The next morning, it was time for Fujino and the others to leave Kjerag.
SilverAsh's affairs had all been resolved. Now Kjerag was completely under SilverAsh's control. With the Saintess and Karlan Trade behind him, SilverAsh was truly the King of Kjerag, the Sovereign of the Snow Country.
By the helipad, First Snow had joined the original trio who had arrived.
As the Saintess, First Snow originally shouldn't have been able to leave Kjerag at will, as her identity held extraordinary significance for the country.
However, since First Snow's identity as the Saintess was personally bestowed by the manifest God of the Holy Mountain, things were different. Furthermore, Fujino had First Cloud manifest again last night to grant First Snow extremely high authority. It could be said that First Snow was another God of the Holy Mountain.
Under these circumstances, no one voiced any opposition to First Snow leaving Kjerag. To do so would be to defy God's will, something they could not afford to do.
"Sister, don't throw any tantrums while you're there, and pay attention to messages, and..."
Seeing the sister he had finally reconciled with about to leave him, SilverAsh's heart was undoubtedly sorrowful. However, even so, he couldn't do anything. After all, it was clear to anyone with eyes that his sister was determined to follow Fujino.
If he were to obstruct her, First Snow might turn against him again.
"Alright, I know, Brother." Looking at SilverAsh who was nagging like an old mother, First Snow felt a bit helpless yet also a bit happy.
"As long as you know. Once I've finished the matters at hand, I'll go to Umbrella to visit you." SilverAsh said as he gave First Snow a hug. "Stay safe and don't cause trouble for Miss Fujino."
"I know!" First Snow smiled helplessly. "Brother, you should take care of yourself first. You're the one who has to manage all of Kjerag now."
Just yesterday, First Snow had announced to the public that during her absence from Kjerag, all matters in Kjerag would be handled by SilverAsh. This was a massive undertaking.
Manjuin had vanished, and the other two major families had also disappeared. The mess left behind would take considerable effort to clean up. Even if SilverAsh had prepared beforehand, he would still have to spend quite a bit of work on this.
"I understand." SilverAsh responded with a smile and then looked at Fujino, saying respectfully, "Miss Fujino, I leave my sister in your care."
"Don't worry, SilverAsh," Fujino replied. "With me protecting First Snow, you can rest easy."
SilverAsh nodded. Although he couldn't see the full extent of Fujino's power, he knew she was strong. Even without Umbrella behind her, Fujino's power could easily destroy the world. After all, during the planning yesterday, Fujino's words had revealed some information; that kind of blatant disdain for deities was definitely not something an ordinary person would possess.
"By the way, Miss Fujino, there is one more thing I need to trouble Umbrella with." SilverAsh turned and waved to Horn, who was standing by. "Horn, come here."
"I'm here, Master." Horn came to SilverAsh's side and handed the briefcase he had been carrying to SilverAsh.
"Do you want to commission weapons?" Fujino asked. Her eyes saw through the contents of the case at a glance; it was filled with lungmen coins. Fujino checked—it was a large sum, a full six hundred million lungmen coins. Likely, SilverAsh had scavenged it from the two families that had been wiped out.
"Yes. There are six hundred million lungmen coins in here. Half of it was what those two families took from us in the past." SilverAsh said as he handed the briefcase to Fujino. "I hope Umbrella can help us customize three weapons."
"I see." Taking the case from SilverAsh and putting it into her storage space, she then asked, "The three are for Horn, Courier, and Encia, right?"
"Exactly." SilverAsh nodded. "Just make each one according to a two-hundred-million budget."
This time, SilverAsh was once again acting with great generosity. After plundering the two major families, his assets had reached a terrifying level. The foundations accumulated by those families over many years were no joke, but now they all belonged to SilverAsh. Having money, SilverAsh naturally wanted to reward the subordinates who had followed him for years. He had noticed that both Horn's and Courier's weapons were damaged during the annihilation of the two families, so he thought of spending money to have Fujino create a few high-quality weapons for them. As for Encia, SilverAsh, being her brother, set aside an additional two hundred million to commission a custom weapon for her. Regardless, SilverAsh was not short on cash!
As for First Snow, she already possessed the divine Holy Bell, so there was no need to commission anything else for her.
Umbrella's weapons were excellent, but they were expensive. Back then, SilverAsh had spent two hundred million to customize the Cane Sword he now held. At the time, it had pained him for quite a while. However, the moment he received the weapon, SilverAsh immediately felt it was worth it. A weapon that could exert power no weaker than his Truesilver Slash with a gentle swing was something Raythean could never produce.
"Leave it to Umbrella," Fujino smiled. "I will customize the most suitable weapons for the three of them based on their information. When the time comes, you can send the data directly to B5."
The B5 Fujino mentioned was the android from the weapons department who had manufactured SilverAsh's Cane Sword. Almost all custom weapons were manufactured by B5.
"Alright, 390, I understand." SilverAsh nodded.
"In that case, we should get going." Fujino turned back and called out to First Snow, who was saying goodbye to Encia, "First Snow, get ready, we're leaving."
"I know, Sister Fujino," First Snow replied, then spoke softly to her younger sister, Encia, "Remember to come to Umbrella with Big Brother when the time comes."
"I got it, Big Sister." Encia gave a mysterious smile, leaned close to First Snow's ear, and whispered, "Big Sister, you have to work hard and win over Sister Fujino as soon as possible!"
First Snow's face turned red, and she scolded with a smile, "There's no need for you to be so nosy!"
As the helicopter blades churned, accompanied by a gust of wild wind, the helicopter slowly left the helipad, rose into the air, and gradually disappeared from the sight of SilverAsh and the others.
On the other side, Victoria, a city on the Terra Continent.
Accompanied by the heavy roar of an engine, a truck bearing the Penguin Logistics logo sped along a road in Victoria.
"Aren't we there yet?" Exusiai asked, bored out of her mind.
"If you hadn't insisted on testing the gun's power halfway and caused us to be chased by a swarm of Originium Slugs, we would have arrived at our destination long ago," Texas said coldly, biting through the chocolate stick in her mouth.
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