As we all know, the changes in the moon's phases are related to the sun's exposure and its orbit around the planet.
According to the observations of wizards from the prophecy school, the replacement cycle of the moon in this other world is about 30.25 days, which is approximately equal to one month.
No, perhaps it should be said the other way around, the number of days in January is determined by the cycle of the moon phases!
But every June 15th is a special case. On this day, not only will there be a full moon, but the bright moon will shine more brightly than before, and it will even trigger a magic tide. Because of this, this day is called Moon Day. !
It is also a unique astronomical landscape on this planet.
Calculated according to the date, it is still around April, and there are still two full months before June 15th. This year’s Sunday is actually earlier...
"Has this happened before? Speaker Aurora?" Lin En looked at the legendary witch beside him. Naturally, the prophecy school knew the most about the observation and recording of stars.
"This is the first time. In the past, Sundays have been very punctual, and have never been advanced or delayed." Aurora said with certainty. They have been observing the stars for decades, and there is absolutely no way they can deal with such an issue. Something went wrong.
"Could it be related to that false god?" Raphael couldn't help but say something in his mind. "If I remember correctly, she seems to be the goddess of the moon, right?"
Lin En had naturally thought of this a long time ago, but he had not connected the two before.
After all, the moon is still a celestial body. To say that it is small is just that compared to the planets, its mass can only be calculated in billions of tons.
In his impression, [Ella] is at best a planet native and a stronger legendary wizard. How can He De have such a big influence on such a celestial body.
However, Lin En didn't refute it, because it was really strange when he thought about it carefully.
In the church's Bible, [Ella] is the Creator, the Creator God, the eternal existence, and the origin of all cause and effect. Every name has an incredibly high style, except... the name of the Moon Goddess!
Why not a more elegant sun goddess?
In the minds of ordinary poor people in the empire, the sun that hangs high above their heads and provides light to the world should have a higher status than the bright moon, and it should be easier to absorb faith.
But this name is the most widely circulated.
A group of great wizards are also thinking about this issue.
"How about we go up and take a look?" Harrov suddenly thought.
In order to test Linn's planet theory, he flew to an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, which was the limit that the great wizard could bear. Now he believes that he should be able to fly further.
Lin En rolled his eyes. According to his calculations, the distance between the earth and the moon is more than 400,000 kilometers, which is about ten times the circumference of the planet beneath their feet.
Even if the legendary wizard could fly at the speed of sound, it would take him a full four hundred hours, that is, seventeen days of non-stop sleep, to arrive. He would also have to calculate the moon's orbit in advance.
Where is the time now?
"Even if the change of the moon phase is related to Ella, so what? We have already arrived at the city, so all our efforts have been wasted?" Aurora suddenly interrupted everyone's discussion and said nonchalantly. "Can she still make the moon fall from the sky and kill us all?"
That would not be a legendary battle, but the real end of the world!
Lin En nodded. It was useless to think too much now. All the answers would be known by tomorrow.
Sunday? Vittorio, who had never spoken, was also looking at the sky, but he did not participate in the discussion about the phases of the moon, and was still thinking about the information previously obtained from Gustave's mind.
But the news was too shocking. Before confirming its authenticity, Vittorio was not even prepared to make it public. He was a little worried that it was just Gustave deliberately fooling himself.
The origin of wizards... Vittorio murmured to himself. It wasn't until Harov shouted a few words that he realized what he was doing and suppressed his doubts for the time being.
In view of the inexplicably early Sunday, the wizards in the council were extremely vigilant.
However, to their surprise, the night was very peaceful, nothing happened, and the church did not send anyone to attack them at night. Perhaps as some wizards had guessed, the main force of the empire had already been killed and injured!
At seven o'clock in the morning, as the sun rose in the east, the Kingdom Legion officially set off after resting.
Although it carries a lot of ammunition and supplies, the speed of full mechanization is not slow. This is also thanks to the roads built by the church between cities in the empire. Otherwise, there would definitely be a lot of armored vehicles lying around halfway.
At around eleven o'clock at noon, the vastness of the Holy City was already in sight.
Raphael and others who arrived here for the first time were surprised by the hugeness of this city. The area was almost five times that of the royal capital. The city wall, which was more than 30 meters high, was as towering as a mountain. The wall was covered with With the brilliance of divine magic.
The midday sun shone down from the sky, and under the influence of force field magic, it actually formed a golden halo surrounding the entire city.
As for the interior of the Holy City, it is shrouded in the realm of the Kingdom of God, and you can only vaguely hear the melodious hymns floating in the wind...
"The crystallization of hundreds of years of church is not bad at all!" Although Harrov couldn't see the specific scene inside, he could imagine how much magical protection the church had set up here.
This is also the reason why they have not launched an offensive against the Holy City for a long time. No one dares to say that they are completely sure of capturing it!
"It's just that the city wall is higher and the city is bigger. Give us a few years, and any big city under the kingdom's rule will be more prosperous than this holy city!" Lin En shook his head.
Such a huge and magnificent city in this other world is indeed shocking, but to him it is nothing.
The wizards present also recovered from the shock caused by the huge city in front of them. No one questioned Lin En's words. After all, everyone saw the rapid changes in the kingdom.
What the kingdom has, the church may not have. From this perspective, this holy city is just bigger and higher.
And after today, this holy city may disappear!
While several people were discussing, the kingdom's legions had already arrived about two kilometers away from the Holy City. The church along the way had no intention of sending them to stop or fight. It was obvious that they were preparing to hide in the city and not leave.
"Since they won't come out, let's break this turtle shell!" Harrov said coldly.
The continuously advancing torrent of steel immediately separated, revealing hundreds of electromagnetic cannons at the rear, ready to test the strength of the Holy City's protection.
Lin En had already experimented once before, but because he was just an avatar, he was directly killed by Ella's avatar not long after, and the information obtained was very limited.
One after another, special projectiles were loaded into the muzzle under the control of the artillery, and were carried out by the wizards.
The next second, hundreds of electromagnetic cannons exploded simultaneously in a deafening sonic boom.
Countless special projectiles flew past like meteors, directly covering half of the Holy City's airspace, but were deflected one after another about three hundred meters away from the city.
Harrov and others were not surprised by this, because the key lies in the second strike...
Hundreds of deflected special projectiles exploded again. Under the powerful shock wave generated by the explosion, projectile fragments flew in all directions at a speed of more than two thousand meters per second.
Then came the second and third rounds of electromagnetic guns, which were ready to go.
The sound of continuous artillery fire continued, and after five minutes, the special ammunition was completely empty before it finally stopped.
"Did you make it?"
Raphael hurriedly looked inside, and then a look of disappointment appeared on his face, because the towering walls of the Holy City were still blocking the front.
However, many wizards noticed that the city wall had more subtle dents than before. Obviously, their attacks were not completely ineffective.
Lin En nodded. This was just as he had guessed. The force field protection protecting the Holy City was not like a planet's gravitational field, which extended from the inside out. Instead, it was about three hundred meters around the Holy City. A semi-circular shield that bends space and time was created in the area. Its thickness is about ten meters. As long as it can break through this area, the attack can be successfully penetrated.
And what they just used was the propulsion method.
First, shoot an electromagnetic gun into it. At a high speed of more than ten times the speed of sound, even if the flight trajectory deviates due to the influence of the force field, it can still move forward for a certain distance, and then with the help of the impact of the second blast, it can continue again. Move forward a certain distance, followed by the third explosion...
Relying on such a relay to break through the protection of force field magic was the first solution Lin En gave.
It's a pity that from the actual combat point of view, although it barely achieved the expected effect, after several blasts, its power was far from enough. After all, most of the mass had to be discarded every time it was blasted. In the end, only the city wall remained. Slight mark.
You must know that the city wall also has the projection of the Kingdom of God covering the entire city as a second layer of protection.
"Sure enough, I still need to use my new creation!" Vittorio said with a smile, and then asked someone to push up a behemoth more than five meters high.
It is like a super-enlarged version of the electromagnetic rail gun. Harrov and Aurora have naturally noticed this big thing for a long time, but Vittorio has been evading it before saying that it has not been completed yet. Even before attacking the kingdom, Along the way, they were still modifying this semi-finished product, and there was no guarantee that it would work, so they suppressed their curiosity.
Now, Vittorio no longer intends to hide it, and proudly introduces it to everyone.
"I call it the Sun Flame Cannon. As long as it has enough nuclear fuel, it can release [Final-Atomic Breath]!"
Hearing this, Harrov's eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't expect that Vittorio could recreate this terrifying magic through alchemy.
Even though legendary wizards like them can also perform [Endgame-Atomic Breath], they don't even need nuclear fuel.
But the trouble is that their magic power and energy reserves are limited. Casting this magic consumes almost 70% of the magic power. It can be said that once used, their strength will be greatly reduced in the subsequent battle.
Linn was also a little surprised. He could only say that Vittorio was worthy of being a legendary alchemist with the title of [Magic Creator]. In just a short time, he was able to transform such a heavyweight according to the spell model he gave. Things were sorted out.
No wonder he specifically asked him if he had materials that could withstand a nuclear explosion for a short time without being damaged.
"Then how many times can it be used?" Aurora asked a very crucial question.
"According to my estimation, it should be two or three times. It requires several great wizards to control it, and the power may be slightly weaker." Vittorio said thoughtfully.
The Sunfire Cannon's launcher is made entirely of mithril and magic stone, with the core material being graphene.
If it weren't for this magical substance that Lin En created, he wouldn't have been able to find anything that could carry the power of a nuclear explosion.
Even so, after three attacks, the launcher will be severely deformed and damaged and can no longer be used.
"Three times? That should be enough!" Harrov said in admiration.
The power of [Endgame - Atomic Breath] is more concentrated than the large nuclear explosion. Although it will also be affected by force field magic and most of its power will be weakened, even that part of the power that escapes can cause considerable damage. destroy.
He didn't believe that the other party could still sit still when the Holy City suffered repeated blows.
If you are lucky and destroy the core of the magic circle, you can directly destroy this protective magic.
Vittorio couldn't wait and wanted to control the Sun Flame Cannon to fire, but was stopped by Lin En.
"There is no need to waste it like this. Since the Sunfire Cannon can provide legendary-level magical support, it may be used in more critical places!" Linn paused and continued. "As for how to break open this turtle shell, I already have a more energy-saving idea!"
"There may be a place where the protection is very weak. We can break through from there!"
"What do you mean..." Vittorio thought for a moment and quickly reacted.
Since it's not the sky and the four sides, it can only be the underground!
"Sneaking in from the underground? This is a good way." A smile appeared on Aurora's face. The force field magic deployed by [Ella] herself can surround the entire city, but there is no way to attack the underground. Take effect.
This is a point that is easily overlooked.
"No, it's too dangerous to sneak in. No one knows how many traps they have laid against us in the Holy City." Lin En shook his head, and then said a terrifying method in an understatement.
"What I mean is a nuclear explosion from underground, directly destroying the entire holy city!"
Underground nuclear explosion?
The wizards present took a deep breath, but they had to admit that this was indeed a good idea.
Blow a hole directly into the city's underground, and most of the city will collapse directly. Naturally, all protective magic will be useless by then!
"We'd better start taking action now, and let the artillery continue to bombard, and provide a little cover!" Linn shrugged.
It is not an easy task to dig into the underground of the Holy City. The construction team may have to spend more than half a month. However, several of their legendary wizards dug in person and only created a path for one person to pass through. The underpass won't take long!
In this way, only a few tens of kilograms of uranium-235 reserves need to be consumed, and they can ensure the destruction of the Holy City without them actually taking action, which is very energy-saving.
(PS: It’s not over yet. After the church is solved, the general situation of this different world will be explained. The previous foreshadowing will be explained one by one. There are still many experimental theories that have not been written.)
(End of chapter)
