In the camp of the Emperor's Allied Forces, everyone was staring at the wreckage on the ground in a daze.
Half an hour ago, I heard that the mortar position of the Templars had been bulldozed by the Blue Sword Mercenary Group and the Richard Turner Swordsmen Group. The excited Emperor waved his hand and announced that tonight
The whole army will be celebrated in the city of Verona.
As a result, the first knight troop that invaded the city was completely wiped out, and only one soldier from the second troop survived. However, this guy was smart and conveniently grabbed the remains of the thing that attacked them on the ground and came back.
This pile of wreckage... looks like a mechanical spider? But the torso has been completely deformed, as if something exploded from the inside. The cracks in the metal are extremely sharp, and there is a smell of gunpowder smoke.
"This should be a spider booby trap." Seeing everyone looking at him, the person who "should be most familiar with the Holy See," Duke Wolfe said helplessly.
"Spider booby trap?" The emperor frowned.
"It's a simple robot in the shape of a spider." Duke Wolf said. "Someone is responsible for remote control. It will rush to your feet quickly and then explode."
"Can the Holy See create robots now?" the Duke of Bavaria asked sharply.
Robots are here, can synths be far behind? Has the Angel Force already assembled a group?
"Ah, no," Duke Wolfe said, "The inside of this spider booby trap is at best a high-end microcontroller. The mechanical structure has no technical content. The main reason is that the control algorithm is powerful... but the algorithm is all on the control side.
, we can’t reverse engineer with this wreckage alone..."
The emperor automatically ignored what he said and asked: "Power Armor Knight, can you block the attack of this spider booby trap?"
"It depends on the charge." Duke Wolfe said, "From what the surviving soldier said, it should be possible. This kind of spider booby trap seems to have adjusted the charge structure and will stick close to the legs of the power armor.
It can be said that distance blasting is specially designed for our knights. After all, the power armor is bulletproof. The chest armor and helmet that are easy to be hit are the thickest, followed by the arms, and finally the legs...
"
"Also, I have a question." The Duke of Bavaria asked, "Is this kind of booby trap easy to produce?"
"Alas, the hardware aspect is not a problem. I said the main technical difficulty is the algorithm." Duke Wolfe sighed.
"Algorithms can be replicated on a large scale." The Duke of Franconia said, still using the old griffon's unique sarcastic tone, "In other words, Verona created a large number of spiders and used them to weave a meat grinder.
The big net is just waiting for us to fill it with soldiers...or demigods. I think it's time to send out the dragon."
The emperor said nothing when he heard the Duke of Carinthia say:
"If there are really a large number of these spider booby traps in the city, then no matter whether it is a soldier, a knight, a supernatural being or a demigod - as long as his feet must be on the ground, he will not be safe."
"Either we choose to attack by force at a heavy cost, or the Holy See successfully delays the time. No matter which outcome, I'm afraid it's not what everyone here wants to see. Based on the existing evidence, His Majesty's dragon may actually be the real one at present.
The optimal solution to the difficult problem.”
This is quite a level statement. The previous reason of the royal Saxon family was that there might be anti-aircraft weapons such as anti-aircraft guns ambushed in the city, so they were unwilling to send dragons into battle.
The Duke of Carinthia pointed out that spider booby traps targeting ground units have already appeared, and anti-aircraft guns targeting air units are just your Majesty's guess, so it is self-evident what to do now.
If His Majesty is unwilling to let the dragon take any potential risks, do our knights and soldiers deserve to die?
The most critical thing here is that Holy Solomon is an "empire" with a feudal system, and the interests of the emperor's family and the interests of the duke's family are inconsistent.
Everyone hopes to get the most benefits for themselves, and they all hope that others will pay the greatest costs. Among them, the emperor, as a vassal, naturally has an advantage in terms of status, so the dukes must unite in order to protect themselves.
Bargain with the emperor.
The Duke of Carinthia's statement just gave everyone a reasonable excuse: His Majesty's dragon is the most suitable to go to war at this time.
If this situation doesn't bring out the dragon, but instead requires us to send out people, then everyone will doubt the intentions of your Saxon family.
Then the representatives of the major families echoed one after another. Even Duke Wolfe nodded slightly and said nothing. Emperor Otto's face was ashen and his eyebrows were almost raised to the hairline (obviously he was half angry inside).
After a while he said:
"Okay, I will send the dragon tomorrow to launch a tentative attack on the city of Verona!"
He strode back to the desk and said sternly: "At the same time! Please urge the family demigods to arrive as soon as possible. No matter whether the dragon falls into the trap and breaks its wings, or the spider booby trap is successfully destroyed, we need to break through Verona as soon as possible.
city, and then head south immediately!"
These words showed a bit of the emperor's courage and determination, so the dukes bowed one after another and responded:
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
At the end of the meeting, the Dukes left one after another. The Duke of Bavaria returned to his temporary house, hesitated for a moment, and lit a fire in the fireplace.
After a while, a man emerged from the blazing fireplace. He was the demigod ancestor of the Weisbach family, the red-haired Otto of the Furnace Fire. There was no trace of being scorched by the flames on his body.
"In short, this is the situation." The Duke of Bavaria briefly explained the content of today's meeting. The Fire Demigod listened expressionlessly, nodded and said:
"Then let the dragon of Saxony go to war. We have reached a consensus on this matter, you can just wait."
"Yes." The Duke of Bavaria nodded, and Feng Luohuo turned his eyes and suddenly asked, "Where is little Eleanor?"
"She should still be in the Blue Sword mercenary group." The Duke of Bavaria replied.
"Has she taken the Will IV prepared last time?" Furnace Fire asked, "Has she been promoted to Level 10?"
"Promoted." The Duke of Bavaria hesitated, "Ancestor, do you really want Eleanor to go to the battlefield?"
"Yes." said Furnace Fire. "Are you worried about her, little Otto?"
"How can I not be worried? After all, swords have no eyes, let alone bullets." The Duke of Bavaria sighed.
"Nothing will happen to little Eleanor." Feng Luhuo said with a smile, "Don't forget, the girl from the Licinius family is also in the team."
"The Holy See dares to confront the empire head-on, but do they dare to touch the direct members of the Licinian group? Are they not afraid of another civil strife in Italy? Innocent is not the good-for-nothing that John XII was. Of course, the current His Majesty is not his father either
.”
The Duke of Bavaria smiled bitterly, I am afraid that only the demigod ancestors would dare to say this.
"In other words, as long as Eleanor and Miss Nora stay together, there is no need to worry about the threat of synthetics." The Duke of Bavaria said thoughtfully, "But if they fight separately..."
"This is another layer of insurance." Feng Luhuo said leisurely, "That young man named Ask..."
"He is a smart man and will not let anything happen to Eleanor."