He Became The Most Insane Emperor Of All Time [EN]: Chapter 202

“Well, good. It’s what I’ve been hoping for.”

Total annihilation or subjugation for everyone except humanity and the Empire.

It’s a chillingly imperialistic logic, but what I’m doing isn’t all that different.

Just look at how harshly I’ve treated the Elves. Of course, it’s not like I’m running gas chambers, but my hands aren’t exactly clean either.

“Oh, I knew I could reason with Your Majesty.”

“Then let’s get straight to the point. I want weapons and technical support for making weapons from you. It’s not that we lack the technical knowledge, but it will take time to create mass production methods.”

“As long as you provide money and resources, we can trade as much as you want. Right now, we are entirely dependent on the Empire for food, so you might want to keep that in mind.”

Ambassador James readily admitted their weaknesses.

That didn’t mean he was a naive diplomat. Rather, he wanted to emphasize that they were clearly ‘allies.’

At the same time, he was saying that while money is good, what they need now is food security.

“Securing food itself won’t be difficult. The problem is the means of transporting it. Even if there’s food to spare, it’s hard to safely transport it to you with the Empire in such chaos.”

“Then we’ll need weapons. But the weapons and troops we can provide directly are not many at the moment. However, if you give us resources, we can mass-produce them quickly. The problem is that it won’t be easy for you to provide resources right now either, will it?”

Having said that, Ambassador James adjusted his monocle and created a hologram from it.

The hologram showed a map of the area.

“Magic?”

“It’s not pure magic. You could call it magical engineering. Anyway, I’ve scouted the surroundings a bit.”

He pointed to a spot on the hologram map.

“Right here. As you can see, terrain that didn’t exist before has sprung up everywhere. It’s the impact of the Great Cataclysm [a world-altering event]. Especially this area, which has become rich in mineral resources. Iron, copper, brass, even saltpeter.”

“All things needed for weapons. Especially firearms.”

Securing them would allow for the mass production of gunpowder weapons.

I don’t know how much that would speed up the technological level of firearms, but one thing would become certain.

That is, we can now turn more people into soldiers more easily.

After all, with just a little training, even young people can handle adults with a gun. A woman can shoot and kill Xiang Yu [a famous Chinese general] with a gun.

But you never know what might happen. This is clearly a world of fantasy.

There are knights who can defeat monsters bigger and tougher than tanks with just a sword, and it’s common to see armies wiped out with a single magic spell.

In such a world, guns might not be in an absolute position. Besides, there’s no rule that knights or wizards can’t carry guns, right?

So, it’s still uncertain how the weapon system will evolve.

“That’s right. So, we need to secure that place first, Your Majesty.”

“Good. We will secure it immediately. But right now, the army is busy. Even this central territory is evacuating refugees.”

“Oh, that’s a bit of a problem, isn’t it?”

Ambassador James looked genuinely troubled. Did he not expect even this to be a problem?

“The grand plan of the nation takes precedence over refugee relief. How about diverting even a small number of troops here temporarily?”

“No, I can’t do that.”

“Then what can we do?”

“Why do you say that?”

You came knowing I’m a user of the God’s Dice, but you don’t seem to know about my methods yet.

“I’ll just go myself, right?”

That’s how I’ve always solved things.

By smashing the heads of my enemies myself.

Annihilate or subjugate all enemies?

I’ll gladly do it.

* * *

“As you may already know, there are hostile or neutral forces emerging throughout the central territory. Your Majesty must either subdue them or form alliances like we have. Personally, I recommend thoroughly destroying them if you cannot win them over.”

Ambassador James gave me some more advice.

“There’s a force called the Dark Knights near the targeted mineral area.”

“That name doesn’t sound very positive. What do they do?”

“We only know the name. We speculate that related information has been deliberately restricted.”

“Information is restricted? Is there some kind of penalty?”

“Yes, it’s literally a penalty. The Human Federation is a powerful dimensional force, but it would be problematic to bring too many powerful cheats every time they are summoned. Especially for factions like us that specialize in knowledge and technology.”

Indeed, it would be troublesome if these guys started developing machine guns, tanks, and even nuclear weapons as soon as they became allies.

Of course, there were steam engine tanks in Prospera’s report, and magical machines like Silbatein, but even those don’t have mass production technology yet.

“Anyway, you must eliminate them to secure the mineral area.”

“Your Majesty! Recent reconnaissance information indicates that villages in that area have been attacked. People have been kidnapped, and there are more than a few empty villages.”

Immediately, one of the officials reported the Imperial Army’s reconnaissance information.

Certainly, those Dark Knights seemed suspicious.

But right now, things are extremely chaotic.

There’s no guarantee that the reconnaissance report is accurate, and there’s no evidence or witnesses in hand.

“Send an envoy first… No, never mind. I’ll go myself.”

[The Throne of Prosperity transmits coordinates to the God’s Dice.]

[God’s Dice – Long-Range Teleportation]

I immediately used the Throne and the God’s Dice to move.

The officials wanted to stop me, but I was already armed and had no reason to hesitate.

Of course, considering prestige, it would be right to send an envoy politely, but when have I ever moved with prestige in mind?

I can’t let another one of my people die while I’m just sitting on the Throne.

“So, I came directly… and what is this?”

-Die, heretics!

-You are the ones who should die, corrupted ones!

Instead of teleporting directly to their castle, I teleported to a nearby village.

The Throne reported that it was being attacked, so I came, but when I arrived, two groups were fighting.

One was wearing black armor with horns.

The other was angelic overall with wings.

Just by the visuals, the latter seemed like allies.

“Save me!”

“Aaaaaah!”

“Huh?”

But an unexpected thing happened.

The winged guys were grabbing people who looked like villagers and kidnapping them into the sky.

“These bastards?”
Daring to kidnap my people?

[Light Wings Deployed]

[Imperial Soul Stage 3 Release]

The enemy and ally were distinguished.

The Empire is under attack. Naturally, the attacker is the enemy.

A simple logic of identifying friend or foe. With the enemy clearly identified, I immediately flew up.

Click, bang!

Immediately, I fired the magic-triggered pistol I had brought.

“Kuaaaak!”

“Aaaaaah, save m- Huh?”

[Prospera’s Authority – Wind of Slow Fall]

I accurately hit the guy who was kidnapping a person and flying away. The falling person used levitation magic mid-air to descend slowly to the ground.

[Multiple Shadow Piercing Deployed!]

Shu-shu-shuk- shuk!

I extended Shadow Piercing to the guys who were still kidnapping people.

The shadows, branching out like awls, pierced those winged guys.

“I, I’m alive!”

“Thank you, thank you!”

Since it was too much trouble to cast levitation magic on each one, I created a net of divine power and made them dangle like spiders on a web.

Hanging at a safe distance, they could slowly descend to the ground.

“Who dares to attack the warriors of heaven!”

“It’s me, you bastards.”

The guys who had been helplessly ambushed also began to counterattack from some point.

Around that time, I also took out Silver Rose and charged towards them.

“Die!”

Kwarreung!

The guys were using unique weapons, wielding lightning-infused spears and swords.

They were scattering electricity at me with them. They seemed to think I would helplessly take it.

Pajik-

“What?!”

“Surprised?”

Chwaak!

“Kuaaaak!”

But they were surprised when I lightly split the electricity. Not only that, but when I suddenly increased my speed and rushed in, they couldn’t even react properly and had their wings cut off and fell.

“C, capture that guy!”

“Uwaaaak!”

I continued to charge and barge into the guys, cutting them down.

Instead of aiming for the neck or body, I simply cut off their bigger and easier-to-target wings, and the guys fell to the ground.

-S, save me…….

-Die, you corrupted one!

They were naturally taken care of by the impact of falling to the ground, but the surviving guys were killed by the black knights.

“Retreat! Retreat!”

“Keuk! You monster!”

After repelling and blocking all those flying in the sky, the angels fled as they were.

“What are those guys anyway? Well, I can ask them.”

I thought about chasing them down and killing them all, but I didn’t want to waste any more divine power unnecessarily since my divine power consumption has been too high lately.

As I came down to the ground, the villagers and black knights approached me.

“T, thank you for saving us, knight.”

“Thanks are unnecessary, I want to know what’s going on. What are those guys who were trying to take you, and who are these guys?”

I first asked the villagers what was going on. Then, the oldest elder spoke as a representative.

“Those who look like angels, are not actually angels, but seem to be called the Celestial Race.”

“Celestial Race? What do they do?”

“T, that, we don’t know either. They suddenly came down from the sky, and I heard they are kidnapping people from an aerial island that appeared in the southern sky.”

“Then the surrounding villages are empty because?”

“E, everyone mistook them for the angels of the Empire’s guardian deity…….”

“……They act differently from how they look.”

They were pure white and shining, and their faces were handsome and beautiful, but what they were doing was scamming and kidnapping people…….

“That is because they are the corrupted ones.”

At that time, the black knights who had been watching approached.

“Are you the Dark Knights?”

“That’s right. To be exact, the Order of the Dark Holy Knights.”

“Looking at your appearance, you look like demons…….”

“We are not demons, but it is true that we have accepted the power of darkness.”

As soon as I heard that, I wondered if I should draw my sword.

“Wait, hear me out. We have accepted the power of darkness, but that doesn’t mean we are on the side of demons or hell. We are just exiles.”

“Exiles?”

“The Celestial Race we just saw. We are the Celestial Race exiled by those corrupted ones.”

“I don’t know what happened, but you have a grudge against them?”

“That’s right. We will one day try to reclaim heaven from the corrupted traitors.”

After saying that, the dark knight took off his helmet.

Then, a face that was more normal than I thought was revealed, except for some shadows.

“I am Dark Grandmaster Caliel. Nice to meet you, Player of the Dice.”

He recognized my identity and offered a handshake.