The mage arrives

The scorching explosive flame hit the energy shield and disappeared without a trace.And the wave of long-range attacks that came after the protective arrow spell was lifted was also blocked by the spell that Gordon cast again.

"Hey, this Gordon Freeman really has some skills. I thought he was another war hero deliberately promoted because of His Majesty's political needs. It seems that the dead Rob Antero really has some vision. "

A man in a silver-gray mage's robe silently observed across the river. Gordon deflected his own attack in a quick and accurate way.

He is about 50 years old, and his hair color is the same as the clothes on his body, tending to silver gray.This sense of vicissitudes coupled with a bookish face made him a middle-aged man with a rather elegant charm.

This man's name is Cosseini Frey, and he comes from the Frey family in Changxia province.He and the head of the family, Marquis Walder Frey, who has the title of Long Summer Fox, are brothers.

Recently, the Frey family has not been particularly peaceful.The reason is that on the Haiwen Peninsula, the Aldrich family, which has a long-term secret cooperative relationship with the Frey family and provides slave trade, has a big problem.

Civil turmoil broke out in the Aldrich family. The twin siblings, Hansel Aldrich and Greta Aldrich, betrayed their father, Abel Aldrich.The internal chaos of the Aldrich family, the local snake, will naturally weaken their control over the entire peninsula, which in turn will affect the business of the Frey family.

Be aware that slaves are a consumable, if not replenished frequently.The fields and forest farms of the Frey family will soon fall into a situation of insufficient labor force.

And what's even more troublesome is that the one came from the north.The young man with many halos and titles on his head has successfully gained a firm foothold on the Haiwen Peninsula.Judging from the information gathered from various sources today, Gordon Freeman and the Aldrich family have already ruled on an island separated by the Cork Strait.

"Hmph, that idiot Abel actually has the guts to give himself the title of 'King of Haven'. He can't even handle his own housework well, and he's been messed up by a young mage... It seems that brother I really found the wrong partner." Cosseini Frey thought of the former pirate who had a broken leg, and disdain appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Since the Aldrich family's father and son fought against each other, both sides have sent envoys to Changxia Province.Seek support from the Frey family.

There are also different voices within the family, supporting the father and son respectively.

The head of the family, Walder Frey, did not want to be involved in this infighting.Because as long as the father and son of the Aldrich family continue to confront each other, they will all come to curry favor and pray for themselves.This will also allow the Frey family to take the opportunity to completely extend their sphere of influence into the Haiwen Peninsula.Even if this civil strife in the Aldrich family will be decided sooner or later, the fight between father and son is getting more intense now.more durable.It is also more in line with the interests of the Frey family.

Although the business will be affected in the short term, compared with the long-term benefits, the lost gold coins are nothing to the Frey family.

However, Cosseini still suggested to his brother to be vigilant against Gordon Freeman, in case the young Earl of Haven took advantage of the civil strife in the Aldrich family and completely included the entire peninsula.By then, it will be too late.

Because when entering the Haiwen Peninsula via Changxiaxing Province.Gordon had some unhappiness with the Frey family, and the head of the family, Wald, had secretly agreed to the Eisenstein family.To help with Gordon.

So if the entire Haven Peninsula is really controlled by Gordon Freeman, the Frey family will lose more than just some money.

However, although the situation on the peninsula is very delicate now, Cosseini has traveled long distances to come to this large swamp with poisonous insects flying around, wet and muddy, not for these nasty political power struggles.

His goal is the gate of the palace that is about to open once every ten years in Vesula Mountain.

As a mage, Cosseini naturally yearned for infinite knowledge and powerful power.And the legacy left by the great arcanist of the Netherdulan magic empire is of course something he covets endlessly.In fact, ten years ago, he had been to Mount Vesula.But that time, he was not prepared enough, not only did he not enter the mountain, but he was also injured by the magical mechanism set up by the great arcanist.

The injuries on Cosseini's body have not healed so far. Not only has his lifespan been reduced from 200 years to less than 100 years, but he has also dropped from an eight-ring high-level mage to a six-ring mid-level mage.

Ten years ago, with the maintenance of magic, he looked like a handsome young man in his 25s and [-]s.Now, it has shown its old state.

Cosseini, who knew that his time was short, believed that in the legacy of the Grand Arcanist buried in Mount Vesula, there was a way to restore himself to his peak strength and extend his life.

And there was a reason why he came to the Blackwater Swamp and helped the coalition forces organized by the Salois deal with Gordon.Having learned the lesson from the last time, Cosseini has made sufficient preparations this time, knowing almost all the legends about Mount Vesula.He knew that among the many aborigines in the southern part of the peninsula, the Salo people who often went to the foot of Mount Weisula to catch snakes were the ones who knew the situation in the mountains best.

He came to the Salo tribe to inquire carefully, and finally knew that this group of aborigines had a map that drew all the hidden routes of Vesula Mountain.But this map is a tribal treasure. The patriarch of the Salo people told Cosseini that he must help them defeat the new evil lord and avenge the former patriarch before they can take out the map.

So Cosseini participated in this indigenous war.

As an outsider, Cosseini didn't care much about the war.Now he is more worried about his daughter.Cosseini never married a wife in his life, and his only daughter was born to a succubus.

Stunners with impeccable appearance, succubi and erinia from the lower world are ideal lovers for mages.Many mages will summon one or two succubi or erinia as "pets" in order to relieve loneliness.And there are not a few who have had children with them.

However, tieflings are not popular in the human world because of their bloodlines.In noble families, there is no status.Cossene's daughter was no exception, she could only be regarded as an illegitimate daughter.Didn't even get the last name "Frey".

Due to her childhood experience, Cosseini's daughter is very keen on politics and power struggles.She always thought that one day, with her own efforts, she could gain power over Patriarch Walder, and make those who discriminated against her blood pay the price.

If Gordon heard the story now.You will definitely exclaim that this plot trend seems very familiar.

However, it is different from the plot of the novel.Cosseini's daughter was buried in the unnamed cemetery behind Sea Cliff Castle before she had time to "slap" her enemy in the face.

Cosseini's daughter is the female tiefling assassin who assassinated Gordon last time.

Cosseini intends to stay out of the civil strife in the Aldrich family.Focus on the treasure in Mount Vesula.But her daughter thinks this is a good opportunity to develop her own power.

Compared with Abel Aldrich, who is stubborn about the appointment of heirs, Cosseini's daughter is more optimistic about the promising brothers and sisters Hansel and Greta.So she was going to help the two of them.

However, after separating from his daughter in Black Iron City, Cosseini went all the way south and lived in this swamp for a long time.But I never heard from my daughter again.

This made Cosseini a little uneasy.

"I got the map from these black and stupid snake breeders. Let's go see my daughter first." Cosseini thought.

In the first confrontation with Gordon, Cosseini had a rough understanding of the opponent's strength.This is indeed an outstanding young man. It is not accidental that he was able to gain the appreciation of the emperor and become the lord in charge of the entire Haiwen Peninsula.

"Among all the five-ring mages I have seen, Gordon is undoubtedly the best one. Even when I was young, I was no match for him." Cosseini said to himself, "It's a pity. If it is At my peak, of course I wouldn't worry about such a young man. But now. There is no certainty of winning."

Just from Gordon's judgment and casting speed when he encountered his sneak attack just now, Cosseini can see that this mage is not simple.

He didn't come to the swamp to fight to the death for a group of natives.So after the sneak attack failed, Cosseini withdrew his staff.

The staff in his hand is made of special materials and is always invisible.And the spell cast by this staff will also be invisible for the first two seconds, without any sound and light effects.

So after Gordon was attacked, he couldn't find the location of the caster on the other side of the river for a while, and launched a counterattack.

Gordon deflected Cosseini's attack without any risk, and then returned to the rear.

Venia was a little worried about the new enemies that appeared in the enemy camp: "My lord, it is not good news that the Salois have spellcasters. Should we suspend the attack and formulate a new attack plan for this change? "

"No need." Gordon shook his head and said, "Judging from the spell cast by the other party just now, this will not be a high-level mage with a sixth ring or above. Such an accident is still within my control. With a sixth ring mage The ability cannot change the situation of the battle.”

A mage with five rings could ignore the existence of mages with six rings in the enemy camp with such confidence, and Viniya couldn't help but wonder.If Gordon hadn't given her a good impression before, he wasn't a braggart, and he also had the deeds of exterminating Strindberg's evil spirit, I am afraid that the female druid would have classified Gordon as a liar by now. Went in the middle.

But when the soldiers had lunch and had a full rest, and were about to cross the river to launch an attack, Vinia finally knew why Gordon was so confident in this battle.

Gordon made the Ice Fairy Queen Ania, who lived inside the ring, appear to the public.

Of course, a petite and stunning ice goblin can at most make the soldiers on the battlefield sigh "so beautiful, so beautiful, I want to marry her after this battle", which has no deterrent effect.

But when Gordon chanted a spell and summoned ten ice golems, the situation was very different.

These mighty and awe-inspiring big men stood forward and formed an ice wall, which was enough to make everyone gasp in shock.

So far, due to the limited metal materials in his hands, Gordon has only three battle ice golems that have been strengthened with fine gold bones and covered with meteorite and mithril armor plates.These three ice golems are controlled by Gordon himself.And the other seven ordinary ice golems.It will be handed over to Ania to command.

These ten ice golems are Gordon's greatest reliance on defeating the enemy with inferior forces.

Accompanied by the cheers of the soldiers, ten ice golems began to form a triangular array.With three fortified combat ice golems as the vanguard, they launched an attack on the enemy army on the other side of the river.

When Gordon just summoned the ten ice golems, Cosseini, who was hiding in the dark and observing on the other side of the river, was also taken aback.

He knew that it was not easy for a mage to create and own a golem of his own.But this Gordon Freeman actually owns ten golems.

Facing the natives of Salo with poor equipment and little coordination in battle formation, one ice golem is enough for 100 people.See these crystal clear.The big man exuding a cold air, the Salo people lined up on the river bank, had already made a commotion.

Cosseini knew how to go on like this.These natives are afraid that they will be so frightened that they will collapse without fighting.With their meager knowledge, they might think that the ice golem summoned by Gordon was a warrior of God descended from the sky by the spirit of the island to punish them.

"Don't panic. Tell your people. These ice golems are heavy, and they can't cross the Pebble River at all. I'm afraid that when they get to the middle of the river, they will die in the soft mud of the river bed." Cosseni Said to the newly appointed Patriarch Salo.

Those who can become patriarchs are naturally not ordinary people, at least they have more knowledge than ordinary Salois.Although at the beginning, this strong black man wearing four bone nose rings couldn't help being afraid when he saw the ten huge ice men appearing out of thin air, but now he listened to Cosseini's explanation.Immediately his eyes lit up.

"You still know a lot, outsider. After killing these hateful Aikan people and the helpers they invited. I will show you the map..."

After Cosseini's explanation, the Salo people's military spirit soon settled down.Moreover, these aborigines can draw inferences from one instance, knowing that all the big men in the enemy's formation are made of ice, they quickly mobilized a batch of stone bombs smeared with animal fat.Then, those lightly armed Salo warriors used the most primitive slings to throw the ignited stone bombs.

But unfortunately, this small flame has no effect on the ice golem.Even if Cosseini throws out all the fire attribute spells he prepared today regardless of consumption, the ice golem can't be helped.

After being drenched in a burst of fire and rain, the ice golems still marched unswervingly, and they had already reached the bank of the river.

Then, something happened that made the Salo people feel desperate and made Cosseini scream out of miscalculation.

Gordon activated the magic circle on the battle ice golem, and three fierce localized ice storms immediately rolled up on the lifeless cobblestone river bank.Although the other seven ordinary ice golems don't have seal carving circles, their bodies are made of extreme ice, and they can increase the arcane energy of the cold attribute.

In addition, Her Majesty the Fairy Queen was unwilling to be lonely, and cast a few spells on the river.Although her strength is only a five-ring warlock, due to the racial talent brought by being an ice goblin, when she casts ice-related spells, her power is twice as powerful as that of ordinary mages.

Under the joint action of Aenia and the ice golem, the slow-moving water of the Pebble River began to freeze rapidly.And the mud near the river bank, which was originally soft and turned into a big pit when stepped on, quickly transformed into hard frozen soil under the action of low temperature.

This kind of environmental change is undoubtedly more suitable for heavy golem battles.

Facing this almost miraculous scene, the female druid who was watching the battle beside Gordon was so shocked that she could barely close her mouth from ear to ear.She remembered that the last time she was so surprised was when her father gave her a unicorn on her 16th birthday.

She finally knew why Gordon smiled so easily when she asked him why he didn't even prepare a boat to cross the river.

There is an icy avenue created by magical spells, and the soldiers only need to spread their legs and rush across it.

And the female druid even noticed that all the soldiers around her, whether they were the elite Redstone Guards or ordinary Freeman private soldiers, had already put anti-slip soles on their military boots.

With such full preparation, Viniya was really convinced.

Even Cosseini, who was in a hostile position, felt a little convinced at this time.Wearing a silver-gray robe, the sorcerer, who looked a bit out of place compared to the shirtless or only a piece of tattered natives around him, was already thinking of leaving.

He wasn't afraid of Gordon.

Cosseini believed that although he was far worse than before, if he was serious, he could still defeat the young mage with black hair and black eyes.

But that's pointless.He didn't want to sacrifice his life for a group of half-civilized bloodthirsty aborigines, but he needed to preserve his strength and prepare for the exploration of Weisula Mountain.

Although the mountain is remote, its legend is not well known.But there are still many people who know the secrets in the mountains.In order to deal with those potential competitors and obtain the treasure in the mountains, he must preserve his strength.

Thinking of this, Cosseini looked maliciously at Patriarch Salo, who was yelling in native language that the clansmen would stand up, then raised his invisible staff and shot a pointing spell at the opponent.

In the past, Cosseini chose to cooperate with the Salo people because he believed that the enemies of the Salo people were not strong and could be easily dealt with.But now it seems that Gordon is a very difficult enemy, so he decided to change his strategy, take the risk of turning against the Saloan, and get the map directly from the opponent. (To be continued..)