Level-1 Warlock Bonnie

In the center of that massive manor stood a three-story Wizard Tower, reaching a total height of sixty meters. The tower was constructed entirely from Steel Rock, a material with a hardness comparable to iron.

Steel Rock was a common material for building Wizard Towers, and once enchanted by a warlock, it possessed extraordinary power. A single brick-sized piece of Steel Rock cost over one Gold Coin, meaning the sixty-meter-tall tower alone required millions of Gold Coins just for the raw material. When combined with other necessary components, the total cost to construct such a tower likely exceeded ten million Gold Coins.

Although the construction cost was astronomical, the Wizard Tower offered various miraculous benefits. A Level-1 Warlock inside the tower, supported by enough warlock apprentices, could even contend with a Level-2 Warlock. Furthermore, the tower could gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, allowing the powerful individuals within to accelerate their cultivation. Some formidable warlocks could even use the tower to manipulate weather patterns within its range of influence.

Many wandering Level-2 Warlocks who had not joined major factions lacked their own Wizard Towers. The Black Hut was able to possess one precisely because they were rooted in the Fein Deluo Principality, where they earned immense wealth every year.

A man who appeared to be about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, dressed in a gray warlock robe with three copper lines embroidered on the cuffs, was watering a strange flower with a cat-like face in the garden beside the Wizard Tower.

The gray warlock robe signified that the man was a warlock apprentice, and the three copper lines on his cuffs indicated he was a Level-3 Warlock Apprentice. Above the Level-3 Warlock Apprentice was the official Level-1 Warlock.

However, there was a massive chasm between a Level-3 Warlock Apprentice and a Level-1 Warlock. While Level-3 Warlock Apprentices were not particularly rare within the Black Hut, there was only one Level-1 Warlock: the master of the Black Hut himself.

"Suo Luo, today's water is too bland! I want honey water! Don't try to fob me off with sugar water!" The Cat-Face Flower swayed its body, waving its claws as it spoke.

Suo Luo smiled and said, "The honey is finished! I'll go buy some this afternoon!"

"No, go now! I'm dying of thirst! Without honey, I'll die!" the Cat-Face Flower argued with Suo Luo.

"Wait a moment, the White Raven is back!"

Suo Luo looked up at the sky. A White Raven descended from above and landed on his right arm.

"Suo Luo, Giant Stone City is in trouble!" As soon as the White Raven landed on his arm, it chattered away, pouring out everything Viscount Helu had said.

Suo Luo listened calmly to the report before turning to walk toward the Wizard Tower.

Suo Luo arrived at the third floor of the Wizard Tower and stopped in front of a door in the deepest part of the corridor, knocking gently. "Teacher, it's Suo Luo."

"Come in!" A slightly aged voice drifted from behind the door.

Only then did Suo Luo push the door open.

Inside the room, an old man with white hair and beard, dressed in a black robe with a single silver line embroidered on the cuffs, was writing furiously at a desk.

This black-robed old man was the master of the Black Hut, the official Level-1 Warlock Bonnie. He was the ruler of Black City, and the fates of its two hundred thousand residents rested entirely in his hands.

Bonnie did not look up, asking impatiently, "What is it? Speak!"

"Teacher! Black Rock Town has been occupied by a warlock faction..." Suo Luo respectfully reported the news he had heard from the White Raven to Bonnie, word for word.

Bonnie said impatiently, "Tell Lu Ni, Bo Ke, and Zhan Mu to take a few Level-2 apprentices and go to support Giant Stone City."

Lu Ni, Bo Ke, and Zhan Mu were all Level-3 Warlock Apprentices, and with the addition of several Level-2 warlock apprentices, they could easily defeat an army of a thousand mortals.

"Yes, Teacher!" Suo Luo responded respectfully and retreated, carefully closing the door behind him as he left.

Not long after, a cavalry troop departed from Black City and headed toward Giant Stone City.

Three days later, the troop finally entered Giant Stone City.

That night, a grand banquet was held at the City Lord's Mansion in Giant Stone City to welcome the warlock apprentices from the Black Hut.

After a night of revelry, the warlock apprentices from the Black Hut rested for another day.

On the third day, an elite army of two thousand soldiers departed from Giant Stone City, moving in the direction of Black Rock Town.

"Is this the main force of Giant Stone City? So many people!"

Yang Feng had launched four micro-satellites to monitor the movements of Giant Stone City at all times, and he received the news the moment the army set out. He sat in the newly established command center in Black Rock Town, watching the movements of the main force on the large screen.

This time, Giant Stone City had dispatched two thousand elite troops. In addition, there were five thousand auxiliary soldiers carrying a massive amount of supplies, stretching for several miles—a truly spectacular sight.

To ensure the capture of Black Rock Town, Giant Stone City had mobilized a significant amount of heavy siege weaponry, intending to strike a decisive blow and reclaim the vital mining town. Among the two thousand elite troops were fifty heavy cavalrymen clad in full knight armor. A coordinated attack by those fifty heavy cavalrymen could even kill a Level-3 Warlock Apprentice.

In the center of the heavily guarded formation, beside a Military Officer, were a dozen young men and women wearing gray robes with copper lines embroidered on their cuffs; they were the warlock apprentices from the Black Hut.

"Are these the warlock apprentices? Let me see what you're capable of!" Yang Feng put on the Consciousness Transmission Helmet.

The next moment, inside a military camp, a Liquid Metal Robot opened its eyes. Red light flickered within them as its body twisted and shifted, taking on the appearance of Zhao Jiang.

As soon as Yang Feng stepped out of the camp, he saw that it was already filled with Level-4 Blade Soldiers, Level-4 Spearman, and Level-4 Artillerymen.

The number of dense, packed Level-4 Robots had already exceeded three thousand. Furthermore, during this period, Red Leaf Town and Black Rock Town had been transformed by Yang Feng into two massive arsenals; as long as there was enough iron ore, he could manufacture over one thousand Level-4 Robots in a single day. This terrifying force could easily destroy Giant Stone City. If not for his caution regarding the Black Hut warlock group behind the city, Yang Feng would have already dispatched his army to conquer it.

"Move out!"

Following Yang Feng's order, the three thousand Level-4 combat robots flashed into motion, following closely behind him as they sped toward the direction from which the Giant Stone City army had come.

Unlike humans, these three thousand combat robots could reach a maximum speed of 150 kilometers per hour, and as long as they had sufficient energy, they could maintain that speed indefinitely. This was the gap between robots and humans.

The roads around Black Rock Town were not smooth, which limited the movement speed of the combat robots, but the blade soldier robots could still maintain a terrifying speed of 80 kilometers per hour.

Half an hour later, Yang Feng led the three thousand combat robots to a small hill 40 kilometers north of Black Rock Town, where they lay in ambush.