Continental Warriors Yoo Ma

The metal used to make the golem has excellent performance. According to the analysis of a senior dwarf blacksmith, this metal is a cold iron alloy mixed with 5% adamantine and 7% mithril.

This magic alloy smelting technology alone is far beyond the average level of this era.

After dismantling, these golems can also be used as materials for Ma Yofu to make new golems.

After two more levels, after being promoted to the middle rank, the artificer can gain the ability to make golems.From now on, Ma Youfu naturally has to plan ahead and prepare early.

In the impression of ordinary people, golems are made of metal, rock, soil, or even animal or human tissue. They are driven by magic and use the soul captured from the element plane as a constructive creature that controls the core.

This traditional method of making golems dates back to 500 BC.

It was the age of heroes.The old gods on Mount Olympus are still alive, and the familiar heroes such as Hercules and Achilles are galloping in the mortal world.

The intersection of the celestial spheres is extremely frequent, and the whole world is filled with abundant and active magic.

Therefore, it was not as difficult for spellcasters of that era to break the space barrier and go to the elemental plane to capture the spirit.

However, as the frequency of the celestial sphere meeting gradually stabilized, and after the earth has adapted to this phenomenon of overlapping time and space, only those mages who specialize in the conjuration school will be able to capture the elemental spirits.

Golems are becoming more and more difficult to make.

until Archimedes appeared.

The great legendary mage and mechanic invented a new way to make golems according to Pythagoras's "everything is magic" theory.

The core of the golem is the elemental spirit placed inside.

If the golem is regarded as a robot, this elemental life with only basic consciousness is the central processing unit of the golem, responsible for receiving orders, understanding orders, and executing orders.At the same time, the elemental spirit will continuously extract magic power from the elemental plane to power the golem.

With elemental spirits becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, Archimedes found an alternative.

The power supply problem for the golem, Archimedes solved with ether crystals.

The sages of ancient Greece called the free magic power that exists in the natural environment as ether.Under the influence of various external forces, after a long time and complex changes, the ether will condense to form ether crystals with higher energy density.

When Ma Yofu read the description of the formation of ether crystals in "The Convergence of the Celestial Sphere and Our History and Geography", he had a strong sense of sight: isn't this a fantasy version of coal?

Powering his army of golems is a giant etheric crystal.

It's just that compared to the long history of the planet itself, the history of the extraordinary power brought about by the phenomenon of the intersection of the celestial and spheres is not very long.So naturally occurring ether crystals on Earth are rare.

Most etheric crystals come from another world.

After Archimedes found a replacement for the golem energy, he set about solving the problem of controlling the golem.

Pythagoras said that "everything is magic". As the most basic tool for human communication and information, language and writing naturally also have extraordinary power.

In the age of the old gods, the ancient Greek, ancient Latin, ancient Norse, etc. used by the gods were rich in magic.However, with the evolution of civilization, the mystery of language and writing has gradually been replaced by universality.

Only the spellcasters are still using words and phrases extracted from various ancient sayings, combining them into incantations, which are used for spellcasting and singing.

Archimedes finally found a way through continuous research.

He extracted characters with specific magical effects from various ancient languages, as well as other world languages ​​such as Elvish, Dwarf, and Dragon, and compiled them into a set of "machine languages".

These characters are engraved on the base plate made of specific materials, and combined with the ether crystal with the magic circuit, it is a golem core that can replace the elemental spirit.

Later, in the war of the Roman Republic's invasion of Sicily, the research results of Archimedes were obtained by the Romans, and finally the golem engineering was developed.

The Romans could not have built a great empire without the powerful force provided by the golems.

With various tools in hand, Ma Youfu came to a pawn statue.

Writing down the scratched armor on the golem's chest, he saw the structure inside the golem.

In addition to various complex magic circuits, the most eye-catching is the golem base plate made of a piece of mithril.

There are various special-shaped Chinese characters engraved on it, most of which Ma Youfu does not know.He estimated that these Chinese characters are various ancient writings before the Qin Shihuang Shu Tongwen.

In addition, there are otherworldly scripts such as Elvish and Dragon.

It seems that the Eastern magician who made the Golem Legion has the same idea as Archimedes.

The characters are arranged in a unique geometric pattern that looks like a Tai Chi figure from a distance.

Actually, this is also important.

Everything is magic, and "beauty" as a concept can also carry extraordinary power.

After Pythagoras made the important discovery of the "golden section", people found that the more the magic items made with the golden ratio, the better their effectiveness.

Then, the concept of geometric aesthetics began to be widely used in magic research.

In this world, many famous artists are also excellent spellcasters.

For example, Donatello, who had been in contact with Mayoufu before.He is a sculptor and painter, as well as a puppet mage.

One of the criteria for judging the strength of the puppets he made was whether they were beautiful or not.

If the characters on the golem base plate are arranged in a figure with sufficient geometric beauty, the control efficiency of the golem will also be improved.

Obviously, the Tai Chi map with extreme geometric beauty must have a very good effect when used in the character arrangement of the golem base.

Although he has never come into contact with the golems in Europe, Ma Youfu has decided that the golems he will make in the future can also use oriental elements such as Taijitu.

Of course, this is not enough.Yoo Ma had to start learning the "golem language" and get an etheric crystal before he could start making a golem.

Chapter 110 Nine Madam Diplomacy

While holding the "An Overview of Ancient Roman Magic Warfare Equipment" to study, while dismantling the scrapped golem, sometimes injecting magic power, through the flow of magic power, observe the operation mode of the magic power circuit in the golem.

After tossing for a night, Ma Youfu felt that he had benefited a lot.

If he continues to study like this, maybe he will be promoted to level 5 artificer in a short time.

Although Baron Harpertiner was far away in Troyes, there was no excitement of "the husband's crime", but Margaret's gentle enthusiasm still made him spend a wonderful night.

Ma Youfu's life in Lance was plain but full.However, going west along the Marne River, the city of Paris, more than 100 kilometers away, is now in an atmosphere of anxiety and fear.

Led by the Duke of Bedford, the high-ranking nobles of the entire British France region have misjudged Charles VII.They did not expect that this indecisive monarch would be so determined and willing to take such a big political risk to promote Mayoufu, the main war faction, to "Commander-in-Chief of the Army of North France" and awarded him the title of Marquis of Lamanche. .

This time, the enemy facing the Regent is no longer the immature Charles VII, but the Seris who rose like a comet in 1430 with the assistance of a French witch!

"The French have captured hundreds of Viking Dragons. They have complete control of the Marne waterways!"

"Master Ma Youfu has persuaded the businessmen in the Champagne region to donate another 30 livres as military expenses!"

"The witch from Lorraine has landed in Val-de-Marne!"

"The enemy is less than ten kilometers away from Paris, and the blue iris flag can be seen on the city wall!"

Rumors of defeatism spread every day on Rue Saint-Germain.Some of these rumors come from fearful and stupid civilians, while others are specially fabricated by people with ulterior motives.

The Duke of Bedford knew this.

However, he could only investigate secretly, and could not use force to suppress it blatantly.

In the conference hall of the Louvre, the regent justice is discussing with his ministers how to deal with the sudden change.Bishop Beauvin sat alone in the corner, staring at everything coldly.

Now the important minister beside the Duke of Bedford, the Earl of Arundell said in a deep voice: "Lord Duke, yesterday we arrested four more criminals who spread rumors. After interrogation, we learned that they are the remnants of the Burgundian faction."

"Well, that timid little man of Philip III, who dares to play these little tricks!" scolded Sir Matthew Gough.

Another nobleman said: "After all, we have killed so many Burgundian merchants. And the good Duke Humphrey sent a very insulting letter to Philip III. If the other party does not respond, then Strange. In Paris, Philip III is just making small moves. But in Picardy, he has already begun to call up the army. Once the snow has stopped, he will send troops to Calais."

The Burgundy merchants in the City of London have been slaughtered by Shunli as fat sheep.The dukes of Gloucester and Bedford each received a windfall of some £27 ([-] livres).

If this is the case, Philip III will not make a big deal.

But the bad thing is that the Duke of Gloucester wrote a letter to Philip III afterwards, strongly condemning the other party's treachery, and threatened to recruit a large army from England in the coming year to cross the sea on behalf of the Seven Saints to crusade the Burgundians.

This can be regarded as giving the other side a "diplomatic insult" for declaring war.

The British native regent has a long-standing feud with the Duke of Burgundy.

Humphrey was known as the "good duke", and Philip III also had the nickname "the good man".

However, unlike the good people recognized by modern people, if the nobles of medieval Europe had the nickname "good people", they would basically have the following characteristics: advocating chivalry, being wealthy, spending a lot of money, like sponsoring art, and wandering.

A kind-hearted person cannot be a "good person". Only if you have money to buy literati to advocate for yourself can you be a "good person".

Seven years ago, Jacqueline, Countess of Hainaut, took refuge in England because she disliked her husband.

Jacqueline is not only the Countess of Hainaut, but also the ruler of the Counties of Holland and Zeeland.This kind of flagship Bai Fumei, who can save three generations of struggle by marrying, is naturally the target of many nobles.The romantic Humphrey was no exception.

He obtained an illegitimate divorce pardon from Avignon's deposed Pope Benedict XIII, helped Jacqueline divorce, and then married her.

Humphrey then began calling himself Earl of Hainaut, Earl of Holland, and Earl of Zeeland.

This operation is naturally very slippery, and the players of "Kingdom of the Wind and Cloud" can't help but applaud and call the experts.It's just that he did so, which also violated the interests of Philip III-Jacqueline's territory, which the Duke of Burgundy had always coveted, and wanted to unify the lowlands.

The contradiction between the two sides is getting bigger and bigger.In 1424, Humphrey organized an army of 5000 men and launched an expedition to Burgundy.

However, although he is also the regent, the military talents of the Duke of Gloucester are far less than that of the Duke of Bedford.Against the French, the latter was able to win a victory that was not inferior to Agincourt like Vernay. The expedition launched by the former to the lowlands turned out to be a big joke.

Although Humphrey's expedition failed, the alliance between England and Burgundy was in crisis.

Had it not been for the Duke of Bedford who married Philip III's sister Anne in 1423 and used his wife's diplomacy to appease the Burgundians, I am afraid that this Anglo-Berg alliance, which was broken with a single poke, would have been dissolved six years ahead of schedule.

In today's crisis of life and death, the Duke of Gloucester jumped out to cause trouble because of personal grievances, which really annoyed the Duke of Bedford.

Burgundians and France making peace, does not mean war with England!

Are you Humphrey doing this shit and deliberately angering Philip III, because you think England's enemies are not enough, not strong enough?

Count Arundell suggested: "Your Majesty, now you can only ask your wife to come forward. Madame Anne has always had a good relationship with his brother. With her persuasion, Philip III should calm down and give up his plan to attack Calais."

"It's nothing to fight the Burgundians, if I say. They're a bunch of gorgeous and proud roosters, not even the French," said hard-line Sir Matthew.

"Calais is our bridgehead on the mainland. It has been in operation for nearly 100 years. The city walls are stronger than dragon scales. Coupled with this bad weather... Humph! If Philip III wants half of his soldiers to freeze to death while marching On the way, half of them were killed under the city of Calais, so go ahead.” Lord Willoughby, another main combatant, said.

The Duke of Bedford shook his head: "You can't just think about it from a military point of view. If we go to war with Burgundy, the French will be the happiest. So even if the two countries break the alliance, they can't be enemies. On the contrary , if we can maintain peace with Burgundy, Philip III and Charles VII will inevitably clash over time."

The duke clapped the table and decided to send his wife to Burgundy for the first time.

"The matter on Philip III's side has been resolved, what about Youf Ma?" At this moment, Bishop Beauvin suddenly said, "There are two reasons why people in Paris are panicking. The heavy task, which was expected to be peaceful for several years, has now become a fleeting moment. Under the pressure of the approaching war, many people must have dissent. The second is the terrible weather. This winter is extremely cold, and the fruit trees in the manor and The vines are frozen to death, and the monsters brought by the meeting of small celestial spheres are raging in the countryside. The price of goods in Paris is soaring, and fuel is in short supply. Some citizens have already begun to tear down their houses for firewood.”

"It's been a tough winter." The Duke of Bedford's voice grew heavier.

What made him feel the pressure in particular was the information that the spies sent back from Lance.

The newly-appointed Marquis de La Manche has not hesitated to spend a lot of money, not only continuing to accommodate refugees displaced by the war, but also providing them with sufficient food, clothing, fuel, and shelter.

Some might laugh at the stupidity of this Seris to spend a lot of money on those lowly commoners.But what the Duke of Bedford saw was the amazing wealth of the other party.

The agricultural depression caused by the scarcity of manpower and the reduction of trade caused by the war have caused the income of the royal family of Plantagenet to continue to decline, and now there is only an annual income of about [-] pounds.After deducting expenses, the balance is pitiful.

At the same time, debt is horribly high.