Chapter 208 – Temporary Peace
“This city is over.”
I sat on the city wall and stared blankly at the city.
After finishing up to Paulette Larson, I took a day off for a short break and immediately started exploring the city.
However, I had to clean it once before starting.
“It’s awful.”
“I’ll have to think about disposing of the data for this object.”
“Okay. I agree.”
The conversation with William is over.
Medicine made by Won. Of course, there may have been some use of Larson’s lineage, but it is a dangerous item anyway.
Regarding the data, I decided to dispose of it after confirming whether it was useful or not while only identifying a small number of people, including myself and William.
He also had to decide on the treatment of the Larsen estate.
“I’m crazy.
“Because there are no people…”
Nothing else matters.
It is large that the population has been blown away because of their tricks.
Just as the population growth rate of the earth was low until it developed to a certain level, the population growth rate of this world is not yet very fast.
However, the population of a place that could be said to be the capital of a territory disappeared in an instant.
There are small towns as well as cities, but this is a big hit.
“The reason to swallow the territory is gone.”
“Because it wasn’t a very good land to begin with.”
It’s not that I don’t do agriculture, but there are many mountains and many forests.
It is not a good land in many ways, such as monsters appearing.
The only thing is that it’s good to deal with intruders from the outside, but I wonder if I have to come all the way here.
The city of Larsen, which is bright even at night, is still purifying the city with the artificial sun I made.
The problem is that purification does not make land suitable for human habitation.
Because of the vitality sucked by the giant tree, even if you plant a seed, you can’t survive. If you touch the ground once and see it crumbled like sand, it’s hopeless.
“I can’t just empty it.”
I don’t know if I’ll be able to eat food no matter how much I cleanse.
The animals are all dead and can’t be fed. After finding and feeding nearby wild animals, he suffered a seizure and died.
“Layton is messed up too.”
Layton is also ambiguous to call them because quite a few people have been injured and died.
“Damn it.”
Just go when you go
I’m bothering you.
“Your Excellency Count!”
Then I looked down at the sound calling from below.
I saw a female knight with short brown hair fluttering in the wind and moving hurriedly.
Is it Sir Leanne?
Wasn’t she obviously searching for the castle?
What did she find when she saw her packing something?
“Did you find anything?”
“It is a treasure!”
“Oh…”
In the bundle unpacked under the wall, there was something glittering with gold.
It’s not just gold. There are also gems that shine in different colors.
“I found what appears to be a secret warehouse!”
“Good job, good job.”
Okay. Should get this one too
Took!
I went down to the wall and inspected the bundle.
Something as big as one seems to cost a bit more.
I looked at Leanne and she was smiling and looking up at me. She stroked her head in a puppy-like way, as if asking for praise.
“Ehehe.”
There was no other reason why Sir Leanne was happy.
The castle’s underground storage has already been found and neatly divided. There was now a race to find secret warehouses and hidden treasures.
That’s why I decided to give the store to the knights who found the treasure. This is the story that Lord Leanne has earned enough stores.
“What’s up?”
At that time, William came down from the sky with a gust of wind.
His shoulders shrugged as he clicked his tongue with a disapproving face.
This is ours
“What are you guys doing when someone else finds this?”
Grumpy gestured to Leanne, who was noticing William. She’s just uncomfortable.
After Sir Leanne saluted at my gesture, she smiled and winked and left. Jeez, what a request. I have to mess with you at night
“We’re just being friendly.”
“It’s my subordinates, isn’t it natural?”
“Is that normal?”
I don’t know since they’re the ones who have been ruling from the beginning.
“It’s not that you can’t work, and the kids in the Knights aren’t the ones who came in as bribes, are they?”
“Can you come in as a bribe?”
Well, this world is meritocracy… Rather, it would be to pay attention to magic power.
Even if you don’t fight well, it’s not impossible to join the Knights once you have enough magical power.
“Isn’t it wonderful and puppy-like? Pretty enough there.”
“Is that the knights or pets?”
William clicked his tongue at my words.
They’re the kids who work under me anyway, so what’s wrong with them being cute like pets?
The male knights… Compensate with money If your wife or daughter is pretty, give them a good name. Male knights win because they have a good family lineage, and I win because I have sex with a pretty woman. Win-win for each other.
“You are very special too.”
“Thank you.”
William’s eyes are confused.
Is that a compliment now?
“What? Why did a son like this appear to him?”
“Isn’t it because I’m all good?”
“Yes, yes. Oh my. I’ll just go to bed. I’m going to die of exhaustion because I’m doing magical power purification all day long. It’s not until I’m old enough that I really need to retire.”
I laughed out loud as I straightened my back and sighed.
I did the same, but the person who said it was difficult sent a tree over the atmosphere?
Heavenly magic. The power of freedom to break the shackles.
I saw that power clearly.
“How did you fix it in the horizontal coordinate system… ?”
“What else is that?”
Nothing.
* * *
A few days after that, we backed out.
What I brought was things I could take with me right away.
Among the treasures of Larson Castle, he collected treasures that he could carry by comparing the volume and value, and the research data on his lineage that the Larson family had studied.
What is surprising is that he did not specifically study trees. Strictly speaking, it seemed that they studied power absorption.
And the other is the original data. To be precise, the materials that Purple had been researching for generations.
I’ll have to go and see the details, but I feel bad.
“Wow…”
When I first entered there, I was speechless.
Not only me, but also Chloe, who entered with me, kept her mouth shut.
Laboratory on the way to the basement.
It looks like a black magician’s laboratory that is common in fantasy.
If there is a problem, there is a sign.
[Illusion!]
“What is this?”
Took, I touched the sign.
It fell over with a squeaking sound.
Looking at the dusty basement lab, I sighed.
“This kid was a real jerk.”
Judging from what he said before his death, he was really a research crazy guy.
He knew that even if he died or not, the high-level research data he created were important.
“Violet wouldn’t be like this either, right?”
“That… I guess so.”
Chloe made a worried expression.
I told them to be a little closer, so they would have become close, but seeing how anxious they are…
No, actually, I’m not very close with him either.
I’ve only seen your face a few times. I’ll have to see your face once I get back.
First of all, I need to select some materials.
“Mmm.”
It is full of human experiment records and I have seen the data that I have made so far.
There are useful things, but there are also many strange things.
There are materials about drugs that turn monsters into monsters, and materials about attracting monsters, but since there aren’t any details, I’ll have to look for them in Layton City.
“Hoo.”
After organizing the data like that, I looked at a piece of data in my hand.
“It’s a drug that makes even magic holders lose their minds.”
Where did you hear the most?
“There is really no place that is not connected. The king.”
King Bistian.
I know that they plotted behind the scenes in many ways, but I never thought traces of them would be found here.
However, this material can be put to good use.
The countermeasures against the magical power holders’ crimes are quite lax. Magic crystals are not infinite, and in the case of low-grade items, you can’t completely bind your magic power.
If you use this material and the research around here, you can use it in various situations.
I’ll have to roll the ball a little harder this time.
“Then let’s go back.”
“Yes!”
Take only the necessary data and important things and leave.
Of course, I will have to come back later because I have to clean up this dead land once.
* * *
“I’m back!”
Müller Castle.
Arrived after a really long time.
After Franz, Borin, and the capital, back to Larsen. I couldn’t get it right and moved.
So, having received a proper welcome for the first time in a while, I shouted as I passed through the gate.
“I’m back!”
Perong! Puff!
Dazzling firecrackers and colorful petals embroider the sky.
And many Müller’s people are out on the streets to greet me.
“Kyaaaaa Count Hyperion!”
“Hurray! Master of the Sun! Incarnation of supreme light! Long live Count Hyperion, long live, long live!”
Hear the cheers of the people.
I felt it to the fullest.
Feel it! Their true heart that welcomes me!
Haha! Today is a festival! Eat and drink, everyone!”
“Quaaaaa!”
“Whoaaaaa!”
Mum.
It is felt. Faith. Well, that’s a joke
Anyway, I’m glad you like it. My grip on the city is perfect.
It hasn’t even been half a year yet, but that’s about it. In fact, it’s not a problem to say that it’s completely my, Hyperion’s power.
This is this, are you sorry for Triana? Your people, now completely my people!
