Wizarding Age: I can analyze everything

Chapter 73 The Most Pressured Defensive Zone (Seeking First Subscription)

Hundreds of grey stone lamps illuminated the entire hall as if it were daytime.

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

The lobby floor is divided into sections by white lines and marked with numbers.

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

Pei Ze's team number is 32, which is right next to Gu Lin's team number 33.

"Lord Pei Ze!"

Su Ya and Peng Yan had already arrived, and upon seeing Pei Ze, they immediately greeted him respectfully.

Pei Ze nodded and tossed each of them a bottle of Boiling Blood Potion.

"Keep this safe, use it only in case of danger."

Su Ya and Peng Yan recognized it as the Boiling Blood Potion, and their faces immediately lit up with surprise and joy. They hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

Both of them prepared some medicine for this operation.

However, these are all non-tiered potions such as brute force potions, stamina potions, and antidote potions.

First-tier potions like Boiling Blood Potion, which cost hundreds of gold coins, are difficult even for great knights to afford.

If used properly in a critical moment, this medicine can be as useful as a life-saving tool.

I got a bottle of Tier 1 potion before the operation even started. I definitely sided with the right person this time!

Su Ya and Peng Yan were both overjoyed.

Seeing this, the two knight students standing behind Gu Lin both showed expressions of envy.

Gu Lin couldn't help but roll his eyes.

She wasn't as extravagant as Pei Ze, casually giving away two bottles of Tier 1 potions.

After all, gem magic is very expensive, and most of the resources her family gave her were used for it.

Suddenly, Gu Lin seemed to remember something, leaned closer to Pei Ze, and whispered, "Did you make these potions yourself?"

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

Gu Lin gave an "oh," somewhat skeptical, but then thought that Pei Ze had only been studying pharmacology for two or three months, so it was unlikely that he could refine a first-tier potion on his own now.

It should be noted that Mo Weng's other disciple, Yin Xue, also spent more than half a year before successfully refining her first bottle of first-tier potion.

Even so, Yin Xue has become a renowned pharmacy genius at the Tower Academy.

Surely Pei Ze's talent in pharmacy couldn't possibly be better than Yin Xue's?

Gu Lin's doubts vanished instantly, and he shook his head, no longer thinking about it.

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Just then, the hall doors suddenly opened, and a group of people filed in.

They were all clad in armor, exuding a powerful aura, with sharp or resolute gazes, radiating a sense of oppression that made one's heart sink.

Legendary Knight!

With the arrival of these people, the buzzing discussions in the hall quickly subsided, and it became quiet in the blink of an eye.

The wizard apprentices' eyes were all fixed on these officers, their expressions solemn.

In Dawn City, knights hold a much lower status than wizards.

But the legendary knight was an exception.

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

For ordinary wizard apprentices, legendary knights are even more formidable beings, insurmountable.

Only a very small number of third-level wizard apprentices can rival legendary knights.

Therefore, even in the Silver Legion, which is full of wizards, legendary knights have a place, at least serving as officers.

Within the city guard, legendary knights held an even higher status, and without exception, they were all high-ranking officers of the general rank.

Even a third-level wizard apprentice wouldn't dare to act recklessly in front of more than ten legendary knights.

A group of legendary knights strode up to the crowd and stood still, followed by the three in the center who stepped out from the crowd.

The leader, with sharp eyes, surveyed the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Zhen. I am the commander of the city guard and the chief commander of this siege operation."

As soon as Yan Zhen finished speaking, a man with a hooked nose on his right spoke up.

"Huo Nan, also a city guard commander, is one of the commanders of this siege operation."

Next is the middle-aged man on the left.

"Dai Long, also a city guard commander, is one of the commanders of this siege operation."

The military governor, a general in the city guards second only to the commander and deputy commander of a corps, was already considered to be of high rank and great power.

The fact that three military governors were dispatched to serve as commanders at once demonstrates the importance the city guards attached to this operation.

As for the other officers, they stood solemnly behind the three men, showing no sign of speaking.

"Next, I will explain tonight's action plan."

Yan Zhen acted decisively and efficiently. After his introduction, he didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point, waving 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 him making any move, the crystal suddenly hummed, and countless rays of light burst forth from it, weaving together to outline a lifelike image above.

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

The entire city of Dawn is divided into two main parts: inner and outer.

The inner city is surrounded by the Ring of Truth, and the outer city surrounds the inner city and divides it into four major districts: east, west, south, and north.

Pei Ze, for example, now lives in the southern part of the outer city.

It must be said that the map of the northern outer city is exceptionally detailed, like a three-dimensional map viewed from above. If you zoom in, you can even see the textures on the exterior walls of the buildings.

"Our target location for tonight's operation is here."

The tall officer pointed to a location on the map, which was instantly turned red.

It was, however, an estate.

"Based on the intelligence we have, we can confirm that this is indeed the stronghold of Abep's forces. Our initial estimate is that there are more than 300 heretics hiding inside, including at least one priest and five heavy drinkers."

"The operation will begin at midnight. At that time, the two wizards from the Tower Academy, along with the warlords and centurions present, as well as the elite main force of the city guard, will launch a surprise attack on the manor."

"And the task of everyone here is to work with our other colleagues in the city guard to build a defensive line around the manor and wipe out the fleeing heretics."

As the tall officer spoke, two yellow circles, one inside and one outside, instantly appeared on the map, centered on the manor.

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

This division was so simple and clear that the wizard apprentices quickly understood the plan.

The outermost yellow circle marks the area they are to be stationed in.

There were a total of 120 teams present, each stationed in a small area according to their assigned number.

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

Their biggest fear was being assigned to raid the stronghold, which would undoubtedly be extremely dangerous.

If you encounter a heavy drinker, you might not even have a chance to escape.

Suppressing fleeing heretics on the outskirts is relatively much less dangerous.

"There are two lines of defense. The first line of defense will be the responsibility of our city guards, while you all will be mainly responsible for the outermost line of defense."

The tall military officer surveyed the room with a solemn expression.

"Now we'll assign the areas to each team."

"Area 1 is the responsibility of Squad 1."

"Area 2 is the responsibility of Squad 2."

"Area 3 is..."

During a break in the assignment of defense zones by the tall officer, Gu Lin suddenly whispered, "We're lucky, we're in zones 32 and 33."

Pei Ze nodded slightly, smiled, and said nothing.

Even though they are all on the outermost line of defense, the danger levels in different areas vary greatly.

For example, the manor is located north of a heavily guarded city gate, and unless a heretic has his head caught in the door, he cannot possibly run north.

Furthermore, the city guard's garrison is located to the west of the manor, so the likelihood of the heretics fleeing in that direction is also not very high.

In general, aside from a few panicked heretics, there shouldn't be many enemies attacking the defensive lines in these two directions.

With the city guards defending the front, the pressure on the second line of defense was significantly reduced after the first line of defense was 'filtered'.

The wizard apprentices assigned to these two directions faced virtually no defensive pressure.

In contrast, the pressure is much greater in the south and east.

Especially in the east, behind the second line of defense lies the residential area, with numerous buildings and complex terrain. Once the heretics escape into this area, it's like fish entering the sea, making it even more difficult to catch them.

Therefore, there must be quite a few heretics who chose this direction to break through.

Although the wizard apprentices and knight cadets present all wanted to earn more merit points and contribution points, they were not willing to risk their lives and therefore did not want to be stationed in the most dangerous areas.

"The team in area 28 is under a lot of pressure," Gu Lin said in a low voice.

Pei Ze looked at the wizard apprentice in team number 28, whose face was now extremely pale.

Area 28 is located right in front of the entrance to the residential area.

Of the 120 areas on the outer perimeter of the defense, area 28 undoubtedly faces the greatest defensive pressure.

Even with the city guards sharing the burden, the danger is still extremely high.

Judging from the wizard apprentice's expression, he was probably already regretting coming to participate in this operation.

Unfortunately, the operation had already begun, and no matter how much he regretted it, he couldn't give up. Otherwise, the punishment from the city guards and the Tower Academy would be no joke.

Before long, the tall officer finished announcing the responsible teams for the first 27 areas, and it was the turn of team number 28.

"Area 28 consists of 2"

"etc."

A voice suddenly rang out, interrupting the tall officer.

He turned around in surprise and saw that the person who spoke was Commander Huo Nan, and a look of doubt appeared on his face.

"warlord."

Huo Nan raised his hand to stop the tall military officer from asking questions. His gaze swept across the crowd and finally landed on Pei Ze, a glint of something sinister flashing in his eyes.

"Area 28 is very important. It would be safer to have a stronger team in charge of it. In my opinion, we should entrust it to team 32."

As soon as Huo Nan finished speaking, the hall fell silent.

Everyone turned to look at Pei Ze with unusually strange expressions.

Huo Nan's words seemed to be praising Team 32 for their strength and ability to shoulder greater responsibilities, but anyone with eyes could see that he was targeting Pei Ze.

Some observant apprentices even noticed that Yan Zhen and Dai Long both frowned, clearly indicating that Huo Nan had not consulted them beforehand about this decision.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Pei Ze merely glanced at them slightly, without reacting much.

On the other side, Yan Zhen gave Huo Nan a deep look but said nothing.

Seeing that neither Yan Zhen nor Dai Long objected, the tall officer hesitated for a moment before announcing loudly, "Area 28 will be the responsibility of Team 32."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Pei Ze with a hint of pity.

"Has this offended Governor Huo Nan?"

"Who knows? Anyway, he's in trouble now."

"The location of Area 28 is terrible; just thinking about it gives me a headache."

"Yes, one wrong move and you could lose your life!"

Many people secretly gloated.

The wizard apprentices in team number 28 visibly breathed a sigh of relief.

"quiet!"

The tall military officer coughed lightly, silencing the murmurs of the crowd, and continued his announcement.

"Area 29 is the responsibility of Team 29."

"Area 32 is occupied by team number 28."

Except for teams 28 and 32, whose assigned areas have been swapped, the areas that other teams are responsible for are the same as their assigned areas.

After announcing the areas of responsibility, the tall officer's face turned solemn, and he said in a deep voice, "All units must do their utmost to eliminate the heretics. Any act of dereliction of duty will be dealt with according to military law!"

"At the start of the operation, everyone will be given a recording ring to record the operation's progress and calculate merits."

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

Upon hearing this, most of the wizard apprentices and knight trainees immediately showed joy.

Only Su Ya and Gu Lin had somber expressions.

"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?"

"Perhaps it wasn't without reason," Pei Ze said meaningfully.

Gu Lin was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening and showed a thoughtful expression.

Legendary knights do have a higher status than third-level wizard apprentices, but that only applies to ordinary third-level wizard apprentices.

Even legendary knights wouldn't dare to easily offend someone like Pei Ze, who possesses outstanding talent and is a fifth-tier alchemist student and a third-level wizard apprentice.

Huo Nan had just openly targeted Pei Ze; she absolutely did not believe that he wasn't backed by a wizard.

The answer to which wizard would do such a thing is almost obvious.

Gu Lin frowned and said, "Even if we know why Huo Nan is targeting you, it won't change the plan now."

Su Ya, standing to the side, also had a solemn expression, seemingly wanting to say something but holding back.

Even the honest and simple-minded Peng Yan realized the seriousness of the matter, and his big face became tense.

Among the group, only Pei Ze remained calm. He smiled slightly and said, "I participated in the encirclement operation for merit points. I couldn't be happier than to kill more heretics. Isn't this perfect?"

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

Seeing that Pei Ze's expression was calm and not like he was forcing himself, Gu Lin couldn't help but admire his confidence and composure. He smiled and said, "Then you'd better hold on. I don't want to come back and hear that you've died in battle."

"Don't worry," Pei Ze said with a smile.

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

Pei Ze glanced in Huo Nan's direction, smiled, and walked towards the entrance of the hall.

Su Ya and Peng Yan quickly followed.

(End of this chapter)