The second duel was between Luo Ling and Leila. Although Master Leila was actually over 40 years old, her magic maintenance made her look like she was in her early twenties. The breeze blew their hair and robes. Luo Ling had black hair and purple robes, while Leila had white hair and blue robes. The two radiant female wizards stood on both sides of the garden pond, just as the saying goes, "Spring orchids and autumn chrysanthemums, each has its own strengths."
"It is said that the two mages, Leila and Leia, are a pair of pearls of the Royal Mage Tower, and it is true." The queen said as she sat on the balcony, looking out at the pond.
"She is still far inferior to my queen." The king put his hand on the queen's thigh.
"Stop talking nonsense. I don't know how a great magician like Master Leila could be persuaded by you. She was staring at you just now." The queen said to the king on the balcony with some jealousy.
"Ah, that was something that happened a long, long time ago. It was related to the father of the sisters Leila and Leia. It's all old stuff. Even if I use up this favor today." The king smiled, "As for her staring at me, it might be because she is a little dissatisfied with me. On the one hand, because of what happened to me before, her realm was shaken by Benegas's Thousand Feet Domain and she was injured. On the other hand, she herself was not willing to do this. After all, she is in the same boat with those mages."
"Please be careful with your words!" the queen said in a low voice. She glanced around and fortunately the nobles were separated by the guards.
"Ha, you know where those guys stand anyway."
"She was still willing to be invited by you, which means you are doing her a great favor. Why would you spend that favor on something like this?" the queen asked puzzledly.
The king narrowed his eyes, revealing a shrewdness that was different from his usual roughness. "Once positions are involved, favors are inherently unreliable. If I don't use them for such trivial matters, do you still expect me to use them in life-and-death situations?"
The king said to the loudspeaker array, "I have arranged the method for the first duel. Now the method for the second duel will be decided by my queen."
The queen knew the king was trying to please her, so she rolled her eyes at him coquettishly, then moved in front of the magic circle and announced, "On such a nice day, there is no need for fighting. This duel will test the two wizards' ability to use ice and snow magic. This pond will be your stage, and whoever builds a bigger and more beautiful house on it within an hour will win the competition."
"Is this considered a gesture of goodwill?" Xiao Chen had already returned to the team. Master Leila was a typical combat mage, and she was one level higher than Luo Ling. It was almost hopeless to win a battle against her. However, building a house was very different. It was not only about speed, but also about design. As a mage of the Dream Tower, Luo Ling had a natural advantage in building things; as an earthling, she had an advantage in knowledge. He glanced at the queen sitting on the balcony. The latter seemed to feel his gaze and smiled elegantly.
"For Sister Luo Ling, this question is much better than direct combat. At least she can slowly release her mental power, and the backlash will definitely be much smaller." Ye Zi said.
"Slowly? No, she doesn't have such an opportunity. The faster a person moves, the bigger the foundation." Xiao Chen shook his head.
"Ah! Yes! What should we do? The other party is a great magician." Ye Zi said worriedly.
"At worst, our house can be smaller and more exquisitely designed," said Li Jia.
As expected, Marquis Francisco gave the order, and both sides began to cast spells at the fastest speed. Frost began to extend from the feet of the two people into the lake. In the blink of an eye, solid ice began to form on the surface of the lake. The ice surface started from where the two people stood and quickly expanded to the middle of the pond. From above, it was like pouring milk on both ends of the green pond, turning the lake surface into a crystal white.
Leila stood still by the pool, folding her arms and looking coldly at the water, but her mental power swept across the pond like a gust of wind, leaving solid ice wherever she passed. But Luo Ling didn't dare to be so arrogant. As the water surface was frozen, she stepped directly onto the ice and walked towards the middle of the pool, so that she could save her mental power.
So one person was on the shore, and the other was on the water. The two spreading frosts finally collided with each other. The water that was squeezed into the middle by the ice surface splashed high and was frozen at that moment, forming a wall of various shapes between the two ice surfaces. This wall also became a natural partition, clearly dividing the space occupied by the two people.
"Eh? Sister Luo Ling's territory seems to be a little bit larger than the other side." Ye Zi asked curiously, "Could it be that the other side didn't use all their strength?"
Xiao Chen looked around and said, "Did you notice that the ice on the other side has the same color? But Luo Ling's ice is very different in depth."
"Yes, there are many dark spots on the ice here. This should be where the ice is particularly thin, right?" Liu Pengfei said, "It must be that Mr. Luo used the frame structure to save the amount of ice, so he is faster than the other side."
"It's not just a matter of saving ice. You see, the thin parts of the ice are arranged in a very regular pattern. I guess she was preparing for the subsequent work while casting the spell." Li Jia said.
"After all, we are modern people, and these locals are still a lot behind us in this regard." Liu Pengfei pointed to his head.
Xiao Chen didn't think so. Those who could become great magicians were all highly intelligent. They might have different knowledge from the Chinese, but if they underestimated them, the Chinese would be the ones who would suffer. Even if Master Leila didn't think of this at first, she should have discovered it after Luo Ling took action. With her realm advantage, she should have been able to overtake in the same way in an instant. And she had been freezing the lake without any change, which meant that she had no intention of overtaking Luo Ling at all.
Is she just coping? Impossible, after all, she is a great magician, if she loses to a high-level magician in such a competition, it would be a very shameful thing. The most likely thing is that she wants to find a balance to save the face of Master Kona and others, and defeat Luo Ling with a not-so-big advantage. If so, Luo Ling's chance may come, as long as her body can hold on...
Xiao Chen saw Luo Ling coughing a few times with her mouth covered lightly, and his heart was in turmoil again. At this time, he hated himself for not being strong enough and needed her to take such a risk.
Then he saw Luo Ling raise her hands. As she raised her hands to the sky, streams of water broke through the thin ice and gushed out. Under Luo Ling's magic power, they turned into solid pillars.