Chapter 205 Earth Movement - Chapter 206 Beast Tide 1
After the simple welcome banquet, Donald did not rest the room arranged by Earl Benleton, but went with them to the hall of the Leighton Port Guard Command next to the city wall.
Donald's expression of sharing hardships suddenly aroused the favor of the senior management of Port Layton. Everyone chatted absent-mindedly for a while, and soldiers came to report, and there was something happening in the harbor.
"Hisser Baron! Everyone, let's go up and take a look!"
Earl of Layton reached out to make an invitation letter, and everyone was naturally anxious to know the latest situation and climbed the walls of Layton Harbor together.
Above the city wall, a row of soldiers guarded the city wall, and there were also some people in uniform clothing on the other side. Several mages were commanding the soldiers at several squadrons and were busy with something. When they met hurriedly, they rushed back to the commander of the security army on the city wall, Ryante, who was looking seriously at the harbor.
"Lyant, how is the situation?" "Earl, Lord Baron, and everyone, the shallow sea area of the port was calm, but since the beginning, there were more than tens of thousands of sea beasts sneaking over from the water. Now it has surrounded the entire port, and seeing that there are waves surging behind it, I wonder how many sea beasts are rushing towards us!"
Regarding this situation, everyone in Port Layton looked ugly. Earl of Layton asked Donald: "What do you think, Mr. Baron?"
Donald had a much more eye-catching sight than Ryante, the silver swordsman, and saw more than tens of thousands of sea beasts, like tadpoles in the water, squeezing densely around the port of Leiden Port.
"I'm afraid there are more than tens of thousands of sea beasts, and we can only do two ways now. The first is to take advantage of the fact that the sea beasts have not gathered more and try to digest the live power of the sea beasts. The second is to delay time. If the sea beasts do not launch attacks on their own initiative, we will not fight back. We can buy some time for the arrival of reinforcements!"
After hearing this, Earl Layton discussed with the others, and finally decided to choose the second one. After all, it is best for them not to start a war to avoid losses in Port Layton.
Although Donald was a little disappointed, he did not show his feelings. If it were him, he might have launched an attack long ago. If he didn't take action at this time, and when more sea beasts gathered, they would be crushed by the number alone.
Turning around to see what the mages were busy with, Donald found that it was a device similar to a stone catapult, but the ammunition thrown by these stone catapults was not stones, but sealed pots.
Seeing Donald seem interested in these weapons, Earl Layton introduced: "These are fire bombs designed by our chief wizard of Port Layton Master Bowen. After being released with a catapult, it will explode and burn when it encounters a violent impact. The flames can be sputtered onto the enemy for a long time and cannot be extinguished with water! Unfortunately, the materials are limited, so you can only prepare less than 2,000 fire bombs, otherwise most of these sea beasts can be solved by this alone!"
Isn’t this a fire bomb from another world?
Donald nodded after hearing this, and didn't say much. This kind of incendiary bomb is a very simple gadget for him who is proficient in alchemy. He has the original concept of modern thermal weapons since his previous life, and he can do it better and more perfectly, but this simple incendiary bomb can still be used in this time!
But the mage who looked quite old and the most gorgeously dressed among the mages couldn't help but snort at Donald when he saw this scene.
This kind of fire bomb was his most proud invention. In the past, anyone didn't praise him loudly after hearing it. Now the young mage just nodded with contempt. In his opinion, he obviously looked down on him, the chief mage of Layton Port.
Earl Renn explained awkwardly: "That is Master Bowen, the chief wizard of our Port Layton. Master Bowen has such a temper. Please don't mind it with the Baron!"
Of course Donald wouldn't mind, and he didn't have the time to deal with other people.
Bowen glanced at a young mage like Donald with some contempt. Although the other party claimed to be the first genius mage of Celt and had the halo of kingdom heroes, the youngest bronze mage, etc., for him, he was just a little mage who became proud of his achievements.
However, after this inadvertent glance, Bowen suddenly became stunned, and then widened his eyes and looked at Donald in disbelief.
"You call it!"
It took a long time for the Master Baowen to take a breath and asked indecisively: "Have you advanced to Silver?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present couldn't help but breathe a lot.
Promoted to silver?
The news that this young mage advanced to bronze was only heard not long ago, which shocked the entire upper class of Selt. Now, a silver mage who is less than 20 years old, even a mage kingdom like the mage kingdom bolin has never produced such a genius!
"Just just advanced!"
At the shock of everyone present, Donald just nodded lightly and said something.
After standing at a certain height, the praise and awe of others have become increasingly weaker and weaker for him. He is no longer the young mage who was praised by others for a few words, but the silver mage who is strong enough to influence the situation on one side.
"This is great! Your Excellency Baron has actually advanced to become the Silver Master, so our strength will be even stronger!"
Earl Layton said happily. The most happy thing about Donald becoming a silver mage is him.
Donald had nothing to say about this, it was just a natural result. Moreover, it was only a matter of time for him to advance to gold.
At this time, he looked at the increasing black shadows in the water at the port ahead, and frowned slightly.
There is about two kilometers away from the port to the city wall. In the past, this generation was the unloading point for ships of large and small ports of Leyton. Later, it developed into a free trade zone. The between them was a bit too flat and there were no fortifications. If the sea beasts attacked, they would inevitably easily attack the city.
So he said to the mages present: "Who has mastered the earth movement technique?"
The alchemy mages of Layton Port couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this. There were three silver mages among them, and the others were bronze powerful men. However, although the Earth Movement was only a level six spell, it was a strategic spell that released a single spell that was more than level seven. Therefore, only two mages had learned it. One of them was the chief mage Bao Wen, and the other was a high-level bronze mage. They just barely mastered it. I'm afraid that the magic power would not be enough and they would not be able to exert much effect.
"Are there only two? It's almost done!"
After talking to himself, Donald said to the two: "The terrain of the port is too flat. I plan to work with the two to cast the seismic technique and create another defensive belt on the port. Are you having any problems?"
The bronze mage was frightened by Donald's power and said uneasy: "I may not have enough magic to shape it..."
Before he could finish his words, Donald handed over a piece of equipment and a crystal bottle.
"This is an energy pendant that can enhance magic power, and a potion that can replenish magic power. If you use it, you will return it to me. It should be enough for you to complete the casting process of the Earth Movement! I am responsible for the Central Committee, you two are responsible for the left and right, start preparing!"
As he said that, he ignored the others and went straight to the front of the city wall to prepare for this spell.
Although the chief wizard, Bowen, did not like to follow Donald's orders, this method could indeed increase the defense of Port Layton. So in the eager eyes of Earl Layton, he stood in a suffocating voice with another wizard, and was several hundred feet away from Donald, and began to prepare this seismic technique.
Earth movement is a level 6 strategic spell, and the magic power required is much more than ordinary level 7 spells, mainly because relying on the will of the spell caster to mobilize the surface structure and shaping consumes most of the magic power.
This spell can affect the surface structure of an area of hundreds of square meters, create ditches, and even create hills up to hundreds of feet high. However, for each area that affects a certain area, ordinary mages need at least ten minutes of preparation and casting. The larger the area it affects, the more time it takes to change the terrain.
Under the gaze of everyone on the city wall, Donald suddenly opened his eyes.
“Are you ready?”
Seeing Bowen and another bronze wizard nodding, Donald shouted: "Start!"
A sudden vibration occurred in the central area of the port hundreds of meters away from the city wall. Amid the rumbling sound, a few hundred meters long and several big strides suddenly raised and slowly rose up. In just a few minutes, it had grown into a dirt wall that was several hundred meters long, ten feet tall and seven or eight feet thick across the port area. Two other dirt walls were raised on both sides of this dirt wall. One was only about a hundred meters less than the former, and its height was almost the same. The other was a little worse. Not only was the length of only half of the central dirt wall, but the thickness and height were also slightly different.
These three connected earth walls together form a defensive belt as long as one kilometer, covering almost half of the port area in front of the Port of Layton. A trench of the same length and depth appear along with the earth wall. The soil of the earth wall is transferred from the trench.
Of course, except for the three casters, the others on the city wall cannot see the trench ahead.
Seeing such a long earthen wall rise greatly increased the defense of Port Layton, everyone on the city wall, including those big men, cheered like ordinary soldiers.
This is Donald's defense plan. First use trenches to sink into some sea beasts, then there are earth walls to form a second defense, and finally the walls of Port Layton.
With the first two fortifications blocking, the impact of the sea beasts will probably be greatly reduced, and more sea beasts can be eliminated on the wall that is buffered.
But this was not all Donald's plan. He asked several mages again: "Who is the one who has mastered the transformation of mud into stone?"
This time, except for a newly promoted bronze mage, all six other mages stood up.
Chapter 206: The two level four spells of beast tide, turning mud into stone and fossil into mud, can be said to be the most common auxiliary spell. Generally, some nobles have to hire a large number of mages who can use this spell to build a castle or a royal family intends to build a fortress, which can greatly speed up the construction process. This can be said to be the secret spell of some mages who are not good at fighting, and can earn a lot of rewards for them.
So basically, as long as you become a bronze mage, you will find a way to learn and master these two spells.
"Now we start to reinforce these earthen walls, don't be stingy with magic, these are enough for you to recover!"
As he said that, Donald threw out dozens of bottles of small recovery potions and flew down the city wall with Kelthas.
Although Kelthus has not mastered too many spells of the world's mages, the two auxiliary spells that integrate fossils into mud and sils into stones are the first to learn. With Kelthus' mage hero second only to Donald's upper limit of magic power, the role it can play is much greater than that of the chief mage Bowen.
Several mages were looking at these alchemy potions with red eyes.
You should know that potions that can restore magic power have always been the alchemy product that mages value the most. After all, at the critical moment of fighting, if you can have a bottle of potion that can restore magic power, it would be like a life. Therefore, no mage would think that there is too much good things like this. This has led to the price of recovery potions in the mage circle, and the supply is in short supply.
In addition to the two more bottles of the chief wizard with the most magic power, each wizard was given five bottles of small recovery potions. Although these mages were extremely reluctant to use these precious potions to transform mud into stones, this was related to the safety of Port Layton. As a member of Port Layton, they were not easy to hide, so they could only try their best to squeeze their own magic power, hoping to use one less bottle or one bottle.
After a meal, most of the earth wall defense belts in the port area became more solid stone walls. Donald alone strengthened the area of 300 meters, while Kelthas was second only to his master to about 200 meters. The amazingly profound magic and spiritual strength of the two made all the mages present amazed.
Others repeatedly used mud to turn into stone. When the magic power was consumed, they took recovery potions. Most of them converted to reinforce the stone wall of nearly 100 meters, and the fewer were dozens of meters. The eight mages worked hard for more than ten minutes and finally completed the defensive stone wall, and then they all returned to the city wall to rest.
Although there is a recovery potion, repeatedly casting spells is also a mental fatigue. You must try your best to rest when the sea beast is not moving and fight in the best state.
Although Donald and the others included only nine mages, they were all powerful ** divisions above bronze. The nine of them could exert their combat power of more than tens of thousands of people.
As for other low-level mages and mage apprentices, they were arranged by the guards to defend themselves in important places, so that powerful sea beasts would break through the defense of ordinary soldiers and go up to the city wall.
Of course, in terms of persistence, these mages are far inferior to those of warriors, because their magic is limited, they can only make short-term high-intensity strikes against the enemy.
Time flies quickly, and a few hours pass in a flash, but for everyone on the walls of Port Layton, every second is spent.
After obtaining the accurate information, the Earl of Layton ordered the port to be closed with a very foresighted order. All the people temporarily avoided the city and transferred many people to the territory behind Layton Port.
Now, besides the garrison troops and the recruited adventurers and mercenaries on the city wall, there are only nearly a thousand strong civilians responsible for logistics.
In the end, the team of only 10,000 people was facing countless threats to sea beasts, and everyone felt as heavy as a big stone in their hearts.
Let’s talk about the sea beast side, today is the deadline given by the ocean lord, and these sea beasts should have rushed up in a mess early!
However, except for the strong magic bo movements caused a little chaos when the mages used the Earth Movement Technique, the sea beasts kept lurking quietly in the water outside the port, as if they were the most elite troops, strictly abide by discipline.
This phenomenon is not good news for everyone in Port Layton.
If these low-intelligent sea beasts really attacked Port Layton in a steadily and orderly manner under the command of the ocean lord, then the combat power would not only be several times higher?
Just as the people on the city wall were worried, the sun had risen to the middle of the sky, and the noon sun shone in the sea water, making the figures of the sea beasts lurking in the shallow water clearer.
The garrison troops on the city wall relaxed a little. When they started preparing lunch, a melodious roar came from a distance, and the sea beasts lurking in the water moved.
Thousands of sea beasts seemed to have received the order of charge, rushed out of the water and rushed towards the port. The roaring sounds of these sea beasts formed a psychological impact, which made many elite soldiers who had experienced battles on the city wall feel a little scared, not to mention the performances of the new recruits and adventurers who were recruited halfway through.
"What's the matter? The catapult car is ready to use fire bombs, and a large number of sea beasts gathered on the stone wall and launched an attack!"
As the commander of the garrison army, Ryante naturally knew the importance of momentum and immediately mobilized his soldiers, eased a lot of tension.
The first bo, tens of thousands of sea beasts rushed to the stone wall soon. Most of these sea beasts were like seals on the outside, but the sharp minions were much more ferocious than sea cats. Their strength was probably only limited than that of ordinary beasts, and their size was only the size of an ordinary domestic dog.
Their level of wisdom is limited, and they are also cannon fodder among the sea beasts. Many of them only know that they can hit the stone wall with their heads in a silence. How can these small sea beasts shake the strength of the stone wall a few meters thick? They hit their heads on the spot and bloody, and a few shallow pits were knocked out of the stone wall.
However, the strength of these lowest-level sea beasts is reflected in their number. There are no less than tens of thousands of sea beasts rushing towards the shore one after another.
"Prepare the catapult, let it go!"
When tens of thousands of sea beasts gathered in front of the stone wall, because there were trenches and traps in front of them, there were stone walls blocking the road, and these sea beasts could only pile up on their companions' bodies to cross the stone wall, the commander gave the order, and more than thirty catapults were launched together. The fire bombs composed of more than thirty clay pots were released at that time, and most of the landing points were behind the stone wall.
The banging explosion was accompanied by the sizzling sound of flames burning fat, and the screams of sea beasts, many people couldn't help but vomited it out.
Each of the more than thirty fire bombs exploded and the flames could cover an area of seven or eight feet in a radius. In addition, the large number of these sea beasts squeezed together, and other similar species were quickly stained with tincture oil made of alchemy. These inextinguishable flames quickly expanded the area and killed thousands of sea beasts in just a few dozen seconds. Most of them were stained by the flames because of their squeeze. No more than a few hundred people were directly hit by the fire bombs.
“Good!”
"marvelous……"
Chapter completed!