The magic scrolls used in the Earth Maze weren't as simple as tearing or unfolding them. Some had to be attached to the target, and some had to be guided with mental power. As long as the user wasn't a mage, there would always be some trouble to overcome and it wasn't that convenient to use. Therefore, there wouldn't be a rookie soldier who would use a Forbidden Spell Scroll to kill everything.
Not only did this give Lin some time, but it also woke up the two big dogs sleeping outside the tower. In the surveillance video, Gray Hoof and White Nose turned over and lowered their bodies, baring their teeth and growling. The Tower Master, who was in the nuclear room, calmly pressed two buttons on the control panel. Instantly, the outer wall of the Tower of the Great Sage glowed as bright as day.
He had originally planned to make it into a searchlight, but after facing the threat of the vampires, Lin simply made a major renovation of the walls inside and outside the Tower of the Great Sage. As a result, the enemies on the vampires' side were directly reduced to ashes.
The most amusing ones were the dark elves' attackers. At first, Lin didn't think of it. It wasn't until he saw a group of dark-skinned men and women rolling on the ground that he remembered that these distant elves who had lived in the underground world for a long time had long been unaccustomed to the sunlight on the surface. Although it wasn't fatal, it definitely wasn't easy.
The werewolves howled and sped up, while the gray dwarves slowed down. Some even stopped attacking and considered whether it was reasonable to run for their lives. All kinds of thoughts were drowned in the sky full of light bullets. Just like the third phase of the attack against the noble alliance, the vampires' side didn't exist. There were only six or seven hundred of them, and they were all killed in a few breaths.
Was the Arcane Eye necessary? Of course not.
When Lin used this attack system to destroy the three large magic beasts that attacked the tower, there was no magic building with the Arcane Eye.
The difference was that without the guidance of the Arcane Eye, it couldn't hit accurately. But it wasn't a problem to lock on to the target. It was just that this way, the light bullets could hit the hands or feet, causing non-fatal damage.
The solution was simple. Since the target was still alive, the second and third shots would be fired. If the target still couldn't be killed, the fourth and fifth shots would be fired until the target showed no signs of life. In fact, this was the original appearance of this attack system.
Just like that, a vigorous attack launched by the Dark World against the Magic Tower was suppressed by an even more powerful and violent method. Moreover, it was completely silent.
The townspeople only sensed the dazzling white light coming from the direction of the magic tower, but they did not know that they had just passed by a war and a massacre.
As the targeted targets fell silent one after another, the light spots on the surveillance screen disappeared one by one. The master and disciples standing in the tower had mixed feelings. Another threat had been removed.
There was no exhilaration, nor was there any joy of victory. Perhaps at the beginning, he viewed the war with a relaxed mood. But when it truly ended, a sense of helplessness, sorrow, and many other complicated feelings filled his heart.
Kaya played with her big braids. This was something that she would only do when she was extremely annoyed. Otherwise, she would not allow others to touch her hair and head so easily.
Hallumi, however, used a somewhat bitter voice to ask, "Teacher, why are there so many people, again and again, rushing to their deaths?"
Lin knew the answer very well, but he had never told his two young disciples before. Now that he was asked, he did not think of avoiding the question. Instead, he said bluntly, "Because we are too weak."
"We are considered weak like this?" Hallumi asked in surprise.
"There is a saying in my hometown, 'don't cry until you see the coffin'. No one will easily admit that they are weaker than others. They always have the mentality of trying. Only when their head is full of bumps and bruises and really hurts will they recognize the truth. In the eyes of others, it took me nearly ten years to become an official Mage from an apprentice. It has only been three years since I owned a magic tower. The only help I have is the two disciples who endured three years to become First Circle Mage Apprentices. No matter how you evaluate it, we are indeed weak. There are countless Mages who are more talented than us. Even they will fall in the process of growing up, let alone us. Which one of the publicly recognized experts didn't start killing when they were young? They fought for their own survival, and that was how they got their current reputation. Compared to them, we are indeed the weak ones. "
"But we have a magic tower." Hallumi tried to argue.
"The magic tower is an external object after all. It is not our own strength. Past experience has taught them that a three-story tower guarded by an ordinary Mage is not an impenetrable and perfect fortress. No matter how ingenious the trap and function, there must be a weakness. No matter how deep the weakness is hidden, no matter how strong the strength displayed, it is still a weakness in the eyes of others. Let's not talk about anything else. Just from the moment we entered the tower, other than the villagers and bandits who caused trouble at the beginning, which enemy that appeared after that could be defeated by us single-handedly? None. As long as we leave the protection of the magic tower, we don't even have a chance of survival. "
Exhaling a long breath, Lin looked at the money box in the corner of the nuclear room with a complicated expression. The gold coins inside were the source of all the trouble. "Not to mention the unimaginable benefits here. If no one knew about these things, then so be it. But the fact that we are rich is constantly being publicized on the forum, and the more it is spread, the more exaggerated it becomes. And this kind of thing is the kind of thing that only makes things worse if you try to cover it up, and it is easy to make things worse. It is not right to explain it, or not to. If a weak person has a large amount of wealth, who should we rob if not him? Among the masses who know about it, as long as there are a few who are a little rash or greedy, we will become the target of attack. Fortunately, most people still have some sense and some dignity, and will not put such dirty thoughts on the table. But there are too many people, and if there are a few rash idiots, we will have to run for our lives. Speaking of which, I just want to find a place to peacefully observe my stars. Is there anything wrong with that? "
The two girls had been poor since they were young, so they took care of the family early. In terms of maturity and wisdom, they were not comparable to half-grown children of the same age, but they were still children. Perhaps they had seen the darkness of society and the greed of human nature, but at best, they were just beginners. Society was darker than they imagined, and human nature was more greedy than they had ever seen.
But all of this was not something they should come into contact with or worry about at their age. Lin scratched the two girls' heads and messed up their hair again, saying, "Don't think too much. It is enough for you to know these things now. But if you want to worry, just leave it to me, your teacher, to worry about it. What you should focus on, other than the apprentice's schoolwork, is … "
Seeing her teacher's hesitant look, Hallumi asked, "What is it?"
Lin pointed at the surveillance screen, where two large dogs ran into the werewolves and used their front feet to nudge the corpses of different states of death. Some of the dead had died as werewolves, some had returned to human form and then died, and some had died in a strange half-human half-wolf form.
They did not do this to protect the Tower of the Great Sage or their master. It was purely out of curiosity, or perhaps it was looking for meat that could be eaten.
Thinking back to Gray Hoof and White Nose's previous behavior, and their current self-assertive behavior. Lin clenched his teeth and said, "If these two dogs continue to be raised like this, they will be useless. A group of enemies surrounded the tower, and the two dogs only noticed and alerted them halfway through their charge. I wouldn't be surprised if they fell asleep one day and didn't notice that their heads were cut off. So, while you're learning second circle spells, you'd better train these two beasts as well. If this continues, winter is coming. In my hometown, dog meat is very nutritious, do you know? "
After sending the two girls away, Lin began to prepare to clean up the mess.
First, Lin opened the Arcane Eye. He was curious about the item that clearly condensed a large amount of magic power and authority. Normal surveillance images could be zoomed, but the resolution would not increase. If the image was too big, it would be like looking at a mosaic.
But after using the Arcane Eye, there was no such problem. Within the effective range, he could choose the distance and adjust the size at will, and the resolution would still be as clear as the naked eye. He didn't go out and see for himself because he was afraid that someone would come back to life.
Apart from the vampires that had turned into gray, who knew if the werewolves, gray dwarves, and dark elves had any means of faking their deaths that could fool the detection technology of the Tower of the Great Sage. If he exposed his true body and was attacked ruthlessly without noticing, he would be dead. Lin wouldn't be able to cry even if he wanted to.
In the zoomed-in lens, it was a magic scroll. The patterns were complicated, the words were difficult to understand, and the layout of the magic arrays was one after another. It looked very high-end. At the same time, the vanguards in the other three directions all had the same magic scroll in their hands.
He used the Magic Tower's version of Bocamoso's Giant Palm to collect the scrolls. Lin then turned on the item identification system and marked all the large and small items in the range.
That being said, this system was still in the development stage, and the chances of misidentification were very high. So, at best, it could only give Lin a hint that there was something here. However, not being marked didn't mean that there was nothing, and being marked didn't mean that it was very important. It was just for reference.
Of course, he would do this to collect the spoils of war. Previously, when he targeted the noble alliance, because there were more than six thousand people, and because the Royal Revival Army led by the eldest princess of the Falkland Kingdom was watching from the side, Lin didn't do anything to the corpses.
On one hand, it was because too many people had died, and it was too tragic. It was the first time Lin was facing something like this, so he was not used to it. So, he simply cremated the corpses and buried them. However, during the cremation process, many metal lumps were left behind. These were the remnants of the melted weapons and armor of the nobles and soldiers.
These metal lumps were all piled up in the forging room in the tower. When he was free, he would separate and purify them. Apart from that, Lin believed that the nobles must have some life-saving items or treasures that they carried with them. Unfortunately, these were all burned to ashes with the cremation.
Now, they were the enemies of the dark creatures and humans. Among them were the famous vampires and dark elves. When he played fantasy RPGs on Earth, these were all high-grade monsters. If they only dropped a white dagger or a few copper coins, the game production company would be booed by the players.
To put it simply, what these people were wearing should be good stuff. So, Lin also took it to heart and carefully examined the corpses. As the saying goes, unfamiliar the first time, familiar the second time, and expert the third time. After adjusting his mentality and transforming into the Maze World without blood and tears, Lin didn't have any psychological barriers to large-scale corpse looting. Not to mention that there was a screen between them, so he didn't have to do it himself.
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Thank you to my book friend HouseManVI for the tip.
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