Heavenly Inquisition Sword

Episode 1330. Immortal New Substance Artenium

Southern Adriatic Kingdom.

King Crasion.

early evening.

Two middle-aged men were sitting opposite each other in the king’s residence, having a conversation.

Raoul Brosnan, the king of Adria Kingdom, and Magenta, the manager of the black market.

The black market is known as the public enemy and the originator of the illegal black market.

The Brosnans would lose face if it became known that the king had a private meeting with the manager of the Black Market.

But it’s not just being single that’s surprising.

Looking at the atmosphere, King Raoul Brosnan was ejaculating on Magenta.

“Sell us the excitium. I will pay three times the purchase price.”

Considering that Axisium is a strategic weapon of the Empire, this is an absurd request.

The reason why the king of Adria Kingdom, which is already at war with the Empire, can make such an absurd proposal is because the producer of Excitium is the Mage Tower.

Just as a mercenary has no homeland, the mage tower is not loyal to the empire.

You can tell just by looking at how the Southern Kingdom army is armed with the Mage Tower’s magic gun.

The mage tower based in the empire is cooperative with the empire, not subordinate to it.

The same goes for the imperial mages.

Of course, since Excitium is a strategic weapon, it is under the control of the Empire, but if you decide to steal it from the Mage Tower, there is nothing you can’t do.

In particular, tracking through the black market is impossible.

It was for this reason that King Raoul Brosnan secretly met with the black market manager—at the king’s residence.

“majesty. Excitium is not allowed. It is impossible to determine the manufacturer of the Magic Gun, but it is not so with Excitium. If Excitium, which is only produced in the Three Great Magic Towers, is used in the Southern Kingdom, the relationship between the Empire and the Three Great Magic Towers will end. Can the Southern Kingdom sponsor the Three Demon Towers?”

“…”

King Raoul Brosnan could not answer.

This is why sponsoring one mage tower, let alone three generations, is not enough.

The reason why the mage towers were concentrated in the empire in the first place was because they did not receive support from the kingdom.

Even the operating cost of one small magic tower was equivalent to the royal family’s finances.

The Three Demon Towers cannot be guessed at.

Realistically, the finances of the empire could not afford them.

The dynasty would perish if they supported the Mage Tower with the meager finances of the kingdom.

“If you’re responsible for sponsoring one of the Three Demon Towers in the Brosnan family, you can try smuggling Excitium. If not… don’t think of an excitium with a certain origin.”

“Then you mean to dedicate the kingdom to the Empire? At this rate, it’s only a matter of time before the kingdom of Adria is trampled on by the imperial army. Didn’t you say you were also from the southern kingdom? help me.”

“But I can’t hand over Excitium, which is about to end.”

“Even if the kingdom of Adria is destroyed!”

King Raoul Brosnan’s voice rose slightly.

At that moment, Magenta spoke in a meaningful tone.

“What Your Highness needs right now is not excitium. Isn’t the Southern Kingdom already equipped with the strongest weapon on earth, the Steel Golem?”

“What if there is? Something I can’t even use because of excitium.”

The southern kingdoms took iron golems off the frontlines after being devastated by excitium.

Without the Steel Golem, the Southern Kingdom Army was no match for the Imperial Army.

The number of sword masters was already ahead of the imperial army, but there was even a unit armed with excitium, so the sword masters of the southern kingdom saved themselves.

Unlike in the past, in this war, sword masters avoided the musketeers.

It is because they do not know whether magic bullets or excitium will come out of their magic guns.

Since the batalion unit was not yet known, the southern kingdom was mistaken for the imperial army to be armed with excitium.

“If there was a way to put an iron golem on the battlefield, what would it be?”

“Are you saying there’s a way to make Extyrium indestructible?”

“The best alchemist in the Mage Tower has recently succeeded in synthesizing a new substance called Artenium.”

“Arthenium?”

“As a new immortal material, it is not destroyed at once even by excitium.”

“How do you mean that? If it’s such a strong material… it would be difficult to make the desired shape.”

“It’s in a liquid state, so you just need to apply it to the iron golem’s gloves. When exposed to air, it hardens completely within a minute. So there is no need to make it into the shape you want.”

“It hardens just by applying it… Are you saying it’s strong enough to withstand even excitium?”

“That’s right. I tested the durability… I shot the same spot twice with excitium, and then a hole was pierced. The steel golem is busy moving, so would you hit the same spot twice?”

“Never fit. Before that, I will devastate the enemy camp with the ‘Light of Death’. Sell that artenium to the southern kingdom.”

“That’s why I came. Since the Crown Prince of the Empire is only looking for Excitium, the Alchemist is also looking for other vendors.”

“I will buy it in the southern kingdom.”

Excited King Raoul Brosnan’s torso leaned forward.

If you apply it not only to the steel golem, but also to the sword master’s armor, you will no longer have to fear the imperial musketeers.

It was a treasure that would change the world, so it had to be obtained at any cost.

“But there is one problem.”

“Something?”

“There are not many stocks. To the point where I couldn’t apply all of the steel golem’s armor.”

“You can’t spread everything? So how much can you do?”

“You should only do the part where the golem’s core is.”

“You mean only breasts?”

“That is only possible in the area with the core, not the entire chest.”

“….”

King Raoul Brosnan looked at Magenta wistfully.

If the amount was that small, the Sword Master would have to give up.

“Apply only the core of the steel golem… Okay. If the amount is small, at least the core should be protected. The southern kingdom has twenty iron golems. Can you apply 20 units?”

Magenta said while spreading her thumb and index finger.

“We will supply thirty bottles of this size. The price per bottle is 1,000 gold, please.”

“Um…”

At the end of a thousand gold, King Brosnan involuntarily groaned.

“Could you please tell me? What will happen if I get hit by an excitium even once?”

“Arthenium won’t break, but it will weaken a lot.”

“Then, if you hit the same spot again, it will break?”

“That’s right.”

“You must be hit in the same spot to be destroyed? Or will it be destroyed if hit nearby?”

“I don’t know that much, but… I think it would be better not to get hit twice, even in close proximity.”

It was the sound I made because I thought it would be destroyed even if I was hit in a similar spot.

“If it’s like that, I think I’ll have to apply artenium often… Can you lower the price a little?”

“I would like to do the same, but 1,000 gold is the amount the alchemist suggested. By the way, for the southern kingdom, the brokerage fee of the black market did not include even one cooper.”

“I see. On behalf of the Southern Realms, I salute you for your patriotism. Speaking of ministers, what can I say, but after this war, I will pardon the prisoners related to the black market.”

“If possible, I would appreciate it if you could promote an amnesty at the Southern Kingdom Alliance level.”

“If we win the war against the Empire… I promise to do so.”

Of course, I am not talking about ‘amnesty’, but about ‘promotion of amnesty’.

Whether the other southern kingdoms accepted it was a different matter.

Magenta didn’t ask more if she knew the heart of King Raoul Brosnan.

***

After leaving the Abyss, Elio and his party passed through the Great Forest and arrived at the Southern Adria Kingdom.

Unlike the peaceful appearance of a few months ago, the Adria Kingdom was distracted by war.

The brittle border checkpoint soldiers searched all the way to the bottom of the wagon.

However, Elio and the others didn’t care because there was no luggage in the first place.

Southern Adriatic kingdom.

Ishika.

Three carriages with passengers stopped at Ishika, the city of the ‘Forgotten Temple’.

Then the stagecoach society guards moved between the carriages and shouted:

“We leave in an hour! Let’s have a simple meal and get together again!”

“Don’t procrastinate and be late! In accordance with the Wartime Stagecoach Operation Guidelines, we will set off right away!”

Elio, who had been listening with an indifferent face, turned to Fabian and asked.

“Did you say something like that before?”

“What do you mean?”

“Don’t be late for procrastination. According to the wartime stagecoach operating guidelines, we are leaving immediately.”

“You never said anything like that before?”

“yes? Didn’t you hear it even in Torrens, who fired magic cannons loudly?”

“Is that so?”

Elio, who was wondering, called a guard who was just passing by and stopped him.

“Here you go.”

“Is there a problem?”

The guard did not pass by the adventurer’s call and responded sincerely.

“I think I was looking for it a few months ago at the latest, right? But now, why do you say you leave right away when the time is right?”

“It’s because I can run into the Imperial Army on the road after dragging out time. If you run into the imperial army on the road, your cargo will be requisitioned.”

“yes? Are you stealing the cargo?”

“In the city, there are a lot of eyes to see, but there is no such case…. If you run into it outside the city, you will almost be requisitioned.”

“Do you touch passengers’ luggage?”

“That’s fine. We only requisition the stagecoach’s cargo.”

“aha! I heard that the situation in the Imperial Army is good, but why is it like that?”

“I do it because I like it so much. They said that the fast marching speed of combat units is causing problems in supply. So you commandeered the load of the stagecoach? It may sound like an excuse, but you have to believe that they are.”

“Can I dispose of the stagecoach cargo as I please?”

“They write a confirmation of requisition… but I don’t know how much compensation they will give you. So, for now, we are sticking to the time set by the Stagecoach Association.”

“All right.”

After Elio finished speaking, the guard quickly moved to another wagon.

Count Larva Omar, who was watching from the side, opened his mouth.

“Imperial military discipline seems to be messed up.”

“For requisition?”

“I don’t know if it’s food or military supplies? Requisitioning cargo means… selling it to private contractors behind the scenes. The word is requisition, but in reality it is no different from robbery.”

“Can’t you buy food with the money you sold?”

“Every transaction has a profit. The profit will go into the hands of the commander of the requisition army or the person in charge of logistics.”

“It’s only about rice cake dumplings, so you can get it on your hands.”

At the unexpected words, Count Larva Omar glanced at Count Elio Lagoa.

I thought he was more conscientious than the average person, but I was surprised.

“Sir Lagoa, is he lenient in that way?”

“It is flexible.”

Because he was a thief, not flexible, he was dull with small corruption, but he did not know it.

“When such behavior accumulates, discipline naturally becomes disordered. Then accidents are bound to happen.”

“Are you buying?”

“A unit with disordered discipline can turn into robbers at any time.”

“You’re degrading that much?”

“Isn’t the southern kingdom an enemy camp, unlike the home country? After stealing and killing them, it’s enough to say, ‘It was difficult to distinguish between the enemy and the ally.’”

“ah! Maybe.”

Only then did Elio know why Count Larva Omar was so sensitive.

Come to think of it, wasn’t it said that ‘a needle thief becomes a cow thief’?

‘It’s not just a simple piece of cake.’

It is only a matter of time before a person who is swayed by desire turns into a monster.

I’ve actually seen a lot of people like that.

It was a bit embarrassing to call it flexibility.

Count Omar’s fears soon became reality.