The Empror's Trap-Chapter 99: Ch - The End of the Review

The review ceremony stand was filled with soldiers below. Pluvia and Kenji, dressed in their finest, arrived at the review stand.

Kenji looked out from the review stand onto a square where the troops would pass by, showcasing the military might of the Vishi Empire to their guests.

After everyone had taken their places on the stand, there were speeches and a gift exchange. Once everything was done, the military minister of the Vishi Empire personally ordered the review to begin.

To be honest, Kenji wasn’t very interested in the military might of these guys. As the Grand Marshal, he had already studied the military strength of the Vishi Empire. What he was really interested in was whether they could offer some interesting technology to Camelot.

For example, those menacing automatic staffs in the distance.

He had once heard Rinas mention that the Vishi Empire had developed an automatic staff that only needed a magic crystal as an energy source to autonomously cast fireball spells.

This seemed similar to the guns from his world, but the power of this thing was not as great as that of guns.

The fireball spells it could cast were not accurate and were not fast enough. Most soldiers used it to supplement mid-to-close range firepower, but it was ineffective against enemies with slightly stronger defenses.

However, even though the automatic staff was a defective product, it still represented a technological breakthrough. Kenji really wanted those things. Although Camelot did not practice magic, the use of some spells could still provide some inspiration.

The troops of the Vishi Empire marched through the square, receiving applause from the Camelot officials and from Pluvia and Kenji.

Regardless of anything else, the battle armor that the Vishi Empire had developed indeed looked very imposing.

The battle armor model that Rinas had brought back was a scaled-down version, so Kenji did not feel anything other than a high-tech feel from this other world. However, when he saw hundreds of soldiers in holy armor marching in formation in front of him, the sense of oppression was indeed very strong.

The heavy footsteps of the soldiers in holy armor made the ground tremble. Each soldier carried a heavy greatsword, while the runes engraved on the holy armor greatly reduced the soldiers’ burden, allowing them to fight continuously.

Of course, such a perfect thing also had a major flaw, which was that there were very few of them.

Kenji could tell that these armors were indeed rare because upon close inspection, he found that almost every one of them had some scars.

If there were a large stockpile, they wouldn’t need to use these for the military parade.

Based on a rough estimate, the Vishi Empire probably only had about a thousand such holy armors, which was obviously too few compared to the size of the Vishi Empire’s army.

"Your Majesty, your troops are indeed an elite force. I am deeply impressed," Kenji said in an admiring tone. "Moreover, many of your country’s weapons are things we have never seen before."

Feit III was obviously pleased with Kenji’s praise. "Duke Anos, you flatter us. In fact, most of the new weapons you see were only developed and deployed in the last decade or so."

"The investment must have been huge. Your willingness to make such a bold move is truly admirable."

"Hahaha, Duke Anos, I like your compliments. However, it didn’t require that much boldness. It was like rowing a boat along a river; when the time came, it was done naturally." The emperor laughed and then looked at Pluvia. "I heard that your country is also digging a canal. That is a huge project. You must be under a lot of pressure."

"It’s not too bad. Although it seems difficult, it’s worth it for the well-being of our people. After the talents who learned water conservancy technology from Camelot returned, I hope they have made some contributions to your empire."

"Thanks to you, your empire has been very generous in sharing knowledge. After our talents returned, they proposed many practical measures. Once we have the manpower and funds available, a series of water conservancy projects will start."

The emperor said with great anticipation.

"If there are any technical difficulties, Camelot will provide technical support. The terms can be negotiated, and we can offer some help in this regard."

Pluvia glanced at the other party and said with a smile.

"With your words, I feel much more at ease."

"Overall, we have come here with sincerity to establish friendly relations with your empire. We have provided you with our most precious technology so that the people of both countries can escape poverty and live a good life where they do not have to worry about food and clothing."

As Pluvia spoke, Kenji listened carefully beside her. When she started playing the emotional card, Kenji could guess that the next step would be to tentatively ask for the Vishi Empire’s core technology.

"You are right. However, the Camelot Central Empire is vast and rich in resources. Although my Empire has some novel things, they might not be worthy of your attention." The emperor said this in a way that seemed to flatter Camelot, but in reality...

He was clearly unwilling to give it away so easily.

Pluvia had already anticipated that the other party would act this way.

"Not at all. Camelot values learning. Moreover, your empire’s technology is not weak. We have shared our secrets with your empire in the hope of establishing friendly relations and showing our sincerity."

As Pluvia spoke, the air cavalry unit was passing by below.

The so-called air cavalry were soldiers who could fly in the air. These soldiers rode on griffins, which were magnificent and powerful creatures that could easily carry fully armed soldiers through the sky. Of course, griffins were also extremely precious. The resources and wealth consumed by the Vishi Empire to train a single air cavalry were astronomical.

As for the more ferocious dragon cavalry, they were almost non-existent nowadays, with only a few countries, including the Vishi Empire, maintaining a small force of dragon cavalry.

The majestic griffins carried their knights through the square while the air cavalry circled overhead.

This was truly enviable. Although Camelot also had powerful figures who could fly, most of them used magic. They did not have any flying beasts like this.

The review ceremony did not last long because Kenji knew that this world was still in the stage of swords, magic, and martial arts. It was difficult for them to produce a variety of equipment.

Finally, all the participants in the review came before them and saluted their own emperor and the emperor of the Camelot Central Empire.

Everything should have ended there, but no one expected that when Pluvia stepped forward to make a speech about the friendship between the two countries, someone in the army suddenly drew a short sword. Before the surrounding soldiers could react, the person rushed towards Pluvia at a speed that was hard to catch.

"YOUR MAJESTY!"

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