Witch, don't be so lazy

As for the popularity of the theory of dividing strength and potential, it had to wait until the true identity of the leader of the Mammon Society was exposed and the War of the Wandering Sea.

At this time, everyone thought that perhaps Adela did it on purpose, and had foreseen the combat power of each legend and even the possibility of promotion to epic early on. The so-called public ranking might be the price of the prophecy or the means of realization.

In addition, there are various theories, such as the lifespan theory, power theory, contribution theory, etc., but there is still no conclusion.

"...Well, Momo doesn't know, but it probably has nothing to do with strength. Legendary battles are influenced by many factors, and the environment alone is very important. Amo once said that if it were on land, Her Majesty Lai Qisi would definitely not be his opponent. But once in the sea, unless she could mobilize the resources of the entire North, Her Majesty Saoirse wouldn't have much chance of winning against Her Majesty Lai Qisi."

Momo tilted her head. "I remember asking Amo about this once when I was little, but he didn't give me a direct answer. He just said that when I see the real 'tower' one day, I'll naturally understand. But I don't know if he was lying, because Amo used to like to lie to Momo!"

When she said the last sentence, Momo's tone suddenly became high-pitched.

Obviously he hasn't forgotten the deception he suffered that year.

Miss Anke inexplicably broke out in a cold sweat. After all, she had also told some insignificant little lies and might tell them again in the future.

I hope that it won’t be recorded in Momo’s little notebook, and that everything won’t explode because of something. Otherwise, I will be locked up in a small dark room now, and I can’t imagine what will happen next.

"Well, if I must give a conclusion, based on my current observations, Momo thinks it is the power to mobilize resources in the North. This is the factor in the seating arrangement."

Momo twisted her flaxen hair with her fingers, leaned close to Anke's ear, and whispered in a low voice,

"Of the four great cities, the City of Winter Bone has a smaller sphere of influence than the other three. This is because the School of Necromancy faces too many limitations in its normal development. Without other supporting factors, and being located inland, its development is relatively slow."

That's actually it.

Pendgar is the capital of the North, the Azure City is on the coast, the Black Rock City is blessed by alchemy and is located further south. Only the Winter Bone City is in an awkward position.

Located in the Midwest, it is said to be responsible for matters such as the White Walkers, the Undead, and Warcraft. But in the final analysis, all the White Walkers are about to die. Although there are many Warcraft, none of them are of the legendary rank. No matter how much trouble the remaining ones cause, they are just minor troubles.

The only thing that makes him appear professional is when dealing with the undead. But as for the undead, unless all the dark wizards of the Well of Silence go crazy and summon the strong men from the southern continent to attack the northern border, I really can't think of anything particularly special about them.

It's not that important. It develops slowly, so naturally its sphere of influence is smaller, it has fewer resources that can be mobilized, and its tower is ranked last.

Very reasonable explanation.

An Ke nodded, accepting the situation and feeling relieved. Although he was suspected by Legend and his forces, it was a blessing in disguise. The other party might be the easiest to deal with.

"Alright, is there anything else, little Anke? If not, then you should go upstairs. It's quite lively there!"

Momo spoke.

Anke shook his head.

It didn't matter if she didn't continue to enter the [Ship of the Other World]. She knew the mission for the new stage and her confusion was partially answered. The Lord of the Dark Sun hadn't made any movement, so there was no need to report.

Huh?

It seemed like she had forgotten something. She had originally planned to ask Xiaoyuanqiu and Momo a question, which seemed to be related to the legend. Hmm, she couldn't remember it. Could it be that she remembered it wrong?

Anke frowned, but Momo didn't care and just picked up the "Earth Voyage".

then.

The next moment, accompanied by a loud noise that made his scalp tingle, hysterical screams, and a surge of magical fluctuations in his perception, Anke came back to his senses in an instant.

Especially when I saw a few things that looked like Gundams in my peripheral vision, and there were a bunch of guys wearing white research suits and with fanatical eyes around them, it was enough to scare people to death.

She subconsciously elbowed Momo:

"What's going on?"

Chapter 15 Golem Test (6500)

This place looks like a large testing ground, covering a large area and being hemispherical. The dome and walls are embedded with a large number of light sources, illuminating the entire area.

And on the gray arena in the middle, a one-sided battle is taking place at this moment.

The dusty little wizard rolled on the ground again and again, trying his best to squeeze out his magic power, and with the crystal staff in his hand, he cast the most powerful magic.

In an instant, sharp wind blades quickly appeared around him, thirty-two in total. They circled at high speed, curled and entangled, making an almost metallic humming sound.

It is almost equivalent to creating a sharp and transparent barbed wire. The key point is that it is always rotating rapidly. If ordinary creatures collide with it, they will be cut into countless pieces in an instant, like an efficient planer.

The classic low-level spell of the Celestial School, "Scroll of Steel Wind", normally, even if one specializes in power, it is impossible to create so many wind blades at the first level. This is obviously the credit of the staff.

It wasn't even over yet, as another item was activated, the enchanted "Flame Aura" began to work on its own, the Steel Wind evolved into a Fierce Wind, and the already terrifying Wind Blade transformed into a Hot Knife, instantly increasing its destructive power to a higher level.

Unfortunately, however, his enemies didn't care at all even though he was able to create a compound magic effect.

Because it is a stone golem specially designed for war and defense.

It was tall, almost three meters tall, with a smooth surface. The color was somewhere between plaster and volcanic ash, a cool tone. The bright light from all around shone on it, instantly giving people a sense of unusual awe and coldness, which perfectly matched its function and positioning.

A silent and merciless killing tool.

Naturally, in front of a war golem, the flaming wind blade net created was just a small and insignificant obstacle. No matter how noisy the sound was during the collision, or how many terrible marks were left on the shell, all of this was just polishing and carving with greater force.

Without any pause in its movements, the golem faithfully followed the instructions and launched the attack. It had no fists, but solid weapons in both hands: a metal saw and an obsidian hammer.

However, the powerful hammer did not land, and the young wizard surrendered tactfully.

A large number of people in white work clothes rushed forward. Most of them circled around the golem, recording its various data. A few of them were responsible for taking the young volunteer away and collecting the magic props in his hand.

This is the end of the test.

"A regular project at the Queyu Workshop is to test various new alchemical weapons every once in a while. The one currently underway is a combat test of the golem."

Momo introduced, "Volunteers are allowed to bring two magic items provided by the Queyu Workshop. There are three rounds of golem tests. You can only fight against the golems and cannot directly attack the controller. If any volunteer can pass all of them, they will receive a thank-you gift from the workshop."

An Ke blinked and asked, "Which round was it?"

"Round one, basic golem test."

Xiao Hui intervenes in the topic at the right time. He is a professional in this regard.

"Although it's a basic model at the Quenyu Workshop, it's at least two levels higher than the ones you see in Arthda City. For example, the 'Rock Golem' that's on the field right now, in terms of defense alone, is almost comparable to the mastery-level intermediate spell 'Rock Guardian'."

Little Gecko tried his best to explain in a way that Miss Anke could understand.

The golems of Arstar City were introduced when clearing out the troll camp, and the Rock Guard is the signature spell of Yom, the lord of Cedar Town.

"So far, no volunteer has made it past the first round. Besides the golem's strength, the controller's influence shouldn't be underestimated..."

Before Momo finished speaking, a very arrogant voice rang out on the field, and began to speak in a sarcastic tone:

"Tsk tsk, with such low level, no wonder he can only go to Pandgar for gilding."

This annoying speech directly made the young volunteers who had participated earlier so angry that their faces turned purple. Comments like "Why is the ghost girl so arrogant?", "The gloomy one-eyed woman" and "The villain is succeeding" were heard everywhere. Even the third-level wizard who led the team could not help but raise his eyebrows.

the reason is simple.

Those who just came on stage were all freshmen of the Royal Academy. Calling them "gilded" ostensibly meant that they had joined the academy founded by Barrowmont and the Golden Witch, but in reality, they were pointing at their noses and calling them trash.

But the girl with gray hair above was not afraid at all of the glares and retorts from the crowd.

She just snorted, then raised her little finger with a very disdainful attitude, and used her other hand to smooth her dry curly hair like weeds, letting the deliberately long bangs cover her left eye.

"...Well, the controller is Anke's classmate, Xilan Orios. He's a rare practitioner of the Way of Resonance, a natural golem controller, and has a good talent for alchemy. I didn't expect Truffle Town to produce such a prodigy."

"Everyone at the Queyu Workshop admires her very much, otherwise they wouldn't have let her be the test pilot."

Momo pointed at the girl in the distance and said excitedly, "Assistant Professor Lei has good vision and did a good thing."

After all, playing with golems in the North and being born in the South, it is almost impossible for him to deal with Black Rock City. Even if he does not join the Silent Legion in the end, he will most likely be an alchemist of the Quenching Feather Workshop.

"A natural born golem controller?"

An Ke tilted her head. "You mean... you can control many golems?"

"Well, not only are there more of them, but their sensing range is also wider. According to the information, it may be due to the bonus of spiritual talent, which almost doubles the distance of a normal operator.

Although Xilan is now standing on the highest platform, if she were on a real battlefield, she would definitely hide far behind and conduct remote control.

"In addition, the golems she controls are more responsive, with almost no lag or sluggishness."

In addition to design reasons, the delay in operation is also a key issue that makes the golem feel bulky.

"...Apart from her, are there any other students in the Tower?"

An Ke nodded and glanced at the girl twice more. Unfortunately, she was also wearing a concealing prop, so she could only vaguely see the scale of her magic power, but her spirituality was completely invisible. If she didn't pay attention, she might even subconsciously ignore her.

It's normal. After all, genuine summoners, uh, golem controllers can be barely counted in it. Anyway, the most important thing for them to practice besides killing enemies is how to hide and protect themselves.

Rather than observing further, Anke was more concerned about other students.

The three admissions officers, Momo and Lei Dai's students all showed up, leaving only Master Mina's students.

Of course, this year, there are far more than three students from the Black Rock City jurisdiction who can enter the Tower Academy. I heard that there are as many as nine people, but most of them are in Black Rock City and second-tier cities. They can barely catch the previous skytrain and set off directly.

Only those of them who lived farther away had to take time to travel. In fact, if Momo hadn't been strong enough, Encore would probably have had to wait for the next Skytrain.

Although it is theoretically possible to arrive via the [Ship of the Other World], Anke felt that the few gold coins he had on hand were probably not enough for the fare. He couldn't just go into debt in advance for the sake of speed, right?

"Another student? Look, isn't that the one coming up on stage now?"

Momo twitched her chin. "It's also a second-level creature. Its aura is very obvious, and it's not wearing a work uniform. Shouldn't it be recognizable right away?"

There was a long silence.

An Ke was stunned for a long time, looking at the mass on the stage, and inexplicably began to doubt her life:

"Is it also a student of the Tower Academy? A larger sea slug? Isn't it a monster?"

Yes.

Miss Encore usually keeps her eyes and ears open. The first thing she does when entering a new place is naturally to sneak a peek to see who the powerful characters are around.

She had discovered this thing a long time ago, because the scale of the other party's magic power was extremely exaggerated, almost twice as much as hers. Without unique talents and adventures, an ordinary second-level magician would probably not be able to reach this level no matter how long he practiced.

However, Anke never imagined that monsters could also enter the Tower Academy.

Sea slugs are relatively well-known monsters because they are generally beautiful and have gentle personalities. There are many groups and branches. Manatees and sea hares are actually also included in this category.

As for the one in front of me, it looks like an algae sea slug.

An Ke paid special attention to it when reading the "Northern Monster Guide" because it looked very beautiful and its other name was also very special.

It is called "Ye Yang".

[Image: Baidu Encyclopedia - Ye Yang]

As the name suggests, the slug has emerald green gills on its back, like strips of green coral.

"What's wrong with monsters? As long as you are smart enough, talented enough, and friendly with the North, you can enter the Tower Academy."

Momo's round face with baby fat puffed up a little, and she seriously criticized the little wizard An Ke's racial discrimination.

"We in the Northern Tower don't care about origins. Humans are welcome, dragons are welcome, vampires and werewolves are welcome, nature spirits are welcome, even demons and holy spirits can come. Why can't other monsters come?"

An Ke scratched her face. She didn't mean to discriminate against monsters. After all, sometimes, mages, especially mages above the fourth level, were completely different species from ordinary people in terms of strength and appearance.

But the problem is——

"Can it perform a spirit world parade? I know mermaids, or sirens, can hold parade rituals, but other marine creatures, whether naga or ordinary murlocs, don't seem to be able to do so... Could sea slugs be an exception?"

"no."

Momo's eyes widened, "It definitely won't work."

She tilted her head. "Although they can't cruise, there are other ways to advance. And as long as they are intelligent enough, it won't hinder them from practicing magic at all."

"Little Anke, don't be prejudiced. There are many monster students and teachers in the academy. Especially in the past few decades, many ocean monsters have been enrolled and graduated. They have made great contributions in the Wandering Sea War!"

"Besides, didn't you say you'd read Master Brownie's work at the Kunda City Lord's? His herbal medicine book 'Even Trolls Can Understand' is a world-class professional bestseller! Master Brownie is a genuine troll!"

"...?"

An Ke slowly typed a question mark, especially after hearing the last paragraph, her inner thoughts were "I thought it didn't look easy at all, and I was wondering why they chose this name. It turns out there's a trap here! It's a pure scam!"

But regarding Momo's answer, Anke thought about it and found that there seemed to be nothing wrong with it.

The Northern Tower was built from scratch. The academy once dared to accept a bunch of spies and undercover agents, so what could monsters be?

The only thing that needs to be adjusted is actually my own understanding. Well, I can no longer say that Tower Academy is a divine academy.

Because the Tower School is actually the "School of Magical Creatures".

Case solved.

We were wondering why there were ice dragons, lambs, and fat pigeons in it. It turned out to be a zoo. Now I suddenly understood.

Just as Anke and Momo were whispering to each other, a new round of fighting had already begun on the field.

But this time it is no longer the "Rock Golem", but the "Dark Steel Golem".

Xiao Hui's explanation was "when you reach the second level, you will be replaced with a second-level golem", which successfully puzzled Anke for a while, because he was confused about what the next two tests would be if this was really the arrangement.