In the raging sea west of the Pearl Islands, a huge metal ship was breaking through the waves. This was the Light of the Seven Towers, which was preserved by magic and saw the light of day again after thousands of years. It deployed a huge shield, covering a large area of the surrounding sea. If you count carefully, you will find that there are eight steel ships orbiting around it. These are the eight largest battleships of the Republic of the Western Continent. These steel monsters have now undergone simple magic transformation, and the newly engraved magic array makes them stronger and faster. The Houyi and Xingtian, which were traveling with them, completely lost their momentum, like ducklings swimming around a swan.
The raging sea seemed very calm under the cover of this shield. This was because Xiao Chen and others placed the artifacts from the Houyi and Xingtian on the Seven Towers of Light, and integrated the power of the artifacts into the shield through the magic array on the four pillars. In this way, the area covered by the shield could not only withstand strong winds and lightning, but also spread the power of the artifacts to calm the sea conditions to a larger range.
Xiao Chen stood on one of the platforms, with his hands on a disc in front of him, and maintained the shield with the other four saints. After he began to operate the shield on the Seven Towers of Light, he found that the shield was not actually generated by the power of the Saint-level mage. The role of the Saint-level mage was mainly to maintain the stability of the shield and adjust the strength of the shield according to the current sea conditions. The energy of the shield actually came from the large amount of magic crystals in the crystal warehouse at the bottom of the ship. Therefore, the work of maintaining the shield was not as tiring as he had imagined at first, especially after it was matched with the artifact from He Xiaoxi, even the energy consumed became less.
Cleveland walked up to the platform and said, "Your Excellency Archon, you have been working for four hours. Please let me replace you. In fact, we have plenty of saints now, so you don't have to come every day to maintain this shield."
"This is also a kind of experience in itself. The Light of the Seven Towers is a treasure trove. Every time I come to maintain the shield, I am connected with it. In this work, I can slowly understand how the ancestors of the Seven Towers used magical powers. It has given me a great boost these days." Xiao Chen said.
"I see. You really never miss any opportunity to learn. No wonder you and your companions were able to reach the Saint Level so quickly and comprehend so many wonderful learning methods."
Xiao Chen asked, "How's the progress of teaching magic to soldiers with magical talents on several ships around us these days?"
Cleveland said, "We have made considerable progress on the road these days. After all, these are the elite troops of the Republic. Many soldiers have already mastered the skills of casting low-level magic and have begun to embark on the path of practicing both magic and martial arts. In my opinion, as long as the element of magic is added to the Republic's original solid foundation, the strength of the Western Continent will more than double."
"This is the best. You may not realize how powerful our enemies are. During these days in the Western Continent, we have completely lost contact with the Eastern Continent, and we don't know what the situation over there has become." Xiao Chen said with some concern.
"You don't have to worry too much. I now know a lot about past history. Even in the Seven Towers era, those mages did not have the power of two continents. We now have an unprecedented advantage."
"I hope so."
Xiao Chen handed the control console to Cleveland, and in a flash, he arrived on the deck of the Seven Towers of Light. He saw the veteran saint Strani standing on the deck, looking at the sky in front of him.
"The weather has changed," said Strani.
"Yes, we are about to get out of the raging sea. I wonder what is waiting for us after this." Xiao Chen said.
"It must be a very interesting thing." Strani said with a smile, "Sir Xiao Chen, I noticed that you seemed to feel a little guilty when facing us."
"Guilt?" Xiao Chen was stunned, but he nodded and said, "If it's about having to drag you into the war, maybe there is a little bit. The Western Continent is a place that has said goodbye to war for a long time. Although there have always been many rebellions and battles to suppress bandits, there hasn't been a real national war for many, many years. The more I read the history of the Western Continent, the more I feel that you are actually living a happy life. Dragging you out of the happy life under the rule of the Saint and going to fight against the gods is really embarrassing for you."
"No, Mr. Xiao Chen, you are wrong. In fact, a saint like me will be grateful to you." Strani patted his shoulder with his rough hands. "I have reached this realm for a long time. Whether it is gods or demons, the saint has always said that our enemies are them, but in fact, no one thinks that they really have the opportunity to cross the violent sea and fight these destined enemies. Because generations of saints in the past did not have such an opportunity. They became very powerful and then left this world on their sickbeds. This is also very sad for us, isn't it? It is not easy for a person to cultivate to the saint level, and it is also very unwilling to have no room for development. So, at least for me, you gave me this opportunity, the opportunity to kill the enemy on a real battlefield, or die in battle. I am... very happy."
Xiao Chen was quite moved when he heard these words, because even he himself did not dare to say that he was ready to die. Although he was constantly working hard, he still hoped that the Tower of China could survive various crises at the lowest cost as in the past. He wanted to say that everyone should be able to get through this safely. But suddenly he felt that it was difficult to speak in front of such a determined warrior like Strani.
Strani said, "You don't need to comfort me. If that day comes, it will be a good ending for me. Not only me, but also the other old guys think so."
"Thank you!" Xiao Chen said sincerely.
"Strani is right, I think so too." A voice came from behind the two of them. It was the Saint Lucia who was good at healing. She walked to Xiao Chen and said, "I just overheard your conversation. Sir Xiao Chen, even ordinary people who still live in the Western Continent should thank you. The coming of the gods is undoubtedly a disaster. It is you who gave us the opportunity to stop him. Otherwise, we would have been unaware of his coming if we stayed in the Western Continent, and it would have been too late.
In fact, not only we realize this, but the soldiers on these warships also realize this. And how could such a thing happen without sacrifice? "