Two days later.
"What are you doing?" Regina noticed something off. For the past few days, Nathan and Luna had seemed very close. Most of the time, they were always together as if they never ran out of discussion.
She had been observing them and tried to talk to them, but they just stopped whatever discussion they had. Even without a direct warning, she knew that whatever they were doing seemed to be secretive.
Regina couldnât take it anymore. Her mission on this trip was to resolve the misunderstanding with Nathan. But she couldnât do it if she couldnât even talk to Nathan.
So, she ended up confronting them when they tried to do something big.
"Making my temporary workshop." Luna was the one answering her question.
There were about fifty humanoid golems in the area. They cut down trees and cleared up space.
"You donât have to worry about anything. It wonât take any of your time. Just one night, and it will be over. You donât even need to take a turn on the night watch today." Luna waved her hand as if it were not a big deal.
Regina shifted her gaze to Nathan as if she were demanding a different answer from Nathan.
"We simply thought of a new project. Thereâs no need for Your Highnessâs attention." Nathan suddenly thought of something else. âNow that I think about it, would it be wise to give one bracelet or wing to Regina?
âThis kind of bracelet will be priceless, right? The method is similar to the Cloud-Repelling Device, so even if they question it, I can simply point them to that device, and itâs not like they can figure out the method for the device.
âAnd this will make Regina feel indebted. I can ask for her share in this expedition as well, which means I can get all the cores in this expedition, which will further strengthen me.
âStill, this artifact is extremely useful. Just the cores alone wonât be enough to pay me for this artifact. And since she seems to want something from me, this can be seen as a way to maintain our relationship.
âAnd the debt can be used to ask for her help against the Death Society. There is no need to get full support from the empire. If I can get stronger, with the addition of Luna and Evelyn, we will have three crystal fusion summoners.
âI believe Revon and my teacher can also reach this stage. There is also Johnson, so if we add Regina, we will have 7 crystal fusion stage summoners.
âThe average crystal fusion stage summoners might not be able to defeat the enemy, but if we can lower their number and somehow buy enough time to make the difference...â
Nathan gradually formed a complete image in his mind.
After weighing the pros and cons, Nathan leaned toward giving her one space bracelet. With Reginaâs influence, he could probably hire a few more crystal fusion summoners by offering the summoning circle from another continent. He could use them to suppress the Eleren family or something else.
The dynastyâs emperor also wanted to share the summoning method with the empire so that they could remain as a rival to increase their competitiveness.
There might be some disadvantages or problems he would have to face later, but this plan could increase the success rate as well as the safety of his team.
After some consideration, Nathan explained, "Please donât worry about it, Your Highness. If you want, Iâd like to present the creation to Your Highness later. It is a surprise, so I canât say anything right now."
Regina fell silent for a moment before nodding. It looked like it was best not to pursue this matter any longer. She would find out everything when Nathan gave the item to her either way.
What she didnât expect was how much she had underestimated the âgiftâ Nathan was going to present.
She thought it would be something like a favor or a way to mend their relationship, so she wouldnât mind doing a favor. But that expectation shattered upon knowing what kind of item it was.
Meanwhile, the golems swiftly cleared up some space. Then, with Jinwuâs help, they got a blazing fire to do everything.
Some golems dug in the ground and excavated some stones and soil. They actually started making a small smithy in the middle of the alien territory.
Even Nathan didnât expect the speed of creation.
Luna had shown confidence earlier, but he could never have imagined that a small smithy was actually completed in six hours.
âWhat the hell?â Nathan blinked in disbelief. She did make the smithy from nothing in six hours. It didnât look like it was going to collapse anytime soon either. It was a simple design, but he finally understood what Lunaâs familiar meant by everything. She literally meant everything.
âLuna Eleren... She can use magic circles on a continent that focuses on crystal weapons and armor. She can craft all these things, from buildings to tools, from scratch when smithing is less expected on this continent. She... She is everything wrong about this continent, isnât she?â
Nathan thought Luna was an oddball, but she was more than an oddball. She was an anomaly on this continent.
At this rate, Nathan might ask her to build a spaceship, and she would make him one with the help of her golems.
Nathan could only shake his head while asking, "How many golems can you actually control?"
Luna tilted her head, calculating. "If itâs just simple work, 1,000 golems should be possible. Like a division that only needs to advance and slash at the enemy. I can probably do that.
"If itâs a detailed work, at most 50 golems. If I were to build a simple smithy like this or a house, I could probably build 8 houses at the same time in 6 hours."
"..." Nathan was so impressed that he didnât know what to say. "I might ask you to build tanks later."
"Tanks? She raised her eyebrows. "Whatâs that?"
"Letâs just say an iron carriage that can shoot and kill dozens of aliens easily."
"You are so knowledgeable, Dear Husband."
"..."