Chapter 363 - Episode Ten - Three Great Weapons in Fage Territory (1)
“W-We did it …… Finally, it’s done ……”
“Now we can be free from this hard work ……”
The members of the alchemist division and the temporary workers slumped to the ground.
Three days after I was told about Mea by Kudor, I finally completed my long awaited Quetzalcoatl the wooden dragon.
The wooden dragon Quetzalcoatl is a collection of giant Ortems that are 20 meters long… a floating fortress with detailed magical formulas engraved all over its body, so to speak.
It can deploy multiple wards, repair itself instantly and automatically, and if you want, it can even continuously release sacred fireballs from its mouth, which are created using the same principles as Abel ball.
Although it would cost a little bit of magic power, I begged Peter and somehow he was able to prepare a large amount of magic stones within a few days.
His face was clenching, but he was a well-developed queer who could shake his head without saying no.
Although we had to compromise on the time and cost of the project, I was glad that we were able to complete it in a shorter time than expected.
While I was busy with other things, I asked Altamir and Rinoa to take charge of the development of the site, which was a big help.
If anything, it was probably more efficient than when I was in charge.
Although it was simplified in many ways from what I had originally envisioned, I have now completed the wooden dragon Quetzalcoatl.
I looked up at the face of the rough wooden dragon and nodded broadly.
Altamir, standing beside me, poked me lightly in the shoulder.
“You know, I don’t know if this is too much to ask, but isn’t this overkill? In a year, you could turn the world into a wasteland with just one of these ……? I’ve been aware of my own weaknesses, but I’ve never gone this far, you know?”
In the past, she was asked to kill Apocalypse, a legendary demon beast, but she hid and kept it as a pet, which led to her being hunted by the whole country and holed up in a tower.
“You never know what might become your enemy, according to Peter-san.”
Although the identity of Count Julem is still unclear, according to Kudor, there is a high possibility that he is hiding a force similar to Kudor.
In the first place …… it is possible. It’s also possible that Kudor could be my enemy.
I should probably keep my hypothetical enemy in Kudor.
The areas in which I was fatally inferior to Kudor were movement speed, defense, and size.
The wooden dragon Quetzalcoatl makes up for these shortcomings in a big way.
It still won’t be able to reach Kudor on its own, but it should be able to eat up a lot of ground.
That’s why we had to hurry the completion of the project even if we had to make some compromises.
And this wasn’t the only trump card we had to play.
The analysis of Levi’s spear is also progressing smoothly, thanks to Zolomonia.
Yesterday, I asked Zolomonia about the progress …… Depending on how you use it, you might be able to do some pretty bad things with it.
If I can get the spear to work the way I want it to, it shouldn’t be too difficult to deal a fatal blow to Kudor.
After hearing the progress from Zolomonia, I was so excited that I high-fived her, praised her, and even took her hand and jumped up and down.
Of course, after that, I calmly set the wards back up and locked her up again.
If she were to run away, my plan to defeat Kudor would be ruined.
I’m not sure if I don’t feel sorry for her too, but Zolomonia herself is a demon who has done some pretty bad things, and it would be dangerous to let her go unchecked. Yes, it’s necessary, so it can’t be helped.
I heard that she was originally sealed in a staff in a remote area, so it should be fine if she’s thrown into a warehouse for a bit now.
The magic wave tower is also being redesigned in the direction of converting the mechanism of the magic wave tower into a weapon.
Originally, I was going to add this function as a bonus, but after hearing Kudor’s story, I realized that we might not have much time left, so I decided to focus on this.
It has the potential to drive even Kudor to his death with a single blow, but it’s too problematic to actually use at this point, so it will probably be a weapon for Count Julem or Kudor to negotiate with when the time comes.
“But …… after all this time, can’t you do something about the crazy color scheme of this Quetzalcoatl that looks bad for the eyes?”
“How rude, I had Mare help me design it. It’s cool.”
“Oh, I see …… That’s what that girl is like, huh ……”
Just as I was about to speak, I heard Mea’s voice.
I turned my head and saw Mea running towards me, waving her hand, and the pair of Peter and Myunhi walking a little behind her.
It seemed that Mea and Peter had come to check on me and met up with me on the road.
“Abel! It looks like we’re going to be able to put together a plan for the Moon Festival Dinmei! Is Mea helpful!”
Mea comes running over.
She had a beehive wrapped around her forehead with the words “Acting Vice President” written on it.
I’m so busy that I’m giving the position of vice president of the event planning for the Moon festival Dinmei in the Fage territory to Mea as a substitute.
“Hey …… all the members are lying down, but Abel is ignoring them ……? Is it because the wooden dragon is complete!”
“…… You say some pretty hurtful words now, huh. Don’t let this man affect you too much.”
In response to Mea’s words, Altamir said, “I’m not”.
Peter stood in front of me, a little behind Mea, and stared at Quetzalcoatl through his mask.
Then he was whispering something to Myunhi.
“What do you think, Peter-san! Isn’t it cool? To be honest, I don’t feel like I’d lose at all even against four major powers!”
I said proudly, and then decided to tell Peter about the performance of Quetzalcoatl.
The more I talk about its durability, self-repairing capabilities, and high-force magic weaponry …… the worse Peter’s face gets.
“You see, Abel-chan ……? Do you remember me telling you that if you go too far, I won’t be able to silence the royal family, so you should go easy on them? “
“…… Eh, did you say something?”
“Abel-chan seems to be thinking lightly but even though the backroom negotiations with the Maharaun Kingdom are about to go well …… But, if it’s revealed that we’re carrying a strange weapon, there’s a possibility that it’ll be used as a spark, you know?
It was a …… stubborn sermon.
It’s true, I may have been thinking a little lightly.
I thought to myself, “What the hell is he talking about when he’s the one who was planning to unite the world using Kudor?”, he was actually planning to start a global invasion, but I wasn’t planning anything like that.
Peter is right in the sense of not provoking unintentional conflict.
“Ah …… yes, I’m sorry. I’ll do my best to stay out of the public eye.”
“I said, don’t go too far!”
Peter’s face turns red and he tries to grab me.
Myunhi is trying to stop him.
“Patience, please, patience! It is true that politics is important, but Peter-sama also said earlier that the situation is untenable unless you have an armed force as insurance!”
“There’s a limit to what you can do!”
As I watched Peter shouting, I thought it might be better to keep quiet about the spear and the magic wave tower even after they were completed.