While the elves were reporting the information they obtained from the little village, Grimm and Alice were discussing a plan in front of the wooden statue.
The giant floating ship was currently hovering on an isolated island 110 nautical miles away from the Calan Continent.
The island was not big, only about a mile or two wide. It was covered with black rocks. There was not even much loose soil, let alone animals and plants.
Due to the rugged terrain of the island, there was no place for the airship to land stably. Grimm could only let it hover ten meters above the ground, quietly resting and reorganizing.
He had just fought a battle and captured some elves, so he had to find a place to 'settle' them down as soon as possible. He could not bring a group of captives around to fight, could he?
That was why the floating airship dispatched a group of construction robots to dig out a small underground prison in a secluded spot on the island and stuffed all the elven captives into it.
After lightening the burden, Grimm announced that they would rest on the island for three days.
There was no other form of entertainment in this remote area. Grimm was only giving the wizards of his family a buffer to adapt to the upcoming battle. According to the information Poison Man Endor had obtained, Grimm had a preliminary understanding of the locations of all the elven villages, towns, and cities within a thousand miles of the south coast.
Once Grimm had digested the harvest, the Crimson Family would launch a large-scale surprise attack on the elven defense line in the next one or two months. The targets of the attack were all randomly chosen. As long as they were not blocked by the powerful elves on the battlefield, with the floating ship's high altitude, the elves would not be able to stop them even if they wanted to.
The south coast had a winding coastline that stretched for thirty thousand miles. Even if the elves had eyes everywhere in the Magic Forest, it would still be difficult to stop the floating ship from entering from high altitude. If the elves wanted to defend the vast Magic Forest, it would be useless even if they sent out all the elven troops stationed in the central mountain range.
If Grimm was the commander of the elves, he would also be helpless against an enemy that came and went without a trace. The only solution was to shrink the defense line and move most of the elven villages and towns to heavily guarded cities.
This was the only way to minimize unnecessary casualties and use the powerful wings of the Elven Army to cover the ordinary Elves with low combat power.
However, if they did so, the few Elven cities would have to bear a huge pressure to survive. Moreover, they would have to abandon the vast Magic Forest to that mysterious enemy.
Furthermore, if the South Coast Elven Commander was really ruthless enough to do so, Grimm would just run off with his men to wreak havoc in other regions. At that time, the other defense areas would have to face the same problem and unwillingness as the South Coast defense area.
Of course, the Elves were not like the Goblins who could be bullied by the Wizards.
Looking at the internal composition of the elven army, there was more than one troop type that could pose a great threat to the airship. From top to bottom, the Green Dragon Army was, of course, the most terrifying.
Although the Floating Ship possessed powerful firepower, three or four Tier 2 Green Dragons were more than enough to knock the Floating Ship out of the sky if it encountered the Green Dragon Legion.
After all, the Dragons were recognized as the kings of aerial combat!
However, with the arrogance and laziness of the Dragons, the price they had to pay in order to drive them all the way from the central mountain range to the remote border to encircle some bandits was too great. Any Elven commander would have to think twice before doing so.
Therefore, as long as the Floating Ship didn't get too close to the large Elven cities, the chances of encountering a group of Dragons were very low. To put it bluntly, if the Green Dragons dared to be alone, Grimm wouldn't mind sending out his family's Dragon Slaying Squad to complete another Dragon Slaying Mission in the Faern Plane.
Excluding the Dragons, the greatest threat to the Floating Ship was the Elven Army's Aerial Unit.
The Elven Aerial Unit consisted of Pegasus Knights, Hippogryphs, and large magical beasts, Chimeras.
The Pegasus Knights selected a few Elves who were skilled in close combat to ride on their pegasus. They would use their speed to rush to the enemy's side and engage them in close combat. They used longbows for long-range attacks, spears for mid-range attacks, and elven swords for close-range attacks. They were proficient in all aspects of attack.
The Pegasus Knights who performed outstandingly would be selected to ride on a mutant of the Pegasus Clan — the Silver Pegasus. From there, they would be promoted to Silver Pegasus Knights. These Silver Pegasus all had some strange racial abilities. After grinding with the Elven Knights to the point of telepathy, they could even help the Knights derive a few powerful Knight Battle Skills.
Unfortunately, because the Pegasus and Silver Pegasus were just a mutant of land horses that had been demonized, they weren't good at carrying heavy loads. Therefore, the Knights riding them couldn't wear overly thick metal armor. Otherwise, it would seriously slow down their flying speed.
Therefore, most of the Elven Pegasus Knights and Silver Pegasus Knights wore leather armor. However, many Elves who were born in the upper class still liked beautiful metal armor. It was just that in order to reduce the weight, they had no choice but to wear the metal armor a little thinner and make it hollowed out.
Seriously speaking, this kind of aerial unit was extremely powerful against the human army. It could almost completely control the battlefield. However, it wasn't enough to deal with the Floating Ship!
The Archer Magic Machinery was covered with automatic fire guns. Although they weren't powerful individually, they had the advantage in numbers. Once they formed a barrage, even if the Elven Knights' basic strength was several times that of the Archer Magic Machinery, it would still be difficult for them to get close to them and start a massacre.
Moreover, with the thickness of the Battle Magic Machinery's metal shell, ordinary Elven blades and arrows would barely be able to damage them at all. Only those powerful Knight Battle Skills or Archer Battle Skills could truly harm the Battle Magic Machinery.
Therefore, it was very difficult for a single Archer Magic Machinery to defeat an Elven Knight of the same rank. Many times, the Archer Magic Machinery would even be taken down by the opponent with targeted attacks. However, if ten Archer Magic Machinery were to face ten Elven Knights, the Archer Magic Machinery would definitely win, and it might even be a one-sided massacre.
Moreover, the Floating Ship had the even more powerful magic cannons.
No Elven Knight would be able to withstand such a terrifying magic attack if the energy rays reached up to a hundred degrees.
With the magic cannons as the core and the Archer Magic Machinery as support, even if the Floating Ship fell into the heavy encirclement of the Pegasus Knights, it could still use its fierce firepower to tear open a crack and charge out. If the Pegasus Knights dared to force their way through the net of firepower and board the Floating Ship, what awaited them would be even thicker defensive Magic Machinery and three powerful Magic Warriors.
The situation for the Hippogryphon Archers was more or less the same. They picked a few skilled archers from the Elven Archers and boarded the Hippogryphons that the tribe had painstakingly nurtured. They hovered high in the blue sky and launched long-range attacks against the enemies on the ground.
The problem they faced was the same as the Pegasus Knights — they lacked the protection of heavy armor. Naturally, they were always victorious against the human army that didn't have aerial mounts or aerial control. However, against a metal hedgehog made of steel like the Floating Ship, their weakness was enough to be fatal.
First of all, they couldn't fly as high as the Floating Ship.
This made it impossible for them to display their accurate archery and long-range projectile attacks.
Secondly, they couldn't get close to the Floating Ship.
With their armor, two or three metal bullets were enough to incapacitate an excellent Hippogryphon Archer. If something happened to the Hippogryphon, the Elven Archer that fell from the sky would definitely die!
Thirdly, their arrows couldn't do anything to the Floating Ship's thick shell.
According to the Goblin Engineer's measurements, the outer deck and hull of the Floating Ship were already half a meter thick. Using bows and arrows to attack a half-meter thick metal plate made of a special alloy made by the Goblin Alchemy Laboratory. Only lunatics and idiots would do such a ridiculous thing!
It was because he had such a clear understanding of the enemy and himself that Grimm didn't care about the enemy's aerial mounts.
Of course, the Elven aerial forces weren't completely useless. The large magical beasts that were specially raised, the Chimeras, not only had thick skin and flesh, but they were also proficient in three types of magic. If the Elves could gather a large number of Chimeras and launch an assault, they might be able to break through the Floating Ship's net of firepower and land successfully.
However, that would also be the time for the Magi to show themselves!
Every Elemental Magus was a terrifying elemental volcano. Once they let go of their hands and feet and unleashed a torrent of Magus spells without restraint, the terrifying scene would make anyone tremble in fear!
In the end, the real threat to the Floating Ship was a 'fake Air Force'!
The Druid Order …
As a special race in the Elven Kingdom, the Druid Order had a transcendent status and powerful strength within the Kingdom.
Even the most junior Druid had mastered an exquisite secret spell of nature.
They could cast spells, transform, and even summon forest companions to fight with them. They were basically the combination of Elemental Magi, Bloodline Magi, and Summoners. Although they weren't proficient in any of their specialties, they were extremely difficult to deal with when it came to overall combat strength.
If there was a troop in the Elven Kingdom that was most likely to pose a huge threat to the Floating Ship, it would definitely be the Druid Order formed by a large number of Druids.
They could transform into Wind Eagles or Socrates Eagles and fly into the blue sky to catch up to the Floating Ship. Once they boarded the Floating Ship, they could transform into Violent Earth Bears, Berserk Apes, Razor Boars, or Giant Barbarian Elephants the moment they landed.
This way, they would not be at too much of a disadvantage even if they were to face a defensive magic machine head-on.
Moreover, they had the ability to cast spells quickly, and could cast binding spells of nature, as well as powerful offensive spells of nature. This was definitely not good news for combat magic machines with weaker magic resistance!
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