I, transformed into a vampire girl, sparked the Industrial Revolution.

Chapter 97 Conquering the Sky

"Will this work, Mr. Aichis...?"

"How should I put it? If it weren't for the technology of the Magic Industry Department, I might have strongly opposed her, but Director Anna's first-generation anti-gravity technology allows us to avoid using hydrogen as its lifting body."

"Magical anti-gravity technology? You mean flying magic?"

"That's right, it's the most difficult magic inscription technique among magicians, well, it's the floating broom from the Royal Capital Magic Academy."

"But what about Director Anna... and the Protoss Archmage...?"

"Kid, what did you learn in class? Introduction to Magic, Chapter 1: All magic is a process in which natural magical energy is transformed and released into a specific reaction through a series of circuits. In other words, magicians do not store magical energy themselves, but transform it through their own bodies!"

"The higher the conversion efficiency, the stronger the individual mage. Why are the few unprecedented great mages recorded in history usually missing limbs and using prosthetic bodies to replace them? It's because the magical circuits formed by their bodies are not complete!"

"The magical theories pursued by so many generations of mages have built an initial system. We, with scientific methods and industrial machinery, can naturally manufacture the extremely complex anti-gravity magical devices of the past. However, as for the magnet that is the key to carrying anti-gravity magic, nature cannot produce such a huge natural magnet, and we cannot manufacture the magnet either."

"Fortunately, the Electric Power Industry Laboratory proposed the so-called electromagnet. Electricity and magnetism can be converted into each other. With electromagnet technology, we have obtained the key to breaking through gravity for the first time."

In the Lorraine region, after the Amerlansi forces captured Lorraine, a team of engineers immediately brought in a large amount of prefabricated building materials. A plain outside Lorraine was leveled, and a large number of perforated steel plates were laid out on the ground, neatly arranged.

Next came a colossal creature, flying from the sky towards Lorraine like a legendary dragon. Its black-painted hull made it an unforgettable sight for the residents of Lorraine, a magnificent sight from the industrial age.

The Magic Sky is a steel and wood structured airship equipped with three floating cabins, an anti-gravity core, and propeller-driven maneuvers.

As an experimental airship, the Magic Sky was only 56 meters long and 10 meters wide. It had an integrated crew cabin and could carry 10 tons of cargo and 20 fully armed infantrymen. It was powered by a 75-horsepower crankshaft reciprocating engine and used gasoline as fuel.

The most crucial part of the Magic Sky is the "Sky MK1" type anti-gravity magic core. It uses electromagnets as conductors for anti-gravity magic, powered by a gasoline generator. The magic energy comes from a No. 20 large magic crystal unit. This large magic crystal unit, cut into three-meter-long, one-meter-wide pieces and weighing 80 kilograms, is encased in a metal shell and uses an energy-concentrating interface manufactured by the magic equipment factory as its power supply interface.

"Magic power supply is normal! Adjust magic power output!"

Since it does not use gas chambers to provide lift, the "Magic Sky" is more like an aerial sausage with bulges at the top and bottom and an iron passageway extending from both sides horizontally.

Compared to airships, perhaps an "anti-gravity warship" would be more suitable for her. In addition to the conventional bombing units carrying 10 250 kg aerial bombs, the Magic Sky was equipped with a twin Maxim machine gun on each of the fore and aft combat platforms, and a 75 mm howitzer on the lower front combat platform.

Without the soft airbags and gas lift, the armor of the Magic Sky was reinforced, with steel armor installed at a 45° angle on the lower part to prevent any possible direct hits from ground fire and protect the magic core inside the ship.

"Combat Platform 1 is ready and can fire at any time!"

"Combat Platform 2 is ready! Prepare to drop bombs!"

"Combat Platform No. 3 is ready for immediate deployment."

Combat Platforms 3 and 4 are located on the upper part of the airship to deal with possible aerial enemies, but as things stand, the possibility of encountering aerial enemies is no less than that of encountering a flying dragon.

"Good luck, Magic Sky! Her Highness the Princess awaits you at the Alpha Assembly Point!"

On January 20, 655, the Magic Skyship embarked on its first combat mission, and its target was Sophia, the capital of the Lasvia Empire.

In a final showdown, Lasvia amassed 45 troops at the Carpathian Fortress outside Sofia, including regular troops, reorganized forces, militia, and garrison troops. The Carpathian Fortress was a defensive fortress built in the Carbanian Mountains. Lasvia transformed it into a medieval wonder. The fortress was built on a hillside, and with the technology of the dwarves, Lasvia built stone buildings halfway up the mountain, constructed walls at the foot of the mountain, and arranged everything meticulously, even having a special assembly area for troops.

"The enemy is charging recklessly! We're suffering heavy losses!"

"Hold on, everyone! The enemy is launching their final counterattack!"

Alice walked back and forth in the trenches, encouraging all the soldiers. The troops of the Lasvia Empire had been fully equipped with Mini rifles and dwarven cannons. The former was no less powerful than the various breech-loading rifles in the hands of the large number of first-line and second-line divisions that Amelansi had deployed to the battle. It was only inferior in terms of rate of fire. The dwarves in the north treasured the Mini rifles after obtaining them. After mastering the most crucial technology, the mercury fulminate cap, they began to manufacture them on a large scale and sell them to all the countries on the continent.

The dwarven cannon is a prime example of brute force. Its thick outer walls and simple, basic firing mechanism resulted in a massive 305mm cannon. This cannon was virtually impossible to move, but it was perfectly suited for installation on the Carpathian fortress.

"Your Highness! It's dangerous here!"

Several officers tried to get Alice off the battlefield, but she shook them off, put on her helmet, and shells landed outside the trench, kicking up dust and dirt that landed on her.

"Nowhere is safe! We've cornered the Lasvia Empire. If we don't break through their defenses, everything we've done will have been in vain!"

Alice frowned. The Carpathian Fortress held most of Lasvia's army; their survival depended on this battle!

Whoever wins will rise to the top!

Alice looked at an infantryman lying on the trench, firing his rifle. Lasvia's counterattacks mainly came from the nine 305mm dwarven cannons, while rifle fire was sparse.

She looked toward the Carpathian fortress, where Lasvia had built elaborate fortifications for the nine 305mm cannons. According to intelligence, the 305mm cannons were to be moved by dwarven rails. Last year, they were pulled by snow bears tamed by the dwarves, but this year some of the gun positions were to be moved by powered machinery.

She picked up the radio: "This is Alice De La Leigh! All units, report the current situation!"

"Commander Alice! The Magic Sky has arrived at the battlefield! Requesting to join the operation!"