Thousand Year Sleep

A total of eighteen magical items.

Among them, jewelry makes up half, and the rest are cloaks, robes, weapons, and other relatively large items.

What made Su Nan lament was that most of these magical items were completely damaged.

They seem to have existed for a long time, and the enchanted runes on their surfaces have become blurred over time due to erosion, causing the magic properties they contained to have long dissipated.

Only two magical items have relatively light erosion of the enchanting runes, which might still be usable with some repair.

Judging from the number and complexity of the enchanting runes, these two magical items were at least of magic grade, truly sorcerous artifacts.

But now, even if repaired, they would be at most sub-magic items.

“What a pity.”

Su Nan sighed, then became somewhat puzzled.

“For a sorcerous artifact to naturally erode to this degree, it’s impossible without at least a thousand years. Could Amy’s master have a hobby of collecting old sorcerous artifacts?”

Su Nan turned to look at Amy, holding up the ring in his hand and asked: “Amy, do you recognize this ring?”

Amy glanced at it, nodded, and said: “I recognize it. This is a sorcerous artifact my master just made not long ago. I saw this ring in the laboratory before I went to sleep. Strange, how did it become so dirty?”

Su Nan was stunned: “When you saw the ring before, it was still new?”

“That’s right.”

“Are you sure you remember correctly?”

Amy thought for a moment, nodded firmly: “Absolutely no mistake!”

Su Nan couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

The corrosion marks on the ring are definitely natural.

If what Amy said is true, it means this ring was made a thousand years ago!

And Amy’s master, the sorcerer who made this ring, is very likely one of the sorcerers who left the Starlight Continent and ventured into the multiverse a millennium ago!

Wait!

Su Nan quickly realized.

Amy’s master left during its sleep, which means Amy has been asleep for a full thousand years?
This little creature is over a thousand years old?!

Amy suddenly noticed that Su Nan’s gaze was filled with astonishment.

The expression was as if looking at some extremely rare creature.

“What’s up, meow?” The little one tilted its head in confusion.

Su Nan was silent for a moment, then asked: “Amy, have you ever seen other sorcerers besides your master?”

“Of course.”

“Master has many friends who are sorcerers, and many sorcerer apprentice students. I could see them every day, but now they’ve all disappeared with the master.”

“Come to think of it, it’s so strange meow, there were clearly a lot of sorcerers and sorcerer apprentices on the streets before, but since I woke up, I haven’t seen any. You are the first sorcerer apprentice I’ve met, is this town short of sorcerers?”

Case solved!
This little one is truly a millennia-old magic pet!

But what Su Nan doesn’t understand is why Amy’s master left it alone on the Starlight Continent.

Why did the little one sleep for a thousand years?
Although he deduced part of Amy’s background, the unanswered questions only multiplied.

Seemingly noticing something from Su Nan’s expression, Amy asked in confusion, “What’s wrong, meow?”

Hesitating for a moment, Su Nan still decided to tell Amy about the sorcerers’ departure from the Starlight Continent.

After hearing it, the little one was stunned on the spot, eyes dull.

“The master left the Starlight Continent and abandoned me, why?”

“Did I do something wrong?”

Su Nan comforted: “Maybe your master didn’t intend to abandon you; there was probably an unavoidable reason. Look, your master left so many things, indicating he must’ve left in a hurry.”

Upon hearing this, Amy’s eyes suddenly lit up and she nodded vigorously.

“That’s right meow, I don’t normally sleep so long. It must be something the master did. If the master wanted to abandon me, there was no need to do this!”

“Exactly.” Su Nan echoed.

Assured that her master hadn’t truly abandoned her, Amy regained her spirit, muttering to herself as if cheering herself up: “Master will definitely come back, I will wait here for the master.”
Su Nan thought, this really might be possible.

A thousand years later, when the elements revive, those wizards who left will return to Starlight Continent.

Perhaps Amy’s master is among them.

“In that case, Amy, would you like to come to where I live?”

“Meow, where Su Nan lives?”

Upon hearing this, Amy was somewhat tempted, but at the same time a bit hesitant.

“But if I leave, what if my master returns and can’t find me?”

Su Nan smiled and said, “You’re your master’s magical pet, right?”

“Yes.”

“That settles it, then. There’s a contract bond between a wizard and their magical pet. If your master returns, there’s no way they won’t find you.”

“That does seem right,” Amy suddenly understood.

Su Nan continued to gently persuade, “Besides, if you stay here, the people from the Starfire Cult might come to capture you again. It’s better to leave with me to a place where they can’t find you.”

In fact, Amy no longer had the Divine Blood Amber, so the Starfire Cult people couldn’t track it through the blood sensing link.

However, the naive Amy didn’t realize this, only feeling that Su Nan’s words made perfect sense. Coupled with the good impression of Su Nan, who had helped it twice, she no longer hesitated and happily agreed.

Seeing this, a trace of a smile flashed in Su Nan’s eyes.

Although he had his own reasons for doing this, it was also for Amy’s benefit.

This little creature was too naive and not well-acquainted with the present Starlight Continent, making it easy to suffer losses if living alone. After all, the ability to sense malice wasn’t foolproof.

It would be better to follow him, at least ensuring good meals and rest, so it wouldn’t be mistreated.

After the initial excitement, Amy felt a bit embarrassed and said, “But Su Nan, wouldn’t this be too much trouble for you?”

“Not at all,” Su Nan smiled slightly and then pointed to the stuff on the table, “But if you really feel bad about it, why not lend these things to me first and return them to your master when they come back.”

“No problem,” Amy agreed without thinking.

After all, these things were of no use to it.

“Right, tomorrow we’ll go check your master’s residence again. We might find some clues about when your master left.”

Finding the residence of a wizard from a thousand years ago was a rare opportunity Su Nan wouldn’t miss.

Perhaps he could find something valuable.

Without suspecting anything, Amy cheerfully agreed.

With another four or five hours till dawn, Su Nan didn’t plan to waste any time. He sat cross-legged on the bed, holding the Divine Blood Amber to begin meditating.

Four hours later, he opened his eyes and immediately checked his panel.

“Meditation skill proficiency increased by 287 points, roughly three and a half times more than before.”

“Mental power increased by 0.04.”

“Not bad!”

Su Nan nodded in satisfaction.

At this rate, it wouldn’t take a month for him to construct the fourth star ring.

“If I could create a second-tier activation potion, the efficiency would increase substantially.”

“Fortunately, I received over two thousand gold coins from the Starfire Cult; once I return, I’ll attempt to synthesize higher-tier potions.”

Indeed, Su Nan had also considered developing a magic plantation, cultivating Silvermoon Flowers on a scale for creating minor activation potions. This could greatly reduce costs.

However, cultivating magic plants wasn’t the same as ordinary plants. It wasn’t just about having a piece of land and hiring a few workers.

Besides common environmental factors like climate, soil, and humidity, cultivating magic plants involved energy density.

Given the current energy density of Starlight Continent, small-scale magic plant cultivation was barely feasible. Large-scale cultivation would require setting up a rune formation to gather energy particles and artificially increase energy density.

Due to the difficulty of cultivation, the price of Silvermoon Flowers remained high.

This was because Silvermoon Flowers weren’t considered particularly precious magic plants; more valuable magic plants required caretakers knowledgeable in magic plant cultivation.

In other words, establishing a magic plantation wasn’t something that could be accomplished overnight.

At least, Blackstone City currently lacked the manpower and resources for Su Nan to establish a magic plantation.

“Let’s reconsider this matter after reclaiming the Shining Lands.”

Apologies to everyone, the wizard apprentice levels were mixed up earlier. I’ve corrected it so that the wizard apprentice levels will be from level one to level three from now on. Thanks to the reader who pointed it out.