Synthesis Wizard.

Chapter 9 Blackrock Mine
Ten days later.

In the meditation room, Su Nan sat cross-legged on the floor.

In the void that is invisible to the naked eye, countless energy particles seemed to be attracted by invisible forces and rushed into his body.

Deep in the sea of ​​consciousness, most of the star ring has materialized, with only the last tiny bit still showing an illusory texture.

As the energy particles continued to fill up, this last bit of shadow disappeared visibly to the naked eye.

The moment the last bit of shadow materialized, the entire star ring suddenly shone brightly and vibrated slightly.

All of a sudden, Su Nan heard a clear sound in his mind, and his mind suddenly became clear.

"Success!"

Sunan opened his eyes and a smile of joy appeared on his face.

It has been nearly half a year since I started practicing the Star Ring Meditation Method, and I have finally built my first star ring.

Coming back to his senses from his joy, Sunan looked at the panel first.

[Spirit 3.60/Physique 3.25]

"Spirit increased by 0.78, and physical fitness also increased by 0.31!"

Sunan nodded with satisfaction.

Even with the help of the secondary active potion, he would have to meditate for almost a month to increase his mental strength by that much.

The improvement brought about by the construction of the star ring is indeed very significant.

In terms of physique, Sunan is now superior to the apprentice knight.

However, it is still far from the 8-point physical fitness required of a formal knight.

After all, he didn't practice breathing techniques.

"If I practice breathing techniques now, my progress shouldn't be too slow."

Breathing techniques and physical fitness go hand in hand.

The faster you progress in the breathing method, the faster your physical fitness will improve.

The reverse is also true.

With Sunan's current physical condition, he might be able to master the breathing method in less than a month.

But having said that, he didn't intend to do so.

Wizards have plenty of ways to strengthen their physical fitness, so there is no need to waste time and energy practicing breathing techniques.

Instead of spending this time on learning spells or skills, you might as well focus on learning them.

Su Nan's mind moved and he opened the spell list.

[Hand of the Mage]

【Sleeping Curse】

[Acid splash]

【Flash Technique】

Thanks to the enhancement effect of the secondary active potion, his efficiency in learning spells has increased several times.

In just two months, he not only successfully mastered the sleeping spell, but also learned acid splashing and flash magic.

Currently improving my lock picking skills.

"Most of the areas of knowledge that wizards are involved in are extremely profound and require a lot of time to master."

"This is also the main reason why many wizard apprentices with good qualifications have to spend hundreds of years to be promoted to wizards."

"But as long as there is sufficient resource support, this time can be greatly shortened."

Sunan sighed secretly.

The Starlight Continent was abandoned because of the withering of elements and scarce resources, which made wizards see no hope of increasing their power.

If he didn't have the golden finger of the synthetic Rubik's Cube, it would be a pipe dream for him to become a wizard in the current Starlight Continent.

"It takes 2 proficiency points to upgrade the Level 3000 Star Ring Meditation Method, which takes about four months."

"If I can maintain a continuous supply of secondary active potions, I can be promoted to a second-class wizard apprentice in two years at most."

Sunan estimated that the cost of making a bottle of secondary active potion was about twelve gold coins.

If you become more proficient in it, it should be able to be reduced to about ten gold coins.

That’s twenty gold coins a month.

"It seems that the tax revenue of Black Rock City is only 40 to 50 gold coins a month. This is a lot of expenses."

Sunan had thought about synthesizing secondary active potions, which might greatly improve the potion's effect. Unfortunately, with Blackrock City's current income level, he simply couldn't afford to purchase a large amount of materials at one time to make enough secondary active potions.

"Let's discuss it with Big Brother."

Sunan stood up and walked out of the meditation room.

He met old Geller on the way. After asking, he learned that Key was in the study, so he turned around and went straight to the study.

However, when he found Key in the study, he discovered that the latter was also sighing and looking sad.

Looking up and seeing Sunan, Keyi suppressed his worry and asked with all his strength, "It's you, Sunan. You've locked yourself in the yard for so many days. Why did you dare to come out today?"

"Brother, I have something to discuss with you."

Su Nan went straight to the point and talked directly about purchasing materials.

After hearing this, Key showed a wry smile on his face.

"I still have more than fifty gold coins in my account. I was planning to use them to buy armor. Since you want them, I'll give them to you first."

Sunan glanced at Keyi, and thinking of his worried look just now, he suddenly understood.

"Is the territory short of money now?"

Key did not hide it and sighed, "The number of knights in the territory has increased a lot recently, and the food expenses have increased significantly. We will start farming next month, and we need to spend money to buy tools and seeds. The expenses are indeed not small."

“Is there any way to increase revenue and reduce expenditure?”

"We can't save money. If the territory wants to develop, it's impossible to save money. Whether it's arming the army or developing the economy, gold coins are indispensable."

Key has always wanted to strengthen his strength to take back the Flash Territory, so it is natural that he would not be willing to be a useless fish.

"As for open source, I do have an idea. I plan to restart the Black Rock Mine!"

Black Rock Mine?

Su Nan's expression changed slightly.

He remembered that Black Rock City was once famous for producing Black Rock Iron.

Blackstone iron is a high-quality metal. After simple refining, it has a hardness comparable to that of refined iron. It is a good material for forging armor and weapons.

The name Black Rock City also comes from this.

It is precisely because of Black Rock Iron that Black Rock City has become one of the most prosperous cities in Jinyan Province.

However, something unexpected happened later, which led to the abandonment of the Blackrock Mine, and Blackrock City gradually declined.

"Speaking of which, why was the Black Stone Mine abandoned in the first place?" Su Nan asked puzzledly.

Without special reasons, the successive lords of Blackrock City would never give up a cash cow that could continuously produce gold coins.

"According to the veterans in the city, a monster appeared in the mining area."

"monster?"

Key was well prepared. He took out a piece of parchment and spread it on the table.

The picture above shows a leopard with a completely black body, but the stone texture is clearly visible on its body, and it exudes a metallic luster. It looks like a creature made entirely of gold and stone.

"The previous lord called this monster an iron-swallowing beast. They feed on black stone iron ore, and their bodies are as hard as black stone iron. Each one has the combat power comparable to that of a junior knight, and they are very difficult to deal with."

"Are there many monsters like this?" Sunan asked.

Although the knight-level monsters are terrifying, they are not so terrifying that successive lords would be afraid of them.

If it really doesn't work, just spend a few hundred gold coins to ask a great knight to help solve the problem.

Unless there are a huge number of monsters, or there are other reasons.

As expected, Key continued, "There aren't many monsters, probably only about 20 or 30. The key is that the Iron Devourers are very cunning. Once they see that the situation is not good, they will drill into the rock wall and escape. They are very fast, and even the Knight can't stop them."

"If we don't clean up these monsters, the mine won't be able to operate normally."

A monster that can burrow into the ground?
Su Nan raised his eyebrows. This was indeed difficult to deal with.

——Of course, only relative to ordinary people.

"If that's all, there is a solution."

The words that came out of Sunan's mouth stunned Keyi. It took him a long time to react and he stood up in surprise.

"Do you have a way to deal with the Iron-Swallowing Beast?"

Su Nan groaned and said, "You can try."

Although Sunan did not make a 100% guarantee, it made Key ecstatic.

You know, what has been worrying him most during this period is the issue of gold coins. If the Blackrock Mine can be restarted, all problems will be solved!
(End of this chapter)