Chapter 162: Hunter’s Plea
The addition of a large number of Rune Knights significantly boosted the Star Alliance’s expansion speed.
Almost every month, the explored area on the military map in Su Nan’s study would expand by a circle.
Native tribes encountered during exploration were either wiped out or subjugated into slavery under the Star Alliance’s overwhelming force.
However, Su Nan still offered these natives a glimr of hope.
Those who made sufficient contributions to the Star Alliance could be freed from slavery, promoted to citizens, and granted equal status and rights as the Manticore and the Vampires.
As the Star Alliance’s exploration strategy proceeded in full swing, Su Nan spent his days locked in his laboratory, engrossed in improving his Puppet Creations.
With the help of Butler No. 1 in Dragonwood, and apprentices like Caroline, Black Widow, and Xieman in the Star Alliance, he only needed to manage the overall direction, leaving the rest to his subordinates.
Except for occasional need to craft magical items that only he could refine, he was essentially half a hands-off manager.
This was the expected developnt of a mature force.
Only when the Star Alliance could continue to function smoothly for decades even without his presence, would it truly beco a mature entity.
Late at night, a silver moon hung high in the sky.
Moonlight stread through the small window, illuminating everything inside the room.
Su Nan sat at one corner of the long table, patiently waiting for other mbers to arrive.
Since joining the Mysterious Wooden Hut, he hadn’t missed a single gathering.
Even though he sotis didn’t buy a single item, he was never absent.
After all, nobody knew what items would appear at the gathering, and missing a treasure – like Traveler and Black Forest – would be a regret for life.
Perhaps it was a lesson learned from Traveler and Black Forest, but in subsequent gatherings, everyone except Hunter was present.
Even Traveler and Black Forest, who used to be invisible, had a higher attendance rate than before.
This gathering was no exception, all eight mbers except Hunter were present.
Just as Night Owl announced the start of the trade, a figure suddenly appeared in a seat.
It was Hunter, whom everyone thought was absent.
“Everyone, I need your help!”
As soon as he appeared, Hunter imdiately spoke, his tone unprecedentedly solemn.
Everyone looked at each other in bewildernt.
Finally, Night Owl cleared his throat and broke the silence. “Hunter, what happened?”
“The Eternal Society has targeted !” Hunter’s voice was heavy. “They have their eyes on the Starlight Tower key in my possession, and they’re chasing relentlessly. I’ve tried many ways to escape, but I can’t shake them off. I need the help of everyone here!”
“You want us to help you repel the Eternal Society?” Red Heart mumbled.
“No.” Hunter shook his head. “Those guys are obsessed lunatics. Even if we repel them once, they’ll co back again later. I hope everyone here can help eliminate the Eternal Society once and for all.”
The room fell silent.
Everyone remained silent.
If it were just a matter of repelling the Eternal Society, they might consider it if Hunter offered a suitable reward.
But to kill the Eternal Society’s Wizard Apprentices?
Sorry, impossible!
Any sane person understood the risks involved in fighting fellow Wizard Apprentices.
Let alone the Wizard Apprentices of the Eternal Society.
They were not going to risk their lives for a little profit to deal with the Eternal Society.
Unless Hunter could offer a reward that was truly enticing!
Hunter understood this, seeing everyone silent, he gritted his teeth and said, “After the deed is done, I will give each participant a Starlight Tower key!”
As soon as he said this, everyone’s eyes lit up.
Su Nan raised an eyebrow. It seed his initial guess was right, Hunter had indeed colluded with Evans.
Only Evans would have so many Starlight Tower keys.
“Deal!” said Necromancer imdiately.
Ordinary benefits were not worth risking his life for, but the Starlight Tower key was different.
It represented the hope of becoming a Wizard.
Even if it ant risking his life, he had to give it a try!
The others seed to have similar thoughts.
After a brief hesitation, Night Owl, Red Heart, Traveler, Black Forest, and Rose all agreed.
Only Scepter and Su Nan remained.
Hunter looked at the two with complex emotions.
Scepter already possessed a Starlight Tower key, so the reward he offered would not be attractive to him.
The sa went for the Player.
Based on the information he gathered, Hunter had already guessed the Player’s true identity.
Evans had also ntioned that Su Nan possessed a Starlight Tower key, so this reward probably wouldn’t be attractive to him either.
In fact, neither of them had made any move to speak yet, likely waiting for him to offer a more tempting reward.
After a mont of hesitation, Hunter’s palm grazed the table, and two potions appeared out of thin air.
Under the moonlight, the potion in the bottle gradually changed from dark blue to light blue, shimring with a beautiful, hazy glow.
“This is Dawn Potion.”
Hunter’s gaze swept past Su Nan and towards the others.
Among those present, probably only Su Nan had heard of Dawn Potion from Evans.
“After taking it, a person’s lifespan can be extended by about one-third, but each person can only take one bottle, taking more will have no effect. Besides, this thing has little effect on Wizard Apprentices, only extending their lifespan by five to ten years.”
Necromancer and the others were moved.
It was a potion that extended lifespan, which was quite rare!
Even if this potion could only extend lifespan by five to ten years, it was still a lot.
With bloodline fusion or physical modification, a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice could only live for a little over two hundred years.
Scepter’s heart was stirred. After hesitating for a mont, he said, “One bottle of Dawn Potion isn’t enough, add a gemstone worth 20,000 gold coins!”
“Deal!”
Hunter agreed without hesitation. After all, he didn’t have to pay the gold coins, Saint Fist, with his deep pockets, would be responsible for that.
Then he looked at Su Nan. “Player, what do you say?”
Su Nan remained silent for a mont, then slowly said, “Two bottles of Dawn Potion, plus a Starlight Tower key.”
As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.
A greedy demand!
But to everyone’s surprise, Hunter only hesitated for a mont before nodding heavily.
“Alright, it’s a deal!”
“Wait!” Necromancer said unhappily. “Why do we all have the sa contribution, but the Player gets a higher reward than us?”
Although others didn’t say it out loud, their gazes towards Hunter and Su Nan were also filled with dissatisfaction or confusion.
Only Traveler remained calm.
Hunter explained calmly. “Because the Player is stronger than all of you.”
The others were unaware, but through Saint Fist’s channels, he knew about so of the things Su Nan had done in the underground world, and he knew deep down that Su Nan possessed strength far surpassing anyone else in the Mysterious Wooden Hut.
Even Night Owl couldn’t compare to Su Nan.
Seeing Necromancer still unwilling to accept his explanation, Hunter had to look at Su Nan.
Su Nan shrugged. With a thought, a Mithril Magic Puppet appeared beside him.
The sudden appearance of the Magic Puppet startled everyone. They wondered where Su Nan had taken this behemoth from.
Their attention quickly shifted to the shimring luster of the Magic Puppet’s body.
“This is… Mithril!”
Rose, who had seen the Mithril Magic Puppet before, was the first to recognize its type, and she widened her eyes in disbelief.
“Mithril Magic Puppet!”
The others were stunned when they heard this, and they imdiately widened their eyes to look carefully, soon confirming Rose’s words.
“It really is a Mithril Magic Puppet!”
“How is that possible?!”
Everyone showed expressions of disbelief.
How could the Player have a Mithril Magic Puppet?
Did he obtain it from so Wizard’s legacy?
No, impossible.
Even if a complete Mithril Magic Puppet still remained in a Wizard’s legacy, an outsider would not be able to gain control of it.
This wasn’t a magical item that could be used by simply erasing the ntal imprint.
Each puppet’s Soul Core had a ntal symbol left by the creator, and unless the creator actively erased it, outsiders couldn’t eliminate it.
Even destroying the Soul Core wouldn’t work.
The puppet’s body and Soul Core were one, destroying the Soul Core ant destroying the entire puppet.
But if it wasn’t obtained from a Wizard’s legacy, then it couldn’t be sothing the Player crafted himself, could it?
That wasn’t likely either.
Not to ntion where the Player got the design blueprints or how he obtained enough Mithril to craft a Mithril Magic Puppet, just the Puppetry Refining technique alone was enough to block most people.
The Player was quite skilled in refining puppets, but had his Puppetry Refining skill reached that level?
For a while, everyone was a little uncertain.
Even Traveler and Hunter, who were already aware of Su Nan’s strength, were shocked.
But regardless, one thing was certain: Su Nan, who possessed a Mithril Magic Puppet, could definitely play a far greater role in dealing with the Eternal Society than anyone else present.
Even Necromancer, who was the most dissatisfied, fell silent.
Seeing that no one objected, Hunter said solemnly, “Let’s settle it then.”
“Just in case, we should still sign a Soul Contract.”
Everyone agreed unanimously, as it was a guarantee for both parties.
There was no need to discuss the reward, but when it ca to dealing with the Eternal Society, there were disagreents.
Night Owl and the others unanimously disagreed with Hunter’s request to wipe out the Eternal Society.
It was simply unrealistic!
Most Third-Rank Wizard Apprentices had their own ans of survival.
Especially those of the Eternal Society, who had many enemies and were hated by everyone.
If they could still survive to this day and remain at large, they must have so life-saving tricks up their sleeves.
Repelling a Third-Rank Wizard Apprentice was easy, but killing one was extrely difficult, unless you possessed overwhelming power.
So, after so bargaining, they finally decided to kill three mbers of the Eternal Society.
“As far as I know, the Eternal Society’s Magic Hand and Blood Mouth are already dead. Right now, except for Saulo, there are only three mbers left: Ember, Iloh, and Stone Scorpion.”
“Among these four, you just need to assist in eliminating any three of them, and it will be considered a completed deal, and I will pay the corresponding rewards.”
As soon as Hunter finished speaking, Night Owl imdiately asked, “Do you have any specific plans?”
Hunter clearly had a plan, and without hesitation, he said, “The Eternal Society is searching everywhere for my whereabouts. As long as I reveal my location slightly, I can lure them all here. We can set up an ambush in advance and wipe them out in one fell swoop!”
Everyone exchanged glances and nodded.
The plan was simple, but practical.
“I’ll choose the location, and I’ll inform everyone in three days.”
Hunter turned to Night Owl.
“You’ll need to open the Mysterious Wooden Hut again.”
“No problem.” Night Owl nodded in agreent.
At this ti, Su Nan suddenly said, “Being able to survive the Eternal Society’s pursuit, you couldn’t have done it alone, you must have other helpers, right?”
As soon as he said this, everyone else also realized this and stared at Hunter with bright eyes.
Hunter sighed and said, “Alright, I didn’t intend to hide it. I do have helpers.”
“Who?” Rose asked curiously.
“Saint Fist.”
“It’s them.” Scepter realized.
“Don’t be cryptic.” Black Forest quickly asked, “What are Saint Fist?”
Scepter smiled and explained, “Saint Fist isn’t a single person, but a hidden organization made up of legendary knights. It was established around three hundred years ago, and its mbers are mainly legendary knights from various countries in the southeastern region of Starlight Continent. It’s said they have dozens of Second-Ring and Third-Ring legendary knights, with formidable strength.”
“That was before.” Hunter’s voice was bitter. “During this period of fighting with the Eternal Society, Saint Fist lost over twenty legendary knights, and even their leader, Clarence, died at the hands of Ember. He was the only Third-Ring legendary knight in Saint Fist.”
Scepter shook his head slightly and said nothing.
An organization of legendary knights would be considered a behemoth to ordinary people.
But compared to the Eternal Society, whose mbers were all Third-Rank Wizard Apprentices, they were a bit lacking.
Saint Fist’s defeat was completely expected.
Instead, it was a bit surprising that they still dared to fight back against the Eternal Society, even after suffering so much damage.
It could only be said that the Starlight Tower was an irresistible temptation, not only for Wizard Apprentices, but also for legendary knights.
“When the action begins, Saint Fist will also co to help.”
“However, Saint Fist has suffered heavy losses, and there are not many surviving legendary knights left, so don’t hold too high expectations.”
Hunter sighed and said.
Scepter shrugged. “It’s alright, facing such a formidable enemy as the Eternal Society, any help is better than none.”
This drew agreent from everyone else.
After all, the enemy was the infamous Eternal Society, even as fellow Third-Rank Wizard Apprentices, they were a bit apprehensive deep down.
Even if just a few First-Ring legendary knights joined them, it would be a good thing. At worst, they could be used as cannon fodder.
Of all the people present, only Su Nan remained calm throughout.
A few months ago, he would still have been a bit hesitant about this mission.
But now, with the Puppet Creations he had in his Magic Cube, he had a strong sense of confidence.
Let alone with everyone else in the Mysterious Wooden Hut, even if he faced the Eternal Society alone, Su Nan was confident that he could defeat them.
“Let’s leave it at that for now.”
“Once I choose the ambush location, I’ll inform everyone imdiately.”
Hunter looked around at everyone with a solemn expression, and said sincerely, “I beg everyone!”
(End of Chapter)
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