Chapter 156: Inability to Cope
The actions of the escort team of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the small town of La Rul have spread through the mouths of countless mercenaries and caravans, and it has spread to countless countries and regions on the continent of Sainz.
The first reaction of the vast majority of people to this news is that the new flying chamber of commerce is crazy!
What is the town of La Rul? It's the territory of the Candela Empire!
The Candela Empire is one of the two most powerful empires on this continent, and even strictly speaking, even the Marlo Empire is slightly inferior to the Candela Empire in terms of overall strength, because of this, the Candela Empire has always been high in the face of other countries on the Sainz continent, and they have never been the only ones who went to other countries to stir up trouble and trouble, when was it the turn of others to run to the territory of the Candela Empire?
What's more, this time it's only a chamber of commerce tossing on the territory of the Candela Empire!
Even if this chamber of commerce is the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce that has recently attracted the attention of the entire continent and has been valued by almost all countries, but the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has sent its own escort team to the territory of the Candela Empire to launch an attack, and it is still not officially sanctioned by the Candela Empire to act without authorization, it is simply not taking the Candela Empire seriously!
For the Candela Empire, which has existed on this continent for nearly a thousand years and has always been one of the most powerful countries, this is undoubtedly a shame, how can it be endured.
Of course, in addition to paying attention to the follow-up reaction of the Candela Empire to this matter, the vast majority of people are actually more concerned about the specific situation of this matter.
According to rumors, the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort team launched this operation to eliminate a group of bandits who had robbed the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce caravan before.
There is nothing wrong with that. But according to what was revealed in the rumors. The Xinfei Chamber of Commerce escort team in order to exterminate this group of bandits. It was terrifying to launch an extremely terrifying attack, and even cut off a layer of the Sunset Mountain Range.
Although the powerful power of the military magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce has long been rumored, there has never been a time when the power of the military magic machinery has been so frustrating in the previous battles that have demonstrated the power of the military magic machine.
If the Zhenbei Army of the Lampari Kingdom also had such a terrifying military magic machine, then the Sark Kingdom would not have any possibility of fighting against the Lampari Kingdom, and it would be directly bulldozed by the Lampari Kingdom as soon as the war started, right?
Many people were a little skeptical of this rumor, because they didn't believe that the military magic machinery of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce could really be so terrifying.
But among these people. But it does not include the big names in the upper echelons of the Candela Empire who know the inside story.
His Majesty, the most honorable emperor of the Candela Empire, had a detailed incident report in front of him at this time, which described the details of the actions of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce clearly, without missing any omissions, and even described in detail the changes in the terrain caused by the attack on the Sunset Mountains, and displayed the terrifying power of the magic cannons used by the escort of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce at that time in front of His Majesty Alfonso Candela.
"I have a question. His Majesty the Emperor Candela withdrew his gaze from the observation report, raised his head and asked the circle of people in front of him. "Where did the New Flying Chamber of Commerce fly to the town of La Rul with those magic airships?"
Everyone looked at each other.
After this incident, everyone's attention focused on the terrifying and terrifying power of the new flying chamber of commerce's military magic machinery, but ignored the magic airship.
Now, after being reminded by His Majesty the Emperor, everyone suddenly found that this was indeed a very important issue.
The small town of La Rul is located on the border between the provinces of Tagner and the north-eastern provinces. It can be regarded as the location of the very center of the empire, and it is also more than a thousand kilometers away from the nearest imperial border. It is more than 2,000 kilometers from the borders of the empire and several countries in the southwest of the continent.
And if you come from the Principality of Stantin, where the main base of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce is located, it is close to three thousand kilometers away.
Of course, the operation of the escort team of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce could not be launched by organizing people within the empire, but should have been transported from other places outside the country through the guò magic airship.
There's no doubt about that, but ...... Where did these magical airships fly into the Empire, and how did they fly all the way to the town of La Rul and only to be spotted when they were about to land?
Seeing the confused looks on everyone's faces, His Majesty Emperor Candela snorted coldly: "You don't know? Does this mean that if the New Flying Chamber of Commerce is willing, it can even directly use the magic airship to fly to my palace, and then attack the palace at will?"
Everyone was stunned, and a trace of cold sweat involuntarily oozed from their faces.
Although the situation that His Majesty the Emperor said was extremely difficult to happen, if the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce was really so bold, it would really be an extremely terrifying thing.
"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry about this. "The president of the Candela Imperial Magicians Association, who is also the president of the Imperial Demon Court, Grand Magician Mavi Wisconsin Zhengse, said: "The Imperial Palace has a comprehensive protective circle built up by the Imperial Demon Court over hundreds of years, which can withstand a possible attack. Even if the New Flyers dared to send a magic airship in a vain attempt to attack the palace, it would not pose any threat. ”
"Huh...... Protective Circle?" His Majesty the Emperor Candela chuckled. "Very well, the Imperial Palace is indeed protected by a protective circle, but what about the palace, can you guarantee that every inch of the empire is protected by the protective circle?"
"This ......" the Grand Wizard of Wisconsin shook his head with a bitter face. "Your Majesty, this is impossible......"
"So, in fact, we don't have any effective defense against the new flying chamber of commerce's use of magic airships to invade and attack from the air?" said Emperor Candela with a cold face.
Everyone looked at each other, and their faces became ugly.
His Majesty is right, because the sky has always only belonged to the territory of magicians, so if the new flying chamber really uses the magic airship to attack, it is really almost impossible to prevent.
"We can mobilize the magicians to intercept them directly in the sky. A minister asked.
"But how many magicians can we mobilize?" asked Emperor Candela.
"This ......" the minister was stunned and speechless.
Although the Candela Empire is the country with the most magicians on this continent, according to statistics. It's only in the early 50,000s.
And in the midst of this. A magician who can fly into the sky and fight. But not even five thousand.
Relying on 5,000 magicians to protect the vast territory of the empire?
What's more, among the five thousand magicians, the magicians who are really willing to participate in the war according to the orders of the empire are probably not even three thousand......
There is no way, magicians are originally a scarce profession on the Sainz continent, and high-level magicians are even rarer, even if the Candela Empire is the first power in the continent, the power of magicians is indisputably the first, and it is still impossible to be very rich in this regard.
After thinking about this. Everyone in the room fell silent.
They were well aware of the dangers inherent in the question raised by His Majesty the Emperor, but they could not think of any solution at all.
"Your Majesty, I want to ......" After a long while, one of the ministers hesitated to speak. "I don't think the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce should have the courage to dare to declare war on the Empire, right?"
The others turned their heads to look at the minister, their eyes full of strangeness.
If the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce wasn't so bold, how could they send an escort team to do such a thing this time?
It turns out that this Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, or Xu Yi, the president of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, is simply a madman, and there is nothing he dare not do.
Not to mention. The dignified Candela Empire, do you still have to pray for the mercy of others?
"陛xià. Your concerns are very valid and I think they need to be taken seriously. The Supreme Commander of the Candela Imperial Army, Imperial Marshal Campbell Sudirman said in a deep voice: "We must not allow this hidden danger to exist, I will strengthen the reconnaissance and inspection of the sky on the border and in all places within the territory, and we must not allow the magic airship of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce to come and go freely like this time!"
"That's a good point, but it doesn't make sense. A sarcastic smile crossed Emperor Candela's face. "How are you going to intensify reconnaissance and patrol the sky? It is impossible for ordinary soldiers to detect a magical airship flying hundreds or even thousands of meters in the air, and the magician ...... Can you find so many magicians?"
Marshal Sudirman was speechless.
This brings us back to the original question.
In front of the magic airship of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, the Candela Empire could not come up with an equivalent solution at all.
The sky, a realm completely out of reach for ordinary people, can now be allowed to fly freely by the magic airship of the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, while others do not have any of the same methods.
While magicians can also soar in the sky, magic airships can be mass-produced, but magicians, especially high-level magicians, are unlikely to be mass-produced.
Don't...... Is there really no way around this?
Everyone's faces were heavy, because they couldn't think of any solution for a while.
After a long time, a long sigh sounded faintly.
"Your Majesty, I think...... Let's let go of those senseless reserves and cooperate with Xinfei Chamber of Commerce with open arms. ”
The speaker was Kreuzer Candela, the eldest of the ministers in the room, the most prestigious, and the most trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, and the Governor of the Candela Empire.
He is the uncle of the emperor, and since he assisted the emperor to ascend the throne, he has rarely expressed his opinion on any internal affairs of the empire, but this time, he opened his mouth to everyone's surprise.
Seeing the questioning gazes cast by everyone, including His Majesty the Emperor Candela, Prince Candela smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "Your Majesty, it is obvious that we are not capable of dealing with these amazing magical machines of the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce. And obviously we don't have the ability to eliminate this new flying chamber of commerce, so the only option left for us is to cooperate. ”
The people around frowned slightly.
Although Prince Candela is telling the truth, it sounds very uncomfortable.
As one of the two major empires on the mainland, does the Candela Empire still plan to bow to a mere chamber of commerce?
"I've said it, let go of those senseless reserves and pride. The empire has been able to stand on the continent for so many years, not because of these meaningless things, but because of the pursuit of practical profits. Since we can't solve the problems caused by this new flying business, then of course we have to actively cooperate with them. Take this magic airship as an example, as long as we have enough magic airships in the future, then the new airship will not have to worry. But if we make the wrong choice now, and don't mention the New Flying Chamber of Commerce, I'm afraid we will quickly be left far behind by our greatest enemy, the Maro Empire. At that time, it will be the real crisis of the empire. ”
Hearing "Maro Empire", everyone was stunned.
Unlike the Candela Empire, the cooperation between the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce and the Maro Empire is said to have been smooth all the time.
And according to intelligence, the Maro Empire also ordered a batch of magic airships from the New Flying Chamber of Commerce.
If the Maro Empire also has enough magic airships in the future, coupled with a large number of military magic machines, then once the Maro Empire launches a war with the Candela Empire, I am afraid that the Candela Empire will not just be a crisis.
After the wordless silence lasted for a long time, His Majesty Emperor Candela let out a light sigh, then paused, and said loudly: "The announcement is issued to highly praise the success of the anti-bandit operation launched by the Tagner Province and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce, which is a manifestation of the in-depth cooperation between the Imperial Empire and the Xinfei Chamber of Commerce in the field of military magic machinery, and represents that the two sides have further reached a consensus......" (To be continued......