I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 482 Persuading to Leave

The dark red setting sun shone obliquely on the city wall. The whistling sound of arrows and the collision of metal mixed with the smoke exploded under the damaged watchtower of the mining city.

Phyllis clutched the bloodstained copper gear, her knuckles whitening under the rough lines unique to the era of cold weapons: "Lord Alpha! Are the bellows in the forge and the meteorite iron in the sword quenching pool all going to be given to those jackals?"

The tassel of the knight's sword at her waist was soaked in blood. It was the mark left by the battle to defend the city wall this morning. At that time, there was no distinction between classes in the military industrial city, only warriors.

Alpha's gilded emblem glowed slightly in the twilight. He gazed at the enemy camps outside the city, gathering like ants. The Holy Sword of Light leaned against his shoulder, making a creaking sound. "The magic crystal veins surrounding the mining city have dried up. Without magic crystals to support them, the production of magic spears in the mining city will be suspended, and thus the importance of the mining city has decreased."

A hoarse voice wrapped in a sigh, his eyes swept over Lina's bandaged arm - this female knight had half of her armor cut off by a stray bullet from a catapult while protecting the city gate during the day. "Rather than filling the city wall with blood and flesh, it is better to keep the fire."

Rowling suddenly coughed violently, and the blood-stained white handkerchief embroidered with irises was clenched between her fingertips.

As the female captain in the city who holds the same position as Captain Makina, she has already overdrawn her magic power and fought for three consecutive days.

Alpha grabbed Rowling's trembling wrist, a holy golden halo rising from his palm: "As long as there are people in the city, it will survive. If you die, the city will be lost. I will take you away alive."

Lina suddenly knelt on one knee, and her hammer-like fist hit the bluestone slab, sending sparks flying: "But this is the city we built hammer by hammer! In the workshop, there are still unfinished knight armor being cast, and in the cellar, there is the mithril collected over the years..."

Lina's choked voice was crushed by the dull sound of a battering ram coming from afar.

Alpha reached out and lifted her chin. The light reflected from the gilded emblem illuminated the determination in his eyes: "I reached an agreement with the Ottoman Empire to move the mining city to the Peloponnese Peninsula in Greece."

Alpha unfolded the parchment scroll, on which the location of the new stronghold was marked with cinnabar. "You must rebuild the forge within a year and forge weapons that can withstand anything."

Alpha did not pay attention to mutant warriors and cyborgs, but focused its future development on magic gun technology so that it could stand out in a complex environment.

Alpha's power is not great. Instead of developing everything evenly, it is better to concentrate its efforts on breaking through one technology. Only in this way can it have a chance of survival in the competition among major powers.

Rowling's pale face was filled with panic: "Ottoman Empire? How could those magicians who ride griffins and can summon thunderstorms cooperate with us?"

Rowling thought of the rumors she had heard last month, that the Imperial Army was turning rebels into walking corpses at the border, and that everything the Empire wanted would be taken directly, with no thought of cooperation at all.

"We are responsible for forging weapons, and the results belong to the Empire." Alpha's fingertips traced the terms of the agreement on the parchment scroll, a dangerous arc curved at the corner of his mouth, and the candlelight in his eyes jumped into two clusters of dark blue. "But who can guarantee that those weapons will not turn around and turn their spearheads after many years?"

Phyllis stood up suddenly, and the sound of armor clashing startled the crows on the wall and flew away: "Aren't we just slaves to them? Our knight swords are to be used to defend our territory and our people!"

"That's why we have to learn their magic forging techniques." Alpha suddenly held her trembling hand, his palm burning hot, "The Imperial Knights' magic crystal sword can split the city wall, while our blacksmith is still worried about the quenching temperature."

Alpha's gaze swept across the three of them, finally landing on the iris emblem on Rowling's chest. "Remember, this is just a hibernation. We have never surrendered to anyone."

When dusk completely engulfed the sky, Alpha suddenly embraced Rowling and Lina in his arms.

A breath mixed with the smell of rust brushed across their heads: "Stay here and rest tonight."

Outside the window, the first signal arrow shot up into the sky and exploded into a blood-red flower in the night sky, lighting the prelude to the upcoming relocation operation.

The morning mist shrouded the mining town like a veil, and the hustle and bustle of last night had long faded away.

Alpha rubbed his bloodshot eyes tiredly. Rowling and Lina beside him were still sleeping soundly, their beautiful faces still flushed with the passion of last night.

It was not until the first clear crow of a rooster was heard in the distance that my nerves, which had been tense all night, finally relaxed and I fell into a deep sleep.

As soon as the dawn light pierced through the clouds, Alpha appeared at the city defense headquarters in high spirits.

As the commander-in-chief of the mining city, Alpha began to take over the defense of the mining city in an orderly manner.

Although the area they actually control is less than a quarter of the city, there is no anxiety in Alpha's eyes. Instead, there is a gleam of confidence.

To everyone's surprise, Alpha did not rush to launch an attack. Instead, he issued a puzzling order - to let the main force of the Furious Knights withdraw from the mining city.

This decision caused quite a stir in the military, but Alpha had his own plans.

Alpha knew very well that the Pirate Alliance could not stay in the mining city for long, and their real purpose was to plunder equipment and machinery.

Instead of fighting the enemy in the city, it is better to play the long game and target the enemy's transport troops.

At the same time, Alpha was secretly deploying another important mission.

Under the cover of night, teams of soldiers carefully carried the mining city's key equipment, especially the precision machine tools and mechanical mother machines.

These are the core lifeline of the mining city and the key to its future reconstruction and development.

As for those huge and immovable mining machines, Alpha chose to keep them for the time being. In his mind, this might also be part of a bigger game.

After all, openly becoming an enemy of the Ottoman Empire and provoking the Pirate Alliance at the same time is tantamount to seeking death, and one must act with caution.

Just as Alpha was lost in thought in front of the map, the report from his personal guard interrupted his thoughts.

"Lord Alpha, Lord Hara wishes to see you for something." Fanxing respectfully passed through the heavy guards and came before Alpha to report.

"Well, let him in." Alpha replied casually. He didn't pay much attention to the original No. 1.

At this moment, Alpha really couldn't guess why the other party suddenly visited him.

A moment later, Yuan Yi strode into the headquarters and said straight to the point: "Lord Alpha, I won't beat around the bush. I'm here mainly to remind you that the advantages of cyborg warriors are huge. I wonder why you haven't considered conducting research in this area?"

There was a glimmer of anticipation in Yuan Yi's eyes, and he seemed to be full of confidence in the cyborg technology.

Alpha put down his tactical pen and said solemnly, "Cyborg warriors are indeed powerful, but this technology is unethical. Moreover, through several battles with the Pirate Alliance, I have discovered that these cyborg warriors have fatal flaws. Once they encounter setbacks on the battlefield, they are very likely to surrender, and their loyalty cannot be effectively guaranteed."

Alpha paused and continued to explain: "The reason is that the Pirate Alliance's transformation experiments are based on coercion. They arbitrarily capture civilians as experimental subjects, completely disregarding their wishes. How can the warriors created in this way have true loyalty?"

Having said that, Alpha looked at the rising sun outside the window, and already had a longer-term plan in mind.

In this turbulent world, the truly reliable force is by no means a reformed warrior who goes against human nature, but an army of justice with faith and soul.

"Why, do you have the skills in this area?" Alpha raised his eyebrows, his eyes scrutinizing.

Alpha knew clearly that the fundamental reason for abandoning this plan was the current limited strength. It was difficult to achieve breakthroughs in all areas.

Yuan Yi clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white from the strain. Hatred and rage burned in his eyes as he spoke slowly, "I was originally part of the cyborg research team, but I simply couldn't stand their inhumane behavior. I still can't forget the screams and desperate eyes of those forced into the experiments. So, I tried to free these pitiful test subjects, but they were eventually discovered. They transformed us all into the inhuman, half-ghost form we are today. But now I understand that to resist, I must possess strength greater than my enemy."

Alpha listened, his eyes full of agreement. He nodded vigorously and said with high morale, "Yes, you are right. In these troubled times, it is like sailing against the current. If you don't move forward, you will fall behind. Only by becoming stronger can you protect yourself and your family. Although strength is not everything, without strength, nothing can be achieved."

After saying this, Alpha closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before saying, "However, I will still not initiate any experiments or modifications that go against human will. But I have come up with a new plan."

Then, Alpha shouted loudly: "Mingyue, ask the magician Darwin, the elf Evelyn, the dwarf Balas, and the goblin Perov to come over."

Alpha knew very well that to realize this plan, it was necessary to integrate the resources of these people and at the same time propose the correct research direction for them. Only when everyone worked together could there be a possibility of success.

At this time, the development of the science and technology city has reached a bottleneck.

The research and development of internal combustion engines seemed to have reached a dead end. Researchers tried various methods but were unable to make a key breakthrough.

The main reason is the accuracy. The operation time of the equipment cannot be guaranteed and the degree of jitter is huge.

However, there has been considerable progress in electrical appliances. From the lights that have been turned on in some areas of the mining city, it can be seen that the promotion of electricity seems to be easier than that of fuel engines.

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Everyone soon arrived in front of Alpha. The sharp-eyed elf Evelyn seemed to have some realization the moment she saw Yuan Yi. She frowned slightly and asked, "Lord Alpha, are you planning to promote the technology of cyborgs and mutants?"

Alpha immediately shook his head firmly and said in a resolute tone, "No, I will not conduct any experiment that goes against human will."

Of course, Alpha also knew that many advanced technologies were accumulated through bloody and cruel experiments.

However, Alpha won't do that now.

In the future, Alpha will never use its own people to conduct such experiments.

Then, Alpha looked at everyone and announced solemnly, "I plan to establish an armored vehicle and mecha warrior verification team, and you will be the core members of this team."

Looking at everyone's confused looks, Alpha knew that he needed to make some explanations.

Alpha looked at the dwarf Baras and said, "As for armored chariots, the dwarves have always been gifted in mechanical engineering, so they should be familiar with this. Currently, our chariots are mostly horse-driven, with very limited speed and power. Baras, you've all seen the steam engines in the Mining City these past few days. Later, when you go to the Science City, you'll see a smaller internal combustion engine. It's even more powerful, and with it, we can definitely build a pure steel chariot."

The prototypes of armored vehicles and tanks have already emerged in Alpha's mind, and now it is time to put this idea on the agenda.

Barras has been fascinated by all kinds of machinery in the city these days. He has studied trains, steam engines, lathes, etc. carefully.

Hearing Alpha's words, his eyes lit up and he quickly asked, "Lord Alpha, are you talking about using a steam engine or what you call an internal combustion engine as the power to drive a pure iron chariot? Just like the train here?"

Alpha replied affirmatively: "Yes, it is based on this and is miniaturized."

Alpha did not explain too much because he believed that with the dwarves' intelligence and superb technology, the transformation would be completed in a short time.

"As for the second type of magic mecha, it requires everyone's concerted efforts." Alpha thought of the era before he traveled through time.

With the explosion of AI technology, people have never stopped researching mechas, but they have never been able to create truly practical mechas. Alpha had originally given up the idea.

But the emergence of magic was like a ray of light, allowing Alpha to see hope.

Alpha only needs to provide a direction, and leave the remaining problems to his technical personnel to solve.

When Perov heard about the magic mecha, he immediately became excited, his eyes sparkling as he said excitedly, "Lord Alpha, the magic mecha you're talking about was already made during the heyday of our goblin race. Back then, our goblin technology was renowned throughout the continent, with flying mechas, heavy mechas, ion blades, Vulcan cannons, and so on. All kinds of advanced weaponry and equipment were constantly emerging."

Alpha listened, his heart moved, and he asked, "Then why did that glorious era disappear?"

Alpha once saw a chariot driven by a dwarf, which was said to be a technological product of the ancient goblin clan. This made him curious about that period of history.

Perov's eyes dimmed instantly, and with disappointment and fear, he slowly said, "That's because of the rise of the Church. Both us goblins and the natural magic system were defeated by the Church of Light."

"Why?" Alpha's face was full of confusion. In his impression, the Holy See was very weak at the moment and did not seem to be that powerful.

"It's because of the power of discipline." Perov couldn't help but tremble slightly as he recalled that dark era. "It was the nemesis of our magic and mechanical creations. Even if an ordinary knight possessed the power of discipline, it could exert a tremendous force of suppression on us."

Evelyn nodded sadly and added, "Indeed, even we elves, the darlings of magic, have gradually declined with the rise of the Church."

Alpha was still puzzled and continued to ask: "Then why did the Holy See shrink its power because of the rise of the Ottoman Empire?" In his opinion, the Holy See was nothing special.

Evelyn sighed and explained, "Because humans have desires. The Ottoman Empire made many preparations for its rise, the most important of which was a conspiracy against the power of the Vatican's Discipline. They seduced two Grand Masters of the Vatican's Discipline Knights and lost one, which severely damaged the Vatican's strength and eliminated the power to restrain its enemies, leading to its gradual decline."