Chapter 238: The Great Killing Weapon in Wushan Fortress

Marriages between nobles generally emphasize social standing; if Blanche were truly to marry Luoning, it would be marrying down.

Although Luoning's Wubei Territory is vast and could be called a Count's fief, it is undeniable that the area is still mostly wilderness, and his current situation is not much better than an average Baron.

Even if Blanche has a bad reputation outside, such as being a "husband-killer," she is still a Princess of the Kingdom, and such a marriage down is still rare.

It is unclear how exactly Lulansi communicated with His Majesty the King.

"To achieve this marriage, what did you give up, Grandfather?" Luoning couldn't help but ask; as the person involved, he still hoped to understand a bit more.

Lulansi looked up at the fortress not far away and stopped his pace; he actually felt a sense of strain while walking now.

"Naturally, I conceded quite a few benefits."

Lulansi said: "For example, the mine to the north of our Wushan City, as well as some of the family's industries, are all kept open, allowing them to be developed and managed together with His Majesty's team, and so on."

The mine to the north?

Luoning pondered for a moment and soon remembered that there seemed to be two mines to the north of Wushan City, one a gold mine and the other a large iron mine.

The gold mine was already being jointly mined with the Kingdom, so what could be conceded was the iron mine; this was a significant concession.

Lulansi, however, said: "These are small matters; Wushan Castle just loses a few hundred thousand gold coins in annual income. The key is the change in your status. Our Wushan clan is a Marquis family, considered among the top in the Kingdom, yet we have not intermarried with the Royal Family; we are the only major family without blood ties to the Royal Family."

Those few duchies, and even some Counts, either have current marriages with the Auduin Royal Family or have had marriages in their ancestry; the situation of Wushan Ridge is indeed rare.

"His Majesty has his eye on this. Besides, Blanche is indeed hard to marry off; after all, with the precedent of the Duke's two sons, major families are not willing to take the risk. Even if some nobles have that intention, they cannot withstand the desperate pleas of their sons and grandsons, and in the end, they give up."

Speaking of this, Lulansi glanced at Luoning, his look as if saying: You kid certainly have guts.

Actually, there was one thing Lulansi did not say: after Lulansi and Weijinsi die, if nothing goes wrong, Bruno will support someone with Royal blood to become the Lord of Wushan Ridge.

Simply put, it is to let the descendants of Luoning and Blanche become the Marquis of Wushan Ridge.

Although the nobles of this world pledge loyalty to the Royal Family, not rebelling is sometimes also loyalty. On the basis of not rebelling, haggling over everything with the Royal Family, slowly pushing through government affairs, etc., these are all common occurrences.

So no matter what, one's own family is more reliable.

And initially, Lulansi's idea was to use the Royal Family's banner as a trump card for Luoning to survive, so that when Aosen and others wanted to target Luoning, they would have some misgivings.

It's just that now it seems some of his plans have fallen through.

It is not that they were ruined by others, but that Luoning's strength has increased to a point where he finds it hard to understand or see through.

Luoning smiled and said nothing.

According to what Blanche said, she hadn't really met the two previous marriage candidates, and if she could "curse to death" those two Duke's sons just like that, it would be too absurd.

Moreover, now he and Blanche have not only met but have had contact for several days, and he hasn't seen any sign of himself being cursed at all.

She has such a bad reputation, and it is unknown who spread it, but it has caused no small impact on the Royal Family's face.

"If possible, I would like to marry later," Luoning said.

At eighteen, he could actually have married long ago, not to mention that Blanche is even a bit older than him. It's just that Luoning is a bit resistant to marriage; it's too troublesome.

"Rest assured, it won't be too early. A marriage with the Royal Family requires a set of procedures; the engagement and the wedding will likely take two or three years."

"But it certainly won't drag on too long, after all, Blanche's age is what it is."

"Alright..."

The two spoke as they entered Wushan Fortress.

Luoning was very familiar with this place; when he first transmigrated, he was escorted to the fortress hall to face the accountability of the Haide Family.

However, this time Lulansi did not take him to the hall, but followed the outer corridor up to the storage room on the third floor.

"Open it."

Lulansi took out a key.

Luoning took the key and walked to the door of the storage room to unlock the large black lock on it.

Needless to say, there must be valuable things inside, but can a single lock really guard what is inside?

He secretly pulled on it with force, which drew a burst of mockery from Lulansi.

"Don't try; don't look at this lock as plain and unremarkable, but the materials used to forge it and this storage room are all extremely precious Black Gold. Even a Golden Knight would find it very difficult to pull it open with brute force."

Luoning was a bit embarrassed and hurriedly used the key to open the lock.

"What is Black Gold?"

"A special material currently only controlled by the Auduin Royal Family. Weapons, armor, and valuable objects made with it are all extremely hard."

"With such a rare material, can a Blacksmith forge it?"

The heavy, massive door opened, and a cool, chilling air rushed toward them.

"A Blacksmith certainly cannot; this kind of metal requires a Blacksmith who is at least an Advanced Knight."

The processing of some metals is not just about lighting a fire and forging; one must mix in Battle Qi during the hammering process to bring out the maximum value of the material.

Luoning had originally intended to ask who could forge this material, but at this moment, he was already attracted by the items in the storage room.

In the large storage room, many items were placed.

Luoning couldn't name them, but their shapes could be found in reality—spears, curved bows, arrows...

"This is?"

Luoning walked toward the back, where three "red cannons" were clearly placed.

"Magic Cannon, that is its name."

Lulansi introduced: "It has spell arrays carved inside; activating it can release the Level 6 Magic Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven."

He pointed to the last Magic Cannon, "Using it can release the Level 7 Wind Attribute Magic 'Heart Piercing Wave'; its piercing power, let alone a Griffin, even a Level 7 Magical Beast with strong defenses cannot withstand it!"

Luoning had experienced the Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven magic and knew its power.

Back when Kaierluosi was not in a good state, it was precisely the Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven that injured it and killed Natalia when it had restrained the power of its breath.

Now that Kaierluosi has recovered its state, Fire Dragon Swallowing Heaven is a threat to it, but it may not necessarily cause unbearable damage.

But this Heart Piercing Wave, just hearing the name makes one feel it is too sharp.

Luoning couldn't help but look at the last blue-gray Magic Cannon.

He did not have any Level 7 Wind Attribute Magic in his hands, and Lulansi had never collected such things either, so he could not estimate its power.

But once one reaches the Great Archmage level, the power of their Magic is completely incomparable to the preceding Level 6.

Kaierluosi would likely be unable to withstand this Magic.

"What is its lethal range?"

Luoning stroked the cannon barrel and asked with a sigh.

"The power decay is minimal within one hundred meters, and it poses a fatal threat to a Golden Knight between one hundred and three hundred meters."

Hiss~

Luoning gasped; this power was truly immense.

If Kaierluosi were to spew dragon breath from three hundred meters up in the sky, the power upon impact would also weaken.

Yet this Heart Piercing Wave Magic Cannon could pose a threat to it at three hundred meters.

Luoning had not expected that Wushan Castle actually hid such a powerful weapon. (End of chapter)