It is rare for necromancers to join forces.
During the battle, if a necromancer kills another necromancer first, then he can directly control all the low-level undead creatures controlled by the dead necromancer. The mid-level and high-level undead creatures need to be conquered again.
Therefore, the relationship between necromancers is generally hostile. Even if the war starts, the necromancers mostly fight alone, collect intelligence alone, and act alone after receiving tasks. On the battlefield, there are countless cases of necromancers framing each other.
Even if one necromancer takes the initiative to ask to join forces, the other necromancers will not believe it. Instead, they will be suspicious and agree on the surface. When the time is right, they will still frame each other and will not make any difference just because they agreed to join forces.
In the final analysis, necromancers born in the academy are all driven by profit. They will act in whatever way they can to obtain the greatest benefit. In comparison, everything else is not important to them.
Basically, all the necromancers in Diaane are waiting for the war to come. No matter which party they fight, all necromancers who want to profit will join the war.
Because of this, under the crazy attack of the Necromancer, not long after the war started, the entire border of Eli fell. However, due to the lack of a unified command among the necromancers and the fierce internal struggle, Eli's high-level creatures were defeated immediately after taking action.
After a war, although a large number of necromancers will die, there will also be many necromancers who stand out from the necromancers through their gains in the war.
Rhodes knew that if he had not appeared at this time, judging from the concentration of death energy permeating the town, the town would have been destroyed before the war started, and all the townspeople would have been transformed into undead creatures.
At this time, Rhodes, who was standing outside the mansion, seemed to notice something and looked inside the mansion.
In the sight of Rhodes, the original guard walked out of the mansion, followed by a man dressed as a butler, who was respectfully inviting Rhodes into the mansion.
Seeing this, Rhodes didn't say much and followed the housekeeper directly from behind into the mansion.
Before the mage masters the second-level magic [Perspective Eye], there is no way to instantly know the enemy's strength.
Many times, regarding the strength of the enemy, you need to collect intelligence yourself, whether through purchasing or observing through reconnaissance. If you choose to observe on your own, it will be difficult to know exactly the opponent's strength before the official fight. You can only judge by yourself based on the opponent's performance.
After the mayor learned that the two foreign necromancers had arrived, he made his own response and chose to invite Rhodes into the mansion.
The mayor found it hard to refuse Rhode's visit. If the mayor chooses to directly refuse the visit of the outside necromancer and lock Rhodes out of the mansion, it will be a sign of fear.
Necromancers don't have much to say to each other. If they find that the other party's strength is not as good as theirs, they won't show any mercy.
Therefore, the mayor chose to invite Rhodes in. This method of retreating into advancement returned the fear of the unknown to Rhodes. Instead, Rhodes needed to consider whether there was any danger inside the mansion and whether the mayor would ambush him there.
However, Rhodes had made up his mind to come here to test, so naturally he would not hesitate at this time and directly followed the butler into it.
While following the housekeeper, Rhodes thought about the mayor's manner of inviting him in. Rhodes knew that the mayor should not be so easy to deal with. This time's trial will most likely not achieve the results you want.
Rhodes stayed in the town for a very short time. He only observed the town through his own perspective and did not collect specific intelligence. Even so, with the bonus of the observation effect brought by the intermediate reconnaissance technique, Rhodes also saw A lot of stuff came out.
While passing through the entire town, Rhodes made a special observation. Due to the small size of the town and the sparse population, there was no freelance chamber of commerce in the town, not even a thieves guild.
The number of professionals in the town was even pitifully small. From the time Rhodes entered the town until now, the only professionals he had seen were the guards at the door of the mayor's mansion and the housekeeper who led the way.
Rhodes focused on observing their posture when walking and their reactions when they saw him. The butler who was leading the way was okay. Years of experience allowed him to move forward without any abnormalities, as if he was just guiding an ordinary person. But the guard was completely different.
Whether it was the reaction of the guards when they saw him at first, or the trembling body during the march, Rhodes could see everything.
Rhodes knew that if the guard had undergone sufficient training and had some combat experience, he would not behave like this. The guard's current appearance revealed the fact that he was a low-level professional, far inferior to the previous guards of the merchant corps.
Combining all these observations, Rhodes can roughly know what level the mayor's strength is.
At this time, there is not much time left before the war begins. If you want to gain enough gains in the war, in addition to knowing the direction of the war, you also need basic strength. If the basic strength is not enough, you will miss many opportunities that could have been seized.
The experience points converted from an apprentice-level necromancer, plus many undead creatures, are enough for Rhodes to upgrade his character by one level at this time. After having a preliminary understanding of the mayor's strength, Rhodes planned to come to test him and look for opportunities.
To be cautious, Rhodes chose to test first instead of directly killing the two people in front of him and then breaking into the mansion.
Since Rhodes took the initiative to test the mayor, no matter whether the mayor is willing or not, there will always be flaws in the test. Rhodes, on the other hand, needs to find the best opportunity to take action.
In the process of testing, since the mayor is a relatively passive party and does not understand Rhodes' strength and intentions, in order to ensure his own safety, the mayor will not attack rashly before Rhodes reveals his flaws.
If the mayor's strength exceeds Rhodes' expectations, Rhodes will have no choice but to let the vampire hold him back for a while while he takes the opportunity to escape.
After all, there is no 100% guarantee of victory in every battle. During the battle, anyone may be overturned by a magic scroll even after gaining an absolute advantage. Before a battle, although you can improve your chances of victory through a series of preparations, the most important thing is to look at your performance in the battle.
For Rhodes, as long as the chance of winning the battle is more than half, he will choose to take action.
(End of chapter)