Juno's snow-white, slender hands were reaching into the entangled cables. Her fingertips were slightly closed to hold up the cylindrical device made of polyhedrons. She gently pulled it out of the cables, and then held it up in front of her.
Lift high.Perylene
It was as if he were lifting a rare treasure with such concentration and care.
He stared at the device, his green eyes concentrated, as if staring at a brand new world for so long, and finally there was a faint smile in his eyes. He put it down gently and looked at the others:
"Execute the plan."
They have no use for other things, so they will give them to Silver Chain Island, to Harena, to Taxin Singer and the Blade of Gold, and even to the people of Ayinbrok and the Lavender Artisan Guild.
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Go ahead and execute the plan.
The curtain opens for a new world.
The wandering horse rubbed the messy long hair in front of his forehead, drank a full pot of coffee, put the empty cup at hand, and still yawned lightly.
He raised his eyes, his soft gaze still staring at the picture in front of him. Staying up late was nothing to him, but the real challenge had just begun. Every minute and every second that followed would determine the direction of this game.
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Jellos was sitting down on the main stage, looking in high spirits. He had just finished his shift with his colleagues and made a joke. He picked up the pen and looked at the game records from the day before, frowning.
He wrinkled up unconsciously.
The assistant pushed the door open and looked at the white papers scattered on the floor in the live broadcast room. The young man couldn't help but asked curiously: "I heard that yesterday's game went very quickly."
"Yes, very soon," Jerros nodded slightly while holding a stack of records, feeling as if he had returned to the last day of the last competition. "Three teams are close to the core area."
"It's so much faster than expected. I thought it would take at least five days?" The assistant was a little surprised. "The last trial of the twin towers took half a month, and the sea of trees took a full seven days."
"Go further," Jerrods looked at the time. "The live broadcast will start in five minutes. Come and sit down."
The assistant came over quickly.
The projection crystal was emitting a dim light, and the two figures appeared on the main stage.
In the great arena of Appenande, the audience has changed one after another.
As the morning approached, the distinguished guests in the tall boxes began to enter one by one. Except for the most loyal fans of alchemy among them, the nobles of the empire would certainly not stay up late here.
The guests in the box were greeting each other softly. They occasionally looked at the scenes in the arena, and the topic turned to discussions about the various delegations of the empire. The ladies chuckled and commented on the two young men from the empire workshop.
people.
"Although Mr. Junod is a selectman, he is quite elegant."
"Georgifen is just like them all as always."
"What do you think the empire's results will be this year?"
"What else can I do? Of course I want to drink to His Majesty the Emperor."
"The Kaolin people have performed extremely well in the past two years."
"So what, they're not just some rough foreigners."
"I think that kid is quite cute. Do you want to meet him?"
"How do we meet?"
"Let my uncle make arrangements."
The flickering light spots on the map are approaching the central area of the sea of trees. Mining areas and advance bases are being built at an accelerated pace. A steady stream of constructs and magic devices are being sent to the front line. The meaning of war is getting stronger and stronger.
After going through three spiers, the Imperials finally got the Gestalt core they dreamed of. They began to turn towards the central area. Behind the black wall, Tower 4 was already close at hand.
On the other hand, the actions of the Kaolin people are more like taking the wrong path.
Like a demon sword thrust diagonally from the edge of the central area, after also taking down the three spiers, it crossed from the inside of the barrier area to the Han Ruina people, Silver Chain Island, White Tree Society and Lavender people.
sectors.
That flickering light spot was already very close to the ancient pagoda people under people's gaze.
Time Walker, the leader of the Mimenos Craftsmen Association and a talented craftsman of the White Tree Society, was watching the scene returning from his Clockwork Fairy, with a gloomy expression on his face.
"We were a step too late, they had already crossed over."
Kula remained silent.
The boy Fang Plover had met this month only stared at the gradually darkening dusk and forest with a silent gaze.
"Why, you don't have any idea at all?" Time Walker asked, "Our progress is not slow either. They are in a hurry to reunite with their own people and cannot waste too much time here. Now is the time when they are at their weakest.
"
Korra turned back to look at him, "Do you really think the Imperial people will be kind?"
"Of course I'm not that stupid," Time Walker shook his head, "But I just wanted to vent my bad breath. Do you really think we can deal with the Imperials? We are probably no match for Forin, but we can use the help of the Imperials to deal with him.
I don’t think it’s a big problem for people from Rotao and Kaolin.”
"Without those people, what threat can those teams that were selected through auditions have? They have signed an alliance with the Empire, but the Empire will not fight for them. They have better resources, but this time
In the final analysis, the competition still depends on one’s own level.”
Kula shook her head, "But it's too late for you to say this, they have already left."
Time Walker kicked away a piece of dead wood angrily. This was where he felt depressed. The Kaolin people crossed the F area, and they approached each other from the D area. In the end, they were not as fast as the other party.
What on earth are those Kaolin people doing?
Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind him, "What is that?" Someone asked, pointing to the dark night sky. A buzzing sound came from above his head, and the Time Walker's expression changed and he looked up.
Several huge airships were flying over their heads with their propellers spinning. Time Walker looked at this scene in surprise, "That's the Imperial airdrop craft. Why is it here?"
His expression suddenly changed, "People from Lavender."
There was a tide-like rustling sound in the forest, and a ball of fire suddenly lit up in the distance. The goblin in the team changed his face and raised his head and shouted to everyone, "The structure of Goblin No. 17 is on the periphery."
The body was attacked."
In fact, everyone had clearly seen the appearance of the attacker at this time. The thing had sharp claws and was covered with a dark shell. It looked like a spider the size of a water basin, crawling forward with a thin sound.
In the darkness, their sensing elements are emitting a creepy red light. There are so many of them that they almost cover the forest floor. From a distance, they look like a sea of red light.
A black tide.
The first impression of those constructs is that they are psychic constructs, but upon closer inspection, we find that they are very different from the mechanical style of the spire. They still retain a strong imperial style, but they are also different from the traditional imperial construct series.
Very different.
"What the hell is this!?" People's expressions changed, "The Imperial construct?"
But Time Walker's face was particularly ugly.
He had already cast his clockwork goblin and saw an even weirder picture. The imperial silver goblin doll was suspended in the forest, driving the tide-like construct towards them.
The silvery etheric light flows all indicate that those weird constructs are controlled by it, but the problem is——
Why are there so many? Perylene
Where did the imperial people find the fairy soul? It can control so many flexible structures. There are probably tens of thousands of structures scattered throughout the forest like mountains and seas.
That simply exceeded the limit that everyone in the White Tree Society imagined.
Time Walker looked at those pitch-black constructs. He himself was an outstanding construct craftsman, and he had an innate keenness to feel that the secret of the multiple controls of the imperial elf dolls might have something to do with these constructs.
But he had no time to confirm further.
"Lay out your defenses," Time Walker waved his hand to everyone and roared: "Establish a position and don't let them get closer, these damn imperial guys!"
He has realized that this is a trap, but the Lavender Artisan Association is only the lowest-profile among the three imperial teams. He does not think that he is not an opponent of the opponent. As long as he persists until the first wave of troops is delivered.
It is impossible for the Imperials to fight a pointless war of attrition with them here.
The time walker turned around, only to find that Kula didn't say a word, only looking at the dark construct. At this time, what was this guy doing? He was a little angry, "Kura?"
"Don't you think it looks familiar?" Kula turned around and asked him.
Time Walker was slightly startled, "What looks familiar?"
"These constructs," Kula replied, "Although it happened in Kaolin-Ithulian, you must have understood such a big event as the Battle of the North. These constructs,
It's somewhat similar to the 'Nightmare Furnace'..."
"They are all technologies from under the abyss. There is nothing strange about them," Time Walker gritted his teeth. "I don't know how many of these technologies the Imperial people have studied in private, but now is not the time to discuss this, Kula."
The young man nodded and then put on his craftsman's gloves.
As the time traveler thought, the Lavender Craftsmen Association is the weakest of the three participating teams in the empire. If the White Tree Society faces it head-on, it will be nothing more than a close match.
As long as they react, no one present will think that they will not survive until the first wave of constructs arrive via airdrop.
At this stage, the craftsmen in the sea of trees no longer lack resources. Everyone wears information crystals. Even without backup, it is easy to put more than a hundred constructs into battle.
One hundred level three structures, regardless of the cost, should be able to maintain the front line for more than half an hour without any problem. For everyone, this is just a very simple calculation problem.
But just outside the arena at this moment——
Abpenand's great arena was filled with silence.
The picture of the main stage shows the dilemma faced by the people of the White Tree Society from an overhead perspective. It is an endless, seemingly endless black ocean that is swallowing up the forest.
Swallowing the green sea of trees.Perylene
People in this encirclement may not realize it yet, but bystanders are just watching the scene in silence. In the minds of many people, the White Tree Society has entered the countdown to withdraw from the competition.
To the east and west of them are the teams of the Lavender Craftsmen Association and the Silver Chain Island respectively. Now both teams have erected tall crystal towers, with more than twenty goblin dolls like one
Zhang Dawang is also distributed in the forest.
"The Imperials finally moved."
A strange look flashed in Jeroz's eyes, "Although they have been acting aggressively before this, in fact, apart from the alliance with the offshore team, the Imperial people have not shown any other means."
"But since the Imperial Workshop obtained the Gestalt Core from the third Storm Tower, the flow of the field has changed. Have you seen those constructs? It reminds me of the Kaolin people not long ago -
—No, it should be the efreet used by the Dragon Alchemist."
Jerros watched the dark 'Nightmare Furnace' structures carefully, "Elf dolls cannot perform margin calculations, but player Ed obviously used some special means to give his efreets the margin capabilities. Essentially.
These structures above should be based on the same principle, using margin technology to greatly reduce the calculation pressure on the control center, so you can see that a fairy doll can command such an army."
The assistant on the side also nodded and said: "I have long heard that the Empire is making technological innovations. They actually use this technology in the latest generation of flexible structures, such as the new generation series they are launching, the Knight-type Annihilator.
"However, this is the first time that the Empire has demonstrated this new technology in a competition, and it seems that they have advanced this technology much further than we imagined."
"This can be regarded as the ultimate move of the Imperial people," Jerros took over, "But I don't know if it is a trump card, but new technologies often have more advantages in this space, because it is more difficult to implement technology here than in
It’s much easier outside. I’m afraid the Imperial people also took this game as an opportunity to verify their technology.”
"It's really bold," the assistant praised, "but in this way they are somewhat similar to the Kaolin people. Jack, do you think the Empire's hand is stronger than the Kaolin people's main structure?"
"It's hard for me to say that," Jerrods shook his head slightly, but this was a rare occasion when he was not trying to show off to attract the audience, but he really couldn't see through the game. "Have you noticed that-"
"
"Discover?"
"The Imperial Workshop relied on the first-mover advantage to capture the largest number of spires, but they actually didn't have much left on hand, and they distributed it evenly to other teams in the alliance."
"Ah?" The assistant was slightly startled.
Jellos put down the information in his hand.
The situation on the map is changing. Because of this, Silver Chain Island, Harina, Taxin Singer and the Blade of Gold have gained more benefits than they imagined. They have truly benefited from this covenant.
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No wonder they readily agreed to an alliance with the Empire and paid so much for it, but all their efforts paid off at this moment. Their progress was even faster than that of the Guta people, the Lotao people and even the White Tree Society.
In the north, the Ayinbrok Craftsmen Guild, the Blades of Gold, and the Taxin Singers are completing the encirclement of the barrier area.
In the south, the Hanrui people are biting the Lotao people.
In the sea of trees to the east, Lavender Artisan Association and Silver Chain Island are blocking the last way for the White Tree Society to enter the core area.
An airtight barrier appeared in front of all the teams at almost the same time, and behind the barrier, the core team of the Empire, the Geminis of the Imperial Workshop, were leading a group of geniuses from the Oshu people.
Go to the last door.
Tower Four.
"They really only have two secondary mechanical artifacts left on their hands, the ice feldspar and the Gestalt core," the assistant said with some surprise after looking at the information provided in the background, "and three core fairy souls.
"
"I guess," Jerrods silently stared at the imperial people in the picture, "this is their trump card."
"How did the Imperial people do it?" The young man opened the game record, "It was as if in an instant, the situation on the field completely changed. Originally, they were only slightly different from the Kaolin people and Forin's team.
"
"But now..." He hesitated.
But a good host must dare to draw conclusions. Jerros said directly, "At this moment, the Imperial people are at least two steps ahead of others. Now that I think about it, they have already taken advantage of it since they mobilized the Guta people to mobilize the Grand Craftsmen Association to return support.
Got a head start."
"Don't the Corinthians notice at all?"
"I think..."
Jellos paused, "This is a conspiracy."
But a possibility suddenly flashed in his mind. This might be a conspiracy, but is it really just the will of one party?
…
The atmosphere in Wandering Ma'er's live broadcast room was obviously much more solemn, and even the tone of the barrage discussion became serious and tense. The audience could have an overview of the whole situation, and it was natural to see that the Empire began to speed up.
The enclosure form in the space of the sea of trees is already very obvious.
Of course, the remaining teams of Lotao people, Giant Tree Hill people, and Kaolin people are not incapable of fighting against the Empire, but these teams still seem to be scattered.
If this continues, the Imperials may really defeat them one by one.
People couldn't help but become anxious.
"Ed and the others haven't noticed yet?"
"Even if Ed has no experience, Weiyu, Luo Wei, and Shui Wuming are not from the Grand Guild, don't they have any idea?"
"Are the tactical analysts just for a living? What tactics have the coaching staff arranged?"
"Isn't it a fake match?"
Wandering Ma blocked several obviously rhythmic barrages. He noticed that some people in the live broadcast room were discussing the strange structures of the Imperial people, and many people recognized that they were similar to the creatures of the Nightmare Furnace.
Perylene
He knew some inside stories, and naturally knew that the Imperial people had actually played a disgraceful role in the Battle of the North. But if there was any connection between all of this now and that war, he looked at those spider-like constructs.
He also fell into silence for a moment.
What on earth do the Imperials want?
Are they calm or unscrupulous in making these constructs public so blatantly? But either way, it seems to be in line with the mentality of the Imperial people.
However, as he looked at the dark tide, which was slowly eroding the White Tree Society's position bit by bit, another worry suddenly arose in his heart. The debate between the quality and quantity of constructs has always existed in the history of magic arts.
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But it is a recognized fact that whether it is quality or quantity, as long as it reaches a critical point relative to the other side, it is almost impossible to challenge. At this moment, this classic scene reappeared on the field.
Is it absolute quality or absolute quantity?
Many people are gradually beginning to realize this scene. Is it the stunning main structure of the Kaolin people that kills through the ocean of Imperial structures, or is it the dark tide of the Imperial people that swallows up all the participating teams in the sea of trees?
When people mention the Dragon Alchemist, the first thing that comes to mind is his amazing ability to control flexible structures and unimaginable calculation power when he is a combat craftsman.
But by mistake, in the alchemy competition, the opponent actually represented quality.
Even the wandering horse could vaguely feel that there was some dark humor in it.
"They are close to the Ghouta people."
But with just one sentence, he eliminated the chaos in the live broadcast room. Many barrages seemed to have gone silent at that moment.
In the picture——
In the dark forest, Luo Wei raised her hand and steadily took a clockwork fairy - that clockwork fairy did not belong to their group. The logo on it was clearly visible and came from the Sea of Silver Trees.
That's the mark of the Sanshak Craftsmen Guild.
"Forin has written back," Luo Wei looked at the others and said, "He agrees that we can peacefully pass through the sector they control, but the requirement is Tower 3."
"Tower No. 3?" MTT was a little surprised. "The people in Giant Tree Hill also have ideas about the main tower? But they have never been into the main tower. Do they have this ability?"
"I don't know," Luo Wei shook her head, "But Forin said that there is no fairy soul in Tower Three, so we can rest assured."
"There is no fairy soul," Xiaoyao asked suspiciously, "Is this credible? Doesn't it say that there should be dragon soul No. 3 in Tower No. 3? How can we be sure that their words are credible?"
"It is said that there is Dragon Soul No. 3 in Tower No. 3 because the number among the three main towers is only No. 3 at most," Weiyu said at this time, "Whether there is a dragon soul is just conjectured. After all, the number of the four main towers is only No. 3."
If Tower No. 5 has dragon souls, then there is no reason why Tower No. 3, which is smaller in number, has worse rewards."
He looked at Luo Wei: "So their target is the mechanical artifact in the tower?"
Luo Wei nodded.
"Ed," she asked, "what do you think?"
"What else did he say?" Fang Yu asked.
"If we are willing to share the central area equally with them, they can help us fend off threats from the south, such as Silver Chain Island and the Lavender Artisan Association." Luo Wei said.
"This can be regarded as half an alliance," Xiaoyao couldn't help but intervened, "But do they have this ability? I heard that the conflict between the White Tree Society and the Sandshake Craftsmen Association is deep. They have been in the previous competitions.
Never join forces."
"I mean, can the Sanshak Craftsmen Association alone stop the Imperials? Not to mention that they will take over Tower Three after that."
"That's their business," Wei said. He also looked at Fang Plover, "Ed, what do you think?"