The forest is surrounded by whispers, birds are singing, green buds are sprouting from under the soil, and vitality bursts out of dry tree trunks; a pair of eyes, a pricked ear, a ringing arrow, and the sound of hoofbeats is getting distant.
In the darkness, the mushrooms emit a faint fluorescent light, and vigilant eyes under the bushes are watching the uninvited guests entering this secluded forest.
The narrow-browed red tit flapped its wings, flew up from the low geranium bushes, passed through the forest canopy, and flew high into the sky. It flew farther and farther, and finally merged into the long wind, disappearing among the clouds and blue together with a few wisps of leaves.
That is a species unique to the sea outside Han Ruina.
It is named because of its long and narrow eye stripes. It is not related to the long-tailed tit genus on Earth, but the two do look very similar. The genus classification of Aitaria borrowed the naming method on Earth. It was the earliest It's just a tradition, with many fallacies, but it is still used in informal situations today.
Xiaoyao put down the crossbow in his hand and looked with some disappointment at the gray deer that was drifting away. It was like an elf in the forest, leaping left and right and disappearing into the dark forest.
Shui Wuming was looking at him speechlessly, looking at the crossbow in his hand, "Where did you bring this thing from?"
"In the hall in front," Xiaoyao said, "Aren't you there too? Anyway, there are so many materials there. I assembled them with scraps. How about it being okay?"
"Scrap iron," Shui Wuming commented mercilessly, "Those things that threaten us can't hurt a single hair. It's just enough to scare the deer in the forest."
"Hey, I'm just here for hunting," Xiaoyao argued, "We're going to stay here for a month, don't you want to eat?"
"Did you hit it then?"
"That was just a mistake, hehe..."
"If we had relied on you, we might have starved to death."
The dark jungle here is somewhat like the sea of trees on the border they have seen before.
But it is more pure and natural. This world is a bit like a green dream, with heaven, earth and fields, only endless tree crowns as far as the eye can see.
A sea of green.
The square plover is standing in the forest, with golden spots on its coat. The sun shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, casting beams of warm light in the dark forest.
But his vision was still far above the tree canopy, and he was looking at the tall white tower standing on the horizon.
Those white towers grew out of the sea of trees, three of which connected to the sky and the ground. Their bases are broad and become more and more slender as they go up. Finally, they are like a pure white cable that goes straight into the sky.
Disappeared out of sight.
The tower is full of technological beauty. There are almost no unnecessary decorations on the appearance, only diamond-shaped intervals, and it looks like a giant snake.
The body of the giant tower shone in the sunlight, and in that direction a group of birds were flying far over the forest, emitting crisp chirps. The wildness of nature and the beauty of man-made structures complemented each other at this moment.
The unique and spectacular sight captured Fang Plover's heart.
He silently withdrew his sight from the canopy. There was their target - the White Tower. The three towers contained the item for this level - the Fairy Soul.
with mechanical artifacts.
He quickly raised his hand, and a clockwork fairy flew back to his hand. It turned a few times and retracted the thin chain wings from the brass shell with a clicking sound.
Luo Wei looked over at this moment. The senior sister is holding a clockwork doll in her hand. The doll girl was wearing a long emerald dress, her eyes closed quietly, and her long curly ponytails hanging lightly from her arms.
She then said to Fang Plover: "We should be one step ahead now, but we shouldn't be able to deal with the three main towers if we go directly there now. Even the mechanical guards in the auxiliary towers are difficult for us to deal with. The fairy souls with the highest serial numbers, and it is said that some of them are extremely powerful, and only the main tower has mechanical artifacts——"
"Let's start by establishing an advantage first," Weiyu said from the side. "The nearest mechanical tower is less than four miles away from us, which is about seven or eight kilometers. This is good news for us, but we must also be careful. The mechanical guards are attacking, and we need tools to establish a forward base and contact others."
Fang Yu nodded, agreeing with the two people's judgment. "We now have three magic furnaces, which is also an advantage," he said. "Others should not be able to do this. Alpha crystals have very low requirements for element suitability, and the utilization rate of materials is far from ordinary magic furnaces." Furnaces are comparable."
He is quite confident in the technical skills Hain left behind, "Next, starting from finding the crystal veins, we will first establish the production capacity of magic furnaces and magic storage crystals."
"I just saw the ether-infested terrain in the south, which is exactly in the direction close to the mechanical tower," Weiyu said immediately, "There shouldn't be any high-level crystal veins in the second level, but as long as any kind of magic power is found, We can establish a production system with square crystals. Especially Ed, your alpha crystal has very low requirements on the attribute abundance of the crystal itself."
"This is our third advantage." Luo Wei also praised.
Fang Yu turned around and looked at the other party, "Brother Weiyu, I'll leave the search work in that direction to you first."
Weiyu just nodded, "Don't worry."
He released the clockwork goblin, and the goblin doll in Luo Wei's hand automatically rose into the air without wind. Under its invisible pull, the clockwork goblins flew up into the air one by one with golden light.
Weiyu gently pulled down his goggles.
At this time, there was a noise behind him.
Fang Yu looked in that direction and found that Wu being was making a plug-in there. The metal sheets, crystals and branches were automatically formed in his hands, forming a palm-sized device.
The other party placed the device on a magic sword. MTT picked up the magic sword, and golden flames immediately ignited on it. The latter waved his hand casually, and the flames on the sword immediately formed into a fire bird and flew out.
The fire arrow passed through the forest at a speed that exceeded everyone's vision and hit an ancient tree. The withered trunk collapsed with a loud cracking sound and ignited a raging flame.
"It's done," MTT handed the magic sword in his hand to Mu Lan, "Mu Lan, you come and use it."
He threw the sword over, and Mu Lan quickly took it with both hands, but the sword was a bit heavy and she almost didn't catch it.
"Take it easy." MTT smiled rarely.
Mu Lan glared at him angrily.
Wu Cunzheng looked at his magic gloves unexpectedly - obviously he was a little unfamiliar with the feeling of creating things out of thin air just now, but he was deeply impressed at the same time.
"How about it?"
Wucun raised his head and realized that it was Fang Yu who was asking him.
Naturally, his multiple parallel skills are far inferior to his opponent, but they are still useful. "It's okay," Wu Cun nodded. He has never been good at words, but he is good at doing things. "What should I do next? "
"First make a batch of wooden structures of magic guides and plug-ins. You should also be able to find some crystals," Fang Yu ordered. "We need to further expand the search scope, but before that, everyone needs to be able to protect themselves - —”
Wu Cun nodded.
He is the third person in the team to get the magic furnace.
This is naturally his responsibility——
The process of the second level is the longest of all the levels in the Spire Trial.
But it is also from here that the time flow rate inside and outside the tower will start to differ.
This week-long competition in the outside world will last for a month in the sea of trees. However, due to the difference in time between inside and outside, the live broadcast method of the competition from here begins to become more detailed and complicated.
Differences appeared in different pictures, and the live broadcast turned into a large number of replays and slices. There were more than 100 professional directors and post-production teams here to record and process the game process.
And finally the most exciting and critical parts are presented to the outside audience.
As the process of the game lengthened, the discussions in the live broadcast room became more rational. Everyone knew that this would be a long and protracted battle, even in the outside world, it would last for a week.
Many people said they had ordered takeout, as if they were going to fight a protracted battle.
Most people also make jokes and are not surprised by it. Among the many super events in the second world, such long-lasting competitions abound.
Of course, more people are still discussing the excitement just now. After experiencing the previous sharp drop, the live stream rebounded just a few moments later and reached a considerable peak.
The event organizers are keenly aware of the rapid increase in attention, and while investing more real-time publicity on the real-world network, they have also opened up more lines and resources for communication between the two worlds.
This is somewhat unexpected.
No one thought that the Empire and the Kaolin people would bring surprises this year. Regardless of what the two magic furnaces were and which one was better, they had obviously ignited the topic and heat on a wider scale.
More traffic started flowing into the game.
Jellos has not noticed the change in the flow, but the increase in the number of people in the live broadcast room is visible to the naked eye. As the main commentator of this game, he has to try to control the field:
"Player Ed is so fast. Kaolin is really well prepared this time. Moreover, this Dragon Alchemist has been famous in previous competitions for a long time."
"They obviously gained a big advantage, and were even one step ahead of the Imperials. They were the first to enter the Sea of Trees, but the Geminis from the Imperial Workshop were also very experienced and were only one step behind."
"Kaolin's main group was the first to enter the second level. It took three Atari ticks, no more, no less, five and a half minutes faster than the second-place Imperial Workshop. And I want to remind you that , Kaolin’s team got three magic furnaces in the first round, one more than all other teams, it’s incredible——”
"Jack, this is a big advantage -" his deputy added.
Jerros nodded in agreement, "As for five and a half points, it is nothing in the next one-month competition process, but the team that enters the second level first can also draw the first fairy soul and choice before other teams. The title——"
He cut the background data.
Jerros muttered and said: "Let me see what fairy soul the Kaolin people got, number seventy-one. Ha, they are not very lucky, although number seventy-one is among the fourteen fairies in the first level. It is also ranked among the top among the souls, but it is not the best number sixty-eight, and it is not even ranked in the top three."
"Let me see, it was the Sanshak delegation that got the number sixty-eight." Jellos said with some surprise, "The main group of the Giant Tree Hill also entered the second level. It took an hour, which was longer than the Empire. It's an Etalia moment late, but they don't seem to be very worried..."
Soon, the fairy souls numbered sixty-nine and seventy also belonged to their respective owners, respectively obtained by the Ayinbrok Craftsmen Association and the Imperial Workshop delegation.
The luck of the Empire Twin Stars is not very good, but at least it is better than Fang Plover and others.
Jerros focused on the No. 68 Fairy Soul.
He said: "Ms. Quilina, the first round jackpot is an old acquaintance of ours. The last prize was won by the Kaolin people led by Loofah, but this year they obviously did not have such luck. This main prize of Fairy Soul The ability lies in the control of complex constructs, and he is also the only one among the fourteen fairy souls in the first round that can control second-level and above constructs."
"The people from the Sandshak Craftsmen Association got her as the master controller of the fairy doll, which is a great start. They are already quite accomplished in working constructions, and the third player Schmidt also masters this kind of construction. A method of making alien structures. Now the players from Giant Tree Hill might be able to build an advance base first..."
"But wait," he suddenly couldn't help but interrupt himself, "I almost forgot, we said earlier that the main group of the Kaolin people is the only one that starts with three magic furnaces. You should still remember it."
"They gave this magic furnace to Wu Cun, the plug-in craftsman in the group..." Jerros sighed, "This is a great advantage. The plug-in craftsman is second only to the fairy user in the first and second rounds. The top priority for crystal craftsmen, because under this rule craftsmen can also use those magic tools and plug-ins that can only be used by combat professions."
At this moment, Wandering Horse’s live broadcast room.
The latter is also trying to explain to the audience: "...it is difficult to establish a comprehensive production line for magic weapons and combat equipment due to the materials at the beginning, but plug-ins are different. Some basic plug-ins do not use much material, but their effects are not small. .”
"Entering the second level of the Sea of Trees, the contestants are always under various threats, just like the newly born mortal empire in the wilderness. They must use everything at hand to build defense facilities as quickly as possible. How to survive the Sea of Trees? The first day of the winter is the most important, especially after nightfall, when various threats in the forest will increase sharply."
"Although the main group of Giant Tree Hill has obtained Fairy Soul No. 68, this is a big advantage for them. With the second-level working structure, they can quickly establish an advance base."
"But Ed and the others have three magic furnaces, which is also great news. With this first move, they should be able to gain a firm foothold. There should be no premature attrition or injuries that will affect subsequent progress."
There were many professional viewers in the live broadcast room, but there were also many ordinary people. Due to the long process of the event, they could not see much in a short time through the slices of each team broadcast by the organizer.
However, I heard Wandering Ma'er saying that Ed's side had an advantage, and almost the same news came back from the main stage, and the barrage in the live broadcast room suddenly became active again.
Most of them were voices cheering for Kaolin's main team.
But there were also some discussing professional topics. Although the fourteen teams came out of the craftsman's hall almost one after another, their appearance in the sea of trees was almost random.
Fourteen teams were randomly scattered within a wide range of a hundred miles around the center of the three white towers. The contestants could not sense each other, but the competition party had already obtained first-hand information.
Fang Plover and others were actually not very lucky. Guta and Kapka's team were far away from them, almost on the other side of the center of the circle.
Relatively speaking, the Imperial people were much luckier. The distance between the main regiment and the second regiment was very close, except for the Lavender Craftsman Association, which was far away. But the only good news is that the Imperial people are not close to Fang Plover and his party, and there is a team of Lotao in the middle.
On the other side of Fang Plover and others were two teams from offshore areas. They entered the second level at the latest, and almost three hours had passed before they were about to arrive in the tower.
The time in the sea of trees was now two o'clock in the afternoon, and there were still seven hours before nightfall.
Of course Wandering Ma'er saw these discussions, but it was obviously not the time to worry about conflicts between teams at the moment. He frowned and didn't say much, just cut the screen -
At this moment, the organizer also happened to give the main screen to Fang Plover and others.
In the picture, Wu Cun was completing his work. He marked out a work area in the forest, then turned around, took a deep breath, and then stretched out his magic glove and spread his fingers.
The magic furnace behind him emitted soft white light, and the soil and rocks automatically formed into regular shapes under his magic gloves, building up walls. The trees automatically separated, forming logs that fell to the ground.
The forest floor was flattened by him in the blink of an eye.
In past competitions, such work would have taken at least half a day to complete. But if it were in the real world, the craftsman would at least bring a team of people and several bulky magic furnaces.
Not to mention those huge work structures.
This spectacle was obviously much more attractive than the boring commentary just now. Many spectators who did not understand the Craftsman game also let out bursts of exclamation, especially those who were watching the mainland league for the first time.
Jellos was also amazed. The situation in the past was obviously not like this. The development and advancement of multiple parallel techniques had greatly changed the schedule of the Continental League. In the earlier seasons, such work would have taken at least half a day or even a day. .
But it can be done in the blink of an eye, and the overall enjoyment of the game has more than doubled.
Although the players in the previous session also used the same multiple parallel techniques, in this session a few years later, the level of the players has obviously improved again.
As a professional, what he sees is the great progress of alchemy. "The level of this competition is obviously the highest among all previous competitions. The audience who comes to watch the competition is in awe."
He made a comment first.
Then he immediately added a more professional comment, "The player in charge of the overall planning of the Kaolin team is very professional. He obviously knows their advantages. With the plug-in craftsmen on the first day, it was obvious that they were allowed to complete the terrain Exploring and finding forward base locations is much safer than other teams, so the Kaolin people’s current expansion is very aggressive——”
"But that's nothing. The key is their choice of plug-ins. In theory, many people may think of choosing plug-ins related to Iron Guard or Guard Knight, because under such conditions, protection takes priority over offense. But Cowlin People don’t choose this way, they choose lighter plug-ins that favor Nightingale or even Magic Swordsman, and the reason is actually very simple.”
Jerros cleared his throat, "The equipment of the Iron Guards and Guards Knights is too bulky. Although the rules allow craftsmen to use their plug-ins, don't forget that the contestants are not combat personnel in nature, and they are not matched with them. physical attributes. Equipment that is too bulky will actually affect their actions, and the gain will outweigh the loss."
While he was commenting, he was looking at the non-existent work on the screen. Although the audience was watching with gusto, Jerros lost interest after watching it for a while.
The level of the plug-in craftsman from Kaolin is not low, but it is not to the level that makes him feel dazzled. It can only be said to be quite satisfactory. He's seen those higher level games and this is nothing compared to that.
So he observed for a while and then cut directly to the empire side through the background. Just like the Dragon Alchemist, the strength of Gemini was still worthy of his recognition.
Geniuses of this level, even in the second world, are the best among the best.
Jerros only looked at it for a moment, then showed an unexpected expression, "It's amazing," he couldn't help but say, "The Empire moved very quickly. They did not choose to find the location of the base, but went directly to it. Begin expanding construct production using the materials at hand."
"They directly made a batch of flexible structures and seemed to be heading directly to the nearest mechanical tower. This is an extremely bold plan. If it fails, they will lose all the work progress on the first day and will fall behind others. The team has several magic furnaces, and there may be a loss of manpower. But if it succeeds, the benefits will obviously be extraordinary. There are a lot of high-end materials in the mechanical tower, and maybe a second fairy soul can be found."
"But can two magic furnaces really support them in conquering a mechanical tower?" Jerros himself was a little confused, "But as expected of the Empire Twin Stars, Juno took care of the entire flexible construction production process by himself. That’s the power of a truly complete all-around player.”
In fact, there was no need for him to explain. After the scene cut back to the Empire side, many viewers also saw the gap between Juno and the main group of the Kaolin people.
Although Wu Cun's multiple parallelism seems miraculous, the gap between him and the captain of the Empire Workshop is too obvious. In terms of speed and proficiency, he is almost a notch behind in all aspects.
When many people saw the imperial captain's method of making flexible structures, they almost recalled the scene where Fang Plover made the magic furnace in the gray hall. For a moment, they couldn't tell which one was faster.
There was also a barrage of air-conditioning in Wandering Ma'er's live broadcast room.
"Is this an Imperial?"
"If it's broken, will we not be able to defeat it?"
"Lost, lost!"
The voices of defeatist strategists grew louder.
But it looks a little different to the wandering horses. After all, he had gained some basic knowledge and watched countless similar craftsmen's competitions, and finally had a bit more discernment than the average person.
In his opinion, although the production speed of this imperial twin star is similar to that of Fang Plover, in fact there is a difference between the two. At least Fang Yu was obviously able to make the magic furnace with ease.
It is not an exaggeration to say that it is light and heavy.
And Juno has obviously done his best, even if he has some reservations, it is definitely not much.
Because the Imperial people's plan is so radical, if they really want to lay down a mechanical tower before nightfall, it is obviously impossible to save many hands at this time.
If the mechanical tower is not taken down before nightfall, it will not be a joke.
"The forty-two mechanical towers in the sea of trees in the second level and the three main towers in the center are the most important to pass this level." After thinking about it for a while, Wandering Ma decided to explain this to the audience. .
At the same time, Jellos on the main stage almost also brought up this topic:
"...these towers contain the fairy souls and mechanical artifacts needed to pass this level, but the time left for each team is limited, so the sooner you get the more tower permissions, the better. The greater the advantage, the greater the level.”
"But things are not that simple. The spiers have their own guards, and they will even continuously produce an army of constructs during this month to attack the players who enter this world."
"So the core purpose of this level is how to survive and gain control of enough towers at the same time."
Jelloshi said: "Everyone, this is not an easy task. There are countless teams that have failed at this level in history. There are only a few competition records that have captured the main tower."
He concluded, "The imperial people's bold plan can certainly greatly change the situation of all parties in a round of competition, but the risk of failure is very high."
Jellos doesn't like lifeless games.
But even so, such radical situations were quite rare in past games, and he couldn't help but want to praise him.
But at this moment, the assistant on the side suddenly let out a soft sigh.
Jellos stopped, turned his head in that direction, and saw the young man looking at his light screen in surprise and said to him, "The Kaolin people have found a crystal vein."
"They are lucky," Jeroshi said, "But this is not too surprising. Fairy Soul No. 71 has an advantage in controlling numbers, and the production of clockwork fairies does not require too many materials."
"No," the assistant shook his head, "Jack, that's not what I meant."
"You... better come and see..."
Jellos sniffed and suddenly realized that there was something strangely quiet in the audience.
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(End of chapter)
