Chapter 231: Academy Council, Wizard Tower Completion

Chapter 231: Academy Council, Wizard Tower Completion

October 13, 2024

To verify his hypothesis, Su Nan devoted most of his energy to research in the following months.

With Lize and Tower Spirit 2's assistance, the research progressed smoothly.

By the year 1364 of the Starlight Calendar, the first secondary star core capable of detecting energy particle fluctuations was successfully manufactured.

The practical tests showed that the new secondary star core's detection ability was less than one percent of the original star core's, making it barely fit for a low-end version.

However, it was enough for Su Nan.

Afterward, Su Nan used the excuse of having Lize return to Star Alliance affairs, and he continued the research on his own. In reality, he began manufacturing and synthesizing secondary star cores.

In the end, he successfully synthesized a star core with detection capabilities on par with the original using 112 secondary star cores.

Su Nan didn't stop there; he continued to synthesize more secondary star cores.

The original star core, combined with secondary star cores, could only cover half of the Starlight Continent. However, if he could synthesize a more powerful star core and use it with the new secondary star cores, it would likely allow him to establish a monitoring network covering the the entire Starlight Continent, including both the surface and underground worlds.

Two monitoring networks were no match for a single, more extensive and complete network.

After hundreds of tests, Su Nan finally synthesized a satisfactory new type of star core.

The cost was over 300 secondary star cores, with a total expenditure of 200 million gold coins, nearly depleting the Star Alliance's cash flow.

To achieve this, Su Nan had to delay the construction of the internal golem army in the Wizard Tower, prioritizing funding for this project.

"This thing's cost exceeds a large elemental pool," Su Nan couldn't help but exclaim, looking at the crystal orb that resembled the starry sky.

However, it was worth it. Compared to a monitoring network covering the entire continent, 200 million gold coins was nothing.

When Su Nan presented the newly synthesized star core to Lize, she was too shocked to speak.

Improving the secondary star core was one thing, but now he had created a star core without a blueprint, and even further improved its effectiveness!

What a group of wizards from the Starfall Society had failed to achieve in over a thousand years, Su Nan had accomplished in just a few years!

It was nothing short of a miracle!

Lize couldn't help but wonder if Su Nan was actually an ancient wizard who had lived for ten thousand years and reincarnated into a new body.

"You always manage to surprise me," Lize exclaimed, looking at the crystal orb with a mixture of awe and excitement.

"With this star core, establishing a monitoring network covering the entire continent should be no problem," Su Nan said.

"How long will it take?"

Lize thought for a moment and replied, "The construction of the monitoring network isn't too difficult. We just need to calculate the nodes and set up the secondary star cores. With our well-established teleportation network, it can be done quite conveniently and quickly. If we push it, it could be completed in a year or two."

"Assuming we have enough funds," Su Nan added.

"To cover the entire continent, we would need at least 300 new secondary star cores, plus other materials, totaling at least 300 million gold coins. The Star Alliance doesn't have that much money right now."

At this, Lize couldn't help but glance at Su Nan, her meaning clear.

The construction of the Wizard Tower and the research on the new star core had consumed over 80% of the Star Alliance's funds in recent years.

Of course, she wasn't condemning Su Nan.

After all, Su Nan's strength was the Star Alliance's strength.

The unique environment of the Starlight Continent had created a special situation for the Star Alliance, different from other wizarding factions. The Star Alliance's growth and strength were entirely dependent on Su Nan.

Without Su Nan, the Star Alliance would not only lose its glory but also suffer a significant reduction in power.

In this context, it was entirely reasonable to invest all the funds into Su Nan.

Moreover, both the construction of the Wizard Tower and the research on the new star core greatly benefited the Star Alliance's development.

"How much can we allocate now?" Su Nan asked.

Lize handed him a document and said, "The Starlight Continent has developed well in these years, and the Star Alliance now earns nearly 20 million gold coins annually. Without reducing the funding for the Wizard Tower's construction, we can allocate about 8 million gold coins per year."

"We can start building the monitoring network now, just at a slower pace. By gradually investing funds, it should take about forty years to complete. This way, the manpower pressure won't be too great."

Su Nan frowned slightly.

Forty years wasn't a long time, and Su Nan could wait.

However, this issue once again reminded him of the limitations of the Starlight Continent.

The Starlight Continent was only so large, and without depleting its resources, the annual income it could generate was more or less fixed.

Lacking interaction with the outside world, the Starlight Continent couldn't see a significant increase in income in the short term.

To boost income, the only way was to gradually develop the Starlight Continent and improve its overall level.

That was why Su Nan was pushing hard for the promotion of sub-magic technology.

Only through a productivity revolution could the Starlight Continent create more income.

However, to truly promote sub-magic technology, it would take at least three to four hundred years.

In the short term, the Star Alliance's income wouldn't see a significant increase.

"Alright then, I'll leave the construction of the monitoring network to you."

Lise nodded and added, "By the way, give this plan a name for easier reference."

Su Nan said without hesitation, "Let's call it the Star Eye Plan. The name 'Star Eye' fits perfectly."

The Star Eye, the eye of the Starlight Continent, perfectly suited the role of monitoring network.

Following the sub-magic ore vein and teleportation network plans, the Star Alliance embarked on another major project called the 'Star Eye Plan.'

With the Star Eye project underway, Su Nan could now focus on the construction of the Wizard Tower.

After synthesizing a large-scale mystical lock force field, the defensive part of the Wizard Tower's combat apparatus was complete. For the offensive aspect, only the Spell Cannon Tower II and the Magic Golem Army remained.

While Su Nan was concentrating on refining the magic golems and spell cannons, Tower Spirit 1 suddenly relayed a message.

The life force in the traveler's cultivation room had disappeared.

Upon receiving the message, Su Nan immediately opened the cultivation room where the traveler was located. He saw the traveler's body sitting motionless on the ground.

A quick mental scan confirmed that the traveler's life force had completely dissipated.

He had ultimately failed to cross the final threshold.

His lifespan had run out before he could make the breakthrough.

Wand, who arrived shortly after, sighed, his expression a mix of sorrow and relief.

Sorrow for his friend's failure and death, and relief that he had managed to break through, sparing himself the same fate.

"Pity, from the looks of it, the traveler was just a step away," Wand sighed.

Even now, the traveler's body was still enveloped in dense energy particles, clearly indicating that his talent crystal structure had reached the final stage.

Unfortunately, this last step often made all the difference.

So many wizard apprentices had fallen short by just this much.

As wizards, Su Nan and Wand had seen similar situations many times and quickly composed themselves.

"I wonder how Rose is doing?"

"Her life force is still there, so she hasn't failed yet."

"Vakardo and the others also plan to enter seclusion soon. Without mentioning others, Vakardo has a high chance of breaking through."

As the head of the Larzel family, Vakardo had a much better situation than ordinary wizard apprentices.

From a young age, his family had invested heavily in him, allowing him to smoothly advance to the third level of wizard apprentices. Later, he joined the Star Alliance, gaining even more resources.

If anyone among the academy's mentors had the highest chance of advancing to wizard, it was definitely Vakardo.

Su Nan nodded in agreement.

The Starlight Academy was now in a stable development phase.

The three-tier structure of wizard apprentices was well-established, and it was only a matter of time before the third and fourth wizards appeared.

Especially with the completion of the large elemental pools, which significantly reduced the difficulty of filling the talent crystal models with mental energy, increasing the success rate of apprentices advancing to wizards.

In a few hundred years, the number of wizards in the Star Alliance would likely skyrocket into the double digits.

"Whether Rose can break through should be a matter of the next few years," Su Nan said.

However, events unfolded much faster than he had anticipated.

Just three months later, a violent surge of energy particles erupted within the Wizard Tower.

Rose had advanced to wizard!

Following Su Nan and Wand, the Star Alliance welcomed its third official wizard.

The two immediately went to Rose's cultivation room to wait.

Swoosh!

The door to the cultivation room opened, and Rose emerged vibrant and and, radiant and and her aura even more profound.

"Congratulations."

"Congratulations on advancing to wizard."

Su Nan and Staff both offered their congratulations.

"Thank you."

A bright smile spread across Rose's face, her successful ascension to wizardry filling her with excitement.

Just like Staff before her, she felt as though the world had suddenly opened up before her.

"By the way, where's the Traveler?" Rose asked, noticing that only Su Nan and Staff were present.

Su Nan didn't answer, just shaking his head.

Seeing his reaction, Rose immediately understood, her joy from her ascension dimming as she sighed and reined in her smile.

"These kinds of things will continue to happen from time to time, so you'll have to get used to it," Staff consoled her.

Rose wasn't a overly emotional young girl and quickly composed herself, turning to the two for advice on what to do next as a wizard.

Upon hearing about the wizard expeditions and the gradual restoration of the planar barriers, Rose was equally stunned.

"I never thought the unique environment of the Starlight Continent had such a reason behind it," Rose's expression was a mix of worry and relief.

She was worried about the energy particle concentration limit, which would significantly impact her training efficiency.

But she was relieved that the situation would recover in another six hundred years, giving her hope for advancing to a higher level.

"The restoration of the planar barriers is beyond our control, so there's no point in worrying. Focus on your training," Su Nan reassured her, then shifted the topic.

"Also, I plan to appoint you as the vice-dean of the Starlight Academy. What do you think?"

Rose didn't hesitate, agreeing for the same reason Staff had: better benefits.

In Su Nan's plan, the upper echelons of the Starlight Academy would all be wizards: one dean and four vice-deans, forming the Academy Council to oversee all matters of the academy, reporting directly to the Star Alliance.

As the academy grew in the future, the council might expand, but for now, it was sufficient.

At least until they had a full council of five.

With Rose's help, the production of spell towers and adamantium golems sped up considerably.

With enough mithril now accumulated, Su Nan entrusted this work to Rose and Staff and began constructing the levitation rings.

Year 1370 of the Starlight Era, during the Summer Solstice (June).

The levitation rings were completed, finishing the energy supply system of the Starlight Wizard Tower.

Year 1372, during the Spring Equinox (May).

Su Nan synthesized the three-hundredth Spell Tower II and installed it on the wizard tower.

With this, the long-range strike capabilities of the wizard tower were complete, including three hundred Spell Towers II and one Disintegration Cannon II.

This was the optimal number that a large elemental pool could support; any more would be redundant.

Year 1373, during the Thunderstorm (April).

Farkado successfully ascended to wizardry, becoming the fourth official wizard of the Star Alliance. On the second day of his breakthrough, Su Nan appointed him as the second vice-dean of the Starlight Academy.

However, at the same time, four third-level wizard apprentices failed their ascension and passed away.

Year 1385, during the Harvest (September).

The internal golem army of the wizard tower was completed, consisting of five thousand enchanted adamantium golems, twenty master puppeteers, and five secret constructs.

With this, the construction of the wizard tower was down to some final touches and the last tower spirit.

The following year, Su Nan created Tower Spirit 3, responsible for combat command.

Considering there wouldn't be any significant battles for a while, Su Nan temporarily assigned Tower Spirit 3 to manage the dragon forest, with Tower Spirit 1 assisting.

Year 1387, during the Renewal (February).

The Starlight Wizard Tower was officially completed.

Wizard Tower: Starlight

Level: Small (Enhanced)



Remaining Energy: 95.36%

Intelligent Auxiliary Life Forms: Tower Spirit 1, Tower Spirit 2, Tower Spirit 3

Facilities: Large (Enhanced) Elemental Pool, Levitation Rings, Central Crystal Energy Transmission System, Residential Area, Storage Area, Experimental Area, Practice Area, Meditation Area, Cultivation Area

Servants: 130 Clay Golems, 223 Water Sprites, 254 Flower Fairies

Defensive Systems: Large (Enhanced) Maze Lock Energy Field

Combat Systems: 300 Spell Towers II, 1 Disintegration Cannon II, Golem Army (5000 Adamantium Golems, 20 Master Puppeteers, 5 Secret Constructs)



High above, looking at the towering and majestic structure before him, Su Nan felt a surge of excitement.

Now, he had a wizard tower of his own!

(End of Chapter)

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