Afternoon.

Secret Aircraft Research Agency.

Rosen handed his improved design drawings to the weapon-making mages, asking them to use the existing resources to explore and build the first finished aircraft.

He immediately returned to the communications room in his office and began to reply to the ciphertext.

"Ding~~Ding~~Ding~~"

Skillfully send out encrypted ciphertext at a special frequency.

After the ciphertext is received by the next relay station, it will be immediately transmitted to the next relay station. After being transmitted through about twenty relay stations, it will be transmitted all the way to Kao and received by the questioner.

His reply was: "It seems that Your Majesty has been persistently searching for my true identity. You guessed it right, it is me."

He felt that he had nothing to worry about because times were different now.

Kao was three thousand kilometers away, and with Levinder and Aaron blocking him on both sides, they could not reach him.

About thirteen minutes after the message was sent, the reply arrived.

This response speed made Rosen think: "This is not right!"

Because the relay station is manually operated, the normal signal time should be more than 15 minutes, it will only be slower, not faster.

After a little thought, Rosen guessed a possibility: "Is he pretending to be slow in replying?"

Rosen took this into consideration when he set up the relay station and immediately tuned to another signal frequency to send out a signal.

'Highest authority: Requires verification of the number of times the previous Kao first-level ciphertext was relayed.'

Soon after the signal was sent, each signal relay station sent self-inspection information one after another.

'Number of relays: 1.'

Rosen's heart skipped a beat.

"I guessed it right. Queen Kao actually sent people to White Sturgeon Island to capture me!"

The number of relays is 1, which means the distance between the two parties is about 200 kilometers.

Because the relay station greatly increases the signal strength and, assuming it is at a high location, can stably transmit over a distance of 200 kilometers.

It is also conceivable that Queen Kaa guessed that the signal transmission would take time, so she deliberately delayed her reply, but because she did not understand the working principle of the lightning messenger, she misjudged the time.

This immediately made Rosen aware of the flaw.

200 kilometers, still some distance away, Rosen went to see the contents of the ciphertext.

The signal read: "I was so shocked that I couldn't believe it, but the facts were right in front of me and I couldn't help but believe it."

"I want to say now that the current situation in Weiland is very serious. From my personal perspective, I really can't think of how you can solve this situation."

"But I can help, under two conditions. One, help our country research the Lightning Messenger. Two, sell our country the technology related to the Black Stone Battleship."

Rosen wanted to laugh: "You are asking for too much. I only have a few great treasures in my territory."

But if Kaa is willing to help, it will indeed provide a great insurance for the situation in Vilan.

Unfortunately, this was a trap set by the other party, and the purpose was easy to guess, which was to use ciphertext communication to find his current exact location.

So Rosen replied: "Your Majesty, there is a risk of leaking the secret document. If you are really sincere about cooperation, please agree on a safe location for both parties to discuss it face to face."

The other party must be planning to arrest him secretly and will definitely send a team of strong men. Rosen also does not intend to make a big fuss about this matter.

So he decided to solve it secretly in the mountains.

But he can't be safe alone, he needs help.

Immediately use telepathy to contact the two Banshee Queens: "I may be in trouble, come and help me."

After thinking about it, he felt that it was not enough, so he once again made a telepathic contact with Melchilina who was hiding in the mountains.

"Miss Ancestor, I need help, come and help me."

Melchilina replied: "I'll be there soon, but what happened?"

"There is a group of strong men from Kao, and they probably want to capture me."

If Kao really captured Rosen and brought him back to Silvermoon City, it would be a perfect benefit to Kao's royal family.

Then why does Kaa think he can capture a mage?

Rosen guessed that the other party must have brought some powerful secret weapon.

The royal family of Kaa has lasted for a full 1,200 years. It would be really unreasonable if they didn't have some treasures.

After a while of telepathic communication, Melchilina, wearing a black leather dress, appeared in the cave first.

Soon after, the sisters Neferoniya and Laertris arrived.

After Laertris and Melchilina noticed each other, they looked at each other and snorted coldly.

The former said: "Miss Lina, you hid well on the shore."

The latter said: "You are stronger than me in the sea, but so what? My descendants have conquered you now."

The former immediately walked up to Rosen and hugged Rosen's arm: "It's much better than you hiding alone."

Rosen felt a headache after hearing this: "Okay, okay, these are just some minor incidents, we can just talk it out."

He opened his weapons storage cabinet, and inside was a row of specially made rune muskets, a total of ten in total.

This was a self-defense weapon he had specially created after returning from Kao, combining the advantages of Kao and Levinder's Rune Rifle with his own ideas.

"I call it the Vulcan Gun."

He began distributing weapons.

"Under normal circumstances, don't point the muzzle of your gun at people, point it at the ground!"

Rosen hurriedly corrected the three women's unsafe operation and continued: "Look, there is a metal buckle here. It is actually a manual rune lock."

"When you need to use it, just bend it here, then aim the muzzle at the target, and then pull the trigger with your finger."

As he spoke, Rosen used the Breathless Crystal Wall Technique in the room, and then asked the three women to point the muzzles of their guns at the wall: "Hit the wall a few times and see how it feels."

The three women stood in a row and fired their guns one after another.

"Boom boom boom~~"

Amidst the violent roar, terrifying large holes suddenly appeared on the wall, leaving the three women stunned.

"This power definitely exceeds the six rings!" said Melchilina.

"No, it's the Nine Rings!" Neferoniya corrected.

Rosen said, "Yes, it is nine rings. After it is fully loaded with bullets, you can pull the trigger three times in a row, which means firing three shots."

"Now we might as well just use up all the bullets and reload with new ones."

The three girls did as they were told immediately.

“Boom boom boom~~”

After all nine guns were fired, they almost blew through the one-meter-thick tempered yellow clay wall.

Rosen loaded new bullets into the three Vulcan guns, closed the rune lock, then took a Vulcan gun himself, and finally handed Melchilina a protective amulet.

"The Ice Amulet can resist a second attack from an eighth-ring firearm, or a single attack from a ninth-ring firearm. Put it on."

The other three people all have this kind of amulet, which is an ultra-high-intensity defensive spell created by Rosen and Neferoniya, combined with the frost knowledge of the frost messenger Rafeng.

Its defense against precious energy spells such as arcane and anima is average, and is only at the strength of the seventh ring.

However, its defense against objects and fire is almost perfect.

Of course, it can only defend against guns, not cannons.

Melchilina put it on immediately and said with a grin, "Now I don't have to worry about that Emerald War Angel."

At this time, the message that had been silent for a long time came again: "Baron, you guessed my purpose, right?"

Rosen grinned, "Your Majesty, this is very rude of you."

This time, the reply came quickly.

"Indeed, a little. But the fate of our Kingdom of Kao cannot be in the hands of a small island lord, so please forgive me, Your Excellency."

The delay was less than half a minute, which was almost like talking face to face, indicating that the other person was getting closer and closer to you.

What kind of magical instrument is it?

Combining the known technical intelligence about Kao, Rosen speculated that it should be a high-speed airship.

It is a flying tool that fills a sealed airbag with hydrogen or other gas with a density lower than that of air, and uses wind magic as a propulsion force.

This kind of flying object does not require any great technical content, and there is no need to worry about running out of mana because it can float on its own.

It is the first generation of aircraft that anyone can afford.

The Cao royal family naturally has no shortage of money.

"Your Majesty, you seem very confident."

"That's right. After all, your island is too small and there are few strong people, while our country is just the opposite."

"Of course, please rest assured, we have no intention of harming you. We just want you to come back to Silvermoon City with me."

"Once we arrive at Silvermoon City, I will immediately appoint the baron as the Great Sage Protector of the Khal. In terms of status and power, he will definitely surpass the Baron of the Island by a large margin, even surpassing the Duke of Dawn."

As this news arrived, Rosen could vaguely feel a faint fluctuation of magical power approaching.

This fluctuation was indeed coming from the sky. Although it was very weak and even Neferoniya did not notice it, it could not escape Rosen's keen perception.

But Rosen was puzzled and didn't understand where the other party's confidence came from.

And this doubt made him feel a little worried.

After all, the field of magic is extremely broad, and no one dares to say that he has understood all the secrets of magic.

He didn't bother to hide his weakness anymore. With a thought, he consumed 50% of his magic power and released a ten-ring strength "Law Interference Shield" for himself.

Because he had recently acquired a great deal of high-level knowledge, this ultra-high-level spell was greatly improved compared to the past.

Although we are not sure whether it will work, we should naturally try our best in the face of unknown threats.

When the magic power was released, there was almost no visible phenomenon around Rosen's body. The air on his body surface twisted slightly, but it quickly returned to normal.

It feels as if no spell was cast.

But his mana had been greatly consumed, so Rosen immediately opened "Rosen's Meditations" and started to quickly recover his mana.

Seeing his solemn expression, the three women also felt a heavy pressure because they couldn't even sense where the enemy was.

"Almost right above us."

Rosen pointed the musket at the ceiling and said, "I have a feeling that my opponent will use some mysterious magic to deal with me. This musket may not be useful."

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly felt as if he was being watched, and then he heard the voice of Queen Kaa echoing in his mind.

"Your Excellency the Saint of Law, long time no see."

It's simple telepathy.

With this telepathic communication, Rosen also fully felt the presence of Queen Kaa, who was about three thousand meters above his head.

This was really beyond Rosen's expectations.

He replied in his heart: "Your Majesty, you actually came to invite me in person?"

He had always thought that Queen Kaa would send her men to capture him, but he never expected that it would be the Queen herself.

This queen is really a tiger. How can a queen take such a risk?

But on second thought, it wasn't particularly surprising. The queen had done this once in the Temple of Saint Varette.

Now it seems that she didn't learn her lesson.

The Queen's telepathic message arrived again.

"Because your Excellency is different from the others, and the fate of the Kingdom of Kaa is at stake, I must ensure success."

"I'm sorry, sir."

As he spoke, Rosen suddenly felt a strong mental energy pressing down on him.

The strength is not high, even less than one ring.

But the scale is huge, incredibly large!

The absolute power of a spell depends on two factors: the number of levels and the scale.

As long as the scale is large enough, even a zero-ring spell is enough to penetrate the defense of a ten-ring spell.

Rosen immediately felt that this powerful spiritual energy was not only pressing down on himself, but also on everyone within a few hundred meters around him.

It was like a waterfall falling from the sky, violently covering the earth.

This mental torrent lasted for five full seconds! "Plop~Plop~Plop~"

The ice amulets on the three women beside him shattered on the spot, and they were crushed to death, even Nephrite Loya with the eighth ring was no exception.

But fortunately, he just fainted and did not suffer any greater injuries.

It can also be felt that hundreds of people in the entire Aircraft Research Bureau have fainted.

The only one still standing and conscious was Rosen himself.

His ice amulet was also shattered, and the 'Law Interference Shield' he had just cast also consumed a lot of power.

After checking, I found that about 80% of my strength had been consumed.

If he hadn't used up 50% of his magic power, if it weren't for the additional resistance of the Ice Amulet, and if he hadn't recently improved this ten-ring spell, he would have been knocked out today.

"It was a close call. I was almost captured by Kao."

In order to avoid any bigger accidents, he immediately took action.

He simply picked up two Vulcan guns, transformed into a steel dragon body, flew out of the secret laboratory, and transformed into dragon wings, activating Lai Fu's newly trained "Super Flying Master" ability, and his body flew into the sky like an arrow, with an absolute speed of over 200 kilometers per hour.

Soon a flying object was spotted in the sky.

It was indeed a huge airship. The balloon of the airship was extremely large, but the cabin at the bottom was very small. Judging from the size, it could only seat twenty people at most.

The sensitivity of the Ten Rings Mage told Rosen that there were 18 passengers, 10 high-level mages, 5 spell masters, and the remaining three were sages.

The other party also discovered Rosen and was shocked.

Without waiting for the other party to counterattack, Rosen pointed his musket at the large balloon of the airship, and then used the collective voice of the mind:

"Don't move, or I'll blow it up!"

He could tell at a glance that the balloon was filled with hydrogen, because he found a device under the balloon that looked like a hydrogen-producing device.

Hydrogen burns very fiercely. A burning hydrogen balloon this big is enough to kill everyone in the airship cabin, and no spell can stop it.

Queen Kaa's shocked voice was immediately heard from the airship cabin.

"Why are you still awake?"

Rosen thought to himself: "I almost fainted."

He chuckled and said, "Land immediately and don't move, or I will open fire!"

"Land! Land now!"

Queen Kaa was totally unwilling to take the gamble and immediately obeyed.

The balloon slowly deflated and began to drop in altitude.

Soon, the airship landed among the mountains.

Rosen also landed on the ground, holding a Vulcan rifle in each hand, one aimed at the balloon and the other at the cockpit.

"Your Majesty, I believe you have experienced my combat ability. My advantage is that I am extremely fast."

"So, of course you can fight back, but I can definitely dodge it and fight back as soon as possible."

"If you don't want to die, please three sages line up and come out."

"Your Majesty, please be the first to come out!"

"Don't play tricks. Don't let me sense any tricks with your magic power."

"I was just attacked, so I'm very sensitive. If I'm not careful, I'll overreact!"

(End of this chapter)