Chapter1036:ThePrincess’sRequest

"Um...Thisistheoriginalbookfromthedivineera!"GasparsweatprofuselyashecarefullyobservedthecoverofPrincessAdley’sbook.

Bigmistake,areallybigmistake.

NeverinamillionyearswouldanyonehavethoughtthatthebookPrincessAdleycasuallypulledoutwouldbeapricelessoriginalfromthedivineera.

Anybookthathassurvivedfromthedivineerauntilnowisrare,andconsideringtheartisticvalueofthecover,itisamasterpieceeveninthedivineera’sartpeak.

Thelines,composition,andcolorsinthisbookmaketheadultbooksinhistradeguildlooklikechild’sdoodlesincomparison.

Truly,theoldestroyalfamilycontinuedfromthedivineera,eventheeducationalbooksfortheprincessaresuchprecioustreasures.

"Don’tyouhaveit?"Adleyappearedextremelydisappointed.

Bookssymbolizeknowledge.

Insidebooks,therearecountlessanswerstoquestions.

Thebookistheembodimentofwisdom.

SisterAinalwaystellshersoandrecommendsmanybooksforhertoread.ThisbookwasalsobroughtoutbysisterAin!

"No...howcoulditnotbethere!"Asamerchant,Gasparfeltthathisreputationwasfacingthebiggestcrisisever.

Don’tunderestimatetheimportanceoffulfillingPrincessAdley’sdesiretoreadabook.Ifthisopportunityismissed,theremaynotbeasecondchanceinthislifetime.

TobeassociatedwithPrincessAin,whohasbeenhailedasthe"NuclearBlastQueen,"isanopportunitythatmanygreatmerchantsonthecontinentdreamof!

Ifhedidn’tregularlyofferrarecandiesastributetoPrincessAdley,hewouldneverhavetheopportunitytobepartofthisrarechance.

HeissimplyarepresentativeelectedbytheKingdom’sMerchantAssociation.Thereareseveralinfluentialmerchantswithinthekingdomwhoaremorepowerfulthanhim.Ifhedarestosay"no"here,itwouldbetheendofhiscareer!

Howcoulditbepossibletonothaveit?It’sjustaneighteenforbiddenbookfromthedivineera,andit’sthehighestlevelofartisticmasterpiece.Asamerchant,onemustneverutterthewords"no"foranyitemthatexistsinthisworld!

"I’llbringittomorrow!"Gasparwipedhissweatwhilequicklysearchinghismindforrelevantinformation.

"Hmm,Iwanttodrawverybeautifulpictures,liketheoneswithmanylittlegirls!"AdleyinnocentlyshowedGasparthecoverof"TheCorrectWaytoHatchDragonEggs".

ThecolorfulandlivelyimagesofpureandinnocentgirlsmadeGasparfeelevenmorepressure.

Thisartstyleisdefinitelyoneofthebestmasters,evenduringthedivineera.It’sgoingtobeabigexpense!

There’snochoice,thisistherequestofNuclearBlastQueen’ssister,PrincessAdley,thekingdom’sfirstheir.

Hehadnorighttosay"no".

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Ontheotherside,AinandGeneralRydersignedaseriesofpost-wartreaties.

Theempirecompletelygaveupallthebenefitsofthiswar,fullywithdrewtheirtroopsfromthekingdom,andactivelycompensatedforthekingdom’slosses,withoutmentioningthecompletedestructionoftheempire’sfirstmagicarmylegion.

Thisisthedeterrentpowerofnuclearexplosions.Eventhoughtheempire’smainmagicarmoredlegionisstillintact,withonlythelossoftheirelitefirstmagicarmylegion,andthesecondandthirdlegionswiththemostmass-producedmachineswaitingontheborder.However,thewarhasalreadycometoanend.

Fromthisperspective,itcanbesaidthatthekingdomwonthewarandforcedtheempiretosignanunfairtreaty,whichcanbecalledhumiliating.

Afterpossessingtheultimateweaponofnuclearexplosion,aslongasAinremainsinpower,itseemsunlikelythattheempirewillbeabletolaunchasecondinvasionintheirlifetime,unabletosolvethisproblem.

"Theeraultimatelybelongstoyouyoungpeople,"saidGeneralRyder,whopersonallysignedaseriesoftreatiesthatcanbecalledashamefortheempire,anticipatingthearrivalofanewera.

Therevivaloftheforbiddenspellofthedivineera.

TheestablishmentoftheHolySilverDragonKnightOrder.

Thewidespreaduseoftheempire’smagicarmor.

Allofthismadehim,whohadbeenonthebattlefieldformostofhislife,feelunfamiliar.

Whetheritisthemagicarmorortheappearanceoftheultimateforbiddenspell,itwillcompletelychangetheformofwarfare.

Inthiscase,theempire’sfirstmagicarmorcompletelyoutpacedothertraditionalarmiesthatreliedoncavalryandinfantrycoordination.

Thesearmieswerealsonewarmiessupportedbymagicalweaponsinthewar,theywerethemainforcesthatbuiltthereputationofGeneralRyder,whowasanextraordinaryleader.Theyhadsteamtanksandcityattackmachines,whichwerethemostadvancedwarweaponstenyearsago.

Inthewarswithseveralnortherncountries,GeneralRydertookadvantageoftheseweaponsandexpandedtheempire’sterritorybyathird.

Thewaragainstthekingdomwassupposedtobethedecisivebattlefortheempire’sunificationofthecontinent,soitwasentrustedtoGeneralRyder,whowasrecognizedasthemostoutstandingarmycommander.

Whowouldhavethoughtthatasuddennuclearexplosionfromtheskywouldcompletelychangethesituationoftheentirecontinent?

Thepoweroftheforbiddenspellduringthedivineerasurpassedeveryone’simagination.Itwasapowerthatwasevenmorecrazythanwhatwasrecorded.Itwouldn’tbeanexaggerationtodescribeitasapowerthatcoulddestroyeverything.

Onhisjourneytotheroyalcityfornegotiations,GeneralRyderonlystoppedattheareaofthenuclearexplosionandwitnessedthebreathtakingscenewithhisowneyes.

Thatwasaterrifyingworldthatcouldnotbedescribedinwords.Startingfromwheretheempire’sfirstmagicarmycorpsusedtobestationed,allthewaytothehorizon,everythingwasburnedanddestroyed.

Anareaofoverseveraltensofkilometersturnedintoscorchedearthunderthepowerofthenuclearexplosion.Therewasnotraceofanyintelligentbeingsleft.Lookingdownfromtherisingballoons,thecentralareaofthenuclearexplosionturnedintoahugevortex-shapedbasin.

Anyonewhosawthisscenewouldfeeltheirowninsignificance.

TheEmpire’sfirstmagicarmylegionwasunfortunate.Theycouldn’tevenresistandwerewipedoutbythispowerfromtheearth.Thethreetitledknightswerenodifferentfromtheothersinthelegionagainstthispower.

Theywerealsoluckytowitnesstheterrifyingforbiddenspellpower,whichwasoncethoughttobeafantasy,evenduringthedivineera.

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Inthespanoftenyears,thisworldhasundergonetremendouschanges.

GeneralRyderoncebelievedthattheEmpire’stechnologyrepresentedthemostadvancedpowerintheworld,theevolutionofcivilization.

Butnow,thekingdominformstheEmpirethatthegloryofthedivineera’spowerhasnotdisappeared.TheultimatepowerofanuclearexplosioncaninstantlyannihilateeventheEmpire’sstrongestlegionarmedwithblacktechnology.

"So,istheEmpirepreparedasIrequested?"QueenAin,emittingimmensepressure,questionedGeneralRyder.

Similarly,GeneralRyder,whowasinadisadvantagedposition,hadnorighttosay"no."