The Dullahan stammered, "Th-that... that would be the most extremely heretical thing to say, my lord. The Church outright bans the use of machines. The highest members of the church believe that machines only cultivate laziness among the members and the people, and eventually a corruption of the ranks from within, all vying for power. They also believe that laziness hinders the growth of the church's dark mana refining techniques."
"Makes sense," Karl conceded.
"However," the Dullahan continued, "one of the heretic empires, a long standing rival of the church. which is quite advanced in the development of both machines and magic, has actually developed a machine that converts natural mana into dark mana."
Karl's smirk returned. "Well, I can't wait to 'yoink' some of their machines for 'requisition,' per se."
Behind the Dullahan, Libera's eyes widened. Our new lord is more ruthless than I expected, he does not hesitate at all. he thought.
