Emperor Of Steel

Chapter 310: Conflict Amplified Once Again 3

Chapter 310: Conflict Amplified Once Again 3

"Kuahhh!"

After hearing about the story of the Veritas Magic Tower from Hudson, Luke burst out into a cheerful laugh.

It was because he was the one who planned everything, but he never imagined that things would work out so well.

"Even then, it is a pity that the Meister and the elders have run away."

The emperor did send out the troops very quickly, but the quick-witted wizard rats fled by then.

They had missed out on the real deal, but Luke wasn’t that disappointed.

He believed that if he could take down their men one after the other, then he might even be able to take down Arsene.

"By the way, when I was away, the fairies in our lordship were said to be slumped. Do you know anything about that?" Asked Luke.

"That is true, Lord. I did go out and try to investigate it. However, the fairies didn’t open their mouth no matter how many times I asked."

"Isn’t something unknown happening between them?"

"It wasn’t like that. There were observations that the fairies were angry. It was as if they had a conflict of opinion, but everything else is the usual."

The fairies of the Rakan estate decided to not follow the decisions and the orders of the Fairy representatives.

However, that didn’t mean that they were going to comply with the decisions of the human leaders as well.

It was just a minimal act of loyalty.

"Hmm, is that so? Even then, we never know, so keep an eye on the actions of the fairies," said Luke.

They were the betrayers of him once. In order to not lose his loved one once again, Luke continued to keep an eye on the fairies.

When Hudson went away, Luke continued with the designing of the Gigant, which he stopped doing momentarily.

As he had already gained considerable knowledge and skills, his hands were moving unceasingly, drawing think and thin lines on the parchment.

Except for the core parts, he had finished designing the rest of the part and the magic circles.

What he was doing was integrating the parts into one. Where one part had to be placed, and how the magic circles had to be drawn and so on.

Luke, who was so busy with his work, suddenly looked over at the clock. Realizing that it was the time for his appointment in the Katarina Magic Tower, he headed there.

And Luke’s footsteps stopped in the exact place.

Hwang Bo-sung was waiting over there.

"Lord, you have come?"

"Yeah, was the training satisfying?"

As Luke asked, Hwang Bo-sung raised his fist and laughed.

"No one lasted over a 100 punches!"

At the instructions of Luke, Hwang Bo-sung was able to train with Rogers and Kaper.

It helped Hwang Bo-sung by a lot. However, it was a good experience for those two men who were

After Philip and the other knights watched the battle, the Rakan estate had its own training ground.

"I am glad that you were satisfied. Then, will you summon the Puppet?"

"Understood."

Since it had been numerous times, Hwang Bo-sung quickly placed flags on the floor with familiar patterns and wrote letters and signed a seal.

"… Warrior strength, move forward!"

Hwang Bo-sung, who cast the spell, hit the floor with his fists.

Right then, a red light began to spread through the ground, and the puppet rose.

At first glance, the wizards and the field masters, who were seeing that for the time first time, looked at it and then immediately went back to their own respective works.

"Master, then I will head back to the training center. Be careful."

Hwang Bo-sung, who set the puppet for Luke, quickly went back to the knight’s training center.

His head was full of thoughts on what kind of martial arts he would have to use to take down the knights.

When Hwang Bo-sung went out, Luke approached the Puppet and began to look at it.

He first touched the puppet and copied its images, figures and the characters that contained magical meanings, which were engraved onto a parchment, and looked at it carefully.

The puppet was a weapon that was made completely different from a Gigant.

The power to move it wasn’t magic but tactics and mind-based.

Its aether like property made the Puppet move through a spell and the techniques depicted on the iron core.

That was why Luke paid more attention to the iron core.

According to Hwang Bo-sung, the iron core tree had superior quality compared to other trees. They responded to aura.

The reaction speed of the puppet came from that and made the Gigant move faster.

The reason why Philip lost against Hwang Bo-sung the other day was also because of that momentary reaction.

‘Isn’t the iron core of this nature a substitute of the expensive radium alloy?’

Luke, who removed the iron core wood from the puppet, had conducted dozens of experiments and tests.

And through his experiment, he found out that the iron core wood could indeed replace the radium alloy.

"Hahaha! I was right!"

Luke’s face, which smiled brightly, quickly went stiff.

"But is this wood easy to find?"

In the next few days, Luke obtained all the books that were related to plants, including the encyclopedia, and examined every inch of them.

He searched to see if the tree was growing in the Rhodesia Continent, but he couldn’t find that particular tree.

"Is it grown only in the Southern Continent?"

He had to put the effort in, but it wasn’t going to be a huge problem. Compared to the past, trade with the South was very active.

Making a puppet was still uncertain, but he might be able to get the amount of wood needed for the Helm making.

However, listening to Hwang Bo-sung’s words, Luke’s expression went hard once again.

"To get the processed iron core wood, I’ll have to visit the Zegal clan."

"Can I get it if I go there? The price would be?"

Hwang Bo-sung, shook his head when Luke asked, "The Zegal clan doesn’t sell processed iron core wood. They only make it for their own use."

It was said that the iron core could be obtained by going to the highlands of the Southern Continent.

The problem was that in order to get the properties that respond to the aura, the wood had to be processed.

And the secret to processing the iron core wood was only known to the Zegal clan. However, they weren’t selling them, which meant that it was a waste of talent.

"Okay, I will send a person to the place of the Zegal clan and try to buy them."

If that didn’t work, he decided to go there and get the iron core wood himself.

Luke’s orders were delivered to the Kirillov Co., which was active in its trading with the Southern Continent with a tag termed ‘priority’.



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Chapter 318: The Baroque Imperial’s Tragedy 2</h3><p>The day after Nanda treated him.</p><p>As always, Rudolf was receiving the reports on general affairs of the empire.</p><p>"Your Majesty, there was a small fire in a small denomination shrine in the capital yesterday."</p><p>At the report from Voltas, Rudolf asked with a calm look, "Fire? How so?"</p><p>"According to the magistrate’s office, it seemed to be because of some faulty wiring. Anyway, around a dozen private residences in that area were damaged because of that."</p><p>"Tch, such things happening around."</p><p>Rudolf was the one who did it, but he hadn’t told Voltas about it.</p><p>Voltas wasn’t even aware because the emperor was good at hiding his work and private life.</p><p>"And there is another problem, one after the other, the presence of low-rank commanders and expert knights stationed in the Central Army and the capital are decreasing."</p><p>"And the problem is?"</p><p>"They are… dying in the red light district without wearing any clothes, dying from a heart attack during training, committing suicide, leaving a note saying that the work is too difficult for them to handle…"</p><p>And the low ranking commanders and expert knights, who passed away, weren’t just one or two.</p><p>In addition, there were those who were injured by simple items and those who got sick just by eating something wrong.</p><p>Rudolf was frustrated with the report.</p><p>"How are the subordinates being managed!"</p><p>"I am sorry, Your Majesty. Since our last battle with the demons, the atmosphere in the Central Army has been in the dumps…"</p><p>"Been in the dumps? Why?" Asked Rudolf.</p><p>At the question of Rudolf, Voltas spoke his real thoughts, "It is like the incidents are happening very quickly and the mental stability of the lower-ranked ones or the knights has worsened after seeing the demons walk around during that time."</p><p>They were just rumors… No, they were all myths or legends that kids were told at night.</p><p>It surely was a terrible thing and a strange feeling for the knights and commanders who were in the battle, fighting in the front lines.</p><p>"How could that be?! Fire the commander of the Central Army right away!"</p><p>At Rudolf’s orders, Voltas seemed hesitant.</p><p>"Your Majesty, Count Lotion is a man who comes in with great loyalty and power. So, please give it another thought…"</p><p>"Are you saying that a man with power and loyalty is acting like this in the Central Army? There is no need to think anymore! I am going to change him right away!"</p><p>Honestly, it wasn’t the demons’ appearance that had caused trouble in the Central Army.</p><p>It was Henry, who was ordered by Luke.</p><p>Without knowing that he was using all types of sneaky methods, the current commander was being fired.</p><p>"Phew, then who will be appointed in that position?"</p><p>Knowing that the Emperor’s heart couldn’t be changed, Voltas asked a question, "Let’s entrust the Central Army of the Capital to Count Ferrero, the vice-captain of the Knights of Guard. Even though he is a bit sloppy, there is no other person who can correct and discipline the men in a short period of time."</p><p>Voltas nodded silently, knowing that it was all he could do.</p><p>"That is all good, but what about the hearing?"</p><p>A few days ago, they heard that the noblemen had filed for a hearing.</p><p>So, Rudolf was eager to know how that matter was going.</p><p>"The chairman of the Imperial Parliament is reviewing it. He is a politically neutral and relaxed character, so it will take some time before the hearing gets opened," answered Voltas</p><p>"Uh? Did you know who was that definite witness that the noblemen have?"</p><p>"Yes, through a visitor from Marquis Mayers, Lazlie came to know that it was the Prince of Konrad Kingdom, Aslan."</p><p>Voltas’ forehead wrinkled while he answered.</p><p>When he got the information from Lazlie, he was very flustered.</p><p>Aslan, who was said to have been fed to the sharks, was still alive.</p><p>That was why Voltas, who couldn’t believe that report, kept nagging his son to tell him that the report was false.</p><p>"Tch, he didn’t get everyone after all. Anyway, whether it be Aslan or someone else, tell him to get rid of him, immediately."</p><p>"Right now? How about putting it off for now?"</p><p>At Voltas’ question, the Emperor frowned.</p><p>"You are asking me to delay it? Is there any reason for us to do that?"</p><p>"The noblemen will see this hearing as a great opportunity to diminish Your Majesty’s powers, and what if a problem with the witness’ identity arises even before the hearing? This will put us in a wrong place."</p><p>The emperor would lose the opportunity to counterattack.</p><p>So, Voltas thought that it would be better to not act impatiently but to take advantage of the opportunity to condemn the noblemen and take away their power.</p><p>"Take the crisis as an opportunity? I haven’t thought of that till now, but are you not aware of what kind of men Butler and Mayers are like?" Asked Rudolf</p><p>They were the kind of person who could even create a witness if the real one was </p><p>No, not just that, they might even ask for an assassination and use that for some kind of political exploitation.</p><p>"They are going ahead with all they got. I think that it is better to act in advance than to take a risk in a later time."</p><p>"Understood, Your Majesty, if that is what you desire, I will follow your words."</p><p>Though unfortunate, Voltas couldn’t stop his emperor anymore.</p><p>Right when Voltas was done with his reports and was about to go out of the room, a servant entered.</p><p>"What is with that?" Asked the emperor.</p><p>"That, the thing is…"</p><p>Rudolf, who listened to the words of the servant, was shocked.</p><p>"What did you say? Martel is under pain? Is that true?"</p><p>"It can’t be wrong. The doctor has recognized the symptoms right away… Y-your Majesty!"</p><p>A piece of un-comprehendible news made Rudolf rush out of the office and run into Martel’s residence.</p><p>He didn’t even stay a single second to listen to Count Voltas or the servant’s words.</p><h3>Comment (<span>0</span>)</h3><h3>Chapter 319: The Baroque Imperial’s Tragedy 3

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