Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 77 Rescue
On the ground, the entire Emerald Magic Academy was alarmed by the battle in the air. Ignoring the instructor's warning, the students leaned against the windows and looked up at the sky, and when they saw the black dragon and the angel flying by, they shouted excitedly at the same time.
Although we know that dragons and angels are real, they are almost invisible in the secular world because Dragon Kingdom and Sky City have been closed for a long time.
Now not only did a giant dragon and an angel appear at the same time above the Emerald Magic Academy, but they also started fighting. How could the young elves not be excited? When the aftermath of the dragon's breath and combat skills hit the protective shield opened by the academy, there were constant screams in the academy.
"Look! Is there an elf standing on the black dragon's back?"
An elf with sharp eyes saw the clear sky on the back of the black dragon Bale. He pointed directly at the black dragon and shouted his discovery to his classmates.
The students cheered and shouted.
At this time, on the way down the mountain, the battle in the sky startled Dai'er in the carriage.
"Dragons and angels, why are they here? They're fighting in the sky above the academy!"
Hearing what Dai'er said, the sheriff, who was still dozing, suddenly opened his eyes, leaned on the window and looked up at the sky, and said angrily: "The cunning black dragon actually dared to take my position when I wasn't paying attention. Jennifer, I can't go with you to protect Princess Dai'er back to the empire. Her Majesty the Queen needs her loyal mount more now."
After saying that, the sheriff jumped out of the car window without waiting for Jennifer's consent and disappeared in an instant.
Jennifer failed to catch the sheriff and could only let him run back. Then she explained the identity of Black Dragon Barie to Dale: "A lot of things happened after you left the empire. Now Black Dragon Barie is serving his sentence for the crime he committed. As for the angel, I don't know his origins."
Dai Er looked at the battle in the sky again and said, "Dark Night, you stay! Maybe Miss Clear Sky can use you."
Dark Night came out from the interlayer of Dale's hat brim, jumped to the window, took off her hat and saluted to Dale: "I will obey your orders, my princess."
"Go ahead..."
An Ye turned around and jumped out of the car window.
Dale stuck her head out, but the Sheriff and Dark Night were nowhere to be seen. She looked at the battle in the sky again, her worry still fading: "First the headhunters appeared, then the angels and dragons appeared. What happened to the Emerald Forest?"
Jennifer said: "Should we ask what is wrong with this world? But please rest assured, Your Highness, I believe that with Miss Qingkong here, everything can be solved perfectly.
The most important thing now is to protect you and return to the empire. Only by returning to the palace can you provide your greatest help to the Emerald Forest."
"Are we going back?" Dai'er murmured, not knowing what she was thinking.
The carriage was moving quickly along the mountain road. A team of elf patrolmen riding on reindeer passed by and galloped towards the Emerald Magic Academy.
The battle in the sky did not last too long. Qingkong's only purpose was to test the true strength of the angel Sifos. After getting the data, she shot an arrow, which turned into a rope in the air and tied up the angel with a broken wound from head to toe.
The angel fell from the sky, and the black dragon Bale rushed forward, hooked the rope with his claws, and swooped down towards the Emerald Magic Academy.
Just as it was about to hit the academy's outer protective shield, a gap opened in the shield.
The black dragon Bale, rushing down from the gap, stretched out his wings to slow down, and stabilized his body when he was close to the ground. He threw the angel Siphos to the square, and then half-spread his wings to pave the stairs down to the clear sky.
At this time, Dean Vidal came to the square with a group of elven wizards.
Qingkong walked down from the black dragon's back and said to Dean Bidar, "Please detain the angel Sifos and send the elves to the Holy Temple of Saint Lun City in the Golden Shield Empire to inform the Holy Scripture Theresa of the mistakes made by the angel.
Then go to the Saint Lun City branch of Oulu College to find the angel Malus and ask him to come to the Emerald Magic College."
Qingkong took out a badge and handed it to Dean Vidal.
Dean Vidal immediately handed the badge to the elven wizard beside him and asked him to go to the Golden Shield Empire immediately.
Then he asked Qingkong: "What to do next?"
"Give me a solid room. I want to interrogate this angel who caused the trouble."
The angel Siphos was escorted away by the elven wizard, the black dragon Bale flew away from the sky, and order gradually returned to the academy.
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In a secret room of the Emerald Magic Academy, the angel Siphos was tied to a cross. His limbs were nailed with special nails that restricted the flow of magic power, his armor was forcibly pulled off, and the wounds on his body kept oozing light golden blood.
Shelley stood aside, with various torture instruments hanging on the wall behind him.
Qingkong and Dean Vidal were sitting in chairs. The black cat that had run back was lying on the table, enjoying the mouse's dark night massage.
Siphos stared at the clear sky and asked unconvincedly, "Who are you?"
“Who I am… is not important now.” Qingkong looked at the angel with contempt and said, “Based on my assessment of your strength in the last battle, even considering your injuries, the combat power you displayed is still lower than my estimate of you.
It makes sense when you think about it. Sky City shouldn't send out powerful angels to monitor the Magic Spring. The fact that one of you was hunted by the headhunters proves that your strength is seriously inconsistent with your arrogant attitude."
Being looked down upon, the angel Siphos said angrily: "My companion died because the magic spring was in a cave. I was defeated by you because I was seriously injured and there was a black dragon helping you.
Otherwise you won't have a chance to catch me!"
"The Magic Spring is in the cave!" Qingkong said to Dean Bidar, "This information can greatly narrow the scope of our calculation of the Magic Spring's location."
Dean Vidal nodded: "We can exclude non-mountainous areas."
The angel Sifos did not expect that he could be tricked into receiving such important information with just one sentence. He became even more angry: "Elves! Your treatment of me is a serious provocation to Sky City. Don't provoke the hostility of the angels when facing the headhunters.
Let me go and ask for my forgiveness is what you should do now!"
Dean Vidal didn't want to worsen the relationship with Sky City, so he said, "We can let you go, but you must tell us the news about the headhunters truthfully. If your news can help us eliminate the headhunters, the angels can gain respect and gifts from the forest elves."
"You have no right to interrogate me!"
Seeing that the angel was so stubborn, Qingkong said to Dean Bidar, "Leave it to me. I will make him tell you everything he knows."
Dean Vidal whispered, "I don't want to use torture instruments on the angels. The Emerald Forest does not have the strength to deal with the headhunters while being attacked by angels."
Qingkong smiled and said, "Those torture instruments are just for show, and angels will not succumb to simple torture. If you want to get the truth, you need some tricks and some patience.
I'll leave this to my subordinates, they will make the angel speak."
Shelley said confidently, "Miss Starry Sky, when I was working at the Secret Service, I was best at forcing confessions. Leave this angel to me!"
"No, I have another important task for you." Qingkong didn't dare to hand over the angel to Shelley for interrogation. She said to the sheriff and Dark Night: "I will leave the angel to you. I will let the spirit ball assist you."
Hearing the roll call, the Sheriff and Dark Night stood up: "Follow your orders!"
Qingkong summoned the Spirit Orb and placed it in front of the Sheriff. Seeing the Spirit Orb, the two pairs of eyes of the cat and the mouse suddenly lit up uncontrollably. This treasure was a fatal temptation to Shadow Parasite, a spiritual supernatural creature.
The spiritual orbs, which were also spiritual supernatural creatures, also emitted a resonant light, which made the light from the cat and mouse's eyes even more dazzling.
Angel Seaforth recognized the cat and mouse on the table at a glance.
"Shadow Tribe! Who are you who can make the dragon and the Shadow Tribe submit? "
Dean Vidal was also shocked by the name of the Shadow Clan. He didn't expect that these two little things on the table next to him had such a great background.
The Shadow Clan, Angels, and Dragons are equal beings.
Qingkong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter who I am. If you don't want to suffer, just tell me what you know."
"Angels won't surrender."
Angel Sifos was very stubborn, so Qingkong said to Dean Bidar: "The interrogation cannot be completed in a short time. If you are worried about my people, you can send an assistant you trust to assist in the interrogation."
Dean Vidal insisted on accompanying Qingkong to the interrogation because he was afraid of irreversible consequences. But the current situation is that there is no way to get key information without using extraordinary means. He has more important things to do and really doesn't have the experience of watching the interrogation process.
"Okay, I'll send an assistant to assist in the interrogation."
Qingkong gave the task of interrogating the angel to the sheriff and Dark Night, and she accompanied Dean Bidar out of the secret room. As soon as the wall behind them closed, an elf wizard hurried over.
“Master Dean, His Majesty King Sanye sent a messenger…who discovered the territory of the headhunters in the southeast of the royal court. The royal court patrol soldiers nearby engaged in a battle with the headhunters.
Your Majesty, please go to Emerald Lake to discuss countermeasures."
Dean Vidal was very surprised to hear this news. He did not expect the headhunters to expand so quickly. According to the prediction of comprehensive information, it would take at least a week for the headhunters to touch the Emerald King's Court.
When the Royal Court patrol soldiers fight with the headhunters, the headhunters will quickly reinforce their troops, and the war will escalate very quickly.
The speed at which events are developing is really breathtaking!
Dean Vidal said to Qingkong, "I am going to Emerald Lake now. Miss Xingkong and your entourage can stay in the academy first, and I will do the calculations when I come back."
Alas...it's all my fault!
It’s all my fault!”
Dean Vidal, feeling remorseful and annoyed, followed the messenger away.
Qingkong and Shelley moved into the dormitory arranged for them by the college.
Looking out from a high place, the Royal Court patrol army entered the academy from outside. The suspension bridge between the academy and the mountain road was pulled up, and the castle was surrounded by towering cliffs. More griffins and Pegasus circled around the academy and the cliffs, and the elves riding on them inserted magic probes for detection into the cracks in the rocks.
The relaxed atmosphere inside the college no longer existed as it had when they first arrived, and the instructors had to confess the existence of the headhunters to their students.
Since the headhunters were close to the Emerald Royal Court, the Emerald Magic Academy was located on the edge of the Royal Court and could be surrounded and besieged by the headhunters at any time. Now that the academy had cut off ground traffic with the outside world, it only needed to defend the steep cliffs and the air.
The royal patrol soldiers stationed in the academy quickly deployed on the city walls, set up watchtowers, arrow towers, and garrisons, and used the academy's towering towers to set up magic support positions.
Senior students of the academy were organized and assigned to form magic groups under the command of academy tutors.
Middle school students receive military training with patrol instructors.
Lower grade students were assigned the task of making simple magic weapons and alchemically enchanted arrows.
Dean Vidal did not return in the afternoon, but a patrol team was dispatched from the Emerald King's Court, along with a truckload of supplies, including guns.
Forest elves who are good at using bows and arrows are very reluctant to use guns, believing that guns, like crossbows, are not fair weapons and cannot reflect the beauty of shooting. However, the Jade Royal Court is a major exporter of guns. With its advantages in alchemy and refining technology, the guns manufactured by the Jade Royal Court are not only gorgeous and beautiful, but also have high shooting indicators.
Owning a gun made by forest elves and a set of armor made by dwarves is recognized by the world as the standard for the upper class. Even though the price of the elf gun is very expensive, it is still in short supply. Therefore, even though the forest elves don't like guns as weapons, they still bow to money.
In order to resist the attack of the headhunters, the forest elves switched from exporting their guns to selling them domestically. It seems that they are well aware of the advantages of guns over bows and arrows. When dealing with a large number of low-level targets, using cheap bullets can save the alchemical enchanted arrows that require a lot of production processes.
Qingkong watched the patrolmen and the teachers and students of the academy actively preparing for battle in his room. In the evening, a big fire broke out in the forest around the Emerald Magic Academy. After nightfall, flames shot up into the sky everywhere he could see.
The elves began to burn the forest around the royal court, which would prevent the headhunters from getting closer and create an open area that would make it easier to spot the headhunters.
I wonder what trouble the forest protection organization will cause next.
During a great disaster, there will surely be demons and monsters rampaging!
However, these are not what Qingkong needs to consider. She transmits what she saw and heard today to Luke through the consciousness connection.
At this time, Luke had put aside all cabinet affairs and arrived at Raging Waves City from Saint Lun City.
The exclusive airship landed directly on the platform above the city government hall building, and immediately convened the Raging Waves City Council to announce the establishment of a special humanitarian working group to support the Emerald Forest, with Luke appointing himself as the leader of the working group.
The members of parliament who came to the meeting had not yet figured out why the Emerald Forest suddenly needed humanitarian support, but Luke waved his pen and the parliament approved a special usage fee of up to 10 billion Reichsmarks.
The Prime Minister and Governor-General personally sat in the Government Affairs Hall building, and all the political and economic departments of Nutao City were working overtime and at full speed.
Allocate cargo ships.
Purchase food.
Purchase of civilian daily necessities.
Coal, fire crystal, magic ore, medicine, steel...
All kinds of relief supplies were packed and shipped to Cape Port, then loaded onto ships and shipped to the southernmost port of the empire.
From there to the Emerald Forest, it only takes three days to sail at full speed.
