Elsa's question was just a small one, but Tenaya also explained it to Elsa in great detail for about ten minutes. During this time, Augusta on the other end of the magic communicator also waited quietly without being surprised. , after all, this is not the first time this has happened. At first, Augusta would inevitably be annoyed by Tenaya's rude behavior, but after many times, the prince, who was already known for being ruthless, learned to adapt.
no way! Tenaya’s job is so special┉┉
After explaining the problem to Elsa, Tenaya calmly took the communication magic device from the maid's hand and put it on the table.
"I remember I said that I will report the progress of the project every fifteen days. Please don't disturb me the rest of the time." Facing Prince Augusta, Tenaya's first words were still cold and indifferent. Not polite.
Augusta's figure was projected through the magic device. The moment she saw Augusta, Elsa subconsciously hid behind her. Obviously, Augusta left a deep impression on Elsa's heart. Less shadows.
After discovering Elsa's behavior, Augusta said to Tenaya indifferently: "Of course I know Miss Tenaya, but there is one thing that I must ask for your opinion."
"If it's something that has nothing to do with my work, don't talk about it. I have no interest in it."
"On the contrary, I have already convinced the stubborn old man in charge of finance to pass the budget increase you requested, Miss Tenaya."
"Very good┉┉That's it?"
"A group of mages who are proficient in magic tools and magic circle technology have recently joined our country. I hope to have them assist Miss Tenaya. You have accelerated the progress of the project┉┉"
Before Augusta finished speaking, Tenaya's tone suddenly turned cold: "Proficient in magic tools and magic circles? Just like the group of idiots you sent last time, a group of people who read to death and have their brains broken. A theoretical mage who despises knowledge other than magic ends up not being able to figure out the basic transmission device?"
What Tenaya said about the last group of mages made Augusta lose face. Indeed, Augusta did not expect that these magicians who graduated from the Royal Academy of Law would be so useless. They were too specialized in research. Magic technology completely ignores the use of other technologies. In particular, many of the things that these mages thought were vulgar and low-level people could learn. As a result, after being sent here, none of these mages were of use and were all driven away by Tenaya. It is precisely for this reason that Augusta also took this opportunity to reform the entire Royal Academy of Law, eliminating many mages and professors who did not live up to their reputation and only knew how to get into trouble.
"It's different this time. They are all mages from the Tower of Sages. They are good at various technical theories and are not the kind of mages who can only read rote books. Moreover, they have brought some information that you urgently need, Miss."
Tower of Sages!
Tenaya narrowed her eyes slightly: "Okay~ let them come with the information, but if they can't satisfy me┉┉"
Augusta nodded.
Tenaya is in charge of the project, which is one of the most important things in the Kalsemmen Empire now. A large part of it involves the legacy left by the era of Overlord Garcelik two thousand years ago. Many of them are lost and unheard of technologies. .
More than ten years ago, the Kalsemmen Empire discovered a huge ruins buried underground in the royal capital. Scholars determined that the ruins were left over from the era of Overlord Garcelik two thousand years ago. In the ruins, artifacts such as the Steel Puppet Demon were discovered. Technology such as airships and large portal designs, in addition to many unknown things, are all unheard of creations. This news was secretly blocked by the then king of the Carlseman Empire, the father of Prince Augusta, Adelino Branis. However, these techniques were very popular among senior mages and scholars at the Royal Academy of Law. Difficult to crack. Even some of these technologies are products that are completely ahead of the times and cannot be understood by current magicians and scholars at all. The cracking work has always been difficult. In the end, because there was no progress for too long, King Adelino, who was very happy with his success, even ordered him to stop research.
A few years later, when Augusta, as a prince, replaced his father and became the behind-the-scenes king of the Kalsemmen Empire, Augusta realized the importance of the technology left over from the era of Overlord Garcelik and restarted it. The research plan was stopped. However, after so many years, even after investing a lot of manpower and material resources in research and cracking work, the progress is still slow. However, Augusta must have had more patience and perseverance and did not stop the plan again. Finally, it was not until Tenaya's arrival a few years ago that the entire research plan ushered in a huge turnaround.
Tenaya Frostwhisper is a wandering mage whose half-elf blood does not belong to any country. She does not have any relevant information, such as family, parents, relatives, or even many traces of her presence on the mainland to track. Her entire resume can be said to be A blank existence. But she is the only one who can understand the relics left by Overlord Garcelik's era.
Augusta still remembers the first time she met Tenaya. When he heard that he had found a human being who could read the relics of the Overlord Era, Augusta thought Tenaya was an old magician. Until he met Tenaya, Augusta still couldn't believe who this beautiful half-elf woman with waist-length silver-blue hair and a robe that looked like a nightgown was. A mage who can read relics from the Overlord Era. On the other hand, his confidant Level 17 Mage Leonas looked solemn and whispered something into his ear. The half-elf woman in front of him was probably just as good as him in terms of magical achievements.
Because the very casual nightgown-style robe that Tenaya was wearing at the time could be confirmed by Leonas to be a piece of legendary equipment. Judging from the special style of the robe and the vague aura on it, It is simply tailor-made for Tenaya, and the other pieces of equipment can perfectly match this legendary robe to exert greater power. Obviously, such a perfectly matching set of equipment can never be obtained from different pieces of equipment. Choose matching ones. All preparations must be made by the same person. In other words, either there is a master-level weapon maker behind the half-elf, or the half-elf itself is a master-level weapon maker.
Grandmaster! What kind of concept is this? Even the strongest tool-making craftsman in the Kalsemmen Empire is only at a senior level. There is still a long way to go before he is a master. And judging from the current age of this craftsman, he probably has no The opportunities are not as good as those at the Grandmaster level.
Let’s not talk about whether Tenaya is a master or not. Whether you can understand the relics left over from the Overlord Era, Tenaya's legendary robe alone is a valuable treasure. It's just that the huge book carried by the half-elf woman is a bit strange, because in Leonas's opinion, the book has no magical flavor and is just like an extremely ordinary book. However, this book is treated like a treasure. Tenaya carefully tucked it under her arm.
Augusta didn't care about these details and just couldn't wait to ask Tenaya if she was willing to become a member of the Kalsemmen Empire. She was a high-level mage (in Augusta's eyes) and a suspected master-level weapon maker. Half-elf female mage. No matter which country you go to, there are hot talents that you cannot miss, not to mention the prince Augusta who wants to revive the Carlseman Empire.
Regarding recruiting Tenaya, Augusta only asked one question!
'what do you want? '
He didn't offer sky-high wealth or give him the power to be promoted to a noble position. Augusta knew very well that Tenaya could reach this point today. It was obvious that worldly rewards could no longer impress her. Otherwise, the half-elf would only need to make a Willing, there are many countries and forces on the mainland that will recruit her at all costs. Wealth, status, and power are just things that can be obtained by sex.
Just as Augusta thought, Tenaya's request was simply to read all the relics left over from the Overlord era. But at the same time, Tenaya wants something—a dragon scale left over from the era of Overlord Garcelik!
Dragon scales left over from the era of Overlord Garcelik
Augusta almost couldn't help shouting for the guards to catch Tenaya at the first moment, but fortunately, Augusta quickly returned to normal. Dragon scales are extremely rare materials, but it’s not that they don’t exist in the Kalsemmen Empire. It’s just that the meaning of the dragon scales Tenaya wants is too great. That dragon scale is a white dragon scale like white jade, although it is only as small as a palm. But that is the national treasure of the Kalsemmen Empire as the orthodox symbol of the Perlas Empire established by Overlord Garcelik. It is said that this dragon scale was once held by the Overlord himself and was one of the former Overlords. The legend is related!
Although Augusta didn't know where Tenaya heard the news about this dragon scale, Augusta was not willing to give the dragon scale to Tenaya, although the value of this dragon scale was At most it is documentary and symbolic. But as a relic of the Overlord himself, Augusta did not want this piece of dragon scale to fall into the hands of people who had nothing to do with the Overlord.
Tenaya's attitude is also very clear. If you don't want to, forget it, but forgive me for not being interested in meddling in your affairs.
Faced with Tenaya's attitude, Augusta also had a headache. Finally, he asked Tenaya what the purpose of wanting the dragon scales was. After learning that Tenaya just wanted to study the 'relic', Augusta agreed to give the dragon scales to Tenaya after weighing the pros and cons, but only It is temporarily given to a half-elf woman to study for a period of time. After the research is completed, the dragon scale still needs to be returned to the Kalsemmen Empire.
Tenaya agreed.
Then everything fell into place, just as Tenaya promised. The relics left over from the Overlord Era were gradually analyzed and deciphered, and Tenaya herself also eagerly absorbed the knowledge left over from the Overlord Era. The entire Kalsemmen Empire has also quietly ushered in a huge technological innovation! The new teleportation array began to gradually develop into large-scale teleportation gate technology. The performance and navigation height of the new generation of airships have also been significantly improved, and some incredible technologies left in the Overlord's relics have gradually been Tenaya cracked, one of the technologies even involves the mystery of life. Even Augusta, who learned about it, once again discovered that there were too many mysteries in the era of the Overlord, far beyond what was recorded in history books.
As the research on the project progressed, Augusta no longer felt that handing over the dragon scales to Tenaya had violated the dignity of Overlord Garserik as he did before. It was just something Augusta accidentally learned not long ago. This incident made Augusta eager to take back the dragon scales from Tenaya, because the 'legends' about the Overlord recorded in some documents may not be legends! (To be continued...)