Many Griffin Knights were shot down by the Thunder Net, but only a few survived. Every survivor was a rare achievement.

After all, if we could extract some crucial information from these people, it might change the situation of the war.

Glenn, who received the notification, rushed over immediately. After taking a look at the collapsed roof and the griffin that was smashed into a pulp next to it, he immediately guessed how the other party survived. He then took a bottle of potion, opened Arno's mouth and drank it directly.

Drink or not drink, that is a choice...

Arno hesitated for a moment, but in the end did nothing and let the medicine pour into his body.

If the other party wanted to kill him, they could just do it directly. There was no need to resort to unnecessary actions. Arno guessed that these people probably wanted to capture them for interrogation.

This is undoubtedly a good opportunity.

Arno was thinking of a countermeasure in his mind, but his thoughts immediately became groggy and he lost all strength in his body.

This special magic potion can relax a person's muscles all over the body, causing the person to fall into a long coma and completely lose the ability to resist.

However, Glenn obviously did not expect that a cardinal would be mixed in with the Griffin Knights and be captured by them so easily, so he only used a normal dose. Arno still maintained a certain degree of consciousness and did not completely fall into a coma.

Several musketeers came forward with special ropes and tied him up tightly.

Having been provoked by the Griffin Knights before but unable to fight back, everyone was very angry. Now that they had the opportunity to retaliate, they naturally made some ruthless moves. One of them even kicked him hard several times.

Arno endured the humiliation and felt extremely angry. A few lowly poor people actually dared to treat him like this. He secretly remembered the voices of the crowd in his heart. When they captured this capital, he would make sure to let these people experience the tortures of the Inquisition.

"Okay, stop it, don't kill anyone!" Glenn saw what everyone was doing and quickly stopped them, and asked Ham to send the man to the interrogation room.

…

As the Vatican army retreated, the news of the victory in the first battle quickly spread throughout the capital!

The cheers spread from the top of the city to the end of the alley.

This was undoubtedly a resounding victory. They only consumed some ammunition to repel the aggressive invading army, and the corpses piled under the city wall exceeded 20,000!

It would have been perfect if those damn griffin knights hadn't relied on their flying skills to burn down dozens of houses and cause over a hundred casualties!

Faced with such a great victory, Lin En would certainly not be stingy with rewards. All the musketeers who participated in the battle received a magic gold coin as a reward. Their military exploits would be recorded, and additional rewards would be given after the war was over.

Of course, the money was paid by Parliament and the royal family.

The griffins that were killed in the fall were not wasted. Some were used for magic research, and the rest were distributed as meat to people like Old York who had made considerable military achievements.

The musketeers who were lucky enough to get the meat felt that they had never eaten anything so chewy in their lives.

After appeasing these war heroes, Lin En once again increased the intensity of patrols and guards. Everyone knew that this war was far from over.

Today's battle looks brutal, but it is ultimately mainly an exploratory attack.

Because the people who can truly decide the outcome of the war - the bishops and priests of the Holy See - have not really taken action yet, and the other side has not invested many elite forces.

So after Lin En arranged these trivial matters, he rushed to the Alchemy Research Institute established in the royal capital as soon as possible.

As soon as they entered the door, a loud explosion was heard from inside, but neither Lin En nor the guards here were surprised.

Sure enough, just two or three minutes later, several wizards from the Alchemy Research Institute walked out of a laboratory full of flames, each looking dusty and dusty.

Lydia, who had already joined the institute and became a glorious alchemist, asked immediately after seeing Lin En. "Dean Lin En? How was the war this time? Did we win?"

Lydia was very interested in this first battle with the Holy See, but she was busy improving her muskets, so she did not join the battle on the front line.

"We killed at least 20,000 people with less than 200 casualties. This should be considered a great victory!" Lin En said with a smile. Only in a city defense battle, relying on the range of muskets and artillery, could such exaggerated casualties be inflicted.

This also proved that his decision to give up the initiative to attack and choose to defend the city was extremely correct! After all, they knew nothing about the enemy's intelligence before, so it was better to be cautious!

The people present were not surprised at all by this exaggerated casualty ratio. The muskets, artillery, and electromagnetic weapons they made according to the drawings given by Lin En were undoubtedly battlefield killers! "It seems that the expeditionary force sent by the Holy See is just so-so!" A witch sneered.

After the news of the war spread throughout the wizarding land, many people were not optimistic that they would be able to defend the kingdom against the massive invasion of the Holy See, so much so that some people believed that the end of wizards was approaching.

Even the parliament was facing a powerful enemy and had even prepared to withdraw to the wizarding land to defend it.

However, it now seems that the Vatican's massive attack was completely vulnerable, and was no different from the mob of the kingdom. They were beaten and fled in panic under their new weapons.

"No, this time the main force of the Holy See was just a tentative attack. The losses are limited, and those who died were basically cannon fodder. The next battle will not be that easy!" Lin En shook his head. This time they exposed too many weapons and intelligence. The next time the Holy See attacks again, they will definitely be prepared to deal with it.

Thinking of this, Lin En looked at Wilson, the alchemist in charge of gunpowder research and development, and asked expectantly, "By the way, what about the smokeless gunpowder and fixed ammunition I asked you to research? Do you have any clues?"

"This has already been completed!" The wizard named Wilson straightened his face, and then asked someone to bring a special musket. "In addition, we have also made the sample of the percussion gun you asked for!"

(End of this chapter)