Equipment Printing School Mage
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He said with disgust, "Dad, I worked so hard for you, and in the end I'm just a corpse carrier?"
"...Huh, haha." Ashe Frame finally breathed a sigh of relief and laughed heartily, saying, "Fool, there are plenty of dragons eager to bring back the corpses of their relatives. This job is lucrative, and you still despise it! Then what do you want to do?"
"I just want to be on the front lines!" Greenwalt shouted. "If I don't turn the invaders of the Holy Elemental Church into dust, how can they know that my authority cannot be violated?!"
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"...Thirty dragons."
In Toril, dragons are still a thing that almost only exists in legends. Only the bravest and luckiest adventurers can see multiple dragons in their lifetime.
And now, on the northwest side of Halrua, on the observatory outside the Talas Mountains, a wizard hid in a small hut and saw a unique sight that he had never seen in his life.
Dozens of giant dragons wearing frost armor flew across the sky in neat formations, leaving cold white streaks in the turquoise sky.
"Go west, the target is the Thunder Flower."
As he took notes, he muttered, "That means there will be at least several hundred dragons circling within Ashe Frame's territory. And this number may not decrease as the war progresses."
This was a terrifying number, enough to make Halru'a's eyes dazzle. And this was only the opening salvo in an increasingly fierce war. As the situation changed, more and more dragons would be poured into the battlefield, turning it into a brutal meat grinder.
At this moment, another five giant dragons suddenly swooped down from the thick clouds. They were covered with electric sparks, as if they were covered with thunder, and suddenly bit the tails of the Elemental Holy Army like meteors.
Dragons are not known for their maneuverability in the air, with air elemental dragons being the only exception.
They roared and crashed into the rear of the Elemental Cult's formation, simultaneously tearing at the last Holy Cult dragon with lightning and breath. The Elemental Cult's formation reacted immediately, splitting into several groups and turning mid-air. However, the Freetia Alliance's dragons showed no sign of lingering in the fight. Even though their attack failed to directly kill a dragon, they turned around without hesitation and retreated in the opposite direction of the Elemental Cult—even though that area was already under the Elemental Cult's control.
The Air Elemental Dragon is the fastest runner on Abel. In theory, other elemental dragons will not be able to complete the pursuit if they are caught first.
However, at this moment, a faint light suddenly shone from the attachments on the right-rotating Elemental Holy Church team, which could not be distinguished as frost or armor.
Seeing this, the mage's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately sent a message to the southeast: [Scout Post No. 19, within three kilometers, thirty Holy Dragons have been spotted, showing signs of using amber creations.]
Then, a Freetia Thunder Green Dragon, who thought they were out of danger, turned around and took a look, and was so scared that he almost fell from the sky.
The dragons behind them stretched their wings unnaturally. At the same time, an astonishing amount of air elemental energy was gushing out from their inconspicuous frost armor.
This miraculous phenomenon is giving these pursuers a flying speed far exceeding the average, causing the distance between them and the air elemental dragon to shorten rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"What the hell!!!!" This unexpected scene made the five Fritia dragons in front of them almost lose their minds - there were three times as many enemies behind them. If they were bitten, their team would be doomed!
The five dragons dispersed in five directions with incredible skill. Having fought for years, the Holy Elemental Cult also expertly split up again, but instead of chasing them, they tried to chase three of them in the same direction, squeezing their space.
In any case, while the Air Elemental Dragon has outstanding mobility, its defensive capabilities are at the bottom among the four elements - if it is entangled, it will almost certainly be strangled to death.
At this moment, several sky-blue teardrop-shaped shadows suddenly passed in front of several Fritia dragons.
Just as they subconsciously slowed down, a deafening explosion suddenly sounded near them, and nearly ten metal cones erupted from the side of the ghost. These Holy Cult members were not good at aerial maneuvers, and it was impossible for them to dodge this sudden attack while flying at high speed.
The only good news is that these incoming cones are not very large and may not be deadly.
Just as these dragons were still rejoicing, the cones easily tore through their armor, pierced their flesh, and finally churned inside their bodies, tearing out a horrible cavity in their flesh.
The bodies of the four giant dragons instantly became stiff and twitching, and their flight paths in the air became completely disordered. They flexed and stretched their limbs frantically as if they were drowning, knocking down the other two giant dragons that were unable to avoid them from mid-air. The other giant dragons could not help but become flustered, and their remaining strength was only enough to avoid their companions.
As air elemental dragons, the dragons of the Freetia Alliance were surprisingly resistant to the noise of the explosion. After confirming that they were intact and that the strangers had no hostility, they almost immediately rushed straight upwards.
At the same time, the Elemental Holy Church team, which was in chaos, could only hastily continue to accelerate forward to avoid a more serious collision.
This is the battlefield that the Fritia dragons, who are extremely skilled in small-group combat, love the most.
Their wings dragged a sharp-angled line in the air, and the rise turned into a dive, and they once again bit behind the Holy Church of Elements.
This time the result is three heads.
The dragons of the Holy Elemental Church completely lost their will to fight. They continued to retreat eastward, and this time, their only goal was to survive. To this end, all other goals had been abandoned.
Information was of paramount importance in Abel. If the dragon hadn't returned alive, the Holy Church would have known nothing about the unusual events on this battlefield.
They had lost almost everything, but had not yet inflicted any substantial damage on the other side—and the worst part was, it wasn't even entirely an ambush.
This scene may happen again and again.
Now, they could only speed up, disperse, and try to bring the message back.
At this moment, the dragon's peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a scene that made them feel terrified.
It was at this moment that they saw the attacker's true face for the first time.
…It was a wondrous object beyond their imagination.
It was like a drop of water in the ocean, except that it still retained its color against the sky and was placed sideways.
Its surface seems to be transparent metal, but dozens or even hundreds of wonderful fabrics similar to leaves are spread out from it. They are spread out like flowers, but like a big net, as if to completely capture the storm.
On its side, several matte black metal tubes protruded from the hull.
Such things are beyond the imagination of a giant dragon from the Holy Church of Elements.
They could see the blazing fire element mixed with the air element, roaring out from the sides and stern of the ship, pushing the ship to fly at a high speed.
The principle is almost the same as the new armor of the Holy Elemental Church, but it is far more exquisite.
——What the dragons could not accept the most was that its speed was too fast for them to accept.
They were high in the sky, with stratus clouds rapidly passing by them, and their companions around them seemed to be standing still.
And in this almost still sky, the wonderful metallic water droplets flew from behind them to their side in the blink of an eye like an eagle flying over the earth.
This means that the flying speed of this water droplet is several times faster than theirs.
This is a reality that the proud dragons cannot accept at all - their current speed is obviously faster than the fastest air elemental dragon!
And they could only watch those water droplets fly to their side again, and then, the familiar roar sounded again, and the metal cone flew out of the metal tube at an alarming speed, bringing out a large amount of air element that was so hot that it was almost burning.
"boom!"
Forty-Seven Desolate Spirits (1)
"You mean, the strength of the Fritia Alliance is growing faster than ours." Stannis, the commander of the central line of the Holy Elemental Church, looked at the communicator in front of him with confused eyes.
The dragon before him didn't dare meet his gaze, but it didn't feel guilty. "Commander, I'm just reporting: Our squadron of thirty was attacked by five Fritia traitors. We split half of them to pursue them. The pursuit team used Amber Wings to quickly close the distance with the Fritia traitors and disappeared into the clouds with them."
"Then?"
"And then, nothing happened." The dragon said carefully, "Three days passed, and they disappeared without a trace. They didn't reach the Thunder Flower, and no dragon reported their whereabouts to us..."
As the war began, the exchange of prisoners naturally stopped - after all, the Fritia dragon who was in charge of this matter had become the commander on the front line, so how could he possibly give them a good face?
In this case, the fifteen dragons can be said to have disappeared from the social perspective.
This is simply unreasonable!
"Fifteen dragons! Fifteen! They were decked out in the latest gear, bearing the highest expectations of our Lord! And you tell me they were slaughtered by five traitors, with no escape possible?!" Stannis's scales bristled with rage, and the hillside they were on was filled with the roars of dragons. "The war has been going on for nearly a month, and we've learned the full extent of the Fritia Alliance! The same old tactics, the same old strength, no different from the end of the last world war! And we, equipped with new equipment and practiced new tactics, are constantly being annihilated!"
Stannis was so angry that he almost wanted to tear the messenger in front of him into pieces, but his common sense still gave him a last bit of bottom line, so he just puffed up his wings and blew away the unlucky star in front of him: "Well, you have nothing to do here. Go away."
After all, he is just a communicator, and you can't vent your anger on him.
But just as the messenger turned around, Stannis stopped him again. "Wait a minute, you should have sent people out to look for them? Have you found any dragon corpses?"
Fortunately, the dragons on the front lines weren't fools, so the communicator immediately replied, "We realized the problem... and even dispatched a considerable number of defenders to search... However, we ended up losing even more."
"What's the harvest?" a staff officer asked impatiently.
"No. Not a single one," the operator replied with absolute certainty. Then, as if realizing the magnitude of his own answer, he quickly added, "We've tried really hard to find them, but there are no bodies anywhere on the battlefield, not on either side."
If the previous news only made them angry, then the current news made the dragons in the central command headquarters feel a chill in their backs.
After some attempts, they had already come to the conclusion that the Fritia Alliance's research on elemental amber was progressing extremely slowly and was still far behind them.
And yet, after only a few days, the Fritia Alliance already had the strength to defeat a large number of enemies alone and wipe them out completely?!
An advisor asked Stannis, "Should we contact the northern and southern fronts to see what's going on there?"
Next, they had to confirm a crucial question: Did the Fritia traitors near Ashe Frame possess such extraordinary combat power, or had the entire Fritia Alliance already made a leap in combat power and was ready to completely end the feud between the two families?
If they were lucky enough, perhaps the Fritia Alliance's mistake in the center line exposed its strength in advance, and they could also remind their allies.
In addition, there is something more crucial: Is Greenwater's territory a bait, or a precursor to a threat that they have ignored?
"Alright, go back." After thinking for a moment, the boiling blood in Stannis's brain receded. He flapped his wings and told the messenger to return to Thunderflower. "Next, let's have them expand their forces. If fifteen fools can be wiped out, then thirty won't be enough!"
The cost of doing so was of course enormous: it would make them less aware of the outside world, but it was better than being eaten up bit by bit. They had to find out what had happened to the Fritia Alliance.
At this moment, a strange wind blew over from the sky, causing the dragons present to shiver at the same time.
At the same time, a voice as cold as the Antarctic wind rang out: "Don't waste your energy."
More accurately, it was the voice that sounded in their heads.
It didn't use Abelian Dragon Language, but all the dragons present could understand it clearly.
The appearance of this voice made all the dragons present stop what they were doing.
Then, they all fell to the ground, not daring to raise their heads.
"Greetings to Lord Stavrid, whose thunder silences the earth and whose winds crumble the mountains."
All I can offer is loyalty.
Now, only the last two wild spirits are still active in the Holy Church of Elements.
The air spirit Stavrid and the water spirit Flustana.
Once upon a time, the Holy Church of the Elements was also divided into pieces. At that time, dozens or even hundreds of giant dragons were able to split from the Holy Church of the Elements and establish themselves as kings, becoming the predecessor of the current Fritia Alliance. This may also be related to the division of the Holy Church of the Elements.
However, as each desolate spirit perished in the fierce battle, the last survivors united completely. The once collective name became a formal name. To the new generation of dragons, the desolate air spirit was Stavrid, and the name Stavrid represented the desolate air spirit itself.
The Air Spirit didn't let them rise. Instead, it blew more and more cold winds into their minds. "Stannis, I have to tell you some bad news: the northern and southern fronts haven't experienced the same frequent surprises as you have. Their advance is going smoothly as before. After all, we haven't reached the stage where our supply lines are so long that we can't afford to overstretch them."
Now Stannis was really sweating profusely.
Qi Huang Ling is the de facto leader of the Holy Church of Elements, but he is never easy to talk to.
Stannis offered no excuses, but simply said, "I will resign my commission and serve on the front lines to atone for my sins."
This way, his ending might be better.
A desolate spirit's personality is highly correlated with its element. Air and fire spirits are the most aggressive. Whenever the air spirit Stavrid appears, it's to announce a decision, not to discuss it.
"Do not."
To his surprise, the Qihuang Spirit actually gave him another chance today. "I no longer expect you to conquer the territory of Ashe Frame. Your mission has changed. The troops you send to Ashe Frame will now be deployed with the goal of containment. Increase your offensive power, regardless of casualties, with the sole goal of tying up the Fritia Alliance."
The dragons in the center had been abandoned, but at least it wasn't him who was abandoned. Thinking of this, Stannis felt relieved.
"Then," Qihuang Ling said coldly, "all the forces under your command must be transferred to the Thunder Flower. Make sure they remain in our hands within the next year and absolutely cannot be taken away by Fritia."
"Yes!" Stannis lowered his head but spoke loudly.
But then, as if to confirm, he asked again, "Only the Thunder Flower?"
Tianhe and Thunder Flower are both holy places within the Holy Church of Elements - this has been publicized for decades.
However, the locations of these two landmarks are extremely awkward: Tianhe is in the middle of the two forces, while Thunder Flower is right at the doorstep of a Fritia lord.
The Fritia Alliance is also very clear about this.
If they were to attack the Thunder Flower, then Tianhe would definitely be within the attack range.
The spirit of the desolate air offered no answer, but Stannis felt the chill in his mind suddenly grow sharper, nearly causing him to scream. But he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Yes, praise the spirit of the desolate air!"
The commander's mind was in turmoil, but the dragons around him were confused - the voice of Qihuang Ling did not ring in the minds of all the dragons.
Stannis stood up with a gasp, and handed out the tasks assigned by the Air Spirit. Finally, he shouted at the top of his lungs, "All right, now! Deliver them immediately! No delay!"
"This is an order from the great Wild Spirit himself!"
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"--Alas!!!"
Amid the cheers of the Halruaan people, the teardrop-shaped ship skimmed across the sky and flew towards the centralized airport on the edge of the two cities.
The difficulties accumulated by Halua and Lantan over the past few decades were swept away in just over ten days.
It wasn't that long ago that they were overwhelmed, fearing that one day they would wake up and find their beds completely surrounded by the elements.
And now, they still often look up at the sky, but they are not afraid of the appearance of the dragon, but want to see the type of flying ship that often plunders the sky.
The Type 2 airship was still a semi-secret, or to put it bluntly, not even worthy of actual combat. However, the Type 1 airship was practically fully developed.
The streamlined hull is cast from fiberglass, and the air element sails and fire element nozzles jointly provide power, allowing a type of airship to leave even the breath of a dragon behind.
The dragons of Abel had gone from nightmare to lambs to the slaughter. Although the people of Halrua didn't actually have much grudge against the dragons, and wouldn't go so far as to wipe out Abel, the Lantan people had suffered a great deal over the years.
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