638 Romulus in the right direction and Hathaway's small goals
The canopy was obscured by heavy clouds, but still shimmered with starlight, and it was the vigilant Kist floating ship cruising under the clouds. More than ten kilometers away, there was a phantom shuttling up and down the clouds, it was the air sentinel of the Will Empire.
The open plain was silent, and the night chirping of insects could not be heard at all, but the darkness of the night was constantly distorted, as if a battle broke out that did not belong to this world. Occasionally, it twisted and began to tremble, as if it was about to tear through the night, and a violent fireball or a large ball of divine light rose from the east and west, preemptively breaking the night and suppressing those abnormal movements.
The armies of Belino and Romulus confronted each other in the northern plains of the Kingdom of Silverpine, separated by forty or fifty kilometers from each other. The field between the two armies was littered with wreckage, both human and demonic, as well as war equipment and even floating ships.
In Shiniucheng, an important town in the north of the Silver Pine Kingdom, in the emperor's palace, which was temporarily converted from the inner fort of the city lord, even though it was late at night, the hall was still noisy, and there was a fierce debate about why.
The burly and fierce-looking black-clothed bald man roared in a loud voice: "The five thousand obsidian manta dragons of our Black Dragon Clan will arrive soon, and the kind of magic guide that will fall apart when blown by a strong wind is simply superfluous!"
The girl standing opposite him sneered: "Obsidian Manta Dragon? hehe, is it faster than the White Steel Wyvern, or is it farther?"
The girl was dressed in white and silver-haired, with a bewitching posture and a beautiful appearance, but the scarlet eyes were not stable at all. Not only is he always looking left and right, but he is always blinking rapidly, which feels weird and inhuman.
"I've seen it in the mirage, and I saw it when His Majesty rode me to inspect Prell's convoy," the girl glanced at the others in the hall, "Not to mention that kind of small flying machine, even the kind of larger one that carries goods, it flies faster than the float ship and the dragons, and it relies on that kind of propeller." ”
"That halfling warlock is really clever about putting propellers on the wyvern, and I think it's a good idea to learn from. We dragons can use this kind of magic guide to enhance our own strength, not only to better serve Your Majesty, but also to establish a new mode of cooperation, so that dragons and humans can get along more harmoniously. ”
The black dragon Mirapoos grinded his teeth and said: "Galasian, you white dragons don't have much strength, of course, you want to use magic guides, even if you lose your dignity, it doesn't matter, our black dragons are different! For Your Majesty, the talent of the dragon clan is the most important, and the power of the dragon is enough to solve all enemies!"
The white dragon Galashin continued to sneer: "Talent? Even if it's a legendary dragon, can it be compared to Atlas's War Colossus with talent alone?
The black dragon was speechless, and what the white dragon said was just let go in the light curtain, and everyone saw it.
"Your Majesty", the White Dragon Maiden turned to Romrose, who had been silent on the throne, and said eagerly: "I think Your Majesty should give priority to the bone spur Wyvern provided by our White Dragon for transformation, and at the same time get that magic bomb technology from Prell and drop it by the Wyvern." If Your Majesty needs it, even I am willing to drop that bomb myself. In this way, Belino's floating ships are not a threat at all. ”
The black dragon muttered what looked like a bitch, because it was too faint for many people to hear.
The middle-aged man not far from the white dragon shook his head: "Even if we can get the technology, we don't have enough workshops and magic craftsmen to produce, so we can only import finished products directly from Prell." ”
This cold-faced middle-aged man was Earl Kottins, one of the emperor's most important generals, and his attitude was very clear: "Prell's advisory group also said that he is willing to send troops over to fight directly, and we have no reason to refuse." ”
The big man with a beard and a body bigger than the black dragon Mirapouos shouted, "Who knows what Prell has in mind?
This is Earl Callaghan, who is said to have a thin dragon bloodline, so he has a lot of trust in the dragons.
The hall buzzed again, and a new round of controversy began.
Most people still agree with Kettins, after all, ordinary professionals can fly magic guided aircraft to fight, whether it is from the perspective of the actual combat effect in the mirage, or from the perspective of cost, it is the most suitable choice.
The dragon clan was naturally dissatisfied with this, and the black dragon said disdainfully: "Belino's floating ship is not the broken boat of the halfling, only our dragon clan can compete!"
The white dragon sneered again: "Although those flying machines are fast, they are far less flexible and strong than our dragon clan. Equipping the dragons with the corresponding magic guide and dropping that kind of bomb is the right choice. ”
"Have you ever calculated how many flying machines the halfling floating ship was destroyed? At least thirty! According to this ratio, to deal with the thirty floating ships of Belino now, you have to prepare a thousand flying machines!"
Romerrose was still silent, having just received the news that Richie had destroyed the Colossus of War and had obtained the mirage. Seeing the picture of the aircraft dropping bombs and blowing up the Colossus of War strengthened his determination to ask Li Qi for help.
Considering that this had an impact on the dragons and the human subordinates, he first convened the dignitaries for a discussion, and in this discussion, the positions were mixed and contradictory.
Originally, he could decide this kind of thing in one word, but when all the dragons and a considerable part of the human subordinates opposed it at the same time, it was not easy for him to directly suppress it.
Of course, the dragons are opposed to the formation of human flying troops, which is to steal their jobs, but they also divide the conservatives and reformists.
On the human side, the opponents have both those who don't want Li Qi to interfere, and those who don't believe in the power of the new weapon, of course, the main thing is that the formation of a flying unit will thin their troops and military expenses, and the emperor also has a dragon army.
"Your Majesty......"
A hoarse voice with a charm sounded, and at the back of the queue, a beautiful woman dressed as a magician came out to salute.
"The intelligence said that Belino was speeding up the process of acquiring the floating ship. From the time the striker was repelled by His Majesty to the present, he led the army here, but he did not fight a decisive battle with His Majesty for a long time, just waiting for these floating ships. ”
"Prell's kind of flying machine doesn't matter, what matters is the magic bomb. If Belino notices and uses this weapon, we will be passive. ”
"So the key to this war is the sky, and whoever completely dominates the sky gets the key to open the door to victory. We must muster all the forces at our disposal and defeat Belino in the air!"
Hearing these words, Romrose said with relief, "Well said, Grita!"
This is a big hat, and the black dragon and the white dragon and the opposition in the human race have nothing to say.
"I think Your Majesty should personally act as the commander of the air forces and let the various air forces play to their strengths. ”
Greta is a reflection of her meticulous nature as a mage: "The aircraft unit is fast and agile enough to disrupt the defenses of the floating ship. The white dragon was willing to equip the magic guide to drop the magic guide bomb, so he organized it into an assault force. The black dragon is good at melee combat, can be organized into a reserve, and in the chaos of the air battlefield, he directly jumps to attack the floating ship. In this way, everyone can perform their duties and show their strengths. ”
Noticing that the eyes of the others were focused on him, as if surprised why he was so familiar with the battle in the air, Greta smiled faintly: "When the Storm Islands were still around, the battle for the sky was the main form of war. ”
"Very good", Romulos smiled heartily, "Grita, since you are so familiar with the battle in the sky, be my deputy." ”
A pair of scorching eyes full of jealousy and reluctance cast on Grita, including the black dragon and the white dragon.
Although Gryta followed Romulus very early, he did not have many troops, and he did not have particularly outstanding abilities, so he always played the role of a close attendant, and suddenly jumped to the high position of assisting the emperor in commanding all the air forces, of course, no one was convinced.
Greta shook her head unexpectedly: "I just understand the big truth, and I don't have practical experience, so it's difficult for me to be qualified for such an important position." ”
Without waiting for Romrose to speak, she added, "But I have some confidence in what I need from Prell, if Your Majesty allows it......"
Romrose groaned slightly, he now had a separate intelligence line, and he knew a little about the origins of important subordinates. Greta and Richie seem to have some past grudges, which is not appropriate.
Just as he was about to refuse, he nodded and said, "Okay, I appoint you as the ...... of the empire Plenipotentiary of the Ferguis Liaison Liaison Officer, you can first talk about the general idea. ”
Greta didn't dare to abolish the public for personal reasons, and at most he was a little embarrassed to go down to Richie's side.
When the time comes, Li Qi will definitely complain to himself, and then put forward the condition that Qi Li will be responsible for negotiating with the empire, and he should agree...... Right?
"We need to build a force of at least 500 aircraft within a month, and in the early stage we can only import the whole aircraft directly, and in the later stage we will build a manufacturing workshop based on the maintenance workshop, and only import the core components. ”
"Now that teleportation spells and space spells have been greatly disrupted, that kind of transport vehicle is also very important, we need to have at least a hundred. ”
"There is also that kind of magic bomb, we can get some for experiments first, and confirm that there is no problem, then we can have as many as we want. ”
"Of course, at the same time, we need Prell to send enough technicians to give Wyvern ...... Of course, there is also the white dragon equipped with a magic guide, so that the dragon can exert more power. ”
"Prell's flight unit is very important to teach our flight unit. ”
Greta began to state her thoughts, but Romulus was distracted.
"Speaking of which, what is most jealous of Li Qi is that he can accept Qi Li's teachings......
Qili's voice and smile flashed in his mind, and the taste of fighting with Qili gushed out from the bottom of his heart, making the blood in his whole body warm.
The meeting ended in the middle of the night, and after sending the emperor away, the vassals dispersed in twos and threes.
"You have every chance to climb to the sky, why did you give it up?"
The white dragon Galashin caught up with Grita, and the two beauties with very different temperaments talked while walking, both their figures and words were hidden in the vague mist, which was difficult for outsiders to see.
"I have followed Your Majesty for a long time, and I have given up countless times the kind of opportunity you mentioned", said Greta quietly, "that is not the ...... I wanted"
"Don't smile like that, it's not the kind of thing you think. Your Majesty is a dedicated person, and I won't be bored. ”
"I am only showing my worth to His Majesty, and for an ambitious woman, to be heartily recognized by the strongest, and in many things to be called an indispensable arm, is the greatest victory. ”
Galashien's pupils were still rolling, and he said with emotion: "You human minds are really complicated, but I don't believe that Romrose can really be so dedicated." No matter what race it is, the stronger the more females there are, and dedication will only make the strong weak and make it difficult for the bloodline of the strong to continue. ”
Greta shook her head and said, "In order to preemptively sign a dragon knight contract with Your Majesty, you did not hesitate to bite the other two female dragons, and then I knew what you were thinking." I want Your Majesty to fall in love with you and gain Your Majesty's noble and powerful bloodline. I can only tell you that no one can shake His Majesty's love for Event. ”
With that, she nodded to Galasheen and turned in the other direction.
The girl in white ignored Greta and muttered in a low voice, "No one can shake ......"
The scarlet pupils froze suddenly, and the cherry mouth cracked under the ear, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth: "But I'm not a human, I'm a dragon." ”
Greta hurried back to her abode, and after laying down the barrier, she waved a curtain of light.
In the light curtain was Lucian, whose beard was white: "How's it going?"
Greta bowed her head to report the recent situation, and Lucian frowned, "Rollo's thirst for power has waned, and he has become more and more accustomed to mastering and wielding power as an emperor rather than as a Tudor inheritor. ”
"Yes," said Grita, "so I set it up in both directions to stimulate him to keep going." One is with Richie Prell and the other with Thewins, and that's exactly what it looks like......"
After hearing this, Lucian nodded: "The direction is fine, but the process must be controlled, especially the white dragon." ”
Greta explained, "The white dragon is the most thoughtful of the dragons, and he is not stupid enough to reveal Rollo's scales, but he is not smart enough to recognize that he is just a pawn. It was the female dragon's instinct to find a strong presence to reproduce, and she couldn't resist such an instinct. ”
"Then help her," Lucian said, "and the adults have accelerated the plan, and in two months at most, the plan will move to the next stage." ”
"But Prell's side", Greta was a little worried, "and the magic guide aircraft and bombs have been made, and the situation on the main plane ......"
"That's why the adults are speeding up their plans," Lucian said, "There's no need to worry about Prell, Lady Crimson won't survive more than two months, and she's already revealed her true colors of subverting the divine order." Neither the Good God nor the Neutral God will interfere with the other gods' attacks on the Crimson Lady. ”
"That's good", Grita breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm really afraid that Prell will continue to develop some magic channeling technology, so that Romulos will rely more and more on him, and eventually deviate from the original direction." ”
This night, countless people were sleepless, because immediately after the illusion released by the halfling, the explosive illusion of the Colossus of War, which was comparable to a forbidden spell, spread to all corners of the main plane.
"It's unbelievable......"
On Teide Island, Storm Islands, Hathaway pursed her lips and listened to the analysis report of the family magician in the light curtain.
"This is a superposition phenomenon, theoretically they can stack that slime gum infinitely, and when it is detonated, it will produce a power that exceeds the forbidden spell level!"
"That's right, stacking! Just like the four-fold and nine-fold magic cannons invented by Prell, relying on the superposition of low-level spells to create high-level spells. While far less efficient than true high-tier spells, the level limit is lowered, which is ...... Radical subversion!"
"We should have thought of it a long time ago! It's a pity that we didn't realize that the problem was so serious and so significant!"
"Several powerhouse-level professionals rely on a bunch of complex magic devices to cast hero-level spells, and by attaching projectiles or other supports, the power is much greater than that of spells of the same level, which does not seem outrageous. When the Storm Islands sub-mask was still around, we did it long ago. ”
"Now the direction of the magic bomb is that the apprentices can cast forbidden spell-level power, and they don't rely on special enchantments, Prell has done this under the magic net and the laws of nature, has he found the real magic empire relics!?"
"Patriarch, a new era has arrived!"
"Shut up!
Hathaway finally couldn't listen anymore, and drank the clansmen dancing in the light curtain: "Nothing else, can you talk about this direction to help our Phantom?"
The clansman who was completely a technical nerd was stunned, and then shook his head regretfully: "No, this direction just makes the existing magic technology cheaper and better to use, our Phantom doesn't care about this, even if it is to use the top nuclear crystal and magic crystal, the most complex magic array doesn't matter, the goal is to float above the empty sea." ”
"Not only is it not helpful," Hathaway said coldly, "It's still hindering my plans, and this direction is making the magic technology we master cheaper and cheaper." Just selling floating ships can not make enough money to build the Phantom Golden Buer, and the family still has a lot of magic workshops to do other businesses, if we continue like this, will our Ted magic workshop be reduced to the point of selling street lights?"
The clansman scratched his head: "This ...... I don't understand, patriarch. ”
There was nothing to say to the tech nerd, Hathaway dissipated the light curtain, hugging the pillow and curling up on the couch to sulk.
"Sure enough, Li Qi is the biggest obstacle......"
She bit her nails and muttered unconsciously, "It's a pity that Winnie was caught by him, otherwise he could have done something on his turf through Winnie." So far, Li Qi has not reacted to this, and it seems that I have stopped talking in time. ”
"There have been a lot of changes in outer space lately, and the Crimson Lady's kingdom seems to be exposed, and there should be many gods interested in his goddess. Even if you can't defeat the Kingdom of God, I'm afraid I won't have much energy left to take care of Li Qi in the main plane......"
"Yes, there's no better time to deal with Rich. It's too obvious to shoot directly, Theresia has been staring at me closely, but isn't he fighting the halfling?"
"Well, this is not the time to talk about the exact number of gold bushels, it's about my path. The halfling should be in need of help, so let's deal with Li Qi with his hands. ”
"Magic Guided Aircraft...... Magic Bomb ......"
Hathaway's silver eyes grew brighter and brighter: "The former is an inferior imitation of the Magic Boat, and the Ted family is the champion of the previous Magic Boat Races in the Storm Islands!"
"The latter is simpler, and there are already quite a few magic workshops that have made it. Then let Li Qi be overwhelmed by the war style he created! When you blow up your Beta City and even the entire Godfall Plateau, see if you can laugh in front of me!"
At this moment, a ring on her hand glowed, and she rubbed it, and the voice of her uncle Gordon was heard.
"Hathaway, your Duke's Court received something, I don't quite understand what is going on. ”
The ring cast a curtain of light, the image still shaking, and Gordon continued, "It's from the Kingdom of Hadrang, and the sender is a merchant who has never heard of it. ”
The image was clear, and the corners of Hathaway's eyes twitched a few times.
It was a human head, a girl's head, with dead fish-like eyes looking directly at Hathaway, and her mouth slightly open as if to say hello.
"Winnie ......"
Even though she did it herself, Hathaway closed her eyes.
She took a deep breath and said with a blue face when she opened her eyes, "Throw it away and feed the dogs, don't ask why." ”
"Hmm...... Okay", Gordon acted as her doppelganger in the Empire, taking care of everything, and knowing that she didn't care about everything, so she didn't ask questions.
"Is my uncle looking for me for this?"
Hathaway gritted her teeth and said, "It just so happens that I have something to look for you, is it like this......"
After listening, Gordon hesitated: "Hathaway, don't be rash. ”
"Uncle, you actually speak for Richie!?"
Hathaway's willow eyebrows raised: "This is not a personal vendetta!
"Of course it's not for him," Gordon smiled wryly, "but what you said, there is no extra money to do it." ”
"Yes, we've spread out a lot of workshops and involved in many industries across the empire, but most of the proceeds go to your plans. Some industry markets have not yet opened, and they are all at a loss. ”
Hathaway was stunned and laughed self-deprecatingly, "Am I actually so poor?"
Gordon coughed and said, "I'm looking for you for this too, Rowanna wants to talk to us about cooperation, and her intelligence desk and accompanying military assistants are bidding for the standard equipment of the Imperial Legion." Because of the large number, her workshop is too busy, and she hopes that our magic workshop will help her with it. In addition, she wants to buy a few float boats and negotiate a discount price with me. ”
"Discounts are the real purpose," Hathaway muttered, and suddenly gasped: "When did she buy a float? When did she become so rich? How many visions and documentaries do you have to sell to make millions of gold bushels?"
"Seventy percent of East Finn's recording chips and 80 percent of the mirage screens are all sold by her......"
Gordon said: "Grand Duke Tangus once mentioned to me that he bought 300,000 gold bushels of recording chips in the last month of last year, and now it is just Temple Mountain, and there are 100,000 large and small mirage screens combined. ”
Hathaway was stunned again, and muttered for a while: "It turns out that selling street lamps can really make money." ”
She got up and paced back and forth for a few minutes before she could speak.
"We have to adjust our strategy. ”
Hathaway looked at the light curtain and said in a deep voice, "Richie...... It has indeed opened a whole new era, and now it is time to ride his wind and chase the waves. ”
"Uncle, I have a small goal, within two months, to monopolize the market of all magic guided aircraft and magic bombs in East Fein!"
Gordon was taken aback: "This, this has to be at least tens of millions of gold bushels, right? Where does this money come from? Even if you stop the plan, it's not enough." ”
"Ask the Temple of Commerce to borrow," Hathaway said, "Many Temple of Commerce, as well as dragon merchants, including Timmy, have talked to me about loans, but I refused. Now it seems that I was too conservative, and the gold bushel can give birth to much more gold bushel in my hands than interest. ”
"10 million is just a drop in the bucket for my plan, but if you monopolize an emerging market with 10 million, you will become a hen and keep laying eggs. ”
"At the same time......"
She smiled indifferently and confidently: "Even if you can't kill Li Qi, you must destroy his nest so that he can't hatch eggs again!"