The Tower of the Colossus is located in the northern part of the magical district of the Holy Capital, a steep tower eighty meters high, surrounded by twenty mechanical workshops, which are guarded by these mechanical workshops in the center. In peacetime, these mechanical workshops are affiliated with the Colossus Tower as a supply and production organization, transforming the research results of the Colossus into physical products and selling them all over the world, and at the same time constantly feeding the Colossus Tower with blood, and sending the profits from sales and the purchase of a large number of research resources into the Colossus Tower for researchers to use. But once a city is invaded, if the defenses are breached, the Tower of the Colossus will quickly transform into a ferocious beast of war.

Each of the twenty mechanical workshops hides two legion-level war golems made in imitation of goblin craftsmanship, ready to be assembled in under an hour. Of course, this kind of imitation puppet, whether in terms of material strength or weapon power, is much weaker than the genuine product, and does not have the ability of a puppet to fight against a 10,000-person legion, but when forty huge and hideous metal puppets gather together and fire at full power, even if there are a few 10,000-strong legions, they dare not easily face them, especially the crazy mages regardless of the cost, give each puppet a spell of scorching flames, the spell effect is not very strong, just a long-term position within ten meters around the puppet A 100-degree high temperature area, but with this spell, any low-level professionals and ordinary soldiers, as long as the person who does not have the ability to release the shield does not dare to approach the surrounding area of the puppet, otherwise there is only one way to go by being burned to death by the high temperature.

The defense measures are not only this, in fact, if you enter wartime, these war puppets exist to defend the Star Glory Tower and rush to the aid of other towers, and the Colossus Tower itself is a terrifying killing machine. This tower, which is mostly made of metal, hides sixteen of the highest power magic crystal cannons, as long as there is an enemy within range, unless there are demigods, even if the invaders are a dozen legendary leaders, they will be blown into dust under the salvo of sixteen magic crystal cannons. What's more, in addition to the magic crystal cannon, this group of mechanical maniacs also used crystal energy guns of various specifications to arm almost every corner of the tower, and any army that wants to capture this tower cannot do it unless the leyline energy accumulated by the tower is completely exhausted. In addition, the Tower of the Colossus is said to hold even more terrifying secrets, but such secrets are only qualified to be known by those in charge of the tower.

"So, apart from the mechanics in the tower, there are not many normal people, including the mages of other schools, who are willing to live in this vicinity. Standing outside the strangely shaped Colossus Tower, Freya said, "No one wants to put themselves in a place where they may be bombarded by magic crystal cannons at any time, especially if these magic crystal cannons are not controlled by themselves. ”

"It's not something to be proud of. Pannis pouted and said, "How can you say so proudly." ”

"Of course. Freya strode up the metal steps of the Colossus' Tower: "As a mechanic who has inherited some of the goblin technology, I should be proud of the achievements of our group. After all, the Tower of the Colossus can represent the highest achievement of the two schools of magic machinery and crystal energy machinery in the Yara continent, and even the group of tower mages in Bute, the country of mages, have to bow their heads and admit defeat. ”

Freya is right, for the rest of the schools, although relying on the resources within the guild and the convenience of some knowledge sharing, the overall strength is still dominated by the Mage Guild, but in terms of many research results, the arrogant mage lords of the Mage Country have the upper hand, so when communicating with Bute's mages, they are often ridiculed by the other party as an argument. Only the two branches of mechanics, Bute's mages have no strength to fight at all, so they can only lower their posture and seek advice.

As soon as you enter the gate of the Tower of the Colossus, it is as if you have entered another world. Unlike other mage towers, which always exude the scent of books and ink and potions, the air here is filled with the pungent smell of lube oil and the unique smell of metal, and the mages who come and go in the tower are all wearing oily coarse cloth overalls, running around in and out of the rooms. In addition, on the ground in the tower, there are often transport machines containing various tools and parts to transport materials back and forth, and these small machines of different shapes are actually uncontrollable, as if they have their own consciousness and can perform tasks perfectly. However, he would not be surprised to see the strange self-discipline puppets in the goblin ruins, but this kind of chaos and order in the busy scene made him smack his tongue when he entered the Colossus Tower for the first time.

"I've long heard that mechanics are the outliers of mages, but I haven't seen it from Christo before. Pannis sighed and said, "When I came in here today, I found that this statement is not bad at all, it is really shocking." ”

"That's because we're inside and outside the lab. Freya covered her mouth and smiled, "Actually, mechanics, like other mages, are not unusual at all. If you think about Vivien's concentration in the lab, we're the same, except that the scale of what we study is generally relatively large, and we have to be as busy as we are now, and we have to drill around in mechanical parts a lot, so it doesn't seem like a mage, but in fact, we don't make a difference to research fanaticism. ”

"The characteristics of a mage. "It's hard for the average person to understand," Pannis said. ”

"You're half a spellcaster, right? Freya said, "As if you have nothing to do with the mage. ”

"But I'm not a researcher. "So it's hard to feel the frenzy. ”

In the midst of small talk, the two walked side by side through the extraordinarily spacious hall of the Colossus Tower, dodging seven or eight mechanics who almost bumped into them during their run, and finally arrived at the reception desk on the opposite side of the hall, where a young female apprentice was bent over the edge of the reception desk, scribbling and revising a drawing on a pavement table, completely oblivious to the fact that the two had been standing opposite each other for half a minute. If it's just Freya herself, as a member of the Mechanics Guild, and with high authority, if you want to enter the area above the second floor of the Colossus Tower, you don't need to go through the reception desk, but Pennis is not a member of the guild, and it is difficult to pass through the second layer of the defensive enchantment without a temporary visitor mark. Of course, with Pannis's strength, it is completely possible to use the characteristics of the inherent psychic realm to directly cross the barrier and enter the interior, but even if you enter the interior, it is likely to be discovered by the automatic defense mechanisms scattered everywhere and cause the alarm to sound, and this behavior is very hostile and very rude, and few demigods will do this unless they are ready to go to war.

"I don't want to bother you, but I have to say that we've been waiting for a long time. Freya reached out and knocked on the reception desk and said to the female apprentice, "We need a visitor status, the sixteenth floor of authority, please help us do it." ”

"Highest authority?" The female apprentice glanced up at the two of them, and began to change her head again: "Which master are you looking for?"

"Master Christo. Freya replied, "Sixteenth floor area one." ”

"Huh?" The female apprentice's mind finally came out of the drawing, looked at the two of them seriously, shook her head and said: "I'm sorry, Master Christo has a special status, and if you don't have an appointment, you can't assign visitor permissions, and I haven't received an appointment notice here, so I'm sorry, I can't register the two of you." ”

"I am a student of Master Christo. Freya pulled out the mage insignia that represented her identity: "This is not okay?"

"If you visit the Master yourself, of course, no problem, your permission can visit any research room on any floor of the tower. The female apprentice carefully verified Freya's emblem, but said regretfully: "But you only have the authority of the fifteenth floor, and you can't take this gentleman into the space of the sixteenth floor, and I can't help you in this regard." But if you must bring this gentleman along, you can first inform Master Christo yourself and ask him for an appointment permit, so that I can register you as a visitor. I'm sorry, but as you know, the guild is very strict about this, and I can't go against it. ”

"It's a nuisance. Freya frowned and said to Pannis, "I've never brought anyone into the guild before, and I didn't know there was such a rule. Forget it, you wait here, I'll go up and inform the teacher. ”

"No, there's no need to run up and down. Pannis shook his head and said, "I've already informed him, he should come down to pick us up soon, just wait a while." ”

"Huh?" Freya was stunned for a moment, but soon realized: "Oh, I almost forgot, you people always have special senses, even if they are dozens of kilometers away, you can find each other. ”

"yes, he must have been too focused just now, and he didn't notice us coming. "I scared him a few times, but I finally got his attention back," Pannis said. If it's sixteenth, it shouldn't take long. ”

"It won't be too long, there will be teleportation arrays on each floor leading to the second floor. Freya explained, "Then take the elevator down from the second floor, although the teacher walks slowly, but it can be a few minutes at most. ”

While the two were talking, the female apprentice had been secretly looking at the two strange visitors with curious eyes. Freya almost never used her original identity to come to the guild after her image changed, and the mage emblem would only read permissions and not record her identity, so the female apprentice didn't know that the oval beauty in front of her was Freya, the daughter of the city lord, and she didn't know Pannis, but listening to the conversation between the two visitors, she was actually waiting for a demigod master to come down to greet her, and this strange and almost funny confidence surprised the female apprentice.

But what surprised her even more was that a few minutes later, Christo, one of the highest-ranking and most powerful masters in the Tower of the Colossus, actually walked out of the elevator. (To be continued.) )