Synthesis Wizard

Chapter 90: Promotion to Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice

While the war in the Golden Rock Province was heating up, Su Nan was alone in the base’s Mind Chamber, oblivious to the world outside.

Under the soft light, he sat cross-legged on the floor, his eyes closed, his breath long and steady.

After two months of meditation, his Spiritual Power had reached 29.99.

Only one last step remained before he could break through and ascend.

The Mind Chamber was peaceful.

Only Su Nan’s soft breathing could be heard.

After an unknown amount of time, the energy particles in the room suddenly fluctuated violently, as if drawn by an invisible force, they rushed towards Su Nan, quickly entering his body.

In an instant, the concentrated energy particles that Su Nan had previously gathered using the Energy Gathering Formation were absorbed completely.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

With Su Nan as the center, an invisible vortex of energy particles formed within a radius of hundreds of meters, with Su Nan as the eye of the vortex.

Not long after, a wave that seemed to originate from the soul level suddenly burst out from Su Nan.

He slowly opened his eyes, a faint glimmer of light flashing in them.

A familiar sense of clarity and elevation filled his mind.

Su Nan had experienced a similar feeling when he was promoted to Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice.

However, this time it was even more pronounced.

His perception seemed to have become sharper all of a sudden.

The whole world seemed to come alive in an instant, countless pieces of information flooding his mind.

Even though he couldn’t see beyond the room, Su Nan could clearly sense Amy lying on a tree sixty meters away, happily sucking on Ice Mint Candy.

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Not far away, two newcomers were hiding in a corner of the corridor, looking at Amy on the tree with curiosity, hesitant about whether or not to approach her.

Further away, he could vaguely hear the joyful singing of the Flower Spirits and the melodious violin playing of Gilly.

This state of feeling like he had everything around him under control was intoxicating.

Unfortunately, it didn’t last long.

Not long after, Su Nan regained consciousness from this strange state.

He took a deep breath and, with a thought, summoned the panel.

【Su Nan · Arnest, Human Male】

【Spiritual 30.00/Constitution 22.21】

【Skills】

Star Ring Meditation Method Lv10 (228429/300000)

Potion Making Lv4 (2012/10000)

Biological Transformation Lv2 (2338/3000)

Puppetry Refining Lv3 (4528/6000)

Magical Item Crafting Lv2 (2140/3000)

Looking at the panel, Su Nan couldn’t help but smile with genuine joy.

It had been almost four years since he had crossed over to this world, but he had finally been promoted to Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice!

He did the math. He would be turning twenty in two months.

A twenty-year-old Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice, even in the Golden Age of Wizards a thousand years ago, would be considered a talented one.

After rejoicing for a while, Su Nan calmed down and focused his attention back on the panel.

From the data alone, his strength didn’t seem to have increased significantly compared to before his promotion.

However, in reality, compared to Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices, the combat power of Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices could be said to have skyrocketed.

First and foremost, his control over energy particles had greatly improved.

Su Nan extended his palm, a slight movement of his mind, and instantly, a mysterious and strange yellow rune appeared above his open palm.

The next second, the yellow rune shattered abruptly, transforming into a layer of pale yellow light that enveloped his entire body.

“Now I can condense energy runes at will, even without rune gems.”

Su Nan smiled slightly.

From now on, when facing enemies like Great Knights, he wouldn’t need to always rely on rune gems.

He could kill them using energy runes alone, at most using a spell.

The second change was the significant increase in casting speed.

Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices could now try to master Abbreviated Casting.

Just like Heb, he could now cast spells by only uttering one or two syllables, casting spells incredibly fast.

If there was anything inconvenient about spells in combat, it was that they took too long to cast, making it easy for enemies to get close and interrupt them.

However, after mastering Abbreviated Casting, this weakness was greatly improved.

This was also the main reason why the combat power of Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices increased significantly.

One step further from Abbreviated Casting was Silent Casting.

Silent Casting, as the name implies, meant that no incantation was needed to cast spells, only silent chanting in one’s mind (the length of the incantation was equivalent to Abbreviated Casting).

Although Silent Casting couldn’t shorten the spell preparation time, it allowed one to prepare the next spell while casting, greatly improving casting efficiency, making it a very practical technique.

And beyond Silent Casting was Instant Casting.

Sorcerer Apprentices who had mastered Instant Casting could complete spells in the blink of an eye, without any preparation whatsoever, like human artillery.

Silent Casting and Instant Casting both belonged to Super Magic Techniques.

Also belonging to Super Magic Techniques were Spell Extension, which increased casting range, Spell Duration, which extended the duration of a spell’s effect, Spell Expansion, which increased the spell’s area of effect, Multiple Casting, which allowed the simultaneous casting of multiple spells, and Spell Construction, which improved control over spells, allowing each spell to exert its maximum effect.

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After being promoted to Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice, one could then master Super Magic Techniques through training.

Each Super Magic Technique could significantly enhance one’s combat power.

Therefore, Super Magic Techniques were also techniques that every Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice strived to master.

However, Super Magic Techniques were extremely difficult, and without enough talent, one wouldn’t even be able to touch them.

Most Sorcerer Apprentices wouldn’t be able to master a single Super Magic Technique in their entire lives.

Like Heb, he only mastered the most basic Abbreviated Casting.

“Luckily, I have the player panel. As long as I activate the training progress of Super Magic Techniques, I can grind it out even if it takes forever!”

Su Nan pondered for a moment, then opened his lips and quickly uttered a syllable.

The surrounding energy particles fluctuated momentarily, but returned to calm the next second.

Abbreviated Casting failed.

But Su Nan didn’t mind.

The information提示 he wanted had already appeared.

【Complete one Abbreviated Casting practice, ‘Abbreviated Casting’ training progress +0.05%】

Su Nan nodded with satisfaction.

As long as he continued to practice, he could master Abbreviated Casting.

Once he mastered Abbreviated Casting, he could then start training Silent Casting.

After that was Instant Casting.

Su Nan was determined to master these two Super Magic Techniques first.

He could slowly train the other Super Magic Techniques later.

“With my current strength, I already have the power to fight a First-Rank Legendary Knight.”

“Once I master enough Second-Rank Spells, it won’t be a problem to easily kill a First-Rank Legendary Knight.”

“If I add magical items, I won’t need to be afraid of a Second-Rank Legendary Knight either.”

Su Nan’s lips curled into a smile.

Moreover, he had the trump card of High-Rank Rune Gems.

As long as he was willing to spend money, even a Second-Rank Legendary Knight could be easily killed.

The strength range of a Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice was extremely wide.

A weak Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice might only bully First-Rank Legendary Knights.

But a powerful Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice could easily crush even a Third-Rank Legendary Knight.

Shaking his head, Su Nan dismissed his distracting thoughts and began to think about his next arrangement.

First, Second-Rank Spells.

He now had over ten books of Second-Rank Spells in his hands. Considering that Second-Rank Spells were much more difficult than First-Rank Spells, he wouldn’t have to worry about running out of spells to learn for the next two or three years.

“And Magic Emblem Cores, I can also start preparing for those.”

The two conditions for merging Magic Emblem Cores were having the Spiritual Power of a Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice and the Constitution of a Junior Great Knight. Su Nan already met one of them.

As a Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice, he could now store a small amount of energy particles in his body, making his body more resistant to spells and physical attacks while also making his Constitution strengthening speed faster than before.

Coupled with the use of Dragon’s Blood Fruit, Su Nan estimated that it wouldn’t be long before he could raise his Constitution to the level of a Junior Great Knight.

“The materials, however, are harder to find.”

“So far, I’ve only collected forty-eight out of the eighty-nine metals, and I have a lead on twelve more. The rest will probably require me to research suitable replacements.”

Su Nan sighed. This was another time-consuming project.

Besides that, there was also the skill level of 【Magical Item Crafting】.

According to Su Nan’s estimate, in order to refine Magic Emblem Cores, 【Magical Item Crafting】 had to reach at least level 4.

He was still a little short of reaching level 3.

“I guess I’ll have to make more magical items to level up the skill.”

“There are more than ten new recruits in the base. I should prepare some Alchemical-Grade magical items to store in the warehouse so they can exchange them in the future.”

“I should also synthesize a few more Twilight-Grade magical items.”

In the previous battle, Su Nan was able to defeat Heb, who was higher in rank than him, not only because of the High-Rank Rune Gem, but also to a large extent because of the three Twilight-Grade magical items: the Extreme Protection Ring, the Ice Seal Necklace, and the Calamity Ring.

The massive boost in combat power that Twilight-Grade magical items provided didn’t need any more proof.

To strengthen his own strength and have a better chance of survival against even stronger enemies in the future, it was imperative to create more Twilight-Grade magical items.

The only thing to keep in mind was that even if one carried multiple magical items, only one of the same kind could be used at the same time.

For example, for defensive magical items, a Sorcerer Apprentice could only activate one at a time.

Activating multiple defensive magical items simultaneously would only cause their energy flows to conflict with each other, causing all the defenses to become ineffective at the same time.

Even if they were the same kind of magical item, their defensive effects wouldn’t stack.

Of course, even with this flaw, the more magical items, the better.

“If I want to make more magical items, the material consumption will also be a problem.”

Su Nan thought about it for a moment but didn’t worry too much.

He could just fleece the territory after Kei conquered the Golden Rock Province.

Second-Rank Spells and Magic Emblem Cores were important, but the most important thing was meditation.

The next step after Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice was the coveted Wizard realm that countless people dreamed of.

And in order to be promoted to an official Wizard, the first condition was to construct eighteen Star Rings.

That’s right, eighteen!

In other words, the Star Ring Meditation Method had to be leveled up to level 19!

Considering that the level 10 Star Ring Meditation Method already required 300,000 proficiency points, Su Nan estimated that the next 9 levels would require at least 30-40 million proficiency points combined.

At a rate of 1,000 proficiency points per day, that would take eighty to ninety years, or even a hundred years.

And this was with the help of Divine Blood Amber and Super Ability Potion for meditation.

For other Sorcerer Apprentices without resources, it would be almost impossible to meet this condition before their lifespans ran out.

Secondly, Spiritual Power had to reach 60 points.

Needless to say, this was even more difficult than constructing eighteen Star Rings.

Once the two conditions of Star Rings and Spiritual Power were met, Sorcerer Apprentices could then begin to attempt to construct their Talent Model (Crystal).

This was also an extremely difficult step.

Only after successfully constructing their own Talent Model (Crystal) could Sorcerer Apprentices truly break through the boundaries and be promoted to official Wizards.

“Eighteen Star Rings, 60 points of Spiritual Power, and Talent Models, none of these can be achieved in a short amount of time.”

“There’s a long way to go.”

Su Nan couldn’t help but sigh.

Although he had successfully been promoted to Third-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice and taken a major step forward on the path to becoming a Wizard, the road ahead was still long, and he had to keep working hard.

“Super Magic Techniques and Second-Rank Spells are a matter of patience, just learn them step by step.”

“But I can find a way to improve my meditation efficiency.”

“It’s time to synthesize higher-level potions.”

Su Nan made an estimate. There were still two weeks left until the next batch of Silver Moon Flowers matured. He could then try to synthesize higher-level potions.

“For now, let’s start by picking the spells I want to learn.”

Su Nan took all the Second-Rank Spell books from his spatial ring and placed them on the floor in front of him.

There were seventeen Second-Rank Spells in total.

Most of them were auxiliary spells like 【Mirror Image】, 【Levitation】, or enhancement spells like 【Agility】, 【Might】. There were only a few attack spells.

However, Su Nan now had trump cards like High-Rank Rune Gems, the Calamity Ring, and the Ice Seal Necklace, so he wasn’t that desperate for attack spells.

After pondering for a moment, Su Nan decided to learn 【Elemental Protection】 first, followed by 【Levitation】 and 【Mirror Image】.

【Levitation】, as the name suggests, could give the caster the ability to fly for a short period of time.

【Mirror Image】 could create an exact copy of the caster.

The stronger the caster’s Spiritual Power, the more copies they could create, with a limit of eight.

The copies didn’t have the ability to cast spells or fight, but they could perform any action at the caster’s will, and when moving, they could merge and separate at will, making it difficult for enemies to figure out the caster’s true location.

The copies would disappear only if they were hit or if the caster canceled them manually.

This was undoubtedly a very practical spell.

Especially for casters.

If used effectively in battle, it could buy the caster enough time to cast spells.

It’s worth mentioning that there was also a 【Level 2 Summoning Technique】 among these Second-Rank Spells.

As the name suggests, this was an advanced version of 【Level 1 Summoning Technique】.

To be honest, 【Level 2 Summoning Technique】 wasn’t a high priority in Su Nan’s mind.

After all, he summoned creatures from other worlds to help the base, and he cared more about whether they were suitable and whether they had useful abilities.

As for strength, that was secondary.

So, the fact that 【Level 2 Summoning Technique】 could summon stronger creatures from other worlds wasn’t necessarily an advantage. In fact, the fact that it consumed more Spiritual Power was actually a disadvantage.

【Reading ‘Elemental Protection Spell Model’, ‘Elemental Protection’ learning progress +0.08%】

Looking at the text prompt that appeared in front of him, Su Nan sighed with emotion.

“I’ve got a lot to do next.”

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