NOVEL NEXT Chapter 1160: Interest
"So, what is this thing you want to show me, Marquis?"
"Your Imperial Majesty." The marquis politely greeted him. The emperor was followed by a lot of nobles. However, none of them could say anything, because the marquis had returned. This time, he mentioned something about the opportunity, which only two people had the chance to find.
In other words, his daughter was the one who found it. In a political sense, it would be her overshadowing the prince, but the marquis judged there was no need to care about it due to the device's power.
"Please allow me to demonstrate something that my daughter has managed to acquire." The marquis nodded solemnly. "I will demonstrate everything without using any power."
"Mhmm. Permission granted. I want to see what kind of thing you believe to be the opportunity the Grand Prophet talked about."
"Yes." The marquis followed the instruction. The device shot the ball into the sky, opening up the dark sky.
"!!!" Everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes in shock. The emperor gasped. "This is…"
"As you can see right now. This is called the 'Cloud-Repelling Device.' This device is able to operate without any summoners. The ball will open up the sky for a few hours. I will ask someone to retrieve the ball because that is the core of this device.
"But for this presentation, I have prepared an empty ball. In this device, we can charge the ball with energy by using the alien cores. Then the ball is ready to be fired again."
"What?"
"This cloud-repelling device."
"How can such a thing be produced?"
"Marquis. Do you plan on selling that device?"
"How much do you want for that device, Marquis?"
"Stop!" The emperor raised his hand, stopping the excited nobles. They abruptly stopped as all eyes turned to the emperor.
The emperor asked, "Explain everything, Marquis. From the operation to the cost."
"Understood." The marquis nodded. "To put it simply, this device is extremely simple. The ball is able to generate wind that can blow away the cloud for a few hours by using the ena within it.
"The ball will go down safely, and the energy can be recharged by using this device. It will cost at most 25 to 50 proto-class aliens at most.
"The reason for the range is the quality of its materials. However, I believe that the cost can easily be ignored.
"My daughter encountered the person who made this device. I have tried to probe him, but I believe I should hide his identity for the time being and write everything in detail later due to his sensitive information.
"This is also another reason why he chose to cooperate with us. Our blacksmiths have inspected everything, but none of them is special enough to be able to generate that wind. In other words, the secret is in the ball, but even that doesn't show anything.
"I'm sure that he's using a secret technique, and I don't plan to fight him either. The reason for that is that his fiancee is much stronger than I am… most likely, at the Crystal Fusion Stage. Also, he's able to utilize space attributes, so leaving is easy for him."
The people were stunned. They thought about forcing the secret out, but once the marquis mentioned the last part, all those thoughts disappeared.
The emperor contemplated before asking, "So, is he going to cooperate with you?"
"Yes. To help the people and show his sincerity, the person has asked me to sell this device for ten million Zel each."
"That's… super cheap." The emperor was taken aback. The nobles also agreed with him.
"Yes."
"Who is that person? I want to summon him to the imperial palace." The emperor squinted his eyes.
The marquis looked troubled as he glanced at the nobles.
The emperor raised his hand. Two people suddenly appeared next to him. The first man formed a crystal on his hand as a translucent green cube formed, isolating both the emperor and the marquis inside. The second person blocked any chance to read their lips.
"That's… the Right and Left Guardians…" The nobles were startled.
"No one is able to find out now, Marquis. Or is it still hard for you to say it to me?" The emperor asked. Of course, he was inside with the two guardians. It was just a protocol to keep the emperor safe.
The marquis took a deep breath before revealing everything. "That person… might be the remnant of a family that was annihilated in the revenge purge a few years ago."
"The purge? Do you mean the Death Society?"
"Yes." The marquis nodded. "He wants revenge. I have tried to persuade him, but he has already made up his mind.
"In exchange for this device, he wants to know the information about the Death Society."
The right and left guardians raised their eyebrows, not expecting such a bold person to be the one creating this device.
The emperor asked, "So, you plan to lead him to him?"
"Yes."
The emperor fell silent for a moment. "How many of these things can you acquire from him?"
"That depends on how many Your Majesty needs."
"This device will only be useful when the ash cloud is still above us. It will disappear sooner or later, but by that time, a lot of our people will have died, so it's truly the device we desperately need.
"Tell him to make 3,000 of this device." The emperor had decided.
"3,000? Does Your Majesty intend to slow him down?" By forcing him to create so many devices, Nathan would need a lot of time to do it, which meant the emperor could stop Nathan from killing himself for a while.
Instead of answering that question, the emperor asked another question. "How much of this money will reach him?"
"That's…" The marquis looked down. "The cost will be around 3-5 million Zel. I have agreed to cover the cost of materials. So, he will at least get 3 million from each device."
The emperor nodded as if he understood something. "I will cover half the material costs. Make him get at least 5 million from each device. Also, summon him to the imperial palace. He wants to meet that person, right? In that case, I will judge whether he should go to him or not. Just summon him under the pretense that I want to reward him."
The marquis couldn't say anything else once the emperor had made his decision.