Chapter 69: The Plague

In the study, Sunan set down the book in his hands and nodded slightly.

"Good job, all three of you have passed."

At these words, Sherman, Corey, and Adil, who were standing in front of the desk, let out a collective sigh of relief.

"This is your reward."

With a wave of his hand, three bottles of lower-tier active potions floated before the trio.

"This is a lower-tier active potion. It can enhance your mental alertness, improve meditation efficiency, and boost your learning capabilities. Each bottle lasts for a month."

Sherman and the others were thrilled, their eyes shining as they looked at the potions in their hands.

According to the book's description, real wizard potions, even at the lowest tier, had effects that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

Moreover, a potion that improved meditation efficiency was incredibly valuable for wizard apprentices.

"Keep up the good work. If you pass next month's knowledge assessment, there will be more rewards," Sunan encouraged them before waving his hand for them to leave.

"These three little ones are making good progress in their studies."

"In particular, Sherman. I initially thought his background would hinder his learning ability compared to the others, but he hasn't fallen behind at all. This kid seems to have some potential," Sunan thought, a smile crossing his face.

At this rate, in about six months, the three of them should be able to take on some responsibilities at the base.

Leaving the courtyard, Sunan headed straight for the training ground.

As expected, Key was indeed training in the arena.

Bred, Jodan, and the others were also present.

Due to the need to stabilize their forces and supply the Blackstone Cavalry with lower-tier Dragon Blood potions, Key hadn't asked Sunan to make any potions for him in the past six months.

Therefore, he was still a junior knight and showed no signs of breaking through at this time.

However, being a twenty-one-year-old junior knight was impressive in any nation.

Bred and Jodan had both consumed Dragon Blood potions once.

The former was showing signs of breaking through to become a knight, while the latter had just recently advanced to peak knight three months ago.

Noticing Sunan's arrival, Key immediately stopped training, took a towel from a servant to wipe his sweat, and smiled, "What brings you here today?"

"I have something for you."

Key's eyes brightened instantly, and he asked eagerly, "What is it?"

Bred and Jodan also showed curious expressions.

After all, whatever Sunan brought out was always something extraordinary.

Under the eager gazes of the others, Sunan produced a long sword out of thin air.

The silver blade gleamed brightly in the sunlight, and the mysterious patterns on the blade sparkled with an unusual luster.

"This is a magic-imbued weapon."

Sunan approached a training dummy made of iron and struck down with the sword.

Everyone felt a flash before their eyes, and the next second they heard a "thud" as the iron dummy was cleaved diagonally from the shoulder to the waist, the top half crashing to the ground.

"What the..."

Key inhaled sharply.

As a seasoned sword user, he could tell just how exquisite the sword in Sunan's hand was.

The iron dummy was forged from Blackstone Iron, known for its high hardness. Typically, ordinary swords would at most leave a mark on it.

But under the slash of this sword, it broke apart like tofu.

This demonstrated its astonishing sharpness!

Normally, a sword with such sharpness would have a smooth and even cut, yet this one had a rough edge with signs of melting.

This clearly indicated that the sword also had effects akin to fire damage.

"This sword is imbued with the properties of [Armor Piercing] and [Minor Fire Elemental Damage]. In addition to its exceptional sharpness compared to ordinary weapons, it also inflicts minor fire damage when attacking," Sunan explained as he retrieved the sword.

This was the result of successfully creating a magic-imbued weapon after solidifying the [Armor Piercing] property and then adding the [Minor Fire Elemental Damage] after three failures.

It was the best magic-imbued weapon he had crafted so far.

This was also possible because [Magic Item Manufacturing] had reached level 2; otherwise, it would have likely been unsuccessful.

Currently, solidifying two properties at once was the limit of what Sunan could achieve.

To do more would require raising [Magic Item Manufacturing] to a higher level.

Nonetheless, Key was already enamored with the sword.

As he excitedly examined it, he couldn't help but marvel at it inwardly.

No doubt, this weapon would significantly enhance a knight's combat power.

With this sword in hand, he felt confident enough to challenge a mid-level knight.

Meanwhile, Bred and Jodan looked on enviously at the weapon Key held.

Seeing their expressions, Sunan tossed each of them a magic-imbued weapon as well.

Bred received a shield imbued with the properties of [Black Steel] and [Energy Gathering], making it exceptionally sturdy while enhancing the power of fighting energy.

Jodan got a long sword imbued with [Sharpness] and [Minor Fire Elemental Damage].

With their new magic-imbued weapons, Bred and Jodan were thrilled and repeatedly thanked Sunan.

"Can this kind of weapon be manufactured in bulk?" Key asked excitedly.

Sunan shook his head slightly, "Not for your type, but slightly lesser ones, just solidifying one property, can be manufactured in bulk."

"What about the cost?" Key asked immediately.

He was particularly sensitive to this topic now.

Shimmering Territory was not only looking to expand its military forces but also needed to support Sunan's base construction, and economic pressure remained quite significant.

"About twenty gold coins each," Sunan replied.

This was because the magic stones had been synthesized by him, keeping costs low.

Otherwise, based on market value (if there was one), the cost of a magic-imbued weapon would be at least eighty gold coins or more.

Key breathed a sigh of relief at this.

That's not too bad; twenty gold coins isn't especially excessive.

A common fine iron longsword costs three to four gold coins, so it's reasonable for a magic-imbued weapon to cost several times more.

That said, equipping all the knights in the territory with a magic-imbued weapon would still require several thousand gold coins, another significant expense.

Key glanced at the weapon in his hand, beginning to ponder whether this could open a new trade route.

Seeing the change in his demeanor, Sunan guessed his intentions and doused his enthusiasm by saying, "Selling them externally is out of the question; I don't have that much time to spend on manufacturing magic-imbued weapons."

Key felt a bit disappointed but understood Sunan's reasoning.

It would be a waste to have a wizard apprentice working as a blacksmith.

After considering it, he decided to first equip the knights in the territory with a magic-imbued weapon.

Sunan nodded in agreement and handed over the magic-imbued weapons he had crafted recently, including the failed ones, for Key to distribute.

With that settled, as Sunan was about to leave, he turned and noticed Key's secretary rushing into the training ground, handing Key a scroll of parchment.

Key opened it, his brow immediately furrowing.

"What happened?" Sunan stopped and asked.

Key took a deep breath and said in a serious tone, "A plague has broken out in the Frostflower Province."

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