Became The Son Of The Final Boss [EN]: Chapter 184

184.

The biggest topics in the Imperial Capital right now could be divided into two categories.

One is the Southern Federation’s continued provocations.

Since the birth of the Empire after the Warring States Period, wars on the continent have decreased, but large-scale wars between nations have actually increased.

The Empire subjugated many countries through the First Conquest War and heralded the beginning of the Second Conquest War with the Eastern Expedition.

The Southern Federation seemed unwilling to be sacrificed to the Empire’s desire for conquest, constantly flexing their power at the border.

The other is the rumors about the Crown Prince’s direct territory, Grenian.

The people of Grenian have been exempt from all taxes for three years and have been投入 [invested] into the construction of the newly built Magic Tower, greatly reducing their worries about jobs.

The reconstruction of Grenian’s walls and the residential area整理 [reorganization] project are also attractive jobs for commoners.

Rumors circulated in the provinces that slaves and commoners without freedom of movement were risking their lives to go to Grenian.

Even if it wasn’t Grenian, reconstruction projects were taking place throughout the former Pyreon Kingdom territory, so the territory of the Pyreon Kingdom began to be known as a land of opportunity for those seeking new hope from their current difficult lives.

“Hoo, this is no joke.”

The problem is that my work is piling up like a mountain thanks to this.

Since I can’t directly take care of the direct territory, I have to handle everything sitting in the Imperial Palace, but there was a clear limit.

The distance between Grenian and the Imperial Palace is very far, making immediate response impossible if something happens in Grenian.

I said to Ken and Soris, who were rummaging through documents with me in my office.

“We need to establish a communication network with Grenian first.”

Ken replied.

“Are you thinking of a magical communication network?”

“That’s right. With Lilian, there won’t be any difficulties. It will cost a lot of money, but once the Grenian reconstruction project is somewhat on track, the funding problem will be quickly resolved.”

I turned my gaze to Soris.

“Don’t use the Crown Prince’s Palace budget, but request funding from the Grand Council this time. Investing funds in Grenian won’t be viewed negatively by the Grand Council either. If you connect the communication network with Grenian to the Imperial Palace’s magical communication network, there will be enough justification to request a budget.”

The Imperial Palace’s magical communication network is connected to all major points in the Empire. In particular, the border areas are connected with the highest quality crystal balls, and there are many places where magic circles are installed that allow immediate travel.

Grenian is also a border area and a very important stronghold, so there was enough justification to connect it to the Imperial Palace’s magical communication network.

“Yes. I will request it from the Grand Council immediately.”

I smiled faintly at Soris’s cool answer.

Soris seemed very happy that the Crown Prince’s Palace budget was not being used.

Ken opened his mouth.

“Shouldn’t we send Lilian to Grenian soon?”

“Already?”

Ken nodded at my words.

“She, who will be the future Magic Tower Lord, must participate directly in the construction of the Magic Tower. Her input from the initial construction stage will greatly help her fully establish her identity as the Magic Tower Lord.”

Unlike other subordinates, Lilian is bound to me by a contract.

She became my subordinate not out of loyalty, but for the sake of rescuing her disciple and the whereabouts of the magic book, ‘Magma’s Fury’.

The master-servant relationship by contract is certainly weak.

‘Of course, there’s no chance of betrayal because it’s a Mana Oath…….’

Ken’s words continued.

“The Magic Tower needs many magicians. I’ve heard that the number of wandering magicians coming up to the Imperial Palace is already quite large. If they come to the Imperial Palace, they cannot become entirely our forces.”

“Wandering magicians are already coming up to the Imperial Palace?”

“Yes. If they come to the Imperial Palace, there’s the Riverhill family and many other nobles. They will surely pick out the gems among the wandering magicians and try to keep them under their command. If Lilian goes to Grenian and starts participating in the construction of the Magic Tower, the magicians who want to enter the Magic Tower will head to Grenian, not the Imperial Palace. The competition with other nobles disappears altogether. Grenian is His Highness the Crown Prince’s direct territory, after all.”

I agreed with Ken’s opinion.

“Let’s meet Lilian.”

I remembered the quest, but I didn’t have the time to head to the Western Forest right now.

Since it’s a quest without a time limit, I plan to wait until Grenian is completely stable and at least the Southern Federation issue is resolved.

‘Kingdom Federation, secret organization…… there’s no end to the things to do. I also need to resolve Magma’s Fury.’

To get bonus stats right away, I need the reward I receive after completing Magma’s Fury.

Opening new skills or quests isn’t immediately necessary, but the more bonus stats, the better.

‘There are opportunities to learn skills from the spirits, but quests can only be opened with bonus stats.’

I wanted to use the system more actively. It’s the source of my strength and what makes me use power a little differently from others.

I spent the morning working with Ken and Soris, and scheduled lunch with Lilian.

“Tell them to have lunch too.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

I patted Soris, who looked tired from the many tasks.

“Continue to bring in more people to handle the administration. They don’t necessarily have to be from the Academy. It’s important to have the perception that anyone can enter the Crown Prince’s Palace organization regardless of their status, as long as they have the ability.”

“Yes, Your Highness.”

After telling Ken to continue looking for talented people with useful military insights, I headed to the dining hall.

* * *

Lilian was already waiting in the dining hall.

“You came early.”

“There’s not much to do in the Imperial Palace. His Highness the Crown Prince’s Palace is surprisingly comfortable to live in and the facilities are good, so I’m just playing around.”

Lilian’s words continued.

“It’s been a while since I’ve been so busy and then rested like this.”

She must be feeling bad about the secret organization, but Lilian’s expression was quite bright.

Perhaps she had decided to forget about the Eve issue altogether.

“I don’t know where my disciple is suffering, whether she’s alive or dead, but there’s nothing I can do right now. I’ve decided to think comfortably. If she’s dead, I’ll give those guys pain that they won’t want to live through.”

Certainly, Lilian is someone I can’t fathom with my thoughts.

I smiled bitterly and said.

“She’ll be alive. They know very well that they can’t easily dismiss your existence, so they won’t easily kill a disciple who is no different from a hostage.”

Lilian shrugged.

“They’re such bizarre guys. It’s hard to judge with common sense. Anyway, why did His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly want to have lunch?”

I briefly got to the point.

“I’d like you to go to Grenian soon.”

I added, just in case Lilian didn’t know the Grenian place name.

“The capital of the old Pyreon Kingdom.”

“Ah, the Magic Tower construction! It seems like it’s starting already?”

I nodded.

“It will proceed along with the Grenian city maintenance project. The city maintenance project will proceed as it is, and I’d like you to participate in the Magic Tower construction from the beginning. From location selection to the construction process.”

Lilian nodded readily.

“Good. It’s the Magic Tower that I’ll be the Magic Tower Lord of in the future. For reference, it will cost a lot of money. I’m thinking of building it with the latest and highest quality.”

I agreed too.

“Funds will be sufficiently available. And it’s a Magic Tower being built in my direct territory, and I plan to raise that Magic Tower into a more influential group of magicians than the Riverhill family.”

Lilian exclaimed, “Hoo.”

“A Magic Tower Lord comparable to Duke Austin, many magicians, abundant funds. The only thing lagging behind the Riverhill family is history, but if we write a new history, we can’t say that’s lagging behind either.”

“Austin won’t stay still.”

At Lilian’s words, I asked a question I was curious about.

“Have you ever met Duke Austin directly?”

Lilian nodded.

“Once. There wasn’t really any conflict. During the Conquest War, Duke Austin led his troops to attack the city I was in. So I stopped him from making a fuss.”

I swallowed a laugh.

“That’s a conflict. Don’t tell me you blocked Duke Austin’s army alone?”

“Of course. Except for Duke Austin, it was a worthless army. I fought with Duke Austin for about half a day, and he retreated on his own accord.”

Why are there so many monsters around me?

I was speechless watching Lilian say so casually that she had blocked the army led by Duke Austin alone.

I soon regained my senses and asked about the situation at the time in detail.

“You fought for half a day and he retreated?”

Lilian realized the intention of my question and explained the events of that day in detail.

“At the time, I was in the process of moving from the 7th Circle to the 8th Circle [referring to a level of magical power]. I was doing research in a small kingdom when Duke Austin brought his army, and the kingdom naturally asked me for help.”

“Weren’t you a famous magician like you are now?”

“That’s right. I only did research, so my name wasn’t particularly known. The kingdom officials were helping with the research, so they knew my skills roughly, and when Duke Austin’s army invaded, they asked me for help with a desperate heart. I had stayed there for a long time, so I helped because I couldn’t just ignore them.”

Lilian is definitely a person with a lot of affection, even though she seems cold on the outside.

Considering Duke Austin’s power at the time, it wasn’t easy to block the army, no matter how confident she was in her skills.

‘Duke Beregon and Duke Austin built their personal reputations during the Conquest War. They were heads of prestigious families, but their personal skills became known through the war.’

Father, Beregon, and Duke Austin made the entire continent tremble with fear.

Father was a given, and Beregon and Duke Austin also won every war they went to.

“When I cast three magic spells at the soldiers crossing the walls, Duke Austin came out himself. So the fight started, and we couldn’t determine a winner for half a day. Duke Austin was also a 7th Circle magician at the time.”

I asked.

“You were slightly superior, weren’t you? You said you were in the process of moving from the 7th Circle to the 8th Circle.”

“That’s right. The characteristic of magicians is that a magician in a higher circle can overwhelm a magician in a lower circle, but I wasn’t a complete 8th Circle. So it would have been difficult to kill Austin unless I made a great sacrifice, and there was no need for me to take risks for that small kingdom, so I let Duke Austin go.”

“Duke Austin retreated first?”

Lilian smiled deeply.

“At the time, I was in a precarious advantage. He knew he would surely die if I came out with a do-or-die attitude, so he had no choice but to retreat. On the surface, it looked like I was loyal to that small kingdom. He seemed to be afraid that I would be prepared to sacrifice myself.”

In other words, Duke Austin was defeated by Lilian.

‘I see why he’s so obsessed with Lilian. The reason why she’s called a rival, but the public’s evaluation is definitely that Lilian is slightly superior. She already had the experience of winning against Austin once.’

I also realized that I was purely lucky to have caught Lilian in Kaila Hall.

What if I hadn’t embarrassed Lilian with Spirit Swordsmanship at that time?

I felt Lilian’s strength anew and said.

“Amazing.”

“I don’t know who’s superior now. Duke Austin has participated in many wars since then and reached the 8th Circle later than me. Now that we’re in the same circle, it’s not easy to determine superiority.”

“He was a force, and Lilian was alone. But you made a Mana Oath with me, and if you become the Magic Tower Lord, you can build a force too.”

Lilian chuckled.

“I’m not very interested. In Duke Austin.”

I interrupted Lilian’s words.

“You’re paying attention to Magma’s Fury to become the best magician. You also have desires, and I’m naturally going to grant your desires. If a ruler doesn’t understand the desires of his subjects, he’s not qualified as a ruler.”

Lilian’s expression sank strangely.