Synthetic Wizard

Chapter 152: Chapter 116: Amy’s Time to Shine (Part 2)

In the not-too-distant future, it might be possible for the two sides to go to war, so it’s understandable for the Flashing Territory not to want to aid the enemy at this time.

The requests Sherman raised aren’t hard to fulfill, as long as we strictly control the trading partners.

After all, the trade in Wizard potions was originally intended for high-end clientele, so there won’t be too many people, and with a bit more effort it can be managed.

“The second condition is that for all Tier Zero potion trades, we only accept payments in gemstones of equivalent value.”

Mu Zhuo was momentarily stunned but quickly understood, agreeing without hesitation.

Although somewhat puzzled as to why gemstone payments were necessary, this condition was undoubtedly simpler than the previous one, so there was no reason to refuse.

“Well then, happy cooperation, President Mu Zhuo.”

“During our next transaction, we’ll send the first batch of Tier Zero potions.”

“Thank you for your efforts, Lord Sherman.”

The main objective of this visit was achieved, and Mu Zhuo was in high spirits, unobtrusively handing over a small bag of gemstones while shaking hands with Sherman.

Sherman glanced at it and accepted with a smile, not refusing.

At present, the base is mass-producing various Golem Puppets, causing a shortage of gemstones needed to create Soul Cores, otherwise, the teacher wouldn’t have proposed the condition of gemstone payments.

This small bag of gemstones is enough for him to make a dozen or so Soul Cores and earn a batch of Contribution Points.

Two hours later, both parties completed the goods handover.

Watching the caravan leave, Sherman ordered Clay Golem to move the items back to the warehouse, then left the base to head to the 4th Magic Plant Garden.

The 4th Magic Plant Garden was newly established three months ago; today is the day when the first batch of Magic Plants mature, and he is going to harvest them and bring them back to the base.

As more and more students learn to make Tier Zero potions, the base’s demand for various basic materials grows larger.

In view of this, the teacher opened two more Magic Plant Gardens.

One around the Flash City, and another reportedly under construction in the Underground World.

It is said that the locations for the 5th and 6th Magic Plant Gardens are currently being selected, preparing for construction.

Since joining the base, Sherman has clearly seen all the changes within it, and he can feel the base’s flourishing and thriving prosperity.

Perhaps in the near future, the base can become that which is described in the books—a Wizard Tower.

He hopes to witness that day personally.

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Underground World, Ghost Lake City.

Central palace, study.

The quiet study room wafted with a light fragrance—the scent of Calming Flower tea.

Sunan sat at the desk, fully absorbed in drawing and writing on the desk, his hand resting on a cup of Calming Flower tea.

The tea with added Calming Flower can calm the mind and improve concentration, aiding in experimental research.

However, it’s more commonly used as an aid for meditation, and among Wizard Apprentices, only Sunan, who holds three Magic Plant Gardens and is constructing two more, can afford to use Calming Flower for tea.

After a long while, Sunan put down the quill pen, picked up the tea, and drank it all.

Putting down the teacup, he looked at the new design on the desk, with a hint of a satisfied smile at the corner of his mouth.

After months of research, he finally combined Gem Puppet and golem miniaturization technology to design a whole new puppet.

The new puppet’s body, muscles, bones, and internal organs are primarily composed of diamonds, with blood vessels replaced by Mithril, the heart cast from High-level Rune Gemstones, supplemented with various rare metals and basic materials like silver and gold.

The final puppet not only boasts an indestructible body but can harness energy particles through High-level Rune Gemstones.

Additionally, it will be inscribed with multiple Tier Zero, Tier One, and Tier Two magics to enable it to perform magic.

According to Sunan’s vision, the final puppet won’t reach the level of an Official Wizard, but it will, at the very least, be much stronger than a typical Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.

Someone like Herb would be no match for this new puppet!

“The only problem is still the cost.”

Even though a significant amount of cost has been trimmed, making such a puppet is initially estimated to need sixteen kilograms of Mithril, over a thousand standard units of diamond, about twenty High-level Rune Gemstones, and a lot of basic materials.

Most importantly, it also requires one small Soul Crystal to act as the Soul Core,

Ultimately, this all calculates to a total cost of at least eighty thousand Gold Coins!

“Diamonds and High-level Rune Gemstones are easy to solve, with time they can be gathered, as for small Soul Crystals, synthesizing with micro Soul Crystals will work, about twenty to thirty should suffice.”

“The only problem is Mithril.”

Currently, Sunan has two silver mines, both containing small amounts of Mithril.

However, both silver mines are small; even if fully exploited, only eleven to twelve kilograms of Mithril can be obtained.

The rest has to be collected elsewhere.

Sunan has already announced his intent to purchase Mithril at the gathering at the cabin in the woods, though he doubts it will have much effect.

After all, such precious material like Mithril rarely sees Wizard Apprentices willing to trade it.

“If only we could find one or two more silver ore veins, even if small ones, we could collect enough Mithril.”

Sunan sighed slightly, picking up the list beside him.

This is the warehouse inventory list written by Grell, showing this month’s flow of materials.

The main outflow item is naturally all kinds of diluted potions.

Even with the enormous profits from the mines, Sunan hasn’t ceased potion sales transactions, in fact, they’ve expanded.

After all, no one ever complains of having too many income sources.

“Five Magic Plant Gardens around Flash City is the limit, anymore and they’ll start to interfere with each other, reducing yields.”

“The environment in Ghost Lake City is special, unsuitable for planting Magic Plants, one Magic Plant Garden is sufficient.”

“To develop new Magic Plant Gardens, we’ll have to find places in other towns.”

Golden Rock Province is vast, with plenty of suitable locations for developing Magic Plant Gardens.

The key is if the new Magic Plant Garden is too far from the base, it would require deploying forces to guard it, needing a substantial number of golems.

Currently, most of the golems made by the base and Sunan are being deployed in the Underground World, even so, there are gaps.

Additionally, the war with the Starry Royal Family might break out soon, requiring a batch of golems to expand the Golem Legion; he currently doesn’t have any extra golems to allocate for building new Magic Plant Gardens far from Flash City.

This plan can only be postponed for the time being.

For now, the Magic Plants are sufficient to meet the base’s needs and potion trades.

“Meow!”

A familiar call suddenly sounded near his ear, as Sunan felt a weight on his shoulder. Turning his head, he saw Amy already sprawled out on his shoulder, with a grayish stone in her mouth.

The stone seemed unremarkable, but Sunan could feel very dense energy particles emanating from it.

“This is… Gray Earth Stone!”

Sunan took the stone for a closer look, quickly recognizing its origin.

Strictly speaking, Gray Earth Stone belongs to elemental crystals, crystallized formations from Earth Element gathering over years, mostly buried deep underground and hard to discover.

“Where did you find this?” Sunan asked Amy, surprised.

“Dug it up underground, meow.” Amy proudly raised her head, “While walking nearby, I detected concentrated energy particles underground, asked Carolina to help me dig it up, and found this.”

Sunan suddenly realized, remembering Amy’s ability to sense energy particle fluctuations.

“Is this thing useful to you?” Amy looked expectantly at Sunan.

“It is.” Sunan nodded with a smile, petting Amy’s head.

Gray Earth Stone has many uses, from potion making, creating magical items, crafting puppets, and setting arrays, much like magical stones.

“Meow, that’s good then.”

Amy rubbed against Sunan’s palm as if enjoying it.

“The Underground World is much more fun than the surface. If I find anything good, I’ll bring it to you.”

The little fellow seemed very enthusiastic, as if she had found her niche.

Sunan couldn’t help but laugh.

He reminisced about persuading Amy to return to Flash City with him back then.

At that time, he had hoped to use Amy’s ability to detect energy particle fluctuations to locate Wizard legacies or rare materials, only later on became preoccupied with various affairs, never having time to explore, unexpectedly achieving success now.

If Amy can find some rare materials in the Underground World, it would indeed be a wonderful thing.