Ultraman: The Dark Shadow Mage, Creating a Magic Empire

Chapter 33 I get it now, it's truly a case of dimensional reduction attack!

"Yes, ma'am."

The man with the sword accepted the order, then in a flash, he transformed into a shadow and crossed the street, arriving in front of the patrol team in the blink of an eye.

"It's a demon warrior!"

The people around who saw the commotion shouted, their faces changed drastically, and they fled to both sides.

Even worse, some people abandon their own goods and run away with their children!

If the city defense patrol team were the villains they despised, then the high and mighty demon warriors were the devils!

Because the laws of Landon state that magic warriors can kill without breaking the law!

"Give me these people. The princess wants to see them. The decree is here."

The man remained indifferent, as if the actions of these people were perfectly natural.

Upon seeing the order, the patrol captain, with a fawning expression, handed the chains to the man with both hands, saying, "Sir, please hold on tight."

The person in front of them was the "magician" of Landon Star, a person of high status. Even if the members of the city defense patrol were unwilling, they could only obediently lower their heads.

"Untie it, I don't need these."

"Yes, yes!"

The patrol captain unlocked the chains, then bowed his head and stepped aside.

The man glanced coldly at the crowd and said, "Come with me, the princess wants to see you."

After the man finished speaking, he walked towards the street, which was already deserted.

On the other side of the street, there was a waiting carriage, and a princess who lifted the curtain and sighed helplessly.

"Your Highness, the person has been brought."

"Okay, I understand. But don't use magic in the street next time. The title of Magic Warrior can easily frighten the common people."

"Yes."

The man touched his chest, bowed, and then stepped aside to stand.

Meanwhile, Lanster and the others stood beside the carriage, discussing using their bloodline abilities.

"Is this their princess?"

"It must be that princess..."

"So this is how we met?"

"That guy over there must be what they call a magic warrior, right? His status is truly extraordinary!"

"Tch! He's only using the most basic level one magic, Shadow Body, which is far inferior to Shadow Path. If that's all the power he has, then we can start a war right now!"

Hello.

Just as everyone was discussing, a pleasant voice rang out again.

Lanster looked up and saw the princess stepping out of the carriage.

She wore a long blue dress, in the style of the Landon Empire, similar to the Rococo style of the Louis XV era.

The fitted long dress, with its low-cut design that was completely different from the Black Kingdom dress, paired with the princess's stunning figure and beauty, truly made her shine throughout the entire event!

Even Lanster and the others, who were used to seeing handsome men and beautiful women, were somewhat stunned by the sight.

"Good heavens! With that kind of looks, if he had the skill and brains, he'd be a perfect match for His Majesty!"

"What do you mean? Should we take her back right now?"

"How could we, a nation of propriety, possibly do such barbaric things?"

"That's true."

"Come back to your senses, don't embarrass His Majesty!" The leader interrupted their discussion, stepped forward, and bowed to the princess using the etiquette of the Black Kingdom.

"Hello, we are envoys from the Black Kingdom, here with the Black Kingdom's sincerity, wishing to establish diplomatic relations with your country."

"I am Katarina Langdon, the Shadow Princess of the Empire. It's a pleasure to meet you. Since you are envoys, why were you arrested by the city patrol?"

"Katerina asked with a smile."

Faced with this pointed question, the leader simply smiled and said, "It was a misunderstanding. We did not resist and waited to explain to them. Fortunately, with the help of Her Highness the Princess, our first stop did not turn into a dungeon."

Katarina was surprised by this answer.

Even envoys from other vassal states did not possess such a sharp mind to provide a timely and nuanced response that balanced all sides while also being barbed.

no way,

In a country where even armor is unavailable, learning powerful magic means that one can easily defeat a thousand people with only a slight hand fatigue, and even defeating ten thousand would only be a bit tiring!

Under such circumstances, who would think about how to run or manage a country?

But actually?

The development of Landon Star over a thousand years is actually not as good as the Black Kingdom's ten years of expansion!

Those magic warriors and sorcerers, they spent their entire lives simply following the old paths of their predecessors.

Without innovation, there is no progress.

When they die, the next generation will still be stuck in the same place!

This is due to their entrenched and decadent society, as well as the concentration of magic on this planet.

The most important reason is that there is no systematic approach. Everyone is keeping their skills to themselves and is unwilling to teach their own apprentices real skills!

It wasn't the ancient practice of teaching apprentices to hold back their skills; rather, they made their apprentices learn things on their own, over and over again, things that could have been taught simply.

They made their apprentices experiment with magic over and over again, instead of teaching it directly. In the end, not only did they become neither human nor ghost, but they also turned their apprentices into the same state.

One generation passes it on to the next, but each one just stays in the same place.

Upon seeing the team leader's response, Katarina, impressed by his talent, said, "You seem like a learned person. Would you like to stay?"

"I can grant you the title of Grand Secretary, allowing you to participate directly in council proceedings."

"Thank you for your kindness, but I am only loyal to the great Black King, to my civilization and country, and have no such considerations. Besides, I am just the leader of an envoy, and I am not considered learned."

"Isn't appointing someone as courteous as yourself as an envoy a sign of poor judgment in personnel management?"

"I don't understand," Katarina asked.

The team leader smiled and said nothing more.

Katarina understood the leader's meaning, sighed, and returned to the carriage, saying, "Come with us, I'll take you to see Father."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

The group followed the princess's carriage and soon passed through Shaogang, arriving at the castle in the center of the city.

Without any checks or difficulties, they easily entered, and once inside, they saw the true appearance of the castle.

This castle sits atop a snow-capped mountain. The four walls surrounding the castle are actually four dams constructed using magic arrays, and judging from the marks on them, they are over a thousand years old.

The fact that these four dams have been able to last so long clearly indicates that they were built by the Shadowmoon civilization, which migrated here!

Besides the dam, there is another legacy left by the Shadowmoon civilization, namely the castle and palace used as a royal palace by the Landon royal family.

This castle wasn't made of alchemy, but it had a strong magical aura about it; Lanster could even see the magic circles still running on it!

Apart from that, everything else made by the Langdon royal family is utterly unworthy of mention!

They couldn't even manage the most basic sanitation and drainage systems; the environment on site was terrible, only slightly better than the streets outside.

The team leader, having witnessed all of this, scratched his head and asked, "His Majesty once used a word, what was it again?"

"A dimensional reduction attack, right?" Lanster couldn't help but ask.

"Yes! It's a dimensional reduction attack!"

(End of this chapter)