Chapter 560 - Dylans a.r.s.enal
Chapter 560 - Dylan"s a.r.s.enal
"Err... Yeah, it was you who destroyed their Floating Fortress back then. Look what you"ve done... They erected giant statues of you in every capital." Nell didn"t know how to feel about that fact.
"Wow, it was their fault for challenging me. But, they erected some giant statues? Their artists could perfectly manifest my form into art? What are the dwarves trying to achieve by doing that?" Elena wondered even though she already knew the possibilities.
"No, it"s just a statue, you"ll find out later. They do that because they see you as their Almighty G.o.ddess already." Nell replied with a gallic shrug.
"They actually realized that? I thought they declared it at the time in spite of the situation. Well, I wouldn"t be surprised if the beastkins did something similar now." Elena just took it with a grain of salt because she didn"t really care.
It was not a problem what they would do because she was not bound to take responsibility for them.
"That"s brilliant. We"ll make that happen as soon as possible. Actually, we already have plans to build the grand shrines." Lynn put her hands together with an enlightened expression.
"Eh? The beastkins are really going to do it too?" Elena blinked her eyes in surprise to stare at the soul fox princess.
"Why do you look surprised, o the G.o.ddess of Light? You agreed to be our Patron G.o.ddess. I don"t really know the details, but it looks like my mother and the others are building the shrines right now." Lynn was astonished, but she still answered the question without fail.
"Hmm, so be it." Elena put her hands behind her back as she didn"t think much of it.
*Stare*
Elena could feel the gaze of the girl next to her. She glanced at the girl briefly, then smiled slightly. "What is it, Ely? I might blush if you look at me with that intense gaze."
"No, it"s nothing. I"m just a little amazed that you treated the matter as if it were a trivial matter." Elysia looked forward again.
"Hehe, I wouldn"t be stressed if it wasn"t a serious matter. They can do whatever they do as if I care. And again, it"s just statues and shrines." Elena answered playfully.
"Such a irresponsible G.o.ddess, fufu. Don"t you realize that you have just sparked the creation of a new religion that resembles Buddhism and Shinto, Sister Elena?" Elysia gave a reminder of something important, but it sounded like a casual chit-chat.
"It"s not just me, it"s always us, you and me. You are also responsible for everything I did at that time, hum-mm~" Elena hummed in thought a moment after, and Elysia only smiled faintly in response.
"Open the gate." Dylan ordered the imperial guards near the a.r.s.enal entrance.
"Yes, my lord!" The guards saluted. Then, one of them exited the formation to go to a unique mechanism next to the gate.
*Bzzt* *Shhh*
The gate slowly opened by sliding in both directions.
Dylan didn"t say anything and just went inside. A group behind him followed suit and the gate closed again shortly after.
*Bam!*
"Whaa! That surprised me." Yuuki jumped in surprise when the gate suddenly closed, and the light flashed.
However, what appeared before everyone left some of them opening their mouths wide in amazement at what was before them.
Several giant silver-colored cannons glittered neatly lined up as if giving off a sinister and dangerous impression. Not to mention plus the presence of several other unknown hazardous heavy equipment.
There were more than five thousand weapons of destruction of various sizes and models in that vast a.r.s.enal. One word that could describe it, extreme.
Nell heaved a subtle sigh. She then looked at the Devil Emperor Dylan and gave a solemn warning. "Well... The devils are just as enthusiastic as the dwarves. You seem to be antic.i.p.ating the upcoming great war to test your weapons of destruction, huh. Evil G.o.d is a madman, and I think you are not too much different. I hope these weapons of destruction don"t threaten anyone when the war is over. Otherwise, divine wrath and divine punishment may befall each and every one involved."
Dylan had just puffed out his chest with pride, but he immediately frowned and turned around to question a certainty. "Does that apply to all races? I"m sure it"s not just us devils who are preparing for an amazing war like this."
"Everyone, without exception. With this, the leaders with the highest authority in each race have received my warning. Even the Human Race, my people. The humans also have preparations for war that are no less insane than you devils." Nell stared intently into Dylan"s red eyes.
"I"ll keep that in mind. As long as no one tries to threaten us, then another war won"t happen. But, please know and be aware of one undeniable thing. Peace is only a temporary thing that can be shattered at any moment because of the sinful nature of living beings." Dylan looked up and put his hands behind his back.
"I"m aware of that. We won"t prevent fair strife or petty clashes, but we strongly prohibit destructive wars." Nell folded her arms as she stated her bold statement.
"Understood." Dylan replied with a slight nod.
"Okay, now you can look around, but please don"t touch anything for any reason. Especially you and your friends." Dylan looked at his daughter as he emphasized the last sentence.
Sylvia looked left and right, but it seemed her father gave that warning solely for her. "E-eh? It"s not like I want to touch that cold weapon or anything, okay? It won"t explode when touched, right?"
"Just don"t touch anything and you"ll be safe." Dylan snorted as if he knew what his daughter might do out of curiosity.
The girls went in front, and the little beasts followed behind. They looked left and right like it was their tour in an art museum. Meanwhile, Dylan and Oceanid followed closely behind as if they were both in charge of supervising and guarding the tour group, but their intentions were different.
Small talk tinged with laughter occasionally enliven the atmosphere. Oceanid smiled upon that sight. He also felt happy when those close to him were happy.
"Yo, Devil Emperor. Don"t they look lively and lovely? Why don"t you be a little gentler in treating your daughter? I can see she"s scared silly of you." Oceanid put his elbow on Dylan"s shoulder as if they were old friends.
Dylan frowned and glanced over his shoulder. He didn"t know why, but he didn"t like this man. "That is none of your business."
"Hoho, if you stay stubborn like that, sooner or later, your daughter will hate you. She is a big girl and already has her circle of friends. This is a small suggestion from me, you can see Elysia over there, yes? Your daughter is so close to her now because of what? Yes, it"s because Elysia has a kind, sincere, and honest heart. It"s what your daughter needs, but you don"t have it." Oceanid spoke in a whisper-like voice while pointing to Elysia and Sylvia at the very front of the group.
His intentions were good. He wanted this Devil Emperor not to treat the pitiful daughter with violence and a ruthless att.i.tude.
No one knew what happened to that pitiful daughter until she was terrified because of her father like before.
"..." Dylan went silent for a moment of reflection and looked once more at his daughter.
His daughter indeed looked happy and carefree around her friends. Has she found the so-called real friends that she wanted so much?
Dylan didn"t respond to Sea G.o.d, but he glanced at Elysia with some thoughts in mind.
The tour was short because no one was allowed to touch anything at all. Despite everything, the curious girls threw a lot of questions at Sylvia, and Sylvia herself simply threw all the trouble for her father to answer.
By the time they all came out of the underground research factory, the sun had already set, and it was time for dinner.
"Uuu... I"m feeling hungry right now. Who agreed with me to go out for dinner? I"ll show you the glitter of the nightlife in devil city!" Sylvia raised her hand for voting.
"Wonderful life of food!" Oceanid"s avatar was the first to raise his hand in total agreement.
"Nightlife? We"re not going to a bar or some other suspicious place, are we?" Elysia felt complicated as she remembered what happened to Sylvia and her at the bar that night.
"Of course not. We"ll go to amazing places like restaurants, shopping center, tour the parks, or even go to an adrenaline test. You"ll all find out later and it"ll be fun to go there together." Sylvia pumped her hands to rea.s.sure everyone.
She then remembered something most important. "Oh right! I almost forgot one important thing. We"re going incognito. So, no one knows our real ident.i.ties because the townspeople will think we"re just some other ordinary devils."
"Well then..." Elysia nodded slightly.
Therefore, everyone agreed after Elysia gave a yes. They were curious and antic.i.p.ating what kind of place they would visit, especially the adrenaline test.
With the help of the G.o.ddess of Blessings" magic, everyone"s disguise was easy and fast. It was just a swing of the hand, and everyone had suddenly turned into someone else.
Dylan weighed his decision, and he decided to come along. He simply followed his daughter group from behind.
"Wait a minute, my lord! Where are you going? You can"t go without me."
A woman"s voice came from behind.. Elysia, Sylvia, and the others stopped their steps and looked back.