We Do Business In Full Auto [EN]: Chapter 239

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The Eternal Empire (1)

Kaien Duchy.

The Empire had officially fallen, and the surrounding lords gathered to protect their vested interests.

With 12 subordinate nobles and 150,000 troops.

Only 50,000 of them were elite soldiers, but they were conscripting and training farmers, having uprooted the foundations of each territory and brought them here.

Duke Kaien and his nobles stood atop the castle walls.

The imposing structure of the walls, towering over 100 meters, was truly awe-inspiring.

It could withstand a siege for years. Moreover, it was believed to be able to withstand enemy bombardments to some extent, thanks to the relics of the ancient Magic Empire located there.

The Crystal Empire’s 500,000 troops had set up camp, and their might was formidable.

“The inevitable has finally arrived.”

“However, Your Grace, we have been preparing for this for a long time.”

They had been preparing even before the Empire collapsed.

And now, their enemies had finally overthrown the Empire and were marching forward.

“Indeed. We will endure. How is the construction of the battleships progressing?”

“They are on the verge of completion! If we can hold out for just one week, they will be ready to set sail!”

They knew the enemies were monsters.

They had swept through the world with weapons not of this world, so they expected it would happen again this time.

But humanity’s last fortress would not fall so easily.

Doo-doo-doo-doo!

“An envoy from the enemy kingdom is approaching!”

“An envoy, is it.”

The Duke was already preparing to flee. The nobles were the same.

As long as they had the peasants to support them, they could settle on any island and start a new life. Therefore, they had no fear.

“Let him in!”

Soon, the envoy came up to the top of the castle walls.

He was an infuriatingly handsome young man, and it was said that the Emperor had quite a few of these types. There was even a unit made up of only beautiful men and women, which was incomprehensible.

The envoy said with an expressionless face.

“His Majesty wishes for unconditional surrender.”

“You know that’s impossible, right? We have made many preparations. Even if your Emperor himself came here, we could hold out for a long time.”

“I understand. The Kaien Duchy is a self-sufficient, top-tier fortress. Indeed, having come here myself, I can see why it is called humanity’s last fortress.”

“A title? It’s not just a title; this Kaien Fortress has been prepared as the last fortress for a long time. It’s on a different level from a simple ironclad fortress.”

“I understand.”

“If you understand, then convey this message. If they recognize our territory and acknowledge us as a nation, we can offer tribute.”

“That will not be possible.”

“Then the negotiations are off?”

There were snickers from around him.

But the envoy’s expression did not change.

“Therefore, His Majesty has an offer to make.”

“An offer? What kind of offer?”

Anyway, all they had to do was run away.

The soldiers would take care of the fighting, and if the tide turned against them, they would escape. The plan was already in place.

The envoy said.

“His Majesty said he will demonstrate his power. Afterward, he will give you 30 minutes to decide.”

“Demonstrate his power?”

“That is all I have to say.”

Swoosh!

The envoy disappeared like a phantom on the spot.

The nobles frowned.

“Demonstrate his power, you say?”

“And to be able to teleport like that…….”

“We have all the preparations in place. So, do not be shaken.”

“As you command.”

Raksen had returned as the envoy.

He spoke calmly about the enemies’ thoughts.

“It seems they are planning to run away as they are.”

“Run away?”

“Yes. Huge ships are being built at sea and are in the final stages. Judging from the cargo being loaded, it seems they are preparing for the worst-case scenario.”

“Those ridiculous bastards. Did they think they would be let off if they ran away like that?”

He had already decided what to do.

“Then shall we begin?”

“Wow! Daddy, what are you going to do?”

“What if the castle walls collapse? We should just surrender.”

“To collapse the castle walls… Could it be Meteor?”

“You could say I’m summoning a small meteor.”

Meteor Strike, the symbol of 8th circle magic [a high-level spell].

Of course, it was a spell that summoned a meteor from space and dropped it, and the amount of mana consumed depended on the size of the meteor.

If I were to use all the mana I had now, it would create an almost nuclear-level explosion, so I decided to summon a small meteor.

Gooooo!

What I’m doing now is a performance.

Crash! Rumble!

Dark clouds suddenly began to gather in the sky, and the wind blew like crazy.

The soldiers on the castle walls began to stir at this hellish sight.

I shouted using voice amplification.

“If you value your lives, get away from the castle walls. A meteor will fall there.”

Mutter, mutter!

The soldiers were horrified at the sound of a meteor falling.

But the Duke encouraged the soldiers.

“The castle walls will not collapse! A meteor? It’s a trick to get you to surrender!”

If they didn’t know my skills, it would be right to say that. It could definitely be a deception.

I adjust the angle of the meteor.

I thought I should just wipe out the enemy leadership if possible.

After all, the nobles thought of the people as expendable. If only the nobles died, and if I could wipe out the knight order that was their strength, it seemed that I could easily occupy the fortress of humanity.

Soon the sky opened.

“To see a meteor falling spell in my lifetime!”

“Truly transcending the realm of humans…….”

People couldn’t help but be amazed.

The very idea of a human summoning a meteor was considered absurd.

But the meteor fell.

Kuaaaang!

The meteor fell right where the Duke and nobles were.

Kwaaaang!

The castle walls began to collapse.

“Eek, escape!”

Kugugugu!

One side of the castle walls was completely destroyed, and cracks were spreading throughout the entire wall.

And eventually, the castle walls began to collapse.

Kwaaaang!

“Kkeuaaaak!”

“Aaaaak!”

Some soldiers were being crushed, but there was nothing I could do. I gave them time to escape, but the soldiers who were directly hit by the meteor had no choice but to die.

The castle walls collapsed over 30 minutes.

And when the castle walls completely collapsed, I deployed the special forces.

“Behead those who do not surrender!”

“Yes!”

The knights quickly disappeared.

Soo-jeong, who had been watching the whole situation from the side, stretched.

“Thanks to Daddy, we wiped them out really quickly.”

“Hahaha! It’s finally over.”

A massive voice was echoing throughout the territory.

“Surrender! Those who do not surrender will be killed!”

“Kkeuaak!”

“Aaaak!”

The heads of those who stood stiffly and those knights who were loyal to the Empire to the core fell on the spot.

Soon the situation was quickly brought under control.

“It’s all over!”

“Good job.”

“Tch. Soo-jeong just brought the troops. Daddy did everything else, right?”

The situation was quickly being resolved.

There were no nobles left in the Kaien Duchy.

Those who were kneeling were all holding their breath and looking at me.

I finally realize that the continent has been unified.

Now there was no place on the continent where my soldiers were not stationed. I had come to possess this vast empire.

Officially, everything on the continent became my property.

Now all that was left was to make the declaration.

Step by step.

I walk across the city center.

Every time I passed by, people bowed their heads even deeper.

Having seen the sight of the castle walls collapsing from the meteor, no one would be able to look me straight in the eye.

And finally, I ascended to the altar that had been set up for the performance.

I stepped up the stairs and looked down at the city from a high place.

‘Truly a masterpiece. Worthy of being humanity’s last fortress.’

Aside from the capital, the Kaien Duchy could be said to be the most developed.

It was not unreasonable for the Kaien Duchy, at the end of the human preservation plan, to achieve this level of development.

I amplified my mana enough for the people of the entire city to hear.

“From this moment on, I declare the unification of the continent!”

“Waaaaaa!”

The unification of the continent!

That meant that war had disappeared from this world.

A wave of cheers spread out.

I finally realized that I had achieved my dream.

I had achieved the unification of the continent, and from the north to the south, I could no longer find anyone who could be called an enemy.

Work began on installing teleport gates at every stronghold on the continent.

Installing and operating teleport gates required a huge budget, but now I could produce mana stones [magical energy crystals].

If I could just produce mana stones, operating teleport gates would not be that difficult.

About a month later, I was standing on the walls of Brontia, the capital.

Unlike Earth, the Karen continent had a high concentration of mana, which resulted in the emergence of numerous monsters and magical beasts. This was a chronic problem for the continent, and the only way to deal with it was to organize large-scale subjugation forces every quarter.

Therefore, the castle walls were raised, and weapons from Earth were deployed in each city, boasting their might.

“Daddy!”

“Oh, Soo-jeong.”

My daughter comes running to me.

Soo-jeong, who was now nine years old, was growing taller and taller.

Until recently, she had been going from battlefield to battlefield, making remarkable achievements. If it hadn’t been for Soo-jeong, the continent would not have been unified so quickly.

“It’s time!”

“Has it already come to that?”

“Yeah! Everyone is waiting for Daddy with bated breath, you know?”

Today is the festival declaration day.

It will be designated as a public holiday to commemorate the unification of the continent, and it will be a historic day to declare the Unified Crystal Empire.

Of course, the person who liked this the most was Soo-jeong.

Because she named the empire after herself.

“Then shall we get moving?”

As a result of generously distributing food for the past month, public sentiment had stabilized, and law and order had been completely established. Now I was thinking of creating a police organization to maintain law and order. The soldiers would now have to be changed to focus only on their duty of national defense.

A huge central square.

The capital had been almost completely remodeled, and there were still many new buildings being built. In my opinion, even the largest city on the continent was not satisfactory.

People who had been working until yesterday gathered here.

Liquor and food were distributed free of charge, and people were looking at me with expectant eyes.

I lightly fill a glass with beer.

“War has now disappeared from this land. We will steadily exterminate the undead and monsters, and now we are less worried about dying from war. Let’s toast to commemorate this historic day!”

“Cheers!”

“Waaaaaa!”

Cheers poured out.

As soon as I poured the beer into my mouth, the citizens also emptied their glasses at once and began to enjoy the festival.