Odyssey of the Blind God

The Forgotten Runic Cannon was a sleek and formidable weapon at the third Tier. It had a long, cylindrical barrel that was made of a brightly shimmering, azure blue metal. The barrel was mounted on top of a sturdy silver base. The base had several metal tentacles that could be altered to improve the aim of the cannon.

It was a long-range weapon that could be operated by a single individual with a certain control of mana. Under normal circumstances, it would require someone at the Keltia rank to properly operate it, but someone with great talent in terms of mana control may as well be able to control the cannon at the Deux rank, if not the Prometheus rank.

Sitting in the cockpit that was encased in a transparent dome, the Original in charge could see everything around him very precisely. The only downside was the loud humming noise that echoed through the entire cockpit. However, that was a problem that could be solved rather easily with noise-canceling earbuds.

Leaving the cockpit, the operator stared at the landscape of the plateau's northern parts and he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

"Damn…"

Everyone nodded their heads in response to the operator's exclamation. The Royal Princess frowned and stared at the materializing Shadow Monsters with her lips pressed in a thin line.

"I will have to go home," She said and the Elves all around her nodded their heads. They couldn't agree more. The power of the Forgotten Runic Cannon and the Broken Runic Rocket was not something anyone could replicate with a Tier-3 Runic Cannon or Runic Rocket.

The Cannon that had been created by Nial and Ophelia was truly a masterpiece and something that could only be manufactured with Nial's help. After all, there were a bunch of Forgotten runic constellations and only Nial could engrave them since he was the only person with dark energy and the necessary knowledge.

"Looks like we have to write a report about the current situation as well. The display of strength is not something we can ignore, even if it's on our side and not dangerous for us…" Michael Ignis mumbled which caused Ophelia to nod her head.

"I guess that Nial will receive a bunch of orders to produce more Forgotten Runic Cannons and Broken Runic Rockets. After all, even I have yet to fully understand the technique he uses to engrave Broken Runic Constellations. It seems like my mind cannot yet comprehend why I should use runic constellations that will cause the engraved object to break apart." Ophelia added, causing everyone to halt in their tracks, even Greater Wirliam, the Shelturion, whose eyes had already begun to gleam brightly.

Even if the Shelturion were not a race that was great in combat, they would be able to operate machines such as the Runic Cannon. And after having witnessed the weapon's might, it was not further surprising that Greater Wirliam revealed his desire to get his hands on a few of those machines as well. After all, the future was unknown and they might have to move sooner or later. It was always better to be prepared for the worst.

"So, Nial will be getting even wealthier…what is he even going to do with his entire fortune?" The Royal Princess mumbled, shaking her head as she tried to mentally calculate the selling price of the Forgotten Runic Cannons and the Broken Runic Rockets. Their demand would be horrifyingly high and the supply was limited enough to demand a disgustingly high price.

That was quite obvious and it was something that everyone standing on the walls of the Orion shelter understood quite easily.

"I will leave now," Princess Evalyne said once again, just to disappear. The Greater Forest Dragon youngling noticed that she vanished and she followed the trails of mana belonging to the Princess. Afterward, a few more Elves left as well, leaving the Shelturion and Dracos behind.

"I should write a report and send it to the superiors," Michael said before leaving as well.

Everyone slowly dispersed, leaving behind Ophelia, who stared in the direction of Nial and the hundreds of thousands of Shadows that had already materialized by now.

"This is getting a little difficult now. You have attracted too much attention," Ophelia mumbled, shaking her head before she jumped down the walls of the Orion shelter as well.

Her feet automatically led her back to the forging hall where she went into her customized smithy to think and let her imagination loose as she began to forge something with the enlightenment she received from the display of the power of the Broken Runic Rocket and the prowess of the Forgotten Runic Cannon.

Meanwhile, Nial spent some time to figure out whether they made some gains, or if the expenses of the first real practice of the Broken Runic Rocket was actually higher than their gains.

It took him a while to recall the price for most body parts of certain dungeon beasts but after he was done, Nial could only estimate that they made some profit in the process.

He was not sure how big their profit was but it was certainly worth it. They protected their shelter with a single attack and even made some profit. This didn't even include the millions of Shadow Monsters that were being materialized over the course of the following hours.

"Conquer the mountain-range region once you're done materializing all Shadow Monsters," Nial ordered Dexter before he noticed something that he had yet to ask, "How many Shadow Monsters can you even control, to begin with? Or is there no upper limit?"

Nial noticed that Dexter could easily summon millions of Shadow Monsters, but they were unmoving like statues, which was why Nial presumed that he couldn't control all of them freely. It could be similar to Dominion where he could hand out tasks that would be completed with just the bare minimum level of intelligence the monsters retained.

However, that was not something Nial could be certain about.

"I can control them all, no matter how many. But the backlash will be quite harsh once the Shadow Monsters die, the more the bigger the backlash." Shadowmancer Dexter answered truthfully just for Nial to nod his head.

"So a big bomb eradicating all Shadow Monsters would be bad, I see."

'I see? The fuck…Crazy bitch!'