Chapter seven hundred and forty-two unexpected enthusiasm
Bayer Capital, an ancient capital with a long history. 1
Looking down from the sky above the city, since ** years ago, the scale of the city has become several times wider than before.
No, to be precise, it should be that several new functional areas and several emerging satellite cities have been added.
The most conspicuous thing is probably the vast area to the north, where there were originally mountains.
The surrounding cliffs were hollowed out, and huge palaces with obviously long dimensions were built on them. Giant dragons could often be seen rising and falling among them. This was the Bayer Dragon City that had just started operating a few years ago.
Under the Dragon City, there is a new arena made of white stone and bricks. The knights compete with each other to hone their martial skills, and also show their strength to the dragons.
With the joint efforts of Emperor Bayer and the dragon clan bosses, as well as under pressure from the outside world, the dragon clan gradually gave up their past arrogance, and fighting with the knights was not so difficult to accept.
But now, it no longer requires the cooperation of high-level knights and high-level dragons to give people a sense of incomprehension. The intervention of a large number of new types of equipment has made many young dragons choose to take advantage of the new equipment.
Knight. This is so awkward to say, but it is the fact. In the eyes of the dragon, many knights are operators who come with equipment.
Especially three years ago, with the successful launch of the new magic artillery Scorpion 2 and the medium-sized energy pool, the dragon with several heavy-duty magic crystal cannons has become more and more likely to become the new hegemon of the sky.
This kind of giant dragon already has a new name, and there is even the possibility of becoming a magic armored dragon as a regular military unit.
The new city to the west of the city is a new area for technicians, engineers, and spellcasters.
Obviously, as a superpower with a tradition of dragon knights, after discovering the importance of magic technology, it introduced it without hesitation.
The massive resources, wealth, population reserves, and most importantly, the magic talent reserves brought by a sufficient educated population base have allowed it to quickly catch up. Under the leadership of the Dragon Rider Emperor Helent, it is increasingly showing signs of resurgence.
In fact, it is easy to understand. Spend money to buy technology and talents from allied countries, and then issue decrees to change scholars' careers and invest in promising researchers. Even if they cannot produce results immediately, they can make researchers desire such a research environment and take the initiative.
Come here and let emerging talents consider their own interests. Choose this major and wait for the results to come in ten or twenty years.
But unlike Oran, which is also an emerging magic power, they have enough dragons as war resource reserves. They did not invest energy and funds in the construction of heavy ships and chariots. Instead, they focused on various small and heavy combat equipment.
of development.
Practical combat is the only reason for them to choose their research field.
Magic engines, micro (medium) energy pools, practical artillery/heavy crossbows, and magic armor are key technologies that other countries regard as minor details, and they all regard them as key areas for research.
I mentioned the Magic Armored War Dragon just now. It brings a heavy/medium energy pool as the second magic power bank. It is equipped with hundreds of magic armors all over its body. It carries four to twenty new cannons and is armed to the teeth. It can fight one against five at the same level.
Don't make it too easy.
This secret weapon suddenly appeared in the war with the undead army a few months ago. It achieved amazing results and attracted countless attention.
Only then did the world discover that Bayer, who was originally thought to be old-fashioned and slow, had actually come very far in the newly emerging field of magic.
The Magical War Dragon, as mentioned in the emperor's speech on Bayer's New Year's Eve this year, is a conventional unit that can be produced on a large scale. Now there are 312 knights in Bayer.
The protective power, long-term combat capability, and attack capability have all been greatly enhanced with the increase in magic technology.
Magical protection makes ordinary lich's magic attacks ineffective, and the powerful body coupled with crushing artillery damage. Magical dragons kill wantonly on the battlefield of natural disasters.
Actual combat has proven how powerful and terrifying this combination is.
This unit, in the evaluation of the little goblin, is a legendary level, which means a terrifying legion with average combat power above legendary level. On paper, it is already the strongest war group in the world.
Of course, it is not without its disadvantages. Not to mention the consumption of massive resources and gold coins, it is said that Her Majesty Helent was so poor that he started auctioning off his belongings to eat pickles for these treasures.
On the other hand, most of those wearing armor are young dragons, mature dragons, ancient dragons, and ancient dragons. The real killer weapon is themselves. In terms of high-end combat power, magic technology cannot help.
Moreover, because there is too much heavy equipment on the body, even with the help of the aerodynamic engine, the agility of this kind of war dragon is not worth expecting. If the engine is turned off, or the aerodynamic engine fails, they will fall.
Bar.
"It's not in the operation manual. If you encounter this situation, just disintegrate and throw away all the equipment. His Majesty Helent said, 'Equipments can be rebuilt if they are gone, but dragons and people are gone when they die.'"
As soon as they entered Bayer's airspace, two of the most cutting-edge magic war dragons followed them, and they also brought accompanying diplomats. Apparently, they had already received the news.
This middle-aged diplomat named Steele Zhou had been to the Lan Kingdom before and had met with me. If he could send him to meet me, Helent would be considerate.
And this practice of giving priority to equipment personnel when there is a malfunction undoubtedly proves Bayer's wealth from one aspect.
The cost of that set of dragon armor, if given to Lanmeng, would be enough to build two destroyers.
Perhaps, this is the difference between the national power of big countries and small countries. Small countries can only lead with the same technology for a short period of time to make a profit. Some advanced technologies cannot even be manufactured and cannot produce finished products. However, after large countries install them,
Then I think about selling some old goods and scraps.
The engine of the "Forward" passenger ship has not been repaired yet, and we do not have the capital to soar among the clouds. The aerostat flies at a height where we can clearly see the ground, and the giant dragons on each side and the knights above are still visible from time to time.
They looked at us with curious eyes.
"It seems that these dragon knights are not dragonborn?"
I asked casually, but Steele broke into a cold sweat. In a sense, this must be spying on military intelligence.
He was hesitating, not sure if he could answer, but someone could make the choice easily.
"Well, the holy war has reached this point, and those old antiques have seen the situation clearly. Before considering the self-esteem of the dragon clan, the most important thing is to find ways to maintain the continuation and status of the race."
Following the thick voice came a middle-aged man wearing a thick blue cloak, heavy armor and a crown.
He came over and gave me an overly enthusiastic hug, while everyone around him knelt on the ground.
"Long time no see, Your Highness Roland, welcome to Bayer again. I hope you can bring me good news this time."
Helente Milan, the past Dragon Riding Grand Duke, is now the Dragon Riding Emperor.
Compared with nine years ago, he has grown a little taller. He deliberately grew a beard and made up to make him look more mature, but from my eyes, his physical age seems to have become younger.
The terrifying power is contained in this body. When I close my eyes, there is only a powerful giant dragon in my senses. Today, Helent looks more like a dragon than a human being.
This is also expected. After all, many of the secret methods of the Dragon Clan are to increase the blood concentration. Helent has no reason to refuse power.
Compared with the shy young man in the past, Helent's expression today is a bit exaggerated.
"Oh, no, you have already brought me good news. A week ago, as a member of mankind, you defeated the Lord God of Chaos and achieved immortal honor. Come, let us celebrate this greatness for the heroes of mankind.
victory."
After finishing speaking to himself, His Majesty the Emperor of Bayer excitedly took the lead in applauding, and the surrounding entourage and civilians naturally also made their voices heard.
Suddenly, there was thunderous applause and cheers, and the drummer almost lost his temper.
Showing courtesy for nothing, raping or stealing, this sudden excessive enthusiasm only made me feel strange and goosebumps.
"Propaganda, publicity."
He whispered softly, then took my hand and waved to the people under the boat.
Only then did I realize that the Forward had already entered the port, and the welcoming crowd was crowded below. It was faintly passing the people in front of it, not far away, and there was a red-letter slogan carried by Xiaolong.
"Warmly celebrate the eighth anniversary of the relationship between Lan Alliance and the Bayer Empire."
"Welcome the leader of the Lan Alliance, His Highness Roland, to come and guide the work."
"Warmly celebrate His Highness Roland's return from slaying demons."
There were all the welcoming crowds, flowers, salutes, and military bands. The only thing that didn't look good was that the Advance was probably almost disabled, but with the escort of four magic war dragons, it looked more domineering and calm, as if it was returning from the battlefield.
warrior.
I was pulled by Helent and waved, but the cheers below suddenly exploded, even reaching into the sky.
What's worrying is that this fit was not an intentional arrangement, those cheers were too real.
At this moment, many thoughts flashed through my mind, and my face froze. Then in an instant, I realized that something was wrong, and immediately changed into a standard Paladin smile and waved downwards.
Then, I was buried in the welcoming crowd.
In the midst of the chaos, I vaguely heard some concerning words, such as "reinforcement front line" and the like, and then I became more confident.
Thirty minutes later, we finally got out of the enthusiastic crowd. Before we had time to take a sip of tea, I asked first.
"Helent, you actually want my arrival as a political propaganda to boost morale? Is Bayer's situation so bad?
Hearing this, Helent's stiff smile turned into a bitter smile.
He frowned and gently massaged the center of his eyebrows, which was suitable for relaxing his mood.
"Sure enough, I can't hide it from you. Yes, the situation is very bad. There was a big mess on the front line and we lost the battle. We lost miserably. The undead emperors who are serious are ten times more difficult to deal with than expected!" (
