abnabooks Chapter 296 Ironthorn Wizard Academy, Team Up, Interception Mission, Seed Wizard!
Chapter 296 Ironthorn Wizard Academy, Team Up, Interception Mission, Seed Wizard!
Chapter 296 Ironthorn Wizard Academy, Team Up, Interception Mission, Seed Wizard!
in the sky.
Ian looked to one side.
Through the window, one could see that there were also more than a dozen huge airships accompanying them, with the Storm Spear emblem on their surfaces.
He then turned his head.
Simon stood in front, accompanied by two second-circle wizards.
Simon slowly began, "In this war, the academy has three target wizard academies, and you will be participating in the Ironthorn Wizard Academy."
"This is a historically significant academy that has consistently provided the Crimson Eye with raw materials for various potions and offered some assistance, causing us considerable trouble. Therefore, it must be eradicated."
Ian listened carefully.
At the same time, his identity mark had received specific information from the Ironthorn Wizarding Academy.
"There are three second-ring wizards in the academy, and several hundred first-ring wizards. Among them, there are about fifty semi-elemental wizards. Below the second ring, the core members have the highest status and are the academy's second-ring seeds, numbering about ten."
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Ian read it carefully, afraid of missing a single piece of information.
For wizards, having sufficient information is sometimes more important than combat power.
Otherwise, sometimes you really won't even know how you died.
"Like this academy, the main school of wizardry is the natural wizardry school, which focuses on manipulating nature, plants, and even magical beasts. It is completely different from the mysteries of the elements."
Ian muttered to himself.
This was actually the direction his teacher, Horton, was heading, so he had some understanding of it.
This school of wizardry.
They are more flexible and adaptable than elemental wizards, and can handle combat, sustain, and healing, making them a versatile class.
But precisely because of this, their pure combat skills are not that outstanding, especially compared to the Elemental Wizard School.
"But there are many underhanded tricks, and they come in many different forms, so it's easy to fall for one if you're not careful, so you have to be careful."
Ian pondered his reserves and suddenly realized that his preparations were not yet sufficient.
"This mission is free for you. You can form a squad, or you can act freely and follow the battle group to carry out combat missions, or you can carry out interception missions, or even reconnaissance missions, scavenging resources, etc. In the end, the ranking will be based on the performance of the wizards, and the command will also be taken into account. This is up to you to consider. However, the leader of the squad must be at least in the top ten of the entire academy."
Simon explained.
For a third-ring wizard, noticing all the wizards is not particularly difficult.
Even when he had to attend to the battlefield, the same was true.
You can team up or move around freely.
Behind him, Ian fell into deep thought.
Teaming up definitely has its advantages, such as safety and other considerations, but the downside is that it doesn't offer as much freedom.
Actually, I feel that this is mainly for the top ten students in the entire college, to cultivate their organizational skills.
It's estimated that these top ten teams will also form their own squads.
Sure enough, just as Simon announced that they could start discussing team formation, the top ten core members had already begun vying for those powerful wizards.
The top thirty wizards, in particular, are the key targets for recruitment.
"Ian, this is Knicks. Are you interested in joining my team?"
Ian looked ahead.
He was a wizard with blond hair, yet he ranked sixth in the entire academy and second in the Earth Ring.
"So, what mission are you planning to undertake, senior?"
"Ian asked."
This is also something he cares about.
He wasn't particularly interested in combat missions, mainly because the other side claimed it was a second-ring wizarding academy.
"It's a combat mission, of course. It may seem dangerous, but it's actually not too bad within the battle group, and the contribution is more stable."
Knicks smiled.
"I'll consider it, senior."
Ian politely declined.
In fact, he already had some ideas in mind, and he might make a good contribution, but not in terms of combat.
"Alright, junior, opportunities are rare."
Nix shrugged, smiled, and went to ask the other wizards.
A little while later, two or three more teams invited Ian, but after thinking it over, he declined.
Because these squads are all prepared to carry out combat missions.
There was even a small team that was prepared to carry out a resource-gathering mission, which Ian was quite tempted to do.
But then Ivan intervened.
In the end, Ian did not join the team.
Soon the wizards formed small teams one after another, but almost everyone chose to act alone.
This is quite normal.
While elemental wizards often have strong advantages in some aspects, their disadvantages are also often quite obvious.
Squads can effectively compensate for this disadvantage.
"Go ahead and move around freely."
Ian shook his head.
His idea was that small-team operations were not really necessary.
"Junior Ian, would you like to join my team? I'm preparing for an interception mission."
A smiling, handsome wizard walked up to him, the emblem of Wind Whisper Academy emblazoned on his chest.
"Hello, senior?"
Ian looked at the man and slowly raised his head.
The wizard before me is the second seat of the Wind Whisper Academy, the tenth in the entire academy, and also has a special identity: Elena's student.
The two even had some interactions.
He was initially responsible for analyzing the Wind Strike technique, one of the improvements Elena made to her wind-attribute magic.
But later Ian got involved, and even completed the analysis himself.
But their relationship was alright; after all, with Elena's connection, she was a wizard he could trust.
"So, are you interested? After all, interception missions are quite important, and there's a chance to get some unexpected rewards. Don't worry, I won't restrict you too much."
Hello smiled.
"I do."
Ian nodded and looked at the squad members beside him.
One of them was Windwing, whom he knew well, and the other was also from Windwhisper Academy, a tall witch named Katarina, both from the Earth Rings.
Their rankings aren't very high; in fact, Ian is the highest-ranked among them.
This is normal, after all, Harold is only the tenth, and other wizards would naturally prefer to join a more powerful team.
After all, this not only concerns their earnings, but also their ranking.
At this point, no one will let go.
"good!"
Harrow nodded.
He had a high opinion of this junior student, at least he had heard a lot about her from her teachers.
I knew this was definitely a wizard with both skill and reputation.
She even held a high position within her teacher's project team.
"Interception missions could potentially involve large shipments, but the probability of that is even smaller than the probability of advancing to the second ring."
A sound rang out.
Then Ivan was seen coldly staring at Ian.
He certainly didn't want Ian to make a big contribution this time.
After all, once you gain a large number of contribution points...
Given Ian's current ranking, even if it's relatively low, he could still advance to the third spot.
The third seat and the top three seats are on a completely different level.
Second seat, second seat.
Their status is second only to the chief, and they not only have voting rights, but also receive several times more support from the academy.
But things are better now.
The tenth group is on another interception mission, so the chances of making a significant contribution are extremely low.
"That's none of your concern. You should worry about yourself. Flynn's ranking is already very close to yours. Don't let him lose seventh place this time, Chief of the Four Symbols Institute."
Haro deliberately dragged out his last words, looking at Ivan with a half-smile.
The other wizards in the Four Symbols Academy might be afraid of Ivan, but he wasn't.
Upon hearing this...
Ivan was immediately hit where it hurt, and his face turned pale.
Their breathing became rapid instantly.
Simon's voice rang out at that moment.
"Similarly, participating in the war will earn you merits. This time, the academy will open up more and more valuable resources for you, which you can obtain as long as you have enough merits."
resource?
All the wizards' attention was drawn back to this location.
Ian also immediately received a list of resources to exchange.
"Seed of Elements, Catalyst for Extraordinary Physique, Heart of Elements, Resonance Elixir, Special Extraordinary Item, Pseudo-Second Ring Knowledge."
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His eyes widened.
This includes not only various resources for breaking through the second ring road, but also a wide range of knowledge.
Even the elemental resonance potion, which was very important to him, was only at a middle level among them.
One bottle can be exchanged for every 1,000 contribution points.
"And this ranking will also be rewarded with battle merits."
Ian looked at another document.
The top 30 will receive 1,000 contribution points, and for each subsequent rank, an additional 100 contribution points will be awarded.
The twentieth person has nearly two thousand contribution points.
For the top twenty, improving by one place means a difference of two hundred, and for the top ten, it's even more dramatic.
But this is just the beginning; there are still tasks to be completed.
"Perhaps the academy also hopes that after this assessment, more core members will be promoted to the second ring."
An idea flashed through his mind.
Last time, I was rewarded with a resource for advancing to the second ring, but it was only the most basic and far from enough.
I'm afraid that after this, a new Second Ring Road will appear.
"Get ready."
"We are expected to arrive at Ironthorn Wizard Academy in three hours."
Simon headed towards the cockpit.
Ian, along with Harlow and the others, discussed their plans for entering the battlefield.
Time passed little by little.
Three hours later.
They arrived at the battlefield.
"This is the Ironthorn Wizard Academy!"
Ian looked ahead.
A dense, gray-green forest covered the rolling hills, and several gray-white stone towers peeked out from the treetops, their tops shimmering with dark green light.
The protective magic array enveloped the entire area, with vines resembling runes clinging to it, like a breathing heart.
At this time, the area was within a radius of tens of kilometers.
Nearly twenty airships had completely surrounded the area, and the air was filled with shimmering elemental energy.
Meanwhile, the airship carrying Ian gradually entered it.
One minute later.
Then I saw a familiar wizard board the airship.
"The Wizard Leonard".
Ian was somewhat surprised.
Unexpectedly, the person in charge of this area was Leonard, whom I had seen many times before at the Earth Fortress.
He smiled at Ian and Harlow, then stepped onto the top of the airship.
A while later.
He came out.
"In three hours, Lord Simon will activate their magic array, and then we will launch an attack. You can prepare now."
Leonard addressed the crowd.
Everyone stood up straight instantly.
Soon, they followed the arriving wizards and left the area, heading to their respective designated regions.
Meanwhile, Haro and his team headed to a large area more than ten kilometers away.
"We are each responsible for one side of the area, which is several tens of kilometers in total. We will conduct search and patrol operations. We can call for help at any time if we encounter danger. Please pay attention to safety."
Haro addressed the crowd.
soon.
Ian also arrived in his area.
Located on the west side of the Ironthorn Wizard Academy, there were dozens of wizards on the outer perimeter besides them.
"Do what you're supposed to do."
Ian pinned the Stormspear Co-Alchemist's badge to his chest and then gave instructions to the approaching chapter wizards.
"Yes, sir."
Upon seeing Ian's badge, the wizard immediately became much more serious.
"Don't know how to open it?"
Then he turned to look into the distance.
Let's wait.
Three hours later.
Ian suddenly looked up and saw Simon appearing in the sky tens of kilometers away.
The next second, the sky for tens of kilometers around turned into darkness.
An endless chill swept in, and snowflakes fell in abundance, instantly turning the protective shield in the distance into patches of white.
Just minutes later.
With the defenses shattered, a large number of airships launched an attack instantly, sending beams of light several meters thick and alchemical cannonballs flying into the academy as if they were free.
War is imminent.
"So you are a water elemental wizard."
Ian was shocked by what he saw, and at the same time, he understood Simon's nature.
"Now it's my turn to do my job."
Ian took a deep breath.
His gaze was fixed intently on what lay ahead.
His mission this time was to assist the warband in intercepting enemy wizards who were fleeing.
Compared to the front lines, it's relatively relaxed and one of the safest places, since you don't have to go directly inside.
But there are also downsides.
The benefits that can be gained are probably not many.
"but..
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Ian squinted, his gaze fixed on the war-torn Ironthorn Wizard Academy, as if searching for something.
A few seconds later.
He saw dozens of black lines flying from one side in the distance; it looked like a flying monster.
Ian watched calmly.
next second.
A massive wind blade flew towards it at incredible speed, and then the monster was instantly torn apart.
At the same time, a wizard hidden inside his body was also torn apart.
"You have excellent eyesight."
The wizard beside him offered a compliment.
Ian shook his head and instructed the wizard to bring the harvest over.
A while later.
The harvest is probably quite good, worth three or four thousand magic stones.
"Using the black thread, you can also capture some wizards who possess knowledge."
Ian looked ahead.
This is also where his confidence comes from.
They're using their strengths to gain greater benefits, but it remains to be seen whether they'll reap the rewards!
Ian sighed.
Sudden.
I could only see three kilometers away.
It seemed like there was nothing there, but Ian saw thousands of black lines floating out from one side of the air.
"this?"
Ian remained outwardly calm, but he looked at the spot more closely, and after a few seconds, he gradually spotted a figure.
"Remy Dalton, one of the core members of the Ironthorn Wizarding Academy."
Ian recalled the list they had received, which seemed to be one of the core elements.
Meanwhile, the wizard from the Ironthorn Wizarding Academy was fleeing for his life in terror.
"Carrying the wizard seeds treasured by the academy."
Ian grinned.
This was also his initial idea.
I didn't expect it to be so early.
"We've got it!"
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