Your Lord Has A Screw Loose?

Chapter 88: Chapter 88: Forge a Sword That the World Fears

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"Thank you for the information. It seems now, Molier is merely a pretext, isn't it? The true reason is that you want to unite all the possible forces to eliminate the True Dragon Emperor, starting with the Dragon Clan. The key focus thereafter is to persuade the lords blessed by Talent."

Qin Muye was no fool. The native inhabitants had already been pulverized by the lords in the top ten rankings. Upon realizing his lack of hard power, he naturally had to resort to a strategy of division, co-optation, and suppression.

The full mobilization of the Dragon Clan was just one aspect; the real goal was to persuade other lords to act against the True Dragon Emperor.

First, eliminate the greatest danger, then naturally continue the strategy of division and suppression.

The idea was good, but everyone knew in their hearts that unless one willingly walked into the trap, success was unlikely.

Only the lords among the top ten rankings might entertain the idea. For someone weak like Qin Muye, even the residual effects of their clashes could defeat him, let alone directly confronting them.

"It seems you have great confidence in the True Dragon Emperor, but I wonder how much confidence you actually have?" the Wisdom Tree asked calmly.

"I have no confidence at all-the True Dragon Emperor is indeed very overbearing, but, well, do you think a backwater place like mine really has any resources?" Qin Muye chuckled lightly. Speaking of resources, there were some-the grass on the ground.

Moreover, if he could not stir up trouble, could he not avoid it?

The fact that the Wisdom Tree had sought him out indicated that the plan had likely succeeded to a large extent, or at least that a majority of the lords had been swayed.

Otherwise, it would not have bothered seeking out somebody as insignificant as him.

If he really joined the adversary's cause, he would gain no benefits from success, but failure would cost him his life.

Whether the True Dragon Emperor existed or not had no bearing on Qin Muye; it only affected the top ten lords in the ranking, and had nothing to do with him, a minor third-tier lord.

The fierce fights between mighty beasts wouldn't notice an ant at their feet; if the ant stayed away, it wouldn't die, but approaching them was plainly suicidal.

"Since you've made your decision, I won't try to convince you further. With your current power, you probably don't need me to issue you a Reclassification Certificate anymore."

After speaking, the figure of the Wisdom Tree gradually faded and eventually disappeared. [You have gained 2150 Experience Points]

After everyone left, Qin Muye returned calmly.

Despite his seemingly unperturbed demeanor, he was actually extremely anxious inside.

'It's too chaotic out there. The True Dragon Emperor arranging a meeting with the other nine wasn't about planning a decapitation strike, was it? No wonder it didn't happen.'

'But these Divine beings are really weak; with just that level of power, how dare they confront the likes of the True Dragon Emperor?'

'It's going to be tough...and this lousy server is so terrible; how come it caps at tier 7, implying there can be only one at tier 7?'

'Won't their brains get beaten out soon?'

Qin Muye felt a sense of an impending storm, secure only because of his natural barriers, weak power, and remote location, which is why no one had thought to strike him.

But if the reality descended to establishing dominance, his forces would stick out unbearably.

'Get stronger, get stronger, or else there won't even be time to run away.'

Resist? Forget it. This group of people was preposterously strong, developing to the world's limits within a month-nothing short of cheating could explain it.

At present, hoping for the Dragon Blood's timed event to end soon seemed unlikely. If it were merely an event, it would indeed be over, but under the current circumstances, it was definitely not that simple.

'More importantly, why did the Wisdom Tree come to find me?'

Qin Muye kept a low profile, his only notable exposure perhaps during the Angel Investor Event.

'It seems some lords and indigenous people had already formed alliances long ago.' Indeed, the indigenous people were repelled by lords, but that doesn't mean impressions can't be changed or that the indigenous forces can't support lords.

If possible, they could even hollow out a lord's reign using various methods.

After returning to his territory, Qin Muye did not proceed with researching the Harpy. That could wait; instead, he continued refining the Crimson Meditation Method, a special transformation formula.

Initially, he hadn't intended to pursue this, but now there was no choice, as he had been caught off guard by recent developments.

The information from the Wisdom Tree might have had some embellishments, but it was certainly based in truth, and even if false, preparing for the worst was prudent.

In the laboratory, Qin Muye furrowed his brow: "Why can't I just split myself into a hundred people to use?"

Qin Muye was utterly frustrated. Without a major crisis, he could afford to relax, but facing such significant events, he wished he could stretch each minute into a day.

But that was impossible, or else he would have done so meticulously.

"Facing a group of lords like protagonists from an escapist fantasy, how am I supposed to fight? The natives can't hold up, and I..."

"Wait, if we can't win directly, we can undermine them from below."

Qin Muye's gaze landed on the Crimson Element Core. This new type of Energy Element was extremely effective against Magic and other Elements. If successful, he would essentially possess a nuclear weapon.

Whoever provoked him could be directly obliterated.

The damage wasn't the main point-the main point was that once the Crimson outbreak began, it would start causing decay and assimilation of Magic and Element into the Crimson

Element.

Based on the current data on hand, it also affected Divine Power.

The Crimson Element produced strong radiation and would cause a decrease in elemental concentration, meaning it would degrade the entire Magic Continent from a high-magic area to mid-magic, even to a low-magic level.

For magical species, this would be catastrophic, and in an environment dominated by the Crimson Element, most life forms would not survive.

Lacking sufficient personal strength, it was better to create something that could make the entire world shudder and hold enemies at bay.

"But as difficult as it is, it must be created. Having a sword in hand is different from having

none."

"I need a sword that both lords and natives will fear."

Relying on conventional monster-fighting and territory upgrades would not suffice, much like his initial circumstances. Thus, the only way forward was to think outside the box to see the entire framework clearly.

However, this act by Qin Muye would undoubtedly make his territory cash-strapped, but that was a lesser concern; being cash-strapped and impoverished was far better than facing

certain death in the Netherworld.

"First, let's craft the container."

"Alchemy, Elemental Science, Magic, and Enchantment Study, hmm, and also Forging

Science."

"Modern materials science, physics, mathematics..."

Having made up his mind, Qin Muye commenced his actions, subsequently engaging in deep

study and research in the relevant disciplines.

Creating this earth-shattering sword was not easy, especially as he was working alone. Even with his talents in Learning Ability and Academic Research, it was no simple feat.