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William was the spokesperson personally selected by Hellram, and Cody was his trusted confidant. Over the past decade, the location of the wizarding land has not been exposed, which shows that they are still loyal.
But this loyalty was directed at Helram, and Lin En was not sure whether the other party would have any ulterior motives now that there was a new leader.
So he specially asked someone to drive the alchemy car that served as the facade of Yieta, and took Cody for a tour in the port city, just to let the other party see that the Yieta School was still strong under his leadership!
However, regarding gunpowder and some more critical technologies, Lin En had no intention of exposing them. After a round, he took him to the dean's office and questioned him.
[Hadrata] is one of the vassal kingdoms under the rule of the Sekas Empire. It is located in the border area of the empire and is known as the kingdom sitting on the mine.
[Hadrata] has extremely rich mineral resources and a population of nearly two million. Nearly a quarter of the country's population are "miners," or mine slaves.
It is precisely because of the miners working day and night in the dark and dangerous mines that the nobles of the territory are able to transport ore to the empire's capital [Vicnir] via cargo ships and earn huge income.
William's main business is the ore trade industry. He has his own fleet, so he can secretly change the route of some cargo ships going out to sea to the wizard's land...
Chapter 213 Cody: You must be the greatest wizard!
A kingdom built on a mine?
Lin En immediately became interested, because what the Yieta Port lacks most now is various types of minerals.
"Who controls the Hadrata Kingdom now?" Lin En asked.
"It's the old King Basil Haderata III..." Cody began to speak.
According to the intelligence they collected, King Bazel seemed to be in poor health recently. Coupled with his advanced age, he probably won't be able to hold on for much longer.
For some unknown reason, the old king has not yet confirmed the successor to the throne. The two princes with the highest popularity are now at loggerheads, causing a turmoil in the entire kingdom...
"So, a war for succession may break out within the kingdom at any time?" Lin En asked thoughtfully.
"No, that's not necessarily the case. It depends on the cardinal's statement..." Cody said cautiously.
There were even rumors in the kingdom that the matter was being delayed because the cardinal was very dissatisfied with the old king's choice.
Lynn nodded, and then asked some questions about the latest situation of the fleet formed by William. Then he waved his hand and asked someone to take Cody and others down to rest.
After Cody and the others left, Orlando spoke up. "Dean Lin, are you interested in this Kingdom of Hadratha?"
Lin En asked with a smile, "What do you think Yieta lacks the most right now?"
"It should be time..." Orlando hesitated for a while and responded. The port city is developing very fast now.
"That's right, but we're still lacking ore and labor... these are things that the Kingdom of Hadrata has," Lin En explained.
In addition, Cody and others’ sailing experience has shown that the Misty Sea now has more flaws than he imagined.
More than two months ago, when he just returned to Yieta, he sent someone to confirm it.
At that time, the fog on the sea had only weakened slightly, and visibility increased from two meters to three meters. Lin En thought that Vittorio had remedied it in time, but now it seems that the power of the legendary magic that had been lifted has not completely disappeared.
The magic power that originally existed in the white mist is gradually dissipating, and in the future it may develop to the point where it can be detected by the naked eye from a distance.
Lin En did not intend to just wait for the Vatican to come and attack him, because if that happened, the first to suffer would be the Yieta Port.
Because this is the gateway to the land of wizards, this geographical location was extremely convenient when it was safe in the past, but once war broke out it would easily become a target of concentrated fire.
The best option is naturally to move the battlefield to other places, such as the Kingdom of Hadrata.
This place not only has the resources they need, but also the possible war of succession within the kingdom, the dispute between the Church and the king... are all good breakthrough points.
What’s more important is that there are a large number of oppressed people there, which means there are a large number of people with whom we can unite.
"So, you plan to interfere in this war of succession and support someone who is willing to support wizards to become king?" Orlando asked in surprise. He felt that this might not be an easy thing to do.
Lin En neither shook his head nor nodded. This might be a good opportunity to intervene, but he had to truly understand the current situation of the country before making a decision on what to do.
Of course, it also needs to be discussed in parliament.
"By the way, haven't Master Dennis and his team been researching the improvement of the airship recently? How is it going?" Lin En suddenly remembered this and asked.
He was planning to change the method of transporting goods to improve efficiency, so he asked Dennis and others to focus on the modification of the airship.
"It should be completed in two days. The airship looks bigger than a dragon and fills the entire alchemy workshop." Orlando recalled with emotion. It looked like an aerial fortress.
……
Cody spent two very leisurely days in the port city and also saw the novelty and prosperity of the city.
Especially paper and glass, Cody sensed the great value of these commodities at the first sight.
He had no doubt that the nobles would go crazy over it!
This bright and transparent glass is simply a kind of jade that can be artificially made, and it also represents an endless source of wealth.
The boatmen were particularly attracted by the job in the Yieta harbor, which paid them eight to fifteen silver coins a month. They risked their lives to sail, but could only receive three or four silver coins as salary every month.
In the port cities, even the poor and miners at the bottom of society could eat delicious white bread, which made the fire of jealousy burn in their hearts.
In the evening of the next day, Cody was summoned by the dean again. The first words Lynn said surprised him greatly.
"From now on, the trade route from [Hadrata] to Yieta will be changed from once a year to once a month, or even once every two weeks!"
"But, Dean, there are often storms and whirlpools in this foggy sea. It is only relatively safe on Sundays." Cody reminded carefully. He doubted whether the new city lord had forgotten this matter.
"You can rest assured about this. I'm not asking you to come here by boat." Lin En said with a smile.
How can we cross the foggy sea without taking a boat?
Cody was confused.
Can't I just fly?
After following Lin En and others to the alchemy workshop, Cody realized that they actually flew.
What appeared in front of him was a huge ship that was a hundred meters long. It was blue-green all over and covered with rune patterns, looking very mysterious.
"This is the latest model of aerospace airship. It can carry ten tons of cargo and fly steadily at an altitude of more than four thousand meters. It can reach a speed of seventy to one hundred and twenty kilometers per hour..."
With every word Lynn said, Cody and the others looked more astonished, and they felt like their brains were not enough.
What does it mean to fly to an altitude of four thousand meters, at a speed of one hundred and twenty kilometers per hour, carrying ten tons of cargo?
This means that they can load up all kinds of goods and reach the capital of Hadhrata from this port city in just one day, avoiding the whirlpool and the storm at sea, and complete a trade...
This is absolutely crazy!
You have to know that in the past, the whole process required them to be transported by horse-drawn carriage on the road and then by ship, which usually took more than half a month...
And now it only takes one day!
Cody looked at Lynn with deep respect on his face and couldn't help but speak.
"You must be the greatest wizard ever..."
Chapter 214: Invisible Hydrogen-Powered Strategic Bombing Airship? !
Faced with Cody's flattery, Lynn was unmoved and shook her head.
"I don't deserve such a title. In the land of wizards, there are many wizards who are stronger and greater than me."
"Don't say that, Lord Linn. Your contributions in the entire history of magic are rare." Orlando flattered him quickly.
Lin En smiled and didn't reply. Compared to people like him who relied on scientific knowledge from his previous life to cheat, the founders of magical theories were truly great.
They are the ones who truly start from scratch and explore and expand the entire magical world.
"I have another question!" Cody said hesitantly. "This airship is so big, how can it avoid detection by the Vatican?"
If it is flying in the sky, it will be just a small dot. But once it lands, it will become very conspicuous and cannot be hidden.
"We have already considered this!" Philip laughed and gestured.
A wizard in charge of controlling the airship immediately activated the polarization magic.
Under the gaze of the crowd, the huge airship that was a hundred meters long in front of them slowly became illusory and soon disappeared from their sight.
Looking at the astonished and disbelieving expressions on Cody and the other boat workers' faces, Dennis and others, as the modifiers and designers of this aerospace airship, had smug looks on their faces.
They put in a lot of effort to push all the data to the limit.
Especially the invisible function, which racked their brains.
It is not an easy task to hide an entire airship. Ordinary polarization magic cannot do it. In order to enhance the power of the magic, they smeared the juice of the invisible beast on the surface of the airship.
This magical beast has a unique ability, which is that its skin can change color according to the external conditions, perfectly blending into the surrounding environment and hiding in the dark to attack prey.
However, the size of the airship is not small. They bought most of the invisible beast juice on the market to get enough for an airship.
"I named it the Invisible Sky Fortress!" Dennis said with great satisfaction.
Stealth hydrogen-powered strategic bombing airship?
A series of terms flashed through Lin En's mind. He had heard before that Dennis had found a solution to the problem of the airship being large and easy to be discovered, but he didn't expect the solution to be so direct.
As long as you can’t see it, it won’t be exposed!
All I can say is... he is worthy of being called a master alchemist!
Lin En sighed secretly, and then asked someone to bring the goods for this trade.
The most important thing is naturally glassware...
After checking them out, Cody immediately discovered that most of these glassware had cavitations, which was an eyesore and completely different from the finished products he had seen on the market in Yieta.
"Dean, aren't these all defective products?" Cody asked in confusion.
"These defective products are necessary to reflect the value of the finished product, right?" Lynn said with a smile.
Since the workers in the glass workshop are all novices, they always produce a lot of defective products every time they cast. It is also a bit troublesome to melt them and recast them. There are just some cavitations inside, but they are not unusable.
So Lin En simply decided to divide these glass products into different grades: low, medium and high.
For example, a set of glassware with cavitation bubbles could be sold for seven silver coins, while those without cavitation bubbles could be sold for ten times the price!
This way, they can make money from all walks of life, sell at high prices, and satisfy the feeling of superiority of some nobles.
It’s a happy occasion!
You can also exchange a small amount of goods for a large amount of coins, and then exchange these coins for ore and transport them to the Yieta port, forming a virtuous circle.