The first Magic Stone Essence almost completely depleted the Star Alliance’s stock of Secondary Magic Stones.
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To synthesize more Magic Stone Essence, they had to wait for new Secondary Magic Stone production.
Considering that Secondary Magic Stones were also used in other aspects, they could only intercept a portion of the production.
For this reason, Lise increased the purchase price of Secondary Magic Stones in the short term, boosting production to alleviate the recent shortage of Secondary Magic Stones.
Once South had produced enough Magic Stone Essence and there was no need for more Secondary Magic Stones, the purchase price would return to normal.
After handing the cultivation of the Secondary Magic Stone veins to Lise, South continued to devote his energy to cultivation and the construction of the Wizard Tower.
As of now, the spatial planning of the Wizard Tower was complete,
The energy supply aspect was only lacking the floating ring.
As for combat devices, there were quite a few more missing.
The Mystical Lock Protection Energy Barrier had already been completed, but it was only a small one, which needed to be synthesized further.
Originally, South only planned to synthesize a dium-sized Mystical Lock Protection Energy Barrier, as he was worried that the energy of the large-scale Elent Pool would be insufficient to support the consumption.
But since he was preparing to synthesize a large-scale Elent Pool, the Mystical Lock Protection Energy Barrier could also be upgraded to a large-scale level at the sa ti.
The sa applied to the Spell Turret Type II, which could be increased to 200 units.
The Disintegration Cannon had not yet been manufactured and would also need to be synthesized and upgraded later.
Finally, there was the Golem Legion.
South planned to station a small Golem Legion in the Wizard Tower.
Of course, it would be a luxurious version of a small Golem Legion.
This included 5,000 Mithril Golems, 20 Tentacle Master Puppets, and 5 Secret Puppets.
Not to ntion the Tentacle Master Puppets and Secret Puppets, the engineering involved in 5,000 Mithril Golems was quite a lot.
After all, this kind of 3rd-Ring Legendary-level enchanted upgraded Mithril Golem was sothing only South could refine in the entire Star Alliance.
Even the instructors in the academy would find it difficult to refine ordinary Mithril Golems.
“In another 50 or 60 years, the Wizard Tower should be completed.”
While South was imrsed in cultivation and building the Wizard Tower, he suddenly received news.
A 3rd-Rank Wizard Apprentice nad Basque from the Russell Family had passed away.
Northwest Domain, Starlight City.
This was the autonomous city of the Russell Family, a neutral zone independent of many countries.
However, that was in the past. Today, Starlight City had beco one of the many territories of the Star Alliance.
Russell Family Cetery.
The usually deserted cetery was filled with people today.
Facardo, Innocent, Tulio, Scepter, Rose, Traveler, Xieman, and Corey. At a glance, all the instructors of Starlight Academy were present.
They gathered in the cetery to mourn their deceased colleague.
“Basque actually foresaw this day long ago.”
Facardo didn’t show any sadness or grief, only a sense of sighing.
“He knew his aptitude wasn’t outstanding, and that advancing to a 3rd-Rank Wizard Apprentice was his limit. He would never be able to break through to beco a Wizard in his lifeti, so he had long known his fate. He was also peaceful when he left.”
Scepter sighed and said, “Without hope… it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of the surrounding 3rd-Rank Wizard Apprentices turned complex.
It was precisely because they still had a glimr of hope for themselves that they desperately sought a breakthrough, causing them to crash and burn. Perhaps they would only completely despair at the very last mont of their lives.
In comparison, those who never had any hope from the start might be happier.
After the mourning, the group left one by one.
Scepter went up to Facardo and said, “I’ve submitted an application to Lord Starfall. Starting tomorrow, I’m temporarily resigning from my position as an academy instructor.”
The Lord Starfall ntioned by Scepter referred to the newly appointed acting controller.
Their na and origin were unknown, and they never t with anyone.
The only things they knew were that she was deeply trusted by Lord South and her codena, Starfall.
Facardo was stunned and asked, “Why?”
Scepter sighed bitterly and said, “I can sense that my remaining ti is limited. At most, I have another 10 or 20 years. If I don’t break through, I’ll be lying in the cetery too.”
In fact, if it wasn’t for the Dawn Potion and Elent Pool extending his lifespan, he would have already passed away.
Thankfully, he had successfully constructed a Talent Crystal model and started filling it with Spiritual Power.
With luck, he might be able to break through and beco a Wizard.
Therefore, he planned to close himself off and make a final push for Wizardhood in the coming ti. He would either succeed or die.
The contribution points he had earned over the years were also enough to exchange for 20 years of access to a cultivation room close to the Elent Pool in Lord South’s Wizard Tower.
“ too.” Rose walked over with a serious expression on her face. “I’m also going to close myself off.”
“It seems everyone is thinking the sa thing.” Traveler smiled slightly. “I’m also going to close myself off and make a final push. Speaking of which, thanks to Lord South for creating the Construction Potion. It saved a lot of ti constructing Talent Crystals. Otherwise, I wouldn’t even be eligible to make a push for Wizardhood.”
Seeing the three of them with resolute expressions mixed with a hint of decisiveness, Facardo felt a mixture of emotions.
He knew very well how difficult it was to beco a Wizard.
Over thousands of years, countless geniuses had fallen at this hurdle.
The number of 3rd-Rank Wizard Apprentices who had died with regrets and dissatisfaction in the Russell Family over the years couldn’t be counted on both hands and feet.
If it weren’t for joining the Star Alliance and receiving support from resources he had never imagined before, he probably would have followed in the footsteps of his ancestors.
Now he finally had a glimr of hope to beco a Wizard.
But it was just a glimr.
Facardo knew very well that of the three in front of him, only one might succeed in becoming a Wizard, or perhaps all three would fail, ending up as nothing more than dust.
Just as he was silently lanting, Facardo suddenly saw surprise on the faces of Scepter, Rose, and Traveler. Following their gaze, he discovered that South had appeared in the cetery at so point.
“Lord South.” Facardo hurriedly bowed slightly.
Scepter and the others also quickly bowed.
South waved his hand, glanced at the tombstone, and said, “My condolences.”
Facardo shook his head. “Thank you, Lord. Basque left peacefully.”
South nodded, said nothing more, and turned to Rose, Scepter, and Traveler.
“I heard Starfall say you’re going to close yourselves off and make a final push?”
“Yes, Lord.”
South smiled slightly and said, “You’re lucky. You’ve caught a good ti.”
He was planning to further strengthen the Elent Pool recently, increasing the efficiency of filling Spiritual Power. Rose, Scepter, and Traveler had co at the right ti. With the help of a large-scale Elent Pool, their chances of becoming a Wizard would increase significantly.
Even during the Golden Age of Wizards, not many 3rd-Rank Wizard Apprentices could enjoy the buff of a large-scale Elent Pool.
After hearing South’s words, Rose, Scepter, and Traveler looked at each other.
Only after South explained the matter of the large-scale Elent Pool did they reveal expressions of imnse surprise.
The gazes of the surrounding Wizards also carried a hint of envy towards the three of them.
However, upon second thought, as long as they accumulated enough contribution points, they could enjoy the sa treatnt when they made their final push for Wizardhood later, so they were all delighted.
“I wish you all a smooth breakthrough.” South said.
If they could produce another two or three Wizards, it would be good news for the Star Alliance.
On the one hand, it would enhance the academy’s teaching staff. On the other hand, he wouldn’t have to handle so many tasks alone, and he could delegate them.
For example, refining Mithril Golems with enchantnts and enhancents, creating 4th-Rank potions, and going to Elent Planes to collect Elental Dust could all be shared with other Wizards.
This way, he could free up more energy for cultivation and building the Wizard Tower.
A qualified Wizard force needed not only a large number of Wizard Apprentices as a foundation, but also a large number of official Wizards as its core strength.
After encouraging them a few words, South then looked at Xieman, Corey, and Atil, who were waiting on the side.
The three of them had all co to attend Basque’s funeral today.
Speaking of which, these three were his first batch of students, and the closest to being his actual students.
The Wizard Apprentices recruited after the three of them were more like students of the academy than his own students.
Therefore, South still had different feelings for Xieman, Corey, and Atil. He would give them more special care and occasionally guide them.
Looking at the three of them with mature faces, South couldn’t help but feel a tinge of emotion deep inside.
When he had first co to the base, the three of them were still 12 or 13-year-old children. Now they were almost a hundred years old, but because of their special physiques, they looked no different from 20-year-old youths.
“I heard you’ve been researching biological transformation recently?” South looked at Corey. “Are you preparing for semi-elentalization or bloodline fusion in the future?”
Among all the materials produced by the Star Alliance, the application scope of biological transformation was the narrowest.
If they were seeking to earn contribution points, it would be best to choose one of the other three fields.
Corey specialized in biological transformation, which could only be for the purpose of extending his lifespan in the future.
“There’s that reason, Teacher.” Corey admitted frankly. “But I’m also quite interested in biological transformation myself.”
South nodded and took out a few books from his Spatial Ring and gave them to him.
“These are books on biological transformation. They should be useful to you.”
These books were copied by Lise from the knowledge possessed by the Starfall Society.
The Starfall Society was good at refining war constructs, so they naturally had to involve biological transformation.
For example, the Tentacle Master Puppet. Without a deep dissection and research of the Golden Tentacle, they wouldn’t be able to manufacture it at all.
The books provided by Lise improved the weakness of Starlight Academy in biological transformation knowledge.
“Thank you, Teacher!” Corey was overjoyed.
South then looked at Xieman and Atil and said, “Starfall is currently looking for assistants and will probably recruit at Starlight Academy. You two can give it a try. If you can beco Starfall’s assistant, it will be beneficial to you. She is a Wizard too.”
Forget about Corey, who was reclusive and eccentric. Xieman and Atil were both ticulous people, suitable for being assistants.
And being able to be the assistant of a Wizard was also a great opportunity for a 3rd-Rank Wizard Apprentice.
The two looked at each other and imdiately made up their minds. They would definitely give it a try.
Corey, on the other hand, knew himself better than anyone else. He wasn’t cut out to be an assistant, so he decisively gave up on the unrealistic idea.
Regarding the issue of cultivation efficiency, the synthesis and strengthening of the Elent Pool naturally ca first.
However, due to the high cost of the Elent Pool, a small-scale Elent Pool cost more than ten million gold coins. Even though the Star Alliance’s inco was increasing year by year, other expenses were too much, so they couldn’t manufacture several small-scale Elent Pools in a short period of ti.
After careful consideration, South decided to synthesize and strengthen one small-scale Elent Pool every two years until he synthesized a large-scale Elent Pool.
In this case, the speed at which he filled Spiritual Power would increase every two years.
Ti flew by, and more than three years passed.
Lise’s efficiency was high. The first Secondary Magic Stone vein was successfully opened up in the Southeast Domain, less than 500 kiloters away from Shining Light City.
According to Lise’s estimate, it would take about 180 years for this small-scale Secondary Magic Stone vein to mature, at which point it could be mined. The estimated reserves were at least 200 million Secondary Magic Stones.
This was still due to the lack of energy in the Starlight Continent. Otherwise, the maturation ti could be shortened.
The second Magic Stone Essence had also been synthesized, and the second dium-sized Secondary Magic Stone vein was already being opened.
More large and dium-sized Secondary Magic Stone veins would be opened up in the future, ensuring that the Star Alliance would acquire a new vein every certain period of ti after 180 years, thereby greatly increasing the production of Secondary Magic Stones.
“180 years is a long ti, but if it can lead to the full-scale promotion of Demon Energy Technology, it’s worth it.”
South put down the docunt and smiled at Lise, who was sitting behind the desk.
There was another point he didn’t ntion. Once the production of Secondary Magic Stones increased, they could manufacture more Magic Stones, thereby promoting Demon Energy Technology on a small scale.
Demon Energy Technology would inevitably have to wait until the dinsional barrier of the Starlight Continent recovered and a large amount of Magic Stones could be imported from the outside before it could fully develop.
However, even though it couldn’t be fully developed at this stage, small-scale promotion was feasible.
“How’s the teleportation network construction plan going?”
“Laying out the teleportation arrays requires Wizard Apprentices. However, there aren’t many people that the academy can spare, and considering the issue of materials, the progress isn’t very fast. Currently, only the Southeast Domain and the cities with relatively small populations in the Rainbow Sea have a complete teleportation network. The Northwest Domain has just started, and the Underworld has to be prioritized later.”
South nodded understandingly. “This can’t be rushed. Once the number of academy students increases, the progress will naturally speed up.”
“I know.”
Lise pointed to the docunts on the table.
“There’s also another point. Once the teleportation network is fully constructed, we’ll have to consider how to reduce the cost of use.”
“I’ve already posted a task in the academy to improve the teleportation array. By the ti the teleportation network is completed, there should be results from the improvent.”
South laughed. “Lise, I’m increasingly convinced that finding you as an assistant was the wisest decision I ever made. You always manage to arrange things perfectly.”
Lise gave him a slight glare and said grumpily, “That’s because I have a slacker as a boss.”
“Those who are able do more work.”
“Heh, I feel like you’re using as a slave laborer and squeezing dry.”
“How could that be? You’re a rare Wizard Ghost, a valuable asset.”
“Don’t make sound like so kind of rare animal.”
Just as they were about to reach the door of the study to report, Carolena and Red Widow saw the two of them arguing and couldn’t help but look at each other. (End of Chapter)
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