Thirty miles away, even in a complex environment, is not far.

The five people immediately walked back and accelerated their speed. The demons hadn't noticed that they were not moving fast and could quickly get rid of them as long as nothing unexpected happened.

Seeing that it was close to ten miles from the mine, the armored soldiers contacted the mine and prompted that there were demons moving east, with a minimum of four hundred and gathering in the direction of the mine.

This coal mine has five hundred troops stationed and has a small hexagram fortress. Although it is small in scale, the magic net covers a large area. The mining area is full of robots and there is no human command. The raw coal mined is not processed here, and it will be processed and sent to the alchemy factory.

The people in the small castle immediately mobilized to prepare for a defensive battle.

Although it is possible to kill those demons with a head-on impact, there is no need to. Besides, the information is unclear. In theory, there is no legend in hundreds of demons. Even if there are strong people, at most they can have an epic realm.

This possibility is very small, and in this brigade stationed in the coal mine, the command squadron is fifty spell casters, and the head is an epic mage.

There are eleven combat mages, and the remaining ones are Magic Net mages.

This configuration is very high, but most magicians have no practical experience and are trained in the illusion.

In addition, there is a spellcaster team composed of five people in the standard squadron, and the proportion of mages among the 500 people is very high.

However, Qiu Xuanji's order is that when he can solve the enemy with a long range, he will never fight in close combat with the enemy. He can rely on the city to fight and will not fight in field. This mine can also give up when encountering danger. Anyway, the demons do not mine, and there is no loss to throw it here. Just take it back in the future.

There are more powerful launch devices in the castle that can actively contact soldiers from afar.

The recall order was issued, and six teams still outside rushed back immediately.

The epic mage was only temporarily transferred here. Although a brigade of 500 people can have epic mages, it is not a standard configuration. The number of epic mages in a battalion may be higher and will be allocated to the brigade when necessary. For example, this coal mine has to station 500 people alone, Qiu Xuanji allocated an epic.

The number of epics in the Duke's lord is not that many, and you can squander it at will.

But in the future, the brigade will definitely be equipped with epics. Because the brigade has 500 people, plus 2,500 mechanical components, and indefinite robot warriors, the combat units may exceed 5,000. With so many combat units, it is not surprising that there are more epics.

The equipment of the strong cannot be just a matter of the number of human soldiers.

Moreover, the new mechanical structure is not too expensive even if it is manufactured at level 20 standard. If a brigade of 500 people is equipped with some level 20 mechanical structures, the combat effectiveness standard will rise sharply.

On Xiahe, the cost of a level 20 mechanical assembly is ten equal to a steel golem, and its combat power is much stronger than that of a steel golem.

It is not too much to equip a brigade of 500 people with ten steel golems, so it is equivalent to equipting a level 220 mechanical assembly. Xia He can still get the money. However, now he is studying the various adaptability of mechanical assembly, what type of construction is cost-effective, and how to enable soldiers to better command mechanical assembly.

Finally, there are cheaper robot warriors, what kind of fighting methods will they do in the future, their role in the army, etc.

The people sent to fight this time are collecting data.

Xia He admitted that he took advantage of Snowvis, and he had never considered this way to reduce costs by mechanical construction. He had relied too much on mechanics before.

The magic defense and attack methods of construction are much better than those of the Mechanics.

The best weapon for mechanic soldiers is the plasma gun, which cannot be used for enchanted magic muskets. However, they can be used with mechanical construction. The higher the level, the more complex magic muskets can be used.

The only problem is that the higher the mechanical configuration, the higher the level of the soul gem required.

A level 20 mechanical assembly requires a complete soul gem and cannot be cut. Now Xia He uses a level 5 mechanical assembly. The soul gems are all cut fragments, and the structure is in its own ability and is seriously restricted.

The advantage is that he does not need a legendary wizard to refine the internal magic patterns of the soul gem, only the great wizard can do it.

And the level 20 magicians are in his academy.

The epic mage completely opened the magic net to meet the combat standards, closed the hexagram castle, warmed up all magic circles and prepared for battle. Since the demons are close, it is impossible not to fight. Anyway, the magic circles here are powered by raw coal-driven magic furnaces, and there is a coal mine underground, so you are not afraid of consumption.

There are huge long-range magic muskets on the six corners of the castle, which can launch attacks more than ten miles away. At the top of a high tower, magic cannons are also prepared, and magic crossbows are arranged on the lower level.

With such a power, as long as the enemy does not use legends and attacks with the army, no matter how many enemies the enemy is, the castle can last for more than ten days.

In the castle, both mechanical structures and robot warriors are relatively high, and magical projectiles are stored more. There is also a power generation device underground, and the spare battery is about 10% of the robot proportion.

Even so, the epic mage still reported the news to Qiu Xuanji. More than 400 demons were not a problem for him, but without investigation, he was not sure how many enemies would appear in the future.

The reserves of this coal mine are quite rich. Now it is the time when the Duke needs energy. It is better to speed up mining, but it is better not to discard it.

When all the robots in the mine retreated, the demons appeared on the distant hillside.

More than 400 demons were neatly dressed in metal armor and walked towards the Hexagram Castle.

The epic wizard observed himself in the tower, and the demon eyes were floating on the top of the tower, and could see clearly. The more than 400 demons were in uniform movements, with the weapons in their hands, all of which were blood-toothed spears, without a leader?

The construction location of the Hexagram Castle is open to the east and the mountains to the west. The coal mine is among the mountains. This is a mine that is not easy to mine, but it is not a problem to have robots.

The castle is mainly defended against the coming of the demons in the east and interfered with coal mine production.

"So dense... are they kidding?" The epic mage realized that he might have made a mistake and shouldn't be so nervous. He calculated briefly and said, "The strongest of these demons is less than tenth level, and they are considered elite soldiers. Unfortunately, there are no long-range weapons, so save some strength. Flying wing projectiles are launched, long-range magic musket control field, six-pointed airship takes off, ready to support, the first standard squadron is ready to attack. Gate 4 is ready to open, and the magical crossbow of the fourth tower is preheated."

A series of commands from the epic mage were issued. Half a minute later, a thick magic missile with wings flew high up on the magic tower, drew a huge arc in the air, and plunged from top to bottom into the team of more than 400 demon soldiers.

Twelve long-range magic muskets roared, and the projectiles arrived first, exploding among the demon army.

The white light enveloped the demon soldiers on the periphery. The demon soldiers were shot by the white light and fell to the ground in pain.

When the flying wing projectile exploded, the firelight instantly enveloped the entire area of ​​the demon soldiers. The metal fragments flew horizontally, and nearly a hundred demon soldiers were shot like sieve under the cutting of metal debris.

The Hexagram Castle, near the eastern corner, in the towering tower, combat mages, magic net mages, and precision shooters added attacks at the same time. Unlike field battles, the mechanical structure also participated in the attack. There are magic muskets in fixed positions on the towers and the city walls, with fixed attributes, just for long-range strikes.

When the epic mage saw the demon army falling down like a leek, they wanted to cancel the emergency command.

But be careful. He ordered all firepower to pause the shooting unless the demons approached within five hundred meters. Then he ordered the mechanics to take the technological muskets in the city defense system and use the projectiles without attributes to attack the joints and key points of the demons.

The projectile without attributes actually has a little flash dust.

The sharp metal projectile flew out, and the attack of the mechanic soldier did not have magical attributes, but the accuracy was still extremely high. The metal projectile penetrated into the joints of the demon clan, and the projectile was twisted and torn, and the tough joint structure was instantly destroyed.

The demons wailed and crawled on the ground. In a blink of an eye, their arms were also broken, making it difficult to crawl.

"Mr. Thiago, these are not real demons, but vassals, so I will use them to test us." Next to the epic mage, a young man in a green robe said.

He was a war Taoist priest and observer sent by Xia He.

"Not a real demon?"

"The demons have invaded many worlds. Some worlds have not been completely destroyed by the demons. They still have some intelligent lives to serve as vassals and cannon fodders. They have been completely demonized and are willing to serve the demons. Such people do not feel sorry for the demons for their sacrifices."

Epic wizard Thiago sighed after hearing this.

"Is there anyone like this? It's really..."

"It's really incredible, is it? In fact, in many worlds, during the process of being captured by the demons, some local creatures will spontaneously form demon worship, thinking that the demons are gods, and can only obey and cannot resist. They will use very terrible means to sacrifice, hoping that the demons will protect their safety."

The epic mage didn't know what to say. If it were him, he would rather destroy his soul than be a vassal for the demons. At worst, it would be a good choice to die, and the soul dissipate and return to the world. If it was polluted by the demons, it would turn into a monster and return to the demon world.
Chapter completed!