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Chapter 513 Front Line

Deep in the iron mine cave, the vampire warrior skillfully opened a cleverly camouflaged cave entrance and led Helot into a narrow and deep passage.

Inside the passage, Helot keenly realized that this passage was not formed naturally, but was forcibly opened by powerful magical power.

On the walls of the passage, traces of high-temperature magic burning molten rock can be vaguely seen. The magma was compressed and cooled to form a solid wall, and the entire passage exudes a metallic luster. The ground of the passage is paved with slide rails, which are obviously used for rail cars to transport construction materials.

All this shows that great strength can really work miracles!

As he went deeper, the magic of Torch Mountain became more and more apparent. Helot could feel that the ice and fire elements were extremely active here. However, in this special environment, these two originally conflicting elements were cleverly integrated together to form a unique balance. Cold and high temperature coexisted, and ice and fire intertwined, as if they had reached some kind of tacit understanding with each other. This magical effect of freezing and burning coexisted, and contained extremely huge potential destructive power.

An idea emerged in Helot's mind. He could probably guess what kind of magic cannon the Azure Wizards were building.

Generally speaking, fire elements are known for their violent temper and instability. When using fire magic, fire magicians often need to invest a lot of energy to discipline and shape fire elements to reduce energy waste. However, even the best fire magicians find it difficult to increase the energy utilization rate of fire elements to more than 50%. As the level of fire magic increases, energy waste will become more serious.

In contrast, the ice element exhibits completely different characteristics. It is extremely malleable, and the utilization rate of elemental energy can easily reach more than 60%. Excellent ice magicians can even increase the utilization rate to 70%. However, the destructive power of the ice element, especially the large-scale destructive power, is far less than that of the fire element.

In addition, another disadvantage of the fire element is its poor controllability. After a fire spell is released, its own instability and the influence of the external environment often lead to serious energy loss, and the hit rate will drop significantly if the distance is too far.

Therefore, fire magic is mostly used for medium-range attacks, or directly for close-range attacks.

The ice element has very good plasticity and can directly charge energy into the condensed ice. The trajectory of ice blocks can be calculated and controlled, so the ice element is very suitable for long-range or even ultra-long-range attacks. However, the attack range of the ice element is limited, and it is more suitable for single-target attacks.

At this time, the coexistence of ice and fire elements in Torch Mountain just makes up for the shortcomings of these two elements. The combination of the precision of the ice element and the destructive power of the fire element makes it possible to achieve ultra-long-range, precise, large-scale, and powerful strikes.

Helot couldn't help but think of weapon concepts such as "super cannon" or "ballistic missile". However, he didn't know what the specific design ideas of the Azure Wizards were.

Passing through the long and narrow passage, Helot finally arrived at the center of Torch Mountain. Here was a huge hollow space, with a vertical shaft several thousand meters long and fifty meters in diameter running from the bottom of the mountain to the top of the mountain.

Helot stood at the edge of the shaft and looked down. The ice that should have been solid turned into a viscous liquid, rolling like magma. Bubbles popped out from time to time, exploding into balls of cold air.

Looking up, the fire element appears in the shape of snowflakes, fluttering and flying towards the mountain pass. This scene is a spectacle, where ice and fire coexist perfectly, breaking the laws of nature.

At the same time, Helot also saw a large number of blue wizards busy on the cliffs of the shaft. They used various props to cast alchemical spells for enchantment.

"Herod!" A familiar voice called out, and then a large group of ghosts gathered from all directions, and finally merged into Frank's appearance. Frank floated in front of Herod and gave him a warm hug: "I have always felt that you should come these days, and you really showed up! It seems that there is a spiritual resonance between us."

Helot smiled and replied, "I just felt a familiar feeling here too, and sure enough you showed up. It seems like we really have a telepathic connection."

"We are brothers!" Frank said excitedly, "Come, I am leading the blue wizards to transform this place into a research institute for ice and fire symbiotic elements. You will definitely be able to bring us some new ideas."

Helot nodded, summoned the Old Codex, put on the Mercury Armor, and flew with Frank. While flying, Frank introduced the design and function of this research institute in detail.

After occupying Torch Island, Dorothea found that the unique environment of Torch Mountain was very suitable for transformation into a magic cannon, so she invited the Azure Academy. After some research, the Azure Academy's inspection team believed that this place was not only suitable for building magic cannons, but also an excellent place for conducting research on ice and fire symbiotic elements. As a result, a large number of Azure mages were sent to transform Torch Mountain, and the magic cannon that Dorothea needed naturally became the first research and development project.

The design of this magic cannon is similar to that of Helot. They plan to use the complementary properties of ice and fire elements to build a ballistic cannon that can achieve ultra-long-range, accurate, wide-range, and powerful strikes. Currently, there are two firing modes:

The first mode is based on ice meteorite magic, which fills a giant ice ball with concentrated fire elements, accelerates it through a kilometer-long barrel and projects it out. The range of the first experimental stage is set at 50 kilometers, and the diameter of the destruction after the ice meteorite explodes can reach 500 meters.

The second mode is based on the magic of meteor showers, using the coexistence of ice and fire in Torch Mountain to interfere with the weather in Torch Island and the offshore area. In this mode, the Torch Mountain Cannon can carry out precise hail bombing in a designated area.

Frank said excitedly: "According to our calculations, as long as the entire project is completed by one percent, this cannon can be put into actual combat."

Helot had to admit that the conditions here were unique, almost equivalent to a naturally generated magic cannon, which could be used as long as the firing program was set. He couldn't help but sigh that if the natives of Torch Island could organize enough manpower and material resources, Dorothea would probably not have occupied the island so easily.

Now, with this magic cannon, Helot is more confident in defending Torch Island. However, time is tight, so the construction of the cannon must be accelerated.

"The construction of the magic cannon must be accelerated." Helot said seriously.

Frank was a little confused: "We are already going very fast... Is something going to happen?"

Helot told Frank the news that the Endless Sea had received support from other planes: "Although the undead invaded the Endless Sea to avenge the Gloomy King, their massacre of living beings has aroused public outrage in the living plane. This counterattack is just the beginning. In the future, there may be a situation where living beings from all planes join forces to attack the undead."

Frank was shocked by the news: "All planes are attacking the undead! Then we should retreat quickly..."

"I have asked Dorothea to prepare a retreat plan." Helot whispered, "But we can delay for one day longer. When your cannon can be put into actual combat will determine whether we can hold Torch Island."

Frank knew the importance of this cannon in the battle to defend the island, and immediately said, "I will immediately send a request to the Azure Academy and ask Dean Laem to send a group of Azure mages to support us. The required alchemical materials will also be delivered as soon as possible."

Accompanied by Frank, Helot went deep into the thousands-meter-long shaft and carried out detailed element sampling at different locations. Then he carefully observed the construction progress of the Azure Mages and took detailed notes on some key points.

After completing the sampling, he said goodbye to Frank and returned to the Skeleton Behemoth Camp in Dorothea with the collected samples and the design drawings of the magic cannon.

Although Helot had some ideas about the construction of the magic cannon, he did not rashly put forward his suggestions. He knew that this was a huge and complex project, and the Azure Academy must have carried out detailed planning and design. Without understanding the specific design content and the on-site magic environment, any hasty suggestions might backfire.

Without sufficient investigation and research, he would not be qualified to speak. Therefore, he decided to continue collecting more information and conduct more in-depth field surveys to ensure that his suggestions could truly benefit the progress of the project.

At the same time, Dorothea began to replan the defense of Torch Island.

Helot also took on his responsibilities as promised.

Since he took over the iron mine, production has increased rapidly and the death rate of miners has been effectively controlled.

A temporary camp was quickly built on an open area near the coastline. The undead provided the miners with abundant fish as food and fenced off an unpolluted sea area for the sea dwellers to go in and recover their strength.

As for the specific operation of the iron mine, Helot decided to leave this tedious management work to the Death Legion.

From the Scorched Earth City to the Rotten Royal Court, and then to the Endless Sea, the Death Legion has been following behind Dorothea, participating in various war faction missions. Due to the close relationship between Helot and Dorothea, the members of the Death Legion can get more care and benefits in the missions.

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Although the Death Legion is preparing to join the Endless Sea camp and participate in the counterattack against the undead this time, some personnel are still stationed on Torch Island to assist Dorothea.

What surprised Helot was that the person in charge of the Torch Island Death Corps was Jiuzui Qiandeng.

In the Torch Island camp of the Death Legion, Helot saw the Drunken Qiandeng wearing tight black armor.

She performed a wizard salute to Helotte using the etiquette of the gaming world, then looked Helotte in the eye and said with a smile, "Someone has to stay on Torch Island. I don't have any other missions recently, and... I miss you very much, teacher. I think you will definitely come to Torch Island after hearing the news about the counterattack against the undead, so I want to see you as soon as possible. One or two bones will be in charge of the Legion's mission to participate in the counterattack against the undead."

Helot sat down and said, "You know me very well." He then casually placed a piece of Burning Ice Steel on the table and said, "This is a rare associated ore in the Torch Island Iron Mine, called Burning Ice Steel, an alchemical metal with extremely high practical value. Dorothea handed the iron mine over to me for management. I need professionals to participate in the operation of the iron mine to increase production capacity as much as possible."

Jiuzui Qianzhang picked up the Burning Ice Steel and used his magic to detect its magical properties. He exclaimed: "This is really a magical alchemical metal. No wonder Dorothea values ​​it so much. I have been to Torch Island for a while, but I have never seen what it looks like. As soon as you came, Dorothea gave you the iron ore. It seems that your relationship is indeed extraordinary."

Helot: "There is a high level of mutual trust between us. How long will it take to take over the mining and operation of the iron ore mine?"

Jiuzui Qiandeng thought for a moment and replied, "Two days should be enough. There is an experienced mine owner in our army. I will contact him and ask him to bring a professional team over."

"I'll leave this mission to you." Helot said, "I haven't played the game for a while. When I heard that the Endless Sea had received support and was about to launch a counterattack, I rushed here immediately. I don't know a lot about the situation. What do you think about the defense of Torch Island?"

Jiuzui Qiandeng was fully prepared for Helot's question. She first opened a map of the Torch Island waters on the table.

"As a large plane, the Endless Sea cannot be completely occupied by the undead. The undead that arrived first occupied the continent, and the undead that arrived later could only radiate outward along the continental shelf to occupy the surrounding islands. The islands farther away were out of reach, and those islands were controlled by the natives of the Endless Sea and the dragon clan.

Dorothea was a latecomer to the Endless Sea, so they only occupied a small Torch Island, which was right on the boundary between the Undead-controlled area and the Endless Sea-controlled area. If the Endless Sea coalition wanted to attack Nelson, they would have to clear out the Undead on the islands around the land first, including Torch Island.

According to the standards of the player world, the continent of the Endless Sea is actually an island with an area of ​​10,000 to 20,000 square kilometers. Near Torch Island is the land called Nelson. If the Endless Sea coalition wants to retake Nelson Land, they will definitely not bypass Torch Island.

Jiuzui Qiandeng marked a circle on the map. To the south of Torch Island was a group of small islands and reefs.

"This is the Misty Islands. The outer layer of the islands is surrounded by a mist, and the hydrological environment is very complex. Without a local guide, foreign ships cannot enter the islands. There are many kinds of sub-dragons living in the Misty Islands, so many islanders make a living by hunting and selling dragons, and there are also many strong people hidden inside.

I have recently received some news that several sea tribes will go to the Misty Islands to form an alliance with the islanders there.

Some volunteers from other planes also arrived at the Misty Islands.

They are probably the enemies Torch Island will face! "