"How's the research going?" Rogge looked at Saron, who looked respectful, and then asked.
"Apprentice is stupid, the internal structure of this magic energy cannon is too complicated. Teacher, I still have a few things that I haven't figured out about the energy transmission system and the magic circle that stabilizes the fire element that you designed." Saron said with a smile on his face. He looked guilty, but in fact he was quite proud.
After all, the magic cannon designed by Rogge was the only one that Saron had ever seen in terms of complexity. This kind of magic device, let alone himself, even the dean of the Magic Academy was confused when he got the design concept. .
But this old guy is quite shameless. It doesn't matter if he can't study it, or he can't understand the design ideas, but this old guy can openly put the halo of the designer on his head.
When such a sensational magical device suddenly appears, someone should be curious about its designer, right? But Rogge stayed in the palace of the thousand-year-old capital all day without even farting. Therefore, I, the dean, should bear this halo on my behalf!
In this way, outsiders thought that the designer of this magic cannon was the dean of the Stoke Empire Magic Academy. It is precisely because of such an achievement that the dean of the Stoke Empire Magic Academy finally surpassed Mel, the president of the Hawke Empire Palace Mage Association, in the evaluation of the world, and became the most authoritative magician in the Chino continent.
But the funny thing is that he, the "designer", has not figured out two details of the magic cannon energy array until now. This made Saron feel lucky that he had not chosen to learn magic from a mage with two swords.
"Okay." Rogge responded lightly to Saron's achievements in the past few days, without making any clear praise or criticism. He looked at Saron, and then suddenly asked: "Do you know Annelotte, the youngest magic advisor of the Hawke Empire's Court Mage Association?"
"Teacher, are you talking about the champion of the last Hawke Empire Tournament, the daughter of the Storm Sword Saint Malolite?" Saron asked.
"Yes."
"The apprentice knows a little bit about her."
"Compared to you, who do you think is stronger or weaker?" Rogge asked.
"I wonder what the teacher is asking about?"
"In all aspects, if it is a comprehensive comparison, I would like to hear your analysis."
"Just in terms of strength, the apprentice thinks he is stronger than her. Although the current magic level is still at level seventeen, the apprentice in the warrior field has broken through the high level three months ago." Saron lowered his head and analyzed: " I heard that Annelotte is a rare genius girl in the field of magic. Maybe she is slightly better than me in understanding and using magic. But the apprentice believes that with the physical fitness and fighting spirit brought by high-level warriors, The advantage is that if I fight Annelotte one-on-one, my apprentice is confident that I can kill her directly."
"..." Rogge also did not make any comment on Saron's analysis. He looked at his disciple and then patted him on the shoulder: "It is a good thing to have this confidence. How long do you have to go on the expedition?" "
"About a month later, because of the secret operation, the empire was very careful this time." Saron answered.
"Okay, keep working hard. Alexander the Golden Eagle, Regnar the Dark Elegy, and Annelotte, the younger generation of the Hawke Empire is really full of talents. But the teacher believes that my disciples are the ones among you young people who are the most talented. The strongest one." Rogge finally encouraged Saron.
"Disciple will definitely live up to the teacher's expectations!" Even for an outstanding person like Saron, it is very rare for him to be encouraged by Rogge. Therefore, the young Red Flame Magician seemed very excited and hurriedly expressed his determination to Rogge.
Afterwards, Rogge briefly gave Saron some pointers on the design of the magic cannon, and then returned to his room to continue research.
There is only one month left, everything should start, right
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The sudden siege started before dawn. After Regnar and Annelotte returned, they reported the success of the operation to Manhattan. The old general obviously paid great attention to the actions of these two young men tonight. When Regner and Annelotte arrived, he was studying the overall structure of Tide City and did not seem to be sleepy at all.
"What's the result?" Manhattan was overjoyed when he saw Regner intact. It seemed that the operation went surprisingly smoothly.
Regnar and Annelotte looked at each other, and then Regnar smiled and said, "Fortunately, I have lived up to my fate!"
This was a decision made after the two of them discussed it. Although the legendary mage's behavior was weird, after the discussion between the two of them, they finally felt that the legendary mage did not lie to them. More importantly, Annelotte fixed an eagle eye spell on a magic cannon in Tide City. This spell, which has been strengthened by various super-magic techniques such as spell enhancement and spell maximum effectiveness, has an astonishing ability to transmit far away. Even after returning to the military camp of the Hawke Empire, Annelotte can still faintly sense that The environment around the door magic cannon.
According to the observation of Eagle Eye, everything around the magic cannon was normal, and no one noticed that their city defense weapon had been destroyed.
With this proof, Regnar and Annelotte finally decided to report to Manhattan that the mission of destroying the magic cannon had been completed. Manhattan also made a prompt decision. He called the herald without hesitation, and then ordered the emergency rally horn to be blown.
The military camp of the Hawke Empire became lively in an instant. The soldiers quickly put on their equipment and stood in line. And in just half an hour, Manhattan had already assigned the task of siege. He had thought about this issue many times, so he had almost no hesitation when issuing the order. Immediately afterwards, the troops of the Hawke Empire swarmed towards Tide City.
"Do these idiots like the Yankees want to launch a night attack?" Officer Stoker on the city wall seemed very relaxed: "Brothers, don't panic. The position of the magic cannon must be adjusted. Try to kill their heated heads with one shot. Wake up Todoroki!"
"Yes!" Soldier Stoker said with high spirits.
"Aim seven hundred meters ahead! Prepare..." The commander stared at the infantry squadron that was charging forward. By coincidence, that unit was the first infantry squadron under Kordak. Under the influence of a reckless man like Rondo, the 1st Infantry Squadron was the bravest (or most desperate) among the three squadrons under Kordak.
They were like a group of wild wolves in the hands of Kordak. As long as Kordak raised his hand, Rondo, the alpha wolf, would rush forward with his wolf cubs without hesitation.
Fortunately, Kordak has always maintained a cool head, so although the 1st Infantry Squadron always charged into battle, the casualty rate in the past six months has not been ridiculously high. On the contrary, because of the repeated fighting and training, the 1st Infantry Squadron has An infantry squadron became Kordak's most elite force. At present, the average level of the entire squadron has reached more than seven levels! This is almost a team composed entirely of mid-level warriors!
As the captain of the first squadron, Rondo has reached level 14 in this half-year campaign. As the captain and the strongest player in the squadron, Rondo takes the lead every time, leading his brothers to the front line.
Because of this, Rondo, who is huge and howls every time on the battlefield, will become the enemy's key target. If it weren't for Rondo's tyrannical strength and excellent physical fitness, he would have died countless times in the past six months.
"Come on! Avenge the captain! The First Squadron must be the first to set foot on the wall of Tide City!" Rondo shouted loudly. Because of Kordak's injury, the independent brigade has not been able to do anything in the past half month. When receiving any military mission, there is nothing but training every day, which makes the straightforward and irritable Rondo feel itchy all over. He was finally able to stretch his muscles today, and of course he showed 200% vitality.
"Launch!" The commander waved, but he did not hear the sound of magic power condensing and fireballs being released as usual. However, there was a loud noise not far away - a magic cannon over there exploded!
"Captain! The magic cannon is not responding!" The artilleryman in charge of the operation ran over and reported in a cold sweat.
"Damn it! What about the other magic cannons?" The commander realized something was wrong.
"Report, most of our magic cannons are unable to operate. Only one can barely be used, but its power seems to be less than half of the original!" the soldier reported quickly.
"Go and call those mage masters over! Blow the emergency horn! Everyone, forget about the magic cannon for now, pick up your weapons, and prepare to meet the enemy!" The commander made a prompt decision, but with just the dozens of people on the city wall, he couldn't stand it. How can we resist the Hawk Empire army coming like a tide
Not long after, the Hawke Empire's siege catapults were pushed over. This ancient siege equipment was bombarded by magic energy and blasted dozens of streets regardless of its range, power or accuracy. Previously, they had no use at all under the suppression of that terrible magic instrument. Now that all the magic cannons have been destroyed, these catapults can finally be put to use.
"Taste the stone!" the engineer yelled angrily while pulling the mechanism and throwing the stone out. These dozens of pounds of stones flew directly to the city head. Although they failed to directly kill the enemy, they also scared the Stoker people from showing their heads easily.
"Damn it, crossbowman! Give me priority to clean up those things!" the commander shouted. At this time, he couldn't help but feel lucky that there were still a few ballistae left on the city wall. If there were not even these things, I'm afraid the Hawke Empire would The city wall was stormed in an instant.
"Archers, prepare!" the commander roared. He also took out his bow and arrows, then stood on the city wall and tightened the bowstring: "Ready..."
But before he could say the word "release", Rondo let out a frightening roar. Then he took out the short spear on his back, and then used all his fighting spirit to throw him towards the commander on the wall.
It's a pity that this guy also has level 10 strength, but he is still as fragile as paper in front of Rondo, who has a physique like a monster. Rondo's short spear penetrated his chest directly, and the commander was killed before he could even issue his last order.