Early the next morning, Louise received an invitation from the palace to go to the palace with Red Ponytail. Of course, Louise would not refuse, so the two of them got into the carriage sent by the royal family and rushed to the palace.
"But Saber, is the Staff of Destruction really that powerful?"
Although she had seen the power of the grenade gun in Red Ponytail's hand, Louise still asked curiously. Red Ponytail nodded.
"Of course, you've seen its power. In fact, what I used yesterday wasn't a real bullet. If it was used in actual combat, the grenade would have been enough to completely destroy a house."
"It's that powerful?"
"Heh heh heh …"
Looking at the stunned Louise, Red Ponytail smiled slightly.
"But that's not the most powerful thing."
"Huh? What's the most powerful thing? "
"The Staff of Destruction … The most powerful thing is that anyone can use it."
"Huh?"
Hearing this, Louise froze for a moment.
"But didn't Fu Kai successfully use it last night?"
"That's because she didn't know how to operate it. It's like when you want to open a door, you first have to get the key to open the lock and then push the door open. As long as you know how to operate it, any child on the street can use it freely … Well, considering the weight, that's absolutely impossible."
"I see …"
Hearing this, Louise nodded, while Red Ponytail stared at her.
"You don't look like a noble."
"Huh? How am I not a noble? I'm the third daughter of Duke Valliere! "
Hearing this, Louise immediately puffed out her chest and tried to act like a rich young lady, while Red Ponytail waved her hand.
"I'm not talking about your identity, I'm talking about your thoughts. Didn't you think of something after hearing what I said just now?"
"…?"
Seeing her confused look, Red Ponytail sighed.
"In this world, only nobles can use magic. Commoners can't, right?"
"Yeah."
"And because of this, nobles think they're nobler than commoners, right?"
"I see."
"But what about this?"
Red Ponytail pulled out the Hydra grenade launcher again and shook it at Louise.
"Do you understand? So what if you nobles know magic? With this, even a farmer in the field can blow you to pieces with a cannon … In other words, the foundation of the ruling class of nobles has begun to waver. "
"Eh … …? This … "
Hearing this, Louise finally understood. She stared at the rocket launcher in Red Ponytail's hand, and her face turned pale.
"Is, is this really such a dangerous thing?"
"Looks like you finally understand."
The red ponytail put away the grenade launcher again.
"So, are you afraid?"
"Of course. If it's really as you said, and those civilians can use these things...."
Recalling the scene from last night, Louise's face turned pale. To be honest, the power of that spell was no less than that of a fireball in Louise's eyes. But Saber actually said that this was not the true power of the weapons. If these things really fell into the hands of civilians … what would happen to the nobles?
"You, you really want to give such a dangerous thing to the royal family?"
"I didn't say I would give it to you for free."
Red Ponytail waved her hand.
"It's just a trade. I want to see if Torristine has anything worth exchanging. After all, it's quite interesting."
In fact, Red Ponytail got this idea from the Plane Merchant lady. That Plane Merchant lady liked to travel back and forth between different worlds and barter for goods. To be honest, Red Ponytail did not notice it at first, but later she realized that this was really a profitable business. After all, every world needed different things. For example, the mustached robot she wanted was worthless in Red Ponytail's eyes. It was a toy that could be given away casually. But for other worlds, perhaps the mustached robot was a very powerful existence — for example, the current world of Zero's Familiar. To put it bluntly, this was a low-magic world. The magic here was not as high as Lina Impeth's world, and the technology here was only average. If there was a robot like that, it would be enough to conquer this world.
On the other hand, some things that were common in the magic world could not be found in the world of science fiction. For example, in some magic worlds, there were even resurrection items. But in the world of science fiction, if you talked about resurrection, most people would just treat you as a fool.
At the same time, the people in the magic world might get tired of corpse running to resurrect …
Unfortunately, Fangzheng could not be a Plane Merchant like the girl, because the world he transmigrated to was fixed, while the girl could travel anywhere she wanted, so she only needed to be responsible for buying and selling things. Whether the people in the magic world would buy the T-Virus to spread Resident Evil, or the people in the science fiction world would buy the Statue of the Evil God to destroy the world, had nothing to do with her. Regardless of whether the other party succeeded or failed in the end, it would not hurt her at all, right?
From this point of view, the girl was really a model merchant.
Now, Red Ponytail wanted to see if the Torristine Royal Family would pay a suitable price for this batch of "Staff of Destruction".
At that moment, the carriage arrived at the palace. Louise and Red Ponytail got off the carriage and entered the palace under the guidance of an attendant. They came to a room in the palace, where a girl in a white dress was sitting on a chair and looking at her with a smile.
"It's an honor to meet you, Your Highness."
Louise stepped forward quickly, then knelt on the ground and bowed respectfully to the girl in front of her. Red Ponytail just nodded at her.
Looking at this scene, the man standing behind the princess narrowed his eyes.
"How dare you! Why don't you kneel before the princess?!"
"Because I'm not your citizen, and I have nothing to do with the Torristine Royal Family."
Red Ponytail was very calm.
"Besides … I won't kneel to a mortal."
"What did you say?!"
Hearing this, the man's eyes suddenly widened. Louise also turned her head to look at Red Ponytail in surprise.
"You dare to do this? You're despising the dignity of the Torristine Royal Family! Someone, take her away …! "
Whoosh!
However, before the man could finish his words, the woman with the red ponytail suddenly pulled out her long sword and pointed it at the man. The next moment, an unparalleled Dragon Might erupted in an instant, covering the entire room. The man who was targeted by the Dragon Might turned pale and could not say a word. He stared at the woman with the red eyes as if he was being stared at by a terrifying giant beast.
"Listen up, mortals. I'm already doing you a favor by standing here and talking to you. Don't push your luck … Well, this is a warning. Don't do it again."
"…"
"Do you understand? Nod if you do. "
"… …" (Nodding.)
"Very well."
Red Ponytail put down her sword. At that moment, the Firebird quietly dissipated, and the man sat on the ground with a thud. His face was pale, and his whole body was trembling like he was having an epileptic fit. Even Louise secretly wiped the sweat off her forehead. The red ponytail had always been very gentle around her. She had never seen such an oppressive side of her.
But then again, who was she?
Only now did Louise realise that she seemed to know almost nothing about her familiar. Apart from her name, where she came from and who she was, she had never said anything …
"Okay, you can go now."
The princess, who was sitting on the chair, didn't seem to be affected at all. At least on the surface, she replied calmly. Upon hearing the princess's reply, the man stood up as though he had just been granted amnesty. Then, he scrambled out of the room and didn't even dare to look back.
"I'm sorry for my servant's rude behavior. Louise, may I ask who she is …?"
"Reporting, Your Royal Highness, she's my … familiar."
Hearing this, Louise's confidence faltered a little.
"That's … surprising."
Hearing Louise's answer, the princess looked a little surprised, but she still nodded at Red Ponytail.
"Hello, Miss Familiar, nice to meet you. I'm the Princess of Torristine, Angelietta de Torristine."
"Hello, Your Royal Highness. As for me … you can call me Saber, just like Louise."
Red Ponytail shamelessly borrowed Saber's name. Anyway, they couldn't cross realms to attack her, could they?
Besides, she couldn't defeat them even if she wanted to!
"So, Miss Saber."
Angelietta did not dwell on the name, but continued.
"I heard from the dean that you have a batch of Staff of Destruction that you want to sell to the kingdom?"
"Strictly speaking, it's a weapon of the same system."
Faced with a buyer, Red Ponytail naturally would not talk nonsense like before. She waved her right hand and took out the Hydra Grenade Launcher from before.
"This is it."
"This is …"
"The name is not important. Simply put, you can think of it as a handheld cannon. Its power and range are slightly weaker than ordinary cannons, but it has considerable advantages in close-range combat. It's easy to carry, simple and convenient. Anyone can use it as long as they know how to use it."
"Anyone can use it?"
Hearing this, an old man dressed like a nobleman standing not far away suddenly asked. Red Ponytail looked at him and smiled.
"Yes, anyone, even children … Well, there's probably no other way, because they can't carry it."
"So, you mean, as long as they can carry it, even children can use it easily?"
"That's right."
Ignoring Louise's desperate reminders, Red Ponytail nodded proudly.
"So, how many of these weapons do you have?"
"I have as many as you want. Even if everyone in the kingdom has one, I can still do it."
After all, they were from two different worlds. The arsenal of the United States was more than enough to equip an entire planet.
Hearing this, both the old man and the princess showed surprised expressions.
Then, the two looked at each other.
"So … Can I try it first?"
"Of course, it's not convenient here. Let's find a relatively open place."
Soon, the group came to a training ground in the palace. Red Ponytail took out a grenade launcher and handed it to the princess. Then, she began to teach her how to do it step by step.
"First, put the grenade in. That's right, just like stuffing a shell into a barrel, then turn on the safety. Remember not to point the muzzle at the front at the person, then aim in front — yes, that's how you aim, then pull the trigger."
Following Red Ponytail's instruction, Angelietta completed the preparation with some difficulty, then aimed at the dummy used for training in front of her and pulled the trigger. With a bang, a grenade flew out and hit the dummy. The next moment, accompanied by a loud explosion, the area within a few meters of the dummy suddenly exploded and cracked. Even the hard stone slabs were blown into pieces.
"It's that simple?"
Stunned, Angelietta looked at the grenade launcher in her hand and then at the dummy that was blown into pieces in front of her. She did not know what to say for a while. The same effect could be achieved with a fireball, but even a court mage would need a magic wand and an incantation to do it. But this grenade could do the same thing with such a simple method?
"Is, is there any limit to this weapon?"
"The bullets need to be replaced after they're used up. By the way, the bullets are extra. "
If it was possible, Red Ponytail would have liked to charge for the parts of the grenade launcher separately.
But she also knew that this was too much.
"…"
This time, Angelietta was completely speechless.
Mages needed to rest, and magic was not infinite, so mages needed time to recover even in battle. But this kind of weapon was different. After all, it was a weapon. As long as it was not damaged, as long as there were enough shells, it could be used forever … Any qualified member of the royal family would know what this meant.
Angelietta exchanged a look with the old man again, and then her expression became serious.
"So, Miss Saber, how much are you going to sell this weapon to us?"
"I don't want money."
"… Huh?"
"The currency of this world is of no value to me, whether it's gold, silver or gems. But if it's something interesting or strange, you can exchange it with me. As long as I think it's good, I'll exchange it."
"Strange … .interesting?"
"Yes, but I have to appraise it first."
Speaking of this, Red Ponytail couldn't help but think of the rocket launcher that was treasured as a secret treasure. Based on the nature of this world, who knew what kind of thing it was? If they brought her an old World War II tank or some kind of chariot cannon and said it was a precious secret treasure, she would cry herself to death.
In the end, Princess Angelietta ended the conversation with the excuse of "I need to think about it". Red Ponytail didn't expect to get an order immediately, so she left.
"What do you think? Grand Secretary? "
After the two left, Princess Angelietta immediately asked the old man beside her.
"It's indeed a very terrifying weapon."
The old man nodded in response to the princess's question.
"If it's really as that lady said, that she has enough weapons, then it's enough to bring the strength of the kingdom to another level."
"Then, let's do as she said …"
"Please don't be too impatient, Your Highness."
However, this time, the old man interrupted the princess.
"At present, the treasury doesn't have enough assets, and what the other party wants isn't money, so it's hard to say. And … I think we should continue to investigate."
"Investigate?"
"That's right. The weapons she took out are all using technologies that we've never seen before. I don't know which force she represents. More importantly, although she's a Tamed Monster summoned by Miss Valliel, I've never heard of a Tamed Monster that could summon a human as a Tamed Monster."
Hearing this, the princess frowned with some dissatisfaction.
"Do you think that Louise is lying to me?"
"Of course not, but there's no guarantee that someone won't deliberately use her to get close to Your Highness."
"What can an ornament like me gain by getting close to me?"
Hearing this, Angelietta showed a self-deprecating smile.
"Isn't that the rumor on the street? Although the Royal Family of Torristine has beauties, they don't have a magic wand. The one who holds the magic wand is the Grand Secretary, Mazariini, the Bone of the Grey Hat. "
Hearing the princess's words, the man narrowed his eyes.
"It's just a rumor."
"Yes, it's just a rumor …"
Speaking until here, Angelietta sighed tiredly.
"Then, I'll leave this matter to you, Grand Secretary." 11_11604/
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