The Mage Academy was indeed highly efficient. With the enormous power of the steel golems and their steady construction work, the six magic watchtowers on the outer walls of the lake in Radiant City and the four magic watchtowers on the inner walls of the island were all installed. Now, all the golems started concentrating their efforts on building the Mage Tower in the city.
But this time, Sain wasnāt as efficient and hadnāt returned for a long time. Da Fei felt a bit surprised. Could it be that I owe too much debt and the guild wonāt allow me to owe more?
That canāt be right. The cost of 10 sets of magic charging crystals and 200 devices was covered by the Makar Gang, and I havenāt owed them any money. The previous transaction for the guard tower and Mage Tower was something Sain gambled on, and I immediately paid it off, so thereās no debt there.
In any case, letās see what happens. If this deal really canāt go through, itās no big deal. Do you really think I enjoy being in debt? Plus, I still havenāt dealt with the Eight-Headed Snake and the Demigod Crow.
In short, since the new equipment was installed, letās test the firepower. Da Fei climbed the city wall, where a large number of flower demons who had just finished charging were stationed.
Though these flower demons showed signs of fatigue from lacking mana, they still chased and frolicked with each other from time to time, not looking like soldiers at all. Alas, they canāt really be considered soldiers, can they? If war truly broke out, these level 0 soldiers would fall in droves, which would break my heart.
Da Fei approached the watchtower beside the sluice gate. The watchtower had become a two-story structure, with the lower level being a standard stone turret equipped with a crossbow cannon, and the upper level featuring a "glass" turret fitted with a red crystal, resembling the siren light on a police car.
This design was indeed extraordinary. Just the outer "glass cover" was made from unknown materials, and even if players had blueprints, they might not be able to replicate it.
Da Fei entered the glass cover and touched the crystal. A ring of red border appeared outside his field of vision, marking the range of the magic cannonās fire, which seemed slightly farther than a regular crossbow cannon. More importantly, it could target the air! Indeed, this glass cover design was for all-around shooting without any blind spots! This was indeed unparalleled by crossbow cannons!
Although the range still couldnāt reach high above the ground, these 10 cannons formed an air defense net that definitely scared the pants off any daring paratroopers!
Worth it! Totally worth the price! Wahahaha! By the way, my battleship becomes an idiot whenever it encounters the Air Force. Should I try installing one too? Problem is, does such a ship cannon exist in the game? Thereās no mention of it in the game info, is there? However, even if it could be installed on a battleship, it likely wouldnāt be many. Without solving the power issue, whatās the point?
Anyway, no more talking, letās fire a shot for fun. Where to shoot?
Looking beyond to the water surface, where large and small slime monsters floated and swam, Da Fei couldnāt help but lift his gaze toward the sky. After all, who knew if these reckless shots might accidentally hit his own side?
As Da Fei absentmindedly wobbled the aiming reticle in the air with the crystal, a big red dot flashed briefly on his radar!
What the heck! Thereās an enemy! An invisible one!
Da Feiās heart skipped a beat as he became instantly alert, watching closely in the direction shown by the radar! Did I see it wrong earlier? Was it a big red dot or a small red dot? If itās a big red dot, it must be a BOSS, right? It has to be a BOSS. Only BOSS-level units have the ability to launch independent expeditions! Or is it a demon NPC?
What exactly is it? With my God-level Reconnaissance Skill combined with the Advanced Treasure Appraiserās Professional Skill Sharp Insight, plus the sentinelās vision bonus, even a ghost with the ability to be invisible on this plane couldnāt escape tracking!
Finally, under Da Feiās focused watch, a faint shadow gradually appeared in the mid-air in the distance, looking like a black balloon!
Itās a Magic Eye! Da Fei was shocked! The Magic Eye was a famous flying reconnaissance unit of the Demon Race, just the kind that spotted Blood Eagles! Extremely sneaky and cunning, and quite powerful in combat too!
Damn it! When did it come? How long has it been here? Did it see everything with the slime monstersā cleanup by our tower defenses? If it saw everything, what the hell am I even playing for!
I canāt let it go back alive! At that moment, Da Feiās mind raced, and he immediately turned his head away and stopped looking at it!
Why not look at it? If I kept looking, it would be completely exposed, and then it would be alerted and run away, right? This is the same logic as when the reconnaissance skill kept sounding alerts during Da Feiās stealth smuggling! And with Da Feiās God-level Reconnaissance Skill coupled with related professional bonuses, it far surpassed the opponent, so the opponentās tail was showing without realizing it!
I mustnāt alert the enemy!
The problem is, how to chase and kill it? Being a reconnaissance unit of the Demon Race, the Magic Eye naturally has a far vision. Its current position is far from the battlefield, beyond the range of all magic cannons and crossbow cannons. Any unfavorable actions towards it would alert the cunning Magic Eye, and it would flee!
Send the Blood Eagle? The problem is the Blood Eagle might not even be able to take it down! Its large size clearly identifies it as a BOSS-level Magic Eye, and its giant eyeās ray could sweep and incapacitate large combat units, let alone a small BOSS like the Blood Eagle, which evolved from a non-military species with a small physique!
Then how about the Charming Emperor Didi and Lili, and a bunch of Artillery Emperors that have been idle for so long? No, not possible! Although they are flying creatures, they are not air combat creatures! They, like angels and griffins, donāt actually have the dogfighting ability of an eagle beetle! Moreover, they canāt shoot or cast spells in the air! Essentially, they are still infantry with wings that can bypass obstacles, which is a balanced setting in the game.
However, the Magic Eye can indeed shoot in the air! The Magic Eye can attack infantry on the ground while in the air without letting them strike back! Thatās what makes the Magic Eye terrifying! Fortunately, Magic Eye is a special unit that players canāt easily obtain, and ground remote units can still shoot it down.
Wait! The flower demons have it! The flower demons can fight in the air! They can pluck fruit in the sky and plant flowers on the ground, making them aerial combat creatures able to battle the beetle! Damn, flower demons, youāre defying the heavens!
But itās still not working. The main issue is the Magic Eye is outside the battlefield range! Otherwise, Iād order all the flower demons in the city to swarm it immediately! But no, it can still escape in time!
So, the current problem needing a solution is to approach it quietly!
Should I use Phantom March to quietly ferry the flower demons across the water? Damn! It is the Magic Eye! Its reconnaissance skill level is not low, and it has a racial special skill bonus. How could it not see such a vast hidden flower demon army? Even if I were making noise in the water, couldnāt it at least see the waves?
Wait, waves? Doesnāt my Divine Skill Mysterious Stealth Navigation allow the use of advanced Sailing Skill to hide waves? Iāll use Flying with Mysterious Stealth Navigation!
Damn, but thereās no wind here, how can Flying move? Use the Magic Sail? If I use the Magic Sail, can I combine skills? If I fail, Iāll be a laughingstock!
Wait! Magic Sail? Canāt I use the Teleportation Array on Flying if I canāt use Magic Sail?
Thatās right! The Teleportation Array! I just need to teleport Flying under the Magic Eye, and the flower demons can swarm it immediately, taking it down! Finally, all the energy I charged will have a chance to be used.
Da Fei couldnāt help but laugh uproariously, Iām so clever!
And just then, the cityās Teleportation Array flashed with light. Was Sain back? Da Fei turned to look, but it wasnāt him this time!
A group of advisors greeted from a distance: "The Observer has arrived! Lord City Lord, come welcome him!"
What the hell! Welcome your sister! I was about to do something big! Ugh, no choice, with such a person, one word could determine my future, I canāt afford to offend him!
Da Fei quickly stepped forward with a chuckle, "Sir, hello!"
The observer looked around, saying coldly, "The day has passed, Iām here to check the preparations of Lord City Lord!"
Oh! Checking my performance, huh? Wahahaha! Perfect timing! Itās just too wonderful! Iāll show you firsthand what a god can do!
Da Fei then gave a faint smile, "Sir Observer, are you interested in visiting my warship to watch my drill?"
The observer raised an eyebrow, "Drill?"
Da Fei chuckled, "Indeed! Allow the Observer to see my new weapon! The target is to kill the Demon Raceās Magic Eye!"
The observerās face changed, "Magic Eye? Where?"
Oh my! You also know the Magic Eyeās trouble, huh? Da Fei laughed more confidently, "Sir, youāll know once youāre on the ship!"
The observer said solemnly, "Very well! If Lord City Lord is using a boring play to fool me, then thatās extremely unfortunate!"
Da Fei laughed and said, "I wouldnāt dare!" (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)