CHAPTER 292: THE WEAPON TO SAVE THE WORLD

"Even so, the ancient nation’s barrier held for thousands of years and kept the Aeon trapped underground," Lord Quintus said softly, moved by the thought.

A pure mass of magic, Shiao Yi thought.

While he wondered if something could be done, he casually opened the hidden pockets on his belt one after another.

Of course, he didn’t expect to find an answer in such a place.

But suddenly, his hand touched something hard and he took it out.

It was a small yellow magic stone, about two centimeters long.

When he had teleported from Kingdom of Solmaria, he had thought he gave all three remaining magic stones to Dominic, yet it seemed one small one had slipped out and stayed behind.

A magic stone.

He had used these like bombs before, but come to think of it, they were also masses of magic.

When he lifted his face, he saw Aaron staring at the magic stone in his hand.

It seemed Aaron was thinking the same thing.

"That’s it! Shiao Yi! That’s it!"

Aaron suddenly shouted in a loud voice and everyone around, not only Shiao Yi, twitched and turned their eyes toward him.

But Aaron did not care about the people around him.

He was completely lost in his own idea.

Aaron was always the same Aaron no matter where he was.

"There is something that did not exist in the ancient nation’s time! Magic stones! Magic stones! My beloved magic stones! Ah!! I am the greatest contributor in the world! And now I will save the world. My name will echo through history!"

He looked so excited that he might start dancing.

By the way, magic stones were not Aaron’s achievement alone.

It was research done together with Mr. Vundo.

"Fool! Calm down! You are in front of His Majesty! Explain it properly!"

General Gabrant shouted loudly with a vein standing on his forehead.

As expected from General Gabrant, Aaron became quiet in an instant.

"The truth is, after hearing Shiao Yi talk about a weapon called a gun, I wondered if I could make something similar."

Shiao Yi wondered if he had ever talked to Aaron about guns.

Maybe it came up during some other conversation.

"So I made a tool that shoots magic stones. The power to move it also comes from magic stones. I call it the ’Magic Cannon’!"

He raised his right hand high, as if a ta-da! sound effect should play.

Shiao Yi had no idea when Aaron had made something like that.

He really was a man who should not be underestimated.

"Ah, was that the thing that blew out the side room of the royal castle some time ago?"

Lord Quintus made a face like he had just bitten into something sour.

"It blew away a whole wall and pillar and made the room very airy. That ’accident.’ At the time, we made quite a fuss because we thought it was an enemy attack."

The prime minister shook his head with a tired expression.

"The repair costs for that accident still have not been paid by the Central Magic Association, have they? I believe we have sent many reminders?"

"I guarantee the power of the Magic Cannon. If we prepare enough and shoot magic stones at that thing, we can make it swallow a huge, pure mass of magic!"

Mr. Vundo beautifully ignored the prime minister’s words, he leaned over the table, and raised his fist.

"How many Magic Cannons do we have right now?"

Lord Quintus sighed and began talking about realistic matters.

In fact, Shiao Yi also thought the Magic Cannon was a good idea for attacking by firing magic stones.

"Then, I shall gather all the magic stones we have right now," Aaron ran off, and Mr. Vundo rose slowly from his seat.

As they stood, the Prime Minister made a suggestion.

"Let us also collect the stock from the magic stone factories in every town. After that, demand as much extra production as possible and also as quickly as we can."

The Prime Minister turned to the king for confirmation.

His Majesty nodded and said, "This is an unprecedented emergency. Everyone must contribute. Open the national treasury."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Prime Minister Londonderry bowed to the king and then addressed everyone once more.

"We will issue a proclamation to the entire nation, ordering all citizens to contribute their magic for the production of magic stones. Of course, the wages will be paid properly. The notice can be sent immediately via the magic communication devices. In each region, we will broadcast it using the emergency alert transmitters. These are installed at every city and town hall. Using them, we can inform every citizen directly and without exception. It is fortunate they were already in place. Magic communication devices and emergency alert transmitters are truly convenient. Without them, it would take days to reach the distant regions, and it would be impossible to manage in time. The Central Magic Association has done excellent work."

His words were aimed at Mr. Vundo at the end.

"The magic communication devices were created by Aaron and the emergency alert transmitters were invented and built by Reks. They seem to have drawn ideas from Shiao Yi’s world. Young people are constantly inventing new things. It is most reassuring."

Mr. Vundo nodded, clearly pleased.

"Then let us prepare some kind of reward for Reks. Aaron has already received a reward for the communication device, after all."

The Prime Minister smiled as he stroked his chin, but in the next moment, he quickly changed his expression.

"Let us also request help with magic stones from Dalmasca and Nabradia. They are aware of the threat from the Aeon, so they will surely cooperate willingly."

When the Prime Minister spoke, General Gabrant gave Mr. Vundo a sharp look.

"The magic stones should be gathered by the subordinate magicians. Master, bring as many magicians as possible to the teleportation chamber. We will use the teleportation chamber to move the magic stones, right? We must operate it in shifts so everyone is working, or it will never be enough. I will also station myself and my aides in the teleportation chamber. My aides are skilled in deploying teleportation magic circles, and with my support abilities, the time needed to set up the circles and the required magic power will be reduced to less than half."