"Brother Lin, you've made too fast progress this time, haven't you?" Elena was even a little jealous, in less than two months, Lin Qian jumped directly from the threshold of the seventh level to the eighth level, a speed that even she couldn't match.

"Yes, since I almost went mad last time, I feel that my cultivation has made a lot of progress recently, and it can be regarded as a blessing in disguise. Lin Qian was afraid that she would be suspicious, so he blamed all the reasons for the accident.

Elena was convinced of this, and being able to survive the situation of going mad safely showed that Lin Qian's was not simple, and everything that happened later was not surprising.

"I heard that another mercenary group recently killed a level 10 beast and obtained a level 10 crystal nucleus of the fire system. ”

"Don't ask me about this, I haven't seen what the crystal nucleus looks like, and it was taken away and swallowed by your sister Long, and she is probably digesting it now. Lin Qian said a little depressed.

Elena suddenly became serious, squeezed her eyes and said, "Sister Long's strength seems to be stronger than before, I can feel it." ”

"After eating so many crystal nuclei, if the strength is still like that, it won't be a pig. Lin Qian didn't notice Elena's eyes at all, until he suddenly felt a chill behind him, and slowly turned his head, sure enough, it was Isera.

"Dragon...... How did you...... Walking without a sound?" Lin Qian was arrested, and his momentum was already half a cut shorter.

"Because I'm getting stronger," Isera said with a smile as she seemed to be in a good mood, "Do you want to make two moves with me?"

"Nope. Lin Qian resolutely refused this kind of sadistic behavior, and he clearly remembered that Sophia, who was much stronger than him, was subdued in just a few clicks in front of her.

Ysera didn't plan to pursue it, she still had something to discuss with Lin Qian: "My father has already returned with most of his clansmen, and he is ready to set up defenses in the mountains in advance, and he asked me to inform you." Besides, do you have any plans? I need our dragons to do it, and I have a lot of people under my command who can help. ”

Are those beasts ready to come? Lin Qian had been waiting for this day for a long time, and immediately summoned all the guild leaders to discuss in the large conference room.

Boris, the chief strategist, had already prepared a long speech with a list of all the defensive measures he could think of.

"The first line of defense is on the outskirts of the Everfree Forest, where a large teleportation array needs to be set up at intervals for the mages to withdraw. ”

"Well, no problem, there is still more than a month to go, and the teleportation array is being built very quickly, this one. Lin Qian made a decision, and immediately a person in charge went out to carry out the order.

"The top of the mountain is a good place to set up an ambush, a second line of defense can be set up here, and a teleportation array can also be prepared, but the mountain is too high, this line of defense is not easy to build, if there is a dragon to help send our magician to the top of the mountain, then ......" Boris glanced at Ysera, hoping to get a positive answer.

"No problem, I'll let the people take you up, but you'll only be stuck in the dragon's claws, which isn't as comfortable as your back. Ysera replied.

Everyone in the conference room already knew the habits of the dragon clan, and it was not easy to do this step, and at this time, when they thought of Lin Qian, the "dragon knight", they all secretly admired his ability.

"As for the second line of defense, the old man would like to make a little comment," said an old magician who studied magic items, standing up and slow, "A magic book once mentioned a device called the Magic Crystal Cannon, which is extremely expensive and quite powerful. I've recently experimented with some small crystal nuclei, and while they're not as devastating as the ones described in the book, they're enough to deal with the beasts. ”

"Tell me what kind of device it is?" Lin Qian was very interested in.

"Well, the so-called magic crystal cannon is to blast the crystal nucleus out through a cylinder, and then the crystal nucleus will immediately release all the energy in it after it lands, causing great destructive power. The old man didn't know what its original principle was, so he had to make a magic device to launch the crystal nucleus, and then carved a magic array on the crystal nucleus that could detonate all the energy in it, which was considered to be a simulation of the general process. ”

This kind of thing is unheard of by everyone, and I really can't think of what it looks like, but Lin Qian understood as soon as he heard it, isn't this a mortar, it's just that the cannonball was replaced with a crystal nucleus that also contains a lot of energy, this thing is really thought up by people in this world?

The old magician waited quietly for Lin Qian's decision, he knew that it would be difficult for him to make Lin Qian understand what kind of device this was in just a few words, and he had been thinking about it for a long time when he saw that magic book.

"Okay, just follow your method, let the others help you make this magic crystal cannon, as for the crystal nucleus, take it as you like, but be careful not to accidentally detonate it by mistake. Lin Qian readily agreed, and the old magician was ordered to go down and get busy.

"And then, what about the third line of defense?"

Boris was delayed by the episode just now, looked for the text of his speech, and continued: "The third line of defense, set up in the wilderness on the east side of the mountain range, with our mercenary town as the center, summons all the magicians to make the last resistance, and must not let those fierce beasts rush through. ”

"Is there anything else that has been canceled here?" Lin Qian denied very simply, which surprised everyone present.

"President, this is our last line of defense, and beyond this wilderness we reach the town, and we can't go any further. "Boris still wants to make a final fight.

Lin Qian shook his head resolutely: "No, I have other plans here, and you can continue to talk about the rest." ”

Boris had no choice but to continue reading: "The main line of defense is these, and the others are, the dragons cooperate with our plan to support in the air, rescue the magicians who have no time to retreat if necessary, and encounter powerful beasts, but also rely on the dragons to destroy them one by one." ”

"No problem, as long as we don't need our dragon's breath. Ysera reminded.

Dragons are good at physical combat, and they are a bit overwhelmed by the huge number of beasts, and sometimes they can only use dragon breath at the last minute. Dragon's breath is a highly corrosive gas spit out by the dragon's life force, with a huge range and full of lethality, but if you use it too much, you will be dying, and most of the dragon's deaths against the beast in the past are due to this reason.

"In addition, the mercenary group will be summoned to join the battle, unified into the defense line, and post-battle rewards will be given according to the number of people, and in case of accidents, death benefits will be issued, and their families and mercenary groups will receive a copy. Boris made a long story short, and he finally finished his proposal.

"Anyone else for comments?"

"Brother Lin, we are concentrating on guarding here, but there is no soldier on the Nanyang side, and in case they move other thoughts, how can it be good?"

"This ...... I'll talk to them secretly, maybe they'll be our helpers. Lin Qian said mysteriously, he knew what Nanyang had planned through the elf clan, and he had already made a plan in his heart.

"President, I'm afraid that the two lines of defense are really not enough, I think we still have to be ready to fight to the end. A magician said worriedly.

"Yes, once the summit is breached, we will have to retreat here and fight those beasts to the death, and this line of defense is indispensable. "Another person came forward to point out the problem.

Lin Qian was helpless, so he had to explain: "Don't worry, everyone, it's good that you have the determination to sacrifice, if you really can't stop the invasion of the beast, I will let you fight happily." But before things get to that point, I've put in place the last line of defense, and you'll understand. ”

Everyone was no longer entangled in this, and began to express their opinions, many of which were adopted by Lin Qian, and near the end of the meeting, a magician who was proficient in the formation suddenly stood up: "You may not have thought of using the magic array, most of the fierce beasts are not very intelligent, and they can't recognize this kind of trap at all, let's arrange some more lethal magic arrays on the road, just wait for them to rush over, I think it will definitely cause a lot of trouble." ”

"That's good!" Lin Qian's eyes lit up, he remembered that this magician's name was Adler, he had just been transferred from his Higher School of Magic, and he used to be a teacher who taught students magic arrays.

Adler bowed slightly, very modest for Lin Qian's praise.

"In this way, we have one more line of defense, and this is the first line of defense, the safest line of defense, and you will take people to the other side of the mountain to arrange this matter. ”

Adler nodded: "I will take my students to set it up personally, and this is also an exercise for them." ”

At the end of the meeting, Lin Qian hurried to meet a person, who was the last line of defense for him.

In the afternoon, a sealed carriage drove into Mercenary Town, and then turned into an unused courtyard, unloaded not full of goods, but a glimmering iron cage, in which sat an old man with full white hair.

"Are you a student of Lipsus?" the old man asked, rubbing his eyes, which were not yet accustomed to the light, and the young "coachman".

"It used to be, but not anymore. Ryan didn't want to talk to him, he was waiting for Lin Qian to come and pick up the old man, and his mission would be completed.

"Lipsus is dead, and I've lived until now, haha...... Haha......" The old man seemed to laugh a little maniacally.

"You'll live longer," Lin Qian just pushed the door and walked in, chuckling, "Long time no see, Patriarch Calvin."

"I hope you keep your promises. Calvin was full of resentment, but he was under the roof and had to bow his head.

"It depends on your teaching results, what happened to the students I wanted?"

"Students, those are a bunch of unscrupulous brutes who want to improve their strength, how can they afford the word students?" Calvin said through gritted teeth.

Lin Qian smiled noncommittally, he really didn't expect that the extra student courses he arranged would have such a great mental impact on Calvin, and said innocently: "I didn't expect them to be so rude to you as a teacher, although you have been teaching in prison and your identity is only a prisoner. ”

"When the hell did you let me go, and how can you get rid of this damn puppet magic?" Calvin seemed to use this as a condition of teaching.

"And one last thing, as long as you help me do it, I will agree to your conditions. Lin Qian said with some seriousness.