If it had been during the era when Nikola was still alive, when the technology of the Azoth Kingdom was far ahead of that of the outside world, things would have been different, and there would have been no need to fear anything. But now that was absolutely no longer the case.
Therefore, in Alva's eyes, becoming regent was nowhere near as important as obtaining Cain's recognition.
So Alva handed over all the governmental affairs of the Azoth Kingdom to the people of Team Flare. After all, he himself was already completely tied to Team Flare.
And on that very day, Alva burst into Cain's residence with his hair in complete disarray, holding in his hand something that looked like a crown.
"Lord Cain! Lord Cain! I finally did it! I finally discovered a way to use the energy of Magearna's Soul-Heart without damaging it!"
"HAHAHAHAHAHA! As I thought, I am a genius! A genius!"
Alva looked extremely excited, even somewhat unhinged.
But Cain did not mind. He looked thoughtfully at the medium-sized silver crown that Alva held in his hands and said, "Oh? You can really extract the life energy from Magearna's Soul-Heart without harming her and use it as the energy source for the aerial fortress?"
"Yes! It will definitely work! And it will not harm Magearna at all!" Alva replied without the slightest hesitation.
"You must know that this is not something that can be tested lightly. If Magearna suffers any damage... you know what the consequences will be, right?" Cain said, sitting in the chair, resting his chin on one hand while looking at Alva, waiting for an affirmative answer.
Cain would not allow even the slightest possibility of Magearna suffering any harm.
That was why he needed a one hundred percent guarantee, without the slightest margin for error.
Upon hearing Cain's words, Alva nodded repeatedly and immediately said, "It will not cause any additional negative effects to Magearna. The only thing that may need adjustment is that the output of this converter might not be sufficient, so it will need to be regulated at the appropriate time, but that adjustment will have almost no impact on Magearna."
"Speaking of which, with Master Nikola's ability, he actually could have created such a device. I just don't know why he didn't. But I suppose he also did not imagine that the Soul-Heart, that enormous mass of life energy, would develop consciousness over time."
A trace of confusion appeared in Alva's eyes.
With Nikola's mystical skill, he was undoubtedly far stronger than the current Alva. If he had wished, he certainly could have created a conversion device like this.
Hearing that, a trace of doubt also flashed through Cain's eyes.
"I suppose perhaps Nikola himself did not fully understand the concept or the structure of the Soul-Heart. He only had that idea and that theory, put them into practice, and in the end, through a combination of multiple fortunate coincidences, created Magearna, this unique and irreplaceable Pokémon, or rather, a Pokémon with infinite possibilities."
"That is why he could only create one in his entire life. Even if he were resurrected, he would not be able to reproduce the miracle of Magearna."
Seeing that Alva seemed about to slip once again into the state of a mad scientist, Cain immediately interrupted him.
"How is this converter used?" Cain asked.
Alva quickly came back to his senses and immediately replied, "You only need to place it on Magearna and keep her inside the aerial fortress at all times. Then the energy system of the fortress will connect to this converter. In that way, the aerial fortress will be able to move freely and become a truly invincible fortress in the sky."
The aerial fortress created by Nikola could not only float in the sky. Inside, it contained an enormous quantity of weapons, many of which could even cause damage to powerful Pokémon. And the intensity of those weapons was directly related to Magearna's level.
Moreover, the entire structure of the aerial fortress was forged using special metals refined through arcane science, so its defensive power was also considerable.
Cain had previously ridden in several aerial fortresses that Team Rocket had built at enormous cost. However, even Team Rocket's aerial fortresses were still far inferior to this aerial fortress created by Nikola through the effort of an entire lifetime and which, it was said, possessed the power to destroy the world.
Although saying that it could destroy the world was undoubtedly an exaggeration.
But if it had been during the time when Nikola was still alive, with such an advanced aerial fortress, perhaps destroying an entire region would indeed have been something that could be attempted.
Of course, at that time Magearna's strength was still very different from what it was now. All of those estimations were based on the assumption that Magearna would raise her own strength to a very high level.
But in any case, Nikola truly was a talented individual. It was just that the aerial fortress he had originally created to protect the Azoth Kingdom had ended up becoming something coveted by others.
After so many years of development, the Azoth Kingdom had not only failed to gradually become stronger, but by continuing to live off Nikola's past glory, it had grown weaker and weaker. To the point that now even outsiders coveted its greatest creation.
"I will give you two more days to continue researching and testing whether this converter is truly stable. If there is anything insufficient, fix it as soon as possible."
"And then I will give you another two days to take full control of this kingdom. There is no need to show yourself too much, but I want this kingdom to live quietly and obediently its small life, without harboring any hopes regarding that aerial fortress when the time comes."
(End of Chapter)