"Speaking of which, although the Tower of Dusk has just been established, and there aren't any outstanding mages under us, it's their blessing to have a President like you who's willing to spend money on them. Damn it, I'm jealous of those magical equipment, "Gerian said as he clicked his tongue in admiration. As Gerian spoke, he clicked his tongue in admiration. His expression was as if he had seen someone's child drinking precious potions as if they were sweet water …
"Oh, then how did they perform? No matter how good the equipment is, it still depends on the people. Even a sheep armed to the teeth can't defeat a lion," Lin Li asked with some interest. Most of the people in the Tower of Dusk were introduced by Basel, and not directly trained by the Tower of Dusk. Although they had interacted for a period of time, they didn't know each other well, so Lin Li asked this question.
At the mention of this, Lin Li remembered that Basel still owed him an answer. That seemingly Legendary-level mage actually took the initiative to ask to join the Tower of Dusk that he had just established. It was an unbelievable opportunity. At that time, the two of them had bargained for a while, and Basel had promised to tell him the truth after two months. After that, because the trip to the Blackstone Mountains had taken more than three months, and after returning, they immediately had to suppress the remnants of the Syer Bandits, this matter had been delayed.
"When I go back, I have to make that old man explain himself no matter what!" Although he was sure that Basel had no ill intentions, Lin Li still felt a little uneasy if he didn't clarify this matter.
"What did you say? Which old man?" Gerian asked curiously when he heard Lin Li's muttering.
Lin Li waved his hand, and said, "Nothing, continue. How are these people?"
"Heh heh, kid, haven't you heard of this saying? A flock of sheep led by a lion can defeat a flock of lions led by a sheep. Under my wise command, the remnants of the Syer Bandits are nothing. I'm not bragging, but when we first came into contact, there were more than a thousand of them, nearly two thousand of them. I took down more than half of them with just one contact, and the rest only knew how to run like rats, without any ability to fight back. "Gerian's face was full of pride when he talked about how he had dealt with the group of bandits at the beginning.
"Oh? Then, the rest of them kept you, an old lion, and your sheep here for more than two months? "Lin Li asked with a mischievous look.
"This …" Gerian's face suddenly fell. He slapped the map and said angrily, "Damn it, that's why I'm so unlucky … Do you know how long it took us to get to this canyon? Two days. Don't be fooled by the fact that they have a defensive line on the left and a defensive line on the right. Even if the last line of defense is equipped with ballistae and catapults, it won't pose much of a problem to us. You wouldn't have thought that we would meet them just as we were about to enter the thieves' lair. "
"What?" Lin Li asked curiously. He really could not think of anything good that the Syer Bandits could be hiding.
"Alchemy Colossus! You know what? Four Alchemy Colossuses that are over ten meters tall! " Gerian gestured with his four fingers that were like wooden clubs. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Damn it, what kind of world is this? How could a bandit hide four Alchemy Colossuses!"
Lin Li was shocked to hear that. Others might not have heard of the Alchemy Colossus, but how could he not be aware of it as he was a Guru of Alchemy? If magic cultivation was to develop the limits of one's own potential, then alchemy was undoubtedly to develop the use of external forces to the extreme.
Speaking of Alchemy Colossuses, one had to mention a race that was already extinct in Anril — the Goblins. The Goblins did not have powerful strength, and their talent in magic was not good at all. In order to survive, they could only rely on external forces. In order to make up for their shortcomings, the Goblins used their clever minds and unconventional ideas to create Alchemy Arrays. They then combined it with machinery, and created a short-lived civilization known as magical machinery.
When Lin Li played the game Endless World, he had done a quest to explore the Goblin City. It was just like a replica of the human's steam era. Products of magical machinery could be seen everywhere in the Goblins' lives.
Of course, in a world where the strong preyed on the weak, magical machinery was more often used in wars. From ordinary human-sized Alchemy Puppet Warriors to various kinds of Alchemy Mechanical Beasts, the most famous war machine was the Alchemy Colossus that Gerian mentioned.
The extinction of the Goblins happened before the Dark Age. When the High Elves launched their strategy to rule Anril, the Goblins were exiled to the bitter north by the High Elves due to their generally ugly appearance. After tens of millions of years, they were completely extinct. As for the alchemy created by the Goblins, part of it was passed down. Even when the High Elves built the Sky Castles, they also used many of the techniques created by the Goblins, even though they never admitted it.
The Alchemy Colossus was also a high-end magical war machine in the Goblin era. It was made of magical beast bones and magical metals, and the magical crystal was the power source. The countless complicated Alchemy Arrays were the soul of the Alchemy Colossus. In addition to driving the Alchemy Colossus to move and make physical attacks, the Alchemy Arrays could also convert the mana in the magical crystal into various spells to attack the enemy.
The Alchemy Colossus made up for the shortcomings of the Goblins to a large extent. Compared to the current level of mages, an Alchemy Colossus of the Alchemy Colossus level could almost have the power of an Archmage. The legendary pinnacle of the Goblin era, the Titan-level Alchemy Colossus, was comparable to the ancient wyrms and Titans. Unfortunately, even the Goblins who created the magical machinery civilization could not create many Titan-level Alchemy Colossuses. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been exterminated by the High Elves. If humans wanted to build a Titan-level Alchemy Colossus, they would have to reach the level of a Divine Smith.
The greatest advantage of humans was that they were good at learning. Even now, when the magical civilization was developing rapidly, the magical machinery technology of the Goblins had not been buried in history. However, because most of the technology was lost with the demise of the Goblins and the High Elves, the Alchemy Colossus that humans later researched was still somewhat different. The most obvious one was the requirement for the manipulator. A behemoth-level Alchemy Colossus needed at least a Magic Shooter to be able to control it. In the Goblin era, the Goblins did not need to learn any magic at all. Controlling the Alchemy Colossus was like a normal person learning how to drive a car. It was no exaggeration to say that even a Titan-level Alchemy Colossus could be controlled by any Goblin as long as he was authorized.
However, with the occurrence of a few magic tides, the talent of humans in magic gradually became apparent. Magic became the focus of human research, and the magical civilization officially entered a period of rapid development. As for the Alchemy Colossus, which was not easy to learn or build, people gradually gave up on it.
"Oh, yes. Kid, you probably don't know what an Alchemy Colossus is." Thinking of Lin Li's experience, Gerian took it for granted that Lin Li did not know about the Alchemy Colossus. Hence, he said, "I can't blame you. I have never seen a real Alchemy Colossus before. I've only read about it in books. This Alchemy Colossus … "
Lin Li did not give Gerian a chance to show off. He said, "According to what you said, an Alchemy Colossus that is more than 10 meters tall should be behemoth-level, which is equivalent to the combat power of an Archmage. I don't know if you remember anything more detailed, such as any obvious signs or the arrangement of the Alchemy Arrays. "
"Uh …" Gerian was speechless. Would it kill you to let me show off, you rascal? "I didn't see any signs or anything. Alchemy Arrays … Is there any explanation for the arrangement of those things? Anyway, I saw a bunch of messy things. If I had to talk about a characteristic, it would be a mess. "
Forget it. It was the same as not saying anything. Lin Li also knew that it was indeed difficult for a layman like Gerian to see any pattern in the Alchemy Arrays on the Alchemy Colossus. "Forget it. I'll go take a look myself when I have the chance …"
Lin Li had been in Anril for some time, but he had not seen a real Alchemy Colossus. He had transmigrated to the Sunset Mountains and met Andoine, then entered the Jarrosus Guild of Magic, and now came to the Breezy Plains to build the Tower of Dusk. Although he had been to many places, he had never left the boundaries of the Felan Kingdom.
Although the Felan Kingdom was the number one magic kingdom in Anril, there was not much progress in the research and application of Alchemy Arrays. It could even be said that Alchemy Arrays were a completely forgotten subject in the Felan Kingdom. The main reason was that most mages still focused on magic. After all, humans were many times more talented in magic than Goblins, so there was no need to neglect the essentials.
The Breezy Plains belonged to the border of the Felan Kingdom. On the other side of the border was the Ledin Kingdom. Although the Ledin Kingdom was not as advanced in magic as the Felan Kingdom, it mainly focused on magic, and did not pay much attention to the research of Alchemy Arrays. In fact, there were very few people who were willing to study Alchemy Arrays now that humans were ruling over Anril.
"Now, who would be willing to study that kind of thing?" Lin Li was very clear that the four Alchemy Colossuses of the Syer Bandits were definitely not relics from the Goblins' era. After all, the Goblins were only half the size of humans, and were more petite than the dwarves who forged iron. Hence, humans would not be able to drive the Alchemy Colossuses built by the Goblins. As for modification, Lin Li did not believe that there would be such a capable person in the Syer Bandits. After all, those were Alchemy Colossuses, not Alchemy Mechanical Beasts or Alchemy Battle Dolls.
"Although all the countries on Anril focus on the research of magic, I heard that there is a country that has put in a lot of effort into Alchemy Arrays," Gerian said while stroking his chin.
"Oh, tell me about it," Lin Li said with interest.
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