I just covet their strength

Chapter 111: Fellow Villager, You Still Have a Granddaughter
Westhead is not a picky person, his love for intensity is all-round.

Strength is not only the pure ability to chop people. Even if it is not his own strength, magnificent structures, breathtaking wonders or handsome battleships are all in his strike zone.

The star gate of the imperial capital is constantly running. As the hub of the entire Holy Tree Empire, there are quite a few airships traveling back and forth every day, but the vast majority of them are transport ships.

Judging from the volume alone, these imitation transport ships of the Empire are much larger than the Blazing-class floating battleships, but their value is incomparable.

No matter how small the Sky Kingdom's weapons of war were, the firepower they unleashed was enough to burn dozens of counterfeits that were larger than their own in an instant. The transport ships could only barely fly and could transport things through star gates.

When the floating battleship retracted its arcane sails and landed completely on the platform, Westhead and Yulda also drove over.

There were many transport ships anchored above the airport, some of which were fully loaded with supplies purchased from Yuanxi Territory, while the other ones were being loaded with goods from the imperial capital, which was basically coming to an end at this point.

And below the most important battleship [Blazing], Westhead saw the people who came to see him off.

"Your Highness the Regent? I didn't expect you could find time to come here despite your busy schedule."

When Yulda saw Selvira with a team of royal guards, she immediately went to greet her.

The elegant Regent still had a gorgeous and majestic smile and nodded to Westhead:
"Duke Qinghui has great ambitions to recover his territory. As the ruler of the empire, it is necessary for him to come in person to cheer him on."

Selvira paused:
"It's just that... I thought Leixia would go with Lord Qinghui, but it seems that she plans to build an army on her own."

I knew that Celyvera wasn't that kind-hearted.

Westhead saw through the regent's thoughts at a glance. He was disturbed by the sudden ambition shown by Leixia and was worried that his position would be taken away by his sister.

"I persuaded Leixia to go."

Westhead explained: "Although she wanted to help me, I still hoped that she could lead a special force to rescue me rather than go alone, so we temporarily split up."

"I see."

Selvira breathed a sigh of relief. What she was afraid of was that Leshia would suddenly stop being in love and focus on her career.

Fortunately, this is not the case.

As long as Leshia is still a love-brained girl who only follows the lead of Qinghui Stallion, Celyveira will not worry about any changes.

Because judging from the feeling of the Regent and Westhead's contact, this [Branch of Prosperity] has big ambitions. He will not be satisfied with just being a partner of the Emperor of the Empire. Even if he is a co-emperor, it will not satisfy the appetite of Lord Qinghui.

This was hardly groundless speculation. She had seen the changes that Lord Qinghui had made to the [Oath]. It seemed that he was in a hurry to sever ties with the empire and did not want to leave any subordinate relationship.

Under normal circumstances, the Regent would only sneer at the Branch of Prosperity's clownish behavior, but now...
Selvira wanted to help Westhead.

The Regent turned his head and glanced at the graceful silhouette of the floating battleship, and said with a smile:

"The Blazing Flame-class battleship is still too small and can only do patrol and expel missions. Does Lord Qinghui need a larger floating battleship? I happen to have a Daylight-class battleship that is under maintenance and can be used for the time being."

Westhead declined politely, "I appreciate your kindness, Your Highness, but floating battleships are very useful in conventional wars, but not so useful against Chaos. When fighting against the Chaos enemy, the sword in your hand is more reliable. Although the Blazing Class is small, it has all the necessary functions, which is enough."

Lord Qinghui shrugged his shoulders and said, "Besides, you lent me the Daylight Class battleship, but I dare not accept it. If it breaks, I will have a headache. I already have enough debts to pay, so please don't add to the burden."

"Hahaha, Lord Qinghui is right. The floating battleships do not perform well in the fight against Chaos. Unfortunately, the Empire's [Lightforged Army] does not have any extra ones. In terms of help, it is indeed not as much as what the two [Branches of Prosperity] have given you. Especially Lord Shadowflame, he really spent a lot of money." Selvira smacked her lips and sighed. She did not mention Luyetan's move to spend a lot of money. Instead, she was surprised at Lord Shadowflame's assistance.

"Lord Shadow Flame? What happened to him?"

Westhead became curious when he heard this. He knew that Shadow Flame Guild would send a reinforcement team today, but he had not seen the person who came yet.

But he thought that it was probably just a guard of one or two hundred people, and it would be fine as long as the intention was conveyed.

"Mr. Qinghui, don't you know yet? Oh, they just arrived early in the morning. Look, they are right over there."

The Regent raised his eyebrows and pointed in a direction not far away.

A group of technicians dressed in bright orange clothes, like leaping flames, were going up and down near the transport ship, carefully transporting various precision equipment for debugging.

"That's... [Shadow Fire Technician]? Wait, there are so many, all of them?"

Yuerda lowered her eyes slightly, took a close look at the appearance of this group of people, and exclaimed in surprise.

Celyvera nodded, "Ah, seventy [Shadowfire Technicians], the real deal."

Westhead also remembered the origins of this group of technicians, and his pupils shrank suddenly:

"Hiss—this is really unexpected."

Every [Branch of Prosperity] is a descendant of the Holy Spirit. In the territories that have been managed for hundreds or nearly a thousand years, they naturally have completely different inheritances. For example, the [Condenser] of Qinghui Territory has developed the supreme art [River of Qinghui].

Compared to the [River of Clear Light] which not many people know about, the characteristics of Shadow Flame Territory are much more powerful, and it is well-known even in the entire empire.

The [Shadowfire Technician] who focused on weapon forging and defense architecture was recognized as an extremely excellent logistical profession. In the empire, it was second only to the [Lightforge Technician] who inherited the Holy Tree. In terms of weapons alone, it was even stronger than the [Lightforge Technician].

Weapons made by Shadow Fire are quite rare. Most of them are kept for personal use, and only a small number are circulated in the imperial market. Each one is in great demand.

Westhead and Yulda immediately walked towards the direction of the Shadow Fire Technicians, and after seeing the figure of Lord Qinghui, the technician team also came forward to greet them.

At the front of the team of technicians is a conspicuous little man.

Her long flaxen hair was neatly draped behind her, hanging down to her waist. She was wearing a Gothic tailored dress, a black and brown one, and a pair of brown boots. She was wrapped tightly, like a doll that had been dressed up for a long time.

The big Loli's skin is white and smooth, with a cold texture, but this cold feeling will disappear without a trace when you see her eyes - those orange-red eyes are burning with eternal flames, and this is not a metaphor.

Just like Lord Shadow Flame, Westhead still doesn't know what the old man looks like, because the pair of burning eyes under the mask almost covers his entire face.

But he could see the big Loli in front of him very clearly. Her delicate facial features were like dewy petals under the moon, and her expression that was trying to be tense was cute like a little adult.

Although she is still young, you can already tell that she is a beauty.

The big loli carrying a long sword case walked up to Westhead, saluted, raised her little face, and said in a serious tone:
"Good day, Lord Qinghui. I am Xia Muer from the Shadow Flame family. I am here on the orders of my grandfather to help you recover your homeland."

Hey, fellow countryman, you have such a pretty granddaughter!
(End of this chapter)