Synthetic Wizard

Attila and Fleming exchanged glances.

Tajana’s expression changed as she recalled the events in the Magic Spider City.

“Does this mean the Siren Sea Demons have also received the favor of a Divine Spirit?” Attila frowned in contemplation.

Sherman shook his head: “I think there’s something fishy going on here.”

“Although it’s said to be divine revelation, those Siren Sea Demons have never witnessed a miracle nor received any divine decree.”

“In the entire Siren Sea Demon tribe, the only one who supposedly received divine revelation is their chief, and all training methods for war techniques and illusion techniques are conveyed to the tribesmen through the chief.”

“This is indeed quite strange.” Attila’s eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Generally speaking, the more devout and fanatical the faith of the believers, the greater the benefits the Divine Spirit can derive from it.

And the best way to elevate a believer’s faith is to display miracles and bestow power.

Yet the Siren Sea Demons have neither seen any miracles nor received any supposed power grants, as the training methods for war techniques and illusion techniques are merely taught for them to practice on their own.

This way of bestowing power is rather plain and unadorned.

“If it’s not a true Divine Spirit, then someone is impersonating one,” Cole suddenly spoke up.

Everyone was taken aback.

Impersonating a Divine Spirit?

What is the purpose?

Just to control the Siren Sea Demons?

Tajana suddenly turned to Andrea and asked: “What is the reason for the Siren Sea Demons attacking the Deep Sea Naga? Territory disputes?”

Andrea was momentarily stunned, then shook her head: “The Rainbow Sea is vast and rich, there’s no need to fight over territory; what they truly compete for is the Heart of the Sea?”

“Heart of the Sea?” Sherman pondered, recalling that he had never heard of such a thing.

Andrea explained: “The Heart of the Sea is the essence of the ocean, inheriting the tranquil aspect of the sea. It possesses the power to drive away sea monsters and calm storm surges. By placing a Heart of the Sea in the center of a sea area, it can become a safe and prosperous settlement, free from sea monster attacks and disasters.”

“Generally, the more Hearts of the Sea a marine tribe possesses, the larger area it can occupy, and the more the tribe can grow and thrive. Therefore, the Deep Sea Naga and Siren Sea Demons often fight each other to seize each other’s Hearts of the Sea.”

After listening to Andrea’s explanation, everyone was amazed.

“Who would have thought there were such miraculous things in this world.”

Fleming couldn’t help but exclaim, his expression changing suddenly.

“If we could put a Heart of the Sea on board, we wouldn’t have to worry about storms and sea monster attacks!”

Andrea smiled and said, “In theory, yes, but if you do that, all marine tribes will desperately attack the ship to seize the Heart of the Sea, as they can all sense its presence.”

“Don’t underestimate the allure of the Heart of the Sea to marine tribes.”

Fleming scratched his head with an embarrassed smile.

After some discussion, they couldn’t come up with any concrete ideas.

Seeing this, Sherman decided: “I will compile the matter of the divine revelation and report it to the teacher. It’s up to the teacher to decide how to handle this. Our immediate priority is to assist City Lord Andrea in building three artificial islands in the Rainbow Sea to establish a stronghold.”

Everyone exchanged glances and expressed their agreement.

…

Half a month later.

The support ships and golems finally arrived at White Bay City.

In addition to the accompanying Golem Legion, the Demon Pattern Knight Order also escorted the supplies.

What surprised Sherman was that the leader of the Demon Pattern Knight Order was their current commander, Sean.

“Sean, why are you personally escorting?”

“Lord Sherman, long time no see.”

Sean bowed to Sherman and then smiled as he explained:

“There is a special unit in this support team, and I’m here to check on the situation.”

Sherman became interested: “What kind of unit needs you, the commander, to personally come?”

Sean turned and gave a command, and a knight immediately ran off.

Soon, accompanied by the sound of orderly footsteps, a squad of knights jogged over and lined up in front of Sean and Sherman, ready for orders.

What astonished Sherman was that these knights were riding neither Black Rock Leopards nor Dragon Antelopes, but a Sub-dragon species with gleaming blue scales.

“Is that… a Water Sub-dragon?” Sherman said in surprise.

“Exactly.” Sean grinned, “By Lord Sunan’s order, Dragon Forest has newly established Water Sub-dragon pastures, Winged Dragon pastures, and Storm Dragon Beast pastures. These Water Sub-dragons are the latest batch from the pasture, assigned to the Demon Pattern Knight Order to form a specialized naval unit, the Water Sub-dragon Cavalry.”

“However, since it was just formed, the Water Sub-dragon Cavalry currently has just over a hundred members.”

“That’s still impressive,” Sherman remarked with admiration.

Just like the Dragon Antelope Cavalry, the Water Sub-dragon Cavalry is clearly an elite force of individual legendary combat strength!

Over a hundred members mean over a hundred legendary combat strengths!

This force’s arrival significantly boosts the Star Alliance’s combat power in the Rainbow Sea, like timely rain.

What more could he wish for?

Sherman then proceeded to the bay’s port to inspect the support ships.

Attila, Tajana, and some others had already arrived at the port, curiously observing the ships.

To Sherman’s surprise, he had expected the magic ships developed by Starlight Academy to be extraordinarily large, but upon seeing them in person, they were only slightly larger than regular sea vessels.

They barely matched the size of large sea ships.

The difference was that the ships were entirely made of metal, their surfaces covered in intricate Enchanted Runes, glistening with a cold metallic sheen under the sunlight, resembling iron beasts stationed at the port.

Andrea was amazed.

It was her first time seeing a ship made entirely of metal.

Sherman and the others, on the other hand, were more accustomed, having seen grand structures like the Dragon Remains Tower, their acceptance of magic ships naturally enhanced.

They then entered the ship’s cabin.

Once inside, they discovered the internal space of the ship was far larger than it appeared from outside.

“I see, they used space expansion technology,” Fleming remarked in awe. “How many Gold Coins must it cost to build such a magic ship?”

Sean said with a smile, “The trainee from Starlight Academy who delivered the ships mentioned that this is a Level Two C-grade Demon Ship, with each costing around 150,000 Gold Coins.”

“150,000 Gold Coins!” Fleming gasped.

Sherman, Cole, and Attila remained calm.

They had participated in the war to unify the underground world and had seen countless high-cost golems, getting used to it a long time ago.

150,000 Gold Coins is roughly equivalent to three Refined Gold Golems, less than a third of the cost of a Secret Puppet.

Sean continued, “The trainee mentioned that this Demon Ship is equipped with ten Magic Energy Cannons, potent enough to instantly destroy Tier One Legendary creatures, and a Spell Tower as the main cannon, capable of killing Tier Three Legendary creatures with one shot.”

“That’s incredible!” Fleming was in awe, “No wonder each one costs 150,000 Gold Coins.”

Attila laughed, “Sounds like it consumes a lot of magic stones.”

Tajana suddenly asked, “You mentioned this is a Level Two C-grade Demon Ship. Does that mean there are higher-grade Demon Ships?”

Sean nodded: “Indeed, there are three levels of Demon Ships.”

“The lowest is the Level One Demon Ship, a small vessel focused on mobility, emphasizing agility and speed.”

“Next is the Level Two Demon Ship, all medium-sized, possessing powerful long-range strike capabilities and able to transport a certain number of troops.”

“The highest is the Level Three Demon Ship. Although Starlight Academy hasn’t yet constructed an actual one, they say this level’s most notable feature is flight capability.”

Flight capability!

The apprentice wizards present had their eyes shining brightly.

If they could fly, ships would navigate the seas much more conveniently, with hardly any fear of sea monster attacks.

And with powerful long-range attack capabilities, they’d become invincible sea fortresses!

“It’s a pity; if we had three Level Three Demon Ships stationed above the three artificial islands, what would we have to fear from the Deep Sea Naga and Siren Sea Demons? We’d defeat them all!” Fleming remarked.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Sherman asked, “How many Demon Ships have been sent this time?”

“Twelve Level One Demon Ships and three Level Two Demon Ships.”

Sherman nodded in approval.

With this batch of Demon Ships, tasks like guarding the artificial islands and exploring the sea will be much easier and less constrained.

As they explored and conversed, they found themselves in front of a cabin door.

Sean pointed to the cabin: “The new model golems are inside.”