I became a witch, but I started the industrial revolution

The ponytailed man felt humiliated and walked towards his own machine angrily: "Damn it, I'm going to chop it up!"

Upon hearing this, Yunica shouted, "Get back here! Didn't you see the power of that attack? You attacked them, and they fought back and sank our ship. What about the other believers?"

The brown-haired young man also pulled him aside and whispered, "Don't forget that we are at sea. We are the only ones in our squadron that can fly."

"Grass!"

The ponytailed man cursed angrily, but showed no intention of moving forward towards the machine.

Their knight squadron consists of fifty people.

Except for the five officers' exclusive machines which can fly for a short time, the other soldiers cannot do this. Now that the ship has sunk, they will be wiped out.

So their current situation is somewhat delicately awkward. If the opposing army doesn't intend to blow up their ship, that would be a lot of fun.

Unica jumped back to the hall and got into the driving seat of her own aircraft, and closed the hatch manually.

After a moment, the golden inscriptions around the body began to glow, and the half-kneeling body slowly stood up. Its nearly six-meter height made the people around it look like ants.

"Tsk... This feeling really makes me feel uncomfortable all over."

Through the amplification of the machine, Unica clearly felt the thin and obscure magical elements around her, and complained rather unhappily.

At her command, the patterns of the magic circle on the sail began to dim.

The general was a little surprised to see the figure flying out of the other ship, and then Unica's voice came over: "Wait! We are lost, and we have no ill intentions!"

Then the Seris side sent a small ship over to talk to Eunice.

Upon learning that this was not the waters of the Kingdom of Ovinia, Unica apologized and left the area with a large sailboat.

Looking at the huge humanoid machine going away, the general immediately asked his adjutant to report the news back, which was passed down layer by layer until it reached Medea.

Looking at the text message in his hand, Medea raised an eyebrow and looked at Shelia who was lying on the sofa playing with the cat: "Didn't you say that their magic mechas are three meters tall? Why is it different from the message I received?"

Hearing this, Xue Liya sat up cross-legged and asked in surprise: "Is he really here?"

Mitia's face darkened when she heard this: "What do you mean? Did you scare me before?"

"It's not just to scare you, it's just to prepare you mentally. Don't pay attention to these details."

"The three meters I mentioned are for ordinary soldiers. If your subordinates encounter a larger one, it must be the leader or a senior official, which means that the group coming is at least a squad."

"What? Were you guys fighting me off? Are you guys so powerful now?"

Medea shook her head: "We didn't do anything. The other side was very cautious and didn't give us a chance. Besides, she can fly. The number of people is unknown. The navy is not sure if they can keep all of them."

Medea has invested a lot of capital in the defense of Sendegas. Since the keel of the first giant ship was laid, the shipyard has never stopped expanding.

Although the construction of large warships has not continued, ships weighing hundreds or thousands of tons have begun to be launched in batches.

It's not that she doesn't want to build a proper large battleship, but she can't afford the loss of steel. Seris is still in a period of major infrastructure construction.

A large-scale fleet requires more than just those main battleships, other supporting ships are also required. The current steel production of Seris cannot support the operation of so many large projects at the same time.

Xue Liya thought for a moment and said, "It's good that they didn't do anything. There is still room for negotiation between the two sides. I personally don't recommend that you make enemies with them now."

"Isn't it considered a feud now?"

Hearing Medea's question, Shelia laughed: "Have you forgotten that you are an independent country now? Being hostile to a local separatist force and being hostile to a kingdom are completely different concepts."

"Although the Dritmia Church is powerful, it must abide by certain rules because of its power. For example, it cannot destroy a country easily."

"Such behavior will only make neighboring countries wary of them, which is not conducive to their development of foreign believers."

"Besides, there is an ocean between you. The cost of sending troops on a long expedition is totally disproportionate to the benefits. Letting the Church on this subcontinent deal with you is the most appropriate way to deal with you."

Medea said regretfully, "But I still want to see the power cores of their toys. I wonder if I can buy them through trade."

She picked up the kitten and held it in her arms, then lazily lay back on the sofa: "There is nothing that cannot be bought, it's just that you haven't found the channel."

"I advise you to pay more attention to the news about this mobile team. Who knows if they will do something? Sometimes wars are launched out of necessity."

Medea nodded: "Of course I will."

She looked down at the documents on the table, with a hint of worry hidden under her calm face.

【Tina...】

Chapter 72: Coercion

Kingdom of Owenia

Stark City

There is a large restaurant located on the most prosperous central street in the city center. Various performances are staged in the hall every day, attracting merchants coming and going to consume.

In a private room on the second floor of the hotel, several men were chatting and laughing while drinking.

But if you get closer to the table, you can see that they are talking about something else.

"In other words, the city lord will not be back in the short term? Then who is in charge of government affairs now? Can the news be confirmed to be true?"

In response to the question from the man in white, the black-haired young man beside him pretended to pour him a glass of wine, then leaned closer and whispered:

"It was the mage's deputy who had been following him to handle government affairs. The situation in Talion was getting worse and worse, and the city lord was worried that it would affect here."

The middle-aged fat man in fancy clothes on the other side said:

"There are about a thousand soldiers in the city at present, five hundred of whom are new-style musketeers."

"But according to the information I got, because the leader is the city lord's brother-in-law, they only have less than 200 muskets in their hands, about three people for one gun, and you know the rest of the money~"

"The other five hundred are one hundred knights and four hundred ordinary infantry..."

Another middle-aged man exclaimed, "Only two hundred guns? God is really helping us."

"Then our chances of winning are very high. Everyone, go back and make final preparations. Remember, everything is for the purpose of welcoming the Queen!"

"..."

The black-haired young man returned to his manor in a luxurious carriage. He saw the short-haired girl swinging on the swing under the tree at a glance. A hint of doting flashed in his eyes and he hurried over.

He took off his coat and put it on the girl's legs and asked, "Why are you sitting here? The weather is not warm yet."

Tina, who was distracted, smiled and said, "The cold keeps me awake."

Finally, she asked, "Marlon, how is the situation going?"

"It is indeed as you said. These merchants are indeed very dissatisfied with the nobles. Most of them have been moved by us, but there are still a few who are still hesitant and have not given an accurate answer. Do you want to..."

Tina shook her head: "Don't worry about them, they don't dare to tell on us. If anything happens to us, they will all die as part of the same group."

The emergence of the steam engine permanently changed the operating logic of the surrounding kingdoms. In addition to the traditional aristocratic merchants, lords, etc. who made profits by building factories, there was also a group of smart civilians who seized this opportunity to make a fortune.

They made their first fortune through various means, and then opened factories to make a fortune quickly, but their existence also encroached on the interests of the nobles, so they were always suppressed.

However, these people are ruthless individuals who have stood out from the fierce competition. Even if a group of them are targeted for bankruptcy, there will always be a few of them who can find a way to survive.

With the negative example of Media, Ovinia III developed a crisis of confidence in the great nobles.

From time to time, he used policy means to support wealthy civilians and prevent the nobles from becoming too powerful too quickly, so that they would be tied overall.

However, the conflicts between the two sides are becoming increasingly serious.

But no matter how smart the businessmen are, they will eventually have to take root and develop in the territories of the nobles, and the nobles can reap their wealth by introducing various restrictive regulations.

They even set up high territorial taxes to restrict the circulation of their goods between different territories, and they were harvested like leeks.

Therefore, an external force is urgently needed to break this cycle.

It was at this juncture that Malone and Tina approached them, and the two sides hit it off immediately.

Although Seris nationalized the land, they had no intention of stifling commercial development. Moreover, there was no suppression from the nobles and no high taxes. This was definitely the most ideal business environment in the minds of businessmen.

At least it is much stronger than the current Ovinia.

Malone nodded and said, "The five hundred guns and one hundred warriors we made should be enough to control this place, but what should we do next?"

"What's next? Of course, we have to follow the Queen's footsteps and settle accounts with the nobles and divide up the land!"

Tina's tone was powerful.

The purpose of Medea sending more than a hundred of them to Stark City with great difficulty was very clear, which was to open up a new front behind the Kingdom of Ovinia.

At this time, the Kingdom of Ovinia had already been plagued by resentment in the country because of the war and the exploitation of the Vatican Army. It would be strange if she didn't take advantage of it.

This is a no-man's land carefully selected by the Seris Intelligence Department. It is quite far away from the three major territories. It is mountainous with few plains, and the roads are rugged and transportation is inconvenient. There are only a few main roads leading to the outside.

No matter which side sends troops to attack, they have to go through a long journey. It can be said that this is one of the most ideal bases.

Ma Long nodded and said, "Okay! I'll listen to you!"

Soon, Tina worked out a specific plan process

a week later

Outside a mine owned by a wealthy civilian businessman, a dozen knights came galloping on horseback. One of them whipped the mine guard who was coming to meet him and sent him flying. Then a dozen knights rushed in with a swagger.

The leading officer who had just drawn the men shouted, "Inspect! Everyone, get out and stand still!"

Just an hour ago, the adjutant who was handling government affairs in the City Lord's Mansion received a letter reporting that several wealthy businessmen were suspected of hiding lethal weapons and attached several addresses.

The adjutant scoffed at this. He had received it several times before, but every time he checked, he found nothing. However, he could get some benefits every time, so it was not a wasted trip.

He didn't think much about it, thinking it would be a good idea to have an excuse to make some money, so he sent most of the more than a hundred knights to these places.

It was not the first time for these cavalrymen to do this job. They were already used to the procedure. It was nothing more than going up to scare the people, then doing a casual inspection, and then taking the money and leaving.

But this time it's different...

The rich businessman happened to be here today. He smiled and said nice things to the leading officer, then led him into the mine.

It was already time for dinner, and a large group of miners were queuing around several large pots waiting to eat. A group of knights who came in saw this scene and immediately frowned in disgust.

The officer even whipped out his long whip and lashed him all over the head and face: "Disgusting and despicable things, who told you to stand in front of me! Get out of here!"

'ah! ! ! '

"Please spare my life, sir. I will leave immediately."

'Stop hitting me, stop hitting me.'

There was chaos in the mine, and no one noticed that the rich businessman had quietly disappeared and came to another secret mine, where twenty young men were making final preparations in an orderly manner.

‘Click! ’