Monarch of Evernight - Chapter 929

Chapter 8-929: Volume 8 - Chapter 929: Suppor

Li Fang ultimately couldn’t submit . “Qianye, don’t think you can do whatever you want just because you’re in the neutral lands . Someone will teach you a lesson sooner or later . ”

“Is that so? I’m waiting,” Qianye replied indifferently . He had heard his fair share of such warnings and was already numb to them .

Li Fang swung his sleeve and left . His departing steps were rather hurried and no longer as calm as when he had arrived .

Qianye became serious after he was gone . “What is he here for? How did he show up here?”

Song Zining replied, “This Li Fang is actually quite capable . Although his post in the imperial court is an idle one, he’s highly proficient in establishing a complete military economy . This person is from a side-branch of the Li family, but he achieved his current rank by relying on his own skills . Now that the Li family is planning to establish their presence in the neutral lands, he wanted to come over and put his skills to use . ”

“But he didn’t look like he was here to work . ”

Song Zining smiled . “Qianye, you don’t understand . The more power these small officials gain, the more they posture, lest others look down on them . It’s the more important officials who are the most approachable . ”

“Fine, what is the Li family here for?”

“Because Li Kuanglan is here, the family dispatched a guard force… at least nominally . The truth is that over three hundred people have arrived . ”

Qianye frowned . “Three hundred, that’s a fair number of people . Who are they?”

“All of them are Li Family elites, led by two elders . More people from the imperial palace will arrive as well in the near future . ”

“So many people coming to the neutral lands? Aren’t they afraid of retaliation from the Throne of Blood?” Qianye’s question was reasonable . Everyone knew that the Throne of Blood was highly sensitive to interference from Evernight and the Empire . Equipped with the Shattered Moment and enjoying a home ground advantage, he could be the downfall of even great dark monarchs and heavenly monarchs .

Dispatching close to a thousand elites into the neutral lands was already a big breach of the rules . If the Throne of Blood were to take action, these people might never leave the neutral lands .

Song Zining wasn’t worried, though . “Don’t worry, this matter is related to Empress Li . Those old fogies from the empire are so cowardly . They wouldn’t dare do such a thing without being absolutely sure . Now that they have people coming over, it means that they’ve already discussed terms . These people might not be good at anything else, but they’re masters at negotiation and infighting . ”

“Why the Li family?” Back in the Misty Wood, Qianye and the Li family had gotten into a bit of conflict . It was ultimately the Zhao family who forced them to cough up the Storm Pearl .

Song Zining said, “It’s because of Kuanglan . Of course, they have to come!”

Imperial politics have always been complicated, and it was doubly so for people related to the imperial court . Song Zining wasn’t willing to explain more, and Qianye felt that it was a headache as well . He simply decided to forget about them and began explaining the matter of that young demonkin .

Song Zining’s expression was serious as he listened on . “That means the demonkin has produced another genius on par with the Demoness . No, he should’ve existed since long ago but was hidden from public sight . With him around, things will be quite troublesome, what do you plan to do?”

“Enter the wilderness again and look for opportunities . The demonkin suffers significant restrictions in the neutral lands . There must be a way to deal with him . ”

Song Zining nodded . This was the best way for Qianye to maximize his potential . His combat strength would surge in places like the wilderness and the Misty Wood . Even a marquis would die on the spot if he were ambushed by Qianye .

But he soon thought about something else, and his expression changed drastically . “Wait! If that demonkin arrived with the vanguard…”

Song Zining whipped out a map of the neutral lands and drew several lines on it, his expression growing more and more unsightly . He glanced about before asking Qianye, “Can your Martyr’s Palace travel through the void right now?”

“Of course . It’s just that the outer shell isn’t done yet, so weaker people won’t be able to survive long onboard . Only about half of the people on it right now are up to the task . ”

Song Zining frowned . “I’ll give you fifteen men, that’s all I can spare . But half of them are craftsmen and engineers, so you have to protect them if a fight breaks out . ”

“A fight in the void?”

Song Zining nodded and pointed at the map . “The last batch of kinetic sails and ballistae from Ningyuan Heavy Industries are already on the way . No one knows this secret flight path, but it’s a bit too close to the route between the demonkin continent and the neutral lands . If the Evernight squad is already on their way here, they might bump into our fleet three days later . This airship fleet is carrying a batch of high-performance alloys that cannot be lost . ”

Qianye observed the route map . “You mean I should go out and escort the fleet with Martyr’s Palace?”

Song Zinin nodded . “That’s the only way right now . We can’t let the Li family know about Martyr’s Palace and my fleet . Transfer the goods immediately after you meet the fleet and have them turn back . Let the craftsmen and sailors on those airships work on the Martyr’s Palace . Those people are highly reliable; I’ve been nurturing them for many years . ”

With that, Song Zining patted Qianye’s shoulder . “I’m handing everything I have to you, there’s nothing left . ”

Only at this point did Qianye figure out Song Zining’s net worth . The seventh young master could already see the shadow of the term, “a nation’s worth of wealth”, at such a young age . After digesting the new alloy formula in a couple of years, he would have the foundations for a high-ranking aristocratic family .

The Song clan people were indeed very eager to dig their fingers in the honeypot that was the Ningyuan Heavy Industries . Unfortunately, they encountered Qianye who had managed to turn the situation around on his own . Otherwise, there was no telling what would happen if Song Zining was taken away by Song Zian .

Now, Song Zining had moved the majority of his wealth over to the neutral lands, investing most of his accumulations into the Martyr’s Palace . The airship was an extraordinary void warship built from the remains of the earth dragon and controlled by the colossus’ remnant will . There was almost no way to wrest control of the vessel except by killing Qianye .

Song Zining’s description wasn’t exaggerated . Things invested in the Martyr’s Palace could hardly be reclaimed . Even Qianye himself had no idea why Song Zining was so attached to it .

Qianye was still a bit worried . “Will you be fine with me gone?”

Song Zining replied calmly, “I have Kuanglan and Tianqing here . I can’t let them go out and take risks, but it’s not my business if the demonkin comes knocking on our doors . ”

Qianye was speechless . He felt that making haste was the safest bet . He simply returned to the wilderness without even going into the city and ran half a day in a deserted direction . Seeing no one on his tail, he leapt up and flew into the sky .

The massive body of the Martyr’s Palace was faintly discernible through the clouds, gliding along in utter silence . Qianye flew into the ship through its side doors . Soon afterward, the vessel started flying upward, almost as though it had come to life, traveling higher and higher into the boundless void .

There were dozens of staff within the Martyr’s Palace . Most of them were busy pushing an engine to its designated location . After the engine was in place, numerous technicians arrived to inspect and adjust the machine .

A third of the people in the Martyr’s Palace were Highbeards, most of them born being talented machinists . The others were Song Zining’s trusted men from Ningyuan Heavy Industries . There were numerous craftsmen among them, as well as ten strong, experienced warriors . These soldiers could be used for high-performance labor during normal times . They also served as the core power protecting the airship facilities during critical times . In truth, they were there to guard against the Highbeards because Song Zining didn’t trust anyone .

“Sire . ” All the sailors greeted Qianye respectfully as he entered the ship . The Martyr’s Palace was simply too big, requiring dozens of kinetic sails and hundreds of engines big and small . Hence the significant workload had piled up into a mountain and would take this small group decades to complete .

Qianye clapped his hands and said in a raised voice, “We’ll be heading into the void soon . Those under rank-five must stop working and head into the cabin to rest . Those above rank-five will remain on standby at their posts . ”

The staff had been assigned their own roles . Craftsmen under normal circumstances might have to serve as lookouts and gunmen during battle . There were also people in charge of controlling the engines and kinetic sails . Due to the lack of manpower at the moment, they could only activate two engines and one kinetic sail . As for the ballistae installed inside the mouth of the Earth Dragon, Qianye had to control it himself .

Under Qianye’s orders, the weaker sailors returned to the partially constructed cabin and closed the doors .

After they had gone indoors, Qianye steered the Martyr’s palace into a jump and rushed out of the Eastern Sea Continent’s protective layer, heading straight into the void .

At this moment, the Martyr’s Palace looked like the skeleton of a giant void colossus . It was just that there were some muscular structures enclosing its heart . According to Bluemoon and Song Zining, these muscles were the best building materials for the vessel . The void colossus’ strength wasn’t something imperial warships could compare to .

However, these muscles relied on the energy provided by the Earth Dragon’s heart, so their growth rate was particularly slow . That was why they had to build man-made structures to supplement the airship body . It was just that the Earth Dragon was so big that building the outer shell would cost more than building several motherships .

Once in the void, the Martyr’s Palace flickered with an eerie glow as it flew toward the designated location .

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