Synthesis Wizard-Chapter 157

Starlight Calendar 1258, the month of Flowing Fire (August).

After a brief feeling of weightlessness that made her slightly uncomfortable, Xieman’s vision cleared. She looked around and found herself in a spacious and bright hall.

The hall was neatly arranged with many stone chairs and tables, and some apprentices were sitting there chatting and laughing.

“Is this the Dragon Skull Tower?”

Ruger, behind Xieman, looked at the hundreds of Eternal Bright Pearls embedded in the ceiling and exclaimed in amazement.

Shien, Solano, and a group of Magic Emblem Knights beside them were also full of wonder.

Only Cole remained indifferent, his expression unmoved. He said to Xieman, “Let’s go report to the teacher first.”

Xieman was about to nod when she heard a familiar voice.

“The teacher is still in the laboratory and hasn’t come out yet. You have to wait a while.”

Xieman looked back and saw Atiel standing a few meters away, smiling at them.

“Atiel!” Xieman smiled in surprise, “Long time no see!”

Atiel had not yet advanced to the Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice, so he did not participate in the opening of the new magical plant garden or the exploration of the underground world.

It had been almost two years since she had last seen him.

Seeing him again, she couldn’t help but feel a surge of joy.

Cole’s expression softened slightly as he nodded gently to Atiel.

“Long time no see.”

He paused, then carefully scrutinized Atiel for a moment. His face suddenly flashed with surprise.

“Atiel, you have broken through?”

Xieman was stunned. She recovered and carefully looked at Atiel, her face also showing surprise.

“You’ve advanced to the Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice!”

“Yes.” Atiel nodded with a smile, “I just broke through two months ago.”

“That’s great!” Xieman said excitedly.

After advancing to the Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice, Atiel was eligible to participate in many of the base’s operations.

This way, they could return to the time when the three of them acted together.

Cole also squeezed out a smile and said, “Congratulations.”

“Thank you.” Atiel smiled, her lips slightly pursed.

As the first group of apprentices to enter the base, the three of them had the deepest feelings for each other, as well as the strongest sense of belonging.

Now that the three of them were back on the same level, their moods were naturally quite pleasant.

After a few pleasantries, Atiel turned her attention to Shien and the others.

“Are these the Knights of the Guard?”

“Yes.” Xieman nodded with a smile, pointing to Shien, “This is Shien, the current captain of the Knights of the Guard, the top graduate of the first class of the Dragonheart Knight Academy. Don’t be fooled by his youth, he’s already at the level of a Great Knight.”

“Sir Atiel!”

Shien hurriedly bowed to Atiel, then said with a restrained expression, “Sir Xieman is too kind. Compared to the three of you, my strength is nothing.”

This was not humility. Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices who had mastered magic had at least the combat strength of a Great Knight. A Great Knight was nothing compared to them.

“Alright, enough with the pleasantries.”

Cole interrupted their conversation and turned to Atiel.

“Since the teacher is still busy, we’ll report later.”

“Atiel, take us around the Dragon Forest. I haven’t seen the new base yet.”

When the base was relocated, Cole and Xieman were still busy in the underground world, so they didn’t participate.

Now that they had a rare chance to return and rest, they naturally wanted to take this opportunity to have a good look around the new base.

Xieman also showed a look of excitement when she heard this.

Atiel didn’t mind at all, and readily agreed. She turned to Shien and the others and said, “The base’s rule is that only Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices can move freely outside the Dragon Skull Tower. Others are forbidden from leaving the Dragon Skull Tower without taking on missions. You can only stay in the tower today. Go down and rest for now.”

She then called up a clay golem, which led a group of Magic Emblem Knights to the living quarters.

After advancing to the Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentice, her teacher had granted her some privileges, allowing her to command clay golems within the Dragon Skull Tower to a limited extent.

After the clay golem led the people away, Atiel took Xieman and Cole out of the Dragon Skull Tower.

They didn’t feel anything inside, but when they came out and saw the overall appearance of the Dragon Skull Tower, which looked like a giant dragon coiling around, Xieman and Cole were both shocked.

“This can’t be the real skeleton of a giant dragon, can it?” Xieman was speechless.

“Yes.” Atiel’s eyes flashed with admiration as she looked at the Dragon Skull Tower. “The teacher said that the skeleton used to build the Dragon Skull Tower probably belonged to an ancient dragon that lived for more than eight hundred years.”

Now, even Cole couldn’t help but show a look of utter amazement.

“The person who built the Dragon Skull Tower back then must have been a very powerful wizard!”

A look of longing flashed in Cole’s eyes, but it quickly faded into a sigh.

He also wanted to become such a powerful wizard, but he knew very well that it was uncertain whether he could become a formal wizard, let alone a powerful wizard like the one who built the Dragon Skull Tower.

After admiring it for a while, Atiel summoned three Blackrock Beasts, and the three of them rode them away.

Zone 3 didn’t cover a large area. They soon passed through an invisible barrier and entered Zone 2.

Seeing the somewhat desolate fields and the sparse greenery on them, Xieman was rather surprised.

“Why is it so barren here?”

Atiel said, “Zone 2 of the Dragon Forest was originally abandoned. It’s actually quite good now. When the base first relocated here, there wasn’t even a single blade of grass to be found.”

“I heard the teacher say that Zone 2 was originally used to breed dragons. But now, I don’t think you can find any dragons on the continent. It can only be used for growing magical plants now.”

Breed dragons!

Xieman and Cole were both shocked by this scale.

Just thinking about how this place had been a breeding ground for dragons that were comparable to formal wizards made them feel a sense of awe.

Shocked as they were, there wasn’t much to see in Zone 2.

The dragon bones that had once covered the land had all been cleared away.

They passed through the empty Zone 2 and soon entered Zone 1.

The moment they passed through the barrier, a vibrant emerald green rushed into Xieman and Cole’s field of vision with unstoppable force, instantly filling their entire vision.

Towering trees tens or even hundreds of meters tall cast a dense shadow over the land. The plants on the ground were extremely lush, even the bushes were two to three meters tall.

They could hear roars rising and falling in the distance, and they could faintly hear heavy footsteps as well.

Everything seemed to have stepped back into a prehistoric age.

Xieman and Cole subconsciously held their breaths, looking at the magnificent scenery before them.

“It’s impressive, isn’t it? The first time I saw this sight, I was just like you.”

Atiel waited patiently until they recovered before smiling and saying, “More than ninety percent of Zone 1 is forest.”

“This area is home to many rare magical plants, and tens of thousands of Sub-Dragons.”

“There are a considerable number of Legendary-grade Sub-Dragons among them. Considering the danger, Zone 1 is currently closed to the public. Only Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices are allowed to enter the Dragon Forest to carry out some tasks, such as collecting Sub-Dragon Blood or magical plants.”

As she spoke, she led them into the forest.

It seemed she had been here many times before, carefully avoiding certain areas along the way.

According to her, there were Legendary-grade Sub-Dragons in those areas, and it was best to avoid them unless necessary.

Otherwise, if they were discovered and chased, it would take a waste of Rune Stones to escape.

They walked only a thousand meters, and Xieman and Cole saw no fewer than thirty species of Sub-Dragons, and their hearts were filled with even more admiration for the wonders of the Dragon Forest.

In the past, they would never have imagined that there was a place dedicated to breeding Sub-Dragons.

Sub-Dragons that were rare outside were common here.

Only Sorcerer Apprentices could know how precious this place was!

It was a walking materials aggregation center everywhere you looked!

“By the way, have you thought about the matter of contracting a Magical Companion?”

Atiel suddenly asked as they walked.

Xieman and Cole both nodded.

Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices could contract Magical Companions.

They had been considering this for a long time, but they had never found a suitable target for contracting.

With their teacher’s incredibly powerful Magical Companion as an example, they didn’t want to contract just any ordinary Magical Companion.

“Have you considered a Sub-Dragon?” Atiel asked, her words startling.

“A Sub-Dragon?” Xieman was stunned and shook her head with a wry smile. “I’d like to, but the more powerful a creature is, the harder it is to contract as a Magical Companion. Contracting a Sub-Dragon… It’s probably impossible, right?”

Cole also shook his head. “Even the weakest Sub-Dragon has the strength of a Great Knight. With our current strength, we can’t possibly succeed in contracting one.”

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It was said that when their teacher contracted the Stealthy Dragon, it only had the strength of a Peak Knight.

They couldn’t be more radical than their teacher, could they?

Atiel smiled. “Adult Sub-Dragons are definitely out of the question, but there are many juvenile Sub-Dragons in Zone 1. We can choose them as our targets. As long as we pick a species with a gentle temperament, the probability of success is still quite high.”

Xieman and Cole were stunned.

They had never considered this path before, because adult Sub-Dragons were rare outside, let alone juveniles.

When they were considering Magical Companions before, they never even considered this aspect.

But now that Atiel had mentioned it, it seemed quite feasible!

Suddenly, Xieman and Cole both showed excited expressions.

If they could contract a Sub-Dragon as a Magical Companion, it would be amazing!

The growth potential of Sub-Dragons was far greater than that of ordinary creatures!

After having this idea, they looked at the Sub-Dragons along the way with an undisguised heat in their eyes.

Every time they saw a species of Sub-Dragon, they started to assess in their hearts whether it would be suitable as a target for contracting a Magical Companion.

Atiel saw this and laughed, “There is detailed information on Sub-Dragons in the Dragon Skull Tower. When you go back, just have Butler 1 copy a copy for you.”

“Butler 1?” Xieman looked puzzled.

Atiel explained, “It’s the Dragon Skull Tower’s intelligent auxiliary life. The teacher said it’s even more advanced than the Mithril Golem.”

Xieman understood.

After a brief tour of Zone 1, the three of them finally turned back, reluctantly.

On the way, Atiel suddenly remembered the Shien and the others she had seen earlier and asked curiously, “I heard the Knights of the Guard are equipped with Magic Emblem Constructs. How’s the effect?”

“It’s very strong.” Xieman said without hesitation. “It’s more powerful than ordinary Alchemy-grade magic items.”

“Especially Second-Rank Magic Emblem Constructs. It feels like they’re not far behind Minor Radiance-grade magic items.”

Cole also chimed in, “I heard there are even more advanced Third-Rank Magic Emblem Constructs. I wonder how strong the reinforcement effect is?”

“The base’s exchange list was just updated recently, and now it has Third-Rank Magic Emblem Constructs. If you’re really curious, you can exchange for a set and try it out.” Atiel said with a smile.

She was just joking, but the moment her words fell, she saw Xieman and Cole both show a look of interest, and she was speechless.

“You wouldn’t really be thinking of exchanging for it, would you?”

Xieman recovered and said, “When we were exploring the underground world, we were often attacked by monsters, and there was no way to defend against them. Many times we had to fight monsters up close. If we had a set of Third-Rank Magic Emblem Constructs, our safety would be much higher.”

“That’s right.” Cole nodded in agreement.

“But Third-Rank Magic Emblem Constructs can only be used by Great Knights.”

“That’s easy. Just exchange for a few high-level Dragon Blood Fruits.”

Second-Rank Sorcerer Apprentices generally already have the physical fitness of a Knight.

Both Xieman and Cole had already reached the level of a Great Knight in terms of physical fitness. Taking a fourth-level Dragon Blood Fruit would be enough to break through to the Great Knight level.

For Sorcerer Apprentices, strengthening their physical fitness was nothing.

Atiel thought about it carefully and realized that what they said was quite reasonable. She was also a little tempted.

After all, she would definitely join the exploration activities in the underground world after mastering magic.

If she had Magic Emblem Constructs, her safety would be more secure.

When they returned to the Dragon Skull Tower, Atiel asked Butler 1 and heard that her teacher had already come out of the laboratory and was now in the study. She then took Xieman and Cole to the tower level where the study was located.

“Go see the teacher yourselves from now on.” Atiel waved goodbye to them.

Xieman and Cole tidied up their appearance, then knocked on the door of the study.

“Come in.” The teacher’s voice came from inside.

They pushed the door open and saw their teacher sitting behind the desk, his eyes fixed on a piece of parchment on the table.

It seemed to be a… map?

“Seeing you rushing back to see me, did you have a breakthrough in your exploration?”

Su Nan looked away from the table and looked up at them.

“Yes, teacher.” Cole was the first to speak. “We have already wiped out the remaining Eye Demon tribes in the north. Then we continued to explore northward. As you said, we found an Eye Demon city-state.”

“We managed to capture an Eye Demon and, after interrogation, confirmed that the city-state is called Giant Eye City, and its ruler is indeed a Nest Mother’s Eye.”

Su Nan nodded knowingly, his gaze falling on the map.

This was a military map made based on the information provided by travelers.

It clearly depicted the detailed distribution of forces within a radius of two thousand kilometers of the Star Alliance, including major city-states, tribes, and dangerous areas where powerful monsters or deadly oddities existed.

Of course, considering the limited abilities of a single traveler, it was impossible for them to completely explore every corner of this area, so this map was definitely incomplete.

But even so, it was of great benefit to the Star Alliance’s future expansion.