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“It’s hard to say… but I think she must have been greatly affected.” Lin En pondered for a long time.
He had seen projections of God twice and was deeply impressed by Him. These incarnations all exuded a sense of holiness and compassion.
As to whether the other party had been completely corrupted by faith, Lin En did not dare to make a decision easily, but what was certain was that the incarnation they were facing did lack some of the necessary agility, which was also an important reason why the electromagnetic cannon was able to hit the target.
Lynn shared all his inferences and the details he observed.
Several legendary speakers were visibly relieved. What they were most worried about was that [Ella] had found a way to get rid of the soul pollution.
Although hundreds of years of accumulation and tens of millions of believers in the empire can provide the other party with unimaginable magical blessings, the most important thing for a wizard is the accumulation of knowledge!
This is the essence of a wizard's power!
Aurora couldn't imagine how terrifying an opponent who had lived for eight or nine hundred years, harvested countless people's souls for food, and had a rational mind would be. That was definitely an enemy that no one wanted to face!
Not to mention relying on the power of the parliament, even with the help of the [Secret Law Society], they may not be able to defeat such a monster...
Chapter 332: The Frightened Hattar and the Rebellious Kingdom Nobles
"This is the best news we have ever received!" Harof said in a relaxed tone. If Ella's magic level was still at the level of several hundred years ago, then the combined efforts of the few of them would be enough to defeat the opponent.
"Don't take it lightly, Harof!" Vittorio warned.
[Ella] Regardless of the strength of the original body, the Holy See alone is not so easy to deal with. After hundreds of years of development, it has become a behemoth.
On the surface alone, they have to face at least five legendary enemies...
Lin En also nodded. The previous projection of God had shown some kind of power that seemed to be able to distort space and even slow down time, which made him extremely concerned.
This is just an incarnation. I wonder how powerful [Ella]'s real body will be when used.
The discussion on the war lasted for an entire morning, and the parliament responded incredibly quickly, passing on the war orders swiftly.
More than 200 airships assembled in the evening and sailed off into the distance...
The four ironclad ships docked at the Iyeta harbor also sounded their horns and set sail under the watchful eyes of the townspeople.
"The war is about to begin..." Mary muttered to herself as she looked at the airships that covered the sky and the huge armored fleet, feeling somewhat worried.
War is an unfamiliar word to the residents of Iyeta, who have enjoyed peace for a long time. However, in the past, sailors from the Sekas Empire would describe to them in taverns the tragic scenes of lords attacking each other.
Mary could only silently hope in her heart that they could win the war.
But it was a different scene on the airships and ironclad ships. The musketeers who had been sent to the kingdom to carry out missions were boasting about how they easily defeated those tin cans charging in armor, and there were not even any casualties throughout the process.
One lucky musketeer even became the lord of a large territory because he killed a prince...
Others who had made great contributions in the war to capture the royal capital also received generous rewards.
Old York was no exception. Due to his bravery in the battle, he followed Redel and others to seize the city gate. His rank was upgraded from an ordinary private to a non-commissioned officer who could lead a team, and he was also rewarded with ten magic gold coins.
For Old York, who was a hunter two years ago, ten magic gold coins were undoubtedly a huge sum of money. He had never seen what the gold coins looked like before, but now he saw them. Not only were they sparkling, but they were also engraved with extremely beautiful patterns...
These gold coins can be exchanged for piles of wheat, which can provide him with food for most of his life. However, old York is no longer satisfied with just having enough food to eat. He now has higher aspirations.
In addition to becoming a higher-ranking lieutenant, he also wanted to buy a beautiful alchemical internal combustion car and even send his children to a civilian school. In the future, he might be able to join the Alchemical Research Institute and become an assistant to the wizards...
These were things that Old York had never dared to think about in the past, but now they have become something that seems to be within reach.
In addition, Yieta has recently opened a lot of factories and produced many new and interesting gadgets, which made Old York very excited.
For example, there is something called an electric light, which can make the night as bright as the day. It is much more useful than a candle and has now become a new fashion in Yieta...
All of this needs to be taken on the battlefield. He is very confident in his marksmanship and can definitely hit whatever he points at within 70 meters.
"I have to aim carefully this time, and don't let those brats get ahead of me again..." Old York clenched the new musket in his hand, muttering to himself.
When the whole city was searching for the eldest prince, Old York was lucky enough to run into him, but he was actually robbed of the credit by a young man whose marksmanship was much worse than his. Otherwise, he would have been the lord with a large fiefdom.
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The next day, at noon, in the palace hall of the capital of Hadhrata, all the nobles of the kingdom gathered here, but each of them was silent like a wooden man.
The new king, Hattar, was furious and kept cursing.
"These bastards... deserve to die, all of them..."
Three days ago, Hattar had received the news of the entry of the imperial army. At first, he did not take it seriously because the kingdom's army had already been assembled to deal with this war.
However, the development of things far exceeded his expectations!
The border lords in the eastern part of the kingdom defected one after another and had no intention of resisting at all, so in just three days, they had already killed their way into the heart of the kingdom and quickly took over control of several cities.
Not only that, the lords on the northern border of the kingdom were also ready to move, and several border earls blatantly refused the kingdom's call to action.
How could Hattar not feel angry? He even felt a hint of fear in his heart.
Those nobles who claimed to be loyal to him suddenly changed their expressions. This also resulted in the army of 50,000 that was previously planned to be assembled to fight against the empire being barely able to gather about 30,000 troops in the end.
Moreover, most of them were serfs who were temporarily recruited and lacked training.
Amid Hattar's hysterical roar, nobles like Gad who were loyal to the king showed worry on their faces, but many others were just watching the joke.
They scoffed at the so-called war of independence. Once the Vatican's army arrived, all resistance would be in vain!
However, Hattar placed them under house arrest in the royal capital, so they had no choice but to obey his orders.
The next moment, the tightly closed door of the hall was opened, and at the same time, a voice was heard that was familiar and frightening to everyone present.
"Please relax, Your Majesty Hattar. They are just some lords who cannot see the situation clearly. As long as we defeat the legions of the Church, we can slowly settle accounts with them later."
"Sir Lin, Master Anthony, you are finally here." Hattar looked towards the gate and said in surprise.
Inside the hall, the nobles who had their own thoughts shuddered when they saw Lin En's figure, and quickly put away their little thoughts.
Just over a month ago, they witnessed with their own eyes how the other party raised his hand to trigger the celestial phenomena and destroyed thousands of the kingdom's guards with one blow. The other party even killed the god who came in the form of an incarnation in front of tens of thousands of townspeople in the capital...
The seemingly young wizard in front of them has already become the most powerful and terrifying wizard in their hearts.
Chapter 333: The Military Parade That Shocked the Kingdom
"Your Majesty Hattar, we are late, please forgive us." Lin En nodded slightly, giving the new king enough face.
Hattar was like a traveler who had grasped a life-saving straw in despair, and he quickly spoke out, "Sir Lin, the army of the Holy See has now entered the kingdom. We must organize people to drive them out as soon as possible!"
"Please be patient, Your Majesty." Lynn slowly comforted the impatient Hattar.
It must be said that compared to his father, King Bazel, the second prince's cultivation and tolerance are far behind...
As for those nobles in the eastern part of the kingdom who defected, Lin En was not surprised at all.
After all, the power of the Holy See has been operating in the kingdom for a long time, and they only occupied the capital by trickery, which is not enough to convince the people. Such a situation was within his expectations.
Lin En looked around at the nobles who were thinking different things, and said slowly, "The reinforcements from the Wizard Land have probably arrived. If you are interested, why not go and have a look together!"
"Then I'd like to see it for myself!" Marquis Mortain said mockingly.
A few years ago, he had the honor to see the God's Punishment Army returning from the battle against the alien demons in the Holy City. They could only be described as invincible!
It is said that these members of God's Punishment Army were selected from the elite of the army and even from witch hunters. All of them are knights who have received God's grace. It is no exaggeration to say that only three or four thousand people are needed to sweep across the entire kingdom!
Add to that the precious Griffin Knights, each of whom has a clergyman, and what kind of army can compete with the Church?
Under the leadership of Lin En, King Hattar and a group of nobles walked out of the palace.
As soon as he went out, Mortan realized something was wrong, because there was no warm sunshine outside, but rather darkness.
"It's getting dark. Is it already night?" Gad, who had been promoted to Duke, said at a loss, while a noble next to him looked up at the sky in horror.
"Look at the sky!"
Everyone present raised their heads and saw an extremely shocking scene. Hundreds of airships were floating in the sky at an altitude of 100 meters. Each one was as big as a house. They were connected together to cover the sky. The shadows they cast even spread to the entire palace, creating a strange scene that it was clearly afternoon, but it seemed like night was approaching...
Although Lin En had used airships in the war to destroy the kingdom's elite troops, this was the first time that this thing was actually unveiled in front of everyone.
The shock brought by this huge flying object is self-evident. Even Mortan, who had a mocking expression on his face before, was now so shocked that he was speechless.
"Let's go, they will land in the square!"
Lynn's shout woke the dazed nobles from their dreams.
When they arrived at the square, the airships had already been parked neatly in the huge square.
The army from the mysterious wizard land was completely different from what they had known before. The composition of this army was extremely strange. No one held swords or guns, and no one used crossbows...
Rows and rows of musketeers in formal attire stepped down from the airship under the gaze of the crowd, their gleaming bayonets sparkling in the scorching sun.
Mortan and others frowned. Since the Battle of the Royal Capital over a month ago, they had collected a lot of intelligence and could naturally recognize that the weapons these people were holding were a kind of peculiar weapon called a musket.
The power is enough to penetrate iron armor from a hundred steps away, and the sound when it is fired is like thunder...
Previously, Mortan had always thought that the 3,000 musketeers that had captured the royal capital were the limit of what these devil's followers could muster. After all, this kind of alchemical equipment should be difficult to make. Unexpectedly, there were enough of these things to equip a legion of 10,000 people!
What concerned him more were the strange-looking iron lumps that were carried down from the airship...
Such a heavy thing, without being pulled by horses or carried by camels, was able to move forward freely. Mortan had no idea where the power for this thing came from, and could only guess that it was the evil magic of those wizards.
Both Lin En and the Parliament attached great importance to this first battle with the Holy See. They could only win and not lose, otherwise all their previous efforts would be wasted.
Lynn brought almost everything he could!
Artillery, alchemical armored vehicles, electromagnetic rail guns, and the ironclad ships sailing on the sea...
However, due to the limited carrying capacity of the airship, this was only the first wave of support troops, totaling about 12,000 people.
Even such a small military parade was shocking enough for Mortan and others!
"Sir Lin, I wonder what these strange steel boxes are used for?" King Hattar asked curiously.
The only thing he could think of was to throw these iron boxes all over the battlefield, but he knew it wasn't that simple even with his knees.
Pointed at by those ferocious cannon muzzles, they even inexplicably felt like they were facing death.
"You will know it in a few days." Lin En smiled and had no intention of revealing anything.
The great nobles of these kingdoms were half-forced to stay in the royal capital, which allowed Hattar to take control of most of the kingdom in a short period of time. Who knows if anyone could bypass their surveillance and secretly reveal information about them to the Holy See.
The reason for holding such a blatant military parade is to stabilize the situation, so as to prevent some people from having ulterior motives and causing chaos within the kingdom, resulting in a situation of internal and external difficulties. Naturally, those newer weapons cannot easily reveal information...
Now it seems that the effect is quite good...Lin En's eyes swept across the frightened faces of the nobles, and then looked at the subjects who were watching in the distance.