#64
“Please inform the Archduke of your intention to attend.”
“yes.”
I had to see it at least once anyway. The king of the engineering empire Zeman was quite a gentleman, but his inner thoughts were so dark that he never knew when to turn his back on him. All airships currently circulating within the empire were devices from the engineering empire.
The engineering empire accumulated enormous wealth through ‘rental’ of airships. He never ‘sold’ it, and perhaps because of that, the design of the airship was still at a stage where only the Engineering Empire could do it.
They couldn’t even dismantle it. If the airship is destroyed or disbanded, a signal is sent to the Engineering Empire, and the financial loss is returned in the form of a fine. And that too for a huge amount.
Even Sehyeon was paying a huge amount of money for the use of the Mapok airship.
“Zenon, sit down.”
I patted the seat next to him and said, but Zenon didn’t even seem to listen. In the end, Sehyun fell back onto the bench.
“Zenon.”
“yes.”
“Why won’t the wings go in?” .”
“… … .”
Perhaps due to fusion, the wings did not go in even after a few days. At this point, I thought I couldn’t put it in. Or perhaps it is largely due to taking the medicine directly.
Since both people who have directly consumed it have reached this level, their guesses are more inclined in that direction. The people of the empire changed their race due to Ruhak’s influence without taking the medicine, so the case is different from Sehyeon.
In fact, even if they wanted to ask in a cool way, all the retainers avoided their gaze whenever Sehyun brought up the topic of wings like she did now. With his attitude like this, it was not easy to even say the word ‘fly’ in the wing, let alone ask about it.
I tried to see if I could fly, but I quickly gave up when I was faced with the limit of 3 seconds. I only realized that it required tremendous strength and mobility, but it did not translate into practicality.
“How many floors of the tower have you completed?”
“There is still no progress on the 84th floor.”
The 84th floor was the number of floors that Sehyun had finished clearing before folding. If they were still circling there, it means they had no intention of entering the 85th floor. Ruhak managed everything, maintained it, and neglected it.
Did I wait?
As soon as I thought about that, I shook my head. There was no reason for that. Especially for him.
“How many magic stones did you get?”
“Currently, excluding the national treasury, we have a total of four L-class magic stones, more than five hundred SSS-grade magic stones, and more than a thousand SS-grade magic stones.”
“The quantity of magic stones requested by the Engineering Empire.”
“All of Class L.”
Currently, Sehyun’s Empire is the only empire that has penetrated more than 80 floors of the tower. Even the Engineering Empire, currently ranked 2nd in the empire rankings, was only on the 74th floor, so the difference in national power was embarrassing.
In addition, L-class magic stones could only be found in towers above the 80th floor, making them difficult to obtain. In short, the Black Empire was currently the only supplier of L-class magic stones.
But still, it comes out like this.
Even if it looked shallow, it seemed quite shallow. Sehyeon looked at the bright blue sky and thought about that damn engineering empire, and only when the sun had set did he get up from his bed.
“Where do you want to go?”
“I’m going to see Kwak Jeong-han’s face one more time.”
“yes.”
Zenon lowered his cold gaze and closed his eyes, looking somewhat heartbroken. Sehyeon stretched out his hand and grabbed Zeno’s fingertips and lifted himself up. And he walked on, dragging Zeno, who was looking at me with surprised eyes.
“Why are you anxious?”
“He is a dangerous man.”
“Does Zenon think so too?”
“Assuming that he is at the same level and in the same grade, even if he matches up with the leader, he will win.”
Sehyun’s mouth slightly opened. Not quite, no. She was quite surprised. Her wide-open eyes wandered around for a while, unable to find anything to say. I knew she was talented, but I had no idea it would be to this extent.
By Sehyeon’s standards, Euncheong was the strongest vassal among the heroes. Euncheong was not a vassal with outstanding talent or high stats. However, he was a hard worker who got to that position through persistence and effort that surpassed his talent.
Currently, his stats were such that even five heroes couldn’t beat him with pure force alone.
Beating Euncheong like that?
“maybe… “It won’t be dangerous.”
“He is a Lord who could become the king of another empire before that.”
If Kwak Jeong-han had grown the empire, wouldn’t this place where Se-hyeon is now be Kwak Jeong-han’s seat? I vaguely had that thought.
Only then did I understand the attitude of the heroes, who were overcome with worry every time they went to see Kwak Jeong-han. Perhaps other heroes also vaguely felt it. This may be why Euncheong is focusing on training these days.
“are you okay. “There is no danger.”
As I held his hand tightly and spoke, Zenon’s fingertips twitched. However, a moment later, a large hand covered the back of Sehyeon’s hand as if it were overlapped. Before he knew it, his worries had disappeared.
The tips of my fingers, which were not held tightly, brushed the back of my hand several times. I felt my fingertips full of calluses on my skin. It was a touch as if confirming.
The action continued until the hand fell off.
The date for the encounter with the Engineering Empire was quickly set. When Sehyun expressed her intention to participate, Ruhak immediately gave her permission, ignoring her refusal. Since he had participated in diplomacy before, he may have secretly wanted to participate as well.
The date was set, and a few days later the long-awaited day arrived. Negotiations with the Engineering Empire. Negotiation, not transaction. That’s how Sehyun defined this situation.
A Mapok airship like the Black Empire came down via the air route. It seemed like it had been running for a long time, as it was extremely hot. The Engineering Empire was located about 6 hours away by Mapok airship.
A total of 12 hours are wasted just coming and going. Therefore, unless there was something important to do, the two empires did not come and go often. This was because there was no suggestion for an alliance portal and it was not included when drafting the contract.
The first thing I saw when the heated door of the airship opened was some neat-looking people. ‘people’.
There was a saying that the Engineering Empire was a machine with a human appearance. I didn’t know the details because nothing was revealed, but just looking at his appearance, he was closer to a perfect humanoid than anyone else.
Jeopuk-
A total of 10 people got off. Sehyeon looked at a man among the group he had never seen before. A man with a white uniform draped over his shoulders was walking at the head of the group. He was a foreigner with blue eyes.
He was a person with a decent appearance, perhaps because of his clear facial features. The impression itself wasn’t that bad. The profound blue eyes also look generous.
He stopped exactly in front of Sehyun. The gaze looking down was full of curiosity. But there was no laughter. He was a man with no emotions. No, it was more accurate to say that he was experienced.
Judging by the quiet atmosphere he gives off, he is probably not young at least. Approximately late 30s to early 40s. Despite that, he looked quite young.
“This is Do Se-hyeon.”
“It’s Fan, the Lord of the Engineering Empire.”
Fan. He was somewhat solemn, with a politeness hidden in his gentle voice. Sehyun responded by slightly lowering his head and turned around. The person in charge of guiding the throne room was a vassal named Bayen, who was originally a negotiator.
Everyone followed him through the corridor of Airport Road and headed toward the throne room. The atmosphere was somewhat heavy with only the sound of footsteps echoing calmly. Although the tension was not visible, I could feel the strap being pulled taut through my skin.
“Please take a seat.”
Bayen bowed deeply and spoke in a polite tone. Sehyun went to where Ruhak was moving and sat down on the spacious chair. On the other side, he sat together with the Grand Duke of the Engineering Empire and Fan. The remaining elite retainers were positioned a few steps behind them.
The negotiator from the Engineering Empire was an old man named ‘Will’. He had a stern look wearing glasses, and the way he raised his mouth and chin tightly made it seem like he was looking down on this person.
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“I want to see the goods first.”
His voice was as strict as his appearance. This made it clear. They did not visit to maintain friendly relations or anything like that. Just looking at that blatant way of asking for trade items before even saying hello was enough.
“Bayen.”
“Yes, I will prepare it right away.”
Bayen moved quickly under Ruhak’s instructions. Fly. Sehyun just watched that scene quietly.
At least before Sehyun folded, the attitude of the engineering empire was not like this. Of course, since this is what it looks like on the other side of the screen, such detailed emotions may not have been conveyed. However, I was confident that this level of disregard was not enough to be obscured.
Bayen, who was panting, appeared a moment later holding a box full of boxes in his arms. The surface of the box was engraved with a wing pattern symbolizing the Black Empire.
The box brought in with a whimper was placed on the round table. But then.
“Hey, bring it back.”
The old man closed his eyes and said. Bayen didn’t know what to do at the old man’s words. In an instant, the surrounding air changed, and there was a breathtaking silence. Bayen soon regained his composure and lifted the box with his mouth firmly shut.
“Excuse me.”
The place where the lifted box settled was on Bayen’s hand. Bayen got down on one knee with his arms trembling and held out the box in front of the old man. The old man then opened his eyes slightly and opened the lid of the box, as if he was satisfied.
He had no idea what kind of expression Sehyun was looking at him with.
