my armed maid

Chapter 65 62: Mobius (two chapters in one)

High in the air, Yuna drove Valkyrie's flying wing type back to Linfeng City.

Behind her, the grassland people's stronghold had turned into a sea of ​​fire. The grassland people were shouting and hurriedly putting out the fire. The scene was as chaotic as it was chaotic.

Nolen was a little regretful. If Ryan had been more decisive and dispatched an elite group of knights to raid the stronghold at this time, he would have achieved greater results.

But it's not bad, the white raven and the individual magic cannon are not disposable consumables. Since they are used the first time, they can be used a second time.

After gaining the support of the city lord's palace, he was able to have sufficient resources to create many alchemical weapons that spanned the ages. Under the powerful "technological level", the outcome of this war was determined.

The only thing left to consider is how to eliminate the enemy's remaining combat power with minimal losses and end the war completely.

"Today's mission is over."

Nolen sent a message to Yuna through the soul link, "Well done, Yuna, go back and rest first."

Then, he took off his black raven mask, smiled at Ryan and Evelin on the side and said, "How about this, this farewell gift to the prairie people will definitely impress them."

The two of them looked at the direction of the grassland people's stronghold in the distance from the city wall, their expressions were also shocked.

Not long after White Raven left, a fire broke out in the grassland people's stronghold. The thick smoke could be easily seen from several kilometers away. The scale of the fire was probably not small.

Probably only high-level fire spells can cause such damage. Has the firepower equipped by White Raven evolved to this extent?
"Is this the "Heavenly Burning Flame"? "Ryan looked at him with sharp eyes, already having a guess in his mind.

"Yes."

Nolen said frankly, "Minaturizing the magic weapon is the direction of my current research. All the individual weapons on the White Raven are my latest experimental weapons.

"Compared with the city defense magic cannon on the city wall, the stability and specific performance of the experimental weapon need to be further verified. Not only is the production cost higher, but there is also a lot of room for optimization. It is not yet mass-produced."

"That's it." Ryan's expression looked a little regretful.

Since the white raven could set fire on top of the grassland people's army and then return safely, he was just wondering whether the Linfeng army could also form a flying squad to carry out rounds of bombings on the enemy?
It’s just that Nolen declined the subtext in his words. According to him, whether it is the White Raven’s flying equipment or the individual strategic magic weapon, they are currently unable to be mass-produced.

No matter what the reason is for not being able to mass-produce, since Nolen himself said so, no one can force him.

After all, this is the only one with this miraculous alchemy technology.

For Nolen, the current White Raven still needs to maintain her specialness and uniqueness in front of everyone, and the alchemical weapons she is equipped with must be the most advanced and cannot be mass-produced.

Only in this way can he maintain a high enough status in front of the city lord's palace and the knights.

What's more, an opponent of the Prairie Man's level doesn't need him to use a trump card like mass-produced flying equipment.

The new city defense magic cannon alone is enough to defeat them.

After a while, after he has established a firm foothold in Linfeng City, consolidated his position, and evolved the White Raven's equipment to become more advanced, he will plan to gradually transfer the subsequent technology to the army.

"No, no, even this is enough!"

Evelin's eyes sparkled, "The new city defense magic cannon is much smaller than we imagined - it shouldn't even be called a city defense cannon anymore, it can definitely have more combat uses!
"We can install it on the chariot and let it go out with the knights. Under the fire suppression of the new magic cannon, no one will be our opponent!"

"A tank, right?" Noren smiled.

"Tank?" Evelin said "Oh", "What a strange pronunciation. Is this the name you gave it?"

"Just mention it casually, don't worry about it."

Nolen waved his hand, "From tomorrow until the end of the war, I will provide the army with magic cannons at a production rate of three units per day to help you eliminate the remaining troops of the prairie people.

"Even if they retreat temporarily, we must take advantage of the victory and pursue them to drive out all their remaining strength.

"Otherwise, war will resume in ten or twenty years, and Linfeng City will never have peace."

"I understand." Ryan nodded.

As an old soldier who had fought for the Roland Empire, he would do this even without Nolen reminding him.

The Lebus people are a barbaric and unruly people, and in their concept there is no option to coexist with other peoples.

Back then, the Roland Empire unified the human territory, but more than one alien race was conquered by the Roland people with force.

However, after Roland I promulgated the tolerant policy, most of the foreign races chose to live together with the Roland people and did not leave their homes for this reason.

The Lebus tribe had the opportunity to become a part of Linfeng City. In fact, the few Lebus tribesmen who surrendered lived well in the city and did not suffer any discrimination.

Reiner has the blood of the Lobus people, but he can still become the deputy commander of the Peak Legion and become the confidant of Captain Marco, which is the best example.

However, this path of peaceful coexistence between the two ethnic groups was completely rejected by the Lebus Heavenly Father decades ago.

He believes that surrendering to the Roland Empire is a shame for the Lebus tribe. There can only be one master of the Lebus grassland, and that is the Lebus tribe.

Therefore, even if you take your tribe members and flee outside the territory to live in worse conditions, you still have to endure hardships and vow to make a comeback one day.

For the heavenly fathers of all generations, this was a lofty mission that was enough to make their blood boil. After instilling this sense of mission into the clan for a long time, the whole clan fell into a madness longing for war.

In the 77th year of the Roland Calendar, and after 77 years, the Lebus tribe returned to the grassland after being fully prepared.

In fact, even at this step, there was room for maneuver. At that time, the city lord Ivan was in power in Linfeng City. He had a cowardly character and deeply sympathized with the Lebus tribe.

As long as this generation of Heavenly Father can restrain his men's murderous behavior and sit down to negotiate with Ivan, it is still possible for the two forces to coexist peacefully.

The vast grassland allows them to live together.

But they didn't, they only saw war.

At this point, both sides have shed too much blood in the war, and the conflict between the two races has become irreconcilable.

This is a Möbius closed loop made of hatred. If you want to break it, the easiest way is to completely eliminate one side.

Perhaps this is the only way now.

Fortunately, with the help of Nolen and the rapidly growing combat power of Linfeng City, it is not difficult to completely eliminate the enemy.

Ryan ordered the adjutant next to him: "Install the magic cannon onto the chariot tonight. I want it to be dispatched with the knights tomorrow." "Yes!" The adjutant left with the order.

"You've worked so hard this time."

Ryan looked at Nolen again and patted his shoulder, "Linfeng City will not forget You and Yuna's contribution in this war. After the war is over, you will get the treatment a hero deserves."

"It should be." Nolen modestly said goodbye and left.

He is willing to join the war and help Linfeng's army fight against the grassland people, partly because of the agreement with Yuna, and partly because of his own considerations.

It is true that he is a reborn person, but he has been staying in Linfeng City for 17 years, so it would be false to say that he has no feelings for this city.

His city was being invaded by the enemy, and he was beaten so badly that he didn't take action even though he had the strength. This was not in line with his style.

Do you have my consent to bully Linfeng City?
And, as he said to Luo Zhen before, the so-called heroes emerge in troubled times, so that a powerless grassroots can rise quickly and join the war is the fastest way.

He also has this utilitarian mentality.

In the words of the previous life, this world can be regarded as a world of demons. Human beings know magic, but they have not yet conducted deeper research on this magical power.

In modern times, the "Sage" Roland I, who was as powerful as the ninth level, only lived to be 120 years old before passing away.

The extraordinary beings here are not like the immortals in previous lives who can live a long life in the mountains and forests without relying on worldly power, without eating or drinking.

They also want to eat and drink, and also want to improve their secular status in order to obtain more power and cultivation resources.

This is especially true for alchemists.

Alchemists don't even have personal strength. If they don't have alchemy materials and related manufacturing equipment on hand, they can do almost nothing.

To obtain rare resources such as alchemy materials and manufacturing equipment, you need worldly status and power.

This is one of the reasons why he always wanted to climb up.

Originally, he planned to spend a few years building his reputation in Linfeng City little by little, accumulating his own connections, obtaining rarer alchemy materials, and making more powerful alchemy items.

However, God is not as good as man. Since war happens to come, he will adapt to the situation and regard this disaster as an opportunity to prove his strength.

Now it seems that I have done pretty well.

Taking advantage of the changes of the times, in just over a month, he was in a high position in Linfeng City, chatting and laughing with the most powerful bosses, and also mastered the city's alchemy resources, achieving his plan at once. something that would take several years to accomplish.

At the same time, he also personally created the legend of the White Raven.

The White Raven is both her trump card and her business card. Whether she is powerful or not and her status in Linfeng City also affect how others evaluate her.

This war is just the beginning. He will spend a long time polishing Valkyrie equipment so that the White Raven can fly higher and farther.

The "Invincible White Raven" created this legend itself, which is a strong proof that he is the strongest alchemist.

Nolen returned to the workshop, and after a short rest, he sat in the laboratory again.

This evening, Yuna used individual magic cannons to conduct tactical bombing on the grassland people's stronghold at high altitude. Not only did it cause serious losses to the grassland people, but it also gave Ryan and Evelin a small alchemical shock.

For him, this battle was just a test of new equipment. Although the results were fruitful, he still saw some flaws in the new equipment.

The most intuitive thing is that the mana consumption of casting high-level spells is still a bit heavy for Valkyrie's mana source.

After casting "Sky Burning Flame" once, not only the magic cannon's built-in magic source was directly exhausted, but even half of the magic power in Valkyrie's backpack was drained away.

This is why Yuna only cast a spell once and then returned immediately, because the magic power reserve in the backpack was insufficient.

To be honest, this is not a shortcoming of the magic cannon, but a limitation of individual weapons.

As a price for high mobility, the magic source of the individual magic cannon cannot be as huge as the turret, and the magic source cannot be replaced at any time.

At the same time, although an emergency magic direct charging device is installed on the backpack, the driver can manually input magic power.

But Yuna is only a fifth-level knight. Knights focus on forging their bodies, and the magic power in their bodies is less than that of mages of the same level.

Compared with the huge magic power required to cast high-level spells, her little magic power is a drop in the bucket, and she mainly relies on the magic power source for energy.

But the size limit of the magic source lies here. If you want to improve this problem, the most direct solution is to improve the quality of the magic source.

The source of magic power is powered by magic crystal, and magic crystal is divided into six qualities: azure blue, dark blue, dark green, orange, vermilion, and purple.

Valkyrie's equipment now uses orange-yellow magic crystal, which is already a relatively rare, military-grade quality.

However, there are two levels above this: vermilion level and purple level.

If a red-level magic crystal could be obtained, the White Raven would have a longer combat endurance during a single attack, and would be able to cast high-level spells at least twice.

Each additional high-level spell cast has a huge impact on the battle situation. For example, in this battle, if Yuna has the opportunity to cast "Sky Burning Flame" twice more, it may even directly annihilate the entire prairie stronghold!
Nolen made a note on the list and planned to send someone to the city lord's mansion to see if there was any stock of rare red-level magic crystals available.

At this moment, he suddenly had an idea.

If you open your mind a little more, since they are all about casting high-level spells, why does it have to be "Sky Burning Flame"?

"Sky Burning Flame" has a large killing range and long duration. It is suitable for road sealing and clearing out miscellaneous soldiers, but it cannot achieve a one-hit kill effect on high-level extraordinary beings.

He had noticed before through Yuna's first-person perspective that not all enemies were killed within the attack range of "Sky Burning Flame".

High-level mages can cast defensive spells, and high-level knights can temporarily resist fire if they are well-armed. If they happen to be on the edge, they can quickly escape the radiation range of the spell.

As the low-end combat power of the prairie people has almost suffered casualties, it is precisely these high-level extraordinary beings that cannot be killed by the "Sky Burning Flames" in one go, that have become their main targets now.

"It seems that it's time to ask questions to the Book of Omniscient Knowledge again." Nolen closed his eyes and concentrated.

After several battles, he already has enough knowledge points to obtain other high-level spells.

　Thanks to Jianshang, Night to Dawn, and Bofengren for their rewards.

　　I’ve been busy outside all day, so I’m sorry for being late orz
　　
　
(End of this chapter)