Originally, after Austin heard the report from the head of the ANBU, the low-level swordsman Locke, he was trying to find a way to steal the 'Wings of Wind' design from Zhang Yunfeng, as well as the material configuration and other information.
Let the court alchemists of the Rockwell Empire learn how to make the 'Wings of Wind'. After the court alchemists master this method, the 'Wings of Wind' will become a product of their Rockwell Empire.
The secret that is not told.
By then, with the Rockwell Empire's thousands of years of foundation, it will be no problem to create an aerial army.
In order to achieve this goal, Austin has been prepared. Once all the information about the 'Wind Wings' is extracted from Zhang Yunfeng, he will kill Zhang Yunfeng. After all, the dead are the best at keeping secrets.
Compared with those court alchemists, Zhang Yunfeng, an outsider, is indeed not very trustworthy. In order to ensure that the Rockwell Empire can monopolize the 'Wings of Wind', an alchemical product that can add a super legion to the empire, Austin does not mind.
Go out to Zhang Yunfeng with his own hands, even if Zhang Yunfeng is a nobleman and a nobleman personally named by him.
Compared with the great leap forward in the empire's future military strength, killing not only a count, but also a prince is still very worthwhile.
Austin has done many things like this to kill nobles. As long as he kills with one blow and does his job cleanly, he is not afraid that other nobles will know about it. Even if some nobles know about it, Austin is confident that he can
Convince the old antiques in the Noble Hall that the nobility is such a group that puts interests first. As long as enough benefits are paid, everything can be easily solved.
According to Austin's original plan, he would first give Zhang Yunfeng a showdown to rub off his energy.
Then he used various reasons to accuse Zhang Yunfeng of various crimes until he was forced to collapse and made him willingly tell the whole story about the 'Wings of Wind' in order to save his life.
In the end, of course, he killed and silenced him.
It's just that Austin didn't expect that all the excuses he prepared would be resolved by Zhang Yunfeng one by one. Moreover, those reasons were all reasonable and legal, so Austin could not find any loopholes to convict Zhang Yunfeng.
Seeing that the reasons he had prepared in advance to convict Zhang Yunfeng all failed, Austin's little thought was given up.
"Then I wrongly blamed you!"
In the side hall, Austin's voice suddenly sounded, echoing throughout the side hall.
But his voice clearly revealed the master's helplessness.
"Humph! If you want to frame me, you're still far away!" Zhang Yunfeng thought to himself.
However, he still made a fearful gesture and said gratefully, "Your Majesty has learned from this!"
"Count Zhang, I have a question to ask, and I wonder if you are willing to answer." Austin suddenly said.
"Your Majesty, please tell me everything you know, and what you say must be true." Although Zhang Yunfeng didn't know what Austin had in mind, he still planned to find out what Austin was saying first.
"That's good!"
Austin chuckled and said, "The emperor hopes that Earl Zhang can contribute the design drawings of the 'Wings of Wind' and some accessory information to contribute to the empire's military strength. The country and the people will be grateful to you."
"Meow! That's nice to say, contribution! It's better to just say it's robbery. Why don't you come to contribute for me? I'm grateful for being useless. Damn, that's not what a white wolf does with nothing."
Zhang Yunfeng kept scolding Austin for his shamelessness in his heart, but he still pretended to be excited and inexplicable on his face.
I have no choice but to pretend!
Even the old fox Austin said that he was contributing to the empire. With such a big hat, if Zhang Yunfeng dared to say no, based on his knowledge of Austin, I am afraid that he had just said the words of rejection.
If Austin turns his head, he will be caught and beheaded. Zhang Yunfeng is not doing such a stupid thing.
Seeing Zhang Yunfeng's excited look, Austin felt very happy and asked with a smile, "So Earl Zhang is willing to contribute the alchemy technology of 'Wings of Wind' to Imperial Luo!"
"Yes, I am willing to sacrifice everything for the great cause of the empire." Zhang Yunfeng said enthusiastically, as if Tang Sanzang saw the Tathagata Buddha, extremely pious.
"well!"
Austin was so happy that he immediately walked down from the throne in the middle of the side hall, patted Zhang Yunfeng on the shoulder and said: "I know that Count Zhang is a patriotic man, and my vision is indeed right! But don't worry.
, I will not ask for your things in vain. I will have people spread the story of your donation of alchemy secrets today. Within two days, I guarantee that the entire empire will know about your righteous deed. By then, I am afraid that the entire empire will know about it.
People admire you! They even follow your example and serve the empire loyally.”
Although what he said was very nice, a few words raised it to the level of national honor. Looking at it this way, it was just a blank check, which did no good to Zhang Yunfeng at all.
With Austin's arm on his shoulder, Zhang Yunfeng tried his best to pretend to be flattered and said excitedly, "It is my honor to contribute to the empire."
"very good!"
Austin retracted his arm that hit Zhang Yunfeng's shoulder and said with a smile; "Count Zhang is indeed the young man that Dean Brutz and the others have chosen. His ideological consciousness is extraordinary. With a loyal minister like Count Zhang, it is indeed a blessing."
It's a great blessing for the empire." After saying that, he walked towards the big case in the middle of the side hall.
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!"
After a pause, Zhang Yunfeng suddenly said, "It's just that the alchemy secrets of the 'Wings of Wind' are not my own. I'm afraid I want to contribute them to His Majesty, but I'm just powerless!"
When Austin, who was approaching the big case, heard this, he suddenly stopped moving and turned around to stare at Zhang Yunfeng, whose eyes were extremely cold.
"What did you say? Do you want to regret it?" Austin said coldly.
"I don't dare!"
Zhang Yunfeng said hurriedly; "The alchemical secrets of 'Wings of Wind' are one of the results of my mentor's lifelong research. I once swore in front of my mentor in the name of the God of Light that I would never do anything without my mentor's permission."
Reveal any of the mentor's secret techniques to others! I hope your Majesty will forgive you."
After listening to Zhang Yunfeng's explanation, the expression on Austin's face was quite wonderful.
There is anger, resentment, helplessness, and even a trace of fear.
On the continent of Augus, imperial power and divine power have always been contradictory.
Both the divine power and the imperial power want to overwhelm the other and become the master of the continent.
Thousands of years ago, during the War of the Gods, it was a period when divine power completely suppressed imperial power.
At that time, the emperors of various countries could only live by watching the faces of the sects subordinate to various gods. The ministers of the empire basically obeyed the jurisdiction of the Holy See. The emperor had no power at all except serving as the image representative of the country.
It wasn't until the War of the Gods broke out, and the gods of each department fell one after another, that the imperial power, which was suppressed to death, had a chance to get ahead.
With the complete disappearance of the gods, the imperial power was finally able to dominate the continent, completely overthrowing the divine power.
However, as the Holy See of Light, the last pillar of theocratic power, gradually regained its strength after experiencing the impact of the War of the Gods, the conflict between imperial power and theocratic power was once again intensified.
Especially after the establishment of the Espoutine Empire, the relationship between imperial power and divine power became completely antagonistic.
Although the strength of the Holy See of Light was severely affected during the War of the Gods, there are still many experts in the Holy See of Light, which can steadily suppress the high-end combat power of various countries.
It is precisely because of this that all countries dare not easily conflict with the Holy See of Light, for fear that the masters of the Holy See will destroy the foundation of the royal family.
Even Austin, the majestic king of the Rockwell Empire, does not dare to conflict with the Holy See of Light.
Now that Zhang Yunfeng has moved the Vatican out, it will undoubtedly put him in an embarrassing situation. Once he and Zhang Yunfeng dig deeper, if the news spreads, the consequences will be serious, and it will only lead to the conflict between imperial power and divine power.
, the final result, I am afraid there will be no other result except war.
Moreover, with the current military strength of the Rockwell Empire, once a war breaks out, let alone whether the empire's army can withstand the Holy See's Crusaders, Griffin Legion and other super units, the Holy See's high-end combat power alone can defeat the Austrian Empire.
Sting had a headache.
According to the intelligence obtained from the empire's investigation of the Holy See over the years, there are no fewer than ten god-level powerful men in the Holy See alone.
If ten god-level experts were released, their influence would be directly comparable to that of an army of five million.
Even in their Rockwell Empire, there are not that many god-level powerhouses who can resist the god-level powerhouses of the Holy See.
Also, these data are only the number of god-level powerhouses exposed by the Holy See. Who knows if the Holy See has hidden other god-level powerhouses? If more than a dozen god-level powerhouses emerge, I am afraid that the Rockwell Empire
It is not impossible to be destroyed directly.
It's not that he hasn't thought about killing Zhang Yunfeng immediately, but he also knows that the power of the Holy See has already penetrated into the royal families of various countries. Maybe there are spies of the Holy See among the guards on duty outside. Austin doesn't dare to fight.
The danger of being hated by the Holy See was why Zhang Yunfeng was killed for this reason.
Thinking of this, Austin couldn't help but retract his gaze, walked to the throne, slumped there, closed his eyes, and rubbed his slightly painful and swollen head with his hands.
"Humph! Old fox, the things in my hands are not that easy to pick up. Playing with empty gloves in front of me is just a trick, I don't know what to say!"
Looking at Austin on the throne, whose expression was changing from bright to dark, Zhang Yunfeng kept sneering in his heart.
After a long while, Austin opened his eyes, waved his hand feebly, and said: "Since Count Zhang has an oath in advance, I cannot force others to do anything, so let's forget about the contribution of the 'Wings of Wind'!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your understanding!" Zhang Yunfeng nodded.