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As for other people who made contributions in this battle for the throne, Hattar did not treat them unfairly. For example, Redel was conferred the title of earl. After all, it was he who led the troops to attack the royal capital and defeated the guards of the royal city. His contribution was not small.
The musketeer who was lucky enough to kill Harold also became a noble and was awarded the title of viscount.
"How does it feel to have gained the status of a noble, Redel?" Lynn said teasingly.
"It's not good, Lord Linn. Accepting the title from His Majesty Hattar would go against everything we have done before. We eliminated the old nobles and then became the new nobles." Redel said in confusion.
"Our efforts are certainly not in vain, but things have to be done step by step, right?" Lin En shook his head.
Lin En was somewhat happy that Redel was able to stick to his original intention and was not affected by the sudden change in his identity. In history, there were many people who could burst out with amazing willpower in the early stages of the revolution, but once they gained power and status, they quickly became corrupt and degenerate. This was also the root cause of the widespread existence of the historical cycle law...
"You can come to Yieta in a few days. I think you should be able to find some answers there!" Lin En said with a smile.
"Yetta?" Redel murmured longingly. He had heard the wizards talk about this magical place.
It is a city built by wizards, full of magical power.
"Dean, the fireworks you asked us to make are ready!" Just as the two were chatting, Lydia hurried over, shouting excitedly.
"Okay, let's go and take a look together!" Lin En nodded.
Tonight, a grand banquet was held in the royal capital to celebrate the new king's ascension to the throne. However, Lin En was not interested in playing along with those nobles. He had his own way of celebrating!
At this moment, the square of the royal capital was already crowded with people. After a long journey and a whole night of fighting, the musketeers and miners were finally able to completely relax. They lit a bonfire in the center of the square, and while eating the barbecue and fine wine that were sent to them, they talked about last night's victory and honor.
Especially those musketeers who followed Ham to the prince's mansion, were using their shallow vocabulary to describe the shocking scene of the thunder falling from the sky.
Even some civilians from the royal capital got involved, which was also specially arranged by Lin En.
After the battle in the royal capital ended, Lin En asked all the free people to help the affected civilians rebuild their homes, and gave them a certain amount of compensation in exchange for the civilians' trust.
As for the money, it was naturally paid by the generous new king...
Hattar didn't care much about the lives of these civilians, but he would not offend them because of such a small matter.
So when holding the celebration tonight, Lin En asked them to invite all the civilians they had helped.
In the end, less than a quarter of the civilians dared to accept the invitation, but this was undoubtedly a good start. The change of concepts always takes time...
"Master Linn..."
As soon as Lin En's figure was seen, cheers immediately rang out in the square. Everyone stood up and spontaneously made way.
After last night's battle, no one would be unaware of this great wizard who was so powerful that he could change the sky with a wave of his hand and send down terrifying divine thunder to destroy thousands of guards.
There are even rumors that the projection of God that appeared in the sky above the royal capital yesterday was also destroyed by this seemingly young wizard.
In the eyes of many people, Lin En is the incarnation of the God of Thunder, a true god, or a messenger of God...
Seeing everyone's excited expressions, Lin En smiled and said, "Everyone, please sit down. This victory is the result of the joint efforts of all of us. Everyone's strength is indispensable..."
"But you must remember that this victory is only temporary. The Empire and the Church still exist. They want to destroy our victory and drive all of you back to the dark mines. You will work hard but not get the rewards you deserve..."
Lynn looked around at everyone present, watching the expressions on their faces turn to anger.
"Then defeat them!"
A drunk miner shouted loudly, as if a bomb had exploded in the crowd, and the whole square was boiling. Everyone shouted that they wanted to overthrow the church and the empire and blow their heads off with muskets.
"Well said! There is nothing to be afraid of the Empire and the Church. Use the muskets in your hands to smash them all. Even gods will eventually fall under the power of magic and technology!" Lin En shouted loudly and raised the wine glass in his hand.
"For now, enjoy this banquet and celebrate our victory! From now on, you are no longer miners, and you will not be hunted by the kingdom. You are all free!"
As Lynn's words were heard, deafening cheers rang out in the square. Everyone held up their wooden cups, shouting "Long live freedom" and "Fuck God", and then laughed together as they poured the strong liquor in the cups down their throats.
Lynn quietly made a gesture, and Lydia, who had been waiting, quickly lit the fireworks placed in the square.
With the sound of "whoosh", the people in the square soon saw the gorgeous scene. Streams of light of various colors flew into the sky and then exploded. The colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky like a bouquet of flowers in midsummer...
Chapter 297: Swords can be made into plowshares, and plowshares can be made into swords!
The flashing fireworks broke the tranquility of the royal capital. Many of the people in the royal capital who had just experienced the war almost thought that the war had started again. They were all scared to death. Even when they saw the beautiful fireworks outside the house, they couldn't help but worry whether it was some kind of strange witchcraft.
Fortunately, no one rushed in after waiting for a long time, and these civilians who had experienced the war began to watch the unique fireworks show.
"It's so beautiful!" Johnny stared at the bright night sky. Colorful fireworks kept blooming, and the flashing fireworks even overshadowed the brilliance of the stars.
"Is this also made of gunpowder?" Johnny turned her head and looked at Lynn. In her impression, this unique black gunpowder was a very terrifying alchemical powder.
Whether it was the thousands of elite guards who were destroyed in the harbor town, or the muskets and cannons that could penetrate armor and split stones, their power was demonstrated to the fullest.
But this time, Johnny saw the other side of gunpowder. These fireworks were like small cannons, but what flew out of them were not cannon fire that killed people, but beams of fireworks that were brighter than the stars...
"A sword can be made into a plow, and a plow can be made into a sword. It all depends on how the person with the knowledge wants to use it!" Lin En said with a smile. "It's like thunder magic. You can use it to kill people, or you can use it to light up the night..."
“Perhaps one day when there is no more war, more wizards will be willing to learn these construction magics and use the power of magic to improve everyone’s life.” Lin En said with emotion.
In the future, perhaps there will be architectural wizards who are proficient in cement mixing and steel structures, or engineering wizards who are proficient in the manufacture and repair of various tools.
"That day will definitely come!" Johnny said confidently. Everything Lynn had said so far had come true, and she believed that this day would not be too far away.
"Dean Lin, don't you guys come over for a few drinks?" Alok and the others gathered around the campfire waved and greeted them.
Lydia on the side was carefreely blending in with the crowd, drinking with the soldiers, gulping down a large glass of Guluo wine, and received warm applause from everyone.
I can’t drink in this body...Lin En wanted to refuse, but then he thought that this would be a better idea, so he didn’t want to spoil everyone’s fun and joined in with a smile.
Normally, they were often troubled by the strange questions given by the dean, and now that they had the chance, they naturally wanted to "retaliate".
Lin En was fully aware of the little thoughts of Alok and the others, and he accepted all the drinks, drinking one cup after another without changing his expression at all.
In fact, he had secretly decomposed all the wine into basic elements. After all, he was just a magic projection now, so he couldn't drink it even if he wanted to.
Until someone remembered that the dean should still be in Yieta, but it was too late now. The drunk Alok and others had already fallen down.
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The next day, when the first rays of morning light shone on the royal capital, Redel woke up and rubbed his head, which was swollen due to a hangover from drinking too much yesterday. There was a strong smell of alcohol all around.
The square was filled with people lying on the floor tiles. The miners, with red faces, lay on the dirty, wine-stained ground in an untidy manner, snoring loudly.
Redel walked forward to wake up Ham and the others, and then asked them to wake up one by one and clean up the messy square together.
Lin En went to the palace early in the morning to discuss the next matters.
Although the battle is over, there are still many things to deal with within the kingdom. For example, each church in the territory is guarded by priests and bishops. It would be difficult to deal with if they incited the people to rebel, as the entire kingdom would rise up.
This means that they must resolve these internal troubles as much as possible before the news spreads completely, so that they can prepare for the next war with the empire and the church.
“But the entire kingdom is so large, and there are probably no less than two hundred territories where the church is stationed. It is not an easy task to eradicate them in a short period of time.” Marquis Gard, who was promoted to the chief minister of the kingdom, said with a frown.
"We can use the speed advantage of the airship and cooperate with the lords of various places to implement the decapitation tactic. A few wizards plus a hundred musketeers are enough to ensure the destruction of a church!" Lin En said thoughtfully. "If the speed is fast enough, we can bring all the core areas of the kingdom under our control in a few days. As for other places, we can only take time."
"Perhaps we can also consider spreading some false news to lure those bishops to the capital." Anthony suggested.
Hattarton's eyes lit up. This was also a good idea.
Although the battle in the royal capital two days ago was extremely fierce, with thunder and projections of gods, the final outcome of the war was limited to the royal capital due to their blockade of the news.
I'm afraid no one in the churches of the various territories could have imagined that such a huge capital would fall overnight, and that Anluk, who had an absolute advantage, would perish so easily. They could have used some time to lure those bishops who had not yet received the news to the capital...
Amid the discussion, a plan was soon drawn up to completely eradicate the church's influence from the kingdom. Generally speaking, the decapitation operation and the deception plan were carried out together. Depending on the distance of the territory from the royal capital and the strength of the local church itself, it would be decided whether to lure them to the royal capital or directly eliminate them.
"Should we keep the death of the late king a secret for now?" a noble of the kingdom suddenly suggested.
The whole hall was suddenly filled with the sound of a pin drop. Although this proposal was somewhat offensive to the current King Hattar, it was indeed a possible solution.
If we pretend that King Bazel is still alive and the kingdom still obeys the orders of the empire, then perhaps we can delay or even avoid this war.
The empire and the church are like a towering mountain, enough to suffocate anyone.
Hattar's face looked extremely ugly. He was the one who most disagreed with this proposal because it meant that he, as the king, would not be recognized by the people of the kingdom for a long time.
"That might be difficult. The death of a cardinal cannot be kept secret." Lynn shook his head and rejected the proposal outright.
If we could capture him alive, seal his five senses and lock him up like we did with Cosimo, maybe we could prevent him from returning to the Kingdom of God as a soul.
Not to mention that Anluik had summoned the projection of that person's will before. Now the top leaders of the church may have received the oracle and learned about the fall of the kingdom.
The Church will never allow a kingdom to escape its control...
Chapter 298 Breakthrough of the Great Wizard!
On the afternoon of the third day after the Royal Capital War, airships loaded with soldiers and wizards slowly took off and flew to various parts of the kingdom to carry out decapitation missions.
Three of them flew to the border between the Kingdom of Hadrata and the Empire of Sekas to monitor the movements of the enemy forces. Once they found signs of troops gathering across the border, they would report immediately!
In addition, Redl, Ham and others also boarded the airship, but they were heading to Yieta.
As the new lord of the southern territory of the kingdom, Redel had no idea about the construction of the territory and the resettlement of the poor. This time he went to Yieta to explore a new way out for those subjects who had escaped from their status as mining slaves and gained freedom.
Also traveling with them were the great wizard Anthony and others.
Although most of the wizards in the entire school were sent out to assist in the decapitation operation, core disciples such as Fulla were still kept by Anthony. He went to Yieta to meet Lord Lynn Maxwell in person and was invited to participate in this year's academic seminar!
Although the war against the Empire is imminent, it takes time to assemble the army and prepare war supplies. No matter how fast the Church moves, it will not be able to attack here tomorrow.
According to their estimates, it would take at least half a month to prepare, and the information about muskets and artillery would most likely be leaked. It would probably not be easy to rely on these technological weapons to gain an overwhelming advantage again.
Fortunately, Lin En does not intend to carry it alone this time. It will be difficult for them to win this war without the help of parliament.
The power of the Holy See is extremely huge, and the territory of the empire is several times larger than that of the kingdom. There are at least dozens of cardinals like Anluik, as well as high-level officials such as the Pope and the Chief Inquisitor, whose strength is unknown.
However, before Anthony and others arrived, Lynn was preparing to do something extremely important, which was to break through and become a great wizard!
He had been waiting for this day for a long time, and it came faster than expected. This was thanks to Lin En's continuous practice of [Advanced Material Deconstruction] through the mental connection of the intelligent brain. This is the most core technique of the four-ring wizard and the only way to train mental strength.
Now is the time to break through!
"Dean, are you ready to break through now?" Kevin, a professor of plastic surgery, was shocked when he received the news. He was even more nervous than Lynn himself.
There is no way. The hope of the entire Yieta School lies with Lin En, so they have no choice but to care.
A great wizard is extremely important to any school. He often represents the rise and fall of the entire wizarding school and is also a guarantee of strength and voice.
"But isn't this too fast? Should we wait a few more days?"
After the initial joy, Kevin became hesitant again. After all, the breakthrough of the great wizard was accompanied by considerable risks. If he failed, he would at best fall into a long period of mental weakness, and at worst he would be at risk of a mental breakdown.
"It's today, no need to prepare anymore!" Lin En said confidently.