Chapter 5 The Wizard's Tower
Night has already fallen, and the dark sky is covered with dark clouds. This Winter City, which is built at the junction of the outer sea and the inner sea, seems to be engulfed by thick black fog.
Thorne's essentials were all ready for his journey. At this time, he walked alone on the night streets and headed towards his last destination: Bloody Arena!
Suddenly Thorne felt a light flashing around, so he looked up at the Wizard Tower with awe.
The top of the magnificent Wizard Tower was flashing with a bright light the size of a fist, slowly rotating tirelessly towards the surroundings, as if escorting this prosperous and noisy city.
It is like a bright lighthouse that guides travelers and overseas ships in the direction of their journey. Thorne, who once ventured in the wilderness, came to Winter City because of this.
However, this guiding effect of the aspiration is just an unexpected product, because the maker did not expect it to have a guiding effect. Its real name is: Eye of Insight!
Among the wizard's four-ring prophecy spells, there is a reconnaissance spell called "Secret Eye", and this "Eye of Insight" is like a super-enhanced version of "Secret Eye"!
It is said that the "Eye of Insight" can observe the scene within a radius of 100 kilometers as far as the "Eye of Insight", and then transmit its image back to the wizard tower. Through the crystal ball connected to it, the surrounding abnormal movements can be observed.
In addition to being unable to penetrate solid barriers, hallucinations, darkness and thick fog are difficult to stop its peeping.
If it is sunny during the sunny day, you can also find a pillar emitting mitrish glory above the "Eye of Insight" because of the dazzling light.
When players see it, they will smile and say: Damn! Isn’t that a lightning rod?
Older residents in the city will close their eyes and think deeply, and then call it: Magic Crystal Cannon.
However, every time the wizards of the Wizard Tower mention it, they will subconsciously look at it in awe, and then call out with a proud look: Magic Crystal Superconducting Pulse Cannon!
This is a product of the Arcane Empire period. It is very powerful and can strike all-round attacks from the commanding heights. Even if the ancient dragon sees it, it will break the portal with its tail and escape.
The history of this Wizard Tower can be traced back to the time when Winter City was just founded, and it gradually became glorious as Winter City grew from an inconspicuous town by the sea.
After the most chaotic and turbulent year, it can also be called: the catastrophe of the Saint!
This is how it gradually develops to its current scale.
It can be said that the Wizard Tower made great contributions to the rise of the city and played a strategic deterrent role.
Although the owner of the Wizard Tower has been replaced many times over time, it is still the most dangerous existence on the entire Corina Peninsula!
"It's a pity that I'll leave tomorrow, otherwise I might be able to see the full power of the wizard tower in Winter City in times of crisis." Thorne sighed with regret.
In the past, the small fight between the army and the gnolls in Winter City was not worthy of the Wizard Tower's attack, even if the gnolls attacked the city tower two months ago.
With not very strong troops, only a squad (about 100) of constructed creatures: clay golem.
But this time it was different. Thorne, who has lived here for nearly half a year, can feel the tension brought by the war to people from the frequent mobilization of troops in the city every day.
Especially at the port of Winter City, various military supplies are continuously transporting in a steady stream every day. Players who make a living by loading, unloading and transporting at the docks can only be assigned a half-day job at most a day.
Now I often work all day until dark, and my life is very comfortable. I can go to Andrea's bar every now and then to have a glass of wine.
"Can Winter City really get through the difficulties smoothly?" Thorne couldn't help but wonder, as he could feel it as a low-level adventurer.
Thorne doesn't believe that the senior executives of Winter City cannot feel this crisis from all directions. Either they are confident or have prepared a way out.
But war is cruel, but there is only one life. Thorne does not want to hand over his destiny to others and pray for those unknown results.
Once before players completely traveled through time, a legendary battle occurred in a city in the Southern Kingdom.
One Nine Ring Spell: Meteor Explosion!
A large number of melon-eating players standing on the city wall instantly evaporated...
This makes players truly realize the terribleness of this world. Although the technology in this world is not high, it is a high-demon world with extremely strong single-body destructive power.
In the turbulent years, even those gods who are high and look down on all living beings have fallen, let alone those insignificant players.
So Thorne doesn't want to participate in this melee!
...
The top floor of the Wizard Tower.
A light blue light appeared on a portal made of a large number of precious gems and secret materials.
Then a black shadow appeared, and when all the light disappeared, the figure's face was clearly revealed.
With the help of the various flashing magic lights in the tower, we can find that this is a middle-aged man with vicissitudes of life.
He was wearing a top-quality full-body armor as hard as his skin, and the black metal piece connected on it was flat.
A pair of curved spikes protrude from the arm of the armor, and each connection is protected by a sharp triangular spine, which shows that it not only has excellent defense, but also more offensive!
"Roslet, you interrupted a wizard's contemplation, which made me very upset!" said the gray-robed wizard, sitting cross-legged next to the crystal balls with various scenes, faintly.
"I'm really sorry! Wizard Karadna, please don't be nervous." Roslet said with a smile.
"Oh... say what's wrong?" the wizard sighed and asked.
"The situation is a bit bad. We will be wrapped around tonight, old man." Roslet walked to the crystal ball and said with a serious look on his face.
"If you're just talking nonsense, please go back." Karadna said lightly as he looked at the image inside the crystal ball in front of him.
Roslet stopped talking when he heard this, but observed the images constantly passing through the crystal ball.
The werewolf tribe that was moving closer to Winter City in the wasteland, walked out of the forest, with various siege equipment, and the black shadows that appeared from time to time on the coastline were clearly displayed in front of the two of them.
When Roslet saw the bloody arena in Winter City and the nobles cheering loudly on their seats, his eyes instantly became cold, and a faint sarcasm appeared on the corner of his mouth:
"Cheer all your heart, you will be welcomed by the bloody feast later!"
After saying that, Roslet turned around and walked to the window of the Wizard Tower. He looked down at the prosperous Winter City and sighed: "These are all left by our ancestors. I didn't expect that they would be lost from you and me."
"The ancestors often said: It is up to people to plan things, but it is up to heaven to succeed! We did nothing wrong, right?" The wizard Karadna still stared at the image that was constantly passing through the crystal ball in front of him, and said lightly.
"I'll leave the Wizard Tower to you, the glorious guardian! In times of crisis, all you need to do is to evacuate quickly without hesitation. After all,... it is the hard work left by the ancestors and cannot be destroyed in the hands of those miscellaneous!"
After Roslet said that, he stepped into the teleportation array without hesitation, and his figure quickly disappeared under the cover of light blue light.
Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
At this time, a heavy diamond golem walked in and pushed the door in front of him, lowered his head toward the wizard Karadna in front of him and said, "Dear Master, the reserve energy has been charged!"
"Very good!" Karadna's turbid eyes flashed with bright light. After pondering for a while, he spoke again: "Ta Ling, report on the situation of the Wizard Tower."
As soon as Karadna finished speaking, an illusory figure suddenly appeared in front of him with a mechanical voice:
The Wizard Tower energy is ready...
The reserve energy is fully charged...
Clay Golem Team…
Stone Golem Team...
Iron Golem Squad...
On standby...
Magic crystal superconducting pulse cannon...
Maintenance is complete...
Can operate normally...
Chapter completed!