Chapter 224: An Inexhaustible Treasure Trove
Starlight Calendar Year 1297.
The Deep Sea Naga surrendered to the Star Alliance. With this, the two most powerful marine races of the Rainbow Sea had submitted to the Star Alliance's command.
The Star Alliance's development in the Rainbow Sea now entered a period of rapid growth. With Lize assisting in managing the Star Alliance's affairs, Su Nan could finally focus his energy on cultivation and the construction of the Wizard Tower. Thanks to his method of synthesizing Elemental Crystal Cores and absorbing Divine energy, Su Nan's spirit refinement saw a consistent upward trajectory. The construction of the Wizard Tower also progressed slowly but steadily. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.
Starlight Calendar Year 1304.
Ke Yi finally reached the peak of the Fourth Circle Legend stage, and further advancement was no longer possible. To reach a higher level, he had only two paths to choose from: to become a Bloodline Knight or an Elemental Knight. Ultimately, Ke Yi adhered to his original decision and chose the path of the Bloodline Knight.
After careful consideration, he selected the Demonic Tyrant Dragon Bloodline for his fusion. The Demonic Tyrant Dragon belonged to the Sub-Dragon category and was one of the most powerful high-level Sub-Dragons, boasting a bloodline concentration exceeding 85%. Even within Long Lin, the Demonic Tyrant Dragon was recognized as one of the strongest types of Sub-Dragon.
In recent years, the implementation of the high-level Sub-Dragon Bloodline Enhancement Project had resulted in an increase in bloodline concentration among high-level Sub-Dragons in Long Lin. Due to its already high concentration, the increase for the Demonic Tyrant Dragon Clan was less noticeable compared to other high-level Sub-Dragons, but they generally saw a rise of 3% to 5% in their bloodline concentration.
Among them, the most formidable Demonic Tyrant Dragon had a bloodline concentration as high as 91.27%. The bloodline that Ke Yi was about to integrate came from this powerful Demonic Tyrant Dragon.
The transformation process into a Bloodline Knight was not too difficult for Su Nan. After spending three days in the laboratory, Ke Yi emerged, having successfully advanced to the Bloodline Knight level.
After a considerable time, Ke Yi finally stopped brandishing his sword and reluctantly left the training grounds.
“How do you feel?” Su Nan asked.
Ke Yi's face was alight with excitement. “Great, really great! I feel like my entire body is overflowing with power, and my physique has noticeably improved!”
Su Nan smiled in response. “The Demonic Tyrant Dragon is a high-tier sub-dragon known for its immense physical strength, and integrating its bloodline is highly effective for enhancing your physique.”
“Additionally, your energy resistance and control over Fire Element particles should have also increased significantly, although, of course, that can't compare to that of a Fire Element Knight.”
Ke Yi chuckled. “That’s more than enough for me. Initially, I just wanted to extend my lifespan; the increase in power is a secondary concern.”
“By the way, can this kind of bloodline ability be passed down to future generations?”
Su Nan shook his head. “No. At best, it can slightly optimize the genes of your offspring, making their innate physique stronger.”
Neither the Bloodline Knight nor the Wizard Apprentice bloodline fusion is a perfect bloodline integration, so it cannot be inherited by future generations.
A truly perfect bloodline integration requires the wizard, after bloodline fusion, to continuously develop their bloodline ability, activate their bloodline genes, and strengthen their bloodline ability to the point where it rivals its original source, or even surpasses it.
Only when this level is reached can a bloodline be considered a true, inseparable part of one’s genes, capable of being passed down through reproduction.
Thus, the founders of every powerful bloodline wizard family are exceptionally brilliant individuals!
Upon hearing Su Nan's words, Ke Yi felt a twinge of disappointment.
Nevertheless, it was reassuring to know that it could optimize genes.
The genes of a family improve and evolve over generations, and expecting to become a significant figure in just his own generation was merely wishful thinking.
With this thought in mind, Ke Yi couldn't help but sigh again.
Just two days ago, one of his sons, barely twelve years old, had undergone an aptitude test, but the result was a failure.
So far, more than ten of his children had taken the test, and not a single one possessed wizard aptitude, leaving him truly perplexed.
Could it be that the wizard genes of the Anest Family are so lacking?
But that can't be right. Didn’t Su Nan, the continent’s only wizard, come from this family?
Could it be that his own wizard genes are simply too weak?
"Thinking about the Aptitude Test again?" Su Nan patted Ke Yi's shoulder. "These things can’t be forced."
Su Nan could roughly guess what Ke Yi was thinking.
Strictly speaking, 'Su Nan Arnett' lacked any Wizard Aptitude; otherwise, his predecessor wouldn’t have died trying to force himself to read introductory books, which inadvertently benefited him.
His rise to becoming a Wizard was largely thanks to the Magic Cube.
It was unclear whether the Anest family's Wizard genes were strong or weak, but they were certainly not exceptional—just ordinary, like most families.
In fact, until now, aside from the Russell family, there had not been a single instance of a family having two Wizard Apprentices at the same time.
Perhaps thousands of years ago, there were many Wizard families, but after a millennium of decline, these families' Wizard genes have eroded over generations, resulting in ordinary people today.
Even the Russell family has managed to survive to this day, not only through active intermarriage with outside Wizard Apprentices but also by employing some method.
According to Su Nan's knowledge, the Russell family seemed to have a habit of inbreeding that began over seven hundred years ago.
However, with the rapid increase in the number of Wizard Apprentices, perhaps in a few hundred years, the Starlight Continent will see the emergence of a second or even third Wizard family like the Russell family—who knows?
Time flew by, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Inside the potion room, the bubbling sound of boiling liquid filled the air.
Su Nan used Mage Hand to add the final materials into the liquid. As if dipped in blue ink, the liquid quickly transformed into a deep, starry blue and gradually stopped boiling.
Su Nan removed the glass cup from the flame lamp. Ice Element Energy particles dissipated, quickly cooling the liquid to room temperature before pouring it into a potion bottle.
With this, a bottle of potion was completed.
Su Nan then placed it inside the Magic Cube, and a line of information instantly appeared on the synthesis interface:
【Sub-Construct Potion (second order/Superior). Upon consumption, this potion can enhance Spirit activity and accelerate Talent Crystal construction speed. The duration depends on the extent of the medicinal effect used, and it has no stacking effect. The user's Spiritual Power must reach 60 points.】
"Success!"
A joyful smile spread across Su Nan's face.
It had taken considerable time and effort, but Su Nan had finally developed a weakened version of the Construct Potion.
With this, he could synthesize a Construct Potion that was just as effective as the original.
Snapping out of his excitement, Su Nan immediately prepared a few dozen more bottles of Sub-Construct Potion, carefully placing them into the Magic Cube one by one. Soon, he had a bottle of high-grade, Tier Three Construct Potion.
"The best Construct Potion in the Tower of Stars is only mid-grade, and most of it is low-grade. In terms of efficacy, this bottle I possess is at least thirty percent more effective."
Su Nan estimated that the cost of one such bottle of Construct Potion was around one hundred and twenty-two thousand Gold Coins.
Honestly, this cost was already much higher than that of manually crafting a Construct Potion.
However, in the current environment, simply having it was already a significant advantage.
At least, when considering the importance of the Construct Potion, this cost remained within an acceptable range.
"For a standard Intermediate Talent Crystal model, three bottles of high-grade, Tier Three Construct Potion would suffice, totaling less than three hundred and seventy thousand Gold Coins."
Any Level Three Wizard Apprentice who met the standards to construct a Talent Crystal wouldn't find it difficult to earn three hundred and seventy thousand Gold Coins. Most of the time, they had the money but couldn't purchase the Construct Potion.
"With a method to synthesize the Construct Potion, cultivating a Star Alliance Wizard is now a possibility."
Gazing at the azure liquid in the potion tube, a satisfied smile spread across Su Nan's face.
A qualified Wizard Faction must master the method of creating the Construct Potion.
Otherwise, if they couldn't even cultivate Wizards, what was there to discuss regarding growth and expansion?
Without the Construct Potion, the challenge for a Level Three Wizard Apprentice to advance to Wizard would be two to three times greater, if not more.
Those who managed to advance to Wizard without the Construct Potion were either true geniuses or fortunate individuals who happened to acquire rare resources that could accelerate the construction of the Talent Crystal.
Putting away the Construct Potion, Su Nan opened his personal panel.
【Su Nan Arnett, Male/Level One Wizard】 【Liquefaction: 50.93%】 【Skills】 Star Ring Meditation Lv19 (MAX) Potion Making Lv5 (6231/20000)
Biological Modification Lv5 (2933/20000) Puppet Crafting Lv5 (13173/20000) Magic Item Creation Lv4 (9509/10000)
“At this current pace, it should only take another twenty-five or twenty-six years to break through to First Grade Crystallization.”
“The Construct Potion is already prepared; now all that's missing is the Talent Crystal Model.”
Research on the second Talent Crystal Model is still underway, and progress is being made smoothly.
After returning from Falling Star City, Su Nan obtained all the Talent Crystal Models of the Starfall Society from Lize.
In addition to the Superior Talent Crystal Model from Falling Star, there were four intermediate and sixteen lower-level Talent Crystal Models, which provided him with considerable inspiration.
Given the current progress, there should be more than enough time to complete research on a finished product before achieving First Grade Crystallization.
He had to admit that bringing Lize back as an assistant was an extremely wise decision.
After quickly familiarizing herself with the affairs of the Star Alliance, Lize efficiently got into the rhythm of things, managing the Star Alliance in an orderly manner.
Her knowledge proved invaluable, helping Su Nan solve many problems.
For example, the design blueprint for the Tentacle Puppet addressed the issue he faced with the internal Golem Legion of the Wizard Tower.
After studying the Tentacle Puppet design blueprint, Su Nan decided to use the Mithril Golem as the main body, complemented by a small amount of Tentacle Puppet and Secret Puppet components, to construct the internal Golem Legion of the Wizard Tower.
The only challenge was that some parts of the Tentacle Puppet required materials that could not be found on the current Starlight Continent, necessitating research for suitable substitutes.
However, this proved to be easier than developing a new Wizard-Level Puppet from scratch.
There was also the issue of Soul Crystal production.
During the development of Rainbow Sea—mainly during the battles with the Siren and Deep Sea Naga—the Star Alliance acquired a significant amount of Soul Crystals, which greatly alleviated the shortage in their usage.
However, with the surrender of the Siren and Deep Sea Naga, the question of how to manufacture more Soul Crystals had once again become pressing.
Fortunately, Lize happened to have a solution for that.
There has been research conducted by Wizards revealing that during the process of undead transformation, a peculiar energy is formed by the fusion of two opposing forces: Death and Life. This energy induces a specific energy in the Plane, triggering a chain reaction that connects with the ghosts of this world.
These ghosts emerge from the Space Crack, competing fiercely to seize physical bodies and be resurrected.
Consequently, some Wizards had a sudden inspiration to use undead transformation to attract large numbers of ghosts, then utilize gemstone to absorb these spirits and produce a substantial quantity of Soul Crystals.
The cost of this method for creating Soul Crystals is minimal, requiring only a small amount of gemstones, gold, and silver to set up an undead transformation Magic Array. Even a Level Three Wizard Apprentice could implement it, making it quite convenient.
The only drawback is that the quality of the ghosts attracted by this method tends to be low, at best yielding only Micro and Small Soul Crystals.
However, this was not a concern for Su Nan.
He only required Miniature Soul Crystals, as higher-level Soul Crystals could be obtained through synthesis.
Therefore, in one experiment, after successfully creating over ten Miniature Soul Crystals using the lured ghosts, Su Nan immediately promoted this method within the Starlight Academy and accepted missions to purchase Miniature Soul Crystals, effectively resolving the shortfall of Star Alliance Soul Crystals.
Additionally, Lize mastered the method for constructing a Teleportation Array.
Although it was only a short-range Teleportation Array with a transmission distance of no more than one thousand kilometers, it was still highly valuable and significantly improved the transportation situation of the Star Alliance.
Previously, the Star Alliance had relied on Long Lin's Space Channel for disguised long-distance transportation.
However, as the territory of the Star Alliance expanded, the number of deployed Space Channels increased, and the burden on Long Lin as a transit station became increasingly heavy.
Especially after the unification of the Starlight Continent, there were times when over five hundred city-states were simultaneously using Long Lin as a transit station to transport goods, to the extent that it affected Long Lin's normal operations.
Carolina had reported this issue to Su Nan long ago.
At that time, Su Nan had no effective solutions—until Lize's appearance.
The emergence of the Teleportation Array was like a timely rain.
In the second year after Lize took over the Star Alliance from Su Nan, the plan to construct the Transmission Network began to be fully implemented across the Starlight Continent.
Although progress on the project was slow due to a lack of manpower, Su Nan remained optimistic about its prospects.
Once the Transmission Network was completely established, the transportation capabilities of the Star Alliance would inevitably see a qualitative leap.
If they could continue to increase both the number and density of Teleportation Arrays in the future, and find ways to reduce the costs associated with using them so that ordinary people could access them, it would undoubtedly foster significant economic development.
Transportation is the lifeblood of the economy and the bond of civilization.
Perfectly developed and convenient transportation infrastructure can greatly enhance the prosperity of commerce and trade, increase the frequency and scale of economic activities, and consequently drive rapid economic growth.
The importance of the Transmission Network to the development of the Starlight Continent is comparable to that of sub-mana technology.
To Su Nan, Lize was like an inexhaustible treasure trove, consistently revealing invaluable knowledge.
He eagerly anticipated Lize bringing further changes to the Star Alliance, allowing it to grow even stronger.
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