Chapter 1442: Recovery

Regina intruded on the meeting again, causing some displeasure among the ministers.

"Regina?" The emperor furrowed his eyebrows. Although he favored her, he couldn’t spoil her too much.

In addition, Regina was bringing a weird thing in her hand.

"Your Majesty." Regina nodded and calmly ascended to his platform before giving him the agreement she had written earlier.

"What’s this?"

"I’ll talk about Nathan’s origin later, but this is a deal that I have made with him."

"Summoning circle... Is this real?" The emperor whispered. The summoning circle claimed that it could summon high-level beings, including deities, at a higher rate. So, it was a bit unbelievable.

"Do you remember that the dynasty’s seventh princess managed to summon a powerful being? Apparently, it was thanks to this summoning circle. According to them, it was one rank above their already high expectations. If we could provide better items, it might be possible."

"!!!" The emperor was stunned. He didn’t expect Nathan to also possess something like this.

"And what’s with this magic gun?"

"It’s a weapon that can revolutionize our army."

"You serious?"

"I can show it to you right now."

"Is that the one in your hand?"

Regina nodded.

The emperor thought for a moment before giving her permission. "Fine by me. Show it."

Without hesitation, Regina straightened her posture and aimed the pistol at the door before pulling the trigger. The ena bullet traveled straight to the door.

Earlier, Nathan used it against the stone wall, so the impact wasn’t big. But this time, the target was a wooden door, so the ena bullet blasted it open.

"What’s going on?"

"What happened?"

"Your Highness. You..."

"Protect His Majesty!"

The people were startled and panicked. They were showing a bit of hostility toward Regina. Even the guards outside had stormed the hall.

However, the emperor raised his hand, telling them to calm down. "Enough!"

The people thought the emperor would punish Regina this time.

To their surprise, Regina was the first one to speak, as if she didn’t plan to repent. "By the way, this weapon can achieve that power without using my ena. In other words, if we give this weapon to a normal person, they will possess such combat power.

"It can also be applied to a sword and other weapons, but I believe this form is the best. The soldiers can fight from a distance and remain safe, drastically reducing the casualties."

The emperor was completely shaken. If Regina’s claim was not empty, this was practically a divine weapon.

It was no wonder Regina had no hesitation in gaining it.

He first looked at the rest of the agreement. It was a lot to pay, but it was manageable for them.

The emperor sighed. "I’ll accept it. Tell me the rest later. For now, you should go back and have that weapon appraised. Also, if possible, don’t just storm into the hall like this."

"I’ll try." Regina nodded. At least, the matter here was done.

...

Meanwhile, Nathan had reached the other side of the continent.

Anubis was checking an old man’s condition. The man had long white hair and a frail frame.

The emperor explained, "This man is my first uncle. He was a war hero. Unfortunately, the betrayal of Andreas Excel caused him to be reduced to this state.

"We have been using a lot of medicine to make sure he doesn’t die while trying to help him recover, but there’s no success yet."

The old man let out a tired smile. "You don’t have to take care of me anymore, you know? The reason the medicine doesn’t work is that my power has gone beyond that of a normal summoner. Due to the very reason that normal medicine can’t help me. All I wish is that I have contributed enough to exchange my life for a Heavenly Ability."

"Uncle!" The emperor frowned.

"What do you think, Anubis?" Nathan asked.

Anubis remained calm the whole time. He had checked his pulse, energy, and physical condition.

Anubis casually claimed, "I can heal him completely."

"What?!" The old man dropped his jaw. "You... You can heal me completely?"

"Yes. There are three problems in your body. The first one is the wound. The wound drains your life force, so you keep getting weakened. The herbs have slowed down the process, but unless you plug the drain, it will continue until there’s nothing left.

"All we need to do is plug it. It’s probably the easiest part. The second problem is your leg. Even if we plug it, without your leg, your power will decrease.

"So, we will have to regenerate the leg. It’s not that hard either, but we will have to chop your current leg. I’m assuming it’s a prosthetic, yes?"

"Yes. How do you know?" The old man was surprised. The arm looked like a normal leg, but it turned out to be a realistic prosthetic.

"Isn’t it obvious? No pulse and energy." Anubis looked at him as if he were a fool.

"Ah, right?!" The old man scratched the back of his head.

"The third problem is the power of rules. You are the only one who can replenish this. This is why normal herbs can’t help you. However, my power can replenish a bit of your energy and stimulate that power to help you recover over time. I’ll also stabilize the power of rules."

"!!!" The old man was shaken. "I... I can really recover?"

"If you doubt me, I can also choose not to heal you."

"No, no. I was just surprised. If you could really help me, I, Ternius, am willing to do anything to repay you. You mentioned the Death Society earlier, right? I’m ready for the second round if you can heal me!"

Anubis nodded. "Then, let’s begin!"

The emperor was impressed. He never thought that a problem that had been plaguing him for so long would be solved with just a single familiar.

"Yes. What should I do?!" Ternius asked.

"First. Let’s chop off your leg!" Anubis smiled.

The way Anubis said it was a bit diabolical. Did he just say that he would chop the leg of the emperor’s uncle, who was also the brother of the former emperor?