Synthesis Wizard

After a good night’s sleep, Su Nan found Kei in the council chamber the next day.

Kei had just returned from a patrol and was still wearing his armor, looking weary. He and the other knight-commanders were gathered in the hall, discussing how to deal with the Black Scale Lizardfolk raids.

“The Black Scale Lizardfolk usually invade during the Frostfall month, stealing food to survive the winter. Time is running out.”

“Our scouts spotted their presence ten kilometers north of the city yesterday.”

“Those damn bandits, never changing their ways!”

“My Lord, give me a hundred-man squad, and I’ll wipe them out!”

Kei frowned.

Black Stone City was just a small town, with only five hundred soldiers in total. More than half of them were just militia who had undergone basic training and had never seen actual combat. They were fine for defending the city, but if they were sent to fight the Black Scale Lizardfolk, they would likely crumble at the first encounter.

Only two hundred and fifty soldiers could be considered truly combat-worthy. That number was simply not enough to defend Black Stone City and its surrounding villages.

Thinking about it, Kei couldn’t help but feel a headache. Besides Owen, the Black Scale Lizardfolk were another threat he had to deal with. If he didn’t handle it properly, Black Stone City would have a tough winter.

While in the midst of his headache, Kei caught sight of Su Nan walking in. He gestured for his subordinates to keep quiet and looked towards Su Nan.

“What’s the matter?”

Su Nan replied, “I’ve succeeded.”

Kei was stunned for a moment before understanding what Su Nan meant. He asked with a touch of skepticism, “You found a way to improve the strength of the army?”

The others also realized what was happening and looked towards Su Nan, their eyes filled with visible doubt.

He had only been working on it for a day, and already he had found a feasible solution? This sounded too good to be true.

Facing the doubtful gazes, Su Nan didn’t bother with explanations. He walked directly to a long table, grabbed the edge with one hand, and lifted.

With a creak, the heavy table lifted off the ground and hovered about twenty centimeters above it, without a single tremor.

The council members stared at the scene with wide eyes, their eyeballs almost popping out.

It was common knowledge that Su Nan was weak, unable to even hold a sword. But now, he was easily lifting a solid wood table that weighed at least two hundred pounds, and it looked effortless.

His strength was probably already on par with a Probationary Knight!

Coming back to his senses, Kei jumped to his feet, his face filled with delight as he looked at his younger brother.

“What is this?”

Su Nan lowered the table and nodded with a smile, explaining, “I created a potion that can enhance the physical fitness of the human body. I took a bottle myself, and now my physical condition is roughly equivalent to a Probationary Knight. The potion’s effect is stronger on those with weaker constitutions. It also works on official knights, but the effect will gradually weaken with multiple uses. To analyze this further, we need to collect more data.” �

Kei’s eyes widened with each word.

So, if he had enough potions, he could mass-produce Probationary Knights, even Knights. If an ordinary person could become a Probationary Knight after taking the potion, then wouldn’t it be possible for a Probationary Knight to become an official Knight?

Kei was so excited that his face flushed red.

Those who hadn’t been a lord wouldn’t understand how difficult it was to cultivate a knight in this era.

An ordinary person would start training and building their physique from the age of twelve. On average, it would take four to five years to build their physical strength to the point where they could start practicing breathing techniques and become a Knight Squire.

A Knight Squire would then typically spend four to five years practicing breathing techniques before being promoted to a Probationary Knight.

Following that, they would need another seven to eight years of training to condense their Life Seed and become an official Knight.

In total, it would take an average of seventeen to eighteen years to cultivate a knight.

That was assuming they had the necessary aptitude. Those with poor aptitude might never be able to become a Knight in their lifetime.

Aside from that, the manpower and resources invested during the cultivation process were also a considerable expense.

Therefore, even powerful noble families with landholdings often couldn’t cultivate many knights.

For example, even during its peak, Shining Light Territory had no more than a hundred knights in total.

That was how precious a potion that could cultivate knights in a short period of time was!

Taking a few deep breaths to calm his excitement, Kei stared intensely at Su Nan and asked with a serious expression, “What do you need me to do?”

Su Nan straightened his face and said, “Making this potion requires a large amount of Black Scale Lizardfolk blood.”

“No problem!” Kei agreed without hesitation, “I’ll lead the army out to hunt the Black Scale Lizardfolk tomorrow!”

He paused for a moment before quickly stepping in front of Su Nan, placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.

“I never thought the legendary techniques of the Wizard were real.”

“I apologize for doubting you before. It was my mistake!”

Su Nan smiled slightly, “There’s no need to bring that up between family.”

Kei’s smile became brighter, and he nodded vigorously, “Well said. Together, we brothers will eventually reclaim Shining Light Territory and avenge Father.”

Su Nan nodded solemnly, but his heart remained calm.

Now that he had the goal of becoming a Wizard, he had no interest in ruling the world. He just wanted to cultivate quietly, achieve longevity, and live to witness the elemental resurgence and the Age of Wizards a thousand years from now.

Although his heart thought this way, he still needed to put on a good show in front of his elder brother.

After all, a Wizard’s cultivation required vast resources, and having a lord brother would make it much easier and faster to gather them.

Therefore, Su Nan’s goal was clear: he would work on improving the territory’s strength to turn it into a logistical platform for gathering resources, while also cultivating his own strength, aiming to become an official Wizard as soon as possible.

On the other side, the commanders had also recovered from their shock and looked at each other in disbelief.

None of them had imagined that the legendary techniques of the Wizards were real.

To be able to turn an ordinary person into a Probationary Knight in just a day—this kind of power was truly awe-inspiring!

For a moment, everyone looked at Su Nan with a mix of admiration and awe.

Following that came a wave of intense excitement.

With such a miraculous potion, the territory could finally grow stronger!

So when Kei gave the order to hunt down the Black Scale Lizardfolk the next day, all the commanders responded with excited expressions.

They had never wanted to face those damn bandits so much!

The Black Scale Lizardfolk, which they had once despised, now looked like walking, valuable potions in their eyes.

They were all potential resources for becoming stronger!

(End)