Tang Shidao hadn't entered the stronghold yet, but he already had a preliminary understanding of things.
First of all.
The tower wasn't targeting anyone, it was just a self-perpetuating setting. Although there was no setting to attack living races, unfortunately, it needed the most magic energy, which was the planet that had been stored and existed for the longest time in this space. Living races needed the planet to live, which indirectly became the tower's enemy.
Second of all.
The living races here weren't forced to a dead end, because there would be wars between the towers, and each race could pick up some leftovers.
For example, this kind of stronghold.
Maybe it wasn't as comfortable as the planet, but it was relatively safer.
If it was compared to the natural world, the tower was more like a hurricane, rainstorm, snow, flood, or earthquake. It didn't deliberately hurt anyone, but everyone couldn't avoid this effect.
At this time.
The spaceship didn't stop, and the warships that were on fire around took priority. Through the screen, Tang Shidao could see the grief, but he didn't see hatred in the eyes of the soldiers. It was like a video game, if you lost to a character, you might be sad, but it was impossible to really hate the character.
Even if someone roared and cursed.
In fact, they were also venting their anger, not hating anyone.
The magic machines wouldn't attack living beings, only the guards around the tower would do so. Therefore, these warships were definitely not attacked halfway, they must have attacked some planets that hadn't been eaten up and robbed resources. It could also be said that these soldiers had expected casualties before they set off. They just hated that they weren't strong enough, but they didn't think the tower was too hateful.
Also.
When it came to Mages, everyone's expressions were different. Some were envious, some were cold, some were wary, and even some were hostile.
It could be seen that.
They had long been used to the existence of Mages, but they hadn't really integrated with this special group. Tang Shidao felt that Mages here were equivalent to some movie superheroes. They were the ones who helped, and they were the ones who caused trouble; they were the ones who did good things, and they were the ones who did bad things. Because the tower specifically targeted magic energy, this also put the Mages who used magic power in a very awkward position.
"Brother Peng, something happened to sister-in-law."
As soon as the spaceship landed, more than ten soldiers ran over. These people were all wearing armor, and a pair of shoes that were convenient for running and short flight.
Everyone hurriedly got off the ship and ran to a medical station for wounded soldiers.
Tang Shidao followed suit.
He could tell that there was a group of people who looked like secret agents staring at him. He believed that Tie Peng had already sent a message saying that he was a mage. Once the settlement officials received the message, they would have to take some measures to protect themselves. Tang Shidao didn't pay much attention to these people since they didn't try to hide it. After entering the stronghold, the most important thing was to learn more about the airspace. Nothing else mattered.
Although he did not enter the tower, Tang Shidao felt that the real focus was not on the tower, but on these living beings.
If there was no life in this airspace, the tower would definitely be the main theme.
But now was definitely not the time.
At this time, a large group of people rushed to the craftsman treatment station. Around them, there were countless injured people being sent in. Some of them were even incomplete corpses. On the wall of the passageway, the electrical screen also displayed various rules, medical content, available equipment, and the number of people who had logged in. Tang Shidao saw some records of "genetically modified humans", and most of the soldiers were of this type.
"… I had no choice. My right leg was amputated. The corrosion is too serious. If you don't cut it off, you'll be in danger. "
"Thank you, doctor."
"Now we have three options. First, in the healing chamber, use the gene fluid to slowly regrow. Second, mechanically reweave, this takes time. Third, use metal machinery instead. The first is the most expensive, the second is also very expensive, and the third is the cheapest. Anyone can afford it. "The doctor was also familiar with Tie Peng, so he knew the financial conditions of these old soldiers.
"This …" Tie Peng hesitated.
"Metal prosthetics," the injured woman said. "Don't waste money. Metal prosthetics, it's more effective. If you think I don't look good without them, go find a girl to do it. Don't talk too much. Save some money and prepare some for those brothers who are gone. "
"Lan …"
"That's it. Don't think about it," the woman called "Lan" interrupted and waved at the doctor, indicating that she wanted to change to metal prosthetics.
At this time.
The other injured soldiers in the medical station began to prepare metal prosthetics.
It could be said that those who were really rich would not be sent here.
Tang Shidao looked around and found that those who were really sent here were basically "poor" people. There were obviously three options, but they basically only chose metal prosthetics. Tie Peng's wife was already considered, and the others basically began the surgery directly. The entire medical station was like an industrial assembly line, and the mechanical surgery completed 99% of the work.
"Captain Tie Peng, wait a minute."
"Mr. Tang, you …"
"Captain Tie Peng, can I ask a question? There are mages here, right? It only takes one point of magic power to perform the 'limb regeneration' spell, is that right? "
"Well, yes." Tie Peng subconsciously turned on his smart watch, which also showed the content. "Limb regeneration spell requires about one point of magic power. If it's too serious, it may require more magic power. Generally, it starts at one point. "
"Then, why don't you choose magic treatment?" Tang Shidao asked.
"You see …" Tie Peng put on the screen, which showed something they could not accept: the price!
There were options for magic treatment, but it was much more expensive than the healing chamber and mechanical reweave.
The screen showed.
Mage treatment was free. The mages trained in the stronghold occasionally did so, but the number of people in line was hopeless.
"Why is it so expensive?" Tang Shidao saw that it was free and did not believe that the mages were doing it for money.
"Because it's too difficult to recover magic power." Tie Peng pressed again and showed another page. "Look, recovering magic power requires a lot of meditation time on average. Although the stronghold's academy has arrays, activating them risks causing trouble, so they are rarely used. Individual recovery depends on each mage's aptitude. In short, the meditation time is not short. Some mages are willing to help us, but they can't do this with all their energy. "
Tang Shidao looked at the screen and found that there were a lot of mages logging in.
However, not everyone knew healing spells.
Most people were good at offensive spells, followed by effect spells, and at least defense and healing spells. In this environment where the towers swallowed the stars, defense was meaningless. Healing was not as good as escaping with flash and jump. Tang Shidao began to understand that this was not the Mage Net, and mages did not have the advantage of automatically absorbing the energy of the void. Similarly, the spells here could not be bought or sold. They needed to be learned and practiced.
If you didn't learn, you wouldn't know, and if you didn't practice, you wouldn't be proficient.
The screen showed that healing spells also had data such as "failure rate." Perhaps because this airspace was limited by "basic power," the mages did not know the expansion of healing spells at all.
For them, it was normal for spells to fail.
"Captain Tie Peng, if there's a decision, why don't we do the surgery first? We can talk about other things later? "The doctor was more concerned about the wounded.
At this moment.
Tang Shidao waved his hand lightly, and the right leg of Tie Peng's wife, Lan, quickly grew out, exactly the same as before.
The doctor was shocked, and the rest of the wounded were also stunned.
They did not expect that this hothead who was looking around was actually a mage.
"This … Mr. Tang, we …"
"Don't talk about money, I don't need to rely on external items to recover. How about this, I'll treat you, but there are conditions. I'll ask a question, and you can answer if you can. If it's not convenient to say, you don't have to. Every time you answer, I'll save ten people. Is that okay, Captain Tie Peng? "Tang Shidao asked.
Tie Peng was stunned and subconsciously looked around.
At this moment.
Quickly, twelve 'agents' appeared. The leader saluted and said, "Yes, I agree on behalf of Planet Pearl. Thank you for your help, Mr. Tang. This is a magic bottle, a relic from ancient times. We don't know how much magic it has. If you don't mind, please accept it, Mr. Tang. "
Tang Shidao took it.
He did not need the magic bottle to recover, so he could only rely on ancient techniques.
"First question. A super-large magic puppet, like the head of this stronghold, was it produced by the tower? "
"Yes." Tie Peng nodded after receiving the agent's signal. "But that kind of tower is bigger."
Tang Shidao waved his hand, and the broken limbs and wounds of the ten people next to him were healed.
The doctor was shocked, and so were the agents.
Treatment, broken limbs, poison, blindness, all these different kinds of injuries were healed with a wave of his hand? How many spells did this Mr. Tang cast at once? Normally, a mage would need a lot of magic tools to cast multiple spells at the same time, right? This Tang Shidao did not seem to have any magic tools, not even a magic staff. How did he do it? How did he complete it in an instant without any failures?
"Second question, other than the tower, have you ever seen a second type of enemy?"
"No."
Tang Shidao waved his hand again, and another ten people replied. While they were stunned, the agents also gestured for them to leave quickly and not interfere with the mages' treatment of others.
"Have you destroyed the tower?"
"No." Tie Peng thought for a moment and said, "There were magic puppets that attacked and destroyed it, but there seemed to be nothing inside. The mages have studied it, but there were no results. Rumor has it that some big strongholds fought against powerful planets, but they could not find any clues. "
Tang Shidao waved his hand.
At this moment.
In addition to the nine people who were healed, a dead soldier next to them was revived.
Everyone was confused, and the soldier was also confused.
"Let me ask you a technical question," Tang Shidao pointed at the wall and said, "Genetic humans are resurrected soldiers, right? I feel that this soldier's mental state is not very stable, and he seems to have lost some of his memories. I believe that there is no problem with my resurrection spell. Then, did something happen to him before? "
Tie Peng was speechless.
He turned his head and looked at the doctor.
The doctor nodded and said, "Yes, our technology is not good enough. Genetic humans are mostly similar. Their bodies are similar in all aspects, but their behavior, habits, memory, thinking, and so on may be different. Sometimes, they can't even remember who they are. So, we usually ask the soldiers to prepare a video in advance and let them pass it to their resurrected selves before they die. This video is like a diary for themselves. "
Tang Shidao nodded slightly. It was fine as long as he knew that there was no problem with his spell.
"Mr. Tang, the resurrection spell requires a lot of magic power, are you …" The captain of the secret service came forward and asked. He had not seen Tang Shidao use the magic bottle.
"No, it's fine," Tang Shidao interrupted and continued to ask, "Let's start again. In front, I saw some magic puppet remains that have merged into a sphere, and the inside is beginning to melt and deteriorate. May I ask, are there any records that say that these remains will one day reform into a planet? "
"Yes!" Tie Peng nodded.
"Have you seen it before?" Tang Shidao waved his hand and healed the ten people, then asked again.
"We are sure, but we have not seen it with our own eyes. Now, some big strongholds are looking for such planets, and we are not strong enough to do it. The mages also have an explanation. Space has infinite energy, and once too much is gathered, it will naturally cause a qualitative change. No matter what it is, as long as too much is gathered, it will form a new planet. "
Tang Shidao frowned.
The answer was simpler than he had imagined, but it was more and more like a 'game'.
Devouring planets and creating new planets.
What was the tower trying to do?
Most importantly, what was the point of a ruler playing this game?
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