Star Forge Titan

Even Afrediya thought he was a very qualified faction leader and planned to make him the second leader of the reformists after she became the Demon King.

Who would have known that such a good man would actually be a spy arranged by the Undead faction more than ten years ago. He even betrayed the whereabouts of the princess, causing her highness to encounter a dangerous assassination that was almost successful.

However, before the truth was exposed, before his identity was made public, Caesar collapsed alone and silently in an abandoned house in the lower town, dying simply with his ideals, ambitions and unexplained death.

"Who is it!" More than one voice asked this question.

People are waiting for Afrediya to reveal the name of the murderer, and then they will let Caesar's soul rest in peace in the way of the Elrond people.

The red-haired princess looked at a young man sitting in the corner. He had been trembling all over since a while ago, and his forehead was covered with cold sweat.

"Brutus." Afrediya said the young man's name in a calm tone.

"Do you have anything to say?"

"Your Highness? Me? I have nothing to say." Brutus's face turned pale in an instant.

"I'm asking." Afrediya sat there quietly, but she exuded a powerful magical pressure.

The terrifying pressure brought by the dragon's magic power made everyone tremble, as if they saw the terrifying shadow of a dragon spreading its wings emerging behind the beautiful girl in a white dress.

"Do you have anything to say to Caesar?"

"No, I didn't kill him! Don't forget, Caesar is like a father and brother to me!" Brutus stammered and argued.

But his performance made everyone confirm the truth of the matter.

Swish, Afrediya threw out an item.

It was a piece of paper with the address of the abandoned house where Caesar was killed written in a very simple and sloppy handwriting.

"How is this possible!" Brutus stood up suddenly, and then was pushed down on the table by two reformist members who had walked behind him at some point.

"How is it possible! I saw that guy burning with my own eyes! Khayon! Khayon you bastard!!!" Brutus's face was squeezed into a distorted and hideous look on the cold table.

The moment he saw the note, this traitorous spy, also a member of the School of the Dead, knew he could no longer hide. That day, he arranged to meet Caesar in the lower city under his own name, but then passed the note with the meeting address to Khayon through the intelligence box.

What happened next was a very simple and straightforward murder.

But what puzzled the traitor was that when he was hiding in the dark and spying on the information exchange box, he clearly saw with his own eyes that young necromancer in a black robe burned the note on the spot!

So, how did this note that would lead to his death appear?

"Your Highness, I request a duel with this despicable villain." A reformist official from a declining noble family stood up and drew his sword.

"Hmph, there's no need to go through so much trouble. If it were you, I'd tie him to a rock and sink him into the East Harbor of Avonmore tonight." Another reformist member of civilian origin sneered and made a throat-slitting gesture to Brutus while sitting on a chair.

Eastport is a commercial port located on the east side of Avonmore. It connects the moat with another large river that runs through the territory of Elrond, so the water flow is quite large and the water depth is comparable to that of a large lake.

"This villain can no longer escape trial, but I'm more curious about who the Khayon he mentioned earlier is?" The financial officer with gold-rimmed glasses looked at Brutus coldly.

"A wizard who belongs to the School of Undead. He should be the executor of Caesar's murder." Afrediya was silent for a moment, then continued.

"Now she is wanted nationwide." For a variety of reasons, she did not tell all the facts.

Caesar was indeed a traitor, but he also did many good things, even saving many people. Now that he was dead, Afrediya, the victim, felt that she didn't need to let him bear the blame.

Let some of the truth be lost in history.

In addition, regarding Ka Yang, the reason why the royal family did not cancel the wanted order was actually to protect him.

Because other people in the School of Undead were also looking for the young wizard, those fallen ones involved with the evil god naturally could not escape punishment. In fact, most of them were lost in the sacrifice, but the remaining wizards who escaped also hated this guy.

The three Mage Towers, which had cost the school years of resources and effort to build, collapsed by a third! An entire tower!

Right now, the surviving necromancers were eager to eat Khayon Paulus alive! Even without any dipping sauce!

So, what is the black-robed wizard named Kayon Paulus doing now?

In the sewer, two guys with messy hair and dirty faces were in a tense confrontation.

"What a wonderful encounter, Ms. Boshia." Ka Yang, with his messy yellow hair, looked at the 'familiar' person he met unexpectedly with his squinting eyes.

"Indeed, I didn't expect to meet you in this place, Master Paulus." The half-elf from the Genoa Confederation, Boshia Westfield, also looked at him with a forced smile.

Both of them held the magic steam gun produced by Linde.

In the dim environment of the sewer, the muzzle of the gun reflected a dangerous cold light, but no one took immediate action.

"Ms. Boshia, I have a very urgent question that needs your answer right now." Ka Yang suddenly said.

"What's the problem?" There was a vigilant look in Boshia's eyes. Because she was separated from her men, she had a very bad time during this period. Both her physical strength and magic power were almost at the limit.

"Have you any means of leaving Elrond?" Khayon asked bluntly.

"...Yes." Boxia was silent for a moment, then gave an affirmative answer.

"If it's convenient, please take me with you." Ka Yang put away his gun first and pleaded sincerely.

"Why?" Boshia raised his eyebrows and continued to ask:

"Why?"

"With this." Khayon opened his robe and showed her the full supply underneath before she screamed and fired.

Seeing those things, Boshia, who hadn't eaten for two days, made a decision immediately.

"make a deal!"

Chapter 95: Princess Revolution

The reform launched in the spring of 1886 in the new calendar was an extremely important reform in the history of Elrond. Its essence was a highly centralized reform combined with social transformation.

At that time, the kingdom's princess Afredia Antonia Josephine Gusmith, who had not yet succeeded to the throne, took the lead in initiating reforms in many fields such as agriculture, military, education, and extraordinary training.

As if overnight, the Blood Order broke through numerous technological bottlenecks, reducing the production costs of ritual monsters to a fraction of their original cost. A variety of ritual monsters suitable for production and daily life were directly transitioned from experimental production to mass production. Thus, Elrond began to experience a unique industrialization trend that was extremely similar to, yet distinct from, the Linde Magic Revolution.

However, in this frigid country in the north of the continent, industrial production is not carried out by cold and efficient machines, but by ritual monsters with different abilities but equally efficient, as well as large numbers of new Elrond demons who have undergone the improved Elrond ritual.

In agriculture, following the advice of that lord, the Blood Order directly engaged in cross-fertilization of the lifeblood of food crops. The resulting high-yield crops fully met the high calorie needs of the new demons and ritual monsters. Furthermore, the small ritual monsters, Tiaotiaoke, specifically designed to provide meat for carnivorous monsters, were being mass-produced in various locations.

Elrond's original arable land was mostly barren, but the Order of the Blood changed this by creating monsters that combined the lifeblood of legumes and earthworms.

This mysterious ritual monster called Fertilizermon possesses a very strong biological nitrogen fixation ability. Every day, it swallows raw materials such as sand and water, and combines it with its own breathing to continuously produce thick fertilizer full of nutrients needed by plants. It can also be used as auxiliary agricultural production equipment to plow the land on a large scale.

Combined with the new demons' inherently stronger physiques than mortals, the production rate of various agricultural products has increased by dozens or even hundreds of times. The logistics-specific arcane monsters, capable of rapid and large-scale transportation, combined with cryogenic preservation techniques using low-level, popular magic, ensure that these agricultural products can flow quickly and steadily into the market, preventing them from rotting in the fields. This has led to a rapid increase in farmers' incomes, while lower agricultural product prices have also boosted the living standards of the urban middle class.

In a sense, this type of agricultural production has broken away from the traditional manual model and entered a new stage of agricultural industrialized production.

In terms of military, clustered monster legions began to be invested in army building. The saber-toothed wolves, which combined the lifeline of ancient cats and northern wolves, gradually replaced ordinary infantry and cavalry to fill the battlefield or carry out high-speed raids. At the same time, heavy main combat units such as heavy-armored triceratops and clawed war bears were responsible for the front battlefield.

Furthermore, flying mystical monsters, represented by the Alvos flying beasts, gradually transformed the skies, once the sole arena for extraordinary duels, into a new battlefield for large-scale combat involving legions. The first Elrond Air Force was also established in 1886. The following year, the Elrond Navy, composed of giant mystical monsters, also appeared in the northern cold sea.

In contrast, although the social status of traditional Elrond transcendents has not declined, the main force on the battlefield will gradually shift to the arcane monsters, and they will begin to change to new tactical forces such as elite special forces, or shift to strategic directions such as legion commanders and battlefield mages.

However, what is surprising to military historians is that although many of these troops are obviously new products, the corresponding tactics and applications have developed at an extremely rapid speed.

In other words, as this generation of military changes took place, corresponding military theories also emerged. Some of them could even be said to have been implemented in one go, avoiding a large number of possible early errors in advance and directly entering the stage of perfection that could be put into actual combat.

In short, the investment in new technologies and military reforms have enabled the new army, named the Elrond New Army, to possess combat power that surpasses the traditional armies of the past. This has further consolidated the rule of the Gusmith family and has had an extremely effective deterrent effect on local nobles.

In addition to major reforms in agriculture and the military, Princess Afrediya invested the most in national education. Primary schools were being built at a rate dozens of times faster than in the past, and the classrooms would be run by graduates of the Royal Academy in the early years. They would start with literacy and the popularization of basic knowledge, and improve the quality of the nation as quickly as possible in order to cope with the impact and influence of reforms in other areas.

In addition, a new training system for extraordinary people centered on the Royal Academy has also been established. People are no longer bound by the traditional master-disciple relationship, but instead make extraordinary information public to a certain degree and scope in the form of an academy. This was absolutely unbelievable in the past.

The resulting information exchange and collision will eventually lead to tremendous development that transcends the limitations of the times!

The number of transcendents began to increase steadily. Combined with the new army that employed a large number of mystical monsters, the vast number of wild monsters in Elrond were either eliminated in large numbers or driven into the remote mountains where few people visited. As a result, people's lives became more stable and safe. Previously, ordinary people would have to witness two or three beast tides in their lifetime, but now this situation has been completely eliminated.

Meanwhile, Princess Afrediya's political reforms were even more remarkable. Historians were even astonished by her tough and sophisticated tactics, feeling that she was not at all like a young princess who had just ascended the throne, but rather very much in line with the style of the previous Demon King.

But during that period, the 42nd Demon King of Elrond, Gustav Adol Andre Gusmith, should have passed away. It can only be said that the Gusmith family may have a kingly style passed down from generation to generation.

Princess Afrediya, who had not yet ascended the throne, replaced the traditional aristocratic council with a tripartite council. On the surface, the Gusmith family appeared to be actively decentralizing power, allowing the nobility to participate in politics on a large scale. However, this seemingly decentralized behavior concealed a centralization of power.

Firstly, the parliament was too large to interfere quickly and effectively with the Demon King's rule.

Secondly, the newly established tripartite parliament not only includes nobles, but also promises that commoners and the middle class can also obtain corresponding seats, and also makes a seemingly insignificant suggestion to all nobles who want to become members of parliament.

Every noble or commoner who becomes a member of parliament must settle in the capital, Evenmore. This is not a big deal for commoners, but it has led to a large number of territorial nobles being forced to move to Evenmore, unless they are willing to completely give up their right to participate in politics. However, this is even more unacceptable to the nobles, so they have to reduce their direct management of their family territories.

Taking this opportunity, local administrative officials who were directly under the central government and had pledged allegiance to the Demon King began to gradually take back the full administrative power of the provinces in various ways.

Elrond's centralization thus entered a new stage.

The many reforms that began this year had a profound impact on the Kingdom of Elrond.

Since Her Majesty Afrediya had not yet ascended the throne at that time, this large-scale social system change was also called the Princess Revolution.

Of course, this major historical change is happening around us for those who are involved in it.

At night, the core group of reformists, including Princess Afrediya, appeared at the East Port of Evanmore.

"Your Highness! Please have mercy! Your Highness! Save me! I have worked for the reformists! I have shed blood for Elrond! Wuwuwuwuwu..."

Before he could finish his words, the traitor named Brutus was forcibly gagged and then wrapped in iron chains with a large stone tied to the other end of the chains.

"This, this is too disgraceful." The reformist official from a declining noble family said helplessly but without any mercy.

"This is how traitors should be treated. The water in Eastport is very cold in January." Another member from the lower city sneered and dragged Brutus to the water's edge.

"..." Afrediya watched Brutus struggling violently on the shore in silence, with a hint of blame and pity in her eyes, but she didn't say much.

The rag gag was removed, and before Brutus could even beg for mercy or call for help, a full bottle of highly concentrated holy water was forced into his mouth. Then, a large rock that had been pushed to the shore was kicked into the river, and the chain was pulled rapidly until the traitor was dragged into the icy water.

Soon, only a series of bubbles and ripples remained on the water's surface.

"Everyone, when the reform begins, many of you will inevitably enter the upper echelons, and then hold power and face countless temptations from all sides." Afrediya sighed softly.

"But I hope that something like today will not happen again. I hope everyone can encourage each other."

At this moment, the red-haired girl no longer gave people the feeling of the idealistic yet naive princess in the past. Instead, she reminded everyone of the silent, low-key yet extremely tough former Demon Lord - His Majesty Gustav Adol Andre Gusmith.

When Afrediya began to transform from a princess to a demon king, what was Ivan, who had just completed the ceremony of the foundation of the original world, doing?

The answer is, Alvin was playing in the mud.

It has no other meaning, it literally means playing in the mud.

The moist vermilion clay continued to transform into various shapes in the hands of the black-haired boy, while also undergoing repeated state changes such as solidification and softening.

Through the core talent of 'The Foundation of the Original World', Ivan [Reshaping the World], he has completely entered a new stage and can reshape and transform various materials and energies that he understands and analyzes.

This seemingly incomparable ability consumes a huge amount of magic power. If it were simply shaping, it would be fine, and it would even save more magic power than the previous original version. However, as long as the material itself is transformed, or one form of energy is converted into another, the process will consume an extremely large amount of magic power.

However, as the resolution of the relevant fields increases, the required mana consumption will also decrease. After improving the resolution of both matter and energy, I believe this problem will be solved in a short time.

But the strength of his talent made Alvin think of a very puzzling question. If every Titan possessed such powerful abilities, they should have become the masters of this world even though their population was sparse.

Or was it that the catastrophe that occurred in the past, the event that led to the demise of ancient civilization, was so horrific that even the Titans, which surpassed other golden races such as dragons, would be driven into extinction?

While feeling heavy pressure and falling into silence, after in-depth research on the "Foundation of the Original World" ritual, Ivan gradually realized the challenges he had to face as a descendant of the Titans.

[Reshape the World] This talent is certainly powerful at low levels, but to enter the high-level awakening soul power, it is necessary to cooperate with the "Foundation of the Original World" ritual to shape the "Uranus King Soul".

Different from the path of today's extraordinary people, it allows people to tap into the power of their souls from their past lives and their deepest desires.

The Ritual of the Foundation of the Origin will start from the four laws that are closest to the origin of the world: matter, energy, time, and space, allowing the Titans to awaken their own powerful king souls in the process of resonating with the origin of the world.

Compared to the uncertainty of the former, any king soul born based on these four roots will possess absolute power that transcends the constraints of the world.

Just like the Queen of the ancient Giant Kingdom, Ishtarli, who was known as the 'Eye of Prophecy', perhaps she awakened the power of the royal soul related to 'time' through a ritual.

Comparing the two, even core talents like [Reshape the World] don't seem so excessive.

However, power also carries with it corresponding difficulties and risks. Whether it's the Titan's core talent, "Reshaping the World," or the ancient ritual, "Foundation of the Original World," they both offer an opportunity to become the strongest. In theory, this could even be a supreme path to divine authority.

However, its actual effectiveness depends on the user's ability. An individual who cannot understand the world naturally cannot change it. Those who are less resolute will be overwhelmed by the magnificent scenery in the process of resonating with the world, until they are completely assimilated to it.

Fortunately, Alvin was lucky enough to have two huge advantages.

Right now, the rise of the continental countries is about to happen, and the various extraordinary forces will communicate more actively than in the past thousand years. Alvin believes that he should be able to gain a lot of knowledge and broaden his horizons with the help of this wave of the times.

Furthermore, his previous life's scientific knowledge and worldview allowed him to view the world of Palladia from a different and more rational perspective. When magic and technology were combined, even the young man himself had no idea what incredible changes would unfold.

But no matter what, the total amount of his own magic power has now become the main limitation restricting Alvin, so finding a second-level profession and performing the next stage of the ritual have become important goals before him.

Ivan already had several options for the former, while the latter involved the level of awakening of his Titan bloodline. The first stage of the Primordial Foundation had already reached the limit of his bloodline's ability to withstand. Powerful primordial magic permeated his bones and flesh. Over-increasing it would only cause an imbalance in the body's internal magic circulation.

Therefore, if you want to continue with the second stage ceremony, you need to find a way to increase the level of awakening, and purifying blood is one of the means.

"As for bloodline, it seems necessary to go to the Great Wilderness Forest." Alvin whispered softly, and at the same time, the clay in his hand turned into the shape of a beautiful girl figurine with a cat head and animal ears.

According to the original plan, he intended to go to Linde and find ways to obtain various knowledge about magical engineering and design blueprints of various magical equipment. That would greatly improve the application of the talent [Reshaping the World] in actual combat.

Just imagine the scene of manually rubbing a hundred cannons to fire at once, or rubbing out power armor or even a Gundam on the spot. Any man, even a boy, will feel excited!