Base Enhancement

Time passed in a flash, and it was now the Month of Thunder (April).

The weather gradually became hotter, and the heat in the air made people a bit restless.

However, Su Nan was quite excited.

Just because the foundational construction of the base was finally complete!

The moment he received the news, he rushed back to the base to prepare for the final step — laying the magic energy transmission pipes!

If the earth vein node is the heart of the base, then the magic energy transmission pipes are its ‘blood vessels.’

Only with the complete installation of the magic energy transmission pipes can the elemental magic power from the earth vein nodes be smoothly transported to every corner of the base, allowing all facilities of the base to operate properly.

There are various materials for making magic energy transmission pipes. After much contemplation, Su Nan finally decided to use crystals.

Crystals are the cheapest, have the highest performance-to-cost ratio, and are also the easiest magic energy conductive material to produce artificially.

The magic energy transmission pipes made from a large number of synthetic magic energy crystals are also known as Crystal Traces.

However, despite the low price of crystals, the large area of the base and the need for extensive magic energy transmission pipes meant that the final cost wasn’t exactly low.

To date, Su Nan has invested over ten thousand gold coins in the construction of the base.

This is almost equivalent to the Shining Lands’ entire annual revenue.

For this reason, he has been frantically producing potions almost daily for the past two months, delivering them to the Fire Fox Commerce Association for sale. Combined with some subsidies from the territory, he finally gathered enough funds.

As a result, 【Potion Making】 is now less than 1000 proficiency points away from reaching Level 4.

“This is just the beginning; the subsequent construction of the magic plant gardens will also require quite a bit of money.”

Su Nan reflected silently.

It’s not difficult for a wizard to earn money, but spending it is just as staggering, like flowing water.

Melting one crystal after another into extremely fine threads, then using Mage Hand to control them on the ground, the walls, and the ceiling, drawing patterns with micrometer precision.

Su Nan spent two whole days, without rest, completing the entire base’s Crystal Traces.

As for the gigantic crystal serving as the central energy core, he placed it in the very center of the base, arranging it in a separate room named the Energy Hub Room.

“Start the power supply!”

In the center of the room, Su Nan placed his hand on the central energy core and chanted a spell.

A pale purple glow instantly surfaced from the giant crystal and then extended outward along the crystal pathways.

In Su Nan’s perception, intense energy waves were spreading outwards, with the room as their center.

Before long, the entire base was enveloped in intense energy waves.

“It’s done!”

Su Nan’s face revealed a joyful smile.

Now the base was truly completed.

Next, it’s just a matter of perfecting the details of each area.

Su Nan took the base’s blueprints from the cube and looked at the areas laid out on it.

Meditation Zone, Spell Training Zone, Experiment Zone, Residential Zone, Pharmaceutical Zone, Warehouse.
Su Nan even designated a Detention Zone next to the Experiment Zone, intending to use it for imprisoning experimental magical beasts in the future.

Should any enemies deliver themselves to his door, he could also consider confining them here.

These areas are all ‘ordinary zones,’ relatively simple to arrange, and borrowing some manpower from Brother Ke Yi will suffice.

Only the Magic Plant Gardens, Workshop, and Golem Factory needed his personal attention to set up.

“The two magic energy crystal forges have been crafted; they just need to be moved into the Workshop and Golem Factory.”

“As for the Magic Plant Gardens, I need to set up the energy-gathering magic array as soon as possible to start planting the first batch of magic plants.”

Su Nan had long decided on what to plant in the first batch.

Moonflowers were definitely on the list.

The Super Energy Potion he is currently consuming has moonflower as its raw material.

It’s currently the most indispensable material!

Moreover, if he plans to train apprentices extensively in the future, he’ll certainly need a large quantity of moonflowers to make Lesser Activating Potions and Activating Potions.

Rather than constantly purchasing moonflowers from the Fire Fox Commerce Association, it’d be more cost-effective to grow them himself.

Besides, he could improve the moonflowers and cultivate superior varieties, facilitating the production of more advanced potions in the future.

The second type of magic plant Su Nan chose to plant is the Red Vein Fruit.

This is a relatively common magic plant that can slightly enhance the physique when consumed long-term.

However, the effects are rather mild. With consistent consumption for one to two years, one could increase physique by 1 to 2 points. It takes time to see results and is only effective for those below the rank of knight.

Thus, the price of Red Vein Fruit is not high, even lower than that of moonflowers.

Su Nan plans to merge the Red Vein Fruit with Wyvern Blood to see if it could yield a more potent magic plant.

Considering the planting and growth cycle of the fruit, it will be a relatively lengthy process.

But with the cube at hand, Su Nan is confident about the success.

“For routine maintenance, let the Clay Golems handle it.”

“Another 10 Clay Golems will be manufactured, totaling 20, which should suffice for the daily maintenance of the entire base.”

“As for guarding, Stone Golems can take on that role.”

In Su Nan’s vision, aside from the apprentices that would be trained in the future, the base would have no other human inhabitants.

The daily maintenance and security of the entire base will all be entrusted to the golems.

“It’s a pity there’s no Tower Spirit to control it, or the operation of the entire base could have been automated.”

Tower Spirits are the most advanced artificial intelligence.

They are the overseers of wizard towers, responsible for the integrated operation of the towers, including terminal computations, data recording, combat command, experimental assistance, and more.

A single Tower Spirit is more than capable of handling the entire base’s automated operation.

Unfortunately, even the lowest level Tower Spirit requires a legendary-level soul crystal to create, which is unimaginable at the current stage.

“Fifty Stone Golems, complemented by the Magic Alarm, will make the base’s defense impenetrable.”

Over the past few months, Su Nan has gradually mastered three first-circle spells.

These are 【Ray of Enfeeblement】, 【Burning Hands】, and 【Alarm Spell】.

The first two are offensive spells, so there’s not much to say about them, but 【Alarm Spell】 is a highly practical auxiliary spell.

The effect of this spell is to designate a certain area, and when any unmarked living creature enters or contacts this area, an alarm will be triggered.

The alarm can be in the form of either a mental signal or a sound.

The former is silently conveyed to the caster or a designated creature.

The latter emits audible sounds that can be clearly heard by all creatures within the alert area.

Su Nan plans to set up a permanent Magic Alarm in the base.

With the Stone Golems out in the open and the Magic Alarm hidden, the defense network will be complete.

Even a legendary knight wouldn’t be able to sneak into the base silently.

“It would be best to create a Steel Golem as the ultimate guardian of the base’s defense sequence.”

“With a Steel Golem at the legendary knight level stationing there, the base’s safety would be absolutely foolproof!”

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