Equipment Printing School Mage

Ashe Frame's attitude towards them was quite acceptable. However, Ashe Frame was not the only one in his kingdom - his subordinates were not the only ones with dirty hands, and the two sides actually had a blood feud.

Now, seeing the airships going out with full loads of artillery shells and coming back with full loads of dragon corpses, they could only gloat.

The existence of Halruaa remained a semi-secret to many Lantan people. After all, unlike the Halruans, the Lantans had been enslaved for a considerable period. If the true situation in Halruaa were to leak, things would become quite troublesome. Lantan's Tita simply began bringing less sensitive supplies back to Lantan, claiming them as spoils of war in Halruaa, using them as leverage to silence her people.

It won't be too late to make everything public when everything is over and we return to Toril.

In the hall of elders, Greenwalt was sitting in front of Sig, Haverfont and several elders, reciting their lines one by one... Now, the most important task of this group was to ensure that Greenwalt's actions would not be exposed and that Ashe Frame could be fooled.

Perhaps this situation couldn't last long... After all, it was normal for a newly established territory to be able to hold off the Elemental Holy Church for a few days with the support of a mere Lantan. However, as the war intensified, Greenwater's territory remained unmoved, which was somewhat intriguing.

Even if Greenwalt's new territory wasn't the primary target, it shouldn't have been so secure. Either Greenwalt had hidden some hidden treasure unknown to his father, quietly hiring a large number of reinforcements. Or the secrets within his territory were so astonishing that they would render the Holy Elemental Church's offensive a complete joke.

Medical treatments were not well developed on Abel, and the dragons relied on their own strength to recover. If they sustained any injuries, it was not uncommon for them to be forced to recuperate for dozens of days or even months.

In this context, it is very abnormal for a territory on the front line to remain so unmoved.

Therefore, the work of Xige and others is actually quite important: they are an important window for Halrua to understand the trends of the outside world.

Soon, they came to a conclusion.

"Old Ashe is still going strong," Sig chuckled. "I don't think we can keep this a secret for much longer. The conversation between Greenwater and his father is turning into a charade, almost like every other sentence is a test."

Haverfont sighed and said, "A few days ago, it was still five sentences per test."

Naturally, Grinwalt couldn't be prodded into revealing anything—because he couldn't actually grasp what kind of place Halruaa was. Halruaa was a marvelous place, incredibly advanced even for the people of Toril. In reality, it was still in a semi-savage state. Even if a dragon tried to convey something, it would be completely irrelevant. And what about Grinwalt, who had been hinted at and deliberately concealed?

However, the most crucial piece of information was that Greenwalt was able to move freely between the two locations without any need for reinforcements. This huge doubt could not be dispelled with just a few words.

A type of airship brought them temporary safety, but it would not last long.

There must be a conclusion between them and the Abel Dragon.

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Now Emiya is no longer in the two cities, but has moved to the newly built airport for its activities.

His most important task at present is to provide a metal hull for an airship, and then the elders will cast a spell to turn the steel into fiberglass.

Currently, more and more materials are being harvested from the dragons, and the plan to convert them into three types of airships has been put on the agenda.

The durability of a Type I airship is still a bit lacking. It may be able to rely on its maneuverability to bully a dragon in a small-scale battle, but if a major war breaks out, sooner or later an airship will have to face the dragon's attack directly - at that time, the strength of fiberglass is still not enough.

A modern airship crew consists of mages, secret fire knights, Lantans, and ordinary Halruaan sailors. Paladins steer, Lantans serve as craftsmen and gunners, sailors man the sails, and mages provide cover for any unexpected events. It's safe to say that every airship is the culmination of Halruaan's finest craftsmen. The loss of any airship is irreparable. In comparison, the cost of the ship itself is negligible.

Next to him, of course, was Yin, who had been in high spirits for many days.

Her work for this period has come to an end.

Now, Halrua has mastered the method of activating elemental amber.

To be more precise, it is a method to stimulate elemental amber with the help of the magic network.

This method, so simple it might bring tears to a dragon's eyes—synchronize, then activate with a command. This applies to both elemental amber itself and magical items enchanted with it.

Of course, the reason this was so easy was because the hard part was done quietly by Miss Silver, and the good news was that she clearly enjoyed it.

The bad news is that Miss Yin is a person with great initiative. When she completes a goal, she will not be complacent, but will immediately start looking around and prepare to start the next task.

Just as Emilia was thinking hard about the many dragon materials and trying to figure out how to use them in the most perfect way, a series of strange collision sounds suddenly came from behind him.

Kara.

It was as if bones were hitting the ground, and all the joints in the body were creaking together without any lubrication.

?

Emiya didn't think she was a particularly imaginative person, so she couldn't react to the sound at first.

But he turned his head away out of caution.

Behind him was a skeleton soldier who was fully armed but also covered in wounds.

ha?

Before he could react to what was happening, a green ray had already hit the skeleton, turning it into powder.

Miss Yin, who was standing right behind the skeleton, had a slightly red face.

She turned her head away with an embarrassed look on her face and continued singing as if nothing had happened.

But there was no way Emilia could be fooled like this: "What did you do... No, what are you doing?!"

"Ahem..." Silver said, trying to sound nonchalant. "I feel like my strength has recovered quite a bit, so I just experimented with how to send Halrua back. That's it."

"That's it?! What's with that skeleton?"

Even if he is not afraid of a skeleton, this way of appearance is too scary!

"It's all the fault of the Red Mage of Cyre!" Yin threw the blame away without hesitation. "How could I have known that sending a random ball of air back would be replaced by their skeletons? If I had known their influence in the Halruaa ruins would be so great, I would have... Wait, I'm wrong, I'm wrong, don't do it!"

Forty-Eight Desolate Spirits (2)

Now, flying airships to fight outside the borders of Halrua has become the most popular topic of conversation in both cities. Even though the airport has been moved more than ten kilometers away from the city, airships still fly over the city from time to time.

Of course, there is no doubt that this was intentional by the spaceship's Paladin helmsmen.

Setting off under the spotlight and returning home with a full load, in glory... Few people can resist such temptation.

What's more, they set out to slay the dragon.

After their return, they would directly use the teleportation array to return to Halayach and Haligad from several airports, and proudly boast about their experiences in the tavern:

"The dragon we attacked that time was truly sturdy! One shell fired, but it was a bit far away, and it hit a steel dragon. I was steering when I heard a clang, and then the lookout screamed in surprise. The shells only scraped off a layer of scales before embedding themselves in the flesh, failing to penetrate!"

"Then what do you do?"

"At this point, we had no choice but to fight at close range. But not long after, the lookout reported that the dragons had grown a layer of elemental armor, making them even more impenetrable! I acted decisively, bringing the ship closer while the crew dragged the mage to the gun bay and urgently enchanted the shells. Even so, we closed within a few kilometers and barely managed to inflict serious damage on him! In my opinion, the scales of this earth elemental dragon should be used as the keel and hull of the ship. Fiberglass may be very strong, but it's no match for something this outrageous!"

Just as the young paladin, who had been employed for less than a month, was boasting, another Secret Fire Knight pushed open the door of the tavern and easily found his fellow clan member. "Brother, the boasting is over. The Elders Council needs you to be present for a detailed report."

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By now, the Council of Elders had gradually returned to its former self. Even though it was the core of Halruaa, unlike the councils on Earth, the elders here often had more pressing matters to attend to. Therefore, whenever a meeting took place, the meeting hall was often sparsely populated. The responsibility for disseminating information to the various elders fell to the communication crystal ball.

Naif was faced with a mountain of reports. The senior elder had been working tirelessly on them for the past few days. "We've achieved remarkable success within a short period of time, shooting down hundreds of dragons. If we can continue this trend, perhaps the entire Halruaa will be able to utilize dragon creations..."

"In the recent period, our attacks have been tentative. We have avoided attacking large-scale forces, successfully concealing all battles within the mist, and no dragons of the Elemental Holy Church have been able to escape the battlefield. At the same time, the frequency of contact with the Fritia Alliance has been controlled. According to Greenwalt's feedback, our true scale has probably not yet been discovered by the outside world."

However, this trend cannot continue.

"The Holy Cult of the Elements is reacting faster than we imagined," Naif said. "In the past few days, their smallest operational unit has been thirty dragons, double the number before—this is a very dangerous trend."

Halruaa had been on the verge of being exposed several times before, and it was only with everyone's concerted efforts that Halruaa was able to remain outside of Abel's field of vision and cut off all the tentacles that reached into Halruaa.

However, if the Elemental Holy Church's teams choose to gather together, it will be difficult for Halrua's airships to guarantee the complete destruction of their opponents in every battle.

"The enemy has chosen to close their fists, which is generally a good thing in war," Mars explained, standing up. "It means that their actions will become rigid, their perception of the surrounding environment will become increasingly dull, the area of ​​control will become increasingly narrow, and their defense zone will gradually become riddled with holes. However, this is not good news for us: if we still want to hide ourselves, we can only risk gathering a larger fleet and launching a larger-scale attack - which is exactly what the Holy Church of the Elements wants to see."

At the same time, Ashe Frame will realize that he has been kept in the dark. Halruaa will go from being aloof to being attacked by the masses.

"...Then what should we do?" an elder asked. "Stop activities temporarily? Wait for Halrua's military to expand further?"

Mars replied, "My personal opinion is this: we underestimated the speed of the Holy Elemental Church's response. If we had known this, we should have sent a force in advance to attempt to capture a group of Holy Elemental Dragons. So far, we have some understanding of the situation of the Fritia Alliance, but we know nothing about the Holy Elemental Church... I think this situation is very dangerous."

Theoretically, the members of the Elder Council must be mages of the eighth ring or higher. However, after the restoration of the magic network, the number of mages in Halrua was still far from enough to fill the 400 seats in the Elder Council.

Therefore, the Council of Elders recently passed a new resolution: spellcasters from other professions can now join the Council of Elders. Specifically, priests, bards, and even warlocks above the eighth ring. Classes less skilled in spellcasting must be at least the fourth ring.

Of course, the druids were tacitly kept outside the door - it just so happened that there were no druid activities in Halrua.

Mars, one of the strongest members of the Secret Fire Knights, did not intend to stay in Halrua permanently and therefore refused to join the Elders Council, but he was officially qualified to attend and speak, but he did not have the right to participate in the final vote.

At this moment, another elder looked around the Elders' Hall again and asked, "Metatron and Lord Silver have not come to the hall for a long time. I believe they must be busy with the greatest cause, so I just want to ease my anxiety. May I ask, Master Mars, has the grand plan of returning Halrua... and Lantan to Toril begun?"

Mars was stunned for a moment, shook his head, and replied, "Before, Yin had been busy with various more practical matters: spreading the magic network beyond Mount Taras to ensure the navigation of the airship. He also studied elemental amber so that its operation could be incorporated into the ranks of ordinary magic items. Therefore, I guess even if this plan has begun, it is still some distance away from success... I'm sorry."

Although this was an answer that everyone present had expected, it still made the atmosphere somewhat depressing.

Most of the elders present were well over a hundred years old. To them, the azure skies of Toril were their true home. Living cramped in the mountains like this was somewhat jarring for the arrogant Halruaan people.

After this little hiccup, the Halruaan Council of Elders was back to normal operations: they had to respond to the latest outbreak of war.

Moreover, in the mighty Halruaan, Emya is not the only one versed in scientific research. On the contrary, the Halruan people's scientific capabilities are truly astonishing. For example, an elder specializing in transmutation proudly announced that his research project had recently borne fruit. This sixth-level spell, tentatively named Void Dark Sphere, can briefly create a teleportation hole on the surface of an object, transporting all nearby small and light matter into another dimension. This spell will create an extremely low-drag vacuum bubble in front of an airship within minutes at virtually no cost, further enhancing the ship's survivability.

However, the airship, which has always adopted a fully enclosed design, will hardly be affected!

More importantly, the sixth ring is not that unattainable in the current Halrua - all the mages on board can cast this spell.

Just as each item was voted on and was about to be taken out of the hall by the servants, an unexpected figure appeared at the door of the conference hall.

Emiya, looking slightly weary, bowed to the attendant, then spoke to the crowd at the doorway, "Everyone, I've been spending a lot of time at the airport lately and rarely attending meetings. I'm deeply sorry for that. But today, I bring two pieces of good news. First, we've developed some preliminary ideas for the design of the third type of airship, and the construction of the experimental ship should be completed within a few days. By then, we may be able to engage in some more difficult battles."

Fiberglass is an excellent material, but its strength is only comparable to that of steel. A Type I ship constructed of fiberglass would offer only limited protection against a dragon, but would remain vulnerable to a siege. The Type I airship's primary focus on roving combat is likely a consequence of its limited performance. The Type III airship is expected to reverse this situation.

This was good news, but the Halrua people had gradually become accustomed to Emiya's amazing talent, and they stood up and applauded, giving her thunderous applause.

But the real bombshell news is yet to come.

Emya said: "The second good news is about our return to Toril."

In an instant, the applause stopped.

Emiya walked to the center of the hall, looked around, and said seriously, "I am honored to tell you that Miss Yin's work efficiency is as amazing as ever. She gave a positive result: if we can capture Thunder Flower and Tianhe and hold each for about a day, she will be able to make great progress."

"Soon, within a month at most, Halruaa, no, all the lands and people of Toril lost in Abeir will be able to return home, ending this century-long journey of suffering."

"I think we should start preparing for this ultimate goal."

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The Celestial River. This landmark, nestled between the Holy Elemental Church and the Freetia Alliance, was now completely under the control of the Holy Elemental Church. The Church had transformed this landmark into an impenetrable fortress: Numerous dragons had migrated to the vicinity of the Celestial River, and the dragons of the Air and Earth elements had begun forcibly creating small floating islands to serve as elevated observation towers. The Fire elemental dragons unleashed scorching winds into the sky, dispersing all clouds and clearing away any obstacles that could obscure the enemy's movements.

The dragon's patrols are stacked in layers, ensuring that any attacker will be strangled immediately.

Their defenses had already reached their limit for the Holy Church of the Elements. The Fritia Alliance, not particularly adept at elemental attacks, would never heavily attack such a fortress. This place was practically impenetrable.

However, they actually don’t know the true meaning of this wonderful river.

“But that’s a given.”

Out of their hearing, an ordinary river beneath the sky was whispering.

Tianhe and Thunder Flower. Nature is not a pure gathering of elements.

How could such a lowly thing possibly suppress the magic net?

Tianhe and Thunder Flower have been part of Huang Ling's body since the beginning.

To be more precise, it is a phenomenon created by the wild spirit at the cost of a part of its own body.

The wild spirits paid such a terrible price, so what they wanted to seize was naturally extremely valuable.

The incarnation of the Demonic Web, the Lord of Silver Fire - Mystrel.

This name is also loud enough among the wild spirits.

In that most brutal of battles, the later goddess of magic, Mystril, did not actually participate in the battle—for she had not even attained deity at that time. According to the broad standards of wild spirits, she could even be called a wild spirit.

However, Mystril was, after all, a strange creature born from the Prime Material Plane, and was not familiar with those powerful wild spirits that were gathered from the elements.

In the end, Mistrel did not join the wild spirits.

There were even conflicts.

The water spirit Frustana was also present at the time.

She saw with her own eyes the terrifying scene of the silver-blue diamond-shaped crystal waving silver fire, as if it was going to completely ignite the endless world.

From that moment on, Silverfire was a nightmare etched deep within her being.

But, should we say it is fate?

They had taken refuge on Abel, a planet completely hidden from the eyes of the gods.

The arrival of the Breath of Change made the last two wild spirits think that it was the prelude to annihilation.

But decades later, it seemed as if the Breath of Change was the outsider who unexpectedly came to Abel, and was suppressed and unable to move by the hasty attack of the Wild Spirits.

Elements are never static.

The water spirit Frustana rode on an ordinary stream that could be found everywhere on the ground and arrived just below the Tianhe River.

The river became increasingly calm, and the restlessness of the magic web in it seemed to have been calmed down a lot.

If this continues...