Looking at the old man who had led him along the way, Lin Fan knew that the old man was angry. He was fuming and glaring at him. And it seemed that he had been implicated because the young man's target was actually him.
To the Archmage Kabanbai, the most unbearable thing was not being tested by a young man like this. It was that he had already stepped forward, but someone still dared to find trouble with him. No matter who the target was, this was a humiliation to him.
If it was the Warlock Saint Miladis who had personally set up these tests, he would have nothing to say. Given the other party's status, he could tolerate the fact that he had to greet a newcomer and drag himself in as well.
But this kind of thing couldn't be done by a young man who hadn't even grown his hair yet. If this was really the Warlock Saint's intention, then he did not even care about Kabanbai!
He respected him because he was the Tower Master of this Mage Tower. If not for this identity, just the title of Warlock Saint would not be enough to scare this old man. It was just that he had not traveled to enough places and did not gain the recognition of enough people. Thus, Kabanbai's current mood was: Old man! If you have the guts, then come out and spar with me! We don't even know who will die!
Holding the wooden box in his hand, a certain someone behind Kieran sighed. Listening to the young man's words, he might be an apprentice that the Warlock Saint Miladis had personally taught in his later years. That was why he could call him teacher. In this maze, the word 'teacher' was not something that just anyone could call him.
To be able to catch the eye of a Warlock Saint, there must be something extraordinary about him. But it seemed that he had also developed a bad habit of being arrogant. The old man's face was not something that could be easily lost.
Looking at the old Mage clenching his fists and trembling in anger, Lin knew that he could not continue to remain silent. It would be his fault if he angered this old man to the point that something bad happened to him. Moreover, he was the cause of this matter. If he played dumb and watched the show, then the old man would vent his anger on him and he would be implicated.
He had to support his backer well. If others helped him, he would help others. Only then would he be able to go far. Thinking of this, Lin walked forward and stood in front of the boundary line that led to the maze on the fourth floor. He turned around and said, "Dean, let me try."
There was no need to mention the disdainful look on the Magician's face. Grand Magus Kabambai asked worriedly, "Will there be any problems?"
Lin Xiao said, "I wasn't confident at first, but someone gave me a hint just now, and the answer is almost out."
"What do you mean?"
"The most important thing for a maze like this that changes is to find the rules and restrictions within it. If it was a mechanical change, there would be signs and traces of the mechanism moving, but there were no such signs here. Instead, the phenomenon of space being cut off was very obvious. Therefore, I believe that this is a kind of teleportation technique, a very ingenious spatial displacement. "
Perhaps Grand Magus Kabanbai was not an expert in teleportation or spatial magic, but that did not stop him from understanding it. Although the opening statement of this young mage whom he admired was an obvious fact, it was still a good start. Therefore, he nodded in agreement and said, "Please continue."
"This method of replacing blocks won't appear out of thin air, and it won't disappear for no reason. It was just like a classroom full of students. As long as the time was up, I would let the students change their seats. The only requirement was that each seat could only seat one person, and not two. Because it was originally full, even if the seats were changed, it would still be full. "
"In other words, we just need to find the rules of this seat change?"
"Yes, Dean. It is just as you said. From what I observed, the automatic change cycle here is 1350 seconds, and there are sixty-four daily patterns. The pattern of change is that all the blocks are fixed to the left, right, forward, or back by one square, and the blocks at the edge are moved to the other side to fill in the empty space. At the same time, there are clockwise or counterclockwise changes. Although this part as a whole does not have a fixed pattern, the order of each block is fixed. "
"But according to what you said, after the automatic change, there will be a fixed window of twenty-two minutes and a half. But as long as we enter, won't there be changes as we move? "
"Yes, this part is even simpler. Carefully observe the runes on the floor tiles. Although they are arranged messily and in different directions, there are only eight types. The floor tiles with runes do not completely cover the entire floor. Every distance, there will be a blank floor tile. "
Kabanbai followed Lin's instructions and observed the floor in front of him. It was just as the young magician said. The layout of the floor also included the area under their feet. They had just walked up the stairs and had not officially entered the fourth floor.
Lin continued, "These eight types of runes, some of them were stepped on, some of them were not, and some of them were stepped on. The total number of runes stepped on is related to the changes in the next block."
"Then how many types are there in total?" Archmage Kabanbai frowned and studied the runes on the floor.
"Dean, it is not that complicated. The second hint is right under our feet."
Kabanbai looked at the smallest rune floor tile in the stairway and immediately understood. Although the arrangement was also messy, there were only thirty-two runes, four of each type.
"Although it looks like there is no change, in fact, as long as we step on it, there will be an obscure fluctuation of power. If we step on the same rune again, there will be no change. Therefore, we can divide the runes on the floor into two types: those that are triggered and those that are not. Then, we can calculate the number of triggered runes and divide it by two. In the end, we can calculate the number of triggered runes and divide it by eight. These numbers will determine the changes in the channel. "
Although the experienced magician could roughly guess the way to go through this maze, he still asked, "Then, what is the way to go through here?"
"Although I have not seen all the rune floor tiles. I believe that with the messy arrangement of the floor tiles, there will not be too many types. According to the general idea, there are two ways to solve it. The first way is that every arrangement of the floor tiles will have a standard path so that the next change will lead to the direction of the exit. The second way is to use the arrangement of the floor tiles at the starting point to determine the unique path of the floor tiles in the next block. Finally, it will lead to the exit. Basically, I am leaning towards the latter method because of the first hint, which is that the fourth floor will automatically change after a period of time. If there are different starting points and blocks at different times, the first way will not lead to the correct answer. "
This was consistent with his experience, so Archmage Kabambai nodded in agreement with Lin's words. However, he heard a key point and could not help but ask curiously, "Little Guy, what is the general idea that you mentioned just now? Do you mean that you have other ways to solve it? "
"Dean, how many changes do you think there are in the maze before us?"
"How many changes? Wait, let me calculate. " The old man had been playing with mathematics for a while now, so when he heard such a question, of course he would do some calculations. "Eight types of runes, the remainder is zero and one, and the arrangement is two to the eighth power, so there are 256 types. The remainder of the total divided by eight is zero to seven, and there are eight changes, so there are a total of 2048 changes. Is this correct? "
Although Lin did not promote abacus or mental calculation in the maze, with the magicians' ability to deal with spell models and spells, which were not inferior to the brain's complexity of advanced mathematical formulas, as long as they mastered the method, calculating the mathematical results was not a big problem. Not to mention, the calculation just now was only at the level of an elementary school student.
"Correct, Dean." A certain someone was holding something in his hands, or else he would have raised his thumb to encourage this old man. Lin said nonchalantly, "There are only about two thousand changes, I am more inclined to solve it by force."
"Solve it by force, what … do you mean …"
Before Archmage Kabambai could finish his sentence, a certain someone stomped his foot on the ground and directly interfered with the operation of the magic traps on the floor, going through all the changes. The scene of the floor changing rapidly was too much for the eyes to take in. The scene of the continuous changes finally stopped in front of an upward staircase.
In other words, the entire maze on the fourth floor did not even need to walk, and the destination directly moved to the front. It's over.
Holding the wooden box, Lin turned sideways and nodded slightly, saying, "Dean, please go up." When he said this, of course, he did not even look at the young apprentice. However, from the way the apprentice's heart was beating rapidly, he was probably very angry. But, what does it have to do with me?
Seeing that this maze, which he thought was difficult to solve, was solved just like that, Archmage Kabambai was stunned for a moment, then he burst into laughter and laughed happily for a long time. In the end, he was out of breath and stopped laughing. But he still gasped and asked, "Is this real?"
"If the person who came to challenge the tower was lucky enough, he might be able to see the stairs directly to the upper floor. After all, the probability is only one in two thousand and forty-eight, "Lin said with a shrug. He did not think that it was difficult to solve this kind of thing at all. However, there was still a trace of worry in his heart, and he said, "Dean, let's go up. Don't let the Warlock Saint wait for too long. "
"Wait a minute!" The young apprentice, Hakeem, shouted angrily, "You guys actually … You guys actually used such a despicable method to solve the maze. I won't allow it, I won't allow such a thing to happen! Go to hell, go to hell, I want you to understand that the maze of Tower VI is definitely more than that. It can kill all intruders, even you guys are no exception. "
The angry young man took out a magic tool that faintly resonated with the magic tower. This also confirmed a certain someone's worry. With a magic tower at the level of a Warlock Saint, how could the defense of the tower only be two mazes? Even if this level of maze was expanded ten times, it would only trap more people and would not have any lethality.
However, the reason why there were no rumors about the defense of Tower VI outside of the maze, besides the possibility that it was really impossible, Lin guessed that the people who encountered it were not alive to spread the news.
This point could be indirectly deduced from the other party's threatening words.
So, should he fight back now? In someone else's magic tower.
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