Synthetic Wizard

Chapter 153: Chapter 117: Let Them Have a Taste of It Too

Starlight Calendar 1254, Month of Flower Bloom.

A scandalous event shook the entire Starry Principality.

Marquis Flashing Kei Yanest publicly opposed the Starfire Sect’s teachings, condemning them for assassinating nobility and plunging the nation into chaos.

Three days later, the Starry Grand Duke reprimanded Marquis Flashing during the council meeting for defaming the state religion and ordered Marquis Flashing to immediately lift the ban on the Starfire Sect, allowing them to spread their faith in the Golden Rock Province, establish churches, and lead by example in worshiping the Starfire Sect; else, he would be deemed rebellious and armies would be sent to quash him.

On the day the edict arrived at the Flashing Territory, Marquis Flashing raised the banner of revolt.

The Marquis of the White Tower responded swiftly.

Thus, after Marquis Golden Rock, the second rebellion of unprecedented scale erupted in the Starry Principality.

The Starry Grand Duke, enraged, ordered Marquis Soman, Marquis of Purple Bamboo, and Marquis Hulan to dispatch troops to suppress the rebels.

War was on the verge of breaking out.

…

Inside the council chamber.

The assembly gathered in full.

Besides Kei and Sunan, Breton, Jordon, Stali, and other core nobles of the Flashing Territory were present.

The assembly was fervently discussing strategic plans.

“The Soman Province and Purple Bamboo Province are located behind us. I suggest concentrating forces to seize these two provinces first. Then, we can focus on attacking other provinces without worrying about threats from the rear.”

“No, the Soman Province and Purple Bamboo Province are weak. As long as we deploy a contingent in Light City, we can effectively suppress them. On the contrary, the Hulan Province is advancing aggressively and must be dealt with carefully.”

“Exactly, during the previous beast epidemic, the Hulan Province’s forces suffered minimal losses, far stronger than the other two provinces.”

“It’s precisely because they’re formidable that we must first settle the Soman and Purple Bamboo Provinces to stabilize the rear before focusing on the Hulan Province!”

“That’s not how it works…”

The assembly soon split into two factions, debating, each with their own reasoning.

Kei observed the situation, unperturbed, and turned towards Sunan beside him.

“Which plan do you think is better?”

Sunan thought for a moment and answered with a question: “What about the Marquis of the White Tower?”

“The White Tower Province, near the Red Leaf Province, will block the Red Leaf Province’s forces for us.”

“Currently, among the five provinces, where is the Starfire Sect’s influence strongest?” Sunan asked yet again.

“Red Leaf Province and Hulan Province.”

Kei responded without hesitation, clearly familiar with this intelligence.

“The Starfire Sect, supported by the royal family, has the smoothest mission efforts in the Red Leaf Province, with the widest reach and the strongest influence.”

“Next is the Hulan Province, where many nobles have been murdered by the Starfire Sect’s assassins, and the rest are either their puppets or have colluded interests. Every mid- to large-sized town in the province has a branch of the Starfire Sect.”

Sunan’s eyes flickered lightly, suddenly flashing a wry smile: “Given this, attack the Soman Province and the Purple Bamboo Province first, and take over the weakest territories.”

Kei hesitated: “And the Hulan Province…”

“I’ll visit the Hulan Province, stir up troubles for the Starfire Sect and the nobles there, so their focus won’t be on the war.”

Sunan wore an amused smile.

“Surely, they can’t keep assassinating others without facing consequences themselves?”

“It’s time for them to taste their own medicine.”

At this, a smile appeared on Kei’s face but was immediately replaced by concern as he asked:

“Are you sure? The Starfire Sect is not easy to deal with!”

“Don’t worry, I have a plan.”

Sunan smiled faintly, his tone calm yet carrying a steady and convincing strength.

Upon hearing this, Kei nodded, said no more.

At some point, silence fell over the hall, the assembly listening quietly to their dialogue.

Seeing Lord and Sir Sunan finalize the upcoming strategy in a few words, the assembly ceased their disputes, calmly accepting the plan.

Soon, a number of officers streamed out of the lord’s mansion, hastily heading in different directions.

The war machine known as Flashing Territory swiftly began its operations.

…

Underground world, Ghost Lake City.

Puppet Factory.

Because of its proximity to the mining vein, Sunan had been crafting golem puppets at this puppet factory lately.

At this moment, the corner of the puppet factory was densely packed with Dual-bladed Spiders, almost filling half of the workshop.

“One hundred and eight, still missing ten.”

Sunan utilized the Mage’s Hand to move iron ingots from the corner, beginning the crafting of Dual-bladed Spiders.

Preparations had to be complete before heading to Hulan Province.

Crafting Secret Puppets was surely out of the question; materials hadn’t been assembled yet.

But Tier Two Legendary-level Dual-bladed Spiders were no problem.

Sunan had been accumulating Dual-bladed Spiders for some time.

If not for giving Kei a batch in-between, he would have already gathered all one hundred and eighteen by now.

Still, it wouldn’t take much longer to complete it.

With sufficient materials, Sunan finished crafting eight Dual-bladed Spiders within half a day.

Subsequently, he placed all one hundred and eighteen Dual-bladed Spiders into the cube, choosing to synthesize.

A flash of black light, and a gigantic pitch-black spider appeared before him.

The Enhanced Dual-bladed Spider’s size hadn’t changed much, but its body looked more profound, its color deeper, reflecting a chilling metallic sheen under the magic stone lamp’s glow.

Its two sharp front limbs glimmered coldly, looking somewhat eerie.

“Decent, enough to confront a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice like Herb.”