Chapter 718: 718

Around 30 minutes before Luke initiated his plan .

In the office, Rudolf was taking in a report from Count Voltas .

“Your Majesty, the ancient ruins have been started . ”

“Kuek, really?”

Rudolf’s mouth formed a smile as he stood up from his seat because today was the last day in the week he had given them .

“They were lucky . Even a day later, I would have killed all those wizards . ”

On the way to the ruins, Rudolf moved with a tremendous speed, and Count Voltas trembled like a man suffering from pain .

It was because he knew that the words that Rudolf spoke were not a joke but his true intentions .

The total number of wizards in the ruins was around 300 .

In addition to just the talented ones from the Imperial Tower, they even brought former elders of the magic towers .

If all of them died, the Baroque’s magical engineering would regress a lot .

The regression of magic engineering wouldn’t affect just magic or academic fields, it would bring about the regression in Gigant making, which were the masterpieces of the modern war .

They wouldn’t be able to make a Hero class or Knight class Gigant anytime soon, and if the existing Gigants broke down, they can’t be fixed either .

In other words, the security of the empire would be in jeopardy .

‘He has gone crazy! His Majesty has really gone mad!’

Voltas shook his head as he followed the emperor, who was blinded by revenge .

It seemed very much like the end of the Barque Empire . The empire that had been ruling as the powerhouse of the Rhodesia Continent for the past 500 years seemed to be coming to a close .

Over the past week, he tried to make the emperor get his reasoning back, but all his efforts seemed to be in vain .

There was only one way left .

If the ruins did work, then Rudolf might regain his former composure .

That was the only hope of the Baroque Empire .

‘If it is really like what he says, it will be something that hasn’t happened till now . No one will remember it except for His Majesty . ’

But was it really possible to turn back time?

Wasn’t that just a dream of any wizard?

While Voltas was in doubt, he saw a huge dome made of trees and tents ahead .

The original underground ruins collapsed and were buried, and a huge tent was placed over the things that were left behind for excavation and to hide the truth from the others .

The vigilance was tight, and the Knights of Guards had Gigants right next to them .

As they entered the dome while receiving greeting from the knights, they saw a hollow hall .

Many of the workers and the wizards passed away, and only the high ranking wizards of the SS and the elders of the Imperial tower remained .

The time travel device seemed like long-distance teleport gates .

Various magic circles and artifacts were connected to what looked like a controller device, a large round ring in the center, and a tombstone next to it .

“How can I activate this?”

At Rudolf’s question, Marquis Kepler stepped ahead and explained, “The time and coordinates need to be entered in here . The controller, which looks like a tombstone, will activate and charge the aether . ”

When the Aether got activated, the ancient magic circles engraved on the round ring began to move in unison .

In fact, some devices related to time that was designed by people in ancient times couldn’t be done .

They were sure that the time artifact couldn’t be produced, but Kepler and the other wizards tried to reproduce it .

Rather than that, Rudolf’s intimidation was too strong, so they just created something else .

“Good job, everyone! I will give you wealth and honor just as I promised! For all your generations!”

At Rudolf’s praise, Kepler and the other elders sighed in relief .

“Thank you, Your Majesty . ”

“By the way, the Aether has to be charged, right?”

“Yes . The aether recharged completely thanks to the generous supply of Your Majesty . ”

“Then, place the coordinate as 10 years ago to the Imperial Palace . ”

Rudolf set the time zone to 10 years ago .

It was because that was the time when Baroque was at its peak .

Even the hostile forces including Luke de Rakan weren’t that powerful then .

When Marquis Kepler entered the time and coordinates, Rudolf spoke, “Make it work right away . I said that we don’t have much time . ”

“Sorry? Right now?”

Kepler was shocked at Rudolf’s request . It was because if the emperor suddenly disappeared, there would be huge confusion in the state .

Not just the state, even the nobles and the soldiers, who can’t find the emperor, would scatter away .

And the entire empire would get destroyed in an instant .

Count Voltas, who was behind, strongly opposed it .

“Your Majesty, Give me two days, no, at least a day to prepare!”

However, Rudolf had no intention of doing that .

“If I go back to the past and make everything happen, the confusion won’t rise . You don’t need to think about that . ”

“Well, that…”

He had to think about a lot .

But he couldn’t say that to Rudolf .

If Voltas opposed once again, Rudolf was very likely to pull out his sword .

So Count Voltas decided to shut up .

“What are you doing! Activate the Aether!”

“Ah… I understand . ”

At Rudolf’s yell, Marquis Kepler closed his eyes and pressed the activate button to inject Aether into the time travel device .

Wooong!

The moment an intense wind blew along with the waves of the Aether, the ancient ruins started to vibrate .

The Aether, which was stable, began to shake the ruins .

“How long will it take for the Aether to activate?”

Maybe it was nerve-wracking for Rudolf when it came to time travel .

“About an hour . ”

“Then I have no choice but to wait till then . ”

‘Damn it, this needs to turn into a success…’

Unlike Rudolf, who was laid-back, Kepler and the other wizards were nervous . It was because there was not enough time to test the device .

If the time travel device stopped halfway or if it didn’t trigger, it was clear Rudolf’s wrath would be diverted to them .

The time travel device that contained the wishes of too many people began to work in opening the forbidden door .