Volume 6: Fighting for the World Chapter 276: Unusual Movement
Several experiments on artificial transformation and breeding of Giant Mage Dragon Knights were conducted. I took the trouble to carefully "select" them, repeatedly matched them, used "horse-matching skills" to check them one by one, and selected the most compatible pair of Giant Mage Riders and Black Bone Dragon Mounts to fuse them together. All of them were successful without exception. It showed a very high transformation success rate, which confirmed the feasibility of this combination. Giant Mage Dragon Knights can indeed be transformed and bred in batches, and there is a possibility that they will become my new main combat force.
The quantity has been proven to meet my basic needs, but the key is to see the quality of the Giant Mage Dragon Knight, that is, what their actual combat effectiveness is and to what extent they can exert their strength. After all, the Undead Dragon Knight is an "alien" cultivated by artificial transformation, not naturally bred. Although the system recognizes their existence, it will not give them the status they deserve. The level of the Giant Mage Dragon Knight is the fusion of two level nine upper-level undead. The system simply determines the level of the Nine Upper Level by adding up their strengths, which is an overall improvement of half a level, but this does not represent or explain their true strength. Perhaps they are only a little stronger than the Nine Upper Level Undead, or perhaps they are only the simple addition of two Nine Upper Level Undead, or perhaps the combination of the Giant Mage Rider and the Black Bone Dragon Mount truly achieves the strengths of playing to their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses, and complementing each other's advantages, and can exert the combat effectiveness of the Ten Lower Level. These are still uncertain and must be verified through actual combat. If the combat effectiveness of the Giant Mage Dragon Knight in actual combat does not meet my design requirements and cannot play a strength that is at least very close to the lower level of level ten, they will not be able to bring me much help. It is not worth investing too much time and energy in this. I must hurry up to find other humanoid undead who are suitable to serve as riders, so as not to waste the unique technology of "artificial cultivation method of undead dragon knight" that I have obtained with a lot of professional merits. I will try to start as soon as possible, carry out transformation and cultivation, and put it into actual combat application, so as to seize the development opportunity in the increasingly fierce competition and continue to effectively maintain the advantage in combat effectiveness over other undead wizards. Strong strength is the most reliable guarantee of status and related interests!
Through the actual combat performance of several test subjects against opponents of different levels, I carefully evaluated the comprehensive strength of the Giant Mage Dragon Knight and drew a preliminary conclusion about the actual situation of their overall combat effectiveness. I believe that this should be a relatively correct evaluation of the Giant Mage Dragon Knight. In the air, the performance of the Giant Mage is not very ideal, and it should not be able to achieve the attack ability on the ground. It is estimated that even through strict training to further improve their flying and riding proficiency, they can only play 80% of the original at most. Fortunately, the ability of the Black Bone Dragon mount has not been affected. With an extra strong man on its back, it can still fly with ease. It does not feel strenuous. There is no burden or discomfort. It seems that it has completely accepted its new role and has no resistance or resistance to losing independence and freedom and becoming another undead mount. From this point, it can be determined that the fusion was very successful. The Black Bone Dragon's aerial melee combat ability is also fully demonstrated. If it were not for the constraints of the Giant Mage who had just changed his job to a rider and was not yet adapted to the riding state, the flying speed could not be too fast, and some difficult flipping and maneuvers could not be performed. I believe that their combat effectiveness can be fully exerted. It will not be weakened like the giant magician. Of course, the overall air combat capability of the giant magician dragon rider is far superior to that of a single black bone dragon. The weakening of the power of the "Torch Stone Bomb" magic is more reflected in the decrease in the accuracy of attacking targets at a distance and the slowdown in the attack frequency. For opponents within a distance of 30 to 50 meters, especially those who are in close combat with the black bone dragon mount, the "Torch Stone Bomb" magic can still provide strong support and will definitely not miss the target that is close at hand. As for the limitation that you must be still to be able to use magic attacks in actual combat. Because it does not take a long time, it is only the moment of attack. As long as the giant magician rider and the black bone dragon mount are further coordinated and the riding skills are proficient, it should be possible to create a suitable opportunity for actual combat in the battle, and it will not have much impact. The overall aerial combat power of the Giant Mage Dragon Knight is definitely not something that two black bone dragons can resist. Preliminary judgment shows that it has exceeded the level of upper ninth grade that they are given. With mutual cooperation and further improvement of the Giant Mage Rider's riding skills, the combat power that can be exerted can continue to increase.
I am quite satisfied with its performance on the ground. Although the Black Bone Dragon is not good at ground combat and its movements are not as fast and flexible as when flying in the air, the Black Bone Dragon's basic fighting ability is still there, plus it can cast undead magic for auxiliary attacks, so it is still qualified as a knight's mount. Moreover, the down-to-earth giant magician can finally fully exert their due strength, and the "Torch Stone Bomb" magic will no longer be weakened in any aspect or degree. In addition, the close protection and medium-range magic support provided by the Black Bone Dragon mount, as well as the relatively fast movement, the ability to dodge attacks and take the initiative to attack has been greatly enhanced, becoming a "mobile turret", with substantial improvements in applicability and practicality, and can completely become one of my trump cards.
The overall combat power of the Giant Mage Dragon Knight transformed from the Six-armed Giant Mage and the Black Bone Dragon is not only beyond the level of the ninth upper rank, but also combined with their performance in air combat and land combat, it has reached or can be said to be at least close to the level of the tenth lower rank. Air combat and land combat have their own strengths, and they can choose the corresponding combat methods and tactics according to the different opponents, and have relatively comprehensive combat power. Coupled with the relatively high success rate of fusion and the exclusive control of the holy land "Karamayi", it is guaranteed that there are at least more than 50 six-armed giant mages available for me to conquer every month, and they can be transformed in batches to replace the black bone dragons of only the ninth upper rank, and become one of my main combat arms in the future.
Such a result is in line with my previous inference, which naturally makes me quite satisfied. I immediately put into the intense work of fusing the six-armed giant magician and the black bone dragon, striving to transform more giant magician dragon knights in the shortest time to form a large-scale combat force. After all, the six-armed giant magician as a rider is still only the strength of the upper level of the ninth level, and has not been enhanced by the fusion and control. Facing higher-level enemies, launching cluster attacks is their advantage. The continuous bombardment in batches is enough to make stronger enemies unable to compete with them head-on. Only then can they play a greater role. Of course, completing the transformation is just a good start. To become a truly useful combat force, the giant magician dragon knight must also go through a period of rigorous training, try to improve the giant magician riding, especially the flying riding skills, complete the transformation from a pure ground mage to a flying mage knight role, and adapt to the new identity and fighting methods and skills as soon as possible, so as to meet my requirements and apply them in actual combat.
This is a long-term task. We must work hard. I even took the time to guide the training of the giant magician dragon riders, and sent my men to accompany them in actual combat exercises to speed up their growth and strive to make them more powerful as soon as possible. After all, the number of giant magicians is limited. I can't squander them as arbitrarily as the black bone dragons. I don't want to summon them in battle and let them be easily killed by the enemy. Suffer too much loss. Because whether it is a humanoid undead rider or a bone dragon as a mount. There is only one chance in a lifetime to accept the transformation into an undead dragon rider. Not only will the fusion failure be lost forever, even if you change a partner, you can't try again. Even if you lose another companion in a future battle, the remaining rider or mount can no longer be combined with other mounts or riders to form a new undead dragon rider. These "artificially modified products" are different from normal undead knights. There is no distinction between "innate" and "acquired". If one dies in battle, the other will no longer have the corresponding value and can only be restored to a single undead, permanently losing the qualification to continue to be an undead dragon knight.
As for the elite giant magician dragon rider, the fusion transformation between the level 10 eight-armed giant magician and the Hell Dragon, it cannot be carried out for the time being. Theoretically, it is feasible. After the fusion, the eight-armed giant magician as the rider will be protected by the Hell Dragon and can follow it into the "Hell Magma Pool" like me. He will not be harmed by the magma energy and will not hinder the growth and evolution of the Hell Dragon, which needs to rely on the "magma hole|mouth" to absorb energy. It's just that it has no way to use this energy. I have also subdued more than a dozen eight-armed giant magicians, and they obey me, but the problem of the Hell Dragon is difficult to solve for the time being, and it is impossible to conduct physical experiments. It's not just that only Letediwa and Tambizi have been subdued, and the number is too small. Anyway, for the Hell Dragons with growth and evolution attributes, especially those with good qualifications and the hope of successfully evolving to a higher level, the riders equipped with them will also be corresponding higher-level eight- armed giant magicians, so as not to affect the overall strength of the giant magician dragon riders. The main thing is that I don't have the final say on their affairs. Even if they sign the "Soul Contract" and become my direct subordinates, they are still members of the Hell Dragon clan. They still need to live on the "Hell Volcano" and challenge other members of the same kind to occupy and use the "magma cave|mouth" containing more energy, and evolve into a higher-level Hell Dragon. Sometimes, I have to respect the ideas of Hades, the Hell Dragon King and the actual ruler of the "Hell Volcano". Will the proud Hell Dragon allow its own clan to become the mounts of other undead creatures? The answer is almost foreseeable. It is absolutely a blasphemy to the noble Hell Dragon clan, which is very likely to cause it to overreact. Even if it does not kill the Giant Mage Dragon Knight, at least it will expel them from the "Hell Volcano" forever, making it impossible for the Hell Dragon to continue to grow and evolve. Before I defeat Hades, replace his dominance, or at least have the strength to confront him head-on, I can't act rashly for the time being, giving him more excuses to attack and damaging my own power. Therefore, the transformation plan of the elite-level giant magician Nether Dragon Knight can only be put on hold for the time being, waiting for a better opportunity in the future.
During this period, I also considered the feasibility of transforming the pet Red Star, which is already in a "retired" state. It cannot be regarded as an ordinary horror knight. In the original "battle against the sky", it accidentally took away the interests of my master, absorbed the soul energy of Santos, the "law enforcer" of the zombie and skeleton shooter tribes, and its strength was further enhanced. It also has the ability of "life-claiming flying gun" and was given a name by the system. At least in terms of IQ, it has surpassed the level of horror dragon knight. As my second pet, it has made great contributions to the development of my land and has made indelible contributions. It's a pity that the starting point is too low. After all, it is just a low-level horror knight. Even if it absorbs the soul energy of a low-level undead race "law enforcer", it is difficult to achieve a breakthrough in strength and escape the fate of "out". Should I use the transformation technology obtained this time to make it an undead dragon knight?
However, after repeated consideration, I finally gave up this plan. Perhaps as a pet, Red Star, who has a name given by the system, still has some potential for development. In addition, the stronger effect of the "pet contract" can give it greater help in the process of fusion, but its level is too low. At most, it is likely to be a green bone dragon knight or a bone dragon knight. The chance of becoming a black bone dragon knight can be said to be very small. Moreover, its own strength is too weak. Facing the current enemy, it has no strong combat power. Even if the transformation is successful, it may still be the strength of a black bone dragon knight. Wasting 10% of mental power to summon a black bone dragon is definitely not a cost-effective summoning for me now. There is no practical significance. Even if Red Star absorbs the soul energy of the "law enforcer". The benefits obtained should not be just the performance. Perhaps there is still untapped potential, which may be stimulated to mutate during the transformation process. Even if it has stronger strength, it is impossible to improve too much. After all, it is difficult for Red Star to bring me much help. I can't compare to Taotao, Samantha and Rosberg, and I don't want to let the hard-working Red Star suffer the humiliation of losing its mount and becoming a knight of the day after tomorrow. I'd rather let it live out its days in peace!
However, at present, I can only transform and cultivate the giant magician dragon knight, which is a bit too simple. More importantly, as the main combat unit, due to the scarcity of giant magicians, they are not suitable for the role of cannon fodder. In many occasions, it is not convenient to summon them to fight. I have to consider finding other suitable humanoid undead to match with the black bone dragon and merge them into a main combat unit that can be sacrificed like the black bone dragon. The general humanoid undead needs a long time to adapt to riding, which is not suitable for me who has to invest a lot of time to transform and train giant magician dragon knights. The most suitable object is naturally the race of the undead knight. Kill their mounts first, sign a "soul contract" with the riders, and combine with the black bone dragon to become an undead dragon knight. With their instincts, they will adapt to the new mounts more quickly than the giant magicians and be able to fight earlier.
None of the known Undead Knights are suitable. If you want to tame a black bone dragon as a mount, you must reach at least level nine. There are only a few special individuals hidden in the native continent. It is impossible for there to be an Undead Knight race with a higher level than the Terror Dragon Knight. Hope should still be placed on the Lost Continent. Because most of the Undead Wizards at this stage use bone dragons as their main combat arms, their activities are basically around the "Dragon Bone Mountain". They usually only focus on horizontal development and do not explore too deep areas. Even I, who was the first to arrive at the Lost Continent to develop, did not set foot in deeper areas - the areas that have been discovered are far from being thoroughly developed. In addition, there is fierce competition to help Khufu become the Pharaoh, the existence of the sacred place "Karamayi" of the giant magician clan, and Ibola and Wu Ma need to obtain wind and earth energy from the first forbidden land "Lost Kingdom". All of these have tied my hands and feet, and I have no spare energy to conduct too deep a search. As a basic army of undead creatures, I have reason to believe that there must be a stronger race of undead knights than the Terror Dragon Knights in the "Dead Space". They have not been discovered so far, and there is no relevant introduction in the "Encyclopedia of Undead Creatures". It can only be said that they are likely to be hidden in the depths of the Lost Continent that we have not explored yet. Originally, I just wanted to consolidate the existing power and didn't want to be greedy too much. I didn't want to further disperse the energy that was already insufficient in other aspects. In order to transform and cultivate the Undead Dragon Knight, I had to start a higher-level Undead Knight business, participate in investment, and cooperate with Qingwu Feiyang and other top Undead wizards of the Northeast Undead Alliance to hire a "Undead Wizard Expedition Team" to explore the Lost Continent in depth, search for the intelligence and information they need, and see if they can make a breakthrough.
At the same time, I had to take time out to earn as many professional merits as possible in the human world. Although I learned and mastered the magic of "Intermediate Puppetry" and "Artificial Cultivation Method of Undead Dragon Knight" through the "God Monument Taobao" task, I also paid almost all the merit points, and only a little was left. In order to keep my position as the dark director, and in exchange for the pseudo-artifacts and the supply of the "Gate of the Yellow Springs" upgrade, I had to earn a certain amount of merit points. It's not just us undead wizards. Now that the game is going on, all professions are paying more and more attention to professional merits. Many tasks, especially those related to professional skills and equipment, require professional merits to exchange for the qualification to complete them. For us top players, we need to invest more enthusiasm in earning merit points to effectively help improve our strength. Unfortunately, I still can't summon the tenth-level upper-level undead subordinates. Facing the ban of two tenth-level light NPCs, I am still unable to compete with them. There is no way to restore the scenery of "riding alone for thousands of miles". Every time it's just a small fight. Play time difference. Killing a few small fish and shrimps, and then having to flee for your life, there is not much to gain, which really makes me depressed. I really hope that the resistance alliance can sort out the relationship with the neutral alliance as soon as possible. Integrate and train the elite teams, cancel the ban on convergence activities, and start the "Northern Strategy" plan. I can also take advantage of my profession to easily earn some merit points. I don't have to work so hard.
It was already mid-March, and I was busy training the Giant Mage Dragon Knight in the "Dead Soul Space". Suddenly, Long Xing Tian Xia convened a meeting of the Dark Council, saying that there was something important to discuss. Recently, there has been no large-scale conflict between the Resistance Alliance and the Church of Light, and Tian Xia is a little too calm. We had to hold back for the time being because we had to implement the "Northern Strategy" plan, but the Church of Light also stopped its movements and did not make any major moves. This was a little too abnormal. Unless they had some major plans in secret, they would have made the same choice as us. Unfortunately, the Supreme Honor did a good job of keeping secrets. No matter how our insiders tried to find out, they could not know what the Light Senate, which had already taken actual control of the Church of Light, was planning. This was quite a headache for Long Xingtian, the Dark Speaker. The Dark Council had focused on this issue at the regular meeting a few days ago. While deciding to allocate additional funds to further strengthen the intelligence collection and monitoring of the Church of Light, they reminded us to be mentally prepared to deal with the attacks that the Church of Light might launch at any time. The time for the decisive battle was getting closer and closer. After a few days, an emergency meeting was suddenly held. It was estimated that progress had been made and new information had been obtained. The Church of Light might be taking some major action.
All thirty directors gathered in the "Mind Castle". The meeting began. Long Xingtian, who presided over the meeting, looked very solemn. Obviously, something unusual happened. "According to the latest intelligence, the Church of Light has issued a 'mobilization order'. Expert players have been notified to be on standby at any time, and have begun to integrate internal forces. The various teams that were previously somewhat scattered due to actions such as advancing to the ninth-level profession and taming the tenth-level magic pet have been reorganized and reorganized. It seems that they are going to launch a large-scale action to launch an offensive against our resistance alliance."
Then Long Xingtianxia explained the specific intelligence content in detail. Judging from the number of people mobilized by the Church of Light and the relevant preparations, it was not an ordinary small-scale fight, but most likely a series of phased actions that were no weaker than our "Northern Strategy" plan. After a long period of silence, it seemed that the two major organizations were finally going to reignite the fight and a large-scale fierce conflict would break out.
"Intelligence has been confirmed from several aspects. There is no doubt that the Church of Light is about to launch an offensive. It is very likely that they, like us, have been secretly planning for quite a long time. The current large-scale mobilization should be a precursor to the formal action to be taken. The Senate of Light is acting in this way, not worrying about being caught by us. They have either formulated a corresponding plan to lure the enemy and confuse them, which can effectively cover up their true purpose, or they have launched a super-large-scale campaign and are not afraid of openly confronting us. We now need to judge the true purpose of the Church of Light in advance. We need to discuss and formulate corresponding countermeasures and be prepared to avoid being caught off guard and being passive when the time comes. Once the Church of Light regains its momentum and gains the upper hand, our previous secret negotiations with the neutral alliance may encounter twists and turns, causing more neutral players to be pessimistic about our resistance alliance, and perhaps change their attitude and give up their support for us. At this critical moment when the "Northern Strategy" plan has entered the final stage and is about to be implemented, we must not allow such a thing to happen, causing the upcoming "Northern Strategy" operation to fail and fail to be launched smoothly. "
Long Xingtianxia's words caused a private discussion. Indeed, the "fence-sitters" of the Neutral Alliance are all very slippery. Once they are not optimistic about our resistance alliance, they may move closer to the Church of Light in order to obtain more or guarantee their own interests. Without sufficient strength as a backing, an agreement is easy to be torn up. In such a situation where we have to win the support of the Neutral Alliance or at least maintain absolute neutrality, we must fully demonstrate our strength and must not be easily overwhelmed by the Church of Light . Once those guys who have been won over are shaken, it will probably take some twists and turns to consolidate the cooperative relationship with them.
"Could it be that the Church of Light has discovered our 'Northern Strategy' plan, and has urgently mobilized to prepare for war in order to stop our actions?" A director raised this possibility.
Desert Eagle shook his head. "Not like that. Although our 'Northern Strategy' plan has been drawn up long ago, it is only known to the members of the Council. It is almost impossible for the Church of Light to find out the specific content. Moreover, it has only been in the preparation stage and has not decided on the specific time of launch. Even if the Senate of Light has heard some rumors, it should not choose to launch an emergency mobilization so early. Isn't it a bit aimless and seems to be bluffing to intimidate us? This is not in line with the Supreme Honor Transcription's usual cautious approach. I think the Church of Light must have other purposes."
