Werewolf wizard

Before the palace, Su Nan frowned and said, "No, you're wrong. This isn't using magic to summon the capital of the Assyrian Empire from over seven thousand years ago."

The ghoul said, "But the facts are right before our eyes."

Mary and the Rubber Woman, among others, looked at Su Nan and asked, "What's wrong, Su Nan?"

Su Nan pointed to the sky and said, "For some reason, my werewolf and vampire races are very sensitive to the sun and moon."

"Right now, I feel that the sun in the sky…"

"…is not the same sun we saw before entering the swamp. The sun we see in the sky now is thousands of years younger."

Mary also nodded and said, "The previous sun was in the southeast direction, and now this sun is in the southwest direction. The direction of the sun couldn't change so drastically in a short time. So the only possibility is that the two suns are not the same, or at least from different eras."

The ghouls were dumbfounded.

Su Nan glanced at them and said, "In other words, it's not that the supreme magic summoned the capital of the Assyrian Empire, but that we were summoned to that era by the magic."

"So the sun and sky we look up at are the sun and sky from over seven thousand years ago."

The ghouls were horrified to finally understand.

The Rubber Woman, whose thinking was more unconventional, said weakly, "Lord Su Nan, so… we traveled through time?"

"Did we travel to over seven thousand years ago? Then we can still go back, right?"

"No, no, wasn't seven thousand years ago the growth period of the wizard civilization? It seems good to return to this era. Resources are still relatively abundant, and the wizard civilization isn't so competitive yet, without the terrifying energy worlds."

A look of longing appeared on the Rubber Woman's face. "Staying here would be wonderful."

'Justice' Witch Mary said, "There are dangers here too, like the emperor of the Assyrian Empire."

Su Nan glanced at the Rubber Woman with surprise, "Rubber Woman, your thinking is too unconventional."

"The past can't truly be summoned back. This is just a shadow of the past. If you live here, you'll lose your future."

"A shadow. It's stagnant."

Su Nan had learned the Hand of War spell. Although this was not exactly the same as the Hand of War spell, the two had similarities.

"This shouldn't be the real world from over seven thousand years ago, but a war sandbox built by extracting the spirituality of the world at that time and recombining it from the ruins of past history."

"Everyone, don't be deceived by this place."

Su Nan turned around and saw a large number of wizard troops. They were generally dressed in wizard robes, with a relatively light breastplate worn over the robes. The breastplates seemed to be magical items, with runes flashing on their surfaces from time to time.

At the same time, each breastplate had a number.

Just like war golems have numbers, these wizard soldiers also had numbers.

This showed that the Assyrian Empire's wizard training had already become standardized and systematic. It was likely that as soon as an Assyrian Empire subject was found to have wizarding talent, they would be immediately pulled into the military camp to begin their wizard soldier training.

It was also written on the stone tablet outside the core swamp area—

The Assyrian Empire was not an empire built on culture, but an empire built on constant military victories.

These wizard soldiers were also using magic golems to pull huge carts, and on those carts was the corpse of a dragon-like beast.

The wizard soldiers were discussing in relatively low voices how they had captured this earth dragon magic beast, which was equivalent to a second-ring wizard. Also, they were going to inject the magic beast's blood into the [Earth Vein Spiritual Instrument] to gather earth vein spiritual power.

Su Nan thought, 'So that's how it is. The Assyrian Empire maintains the power of the dragon veins by constantly hunting dragon-like magic beasts and using their blood to maintain it.'

These wizard troops glanced at Su Nan and the others standing outside the palace. The ghouls and Mary thought they were going to fight.

But who knew, they just glanced over there and turned their heads away, ignoring them.

It was as if Su Nan and the others were an air wall. The army split into two in the middle, bypassing them and heading forward.

The Assyrian Empire's army, pulling the carts, marched towards the imperial city.

Su Nan was thinking about whether to follow them. If these magical materials were for the emperor, then following this caravan would allow him to see the emperor.

But now there was a problem: even the emperor of this era had at least the strength of a third-ring wizard, and going directly with his own strength would be like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth.

So, going directly didn't seem wise.

But delaying like this was even less wise.

Obviously, everything unusual in front of him was caused by the emperor, and to solve everything, he had to see the emperor.

Su Nan saw that the three golden werewolf hunters had already mixed into the back door of the Great Library.

'Since the Assyrian Empire has a complete system for cultivating wizards, it certainly doesn't have the kind of hidden wizard organizations that hoard their knowledge like in the main material plane now.'

'Perhaps I can find some good magic in the library that can help me solve the current predicament.'

Su Nan said to the others, "Let's enter the Assyrian Empire's palace first. The outer perimeter of the palace should still be some distance away from the emperor's location."

"The people from the Pure White Council have already gone in. Forget it, they're just a bunch of clowns. The only thing to worry about is that there seems to be an existence from the energy world that has entered with them. Let's go in and take a look first."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

So, they followed the wizard soldiers of the Assyrian Empire and walked into the palace in front of them together.

When Su Nan and the others reached the gate of the palace wall.

Su Nan stepped on the first brick of the palace, and the brick sank slightly, then floated up.

A heavy voice appeared in Su Nan's ear—[Wizard, you may enter the Heavenly Palace.]

Su Nan was speechless. The emperor actually compared his palace complex to the Heavenly Palace.

He was comparing it to the Celestial Realm.

Not long after the group entered the palace, they saw people doing magical experiments and modifications next to the palace walls.

They saw a group of wizard soldiers holding down several ordinary young mortals, using ritual knives to cut open their muscles and skin tissue.

Those mortals were constantly wailing. "No, no, lords, please, we don't want to become monsters."

"We paid our taxes on time, Your Majesty, we are all good citizens."

The person in charge of the flesh golem modification surgery had a cold gaze and said in an icy and cruel tone, "Becoming a flesh golem for the empire is your duty."

"This is an order issued by His Majesty the Emperor."

"The front lines are becoming increasingly strained. I hope all citizens can understand."

"Do it!"

Next, screams rose and fell.

Su Nan looked at the semi-finished flesh golem that had already been made to the side. It was a ten-meter-high clay golem.

At first glance, it seemed normal, but upon closer inspection, abnormalities were revealed. The mortals undergoing transformation, after enduring horrific magical modifications, were covered in blood and gore, still trapped within the chests of the clay golems. Their severed limbs were fused with the runes inside the golems, allowing them to control the constructs.

Upon witnessing this, Su Nan assumed it was the work of the Energy World.

The scene was so cruel and unsightly that he felt disgusted.

Su Nan turned his gaze to the mortals beside him, currently undergoing ritualistic cutting and transformation, and began to contemplate.

"So, the solution the Emperor devised—a better golem—is a flesh golem made from living humans."

"After transforming the mortals, they are placed inside the flesh golem, fused with it, and then controlled using mental spells."

"It's indeed a solution, but it's too crude, barbaric, wasteful, and unsightly."

After saying this, Su Nan walked over with curiosity and stood beside the palace wall to observe the magical transformation.

The wizard in charge of the transformation frowned, but upon sensing that Su Nan was a Rank 2 wizard, his expression changed, becoming respectful.

"It's a Rank 2 wizard, my lord."

At this time, the empire's emperor was only a Rank 3 wizard.

Therefore, a Rank 2 wizard could be considered a high-ranking figure in the Assyrian Empire.

This might also be why the soldiers before, after seeing Su Nan and the others, would frown but deliberately ignore him, walking around him.

After all, Rank 2 wizards were directly commanded by the Emperor himself.

They didn't have to obey anyone else's orders.

The wizard in charge of the transformation used two ritual knives to cut open the male mortal's body. At this moment, Rubber Witch and the others had retreated, not wanting to witness this cruel scene.

The only observers were Su Nan, Mary, Vasilian, and the ghoul elder, Domine.

Su Nan pondered, 'Although this transformation ritual is too disgusting, and I have no need to adopt it, simply observing it has indeed given me quite a harvest.'

'The Emperor seems to have discovered that the structure of the human soul is extremely complex, and the soul is only the outermost edge of a human's true existence. So, this transformation ritual essentially bypasses the outer shell of the soul and transforms the deeper parts of the human soul, releasing the deeper existence of the mortal.'

'If I'm not mistaken, it should be dissecting the Abyss of Existence within the mortal's soul, allowing the energy of the Abyss of Existence to be released.'

'After all, inside the outer shell of the soul is the Abyss of Existence of the mind.'

'Releasing the power of the mind allows mortals to support the energy of the flesh golem. I just don't understand why wizard apprentices, whose mental strength should be stronger, aren't used to make flesh golems?'

Su Nan thought, 'Could it be that the Assyrian Empire, as a wizarding empire, has laws that prohibit treating wizard apprentices in this way?'

At this moment, the wizard supervisor's transformation was complete. He put away dozens of knives and placed them in his pocket, then gave Su Nan an elegant salute.

"How rude of me."

"My lord."

"You must have just returned from the front lines of the Fairy Wilderness. Seeing you in such a hurry, not even changing into Assyrian Empire attire, I can tell. The front lines aren't looking good. So, we can only make these mortals suffer a little more."

The wizard supervisor stood aside, looking at the flesh body still twitching on the operating table, and said with a smile, "My lord, my craftsmanship isn't bad, is it?"

"With this flesh golem, how many fewer wizards will die on the front lines?"

Su Nan glanced at him, pondering how to answer vaguely so as not to arouse suspicion. The best way was to repeat the other party's words, which could elicit a lot of information.

"The front-line battlefield is indeed fierce. If there were more powerful flesh golems, perhaps even fewer wizards would die."

The wizard supervisor clenched his fist, then released it, sighing. "That's why I'm diligently researching the production of flesh golems, my lord. I'm just a Rank 1 wizard, and the magical resources I exchanged for with military merits in the military camp can no longer help me advance further."

"I can only do this kind of thing to help the lords on the front lines."

"His Majesty the Emperor says that the reason this world cannot move forward is because of these mortals. These mortals are all day long addicted to illusory religious beliefs, relying on others for everything. In the past, wizards brought civilization to mortals, but soon civilization was self-forgotten, self-destroyed, and self-degraded by the mortals who believed in the gods, willing to submit to the mercy of the gods, placing their own safety on the kindness of the gods."

The wizard supervisor was speaking normally, but at this moment, he became fanatical, raising his hands and making a special gesture, seemingly representing the Assyrian Empire's army.

"Things began to change after His Majesty the Emperor. With the help of a great sage, His Majesty the Emperor realized a truth—the protagonists of this world are the wizards, not the mortals."

"Wizards should rule everything, lead everything."

"Wizards must establish a country and take on our due responsibilities."

"At the same time, His Majesty the Emperor created flesh golems to allow mortals to make some contributions as well."

Su Nan was a little speechless. "Alright."

Su Nan suddenly sensed a wizard with powerful magical pressure approaching from behind. The Rank 1 wizard supervisor in front of him immediately made a salute to the approaching wizard, expressing respect.

"Greetings, esteemed Official Wizard."

Su Nan turned to look at the so-called Official Wizard, noticing a special family rune on the upper right side of his wizard breastplate, and this person had obvious hostility towards him.

His magical pressure had already suppressed the ghoul, as well as Rubber Witch and Black Wheat Matron. Only Su Nan, Mary, and Vasilian could move freely now, because they were all Rank 2 beings.

The Official Wizard stared at Su Nan and said, "Why have I never seen you two Rank 2 wizards before? The Assyrian Empire has a total of 178 Rank 2 wizards, but I don't seem to have ever seen you."

"The Rank 2 wizards of the empire have noble status. From time to time, they will hold meetings in the palace of His Majesty the Emperor. They all know each other."

"Are you travelers from another plane, or spies from the Fairy Wilderness? But it doesn't matter. If you are willing to join the Assyrian Empire, no matter who you were before, it doesn't matter."

"Don't get me wrong, I don't have any opinions about you. But investigating enemies is my duty as an Official."

Su Nan frowned, just about to say something, when suddenly a huge explosion sounded in the sky. The explosion was deafening.

'Justice' Witch Mary said, "The golem that fought the Pure White Council before… has fallen."

"Who broke it?!"

The entire sky suddenly showed images from another world. Enchanting floral fragrance came from that other world, and hundreds of watchtowers in the Assyrian Empire's capital rang their bells.

The Official Wizard was stunned for a moment.

"Damn it, the gods of the Fairy Wilderness actually dare to directly attack our Assyrian Empire's capital!"

"They're cornered dogs jumping over the wall. I'd like to see how you fight us without the Goddess of Victory and Wealth!"