Alok asked curiously, "Dean, how come I haven't seen you use such a powerful magic before?"

"【Sunny Day】has very strict requirements on weather, and the effect will only be good enough the first time it is used." Lin En explained.

If the situation wasn't urgent this time, he would have wanted to use it in a more critical place.

After all, although this magic is powerful, it takes a long time to prepare and has many disadvantages. For example, the weather must be clear and the light can be refracted, emitted, and absorbed.

The other party is not stupid. He will definitely be on guard after suffering a loss once.

This time the laser he fired was bounced back.

It is obvious that the Holy See has learned its lesson and has found a way to deal with laser magic.

Of course, Lin En didn’t think that the other party had the ability to create a mirror that could reflect light 100%. As long as the intensity of the laser was high enough, even a reflective mirror would be cut in an instant!

"Go and inform Redel and the others to set off immediately to Mist Territory!" Lynn stood up and said solemnly.

Although he temporarily repelled the attack of the Holy See, he could not rule out the possibility of the other party's pursuit, so he had to rush to reinforce immediately.

Raphael and the others nodded in unison. In fact, they were preparing to leave the Steel City today, and all the supplies had been prepared in advance! Due to the need to build a communication base station and daily patrols, nearly 40% of the airships were deployed to perform tasks. Their legion was only allocated 40 airships, which were not enough to transport tens of thousands of people.

After a brief discussion, Lin En quickly made a decision. He and Raphael took the airship and led a group of people to the destination first. After that, Redel and the two great wizards led the remaining legion to slowly come over.

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The Steel City of Wilsel is approximately 159 kilometers away from the imperial border. Normal marching plus going around mountains and crossing rivers would take at least several days, but taking an airship only takes more than an hour!

Along the way, information from all over the kingdom was continuously transmitted to the receiving device through electromagnetic communication technology, and then translated.

Raphael couldn't help but sigh at the convenience of this thing. A message sent from any location can be spread throughout the kingdom within a few minutes! All the news can be summed up to say two things.

First, the airships they deployed to patrol the border between the Kingdom and the Empire were still in good condition, which meant that the Vatican's punitive forces had sneaked into their defense circle and failed to remove these "nails".

This made Lin En feel a little relieved. You know, in order to build this defense line throughout the kingdom to avoid a sneak attack on his hometown, he put in a lot of effort. The patrol trajectory and position of each airship were carefully designed to ensure that they could support each other, and they needed to communicate with each other every once in a while.

Unless the other party can wipe out all the airships in a large area in an instant, the news will definitely be passed on.

The second is that Harof has led his men to retreat to an imperial town that they had captured before, and are holding out for help.

When the airship landed in the town, a group of wizards were busy reinforcing the city walls. When they saw Lin En, they all bowed respectfully.

"Master Lin En, it's all thanks to you this time, otherwise we would all have died on the battlefield." Sanchez walked up, patted Lin En on the shoulder, and said gratefully.

"No need to be so polite. Facing the obstruction of the Empire and the Church, everyone must go all out." Lin En shook his head. They were already at a disadvantage at the high end, and losing any legion would be an unacceptable loss.

Lynn then asked about the casualties of the war.

"It's much worse than expected," Sanchez said with a wry smile. "A full 1,200 people were killed and more than 3,700 were injured."

That is to say, more than half of the 10,000-strong musketeer team suffered casualties, and not only that, they also lost a large number of artillery and firearms.

"I think these weapons should have been seized!" Sanchez said solemnly. This was the issue that worried him the most.

In the wars since leaving the Land of Wizards, they had won even the most brutal Battle to Defend the Capital, so they didn't need to be on guard against this before.

But it’s different now. So many weapons have been captured by the enemy, and they are likely to imitate them.

"It doesn't matter. I have already melted the artillery and armored vehicles. As for the manufacturing method of basic weapons such as muskets, it is impossible to hide it. It is only a matter of time before the enemy cracks it. We just need to ensure that we are much faster than the enemy in updating our weapons!" Lin En was very open-minded.

He knew very well that simple weapons like flintlock rifles and airships could be developed with some time and effort as long as the elites of the Empire and the Church were willing to think about it seriously.

The reason why there is no movement now is simply because the time is too short, and the bishops of the Vatican are all focused on feudal superstition and firmly believe that this is the creation of the devil.

Of course, without blueprints, they would not be able to build "advanced equipment" like the internal combustion engine, no matter how hard they tried.

As he spoke, Sanchez led everyone into a manor.

This was the residence of a small earl in the empire. When they brought people from the kingdom to attack, the other party simply packed up their belongings and ran away without leaving any guards. They took over the entire city without any effort.

But now this manor has become a temporary command post and a place to accommodate the wounded. Many tents have been set up in the open area. Herbalists are busy preparing potions, and faint cries of pain can be heard.

"I really don't know when the war will end." Johnny, who was following behind the two men, looked at the tents and sighed.

"Maybe we'll wait until the day when the Church is completely defeated!" Alok continued with anticipation. "We will pull the gods down from the sky, build wizard towers in every place on this continent, spread knowledge, eliminate ignorance, and spread the glory of magic to the entire land!"

This is exactly the war propaganda slogan often used by the Parliament. It has to be said that it is very inspiring for many ambitious and passionate young wizards.

"There will always be such a day!" Alok said confidently.

Lin En also nodded and said with a smile, "Maybe soon, if this battle goes well."

(PS: The second chapter will be published a little later, around 2:30 pm.) (End of this chapter)