Your war hammer is too fake

"One can learn from others' experience," An Jiyue said in a decisive tone, "I invented the anti-gravity engine, but this is far from enough. Laputa (Note 1) is my goal!"

"Well, if you need help, remember to call me," Xiao Yiyue said, looking out the window, "Those profiteers outside should be almost done for, or are you really going to let them jump into the Rick River en masse?"

"That's not the case," An Jiyue twirled a fountain pen between her fingers, "Come on! Let the merchants' representatives come in. As for those guild leaders who didn't come even though I invited them twice."

The Jiedushi paused and said in a rather casual tone: "Let those shameless people behave themselves."

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Note 1: Laputa is a city flying in the sky in the animated film "Castle in the Sky".

Chapter 219 Everyone Has Their Own Home

An Jiyue and Xiao Yiyue stayed in Marienburg for two days.

The big merchants and guilds in Marienburg could not be said to have suffered heavy losses in this speculation storm, but they were more like skinning the flesh and bones. Except for a few who had suffered heavy losses and jumped into the Reik River with their families, most of the people who still had a glimmer of hope gathered in front of the city hall, begging Lady Egwene to help them.

Aiwen, who had just been assassinated, finally agreed, but the conditions were extremely harsh. An Jiyue didn't want their money, but everything except the money. Between the family being intact or being treated like dogs, the businessmen chose the latter with tears in their eyes. They handed over their business channels and real estate in exchange for shares in a series of newly established state-owned companies.

Even this kind of treatment was not available to everyone. When Aiwen finished talking with the merchants' representatives and announced her decision to everyone in the hall of the original city council, many people habitually wanted to bargain again. An Jiyue ignored them all and just looked at these people with a weird smile.

Some merchants who suffered heavy losses gave in, and then more people followed this trend and chose to serve County Magistrate Ai as dogs. When a certain number of people accepted this harsh condition, "Aiwen" suddenly announced that it was over and the provincial government would help these people through the difficult times. As for the rest of them who still had a fluke mentality at this time...

May Hendrik, the god of commerce, bless them. Amen. (Sign of the Cross)

When the meeting was in the second half, Arcanis appeared on the scene, smiling and waving to the merchants. Every merchant who suffered losses in the speculation storm wanted to eat this bastard elf alive, but now they could only force a stiff smile and beg this popular person in front of "Egwen" to give them priority when allocating funds.

This high elf noble had been transferred to Egwen by Dustan. After obtaining Egwen's consent, An Jiyue publicly appointed Arcanis as the commercial director of Westerland, with full responsibility for ending the speculation crisis and establishing the Westerland Consortium, which was composed of a large number of newly established state-owned companies.

Although it is called a "consortium", the West Territory Consortium is undoubtedly a state-owned enterprise completely controlled by the provincial government. When announcing this, "Ewen" also officially announced that West Territory will return to the empire.

While the stunned crowd was still digesting this explosive news, the special envoy of the Imperial Emperor Karl Franz, Count Archibald, the high-ranking chair lord of the Rick Parliament, appeared in the parliament hall. The lame old man praised Egwene's behavior loudly and conferred Egwene the title of Count of Marienburg and Elector of Westerland in the name of the emperor.

The formal enthronement ceremony had to be held in the royal palace of Aldorf, but at least from this moment on, An Jiuyue had finally achieved her goal and made one of her own people become a prominent figure in the entire empire.

At the same time, diplomatic negotiations between the Empire and Bretonnia also began. Lawn Leocornwall went to Altdorf to meet Karl in person, against all odds, and Karl received the neighboring monarch with great courtesy. Of course, although the courtesy was in place, the atmosphere during the meeting was not harmonious: Lawn demanded that the Imperial Army withdraw from the Principality of Paraon first as a prerequisite for the two sides to conduct peace talks, but Karl flatly refused.

"It was you who started the war, not me!" said the emperor.

Karl Franz was an outstanding politician, but because he was a politician, he could not show weakness to the Bretonnians at this time. Egwene's army took the city of Paraon by surprise, and then defeated the main force of the Paraon army head-on, helping him, the newly crowned emperor, to save face. He would not let himself become the target of criticism within the empire again because of some unnecessary concessions.

His Majesty the King did not insist on this point, and after a few arguments, he stopped talking. Just as Karl had to give an explanation to the hawks in the Empire, Laun also had to give an explanation to the hawks in Bretonnia, at least he had to clearly show a tough stance towards foreign countries.

The two sides held several rounds of negotiations, but because the conditions were too different, there was no progress. The only consensus reached by the two sides was to allow Laun to pay to redeem the captured nobles of Paraon. It was called redemption, but in fact, it meant that these noble captives could finally walk around with their weapons openly without having to hide them. In fact, on the day they regained their freedom, these knights took the military supplies sponsored by Egwene herself and went out to fight the greenskins and beastmen.

The newly promoted Holy Grail Knights can't wait to spread the glory of the Goddess.

After An Jiyue had handled the matter of Marienburg's return to the empire, she immediately returned to Xuanshui with Xiao Yiyue. The latter went to the arsenal to visit several Grasshopper-class ships under construction, and took a flight in the No. 1 boat. Afterwards, the governor of the Shuofang Army returned to Jingning to continue preparing for the attack on the Dragon Islands.

On November 11, the negotiations between the Empire and Bretonnia finally made a breakthrough. According to the information obtained by the Paraon people, it seemed that Libit had given a new oracle to the prophetess, and then the Bretonnian hawks, who had originally held a hardline attitude, softened their attitudes under the persuasion of the prophetess, and were willing to admit defeat and negotiate with the Empire on this basis.

Laun, who had been ready to give in, breathed a sigh of relief. With the endorsement of the gods, he could finally have a good talk with Carl from a rational standpoint. Originally, Laun was worried that the people of Paraon would not give up, and even planned to entrust the lake fairy to go to the Principality of Paraon to help persuade the parties involved. But what the king did not expect was that the knights who had just returned from killing the greenskins said that they had no objection, and their only request was to be exempted from the service obligation next year.

This does not refer to the service obligations of the knights of the principality to the Duke of Paraon, but to the service obligations of the principality of Paraon to the king. The reason for this requirement is that the people of Paraon suddenly thought of how to explain the fact that they have a group of holy grails. The remaining two are easy to explain. Sir Almarik said that he was killed in battle, and Sir Bayar disappeared a year ago. Now, apart from the Lord of the Holy Scripture and the system units, only the people of Paraon know that he is back.

"Even if we are exempted from the military service obligation next year, what about the year after next? What about the year after that?" someone asked worriedly.

"Let's keep it a secret for now...remember, there is no inner ring!" replied the Duke, who was also frowning.

Since the unspeakable little secret came into being, the internal conflicts of the Principality of Paraon have almost disappeared. As a country with a pure early medieval style, Bretonnia has never had any talk of loving each other and being united. It is common for two lords of adjacent territories to summon their vassals to fight over trivial matters such as a chicken crossing the border and pecking at the earthworms next door (Note 1), and Paraon is no exception.

But now everything is different. After the establishment of the Inner Circle, the extremely sharp contradiction between the enemy and ourselves overshadowed the internal contradictions. More importantly, the first task of the Inner Circle after its establishment was to screen the living knights of the Principality of Paraon and absorb those who knew the "truth" into the Inner Circle. Occasionally, some people resolutely refused to believe the "truth" and even wanted to expose the "Paraon anti-kingdom, anti-goddess gang". To deal with such stubborn elements, the only way is to shut them up forever.

As more people were silenced, the atmosphere within the Inner Circle became better. In a month, the hard-working Inner Circle completed the initial integration of the Principality of Paraon, and sent away dozens of "shameless scum who betrayed the true goddess." Currently, the Paraon people have turned their attention to other principalities, preparing to start with marriage partners.

Because of the bootlickers... (crossed out) because the knights did such a great job, Egwene promoted three new holy grails, which further motivated these people.

Aiwen didn't know how Li Biao selected the Holy Grail. Anyway, she only needed to have the adaptability to the blood of God, and there was no need to go on a journey to find the Holy Grail. She was worried that this "speed-through Holy Grail" might have shortcomings in will and character, but she found that she had underestimated the ability of the Holy Grail of War - as long as the transformation ritual is completed, no matter what kind of bastard he was originally, he will become a mature, resolute and reliable big brother.

On November 11, Egwene received a message from Karl that the negotiations were over. The Bretonnians paid a large sum of money, effectively filling the Reikland treasury, which was in jeopardy due to the continuous fighting. In return, the Imperial army must completely withdraw from Bretonnia before December 28 and must not continue to occupy any Bretonnian territory.

The Parawong also received news from Lawn: the military service obligation could be appropriately reduced, but it was impossible to cancel it completely. If the Parawong really couldn't find people, they could pay money to replace the military service obligation.

The latter was just a casual remark. After all, in the eyes of the Bretonnians, after the barbaric imperial beggars captured the city of Paraon, they would at least have to search the Duke's treasury carefully, right? The people of Paraon were probably so poor that they were almost living on their pants. Where would they get the money? The price that Laun offered was not low. Having said that, paying the ransom on their behalf and paying compensation to the imperial beggars was a bit too much for even Laun's family background.

Anyway, when Laun returned to Goronni, the King looked at the several carts of gold sent by the Paraon people, and his first reaction was that these poor Pegasus lovers had gone out to rob...

On November 11, Egwene and her "Reikland" army set out on the journey back to the Empire, with Almarik and Bayar, two Holy Grail Knights, also in the team. The Knight will then go to Altdorf to receive the official canonization, and then return to Marienburg.

At the same time, An Jiyue was also preparing to leave on the other side.

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Note 1: The phrase "a chicken caused a war" here is not a metaphor or exaggeration, but a literal meaning. The lords in the Middle Ages, especially the French, would really go to war with their neighbors because of such things.

Chapter 220: At Black Rock Castle

Almost half a year ago, An Jiyue said that she wanted to take Barrel to Eternal Peak.

At that time, the Jiedushi thought that he could squeeze out time to go to the South again by waiting for two months at most. However, endless emergencies caused the matter to be delayed again and again until the end of 2502.

[Barel Hammer: Very good, I am ready to give those old stubborn people a good beating. ]

[Group leader #Anjiyue: For my sake, please don’t do this...]

The defeated Faceless Ones are still missing, and it is unknown whether they were killed by the Broken Clan or escaped. As for the Broken Clan, these big bugs have never shown any signs of stepping out of the underground world. The Ironbreakers responsible for patrolling the underground tunnels reported that they had found traces of the Broken Clan on the edge of the Fortress territory more than once, but they seemed to be deliberately avoiding them.

An Jiyue felt that it was not a good idea to wait passively like this. If the Nest Clan was still in this delicate state of holding back when she arrived at Plateau Castle, then she would personally lead an expedition to the underground world and use the most naked military threat to force the Nest Clan to respond: war, or peace?

Before leaving for the South, An Jiyue first went to Black Rock Castle to visit Oakley Phillipson and Dagna. Due to limited manpower, there are still large areas of Black Rock Castle that have not been cleared, but at least the throne hall and the surrounding areas have been restored to their former appearance under the hard work of the dwarves. At present, the defense of the fortress is basically taken over by the recasters, and the living are only responsible for constructive work. The first batch of Ironbreakers of Black Rock Castle are still in training. At present, only the warriors of the Shadowbeard Brotherhood will go out on patrol with the ancestors.

"Population, the biggest problem is always population," An Jiyue held the steaming cup of tea in both hands, and used telekinesis to grab a few pieces of firewood and threw them into the fireplace. "At least for me personally, I don't recommend you to attack the dwarves of the Empire."

"Oh, Little Moon, I thought you would help me persuade the kings to accept the wanderers," Dagna, who hadn't seen me for a while, sat on the stone bed with several layers of fur under her body. "Their ancestors were displaced by the war and forced to live in other people's homes. It's not their fault. They are not cowards who ran away. The Fortress should accept them again."

"What I mean is that the number of dwarves in the Empire is too small. It's not worth convincing the old stubborn people for this," the governor said, revealing his real reason. "Marienburg has 4500 dwarves, Altdorf and Middenheim have about a thousand each. Nuln has eight or nine hundred dwarves, and Kislev has another two hundred. Add those scattered in other cities and countryside, and the human kingdoms of the Old World combined may not even be able to gather dwarves. It's not worth it, Dagna."

"Even if there are only 300 people, they are precious in this era." The old lady also held a teacup in her hand, and she was drinking it in a proper brewing way. "We need more people to strengthen the fortress."

"It's impossible to convince the kings with such a utilitarian idea. Not to mention the kings, I'm afraid even Thorgrim can't be convinced by such words, and he is probably the most open-minded dwarf lord I have ever met," the girl said while taking a sip of hot tea. "There was a time when I also thought that if all else failed, attracting the imperial dwarves to return to the Mountain Kingdom would be a feasible idea. But after returning from Marienburg, I realized that I took this issue for granted."

"They don't want to come back?" asked the old lady.

"Many young Imperial dwarves are willing to come back, and the elders who manage the community at least don't object to this idea," An Jiuyue shook her head. "The problem is, after I actually came into contact with the Imperial dwarves, I found that the dwarf communities in places like Paraon are okay, but the Imperial dwarves in Marienburg... to be honest, they are no longer very dwarven. Their culture has been influenced too much by humans, both good and bad, but overall there are more bad ones."

"It's terrible. We are already facing unprecedented population pressure. When the kings' armies recapture Red Eye Mountain, Solitude, and even more fortresses, the population pressure will be further amplified," said the high-ranking priest of Valaya, who is probably the only one left in the entire Mountain Kingdom. "Our ancestors can help us defend the fortress and repel the enemy, but if we want Karak to prosper, we must have more people to support the operation of the fortress."

"About this matter..." An Jiyue pondered, "Actually, I have an idea. It cannot fundamentally solve the problem, but at least it can alleviate some of the population pressure."

Dagna waved her hand, motioning An Jiyue to sit next to her: "I guess that must be a bold and almost crazy suggestion."

"It shouldn't be crazy... at least I don't think it's crazy." The girl carefully moved to the stone bed. "As far as I know, in addition to the residents of the fortress itself, there are small dwarf settlements everywhere in the mountains, including but not limited to towns, outposts, and mines. The scale of these settlements is usually very small, but if they can all be gathered together, they can also gather a considerable population."

The old lady untied the girl's hairband and skillfully braided her pure silver hair into a dozen dwarf-style braids with her wrinkled hands. She liked doing this very much. An Jiyue's hair quality was the best she had ever seen, bar none.

"I'm wondering if we can have the kings of Thorgrim issue an order to gather all the populations of the scattered small settlements into the fortress without leaving a single one, and lease these external settlements to us. The ownership of the land still belongs to the dwarves, there is no doubt about that. Our people will defend and maintain the operation of these settlements, and pay taxes to the fortress they belong to. The land lease will last until the dwarves have enough population to take over here again."

"It's hard for humans to adapt to life in the mountains," Dagna stopped what she was doing, "and the pressure on defense will be great."

"The Cathay Dynasty is a multi-ethnic, multi-racial country with the Cathay people as the absolute majority. Various creatures live in this vast country, including the Monkey People tribes that mainly operate in the high altitudes of the Heavenly Mountains. The Monkey People are distributed in both Cathay and Inda. Although they are beastmen, they do not worship Chaos. Well, at least those who are loyal to the Heavenly Court are like this. They are naturally adapted to mountain environments and life in high altitude areas."

"Hmm... Is this the only option? I'm afraid your guarantee alone won't convince the kings of a group of beastmen." The old lady thought this suggestion was feasible, but there were also many difficulties. "Are there no other people living in the mountains?"

"The Shanyue people are also mountain dwellers, but their homeland is at a lower altitude and the climate is not so cold," the Jiedushi thought for a moment and said, "Most importantly, the Shanyue people are not friendly neighbors. They have many intolerable problems. In comparison, the Monkey people are much better... At least the Monkey people are much more civilized than the Shanyue people."

Hearing this, the old lady's eyes widened in disbelief: "What kind of race are the 'Shanyue people'? There are actually people who are more barbaric than the beastmen? Valaya, how can the Dragon Emperor tolerate the existence of such residents in his kingdom?"

"I think I must correct one thing. Monkey people are a highly civilized race, at least the monkey people tribes that are loyal to the Heavenly Court are like this." This is limited to An's Zhendan, the girl added in her heart. There is not much official information about the monkey people in Zhendan, and from the limited descriptions, they seem to be relatively barbaric.

"As for the Shanyue people, they are humans, a rather barbaric kind of humans. The ancestors of the Shanyue people were once hostile to our ancestors, and fled to the south after being defeated. Their territory just happens to separate the southern provinces of the Celestial Empire from the heartland of Horus. Whether they like it or not, they have in fact become a barrier against the invasion of the snake people. Coupled with the extremely complex terrain and harsh environment of the mountains in southern Xinjiang, the Celestial Court can only hold its nose and tolerate the existence of these people."

"After all, no matter how bad the Shanyue people are, they are still better than the snake people."

Dagna's eyebrows twisted into a ball: "Little Moon, is there really no other choice?"

The old lady believed that An Jiyue would not lie to her, but the problem was that given the stubborn character of the dwarves, the long-bearded elders in each fortress would probably explode when they heard the word "beastman" and would not accept any explanation at all.

"Ogres can also adapt to high mountain environments, but the question is how many of these fat guys are there?" In fact, ogres are too expensive, and An Jiyue really can't afford the points: "Don't consider the Shanyue people. They are not adapted to the high-altitude mountain environment, and they have a lot of problems themselves. Monkey people are the best choice, and the only choice. I can guarantee that they won't have any 'trouble'."

What "trouble"? Of course, some Chaos Corruption, which is very popular.

"Little Moon," Dagna pondered for a moment and made a certain decision, "Are there any monkey people in your territory?"

"Yes," An Jiyue asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"I need to go to Xuanshui," the old lady said, "I want to see with my own eyes what kind of existence the monkey man is."

Chapter 221: At Eternal Peak

In the High King's private chambers at Eternal Peak.

"...I have come into contact with the 'monkey men'. If I hadn't known about them beforehand, I would never have thought of them as beastmen," Dagna said to Thorgrim, who looked thoughtful. "They look more like larger, intelligent monkeys that walk upright on two legs, rather than the spawn of Chaos."

"I trust your judgment, my lady," the High King pondered, "but how can we convince the others? As soon as we tell them that this is a kind of beastman, the angry shouts of the long-bearded elders will blow the roof off."

Thorgrim the Grudgebearer was tempted by the land lease agreement proposed by An Jiyue. With the help of the Recaster, the dwarves have been recovering lost territory over the past six months. Even the Red Eye Mountain, where several High Kings had been defeated in history, was recaptured by the joint efforts of ancestors and descendants. Prince Uther Stonehammer, the legitimate descendant of the Red Eye Mountain royal family, who once swore that he would never be king unless he regained his homeland, was crowned king with the blessings of his compatriots from different fortresses.

This place has a very special meaning for the dwarves. Historically, Red Eye Mountain was the first major stronghold to fall in the Age of Sorrow, and its fall was also the beginning of a history full of endless blood and tears. After the stronghold was recaptured, Red Eye Mountain was changed back to its original name Karak-Ungor, which means "Digger".

On the day when the battle was won and the goblins and ratmen retreated in disgrace, dozens of ancient grudges in the Book of Great Hatred were erased, but new troubles arose: where could they get so many people to fill the fortress?

Black Crag has less than 5,000 people now. Black Crag was once the third largest fortress in the Mountain Kingdom, second only to Everest Peak and Eight Peaks in size and population. The situation in the Dredging is much more serious than that in Black Crag. After the fall of many fortresses, there are still small strongholds nearby that have stubbornly persisted to this day, but the Dredging is almost extinct - the local goblins have never seen a living dwarf in their lives until the mighty dwarf army appeared at their doorstep.

If the Reforgers were not counted, there were less than 500 people in the Dredgehold, less than the number one nail house in the Eight Peaks. Thorgrim promised to help Uther find the lost clan of the original Dredgehold, but after turning the archives of the Eternal Peak upside down, the clerks gave the High King an answer that was hardly satisfactory.

Where can I find someone? Thorgrim has been worrying about this every day recently. Under Dagna's repeated persuasion, he once wavered on the issue of the imperial dwarves. But now, An Jiyue has brought a new and better choice.

"So we have to put all the responsibility of defending our homeland on our ancestors?" The old lady asked in return: "The Recasters are not infinite!"

"Please wait a moment, both of you," An Jiyue said, "I think this matter can be handled flexibly. First of all, the monkey people of the Heavenly Court will never be corrupted. Don't ask anything yet, I am sure of this anyway. The possible chaos corruption is the source of the long-bearded venerables' worries. Am I right about this?"

The High King and the High Priest nodded together.

"It is wrong to deceive our compatriots," the governor set the tone first, "We cannot deceive other dwarves, but we can appropriately omit some relatively unimportant content."

"Having beastmen as neighbors is not that important?" the High King muttered.

"My personal suggestion is that if someone asks you, 'Are these big monkeys beastmen?', just tell the truth," the governor gestured to the two old dwarves, "but if they don't ask..."

Thorgrim and Dagna both showed wonderful expressions of "Is this even possible?!"

"Look, we didn't deceive our compatriots, nor did we deliberately hide anything from them," the girl tried her best to deceive the two dwarves, "We just 'accidentally' forgot to tell them, this is not a big mistake, right?"

"My lady," the High King said in a muffled voice, "you now look like a demon tempting mortals to fall."

"Your Majesty, let me ask you, are you going to leave the task of defending the territory entirely to our ancestors?" An Jiyue spread out his hands with an innocent expression: "Or can you give me a better idea?"

The High King was silent.

"I'm going to the Southland next. According to what I agreed with Barrel, I will bring him to Everpeak," the girl suddenly talked about another matter. "Compared to the issue of renting land, the problem of the Emberstone Clan is a bigger problem. When I led the team to Plateau Castle before, Barrel told me about his concerns. He felt that some old stubborn people might not be able to accept a former ranger clan wearing the crown. They might ask Barrel to abdicate and choose another wise man to be crowned as the king of Plateau Castle."

"This is impossible!" Thorgrim said firmly, "I will never allow this to happen. The Emberstone Clan recovered the origin of the dwarves and has been guarding it to this day without any help. Their contribution is fully worthy of a crown."

"This is not in line with tradition. The Ranger Clan is the lowest in status, only slightly stronger than Vanas." An Jiyue reminded from the side.

"The pioneer is king. This is the most ancient tradition of the Sons of the Mountains and Stones!" The Supreme King cursed, "Let them talk to the ancestors if they have any opinions. Now is a good time to communicate with the ancestors face to face!"

"Then I'm relieved," An Jiyue nodded. "I must remind you, Thorgrim, that after Barrel comes, the problems of the Emberstone Clan will definitely cause a bigger dispute that will affect the entire Mountain Kingdom. This is certainly not a good thing, but you can take this opportunity to settle the land lease. The Longbearded Elders will definitely not have the time to bother you by then."

Hearing this, the Supreme King could not help but glare at the Jiedushi, but did not say anything.

"I believe in Little Moon's assurance, and I believe in my own judgment even more," Dagna also took the opportunity to persuade, "I have come into close contact with those naughty troublemakers, and they are definitely not puppets driven by the power of darkness."

"If the monkey-men will not spread corruption, or cause any trouble related to Chaos," Thorgrim thought, and then made up his mind, "I can accept them as neighbors of the dwarves."

"The specific agreement will be negotiated with you by my subordinate General Feng," An Jiyue breathed a sigh of relief. "Also, I have to make it clear that General Feng Xizhao is a spirit fox, a type of mountain spirit. She is not a beastman and has nothing to do with Chaos. For a mountain spirit, being treated as a descendant of Chaos is an extremely serious offense."

"I'll pay attention. Are you leaving soon?" Thorgrim asked in surprise, "What's the matter that makes you so anxious?"

"It's not me who's in a hurry, it's the people in Plateau Fort who are in a hurry," the girl explained. "Hasn't Grim Brockson been staying in Plateau Fort all the time? He is designing a warship that flies in the sky. No, not an airship, but a real air warship. He calls it the 'Hammer-class frigate'. The core technology of this new equipment is the master-level suspension rune I invented. I..."

"Granni's curly beard! What did I hear? Runes? The runes you invented?" Thorgrim's voice trembled, and he stared at the human girl in front of him with disbelief.

"Yes. Grim made a full-scale model, but because the runes had not arrived yet, the experiment could not be carried out, so he urged me to send the runes over as soon as possible," An Jiyue replied, "so I..."

"Let's not talk about the Master Engineer for now," Dagna was also shocked, "You can create runes? You actually know runes?"

"You two, if there is nothing wrong with my memory, the Reforged Triangle was originally just a semi-finished product. It was me (the Holy Book of War) who perfected it, and the ancestors were able to return to the world," the girl looked at the two people strangely, "At that time, Gazul gave me the complete set of design drawings for the Reforged Triangle. If I didn't know runes, how could I have perfected it?"

Even without the Holy Book of War, An Jiyue was capable of completing the task alone, but it would take at least several years, so the girl chose to spend some points to let the Holy Book of War do the work.

"That's just a set of blueprints! No matter how many legendary runes are written on it, it's just a set of blueprints!" The Supreme King roared at the Jiedushi madly: "Ancestor, how did you learn to make runes?"