All this time, Su Yao had never touched the “Magic Tool” section in the System Mall; it was listed under “Box Reward”.
Things like the “Storage Ring,” “Random Teleportation Crystal,” “Magic Gem”… all sat on that list.
As for why he never touched them, the reason was simple—they were just too expensive.
Even the most basic Magic Tools started at 10,000 DP, and those high-grade Magic Tools cost at least 50,000 DP each.
Yet, for the sake of this “bride-snatching” plan, she almost spent all of the two hundred thousand DP she had saved for expanding the third floor of the Dungeon.
This sad story could wait for another time.
“Get ready, Chlorel, that idiot prince has already left Miss Hilvi’s villa.”
To ensure the success of the “bride-snatching” plan, the first problem to solve was communication.
This world didn’t just lack “signal” and “base stations”—it didn’t even have tools to quickly transmit messages by magic.
The nobles monopolized Magic Technology to this day, but only used it crudely for warfare—what a waste.
That said, Su Yao was no “Magic Genius” herself; creating a new magic on the spot was beyond her ability.
But by combining the method of making a “Soil Phone” from her original world, she cleverly created a “Magic Tool phone” that better suited the people of this world.
No need to get into the details of the principles—Su Yao spent 20,000 DP to buy a low-grade “Resonance Stone,” then spent another 50,000 DP on five sound-amplifying Magic Tools.
The “Resonance Stone” had the property of conducting all its “non-deformation states” to itself, meaning that even if you cut it, the “state” of one piece could be transmitted to another; the principle was still unclear.
If one insisted on a physical explanation in a world of magic, Su Yao could only think of “Quantum Entanglement”…
She dragged the dwarf Uzo from the Labyrinth Tavern and had him process the magic stone into thin sheets sensitive to vibrations caused by sound, then combined those with thicker “Arachne Silk” and the sound-amplifying Magic Tool.
A marvelous, real-time communication Magic Tool was born. You could even call it this otherworld’s first “mobile phone.”
“Got it, but please keep your voice down.”
Hmm, not being able to control the volume was a downside, but even so, her invention left Chlorel, Sofia, and the others shocked for ages.
How about that? Now you know what genius looks like!
“Master, the guards near the Sanctuary have been taken care of. Please replenish my magic later, and as a reward, I want your panties.”
“Listen, if you dare give your panties to Lilith, you’re dead meat.”
Su Yao: “……”
That was the second drawback. The communication Magic Tools made from the same “Resonance Stone” worked like a group chat in some messaging app: when one person spoke, everyone could hear it.
Now she felt like she was being publicly executed by Lilith and Chlorel.
“As if I would! And Lilith, think of another reward!”
The five “phones” were given to Chlorel, Sofia, Lilith, and Eveleel.
Counting herself, these were all the “manpower” for today’s “bride-snatching.” What? Not enough people?
Don’t worry, these are just the people carrying out the plan. Who said only people could take part?
There was another thing Su Yao had never done before: ordering monsters to enter the city. But everything has a first time.
Last night, with Chlorel’s help, all the guards and patrols at Moravia’s north gate were taken out by Lilith.
By now, plenty of “monsters” had already infiltrated the city. As for why there was no panic, the reason was simple—they were all “wearing the Vichy Kingdom guards’ armor.”
No, actually, they were just the “Vichy Kingdom guards’ armor.”
[Puppet Slug]: The true body of the common “Moving Armor” in the Dungeon, a shell-less mollusk monster without external protection, which parasitizes the gaps of armor it corrodes, and connects to others of its kind to serve as “joints”; its combat power depends directly on the number of slugs and the quality of the armor.
A frequent sight in Western fantasy horror films—armor that moves even though no one is inside!
You could summon one for only 200 DP; seems like a good deal, right?
But they never prepare their own armor! And if you wanted a whole set of armor to move and fight on its own, you’d need to summon at least thirty of these monsters and cram them into the same suit of armor!
The armor couldn’t be too good or too bad—too good, and they couldn’t squeeze in; too bad, and it would crumble at a touch.
So, by calculation, a single “moving suit of armor” required 6,000 DP for the monsters themselves, and another 1,500 DP to buy the [Rare Treasure Chest – Fine Steel Plate Armor Set].
Just 7,500 DP to get a monster that looked intimidating but was actually no stronger than a regular soldier.
Surprised? Are you—
What a rip-off monster!
That said, Su Yao still had to buy thirty sets of “Moving Armor” and have them take the place of the Vichy Kingdom guards around the Sanctuary.
Most of her two hundred thousand DP was thrown at this… a total loss.
“Chlorel, Lilith, once you’ve taken care of the guards near the Sanctuary, hurry to the north gate and meet up with Sofia. Leave the rest to me.”
According to the plan, Su Yao would have these “Moving Armors” disguised as the soldiers standing guard by the Sanctuary.
When that bastard prince and Hilvi appeared in their open carriage, they’d stir up chaos, and she’d seize the chance to kidnap Hilvi.
After parading through the city, the escort and Valenrian Veshi would inevitably be tired by the time they reached the Sanctuary gates.
As long as the Moving Armor could stall them for a bit, it’d be enough.
Once she succeeded, she would rush to the north gate at top speed, where two Griffins—one old and one new—were waiting for them.
“Miss Su Yao, let me go with you, just in case. If something happens, I can cover your retreat.”
The silver-haired, red-eyed beauty was a bit too anxious; she didn’t seem to trust Su Yao’s strength.
“Don’t worry, Sofia. I appreciate your kindness, but the more people, the bigger the target. Just keep the escape route safe, and I promise to bring Hilvi out.”
These past few days, Su Yao had confirmed the strength of the “prince’s guards” over and over.
Other than the two warriors whose strength was close to Sofia’s, the rest were only around level twenty.
As for that red-haired woman who always stuck close to the prince, she seemed to just be a potions expert.
Neither magical sense nor True Sight could detect anything strange about her.
Armed with powerful skills and abilities, she was confident she could get Hilvi out.
And she didn’t want to see her adorable employees get hurt—doing it herself was the safest way.
“But, I still have a bad feeling…”
Really, what was up with Sofia today? She was far too anxious.
“I’m starting the operation. Talk to you later.”
Putting the communication Magic Tool back into storage, Su Yao began ordering the “Moving Armors” to advance toward the Sanctuary.
In the part she hadn’t heard clearly, Sofia said, “There’s a strange ‘fluctuation’ in the magic on that red-haired woman.”