Chapter 647: Developing the Founder’s Followers in the Air Force

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As long as one bomb detonated on the ground in Saint Millon, the purpose of this raid would be achieved.

Therefore, Malva ordered: Retreat immediately!

Some airships hadn't dropped all their bombs yet, so they turned while dropping them.

The retreat route had also been planned in advance, retreating in the direction of the slums, where there was little anti-aircraft power.

Hobert once again "magnified" the flight speed of the airship formation.

The airships shook violently. During the initial design, most of the airship's structure was made of wood and alloy to reduce weight. Any faster and they would fall apart.

Soon, the airship formation was out of range of the anti-aircraft machine guns, but everyone still didn't dare to be careless, because the Beyonders stationed in Saint Millon were still closely chasing after them. Battles between Beyonders were constantly occurring in the sky and on the ground.

Immediately afterward, Hobert continued to use his "distortion" ability to make the airships leave the city as quickly as possible.

Just at this moment, fireballs like meteors pierced through the clouds and attacked the airship formation. They were extremely fast, and Hobert and the other demigods only had time to block a portion of them.

Rumble~

Explosions rang out one after another in the sky. Most of the airships were pierced from top to bottom. The airships' large bladders were like deflated balloons. Before the hydrogen inside could even leak out, it caught fire and exploded, falling rapidly like a burning leaf.

After these "meteors" passed through the bladders, they accurately hit the gondolas, and the officers, soldiers, and Beyonders inside basically died instantly, with no time to rescue them.

Commanders like Malva fell silent, and in the blink of an eye, only 8 airships remained in the airship formation.

Hobert knew that the Feysac Empire's angels had returned to help.

Not caring about any agreements between the gods at this time, Hobert immediately entered the spirit world, appearing in a forest in the southern part of Saint Millon.

According to the previous agreement, Malva saw Hobert leave and immediately ordered: "Pray!"

The Tony family members immediately began to pray, while the Loen officers and soldiers on the airships had completely given up on escaping and were using the airship's machine guns to attack the ground.

Some officers and soldiers even laughed madly, firing their pistols and rifles aimlessly toward the rear.

Today, they had done something extremely crazy, avenging the enemy's bombing of Backlund. They knew that their mission was complete!

Although many of them didn't know about Beyonders, nor did they quite understand what those fireballs and fire snakes from the ground were all about, they all knew that they would definitely not be able to return.

This was the enemy's hinterland, and they only had 8 airships left. They couldn't escape the pursuers and the airships deployed by the enemy in Midseashire. In order to make the airships lighter for this operation, they hadn't even brought too much fuel for the return trip.

Therefore, the officers and soldiers had completely given up and were prepared to die in the next second.

Hobert, who appeared in the forest, instantly built a "spirituality wall", entered the "Nation of Disorder", picked up "0-72" on the handrail, opened the first layer, and projected his power toward the surging stars in the pool.

...

At this time, the second round of attacks from the Feysac Empire's angels began. This time, the fireballs were even denser than the previous round of attacks, and the demigods' abilities couldn't protect the airships.

Just when they were very nervous and didn't know if the "Creator" would abandon them, a tall figure sitting in a sword forest suddenly appeared in mid-air.

The solidified dark light around Him was very sacred and exuded an aura that made people dare not look directly at it.

He had a silver-black jewelry box in his hand. After opening the first layer, the eight airships immediately disappeared.

The extremely fast fireballs collided with each other and exploded in mid-air, without attacking any targets.

Immediately afterward, the tall figure disappeared!

...

Saint Millon's industrial district.

Vasili, the director of the Intelligence Agency, sat in a carriage, watching firefighters and workers putting out the fire.

The fire had been brought under control, and the search and rescue operation had begun, but the public was still somewhat panicked. Many people on the streets were looking blankly at the bombed factory, at a loss for what to do.

In addition, faint cries could be heard, the voices of those who had lost their loved ones in the bombing.

Vasili, with his high nose and light yellow hair, had a cold expression. No one had expected that Loen would launch an air raid on Saint Millon, because, theoretically, their air power was being contained.

An air raid with only twenty or so airships was ridiculous.

After all, that little amount of bombs couldn't cause too much damage to the Feysac Empire.

But what was even more ridiculous was that the Feysac Empire actually allowed 8 of those twenty or so airships to escape!

This result was very difficult to accept, but what was even more difficult to accept was that a god-like existence had covered their escape.

That was not William I, nor was it any god familiar to Vasili.

Although there was no definite information yet, Vasili already had some guesses. It should be the "Creator"!

Last year, when the Balk family broke out into a Beyonder war with the "Rose School of Thought", Vasili obtained information about the "Creator".

But what he didn't expect was that the "Creator" would join the war so quickly.

At this time, an intelligence officer ran over quickly and handed the newly completed statistics to Vasili.

Vasili glanced at it, closed the car window, pulled the curtains, and disappeared from the carriage.

Two seconds later, he appeared in a manor in the suburbs of Saint Millon, which had a landmark building: a tall stone tower.

It is said that this stone tower has a history of more than a thousand years. It looks very rough, and this stone tower does not become thinner as it goes higher, but has a circular, attic-like structure at the top.

Vasili's destination was there. After being questioned by the guards at the bottom of the tower, he quickly climbed the stairs and met the middle-aged man in the luxurious room at the top, wearing traditional Feysac Empire clothing.

The middle-aged man's light yellow beard was meticulously groomed. His hair was not very long, but it was not the short hair that was popular now, but the shoulder-length hair that was popular in ancient times.

If a historian were to see this middle-aged man, they would definitely exclaim: He looks too much like the founder of the Feysac Empire, His Majesty Alexei!

In fact, this is the first emperor of the Feysac Empire, Alexei Einhorn.

After the war began, the emperor in Saint Millon Palace was more like a "logistics minister", providing various logistics supplies for the front line and keeping the empire running normally.

This Majesty Alexei is the supreme decision-maker of military operations.

Vasili knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, the loss statistics for this air raid have been compiled."

Alexei looked out the window at the Saint Millon urban area in the distance: "How many factories will stop production?"

"Only two," Vasili reported. "They are not very important factories, and it was the fire after the bombing that burned down some important machinery that forced them to stop production. They can be restored to production in at most twenty days.

"In addition, five other factories have suffered varying degrees of damage, but the impact is not significant.

"According to current statistics, this attack killed 9 people and injured dozens more."

Alexei suddenly smiled: "A Loen airship must have more than a dozen officers and soldiers, right?"

Vasili replied: "Generally around 20 people."

Speaking of this, the two people also fell silent, because they also knew that as long as one bomb fell on Saint Millon, Loen's raid would be equivalent to winning the battle, and those Loen air force soldiers who died over Saint Millon were also very valuable.

Just as Vasili was about to say something, Alexei suddenly narrowed his eyes: "This performance also has a curtain call!"

Vasili was stunned at first, and then his spirituality seemed to sense something, and he looked at the mid-air of Saint Millon.

A figure suddenly appeared in mid-air. He was wearing a knight's uniform, had a handsome appearance, and bowed slightly towards this side with a smile.

It really looked like an actor taking a curtain call after the end of a performance!

Intelligence Director Vasili immediately recognized him: "Hobert! Loen's new Duke Hobert!"

Then he looked at Alexei: "Your Majesty, he…"

"That is not his main body," Alexei said coldly.

At this time, several "blazing white spears" were launched into the air from the ground. The moment they touched Hobert, with a "whoosh", he turned into a mirror.

Vasili clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth: "This guy is too arrogant! Your Majesty, this is a provocation!"

Alexei said: "I heard that in the Beyonder war that occurred in the Southern Colson area before, an Angel of the Demoness Sect? fell"

Vasili took a deep breath before saying: "According to the information we have obtained, that is the case."

Alexei "hmm"ed and said: "It seems that the angel has become a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact."

Then he said: "Contact Jonas and let him contact the Balk family."

Jonas is a governor of the Feysac Empire in the Southern Continent, controlling General Anthony's territory.

The Balk family initially cooperated with General Anthony and Jonas, and participated in a part of the Beyonder affairs management of General Anthony's territory.

Vasili also calmed down: "To test whether the 'Creator' has already been bought by the Loen Kingdom?"

"He must have been bought. Didn't you report that this duke named Hobert obtained the privilege of establishing a country in the Southern Continent?" Alexei said: "What needs to be tested is whether the 'Creator' is satisfied with such a purchase."

Whether as an emperor or a "conqueror", he rarely had emotions such as anger. He was always very calm, unlike Vasili, who had to try hard to restrain his anger.

Alexei sighed and said, "We no longer have the strength to wage war against the 'Creator's' forces."

"It's best to stabilize them while there hasn't been too intense a conflict."

...

Somewhere above the southern coast of Midseashire.

The space in mid-air suddenly became illusory. Hobert stepped out of the spirit world and, through 'tampering' with gravity, temporarily suspended himself in mid-air.

Just now, he used the 'curtain call,' or rather, the provocation, of the "0-71" Calamity Porcelain Doll, which greatly aided the digestion of his potion.

This made Hobert smile and say, "It seems that the first emperor of the Feysac Empire saw my performance."

Not only Alexei, but a large number of Beyonders and ordinary people saw Hobert's arrogant provocation. Most Beyonders were very angry, believing Hobert was too arrogant!

However, most of the people were very frightened, even falling into a certain degree of panic.

Regardless of the reaction, it was the feedback that Hobert needed very much.

Taking a deep breath, Hobert prayed to himself, entered the "Nation of Disorder," and through his star, poured power into the real world, opened the "0-72" Box of the Great Old Ones, and released the eight airships.

These eight airships had also suffered some damage, with many cables broken, making them look somewhat crooked when flying.

Hobert withdrew the "Creator's" power, returned to the real world, and used his "Distortion" ability to return to the command room.

At this time, the people in the command room were somewhat at a loss. They hadn't felt anything just now, but in a moment of daze, they had arrived in an unfamiliar airspace!

Saint Millon was gone, the tongues of fire from the anti-aircraft machine guns were gone, the flames rising from the ground were gone, and the meteorites that were reaping lives with terrifying roars were gone!

Hobert drew a horizontal rectangle on his chest, then drew a vertical line: "Praise the Creator!"

Malva and the others then came back to their senses and followed Hobert's gesture representing the "Creator": "Praise the Creator!"

In their opinion, their escape this time was entirely due to the divine power displayed by the "Creator"!

What they didn't know was that the "Creator" didn't possess such "divine power" ten days ago. It was only after severely injuring the Aurora Order that He gained such power.

At this time, Locke, the airship officer, approached and asked, "Several officers, may I ask what kind of god is the 'Creator' you just praised?"

At this time, the officers and soldiers also realized that they had not died!

For a time, some cried with joy, some were very dazed, and some, like Locke, had already understood that they had been saved by the god believed in by these demigods and Sequence 5s.

This was also the first time they had experienced the divine power of a god!

So Hobert immediately transformed into a religious fanatic and began to preach: "The Lord awoke from chaos and saw that the order of the human world was so unbearable, that morality was no longer the standard for measuring whether a person was good, but money was; violence permeated every corner of this world and was whitewashed by gods and rulers; vicious thugs lived a good life, while those who truly loved life and were kind toiled all day long and had no time to enjoy life."

He continued: "So the Lord sighed, 'Humanity in the Fifth Epoch is even more miserable than in the Second Epoch. At least in the Second Epoch, humans rarely killed and deceived each other.' Therefore, the Lord intends to overthrow the existing order and establish a new order for the human world!"

Malva and the others also heard the "Creator's" tenets for the first time. They remembered them carefully and looked very pious.

When Locke and other officers heard this tenet, and also heard some of the "Creator's" help to the people, they naturally became shallow believers of the "Creator" and said they wanted to go to Longtail Island to worship.

Hobert said: "My Lord has no church, only subjects.

"However, you are welcome to visit Longtail Island and witness the changes that the 'Creator's' proposition will bring to the world."

After talking with several officers for a while, under Hobert's care, Malva took the potion. The bombing of Saint Millon was a very successful advancement ceremony, allowing Malva to complete the advancement very smoothly.

This made Hobert sigh: This pathway requires war to advance quickly and to digest the potion quickly.

...

"Extra! Extra! Loen Air Force attacks Saint Millon!"

That evening, the streets and alleys of Loen were filled with the cries of newsboys.

Pazsersby stopped one after another to buy newspapers, and such a thick stack of newspapers was quickly snapped up.

Leonard, who had just gotten off the public carriage, also bought a newspaper. He sighed, "The Loen Air Force must have suffered heavy losses this time."

But after reading the newspaper, he was completely stunned. Only 24 airships went, and 8 came back!

How did the military do it?

But after seeing the commander of this battle later, Leonard instantly understood.

According to the newspaper, there were three commanders of this air raid. The chief planner was Duke Hobert, the commander-in-chief was Lord Malva, and the deputy commander was Vice Admiral Locke.

In Leonard's opinion, this chief planner was very important. It must have been the "Creator" who helped them escape from Saint Millon, otherwise, with only 24 airships, there would have been no possibility of returning!

At this time, Leonard realized: "The Creator" supports Loen?

...

At this time, a grand celebration ball was being held at the Sodela Palace.

The three protagonists of this ball were Hobert, Malva, and Locke.

Hobert was accustomed to such social interactions. He could give the correct response to the nobles' compliments or inquiries.

Occasionally, he would also show his humility, saying that he had not contributed much to this battle, and that it was all thanks to the planning of the royal family and the military.

For a time, the atmosphere of the party was harmonious, and Hobert was praised for his great achievements and humility.

However, in Hobert's view, this was just "after-sales service."

Not long after returning to the Loen Kingdom, Hobert received news from Todd that the Loen royal family had agreed to support the 13 major and 22 minor technical items that Hobert had previously proposed.

Initially, Hobert had proposed 15 major and 22 minor items of support.

In the previous negotiations between Hobert and Alice, even with Alice's leniency, one-third of the technical support was cut off.

At that time, Hobert felt that the price was pretty good, after all, it was impossible to empty Loen's centuries of technical accumulation all at once.

But after this sneak attack ended, except for the shipbuilding and airship technology that Hobert had proposed, all the other technologies were given to him!

After thinking for a while, Hobert understood that the Loen Kingdom should not have expected that the "Creator" could intervene in such a battle.

Theoretically speaking, for a god, they would not care about the life and death of a few demigod subordinates.

Not to mention the gods, even William I did not intend to help the officers on the 24 airships escape. It was not that they were cruel, but that at their level, they would not care about these things at all.

But the "Creator's" reaction exceeded their expectations, and it was also heard that Malva took the opportunity to advance to "War Bishop."

The key was that the nature of the matter was different after the "Creator" intervened. First of all, this was a god's help, which was priceless in itself.

In addition, this was equivalent to the "Creator" taking a stand. In William I's view, the "Creator" was showing that he supported the Loen Kingdom.

The last reason was that 8 airships came back, which made Loen's victory more complete.

Although William I and others felt that the "Creator's" intervention at the beginning of the war was a bit of an overreaction, the respect that should be given was still necessary.

So the Loen royal family decided to pay more for some technology, but the condition was to let Hobert cooperate with the royal family to promote this victory, and to let the Southern Balam Duchy declare war on the colonial army of the Feysac Empire in the Southern Continent.

As the war became more anxious, Loen currently needed a large number of soldiers. They planned to buy the teleportation array blueprints from Hobert and build their own teleportation array between the North and South Continents to transfer colonial soldiers to participate in the war.

Then there needed to be a force to hold back the colonial army of the Feysac Empire in the southern part of the Southern Continent, and the Southern Balam Duchy was an excellent choice.

So after Hobert returned to Backlund, he first conducted a second round of negotiations with the royal family. After agreeing on the conditions, Hobert would cooperate so much at the ball.

Otherwise, he would have returned to the Southern Balam Duchy long ago to deal with the affairs of the local kings and generals. How could he have time to talk nonsense with these nobles?

As for Malva and Locke, after they came back, they became lords and major generals.

Before this, one had never been in contact with nobles, and the other was still a major yesterday. Suddenly coming to such an occasion was still a bit cramped.

Throughout the ball, Hobert was basically the one dealing with the nobles.

Hobert has been so busy recently that Audrey was only able to say a few words to Hobert at today's ball: "I can only say that your battle was a miracle!"

Hobert noticed that Audrey's praise was a bit reluctant. He knew that Audrey didn't want him to get involved in this war.

He smiled and said, "I'll take you to the Southern Balam Duchy in a couple of days."

Audrey was sincerely happy and said, "Okay!"

She had wanted to go to the Southern Balam Duchy for a long time, but Hobert had not invited her, and she was not good at directly requesting it.

For the next two days, Hobert stayed in Backlund. After attending many interviews and social events, this round of publicity from the Loen royal family finally ended.

It must be said that this sneak attack greatly improved the morale of the soldiers on the front line. It is said that the two fronts with the Feysac Empire have now been stabilized.

The newspaper also said that the Feysac Empire's offensive momentum had been blocked, and the next stage would be a stalemate.

Hobert completed the "after-sales service" and, as agreed, took Audrey on a "trip" to Angel City, the capital of the Duchy of Southern Balam.

Now, outside the city of Angel, many colorful tents of all sizes had been set up.

Those were the residences of the tribal chiefs and generals. The agents that Loen had once supported in the Duchy of Southern Balam had all arrived and were waiting for Duke Hobert's summons.

Audrey glanced at the city from the city wall: "I didn't expect such a delicate city."

"You can just say it's small," Hobert said with a smile. "After a while, when the land reform in the principality is completed, these four city walls will be torn down for a large-scale expansion."

Coming down from the city wall, Hobert introduced Audrey to some of the customs and culture of the Southern Continent and strolled to the command post.

Conrad, Donna, and the others knew that Hobert was coming today and had been waiting here to discuss some matters with him in a meeting.

They were all stunned when they saw Audrey beside Hobert. There were many witches in the city of Angel at this time, but compared to Audrey, they were still slightly inferior.

The key was that Audrey was holding Hobert's arm, and the two looked very intimate.

It wasn't until Donna naturally called out "Sister-in-law" that everyone reacted and probably understood what was going on.

Hobert nodded in satisfaction: A chicken leg must be added to Donna's dinner!

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