Volume IV, Chapter XXIV
In the unlit cellar, the figures of the emissaries blended into the bleak background, and the faint light that flashed from the mist above the crystal ball was only enough to illuminate their faces, bewildered and shocked. The narrow, blurry image flickered and unstable, but it was enough for onlookers to see a large group of "things" flying in the sky.
The two pointed oval-shaped things with a bulging middle were visible in the sky, and although they felt bulky in form, the messengers were not stupid, and they knew that it was flying towards the training ground faster than the galloping horses. Gradually, it was an object that they had never dreamed of.
It is a very large, free-flying apparatus that is made up of two or three ellipsoids with two or two pointed ends.
The ellipsoid is covered with canvas, and for a moment I don't know what material it is made of, but the bracket connected in the middle is metal. Hanging below hangs a large wooden hull, which is about one hundred and fifty arms long and twenty arms wide, and has at least three layers from top to bottom, according to the round windows that open on the sides.
"No...... Wouldn't it?" Lando let out a groan of pain: "How many people can fly on a ship?"
"It's a flying ship, and it's not slow, and if it's used to transport troops, five hundred people are fine. This thing can fly stealthily across the border at a very fast speed, whether it is a lofty mountain, or a river, lake and sea, and there is no danger to defend again. The Bansai envoy continued with the wry smile just now: "Your Excellency, do you now understand what plans the Sibian Empire is making?"
"Look again, I'll look again. "Severik. Lando swallowed with difficulty, his eyes staring straight at the changing image.
The emissaries looked much like him. They are all watching carefully.
There are nine ships in this group. They vary in size and shape. Some are smaller, some are larger, and they are going around the training ground in circles from end to end. Due to the angle, after the spacecraft reached the training ground, the image could not show their full form, but everyone could still see the hull below. There was no mark on the side of the hull except for rows of round windows, not even a number. On the top deck of the ship, there were still a few people walking back and forth.
There was a small fireball on the ground, which was supposed to be a signal as the ship began to slow down and change formation. They formed two horizontal formations in front and back, and flew towards the army of dummies under the city walls.
"What other use can these things be on the battlefield besides transporting troops, machinery, and supplies?" the Riva Empire envoy tilted his head from side to side and asked a question that no one could answer him, at least not for now.
When no one can answer questions, it's best to speak with facts. The ship flying over the dummy unit moved. The nails at their bottom have several thin slits open. Strings of small fireballs were dropped, like lit tarpaulins shedding grease.
Small fireballs dragging black smoke stand out in the twilight sky. But this sight was definitely not beautiful in the hearts of the emissaries, and they all knew what those little fireballs wereβthose things were the last battle of the Sbya Rebellion, the first fire oil stone bullet that appeared in the Holy Order's offensive and defensive war!
In an instant, sparks erupted from the ground beneath the spaceship, and the location of the dummy's troops turned into a sea of fire. Thick black smoke rose into the air, swaying upwards to obscure the sky. Although they knew that it was a dummy, the messengers were terrified.
After the war, all countries studied the tactics and weapons of Cohen's army, and knew that many of the rebels who defended the Holy Capital died on this thing, and it also played a big role in shaking the hearts of the rebels, so the envoys were deeply impressed by this small fire oil stone bomb.
Unlike in their memories, the fire oil stone bullets they saw at this time seemed to have changed, because objects falling from high altitudes would definitely sink into the relatively soft ground, but they did not burrow into the ground, nor did they burn on the ground, but bounced up after hitting the ground, scattering the burning oil evenly everywhere. Compared with the past, the lethality and killing area of the fire oil stone projectile have been greatly improved.
"Cohen. Where did Al Kaida get this weapon?" Seeing this, an envoy couldn't help but ask in a slightly trembling voice, "Sibia won't attack us, will he?"
Another messenger took over: "It's hard to say, who knows what this emperor is thinking?"
"This fire oil stone bullet does not contain magical elements, and it can pass through the magic barrier, right?" The voice of the Gallo envoy who asked was very weak, "If you let this thing fly over the city...... What should we do?"
"It's easy, put a lid on every city in your Gallo Empire!" Lando's mood was extremely bad: "I'm worried about what's the use now, why did I go earlier? If you have the ability, there will be a few more assassination activities!"
The Gallo messenger's face was red to his neck, and the two were about to quarrel again, but at this moment the light flashed, and the changing scenery attracted their attention...... The sky in the image was almost dark, and there were only a few wisps of black smoke from the burning oil, and the spacecraft in the distance flashed with a little light, and it came to the sky above the training ground again.
This time, however, the three small ships that approached did not drop the fire oil stone bombs. They slowly and silently approached the city wall and came to a standstill, several huge crossbow guns dragging ropes, shooting from the side above, after a series of metal collisions, the heads and bodies of these crossbow guns were nailed straight into the platform ground of the city wall, and the sturdy soldiers slid down the ropes, one by one before they touched the ground, and the troops were all over the city wall in the blink of an eye!
"If it's a sneak attack, the city wall will change hands like this, in an instant!" a messenger sighed with emotion: "Sibia's army itself has a strong combat power, and these spaceships have given them wings again, if they can freely reach every place on the continent, apart from the great Light God Clan, what other power can stop them?"
As the messenger spoke, the other ships stretched out a few thick brackets at the bottom of the hull and continued to descend into a large open area outside the city walls, and after a jolting glide, the ships came to a steady stop on the ground, and a large number of soldiers poured out of the opening in the tail...... in one of the ships. There was a long line of carriages!
The messengers listened to his feelings. I watched as the image in front of me slowly faded. Finally, in their silence, the image disappeared completely.
"According to information in the hands of intelligence officers, this image is Cohen. One of the many exercises that Al Qaeda reviewed over the course of a few days, and one of the most important. The Bansai envoy carefully put the crystal ball into his pocket again, and said, "What do you think?
"I have a question. The Riva messenger replied, "I don't know if it's appropriate to say it?"
"Excuse me!" the Bansai envoy sighed, "Now that the situation is so strict, I will definitely not hide anything from you. β
"Since that's the case. That's going to be asked. The Riva envoy smiled: "Isn't this person who provided us with the crystal ball an intelligence officer of the Bansai Empire? Why do you need to buy it with 300,000 gold coins?
"I have already said that the intermediary with whom I contacted this person is dead, and I can only find the code name of this person from the top-secret files of my country. The Bansai envoy calmly answered this question: "Although I am the envoy of the Bansai Empire, and I am a prominent prince, I am not his boss after all. Inspired by a sense of responsibility, he handed over the crystal ball, and I had to fund this long-broken intelligence line, do you think he didn't have to buy anyone else? He is now in the service of all empires. β
"It makes sense. These things that Sbia has, we must get. Otherwise, it's too dangerous. The Yunlu messenger said to the Bansai envoy, "Can he provide further information, such as the design drawings of the spaceship, and the whole plan." β
"I've already asked him that question. The answer is no. This plan and details were the responsibility of the Ministry of Military Industry and the General Staff of the Nesbian Empire, which were directly under the jurisdiction of the Emperor, and neither of them had such a long hand. The Bansai envoy looked back at the envoys: "The only way for the moment is for everyone to do their best to tap the potential of their intelligence system, and maybe they will be able to discover something." β
"In that case, we're all going to need to step in and contact the broken intelligence line. Severk kept staring at the table. Lando looked up and said, "It's dangerous to do that. β
"It's dangerous. The Bansai envoy smiled slightly: "To show sincerity, I have already done it first." β
The messengers stared at each other wordlessly.
"If you don't do it now, of course, there is no danger, and you can still live a stable life. The Bansai messenger said lightly: "But someday in the future, when someone flies over your city with countless ships...... By that time, I hope you won't regret your decision to do nothing today. β
Several sighed at the same time, and several closed their eyes.
"I do. After a moment, the Omatu Imperial Emissary stepped forward: "As a soldier, I have to be responsible for the safety of the Empire. β
"I do. The envoy of the Yunlu Empire nodded and said, "Although I am not a soldier, I am the imperial prince! β
"And what about the rest?" the Banser messenger's eyes sharpened, "Have you decided to do it?"
"Of course. They all nodded in reply.
In this case, I will make an unceremonious arrangement, and I hope that everyone will abandon their prejudices from now on and cooperate sincerely. The Bansai envoy lowered his voice: "Tonight's party is a good opportunity......
The next moment, the messengers came out of the cellar, departed from all directions, and returned to the inn at different times, changing their clothes and dressing up again, ready to go to the court ball for tonight. At this very moment, the envoys of various countries seemed to have reached a tacit understanding, and no one thought to inform the envoys of the Tanxi Empire, and no one even raised this issue.
At this time, in Cohen. Bursts of laughter were coming from the room of Emperor Kaida, and the imperial concubines who were ready to attend the ball gathered here to make fun of His Majesty the Emperor with the little princess Qin Lun.
"The night is long enough to light up the street lamps. His Majesty Cohen stood in the middle of the room, pretending to chant: "The faint starlight trembles, and cannot appease my empty heart......"
"It's not counted, it's not counted, husband's poem is sour, and it doesn't match the incoherence. "Bright and shining Kelly. Lorna shook her hand and said, "Tell me honestly! Where did you copy it?"
"Don't you like it?" In the midst of everyone's laughter, Cohen put on a "handsome" pose: "Then I'll make it simple." β
"Yes!" said Dill. Merlin dressed up in her family heirloom jewelry for the ball, and covered up the shrewd and capable woman in everyone's minds with a beautiful and moving demeanor: "But connect with tonight's ball." Otherwise, it is considered unqualified. β
"Do you want to test me? It's too easy. His Majesty the Emperor let out a long whistle: "Listen! β
"The night is as old as ever. The scenery remains. Nothing has changed. The first sentence won a lot of applause, and His Majesty Cohen was not without pride: "But the nobles who have eaten their supper are full of their inner desires, and they have to endure the spiritual trauma of the dull and boring life every night...... Until the ball of my great savior brings them new hope......"
There is no doubt that such a "crooked poem" is enough to laugh at a group of people, not only the people in the room laughed and bent over, but even the white shadow standing at the door. Her shoulders were also unnaturally jerking. The only one who remained unsmiling was the crow, dressed in armor and leaning against the doorframe. But strictly speaking, the crow has changed a little now, and his personal habit is moving closer to someone, such as the habit of following the door frame, which used to only appear in someone often.
"It's almost time. "Firin. Princess Rona smiled and stood up: "Let's go pick up my father!"
"Wait a minute, I still have something to give you!" Cohen called everyone to stop, turned around and took out a few gift boxes from the inner room, "Dear concubines. As your husband, how can I not prepare something for someone's first court ball?"
Give gifts. This is rarely seen in Cohen's majesty, and the four imperial concubines approached with a smile and watched Cohen open the box.
"It's beautiful jewelry, and it's a set. When the box was opened, Princess Kelly let out a cheer: "Husband, is this really for us?"
"If I said I was going to give it to some other woman, I probably wouldn't be able to get out of this room intact. Cohen exaggerated his hand on his forehead, indicating that he was sweating: "For my business, everyone has been working hard lately, and this is really a special order for you." β
"If it weren't for the hard work, wouldn't the husband be ready to give us gifts?" Princess Winsley asked Cohen with a smile. She's an elf, so she doesn't usually pay much attention to things like jewelry, and it's clear that this princess's eloquence has become even more powerful.
"Actually, it's an excuse for all the hard work! I just want to make everyone happy. Cohen smiled and replied softly, "Is there any reason to give jewelry to your loved ones?"
A casual answer made the four imperial concubines stunned for a moment, and a little sweetness and relief came to their hearts.
"Since it was specially given by my husband, let's wear it at today's ball!" Philene took her box from Cohen's hand, "Thank you, dear." β
"But we have to change our clothes again, the colors don't match!" said Princess Diel, "why don't you ask the maids to bring their clothes, and we will change them here." β
"Change it with me!" Cohen said with an indecent smile on his eyelids, "I couldn't agree more." β
"Please stay out of the way!" Princess Kelly raised her head slightly and gently pushed Cohen's chest: "We're going to change our clothes." β
"No problem!" Cohen smiled as he walked out of the room, turning back and saying, "Don't forget the little baby JΓ¬ Qinlun! β
Taking advantage of the free time for the princesses to change their clothes, Cohen went to the courtyard to glance at the crows, as if he had something to say. Raven, who had lowered his helmet mask, walked up to Cohen and waited for him to speak.
"This armor is good, isn't it?" Cohen reached out and tapped the armor piece, "I haven't seen you practicing lately, so there's nothing to worry about?"
"If you have something to say, just say it, you don't have to be close to me. A bland answer came from the crow's helmet: "Besides, there are many differences in the meaning of your words, it can't be that you have any troubles, right?"
"I really don't understand, when did you all get smart?" Cohen scratched his head, "You can see what I mean." β
"I've always been like this, nothing has changed. Raven was indifferent to Cohen's question, and hit him without hesitation: "If everyone around you suddenly becomes smarter, it can only mean one thing - that is, you yourself have become stupid." β
"Alright then! I'll get straight to the point. Cohen snorted dissatisfied: "I'm going to go out in a while, and I have some things to deal with." It's not a big deal, but you also know that it's inevitable to do things with others when you're away......"
"Like the first time I met you?" the crow actually learned to grab the white: "You brought it on yourself, right?"
"It's not like I can't win...... You don't have to worry about that. Cohen smiled, "But I don't want to use my own familiar martial arts or magic." You should also know that many people know what I'm good at, so if I'm not careful, I will show my feet. If I let people know that the king of a country ran out to fight with others, then I would have no face. β
"What do you want?"
"It's very simple, you practice with me more during this time, I need a unique set of martial arts, just make people unrecognizable. I built a closed martial arts hall in the palace, and no one would steal it. β
"To achieve such an effect, short-term training will not be effective. The crow asked, "If the opponent is a powerful character, you will still unconsciously use the usual methods." β
"It's up to you to deal with me. Cohen smiled and said, "You can't do this, can you?"
"Since you've asked for that, let's start training tonight. The crow pulled up the mask: "It starts after the dance, is there a problem?"
"Not a problem. Cohen shook his head: "Don't think about taking advantage of the training opportunity to beat me, I'm not a fat sheep for mermaids." β
"We'll see. The crow put down his mask, turned around and said, "By the way, I still have to charge tuition." (To be continued......)