Emperor of Steel Chapter 679
Advertisement
Chapter 679: Chapter 679 – Swords Clash 3
Chapter 679: Swords Clash 3
“Really, they are meeting in the mansion right now?”
It was a scene in the Symphonia Royal palace Prime Minister’s office .
Baron Hudson, who answered Hans’ question, nodded .
“Yes, it seems that they are plotting something, just as you expected . ”
Before leaving for the city of Lamer, Luke called Prime Minister Hans and the Intelligence chief, Baron Hudson, and asked them for the surveillance of the spies of Libiya .
As a result, Hudson monitored Paradise Salon, which was suspicious for its growth, and found out that they were spies of the Libiya Kingdom .
“Are they trying to agitate the dissatisfied men to revolt, just as His Majesty said?”
“It seems like some nobles and extreme republicans have already fallen in the trap . ”
At Hudson’s words, Hans titled his head for not being able to understand .
“But even if they incite those men, they can’t threaten the capital or dominate the power . so why…?”
After the founding of the Symphonia Kingdom, the strength of the nobles was weakened a lot, thanks to the new military reforms Luke had enforced .
With low-level Gigants, and the Knights which were there for the noble families were all they had .
As a result, the estates were all downgraded to the level of only maintaining their own security and subjugating the rampant monsters, the nobles didn’t have the power to rebel against the ruler .
“By any chance did they import the Gigants or trade them in with some unknown channel?”
Gigant’s were the power needed for rebellion .
It was because most of the war on land would start with Gigants and end with Gigants .
At Hans’ question, Hudson shook his head .
“It isn’t possible to trade the Gigants in our Kingdom or outside, especially since Argos has eyes everywhere . And if their reason is to make us unstable and cause confusion, they don’t need the support of the strategic materials Gigants . Don’t we already know that there is something more powerful and dangerous than the Gigants itself?”
Advertisement
“No way…?”
In response to Hans’ reaction, Hudson nodded his head .
“Recently, many unidentified men were recruited by the Libiya Kingdom, and they were all the warlocks of the Veritas Magic tower . ”
There was a saying in the Southern Continent, an enemy’s enemy was our comrade .
If Shaikan broke off the alliance and decided that Symphonia was his enemy, there was no law that said that he shouldn’t hold hands with Veritas Magic tower which didn’t like Luke at all .
And if the warlocks decided and made a mess, it was only a matter of time before the city got destroyed .
“Huh! I can’t believe it!”
“Did Prime Minister know that Your Majesty returned from his last expedition to the Southern Continent and went right away to defeat the remnants of the Veritas Magic Tower who were hidden in the Hells Island? At that time, some warlocks were said to have understood the situation in advance and moved over to Libiya Kingdom . ”
In response to Hudson’s words, Hans was shocked .
“How could His Majesty not even speak to his own retainer about doing that?”
After returning back from the Southern Continent, it felt strange that Luke was taking a defensive position against the Libiya Kingdom .
But for him to have such clear sight and not say anything!
“Because he thought that the information would leak out . Even at that Paradise Salon, there were quite a lot of political figures who were always on our side . ”
“Ugh, all this…”
Hans was unable to take the frown off his face and asked Hudson .
“Fine, that could be right… what is important right now is to stop their men . Is there any way to respond to that? Any way to stop them from infiltrating our cities with their warlocks?”
Advertisement
“About that, His Majesty has already told us to seek advice from the Black Tower . ”
“Black Tower?”
Hans didn’t like the sound of it .
They wanted to use the warlocks to counter the enemy’s warlocks, but Hans didn’t want to owe anything to the warlocks or give any merit to them .
Honestly, Rakan’s memoir revealed the truth about the Devil King Saymon .
However, that didn’t completely erase the prejudice which had accumulated over the warlocks for all the years .
There were instances where southern ports were all hit because of the very warlocks too .
However, Hans couldn’t express his displeasure when his nation was in danger of extinction .
“If they come up with a good plan, there is no reason to reject them . But if they betray us in any…”
“That won’t happen . Many of the warlocks currently recruited into the Black Tower were those who succeeded in the legacy of Saymon . They have grinded their teeth sharp to bite off Veritas and the Baroque Empire . ”
It was the Veritas Magic Tower and the Baroque Imperial who defeated Saymon and called him evil .
The warlocks could never hold themselves back when it came to those two .
“Well, that is a good thing then . ”
At Hudson’s words, Prime Minister Hans decided to trust the Black Tower warlocks .
Tip: You can use left, right, A and D keyboard keys to browse between chapters .
Advertisement
- In Serial37 Chapters
The Nomad
A [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge] for 2020. A child born in one era and raised in another searches for his past. Along the way he must deal with the shackles placed upon his mind, a wise-cracking ship AI, and more bureaucratic paperwork then any one soul can shake three sticks at. This story began life as a one-off short, but this version has been a) expanded into a full work and b) a complete re-write of the orgional. You can find the origonal version here in my short-story anthology. Cover by gej302!
8 195 - In Serial136 Chapters
They are Smol
What if Humanity wasn't the apex predator among the stars? What if those true apex predators saw mankind and came to the same conclusion: Holy cow they're all adorable. The They are Smol series takes place in the near future after a disasterous first contact and the subesquent accidental invasion of Earth. Humanity is being uplifted for many reasons; they provide new culture and art on the galactic scene, sure. They can also look at scientific and social problems in a new light - absolutely. Mainly though, it's just to get them to do something productive with their lives and stop setting everything on fire- Humans, for their part, are oscillating between abject fear at the otherness of their new neighbors and the frustration that they keep placing things on the top shelf.
8 146 - In Serial36 Chapters
An Unwavering Craftsman
Given the hereditary nature of classes, everyone expects Damien—the child of two high-tiered adventurers—to be granted a high-tier combat class of his own. Expectations are betrayed, however, when Damien finds himself instead saddled with a crafting class of the lowest possible tier: [Neophyte Tailor]. Left practically crippled compared to those with better classes, Damien wants to avoid becoming a pawn in the machinations of the nobility, desiring only to grind his level in peace while wondering why the usual rules of inheritance were broken. Was it his desire to excel by his own effort, rather than an unearned blessing from a god? Did the Five take offence at his opinions on the unfairness of hereditary classes? Or maybe it was something to do with the alien voice that intruded on his ceremony? A voice that offers great power, and freedom from the tyranny of the Five, but that never names its price. This story is litRPG-lite. While the class someone possesses controls most of their lives, people don't get dinged at for every level they gain, nor can they see their status without undergoing a special ritual. The MC has no romantic interest. Crafting is merely a way to game the system, and doesn't feature heavily in the story, aside from a few descriptions on how they're carrying out the system abuse. There is, on one unfortunate occasion, maths. The pace is quick. This was a participant in the Spring 2022 writathon. (i.e. it was posted as-written at high speed. I may give it another editing pass in the future.)
8 186 - In Serial8 Chapters
Sparks
Sparks are disembodied spirits who can gain limitless power through bargains with petulant angels known as scriveners. Hann wakes to this strange new world, clueless and near powerless in the face of its many dangers. He will quickly need to rely on a half starved street urchin and a self-aggrandizing spark that has possessed the body of a cat. At least if he can keep the kid alive and trust the possessed cat not to eat him as a snack.
8 159 - In Serial10 Chapters
A Sleeping Dragon
Nustara Kingdom, was known as the land of heroes. This kingdom always produced great adventurer that had great influence in the world. However, there would always be a failure even in such kingdom. The one who was known to be a Rank E, the lowest rank of adventurer. He didn't have any gift which was given by the god to everyone. But no one knew. No one knew, who was the real dragon out there.
8 133 - In Serial23 Chapters
Letter To My Ex: Seven Months Later
It's been seven months since the most impactful day of my life: our breakup. How have you been? I'll happily share with you how I've been. And the story continues! It's been almost a year and the summary is here!
8 237

