After more than two months of sailing and fighting, despite the first snow covering most of the principality, the Starwind Fleet finally approached the southern coastline of the Wolf Principality and was about to arrive at Hammerfell.
On the deck of the fleet flagship, Li Ran, Tia, and former cultist Pei Ji stood together, looking at the Hammerfell city wall that slowly appeared at the end of the field of vision.
Li Ran has always been very curious about this hermit city, which is famous for studying the lost technology of Shantiri.
Looking at the empty snowfields on both sides of the river, Li Ran said with some worry: "I wonder if Hammerfall is still safe under the impact of the mechanical clan."
Tia's snow-white wings swayed slowly, and she vowed: "Hammerfall Town has the Shantiri Golem Corps and powerful technological relics accumulated in the past, and will never be captured by the machine race."
Peji glanced at Tia guiltily and reminded: "Ms. Tia, maybe you left too early... During my time in the Mechanicus, I heard that Barceló took away all the fir trees in Hammerfell.
The Tire Golem Corps..."
Tia's pretty face showed a look of shock: "How is this possible? Although those seventh-level demons have no consciousness, how can they be easily manipulated by outsiders?"
Pei Ji said in a deep voice: "When Barceló was conducting research in Hammerfell in his early years, he secretly installed highly skilled control trapdoors on those golems. After founding the Mechanicus, he led the followers to launch a raid, but failed.
Instead of harming the residents of Hammerfell, he activated those secret doors and took away all the golems..."
Li Ran was surprised: "Is there such a thing? This Barcelona is a genius."
Tia said in a low voice: "I didn't expect that Barcelo would actually achieve this step."
Pei Ji said with a smile: "I only heard about it within the Mechanicus. It may not be true. The Mechanicus has a large number of low-level followers. Now that I think about it, I was confused for a while and was brainwashed by Barceló's rhetoric.
Joined the Mechanicus by mistake."
Considering the huge number of Mechanicus in the Wolf Principality, Li Ran couldn't help but ask: "Is Barceló's appeal so strong?"
Pei Ji's face turned slightly serious, and he said in a deep voice: "The Mechanicus' propaganda slogan for the lower class is that the end of Ashan is coming, and those who join the Mechanicus will have the opportunity to undergo mechanical transformation and ascend, and become the masters of the new world."
"For us mages, the Mechanicus has put forward a new statement," Pei Ji said with a wry smile. "Ashan's existing magic system is backward. Psionic technology is a higher level of power. Only by learning and mastering spiritual power
Only with technology can we save Ashan."
Li Ran looked at the slightly fat old mage with a strange expression and asked, "Do you really believe it?"
Pei Ji scratched the few remaining hair and said sheepishly: "This rhetoric is quite attractive. Many mages and scholars have been deceived into it. It was only during this time that I stayed in the Wilderness City that I came to my senses.
, if Yashan is destroyed by the machine race, what's the use of mastering psychic technology."
Li Ran couldn't help but hold his forehead, "Fortunately, you released Salina, helped us open the annex building of Savage City, and did not commit any evil deeds. Otherwise, I'm afraid you would have faced a public trial."
Tia said coldly: "The public trial should be left to Barcelona, this madman..."
Six Buran-class sailing frigates sailed in the open estuary basin, slowly approaching the snow-covered shore.
In the sky, the griffin knight found no trace of the enemy and maintained a normal patrol track.
But as a dragon roar came, Li Ran heard the alarm from Salina who was on a reconnaissance mission.
This place is still far away from Hammerfell Town, and there is a vast white snowfield in the field of vision. What danger could there be?
Soon, two giant dragons, one black and one white, approached the flagship.
Selina's voice boomed: "Li Ran, there is something abnormal under the snow!"
"Jamil!" Li Ran shouted. Although he saw no trace of the enemy, he believed in Salina's intuition. "Keep the fleet away from the river bank and enter combat readiness immediately!"
Jamil, who was standing on the ship's deck, immediately mobilized his officers and prepared for battle step by step. The Griffin Knights bombing formation was launched into the air, all seventy-two ship-borne ballistae were cocked, and the God's Chosen Soldiers in the upper cabin prepared to land.
Combat.
At the same time that the ship-borne ballistae was aimed at the deserted snowfield, the white snow trembled violently.
As the soft snow layer slid away, densely packed mechanical war beasts were revealed below.
Sensing the enemy's approach, the sleeping war beasts woke up one after another and shook off the snow on their bodies. In a blink of an eye, the open snowfield turned into a sea of mechanical beasts.
This scene is really mind-numbing.
Li Ran was extremely grateful for Salina and Bai Yue's keen observation. The sail warship needed buffering time to move. If it had just docked on the river bank, it would have been torn into pieces and pieces by the sea of mechanical beasts just around the corner!
But now the Star Wind Fleet is still some distance away from the shore. Although these low-level mechanical war beasts are numerous in number, they do not have water warfare capabilities like their underwater cousins. Therefore, the Star Wind Fleet has gained valuable long-range strike opportunities.
More than a hundred gryphon knights kept taking off and landing, dropping magic bombs on the heads of groups of mechanical war beasts. Seventy-two explosive ballistae roared in unison, creating a large blank area among the enemy groups.
Selina and Bai Yue also joined the battle, and the flames and ice dragon's breath crossed each other, allowing the mechanical tribe to enjoy a wave of ice and fire before they died.
After consuming five times more ammunition than a normal encounter, all the mechanical beasts in the snowfield were wiped out.
Six Buran-class frigates slowly docked, opened their hatches, and the ship-borne God's Chosen Soldiers began their landing operations.
Three companies of spearmen and two companies of swordsmen lined up in front, and the crossbowmen team lay behind. The dark knight squad and the shadow lancer company guarded the two wings, and the griffon company escorted in the air, heading towards Hammerfell in the distance.
Quite close.
Li Ran rode the black dragon, Bai Yue, and Tia flew to the front gate of Hammerfell Town first, but found that there were no soldiers or mages guarding the city wall.
Did Hammerfell fall after Barceló withdrew the Golem Corps?
They landed outside the city gate, which was wide open. Li Ran and Tia walked in, and Salina and Bai Yue followed behind in human form.
This town has not been affected by war.
Li Ran opened the door of a house and found that the furniture and items inside were still neatly arranged, and there was even a piece of bread on the table that had not completely rotted.
The owner of the house must have received the evacuation notice and left the house in a hurry.
Where will they go?
Li Ran walked out of the quiet room and looked at Tia. The archangel couldn't hide the worry on his brows.
Salina and Bai Yue walked over from another street.
"We checked the entire city and found no trace of human activity."
"Tia, will our trip be in vain?"
"This is impossible..." Tia said softly, "The bloodsmiths and mages in Hammerfell Town will not give up the Shantiri relics that are difficult to take away and escape alone. What's more, if they leave Hammerfall Town, the Archangel will
Elder Muraziel should have left a message..."
Tia suddenly opened her eyes wide and guessed: "Behind Hammerfell is the coast. There is a harbor there. There used to be several ships that could cross the Emerald Ocean."
"But that's not right," Tia said angrily, "The Emerald Ocean is blocked by the ferocious marine creations of the Machine Tribe. Those ships cannot go out to sea. Where did they go?"
Li Ran said softly: "Tia, let's go to that port first and see. Maybe they will leave some clues."
"Okay, Lord."
Tia nodded, and the archangel took a few steps forward on the street, spread his wings, and flew into the sky.
Li Ran, Selina and Bai Yue followed closely behind, flying towards the coast behind Hammerfell Town.
After they crossed a low hill and a less lush jungle, Li Ran saw the scene of the coast.
There is a brilliant light curtain in front of the blue coast.
A semicircular pale golden magic energy shield protects a giant warship under construction in the harbor and slipway.
That battleship was much larger than the Buran-class frigate. It was different from the popular wooden sailboats on the mainland and the Buran's wooden hull with metal biological armor. Instead, it was made of metal with strange magic patterns built into it.
Gradually, Li Ran discovered that the center of the golden shield was the giant magic ship.
The bloodsmiths and mages of Hammerfell live in the port house protected by the shield. An elegant female archangel stands beside the slipway, directing the construction of the giant magic ship.
The leader of Hammerfell, Archangel Muraziel, casually glanced at the sky while working as usual.
When she saw the two giant dragons and an angel flying toward the port, her worried expression was gradually replaced by surprise.