[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-synthetic-wizard":3,"chapter-synthetic-wizard-synthetic-wizard-chapter-344":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},1462217,1912,"Chapter 344 - 211: Undead Transformation","synthetic-wizard-chapter-344",344,"\u003Cp>\"Fakado and his group have decided to join the academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the study, Sunan, Rose, and Scepter sat facing each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Scepter’s words, Sunan’s expression remained calm, unsurprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since inviting Fakado and the others, he knew they would eventually agree to join Starlight Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless they didn’t want to improve their strength and advance as Wizards, they surely couldn’t resist the allure of freely exchanging resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the Starlight Continent, only Starlight Academy (Star Alliance) has enough resources to support their advancement as Wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Other Wizard Apprentices from the Russell Clan have also joined the academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scepter took a sip of floral tea, the aroma of Calming Flower slightly lifted his Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Additionally, the wizard qualification assessment in the Northwest Domain just concluded last month, and a new batch of students arrived at the academy yesterday, totaling five hundred and twenty-three individuals. The total number of students at the academy now exceeds fourteen hundred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan nodded slightly, \"What about the number of Level 2 Wizard Apprentices?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One hundred and two,\" Scepter replied without hesitation, indicating his familiarity with the academy’s development, \"The number is still growing; in twenty or thirty years, it’s likely the number of Level 2 Wizard Apprentices will surpass three hundred.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan nodded in understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the era of the base to the present academy, after years of accumulation, Level 2 Wizard Apprentices are now at the cusp of booming, and the speed of their increase will only grow faster in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Level 3 Wizard Apprentices, that’s still far off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ll wait until the first student at Starlight Academy advances to Level 3 Wizard Apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With over fourteen hundred students, if not for the addition of four mentors, just handling classes would soon become overwhelming for me,\" Rose complained slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scepter nodded in deep agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of mentors at Starlight Academy is still too few, nearly a five hundred to one ratio, placing great pressure on the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If teaching didn’t offer so many Contribution Points, they would have protested long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, with the addition of Fakado and his group, the pressure isn’t as intense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan smiled slightly, \"Thank you for your hard work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, he considered, \"If any of you know any Level 3 Wizard Apprentices, feel free to invite them. As long as they can pass the approval of most of us mentors, they can join the academy as mentors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No problem!\" Scepter replied with a smile, \"I happen to know a few people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rose also agreed to reach out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, where’s Traveler?\" Sunan finally remembered the one absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s gone into seclusion,\" Rose said, \"Traveler plans to transform himself into a semi-elemental being to extend his life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a pause, she added, \"Actually, I’ve been planning on doing semi-elemental transformation myself recently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Me too,\" Scepter said with a serious expression, \"I plan to exchange some High-tier Sub-dragon Species blood and undergo bloodline fusion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sunan was slightly moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The plans of Rose and the other two reminded him that they hadn’t yet undergone life-extending Biological Transformation surgery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as Sunan knows, Wizard Apprentices aiming to extend their lifespan typically have three methods aside from consuming special potions like the Dawn Potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides semi-elemental transformation and bloodline fusion, another option is transforming into an undead state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely converting the body and soul to undead form, thereby achieving significant lifespan extension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Wizard Apprentices in undead form are not truly eternal; they just gain an additional two to three hundred years, an increase far beyond the first two options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the price is exceedingly high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, the transformation conditions are stringent, with a low success rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from requiring a substantial amount of resources, one needs a place rich in negative energy, like the Black Forest, as the transformation site.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if all conditions are met, the success rate of transformation won’t exceed twenty percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, even with extreme luck for successful transformation, future growth in strength is unlikely, making advancement as a Wizard nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To extend their lifespan, most Wizard Apprentices aim for more time to advance as Wizards; hence, the undead transformation is considered counterproductive, and few choose this method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison, although semi-elemental transformation and bloodline fusion increase lifespan less, they offer potential for progress and hope for advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, most Wizards in the apprentice stage avoid semi-elemental transformation and bloodline fusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering that during this stage, Biological Transformation offers limited strength enhancement and might even hinder future development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s best to wait until advancing as a Wizard to choose a more powerful bloodline fusion, or undergo deeper elemental transformation, which is more advantageous for future growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Wizard Apprentices across the Starlight Continent have few options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since joining Starlight Academy, Rose and her companions no longer lack resources, but they ultimately ’wasted’ much time before, making straightforward advancement before dying highly unlikely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, they can only choose semi-elemental transformation and bloodline fusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, their probability of advancing to Official Wizard is still extremely low, less than ten percent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even less promising than apprentices like Sherman and Cole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least the latter are highly likely to advance to Level 3 Wizard Apprentices before fifty, providing them with much more time to charge towards being a Wizard in the future, increasing their chances of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Sunan wouldn’t mind Star Alliance gaining another Wizard or two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future confrontation with the Dark Throne, another Wizard or two could mean more combat strength.\u003C\u002Fp>",918,"2026-06-06T02:33:43.453Z",1,"novelbin.me","1ba6167fd0797b2a12913f9989035c11b6e0c0aa9a14bec18c7be4c50a1dec45","synthetic-wizard-chapter-345","synthetic-wizard-chapter-343",369,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsynthetic-wizard-cover.jpg"]