[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-296":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},1462395,1912,"Chapter 296 - 187: Then Skip the Charging Phase","synthetic-wizard-chapter-296",296,"\u003Cp>Starlight Calendar Year 1270, Moon of Spring Dawn (March).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first Wizard Academy on the Starlight Continent was officially established, named Starlight Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over five hundred apprentices from Dragon Forest became the first batch of students at Starlight Academy, beginning their student life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After overcoming initial maladaptations, Starlight Academy quickly entered stable operation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a comprehensive set of regulations, Sunan hardly needed to invest much energy in the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This allowed him to free up energy to focus on other matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifth floor of Dragon Remains Tower, Workshop No. 12.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roar of the Magic Energy Crystal Forge echoed in the spacious workshop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan stood at the workbench, intently watching the puppet on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once he freed himself from academy affairs, he immediately prioritized the task of forging a complete version of the Secret Puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To conserve Mithril, he didn’t forge a new Secret Puppet but upgraded and modified the original one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The complete version of the Secret Puppet didn’t include high-level rune gemstones and diamonds in its design. To enhance the puppet’s combat power, Sunan directly improved the original design blueprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just this task alone took over four months of his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the lengthy modification of the blueprint, upgrading and modifying the Secret Puppet was relatively simpler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After spending over half a month in the workshop, Sunan completed the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upgraded Secret Puppet was still primarily constructed from Mithril and diamonds, but the quantity was more than double what it was before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, both the hardness of the body and its affinity and capacity for elemental energy had significantly improved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this, the new Secret Puppet’s control over energy particles also greatly enhanced, not inferior to an Official Wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the originally constant Tier One and Tier Two Magic, Sunan also added the recently mastered Tier Three Magic into the puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About a tenth of the books obtained from the Tower of Starlight were various Magic Books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These included a full range of magic from Zero Tier to Tier Five, with a wide variety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon advancing to a Wizard, Sunan could already learn Tier Three Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as there’s a chasm-like gap between a Wizard and a Wizard Apprentice, the power of Tier Three Magic far surpasses Tier Two Magic and offers richer functionality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, there’s the [Snow Rainstorm] which can drastically change the environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s the [Human Immobilization] that can immobilize humans, sub-humans, or bipedal targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s the [Invisibility Orb] that allows multiple targets to become invisible over a wide area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s the [Advanced Illusion], similar to Silent Illusion but with a stronger effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s the advanced version of Weakening Beam, [Exhaustion Beam].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the [Vaporous Form] that turns the subject into an ethereal state and allows slow flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so forth, the list goes on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of both power and practicality, they cannot be compared with Tier Two Magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, starting from Tier Three, the power of magic rises more than one level higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until reaching the True Spirit Wizard level, magic remains one of the most important combat methods for Wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan tested it; he can now roughly master one Tier Three Magic each month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, he has mastered eleven Tier Three Magic spells, all imbued into the Secret Puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this is just the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he masters more spells, he will continue to engrave the spells onto the puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overall, the upgraded Secret Puppet, aside from not having a talent crystal, already boasts combat power not inferior to an Official Wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in the special environment of the Starlight Continent, even without a talent crystal, the puppet’s combat power is hardly weaker than a Wizard, who is constrained everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the puppet’s dependence on external energy is very low; it can entirely rely on the energy contained within its magic stones for combat output, with far superior combat endurance compared to a Wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This somewhat compensates for the lack of a talent crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Sunan’s talent crystal, ’Liquid Metal’, which is stronger than even upper-levels, he wouldn’t be confident in defeating a Secret Puppet loaded with sufficient magic stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By solidifying more Tier Three Magic, combat power can be further enhanced.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan showed a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even considering the special environmental factors, having combat power comparable to an Official Wizard left him quite satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there’s any problem, it’s the high cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the materials of Mithril and gemstones exceeded twenty thousand Gold Coins in cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The miscellaneous other materials added up close to another five thousand Gold Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the cost of stabilizing various spells, especially Tier Three Magic, the total cost reached thirty-three thousand Gold Coins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, every battle consumes a large number of magic stones—a lower-level stone can’t satisfy the puppet’s consumption; at the very least, you need a middle-level stone—which means every battle is essentially throwing money in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high manufacturing cost and substantial consumption make it a veritable money pit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, given the puppet’s powerful combat capabilities, this drawback is relatively acceptable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only because Sunan has the synthesis cube; for other Wizards, even thirty to eighty thousand Gold Coins might not be enough to create a puppet at the Wizard Level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan plans to create two Secret Puppets and deploy them in the Star Alliance’s expansion operations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the assistance of two Secret Puppets, he presumably won’t have to intervene himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After settling the matter of the puppets, Sunan then began researching rune engraving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knowledge on rune engraving was also found in the books brought out from the Tower of Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no denying it, for Sunan at this stage, these books are like a treasure trove, continually offering pleasant surprises.\u003C\u002Fp>",947,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.453Z",1,"novelbin.me","7c2372db8568c7b6ff1eee00f9f6bbe5105a5fafd36d517b19484b5e3aefeec5","synthetic-wizard-chapter-177","synthetic-wizard-chapter-176",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]