A Core Ship From The Start Chapter 626

Chapter 626: Chapter 465: The Next Move_1 Chapter 626: Chapter 465: The Next Move_1 When the news of the First Legion and the Fifth Legion's rebellion reached the Congress, everyone, including Chancellor Stisseth, was stunned.

“How could… the First Legion… the Fifth Legion… have joined the damned rebels? Are you sure?”

Economy Minister Barton's face, which usually displayed a Buddhlike smile, turned cold. The Commander-in-chief Chakk was even more dejected.

“The news is confirmed… The Fifth Legion even participated in the attack on Ros City, it's certain that both of them have joined the Fourth Army.”

“Damn it!”

At this moment, Chancellor Stisseth was furious, glaring at Chakk.

“Chakk, is this the army you lead? An army without any loyalty!”

In response to Stisseth's rage, Chakk no longer acted cautiously, but raised his head and stared coldly at him.

“Stisseth, it doesn't seem right to blame me. You should know very well why the First Legion, the Fourth Legion, and the Fifth Legion rebelled.”

“You, what do you mean by this? Are you implying that this is my fault?!”

“Heh.”

Chakk did not respond, but his “heh” spoke volumes.

“You!”

Seeing the disdain in the other's eyes, Chancellor Stisseth was about to lose his mind with anger. Seeing the tense situation, Economy Minister Barton quickly changed the subject.

“Enough! Now is not the time to argue over responsibilities. The problem is what we should do next? It's impossible to recapture the Bonn Fortress. The Tribunal's Steel Giant has already reached the Bonn Fortress. Luckily, they've not advanced further… What do we do next? Are we to continue bickering over these trivial matters when the rebel army is about to besiege the city?”

Listening to Economy Minister Barton's words, Stisseth's twisted face seemed to finally restore some calm. However, he just gave them a cold look and left without uttering a word.

“Hmph!”

Watching Chancellor Stisseth depart, Chakk snorted coldly.

“Just a dog wagging its tail to appease Queen Dowager Pamela, who does he think he is?”

“Enough Chakk, now's not the time for such talk. Do you have any solutions?”

“No.”

Chakk shook his head.

“If the rebellion only consisted of the Second Legion and the Third Corps, including the defense of the Royal City, we might have a fighting chance. The problem lies in the Tribunal's Steel Army…”

“Yes…”

Listening to Chakk's response, Economy Minister Barton squinted his eyes and nodded slightly.

It seems I need to find a solution, a way out. After all, this matter was provoked by Stisseth. This would not have happened if he didn't insist on cooperating with the Church of AL, infuriating the Tribunal, which provoked their full-scale attack. As for who will carry the blame… it has to be Stisseth.

As for him, he should start considering his next move.

Leaving the conference room, Stisseth's face was turned blue in anger. He certainly didn't ignore Chakk's disdainful glares, which only further angered him!

Damn it… I'm not the same person I used to be! Now, I have the power to overturn the entire nation!

Clenching his fists tightly, Stisseth gritted his teeth and shouted lowly.

Although he is currently the chancellor, Stisseth was originally from a low-ranking noble family. He had no power or status back then. It was only by ingratiating himself with Queen Dowager Pamela, he slowly climbed up the ranks. Furthermore, Stisseth and Pamela shared a secret that nobody else knew.

That is… the current Empress Hera was not the child of the late emperor, but the daughter of him and Queen Dowager Pamela!

Because of this, Stisseth schemed to wipe out the prince so that Hera would take the throne. After she succeeded to the throne, he naturally became the chancellor.

But that's not enough!

As he thought about this, Stisseth stopped and glanced at a tall guard standing next to him. It wasn't a creation of Herman's, but a Warrior developed by the Holy Demon Sect during the era when humanity was united according to legends!

In fact, the Royal City of Herman Empire used to be the capital of the Holy Demon Sect, one of the twenty-four Sky Cities. At that time, when the humans rebelled against the Holy Demon Sect, the Sky City crashed to the ground. The first Herman Emperor then built the Herman Royal City on the ruins of this Sky City.

This is why the exterior of Herman's Royal City appears quite strange, like an upright groove standing on end.

Always, only the royal family knew this secret. In theory, Stith shouldn't have known it. But during one of his attendances to Queen Dowager Pamela, he discovered the secret and, under her guidance, found his way to the core area of the Holy Demon Sect beneath the ground.

There, Stith discovered a powerful weapon and… an invincible steel warrior. He awakened it.

Normally, an awakened warrior would only obey its creator, but, seemingly due to a twist of fate, Stith happened to be the descendant of the artisan who had crafted the warrior, Bastide. Having sensed the artisan bloodline in Stith, Bastide chose to pledge loyalty to him.

Only then, did Stith finally discover his true heritage.

He was not some insignificant nobleman, but the descendant of the most powerful artisan from the once glorious Holy Demon Sect!

After learning this truth, the flames of ambition roared to life in the depths of Stith's heart.

Unsatisfied with merely being an agreeable royal favourite, he desired more power, sought to rule this nation, even the world! Because he was worthy of it! Because he was the successor of a survivor of the Holy Demon Sect!

Like his ancestors, he would once again unite the human world and become the king of all mankind!

Since then, Stith had been making continuous efforts towards his goal. He was well aware of his position and knew assassination attempts were inevitable. Many wished to kill him and restore the nation but, protected by the invincible Bastide, all assassins ultimately met their deaths.

Yet, that was not enough. Bastide could only safeguard him personally but was not helpful in his conquest of the world. Fortunately, another discovery underneath Herman's Royal City could fulfill his dream!

However…………
Remembering that, Stith was filled with rage, itching to kill.

He had only himself to blame. During one of his visits to Hera, he had boasted of his power. What he hadn't expected was that the docile girl, who seemed like nothing more than a canary, would sneak into his room and steal the key to activate that certain thing! Afterwards, she swapped identities with her maidservant using an appearance altering magic and then fled!

Upon the realization of his missing key, he sought Hera for an explanation, only to find the puppet had already departed the Royal City. And the only thing she left behind was a maidservant whose appearance had been changed into Hera's using magic!

Alright, Stith had to accept, he had been careless. It never occurred to him that the obedient puppet girl could be so active. But the problem now was that with Hera's disappearance, the key to activate that thing had gone missing. If anything unexpected…

Well, contemplation now was pointless.

Stith shook his head, putting his thoughts aside, his expression filled with gloom.

The Congress of fools was not to be relied on. Even Commander-in-chief Chakk had sensed doom in the horizon, but he hadn't given up! Although unable to fully activate that thing, Stith had not been wasting time! To fulfill his dream of world domination, he had prepared long ago.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't time to reveal this, but…… it seemed there were no other options left.

“Follow me.”

Making a decision, Stith unhesitatingly ordered the warrior at his side. He then walked to the end of the corridor and back to his room. Stith directly pulled the lever beside him, opening a hidden door and walked in.

It was pitch black inside the secret door. Under the dim light, one could see that it was a huge space, almost like a factory. One could see there were numerous steel warriors, like Bastide, neatly arranged in rows underneath the light. They stood lifeless, like dead men.

As a matter of fact, they indeed were.

Flesh-and-blood Puppets.

This was obtained by Stith from that place, after he became aware of his real identity. These flesh-and-blood puppets were a combination of corpses and machinery created using the demon artisan's technology. For Stith, these warriors that neither feared death nor injury were his trump card for ruling the world of mankind. But now, obviously, if he didn't use them at this moment then……… he wouldn't have another chance again!

“Are you prepared, master?”

Seemingly sensing Stith's restlessness, Bastide whispered, to which Stith nodded in affirmation.

“Yes, it's not over yet……… I'll make them aware, my power, the power of the Holy Demon Sect…… is not inferior to that of the Tribunal!”

Saying so, Stith stretched out his hand and pulled the lever on the wall.

“Ding……Ding……Ding……!”

Soon, the alarm sounded and the wall in front began to slowly rise. Holding his hands high, almost like a maniac, Stith gazed at the flesh-and-blood puppets below.

“Be dispatched! Kill! It's your time to act! Eliminate my barriers! Make this world mine!”

Without uttering a word.

The flesh-and-blood puppets held up their weapons and then swayed. Following that, they mechanically exited the workshop.

At this moment, Stith was observing the scene, the corners of his mouth tugged into a cold, ferocious and maniacal smile.

“Nobody can stop me…… nobody!!!”

Chapter end

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