Compared with the original Kingfisher αAE Magic Furnace, the biggest difference between the new magic furnace and the original Kingfisher αAE type magic furnace is that in addition to the significant increase in magic output, there are two more main interfaces and three auxiliary interfaces, bringing the total number of interfaces to eleven.

This number of interfaces is naturally among the highest among the magic furnaces of this level, which is also the consistent feature of the craftsman-type magic furnace, with multiple interfaces and high mana value. It's just that this feature is not necessarily the advantage of the craftsman-type magic guide furnace, and even a flaw - because the extra interface is often only the magic storage interface and recharge interface necessary for alchemists, and not the necessary magic guide furnace for ordinary combat duties.

On the contrary, these redundant interfaces make this type of magic furnace far inferior to other types of magic furnaces in terms of overload performance and high-temperature operation. Of course, for the average alchemist, this defect may be tolerable, because the alchemist does not need to be overloaded, let alone let the magic furnace work at high temperatures for a long time.

However, for combat craftsmen with combat needs, these defects are a bit lame, especially when it comes to high-intensity combat, the performance of the Craftsman's Magic Furnace is significantly worse than that of other combat skills.

Not to mention that there are too few main interfaces of the craftsman-type magic furnace, resulting in a pitifully small range of optional equipment for combat craftsmen, and most combat craftsmen only have a portable alchemy engine in addition to a pair of main control gloves in the combat state.

And for combat craftsmen below level fifteen, there is no interface to equip a portable alchemy engine.

Not to mention armor, weapons, or whatever—

For example, Fang Yuan, who has been active on the battlefield for a long time wearing only an alchemist coat, does not have any armor, and the magic furnace does not have an interface for shield plug-ins, according to the jargon of the Electors - it is almost equivalent to 'streaking'.

In fact, until level twenty-five, except for the combat craftsmen who are equipped with the 'Central Nervous' series magic furnace, most of the combat craftsmen have to get used to 'running naked'.

Only the Imperial Workshop's 'Central Nervous System' series of magic furnaces are specially designed for combat tinkerers, balancing the number of main interfaces, auxiliary interfaces, and demon storage interfaces, so that combat craftsmen can also use armor and weapons and other equipment at lower levels.

Of course, the price is also expensive.

Fang Yu's transformation of this magic furnace actually borrowed this idea.

Of course, he originally wanted to directly copy the design of the 'central nervous system', but after trying it, he realized that he had thought too much - the works of the Imperial Workshop were the brainchild of countless masters, and he could easily imitate them as a beginner? Although the requirements have been simplified as much as possible, it is still difficult to perfect, and the cost of materials has doubled again and again, and in the end, he can only reluctantly cut his love, and forcibly meet the design requirements at the cost of losing the ability of other aspects of the magic furnace.

Of course, forcibly modifying the mature design with his magic skills inevitably affected the overall structure of the magic furnace - and greatly reduced the mana capacity of the magic furnace, which was originally the most advantageous aspect of the craftsman's magic furnace - but it was all worth it.

Because the modified design finally allows the magic furnace to reach the level of almost the same level as other magic furnaces in terms of overload state, and it also expands the main interface.

This meant that in addition to the Reinforced Gauntlet and Portable Alchemy Engine, he could also equip a piece of armor or other magical equipment - even because their party had the platform of Mr. Graystone, even the interface of the portable Alchemy Engine could be omitted and mounted directly on the 'ship'.

Fang Yu had already thought about what kind of armor route he should take.

Generally speaking, the choice of armor of the Combat Craftsman generally has two directions, light armor or medium armor.

Light armor is to minimize the magic repulsion of metal or leather, and go through the shield flow. In the case of part-time close protection, the middle armor is biased towards dodging and dexterity. In fact, there is a derivative middle way between the two - Mithril Armor, which is to use the good magic affinity of metals such as Mithril, which can take into account dexterity, protection and shield.

Of course, that was the choice of the local tyrant, and the only Mithril Fang Yu had on hand was that mask, so there was no need to think about it. And because of the Rocket Flying Fist, he is not suitable for the need for a stable shield flow when he often flies around in battle, so his choice can only be Zhongjia.

His magic skills and knowledge are too different from the direction of armor making, and he basically doesn't need to think about making his own armor, so he bought a pair of medium armor he needed as early as when he was Goland. It was a pair of Strength breastplates, which could be worn under a coat. The frontal protection of the breastplate itself provides 200 points of protection, but when connected to the Magic Furnace, the additional force field on its surface can provide another 400 points of protection.

The biggest difference between the protection of armor and the shield is that the protection value of the armor also eats the damage reduction caused by its own material and alchemy array, but the disadvantage is that it cannot restore the protection value of the armor on the battlefield by normal means, and it needs to be repaired afterwards.

But Fang Plover is different. Since his handling ability is far beyond the level of the average craftsman, he can also attach an 'engineering machine' in addition to the combat build, which is just right to repair armor remotely - slow but better than nothing.

He changed his armor and couldn't help but wipe it with his hand, polishing the metal armor shiny. Sophie couldn't help but laugh as she watched from the sidelines, as if she had seen a hillbilly entering the city, but she also congratulated him.

It's not this armor that Dao He's, this kind of big road goods can't get into her eyes - according to Her Royal Highness the Silver Princess Veslan, if you know that Fang Yu doesn't have armor yet, you can even help him bring a better set of D-grade quality armor.

The kind of junk that is below level 20 is also something that no one wants in Silver Westland.

What she congratulated Fang Yu was that after changing into this set of equipment, the other party finally got out of the novice stage of the Elector.

Newcomers before level fifteen often only change their equipment twice, once at level five and once at level ten, and Fang Yu directly skipped the time at level ten for his own reasons. After level fifteen, and until level thirty, it is the most mainstream level of the Electors of Aitalia.

The rank after the thirtieth level is not something that everyone has the opportunity to achieve in the twenty years or so of the career before and after the Chosen One. At least gain experience in a step-by-step manner, and even if all goes well, the Drafter will be able to reach the thirty-third level at most before retiring.

And the last two or three levels, as they grow older, decline in tune with Xinghui, and their strength will actually even decline.

Only those who are truly gifted, or lucky enough, or may have enough support and resources, will be able to gain enough experience at an earlier time to reach level 30 or above.

But luck doesn't always come in, and genius doesn't necessarily have to be smooth sailing, and more people run out of starlight in the process and quit Aitaria early.

After level 30, they are basically the backbone of the major mercenary groups and adventure teams, and they will also have a place among the top guilds in the first world. Even among those second-tier guilds, there is such an existence as becoming a member of the core brigade.

Sky Blue also walked over and tapped his breastplate, which rattled under the metal armor - it was not ordinary armor, but magic armor, a symbol of the adventurer and the Elector.

There was also a hint of envy in the little girl's blue eyes, but she pretended to be curious, and concealed her demeanor well, and did not show the envy in her heart.

But when Fang Yu saw her appearance, how could she not know what this little girl was thinking.

He thought it was time to solve the problem of Tianlan's identity as the summoner, Luo Yu and Jita, who were with her, both had official identities in the group, and Tianlan didn't speak at that time, but he could also see that the other party was still a little lonely.

He looked at Tianlan and said, "Don't worry, Tianlan, I'm already thinking of a way." ”

The little French girl pretended not to understand what he said, and said to him, "Brother Ed, what are you talking about?" I'm just curious about your armor, isn't it heavy? ”

It's a bit heavy-

Not only the armor, Fang Yu loosened the leather strap of the magic furnace. Ed's βAE type magic furnace is a little larger than the original magic furnace, and the weight is also a lot heavier, if it weren't for the fact that his strength has also increased after upgrading, otherwise he really can't carry this thing.

However, he glanced at Tianlan again, and knew that although the other party was giggling on the surface, there was always something in the group that was not left behind—whether it was investigating the conspiracy of the Dragon Worship Sect or helping the team manage logistics and funds.

She should have wanted to stay.

He rubbed the hair on his forehead and replied, "Don't worry, I already have some clues." ”

"What's the matter?"

Tianlan was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but be silent for a while.

Although she pretended not to care, she couldn't help but ask, "Really, Brother Ed?" Although she had the impression that her 'captain' was often habitually embarrassed, at least what he said came true.

He said that he would help Kita and Luo Yu solve the identity of the Elector, but how many people believed that this small adventurous party could really convince Tapolis? The deal was supposed to be a win-win situation with Tapolis, but why would Tapolis want to win-win with them?

I remember that when Fang Yu said that, they were just a little-known adventure group - a combination of a few aborigines, a few newcomers, and a few trainees.

But it was such a combination, but in the end, such a thing was done safely and steadily, looking at the current appearance of Ji Ta and Luo Yu, it was impossible for her to say in her heart not to be envious.

Sky Blue also clenched her fists and frowned. She knew in her heart that she didn't want to go back to that place, why did she come to Kalin-Ishurian, and it was for this reason?

But she suddenly came back to her senses, and suddenly realized that she was a little out of shape—the little girl's face turned red, and she said loudly with a thin face: "I hate it, Brother Ed, why do you want to tell me this?" I'm different from Luo Yu and Ji Ta, so I don't care about this identity. ”

With that, he kicked forward angrily, and then ran away with a weak heart.

Fang Yu was speechless, what did he say wrong?

But what was even more speechless was Luo Yu, who had just come over, he looked at the bright and clear boots he had just brushed, and saw that there was an extra mud mark on it. He looked up at the others and couldn't help but ask, "What is she kicking me for?" ”

"I guess I have a crush on you." Fang Yu replied angrily.

Parker was skeptical: "That grumpy little girl likes people too, ouch-"

The Paparals were struck in the head by tinplate cans that flew from nowhere.

……

Mr. Limestone seemed to move slowly, but the scenery around him receded quickly.

As they walked in the direction of the ash forest, the landscape became more and more desolate, a barren land, and in the distance only a pitch-black rock wall jutted out of the snow, forming a valley. The beast of burden was slowly walking into the valley, and there was no vegetation in the distance, only white snow and steep rocks.

According to local legend, a hundred years ago, the dragon slayer hero Joshud slain the evil dragon here, and the dragon flame burned everything before finally forming this ash mountain forest.

The Fang Plover raised its head and looked around, and it could clearly smell a sulfurous smell in the air, even the thick freezing snow and the cold wind could not hide the pungent smell; The smell seemed to have seeped deep into the rock faces—like burning dragon's blood, cascading down the rocks and drying up before they formed their dark and dreary colors.

He looked at these strange rocks and could almost imagine what it was like a hundred years ago.

Nicol Bolas swung his obscured wings and fell into the valley, flooded with dragon's blood and formed a sea of fire, burning everything to the surface of the land today.

And the north wind that called out in the distance was the sound of its wailing that day, echoing for a long time, as if the soul of the dragon had been haunting here for a hundred years.

"Belbogo Valley," Silvid said to them, "the valley was its original name before Nicol Bolas died in this place. ”

"Was there a valley here?" Parker rubbed the bruise on his forehead and muttered, "I looked at it and thought it grew out of the ground." ”

But no one paid any attention to the Paparals' nonsense.

"Maybe that's the case," except for the box nodding earnestly. "This place must be special, otherwise why would Nicol Bolas die here?"

"I think you're reversing cause and effect." Parker said back.

The box replied without changing his face: "I just want to see that no one is paying attention to you and comfort you." ”

provoked Fang Yu to look at these two people, and he really didn't know who was more stupid.

However, he put his hand on his chest again, and since entering the valley, he had vaguely felt that the Golden Flame Ring had become a little hot again. It seems that the old gentleman didn't lie to him, and the Golden Flame Ring really had a sense of this place—

It's just that he remembered the abandoned castle before, and what kind of place was Aimao Castle? There is no mention of any connection to Nicol Bolas, but when he was in the crypt beneath the castle, the Ring of Golden Flame was clearly connected to the bones.

There is also the broken Moya Holy Sword, and the mysterious Rogersl family is also full of fog.

He ran his hand through the hem of his shirt and touched the ring in his arms—the ring was faintly warm, and it was the same ring when he killed the necromancer. At that moment he also heard a strange voice that seemed to be about to lean over him.

Fang Yu knew that the voice should come from that strange power, and it obviously had a strong desire for the heart that the necromancer held in his hand at that time, and the majestic dark power above.

But he didn't do what he said at the time, because the power of the ring itself came from such a power, whether it was the original power of Nicol Bolas or the power of the dark gods of the lizardmen—it could be said that they were all of the same origin.

Because he was afraid that absorbing too much of this power would cause some unpleasant changes in the power in the ring, and even he couldn't control it.

However, the force seems to have been very dissatisfied with him because of this, and has ignored him ever since, until this moment.

Fang Yu raised his head and looked at the surrounding mountain wall.

And just as he was distracted, the lumberjacks below seemed to have discovered it.

Lady Quesu climbed up the ladder to the deck, brought them a piece of blood-stained cloth, and said, "This is what my workers found in the valley. ”

Sophie recognized the origin of the piece of cloth at a glance, and the color and shape were no different from the Dulun City Guards they had met before: "It's the battle robes of the Dulun City Guards." ”

Fang Yu took the piece of cloth and asked, "Where did you find this thing?" ”

"There seem to be signs of fighting in the valley below, but I don't know very well......," said Ms. Quetsu, who was not very good at analyzing these things, and that she was just running a logging team, not the leader of an adventure group.

Fang Plover understood this, and asked Miss Attila to stop Mr. Limestone before leading the group into the valley.

As he let go of the leprechaun, he examined the spot where the cloth had been found—it had been taken from a sharp rock, which happened to be a leeward place, and there was a lot of blood on the rock and the rest of the surrounding area.

There were indeed traces of fighting all around, at least Fang Yuan recognized the unique traces left by several skills, such as the Ranger's piercing shot, the crossbow archer's explosive crossbow arrow-

The Paparral crossbowmen followed his command, searching forward, and found broken arrows in the midst of the rubble.

In addition, there was a deep staggered scratch on the rock wall, which should have come from the swordsman's big cross slash, and there were also burn marks left by spells, and there were quite a few - but there were no marks after the use of ice spells in the ice and snow.

But this already means that there are at least crossbowers, rangers, swordsmen, and more than one spellcaster on both sides of the war, and generally speaking, if it is an army or some other Native power, there is rarely such a variety of professions.

This suggests that the other side of the war is likely to be risk-takers, and even choseners.

Fang Yu tossed aside the broken arrows, the blood dried up to the point of blackening, condensing into a thin shell on the rock, and the battle was clearly not the last time it had been.

However, the commander of Fort Tulip said that the team had been missing for nearly two weeks, and it didn't seem to be true, at least judging by the traces here, the battle didn't take more than a week - and it obviously didn't take long to make the trek from Fort Tulip to this place, only half a day.

He and Sophie exchanged glances.

The other party's intention to mislead was expected by the two, this task is true, it does not mean that the information provided by the other party is also true, after all, these details are not within the scope of the goddess's protection.

It's just that what's the point of the other party spreading this panic, in order to mislead them?

Sophie followed the trail and walked forward, checking something in the valley. Fang Plover also looked up in that direction, and the fight stretched all the way forward, and there was not only one place in this place—only in the shelter of this valley, the traces were relatively well preserved.

Elsewhere, the previous blizzard has long since erased all traces.

Sophie looked at it for a while, then walked back and said, "They're deep into the valley." Fang Yu nodded when he heard this, he could naturally see this, he could even look farther, through his clockwork goblin.

He suddenly remembered something, and adjusted the magic buoy on the reinforced glove, so that the clockwork parted in the snow and wind—

And it was at this time that Sylvid also brought back the search results on the other side, and Miss Captain tightened her shawl collar and handed him a scribbled page of paper. Fang Yu took the piece of paper in the sound of the whirring wind, and glanced at it with his hand, and the paper drew the place where the battle took place and the general topography of the valley.

"Although this job may be better than the ranger, Miss Alyssa is obviously more competent," Sylvid looked at Fang Yuan, with a hint of school examination in her light blue eyes, "Through some traces left on the scene, we can roughly deduce what the offensive and defensive sides are—the captain might as well guess who the attacking side is?" ”

Fang Yu didn't think about it: "I guess the attacking party is probably someone from the city guards." ”

Sylvid looked curious: "How did the captain guess?" ”

But Fang Yu fiddled with his goggles and shook his head: "I didn't guess. As if looking in a certain direction in the snowstorm, he replied, "I just saw ......."

"You see them?" Sophie reacted.

But Fang Yu looked at the two ladies, put a finger to his mouth, and made a gesture of silence. He didn't just see these things, the other clockwork fairy also gave back some strange images.

"I saw a little tail."

Fang Yu whispered.

"They're behind us, they're already in the valley."

……