Chapter 502 Flagship

Ten days later.

The news of the visit of the envoys of the Kingdom of Rahiman has spread throughout the streets and alleys of the royal city.

In the past, the public had no interest in the news of "envoy visits", but once the term "spaceship" was spread, this seemingly ordinary state visit instantly became a topic of endless talk.

It stands to reason that the common people of this world are already familiar with the existence of "magic", "element" or "magic", so their reaction to "spaceship" should not be so extreme.

But in fact, "spaceship" has been completely deified by too many "legendary stories" in people's minds for hundreds of years, so that it has a kind of more for a special meaning.

I don’t know how many years ago, this kind of flying vehicles appeared in the population of bards. Most of their existence is linked to the high elves or some ancient civilizations. Whether it is image, function or strategic significance, they are all made up by those who dare to make up. The guys who dared to make it went to the sky - so much so that in the eyes of many people, the meaning of "spaceship" is even equal to "an artifact that can capture the country".

I don’t know how many versions of obscene passages such as "Three spaceships captured XX country" and "Thousands of guns blasted the orc base camp" were circulated in the streets and alleys, so when the common people heard that the "flagship" of the envoy of Rahiman was about to arrive At the port, everyone showed extremely strong curiosity, and there was even a grand scene of "thousands of people going to watch"—as for the previous warnings of "orc invasion" and "border danger", they have gradually forgotten...

However, compared to the numb people, the mages of the Karen Kingdom are in a bad mood at this time.

Because they can't make things like "spaceships"!

The nobles all have high-level mages hired by their families, and even established several "magic academies" together with the royal family. However, after nearly a hundred years of development, although magicians have created many magic items that can "float", they No one has ever been able to break the weight limit and create a truly usable "flying vehicle"!

The Kingdom of Karen has never been short of struggles, and the important high-ranking mages of "air supremacy" naturally know that the idea of ​​"spaceships" has appeared since the founding of Karen, but no matter how powerful the magisters are, the technical bottleneck is always in front of them ——Insufficient energy, poor effect of magic circle, unscientific shape and structure, etc. The most successful result is to let a five-meter-long "warship" fly a hundred meters and then smash into pieces in the sea...

If there is enough money and time, maybe the mages will be able to solve this problem sooner or later, but most of the mages in the Karen Kingdom are attached to the nobles, and there has never been and dare not have a large organization that is completely independent of the nobles—so When the royal family and nobles could not see the hope of success, no one was going to waste money foolishly, so that the research progress of the "spaceship" gradually stopped, and until the past five years, no mages have mentioned it anymore.

However, the appearance of the Laximan envoy was like a thunderbolt, which made the self-proclaimed powerful mages of the Karen Kingdom break out in a cold sweat!

"It's all rumors, it's impossible..."

"Didn't I say later that the boat fell back into the water after flying for too long..."

"In short, we must see their flagship clearly today, I don't believe those rumors!"

The high-level mages who rarely met in the past gathered together in twos and threes at this time, discussing in low voices in front of the ornately decorated square outside the port.

Today, when the representatives of the envoys are about to arrive, these mages all walked out of the magic tower at the request of Charles II, wearing the emblems of each family, and bringing their proud students or assistants, and putting on the most gorgeous robes and equipment The magic staff with the most violent fluctuations in the upper element looked at the hazy mist on the distant sea with different thoughts...

They were all quite apprehensive, and even had an unspeakable fear. Because if these foreign mages show strength stronger than them, it will be a slap in the face to the Magic Council of the Karen Kingdom, which claims to be "orthodox and powerful"!

The six leading magisters had different complexions and stood in different positions. Their existence represented the six "mountains" of the group of mages in the kingdom. Except for those strong men who were unwilling to show their faces, these six people basically represented the highest level of magic and academic level.

But compared with the magician, the royal family obviously trusts the "Rosie Cross" on the surface or the "Viper Cross" in the dark. The status of "magic" in the kingdom is incomparable to the mages. This is also an important reason why there are not many mages in the Karen Kingdom-the mages in the port team are only a handful, and the most conspicuous ones are naturally Teams of "Rosaceous Cross" paladins in silver armor and solemn bishops and priests.

Among the nobles, many younger generations also came here, each of them also dressed in gold and silver to the extreme, and many of them who claimed to be handsome even put on wigs, trying their best to make their presence felt. The road extending from the port to the imperial city has been separated by countless soldiers. The crowds flocking to the port are bustling all around. People who don’t know will even regard this place as the scene of the kingdom’s celebration.

"In fact, doing so has already fallen into a disadvantage..."

"Crown of Ice" Kron rubbed the blue magic wand in his hand, and sighed as if closing his eyes and recuperating.

As the oldest elemental mage among the six magisters, Kron looks like he is only about fifty years old, with gray and white hair, and his brows can vaguely reveal the handsomeness of his youth, but his actual age is already one hundred At the age of three, he almost watched the establishment of the Karen Kingdom and grew all the way to today—and because of this, he was actually somewhat dissatisfied with Charles II's choice.

However, the status of the Magic Council in the kingdom is not high, and because of its position and status, it cannot speak arbitrarily about the monarch, so only the three students beside him can hear such words.

"Teacher, I think they are showing off their spell abilities like this. I'm afraid they also deliberately brag and exaggerate. If they can really be used on the battlefield, they will definitely not show it to others right now."

"It's not necessarily true. Rahiman is far away, and 'aggression' may not be their first choice. This show of strength is more about expressing an attitude..."

Two of the three students who spoke were in their forties or fifties. They looked at the mist gradually filling the sea, and discussed in low voice while stroking their beards. The mage's vision and pattern are naturally different from those of the civilians. These few comments are basically on point, but the female mage next to her, covering her face under the hood, has been silent, as silent as a bronze sculpture.

"I'm coming!"

Within a few minutes, someone suddenly yelled from somewhere, and the crowd was silent for a moment, and then there were countless exclamations one after another——

"My God! It's true!"

"Then, is that suspended?!"

Today's sea surface is a bit foggy, and the visibility is only about two or three kilometers, so the huge ship that suddenly appeared in the field of vision has the feeling of a "giant beast in the sea".

The hull of more than 150 meters long and 40 meters wide is definitely a complete "big mac" in this era. The huge hull has a streamlined shape, and dense runes are shining on the surface. Although the image is bluffing, countless mages are relieved... this giant ship is not floating in the air as they imagined.

But their complexions didn't improve much because of the fact that there were six floating hemispherical sentry towers on the sides, front and rear of the ship!

They are connected around the hull by iron chains, the width is more than two carriages, and they are all floating in mid-air by magic. Because of the existence of magic ballistas on these "outpost towers", the attack power and field of vision of the entire ship have been increased by several percent invisibly. With the defensive runes on the "outpost towers" that can be activated at any time, the defense power has also been greatly improved. Small enhancements.

The huge hull and the cruising height of the surrounding "outpost towers" of nearly 100 meters are enough to imagine how oppressive this flagship is on the enemy at sea...

Following on either side of the flagship are four smaller frigates. In comparison, their images are completely acceptable. Except for the magic runes on the ships, these ships are not much different from the warships of the Karen Navy.

But even so, the naval commander Dro, who was also present, was already ashamed - his family knew his own affairs. Although Karen had traded with neighboring countries at sea, the construction of warships had never improved. Having fought any tough battles, if he led his fleet to meet the enemy in front of him, he would have no chance of winning from any point of view!

This is a naked show of force!

An inexplicable pressure has spread in the port with the appearance of the flagship. Only the uninformed civilians are still cheering excitedly at the sight of the floating "sentry tower", but whether it is a sect bishop, a magister or The nobles all looked up at the floating tower with stern expressions.

Among them, perhaps only one person is different.

Standing behind Kron, Melinsera took off her hood lightly, staring at the runes below the floating tower meaningfully, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Finally... I came across something interesting."

*****

At the same time, in the city of Elson.

Rody, who had just returned, sat in a soft armchair tiredly, raised his hand and handed Camilla a roll of parchment: "This is the next deployment arrangement, let's see if we can do our best with the current resources. "

"OK."

Camilla actually had a lot of things to say and ask in her heart, but she knew it was not the time, so she quickly flipped through the parchment, and quickly made her own judgment from the perspective of "Guardian of Elson City":

"The output of the charged spar is enough to meet the requirements for opening these buildings, but if it is to deal with the orc invasion, is it really necessary to open something like the 'floating tower'...?"

When she raised her eyes from the scroll, Camilla found that Rody, who is the lord of the city, had tilted his head to one side, snoring just like that in front of the armchair.

From the battle half a month ago until today, Rody hardly ever slept more than four hours in peace. To set a strategic policy in Pacaro City, to defy all opinions and make the final decision with Sally in Houlier City, his spirit was always highly tense. After returning to Elson City, perhaps because he had complete trust in Camilla and the city in his heart, Rody finally couldn't hold it anymore, and fell asleep because his mind was relaxed for a moment...

The bloody battle and irregular diet made Rody's cheeks thin like a malnourished patient, and the tension of the current situation made him more physically and mentally exhausted. He had a few tufts of gray hair. Although he was sleeping soundly, his appearance seemed to be ten years older than before. age.

Camilla clenched her fingers unconsciously, and was so distressed that she couldn't speak for a while.