Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 482-480: The Fall of Moonlight Castle (Please Subscribe)
Luo Yi's voice remained steady, as if none of this had exceeded his expectations.

But the entire camp fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, including Ms. Palacios, who looked up in disbelief.

The news came too suddenly; in fact, this abrupt change was beyond their imagination!

In fact, this was the real plan of the three great empires.

They also have a sense of shame. If they were to target their trading partners without cause, it could easily cause widespread panic!

Especially those duchies and kingdoms, if you can conquer Flower Territory at will, does that mean you can attack them at will?
Who will guarantee their safety?
Who will maintain international order?

None of the three great empires wanted to bear such consequences, especially at this sensitive time when the war with the Habsburg Empire was raging.

If these duchies and kingdoms were pushed into the imperial camp, that would be disastrous.

Therefore, they needed a legitimate reason to launch their attack, and it was under these circumstances that the three marquises came to their attention.

In a sense, the Battle of Moonlight Castle was completely superfluous.

All the three marquises had to do was gather any group of people, let Roy defeat them, and then send out a letter requesting help. Then the three great empires could get involved.

There is precedent for this!

For example, the war of the nobles that the Raymond and Wick families waged in Frostmoon Canyon back then.
Finally, the Carlisle family intervened based on the principle that nobles can request protection from higher-ranking nobles.

However, the three marquises were, after all, lords of their own territories, with their lineages spanning hundreds of years. They lived carefree lives and had no desire to be treated like dogs by others.
Therefore, they dawdled in gathering manpower and traveled slowly, all in order to gain enough time to make various preparations.

For example, they hired three powerful individuals from natural disasters and promised them great benefits afterward, making them willing to fight to the death.

Take, for example, the legendary scrolls. They used their resources, bought them, or exchanged them, and finally found what they wanted.

And those knightly orders—they persuaded them to lead the charge, fearless of death, using all sorts of methods, from coercion to bribery.

This led to the desperate battle outside Moonlight Castle, and the thunderous strike.
Unfortunately, it was ultimately resolved by Luo Yi in the most effortless way.

Their failure put everything back on track, and the three empires finally got the legitimate reason they wanted to fight.

The silence seemed to last for a long time, yet it also seemed to last only a short time, before the whole scene completely erupted.

What Luo Yi considered a foregone conclusion was like a thunderbolt to everyone in the camp.

A cacophony of noise arose, with many people whispering to each other, making the entire tent buzz and difficult to hear.

Even among the powerful figures from the Calamity Realm, aside from the direct descendants of the Flower Territory, many of those who had just arrived had grim expressions.

For example, the Faceless Killer Olympus just wanted to find a wealthy place to live his own quiet life.

The results of it?
The carefully selected flower collar is now facing war again!

Take, for example, the mechanical genius Nehemiah von Braun. He wanted to find a place to do his research properly, hoping to one day achieve great success and return home in glory.

He made those who looked down on him bow their proud heads before him.

But now?

The small Flower Territory is actually facing targeting from three major empires—it's the same treatment as the Habsburg Empire!

This is absolutely infuriating!

Of course, the most agitated was the half-giant Bane, whose roar even drowned out all the noise: "How dare they? How dare they?"

This is a betrayal of the Duchy of Normandy, a desecration of the Norman family! They all deserve to die! Deserve to die!

Clearly, although Bane left the Norman family because of his need to break through, he still held the Norman family in very high regard.

By doing this, the three marquises were essentially committing open betrayal. Their loyal vassals had fled, and they had completely lost face.

Although Grand Duchess Afra could not do anything, those were three great empires, and for the sake of her family's succession, she could not do anything.

This caused even the half-giant Bane to feel immense humiliation.

Otto, the Flame Sword Saint, continued to jeer: "They deserve to die, but do you dare to kill them?"

"They're in the fortress not far away. If you dare to kill them, go and twist their heads off!"
If you only talk the talk but don't walk the walk, I'll look down on you!

"You really think I wouldn't dare?"

"I knew you wouldn't dare. If you do, I'll go with you. How about tonight?"

"Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear!"

The half-giant was furious and almost agreed without thinking, but just then, a knocking sound came.

beep!beep!beep!
A crisp tapping sound rang out, drowning out the noise.

All eyes turned to Luo Yi, who leaned forward slightly, her bent fingers tapping rhythmically on the table.

Seeing everyone looking at him, he smiled and said, "Flower Territory is not a pushover. The Raymond family is the lion of this territory."

"It doesn't matter who comes, that's what I said!"

"If they want war, I'll grant their wish. I just hope they won't regret it!"

At this point, Luo Yi looked at the group of externally hired Calamity experts and third-tier transcendents, and said, "Of course, I don't like to force others."

"So, if you're unwilling to live and die with me, and want to leave, you can contact me privately." "Alright, that concludes the strategy meeting. Everyone, go and rest, and prepare."

"Moonlight Castle will fall tomorrow."

……

The next day,

At dawn, after setting up camp and preparing meals, the Imperial Guard continued their siege.

The artillery positions fired five rounds in succession, and all the shells landed accurately on the city wall.

Then, the city walls of this small town began to collapse everywhere.

Then the infantry squads charged, with heavy machine guns clearing the way and semi-automatic rifles firing in bursts. They encountered almost no resistance and rushed into the city.

The knights under the three marquises still managed to launch several counterattacks, with many extraordinary experts even joining the battle.

Unfortunately, being born in the wrong era is also a tragedy; the more fiercely they charged forward, the faster they died.

The Flower Territory has just as many extraordinary experts as they do, so dying at the hands of these extraordinary experts would at least give them some face.

But to die under concentrated fire from a heavy machine gun would be somewhat shameful.

The only pity was that the three marquises escaped, even though the Flower Territory had made prior arrangements and laid an ambush on the road out of the city.

But they still couldn't stop them from using teleportation magic circles!

They had probably been preparing their escape route for a long time, and the large teleportation magic array they set up even had an anti-interference effect. In the end, all three marquises ran away.

As for the fourth-tier natural disasters, if they are determined to leave, there's no point in chasing them.

As I said before, there is no absolute struggle for interests; battles between fourth-tier players have always been decided only after a brief exchange.

With this, the fall of Moonlight Castle and the crushing defeat of the three marquises were a foregone conclusion.

However, the one commanding this battle was no longer Lloyd, but Alfonso Zeke.

Roy has already embarked on his journey back, rushing back to Brussels as quickly as possible. He needs to have a good talk with the Imperial Ambassador, Lord Robin Water.

It's worth mentioning that none of the natural disasters and superhumans he hired ultimately asked him to say goodbye.

This isn't to say they were particularly loyal; it's just that they had only been employed for a short time when their employer faced a crisis, and they simply ran away.

After that, no nobleman ever dared to take them in again.

Reputation may seem ephemeral, but it's the most important thing for someone to succeed in the world!
Even those who are considered "dark" or "natural" will strive to have a good reputation, otherwise they won't be able to get any missions on the mercenary platform.

Regardless, Luo Yi was still very happy with their choice.

Brussels
Lion Estate

After returning, Loy first went to the sixth floor of the mage tower to see her son Klein, and then found Lilia in the laboratory to let her know she was safe.

The little guy can already roll over, and he's chubby and fair-skinned, with an adorable appearance.

The strangest thing is that he doesn't like to cry, but laughs. When he grins, his gums are exposed, which is the most endearing thing about him.

As for his caregivers, they were mainly Mira Greenman and two specially recruited nannies.

His mother, Lilia, preferred to spend more time in the library and laboratory. Occasionally, when she got tired, she would play with her son to relieve stress.

She's such a great mother!
As for Lilia, she's currently tinkering with the second-generation King of the Ground in the lab, researching how to equip tanks with magical shields or defensive force fields.

Of course, it's not easy.

The inscription of the magic circle is not too difficult, the most important thing is the lack of magic power.

The storage capacity of the magic pearl is quite efficient, but the energy consumption to power this behemoth is still extremely high.

If we add another magic shield, it simply won't be enough.

Lilia's current research focuses on two areas: one is expanding her magical energy capacity, for example, finding a better magical energy container than the magic pearl, which is not easy to find.

For example, adding more containers would cause imbalance due to the limited internal space of a tank.

This direction isn't incapable of achieving a breakthrough, but it requires time to research. It's a rather unorthodox approach that was prioritized for this purpose.

That is to set the magic shield to the 'use-as-you-go' type, which means that it is normally closed, but can be manually activated when encountering external force or magic attack to quickly create a deflection field.

This is very effective against the bombardment of certain field artillery pieces.

The only drawback is that the person in charge of the car must be highly skilled and must seize the opportunity.

When Loy found Lilia, he was experimenting to determine how long she could maintain full magical energy and how much damage she could withstand.

After exchanging a few words with Lilia and Hill, Loy went to the second floor of Lion Manor.

Inside the study, Lord Robin Water, the Imperial Ambassador, had been waiting for a long time.

Without wasting words, Luo Yi asked directly, "Your Excellency, you should already know the situation."

"The three great empires are about to attack me. Do you have any advice for me?"

(End of this chapter)