Tikan was still under construction. All of the huge equipment of Black king mountain was being renovated and installed, so it was inevitable that it would take time.
However, even though the construction was not finished yet, Tikan had more than 80% of the defense power of the former Black King Mountain.
It was 80% purely considering the defense power of the equipment brought from black king mountain. Considering the power of Jin's comrades who were previously residing and those who became a new blood alliance (though they think they are subordinates), Tikan was no different from the strongest single-scale city of all time, excluding the two major forces.
Among the existing middle and small countries, there was no place that could surpass Tikan. From the moment the Ghost mercenaries and the Black Kings joined, Tikan became a land worthy of being called the 5th force.
"Ughh, the state declaration is right around the corner.."
Maybe that's why the man who is misunderstood as the owner of Tikan, the head of the seven Colored peacock, and a thorough mystic, the ghost blade Kashmir Alfrion, has been crying a lot lately.
A feeling of indescribable emotion, an exceptionally sensitivity that has become unusually delicate in the 40s, the conviction that the long-cherished desire will finally end soon and start a new beginning, and the gratitude towards his comrades. It was the reason Kashmir shed tears of happiness.
"Oh, my Lord Kashmir is crying again."
"Euria, please bring your father's handkerchief. Young master Jin is there too, what kind of insolence is that?"
“Why are you crying, Sir Kashmir?”
Jet, Alisa and Amela said.
Indeed, after a long time, all the comrades were gathering to eat. (Thanks to Murakan's persistence) Strawberry pie out for a walk together, no. Except for Gilly, everyone was sitting at the table.
“It is still not enough to make a nation declaration.” Jin said.
He was also emotionally moved. However, after returning from this mission, Jin's mind was once again impatient.
"That's right, as the lord said, it's still not enough. It's unlikely that Zipfel and Kinzelo will touch this place anytime soon, but they'll try to harm it whenever they get a chance."
When Lata spoke, Valkas nodded as well.
“The speed of installing the fortress defense equipment is slower than expected, my lord.”
“I heard that it was because the equipment was specialized for the mountain range where the Black King Mountain was located, Lord Valkas.”
"That's right. Compatibility with Tikan isn't too bad, but it's not perfect. And as I've felt since I was in Black King Mountain, our equipment has a lot of room for improvement. In fact, thanks to Amela, a lot of improvements have already been made. "
Amela.
As shown in the Gaifa Islands, she is a master of war by using the power of chaos.
In the Gaifa island, she fused with Bubare’s chaos and showed more strength than usual, but even then she was the world's best operator of war equipment.
Valkas evaluated her better than the entire Black Kings if it is a war that is not simple military force.
"That's why it's 80% stronger even though the equipment hasn't been fully installed yet. But watching Amelia strengthen the equipment, I knew it. It can still get better. It means that it can exert more power than the old Black king Mountain."
"Is that possible?"
"It’s possible, Lord!"
Amela said, waving her hand out of her bush clothes.
Jin felt that she was a bit awkward. In the Gaifa island, she fought to death all the time, and after Yona’s verification, Amela passed out, so he went to Sota Desert without having a word of conversation.
On the other hand, Amela acted very friendly, calling Jin the lord along with Balkas and Lata. It was because her chaos had been subdued by Yona, and by nature she had the ego of a rather affable child. Her slight fear of Jin and Murakan seemed to have disappeared.
“Most of Valkas’s equipment is the product of this modern magic technology. Then, some of them are relics, which are often called masterpieces. Like the lord's helmet. I don't think old man Valkas and my cuties knew much about Stupid Castle."
Before meeting Jin, Amela wandered the world with her chaos as a mercenary and explorer all her life. Thanks to that, there were not many people in the world who were more knowledgeable about relics and artifacts than her.
"Ha-ha, I can't believe I'm hearing an old man from my peers.”
"Damn it, don't call me cutie...!"
Amela's appearance, hidden in the bushes, looked younger than Enya, let alone her peers, so Valkas somehow felt hurt. It was Lata and Faye who reacted violently to the 'cutie'.
“A master piece?”
“A demon or an old Zipfel. It must have been made by such kids. Typically, old man Valkas called it the Black King Cannon No. 1, but when I think about it, it's something that should be called a mana suction injection type all-weather accelerating blasting cannon. Old man Valkas didn’t know that, so he was using it as a general cannon.”
“Mana suction… What is it? Hmm, Lady Amela, you know how to write such difficult words. Did you understand it?”
“Mana suction injection type all-weather accelerating blasting cannon...?”
Jin, who has always lived with academy critics, was used to such long official names.
"Keu, it will be better."
"If you find all the perfect functions, it will be the strongest cannon in existence. Hmm... The comparison target is, uh, Kozec! It seems to be more powerful than Kozec’s mana injection-type all-weather blasting cannon."
Even comparing the subtly different names, it seemed that the former would be stronger. However, Jin don't know if Amela's words are true.
"If that's true, how did that thing end up in the Black King Mountain? In the days when the Black King existed independently, there were frequent exchanges with Zipfel and imperial engineers to repair equipment. Those with mana.... There's no way they would have left it alone after seeing what Amela was saying."
“As expected, cutie’s questions are cute. They must have sent the best manpower to the Black Kings, right? I guess they didn't know because they only sent these idiots every time. It's a problem that can be figured out with just a little bit of brain."
"That's real."
"Ugh, the cutie is an Amela fan!"
"Ohhh, anyway, I don't know what it is, but it's an amazing cannon? Lady Amela can restore it?"
At Enya's question, Amela shook her head. Because she was held by Lata, her neck was barely turning, so she was just shaking the bushes.
"Ah, uh, that's, ah, I, can't do it. Ah, bone, bone, that's right! Wait a minute! I'm not good enough. And I don't know if there's a person in the world that can restore it."
“My lord, whether Amela's words are true or not. It sounds like we need to recruit a proper magic engineer. Even if it wasn't the Black King Cannon No. 1, there was a lot of equipment to improve, and above all. We must also find clues about the machine obtained in the Sota Desert."
Something that could change the game future war.
That's how the prophet described the machine to Rosa that Jin had acquired.
'My mother also did not hear the exact purpose of the object from the Prophet. If she heard it, she would have told me too, since it will definitely benefit the clan.'
Of course, the words of the prophet could have been false. She also may not know what is the use of machine.
But the machine couldn't have been with the blueprints for nothing, and he had to find out why.
To do so, Hister's record magic and the help of a genius magic engineer were needed.
"Jet."
"Yes sir!"
“If you get in touch with Arya, let me know immediately.”
Jin hasn't met Valeria since leaving Wantaramo Forest last year and spending time with Yona.
She has the corpse of Vermont’s Majin that they got from Wantaramo Forest as evidence to pressure the imperial family in the future.
In addition, she was analyzing the metal used by Kinzelo’s leader that Jin had obtained from the sword emperor castle and the recording device Jin had given her, and also tracking down the Temar's tomb while restoring Hister's magic.
The reason why there is no contact yet is because there is no result, or because she is exposed to some danger. It must be one of the two.
'If it's not that, then it's like entering the next battlefield.'
In addition to Valeria, Jin was still unable to contact Misha, so he was a little anxious.
“Of course. Ugh, no news is good news, so don't worry too much. We haven't been in contact with her quite a bit, but is there anything wrong with that haughty lady?”
"That would be nice. Hey, Murakan. Misha..."
“Lord, Lord Murakan went out for a walk with Gilly... Oh, there he is! Huh? But why a giant toad... Is he riding Madame Talaris' Snow Toad Mort?"
The seven swords of the Hidden Palace, Ryu and Hiten, who were sitting at the table, stood up and bowed.
“See you, master!”
“See you, master!”
Not only Murakan and Gilly, but also their masters were on Snow toad Mort.
Next to it, for some reason, Kuzan, Veris, and Yulian were standing there with blank faces as if they were some kind of attendant.
"Uhhh, son-in-law. Long time no see!"
"Madame Talaris, Lady Syris."
“How come my son-in-law never calls this mother-in-law when there is a meeting like this?”
“Didn't you get an invitation from Lucas Manfran?”
"Ah, it must have been a mix-up. I was about to be disappointed again Hahaha... Ha! I was stumped. On the way home, I heard from this handsome gentleman that something strange had clung to my son-in-law.”
It was about Sandra Zipfel.
At that, Syris let out a sigh as if she had no strength to argue with her mother anymore.
"My son-in-law doesn't like her, do you? The daughter of a hostile family?"
“Mother, although she is Zipfel, she is a person who has been of great help to Jin.”
"Uhhh, you are acting hard again. Can't you even joke?"
“It would not have been a light thing.”
Of course, Syris was never conscious of Sandra Zipfel.
However, even though Jin is her friend but she seemed unable to help him by betraying hidden palace, but she felt strange that Sandra did it.
'If it were me in the past, I would have only snorted, asking how I could be so stupid and foolish. After meeting Jin, I seem to have changed a bit.'
Talaris shrugged her shoulders.
"Ha, I'm also grateful. But why you humiliate the mother like this in front of people. This mother is still the master of hidden palace."
"I'm sorry about that, mother."
"Uhhh, that was just a joke. Being chased!"
"Oh really."
“My daughter has a taste for teasing. Anyway, nice to meet you all. It's a little fascinating to see all the three major mercenaries gather and eat in person. As expected, the charm of the man I pointed out as my son-in-law..... So, what were you all talking about?
“Mana suction injection type all-weather acceleration…”
The moment Jin answered that far.
All of a sudden, an alarm sounded throughout Tikan. The equipment installed by the Black Kings is causing an alarm.
Wee ae ae ae ae-!
It was an alarm that started due to an unidentified object found in the sky out of nowhere. And the main character who raised the alarm is the person who escorted Jin and his party in the Sota Desert the other day.
It was Zephyrin.
Tikan was still under construction. All of the huge equipment of Black king mountain was being renovated and installed, so it was inevitable that it would take time.
However, even though the construction was not finished yet, Tikan had more than 80% of the defense power of the former Black King Mountain.
It was 80% purely considering the defense power of the equipment brought from black king mountain. Considering the power of Jin's comrades who were previously residing and those who became a new blood alliance (though they think they are subordinates), Tikan was no different from the strongest single-scale city of all time, excluding the two major forces.
Among the existing middle and small countries, there was no place that could surpass Tikan. From the moment the Ghost mercenaries and the Black Kings joined, Tikan became a land worthy of being called the 5th force.
"Ughh, the state declaration is right around the corner.."
Maybe that's why the man who is misunderstood as the owner of Tikan, the head of the seven Colored peacock, and a thorough mystic, the ghost blade Kashmir Alfrion, has been crying a lot lately.
A feeling of indescribable emotion, an exceptionally sensitivity that has become unusually delicate in the 40s, the conviction that the long-cherished desire will finally end soon and start a new beginning, and the gratitude towards his comrades. It was the reason Kashmir shed tears of happiness.
"Oh, my Lord Kashmir is crying again."
"Euria, please bring your father's handkerchief. Young master Jin is there too, what kind of insolence is that?"
“Why are you crying, Sir Kashmir?”
Jet, Alisa and Amela said.
Indeed, after a long time, all the comrades were gathering to eat. (Thanks to Murakan's persistence) Strawberry pie out for a walk together, no. Except for Gilly, everyone was sitting at the table.
“It is still not enough to make a nation declaration.” Jin said.
He was also emotionally moved. However, after returning from this mission, Jin's mind was once again impatient.
"That's right, as the lord said, it's still not enough. It's unlikely that Zipfel and Kinzelo will touch this place anytime soon, but they'll try to harm it whenever they get a chance."
When Lata spoke, Valkas nodded as well.
“The speed of installing the fortress defense equipment is slower than expected, my lord.”
“I heard that it was because the equipment was specialized for the mountain range where the Black King Mountain was located, Lord Valkas.”
"That's right. Compatibility with Tikan isn't too bad, but it's not perfect. And as I've felt since I was in Black King Mountain, our equipment has a lot of room for improvement. In fact, thanks to Amela, a lot of improvements have already been made. "
Amela.
As shown in the Gaifa Islands, she is a master of war by using the power of chaos.
In the Gaifa island, she fused with Bubare’s chaos and showed more strength than usual, but even then she was the world's best operator of war equipment.
Valkas evaluated her better than the entire Black Kings if it is a war that is not simple military force.
"That's why it's 80% stronger even though the equipment hasn't been fully installed yet. But watching Amelia strengthen the equipment, I knew it. It can still get better. It means that it can exert more power than the old Black king Mountain."
"Is that possible?"
"It’s possible, Lord!"
Amela said, waving her hand out of her bush clothes.
Jin felt that she was a bit awkward. In the Gaifa island, she fought to death all the time, and after Yona’s verification, Amela passed out, so he went to Sota Desert without having a word of conversation.
On the other hand, Amela acted very friendly, calling Jin the lord along with Balkas and Lata. It was because her chaos had been subdued by Yona, and by nature she had the ego of a rather affable child. Her slight fear of Jin and Murakan seemed to have disappeared.
“Most of Valkas’s equipment is the product of this modern magic technology. Then, some of them are relics, which are often called masterpieces. Like the lord's helmet. I don't think old man Valkas and my cuties knew much about Stupid Castle."
Before meeting Jin, Amela wandered the world with her chaos as a mercenary and explorer all her life. Thanks to that, there were not many people in the world who were more knowledgeable about relics and artifacts than her.
"Ha-ha, I can't believe I'm hearing an old man from my peers.”
"Damn it, don't call me cutie...!"
Amela's appearance, hidden in the bushes, looked younger than Enya, let alone her peers, so Valkas somehow felt hurt. It was Lata and Faye who reacted violently to the 'cutie'.
“A master piece?”
“A demon or an old Zipfel. It must have been made by such kids. Typically, old man Valkas called it the Black King Cannon No. 1, but when I think about it, it's something that should be called a mana suction injection type all-weather accelerating blasting cannon. Old man Valkas didn’t know that, so he was using it as a general cannon.”
“Mana suction… What is it? Hmm, Lady Amela, you know how to write such difficult words. Did you understand it?”
“Mana suction injection type all-weather accelerating blasting cannon...?”
Jin, who has always lived with academy critics, was used to such long official names.
"Keu, it will be better."
"If you find all the perfect functions, it will be the strongest cannon in existence. Hmm... The comparison target is, uh, Kozec! It seems to be more powerful than Kozec’s mana injection-type all-weather blasting cannon."
Even comparing the subtly different names, it seemed that the former would be stronger. However, Jin don't know if Amela's words are true.
"If that's true, how did that thing end up in the Black King Mountain? In the days when the Black King existed independently, there were frequent exchanges with Zipfel and imperial engineers to repair equipment. Those with mana.... There's no way they would have left it alone after seeing what Amela was saying."
“As expected, cutie’s questions are cute. They must have sent the best manpower to the Black Kings, right? I guess they didn't know because they only sent these idiots every time. It's a problem that can be figured out with just a little bit of brain."
"That's real."
"Ugh, the cutie is an Amela fan!"
"Ohhh, anyway, I don't know what it is, but it's an amazing cannon? Lady Amela can restore it?"
At Enya's question, Amela shook her head. Because she was held by Lata, her neck was barely turning, so she was just shaking the bushes.
"Ah, uh, that's, ah, I, can't do it. Ah, bone, bone, that's right! Wait a minute! I'm not good enough. And I don't know if there's a person in the world that can restore it."
“My lord, whether Amela's words are true or not. It sounds like we need to recruit a proper magic engineer. Even if it wasn't the Black King Cannon No. 1, there was a lot of equipment to improve, and above all. We must also find clues about the machine obtained in the Sota Desert."
Something that could change the game future war.
That's how the prophet described the machine to Rosa that Jin had acquired.
'My mother also did not hear the exact purpose of the object from the Prophet. If she heard it, she would have told me too, since it will definitely benefit the clan.'
Of course, the words of the prophet could have been false. She also may not know what is the use of machine.
But the machine couldn't have been with the blueprints for nothing, and he had to find out why.
To do so, Hister's record magic and the help of a genius magic engineer were needed.
"Jet."
"Yes sir!"
“If you get in touch with Arya, let me know immediately.”
Jin hasn't met Valeria since leaving Wantaramo Forest last year and spending time with Yona.
She has the corpse of Vermont’s Majin that they got from Wantaramo Forest as evidence to pressure the imperial family in the future.
In addition, she was analyzing the metal used by Kinzelo’s leader that Jin had obtained from the sword emperor castle and the recording device Jin had given her, and also tracking down the Temar's tomb while restoring Hister's magic.
The reason why there is no contact yet is because there is no result, or because she is exposed to some danger. It must be one of the two.
'If it's not that, then it's like entering the next battlefield.'
In addition to Valeria, Jin was still unable to contact Misha, so he was a little anxious.
“Of course. Ugh, no news is good news, so don't worry too much. We haven't been in contact with her quite a bit, but is there anything wrong with that haughty lady?”
"That would be nice. Hey, Murakan. Misha..."
“Lord, Lord Murakan went out for a walk with Gilly... Oh, there he is! Huh? But why a giant toad... Is he riding Madame Talaris' Snow Toad Mort?"
The seven swords of the Hidden Palace, Ryu and Hiten, who were sitting at the table, stood up and bowed.
“See you, master!”
“See you, master!”
Not only Murakan and Gilly, but also their masters were on Snow toad Mort.
Next to it, for some reason, Kuzan, Veris, and Yulian were standing there with blank faces as if they were some kind of attendant.
"Uhhh, son-in-law. Long time no see!"
"Madame Talaris, Lady Syris."
“How come my son-in-law never calls this mother-in-law when there is a meeting like this?”
“Didn't you get an invitation from Lucas Manfran?”
"Ah, it must have been a mix-up. I was about to be disappointed again Hahaha... Ha! I was stumped. On the way home, I heard from this handsome gentleman that something strange had clung to my son-in-law.”
It was about Sandra Zipfel.
At that, Syris let out a sigh as if she had no strength to argue with her mother anymore.
"My son-in-law doesn't like her, do you? The daughter of a hostile family?"
“Mother, although she is Zipfel, she is a person who has been of great help to Jin.”
"Uhhh, you are acting hard again. Can't you even joke?"
“It would not have been a light thing.”
Of course, Syris was never conscious of Sandra Zipfel.
However, even though Jin is her friend but she seemed unable to help him by betraying hidden palace, but she felt strange that Sandra did it.
'If it were me in the past, I would have only snorted, asking how I could be so stupid and foolish. After meeting Jin, I seem to have changed a bit.'
Talaris shrugged her shoulders.
"Ha, I'm also grateful. But why you humiliate the mother like this in front of people. This mother is still the master of hidden palace."
"I'm sorry about that, mother."
"Uhhh, that was just a joke. Being chased!"
"Oh really."
“My daughter has a taste for teasing. Anyway, nice to meet you all. It's a little fascinating to see all the three major mercenaries gather and eat in person. As expected, the charm of the man I pointed out as my son-in-law..... So, what were you all talking about?
“Mana suction injection type all-weather acceleration…”
The moment Jin answered that far.
All of a sudden, an alarm sounded throughout Tikan. The equipment installed by the Black Kings is causing an alarm.
Wee ae ae ae ae-!
It was an alarm that started due to an unidentified object found in the sky out of nowhere. And the main character who raised the alarm is the person who escorted Jin and his party in the Sota Desert the other day.
It was Zephyrin.
