Pillars of Ita

"This is my experience." Beside the campfire, Luo Yu slowly recounted the experiences of himself and Leila since leaving Einbroke.

This experience was neither long nor complicated. Alessa did not have the ability to teleport three people across the continent. She actually activated a one-way teleportation node, which was located underground in the Yasha Scar, in a ruin of the ancient country of Xinsas.

This is somewhat similar to the trial on the Storm Islands. Lark, Ian and Marigold were teleported across the continent to the island in this way. And it is also related to the ruins of the ancient country in the Xinsas era. Fang He couldn't help but suspect that there are many such trial fields in this world.

"That is to say, Miss Leila's ability is to help you guide spells. Regardless of whether she has learned the spell or not, as long as there is someone around her who can use it, she can cast it?" In fact, everyone knew about Leila's origins as early as when they were in Einbroke. Later, they learned the origins of the three Emerald Star fragments, and had a better understanding of the technological heritage of Jed Ham, Rodrigo, and Ash. But Fang He still didn't think that this timid girl had such an ability - that was actually Ash Lynn's lifelong learning, the real secret of the Holfen School of Magic.

There are many types of wizards, and elementalists are just one of them. They master elemental abilities, and elemental spells are often highly lethal direct attack spells, so elementalists are also known as turrets on the battlefield. Among them, the upper-level profession, high-level elves, are the best.

But every advantage has its two sides, and elementalists are no exception. Elemental spells are single and lack versatility. More importantly, due to the limitations of the core crystal of the elemental staff, most elementalists generally only master one or two energy categories, one main category and one auxiliary category that does not conflict with the main category.

However, the restriction here only refers to the casting of spells. In fact, most academic elementalists will learn a full range of spells such as electricity, fire, wind, water, earth, acid, force field, and cold. When necessary, they can spend a week to rebind a new elemental staff to convert their elemental category.

But for Luo Yu, it is not that troublesome at all. The spells he can use can be used automatically by Leila, and Leila can also cast a main energy category and a secondary energy category. In other words, the elementalists of the Holfen School can have twice as many energy categories as other elementalists.

And that's not all, spellcasting requires chanting and actions, even if it's instantaneous you have to cast them one by one in order. But Luo Yu and Leila are equivalent to two people casting spells at the same time, casting two spells each time, in a one-on-one situation, no one can be the opponent of the magician of the Holfen School.

Of course, some people might say that this is unfair. Luo Yu and Leila should be regarded as two wizards. If we just find another wizard, can't we achieve the same effect?

But this is not the case. The cost of training one wizard is very different from that of training two wizards. It is even more difficult to add the word "excellent" before the title of wizard. In fact, Leila will grow up with Luo Yu. How strong Luo Yu is is equivalent to mirroring a great elementalist of the same level.

Not to mention that Leila herself has the ability to learn and will continue to grow, which means that in the future, if Leila borrows Luo Yu's abilities, she may be stronger than Luo Yu himself.

This is Ash Lynn's idea for the Holfen School, the essence of which is actually a combat craftsman called a wizard. He designed a type of magic construct that is very different from ordinary flexible constructs. This type of magic construct itself does not have the spellcasting ability of a general magic construct, but it can assist the wizard in casting spells.

Fang He then understood the real reason for the decline of the Holfen School, because this school needed software and hardware assistance, but not only that, he also needed ordinary magicians to have the ability of combat craftsmen at the same time.

This requirement is too high. Combat craftsmen are rare, not to mention the ability of wizards. Ash Lynn took a completely different path with the Star Device. He himself is a genius, but not everyone is a genius.

But by some strange coincidence, Luo Yu is such a genius. He is actually more interested in combat craftsman, but he embarked on the path of magician only because of his parents' request. However, he has never given up the exploration of the path of combat craftsman. He may be one of the few magicians who can wear magic gloves.

And because of this, he would become the most suitable successor and student of Ash Linn in a sense.

This may be the choice of fate.

"So the instrument that Miss Leila gave to Friston is actually the magic device of the Holfen School?" Fang He said, "That is what the Oshu people and the magic families have been searching for. They have really missed out on many treasures."

Greed can blind people's hearts. Leila was born from three fragments of the Emerald Star. Her birth was accidental, and of course not all magic devices of the Holfen School are like Leila.

Ash Lynn became a great wizard a long time ago, and his designs existed before he became famous. Leila can be seen as the ultimate masterpiece of this technical route and the only way for him to save his daughter, but the Holfen School was born before that.

The Oshuites searched for Ash Lynn's manuscripts and his legacy, but unfortunately they turned a blind eye to them in the end. They lied to the outside world that Ash Lynn was a liar, but this last narrative deceived themselves.

"In fact, it's not just me," Luo Yu replied, "Lila can copy everyone's spells, including Jita's."

But Leila cannot copy the spells in the magic book. After all, most of the naturalists' abilities come from the magic books they contracted, and the magic books also choose their users.

Learning how to use the magic gloves just to copy some common spells and becoming a part-time combat craftsman was not worth it for Jita, so she politely declined.

In fact, Fang He's inference about Luo Yu was incorrect. Leila would not become stronger than Luo Yu because she could not copy the destruction spells cast by the holy staff of 'Tonamiki, Death of the Suns'.

After inheriting the legacies of Xochitl, Lord of the Staff, Shipili, Lord of the Gem, and Cuauhtémoc, Lord of the Eagle, Luo Yu has embarked on a path that is completely different from other elementalists.

Now his profession has also become a secondary angel of destruction, level 37, even one level higher than Fang He.

This also means that the Seven Seas Brigade has increased its top combat power by one. The Seven Seas Brigade currently has at least three and a half Silver-level combat powers. Mia counts as one, Catherine counts as one, and Fang He himself, Luo Yu, and Jita each count as half when they are at full strength.

This is the peak combat power of the Seven Seas Brigade, and below them are May, Shesta, and Box, and below them are Alisa, Taliel, and Parker.

Tianlan, Luo Hao and Cui Xisi are inferior.

In fact, except for Tianlan, Luo Hao and Sylvie, the levels of the other members of the Seven Seas Brigade are not much different, but their actual combat power varies greatly.

Needless to say, Luo Yu and Ji Ta each have their own situations. When the box fully exerts the power of Gwynders, it is actually not much different, not to mention the freak like Fang He.

At the same level, if Fang He gave it his all, it would be difficult for him to find an equal opponent, whether in the First World or the Second World.

Although that would require the assistance of the Seven Seas Traveler, but then again, the Seven Seas Traveler could actually be regarded as Fang He's dragon knight.

After obtaining the Dragon Knight System and the Blessing of the Earth, Miss Ship Officer's strength can actually be ranked among the top ones, at least not much different from Miss Nightingale who serves as a scout.

Fang He thought about it but couldn't figure out how to strengthen Tian Lan, Luo Hao and Cui Xisi. Luo Hao was okay, he was mainly lacking in level and equipment, his own strength and judgment were quite good, as for Miss Poet...

Fang He sighed. Everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses. So let her be the logistics staff for the Seven Seas Brigade.

As for Cui Xisi, he had no idea what to do.

The fairy master's contribution to this team is really limited, but she has just obtained an auxiliary ability from the 'Snake Eye', and she may become the core auxiliary position of the Seven Seas Brigade in the future.

However, Fang He did not expect that Luo Yu would receive a completely new inheritance.

The opponent's Death of the Suns, the Holy Staff of Tonamiki, was far superior to the Star Weaver's Staff of Corrosion of Feiminas. Therefore, the original idea of ​​giving the Staff of Feiminas to Luo Yu to use was also shattered, but fortunately there was still someone who could use it.

Fang He gave the staff to Leila. Although Leila's own strength was too weak, as an apprentice magician, it was difficult for her to master the power of the Star Weaver, and she could only use one tenth or one twelfth of the magic staff. However, if the girl studied slowly, she would eventually grow to that level.

Becoming a formal wizard is Leila's biggest dream. Fang He also asked the girl about her wishes. When he asked her if she was willing to return to the empire, she politely refused. Oshu was not her hometown, and there was no place for her.

"I want to study with you," Leila said to them, holding the brand new magic wand, "and go on adventures with you, to assist, assist Teacher Luo Yu."

Fang He nodded. Although Leila's own strength was not strong, her ability would be a great reinforcement for the Seven Seas Brigade. He just respected her wishes. Since she was unwilling to return to the empire, he had no reason not to agree to her staying.

"I will go see Britta and the others after I have learned how to protect myself," Leila replied. Fang He nodded.

……

After leaving the Emerald Silver Fortress, the Seven Seas Brigade continued to head north, which was the road leading to the Court of Radiance, so their journey was relatively smooth. However, after only three days, signs of gray corruption appeared in the surrounding forests.

This place was originally located in the Scar of Yasha, and the fallen emerald fragments completely changed the original form of this forest. Walking nightmares would appear in the forest from time to time, and the shadows twisted the forest into another form, which was somewhat eerie and terrifying.

It's just because they are still in the outer area, so those troubles are not worth mentioning to the Seven Seas Brigade.

But from the moment they entered the Gray Domain, the surrounding environment took a sharp turn for the worse. The dark creatures and the Gray Domain creatures seemed to have merged, increasing the danger level here by several times.

  This reminded Fang He of the mission that the little girl from the Adventurer's Association had described to them:

"There aren't many gray areas in the Yasha Scar. Most of them are actually distributed near the disaster branch Gus. Gus is also the only disaster branch growing in the Yasha Scar."

"I heard that Gus is the first of the three disaster branches to sprout, and many people believe that it is the source of the gray disaster?" Fang He asked.

"Not really," the little girl shook her head. "The Gray Disaster spread long before the Disaster Branch was born, but Gus was indeed the first of the three Disaster Branches to sprout, and it is also the most special one."

"What special method?"

Normally the Adventurer's Association wouldn't tell adventurers too many things that weren't related to the mission, but this actually did matter. Almost every gray area near the Court of Radiance was related to the Disaster Branch Gus. Unlike ordinary gray areas, the Disaster Branch's gray areas almost never stopped activating.

This newly born gray area is also one of the branches that sprouted from Gus. It suddenly erupted in the north of the Scar of Yasha, almost cutting off two of the three roads leading to the Court of Radiance.

"The disaster branch Gus is the branch closest to the main trunk of the Holy Tree, so it is the most corrosive to the Holy White Tree. It is different from Ninimere and Nianlot. It does not expand as quickly as the former, nor is its gray area as dangerous as the latter. However, it is the most active of the three disaster branches."

"active?"

"It refers to the regenerative ability of the Gray Domain," the little girl replied, "Generally speaking, after the root of the disaster in the Gray Domain is eliminated, the Gray Domain will heal on its own. Unless it is an area that has been severely affected and even the nutrients in the soil have been sucked out, there is still a possibility that the area affected by the Gray Domain will slowly recover -"

"But the gray areas of Gus are completely different. They are often extremely difficult to eradicate, and once they appear, they usually mean that they are gray branches above the disaster level. Moreover, when you cut them off, they will often spread to other places. The Elf Court and the Council of Elders spent a long time eradicating these gray areas, but once they broke out, they often grew faster than we could eliminate them."

The girl's face turned a little worse. "This mission is actually the same. The Elf Court has already deployed a large number of manpower near the Holy White Forest to try to curb the expansion of Gus. But I didn't expect that even so, a new gray area would be born. The Elf Court had to ask for help from the Star Ring and us."

Fang He was a little puzzled. Although Ninimeier was the weakest of the three disaster branches, he was not surprised that Silverwind Harbor attacked it first. But why did the Adventurer's Association and the Alliance gather in Nianlot? In theory, wouldn't it be wiser to deal with Gus, who was closer to the trunk of the Holy White Tree and posed a greater threat to the Holy Tree of the Elves?

He asked his question, but the girl's face turned pale. She realized that Fang He was not a native of Giant Tree Hill, so she explained: "You don't know, the Gus you saw is not the first one."

"What do you mean?" Fang He was surprised.

"In fact, the Radiant Court United Association and the Alliance launched a siege against Gus the day it was born, and we won that time. But we didn't expect that Gus would come back to life overnight, and the area occupied by the Gray Domain has become even larger. Therefore, we will not take action against it again before thoroughly studying Gus's characteristics."

These words made Fang He fall into deep thought. It turned out that this was not the first time that Giant Tree Hill had attacked the three disaster branches, and they had also won a victory that was not a victory.

It is impossible that Silverwind Harbor was unaware of this battle, but even so, they chose to attack Ninimer. Was it because they believed that the two branches of disaster had different characteristics? Or did they have another plan?

But Gus at least proved that the disaster branches could not be eliminated simply by cutting them off. There were some deeper reasons for their existence. He really did not believe the lofty words of those who swore that they could eradicate the gray disaster.

They were just afraid that it would make things worse.

But no matter what, they will have to face the gray area where Gus was born next. The advance team in front is actually not only related to the Star Ring Society, it is a mixed team. The Star Ring is only here to help solve the problem. There are also people from the Sons of Light and the Council of Elders in it.

To be precise, it was actually the army sent in this direction by the Court of Radiance.

The commander of the Sons of Light, Lotharan Linyu, was silently looking at the gray-white crystallized forest in front of him. It seemed that it was not a product of nature, but a crystal that grew from the ground and was twisted into the shape of a woodland.

This area was originally called Elansel, which means forest under the sun in Elvish. It was the sacrificial forest of the Golden Hall, but now it has become like this.

Or rather, many places near the Holy White Forest have become like this. The Gray Region is approaching the Elf Court little by little, which is why they have to join forces with mortals.

The scholars of the Star Ring were somewhat useful, but not much. Last night, they led the Sons of Light to attack the branch of disaster ash and made considerable progress. But overnight, the ash branch spread to other areas, just like what they had encountered before. Although the scholars of the Star Ring sealed off multiple areas with spells, the speed of the gray area's expansion was still faster than they could contain it.

Even Lothran had a hunch that Gus had become more active in the past month, and its expansion speed was almost catching up with Ninimer. If it continued like this, it was not a good sign.

"Commander," a guard came in and handed him a letter, "The people from Liuka Silver have arrived."

"Only them?" Lotharan frowned. "The Night Walkers didn't come themselves, so they sent people from their subordinate guild?"

"The Night Walker Guild is participating in the suppression of the Nianlot Blight Branch, Commander," the guard replied, "The Liuka Silver is the only team they can send, but they are not the only ones here... There is also a C-rank team."

"A C-level team?" Luo Selan frowned even deeper. "Why are they here to join in the fun? This is not the place for them."

"That's right, Commander," the elven guard quickly replied, "They are sent by the Adventurer's Association. The Association claims that this team is quite strong, and the team's level is only because it was established not long ago."

In fact, this was because the Adventurer's Association made an exception and raised the team level of Fang He and others. After all, the association was not so rigid. It could be seen that the strength of Fang He and others was far more than EE level.

But even after one round of promotion, it was only C-level, which was the upper limit of the level that the adventure team could directly upgrade at one time.

"What is the composition of this team?"

“They are a team led by craftsmen.”

After hearing this, Lothran waved his hand and didn't care too much. "Let them act together with Aelin Ironheart's team. How many of the people of Liuka Silver are at the Silver level?"

"Five, Your Excellency the Commander."

...(End of chapter)