Work Prophet
Chapter 633 - 6 Heavenly Fire Burns the City

Chapter 633: Chapter 6 Heavenly Fire Burns the City

Following Lu Weijia, Ge Lipeng took the stage next.

This time, it was a display of craftsmanship; Ge Lipeng performed the hand-crafting of fire guns in front of the dwarves.

A rocket tube was created on the spot, and its power was demonstrated by blowing a piece of dwarf-made armor to smithereens...

After a combination of blows, those originally unruly dwarves were all dumbfounded.

Especially since Li Yu chose to defeat them in the field they excelled at, the impact on them was even greater.

So much so that the dwarves began to doubt their entire existence. Why had their weapons sold so well on the Bratis Continent before? Could it be that these imperial people had created a false impression on purpose to lull them?

However, this speculation was too bizarre; a more reasonable explanation was due to the man before them who called himself the Prophet, and the powerful God of Saturday backing him.

Consequently, the dwarves’ gaze towards Li Yu became more and more reverent, just like the local Italians viewed Su Ning.

While disciplining the dwarves, Li Yu did not forget to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, calling the leaders of the savage tribes to come and watch together, strengthening their ideological construction collectively.

However, just as Li Yu was busy developing new followers and starting a new round of industrial development, Green Field received bad news.

This bad news came through a radio from the Royal Capital.

—The Wing Tribe army, spoken of by Gabriel, had finally arrived on the Bratis Continent.

Moreover, the method they used to cross the sea took everyone by surprise.

They had come by flying directly over! No wonder no one had seen their fleets before, and this had misled many imperial nobles, making them dismiss Lady’s previous warnings.

In reality, even until they heard this message, many people, including Emperor Gars, still found it hard to believe.

Because up until a few years ago, the Empire had no knowledge of the Birdmen’s existence, which means the continents they each occupied were quite some distance apart.

It’s also likely that for some reason, it was difficult for ships to reach there.

How did those Wing Tribe people manage to fly over the vast sea? How did they rest during the journey, did they perhaps discover small islands along the way?

These questions deeply troubled the nobles of the Royal Capital.

Li Yu remembered an article about birds he had read before, which claimed that some migratory birds could fly tens of thousands of kilometers without eating, drinking, or resting for several days. He wondered if the Wing Tribe people could do the same.

However, that was not the point, because those guys had already arrived and even occupied Crab’s Corner, the Empire’s first harbor.

It is said that at the time, the actual controllers of Crab’s Corner, the Drummond family, attempted to resist.

Family Head Du Sang decided to gather everyone in his stone castle, hoping to repel the attack of the Wing Tribe by relying on the fortress’s strength.

However, what happened next proved that this might have been the worst decision of his life.

The Wing Tribe didn’t storm the castle as Du Sang imagined; instead, they collected a large amount of firewood and pine resin from nearby and hurled it all around the castle.

The fire quickly devoured the entire castle, along with the two thousand defending soldiers and dozens of important members of the Drummond family, including Du Sang himself, his wife, and his son.

As well as the nobles from the city who sought refuge in the castle, all perished in that great fire.

It is said that the fire burned for a full day and night, and when people went to inspect after the flames had ceased, they found that the bodies had all been charred beyond recognition, with no way to distinguish who was who.

A full two thousand guards, without even killing a single enemy, were completely wiped out.

This brought a great shock to all the nobility of the Empire, and moreover, the news said that after capturing Crab’s Corner, the Wing Tribe army did not continue to invade other towns.

Instead, they took seven days to rest and recuperate in the city, then headed straight for the Royal Capital.

Now the people within Lion Heart Castle are in a state of panic, Gars immediately organized the troops for battle, preparing to face the formidable enemy.

But with the precedent of Crab’s Corner, the nobles of the Royal Capital mostly took a pessimistic attitude towards the upcoming battle.

There was no helping it, since the enemy could fly, a capability that was simply unreasonable and seemed unbeatable no matter how one thought about it, leading some nobles to even consider fleeing.

The civilians in the city were even more terrified, while mercenaries and merchants were packing their bags, and it was said that some of the advisors around the New Emperor also suggested that he leave the city for a time.

However, Gars ordered the lockdown of all six city gates, forbidding anyone from leaving the city.

Clearly, he had made up his mind to hold Lion Heart Castle to the death.

Since Gars had ascended the throne not long ago, and had to guard against his two brothers while balancing various powers, he even reached out to the elves and dwarfs to make friendly overtures.

He hoped to offset the adverse effects of his father Edward II’s "brave and bold" words before his death.

His series of conciliatory measures made many people forget that he too carried the blood of the Vespasian Family.

It was only in the most critical moment that Gars finally showed his claws and fangs.

However, Li Yu did not view this choice favorably. Although the Wing Tribe had always seemed savage and cruel, they were not reckless.

This invasion of the Bratis Continent was not a whim, but the result of long and meticulous planning.

From Gabriel sneaking into the west to secretly hatch dragon eggs, to Jacob inciting those dwarfs to cross the Dragon Ridge Mountain Range, to their swift capture of Crab’s Corner.

And according to intelligence sent back by radio, after Du Sang’s death, a small rebellion broke out in Crab’s Corner, with some rallying under his banner to avenge him, but it was quickly extinguished.

Clearly, there must have been some nobles within the city who had sided with the Wing Tribe, otherwise, even if they killed Du Sang and all the city’s defenders, it would not be easy for a group of foreigners with no common language to truly occupy the place.

Their subsequent decision to bypass other towns and head straight for Lion Heart Castle was clearly a planned move, bringing their aerial and mobility advantages to the extreme.

Once the Royal Capital falls and Gars, the New Emperor, dies in battle, the Empire’s collapse would only be a matter of time, with the lords left to fend for themselves.

Perhaps the only good news is that the number of the Wing Tribe army is not too great.

Only a little over ten thousand strong, it seems that mounting a sea-crossing expedition is not an easy feat for them either.

To think this little over ten thousand could completely engulf the vast Red Lion Empire is a fantasy, no wonder they have also allied with dwarfs and elves, as well as supported some rebellious imperial nobles.