CHAPTER 484: CHAPTER 392 MAGES_1

How to assassinate the target, professional assassin Arlanda undoubtedly had the most say.

She pointed at the upper corridor of the West Tower of the Lord’s Mansion and said, "This place leads to the top platform of the Lord’s Mansion, where airships can dock at the air berths. Anderson placed those Mages in the West Tower, probably so that they can quickly enter the airships if needed. There aren’t too many obstacles along this route, which makes it perfect for sniping. This arrow tower here is a very good sniper point. From a commanding height, as long as they enter the corridor, there are almost no covers available for use."

Chui Chui, based on Arlanda’s description, zoomed in on the West Tower, the corridor, and the air berth, and marked the shooting range of the arrow tower. Professional as she was, Arlanda’s chosen sniper spot indeed covered the entire stretch of the route within sniping range.

Yan Xing said, "But these Mages hardly ever leave the West Tower. How can we get them onto the corridor?"

Chui Chui, revealing her small figure in the projection, pulled up the entire map of Storm City. Pointing to an area on the outskirts of the city obscured by war fog, she said, "Master, here is an Alchemical Weapons Armory built by Cloud Tower for Storm City. According to the information collected by the drones inside, Cloud Tower is constructing a super-large aerial combat platform there.

"Our insider Goblin Engineer provided us with information that when the Mages from Cloud Tower arrived in Storm City, they first visited this Alchemical Weapons Armory and thoroughly inspected the construction progress of the super-large aerial combat platform. They demanded that the Goblins must complete the construction of two ships before the end of the rainy season.

"If something goes wrong here, I think these Mages will definitely take the airships over. Even if they don’t take the airships, they’ll come out to ride Griffons; either way, they will have to use this corridor."

As soon as Cloud Tower supported Storm City in constructing the Alchemical Weapons Armory, the Eternal Domain immediately began investigating the location. Even though Storm City used war fog to shroud the Alchemical Weapons Armory, blocking high-altitude reconnaissance, micro drones still managed to capture detailed images of the interior. Goblin Gaga helped the Eternal Domain cultivate a few Goblin Engineers as informants to provide timely information about the Alchemical Weapons Armory.

Yan Xing wasn’t particularly impressed with the so-called Floating Warships under construction. They seemed high-tech, but because they used buoyancy for flight, their size had to be very large. If they were equipped with full-scale defenses, it would not only consume payload capacity and space but also a large portion of their energy. He believed that, faced with the Guidance Technology Eternal Domain currently possessed, it was nothing more than a target easier to hit than an actual practice target.

Yan Xing didn’t pay much attention to the so-called Floating Warship; it posed less of a threat to the Eternal Domain than those newly crafted Charged Magic Guns.

But Cloud Tower and Anderson clearly placed greater importance on the Floating Warship.

Should anything go wrong with the Floating Warship, it should draw out the Tower Mages.

Yan Xing decided on the spot that they would proceed with this plan.

Chui Chui went to see Gaga to discuss how to cause some trouble on the Floating Warships. Then, the group huddled to refine their assassination plan.

「Inside the Lord’s Mansion, Anderson was formulating offensive plans for the war after the rainy season.」

The two Floating Warships at the Alchemical Weapons Armory were nearing completion. Once this gigantic aerial platform appeared on the battlefield, it should enable his side to achieve control of the skies... At the very least, it could compensate for their aerial disadvantage, preventing Eternal Domain’s aircraft from moving freely above them. With wider aerial control, the ground forces could act more freely.

A batch of urgently produced Charged Magic Guns had already been distributed to the frontline vanguard troops. Other weapons modified for the war had also been delivered to the frontline in small quantities.

The Wildwind Principality’s army had seen a considerable increase in strength since the beginning of the war.

Anderson was confident about the upcoming battle.

Moreover, Cloud Tower had also sent Mages to prepare an ambush for Yan Xing.

With a two-pronged approach, the battle would decide the victor.

Just as Anderson was contemplating the map, a guard rushed in, flustered.

"Sir! Sir! Mage Moflin is throwing a tantrum again! She complained that the vegetables prepared for her aren’t fresh, and the cheese has spoiled... She even used Magic to injure a servant.

"But the cheese we delivered to Mage Moflin wasn’t spoiled; it’s just... it’s just a bit old," the guard said.

Anderson rubbed his head.

These Mages really were too demanding. Especially Mage Moflin... All her items had to be washed daily, and the food she ate had to be picked or made that same day. It couldn’t be too greasy, too bland, too salty, or too sweet. Even the water she drank had to be distilled and purified first, with the temperature strictly controlled at 36.5 degrees Celsius. Washing items was manageable; it just required the servants to be more diligent. Controlling the temperature for distilled water wasn’t too troublesome either, as one person didn’t drink much water in a day. The freshness of the food, however, was the most challenging aspect.

The Wildwind Highlands had been at war from last year to this year. A year of war had consumed a great deal of resources. Now, the Kingdom of Silvermane had cut off its supply of resources to Storm City. Furthermore, the amount of supplies obtained from Nuta City had also drastically decreased. At this time, besides what Storm City could produce itself, most of its resources were being airlifted in by Cloud Tower. However, air transport capacity was ultimately limited. Since most of the cargo consisted of Alchemical Weapons, civilian supplies were somewhat scarce.