Chapter 343: Petroleum - The Blood of Industry, the Source of Power!
From heaven?
After a brief pause, the bishops present also came to their senses.
The fact that the wizards' airships did not take off was obviously afraid of the griffin knight's might, which meant that they could completely follow each other's example and use the griffin knight's speed and altitude advantage to attack from the air!
"Devi, this time it's still up to you to lead the team!" Edwell continued to ask.
"I understand, Lord Edwell, I won't come back until I complete my mission!" Devi placed his right hand on his chest and swore a resolute oath, and then led a group of griffon knights into the sky with fire oil wrapped in special cloth.
"I'm going to meet these devil believers with me and try their abilities!" Arno reluctantly asked Edwell for the battle, and then took a share of the oil and replaced one of the griffon knights on the mission.
Hundreds of griffin knights rose into the air, their golden fur shining in the sunlight like golden clouds.
"Attention, those griffons have lifted off!" Above the castle tower, Lynn accentuated his tone a little and reminded him.
In fact, there was no need to be reminded, such a big movement could not be concealed at all, and Raphael and the others, who were thinking about why the liquid always appeared round in mid-air, were also forced to interrupt their thinking and prepare together.
These elite troops are starting to move, which means that the Holy See is going to move in earnest!
In just one minute, those griffin knights had already rushed to the sky above the royal capital, maintaining an altitude of about a thousand meters, constantly circling, and from time to time they also descended and dived for a distance, skimming about three or four hundred meters above their heads, which could be described as provocative, and successfully interfered with the performance of the musketeers. Go to www,
Because no one knows when these griffon knights hanging in the sky will attack.
"Flame Blast!" Several wizards, unable to stand the provocation, cast spells in unison after another dive by the griffin knights.
Several fireballs rose into the air and flew towards several griffon knights located high in the air, using the Olympiad formula to calculate the enemy's flight position in advance.
However, their plan was in vain, and the griffin only flapped its wings, and then suddenly turned in mid-air, easily avoiding the fire and explosion, and then instead of rising into the air to dodge, it lowered its altitude again, and swept overhead, making the wizards angry enough to cast spells to fight back.
[Magic-Barrage], [Ice Storm], [Multi-Flameburst]......
For a while, dozens of magic flew into the air, but they wanted to rely on the advantage of numbers to forcibly knock down these flexible griffins.
It's a pity that Devi, who had expected it a long time ago, commanded everyone to fly into the sky again the moment he felt the strong magic fluctuations, and all the magic failed again......
Raphael hurriedly spoke to stop him. "Stop, don't waste your mana and fall for the enemy's tricks!"
"Damn, if you can use that magic, how dare these griffon knights be so arrogant!" Nancy muttered to herself in annoyance, she and Glenn had both learned Lynn and Anthony's improved laser magic, but Lynn wouldn't let them use it lightly, saying that the time had not yet come......
"Bear with me, they don't have the courage to come, if they get too close, they will only be knocked down by us, just treat them as if they don't exist!" Raphael shook his head and said.
The wizards on the castle tower were very unhappy but there was nothing they could do, their magic could not cross such a long distance and cause enough damage to the griffons moving at high speed.
The other party is so flexible that he can't hit at all!
Devi led the griffin knights to frequently provoke the wizards on the city walls in the air, and after roughly assessing the safe range, most of the griffons dispersed.
Arno did not leave, but fought with the small number of griffin knights who remained, aimed at the cannons placed on the city wall, commanded the griffins under him to dive at an altitude of about 500 meters, and then threw the lit oil cloth in his hand towards his target.
"Wait, what's that?" The sharp-eyed Glenn kept staring at the sky and was the first to notice that something was wrong.
"Fire, it's fire!" A wizard shouted.
"Is it some kind of magic?" Looking at the fireballs falling from the sky, Dennis frowned.
"I don't know, but it must have something to do with those griffin knights......" Sanchez shook his head, his expression extremely solemn, because the same scene appeared in every corner of the royal capital, as if it were raining fire in the sky......
"Magical Enchantment!"
On the castle tower, hundreds of official wizards cast spells together, and a circular magic barrier immediately enveloped their heads, and the cloth wrapped in oil quickly disintegrated under the erosion of the flames, hitting the barrier with a burst roar.
A portion of the black liquid, which had not yet been burned, stuck to the barrier of magic overhead.
At the same time, a pungent smell also reached everyone's noses.
Toxic gases?
Wizards who have studied poison gas magic are aware of the intrusion of this substance into the barrier and immediately hold their breath vigilantly.
Lynn quickly recognized the black, incomplete liquid, with a look of surprise and surprise on her face.
"Wait...... Could this be...... Oil, right?! ”
"Oil? What is that? Dennis and the others were confused, and it was a word they had never heard before.
"A very critical liquid fuel." Lynn replied.
What is Oil? It is the blood of industry, the source of power, and one of the most important cornerstones of modernization, in addition to being used as fuel, it can also be made into plastics, asphalt, synthetic rubber, etc.
Although the current operation in the wizarding lands is a magic-powered internal combustion engine, which is powered by the conversion of hydrogen into magic and a gas explosion, which is much more efficient than liquid fuel, the cost is a big problem.
For example, a standard-diameter crystalline magic stone is worth three magic gold coins, which can only supply five days of flight fuel for an airship.
If it weren't for the war, the council would support it regardless of the cost, and even used the magic stone reserves accumulated in the past, so that it would dare to continue to supply the consumption of hundreds of airships.
Once the process of enchantment is extended to the entire kingdom of Hadrata, it will definitely not be possible to use magic stones as the mainstream.
Oil is a good substitute, he has been on the attention of the kingdom's spies before, but oil exploration is not an easy task, and no news has come back so far.
Lynn didn't expect to find traces of oil in this war, or it was directly used as fire oil, which is simply a tyrannical thing!