The half-sloping, three-tiered stone tower is covered with vines and moss, and the crows nesting in the top protrusions are chirping noisily. Young birds learning to fly, standing by the nest, flapping their wings. Not far away, the chirping of insects is tempting the birds to forage for food.

The stone pagoda surrounded by the forest still stands proudly even if it is half-tilted. A small open space around the stone tower seems to indicate its inviolability. However, the plants that cling to the tower, or the small animals that live here, show a close side.

The three of them, walking through the forest path sprinkled with a little sunlight, suddenly appeared in front of them in the open space and the dazzling sunlight, which made it difficult for people to adapt for a while. When the eyes get used to the sudden bright light, the stone pagoda bathed in the sunlight jumps into view, which is the destination of this trip.

In the twelfth year of the Aramaic calendar in DCCXXIII (723), Gaybrash Lin Tripwood, who holds the title of magician, finally has a magic tower of his own.

"Teacher, is this the Tower of the Great Sage?"

Following behind her, the blonde-haired and white-skinned girl, who was one of the apprentices, asked in an inexplicable tone. Carrying a backpack that was almost bigger than himself, he looked up at the scenery in front of him with a look of admiration or disappointment, or two intertwined expressions.

Another girl with black hair and brown skin and two braids said in a cold tone, "The location of the magic map shows that it is here." If in doubt, stick the deed certificate on the door panel and see if it can be activated. ”

"I know those things. It's just ......" The blonde girl stopped talking, looked at the older people beside her, and said, "I'm a little surprised." ”

"You're talking about disappointment, Harumi." Rubbing the girl's fluffy blonde hair, Lin didn't care about the comments of others. In fact, that's what he was thinking. But realistically, you can't force more.

Slowly come to the huge wooden door. Perhaps protected by magic, the wooden door retains its original function, heavy and thick, making it daunting. The iron bars and rivets on the doors were not new and shiny, but they were not rusty. The dull metallic color seemed to have been baptized with countless blood, telling the truth that it was impossible to force the door open.

Take out the brown paper scroll from the Magic Guild from the scroll box you have with you, and on it are the code words recorded with special energy patterns, which are used to gain control of this magic tower, and of course must be used to open the door. There is no sesame spell to open the door, and the scroll is used like a key, unfolded and attached to the door.

The energy flowed through the wooden door, and finally reached Linna's right hand holding the scroll through the scroll, and imprinted a special multicolored mark on the back of the hand, and then disappeared under the skin. At the same time, the door opened.

The creak of opening the door is like the self-muttering of a tower, whispering about its own years and thick history. The crack in the door gradually reveals the hall of the magic tower. It was not as dark and dilapidated as expected, but the lighting was not bad, and a few beams of sunlight fell in to illuminate most places. Lin thought about it, looked at the big opening at the top of the tower, and couldn't help but understand.

"Do you want to go straight in? Teacher. Harumi looked up and asked the man who had been delaying his entry into the tower.

Feeling the brief message of the sigil's feedback, Lin knew that the magic tower was broken, so that even if the gate was not damaged in the slightest, other creatures would use it as a lair to live. It is also a small settlement with more than a dozen lives. More detailed information is not known, and you can't really control everything until you enter the core room of the magic tower.

Looking back at the two apprentices and thinking about it, Lin said, "Kaya, let's change you to stay this time." "Point to the largest tree at the edge of the forest." We set up positions over there. ”

Following her teacher for several years, and becoming familiar with the habits of each other's adventures, the brown-skinned girl went to the designated position and pulled out her short wand. The incantation whispered, and the shaping, under the command of the wand, raised the ground into a small, half-shielded cavern.

The cave wasn't deep, enough for three people's luggage, and a small mound for the maiden Kaya to shelter herself. She cast another listening spell on herself, hearing whispers in the air and the sounds of animals. Although it is only a general meaning and is not very clear, it has a warning effect for wild adventures. Finally, she took out a crossbow from her bag, used the winch to pull open the bow arm, and placed the thumb-thick crossbow arrow, and everything was ready.

As for the two who were about to enter the magic tower, they put down the extra things on their bodies and only carried a light scroll box. In addition to the cane, Lin also took a short sword that was worthy of his hand. The maiden, Harumi, had a small round shield and a dagger. Then both of them blessed themselves with three sets of magic techniques: Great Strength, Stone Skin, and Wind Enchantment. The first two are easy to understand, and the last spell is one that can deflect a normal bow or arrow or other kind of throwing weapon.

Yes! That's right! These three are a combination of a magician and a magic apprentice! It's just that the magicians of this world are most accustomed to fighting is to add a Buffer to themselves, and then fight with the enemy in hand-to-hand combat. A magician who is weak and weak and can only hide behind the warrior and rub fireballs does not exist in this world, or that kind of person will soon be called by the grace of God and become a memory and negative teaching material for everyone.

In addition, Lin also took out an additional wooden ring and sprinkled some magic stone powder in the groove of the ring. The whisper of the summoning puppet summons a clay puppet that is nearly two people tall. Of course, summoners at the cost of magic stone powder will not have much intelligence, or how powerful they are. But as a Pathfinder and a Meat Shield, it's more than enough.

He handed over the ring to Harumi, which also represented the handing over of the command of the clay puppet to the girl's body. As soon as the two of them were coupled, they marched towards the magic tower in the order of clay puppets, Harumi, and Lin. Using mud puppets to open the way and lure the enemy, Lin as the rear of the palace, and at the same time guard against the enemy that may come from behind, this is the tactical formation that these three masters and apprentices are accustomed to.

A low-level conjurifier from the elemental realm, the clay puppet has no legs, and its existence must be connected to the ground, whether it is soil or slate, in short, it cannot jump or swim. Instead, it can move at the bottom of the river. Although the large size has the disadvantage of obscuring the view, it can also prevent most attacks from the front. Harumi skillfully controlled the clay puppet's advance, straight into the tower.

"Remember the layout of the Great Sage's Tower. Heading straight to the core room, it will be easier to clear out the remaining enemies after taking control of the magic tower. Lin made it clear what he wanted to do this time. At the same time, it is also a reminder to the girl that there is no need to bother searching for possible enemies, and after mastering the core of the tower, any creature will have nothing to hide.

The two of them moved forward cautiously.

Years of low-level adventure experience have made Lin clearly aware that all creatures in this world are dangerous. Even herbivores have a deadly attack with one or two moves. Giving people a hard time, and trying to escape, is what the creatures at the bottom of the food chain in this world will do. It can also be said that the species that only know how to increase the survival rate by escaping for their lives have long been extinct.

So in the wild, you can't be too cautious when encountering any creature. The girl who walked in front had the same cognition, and there were countless lessons in the past few years, but she had carved these knowledge deeply in her mind.

Walking into the first floor, the two did not rush forward, but stopped to observe the situation on the first floor. The layout of the magic tower is very simple, unlike most castles, and it also shoulders the function of defense, so the internal passage is designed to be curved. In particular, the history of this tower is more than 1,000 years, and the layout of the magic tower of that period is even simpler.

The hall is a diamond-shaped pattern, with one room in each of the four directions. Although the east side is damaged and the walls are still there, the ceiling and the second floor are badly damaged, and it is the main part that allows the light to shine in. In the center is a spiral staircase that leads to the upper floor.

The layout of the second floor has more rooms, connected by a circular walkway. The core room of all the magic towers, as well as the rooms used by the tower owner, are located on the top floor, which is the part on the third floor. Usually also the strongest part. The destruction of this tower is in another part of the core room.

The doors of the four rooms on the first floor are still intact, so the possibility of an ambush can be ruled out. The broken part on the east side has a few skylights, and there is no climbing path, so it can be ignored for the time being. In the magic tower, as long as the tower owner has permission, the door of the room cannot be opened freely. Those who borrowed the uninvited guests could only enter and exit through the damaged opening, and there was no way to open and close the door.

Controlling the clay puppet to the second floor, Lin and Harumi were several steps behind. If the creatures that inhabit it are intelligent, this place is the best place to ambush. Sure enough, as soon as the clay puppet emerged, it heard several pops of hard objects into the ground, as well as the unique screams of goblins.