Chapter 204 - Expansion and Problems!
After Adriana reached Tier 3, there were many changes, such as an increase in life expectancy, which for Adriana is something insignificant, since there are several ways to literally become an immortal.
Even if she is thinking of arriving at a place on Earth that has such secrets, something that will be discovered around 2015 in China, she knows the location of the legendary tomb of the Jade Emperor.
But when she went there herself and investigated every detail thoroughly, she knew that it was just a small vault of some powerful entity, there was also a way to communicate with the owner of the vault, but when Adriana tried, there was no return.
Obviously the owner must have died, or the means of communication was broken, whatever the case, that wasn't the tomb, since there was no corpse of its owner, just several subordinates.
She wants to go there, as there are many treasures and materials that she would only start to find in Tier 5-6 worlds.
Not to mention that many of the corpses that are there, belonged to monstrous Cultivators of the past, being well preserved, if Adriana manages to devour them and make them part of her strength, it is very likely that she will acquire around 100 levels.
But the problem is that it's dangerous there, the location hasn't been discovered yet, but when it opens, Asia's Cultivators will sense it and come running!
That's why Adriana decided to wait a little longer, if she reaches Tier 4, officially becoming a Transcendent being, even if one of the weakest, she will have more than enough power to dictate rules.
Not to mention that the most powerful beings are only in Tier 5, those of Tier 6, the Demigods so to speak, only exist in the Negative Dimension and it is unlikely that they will come hunting you for no reason, not to mention that they cannot come to Earth .
So Adriana is making several plans, including using the [Cult of Truth] for this.
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On Aphrodite!
It's been 1 year since the Scarlet Mist Mercenaries began earning their fame near Veleior's Uncharted Region, annihilating hordes of jackals, subjugating primitive tribes, and much more!
The stories that began to circulate, about 100 women using the Aura, 100 women at the level of Royal Knights, leading to the envy of many Nobles.
Not to mention that their leader, the Mistress of Magic, was recognized as one of the strongest women in the nation, along with that was her arrogance!
She was invited by Lords and Duchesses, nobles of the highest rank, including some Princesses who tried to get in touch, but Adriana Scarlet refused.
Nobody knew the reasons for this, thinking that they would soon cease to exist for going against the crown.
But little do they know that there were actually attempts to assassinate Adriana and many of the main officials of the Scarlet Mist, but the result was always a miserable failure!
Adriana led her troops to acquire many riches and glory, where in that year, the amount of losses was 0!
It may seem like an exaggeration, as they were quite active, not to have any losses, but that was the case.
Adriana was always careful, not to mention that the training of her troops was never in the background, they were all elites, where more than half had already passed Level 50, those who did not reach Tier 2, unfortunately, were the least talented, but with resources and time, sooner or later they will reach the standard of the others.
Not to mention there are currently 34 who have reached the standard and successfully advanced to Silver Rank, gaining more weight and authority in the pack, while also receiving more benefits and amazing opportunities!
With that, several small teams were formed, not to mention the difficulty of the world itself is not that great, just Tier 3, bordering on Tier 4, then groups of women Tier 2, leading Tier 1 Elites, not to mention that all equipped with high quality weapons and armor that would make entire Nations jealous.
This all culminated in frightening troop quality and impressive mission completion efficiency.
In the meantime, many of the members of the Mercenary group ended up receiving several invitations, where in fact, some of the Bronze Rank ended up leaving, receiving the positions of Knights and serving nobles, some others who had lesser ambitions, unfortunately found that they earned more money than enough by converting your Contribution Points into Gold.
With that, they went to their homelands, where they began a prosperous life.
In that first year, 12 Bronze Rank members left, the contract naturally being in effect.
And with 12 down, Adriana and the other officers figured that with their current fame, average troop power, it was time to recruit and expand!
Not to mention they gained a lot of wealth in the meantime, as such, Adriana hired a group of bards, which she had hired before, to help spread her mercenary group's renown.
And the location they were in is one we're all familiar with, an abandoned village, close to a town Adriana has a good reputation for.
There Adriana spoke with the noblewoman, who showed her submission, not hesitating to sell the land in that village for an extremely cheap price.
Those are no-man's lands, so why turn down 100,000 Gold for land no one wants?
As such, recruitment has begun!
And soon it was shown how great the renown was, not to mention that the benefits were also great.
There are 12 women who left the pack out there, bragging about their achievements in just 1 year, showing how strong they have become.
Then before she could even notice, more than 2,000 women interested in filling 172 vacancies arrived from all sorts of cities within a few weeks.
Even entire groups of Mercenaries wanted to be integrated, but of course, Adriana is not a fool who would do such a thing, it's already quite dangerous to almost triple their numbers, now integrating entire mercenary groups into their ranks, that's a big folly!
That's why no one who tried to have a conversation with Adriana about it was accepted.
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After 2 months since the recruitment news spread, an interesting group has come to Adriana.
Led by an elderly elf woman, who is pure-blooded, which indicates that she must have lived for over 200 years, so she must be nearing the end of her life in another 2 or 3 decades.
Accompanying her are a group of half a dozen women belonging to different lineages, from Elves, Halflings, Humans, Orcs and even Goblins!
All wearing magical robes and wielding staffs or wands, along with various magical accessories.
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"It is an honor to meet someone so richly wonderful!" -Said Felomina with a certain tone of fanaticism in her voice, having impressed eyes and containing great respect when she looks at Adriana.
Normal people wouldn't notice, nor would Aura Masters, but she, a Mage for over 1 century, noticed just by looking at Adriana, that she is an almost limitless source of Mana!
The Mana she can "see" is so perfectly distributed, there are no impurities, everything is so calm and flowing, it is so bright, radiant!
Adriana was sitting, thoughtful, not even paying attention to the woman in front of her, she is Level 133, a Mage, by the elements present in her, a Fire Mage, no big deal.
Felomina, seeing Adriana not saying anything, remained silent, because she could feel that even in that disinterested face, she was feeling as if she was being dissected, as if she could not hide anything from this woman!
But finally the silence was something scorching for Felomina, who couldn't take her growing curiosity any longer and asked. - "My lady, have you crossed the great barrier?"
Finally Felomina gained Adriana's interest, this was something she heard many times in the last few months, mainly when several Masters came to challenge her to duels, all talking about a "barrier".
Adriana believes that this is what prevents someone from reaching Tier 3, that must be the barrier.
"Yes!" - Adriana said without hesitation, which made Felomina's breath heavy.
"Maga, what brings you here? I already declined the invitation from that board or whatever it is, I don't want to waste my time!" - Adriana said coldly.
"Oh, I would never dare, in fact, your words even make me more satisfied of my choices to come to you! I myself hate the council of the 7 Magic Towers, a greedy bunch of old women who devour all magical knowledge and are content with what they have, basking in a fame born of the conquests of the first Ladies of the Magic Towers!
I lived in that place for decades, serving the Mistress of the Red Tower, she was my teacher, someone I loved, until I discovered the truth, that they were all rubbish that survive like parasites sucking from the nobility who send their descendants to study Magic!" - Said Felomina showing her hatred and contempt.
Adriana looked at her, giving her a slight smile and saying. - "If I'm right, you come from an ordinary family, I hear the hatred for nobility in your tone, I've seen that a lot in the last 2 months, it's even a joke!"
"… yes, I was born to a small family in the City of Elves, I joined the Red Tower when I was 40 years old, I have been there for over 160 years!" - Said Felomina bowing.
Adriana was smiling slightly, so she asked. - "How do you hate this council of hypocrites that should prioritize the teaching of nobility, contrary to their ideals, which say that the important thing is talent and knowledge, who you were before does not matter, I believe you came here to join me?"
"Correct! Over the past 6 months I've been overwhelmed by the stories and rumours, initially I thought it was absurd as it was said that you didn't cast spells but still cast them, as well as you could bend Energy itself to your will, which is one of the reasons I believe to be her Master of Magic title!
I really didn't believe it, but as the stories got more exaggerated, I wanted to know more and I heard about the recruitment, I saw your amazing subordinates, I even saw a beautiful woman with red bangs, who has a huge amount of Mana, a little dark, but her power was real, I could feel it and I believed it, even more so when she said she wasn't the Adriana of the rumors, just one of his wives who is much weaker… now I believe her…" - Felomina shuddered with a smile satisfied on the face.
"You know, many mages came to me in the last few months, wanting to learn my secrets, this damn advice kept pestering me, I sent several warnings, until a woman who claimed to be the Master of the Blue Tower came to me, using mind tricks…" - Adriana said calmly, which surprised Felomina, thinking about a rumor that she thought was a lie and saw that it really was.
It was said that the Master of the Blue Tower died in one of her magical experiments, to the point where her entire body was disfigured, where they couldn't even give her an open casket burial.
"Did you… kill her?" - Asked Felomina shuddering.
"Yes, since then this garbage has stopped bothering me, but very likely they are planning something annoying, so I'll go there in a few months, destroy a little, what do you think?" - Asked Adriana.
"I… I don't know what to say…" - Felomina said confused and her breath getting tense.
Adriana analyzed her reaction, before smiling and saying. - "Well, if you want to join as one of my subordinates and learn what real magic is, not this inferior garbage, go to Lily, the little devil with bangs that you mistakenly thought was me, take her test, if you pass, come to me, otherwise you know where the exit is!"
Felomina clenched her fists, a look filled with determination in her eyes, whereupon she was off leading her students.
Adriana didn't bother with them, just told Lily to take a look and see if anyone reached at least a mediocre level, not much can be expected from the magic in this world.
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Recruitment continued, hundreds of women being dropped daily for not meeting requirements or failing tests.
But many who managed to succeed, were ecstatic, where they soon received a contract that they happily signed, then joined the group.
Felomina and her students passed the test, where Lily began teaching them the true basics of magic, destroying everything they knew and opening up a wonderful new world for them!
With that the Magic Unit was being formed little by little, which would be a special troop, which should be expanded to a maximum of 11 women!
Around the 3rd month, where recruitments were coming to an end, something finally came to pass!
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Outside the village, coming from the city, a troop of 200 women were moving forward, all armored, led by a beautiful, scarred blonde woman, wielding a long saber, being mounted on horseback.
Beside her is a large, muscular woman, giving off an intense vibe.
And at that same moment, a figure came out of the village who was scared, because these are the Troops of the Lord of the Province, Carmem Azevich is leading them, a new and famous Warlord!
When Carmem saw who was approaching, she said. - "This is Adriana Scarlet!"
The muscular woman hearing this, looked at her more intensely, exuding her powerful aura.
Haha ha!
A light laugh echoed, before something scary happened, they all saw that approaching figure, a pitch spread and manifest, soon a demonic and distorted face was smiling, many of the soldiers fell to their knees, renowned knights trembling, trying to resist the maximum, but also going to the ground!
The horses started to go crazy, their owners unable to keep them under their reins and fell from the horses, who started to run wildly everywhere in panic, running away from this monster that was approaching step by step!
Carmen was holding herself together as best she could, her heart racing frantically, this pressure is even more powerful than before, it means that either Adriana got stronger, or she was suppressing her strength, the answer is both!
"ENOUGH!!!" - Roared the muscular woman shaking, a line of blood running from her lips, which she had bitten to keep steady.
Her aura also protected you, as…
[Gadra Von Boutam(Lv.221) – HP: 93%]
Adriana smiled, deactivating her killing intent, which grew even more powerful and deadly accompanied by the frightening Void!
Then Adriana reached Gadra, who looked down on her, due to being almost 2.5 meters tall, she looks human but is bigger than even Chief Orcs!
"So what the fuck is this?" - Asked Adriana looking at Carmem still trembling.
"I am Gadra Von Boutam, Commander of the Royal Guard!" - Said Gadra powerfully, but Adriana showed no reaction.
"Okay, what?" - Asked Adriana uninterested, making Gadra even more angry.
"Mrs. Grada…" - Carmem touched Gadra's arm, trying to calm her down.
"Y'all see how far I'm livin', scare my girls, for what exactly?" - Asked Adriana.
"You have received several royal summons, give us a good reason for your refusal!" - Said Gadra fiercely.
"I'm a Mercenary, my time is worth money, your letters and summons were full of nice and annoying words, not getting straight to the point, if it's not a damn contract, I have no interest in wasting time!" - Adriana said uninterested.
Gadra was surprised by this strange response.
"Same to those annoying princesses of yours, constantly expressing their interest in talking to me, wanting to be on good terms, have tea, attend some feast, GO FUCK IT UP YOUR ASS!" - Adriana yelled angrily, since in fact, all these letters are annoying.
"Then Royal Commander, if this answer satisfies you, say that if it is not a worthwhile contract, do not invite me to these nobility antics, I am a Mercenary, money is king, in case they are dissatisfied and want a war, well, send at least 10,000 elite soldiers, I will be more than happy to feast on your foolish efforts!" - Adriana said laughing with open arms.
Gadra was amazed, such frankness, arrogance and thoughtlessness, such insults, she doesn't know how to react to it all.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!" - A loud laugh sounded, attracting everyone's attention, Gadra frowning in confusion when she saw one of her soldiers advancing.
No one understood what was going on, Carmem was even very confused.
[Vanessa Valeeior(Lv.58) – HP: 85%]
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"Impressive indeed, so that's why you turned down my invitations!" - Said the woman taking her helmet, where her common face was distorted, changed by a beautiful face that many women would kill to have.
White and seemingly soft skin, beautiful, silky, long blonde hair that falls to her wide waist.
"Oops, this is uncomfortable!" - Vanessa said still in her changes, when she loosened the armor on her torso, exposing a simple shirt, which showed her voluminous and firm breasts underneath.
"Much better! Hello commander, sorry for the intrusion!" - Vanessa said laughing lightly.
"PRINCESS!" - Gadra snapped out of his stupor, screaming in shock, but soon fell to his knees.
Carmem did the same and all the soldiers around her too, some of them even, were sweating profusely, as they ended up being very prejudiced towards that clumsy soldier.
"Now that's something I liked, stone freak, want some tea?" -Asked Adriana smiling, she wasn't understanding what just happened, but by everyone's expression, her level and how she was called princess, it's obvious that this was not programmed.
"But of course, it will be an honor!" - Vanessa said smiling happily, a little surprised, but very happy.
"No!" - Shouted Gadra getting up!
"Princess, you shouldn't be here!" - She screamed in panic, looking at Adriana with intensity, ready to attack if necessary. - "Much less accepting this psychopath's invitation!"
Vanessa looked coldly at Gadra, then said. - "Shut up! I do what I want, if you don't like it, I can have you castrated!"
Gadra shuddered, feeling the coldness of that gaze and remembering the stories of the 3rd Princess Vanessa, a naturally born Sorceress, being a sadist and madwoman!