Chapter 324: The Loosening of the Contract (I)

Archbishop Nicholas seen at a kilometer altitude. In the west town, there are metal fortresses everywhere, as well as tall arrow towers. Even if you fly to it, you will be subjected to deadly attacks.

Not to mention that there is a ten-story magic tower on the east side of the town, if there is a no-fly realm, the magician can't control his flying skills, and he may fall to his death in the city.

There are also magic stone cannons in the city, which are much more accurate than the positioning of magic trebuchets, and the magic tower can provide the coordinates of the army's heavy equipment outside the city, so that the magic stone cannons in the city can attack accurately.

When the Pope was leaving, he did not tell Nicholas that the expeditionary force had been tricked and would not be able to die. Therefore, he did not want to have too many soldiers killed and wounded, and wanted to return to Garulan with a large army, or simply cross Phoenix to attack Guderian City.

Salin was really lucky, he went to Holy Rock City and brought the Philet couple back, and then he moved the two ninth-level magicians of the Red Tiger Mercenary Regiment to stabilize the defense of Xizhen in one fell swoop.

"General, leave 20,000 men, and we will lead the troops. Go east!" Archbishop Nicholas immediately made up his mind, he didn't want to waste any more time on this matter. This town was difficult to conquer, but he didn't believe it, the city by the sea had no loopholes. You know, Xizhen is a completely militarized city, a city by the sea, and I heard that the trade volume is huge, and the area will exceed here, so it will be much more difficult to defend.

Moreover, Archbishop Nicholas judged extremely accurately, although the defense of this city is tight, but the main army in it will not be too much, at most 10,000 people, and he will leave 20,000 people behind, regardless of casualties, he can still control the situation. More than 70,000 soldiers attacked the city by the sea, and with the 5,000 jailers of the Inquisition, the odds were still greater.

The legion commander could not refuse the order of Archbishop Nicholas, anyway, his entire legion had not suffered casualties, the main force was there, and the certainty of attacking the target city was also great. 20,000 people are nothing, and if you really attack this town, you will have more than 20,000 casualties.

From the point of view of the army commander, this city can consume all its living forces. The enemy must have set up such a decoy to let himself lose his troops here in order to keep the city by the sea.

At this time, the three mysterious figures of the Inquisition said to Nicholas: "Archbishop, this is a ten-story magic tower. O heretic, are you not afraid of the reproach of the Pope by letting them go like this?"

"Hmph, dealing with heresy is originally a matter for the Inquisition. If you don't do it, will you frame me?"

"Archbishop, whatever you say, when we get back, we'll report back to the Judge. As for whether Dinisio can keep you, it's up to your luck. The three guys laughed and left with the black-clad priests.

Archbishop Nicholas almost vomited blood, and when the three of them went back and said it, I was afraid that the Pope would punish himself too. But if you really attack this magic tower, you won't want to take the city by the sea. The Pope's calculations were inaccurate, and an army of 100,000 would never be able to wipe out these two cities.

Nicholas's cardinals did not dare to speak, and if they had proposed, Nicholas would have let them attack the magic tower himself. No one will do this thankless task, so everyone is silent.

Nicholas sneered in his heart, and suddenly understood the intentions of the three guys. Go back on your own. You also have to complain to the Pope, otherwise you really have to bear this black cauldron.

Accusing each other, the final result is that it is not over, and those three guys are also afraid of taking responsibility.

Thinking about this, Nicholas's anger finally calmed down. "Let's go, let the magicians not lean too far forward. ”

The people of the Holy See are intrigued, but the city of Metatrin in Saleen is united. The four dukes' men played a role, gathering hundreds of merchant ships in Lianyun City, trafficking livestock, and coming to Metatrin City. Salin gave a large price and there would be plenty of fresh raw meat to supply the army before the stock ran out.

It was the peasants who suffered the most, and the crops were planted, and I am afraid that as soon as the army passed, it would be completely destroyed. However, Salin has ordered that all farmers be exempted from taxes for three years, and then reinstate them as appropriate after three years. This spring, Metatrin will unite with the nobility to provide subsidies for farmers who do not have food to survive the winter.

Sareen even promised to compensate all farmers for their seeds, and if the village was burned, Saleen would rebuild it for free.

All the goods that Salin buys now are based on the number of goods that left Lianyun City, even if the ship is sunk because of the storm, Salin also pays according to the number of shipments.

In this way, there are naturally people who are willing to take risks. Anyway, the war can't spread to the sea for the time being, and as soon as you ship the goods yourself, you can collect the money, and there is simply no better money than this.

There must be brave men under the heavy reward, and the Salin wartime mercenary management regulations were also released, and the small mercenary groups that helped defend the Broken Blade Pass were all rewarded, and immediately there were mercenaries, intending to join the defensive battle of Metatrin City.

Salin did not refuse, just in time for his soldiers to be deployed on the southern wall, ready to rush to the west for the battle. The individual combat effectiveness of the mercenaries is okay, but the group combat is too bad. But the defensive battles on the city walls, even if the enemy rushes up, are all skirmishes, and the mercenaries are still competent.

After Saleen released the news, thousands of mercenaries set off from Lianyun City and marched towards Metatrin City.

These mercenaries are all Qin Yin's, and when they heard that they were going to start a war with the Holy See, and it was the easiest defensive battle for them, they immediately became interested. Commissions in war, which can be several times higher than escorted cargo.

Under the operation of the four dukes, Metatrin City finally had a new atmosphere. It's no longer lifeless, and the port is busy.

The location of Metatrin City, if not the winter is too long. It's definitely an enviable place. In terms of defense, there is such a place as the Broken Blade Pass, and if it had been built earlier, Salin would definitely have been able to keep the Holy See army out of the pass. To the north, there are several rivers that, in the summer, make it difficult for large armies to pass. To the south is the mountains, and to the east is the sea.

As long as it has a strong navy, this one city controls nearly two hundred miles to the west and four or five hundred miles to the north. Further north. The mage explores a large amount of mineral deposits, and to the west, there is barren land that can be cultivated. If it weren't so cold here, it would have been occupied by the Qin Yin people a long time ago.

Under Salin's management, because of the metal ore and the intermediate magic core, Metatrin City is becoming more and more prosperous day by day. Now the army of the Holy See wants to destroy this place, in fact, a large number of merchants hate the Holy See to death. Once Saleen secured their interests, these people made the easiest choice.

The people of the Holy See will not understand why the Qin Yin people hate the spread of faith so much. For the Qin people, the Tangulas Empire was backward and poor. All this was brought by the Holy See. Qin Yin has too many mages, too many literate and hyphenated people, and the faith of the Holy See is almost impossible to move an inch here.

Now the Holy See wants to use violence to destroy Qin Yin, and of course Qin Yin people are angry.

Don't look at the high price given by Salin, in fact, the merchants don't make much, they are just afraid of losing their money. Almost all the supplies were controlled by the Holy Rock City and sent to the border of Garulan. Merchants want to organize such a large-scale supply of goods, and the cost is also very high.

When morale stabilized, Saleen was relieved.

Not to mention inside the city, outside the city, the army of the Holy See arrived, and the advance approached two miles from the city. Seeing the long walls of Metatrin City, the officers looked very ugly.

This kind of city has caught up with the holy city. In the Tangulas Empire, there are not many more than the snow-white city in front of you.

The magicians in the army were even more depressed, and some well-informed people saw the strangeness of this city wall, and their spiritual power found that there was a flowing power near the city wall from a distance. The magician is not a magician, so he can't tell the difference, but he also knows that flying above this wall is probably unlikely.

The head of the city is full of armor soldiers, and the armor is distinct. Flags are displayed. In the alchemy telescope, the leading officer saw a large number of undead, and the number of these undead must be in the thousands. The walls on both sides can't be seen with the naked eye, how big is this city? Who said this is a small city!

Archbishop Nicholas was also invited to the front, and when he saw the walls of the city of Metatrine, Nicholas recognized the arrangement of the head of the city, the Dante sequence.

Dante's ability to control the elements is almost endless. With such a large city wall, it can organize a complete Dante sequence, and above this city, it must be a no-fly zone.

If there are six magic towers built in this city, the defense power is almost comparable to that of Holy Rock City. The Knights of the Kingdom of God were bleeding from their heads in front of the Holy Rock City, which has become a shadow in the hearts of the Holy See. Some cities are indeed impenetrable. Especially in the realm of magic, the magician is not the master.

Nicholas really wanted to go back to the Glorious Plains immediately, how can this kind of city be fought? It's ridiculous that he still wants to rely on this merit to become one of the candidates for the Pope.

But even if the Pope allows, his more than 90,000 people still have three days' rations left. More than 20,000 miles, how to go back?

"Ask someone from the Inquisition. Nicholas said to the cardinal behind him. The only thing that can be counted on now is the three killer kings who came out of the black prison.

The attack range of the magic trebuchet, even if it has a magic bonus, is only six miles. The Holy See was six miles away. At the head of the city, Salin was still nervously on the front line. The Eye of the Elements could be seen hundreds of miles away, and the arrangement of the Holy See's army could be seen in full view.

At Salin's side, Neris and Sika followed. There were also a dozen or so mages from Shrig Island in the back, plus Sika's guards.

"Quite a few heavily armored warriors, Diabinas, I let Zola and you guard this side, and this time, you must not back down. Salin said in a fierce voice.

"Yes, Lord Saleen. Diabinas replied respectfully, but he didn't take it seriously. That damn contract, it's not so binding anymore. It's just that he can't watch Saleen get injured and not do it. But Saleen will not always be on the city wall, and as soon as Saleen leaves, it is not up to him to decide how he fights.

Judy Koko is right, there can't be such a powerful contract trap in this world.