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Najenda tapped the table, interrupting the conversation, her expression turning serious. She estimated that it wouldn't be long before that person returned to the capital.

And who knows what kind of storm Esdeath will stir up when she returns to the capital.

Hearing the boss's words, everyone stopped gathering and went back to their rooms. It was already past midnight, so they took the opportunity to catch up on some sleep, as they had to get up early the next day.

……

The moon in the sky, like an elegant dancer, sways gently in the night sky. Its silvery light spills across the earth, enveloping everything in tranquility.

After returning to her room, Clara did not go to sleep, but instead took stock of her previous gains.

Besides the Imperial Arms, I also gained quite a few points.

[(Achievement) Defeat Zank, the user of the Imperial Arms, and gain 200 points.]

[(Achievement) Obtained the Imperial Arms: All-Seeing Eyes, gained 1000 points.]

[(Achievement) Defeat Seryu, the user of the Imperial Arms, and gain 200 points.]

[(Achievement) Completely changed Seryu, earning 800 points.]

A total of 2200 points.

……

"Enough for another ten pulls, time to draw! Let's get started!"

Seeing that she had enough points for ten consecutive draws, Clara didn't hesitate to do a ten-draw, hoping to get something she needed.

Then there was no gold, only purple light.

Moreover, this time there's only one guaranteed purple item, which is normal.

I glanced at what I had acquired; the blue light cones and blue everyday items were all very repetitive and nothing worth paying attention to.

Clara has only one goal in mind...

[Purple Star Nuclear Reactor]

"?"

A star core? A reactor?

Clara looked at its detailed description and discovered that it was not the star core that the woman had imagined, but a device that could extract the core of a planet.

It can power some super-creations, comparable to a planetary engine.

More importantly, it currently has a sufficient amount of energy.

"Power supply..."

Isn't this the most important core device? For Clara right now, the most critical issue in creating the Creation Engine is its power supply.

After all, this world is not Beloberg; it doesn't have abundant geology minerals. Even with the blueprints for the creation engine, it would be difficult to fully create it.

For such a large mechanical creation, the biggest problem is the power supply.

Ultimately, the Creation Engine is a machine that the builders created, imitating the power of Cripper, to terraform planets.

According to previous ideas, if hundreds of "creation engines" were to breathe fire and roar across the land, it would only take a few decades to transform ravines and hills into plains and forests, with cities scattered along the coast.

A truly super mechanical creation!

Now that we have this reactor, power supply is no longer a problem. In fact, if we can extract planetary energy again, it could power multiple creation engines simultaneously.

Although the feasibility is currently low, having one or two creation engines should be no problem.

Now that the biggest problem has been solved, the work of creating the creation engine will be much simpler.

Clara carefully stored the reactor away and began to look forward to the moment when the creation engine would be fully created.

Although the creation engine is a machine used for "creation".

But it has also been used as a weapon by others, wielding iron fists on battlefields that do not belong to them. This giant machine that terraforms planets is enough to bring unimaginable shock to others.

And they are also the core pillars of the mechanical empire that will be established in the future.

……

Time passed slowly, and Clara became completely immersed in creating mechanical artifacts.

After handing over the rudimentary robots promised to the Revolutionary Army to headquarters, the promised second and third batches of mechanical raw materials continued to be supplied.

Most of the mechanical creations made from these raw materials were used by Clara privately, either in the creation engine project or in other ways.

Only a small portion was actually handed over to the revolutionary army.

The revolutionaries, unaware of the exact figures, were quite satisfied with the quantity of mechanical creations Clara had provided. These robots greatly relieved the pressure on the front lines.

The progress in capturing some areas has been much faster!

This undoubtedly greatly increased their confidence in overthrowing the empire...

As the chassis expands, more raw materials can be collected and more mineral veins can be mined, which can then be exchanged for more mechanical creations.

This was undoubtedly a win-win deal, and the Revolutionary Army headquarters was very enthusiastic.

Clara was also pleased, although this part of the mechanical creations had been handed over to them, the source code with the highest authority was still with Mr. Schwarz.

After helping them fight their way to the final battle in the capital, it's clear that they won't be the ultimate winners.

In addition to cooperating with the Revolutionary Army, Clara has also put into production the mechanical-biological manufacturing chains that have been rebuilt in several regions outside the capital.

Even the creation engine has officially entered the manufacturing process.

However, to fully manufacture it, the required mechanical materials and parts are enormous, and the project is very large, so it will be difficult to complete in a short time.

The employees in these branch bases that manufacture machinery are mostly not human; they are almost all specially designed automated machine soldiers.

Belloborg's automatons were initially skilled at mining and crafting.

Just as Clara's mechanical empire was officially on track and making progress, the imperial general that Najenda had always been worried about, Esdeath, returned to the capital.

Upon receiving Esdeath's message, Najenda immediately summoned everyone involved in the night raid, including those on the mission.

"Boss, why did you call us back in such a hurry?"

"She has come back."

Najendan sat in the main seat, her expression very somber, her fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.

She even developed a severe psychological trauma related to Esdeath, which she has always tried to overcome, but it is too difficult.

However, as the boss of the night raid, she had no choice but to face this destined enemy.

"Who?"

Everyone was puzzled by Najendan's words.

Who has returned that makes their usually mature and composed boss seem so nervous?

"Esdeath, the youngest and strongest general in the Empire!"

Najendan said heavily.

The mere mention of that name sent a chill down her spine. In Najenda's eyes, Esdeath wasn't human at all; she was a super-dangerous species.

It's the Grim Reaper of Ice...

"Esdeath? That general who was on par with General Bud."

"You're back so quickly."

"Boss, is General Esdeath really as powerful as you say?"

Having never truly witnessed Esdeath's terror, but only heard the boss mention it repeatedly, Mine couldn't help but ask.

Isn't that a bit too much?

Are there really so many Teigu users who can't even handle Esdeath?

"That's right, in fact, I was being a bit conservative before."

Najenda answered without hesitation; no one knew Esdeath's terror better than she did. Even if the entire Night Raid team attacked together, without Swallow, they likely wouldn't be a match for her.

Chapter 45 The General Who Commands the Robots

“That woman cannot be regarded as human at all. In my opinion, she is the most terrifying and dangerous species. If we want to defeat this Esdeath woman, we would need at least 50,000 elite soldiers and more than 10 Imperial Arms users, including Akame.”

Najenda stated without hesitation the minimum conditions for wanting to deal with Esdeath.

However, in reality, Najenda's figure was still somewhat conservative; the combat power required to obtain Esdeath would actually far exceed this number.

"No way, boss? It would take 50,000 elite soldiers and more than ten Imperial Arms users to defeat her?"

"That terrifying? I can hardly imagine it!"

"Is her strength really that outrageous?!"

Upon hearing Najenda's estimate of the minimum combat strength required to defeat Esdeath, everyone present except Clara was completely stunned.

Isn't this a bit too much?

"It's no exaggeration at all, this is Esdeath..."

Najenda stated with absolute certainty that her analogy was not an exaggeration at all. Even among Imperial Arms users, the differences between them were enormous.

So even though Najenda acknowledges that Schwarz is powerful enough to defeat Akame and the others, she still doesn't think he could defeat Esdeath alone.

"So these days, unless absolutely necessary, don't accept any assassination requests."

Even if there is a task that must be completed, we must discuss it together before making a decision.

Faced with such an opponent, Najendan could only think of avoiding their sharp edge first.

"understood."

Despite having some doubts about the boss's words, no one said anything to refute them.

But if Esdeath stays in the capital, they can't stay like this forever, can they? Because they're worried about her strength, they've stopped accepting any more requests.

Let those villains go unpunished.