Industrial Revolution of the Mage Lords

Chapter 115 Single-player game
As night fell, Copper Hammer finished his day's work and rode a dwarf goat back to his residence from the underground mineral laboratory in the dungeon city.

"Tongchui, how about joining me for the banquet tonight?" Nuoli was about to leave when he stopped his brother who was about to go into the study. "Those feudal nobles are coming into the city. I need to have a good exchange of feelings with them."

In "Breath of the Hills", where the entire dwarf race lives, dwarf nobles often come to the capital city of Cavern City from their fiefdoms. As the current leader of the Cavern Dwarfs, Noli has many social engagements at night.

"I won't go. Seeing those nobles who are obsessed with money and keep their eyes on the mineral trading share all day long makes me feel annoyed..."

Rather than engaging in hypocritical greetings at a cocktail party, he preferred to sit quietly in front of the "Magic Brain" instrument with a beer in hand, enter the spellcaster forum, and have in-depth exchanges with the members there.

What's more, the forum suddenly issued a mysterious announcement three days ago, announcing that a new forum function would be launched today. Tongchui was lucky enough to be selected and became one of the members responsible for testing the new function.

What a privilege!

It fully represents that the Spellcaster Forum and its administrator, Mr. Turing, recognize his contribution to the forum as a founding member, as well as his status and reputation in the forum.

Without waiting for the waiter to bring the beer and dinner, the dwarf sat down in front of the "magic brain" anxiously, tapping the keys and entering his own exclusive code to log on.

As expected, the new forum section has been suspended at the top of the chat room interface, right behind the public chat room, information exchange, anonymous consignment and other sections.

"Magic Tower? What does that mean? Why would a new section be given such an ordinary name?"

Several member codes were flashing on the crystal screen, which meant that some forum members were applying to communicate with Tongchui privately, but he didn't have time to deal with these people at the moment.

Move the button and gently select "Magic Tower". An illusory image scene instantly switches on the crystal screen. A simple silver frame floats to the center, and a line of text slowly appears inside.

Dear forum member, Mr. Frost Giant, congratulations on qualifying for the "Magic Tower" beta test. Next, I will explain in detail how to use and operate this new feature...

Tongchui couldn't help but chuckle, shaking his head in secret with pride.

[In ancient times, whose exact year cannot be traced, a magnificent magic tower existed in an unknown and dangerous ruin...]

"Huh? Why are you telling a story? Is this the forum hinting at some secret history?" Tongchui took the beer brought by the waiter, took a sip absentmindedly, and continued reading patiently.

Powerful spellcasters from around the world gather beneath this bizarre magical building, hoping to climb this towering tower and obtain the mysterious magical treasure buried at the top.

[And you are one of these many spellcasters. Are you willing to embark on this difficult and dangerous journey to the summit?]

The dwarf narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the text appearing on the crystal screen, and muttered to himself, "Is this... asking me to play a role in this story and complete this adventure on his behalf?"

He then couldn't help but chuckle, "Isn't this just the Magic Web version of the adventure house game? Noli's son and those kids will definitely love playing it..."

He pressed the option button decisively and clicked start. The originally illusory tower scene immediately switched to the scene inside the tower.

[Adventurer, please choose your character class first...]

"Arcane, Elements, Bloodline, Nature, Death, Destiny..." Copper Hammer smiled knowingly. The career hints contained in these many options were very obvious. They were exactly the different common factions of spellcasters in the real world.

"But why add Bloodline and Death? Trashy classes like Bloodline Knights and Necromancers, what qualifications do they have to exist alongside Elementals and Arcane Casters..."

The dwarf himself was a high-level elemental mage who was proficient in earth magic, so he subconsciously decided to choose this profession to complete this virtual adventure.

The image on the crystal screen changed again, and a stack of virtual cards with exquisite patterns and text appeared in front of him.

"They're asking me to choose the spells my character is proficient in? Why are they all first-level spells? The forum is expecting me to climb this mage ruins with these novice spellcaster tricks? Absurd..."

Although he complained mercilessly, Tongchui's hands were still honestly selecting the elemental magic he was familiar with.

"Earth shield is good, it can both defend and stop the enemy... Quicksand spell is also good, and slow spell should also be brought... Falling Rock is considered a slightly offensive spell among the first-level spells, bring it..."

The dwarf picked and chose, filling all the ten spell slots reserved at the bottom of the card.

"Alright! Let's get started! Let me see for myself how formidable the monsters and enemies in this magic tower are!"...

Ten minutes later, Tongchui's hand on the button of the "Magic Brain" instrument trembled slightly.

His face also looked slightly flushed, but it was not because he had been drinking.

But because of anger...

The spellcaster role he played just fell down on the first floor as soon as he entered the magic tower.

That's right, his adventure lasted only ten minutes before it ended immediately with the spellcaster's defeat and death.

Guarding the first floor of the magic tower is a metal monster that doesn't look too powerful from the image. Tongchui judges from its appearance that it is an alchemical creation and does not have any means of magical attack.

He confidently chose to build an earth shield, and then played the card representing Rockfall, planning to directly bombard the opponent's energy core and destroy him on the spot.

"Damn it! Damn it! How could an alchemical beast have a built-in thorn shield?! And his physical armor is so thick... Earth-based magic can't break his double defense..."

Tongchui used up all ten magic cards in his hand, but failed to defeat it. In the end, he died helplessly from a physical beating from the alchemy beast.

I'm not willing to accept this! There are many different types of spells that can be used to deal with alchemical creations, but unfortunately, I chose all spells from the same family. I can only blame myself for underestimating the enemy!

Another round! This time, he decided to make good use of the limited card slots in his hand, using spells that could truly restrain alchemical creations to ruthlessly defeat this abominable metal lump!
Half an hour later...

"Why? Why, even though I've already destroyed this guy, he was able to reconstruct two new alchemical creations from his shattered body and deliver a fatal blow to me while my cards are exhausted..."

No! There must be something wrong with my battle strategy. Let me think about it again... Maybe changing a few spell cards will have a miraculous effect...

after an hour……

Tongchui's hands began to tremble slightly again, and a thin layer of hot sweat seeped out of his vest.

This time, he not only successfully destroyed the main body of the alchemical creation, but also defended against the sudden attack of the two reconstructed metal monsters in advance. He still had three cards left in his hand, one defensive spell, one offensive spell, and one auxiliary spell.

Above his character's head, the red dots representing his health points only had six points left, which meant that without any defensive spells, he could be killed instantly with just one blow from the opponent.

Should I take the risk and attack proactively, or use defensive techniques to delay the round?

The dwarf vaguely felt that his next choice would determine the ultimate fate of the character in this game.

After losing so many games, he was unwilling to accept it and was eager to win to prove his wisdom and decisiveness as a spellcaster.

Just as he was hesitating, the upper left corner of the crystal screen suddenly jumped and a brand new card popped out.

This card is slightly different from the white border that I picked out, it has a green border.

Congratulations, brave spellcaster! While exploring the first floor of the Magic Tower, you unexpectedly obtained a low-quality elemental artifact—the Dwarven Mystic Hammer. It can only be used once per battle, and provides armor penetration and stun effects.

[Would you like to collect this card and use it to defeat powerful enemies?]

Tongchui's eyes widened with an ecstatic look.

Such an unexpected gain? This just made up for the lack of offensive power in the cards in his hand.

It seems that fate has blessed me with a good chance of winning this game!

He decisively clicked on the card and put it in his pocket...

(End of this chapter)