In the cellar with no other light, the figures of the messengers blended into the dim background. The faint light flashing from the mist above the crystal ball was only enough to illuminate their faces, which were confused and shocked. They were narrow and blurry.
The image flickered and was very unstable, but it was enough for onlookers to see a large group of "things" flying from the sky.
Those oval-shaped things with pointed ends and a big bulge in the middle were revealed on the horizon. Although they looked bulky in shape, the messengers were not fools. They knew that the things were heading towards the training ground faster than a galloping horse.
It flew over. It gradually got closer, and what clearly appeared in everyone's eyes was an object that they had never dreamed of.
It was a very large instrument that could fly freely in the sky. The upper part was composed of two or three ellipsoids with pointed ends. The ellipsoid was covered with canvas. I didn’t know what material it was made of at the moment, but
The bracket connected in the middle is made of metal. There is a huge wooden hull hanging below. Judging from the round window opened on the side, the hull is about 150 arms long and 30 arms wide.
There are at least three floors below.
"No...it can't be right?" Severk Lando groaned in pain: "A ship that can fly? How many people can it hold?"
"It's a ship that can fly, and it's not slow. If it's used to transport troops, it can carry five hundred people. It can fly covertly across national borders at extremely fast speeds, regardless of mountains, rivers, or lakes. It will never be seen again.
The danger can be defended." Envoy Bansai continued with his wry smile: "Your Excellency, do you now understand what the Sibia Empire is planning?"
"Look again, let me see again." Severk Lando swallowed with difficulty, his eyes staring directly at the changing images. The envoys behaved in much the same way as him, and they were all observing carefully.
There are a total of nine spaceships in this group, with different sizes and shapes, some are smaller, some are larger, and they are circling the training ground end to end. Because of the angle, after the spacecraft arrives over the training ground, the image cannot be
All their shapes are displayed, but everyone can still see the hull below. Apart from rows of round windows, there are no other marks on the side of the hull, not even a number. On the uppermost deck of the ship, there are
There were some people walking back and forth.
There was a small fireball shooting straight up from the ground. This should be a signal, because the spacecraft began to slow down and changed its formation. They lined up in two horizontal formations and flew towards the dummy army under the city wall.
"Besides transporting troops and supplies, what else can these things do on the battlefield?" The Liva Empire envoy turned his head left and right and asked a question that no one could answer, at least not right now.
When no one can answer, it's best to speak with facts. The spaceships flying over the dummy troops moved, the decks at the bottom of them opened a few small cracks, and strings of small fireballs were dropped, like
A lighted oilcloth is like losing grease.
The small fireballs trailing black smoke were very eye-catching in the dusk sky, but this scene was definitely not beautiful in the minds of the messengers. They all knew what those small fireballs were - those things were the last battle of the Sibia Rebellion War.
Firestone bullets appeared for the first time during the Capital Offensive and Defense War!
In an instant, the ground under the spacecraft exploded with sparks one after another, and the place where the dummy troops were located turned into a sea of fire. Thick black smoke rose into the sky, soaring up and covering the sky. Although I knew it was a dummy,
The messengers were horrified to see this.
After the war, various countries have studied the tactics and weapons of Cohen's army. They know that many of the rebels guarding the Holy City died on this thing. It also played a big role in shaking the morale of the rebels, so the envoys are interested in this little
The small flint bullets are impressive.
Different from what they remembered, the flint and stone bullets they saw at this time seemed to have changed, because objects dropped from high altitudes would definitely sink into the relatively soft ground, but they did not penetrate into the ground, nor did they stick to the ground and burn.
After landing, it bounces up and spreads the burning kerosene evenly everywhere. Compared with before, the lethality and damage area of kerosene bullets have been greatly improved.
"Where did Cohen Keda find this kind of weapon?" Seeing this, a messenger couldn't help but ask with a slightly trembling voice: "Sibiya won't attack us, right?"
Another messenger took over: "It's hard to say. Who knows what the emperor is thinking?"
"This kind of firestone bullet does not contain magic elements, so it can pass through the magic barrier smoothly, right?"
The Garro messenger then asked in a weak voice: "If this thing is allowed to fly over the city... what should we do?"
"It's very simple. Put a lid on every city in your Gallo Empire!" Severik Lando was in an extremely bad mood: "What's the use of worrying now? Why did you go there? If you have the ability, there will be a few more assassinations.
Activities!”
Messenger Gallo's face turned red all the way to his neck, and the two were about to quarrel again. Fortunately, the light flashed and the changing scenery attracted their attention... The sky in the image was almost dark, and the fire oil
Only a few wisps of burning black smoke remained, and little lights flashed on the spaceship in the distance, reaching the sky above the training ground again.
But this time, the three approaching small spaceships did not drop flaming stone bombs. They slowly and quietly approached the city wall and stopped. Several huge crossbow guns dragged ropes and shot from the side and above. A series of metal collision sounds.
Afterwards, the heads and barrels of these crossbows were nailed directly into the platform of the city wall. Teams of agile soldiers slid down the rope, and each one let go and rolled before touching the ground. The troops were covered in the blink of an eye.
Covered the entire city wall!
"If it was a sneak attack, the city wall would change hands like this, in an instant!" A messenger said with emotion: "Sbia's army itself already has strong combat effectiveness, and these spaceships have given them wings. If they
They can freely reach every place on the continent. Apart from the great Gods of Light, what other power can stop them?"
While the envoy was speaking, several other spaceships stretched out several thick supports at the bottom of the hull and continued to descend towards a large open area outside the city wall. After a vibrating slide, the spacecraft stopped steadily on the ground.
And a large number of soldiers poured out from the opening at the tail... From one of the spaceships, a long string of carriages actually drove out!
The messengers listened to his emotion and watched the image in front of them slowly fade away. Finally, in their silence, the image completely disappeared.
"According to the information in the hands of intelligence personnel, this video is one of the many exercises that Cohen Al-Qaeda has reviewed in the past few days, and it is also the most important one." Envoy Bansai carefully opened the crystal ball again.
He put it into his small pocket and said, "What do you think? After learning about Sibia's plan, are these three hundred thousand gold coins well spent?"
"I have a question." Messenger Riva replied, "I don't know if it's appropriate to say it?"
"Excuse me!" The Bansai envoy sighed: "In such a serious situation now, I will definitely not hide anything from you."
"Since that's the case, let me ask." Messenger Riva smiled: "Isn't the person who provided us with the crystal ball an intelligence officer of the Bansai Empire? Why do we still need to use three hundred thousand gold coins to buy it? Since
It’s something that costs money, so why should he ensure its authenticity?”
"I have already said that the intermediary between me and this person is dead. I can only find this person's code name from our country's top secret files." The Bansai envoy calmly answered this question: "Although I am from the Bansai Empire
The messenger is a distinguished prince, but I am not his boss after all. Inspired by his sense of responsibility, he handed over this crystal ball, and I must provide funds to this intelligence line that has been disconnected for a long time. You think he does not need to
To bribe others? He is now serving all empires."
"This is very reasonable. We must get these things that Sibia has, otherwise it will be too dangerous." Envoy Yunlu said to envoy Bansai: "Can he provide further information? For example, the design of the spacecraft
The drawings, and the whole plan.”
"I have already asked him this question, and the answer is no. This plan and detailed information are the responsibility of the Military Industry Department and Staff Department of the Sibia Empire. These two departments are directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor, and no one's hands are that long."
Envoy Bansai looked back at the envoys: "The only way at the moment is for everyone to do their best to tap the potential of their own intelligence systems. Maybe we can find something."
"In this case, we all need to come forward to contact the broken intelligence lines." Sevik Lando, who had been staring at the table, raised his head and said: "It is very dangerous to do this."
"It is indeed very dangerous." Messenger Bansai smiled slightly: "To show my sincerity, I have already done it first."
The messengers looked at each other speechlessly.
"Think about it, everyone! If you don't do it now, of course there will be no danger and you can still live a stable life." Messenger Bansai said calmly: "But in the future, when someone brings countless spaceships,
Flying over your city... By that time, I hope you will not regret your decision to do nothing today."
At the same time, several people sighed, and several others closed their eyes.
"I will do it." After a moment, the envoy from the Omatu Empire stepped forward: "As a soldier, you have to be responsible for the safety of the empire."
"I will do it." The Yunlu Empire envoy also nodded and said, "Although I am not a soldier, I am a relative of the emperor! I am doing things for my family."
"What about the rest of you?" Messenger Bansai's eyes sharpened: "Have you all decided?"
"Of course." Everyone nodded and replied.
"In this case, I will make arrangements without any courtesy. I hope that everyone will abandon their prejudices and cooperate sincerely from now on." Messenger Bansai lowered his voice: "Tonight's party is a good opportunity..."
After a while, the envoys came out of the cellar, left in all directions, and returned to the inn at different times, changed their clothes, dressed up again, and prepared to attend the palace ball tonight. At this extraordinary moment, the envoys from all over the world seemed to have reached the goal.
There was a tacit understanding, and no one thought of informing the Tansi Empire envoy, or even raised this issue.
At this time, bursts of laughter were heard in His Majesty the Emperor's room. The concubines who were preparing to attend the ball gathered here and were teasing His Majesty the Emperor together with the little princess Qin Lun.
"The night is long enough to light up the street lamps one by one." His Majesty Cohen stood in the middle of the room, pretending to chant: "The weak starlight trembles, unable to soothe my empty heart..."
"No, no, my husband's poem is so acidic, and it's inconsistent." The gorgeous Kelly Rona waved her hands and said, "Be honest! Where did you copy it from?"
"Don't you like it?" Amid everyone's laughter, Cohen put on a "handsome" look: "Then I'll do something simple."
"Okay!" Dill Merlin put on her family's jewelry for the ball, covering up the smart and capable person in everyone's mind with her charming charm: "But it must be connected with tonight's ball, otherwise it will be considered unqualified."
"Do you want to test me? It's too easy." His Majesty the Emperor blew a long whistle: "Listen up! You will only say it once."
"The night remains the same, the scenery remains the same, and everything in Sibia has not changed." The first sentence was spoken and won a lot of applause. His Majesty Cohen was quite proud: "But the nobles who had eaten their fill of dinner, their inner feelings
Their desires are growing, but they have to endure the spiritual trauma caused by the pale and boring life every night...until the dance of my great savior brings them new hope..."
There is no doubt that such a "crooked poem" is enough to make a group of people laugh. Not only did the people in the room bend over with laughter, but even the white figure standing at the door, her shoulders were shaking unnaturally. The only thing
The only one who remained unsmiling was the crow who was wearing armor and standing leaning against the door frame. But strictly speaking, the crow has changed a bit now. His personal habits are getting closer to someone. For example, this habit of leaning on the door frame was only used in the past.
It often appears on someone.
"It's almost time." Princess Feline Rona stopped smiling and stood up: "Let's go pick up father and the others!"
"Wait a minute, I have something to give to you!" Cohen stopped everyone, turned around and took out a few gift boxes from the inner room: "Dear concubines, as your husband, how can I not do it for you?
What should I prepare for attending the palace ball for the first time?"
Giving gifts is something that His Majesty Cohen rarely does. The four imperial concubines approached with smiles and watched Cohen open the box.
"What beautiful jewelry, and it comes in a set." When the box was opened, Princess Kelly cheered first: "Husband, is this really for us?"
"If I said that I was going to give this to another woman, I might not be able to walk out of this room completely." Cohen exaggeratedly wiped his hand on his forehead to show that he was sweating: "Everyone has been working very hard recently for my sake.
, this is really what I specially ordered for everyone.”
"If it's not hard work, aren't you going to give us gifts?" Princess Wensley on the side asked Cohen with a smile. She is an elf and usually doesn't pay much attention to jewelry and the like, and it is obvious that this princess
His eloquence has become even more powerful.
"Actually, everything about hard work is just an excuse! I just want everyone to be happy."
Cohen smiled and replied softly: "Is there any reason to give jewelry to the one you love?"
A casual answer, but the four princesses were stunned for a moment, each with a hint of sweetness and a bit of relief in their hearts.
"Since it was a special gift from my husband, let's wear it at today's dance!" Feline took her box from Cohen: "Thank you, my dear."
"But we have to change our clothes again. The colors don't match!" Princess Dier said, "Why don't you ask the maids to bring the clothes over and we'll change them here."
"Change it at my place!" Cohen said with a crooked smile on his face: "I completely agree."
"Husband, please stay away!" Princess Kelly raised her head slightly and gently pushed Cohen's chest: "We are going to change clothes."
"No problem!" Cohen walked out of the room with a smile, and turned around and said, "Don't forget baby Qinlun! She also has a share."
While the imperial concubines were free to change clothes, Cohen went to the courtyard and winked at Crow, as if he had something to say. Crow, who put down his helmet visor, walked up to Cohen and waited for him to speak.
"Isn't this armor good?" Cohen stretched out his hand to tap the armor plate: "I haven't seen you practicing recently, is it okay?"
"If you have something to say, just say it directly. There's no need to get close to me." A plain reply came from the crow's helmet: "Besides, the meaning of your words is very different. Isn't it because you have something to worry about?"
"I really don't understand. When did you all become smart?" Cohen scratched his head: "You can all see what I mean."
"I've always been like this, nothing has changed." Crow was indifferent to Cohen's questions and attacked him without any scruples: "If the people around you suddenly become smarter, that can only mean one thing - you yourself have become smarter.
Stupid."
"Okay! I'll tell you the truth." Cohen snorted dissatisfiedly: "I'm going out for a while, and there are some things that need to be dealt with. Although the matter is not big, you also know that when you go out, you will inevitably be confused.
Someone else will do it..."
"Like the first time I met you?" Crow actually learned to steal the show: "You asked for it, right?"
"It's not that I can't win...you don't have to worry about this." Cohen chuckled: "But I don't want to use martial arts or magic that I am familiar with. You should also know that many people know what I am good at, so I don't
If you are careful, you will reveal your flaws. If people know that the king of a country goes out to fight with others, I will lose face."
"What do you want?"
"It's very simple. You can practice more with me during this time. I need a unique set of martial arts that no one can recognize. I built a closed martial arts hall in the palace. No one will learn it secretly.
"
"To achieve such an effect, short-term training will not be effective." Crow asked: "If the opponent is a powerful person, you will still unconsciously use your accustomed techniques."
"It depends on the result of your confrontation with me." Cohen said with a smile: "You can't do this, right?"
"Since you asked so, then let's start training from tonight." Crow pulled up his mask: "It will start after the dance. Is there any problem?"
"It's not a problem." Cohen shook his head: "Don't even think about beating me up during training. I'm not a fat sheep who's just a mercenary."
"We'll see." Crow put down his mask, turned around and said, "By the way, I still want to charge tuition." (To be continued)