Chapter 686 (1/2)
The hall, which had just held a quarterly summing up meeting, was once again filled with people, with cardinals and civil servants standing in a line, and the officers of the order opposite them. Solon is still sitting in his seat. Unlike the last meeting, the Pope is also sitting next to Solon. But there was a yawn on the young Pope's face, as if he had no interest in such a meeting.
A light screen appeared above the hall, in which an image was playing. Looking at the pictures in the video, everyone in the hall looks ugly. Maybe the Pope is an exception. The image is transmitted back by thunder using a small function in the round table knight system. Of course, it is not a real-time image. Canon had been captured and the news reached the city of Rome.
Now some important figures in Rome have gathered together, watching the images in the light screen faithfully recording the process of Canon's capture. In this process, the important ministers in the hall witnessed how the fortress, which is known as the iron wall, became fragmented by the strong means of the invaders, especially when the city gate was broken, which was shocking.
The swordswoman who broke the city with that sword is not in any records of the western continent, but her means have been shown, and the visible brilliance of her body shows that she is a high-level capable person, and she is the level of Solon. Next, the gesture of one man breaking through the paladin's defense line was deeply reflected in the eyes of the public. The subsequent electromagnetic bomb made the officials and officers in the hall exclaim. They recognized that it was a special weapon developed by ISTA for Paladin's mecha.
But zero is not ISTA's man.
With the description of the swordswoman and the survivors of roaring Bay, everyone can be sure that people from other continents have come here. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the western continent to jump out of such a high level. The news is more shocking than the fall of Kanon fortress.
After the cataclysm, the communication between the continents became very difficult, even impassable. If people from other continents come here now, does it mean that the continent where these foreigners live already has the means of long-distance navigation. If this conjecture holds, it means that the era will enter a new page.
Of course, it won't be pleasant. In today's resource poor world, long-distance navigation will only be used as aggression, not to deliver friendly olive branches.
Look at the image in the light screen, it's almost over. Under the image capture of the Knights of the round table, everyone can clearly see that the Knights of the round table are fighting alone, and the latter is still in a state of being suppressed. Soon, with a burst of drama on the screen, all the images finally came to an end.
The light screen rises.
The atmosphere in the hall was oppressive and everyone's face was gray. This powerful intruder can fight round table knights with one man's strength and destroy three generations of mecha. This fact is as heavy as a mountain, which makes people unable to think normally. Especially Dr. Jane, the destruction of the mecha only proves his incompetence. After all, when it was developed, he boasted that he could compete with the high-level strong.
But from the video, the fact that the Knights of the round table and the invaders were destroyed in less than three minutes, Dr. Jane's words were a slap in the face. He had a hot face and a low head. Even now the officials in the hall are attracted by the images, but the doctor feels that their contemptuous eyes are on his back.
Kanon was captured and less than 500 soldiers escaped. Papal hall lost a fort, two army commanders, thousands of soldiers and several important mines. Whether it's dignity or economy, it's a heavy blow. The papal hall is like a giant, now it's bent over with a punch. If the color is not returned immediately, the cornerstone of the papal chamber will be challenged as never before.
Sauron was unexpectedly not furious.
He was as deep as water, and he was totally different in peacetime. And those who knew him, such as the leader of the guard, knew that he was the real Sauron. That irritability and caprice was nothing more than an illusion created by Sauron to confuse his enemies. The real him is deep and good at calculation. Otherwise, how can a tyrant hold the throne for 30 years? It's not only ISTA who want to overthrow Sauron, but Sauron's throne has never been shaken.
Until now, the throne seems to shake because of the fall of canon.
”Ladies and gentlemen, you have finished watching this video. Has anyone ever told me what these intruders will do next? How do we respond? ” Solon's cold voice sounded, but under the cold, there was the heat of magma.
As soon as the words went on, there was a lot of discussion in the hall. Some say that the invaders will snatch away and then go away. After all, everyone knows that the papal hall will not let them go. And no matter how strong they are, they can't compete with the whole city of Rome. Some say they are interested in the three oil well platforms under the control of the fortress. After all, these platforms are more precious than gold mines in this era.
For a moment, there were many different opinions, and they didn't settle down until Solon reached for a sign. Solon's eyes swept over the crowd. The bishops and civil servants who had just been talking loudly, as well as a few officers of the knight order. As for the two army leaders in the column, they were Leo from the second Legion and frank from the ninth Legion.These two legions were stationed in two important cities not far from Rome, and now they were called back by Solon. In a short period of more than a month, the Knight Order lost four Army leaders, which in the history of Rome, perhaps only in that dark period had such a tragic thing happened.
Solon's eyes fell on Leo, who was the same age as Solon and a veteran from the dark ages as karomon. Now his hair is gray, but the cold look of the regiment leader is as good as that of the past. Leo is a high-level ability person of fire department. His command style and ability are general. He believes in aggression like fire.
Seeing Solon looking at himself, Leo stood forward and said, ”my Lord, I think the real purpose of the invaders is to build Kanon into a stronghold. A stronghold against us
As soon as Leo's words came out, someone jumped out and retorted: ”chief Leo, do you think these invaders alone have the strength to fight against the whole city of Rome? If we still set up a stronghold, will our army flatten them on the spot
Leo didn't look at it. He snorted: ”the fortress is 8000 kilometers away from us. Judging from their fighting power, it takes at least three or even more than four knights to completely annihilate them. At present, we have only eight complete Cavaliers, the first regiment needs to guard Rome City, the fourth and eleventh Legion is stationed in fawcero. The rest of the legions also have their own guarding areas. To be honest, we are very reluctant to draw out four legions. ”
”What's more, it takes time for the four legions to mobilize, assemble, and even to equip the material and logistics teams. It will take us at least a month to gather our forces and go to Kanon, 8000 kilometers away. One month is enough for them to build the most basic fortifications and prepare for us. The key question is, if they only want to rob materials, I believe it's more convenient for them to rob in farcero or other places. Why do they choose canon? ” Leo looked up at Solon, but said to other officials, ”don't forget, where's canon? Yes, it's at the end of the bloody road, far away from Rome. This is the most obvious provocation! ”
Li Ao's words can not be refuted, before jumping out to interrupt the officials have honestly returned to their position. Solon nodded, obviously also agreed with Leo's words. He said in a deep voice: ”chief Leo, if you lead and give you another month to prepare, are you sure you will pull the invaders out of canon?”
Leo took a deep look at Solon, then said with a bitter smile, ”only 50% of the time.”
All of a sudden, everyone was in an uproar.
Solon raised his hand, lowered his voice and asked, ”why? Isn't four legions enough to wipe out a small fortress
”That's enough in theory, but judging from the data of the two previous campaigns, the invaders have a group of high-level capable people. There are only two of the nine strong men we know now. Lord Solon, you are also nine. You should understand that the destructive power of nine is not on the same level as that of eight. Our most fatal problem is that there are too few high-level and even nine level strong people. ” Leo pondered for a while, then said: ”if Lord Solon is willing to take part in the war, then the probability of success can be increased to 70%
The reason why it is still not 100% winning rate, in the final analysis, is the lack of high-level ability. And Solon could not have been so rash in the war. He was the only nine steps in Rome. This battle is not like the battle of ISTA. In that battle, Solon was well prepared, and with the convenience of sneak attack, he could pick out the whole ISTA at one stroke.
But even so, he left behind a King Arthur. As an upgraded version of the Knights of the round table, King Arthur himself is equivalent to a ninth rank.