Traveling to another world, inheriting a mess at the beginning

"I never thought... that little girl would do such a thing. It really opened my eyes."

Although rumors were rife, Duke Booker at the center of the vortex seemed quite relaxed.

The old duke was nearly 70 years old and still energetic, and even had the aura that he could work for another 20 years. The handsome man sitting opposite him, who was a little bookish, looked a little melancholy.

"My Lord, what should we do now? The artificial monster needs at least 50 tonnes of level 3 monster flesh and blood to finally take shape. Without that thing, we can't find the Son of the Star."

"Heh, I didn't say she would affect our plan."

The old duke, who looked a little honest, had no anxiety on his face - he held an exquisite goblet in his hand, and the pale yellow wine was gently shaking in the cup, reflecting a faint arc of light.

"Mr. Mudd, let me ask you a question first. Since the Star Seeking Brigade has confirmed that the Star Child is in the empire, why don't you cooperate with other nobles?"

"Didn't you ask this before? Because the Star Child is still in an unawakened state, we must use some special methods to make it awaken."

"That's not what I'm asking. What I mean is - since you said that the Star Child is an opportunity for human evolution, why did you agree to give its ownership to me?"

If the Star Child is really so precious, then the Star Seeking Brigade might snatch it in the end.

Duke Booker certainly knows the risks, but he never mentioned it before.

"In fact, we don't know what power the Star Child has. If it really has power beyond the sixth-level magic beast as the legend says, only you have enough financial resources to suppress it. Even if we want to embezzle it, we don't have enough strength."

"Hehe, your evaluation of yourself is quite objective."

Of course, this kind of words cannot be fully believed, but Duke Booker is also confident enough.

After all, this is his territory. Even if these outsiders really have bad intentions, he can still eat them up completely.

"Then, Lord Duke, what are you going to do next?"

"There are veins of magic source stones everywhere here. In order to ensure safety, I have made preparations long ago."

After drinking the wine in the cup without grace, the old duke showed a cunning smile on his fat face.

"As long as I give an order, the whole territory will be full of spiritual power - whether it is a fighting spirit warrior or a magician, it is impossible to fight under high concentrations of spiritual power."

"So that's it, it's a good countermeasure... Even magic beasts will be afraid of high concentrations of spiritual power."

"Wait until the little duke of the Oufei family arrives here, and I will catch them all in one fell swoop."

- There is a common sense in this world that everyone knows.

Although the spiritual power released after the magic source stone is activated can be converted into magic power through special techniques, if humans come into direct contact with it, the flow of magic power and fighting spirit will be seriously disturbed.

Therefore, Duke Booker, taking advantage of the unique advantages of his territory, had already set up secret spiritual power release points everywhere.

As long as he received his order, the Duke's territory would be immediately covered by high-concentration spiritual power.

In this way, magicians and fighting warriors would become as vulnerable as ordinary people.

"The useless boy from Marquis Moti's family seems to be studying spiritual power, but I have been exploring different uses of this energy since thirty years ago."

An excellent mining magnate would certainly not neglect technology research and development.

"Then I wish you a smooth victory over all your opponents in advance."

...

After leaving the Duke's Mansion, the foreign star seeker did not immediately go to Gulin Town, where magic beasts were cultivated.

He first rented a beast-carrying bus, and then left Booker City alone - and his destination was the town where Keliya was.

When he got on the bus, this man with a look far beyond ordinary people took out a small machine from his body and stuffed a pure crystal into it.

——Although he is not a magician, this small prop that obviously needs magic to drive it started to work.

"Mudd called the brigade... Is everything ready in the imperial capital?"

[The brigade received that the imperial capital has been arranged. We have the support of the eldest prince and can implement the next plan soon. ]

"Understood. I am trying to contact the princess again... If there is a suitable opportunity, I will use charm on her."

Although he didn't know who was contacting him, this handsome man who looked harmless on the outside had a sinister look in his eyes at this time.[The Brigade understands. We found traces of the birth of the Star Child in the Imperial Capital yesterday. Based on our inference, we are now certain that the Star Child is about to awaken. Please trigger a psychic explosion in the Dukedom as soon as possible to promote its final transformation. ]

"Received. All plans are progressing steadily, and I will complete the task within the scheduled time."

——Psychic explosion.

That was the only experiment and disaster in human history.

The magic source stones that exceeded the critical mass were activated at the same time under the stimulation of the sixth-level magic released by the special magic array, and then an uncontrollable chain reaction occurred.

The city as a test site was instantly engulfed by immeasurable huge energy, and even the solid earth melted and penetrated - when everything finally settled, the originally prosperous city completely turned into a dangerous volcano.

After that, all countries on the continent completely banned the use of the sixth-level magic array to activate the magic source stone. Although a few countries still conducted secret research afterwards, they have never found a way to properly utilize this power.

——However, this foreign scholar talked about this taboo topic lightly.

"Duke Booker has not discovered my true purpose, and the princess with strong magic talent is the best tool to trigger the explosion... Everything is as planned."

[Don't be careless, for the sake of the master of the covenant, we must capture the son of the star. If there is a problem with your action, we will immediately implement the backup plan. 】

"Thank you for the reminder... Mud's communication is over."

However, after the communication was cut off, the scholar-like man suddenly showed a resentful expression on his face.

"You don't believe me... You don't trust my strength! I am a natural ruler... Even the son of the star can't escape my charm!"

Although the low roar from the carriage was very clear, the coachman did not respond at all - if someone observed closely, they would find that the coachman was smiling strangely and devoutly at this time.

His will seemed to have been controlled by someone.

"Forget it... After all, everyone will eventually become a sacrifice to the gods."