[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Synthetic Wizard",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462235,1912,"Chapter 12: Wizard Inheritance","synthetic-wizard-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>The dark iron gate was carved with strange patterns, intertwined and lingering, faintly exuding a mysterious charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei and the others were puzzled, only Sunan recognized the patterns at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enchanted Rune!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The structure of the runes was not complicated; it seemed to be just a simple magical trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once someone touched the iron gate, it would sound an alarm and attack the toucher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these runes had already dimmed, evidently long defunct, possibly due to the years of erosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how exquisite the enchanted runes are, they cannot withstand the erosion of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the place where the Iron Beasts are made behind that iron gate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei looked at Sunan, who nodded and reminded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful, those Iron Beasts won’t just watch us go in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to echo Sunan’s words, no sooner had his voice fallen than Iron Beasts suddenly emerged from the rock walls on either side of the gate, carrying a foul wind as they charged at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was prepared; they shouted firmly and faced the attack fearlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Brad took a few steps back, holding a heavy shield to block Sunan’s front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having witnessed Sunan’s methods, everyone understood that Sunan was the key figure in dealing with the Iron Beasts, naturally not neglecting his safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan’s lips gently uttered strange syllables; this time he did not use Acid Splash but Mage Hand instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dozen meters away, an Iron Beast leaping towards Kei suddenly froze, defying gravity as it stayed suspended in mid-air, flailing its limbs but unable to land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kei’s eyes lit up, taking advantage of the opportunity to dash forward, slicing at the Iron Beast’s neck several times at the same spot, severing its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The headless Iron Beast soon fell to the ground, motionless and silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the one-time attack of Acid Splash, Mage Hand, though having less attack power, lasts longer, making it most suitable to help Kei slay the Iron Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luckily, the low-level puppet lacks high intelligence and doesn’t understand the logic of killing the caster first, otherwise these creatures would swarm over, and Brad alone couldn’t handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan silently pondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Certainly, if the Iron Beasts weren’t artificial creations, he wouldn’t be restricted to using Acid Splash and Mage Hand to deal with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Flash Skill would blind these creatures accustomed to living in dark underground, sensitive to light, leaving them vulnerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the team’s coordinated effort, one Iron Beast after another collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Sunan expected, the Iron Beasts’ task was to guard the iron gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, even with heavy casualties, they showed no signs of fleeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over ten minutes later, with a crisp crackle, the last Iron Beast was split into halves, falling to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, more than twenty Iron Beasts were completely annihilated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the ground covered with Black Stone Iron fragments, Kei’s expression was filled with unconcealed excitement and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before coming here, he would never have thought that the greatest threat in the Black Stone Mine could be resolved so easily!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all of this was thanks to Sunan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Sunan’s back, Kei couldn’t help but be overwhelmed with emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when Sunan said he wanted to become a wizard, he thought Sunan was just messing around, lost in the books and believing the words written in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprisingly, he not only succeeded but became so powerful, with all sorts of strange and formidable methods emerging endlessly, leaving everyone astonished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the point where even Kei was somewhat tempted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he also try to follow the path of wizardry when they return to the inner castle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan didn’t notice Kei’s subtle thoughts, as he quickly approached the iron gate for a closer inspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the magical trap on the gate had already failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Sunan called over two knights to jointly push open the heavy iron gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron gate slowly opened, causing stone dust to fall from above with a clatter, kicking up a cloud of dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the dust cleared, the scene behind the iron gate gradually unfolded before the eyes of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was an incredibly spacious hall, approximately four or five hundred square meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire hall was paved with square gray-blue stone bricks, covered in a thick layer of dust, with messy footprints left in many places and traces of suspected beast lounging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that this hall was the usual activity space for the Iron Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the depth of the hall were three open stone doors, leading into dimly-lit areas where details were hard to discern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several knights holding torches entered the three stone doors separately, inspecting them to ensure there was no danger before Sunan and Kei ventured inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the first stone door was what seemed like a storage room, with a huge area crowded with Black Stone Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not raw Black Stone Iron ore just freshly mined but refined Black Stone Iron ingots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the neat and tidy thousands of Black Stone Iron ingots, everyone’s expression turned somewhat dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re rich...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jordon’s gaze fixated on the Black Stone Iron ingots, swallowing compulsively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one mocked his loss of composure; they all shared similar expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Kei’s eyes went wide, shocked, ecstatic, dazed... various expressions mixed together, making his face somewhat contorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hardness of Black Stone Iron is not inferior to Refined Iron, yet it is much lighter, making its price slightly higher than the same weight of Refined Iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Black Stone Iron here, maybe not worth thousands of gold coins, but definitely at least six to seven thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Equivalent to ten years of tax revenue for Black Stone City!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a windfall, how could it not make people wild with joy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Sunan lacked much obsession with gold coins; although surprised, he quickly came to his senses and proceeded to the next room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second room was slightly smaller, filled with various tools, including the forging furnace, molds, and blower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the most conspicuous was the large stone table exceeding three meters in length and nearly two meters wide placed in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface was marked by chaotic cutting scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan glimpsed the corner of the room piled with Black Stone Iron and understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This must have been the laboratory where the wizard apprentice created the puppets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already ruled out the possibility that the owner of this place was an Official Wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the power level of the Iron Beasts and the craftsmanship of the magical traps on the iron gate indicated that the owner was at most a Wizard Apprentice, nowhere near a wizard’s level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were an Official Wizard, a team like theirs wouldn’t be able to break through the external guards to get inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While turning thoughts in his mind, Sunan’s actions were swift, quickly searching the entire room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disappointingly, apart from the tools and ingots, he found no other valuable items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan shook his head, leaving the room and entering the third room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the previous two rooms, the third room was smaller but more finely and comfortably decorated. Besides a small bed and a desk, there was a bookshelf, clearly revealing itself as a study room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan’s gaze fell on the bookshelf filled with books, his eyes slightly brightening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>```\u003C\u002Fp>",1212,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.173Z",1,"novelbin.me","b872ca06185635b6fa65e5862663970a9d824522db2d8df56875df684ae7dd97","synthetic-wizard-chapter-13","synthetic-wizard-chapter-11",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]