The Energy Core Burning the Empress

It now seemed that he had either been hiding his abilities before, or Isabella's teaching had simply been too effective.

Come to think of it, Isabella had practically been playing on his behalf herself. What teaching method could be better than that?

Besides, back then the prince's subordinates had all been useless nobles, while the bureaucratic system of the Duchy of Tis had been personally built by Isabella. Whether in quality or competence, they were far superior to what came before.

Perhaps Prince William was not good at building systems, only at making use of them. There were quite a few people like that; placed in the right environment, they could be tremendously useful.

But it did not matter much. Prince William's side could be dealt with however necessary. The key was still Isabella.

"I should go take a look at Blood Port's energy core." After thinking it over, Theus still felt uneasy. "How are things over there?"

Old Connor's expression turned strange. "Well... there's good news and bad news."

"What's the bad news?"

"Lady Isabella and the Machine Soul don't get along very well."

"And the good news?"

"The Machine Soul can't out-argue her."

Theus did not delay any longer and soon arrived at Blood Port's energy core.

He had also called Tata over. Tata was currently helping calibrate the Tsunami Generator and was personally in Blood Port to observe its effects, while Gaia had taken over the research and development of mechanical modifications.

On one hand, they truly lacked manpower. On the other, if Tata built a coffin-themed Gundam, Theus might not be able to accept it...

The two of them climbed up to the energy core together.

Unlike the Stellar Furnace, the supporting facilities here were still rather incomplete. At the very least, the elevator had not