Inuyasha: My job stats have no limits.

Bai Lan sighed, "As a result, the Night Raid was almost wiped out. All members lost their ability to fight, and former Imperial General Najendan even paid the price of a third of her life!"

"His performance was barely passable."

Although we cannot know the exact cause of Sheila's death, that is not important. As long as we can hold the line, everything is worthwhile.

The minister took a sip of red wine and ate some meat, then casually said, "The situation in the empire will become extremely difficult from now on. Bai Lan, you and your traitor, the Thirteenth Division, should do your best to assassinate high-ranking members of the resistance."

Huh? I became a night raider?

However, Bai Lan didn't have time to kill any insects. Once she returned to her base, she immediately went into seclusion to study alchemy.

A few more days passed.

The Southern Rebellion launched a full-scale uprising, with 600,000 elite troops advancing from the south towards the capital in full force. Along the way, nobles and powerful families responded one after another, some opening city gates and others actively supplying provisions and weapons.

At the same time, the foreign tribes from the west and north also regrouped and assembled several legions, launching a fierce offensive against Esdeath's location.

Some legions even abandoned their original territories and defenses, breaking into smaller units with a do-or-die attitude to infiltrate the empire.

Anning Road, as a key node, stopped its progress after gradually incorporating the surrounding cities into its territory. Instead of continuing its advance, it focused on recuperation, accumulating resources, and recruiting more people.

A million lions attacked, almost no one could stop them, like a natural disaster!

The empire is doomed!

More and more people are realizing this.

Under pressure from the spiraling situation, the ministers had no choice but to negotiate with Bud, and only after giving up many benefits did they obtain Bud's agreement.

Bud stepped forward.

Under his command, the Imperial Guards began operating at high speed, and the entire capital city entered an unprecedented state of high pressure.

Every day, hundreds of people were taken to the execution platform and publicly beheaded; they were all people who spread rumors.

Even behind this group, there was a line of thousands more.

Only through such ruthless methods was the crumbling empire barely stabilized, but this was merely a temporary fix.

Everyone in the capital was filled with fear, dreading the day they would open their eyes.

—The rebel army is at the gates of the city.

Chapter 94 The Essence of Alchemy, The Creation of Imperial Arms

"Kuro-touch, where's the captain?"

"I don't know, you should ask your sister. Whenever the captain is away, isn't he always in your sister's room?"

"That's not right. Last time, I found the captain in that room called 'Chelsey'."

"It doesn't matter, the captain will refresh in everyone's room at regular intervals anyway. I saw him in Suzuka's room before, with 'Military Music Dream' and 'Cross Tail'. Horse Head was also in the room, I wonder what he's up to."

"...Now that you mention it, I remember seeing him with 'Gaia Foundation' last time. But can Teigu be used at the same time?"

"Maybe it's just something to use temporarily."

Lan and Hei Tong chatted idly in the conference room, not forgetting to spread rumors. If this happened outside, they would have been beheaded in the street by General Bude.

However, Bai Lan must clarify that this is not a rumor.

This is for the sake of arduous spiritual practice!

During the arduous training, the Holy Grail's experience points skyrocketed... Although it hasn't leveled up yet, it's almost there.

In addition,

Bai Lan has a reasonable daily plan. She studies alchemy every day, and when she gets tired, she uses CCB to switch her mindset and then continues reading.

In this near-mad state, alchemy was greatly enhanced.

My mind was almost completely filled with knowledge about Imperial Arms.

Although after the founding of the country, due to the death of a large number of alchemists, coupled with the interruption of technology caused by the turmoil of the empire a hundred years ago, the glorious era of alchemy came to an end.

Five hundred years ago, the empire was in turmoil, and a large number of books on alchemy were lost... This also led to the loss of Imperial Arms. Even the restorer of the empire four hundred years ago, who gathered the strength of the entire nation, could only create a batch of Imperial Arms.

However, from an alchemical perspective, the creation of Imperial Arms does not deviate from the essence of alchemy: killing, then giving new life, stripping away the characteristics of Super Dangerous Species, injecting them into the weapon as materials, and finally awakening the Imperial Arms through a special ritual.

Kill, rebirth, stripping, injection, creation, ritual... by completing these steps in sequence, the miracle of that year can be recreated.

However, achieving this miracle is extremely difficult.

After all, back then, the creation of a single Imperial Arm often required the collaboration and refinement of hundreds of alchemists over several years to finally take shape.

With Bai Lan's current strength, she can only barely reach the level of 'killing and rebirth'...

However, the importance of the Imperial Arms for the future is self-evident.

Once he continues to delve deeper into this path, he will be able to use the materials he collects to create a Teigu (Imperial Arms) that perfectly suits him.

Because of his talent as the "Wanderer," it means that it's only a matter of time before he comes into contact with super dangerous species, or even beings above super dangerous species.

By then, what he will lack will no longer be the source of materials, but the skills and abilities to transform them into finished products.

"Phew—I'm starting to figure out how to use two Imperial Arms at the same time."

Bai Lan put down the alchemy book and rubbed her temples.

His envisioned Imperial Arms were [Dimensional Array: Shangri-La] and [Thousand Transformations: Cross Tail].

The former is extremely powerful, while the latter is tied to a specific profession.

Bai Lan thought to herself, "If only I could use all forty-eight Imperial Arms at once, I wonder how powerful I would be..."

But for now, we can only dream about it.

After resting for a while, he took out the [Evil Spirit Possession] item.

As soon as the blunt knife was taken out, the roar of the still-alive super-dangerous species 'Tyrant' could be faintly heard.

Unfortunately, as an Imperial Arm, it was powerless to do anything. The only thing it could do was to constantly repel Bai Lan and prevent her from using it.

This childish sulking made Bai Lan laugh.

"Don't worry, I won't use you."

As the protagonist's exclusive equipment, "Possessed by Evil Spirits," this Imperial Armory possesses many extremely powerful characteristics.

'Hide,' 'Adapt,' and 'Evolve'!

Conceal: Activates the biological characteristics of the material, granting it the ability to become transparent for a short period of time, while concealing all traces of its presence.

Adaptability: This feature allows the wearer to quickly adapt to any environment, and even move rapidly in frozen time and space.

This is why Tyrande remained active even after being turned into materials, allowing her to adapt to any harsh environment, even after being made into an Imperial Arms.

Evolution: As the wearer continues to grow, the armor can also continuously evolve.

As in the original work, Tatsumi's final evolved form, possessed by demons, had grown wings. In terms of appearance, it was gradually approaching the original design, and the souls almost merged with each other.

This so-called evolution is the process of constantly overcoming oneself in order to resist the environment or some kind of attack.

Unable to fly, it grows wings; unable to dive for long periods, it grows a transparent membrane, similar to the structure of deep-sea fish; unable to bathe in lava, it evolves a shell with air bubbles.

In short, Tyrande may not be the strongest, but her ability to survive is truly unmatched.

Bai Lan had no idea how Tyrande, with these characteristics, had been captured by the Creator and turned into an Imperial Arm.

...

This powerful characteristic is also why Bai Lan chose to use 'Plunder Opportunity' on [Evil Spirit Possession].

It would be such a waste to use it as an Imperial Arm.

Use [Plunder]!

Click~

A crisp sound rang out, and a crack appeared on the blunt blade that represented [possessed by evil spirits].

Then the weapon shattered instantly, and a huge phantom, large enough to burst the entire room, appeared before Bai Lan's eyes!

It was a dragon-like creature standing on two legs, with four scarlet eyes arranged in two rows on its forehead.

—Tyrande, the Super Dangerous Species!

"Ow!"

Tyrande's roar suddenly echoed in the room, and a fierce wind surged wildly in the enclosed space.

Its scarlet eyes stared intently at Bai Lan, then it lunged forward, its dragon mouth wide open, its row of sharp teeth like daggers, aimed straight at Bai Lan's head.

"sucker Punch."

Bai Lan stood motionless with her arms crossed, letting the giant dragon tear at her.

The dragon appears imposing, but it's just an illusion. Tyrande, used as the material, is still alive, but no longer has a body... The phantom before us is merely a disguise.

The moment the dragon's fangs approached his head, the massive dragon silhouette rapidly disintegrated in an instant, turning into countless fragments of starlight that surged into his body along Bai Lan's clothes and shoulder line.

The incredible, almost superhuman, power that belonged to Tyrande was rapidly absorbed by Bai Lan at this moment.

Hiding, adapting, evolving...

-

At the same time, the door was suddenly pushed open.

The commotion caused by the devouring of the "possessed by evil spirits" was so great that it alerted the rest of the mansion.

Akame and Kurome rushed into the room one after the other, scanning the room. There were no signs of a fight, no bloodstains, and no signs of damage.

Only Bai Lan stood quietly in the room.

"Captain, don't die!"

Black Eyes jogged over, her voice tinged with urgency.

In her worldview, the last thing she wanted to see was Bai Lan get into trouble... not because of the fact that she made candy for her for free.

Only if the captain can easily suppress the older sister can she maintain her current happy life.

What if the captain dies, and the sister becomes sexually frustrated and betrays him?

But after sensing Bai Lan's powerful life force, Hei Tong breathed a sigh of relief.