After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 269 - 13 What Does Yila Want to Do?

Chapter 269: Chapter 13 What Does Yila Want to Do?

"They actually made me run errands... when the research on the Automatic Magic Wand was at a critical stage."

Saying this, Topps handed a crystal ball-like object to Yila. He watched as Yila carefully placed the crystal ball into her pocket and said, "However, if it’s not because we lack the ’Divine Tears,’ it’s useless anyway."

Yila nodded at Topps’ advice and patted the chair beside her, signaling him to join her for a snack. She asked, "What did my teacher say about it?"

Sitting down as invited, Topps quickly downed half of the bowl of sweet syrup in front of him. He glanced at the numerous other bowls of syrup and realized that Yila must have many other guests coming shortly.

"The meaning of Great Master Qiara’s advice is what I just mentioned... If those sleeping Demon Statues don’t activate due to the lack of ’Divine Tears,’ then using ’Artificial Divine Tears’ would be useless regardless."

This ’Divine Tears’ is an entity used in various ruins from the Divine Era to drive mechanisms—akin to a program of sorts. Put simply, it’s somewhat like a USB drive.

However, it didn’t carry databases or codes, but rather concrete instructions made up of Divine Era Text. It shared a similar principle with an Automatic Magic Wand but could only activate things related to the ruins.

Mages weren’t particularly skilled in such things, as this fell under the category of ’specialized equipment.’ More people in the adventurer association might understand it... But even so, there were still one or two people on Great Master Qiara’s side who knew about it.

"Don’t worry. Even if it isn’t due to this reason, making an attempt still has its own value."

Yila said this, twirling the spoon in her hand. She added, "As for sending you on errands, it’s mainly to give you a chance to rest; otherwise, you might actually collapse from exhaustion."

Topps nodded in response.

"I know. So I’m just complaining a bit."

Topps sighed and said, "Lately, I’ve been considering whether I should find an opportunity to turn myself into a Witch Demon... I heard from Mobillas that his master developed a highly successful Witch Demon Transformation technique."

Yila opened her mouth, wanting to speak but held back.

"I know. I’ve consulted as well... The rituals conducted by Great Master Isidro Collins on Mobillas’ students all failed, ensuring a 1% success rate in his life."

Indeed, that was exactly what Yila wanted to say. After all, Isidro, as a Great Master in the Necromancy Sect, was notorious in the Pure White Tower for being a menace. Except for Mobillas, the survival rate of his rituals was a shocking zero percent.

"So it’s best to forget it. Besides, I often find some inspiration while dreaming."

Topps rubbed his eyes as he finished his share of syrup. He casually scooped at the remaining bits with his spoon while reporting his work: "The Mechanical Bodies are currently producing the magic wands for ’Water Creation Technique’ at a standard pace."

Here, standard pace was quite slow. On average, it took about four days to produce three wands. Despite the mechanical nature of the labor, the precision required and the degree of Mana involvement were not conducive to easy production.

"Based on your requirements, I am working hard to find a high cost-performance ratio for the fusion of mithril and common metals. I’ve basically nailed down a feasible ratio. The specific data is recorded in my notebook; I can’t recall it immediately."

Topps continued as he finished his snack, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and added, "Overall, it’s rather complex. It’s a mix of mithril, iron, and moon iron. So next... what spell do you want for your magic wand?"

Yila: "Hmm?"

Scratching his head at Yila’s puzzled sound, Topps explained, "Oh, you mentioned wanting an Automatic Magic Wand before, right? I think it’s about time I can help you make one."

With that reminder, Yila recalled indeed mentioning it before... when she brought Topps to the Demon King Territory. She genuinely wanted a wand but had almost forgotten about it since she merely thought Automatic Magic Wands looked cool.

Who knew Topps still remembered.

"Alaisi’s Device Shrinking Technique then..."

At Yila’s words, Topps was all set to tackle a high-difficulty spell challenge, but Yila’s response threw him off. He looked at her quizzically and asked, "Just the Shrinking Technique?"

The so-called ’Alaisi’s Device Shrinking Technique’ sounded impressive, but essentially it was a ’persistent’ spell, seen mainly on Magic Armor.

It could reduce the size of an object—for instance, transforming a pencil-sized inanimate object to the size of a needle, and it did not consume Mana to restore it to its original size.

However, shrinking it again would consume Mana.

"Yes, as the Governor, I don’t have Mana that I can freely use. If I want to use an Automatic Magic Wand, I’d still need to spread my ’Wings,’ but if my wings are spread, I might as well use the wings of a Witch Demon to cast spells directly."

Yila pointed out her unspread wings behind her and explained with an example, "Even if I don’t have a Witch Demon’s Mana, I can still use other magical beings’ Mana to cast spells, which might be more efficient than an Automatic Magic Wand."

Makes sense. Such an Automatic Magic Wand would indeed be meaningless...

Thinking this, Topps looked disappointed, but he quickly understood Yila’s intent. He said, "I get it. So an Automatic Magic Wand with the Shrinking Technique would be easy to carry... and then you could expand it anytime without wings to poke others to death?"

Exactly, that was the plan. After all, the tip of a magic wand was very sharp. The original design intention was for the user to protect themselves when enemies got too close. Now, this secondary purpose became the primary one for Yila.

"Yes, as Governor, even with the wings stored within the four wing pillars, my physical attributes can handle many enemies easily without displaying the wings. Besides... I’d like it to function as a cane in daily life."

...

Watching Topps ponder something before heading back to his room, Yila felt a bit sentimental as she collected his bowls. *Hopefully, he truly goes to sleep and doesn’t spend the entire night wondering ’how to make holding a magic wand-cane comfortable.’*

Still, all Yila could do was *hope*, as she had other matters to attend to next...

"Knock, knock, knock~ Lord Yila, we are here."

"Come in."

Yila called out as the beastman girls swarmed in. The room was nearly too small to accommodate them, but fortunately, the space was just wide enough to allow everyone to stretch out comfortably.

It was almost time.

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