Several days had passed.

Tanashia had read all the books about magic engineering weapons in that time.

The worldview of itself used elemental magic such as fire, water, and wind, so the weapons used here were different from those used in the modern era.

The weapons used here used supernatural powers such as shooting flames through a magical stone imbued with magic or causing earthquakes by borrowing the power of the earth.

There were people like Noxia and Rayana who were born with special abilities, but these were few and far between.

Thus, the purpose was to temporarily use the necessary power through magic engineering weapons when wars or disasters struck.

Naturally, the ability needed varied depending on the situation.

For instance, in the case of Noxia, who controlled water, she could help with farming in times of drought, reducing the pain of the imperial citizens and helping to create a prosperous nation.

Also, Rayana, who controlled the wind, could occasionally read the weather or wind direction and prepare for dangers like typhoons in advance.

Furthermore, everyone had a different amount of magical power they could use, so even with the same abilities, individual skills varied greatly.

If we just compare the two, Noxia’s magical power was significantly greater than Rayana’s, and the utility of water in daily life was higher than that of wind, so the aristocrats’ treatment varied in some respects.

The situation being as it was, the national power could vary greatly depending on the number of people who could use abilities and the amount of magic engineering weapons they possessed.

The special ability bearing bloodlines became nobles, and people looked up to those who inherited abilities, and the reason was exactly this.

‘The problem is that the Arwen Empire doesn’t currently have an ability that can lead the war to victory……’

Askan wasn’t born with abilities like Noxia and Rayana, but through human weapon experiments, he was able to control a neverending flame at will.

Such ability of Askan was the strongest in war.

In the novel , there was nothing in the Arwen Empire that could stop the army led by him.

Of course, if Askan stays with me, such a future wouldn’t come, but as my goal was to create the most powerful weapon in the world, I had to consider even the worst situation.

‘Magic stone….’

In a word, in this world, weapons could be seen as mediums for using magic. However, the price of magic stones was too high to distribute to ordinary soldiers.

Weapons made with magic engineering were very powerful, but they were not commonly used, so they became a niche field.

‘Well, because of these problems, the Kalua Empire tried to create human weapons.’

The human weapon experiment that Askan suffered from was about instilling magic into an ordinary human body to use special abilities.

In a way, it was similar to the concept of magic engineering. It was just that the subject was either a thing or a person.

‘Should I collect a bunch of magic stones and create a weapon like a nuclear bomb?’

The Brelov family was wealthy, so fortunately, I seemed to be able to collect quite a lot of magic stones.

It wasn’t bad to develop a powerful weapon that could engulf the surroundings with flames by exploding at the target point.

Even if it wasn’t actually used, just possessing such a weapon greatly increased the possibility of preventing wars.

‘Or… a universal weapon that even ordinary soldiers can use?’

If such a weapon were made, the national power of the Arwen Empire would increase tremendously, but it was almost impossible at present.

Magic stones were so hard to get that it was more valuable to call them, so without solving that problem, it wouldn’t be possible.

‘It would be good if there was something that could replace magic stones……’

So far, all magic engineering weapons required magic stones. But couldn’t there be a way to use magic without using magic stones?

Thoughts followed one after another. There was no revolutionary idea that came to mind right now, but I couldn’t stop worrying.

Then,

“Hmm.”

I came to my senses at someone’s coughing sound. Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw Matella standing.

“Oh, when did you come?”

“Just a while ago. What are you thinking about?”

I covered the weapon design I had scribbled as I thought. It wasn’t something I could show anyone yet.

“Just thinking about this and that.”

“You didn’t even notice me coming in. What are you worried about?”

“Don’t worry about it. It’s really nothing.”

“By the way, I brought the thing you asked for last time.”

“Really?”

I sprang up from my seat, brimming with excitement.

Perhaps Matilda knew how eagerly I had been waiting, she promptly opened the box she brought and showed it to me.

It was a bracelet made of magic stones.

At first glance, it looked like a regular bracelet made from jewels, but the peculiar colors that subtly shimmered made it increasingly unusual the more I observed it closely.

“What kind of power does this bracelet have?”