Chapter 882 Ostend, break the chains of the Holy See!
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The Count and Lady of Ostend stood side by side on the balcony of the command post in the center of the fortress, looking at the towering Cathedral of Saint Lily in the center of the city and its gleaming spire pointing straight into the sky.
From time to time, a ray of white light bursts out from the spire, diffusing all around, and the entire city of Ostend was shrouded in it.
"Do you want to do it?"
"Let's do it!"
"Once you take action, you can't look back."
"We couldn't turn back." Count Ostend squeezed his wife's hand tightly with a determined look on his face. He looked up at the tall bell tower of the church and the spire overlooking the city, with hatred in his eyes:
“From the moment I fought desperately for them and got seriously injured, but they didn’t give me proper treatment, I couldn’t look back;
Ever since I gave birth to three sons in a row, but they killed two of them, I can't look back;
From the moment I sent Andre to the Kingdom of Kent and the council cured the child, there was no turning back;"
He took his wife's hand and walked into the room. When he walked to the shadow where the sun could not shine, he suddenly leaned forward and hugged his wife hard:
"Going forward, from the moment I fell in love with you and married you, it was destined to be this day. I can't go back, and I don't want to go back."
The countess hugged her husband with her back, buried her head on his shoulder, and her hair gently brushed his cheek. After a long time, the female magician whispered:
"There are many ways to control a person in magic. If you fail, hand me over and say that I used magic to control you..."
Before he could finish speaking, his waist was tightened so tightly that he could not breathe. The count hugged his wife tightly and drew his arms inward, almost crushing her in his arms:
"If we want to live, live together; if we want to die, die together!"
The two people held hands and walked straight down to the control center underground of the command post. The man's generous hands and the woman's slender hands overlapped and pressed hard on a mechanism:
"boom!!!"
Amid the earth-shattering explosion, the Saint Lily Cathedral in the center of the city trembled, and the spire slowly broke and fell. Then, the power of the divine magic circle, the power that Saint Lily Cathedral had stored for hundreds of years, poured out, sweeping in all directions.
Like a hurricane blowing across the ground, in the city, roof tiles flew off, flower pots fell, pedestrians staggered and were pushed by the wind, almost falling to the ground;
At the port, the sails were bulging, the masts were swaying, and some ships that had just anchored and had not tied their moorings rumbled into each other;
On the sea, the wind was blowing, the waves were rolling, and huge waves were hitting the side of the ship. The boatman who had just thrown out his fishing net was caught by the waves and fell directly into the sea...
And inside the cathedral, a white light immediately shot out, as if trying to activate some protective shield.
However, the explosion did not know where it was hurt. The white light rose, dissipated, rose again, and dissipated again, like a broken light bulb, but ultimately did not light up.
Finally, as the ultimate defense and warning, a thick white smoke column rose straight from the center of the church.
Not long after the smoke column soared into the sky, alarm bells rang out more than thirty miles away. Soon, the sound of bells spread from one city to another, and from one church to another...
Except for Ostend, the other cities in the Six Connected Cities lit up their defenses one after another.
"Abel Ostend!"
Earth-shattering roars came from the cathedral in the center of Dix City, the one closest to Ostend in the Seven Connected Cities.
The seven connected cities, including Ostend, are a thorn in the heart of the Parliament.
Seven cities, seven cathedrals, and seven magical formations. With the narrowest point of Hall Strait as the center point, it extends to the southwest and northeast, covering a width of two hundred miles.
These seven magic arrays are connected to each other, with an attack range of more than ten miles. When fully activated, the scanning distance covers more than two-thirds of the narrowest part of the Hall Strait. There is only a narrow safe channel left for the ships of the Kingdom of Kent.
One side...
This chain locked the Hall Strait and also blocked the transportation route from the Kingdom of Kent to the mainland. Or, under the surveillance of the magic circle, carefully disguised as a smuggler, and once detected, it would be over;
Or, take out a large amount of gold coins as bribes, and hope that the port managers and maritime patrol fleets will be lenient and let them pass as "merchant ships carrying uncontrolled goods during normal times", which greatly increases the cost;
Or, relying on one's own combat power and spells, bravely charging forward to the last road is the choice of many young magicians, especially those who choose to take the combat route. They often talk about "When will I break through the Hall Strait"...
Either way, either the economic cost or the risk cost will skyrocket. If you don’t want to go through the Hall Strait, you can either set sail directly from the south of the Brolin Kingdom, or set sail directly from the northern Netherlands, or even the Rhine Kingdom.
The extra distance and the extra shipping risks put the merchants of the Kingdom of Kent at a clear disadvantage in the international market. If the Magic Council hadn't really worked hard to develop new technologies and reduce production costs, everyone's life would have been even more difficult.
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Needless to say, if the magicians who escaped from the mainland want to go to the Kingdom of Kent, or if the magicians of the kingdom want to travel to the mainland, they are really working with their heads in their belts.
The Parliament has long wanted to pull out this thorn and break this chain. Since the Holy See was driven out of the Kingdom of Kent, it has taken groups of magicians more than ten years.
The first choice was Caleas, the one in the center of the Seven Linked City and the one guarding the narrowest part of the Hall Strait. However, the city of Caleas was the most heavily fortified and the priests stationed at the church were also of the highest level.
A level 15 Archbishop.
The Parliament had been watching for seven or eight years, but could not find a flaw. Analysis after analysis, judgment after judgment, finally opened a gap in the Count of Ostend with great difficulty.
The medical work that Grete was responsible for was only one part of the rebellion work. In addition to him, the parliament had invested countless efforts in front and back, inside and out.
However, these efforts paid off in the end. Before the war in the Netherlands began, Count Ostend turned to the parliament and sent his son as a hostage;
At the beginning of the war, under the pretense of strengthening the city's defenses, he mobilized a large number of men and built a strong fortress close to the city wall. This latest type of fortress was in the shape of a pentagon, surrounded by deep rivers, and there was also a layer of city walls inside.
, one-story fortress;
He pretended to cooperate with the requirements of the Royal Army, and did not hesitate to provide full support in terms of material transfer and manpower arrangements, so that Ostend became the material distribution center for the rear;
When the plague was prevalent and the Royal Army mobilized a large number of manpower, he reluctantly sent the Bishop of St. Lily Cathedral to the front line...
Then, when the army desperate, broke out of camp and headed towards the Netherlands, and had already walked most of the way...
"boom!"
A loud noise destroyed the foundation of the magical array of Saint Lily Cathedral, and also opened a fatal gap in the magical chain of the Seven Link City.
If one of the seven magical arrays is missing, it is not as simple as losing one-seventh. The scanning range, the attack range, the maximum attack output, and even the balance of the magical array itself will cause big problems!
"It's starting over in Ostend."
In the Hall Strait, among the Dutch "Sea Beggars" corps, an inconspicuous small fishing boat opened its awning.
In the boat canopy, a magician wearing a bamboo hat and short clothes, dressed no differently than a beggar, silently raised his telescope. Following the gap in the boat canopy, he concentrated on observing the tall smoke column in the center of the city, and among the smoke columns, there were almost
Hidden half-spire:
"Our allies... have done a good job. Then, it's our turn next. Send a message to the rear, and then speed up the ship immediately. We have to get to Ostend before the support of the Holy See arrives!"
"Ostend has taken action." The bursting white light was also observed in the star dome of Nevis and in the great magic circle. A jury member who had made an appointment and came to wait specially smiled:
"Let's not be idle. Those who need to rush over should rush over, and the supplies that should be brought over should be brought over. Also, inform our allies."
The main force of the Duke of the Netherlands, the army led by the nobles of the Netherlands, must know this good news as soon as possible!
Also, in the middle of Brolin Kingdom, those nobles who are estranged from the king and have been trying their best to cause trouble in secret and in secret recently should let them know the news quickly...
The Kingdom of Kent is not the only one who has endured the Holy See for many years!
The remaining six cities in the Seven Linked Cities have already been alarmed.
In the city of Dix, which is closest to Ostend, the Holy Knights have gathered in the cathedral and are ready to go out. They are also on guard against an attack from Ostend at any time;
The leaders of the remaining five churches quickly gathered at the Solace Cathedral in Caleas City, the center of the Seven Linked Cities. Looking left and right, there were only three archbishops in the five churches:
One is at level 15, one is at level 11, and one is at level 10. In order to wipe out the Netherlands, Seven Link City took away three archbishops, including the one from Dix City, leaving only four.
As for the bishop who is looking after the house, he does not have enough prestige and strength. Guarding the house is enough, but he wants to attack?
"Notify the Holy See immediately!" The archbishop of Caleas City has the highest rank and is also the leader of everyone. In an emergency, he has the power to command all seven churches and fully activate the magical array. At this moment, he slapped the table and spoke in a sonorous tone.
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"Then, we gather our strength and send out troops immediately! We must capture the traitor before he escapes!"
"I think we should talk to a few city lords and borrow some soldiers and horses." The archbishop of the Sea Cliff Cathedral in Cologne City smiled half-heartedly, and his gold-rimmed white robe wavered slightly:
"Half of the Holy Knights have been robbed, and half of the bishops and priests in the city have also been robbed. If we take away more people, if there is any conspiracy on the other side, my small town may not be able to save it."
"Or wait for the Royal Army to come back?" The archbishop of Banktan City is the lowest-ranking but the oldest. He is just here to gain seniority. He tremblingly put forward his opinion:
"It should be easier to fight if we attack from both ends..."
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