The Wizarding Age: I Can Explain Everything

Chapter 73 The defensive area with the greatest pressure (first order requested)

Hundreds of gray stone lamps illuminate the entire hall as if it were daytime.

When Pei Ze entered the hall, there were already hundreds of people inside.

The ground of the hall is separated by white lines and numbered.

All wizard apprentices and following knights stood and waited in their respective areas according to their respective team numbers.

Pei Ze's team number is 32, which happens to be adjacent to Gu Lin's number 33.

"Lord Pei Ze!"

Su Ya and Peng Yan had already arrived, and immediately greeted Pei Ze respectfully when they saw Pei Ze.

Pei Ze nodded and threw a bottle of blood boiling potion to both of them.

"Hold it and use it when you are in danger."

Su Ya and Peng Yan recognized the blood-boiling potion, and their faces immediately showed surprise, and they hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

For this operation, both of them prepared some potions.

But they are all non-advanced potions such as brute strength potions, stamina potions, and antidote potions.

First-level potions like the blood-boiling potion, which cost hundreds of gold coins, are difficult for even great knights like them to afford.

If used well at critical moments, this potion is no less than a life-saving tool.

He got a bottle of Tier potion before the action even started, and this time he really hugged the right thigh!
Both Su Ya and Peng Yan were overjoyed.

Looking at this scene, the two knight students standing behind Gu Lin looked envious.

Gu Lin couldn't help but rolled his eyes.

She was not as extravagant as Pei Ze, who casually handed out two bottles of first-order potions.

After all, gem magic is very expensive, and most of the resources given to her by the family are used for it.

Suddenly, Gu Lin suddenly thought of something, moved next to Pei Ze, and asked in a low voice: "Did you refine these potions yourself?"

Pei Ze glanced at her, shook his head and said, "I bought it."

Gu Lin groaned, a little doubtful, but then he thought about it. It seemed that Pei Ze had only been exposed to pharmacy for two or three months. It was unlikely that he could refine a first-level potion by himself now.

You must know that Yin Xue, another disciple of Mo Weng, spent more than half a year before he successfully refined the first bottle of first-level potion.

And that's it, Yin Xue is already a well-known pharmacy genius in the High Tower Academy.

It's impossible for Pei Ze to be more talented in pharmacy than Yin Xue, right?
The doubts in Gu Lin's heart dissipated immediately, she shook her head and stopped thinking about it.

At this moment, the door of the hall suddenly opened, and a group of people entered in a single file.

They were all dressed in armor, with thick breaths, sharp or resolute eyes, and a sense of oppression that made one's heart sink slightly.

Legendary knight!

With the arrival of these people, the buzzing noise in the hall quickly disappeared, and it became quiet in an instant.

The eyes of the wizard apprentices were all focused on these generals, with solemn expressions.

In Dawn City, the status of knights is much lower than that of wizards.

But the legendary knight is an exception.

A knight who has reached this level has mastered at least one elemental power, which is enough to pose a threat to wizards.

For ordinary wizard apprentices, the legendary knight is a powerful existence that cannot be defeated.

Only a handful of third-level wizard apprentices can compete with the legendary knights.

Therefore, even in the Silver Light Legion with many wizards, the legendary knight has a place, at least as an officer.

In the city guard army, the legendary knights have a higher status, and they are all high-ranking generals without exception.

In front of more than a dozen legendary knights, even a third-level apprentice wizard did not dare to act casually.

A group of legendary knights strode forward and stood in front of the crowd, followed by the three in the middle.

The leader looked around sharply, and said in a deep voice, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Zhen. I am the city guard's superintendent and the chief commander of this encirclement and suppression operation."

Yan Zhen's voice fell, and a man with a hook nose on the right followed closely.

"Huonan, he is also the governor of the City Guards and one of the commanders of this encirclement and suppression operation."

Then comes the middle-aged man on the left.

"Dai Long is also the governor of the City Guards, and one of the commanders of this encirclement and suppression operation."

The governor, the general in the city guard second only to the chief and deputy legion commander, is already a high-ranking officer.

The dispatch of three governors as commanders at one time shows that the city guards attach great importance to this operation.

As for the other generals, they stood solemnly behind the three of them, showing no sign of opening their mouths.

"Then explain the action plan for tonight."

Yan Zhen acted simply and neatly. After the introduction, he didn't talk too much nonsense. He went straight to the topic and waved his hand to a tall military officer next to him.

The tall officer immediately stepped forward and placed a fist-sized crystal in the center of the hall.

Without seeing any operation on his part, the crystal suddenly buzzed, and countless rays of light escaped from it, intertwining and outlining a lifelike image above.

Pei Ze stared at it for a few moments, and soon recognized the map of the northern district outside Chenxi City.

The entire Chenxi City is divided into two parts, the inner and outer parts.

The inner city surrounded by the ring of truth, and the outer city that surrounds the inner city and divides it into four major regions: east, west, north, south.

People like Pei Ze now live in the southern part of the outer city.

I have to say that the map of the northern part of the outer city in front of me is extremely precise, like a three-dimensional map overlooking from a high altitude. If you zoom in, you can even see the lines on the outer walls of the buildings.

"This is the target location for our operation tonight."

The tall officer pointed to a spot on the map, which was instantly dyed red.

But it is a manor.

"According to the information we have, it can be determined that this is the stronghold of Abep's forces. It is preliminarily speculated that there are more than heretics hiding inside, and there are at least one priest and five drinkers."

"The operation will start at midnight. At that time, the two master wizards from the High Tower Academy, together with the warlords and commanders present, as well as the elite main force of the city guards, will raid the manor together."

"The task of everyone here is to cooperate with other colleagues in our city guard to form a defense line around the manor and kill the fleeing heretics."

Following the words of the tall officer, two yellow circles, one inside and one outside, appeared on the map with the manor as the center.

The outermost yellow circle is divided into equal-area cone-shaped areas with lines, each of which is marked with a number. There are 120 areas in total.

This division was very concise and clear, and the apprentice wizards quickly understood the arrangement of the plan.

The outermost yellow circle is the area they want to garrison.

A total of 120 teams were present, each stationed in a small area according to the number.

Seeing this, many wizard apprentices secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

What they were most worried about was being arranged to raid the stronghold, which would undoubtedly be very dangerous.

If you encounter a binge drinker, you may not even have a chance to escape.

The risk of killing fleeing infidels on the periphery is relatively low.

"There are two lines of defense in total. Our city guards are in charge of the first line of defense. Everyone here is mainly responsible for the outermost line of defense."

The tall officer looked around solemnly.

"Let's start assigning the areas that each team is responsible for."

"Area No. 1 is in charge of Team No. 1."

"Area No. 2 is in charge of Team No. 2."

"Area 3 consists of"

During the gap between the tall officer assigning defense areas, Gu Lin suddenly whispered: "We are lucky, we are area 32 and area 33."

Pei Ze nodded slightly, smiled and said nothing.

It is also the outermost line of defense, but the danger of each area varies greatly.

For example, to the north of the manor is a city gate guarded by heavy troops. As long as the head of the heretics is not caught by the gate, it is impossible to run north.

Also, to the west of the manor is the city guard's station. The possibility of the heretics escaping in this direction is also not very high.

Generally speaking, except for a few heretics who are panicking, there should not be too many enemies attacking the defense lines in these two directions

Coupled with the city guards defending in front, after the 'filtering' of the first line of defense, the pressure on the second line of defense has been greatly reduced.

The wizard apprentices assigned to these two directions have almost no defensive pressure.

On the other hand, the pressure on the south and east sides is much greater.

Especially on the east side, after the second line of defense is the residential area, with many buildings and complex terrain. Once the heretics escape into this area, it will be like fish entering the sea, and it will be even more difficult to catch them.

Therefore, there are definitely not a few pagans who choose this direction to break out.

Although the wizard apprentices and knight students present all wanted to earn more merit points and contribution points, they didn't intend to put their heads on their belts and fight desperately. Naturally, they didn't want to be stationed in the most dangerous areas.

"The team in area 28 is under a lot of pressure." Gu Lin whispered.

Pei Ze looked at the sorcerer apprentice in team 28, whose expression was extremely ugly at this moment.

Area 28 is just in front of the entrance into the living quarters.

Among the 120 areas on the perimeter defense line, area 28 is undoubtedly the first in terms of defensive pressure.

Even if there are city guards in front to share the pressure, the danger is extremely high.

Judging by the expression on the apprentice wizard's face, nine out of ten are already regretting participating in this operation.

It's a pity that the action has already begun, and he can't give up no matter how regretful he is, otherwise the punishment of the City Guards and the High Tower Academy is no joke.

Not long after, the tall officer finished announcing the responsible teams for the 27 areas ahead, and it was the 28th's turn.

"28 areas by 2"

"and many more."

A voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the tall officer's words.

He looked back in shock and saw that the person who made the noise was Warlord Huonan, and he couldn't help but have a look of doubt on his face.

"warlord."

Huo Nan raised his hand to stop the tall officer from asking, his eyes swept across the crowd, and finally fell on Pei Ze, with a glimmer of light in his eyes.

"The No. 28 area is very important. It is safer for a stronger team to be in charge. In my opinion, it will be handed over to the No. 32 team."

After Huo Nan's voice fell, the hall fell silent.

Everyone looked at Pei Ze in a flash, with strange eyes.

Huo Nan's words seemed to be praising the strength of the No. 32 team, which is strong enough to take on heavier responsibilities, but who can see that he is targeting Pei Ze?

Some delicate apprentices even noticed that Yan Zhen and Dai Longju frowned. Obviously, Huo Nan had not communicated with them beforehand about this decision.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Pei Ze's eyes flickered slightly, and he didn't react too much.

On the other side, Yan Zhen looked deeply at Huo Nan and said nothing.

Seeing that neither Yan Zhen nor Dai Long objected, Officer Gao hesitated for a moment and raised his voice: "Team 28 is responsible for area 32."

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Pei Ze with a hint of pity.

"Did you offend Governor Huonan?"

"Who knows, he's in trouble anyway."

"The location of Area 28 is so bad, it gives me a headache just thinking about it."

"Yeah, a bad one may even cost your life!"

There are also many people secretly gloating.

The wizard apprentice in Team 28 was even more visibly relieved.

"quiet!"

The tall officer coughed lightly, suppressed the crowd's chatter, and continued to announce.

"Area 29 is in charge of team 29."

"Area 32 is occupied by team 28."

Except for the areas that teams No. 28 and 32 are responsible for, the areas that other teams are responsible for are the same as the numbers.

After announcing the area of ​​responsibility, the tall officer looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "All teams must do their best to kill the heretics. If any neglect of duty is found, they will be dealt with according to military law!"

"When the operation starts, everyone will distribute a record ring to record the operation and merit calculation."

"In addition, after this operation is over, all wizard apprentices will receive a basic reward of 10 merit points, and all knight students will receive a basic reward of 200 contribution points."

As soon as these words came out, most of the wizard apprentices and knight students immediately beamed with joy.

Only Su Ya and Gu Lin looked serious.

"Pei Ze, do you have a conflict with Huo Nan?" Gu Lin asked.

Pei Ze shook his head: "I didn't know him before today."

Gu Lin frowned and said, "That's strange. Why would he target you for no reason?"

"Maybe it's not for nothing." Pei Ze said meaningfully.

Gu Lin was slightly taken aback, but quickly reacted, showing a thoughtful look.

The status of a legendary knight is indeed higher than that of a third-level wizard apprentice, but that only refers to an ordinary third-level wizard apprentice.

Such as Pei Ze's outstanding qualifications, and a third-level wizard apprentice who is a fifth-level pharmacist student, even a legendary knight would not dare to offend easily.

Huo Nan had almost blatantly targeted Pei Ze just now. She would never believe it if there was no wizard behind him.

As for the wizard who would do such a thing, the answer is almost ready to come out.

Gu Lin frowned and said: "Even if we know why Huo Nan wants to target you, we can't change the plan now."

Su Ya on the side also looked very solemn and hesitated to speak.

Peng Yan, who was honest and honest, also realized the seriousness of the matter, and his big face tensed up.

Among the crowd, Pei Ze was the only one with a calm expression. He smiled slightly and said, "I participated in the siege operation for merit points. I wish I could kill more heretics. Isn't it just right now?"

"Maybe after the operation is over, I can exchange for a place in the Secret Realm of Truth."

Seeing that Pei Ze looked calm and not trying to hold on, Gu Lin couldn't help but secretly admire his confidence and indifference, and said with a smile: "Then hold on, I don't want to hear the news that you died in the battle when I come back."

"Don't worry." Pei Ze smiled.

Gu Lin said no more and walked out of the hall with his two companions.

Pei Ze glanced in Huonan's direction, smiled, and walked towards the door of the hall.

Su Ya and Peng Yan hurriedly followed.

(End of this chapter)