[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-13":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},1462236,1912,"Chapter 13: A Wizard Pursues Truth, Not Immortality","synthetic-wizard-chapter-13",13,"\u003Cp>If one were to say what is the most valuable thing in a wizard’s inheritance, knowledge is undoubtedly one of the answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan pressed down the joy in his heart and quickly walked to the bookshelf, his eyes swiftly scanning the books above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Composition Theory,\" \"Material Science,\" \"Life Energy Structure,\" \"Basic Enchantment Runes,\" \"Puppet Mechanics Principles,\" \"Puppet Basic Structure,\" \"Puppets and Golems\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than eighty percent of the books are related to puppet creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is clear that the owner here loves this craft deeply, even obsessively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder he manufactured a puppet creation like the Iron Swallowing Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just wondering where did that wizard apprentice go later?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan was faintly curious, pondered for a moment, and turned to the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surface of the solid wood desk was covered with a thick layer of dust, and it was empty of any objects. Sunan opened the drawer below, the first few drawers were empty, only the last drawer held two diaries, a ring, and two boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan took out the diary on top and opened the cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slightly yellowed first page contained only a single line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Anger MacLaine, recorded in Starlight Calendar 1124.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starlight Calendar 1124, which is about 125 years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The appearance of the Iron Swallowing Beast in the Black Stone Mine seemingly was just over a hundred years ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan was thoughtful and continued to flip through the pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The material of the diary’s paper was unknown, having remained intact despite so many years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1124, April 12]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Today I completed the exploration of the Black Stone Iron vein. As I guessed, the reserves of this vein are quite abundant. Now my puppet experiment has ample materials to utilize, which is good news. I’ve decided to build a laboratory deep in the mine as my future retreat.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1126, February 8]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The experiment with the Black Rock Leopard finally achieved a critical breakthrough! It won’t be long before I can successfully refine my own puppet creation!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that puppet is called the Black Rock Leopard.\" Sunan raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1127, March 15]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hahaha, I did it, I finally succeeded in refining the first Black Rock Leopard. It’s my own unique puppet creation; I am indeed a genius!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[However, the combat power of the Black Rock Leopard is still lacking; it’s quite inferior to a formal knight, with many improvements needed — I’ll have to gather more combat data.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Coincidentally, there are plenty of knights outside, so they can serve as opponents for the Black Rock Leopard. They are a fortunate bunch indeed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1128, June 10]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Improvement experiments went smoothly. The Black Rock Leopard now has a combat strength comparable to a Junior Knight. Unfortunately, the cowardly lord abandoned this mine. I must find new targets to provide combat data; perhaps the Black-scaled Lizardmen to the north may be suitable.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each page of the diary contained little content, with only a few sentences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the time intervals were large, the shortest being over half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The later content was mostly about the Black Rock Leopard’s improvement experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, interspersed with matters of Meditation, magic learning, and material collection outings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the lines, it wasn’t hard to see that this Anger wizard apprentice was somewhat arrogant and reclusive, disliking external contact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s worth mentioning that he is also a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Elemental Desert, and the resource-poor Starlight Continent, advancing to Level 3 Wizard Apprentice before a hundred years old is indeed noteworthy. Anger truly was a genius with reason for pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, with the increase in age, Anger gradually shifted his focus from puppet research to cultivation, the tone in the diary visibly growing agitated and bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1162, September 20]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The enhancement of spiritual power seems to have reached a bottleneck, with no noticeable growth for over half a year; perhaps I should utilize external force.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1163, January 4]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Luck was on my side; I found a formula for the Evil Illusion Potion. If I can create the Evil Illusion Potion, surely it will address the issue of stagnant spiritual power growth!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1165, May 19]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Damned it! Why can’t I gather the materials listed in the formula? Clearly, I have found the growth sites as recorded in the book, so why can’t I find them? Is the book’s record mistaken?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1167, February 6]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I see, with the loss of elements and the drastic decrease in energy particles concentration, the continent we inhabit has turned into a barren land. No wonder I’ve encountered no other wizard apprentices over the years. No, I won’t just give up like this; if I can’t gather the materials, then I’ll attempt other substitutes. With my wisdom, I can’t believe I can’t solve the problem!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1169, April 4]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Experiment failed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1170, February 9]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Experiment failed.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Repeated records of experiment failures)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1192, March 16]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No, no matter how the low-level materials are extracted and purified, they fail to reach the level of substituting high-level materials, making the potion’s successful creation impossible!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Damn it! I refuse to accept it!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the following ten or more pages, there was an array of resentment and curses at the world, filled with bitterness and despair at the unseen path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until after Starlight Calendar 1200 that Anger seemed to suddenly wake up; his words regained their calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1200, December 3]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I can feel life slowly fading away; it seems I don’t have much longer to live.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Conducting biological transformation might allow for a longer life, but it’s not my expertise. Besides, I don’t want to compromise my humanity just to survive recklessly... No, perhaps it’s merely the fact that such transformation would make me lose all hope of becoming a wizard. If I can’t advance to a wizard, what’s the point of living longer?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wizards pursue truth, not immortality.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Starlight Calendar 1202, May 5]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Death is drawing nearer; I seem to smell the decay of my body.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The good news is I discovered the legend of the Starry Star Tower in an ancient tome, said to be a legacy left by ancient wizards; perhaps I can find a way there to advance as a wizard, it’s my only hope now.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ve decided to go search for the whereabouts of the Starry Star Tower!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starry Star Tower!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan’s expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his few memories from the games of his previous life, the Starry Star Tower seemed to be one of the three wizard inheritances found in Starlight Continent during version 1.0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not an experimental lab left by wizard apprentices like this one, but a true inheritance from wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the last bit of goodwill left to this continent by wizards who ventured to the multiverse a thousand years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place like that is surely filled with precious knowledge and materials without a doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one could find the Starry Star Tower, advancing to a wizard would definitely no longer be an issue!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan was excited and quickly turned to the next page, but it was nothing but blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing more?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan continued to flip, but all the subsequent pages were blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s evident that after Anger MacLaine went out to search for the Starry Star Tower, he never returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether he eventually found the Starry Star Tower remains unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan speculated that the answer was most likely negative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, in these fifty years, this laboratory wouldn’t seem so untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of this, Sunan couldn’t help but feel regretful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given Anger MacLaine’s talent and aptitude, had he been born in the wizard era a thousand years ago, he would undoubtedly have become a powerful wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong era, ultimately only to languish away, dying with reluctance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A wizard’s desperate land, huh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1308,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.173Z",1,"novelbin.me","0f3954255d472a811f7ac3af40dbc565736a215104cf437d0299c6c7edac0b7f","synthetic-wizard-chapter-14","synthetic-wizard-chapter-12",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]