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Chapter 13: Wizards Seek the Truth, Not Immortality
Chapter 13: Wizards Seek the Truth, Not Immortality
If there's one thing that holds the greatest value in a wizard's legacy, it's undoubtedly knowledge.
Suppressing his excitement, Su Nan quickly walked over to the bookshelf, his eyes scanning the titles rapidly.
Composition Studies, Material Science, Structure of Life Energy, Basic Enchantment Runes, Principles of Puppet Mechanics, Fundamentals of Puppet Construction, Puppets and Golems—more than eighty percent of the books were related to puppet-making.
It was clear that the owner of this place was deeply passionate about the craft, even bordering on obsession.
No wonder he created the Iron Devourer puppet.
But where did this wizard apprentice go after this?
Su Nan had a vague suspicion. After some thought, he turned and approached the desk.
The solid wood desk was covered in a thick layer of dust, and there was nothing on its surface. Su Nan opened the drawers below. The first few were empty, but the last one contained two diaries, a ring, and two boxes.
He took out the top diary and opened the cover.
The first page, slightly yellowed, bore a single line of text.
[Ang McLain, recorded in the Year 1124 of the Starlight Calendar.]
The Year 1124 of the Starlight Calendar, about 125 years ago.
"The Iron Devourer appeared in the Blackstone Mine, which was roughly a hundred years ago."
Su Nan pondered this, then continued flipping through the pages.
The paper of the diary, made from an unknown material, had remained in good condition despite the passage of time.
[April 12, Year 1124 of the Starlight Calendar]
[Today, I completed the exploration of the Blackstone Iron Vein. As I suspected, the vein is extremely rich in resources. This means I'll have ample materials for my puppet experiments. Excellent news! I've decided to build a laboratory deep in the mine, where I will live in seclusion.]
[February 8, Year 1126 of the Starlight Calendar]
[Finally, a breakthrough in the Blackrock Panther experiment! It won't be long before I can successfully create my own puppet!]
"So that's what the puppet was called—the Blackrock Panther," Su Nan mused, his eyebrows arching.
[March 15, Year 1127 of the Starlight Calendar]
[Ha ha ha, success! I've finally created the first Blackrock Panther. This puppet is my unique creation, and I am indeed a genius!]
[However, the Blackrock Panther's combat abilities are still lacking. It's far from the level of a formal knight, and there are many areas that need improvement. I need to collect more combat data.]
[There are quite a few knights outside, so I'll use them as opponents for the Blackrock Panther. What a fortunate bunch they are.]
[June 10, Year 1128 of the Starlight Calendar]
[The improvements to the Blackrock Panther have gone smoothly. It now has the combat capabilities of a junior knight. Unfortunately, the cowardly lord abandoned this mine, so I'll need to find new targets to provide combat data. Perhaps the Blackscale Lizards to the north would be suitable.]
Each page of the diary contained only a few lines of text, and the time spans between entries were often more than half a year.
Most of the content focused on the progress of the Blackrock Panther's improvements, with occasional mentions of meditation, spell learning, and gathering materials.
From the tone of the writing, it was clear that this wizard apprentice, Ang, was somewhat arrogant and reclusive, preferring to avoid contact with the outside world.
Notably, he was a third-level wizard apprentice.
In the Starlight Continent, a resource-poor elemental wasteland, becoming a third-level wizard apprentice before the age of a hundred was a remarkable achievement. Ang was indeed a genius, and he had every right to be proud.
However, as he grew older, Ang gradually shifted his focus from puppet research to cultivation. The tone of the diary became increasingly anxious and confused.
[September 20, Year 1162 of the Starlight Calendar]
[The improvement of my mental energy seems to have hit a bottleneck. It hasn't grown significantly in over half a year. Perhaps I should seek external help.
Chapter 13: Wizards Seek the Truth, Not Immortality
January 4, Year 1163 of the Starlight Calendar
Luck is on my side today. I found the recipe for the Illusion Elixir. If I can brew it, it should solve the problem of my mental energy not growing!
May 19, Year 1165 of the Starlight Calendar
Damn it! Why can't I gather all the ingredients listed in the recipe? I followed the book and found the places where these materials should grow, but they're nowhere to be found. Could the book be wrong?
February 6, Year 1167 of the Starlight Calendar
I see now. The elements have been depleted, and the concentration of energy particles has drastically decreased. Our continent has become a desolate wasteland. No wonder I haven't encountered any other wizard apprentices in all these years. But I won't give up. If I can't find the required materials, I'll try to find substitutes. I refuse to believe that my intelligence can't solve this problem!
April 4, Year 1169 of the Starlight Calendar
Experiment failed.
February 9, Year 1170 of the Starlight Calendar
Experiment failed.
(Repeated records of failed experiments)
March 16, Year 1192 of the Starlight Calendar
No matter how much I refine and purify low-grade materials, they can't replace high-grade ones. This elixir has no chance of success!
Damn it! I won't accept this!
The next dozen pages were filled with Ang's rage and despair, his frustration and bitterness at the lack of a future.
December 3, Year 1200 of the Starlight Calendar
I can feel my life force dwindling. It seems I don't have much time left.
If I undergo biological modifications, I might live longer, but that's not my strong suit, and I don't want to turn myself into something that's neither human nor beast. Perhaps it's because such modifications would completely destroy my chances of advancing to a full wizard. What's the point of living longer if I can't become a wizard?
Wizards seek the truth, not immortality.
May 5, Year 1202 of the Starlight Calendar
Death is drawing near. I can almost smell the decay of my body.
The good news is that I found a legend about the Tower of the Radiant Stars in an ancient tome. It's said to be a legacy left by the ancient wizards, and it might hold the key to my advancement. This is my only hope now.
I've decided to search for the Tower of the Radiant Stars!
The Tower of the Radiant Stars!
Su Nan's expression changed.
In his limited memories of the game from his previous life, the Tower of the Radiant Stars was one of only three wizard legacies on the Starlight Continent in the 1.0 version!
Not a laboratory left behind by a wizard apprentice, but a true legacy of a powerful wizard.
It was the last act of kindness from the wizards who had ventured into the multiverse a thousand years ago.
Such a place would undoubtedly be filled with valuable knowledge and materials.
If I can find the Tower of the Radiant Stars, advancing to a wizard will no longer be a problem!
Excitement surged within Su Nan, and he quickly flipped to the next page, but it was blank.
"Nothing?"
He continued flipping, but all the pages were blank.
It was clear that Ang McLain had left to find the Tower of the Radiant Stars and never returned.
Did he ever find it?
Su Nan suspected the answer was no.
Otherwise, this laboratory wouldn't have been left untouched for fifty years.
Thinking about this, Su Nan couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy.
With Ang McLain's talent and potential, he could have become a powerful wizard in the age of wizards a thousand years ago.
Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong era and spent his life in vain, dying with unfulfilled ambitions.
"A desolate land for wizards..."
(End of Chapter)
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