Incoming war
"Furthermore, the men who visit the creator realm with their pregnant wives received basic training from me in the realm, making them more resilient than the average person in terms of both body and mind.
After returning from the Creator realm, some of them got involved in constructing a city around the tower. They started to build the city's general framework, such as the streets, buildings, walls, and other essentials.
But other people with prior administrative experience were housed in the administration palace, while those who showed exceptional fighting prowess were admitted into the clans of guardians."
After hearing her response, Sun pondered over this information for a while before responding.
(The Guardian Clan and the Palace of Administration! The fact that those two are beginning to forge their own organization within the Dragevils is encouraging, and their titles are a perfect fit for their respective positions as Prime Administrator and Original Guardian.)sun thought.
He had a beaming, proud expression.
Then the sun finally spoke a few moments later.
"Tell me more about it."
"Master. At present, the Administration Palace will be in charge of administrative tasks such as organizing information from all over the Draaervil, issuing verified orders, writing, responding, directing, and guaranteeing coordination between various organizations, etc., and the Clan of Guardians will be in charge of overseeing the maintenance of peace and security within the borders of the Dragevils, as well as ensuring the security and unity of the Draeervil continent against external aggression and internal threats.
Both organizations currently employ 500–1000 people, each of whom has undergone specialized training from the masters in their respective fields. Nevertheless, we believe they will continue to expand in both directions." Riona spoke admiringly.
Hearing this, Sun gestured his head, stood up from his seat, and strolled towards the window.
Seeing this, Riona additionally stood up, followed him behind, and remained behind the sun without disrupting him.
From the window, one can see the wonderful dusk and individuals who were getting back from their work.
The people, seeing the sun before the window, basically smiled and bowed a little in regard to him. Moreover, Sun responded with another smile and just gestured his head.
After a prolonged period of war, there was a sense of tranquility in the town, but beneath the surface, a much larger conflict is looming, with the sun at its very heart. Only time will reveal the true extent of this impending war.
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1 month later...
In the middle of a night, the ballad's county capital, Virro, in a light brown mansion, which is also the house of the count Ballad, is bustling with people's movements as if it were morning.
Ynder, who is sitting on his chair in his office, is reading the reports about the recent movement of their enemies.
In the report, it says that enemy soilders have started to gather around the northern and western borders of Ballad County.
It's a situation that can be an absolute nightmare for anyone who lives in Ballad County.
The Duke of Berus sent Ynder an official letter 15 days earlier, declaring war on Ballad County. However, the nobles of Leia kingdom, which surrounded Ballad County on its northern side, also sent a similar war declaration to Ballad County to support the duke Beus since they were the members of the first prince fraction.
Consequently, Ballad County found itself completely encircled by the lands of their adversaries and natural obstacles, with the Great River Reti to the south and the Lage Forest to the east.
But despite such a precarious situation, there is not even a hint of worry on Ynder's face, let alone fear.
After finishing the report, Ynder sets it down and turns his body back slightly to take in the beautiful sight of the moon through his rear glass window.
Abruptly, though, he called someone, even though nobody else was present in the room.
"Joran."
Ynder instantly saw a shadow appear in front of him, and he kneeled down with one leg to greet the person in front of him.
"Your service counts."
Joran is in charge of Ballad County's intelligence division.
Prior to switching to the Dragevil species, his cultivation rank was only at the peak of B rank, but after changing to the Dragevil species, he broke through his bottleneck and became a peak A rank cultivator, only one step away from the realm of true power, a S rank.
"Was the task completed?" Asks the Ynder, not even turning to face him, as he keeps enjoying the moonlight streaming through his window.
Joran answered in a voice that was neither loud nor soft, only audible to the person in front of him, without even shifting from his position.
"Yes, we have advanced count, but because Beus's Shadow Guards are led by a person with a S rank, we are finding it difficult to completely inflate their army.
Despite this, we had already finished the other half of this task, as we have successfully planted our spies to monitor the chief commanders of the northern nobles, and they can move at any time to eliminate them."
After hearing his answer, Ynder, who had been enjoying the moonlight up until this point, turns to stare seriously at Jordan.
"Well, whether or not we can place our spies close to their commanders is irrelevant. Even though it was my intention to finish this conflict smoothly, in the event that it fails, we Ballads will not hesitate to use extreme violence to brutally rip our enemies to pieces, as they are foolish enough to greed after what's ours." Ynder's statement sent shivers down Joran's spine, as he was well aware of Ynder's current level of cultivation, which more than supports his claims.
This news is also shared among the members of Ballad's immediate family and a few of the county's higher officials, whom Ynder trusts.
Then Joran, without any delay, answered with almost respect.
"Count, indeed. I will now concentrate on clearing out our capital and its surrounding areas so that no rat will be able to stick their nose where it shouldn't.
Ynder nodded and turned back to look out of his window again after hearing Joran's answer.
This indicated to Jordan that he was no longer required here.
Before leaving, Jordan takes one last glance in the direction that Ynder is looking before heading out. He leaves the office room as soon as he notices nothing unusual, leaving it as though no one had ever been there.
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After Jordan left the room, Ynder sighed as he continued to browse the information section of the system shop.
With frustration, he called a name again, but this time it was not the same one.
"What is this, Nixi? Even though this information section is unlocked, why is practically every piece of information locked?"
Instead of someone appearing in front of Ynder like Joran did, this time a voice—Ynder's system AI—responded to his query from the air.
[Host, you lack the necessary authority to be aware of that information.]
Ynder exclaimed, "Ahhh, that answer again," with annoyance.
With a dejected look, he again looks towards the system screen.
{{ NAME: YNDER BALLAD
SEX- MALE
RACE: DRAGEVILS
Rank- Viscount
Cultivation core rank: SSS [initial]
STRENTH- 49,500
MAGIC- 52,100
AGILITY- 41,700
INTELIGENCE- 56,700
Contribution point: 1000
It measures the amount of contribution the host has made to the development of Dragevil species.
It can be accomplished by performing straightforward missions provided by the system or direct tasks assigned by higher-ranking people.
Likewise, the host can even assign a task to a member of the Dragevils, provided that the member is ranked lower than the host and the system has approved it. The host will receive a specific percentage of CP (contribution points) based on the task.
Shop:
cultivation method) [locked], (weapons) [locked], (portion) [locked], (information) [partially unlocked].
(missions).
1. Stabilized your cultivation core, which is highly unstable, and achieved 95% success in stablazing the power that @#₹#@@@ has given to you. {non-rejectable task}: 1000 CP and void cultivation arts
Status- completed. Main mission.
Penalty- Death.
2. Win the war with the Berus duchy and other territories with overwhelming power. {non-rejectable task}: 3000 CP.
Status- Ongoing. Temporary mission.
Penalty: a fine of 9,000 CP.
3. Protect the Leia kingdom and surrounding countries from shadows. {rejectable task} 10,000 CP
Status: on halt. Temporary mission.
Penalty: a fine of 30,000 CP
4. Raise the Ballad family's status as the most powerful family in the southern Usad countinent. {non-rejectable task}: PERMIT TO ENTER IN @#₹#@ LAND.
Status: on progress. Main mission.
Penalty: All traces of the Ballad family, including the main family, any branch families, or anyone associated with the Ballads, will be erased from the history of the Usad continent.}}
A shiver went down Ynder's back when he saw the system panel, particularly the penalty for the fourth mission.
But despite that, Ynder acknowledged how fortunate he and his family had been to escape the wrath of that unknown entity on that day, but at the same time, he felt extreme gratitude for the amazing gift that same entity had bestowed upon them.
Nevertheless, Ynder's fearful expression was entirely replaced with excitement when he saw the first mission's reward, and he once again gave the command to his system AI.
"Nixxi, show me the cultivation art from the reward."
The voice answered, "Yes, host."
Void Lightning Arts: Rank SSS
The technique created by P#@*x (not enough authority) enables the user to extract lightning particles [1] and utilize the destructive power of the lightning elements.
It's a cultivation art that encompasses body arts, mana gathering techniques [2], mana breathing techniques [3], and a lot of other things like {not enough authority}.
* A lot of information regarding this cultivation art is currently locked due to the host's low authority, but those features may become unlocked in the future as the art's proficiency and the host's own level rise.
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[1] Lighting particles: The lightning particles are the particles of the lightning element, just like mana, which has mana particles with neutral properties.
Like the fire element has fire particles and the water element has water particles, each element has its own particles.
Mana particles can be transformed into any element—fire, water, earth, wind, or even into a unique element—lightning, ice, light, or darkness. If an individual is affinitized with an element, they can use that element with ease; otherwise, they will have to pay a high cost. Even an individual can utilize elemental properties if they employ a particular cultivation technique that enables them to collect those elemental particles.
[2] Methods for Gathering Mana: This is a technique employed by physical-type cultivators to gather and utilize mana within their cultivation core.
[3] Mana breathing techniques: This technique is employed by mage-type cultivators to form circles of mana around their hearts.