"Reduce the engine's output to a quarter. We'll wait for them to come!"
Blackie ordered as he sat on a chair with his legs crossed. Krose felt a little uneasy when she saw the smug look on the little guy's face. She hesitated for a moment, but eventually found Ilya sitting not far away. After all, compared to Blackie, Ilya was easier to communicate with.
"Miss Ilya, isn't this a little too rash? I know it's not good to say this, but if anything happens to the Blizzard … "
"I can't do anything about it."
Ilya shook her head in response to Krose's concern.
"I'm sorry. Master has said that Blackie will be in charge of the Blizzard when he's not around. But don't worry, Sister Krose, Blackie and I have been through many more difficult battles than this. If you ask me, there really isn't much of a threat. "
"Is that so?"
"Yes. Master chose Blackie because Blackie is the most similar to him … At least, I believe that if Master was here, he would probably make the same decision."
"Ugh …."
Krose was speechless when she heard Ilya's answer. She looked at Blackie, who was leaning back in his chair with his legs crossed leisurely. She couldn't imagine Fangzheng doing the same thing.
[Target has entered visual range.]
Just then, Teo gave another reminder. Immediately afterward, everyone saw the huge spaceship from the association on the screen.
The Ark.
The warship still retained some of the characteristics of an airship, but from the outside, it looked more like a huge sky fortress. On both sides of the ship, countless automatic turrets were constantly rotating, menacingly trying to destroy any enemy that came.
"Wow."
Blackie's eyes lit up when he saw this, and he changed his posture.
"That's interesting … I'm starting to get a rough idea of what this thing is."
Although most people didn't know what Blackie was talking about, Ilya knew what he was talking about. They had followed Fangzheng through countless worlds, so they naturally had some understanding of the development of each civilization. In fact, in many magical worlds, most civilizations that could create floating vehicles would first use ships as a transition. On the one hand, it was because of their fixed impression, and on the other hand, according to Fangzheng, the civilization level of these worlds was still relatively low. It was impossible for them to reach this level.
A spacecraft like the Snowstorm naturally looked cool on the outside, but to make a spacecraft like this, aerodynamics, material science, and other basic sciences were indispensable. It was a long process for these technologies to be developed. It was not a problem that could be solved with strength alone.
However, the Society's ark already had the prototype of an interstellar warship. It had a large number of enclosed structures and self-propelled cannons placed on both sides of the hull to maximize its 360-degree attack range — these were things that civilizations that had yet to leave the gravity sphere could never imagine.
"Ling, lock onto him. I believe that big brother will definitely be interested in this. Keep moving forward and circle around the target at a quarter of the speed. Take pictures of it from top to bottom. "
"Why do I have to do it? You can do it yourself."
Although he was complaining, Ling still quickly operated the warship. Soon, the Snowstorm began to move forward slowly and began to circle around the red warship.
At the same time, the Society's Red Ark also began to attack the Snowstorm. The cannons quickly turned and aimed at the silver eagle in front of them. A series of dazzling explosions erupted from the muzzles. Then, the cannonballs whistled past and shot at the Snowstorm.
Since the Snowstorm was only cruising forward at a quarter of its speed, there was almost no possibility of these cannonballs missing. Looking at the sparks from the cannons, the hearts of the people on the Snowstorm rose to their throats. Many of them had even subconsciously grabbed onto the things around them to resist the impending impact.
However, nothing happened.
The cannonballs did not even hit the hull of the Snowstorm. On the contrary, before the cannonballs hit the hull, a blue translucent halo suddenly appeared outside the Snowstorm, blocking the enemy's cannons. The cannonballs that flew toward the Snowstorm exploded outside the blue halo, but the Snowstorm, which was inside the halo, was as steady as a mountain. It did not even shake.
"That's it?"
Looking at the barely flickering shield in front of him, Blackie was disappointed.
"These cannonballs can't even compare to a shield that reacts in a second? What can this thing do? "
"Uh …"
Although they did not know what Blackie was complaining about, Joshua, Krose, and Olivier who were standing on the bridge all showed an awkward expression.
"Your Highness."
At the same time, a short-haired, serious-looking soldier standing next to Olivier came over. He was Olivier's close companion and the prince's confidant.
"What's wrong? Mulla? "
"No, I just want to say, based on the size of the cannons on the ark, it's power is not inferior to the light main cannons of our imperial airships. Frankly speaking, if our empire had to face this ark warship, I'm afraid we would suffer heavy losses."
"But this ark's firepower is not even enough to tickle the Snowstorm."
Olivier's face was solemn as he looked at the Blizzard, which was still leisurely facing the full bombardment of the Society's Ark, as if it was taking a stroll in its own backyard.
It seemed that his evaluation of this warship was still too low.
At the same time, as if angered by the Snowstorm's unhurried movements, the cabin under the ark opened up, and several missiles dropped out. The missiles spat out flames as they flew toward the Snowstorm.
"There's a built-in missile bay? That's interesting … "
Blackie was even more intrigued by the sight. The ark was almost a complete imitation of a standard space warship. Apart from the fact that it could not escape from the gravity well and was not strong enough in combat, it was pretty good in other aspects.
The missiles whizzed through the air and smashed into the Snowstorm's shield. Again, they did not do anything. The only thing that happened was that the missiles managed to knock off a slot on the shield, and in less than a second, the shield was back to full.
"Looks like that's it."
Xiao Hei let out a sigh after carefully inspecting the ark from top to bottom, from left to right on the Blizzard.
"Big brother will definitely be interested in this. Alright, let's do it."
"Missiles loaded. Target locked. Launch," Tio reported indifferently.
Tio reported indifferently. As she spoke, everyone saw a small missile fly out of the Blizzard and fly towards the Red Ark.
Compared to the huge missiles released by the association, this one was as small as a work of art. There was only one of it, and it rushed toward the red ark with a long trail of smoke behind it. Although the ark had already turned its cannons in an attempt to stop the missile, its speed was obviously faster than the cannonballs. It did not take long for the missile to reach the red ark.
But what happened next was unimaginable.
A sun suddenly appeared in the sky.
That was the only thing they could describe. The moment the missile hit the red ark, a dazzling light instantly filled the entire screen. Everyone hurriedly turned their heads away or put their hands in front of their eyes to block the dazzling light.
The radiance disappeared after a while. When everyone looked up again, there was nothing there.
Such a huge warship had completely disappeared, as if it had never been there in the first place.
They even walked to the window, wanting to see if there were any fallen remains, but they saw nothing.
"Your Highness …"
At this moment, Mura's voice, which had always been as calm as an ancient well, started to tremble.
"Please forgive me for being blunt, but I don't understand what kind of power that is …"
"That's right. A warship that's as big as a castle disappeared just like that. Nothing is left."
Olivier sucked in a breath of cold air and stared at the sky and white clouds outside.
"What would it be like if this was a castle or a royal city on the ground?"
"… … …"
Mura did not answer the question. Perhaps he did not dare to think about the answer.
"Target destroyed. Move on."
Xiao Hei did not pay attention to the result of the battle at all. In her opinion, a warship without a shield in the atmosphere would end up like this. If Fangzheng had not specifically told Xiao Hei to teach the Society a lesson and let them know the power of Starlight Technology, she would not have even let the enemy come within her line of sight. She would have directly shot it down from dozens of kilometers away with a laser cannon.
That was why Fangzheng let Xiao Hei take command instead of Ilya. Not only was Xiao Hei's temperament very similar to Fangzheng's, she would also not show mercy to the enemy. But Ilya was different. She was a soft-hearted person. The reason why Xiao Hei made such a big fuss was to let the Society and the people on the bridge witness the power of the Tendo Temple with their own eyes, so that they would not have any ideas that they should not have. But given Ilya's personality, even if she had thought of it, she would not have done it.
Soon, the Blizzard moved forward again. This time, it did not take them too long to reach the sky city.
This was the first time they had seen the city up close.
"It's so beautiful …"
Krose could not help but sigh as she looked at the sky city in front of her. Even Tior and Ling were shocked by the beautiful city floating in the sky. Under the illumination of the sun, one could clearly see the azure lake above the Sky Castle, as well as the crisscrossing straight paths on the lake. At the center of the lake, a tall stone monument stood upright, surrounded by dense forests and grasslands.
"How ignorant."
Xiao Hei could not help but twitch her mouth when she saw Lian Ling and Tior making a fuss about nothing. Thank goodness Big Brother didn't build a Star City or Macross here. Otherwise, why would they be so shocked by such a lousy thing?
Although Xiao Hei cursed in her heart that the people of the Semriya Continent were a bunch of country bumpkins, she still acted according to her next goal. She looked at everyone and asked.
"What do we do now? Do we blow it up? "
"Uh …."
Hearing Xiao Hei's question, Krose, Estelle, and the others were stunned for a moment before they reacted. In the beginning, they only thought of using the Blizzard to dock on the floating city, then they could go in and defeat the culprit inside. But now, Xiao Hei had provided them with an idea that they had never thought of.
That was to blow up the floating city.
After the battle with the ark just now, no one thought that the Blizzard could not do it.
"Huh? It's such a beautiful city. It'd be a pity to blow it up. "
Estelle was a straightforward person, so she immediately voiced her thoughts. Xiao Hei pursed her lips in response to her words.
"This is the simplest, most convenient, and fastest way. With the firepower of the Blizzard, this lousy place will probably be gone after a round of shots. In less than a minute, we'll be able to solve the problem of Libel's conduction stagnation … Isn't that our top priority right now?"
"Uh …."
"Miss Xiao Hei is right."
Joshua nodded.
"As long as the Ring of Brilliance is completely destroyed, no matter what the association wants to do, it'll be impossible."
"But … this is an ancient treasure after all. Isn't it too much of a pity?"
Astir looked at Krose pleadingly, and the latter was instantly put in a difficult position.
As Estelle said, this was an ancient treasure. It was one of the seven treasures that the goddess had once bestowed to mankind, the Treasure of Space.
Blow it up just like that?
In the past, Krose could still discuss it with her grandmother, but now that she had completed the succession ceremony and become the Crown Princess of Libel, she had to make the decision herself.
"… Miss Xiao Hei, can I talk to Mr. Fangzheng?"
"Wait a minute."
Hearing Krose's question, Xiao Hei closed her eyes. After a while, she looked at Krose again.
"Big brother said you should make the decision yourself. Of course, if you ask me, instead of running into this place to look for the culprit who's hiding somewhere, I might as well blow it up and leave nothing behind. If you go in, it'll be hard to guarantee that it'll be safe. We don't know what methods the other party used to control this floating city, but there's no guarantee that they won't set traps inside. And according to the usual pattern, even if you defeat the culprit, the culprit will probably self-destruct before he dies, destroying the entire city and dragging you down with him. If that's the case, why do you have to risk your lives on this trip? Isn't it better to blow it up here and go home? "
"I agree with Miss Xiao Hei."
Joshua supported once again. He did not want Estelle to take the risk. After all, this was the association.
But at that moment, another voice sounded.
"I don't think this method is safe."
Everyone turned around and saw a red-haired woman dressed in church attire. She had a smile on her face.
She smiled and looked at Xiao Hei.
"This time, we have to deal with the core members of the Snake Society, the Snake Apostle. They must have made all sorts of preparations to control the Sky Goddess's treasure. Under such circumstances, if we act on our own, it's very likely that we'll alert them and allow them to escape. Besides, if we don't see them die with our own eyes, we can't be sure if they're really dead, can we? "
"And who are you??"
Xiao Hei narrowed her eyes and stared at the red-haired woman in dissatisfaction. She came with Krose, so Xiao Hei did not care about her. But now that she spoke, things were different.
"This is Fina Arjanet from the Seven Luminaries Church."
Krose hurriedly introduced her.
"She's a knight from the Star Cup Knights. She's here to help us investigate the association."
"I see …"
Xiao Hei shrugged and looked at Krose.
"But Sister Krose, I think you should make the decision. After all, this is your country's matter. Big brother said that Starlight Technology is only responsible for providing assistance and suggestions. The rest will be decided by the Libel royal family."
Krose did not expect that the first choice she faced after inheriting the throne would be so difficult.
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