Chapter 333: The Startling Parade Shaking the Kingdom

Chapter 333: The Startling Parade Shaking the Kingdom

"Your Majesty Hatar, please forgive our tardiness," Lord Lynn nodded slightly, preserving the new king's dignity.

Hatar, feeling like a traveler grasping at a lifeline in despair, hastily spoke, "Lord Lynn, the Holy Church's forces have penetrated our borders. We must swiftly organize and expel them from our lands!"

"Please, do not fret, Your Majesty," Lord Lynn calmly pacified the anxious Hatar.

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As for the nobles in the east of the kingdom defecting, Lord Lynn wasn't surprised at all.

After all, the influence of the Holy Church within the kingdom had been long-standing, and their occupation of the capital was but a cunning move that lacked popular support. This situation was well within his expectations.

Surveying the nobles with their varied thoughts, Lord Lynn slowly addressed them, "Reinforcements from the Land of Wizards have probably arrived. If any of you are interested, feel free to join and witness."

"I'd like to see that!" mocked Count Mortan.

Years ago, he had the privilege of witnessing the divine punishment army return from the holy city, an unparalleled sight! They said these soldiers, handpicked elites from the army and even witch hunters, were all knights blessed by the gods. It was not an exaggeration to say that merely three or four thousand of them could sweep through the entire kingdom!

Add to that the Gryphon Knights, revered and comprised of clergy, and what other army could stand against the Church?

Under Lord Lynn's lead, King Hatar and the nobles stepped out of the royal palace.

As they exited, Mortan already sensed something amiss. The outside lacked the warm sunlight, instead shrouded in gloom.

"Is it evening already? Has it grown dark?" Duke Gade, now promoted to a duke, spoke puzzled, while another noble gazed in horror at the sky.

"Look up!"

Everyone present looked skyward, witnessing a scene both astonishing and terrifying—hundreds of airships suspended hundreds of meters high, each as colossal as a house, linking together and blotting out the sky. Their shadows extended over the entire palace, creating an eerie twilight despite the afternoon hour...

Though Lord Lynn had used airships in the war that toppled the kingdom's elites, this spectacle was the first time this contraption revealed its true form before everyone.

"Lord Lynn, do you know the purpose of these peculiar steel boxes?" King Hatar curiously inquired.

Naturally, the only thing he could envision was these boxes wreaking havoc on the battlefield, but he knew it couldn't be that simple.

Staring down those grim-looking gun barrels, they felt an inexplicable sensation of staring death in the face.

"You'll find out in a few days," Lord Lynn smiled, withholding any further details.

The kingdom's prominent nobles were coerced to remain in the capital, enabling Hatar to swiftly seize control of most of the kingdom. Who knew if someone would bypass their surveillance and leak information to the Church?

The ostensible purpose of this parade was to stabilize the situation, preventing any scheming that might lead to internal turmoil, causing the kingdom to face both internal and external crises. These advanced weapons couldn't afford to divulge any secrets...

For now, it seemed the effect was quite satisfactory... Lord Lynn's gaze swept over the fearful faces of the noble class and then to the distant onlookers.

Lord Lynn deliberately concealed certain matters, causing some dissatisfaction in King Hatar, but he understood that the Kingdom of Hadralata now relied on these wizards to confront the Church. He had to suppress any trace of discontent.

After the brief parade concluded, Lord Lynn handed the prepared blueprint of a laser emitter to Anthony, urging the electromagnetism expert to research and ideally manufacture it swiftly, to catch up with the impending war.

As for Lord Lynn himself, he retreated to the residence arranged for him in Hatar, preparing to develop new flame magic.

This time, he didn't manifest in the Hadralata Kingdom through magical projection but in person.

To support this war effort, the Council dispatched over a thousand wizards to the capital, several of them Grand Wizards. Even the legendary Councilors would intervene if necessary. As the architect of the plan, the nexus between the Land of Wizards and the Society of Mystical Arts, Lord Lynn naturally couldn't be exempt.

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