章節 424: CHAPTER 583
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Lokia Ganesto.
One of ten great knights from a thousand years ago, and a person who was most powerful in pure magic in old Runcandel.
Jin and Valeria had seen her in the recording left behind in Temar's fourth tomb.
"... It's surprising that a key part of the teleportation device, is it Ganesto?"
It's not a common surname. At least Jin had never met anyone with the surname Ganesto, both in his previous and present lives.
The manipulation of history about the ten great knights must have been the reason why people stopped using the name Ganesto itself.
"Tingen Bauer, the man named Qwaul Ganesto is highly likely to be a descendant of Lokia Ganesto. As I looked at the records, I felt the backlash from history manipulation."
In an instant, several assumptions came to Jin's mind and it was all bad things.
Lokia Ganesto betrayed the old Runcandel, and its descendants have been using pseudonyms and contributing to Zipfel, or they have forgotten their grudge and become subordinate to Zipfel because history has been erased, or Zipfel tells her descendants the wrong history. As a result or something.
'In the recording Lokia Ganesto... was a cruel and cold character. She even seemed kind to the witch Helluram.'
-Patriarch, no! Brother. I can't do this. I will meet the witch who is in the Black Sea. Lokia said that if it's the witch, she might have a way to stop Zipfel's manipulation of history....
The words spoken by Sarah Runcandel in the video recording of the third tomb.
A thousand years ago, when the war was in full swing, and the history of the fairy tribe and Runcandel was being manipulated, Sarah listened to Lokia's opinion and wanted to meet Helluram.
Of course, it was not a matter of jumping to conclusions. Because Jin doesn't know what happened a thousand years ago.
Above all, Qwaul was only a descendant of Lokia, not one of ten great knights of Runcandel.
"I need to find and meet a person named Qwaul Ganesto. You won't be able to determine his location from the blueprints and records left on the machine, right?"
"Yes. The year of manufacture of the part is 1780. The year you were born."
The blueprint was made in 1775, and the teleportation device was made in 1780.
Jin said he would have to find and meet him, but in reality meeting Qwaul would be next to impossible.
There was no way that Zipfel would just neglect a magic engineer of that level. Undoubtedly, Qwaul is the best magic engineer at the moment.
'My mother said she had heard from the Prophet that this machine would change the tide of war.'
The Prophet was right, as the machine turned out to be part of a teleportation device.
'In addition, the Prophet had told my mother that she could immediately begin fleet production by supplementing and strengthening the ship's design...….'
If so, the Prophet may have the ability to perfect the machine as well.
For efficiency alone, he'd better get in touch with the Prophet right away to hear the details about it and proceed with negotiations.
Actually Rosa intended to do just that.
-Originally, I planned to use them through the Prophet.
-However, I changed my mind this time by suspending Joshua as flagbearer. I will suspend negotiations with the prophet. During that time, prove that you have a better way than a prophet.
Rosa didn't tell him specifically about the time period. However, Jin guessed that it would have taken longer than Rosa's original plan due to the Glyek subjugation.
Currently, Rosa was in a daunting state just to organize the clan.
Many knights of the clan died in the war. More than three hundred elite knights, including five black knights, were lost.
Runcandel has put a black helmet on the top enforcement knights whenever a black knight has been recruited or died.
However, maintaining 10 Black Knights like that has now reached its limit. It was to the point that Mon, who was demoted to an enforcement knight after the Sota Desert, was reinstated as a black knight.
'Besides, my mother will also have no choice but to be cautious because of the encroachment of chaos.'
If only the power of the clan is lost, then Rosa would have more likely advanced the negotiations with the Prophet. That's how she can quickly restore power because the Zipfel is weak now and it is a chance to attack them.
However, Rosa had no choice but to postpone the negotiations as she is now in a situation where she cannot properly exert her. For now, she has no choice but to negotiate with the Prophet on the right terms.
"Production may have started in earnest since then, but it must be only recently that the technology has developed to the point where it can be used in practice."
"Regardless of when it was available, probably Zipfel wanted to reveal the fleet and the teleportation device later. The reason they used the fleet as bait in the Sota Desert was to confirm the existence of a prophet in your clan."
Valeria returned the blueprints and the machine to Jin. She tried a few times to get new information with record magic, but there was no further gain.
"I really have to go now. Whatever it is, I'll send you a letter to Tikan if there's any further progress. Maybe sooner or later your sister will find a little clue about Temar's fifth tomb."
"Elder Sister Luntia? No wonder, I heard that Elder brother Diphus was in charge of preventing chaos, not Elder Sister Luntia. She is looking for Temar's tomb. It's surprising how helpful it is to me."
"There may be information inside Runcandel that you don't know about. The 3rd flagbearer is moving based on that."
Valeria offered to shake Jin's hand.
"See you later."
"Take care of yourself."
* * *
Two days later, in an unexpected place. Jin was able to find clues about Qwaul Ganesto.
"Did you say that the pseudonym of Qwaul Ganesto was Tingen Bauer?"
Hidden palace inside the Hidden Palace.
Talaris, with a haggard face, asked Jin with her eyes wide open as soon as she heard the name.
"Do you know him?"
"Neither Qwaul Ganesto nor Tingen Bauer are common names. Especially when it comes to the magic engineer Tingen Bauer...… I'm pretty sure it's someone I know."
-He's a genius magic engineer, huh...… Among my lovers there were a few like that. Do you want me to contact them? Son-in-law.
Shortly after obtaining the machine, Jin had also spoken with Talaris about the need for an engineer.
And surprisingly, Talaris had an affair with a man named Tingen Bauer in her youth.
"He was my seventy-seventh lover. Hmm, it was a lucky number and I remember it very clearly because of his unique personality. A genius man who is the perfect definition of geek, but he was making something like this for Zipfel, right?"
"Huh, Madame Talaris. Is there any way I can contact him now?"
"I remember the house he used to live in, but the chances of him still living there are low, right? A log cabin in the outskirts of Palin Kingdom, it must have been over 30 years ago."
"Still, I would like to go once. What kind of person was he?"
A small smile crossed Talaris' lips as she recalled her memories with Qwaul.
It seems that her memories with him weren't that bad and the moment Talaris thought about it her expression crumpled.
"He was a bad boy. I didn't know there would be another human in the world who could dump me except for your father!"
"... Yes? Did you say my father?"
"Ah, you must be mistaken. It's not a relationship, it's a duel that your father dumped me. Anyway, Tingen cut off his relationship with me then, saying he was busy with some research, and I haven't heard from him since. Anyway, I'll give you Mort when my daughter comes back, so go and check it out the house where he lived."
"All right."
Booong-!
As soon as Jin answered, Mort appeared in front of Talaris and let out a cry.
There were black spots of chaos all over Mort's body. However, unlike Jin and other infected people, Mort is gradually purifying the chaos with his energy.
"Anyway, my daughter is too lazy to become a noblewoman."
"Mother."
It was the first time Jin had met Syris since the war.
"Lady Syris."
Because of this, Jin thought that she would be angry with him. It's because it doesn't seem like he's not responsible for Talaris suffering from severe internal injuries and losing most of her powers.
"Jin."
However, contrary to Jin's expectations, Syris did not show anger toward Jin. Rather, she looked at the spots left on the back of Jin's hand, and she showed a hint of concern for him.
"... Are you okay?"
"Uh, um. Yes, it's still fine."
Syris looked at the back of Jin's hand in silence for a while. Jin coughed because the situation was somehow awkward.
Syris used to be enraged whenever Talaris were often involved in affairs involving Runcandel and Zipfel and lost something because of Jin.
However, it's not that she was angry with Jin, but she hated the fact that the great forces were looking down on Hidden Palace.
She has long recognized Jin as an ally. It was only for a while that she acted harshly with a kind of hitting and strange competitive spirit.
In particular, even if it was not because of Jin, Talaris had to step in to fulfill her secret mission anyway.
Therefore, Syris understood that thanks to Jin, the hidden palace suffered only this much damage. She had been told by Talaris that without Jin, she would have to break Elona's seal.
If Elona was released from her seal, the hidden palace would have had to be cut off from the world for a long time until she disappeared.
Moreover, Jin's help did not end there.
Syris' gaze fell behind Talaris. She could see that Elona Zipfel's seal was mixed with shadow force.
Black Dragon Misha.
As soon as the subjugation was over, she was requested by Talaris and came here to help maintain the seal.
Elona could be freed if she didn't, so Misha poured all her strength into seal without ever recovering.
Because of this, Misha was in a state of being tied together by Elona's seal, the current state of Misha is no different from a statue.
Jin followed Syris and looked at Elona's seal and Misha. Before she entered the seal, Misha told Jin that she was fine, but it was only natural that they felt sorry for her.
"Thank you for your concern, Lady Syris."
"I'm sorry I couldn't help."
"Huh, are the two of you in a good mood? Daughter, go on a date with my son-in-law to the Palin Kingdom right now."
When Jin explained about Qwaul, Syris readily nodded her head.
章節 425: CHAPTER 584
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***
Tower of the stories.
"There was a laboratory in the middle of the empire...."
Crunch, Octavia gritted her teeth. She wrapped her whole body in mana bandages as if she had not yet recovered from the aftermath of the war, and various maintenance devices were connected to her back.
The black spots visible through the bandages were thick. In addition to encroachment of chaos, she went through super regeneration by the Demon God's orb, so she had to use a maintenance device every day for the time being.
"The Imperial Family, the livers of those wicked bastards are bigger than I thought. Isn't the capital of the empire a place where our mages come and go every day?"
Kadun next to her was also calming his anger.
Hedo lit a cigarette with a grim face. He's just keeping his composure because he really doesn't have much of an idea, but it didn't look like that in the eyes of Octavia and Kadun.
They are mistaken as if he is displaying superhuman patience and examining the situation with a cool head.
"It's embarrassing, but it's fortunate that the imperial family still has a trump card. So calm down, Lord Kadun. And the Spectre Captain."
At Hedo's words, Kadun and Octavia cleared their throats as if embarrassed.
"... Sir Hedo is right. I have shown a shameful side."
"Yes... the odds are against them, they will reach out to us again without shame."
The change occurred in the world power structure after the Sword Emperor Castle war.
Now, the era has arrived where it is impossible to say for sure that Zipfel is the only clan that's standing at the top.
Of course, they did not completely lose their position as the No. 1 clan, but the world's great powers did not know the exact situation of their respective damages. They can only guess that it is beyond their imagination.
Therefore, the two major clans had to look out for each other and reinforce their strength as soon as possible, at any cost.
Even in Runcandel, Chiron is still alive and well.
It was a foregone fact that he had entered the realm of the 5 kings of the Black Sea, but Zipfel had to assume the possibility that he could return to the continent at any time, and the existence of the Prophet was also a concern.
In that sense, Zipfel had no choice but to covet the imperial family's Majin technology.
In any case, the imperial family could not conspire with Runcandel. It was because Jin was there, and even if Rosa ignored him and asked for an alliance first, it was an unappealing offer to the imperial family because Runcandel wouldn't have any skilled magic engineering at all.
Above all, the imperial family has maintained a closer relationship with Zipfel than with Runcandel.
Although it looked like they had hit the back of their heads once in the Sword Emperor Castle war, they were in a position where they needed each other now.
"You're right. The Imperial family's tail cutting failed due to the Runcandel's 12th flagbearer, so they have no choice but to rely on us. Any negotiations can be carried out on favorable terms. It is not something to be angry about, but rather to be welcomed."
Zipfel doesn't know exactly what the power of Majin is. It was highly likely to be an exaggeration of information that the Majin had super regenerative abilities and power beyond the 9-star knight spread by the Jin's press.
Even so, they thought that there must be a reason why the imperial family dared to deceive them. As for combat power, it's enough to look directly at samples during negotiations.
"It is not too late to punish them after their skills are taken away and the clan recovers."
"But one strange thing is, how the hell did Runcandel's 12th flagbearer know the location of the laboratory? There's no way our clan could have had less intelligence than him."
Octavia nodded at Hedo's words.
"I think it's because Hister's survivor is with the 12th flagbearer. From the moment the 12th flagbearer destroyed the great magic of the patriarch in the war, it's been confirmed that he and the record mage are together."
The Annihilating Dark Sky Flame Orb 2nd version, in the war of the Sword Emperor Castle, Jin easily dispelled the magic as if he already knew it.
Octavia's gaze landed on another maintenance device behind her.
Veradin Zipfel that tried to run wild was sealed. He has not regained consciousness even once since the beginning of the Sword Emperor Castle war.
Even Octavia and Veradin weren't the only two who were helped by the maintenance device.
Kelliark is also inside one of the maintenance devices on the top floor of the Tower of Stories.
In other words, Zipfel is facing its worst time in a thousand years.
"It was when Kelliark finally declared that he would personally find the survivors of Hister, but Misha the Black Dragon and the survivor of Hister were also damn lucky."
"First of all, we will have to wait for the imperial family to contact us. And when that child wakes up...… I'll have to ask him to meet with the 12th flagbearer of Runcandel."
"Octavia, no matter how close the 12th flagbearer of Runcandel is to the Veradin. Are you going to spit out information about Hister?"
"There is nothing wrong with trying, Lord Kadun. Anyway, the 12th flagbearer will also be curious about the condition of Veradin, so he will never avoid the meeting."
As the conversation progressed like that, Hedo was a bit perplexed. It was because before he attended this meeting, he had a favor from Sandra Zipfel.
-Auntie will definitely make Veradin meet Jin when he wakes up. Hedo tells them that I will go with him then.
- No, Young lady.
- Why?
- Young lady, you are actually doing an act of treason whenever you meet the 12th flagbearer. So far, the patriarch has turned a blind eye, but if it continues.
-Oh! I have an idea too. I heard the record mage is with him? Then Auntie wouldn't be able to send mind manipulated Radin, so she would have some anxiety. Because you don't know what Radin will say! I'm going to take that surveillance role.
-From my point of view, I think your mouth is more of a problem, young lady.
-Anyway, tell her that. End of story.
Whoa...…
Hedo let out a deep sigh along with the smoke from his cigarette. Inevitably, he finally got the rhyme.
"Wraith commander, how about sending Young Lady Sandra with the young patriarch?"
If anyone else had said it, Octavia would have considered it unworthy of listening.
"Why do you think so? Sir Hedo."
"I think we need to keep an eye on the young patriarch. What memories he regained or lost due to this lost control attempt. We can't figure it out quickly, and there is a possibility that Hister's survivor will check whether the young patriarch's mind was manipulated."
"That makes sense. But with that kind of role, it's not a bomb like Sandra, but a more reliable person...…"
"If you send the right person, it will be difficult to avoid the suspicion of the 12th flagbearer. Naturally, the scope of the conversation between the two of them will also narrow down."
Hedo felt that there was something lacking in what he said, but he thought it was better than dealing with Sandra's rampage later.
But surprisingly, Octavia and Kadun readily accepted his opinion.
"I'd rather do as you say. I heard that there is a strange atmosphere between Runkandel 12th flagbearer and Sandra. That might help again. And even if it wasn't a record mage, the 12th flagbearer had a Az-Mil contractor. Recognizing mind manipulation is not a difficult job."
The strange atmosphere was Sandra's one-sided love attack, and the 12th flagbearer would never lose his cool for such a thing, but Hedo just stayed quiet.
"Alright , Sir Hedo. As soon as Veradin wakes up, tell Sandra to get ready."
Hedo would have been more comfortable if he had been rejected.
Hedo just nodded his head with an awkward smile.
***
Of course, Talaris hadn't expected at all that her seventy-seventh lover of thirty years ago would still be living in a log cabin in the outskirts of Palin Kingdom.
Giving Mort away was just expecting her daughter and son-in-law to go on a date.
A young man and woman, a remote country, an old log cabin that may still be standing. There are few conditions that are better for love to occur.
Boong-!
The scenery that appeared when the pure white dimensional portal opened was very romantic, as Talaris expected.
In the dense forest without sunlight, the bent trees formed a hemisphere-shaped space, and in the middle, an old log house stands in a picturesque way.
"It seems to be remote. To think that the log cabin that Madame Talaris was talking about actually exists."
"Huh, Mort. My mother's affairs are no small part of your responsibility. If my mother didn't have the ability to move through dimensions, her lover count would have been cut by half."
[Booh, boooong....]
"Anyway, I can't see anything particularly damaged here, so we can take a look and go back soon."
"Yes, Lady Syris."
Contrary to Talaris' expectations, the two looked like people who came to do 'work', looking straight ahead.
'If I knew it would be this easy to get clues about Qwaul Ganesto, I would have asked Valeria to accompany me all the way here.'
If there was record magic, he would have been able to easily look at the records that Qwaul left here without having to search every nook and cranny of this outback.
If he couldn't find any other information, Jin thought it would be a good idea to come back with Valeria later.
However, as soon as the two entered the log cabin, they could find traces of people living there.
There was a strong smell of cigarettes in addition to the faint smell of food, as if they had eaten a few hours ago.
There were so many cigarette butts and empty bottles on the floor that there was no room to step on.
"... Are people living here? Surely, it's not the person called Qwaul Ganesto."
"It should be good if it's Qwaul Ganesto, but I think it's rather uneasy because it worked out so well."
"Not long ago, no. Perhaps he is a person who is still working as an engineer for Zipfel, so there's no way he's living in a place like this. Without an escort."
"But let's wait and see who it is."
"Mort, take a look around you. Hide and move...."
Syris, who was talking to Mort through the window, suddenly stopped talking. It was because she could see a person walking from the back of the Mort, over there.
He had a shaggy beard, his hair was shaggy, and had the typical bandit-like appearance, but upon seeing it, Syris abandoned any expectation that he is Qwaul. It was because her mother's taste was nowhere to be seen in his appearance.
But the next moment, he shouted at the two of them and took something out of his arms.
'... A small mana cannon?'
Kikik, Kiririk-!
The mana cannon he took out looked small at first, but as the parts moved, it quickly transformed into a medium-sized or larger size.
"Who are you guys?"
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