Summoning Total War

Chapter 23 An important turning point!

Hillbright Town.

This is one of several large towns in the southeast. It is located in the Hillbrad Hills and is surrounded by mountains and rivers. It can be regarded as a natural defense fortress. Although it is only a small town, in terms of the fortifications of this town, it is worse than many cities in the south. This can be seen just by looking at the giant repeating ballistae mounted on the city wall.

These giant repeating crossbows use heavy metal crossbows up to two meters long, equipped with cross-star sights, and the error can be accurate to within one meter. This is the pinnacle craftsmanship of the dwarf blacksmiths. The machine twist used by the ballista is a rotating type, fixed with a steel cable, and has the runes of the arcane mages engraved on it, which can speed up the reloading of ammunition. This giant repeating crossbow can fire five heavy crossbow arrows at one time, forming a covering shooting network at a certain point. It is a first-class killer weapon whether it is on the ground or in the air!

This giant repeating ballista also has a name, it's called - Dragon-Slaying Ballista!

The dwarves originally developed this kind of ballistae to deal with some pure-blooded red dragons that caused trouble, but now it is used to deal with intermediate-level demons and above and large abyss monsters.

In addition to the giant ballistae, there are also large artillery pieces placed at regular intervals on the city wall.

The research on firearms in this plane has begun, but it has not yet been miniaturized and popularized. The power of arcane mages is far greater than that of artillery, and the brilliance of knights and warriors who understand fighting spirit are also more lethal. Primitive firearms. What is truly powerful is the magic cannon powered by arcane energy and magic crystals. The attack power from that cannon is almost as lethal as a laser!

These heavy artillery are derived from goblin craftsmanship. Although their lethality is a little weaker, they are surprisingly lethal against ordinary demons.

One thing must be mentioned here, that is, high-level professionals, when fully armed, have no problem with resisting such an artillery attack head-on, and high-level mages are not afraid of such firearms. Because the artillery is too heavy and too clumsy. Therefore, the development of firearms in this plane has always been limited.

Because this kind of force is too easy to be mastered by mortals and is full of uncontrollability.

High-level professionals and other nobles will not allow such weapons to spread, which will seriously threaten their rule.

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Although this plane has the foundation of firearms, Murphy has never thought of tinkering with firearms. Because firearms are almost useless against high-level demons and are too easy to be used by demons. It is impossible to jump the level of mechanical civilization to the 21st century at once, and if firearms are invented, it means shaking the foundation of the entire plane, and even triggering the destruction of the entire plane.

Demons are not stupid, on the contrary, they are very cunning. From the fact that they use volcanic eruptions to raise volcanic ash to cover the sky, it can be seen that the IQs of these demons are not low. Once firearms appear, demons will definitely find ways to imitate them. They are better at smelting steel than humans because fire and lava are their birthplaces. If a demon is shot in the front, he will definitely not die, but if a human is shot, he will definitely die!

Whether it is the ability to regenerate or the strength of flesh and blood, demons are far beyond humans.

Anyone who tells you that demons only show up shirtless must have eaten too many pieces of their brains.

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The goblin civilization has faded away, and only a few remaining firearms are known.

However, on the way here, Murphy heard that the masters of the Arcane Society have recently discovered the secret of mechanical levitation. If it is completely completed, these masters are expected to recreate the representative weapons of the goblin civilization. ——Floating gunboat!

This means that humans have the ability to transport troops from the air and the capital to fight the demon army in the air.

In the ordinary sense, an aerostat is very fragile. Any warrior can blow it up by throwing a throwing ax at it! After all, the target is too big, just pop the hot air balloon on it and the game is over. The true floating gunship is an achievement that combines mechanical civilization and arcane civilization. The floating gunship itself is a magic machine, with an arcane protective cover and a magic power device.

The mana mechanical civilization inherited by the goblin civilization was one of the important branches in the glorious period of the Arcane Empire!

Tavern.

After Murphy entered the town, he directly entered the tavern.

This is the place where news circulates the fastest, and it is also the place where there are the most three religions and nine streams.

After entering the tavern, he found a quiet and remote corner, and then carefully looked at the many mercenaries in the tavern who were shouting and bragging. Although he was inconspicuous when he came in, the bartender quickly ran to his side, smiled and asked Murphy what he needed. More than 40% of the people wearing a cloak are mages, and such people are often extremely valuable.

"Ding dong!" Murphy took out a gold coin, flicked it at the bartender's greedy gaze, and asked skillfully: "Is there any important news recently? Don't fool me with those junk messages, otherwise I will kill you Hang it on the flagpole outside!”

Murphy gave him a sweet tip first, and then said coldly with a slightly murderous voice.

"He is a fierce master!" The bartender's heart skipped a beat, and then he said with a smile on his face: "How dare I fool you!"

"But." He hesitated and paused, but his eyes were still looking at the shining gold coin.

Murphy smiled, then threw the gold coin into his hand and said in a deep voice: "Speak."

The bartender collected the gold coins and looked at Murphy with the same eyes as his biological father. He quietly moved closer and whispered: "There is indeed some important news recently, but I am not sure whether it is correct or not."

"Tell me, as long as the information is useful to me, it will be of benefit to you!" Murphy took out a money bag, which jingled.

The bartender swallowed, knowing that he had met a big customer today.

He carefully looked around and said softly: "The Mercenary City is urgently mobilizing troops recently, and even the elite knights in the town have been mobilized. It seems that the Mercenary City has made some big moves recently!"

"What big move?" Murphy suddenly became interested.

When the bartender saw that Murphy was interested in the news, he suddenly looked excited and flirted: "It is said that several big guys in the mercenary city are preparing to take back Zenda!"

"Recover Zenda?" Murphy frowned when he heard this, and asked: "Since it is to recover Zenda, why do we need to secretly mobilize the army?"

"This..." The bartender swallowed and looked at Murphy's money bag with burning eyes.

Murphy smiled, threw out another gold coin, and said in a deep voice: "Take it! Tell me everything you know, otherwise! Hum!"

The bartender took the gold coin with a smile on his face, and immediately patted his chest and promised: "The villain will definitely know everything and tell everything."

"The villain only found out this news through some channels." The bartender carefully approached Murphy's ear and whispered: "It is said that some powerful creatures appeared near Zenda, and many demons were turned into stone. The sculpture caused the demon army there to suddenly decrease a lot."

"The Griffin Knights discovered this situation, so several big guys in the Mercenary City decided to seize this opportunity to regain Zenda in one fell swoop!"

"Not only the elite troops of the Mercenary City have been transferred."

"Many large mercenary groups have also secretly accepted this mission, but the news is still sealed from the outside world."

Petrified into sculpture?

When Murphy heard the news, he was shocked and couldn't help but think of another powerful being who was transported to this plane like him!

Is she there?

Murphy's heart couldn't help but a lot of thoughts came to his mind.

"Very good!" Murphy tossed out a gold coin again and said in a deep voice: "If there is any new news, please inform me immediately."

"Your benefits are indispensable!"

The bartender took it with a smile, knowing that he had met a big benefactor today.

After a while, he brought a glass of the best wine in the tavern to Murphy, with a flattering smile on his face and said: "Please use it slowly!"

Due to the shortage of food, there are very few wines made from food now, and most of them use other substitutes such as berries. The wine provided in the tavern is all cheap. Although the alcohol content is okay, the taste is a bit astringent and far inferior to wine made from grain. But these mercenaries who live a life on the knife's edge don't care about this, as long as they are cheap and can get drunk.

"Petrified statue!" Murphy took a small sip and murmured in a low voice: "Could it really be Queen Medusa?"

Two people were transported by the space rift at the same time.

Logically speaking, without any major accidents, Murphy and the powerful Queen Medusa will be transported to the same plane.

As for whether it is teleported in one direction, it is difficult to say. After all, the deviation in plane transfer is very large. A small error can cause the distance between the transfer places to be thousands of miles.

But.

Medusa in this plane has almost become extinct a long time ago. Murphy can't think of anyone else who can petrify a large number of demons except for Queen Medusa, who is so powerful that she is almost a demigod!

"If it's really her, then..."

When Murphy thought of this, his heart suddenly became hot.

If he could win over the extremely powerful Queen Medusa, then he would be completely guaranteed in this plane. After all, the other party is a being whose strength is comparable to that of the high priest who inherited part of the godhead of the goddess of wisdom, Athena. As long as she is here, Murphy's power in this plane will not be considered weak. Moreover, the two come from the same plane and have an innate sense of closeness. It is not impossible to win cooperation!

What's more, among the twelve main gods of the Olympus pantheon on the auxiliary system of "Total War".

There are still vacancies! ! !

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