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Chapter 210 "FUCK!"
(9,000 words again. Why can't I write more than 8,000 words … I'm used to writing more. Don't get used to it, it'll tire me out …)
In the barracks outside of Loulan City, Du Wei had already set out with 28 students. General Longbottom personally led a thousand cavalrymen to join this "internship" in the Northwest.
Because Du Wei's idea was very simple: These magician students will be used as battle talents in the future. He didn't want his students to become pedants who only know how to stay in a magic laboratory. What he wanted was to be able to truly cooperate with the army, to be able to play a real role in battle. In Du Wei's vision, he hoped to explore the most efficient way for the army and the magicians to "cooperate" in battle.
After rigorous physical training, these magician students have very strong bodies. Du Wei equipped each of them with a set of equipment that would subvert the tradition of magicians in the eyes of ordinary people.
Each of them had a warhorse. They gave up the traditional magician's robe that represented their status, and each of them wore a top quality leather armor. They were also equipped with a light longsword for self-defense, and a magic amplification ring. Du Wei even used his own money to equip each of them with a magic wand made of rather good quality walnut wood. Of course, these precious walnut wood used up the last bit of his "Time Lapse Spring Water" reserve.
For these rookie magician's apprentices, each of them being able to get a top quality walnut wand was a very pleasant surprise! One must know that even in the Magician's Guild, those who are qualified to use walnut wood wands are at least intermediate magicians. After these rookies received their wands, they were very excited and couldn't bear to part with them. They even used their sleeves to carefully wipe them back and forth.
"Everyone, listen carefully," Du Wei stood on his horse and said loudly: "I will give you the best! The best wands, the best equipment! But whether or not you are worthy of these things will depend on your efforts! I hope that after this internship in the Northwest is over, each of you will be worthy of the things in your hands! Furthermore, I can tell you that as long as I'm satisfied with your performance … I'll prepare some additional surprises for you! "
Looking at the eager eyes below, Du-Wei then announced a decision. But this decision made everyone's heart feel doubtful:
Du-Wei asked these magic apprentices to try their best to cooperate with the army in the coming days of their internship!
"What you need to do is to do your best to cooperate with them! Cooperate with them in battle, listen to General Longbottom's orders, and do everything you can to satisfy his demands … … Even some demands that you think are unreasonable! Understood? "
The magicians were supposed to cooperate with the soldiers?
This order was indeed unexpected.
Because of the prosperity of magic in the Roland Empire, the status of mages was honorable, and there were very few of them. In the past, although mages would also serve the Empire, how noble was their status? They were not the kind of people who would come and go as they pleased! In battle, mages mainly fought for themselves. Although they could also rely on their own strength to cause great damage to the enemy, in Du Wei's view, this was extremely inefficient! These mages lacked cooperation and often fought for themselves. They did not know how to cooperate, which greatly wasted the role of mages.
Don't expect these mages to cooperate with the army. Most of them acted according to their mood. If they were in a good mood, they would help out a little, and if they were in a bad mood, they would withdraw and leave. Not only did the army not receive stable and lasting support, but they also had to serve these mages like they were lords.
Du Wei's idea was to make these mages change their usual habits. Although it was somewhat unreasonable to make these mages cater to the army's demands unconditionally, in order to correct the mages' arrogant habits, this kind of overcorrection was also a very effective method in the short term.
Du Wei's idea was so advanced that even Longbottom was not used to it. Although he used to be a high-ranking military officer of the Empire, commanding tens of thousands of men, he had never had dozens of mages to listen to his orders. For a moment, he was also somewhat at a loss. After being pulled over by Du Wei, this 250 general had a wry smile on his face, then coughed hard, and braced himself to say loudly: "Good! Then from now on, I will not treat you as mages! In my view, you are just a small soldier under my command! Then you will all have to listen to my orders! I will treat you all the same, don't think of getting any preferential treatment from me! If anyone disobeys my orders, then I will also whip you! Do you understand?! "
These words were extremely bold. If Longbottom dared to say these words to other mages, they would probably turn hostile and leave on the spot. If he met a mage with a bad temper, then this general might have to suffer a little.
But fortunately, this batch of rookies had gone through Du Wei's strict brainwashing, and Du Wei had a lot of prestige in their hearts. Moreover, before they entered the magic academy, they were also people in the army. To them, obeying orders was very normal. Everyone responded loudly.
"Then, let's go!" Longbottom ordered loudly: "The basic marching formation! The mages will be at the back … Before dark, we have to reach Uli Town at the foot of the Kilimanjaro Mountains. We will get supplies there, and then you will not have time to rest. We will enter the Kilimanjaro Mountains overnight! Young lads … the magical beasts in the mountains are waiting for us! They will obediently offer up their fur and magic cores! "
After setting off, Longbottom and Du Wei walked side by side, complaining in a low voice: "Boss, you have given me a difficult problem … so many mages, all listening to me … I don't know what to do. God, I am afraid that I am the only general in the Empire who can have so many mages as subordinates. "
"You will get used to it." Du Wei smiled: "Everything is just the beginning, we still need to slowly explore."
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After a day of rapid marching, these apprentice magicians actually persevered. After all, they have been maintaining their physical training. Such performance was already a pleasant surprise to General Longbottom. Like most generals in the Empire, he both hated and loved the mages. He loved the mages for their strength, and hated them for not being able to freely control their strength. Looking at these obedient mages who can grit their teeth and persevere, and meticulously carry out his orders, what else can he ask for?
Du Wei glanced at the young master of the Lister Family. Muse's face was full of fatigue, but when Du Wei's eyes drifted to him, he still tried his best to stick out his chest, unwilling to show any weakness.
Humph, what a proud kid. Du Wei snickered in his heart.
Cow Town is a town on the south side of Kilimanjaro Mountain. The south side of the mountain has a unique terrain, the slope is not steep and is relatively flat, making it the best place to enter the mountain. The town's population is less than a thousand people, and Longbottom has brought people here before, so he is familiar with the terrain. After restocking on some fodder, they are ready to enter the mountain.
"According to our information, there may be a magic beast within a hundred miles of here." Longbottom introduced: "The last time we came here, we heard the locals say that every spring, there will be a monster that the locals call a monster that will come to the town to harass the residents. According to their description, the monster is small in size and moves fast. Every spring, it will come here and hurt the livestock of the town. Several hunters in the town have tried to kill it, but unfortunately, they were unsuccessful …. It is said that the monster can spit fire and when it escapes, it can also burrow into the ground."
"Sir General, we need more information to determine what kind of magic beast it is." An apprentice spoke up boldly: "It is obviously a fire element magic beast, but it is small in size, fast in movement, can spit fire, and can burrow into the ground …. These characteristics are too vague. Based on these characteristics, I can think of at least seven types of magic beasts that fit these criteria. There is a fire element earth dragon, a Tutur big-eared mouse, a sharp-toothed earthworm …. These things, each type of magic beast, have different methods to deal with. We need more information before we can come up with the best plan to deal with this thing. "
The other students nodded in agreement. Some of them even listed out a list of suspects. Du Wei was very satisfied with the reaction of these apprentices. Under his influence, these fellows have learned the most important thing: efficiency!
At this moment, a sharp voice suddenly spoke up: "You have so many magicians, are you still worried about a little magic beast? We have thousands of cavalrymen, so many magicians …. Humph, there is also the famous magician of the Duke. Don't tell me you are afraid of a little magic beast …. Aren't you being a little too careful …. "
This tone was full of obvious disdain and ridicule, implicitly criticizing Du Wei and the others for lacking courage.
After Muse couldn't help but say these words, he immediately regretted it. But for some reason, he couldn't help but feel unhappy when he saw Du Wei. He always found this guy unpleasant to the eye, so he couldn't help but want to poke at him a few times.
When these words came out, Du Wei didn't say anything, but the other apprentices immediately glared at the kid one by one. Some even couldn't help but shout: "Who do you think you are, daring to criticize the dean!"
Originally, Muse only blurted out a few words, so he regretted it a bit. But when he heard someone rebuke him, he was the pride of the Lister Family. Since childhood, he was proud and arrogant, so how could he look at others? He couldn't help but say: "Humph, a famous magician is afraid of a little magic beast, if word gets out …. Hehe, I'm not slandering anyone, but I'm afraid I'll be ridiculed. So it seems …. Humph, it's really like the person who trained them …. They are all so cautious, like walking on thin ice. "
The others immediately became angry at this kid who doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth. Seeing that Muse has already aroused public anger. Du Wei gently coughed, immediately silencing everyone, but each and every pair of eyes stared at the kid.
"Mr. Muse." Du Wei pondered for a moment. His face didn't seem to show any joy or anger as he lightly said: "Courage or cowardice, it's nothing more than other people's evaluation. As a person, as long as you have a clear conscience, why should you care about those rumors? Since you are so brave, then I can't suppress your virtue …. How about this, when we enter the mountain, we just happen to need a few scouts to scout ahead. Since you are willing to show your bravery, I'm sure you won't let go of such an opportunity. "
At this moment, the sky was already turning dark. In Niuli Town, looking at the distant Mount Kilimanjaro, the mountain peak was covered in white snow, and the endless mountain peaks pierced through the clouds. At the waist of the mountain was green, but it was actually a forest, stretching as far as the eye could see …. Only this green in the night seeped out a bit of faint darkness.
Muse couldn't help but feel a little scared, but his mouth was still unyielding: "Scouts are scouts, I, Muse, have nothing to be afraid of!"
After saying that, he pulled on the reins and walked forward. Du Wei pulled him back, and Muse angrily said: "Duke, do you have anything else to say?"
"Mr. Muse, the mountain path is difficult to travel, are you going to ride up the mountain like this?" Du Wei smiled.
"Humph!" Muse's face turned red, but under the cover of the night, this blush only flashed for a moment. Stubbornly, he said: "Who said I was going to ride up the mountain, I was just casually walking forward."
Du Wei also didn't want to make things too difficult for this Lister kid. After all, his relationship with the Lister House was good, so it wasn't worth it to fall out with him over this little bit of nonsense. Then he ordered a few of his subordinates to help the kid get the horse to rest.
The magic students were already too lazy to pay attention to this kid. After the 20 or so people got off their horses, they followed what they learned in the magic academy and scattered around the town to look for traces left behind by the magical beasts. There were also some attentive people who went to ask the local residents for information. After all, the information General Longbottom got was from the soldiers, so there were many details that the soldiers didn't understand, so they had to ask for information themselves.
Some people even asked to see the corpses of the livestock that were killed by the magical beasts.
Fortunately, the weather in the Northwest was cold, so many of the corpses of the livestock that were about to die had not yet rotted. Seeing these noble magicians not shy away from the filth and personally examining the corpses, no one frowned because of disgust. Everyone used a very professional attitude to examine the corpses themselves. There were even some who didn't hesitate to take out a knife and cut the corpses themselves, not avoiding the blood.
The soldiers next to them found it strange. In their impression, magicians were noble people, even more arrogant than the nobles. Why would they do such a dirty job? Even Du Wei was very satisfied with the performance of these students.
Being pragmatic and humble is very important!
Soon, the students made a rough estimate.
"Dean." A leader of the students came to report. "We found a clue. All the corpses of the livestock that were bitten to death have the same characteristic … they lost a lot of blood. That magical beast obviously sucked the blood of the livestock, and more importantly, none of the corpses were sucked dry. Obviously, that magical beast has a very different habit. It probably only likes to eat the blood of living things. When the livestock it bites loses a certain amount of blood and dies naturally, it will stop sucking blood and run to find the next prey. So, from the looks of it, every corpse has lost a lot of blood, but the blood is not completely sucked dry. After the corpse stiffens, there are still a lot of congealed blood clots in the body. We cut a few corpses and cut open the blood vessels, and came to this conclusion. "
Du Wei was very satisfied. "And?"
"And …" The student thought for a moment. "We have a disagreement. Well, the brothers put forward a point of view, but I think it's not very likely."
"Oh?"
Du Wei remembered the brothers. Among the 32 students of the Hogwarts branch, 30 of them were from the military. Only two of them were exceptions. These brothers were born in a declining noble family, but because they were illegitimate children with no status (as mentioned before).
These two brothers were the youngest among the students of Hogwarts. Because the other students were all selected by the military, most of them were already 18 years old. And these two fellows were about the same age as Du Wei. But after several months of observation by Du Wei, these two were the most talented among this batch of students.
"Yes, they put forward a point of view, but we have our doubts. But we are unable to come to any conclusion, so we feel that it would be better for you to ask them yourself. "The leader of the students spoke very objectively.
This was also something that Du Wei was very satisfied with. Rational treatment of every question, not arbitrary, not violent rejection … fair, objective. This was also a very important quality that Du Wei instilled in this batch of students. He did not want his subordinates to become arrogant like the traditional magicians.
"Very well, let the two of them come over. I will ask them." Du Wei ordered. The leader was just about to leave when Du Wei suddenly remembered something and called out to him. "Wait a moment, Sieg."
Sieg was the captain's name. He was the leader of this group of students from the army. He was a strict and fair person. Although his talent was not the best, his ability to organize and his prestige was enough to make the other students believe in him.
"Sir Dean, is there anything else?"
"Sieg." Du Wei pondered for a moment and slowly said, "I noticed that in your words just now, you used the words' the brothers', right?"
"… Yes." Sieg seemed to understand what Du Wei meant.
Duwei looked into his eyes and said seriously, "I think, usually, when you guys talk about the two of them, you all say the same thing … … That pair of brothers … … Hmm. I know that the 30 of you are from the military, but the two of them are not. The 30 of you are very united, but this kind of unity makes it difficult for outsiders to come in. I don't want to criticize you or anything. I just want to tell you that this kind of unity has its advantages, but also its disadvantages. What I want to say to you is that maybe in the future, you guys will go your separate ways, or go to different places to do different things. You won't gather together like now, and you won't be a group like now … But now! Now! You are all people of our school! When outsiders talk about you guys, they will think of the students of Hogwarts as a whole. Do you understand what I'm saying? Unity is good, but exclusion is bad. I hope you can think about this carefully. "
Sieg immediately said seriously, "Sir, I understand! I didn't do my job well! I will do my best! "
"Very good. From today onwards, I don't want to hear outsiders calling you 'the brothers'. In my opinion, you guys are all the same. You are all on the same side, a group. "
"Yes, sir!" Sieg involuntarily straightened his body. He was about to leave when he suddenly said something.
"Sir Dean …" Sieg's voice was not loud, but it was very firm. "I think … we don't want to go our separate ways in the future. Everyone's wish is to be able to follow Sir Dean. I am not the only one who thinks this way. "
Sieg turned and left. Du Wei sighed softly.
He believed that this calm young man would understand what he meant.
Soon, the brothers were called before Du Wei. Du Wei looked at the two nervous fellows and smiled. "Alright, do you think I will eat you? The night before when we were drinking, you guys didn't stop at making me drunk. "
The two of them immediately laughed.
"I remember you are the older brother, right?" Du Wei looked at the slightly chubby one of them.
"Yes, sir. My name is Bebe. This is my younger brother, Thor."
Du Wei smiled. "Alright, there is no need to introduce yourself. Do you think I won't remember the names of my students? Now, tell me the results of your discussion. I heard that you came up with some analysis, right? "
"Yes, sir." Bei Bei said, "We believe that there isn't just one magical beast roaming around here, but two … two magical beasts that move together. However, most of the students don't agree with our point of view. "
Du Wei nodded. He could imagine the reason.
Most magical beasts lived alone. Only a few had the habit of living in groups. For example, the terrifying Griffins in the south. However, the vast majority of magical beasts lived alone.
"Furthermore, the two of us even suspect … that there may be two different types of magical beasts. One is fire, the other is ice."
"Oh?"
Du Wei was interested.
Living in groups was already very rare among magical beasts. Living in groups that were not of the same kind was even rarer. Not to mention magical beasts, even ordinary animals would only live in groups with their own kind.
What's more, a fire type magical beast and an ice type magical beast? Fire and ice types were practically natural enemies! Just like a cat and a mouse.
Have you ever seen a cat and a mouse living together?
"Tell me your reason." Du Wei pondered for a moment.
"Sir, this idea was proposed by my younger brother. Let him say it." Bebe pushed the matter to his younger brother.
Du Wei looked like a shy boy. He was thin and tall, fair and clean. In terms of temperament, he was quite similar to Du Wei. However, when he spoke, he was not as shy as he looked. He was very calm. "Sir, it was indeed my idea … I dissected a few corpses. In particular, the fact that the blood of these animals was sucked made me a little confused. Because according to what we have learned, fire type magical beasts rarely suck blood. Of course, there are some. It's just that most of the fire type magical beasts that suck blood are extremely small in size. However, I saw the wounds on the corpses. Judging from the teeth marks, this should be a big guy, at least as big as a Snow Demon Wolf. This doesn't match what the residents here said about the small size of the magical beast. Moreover, from the number of dead animals … this blood-sucking magical beast's appetite is probably very large! If it was a small thing, it wouldn't be able to suck so much blood. Therefore, I think it should be a big guy. Also … I extracted a piece of solidified blood clot. After careful examination, I found that these blood clots were not naturally formed after the animals died. Instead … there were traces of ice. Therefore, I think that the magical beast that the villagers said they saw was a small thing, but my examination concluded that it was a big guy … then, there should be two! These two things have a division of labor. The small thing is responsible for spitting fire and killing animals, while the big guy is responsible for sucking blood. "
"Cooperation?" Du Wei asked.
"I don't think it's cooperation … but more like, um … slavery." Thor cautiously said: "I suspect that maybe the ice type magical beast is a high-level one. It captured a fire type magical beast as its subordinate and then used it to capture prey for it." Thor said with a wry smile: "But this guess, I myself think it's a bit unlikely. Because all the magical beasts that can enslave other magical beasts are high-level creatures. Although Kilimanjaro Mountain has magical beasts, it's not a place where magical beasts frequently come in contact with. There should be no high-level magical beasts here. "
"In this world, nothing is impossible." Du Wei curled his lips.
Even the old guy Aragon, who died a thousand years ago, could leave a message in Chinese for him a thousand years later … What else is impossible?
Thor's conjecture was indeed outrageous.
High-level magical beasts do have the ability to summon and enslave other magical beasts, such as Snow Demon Wolf. After evolution, the highest level can become Snow Demon Wolf King. The Wolf King's howl can summon all the magical beasts in the area it covers that are lower than its own level.
However, Du Wei ruled out the possibility of the Snow Demon Wolf King because although the Wolf King is powerful, it doesn't have the habit of sucking blood. Moreover, the Wolf King's howl wouldn't just summon one magical beast as its subordinate.
But … If it really is a creature that can summon and enslave other magical beasts, then it must be a high-level magical beast! A high-level magical beast isn't something these little rookies can deal with. They may be able to deal with ordinary magical beasts, but if they encounter a high-level one, then they can only run away.
Even with Du-Wei's current strength, if he were to encounter a high level magic beast, the best choice would be to retreat.
"Cancel the original order. We will stay in the town for the night and not enter the mountain. "Du Wei immediately ordered.
Longbottom came to ask after hearing Du Wei's order. Du Wei explained the guess of his magic apprentices. But this general seems to have underestimated the power of magical beasts. Or perhaps … after all, he isn't a mage. Only mages can understand the power of high-level magical beasts.
"We have over a thousand cavalrymen and so many mages. Can't we deal with one or two magical beasts?"
Du Wei was very serious. He lowered his voice: "General, I must tell you that these magic apprentices aren't real mages. They haven't graduated yet. Moreover, they are my precious wealth … I won't let them die here in vain. Even if I lose one, I won't be able to bear it! Do you understand? Secondly … I'm afraid you don't have a clear understanding of the power of high-level magical beasts. I can tell you that high-level magical beasts may not have powerful magic, but most of them have the ability to summon. If the conditions permit, they can summon an army of magical beasts for them to command … Moreover, the most troublesome part about high-level magical beasts is that … they have completed their evolution and have a certain level of intelligence! They are no longer mindless beasts! We are here to practice, not to fight. I won't be a coward, but I think it's foolish to make unnecessary sacrifices. "
However, Du Wei added in his heart: High-level magical beasts don't have powerful magic … Medusa is an exception!
Longbottom obeyed Du Wei's order. Then Du Wei ordered the cancellation of the scouts in the mountains. This order once again gave Muse a chance to show off. He unceremoniously used sharp words to mock Du Wei's actions.
"Then, I ask this brave warrior to keep watch for us tonight." Du Wei said lightly. After sending away this annoying kid, Du Wei had no choice but to order the other night watchers to be careful of this guy.
"Just let him suffer a little, but don't let him get hurt."
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That night, Du Wei also ordered the 28 students to split into four groups. When dawn comes, each group will lead 200 soldiers and split into four groups to search the mountains. Also, make sure that the distance between each group is not too far. Once something is discovered, do not act on your own. Think of a way to notify your companions first.
But wait until dawn before you can act! Otherwise, going into the mountains at night to deal with a high-level ice elemental magical beast was simply courting death.
Although this may be making a fuss over nothing, but Du Wei felt that when facing a high level magical beast ….. a little bit of caution is necessary.
The students were very excited because they have never seen a high-level magical beast before! For these guys, high-level magical beasts only existed in legends, or in the explanations in class.
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Before dawn, Du Wei had already gotten up. Just as he was about to go out, Elder Smoke Knight knocked on the door and came in. Old Smoke's expression was serious: "My Lord, the Duke's mansion has sent someone ….. saying that there's an urgent matter and they have to report to you personally."
"Oh?" Du Wei froze for a moment ….. Could it be that the Marquise had a problem?
The person who came in was none other than little Sandy.
Mard is a very smart steward. From the fact that Hussain forbade anyone from going to the Shrines to treat his injuries, he faintly smelled a trace of something unusual. The messenger he sent didn't dare to let the ordinary servants go, but instead sent Du Wei's loyal subordinate, little Sandy. Poor little Sandy. In the past six months, his horsemanship has been pretty good, but it still took him a lot of time to catch up with the well-trained cavalry.
Sandy brought a message and an item.
The message was delivered by Hussain, but that item, Du Wei only took one look and his face immediately changed!
"The big reptile from the north of the frozen forest has come for revenge, quickly return!" This was Hussain's message.
And the thing he brought was a piece of golden scale!
This was clearly a broken scale. However, even though it was broken, it was still as big as a bowl! Holding it in his hand, it's heavy, and there's even a faint trace of blood on it!
Du Wei immediately recognized it ….. This is a dragon scale!
And this scale was pulled out from the wound on Hussain's back!
Du Wei's face has already changed!
That Old dragon, is looking for me for revenge? Does it not care about my oath?
He suddenly got up and was about to immediately return to the city when Longbottom suddenly rushed in from the door.
"Boss, not good ….. The boy you brought with you, when you were on night watch last night, he quietly ran up the mountain ….."
Without waiting for Longbottom to finish, Du Wei flew into a rage: "FUCK!!!!!"
(Habitually wrote 9,000, and accidentally wrote over 10,000. I'm silently praying: 8,000, I must write only 8,000 tomorrow ….. I need to rest!!
Last night I had a very strange dream ….. I dreamt that I was looking at the magic mirror in Snow White's fairy tale. I said to the magic mirror: Magic mirror, magic mirror, tell me, who is the number two in Qidian …..
The magic mirror replied: You are the number two, you are the number two, you are the number two …..
Me: …..
Sigh, I need to ask for a monthly ticket, I secretly sit in the back row in class and write, it's really hard ~)
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