Chapter 171 The sneak attacker in the shadows

Starlight calendar year 1259, the frost month.

At the first gathering after the ambush of the Eternal Life Society, many fewer members attended.

Apart from Ye Xiao and Sunan, there was only Qiangwei.

"Several others have gone into retreat to prepare for the Tower of Stars six years later."

Night Owl explained.

"I will go into seclusion to concentrate on my cultivation. During this period, the gatherings at the Jungle Lodge will be temporarily suspended."

Sunan is incompetent.

Qiangwei had no objection. She also had to prepare for the trip to the Tower of Stars.

When it comes to being promoted to a wizard, she must get as many resources as possible in the Tower of Stars.

Starlight year 1260, the month of recovery.

Sunan successfully constructed the seventeenth star ring, and his mental power exceeded 53 points.

At the same time, the proficiency required to upgrade the Star Ring Meditation Method has also soared to 7 million points.

Su Nan estimated that even with the meditation bonus of the elemental pool, it would take at least three years to build the last star ring.

"This leaves only three years to construct the talent crystal model."

"It's a little bit rushed, but it's not impossible."

Sunan stood up, walked out of the meditation room, and headed to the laboratory.

After nearly half a year of research, the research on constructing the talent crystal model using the magic pattern core as the original model has made great progress. It is more than enough to complete it before the star ring and mental power meet the promotion standards.

After all, it is just a lower-level talent crystal model, and the difficulty is not high.

It is worth mentioning that a third small golem army has also been formed.

Its high-end combat power consists entirely of Steel Golem, Elite Steel Golem, Elite Double-Edged Spider and Adamantite Golem.

In terms of high-end combat power alone, it is actually slightly stronger than the other two golem legions.

Sunan planned to leave this golem army to expand the power territory of the Star Alliance and deploy one from the other two golem armies to support the Starry Principality.

After receiving the Jinghua Principality's intention to cooperate from Sunan, Keyi began secret negotiations with the Jinghua Principality, and a joint alliance against the Cangjin Empire was quietly launched.

The war broke out faster than Sunan expected.

Starlight calendar year 1260, the moon of spring dawn.

As soon as the snow melted, nine countries, including the Principality of Stars and the Principality of Jinghua, declared war on the Cangjin Empire at the same time.

The Cangjin Empire, which was originally planning to start a war soon, was caught off guard.

The Cangjin Empire didn't expect that Fanxing Principality would launch an attack first, and even prepared for it, but it didn't expect that eight other countries would send troops at the same time!

For a time, the Cangjin Empire was attacked from all directions.

A large-scale war spanning ten countries broke out.

Sunan didn't pay attention to the war on the surface. He just asked the palace to send a battle report every month, and then stopped paying attention. He continued to devote himself to training and research, and occasionally took time to pay attention to the progress of exploration operations and the construction of Longlin.

After more than two years of restoration, Longlin has now been completely restored.

Area 2 has been restored to its original appearance.

However, because there is no dragon cultivation, area 2 can only be used as a large magic plant garden.

With a wave of his hand, Su Nan directly planted magic plants on a large scale, with nearly one-third of the area used to grow dragon blood fruits.

After all, the Demon Pattern Knights will expand every year in the future, and the demand for Dragon Blood Fruit will increase significantly every year. Sunan's move is also a precautionary measure.

But if you just plant magic plants, you won't need a lot of energy circulation.

After calculations by Butler No. 1, it was enough to maintain an energy cycle ratio of only 18.48% in Zone 2.

As for Zone 1, where the sub-dragon species is located, the optimal energy circulation ratio has been maintained at 35.12%.

Because the number of wizard apprentices in the Dragon Skeleton Tower is not large yet, it only takes up less than 10% of the energy cycle at its peak.

More than half of them are still used by Sunan.

In general, Long Lin's energy is in a state of overflow most of the time now, and there is no need to worry about energy shortage for a long time in the future.

On the other hand, the first batch of dragon antelopes raised in the large breeding room have been moved out of their juvenile stage and moved to the dragon antelope ranch.

It is expected that in another four to five years, the first batch of mature dragon antelopes will be used to form the dragon antelope cavalry.

By then, the combat power of the Demon Pattern Knights will further increase.

Today, Longlin has basically entered a stable development track and does not need Sunan to pay too much attention.

Time flies like an arrow, and the sun and moon fly like a shuttle.

Four years have passed by in a blink of an eye.

Year 1265 of the astral calendar, the month of thunder.

In the underground world, Nolan City is more than fifty kilometers north.

There was deathly silence in the dark underground passage, with only the faint sound of footsteps echoing.

Sherman carefully observed the surroundings and made sure that all the team members were in their respective positions. He breathed a sigh of relief and wrapped the magic cloak tighter around him.

This place is at least more than ten kilometers away from the surface, and the air is cold and humid, with a biting ice coldness.

Even though Sherman had been living in the underground world for six or seven years, he still felt a little unable to adapt.

Fortunately, the magic cloak on his body has the effect of resisting moisture and keeping warm. This is almost the standard equipment of all wizard apprentices and magic pattern knights who join the exploration operation.

Corey and Atil were a few steps behind Sherman, and they were also cautiously guarding their surroundings.

Since being promoted to a second-level wizard apprentice, Atil has returned to the state of acting with Sheman and Corey.

The three of them basically acted and fought together. Over the years, they gradually became more tacit and made many contributions.

The outstanding performance of the trio also had a lot of influence on the later ones. More and more second-level wizard apprentices chose to form a team of three.

In addition to Sheman and the three wizard apprentices, the entire team also had two magic pattern knight teams, that is, 20 magic pattern knights.

Everyone remained silent along the way, trying to avoid unnecessary communication to prevent the sound from interfering with the vigilance of the surroundings.

More than ten minutes later, the team arrived at a wide area.

Sheman made a gesture, and everyone immediately dispersed and checked the surroundings. After confirming that there was no problem, they found a place with a wide view and sat down on the spot.

Except for the magic pattern knights who were responsible for guarding, others took out food and clean water to take time to rest and fill their stomachs.

Sheman nibbled on the dry food, and the invisible tower shield was still floating behind him.

The exploration and fighting in the underground world in recent years have made him an experienced adventure expert.

He always remembers that there are many monsters in the underground world that can travel through the rock walls, so he never chooses places near the rock walls as a resting place.

Secondly, the underground world may encounter monsters and fights at any time, so you can't relax at any time.

At least one of the spells or protective magic items must be activated.

"I heard that the base will form a sub-dragon cavalry this year?"

There is no need to be so vigilant during the break, and Atil relaxed and opened the conversation.

Sheman nodded: "It's the Dragon Antelope Knight. I have seen the Dragon Antelope Ranch from a distance. There are many dragon antelopes in it, all of which are very strong."

After a pause, he looked at Corey and asked: "Corey, your dragon antelope magic pet is from the breeding room, right?"

Corey was as taciturn as always, and just nodded when he heard it.

The three of them now have their own magic pets.

Corey is a dragon antelope.

Sheman's is a storm dragon beast.

Atil is a pterodactyl.

Without exception, they are all contracted juvenile sub-dragon species.

After more than four years of cultivation, the three people's magic pets have now grown to the legendary level.

Of course, they are still far inferior to the teacher's magic pet.

It is said that Yinlong has now grown to the fourth ring legendary level, and the blood concentration is very close to the dragon clan.

Now standing in front of Yinlong, even the three of them have a feeling of panic and shortness of breath.

It is a powerful pressure that is very close to the dragon's might.

It can be predicted that it is only a matter of time for Yinlong to evolve into a dragon clan.

Xieman's dream is to cultivate his storm dragon beast to the same level as Yinlong one day.

"I heard that Prince Abbott will take the qualification test this year?" Atil brought up another topic.

"Well, Prince Abbott is already twelve years old, and he has reached the minimum standard for taking the qualification test." Xieman pondered slightly, "I wonder if he can pass the test."

"After all, Prince Abbott is a royal family, and the chance of passing the test should be very high." Atil said.

"That's not necessarily true. The royal family is only gifted in knighthood, and their wizard qualifications are not much different from others. It is highly likely that they will fail the qualification test."

Atil thought so too. Grand Duke Key is only a legendary knight, not a wizard apprentice. His descendants do not have much genetic advantage in this regard.

As for the teacher, if the teacher has descendants, there may be a high possibility that they will have wizard qualifications.

"Speaking of which, the teacher has been showing up less and less recently. I heard from Carolina that the teacher often stays in the meditation room for one or two months. Do you think the teacher is going to be promoted to a wizard?"

Hearing what Atil said, Sheman and Corey's expressions moved at the same time.

To be honest, they also had similar thoughts.

Although as they gradually came into contact with a wider world, they already knew that it was almost impossible for a real wizard to be born in the Starlight Continent today.

But the teacher was different.

Although they had not come into contact with other third-level wizard apprentices, they also knew that third-level wizard apprentices like the teacher who had mastered huge resources were unique in the entire Starlight Continent.

If there is anyone in Starlight Continent who has the best chance of becoming a wizard, it is definitely the teacher!

"It's possible." Xieman was overjoyed.

If the teacher really succeeds in becoming a formal wizard, it will undoubtedly be a shot in the arm for these apprentices.

At least it gives them a glimmer of hope that the Starlight Continent will eventually produce formal wizards.

"I don't count on wizards anymore." Attier sighed, "I'll be satisfied if I can become a third-level wizard apprentice in this life."

Xieman pursed his lips and didn't say anything. In his heart, he still had a little thought about becoming a formal wizard, even though he knew it was out of reach.

Now the number of apprentices in the base has increased to more than 350, and the number of second-level wizard apprentices has reached double digits.

More and more second-level wizard apprentices have joined the exploration of the Star Alliance, greatly accelerating the external expansion of the Star Alliance.

Compared with four years ago, the current territory of the Star Alliance has more than doubled.

Four years ago, the Star Alliance only had four city-states: Youhu, Matu, Osen, and Giant Eye City, and at most one city-state, Kasham, which has become a magic plantation.

But now the Star Alliance has developed into a behemoth with fifteen city-states and hundreds of resource points.

However, as the territory of influence expands, the resistance to the expansion of the Star Alliance has also increased sharply.

More and more city-states have sensed the threat of the Star Alliance and have united to fight against its expansion.

This time they led the team out because the lion-faced scouts found traces of dark elves nearby, and they lost several lion-faced scouts.

"We have gone around several times and haven't found anything. Could it be that they saw it wrong?" Atil talked about business.

Sheman shook his head and said, "I don't think so. The human-faced lion scouts are very good at hiding their whereabouts. There are not many creatures around Nolan City that can detect their whereabouts. Moreover, there are traces of dagger wounds and shadow power erosion on the body of a dead human-faced lion. This is indeed the work of the dark elves."

"What should we do next?"

"Continue searching! Although the dark elves are also good at hiding, I don't believe they can hide forever. Sooner or later, we will find them!"

"The Spider City is 700 to 800 kilometers away from here. I wonder what those dark elves are doing here?"

"Maybe they are worried about the expansion of the Star Alliance."

Atil thought about it and it was true. In just four or five years, the power of the Star Alliance has advanced 500 to 600 kilometers outward. If she were the mistress of the Dark Elf family, she would also feel deeply uneasy.

At this moment, a low shout from the guarding magic pattern knight suddenly came from the front.

"Something is wrong!"

In fact, without his reminder, Sheman and the other two had noticed it at the first time.

The three of them immediately stood up, either activating magic items or chanting spells.

The other magic pattern knights also responded immediately, activating the magic pattern constructs, raising their weapons and looking forward with vigilance.

There was silence all around. After about six or seven seconds, heavy and clear footsteps came from the front, as if some huge crawling monster was moving here.

It was not fast, but its weight was obviously amazing. It felt that the nearby rock and soil layers were slightly shaken.

The magic pattern knights subconsciously tightened the hilts of their swords, revealing a solemn look.

Sheman, Corey and Atil had calm faces, without any ripples, but the rune gem had quietly fallen into their palms.

Not long after, a round black shadow appeared in the field of vision.

It looked like a huge black maggot, about three meters long from head to tail, with six stubby claws and a triangular pointed head. The mouth was a protruding thin tube, without eyes.

"It's a dark tone-blind monster!"

Sheman immediately recognized this monster.

The "Underground World Creatures Atlas" distributed by the base mentioned the dark sound-blind monster.

This monster has no vision, but has sharp and developed ears. Their thin tubular mouths can produce precisely controlled resonance, and the sound waves they emit are powerful enough to shatter stone walls.

Let me tell you about the combat power of the third-level wizard apprentices. As mentioned in the previous chapter, the combat power of the third-level wizard apprentices varies greatly. Depending on the mental power, equipment and bloodline ability, the combat power ranges from one-ring legendary to four-ring legendary. In addition, the legendary knights only have one to four rings, and there is no five rings. Above that, they are no longer knights in the usual sense.