Synthesis Wizard

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Su Nan’s voice had just fallen when the grey-robed figure froze.

After a long pause, she slowly spoke, her voice returning to its original sweet female tone.

“.Scepter? Or Player?”

Su Nan touched the mask on his face and smiled slightly: “I’m a Player.”

“How did you recognize me?”

Rose was a little puzzled. She hadn’t worn the Rose mask, and her voice was disguised. How did the Player recognize her?

“The staff you used just now.” Su Nan replied concisely.

The staff that could fire magic missiles was an item that the Scepter had brought out to trade at the second gathering.

Therefore, the moment he saw the staff, he guessed the identity of the grey-robed figure.

“.”

Rose was silent for a moment.

She hadn’t expected her identity to be revealed because of the staff.

Fortunately, only people from the Mysterious Wooden Hut could recognize the staff, not the enemies.

“Why are you here?” Rose asked.

“Same as you.” Su Nan said straight to the point. “You want to enter the city too, right?”

A flash of surprise crossed Rose’s eyes, as if she hadn’t expected Su Nan’s purpose to be the same as hers.

Her gaze flickered slightly for a moment, and she suddenly said: “How about we cooperate?”

“As you saw earlier, that island city is heavily guarded, and there are Soul-Eating Hunters who can detect invisibility and illusions. None of us can sneak in alone. Why don’t we cooperate, each getting what we need?”

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“Soul-Eating Hunter?” Su Nan quickly reacted. “You mean that black lion?”

“That’s right.”

Rose nodded.

“I interrogated it from a Manticore. It’s said to be a rare beast raised by the Manticore, capable of sensing soul energy. Unless you can even change your soul energy, all disguises are useless in front of it.”

“I thought the Manticore was exaggerating, until I found out just now that invisibility and magical disguises are useless.”

Su Nan suddenly realized, then felt a little speechless.

The Manticore was indeed cunning.

The two Manticores he interrogated just now had both deliberately concealed such crucial information, hoping to make him walk right into a trap.

Fortunately, Rose had stepped on a mine for him first.

“Cooperation is fine. I also have a way to sneak into the city. But you have to tell me your purpose for sneaking into the island city first.” Su Nan stared at Rose intently.

Rose hesitated, then gritted her teeth: “Alright, but you must make an Oath Contract with me, promising not to tell anyone else!”

“No problem.”

The two then signed the Oath Contract.

After that, Rose slowly explained.

“I found a Wizard legacy in the underworld. According to my investigation, the key to unlocking the Wizard legacy is hidden somewhere in that city, so I wanted to sneak in.”

Wizard legacy!

Su Nan’s pupils narrowed slightly.

There was actually a Wizard legacy nearby?

“You tell me this, aren’t you afraid that I’ll also want a piece of the Wizard legacy?” Su Nan raised an eyebrow in surprise.

Rose chuckled and said, “If you’re willing, we can cooperate to explore the Wizard legacy together.”

“.Will you be so generous?”

“No choice.” Rose sighed. “The guards there are too strong. The one guarding the entrance alone is a Mithril Golem. I can’t beat that thing alone.”

Mithril Golem!

Su Nan was a little surprised.

This was a higher-level metal golem than a Steel Golem, and its combat strength wouldn’t be inferior to a Hundred-Armed Monster.

Even for him, taking on a Mithril Golem wouldn’t be easy.

“The one guarding the entrance alone is a Mithril Golem, so the guards inside will only be stronger. I can’t take down the Wizard legacy alone.”

“Originally, I was going to wait until I got the key and then invite one or two people to cooperate at the Mysterious Wooden Hut’s gathering. Now that I’ve met you, it’s a stroke of luck.”

“What do you say? Want to cooperate?”

Rose looked at Su Nan expectantly.

Although she didn’t know the Player’s specific strength, from the fact that he held so many resources and had once defeated Hebb, he certainly wouldn’t be weaker than her.

If the Player could join the exploration, the chances of taking down the Wizard legacy would undoubtedly be much higher.

“How will we split the things in the Wizard legacy?” Su Nan hit the nail on the head.

He wouldn’t miss the opportunity to explore a Wizard legacy.

Even if there were risks, it was worth it.

Moreover, he had many trump cards and was confident in his ability to protect himself.

“I take two-thirds. After all, it’s my information.”

Su Nan rejected without hesitation: “I want half.”

Seeing Rose about to speak, he interrupted her: “I’ll figure out how to sneak into the city, and I can deal with that Mithril Golem, but it’ll cost me a lot. I have to take half of what’s in the Wizard legacy.”

“.Alright, half each.”

After hesitating for a long time, Rose finally agreed.

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If Su Nan could solve these two problems that had given her the most trouble, then a half share was reasonable.

After the most important distribution ratio was decided, the rest was much simpler.

After discussing the details, the two signed another Oath Contract.

After the contract was reached, the expressions of both relaxed at the same time, and the atmosphere between them became more relaxed.

With the contract’s restrictions, they didn’t have to worry about betrayal or attacks from each other during the exploration, or after they got their hands on the things in the Wizard legacy.

The power of the contract was absolute for Wizards!

— At least, for Wizards who were not strong enough, that was the case.

“By the way, why do you want to sneak into the city?”

“I want to investigate the situation inside.” Su Nan said.

Rose was still a little puzzled, but seeing that Su Nan didn’t intend to elaborate, she didn’t ask further and began to talk about the main business.

“What are you going to do next?”

Rose was curious about how the Player planned to sneak into the city while avoiding the Soul-Eating Hunter’s perception.

However, Su Nan didn’t intend to do that at all.

If he couldn’t hide, then he wouldn’t.

Directly charge in head-on and stir up trouble!

The two then returned to the lakeshore.

When she saw Su Nan taking out a hundred Stone Golems out of thin air, Rose almost popped her eyes out.

“You, where did you put all these Stone Golems?” Rose’s voice was full of astonishment.

Even a microlight-level spatial magic item couldn’t hold this many Stone Golems, right?

As for alchemy-level spatial magic items, they couldn’t even hold a single Stone Golem.

How did the Player do it?

“Secret.”

Su Nan casually perfunctory, then looked at the island city.

On the unobstructed lakeshore, over a hundred giant figures suddenly appeared. Anyone who wasn’t blind would immediately notice them.

The Manticore guards almost instantly discovered the Stone Golems, and there was an immediate commotion on the city walls.

Boom!

The next moment, the Stone Golem Legion charged forward, carrying a rolling wave of dust, surging towards the city wall, their momentum extremely impressive.

“What kind of monsters are these?”

“They’re charging!”

“Quickly sound the horn, there are intruders!”

The sudden change threw the Manticores into disarray.

Soon, a Manticore took out a horn and blew it. The long, low horn sound spread through the entire cave in an instant.

At the same time, the Stone Golem army had already reached the base of the city wall and slammed into it like a tidal wave.

The solid, thick blue-stone city wall almost instantly collapsed by half. The Manticores on the city wall screamed and fell, crashing to the ground, their heads broken and bleeding. Before they could get up, they were stepped on by the heavy Stone Golems, spitting out blood directly.

Shrill screams immediately echoed through the entire cave.

Rose, far away, was already stunned.

She wasn’t unfamiliar with Stone Golems, but this was the first time she had seen the power of a Stone Golem legion charging in full force.

The amazing momentum and power made her secretly alarmed.

“This is the Golem Legion.”

For a moment, Rose couldn’t help but think about learning Puppet Refining.

“Take this chance, we’re entering the city.”

Su Nan’s voice came from beside her, waking Rose up from her shock.

The two maintained their invisibility and rushed towards the city wall.

The Manticores were busy dealing with the Stone Golems and didn’t notice the two uninvited guests entering.

Su Nan and Rose deftly avoided the battle area and moved lightly through the battlefield.

Just then, Su Nan suddenly raised his hand, and a flash of silver light instantly caused a muffled thud nearby.

Rose looked over and saw the Soul-Eating Hunter lying on the ground.

Its head was pierced by a silver spear, nailed to the ground, already dead beyond revival.

Under Rose’s astonished gaze, the silver spear suddenly shattered and disappeared into thin air.

Su Nan retracted his palm and motioned for Rose to continue forward.

Coming back to her senses, Rose followed closely behind Su Nan, but her heart was even more astonished.

Whether it was the hundreds of Stone Golems, or the swift and fierce attack that she hadn’t even had time to react to, the methods the Player had shown so far had made her feel extremely uneasy.

Even when facing Night Owl, who had founded the Mysterious Wooden Hut, she hadn’t had this feeling of complete incomprehension.

Just what kind of person was the Player?

Taking advantage of the chaos, Su Nan and Rose successfully infiltrated the city and even brushed past a group of Manticores who had come to reinforce.

However, after running a short distance forward, the leading tall Manticore suddenly turned his head and glanced back, his handsome face showing a puzzled expression.

“Angus?” The Manticore beside him cast a confused look.

“.Nothing.”

The Manticore named Angus shook his head and continued toward the city wall.

After passing through the buffer zone adjacent to the city wall, Su Nan and Rose finally entered the city proper.

It was called a city, but it was actually just an island land filled with low, stone houses.

This seemed to be the outer perimeter area where slaves lived. Su Nan saw many dirty Dogheads and Goblins poking their heads out of the low houses, looking towards the city wall.

The air was filled with a stench, making Rose wrinkle her nose involuntarily.

“Where’s the place where the key is kept?” Su Nan turned and asked.

“Up ahead.” Rose pointed to the front.

The two ran a little further, and soon entered a clean, wide street.

It was quiet and gloomy, orderly.

There were all kinds of taverns, shops, and entertainment venues on both sides of the street.

The people walking on the street were mostly Manticores. Occasionally, there would be other races, but most of their hands and feet were chained.

Clearly, this area was where the Manticores, who ruled as the city-state, lived.

Su Nan looked up.

In the center of the whole city, there was a towering stone pillar, about three to four hundred meters in diameter, connected to the cave ceiling. It was covered with numerous runes and filled with intricate holes, rooms, and vertical tunnels inside.

That was where the Manticore nobles lived, the palace.

This was the information that Su Nan had interrogated from the two Manticores earlier.

“The key is kept under a Manticore statue. I only know that the statue is in the Upper City, which is here, but I don’t know the exact location.”

“Statue, huh.”

Su Nan frowned slightly.

Although they had successfully sneaked into the city through the chaos, no one knew when the Manticores would react. There wasn’t much time for them to search slowly, they had to find the location of the statue as soon as possible.

Thinking of this, Su Nan looked around.

After a moment, his eyes suddenly lit up.

“This way.”

He whispered, Su Nan rushed into a building on the side of the road and entered through the window.

Rose was stunned, but she followed immediately.

After entering the building, the first thing she saw was Su Nan grabbing a short figure by the neck, his palm tightly gripping the man’s neck, preventing him from making a sound.

“Grey Dwarf!”

After seeing the man’s short limbs, grey skin, and long beard, Rose’s expression moved.

Compared to other Dwarves, Grey Dwarves had a generally bad reputation, often labelled “evil.”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Therefore, they were ostracized by other Dwarves.

Judging from the man’s clothes and living environment, his status in the city was not low. He was most likely an adjunct to the Manticores, rather than a slave.

After a moment’s thought, Rose’s eyes also lit up.

Unlike Manticores, Grey Dwarves were included in humanoids.

In other words, Charm Person could have an effect on Grey Dwarves.

As expected, Su Nan then cast Charm Person, and the Grey Dwarf quickly stopped struggling, his face becoming dazed.

Su Nan let go of the Grey Dwarf and whispered, “Where is there a Manticore statue in the Upper City?”

“There’s a huge statue in the center square.”

“Anything else?”

“No, no more.”

Su Nan and Rose exchanged glances, and a gleam of joy appeared in their eyes.

Unless there was a surprise, the key was under the statue in the center square.

After confirming the location of the center square, Su Nan directly twisted the Grey Dwarf’s neck.

The two then left the house without delay and headed towards the center square.

The location of the center square was only five to six hundred meters away from the towering stone pillar.

Looking down from the rooms on the top of the stone pillar, one could see the situation in the center square.

Su Nan and Rose soon arrived at the center square, but they both frowned immediately.

Because the Manticore statue in front of them was extremely huge. Its height alone was over ten meters, and it was made entirely of obsidian. Just looking at it, one could feel its heavy weight. It was likely that even a Great Knight couldn’t lift it alone.

Such a heavy statue, whether it was moved or pushed over, would inevitably attract the attention of the Manticores.

“Speaking of which, why is the key to that Wizard legacy in such a strange place?”

“.I don’t know either.”

“I found the information about the Wizard legacy in a biography, but the author wasn’t the Wizard who left behind the legacy. I think someone else must have put the key here.”

“Well, he sure has a strange sense of humor.” Su Nan twitched his lips.

He deliberately put the key in the Manticore city-state. The person who could do this must be very powerful, but he also had a very strange sense of humor.

He really couldn’t understand that kind of mentality.

“What should we do?” Rose asked.

Su Nan sighed.

“We’ll just have to do it.”

(End)