135 – Set sail!
“Luke is my younger brother. “You will follow my wishes…”
When Ed asked what she was going to do with Luke, Bianca answered that he was her younger brother.
He said it was not a political enemy that needed to be eliminated, but a family member.
Ed nodded and answered.
“Then we just have to deal with Ian. If you have any ideas, please feel free to tell me.”
“···In fact…”
Soon, Ed and Bianca began discussing ways to get rid of Ian.
In the process, Bianca told Ed about the plan her Ian was plotting.
She revealed that she would drag Ed into an underwater battle and kill him by ‘accidental death.’
“Good. Let’s tackle it head on.”
Ed said that it was actually a good thing and that he would intentionally fall for Ian’s plan.
Bianca responded with surprise.
“It’s dangerous! Ian is a completely different person from Leon! “I have never been defeated in an underwater battle!”
Ian is said to be the true descendant of the sea god.
His genius and bravery were well-known within Clendor.
When it comes to underwater warfare, it possesses a power that no one can surpass.
“Then Ian can beat my battleship?”
So Ed asked Ian if he could defeat the dreadnought battleship.
Bianca said to Ed with a puzzled expression.
“····No. No matter how much Ian… It’s difficult. However, only in person-to-person competition…”
“I am stronger than my battleship.”
“······?”
Bianca froze in shock at Ed’s next words.
For a moment, I thought I had misheard, so I tilted my head and said.
“What did you just say…”
“I am stronger than my battleship.”
“······.”
Bianca looked at Ed.
His eyes don’t seem to lie at all.
That confidence, as if he were saying that he could truly defeat that ridiculous monster battleship single-handedly.
“Ian is no match for me.”
And what Ed said was true.
In the first place, his suit was made from the ‘[Eternal] Mechanical Blueprint’, an Eternal level item, so it is of the same level as being wrapped around the world’s strongest artifact.
For some reason, it is currently stuck at the ‘lowest level of eternity’ rather than the complete ‘Eternal’ level, and that was a problem that only time would solve.
This can be solved by obtaining engineering knowledge and resources to upgrade the suit.
In other words, Ed’s suit was similar to Thanos’ gauntlet with one Infinite Stone embedded in it.
It is still unfinished, but the level itself is a different artifact.
“Well, some parts may be damaged to some extent, but in the end, that’s it.”
However, some degree of damage may occur.
Equipment not made with ‘[Eternal] Mechanical Blueprint’ can be completely destroyed depending on the opponent’s level, and in fact, a three-dimensional mobility device was completely destroyed by Lucas.
‘But that doesn’t stop there.’
But that’s all.
The degree to which replaceable equipment can be destroyed at any time.
That was also possible because we looked after Lucas.
“····I understand. “Then I will make sure Ian’s plan is implemented.”
So Bianca decided to help Ian with his plan.
So that they can self-destruct in the trap set by Ian.
I decided to encourage him.
It was a decision that could be made because they were royal sisters born to half-other mothers.
***
“······.”
Ian froze as he saw the dreadnought battleship entering the harbor.
The Klendor battleships were going around the empire saying there was no way they could be defeated, but seeing the Dreadnought battleships immediately convinced me.
“·····I got hit.”
Eventually, Ian brushed his hair back and laughed helplessly.
As she realized why the princess of the empire had provoked her, she began to feel sick to her stomach.
He induced himself to make a mistake.
“Do we need more investigation?”
At that time, the princess smiled and told Ian her words.
Ian answered with an expressionless face, his eyes still fixed on the dreadnought battleship.
“····Let me just check one thing. “Please show me how much firepower that battleship has.”
“That’s about it.”
The princess said that and waved her hand.
The attendant, who clearly understood her gesture, brought a video transmission magic sphere and attempted to communicate with Ed.
Soon, Edgar, who had received the princess’s orders, turned his head to aim all of the Dreadnought’s turrets at the wooden ship that was about to be retired.
That was when a volley of fire was fired from five turrets.
-Quaaa Ahhhhh!
“It’s done.”
Ian accepted it obediently.
She admitted that it was not a trick, but that she had truly built a monster battleship.
“·····Who planned and built that battleship?”
I was just curious.
Who built that crazy battleship?
The person that immediately comes to mind is Edgar Fix…
“This is Count Fix.”
As expected.
Ian nodded at her.
Another reason to kill him has increased.
No, for Clendor to survive, Edgar Fix had to be eliminated.
Ian’s fierceness slowly bloomed.
‘It’s dangerous… This guy… Is much more dangerous than I thought…’
Edgar Fix.
At first, he thought he was just a guy like Brother Leon who just trusted the equipment and went out.
I thought he, who was close to the dwarves, had defeated his older brother by wrapping himself in various artifacts.
‘Was it all made by him…?’
But it wasn’t.
Considering that dwarves were illiterate about ships, it seemed clear that this battleship was designed and built by Ed himself.
In that case, the equipment he is equipped with was also made by himself.
‘I want it…’
But on the other hand, I also coveted Ed.
What if you use him as your own hand and foot?
Maybe he can win against the Empire.
The plan is to destroy the archenemy, the Cruel family, take over the entire south, and then persuade several kingdoms to attack the empire simultaneously.
If the empire is captured by the Allied Forces…
‘I am the new emperor.’
The balance of power could be reorganized around Klendor.
If you take the princess next to you as your wife as proof of your conquest, you will also be able to acquire legitimacy.
As she remembered the image of the princess surrendering to herself and being used every night, her sense of conquest suddenly rose.
“Now it’s time to discuss the rewards of the bet.”
At that time, the princess gave her words to Ian.
When Ian nodded her head, the princess told him what she was asking.
“Let’s write a new contract. “The empire takes 90% of the resources discovered through exploration, and Klendor takes 10%.”
“······.”
The empire takes 90% and the home country takes 10%.
Ian’s expression crumpled.
This is because it is a completely absurd condition.
“Isn’t this too much of a prank? “10%!”
“hehehehe. Haven’t things changed since before? “We no longer need Klendor’s fleet.”
“·····Ugh.”
It was a fact.
The reason the Empire brought in Klendor was to obtain ships needed for exploration.
A ship was needed to safely protect personnel from rough straits and powerful sea monsters.
“Let’s make it 7 to 3. “We, Clendor, are the only ones who know the way to the ‘Sea Wall’.”
However, Ian decided to use the time.
The goal is to secure at least a small settlement ratio based on one’s advanced navigation skills.
“That’s fine. “Count Fix redefined navigation.”
“······?”
But an unbelievable answer came out of the princess’s mouth.
Have you redefined navigation?
Isn’t their navigation skills based on knowledge accumulated over hundreds of years of history?
“······.”
However, there seemed to be no lies in the princess’s remarks.
In the first place, if you bluffed about this issue, you could get a backlash, so you couldn’t lie carelessly.
“Let’s make it 8 to 2. Instead, the equipment and food needed for exploration. And Clendor will cover the various items.”
So, Ian decided to make a deal of 8 to 2.
I don’t know what rare resources will come out if I conquer the sea wall, but I couldn’t ask for a higher settlement rate here.
“Let’s make it 8.5 To 1.5. “Don’t you have to pay for losing your bet?”
“·····Let’s do that.”
In the end, the final agreed upon ratio was 8.5 To 1.5.
It was a disaster.
Obviously, they decided to take 7 and the Empire took 3, but before they knew it, it was 8.5 To 1.5.
‘It’s okay…If I make Ed Fix mine’
However, Ian decided to think differently.
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It is more beneficial to obtain an Edgar Fix than to obtain resources through exploration.
‘We do not choose any means or methods.’
An exploration that risks the fate of Klendor.
Ian decided to take a gamble.
It was decided to contact the ‘Salvation Church of the Night’ that has recently been secretly spreading among the high-ranking nobles of Clendor.
According to my informant, I heard that the high priest of the ‘Salvation Church of the Night’ can capture people’s hearts.
‘I have to get rid of my brother first.’
However, the ‘Salvation Church of the Night’ was Prince Leon’s power.
I hired an informant to keep Brother Leon in check, and naturally I found out it was true.
Therefore, Ian also realized that if he just eliminated Leon, he could swallow up the organization.
‘Edgar Fix, I will definitely use my hands and feet.’
So Ian came up with a plan to make up for all these losses.
The so-called operation to recapture Edgar Fix.
If he can possess his genius technical skills, he will be able to become the greatest emperor in history.
Ian twitched the corner of his mouth.
***
‘Asshole.’
The princess read this thought.
By activating Orserk’s magical eye, he looked into Prince Ian’s head.
The princess twitched the corner of her mouth.
***
One month later.
Several ships are anchored in the southern port of the empire.
At last, the ships of the Empire and the Empire of Klendor gathered to explore the ‘Sea Wall’.
However, unlike the initial contract, the main ship was Imperial and the auxiliary ship was Klendor.
Ed’s dreadnought battleship became the main ship and all the important people boarded it.
“Wow…”
“Really… This is real…”
“How did they make this?”
All the academy cadets aboard Ed’s battleship looked around the battleship with fascinated faces.
To the noble cadets who had only flown ships whose technology was far inferior to that of Klendor, Ed’s dreadnought battleship was no different from the battleship of heaven.
Isn’t that the ark of God?
“Ed…How are you?”
However, some cadets were more interested in people than the battleship itself.
Some female cadets who have feelings for Ed.
So, Isabella, Enya, and Charlotte are hanging around Ed and sharing stories that have accumulated over the years.
“······.”
And Bianca also had those feelings.
After returning to her home country and completing various preparations, she returned to the Empire after a month. She wanted to say hello to Ed, whom she had not seen in a long time.
However, there were already many prominent candidates around Ed, so it was not easy to approach him.
‘Edgar Fix…You will be mine.’
And among those who wanted Ed, there was also a man.
Ian Clendor, the second prince of the Clendor Empire.
After killing Leon and taking over the ‘Night Salvation Church’, he planned to use Ed as his limb.
Beside him, ‘Halas’, a ‘bishop-level’ Salvationist, was giving off a gloomy aura.
He specializes in mental destruction and brainwashing, and has sworn loyalty to Prince Ian for the glory of Klendor.
Of course, he is also plotting a plan to corrupt Prince Ian and turn him into a scarecrow.
‘Asshole.’
Of course, Princess Sephilia saw through all of these plans.
I had already told Ed about Ian’s thoughts about a month ago, so I was already prepared for his evil plans.
“Set aside!”
The battleship with so many mixed desires finally set sail.
We set out to conquer the ‘Sea Wall’, one of the world’s three major magical unique zones that no one has conquered in the past thousands of years.
Everyone smiled, promising to make their desires come true.