Chapter 129 A Shocking Conspiracy

The dragons have all gone to rest and receive treatment. Players in Asia have basically gone offline. The Dark Legion will not be able to come back until at least 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. Essinger seems very deserted now! I was thinking about the intentions of the Army of Light alone, and the more I thought about it, the weirder it felt! I now have a lot of clues in my hand, but I can't connect them together. I feel like I understand something but I can't grasp the main point!

"President?" Three beautiful figures suddenly jumped out from the side.

I looked up and saw that it was the three leaders of the Women's Federation brought back from Germany. We made arrangements before the war started. The Asian players were responsible for the defense between 8 o'clock and 24 o'clock, while the German players were responsible for the period in the second half of the night. This arrangement is mainly to ensure that Essinger is always available, and the German players are in a different time zone from ours, so they don't have to stay up late at night! It is now past midnight, and German players have begun to come online one after another.

"Are you here?"

"Well! How is the battle going?" Katarina was very concerned about the battle.

"We had a battle with the Temple of Light this afternoon, but there were some minor accidents. The ambush turned into an encounter, but the overall effect was okay. We basically accomplished the intended goal, but the dragon casualties were slightly larger!"

"That's not bad!" Kristina (the mage known as the fort) patted her chest reassuringly. "What about the Dark Army?"

"There are basically no casualties, because the actual number of enemies in contact was less than planned, so the casualties have also dropped accordingly. Now the Dark Army has left the ambush site and is rushing back." I think of the progress of the research of these German mm. , so he asked: "How are you doing with the technology you bought from Germany last time?"

Kristina said: "Because the super cannon has incorporated a large amount of Chinese technology, it is currently undergoing drawing transformation and there will be no product yet. The structure of the continuous crossbow is relatively simple and has been basically finalized, but because the factory has not yet It is completed, so mass production is not possible for the time being. We have only assembled some by hand, and they have been installed on the city wall! The ironclad ship is thought to have not come out of the dock yet, and it will take a long time to have production capacity, so we have not studied it yet and are concentrating on it. Take care of a few others!”

"After all, there are no results at all?" After a long time of research, nothing came out!

"That's not the case!" Woma stood up and said: "We have fully mastered the floating technology and produced many products. Especially the Sky City project you explained, we have basically completed it!"

"So fast?" When I first learned that levitation technology could lift very large things into the air, I immediately thought of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon and the flying Mount Shu in Chinese mythology. Essinger is carved out of an entire mountain. Its underground part is also made of rock, and the connections are tight and will not loosen. In other words, Essinger is a whole, and even if it flies up, it will not fall down! As soon as I got the technical information in Europe, I wanted to turn Essinger into a city in the sky, but I knew it wouldn't be easy. So I handed over the plan to the highly skilled girls from the Women's Federation. I didn't expect that they would get the results in a short time, but I didn't expect the results to come out so soon!

Woma said: "The research on the Iron Crusaders has already achieved considerable results and has basically entered the practical stage, so we can quickly transform it into practical applications. Moreover, the flying machine is originally a design principle, allowing Essinger to fly and the elevator to fly. The difference is not big, just scale up the instrument and increase the output power!”

"So how's it going now?"

"The equipment has been completed. Without your order, the installation has not started yet!"

"Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and pretend!" Haha! I don’t have to guess what the Temple of Light’s plans are anymore. I’m not afraid of what plans they have! After the flotation equipment is completed, Essinger can fly. Although for some unknown reason, that damn floating technology will remain horizontally stationary once it is activated. It can move up and down but not left and right. Even if there is external force, it cannot move at all! If the external force is strong enough, it will only deform the floating object and prevent it from moving! However, just being able to move it up and down is enough. Raise Essinger to the sky. How can you attack the city if I don't ground it? As long as those two magic light cannons are eliminated, there will be nothing that can threaten Essinger. What we have are spears and dragons. Who is Isinger's opponent in the air force?

After finding a way to deal with the Temple of Light, I quickly took the three of them to see the flotation device! Woma took me into the core part of Essinger, which is under the Spirit Gathering Tower. This is the geometric center of Essinger. Because Essinger is highly symmetrical, this is also the center of gravity of Essinger.

Passing through thousands of stairs and going down to the outside of the core room, two hundred demon knights and one hundred dark pilgrims guarded the place. Behind them was a giant copper door 10 meters wide and 10 meters high. The two door panels of the gate are made of pure copper weighing hundreds of tons and are one or two meters thick. There are half magic circles on the doors on both sides, which can be combined into one when closed. When they saw me approaching, the guards on both sides immediately saluted. A demon knight leading the team came up and said, "Lord City Lord!"

"Open the door!"

The demon knight immediately turned around and gestured to open the door, and the dark pilgrims immediately began to chant spells. The magic pattern on the door suddenly lit up, and the door slowly slid to both sides. Because there were only four of us, the door only opened a crack of more than two meters wide and then stopped!

After passing through the gate, you enter the power core of Essinger. This is an absolutely forbidden area. No one can enter unless you get my order. Every time Woma and the others came to do research, I would first say hello and notify the guards before letting them in. Now I know that they kept running here some time ago to do this thing! The power core provides energy for the entire Essinger. Night lighting, urban drainage systems, automatic gates, magic crystal cannons, mechanical winches, etc., these things all rely on the magic crystal at the power core to operate! Now this power core was brought back from Atlantis, but it cost a lot of money. The piece of magic crystal in the power core that was larger than a basketball was already the largest piece I could find at that time.

After we entered the gate, we actually entered a balcony-like place. The core room is a large space, and it is indeed empty. This terrace extends halfway up the room. It is only twenty meters wide and stretches out more than eight meters. Due to the lack of frontage, you can't see the other side or the roof or the bottom of the room at all, so it gives people the feeling that the room is infinitely large!

There is a step extending outside the stove at the center line of this terrace. The steps are only more than one meter wide and slope upward, but the angle is not very steep. They extend about five or six meters from the terrace. At the end of the steps is a circular platform. There is an arc-shaped bow beam running across the center of the platform. In the middle of the bow beam, there is an original disk-shaped object extending downwards with a three-finger grapple, and there is an upward tray at the corresponding position on the ground, which seems to be used to fix something!

Now the magic crystal that provides power for Essinger is floating between the two fixtures, emitting soft light evenly. In addition to the red magic warning lights on both sides of the steps to prevent people from falling, This magic crystal is the only light source in the room!

"Isn't this still the core of power from before?" I said, looking at the platform.

Woma led me to the platform and pointed to the west. "See down there?"

When I looked carefully, I discovered that the floor of the platform had been replaced with transparent material. There were actually some large instruments under the platform, and some large pipes were connected to the instruments. "Is this a flight instrument?"

"No! This is just the power conversion part. Because the energy required for takeoff far exceeds the power of other equipment, it cannot obtain energy from the urban power pipeline. We have set up a new dedicated line for it. Mainly because we are afraid of overloading the urban pipeline. If It would be bad if it exploded!"

"Yeah! That's right! But where are those flight controllers?"

"The main unit is under this room, but it's too dark to see here. There are 108 extensions in total, and they are symmetrically located in different locations in the city. But they haven't been installed yet!"

"Then install it quickly, install it now, I need them running immediately!"

"clear!"

I followed the three of them to see the extension of the magic anti-gravity device. Those things were just vertical metal boxes that looked like Long Yuan’s giant computer set, only bigger! The installation lasted until 6 o'clock in the morning. All the equipment was basically ready, and a large group of players and NPCs were doing final debugging.

My private chat suddenly rang. It was a German girl who was arranged to guard the Tower of Babel. She wanted to study the technical principles of the Tower of Babel. I asked her to help me monitor the actions of the two legions of light. "President, something happened, you'd better come and take a look!"

I quickly ran to the Tower of Babel, and after entering, the girl immediately pulled me to the screen. "look!"

What the picture shows is obviously the Legion of Light stationed in the canyon. It seems there is nothing special. There is just an extra red line on the ground. I don’t know why the Legion of Light draws the line on the ground! The German mm asked me to zoom out and look at the entire camp. I immediately saw the problem as soon as I pulled it up! The entire camp is covered with red lines, and it can be vaguely seen that this is a magic circle! The Legion of Light actually arranged a magic circle as big as the entire camp! Now this magic circle is obviously not finished yet, many mages are still continuing to draw it, but it seems that it is not far from completion!

Quickly switch the scene to the light army in Iwa Valley. You can see that they have stopped cutting down trees, but the clearing that was cut down happens to be a huge circle. What's even stranger is that a magic circle is also painted on the open space here, and it's even bigger than the one painted by the Legion of Light in the canyon!

The German mm continued: "Look at that army in the canyon again!"

I cut the scene back to the canyon. She continued: "Pay attention to those giant carriages! You asked me to pay more attention, so I often look, but look. Do you see anything?"

I looked at it for a long time and finally found something was wrong! "Two units missing?"

"Look at the characteristics of the box again!"

I looked at the box. Although those cars were disguised, the stacking of boxes was still different. Last night I paid special attention to the placement of boxes on the other two carriages carrying magic light cannons. And now... "The magic light cannon is gone?" The two carriages equipped with the magic light cannon are gone, and the rest are all fake! I quickly looked for the waterwheel again. "The waterwheel is gone too?"

The German mm said: "I just found out that the water tanker disappeared. It was because the water tanker was gone, so I looked for other carriages, and found that the two carriages carrying magic light cannons were gone! Judging from the situation , was gone a long time ago! Look here again!" She switched the screen to the Army of Light on the other side of the rock valley, and then zoomed in on a place in the woods.

I recognized it for a long time before I said in surprise: "Isn't this the carriage that transports the magic light cannon?" The carriage was camouflaged by a large number of leaves, and I couldn't find it without paying attention! "When did you discover it?"

"Just now! I called you because I saw it!"

"The distance between the two places is so far. It is impossible for such heavy equipment to be transported so quickly, unless a teleportation array is used! Is it really a teleportation array? But why are they transporting this thing from here to there? Isn't it farther and farther? Yet?"

"I do not know then!"

The behavior of the Temple of Light is getting weirder and weirder, and now it seems that the unfinished magic circle is the key. I quickly ran to find Vina. Although her power was sealed, her memory was not lost. She should recognize the magic circle! I found Vina and took her to see it, and she immediately recognized the magic circle. "This is a large asymmetrical teleportation array! Draw a large magic array with a complex structure on the ground, and then draw a small guidance magic array where you want to go. After that, you can move all the things on the large array at once Teleport to the opposite side. This type of array requires a large amount of ruby ​​dust to draw the magic circle, and the accuracy requirements are extremely demanding, so it is rarely used! However, this type of array only requires a simple small magic circle to guide the appearance location, so it is very It is suitable for quickly setting up teleportation channels, and is commonly used in sneak attacks on the battlefield."

Now I probably know what the Temple of Light is going to do! It seems that they plan to use the teleportation array to teleport the troops here at once, but it's not quite right! "Vina. You said that only a small formation can be used to guide it. How big should a small formation be?"

"About fifteen meters in diameter."

"Does that mean that the Temple of Light can send all the troops here as long as it sends people to draw this magic circle near us?"

"No! I just said it. The accuracy of this magic circle is extremely demanding, and it is almost impossible to draw it temporarily! If the Temple of Light sends someone to draw it, it will take at least a mage to concentrate here for 8 hours! It's over if you are distracted for a moment! Generally, people who use this formation carve the magic array on the stone slab in advance, and then transport the entire stone slab to the destination. A circular stone slab with a diameter of fifteen meters is also It’s not difficult to transport! The magic crystal cannon is much bigger than that, why can’t it be transported as usual!”

"Slate? That's impossible! It's understandable that the Temple of Light sent a few mages to come over. It's impossible to bring such a big stone slab without being discovered. Unless they know how to dig holes and walk underground! Wait!" I suddenly thought of something. question!

underground……! underground……! Underneath the valley...! It rains a lot in the south, and so does Iwatani. The mountains are high and the water flows to the lower areas. The water on the mountains will definitely gather into rivers at the bottom of the mountains. But there are no rivers, not even streams, around Iwatani. So where did the water go? evaporation? impossible! This is not the tropics, there is not that much evaporation! store? There is no lake nearby, where can I save it? That is, if there is no surface runoff and no evaporation, then it is seeping into the ground!

If such a large amount of water enters the ground, it will definitely flow. There are many limestones in the mountainous areas in the Iwatani area, which are easily corroded and will inevitably turn into underground rivers due to long-term erosion. Could it be that the Temple of Light uses underground rivers to transport troops? In this way, those rafts can be explained. But that’s not right either! How big can an underground river be? A width of more than ten meters is rare. This is a game, and it may not necessarily be based on reality. If we plan to make the underground river wider, it will be too wide to be more than ten meters wide!

Although Iwatani's Army of Light is almost all infantry and does not carry any heavy equipment, there are 15 million troops after all! How long will it take for 15 million troops to be transported by a meter-wide river? Therefore, it cannot be used to transport troops. Then the only possibility is...

Transporting slate? The underground river is not large and its transportation capacity is limited. The magic circle has strict requirements and is not easy to make temporarily, and the magic circle stone slabs are not easy to transport in a concealed manner. But it’s easier to understand if you put two things together!

Suddenly I figured out everything! I got the information yesterday and later saw the strange behavior of the Temple of Light. All of this is easy to explain! What a huge scam the Temple of Light has set up for us to fall into! They may even have known that we were going to intercept them at the mouth of the canyon, and they were even willing to use an army of 5 million in exchange for the success of this scam!

When the Legion of Light first left the city, they released news that the troops were divided into two groups, which was all false! They only separated because a magic circle could not teleport 30 million troops at the same time! In order to 'confuse' us, 15 million cavalry and mages carried a large number of siege equipment through the canyon, just to make us think that they were acting according to our plan and to let us relax our attention to the other army. The fact is that we did ignore the 15 million troops in Iwatani!

Now Iwatani's army is almost all infantry and does not carry any siege equipment at all. They lied about transporting water from Miyun to landing near Essinger, but they actually intended for us to attack Miyun! The players guarding Miyun in Hongchenqiufeng are just non-staff members of the Temple of Light who are preparing to sacrifice. The temple intends for us to destroy Miyun! When the city of Miyun ceased to exist, they pretended that their plan had failed and ran back in embarrassment. In fact, they changed their route halfway and ran to their real target - Rock Valley. The only reason is that there is an underground river in Rock Valley that leads to Isengard! These 15 million troops made such a big circle and sacrificed themselves in Miyun City just to cover those two stone slabs and reach the rock valley smoothly! With the help of the underground river under the rock valley, the two stone slabs engraved with the guidance magic circle can be quickly sent to a place near Isengard.

The reason why the troops passing through the canyon went in knowing there was an ambush was because they deliberately lured our troops out of the city! I suddenly thought of a more terrifying scam again!

The Dark Army was undoubtedly the main force in this defense, but the Light Army deceived the Dark Army out of Isengard at the cost of 5 million troops. The troops transporting the stone slabs on the other side are likely to arrive at Essinger before the Dark Legion, which means that the Light Legion may use the teleportation array to reach Essinger before the Dark Legion. By then, only the dragons and city defense troops were left in Essinger, but the army of the Dark Legion was blocked outside the city! As long as the Army of Light turns around to eat the Army of Darkness first, and then turns around to attack Isinger, we will be defeated!

Now we know why the Army of Light stopped advancing after breaking through the canyon after losing 5 million people. It was because they no longer needed to advance. The mission of this unit is to lead the Dark Army out of Essinger and hold it back for a few hours. Now that their mission is complete, there is no need to continue the pursuit, but they stop and start setting up camp and setting up the magic circle!

No wonder the Air Force of the Temple of Light appeared in the sky before the war. No wonder there are only 5 million troops blocked here by us. No wonder the Legion of Light camped in place across the canyon. No wonder the troops of the Temple of Light are divided into two groups. No wonder there are two separate armies. Each has its own characteristics. No wonder Miyun City's defense is so weak. No wonder 15 million light legions will go to Yangu to cut down trees!

The plan of the Temple of Light is too thorough and too huge! They had planned it before the war. Ever since the army of the Temple of Light left the city, we have been in a scam. They even recruited players to attack us as Gu Buyi formation, just to find some scapegoats in Miyun!

Now I think about why the 5 million troops we surrounded and annihilated had no mages, and almost all of them were low-level Human Alliance NPCs. It turned out that they were going to be sacrificed. The Human Alliance NPCs were low-level and were not the main offensive force. It didn't matter if they died! This is the wishful thinking of the Temple of Light!

It is now 7 o'clock. According to time calculation, the troops of the Temple of Light will appear outside Isinger within an hour, while the Dark Army is still more than a hundred miles away and will not be able to come back until after 8 o'clock! At that time, they will be blocked outside the city. Without the support of the city, the Dark Legion will definitely be wiped out quickly. Based on the calculations of fighting on the plains without city walls, it is conservatively estimated that after the Light Legion completely annihilates the Dark Legion, there will be 8 to 9 million troops left. The forces in Essinger cannot stop so many troops no matter what! It's over now!

Our only hope is that the floating system can be installed before the Army of Light eats the Army of Darkness. Then we can only let Essinger fly in the sky for a few days until the battle time is over! Although it's a bit miserable, it's still better than being captured! However, Al Ni, who was planning to take this opportunity to make a fortune, lost 30 million troops inexplicably and didn't make a penny. I wonder if he will take it out on me?

Why did all the good plans suddenly go wrong? No, I absolutely can't let this happen. The only thing to do now is to find the two stone slabs with the guidance array engraved on them and destroy them. As long as there are no stone slabs, all the plans of the Army of Light will be ruined. At that time, the two armies will have to run over from land and waste a day in vain. This will leave them little time to attack the city, and the defense will be much easier!

right! Those two stone slabs must be destroyed! Rushing out of the Tower of Babel and shouting to the side: "Plague!"

A strong wind passed by, and the plague landed next to me. "whats the matter?"

"Immediately take all the dragons out of the city and search the area near Essinger, looking for two stone slabs with a diameter of more than ten meters. There are magic arrays engraved on the stone slabs, and there may be a small number of enemy elites to protect you. Once you find the target, call your companions immediately and do whatever it takes. The price must be to destroy those two stone slabs!"

"Yes!" The plague flew out with a roar, and after hovering in the sky above Essinger, other dragons followed.

I called for Vida again. "Quick! Send all the troops you can mobilize out of the city!" I described the appearance of the stone slab to Vader and asked him to take people out to look for it. Anyway, Essinger's garrison has been soaked in the blood pool. Even if they are blocked outside the door, they can be resurrected once after death. This resurrection is not resurrection in place, but resurrection in Essinger's barracks, which is equivalent to returning to the city! (The Dark Legion has no chance of resurrection)

The Essinger Guards cannot leave the city too far and can only be found nearby, while the Dragon Clan is responsible for places slightly further away. I sent out all my sub-dragon cavalry and steel silver bees, and finally there were crystal magic beetles. There were many of these guys, and they were the most suitable for finding something, so I sent them out too. I can't believe I can't find it. As soon as it is discovered, the dragons can be summoned to besiege. Even if the opponent is guarded by high-level troops, the dragon should be able to destroy the stone slab!