Chapter 552: Angel Descent

Aifangsuo took Fakunduo and fled, which shows that the area occupied by Screaming Island no longer has a backbone, greatly reducing the difficulty of conquering them.

Furthermore, Luoning has Partridge, the Viscount who surrendered; it is quite possible that wherever the army arrives, the other side will surrender voluntarily before a fight even begins.

Therefore, Luoning gave the same instructions he had given to Ruidar to Aierlong, Kalada, and the others as well.

The nobles of Screaming Island may surrender, but whether they do so voluntarily or under duress, they will not inherit their titles, nor will they retain property such as land outside the castle.

Although doing this might make others develop a mentality of having no choice but to resist, Luoning does not care.

"My Lord, do you have any orders for calling me over?"

Aierlong followed Luoning into the ship's cabin respectfully and asked impatiently.

He subconsciously assumed that Luoning wanted to critique his combat, but he quickly abandoned this thought; after all, ever since he was summoned, Luoning had never expected him to exert much value in battle.

For Luoning, Aierlong's value lies not in combat, but in the convenience and wealth brought to the latter by the Magic and knowledge he possesses.

Being at a disadvantage in the battle against Aifangsuo is no big deal.

Luoning smiled and said, "Time flies; the last time I improved your strength was two years ago."

At that time, in order to resolve Lulansi's illness, Luoning had held a "try it and see" attitude when he first raised Aierlong's strength to the level of a Level 8 Magus.

Upon hearing this, Aierlong's eyes suddenly lit up, "My Lord, could it be that you intend to…?"

"Yes!"

Luoning nodded slightly, and without delay, he summoned the other's Attribute Panel and invested all of the remaining thirty-thousand-plus Energy Essence into Aierlong.

Of this large amount of Energy Essence, fifteen thousand was used to improve Aierlong's aptitude, and the rest, aside from using thirteen thousand-plus points to fill his Magus cultivation progress.

In the end, Aierlong's strength progress reached Great Magus (5989/30000).

Feeling his Mental Power growing rapidly, Aierlong was in an ethereal mental state.

He had long since surpassed the level of strength he could reach in his previous life, catching a glimpse of an unprecedented cultivation landscape.

And all of this was bestowed by Luoning.

"Many thanks for your grace, My Lord!"

Aierlong thanked him sincerely.

"Although you haven't been mobilizing and fighting everywhere like Ruidar and Maiken over these past two years, you have brought continuous economic benefits to the territory through your extraordinary abilities; making you a Great Magus is also an affirmation of your contributions."

Luoning smiled and said, "How is it? Did you gain any new abilities?"

Ruidar and Maiken both gained decent abilities after their strength improved; for example, the latter gained the "Earth Split" Battle Technique after becoming a Blazing Sun Knight.

Logically speaking, Aierlong should have some too.

"I did!"

Aierlong responded positively, "I have newly acquired two spells: 'Judgment Light' and 'Angel Descent'."

Luoning became interested as soon as he heard this, especially the latter.

The word "angel" is quite rare; he secretly guessed if it was a summoning-type spell?

Following Aierlong's explanation, Luoning realized that was not the case.

First, Judgment Light is a powerful offensive spell of the Light Attribute; it can summon intense light to burn enemies, and it has a very good effect against the Dark Attribute, especially Nightmare Evil Power.

Second, Angel Descent is not summoning an angel, but rather drawing in the power of light to arm Aierlong, greatly enhancing his purification ability while also granting him powerful melee capabilities.

Whoosh!

Luoning took the lead and flew above the sea surface.

Aierlong drew in the power of light, golden, brilliant wings sprouted from his back, and he followed closely behind.

Kalada and the others on the warship were a bit stunned.

They knew the Duke could fly, as he was a Legendary;

but how could Aierlong fly as well?

Just as the two were puzzled, Aierlong had already attacked Luoning; the surging power of light stirred the wind and clouds over the sea, whipping up huge waves.

Luoning felt the magic attack; the power of Judgment Light was not weak, but it was still a bit weaker compared to Level 9 offensive spells of the Fire Attribute or Wind Attribute.

However...

Luoning looked at Aierlong, who was shrouded in golden armor; after transforming into this form, the latter possessed melee capabilities equivalent to a peak Silver Moon Knight, which was a huge improvement.

Five minutes later, the two landed back on the deck.

Aierlong reported, "Although the effect of this spell is good, using it once consumes at least one-third of my Magic Power, and the duration is only five minutes."

"For you, it is already a huge improvement."

Luoning evaluated, "You haven't adapted to Knight combat yet; you can learn some techniques from Kalada and the others. Once your melee ability catches up, combined with your various spells, your overall combat power will likely not be inferior to a Blazing Sun Knight or a Great Magus of other attributes."

In the contest just now, Aierlong's melee was basically devoid of any structure, full of openings.

This has everything to do with the fact that he was a Magician in both his past and present lives.

Aierlong nodded, understanding in his heart that Luoning's suggestion was correct.

If he had possessed his current strength when he accompanied Blanche to the Golden Feather Palace, he would not have been without the power to resist when facing Selandier and the others.

"I will, My Lord!"

Aierlong said in a deep voice, "Sooner or later, I will be able to put on armor like Ruidar and Maiken and go to the battlefield with you!"

"Haha~"

Luoning couldn't help but laugh; the other might really become a melee mage.

"Then let's start with this campaign on Screaming Island; I hope you can take down the main city of Screaming Island and present it to me soon."

Screaming Island is located in the central area of the Screaming Sea, with a land area larger than the Wubei Territory, and there are several cities on it.

The largest among them is Blue Sea City, the place where the Fleming Family rose to power; it is a large city with a population of over one hundred thousand.

If this city is taken, Luoning will have gathered seven large cities in his hands—Purple Thunder City, Wubei City, Moonlight City, Watchtower, Mist City, Moore City, and Blue Sea City.

In this way, the eighth tier of the 【Gongchengluedi】 achievement can be completed, which can bring him an income of twenty thousand Attribute Points, bringing him one step closer to becoming a Sage.

Aifangsuo revealed to Luoning that although the strength of Yan Yi himself was nothing special, he could severely affect the balance of battle by relying on arrays and the Flame Emblem.

However, Luoning believed that once he ignited his Heart Fire and received the baptism of the Heaven and Earth Will twice, even if the opponent cowered within the array and had the emblem for protection, they would not be a match for Luoning.

He reckoned that the day he became a Sage would be the day Dragon City was breached.

After Luoning finished enhancing Aierlong's strength, he returned to Wubei City to accompany Blanche with peace of mind.

Although Blanche's due date was in September and it was only late February now, there was still Along time to go.

However, Luoning's affairs here had already been arranged, and unless there were special circumstances, he did not need to go to the front lines in person.

Therefore, in the time that followed, he chose to accompany her peacefully while waiting for the arrival of the little life, while also focusing his main energy on scientific research.

With the appearance of the Steam Engine, Wubei Territory would be the first to enter the steam age.

Now that Wubei Territory had the addition of many Magicians, the number of researchers was growing; once they had Luoning's conceptual guidance, applying Steam Power to mining, textiles, and other areas was only a matter of time.

Once everyone accepted and became accustomed to Steam Power, the subsequent internal combustion engines, electricity, and so on could all be arranged.

The key to all of this lay in changes in thought and reforms in culture.

Although Luoning could turn the tide of battle on his own, he could not raise the technology of the entire society by the power of one person.

Therefore, Luoning summoned the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, Landeer, the Vice Minister Fasilai, and others to Wubei Territory to discuss and formulate data involving social, political, economic, and cultural fields, pushing the entire society to produce progressive and revolutionary trends of thought.

He needed more people to realize his wish of transforming living standards, and the current social structural model clearly could not produce the talent he needed.

In the past, when he was still a small Baron, these things could only be thought about; to truly put them into action would likely only bring about unfavorable influences.

Now that he already stood at the top level of the Orland Continent, even if these actions still had unfavorable factors, he was sufficient to suppress them. (End of chapter)