Synthetic Wizard

“If only there were something for quick recovery of spiritual power.”

Sunan’s eyes flickered, and he stood up to leave the top floor of the Wizard Tower.

…

In the bright and spacious study room, Lize was engrossed in reading documents, her focused and serious face appearing particularly attractive.

The quartz clock on the wall silently rotated its hour and minute hands, only chiming crisply at the hour.

After a long while, Lize set down the documents and rubbed her brow.

A Ghost doesn’t experience fatigue; this action is merely a habit she has developed over the years.

It’s been over thirty years since joining the Star Alliance, and she is now well-versed in its various affairs, handling them with ease.

Honestly, when she agreed to become Sunan’s assistant and act as a proxy in managing the Star Alliance, Lize didn’t really prioritize the Alliance.

Considering the current state of Starlight Continent, how large a wizard influence could develop?

At best, it could only become a gigantic human nation.

Yet upon truly engaging with the various affairs of the Star Alliance, she realized she had greatly underestimated it.

The Star Alliance not only controls the surface world but has also included the underground world.

Additionally, it surprisingly has well-established golem legions.

In terms of high-end puppets, it might still fall short, but the scale of mid- to low-grade puppets is not inferior to some third-rate wizard influences.

Even more astonishing is that the Star Alliance even has its own Wizard Academy!

Though it is only an academy founded a few decades ago and its instructors are merely Level 3 Wizard Apprentices, it is still quite remarkable!

Given the scarcity of elemental energy in this plane.

Lize finds it unimaginable how Sunan managed to expand the Star Alliance to such extent under such harsh conditions.

This only heightened her curiosity about Sunan.

Regardless, with a Wizard Academy, the Star Alliance now has the foundation to become a true wizard influence.

Thus, Lize changed her mindset and genuinely focused on managing the Star Alliance’s affairs.

Over the years, under her influence, the Star Alliance has been steadily progressing, if not rapidly.

Regarding public welfare, Magic Energy Machines have already become widespread in the most prosperous cities of Starlight Continent, entering major production industries, greatly enhancing productivity, and earning the favor of many nobles and merchants.

In this regard, the spread of Magic Energy Machines encountered little resistance.

The real constraint to their widespread adoption is the production of Secondary Magic Stones.

“Magic Energy Machines are the core of secondary magic technology, and until the production of Secondary Magic Stones increases, this technology cannot truly develop swiftly.”

Lize gently stroked the blank paper on the desk in front of her, upon which words appeared seemingly out of thin air.

“How to increase Secondary Magic Stone production?”

“The quickest method is to increase the purchase rewards for Secondary Magic Stones.”

Lize’s gaze flickered slightly, but she soon shook her head.

With the vast population of Starlight Continent as a base, Starlight Academy is able to recruit three-digit numbers of students annually.

Currently, the total number of students at Starlight Academy has reached over five thousand four hundred.

Among them, at least four to five percent have the capability to produce Secondary Magic Stones.

If the contribution points for purchasing Secondary Magic Stones were raised to attract these students to produce more, the production of Secondary Magic Stones could potentially double in the short term.

But Lize knows this is impossible.

Many low-grade materials currently come from Starlight Academy, and significantly increasing the price of Secondary Magic Stones would affect the output of other low-grade materials, eventually resulting in chaos.

This method’s drawbacks outweigh its benefits and does not address the root issue, making it unfeasible.

After pondering unsuccessfully for a moment, Lize shook her head and temporarily set the matter aside.

Regarding the legions, the Star Alliance currently possesses two large-scale golem legions, with a total of 250,000 golems!

Even the Starfall Association a thousand years ago did not have so many golems.

Another main force is the Demon Pattern Knight Order, whose number of official members surpassed 200,000 just last year.

It’s worth mentioning that the official members here refer to knights equipped with Magic Pattern Armor.

Due to the insufficient production of Magic Pattern Armor, the Demon Pattern Knight Order has over 100,000 reserve members.

Apart from the regular troops, the Demon Pattern Knight Order has four elite teams: Dragon Antelope Knights, Water Sub-Dragon Knights, Winged Dragon Knights, and Storm Dragon Beast Knights.

The first three correspond to land, sea, and air, while the Storm Dragon Beast comprises all three.

The largest unit among them is the Dragon Antelope Knights, with a total of 1,200 members.

The smallest is the Storm Dragon Beast Knights, with only around 500 members.

Additionally, the Star Alliance has three naval fleets, totaling 840 Magic Ships.

Honestly speaking, excluding high-end forces like wizards and Wizard Towers, the Star Alliance’s current military strength is not inferior to the Starfall Association of old.

“If not for being on Starlight Continent, the Star Alliance could have developed faster.”

Lize couldn’t help but marvel silently.

On second thought, if not for the insular environment of Starlight Continent, the Star Alliance would not have been able to develop peacefully.

The rise of any wizard influence in the multiverse inevitably faces internal (from other wizard influences) or external (mostly from the divine spirit side) attacks and cannot grow undisturbed.

The Star Alliance’s existence can be considered an exception.

Moreover, Lize also discovered that the key reason for the Star Alliance’s rapid growth still lies with Sunan.

Many high-grade resources of the Star Alliance currently stem from Sunan.

This fact leaves Lize utterly confounded.

To claim that all these potions, magical items, and puppets were crafted by Sunan seems staggering in volume!

Even dedicating all his time to cultivation and learning, it is impossible for one person to produce such a vast quantity of resources.

Not to mention having the remaining strength to build a Wizard Tower.

But if they weren’t crafted by Sunan, where did he acquire such vast resources?

To this day, Lize still hasn’t figured it out.

But this is also because she hasn’t deliberately sought to uncover the truth.

Delving into a wizard’s secrets rashly is taboo anywhere.

She still hopes Sunan will help her reshape her body and doesn’t want to fall out with Sunan out of curiosity.

“What are you thinking?”

A voice suddenly rang out, startling Lize from her contemplation.

Looking up, Sunan had somehow appeared in the room, watching her with an enigmatic smile.

“…Aren’t you supposed to be in seclusion? Why are you out?”

“There’s something I want to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“Do you know of anything that can speed up the recovery of spiritual power?” Sunan thought for a moment and added, “something feasible at present.”

Lize was slightly taken aback, showing a look of confusion in her eyes.

“Is the Elemental Pool in the Wizard Tower not sufficient?”

She had seen the Elemental Pool in Sunan’s Wizard Tower, whose effects were undeniably superior to a medium-sized Elemental Pool.

Honestly, when she first saw that Elemental Pool, she almost thought she was seeing things.

Logically speaking, the materials required to create a medium-sized Elemental Pool should not be found on Starlight Continent.

Not to mention, the most crucial main material, Elemental Source Crystal, is an unsolvable issue.

Surely Sunan didn’t venture to the Elemental Plane and defeat an Elemental Giant Spirit Elder, right?

Such a formidable existence shouldn’t even be defeated by a Level 2 Wizard!

Sunan didn’t elaborate further, simply stating: “I’m constructing a second Talent Crystal, and it’s reached the final step of filling spiritual power.”

“…I remember when I first came, you had just broken through to Level 1 Liquefaction not long ago?”

“That’s correct.”

“…”

Lize took a deep breath, barely suppressing the shock waves within.

In sixty years, advancing from Level 1 Liquefaction to Level 1 Crystallization and constructing a Talent Crystal Model—what kind of terrifying cultivation speed is this?

Her own transformation from Level 1 Liquefaction to Level 1 Crystallization took a full 283 years!

And she was already recognized by the entire Starfall Association as a genius.

Yet compared to Sunan now, she seemed insignificant.

Gazing at Sunan, Lize found that the fog surrounding him was only growing thicker, becoming impossible to see through.