I made science magic

"Your Holiness!" Monroe knelt on one knee and said excitedly and respectfully.

As an ordinary adjutant in the God's Punishment Army, he had only had the opportunity to meet the Lord's messenger on earth when attending grand ceremonies in the past, but now he can talk to him alone.

"You should not have attracted the attention of those wizards these days, right?" Pope Alvis asked indifferently as he looked at Monroe who was kneeling in front of him.

"I don't think so, sir." Monroe hesitated. Although he had some arguments and rebuttals while teaching at the academy in the past week, they were all within normal limits.

In fact, because some of the professors' remarks were so bizarre, there were questions and doubts in almost every class.

One more or one less makes no difference.

Monroe estimated that he had probably not attracted the attention of the wizards yet. At least when he went out, he did not notice any signs of being followed or monitored.

"In that case, how much of the task I assigned to you have been completed?" Alvis asked again.

Monroe replied, "I haven't found out where Lord Joshua is being held. The wizards are very vigilant. I guess only a very small number of councillors, or even the Speaker, know this information."

"As for the Magic Star, his whereabouts are unknown. He should be staying in the Fire Oil City recently. I have only collected some information about him..."

Speaking of this, Monroe felt extremely ashamed.

It is because the Pope trusts me so much that he has entrusted such a difficult task to me.

But after a whole week, I didn't have any key gains...

After successfully entering the City of Kerosene, those wizards seemed very generous and did not restrict anyone's freedom, but in fact they just locked them up in the Wizarding Academy for the convenience of supervision.

Not to mention that they have to waste a lot of time listening to the nonsense of those professors.

Alvis was naturally aware of the risks of infiltrating the enemy's hinterland, so he did not intend to blame Monroe. Instead, he asked about the current situation in the City of Kerosene, and then added with a sigh.

"How many of the Lord's people are left under the rule of those wizards?"

Although they were reluctant to say so, to a certain extent, they were indeed forced to abandon the believers of Fire Oil City and even the entire kingdom, allowing them to fall into the evil control of the wizards.

Now there is probably a scene of corpses and heads rolling everywhere...

The wizards will never let go of those devout believers in the Lord!

But I feel like they seem to be living... pretty well?

Monroe paused, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He had been conducting a lot of investigations these days, trying to uncover the superficial prosperity of the Kerosene City, but the result surprised him greatly.

Not only were those wizards willing to pay high salaries to buy the labor of the poor, they also guaranteed their three meals a day. Even the temporary workers recruited from the slums had delicious white bread to eat, and occasionally a fish fillet for lunch.

Add to that the salary of five imperial silver coins, this is already the treatment only available to the elite soldiers of the empire!

Monroe told everything he had seen and heard, and finally reported, "I think these wizards are trying to corrupt the piety of the poor to the Lord with money!"

"This is indeed worthy of attention." Alvis's expression was extremely solemn.

If the wizards continued their brutal rule, it would be easier to deal with them. This kind of hypocritical and unscrupulous flattery is actually undermining the foundation of the church's existence!

Monroe continued, "Moreover, they update their weapons very quickly, with a large number of new weapons being produced every day."

"I also heard that these wizards are building something called a train that can transport nearly a thousand tons of cargo and a thousand-man army from any corner of the kingdom to the Fire Oil City in a few hours!"

Hearing this, Alvis's face turned extremely ugly, and he immediately realized how much of a threat this thing called a train would bring.

This means that wizards will have extremely terrifying war potential, and they can continuously dispatch soldiers and supplies from the entire kingdom for reinforcement whenever they need.

Just as Alvis was frowning and thinking about a countermeasure, Monroe suddenly spoke.

"But it seems to me that it won't be long before the entire kingdom collapses on itself!"

"Oh?" Alvis looked at Monroe in surprise, wondering why he suddenly said that.

Monroe explained with a solemn oath. "Those wizards slaughtered the local nobles wantonly, but were not good at management. They wantonly squandered the looted wealth, forcing the poor in the entire Fire Oil City to eat meat and white bread, and paid extremely high rewards..."

"However, they don't care about farming and production. They only know how to greedily earn more money. Now a large area of ​​land in Fire Oil City has been abandoned. I believe that other cities in the eastern part of the kingdom under the rule of wizards will be no exception!"

The more Monroe spoke, the more excited he became, and Pope Alvis gradually understood the meaning of his words.

In order to make money, wizards pulled poor farmers from the fields to workshops to produce weapons and more valuable alchemical creations. Such a short-sighted move is undoubtedly a way to death!

"The kingdom can still maintain its dignity now because they have tempted those traitorous merchants with money and can buy enough food from the empire. We only need to cut off this trade line. I dare say that in three months at most, the wizards will collapse!" Monroe concluded proudly.

"This is the best news I have ever heard!" Alves's frown suddenly relaxed and he looked at Monroe with admiration.

He is worthy of being the person strongly recommended by Gustav, the commander of the God's Punishment Army!

Such keen insight and reasoning ability are a natural for intelligence activities. It was a waste of talent for him to be merely an adjutant of the Divine Punishment Army!

Although he had great trust in Monroe's judgment, Alvis shook his head and pointed out a flaw in the plan.

"Three months is too long! I suspect that when the wizards realize something is wrong, they will make a desperate move and sit back and watch the kingdom decay, and then launch a massive attack on the empire!"

He couldn't imagine how armed the wizards would be in three months...

The kingdom has a population of more than three million. Even if only one out of fifteen can be drawn, a legion of tens of thousands can be formed. It only takes one week for each person to skillfully operate a musket and become a qualified soldier, threatening the fully armed God's Punishment Cavalry on the battlefield.

Not to mention the wizards' new aircraft, airships, alchemical vehicles, thunder cannons (electromagnetic cannons) and many other powerful alchemical instruments. Even if the entire empire were to gather its forces, it might not be possible to win this fierce battle.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?" Monroe asked hesitantly.

"We might as well speed up the process!" Alves said in a deep voice, with a gleam in his eyes, "I think you should have noticed that the actions of the wizards in the kingdom have caused dissatisfaction among some people."

Monroe's thoughts turned slightly, and he immediately realized that the Pope was referring to the nobles of the kingdom.

"Although they betrayed the Empire and the Church, I think some of them were forced to choose the wrong path due to coercion by the wizards. We might as well give them another chance to prove themselves..." Alves' eyes flashed with a cold edge, and then he continued to speak.

"I will let someone else handle this matter. You just need to continue to gather intelligence in the Fire Oil City and provide some cooperation while ensuring your own safety!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Monroe nodded in response.

He knew very well that the church would never send only him and Ivina to sneak into the kingdom. In fact, as far as he knew, there were more than three hundred spies caught by the wizards, and those who were still hiding in the dark were the elite among the elite.

"If you can successfully cause chaos in the kingdom, then you will be the first hero. Once these blasphemers are defeated, I will baptize you personally!" Alvis said approvingly.

Monroe was so excited that he was speechless. In the past, only high-ranking officials of the church were qualified to be baptized personally by the Pope. This was equivalent to a guarantee of reaching the pinnacle of power!

With a plan to weaken the wizard kingdom, Alves's worries over the past few months suddenly eased a lot, and he continued, "Do you have anything else to report?"

Monroe hesitated for a moment, and then recounted many of the strange theories he had heard in class over the past few days.

From geometry, the laws of celestial motion to planetary theory...

After listening halfway, Alvis raised his hand to signal Monroe not to continue, and then explained.

"Obviously, they are trying to distort the Bible. I think Gustav must have warned you that all witchcraft books carry the power of the devil and are very deceptive. The best way to resist erosion is to not listen, not hear, and not ask!"

"I understand. Thank you for your warning, Your Holiness!" Monroe agreed deeply that the words of these wizards were indeed very inflammatory.

For example, the planet theory, which is something that goes against common sense, was able to fabricate many seemingly plausible theories as evidence, confusing tens of thousands of people. Even I myself couldn't help but feel that it made some sense.

It was not until now that Monroe came to realize that he had been polluted by the evil knowledge and his soul was no longer pure!

Perhaps this is why His Holiness the Pope baptized himself personally.

Realizing this, Monroe was extremely moved, but he soon thought of his companion Ivina!

She might be more polluted than himself, because in the past two days Monroe discovered that the girl had even started taking notes in class!

This was an extremely dangerous tendency, and it made him feel deeply uneasy!

However, just as Monroe was about to ask for instructions, the image of the Pope in front of him suddenly went from clear to blurry, and the red light emitted by the crystal ball began to flicker irregularly and then went out directly.

Monroe was startled and turned his head to look around, thinking that he had been discovered by the wizards and his magic was interrupted.

Fortunately, Menro immediately remembered that the cardinal who managed dangerous witchcraft creations had reminded him that the signal of this thing was not good, and the communication time should not be too long, otherwise the signal of this thing might be interrupted...

"Damn witchcraft creature!" Monroe cursed, but there was nothing he could do.

He was not a wizard, nor did he know alchemy, so he could only wait for it to recharge itself before making the next connection.

The only thing to be thankful for is that the key things have almost been discussed!

Monroe quickly calmed down, put away the crystal ball, and walked out.

Ivana was leaning against the wall in the living room, her right hand on the hilt of her sword, trying to prevent anyone from suddenly barging in and interrupting the call. When she saw Monroe coming out of the house, she asked curiously.

"Everything going well, Monroe?"

"Very good, His Holiness the Pope has recognized my abilities and strategies!" Monroe said complacently, and then looked around Ivana for a while, and immediately noticed the thick notebook hanging around the girl's waist.

This place was originally used to hang Bibles, but now it is used to store notebooks containing wizarding knowledge.

Monroe said dissatisfiedly. "You seem to be very interested in wizard knowledge these days, right, Ivana?"

"You're being too obvious, Monroe!" Ivana's expression remained unchanged, but she warned him. "Wizards have a strong desire for knowledge. People like you who never take notes in class are definitely a minority, and it's easy to attract their attention!"

"This is indeed my negligence." Monroe's expression changed, and his tone suddenly slowed down. "You should also be extra careful. The knowledge of the evil spirits has the power to bewitch people. In-depth study may distort our cognition..."

Ivana nodded hesitantly.

"One month, we just need to hold on for another month!" Monroe said confidently. "According to my plan, with the help of those people, the huge Magic Kingdom will collapse in a month at most!"

A month?

Ivana thought about what she had seen and heard in the past few days and sighed secretly.

The poor in the kingdom are likely to suffer again.

Chapter 452 Nuclear Fusion Reactor

Afternoon, kerosene city.

Following a decree from the parliament, all the alchemists who could come to the fore gathered in the lobby of the former Duke's mansion.

They need to draw the most massive alchemy formation ever!

The scope is the entire mansion, with a total of 1.72 million runes!

Prior to this, the elemental wizards had cast spells to remove all the decorations and furniture, and hollowed out the ground to create enough space.

For the sake of confidentiality, the speakers did not reveal that this was a legendary promotion ceremony. They only said that Master Lin En had developed a new magic, and this was the venue for the magic experiment!

"What kind of magic requires so many runes?" Tik was holding a blueprint of his own, drawing on the ground while muttering to himself.

He could see that the part he was responsible for seemed to be the formation used to guide magic power.

This thing is usually used to build up momentum to cast some kind of magic, but making such a big scene out of it is really thought-provoking.

Like Tik, the more than 500 alchemists involved couldn't help but wonder what such a huge magic circle was used for.