I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 140: The Battle of Magicians

"Report, Lord Alpha. In this battle in the Titanium Mine City area, our soldiers suffered a total of 762 deaths, 287 serious injuries, and countless other lightly injured soldiers." Speaking of the casualties, Phyllis was responsible for summarizing the battle damage statistics. The use of high-alcohol alcohol can relieve pain, so the lightly injured soldiers are generally fine, and the seriously injured soldiers are no longer in danger after treatment.

The most tragic casualties in this battle were among the black troops and the rebels whose families were threatened by the enemy. These troops suffered particularly heavy casualties in the battle, often having to fight one against many, and the key was to make the enemy lose their weapons and armor.

"There are a total of 3762 soldiers from our army participating in the battle. Among them, 1362 are responsible for maintaining the stability of the entire titanium mining city and are fully committed to producing titanium ore. 312 people took advantage of the riots to cause trouble and have now been isolated by our army." Phyllis continued to report, and Alpha listened quietly without saying a word.

After comprehensive consideration, Alpha made a decisive decision without much hesitation.

“Make every effort to treat the wounded, cancel the original contracts of all personnel working to maintain the stability of the Titanium Mine City, and upgrade everyone to a normal civilian living standard.

All the participants will be allocated funds according to the previous mobilization. It is up to them to decide whether to continue to stay in the Titanium Mine City after a week. "Alpha didn't care about money. After all, he now had a gold mine. Lilia said that there was still a lot of gold in it. It was all because of the heavy snow that blocked the road and they didn't have time to transport it out.

"Take a count of the prisoners." Alpha needed prisoners to mine for him, and the more the better.

"Currently our army has captured a total of 3472 prisoners of war, of which 805 are seriously injured and more than 900 are slightly injured. Many prisoners of war concealed their true injuries because they were worried that we would directly deal with the seriously injured prisoners. It is difficult for us to distinguish the injuries of each prisoner of war." Phyllis's face was full of worry, and she complained in great distress.

"Okay, let's start treating the prisoners of war. These prisoners are also precious resources and are extremely valuable." Alpha gave instructions while knowing full well how valuable these resources were.

"Post-war reconstruction will start with the restoration of the Titanium Mine City, while expanding the construction of the new city." Alpha pointed to the new area on the map, which was a vast land ten kilometers away from the Titanium Mine City.

This place is more than ten kilometers away from the titanium quartz mining area and the Trade Fort coal mining area, and the distance to several large iron and gold mines around it is no more than 100 kilometers. It is indeed an excellent location.

"Okay, leave this task to me." Fili agreed without hesitation.

"Muna is now in charge of maintaining stability in the Titanium Mine City and surrounding areas. Next, I will go to Balor City and inspect the surrounding mining areas." Now, the entire southeastern grassland has been basically cleared, and the next step is to reap the fruits of victory. Alpha also knows that if he does not leave, someone will probably "urge and ask" him to leave.

Therefore, Alpha plans to go to the city of Balor first, make relevant arrangements, inspect several major mining areas, and then leave the grassland to meet the challenges that truly belong to him.

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"Gus, it's really you." The disappeared Darwin appeared in the distance.

"I didn't expect it to be you. Those magic apprentices died at your hands. Only one of us survived today." Gus deliberately released magic power to attract hostile magicians, but unexpectedly he met his old enemy Darwin.

The two studied in the same magic school, but their relationship was never good. Darwin was gifted, but unfortunately he had no background and a weak foundation. However, his growth rate was much faster than that of Gus, who was born in an aristocratic family, which made Gus jealous. The comparison and competition between the two never stopped.

"This world belongs to the nobles. The rules are used to restrain the lower class people. If you stick to the rules, you will only stay where you are." As an aristocratic magician, Gus always takes the interests of the nobles as the starting point for everything.

"Then I will help the Magic Association to eradicate you, the scum." The Magic Association stayed out of the matter and focused on studying the nature of the world. This was exactly Darwin's creed.

"If you were given another ten years, you would definitely surpass me. Unfortunately, you have no chance now." Gus is thirty years older than Darwin and is nearly sixty years old. The reason why he is so persistent in finding an apprentice is precisely because the gap in strength between him and Darwin is insurmountable in the past thirty years.

"Then it depends on your strength." The two began to prepare magic.

The two magicians began to chant spells, waving their hands in the air, and energy began to gather around them. Suddenly, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and struck Darwin. Darwin nimbly dodged the blow and released a ball of fire, rushing towards Gus.

Gus immediately dodged and summoned a powerful stream of water to try to trap Darwin, but Darwin used a magic to make his body illusory, and the water passed through him without causing any harm.

Darwin continued to attack Gus, unleashing a powerful whirlwind that staggered Gus. Gus held onto the ground tightly to avoid being blown away. He tried to use a defensive magic to resist Darwin's attack, but Darwin used a special technique to break his defensive magic.

Gus was very shocked. He did not expect that Darwin's magic skills had reached such a high level. He began to feel that he was at a disadvantage, but he would not give up easily. He began to concentrate and prepare to release a powerful offensive magic.

At this moment, Darwin suddenly launched an attack, and a huge fireball hit Gus. Gus quickly dodged the attack and released his own offensive magic. A powerful column of energy shot out from his hand, knocking Darwin away.

Darwin rolled several times in the air before he could stabilize his body. He felt that his body was seriously injured, but he did not give up. He continued to attack Gus, trying to find an opportunity to defeat him.

Gus continued to use offensive magic to try to defeat Darwin. The two fought back and forth, and the power of the magic became stronger and stronger, dazzling the eyes.

The two of them recited the spell skillfully, preparing to perform the magic they were good at. Suddenly, Darwin felt a strong fluctuation of magic power, and a trace of uneasiness passed through his heart. His intuition told him that something bad was about to happen.

Darwin looked up and saw the sky was covered with dark clouds and black air was surging in it. He felt a chill coming over him and secretly groaned in his heart. Gus also noticed the changes in the sky. He stopped what he was doing and looked at the sky vigilantly.

"What kind of magic is this? Gus, you are actually studying dark magic." Darwin asked softly.

"Hahaha, what is dark magic? Only powerful magic can scare people and make everyone submit." Gus laughed.

The two men didn't speak again. They stared at the sky intently, preparing for the next challenge.

The magic duel reaches its climax, lightning breaks through the sky, and dark magic surges. However, the duel is far more complicated than initially imagined, because one of the magicians is actually using dark magic. Darwin feels uneasy, but he knows that this duel is not only for victory, but also for his own ideals.

Darwin and Gus knew that the other was too powerful, and only by going all out could they win. As their magic collided, amazing energy was released in the air, the surrounding trees began to burn, and the earth began to tremble.

The duel had lasted for a long time, and both of them were exhausted. They knew that the duel could not end because the problem between them had not been solved. Suddenly, Darwin thought of a way. He planned to use his magic to trap Gus and make him lose his fighting ability.

Then, Darwin began to use his magic with all his strength. Rays of light shot out from his hands and rushed towards Gus. Gus realized Darwin's plan and immediately used his magic to try to avoid Darwin's attack. However, just as Gus was dodging, Darwin suddenly attacked. His magic turned into a huge net, trapping Gus tightly.

Gus tried to struggle, but his magic seemed to have no effect. Darwin felt that he had won and began to get carried away. However, just as he got carried away, he suddenly felt a strong magical fluctuation.

Darwin looked back and saw that Gus was launching his final attack. A black light enveloped Darwin, and he fell down without moving.

"Hahaha, I am the final winner." Just when Gus was getting too proud of himself, the black mist that was entangled with Darwin suddenly came to life and flew directly towards Gus.

"No! I am your host. You cannot take my power. Instead, you should devour his power." Gun was terrified, but powerless.

"You little human, you actually want to become the host of this source of darkness. You are really overestimating your own abilities." The black fog actually has its own consciousness and intends to attack the host. However, the real reason is that it thinks Darwin is old and weak, and is not as attractive as Darwin's young body.

"Do you think it's possible? Since I can find you, don't I have a plan to deal with it?" Although Gus was terrified, he was not helpless.

"Ah! You actually carry the sacred water with you, you bastard!" Black Mist knew that the sacred power was his nemesis, so he could only curse and retreat, floating towards Darwin.

"Don't even think about hurting my brother!" Suddenly a loud shout was heard, and a figure suddenly attacked.

"Then I'll eat you first." When the black fog saw the attacking figure, it actually drilled directly into Alpha's body.

It turned out that the fight between the two had already attracted the attention of Alpha and others. Alpha came with his personal soldiers and attacked as soon as the fight stopped.

"How can there be two souls?" The voice of Black Mist sounded in Alpha's mind, which made Alpha terrified. After all, this secret was not known to anyone.

"So you are the one who took over someone else's body, hahaha."

"No, you are the one who has taken over someone else's body." Alpha, in fear, actually mobilized all his strength.

"How is it possible? How do you have such power?"