Chapter 0518: The Two Strongs Meet
As the surging spatial fluctuations slowly disappeared, the third group of reinforcements arrived at the goblin plane.
This time it was still two people, Alice and Sophia, the berserk witch.
And their arrival has obviously increased the strength of the Grim camp, and the number of powerful wizards has increased from 3 to 5. And with Alice's unique 'fate divination technique', as long as it is not information that the enemy deliberately conceals, she can obtain more or less clues through daily routine divination.
As long as she is there, no matter how big the enemy moves, it will be difficult to hide the eyes and ears sent by the Grim camp.
It is precisely because of Alice's importance that she undoubtedly occupies an extremely important central position in the Grim camp. Under normal circumstances, Grim would not let her be in danger easily, let alone let her go to the battlefield in person. So Grim quickly recalls Mary and Billis, and asks Mary to protect Alice.
In this way, the five wizards who came to the goblin plane got together again and began to discuss the follow-up battle plan against the goblin empire.
Of the five wizards, Mary and Bilis tend to contact the Gazruvi, and if it is greedy enough, the Grim faction can make a reciprocal deal with it in exchange for benefits. As long as it hits its appetite, it can sell the goblin plane once, and naturally it can sell it twice.
The newcomer, Sophia, tends to contact the Princess Vanessa Goblin, after all, she represents the orthodoxy of the Goblin Plane. Although she is now made to blossom inside and out by Grimm and others, if she raises her arms, her appeal to the goblins is still far stronger than that rebel.
And from the information learned from the side, it can be known that Princess Vanessa has always been known for her 'generosity, kindness, and love for her people'. It would be better to bargain with the plague-infected goblins than to get in touch with the ill-intentioned Gazruvi.
Although the two sides disagreed, the strategy adopted was much the same, that is, to win over one side and strike at the other. And the heaviest bargaining chip in the hands of the already side is the terrible plague that has spread to 1/3 of the territory of the Goblin Empire, and is roughly estimated to have infected nearly 2.6 million goblins.
As long as the Voodoo Doll remains in Grimm's hands, he will be able to control the life and death of these diseased goblins. According to Grim's understanding, the total population of the entire goblin empire is only about 11 million, and 2.6 million goblins are already equivalent to 1/4 of the total goblin population.
If such a huge number of goblins died from the plague, then for the goblin empire, even the foundations of its rule would become shaky.
After all, the development of the entire Goblin Empire is somewhat deformed, focusing on alchemy machines and magic machines, and applying them to every corner of daily life. However, the highly developed mechanical civilization could not lead to the improvement of the medical system, so the doctors cultivated by the Goblin Empire were slightly stronger than the witch doctors of the barbarian tribes, but they could not reach the level of goblin engineers and alchemists.
However, just as Grim and the others were hiding in the shadows and silently thinking about their next move, shocking news suddenly came from within the Goblin Empire.
Something happened to that Princess Vanessa!
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It is a goblin town located 130 miles northeast of the Royal Castle.
As a satellite village of the royal castle, the town has a permanent population of just over 300 people, but there are more than 2,000 foreign technicians and craftsmen. There are as many as 25 blacksmiths and forging factories as metallurgical facilities.
Every day, large quantities of specialty metal ingots are delivered here via goblin caravans or goblin airships, and then smelted into metal components at high temperatures according to the requirements of the royal castle to support the forging needs of the royal engineers and alchemists.
So the town is full of black smoke all day long, and the furnaces are boiling red like a stream, and then it is distributed to the different forges through a constant pipeline. The loud sound of the metal rolling die, the strange sound of the die cooling quickly when it meets the water, and the harsh cutting sound of the goblin lathe grinding and resting the metal components......
The whole town is like a huge processing plant, and anyone who comes here for the first time will be distracted by the noisy and high-pitched metal noise inside, and will want to hide it.
However, at this moment, in a large reserve warehouse on the edge of the town, two groups of goblins were facing each other fiercely, and the atmosphere in the venue was extremely tense.
In the warehouse, there are more than a dozen battle weapons arranged on the right side, and the front end of the metal body is branded with the emblem of the Goblin Royal Andermai family, which obviously belongs to the Royal Demon Guard. On their sides, there were nearly a hundred goblin warriors in royal battle uniforms, holding Aojin rifles in their hands, which had occupied most of the commanding heights and vantage points in the warehouse, and the muzzles of black holes were firmly aimed at the 'enemy' on the opposite side.
The Royal Guard is also confronted by a group of goblins.
Their costumes are a bit messy, but they are no less elite and ferocious. On their chests, a goblin head with a monocle is imprinted.
As outsiders, the number of this group of goblins is not large, only about twenty. However, the metal shells of the four battle magic machines at the forefront were flowing with brilliant magical light, and at first glance, they were second-order magic weapons made of high-grade alloys.
In comparison, among the thirteen magic weapons of the Royal Magic Weapon Guard, there were only two second-order magic weapons.
Such a huge contrast of power undoubtedly made the battle mechanics of the Royal Demon Weapon Guard look solemn one by one, and the haze in their hearts was even more difficult to dispel.
After this period of time, it is an indisputable fact that the strength of the second-order magic weapon is compared to the first-order magic weapon.
Under normal circumstances, a Tier 2 Magic Weapon could only compete with 3-4 Tier 1 Magic Machines. However, once a Tier 2 Magical Weapon is formed into a squad, two Tier 2 Magical Machines can easily take out a double-digit Tier 1 Magical Weapon.
Therefore, the situation in the field, on the surface, is that the royal magic guards occupy a numerical advantage. But if you really want to fight, the four second-order magic weapons on the opposite side can easily bulldoze the two magic weapons on the opposite side and the remaining eleven first-order magic weapons.
As for those royal goblin guards, in such a battlefield, they can only play an auxiliary and containment role. In the face of a rampaging battle weapon, the combat power they can exert is not optimistic.
At the back end of the reserve warehouse, an ordinary alchemy carriage stopped, and a petite and graceful goblin girl wearing a hazy veil stepped down from inside.
Waiting in front of the carriage was a Tigul wielding a spider-type second-order magic weapon.
"Princess, are you sure you want to go in?" Tigul's voice was in a suffrage as it came out of the vent of the magic weapon, "You know, if the negotiation fails, that bastard will turn around and do it......"
"Teacher Tigul, I insist on this!" The goblin girl under the veil was none other than Vanessa in disguise, and her face was full of anxiety, worry, resentment, and irritation. But when she walked through the back door of the warehouse, all her worries and anxieties were gone, and she was back to the confident and energetic goblin princess...... Vanessa!
Tigul sighed and slowly followed her with the spider weapon.
As if sensing Vanessa's arrival, a tall and powerful terrifying magic weapon appeared behind the goblin on the other side. Its appearance resembles a magical mecha, but the metal carapace on its body is surprisingly thick, and at first glance it looks like a guardian magic weapon that is strong in defense.
As for the special alloys and rare resources used to create this magic machine, it has reached an astonishing level. Looking at the extravagant use of its materials, it is probably more than enough to build 3 Tier 2 magic weapons!
Vanessa...... Beautiful Princess Vanessa, why don't you take off your veil and let me see your beautiful and bewitching face......" An old hoarse goblin voice suddenly came from the giant magic machine.
"Bold!" Tigul roared angrily, and the spider-shaped magic machine swiped eight metal knots, and blocked the giant magic machine with a loud bang: "Gazruvi, although you are a prince, you can't be so rude in front of Her Royal Highness the Princess!"
......The old goblin in the giant magic machine couldn't help but start laughing wildly: "Tigul, you are just a toothless old dog in front of the royal family. Before the master could speak, you jumped out and barked, and you didn't worry about ruining your master's good deeds?"
Tigul was furious and was about to attack the enemy desperately, but at this time, Princess Vanessa, who was wearing a veil, had already walked behind him, gently raised her hand to take off the veil, and said in a low voice: "Teacher Tigul, bear with me, let me talk to Gazruvi!"
Vanessa's delicate and sweet voice was like a refreshing spring flowing in the dry desert, which immediately cooled down the scene of this fierce confrontation.
Despite some reluctance, Tigul suppressed his anger, and the spider weapon stepped to the side, revealing Vanessa behind her.
"I'm already here, so what about you?" Vanessa stared firmly at the giant machine.
It seemed that after a moment of hesitation, the rows of exhaust pipes behind the giant magic weapon emitted steaming heat, and the metal guards at the front of the magic weapon unfolded layer by layer, opening seven layers before revealing the figure of the old goblin Gazruvi.
Compared to before, the old goblin Gazruvi at this moment is obviously a little older.
Its green skin was covered in horrible age spots, and dark purple spots almost obscured the original complexion of its green spirits. The wrinkled skin like dead tree bark is stacked on top of each other, and suddenly there is hardly any luster on the surface of the skin.
With the lifespan of 60-80 of ordinary goblins, Gazruvi, who lived to be 96 years old, can be called the old birthday star of goblins. Unlike Tigul, whose life was extended after his advancement, Ghazruvi was still an ordinary goblin, so his life should have ended a decade or two ago.
But with the power and resources at his disposal, the goblin plane's greatest engineer and inventor apparently employed some sort of method to prolong his life.
This can be seen in the thin transparent tubes that connect it to the giant magical machine!