Summoners War: Only I Summoned Divine Beasts - Chapter 1161

Chapter 1161: Meeting the Emperor?

While the marquis was dealing with the cloud-repelling device, Nathan and Evelyn fully focused on mastering the new ability.

Nathan and Evelyn had agreed not to leave or make any big moves for the time being. The same applied to other teams.

Of course, Nathan had told them about the cloud-repelling device. At first, Vivian argued with him, but after understanding his reasoning, she finally cooperated.

They were sure that the empire also wanted the cloud-repelling device after they found out about this device. Hence, Neyeid would take this opportunity to also release this device in the empire. With this, he would have some influence over the empire.

Since the rest of the team was in the empire, Neyeid could become their shelter to do everything they wanted.

It took the marquis one week to finally return.

Nathan calmly observed the marquis’ expression while sending Jinwu to scout the area. If they planned to attack him or seize the information, he would immediately leave this place.

But since Jinwu hadn’t said anything, it looked like the marquis had managed to convince the emperor.

“His Imperial Majesty has agreed to your terms. You will receive 6,000,000 Zel per device. Your revenue from this device won’t be taxed.

“However, he requested 3,000 devices.”

“!!!” Nathan widened his eyes. The revenue he got from selling those devices was 18 billion Zel. This is actually much more than he originally thought.

Although he didn’t know the true value of this money, he probably could buy a castle or two if he wanted it.

Nevertheless, the marquis hadn’t told him about the thing he wanted to hear the most.

Hence, he continued staring at him, demanding the answer.

The marquis scratched the back of his head before continuing, “Also, he is summoning you to the imperial palace. Thanks to this device, the dynasty will be able to survive.

“Hence, he would like to reward you personally. I have revealed your condition to him, and he has agreed to hold an unofficial meeting for you.

“Since you want to meet that person, having the guarantee from His Imperial Majesty will definitely be much more useful compared to mine. So…”

Nathan looked down, falling into deep thought. “There’s no other condition?”

“Yes. I personally agree. How about you coming to the imperial palace first? Since we’re going to mass produce it, we will need to wait until the materials come.”

The marquis thought it would be useful if he could drag out time so that he could change Nathan’s mind, which was the reason he agreed to the emperor’s suggestion.

What he didn’t know was that creating three thousand devices wasn’t a problem for Nathan.

Nathan simply needed the crystals and applied the same contract to each crystal. He didn’t have to wait for the device to be built first.

Nathan thought for a moment before nodding his head. “I understand.”

“That’s good. Looks like I have to make another trip to the Imperial Palace.” The marquis sighed. “Let’s meet again in two days.”

Nathan nodded.

The marquis didn’t know what to say after seeing Nathan’s reaction. Nathan didn’t seem to be someone so easily tricked, but since he agreed to make 3,000 devices, it was a result satisfying enough.

During that time, he could somehow persuade him not to throw his life away.

Nathan raised one finger. “Marquis. May I add something?”

“Pardon? What kind of request do you have?”

“Can you gather the energy crystal first?”

‘Does he want to make it as quickly as possible?’ The marquis thought for a moment. No matter how fast Nathan did it, there was no way he could make 3,000 devices in a short time. So, the marquis nodded without hesitation. “Sure. I can do that for you.”

The one supervising the project was Amelia, while the marquis was the bridge between Nathan and the emperor.

After receiving the promise, Nathan left the mansion and headed to the workshop. It looked like they had renovated the workshop in order to mass-produce the device.

Once seeing him, Amelia hurried to greet him.

“Looks like the production has begun.” Nathan inspected everything carefully.

“Yes. Don’t worry. We will do our best to maintain the quality. This is about our honor in front of other families, so we won’t do it half-heartedly.”

“I’m not worried about it.” Nathan waved his hand. “So, how many devices can you produce per day?”

“Hmm… we should be able to produce three devices per day. The biggest challenge is the launching mechanism, which requires extra care. That’s why it will take a whole day just to finish it, and only three craftsmen are able to do it.”

‘I see… sly old fox.’ The reason Nathan visited the workshop right after meeting the marquis was to figure out the marquis’ intention. Because of the capacity of the workshop, fulfilling his part of the agreement would take at least 100 days.

He didn’t mind staying for one or two more weeks, but this was too much. Nathan finally understood how he should treat this matter next.

“I see. For now, continue with the device. Once I return, I will show the last part of the crafting process.”

“Understood.” Amelia nodded.

…

Two days later.

Nathan and Evelyn met the marquis at his mansion, ready to head to the imperial palace, but with a carriage.

Nathan could see that the marquis was stalling for time, but he didn’t plan to have any of it.

He claimed that he and Evelyn could use teleportation, even though it was only Evelyn. Nathan had no choice but to lie in this part after showing the space bracelet.

Of course, this was useful in the negotiation. Nathan used this lie to show that he had the ability to leave if he desired and that no one was capable of stopping them. He made Evelyn show her power so that the marquis would warn people who wanted to harm them.

At first, the marquis rejected their idea, but after some discussions, the marquis had no choice but to follow their decision.

In the end, Evelyn teleported them and the carriage multiple times until the capital city was in sight, cutting the traveling time from a few days to a few minutes.