Emperor of Arcane

February 20, 331.

Bay Territory, Misty Swamp.

Light rain.

The patter of raindrops sprinkled lightly in the confused white mist.

Let the withered and yellow reed bushes gradually glow with new green vitality.

All kinds of little lives happily burrowed between the roots.

Under the influence of the cleanup of dragon-blooded creatures, the small lives at the bottom of the food chain will usher in a new round of large-scale reproduction.

However, their prosperity would not last long.

Without the suppression of life at the top of the food chain, the number of sub-predators will increase significantly, and the pressure on these small lives will continue to increase.

Boom!

The surging sound spread to the surroundings in sequence.

These carefree little beings were running around as if they were frightened.

The vibrations coming from everywhere made the calm puddles splash with little ripples.

Aini looked over curiously and happened to see the rolling fog. With a little bit of thinking in her eyes, she asked thoughtfully:

"Is this actual combat training?"

Aini is very aware of the training methods of the Gulf Leadership Army and understands the benefits and difficulties of this.

Water strength training will be very, very expensive because of the production cycle and expensiveness of boats.

But she didn't expect that Bay Collar would still train in this way.

This also means that the Gulf Territory is determined to start fighting.

Leon next to him stepped on the accelerator, and the continuously rotating propellers sprayed out powerful airflow backwards, pushing the entire hovercraft forward quickly.

Aini was very surprised by this smooth transportation in the swamp.

What interested her even more was that this seemingly simple vehicle did not use magic power as its power source, but instead used a small steam engine.

Aini had some doubts in her heart. Even though a new elemental energy pool was built, the Gulf Territory did not continue to increase the proportion of magic energy used. Instead, it began to develop more different energy sources.

Naturally, Leon did not explain to Aini that the Gulf Territory would never put eggs in the same basket. He just nodded and said:

"Yes, actual combat is a must. This will allow the soldiers to complete training as quickly as possible and allow them to adapt to sea combat."

“Considering that the flatness of the swamp is different from the roughness of the sea, we also made some modifications to the actual combat environment.”

As soon as they finished speaking, they passed through a gate surrounded by mounds of earth and came to a puddle with turbulent water.

The water surface stirred up waves, causing the boats traveling on the water to sway back and forth.

On the rocking ship, hundreds of soldiers were fighting with the opposite ship.

Aini keenly saw the staggering movements of the soldiers. Although they were a little embarrassed, they stood firmly on the shaking deck.

The artillery that kept spewing out fire also roared one after another.

Boom!

The roaring artillery fires out the rotating shells and hammers them hard on the side of the opponent's ship.

A large red mark was left, and the artillery shells and soldiers in that area stopped their subsequent actions.

In addition to the effect of cannonball attacks.

Heavy crossbow attacks on parts below the waterline of the ship will also slow down the ship's progress.

"This is considered a simulated battle loss, right?"

"Are those cannonballs also specially made?"

"Through this method, we can indeed go through all the basic procedures of maritime battles many times..."

"With just one or two battles, they can become very good sea veterans."

"..."

Praising the effectiveness and benefits of the training from the bottom of her heart, Aini looked at the training soldiers carefully and watched their proficiency in various movements.

It was obvious that these soldiers were very good at water and could be considered well-trained.

The training of the Gulf Territory soldiers always creates many surprises for Aini.

They can always learn the corresponding professional combat skills as quickly as possible and quickly become a powerful army.

Such rapid development made Aini envious, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel quite helpless.

The suppression of the El elves by the Cole Elf Kingdom made it completely impossible for the latter to enter the normal resting stage of development.

If it weren't for the "Underworld Invasion" incident caused by the Lord, it would have greatly reduced the defensive pressure of the El Elves.

Aini and the special forces undergoing training will most likely be called back.

"Perhaps, we should ask the lord for advice on how to continue causing trouble to the Cole Elf Kingdom..."

The roar and roar of weapons in the distance made Aini wake up. She put this thought aside for the time being and paid attention to the various weapons on the ship.

The biggest difference between the navy and the land army is that the quality of personnel can only account for 30%, and the performance of weapons and equipment can account for 60%.

Whoever has stronger weapons and equipment will have the advantage.

The weapons of these ships in the Gulf Territory were eye-opening to Aini, both in terms of quantity and quality.

In addition to over 20 guns.

Heavy crossbows were set up on both sides of the ship.

A catapult often carried during battles in the Gulf Territory.

They are all common weapons in Aini, and compared to the range and lethality of the El Elf ships, they seem to be a bit better.

This gave Aini a sudden feeling.

Isn't the development of the Gulf territorial navy too fast?

The development of various military weapons in the Gulf Territory maintains the same vein and benchmark.

With the three weapons of crossbows, artillery and catapult machinery as the core, corresponding updates and research are constantly carried out.

Aini thought of so many benefits at once.

The Gulf Territory has a very solid foundation in research on these three weapons, and has sufficient experience in making these weapons.

The difficulty of research and improvement is much simpler than re-developing weapons, and the resources consumed will naturally be reduced a lot, and it will definitely be effective.

Even when these weapons develop to a certain extent.

No matter what kind of enemy you face, you can adapt to other developments and requirements with only slight changes.

This consistent military-industrial line gave Aini an astonishing thought.

Every aspect of the Gulf Territory reflects its long-term development potential.

This kind of thinking seems to be much better than the El Elf Council's method of selecting the order of development.

Under the leadership of Leon, Aini visited the actual combat training conditions of several other warships.

It soon became apparent that in addition to shooting at each other, there were also many pursuits, encounters, boarding battles and other subjects.

It can be said that the subjects included in actual combat include all combat situations that can be encountered at sea.

The navy trained in this way already has considerable combat effectiveness even if it has no combat experience.

Arriving at the central area of ​​the swamp, a central piece of land that was artificially hoarded became a base for naval soldiers.

Aini saw more than 5,000 soldiers practicing swimming, shooting crossbows, operating artillery, and maintaining ships.

Such a professional and clear training method gave Aini a deeply inspiring touch.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. When will the El Elves break free from their shackles and move forward like the Gulf Territory?

Aini met her old acquaintance Arnold at the base. This disobedient chief instructor was carefully looking at the coastal defense map in mid-air.

Aini took a closer look and discovered that more than 20 blue marks representing strongholds and fortresses had been built along the coast of the Gulf Territory.

"Sure enough, the Gulf Territory has already made plans for the development of the ocean..."

Arnold took the information handed over by Aini, raised his rough brows, and revealed a fierce aura.

He stretched out his hand on the magic image and quickly entered the data and information.

It is about 50 kilometers away from the northeastern part of the Silver Moon River Plain and the northernmost stronghold of the Gulf Territory.

A Japanese stronghold suddenly appeared on the map.

There is also very detailed recorded data next to it.

The total population is 17,670, with 3,250 soldiers and 11,359 slaves.

The city wall is 3 meters high and 500 meters long, with low defense.

There are 52 artillery pieces and 6 arrow towers.

There are 14 ships, 8 warships and 6 transport ships.

In addition to this stronghold, there is a small island 200 kilometers east of the outlet of the Silver Moon River.

The island has a total population of 54,000 people, 17,800 soldiers, and 20,000 slaves.

There are two port cities with walls 3 meters high and 800 meters long, with low defense.

There are 32 ships, 22 warships, and 10 transport ships.

Regarding these data, Arnold touched his chin, with a fierce look in his eyes, and said with a cold smile:

"Unconsciously, these bastards have already reached us."

"Last time they made a show of force and clamored, this time it's our turn to take action!"

Hearing what Arnold said, Aini reacted immediately. Are you ready to take action?

The Gulf Territory currently has only 12 warships.

There can be a total of about 3,000 qualified naval soldiers, and they are all new recruits with no actual combat experience.

The strength of these two places of the Japanese people is stronger than that of the Gulf Territory.

If we take action now, the Gulf Territory will not be able to take advantage at all!

With this thought in her heart, Aini saw that Arnold, Leon and others had already started discussing, and couldn't help but ask:

"Do we need to take action? This way we will be more certain."

The two parties have been trading for so long, so the Gulf Territory naturally understands how much combat power Aini has.

Four large seven-masted warships and 2,000 elite El Elf navy.

A very powerful little rich woman!

After hearing this, Arnold smiled and shook his head. When Aini was a little excited, he nodded with a smile and said:

"It's just not worth it to deal with them and risk our cooperation being exposed."

"It will be a good time to make it public directly after we both develop for a while, and when the transaction is exposed, it will not have an impact on our subsequent transactions."

In Aini's dazed expression, Arnold said confidently:

"At that time, we can use a victory against the Cole elves to declare our cooperation with each other."

Aini obviously didn't react to Arnold's sudden words. After a while, she exclaimed with wide eyes:

"Bay Collar and Cole..."

She subconsciously stopped talking, her eyes flashed with joy and expectation, and she wanted to ask Matthew some questions, but she still endured it.

Arnold made an invitation gesture to her and asked her to participate in the discussion on the battle plan against the Japanese strongholds on land.

Bay City.

Underground laboratory.

After calmly ending the suffering of the experimental subject, Matthew took a long breath.

The transformation of mind and consciousness failed.

Hive consciousness, a special extraordinary expertise, has extraordinary prerequisites.

The attributes of intelligence, perception, and charm need to reach a certain value.

There is no shortage of experimental subjects in this area, and the "voluntary" contributions of some Cole elves can achieve such conditions.

However, the activation of "hive consciousness" is not like training other skills and expertise.

Manifestation can be accomplished by exercising, training skills, and transforming the body.

There is something special about it, just like consciousness and thinking are special.

After consuming nearly a million Destiny Powers, and after the third experimental subject failed, Matthew decisively stopped the idea of ​​continuing the experiment.

If you fail despite the power of fate, the possibility of success is slim.

Relying on "hive consciousness" alone is still a bit too thin after all.

Matthew needs more information and data, as well as more psychic skills.

Of course, before that, Matthew needs to complete a new round of strengthening and improvement of his own strength.

After a long period of accumulation, Matthew's constantly strengthening soul finally digested the "gift" of Tai Chi, the goddess of luck.

2 points of divine power!

This seemingly inconspicuous attribute has brought about earth-shaking changes to Matthew's attribute panel.

He has also gone from an "ordinary" genius panel to a significant improvement in the level of progress that should have been his.

Matthew Searle.

Race: Human

Identity: 301st, Second Viscount.

Age: 20

Occupation: Level 11 Arcanist (0/100,000 Power of Destiny) Level 8 Warrior (0/30,000 Power of Destiny).

Talent: Candle Dragon Bloodline LV2 → LV3, all attributes +2 → +4, upper limit of health +10 → +20, control time, reverse time, master thunder, control thunder and lightning.

Expertise:

God-level expertise-demigod body LV2.

Intelligence +5, Charisma +2, HP limit +100. (The power of adaptation improves the main attribute of the profession.)

Talent Awakening: Talent level +1.

Lucky star: Luck +1.

Advanced Spell Immunity: Immune to advanced spells and below.

Godhead: 2 points (weak godhead)

Accumulating divine power: 1 point is restored every natural month, the upper limit is 2 points)

Divine power: 2/2 points (weak divine power).

Divine power consumption, consuming one point of divine power can be used instead of releasing any spell/skill under a legendary spell/skill.

Divine power enhancement, consuming one point of divine power can increase the effect of spells/skills including legendary and below by 300%!

Power of Destiny (to upgrade the corresponding level, 100 experience points of the same level are required):

God-level expertise-Power of Destiny LV2.

Passive: Understand the essence of everything in the world and present it through digital display. The current upper limit is legendary level!

Active: Consume the power of destiny, check the forks of destiny, and explore the trajectory of destiny.

Power of Destiny: Every time you save or kill someone, you can obtain the corresponding Power of Destiny. Things are impermanent, and change is destiny!

Note: The power of destiny for ordinary people is 1.

The power of destiny for an entry-level professional is 10 x professional level.

The power of destiny for mid-level professionals is 100 × professional level.

The power of destiny for high-level professionals is 1000 × professional level.

Extraordinary... 10,000 x professional level.

Legend... 100,000 × professional level.

God level... 1 million × professional level.

Extraordinary feats - Candle Dragon Body LV1→LV2, Intelligence +3→+6, mastery of the fire element, damage from fire spells -10→-20, damage from cast fire spells +10→+20!

Extraordinary feat - Time Backtracking LV2, which can make the status of any target and unit go back to any point in time within 4 days, and the length of the backtracking time per day is 4 days.

Extraordinary Expertise - Control of Thunder LV1, releases lightning with a lightning damage of 10 points per second, attacks enemies within a range of 100 meters, and has a daily lightning energy storage of 200 points.

Surgical expertise:

Pre-surgery advanced expertise LV5 gain:

Constitution +10 (invalid after 20 points)

Agility +10 (invalid after 20 points)

Constitution +10 (invalid after 20 points)

Health +50 (covered by subsequent feat buffs).

Bone strength +500% (upper limit).

The first 5 surgical extraordinary expertise LV1 gains:

Strength +2, Agility +6, Constitution +9.

Damage avoidance +10%.

Attack judgment +10%.

Reaction +2.

Full acceleration of 20%.

Each time the level increases by 1, the effect increases by 2.

(The upper limit of extraordinary feat attribute effect is up to 30 points)

Maximum health value +60.

Immune to one fatal heart attack.

Whole body strength +100%.

Fusion tooth transformation effects:

Extraordinary - Second Heart LV3.

Extraordinary - Iron Bone LV3.

Extraordinary - Tempered Muscle LV3.

Extraordinary - Feng Chi Dian Shu LV3.

Legend - Secondary Immortal Body LV1.

Strength +6, agility +10 (the upper limit of extraordinaryness is 30 points), and constitution +10 (the upper limit of extraordinaryness is 30 points).

Damage avoidance +30%.

Attack judgment +30%.

Reaction +6.

Full acceleration of 60%.

Whole body strength +300%.

Maximum health value +110.

Immune to one fatal heart attack.

Immune to one fatal injury for 24 hours.

Spellcasting feats:

Advanced Specialty - Quick Casting LV5, casting speed increased by 300%, spell casting success rate increased by 10%!

Advanced Specialty - Mana Siphon LV5: Every time you kill a professional enemy, there is a 100% probability of gaining mana equal to the opponent's professional level x 5!

Advanced Specialty - Remote Casting LV5.

The casting distance of any spell is increased by 500 meters, the spell flight speed is increased by 100%, and the accuracy correction is +10!

Advanced expertise-spell enhancement LV5.

When this feat is activated, the spell effect increases by 1 level and the mana consumption increases by 50%!

Spell skills:

1-2 level low-level spell, LV5.

3-4 level intermediate spell, LV5.

5-6 advanced spells, LV5

Special spells: phantom clone LVMAX, body transformation!

Combat skills:

Primary combat skill LV5.

Intermediate combat skill LV5.

Advanced combat skills LV5.

Arcane Heritage:

Super level inheritance, flesh and blood - expertise analysis LV4.

Super-level inheritance, magic network-activation is given to LV2.

Super level inheritance, flesh and blood fusion LV2.

Attributes:

Strength: 15→30 (super level upper limit), judgment +10

Agility: 16→34 (legendary attribute), judgment +12

Constitution: 18→34, Judgment +12

Intelligence: 30→37, judgment +19 (in meditation state, 19 mana points are recovered every minute)

Perception: 21→25, Judgment +8

Charisma: 18→24, judgment +7

Lucky: 3

Spell attack: 13.

Spell Defense: 10

Physical attack: 10.

Defense ability: 10.

Health value: 68+110+11+100=289/289 (Physique × 2 + professional level).

Mana value: 370+110/480 (intelligence × 10 + professional level × 10).

Skill:

Magic Item Creation 190 (quasi-legendary), Alchemy 195 (quasi-legendary), Knowledge 230 (legendary), Meditation 198 (quasi-legendary), Detection 148 (high-level), Deception 145 (high-level), Leadership 150 (high-level), Dodge 145 (high level), Eloquence 145 (high level).

Life Contract: Time Dragon - Yaya.

Rating: A very talented boss!

Genius qualifications are only the basis for the success of many legends!

Many of their situations cannot be replicated.

But now Matthew, with the strengthening of his divine power, has successfully caught up.

Having the body of a demigod means that he can easily step into the legendary rank.

The biggest shackle that restricted mortals and legends no longer existed for Matthew.

The reason why Matthew did not quickly upgrade his professional level is because he has greater "ambition"!

Maximize learning and strengthening of various spells and combat skills that Matthew can learn.

Matthew knew very well that future enemies would be very terrifying, and the damage that spells could cause often failed to meet expectations.

The lethality of legendary spells is indeed very strong, but the cost of casting them is also very high.

What Matthew wants to improve recently is the combination of melee combat and spell casting.

In this way, you can achieve the possibility of maximizing your own strength.

The reason why I am so interested in surgical transformation.

Not only because it greatly enhances the strength of the reform warriors in the Gulf Territory.

It can also explore the possibility of increasing the upper limit of strength for professionals in the Gulf Territory.

After all, everyone's talent is limited. Even if they have experienced the baptism of the tide of the Force, 70 to 80% of the people can only reach high-level through the accumulation of resources.

The compensation of reconstructive surgery can greatly increase the strength of the overall strength.

Shaking his head slowly, Matthew temporarily put aside the troubles in front of him and glanced at Yaya who was recording the data carefully.

Yaya's attribute panel has not yet been finalized.

Her digestion of godhead and power is slow.

Although her strength has grown rapidly, the rules of digestion of her divine personality and divine power are still mysterious.

Perhaps, after Yaya's career level breaks through and reaches a high level, the situation will change accordingly.

At the same time, Matthew will also have to spend a long time to study the use of divine personality and divine power.

Now, it's time to step out of the lab again.

Give yourself and your teeth some time to relax.

At the same time, we must start to solve some of the current development problems in the Gulf Territory.

Yaya, who had become more closely connected with Matthew, noticed what he was thinking now, and his face suddenly showed a little bit of joy. He rolled his eyes slightly and said impatiently:

"That's just right! I taught Orianna how to use Phantom Clone, and I can take her to the sea to play."

Matthew didn't have any idea about Yaya's love of taking Orianna around and let her act on her own.

This is also part of Yaya's growth, and he will experience the fruits of territory development.

After they left, the underground laboratory returned to calm.

February 28th.

The Netherese Empire.

Eastern provinces, coastal areas.

Rainy day.

Thick dark clouds, blown by the strong wind, kept rolling and surging, transforming into various monsters with teeth and claws.

Rushing blue lightning pierces the sky from time to time, bringing out rolling thunder.

Big raindrops fell on the rough sea, leaving only the slightest ripples before being swallowed up by the rough waves.

The wet and salty sea breeze blew towards the gray-brown city wall.

The pirate flag stained with blood whirred.

Hundreds of small, skinny figures were busy in the ditch outside the city wall.

Their occasional shrill whining was quickly followed by a whipping and a beating.

The burned remains of their companions' bodies made them feel helpless and desperate, but they were forced to work hard because of the Japanese power.

These gray-black green-skinned noses have large curved noses and pointed ears.

Their legs are short, their arms are long, most of them are skinny, and most of them are hungry.

It is the goblins that are prevalent in the wild lands of all major kingdoms and territories.

Their strength is somewhat weaker than that of kobolds, and their reproductive ability is not as strong as that of murlocs. Fortunately, they are somewhat clever and know how to use some simple tools.

There were originally 30,000 goblins brought here.

Under the coercion of the Japanese, this port city was built, but now there are less than 10,000 people left.

Buried under the rough city wall were the burned skeletons of the goblins.

The figures supervising their work are also goblins.

They succumbed to the lewd power of the Japanese and were willing to become their lackeys, brutally inflicting exploitation and violence on their own compatriots.

They even enjoyed it so much that when they heard the wails of their compatriots, they would smile triumphantly to please their masters, hoping that the other party would reward them with a few bones to eat.

The numb goblins felt the coldness of the raindrops hitting their bodies, burying their hatred deep in their hearts.

The Japanese patrolling on the low city wall looked at the scene in front of them with satisfaction, and cruelly discussed with their companions:

"Have you heard? There are too many goblins on the Northern Pirate Island, and the generals are preparing to reduce their numbers..."

"I heard that we will send 20,000 to 30,000 new goblin slaves over."

"At that time, all these old, weak, sick and disabled people can be cleared away. Keeping them is just a waste of food."

"Hey, I heard that General Kuroki had a great time in the New World. Why didn't he take us there?"

"Don't listen to their nonsense. The New World is very dangerous. The monsters in the Sea of ​​Death and the Caribbean Sea alone are enough to cause headaches. They are very vindictive."

"It's true. The last time we went to the New World, less than 1/2 survived. Of the 9 warships, only 5 were left..."

"It's better to stay on the North Pirate Island. Although the food is a bit scarce, it's still better than going out to take risks."

"You can't say that. If we don't grab more and take it back, our family will be hungry."

"That's right. Such a good land, why can't it belong to us? After we develop for a while, we can go to the north to capture some barbarian slaves."

"By then, maybe we can form an army of slaves and go to the West to conquer..."

"Hahaha……"

"well said……"

"..."

While they were discussing enthusiastically, several huge shadows suddenly appeared on the sea 300 meters away and slowly approached.

The patrolling Japanese pirates immediately looked over, saw the flags of the warships, and immediately shouted excitedly:

"Haha, the Varyan and the others are back. They are so slow. They must have returned with a full load."

"Don't be stunned. Hurry up and open the city gate to the dock. If you go too late, you won't get much good results."

"I don't know where they robbed. Is it the Gulf leader who liked to be a turtle some time ago?"

"That's right. The weather has been bad recently, so we can't travel too far."

"Quick, quick... stop dilly-dallying."

Hundreds of Japanese pirates rushed out in a swarm.

Each of them was short, short and insignificant, with greed and desire in their eyes. They looked up at the slowly approaching warship, looking forward to the slaves and rewards inside.

But soon, they realized something was wrong.

Although the warship was heading towards them, its body was covered with scars.

Several large holes were exposed below the waterline of the Varyan, and crossbow arrows as thick as a wrist were shaking slightly.

There were burnt marks all over the sails, and the pirates on the ship kept shouting.

Judging from their anxious looks, they didn't look like they were happy to have returned home with a full load.

Before the Japanese pirates on the dock could react, a dazzling fire broke through the mist and darkness of the clouds.

Accompanied by the "rumbling" sound of lightning and thunder, the rotating shells came through the air, whistling and hitting the tail of the Varyan.

Under their horrified gaze, the invincible and invincible Varyan was instantly smashed with seven or eight large holes.

It slowly drove towards the struggling remains of the dock and stopped in despair on the sea.

Slowly start to sink!

"Enemy attack...!"

The sharp roar immediately spread throughout the dock.

The bewildered Japanese pirates rushed towards the fort on the dock.

But before they could see the enemy clearly, the roaring fireballs had already cut through the darkness in the distance and slammed into the fort.

boom! boom! boom!

In the chaos that shook the earth and the mountains, the Japanese pirates, who were beaten to pieces by the terrifying air waves, saw a scene that frightened them.

Ten warships spewing anger broke through the gray waves, tore through the surging waves, and surrounded the three warships headed by the Varyan.

The overwhelming flaming shells headed towards the three warships.

They are unlikely to be spared!

The panicked Japanese pirates rushed out of the city and headed straight for the warship docked at the dock.

The Japanese in the fort also struggled to stand up and let out bursts of shrill shouts:

"Hurry up, fire artillery support!"

The sporadic counterattacks by the three warships did not cause any damage to the approaching warships.

Matthew looked at the flying crossbow arrows, blown by the strong wind, swaying into the waves, and whispered thoughtfully:

"The other party actually lost the ability to fire when it rained?"

Aini, who was next to her, watched several young spellcasters take out dry magic gunpowder from the storage space, and said with gloating:

"They lack adequate protection and vigilance, and there are basically no spellcasters who will fight with these pirates."

Having said this, Aini looked at the busy low-level spellcasters on the warship with some envy.

Even the El elves don't have such good conditions.

Obviously, the Gulf Territory has only developed in the past two years...

Leon watched the pirates rush into the warship and did not launch an attack immediately. Instead, he allowed the other party to slowly raise the sail.

The soldiers on the warship were waiting seriously, preparing to use the blood of these Japanese pirates to complete a transformation and baptism.

Just think of it as squeezing the last value out of them!

The lord has already said: "Leave no one behind!"

8000 today

Asking for a monthly pass,

rush!