Wizard: Starting with Dealing with Magical Plants

Chapter 317 Simulated Battle

Instead of returning to the regular training ground, Silas led Rollin through several secluded alleyways to an inconspicuous stone house that looked like a warehouse on the edge of the parliament building complex.

There were no signs at the entrance to the stone house, only two guards dressed in dark gray uniforms similar in style to those of Otto's men, exuding a sharp and capable aura.

Silas showed the guard a dark metal token, which the guard checked and then stepped aside.

Pushing open the heavy iron door, what lay inside was not a warehouse, but an unusually spacious space with a ceiling over ten meters high and dim lighting. The air was filled with dust, metal, and a faint, lingering scent of magic.

The ground was rough, unpolished rock, and the walls were covered with scratches, scorch marks, and dents from energy impacts of varying depths.

This place is like a high-intensity combat or destructive testing ground.

"This is an advanced tactical application and adaptation training ground," Silas explained succinctly. "It's usually only open to members at the third ring or above, or those with special missions."

"With special permission from Master Evelyn, you can have access to some of the facilities here after you have completed the basic diving and survival courses."

He walked to a control panel at the edge of the field and flipped a few switches.

hum!

In the center of the arena, several complex magic circles lit up one by one.

Amidst the interplay of light, three imaginary enemies, composed of solidified light and shadow, with blurred shapes but swift movements, slowly took shape.

They have no fixed form; sometimes they resemble agile assassins, sometimes ruthless warriors, and sometimes they mimic the ranged attacks of low-level spells.

"First: Dynamic dodging and on-the-spot adaptability." Silas pointed to the three imaginary enemies in light and shadow. "They will attack you with random patterns and random intensity."

"You cannot use offensive spells or weapons to retaliate; you can only dodge, block, or use the environment to your advantage."

"The goal is to last ten minutes and be effectively hit no more than three times. Begin."

No sooner had the words been spoken than the three imaginary enemies in light and shadow suddenly moved!

They moved so fast they left afterimages as they pounced on Rolin from three different angles!

Luo Lin's pupils contracted, and his body instinctively retreated rapidly. At the same time, the power of [Starflow Aquatic Field] was activated instantly, stirring up the air around him with all his might, forming an invisible viscous and deflecting force field!

The trajectory of the first figure of light and shadow immediately deflected slightly, grazing past Rolin's side.

The second fist of light and shadow followed closely. Roland lowered his body and slid forward, holding the scabbard of his adamantine short blade horizontally in front of him. He did not draw the blade, but simply used the scabbard infused with star power to take the punch head-on.

With a dull thud, Roland's arm went slightly numb. Using the recoil, he drifted backward, narrowly avoiding a simulated wind blade that shot from the side by the third light and shadow.

The battle instantly intensified.

The three imaginary enemies, one of light and one of shadow, worked together seamlessly, their attacks coming from tricky angles. Their speed and strength far surpassed those of ordinary apprentices, and even approached those of some experienced professional wizards.

Luo Lin brought the [Starflow Water Field] to its fullest potential, combining it with the keen senses and agile movements honed in the wilderness. He moved and dodged within the limited space, sometimes using his scabbard to parry, and sometimes guiding his attacks towards the ground or walls, using the recoil to change his position.

He soon discovered that these attacks of light and shadow were not entirely random.

They seem to learn his dodging habits and try to anticipate and block them.

He must constantly change his rhythm, utilizing the superior stability and calm judgment provided by [Quiet Dust Star] to find that fleeting loophole.

Sweat quickly soaked through his robes. His concentration was at its peak, and his star power was rapidly depleting.

Seven minutes — Eight minutes —

A simulated enemy of light and shadow suddenly changed its strategy, no longer attacking directly, but instead slamming a punch into the ground!

The ground magic array flashed, and a violent shockwave spread out from it!

Luo Lin lost his footing and his body paused slightly!

The other two figures immediately seized the opportunity and attacked from the left and right!

In the critical moment, a fierce glint flashed in Luo Lin's eyes, and he no longer simply dodged!

He stomped his left foot hard on the ground to forcibly stabilize himself, and poured star power into the scabbard in his right hand. With the sedimentation properties of the [Quiet Dust Star], he thrust it fiercely into the path of the ground vibration wave!

"laugh!"

The scabbard plunged half an inch into the ground, and stellar power erupted! The power of [Quiet Dust Star] acted like a stabilizing force, instantly neutralizing most of the vibration energy transmitted to the vicinity!

The shaking sensation on the ground suddenly lessened!

At the same time, using the reaction force from the ground, his body jerked backward and almost parallel to the ground, narrowly avoiding being hit by the two shadowy figures attacking from the left and right!

"Time's up!"

Silas's voice rang out. The three illusory enemies immediately stopped moving and vanished into specks of light.

Luo Lin straightened up, panting heavily, feeling his muscles trembling slightly.

That last move almost exhausted my remaining star power and mental energy.

"Number of effective hits: Two." Silas walked to the console, glanced at the data, his face still expressionless. "The first hit was at the third minute, when his left shoulder was grazed by a simulated wind blade, classified as minor."

"The first time was at 9 minutes and 12 seconds. The right rib was grazed by the force of the punch, which was judged as minor. Score: Excellent."

He looked at Rolin, a barely perceptible hint of approval flashing in his greyish-white eyes: "Reaction speed, judgment..."

Their ability to adapt to changing circumstances met or even exceeded the standards of some members of the Third Ring team.

"Especially your method of stabilizing and counteracting energy disturbances is quite unique. But—"

He then changed the subject: "Too much reliance on special techniques."

"Your basic physical strength, stamina, and repertoire of strategies for dealing with various types of attacks need to be expanded."

"Starting tomorrow, we'll add an extra hour of training here every afternoon. I'll arrange the training content."

"Yes." Luo Lin nodded, catching his breath. He could feel that this high-intensity combat simulation training, though arduous, had an immediate effect on improving real combat effectiveness.

"Also," Silas walked to the other side of the field, opened a heavy metal cabinet, took out a palm-sized, flat, card-like black metal plate with fine runes inlaid on the edges, and threw it to Rolin.

"This is the basic access point for the tactical environment simulator."

"In conjunction with the main magic circle of the training ground, more complex and varied environmental scenarios and enemy combinations can be generated."

"You can use it for extra practice, but don't use it for more than two hours a day to avoid mental overload."

Rolin took the metal plate; it was cool to the touch, and the runes on its surface shone slightly.

"Alright, that's enough for today."

"Go back and get some rest. Be on time tomorrow." After saying that, Silas turned and left the training ground, leaving Rolin alone.

Luo Lin put away the metal plate, glanced once more at the empty training ground filled with "scars," and then dragged his tired but fulfilled body away.

Back in the stone house, he did not immediately begin his afternoon research, but instead first underwent a deep meditation to recover.

Only when his mental and physical strength had recovered to about 70-80% did he walk to the worktable.

Instead of immediately continuing his research on the observer model, he took out the new fragment Marcus had given him, as well as the tactical environment simulator Silas had provided.

An idea took shape in his mind.

While the simulated opponents in the training field are flexible, they are ultimately programmed and lack real surprises and unknowns.

The chaotic energy remaining on this fragment, though weak and unusable directly, is a readily available sample of an abnormal state of the observer unit, exhibiting its fluctuation characteristics.

What if we could input this fluctuation characteristic into a tactical environment simulator as a parameter for generating the energy characteristics of a "simulated enemy"?

It's not necessary to simulate a complete observer unit. Even simulating the chaotic, violent, and unpredictable energy attack pattern would greatly help him adapt to possible abnormal observer units or enemies affected by observer technology in the future.

Just do it.

He first placed the fragment under the energy-sensing crystal and used the most sophisticated instruments to record as completely as possible all measurable parameters such as the frequency, amplitude, and disorder of its residual energy fluctuations.

This process took almost an hour.

Then, he began to study the tactical environment simulator access point.

The array of runes on the metal plate was more complex than he had imagined, involving mental connections, energy parameter input, scene construction, and

It involves multiple aspects, including logical judgment.

Fortunately, the "Universal Rune Logic Syntax" given by Master Evelyn and his research on ancient protocol runes during this period laid the foundation, and he was able to barely understand some of the structures.

He attempted to encode and input the recorded fragment energy parameters according to the part of the simulator's rune array used to define "enemy energy attributes".

This is an extremely delicate and dangerous task. If the parameters are entered incorrectly, it may cause the simulation to crash, or even have a mental impact on the person connecting to the simulation.

Rowling was extremely careful, verifying each step repeatedly.

He pushed the power of [Quiet Dust Star] to its limit to ensure absolute mental concentration and stability.

When the last parameter was encoded and carefully injected into the specific rune node of the simulator's access terminal, the metal plate suddenly shuddered! The runes on the surface, like activated circuits, instantly lit up with a dark red, irregularly flashing light!

A chaotic, violent energy fluctuation, with a cold, orderly undertone, emanated from the metal plate!

It worked!

At least the parameters were imported successfully!

Rolin did not immediately connect his mind to the simulation. He first placed the simulator's access point in a specially made isolation rune array on the worktable to observe its stability.

The dark red light flickered for about a minute before gradually stabilizing, transforming into a regular, yet still restless, pulsation. The metal plate heated slightly.

It looks like we can try connecting now.

Luo Lin took a deep breath, checked that he was in good condition again, then picked up the metal plate and walked to a relatively open area in the center of the stone house.

He sat cross-legged, placed the metal plate flat in front of him, pressed his hands on it, and slowly extended his spiritual power to establish a connection with the spiritual connection runes on the metal plate.

The scene before my eyes changed in an instant!

No longer was it the familiar stone house, but a vast expanse of ice and snow!