I rely on myself

Chapter 333 Edmund's Fury
At the same time, high in the sky above the city of Liverpool, a steel battleship was floating above the sea of ​​clouds, and the leader of this chaos was also on this battleship.

On the main bridge of the land battleship Daedalus, a young man with black hair and black eyes was sitting on the captain's seat which was specially set up in the center and slightly higher than the surrounding areas. However, the expression on his face was a little gloomy.

That man was none other than the first prince of the British Empire - Edmund the Black Prince.

"In the end, that damned Qing pariah finally escaped? How unpleasant! Never mind. This is not the most important thing right now. Daedalus, I order you to open your eyes."

Following Edmund's order, the walls and ceiling of the bridge suddenly became transparent, becoming a 'window' reflecting the outdoor scene. The lighting under his feet emitted a bright light, illuminating Edmund's face. At the same time, it also illuminated the figure of General Guredan beside him.

"This is magic... No, it shouldn't be the effect of a magic circuit, right?"

"Oh? I'm surprised you knew that just by looking at it?"

"Although I can sense a small amount of magic power, I don't feel any signs of the magic circuit being activated. Therefore, this should be the perception ability generated by the Heart of Eve in Daedalus..."

It was the world that Daedalus "saw" and projected it onto the interior of the bridge. Although this required extremely fine control of magical power, it was not strictly considered magic.

"Such a difficult magic program was actually created by those annoying French people. No wonder they sent it to the Automata Expo to show off."

"No, they should be very angry."

"Ah? What does that mean?"

"Because the designer of Daedalus was not French, but Count Biraud."

The general was stunned and opened and closed his mouth like a goldfish.

"As you know, there is some fate between the Earl and me, so I asked him to help me a little. In other words, this great feat was accomplished by the blood of Britain, not those guys on the continent."

"Excuse me, was this planned by Your Highness?"

Edmund neither confirmed nor denied it.

"Come, Daedalus, let me see the street."

After he issued a new order, different scenes were reflected in the windows.

Police-type automatons patrolling the streets. Military-type automatons lined up neatly. However, there were no operators beside these automatons, and no human figures could be seen on the streets.

Every house was locked, and residents either hid in their homes or took refuge in the civic center.

Whether it was the railways, streets, or ports, they were all blocked by automatons. Although most of them were cheap iron goods with no combat capabilities, they could be considered excellent soldiers if they were given guns.

"It's so easy. It's so easy to take over the Mechanical City."

The entire city has become Edmond's sphere of influence. Even the proud mechanical division of the British Empire cannot easily attack, right? Because as soon as you step into the city, you will be included in the opponent's command.

At this moment, a sharp sound like a bell suddenly rang out in the bridge, and all the windows emitted red light.

"Is this... an alarm?"

"It seems that Daedalus is reporting the unusual situation." A small window automatically zoomed in on the scene on the sea. In the image, many ships could be seen gathering in front of the port from the north and south - it was the British Navy's fleet!
"Twenty Britannia Gallien-class battleships... not only that, but there are more. General, what do you think?"

"I think they are planning to attack from the sea. After all, they have no means to attack the city from land, nor can they land from the coast, so they decided to use artillery to destroy the entire city?"

"You are so stupid, as expected of my father. You don't even care about the lives and livelihoods of the people. Your qualifications as a king will be tested. Now everyone should know who to follow, right?"

"But what should we do now? Should we issue an evacuation notice to the public?"

"Asylum? Don't be silly. People will be sacrificed - there's nothing we can do about it because Dad is so stupid."

Edmund said calmly, as if reciting a poem: "The blood shed by the people will turn into hatred for my father; the tears shed by the people will turn into anger towards my father. And the anger and hatred of the people will push me onto the throne."

"…That's a great awareness. However, even if Daedalus is strong, it won't be able to withstand the bombardment of the Britannia Gallien-class battleship's main guns."

"Daedalus is an absolutely unsinkable battleship. There is no point in bombarding it."

“Not sinking…?”

"Ah, Daedalus's magic circuit is called Space Distortion. It can distort the surrounding space, making all attacks incapable of hitting it. That's why Daedalus is an absolutely unsinkable battleship."

Hearing this, the general was speechless, because as Edmund said, Daedalus lived up to the reputation of being unsinkable.

"With Daedalus as a fortress, and Ivana's Absolute Kingship enhanced by Infinite Chain Reaction, the world is within my reach. Yes... Come on, world. Recognize my status and respect me as king!"

Hearing this line of absolute confidence, General Guredan couldn't help but think: "Although His Highness looks very arrogant, he is very careful in his actions and has a detailed plan. He is a monarch worthy of my following! ! "

Thinking of this, General Guredan respectfully saluted Edmund.

Edmund was watching all this with great satisfaction, when suddenly a small window came into his sight. The scene reflected there was none other than the Royal Walpurgis Institute of Mechanical Engineering, the highest institution of learning in the UK.

Looking at this college, Edmund's originally complacent expression suddenly turned gloomy, because he originally felt that this college was very annoying. It was clearly using the funding of his British Empire, but refused to provide its research results, and also had an independent political status. All of these made Edmund feel very uncomfortable.

Not to mention that he almost lost his life because of a pariah just now. A black-haired figure flashed through Edmund's mind, and the anger in his heart could not help but rise when he thought of it.

There was a flash of ominous red in Edmund's black eyes, and then he could no longer hold back the anger in his heart and needed to vent it urgently.

"It's okay to keep waiting, but it's getting too boring."

"Your Highness?" General Guredan had a bad premonition. He didn't know why the Black Prince Edmund, who was originally full of vigor and vitality, suddenly became so angry and frustrated.

Edmund laughed in anger, revealing a hideous smile.

"I've come up with a good idea that can be used to kill some time. Go, my puppets, break down that annoying wall, destroy that stupid academy, and finally bring back that ignorant Qing pariah!!!"

As these words fell, the automatic dolls that were originally guarding various places in Liverpool instantly took action and moved towards the Royal Institute of Mechanics together.

(End of this chapter)