The Synthesis Wizard-Chapter 290: Nothing Can Be Done About a Small Star Alliance

"Star Alliance has taken Ulan Dimension."

When Gavin heard this news from Bryce, his expression was very complex.

In fact, when he first heard about Luke's death, he had already guessed that Star Alliance would eventually conquer Ulan Dimension.

But when it actually happened, he couldn't help but feel a deep sense of emotion.

When they first collaborated with Star Alliance, Gavin only hoped that they could tie down the forces of Ulan, Manro, and Xige. He never expected that Star Alliance not only achieved that but went above and beyond, directly capturing Ulan Dimension.

Bryce was also full of amazement and said, "I really didn't expect Star Alliance to capture Ulan Dimension. At the beginning, Star Alliance's forces weren't even in an advantageous position; they were even slightly at a disadvantage. Who would have thought they could turn the tables in the end?"

"The speed at which Star Alliance's strength is growing is just too fast," Gavin said with a hint of admiration in his eyes. "For others, war weakens them, but Star Alliance seems to grow stronger with each battle. Gradually, Ulan Dimension couldn't keep up."

Bryce looked puzzled. "Star Alliance has been able to grow so quickly because they have an abundance of magic stones, but where are they getting all these magic stones?"

Gavin thought for a moment. "Perhaps they discovered a large vein of magic stones in some dimension."

It wasn't uncommon for a wizard faction to discover a large vein of magic stones in a dimension, allowing them to quickly develop.

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Bryce thought about it and agreed; this was probably the most likely explanation.

"Anyway, Star Alliance's capture of Ulan Dimension is quite beneficial for us."

"This news will likely prompt Black Sotar to send more troops to Xige and Manro Dimensions, which will make things easier for us."

Gavin smiled maliciously.

"I can already imagine the ugly look on Lucius' face."

As Gavin had predicted, Lucius was indeed in a terrible mood.

He had considered the possibility that Black Sotar might lose control of a dimension during this war and had mentally prepared for the worst.

However, no matter how hard he tried to think of it, he never imagined that the dimension Black Sotar would lose would be the first one, Ulan, captured by the very faction he had looked down upon—the Star Alliance!

This filled him with both surprise and rage.

Inside the conference hall, the atmosphere was as frozen as ice.

The senior members of Black Sotar were either frowning or looking serious, all of them silent.

At the beginning of the war, they had never thought Star Alliance would become a serious threat. They all decided to deal with Ten Thousand-headed Bird first.

But the developments of the situation slapped them in the face. It was Star Alliance, which they had most underestimated, that first inflicted a major loss on Black Sotar.

After a long silence, Lucius broke the quiet and said, "Let's hear it, what's our next move?"

A wizard coughed lightly and said, "I think we should send some forces to support Xige and Manro Dimensions. If Star Alliance could capture Ulan Dimension while attacking three dimensions simultaneously, now with only two left, they probably won't be able to handle both."

However, before he finished, someone immediately contradicted him.

"I disagree with that. We've just managed to suppress Ten Thousand-headed Bird. If we pull forces away now, it could give Ten Thousand-headed Bird a chance to strike back. The situation could spiral out of control!"

"But if we don't support them, once Xige and Manro Dimensions fall, Star Alliance will turn and help Ten Thousand-headed Bird, and the situation will still get worse!"

"I think we should focus our main forces on Star Alliance, deal with them first, and then go after Ten Thousand-headed Bird."

"No, that would be a huge mistake. Ten Thousand-headed Bird isn't stupid; they're probably already preparing for this. If we move our main forces, Ten Thousand-headed Bird will definitely take advantage of the situation and escalate their attacks. We might end up with a repeat of what happened in Ulan Dimension."

"Then what do you propose?"

The arguments grew more intense, slowly escalating into a full-blown quarrel.

Lucius listened, his face growing darker with each passing moment, and deep down, he felt helpless.

He suddenly realized, Black Sotar was completely powerless against a small faction like Star Alliance!

No matter what they did, the situation would likely worsen.

A faction that he had once scorned, a small third-rate wizarding power, was now giving him an unbearable headache.

"Enough! All of you, shut up!"

Lucius shouted impatiently, silencing everyone in the hall.

His cold eyes swept across the room, and he said sternly, "Send some forces to support Xige and Manro Dimensions, and have Heimdall and Quiven guard the dimensions. If Xige or Manro fall to Star Alliance, they won't be coming back."

"As for the main forces, continue dealing with Ten Thousand-headed Bird!"

Star Alliance was indeed troublesome, but Ten Thousand-headed Bird posed an even greater threat to Black Sotar.

If they let Ten Thousand-headed Bird take advantage of the situation, Black Sotar could face annihilation.

At that point, it would no longer be a matter of losing one or two dimensions.

Regardless, Ten Thousand-headed Bird's threat couldn't be ignored.

On the other hand, if Black Sotar gained the upper hand on the battlefield with Ten Thousand-headed Bird, they could then reallocate forces to support Xige and Manro.

Lucius believed Black Sotar could manage this.

That is, if Xige and Manro could hold out long enough.

Ulan Dimension, Ulan City.

In the Lord's mansion study, Su Nan sat behind the desk, listening to Lize's report on recent developments.

After capturing Ulan Dimension, Star Alliance didn't rush to attack Xige or Manro Dimensions. Instead, they took the time to consolidate their control over Ulan, only sending a portion of their forces to support Quill and Fakado.

After half a year of consolidation, Star Alliance had essentially taken full control of Ulan, removing all of Black Sotar's influence.

As one of Black Sotar's major controlled dimensions, Ulan Dimension's resources were far superior to those of the Wave Dimension and even outstripped Starshine Continent, which had been cultivated and developed for a thousand years.

Just the two medium-sized magic stone veins and one small vein were enough to make Ulan a highly valuable find.

Additionally, the most valuable asset in Ulan was its human population.

Whether it was for training wizards or cultivating knightly armies, having a sufficient population was key.

This made human-populated dimensions far more valuable than those with non-human species.

For example, in the Wolf Tide Dimension, while it had biological nests—a powerful military asset—if Su Nan had to choose, he would prefer a similar-sized dimension populated by humans, which would likely provide more wizards (apprentices) and magic pattern knights.

"Though Black Sotar exploited Ulan Dimension heavily, they still made substantial investments here."

Lize put down the papers in her hand and smiled, saying, "The overall quality of the human population in Ulan is quite impressive. For every thousand people, there are about seven or eight knights, and for every ten thousand, there are three to five wizard apprentices."

Star Alliance had built numerous knight academies on Starshine Continent, and after planting and improving Dragonblood Fruit across the continent, their knight population had slowly increased over a thousand years, but it only reached a ratio of about 2-3 per thousand.

The ratio of wizard apprentices was even lower—barely reaching one in ten thousand.

In contrast, the human population of Ulan Dimension had far better average quality.

But this made sense. Unlike Starshine Continent, which had only recently been liberated from dimensional lockdowns, Ulan had been under Black Sotar's rule for thousands of years, allowing for a much better environment.

"With proper management, in one or two hundred years, Star Alliance's wizard population will definitely grow significantly!" Lize said with a smile.

Star Alliance now had ample resources. As long as there was enough population, they could quickly cultivate large numbers of wizard apprentices.

With the base of wizard apprentices growing, the number of wizards would naturally increase rapidly.

"How are the repairs on the captured Wizard Towers coming along?" Su Nan asked.

"They are all fully repaired. As soon as they were put on the exchange list, they were snapped up immediately. Many couldn't get them and are now clamoring for us to march into Xige and Manro to capture more Wizard Towers," Lize replied.

Su Nan chuckled. War truly was the driving force of development.

"What about the upgrades to the Wizard Towers?"

"They're going well. Almost all Wizard Towers have had their elemental pools and long-range firepower upgraded. The team has been very proactive on this, especially since it directly affects their contribution points in the upcoming wars."

"The Maze Lock Protection Energy Field upgrades are a bit fewer—only about a third of the people have exchanged for the enhanced devices, and fewer still for other upgrades."

Su Nan nodded slightly.

Due to the limited time, the number of enhanced Wizard Tower facilities was still a bit small and couldn't cover all of Star Alliance's Wizard Towers.

But even so, the combat power of many Wizard Towers had been boosted.

Star Alliance now had a total of 44 Wizard Towers, and the number of Starry Fortresses had increased to 68.

However, the flying fleets had suffered significant losses in the recent wars and had yet to fully recover, with only twelve fleets remaining.

But when it came to war creations, Star Alliance could now easily crush Xige and Manro.

"We need to continue developing Ulan Dimension; we can't let up."

"But it's also time to march into Xige and Manro Dimensions," Su Nan said decisively.

Lize asked, "Which dimension will we focus on first?"

Su Nan had already made his decision. Without hesitation, he said, "Xige Dimension."

Unlike Ulan Dimension, Xige had a human population, though it wasn't the majority. The dominant species was a subspecies called Dragon Beastmen, a creature with both dragon and orc bloodlines.

Adult Dragon Beastmen were at least knight-level in strength, making them fierce and suitable soldiers. However, their power ceiling wasn't very high.

Due to the weak dragon bloodline, Dragon Beastmen could only reach a peak of the fourth-ring Legendary level. No Bloodline Knights or Elemental Knights had ever appeared, let alone wizard-level warriors.

Experiments had been conducted in the past to modify Dragon Beastmen and push them past their limits, but they were eventually abandoned.

In comparison, Manro Dimension's main species was made up of giants—Highland Giants, Sand Giants, Hill Giants, Forest Giants, Swamp Giants, and so on.

These giants were typically at the Great Knight level, with some of the leaders having strength comparable to that of wizards.

However, they had a relatively low reproductive rate.

According to reports from Quill, the total number of giants in Manro was less than two million, with only about half of them being warriors.

Furthermore, the environment of Manro was harsh, and its resources were not as abundant as Xige's. It didn't even compare to Ulan Dimension.

While Xige had two small magic stone veins, Manro had none.

Considering all these factors, Su Nan decided to focus on Xige Dimension as the second target.

Taking control of this resource-rich dimension

would allow for earlier development.

Seeing that Su Nan had made his decision, Lize didn't object.

With the command given, Star Alliance's forces quickly mobilized.

Just to be safe, Su Nan left three Wizard Towers, eight Starry Fortresses, one Magic Golem Legion, and two Magic Pattern Knight Legions to guard Ulan.

Additionally, he sent three Wizard Towers, ten Starry Fortresses, and two flying fleets to assist Manro.

The remaining forces advanced towards Xige.

After nearly ten years of war, although Quill hadn't gained an advantage in Xige, he had at least secured a foothold, conquering over fifty thousand square kilometers of land.

With a buffer zone, Star Alliance's forces no longer had to rush to transport more troops.

Upon arriving at Xige, Su Nan went straight to the Star Alliance army's headquarters.

Quill and the wizards had already gathered in the conference hall.

"My lord!" they all bowed respectfully.

Su Nan waved his hand, signaling them not to stand on ceremony. As soon as he sat down at the head of the table, he asked about the situation in Xige.

Quill was well-prepared and spoke calmly, "The ruling power of Xige is an empire founded by the Dragon Beastmen, with them as the dominant ruling class. However, in my opinion, it's more like a giant tribe. The total population is estimated to be at least 20 million, and the standing army is around 3-4 million."

Adult Dragon Beastmen are at least knight-level in strength, which means that all three to four million soldiers are knight-level.

However, the gathered wizards weren't particularly concerned.

After all, considering the incoming reinforcements, Star Alliance already had three Magic Golem Legions in Xige, which accounted for three million knight-level combatants.

Not to mention the Magic Pattern Knight Legions and Black Wolf Packs.

More importantly, the Dragon Beastmen couldn't send all their forces into battle, as they would still need to keep some troops to defend their homeland.

With three million soldiers, they were already in a solid position.

As far as ground forces were concerned, Star Alliance was just as strong, if not stronger, than the Dragon Beastmen.