Different World Card Master: Change the World with Cards

227: Good news“His Majesty from abroad has arrived.”

As the attendant loudly announced, the newly crowned King, dressed in a white and gold ceremonial robe, slowly descended the stairs. Everyone bowed to the new King.

He must have been waiting upstairs for everyone to arrive before making his appearance.

Everyone watched Julian slowly walk down the stairs, only snapping out of their daze when he had fully reached the first floor.

“Hello everyone, it’s a pleasure to see you all. Today marks the first day I meet you in my new capacity as King. To celebrate this special day, I have some good news to share, which I believe will make you all very happy.”

Julian smiled as he surveyed the surroundings. The banquet was very well-attended, and he believed this news would quickly reach people in various countries.

The recent royal scandal had significantly lowered the royal family’s prestige. Although it occurred during the previous King’s reign, it was undeniable that they were all part of the same family, so the scandal would not disappear with the new King’s ascension.

Therefore, his announcement of good news today was also intended to boost the royal family’s prestige.

Everyone’s attention was drawn by Julian’s words, and they were all curious about what the new King wanted to say.

Some noblewomen even fantasized that the King was going to announce his selection of a Queen today, looking at him with suggestive eyes.

Others, recalling recent royal events, guessed that a new Prince might have been born.

However, everyone in the audience guessed wrong… Julian specifically looked at where Bai Shan and Xu Bai were standing.

He still owed the Tianlong Republic twenty tons of star energy stone, but he had no intention of defaulting. Instead, he was thinking about the recent news he had received: Bai Xiaobai had not drunk the Mental Corrosion Potion. That meant the Tianlong Republic would soon have another Card Maker with immense potential.

He was a bit frustrated by this. Why did the Tianlong Republic always produce such powerful Card Makers? Why couldn’t such powerful Card Makers belong to their Luo Lan Empire?

If it weren’t for this news, he actually wouldn’t have wanted to announce this information so soon.

Initially, he had prepared other news, but because of this revelation, he decided to bring out his trump cards.

In fact, he had initially considered having the Fifth Prince charm Bai Xiaobai, hoping Bai Xiaobai would stay in the Luo Lan Empire. However, the Fifth Prince himself didn’t want to stay, let alone help him.

Sigh… “Alright, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. I am about to announce our Luo Lan Empire’s latest developed weapon, called the Land Cruiser.

This weapon resembles a vehicle and can operate in various complex terrains. At the same time, its defensive capabilities are also very strong, capable of withstanding attacks from a ninth-level star beast. Currently, tests show it can endure forty attacks.”

Forty attacks!

This statement was practically challenging everyone’s psychological defenses.

One must know that many protective shields currently can only withstand ten attacks from a ninth-level star beast. This means that possessing this is equivalent to having a mobile fortress.

Many nobles were very tempted.

For them, power and status were already theirs; now, their own safety was paramount.

Only by living could they enjoy life; if they died, everything would be gone.

Therefore, they all wanted this Land Cruiser. If they possessed this item, even if the city’s protective shield was breached by exotic beasts, they could still use it to escape.

Most nobles were selfish, thinking only of their own escape.

However, there were also more far-sighted individuals at the banquet who understood how terrifying the combination of these two advantages with firepower would be… Julian smiled at everyone’s surprised expressions, but he didn’t stop for long and continued speaking.

“Oh, I haven’t finished yet. If it only had the two functions mentioned above, it wouldn’t truly be considered a weapon. On this Land Cruiser, we’ve equipped a large-caliber main cannon that can fire armor-piercing shells, capable of penetrating hundreds of meters of thick armor. The hides of exotic beasts are no match for it.

Of course, the main cannon’s ammunition is limited. Next to the main cannon, there will also be auxiliary machine guns capable of rapidly and efficiently striking other targets. In other words, its defense and firepower are both excellent.”

After introducing the latter two functions, everyone’s hearts grew even more fervent. Of course, this “everyone” did not include all people.

Many nobles were thinking that they absolutely had to buy this weapon from the King. If their territory possessed this weapon, they wouldn’t have to worry about exotic beasts and might even be able to expand their territory.

Although people from other countries knew that the Land Cruiser was developed to deal with exotic beasts, it wasn’t said that it couldn’t be used against humans. Moreover, just hearing the description of this weapon, the other party wouldn’t even need to attack; merely possessing this weapon would be enough to deter them.

As expected of the Luo Lan Empire. With this weapon, they should be able to maintain their top position… Bai Shan’s heart sank. He hadn’t expected that, without their knowledge, the Luo Lan Empire had developed such a weapon. If it weren’t for Bai Xiaobai’s situation being exposed, the Tianlong Republic might still have been kept in the dark.

He could only say, thankfully, that the Luo Lan Empire had exposed it prematurely. This way, they could think of other countermeasures.

In truth, if a battle truly broke out, their country still had a fighting chance, but for them, it was far from enough. If fighting plunged the people into misery, that was not what they hoped for. They wanted to protect the people behind them.

Therefore, the best method was to repel the enemy at the national border.

Bai Shan looked at Bai Xiaobai next to him and let out a sigh of relief. One must know how much star energy stone the country had already saved because of Bai Xiaobai’s research into electrical energy. So, in the end, they might even win with firepower. Of course, this was a last resort, as exotic beasts were currently the greatest threat… Julian looked at the expressions on everyone’s faces with great pleasure, and so he delivered his concluding remarks.

“I believe that with this weapon, our Luo Lan Empire will no longer fear those exotic beasts. For the beast tide in December, we have made ample preparations.

The people of the Imperial Research Institute developed this cards. It must be the glorious light of the Empire that shone upon us, allowing the Empire to be free from the suffering of exotic beasts in the future.

Of course, with just me saying it, some of you might still have doubts. Tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock, this weapon will be showcased at the Beast Arena. Those who are interested can go and see it.”

After announcing this news, Julian excused himself and left.

Meanwhile, everyone else at the ball was discussing the topic that had just been brought up.

At the same time, everyone had already decided on their plans for tomorrow.

The new weapon’s demonstration – that was definitely something they had to see.