Chapter 868: Calais's Decision - Chapter 870
The Federation of Calais, since it became involved with the Leo Floating City, the development speed of the Federation of Calais is unparalleled.
Perhaps there is still a big gap between the comprehensive national strength and those old empires, but in terms of business alone, there is a feeling of dominance.
It's not that the economy is large, but that there are more trade routes with the help of magic airships, and at the same time, with items like demonized seeds, you can control the lifeblood of some small kingdoms.
The Duchy of Notte is a prime example.
The fact that the Scarlet Duke is now confronting Count Luke on the banks of the Norton River can be seen as Calais's will to some extent.
The Grand Duke of the Duchy of Notte is not unaware of the pros and cons, but when his own agriculture is controlled by Calais, he has to take advantage of it.
However, for the time being, in order to ensure the smooth flow of trade in Middle-earth, the Calais Federation itself will generally use relatively 'soft' means to deal with the problem, reducing the defense of other countries.
And this time, it was also a perfect excuse for the previous envoy to be killed, and there was a small intervention that was 'justified' because the nobles within the Principality of Keton invited him to uphold justice.
The city-state of Calais is the core city of Calais, and there are three top magic schools in the city, which continue to train all kinds of outstanding magical talents.
Although the proportion of mages is not high, other enchantment and potion talents can also be quite valuable, and the economic ability to leverage them is much higher than that of traditional physical professions such as knights.
In addition, there are many mage towers of different heights erected in the city-state of Calais, especially the three magic academies are quite dense in and around them, which also represents the rich magical atmosphere of the city.
An excellent official mage, relying on his own mage tower, can compete with the great knight, and there is even a history of kills!
These erected mage towers alone are enough to represent Calais's own strength.
In addition, there is a small castle-like building floating above the city, and that building is the floating mage tower of the Grand Elder of the Federation of Calais, and it is also the meeting place of the Council of Elders of the Federation of Calais.
"What do you think?"
In the meeting room of the Council of Elders, there were only five figures communicating at this time, and they were also the real top level of the Calais Federation.
Among them, the Great Elder is the apprentice of the mage genius who was accepted by the legend back then, and to some extent, he can be regarded as the apprentice of the legendary mage of Leo Floating City.
It is said that his mage tower was designed with the help of the genius who had reached the apex of the archmage and was now looking for an opportunity to break through the legend.
Although they are both archmages, there is still a big gap in terms of spiritual strength, knowledge reserves, and other aspects in the archmage stage.
This Great Elder himself was already a very good Archmage, obviously a step stronger than the other one in the Federation, but he was only the apprentice of that magical genius.
"Before Councilor William died, he also sent back some information about the savages, claiming to have received the favor of the gods, but the interesting thing is that the Moon God Divine Court and the Mother God Divine Court seem to have made some moves recently, and I don't know what the specific situation is."
"That elf-style song is related to savages, and it was nothing to appear in the first place, but the news I got recently was really a bit unexpected."
"The demonic beast species we have cultivated in cooperation with the barbarians have always been stuck in the degradation ratio, and the number of arrays is limited, and there is not much practical combat significance, if we can get the skills of the savages, it is not impossible."
"Actually, the situation is not bad, let the nobles of Keton test it themselves, we can see the situation, but I didn't expect them to rout so quickly."
"It's not that they're too wasteful, thousands of heavy cavalry are not a weak force, I'm afraid the savages are too strong."
“……”
A few people, you say a word, and the place you care about is in Keton, on the other side of the Duchy of Not.
Calais's side is indeed quite interested in the wildlings, and he learned something about it when Councilor William went to represent the Mage Guild before.
Originally, Calais actually wanted to gradually encroach on the Duchy of Keton, but the measures it took were not prepared to be tough.
Go down with money first, let the nobles over there eat their own sweet mouths, and slowly they will be able to coerce the Grand Duke of Keton in reverse and surrender the army without a fight!
Therefore, after Count Luke's attack, there was an excuse for assassination and 'Demon Blood Warlocks', and they were obviously much stronger in terms of overall strength, but they also endured it.
But now, the domestication plan of Warcraft is in front of them, which is difficult for them to refuse!
Calais has a relationship with Leo Floating City, and its own internal magic atmosphere is also strong, and the number of official mages exceeds the sum of the four countries of the East Plains, so it can be said that both research and development capabilities and magical item production capacity are extremely strong.
But when they were ruled by the Ferro Empire for so many years, they also knew that the force in their hands was quite important.
It's not enough to have the strength of a mage!
Even if they have trained several regular knight legions, including heavy cavalry and light cavalry, they lack the combat power of the top physics professional combat power, and they also have a rigid need for the Warcraft Knight Legion.
At the same time, the Warcraft Legion can also be seen as an entry ticket for the top powers, which can once again enhance their prestige.
Even if their hybrid technology is successful, they can also export the business of Warcraft mounts, which can be said to be a multi-task.
This time, letting the Scarlet Duke come forward to contain it was a kind of temptation and initial investment.
It's a pity that the opposite side knelt too fast!
I was just about to try the magic airship smuggling, but I found that I couldn't get in touch.
But fortunately, they lost fast enough, if it was a little slower, it would be embarrassing if the magic airship flew over here and couldn't be contacted......
But this time there was a meeting, but someone from the group of nobles contacted again, gathered thousands of remnants and hid in their own territory.
There were seven or eight knights scattered in his hands, as well as a warlock.
The situation that Luke couldn't pull out his hand was temporarily settled.
In this contact with the other party, it was revealed that there was an enchanted weapon in the hands of the savages that was suspected to be mass-produced, and it was with this weapon that their cavalry brigade could be easily defeated in one fell swoop.
"According to the latest descriptions, the equipment used by the wildlings is somewhat similar to the hand cannons that have become popular lately."
One of the elders pondered for a moment, and then placed a large pistol with an exaggerated shape on his waist, somewhat similar to a handcuff, on the table.
This large pistol looks gorgeous, with six different colors of magic gems inlaid on it, and the muzzle of the gun is also very large.
In fact, the principle of firearms itself is not complicated, but for the high-ranking mages, there is no motivation to design powerful weapons or anything specifically for the mundane.
Perhaps there have been mages who have worked out similar structures before, but they have not continued to go deeper because of various problems.
But even so, this kind of expensive but equally powerful weapon that is convenient for high-level use has also been born.
"This is what I got from Leo Floating City, in addition to being expensive, the performance is indeed superior, it can instantly fire six magic bullet spells, the reaction is extremely fast, and the range is not bad, but it needs magic crystals as charging ammunition, which is expensive to manufacture and not cheap to use."
"Anyway, it's not a problem to take some samples back and study them, since they can produce a large number of them, the production process will not be too complicated......
Because of the existence of the mage, the understanding of various physical phenomena is still quite clear, and through Henry's description, the members of the Calais Council have vaguely understood a general principle!
But that's why they take it very seriously.
In any case, being able to quickly defeat a cavalry team of more than 1,000 people with 200 people is a terrifying result!
"So, this time you're going to come forward in person?"
"William, that kid actually has some talent, maybe it's a future archmage, just died there, but he also has to give us an explanation."
"It's right."
Chapter 869
"Donno City, it's back."
Seeing the city wall of Donno again, Wang Yi also sighed.
I was in a bit of a hurry before, but this time I still have to get the mage tower done first, and then go to Mars to observe the situation of the Zerg after it is built.
Even if there is a way out, Wang Yi doesn't want to overturn.
"It's a tense atmosphere."
Liu Xiaoke looked left and right, and on the road paved with cyan stone bricks, many people were in a hurry, and most of them still had worried looks on their faces.
And Donno, which was originally a trading city, now seems to have seen a lot of caravans coming and going.
Occasionally, I saw the transportation of arrows and other items, and there was an inexplicable atmosphere of tension and slaughter.
In fact, most of the things that Jia Nan's caravan brought back were weapons and armor.
"Look at the other side of the river, it should be the camp of the Scarlet Duke."
Wang Yi also pointed in the direction of the Donno River.
The Donno River is a large river, but you can still see the other side from this side.
With Wang Yi's blessing on the bodies of the two of them, they still have this eyesight.
You can even see the banner of the Scarlet Duke in the camp over there.
It was precisely because of the containment of the Scarlet Duke on the other side that Luke was unable to do so, which caused Baron Zack to gather the same strength as before.
Although it has been defeated now, in fact, the vast majority of those who have fled are still in vain, and in the case of a few nobles who have successfully escaped, I am afraid that they can still quickly retract a lot.
With some of their own infantry, they can barely maintain a shelf.
It's just that it's obviously unrealistic to let them attack Danik Town or something, and now it's probably a matter of holding the territory.
Just as the group was observing the opposite side, several cavalrymen rushed out of the city on horseback, led by Baron Dolph, the city guard.
"Master Yi, you're finally back."
Daofu opened his mouth very heartily, and glanced at Liu Xiaoke and Qian Yayan a few more times, they are two great beauties again, this mage is really temperamental......
"Baron Dolph looks good."
Wang Yi smiled when he saw this reckless nobleman.
The other party's spirit has indeed improved a little, and it may be that Luke has entrusted him with a heavy task.
"Wow, you only have Master Yi in your eyes."
Tiger Captain King Kong also babbled at this time, it seems that the relationship between the two sides is very familiar.
"Haha, welcome back President Yoshio and Captain King Kong."
Michio laughed and came over and punched King Kong.
It can be seen that although Daofu is a high-level knight, he is not necessarily comparable to the middle-level knight's King Kong in terms of pure strength, and the Tiger Clan has this talent.
There are even some tigermen who can master bloodline spells such as blood-devouring.
The biggest advantage of human beings at present is actually that they can do any profession, and I don't think most of the other subhumans have some innate limitations.
"How's it going? It seems that there is no way to fight. ”
Wang Yi glanced across the river again.
The opponent is currently putting on a posture, looking like if you dare to leave, I will steal the house, and if Earl Luke takes the initiative to attack, the opponent can take advantage of the defense to wait for work, and can also get a handle.
It's really hard to hang like this, which makes Luke's side very uncomfortable.
"It's hard to fight now, Count Luke's strength is stronger than the Scarlet Duke, but the combat power under the command of both sides is about the same, and even the Scarlet Duke's side is stronger, after all, he is an old duke, and his training ability and command ability are indeed stronger......"
Michio was also a little scolding at this time, although he himself was a violent element, he was not averse to fighting, and this time he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility because of his previous command experience.
But the problem is that the opposite side is disgusting now, and Zach and them have gathered into a force that is not weak, if it weren't for the strange army of savages, the east would have to be eroded.
In fact, there was a delicate balance between one strong and three weak on the side of the East Plains, which was also the reason why the two countries stopped fighting for 20 years.
But now that Idai and Diya have begun to confront each other, it seems that it is harmless to have a wave here......
"It's okay, I'm back, I can cooperate with you to get rid of them."
Wang Yi also looked at the other side of the river at this time, and the terrifying divine thoughts flashed quickly without attracting the attention of the world's will.
There are five spellcasters in the opposing army.
It should be 1 Mage, 2 Warlocks, and 2 Combat Specialization Casterers.
Combined with their Scarlet Duke and dozens of knights, it is a fairly strong force.
If you wait for work, Luke rushes over and can't get any benefits.
Even when it comes to simple spellcasting units, Luke has a disadvantage.
With the exception of Lilith, the countess who is a mage, Luke may only have two spellcasters at his disposal.
The Duchy of Notte is now backed by Calais, and relatively speaking, it has also gained certain benefits.
At least on the caster side, it's better than Keton.
And it is not excluded that Calais will continue to arrange support after receiving the latest information.
After all, the magic airship was placed here regardless of the convenience of the terrain, and according to the time it took them to come here, if they had made arrangements at the first time, then the reinforcements might have arrived almost now.
The carrying capacity of the magic airship is obviously not suitable for transporting the army, but if you bring a group of spellcasters over, it can also form a qualitative change......
"Master Yi is naturally willing to help, so I'm going to ask Lord Earl to come to you, do you want to go back to the Mage Tower first?"
Michio also had a look of joy on his face.
Having witnessed the whole process, he knew that Wang Yi was not Count Luke's subordinate, and he could not be asked to participate in anything.
But now if the other party is willing to take the initiative to join in to help, it will be great!
The assassination at the previous banquet was still fresh in Michio's memory at this time.
Master Yi's strength is by no means ordinary among mages!
The gap between mages is much larger than that between knights!
And Daofu himself was also very knowledgeable, and did not ask him to go to the earl to talk after Wang Yi agreed, but asked the earl to come to him.
This is also a form of respect and etiquette.
Not to mention that Master Yi is willing to help this time, even if he saved the young lady in the first place, it is enough for the Earl to come to the door.
"I'll go back to the Mage Tower first to tidy up, after being away for so long, I guess it's going to become a cat's nest."
"Okay, I'll go and ask the Earl......"
On the other side, Jia Nan and King Kong also said goodbye to Wang Yi, and they were still shipping a batch of goods.
Whether it is the weapons brought by the savages or the armor collected later, they are all extremely important materials.
Judging from the current situation, it is likely that the Earl will digest this batch of goods internally.
After they all left, only Wang Yi and the three of them plus the mage's apprentice Murphy were left.
Murphy drove the carriage back to the Mage Tower.
"It's so high."
Qian Yayan looked up at the empty mage tower and exclaimed.
"At present, there is only one advantage of high, go in, introduce some people to get to know you, and you may have to live together for a while in the future~"
Wang Yi opened his mouth casually, and at the same time, he also began to think about preparing to open the door, the population of Dunnuo City was covered, and it was no problem to slowly complete the outline.
Once the door is opened, the silver can be poured.
Since this mage tower shell is so majestic, it must also make full use of it.
But let's help Luke take care of the guys on the other side first......
Chapter 870
On the banks of the Donno River, in the camp of the Knights of the Frontier of the Duchy of Not, there is a much more spacious Commander's Tent than the one next to it.
A burly figure stood at the mouth of the tent and looked out at the city of Donno on the other side of the river.
The man was tall, with gray hair, and a few wrinkles on his forehead and nasolabial folds on his eyelids added a bit of power.
Although the dark red cloak on his back and the armor on his body looked a little old, just like himself, this sense of obsolescence brought a strange kind of oppression.
This is the Scarlet Duke of the Duchy of Nott, who guarded the border area with Keton, and the previous Earl of Donno died indirectly at his hands.
Twenty years ago, when the two countries were at war, the Scarlet Duke had a clear advantage, and even nearly defeated the city of Donno many times.
"Donno ......"
The blood-colored duke muttered a sentence with a little regret in his eyes.
At the beginning, he was only close to taking the city, but unfortunately, the Duchy of Keton attracted the Kingdom of Idai, and the two parties who were about to break the dog's brain stopped.
In the twenty years that followed, he witnessed the growth of the Earl of Luke.
From the immaturity at the beginning to the overtaking at the back, he saw it all.
The domineering spirit of the other party to repel the flame bird five years ago is still vivid, and the Scarlet Duke must also admit that the young man's strength has surpassed his own, and there is still room for further improvement!
Unlike myself, it already takes most of the energy to maintain it without regression.
Even if the other party is stuck in front of the gate of legend like most talented geniuses, with the other party's much younger age, he can defend Donno for much longer than himself, and under normal circumstances, he can only be nailed to the bank of this Dunno River to be on guard.
It's just that I didn't expect that with the killing of the envoy of Calais and the news about some savages surfaced, the Scarlet Duke found himself finding a chance again!
Now, he was waiting here to see if the young genius knight on the other side could stand it.
Whether he deploys troops to quell the rebellion, or can't help but cross the river to attack, he can calmly deal with it according to the specific situation and take the lead!
The vision of the Scarlet Duke, of course, knew that behind this was the handiwork of the Calais Federation, and he was somewhat helpless when he received the order of the Grand Duke.
As the high-ranking of the Duchy of Not, the Scarlet Duke naturally knows what the situation in the country is now.
It's just that the lifeblood of food has been caught, and there is no other way but to recognize it!
Fortunately, at present, the Calais Federation still controls the eating phase, although they completely control most of the farms of the Duchy of Notte by their kind of seeds, but they also leave a way for the Duchy to live, and even the small life is somewhat better than before, so the resistance is now getting smaller and smaller, and as the older generation gradually passes away, the generation that has grown up under the influence of the Calais Federation will completely forget and gradually move closer to Calais.
Although this result can be seen, it is a pity that even the Scarlet Duke is powerless to change anything.
He is the commander of the Frontier Knights, and now all he can do is do everything he can for the greater good of the principality, nothing more......
"Your Excellency Duke, I have received a tip-off that the owner of the mage tower has returned to Donno, plus the currently known countess, there are already two mages on the Donno side."
At this moment, a figure wearing a mage's robe came to the Scarlet Duke with a smile.
He is the Frontier Knights' mage, Matt, and the only official mage by Duke Scarlet's side, with several other spellcasters being Warlocks and Specialized Spellcasters.
However, although Matt is a native of the Duchy of Notte, he has studied in the Calais Federation since he was a child, and he is a top student trained by the Calais School of Magic there, and after he comes back, he can obviously feel that his position is biased towards Calais.
It's just that spellcasters are rare, and they are already like this now, so the Scarlet Duke has nothing to reject, since the risks and disadvantages have been beared, the convenience benefits brought by the mage naturally have to be obtained, and they can't lose twice.
"I've heard that the elven composer turned the tide in the previous banquet assassination, and his strength is outstanding, and with his help, I'm afraid that Luke's kid will not be able to bear it."
The Scarlet Duke's tone was indifferent, and now there is information from Calais's side that the group of waste nobles in the East has failed!
At this time, only the remaining thousands of teams were gathered and stubbornly held on, and the effect that could be played was limited.
Count Luke, who has no worries about this situation, is bound to do something!
At this time, if it was only for the benefit of the principality, his best choice now was to stop the confrontation and collect his troops and return to the city.
Anyway, there was no fight before, friction doesn't count, and neither side will tear the face.
It's just obvious that the Calais Federation is not ready to just forget it, maybe there are some new interests on the side of the savages that they can't give up!
However, the domestication technique of Warcraft that the original Scarlet Duke also knew was an inseparable benefit, and it was not surprising that Calais's group of guys who smelled of copper would make this choice.
Anyway, it was the people of the Duchy of Notte who were fighting, and the number of casualties had nothing to do with them.
This made the Scarlet Duke feel a little sad in his heart.
"Judging from their current scheduling, I'm afraid they really want to do something, and with the cooperation of an excellent mage, it will naturally make Duke Luke feel like a tiger."
When Matt said this, he was also full of smiles.
Although he said something like 'it's terrible', judging from his confident expression, there must have been a follow-up.
Therefore, the Scarlet Duke just looked at the other party quietly, anyway, he directly withdrew his troops without any other support, even if he waited for his side to work in this battle, but in the face of the attack led by Luke, he would definitely suffer heavy losses.
Luke needs to solve the problem of the East, so as long as there is a little chance of winning, he will inevitably make a move, and now he doesn't have to worry about being stolen, he can naturally let go, but he has no reason to block this, even if he loses his own advantage in the end, he is actually a loss, because he can't beat Donno City!
It's just a wave of pure consumption on both sides, making it impossible to storm the city and retreat.
After seeing that the Scarlet Duke had no expression and expectations, Matt next to him also had to sell his own pass
"This time, the Federation attaches great importance to the wildlings in the Eastlands, so several of my classmates and teachers are about to arrive by airship."
When he said this, the mage advisor's face also showed a hint of joy and pride.
He is a top graduate of the Calais School of Magic, and the classmates and teachers he knows are true elite!
There weren't many mages in the entire Duchy of Nott, and almost everyone had their own position and mission, and few wanted to be transferred temporarily.
But on his side, he can easily get involved with a group of people!!
This is a spellcaster, and there are quite a few mages among them!
The Scarlet Duke, who had always had a flat expression, was a little surprised when he heard this, how many classmates and teachers?
He knew that this kid must also be a high-achieving student if he could become an official mage, so although his classmates may not all be mages, most of them should be professional-level, and his teacher is a powerful old mage.
There are several more people coming over at one time, and this ability to transfer does make him feel a little emotional.
Calais is indeed very powerful, especially in terms of magic, which is not inferior to some empires.
However, the thought of this native-born Knott magic genius and his mouth full of 'Federation' and 'we' still made the Scarlet Duke sigh a little again.
Calais will make such a big effort this time, obviously knowing what he thinks.
If they don't have enough benefits, they can't do their best, and they can't really do anything to the Duchy of Nott with their perfunctory gangster missions.
Only by coming out with practical benefits can you impress yourself and make yourself desperate!
And what impresses you the most......
Thinking of this, the Scarlet Duke's somewhat cloudy eyes swept towards Donno City on the other side again.
This city is indeed my obsession!
Suppose, with enough support from the legal system, wait for Luke to lead the army in the form of positional warfare.
And then some tactical magic scrolls.
Then this time there is really a great possibility that these elites of Donno will be hit again, and it is not even impossible to keep this genius Earl of Flame!
Thinking of Luke's age, thinking of his potential, and thinking of his own obsession with Donno City again, the original cloudiness in the Scarlet Duke's eyes was also swept away.
He knew Calais was taking advantage of himself.
But at this time, the goals and interests of both parties are the same!
In a way, Count Luke's death was in the interest of all the countries in the vicinity.
At that time, even if he rashly launched an attack, without a proper declaration, he would still be able to get the tacit approval of the two countries, Idai and Dia, who were unable to spare their hands.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and it is also a conspiracy of the Federation of Calais!
Legend is expected.
Just these four words, Luke has a way to die!
Updated...... Anemia, dizziness, eating some iron tablets, more prone to anemia than girls, hey