Magic Industrial Age

Outside Auckland, the Marquis family castle.

This castle was built on a cliff, though the cliff isn't very high, it's still the highest point in the area.

Looking down from above gives a sense of superiority.

Here, although not as bustling as Auckland, it is a symbol of power and the Marquis family's glory.

For countless years, the heads of the Marquis family have handled countless trivial matters in this castle.

Until today, everything seems to be on the verge of collapse.

Inside the castle, in the study.

The six-pointed star array was activated, magical light flashed, revealing a teleportation gate.

Baron Marquis stumbled out of it, along with a transcendent knight guarding him, and a Grey Mist assassin.

This Grey Mist assassin should be the one who destroyed the demon altar. He was seriously injured, with a missing leg, the break jagged, bloody, and exposing bone.

However, the transcendent has his advantages; he hopped on one leg and actually managed to escape.

Actually, they were lucky because, after deceiving Dorji, Baron Marquis immediately hid behind.

He is a baron and so old; he really didn't have the awareness to fight on the front line.

This action saved his life. When the magic fireworks exploded, he was already out of the battlefield area.

That's why he had time to activate the portable teleportation scroll during the artillery bombardment.

However, even after escaping, he fell into madness and even disbelief.

"Impossible, impossible, how dare Dorji? How dare he?"

"This is inside the city, in a downtown area. How dare he use artillery directly? How can he explain this to the Empire? How can he explain this to His Majesty the Emperor?"

"He, how could he do this?"

This one has obviously completely lost his composure, roaring hysterically, unable to accept his failure.

However, things in this world never come singly!

Just then, the butler rushed in, shouting as he ran: "Master, Master, something is wrong! There are officers from the Security Office at the door, they said, they said, they said..."

"They said what?"

"They said the Marquis family colluded with demons, intending to slaughter humans, and they want to arrest you for crimes against humanity."

Crimes against humanity, also known as being a traitor, is a crime comparable to treason, and it even involves colluding with demons of the abyss?

Even though he was used to the intrigues, lies, and black-and-white reversals of the nobility, Baron Marquis was amused by this charge!

Just as he was about to say something, a loud voice rang out: "Baron Marquis, I know you're inside.

Now, listen to my order, lay down your weapons and surrender, and you will not be killed!"

Marquis was familiar with this voice. It was the commander of the city guards, the protector of Auckland, who had ascended to this position with the help of his Marquis family.

Now, he dares to come here and clamor?

Baron Marquis straightened his body, smoothed his hair, restored his noble demeanor, and prepared to step out and reason with him.

However, before he could take a few steps, he heard the voice again: "What? You, you dare to resist arrest?"

"You are defying the laws of the Empire, ignoring the rights of the city guards, you, you will suffer the Empire's resolute strike!"

"Retreat, retreat, retreat! Everyone retreat!"

Just as these nonsensical words were finished, a group of city guards ran away. Baron Marquis hadn't reacted yet, but the guarding knight beside him's face changed drastically.

Boom boom boom boom boom!

The sound of artillery came, and in the roar, the castle walls were hit with tremendous force, earth and stone flying, shaking incessantly.

One of the walls was tottering, about to collapse!

Of course, this castle deserves to be the Marquis family's base of operations for many years. After being attacked, magical brilliance lit up, eventually enveloping the entire castle.

Looking closely, it came from the fountains inside the castle.

At this time, streams of colorful water rose into the sky, sprinkled down, like a curtain of water, forming a super-large defensive force field.

Shells fell on this colorful water curtain, exploding into bursts of fire, the entire castle trembled under the violent impact.

This super-large magic defensive force field was obviously not ordinary, worthy of the entire baronial family's reputation.

But under the continuous bombardment, it was still crumbling.

Baron Marquis looked at the scene before him, his face ashen. He knew they were not prepared to let him live, let alone leave the Marquis family any chance of continuation.

The transcendent guarding knight immediately stepped forward and said: "Master, let me protect you to leave."

"Leave? No, I can't leave! You go, hide your name in the future, never mention the name of Marquis, and live well!"

Saying that, Baron Marquis stumbled out of the study and went to the castle gate!

That back view, bleak and hunched.

The guarding knight's face was ugly, but in the end, he raised his sword, propped up his Dou Qi defense, stepped out, and chased after him.

A knight should have the honor of a knight. You can say he is pedantic, but he is absolutely loyal!

As for the one-legged Grey Mist man, he had long disappeared.

……

That night, the Auckland city guards received a tip from a concerned person that Baron Marquis held a demon summoning ceremony and used it to besiege the City Hall.

This is a provocation to the Empire!

So, the city guards invited the Empire's Seventh Mixed Legion to help.

The magic energy cannon bombarded for a full two hours, completely turning the Marquis family castle into ruins.

……

19 Lombard Street, second floor, study.

Luo Yi slumped into the chair, exhaled a long breath, and his whole person seemed to deflate, his shoulders collapsing.

This night, whether actively or passively, he had a clear understanding of his combat power.

He believed that after this night, few dared to jump in front of him.

Because, in front of him was the window, outside the window, two wooden stakes stood in front of the door, each hanging a corpse on the left and right.

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Those were the corpses of two transcendents, although they were very unsightly there, but they were enough to make anyone fear.

A sound of footsteps came, and Luo Yi didn't turn his head, but opened his mouth and said: "Teacher Olivia, is everything arranged properly?"

"It's done!"

"That's good!"

At this moment, his gaze moved up, and he looked at the eastern sky again.

There, the darkest moment had passed, and a hint of fish belly white had risen.

This night was long enough!

However, the night will always pass, and the sun will rise as usual!

……

The sky finally dawned, but what happened this night was not so easy to calm down.

The City Hall was gone, the Marquis family castle was gone, so that in the following days, Auckland was in a state of anarchy.

However, it was very quiet!

Really quiet!

The dance troupe stopped all performances, the noble's banquet was not held, Philant Magic Academy chose to close the school, all students must stay in the school and are not allowed to go out.

Except for those shops selling grain, which were forcibly required to open, others basically chose to close.

On the street, even if there were pedestrians, they were all bowing their heads, hurrying, and did not dare to stay too long.

The most common and most numerous were probably the Auckland city guards, behind them, often followed by soldiers of the Seventh Mixed Legion carrying guns.

At this moment, no one mentioned the difficulties of the Divine Grace Festival, or even dared to mention this incident!

Luo Yi stayed at home for a few days, and he and Olivia did not choose to go out.

No way, the side effects of Divine Sigh · Behemoth Heartbeat began to explode in full, they are now not to mention maintaining combat power, the whole person seems to be weak.

They are also recuperating their bodies, using various secret medicines, magic medicines, and medicinal baths every day, and gradually recovering the dried-up Dou Qi, and also recovering the hidden injuries in the body.

As for supplies and food, almost all of them were sent by Angers.

He would go to the Ancient Spirit Mage Tower first every morning, and then come here to send enough magic medicine, snake meat and bread for a day.

As for Mrs. Cassidy, before the war, Luo Yi sent her to the Provence Manor. This old lady is still healthy, but he didn't dare to let her live at home.

Eating dry bread and grilled meat every day, no thick soup, no tea, and no snacks, Luo Yi was a little unaccustomed.

Sure enough, people always find it easy to go from frugality to luxury, but difficult to go from luxury to frugality!

This situation lasted for two days, and Auckland began to be messy again.

Many city guards led armed soldiers and broke into houses to search.

Saying that they want to arrest the remnants of colluding with demons, but they can't say who it is specifically.

Anyway, they want to clear all possible dangers, and the result is that anyone who sees is not pleasing to the eye is arrested.

In this world, there is no such thing as a friendly army and civilians, and the army and city guards are violent organs.

They may even arrest you because you glanced at them more.

If Luo Yi were to describe this situation, there would only be four words in his mind - white terror!

However, few dared to be presumptuous at 19 Lombard Street, and the corpses of the two transcendents were still deterrent enough.

Moreover, the captain of the Security Office in this block, named Werner, also knew the power and dared not touch Luo Yi's bad luck.

This situation lasted for more than ten days, until April 25, 311 of the New Divine Calendar, when an order from the Empire was delivered,

The new governor of Auckland arrived, finally changing this depressing life.

However, what Luo Yi didn't expect was that this time the successor governor was Miller Petrovich.

Accurately speaking, it should be Baron Miller Petrovich.

One move wins or loses, and the head turns empty!