"Don't say that, everybody has something they're good at, and it's not your fault. Leo smiled, "And if you have the courage to participate in the tryouts, you are already respectable." ”

It can be seen that this part of the task wants to test the collaboration of one person, because there are many tasks in magic that require the cooperation of many people, and if there is no good collaboration, of course, it cannot be qualified.

And since it is an assessment of collaboration, as long as this aspect is highlighted, even if the task is completed relatively poorly, it will definitely not suffer in the scoring.

Charlene pursed her lips, her expression quickly became firm, and she nodded: "You're right, I've come here, I must persevere, and I hope we can cooperate well with the next task." ”

"Of course. Leo hurriedly responded.

Soon, an hour had passed, and Derriman walked in punctually and said, "How is it, how is the rest?"

"Very well, Professor. Charlene replied.

Derryman smiled and shook his head, "Your companion doesn't seem to be resting very well. But his heart is really big enough to sleep at this time. ”

It turned out that Leo was lying on the table and falling asleep at this moment, and even saliva was about to flow out.

"He hasn't used any magic equipment or scrolls, it's all based on his own ability, and the consumption is a bit large. Charlene had already blended into the role, defended Leo, and then gently patted the other person on the shoulder.

Leo Huoran woke up, he was indeed too tired, and when he saw Derriman in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little annoyed because of his relaxation, and he didn't even notice that someone had come in. "I'm sorry, Professor. Leo rubbed his numb arm, "Is the mission begin?"

Derriman didn't mean to dig deeper, took out a hide from his bosom and threw it on the table: "This is the map. The places you're going to be marked are marked on it, and the rest of the things are explained on the mission card. Okay, you have ten minutes, and then get out there and get ready to go. ”

With that, Delhiman walked away.

In the room, Leo and Charlene did not go to get the map, but also chose to take out the task card to read it as soon as possible.

"Fortress Khost Stage Quest Step 2: Go to the designated tower and take over the guards. and complete the 48-hour guard mission until the next round of guards arrives. ”

"Requirement 1, no hostile creature is strictly forbidden to enter the forest, and for each missed one, the corresponding points will be deducted according to the degree of threat. ”

"Requirement 2, maintain the tower, any damage to the tower, will be deducted according to the corresponding damage. ”

"Requirement three. On the premise that there is some defense to spare, it is possible to go out to hunt hostile creatures, but it is strictly forbidden to cross the boundary river. ”

Soon, both of them finished reading the mission requirements. Invariably, they reached for the map. But halfway through, they stopped at the same time, and both looked a little embarrassed.

"Ladies first. Leo said.

"Let's look at it. Charlene didn't give in and grabbed the map. Spread out.

Apparently, this is a map of the area around the fortress of Khost, except for the forest. It also extends outward for about a hundred kilometers, and the location of mountains, rivers, underground entrances, and spider devils' lairs are still drawn in detail.

As you can roughly see from the marked points on the map, the forest around the fortress is an irregular circle, with a diameter of about five kilometers. The defense tower that the two of them were going to was ten kilometers north of Fort Khost, about seven or eight kilometers from the edge of the forest.

"Why do you have a tower here, and who are you defending against?" said Charlene, puzzled.

Leo thought for a moment and guessed, "It should be those spider demons in the north who have not surrendered." ”

"Makes sense. Charlene said yes, and her eyes fell on the horizontal line on the map again, "This is the boundary river, but why can't you go over?"

Feeling that the other party was developing in a direction like 100,000 whys, Leo had no choice but to say: "These problems, we can wait until we get to the place to study them, let's go out first." ”

"Oh, good. Charlene said as she prepared to put the map away.

But when she began to roll up the map, she let out a scream.

Leo was about to go outside, but he couldn't help but be startled by the shouting, and hurriedly turned back.

It turned out that the map was burning with fierce flames, and in the blink of an eye, it was burned to ashes.

"This ...... This ......" Charlene explained to Leo in a daze: "I didn't make it, as soon as I touched it, it burned!"

"I know. Leo said with relief, "It must have been done on purpose by the Academy, don't take it personally." ”

"But without the map, where are we going to find the towers? Charlene almost burst into tears.

"How come there is no map. Leo knocked his head under the stunned gaze of the other party, "It's all here, don't worry." ”

Charlene said in disbelief: "It's really fake, you only took a look, and you wrote it all down in such a short time?"

"Well, I don't have many good things about this person, and good memory is one of them. Leo replied unashamedly. In fact, without the professor's memory copying function, it would be impossible for him to remember even a hundred eyes, let alone a glance.

Charlene was still skeptical, but now that the map had turned to ashes, she had no choice but to trust Leo and follow his footsteps out of the room.

............

A few minutes later, the two were sent out of the fort by Delhiman and set out on the road to the tower.

Since the map is in his head, all Leo has to do is follow the direction he finds all the way.

At first, Charlene was a little apprehensive, but after seeing the punctuation marks on the map that she remembered, she finally believed that Leo had indeed memorized the map.

But this made Charlene even more incomprehensible, who could write down a complex map in so many seconds?

Looking at Leo's back, Charlene felt more and more that this was not a person, but a monster!

Ten minutes passed, and the two left the forest and stepped on the barren land.

However, Leo soon discovered that the situation in this direction was not the same as when he came.

There isn't much magma here, and at first glance, it's all gray gravel, giving it a dead feel. And at the end of the line of sight, there are sprawling mountains. I don't know what's in the mountains.

Leo suppressed his uneasiness, pointed ahead, and said to Charlene, "There, the canyon between the two mountains, is where the defense tower we are going to is located. ”

Wangshan ran a dead horse, and it didn't seem to be far away, but the two of them still walked for nearly an hour before they finally saw the goal of this mission.

It was a ten-metre-tall tower built in the middle of the canyon and made of bricks and stones. And just approached. Leo felt a clear fluctuation in his magical power, and it was obvious that this was a magic tower.

"Let's go over. Leo said to Charlene.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the magic tower suddenly opened, and a middle-aged man with a big beard walked out.

Sweeping his gaze over Leo and Charlene, the man smiled heartily and beckoned, "Hey, you're the ones who came to replace us, aren't you?"

"It's us. Leo responded as he looked at the man in front of him.

He has a stocky figure. Wearing a special black magic robe, people can't tell the level, which is very different from ordinary mages.

The man ignored Leo's doubts and waved his hand, "Come here." Come here. ”

Leo and Charlene looked at each other, thinking that there should be no danger here, and walked towards the magic tower.

As soon as I entered the inside of the magic tower, a strong smell of burnt paste suddenly came.

The man shouted, "Fuck, fuck! I told you to wait until you go back to get it, but you won't listen!"

"Don't talk nonsense, how can you be confused? It's just right now!" upstairs. A slightly shrill male voice came.

The bearded man said in a loud voice: "Okay, don't mess with your disgusting thing, come down, the students of the academy are here." ”

"So fast?" the shrill voice sounded again.

And with a thud of footsteps, from the spiral staircase around the tower, a man also wearing a black magic robe stepped down.

He was much taller and thinner, with a pale face and heavy bags under his eyes, and looked like a necromancer who specialized in mages.

The bearded man looked at the tall man and asked, "Do you say or do you say?"

"Of course you say. The tall man replied with his arms crossed.

"Okay. The bearded man didn't say anything more, and said directly to Leo and Charlene: "Two classmates, I will give you a brief introduction to your responsibilities. For the next forty-eight hours, the tower will be under your control, and my men and I will return to the fortress to rest. ”

"Hmm, how can I say it......" The bearded man thought for a moment with a frown, and then said, "The fact that you can get here means that you must be the best among the students, but what you may have to face next, I hope you still have to be mentally prepared, after all, you may have never done it before." ”

"Yes...... What's the matter?" Charlene couldn't help but wonder.

The tall man pursed his lips and said dissatisfiedly: "What are you scaring them for, it's not a big deal, it's just to control the magic tower and kill some messy things." ”

"Messy stuff?" Even if Leo had guessed before, it still felt a little unusual to hear the other party really talk about it.

The bearded man glared at his companion and said, "You think everyone loves corpses as much as they do?"

"Corpse!?" Charlene's little face suddenly turned pale, almost on par with a tall man.

The tall man was about to speak, but was stopped by the bearded man: "Are you sure you want to speak? If you want to speak, you have to explain everything!"

"Forget it, I won't talk about it. "The tall man obviously doesn't like the work of this interpretation.

"Not a human corpse. The bearded man continued, "You should have seen the map, north of the Boundary River, is an area that we have not yet conquered, and there are not many resources available there, so it is not worth wasting manpower and material resources. Therefore, the academy has set up a series of defensive magic towers along the boundary river to fend off the attacks of the creatures from the north. Our current one is numbered 13, which is relatively low and safer. Rest assured, it is impossible for the Academy to throw you good seedlings to the forefront. ”

Hearing him say this, Leo finally felt a little relieved and asked, "Is the creature in the north a spider demon?"

The bearded man shook his head and said, "Not all, there are also moths and other intelligent species." They tend to attack when it's dark, and all you have to do is fight them off with the help of magic towers. In addition, you must be careful that after repelling them, you must dispose of the corpses quickly, otherwise you will be targeted next time, and some of the corpses will have eggs, and it will be very troublesome to let them hatch underground. ”

Leo immediately understood: "That is, after repelling them, we are going to leave the magic tower to dispose of the corpses?"

"Absolutely. The bearded man gave Leo a look of appreciation, "You will not receive any support for these two days, so you must learn from me how to control the magic tower, this is the only reason for your success." ”

............

Half an hour later, the bearded and tall man left the magic tower, handing over complete control of the place to Leo and Charlene.

And seeing the tall man holding a burnt black bug leg, Leo finally understood where the smell of the magic tower came from.

Speaking of which, the control of the magic tower is not too difficult, especially at the moment when the magic is relatively mature, the magic tower is the standard configuration of almost every independent mage.

However, this magic tower is completely used in combat, so it is relatively simple.

It is divided into three floors, the first of which is the storage area, which has drinking water and food that can be consumed for a long time.

On the second level, there is a very special magic device that absorbs the magic in the space and stores it. Also known as the Mana Pool, this device is the heart of the Magic Tower's operation.

On the third floor of the Magic Tower, there is a weapon that resembles a cannon barrel. This is the very famous Garnon magic cannon, and it is also the main attack firepower of the entire magic tower.

This terrifying magic weapon is powered by a mana pool, and can fire a level 5 of plastic magic, Garnon Thunderstorm, at a rate of three times per second, which is very powerful.

In addition, with the magic tower as the center, there is also a complete large-scale magic array. Once in control, Leo and Charlene can connect their souls to the magic circle, allowing them to monitor their surroundings in detail and spot invading enemies as soon as possible.

Thinking of Leo's tired appearance before, Charlene said understandingly: "I'll come first, you have a good rest." ”

Leo didn't postpone it, because he knew that he would not face a real challenge until it was dark in a few hours, so recovering his strength was the most important thing.

But before that, there was one more thing to do, so he said to Charlene: "I'll go out and see the surroundings first, and then rest when I come back." (To be continued.) )