Not a Witch

But today's Jingyue Strait is not quiet. Large ships with sails beating through the waves are constantly undulating in the waves. The water waves sometimes rise and fall into the plate armor above, wetting it all.

bang bang—

Several low-pitched gunfire sounded from a distance, followed by several huge waves that were higher than the bow of the ship.

Looking at the source of the artillery fire, at the end of the field of vision, a group of iron-black ships were firing thousands of meters away.The 40 cannons along the hull fired one after another. The shells struck this side across a long arc, fell on the wooden hull, smashed through layers of broken wood chips and entered the hull, and then exploded suddenly. The flames and Fragments flew.

The sea water poured in a lot along the broken hole, and then formed a small vortex around it. Some sailors who fell into the water kept struggling to grab everything they could, such as planks, iron bars, broken masts, etc.

But they didn't have time to leave this dangerous vortex, and soon the second round of shelling fell one after another, and many people disappeared directly in the explosion and water waves.

The field of vision stretches and rises with the flying birds on the sea surface, and the scene of the blue sea below is also panoramic.

To the north is an ironclad fleet consisting of 30 black warships, each of which is made of wrought iron. It is about 9000 meters long and has a displacement of nearly 40 tons. There are [-] square muzzles, from which cannons protrude, constantly swallowing flames, and firing shells that smash through the sky.

On the south side of the sea, there are a group of large and small sailing warships. There are nearly a hundred of them. The solid wood is painted with black and white waterproof paint. There is a tall cross-mast, the white sails are already full at this time, under the side strings are three rows of densely packed muzzles, and about 60 cannons spray counterattack fire.

It is a pity that although the sailing fleet has a large number of artillery fire, its caliber is far inferior to that of the enemy army, which also leads to its power and range being suppressed by the ironclad ships.

The two sides continued to exchange fire on the sea surface, with continuous artillery fire one after another, splashing tall water splashes one after another. From time to time, ships in the sailing fleet were shot, ruptured, caught fire, and even sank.However, the ironclad ship in the north remained uninjured. The shells fell on its hull. Not only was it protected by a solid wrought iron armor, but also an enchanted blue line pattern lit up to resist part of the impact and protect the interior of the hull.

Sail warship, flagship conning tower.

"General Fift, our fleet is about to lose its hold! Finally, several warships have sent signals that they want to retreat."

An orderly in a white uniform hurried into the room, eagerly reporting.

Since the war between Frost United and Crancia, it has dispatched several armored fleets to block the Jingyue Strait and patrol the sea in rotation.The Baby Berry Kingdom was also implicated because of the previous aid, and many merchant ships and passenger ships traveling to and from the Jingyue Strait were detained, which caused a lot of losses to the southern islands that depend on trade.

Later, in order to counterattack and protest, the Southern Islands also recruited many large domestic ships to form a joint fleet to break through the blockade of the Northern Strait.

But if today's battle fails and a large number of warships sink, it is conceivable that the Southern Islands will be trapped in the blockade of the Frost United for a long time.

General Fift frowned, and the veteran looked at the undulating sea in the distance. "Haven't the Divine Winged Birds in the rear arrived? With their assistance, it wouldn't be difficult to defeat this armored fleet."

"Report to the general, we sent out the signal 2 hours ago, so we should have arrived a long time ago..." The adjutant on the side replied with a worried face.

General Fift took a deep breath, and then said in a deep voice, "Signal, we retreat carefully."

"Yes, General!" The orderly ran to the outside of the room, and then a special signal flag was raised on the mast, and the fleet began to turn.

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Hundreds of miles away from the battle between the two fleets, the sky is covered with lead clouds. From time to time, fiery red torrents of magic power emerge from the black-gray clouds, and iron-gray airships shuttle among them, appearing and disappearing from time to time, constantly attacking the clouds The giant winged bird flying in the sky.

The blood-red eyes of these divine winged birds seemed to be no longer as clear and bright as before, but a little irrational and frantic. The mages on their backs tried their best to calm down and barely kept from falling into the sea.

The nearly 200 airships shuttled up and down the clouds in the sky would not miss such a good opportunity. More than 3000 mages on the airships jointly cast spells, forming golden energy grids, constantly rounding up the frenzied divine winged birds.

And once these giant-winged divine birds are rounded up by the grid, intensive artillery fire will shoot out from the airship, blasting these giant birds into flesh and blood and scattering them into the sea.

"Hahaha, it's really enjoyable, watching these animals fry into roast chicken nuggets."

Inside a huge black airship, a man in a black and red uniform holds up a wine glass and admires the scenery outside the window.

His clothes seemed to be a combination of a mage's robe and a military uniform. It had the elegance of a mage and the neatness of a soldier.

"However... I have to thank you for your contribution, Abel." The man turned around, and the mustache around his mouth was slightly raised with a smile.

"It's a great honor, Lord Hunter." A young man bowed to salute, and then raised his head. He was wearing a black uniform with a white silk scarf in his collar, showing an elegant temperament.

"I also know about your request." Hunter walked a few steps, sat on the velvet seat beside him, stretched out his right hand, and asked the servant to fill his wine glass.

"After defeating Hopeland, I will guarantee you, restore the glory of Tisiphone's family, and share one-third of the wealth of Carites and Helis's family with you."

"Thank you Lord Hunter, the Tisiphone family is willing to be your loyal follower." Abel expressed his gratitude again.

Even though he knew in his heart that this lord might be writing a bad check, and after Hoplander took over, he might not get a penny of the property of the Karites and Helis family.

But so what, as long as you hold on to this Frost United military figure, it will only be a matter of time before the Tisiphone family rises again.

He is not like those two reckless elder brothers. As the last surviving direct descendant of the Tisiphone family, Abel deeply understands the insignificance of personal strength, and using tactics and brains is far better than using brute force.

The failure of my two elder brothers is that they believed too much in advanced technology and extraordinary strength, and gave up the strategy at the beginning, and this world is ultimately a world dominated by people and relationships.

After the failure of the Hoplander Incident, he hid his tracks and lurked in the Southern Islands for several years. He finally grasped some of the weaknesses of the Divine Wing Bird. Frostrose's big shot.

And as long as the Frost Alliance wins in the end, the Tisiphone family will surely be revived in their own hands.

He believed so.

Outside the window of the airship, the Divine Winged Birds fell under various restrictions and attacks, feathers and flesh and blood sprinkled into the sky in weeping.

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Three days later, the Young Moon Parliament and the Cranberry United Kingdom Parliament.

The spacious hall is built on the mountainside, with tall columns standing around it, and some vines are winding and climbing on it, with green and dark green leaves attached.

Outside the hall is a rocky mountain with flowing mountain springs, and on the other side is an incomparably empty field of vision, overlooking the bustling island buildings below.

There is a golden crescent moon drawing on the central wall of the parliament hall, and a few vine branches are wrapped around the golden moon, and several bright red berries are dotted in the vine branches, symbolizing the United Kingdom.

There are many high-ranking figures of the kingdom sitting in the hall now, half of them are wearing different mage robes, and the other half are wearing gorgeous clothes sewn with gold thread and silk.

"I think that under the circumstances, we should agree to Frost United's peace proposal." A middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes stood up and spoke. He was slightly fat and looked a little blessed.

After the destruction of the Divine Wing Birds some time ago, Frost United once again sent a peace proposal, hoping that the Chuberry Kingdom would withdraw from the war between the two parties and remain neutral.The Frost Alliance also promised that once the Baby Berry Kingdom agrees, it will stop blocking its merchant ships and routes, and will no longer interfere with its trade.

As a result, many nobles in the kingdom were moved.Most of their titles and rights are inherited from the Cranberry Principality. Unlike the Young Moon Council that migrated south, these nobles don't care about the situation on the other side of the sea. They just want to enjoy a stable and wealthy life. The benefits will do.

"This is not a good proposal. The other party may be cheating." A mage representative on the rostrum shook his head. He had bright blue eyeshadow on his face and bird feather decorations in his hair.

"Cheat? How else can we cheat? Now we have lost even the Divine Wing Bird troops, and the sea power can't beat them." A representative of the nobles spoke.

A few days ago, while performing a support mission, the Divine Wing Bird troops were ambushed by an airship fleet hidden in the clouds, and a special drug gas was released from the airship, which caused a large number of Divine Wing Birds to lose control and go berserk, finally causing the entire establishment to massacre. Died at sea, only a few sporadically escaped back.

But now the air support force of the Baby Berry Kingdom has dropped significantly, and it has gradually lost its ability to control the sea.

"We also have the proud Chimera battle group, the overlord of the air - the Tyrannical Armored Dragon. If necessary, we can also call in the gray mountain giant whales that are cruising in the sea, and even wake up the sleeping ancient sea beasts under the meteor reef."

"Why did you give up so easily." The representative of the mage replied.

"Because it's not worth it! There is no benefit." A noble representative who had been silent raised his hand and said.

"I don't know what kind of enmity and struggle there is between the two factions of your mages, but for the whole Cubberry Kingdom, it won't do any good to continue fighting."

"So what if Crancia wins? They won't give us any more territory. Besides, an enclave needs to be garrisoned and protected by people, which costs a lot and doesn't benefit much."

"And if we continue to confront Frost, we will fall into endless competition for burning money, which will consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and will also greatly affect trade and economic regression."

"So, why do we fight for Clancia, just because the Starlight Witch is beautiful and everyone likes it? Ridiculous!" said the noble representative sternly.

After his speech, there were various buzzing discussions in the venue, and many people began to favor his statement.

"It seems that there is really no benefit to continuing this confrontation."

"That's right, those mages are too immersed in the resentment of the past."

"I think it's better to lie down at home and make money. Why do you have to provoke Frost United?"

Hearing such a voice, the middle-aged nobleman who spoke just now also showed color, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth unconsciously.

"Can I say a few words?" Just as everyone was discussing, a gentle voice sounded.

Everyone turned their attention to the center of the rostrum, and a man with a kind face was standing on the rostrum at some point.

"His Royal Highness Uleves?" The voice below was full of surprise.

"It's really this lord, how could he appear in this...such an ordinary meeting." The voice paused for a second with surprise before continuing to finish the second half of the sentence.

The judge of Magic Sequence 9o Thunder, Uleves, can be said to be a living legend. He was promoted to the existence of Sequence 80 more than 9 years ago, and is now one of the super giants behind the scenes of the Young Moon Council.However, this big man rarely appeared in the eyes of everyone, and he never took care of things. There was no one in the council who could order this big man.

As the top of Ivar's world, Transcendent Sequence 9 is an extremely mysterious existence to most people, and no country, organization or order can order it to do things, and most of them don't care about the interests and conflicts of the mortal world, and have their own pursuits.That's why the appearance of Uleves surprised everyone.

Such giants and big shots should have been out of the world for a long time. I didn't expect to appear in the parliament today.

Seeing the hall gradually quiet down, the big man began to speak slowly.

"I think we still have to stand with Clancia to resist the expansion of Frost United."

"Don't rush to deny it, let me tell you my opinion."

"If we allow the Frost Alliance to unify the western side of the continent, it means that we will lose the right to choose trade, and be manipulated and suppressed by the other party."

"The mainland is rich in various products and people. They don't need to trade with us, but many of the things we need come from the mainland. But once the opponent completely controls the various ports on the coast, we will be controlled by others in the future, even under various threats , had to give up more benefits."

"At the same time, when the other faction is also a mage, when their theories and views are promoted on the mainland, our southern archipelago will become a minority in the increasingly dangerous environment of public opinion, and will be hindered in all aspects in the end, and we will not be able to move forward."

"And even if we have to pay a lot to support Clancia at present, it is still worth it."

"When the mainland establishes a new order in the future, we will also be able to share part of the rights and positions, and if the mages of the Frost Alliance are defeated, it will be the right time for our faction to re-enter the mainland. There will be a steady stream of trade and economics.”

"So, we must not agree to the Frost Alliance's summation!"

After the words of the behind-the-scenes figure of the Young Moon Mage faction, the wind direction in the hall changed again, and many representatives of the nobles began to rethink their future interests and the impact of their choices.

As for the mage side, needless to say, as the existence of Magic Sequence 9, it is itself a manifestation of the will of the young moon mages, and many mage representatives fully support their proposal.

After the lecture, a new discussion started below.

"Then, let's start voting." After the discussion time ended, the host on the side of the high stage said.

"Please raise your hands in favor of His Highness Uleves."

As the words fell, each arm was raised in the hall, very neatly, representing that the will of the Chuberry Kingdom, which was hesitant before, was finally unified at this moment.

"Very well, let's start the next round of recruitment and support proposals..."

Chapter 160 Five Thunder and Silver Wheel ([-])

On the west side of Jingyue Strait, Banguo Island.

This small island in the strait, still in the ocean further west than Hopeland, is now considered to be in the rear of the battle.

"Master Black, Master Lund is here."

In a huge shipyard on the island, Blake stood under the giant battleship that was about to be completed, looked up and felt emotional.

It's almost 5 years now.Leaving from Hoplander and coming to this small island to perform a mission, time flies so fast.

Back then, he was just an orphan in Hoplander, who was later adopted by the Carites family and became a guard, and then promoted by Miss Lacey, and finally grew up to his current position. Unknowingly, he has experienced so many things.

I still remember that Miss Lacey called him into the office that day, asked him about his aspirations and future plans, and then explained this task to herself.

"Although we gained independence and signed a contract with the Frost United, this is just a short truce. With the support of the Dayas Chamber of Commerce, the Frost United's steel battleship will be explored and realized step by step." Luo Lanxi As Er said so, his light-colored pupils were like clear crystals.