Because it requires studying and learning various types of magic, being a mage is usually a relatively sedentary profession.
The Mage Tower served as the residence of the monks, as well as a laboratory, library, and fortress, fulfilling all their needs for living and working.
Servants and guards were then indispensable. Merlin was a solitary mage, so all his servants were constructs.
The Mage Tower is so important to a mage that all the most important secret orders within the tower are in Merlin's hands, Gunsel is not fully aware of them.
After Merlin was ambushed and fell into a deep sleep, Gunsel set about breaking the various restrictions Magic Circle of the Mage Tower, attempting to seize all of his mentor's property for himself.
However, he had to give up after only cracking half of it, because the top two levels were Merlin's most private areas, which could not be breached in a short time.
Merlin's most loyal steward, a construct puppet Talo, is located on the top floor. He is a troublesome creature that must be eliminated because Talo has the highest authority in the Mage Tower when Merlin is not around.
Gunsel tried every trick in the book to lure the puppet butler downstairs, but all his attempts failed. Talo was unaware that Merlin had been ambushed by the Lich, but it would not easily come downstairs because it was its master's order; that's how rigid a robot's thinking is.
Unable to break through or lure the robot out, the steward remained a constant threat. Gunsel couldn't possibly guard the Mage Tower, so he set up a maze trap on the second floor to prevent the robot from suddenly running down in a frenzy.
The Maze Spell is a spell to trap enemies. The labyrinth is both real and illusory; once captured, one can only gain freedom by finding the exit, otherwise, one becomes a prisoner of the spellcaster.
The Lich, believing he had everything under control, quickly put the matter out of his mind and devoted himself entirely to researching Resurrection Spells.
But what Gunsel didn't expect was that Merlin, in his deep sleep, had briefly awakened, only managing to send a distress signal to his most loyal steward, before falling back asleep.
After receiving its master's signal, Talo began to think of a solution. Although its thinking was rigid, it still had some basic intelligence and knew to send the puppet guards downstairs to scout ahead.
After losing a number of guards, it finally realized that there was a maze trap below. The rule of rescuing its master was one of the highest instructions written into the core of the puppets' Magic Circle. So it kept sending its servants downstairs to explore the maze until it became a lone commander, and the maze was still not solved.
This stalemate continued until Unas and his group arrived. Talo wanted to use these enemies who had broken into the tower to continue exploring the labyrinth, so he deliberately let them in.
The window on the tower led directly to the second floor. As soon as everyone jumped in, they were drawn into a maze and scattered in all directions.
The rescue of its master had been stalled for so long that Talo had lost patience. This was the last attempt. It even entered the maze itself to collect information from the puppets that had entered before and gather the information they had gathered.
After wandering around the maze for a while, Unas had lost his sense of direction and couldn't even find his way back to where he came in.
After countless twists and turns, and hitting a wall for what felt like the umpteenth time, he finally realized he wasn't cut out for mazes and decided to resort to a simpler, more brute-force approach.
Although the maze walls were very thick, they weren't unbreakable. He decided to choose a direction and move straight ahead, using his hammer to drill holes through any walls he encountered, determined to clear the entire maze.
The deafening roar echoed through the empty corridor. Unas broke through seven walls in succession, advancing less than fifty meters before he had to catch his breath.
This maze may be large, but it must have its limits. He encouraged himself and swung the hammer to continue smashing the wall.
A moment later, a tall, slender figure emerged from the corridor beside him; it was a Night Elf Watcher.
The two, who had barely spoken before, now greeted each other warmly as if they were old friends. "I remember your name is Eileen-Jing Shui, right?"
"It's Qingshui, Knight."
After a brief conversation, the two discovered they were in the same boat; Qingshui had also been left alone in a corner of the maze after stepping through the window.
The two were probably standing close together; Qingshui was attracted by the noise Unas made while smashing the wall.
Unas asked, "Have you found any clues?"
"No."
Are you good at solving mazes?
The female Elf shook her head; she was an excellent soldier, but not a strategist.
Unas thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll continue smashing the wall. You go and look around and see what new discoveries you find. If you encounter any of our own people, bring them back. If you encounter enemies, don't act rashly. Be careful."
"Yes."
"Also, don't go outside the range of the sound of me banging on the wall, or you might not be able to find your way back."
Qingshui nodded, turned and disappeared into the darkness, while Unas continued his arduous work.
After smashing through five more walls, the female Elf reappeared, dragging someone along. Had someone been injured?
Unas quickly put down his hammer and went to meet it, only to find that it was not a person, but the "corpse" of a golem.
"I found it in a corner. It had no wounds and no signs of a struggle. It seemed to have run out of energy and stopped automatically."
"So, maybe it can be restored by adding some energy?" Unas searched through the puppet. "How do I add energy to it?"
"These kinds of magical puppets usually have an energy core, which should be inside it."
Unas drew his sword and carefully cut open the puppet's chest and belly, revealing an intricate structure: a fist-sized iron ball connected to various wires and pipes, clearly the core of the structure.
Qingshui said, "The core is beneath the metal shell. The mages who create these puppets usually set up secret codes to safely open the shell. If we rashly try to dismantle it, we might damage it, and we don't know what type of energy this puppet needs..."
"We don't need to worry about any of these problems," Unas said, pulling out a sharp dagger. "Let's try anything, even if it's a last resort."
Qingshui looked puzzled. "What does this have to do with horses?"
Unas carefully pried open the iron shell, trying not to damage the nearby machinery, revealing the white crystal inside. He then placed the Fire Ring on his middle finger onto the crystal and slowly channeled fire energy into it.
The demon idol trembled violently as if it had been electrocuted, beeping sounds emanated from its body, and its eyes began to flash erratically, clearly indicating that its energy attributes were incorrect.
Unas ignored this and continued to supply energy, thinking to the puppet: Now that you're half-dead, don't be picky about food. You can make do with the fire energy as well.
Unexpectedly, the warning from Didi became increasingly urgent, like a time bomb about to explode, making everyone's hearts pound. Unas also a little scared and had no choice but to stop the energy transmission.
The puppet remained in its previous state, lying on the ground shaking wildly for a while, before suddenly its eyes glowed red and it leaped up.
Unas and Qingshui acted simultaneously, one attacking from above and the other from below. In a flash, they dismembered the puppet, turning it into a stick and causing it to fall back to the ground.