Chapter 796 First Battle
"If you don't understand anything, just ask the machine spirit. It may have a bad temper, but it's actually not a bad person."
After Galahad finished speaking, he tossed Nora into the gun pod.
Nora flew in an arc through the air and landed in the self-propelled gun.
The hatch closed, and everything went dark.
Nora paused for a moment, Galahad hadn't explained how to link, but then she thought, she's right here in the cannon, the machine spirit is in charge here.
Although Nora learned a lot in Castel, she didn't have much contact with the Machine Soul.
The main problem is that she only has a head left, so she can only learn theoretical knowledge and can't do practical work, so naturally she can't encounter the machine spirit.
With her eyes closed, Nora communicated with the Sea of No Consciousness through her will, and she felt herself gradually floating up, as a strange consciousness appeared around her.
It looked at Nora with some curiosity. Nora thought for a moment and decided to greet her: "Hello, I'm Nora, your driver."
A surge of willpower came. Nora had heard about how stokers communicated with machine spirits, mostly through words and actions. But now she had directly merged with the machine spirit, communicating in a more wondrous way.
Why are you a cog in a machine?
"Parts?" Nora was taken aback. What parts?
"You're missing a lot of parts compared to others. Where are your hands and feet?"
Nora's face darkened.
"I left it in the North and forgot to bring it with me."
"I see."
The machine spirit is quite accepting of the fact that it "forgot its hands and feet".
It's easier to understand why, for a mechanical being like this, it's easier to forget that it had hands, feet, and a body installed.
"I thought you were some new race, like the Banshee."
Humans have two arms, banshees have six, so it's normal for some beings to have no arms at all.
Nora's face grew increasingly dark.
Perhaps Nora's parts mode made the machine spirit more likable, contrary to what Galahad said. Nora didn't think the machine spirit's temper was that bad.
How do I operate it?
"You just need to express your thoughts with your will, and I will carry them out for you."
Nora blinked.
The massive self-propelled gun suddenly trembled, then moved forward a short distance before retreating. After attempting to turn around, it moved the barrel slightly.
"It's such a magical feeling."
The body is an extension of the will, and Nora felt that her will was once again above reality. She was interfering with the world with her will once again—in a physical way.
This time, her body transformed into a massive steel machine, and with the help of the machine spirit, she seemed to truly stand on the earth once again.
Moreover, it has a body made of steel.
Nora suddenly remembered Galahad's reckless speeding on the road before, when he was driving a car made of steel, and now she also had a body of steel.
Nora swallowed hard.
"Hey, Nora, can you hear me?" A voice suddenly came from outside.
"Can."
“You did a great job, getting it started successfully. Unfortunately, time is tight, so I'll keep it short. Steam tanks have appeared on the battlefield again. Take your cannon and take them down!” Galahad said as he jumped into the vehicle. “I have to go pick up the next batch of drivers.”
Although it was a bit too hasty, as a warrior, Nora had no intention of backing down.
Let's learn on the battlefield!
A calm lake cannot train a skilled sailor; she must face the storm head-on.
The gears of the self-propelled artillery clattered, as if a fully armed soldier were stretching his limbs: "Where is the battlefield?"
"Right here."
Galahad stepped on the gas and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only the smell of gunpowder and his words carried away by the wind: "The Vatican will be here soon. We just received news that the soldiers on the front lines are retreating. Please help to block and cover them."
Nora raised an eyebrow; the faint sound of gunfire could be heard in the distance.
As Galahad said, the battlefield soon extended to this area.
The mechanics who had been maintaining the self-propelled artillery had all been evacuated. At Nora's request, no soldiers accompanied her; she and Gwen each operated a self-propelled artillery piece to carry out the mission.
"Lady Nora, my machine spirit is very disobedient."
"You seem quite obedient to me; your actions are normal, aren't they?"
"I beat it up, and that's when it behaved."
“.”
Gwen's voice came through the speaker, slightly distorted, leaving Nora somewhat dazed.
She actually had a body now. Although she couldn't wear heavy armor or wield a flail, she was now a war machine in herself.
She initially thought the self-propelled artillery was just another vehicle, but the actual sensation was closer to an extension of her limbs. With the help of the machine spirit, she felt as if she were walking on the earth again.
How long has it been since I felt this way?
Moreover, this steel body was incredibly agile and responsive, and Nora couldn't suppress her restlessness, so she simply took Gwen and headed straight for the battlefield.
The commander at the front sent messengers to guide the two women. They only marked the location of the steam tank, leaving the specific tactical arrangements entirely to the women's judgment.
—Just kidding, both of these women were once commanders of the resistance, and their battlefield experience is probably more extensive than anyone else here.
After getting a brief understanding of the situation, Nora led Gwen up a small hill on the flank of the battlefield.
This is the highest point on the battlefield. Although you will definitely be detected once you open fire, you can use the reverse slope to quickly evade attacks.
Once you reach the top of the hill, you can see the entire battlefield situation at a glance.
This is the main force of the Tiss New Army, with at least two thousand men on the battlefield, and there are also many scattered units around.
Although Tiss's side was retreating, they maintained order, while the Papacy's side, though in high spirits, was in disarray.
Nora felt that Tiss might even be able to turn around and fight back—if it weren't for those four metal boxes driving in front of the Papacy's lines.
"Is that a steam tank?"
Gwen, somewhat eager to try, began to rotate the cannon muzzle.
The steam tanks were not fast, even slower than the surrounding infantry, which is why the Duchy of Tiss was able to retreat at a leisurely pace.
But once they appear on the battlefield, nothing can destroy them.
Tiss's new army even gave up attacking them altogether, only occasionally firing a few shots at the soldiers around the tanks to keep them from charging forward.
"Look, that tank has fired its cannon!"
Gwen's speaker suddenly blared.
The four tanks stopped simultaneously, and then their cannons slowly rose. Not long after, a loud explosion was heard on the battlefield.
boom!
Flames appeared on the battlefield of the Duchy of Tis.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
