Golem

Because of Su Nan’s intrusion, the war ended in a way that no one expected.

In this battle, the number of enemy soldiers killed reached over one thousand three hundred, with six to seven hundred captured.

More people were scattered in retreat, their whereabouts unknown.

The number of soldiers from Blackstone City who perished was relatively small, less than two hundred.

However, more than twenty Blackrock Panthers were destroyed.

During the count afterwards, Bured’s cheeks twitched in pain.

However, most people were overjoyed.

After all, being able to rout the rebels at this cost was very worthwhile.

After the victory, the entire Blackstone City was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

That evening, Brother Ke Yi held a celebration banquet in the inner castle banquet hall.

The knights gathered together, drinking and celebrating merrily.

Some injured knights, wrapped in bandages, were also competing to drink.

After drinking with the generals in the front hall, Brother Ke Yi went to the chamber behind to find Su Nan, who was resting, only to discover the latter was petting a cat.

“When did you get a cat?”

Brother Ke Yi looked curiously at the white cat lying on Su Nan’s lap.

“This is Amy, my friend,” Su Nan smiled slightly, and then introduced to Amy, “This is my brother, Brother Ke Yi.”

Seeing Su Nan seriously introducing him to a cat, Brother Ke Yi found it amusing but was stunned the next moment.

“Meow, hello.”

The cat actually lifted its paw and greeted him!

A talking cat?

Brother Ke Yi slightly opened his mouth.

Even though he had seen many things beyond his understanding from Su Nan, at that moment he still felt his worldview being challenged.

This world was more dazzlingly strange than he imagined.

“.Hello.”

Brother Ke Yi greeted Amy with a peculiar expression.

He then sat down opposite Su Nan, took a sip of wine to compose himself, and slowly spoke.

“I think now is a good time to reclaim the Shining Lands.”

Su Nan seemed to have anticipated Brother Ke Yi’s words and wasn’t surprised at all, nodding with a smile.

“When do you plan to send troops?”

“In three days,” Brother Ke Yi said solemnly, “We cannot give Owen time to reorganize the routed troops; otherwise, capturing Shining City will be even harder!”

“Now that the roles of offense and defense have reversed, even without counting those routed troops, it won’t be easy for us to capture Shining City with our current forces.”

“Indeed.”

Brother Ke Yi glanced at Su Nan with a meaningful smile on his face.

“But isn’t that why we have you?”

Su Nan smiled, nodded, and said nothing.

He understood Brother Ke Yi’s meaning.

Indeed, he had more than ten ways to break open the gates of Shining City.

And once the siege turned into street battles, Blackstone City would hold a much larger advantage.

With the elite cavalry regiment nearly decimated and most of the army crushed, if they also lost the high walls of Shining City, Owen would essentially lose any means to contend with Blackstone City.

“How is the sale of potions progressing?”

Su Nan suddenly remembered that before leaving for Stone Bell City, he had left a batch of potions for Brother Ke Yi to deliver to the Fire Fox Commerce Association for trial sale, wondering about the response.

At the mention of this, a joyful smile appeared on Brother Ke Yi’s face.

“The response has been excellent. The potions are quite popular and sold out in less than three days.”

“Mu Zhuo also brought news that many lords from the Duchy of Brambleflower wish to order more potions from us. Currently, I’ve received interest orders exceeding five hundred bottles.”

“Mu Zhuo’s idea is to see what you think. If you plan to accept the orders, he can collect a portion of the deposit in advance from those lords.”

“Of course, we should accept,” Su Nan said without hesitation.

Once they reclaim the Shining Lands, he intends to build a base to establish his own magical plantation, along with a magic item manufacturing room, potion workshop, large laboratory, and puppet factory, among other facilities.

The required gold is at least twenty to thirty thousand!

Such a large expenditure cannot solely rely on extracting from the territory’s resources. He definitely needs to find ways to earn money.

And with the potion sales channel, the financial pressure is greatly alleviated.

“The Fire Fox Commerce Association also sent a lot of things. I have had them delivered to the warehouse in your courtyard. You can check them out when you have time.”

“I know,” Su Nan replied.

He got up and left the chamber.

Returning to the courtyard, Amy jumped out of Su Nan’s arms, leaped, and vanished, going to play with Hidden Dragon.

Su Nan, on the other hand, went to the warehouse, quickly locating a few boxes stacked in the corner.

Two of the boxes were full of books.

These books had obviously been carefully cleaned, yet both the covers and the color of the pages bore an air of ancient times.

Su Nan picked them up one by one and flipped through them.

As expected, over ninety percent of the books were informational, with quite a few overlapping with those he already had.

There were only four spell model books.

One was a zero-ring spell 【Message】.

Another was a two-ring spell 【Melf’s Acid Arrow】.

Among the things left by Amy’s owner, there was also a two-ring spell model book 【Shatter Soundwave】.

These two spells are relatively practical attack spells among two-ring spells.

The remaining two books gave Su Nan a pleasant surprise.

Both were one-ring spell model books, namely 【Silent Image】 and 【Lesser Summon Monster】.

The former can be considered a must-learn spell for wizards.

Its effect is to instantly create the image of a single object or creature within a certain range, which can move freely to mislead and confuse.

Mastering this spell greatly enhances flexibility in combat.

While 【Lesser Summon Monster】 has a bit of high unpredictability, it can also play a significant role at times if luck is on your side.

Moreover, the high unpredictability can be compensated by preparation, as long as one is ready in advance.

In short, both spells are very practical.

“Counting these two, I now have nine one-ring spells I haven’t mastered yet.”

“Just mastering all of them will take about a year.”

Su Nan thought to himself.

Even so, he is eager to have as many spells as possible.

For a wizard, the more spells mastered, the stronger their ability to handle unexpected situations.

Besides the spells, Su Nan also found a few books among the knowledge books that piqued his interest.

One was 【Puppets and Golems】.

Golems can be considered a branch of puppets, and since the birth of wizards, they have been the most researched and technologically advanced branch.

When golems were first created, they were actually intended to be used by wizards as simply intelligent servants and assistants.

Until later, wizards attempted to add rune secrets to golems to bestow them with corresponding feats and skills, making them ‘smarter’ and ‘stronger’. This greatly enhanced their combat capabilities, leading to their widespread use on battlefields and even the emergence of the famous golem legion.

As more and more wizards delved into golem research and development, the types of golems gradually increased, and their power greatly expanded.