Archbishop Nicholas saw from a height of 1,000 meters that West Town was filled with metal fortresses and tall arrow towers. Even if he flew up, he would have to suffer a fatal attack.
Not to mention, there was a 10-story Magic Tower in the east of the town. If there was a no-fly zone, the mages might fall to their deaths in the city if they could not control their flying skills.
There were also magic cannons in the city, which were much more accurate than magic catapults. The Magic Tower could completely provide the coordinates of the heavy equipment of the troops outside the city, allowing the magic cannons in the city to attack accurately.
Before leaving, the pope did not tell Nicholas that the expeditionary troops that had been gathered had been affected by the magic spell, and they would not live long. Hence, he did not want the soldiers to suffer too many casualties. He still wanted to bring the army back to Jialoulan, or simply cross Phoenix to attack Guderian City.
Salin was really lucky. He made a trip to Holy Rock City and brought the Filets back. That was how he managed to convince the two level-9 Magic Shooters of the Red Tiger Mercenary Corps to stabilize the defense of West Town.
"General, leave 20,000 men behind. We'll lead the troops and continue heading east!" Archbishop Nicholas immediately made up his mind. He did not want to waste too much time on this matter. Although this town was difficult to attack, he did not believe that the city by the sea did not have any loopholes. One had to know that West Town was a completely militarized city. It was said that the city by the sea had a large trade volume, and the area it occupied would be much more difficult to defend.
Besides, Archbishop Nicholas' judgment was very accurate. Although the defense of the city was tight, there would not be too many main forces inside. There would be at most 10,000 people. If he left 20,000 people behind, he could still control the situation without considering the casualties. More than 70,000 soldiers attacking the city by the sea, together with the 5,000 prison guards of the Inquisition, would still have a higher chance of winning.
The commander could not refuse Archbishop Nicholas' orders. Anyway, his entire legion had not suffered any casualties yet. With the main forces there, there was a high chance of attacking the target city. It was not a big deal to lose 20,000 people, but if they really attacked this town, the casualties would not be as simple as 20,000 people.
In the eyes of the commander, this city would be able to deplete all his forces. The enemy must have set up such a bait to make him suffer losses here so that he could protect the city by the sea.
The three mysterious figures from the Inquisition said to Nicholas, "Archbishop, this is a magic tower with ten floors. Heresy! Aren't you afraid of the Pope's reprimand if you let them go just like that?"
"Hmph, dealing with heretics is the Inquisition's job. Are you guys going to frame me instead of taking action? "
"Archbishop, you can say whatever you want. When we return, we will report to the Head Inquisitor. As for whether Dinicio can protect you or not, that will depend on your luck. "The three fellows laughed heartily and left with the black-robed Divine Officials.
Archbishop Nicholas almost vomited blood. If the three of them were to go back and talk about it, the pope would probably punish them too. However, if they really attacked this Mage Tower, they wouldn't be able to take down the city by the sea. The Pope's calculations were not accurate. An army of one hundred thousand was absolutely incapable of flattening these two cities.
The cardinals under Nicholas did not dare to speak either. If they suggested it, Nicholas would definitely let them attack the Magic Tower themselves. No one would do something so strenuous and unrewarding, so everyone remained silent.
Nicholas sneered in his heart, suddenly understanding the intentions of those three fellows. When he returned, he would have to complain to the Pope. Otherwise, he would really have to bear the blame.
If they accused each other, the final result would be nothing. Those three fellows were also afraid of taking responsibility.
After understanding this, Nicholas's anger was finally appeased. "Let's go. Tell the mages not to get too close."
The people of the Vatican were scheming against each other, but Salin's Metatlin City was united. The subordinates of the four dukes played a role. They gathered hundreds of merchant ships in Lianyun City to transport livestock to Metatlin City. Salin paid a high price, and before the stocks were used up, there would be a large amount of fresh meat for the army.
The ones who suffered the most were the farmers. The crops had just been planted, and they would probably all be destroyed once the army passed. However, Salin had already ordered that all farmers would be exempted from taxes for three years. Three years later, they would be reinstated according to circumstances. This spring, Metatlin City would work with the nobles to subsidize the farmers so that they could survive without food for the winter.
Salin even promised to compensate all the farmers for their seeds. If the village was burned down, Salin could rebuild it for free.
All the goods Salin bought now were based on the goods that left Lianyun City. Even if the ship sank because of the storm, Salin would pay according to the number of goods shipped.
In this way, there were naturally people who were willing to take the risk. After all, the flames of war could not spread to the sea for the time being. He could collect money as soon as he shipped the goods. There was no better way to earn money than this.
With a great reward, there would always be brave men. Salin also announced the rules for the management of the mercenaries during the war. The small mercenary groups that helped defend Duanren Pass all received great rewards. Immediately, there were mercenaries who planned to join the defense of Metatlin City.
Salin did not reject any of them. He could let his soldiers set up defenses on the southern city walls, ready to rush to the battle on the western side at any time. The individual battle strength of the mercenaries was not bad, but they were much weaker in group battles. But the defensive battles on the city walls were small scale battles even if the enemy charged up. The mercenaries could still handle it.
After Salin released the news, thousands of mercenaries set off from Lianyun City, already marching towards Metatlin City.
These mercenaries were all Qin Yin's. Hearing that they were going to war with the Vatican, and that it was a defensive battle, which was the easiest for them to do, they immediately became interested. The commission in war was several times higher than that of escorting goods.
With the efforts of the four dukes, Metatlin City finally had a new atmosphere. It was no longer lifeless, and the port also became busy.
If not for the long winter, Metatlin City's location would definitely be an enviable place. In terms of defense, there was a place like Duanren Pass. If it had been built earlier, Salin would definitely be able to keep the army of the Vatican outside the pass. There were several rivers to the north, which made it difficult for the army to pass through during the summer. There were mountains to the south, and the sea to the east.
As long as they had a powerful navy, this city would control close to two hundred miles to the west, and four to five hundred miles to the north. Further north, the Spellcasters had discovered a large number of mineral deposits. To the west was barren land that could be cultivated. If this place was not so cold, it would have long been occupied by the people of Qin Yin.
Under Salin's management, Metatlin City became more prosperous day by day because of the metal ores and mid-level Magic Cores. Now that the army of the Vatican wanted to destroy this place, a large number of merchants hated the Vatican. Once Salin guaranteed their interests, these people still made the simplest choice.
The people of the Vatican would not understand why the people of Qin Yin hated the spread of religion so much. To the people of Qin Yin, the Tanggulas Empire was backward and poor. All of this was brought about by the Vatican. There were too many Spellcasters in Qin Yin, too many literate people. The faith of the Vatican could hardly move an inch here.
Now that the Vatican wanted to use violence to destroy Qin Yin, the people of Qin Yin were naturally furious.
Although Salin had offered a high price, in reality, the merchants did not earn much. They were just afraid of losing everything. Almost all the resources were controlled by Sacred Rock City and sent to the border of Jialou Lan. The cost for merchants to organize such a large-scale supply was also very high.
With morale stabilized, Salin was relieved.
Not to mention inside the city, outside the city, the army of the Vatican had arrived. The vanguard was two miles away from the city. Seeing the continuous walls of Metatlin City, the expressions of the officers were very ugly.
This city was almost as big as a holy city. In the Tanggulas Empire, there were not many places that were bigger than this snow-white city.
The Mages in the army were even more disheartened. Some of the more knowledgeable people could see that there was something strange about the walls. Their Mental Energy had discovered that there was a flow of power near the walls from afar. The Mages were not Spellcasters and could not distinguish it very clearly, but they knew that it was probably impossible to fly above the walls.
The soldiers at the head of the city stood in great numbers, their armor bright and their flags fluttering. Through the alchemy telescope, the leading officer saw a large number of Undead. There must be thousands of them. The walls on both sides could not be seen with the naked eye. How big was this city? Who said this was a small city!?
Archbishop Nicholas was also invited to the front. Seeing the walls of Metatlin City, Nicholas recognized the layout at the top of the city — Sequence Dante.
Sequence Dante's ability to control elements was almost endless. Such a large city wall could organize a complete Sequence Dante. The top of the city was definitely a no-fly zone.
If six Magic Towers were built in this city, its defense would almost be comparable to Sacred Rock City. Back then, the Divine Kingdom's Knights had been badly beaten in front of Sacred Rock City, which had become a shadow in the hearts of the Vatican. Some cities were indeed impossible to break through. Especially in countries where magic was popular, the Mages were not the rulers.
Nicholas really wanted to return to the Radiant Plains immediately. How could they fight such a city? It was laughable that he wanted to rely on this contribution to become one of the candidates for the Pope.
But even if the Pope allowed it, his 90,000 people still had three days' worth of rations left. Twenty thousand miles, how could they go back? By eating grass?
"Ask the people from the Inquisition to come over," Nicholas said to the Cardinal behind him. The only thing he could rely on now was the three Kings of Killers that came out of the Black Prison.
The attack range of a magic catapult, even with the addition of magic, was only six miles. The Vatican's middle army stopped six miles away. At the top of the city wall, Salin still nervously went to the front line. His Elemental Eyes could see a hundred miles away, and he could see the deployment of the Vatican's army.
Beside Salin, Neris and Scica followed closely. Behind them were a dozen Spellcasters from Seriger Island and Scica's guards.
"Quite a lot of Heavy Armor Warriors. Diabinus, I'll let Zola and you guard this side. This time, you must not back down," Salin said sternly.
"Yes, Lord Salin," Diabinus replied respectfully, but he did not take it seriously. That damned contract no longer had such a strong binding force. But he could not just watch Salin get hurt and not do anything. But Salin would not always be on the city wall. Once Salin left, how he fought would be up to him.
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