Although Morris has invested a lot of effort in the study of the undead, the study of combining runes and magic props is still the main task of their magic prop department.
If you want to close the standing gap between ordinary people and spell casters, these breakthrough magic props will become the most critical means. For example, the small buckler they developed before has been improved and its cost has been greatly reduced, and it is now ready for mass production. Later, Morris developed a magic item that could allow ordinary people to stay in the air for a short period of time.
"The activation method of this necklace is very simple. Just crush one bead on it with your hands, and it will give any ordinary person the ability to stay in the air for nearly half an hour. There are ten beads in total, and overall it is very durable."
A few days ago, while listening to Morris' introduction, Benjamin realized that they could already build an army that could fight against spellcasters.
The mobility of flight is actually the biggest factor that separates spellcasters from ordinary people. As long as the mage is flying in the sky, ordinary soldiers can basically only get beaten. But this new discovery gave them a chance to fight back.
Benjamin also found someone to experiment. As long as the mercenary drinks the magic potion and uses the power of this magic prop, he can jump into the air more than ten meters high and launch attacks calmly in a balanced state. Coupled with the small buckler that has extremely strong magical defense, average spellcasters may not be able to beat him.
Later, once new offensive magic props are researched, and with the addition of various equipment, even an ordinary person will be able to have a powerful combat capability that is not inferior to that of a mage.
This is also one of the important reasons why Benjamin suddenly proposed building an army.
"Okay... Since that's what you want, then I'll start preparing for a secret army."
Although Wallis also knew about the new developments in magic props, he obviously hadn't thought of this yet. After listening to Benjamin's instructions, he looked a little confused, but nodded.
Benjamin looked at his leaving figure, but he couldn't feel any relief in his heart.
In his original idea, it would take a long time to complete all of this. It has to wait until the academy has trained enough mages, the secret army is familiar with the use of various props, the research on runes and undead has broken through the bottleneck, and the treasury has accumulated enough expenses to support all this... until the magic academy becomes a powerful force in the true sense. They then officially went to war with the church.
However, the church may not be so kind as to wait for them.
The loss of the key was just an opportunity, and the Horli Kingdom had an excuse to start a war. Benjamin guessed that when they were truly ready, they would definitely send troops without hesitation.
Icol was the front line against the church, and during this period of time, the former president of the Mages Guild had gradually gathered a powerful mage force. Just facing the church, Benjamin didn't know how long they could resist.
After thinking about it, Benjamin sent a few more messages to the president.
"I have produced some strategic magic props here, and the church is currently ready to use them. If you need them, I can sell them to you."
The Holy Light Cannon has been put into production for a long time. Due to the high cost and cumbersome production, two units have been manufactured and are gathering dust in the college's warehouse. But if other countries want to customize it, they can naturally continue to produce it.
—In extraordinary times, Benjamin doesn’t mind becoming an arms dealer.
To put it bluntly, this thing originally belonged to the church, but he didn't feel bad at all when it was sold to other countries. And if it can help Icol resist the possible invasion of the church, that would be even better.
After the message was sent, within a few days, he received replies from the president, King Carites, and General Stewart.
Obviously, strategic weapons like this must be a top priority for leaders of every country. Benjamin has now figured this out. If it is sold to only one country, it will definitely not work.
A few days later, a discussion about the distribution of Holy Light Cannon was even held.
"As expected of Dean Benjamin, he can even get such a confidential blueprint from the hands of the church." The general held Benjamin's hand, shook it vigorously, and said, "Compared with you, my spies sent to the Kingdom of Horli It’s just rubbish.”
"Where, where..."
"However, in the past few days, our people did find out some bad news from the Kingdom of Hori." The president said, "There was a sudden large-scale transfer of paladins in the territory, and some troops His whereabouts are also very suspicious. Is this the reason why Dean Benjamin wants to sell the Holy Light Cannon to us now?"
When Benjamin heard this, he also put away his smile and nodded.
"I suspect that the church may suddenly launch a war." He said slowly, "A few days ago, they just cleared up their own civil strife. And I made them angry again for some reasons. So... That's the church, you guys You should understand."
Suddenly, the general showed a solemn expression and nodded, as if he had heard some rumors. The king was a little surprised, as if he hadn't been alert before.
When Benjamin saw this, he couldn't help but shook his head.
"Our magic academy should not be involved in these things, but the church is the enemy of all of us, so I raised the issue of the sales of the Holy Light Cannon." He said slowly, "Because Icol is close to Huo In the Kingdom, for every three cannons we sell to Ikor, we will sell one to the other two countries, how about that?"
After hearing this, several people present were silent for a moment, and finally nodded.
This model is already pretty fair. The two countries were originally in charge of each other in turns, and there was strict supervision from both sides. There would be no changes just because of a few more cannons. Now that the church is about to take action, it is not a good time for them to criticize each other.
We have to unite.
"Since we have reached this juncture, I won't hide it anymore." The general was silent for a moment and suddenly said, "I just received a confidential message about the latest developments in the Horli Kingdom. Suddenly, there was a sudden change in their territory. There has been a batch of food transfers, and I suspect it is related to their war plan."
"Mobilizing food and grass? From where to where?"
"From the south of the Kingdom of Hori, we moved out of a granary called Muland and headed east, with the target near the town of Crewe. There should be only a dozen kilometers left now." He said slowly, "I Although I don’t know the church’s plan, once the supplies are in place, I think they may send troops.”