Chapter 102: Blue Matador (1)

“...What on earth are you talking about?”

Kelva, who had never shown anger in front of Landaron before, openly expressed his anger, causing Duke Landaron, who had been looking uncomfortable, to be surprised and explain what had happened so far.

After quietly listening to the story, Kelva frowned openly and said,

“Half of the demons were wiped out by a strange weapon made in the Lartania territory, is that what you’re saying?”

“Yes. And when we tried to regroup and launch our attack afterward-”

“-A large-scale magic spell killed all the soldiers?”

“...Only one hero survived and returned to the territory.”

Seeing Landaron speaking cautiously under Kelva’s glaring anger, malicious magic power began to leak from his body as he clenched his teeth unknowingly.

“...Hmph.”

He desperately calmed his anger.

After all, raising his anger in this state wouldn’t accomplish anything.

Instead, Kelva tried to maintain his rationality as coldly as possible-

Boom!

-But he momentarily failed, destroying the floor of the Lord’s castle. However, he soon took a deep breath and calmly assessed the situation.

“......”

The more he thought about the messed-up situation, the more Kelva sighed.

‘The plan has gone awry. To proceed correctly, I must eliminate the outsider and Lartania and then summon her... I can’t summon her without eliminating the outsider. If she finds out the outsider exists-’

“Tch.”

Kelva clicked his tongue, blaming himself, but-

‘It was my misjudgment from the start. I didn’t gather enough information. When I heard about it in the demon world, I should have gathered information, but I was too complacent.’

He soon collected his thoughts calmly again and continued his contemplation.

‘...This way, they will definitely get ahead of us. To minimize this, we must kill the outsider by any means necessary. But at this point, the outsider is...’

After a long time of contemplation in front of Landaron, Kelva eventually opened his eyes as if he had made a decision.

“...Landaron.”

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“Listen carefully to what I am about to say. We will start collecting sacrifices now.”

“...Sacrifices? You mean we need more humans?”

“Not just humans. All negative elements, including emotions stemming from war, are needed.”

Upon hearing Kelva’s words, Landaron responded,

“...We are already in a war and will likely have to fight a few more, but isn’t it premature right now?”

“...Are you saying you want to break our contract?”

“It’s not about breaking the contract. We simply have no forces left.”

Landaron’s words were true.

Landaron had already sent two legions to Lartania, but besides that, most of the soldiers, excluding those needed to protect the Kingdom elsewhere, had been dispatched.

He was well aware that it was crucial to quickly quell this rebellion to maintain the position he gained through a coup.

“Considering the Holy Kingdom is also making moves, whatever it is, it’s going to be a headache,”

Landaron continued.

However, Kelva said,

“We will provide the forces from our end. So, you go ahead and subjugate the territories as you come across them and make the sacrifices.”

After saying that, he turned and left the room.

“Yes, because the missile you made previously included various magic scrolls and enchantments, which increased the price. If we use it just like we did last time, around 3,000 Gold Coins should be enough, as long as we have the coordinate-fixing scroll.”

“Last time, when we used it...”

Kim Hyunwoo recalled the missile used to deal with the demon troops.

In reality, the missile Kim Hyunwoo had launched at the demon legions was more similar to a cannon than a missile.

The method of launching the missile itself involved attaching Preservation scrolls, which prevent potions or fragile items from breaking, all over the front part of the missile where the Red Stones were stored, and launching it like a cannon using the Red Catalyst Stone.

Thanks to the Preservation scrolls, the Red Stones, unaffected by the impact, exploded along with the timed Magic Stones that exploded regardless of the impact.

In other words, the missile made this time had several flaws to be considered a modern missile.

Hearing what River had said, Kim Hyunwoo, who was contemplating, asked,

“So, what about the upgraded missile?”

“Hmm... that’s going to cost quite a bit more. The estimated amount is... about 20,000 Gold Coins?”

“...20,000 Gold Coins?”

“Yes, first of all, it’s larger. It will require more Magic Stones, and probably more Red Stones as well.”

“...Did you just increase its size?”

“No? It’s partly true, but strictly speaking, it’s incorrect.”

“...In what way?”

“Last time, the Red Stones were attached to the front of the missile, but this time, they will be attached alongside the trajectory like this-”

River quickly introduced the principle to Kim Hyunwoo and continued,

“If we attach it this way, it will likely produce greater firepower than last time.”

“...How much greater?”

“Hmm... Assuming it hits properly, it could blow away all but one-third of the demon legions that came last time? Of course, it would require significantly more Red Stones.”

“How many times more?”

“Simply put, about three times more.”

‘Three times more means we’d need 30,000 Red Stones.’

Kim Hyunwoo thought that might not be cost-effective, and River said,

“Additionally, the Red Stones required for launching the missile would also be three times more... Of course, if we can find another fuel that can sustain the output consistently, those Red Stones wouldn’t be necessary.”

“...Hmm. A fuel that can consistently maintain output.”

In fact, Kim Hyunwoo wanted to find this even more.

After all, the method he had thought of didn’t ultimately solve the problem.

But if this problem could be solved, it would be possible to launch missiles not just in front of the territory but from one territory to another.

In other words, it could be launched like a real missile.

Launching missiles from one territory to another felt incredibly appealing to Kim Hyunwoo. Of course, there would undoubtedly be points that require improvement, but the ability to launch missiles from one territory to another was highly attractive to him.

Having such a missile meant that he could deal with enemies even before they arrived.

While Kim Hyunwoo was discussing and pondering over the missile with River,

at the Mage Tower,

“The branch will soon be completed.”

“Really? Then-”

the Master of the Blue Tower, who was listening to Onel,

“-might soon go to meet Daddy ♥.”

murmured with a smile.