ocean-life Book 2: Chapter 10-3: (Physical) Negotiations
Book 2: Chapter 10-3: (Physical) Negotiations
Book 2: Chapter 10-3: (Physical) Negotiations
Furthermore Kuiros alchemy had instilled it with two different types of magic that made it oscillate at high speeds and at the same time toughen the blade when magic is poured in.
This increased the resiliency, cutting power, hardness, and maintained the edge of the blade.
Originally this had been a tool I planned to use when manufacturing the ring for Lucy.
As expected I wanted her to have a diamond ring. Diamonds were simply highly compressed and heated carbon so I could create them using Kuiros skill set, but unprocessed diamonds were not beautiful at all. Only by cutting the diamond would it expose the true beauty within.
An uncut diamond was no different than a simple rock.
For that I absolutely needed a knife capable of cutting the diamond properly.
Creating high quality alloy, engraving a complicated magic seal, adjusting the oscillation properly, and crafting the blade were all difficult tasks that couldnt be completed in a single Samsara Recursion. However, once I thought that it was for Lucys sake then I didnt mind the hardship.
Youre saying this is only a tool!? You have more stuff like this?
Mmhmm, and plenty of them. I told you before. We have countermeasures for your countermeasures.
At my words Baron Lurvish fell into contemplation.
They spoke quietly but thanks to Perception Expansion I was able to hear the words clearly.
Who could their backer be? Are they supported by the Choline Kingdoms technology? No, even they cant make stuff like thisthen where is it from? Damn, who are those sneaky bastards? Whats their objective? Are they using the Elves as an opportunity to weaken the Empire? No thats not it eitherthere are plenty of better pawns than the Elves.
Hes completely off the reservationsbut it was no wonder he would think this way.
Since it seems I wont be getting any important info this way, I should stop pretending I cant hear him and just stop.
As expected Im feeling a bit tired so I might as well end things here.
Well then, if you arent going to attack me anymore I will cease the bloodshed as well. Lets call it a day. Thank you very much for the great care youve shown me today.
Wait, I have two things to talk to you about. The first is a questionyoure name was Cyril right? Your equipment is amazing, but your skills are even more incredible. Are the other elves capable of such combat skills?
Well who can say? But know thisI am the Chief at the end of the day, not one of our warriors.
How tiring
The battle today may have appeared easy, but it was truly tiring.
Perception Expansion and Program were powerful but they were not omnipotent.
The magic used for them was minimal, but the brain processing power required was enormous.
I had been training my calculating ability daily so that I could now operate at full strength for around 2 hours, but even so it was tiring.
Furthermore, these two techniques allowed me to move optimally, but they were far from being invincible.
If for example a rock was dropped on my head from 1km above, no matter how I moved I would still die. It was also weak to attacks that came from all sides without enough room for me to dodge.
It also had the weakness of needing at least 0.1 seconds between calculation and movement.
An attack at the speed of sound could clear a distance of 30 meters within 0.08 seconds so Program would be unable to deal with it. If there was a signal before the attacklike pulling the trigger of a gun, Perception Expansion would sense it and I may be able to dodge in time.
However, if there was an attack that didnt need any preparatory movements or if the attack exceeded the speed of sound I would lose. In truth I was capable of these feats so they werent impossible.
If several hundred imperial soldiers surrounded me I would only be able to kill a few dozen of them before I ran out of energy and died. No matter how I looked at it, myself as Cyril had no ability to change the outcome of an entire battle.
Coming up with plans and working together with everyone was key.
This tiredness got results though. 2,000 goldsthis should cover the fire foxes food and clothes, the livestock, and we can increase our produce for next year.
We had to assemble whatever we were missing and improve our lives.
Our dinner tables were pathetic and we only had enough to survive. At the very least we should also have onions and carrots. If I was a bit greedy I also wanted corn, rosemary, and sage.
Good thing I got more than I expected
Inside the flour bag that Lurvish had given me was something worth its weight in gold.
If I used this during my apology I was sure that Lucy would forgive me for the matter with Kuu..at least I hoped so.
I thought and hurried the carriage back to Erucy.