Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 157 The Great War Erupts, the Essence of Wizarding Civilization

That's insane!

Gu Lin had only this one thought left in his mind.

She knew before that Pei Ze was exceptionally talented, even to the point of being considered a monster.

But I never expected that this guy would be promoted to a level two wizard in less than a year!

This speed at which their strength increases is simply terrifying!

After advancing to the level of a wizard by purifying his soul crystal, Gu Lin was initially quite pleased with himself, thinking that the gap between him and Pei Ze should have narrowed somewhat.

But now it seems that, not only has it not shortened, it has actually widened!

For a moment, Gu Lin was both shocked and frustrated.

Pei Ze was equally surprised.

This vampire wizard's perception and eyesight are amazing; he saw through many of his secrets at a glance.

This is under the premise that he maintains his mental energy field.

If the mental field were to dissipate, it would probably be completely transparent to others.

High-ranking wizards are indeed a terrifying bunch.

Pei Ze felt a slight chill.

"The blood tastes good too." Annie's nostrils twitched slightly, "but it's still far inferior to Gu Lin's."

Gu Lin rolled his eyes discreetly upon hearing this.

She wasn't happy at all about the praise.

Pei Ze glanced at Gu Lin, then at Ai Niwei, a look of realization flashing in his eyes.

He had been wondering why Gu Lin would get together with a high-level wizard like Annie, but now it seemed that Annie had a special affection for Gu Lin.

It is estimated that the two reached some kind of deal.

Perhaps this is why Gu Lin was able to advance to the level of a wizard so quickly.

Pei Ze had long noticed Gu Lin's spiritual aura, which was clearly a unique mark of a wizard.

Logically speaking, Gu Lin shouldn't have advanced to the level of a wizard so quickly.

After all, as fellow wizard apprentices who had cultivated the highest level of advanced meditation techniques, Yin Xue herself had spent nearly three years before successfully advancing to the wizard level.

Even if Gu Lin is more outstanding than Yin Xue, it's impossible for him to be that much better.

Not everyone in this world has the golden finger of omniscience.

"What are you going to do?" Gu Lin's words interrupted Pei Ze's thoughts.

Gathering his scattered thoughts, Pei Ze didn't hide anything and said frankly, "Go and purchase the materials for engraving the alchemical marks."

Seeing Gu Lin's puzzled expression, Pei Ze patiently explained the alchemical markings.

Upon hearing this, Gu Lin's mouth opened slightly.

Enchantment patterns that are even more advanced than magic tattoos!

Moreover, its effects and power are two to three times that of magic tattoos!

If only I could carve one myself.

Seemingly remembering something, Gu Lin's face flushed slightly. She glanced at Pei Ze, but quickly regained her composure and looked at Pei Ze expectantly, saying, "Could you help me carve one too?"

Before Pei Ze could speak, Annie poured cold water on his enthusiasm.

"Don't even think about it, Gu Lin. The requirements for alchemical engraving are much higher than those for magical tattoos. Without a level three legendary physique, you can't even transform into an alchemical body, let alone engrave alchemical engravings."

Gu Lin looked at Pei Ze and saw him nodding with a smile, and was immediately disappointed.

Unlike Pei Ze, she didn't pay much attention to cultivating breathing techniques. Even after advancing to the level of a wizard and gaining a significant physical enhancement, she was still only at the level of a first-tier legendary knight, far from being a third-tier legendary knight.

Annie offered a timely and thoughtful suggestion: "I have a way to help you quickly improve your physique. If you're willing to pay an equivalent price."

Gu Lin subconsciously clenched his fist and glared at Annie.

During this period, she had 200 milliliters of blood absorbed by Annie every day. Although the process was not painful, it was not a pleasant experience.

However, the thought of the alchemical engravings made her waver again.

"How much blood do you need?"

Unexpectedly, Annie shook her head slightly: "No matter how delicious something is, you'll get tired of it quickly if you eat too much at once. Two hundred milliliters of blood a day is enough for me now."

Now it was Gu Lin's turn to be puzzled: "So what kind of reward do you want?"

Annie smiled slightly, her lips moving slightly as if she were using a communication spell.

The next moment, Gu Lin showed an extremely conflicted expression.

However, in the end, the allure of the alchemical engravings prevailed, and the girl bit her lip lightly and nodded emphatically.

"Okay, deal!"

Annie's lips curled into a smile.

Pei Ze watched the interaction between the two and a slight twitch appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Gu Lin then remembered that Pei Ze was still beside him. His face flushed slightly, and he quickly pulled Ai Niwei away, but they returned after only a few steps.

"I almost forgot to ask, are you still in Red Maple City preparing to respond to the war order?"

Pei Ze nodded slightly: "That's right."

Gu Lin's expression brightened, and he said, "Me too, then see you on the battlefield."

Pei Ze smiled and nodded.

After Gu Lin and Ai Niwei left, Pei Ze continued on his way to the store.

After purchasing the materials, he engraved the energy field and dimensional leap that very night, and the process went very smoothly.

After engraving the alchemical marks, Pei Ze had only 12,000 merit points left.

He then purchased seven standard-quantity metal sets, instantly upgrading Silver Star to +7 level.

At this point, of the more than 50,000 merit points I had gradually acquired since returning from the Mithril resource point, only a little over 600 remained.

If other first-level wizards knew about this rate of spending, they would probably be dumbfounded.

"Next, we just need to wait for the mental energy level to reach the critical point."

Pei Ze let out a long sigh, drank a bottle of resonance potion, and began to meditate.

As the frequency of use increases and the mental energy level rises, the effects of the resonance potion become weaker and weaker.

Even with the aid of visualization techniques, daily meditation can only increase energy levels by 0.17.

"At this rate, it will take more than a month to reach the 96 energy level."

A little over a month isn't a long time, but a major battle is imminent, and Pei Ze doesn't know if the current calm can last for another month.

If one can advance to the level of a second-level wizard before the outbreak of the great war, the safety of participating in the war will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

However, reality did not unfold as Pei Ze had hoped.

March 12, 14525 in the Astral Calendar.

The Turin army slowly advanced towards Red Maple City, adopting an offensive posture.

After a stalemate of nearly two months, the great battle finally broke out.

On the boundless plains.

Countless Turin troops had already formed ranks.

Leading the ranks were millions of infantrymen, dressed in inconsistent leather armor and armed with weapons, clearly a private army cobbled together from different nobles, who would serve as cannon fodder in the ensuing battle.

Following them was a fully armed order of religious knights.

The elite knights, clad in fine armor and wielding steel longswords, were in high spirits; they were the true main force of the Turin army.

On both sides of the army, countless knights rode beasts that looked like horses but had limbs covered in scales.

They were an elite cavalry regiment, ready at any time to use their powerful charge to tear apart the enemy's formation.

However, what is even more eye-catching are the densely packed Turin chariots suspended in the air.

The heavy bronze carriage reflected a cold metallic luster under the sunlight, and the magic array runes on the surface of the carriage shimmered with a faint light, waiting only for a command to unleash the prepared divine spells upon the enemy ranks.

Among the tens of thousands of Turin chariots, there were more than a hundred palace-like metal buildings that emanated extremely strong divine blessings.

Even from tens of kilometers away, it can be clearly felt.

"That was the Turin people's war fortress, an alchemical creation that combined offense, defense, and mobility."

"Inivie said softly."

Her appearance has changed drastically; she has transformed into a tiny bat, perched on Gu Lin's shoulder.

According to her, this was to avoid attracting attention.

Although Pei Ze didn't quite understand why she wanted to come to the battlefield, he thought that with a high-level wizard there, if she really encountered danger, the wizard would probably not abandon her to her death. This would be an extra layer of protection, so he stopped asking.

"A war fortress? Which is more powerful, this or the wizard's tower?" Gu Lin asked curiously, glancing at the distance behind him.

Opposite the Turin army, the Red Maple City army had also lined up in formation early on.

At the forefront was a slave army composed of barbarians, goblins, and other alien races.

In the middle is the Golem Legion.

Tens of thousands of golems stood in neat rows, motionless like stone sculptures, giving people a sense of majestic and powerful strength.

More than 80% of the golems are flesh golems and clay golems, but there are also quite a few stone golems and iron golems.

There was even a Vajra demon statue!

This is a powerful golem whose combat capabilities rival those of a level three wizard!

One of them could wipe out a fully armed religious knight order head-on!

Following the Golem Legion came the Silver Light Legion and the Crimson Flame Legion.

The former is the most famous ace legion in Dawn City, while the latter is the most powerful elite legion in Crimson Lotus City.

These two legions, which have been fighting on the front lines of interdimensional warfare for many years, can be described as the elite of the elite.

At a glance, the spears stretched like a forest, obscuring the sky and the armor gleamed like a mirror.

On both sides of the army, there were also neat square formations of cavalry.

They were fully armored, wielding long spears, with heavy swords at their waists, and riding warhorses. Although they were far apart, one could already feel their imposing aura.

The only force in the entire army that could outdo them in terms of morale was the witch hunters at the rear.

Thousands of wizards hovered in the air, without dazzling armor or imposing aura, but the spiritual energy field formed by countless scattered spirits intertwined and converged enveloped most of the battlefield.

Even people from Turin, who live far away, could feel that heavy sense of oppression.

If wizards are the sharpest blades on the battlefield, then the wizard towers suspended above the army are undoubtedly the deadliest weapons of war.

More than forty towering wizard towers stand suspended a thousand meters in the air.

Even standing on the ground, you can clearly see the towering and massive structure, which seems to cover the entire sky and make people feel a sense of insignificance.

Hearing Gu Lin's words, Annie chuckled and said leisurely, "Although the Turin people's war fortress is also a decent alchemical creation, it is incomparable to the Wizard Tower."

"The wizard tower is the essence of wizarding civilization. A qualified wizard tower must be able to withstand attacks from ninth-circle spells, while having a stable supply of magical energy, a small protective energy field of magic locks, ultra-long-range strike devices, an internal golem army, and a tower spirit construct commander, etc."

"Building even the most basic wizard tower would require resources worth at least a million magic crystals."

Gu Lin gasped.

Pei Ze was also somewhat taken aback.

Magic crystals are higher-level energy crystals than magic coins, and are the product of refining and condensing a large number of magic stones.

One magic crystal is worth one thousand magic coins.

A million magic crystals, converted into magic coins, is a number that makes one's scalp tingle just thinking about it.

"Although expensive, the power of the Wizard Tower is worth the price," Annie said.

Pei Ze and Gu Lin exchanged a glance, both tacitly agreeing with this statement.

The Wizard Tower of the Wizarding Dimension is renowned throughout the multiverse, and countless civilizations from different dimensions have succumbed to its bombardment to this day.

Its fame has long spread throughout countless planes.

Pei Ze gazed at the towering pagoda in the sky, a hint of longing flashing in his eyes.

Owning one's own wizard tower would be extremely beneficial, both for enhancing one's strength and for future journeys across different planes.

Unfortunately, to build a wizard tower, one must at least reach the level of a fourth-level wizard.

He is still far from that level.

After a while, Pei Ze finally looked away and surveyed his surroundings.

He was currently on the right flank of the formation, surrounded by mostly free wizards like himself.

Within Red Maple City, the free wizards who had received the war order were all assigned to the left and right flanks.

This was expected.

After all, these free wizards have no experience in battle formation coordination. If they are placed in the main formation, their coordination may become chaotic and their formation may fall into disarray if the battle becomes too intense. It is most appropriate to place them on the side battlefields where the pressure is relatively low.

Waaah!

A loud bugle call suddenly rang out, echoing across the plains.

As the sound echoed, the army of Turin began to advance slowly, like a colossal beast crushing everything in its path.

At the same time.

A deep, resonant voice echoed above the Red Maple City army.

"attack!"

The next moment, war drums sounded from the top of the walls of Red Maple City behind them.

The army began to move slowly, gradually accelerating, and with overwhelming momentum, it fiercely met the enemy.

The two armies collided violently like two raging torrents, and in an instant, blood splattered and bones and limbs flew everywhere!

A deafening roar of battle cries suddenly filled the sky!

Looking down from the air, the front ranks of both armies were already locked in a fierce melee, a brutal slaughter resembling a meat grinder.

It was as if red ink had been splashed onto a white sheet of paper, slowly spreading and staining the vast field, which was instantly soaked in blood.

At the same time, the Turin chariot in the sky slowly moved forward, its speed increasing, and its streaks of light rushed toward the Wizard Tower.

More than forty wizard towers stood tall and unmoving, but suddenly, starlight appeared near the top of the towers. The light rapidly expanded and finally transformed into a dazzling ball of light like the sun.

The next second, countless crimson rays shot out from the ball of light, densely covering the Turin chariot.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The Turin chariot struck by the crimson beam instantly exploded into a ball of fire.

In an instant, hundreds of Turin tanks were reduced to scrap metal and fell to the ground.

Only a huge ice shield appeared in front of the metal fortress, blocking the crimson rays. It then began to fight back. With a flash of light, countless ice dragons materialized out of thin air and lunged fiercely at the wizard tower.

The war quickly escalated to a fever pitch!

(End of this chapter)