Dekan Was Pleased with the Welcoming Ceremony
"Leave Ice Princess to me; you all just focus on completing your missions."
The leader put away the [True Word Blood Pact], his indifferent tone revealing absolute confidence.
She must succeed.
If she fails, even she will not escape the bishop's punishment.
These elite troops will not escape death.
This action is of unparalleled significance to the Resurrection Church.
If one could use the [True Word Blood Pact] to forcibly enslave a powerful individual.
The optimal choice is to capture an eighth-tier master Card Crafter to maximize the one-time effect benefit of this card.
Eighth-tier combat class is already among the top combat forces in the world today.
Even so, the benefits of enslaving an eighth-tier combatant are far less than the benefits of capturing an eighth-tier Card Crafter.
If it's a top-tier Card Crafter, then it's even more different.
And.
Card Crafter's attribute growth potential isn't necessarily as high as that of combat classes, and their combat strength isn't necessarily strong.
For example, Ice Princess, even though she is at the eighth rank and has a set of powerful cards, only has high spirit.
Her Magic Power abilities are not outstanding, and she is also physically fragile.
Even if she uses a high-quality attack Spell Card, the damage is far less than that of a combat-oriented tier 8 magic class.
Furthermore, for some reason, Ice Princess almost never creates Summon Card.
The only recorded instance was when she summoned an extremely ugly ice slime.
But the Ice Princess seems to refer to that slime as Wyvern.
It can be confirmed that Ice Princess specializes in ice-type Spell Card.
If it's a one-on-one battle.
Even a seventh-tier combat class could probably defeat her.
Among the twelve world-renowned card Card Crafter certified by the World Card Maker Association today.
Although Ice Princess is not the weakest in combat, capturing her offers the best value for money.
The other eleven were either too cautious, wishing they could live in the palace to ensure their safety.
Either their combat power is too strong, even stronger than other combat classes of the same rank.
There are also Card Crafter whom even the Resurrection Church disdains.
There are also those mysterious entities whose true nature is unknown.
In conclusion, the Resurrection Church determined that Ice Princess was the best choice.
They also successfully determined her ancient real name, her ethnicity, and her gender.
Once we successfully capture the Ice Princess...
This will bring about a revolutionary change in the fighting power of the Resurrection Church!
Unless they absolutely cannot capture Ice Princess, they will not turn their attention to Dekan, the near-top-tier Card Crafter.
Although Dekan's card-making style is more in line with the Resurrection Church, and even surpasses the Resurrection Church's ideals to some extent.
However, the gap between the third and eighth orders is still too large.
Just like the significant price difference between Tier 3 and Tier 8 epic cards.
Moreover, it's uncertain whether Dekan can reach the eighth rank within his limited lifespan.
As a half-elf, the Ice Princess will have a long lifespan.
This is something that none of the other top-tier human Card Crafter can match.
"Although capturing Dekan could still be our fallback plan, we shouldn't cling to him as a last resort,"
The organizer of the gathering stood up and scanned everyone present once more.
Her words carried a warning tone.
If someone thinks that even if they fail to capture the Ice Princess, they can still capture Dekan to make up for it, then the success rate of the mission will be greatly reduced.
Only by burning our bridges can we get things done.
"Yes."
Everyone watched her leave with respect.
"We should only consider capturing Dekan at all costs if our plan has completely failed."
With these words, the leader walked toward the dimly lit exit of the temple.
Under the slanting rays of the flickering light, it completely merged into the darkness.
Tristin City.
The Magic Airship Transportation Center on the outskirts.
The empty magical arena looked impeccably clean.
It shows signs of requiring long-term maintenance.
At the center of the magic circle was a giant landing pad, which was now shimmering with a faint light, indicating that the Magic Airship was about to land there.
The troops led by Lord Viscount Lampard were already waiting here.
The young lord was dressed in white knight's attire, with a silver badge hanging at his waist, signifying his identity and his authority over this area.
His face was serious, his brows were furrowed, and his eyes were fixed on the sky.
A booming sound came from the outskirts of the city, and it seemed that some flying beast was approaching with wind and thunder in the misty sky.
Although he didn't know much about the specifics of the Magic Airship.
However, the alarm signal coming from the Magic Airship must mean that something has happened.
The operating cost of long-distance communication magic is very high, but there are terminals for communication magic installed between city-states.
There are also simplified mobile terminals on the Magic Airship.
The attackers destroyed the mobile device immediately upon encountering the attack.
It seems they want to prevent any information from leaking out.
Accidents involving Magic Airship are relatively rare.
Even if there were ruthless bandits, they wouldn't be so crazy as to try to fly up and hijack the Magic Airship.
Only a Terror organization like the Resurrection Church could commit something like hijacking.
Even if the Magic Airship were hijacked halfway, the blame couldn't be placed on the lord of Tristin City.
But the lord dared not be negligent in the slightest.
If the Magic Airship successfully lands here, and his negligence causes a missed rescue opportunity, then it will be his responsibility.
Most importantly, a princess was on board this Magic Airship.
And the legendary Card Crafter in the Royal Capital who is about to become the thirteenth in the world and the second in the Norton Kingdom.
Because of these two individuals, the severity of the hijacking incident was multiplied many times over.
With a tremendous roar, the Magic Airship gradually slowed down several kilometers from the landing pad.
However, the Magic Airship circled in the air a few times.
It looked as if it didn't know how to land.
Then, just like a pilot quickly learning how to land, it began a smooth descent, creating gusts of air.
Seeing the Magic Airship gradually descend along its normal trajectory, the lord felt a sense of relief; at least the Magic Airship had returned intact.
Even if they may still be under the control of the criminals, at least there is still room for maneuver.
Besides, it's highly unlikely that someone could be learning while simultaneously piloting Magic Airship.
A more plausible explanation is that the hijackers had seized the plane, and the pilots wanted to buy more time for ground troops to prepare for battle.
"All personnel on high alert!"
"Yes!"
However, after the airship came to a stop on the landing pad, it remained motionless for several minutes.
The knights gripped their weapons tightly, tense with fear.
Their state of alert resembled that of a pack of ferocious beasts poised to pounce.
What follows is unlikely to be easy.
The worst-case scenario would be a fierce battle of wits and courage against vicious criminals.
Several more minutes passed.
Finally, there was movement on the side of the Magic Airship.
The gangway was lowered.
A crisp sound of footsteps rang out, and a figure walked out of the cabin at a leisurely pace.
He twisted his neck, yawned, and stepped off the Magic Airship with a hint of fatigue on his face.
He was slightly surprised when he noticed the knightly troops who seemed to be on high alert.
Then.
He surveyed the group of knights with a kind smile on his face, seemingly very pleased with their welcome.
He would occasionally raise his hand to signal to the crowd.
The lord and the Knights Order were stunned. What the hell was going on...?
Are we welcoming you?