other, both burst into a triumphant laugh.

“Master.”

As soon as Su Nan returned to Silent Lake City’s Base 2, he saw Carolina approaching.

“There were over ten Kasham insects near Mine 7, they’ve been killed by the stationed stone golems.”

Su Nan paused, his eyes flickering slightly.

Mine 7 was the furthest mine from Silent Lake City and also the closest to Kasham.

The insects from Kasham had already spread to the vicinity of Mine 7, which meant that the invasion was not far off.

His preparation time was running out.

“Bring those insect corpses to the laboratory.” Su Nan thought for a moment and said.

He had only heard Carolina talk about how terrifying the Kasham insects were, but he had never seen them with his own eyes. This was a good chance to see for himself, dissect a few instantly, and study their structure. Perhaps he could gain some insights.

“Yes, Master!” Carolina immediately agreed, then cautiously asked, “What about Matu and Orsen?”

“Don’t worry about them.” Su Nan waved his hand.

Carolina understood immediately. Her master had decided to deal with the insect plague alone.

Seeing this, she didn’t say anything more, tactfully withdrew, and turned to order her subordinates to bring the insect corpses and send them to the laboratory.

Arriving at the Puppet Factory, Su Nan quickly put the Red Widow and the Black Duke out of his mind, and continued working on refining puppets.

He could see that the Red Widow and the Black Duke might have been up to something.

After all, their reactions were too calm when they heard him refuse cooperation.

Matu and Orsen, unlike Silent Lake City, didn’t have the golem legions he refined to defend their cities, so they wouldn’t be able to easily withstand the insect plague.

Just relying on Matu and Orsen’s combined forces wouldn’t be enough to resist the insect plague.

This was a matter of life and death for both city-states. Logically, the Red Widow and the Black Duke shouldn’t have been so calm.

They likely already had other ways to deal with the insect plague, so they weren’t worried even if Silent Lake City refused to cooperate.

Su Nan didn’t know if this method had anything to do with him or Silent Lake City, and he didn’t care.

In the face of absolute power, any schemes and tricks were paper tigers.

As long as he had enough golems, no matter what plans the Red Widow and the Black Duke had, he could crush them decisively.

“Three higher elite stone golems have been synthesized, plus five elite dual-bladed spiders. Now I have eight second-ring legendary combat power.”

“From now on, I can focus on refining ordinary puppets.”

Excluding the puppets responsible for defending the mines and escorting the ore, Silent Lake City currently had five hundred stone golems, one hundred and fifty dual-bladed spiders, twelve elite stone golems, and five steel golems.

This lineup, deployed on the surface, would be enough to flatten any Earl territory.

However, to deal with the insect plague that had forced Matu, Orsen, and the previous Silent Lake City to join forces and could barely resist, it was probably still insufficient.

Not to mention counterattacking Kasham.

He still needed to continue expanding his golem legion, at least double the number of puppets.

He could also level up his 【Puppetry Refining】 skill and get it to level 5 sooner, preparing for refining gold golems in the future.

“There are also Magic Emblem Cores.”

“The materials for the third Magic Emblem Core are almost complete.”

While Su Nan was dealing with the Starfire Sect, Carolina, following his instructions, diligently collected various rare metals. Now, she had gathered most of the materials for the third Magic Emblem Core.

He only needed eight more types of rare metals to synthesize the level 3 Magic Emblem Core.

Even though he had Silent Lake City, which greatly increased the efficiency of collecting rare metals, Su Nan had never given up researching substitute metals.

After all, if he could find substitutes for the rare metals in the Magic Emblem Core materials that were difficult to obtain, he would no longer need to collect them laboriously. He could simply use substitute metals to refine them.

At that time, not only level 3 Magic Emblem Cores, but even level 9 and 10 would be easy to synthesize.

“Of the eighty-nine rare metals needed to refine the Magic Emblem Core, twelve can be purchased through the Fire Fox Trading Company’s channels, forty-five have already been researched and found substitute metals, leaving only thirty-two.”

“Now that I don’t need to learn new spells, I can use the time I would have spent learning spells to research substitute metals.”

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