Returning to his seat, Xia Duo found Kim opposite him staring at him from across the platform. Xia Duo gave him a row of big white teeth in return, but didn't take it to heart.
The next three games involved players from the Tower of Time. Ganal and Carey also played respectively and successfully won their first games.
It was because of the mentor's experiment that Paros was supported. Because he didn't come, the Tower of Time lost a player out of thin air, which also caused some discussion among the guests.
Even the onlookers were a little commotion, and the Lord and Aibo's expressions were not very good. Whether they won or not was a matter of ability, which was understandable, but whether they came or not was a matter of attitude!
Sha Duo couldn't help but feel a cold sweat for Palos. Not only Palos, but also his mentor was probably going to be shoed in the back.
The competition behind the Tower of Time was all filled with outsiders. Xia Duo noticed that the contestants coming out from the opposite side were of various ages, but none of them were women.
As humans, there is not much difference in thinking and will between men and women, but the difference in the number of male and female mages is so obvious, which reminds Xia Duo of the scientists on the Lin Sphere.
Although theoretically the ratio of men to women should be equal, the actual ratio is quite different due to various reasons.
When placed in Netheril, which has a more backward social structure, the disparity in proportion between male and female mages is even more obvious.
This was probably a problem that even the gods could not solve. Xia Duo just thought about it for a moment before focusing on the competition on the battle stage.
A layman looks at the excitement, an expert looks at the door. Ordinary people onlookers could only see the red and blue missiles whizzing around, suddenly appearing and disappearing, and cheering a few times.
Mages like Xia Duo can see the specific details of the counter-spells of both sides. Of course, due to distance limitations, the details are actually relatively vague.
But it’s still rewarding! Such as counter-attack techniques and counter-attack ideas, Xia Duo feels like he has learned new knowledge every time he watches a scene, and this is indeed the case.
These foreign mages are indeed very capable, and most of them are not scripted.
A "spellcaster" is a real mage who has his own understanding of the principles of magic and the nature of the magic network. At this moment, Xia Duo felt pressure, but at the same time he was also excited.
Even just a simplified version of the Arcane Competition can yield so much. What if it is a competition initiated by the Grand Arcanist?
...The first round of competition ended quickly. In the end, only ten people entered the second round, and the Tower of Time accounted for three. Although there were some behind-the-scenes operations, since none of the archmages objected, it was allowed by the rules. within the range.
However, the second round was not that simple. Except for Xia Duo's relatively easy victory, Ganal's victory was very difficult. He almost exhausted all his spells with the opponent, and Kaili lost easily.
"Xia Duo, it's up to you next!" Kaili encouraged, but his eyes were focused on the person opposite him, whom Kaili lost to just now.
He was also ridiculed by the other party. After hearing this less sincere encouragement, Xia Duo still nodded and accepted it. The next step really depends on him.
Ganal has exhausted almost all his spells. If it is a formal arcane competition, even if it is not every game, there will be special recovery methods to allow the contestants to start in the best condition.
But Savile led this time - Ganal was eliminated. Compared to Kaili's perfunctory encouragement, Ganal's support was much greater. He discussed his analysis of other participating mages with Sha Duo loudly.
There is a proverb in Xia Duo's hometown:
"One person is responsible for the shortcomings, and two people are responsible for the success." Xia Duo believes in collective wisdom, otherwise he would not set up any organization.
With Ganal's analysis, he also attracted Carey, and the three-man plan became even longer. Although Carey was a little unreliable, it was enough to provide one more angle of analysis.
... In the third round, five people participated, but in fact Ganal was unable to participate, and there were only four people. Shado's opponent, like Kim in the first round, also came from the Pure White Tower.
And judging from where they sit next to each other, they might be under the same mentor.
"Tower of Time, Chateau!"
"Pure white tower, Navik!" Following the name of Albert's pants, Shadori came to the opposite platform quickly, exchanged salutes with Navik on the opposite side, and then each applied protective spells.
Neither of them had any desire to talk. They both used [Magic Missile] at the same time. Xia Duo was making progress, and others would not fall behind.
Xia Duo's first attack was disintegrated just after it passed the midpoint, while the opponent's blue missile was successfully countered by him more than one meter past the midpoint.
Is this going to happen? A distracting thought flashed through Sha Duo's mind, and he quickly brushed it away, focusing all his attention on the battle. However, his second attack was still quickly countered by the opponent.
Navi's second attack was more than half a meter closer to Xia Duo. Xia Duo's total reaction distance was only 5 meters, which was almost two meters away.
It's not that his reaction speed is not enough, but that the details of the second spell cast by Navi's mouth are different from the first time, and Xia Duo does the same.
But in terms of quickly understanding the principles of the opponent's spells and counterattacking, Xia Duo has already lost! From a rational point of view, Shado should admit defeat in time for the next round, but if Navik can't win, how can he ensure that he will win the next round?
After all, we still have to give it a try. Instead of leaving it to the next game and winning a maximum of third place, we might as well directly win a minimum of second place here.
In the blink of an eye, Xia Duo has made a decision! Generally speaking, mages cast spells in pursuit of stability rather than maximum effect. The most direct reason is of course for the sake of their own lives.
Losing control of a spell may not necessarily harm the enemy, but it will definitely harm oneself first. If it is in a magic laboratory, then there is no need to worry, but in a normal magic network environment - what Xia Duo relies on is actually his own physical fitness that is far superior to ordinary people. , Hard resistance to spell backlash, of course, this is the worst case scenario.
The best case scenario is that the spell is cast successfully and the opponent cannot counterattack, and then the magic circle on the field
With the blessing of "spell combos", even if no adjustments are made, the opponent may not be able to counterattack. In the second round, Kaili was triggered by his opponent in a combo, which directly triggered the protection of the magic circle on the field.
But if you want to fight, you can't be too explicit, at least you can't let the lords and archmages above think that he is a brave and ruthless person.
Next, the [Magic Missile] used by Xia Duo, although it is still a missile, can be added with a
"We", this was originally prepared by Xia Duo to spy on the second layer of the magic net! Now it is used temporarily, and even if it fails, the big shots will know that Xia Duo is already close to a level 3 mage, and it will not take more than a year for him to become an official mage.
The lord and the people in the Tower of Time should be more aware that it has been less than a month since he upgraded his authority in the Tower of Time!
