The remaining temple fleet returned to Wallsd in a low-key manner. Although the Eternal Temple blocked as much information as possible about the "Battle of God's Punishment", the news that the temple and the Magic Society were both defeated was still leaked through various secret channels. Got out. An unprecedented undercurrent surging silently under the seemingly calm surface of the Volstead continent.
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The Northern Territory, this is the collective term for the northern region of the Volstead continent. In the eyes of the world, this is a "barren land" with undulating mountains and lush forests. Its specific scope refers to the sea of storms on the east side. The vast area between the Great Desert of Nesiril and the West.
Farther to the north of the "Northern Territory", there is an ancient "northern glacier" covered in snow and ice all year round, and to the south is the majestic Lagas Mountains. This natural danger separates the northern territory from the southern continent. At the other end of the mountain range is the sphere of influence of the temple—they are the Highland Knights Federation, the Tanseba Empire, the Grand Duchy of St. Kerdal, and the Holy Soes Empire that are distributed from west to east.
Although the Northern Territory is a symbol of barbarism in the eyes of the southerners, its rich mineral resources and inexhaustible wood have also attracted a large number of "pioneers".
After the "first religious war" a thousand years ago, the Temple of Eternity concentrated its elite forces to develop this "barren land". When the famous "long road" was built and opened, this land finally Was included in the civilized world. At this time, the Northern Territory was ruled by the independent city-states belonging to the Northern Alliance controlled by the temple.
Since the Temple of Eternity only regards the North as a "treasury" where various resources can be extracted at any time, their attitude towards the Northland Alliance is very simple and rude! And this has led to a sharp contradiction between the two, but this contradiction is hidden under the strength of the Eternal Temple.
Right now, after the "War of God's Punishment" was over, and after the power of the Eternal Temple suffered a great loss, there was finally a voice of resistance within the Northland Alliance!
Saint-Na-Bourg is one of the pillars of the Northland Alliance and the capital of the Kingdom of Babutler.
In a hidden and gloomy basement, seven or eight gorgeously dressed nobles were having private conversations.
"This is an opportunity! A rare opportunity!!"
A gray-haired old man said in a deep voice: "We must grasp this opportunity and get out of the control of the Eternal Temple in one fell swoop!"
"But... At present, we are still not sure about the authenticity of this news. Could it be the false news deliberately revealed by the temple?" Another middle-aged nobleman said hesitantly: "Even if the temple has indeed suffered heavy losses, but thin A dead camel is bigger than a horse, and we are still no rivals."
"So we need to contact the Magic Academy. If we can get the support of those wizards, our chances of winning will increase by five levels..." the gray-haired old man continued: "Don't hesitate anymore! Do you still plan to honestly continue to do it? A puppet of the temple?"
"... I heard that the great nobles of the Highland Knights Federation and the Tanseba Empire are also very dissatisfied with the temple... So if we get involved, we won't suffer a full-scale attack."
"are you sure?"
"OK! If you still have concerns, I can arrange for you to have private contacts with the Highland Knight Federation and the Tanzaba Empire..."
"Ahem!"
When a young nobleman with extraordinary tolerance coughed a few times, the basement immediately became quiet.
"It's a big deal, let's not jump to conclusions..."
The young noble said in harmony: "However, we still have to do what we should do. The communication with the Highland Knight Federation and the great nobles of the Tanzaba Empire needs to be strengthened, and the contact with the Magic Society must also be implemented!"
"But... until these things are confirmed, we still have to maintain the status quo... Don't be anxious, don't be anxious! Otherwise, if something goes wrong, we will have no room for maneuver..."
"We have endured for hundreds of years, and it's not less than a year or a half! Pay attention to collecting intelligence on all forces, especially the movements of the Magic Society..."
"Yes! My Highness!"
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Carter City.
It was a sunny, cloudless weather, and the residents of Carter City repeated their ordinary and monotonous days as always.
Hall, a young fisherman, he and his father are taking advantage of this good weather to go fishing. After a busy morning, the father and son have gained a lot.
"Father, let's go back! There are no more fish in the cabin..."
Hall said with a smile on his face: "Today's harvest is enough for the family to eat white noodles for a week. God bless you!"
"Okay! The little guy can have a full meal today..."
Hall's father responded, manipulating the sails and jumping the bow.
At this moment, a sudden shadow obscured the dazzling sunlight.
"Strange! There is no cloud today..."
The puzzled father and son looked up towards the sky, only to see a huge "steel monster" passing over their heads.
"My god! What is this?"
"Crap! The direction of this monster... Carter City!!"
In the horrified gaze of Hall and his son, the war fortress "Skasiti" appeared in the eyes of ordinary people for the first time.
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"Attention!'Skasiti' is about to reach the end of the route-Carter City!"
"The power of the magic power thruster began to decrease and its speed slowed down."
"Receive telemetry information data..."
"Detect the surrounding environment of Carter City..."
"The Battle Mage is on standby..."
Following the instructions issued by the War Fortress Control Center, the various institutions of the Magic Society became fully operational.
Although there is no suspense in this upcoming battle under the seat of several great arcanists, as the first appearance of the Magic Society on the continent of Walstad for nearly a thousand years, every wizard who volunteered to participate in the battle still Ready to go all out.
After the reorganization of the Magic Society, an institution specially established for warfare-the "Combat Center" was born.
According to the latest rules formulated by the Magic Society, the combat center will publish each "battle" in the form of a task, and each wizard can receive various tasks according to his own ability.
In order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the mages, each combat mission will be rewarded with the corresponding "combat points" after completion, and the value of this "combat points" is equivalent to the "Arcane Points".
Complementing the "Battle Points" is the Honor System of the Battle Mage! According to the accumulation of "combat points", the mages can be promoted to the first-level combat mage, the second-level combat mage... to the ninth-level combat mage.
In this way, the wizards who belong to the Magic Society will have three different badges: the wizard badge representing their own level; the arcane badge representing the arcane level; and the combat ability (including combat command ability, actual combat ability, etc.) Battle mage badge.
The establishment of the battle mage honor system means a change in the high-level concept of the Magic Society: Arcane research is very important, but the necessary prerequisite to ensure arcane research-war ability is also important! !