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Rosalie: "How should I know? I was only six years old when this happened. But I think if the Great Chamber of Commerce can do it, so can we."
Wang: "Okay, when the dwarf craftsmen arrive, let them build a printing factory and print some banknotes. Their technology can make banknotes very difficult to counterfeit."
"So what should we do now?" Rosalie asked. "I suggest that we issue a temporary bill first, and use magic to prevent counterfeiting."
Wang: "You mean you want me to use magic stamps on the bills I issue? But ordinary people can't verify the authenticity of this kind of magic stamp. Only a magician can tell whether it's left by me or someone else."
Rosalie: "Oh, I didn't consider that."
Wang: "Well, let's take out the copper coins from the inventory and redefine their value. Copper coins are smaller and lighter than gold coins, and they are not precious metals themselves, so they can partially solve the storage problem."
Rosalie: "With copper coins?"
Wang: "Yes, just redefine the value of the copper coins, for example, one copper coin for a chair, ten copper coins for a nice set of clothes. You can set the specific price based on the situation, you know better than me.
"This way, when we ask the Pelican Gang to work, they don't have to work for free. We can just give them copper coins. When the next shipload of supplies arrives, those who work more for the floating city will get more supplies."
"Good idea." Rosalie nodded and laughed again, "But I always feel that all the coppers will be taken to Flint's temple to exchange for Shire liquor."
Wang: "Then the drinks will be provided free of charge. Flint's drinks are made from water anyway, so let him provide them as plain water."
Rosalie: "Okay, then I'll start issuing copper coins and setting prices right away."
Chapter 259: Cecil Volunteer Army
While the salvation team was leisurely farming, the number of Crusaders on the island was increasing at an alarming rate.
The entire east side of the floating island, the area surrounding the church, was densely packed with Crusader tents, and the St. George's Cross flag almost blocked the early morning sun.
Rosalie worried every day that the cult members would not leave, because if they did not leave, it seemed that the Savior Team had no good way to drive them away.
The king did not care: "This is Lancelot's sect. With the arrival of the main force of the Crusaders, there are also a large number of merchants and adventurers. If the sect does something that damages its reputation, the whole world will know it immediately.
"This plane has personified gods, so there's no need to worry about that. I've read the records of people in the tower going on adventures to other planes. Many gods are just concepts, or there are simply no gods in the world. The cult is extremely evil and does all kinds of evil. They are basically wolves in sheep's clothing.
"But it's different here. Lancelot is a good man, and He has appeared in person. The sect dare not act rashly."
Rosalie did not refute the king's statement. After all, the cult did abide by its agreement and brought a large amount of daily necessities to the floating island. The lives of nearly two thousand "natives" on the island were greatly improved.
As the Crusaders gathered, the Undead also took action. On September 9, the lookout on the island saw the gargoyles for the first time.
A total of four gargoyles flew around the island, but perhaps because they were afraid of the crossbows set up by the Crusaders, they did not approach.
On September 9, the number of scouting gargoyles increased sharply to 21, and they even began to test the firepower of the Crusaders.
On September 9, the supreme leader of the Crusaders, Cardinal Pietro, invited the king to the great tent for a meeting.
Wang took the entire rescue team there.
As soon as he entered the big tent, he found that there were three more people attending the meeting from the cult than from the Savior Team!
Pietro was making some arrangements on the map. When he heard the noise, he looked up and immediately smiled as brightly as his god: "Oh, it's the members of the salvation team! You're here at last!"
The king looked at the group of holy warriors and found that among the armored men in white clothes and armor, there was a man in red armor who was very eye-catching. Then, among the group of armored men, there were also two adventurers in leather armor. He asked curiously, "Who are these people?"
Pietro: "These are the centurions of our various squads, and the leaders of the Flaming Fist Mercenaries hired by the Order. As for these two, they are representatives of the adventurers we hired."
One of the leather-armored men said, "We represent eleven teams of adventurers. We are mainly responsible for reconnaissance missions, which the knights are not good at."
Wang: "So what did you find out?"
"They are mainly responsible for placing small altars for our Lord. Through the altars, we can sense the approximate location of the lich," Pietro answered on behalf of the mercenaries. "We just need to set up the altars in different locations and then draw lines towards the location of the lich. The part where all the lines intersect is where the lich is at that moment."
Rosalie: "As long as we annihilate the lich's undead army, it will be wiped out, right?"
The king retorted, "Generally speaking, that's true. But now there are so many undead creatures. Even if the lich is destroyed, this land will continue to produce undead creatures. Those who died in this area will gradually get up."
Pietro added: “In this case, the lich is beheaded, and the high-level undead creatures will gain free will. The spellcasters among them will begin to transform into liches. When they master the technology of making a phylactery and complete the production of the phylactery, they will become new liches.
“This is a situation we must avoid at all costs, so we must not only eliminate the liches, but also eliminate spellcasters such as corpse wizards.
"Powerful undead creatures like Death Knights are not at risk of transforming into Liches, but we can't just let them roam around."
Rosalie nodded, "I understand."
Pietro continued, "The undead army has already noticed us. If the forward base was not in the sky, they would have already launched an attack. Now that we have completed the assembly, we can take the initiative to attack. We hope that the Lord of the City can land the floating island on the shallows in front of Shallow Water City."
Wang: "Are you ready to attack?"
Pietro: "Of course. The army has been assembled. Not attacking will only waste food and gold. So, what do you think, sir?"
Wang: "No problem, I will land the floating island on the shallows, probably around this location."
Wang tapped on the map on the desktop.
"We landed here last time and rescued many survivors." The king paused, "But how are you going to get ashore? The shallows are all muddy, and the knights' armor is so heavy that they will sink to the bottom as soon as they enter the water."
Pietro: “Do you have any good suggestions for this?”
Wang: “You guys haven’t thought of a solution?”
Pietro: "That's why we have to hold a meeting. If we have a solution, we can just ask you directly."
Wang stroked the stubble on his chin and said, "To quickly cross the muddy shallow talk... I think it would be better to do this. Haven't you already determined the location of the lich?"
Pietro: "We have located the lairs of the lich and the wight, two prime raid targets."
King: "So, every team of ten Crusaders should have someone who can tear the scroll, right?"
Pietro looked at Theresa, who nodded, "Yes, that's standard. Everyone also brought four fireball scrolls."
Wang: "Equip each of them with the Feather Fall Technique and let them jump directly from the floating island."
Pietro: "Jump down?"
Wang: "Yes, air assault! Don't you have an airship? Have you never tried it?"
Theresa: "The Republic of Sissel has conducted experiments and found that if you use Feather Fall to jump from an airship, you can't quickly form a formation when you land. If you are caught alone, it will be terrible. Especially for professions such as mages and warlocks in the team. Mages are fine because they have the ability to protect themselves, but not every warlock has a protective spell, so they will be in big trouble."
Wang: "But what you threw down are cans. Paladins are cans, priests are cans, there are no thin-skinned and big-stuffed ones. The Republic of Sissel cannot throw them down, but you can."
Theresa was shocked: "Hiss, that seems to be the case."
Pietro turned his gaze away from Theresa and looked at Wang: "So what you mean?"
Wang poked the largest skull mark on the map with his hand and said, "I'll drive the floating island here and lower it to the ground. Then you jump down and attack with force."
Theresa: "Let me think about the total height of the floating island... Oh, it's no problem at all. The falling time won't be too long. Even if it is attacked by the gargoyles, the damage will be within the expected range."
Wang: "Speaking of which, do you have a way to control the air? How about borrowing some Griffin Knights from Monrovia?"
Pietro: "We borrowed it, but the Griffin Knights suffered heavy losses during the previous orc invasion, and they rejected the church's request."
The Cardinal said as he glanced at Rosalie.
Rosalie: "After all, the country has just undergone a major blood transfusion. Father probably wants to save some cards to deal with unexpected events."
Xiaobai: "Why don't you ask Lvye for some druids?"
Theresa said in surprise: "Luye is willing to do this? I thought druids were more independent from the world."
Xiaobai: "Yes, I just suggest you ask. I can't guarantee that you can borrow a druid."
Nini: "The elf's horned eagle can also deal with gargoyles."
Pietro: "It is very troublesome to conduct diplomatic negotiations with the Elven Kingdom. By the time we borrowed the troops, the Undead Army had already spread throughout the River Kingdoms.
"Don't worry about the air superiority problem. Our air superiority force will arrive today. It should be soon."
Wang frowned: "Soon?"
Xiaobai's ears suddenly turned to face the sky, and Nini also turned her head - her ears were not as flexible as Xiaobai's, so she had to coordinate with the movement of her head to align with the direction where the sound came from.
Wang: "What's wrong?"
Xiaobai: "There's a rumble in the sky! Like low rolling thunder."
At this time, a messenger opened the curtain of the tent and came in: "Report! Your Excellency the Bishop, the Crusaders' headquarters has arrived."
At this time, the human king heard a low roar in the sky.
It sounds like an engine.
Without waiting for everyone's reaction, he walked out of the tent in two steps and looked up -
In the morning light of the rising sun, six huge airships, surrounded by dozens of small airships, flew from the south. The roar of their engines made the earth begin to tremble slightly.
Pietro also came out of the tent. "This is our air superiority force. Each airship is equipped with a crossbow and a spear to stab the approaching gargoyles, as well as a discharge device."
Wang was shocked: "Where did this industrialized army come from?"
Pietro: "They are volunteers provided by the Republic of Sissel."
Wang: "Is it the Sissel Republic where the revolution broke out? As expected, their industry has developed to this extent. The economic base determines the superstructure. My uncle didn't lie to me."
Chapter 260: The Church of Kailin, a Fraudster
After a long while, the king withdrew his gaze from the airship and turned to Pietro: "Since the support has arrived, I guess you will take action soon. After all, the undead creatures have no logistics and can't replenish themselves continuously. They have too much advantage in a war of attrition."
Pietro: "That's right. Mr. City Lord, can the floating island start moving immediately?"
Wang: "It's okay, but the floating island's moving speed is lower than you think. It can only float at the speed of a human walking fast. If we set off now, we won't reach Qianshui City until tomorrow morning."
Theresa: "That's just in time for us to make final preparations today."
As they were talking, a rope was thrown down from the largest airship, and a man in a light blue military uniform slid down the rope and landed steadily on the ground.
Then he untied his cocked hat from his belt, unfolded it again, smoothed the feathers that stuck in it, and then put the hat on.
Elizabeth looked at the cocked hat with a curious expression.
The king noticed Elizabeth's expression and explained, "That's the standard military cap of Cecil's army."
Elizabeth asked in return: "Is this a hat that only appeared after the revolution?"
Wang: "No, as far as I know they have long had the tradition of wearing three-cornered hats."
As soon as he finished speaking, the man in the cocked hat who had fallen from the sky naturally took over the conversation: "Then, as the great revolution broke out first in our country, this was also regarded as a symbol of revolution. In Catalonia, wearing a cocked hat is punishable by death."
Wang: “You sound very proud?”
Man in the tricorn hat: "Of course. Think about it, apart from the dwarf kingdom ruled by the Great Craftsmen Council, is there any other country like Cecil that has no nobles and no king?"
Flint: “Is this something to be proud of?”