The Erebonia 5th Mecha Division marched forward, unstoppable.

They drove out of the fortress aggressively, fully armed and rushing towards Crossbell like roaring lions. As the leader of the 5th Mecha Division, he was naturally ambitious. In his opinion, Crossbell was nothing to be afraid of. As for Starlight Technology? What can a company that sells entertainment products do?

As long as you can be the first to enter Crossbell, you will receive rewards and honors. Thinking of this, the division commander couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

And he will take another step closer!

As for the man's nonsense, the division commander naturally heard it, and he sneered at it. In the division commander's opinion, if it weren't for the nobles, how could the people of the empire live such a good life? And the man even shamelessly claimed that "the nobles controlled the resources, which made it impossible for the lower class people to improve their class." What a joke, they are nobles! They are glorious beings with noble blood. Because of this, they can lead the army and govern the territory. How can they let those ignorant, shallow-minded and vulgar civilians understand their hard work?

Returning these resources to the civilians? Isn't this a waste?

Moreover, he knew that those reformists within the empire - humph, commoners, just because they were rewarded by the emperor, they were so self-righteous that they wanted to overthrow the nobles? It was really a daydream. If these people were allowed to rule the country, wouldn't the country be completely ruined?

It's just right. Once he invades Crossbell, he can capture that man and take him to the capital to be executed. Then he can see what a noble is!

At this moment, suddenly, the chariots in front stopped one after another, and then the voice of the adjutant beside him sounded.

"Report, we spotted an airship from an unknown force ahead!"

"Airship?"

Hearing this, the division commander also hurriedly opened the hood, stood up, picked up the telescope and looked forward. As expected, not far ahead, he saw a strange airship flying low. It was not like the airships the division commander was familiar with. The front of the ship gave people the feeling of a fish head, and the back was a narrow fish body.

"What is this? Is this the secret weapon of Starlight Technology?"

Looking at the strange "metal fish" in front of him, the division commander couldn't help but laugh out loud, and at the same time, a clear girl's voice sounded.

"This is the Leander, the third fleet of the Azure Fleet. Troops ahead, please note that you have entered the border of Crossbell. Please leave immediately. If you do not comply, you will be treated as an invader."

"snort!!"

Hearing the other party's words, the division commander snorted coldly and his face became gloomy.

Borders? Crossbell is the territory of the Erebonian Empire, where does the border come from? These rebels are so bold that they regard the dignity of our empire as nothing!

"Order the 9th Air Force Regiment to provide cover. Pass on my order. All tanks disperse their formations, advance at full speed, and fire into the air!!"

The air force of this era also has a certain combat capability, but in the eyes of the people of the Semlia continent, airships only have three attack methods: main guns, secondary guns, and bombs. At present, there is no gun turret on this strange metal warship, which means that their weapons may be the main guns and bombs hidden in the hull. Although this warship is indeed strange, and from the appearance, it is much larger than those airships of the empire, but even so, the division commander did not give up.

Imperial soldiers would rather die than retreat!

"All troops advance!!"

Following the order from the division commander, the tanks continued to move forward. At the same time, the Imperial airship troops that cooperated with the tank regiment also appeared from the rear and rushed towards the battleship in front of them.

The other side issued a warning again, but the division commander ignored it as a matter of course. They were imperial soldiers, how could they be frightened by such a threat? Not to mention that the person on the other side was actually a little girl? Humph, was this humiliating them? !

Soon, the 5th Mecha Division launched an attack on the strange airship, but the opponent did not fight back at all. It just circled for a while, warned again, and turned away before the Imperial Air Force arrived.

That's all.

Upon receiving this news, the division commander sneered.

Rebels are rebels. Do they think they can fight against the empire just because they have some strange weapons? They don't understand what real war is. One or two strange weapons can't change the situation of the whole war. Because what they have to face is the thunderous wrath of the entire empire!

War is not as simple as you guys think!!

“…”

However, just as the division commander was feeling proud of himself, he suddenly felt a vibration beneath his body.

What happened? Was it an earthquake?

Just when the division commander was puzzled, suddenly, the entire armored division stopped advancing again.

"What's going on? Didn't I say we should go at full speed?!"

Upon realizing this, the division commander immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, and at the same time, an urgent voice rang out.

"Sir, please take a look at this..."

"What's wrong? What happened? As soldiers of the empire, you are so panicked. It's simply a disgrace to the empire!"

While scolding his subordinates, the division commander pushed open the car hood again. Then he stood up and subconsciously raised the telescope in his hand to look forward.

Immediately afterwards, the telescope in his hand fell to the ground and turned into a pile of broken garbage.

In front of everyone, in the clouds, an extremely huge metal mountain emerged. It broke through the clouds and floated directly in the sky. The huge figure even blocked the sunlight. At this moment, in front of everyone, there was only a metal mountain.

It is an unimaginable terrifying existence.

“What on earth is…”

Looking at the horrifying existence before him, the division commander was speechless for a moment. He racked his brains but still had no idea how to describe what he had seen.

Soon, he no longer needed to think about this problem.

Because he saw a dazzling light flashing on the "hillside" of the metal mountain range.

The super-powerful lasers emitted by the large beam laser crystals formed a row of waterfalls falling from the sky, rushing straight to the ground. The next moment, the originally solid ground suddenly turned into a disaster comparable to a tsunami. The ground was undulating, fluctuating, and rising high like the sea, and then slamming down hard. Looking from the sky, you can see waves rising on the ground below, and when the waves dissipated, there was nothing there except a mess of land.

"How is it possible? The Fifth Mecha Division was completely wiped out?"

When the commander of the Karelia Fortress received the news, he was stunned and couldn't believe his ears.

"Yes, yes, sir. According to the report, an unimaginably huge metal battleship suddenly appeared and completely annihilated the 5th Armored Division and the 9th Air Force Regiment with just one strike!"

"Damn it... How could this happen? Never mind. If that's the case, then we don't have to show mercy!"

At this point, the commander of the Karelia Fortress also roared loudly.

"The railway gun is activated, the target is Crossbell City!"

"yes!!"

The railway guns on both sides of the fortress gate slowly raised their barrels, and with a huge explosion, the shells were fired, crossing the sky and rushing towards Crossbell.

However, just as these shells reached the sky above Crossbell, a translucent blue barrier suddenly appeared out of thin air, and then the shells fell down with a bang, hitting the blue barrier and causing a lot of sparks - but that was where it ended.

"He, they actually used the railway gun..."

Looking at the shells exploding in the air, Ellie's face turned pale. Although she knew that the railway guns deployed by the Imperial Fortress were to deter Crossbell, she did not expect that the other party would actually use such a weapon. If Fang Zheng had not said that the Starlight Tower had an "energy barrier" that was enough to withstand any attack, how many Crossbell people would be killed in this round of attacks alone?

"Weapons are worthless if they are not used. After all, seeing is believing, hearing is deceiving. No matter how loud you brag, it is not as good as experiencing it firsthand."

Fang Zheng seemed very calm.

"It's impolite not to reciprocate. Next, it's our turn to fight back."

The huge metal warship moved slowly, and the beam laser launcher on the side of the ship quickly adjusted its angle and aimed at the distance.

Immediately afterwards, a torrent of light erupted again, crossing the sky and rushing straight into the Karelia Fortress.

A dazzling beam of light shot up into the sky, completely obliterating everything.

Just like that, the "military operation" between the Empire and the Republic lasted only less than a minute before it was completely destroyed.

After the news came out, it immediately shocked the entire continent of Semlia.

Since Fang Zheng had broadcast the battle live to all the citizens of Crossbell after the war began, any explanation seemed pale and powerless. The citizens of Crossbell also saw on TV the aggressive dispatch of the Empire and the Republic, and how they were easily annihilated by those huge metal warships.

In front of these incomparable metal warships, the proud military forces of the two countries were like small insects, and the armored divisions of the Empire were completely destroyed. The air forces of the Republic were also vulnerable to the aircraft carrier drones.

However, the most infuriating scene was when the Empire activated the fortress railway gun to attack Crossbell.

This caused great indignation among the citizens of Crossbell. If they had thought that the empire's army was completely annihilated before, they no longer thought so. The other party obviously wanted to achieve their goal by completely destroying Crossbell and killing them. In this case, sympathizing with them was simply crazy!

Faced with Crossbell's unimaginable military strength, the Republic and the Empire panicked for a while. They had thought about it. After all, Fang Zheng dared to provoke both sides so blatantly, which naturally meant that he had a strong force to back him up. But at that time, they just thought that the other party might have obtained some ancient relics or something like that.

But they never thought that Starlight Technology actually possessed such power!!

If it was an ancient relic, it would be fine. After all, antiques are powerful, but if there is one, there will be one less. But those terrifying metal warships look like they are man-made products, and there are so many of them at once. It is obvious that these are not ancient relics! Instead, they belong to the power of Starlight Technology!

This is troublesome.

But the most troublesome thing is still the empire.

Although both the Empire and the Republic sent troops to attack Crossbell, the Republic's actions were still within the normal range, but the Empire's use of fortress artillery to attack Crossbell was clearly beyond the line. Although this situation was not uncommon during wartime, it was the first time that someone caught them red-handed. For a time, the Western Semlia countries criticized the Empire for not caring about the lives of Crossbell civilians, which made the Empire even more anxious.

Finally, the Empire issued a report saying that those who used the fortress railway gun were not their own soldiers, but a group of terrorists called the "Imperial Liberation Front". They took advantage of the fortress's deployment to Crossbell and invaded the fortress when its troops were empty, and used the fortress railway gun to attack Crossbell. Their purpose was to isolate the Empire from the countries of Semlia.

Faced with the empire's shameless words, everyone was speechless for a moment, but soon, the Seven Stars Church immediately stepped forward to mediate and demanded that both sides stop fighting.

Under such circumstances, the Republic of Calvard naturally took advantage of the situation and signed an agreement with Fang Zheng to recognize the independence of Crossbell under the mediation of the Seven Lights Church. After all, Calvard is a democracy, and many voters are believers of the Seven Lights Church. Going against the Seven Lights Church would be too much of a loss for the Republic of Calvard. In comparison, Crossbell...is not that important.

As for the Empire, it finally agreed to sign an agreement with Founder.

Therefore, in order to sign the independence agreement, Fang Zheng was invited to the capital of the Erebonian Empire to attend the final signing ceremony.