Leo's desire to explore the Giant World was thwarted, because just as he was about to leave the starship, a direct order was issued to him from the command center.
"The first-level Elemental Body Tempering Leo is appointed as the captain of the defensive node squad, leading three hundred wizards and an army of thirty thousand slaves to build Polyhedral Fortress at location A748 in the west to defend against native attacks."
When facing such a large world, the wizarding army will not charge indiscriminately as it would in other worlds, but will choose a multi-layered and multi-stage defense, advancing step by step.
This will take a long time, but it can minimize casualties on the expedition and preserve the wizard army to the greatest extent possible.
Even with two Level-Six Stigmata Great Wizard, they couldn't afford the consequences of a failed expedition to a large world.
Therefore, choosing this conservative approach in the early stages of the expedition was the most correct choice.
"Three hundred wizards, an army of thirty thousand slaves, and they specifically named me, First-Level Wizard, to lead them."
Leo scoffed. In the past, such an important position would have required at least Level Two Wizard, but because of his Third-Class Wizard Medal and his performance in the competition, it was directly handed to him.
With the defensive capabilities of the Polyhedral Fortress, it absolutely cannot be breached unless surrounded by multiple level-three life forms. This is a blatant display of merit!
While it may not be as easy and free as drawing maps in the field, the rewards are much greater!
"Hehehe, you're famous now, you can even become an official." Yaoyao laughed loudly and strangely.
"Let's go find our subordinates."
Leo flew towards the ground with the order in hand. As he passed by, he could see a large number of giants being bound and sent onto the starship.
The wizard army strictly followed the orders of the Stigmata Wizard, capturing as many giants as possible alive and never indiscriminately killing a single one.
The merits of war are clearly defined: capturing a giant alive will earn merits, but killing a giant will only earn half the merits.
To gain merit in battle, these wizards would not kill giants unless absolutely necessary.
Leo didn't know the exact number of Titans captured alive, but out of a total of three million, at least two million Titans must have been captured alive.
On the ground, a large army of wizards and slaves awaited further orders. Leo directly issued the command, "Three hundred wizards and thirty thousand slaves, follow me to set up the Polyhedral Fortress nodes."
"Yes."
Instantly, 290 First-Level Wizard and 10 Level Two Wizard took the order. With a wave of their hands, more than 30,000 slaves separated from the main force and followed behind them.
More than half of this slave army consisted of plants, with all sorts of strange plants of varying heights catching the eye.
They were all slaves of the Purple-Gold Vine Stigmata Great Wizard. Leo carefully selected more than half of the slaves, choosing those large creatures that closely resembled ancient Ancient of War.
Their aura is only at the first or second level, possessing some elemental attack capabilities, but their powerful individual size allows them to have even better attack power. Moreover, with a diameter exceeding five meters and a height exceeding fifty meters, their large size makes them excellent at defense. The only problem is their slow movement.
Leo's primary task is defense; what use is speed then?
Should we run away?
As ordered, Leo arrived at the location within half a day. He took out a small, exquisitely crafted fortress from the Shadow Space, poured his magic power into it, and instantly the small fortress transformed into a large, heavy fortress covering an area of over 20,000 square meters.
This storage method, which incorporates spatial technology, allows wizards to easily deploy it at any defensive node.
It was a favorite weapon of the wizards during their expeditionary wars!
The outer surface, made of metal and special materials, is covered with countless flashing runes. With his extensive knowledge, Leo can recognize 80% of the types of magic arrays on it.
Most are defensive, with only a small portion being offensive.
The Polyhedral Fortress is completely enclosed. To minimize the area it is vulnerable to attack, the angles on its top are arranged at optimal angles. This reduces damage taken while increasing the attack area. From the sky, the Polyhedral Fortress looks like a cactus without thorns.
"Master Kaba, this is my first time taking on a defense mission, and I'll need your help with the details," Leo said politely to a Level Two Wizard with almond-shaped eyes.
During the half-day journey, Leo had already gained a general understanding of the strength and experience of these three hundred wizards.
In summary, all of them participated in several expeditions, but in fact, Leo participated in the fewest expeditions.
On average, First-Level Wizard participate three times; this is their fourth.
Level Two Wizard, he has participated in more than six expeditions.
Of the ten Level Two Wizard, Master Kaba is the most experienced.
He had done this kind of defensive mission three times already, and Leo looked at the Kaba Wizard as if he were a treasure.
"Master Leo is joking. Since you've selected so many Ancient of War, then have them arranged around the fortress on both sides to reduce the pressure on it. As for the wizards, they should all enter the fortress and rely on it to launch a counterattack when the enemy arrives."
"The remaining slave army, except for a few with exceptional abilities, will all be stationed behind the fortress. Once we have blunted the enemy's momentum, they will launch the final counterattack."
Leo immediately did as Kaba instructed. A wise leader is one who knows how to use his subordinates. It doesn't matter how good one's leadership skills are; what matters is that the subordinates are capable.
Once everything was settled, the wizards all went to their respective posts, while Leo was already in the fortress command post reviewing the information released by the command center.
Five starships, plus hundreds of thousands of starships, and countless slaves and wizards infiltrating the Giant World.
The wizards have mastered the movements of the entire world.
The wizarding army knew more about what the natives of the Giant World might not even be aware of.
"Hehehe, the celebrity effect is really good. If it were a First-Level Wizard, I wonder if these three hundred wizards would have caused some kind of underdog rebellion."
Yaoyao hopped from side to side on Leo's shoulder, while the one-eyed Benji beneath her feet nodded in approval.
Leo did not refute this, but confirmed that something had indeed happened on the way there.
Normally, a defensive mission like this Polyhedral Fortress would require an experienced Level Two Wizard to lead the team. If a First-Level Wizard suddenly appears, it will be difficult for him to gain the respect of the troops.
After all, such a mission is inherently dangerous. If the wizard, as the team leader, fails to command effectively, the entire fortress could easily be destroyed by the native army.
Don't be fooled by the fact that wizards seem like a group of easy-going and disciplined individuals; in reality, wizards are more pragmatic than anyone else.
If you have the ability, we'll listen to you; if you don't, then let someone with the ability do it. Whoever has the ability is the one who raises the questions.
Several Level Two Wizard were initially dissatisfied with Leo, but after seeing Leo's Third-Class Wizard Medal, they could only endure it for the time being.
But within minutes, Leo's identity was recognized.
He is a Level One Elemental Wizard, and according to him, he watched Leo's championship matches.
Not only did they know that Leo had made it into the top 2,500 of the competition, but they also knew that Leo had to withdraw from the competition at a crucial moment due to an accident.
If Leo doesn't withdraw from the competition, he will be one of the strongest contenders for first place in this year's First-Level Wizard Tournament.
This statement immediately drew criticism from others: how could someone who withdrew from the competition still be considered a strong contender for first place?
As a result, this Level One Lesser Wizard leaked Leo's information: Elemental Body Refinement Wizard had only been promoted to level one for less than two hundred years, who had obtained Third-Class Wizard Medal on his first mission, and who was also a life wizard from another world with no background or backing.
Such an amazing resume would make him a legendary figure if it were in a wizarding book, not at all like a mythical creature living among us.
The gazes of the three hundred wizards once again focused on Leo. This time, there was no doubt, but rather admiration. From that moment on, not a single wizard dared to question Leo's decision.
This is absolute strength built on fists, which determines where you stand!
The information in the command center also included information about the dissection of the native life forms of the Giant World.
The other creatures are not particularly noteworthy; they are basically similar to creatures in other worlds of the universe, differing only in details.
The only thing worth paying attention to is the Titans in the Giant World. Rather than information about the Titans, it's more accurate to say that their blood contains unknown components.
The characteristics and uses of this component have not been discovered in the short term, but further research will definitely lead to significant discoveries. For this reason, the command center once again emphasized that giants should be captured alive if possible, and the merits for killing giants were reduced to one-third.
This indirectly forces the wizards to capture the giant alive!
This shows that the value of giants is far greater than imagined.
"Warning, warning, warning! A mixed army of beast-like natives will arrive at your Polyhedral Fortress in two hours, numbering 100,000 to 150,000, with a maximum of 160,000. Please prepare your defenses."
The Polyhedral Fortress was just completed when the native army arrived.
Inside the Polyhedral Fortress, a video shot from above immediately appeared on the large screen, showing a massive army of beasts advancing in both the air and on the ground, charging towards Leo and his group's location.
On one side of the screen, there is also real-time data on the changes in this army of beasts.
Quantity: 124568...124652...124598...
Level 1 quantity: 124440...124624...
Quantity of Level 2: 25
Number of Level 3: 3
Number of giants: 0
"This should be the beast army summoned by the World Lord before. The majority are level one, with a small number of level two, and only three level three."
"I propose that we use the Polyhedral Fortress's energy rays to kill the Level 3 and Level 2 enemies from a distance, while the remaining Level 1 native army be dealt with by everyone else."
After Leo sent the aerial video to the Kaba Wizard, the experienced Kaba Wizard reacted immediately.
"Then the master will give instructions, and I will learn from the sidelines," Leo said modestly.
"... All right."
Kaba could tell that Leo wanted to slack off, but he had to obey Leo's orders, so he could only temporarily take over command and begin directing the battle.
Leo stood by and watched, slacking off while studying.