Change first and then change
In fact, it’s not to blame those guys from outside the territory for underestimating the enemy.
It's because the intelligence organizations on the Ice Ridge Wasteland originally knew very little about Black Dragon City's combat power.
Black Dragon City has never regarded any force in the Ice Ridge Wasteland as an enemy.
No one has that qualification.
Neither the powerful Omar Empire nor the thousands of Sids with their inner strength had the qualifications to completely expose Black Dragon City's combat power.
The only three times military force was used in front of the world were just the tip of the iceberg.
The first time was when the Black Wind Territory attacked the auction, the second time was when the Omar Imperial Power alternately attacked the Omar Royal Academy of Sciences, and the third time was when the Kingdom of Glory was destroyed by bombing.
The world knows that Black Dragon City has a flying dragon legion numbering in the thousands, as well as an unknown number of mechanic legions.
In the next few years, Black Dragon City has not had any large-scale military mobilization.
Of course, that information was not wrong in the first place, but it was just a little outdated.
Outsiders have no idea how exaggerated the development of Black Dragon City is.
Metternich's previous plan of "showing weakness to the enemy" to lure the enemy was based on this information gap.
Those enemies outside the territory have information about Black Dragon City's combat power from a few years ago.
At that time, the main mounts of the Flying Dragon Legion in Black Dragon City were indeed only around level three, and there were not many of them.
But in the past few years, Renne and the others have developed the high-level sub-dragon gathering area in the west of the basin and captured several large high-level flying dragon groups.
Now the main force of the Flying Dragon Group are all fourth- and fifth-level flying dragons.
The average rank of the mount is nearly two ranks higher, which is completely different from its combat power a few years ago.
The stables for high-level Warcraft mounts are not in the city, so this is a hidden combat power that has never been revealed to the world.
Now this secret flying dragon army appears and is invincible.
In the Ice Ridge Wasteland, no army can stop them!
As soon as the flying dragon army came out, the military morale of the entire city was instantly boosted.
The sergeants and civilians who had been beaten before and had no power to fight back looked at the flying dragon in the sky and were overjoyed.
"Look, it's the flying dragon army of Coleman's warriors!"
"Wow... Elder Wu Duo is on that black dragon's back!"
"And Elder Habu of Coleman's First Warrior!"
"Oh my god, it turns out that our city lord has been prepared for a long time... Hahaha, kill those damn invaders!"
"Kill them all!"
"Long live Lord Rennes!"
"Long live Lord Rennes!"
"..."
There was a wave of shouts in the city.
The horn of counterattack sounded, and a dense crowd emerged from the air-raid shelters in the city. They held weapons and rushed towards the fallen airships and fallen extraterrestrial enemies one by one...
Because all the people in Black Dragon City are extraordinary, even if the extraordinary ranks of the enemies outside the territory are generally higher, the residents are not afraid and use the tide-like numerical advantage to completely drown the invaders who fell on the ground.
... ... ..
And it has never been just the Flying Dragon Legion that supports Black Dragon City's military strength, but also Mr. Tust's mechanical legion!
Just after the first round of artillery, the "secret research institute" behind the Black Dragon Academy suddenly heard an exaggerated sound of gears.
The shocking shot just now directly penetrated the enemy's main battleship.
Everyone understood that the artillery buried underground was the biggest secret weapon in the hands of the City Lord's Mansion!
However, before everyone in the city was completely shocked, they saw another shocking scene that they would never forget.
No one would have thought that at this moment, the huge gun barrel would suddenly slowly emerge from the ground...
Click, click, click...
Rumble and rumble...
Accompanied by the violent movement of the boiler and the sound of metal friction, the behemoth finally rose slowly from the ground.
The huge power provided by the overpressure steam ball pushed the real steel behemoth into the air, and the speed of its rise was getting faster and faster...
At this time, everyone could see the full picture of the steel monster.
It doesn't look like a regular airship in the sky, but more like a long worm...
In the myths and legends of this world, there is a mythical giant insect that can swallow everything-the "Maw of the Abyss."
Master Tust's design inspiration came from this.
The entire "Black Dragon" is in the shape of a cylinder, with a huge gun barrel in the middle, almost as long as the ship's body. With the barrel as the axis, countless huge propellers are installed.
The airship's kinetic energy does not rely entirely on the thrust of the steam ball, but on a hybrid system of wind and steam. This design will ensure that wind resistance is minimized and the kinetic energy of the steam boiler is maximized.
The most intuitive feeling is that its flying speed will be several times that of a conventional airship!
There is a glass building like a crystal horn on the top of this huge monster's head, which is Master Cavo's library.
And this is also the command post of the airship.
Ren was in the command cabin of the Black Dragon, feeling the extra weight of the airship as it soared into the air, and his eyes were filled with excitement.
He looked at the old man Tust next to him and praised: "Grandpa Tust, your design is really extraordinary..."
Ymir on the side also sighed with emotion: "The mechanical airship designed by Dean Tust is really eye-opening."
"really... "
Everyone also expressed their approval.
Not to mention other things, the design of expropriating the hull and the main artillery is not something that ordinary people can think of.
"Imagination" is also the most important talent of a machinist.
The shape of this Black Dragon is completely different from conventional mechanical airships. Not to mention its technological level compared to Outland, but just in terms of design concept, it is much superior to the various "fish-shaped" airships in the sky.
Tust looked at his work and seemed very satisfied. He laughed and said, "Hahaha, the 'Black Dragon' is the most proud mechanical work in my life."
As he spoke, his eyes shone with excitement, and he added: "When it flies out of the territory, I will perform magic modifications. By then, the performance of the airship will have made a qualitative leap in all aspects."
Hearing everyone's boasting, little Karl on the side also excitedly interjected: "Brother Ren, there's me too! I designed the acceleration and thrusting system of this airship..."
Renn also smiled and said: "Haha, our Karl is naturally the most powerful genius mechanic!"
Listening, everyone burst into laughter.
... ... .
"Damn it, these natives actually mastered the airship technology? No one even mentioned it in the intelligence?!"
Mr. Tian, the face of Credo, the young man from the three-eyed tribe, has long lost his calmness at this moment.
Now the "King-class battleship" he was riding in was blasted through by a cannon. Although the spare boiler room made it unable to fall down for the time being, the situation was also very dangerous.
"Idiot! Waste! A bunch of waste!"
Credo was furious.
Didn’t that idiot’s subordinate say before that the Flying Dragon Legion in Black Dragon City had suffered all casualties and had no power to fight at all
What is this group in front of me now
Doesn't it mean that the other side has the Flying Dragon Legion, and their backward mechanical technology can't help their fleet at all
What is that strange steel monster flying now
The huge muzzle has lit up again, and the second super cannonball is already being fired...
With such an exaggerated super cannon, no one knows how many more shots their "king-class battleship" can take.
After thinking about it for a moment, he understood that the other party was "showing weakness" to the enemy, and it was his "big fish" who was waiting for him.
No one expected that these "natives" would actually possess such terrifying combat power.
"Damn it! Didn't you say that the Omar Imperial City 'Usenbar' is the most powerful mechanical city, the Mechanical Holy Land? What is this!!!"
Credo roared in the command post, but he couldn't change the situation of the battle at all.
The meaning of the mechanical airship is positional warfare against the air. Although it can float in the air, its moving speed is not at the same level as that of the flying dragon.
Their current situation was very embarrassing. They were watching helplessly as the enemy surrounded the fleet, but they had no choice but to resist.
But the firepower of Black Dragon City is much stronger than expected...
In comparison, the technological level of the Imperial Capital of Omar lags behind by several decades!
... ... .
The Black Dragon soared into the sky, because of its ingenious wind + steam power design, which made it extremely fast.
There was a "bang" and another loud noise.
The super cannon directly penetrated several small warships that acted as shields for the enemy main ships.
At this time, those enemies would naturally not be able to let the "Black Dragon" fly towards them. After all, everyone has seen the power of this strange airship that looks like an "Abyss Mouth" insect.
If it really breaks into the fleet, that would be a real disaster.
And even when they saw that Black Dragon City had a mechanical airship, the commander of the fleet did not completely despair, because they still had a numerical advantage.
There is only one giant cannon, no matter how powerful it is.
The other small artillery had similar calibers to those on their airships.
There are more than a hundred airships, and the number of artillery pieces alone is enough to bomb that lone airship into pieces.
"No. 18, 19, 56, 88... The ship obeys the order, turns the gun muzzle, and kills the enemy airship!"
The commanders in the fleet are also experienced battlefield commanders.
After a moment of panic, he immediately ordered the bottom fleet to direct their artillery towards the "Black Dragon" on the ground.
Thousands of artillery pieces spurted out tongues of fire.
Bang, bang, bang, bang...
Accompanied by a thunderous sound of artillery, projectiles of various sizes hit the Black Dragon intensively like a heavy rain.
The battleship commander also has enough experience to deal with this situation.
Originally, this kind of cluster-style fire suppression was enough to cause heavy damage to a single ship. Although the airship has a magic defense cover, because it is suspended in the air, the impact of the cannonballs is enough to make the airship unbalanced in the air... In two more rounds, even if it cannot penetrate the magic defense, it will fall.
However, what is unexpected is.
The dense shells did not touch any anti-magic shield, but directly hit the airship's hull armor.
But just after the hit, the fleet commander looked like he had seen a ghost, and his expression suddenly changed!
"How is it possible!!! Why didn't the shell penetrate the armor!"
Not only did it fail to penetrate the armor, those outside the airship even clearly saw projectiles hitting the armor of the "Black Dragon" and then "getting stuck" in the armor. After waves of weak ripples, the projectile actually fell from the armor surface again...
"That's...'Angela Black Iron'! Is it possible that this mechanical airship is made of that kind of god-level metal?"
Seeing this strange phenomenon, the mechanics on the extraterritorial fleet recognized the origin of the slightly scarlet black steel at a glance.
Originally they just thought that the red color on the armor's surface was enchanted, but they didn't expect it to be the color of the metal itself.
After running through many conditions in their minds, they immediately came to a conclusion.
This is that kind of "god metal"!
Oh my god
Even outside the territory, this [Angela Black Iron] is an extremely rare top metal. A piece of fist is worth a fortune, and even the top auction houses may not have much inventory.
These "natives" actually used this metal luxuriously to build such an entire mechanical airship
Outside the territory, the value of this airship is enough to buy a powerful empire!
If it were anywhere else, these "Glory Alliance" people would definitely be overjoyed to see this strange airship.
But now, there is only despair in their eyes.
Now that they have recognized the origin of this metal, they are also very aware of the reality: that is, conventional gunpowder artillery has no effect on this airship at all!
No, even ordinary magic artillery can't do anything about it!
This metal not only has magical physical force-relieving properties, but also has super magical properties...
Oh my God, what kind of steel monster did these natives create
... ... ..
In the desperate eyes of those enemies outside the territory, Renne and the others drove the "Black Dragon" and rushed into the fleet group in the sky.
If the "volcano cannon" fires in this way, it will definitely severely damage one or several warships.
And Black Dragon City's mechanical heritage goes beyond airships.
And...mechanics!
Just as the "Black Dragon" was charging into the enemy fleet, the cabin door of the airship opened, and a mechanical warrior wearing a mighty mecha jumped out.
The steam balls they carried ejected high-pressure steam, pushing the heavy mechas to jump onto the battleships.
Then, the mecha warriors drew out the "arc shock black knives" on their backs and slashed at the armor frantically.
The best way to deal with machinery is machinery!
Some of those flying dragons couldn't chew mechanical armor. In front of this big black knife, it was like cutting a stone. They found the right vibration frequency and cut in easily.
Thousands of mechas are like hard-working bees, flying, jumping, and swimming flexibly among the airships and warships in the sky...
finally.
After the appearance of the Flying Dragon Legion and the Black Dragon, the balance of the battle instantly tipped towards the Black Dragon City side.
Those enemies outside the territory, without the protection of the Mechanical City, have nothing to fear in terms of combat effectiveness.
As time went by, airships were abandoned one after another, and the city was filled with flames of war.
"Everyone, be careful, another one has fallen down!"
"Hahaha, brothers, charge forward and kill all the enemies!"
"..."
On the ground, the troops of Black Dragon City were also frantically harvesting those enemies from outside the territory.
One hundred and twenty-one extraterritorial airships are all under the surveillance of Blue-tailed Eagle, and no one can escape.
... ... ..
This battle was fierce.
The fight lasted until late at night.
The lights of Black Dragon City were bright late at night, and flares illuminated the entire sky.
Although there were still sporadic gunfire in the distance, the main warship of the enemy fleet had been shot down.
Renn, Lilith, Bazel, Kanosha, Ymir, Cavo, Marfa, Habu...
A group of masters went to the battlefield in person and killed the top experts from outside the region with their might.
In this battle, Black Dragon City also suffered heavy losses, and the buildings in the city were bombed into a mess.
Ren stood on the ruins and broke the necks of two fifth-level enemies.
At this time, Metternich grabbed a corpse by the neck and carried it over.
He threw the body on the ground and muttered: "Tsk tsk... the 'god-loved ones' outside the territory are nothing more than this... Even if they use divine magic, they are only a little more powerful than ordinary fifth-level ones."
When the body was turned around, it turned out to be a handsome young man with vertical pupils on his forehead.
This is clearly the supreme commander of the enemy this time, the "God's Favorite" named Credo.
Ren looked at the corpse and nodded, saying: "Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Metternich."
"It didn't take much effort."
Metternich looked relaxed and said: "However, the three-eyed clan is the same as the records in the tomb. The 'divine eyes' have the ability to confuse people's hearts. Without extraordinary mental power, it is quite troublesome to deal with them."
"hehe... "
Listening, Ren's eyebrows raised slightly.
Outside the territory, this "god's favored one" means an invincible existence at the same level. They can summon the will of gods, use divine magic, and have superior combat power.
But in the eyes of the experts in Ice Ridge Wasteland, it seems like that's all...
The Black Emperor's tomb records many events of that year. Therefore, Ren and the others knew almost everything about the enemy, but the enemy knew nothing about them.
Not long after, Bazel's masters also gathered over one after another.
The enemy's masters have almost been wiped out, and there are no threats left.
... ... .
This war against foreigners started suddenly and ended even more suddenly.
In the early morning, all one hundred and twenty-one mechanical airships had been shot down or captured.
However, the matter of cleaning up the battlefield was left to the citizens and guards of Black Dragon City.
Renn and the others have new plans.
As soon as the war ended, they were in a hurry to set off.
In the city square, the "Black Dragon" was in the open space.
Beside the cabin door, Renne, Bazel, Cavo, Guy, Lilith, Ymir, Kanosha, Udo... a group of masters were saying goodbye to their old friends.
Everyone's eyes were shining with reluctance.
The future of this parting is uncertain, not only whether there will be a chance to meet again in this life.
However, the pressing reality did not give them any time to delay any longer.
Today, this extraterritorial fleet was completely wiped out, the "God's Favorite" Credo was killed, and the "Holy Light Alliance" people outside the territory have received the news.
In twenty days at most, the enemies outside the territory will gather a new army of airships and enter the Ice Ridge Wasteland again.
Renn and the others have no time to delay. They must dare to leave here before the enemy in their hearts arrives, and then close the passage in and out of the wasteland.
This was a long-established plan.
The airship slowly took off, and the hatch was about to close.
Renn looked at the familiar faces on the ground and felt a slight pang in the corners of his eyes.
He shouted: "Mafa Witch Festival, after we leave, Black Dragon City will bother you..."
Mafa: "Yeah. Don't worry. I can still live for a few years with this old bone. I won't let trouble happen in the city..."
Renn: "Teacher Ilubek, please take care of yourself. I will definitely come back in the future..."
Irubek: "Well, boy Ren, take good care of yourself. No matter where you are in the future, remember that there is a Ge family in the Ice Ridge Wasteland..."
"Aunt Catherine, I will leave the Black Gold Chamber of Commerce to you..."
"good!"
"General Baron, I leave the army in the city to you..."
"Lord City Lord, Your Royal Highness the Princess, you two can rest assured..."
"Lord City Lord, take care of yourself."
"Everyone, take care!"
"..."
The "Black Dragon" took away thousands of flying dragon knights, thousands of mechanics, and a group of top masters.
Although Black Dragon City now has almost no threat in the Soldier Ridge Wasteland, it still needs experts to take charge.
Therefore, Mafa Great Witch Sacrifice, "Rain Master Elder" Fu Fa, and "Insect Master Elder" Imuu, they stayed.
With them here, there won't be any big troubles in Black Dragon City in the future.
The airship slowly took off, flying higher and higher, and then jumped into the black mist clouds.
Ren stood at the observation window and watched the people on the ground still waving getting smaller and smaller...
Finally, the vision was completely blurred by black fog.
In the command room, Ymir, Kanosha, Udo, Bazel, Guy, Cavo, Lilith, Habu... all the top masters looked at their homeland that was getting farther and farther away, and they were filled with emotion.
Their trip to the outside world was an exploration and a heavy mission.
One day, they want to allow humans in the Ice Ridge Wasteland to live freely under that broader sky.
At this time, Mr. Tuster's voice came from the pipe, "Captain Lane, please give the departure order."
"Let's go, outside the territory!"
With an order from Ren, the airship jumped into the clouds and headed east at high speed.
Everyone's eyes were shining brightly, and they shouted excitedly: "A new world, we are here..."