Chapter 189: The dragon roar that resounds throughout the world, the ten-ring spell Dragon's Oath!

In the Split Strait, on the Duke of Toulouse's flagship, the Toulouse-Lautrec, the Duke is in the cockpit of the battleship, holding a magic telescope in his hand, observing the sea level in the distance.

"Oh? Hudson is quite decisive. He decided to return home after realizing that he was not strong enough."

The dark shadow in the distance gradually receded, and Duke Toulouse-Lautrec put down the magic telescope in his hand and said.

Next to him, a thin man in his 40s said, "You're not going to chase them, Your Excellency the Duke?"

Duke Toulouse-Lautrec shook his head and said, "There is no need to pursue. Hudson's fleet did not suffer serious losses. In order to prevent a trick, let him leave.

Given the current situation, as long as we follow the plan, victory will belong to us. Why risk our lives? Don’t you agree, Mr. Eugene? "

The Duke looked at the man next to him and spoke in a kind tone.

This Eugene is the commander-in-chief of the English fleet, and now he has surrendered to the Duke of Lautrec.

Eugene was silent for a moment. He looked outside the cockpit of the battleship and saw dozens of magic flying devices landing on a huge ship with a long deck.

This is the latest weapon made by Duke Toulouse-Lautrec. The huge magic battleship does not have any cannon firepower, but merely serves as a carrier for those flying machines.

This is a new type of warship that has never appeared on the sea before.

Noticing Eugene's gaze, Duke Toulouse-Lautrec smiled and said, "Sir, what do you think of the combat effectiveness of this mothership?"

Eugene nodded and said, "It is very powerful. Its appearance even changed the situation of the battle at sea."

In the past, battles at sea were all fought between naval guns, to see who had a larger caliber, who could shoot more accurately, and who had a stronger hull.

And now, the magic flying devices launched from these motherships, carrying alchemical explosives, attack directly from the air, making the magic warships with huge-caliber alchemical cannons powerless.

This time, it seems that Duke Lautrec is really determined to destroy the Hudson Navy, otherwise he would not have sent out even these secret weapons.

Duke Toulouse-Lautrec shook his head and said, "This time we only caught the enemy off guard, rendering their large-caliber alchemical cannon useless.

But Hudson is not stupid. If he installs small-caliber and fast-firing alchemical weapons on his battleships, he will be able to carry out air defense.

Those aircraft are not as strong as ships and can be shot down easily.

Therefore, we cannot give him time to rebuild his warships. We must destroy the Hudson Navy fleet in one fell swoop, and then deal with the opponent's shipyard."

Duke Toulouse-Lautrec said confidently.

In this way, without the warships and the shipyards, the continental island would be in an undefended state for the Narpo Empire.

With a powerful navy, I can attack him at any time, but the other side can do nothing to me.

Especially for a factory like a shipyard, when the enemy has absolute advantage at sea, you can’t rebuild it even if you want to.

Duke Toulouse-Lautrec said with a smile: "Sir Eugene, now is also a good time for you to make achievements. As long as your navy cooperates with me to capture Hudson, I will write to His Majesty and the Empire will reward you greatly.

And this time you are also avenging the Patriarch Garcia, to whom you once served. You are not betraying the Kingdom of Inglour. You are the real hero."

Eugene nodded slowly, acknowledging the Duke's words.

He had no choice now. He felt that instead of surrendering to the Son of God who appeared out of nowhere, it would be better to surrender to the empire, which would bring him greater benefits.

"Then Sir Eugene, please command your fleet and work with me to destroy Hudson. From now on, no one on the sea will be our opponent."

Duke Lautrec spoke loudly and enthusiastically.

Now that his naval fleet has been joined by the English fleet, the Duke feels that he is invincible. At least on this ocean, no one can compete with him.

Thinking about the land of that continental island and the huge benefits that could be brought to the family after occupying the Divided Strait, the fire of ambition burned fiercely in his eyes.

……

Hudson County is located northeast of Sussetsand, and a large area of ​​this dukedom's territory is coastline.

Although it is located in the north of the continental island, unlike the cold weather in the north that Deya has in mind, the climate here is more like a temperate zone with suitable weather all year round.

In the winter when there is no war, many nobles like to come to the Duke of Hudson's territory for vacation, enjoying the fine sand, sea water and blue sky.

“Gah—Gah—”

A few seagulls flew across the sky, and the soothing sound of waves came from the sea.

On the coast, the Duke of Hudson was wearing a navy cloak, holding a long sword in front of him with both hands, and his only eye was looking out at the magnificent ocean.

Beside the Duke, Hogan, a seven-ring warrior from Hudson Territory, stood respectfully.

Behind the Duke, a man and two women were walking on the fine sand, slowly towards where the Duke was.

The beach is soft. If you wear a swimsuit and hold a parasol, lying on this soft beach must be a relaxing experience.

However, at this moment, there were warships everywhere in the sea that could not be seen, and this beach was also facing the attack of artillery fire at any time.

Deya walked to the side of Duke Hudson and looked at the Duke's profile with interest.

The Duke of Hudson is already quite old, his hair is gray and weather-beaten, but his determined eyes are the only thing that speaks of his pride as a man of the sea.

When Hogan saw Deya, he bowed respectfully and took a few steps back.

Beside Deya, Lamia and Mavis also greeted him. The two witches just stood there quietly without saying anything extra.

Duke Hudson withdrew his gaze from the sea. He looked at Deya beside him and said in a voice as powerful as gravel:

"You've grown so fast. Before this, I had only heard of your name and thought you had a promising future. But in just two years, you've reached this level."

Deya smiled and said, "Extraordinary people must do extraordinary things."

The Duke nodded and said, "You are a very mysterious person. I know you have many secrets, but your rapid growth scares me."

"What are you afraid of, Your Excellency?"

"I am afraid of the changes in this world. In just two years, war has come. I have a feeling that this will be a war that will sweep the entire world, destroy the old order and re-establish a new order."

"I never thought that Your Excellency the Duke would be afraid of these changes."

Duke Hudson smiled heartily: "I am old now. I cannot accept changes as calmly as young people. I hope that there will be no changes in the world so that I can spend my old age in peace."

As he spoke, he looked towards the distant coastline again and sighed, “…But my wish will not come true. Even though I am old, I still need to get involved and try my best to keep up with the pace of change in this world.

If I can't do this, the Hudson family's decline will start with me, and it may even be destroyed."

Deyawen said, "Your Excellency the Duke, you are exaggerating. As a family that has been in charge of the Susaitani Navy for four hundred years, the Hudson family will not be destroyed so easily."

The Duke sneered and said, "Your Highness, the Son of God, your consolation does not reassure me at all. The ending of Frederick and Archduke Ferdinand has just come to an end."

"That's because they couldn't see the situation clearly and insisted on going against me. It's all their own fault that they ended up like this. They brought this upon themselves and can't blame anyone else."

"Oh? Your Highness Shen Zi is threatening me. Are you trying to tell me that if I go against you, the Hudson family will suffer the same tragic fate?"

"Yes, I am threatening you, Your Excellency the Duke."

Deya admitted with a confident smile.

He had conducted a detailed investigation on the Duke and knew that he must not show any cowardice in front of him. Only by taking a tougher stance than himself could he make the Duke lower his proud head.

Of course, this tougher stance is not just talk, but requires Deya himself to have such ability.

Otherwise, his toughness would be nothing but a joke.

If it was Deya before he was promoted to the sixth ring, he really wouldn't dare to stand in front of Duke Hudson like this, as it would bring danger to himself.

Duke Hudson and Hogan are both masters of seven rings, and being at such a close distance would bring them great trouble.

But at this time, Deya has been promoted to the sixth ring and possesses his own mythical power. Even two seventh-ring masters find it difficult to kill Deya. This is under the premise that Deya does not summon undead creatures. If he directly summons all the hero template undead creatures, it will be a direct counterattack.

Facing Deya's threat, Hogan's face looked a little ugly, but Duke Hudson laughed and said, "Your Highness, Son of God, do you mean that you don't need my navy anymore?"

"Yes, although it may sound harsh, I really do not need your navy, Your Excellency the Duke."

"Toulouse-Lautrec and England's fleets have joined forces. They are now on this sea and are about to attack us. Without my navy, how can you resist them?"

Deya smiled and asked, "Even if you have a navy, how can you resist the coalition forces of the two parties? It is precisely because you are no match for them that you return to the voyage, right?"

Duke Hudson's expression also began to look bad. He snorted angrily, "On the sea, I am indeed no match for their coalition forces now, but with these coastal defense guns, I can still fight them!"

"But the best outcome would be that both sides would suffer losses, but I am confident that I can completely annihilate them."

Deya's words made Hudson suddenly turn his head and look at him.

Deya's expression remained unchanged as he stared into the duke's one eye, his momentum growing even stronger.

"You actually have a way to annihilate this coalition fleet? Could it be related to the treasure you brought here?"

Duke Hudson thought about it over and over again, but couldn't figure out what method Deya had.

Those are warships on the sea, not soldiers on land.

Not to mention that Deya's Undead Army cannot be used on the sea at all. Even if it can be used, how can these undead creatures defeat the fleet?
Use cavalry to attack warships?
Just thinking of the unusual treasure that Deya had sent over, the Duke of Hudson suspected that Deya's confidence was related to the large amount of treasure.

“As expected of you, Your Excellency the Duke, the method I used was indeed related to this batch of treasures, but it was not bribery as you imagined. This method is really too ridiculous.

My goal is not only to destroy the fleets of the Narbo Empire and England, but also to destroy the territory of the Duke of Toulouse-Lautrec. I dare not say that it will be a permanent solution, but for a long time, this continental island will not be threatened by the Empire. "

Deya spoke in a high-spirited tone, as if he didn't care at all about the helpless fleet on the sea level.

Duke Hudson was shocked. He looked at Deya in disbelief and said, "Let's not talk about whether you really have the ability to do this, but if you destroy Toulouse-Lautrec's territory, aren't you afraid of the empire's revenge?"

"Are you kidding me? Your Excellency the Duke, you can't be so naive. If the Narpo Empire could really take over this continental island easily, they would have done so long ago. Do you want to believe in the empire's kindness?

The empire’s current status and vast territory were all gained through the use of force.

The reason why they didn't attack the continental island where we are is not out of mercy, but because the Empire is not sure it can conquer this place, and they are also afraid of the curse of this continental island."

Deya laughed out loud: "...regardless of whether I destroy Toulouse-Lautrec's territory or not, the Narpo Empire is eyeing us covetously. If we want peace, we must show our strength.

This time, I will use methods that even the Empire will not dare to underestimate, to let the Empire know that we are not easy to mess with."

Duke Hudson took a deep breath to calm his shaken mood, and he sighed, "I am really old, and I can't compare with the boldness of young people. I even start to despise myself.

As a man of the sea, you should not be afraid. No matter how powerful the enemy is, no matter how strong the wind or how heavy the rain is, you should stand firm!
Well, Your Highness, if you can really do what you said, I will kneel before you and completely submit to you on behalf of the Hudson family. I will even make all the descendants of the Hudson family believe in the goddess devoutly!"

Although the Goddess of Dawn was the only belief on this continent in the past, the beliefs of great nobles like the Hudson family were all related to politics and interests, and they were not true believers.

The Duke of Hudson knew very well that what Deya needed was not the loyalty of the Hudson family, but the faith of the Hudson family.

As long as all members of the Hudson family believe in the Goddess of Dawn in the future, then with the blessing of faith, the family will be completely surrendered.

Deya smiled and said, "Your Excellency the Duke, you have made the right choice."

Duke Hudson suddenly said, "Salister is still being held in Abranah by the old king.

In order to prevent the old king from hurting Celeste, I always showed that I valued her very much.

I heard that you have a very good relationship with Sally, and I only have one request now, which is that I hope you can rescue her and keep that poor child from getting hurt again."

Deya nodded gently: "Even if you don't say it, I will do it. Your Excellency, don't worry too much about Celeste. Our King can't hurt her."

In the past correspondence with Sally, Deya was able to sense Sally's will, and he also encouraged Sally many times in the letters.

If the king really wants to kill Celeste, then the result will be as expected, and the king will definitely suffer the backlash.

The Sallyst in this world is different from the one in the game.

In the game, Sally was betrayed, which made her completely desperate and she turned into the God of Corruption.

But here, Sally has always had Deya's firm support and encouragement.

Deya believed that even if she turned into the God of Corruption again, she would definitely act according to her own will.

"Since you said so, I will believe you for once. You know that poor child better than I do."

After a pause, Duke Hudson continued, "…What else do you need me to do now? Your Highness, why don't you tell me everything so that I can be prepared."

"I do need some help from the Duke. I need a place to perform the ritual and some rare spell materials. I believe that with the Duke's wealth, he can provide me with these materials."

Deya said in a calm voice.

Duke Hudson nodded vigorously and said, "His Royal Highness the Son of God has said so. How can I refuse? Please give me a list and I will have someone prepare it right away."

……

The mountains of treasures sparkled with the brilliance of gold and silver, and a vast ritual array was carved around these treasures.

"Is this spell dangerous?"

The witch Lamia looked at the mountain of treasure that was enough to tempt anyone's greed, but she was more concerned about Deya's safety.

Because she knew that Deya was about to use a ten-ring spell, a ten-ring spell that had no record in history.

Deya gently held Lamia's hand and whispered, "This spell is more like summoning magic and is not dangerous at all.

The only danger is that the tribute is not enough, but I brought most of the wealth accumulated by Archduke Ferdinand and Duke Frederick. The treasures accumulated by these two families for hundreds of years are not a small amount.

With these riches, the spell will be successful."

Although Deya is going to use a huge amount of treasures this time, these treasures are just some useless external objects in Deya's view.

In this world where all power is concentrated in one person, one's own strength is the most important. As long as one can reach the eighth or even ninth ring one day, wealth will come to you at will.

Using this spell now can buy a lot of time for his own development and completely end this dispute. In Deya's opinion, it is very worthwhile.

Even in Deya's opinion, the one who really suffers from this spell is the dragon, because the dragon race is greedy for treasure. Otherwise, it would be a great profit to exchange some useless gold and silver treasures for the power of the dragon.

In the city square, Duke Hudson sent his most elite troops to surround the square to prevent anyone from stealing the mountains of treasures.

The Duke and Hogan were also present in person, not only to protect the smooth progress of Deya's ceremony, but also because he was very curious about the spell that Deya was about to use.

What kind of magic could destroy the coalition fleet and even the Duke of Lautrec's territory?
Even the Nine-Ring Spell doesn’t have such power!

"So much gold. I have never seen so much gold in my life."

"And those sparkling gems almost blinded me."

"That's the Son of God of the church? What is he going to do?"

"I don't know. Are these treasures to be offered to the gods?"

"..."

Many residents of the city came to watch with curiosity. Amid their whispers, Deya walked to the center of the ceremony.

He took off the ring of Dragon Shadow from his finger, and integrated his mental power into this forbidden object, outlining a covenant that had been passed down for thousands, or even tens of thousands of years, and was engraved in the souls of all dragons!
"Ancient dragon spirit, I am here to fulfill the oath I promised you. I will offer you wealth that rivals that of a country in exchange for the following and power of all dragons!"

An invisible storm arose, and the sky was gradually covered by thick dark clouds.

A deafening thunder exploded in the dark clouds, and everyone seemed to hear a dragon's roar that spread throughout the world!
That was the first dragon in the world, the legendary dragon god, one of the nine righteous gods, the roar of the ancient spirit!

(End of this chapter)