Ten days later.
The news of the Lassiman Kingdom's envoy's visit had spread all over the city.
In the past, the people had no interest in the news of the envoy's visit. However, when the word "spaceship" spread, this seemingly ordinary state visit instantly became a hot topic.
Logically speaking, the people of this world were already familiar with the existence of "magic", "elements", and "divine spells". They should not be so excited about the "spaceship".
However, in fact, the "spaceship" had been completely deified by too many "legends" over the past hundreds of years. As a result, the spaceship had a special meaning.
No one knew how many years ago, the bards had been talking about flying vehicles. Their existence was mostly associated with the High Elves or some ancient civilization. Whether it was in terms of image, function, or strategic significance, they were all hyped up by those who dared to make up stories. In many people's eyes, a "spaceship" was equivalent to a "divine weapon that could conquer a country."
"Three spaceships attacking XX Country", "Ten thousand cannons blasting the Orcs' base camp" and so on had been circulating on the streets and alleys for countless times. Therefore, when the civilians heard that the "flagship" of Rassman's envoy was about to arrive at the port, they all showed extreme curiosity. There were even scenes of "tens of thousands of people turning out to watch". As for the warnings of "Orc invasion" and "danger at the border", they had gradually forgotten about them.
However, compared to the numb people, the Mages of the Kingdom of Karen were in a bad mood.
Because they could not make spaceships!
The nobles all had their own senior-rank Mages hired by their families. The royal family even spent a lot of money to build several "magic academies". However, in the past hundred years, although the Mages had made many magic items that could "float" in the air, no one had ever broken the weight limit and made a real "flying vehicle"!
The Kingdom of Karen had never been short of conflicts. The senior-rank sorcerers who controlled the air clearly knew the importance of "air supremacy". The idea of "spaceships" had been around since the beginning of the Karen Kingdom. However, no matter how powerful the sorcerers were, the technological bottleneck was always right in front of them — insufficient energy, ineffective magic circles, unscientific design, and so on. The most successful result was that a five-meter "spaceship" was smashed into pieces in the sea after flying for a hundred meters …
If there were enough money and time, the sorcerers might be able to solve the problem sooner or later. However, most of the sorcerers in the Kingdom of Karen depended on the existence of the nobles. They did not dare to establish a large-scale organization that was completely independent of the nobles. Therefore, when the royal family and the nobles saw no hope of success, no one dared to spend money on the spaceship anymore. As a result, the research on the spaceship gradually came to a halt. In the past five years, no sorcerers had mentioned the spaceship again.
However, the appearance of Lassiman's envoy was like a sudden clap of thunder, causing the mages of the Kingdom of Karen to break out in a cold sweat!
"It's all a rumor. It's impossible …"
"Didn't I tell you later? The ship didn't fly for long before it fell back into the water …"
"Anyway, we have to see their flagship today. I don't believe those rumors!"
The senior-rank sorcerers, who rarely saw each other in the past, were now gathered in groups of two or three, discussing in low voices in front of the beautifully decorated square outside the port.
Today, when the envoy was about to arrive, these sorcerers all walked out of the magic tower at the request of Charles II. They wore the emblems of their families, brought along their best students and assistants, put on the most luxurious robes, and equipped the staffs with the strongest elemental fluctuations. They all looked at the hazy mist on the sea in the distance with different thoughts in their minds.
They were all very nervous, and there was even a kind of unspeakable fear in their hearts. If these foreign sorcerers were stronger than them, it would be no different from a loud slap in the face to the self-proclaimed Congress of Magic of the Kingdom of Karen!
The six leading sorcerers all had different expressions on their faces. They were standing in different positions. They represented the six "mountains" of the sorcerers in the kingdom. Except for the strong ones who did not want to show their faces in public, these six sorcerers basically represented the highest level of sorcery and academic level.
However, compared to the sorcerers, the royal family obviously trusted the "Rose Cross" on the surface or the "Viper Cross" in the dark more. The status of "divine spells" in the kingdom was incomparable to the sorcerers. This was also an important reason why there were not many sorcerers in the Kingdom of Karen. The sorcerers in the port team were only a small group. The most conspicuous ones were naturally the teams of "Rose Cross" Holy Knights in silver armor and the solemn-looking bishops and priests.
Many of the nobles' younger generation had also come. Each of them was also dressed in gold and silver to the extreme. Many of the self-proclaimed handsome ones even wore wigs, desperately trying to make their presence known. The road from the port all the way to the royal city had been separated by countless soldiers. The crowd that rushed to the port was bustling all around. Those who did not know what was going on might even think that this was the scene of the kingdom's celebration.
"In fact, by doing this, we are already at a disadvantage …"
Crohn, the "Crown of Ice", sighed as he stroked the blue wand in his hand, as if he was resting with his eyes closed.
As the oldest elemental sorcerer among the six sorcerers, Crohn looked like he was in his fifties. His hair was gray and white, and one could vaguely tell that he was handsome when he was young. However, he was actually already 103 years old. He had almost witnessed the establishment of the Kingdom of Karen and its growth to this day. Because of this, he was actually somewhat dissatisfied with the choice made by Charles II.
However, the status of the Congress of Magic in the kingdom was not high. Moreover, due to the issue of their position and identity, they could not arbitrarily talk about the king. Therefore, such words could only be heard by the three students beside him.
"Teacher, I think that the reason why they are showing off their sorcery ability like this is probably to deliberately boast and exaggerate. If they could really use it on the battlefield, they would definitely not show it in front of others now."
"Not necessarily. Lassiter is far away. 'Invasion' is probably not their first choice. This kind of display of power is more to express their attitude …"
Among the three students, the two who spoke were in their forties or fifties. They looked at the gradually spreading mist on the surface of the sea, stroking their beards while discussing in low voices. Naturally, the vision and structure of a sorcerer were different from that of a commoner. These few comments were basically on point. However, the female sorcerer, whose face was covered under a hood, did not make a sound. She was as silent as a bronze statue.
"It's here! It's here! "
Within a few minutes, someone suddenly shouted. The crowd suddenly became quiet for a moment, and then there were countless exclamations —
"Oh my god! It's real! "
"Is, is that floating?!"
The sea was a little foggy today, and the visibility was about two to three kilometers. Therefore, the giant ship that suddenly appeared in their field of vision felt like a "giant beast of the sea".
The hull of the ship was more than 150 meters long and 40 meters wide. In this era, it was definitely a complete "giant." The huge hull was streamlined, and its surface was flashing with dense runes. Although it looked intimidating, countless sorcerers breathed a sigh of relief when … the giant ship did not float in the air as they had imagined.
However, their expressions did not improve because there were actually six hemispherical sentry towers floating on both sides of the ship!
They were connected to the four sides of the ship by iron chains, and were wider than two horse carriages. All of them relied on magic to float in the air. Due to the existence of the magical ballista cannons on these sentry towers, the attack power and vision of the entire ship were increased by several folds. Together with the defensive runes on the sentry towers that could be activated at any time, the defense power of the ship was probably increased by a lot.
The huge hull and the sentry towers around it were almost 100 meters high. It was enough to imagine how much pressure this flagship would put on the enemy at sea …
Four smaller frigates appeared on both sides of the flagship. In comparison, their appearance was completely acceptable. Apart from the magical runes on the hull, these ships were not much different from the warships of the Cullen Navy.
Even so, the face of the navy commander Dero who was also present was ashen. He knew himself best. Although the Cullen Navy traded with the neighboring countries, there was no improvement in the construction of their warships. In the past few decades, they had not fought any hard battles other than attacking pirates. If he were to lead his fleet against these enemies, he would not have a chance of winning no matter what!
This was a blatant display of military might!
An inexplicable pressure had already spread in the port following the appearance of the flagship. Only the ignorant civilians were still cheering excitedly at the sight of the floating sentry towers. However, regardless of whether it was the bishops, magicians, or nobles, they all looked up at the floating tower with grim expressions.
Perhaps only one of them was different.
Standing behind Crohn, Merlinsera gently took off her hood and stared at the runes below the floating tower with a meaningful gaze. An almost imperceptible smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Finally … I've come across something interesting."
*****
At the same time, in Elsen City.
Roddy, who had just returned, sat down on a soft armchair, looking a little tired. He raised his hand and handed a roll of parchment to Camilla. "This is the deployment arrangement for the next step. See if you can achieve it with the current resources."
"Okay."
Camilla actually had a lot of things she wanted to say and ask, but she knew that now was not the time. She quickly flipped through the parchment and quickly made her own judgment from the perspective of the "Guardian of Elsen City".
"The production of Rechargeable Crystals is enough to open up these buildings, but if it is to deal with the invasion of the orcs, is it really necessary to open up something like the 'floating tower' …?"
When she looked up from the parchment, she found that the mayor, Roddy, had his head tilted to the side and was actually snoring in front of the armchair.
From the battle half a month ago until today, Roddy had almost never been able to sleep in peace for more than four hours a day. He had set up the strategic guidelines in Pacaro City, and he had stood up against the objections of the masses in Hollier City to make the final decision with Sally. He had always been highly tense. After returning to Elsen City, perhaps because of his complete trust in Camilla and the city, Roddy finally couldn't take it anymore and directly fell asleep because of a moment of relaxation in his mind …
The bloody battle and irregular diet had made Roddy's cheeks as thin as a malnourished patient's. The tension of the current situation had made him mentally and physically exhausted, and he had a few more tufts of white hair. Although he was sleeping soundly, he looked as if he had aged ten years.
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