Chapter 604 The Beginning of the Religious War

When the aircraft that looked like a flying saucer and Saturn left the Tower of Babel, it reminded Russell of the spinning top he had played with as a child.

As long as the chain is quickly pulled out, the top will eject from the launcher and fall smoothly downwards. There are usually some counterweights or sharp blades to increase stability and attack.

The "Tower of Babel" has a similar pattern - after being ejected, it spins down and rushes towards the sea.

Just before it touched the sea, it seemed to be suddenly bounced up by some force, floating like a bamboo dragonfly at the height of the nearby sea surface.

When it changed from falling to rising, the spherical cabin in the middle where Russell and Hua Chu were located also reversed...but the device outside that was suspended outside like the rings of Saturn did not change much.

"Is this also the previous generation technology of the ancestors?"

Russell felt the very smooth flight and asked curiously.

Hua Hu shook his head: "The ancestors did not leave any flying technology behind... The gray dome has risen, which shows that the ancestors do not want us to develop this kind of thing.

"This is a new thing developed by the mages during the religious war a hundred years ago. Its underlying technology is the anti-gravity technology used on floating islands today - on this basis, they considered that the fuel supply might be cut off by the church, Supply is not easy, so the power source is changed to a dual-drive mode of solar energy and electric energy.”

When the aircraft turned over, they had left the shadow area cast by Happy Island.

The sun shines on the azure sea, and the reflected light hits Hua Tian's hair. Her pink hair is sensitive to light and changes into a flowing violet color.

Russell looked back at Huachu and saw that when the sun shone down again, her hair turned back to a dazzling pink color. Her crystal-like hair and skin are sparkling, and her dark green pupils are like gems.

He smiled and asked: "It sounds like it's a little more high-tech than an aeroplane?"

"No. In fact, its technology is actually much lower-end."

Hua Chu was obviously not the first time to fly on this aircraft, but his expression was very calm: "Its underlying logic is a magnetic drive engine... because at the beginning, it was used to eject large numbers from the floating mage tower. It is a squad-level special aircraft. Therefore, the issue of initial power was not considered.”

"The mage tower can take them to high places, and then the mage and the mage attendants can take this kind of aircraft to leave the mage tower. They have a small-power anti-gravity device built in, and the surrounding ring is a kind of magnetic turbine. Turn it off first. Use the anti-gravity device to gain speed, activate the magnetic turbine, and then turn on the anti-gravity device to float at low altitude, moving horizontally through the previously stored magnetic vortices.

"Its advantages are that it moves very quickly, has an extremely long standby time, and is almost completely silent...Although you can hear a little buzzing sound now, it is completely inaudible on the ground. After an ejection, it can float close in the air One day. Its speed can reach up to twice the speed of sound, and it can also turn.

"But the disadvantage is that once it starts, it cannot stop. Once it stops suddenly or slows down, it will lose speed. Therefore, the turning angle will not be too sharp. It does not store much energy inside, which can be used to increase height and accelerate—— It is definitely enough to fill it up at least once, to rise from the ground and return to the mage tower."

"...I probably understand."

Russell nodded in understanding: "This is actually a kind of bomber."

This thing is similar to the small aircraft ejected from the aircraft carrier - but the difference is that the aircraft carrier ejects from the bottom up, while it ejects from the top down.

"It was actually originally developed by mages from the country that first participated in the Islamic War to transport some important figures. Because it is fast, silent and small in size, it can transport some powerful mages to the enemy. The rear. Because although the mages controlled the top-down power of the kingdom at that time, the people were generally more willing to help the church...

"So at the beginning, the movement of mages will be restricted. The wizard tower is too heavy. Even if it can float, the movement speed is extremely slow and extremely resource-consuming. But if you move forward from land, almost everyone can just move. After setting off, people along the way received the message.

"The invention of this thing also had special significance back then. But not long after... it was no longer used."

When Huazhuo said this, he sighed and raised his head.

She obviously didn't want to recall that time.

And Russell already understood the reason——

"Because after a while, the battle will become fierce."

"Well. At the beginning, it was not a war of teachings, let alone called the second mage war.

"In the beginning, it was just the mages suppressing the church that had gained armed strength, but later both sides became red-eyed...

"Professions such as farmers, miners, fishermen, businessmen, musicians... these professions are destined to be unable to be promoted to high-level positions. Even the nobles bow to mages and elves.

"The only promising profession at that time was the mage, and the talent of a mage can be determined at a very young age. The next step was to become a civil servant or join the army and perform meritorious service, and then to become an alchemist - that was the standard for chemists, Physicists, engineers and other research and development professions are collectively called, and are closely related to mages. A very small number of people can become scholars, get another subsidized salary from the Royal Society, and concentrate on pure theoretical fields such as mathematics and literature.

"But the church is different. No matter what profession you have held before or what your background is, as long as you can join the church, it is possible to awaken the power of Holy Orders. In that era when medicines for treating illnesses and injuries were extremely expensive and not very easy to use, The church that has a high probability of obtaining the power of Holy Orders to heal diseases and save lives is the one most trusted by the people at the bottom."

The treatment is timely, immediate, risk-free and a cheap enough community treatment method - and once the holder of the Holy Order develops an evil intention and commits an act that violates religious law, the power of the Holy Order will be lost.

This means natural authority.

"At that time, the Pharmacists Association, whose profits were declining year by year, was confused and dissatisfied with the problem of unsold drugs. After a simple investigation, they discovered that the church was conducting 'illegal treatment.' So they reported this to the Mage Tower thing.

"The Mage Tower has also had a long-standing grudge against the church - the existence of the church has caused the exodus of a large number of outstanding talents who originally belonged to the mages and the kingdom. That year, the kingdom's economy was not good, so the top management of the Mage Tower ordered the arrest of those who 'carried out illegal treatment activities' Church personnel. As the investigation deepened, the list grew longer and longer...it only grew to several hundred people in three days.

"And the final trigger was that the old mage sent by the Mage Tower was killed by civilians."

Hua Chu said softly: "I know that old man too... He is also a highly respected person. He is the inventor of 'red potion' and 'imitation skin'. The former can extend the life of seriously injured people, while the latter It has a complete reversal effect on disfigurement caused by burns or corrosion injuries.

"The commonly used 'fast-acting light-curing imitation leather sterilizing bandage' is an extension of this technology - I remember you had this surgery when you came to Happy Island.

"And this old man has a high reputation among the people. He has improved some drug formulas so that they can be sold at a cheaper cost. In the Pharmacists Association alone, there are more than 60 direct students of his, and more Needless to say, the students of his students... The Pharmacist Association invited this old man just to make him suffer and calm the public complaints. After seeing the long list of arrests, Mage Tower actually realized that something was wrong. But The order has been issued, so you can't just turn around and say, 'I'm sorry, this may not be possible'.

"The old man actually didn't want to come. This basically cost him his reputation for the first half of his life. But he also knew that if he hadn't dealt with this matter, the problem would have become more serious. In the end, he came... He has also negotiated with the church, and he will try his best to get a suspended sentence for all the priests, and all of them can be released within three years.

"Things were almost settled, but in the end someone was impulsive. The young people who didn't know the old man were so indignant that they beheaded him in the middle of the night after poisoning him and threw his head at the door of the Medical Doctors Association. They said they would never kill him. Priests who treated themselves were determined to go to jail.

"And this incident angered the Mage Tower. The old man had too many students, and many of them later became mages. Even if the mortality rate of becoming a mage is high, with the blessing of his age, this ratio is quite high.

"So, the Mage Tower sent out their 'sharp troops' - an elite team riding a modified armored tall horse with two rotating machine guns fixed on the horse. They can easily penetrate the enemy on the battlefield. Square formation, hence the name 'Sharp Edge'.

"The Mage Tower claimed that all suspects would be arrested, and those who resisted would be killed on the spot. But in fact, they did not intend to ask for the suspects, but killed them directly from the gate of the town.

"Before they arrived, the church had already noticed this - spies in the church had obtained the real orders of the Ruifeng troops. So they did not intend to hand over the prisoners, but planted bombs in advance and blew them up Heaven.

"——Then the war began."