I Created Scientific Magic-Chapter 417 - 405: The First Major Defeat, Bad News from the Empire!

Chapter 417: Chapter 405: The First Major Defeat, Bad News from the Empire!

The so-called wireless communication technology comes in various forms, but it generally boils down to using electromagnetic waves for communication.

For Wizards who can to some extent perceive and influence electric and magnetic fields, using magic to achieve this isn’t too difficult, at least sending a simple signal poses no problem.

Considering that the electromagnetic waves produced by the Wizards’ current capabilities have a limited transmission distance after attenuation, Lynn utilized one hundred airships patrolling around to create temporary signal stations covering half of the kingdom.

Aboard each airship was a Wizard proficient in Thunder Magic who would receive and then resend the faint electromagnetic signals, relaying the messages to the entire kingdom in a short time.

Although Lynn had an even simpler method of communication, which was to connect to those Wizards whose spiritual power had been decoded through the Magic Network, this remained a secret for now, a skill he had only shown in front of Anthony and Ryder.

After all, no Wizard would like others to easily enter their brain. Without absolute power to suppress others, revealing this ability would be no different from courting death.

“Based on the signals we’ve received in the past few days and their translation, the other two legions are progressing very smoothly in recapturing the kingdom’s territory and haven’t encountered any significant obstacles. Speaker Harrov has now entered into the Empire’s territory and is likely on the verge of seizing Mist Territory!”

Mist Territory, located in the western part of the Empire, is a border territory adjoining the kingdom. Vittorio learned many useful pieces of information, such as its being a source of oil, from the minds of Priests who had been captured.

It is one of the two crucial territories that must be taken during this counter-offensive!

“As long as everything is going well…”

Lynn nodded, but he still felt that something was off.

It had been over two months since the end of the war in the capital, yet the Empire and the Holy City were strangely quiet. The airships sent to scout had not detected any signs of enemy troops entering the territory.

This abnormal silence made Lynn somewhat uneasy.

“In my opinion, the Holy City is probably in utter chaos right now. They definitely won’t be able to focus on matters of the kingdom any time soon,” Rafael said optimistically.

After two devastating defeats, the Holy See’s punitive force would not find it easy to rally.

Rafael was pondering this when suddenly, the electromagnetic signal receiver in his arms lit up.

“It seems that Speaker Harrov has already taken Mist Territory,” Rafael said, placing the receiver on the table.

Lynn too looked over. Research on the magical application of electromagnetic wave technology was still at an early stage. Although Wizards who controlled Thunder Magic had learned how to send signals, they still relied on these special receivers to detect those subtle electromagnetic fluctuations.

The sounds of “beep, tap, beep, tap” echoed continuously in the room.

Rafael took out a Morse code booklet and began to translate.

This rudimentary electromagnetic wave receiver was quite primitive, only producing beeps and taps in response to two different frequencies of electromagnetic waves.

When Lynn first brought out this device, Rafael was profoundly disappointed. It indeed offered a viable method for long-distance communication, but the information it could carry was severely limited.

They could only use a beep for victory and a tap for defeat, which allowed them to have a crude understanding of the battle situation.

However, the imagination of this Star of Magic was apparently beyond their comparison. By arranging long and short sounds in different ways, it was possible to create countless combinations and send out any desired message.

It also prevented the enemy from intercepting the signals or capturing the messengers and gaining information.

Because all the information was encrypted, only those with the codebook could decrypt it!

The only problem was that translation was quite troublesome.

“Mist Territory, major defeat…” Rafael read slowly from the information provided by the codebook.

Had they already defeated the enemy?

As Rafael thought this, he quickly realized that the last burst of signal seemed to be…

Heaven’s Dawn froze, her face falling as she fidgeted nervously. It was obvious she hadn’t considered this possibility. But after a moment, she took a deep breath and said, “Alright… let’s head back to the Forest of Nature together, then!”

Chuckling, Ethan gently pressed the feather back into her hands. “Relax, I’m just messing with you. Keep it. You’ll need it for your own quest when you hit Level 5.”

Heaven’s Dawn looked down at the feather in her hand, then glanced at Ethan, who had already turned back to continue hunting. Her lips curved into a smile, dimples forming on her cheeks.

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A second later, her form shimmered as she transformed into a pink panther, pouncing forward to assist him.

With the Rake skill now unlocked, combat felt smoother for Ethan. He’d start with Rake, stunning the monsters for 5 seconds. The bleed damage varied depending on the skill’s completion, but in these short battles, it hardly mattered.

Shock and confusion etched Rafael’s face. The three legions tasked with reclaiming the kingdom’s territories, although each only about ten thousand strong, held an absolute technological advantage!

To be safe, the three council leaders had set off with the army, but they created the illusion that the leaders were still in the capital to confuse the enemy, so they never appeared openly.

Now, the heavily guarded capital seemed extremely empty inside.

“Could it be that a legendary clergy member just happened to be stationed in the Mist Territory?” Unable to figure it out, Rafael could only think of this possibility in the end.

Only the Divine Descent Technique had the power to annihilate an army of ten thousand equipped with modern muskets and armored vehicles, and make Council Leader Harrov use such words as ‘major defeat’ in communications.

Lynn frowned slightly, as he didn’t believe this was the case. They had discussed similar situations before. If any legion in this grand counterattack campaign confirmed that the enemy had a legendary clergy member, they would stop the attack and hold their ground for reinforcements, even retreating if necessary.

Deploying the Divine Descent Technique came at a cost, and without a desperate situation, there seemed no reason for the enemy to use it rashly.

In high-end combat, a one-for-one trade with the clergy wasn’t considered a gain!

Moreover, the moment Council Leader Harrov encountered a legendary clergy member, he should have immediately sent a signal, not waited until they were routed to request rescue.

Lynn judged that the situation must have reversed instantaneously for such a scenario to occur!

Most importantly, in the messages that came, there was no mention of the words ‘Divine Descent’!

“There’s a second possibility, that the Empire’s punitive legion suddenly appeared in the Mist Territory, perhaps even launching a surprise attack…” Aurora’s figure emerged from the side, stating the most likely occurrence.

Meaning, the Empire’s legion bypassed the airship’s reconnaissance and arrived underneath their noses without their knowledge.

This was not an entirely impossible feat!

Perhaps the airships they sent for scouting had been silently and unnoticeably removed by some powerful Divine Arts, or maybe some sort of wide-ranging Invisibility Magic allowed an entire supporting legion to disappear from view, marching right behind them with impunity…