Emperor Of Steel

Chapter 314: Gigant Development 3

Chapter 314: Gigant Development 3

Wheeing-! Kiiing!

Creak!

The secret workshop in the basement of the Devil King’s castle, inside the Rakan Marquis.

Various items that were operated by the magic stones melted or cut the metals, which engraved complex magic circles on the steel frame or iron plate.

There was a young man with platinum hair at the center of the workshop who was working on his own thing.

It was Luke de Rakan, the Marquis of Rakan estates.

Around him were large and small magic circles floating in the air.

As Luke commanded with every cast of spell and wave of his hand, the magic-based equipment in the workshop accurately and precisely worked.

"This is just for testing purposes, but it is developing faster than I expected."

Luke looked over at the Gigant, whose skeleton was being completed and had a satisfied expression on him.

After deciding to make his very own Gigant, Luke had spent significant time in his secret workshop.

All thanks to the generous availability of the materials, the design didn’t take too long, and there was a prepared blueprint of Atlas or Orion from Dark Moon.

Immediately after completing the blueprint, he began to produce the trial Gigant.

Since the various parts were being made by an individual, the time taken was a lot.

Moreover, core components such as high power core engines and tuning helms were difficult to obtain, making them almost impossible to get right in the beginning.

So, Luke decided to skip those parts and start building the parts that he could.

"I think the skeleton, gloves and the joints are good enough."

Luke looked over at the Gigant’s parts that he had made in the past three days with a warm smile.

"In the coming days, I will implant the Achilles parts to find out about the internal strength and the driving ability."

Luke took the warrior class Gigant, Achilles, from his subspace bracelet.

Wheeing- Kiikii!

Creak! Creak!

With the magic equipment, Achilles had soon been disintegrated.

When the rivets and bolts were removed, the gloves were the first to come off, and then the core engine and mana converter and the balance device was removed one after the other.

Luke, in turn, fitted the parts to the test body. There was no problem with assembling the parts as they were all made ahead with precision.

Luke, who finally assembled the armor, put the prototype into the subspace.

"Should we go out for testing?"

Thinking so, Luke called Philip, who was in the manor.

Luke and Philip were excited with the idea of testing the prototype.

Philip was rather pleased with getting the chance to fight his lord again.

In recent times, Hwang Bo-sung had cultivated a lot of talents, and Philip’s ability had increased by a lot with the constant observation and fights with him.

"Huhuhu. Lord, I will not be going easy on you."

"Understood, do our best. If you play around, I will confiscate Orion, so do well."

"Ah! How can you take back what you just gave? I even carved out the name of Milena on its gloves!"

"What now, another name?"

"Obviously. Won’t the lord be giving out a name if he had a baby?"

When Philip had received Orion, his eyes were wet with tears of delight.

A knight’s dream was to be a rider, and a rider’s dreams was to drive a hero class Gigant.

However, Orion wasn’t so great at looking. Philip took it to his hand in making the gloves

"Sting II. No, Marina, what did you do with that? You were so desperate for it."

"Huhuhu. I gave it to Anna," said Philip

"Anna? Why?"

Among the female knights, Anna was considered to be second to Scarlet, who had recently risen to the point of Advanced Expert.

However, there were knights who were stronger than Anna, such as Alex and Hobart. That was why it wasn’t understandable for Marina to be passed down to a knight like Anna.

"You were dating Anna. Was that why you gave it to her?" Asked Luke.

"Huh. Honestly, there was no such thing. It is just a past relationship, but Marina is my kid whom I rode, and it would turn messy if I hand it over to the guys. That was why," said Philip.

‘This guy has serious complex issues with that thing.’

There were a few geeks who pampered their weapons by giving them names and cleaning them.

There were a few geeks of the sort in the manor like artisans and knights, but no one was as obsessed as Philip.

Luke just shook his head and pulled out the prototype from the subspace.

"Anyway, concentrate. If you don’t do well, you will end up seeing that old baby of yours once again."

When the prototype had come out from Luke, Orion… No, Philip’s Milena came ahead with lightning speed, wielding its giant sword.

Kachang!

When the giant sword collided, sparks flew around with terrifying sounds.

Due to that, Luke’s Gigant got pushed back. Due to the limitations of the output, he wasn’t able to take in the blows from the hero class Gigant.

"Kuek! Wow…!"

"What is this? How could this be? Wasn’t that a hero class?" Asked Philip.

It was just a single strike, but Philip was able to grasp Luke’s prototype with just its output.

"You thought that hero class is something that anyone can just make?"

"Even then, since it was being made by you, My Lord, I thought that it would be excellent… But… I am a little disappointed."

"I will amaze you later on. So for now, just attack. Or, do you want me to attack?" Asked Luke.

Even with Luke’s threat, Philip didn’t take a step forward. He was worried that Luke would get hurt.

Looking at the guy standing still even after his words, Luke used the prototype’s core engine to amplify the magic stone and go in for an attack.

"Blink Dash!"

"Uhk!"

Luke’s move narrowed the gap between him and Philip in the blink of an eye along with dozens of attacks.

The image could be seen in the front. It was like lightning had appeared in front of Melina, wielding a sword and trying to stab it.

Philip, who was somewhat hesitant because of the difference in the Gigant’s output, hurriedly wielded his sword to prevent the attacks.

"Tch, this is why Rune Knights are sneaky."

"If you are feeling sad, maybe you should start learning magic from now on."

"That is not needed! The one thing that I hate doing the most is learning!"

Philip had no intention to lose in the match, even if his opponent was his lord. With Impact Aura, he pushed Luke.

Kiiing- slash!

Kwang- Kwanng!

In response to the roaring sound of the loud core engine, deadly slashes and strikes from the Gigants’ swords poured in.

Luke managed to stop the attacks from touching him by placing shield magic on his gloves.

However, Philip’s Impact Aura from the hero class Gigant couldn’t be stopped.

Ddd! Crrrrk!

‘The built-in frame is shaking. Maybe it is because the Impact Aura is coming through the shield magic and touching the gloves?’

Since the Gigant was supposed to be a hero class, the skeleton of the prototype was made much stronger than a general warrior class.

Nevertheless, the fact that the internal frame was shaking meant that there was a problem somewhere in how the build-up was being held.

‘For now, I will use the strengthening magic to hold the parts. I need to endure this now to know…’

It was a test to examine the durability of the prototype’s gloves and skeleton.

That was why Luke focused a lot on getting the most powerful attack from Philip than attack Philip.

"Sir Philip! What the hell did you do last night that you seem so powerless now? Did you sleep with Anna?"

"I-I did nothing. Why?"

"Then what are you doing? Use more power!"

"Kuek! You might end up getting hurt!"

After yelling, Philip decided to do his best.

The Impact Aura he created began to become stronger and stronger.

Kwang! Kwang!

The sound of strikes and clashing steel spread all through the ground.



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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
Chapter 322: The Hearing 1</h3><p>The tragedy that fell on the Baroque Empire was known to the neighboring nation as well.</p><p>They were all reported by the information guilds of each nation, which were located in the Nemesis.</p><p>Pope Reina of the Holy Arthenia Empire was busy with reforming her empire, yet she still heard the news.</p><p>"Holiness, according to the reports from the priests in Nemesis, the condition of the princes and princess is critical."</p><p>Among the priests, who were taken in for treatment, the priests from the El Kassel denomination were the most common.</p><p>As a result, they were able to know the most information than any other nation.</p><p>"Moreover, it wasn’t just the children in the palace who were sick. Emperor Rudolf’s eldest daughter and his daughter in law are sick as well."</p><p>"Then, this isn’t just some regular sickness," said Reina.</p><p>The informer nodded at Reina’s words.</p><p>"Yes, that’s obvious, and we might have to dispatch the Saint Guard. It is very likely that this is a curse from a high-level warlock."</p><p>‘It can’t be…’</p><p>The word warlock immediately reminded Reina of Luke.</p><p>She remembered the fact that he was learning the dark magic of the Devil King from the past.</p><p>Moreover, Luke had a strong hostility toward the Baroque Imperial family.</p><p>However, she immediately threw away those thoughts.</p><p>‘No, Luke would never take revenge in such a manner.’</p><p>Saymon, unlike what the world knew, was a man who tried to defend a man’s rights even after becoming a warlock.</p><p>She knew because she read Saymon’s personal diary.</p><p>And Luke, who was doing great in his warlock studies, would never do such a wicked thing.</p><p>"Maybe the Veritas Magic Tower has something to do with it. It was destroyed just a while back, right?"</p><p>At the words of Reina, Arch Duke Gregory agreed.</p><p>"I too believe the same thing. The Veritas Magic Tower and Baroque Empire were known to have a great relationship for a long time. Because of the news about learning dark magic, the Baroque Empire, turning its back on the tower, is a very fleeting manner."</p><p>"Yes, and then the revenge comes into play…"</p><p>"Would those who have touched evil touch the right path. They will commit more atrocities than this."</p><p>Whatever the case, the ministers of the Holy Empire and the high ranking priests didn’t really feel bad about the tragedy that fell on the Baroque Imperial family, nor was anyone feeling glad about it.</p><p>Even though the situation was like this, most of the details were given in the past meeting.</p><p>It was then that a man raised his hand and asked, "Holiness, how about you help the Baroque Imperial family?"</p><p>It was priest Luther, the high priest of the Sanctity of Holiness, who asked such a question.</p><p>Although he was normally a priest, he was involved in the state’s affairs after seeing Reina’s devotion, who herself went and asked him for the reformation of the Holy Empire.</p><p>"Your Holiness, you have a unique spirit. You moved ahead and showcased numerous miracles. I believe in the power of Your Holiness, and you might be able to take down the disaster that has fallen on the Baroque Imperial family."</p><p>The moment priest Luther was done talking, opposition came in from the others.</p><p>"Priest Luther, what is that supposed to mean? Don’t you remember what the Baroque Empire had done to us?"</p><p>"There are voices of resentment in not just our empire but in the Baroque Empire too about their intervention in the civil war! Why do we have to help them?!"</p><p>The opposition to helping the Baroque Empire was intense.</p><p>In the beginning, they had no idea that the Baroque Empire had supported Duke Ferrierd in the last civil war.</p><p>However, not long ago, the fact as to why Rudolf had been asked for a hearing had been revealed.</p><p>The priests and the ministers, who came to know of it, urged to take an immediate action.</p><p>However, Reina persuaded them by saying that it was time for them to strengthen their internal affairs rather than going behind retaliation.</p><p>"Getting services there is tough, and now you want us to help them?"</p><p>"Right! Let them deal with their own problems."</p><p>Many people expressed their thoughts.</p><p>"That isn’t right. If it was any other normal nation, I might be wrong, but our Holy Empire is a nation built to serve the Lord and to spread his will to every man on earth. So, I think that it is time to show some tolerance."</p><p>Luther saw the Baroque Empire as any other nation.</p><p>However, if the nations decided to turn their backs, then the feud between the two would only worsen, and that would lead to the shed of blood and </p><p>"The Baroque Empire is a precious child of El Kassel and Belize as well, the mother of earth. At least for them, we will have to forgive the Baroque Imperial family, even if we can’t forget the past," said Luther.</p><p>"The words of Luther are also correct. For peace, the first thing that needs to be shown is tolerance."</p><p>Reina took Luther’s side as well after hearing his explanation.</p><p>"Tch, there is nothing we can do."</p><p>"Do you really think that if we lend a helping hand, they would decide to walk straight and not cause any trouble?"</p><p>"If things went well, both nations could cooperate and take down the warlock, and the willingness of the pope to be tolerant and her power would spread everywhere."</p><p>As the opinions began to shift, a senior priest raised his hand and asked, "All is good now, but how do you plan of securing the safety of the pope in the Baroque Empire?"</p><p>Both Baroque and Arthenia weren’t small nations, and it wasn’t a good thing in certain situations.</p><p>There were bound to be opponents everywhere. If that was the case, then would it really be wise to send Reina to the people who caused Arthenia’s civil war in order to exhaust its power?</p><p>"It isn’t like I don’t believe in the power of the Saint Guard or Arch Duke Gregory, but it would be a problem if Baroque decides to attack, right?"</p><p>"I have an idea."</p><p>Priest Luther answered.</p><p>"And what would that be?"</p><p>"We can have a few senior wizards of the Holy Imperial Magic Tower accompany the pope. Even if the worst-case scenario happened, the party of the pope can be evacuated to a safe zone with teleport magic."</p><p>"Surely, that could work"</p><p>"And there is a saying that says an enemy’s enemy is a friend. Even within the Baroque Empire, there are forces that are against the Imperial family. I heard that the noblemen representative and the Marquis of Rakan in the south are there."</p><p>When the name Rakan was mentioned, Reina couldn’t hide her smile.</p><p>It was because Luke’s face flashed in her eyes.</p><p>"Right. In case anything happens, we can ask them for help."</p><p>"Yes, it is good to discuss with them before heading there."</p><p>Since the way to secure the safety of the pope was set, they were down to discussing the next thing.</p><p>The minister of foreign affairs sent a message to the Baroque Empire through magic communication, announcing the will of the Holy Empire.</p><p>Once the approval came back from the Baroque Imperial family, the long-distance teleport gates would be placed in Nemesis.</p><p>However, no matter how long they had waited, no reply came back from the Baroque Imperial family.</p><h3>Comment (<span>0</span>)</h3><h3>Chapter 323: The Hearing 2

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