After the king's words, I would be lying if I said that what he said didn't affect me at all. Earning a noble title would mean entering the nobility. Besides, this would be a chance to get a marriage with Emi in the future. Although I am against the idea of forced marriage, this changes history if I can make her fall in love with me. Not to mention that the chances of marrying Emi would increase tremendously if I were to become a nobleman. With this thought running through my mind, the dinner passed with much conversation and laughter. The image that the royal family conveyed to me was that of a very united family.
After dinner, everyone went to their rooms. As I was a guest, I stayed in a guest room. Although the room itself did not seem to be for guests, while I was lying in bed, several thoughts started going through my head. All the journey I had to get here and all that could still be to come. With all these thoughts, I slept soundly that night in the castle. The next day, I left the castle early in the morning. Today my day would be quite busy since I would have to make the preparations of the plan. After saying goodbye to everyone, I caught a carriage that would take me to my store.
After a few minutes inside the carriage, my backside was already begging for help. Besides rocking a lot, the mattresses are not comfortable at all. I really need to remember to update the wheels and the mattresses that are used in the carriages later. But this torture finally ended as soon as the carriage stopped signaling that we had arrived. As soon as I got off the carriage, I didn't see the line that would normally be in front of my store. Looking to the side, I could hardly see any movement. The place was like a ghost town. Putting these thoughts out of my mind, I enter my store and head for the second floor.
As soon as I reach the second floor, I hear several noises coming from both Rebecca's and Ammy's rooms. I decide to go to Rebecca's room first, knocking twice on the door. A voice came from inside.
"You may enter"
Said the voice. As soon as I entered, I saw Rebecca reading some documents while her complexion became more and more irritated.
"What happened?"
I asked confused. This was the first time I had seen Rebecca with that expression. Hearing my voice, Rebecca finally looked in my direction.
"Ah, Ren"
Rebecca said, turning her gaze back to the papers again.
"And the kingdom of Storne is pressuring us to go to their kingdom if we don't want to be destroyed together with Solaris"
Rebecca said angrily.
"Saying that after starting an invasion is quite simple. This king seems to be the kind of person who only thinks about himself and what will benefit him"
I said with an angry tone. Hearing my words, Rebecca sighed before asking.
"Do we really have any chance of victory? The kingdom of Storne is known for its great military power. Our kingdom, although it is known as the kingdom of science, doesn't have much military power. To be honest, our situation is not very good"
Rebecca said.
"Although I can't give you any certainty, we have a plan that can work. That's why I came back"
I said. Hearing my words, Rebecca said nothing; she simply stared at me as if she were thinking of something. After a sigh, Rebecca spoke up.
"I trust you. Besides, I also like this kingdom. If we have a chance of victory, I will bet on it"
Said Rebecca with a soft smile on her face. After that, Rebecca and I headed towards Ammy's room. There was some noise coming from inside, indicating that there was someone inside, and in this situation, the only person who could be inside was exactly who I was looking for. Although I have helped Ammy with new methods to aid in the advancement of medicine, I am not an expert. Even before Ammy came to me, she already had more knowledge than I expected. Ammy is a real doctor.
With two knocks on the door, Ammy answered us from inside, telling us to come in. Without further ado, I walked through the door followed by Rebecca. As soon as I closed the door behind me, I saw Ammy working with some kind of liquid that was inside a container.
"How's it going?"
I asked as soon as I entered. I had already sent Ammy a letter the day before, telling her that I needed her help and explaining what she needed to do. Looking around, I saw several drinks and food scattered around the place.
(I think she had been up all night)
I thought a little annoyed. Even though I was the one who asked her to do this, I still felt bad about it. Hearing my question, Ammy turned to me with a huge smile.
"Everything is just the way you asked, boss"
Ammy said with a smile on her face.
"I concentrated the liquid that was extracted from the flower as much as I could. If anyone drinks this, they will be unconscious in a few seconds"
Said Ammy with a bright smile, although she had dark circles under her eyes.
"But... I still can't understand how it will go from liquid to gaseous state"
Said Ammy in doubt. Among the books I gave Ammy, there were also several things related to the states, so she has a lot of knowledge on the subject.
"I had a friend make a device that could do this process in seconds. Although we probably won't be able to test it since it will be ready at short notice, we have to believe in it"
I said hopefully. What I had in mind was a grenade-like device, but unfortunately, I couldn't find any gunpowder yet, so I had to make it from the stuff I already had.
(Although it probably won't look perfect, I know I did my best on it)
I thought as I looked determinedly nowhere in particular.