Scholar?

Mephis found out about Snood's doubts, just like the embarrassed and complicated feelings of the victim who had worked so hard to save and found out that the other party was a liar, Mephis could understand, and laughed bitterly in his heart that he was too young, it was indeed strange to call himself a scholar, but he was not a person who liked to make up lies.

Scholars don't just wear glasses and dress elegantly, real scholars need to have a lot of knowledge, professional skills, knowledge level, and creative ability are indispensable, and sporadic creativity can become knowledge that can be passed on in the future only after verification, demonstration, induction, and systematization.

The term scholar is equivalent to knowledge itself.

"Reading 10,000 books, traveling 10,000 miles, knowledge is not applied in real life, it is equivalent to nothing. That's what my teacher taught me, after all, every scholar has been young, hasn't he? Until then, they had been unknown, but no one could deny their status as scholars. ”

Mephis looked at Snod quietly after speaking, and the elderly alchemist was also watching Mephis carefully, trying to see something from his expression. At first glance, when Mephis called himself a scholar, Snod didn't believe it, after all, the impression of scholars was that of old men with gray hair and gray beards, they should wear thick glasses and hold a book like a brick, Mephis was too young and beautiful, it was difficult to say that he had the temperament of a scholar.

But Snood saw Mephis's polite attitude, and it seemed that he had a deep understanding of the Alchemy Society, and the previous etiquette was impeccable, and a person with such cultivation would definitely not be simple, and simple imitation would not be able to do this. The most important thing is that the calmness in an unfamiliar environment is particularly rare, and Snood has also heard from his own students in this regard.

What's more, Snod is not blind, he didn't see any belongings when he rescued Mephis, but now there are two strange books in Mephis's hands, as an alchemist, Snod can feel the magic fluctuations from the two books, and this alone can prove that Mephis's identity is not bad,

Farmers and mercenaries don't run around with two valuable magic books, and the coat of arms on Mephis's robes is a pattern that Snod has never seen before, with a complex dark blue vein, which can only be found in the primeval ruins in the past.

"Your teacher must be a wise sage, and I believe that you can succeed as well. Then again, what did you do before to get to where you are? ”

"I've encountered sand pirates, and they are numerous, and they have weapons against magic."

Mephis made a headache look.

"I see, what's next for you?"

"It's obviously impossible to cross this desert alone without your luggage, and I hope to accompany your team and help me in the event of a sand pirate."

It is really hard to say how to go through this gear, and besides, this expedition team is unswervingly dying, and now every minute is spent in anxiety, for fear of danger, and he has no place to run for this 5 scum scum.

"Well, can you get a general idea of where the sand thieves are going?"

"It's a bit difficult, the sandstorm has buried the traces, and I can only confirm that the sand thieves are in the nearby area. You know, these bastards are unpredictable, they just join the excitement and look for things to do in the crowded trade routes, and rarely stop in fixed areas. ”

Mephis shook his head, which made Snod worried, it was possible to encounter sand thieves at this juncture, and this possibility was very high, which made Snod not in the mood to continue to stay here, hurriedly said a few words, instructed Luo Luo to leave after a few words, and he began to inform the whole group to check the alchemy puppets, and be prepared for battle at any time.

The expedition was not vegetarian, and was flanked by a large number of alchemy machines, making the team much larger than the actual number of people. There are two types of alchemy machines for the guards, the Wolf-type Iron Wolf and the Valkyrie-type armored cavalry. The former is a combat weapon made in the shape of a beast and has great destructive power, while the latter is a humanoid Karakuri, equipped with a tower shield and a spear, which can form an airtight defensive formation.

The alchemists themselves also have good strength, coupled with all kinds of potions that have been configured in advance, there are strong acids, explosive bombs and poisonous mist, even if they encounter regular legions, they have the ability to protect themselves.

Even so, Snood is not willing to fight, the supply is really tight, what kind of accident happens, what to do when there is no water and food? Eat sand? I can't eat it.

After Snood left, Lolo checked Mephis's injuries

"Does the wound still hurt? If it hurts, there are some potions. ”

"Thank you, I don't need extra potions, thanks to you, I've recovered well."

Mephis said, nodded gratefully, in the case of serious injuries before, Luo Luo's medicine really relieved Mephis's urgent need, and his life condition changed from [near death] to [slightly weak], the most intuitive embodiment is the scarring of the wound, unless it is a large exercise, the painful breathing stagnation at the beginning will no longer appear.

"It's really incredible, think about it carefully, there is nothing else except for the healing potion for you, to achieve the current effect, could it be that you used some magic?"

"It's not magic, it's relying on magic to condense and strengthen the body's own healing power."

This passage is Mephis's dialogue copied from the NPCs in the game.,I remember when I was studying in the mage tower.,Ask for a basic magic teacher.,He's still trying to see if there's a difference between the game setting and this world.,But the setting of 'Lost Earth' is quite rigorous.,I haven't goofed it with the experience of the game era until now.。

"I see, being able to use magic so skillfully, the Lingge position is really enviable......"

"Don't envy them, you're not him, not to mention that alchemy is also a glorious avenue, whether it's pharmacy or mechanical dynamics, as long as you follow a path to the end, your achievements will not be inferior to those of the mages."

The Lingge position is the basic condition for becoming a mage, alchemists and magicians seem to be able to manipulate magic, but in fact there is an absolute difference, alchemists' manipulation relies on external forces, and magicians are moved by the heart.

Luo Luo showed a yearning look on his face, this young man is not particularly mature, and his personality is also inclined to the type of bullies, he has almost never had any doubts about Mephis, and he has not even asked why he is in the desert, and he is too shy as a man.

In order to verify the conjecture in his heart, Mephis kept talking to Lolo and talking and laughing. Mephiss in the game era has almost traveled all over the world, from the southernmost Endless Sea to the northernmost extreme cold place, without exception, he has left footprints, seen all kinds of racial creatures in this world, and challenged the unimaginable bosses of NPCs, whether it is a demon or a god, all those who make trouble have been found out and killed, Luo Luo was quickly impressed by what he saw and heard, and his heart yearned, obviously he also wanted to travel alone to travel all over the world.

At this moment, the peace was broken by the movement outside, and an unusual whistling sound grazed the carriage, and the hurricane directly ripped off the windows, and some of the broken wood chips flew into the car, followed by the roar of explosions outside.

"What's going on!"

Luo Luo got up and jumped out of the car in a panic, Mephis also got up carefully, and observed through the window behind the car, ten meters away from the right side, an armored cavalry was destroyed by a ballista, its chest was pierced, exposing the magic parts inside, and it collapsed in a burst of sparks, and the alchemist next to him was startled, and fell to the ground three meters away, patting his chest with palpitations, the ballista just now was offset by a few centimeters, and he was the one who died, and the body would be blown apart.

"Enemy attack, it's a sand thief!"

Screams were heard from the front of the team, and most of the alchemists were nervous, and they began to assemble the alchemy machinery to prevent the sand thieves from attacking, and at the same time prepare for a counterattack.

A vague figure can be seen in the wind and sand, and it is about to fall into the dusk, when the light is at its worst, the advanced lights in the camp of the expedition have become the best target, and the sand thieves only need to shoot arrows in this direction, like a prize attack.

"Protect the baggage truck, and never let the sand thieves get close."

"Damn, I've bumped into these bastards!"

"It's said that this road is a famous murderous place, but you don't listen."

"Shut up! Command a squad of Wolf to rush out! ”

Mephis observed the surrounding situation in the car, and saw that every car in the expedition was wrapped in a transparent protective position, and there were more than twenty steel wolf wolves running out in a neat row on the side, and these alchemy machines met the sand thieves head-on, and knocked down the first row of sand thieves with camels with their steel bodies, and then fought with dozens of people.

Whoosh whoosh -

At the same time as hearing this voice, Mephis saw the surface of the protective stand on the surrounding vehicles pick up water ripples, and the arrows flying from the sky fell like locusts, injuring several people in a single shot.

"Left flank direction! There are also large groups of enemies in the left flank direction! ”

"Damn, where the hell did such a massive sand pirate come from?"

Snod grumbled viciously, squinting at the flanks, directing another team of wolves to counterattack in that direction.

"We are surrounded! There are people in front of you, left and right! ”

"Don't panic!"

"They're coming!"

The sand thieves who were fighting saw that the wolf warrior was powerful, and they retreated after dropping more than a dozen corpses, and the wolf warriors were also defeated by a few, and returned to the team under the control of the commander, and pounced on the sand thieves who attacked from the rear and the right wing.

The immobile expedition was exhausted, they could only see vague black spots in the wind and sand, and even advanced reconnaissance devices could not play their due role in such a harsh climate.

The sand pirates knew the strength of the expedition, but they didn't plan to leave so simply, they surrounded the camp and circled around, relying on the favorable terrain to shoot constantly, and every two minutes, they would shoot terrifying ballistas, the power of which could directly destroy the alchemy machinery, even the protective stance composed of magic power was distorted and dimmed in the explosion.

"Regiment Commander, they are not ordinary sand thieves, you see, this is a weapon brought back from the front line by the wolf warriors."

"Standard weapons? It will appear in the hands of the sand thieves, without a marker......"

Snood took the broken sword handed by his colleague, and after looking at it over and over again, he was secretly frightened, the sword body was made of pure steel, and there were faint fluctuations in the magic materials inside, and Snod immediately remembered the information that Mephis had told him.

"There are a lot of them, and they have weapons against magic...... If it really does, it's troublesome, these people aren't sand thieves. ”

"Not a sand pirate?"

"Mercenaries, or something, maybe an Ark privateer."

"Then it's better to pray, I don't want to write a suicide note here, because I can't send it home!"

"Don't worry, thanks to the young man's reminder, we are well prepared, although these sand thieves are powerful, they are definitely not our opponents."

Obviously, the sand pirates are circling around, trying to drag down this immobile camp with long-range attacks, unfortunately, in terms of staying power, the alchemy machinery is obviously superior, the armored cavalry raised the tower shield can effectively prevent the crossbow, the alchemist is safe as long as he hides behind these Valkyries, even if the ballista is very lethal, but after a few rounds of attacks, the alchemists manipulated the amazing wolf pack to launch a final wave of impact on the ballista position, and instantly defeated them, and the sand thieves could not hold on anymore.

Seeing that the idea was so hard, like a hedgehog, there was a whistle of retreat in the distance, and the sand thieves retreated like a tide, and when they left, there was a black-robed man among the sand thieves who fell at the end of the team, he held the reins, looked in the direction of the expedition, and sneered at the alchemists who cheered in triumph.