Chapter 73: The most stressful defensive area (please order first)
Hundreds of gray stone lamps illuminate the entire hall like daylight.
When Pei Ze entered the hall, there were already hundreds of people inside.
The floor of the hall is divided into areas with white lines and marked with numbers.
All wizard apprentices and following knights stood and waited in their respective areas according to their respective team numbers.
Pei Ze's team number is 32, which happens to be adjacent to Gu Lin's number 33.
"Lord Pei Ze!"
Su Ya and Peng Yan had already arrived and greeted Pei Ze respectfully immediately.
Pei Ze nodded and threw a bottle of blood boiling potion to both of them.
"Take it and use it when you are in danger."
Su Ya and Peng Yan recognized the blood-boiling potion, and their faces immediately showed surprise, and they hurriedly expressed their gratitude.
For this operation, both of them prepared some potions.
But they are all non-level potions such as brute strength potion, physical strength potion and detoxification potion.
First-level potions like the blood-boiling potion, which cost hundreds of gold coins, are difficult for even great knights like them to afford.
If used well at critical moments, this potion is no less than a life-saving tool.
I got a bottle of first-level potion before the action even started, and I got the right one this time!
Su Ya and Peng Yan were both happy.
Looking at this scene, the two knight students standing behind Gu Lin looked envious.
Gu Lin couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
She didn't have the luxury of Pei Ze, who gave away two bottles of first-level potions.
After all, gem magic is very expensive, and most of the resources given to her by the family were used on this.
Suddenly, Gu Lin suddenly thought of something. He leaned next to Pei Ze and asked in a low voice: "Did you refine these potions yourself?" Pei Ze glanced at
her, shook his head and said, "I bought them."
Gu Lin was stunned. He sounded a little dubious, but then he thought about it. It seemed that Pei Ze had only been exposed to pharmacy for two or three months. It was unlikely that he could refine a first-level potion by himself now.
You must know that Yin Xue, another disciple of Mo Weng, spent more than half a year before he successfully refined the first bottle of first-level potion.
And just like that, Yin Xue is already a famous pharmacy genius in Gaota Academy.
It's impossible for Pei Ze to be more talented in pharmacy than Yin Xue, right?
The doubts in Gu Lin's heart disappeared immediately, and he shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
At this moment, the door of the hall suddenly opened, and a group of people filed in.
They were all wearing armor, with strong auras, sharp or resolute eyes, and a heart-sinking sense of oppression all over their bodies.
Legendary knight!
With the arrival of these people, the buzzing chatter in the hall quickly disappeared and became quiet in an instant.
The eyes of the wizard apprentices were all focused on these generals, with solemn expressions.
In Dawn City, the status of knights is much lower than that of wizards.
But the legendary knight is an exception.
Knights who have reached this level have mastered at least one elemental power, enough to pose a threat to wizards.
For ordinary wizard apprentices, the legendary knight is a powerful existence that cannot be defeated.
Only a handful of third-level wizard apprentices can compete with the legendary knights.
Therefore, even in the Silver Light Legion with many wizards, the legendary knight has a place, at least as an officer.
Among the city guards, the legendary knights have a higher status, and without exception they are all high-ranking generals.
In front of more than a dozen legendary knights, even a third-level wizard apprentice would not dare to make any mistakes.
A group of legendary knights strode forward to stand in front of the crowd, followed by the three in the middle.
The leader looked around sharply and said solemnly: "Let me introduce myself. My name is Yan Zhen. I serve as the city guard supervisor and the chief commander of this encirclement and suppression operation." After Yan Zhen finished speaking, there was an aquiline hook on the right
. The man with the nose spoke immediately.
"Huonan, who is also the governor of the City Guards, is one of the commanders of this encirclement and suppression operation."
Followed by the middle-aged man on the left.
"Dai Long, he is also the city guard warlord and one of the commanders of this encirclement and suppression operation."
The warlord, second only to the chief and deputy corps commander in the city guard, is already a high-ranking officer.
The dispatch of three governors as commanders at one time shows that the city guards attach great importance to this operation.
As for the other generals, they stood solemnly behind the three of them, showing no sign of speaking.
"Next, let's explain tonight's action plan."
Yan Zhen acted crisply and neatly. After the introduction, he went straight to the topic without any nonsense and waved to a tall officer next to him.
The tall officer immediately stepped forward and placed a fist-sized crystal in the center of the hall.
Without seeing any operation on his part, the crystal suddenly buzzed, and countless rays of light escaped from it, intertwining and outlining a lifelike image above.
Pei Ze stared at it for a few times and quickly recognized it as a map of the northern area outside Chenxi City.
The entire Chenxi City is divided into two parts, the inner and outer parts.
The inner city is surrounded by the Ring of Truth, and the outer city surrounds the inner city and divides it into four major areas: east, west, north, and south.
For example, Pei Ze now lives in the southern district of the outer city.
It has to be said that the map of the northern district of the outer city in front of me is extremely precise. It is like a three-dimensional map viewed from high altitude. If you zoom in, you can even see the lines on the outer walls of the buildings.
"The target location for our operation tonight is here."
The tall officer pointed to a location on the map, which was instantly dyed red.
But it is a manor.
"Based on the intelligence we have, we can confirm that this is the stronghold of Abep's forces. It is initially estimated that the number of heretics hiding inside is more than 300, and there is at least one priest and five guzzlers." "The time the operation started
. It is midnight at midnight, when the two wizards from the Tower Academy, together with the governors and captains present, as well as the elite main force of the city guard, will raid this manor." "And the tasks of everyone here
, It is to cooperate with other colleagues of our city guard to form a defense line around the manor and kill the fleeing heretics."
Following the tall officer's words, two yellow circles, one inside and one outside, instantly appeared on the map with the manor as the center.
The outermost yellow circle is divided into equal-area cone-shaped areas with lines, each of which is marked with a number. There are 120 areas in total.
This division was very concise and clear, and the wizard apprentices quickly understood the arrangement of the plan.
The outermost yellow circle is the area they want to garrison.
There are a total of 120 teams present, each garrisoning a small area according to the number.
Seeing this, many wizard apprentices secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
What they were most worried about was being arranged to raid the stronghold, which would undoubtedly be very dangerous.
If you encounter a binge drinker, you may not even have a chance to escape.
The risk of killing fleeing infidels on the periphery is relatively low.
"There are two lines of defense in total. Our city guards are responsible for the first line of defense. Everyone here is mainly responsible for the outermost line of defense." The
tall officer looked around with a solemn expression.
"Let's start assigning areas to each team."
"Team No. 1 is responsible for area 1."
"Team No. 2 is responsible for area 2."
"Area 3 is for area 3."
In the gap between the tall officers assigning defensive areas, Gu Lin Suddenly he whispered: "Luckily, we are Area 32 and Area 33."
Pei Ze nodded slightly, smiled and said nothing.
It is also the outermost line of defense, but the dangers in each area vary greatly.
For example, there is a city gate guarded by heavy troops to the north of the manor. As long as the heretic's head is not caught in the door, it is impossible for the pagans to run north.
Also, to the west of the manor is the city guard's station. The possibility of the heretics escaping in this direction is also not very high.
Generally speaking, except for a few pagans who are panicking, there should not be too many enemies attacking the defense lines in these two directions.
In addition, there are city guards defending in front. After the first line of defense is 'filtered', the second line of defense will The pressure on the defense line has been greatly reduced.
The wizard apprentices assigned to these two directions have almost no defensive pressure.
On the other hand, the pressure on the south and east sides is much greater.
Especially on the east side, after the second line of defense is the residential area, with many buildings and complex terrain. Once the pagans escape into this area, they will be like fishes entering the sea, and it will be even more difficult to catch them.
Therefore, there are definitely not a few pagans who choose this direction to break out.
Although the wizard apprentices and knight students present wanted to earn more merit points and contribution points, they did not intend to put their heads in their belts and work hard. Naturally, they did not want to garrison the most dangerous areas.
"The team in Area 28 is under great pressure." Gu Lin whispered.
Pei Ze looked at the wizard apprentice in Team 28, who had an extremely ugly face at this time.
Area 28 is right in front of the entrance to the residential area.
Among the 120 areas on the perimeter defense line, area 28 is undoubtedly the first in terms of defensive pressure.
Even if there are city guards in front to share the pressure, the danger is extremely high.
Judging from the expression on the wizard apprentice's face, most likely he already regretted participating in this operation.
It's a pity that the action has already begun. Even if he regrets it, he can't give up. Otherwise, the punishment from the City Guards and Tower Academy is no joke.
Not long after, the tall officer announced the responsible teams for the 27 areas in front, and it was the turn of the 28th.
"Area 28
consists of 2" "Wait a minute."
A voice suddenly sounded, interrupting the tall officer.
He looked back in shock and saw that the person who made the noise was Governor Huonan, and he couldn't help but have a look of doubt on his face.
"Overseer."
Huo Nan raised his hand to stop the tall officer's question. His eyes swept across the crowd and finally landed on Pei Ze. There seemed to be a flash of light in his eyes.
"Area No. 28 is very important. It would be safer for a stronger team to be responsible for it. In my opinion, it should be handed over to Team No. 32." After
Huonan finished speaking, the hall fell silent.
Everyone suddenly looked at Pei Ze, their eyes particularly strange.
Huonan's words seemed to be praising the strength of the No. 32 team and enough to shoulder heavier responsibilities, but who could see that he was targeting Pei Ze?
Some attentive apprentices even noticed that Yan Zhen and Dai Longju frowned. It was obvious that Huonan had not communicated this decision to them beforehand.
Under the gaze of everyone, Pei Ze's eyes flashed slightly but he didn't react much.
On the other side, Yan Zhen looked deeply at Huo Nan and said nothing.
Seeing that neither Yan Zhen nor Dai Long objected, the tall officer hesitated for a moment and raised his voice: "Team 32 is responsible for area 28." As soon as these words came out, everyone looked
at Pei Ze with a trace of sadness in their eyes. A trace of mercy.
"Did you offend Warlord Huonan?"
"Who knows, he is in trouble now anyway."
"The geographical location of area 28 is so bad, it gives me a headache just thinking about it."
"Yeah, a bad possibility Even your life is on the line!"
There were also many people who were secretly gloating at the misfortune.
The wizard apprentice in Team 28 was even more visibly relieved.
"Quiet!"
The tall officer coughed lightly, suppressed the discussion of the crowd, and continued to announce.
"Area No. 29 is in charge of Team No. 29."
"Area No. 32 is in charge of Team No. 28."
Except that the areas responsible for Team No. 28 and Team No. 32 have been swapped, the areas that other teams need to be responsible for are all consistent with the number.
After announcing the area of responsibility, the tall officer looked solemn and said solemnly: "All teams must do their best to kill the heretics. If they are found to have neglected their duties, they will be dealt with according to military law!" "When the operation starts, everyone will be issued
a Recording ring, used to record actions and merit calculations." "
In addition, after this operation, all wizard apprentices will receive a basic reward of 10 merit points, and all knight students will receive a basic reward of 200 contribution points.
" When they came out, most of the wizard apprentices and knight students suddenly looked happy.
Only Su Ya and Gu Lin looked grave.
"Pei Ze, do you have a conflict with Huo Nan?" Gu Lin asked.
Pei Ze shook his head: "I didn't know him before today."
Gu Lin frowned and said, "That's strange. Why would he target you for no reason?"
"Maybe not for no reason." Pei Ze said meaningfully.
Gu Lin was startled for a moment, then quickly reacted with a thoughtful expression.
The status of a legendary knight is indeed higher than that of a third-level wizard apprentice, but that only refers to an ordinary third-level wizard apprentice.
As Pei Ze, a third-level wizard apprentice with outstanding qualifications and a fifth-level pharmacist student, even a legendary knight would not dare to offend him easily.
Huo Nan had almost blatantly targeted Pei Ze just now. She would never believe it if there was no wizard behind him.
As for the wizard who would do such a thing, the answer is almost ready to come out.
Gu Lin frowned and said, "Even if we know why Huonan is targeting you, we can't change the plan now."
Su Ya on the side also looked solemn and hesitated to speak.
Peng Yan, who was honest and honest, also realized the seriousness of the matter, and his big face tensed up.
Among the crowd, Pei Ze was the only one who looked calm. He smiled slightly and said, "I participated in the encirclement and suppression operation just for merit points. I wish I could kill more heretics. Isn't this the right time?" "Maybe after the operation is over, I can redeem it for a piece of truth
. The place in the secret realm."
Seeing that Pei Ze looked calm and not trying to force himself, Gu Lin couldn't help but secretly admire his confidence and indifference, and said with a smile: "Then you have to hold on, I don't want to hear the news that you died in the battle when I come back. ."
"Don't worry." Pei Ze smiled.
Gu Lin said no more and walked out of the hall with his two companions.
Pei Ze glanced in Huonan's direction, smiled, and walked towards the door of the hall.
Su Ya and Peng Yan quickly followed.
(End of chapter)