Witch, don't be so lazy

In addition, although alchemy often uses fire, for example, at the headquarters of the Golden Dawn there is the [Hell Furnace] which is known as the "melt of all things", but each fire is different and is restricted by its rank, so its power is ultimately limited.

However, Lei understood one fact, that is, Lady Margaria would never waste her time on a loser, and the Almighty and Sutur would not care about a fool and a mediocre person.

The girl must have known the truth that outsiders understood as well. She had watched other people fight before going up, so she had some idea in her mind.

Of course, for Lei, the best outcome would be to see the girl lose directly.

On the one hand, this news can be spread in the academy, and then there will be plenty of ways to make it difficult for her to move forward, until she is completely abandoned by the Overwatch faction and becomes a marginal character; on the other hand, it can also make himself happier.

After all, based on his first impression of the girl, he felt that she was the type of child he hated the most.

He has no rules, likes to run around, and doesn't care whether he will cause trouble to others. He also made inexplicable speeches at the entrance of the exhibition hall, which were incoherent and seemed to be just to attract attention or embarrass the staff. He is simply a naughty child who loves to cause trouble.

Even without Lady Margarita's statement, Lei would never give such a guy a good look.

Xilan is also an annoying brat. Tsk, if it weren't for his duties as an admissions officer, he would never recommend him to the Tower.

However, even if the girl successfully defeated the golem, it didn't matter. As long as she could collect information about the Flame Demon Sword and get a glimpse of the other party's intelligence, it would still be helpful in the preparations of the Evil Bone Society.

No matter what the audience thinks, the battle on the field has already begun at this moment.

It was no different from the previous battle with the sea slug. The Black Steel Golem launched a fierce fire suppression as soon as it appeared.

The palm cannons were fired continuously, making a deafening sound, and even the golem's body began to shake slightly.

However, before the bombardment began, Anke had disappeared from the spot. She had cast the "Sprint Spell" early in the morning and moved quickly.

Although the speed is not as fast as artillery fire, with the enhanced body and spells, it can be faster than aiming.

The combination of "Empathy" and "Eye of Judgment" provides powerful dynamic vision and perception abilities, making it easy to dodge bombardments.

But how can she defeat the golem?

Are you planning to get closer first and then use the crude Flame Demon Sword?

The audience on the stage noticed that Encore was approaching in a roundabout way, and Xilan above naturally noticed it as well.

She curled her lips, controlled the golem to continue bombarding the girl, and took out the obsidian giant sword, intending to have a head-on confrontation.

But suddenly, she subconsciously frowned. Something was wrong!

In full view of everyone, An Ke was clearly just running, but the tall golem seemed to have had its limbs amputated, and suddenly became shorter. From then on, it became increasingly shorter and shorter.

Even any movement or struggle of the golem would only cause it to sink faster and faster.

Yes, sinking, stuck in a terrible quagmire and unable to move.

In fact.

Once the swamp appears, the Black Steel Golem's terrifying density, weight, and the narrow contact area between its human-sized feet and the ground will all become a fatal burden for it to quickly fall into the trap.

"what--"

The great wizard Mina opened her eyes wide above, and the shark pattern on her face also relaxed a little.

When dealing with humanoid golems, setting traps is always a cost-effective option, especially for those regular golems that have not been specialized. Without the assistance of other personnel and props, a heavy rain in the dense forest swamp may almost paralyze them all.

In the test field, in order to fit the most common place for golems to appear, the ground was set up as wilderness land, which can indeed create a swamp compared to metal ground.

This is a common tactic. Not only big forces, but ordinary monster tribes can also figure out this method. It is not worth Mina's surprise.

What surprised her was actually Anke's insight and her attainments in telekinesis and spells.

the other side.

Since the freshmen from the Royal Academy barely understood what was going on, they were all just saying "Huh?" like a bunch of fussy ducks, so the leading wizard had to explain:

"Rain and water, this is left over from the last battle. The ground is still a little damp. Then, through the use of telekinesis and elemental sigils, it seems that the combination of the Concealment Spell, the Water Spell, and the Earth Spell, quickly created a quagmire, and easily eliminated the golem."

He paused, his eyes full of admiration.

"Don't forget, long before she became Sutur's successor, she was a Chaos School mage, a thirteen-year-old, commoner-born, talented mage who excelled in telekinesis and spells!"

"Looking at her proficiency in skills, even if she hadn't encountered the incident in Arthda City, she would still have a very high chance of entering Tower Academy based on her extraordinary talent."

This statement came out.

The students around were all quiet, and some of them had amused expressions.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that everyone was cheering the girl on and seemed to be Encore’s admirers. In fact, it was largely because they hated Xilan. To be fair, many people hoped that Encore would fail.

After all, in the eyes of some people, he is just a commoner who got lucky. He became famous by chance and even got into the Tower Academy. If he were given this opportunity, with his own talent and intelligence, huh, he would definitely surpass others!

But now I look at it, oops, something is not right, it seems like he was always pretty awesome?!

There was no time to pay attention to the noise from the audience, as the staff on stage were busy.

Since there was no need to record the situation of the golem in great detail, apart from cleaning the venue, most of them surrounded Xilan, whispering to each other.

Anke browsed the prop cabinet next to her and finally chose an earth element amulet and a crystal to restore magic power, and read the user manual by the way.

After a while.

The second round of testing is about to begin.

The metal door opened, and the rhinoceros beetle golem came out again, but its color seemed to be darker than the previous one.

"The specially made gray crystal coating should be fireproof."

Xiao Hui saw it at a glance.

There is no need for any extra changes. After all, the Rhinoceros Beetle Golem is not afraid of mud at all because it is equipped with tracks with a large contact area and special spell patterns engraved on them for sand fixation or cold fixation.

"At least let me see the Flame Demon Sword fall before it falls, can you do it?"

Xilan, with his gray hair loose, stared at Anke below.

It was still the same as always, with sarcasm first, but it was obviously more restrained than before.

An Ke tilted her head: "Well, it seems a little difficult, I'll try my best."

Both parties enter and stand in position.

The battle is imminent.

The rhinoceros beetle golem followed the instructions, raised its hind legs, and coordinated with the alchemical "beehive swarms" on both sides to launch a merciless metal storm in an instant.

The key is still multiple cross shots to prevent the opponent from running around like last time.

But it was obvious that the girl was not stupid.

In an instant, a large number of black walls rose from the ground, some of which were reinforced with the "Rock Seal". Although the terrible metal storms swept through, leaving behind dense holes, it was impossible to penetrate them in a short time unless one focused on one place for a long time.

The reason why Anke wanted to take the earth element amulet was to quickly build a solid shield wall.

Although she could use telekinesis to resist for a while with her current magic power and mental strength, that would be too reckless. Besides, it was not like now where she had enough free space to block her sight with the thick stone wall.

As a golem operator who had received extensive training, Xilan immediately understood Anke's intention.

It is not enough to just strafing, the "Bone Hammer Beetle" must use its trump card - the unicorn heavy cannon on its back.

That is a magical weapon that can directly destroy regular monster camps. Even the most powerful mid-level defensive spell "Armor of the Earth" will be shattered into pieces if it is hit head-on by this shot without any additional bonuses and effects, and the magician who has practiced breathing techniques inside will be half killed.

Of course, its only drawback is that it is expensive. Even if the Queyu Workshop has mature technology, each shot will cost thousands of gold coins, and due to the supply of core energy, it can only fire three shots at most.

To be cautious enough, you must first confirm the enemy's position.

Although her real body was on the high platform, theoretically she could detect the other party's whereabouts by simply withdrawing her mind and looking down. However, as she was in the golem test, Xilan was forbidden to do so. She could only rely on the golem's own perception.

After all, in real combat, operators must stay away from the front battlefield as much as possible. As for whether there are other means and personnel to provide information, that is another matter.

At least for now, Xilan's choice is to control the beetle golem to light the lamp first.

Lighting the lamp means casting the golem's own "Ring of Light" to avoid sneak attacks.

only.

There is good news and bad news.

The good news is that after Xilan finished lighting the lights, he did discover the opponent's sneak attack.

The bad news is, it's too late.

Although she had been shooting to suppress the enemy and prevent them from getting closer, unfortunately, the enemy had no intention of getting closer, and the sneak attack she launched came from the air!

Telekinetic bomb!

There are still a lot of them!!!

The rhinoceros beetle golem successfully received good treatment that even the ascetics of the church in the fairy tale island had never received. A series of various telekinetic bombs were thrown at it continuously.

Obviously, the power of each one is not very strong, but when they are put together, it is disgusting.

The more crucial point is that when the golem launched the attack, it also exposed its own weapons.

Those telekinetic bombs are insignificant to the rhinoceros beetle's armor, but once their weapons are hit, they can't withstand it.

What's even more unfortunate is that the biggest feature of telekinesis magic, apart from its powerful early stage power, is its flexibility.

Especially for those mages who have strong mental power and have mastered "telekinesis shaping" and "telekinesis release".

Once the suppression of cross-fire is lost, the raised lights and carefully hidden sensory components will all be scrapped. Even with the terrifying heavy artillery, a "broken-legged" and "blind" beetle golem is actually not far from death.

then.

When the earth wall collapsed, in the confused eyes of everyone, the rhinoceros beetle golem that had defeated the sea slug with its powerful power not long ago was now no different from scrap metal.

Anke just looked up at Xilan with a sweet and slightly apologetic smile on his face:

"I'm sorry, we tried our best."

"It's not the Flame Demon Sword, but this little fireworks show should be okay, right?"

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I haven't finished writing it yet, only 4,000 words, but for the sake of Gao Gao Planet being able to connect with Earth, I'll leave it like this for now~

Declaration of Defeat

A day of high-speed rail, subway and walking put a heavy strain on Guihuagao. He was lying flat on the bed in the hotel, unable to move. He could no longer stay up late and could only declare himself a humiliating loser. Please be advised.

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Chapter 17: Done (Five Thousand Six)

Xilan curled her lips at Miss Anke's gorgeous counterattack. She didn't have any obvious defensive reaction, but she didn't continue to make sarcastic remarks. She just looked at the girl quietly, as if thinking about something.

The staff on the stage began to get busy again.

Some were responsible for recovering the rhinoceros beetle golems, some were recording various traces in the venue, and some gathered around Xilan, whispering something to her.

At the same time, Mina couldn't help but become curious:

"Will there be some special items in the third round of golem testing? I remember seeing a display of the Feather Tempering Workshop once before in the Legion. The multi-prisms, the destroyers, the spheres of annihilation... every one of them was very impressive."

Xiao Hui shook his head. "No, those things are highly confidential. How could we let outsiders test them? Besides, every golem sent out here has a limit on raw materials and manufacturing costs. Although each round is more expensive, no matter how much they are modified, the cost of an expert golem produced by the workshop will never exceed six figures in gold coins. They can't use those too advanced things."

In the North, where resources are limited, the first thing to consider in golem design and production is cost-effectiveness. This applies to any weapon of war, even spellcasters.

Most golems don't have ranks, but alchemists classify them based on cost and function, such as basic, expert, master, extraordinary...

For example, the function of the Stone Golem is to deal with the first-level monsters in the wilderness, and its positioning is to resist damage, so it can be designed to be sturdier and equipped with some cold weapons and conventional firepower. It can have different models and specializations. For example, the more powerful Rock Golem will cost more, but the cost is usually controlled between three thousand and five thousand gold coins.

Perhaps the forces of the Southern Continent and the Cloud City have their own dividing standards, but in the North, the Queyu Workshop sets the upper limit of the cost of the basic golem at five thousand.

Of course, the above refers to the official production quota. For the golems tinkered with by the alchemists themselves, even if they want to stuff a few magic cannons and special armor into the stone golem or even the worse mud golem, that is a personal matter. It's DIY, you can do whatever you want.

The crowd didn't have to wait too long. As the staff left the test site one after another, the metal gate opened again, and a new steel behemoth made its grand entrance.

The Beetle Golem is different from the Rhinoceros Beetle Golem. Its heavy artillery is exposed directly outside, just like a tank, and its armor is wider and thicker. Apart from that, there seems to be nothing special about it... Wait, that's not right.

The next moment, the huge shell suddenly opened.

Following a strange sound, two 1.5-meter-tall spider golems crawled out from the left and right sides. Their silver metal limbs were cold and solemn, and the three-tube alchemical machinery on their bodies was even more murderous.

It wasn't even over yet. Inside the golem's carapace, an ear-piercing buzzing sound was heard. It turned out to be two uniquely shaped flying vehicles. Not only were they equipped with "lamps" that could dispel shadow energy, but the grenade launcher-like gadgets were even more eye-catching.

For an instant.

Not only did the freshmen of the Royal Academy exclaim in surprise, but even An Ke couldn't help but whisper "Oh my God!"

On the one hand, I was surprised by the outrageousness of this golem test, because it was almost equivalent to a complete team of spellcasters with clear division of labor - beetles had heavy firepower and thick armor, spiders could operate in all kinds of tricky terrain, and aircraft were equivalent to drones, with reconnaissance and attack all online.