Half a month has passed since Covenant in the Shadows. Many things have happened and changed, but many things remain the same as before.∑.∑
Within three days of signing the covenant, not only had no new reinforcements arrived from the Templar Church, some of the knights and war groups that had suffered excessive losses had already begun to evacuate San Antonio.
It seemed that they had reached some kind of private agreement with Duke Batlló. The retreat of the Templar forces went very smoothly, and the opponent completely watched these combat forces withdraw from the battlefield.
And this was just the beginning. The forces of the Templar Church on various battlefields began to retreat, with the most elite angel groups walking the fastest.
If this trend continues, soon, only San Antonio people will be left fighting the civil war on the battlefield.
The Holy Church gave up on Prince Winston? Abandoned San Antonio?
A lot of news and rumors spread everywhere. Pope Carloma made a declaration and said a lot of nonsense like "The Holy Church will always pay attention to San Antonio, the Lord of Holy Light, and watch over the Land of Holy Light."
It's soothing.
Of course, official words are always so heart-warming. At least the prestige of the Holy Light's earthly spokesperson is still sufficient, and devout believers still trust it.
As for the future... when the civil war comes to a life-and-death battle, the survivors won't care what Kaloma said before.
And those have nothing to do with me anymore.
The popularity of magic technology has greatly shortened the spatial distance between countries. Although the airship tickets for freight and passenger transportation are very expensive and are limited to several major cities, my starting point and destination are,
They are both the capitals of powerful mainland countries, so it is very cost-effective to take a comfortable and safe aeroboat.
But as the war progressed, this emerging transportation route also encountered new threats.
Along the way, our ship has encountered more than a dozen waves of flying monsters, a passing green dragon, and a dozen sky knights.
Green dragons and monsters are foraging for food, while sky knights are patrollers of countries along the way. The current world is really not peaceful. They will stare at every passing target in the air.
But in the end, the monster was driven away by the magic crystal cannon. The green dragon and the sky knight followed for a while, and finally turned around and left.
The nearly one hundred medium-sized magic crystal cannons on the giant floating passenger ship are one reason. Many more are still chess pieces hanging on the passenger ship.
Bayer's dragon-head flag, Lanmeng's Storm Castle, and the goblin's listener logo are the chess pieces hanging on the bow of this passenger ship. They also represent the three major organizations behind this small passenger ship.
There is no other reason. Nowadays, only Lanmen and Bayer have the technology to carry large-scale floating ships that can transport cross-border freight and passengers. Neither of these two companies will miss such a good business opportunity. The vicious competition with a monopoly nature eventually turned into a monopoly of the cooperation mechanism.
, but the little goblins were dragged into investing in the transportation industry. Their intelligence and organizational skills were really useful.
Having neutral companies organize chambers of commerce to carry out passenger transportation activities can also make participating countries lower their guard, which is at least more reassuring than behemoths like Bayer and Lanmeng.
There was no aviation law in this era, and the concept of routes had just been proposed. The sailors and captains of air ships were all drawn from skilled navigation personnel, and even the tools for measuring direction and coordinates were directly used at sea.
Yes, they still operate the ship according to their past habits. It is normal for them to accidentally deviate from the course.
On the sea, this is nothing, just turn around and come back, but on a continent with no owner's land, it is a big trouble for intruding into other countries' borders without permission. Moreover, even if armed warships break in, it is possible to cause a war.
Therefore, we often see sky knights taking off and following us along the way. It may be because the flags of Lanmen League and Bayer are strong enough, or it may be that these countries along the way are used to it. In most cases, they follow us for a while and look at us.
Just leave the country.
Are there some cases? Sometimes, the Sky Knights will take the initiative to board the ship. Although it is more or less supervisory, you can often hear the Sky Knights talking about the interests and customs of their country. Those with a cheerful personality will also give advice to people from afar.
There was a dark-skinned scorpion-tailed knight who was also an excellent dancer. Her desert-style twisting dance left a deep impression on me.
This happened several times on the road. Folk dances and singing were a sign of goodwill from all over the world. This not only eased the nervousness of the passengers, but also made people look forward to the next journey.
Of course, judging from the skillful actions of the sky knights who were part-time performers in collecting red envelopes from the crew when they left, they may have already had a contract, or some may simply be performers arranged to appease customers.
At least for now, long-distance passenger transportation between countries is really a profitable business. I calculated that this passenger ship takes about once every three days, and there are three to four hundred customers on it. They are divided into several levels of tickets, but
The cheapest ones are more than two thousand gold coins, and a VIP ticket of ten thousand is enough to buy a decent manor in the capital. Non-big businessmen and nobles will never be able to afford it.
After the trip, I'm doing some private smuggling. If nothing happens, I might make millions of gold coins, which is more than robbing a bank.
But it seems that the expenses are quite high, not to mention the depreciation of the passenger freighter. The world is not safe, and those magic crystal cannons and the permanent bodyguards on the ship are very expensive.
Wandering around the ship these days, I saw two legends, a "young man" of holy rank, both wearing the armband of a security officer. They should be the bodyguards of this ship.
However, considering the current chaotic situation in the mainland, this may be considered a good deal. The toll taxes and checkpoints in various places are disgusting. Some areas are battlefields, and forcing them to pass is simply equivalent to death.
The troubles encountered when taking the air route are much less than those on land. After all, the deserters and bandits that can be seen everywhere are more dangerous than the rare flying monsters.
At least, judging from the current situation, with the flags of Bayer and Lanmen, the safety rate of these passenger ships is still 100%, and the guests are still very confident.
And this confidence was thrown aside when the green dragon attacked, but reached its peak when the green dragon finally chose to leave.
"As expected of the Lan Alliance, not even the Dragon Clan dares to touch his ship."
"It's the Bayer Empire. Our country's Dragon Knight Legion is famous all over the world. That dragon must be afraid of being chased by our country's great knights."
Although what the Bayer man said aroused the pride and national self-respect of the Bayer people present, I almost laughed on the spot, because I knew dragon language.
"...I'll go with the flying iron jar. I heard that meeting it will bring good luck. Iron jar, bless Natasha for accepting my courtship, bless me for lots of treasures, bless me..."
The terrifying roar of the giant dragon was actually based on the latest rumors among the dragon clan, praying for good luck and leaving in the end. It was not a decision after weighing the gains and losses, but a satisfactory departure after completing the wish.
go.
But there are some things that these customers are right about.
Considering the special relationship between Bayer and the Dragon Clan, any "family dragon" that is connected to Dragon City will not attack Bayer's ship.
In fact, the rumor was spread by Dragon City and Xiaohong's Dragon City behind Bayer. There was also part of the rumor that those who attacked the aerostat would be unlucky.
However, this is also true. Dragon City also gets a share of this business. Attacking the airship is equivalent to cutting off the dragon queen and the dragon kings' financial path. It's no wonder that the wild dragon is not unlucky.
Of course, there is no such thing as absolute safety in this world. As the war progresses, accidents will occur sooner or later. Not everyone can communicate, such as encountering a group of flying demons.
But as the war progresses and land travel becomes more difficult and dangerous, there is always potential for this business.
Reaching a private agreement with the Holy Church also means that this business can reach the Holy Church's circle of influence, which is a huge amount of income.
And more income also means more arms and food, which means that the national strength of the Lan Alliance is growing. Perhaps, we are the most adaptable to the jihad environment...
"Ahead, there is a group of flying demons! Succubi and four-winged mad demons!"
The warning sounded in my ears, and the sailors hurriedly urged the passengers on the plywood to take refuge in the cabin, while Heloise cast a dissatisfied look at me.
"Can you blame me? Isn't this normal? The demon tide is over, and the abyss has entered an active period. There are now countless abyss gates. We have encountered demon legions, demon lords, etc...."
"Old man over there, little girl, go and take shelter. Master Raikage, please take action. The magic radar is reacting. A lord-level demon has appeared!"
