My Lord Who Is Being Prudent! [EN]: Chapter 273

273. Unprecedented Power (2)

Sian mentioned upgrading the soldiers’ equipment to Dragon equipment.

“······!!”

Semir’s eyes widened as if they would tear.

Dragon equipment.

Semir knew better than anyone what this word meant.

If someone were to ask Semir what the hardest metal in the world was,

he would undoubtedly answer diamond.

However, if asked what the hardest ‘thing’ in the world was,

Semir would have to change his answer without hesitation.

Dragon Skin.

Or Dragon Bone.

It effortlessly blocked Aura with just the strength of its skin.

It effortlessly pierced steel shields with just the strength of its bones.

In the past, it was ironic enough to remind one of the paradox [a statement that appears self-contradictory but contains a deeper truth].

Supplying that to the soldiers···?

So the soldiers would be armed with Dragon equipment?

Truly, an unimaginable army would be born.

An unprecedented army that did not exist even when searching through the history of the continent.

Moreover, it didn’t end there.

“Let’s upgrade the equipment of the Black Lion Knights as well··· and upgrade all the equipment of the magic corps. Semir, can you also make magic equipment?”

Even the Black Lion Knights and the Dark Elf magic corps.

Of course, the magicians’ weapons did not need to be strong.

What magicians valued was magic conductivity.

Therefore, the best material for magicians was still the World Tree.

The reason could be seen just by looking at Elodie’s staff, Instiz.

However, even that World Tree was beyond reach.

Before the ultimate life form, the Dragon, it became endlessly colorless.

The Dragon was an existence called the master of magic.

The Dragon’s body had nearly infinite magic conductivity.

Also known as a Superconductor [a material that can conduct electricity with no resistance].

It was the ultimate realm that only existed in theory.

There was no more perfect existence than the Dragon in this world.

That’s why.

“I’m not sure if I can handle it···.”

Semir couldn’t be sure.

First of all, he had no experience.

Not only Semir but also all the blacksmiths on the continent would be like that.

Also, no one would have been in the past.

Even Semir’s ancestor and the Arnaise artisan, Morkru.

The Dragon did not leave its corpse behind.

Throughout history, Karze was the only Dragon corpse now.

“I can’t rashly touch it.”

Semir carefully expressed his concern.

Of course, Sian fully understood such concerns.

Nevertheless, Sian was not very worried.

“I’ll soon cash in and give you Elodie’s knowledge and Morkru’s refining technology. Please refer to that and do some research.”

In the past, there were beings who studied Dragons.

Among them, Elodie was serious about Dragons.

It would be strange for a magician not to be interested in the master of magic.

Elodie even used Word magic as a derivative of Dragon Language magic.

And frankly, Morkru couldn’t have been still.

Morkru struggled to improve Kyle’s sword.

Perhaps··· he would have turned his attention to the Dragon first.

I don’t know about other Arnaise, but he must have conducted research related to the Dragon.

Perhaps as a result of that effort, the two were finally able to do it.

Elodie created Word magic.

Morkru finally created Black Stone and improved Kyle’s sword.

“By the way, how is the research on Black Stone going?”

Sian asked Semir, suddenly thinking about it.

Black Stone used to enhance Transcendental equipment.

Sian had asked Semir to research to produce Black Stone.

“I’ve been researching it, but···.”

Semir shook his head with a gloomy expression.

“It’s okay.”

Sian waved his hand and comforted Semir.

From the beginning, he didn’t think he would get it so easily.

And now, a thought suddenly occurs to me.

‘Could it be that the Dragon was also involved in Black Stone?’

Kyle’s weapon that even Morkru couldn’t touch.

To improve that weapon, a Dragon would have to be involved.

Perhaps while researching Dragon equipment.

He might get a clue about Black Stone research.

What he needed was Elodie’s knowledge and Morkru’s refining technology.

Of course, that knowledge had already been lost a thousand years ago.

But not for Sian.

Ting!

《Squeak, Squeak!!》

That knowledge and technology remained intact in Mobile Lord.

If he cashed in, he could get that knowledge and technology.

Of course, it would require a huge amount of cash.

‘I wonder when Amelia will be back···.’

Sian could only smile.

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Lord’s Castle Lv.4 located in Ruben

The Lord’s private training ground located underground.

Kwaang─!

A roar erupted throughout the training ground.

The thick dust cloud blurred the vision.

Flash!

A thick, dark blue light flickered through the dust cloud.

Although the dust cloud obscured the vision.

However, it was not a major obstacle for an Upper Master Knight.

A jet-black strike cuts through the fog.

And Swaeak!

The strike passed through the air.

-······!

Kendrick’s eyes flared with embarrassment.

Kendrick was clearly aware that Sian was beyond the fog.

But it cut through the air···?

Could it be a mistake? No, that couldn’t be.

There was no way that the senses of an Upper Master Knight could be mistaken.

That meant he moved.

It meant that Sian had left that spot before Kendrick’s strike reached him.

But he didn’t recognize it.

He couldn’t see it, and he couldn’t feel it.

When Sian moved. And where he moved.

Swae──ak!

Kendrick couldn’t figure out any of it.

A creepy sound is heard, digging into the gap in his thoughts.

At the warning of his instinct, Kendrick hurriedly changed his sword into a shield and shaped it.

Kwaang!

The space vibrated greatly due to the collision of huge forces.

And Kendrick’s figure flew far back.

Kendrick’s body bounced off the floor once and Kwaang!

Kendrick’s body, which had bounced off from the continued explosion, crashed into the wall of the training ground.

-Keheok···!

Kendrick’s eyes flickered dimly.

He couldn’t see··· Sian’s movements.

He couldn’t feel it either.

Perhaps if he hadn’t maximized his senses···.

If he had ignored the warning of his instinct for a moment.

Kendrick would have been finished in that one blow.

That’s why it was difficult to even block it.

‘Besides, this power.’

Slightly lowered vision. The shield of darkness was completely crumpled.

It couldn’t withstand Sian’s blow just now.

The problem was that this was not a normal shield.

The formless shield of darkness.

It only had the appearance of a shield, but it was nothing more than an insubstantial darkness.

The concept of being crumpled should not be applied.

But now the shield of darkness was completely crumpled.

It was pressed down by a higher dimension of power.

No, it wasn’t just one dimension.

A huge gap in power.

Pressing down on an Upper Master Knight with the gap in power?

Impossible. There was no being that could do that.

If there was, it was only one person.

-This is···.

Kiyaaaaaaaaak!

A ghostly scream erupted, digging into Kendrick’s thoughts.

The scream that strongly vibrated his brain restricted Sian’s movements.

Lea flew towards Sian as if she would not miss the opportunity.

She suppressed Sian by drawing up thick thoughts.

-Kendrick!

At Lea’s cry, Kendrick immediately moved his body.

He scattered the crumpled shield into darkness and wrapped the jet-black greatsword in his hand.

The distance is not enough.

However, Kendrick swung the greatsword greatly.

Kwakwakwakwakwak─!

The sound tore apart, and the sword strike raged.

The darkness split into dozens of strands and flew into hundreds of sword strikes.

The hundreds of sword strikes split again and rushed into thousands of strands.

A chilling power that tears apart the entire front.

In an instant, darkness flickered in Sian’s eyes.

Ka──gaga──gagak!

The sound stops.

As if the sound was cut off, as if it couldn’t keep up with the speed.

It is cut off and cut off again. One blow continues.

Ka──ga─gak!

The fragments of power that were bounced off scattered in all directions and deeply scratched the ground.

-······!!

-······!!

Kendrick and Lea’s eyes widened greatly.

Does that mean that he is recognizing each of these sword strikes while enduring the pressure of thought?

It really doesn’t make sense.

All I can think of is the word amazing.

Kwaaaaaang!

Sian’s sword, which was slammed into the floor, exploded the floor and cracked.

Hundreds of spider web-like cracks occurred and exploded.

Kendrick’s sword strike, which had been tearing apart the space, was torn apart instead.

Lea’s thoughts, which had been dominating the surroundings, were dominated in reverse.

The overwhelming power that is ejected.

The structure and flow of the swept power collapsed entirely.

Tadak.

As if digging into that gap, Sian jumped forward.

Kendrick stretched out his hand forward.

Jet-black darkness swirled over the outstretched hand.

And.

Kwaaaang!

The space exploded.

Kulk! Kendrick’s scream-like pain is heard.

Sian didn’t stop. He lowered his waist and turned his body half a turn.

He swung the Sword of Annihilation backwards with rotation.

Sagak!

A chilling cutting sound. The thoughts that had been attacking Sian were cut off and disappeared.

-What is this···!

Lea stepped back in embarrassment.

Sian dug into that gap and stepped on the Mahon Muyoungbo [a movement technique].

As if the space itself was being pulled, the distance between Sian and Lea was instantly narrowed.

It’s too late. No, it’s not a concept of being late.

The process of recognition was not keeping up with Sian’s movements.

Kendrick, who was supposed to help, was already lying on the floor.

The moment the terrible darkness that was encroaching on the space unfolded before Lea’s eyes.

Lea unknowingly came up with the concept of death.

Tightly closed eyes.

And.

Tok.

A weak pain was felt on Lea’s forehead.

-Eh···?

Lea slowly opened her eyes with a dazed expression.

The vision she looked at. Sian was standing in front of Lea with a small smile on his face.

Sian did not have a sword in his hand.

I don’t know when he put the sword in, but only Sian’s index and thumb were curled into a circle.

Did I just get flicked?

Only then was Lea able to recognize the identity of the weak pain she had been feeling on her forehead.

Soon, Sian approached Lea with a worried expression.

“Are you okay? I said I was only aiming for thoughts, but I was so flustered.”

Then he began to look around Lea’s body.

Even in the midst of all this, he was holding back?

Lea really had nothing to say.

-Aren’t you the one who spared us?

That’s because, look at Kendrick’s condition over there, getting up with difficulty.

Armor here and there crumpled.

Darkness seeping out from the crumpled gaps.

“Kendrick. Are you okay?”

It was clear to anyone that he was not okay.

-I’m okay···.

Kendrick forced himself to speak and stood in his place.

Even though it was obvious to anyone that he wasn’t okay, Kendrick didn’t show it.

That meant only one thing: a complete defeat.

To be honest, I hadn’t expected to be defeated so thoroughly.

Just now, when Sian told them to attack him together, Lea thought it was just arrogance and bravado.

Lea and Kendrick’s combined attack was a level that even a demon lord couldn’t easily handle.

But the result was a complete and utter defeat.

“How…?”

Lea’s mind was reeling in confusion.

And, as expected, Kendrick was in much the same state of shock.

While Lea and Kendrick were still reeling,

Sian thought, ‘It seems like his level is higher than I thought.’

Sian assessed his own strength. Now that he had inherited the Elixir of Mileage and Karze’s power, he seemed to have surpassed the upper level of Master.

Thus, he had reached the level above the upper level of Master, the highest level a Master could achieve.

The ultimate level, called the pinnacle that humans could reach.

The ultimate level that only a select few had attained in the history of the continent: Grand Master.

Sian’s current level had reached that ultimate stage.

‘It seems to have gone a little further than that,’ he mused.

It was uncertain because he had no one to compare himself to.

Moreover, there was no recognized level beyond Grand Master.

That was a legendary level that only existed in mythology.

A level that only six people in the history of the continent, the Arnaizes, had reached.

Therefore, it couldn’t be judged solely by the standards of a simple knight.

It was simply called ‘Exceed’.

Of course, Sian hadn’t yet reached the level of Exceed.

However, he seemed to have the potential to reach it.

If so…

“Kendrick, this might be a difficult question.”

“Please… speak,” Kendrick managed to say with difficulty.

Feeling a pang of sympathy, Sian smiled awkwardly and began, “How would you compare me now to Kyle in the past?”

How close was Sian now to Kyle’s power?

Kendrick didn’t answer immediately. It wasn’t clear if it was because of the pain, but judging by his flickering eyes, he was deep in thought.

After a moment, Kendrick slowly spoke. “Please consider this just my humble opinion.”

He humbled himself, but Kendrick was a knight of the upper Master level.

Above all, Kendrick was the former commander of the Black Lion Knights.

So, he was someone who had directly learned from Kyle and crossed swords with him.

There could be no more objective and accurate evaluation than Kendrick’s.

“Compared to the former lord, the current lord… I would say you are a little lacking,” Kendrick carefully stated.

And Sian, of course, wasn’t disappointed.

Honestly, there was no reason to be.

“However, that’s only because the former lord was too outstanding. It certainly doesn’t mean that the current lord’s level is low.”

As Kendrick said, it was because Kyle was simply too exceptional.

The strongest Arnaize, Kyle.

The very fact that Sian could be compared to Kyle was a huge compliment.

“But, I can say with certainty that your potential has already surpassed the former lord’s.”

“Potential?”

“The former lord was only human, after all.”

“Ah.”

Only then did Sian understand Kendrick’s words.

To be exact, he could say he had ‘experienced’ those words.

The limitations of being human.

Wasn’t it because of those limitations that Sian’s existence was almost destroyed?

However, Sian had inherited Karze’s power and surpassed those limitations.

A being who was human but also a dragon.

A being who was a dragon but also human.

It was no exaggeration to say that Sian was a new race that had escaped the laws of causality.

Since he wasn’t bound by the restrictions of causality, he was a being with infinite potential.

Although he was behind Kyle now, someday, he had the potential to surpass the level Kyle had reached.

An unprecedented being in history.

‘Geez…’ Sian let out a hollow laugh.

A level higher than Kyle? What nonsense was that?

‘I can’t even imagine what kind of level that is.’

No, that wasn’t it.

“More than that, Kyle was human. But how could he have such power?”

When he thought about it, it didn’t make sense at all.

Kyle couldn’t be free from the limitations of being human.

Nevertheless, Kyle had the power to overcome those limitations as if to flaunt them.

“No one believed it back then, that Kyle was human,” Lea said.

Turning his head, Sian saw Lea shrug her shoulders and continue, “Even my brother didn’t believe it.”

Lea’s brother was Arnaize, Charlotte.

Even though he wasn’t as strong as Kyle, Charlotte was also a knight who had reached the level of Exceed.

Even Charlotte, a transcendent being himself, didn’t believe Kyle was human.

“So my brother told me to check it out at night,” Lea said with a playful smile.

But it vanished quickly.

“In the end, I couldn’t confirm it,” Lea said, her smile replaced with a lonely expression.

Sian had nothing to say to her.

“In that sense…” Lea’s voice broke the silence.

She lightly wrapped her arms around Sian’s neck.

Her long silver hair cascaded down, obscuring Sian’s vision.

Lea whispered into Sian’s ear, “Sian, shall we check if you’re human?”

Her soft whisper was incredibly seductive.

Sian unknowingly chuckled. “Why does it always turn out this way?”

“Heung…” Lea simply hummed.

At the same time, she was even raising her thoughts…

Somehow, it didn’t seem like just a joke.

Sian lightly raised his magic power and shook Lea off, pushing her back gently.

To be exact, Lea couldn’t withstand Sian’s power.

“Tsk,” Lea clicked her tongue, a sulky expression on her face. “I should have ambushed you when you were weak and frail.”

“You’re saying terrible things.”

“Hmph!” Lea turned her head away and shouted, “Bad Sian!”

Then Lea broke through the wall of the training hall and stormed out, disappearing so quickly that Sian couldn’t even catch her.

‘It seems like she’s sulking…’

“It seems that the madam misses the former lord a lot,” Kendrick said to Sian.

“After all, the current lord… certainly resembles the former lord a lot.”

“Me? With Kyle?” Sian tilted his head.

It didn’t seem that way at all.

Kyle, who the mobile lord showed in the training of the Demon Blood Asura Sword, and Kyle, who was seen in Sian’s illusion, didn’t resemble Sian in any way.

“Your actions and aspects are completely different, but how should I put it… the atmosphere is quite similar.”

“Hmm… I don’t know.”

“Perhaps the lord has never met the former lord in person, so you may not be able to feel it well,” Kendrick said, nodding with flickering eyes.

Well, he wasn’t wrong.

Just then…

Ding!

Suddenly, the alarm of the smartphone rang from inside his pocket.

He checked his smartphone.

[Demon Blood Asura Sword Advanced Progress Rate 100%]

[Demon Blood Phantom Step Progress Rate 100%]

The progress rate had reached 100%.

Now that he had inherited the power of Karze along with the bloody battle with the demons, it seemed that everything was completed at the end of the sparring with Lea and Kendrick just now.

《Achievement ‘Demon Blood Asura Sword Advanced User’ achieved!》

《Special discount items will be additionally opened!》

The achievement notification window popped up on the screen.

“Huh?” Sian tilted his head.

He understood the achievement, Demon Blood Asura Sword Advanced User.

“Special discount items will be additionally opened?”

A new package pop-up window appeared above the tilted view.

『[Lord Only] – Beginner Growth Support Ultra Package (10,000,000 G)

Contents: Arnaize Top-Level Martial Arts (武功) [Wugong: A general term for Chinese martial arts]』

-This product can only be purchased once.

-This product is a causal super-special price discount product and cannot be refunded upon purchase.

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Ultra Package following Special Package.

Top-level martial arts following advanced martial arts.

The next package was open.

Well, it was natural to think about the mobile lord in the meantime.

But Sian couldn’t hide his doubts. “There’s another process for Asura Superior?”

He didn’t know there would be another one.

He had no idea there would be a process after Asura Superior.

Sian was about to realize the essence of forming the sword, both cutting and stabbing.

1st Form, the mystery of cutting (斬) [Zan: Cutting] contained in Asura Heavenly Slaughter.

2nd Form, the mystery of stabbing (衝) [Chong: Thrusting] in Annihilation Heavenly Asura.

Finally, the combination of the two mysteries contained in Asura, 1st Form.

Sian learned and mastered all the essence of the sword.

But there’s another process after that?

So, there’s more room to grow here?

“What the…” Sian really wondered what it was.

No, come to think of it, the room for growth wasn’t only the Demon Blood Asura Sword.

There was also the newly opened Arnaize special,

『《Nature’s Spirit (自然志氣) [Ziran Zhiqi: Natural Spirit]》

▶The body of the achievement holder resembles nature. It completely absorbs the qi (氣) [Qi: Life force or energy flow] that exists in nature. (Magic power accumulation efficiency +∞%)』

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A fraudulent effect that infinitely increases magic power accumulation efficiency.

Of course, it wasn’t yet known whether it was really infinite.

Because he didn’t have any gold right now, so he couldn’t pay for it.

But it was obvious that he would have more magic power than now.

Add to that the Demon Blood Asura Sword of Asura Superior grade?

The possibility of surpassing Kyle.

The realm beyond Exceed.

That was truly an unprecedented realm in history.

Sian had a feeling of what it was.

Of course, the possibility was only a possibility.

Even if the probability of winning the lottery is 0.000000000001%, you can say that there is a possibility of winning.

Making the possibility a reality was a separate issue.

But Sian had a miraculous magic that made the possibility a reality.

“Lord, Amelia has returned,” Hans’ voice came from one side of the training hall.

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Clatter clatter.

A long procession of carriages entered Ruben.

The procession of carriages that continued and continued was truly endless.

And at the very front of such a procession of carriages, a long-red-haired beauty with a tired face and hollow eyes spoke.

“I’m back, Lord…” Amelia spat out the words in a soulless voice.

“You’ve worked hard, Amelia. How did the trip go?”

“Well… as you can see,” Amelia said, pointing to the procession of carriages that continued endlessly behind her.

Sian tilted his head for a moment.

Amelia opened the contents of the carriage she was riding in.

And what was seen were gold coins filling the carriage.

As many as tens of thousands of gold coins were sparkling in the sunlight, showing off their 영롱 [Yeongrong: Sparkling/glittering] figure!

“About 10 million gold per carriage. And…” Amelia once again pointed to the endless procession of carriages behind her.

Only then could Sian understand the meaning.

“Could it be…?”

All of those carriages in a row?

…At the same time as thinking that, Ding! Diri Ring!

《If something that big comes in, I won’t be able to handle it!》

《There’s no way something that big can come inside me!》

《Kkueeeeeeeeeeeek!!》

The mobile lord’s notification window, which was fainting, filled the screen.