"I think that powerful thunder weapon should be their last trump card!" Poulson said with great confidence.
Many of the bishops present also nodded in unison, convinced of the speculation that the followers of the evil god were already extremely weak...
After all, it makes no sense that they had to pay such heavy casualties, but the opponent was still in full condition. It was possible that they were just a little bit behind and retreated before the wizards could hold on.
"But how much does it cost to attack like this?" A cardinal frowned dissatisfied and retorted.
If they forcefully attack the city regardless of casualties, even if they succeed in capturing the royal capital in the end, the losses will never be acceptable to them.
The coalition of kingdom nobles is dead, but if the God's Punishment Army and the Griffin Knights suffer too many losses, each of them will go to trial!
For a time, in the pure white tent, dozens of bishops expressed their opinions and their faces turned red.
The quarrels among the people made Edwell, who was sitting in the main seat, look increasingly unhappy, and an unspeakable sense of oppression began to appear in the entire camp.
The bishops present seemed to have their mouths and noses forcibly choked by some force, and the quarrels in the camp subsided almost instantly.
Even Poulsen, who was also a cardinal, felt extremely uncomfortable, as if something was suppressing his body, and speaking seemed to be an extremely luxurious thing.
Poulsen turned his head with difficulty and looked at Edwell, who was sitting in the seat, with a look of horror on his face. His mind immediately recalled the rumors he had heard within the Holy See.
There are rumors that Edwell has received the gift of the Lord and has already taken that step. He is the unofficial next supreme judge!
The purpose of this conquest of the kingdom was to build momentum for Edwell and allow him to obtain achievements that would convince the public.
Poulson had scoffed at this rumor before. After all, whether in terms of qualifications or piety to the Lord, Edwell was not ranked among the top cardinals, so how could he win the favor of the Lord.
But now it seems that this statement is not groundless...
Only after the camp completely calmed down did Edwell speak. "Everyone, the enemy we face this time is not the loose and incompetent followers of the evil god in the past, but the wizard council who comes from the land of demons, hides behind the scenes and controls everything, has accumulated power for hundreds of years, and even attempts to fight against the Holy See and the empire. .”
"Of course, that is just the wishful thinking of ignorant people, but no one knows how many weird and powerful witchcraft they have researched and developed over the years, and how many innocent souls they have devoured..."
"You should have seen the new weapons developed by wizards." Edwell looked around at everyone present and continued to ask. "Just looking at weapons that can emit lightning, how many of you can resist it?"
The bishops were immediately asked. They all had a deep memory of the terrifying speed of the electromagnetic rail gun.
Poulson was somewhat unconvinced. If he had been pointed at himself before, he could have avoided the attack before it came.
But after thinking about it carefully, Poulson still didn't argue rashly. He was sure to avoid it because the distance was far enough. If he was closer, within 500 meters, and hit several rounds together, he would probably be in danger.
"So this attempt is not fruitless. At least we have some understanding of the new weapons mastered by the followers of the evil god." Edwell said in a deep voice.
In a sense, they had already achieved the strategic purpose of the first battle. They had verified all the new weapons of the wizards mentioned in the kingdom's secret report.
As for the huge alchemy creations that can fly high into the sky, they are already under the pressure brought by the gryphon knights and dare not take off casually.
The only thing that was beyond his expectation was the unknown lightning net that could cover a large area of airspace, which directly severely damaged the Griffin Knights and made them lose the possibility of quickly capturing the royal capital.
After Adwell thought for a moment, he suddenly looked to the side, "Vade! How far have you completed the task I gave you earlier?"
Wade immediately knelt down on one knee, took out a blueprint, and spoke respectfully. "Reporting to Sir Edwell, we have already found out the defense situation in the royal capital!"
With a thought in Adwell's mind, the drawing in Vader's hand automatically floated and appeared in front of everyone.
Drawn above is a map of the entire royal capital.
They had already seen this map several times when they came, but the wizards had occupied it for more than two months, so they had not known the internal changes before.
Vader undoubtedly recorded all these changes. For example, when encountering an attack, there were a total of thirty-seven places in the capital protected by magic barriers.
Locations that may be granaries and weapons depots are circled with red lines.
One of the places was even more heavily guarded than a royal palace, with thousands of musketeers and more than a dozen wizards guarding it, so much so that the group of gryphon knights who conducted the test was almost beaten down.
"This may be the gathering place for wizards!" a bishop guessed.
The only places that can be more tightly defended than the palace are the places where the great wizards live.
"No, it's impossible..." Poulsen shook his head. This place occupies a large area and was the training ground for the kingdom's knights. There is no way that the great wizards would condescend to live in such a thing.
Nine times out of ten, it is the manufacturing site of those witchcraft weapons...
What also surprised Poulsen was that the places protected by the magic barrier even included several churches in the royal capital.
It seems that although those evil god believers have occupied the royal capital, they are also afraid of the majesty of God and dare not destroy the residence dedicated to the Lord at will!
Poulsen was thinking like this and had no idea that the reason why these churches had not been demolished was because the tops of the churches were high enough and suitable for use as lead bullet manufacturing factories. In fact, the interiors had been greatly changed, and even the statue of [Ella] had been demolished. Melted, otherwise he would be furious and rush into the capital to kill this damned blasphemer.
"Very good!" After reading the map, a smile appeared on Edwell's face, and then someone brought a noble from the kingdom up.
He was an old nobleman, about fifty years old, with a thin face and wrinkles on his face. After seeing Edwell, he couldn't wait to admire him.
"Sir Suze, I think the secret passage leading to the royal capital has not been destroyed by those evil god believers, right?" Adwell asked confidently.
(End of chapter)
