Synthetic Wizard

Chapter 395 - 236: A Tacit Understanding

Starlight Wizard Tower, workshop.

Sunan placed the newly crafted [Black Thunder] into the magic cube. As the synthesis interface flickered, a brand-new Tier Two witchcraft artifact was produced.

"The third one."

Sunan took out the Black Thunder and put it into his space ring, looking at the three black spearheads engraved with runes inside, a slight smile appeared on his face.

Including the three pieces of [Forbidden Zone], he now had a total of six Tier Two witchcraft artifacts in hand.

It’s rare for an ordinary Level 2 Wizard to acquire even one Tier Two artifact, and having six at once is indeed exceptional.

Even True Spirit Descendants aren’t this extravagant!

However, the three Black Thunders have already exhausted the Thunder Stones he collected recently, and to make more, he would have to re-enter the Thunder Elemental Plane.

Yet Sunan doesn’t plan to do so; three Black Thunders are enough for now.

Turning to the desk in the corner, Sunan’s gaze swept over the table full of materials.

Apart from synthesizing artifacts, he has also been researching the Alchemical Body recently.

The craftsmanship knowledge provided by Lize was very detailed, including how to convert to the Alchemical Body and the required materials, alongside eight types of alchemical engravings, some of which Sunan was quite eager for.

Such as the [Spiritual Reservoir], which can store a large amount of spiritual power in advance and supplement spiritual power consumption in battle instantly.

According to the description in the materials, [Spiritual Reservoir] can hold up to the entire spiritual power of a Level 2 Crystallization Wizard.

In a battle with an opponent of the same level, a wizard with the [Spiritual Reservoir] engraving has almost twice the spiritual power of the opponent, a clear advantage.

Also, the [Talent Specialization] that can greatly enhance the effect of talent abilities.

Activating it allows a temporary boost in the effect of talent abilities, with the increase depending on the user’s own level.

For a Level 2 Wizard, the enhancement is generally between thirty to fifty percent.

This is undoubtedly an impressive increase.

For example, Sunan himself, with two super talent abilities, can already compete with a Level 2 Crystalization Wizard without using artifacts and engraving gemstones.

If he had this [Talent Specialization] engraving, he could easily suppress a Level 2 Crystalization Wizard.

Adding on the artifacts and engraving gemstones, as long as it’s not against a Level 3 Wizard, there’s no need to worry about facing opponents!

After browsing the materials provided by Lize, Sunan almost immediately decided that the two alchemical engravings [Spiritual Reservoir] and [Talent Specialization] must be inscribed.

However, the issue that follows is that transforming to the Alchemical Body is not as easy as imagined.

The transformation process of the Alchemical Body is actually about modifying the body with various rare materials, giving the body the plasticity of magic like a scroll, allowing it to attach various enchantment traits.

This is a long process.

To avoid harming the body, the transformation process must be subtle and gradual, taking twenty to thirty years at least, and forty to fifty years at most.

If it were only this, Sunan wouldn’t think much of it.

The lifespan of a Level 2 Wizard is generally over three thousand years, and extending it to five thousand years through various means is not difficult.

For a Level 2 Wizard, forty to fifty years pass in the blink of an eye.

The real difficulty lies in the materials.

Transforming to the Alchemical Body requires materials including hundreds of rare resources like Aurum, Mithril, Star-sinking Steel, and Sea Heart Flowing Silver.

The most essential material among them is Aurum.

It’s a rare metal with excellent ductility and magic conductivity, similar to Mithril, but much more precious.

In all these years on the Starlight Continent, Sunan has never discovered Aurum.

In other words, it’s a material that is currently unobtainable.

"The transformation process of the Alchemical Body is quite special, so the magic cube’s synthesis is ineffective; it seems I’ll have to research a substitute for Aurum."

Sunan quickly made up his mind.

In researching new materials, his advantage over other wizards lies in having the magic cube as a golden finger.

He can try various means to synthesize materials with desired traits, making the research relatively easier.

However, developing a substitute for the precious Aurum is not easy, coupled with other rare materials that are also hard to obtain and need substitutes, Sunan estimates it will take a considerable amount of time.

"Step by step, there’s no rush anyway."

Exiting the workshop, Sunan teleported to the study room.

Learning Tier Four spells has become part of his daily routine.

Compared to Tier Three spells, Tier Four spells are far superior in both power and learning difficulty.

Even with the golden finger, it takes Sunan three to four months on average to master a Tier Four spell.

If even he takes this long, one can imagine the learning pace for ordinary Level 2 Wizards.

Luckily, the lifespan of Level 2 Wizards is long enough; otherwise, many might not master several Tier Four spells until the end of their lives.

In terms of practicality, there are indeed several eye-catching Tier Four spells.

For instance, [Dimension Anchor] that seals space, prohibiting all teleportation-type spells.

[Lesser Spell Nullification Barrier] that can block the effects of spells from Tier Zero to Tier Three.

[Heavy Fog Skill] that creates dense fog, obstructing vision and slowing movement.

And attack types like [Ava Black Tentacles], [Ice Storm], [Roar Skill], and so on.

Sunan plans to learn all Tier Four spells to prepare for any eventuality.

After all, he learns quickly.

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Time flies, over a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.