Magic Industrial Age.

Chapter 98 96: Twilight Hermitage (Please subscribe, please vote)

That night,

Baron Marquis's castle, inside the study.

This generation of Baron Marquis was chattering and muttering to himself again.

"He is a distinguished guest of Madam Linda, a disciple of Gary Mills, a collaborator of Douglas, a guest of the president of the Seven Gods Bank, Mark Williams, a small shareholder of nine magic energy factories, and he even opened a magic energy machinery factory himself..."

"This illegitimate child is really capable of causing trouble!!!"

"Are you asking whether we should send someone to kill him?"

"That's easy to say, but how do you kill him? How many people should I send? How many experts are needed to take him down?"

"Based on his current performance, if there weren't three or four extraordinary fighters, he would have to escape.

By then, Dorji's troubles will befall me, and I will be so annoyed!"

"So, let him go first. It's time to let him go!"

"He did so much just to seek a safe life. Now, neither I nor Dorji dare to touch him easily."

"What? You ask what to do with such a huge fortune?"

"Of course it's not his. I just kept it with him."

"Wait a minute. Once everything is done, I have plenty of ways to deal with him!"

“We need to be patient and wait. By now, Dorji’s reputation for incompetence has spread throughout the empire.

It is because Hohenzollern III has not given up on him that he is still allowed to sit in that position."

"What I have to do now is to put more effort into the Council of Noble Elders and make this guy leave."

"As long as he doesn't sit in that position and loses that skin, I can make him die miserably!"

"Hehehehe..."

"Go to the imperial capital and give what I gave you to Senator Lawrence. He knows what he will do!"

"Oakland City will only be Oakland City of my Marquis family!"

"Hehehe, hehehe, hahahahaha..."

At this point, Marquez seemed to have seen the grand scene after his goal was achieved, so much so that he burst into laughter.

At first it was suppressed, but later it grew louder and louder, even spreading outside the study, filled with pride.

Outside the study, some servants heard the laughter, their faces suddenly changed, and they hurried out. No one dared to stop.

Even the butler of the Marquis family was like this, with a look of fear on his face!
……

Auckland City, Executive Hall.

In the Archon's office, Lord Dorji Petrovich was looking through the documents in his hands with his eyes slightly narrowed, and a cup of steaming coffee was beside him.

Unlike what Baron Marquis had imagined, Dorji did not seem panicked at all, and even seemed calm.

At a certain moment, he closed the information in his hand, looked up, and said with a smile: "Tell me, is Baron Marquis still smug and thinking that he can beat me in this round?"

Opposite him stood a blond young man. He had elegant manners and a capable temperament, but he did not look very happy when he heard what was said.

After a slight hesitation, the blond young man said, "My Lord, isn't this a bit too dangerous?"

"I'm afraid that Baron Marquis will become desperate and stir up even greater chaos.

By then, I’m afraid it will not end well!”

"What I want is for him to be desperate and do something desperate. Only when he is desperate and desperate, can he be exposed and completely eradicated!"

"Only when the enemy is desperate will the Twilight Priory behind him step forward. Only then can I catch them all in one fell swoop."

Dorji's words were filled with great confidence and he looked determined.

But the blond young man's expression did not relax, and even his muscles were tense: "Sir, what you said makes sense, but this also puts you in danger.

I’m just afraid that the result won’t be very good! ”

"Moreover, even if you really succeeded in clearing out the Marquis family and severely damaging the power behind him, you, you will definitely be remembered!"

"I'm afraid that by then you will be forced to step down!"

Dorji was still relaxed, and said, "I know, I know, but even if I step down, don't I still have you?"

"You will accept this position and implement my policies to keep the city of Auckland on the right path."

"Moreover, as long as Your Majesty can see my loyalty and ability, then the future will be bright!"

"I risked my life to join this game just for today!"

Having said this, he turned his head and looked into the distance through the window.

It was a dark night, silent and without any light, and the pervasive darkness enveloped the sky and the earth.

But Dorji seemed to see the light and a bright future.

At a certain moment, he suddenly said: "According to the time, the Imperial Ironclad Ship Emden should have caught up with the Mist Pirates, right?"

"As long as we catch Gis, Marquis will be very anxious!"

"Please prepare the channels. I hope the news will reach Baron Marquis as soon as possible.

Hopefully, by then, he can still be in a good mood.”

After a pause, he seemed to remember something, turned his head slightly, looked at the blond young man, and said, "By the way, there is one more thing you have to do for me."

"what?"

"Go meet that illegitimate child and tell him a message for me. Tell him to be careful and don't die!" The blond young man was puzzled: "Is it necessary?"

"Before, I wanted him to die, but now, I admire him a little. He can create such a big situation and design a magical machine..."

"This is the talent the empire needs. It is right to give him a warning."

……

Deep in the silver sea.

Two warships were fighting, and there were bursts of roars and continuous artillery fire. From time to time, the explosions shot up into the sky.

There was also flying wood chips, rolling fog, and screams of agony could be heard from far away.

There were also angry roars, accompanied by gunshots, magic and fighting spirit, shining brightly.

The two warring parties were the Mist Pirates, one of the three major pirate groups in the Silver Sea.

Their magic warships emitted thick white mist, which spread over an area of ten miles in radius, like a group of moving fog balls. It was extremely strange under the bright sunlight.

However, no matter how magical the magic ship is, its long-range attack method is still the magic cannon.

Every time a cannon is fired, the spreading fire will expose one's position.

The opponent of the Mist Pirates was actually an ironclad ship.

The entire ship is painted silver-white and designed with a streamlined hull. It has no sails and no need for sails. Instead, it has three chimney-like structures that emit billowing black smoke.

The hull is about two hundred meters long and thirty meters wide. The interior is engraved with magic patterns, like tentacles, climbing to every part of the hull.

At this time, the magical light visible to the naked eye can drive the two underwater propellers, allowing this huge warship to sail at an extremely fast speed and turn with nimble movements.

Its agility does not match its huge size.

This is the ironclad ship, the Habsburg Empire's most powerful naval force. It is made entirely of steel, covered with magic patterns, powered by a magic energy pool and driven by propellers.

Of course, the biggest advantage of an ironclad ship is that it has a strong enough carrying capacity.

An ordinary wooden sailboat could capsize if too many magic cannons were fired.

Or, the recoil of a single salvo could cause the deck of a warship to crack, shatter, and disintegrate!
But ironclad ships can carry more cannons, even of larger calibers, and have more exaggerated power.

Just like now, from a long distance, the Emden fired a salvo, and dozens of shells drew a graceful arc and hit the fog directly.

The 'boom boom boom' sounds of the explosions created waves and a huge cloud of fog.

The counterattack of the Mist Pirates seemed somewhat scattered and weak.

The only thing they could do was to spread the fog and submerge the ironclad ship, making it lose its direction.

However, the Emden was no pushover. Relying on its strong power and fast speed, it easily left the fog behind.

Moreover, they came prepared. There was a powerful magician on board the ship. With the help of the magic energy pool, a few powerful wind spells could clear most of the fog.

Then, the ironclad ship fired a volley at the magic ship. As long as two or three shells hit the magic ship, it would be overwhelmed.

The magic ship of the Mist Pirates certainly has its own means, and there are magicians who have cast protective spells.

It’s a pity that although the shells would be blocked when they hit it, the huge shock wave caused by the explosion is real.

This forced the masters of the Mist Pirates to slash out with their fighting spirit blades or use long-range magic to detonate bombs.

However, under the close-range shock wave, some pirates were knocked to the ground, vomiting blood, and it was obvious that they had internal injuries.

At this moment, the advantages of the ironclad ships were fully demonstrated, and the majesty of the Imperial Royal Navy was also fully revealed.

On the ironclad ship, an old man in a neat navy uniform raised his head slightly, and his loud voice echoed across the sea.

"Davis, I don't want to kill you, so hand over Gis."

"Otherwise, after today, there will only be two of the three great pirate kings of the Silver Sea left."

In the mist, an irritable voice came: "I won't hand it over, what can you do to me?"

"hehe!"

The old man sneered, as if he was looking at a group of dead people.

At this moment, a loud bang was heard, and right next to the ironclad ship, water splashed and a huge crab-shaped sea monster jumped out.

It opened its mouth and spit out streams of water that hit the hull. Its huge body rushed forward and its blade-like feet stabbed into the hull again.

This is its experience, which has been proven to be effective over and over again, and has even dismantled countless ships.

But this time, it met its nemesis. The water column hit the steel hull, causing it to shake at most.

And its sharp claws only left a few traces on the ironclad ship.

Until finally, after all the efforts were in vain, the giant crab sea monster had to stop.

And Gis, who was standing on top of it, looked up.

Then, he saw an old man on the side of the boat staring at them coldly, his expression indifferent without any change, and his wise eyes full of sneer.

Fighting Qi spread out around him like flames burning the sky, rising into the sky and spreading in rolling heat waves in all directions.

Four, a fourth-level expert? !

How can I be so virtuous?

This was the thought that popped into Giss's mind.

The old man stared at him and grinned: "Gis, huh? I finally caught you!"

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