I Pioneered Scientific Magic

Under the scrutiny of the crowd, Lynn appeared unperturbed and casually remarked, "Any magic can be cracked, including my white phosphorus fire."

It was precisely because of this that upon entering the land of wizards, he had been cautious in withholding information about white phosphorus.

This stuff was only to taunt the uncultured bishops within the Seccas Empire. If dared to be used extensively in the land of wizards, it wouldn't take long before a wizard replicated it.

After all, phosphorus wasn't challenging to manufacture. In order to achieve large-scale production, he even entrusted this technology to a few trustworthy wizards in the Alchemy Research Institute.

In fact, after breaking through as a Grand Wizard, the significance of white phosphorus to Lynn had greatly diminished. In battles at the Grand Wizard level, it lacked impact; not to mention, a vacuum domain alone could greatly reduce its power. Even if white phosphorus fire were mass-produced, it would only equate to the power of a fourth or fifth-circle magic spell.

The characteristics of white phosphorus also determined its ceiling...

But that wasn't a big deal. Among the numerous terrifying weapons recorded in the artificial intelligence, white phosphorus shells were just ordinary.

Mainly, they were easy to produce, which is why he listed them as the primary option.

"It so happens that I've been devising a new, more powerful fire magic these days. It's time for it to replace the old..." Lynn sighed, expressing his thoughts.

White phosphorus fire had once been his trump card, solving many troubles for him. However, it was falling behind his growth now.

As a Grand Wizard, he could easily do things he couldn't do before, such as creating more complex chemical combinations...

For other wizards, creating a powerful new magic was no easy task. It often took years or even decades, but for Lynn, flipping through data in the intelligence often sparked inspiration.

The faces of Raphael and others twitched. A flame magic stronger than hellfire was already beyond their expectations.

Lynn didn't intend to elaborate further. Instead, he tapped the conference table, diverting everyone's attention from white phosphorus fire. They had more pressing matters to attend to.

"According to the intel gathered by pilots using telescopes, this incursion by the Imperial Army should exceed thirty thousand troops. Apart from the Griffin Knights, there's an additional special force of about five thousand individuals, all clad in bright silver armor. They seem formidable," Lynn spoke in a grave tone.

"Their leader is a man wearing an iron mask and a red-gold robe, hiding his face and age," he added.

Although the two had faced off across the sea at the harbor town, Lynn didn't have such keen eyesight then. He knew someone had summoned the illusion of a goddess, halting the spread of white phosphorus fire, but he didn't know who exactly.

"That leader should be Edweil, a high-ranking Archbishop of the Holy Church, rumored to be highly regarded within the church, even with the potential to become the next Chief Inquisitor," Harof explained.

While he often stayed within the land of wizards and hadn't ventured out, it didn't mean the council lacked spies within the empire. These basic pieces of information were clear.

The previous year, Greenrel City had almost been destroyed by those fanatical doomsday cultists. Harof, learning from that lesson, increased investment in the intelligence system. However, it seemed futile now, as his spies had informed him three days ago that the Imperial Army should still be assembling in the east. Yet, they had unexpectedly turned and breached the kingdom's borders. If not for Lynn's dirigibles constantly monitoring the borders, they might still be unaware.

After a pause, Harof continued, "As for those silver-armored troops, they should be the Holy Church's Divine Punishment Army!"

Lynn furrowed his brow. He had heard of this elite legion of the church; rumors spoke of their blessings from the divine, making them incredibly valiant in battle, the elites among elites.

"This could very well be just a vanguard force!" Aurora reminded.

They had taken charge of the entire kingdom, and the recent battle in the capital had exposed some of the Society of Mystical Arts' strength. No matter how pompous the church was, they wouldn't send such a small force, even if it was elite.

A succession of bad news left the members of the council looking grim. Dealing with the ground-based Divine Punishment Army was one thing, even if they were elite, their advanced firearms provided an edge.

But the Griffin Knights in the sky posed a formidable challenge. As long as they existed, the airships couldn't ascend for bombardment, and their magic was hard to reach the swift and responsive Griffin Legion in the sky.

They couldn't keep sacrificing airships every time, could they?

According to intelligence, this time, those Griffin Knights aimed to seize control of the airships and capture the pilots onboard. Otherwise, they could easily use long-range spells to destroy them.

"Perhaps we could consider having some shape-shifting wizards transform into flying creatures to protect these airships," suggested a Grand Wizard.

"Engage them in aerial combat? Are you mad?" Sanchez rebuked the impractical idea. It was like playing with the lives of shape-shifting wizards.

Once the transformation spell was complete, wizards would lose some of their spellcasting abilities. It was difficult to individually confront the formidable creatures like Griffins in the sky, let alone the Griffin Knights who could coordinate spells.

"Do you have a better solution?" the Grand Wizard coldly challenged.

While his idea would inevitably incur significant losses, it was still a method...

Sanchez hesitated for a moment, then suggested, after careful consideration, that they could refrain from allowing the airships to ascend, surrendering control of the skies. If those Griffin Knights dared to approach the ground for an attack, they could fiercely retaliate with firearms and magic.

"Why not try using lasers?" Amidst the discussions, Lynn suddenly interjected.

The appearance of these Griffin Knights had somewhat caught him off guard. Developing updated flying machines seemed already too late, so why not try anti-aircraft lasers!

"Laser?!" Aurora looked at Lynn in astonishment, then quickly grasped the idea. "You mean that new beam magic?"

Harof and the others suddenly brightened up; indeed, this was a great idea.

Those Griffin Knights were fast and agile, right?

But could they be faster than light?

That was nearly 300,000 kilometers per second, enough to circle the continent seven and a half times!

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