[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-14":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},1462237,1912,"Chapter 14: Bloodvine Ring, Spirit-Storage Grass","synthetic-wizard-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>Sighing, Sunan shook his head and didn’t think much further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what, with the Synthesis Cube and the Player Panel as his golden fingers, he would never end up like Anger MacLaine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put down the diary and picked up another one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To his delight, the content of this diary turned out to be Anger MacLaine’s experiment records on the Black Rock Leopard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It detailed the refining process of the Black Rock Leopard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With this experiment record, as long as I can learn the Puppet Refining skill from these books on the shelf, I can attempt to refine a Black Rock Leopard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan’s face showed a joyful smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Rock Leopard, after all, was a knight-level puppet, loyal and reliable, fearless of death, and can be considered an excellent combat force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having a batch of Black Rock Leopards on hand would provide more safety when going out to gather materials in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Securing both diaries, Sunan picked up the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dull grey ring looked like a cheap trinket peddled by a street vendor, not eye-catching at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Sunan’s perception, the ring was like a miniature black hole, constantly absorbing free energy particles from the surrounding air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A magic item!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Anger MacLaine left behind a magic item.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan glanced back and saw that the others were still outside, so he subtly opened the Synthesis Cube and placed the ring on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of text soon appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bloodvine Ring (Alchemy\u002FLow Magic Item), upon activation can summon bloodvine to bind a specified target and slightly continuously absorb the target’s energy; usage count 3\u002F3, usage can be restored by injecting Spiritual Power or automatically absorbing free energy particles.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad, a very practical effect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan nodded quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic items are classified into tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lowest is the Alchemy Level, also known as Low Magic Items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These magic items often have only a single enchantment trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, dimension bags, space rings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or weapons enchanted with traits like sharpness, bleeding, black steel, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although they are just low-tier magic items, their power is quite considerable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take the Bloodvine Ring for instance. Sunan estimated that even a Peak Knight would most likely be unable to break free if bound by the bloodvine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For him, a Wizard Apprentice, a Low Magic Item is undoubtedly immensely precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, to use the Bloodvine Ring, he would still have to wait until he advances to a Level 2 Wizard Apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only with a basic ability to control energy particles can one activate magic items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the Alchemy Level is the Micro-Light Level magic items, also known as Low Magic Items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These magic items usually have multiple magical traits, their value far exceeding Alchemy Level magic items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice would be overjoyed to acquire one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above Micro-Light Level is the Magic Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This level represents true magic items, also known as Witchcraft Artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Witchcraft Artifacts usually have at least one magic power that can be triggered, their power is astounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Generally, only Official Wizards are eligible to possess Witchcraft Artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for higher-level magic items, Sunan guessed that the current Starlight Continent probably doesn’t have even one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, in the past life game, it wasn’t until the 2.0 game version \"Return of the Wizard\" that Witchcraft Artifacts above the magic level appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember quite a few Low Magic Items and Alchemy Level items had been left behind on the 1.0 version Starlight Continent, I’ll have to ask my big brother to keep an eye out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan mused to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that being said, unactivated magic items appear no different from ordinary items to common people and are hard to distinguish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Kei helps to keep an eye out, it might not be very effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better than nothing, I guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan secured the Bloodvine Ring and turned to look at the last two wooden boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opening the larger wooden box, inside were three leaf-like pieces the size of an index finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They resembled clovers but were blue and purple throughout, glistening and smooth like gemstone-shaped leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this... Spirit-Storage Grass!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first glance, Sunan recognized the origin of the leaves, excitedly widening his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately placed the leaves into the Cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spirit-Storage Grass, purity 29.28%, consumption can slightly increase Spiritual Power, the exact effect depends on the consumer’s Spiritual Power; the higher the Spiritual Power, the weaker the effect; ineffective for those with Spiritual Power of 12 or above.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It actually increases Spiritual Power!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anger MacLaine was really generous...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Halfway through the sentence, Sunan suddenly realized, as a Level 3 Wizard Apprentice, Anger MacLaine’s Spiritual Power definitely exceeded 12, making the Spirit-Storage Grass useless for him, so it’s no surprise it wasn’t valued much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then, that’s good luck for me now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan happily closed the box and proceeded to open the other wooden box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside were more than thirty shiny gemstones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sapphire, ruby, fire opal, iridescent stone, moonstone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan exclaimed in wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gemstones together were definitely worth more than a thousand Gold Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan considered and decided to keep these gemstones for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with the batch of Black Stone Iron in the warehouse and the soon-to-reopen Black Stone Mine, Black Stone City should not lack money for a long time, so selling these gemstones for Gold Coins is unnecessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, for Wizards, gemstones are a precious material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Precious gemstones not only serve as decoration and adornment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the hands of Wizards, gemstones have many uses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, they can serve as casting media for certain special spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan remembered a spell faction called \"Gem Spells,\" for which gemstones serve as casting media.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This spell faction is famously a money pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every spell cast requires a gemstone, costing from dozens to hundreds of Gold Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizards without substantial wealth cannot afford the consumption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in exchange, the spells of this faction are incredibly powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Tier One Burning Hands, using a ruby as casting media, could be boosted to near Tier Two or even Tier Three level in power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, heirs to this spell faction are famously both wealthy and experts in battling across tiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from spell media, gemstones are also frequently used as consumables in magic item creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most common example is magic staffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Embedding different types of gemstones on magic staffs can add specific magical powers to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, gemstones are often used as energy cores in puppet crafting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many Wizard Apprentices who cannot afford Soul Crystals settle for making gemstones into energy cores instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In summary, gemstones have numerous applications, and unless necessary, Sunan would not want to sell them easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking the drawers, Sunan carefully searched the other corners of the room, but unfortunately did not find other valuable items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh well, I’ve already gotten quite a few good things this time. Can’t be too greedy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan let out a long breath, tidied up his belongings, and left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he’d been in the study, Kei had already sent people to notify the soldiers waiting outside to bring in carts to transport the Black Iron Ingots; right now the hall was bustling with activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Sunan coming out, Kei didn’t ask what he found inside, but instead pointed to the laboratory and asked, \"Do you want the things inside? If so, I can have them moved to your courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need.\" Sunan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After decades, even the magic traps have failed, and the puppet refining equipment inside was long damaged, and repairing it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyway, the experiment records left by Anger MacLaine contained relevant equipment blueprints, so if needed later, they could just have the blacksmiths in the territory forge a new set.\u003C\u002Fp>",1291,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.173Z",1,"novelbin.me","1364262d3ec3a42cb0f70fd4ef69aa0e648f02a0e5a85c3d07d811f36f4c691c","synthetic-wizard-chapter-15","synthetic-wizard-chapter-13",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]