Chapter 546: 546
Let Far Harbor Know Who I Am
Tina’s second sister, Her Highness Stella Tedarell.
She and Kant had been in the same boat before.
The disappearance of the dragon diplomatic mission and the incident of the Paragon Element was due to the fact that the second daughter of the Grand Duke was the representative of the Tedarell family. She had gone to the Green Ripple Province with Kant.
Her role was to represent Goethe’s court and coordinate the relationship between Kant, the Investigation Corps, and even the Emerald Wave Province. This would allow orders to be issued more smoothly and communications to proceed more smoothly.
As a young and promising genius mage, she had similar views as Kant. They both believed that the Paragon Element was the hope for Goethe’s rise. They believed that Goethe wanted to use his own power to maintain the dignity of the country and the happiness of the people. That was why she stood on Tina and Kant’s side, believing that they should take the initiative.
However, she also had conflicts with Kant.
During those difficult days, for the future of the country, for the terrifying secret that could almost overturn the entire country, she had also endured too much pressure.
As a member of the Tedarell family, she had persevered to the end for the country. Even when the situation was about to completely collapse, she was determined to stay in Faraway Harbor and welcome the end.
Then, she saw the light of victory shine. She saw the Knight Astolford sweeping through the Mutant Dragons with an unstoppable momentum, making the fleets of the various countries bow their heads.
But this series of events was far from over.
Kant returned to Lucerne with the momentum of his victory. He was determined to investigate all the betrayals. For this reason, he had fallen out with almost all of Goethe’s nobles. He even planned to use his power to change the appearance of the country.
For this reason, under Tina and Hong San’s suggestion, he formulated the initial development strategy.
As the best port on the west coast of the continent, the Far Port had unparalleled advantages in sea trade and business atmosphere. The abundant products of the Underworld and even Earth needed such a port with a large capacity to complete the dumping of the entire Otherworld, so they had to control this place.
He also wanted to rebuild Kant’s own trading network.
This was not a problem in terms of military strength. Just the Astolford alone would be enough to gain control of the sea, not to mention that there might be better and more powerful ones in the future.
After all, the Afu was just a surface warship that was mainly used for air defense. It was also a delicate frigate built by the useless French chicken according to the national conditions of their country to bully Uncle Black. It was a little inappropriate in the battle of the foreign world. After all, judging from the quality of the fleets of various countries, it should be in the era of sailing battleships. The cutting-edge technology might have reached the ironclad ship, and it was even powered by sails.
To deal with such a fleet, the fishery administration boats were enough.
They could also use icebreakers to play against each other.
Of course, these were things that needed to be considered later on. Kant’s current priority was to establish his initial authority in Distant Harbor and reach a consensus with the ruling class.
To do that, he had to face Stella first.
Kant felt a little guilty when he thought of this.
He didn’t know how to tell the Second Princess.
They had fallen out with the archdukes, declared war on the nobles, monopolized the elements of the contradiction, and even invaded Distant Harbor.
He could be harsh and merciless when faced with those stupid and evil nobles, but Stella could not. She was not only Tina’s sister, but she also had a friendship with him. Under the rumors and doubts of everyone, she had always believed in Kant. Although she had wavered, she never backed down.
Kant did not know how Stella would respond to his words.
This was not a simple matter.
But…
” Her Highness Stella left for Lucerne an hour ago with only a small number of followers and guards. Before she left, she announced in public that she would hand over the command of the Investigation Corps to you.”
The three Spell Casters who had crossed the sea brought this news.
Kant faced the sea breeze and remained silent.
The messengers also waited respectfully, and with the curious nature of spellcasters, they secretly observed the details and characteristics of this steel warship. This ship could almost subvert their alchemy concepts.
“She…” Kant sighed.” You didn’t leave any message?”
“No.” The leader bowed slightly.
Kant was in a daze.
After clearing out the mutated dragons and subduing the fleets of the other countries, Kant had gone to the distant port and had a brief conversation with Stella, asking her to help him with some matters.
At that time, Stella had asked him to stay and begged him to return to Lucerne later. She said that she had sent a messenger to send the news back to Lucerne as soon as possible.
She must have guessed what had happened in Lucerne.
Because there were also inciting and even rioting in Distant Harbor.
However, Kant chose to reject the offer. This clear declaration of his stance had already made it clear that he was about to take action. Tina’s second sister was also a smart girl. She could guess what Kant was going to do.
That was why he chose to leave.
She had even calculated the time…
” What a smart girl,” Kant said in a low voice. He had mixed feelings.
Not mentioning a single word, not pleading or persuading, could stimulate Kant’s association and guilt to the greatest extent. It would make him subconsciously consider the gentlest option to repay such trust and affection.
“Your Highness?” The mage did not hear him clearly.
“I mean…” Kant smiled.” This is the best outcome.”
Kant’s gaze hardened again after a brief pause and sigh. He said,” Please return. Please inform the true rulers of Distant Harbor to wait quietly. I will pay them a visit and order the Investigation Corps to regroup and wait for new orders. I have a new mission for them.”
“Yes, as ordered.”
The three mages bowed and saluted. Their attitudes were extremely respectful and humble. At least, they were more respectful than before. They were now in awe of Kant. Although they had been respectful and grateful to Kant before, they were only grateful to a forerunner who mastered Forbidden Spells and had superb alchemy skills.
And now, this ship was no longer described as having superb alchemy attainments.
This was a qualitative change.
It represented some kind of terrifying…A guess.
Kant took in the changes in their expressions.
“It’s not that difficult, is it?” he whispered as he watched the messengers leave.
Lily nodded.” Yes. As long as you don’t have to face troublesome women who are entangled with you and have ambiguous relationships with you, you’re always invincible.”
“None of your business!” Kant said rudely,” Get ready. We’ll leave in a while!”
“What are you doing?”
“I’ll be a bodyguard!”
Kant said proudly,” Now that I’m a man of status, I can’t fly around with a jetpack on my back. Although it’s very cool, I don’t think these natives can appreciate the beauty of an exoskeleton suit. It’s more intimidating to ride a dragon and ride the wind in a simple and crude way. Do you understand?”
“You’re using it for your own use!” Lily protested. The Dragon Knight employment contract for Dragon Defense will clearly state that the service is limited to the battlefield and cannot be used for private driving, duels, courtship, and posturing!”
“Can’t I even pay more?” Kant asked with a side-eye.
” What are you talking about?!” Long Niang glared at him.” How can I not pay more?”
“That’s right.” Kant raised a finger.”0.1%. Lifetime ride service.”
“In your dreams!” Lily shouted,” One year!”
“Ten years.”
“Three years!”
“Five years.” Kant said impatiently,” If you don’t agree, I’ll go ask the survivors of the dragon army and see if there are any dragons willing to use the free Paragon Element Removal Service to act tough with me for a month.”
“..”
It was a buyer’s market. How sad was that?
“Deal, five years of riding.” Long Niang said reluctantly,” Only in the form of a giant dragon.”
“..”
What a rigorous dragon. It was probably schemed by the Dragon Emperor’s contract trap.
Kant sized up Long Niang’s graceful curves.
” 50%!” The dragon roared in the sea again.” 50%!”
“Alright, alright.” Kant smiled.” Before we go to Distant Harbor, I’ll have to trouble you to make a trip there and talk to the few surviving dragons. In return for my help in clearing the Paragon Element for them, they have to swear in the name of the Dragon God that they will obey my orders and commands before the Dragon Emperor arrives. In principle, I won’t let them participate in the battle. I only need them to act as a deterrent. If they’re willing, let them come.”
Lily rolled her eyes at him.
“I still have you, don’t I?” Kant smiled.
The silver dragon humphed twice and didn’t say anything else. It transformed and flapped its wings, flying into the distance.
Kant looked at her and remained silent.
“Father.” Horus ‘voice rang out.” It’s wise to keep it a secret…Dragons are almost a perfect race. Their physical fitness and elemental affinity are far superior to any other race. However, through my observation and analysis of the infection situation of the fleets of various countries, the dragons, who are born with extremely strong physiques, are far less resistant to the Parabolic Element than humans and elves. This is very strange, but it can indeed be used by us.”
” It’s obvious that the element of contradiction that has not been processed by my father, if used to strengthen bullets, will have a huge special attack effect on dragons. Of course, this is only a speculation, but it’s a highly probable speculation.”
Therefore, even if the dragons harbored ill intentions or even launched a sneak attack, Kant could easily subdue them without Lily’s protection.
Of course, this was a secret.
He couldn’t even tell Lily.
Not to mention the Dragon Emperor.
“But… Father, why is that?”
Kant pondered for a moment before shaking his head.
“It’s just a guess…I still don’t know the full picture of the space-time flashback layout, just as I don’t know who used the space-time flashback to instigate Tris to kill his own kind and sacrifice his flesh as the final sacrifice to follow me to the Paragon Engine.”
” But I think that’s probably not the future me.”
“It’s not my style to incite innocent dragons to kill each other for no reason.”
“If it’s not me, then it should be Asha and the others.”
Kant sighed.” They sacrificed everything for this. They sacrificed everything just to pass on the last spark of their civilization to me. They paid such a huge price and witnessed so many sacrifices. Why would they care about the lives of a few dragons?”
“Moreover, the most important thing is…”
” The dragons are the only race that survived the apocalypse in the last era,” the Fire Stealer said softly.” Asha and the others must have very complicated feelings about the dragons.”
” Let alone them, even if it was me, if I saw the end of the world, a rich Middle Eastern family buying a ticket to the Ark with money, and an ordinary person like me who had no money or power could only stay outside and wait for death, then God suddenly gave me a chance to drag a few rich people on board to die as a cushion. If I could pull down a hundred, I definitely wouldn’t pull down only ninety-nine.”
What kind of race continuation? What kind of financial contributions from these people were needed to complete the ark? What kind of logic was this? It was already the end of the world, and you were telling me this.
Asha and the others faced an even heavier fate. They fought hard to continue their civilization and witnessed countless hardships and sacrifices. All their struggles and resistance eventually failed, but they learned that the powerful dragons who had always been high and mighty had actually escaped the great destruction that swept across the world…How could there be no resentment and hatred?
In that case, he would definitely not have any psychological burden in using a few dragons as sacrifices and bait to complete the delivery of the tinder.
Kant briefly discussed this topic with Horus.
” Therefore, the problem of the dragons ‘extremely low resistance to the Paragon Element has been answered. Even without the secret adjustments of Asha and the others, this logic makes sense. Because the Paragon Element was rampant during the Great Destruction of the previous era and was used by the surviving races and creatures, it must be in line with the life form of the previous era. As a species of the previous era, it is normal for the dragons to have no resistance to it…”
” Maybe.” The Fire Stealer shrugged.” Maybe.”
After a while, the dragon’s long roar came from afar, rumbling like thunder.
Lily had overestimated the pride of her own kind. They were indeed scared out of their wits. There were only eight dragons left in this dragon army, and they had suffered heavy casualties. More importantly, they had developed a strong fear. Fighting with mutated dragons was not a pleasant experience.
The comrades that she was familiar with in the past turned into terrible monsters one by one. They were pierced by thick tentacles, injected, mutated, and ferocious. One after another, Lily witnessed the so-called upgrade ceremony and was shocked. The scene that these dragons experienced was even more shocking than that.
They all agreed to Kant’s suggestion.
It was not shameful to bow down to the strong. Kant was a Forbidden Mage and a master alchemist. He had the power to destroy dozens of mutated dragons and the fleets of the three countries in an instant. It was an honor to serve him.
He only needed to run errands to support the scene, and he didn’t even need to fight. In exchange, he could completely eliminate the terrifying distorted matter. It was simply a profit.
The damned medical department of the Dragon Island Defense Department would deduct at least 30% of the gold coins earned from a trip to treat such injuries. In comparison, His Highness Kant was extremely benevolent.
With the trauma, the almost free medical treatment, and the intimidating power, the eight dragons ‘opinion of Kant instantly changed. They had wanted to teach this lowly human who dared to tarnish the glory of the dragons a lesson, but now they were thinking,” Lily, this evil dragon is really lucky.”
Tsk, he was being cheap.
The eight dragons were more or less injured. The Paragon Element had invaded their bodies, but it was not difficult for Kant to extract it.
Every dragon could feel that the abnormal parts of their bodies that made them uneasy and anxious were quickly disappearing.
The dragon’s powerful healing ability was also rapidly taking effect.
Since Kant had fulfilled his promise, they had to fulfill their oaths as well.
In fact, even if they did not swear an oath to the Dragon God, they would still obey. For some reason, the human before them made them feel a sense of unease from the bottom of their souls…And fear.
Three giant dragons soared into the sky and flew towards the fleets of the Empire, the Council, and the elves.
They brought Kant’s message.
He ordered the highest commanders of the various fleets to head to the distant port to receive specific surrender and settlement orders.
The dragon left immediately after giving the order without any small talk or communication. This attitude reminded the commanders of the various fleets that there was no room for negotiation.
There was no one in the distant port.
Even without these dragons, the terrifying steel warship floated on the surface of the sea, announcing its complete control with a peerless posture. The smoke that had yet to disperse showed the iron-like fact that the vast area of land, sea, and air within a radius of dozens of kilometers was enveloped in its attack range.
The three giant dragons that served as messengers returned, and then eight giant dragons soared into the sky, surrounding the beautiful silver dragon and heading towards the distant harbor. The sky roared, and the clouds rumbled. From the sky, they approached the beautiful city built by the sea. The terrified people watched as the dragons landed in front of the city hall.
The giant dragon transformed into a human form, and the eight handsome giant dragons bowed slightly to show respect. The etiquette course was also included in the Dragon Island Defense’s induction training course, because the Dragon Emperor had long understood the greatest need of his customers and potential customers–hiring giant dragons, the main purpose was to act tough.
Therefore, relevant training could satisfy the vanity of the customers to the greatest extent.
The silver dragon was the last to land. With a flash of light, it transformed into a beautiful woman who could topple cities. She stood side by side with the black-haired Skyquaters. Not far in front of them, the true rulers of Distant Harbor welcomed them.
The governor, the general, the local aristocrats, and the chief mage were the people with the most authority in the city. There were also many exchanges and entanglements of interests between them. As for the so-called wealthy merchants, gang leaders, mercenary group leaders, and so on, they were all dogs. They did not even have the right to appear here.
“Let’s talk here.”
In the clean and spacious square in front of the City Hall, Kant faced the dozens of pairs of eyes that were filled with reverence and gentleness. His expression was calm. The passionate performances of these people were meaningless.
The key was whether they were willing to do anything.
He turned his gaze to the governor.” I’ll let you be their representative for now. I’ll tell you what I want next. I want you to clear out an area for the captives of the three countries ‘fleets as soon as possible and make all the preparations. I know that Distant Harbor has been through war and may not have enough supplies. Tell me if you lack anything, be it money or food. If you have any questions, just ask.”
“The only requirement is that you do your best.”
” Although I don’t know the situation of the resources in the distant port, I can be sure of one thing. You definitely don’t lack people.”
“That’s why I want you to do your part. You have to do whatever I say.”
” Yes,” the governor bowed.” We will do our best to satisfy your request.”
Kant said calmly,” There’s no rush. There’s one more thing that needs to be done at the same time. I heard that there was a riot in this city. Send someone to arrest all the spies and those who were bribed and instigated by them and execute them publicly. If any of you here does the same thing, I’ll have to trouble the others to kill his entire family and help me organize my new property.”
” Also, take care of those who create trouble and those who take advantage of the situation. Be strict and kill a few more. I like to watch, but you have to do it beautifully and not be wronged. I believe in your abilities. Since you are the true rulers of this city, let me see your control over this city.”
Everyone’s expression changed slightly.
” Your Highness,” the governor whispered,” the situation in the distant port is chaotic now. The people are still unstable. They need to be appeased, not suppressed. Besides…”
“It’s your business to appease them. I just want to let Far Harbor know who I am.”
“Your Highness…”
“Alright, Mr. Governor, you respect your position and thoughts. You can choose to execute it or not. I’ll be honest with you, I don’t plan to let the Investigation Corps do this. My army is in Danfeng Lucerne and Valentan. In other words, I don’t have enough manpower to carry out revenge and punishment on the traitors of a big city, so I want you to help me with this.”
“You can also choose not to help.”
Kant’s expression was calm as he pointed at the turbulent sea in the distance.” But let me tell you something. There are fleets from the three countries there. They are all my captives. Many of them have been infected by the element of Paralysis and have been tortured by fear. I am the only one who can cure them. I believe that they are willing to do anything, and they will not have any psychological or moral concerns or burdens. Think about it.”
The governor’s expression changed completely.
He stared at Kant in disbelief.
“Are you surprised?” Kant said calmly,” I’ve said it before. I only want Faraway Harbor to know who I am.”
Distant Harbor, of course, includes you.
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