Early the next morning, before dawn, Li Wei was ready to go out again.
Because yesterday afternoon, reinforcements from the Church of Woking had arrived. It could be seen that after the last sneak attack by the Church of Cyric, they had exerted all their strength to exact revenge and regain the lost territory.
So this time there were nearly two thousand troops, including infantry, cavalry, crossbowmen, musketeers, etc.
There are also dozens of vehicles carrying light artillery, which is still a great threat to the defense facilities of Baiyin Town. They are fully capable of changing the situation of the war here.
In addition, it also includes dozens of mages and priests, as well as two archmages up to level 15.
Even with the wealth of the Woking Church, summoning two archmages in such a short period of time must have paid a high price.
In addition to participating in the next battle against the Cyric Church, these mages also have another very important task, which is to use the materials brought by the priests to build a mage tower for Li Xiu in Thorn Town.
Li Wei was also very interested in this, but the preliminary work was mainly building foundations and other chores, and the war was approaching, so he did not have time to observe it carefully.
On the other hand, the two great mages, after arriving at Thorn Town, looked at the large number of heavenly creatures and were a little surprised.
While saying hello, they also secretly glanced at Levi several times, and finally looked at each other again, seeming to confirm something.
Then their attitude towards Li Wei suddenly changed greatly and became much more enthusiastic.
Obviously, they all have some knowledge. Whether it is because they have such a good relationship with the heavenly creatures or whether Li Wei has transferred to a special profession, they had better not offend him.
Levi is also very happy that they can have such an atmosphere with each other. After all, they will have to help each other build the mage tower next. It would be great if everyone is happy and works together to do this well.
So while arranging the best food, accommodation and other treatment for the other party, he also discussed some magic knowledge with the other party.
How should I put it, after some exchanges, he was both disappointed and gained.
Disappointingly, of these two level 15 archmages, one has only mastered level 5 magic, the other has level 6 magic, and the number of low- and middle-level magics is not particularly large.
Compared with Mikaela, their strength is obviously not even a bit inferior.
But their advantage is that they are very proficient in the existing magic and can use many combinations of skills.
And they unanimously believe that as a mage, one should use the most appropriate magic at the most appropriate time to rescue friendly forces or reverse the situation of the battle, rather than simply pursuing powerful destructive magic.
In their view, many mages like to bombard people with magic such as fireball, which is completely evil.
If we only pursue lethality, why not get more cannons?
Or the empire's steam tanks can also be used. The survivability and deterrence of such war equipment on the battlefield are far superior to ordinary mages, and as long as there are enough resources, the arsenal can continuously produce them.
Levi did not completely agree with this. The mobility of mages was far beyond that of tanks.
The most obvious one is that mages can go to the Underdark, but can tanks do the same?
But he didn't show it, because he was there to communicate and learn knowledge, not to participate in some magic debate competition, so he just expressed humbly that he had learned some knowledge and experience.
Seeing Li Wei's performance, the two archmages were also very happy.
After all, everyone has the same combat level, but Li Wei also has the identity of the mayor of Thorn Town, which is far better than the two mages who serve the Woking Church for money.
So after the atmosphere was established, they generously shared several of their special magic spells with Li Wei, and expressed their admiration and yearning for the beautiful life in Thorn Town.
Li Wei was not stingy, and immediately took out a lot of elemental crystals and other gems as his return gift.
At the same time, an invitation was also sent to them. If they were not busy for the time being after finishing the battle with Cyric and building the mage, they could continue to be guests in Thorn Town.
One of the archmages, Sylvie, was a little hesitant. He worked for the Church of Woking, and it would not be a shame to tell anyone about it, but the dignified archmage worked for a mayor.
Even though the mayor was a very powerful high elf mage, he was not easy to talk about, so he excused himself and said that he had to think about it first.
But another half-elf archmage named Zefu readily agreed.
After this exchange, both parties were very satisfied, and Li Wei successfully copied multiple magic spells from the two archmages.
The first is the fire protection zone, which can prevent the spread of fire within a certain range and has a certain restraint effect on combustion and other effects.
It is still very practical, because most mages have mastered the fireball spell, and will work hard to master burning and other related feats.
The second is Steel Restraint. As the name suggests, this is an enemy-trapping magic. Compared with Spider Web or Black Tentacle, it can only target one unit at a time, but the advantage is that its binding ability is stronger.
If the two of them are relatively rare magics, then the last one is very cherished, almost on the same level as Micro Meteor, and its name is Avandor's Star.
The elves and gods were once called the Avado gods or the Avado gods, so as the name suggests, this is the exclusive magic of elves or half-elves.
Somewhat similar to micro meteors, once the spell is successfully cast, a circle of small stars flying around will be generated above his head. The maximum number is based on his level.
These shining little stars will automatically attack surrounding enemies and cause additional damage to evil creatures. If Levi takes the initiative to release them, up to 3 stars can fly out each time.
Although its power is entirely based on his intelligence and level, it is almost not subject to other bonuses such as equipment, so the actual damage may not be very strong. Regardless of attack power or attack range, it cannot be compared with micro meteors or fireballs.
But it has two characteristics. One is that it has a slight impact. When there is a gap in level and intelligence, it can effectively repel the enemy.
The other is that its casting time is extremely short. With Levi's current strength, he can cast it instantly without any preparation at all.
If this is combined with the big slap and the supreme robe, Levi feels that in ordinary battles, he may not even need to use mage armor, because ordinary enemies cannot get close to him.
After Levi finished transcribing, Zev said that when he went out on adventures when he was young, he had to make full use of every bit of magic because he was short of money, so he used it to replace protective magic.
Then the two mages also said that since the time was relatively short, they could have time to communicate or copy other magic.
At the same time, Li Wei also gained a general understanding of the characteristics of the advanced profession of Archmage from the other party.
They all possess the ability of Arcane Hand, which can convert magic that must be released by contact with the enemy, such as paralyzing touch, etc., into a target within 10 meters.
Although it's still not far away, it's still much freer than before.
Next is shaping control, they can change or reduce the scope of some area-of-effect magic.
For example, the fireball spell was originally centered on the hit point and spread in all directions, but after spending extra magic points, they can make the fireball spell linear and only spread in one direction, or reduce its scope of influence.
Small.
This is still very beneficial in large-scale melees to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces.
As for the more characteristics of the Archmage, because they are currently not strong enough and have not yet mastered them, it is hard to say much.
The only thing that is certain is that this profession has hardly improved their personal protection and survival.
Nonetheless, Levi also benefited a lot.
Although no other Mage God-chosen heroes have advanced to Archmage yet, because their level and the amount of magic they master are not enough.
However, what can be expected is that as their strength continues to improve, the number of people who will advance to the level of archmage will definitely be the largest in the future. It is also good to understand the characteristics of each other in advance.
After the exchange, Li Wei naturally expressed his gratitude immediately, but while he was overjoyed, he also vaguely sensed something was wrong.
All of this is too smooth, right?
Even if they are alone, have no power behind them, and temporarily serve the Waking Church because of money, there is no need to be so eager to flatter themselves, right?
Levi felt that the old mage Tes, who had become his subordinate, could only do so much.
But no matter what, he did get a lot of benefits, so on the surface he didn't show anything strange, he just paid attention secretly.
If it is really just for his own gold coins, then everything is easy to say, as long as it satisfies him, he will never be stingy.
But if you still have other ideas, then I have to show you how big the gap is between ordinary archmages and celestial mystics!
At the same time, Chen Zhui sent someone to deliver the latest information to him at the end of the world, and Michaela even came to Thorn Town in person.
Just as Levi speculated, the armies of high elves from Black Castle or Ashridge Town will not be able to come for the time being.
Although the colony's military strength has become more abundant after the Red Cloud Tribe was annihilated, the participation of the Queen of the Sea in the war poses a strong threat to the coast.
What's more, the dark elves across the sea have also begun to make new moves.
Some scouts have seen the figure of their legendary hero - Malus Blackblade. Apparently, just like the Dragon Prince, he has also recovered from his serious injuries and is able to return to the battlefield.
You must know that after using the power of the possessed demon lord Zakhan, Malus forcefully fought with the Dragon Prince and his legendary dragon mount, and both sides were harmed. There is no doubt about his strength.
Therefore, no matter whether the war between the gods can end immediately, unless Teclis, Illidan and Paine take action to deal with the dark elves, Levi may not get any reinforcements in a short time.
It's a pity that Tigris and the others seem to be busy with other things at the moment. Even Michaela doesn't know the specific whereabouts, let alone hope for it.
Therefore, under this situation, both Michaela and Levi knew that it was almost impossible for them to obtain the ownership of Silver Town.
No matter how helpless they are, they must accept the facts.
This directly prompted Levi to decide to join forces with the Woking Church to teach the Cyric Church a lesson.
Since you can't get Silver Town, let's get enough benefits from the Waking Church.
However, Michaela readily agreed to Levi's request to help find out the truth about Maltis's death.
She even promised that she could use the power of the colony to summon some priests of Nisu, the gatekeepers of Hades, who would be able to better help Li Wei achieve his goal.
Although Nisu has a poor priesthood and a very low level of godhead, he only has weak divine power. There are no temples, churches, etc., and his sense of existence is very weak.
But after all, he is the son of the long-lost goddess of death, and he is the only remaining expert among the elves and gods when it comes to the undead and the dead.
Then came the information about Chen Zhui in the last days. Thanks to the weapons and equipment donated by Levi, his undercover operation went very smoothly. He soon became a member of the Maura Church and became a mid-to-high-level commander of the beastmen.
Although he is still not sure what the big plan of the Maela Church is, he has followed the other party all the way to the vicinity of the Dirty Pit in the west.
Yes, it was the territory originally occupied by the dwarves.
The dwarves nearby didn't know what evil thing they dug out of the ground, which caused the entire clan to be wiped out. Now no one dares to go underground for the time being, or in other words, no one can spare the time to go there.
Because after the dwarves there were completely wiped out, the greenskins, beasts and rat people who came here after hearing the news have already started playing Romance of the Three Kingdoms there.
Although the name Judu Shenkeng is not pleasant, it is indeed a town built in the mountains and developed around a small castle, and its value is not low.
There are also some resource buildings such as mines nearby, which are open-air and very convenient for digging. The dwarves don't know how many meters they dug down, and a heavy rain will collect a lot of sewage in them.
Probably because of this, it was originally named the Pit of Dirty Gathering.
This is relatively valuable to the three races.
Because in normal times, they are short of resources and cannot even have metal weapons in their hands, let alone armor.
Now that the evil underground has killed all the dwarves, it has returned to the dark world below. The wealth belonging to the dwarves, including gold coins, weapons, armor, ballistas and other war equipment, is still in the town and castle.
Waiting inside.
So the three parties are fighting in a melee, fighting for the ownership rights of these items.
Since no matter which side gains the advantage, it will immediately be attacked by the other two sides, so the situation is now in a stalemate. However, Chen Zhui believes that the final winner will most likely be those inconspicuous rat men.
Not only because these rat men, who don't know which clan they belong to, are far more brave than ordinary members of the same clan, but also because rat men are almost born with the ability to dig holes. It is entirely possible for them to secretly occupy the dwarves' territory from underground.
As for the big plan of the Maura Church, it should also be related to the evil underground.
But more specifically, Chen Zui in the last days is not clear yet.
Even though his strength and talent are very good among the beastmen, after all, he has only joined for a short time and has not yet gained enough trust from the Maura Church.
Under this situation, Levi also wanted to deal with the forces of the Cyric Church here and the treasures in Hell Gate Castle as soon as possible, and then participate in the melee further to the west.
This fierce melee means trouble and danger to the indigenous people, but it means opportunity to the God-chosen heroes.
So for this reason, he even summoned Na'er, Lisa Dilan and Lily who were originally stationed in the dark area overnight. Together with Cindy and Lucia, he was able to gather 10 powerful people.
A strong hero.
He has made up his mind to ambush a wave of Cyric Church today, and then go straight to Hell Gate Castle. Regardless of whether he can get the treasures in it, he will immediately continue to attack Cyric Church.
After solving the troubles with the Cyric Church, his relationship with the Woking Church will be further developed, and the three-legged power here has been formed, and he can lead his troops on an expedition.
He did not say hello to the witches Tiva, Leonidas and Julia, because their combat effectiveness was still far behind, and it would be useless even if they came, and the town also needed some left-behind personnel.
Similarly, the old mage Tes and the knights of Baator were temporarily left in Thorn Town by him.
The former is due to lack of strength, and the latter is because Li Wei has not found enough and good enough war horses for them for the time being.
The strength of the knights of Baator without a war horse has not been reduced at all. It is better not to rush to participate in the next war against the Church of Cyric, and to guard and patrol the Town of Thorns with the members of the Church of Sigmar.
The Church of Cyric has launched attacks one after another, but the Church of Mask has been silent. This is not in line with the behavior of believers of the God of Thieves, so it is just right for the Knights of Baator to help warn them.