Chapter 517


    <b>C517</b>


    Tikan was still under construction.


    The massive equipment of the ck King''s Mountain was being reviewed and reinstalled, so it was natural that it would take some time.


    However, even though the construction was notplete, Tikan now possessed over 80% of the defensive power of the ck King''s Mountain.


    Considering only the defensive power of the equipment brought from the ck King''s Mountain Shelter, it was at 80%.


    If one took into ount the strength of Jin''spanions and the newly formed blood alliance...


    (Although they were considered subordinates...)


    Tikan stood as an unparalleled city in defense, excluding the two main factions.


    At the moment, there was no small nation that could surpass Tikan.Since the union of the mercenaries and the ck King, Tikan had be and that could easily be called the fifth faction.


    "Oh, the nation''s deration is just around the corner..."


    Perhaps because of this, the man who was the leader of Tikan, the owner of the Seven-Colored Peacock, and the Ghost Sword Kashimir Alfrion, had been crying a lottely.


    It was due to inexpressible emotions, an overwhelming sense of gratitude, heightened sensitivity as he approached middle age, and the conviction that a long-cherished dream was about toe true, as well as gratitude towards hispanions.


    These were the reasons why Kashimir shed tears of happiness.


    "Oh, Kashimir-nim is crying again."


    "Euria, please bring your father''s handkerchief. Young Master Jin is also there, what kind of insolence is that?"


    So said Jet and Alisa, and Am added,


    "Why are you crying, Kashimir?"


    Truly, after a long time, all thepanions gathered to eat.


    (Thanks to Murakan''s persistence)


    Except for Gilly, who went for a walk with Murakan, everyone sat at the dining table.


    "It''s still not enough to make a nation deration," Jin said.


    He was also excited.


    However, after this mission, a sense of urgency naturally settled in Jin''s mind.


    "Yes, as the Lord says, we''re stillcking. Although the chances of Zipple and Kinzelo touching this ce in the near future are slim, they will try to press whenever the opportunity arises," said Lata, and Valkas nodded.


    "The instation speed of the defense equipment is slower than expected, my Lord," Valkasmented.


    "I heard it''s because the equipment was specialized for the mountain range where the ck King''s Mountain was located, Valkas-nim."


    "That''s right. Compatibility with Tikan is not bad, but it''s not perfect. Also, since our time at the ck King''s Mountain Hideout, I''ve felt that there is much room for improvement in our equipment. Thanks to Am, many improvements have already been made."


    Am.


    As demonstrated on the Gaifa Inds, she is a war master who uses the power of Chaos.


    In Gaifa, she showed even greater power by merging with Bouvard''s Chaos, but even without that, she was already the world''s best war team operator.


    Valkas rated her higher than all the mercenaries of the ck King, not in terms of pure strength but in the aspect of "war."


    "Although not all equipment has been installed yet, it''s producing 80% of the energy. However, I understand seeing Am reinforcing the equipment. It can still improve. It means we can surpass the power of the old ck King''s Mountain Hideout."


    "Is that possible?"


    "It''s possible, my Lord!"


    Said Am, waving her hand out of her bushy clothes.


    Jin felt somewhat ufortable with her behavior.


    On the Gaifa Inds, she fought with the intention to kill them all the time, and after Yona''s interrogation, she fainted, so he left for the Sota Desert without keeping a word of conversation.


    On the other hand, Am behaved very friendly and referred to Jin as the Lord, just like Valkas and Lata.


    This was because her Chaos had submitted to Yona and fundamentally had the nature of a somewhat affable girl. The slight fear she had towards Jin and Murakan seemed to have disappeared.


    "Most of the old Valkas''s equipment is a product of modern magical engineering. However, some are relics,monly called masterpieces. Like the Lord''s helmet. It seems that old Valkas and my cuties didn''t know each other so well."


    Before meeting Jin, Am roamed the world as a lifelong mercenary and chaos explorer.


    Thanks to that, there were not many people in the world more knowledgeable about relics and artifacts than her.


    "Haha, I can''t believe I''m listening to an old man from myrades."


    "Heavenly, don''t call me handsome...!"


    Am, hidden in the thick clothes, seemed younger not only than Jin but even than Enya.


    For some reason, Valkas felt strangely hurt.


    Those who reacted strongly to the term "cutie" were Lata and Faye.


    "Masterpiece?"


    "These things were made by demons, or by ancient Zipples. An example is what old Valkas calls ck King Cannon Number 1, but in my opinion, it''s more appropriate to call it a full-range mana absorption percussion cannon. Old Valkas didn''t know, so he used it like a normal cannon."


    "Mana absorption... what? Hm, Am-nim, you know how to use difficult words. Did you understand it?"


    "Full-range mana absorption percussion cannon...?"


    Jin, who had always lived with academy critique books, was familiar with such long official names.


    "Well, will it improve?"


    "If all functions arepleted, it will be the most powerful cannon ever. Um... topare, where is Kozec! It would be more powerful than Cozek''s full-range mana absorption percussion cannon."


    Evenparing the slightly different names, the first one seemed stronger.


    However, it couldn''t be confirmed if Am''s words were true.


    "If that''s true, how did that thing end up at the ck King''s Mountain? During the time when the ck Kings existed independently, there were asional exchanges with Zipple or the imperial family engineers for equipment maintenance. They couldn''t just leave when they saw mana cannons... something."


    "Hehe, you ask cute questions. Did they send top personnel to the ck King''s Mountain? Since they always sent people who looked like confused scarecrows, it wouldn''t be surprising if they didn''t know. It''s a problem that can be solved with a bit of brain."


    "That''s true."


    "Hey, the cutie is a fan of Am!"


    "Well, anyway, it seems to be an amazing cannon. Can Am-nim restore it?"


    To Enya''s question, Am shook her head.


    Because Lata had her in a tight grip, her neck hardly moved, and she only shook the bushes.


    "Ah, ugh, that, aack, I, I can''t. Ahh, bones, bones, they''ve got me! Wait! Ick skills. And I''m not sure if there''s personnel capable of restoring it."


    "My Lord, whether Am''s words are true or not, it seems necessary to recruit a suitable magical engineer. There are many devices to improve, and above all, we need to find clues about the machine obtained in the Sota Desert."


    An object that could change the course of the future war.


    That''s how the Prophet described to Rosa the machine Jin had acquired.


    Mother also did not hear the Prophet talk about the exact purpose of that object.


    ''If she had heard, she would have told me too, as it will undoubtedly benefit the Family.''


    Of course, the Prophet''s words could be false.


    She might also not know the true purpose of the machine.


    But the machine wouldn''t be alone with the blueprints; there must be a reason for its existence.


    To find that reason, Histor''s Record Magic was needed, and the help of a genius magical engineer.


    "Jet."


    "Yes, my Lord!"


    "Inform me immediately if Aria contacts."


    Jin has not met Valeria since leaving the Wantaramo Forestst year.


    She kept the Demon Man''s corpse obtained in the Wantaramo Forest as evidence to pressure the imperial family.


    Furthermore, she was analyzing the metal used by the leader of Kinzelo that Jin had obtained from the sword emperor''s castle and the recording device Jin had given her, and also tracing the Temar''s tomb while restoring Histor''s magic.


    Theck of contact could be due to no progress or that she is exposed to some danger.


    It must be one of the two.


    ''If not, she may have entered the next session temple.''


    In addition to Valeria, Jin still couldn''t contact Misha, so he was a little anxious.


    "Of course. Ah, no news is good news, so don''t worry too much. We haven''t contacted her for quite some time, but is something wrong with that haughtydy?"


    "That would be great. Hey, Murakan. Misha-nim..."


    "My Lord, Murakan-nim went for a walk with Gilly... Ah, there hees! Eh? But why is there a giant toad... Is he riding Tris-nim''s Death Snow Toad?"


    The Seven Swords of the Hidden Pce, Ryu and Hiten, who were sitting at the table, stood up and bowed.


    "Greetings, Mistress!"


    "Greetings, Mistress!"


    Not only Murakan and Gilly, but also their Mistress was on Tris''s Death Snow Toad.


    Next to them, for some reason, Kuzan, Beris, and Yulian were standing with seemingly nk expressions, as if they were some kind of assistants.


    "Hehe, son-inw. Long time no see."


    "Tris-nim, Lady Siris."


    "Why don''t you ever call this mother even when there''s such an asion, my son-inw?"


    "Didn''t you receive an invitation from Lucas Manfran?"


    "Oh, it must have been a confusion. I almost feel resentful again. Hahaha... Ha! It''s amazing. On my way here, I heard from that handsome ck Dragon that something strange clung to my son-inw."


    It was a story about Sandra Zipple.


    At thatment, Siris let out a sigh as if she no longer had the strength to argue with her mother.


    "To my son-inw, she''s not to your liking, right? The daughter of a hostile n?"


    "Mother, even if she''s Zipple, she''s a person who has helped Jin a lot."


    "Ara, you''re acting stiff as always. Can''t you even ept a joke?"


    "It wasn''t a light matter."


    Of course, Siris was never aware of Sandra Zipple.


    However, even though Jin is her friend, she seemed unable to help betraying the Hidden Pce, but she felt strange that Sandra did.


    If it had been me in the past, I would haveughed and mocked about this.


    After meeting Jin, it seems that I have changed a bit.


    Tris shrugged.


    "Ara, I thank you too. But it doesn''t give you the right to humiliate your mother in front of people. This mother is still the owner of the Hidden Pce."


    "I apologize for that, Mother."


    "Hehe, I was just joking. Don''t be scared."


    "Ah, really."


    "I can still enjoy teasing my daughter. Anyway, it''s nice to see everyone. It''s a bit strange and fascinating to see the three great mercenaries eating together like this. Indeed, this is the work of the charm of the man I marked as my son-inw... So, what were you talking about?"


    "Full-range mana absorption percussion cannon..."


    At the moment Jin responded to that point.


    Suddenly, an rm sounded throughout Tikan.


    The equipment installed by the ck Kings was causing the rm.


    Wuuu, wuuu.


    The rm went off due to the sudden appearance of an unidentified object in the sky.


    And the protagonist who triggered the rm was the person who escorted Jin and his group in the Sota Desert not long ago.


    Zephyrin.


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