Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 447-445: Recruiting Legends (Please Subscribe)
December 1, 314 of the New Divine Calendar.

Flowers adorn the collar, gold fills the room.

Loy and the red dragon Virgil sat in front of the magic mirror, both of them staring intently at the town ravaged by war, chatting idly.

Seeing the battle between the three-track warships and the magic-powered flying machines, the red dragon Virgil was clearly stunned: "Is this even possible?"

"I thought that at sea, the only thing that could stop a warship was another warship. I didn't know that magic-powered flying machines could be used like this?"

Luo Yi picked up the thread: "Why can an extraordinary expert completely overwhelm a second-tier expert?"

"It's because most third-tier transcendents can fly, giving them an inherent advantage over units that can only run on land."

"Just watch, in the future, the sky will definitely be the decisive battlefield. If we lose it, everything on the ground will be a target."

"Future wars will no longer be simple land battles, but a three-pronged approach involving land, sea, and air; none of them can be weak!"

Red Dragon Virgil was very unconvinced and insisted on arguing: "It's just that it's too close to the coastline."

"If it's any farther, the range of a magic-powered flying vehicle simply won't be enough to reach it."

That's also true!
As the war progressed, much information ceased to be a secret.

For example, this magic-powered flying machine is quite powerful, but its shortcomings are also obvious.

For example, they are not flexible enough and are not easy to operate; moreover, they are all major energy consumers.

Aircraft, of course, cannot be powered by magic energy pools; they can only be powered by magic crystals.

Each time it takes off, eighteen gem crystals must be reinstalled, and even then, the range per flight is only between five hundred and eight hundred kilometers.

Conventional magic crystals use moonstone as a carrier, but for aircraft, their magic energy density is too low. For the same distance, a single flight would require at least a hundred crystals.

Using magic gems as a carrier is different; they have a higher energy density, better effect, longer battery life, and can be reused.

The only drawback is that the gemstones are too expensive and valuable, and they all have to be high-quality gemstones.

With a range of 500 to 800 kilometers, and considering the round trip and the high energy consumption during intense battles,
As a result, the attack range of the magic-powered flying vehicle is limited.

"you're right!"

After listening to Virgil's rebuttal, Roy did not refute it, but instead said, "If, and I mean if,"

If the Empire builds its ironclad warships large enough, is it possible to launch aircraft directly from the ships?

"This……"

Virgil the Red Dragon was dumbfounded: "Is that possible?"

"The future holds infinite possibilities!"

A short while later, they saw the rifle again.

Dozens of lead bullets were launched in a fan shape, and within a range of thirty or forty meters, both imperial soldiers and ruined walls were riddled with holes.

Red Dragon Virgil couldn't help but say, "If we do it this way, even a fourth-tier agility professional might not be able to dodge them all?"

"Dodge is impossible, but at a fourth-order speed, it's more realistic to get out of range."

However, what's noteworthy isn't the rifle, but rather that the Allied forces are finally starting to accept reality and use their brains.

"Indeed, war is the greatest driving force for progress!"

This is probably the first time since the start of the war that the Empire has suffered a loss with magic-powered firearms.

The Sardinian expeditionary force almost used imperial tactics to drive the imperial soldiers out of the town.

But the Imperial soldiers were not pushovers!
After suffering heavy losses, they immediately adjusted their mindset, organized a suicide squad, and launched a counterattack.

This time, they were led by a dozen powerful extraordinary knights, each carrying a six-barreled Gatling gun with the ammunition belts directly connected to specially designed space magazines.

Then, as the vanguard, they swept into the town, and relying on the extremely high bullet density, they managed to recapture part of the position.

Thus, the two sides repeatedly fought over every street and every house in the town.

Often, the collapse of one wall can bring the two sides together.

Then, it's either a hail of bullets or close-quarters combat, with every strike drawing blood.

Later, as reinforcements from both sides arrived and artillery positions were set up, the bombardment began again.

If the position is lost, have the artillery bombard it first, leaving the enemy half-dead and too afraid to show their faces.

Then came the infantry charge, with heavy machine guns clearing the way and rifles firing wildly, until the position was retaken.

The small town of Ypres may not be very big, but in the end, it really became a battleground where every inch of ground had to be fought for!

Both the Empire and the Sardinian expeditionary force left behind a large number of corpses here.

It could even be said that under such intense warfare, even third-tier transcendents have become expendable resources.

In the end, when they ran out of soil and stones, both sides piled up the bodies of their fallen soldiers to use as cover.

When the battle subsided, the soldiers were truly unrecognizable, their bodies completely destroyed.

The flowing blood turned the ground into mud, and if you weren't careful, you would slip and fall.

After watching for a while, both Roy and the red dragon Virgil fell silent.

The intensity of the battle left even them speechless with astonishment.

Luo Yi even believed that on such a battlefield, even a fourth-order calamity would be trapped and unable to escape without considering the possibility of fleeing.

Later on, both sides went completely berserk.

On the Empire's side, poison gas was even used for the first time.

After the shell was fired, it no longer exploded, but instead released a pale green gas.
Anyone accidentally inhaling it would foam at the mouth, bleed from all seven orifices, and die instantly within moments. Imperial soldiers, on the other hand, entered the battlefield wearing filter masks that resembled pig snouts.

What they need to do is no longer fight, but finish off the enemy and retake the position.

It can be said that the empire has gone completely mad for the sake of this town.

But they underestimated the determination of the Sardinian expeditionary force!

Indeed, since joining the war, they have been quite 'lazy', because most of the expeditionary force soldiers felt that it was not worth risking their lives for the Bonaparte Empire.

However, they are no longer fighting for the Bonaparte Empire, but for their own escape route.

As long as the town of Ypres is still there and the supplies are still there, they can leave at any time.

But if this place is lost, all the soldiers on the front lines will have no food or water, and no way to retreat.

If things go wrong, they could all lose their lives here.

This is not what they want, and they are willing to fight tooth and nail for it.

This time, they even mobilized all their mage ranks and managed to disperse most of the poison gas using wind magic.

Then, one by one, the dragon lance knights, shielded by magical air-filtering barriers, charged directly into the battlefield to engage in a desperate fight.

Ultimately, the deciding factor on the battlefield will be at sea.

As the red dragon Virgil said, the range of the magic-powered flying vehicle formation is limited, and it is impossible for it to hover on the battlefield at all times.

Lacking air defense weapons, the Sardinian Navy opted to avoid direct confrontation and employ asymmetric warfare.

In other words, while the magic-powered aircraft fleet was still there, they immediately withdrew, focusing all their efforts on heading to the open sea.

When the magic-powered aircraft ran out of energy and had to fly back, they caught up with it again.

They bombarded the town of Ypres directly across the coastline, giving the coalition forces an opportunity.

They had too many warships. Although the Empire had one ironclad warship to block them, they were ultimately outnumbered and outmatched.

Moreover, the Emden encountered its own adversary, a ghost ship that emerged from the seabed and came right up to them.

The ghost sailors above are really troublesome; ordinary physical attacks have no effect on them, and bullets are completely harmless.

In the end, it was the large-scale distribution of holy water bombs that drove away most of the evil spirits, but it also lost the ability to suppress the Sardinian navy.

Ultimately, the Imperial Legion had to leave the town of Ypres.

After paying a heavy price, the Sardinian expeditionary force barely managed to hold onto its supply points.

As for the original supplies in the town, sorry, they've disappeared since they reclaimed them.

I don't know if it was burned or taken away.

The fierce battle that lasted for several days and nights was broadcast by the Magic Mirror in just two hours.

At the end, both Roy and Virgil the Red Dragon couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, feeling as if they had come back to life.

That's right, they weren't watching the live broadcast, but rather an edited rebroadcast.

There was no way around it; although the Magic Eye operated 24/7, scanning the battlefield, they couldn't possibly stand guard next to the Magic Mirror 24/7.

Roy and the red dragon Virgil missed the battle of Ypres because he was too busy recently.

Besides, most of the time on the battlefield is very boring, and the audience can't just watch a group of soldiers eating, sleeping and going to the toilet every day.

Therefore, this second broadcast came about.

Furthermore, through skillful editing and dubbing, the tense atmosphere and fierce fighting on the battlefield are vividly portrayed.

At this moment, Virgil, the red dragon, couldn't help but sigh: "The Empire has failed again!"

Luo Yi nodded without commenting, only saying, "This year, I'm afraid it's over."

"This is a good thing; we should be able to have a relatively peaceful New Year."

As she said this, Luo Yi's gaze shifted to the magic mirror again, and she said, "By the way, Your Excellency, doesn't the Magic Eye Alliance sell commemorative videos? Can you help me get some?"

"Sure, but what do you need that thing for?"

"Don't you think this is the best learning material? If I get my hands on it, I can show it to Alfonso and the others."

Learning by doing things behind closed doors yields limited results; they need to witness real warfare to truly grow.

“That makes sense, but you should know that the Demon Eye Alliance is notorious for being greedy for money.”

"It's nothing, I'll cover all the expenses."

"That's easy to say!"

As Virgil the Red Dragon spoke, he seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "By the way, you came all this way not just to look at the Magic Mirror with me, but for some other reason, right? Is there something you need?"

Luo Yi nodded: "There is indeed something I've been thinking about for a long time, and I hope to get your help."

"you say?"

"You must know many legendary figures, right?"

Virgil the Red Dragon said proudly, "Of course! Don't you know who I am?"

"Could you make some contacts and ask if anyone is willing to settle down in Flower Territory?"

Upon hearing this, Virgil the Red Dragon abruptly turned his head, his eyes widening: "You're trying to recruit a legend?"

(End of this chapter)