The Experimental Log Of The Crazy Lich

by Stayrr

This is the story of a crazy lich who possesses an internal game system and brings catastrophe to the entire world. “Let’s look at the daily quests today… it’s the damned choose one-of-two-options-type again. Destroy a town with a population of 30,000 people or above; reward: 10,000 evil points. Steal lollipops from 3 children; reward: 1 evil point. If neither of the quests is com

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Chapter 65: Sinners Will Be Judged Eventually

Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric

"I, Wumianzhe, the founder and user of the Power of Law, in Sulfur Mountain City, the land of origin of the Power of Law, declare to the world that I will Ascend to Godhood and take on the Jurisdiction of Law as a true God of Law."

The declaration of a true God rings beside the war of all living beings. Regardless of whether it is an adventurer who have travelled great distance, the busy merchants advertising their products, the nobles who are socializing in a ballroom or even warring soldiers, all of them stopped in their tracks to listen to the declaration of a true God.

"I promise to treat all life equally. The fair Power of Law will shield all innocent and punish all sins. In order to carry out the Rules of Law with absolute fairness, I am willing follow in the footsteps of the God of Holy Light to give up my sense of self to become the Rules of Law itself. From now onwards, I am the Law and the Law is me. One doesn't need to recite my name to obtain the Power of Law. One only needs to believe in enforcing the Rules of Law."

To fight for devotees and land, expanding the faith and advancing the God's power, even a few hundred years wouldn't be considered a long time to achieve these. I do not have the time to waste time with other Gods and the Law Faction urgently needs a God Power Regulation System. So, I will become one myself.

A true God without self-awareness wouldn't be met with enmity by other Order Gods. Furthermore, by becoming a pure Conceptual existence, the growth would increase exponentially. As long as the faith in law spreads, the God would able to grow powerful very quickly.

A brainless God Power Regulation System won't think of devouring other Jurisdictions after growing stronger so no matter how one looks at it, it is a great benefit to the Order Faction. This way, I don't have to worry about Gods taking the initiative to start a war to destroy this newborn God.

Of course, it is impossible for me to serve obediently as a God Power Regulation System.

Then, is there any other way for my Ascension to fail? Is there any way for my declaration to be voided?

In history, there isn't any precedent. But in theory, there is one possibility — Death.

If a person died and his soul goes into the cycle of reincarnation, how can he Ascend?

That is the reason why I ignited my soul without hesitation previously, seeking for death!

Of course, it is not like it is impossible for me to fail completely. Anyway, a God Power Regulation System doesn't really need to think so it should be sufficient to split a fragment of my soul to it. I have prepared a horcrux-like Soul Container to build the new God. In fact, there are 2 SemiGod Equipment involved in it!

?SemiGod Equipment: Dignity of the Judicature (Bind)?

?Defence:10Points(Even metal plates only have 5Points of defense, for a cloth magic robe to reach these level of defense is already very incredible.?

?Unique Ability 1 The Self-Judgement of the Sinner: Induces guilt within sinners and as time passes, sinners would fall deeper into a state of fear and helplessness. The greater the sin, the greater the effect of this ability. The innocents are exempted from this ability.?

?Unique Ability 2 The Dispassionate Judge: The user equipped with the mask would have his charm fixed at 100. Resistance against seduction, detection, illusory and similar magic 20.?

?Unique Ability 3 Horcrux: A technique from a foreign world allows a fragment of Wumianzhe's Soul to be embedded within.?

?Unique Ability 4 Set Effect: If SemiGod Equipment Wumianzhe's Gaze is equipped together with this equipment, the user will be acknowledged by the Rules of Order as the founder of Power of Law Wumianzhe himself and receive the following buffs from the Origin of Law. Power of Law 30%, Magic Immunity 50%?

?SemiGod Equipment: Wumianzhe's Gaze (Bind) ?

?Defence: 0 Points?

?Unique Ability 1 The Gaze of Truth: No illusions or lies can fool Wumianzhe. The wearer will be able to see through all falsehood.?

?Unique Ability 2 The Voice of Justice: The wearer's word cannot be recorded and tested by any magic, even if the words he speaks are true. Immunity to Intimidation, Deceive and related verbal skills 20?

?Unique Ability 3 Horcrux: A technique from a foreign world allows a fragment of Wumianzhe's Soul to be embedded within. ?

?Unique Ability 4 Set Effect The Origin of Law: If SemiGod Equipment Dignity of the Judicature is equipped together with this equipment, the user will be acknowledged by the Rules of Order as the founder of Power of Law Wumianzhe himself and receive the following buffs from the Origin of Law. Power of Law 30%, Magic Immunity 50% ?

?Curse of the God Equipment, Weight of the Gavel: The user equipped must have a job related to the legislative system and must carry out his job impartially. If he were to twist the laws for personal reasons or speak falsely, the law robe would become an unquenchable fire, destroying the user's soul and physical body.?

?"Please use the authority granted prudently. The choice made after the Gavel strikes down doesn't merely decide the rise and fall of an individual, but represents the dignity of the legislative system and its impartiality. –The Supreme Court Wumianzhe?

This is my mask and robe that I don as Wumianzhe and SemiGod Equipment recognized by the Origin of Order. What I want to make use of is their Unique Ability 4 Origin of Order. As long as the Light Pillar or Order loses me as its target, then the equipment, which possesses a fragment of my soul, will become a qualified God Power Regulation System. At this moment, they are put together like a persona and under the effect of the Unique Ability 4, they form a Wumianzhe acknowledged by the Rules of Order!

But, as I expected, even if the Rules of Order lack self-awareness, it isn't that easy to fool it.

The Light Pillar of Order which guides the Ascension of true Gods totally ignores that fake. At the same time, it didn't gather around me. Instead, it binds the Roland Sacred Sword. After all, the only thing required for Godhood is the soul and the soul of a Lich is in its phylactery. As for my Phylactery, it is in this Sacred Sword.

In the endless silver light, the extinguishing Soulfire due to the ignition of my stone is blazing up once again and the broken sword is actually starting to reforge itself!

This was a possibility that I have considered. The matter that I was the most worried about has happened. The Power of Order actually started to fix my broken phylactery! If it is in the past, I would dance in joy and this means that I can level up and grow but now, it is the amulet to my death!

"I don't want to be forced to Ascend! Elisa, carry out the plan!"

"But…"

"There are no buts. From the start, I should have been judged! Sinners will be judged eventually."

Yes, sinners will be judged eventually, regardless of their identity or the reasons. It is all because the sin exists.

?No matter what I do in the future, the past sins still weigh upon me. The souls that died because of me were sufficient to fill the entire River Styx. No matter how many people I save, how many good things I do, I am still a sinner. I can't even lie to my own heart, so how am I able to get the system to admit that I am a kind person.

"The words on the law monument at the entrance of the Supreme Court were even handwritten by me –Only impartial judgement and the punishment can wash away sins, no one is an exception. (Chapter 22) ?

Sinners will be judged eventually, this is my personal faith towards Law. A person who has his hands stained in blood isn't qualified to become the God of Law. Perhaps, this is the main reason why I avoided the choice of Ascending to Godhood personally. Perhaps, it is because of my subconscious anticipating the day when I am saved through judgement that gave the God Equipment Origin of Codex the final Unique Ability.

?Effect 4: Sinners will be Judged (Active): Activate Great Judgement towards a single target, cleansing him of all his sins through the judgement. Requirement: The target must be willing to undergo judgement.?

Looking at the Silver Light of Order growing stronger, Elisa is finally forced to raise the Codex as she grits her teeth.

"Sinners will be judged! Sinner Roland! Are you willing to accept judgement?!"

Looking at the blood stains on Elisa's red lips that were bitten by her silver teeth, I know that I am being too cruel. I actually forced Elisa to punish a person she likes… But the words for an apology rolls in my mouth, refusing to come out anyhow. In the end, it turns into a helpless sigh.

"Sigh… I am guilty and accept the judgement."

Another Light of Order bursts and my soul is brought into a Court of Stars. All of the part-time jurors and the ancient Heroic Spirit audiences are already seated. Elisa sits on the Judge Stand and the Codex floats in front of her. Countless memories that I remember and forgotten flashes in the Court and right now, they serve as the evidence of my guilt.

In one of the images, my Yongye army is engaged in reckless slaughter. The towns that the Undead army crosses path with are reduced to rubble. The dead rises as new soldiers and the fresh blood of the living forms a river of blood. The overwhelming resentment rises even to the Heavenly Pillar, enraging the Gods.

?Sinner Roland, you are sentenced to death penalty for war crimes!?When the trial begins, the user of the Codex is under the control of the absolutely fair Codex. Even if reluctance was written all over her face, Elisa reads out the verdict.

Yes, death penalty. Death penalty without any doubts. If we are talking about creating tragedies and war, then Shou who just died in the battlefield isn't even qualified to serve as my apprentice. It is right for me to be sentenced to death because of war crimes.

"Yes, I plead guilty."

A sudden leap in space-time and my soul and flesh is locked on a black-colored guillotine simultaneously. Then, the decapitation blade descends and kacha, the head separates from the body.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Even if I was prepared, but the pain and emptiness of death is still intolerable. The head that was cut off may no longer be able to make any sound but my soul was shouting in agony.

Pain, absolute pain. My life is quickly receding from me with my head missing. The instincts of a living being makes me scream uncontrollably.

In the final throes of my screams, my soul and flesh start to disintegrate. This is true death. The me who doesn't believe in the true Gods of Order enters the cycle of reincarnation and falls into the River Styx!

But, a silver light suddenly falls and in an instant, the scattered soul becomes clear once more. To think that I would be forcefully revived by the Origin of Order!

Looking up at the slightly thinner Light Pillar of Order, I grit my teeth.

"Continue the judgement! It is useful! Let's go all out against it."

Under the heartless command of the man, the tears of the young lady drips down silently. In the end, it turns into a quiet weep. However, under the effect of the God Equipment, it turns into a solemn and cold judgement.

?Sinner Roland, you are sentenced to death penalty for fraud!?

The image in midair shows all of my truthful lies. In the biggest screen, the video of me handing over the Eternal Night Scepter I created to the auction with ill intents could be seen.

Yes, ill intentions and fraud are heavy crimes, the death penalty is definitely a fitting punishment.

In midair, I was pushed onto the gallows. Then, the steps under my feet suddenly disappear and endless blank space could be seen below my feet.

The rope on my neck tightens and the pain on my throat escalates to crazy levels. The choking sensation of my soul is even harder to tolerate then the one on my flesh. I want to shout but no sound comes out. In the end, both of my legs slacken and everything went silent.

Just when my soul starts to disintegrate, a silver light falls and I am revived once again…

"Continue!!"

?Sinner Roland, you are sentenced to death penalty for murder!?

This time, it is death my poison. Boundless pain gathers in my veins. The pain from my veins expanding, a stabbing pain, a frosty feeling, a burning sensation and in the end, what is left is a corpse without any feelings.

Silver Light falls…

"Continue!! It is already much thinner."

Elisa's face was long tear-stricken. But, she is unable to stop now. Once the judgement begins, the Court will not stop until all of the sins of the great sinners are judged. I, who have committed many crimes within these 300 years, dying 3 or 4 times are far from sufficient!

?Sinner Roland, you are charged with the crime of anti-sentient being crime (Anti-humanity Crime)…?

It is the soul electric chair this time.

Silver Light falls.

?Arson?

Burnt on a stake.

Silver Light falls…

?Crime of poisoning?

Drown to death.

Silver Light falls…

One crime after another is played on the Judgement Stand as I revive and die again and again. My soul disintegrates and reforge again and again. At this moment, I had the thought of simply dying and ending it all.

Finally, after dying countless times, just as I, numb from everything, started to give up hope, the Light of Order that falls finally has a short delay in between!

"Quick, quick, use that!!"

The one that I was pointing to is the large blade that is leaning by the Judgement Stand, Dragon Saber!!

Elisa releases her grip on the Codex, carries that heavy blade and strikes the Roland Sacred Sword with it.

?Special Ability The Unyielding Saber: 100% chance of directly destroying a weapon below Elite-tier. 50% chance of directly destroying an Elite-tier weapon. 30% chance of directly destroying an Epic-tier weapon. 1% chance of destroying any weapon below God-tier.?

This is the most useful ability of the God Equipment Dragon Saber that came from a foreign world. Even though Roland Sacred Sword is a hard-to-come-by Godly Weapon, able to stand toe-to-toe with SemiGod Equipment, but it is still not a God Equipment and there is a 1% chance of it being destroyed in an instant. Furthermore, once the phylactery of the Lich is shattered and it doesn't revive on time, then I will be dead for sure!

That's why, my first reaction upon seeing this Godly Weapon is to involve it in my backup plans in case something goes wrong.

"Dang dang dang!"

This the sound of the clashing between the sword and the saber and the sound of my impending demise. However, I wish from the depths of my heart that it would come faster because the Light Pillar of Order is starting to gather in the sky!

"Get away! This Light of Order is fatal to someone who has Demon Bloodline like you!!"

However, Elisa ignores my words and increases her slashing speed.

However, the silver Light Pillar sudden falls in the next instant without any warning.

The moment the Light Pillar falls, I fell into despair. I don't really mind Ascending and at worst, I just have to find another idea or just become a God Power Regulation System but Elisa…

"NO!!"

I have never felt so regretful, so regretful for the decisions I made! Regretful that I will never be able to see this young lady again! Regretful that I ignored Elisa's hints and regretful that I was unable to say some words!

"The Rage of Lightning!"

A rampaging lightning suddenly strikes towards the Light Pillar in the sky, colliding forcefully into it. But, the Light Pillar quickly destroyed the lightning and continued its descend.

At the same moment, a figure shrouded in lightning is already standing in the face of the Light Pillar.

"Adam!" Yes, despite just finishing his operation and is still in a weak state, Adam stands once again in the battlefield.

He doesn't need to ask why we are struggling against the benevolent Origin of Order. Just the furious roar and cry of agony from his companions is enough for him to put his life on the line and come to our rescue!

"Lightning, respond to my summons!!"

Countless lightning bolts gather under the order of its master. The enraged Swordsman aims his sword at the heavens and slashes. This time, when the smoke finally scatters, the lightning and Light of Order has destroyed each other under the collision.

In the next moment, as though incited, an even larger Light of Order descends. If struck by it, even Adam who possesses the Titan Bloodline will die instantly.

But, glancing below, he didn't have the slightest intention to dodge the attack. Instead, he raises his sword and charges ahead!

"Corridor of Time!!"

Fortunately, a voice suddenly echoes and under the entire strength of a SemiGod Saint, the time surrounding the Light of Order is forcefully slowed.

"You bastard! You want to die that much?!"

Alright, facing the interrogation and angry howl from the blue figure, Adam could only smile foolishly.

Even with the combined strength of 2 SemiGod experts, the slowed time and the lightning bolts that continuously ascends to strike, they were only able to slow down the descend of the Light of Order.

But, this gave an opportunity to reverse the situation below.

Finally, that 1% Unique Ability has been activated.

"Kacha." With a crisp sound, Roland Sacred Sword shatters and the gray soul within dissipates.

"Great!!"

Hearing my voice, Adam gives way and Margaret, who is already perspiring from the struggle, immediately removes her magic, allowing the Light of Order to descend.

This time, the shattered phylactery can no longer attract its attention. Instead, it strikes on the fake persona beside!

At this moment, I took this opportunity to activate the soul fragments in the SemiGod Equipment to make it more reminiscent of a complete person.

Afterwards, following the flow of the Light of Order inside, the incomplete soul is being filled and this faker persona gradually becomes completed. Even more so, it started its evolution from a human to a true God.

As for me, I am already lying peacefully on the ground, waiting for the call of death. But, in the last moment, I saw the red eyes of Elisa and that bizarre smile on her small face as she grabs a saber while walking towards me.

?Special Ability Frenzy: 1% chance of falling into a frenzied state that recognizes no kin. In this state, you will first target and kill your own kin.?

Alright, I've already known that with my Luck, if that 1% probability of destroying the Sacred Sword of the Special Ability is able to trigger, then this 1% Special Ability of Frenzy is bound to trigger as well.

Looking at the lady who raises the giant blade to slash down, I was unable to move at all. I could only smile helplessly.

"Should I be glad that she treats me as her kin? NOOOOO! THIS KIND OF DEATH IS TOO UGLY! IT IS JUST LIKE HOW A PHILANDERING HUSBAND IS DECAPITATED BY HIS WIFE USING AN AX! I DON'T WANT THIS KIND OF DEATH!!"

But, the next instant, my eyes completely went dark. In the end, I have no idea whether I really got decapitated or Adam managed to stop her.

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2 months later, in the Inferno Abyss of the Lower Realm, on the River Styx that is normally quiet, there is a soul that is creating a ruckus, very much different from all of the other lifeless souls.

"I love bathing, to get good skin~ With my shower cap on, prancing about~ Piranhas try to escape, rinsing the top while cleaning the bottom… Never mind since I can't remember it. Ah, boss, if you don't come soon, I wouldn't even be able to remember my own name!"

TL: This is the original song. The original lyrics should be Mermaids try to escape

That person looks like a teenager and the song he is singing is a nursery song from a foreign word but somehow, there is something there that doesn't fit into the song.

"…one hundred and eighty-four thousand six hundred and twenty-one, one hundred and eighty-four thousand six hundred and twenty-two…"

Fortunately, just when he was so bored that he started counting from one to two hundred thousand, a small black boat appeared on the River Styx, where boats shouldn't appear at all.

The boatman is a dashing young man dressed in black. He isn't tall or short and there isn't anything that is defining about him. The black robe seems especially fitting on him, giving the impression of a silent dark night.

I was overjoyed after floating for such a long period of time! Even the soul of a Transcender is about to be unable to withstand it.

"Hey hey, here!!"

Hearing the shout, the small boat changes its direction and very quickly, I was pulled up by the boatman.

"Boss Ayer, if you came any later, I would have really thought that you have went against your words."

Yes, the young man who seems extraordinarily ordinary is the most ancient God, the High King of the first generation of Humans, Death God Ayer.

"Hehe, you have done such a great job so why would I go against my words. Your avatar, the God of Law Wumianzhe, is currently the hottest topic among the Gods. In order to help shield you from all probing-related Magic, even I had to spend quite a bit of effort. Even so, it is worth it."

The praise of Death God Ayer is rare. Even towards the 'absolute' true Gods, he rarely shows them any consideration.

"Then, let's carry on as we planned."

"Of course, I have already spread the word. Whoever who dares to touch Wumianzhe would be waging a war against me, so you can rest easy about your avatar. Your next step should be to expand the faith of Law and increase the God Power of the God of Law."

"Un, yes. That is the 2nd part of my plan, to make Law replace Holy Light as the number 1 faith of intelligent lifeforms. It may be difficult, but it isn't impossible and I have my own plans in this aspect."

The black-clothed Dark God smiles. For the first time, he feels that letting this lad with a silver tongue go back then was a fortunate thing.

"Fine, but to make the God of Law into the God of Judgement and even the God of Hades and build your own God System, you would have to defeat at least 4 to 5 strong Gods to take their Godhood and Jurisdiction. This path isn't easy."

Yes, the Ascension of a God of Law is just the starting point. To turn all of this around, just a God of Law isn't enough.

In the East of a certain foreign world, if one starts talking about Judge, the first reaction of the elderly wouldn't be the dignified judges in court but the King Yama and his Judges of Hell in the ancient Myths. There are also many legends in Egypt, Japan and many other countries about a similar system of judging one's soul after death and determining how they should be treated based on their actions when they were alive.

This is the expectations of people for the kind to be rewarded and the evildoers to be punished, as well as a warning in ancient times for people not to commit evil. In the past, when a large portion of people believed in the existence of Gods, it successfully played its role in warning them. Nowadays, the elderly still often tell the younger generations not to commit sins, otherwise they would go to hell.

While there are true Gods in this world, but there isn't any Gods of the Underworld. The only God that is related is the Death God Ayer, but he is only in charge of managing the system of reincarnation.

For the eternal war to stop, we must stop the reincarnation system which keeps pumping new blood into both parties so as to stop the awakening of the two Goddesses. To reject the reincarnation system is meaningless. If one feels that the reincarnation system is wrong, then he must propose a new system to replace the reincarnation system.

Thus, I thought of Hades and Hell.

If a soul doesn't rise to the Heavenly Pillar or fall into the River Styx depending on his faith when he is alive and rather, a neutral God System is allowed to judge them so that those innocents can continue on in their path of reincarnation while sinners would have to serve their sentence, this could perhaps be a warning and restriction to the living. This world would become a much better place. More importantly, the two Goddesses who lost their source of tributes would never be able to awaken.

But just thinking about it, it is an impossible mission. However, since the implausible move of allowing an avatar to rise to Godhood has been accomplished, perhaps there isn't anything impossible in this world.

"Un, only the words of the powerful would be heard. This is also true for the world of Gods. The first thing to do is to spread the faith of Law and allow the God of Law Wumianzhe to grow stronger."

"Hehe, this isn't easy. Do you intend to head to the human world yourself?"

"Un, I don't think that other people would be able to accomplish this mission. I will head out after reviving. The first stop is the West Mist Communal Country. After all, that is my homeland."

"The country built by the legendary Holy Knight Roland.Mist? The descendants of the Mist?"

Hearing that, I shook my head. I have heard of the legend but I've never treated it as seriously.

"They are probably just making use of my name. I died when I was 14, so it is impossible for me to leave behind descendants."

"You sure?"

"… I'm unsure, the memories I lost are simply too much. However, going by my habits, the possibility of leaving behind descendants are simply too low. Perhaps, they might be descendants of Karwenz. He was always popular with the girls. Why, is the Death God interested in the gossips of humans as well?"

"No, I'm just asking for someone else."

"Who would be able to get you to help them to get these gossips?"

"Your lover."

"Wait! When did I get a lover! How come I don't remember!"

"2 months ago, on the day before you Ascended, do you not remember?"

?Master, do you remember the favor you owe me? Accept my confession. That is my condition.? Instantly, I remember the words that I said then. The condition then wasn't making a show in front of Adam but to accept this supposed 'confession'.

"Elisa… you were aiming to strike 2 birds with one stone! Making a show real? Is this considered a confession?"

In that instant, my brain turned into mush so how could I respond quick enough. I thought that that was to allow for a happy ending, so how would I have thought of it as a confession!

"Un, it is that girl named Elisa. She is really brave. She insulted me by the side of the River Styx to incite me, so that I would fulfill my promise to fetch you."

"Lord, please don't hold grudges against her!"

"Hehe, why would I hold grudges against a little girl. On the other hand, I admire her courage and determination, so I sent her a little present. However, it might spell trouble for you."

A foreboding premonition floats in my head. The frenzied figure holding a saber appear in my head once again. Somehow, I felt like jumping from the boat and escape, even if this is the River Styx which represents death.

"That, where are we going now?"

"Of course it is to meet your little girlfriend. I have promised to bring you to her."

"Can I jump off the boat?"

"Feel free, as long as you feel that you can escape from me."

A soul escaping from the hands of the strongest Death God? Helpless, I can only howl in misery.

"Misfortune!"

I guess it's a blessing to be 'sent off' by your loved ones ?

TL: I know I translated it as horcrux in the past but the more accurate term for it is phylactery, so I will stick with this. Horcrux is more of splitting a fragment of your soul while phylactery is placing your entire soul into an object.

?? - It is actually a Chinese version of God of Hell. Because there isn't word for it in English and I've already started using River Styx anyway, I'm just going to call it Gods of Underworld/Hades and Hades would be referring to the underworld (in case someone thinks that I'm talking of a certain God)

I get that there is a sudden transition from 3rd person to 1st person POV in the 2nd part but that's how it's written. It isn't as unnatural as it is when in Chinese than in English, so just bear with it.

Alright, this is really the last one until October 20

Btw, I haven't been to discord for a long time so I'm not really sure but thanks to the person who has been helping me add in the chapters and the table of content stuff etc. in each chapter.

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Chapter 66: Marquess

Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric

The small boat advances slowly on the River Styx. Despite it moving so slowly that it seems stationary, but in reality, it is jumping between dimensions, shortening the distance to our destination.

The water of the River Styx that is full of the silent dead flows peacefully through countless dimensions, collecting the souls of Chaos. If someone isn't worried about being robbed of their souls and memories by the River Styx, they could use it as a convenient tool to transverse between dimensions.

However, it is a pity that only Death God Ayer's small boat is able to travel on the River Styx. Previously, a Demon Duke from the 63rd level of Chaos Abyss created a Soul Boat out of dead souls, but the boat and the Duke himself ended up erased by Ayer himself. This not only shows that Ayer restricts the right to travel on the River Styx, even more so, it proves that the Death God which rarely appears isn't some good guy.

Even I cherished this hard-to-come-by experience.

The priceless River Styx (The main reason is because extracting it is too difficult) is just in front of me. That is an important ingredient to countless top-grade Alchemy Potions and right now, I am trying to scoop some of it up. After all, if I don't take some of it back, how can I be qualified as a thrifty Lich that manages his family.

Very quickly, after scooping it up, I realized that my soul doesn't have any containers to fill it with. Borrow from the Watcher of the River Styx, Ayer? What is the difference from a burglar taking too much money and borrowing a sack from some police?

"You want to take the River Styx's water? Here."

Looks like this 'police' really don't regard the thing he is watching over as anything important. He casually throws an old and broken bottle to me, but my system evaluates the bottle as a precious treasure.

[Bose's Drinking Bottle. Ancient Unique Object. Able to fill 7 different kind of liquids within. This bottle has been blessed by Bose, so the water stored within will retain its original quality as long as it is kept within.]

Bose is an Ancient Sea God but he has already long fell in the long river of time. After going through countless eons, it is to be expected that Ayer's fortunes would be massive. Even a casual object that he gives out turns out to be an Ancient Unique Object. However, the thing that surprised me is that there are already 2 types of liquids stored within.

[The First Generation Human Mountainous Tribe Royalty's Concentrated Blood, Diamond-class Order Bloodline. If this were to be submitted to the System while forging your new body, it will provide you an additional option in choosing your body — This dull red blood has witnessed the rise and fall of countless tribes. As the first generation sons of Order along with the Ancient Angels and Ancient Demons, this blood might not have much power left in it but it contains limitless potential.]

[The Devil Lord's Concentrated Blood, Diamond-class Chaos Bloodline. If this were to be submitted to the System while forging your new body, it will provide you with an additional option in choosing your body — The depravation of the entire First-Generation Humans created the evil race of Devils that are able to stand toe-to-toe with the Demons. There is limitless power that is hidden in this blood. However, please take note that this power cannot be obtained without a price. The fall to depravity that comes along with the Devil's Bloodline cannot be avoided.]

"These are?"

Ayer was once the King of the Ancient Humans, so it is normal for him to have the Bloodline of the Ancient Humans. However, the Devil Lord's Concentrated Blood is the core of a Lord-level Devil, it cannot be obtained even by killing them. The only way of obtaining it is to get them to submit it willingly at the risk of them losing great power and to make a Devil Lord lower their head like that, looks like the rumors of Ayer colluding with the Devils might just as well turn out to be true.

"You are probably going to recreate your body. Although I have no idea what kind of method are you going to recreate your body with, you would still need ingredients and you could probably use these."

Should I be thankful that I managed to hug on the correct leg? If I had these in the past, I wouldn't be so gleeful over having Silver Bloodline. It is Diamond Bloodline, an existence that is able to suppress the Golden Tribe, the Dragon Tribe's Bloodline. In front of these, even Little Red's Golden Bloodline that has evolved into half a Diamond Bloodline's Ancient Dragon Bloodline is considered as trash.

Thus, I happily accepted the bottle. Ayer shakes his head and mentions another matter.

"Right, didn't you talk about Hades and Hell back then? Also, the Ghost Guards? Do you know that there is Hell in our world as well?"

Of course I know but it is a totally different thing. The Hell I am referring to is a jail in the Underworld, used to lock up and torture the souls of the sinner. However, the Hell of Eich is the dwelling of the Devils.

"I have talked to little Tias about it. If we are really able to create Hades, then he is willing to give in Hell and even allow all of the Devils to try to become Prison Wardens."

Little Tias? Camier Tias? The head of the current 9 Devil Lords? Making the other party give in Hell to serve as Hades? I can finally confirm that the rumor is false. Looks like it isn't that Ayer is colluding with Devils but the Devils are serving as the subordinates of Ayer!

This leisure chat and suggestions has exposed the greatest secret of this world as well as the many risks involved. This is an assistance out of goodwill, the boasting of the partner's own power as well as an attempt at trying to sound me out.

However, if the powerful Devils were to be able to join in this plan, the success rate would be increased significantly. Of course, the prerequisite is that their involvement mustn't be revealed. After all, their terrible reputation will make many things become complicated.

However, my greatest goal is the realization of my plan. Since this matter is helpful to the realization of my plan, there is no reason for me to reject it. But, even close brothers will count their debts, there are some words that must be clarified.

"Alright. However, the leader of Hades and the Supreme Judge must still be under the control of Wumianzhe. Also, what does the Devils intend to achieve form this? Just say it directly, otherwise it really makes one worried about what they might do."

Of course, Devils are well known to be cunning. Why would they do unprofitable work?

"Freedom."

I wouldn't be surprised no matter what Ayer says. But, that word was incomprehensible to me. Freedom? Could it be that the powerful race of Devils is slaving under someone? This way, won't they also be controlled by someone even if they join Hades eventually?

"It is not the freedom on the surface, but true release. You also know that once one becomes a high-tier Devils, even if he were to be killed in other dimensions, they would just be forcefully sent back to Hell with their power taking a blow. However, if they were to die in the Lower Realm, that would be true death."

Vaguely, I guessed what Ayer is going to say.

"You mean the reincarnation?"

"Yes, in order not to join the Sacred War, my people sided with the Chaos Goddess. In the end, in every Sacred War, Devils still ended up serving as cannon fodder. Those old fellows are already sick and tired of the war and swindling they do as Devils. They hope to be released but yet, they don't want their souls to be destroyed. The reincarnation might open to any other race and tribes but Demons and Devils don't have to think about it. After all, they are the main army of the Sacred War."

"How many of them? This can't possibly be a decision supported by the entire tribe. How many of the 9 Devil Lords agreed to it?"

"Including little Tias, 4 Ancient Devil Lords that converted from Ancient Humans have expressed their approval of the plan. Of course, it is not that the others don't agree but we didn't tell them at all and we don't intend to tell them either."

Looks like it is a secret agreement? However, I like it. Your reputations are really too soiled. If we get exposed, there will be endless trouble in the future so this kind of secret agreement is the most suitable.

Afterwards, it is time to discuss the terms of the contract.

The Devil's Contract is well-known in the world. As long as you are able to get by all of the language traps, it will be the most effective promise in the world and the Contract that is personally signed by the Devil Lord cannot be changed even by the Chaos Abyss.

Even if the Devils express sufficient sincerity and the terms are beneficial, but since you are looking for me for a partnership, I would be a little silly to not exploit food that is sent to my doorstep. Thus, after more than 3 hours of difficult negotiation and among Ayer's praises of 'you are even more devilish than the devils' 'you are even more greedy than the demons', I finally managed to get a Contract with terms I am satisfied with.

"Lord Ayer, are you tired as well?" Looking at the desire for reincarnation that the Devil Lords expressed in the Contract, I started to form a new opinion of Ayer who is bind to the seat of the Death God.

"No, no. The world is a beautiful place and the evolution of different races are interesting. There are still things that I would like to do. This seat as a Death God may be slightly unbearable, but it is carefree so I don't have much of an opinion of it. But, I am a King after all and I must spare a thought for the wishes of my people. If you are a King as well, you should be able to understand."

Nodding my head, I didn't question him further, although he aroused my curiosity of history. Ayer in front of me may seem young on the outside, but he is an immemorial monster that existed in the same era as the 2 Goddesses. Perhaps, I am able to find out many true secrets from him.

"You should have met the Goddess of Order Astrya and the Goddess of Chaos Cynthia. What kind of people are they? Why would they cause the eternal war?"

Ayer turns around to look at me. The calm look in his eyes somehow made all my goosebumps rise but I was fine with it. Anyway, the man in front could easily kill anyone, even Gods. Since there is nothing much to lose, it would really be a great pity to lose this opportunity to listen to ancient secrets.

In the end, Ayer sighs a long breath and starts speaking.

"Mother Goddess, she is a good woman. She treats all living beings as her son and daughter. However, excessive maternal love could impede the progress of the children. She hopes that all of the races could live in the way she planned out, but that was impossible. Big Sister Cynthia is the extreme opposite. She is lively and likes to look at duels and battles. She admires the relentless spirit of warriors and hope that her children can evolve independently. Can you believe that the Ancient Demons aren't actually evil, they just like all kinds of competitive sports…"

On this small river, time isn't a problem. Countless ancient secrets were exposed through the mouth of this old God. Despite it being an epic legend, but in through this mouth of this seemingly young old man, it sounds like the fight of the 2 unfilial and useless sons of the neighbors on the streets. Despite it being the bloody slaughter in the forceful replacing of Gods, he said it in a way as though it is a prime-time drama full of romance and vengeance. However, I was still absorbed in it.

"Un, this might turn out to be useful. I didn't expect Demons to have such a weakness." Yes, history is also an intelligence and intelligence is often the stepping stone to victory. I would probably only have this single opportunity so how could I not grasp onto it tightly.

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As the boat approaches the shore, I heave a sigh of relief before anxiety comes hitting again.

After seeing me, Elisa seemed to have heave a sigh of relief as well.

This is a dark river in the underground world but under the prompt of the Death God, it became as part of the River Styx. After coming to shore, the flowing River Styx disappears along with Ayer himself.

"I am back."

"Hmph, looks like you still remembered to return. Then, I won't sell your old dwelling to pay for my wages for now."

"Hey hey hey, don't burn the bridge after crossing it. It is bad enough that you cut the formalities and stopped calling me as master. To think that you would sell your master's house after he is gone, is this acceptable?"

"Do couples still need formalities? Or perhaps, you like this kind of master-servant humiliation PLAY?"

TL: PLAY is in English.

"What?"

"You're too much! Now you're acting dumb, didn't you just accept my confession." Elisa in the midst of faking tears…

Remembering that darned confession, I was at a loss of what to do.

"That is counted as well? Back then…"

"Hmph, that wasn't enough? No matter what, I am a girl. As a man, it is enough that you weren't the one confessing, now you are even complaining about my confession being insufficient?" Elisa roars. However, as someone familiar with her, how can I be unable to see the worry beneath her incredible aura. She was worried that I would 'regret'.

"That…" After hesitating for a moment, I feel like I really owe her too much. Thinking about the figure who refuses to back down even when the Light of Order is descending down and looking at her current look, I lost all my will to continue pursuing the matter.

"Alright, alright. Is Sulfur Mountain City still fine?"

"Sulfur Mountain City is fine, but the old City Lord Adam isn't fine." Although she said it calmly, it seems that she is still quite delighted in seeing that I didn't object vehemently and take back my words.

While feeling sentimental that there would be a day which I get a girlfriend, I am a little curious over hearing that Adam isn't fine.

"Un? Could it be that some problem occurred when he was blocking the Light of Order? Did something happen with the Titan Heart? I don't think that there would be a problem with my transplant surgery. Adam's thick flesh shouldn't be that weak."

"No. It is just that after Wumianzhe just Ascended to Godhood, he and Margaret announced that they were dating and were preparing for the marriage. In the end, a rumor started to arise that 'Lord Adam has been abandoned by Lord Wumianzhe and Lord Margaret attacked in the time of his weakness'. There are even playwrights who used it as a topic and they added it into the newly published Legend of Wumianzhe. Now, it is a bestseller in Sulfur Mountain City, especially those previous grudges and love-hate relationship, it is really heart-wrenching and exciting. I didn't expect that we would have such an intertwined relationship back then. Right, are you and Adam really blood-related brothers? You have a fiancée with leukemia?"

"Intertwined relationship your head! Didn't you remember your time back then when you were still Lisa? Despite being present, you still listen to these falsehoods they made up. Damn it, to think that the rumors that I was together with Adam still had a continuation!! Right, didn't you spread the rumors? You still dare to say it!"

But Elisa replies confidently.

"Of course, as your true girlfriend, I have the right to keep watch to ensure that you retain a healthy private lifestyle."

"Alright, then as your true boyfriend, can I ask what happened to you? Why are you only an avatar right now? Also, when did you have the ability to project an avatar!"

Yes, I have long realized that the Elisa in front of me is Elisa but not Elisa. She is only a projection of her avatar and only the true Gods of the Upper Realm and the Demons and Devils of the Lower Realm can have this kind of ability!

"Hehe, looks like I can't fool you. Right now, I am not the Half-Demon Elisa. Please call me Marquess Elisa. Congratulations, to become the girlfriend of a Marquis-level great Demon, this is really a record breaker."

Marquess? Even if Elisa Demonifies completely, it shouldn't be possible for her to rise through the ranks so quickly? To surpass Kakajil in an instant, how is this possible? What happened in these two months!

Just when I was shocked about it, Elisa's avatar starts to blur. Looks like her time in maintaining the avatar is running out.

"Alright, looks like today's projection time is up. About the matter that has happened, I have written them in a letter on the work desk in your old dwelling. You can also ask Annie."

Suddenly, the dissipating Elisa walks forward, shifts her hair to the side, lowers her head and lightly kisses on my red lips. On the moment where our lips touch, I only felt a slightly cold sensation before she backs away.

She smiles with a bright-red face, as though as she is the happiest person on the world.

"Un, my target has been achieved. Also, you aren't allowed to philander. Be careful of my sudden checks."

Afterwards, the avatar projection disappears in midair. The only thing remaining is me and my shocked face together with a silver ring on my hand.

"ELISA!!"

An ominous omen lingers in my head. The shout of my soul reverberates by the riverside. It can't be that I turned single right after I just got myself a girlfriend.

Suddenly, a familiar voice rings by my side.

"I am not dead yet so stop shouting. So loud, my ears are turning numb."

Elisa's voice came from the ring.

In this moment, in a certain battlefield in the Lower Realm, a silver-haired Demon Marquess lies on her throne. While calmly directing the battle in front of her, she speaks to a familiar skull she holds on her hand.

In front of her, an endless army of Demons were engaged in a slaughter. It is a Demon Count who is in the midst of a coup d'etat. As a Demon Marquess who is favored by the Abyss and soared to the top suddenly, there are still many battles she has to face.

"I have said that I will not let go of those which I set my eyes upon. Regardless of whether it is the power to determine my fate or you, remember, before I return, you definitely aren't allowed to take off the ring or philander. Otherwise, you still remember what happened that day. I can tell you honestly that your skull is now just a decoration on my coronet!"

Alright, in the face of such a cute threat, I am at a loss again. Finally, it turns into a helpless sigh.

"Sigh, System, time to finish the quest. I want to revive."

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["Ding! Congratulations for triggering an Epic mission, The Revival of the Phoenix."

"Quest objective: Investigate and resolve the dangers that Sulfur Mountain City would encounter. Groom Annie.Layde to become a capable leader-like figure before Adam's demise."

"Quest rewards: Epic-class discount voucher (Using this, you can purchase any Epic-level and below merchandise from the System's merchant at half price), the right to start quests of the main storyline."

"At least… before leaving your hometown, pass it down to someone reliable. After all, you wouldn't hope to see only rubble when you come back."

"Quest failure penalty: Would turning you into skull with a mushroom growing on it be good? Or would a skull growing from a mushroom be better? Both of them aren't good? Then let's make it a mushroom skull growing from a skeleton."]

Initially, when I just received this mission, I didn't expect so many things to happen.

Right now, starting from the moment when I received this mission, the situation in the Underground World has changed vastly. Without this troublesome mission, I wouldn't have taken the initiative to create trouble during the Alliance Conference. In the end, no matter what happens during the Conference, whether the Conference will result in the solidifying of their alliance and elect a leader as expected or them responding to Shou's calling to gather together to attack Sulfur Mountain City, if it wasn't for the mission, many things would be different from what it is now.

"I want to finish the quest. Hey, System, stop feigning dead."

[Requisites for the completion of the Epic Mission: Firstly, Sulfur Mountain City averts the crisis; Secondly, Adam didn't die and won't seek death in the short run; Thirdly, Annie.Layde becomes the a leader-like Hero. To think you would succeed in all of them! Congratulations, you actually succeeded in seeing through all of the traps and completed all of the hidden missions. The rewards this time will be extremely satisfying for you.]

This cold notice is actually telling me of the fact that I was tricked once again. The goal of the third mission is to groom Annie as a passable City Lord and that was the expected outcome I was working towards. As for the other 2 requisites, I really didn't expect them.

The part where the mission spoke about resolving dangers, I thought it meant dealing with those traitors and the invading army. Who would have known that this darned System would actually want me to investigate the mastermind and destroy the danger at its root? As for the time limit 'before Adam's death', it was actually expecting me to stop his death?

However, even if I didn't know of these requisites earlier, I somehow still managed to complete all of them. The system might be screwed up, but it can be trusted to pay an amount equal to how much one achieves. I am starting to anticipate the rewards I would receive this time.

[The triggering of the main storyline has revealed that your soul does not tend towards any of the Faction. The System is evolved into its complete form — Fate System. From now on, all Evil Points and Justice Points will be converted into Fate Points and you will gain power from actions that reverses the despairing fate.]

Fate System? Obtaining power through changing fate? Isn't this my greatest wish? Looks like the theory that the System is a part of my soul might just turn out to be true.

[The missions from now on will be a choice between justice and evil. The calculation for the rewards for the Epic Mission will be triggered now.]

[Mission Objective 1, to track the mastermind and remove the dangers threatening Sulfur Mountain City. The mastermind Shou is dead while Molly has lost her position as the Dragon Empress and Underground Autarch and thus, she is unable to pose a threat to Sulfur Mountain City. Also, the seal of the Fire Elemental God has been released, causing the Demons and Chaos Abyss to lose their interest in Sulfur Mountain City. Sulfur Mountain City has become the land of origin for the Power of Law and a true God. Countless Practitioners of Law will traverse and station here, improving its security significantly. All in all, the mission objective has been accomplished perfectly. 5000 Fate Points awarded.]

The rewards may be very attractive but at this moment, what I was more focused on was the important message hidden within the notice.

"The seal of the Fire Elemental God has been released? Who released it? Although we have agreed on to release the seal eventually so that the Chaos Faction would give up on it, releasing the seal so casually may result in vast amount of trouble. We have to at least weaken it for a decade or so first. But, judging from the fact there is no Fire Elementals rampaging around, is the seal really released?"

I didn't receive any answers to my question. The System only systematically calculated my next mission objective.

[Mission Objective 2 (Hidden), reverse Adam's fated demise. By replacing the Phoenix Heart with the Titan Heart, the death of his physical death has been avoided. Currently, he is busy stopping the rumors from spreading, preparing his betrothal gifts and his honeymoon tour. All of his suicidal thoughts has disappeared. Mission 2 has been completed excellently. 3000 Fate Points awarded.]

Looks like the System is really getting used to scamming me. To think that saving Adam and preventing him from dying was actually a hidden objective.

[Mission Objective 3 (Main), groom Annie into a leader-like figure and an acceptable City Lord. The System will total up all of the Fate Points accrued through the main storyline and a final evaluation will be made.]

Hearing this, I feel like I have been scammed again. The System was requesting for a leader-like figure from the very start. If I had only interpreted the phrase leader-like figure as a City Lord, the reward I would be awarded will probably only be the basic one. The Fate Points that I accrue probably only looks at how much I have achieved in the mission. If I had only stayed in Sulfur Mountain City to wait for Annie to take over as the next City Lord, I probably wouldn't even earn a single point.

[Secret Mission: The Secret of Queen Victoria has been completed. Under your influence, Victoria has started on her path as the Queen of the Dark Elves. She might have started out slower, preventing her from becoming the absolute monarch of the Dark Elf society, but she will at least become one of the most influential leaders of the Dark Elves. Her friendly relationship with Sulfur Mountain City will bring benefits to Annie. 3000 Fate Points awarded.]

In Morsblight City, the newly-appointed Syfan Matriarch, Victoria, was lecturing everyone from the stage. After gaining control of the Syfan family's influence, she immediately purged the 2nd Family who were about to usurp their place. At this current moment, she, who has just achieved the ultimate victory in making all of the other Matriarchs of the other families of Morsblight City submit to 'her', has her eyes fixed upon the remainder of Kajah's influence.

[Secret Mission: The rise of the Centaur clan has been completed. Due to your actions, the power behind the Beastman Sovereign Shou Nuya has fallen apart. The Centaurs under Minial made use of this opportunity to rise up. Due to several circumstances, his niece, Anya, has been inaugurated as the Beastman Sovereign and became the newly-appointed Underground Autarch. She will become one of the most powerful ally of Annie.Layde. 5000 Fate Points awarded.]

In the tents on the grassy plains, old Minial could only look helplessly on the newly-appointed Beastman Sovereign rolling around the entire ground. 'I don't want to go for the meetings, those old geezers are really scary', 'I want to go to Sulfur Mountain City to play with Big Sister Annie and buy new clothes', 'Ah, when is my delivery package coming? I already said that I don't want to live in the countryside, look how inconvenient it is.'

There wasn't a single trace of the viciousness of the old Minial a month ago when he suppressed the ambitious crowds to snatch the position of the Beastman Sovereign. At this current moment, in order to protect the dignity of the new Beastman Sovereign, he could only strictly order the guards to prevent anyone from entering while looking helplessly at his own niece, at a loss of whether to laugh or cry.

(Can't fit in somehow due to limitations of my grammar and vocabulary abilities but Minial has taken control of Vance)

At this moment, the wrinkled face of his is not one of the Chieftain of the Centaur tribe but rather, an elder who wants to discipline a spoiled child yet being unable to muster the will to be harsh with her. In the end, he could only nod his head and give in. "Fine, we will move to Vance 2 days later. Let's all go together. We will all live in mansions instead of tents."

[Secret Mission: The return of the Dragon Princess has been completed. After news that Molly has been converted into a Chaos Demon Dragon leaked out, the Underground Dragon City stripped her of her position as a Dragon Empress and her identity as one of the Dragon Tribe without hesitation. Furthermore, as the one who defeated the previous Dragon Empress and the sole survivor of the bloodline of the Dragon Emperor, Einz Mezus (Little Red) has been chosen as the new Dragon Empress. However, as Einz Mezus insisted on staying at Sulfur Mountain City, the Dragon Tribe built a new Dragon City in its vicinity. From now on, Sulfur Mountain City will come under the protection of the Dragon Tribe. Even though Ein Mezus took over the crown to become the new Dragon Empress and is one of the newly-appointed Underground Autarch, as she looks upon Annie.Layde as her daughter and dotes on her as such, she will become the most reliable backing of Annie Layde. 5000 Fate Points awarded.]

Sulfur Mountain City. Little Red squints to look at the countless giant Dragons in the sky and the gigantic Dragon Palace being built at a distance not too far away while yawning. She has absolutely no interest in the position of the Dragon Empress. On the other hand, she was extremely interested in how she could exploit her position as the Dragon Empress to steal the fortunes of other giant Dragons legitimately. After rising to the position, she is currently looking for a reason to settle old scores with a few of her old friends, making use of the opportunity to clear their treasure vault.

"Hehe, even if it is an Ancient Dragon, there is no way they could disobey the words of a Dragon Empress. After losing contact with the Dragon City for so many years, it is time for you all to pay 200 years of tax. No money? You can use God Equipment in exchange as well. You don't even have God Equipment? How the hell are you able to become an Ancient Dragon? Fine, then a dozen of Myth-class treasures."

Seems like under the control of this powerful Dragon Empress, there is hope for the Underground Dragon City to regain its previous glory.

[Secret Mission: The origin of Law has been completed. At the moment which you ascended to Godhood, the news that Sulfur Mountain City has become a sacred land for Law has spread to each and every corner of the world. At this moment, countless Adventurers are heading here to study the Power of Law. The Spatial Distortion to Vance, which is just next to the surface world, gives this city extremely high commercial value. It will become one of the renowned cities in the world. Being a city governed by law, its new system of splitting the power between the governor and judiciary and the unique way how different races interact will become the role model for many other cities and its City Lord Annie.Layde will gain fame because of this. 10000 Fate Points awarded.]

"Why is it me!! I don't want to become that what Supreme Judge."

At Sulfur Mountain City's Supreme Court, after sending away a guest who came to congratulate him on becoming the Supreme Judge with a calm face, the moment after he closes the door and turns around, the old cow immediately lashes out and roars at his colleagues who were looking at the commotion.

He had been so busy recently, so busy that he was unable to engage in his favorite hobby, so busy that he feels that his little partner has not felt the breeze of the wind for too long, leaving him weak spiritually.

"Cough cough, I am too old. I won't be able to withstand the such heavy responsibility. If my physical condition were to deteriorate such that I am unable to carry out the heavy responsibilities that our Lord has left behind, wouldn't I become a sinner?"

While faking a cough, Kale Diya glanced at his other colleagues. It seems that this pure old man is really lacking in strength physically. In reality, everyone was thinking 'you already had this look when we saw you a few decades ago. As a High Elf, even after we all die of old age, you will probably still be living on with this old dying look of yours.'

"Furthermore, there is a need for me to remain at the Hall of Legislation. I am probably the only one who can keep those powerful people who came here to study the Power of Law in reins. Not to mention, the mission of creating new Law Incantations. I am really unable to leave my current post."

As the number one expert of the 4 Halls 1 Court, there is indeed a need for the presence of a powerful one to keep the situation under control. Also, as the strongest Law Incantationer, the responsibility of studying and creating new Law Incantations lies upon him.

Lilith looks helplessly at the silly cow who was panting heavily.

"I don't really mind it either way but right now, Lord Margaret is preparing for her honeymoon trip and her successor, the Silver Rose, Lord Elisa, suddenly shirks off all her responsibilities and quits her job. Are you willing to go in my place to the Internal Affairs Bureau?"

Alright, he understands that he is definitely unable to deal with all those documents which are sufficient to drown even an entire room. Xueti shifts his gaze towards the last of the Four Heavenly Kings of Law. In response, Kevin, who just got promoted to the Supreme Judge of Chrome City, tries his best to squeeze his body together to make his existence less noticeable.

"Kevin, let me swap with you. I will go to Chrome City to continue your work. You can serve as the Supreme Judge."

"Fine, then the first thing I will do after I come into power is to create a law that rules nude running as a heavy crime. At the same time, I will get rid of the Gentlemen Alliance and Wild Bull Alliance which is filled with perverts and gays, hanging them up on the flag poles three stories high to dry them."

With the current weather, being hanged three stories high up will cause sweat to drip down like rainwater. They would probably die of dehydration in less than 2 hours. Drying them on the flagpoles? That is unless one is intending to make jerky out of them after drying them.

The honest looking middle-aged man laughed heartily as a glint of cold light flashes through both of his eyes. It seems like it is true that the dogs who bite people are the ones who never barks. The ones with the darkest stomach and heart is often those who seem friendly and honest. Xueti immediately backs down in response to Kevin's laughter.

"Cough cough, since everyone trusts me so much, I will try my best to become an excellent Supreme Judge!"

Alright, under several threats, Xueti carries the God Equipment Origin of Codex and the SemiGod-class Gavel with a teary face to deal with guests who consistently comes knocking on the door. Behind him, his colleagues were celebrating over the fact that they were able to avoid this heavy responsibility.

However, from another perspective, after the original successor, Elisa, chose to resign, the one who had the most prestige of all was him, making him the most suitable successor. It could be said that him taking over as the Supreme Judge was also the wish of the public.

[Main Storyline Mission: The only Female Queen of the Underground World has been completed. Annie.Layde has already stepped into the realm of Saints. After receiving the full support of the newly ascended Dragon Queen and Beastman Sovereign, the influence of Sulfur Mountain City grew together as a whole. Furthermore, with a portion of the Elves supporting it, Sulfur Mountain City is backed by 4 out of 5 of the Underground Autarchs. Going by the System's calculations, there is a 70% chance that the entire Underground World could be united by under Annie within 10 years. The Main Storyline Mission has been completed perfectly! 20000 Fate Points awarded.]

If I still had a chin, this is definitely a situation for my chin to fall off. After all that I have done, another Emperor was about to appear in the Underground World? Based on what happened in history, it is definitely an extremely big disaster for the surface world.

[Due to your amiable relationship with Annie.Layde, when the Underground World is about to invade the surface, you can try to use diplomacy to remove the possibility of war. Congratulations, you have done very well. You have managed to change the future for the happening of one of the calamity that was fated to happen.]

To think that it would praise me? Is this still that darned system who always tricks me? However, its reminder made me open up my eyes. A Queen like Annie is totally different from those other ambitious fools who crave to build their kingdoms on the surface world.

The dwellers of the Underground World crave for sunlight and clean air, so the invasion cannot be avoided. The countless wars that occurred in history has proven this point. However, compared to Shou, who has sworn allegiance to the Demons, Eduar, who swore allegiance to the Devils, and the arrogant Dragon Empress Molly, if we were to gain control over the proceedings of the invasion, then perhaps, we would be able to make this war into one which wouldn't destroy everything.

Immediately, I thought of a few countries which I had grudges with and a few deserted lands where populations were sparse.

"Un, as long as we invest sufficiently, those deserts and barren land can be made suited for living. It looks like I would have to make a trip to Human countries who have access to the tunnels to the Underground World. Also, I have to figure out a method to make these Human Kingdoms accept new neighbors. It may seem highly implausible, but there is still hope."

Just when I thought the notices has ended, the System rings out once again.

[From now on, we will start to calculate the Fate Points derived from the individual heroes. Moon Knight Diana has hardened her determination to seek her own path. She has conducted a Moonlight Ritual to change her own skin color and will head to the Surface soon. Friendly notice from the System: You are recommended to accompany her on the journey, she will be an effective nanny and meat shield.]

[Eaglestorm has brought a portion of his tribesman back to the Surface. He feels that he has found a new faith in Sulfur Mountain City and not too far in the future, a Druid Faction which seeks neutrality and balance as their goal, hoping to fulfill it through law to realize the possibility of harmonious cohabitation will rise up. 1000 Fate Points awarded.]

[In Sulfur Mountain City, collaborations between projects of gnomes and goblins has started. Not too far in the future, an entirely new engineering study will arise. The Wise Roland's name will be scripted on the annals of history as the founder of the new study. The Roland series robots will also pave the way for daily-use, night-use, water-type, air-type and many other types of robots. 1000 Fate Points awarded.]

[Beifeng.Herault, under your influence, has finally understood the equality of all beings. Thus, he started on his legendary path… Alright, he is really too disgusting, even the System doesn't want to elaborate more on it. You only have to know that his title is 'the man who single-handedly created multiple races'! 10000 Fate Points awarded!]

Looking at that scary 10000 points, I don't even dare to question on.

"For a Myth Hero, even a new Druid Faction would only give 1000 points. 10000 points? What exactly did that pervert Beifeng do!! Single-handedly created multiple races? He isn't a Mage, so how did he do it!"

I have roughly guessed a few things here and there but has chosen rationally to refuse to think about it.

After a series of notices, I am already numb to it. Finally, it is time to tally the total amount of Fate Points I have.

[Fate Points:124587]

Looking at this scary number, I sucked in a large breath of cold air. That darned System wasn't lying when it said that this Myth Storyline would award me with generously.

Of course, given the changes that occurred with the Underground World's new Queen and other related powers, this is sufficient to change the entire path of what Fate has in store for the Underground World, so naturally, the amount of Fate Points I was awarded wouldn't be little. However, the only thing that continues to baffle me is Beifeng.Herault.

The shining golden discount voucher appears in my hand. It looks like I have enough points even without using it for my revival.

"Alright, let me revive!! Right, there's still Elisa! What happened to her!"

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When the Four Heavenly Kings of Law were still pushing away the position of power to each other and stabbing each other in the knees, in the Undead District of the exact same city, another Four Heavenly Kings were having a joyous reunion.

Even counting in the battle that occurred not too long ago, [The Infallible Diffindor] has only appeared in history twice. Furthermore, all of the people who seen it the first time has already died entirely. However, the vast and powerful military might still have shocked the entire Underground World. At this moment, all of the brave Undead warriors were living life as they usually did. The dancing Banshees continued dancing and the divining Liches continued divining. It is just that due to the Undead Army who protected the city and all of its citizens that day, the relationship between the two has improved significantly. There were quite a few customers in the Undead Royale Theme Park.

Of course, there were bound to be troubles. However, the Red Hunting Hounds has never been afraid of trouble, especially when there is a true God protecting them now. Even though all of the enemies who have seen that Soul World has vanished, but those who were on the same side and seen it before followed the clues and came knocking.

At this moment, seated one side in a secret chamber in a shabby old tower are Ghoul King Decars, Spider Marquis Lionheart, Bone Dragon Queen Gria and on the other, Demonic Spatial Hellhound Bastian and the Abomination Ah Dang, who is snoring away. The Four Heavenly Kings under Emperor Yongye (Someone has mysteriously insisted that a Four Heavenly King must have a fifth personnel) has all gathered together and their secret talks went on for several days.

"…This is our Emperor's plans. Of course, this is just a portion of it. If you all are willing to join in, I will tell you the rest of it. The Emperor means to say that you all are free to join, and he will not force you into it."

In the face of shocking secrets, even Lionheart, who is known as the best strategist of the Xiluo Empire was caught off-guard. However, just as he was still hesitating, his comrades have already made their decisions.

"This means that our Emperor is still in the mortal world! This is great, I want to look for him." Alright, Gria didn't pay any heed to what scheme or plans, she was just happy over the fact that Roland is still in the mortal world.

"Whatever Ah Pa wants Ah Dang to do, Ah Dang will do." Within the Four Heavenly Kings, Ah Dang and Bastian are part of the Seven Deadly Sins, creations of Emperor Yongye. Indubitably, they are the most loyal ones of the Royal Faction.

After hesitating for a brief moment, Lionheart nods his head in the end.

"I also believe in the Emperor's wisdom and decisions. We, the Royal Faction, has always been loyal to the Emperor and looked forward to the day for the return of the Emperor."

All of the gazes settle upon the final one of the Four Heavenly Kings, Decars. He has joined the Council Faction, and if not for the letter from Emperor Yongye in his hands which proves that he is trustworthy, Bastian would have long got rid of him.

"I have long returned to the commands of our Emperor. I have results of the investigation of the secrets that our Emperor has tasked me to uncover. 6 large-scale Dimension of Death including Skeleton, Frost and Blasphemy has been opened since 15 years ago. Feyman has been traversing through these dimensions these few days.

Hearing news about the Dimension of Death, everyone was dumbfounded. After all, the Undead Emperor and Undead Lords in these Dimensions could be said to be the seniors of everyone here.

"However, the Undead Emperors of the other Dimensions aren't that easy to negotiate with. With just Feyman and his Council of Dark Night, he would just be eaten up by the other party. Based on his progress, a few of the Dimensions has agreed to work together with him and this is only because of the First Senator Gricasio stepping out to conduct these negotiations. I'm afraid that the large-scale Undead Calamity that our Emperor predicted will come, it is only a matter of time at this point. Feyman analyzed that the time these Undead Lords and Emperors would require for the preparations of war would not exceed 30 years. Boss, help me send this news to our Emperor."

Yes, Decars, whose appearance is of a large-built man right now, was tasked by Roland to serve as a spy in the Council. Despite spending more than 10 years in there, he wasn't able to gain sufficient trust to access important information but through tracing trails and bribing spies, he gained quite a bit of information.

The emergence of the collusion between the 1st Senator and 2nd Senator as well as the military intelligence of the intention of many Undead Dimensions to invade Eich made them fell into despair.

"Darn it, if the 3rd Senator was still alive, things wouldn't have progressed to such a state."

Lionheart immediately understood how new experts were appearing one after another in the Council Faction. When the 1st Senator and 2nd Senator collaborate together with the support of the Dimensions of Death, coupled with the death of 2 neutral Senators with the last one severely injured, the tilting of the power of Xiluo Empire towards them is just a matter of time.

Fine, due to someone's interference, the disappearance of the Queen of Banshees Harloys has become a case without any leads. Without her keeping the powers in Xiluo in check, the Council Faction is without any equals, allowing them to gain control of the full authority at an even quicker pace.

However, Bastian simply smiled. All of the proceedings were within the expectations of the Emperor.

"Then, since everyone decided to stand on the same boat, then let's listen to the words that our Emperor left behind. This is what he said…"

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Chapter 68: The Arbiter

Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric

2 weeks after Wumianzhe's Ascension to Godhood. After Annie took over the position of the City Lord, many things started to fall back into place. Due to Roland's departure, Adam was much more caring towards Elisa.

However, what was reassuring was that Elisa was exceptionally strong. She didn't wallow in sadness as they expected. Rather, she not only worked as per normal, she showed even more smiles than she usually did, as though as she had already got past her previous trauma.

But, it seems that she was only using work as an excuse to bury her sadness. She took the initiative to work overtime, leaving early in the morning and returning late at night. She appeared less and less frequently in public places. Her friends also sympathetically didn't interrupt her at this point in time.

At the same time, outside Sulfur Mountain City, the hot spring that Adam built out of a whim became a tourism spot well-known within the city.

The originally normal pool water was used by Adam as a medium to draw heat away from the Fire Elemental God. In order to suppress and weaken the Fire Elemental God, Annie took over his job and went there every night to draw heat away from the pool.

Due to the excessive heat, the pool water turned into a man-made hot spring. After the news that the Druids had inspected the water, which had a hint of sulfur smell similar to that of the mines, and affirm that the water was beneficial to one's body, it instantly became the hottest tourism spot of Sulfur Mountain City.

However, it is a pity that good sights don't last long. The extraction of heat that was estimated to go on for at least more than a decade suddenly came to an end. In less than a week, the water of the hot spring cooled down. After a commotion that lasted for just a few days, it reverted back into a deserted land without a single person.

Releasing Arolaweiss only when he is weakened to his limits, thus halting any plans that the Chaos Faction has regarding him. At the same time, allowing the Elemental Tide to progress as how it did in history while weakening the impacts of the release of the Ancient Elemental God. This is the plan which Roland and the rest came up with after a series of discussions.

But, at this moment, the heat suddenly vanished. This could only mean that the Ancient Fire Elemental God Arolaweiss grew weak rapidly or even died. The Chaos Faction could not possibly allow such a thing to happen. The one who came previously was a Count, the next one might just happen to be a Duke. It is something that makes one worry about.

However, what was bizarre was that even after Adam and the rest heightened their awareness and the security around the area, even stopping the drawing of heat from the spring, the pool water mysteriously became colder and colder. Even so, the Chaos Faction didn't make any moves.

This lack of reaction makes one feel like there might be a greater scheme behind it.

Annie, who was tasked to look over this spring, would come every day to inspect the spring every day. Today, she decided to follow one of the suggestions of her godfather and dug a little hole in the water to bury herself in it. Finally, through this foolish method, she found the culprit behind Arolaweiss's weakening.

At midnight, at the peak of the freezing cliff, 2 female warriors were crossing blows.

Similar to the countless usual fights they had, Annie, who as a Warrior, was being suppressed by a Mage in a direct battle. Just as she was putting all of her mind into the physical brawl, a cold thread suddenly hooks onto her ankles.

Then, with a pull of the thread, the enemy made use of her loss of balance to throw in a few blows. Her old opponent didn't go easy on her at all. The young Annie was bound totally with several cuts by the threads on her body.

"Why, why, Big Sister Elisa! What do you want!"

Yes, the one who turned the pool water icy cold and caused the Ancient Fire Elemental God to weaken to the point of death was Elisa.

"What did I do? I only used my Marauder to rob the Fire Elemental God of his powers. Arolaweiss, who is completely suppressed by the seal, to me, who is also of Fire Element belonging to the Chaos Faction, is a piece of delicious and nutritious fodder."

"You… Impossible! That is way beyond the limits of your physical body! How can an ant eat an elephant?"

"Then, I would just have to eat a little bit of snacks to increase the capacity of my physical body."

The mountainous winds cut at night. A cold gale blows and the dark clouds scatter slightly. The faint yellow lights of the luminescent algae shine down. It was a familiar face, yet it seemed slightly unfamiliar.

Half of her originally silky-smooth silver hair has been dyed a blood red color by the Fire Element. The other half of her hair had the additional smell of ice. Her icy cold face of previous days vanished without a trace. On her face which rivals with those of the seductive succubus is an even colder smile. It is the kind of brutal smile that looks forward to playing with its prey and slaughter it. The night wind blew apart her fringe, revealing the dim yellow narrowed pupils of a beast, the most distinguishing sign of a Demon.

At this moment, Elisa is no longer a Half-Demon. After letting go of herself to accept the calling of the Abyss, she is already a true Demon.

In an instant, Annie understood it all.

"Then, what about Kakajil's heart which is placed in the nation storage vault? Did you take it too?"

A demon's heart is the source of their power. Demons consume each other to evolve. In actuality, the thing that they eat is the other's heart. In that war, Kakajil's physical body was reduced into ashes, but its heart still remained, making it the most valuable of the spoils of war, thus it is kept in the nation vault.

"Yes. Although I stamped the Internal Affairs Bureau and the Supreme Court's seal by myself, no one actually checked it and allowed me to simply walk into the vault. I spent a week to devour those 4 Demonic Hearts."

No matter how much you try to prevent something from happening, an insider's job is always hard to guard against. Who would have expected that the most probable successor to the Supreme Court and the Internal Affairs Bureau would actually steal the thing she was guarding?

Elisa's Soul Imprint is very unique. It allows her to take away power that her body is able to bear. Kakajil, who scorches the land it walks on and was proficient in using shooting stars and fire rain kind of Forbidden Spell, is also a Fire Element Demon, another suitable nutritious fodder for Elisa.

Cold sweat trickles down Annie's back. She also knows of the ability of Elisa's Soul Imprint and the basic ability of Demons to consume each other to further their power is a perfect match with her Marauder. With these 2 together, even if Elisa couldn't match up with Kakajil now, she wasn't far off from him.

"It seems that you have finally got it? In order to sustain this state of mine without being driven off to another Dimension, it wasn't really easy for me. Don't force me to use my true strength, it wouldn't be good for anyone."

There was a hint of bitterness to Elisa's smile. She finally attained the power she hoped of but the first person she had to use it on after obtaining it was actually against her own friends. This is really a kind of amazing irony.

After finishing her piece, she intended to leave like that. Since she got found out, it is best for her to hasten the speed of the devouring, perhaps opening the seal tonight to complete the devour.

"Like that, Uncle Bones will be upset!"

"Upset? She only treats me as his daughter, his younger sister. I don't want that kind of upset."

"Don't be like that, Big Sister Elisa. There must be some other way, we can work it out together."

Annie's shout from her back made her stop. Annie thought that she was hesitating but what she was about to face was Elisa's furious questioning.

"Annie Layde! What do you know! Do you think that everyone is as fortunate as you, destined to become a powerful expert? It took me nearly a century to reach my current level but you were able to stand at the same height as me despite not even being 20. If this goes on, give it another 20 years, after you fully merge with the Phoenix's Heart, I would be even less of an opponent to you. Is this the difference between our talents and hard work?"

"You are a genius that everyone takes good care of. Everyone dotes on you, the Phoenix Inheritance waits for you, the Godsword Blessing of the Phoenix waits for you, the seat of the City Lord waits for you! As for me, what do I have? I only have that log-headed fool! Now, because of these darned calamities, he is about to leave me too!! I don't have anything left… nothing left. Speak, how do you intend for me to accept such a reality."

"Big Sister Elisa…" Mumbling, Annie really doesn't know how she could reply.

"Do you know how it feels like watching the Light of Order shining down on you, bringing about your impending doom? Do you know it feels like to watch the person you love die again and again? I have had enough. I have had enough of this feeling of weakness and inability to do anything. I have had enough of standing behind that fool, watching him being wounded again and again. This time, I want to amass sufficient power to stand by his side, regardless where the power comes from! Regardless of whether this power is the evil in everyone's eyes."

Under Annie's question, the icy cold emotionless mask finally shatters. All the emotions that she had been accumulating finally finds an opening to be released. Along with her furious howls that come from deep within her heart, tears start to fall from the young lady with clenched fists, but they turned into embers from the overflowing Fire mana within her, extinguishing in midair.

Seeing the tears of the other party, Annie stands up.

"Annie doesn't understand, but Annie knows that if Big Sister Elisa goes into the world of Demons, Uncle Bones will be depressed. Annie doesn't want Uncle Bones to be depressed, nor do Annie wants Big Sister Elisa to leave. Annie doesn't want this kind of future. Annie just wants everyone to stay together happily, to have a future where no one has to shed tears!"

The flames of the Phoenix burn once again. The bloodline which turns one stronger the more they undergo has turned Annie into a human-shaped Phoenix. As the light of Rules light up, a Soul Imprint of the Order Faction finally forms. At this crucial moment, Annie.Layde successfully breaks through into the realm of Legends!

"The Watcher!"

The flames of the Phoenix turn into an insignia of a shield and bow crossing each other with clear eyes behind them. The insignia showed the nature of the Soul Imprint, to protect and to watch over.

Following afterwards, the faint image of a Phoenix burning in an inferno shows that she is definitely not any kind of normal Legend-rank. After breaking through this bottleneck, she immediately heads directly towards the next bottleneck and attempts to advance into the realm of Saints.

Before Annie could even make sense of her new-found power after breaking into the realm of Legends, a punch heads straight towards her face. The fearsome brute strength sent the Legend-rank Warrior flying. In the next moment, countless threads follow her and binds her again.

"Annie, let Big Sister teach you one final lesson. Without power, you can't achieve anything. A kind will without power to back it up, it is just harming you yourself and those around you!"

Along with the rising flames, the new Demon Noble Elisa showcases her power. With a furious roar, the endless Phoenix Flames were absorbed by her.

Under the heavy blows of Elisa, Annie was unable to retaliate anyhow and faints. With the threads drawing power from her, the newborn Legend expert is probably going to be asleep for a long time.

At this moment, there is no longer anyone who is able to stop Elisa from completing her evolution through devouring Arolaweiss. When the future Demon Marquess walks out from the seal, 2 people were already waiting at the entrance. Annie, who was left hanging on the tree, was now lying peacefully in the embrace of a figure dressed in blue.

"Hey, Elisa."

Still the same greeting without any consideration for the atmosphere. It seems as though the 3 of them have planned on this meeting together, Elisa and the 2 SemiGods weren't in the least surprised by the other party's presence.

"You two aren't going to stop me?"

"Of course, everyone has the right to choose their own future. This is your choice, so why would be stop you? We are just here to send you off. It matters not whether you are Elisa or Lisa, at the very least, we were once friends."

Squatting there and speaking unreliable words, Adam took out a handkerchief and waved to her to send her off. Immediately afterwards, the handkerchief with blue lilies stitched on it was immediately confiscated by Margaret, who was blushing bright red.

"'Without power, you can't achieve anything. A kind will without power to back it up, it is just harming you yourself and those around you!' Although it is a bit extreme, you aren't wrong. Annie should be able to accept it."

Margaret was looking at Elisa with a face that is similar to how one would be delighted by their best apprentice was doing well in her career. While saying these words, she nods her head in approval.

Since they heard all these, it means that they had arrived long ago, just that they didn't appear earlier. Shaking her head, Elisa didn't say anything else. After all, some things are better left unexposed.

As the Demon Gate opens and Elisa was about to walk in, Margaret's voice suddenly sounds out again, only this time, the usual coldness in her voice is absent and in its place is warmth.

"No matter what happens, Sulfur Mountain City is your home. If you suffer any grievances, you are welcomed back anytime."

"I will be back. Roland that fool needs me."

As the voice disappears as the Dimension Gate closes, leaving 2 SemiGods staring at each other.

"Looks like Elisa has finally found something within her. From my estimates, there is an 80% chance that Roland, being soft in his heart despite having a vicious mouth, would be unable to withstand her attacks. What do we do with Annie now? What about the thing you promised her?"

This time, it is time for Adam to look helpless.

"Initially, I intended to come with a last minute entrust. Before my death, I would hold Roland's hand and say 'promise me that you will marry Annie, otherwise I would be unable to die in peace'. Going by Roland's personality, he would most probably agree to it on the spot. As long as he agrees to it, he would most probably carry out his promise. But, I didn't manage to die so, why don't we try it once again after Roland returns?"

Alright, it seems that Adam's supposed preparations was actually just this. But, should it be said, as expected of Adam? It might seem nonsensical but he was able to accurately pinpoint on the vitals. If he were to really carry it out, there is a high possibility of it actually succeeding.

Looking at his foolish face, Margaret's anger appears all at once.

"Nonsense! Do you believe that fool around this time, Roland will really kill you with a single blade. Forget it, let's not bother anymore. Our child will find the one suited for her, let her settle it by herself."

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"Alright, let me revive!! Right, there's still Elisa! What happened to her! Also, who released the seal of the Fire Elemental God."

There was no reply to my question once again. In the end, a piece of memory pierces through my mind, one that was left behind by Elisa.

That memory flashes through my brain and after that, I was silent for a long while.

"It is worth it?"

"Of course, you have asked something like that before. Do you remember it?"

I suddenly recall, that was when I told the plan to Elisa. This is how she asked me.

["Master, to sacrifice so much, is it worth it?"

"Un, of course it is worth it. There can't be rewards if we don't sacrifice something. If we don't change anything, what is awaiting this world is only destruction and calamity and I personally think that there is still a lot of things worth living for here."]

But, the voice of a young lady suddenly projects out at this point.

"But, don't be mistaken. I am not doing this for the world. I am just doing this for a log-headed fool. Remember, the world doesn't owe me a favor, but you do."

After being silent for a long time, I finally laughed.

"Fine, I owe you that. When you return, I will repay you back."

"That's more like it. I will help you look up news on Karwenz. That's all. Recently, I have been really busy. Those Demon rascals, they betray me and conduct rebellions time after time again, they are even more deserving of a beating than you."

Soon after, the silver ring darkens. It is difficult for a communication device to transcend dimensions. Based on the description by the system, this ring can only be activated a maximum of 3 times every day and the total time it is activated cannot surpass a minute. Seeing by how contact is made suddenly these 2 times, the word to activate this ring is probably 'Elisa'.

At this moment, I solemnly jot down this favor I owe in my mind and turn my attention towards the System. In this instant, the System, in response to my request, has listed down all of the different types of physical body I could make.

[Normal Human's Physical Body,

Strength: 10

Agility: 10

Stamina: 10

Intelligence: 27

Will: 19

Charm: 10

Race Talent: NIL

Lifespan: 60 years

Recommended Job: Any Job]

This Normal Human's Physical Body is really not worth mentioning. Other than the Intelligence and Will stats that come along with the soul, the other stats are a mere 10 points. Furthermore, it has a short lifespan. Naturally, I wouldn't choose it. However, the advantages that a Human possess is that it can choose any job and is able to move freely on the surface.

The difference in basic stats may not seem like a big thing at this point but as they grow, the gap in the basic stats and race talents will just grow bigger and bigger. This is the greatest disadvantage of the body.

The System also had quite the one-sided mind. It listed out more than 50 types of body but over half of them are just a white-tier physical body (No System Ranking) that I wouldn't even consider. The ones that attracted me the most are naturally the few Golden Bloodlines listed at the very bottom.

[Son of the Ancient Red Dragon, Dragon Descendant

Strength: 19

Agility: 12

Stamina: 28

Intelligence: 25

Will: 17

Charm: 16

Race Talent: Dragon Form, Dragon Wings, Dragon Breath

Recommended Jobs: Mage, Warrior

Lifespan: 2000

Evaluation: Silver Pinnacle

System Notice: You can find Dragon Empress Einz Mezus to undergo the Dragon Form Ritual to gain her bloodline to turn into a true dragon. Considering your relationship with her, it isn't hard to carry out this task at all. However, you would probably have to call her mum in the future.]

Although the System Notice really makes one at a loss of words, the power of the Red Dragon is not one to be underestimated. An Ancient Red Dragon is a Half-Diamond Bloodline. If they were to evolve into an Immemorial Dragon and obtain a Diamond Bloodline, their battle prowess would be even more reliable. Furthermore, after playing around as Lich for a long period of time, I have had enough of having a brittle physical body. The powerful physical body of the Dragon Tribe is indeed very attractive. But, the fall in the Intelligence and Will stats rather than increasing shows that this physical body has a negative impact on Intelligence.

However, considering that I would be heading towards Human civilization in the future, an obviously unorthodox species such as a Dragon Descendant isn't very suited. I will only keep this in mind and consider it if there aren't any better choices.

[The Immortal One, Man-made Physical Body

Strength: 12

Agility: 12

Stamina: 15

Intelligence: 30

Will: 20

Charm: 18

Race Talent: Immortality, Rapid Learning, Spellcasting Proficiency

Recommended Job: Mage (After that, Saint is recommended)

Evaluation: Hold

System Notice: There is no need talk about how this bloodline came about, it is definitely powerful. As it is the clone of a particular person, there might be some side effects, such as having the same outer appearance and skin color as the original, you understand. Now, if you were to call in, we will even send you a complimentary Margaret suit!]

Side effect? Similar skin color? I think even the face would look alike. A portion similar to her? I reckon that it will be identical, turning me into a woman. Trying to scam me? It won't be that easy! A straight pass!

[The Divine Child of the God of Law, God Descendant

Strength: 12

Agility: 12

Stamina: 18

Intelligence: 27

Will: 17

Charm: 20

Race Talent: Son of Law (The speed which the Power of Law powers up at is increased by 100% and its effectiveness is heightened by 30%)

Recommended Job: The bunch of Law Jobs which you invented yourself

Evaluation: Gold

System Notice: Stop hesitating. This is the job most suited for you. Also, I would like to ask you, how does it feel being your own son?]

Alright, ignoring the darned notice once again, I am a little tempted by this physical body. However, this body of a God Descendant is obviously sided towards the Order Faction, which means I would have to split ways with Necromancy. This way, my [The Infallible Diffindor] would turn useless.

On this point, the weakest human is instead the strongest. They don't have any inclinations towards any factions, they are able to undertake any jobs and they could utilize any power.

However, thinking of humans, I recalled the previous generations of the children of Order, reminding me of the 2 unique presents that Ayer gave me, so I immediately handed them over to the System.

After a long period of time, in the menu list of the System, 2 more physical body options appear.

[The Bloodline of the 1st Generation Child of Order (Royalty), God Descendant

Strength: 18

Agility: 18

Stamina: 20

Intelligence: 27

Will: 17

Charm: 20

Race Talent: War Angel Form

Evaluation: Diamond Bloodline

Recommended Job: Order Knight

System Notice: As expected of the ones favored by the Goddess of Order, powerful beyond the expectations. Order Knight is a basic job that System created based on this bloodline. It is able to use any Power of Order, including Law and Holy Light. It is definitely powerful. Perhaps, it might not be as powerful as the one below, but it definitely has limitless potential.]

Some things can only be seen through comparison. Without doubt, this bloodline is really overpowered. However, the Child of Order has the same weakness as the Child of Law, they aren't able to tolerate Necromancy, causing negative effects on my Soul World.

On the other hand…

[The Bloodline of the 1st Generation Child of Chaos (Royalty), Devil Descendant

Strength: 22

Agility: 20

Stamina: 22

Intelligence: 29

Will: 20

Charm: 8

Race Talent: Sinful Devil God Form

Evaluation: Diamond Bloodline

Recommended Job: Chaos Witch King, Devil Knight

System Notice: Seriously overpowered basic stats together with a perfect physical body. Choose him and you will obtain endless power. Of course, if you were to accidentally reveal your Devil Bloodline, hehe, just hope that you can run fast enough.]

Other than charm, all of the basic stats are beyond 20. These are stats that are easily above that of the basic stats of Legend-rank experts. This physical body is really powerful beyond all imagination. However, it has the exact same problem as the one above, it is unable to tolerate Powers of Order.

Thus, I really hesitated. Without doubt, this choice is extremely important. But, no matter which one I choose, there would be regrets left behind.

"If only I can put the both of them together into one."

How can there be such a wonderful thing in the world. Just by thinking about it, one would know that it is impossible. Thus, I shook my head but suddenly, the System rings out.

"It is possible, but Fate Points has to be paid for the physical bodies of both of the bloodlines."

"What? If it is doable, why didn't you say so earlier? Why didn't you list it out?"

"You didn't ask me."

"Fine, stop the crapping, quickly list it out."

[Bloodline of The Arbiter

Strength: 19

Agility: 19

Stamina: 19

Intelligence: 29

Will: 19

Charm: 19

Race Talent: War Angel Form, Sinful Devil God Form

Evaluation: Double Diamond Bloodline

Recommended Jobs: Order Knight/Chaos Witch King

System Notice: The bloodline of the Arbiter which lies on the border of both Order and Chaos doesn't belong to any of the Factions and is also able to coexist with any of the Factions. The Bloodlines which came from the same source but yet are different created this miracle-like physical body. Perhaps, it can't be said to be the strongest, but it definitely holds the greatest potential.]

Looking at this, I was delighted. However, I hesitated and asked a question which shows my lack of contentment.

"Since we are able to mix, then can we add a bit of Dragon Blood, Phoenix Blood and such to strengthen the toughness of the physical body? I can gather blood from them."

However, the System's reply was a bucket of cold water.

"Do you think that a mixed-breed dog would be more valuable than a pure-breed dog? This is the cloning of genetics to create a physical body, not creating a medicine. Excessive bloodlines would only cause the physical body to break apart. You would be fortunate if you just turned into a monster. This physical body is only possible as both bloodlines come from the same source but under a Creator God level God Powers, turned into 2 opposite kind of life, that's why it is possible for them to merge together as one. This is a rare exception. However, you can try to collect 7 different colors of Dragon Blood and make a wish, see if it can become a rainbow-colored Dragon Bloodline. I will help you make a Mary Sue's 7-colored long hair."

TL: Mary Sue really not sure which show this is, I googled the Chinese word and this is the result I got.

Since that's the case, then there's nothing more to talk about. This would be it. However, going by my understanding of the System's spirit to scam me, it would be weird if there is nothing wrong with the body. There is no mistake in being warier.

"What kind of deficiencies does this physical body has, just say it out straight."

"This body, in order to maintain equality, must train in both Order and Chaos Power simultaneously, thus requiring one to invest a large amount of time and effort."

"Double basic jobs? Order Knight/Chaos Witch King? This is a good thing. Or rather, is there other fatal flaws?"

Opening the introduction page to the System's Job Introduction, I found out that Order Knight is just like the combination of both Holy Knight and Justice Knight while Chaos Witch King is the combination of Necromancer and Elemental Mage. These are all routes I have walked on before and thus, they are paths that suit me the best.

This double job isn't separate. On the screen, the four skill trees intersect with each other, forming each other. The skills and abilities that I have learnt before are indicated by a gray mark on the skill tree. For example, [Ice Aeon] which is on the top of the Ice Magic skill tree and [The Infallible Diffindor] which requires all 4 classes to be at least of Legend-rank. At where the Necromancy skill tree and Ice Magic skill tree intersect, there are even combination techniques like [Summon Ice Lich].

"The growth rate of special classes is 1.5 times the difficulty of normal classes. However, going by the 2 times difficulty of a double special class and considering the slow physical body growth rate of a Double Diamond Bloodline, all in all, it is at least 3 times the difficulty of a normal human's growth."

Hearing this, I only felt joy. Isn't it just 3 times experience penalty, what do I have to be scared about growing slightly slower? After all, I am able to use Fate Points in order to forcefully raise my experience bar.

Right now, problems outside here will keep coming one after another. Even if I don't have enough points, I can just do a few more Epic Missions to earn them. I am not afraid of it growing slowly, I am just afraid that it will not turn out strong enough in the end.

"Alright, this will be it!!"

The physical body which has a sales price of a hulking 200000 Fate Points, after using the discount voucher, turned into 100000 Fate Points. Even so, the points that I earned so great difficulty only had 20000 remaining. It is difficult to earn money, but easy to squander it all in an instant.

Following the descend of light on my body, the familiar touch of a physical body brought comfort to me. I, Roland.Mist, is finally revived. Finally, I am a man once again. I finally have my little partner. I can finally openly whistle towards beautiful ladies!

As usual, my happiness wasn't long-lived…

Very quickly, when I looked at my reflection by the dark river, a scream of agony is released once again.

"System! You actually scammed me again! One of these days, I will strike you!"

"You didn't ask about it. Hehe, the motto of our service is that your dissatisfaction is our satisfaction, your unhappiness is our happiness, the one we are scamming is you! Thank you for your patronage, we will be looking forward to your return. Oh, and don't forget to leave positive reviews!"

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Chapter 69: The Return

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"I was foolish, I really was." Cloaked in a black mantle that I borrowed from a kind merchant, I cover myself tightly as I tread carefully across the roads of Sulfur Mountain City.

"I knew that the System would never have good intentions, its recommendations would always have problems, so those are the ones which I should never choose; What I didn't know was that even things that seemed to have no problems will have problems occurring after going through the hands of the System! Look, the average stats of the 2 Bloodlines is much higher than my current stats, this obviously shows that there is a problem with the physical body. Also, that darned Charm value, there is no way the System would allow me to be welcomed into the embrace of those seductive eyes. This is obviously a trap, why did I jump into it then. I was really foolish, really really foolish."

The little bat beside me stares fiercely at me.

"Enough! This is the hundredth or two hundredth time that you have been nagging about it. Did your intelligence disappear along with your previous body?"

"No, it is just that my mood lifts after seeing you in an even more pathetic state than me, so I felt like nagging a bit more."

[Magic Pet: Harloys (Main Body of Greed)

Race: Unable to be classified

Strength: 12

Agility: 10

Stamina: 30

Intelligence: 28

Will: 25

Charm: Depends

Job: LV1 Mage

Evaluation:

Race Talent: Transmogrification (Lower Tier)

System Evaluation: This is your Magic Pet, but she is constantly thinking of how to get rid of you within the limitations of the contract. Now, you don't have to worried about her rebelling against you. The great Queen of Banshees can only alternate between the form of a bat and a little cat. The most destructive skill of hers is probably just a cat paw. Well done, to think that there would be someone worse off than you.]

When I died temporarily, Harloys, who almost got destroyed because of it, was absorbed into the System. Now that I am revived, she was revived along with me. It is just that even at LV1, I am still a living person while she is unable to sustain her human form at LV1.

"…Are you sure? If I were to remove your mantle here and scream that there is someone running about nude here, what do you think will happen?"

Grinding her teeth together, the little bat spits out the most fearsome threat that she knows. But, I simply smiled in response.

"Feel free, nude running is already a daily occurrence here, no one will be bothered by it. Nude running can no longer be considered a news, only no one engaging in nude running for a few days can be called news."

"Heh, do you take me for a fool? How can there be such a fearsome place…"

"Catch that naked bull!! Right, the one who is nicknamed King of Nudity! Don't let him get away. After staying put for a few days, you Wild Bull Alliance actually started to become active again. This time, we will lock them up for an entire month."

Before Harloys could even finish her words, her eyes and mouth widen in shock. I stare numbly as the naked Tauren leading a pack of naked men whistling through. Soon afterward, a group of Dark Elf Knights passes us by.

"A Supreme Judge with the glorious title of King of Nudity?"

Somehow, my heart starts to ache. My worry for the Supreme Court and the shame I feel from that embarrassment originating from my organization intersected together. I had an urge to cleanse my organization of this embarrassment by assassinating him. However, if I were to draw my blade in rage at this moment, not only will I be unable to kill him, I would be destroyed instead.

"Let's go, I have many toys in my lab that uses illusion to change outer appearances. There's really nothing I can do with my current appearance."

While looking for a method to deal with that fellow in my head, I tightened my grip on the mantle wrapped around me. From a certain perspective, this city is the safest one of all of the Underground Cities but from another perspective, it is also the most dangerous one of them all, especially now that I am not in my best condition.

While dodging the sights of others, I pull my Magic Pet along with me. At the same time, Harloys stares dumbfounded at the opposite street. A few Holy Knights were currently chatting happily with a Death Knight.

This is a scene that can't possibly be seen in any other areas, a harmonious sight between the Order and Chaos. I wanted to brag a bit to Harloys but the next instant, they started fighting together while hurling insults at each other. The fight was quite intense with both sides throwing lethal attacks at each other.

"This is more like it."

Harloys nods her head, satisfied. But when the contents of their argument reach us, Harloys freezes once again.

"You lying bastard, where is the match make with the Banshee that you promised? Why were there only female zombies present? Look at her face, there are even maggots on it, do you think we can look at her?"

"Tsk, you little rascal who don't understand anything, this is the fashion of our Undead District! Also, do you think you are all that innocent? What about the beautiful Priestesses you promised us? Why did canteen aunties come instead! You think that we are fools!"

There are already quite a few audiences who are cheering by the side. The more heated their argument got, the more brutal their blows became. However, the Death Knights didn't draw their Runeswords while the Holy Knights didn't use their Holy Light. Instead, they fought just like normal men with their punches and their kicks.

"You want the Banshees and Medusas of our District? Don't even talk about opening the doors for you, even the windows are tightly shut. The few of us aren't even able to get our hands on them, why should we introduce them to you?"

"Hmph, I will just tell you truthfully. We even have to wrestle with our bodies just to gain the opportunity to talk with the Priestesses. With such severe lack of resources, why should we introduce them to you?"

Alright, from the jeering of the audiences, the entire matter is made clear. Both sides had formed a group in hope of laying hands on the female resources of the other side without giving in anything. In the end, when the both sides clash together, they realized the other's intentions.

"A match make between the Undead and Holy Knight? Has the world gone mad or am I the one who has gone mad?" Harloys has still yet to recover from the sight.

Should I be thankful for the fact that I have a living body? Looking at these living treasures, I grab my belly. That should be where my stomach is. For the first time, I experienced what stomachache and neuralgia is.

TL: Neuralgia: intense intermittent pain along the course of a nerve, especially in the head or face.

"Can anyone contact the Town Security…"

"Don't move, who is the one causing this ruckus? Haha, it is you bunch of bastards again. You all are quite amazing, to actually bring a DemiRam and a Centaur for the previous three matchmaking sessions. If we didn't react quick enough and called the legendary Beifeng over to scare away our beauties, we would have handed them over to you for nothing. This time, let us settle the new scores together with the old ones. Eat my Sin-Splitting Strike!"

Alright, looks like we don't even have to call the Town Security over. Those graduates from Nanxiang have already arrived but somehow, from the words they say… Should I be surprised about their relationship? Alright, somehow, the pain in my stomach intensifies.

"Hey!"

Suddenly, a person violently sent me flying.

"Sorry, sorry, Momo was chasing those bastards."

So it was a Dark Elf Town Security member who accidentally knocked into my body while engaging in an arrest.

My mantle was knocked off and light glares into my eyes, stinging me. However, the moment I see the look of surprise on Momo's face, I immediately awaken from my confusion.

I immediately used my mantle to cover my entire body once again. The System isn't so kind as to gift you a free set of clothes just because you revived. Just as what Harloys said, a newborn physical body comes totally nude, I was wearing nothing beneath my cloak.

"That, I have no relations with those fellows of the Wild Bull Alliance. I am a newcomer here to learn the Power of Law, just that I met with some thieves, causing my clothes to be stolen.

I tried my best to recall my Smile Number 2 when I was still a Holy Knight — A righteous smile of someone innocent. At the same time, I tried to distance myself from that bunch of perverts. I don't have to be caught into the Boys Home for no reason.

"I am without a penny, I am here to seek help from my Lich uncle named Roland. This is Ah Meow, my best friend."

Then, I raised Harloys up to the face of the Dark Elves. At this instant, under my orders, she has transformed into a cute little black cat.

Again, under my orders through the Pet Contract, the dignified Queen of Banshees, despite her eyes being on the verge of shooting fire beams, could only obediently learn to meow to look cute.

"Meow!!!"

"Hehe, girls don't have much resistance towards cute things. Furthermore, after seeing that I am of no threat, they would definitely let me go after conducting a simple check."

But very quickly, I realized that my actions were excessive. The female Dark Elf Town Security ignores the meowing Queen of Banshees and instead, stares fixedly at me, not saying a single word.

Then…

Saliva starts dripping down…

"I have finally struck it rich! A top quality shota!!!"

At this moment, an inconceivable fury boils in me as I howl out.

"You are the shota. Your entire family is shotas."

Alright, I admit that I have been scammed by the System once again. What training from young is good for one to gain perfect control of their body and what this allows one's soul to merge better with one's physical body, no matter how much self-consoling excuse I come up with, I am unable to hide the fact that I had been scammed.

A fourteen-year-old physical body is indeed the expected age of my physical body, as well as the true form of my soul, thus a body of that age will allow merging of my soul and my physical body to go more smoothly, but…

"How the hell would I know that the Ancient Humans have a lifespan that exceeds 200 years. 14 years old is still a kid to them!"

Yes, the first-generation Humans had an average lifespan that is at least twice as long compared to the current Humans. With my fourteen-year-old physical body, I look at most 10.

I should have known that compared to the other two physical body choices, the reason why the stats of this physical body are slightly on the lower side is because it is simply too young and the reason why my Charm is so high is because little kids tend to be cuter.

That's right, cute. Cuteness that has nothing to do with handsome.

Golden-colored hair that is radiating the glisten of the sun paired with red cheeks that is reminiscent of a red apple that was just rinsed with water, tempting one to give it a bite. The white skin looks very hydrated, as though it has never come under the sun. Last but not least, the sun-like smile that is affixed to his little face makes one really feel his lively personality.

Turning younger isn't scary. What is scary is that even when I used the dark river as a mirror to look at my reflection, I felt that I looked like a gigantic doll, extremely cute.

19 points in Charm! If a grown man were to have so much Charm, he would be unmatched if he uses it to flirt with girls. However, on a child, what is the use of being so cute!

But this still isn't the most treacherous thing about the System…

Having a youthful outer appearance isn't a big matter for Mages, there are all kinds of medicines and tools that could be used to conceal one's true age. Old grannies and old demons acting young could be seen everywhere. As long as I return to my lab to retrieve some of my hidden tools, there no difficulty whatsoever in passing off as a grown man.

However, my greatest problem now is that — I might have my little fellow now, but it hasn't developed yet. That is as good as not having it at all! That is the crux of the problem!

I knew that the System would definitely be up to something. It was difficult for me to get rid of my body as a Lich, but in exchange, I was given this undeveloped physical body.

Now, my first aim is to quickly return back to my underground study to check up on the time required for the first-generation Humans to develop and when I can get married… Alright, I know that there would be no book that would be so lame to talk about these, but it isn't a crime to think about these.

At this moment, looking at the frenzied Dark Elf who had a puddle of saliva on the ground below her, I knew that I was facing a big crisis.

"Small cutie… No, I mean little friend, do you want to see goldfishes with Big Sister? Big Sister's home has many cute little animals."

"Goldfish? Goldfish in the Underground World? You think that I am stupid?"

Being just LV1, there is definitely no way I am able to beat a Town Security member who is at minimum a Silver-rank.

"Right, little friend, I have a lollipop here."

Looking at this idiotic Elf actually retrieving a large bunch of candies from her breastplate, I had totally no idea what her brain is made of. Is this still the Town Security that Sulfur Mountain City prides itself on? Thinking about this, my stomach hurts even more…

"Release me!!"

"No way! It was so difficult for me to find one that fits my taste. Momo is definitely going to capture this one back to raise!! After a few years, I would be able to reap my rewards. Momo would be the one to marry first!"

Alright, Momo seems to have forgotten her role as an Enforcer and is currently lost in her daydream.

"Hehe, to have such a cute little hubby, Momo would be envied to death by her other sisters."

I want to flirt with beautiful girls, but not this kind of beautiful girls who are into child grooms. Without a second word, I turn around to flee.

However, with just 2 steps, the pain in my stomach intensifies and I fell to the ground helplessly.

"Why does it feel so awful? My entire body is lacking in strength. Could it be that there is something wrong with the composition of my physical body!"

Suddenly, I felt the sensation of being carried up. The voice of the frenzied Elf echoes by my ear.

"Why are you so light, little friend? Have you obediently eaten your meal yet?"

"Eaten my meal?" Alright, I finally recall what I forgot. I spent 2 days walking here from the dark river. Having just revived, I have long forgotten about the habits of the living, so I totally didn't expect that I would have to eat. At the same time, Harloys who is also an Undead wouldn't think of reminding me.

"So it isn't a stomachache, it is hunger pangs. Seeing from how I am fine from not eating for 2 days, it seems that this body is still quite healthy."

After coming to a realization, in the next moment, I faint from hunger.

But fortunately, before fainting, I spent the last bit of my strength to shout 'Save me, there is a weird auntie here who wants to feed me milk'. Seeing how the other Town Security come rushing over in a hurry, I should be able to retain my chastity.

"A tragedy! Darn System, I will never forgive you!

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Chapter 70: The Experimental Log of the Crazy Lich

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Due to the disappearance of Lich Roland, the Dark Elves no longer have to worry about their home getting destroyed again. Thus, they clenched their teeth and after withdrawing the last of their savings, rebuilt their home for the 3rd time.

With many free labor (Such as the Leftover (Sheng) Knights, the Liver (Sheng) Knights and the Holy (Sheng) Knights) helping them, the Town Security headquarters was quickly rebuilt.

Designed by the Gray Dwarves Architects, the new Town Security headquarters is earthquake-proof, explosion-proof, fireproof, flood-proof and Roland-proof. As for how did I know all these, it is all written clearly on the blueprints, the few bright red words could be seen clearly even from more than a hundred meters away.

"I can understand what the first 4 is about, but what does being Roland-proof means?"

Un, I made use of the right that only children possess, the right to be inquisitive. However, the event that happens next renders Diana's answer pointless.

"Roland!! Who mentioned that name!" The moment the name popped out of my mouth, numerous female knights seem to jump out of nowhere. Fully clothed in their armor, they hold sharp swords in their hands. Their eyes are filled with blood veins and their murderous aura makes it seem like they are ready to slaughter someone.

"That 'Roland-proof' refers to an Anti-Undead Barrier that we hired a master to lay down in order to deal with a certain someone. Right, little Rolo, don't say your uncle's name here." I nodded my head with an intentional look that spells of confusion while secretly wiping away the cold sweat on my palms.

"Even after so long… Is their grudge that deep? I was the one who approved of the subsidies at the High Court, you know, otherwise, it is impossible for you all to rebuild your headquarters so quickly! You heartless bunch of Elves."

I peeked at those crimson red eyes while mumbling curses directed at these 'aunties' under my breath. I know that it is impossible for me to be exposed but I still instinctively tightened the cloak around me.

"Wakaka, I didn't expect your reputation to be so horrid. As expected of my disciple." Alright, I was even mocked by the old demonic granny in my mantle.

However, that Diana seems to have recalled something and immediately adds on.

"Don't say the name when you are outside too, absolutely not! Your uncle… That, he has quite a bad reputation in the city. I am not really prejudiced against him but there are some words, as an elder, that isn't suitable for me to say. Anyway, little Rolo, for your own safety, you mustn't tell anyone that you are Roland's nephew."

Alright, looking at this red-faced Moon Knight who seems to be embarrassed about speaking badly about others, that black cat is already rolling around the floor laughing.

"Little Brother Roland, what exactly did you do? Why are you faring so badly on your territory that even the female knight feels ashamed to talk about you?"

"Shut up, my magic pet. Otherwise, I will make you learn how to talk like a squirrel and do 360-degree flips on the spot for 2 and a half weeks until you puke!"

After hearing my words, despite boiling with anger, Harloys knows that I will carry out my threat. If I say that I will make her do flips from 2 and a half weeks, there is no way I will make her turn around for 3 weeks. Harloys, who is always good at reading situations and adapting to them, immediately shuts up obediently.

"Alright, Little Rolo, hurry and go eat."

After hearing these words, my excitement starts to well up. I have been meeting with misfortune for the entire day. Looks like my luck is finally turning around. I don't even have a single bronze coin on my entire body, so it is a good opportunity for me to get some food.

On the road to the canteen, looking at this hesitating female knight, many thoughts ran through my mind.

There are many things that I have to do, but the one with the topmost priority is to get rid of this young form!

With my current stature, even the hilt of the sword is larger than my hand. I can't even grab a sword stably, so how in the world am I going to fight. Furthermore, the small figure means that my steps would be small and with my limbs short, I would face difficulty in exerting my full strength and coupled with many other limitations, it would be hard for me to perform.

Furthermore, I would come into contact like the top brasses of the nobles in the Human World in the future. Reality isn't like a Knight Novel. Outer appearance may not determine everything, but being young, it would be difficult for me to inspire trust in others. All of my plans would go down the drain like that.

"If I were to wait to grow naturally, who knows how long it would take for this body to mature. I must first look for a way to hide this form. Right, the Dragon Tribe is a kind of tribe where the older they are, the stronger they are. Going by her age, Little Red isn't supposed to be old enough to be promoted to an Ancient Dragon. Perhaps, there might be some kind of secret arts involved. I will go and question her later."

After making up my mind, I start to enjoy the lunch that I have been waiting a long time for. The other side of the table is full of 'aunties' who keeps staring secretly at me.

Not just the tables, even the doorway is filled with people.

At the corner, Momo is tied up by a chain and keeps on howling non-stop.

"Momo isn't a pedophile, it is just that the person I like just happens to be a child. You bunch who haven't touched a man for several decades, you bunch of thirsty #@@@, touch your heart and ask yourself if you all really do not wish to dye that innocent smile with your own color. He already has a master and that is me, Momo. I will not let any of you snatch him away from me!"

Fine, even her colleagues can't stand her salivating and pleading look that they even stuffed up her mouth.

On the corner, even with her mouth stuffed and her neck fastened to a collar, Momo is still trying her best to pounce over like a frenzied wild dog. Her colleagues were trying her best to push her down while I pretend not to hear or see anything at all.

Looking at how I am eating heartily, Diana hesitates for a moment before speaking.

"I'm afraid that you came a step too late. Your uncle won't be coming back. Why don't you live with us temporarily?"

Hearing this, before I could even react, cheers that almost flipped the roof filled the entire canteen.

"Big Sister, you are finally enlightened! I thought that you aren't normal."

"Big Sister, well done. You can enjoy him first, just remember to leave a small part to me."

"That's right. Even if we are unable to devour him, it is good to have him stay as an eye-candy. However, Big Sister, you won't truly be thinking of keeping him to yourself?"

"Hmph, I am not a pedophile, so I am not really interested. However, after 30 years or so, lend him to me for a while, I probably won't reject him. Anyway, humans grow very quickly and you should be sick of him by 30 years."

"Yeah, you aren't a pedophile, you are into geezers."

Should I say as expected of the open Dark Elves? The bluntness of their words really makes one exclaim in shock. At the same time, as the Dark Elves rejoiced, I trembled from the depths of my heart. I started to wonder if it was worth entering a lion's den just for a meal.

After hearing the cheering of her comrades, Diana stuns for a moment before smiling bitterly.

She couldn't explain what she was really feeling. Was it a coincidence for her to know that Roland is Lord Wumianzhe and now that Lord Wumianzhe has Ascended, is this child fated to never be able to find his own uncle?

Furthermore, even if it is Sulfur Mountain City we are talking about, it is still part of the dangerous Underground World. If he were to run into some slave peddler or perverts… The thing which Sulfur Mountain City doesn't lack is the latter. At the very least, the 'wild beast' which is bound by metal chains is definitely one.

"Consider it. Seeing from your white and smooth skin, you don't look like a kid from the Underground World. This is a totally different place from the Surface, you should really think deeply about how you are going to survive here."

"Thank you, Big Sister. But Uncle Roland told me that if I was unable to find him, I am to look for Lord Einz Mezus."

Looks like I can only thicken my skin to look for Little Red. Scanning my surroundings, these Elves seem to be concealing something suspicious in their mouths. Their eyes are glowing green. No matter how I look at it, they look like a pack of hungry wolves. Staying here is simply too dangerous.

However, due to a certain reason, I have to return back to my old home for a short period of time. Perhaps, I might have to look for a reliable 'guardian' for me.

Hearing the great name of the new Dragon Empress, Diana stuns for a moment before recalling that the child in front of her is the nephew of Wumianzhe, so there is a high possibility that he would be related to Lord Einz Mezus. Coming to a realization, she nods her head.

"Alright, then I will send you over after you are done eating."

Ignoring the sighs around me, I continued eating. Once I was done, Diana passes over a form to me.

"Looking at how you are, you should be able to write. Fill in your basic particulars so that I can make you a temporary pass for ease of movement within the city."

The eyes of the predators around made cold sweat trickle down my back. I had the intention to flee long ago and so, swoosh swoosh swoosh, I finished filling up in an instant and throwing the form, I left immediately.

Gossip is almost a trait that women are born with. The moment Diana, their Captain, leaves, the group of female Knights immediately rush up to vie for the form. However, what was mysterious was that despite being Elves, they weren't able to comprehend the words on the form.

Then, only after someone exclaimed it did they realize that the little boy had actually been communicating with them using their mother tongue, the Dark Elf Language.

Afterward, under the intense study of a few scholars simultaneously, they realized that the form which had words no one could comprehend was actually a combination of more than a dozen language scrambled together. Despite being incredibly messy, there wasn't a single mistake in it.

"The first word is in Dragon Language while the phrase at the back is written in Devil Language. The middle part is jotted down using the Ancient Elf Language. Yet, they are put together using the dialect of the Leopardians of the Far South. If this isn't a Great Saint well-versed in languages showing off his linguistic abilities, then it must mean that the one writing it has gone mad. Language is used as a medium for thoughts and all creatures use their mother tongue to think. If these words are the derived from his thought process, then there is a good chance that he is already completely mad."

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Despite becoming the noble Dragon Empress, Ein Mezus's life didn't change at all compared to the past. She still sleeps lazily in her den every day. Eat some food, exchange some blows, other than the quality of her opponents getting higher and higher, there isn't really much difference in her lifestyle.

When she was still sleeping in her den, she heard from the Dracon Tributes that serves her that there is a fellow named Rolo who seeks her presence. Overjoyed, she immediately rushes over to the doorway to welcome him. However, upon seeing him, she stuns for a moment before…

"Puuu! Haha, to think that you would have such a day too, Roland! Come, call me auntie!"

A certain Dragon starts rolling around the floor laughing without any hesitation. Her laughter reverberating in the entire den was so hateful that it makes one grind his teeth. Angry, I sent a kick towards her. However, not mentioning that she totally disregarded it, she laughed even louder.

"I can't take it anymore! You even named yourself Rolo! Big Brother Rolo, come, praise the Holy Light and justice and continue leading us on our adventures."

Alright, since I am unable to defeat her, I can only wait for her to finish laughing. That fellow actually continued laughing for 10 minutes straight that tears were flowing down her eyes. The moment I mentioned my demands, she immediately shakes her head.

"A secret method to hasten growth? There is indeed such method, but if you do not wish to be reduced to a state of being unable to even remember your own name, it is best that you do not use it."

It seems that the Dragon Tribe used this method to hasten the incubation of the Dragon Eggs in order to create fodder. In just a short 3 weeks, a Dragon Egg is able to turn into a Young Dragon. However, due to the rapid growth, the Dragon's brain will suffer fatal damage, turning it into a mindless fodder.

"You humans really don't respect life. Every single phase of life has its own meaning. By playing around, toddlers train the coordination of their limbs and their ability to move around. Children use games to cultivate their thinking and their cooperation. They imitate their elders and inherit their knowledge and skills. Teenagers start to try to gather teams in order to face the cruel nature. The middle-aged, having their stamina deteriorated, learn to shoulder the responsibility of propping up a family while the old, despite turning frail, gains wisdom."

"Every age group has a way of living that is most suitable to for their survival. This is a gift from nature. Those who just look at the future don't have a present. Without a present, how can one have a future?"

Hearing these whole bunch of words, I was stunned. This doesn't seem like words Little Red would say.

"Why are you looking at me like this? No matter what, I am a giant Dragon that is old enough to be your great grandmother. It isn't that big of a deal for me to say something that has a philosophical."

"Molly said that?"

"Of course not, there's no way she would know all these. It is my dad."

Alright, so it is that unlucky Dragon King that I have heard so much about. However, looking at the gleeful look on Little Red's face, is this what it means for someone to be cursed of being unable to remain cool for more than 3 seconds?

However, what she said makes sense. I couldn't help but recall the journey that Fool-dam went through. He slowly trained his body and learned bit by bit from the experience he underwent. Gradually, as his physical body grew powerful and his powers started to mature. With his basics in place, it formed the foundation for him to walk even further.

"Taking the long-term into account, I recommend that you take it slowly. Train yourself gradually so as to uncover your own potential. No matter what, this is better than pulling on the seedling in a hope that it would grow taller."

"However, this can't do as well. I can't even grasp a sword like that. I would require a body that is able to fight at the minimum."

"If you only want the outer appearance of a grown man, you have looked for the wrong person. You should have looked for Margaret. Space and Time is her specialty. Changing one's physique without affecting one's growth should be a simple matter for her." While speaking, Little Red reverted back to her human form.

"Margaret? Who? Oh, that Saint who likes to dress in blue? Can you introduce her to me?"

Nodding my head, I reckon that my guess should be spot-on. However, somehow, after my words sound out, Little Red's face turned white in an instant, showing an awful look.

"What are you joking about! You… You forgot about her first once again. Forget it, there's no use getting angry with you. Come with me."

Alright, looks like I won't be able to avoid Adam this time. Under Little Red's lead, charging through everything else, it didn't take long before we arrive at the City Lord Residence.

"Hahahaha, so cute. Little Brother Roland, it gives me such satisfaction to see that you would actually have such a day!!"

Alright, I knew that this would happen from the start. The fellow who is rolling around and laughing just like Little Red previously is my mortal enemy which I find myself at a loss for words to describe.

"Uncle Bones is so cute!"

Annie's dazed gaze looks a little dangerous. However, seeing from how she didn't directly pounce at me, she is much better than the female Elves.

The Saint dressed in blue also smiles faintly at me.

"A Time-Changing Ring, that's simple. Come and retrieve it in a week."

"I am really thankful to you. To ask you for a favor despite meeting for the first time, I am really deeply apologetic. I will remember this debt and repay you in the future."

An incomprehensible situation happened. Even I knew that it is only right to thank someone after seeking them for their help, but why is it that the moment those words left my mouth, the atmosphere which was still warm a second ago chills the next moment.

"Cough, un, you haven't gone back to your dwelling huh."

"Un, I will be heading back later. This time, my losses seem to be more severe. I'm afraid I would have to spend at least 3 months holed up in there. Right, did you all collect the Roland Sacred Sword's fragmented pieces? I think that I should be able to reforge it."

Yes, when I asked the System to compensate me for my current state, the System threw me the additional right to use my Fate Point to create a weapon that is suited for me. Since I am able to make God Equipment, the first one that I thought of is the treasured sword that serves as my family heirloom.

"Cough, of course. Give me a moment, I will go take fetch them."

When Adam who tried to fix the situation left, the entire room turned bizarrely silent. Even when Adam brought back a bag of fragmented pieces, no one said anything.

In the room of the not very large City Lord Residence, a strange atmosphere starts to arise, causing everyone to fall silent. Naturally, under the circumstance where no one was willing to say anything, this reunion ended abruptly. After bidding my farewell, the moment I walked out of the room, I heard sobbing sounds at my back.

Now, I know that it must be something that I have done wrong. Thus, I hastened my footsteps to return to my dwelling quickly so that I could find out exactly what I did wrong.

"Looks like I must have said something I shouldn't have. Sigh, what exactly did I forget along with that 1 point of Intelligence."

Intelligence is the basis for one to use magic. At the same time, it also represents a human's rational thinking and memory. It is a part of the soul, but it is also influenced by the physical body.

I remember that back when I was still a Lich, my Intelligence was 30. Reducing the 2 points that is additionally given by the Lich's Body, my basic Intelligence should have been 28. But, at this moment, it is only 27. Obviously, I suffered some kind of loss when I died.

How could it be possible for one to not pay any price for death? The concept of death itself is the dissipation of one's soul. The water of River Styx is a lethal weapon that steals away memory. However, I didn't fear it at all.

"It isn't the first time anyway. I won't die just by forgetting something. Anyway, I don't even know what I have forgotten, so I wouldn't feel regretful or upset over it, so it is really nothing."

After stepping into my old dwelling, the extinguished lamps light up one after another and the entire house comes to life.

However, I didn't stop at just the residential area. My goal from the very start was the underground chamber under my dwelling. That is also the reason why I had to return to Sulfur Mountain City.

The passageway was reminiscent of towers in the Middle Age, not even a glimmer of light could be seen and the only thing that reverberates is the sound of footsteps.

The moment I stepped into the bottom-most floor of the underground chamber, the entire underground library lights up. Under the effects of Mystical Arts, countless books flew around the room just like birds who have just obtained life.

"No mistake in soul detection. Welcome back, Master. I am this Lab and Library's man-made Tower Spirit 007. I hope that you didn't forget about me this time. Then, following the tasks that you entrusted before your departure, the education sequence will be triggered. This time, where do you intend to start reading from? My personal suggestion is to start from Language, then Math, Physics and Chemistry. After filling on all of the basics then should you start studying about actual battles."

Glancing around, this is really a sea of books. Thousands of shelves stood there silently and under the effects of Spatial Magic, this is just a corner of the gigantic glacier.

On the shelves, there are labels such as Physics and Chemistry. There are also shelves which are labeled as Army Stratagems, The Secret of Gods and Magic Arts. But what that was labeled on the largest portion of the shelves are logs, experimental logs that belong to me.

If death was that easy to deal with, then there would be no reason for everyone to fear death. Even if I am lucky enough to not enter reincarnation making use of the System and the special protection that being a Transcender grants to my soul, I am still tortured by the missing pieces in my memory and knowledge after reviving. Furthermore, gauging by how my basic stats actually dropped, this is my greatest loss by far.

"The damage is quite heavy this time. It looks like I have died too many times that even the material of my soul is starting to crack. However, it matters not. The Intelligence point that I have lost can be regained and the knowledge that I have forgotten can be learned once again. As for the memories I lost… At least I am able to find back a portion of them from my logs."

Yes, this is my library and my lab, as well as the treasure vault of my memory and knowledge. I know that my goals are hard to realize, so death cannot be avoided and the memory loss that I face during death will occur time and time again. However, as long as I jot down everything I learned and learn from it again, read it once more, I should be able to remember most of the things I lost.

"Tower Spirit 007, start from my experimental logs. Un, let's start from the logs of my previous life. The tag labeled on it should be Crazy Lich. Also, look for the phrase Margaret. I want to first understand what was it that happened just now.

I have cultivated a habit of writing diaries for a few centuries now. I will record everything in it; when I go outdoors, brush my teeth, close the lights and sleep; the daily newspaper that I buy and schemes and plans for wars; from boring cases I face during trials to fixing the legislation. No matter whether it is an important matter or a small affair, I would record all of it down on my logs.

Perhaps, I might lose my memory after death. But with these countless shelves and diaries as my substitute memory vault, as long as nothing happens to it, I am able to start afresh no matter how many times it takes.

"1,2,3…5,7,8,9, Seems still okay, I only forgot 2 of the basic numbers so filling in the gaps shouldn't be that difficult."

The reason why I was counting while floating on the River Styx is not really because I was that bored but rather, I was trying my best to find out how much I have forgotten as well as to try to jog my memory.

Memories are often interlinked. A human's knowledge is often intertwined together like a tree. If Language is the basis of all Sociology disciplines, then Math is the basis of Engineering. It might seem as though I just lost my memory for a few numbers, but this represents a series of gaps in my knowledge.

At this moment, I have much more important matters to remember. Under the propulsion of magic, using Margaret as a key phrase, the Experimental Logs of the Crazy Lich has flipped onto the page where everything began. Those are the days where we adventured together.

"Ah, crap. I better apologize tomorrow. No, since she is a Saint, she would be very sensitive and careful. If I were to throw her an insincere and casual apology, it would only make things worse. It would better for me to apologize after finishing all of my logs. Sigh, the last time I took 2 months and that was a hundred years ago. With a total of 300 years of logs, how long will it take for me to finish through all these? Three months? Half a year?"

Immediately, I knew that I was being too positive.

"Ah, seems like I have really died too many times. To think that I wouldn't be able to even recognize the words I wrote. This square-looking word… Tower Spirit, please pass me a Chinese learning material first."

Very quickly, a large stack of books is stacked in front of me on my desk.

"Men at their birth, are naturally good. Their natures are much the same; their habits become widely different.

If foolishly there is no teaching, their nature will deteriorate. The right way in teaching, is to attach the utmost importance in thoroughness…"

In front of the study desk, a young kid carries a book that is even bigger than him. The melodious tune of him reciting from the book echoes between the shelves, into the distance…

———-

PS. The name of the book? Lich was never the main point, the main point from the start was the diaries/log.

Squirrel once hesitated whether I should name this book 'The Savior's Logs/Diaries', but as it is too chuuni and without a context, I chose to go with the current name.

TL: Reference for the 3 character classic. It is much concise in Chinese. ("人之初,性本善.性相近,习相远.苟不教,性乃迁.教之道,贵以专…")

I alternated between the usage of logs and diaries but it is actually the same thing, mostly hesitating because diaries somehow seemed more appropriate in certain cases

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Chapter 71: The Journey and the Sacred Sword

Translator: StarveCleric Editor: StarveCleric

In the vast Underground World, due to the presence of dangerous Magic Beasts and thieves, it is inconvenient to travel between cities.

Different from the relatively chaotic Underground World, the somewhat rich merchant on the Surface dares to form a merchant party just by hiring a few mercenaries. In comparison, in the Underground World, Legends don't match up to dogs and Liches are everywhere. During the journey, one can be robbed by a Red Dragon and Legend experts or turned into food by super Magic Beasts.

The smaller merchant parties don't really dare to go outdoors. Due to such a situation, going by the basic rule where returns are proportionate to risk, as long as a merchant party safely arrives at their destination, their profits from selling specialties are bound to be incredibly high.

Listing a simple example, Sulfur Mountain City's specialty is to alloy ingots of adamantine and sulfur. Its sale price for a single unit of goods is 2,000 gold coins. If it's shipped to Chrome City, its price doubles to 4000. If it's shipped to the Vance, which requires 2 months to journey to, the price would inflate by at least 15 times higher. On the other hand, if it's shipped to the Surface, given the limited number of products found in the market there, it becomes a type of goods where the demand far outstrips the supply. You're lucky if you're even able to purchase it with 100,000 gold coins.

Of course, there is a limit to the production of specialties. Given its rarity, the price tends to inflate to a ridiculous point. However, other daily products, due to it being consumed at a rapid rate, their supply in the market is always insufficient, so the profits for these goods are also not to be underestimated.

Due to such circumstances, thanks to Shou and Kakajil's 'selfless contribution', the Spatial Distortion that connects straight to Vance has determined Sulfur Mountain City's prosperity.

A journey that requires two months has been reduced to just a short week. The ones who have benefited from this aren't just the two cities. As the merchants and customers frequent to and fro from these cities, the surrounding underground cities are also prospering from the Spatial Distortion.

The deepening of economic ties brings about the solidifying of political relationships. Those merchants who are sensitive to profits have already started looking upon this as the road of gold, while those politically-sensitive Underground City Lords have started sending their sons and daughters to both lands to pull closer their relationship between the two cities.

In the end, a faraway relative cannot beat a close neighbor. When their profits are locked together and if the leaders of both sides were to inconceivably offer mutual trust to one another, Sulfur Mountain City and the Vance's new owners, the Centaur Tribe, amiable relationship will further deepen. Furthermore, given that Sulfur Mountain City is the home of the Dragon Empress, 3 of the 5 Underground Autarchs have started working together. Thus, in the eyes of the wiser ones, a gigantic monster is currently surfacing slowly from the water.

Economic mergers, political mergers, mergers due to personal ties and mergers of experts started to occur between the two. But more importantly, under the order of the new Laws, the different tribes and races started to try to forge a common understanding with the others. This represents a true merger and not just some alliance contract where both parties simply had their own goals in mind.

There isn't another place better than the cruel Underground World that can make people understand the power of working together. There also isn't another place where, due to the lack of resources and the bloody competitions that result of from it, co-existing harmoniously is so difficult. It is a time that inspires fear, when words like furthering individual goals and betrayal have become another name for temporary alliances, all the more so with the emergence of gigantic beasts beginning to merge together in all aspects.

"Perhaps, the entire structure of the Underground World is going to change. Perhaps, give it a decade or so, a new Underground Emperor or Queen will be enthroned. Perhaps, the current Underground Alliance will be replaced by the giant beasts formed by multiple factions. Perhaps, the chaotic Underground World will find itself in an age of peace."

But these are all just speculations of the future. At this moment, on the road of gold, a normal-seeming merchant team is gradually trudging forward.

The reason why it seems normal is because there are only around twenty carriages, the goods aren't of top quality and the escorts hired for the trip are just normal Dark Elves and Beastmen mercenaries. However, if one has to find something abnormal about it, it is that despite the journey not being that far, we had surprisingly not met any single trouble along the way. The thieves and Magic Beasts that appears frequently had disappeared without a trace, all of the mercenaries were surprised by such a sight.

I am also part of the party.

The three months of filling in the blanks of my knowledge have successfully come to an end. I have sorted out all the entirety of my previously scattered knowledge, and thus, it was time for me to leave the Underground World.

At this moment, with the help of a magic tool, my physique was no longer one of that of a short young kid.

[Time Distortion Ring, Myth-class Unique Treasure.

The user's physical body will be affixed at his 20-year-old state, allowing him to maximize combat potential. However, it is unable to change the attributes of the physical body.

Creator: Margaret

Material: The shattered fragments of the Saint Stones and Mithril

System Notice: This means that your little fellow is still in a state where it can be seen but can't be used. This time, I am not the one scamming you. Margaret definitely did it on purpose. Are you sure that she is unable to create a ring that can change your physical body perfectly?]

Ignoring the System Notice that is obviously trying to incite something, looking at the changes my physical body underwent, I am still just satisfied with this ring.

In order to avoid stress created on my body by the ring, I have to remove the ring for a few hours every day. I could do this just fine by removing it before going to sleep. At this moment, I am greatly different from the previous me.

The dull golden plate armor I am wearing might be a little old and without any high-tier enchantments, and overall couldn't be considered a top-tier piece of goods, but the Roland Sacred Sword on my waist had silver light shimmering around it. Without any ornaments on it, the sword itself looked like an artifact of history and practically screams that it's not an ordinary sword. However, when the people beside me look at the other sword behind my back, their eyes seem to be mocking me.

I am no Sword Saint or Adventurer, neither am I able to wield two swords simultaneously. There is totally no meaning to me carrying two swords at once. The sword on my waist and the sword I am carrying on my back is just another piece of solid evidence that I had, once again, been scammed by the System.

TL: Sword Saint - Does not mean the person is of Saint rank, it just refers to people who have broken through a certain realm in their mastery of Swordsmanship.

[Roland Sacred Sword, SemiGod Equipment (Evolved from Orange Legend Equipment to Silver SemiGod Equipment)]

[Attack Power: 22-4411]（11 additional damage due to it being a 11 SemiGod Equipment. Even if the Sword deals damage of the lower limit, it will deal additional 11 unavoidable Silver Inferno Magic damage）

[Indestructible: Even against God Equipment, this Sacred Sword will not break.](Out of the two times it has broken, one of it is because of Ayer, while the other time is because it's already in an incomplete, weak state, which allowed the Dragon Saber to destroy it through its Unique Ability)

[The Royal Seal of the Mist: Roland Sacred Sword is a symbol of the power of the Mist Royalty, only with the acknowledgement of the King can one use this Sacred Sword. Along with the rise of the Mist Kingdom once again, it is trying its best to evolve to become even stronger. At the same time, this proud Sacred Sword can only be used by the king of the Mist Kingdom and his trusted knights.]

[The Prestige of the King: Strength2, Agility2, Stamina2, Charm2. In the country built by the Mist bloodline, the reputation would be equal to the respect the user earns.]

[There are yellow words carved on the body of the Sword: The Roland Sacred Sword is the sword used by the Holy Knight Prince Roland in the legends. Only his descendants and inheritors of his will can be acknowledged by this Sacred Sword. (Prerequisite to equip: Mist Bloodline)]

In order to fix this sword, I threw my remaining 20,000 Fate Points into, instead of exchanging it to level up. I walked carefully to Sulfur Mountain City with a throbbing heart, but in the end…

"Oi, System, are you sure it can be repaired? It won't end up with you saying that my points are insufficient halfway through, will it?"

"Definitely not. Through my calculations, you have sufficient Points. In fact, there will still be a few thousand points left for you to power up."

"The repaired Sacred Sword won't end up as trash, will it?"

"I promise you that it will be powerful. It will evolve from Orange Legend (In order to prevent people from getting confused from the Legend-rank of people, the weapon a tier above that of Purple Myth will be called Orange Legend) to a SemiGod Equipment, there will definitely be a change in quality itself."

"You can't be that kind, though? Will there be level restrictions, like I have to be LV120 to use it for something? If so, let's just forget it."

"The only restriction is one's bloodline. If you don't believe in the omnipotent System that much, you can take a look at it for yourself."

Alright, it threw the blueprints at me and I studied it twice. Staring at the silver words that is representative for SemiGod Equipment and its fearsome attack power, as well as unique abilities, I started laughing maniacally.

This time before confirming my decision to fix it, to make certain that I won't be scammed once again, I studied the prerequisites for usage multiple times. I wanted to ensure that the only requirement for usage is to be the King of Mist Kingdom.

I was scammed.

"The only restriction is indeed bloodline. Only Roland's descendants can use it? Doesn't that mean Roland himself is unable to use it!"

"Of course not. Although you won't admit it to yourself, the Mist Country has been destroyed. There is a shift in the power of royalty at the moment of your first death. Now, it is named the East Mist Communal Country, a new country created by the descendants of the legendary Roland. Its size and population isn't even a quarter of what it used to be, but it is indeed the successor of the Mist Country. It doesn't matter whether you look at it from their identity or bloodline, they are the true royalty of the Mist."

Alright, although the System scammed me once again, it revealed a lot of important information.

"The East Mist Communal Country is really built by the Mist bloodline? Then, are they my descendants or Karwenz's?"

Alright, as expected of that darn System. At an important time like this, it refuses to answer at all.

However, the use of this sword is very obvious to me now. If only the Kings and the Knights of the Mist Country are able to use it, then I have to either just throw it to one of the supposed Roland descendants or have him knight me.

"Sigh, but it's still quite troublesome to deal with. If so, I'll have to come into contact with the new royals earlier than planned. What kind of persona should I use? Their great grandfather? I am the lost son that your great grandfather left behind? Or perhaps, I could just try to hide my identity while trying to get myself a position among the knights. With the identity of a human noble, it will be much more convenient for me to move around on the Surface as well."

But, just as I was considering my options, someone cut off my train of thought.

"Holy Knight Rolande, come down to help."

TL: His full name is Roland Mist (Xiluo Lan.Lan), the name he usually uses is Rolo (Xiluo Xiluo) and the name he is using now is the first character of his name and his surname, which sounds exactly the same as his original name Roland (RoMist) but it sounds awful. :X

Yes, I'm still playing the role of a Holy Knight and still using the same name. The reason why I'm using the name Rolande, and not the fake name Rolo that I'm used to, is because of the person in front of me.

The Sacred Sword Silver Avenger shines with a blinding golden Holy Light. The owner of the sword is equipped with a full body plate mail made of some alloy that is so thick that it could probably crush an elephant to death, but somehow, the person still manages to move around freely as though equipped with light leather armor. After resigning as the Captain of the Town Security, the Moon Knight still looks as valiant as ever, but there is a certain part of her that has changed. Her skin has turned significantly whiter.

Of course, this isn't because of some plastic surgery of this foreign world, but due to the path of the Moon Savior that Diana chose.

The Moon Goddess Patricia is the Guardian of the Moon and the Lost. Under her protection, if Dark Elves choose to abandon the evil faith of Lorci, they can change their faith through the Moonlight Ritual.

The crux of the Moonlight Ritual is equal to using the Moon Needle to restitch one's skin; it is both painful and time-wasting. However, within half a year's time after the ritual is conducted, the black skin tone of the Dark Elves will gradually grow lighter, and they gain the right to bathe in the sunlight and moonlight.

After the ritual, although their skin wouldn't be white as jade-like those of the Surface Elves, but it would still be significantly whiter than those of the Dark Elves. Their own brownish-black skin still remains extremely striking.

The Gray Elves under the Moonlight, this is the name given to previous Dark Elves who decided to walk on the path of justice. The Sacred Moon Insignia on their arms is the mark of their identity.

However, Diana slightly differs on that account. There is indeed the Sacred Moon Insignia of Patricia carved on her left arm, but at the same time, etched on her right arm is the Insignia of Scale that represents Wumianzhe.

That is the golden scale. The left side of the scale represents judgement and the gavel that punishes sinners, while the right side of the scale represents reward and the gold coins that protect the kindhearted. At the back of the scale, a vague figure of a blindfolded man could be seen, that is the incarnation of justice of Wumianzhe himself.

Under the tide where Holy Knights rush to convert into Justice Knights, only Diana retains her identity as a Holy Knight. This isn't because she has other ideas planned but rather, it is because she has forged her Soul Imprint as a Legend-class Holy Knight. Even if our advertisement slogan states that the Holy Light could be converted into the Power of Law without any loss in power, in the end, it's just an advertisement slogan, so there is a certain level of exaggeration in it.

If she converts into a Justice Knight from a Holy Knight, when all of her power is converted, she would be unable to use her original Soul Imprint, causing her to fall from the Realm of Legends. If she were to try to break through once again, it would require a certain amount of luck. It is unknown how long the process would actually take.

A Legend with limitless potential isn't easy to come by, so a loss like that is really a great pity. Back then, when I was still assuming the identity of Wumianzhe, I tried to convince her to retain her identity as a Holy Knight. Considering the need for top-tier experts in the Town Security, she heeded my advice.

When she decided to leave Sulfur Mountain City for some reason and search for her own route on the Surface, I, who had intended to use her as a bodyguard and meat shield on the way, naturally leaped out with the identity of the Holy Knight Rolande. I brought along the recommendation letter from the City Lord, requesting for companionship as a rookie Holy Knight.

Yes, I am still assuming the identity of a Holy Knight this time. After all, the Order Knight is able to use a large portion of the powers of the Holy Knight. Summoning the Holy Light is one of my forte and to add on, Holy Knights have quite a good reputation in many countries and are quite popular. This allows me to traverse around more conveniently on the Surface, so there is no one better to disguise as than Holy Knights.

"Nice to meet you, respected Gray Elf Madam. May Patricia's radiance light your path. I am Holy Knight Rolande from the Surface Human Kingdom Kalin. Due to certain circumstances, I was separated from my other companions and I happened to overhear that you are heading to the Surface, so I would like to accompany you on the journey. You see, my individual strength still doesn't permit me to move around freely in this dangerous Underground World. Aye, if only I am able to use my family heirloom, this Sacred Sword."

Humble, polite, self-aware, unconfident of his own strength and ashamed of the fact that he is unable to use the Sacred Sword passed down in his family, this is the perfect image of a rookie Holy Knight.

[Roland Mist

Strength: 20

Agility: 19

Stamina: 20

Intelligence: 29

Will: 19

Charm: 19

Race Talent: War Angel Form, Sinful Devil God Form, Sword of Order, Titan Body

LV21 Order Knight/LV21 Chaos Witch King]

Even after I dumped the 3,000 points I had remaining from repairing the Sacred Sword into my growth, the 3 times experience point penalty only allowed me to raise my strength into a LV21, barely reaching Bronze-rank. However, this still allowed me to understand how scary this Diamond physical body is.

Just by growing to LV21, my physical body's Strength and Stamina increased by 1. This may seem quite insignificant since a normal Beastman Berserker is also able to do the same. However, stat growth doesn't work in a straight line. When the numbers hit 19, the limit of mortals, this tiny increase is already very scary. Initially, I thought that my basic stats were too high, such that it would be impossible for it to increase before I reach Gold-rank.

The main stats of mortals are often jammed at 19. This is the boundary to enter the realm of Legends, requiring one to train themselves to the brink of life and death in order to break through. But, my body managed to break through this boundary so easily, which could only mean that the Legend-rank doesn't count as anything for this body. It's just like the Great Angels and the Ancient Dragon Tribe, who are able to break into the Legend-rank easily, as long as their age reaches a certain mark.

Due to my Strength reaching 20, I awakened my Race Talent, Sword of Order. At the same time, my Stamina reaching 20 awakened another Race Talent, Titan Body.

These 4 powerful Race Talents, coupled with my overpowered basic stats, gave me the confidence to solo any Silver-rank existence despite barely reaching Bronze-rank.

The awakening of these kinds of Race Talents depends solely on luck. It is incomprehensible how it could be awakened so easily. However, very quickly, the moment I saw that my stats are all stuck at X9, I came to a realization.

"After all, 20 is the upper limit of mortals. They would become significantly stronger the moment they break through the bottleneck of their physical body, it is natural for their dormant Race Talents to awaken at this point. However, for all my stats to be at X9, could the System be helping me?"

"Yes, you dumb fool. Even that Red Dragon is much smarter than you. Each age group has a specific role assigned to it, only youths have the potential to grow. If I were to give you a matured physical body that is above 20 years old, it would be impossible for you to awaken any Race Talents."

Immediately, I fell into confusion. Did the System who had been scamming me for so long change its nature? To think it would actually help me?

"This is the final chance. If you fail again, there won't be a next time. Besides, you are so pathetic that I couldn't stand looking at you anymore, so I decided to help you this once. Try harder, the enemies this time aren't that easy to deal with."

"Then what about that Roland Sacred Sword?"

"If I didn't do this to link it with the fate of the country, then do you think that that sword of royalty could possibly have evolved to a SemiGod Equipment or even to the level of God Equipment? If the whole world gets destroyed, even you can't escape the fate of death. You might have lived long enough, but don't pull me down the mud along with you."

Fine, to think the darned System would help me for once. If I fail this time as well, then I can only be damned.

Even if I have the strength to solo Silver-ranks, the Underground World is a place where Legends are everywhere, so it is still quite dangerous for me. Hence, the need to look for a bodyguard to escort me to the Surface.

Listening to the suggestions of the System, I chose Diana as my companion. At that moment, I deeply understood that the System was still the same as always. Perhaps, it could be trustworthy at crucial periods, but it wouldn't pass by an opportunity to scam.

After I suggested the idea to travel as companions, Diana, who is also a Holy Knight and is curious about me as a Surface dweller, immediately accepted me into her group.

However, the moment I see my traveling mates, I immediately regretted it…

'Furious Dog', un, that is the nickname I came up for her. She, who has also completed the Moonlight Ritual, looks at me with suspicious eyes and keeps questioning whether I have a younger brother named Rolo… Seeing how a mysterious liquid keeps flowing from her mouth the moment she mentioned Rolo, I wouldn't tell her that I have a brother even if I really had one. Even more so, I made up my mind to never take my ring off in front of her.

Alright, of them all, this is still the one that is the easiest to deal with.

Gold-rank Judgementor Krose, or rather Krose now, after converting into a true female, successfully evolved from the Number One Beautiful Person of the Judicial System into the Number One Beauty of Sulfur Mountain City. Her current goal is the Elf's Sacred Spring on the Surface that is said to be able to dispel any curse.

TL: 科罗斯(male) VS 科洛丝(female), homophone but one had slightly more masculine words while the other one is more feminine.

After I realized that the Aura of Plague is still working, personally, I do welcome the presence of this lightning rod. At least, there is someone en route that could bring jokes constantly to relieve boredom. However, from the murderous look that the other two 'Flower Guardians' keeps shooting me with, I don't seem to be very welcome.

As my strength is lacking at this moment, if I were to get closer to her without any consideration, it could probably turn from watching a joke into becoming a joke. That would be bad. Thus, I consciously bent my body and smiled, shaking my head at the same time to indicate that I don't feel anything towards beauties. But somehow, after realizing that I am not as annoying as the other flies, Krose came on her own accord to talk to me, filling the two 'Flower Guardians' with resentment against me.

Alright, these are still quite easy to deal with. The ones who are hard to deal with are the other few.

The Armor Expert Master Blacksmith Hoyle, Gray Dwarf, nicknamed Big Orange Head Shortie, has quite the temper. If I were to use the shortest sentence to describe how unique he is, un, he is one of the core members of the Gentlemen Alliance and one of the targets on the top of the Town Security's blacklist. Okay, I don't think I have to elaborate any further, everyone should get it.

Yingou Beyar, another core member of the Gentlemen Alliance. He is also the organizer for this merchant party. If I knew from the start that this merchant party is the 'Safe Brand', then I wouldn't have joined in, even if I were to be beaten to death. Even now, I am shivering as I sit in the carriage provided by the goblin.

Both of them are the organizers of this merchant party, providing the goods and carriages. It seems that they are heading to the Surface to attend some Council of Great Masters but from the look of how the few carriages are jointly dragging a heavy load of goods behind them, there is an 80% chance that it is a Roland… That name is still very awkward. They are actually using it now as an official name.

Beifeng Herault, this fellow… Alright, we don't have to introduce more about him. The moment I think about that inconceivable 10,000 points and how this fellow's noble title is 'The Man Who Singlehandedly Created Multiple Races', I have an insuppressible urge to draw my sword.

"That day, a true God sent me a revelation. I, Beifeng, a lost Dracon, decided to step on a journey to find myself."

"Who @#@@ sent you a revelation! Stop talking nonsense! You're %% just a pervert, stop associating yourself with Wumianzhe!" When I heard what he said, even I couldn't suppress the urge to scold with vulgarities.

Alright, Krose, who is a Judgementor, still fulfills her role responsibly. At the very least, she knows that she has to protect the honor of her own true God. After her comrades held Beifeng in place, those small fists struck viciously onto his flesh. Even so, it didn't stop Beifeng from confessing his deep feelings to the passing giant Kodomo Lizards.

"Nice to meet you, comrade. It is because of God's revelation that I had this romantic journey which created the possibility for our meeting. I am Beifeng and I am a male. You?"

"Oh, you are a male as well?! This is great!"

Alright, the moment he brought the Giant Lizard to head to the back of the carriage, the crowd could no longer suppress their urges and lunges towards him. That was quite a good beating, making one feel refreshed.

This kind of incident has already happened three times along the way and yet, Beifeng refuses to change his ways. I have even started to suspect whether he has awakened to a new kind of interest.

Alright, back to the topic, after completing our daily mission of dealing with Beifeng, Diana actually took the initiative to seek my assistance.

"Holy Knight Rolande, we haven't met with any thieves or Magic Beasts along the way. There is obviously some kind of problem. There is a high possibility that the thieves might have banded together to ambush us. There is a quite a narrow and long valley ahead. If there's going to be an ambush, it is very possible it would occur there, so act accordingly together with me later."

I know that she is doing this out of goodwill. Among the entire merchant party, I seem to be the weakest and she's worried that I'll be plunged into danger. However, I would like to say that she is overthinking it.

"Ambush? In this kind of situation?"

I scan my surroundings and at a distance, I can clearly see a few black silhouettes swiftly hiding their presence.

I could sense that within the dark clouds, the ominous wings of death move slowly and steadily. Three kilometers ahead, the 'head of the merchant party' looks back every few minutes. Not too far away, the deep rumbling of thunder could be heard, indicating that some battle is going on there. An agile figure seems to be hiding behind a stone pillar, while a teleporting blue figure follows behind the figure's back.

"Gria, as the newly-appointed 3rd Senator of Xiluo, there should be endless official matters for you to deal with. Is it okay for you to act so leisurely? Little Lionheart, to be looking back so frequently, doesn't your neck feel sore at all?"

"Xueti, stop hiding. That big body of yours can't be hidden by that small tree sapling."

"Adam and Margaret, even the both of you… Forget it, I won't bother anymore."

Yes, before leaving, I had told them clearly that they need not bid me farewell. However, I really didn't expect that they would be so worried about something happening along the way that they all came (together, without agreeing on it) to escort me secretly.

The result is a bunch of experts trying their best to imitate the techniques of thieves, secretly tracking the merchant party. What about the thieves and Magic Beasts along the road? They were all instant killed dozens of kilometers away.

"Forget it, they mean well, anyway."

Not clarifying it, since it isn't easy to explain. Although I said that they were being excessive, I couldn't suppress the joy from the depths of my heart.

The system of the Power of Law has been built and the true God of Law, Wumianzhe, has come into existence. The change in the Xiluo Empire's Royal Faction and the change in powers of the entire Underground World. Even if the future still remains bleak, but compared to the 'history' which is doomed for destruction, many things have changed.

"This time, I am no longer alone."

Somehow, looking at all these fools who are hiding and dodging about, I laughed.

Just like English uses he and she to distinguish male and female, Chinese also have 'he' and 'she'. However, the author never indicates Krose's gender with he or she (which is doable in Chinese but hard to achieve in English).

Just to clarify one part (again), due to Roland trying to hide his identity (by choosing a fake name that sounds exactly the same), I will use Rolande whenever the fake name is used.

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Chapter 72: As a Knight, One Must Solo a Giant Dragon

【Hi, this is the System who is furiously brushing up its presence. There are two daily missions for you. To celebrate the System's upgrade, you will be provided with a great bargain: both of the missions will be from the Justice Faction. From now on, you must complete at least one daily mission everyday or I will to reduce you to tears by deducting your points. If you complete both of the daily missions, there will be an additional Fate Point for you.】

【Daily Mission: As a Knight, one must solo a giant dragon. Kill an evil, adult dragon by yourself. Normally, there is no reason for me to reward you for a little dragon, but considering that you have only the strength of around 500 Meows, there would be quite a bit of difficulty in challenging an evil dragon with the strength of 30,000 Meows. Therefore, an additional 100 Fate Points will be awarded. However, please clearly look at the word 'solo'. So, if you were to hide behind your helpers, 1,000 Fate Points will be deducted on the spot.】

Without a second thought, I ignored the ill-intentioned 'solo an evil dragon' mission. Even if I am in dire need for Fate Points to strengthen myself, I don't plan on courting death to do it. However, the other daily mission leaves me feeling even more clueless.

【Daily Mission: Every Epic Hero starts out from helping little girls find their missing cats. Find a girl, no, look for a meow alien and return it back to its owner. 3 Fate Points will be awarded. If neither of the 2 missions is completed, 100 Fate Points will be deducted.】

"Darn it! How do I look for a cat in this barren land? And it even has to be one that's lost, isn't this obviously a plot to deduct my points? As expected, I was too naive to think that the darned System would change its nature."

However, I remembered that even though the System could be quite the bastard at times, the missions it sets are never impossible. Or rather, my line of thought could have been wrong from the very start. These missions might be the type that requires indirect methods in order to successfully complete them.

"Perhaps, I can do this…"

Afterward, Krose picked up a suspicious little cat, one that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Un, it is indeed suspicious. Not mentioning the fact a little cat wouldn't be able to survive in the cruel wilderness of the Underground World, its attitude of ignoring the Beast Tamer's summoning ability and racing straight towards the 'young lady' is suspicious too, no matter how one looks at it.

Of course, Krose, whose maternal instincts surges from the cute meowing of the little cat, instantly bought a bottle of milk from the Gnomes and happily fed it.

"Those darn Gnome bastards, this milk is too diluted."

Alright, from the moment she turned into a cat, Harloys's complaints have never stopped. Words like 'This is hurtful to the pride of the Queen of Banshees' and 'Despite the soul being male, how could he look so much like a female, even using the excess meat on his chest to crush me, your underlings are indeed a bunch of perverts and you are the king of perverts. No, God of Perverts' popped out from her mouth. Considering that I still need her in order to complete the act, all the complaints about the milk being too diluted and such are dealt with in the same manner, ignored.

Un, since there is a cat as well as a young lady raising the cat now, what needs to happen next is the losing of the cat, as the mission dictates.

However, losing the cat for no reason at all is illogical. Thus, the moment the righteous Holy Knight Rolande arrives on the scene, Beifeng.Herault, titled as the Dragon of Absolute Evil, happens to be intending to do something to the frightened and pitiful cat who is bundled into a ball.

Alright, when I heard that the angry 'owner who lost her cat' brought her subordinates to beat up Beifeng frenziedly, I shed a few drops of crocodile tears.

"You might be innocent this time, but who asked you to always…" When I thought about his usual routine, even the little shred of guilt remaining in me turns into anger. "Krose, don't give me any face, beat him to death!!"

"He… He isn't innocent. Master, wuuuuu, it's all thanks to you arriving on time, otherwise, my virgin body would have been ruined."

Harloys's frightened shivers weren't actually faked. She was totally helpless facing the legendary Beast Tamer on her own, and now that she has finally found her pillar of support, she starts whimpering on the spot.

In an instant, my face scrunches together. Virgin body? Let's not mention how the experienced Harloys didn't have such a thing in the first place, to actually drive the Queen of Banshees to tears and frighten that vicious mouth of hers to obediently call me Master, Beifeng, what exactly did you do?

"You are really too heartless, laying your hands on something so small!" Considering the large difference in physique, I suddenly became curious about how he was going to lay his hands on her. However, after coming up with some conjectures, I became too disgusted to continue thinking about it.

【"Daily Mission: Every Epic Hero starts from helping little girls find their missing cats." has been completed. You are awarded with 3 Fate Points. Continue working hard.】

Alright, ignoring the daily brutal beating of Beifeng, I took Harloys with me and silently left the tent full of mysterious lifeforms.

"Looks like I avoided having my Fate Points deducted. Continue working hard? To slay dragons? Isn't that simply seeking death?"

But suddenly, I recall the System's recent bizarre change and its attitude all this time. Considering the unusual way this cat mission was completed, some thoughts start to conceptualize in my head.

"Given the darned nature of the System, if a mission is unable to be completed, it would have come up with a sky-high reward to disgust me. Is there really no way to claim these 100 points?"

After hesitating for a moment, I nod my head.

"Since there's no loss in failure, then it's worth a try."

Thus, just outside the temporary campsite's largest tent, I find old merchant Carter who is very familiar with this road.

"What? There really is the den of an evil dragon nearby?"

"Although it's just a young Black Dragon, it often assaults people and robs goods, bringing a massive headache to merchant parties. However, our party has a Legend-rank Holy Knight, so we don't really have to be worried about the crafty Dragon coming to attack us. However, just last week, it wiped out two merchant parties. Right, I heard that because it greatly affects the movement of merchant parties traveling to and fro the city, Liu Huang Mountain City has sent troops to get rid of it several times, but on all occasions, it has managed to escape beforehand."

Fine, I roughly get it now. Thus, I raise my longsword high in the air and shout a vow.

"Those who commit sins must be punished! Fine, since the evil dragon exists, then allow me, who represents justice and the Holy Light, to destroy that evil Black Dragon. I shall single-handedly remove its head."

Alright, not just Carter, everyone in the vicinity stares at me with a look of surprise. This isn't only because of the suicidal vow I made, which fulfills the style of the Holy Knights, but also because of my extremely loud voice. Probably, half of the entire camp have heard my words.

Afterward, as I expected, I feel the Power of Death that was circling around the clouds move once again. Thus, I nod my head, satisfied.

Under everyone's 'Ah, yet another chuuni Holy Knight who has been brainwashed by the Holy Light, I won't walk you out' gazes sending me off, I left the campsite by myself.

The dragon's lair isn't too far away. Following the trails it left behind, I find the way very quickly.

Who left the tracks? Un, there is no need to pursue this question.

"Meow, Roland, did you see that Scorpion-tailed Lion that was all scorched black? It seems to have been electrocuted, are there any powerful Lightning Element Magic Beasts nearby?"

"Oh, there could be one, I guess."

"Hey hey, do you really intend to look for trouble directly with that adult dragon? Given your trashy battle power now, you'll be instant killed."

"Don't worry, I am confident."

Afterward, the sight that I see the moment I enter the Dragon's den, toughens my resolution.

"Wow, these unlucky Ogres were obviously torn apart by brute force. Did they meet the Titans or giant Behemoths?"

"They probably met the Bull Demon King."

"I think that I roughly understand where that ridiculous confidence of yours comes from."

"It is sufficient for you to just understand. Don't say anything unnecessary, we are here to 'solo' a dragon."

Emphasizing on the 'solo', there are no mistakes in my words, no matter how many times I say them.

"Puuu! That must be the Bull Demon King you spoke of. That silly cow actually thought he could use that banana leaf to hide. That's weird, why is he naked?"

"Sigh, I'm getting more and more worried for the Supreme Court now. Cough, Harloys, stop speaking nonsense. What silly, naked cow are you speaking of, it's probably just some kind pervert walking by."

"Yes, yes, we came alone. But, what about those?"

Not too far away from my line of sight, a group of Hook Horror Zombies is currently fighting with their brethren. The biggest weakness of Zombies is absent in this bunch – slow movement. Not only are they agile and fearless of death, the brainless Zombies even fight by cooperating together through battle formations, completely suppressing the original Hook Horrors.

They are obviously the product of a master of Necromancy. Looking at the excellent positioning of the Zombies in their formation, the person behind the Zombies is most probably a top-tier Death Knight.

"Perhaps they're just a bunch of kind passersby. Don't worry, they will leave soon enough."

"Zzzttttt." A furious bolt of lightning flashes past me. Regardless of whether it was the Zombie formation or the Hook Horrors that were kept by the evil Dragon, they all disappeared without a trace. The only thing that remains is a plot of scorched land.

"This?" Even Harloys is at a loss for words. This is obviously the God Lightning of the Titans.

"I reckon it's just a kind-hearted Ultraman shooting an Ultrabeam. There are really a lot of passersby today huh. Un, let's not bother about these kind-hearted passersby, let's go slay the Dragon."

"Fine, I won't be surprised at all if I see a Black Dragon bound in ropes later on."

"Don't worry, I won't be surprised as well."

Things were as expected. In the deepest region of the Dragon den, I finally see the evil Dragon. Although it isn't tied up, its actual fate is much worse.

The entire body of this man-eating evil Dragon is completely scorched black. Its wings were ripped apart and thrown to the corner, while all four of its limbs were completely sealed by Spatial Magic. The Power of Death is currently corroding its entire body. From the looks of it, it was obviously lynched by a group of SemiGods earlier on. Even if we leave it be, it definitely doesn't have much longer to live.

Silently unsheathing my sword, my blade swings downwards.

"For Holy Light!"

"Clang!"

Alright, the Dragon hide is too tough. This cheap longsword is too useless, not at all able to actually penetrate it, and is instantly deflected.

But it's not a big deal. Let's try again a few more times.

"For justice!"

"Clang!"

"For honor!"

"Clang!"

"For…"

The show that is going on in this instant is destined to be a long one. Harloys is already starting to turn around in circles to chase her own tail out of boredom. If it wasn't taking all of my effort to think of something new to shout out, I sincerely wanted to remind her that cats don't chase their own tails, only dogs do.

"For Fate Points!"

Alright, after I sending more than thirty slashes at him, I couldn't think of any new phrases to shout. The evil Dragon also looks at me with resentment, his crying face seems to be saying, 'Can't you be any faster, this is really torturing for a Dragon, I still have to collect my bento box, you know.'

"For the second uncle's father's neighbor's daughter's girlfriend's teacher's dog!"

Alright, I don't know whether it's due to the godly effect of these words, or that the Black Dragon finally succumbed to its injuries, but after that last phrase, its neck bends and it falls dead to the floor.

"Ha, ha, finally, I finally successfully slew the Dragon!!"

The reason why I'm panting so heavily isn't because I'm tired from swinging my sword but rather because I'm tired of shouting those war cries…

【Confirming that only the user's own Magic Pet Harloys was in the vicinity when the user completed his mission, thus fulfilling the 'solo' requirement of the mission. Congratulations for completing the Daily Mission 'As a knight, one must solo a giant dragon'. 100 Fate Points awarded. As all of today's daily missions are completed, an additional 100 Fate Points is awarded. System Notice: To think that you would actually notice. However, don't expect tomorrow's daily mission to be that simple.】

Alright, I already don't feel like talking about anything else. System, you need to top up on some restraint!

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In the temporary campsite, a group of Knights is currently sparring.

As the icy-cold swords clash together and separate, what surprised everyone was that the one being suppressed in the duel isn't the rookie Knight who inconceivably managed to successfully slay a Dragon, but the Silver-rank Justice Knight.

"As expected, if I only take into account Strength, despite the massive gap in level, I definitely have the strength of at least a Gold-rank Warrior."

Although the main stat of Dark Elf Knights is Strength, I don't think that the Dark Elves, who are naturally lacking in Strength compared to other races, are able to compete with my 20 point Strength, which transcends the limits of Mortals.

"Hah, seems like you're not all looks. The strength of your charge isn't bad, it's just that I have no idea how good your techniques are. It better not be just for show, with you crumbling in just a few moments."

Despite being completely suppressed while crossing blows, despite her hands being completely numb, the 'Mad Dog' Momo didn't forget to taunt me. Her words earn her cheers from the onlookers.

However, how could I fall for such an obvious taunt? There is no reason for me to give up this opportunity when a Dark Elf, who is naturally lacking in strength, is foolish enough to pit her Strength against me while crossing blows.

"Hah, the barking of the losing dog?" I roar, as I grip my sword with both hands, sweeping downwards violently. Our swords clash together and under my powerful sweep, due to the difference in our brute strength, Momo is forced into a one-leg kneeling position.

However, after undergoing countless spars in Liu Huang Mountain City, my opponent isn't just any ordinary Knight. She has already started mumbling the incantations long before this. I must say, compared to the Priestess and Holy Knight, whose main stat is Will, the Law jobs which depend mainly on Intelligence, are much more suited to the Dark Elves who have superior Intelligence.

"Aha! Incantation of Law: Equality of Lifeforms!"

"Darn! It is this shameless skill again."

The Light of Order shines and the situation reverses instantly. Momo, who was forced into a kneeling position, bounces up in an instant. On the other hand, I end up being suppressed.

【One of the abilities of the God Equipment Origin of Codex; All is Equal in the Face of Law: Demarcate a zone and lower the rank and stats of people within the zone to be of equal level as the user. For every 10 seconds this effect is sustained, 1 Faith will be consumed.】

This【Incantation of Law: Equality of Lifeforms!】is the simplified version of the God Equipment Origin of Codex's【All is Equal in the Face of Law】and it's well-known as a shameless skill.

Being a simplified Law Incantation, its effects are far from that of the God Equipment, so it is only able to lower a single stat of the opponent. Also, the shortest time taken to complete the Incantation is 6 seconds whereas the duration of the effects is only 10 seconds. However, if the spell is successfully released, its effects would definitely disgust any opponent.

The Strength on my window immediately falls to 16. Although our basic stats are the same, Momo has nearly 40 levels of advantage, which allows her to suppress me easily while crossing blows.

"Should I say that I brought this upon myself?"

At this moment, Momo strikes heavy blows, one after another. 'Clang clang clang'. In the midst of the repeated sounds of longswords striking against each other, the situation has been reversed. I am forced to continuously retreat.

"Damn it, 6, 5, 4, I still have 3 seconds more. Un?"

I bite my teeth together, trying my best to survive these 10 seconds. However, on the 7th second, the heavy blows suddenly feel lighter. I have returned to my normal condition. In that instant, I remember the Race Talent I had recently obtained.

"The Titan Body actually works on conditions inflicted by the Power of Law! As expected of the Diamond-class Race Talent."

【Titan Body (Diamond-class Race Talent): Your physical body contains the primal strength of the Titans. Your skin will gradually turn into that of the Titans. Reduce any damage and debuffs by 30% and reduce all damage incurred by 5 points.】

This is the Race Talent I awakened when my Stamina reached 20, transcending the limits of mortals. Its explanation may be simple, but its effects are incredibly useful.

【Exquisite Two-handed Sword (Iron)】

【Attack Power: 0-8】

【System Notice: 2 broken swords that cost 10 gold coins and you still expect there to be a System Notice? I have nothing else to say, you are actually thick-skinned enough to use such a broken sword, even I feel embarrassed for you. Actually, I still have a couple of good swords here and they are quite cheap. Of course, I doubt that a small troublesome curse could beat you down. To tell the truth, I still feel a bit resentful that I didn't manage to turn you into a girl, why don't you try the Gachapon again? I have a large quantity of Spring of Drowned Girl, it would be a waste to just leave it there.】

Alright, the fact that I've been scammed multiple times has made me realize the importance of cherishing one's life and the importance of staying away from the System. Let us ignore this bizarre resentment of the darned System.

Back to the main topic at hand, if I use this lousy sword to cut myself, without any additional increments from my Strength, the highest damage I can deal to myself is 2 points. Furthermore, there is an above 80% possibility that the damage would be ignored altogether. Even taking into account the additional damage increments from the opponent's Strength, I am wearing a Knight's plate mail, which provides me with excellent protection. Thus, I have nothing to fear.

At this moment, under the effects of the Titan Body, the 10 second Law Incantation was forcefully reduced to 7 seconds. Furthermore, this reduction was unexpected. In an actual battle, every split second counts, needless to say, a miscalculation of a full 3 seconds.

Thus, making full use of this slip, my longsword crashes furiously into hers, and with a twist, I send Momo's two-handed mithril sword into the air. Making use of the temporary gap in the opponent's attention, which was captured by the flying sword, I pick up speed and knock violently into her.

A full-power crash by a Holy Knight with 20 Strength, dressed fully in armor? That's comparable to a small railway train! In an instant, Momo is sent flying straight out. Even though she manages to stab her sword into the ground in time to adjust her balance and stabilize her footing, her head is already spinning from the impact.

A Silver-rank Knight who lost her sense of balance? That's just a large, metal-skinned, fixed punching bag.

Thus, I made use of this opportunity to use the other Diamond-class Race Talent. Since it is awakened from my Strength breaking into 20, then it's probably a powerful offensive skill.

"The Light of Order descends upon my sword, prepare for my own strike, Sword of Order…"

But before I can finish my sentence, I am pulled backward by a humongous force, and my iron longsword is deflected.

"That's enough, Momo. Stop looking down on others. From the moment you were forced to use the Incantation of Law, Rolande had already won. Alright, going by the pact made, apologize to him."

In the face of the Legend Knight Diana, as a Bronze Holy Knight, I am far from being able to match her. I was easily stopped in an instant.

At this moment, I suddenly recall Momo's proud words, saying that she can easily take care of me using only her swordsmanship. In the end, not only did she use the Incantation of Law, but she was even suppressed and defeated. Going by the conditions we had promised earlier, I had long won the match.

But even though I won this time, many of my shortcomings were exposed.

Just looking at swordsmanship and battle experience, it was obvious that I should have a complete advantage over her, but there were many times where, despite my eyes and thoughts having already reacted, my physical body was unable to keep up. This wasn't a problem due to the composition of my physical body but rather, the lack of training of a newborn physical body. Yet to undergo training, the sword techniques haven't been carved onto this body on an instinctual level, resulting in an experienced mind being unable to cope physically.

I smile and shake my head towards Momo, who reluctantly came over to apologize, indicating that I'm not bothered about it. However, my mind is somewhere else.

"Looks like I have been slackening recently to the point I have forgotten my basics. Let me start from 10,000 swings every day to restore them slowly."

However, what surprised me most was when an unfamiliar visitor interrupted my training plans, while I was swinging my blade in my tent alone at midnight.

Moon Knight Diana quietly sneaks into my tent with an embarrassed blush on her face.

"Is… Is this the legendary night attack? My king father in heaven, to think that reviving would allow me, Roland, to have such a day dawn upon me. Ah, as expected of the legendary Dark Elves, for them to be so direct, I am so lucky!"

However, when I recall my little partner who is still undergoing puberty, I almost cried tears of blood on the spot.

"Misfortune!! Is there anything more unfortunate than this?"

However, the moment Diana opens her mouth, I know that I have jinxed myself. The God of Misfortune is still looming over me.

"Rolande, no, Lich Roland, Lord Wumianzhe, it has been long since we last met."

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Chapter 73: Misunderstanding

"Are you Lord Roland, Lord Wumianzhe, small Rolo or all three of them?"

In a tent at midnight, the interaction between a male and female often brings about an intimate atmosphere. But, following Diana's question, that sliver of an intimate atmosphere instantly scatters in the air and somehow, feelings of weakness and depression cause me to lower my head silently.

"As expected, I knew that for my entire life, my only luck with women is one that would bring catastrophe rather than romance. Sometimes, there would be those whose eyes get clouded as they fall in love with me, but they were all either Bone Dragons or perverted serial murderers. I will probably remain like this for the rest of my life, destined to never obtain the favor of a normal female."

TL: Peach blossom is often used to describe luck with women.

Alright, her noticing it is within my expectations, what made me depressed was the fact I was cursed to a fate where women would only bring catastrophe and not romance.

However, I only expected that I would be exposed as Lich Roland. I didn't expect that my identity as Wumianzhe would be found out as well.

The reason why I was sure I would be exposed? That day, when Xiao Hong rolled around the floor laughing right after seeing me, she shouted out my name in the midst of her taunting. In the den, the loudness of a giant Dragon's voice isn't that far off from thunder. Back then, Diana, who brought me to her, didn't have time to move that far away. Unless she was deaf, it would be weird if she didn't come to a realization.

"Then, Lord, what should I address you as?"

"Rolande, Roland, anything will do. Since the pronunciation is the same. However, how did you tie this look of mine with Rolo and the rest?"

Now, I am in need of a reliable helper. Even if she hadn't approached me, it would have only been a matter of time before I sought her out instead. However, I am indeed curious on what exactly gave me away.

"Your ring and that little cat."

Alright, I smacked my head. I finally understood what the problem was. On my right hand is Elisa's ring. Also, the Queen of Banshees' cat form had once appeared in front of Diana. To a Legend-rank Knight, being sharp-sighted isn't a difficult task. It is natural that she would notice it.

"Alright, the reason why you avoided the crowd to look for me tonight definitely can't be just to expose my identity. Or rather, there is some private matter you need to talk to me about."

The Gray Elf who was still valiant a second ago, suddenly lowers her head and nods, flushed with embarrassment. The redness extends all the way to her ears. I widen my mouth and accidentally knock over my cup, causing it to fall to the floor.

"Could it be that spring is coming? She is actually into me?"

The Dark Elf in front of me is one of the very few who has a conscience within the Town Security Army. She possesses moral integrity, something that probably couldn't be found within one in ten thousand Elves, making her an anomaly. She is known to be conservative and traditional and because of this, she is even nicknamed as a Dark Elf-skinned Dwarf. In the entire city, she is quite well respected.

Due to her Legend-rank strength and her identity as the Captain of the Town Security, along with such legendary events where she brought her tribesman to flee for a thousand miles, there are already people who put her side by side with the legendary Gray Elf Adventurer Zuich. The only reason why she remains single even to this day, is because she makes those going after her feel ashamed of themselves. But now, her heart is starting to flutter because of a stranger like me?

I pinch my own face and it hurts. It probably isn't a dream.

"The omnipotent System, I won't talk bad about you anymore. I am thankful for the 19 Charm that you blessed me with! May the System bless me so that the next stats raised will also be Charm! Haha, living off one's face is the way to go. A Holy Knight is a job that depends on his face, and so my Roland era has finally arrived."

Finally, Diana, whose head was lowered and was playing with her fingers, musters her courage.

"Lord!!"

"Un, I'm here!"

"I have something I want to consult with you, but I am embarrassed to talk about."

"I love matters which people are embarrassed to talk about!"

"You won't mock me? Even though I am a Holy Knight, I have acted so shamefully."

"No, of course not. Shameful or whatsoever, I like them the most."

"That's great, Lord! I knew I could trust you. Please guide the path for my wayward self. I am currently lost in the pursuit of my faith in the Holy Light."

"WHAT!?"

Seemingly realizing that what she said was too concise, Diana immediately fills me in on the details.

It seems that the shameful matter that Diana was talking about is that, despite being a Holy Knight, without realizing it, she had somehow abandoned her faith.

Initially, just like most of the Dark Elves, she worshipped Lorci. However, as she hated vying with others, she determinedly chose to worship the Holy Light. But the Holy Light views Undead and Demons as its mortal enemy. In that previous battle, the Undead who turned into Heroic Spirits, weren't as chaotic and evil as preached by the teachings of the Holy Light. Thus, she started to have doubts once again towards her faith in the Holy Light.

What started as a small crack, became a gaping hole due to my appearance. With the physical body of an Undead, I Ascended to Godhood and now, the avatar that I sent down is actually capable of using Holy Light. Does this mean that Undead aren't evil? Could it be that the God of Law and the God of Holy Light are the same God? All of my actions were overthrowing the basic teachings of the Holy Light faith. This kind of fact which would normally crush one's perception of matters caused her faith to waver, so she hoped for me to clear up her confusion.

It seems that she views me as an avatar sent down by the God of Law, which explains why she was bizarrely solemn throughout the journey. At this moment, she is trying to consult me about her faith.

Hearing this, I suddenly feel my blood pressure rising and blood veins start appearing around my pupils. I feel like I suddenly understand the principle behind the Berserk skill of Beastmen. So, this fellow is trying to use me as a Priest!

What about the romance we were promised? What about the night assault by the beauty we agreed on? What about the instincts of Dark Elves and their variety of techniques that we spoke about? Darn System, a beauty actually coming in the middle of the night to consult me about her faith? I am not a Priest of Holy Light, why did you look for me! I am a male, you know, a beast! I will transform at midnight!

Alright, I know that my little fellow can't do anything, but it's fine to have some idle chat for our relationship to progress in future, right!

As a wizard with strong credentials, an inconceivable flame starts burning in my chest. I secretly make up my mind. Since you are consulting me, then I will teach you what Gods really are and what faith is about.

"Firstly, I am not an avatar of the God of Law. I am a living mortal. Let me tell you the secrets of the Gods. Firstly, all of the teachings of true Gods are bullshit…"

Activating my magic ring and the Detection Barrier it came with, I disrespectfully exposed the secrets of the Gods, despite being an existence just one step away from becoming a true God.

"True Gods are just a unique existence. They live off and evolve through faith. You can view them as a portion of the world. Un, thinking of them as leeches of the World System wouldn't be wrong as well."

Thus, under the prerogative of that inconceivable flame, I tried my best to talk the worst about Gods.

I believe that after this night is over, the supposed wavering in faith will just turn out to be a joke. I can assure her that she will become like me. After thoroughly understanding what Gods really are, she will treat faith and true Gods as something laughable.

"…All in all, the Gods of the Order Faction are all pitiful worms who are mixed together with the Concept of Order. Even more so, the God of Holy Light is an ultimate pitiful worm who doesn't even possess a self. Regardless of whether it is my clone, the God of Law Wumianzhe or that nameless God of Holy Light, they are just God Power Regulation Systems who work by following guidelines. Un, they are just like another type of machine similar to Roland No.2. They are inflexible and will lend their powers to anyone who obeys their laws."

"The teachings of the God of Law was written by a mortal like myself. As the God of Law is the very Concept of Justice, even if I am unable to leave a backdoor for him, even if he has lost his self-awareness, he can still be fair and treat all prayers and salvations from the mortal world with fairness. As for the teachings of the Holy Light, it was made up by a bunch of people from the Holy Church. Using the idea of 'Purification' as its basis, they added many additional ideas to it. I doubt even the God of Holy Light would be able to comprehend them, so there is no need for you to be bothered over those messed up teachings."

Some words don't have to be finished. If the God of Holy Light is the incarnation of the Concept of Purification, then the God of Law is indeed the incarnation of the Concept of Justice. The Incantation of Law【Equality of Lifeforms】is the most obvious example.

However, if it was possible to leave a backdoor for the God of Law and if there were to be exceptions to the law for some people, then he would be a failure as a God of Justice. However, sometimes a backdoor isn't the only requirement to cheat. The fact that Wumianzhe, as one of my clones, Ascended to Godhood remains an important ace that I prepared.

Of course, I won't divulge such important secrets to Diana. However, the words I had actually said were sufficient enough to crumble the faith of the Legend Holy Knight's world. And this is the exact result that I wanted.

The situations that I will face in the future will be too difficult to overcome. In the Surface where I have no friends or kindred, I will require a helper. A helper who is willing to devote their entire soul and all thoughts into helping me. A powerful ace at hand, before I grow strong once again, one whom I can truly trust.

However, what left me puzzled was that even in Liu Huang Mountain City, where experts could be found everywhere, there was basically no one at all who could serve as my trump card, while still being able to move freely in the human society.

We can exclude the guys from the Undead District and the Xiluo Royal Faction right from the very start. If they were to head towards the Human kingdoms on the Surface, it would be equivalent to a declaration of war between the Undead and the living. It is the same for the Four Heavenly Kings of Law under my command. Kale.Diya lacks stamina and mobility but more importantly, it is too striking for a High Elf to be in human society. As an ex-Senator of Huanfa Country, his appearance would stir up much trouble.

It is the same for the other Heavenly Kings of Law as well. Well, Lily is from the Blood Tribe, so there's nothing more to elaborate on. Kevin is a human, but he is shackled by work and his family. Besides, as a Gold-rank Justice Knight, he might not be effective enough to serve as a trump card able to reverse a bad situation.

As for the strongest candidate for my helper, the hidden Heavenly King Elisa, even if she still remains in Liu Huang Mountain City, there is not a single possibility for me to bring her around.

After all, it is an impossible mission to find another race with a reputation worse than the Demons. The traits of the Demons are very obvious and the Power of Chaos that fills their body equally as striking, so just about any Holy Knight would be able to notice it.

As for the Naked King… Even if I was willing to bring him along, and the Liu Huang Mountain City Supreme Court was willing to let him out, we would have to place a collar on his neck to disguise him as a Tauren slave. After all, the humans on the Surface view most of the Beastmen as either enemies or slaves.

As for the Town Security group, unless they're willing to endure that excruciating Moonlight Ritual, and also considering the Dark Elves' horrendous reputation on the Surface that would lead to them being burnt on a stake, bringing them along would definitely end in trouble.

In the end, there are many experts among my underlings, but in order not to be branded as a heretic, there is no one suitable to accompany me.

After much consideration, this 'innocent' Gray Elf Legend Holy Knight became the ideal candidate. Not only is she trustworthy, her fighting prowess is up to par, her potential is limitless, as proven in the 'history', and more importantly, she is naive and easy to fool. This is also why I said that even if she didn't come knocking, I would have taken the initiative to look for her.

"Naive, strong and beautiful, such an ideal bodyguard."

Alright, after confirming the target, a certain unscrupulous fellow continued to coax Diana.

In order to attract the other party to come under my command, I vaguely revealed my large plan, making her struggle between the dilemma of following her heart and taking action.

In the end, at daybreak, Diana tells me that she wants to return to her tent to consider it. When she stands up to leave, I can see that her beautiful eyes are bloodshot from the lack of sleep. The valiant female knight seen on previous days was mentally drained. She looked so fragile, as though she was just pulled into an alley by a dozen Beastmen to spend the night.

When I saw the hesitation in her eyes, I nodded my head in satisfaction. From my understanding of her, I reckon that her reply would most probably gratify me.

Looking at the sky, gradually turning lighter, I too felt a little tired from staying up the night. I decided to make use of this time to slip in an hour or two of sleep to refresh myself.

But ten minutes after shutting my eyes, in my semi-conscious state, I was assaulted by a violent dog.

"You bastard! What did you do to our Big Sister!!"

The angry female Elf rushed into my tent with a sword. Without saying anything else, she flipped my bed with a kick.

"…What?"

"Momo has never seen Big Sister so fragile before. She was crying while walking back into her tent. You bastard, what did you do to Big Sister! Could it be that you forced yourself on her despite having lousy techniques? Big Sister is so pitiful. Even though it was her first time, she met someone like you, a person only good for their looks, leaving her with tragic memories."

TL: Momo describes him as a 银样蜡枪头, silver-like solder spear. Solder looks like silver, but is actually quite a weak alloy, meaning that it looks strong and pretty but is actually useless.

What the hell is she talking about! Looking at this fellow's messy clothes and her bloodshot eyes, she might have even been eavesdropping outside all night. Secretly, I felt thankful that I activated a barrier to keep away any eavesdroppers earlier on since I was going to talk about the secrets of Gods.

However, Momo was getting more and more agitated as she spoke on.

"I told her that she shouldn't just look at the outer appearance of men. There are many of them who have the looks but can't be used. If I knew that it would end up like this, I should have stopped her before Big Sister walked into your tent. That way Momo could have taught you some techniques first. Although Momo doesn't have much experience as well, Momo has read a lot of books and interacted with the sisters often. By combining theory with the practical and practicing it on the spot, I could have guaranteed that the both of you will @#@, giving you two a perfect and pleasurable first time."

Every time I think that the darned System and I lack restraint, whenever I look at these tough females speaking words that should be censored, I always feel like I am still a person with morals, a noble man, a man who has transcended beyond cheap interests.

Alright, having my limited sleeping time interrupted, I, who was lacking in sleep from the start, was quite pissed off. What happens next is, of course, the reenactment of the duel between Knights that happened yesterday.

When this ridiculous fight ended, I went to fetch a bucket of water but unexpectedly, I realized that everyone was looking at me differently.

Seeing how the two Flower Guardians made the obscene hand sign of a finger passing through a hole, as a man, I immediately understood.

Even with the cover of the night sky, the concealment techniques of a Knight dressed in armor is definitely not going to work. The way she walked into my tent, with the clanging of her armor, had ensured it. When everyone saw that Diana had stayed in my tent for an entire night and then had come out with bloodshot eyes and a drained expression, I doubt that I would be able to clear myself of suspicion even if I were to jump into the Yellow River.

This time even Harloys, who was closer to me than the rest, kept her distance, gazing at me as though I were something dirty. After all, in her perspective, for such a thing to happen between Diana and me, when we were barely acquainted, would mean that I am a playboy.

Alright, if something happened, I would have confessed to it at this point. But, I really am innocent. Yet, if I were to say that Diana and I stayed up all night just to talk about faith and Gods and that it was a pure relationship between a guy and a girl, even I wouldn't be able to convince myself.

Taking into the consideration that Harloys may be able to contribute to my future plans, I can only thicken my skin and try to explain the situation to her. But, seeing in her eyes how guarded she is towards me, it seems that it wasn't very effective. Furthermore, what happened next would condemn me to a fate of being unable to clear up this misunderstanding.

From not too far away, Diana removes her heavy armor. Dressed in light garments, with the Silver Avenger in her hand, Diana walks slowly towards me with a solemn expression.

It is an expression of realization, like a Priestess walking to the altar to sacrifice herself.

Right after she walks up to me, she suddenly kneels on both knees in front of me, and with a serious face, she slowly raises her arms, presenting her own Sacred Sword to me.

"My Lord, I vow to follow your teachings my entire life and become your most reliable support. Your enemy will be the target of my longsword. Your happiness will be my greatest honor and my life's greatest aim is to become someone you can be proud of."

Alright, I instantly understood the situation. Kneeling with one knee is how knights show their loyalty to their master, whereas one only kneels with both knees to one's elders and Gods. She is treating me like a real God by bowing to me. The seemingly intimate vows at the start is just a prayer that one says to declare your faith and allegiance to a true God.

I might be able to understand it, but the others don't.

"Big Sister!! Rolande! What kind of voodoo did you cast on Big Sister to seduce her, you're going to die today."

Alright, the violent dog immediately turns into a mad dog. This blatant killing intent and the crazed swings that bring wind pressure with it, seems that she's serious about this.

"Ah, I knew that those Elves and Humans were unreasonable. Look, they hooked up together within just a few days. Look at the human male, there's always a lecherous smile on his face. He is obviously not a good person."

Yingou.Beyar, you actually dare to smear my reputation, I will definitely get my revenge! Furthermore, exactly what part of my smile looks lecherous to you? It is obviously the 59th Style Holy Knight Standard Smile, a sharp weapon used to earn the donations of rich ladies, a secret technique that I spent quite a period of time to master.

"There is yet another talented one from my generation, rejoice, rejoice." Alright, if this wasn't praise from a degenerate Dwarf who engages in drugs, pornographic materials, and gambling, I would have accepted the praise happily.

"Tsk, a male without any hair on his face, what is so good-looking about him." This… Alright, a person with such a unique sense of beauty, everyone should know who he is.

"Misfortune!! Stop chasing me, I really only spoke with your Big Sister for the entire night."

In the end, the one who screamed so pathetically was me, who left my sword in the tent and is currently trying my best to escape the pursuit of the mad dog.

"Hmph, talking for an entire night and not doing it even when you're losing sleep. Unless you're sexually impotent or a little brat who has yet to develop, is that even possible?"

"You're too much, I… I will kill you."

Alright, a certain someone just got stabbed in his fatal point and started brawling with Momo.

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Chapter 74: Absolute Gentlemen Alliance

Walking on the familiar streets of Vance, I look at crowds of people walk to and fro once again, but the atmosphere is totally different this time around.

It is still the same group of people, but the atmosphere is much lighter compared to how tense it was back then, during the period of the Alliance Conference.

After reaching Vance, the shadows following behind us disappear one after another. Except for the silly Tauren who returns back to the same path, the rest of them disappear into the underground tunnels, apparently heading straight for the surface.

At this moment, while the merchant party is reorganizing their goods and supplies in Vance, I go off to settle some private matters, such as replacing that darned lousy metal sword, as well as registering as a small mercenary band. This would make it more convenient for us in the future.

"Mercenary? Us? Is there a need for it?" Momo seems anxious to leave this city.

"Yes, if we were to assume identities as mercenaries, it would be more convenient for us to move about on the Surface."

"I don't want to work for those humans."

"Of course, we are just creating the mercenary band, we won't be accepting any missions. I also don't have that much leisure time to roam about, so we are just assuming the identities of mercenaries. Like that, we can use missions as a reason to pass through different blockades. There are several countries that we have to go to after visiting the East Mist Communal Country, so it would be more convenient to obtain a license as mercenaries."

"Then, why do we have to register here? Can't we register on the Surface?"

Momo and I are chatting in front of the Mercenary Guild. By our side, lying unconscious on the floor, is a Dark Elf who had just challenged us.

The Moonlight Ritual isn't without a price. The right to move freely on the Surface is exchanged by using one's life. For Lorci, who views the entire Dark Elf Tribe as her personal possession, the act of switching allegiance to the Moon Goddess is equal to slapping her hard on the face.

For each Family, Gray Elves are forever a special tribute to be presented to Lorci. From the moment we stepped into the city, the news of two Gray Elves being present in this city has probably spread to the whole of the Dark Elf Family. Maybe they even had internal conflict within the Family, before coming to confront us.

Thus, even though our time is tight, naturally, Momo could not comprehend my insistence on registering a mercenary band here in this town.

"Although there are Mercenary Guilds in every country, from another perspective, mercenaries are also a kind of spare military power for the City Lord and the country. If you were to register on the Surface and a war occurs on the land where you registered at, there is a high chance of getting involved in the battle."

"Oh, that's a reasonable explanation."

Hearing my words, Momo nods her head.

"This madam here, although there is truth in the words of this little brother here, in actuality, that isn't the main point. Even if a country were to meet with its demise, the carefree mercenaries would never fight on the battlefield for free. That kind of spare military power is like ears of the deaf — decoration."

"The main motive of this little brother here is to probably make use of the one-of-a-kind advantage of the Vance Mercenary Guild: not requiring to produce identification so that one's identity cannot be dug up. Many criminals and murderers do the same."

That is a rather valiant-looking, handsome Centaur guy. Equipped with a purple-colored, human-shaped, soft copper plate mail on his upper body, he wore light horse armor on his lower body. On his back is a bow made of bones, radiating the orange glow of Divine Magic. That probably isn't any ordinary bow.

"Casio?"

"Yes, my lord. Although I have no idea how you persuaded that stubborn grandfather of mine to send me out, since he gave the order as the old Chieftain, I will follow it."

This person in front of me is one of the grandchildren of old Minial, as well as brother-in-name to the new Beastman Sovereign Anya. However, unlike the rest of Anya's brothers who dote on her, Casio is quite ambitious. And the truly troublesome thing about him is that he has the ability and prestige to turn his ambitions into reality. After going through multiple wars against outsiders, the Golden Bow Casio is a well-known hero of his tribe.

To old Minial, it is a pity to kill this ambitious grandchild of his. However, there is a high chance of Casio rebelling against Anya after his death, and it would be hard for her to suppress him.

Thus, when I communicated with old Minial through a certain channel to borrow an outstanding Centaur Archer, with no hesitation whatsoever, old Minial thought of this Golden Bow.

At this moment, Casio stood there silently, looking like a sculpture of a well-built hero, uncaring of his surroundings. However, through his quivering ears and the fingers stroking on his arrows from time to time, there is probably nothing in our surroundings that could escape his senses.

"My lord, do we register now?"

"No, we're waiting for another person. I promised to meet him here."

Seeing how the Dark Elves are fearful of him, refusing to come up to stir trouble in his presence, at least up until now, the arrival of the seemingly respectful Casio appears to be a good thing. However, to be able to strike fear in those scheming Dark Elves to the point they don't even dare to approach us, from another point of view, it shows how fearsome this man is.

"That silly unlucky lass cannot even begin to compare to him, no wonder old Minial threw him out so happily."

The reason why I want a Centaur Archer is because of the obvious shortcoming of having three Knights in our party and not having any mounts — the lack of mobility. Due to the presence of Centaur tribes in quite a few Elf Kingdoms on the Surface, Centaurs are one of the few Beastman races who can move freely in the Surface and the Underground World. As long as we do some concealment, no one would be able to guess that Casio is from the Underground World.

As for the other person, he would be able to make up for our shortcomings through another aspect. Very soon, the person I am waiting for arrives.

However, rather than saying that the person is a human, it would be more appropriate to call him a human-shaped piece of armor. A gigantic gray armor that covers every single feature other than the two vaguely clear eyes that could be seen through the bizarre birdhead helmet.

On his back, there is a three-meter long spear while on his waist, two swords and a Dwarf rifle can be found. It is a weird combination of weapons that leaves a big question mark about his job. However, seeing the string of Dwarf grenades on his waist and the drumming sounds from the gunpowder bag on his back, he has probably just finished stocking up on his firepower.

"The Eccentric Prince?"

When we were stationed in Vance previously, Momo had also met this Prince Clint from Iron City. Instantly, she shivers and instinctively takes two steps backward.

Of course, I know what it is that frightened her so much that she had to retreat. That Prince Clint is a human gunpowder vault and an obvious battle maniac. His nerves are incredibly oversensitive.

An accidental bump to him, explosion.

Suddenly walking past him, explosion.

Entering his room without his permission, still an explosion.

Fine, I'll admit it. Even if you don't do anything, as long as you don't stay a safe distance away from him, there could be an explosion as well.

However, different from the Beyar brothers who often gets caught in their own explosions, all of his explosions and traps are systematic. They are obviously controlled and intentional. He doesn't trust anyone and is forever wary of everyone. This obviously has something to do with how he was brought up.

I'm not some psychiatrist who can treat his post-war syndrome. The reason why I wanted him to join us is because his alertness and intuition could be useful to me.

Most of the time, the reason why people lose their life on a journey is not because of a strong enemy charging straight at you but rather, the poisonous snake hiding in the grass, stabbing your back with a dagger. I have a feeling that his intuition for danger will be extremely useful to us.

"Clint, nice to meet you. I am Rolande, Holy Knight Rolande. You should have received our notice. In this temporary team, I'll be your leader."

That iron helmet nods his head, showing that he has no objections.

"Fine, now that everyone's here, let's go in. Let's hope that Diana has finished her cleaning mission."

Yes, cleaning mission. At the window where mission details are given and where completed missions are reported to, a group of reckless mercenaries is already lying all over the place. They are the targets for her cleaning.

This isn't the first time I am assuming the role of a mercenary. Upon seeing newcomers, these fellows who often sell their life for money will test their strength. This is a warning towards the newcomers who will be competing against them for mission resources, as well as an initiation ritual to welcome and bless them. Of course, if you pass the test, it would be a blessing but if you don't, it will just be a brutal initiation ritual.

In my perspective, since it is impossible to avoid clashing with them, then we should throw the Legend Holy Knight Diana at them and let them crash headlong into a metal plate.

Of course, at the end of the clash, the bunch of unfortunate fellows lying on the floor is the losers.

Slowly walking to Diana's side, I flash my standard 59th Style Business Smile and spoke to the service personnel.

"I would like to register a small mercenary band. The leader is me and the vice-leader is this beautiful lady here."

"Alright, alright." The mercenaries who are currently lying on the floor are actually the core members of this Mercenary Guild. They would be really foolish if they still don't get that they've met someone beyond their abilities.

"May I ask what is the name of the mercenary band?"

"Momo and Her Little Friends!"

Alright, everyone ignores this female Elf who is trying to act cute.

"Law and Holy Light. We have Justice Knights and Holy Knights, I find this title very suitable for us," Diana spoke after a moment's hesitation.

I shake my head. From a certain perspective, this name is also representative of Diana's dilemma.

"Trying to lean towards both sides of the fence also means not being on either side of the fence. It isn't acceptable to waver continuously between the two." I pointed out meaningfully to her. Diana hesitates for another moment before finally nodding her head.

"Then, Law and Justice."

I shake my head once again. This name would mean that we are related to the God of Law. It would restrict the movements of the mercenary band. Furthermore, it would easily serve as a spark in starting pointless conflicts. Thus, I threw out the fantastic name that I had prepared for a very long time.

It is a name that is much more endearing than Ah Dang and Ah Bas, an even better sounding name.

"The New Freedom Gentlemen Alliance!"

Immediately, the face of the two Town Security members in front me crumble. One draws her sword, while the other one stares furiously at me. How could they accept naming the mercenary band they will belong to with the name of their mortal foes.

"I agree, I think that Gentlemen Alliance sounds great."

A familiar figure suddenly appears in front of us. Instantly, as though meeting the gigantic beast from our nightmares, we instinctively retreat two steps.

"Beifeng! Why are you here?"

"Of course it is because I want to form a mercenary band with you all to tour the Surface."

"Rubbish, didn't you say that you wanted to go on a journey to find your true self…"

Alright, looking at how he is salivating while staring fixedly at the Centaur Archer, I immediately understand his true purpose.

"I will say this! Don't even think about it! There is no way we will allow you to join us."

"Actually, I am quite strong as well. I am definitely a qualified Beast Tamer."

Of course I know that he is an extremely qualified Beast Tamer, otherwise, he would have been beaten to death from all the trouble he kept stirring up.

Also, given his fervent love for pets, I wouldn't be surprised if he suddenly forges 'Love for Wild Beast' or similar Soul Imprints along the way, and advances into the realm of Legends. However, even though the Beast Tamer possesses decent long-range combat abilities, able to use his pets for scouting and surveillance and is overall a strength that we require, I still decided to look for Casio and Clint so as to avoid teaming up with this pervert.

"However, I think that Gentlemen Alliance isn't sufficient to describe that strong passion within us, I suggest that we name it Wild Brothers Club."

Alright, he seems to have long thought of himself as part of the band, to actually ask directly for a pen to write down that incredibly peculiar name.

"Stop it!"

"Don't even think about it!"

Alright, those two from Town Security can no longer suppress the 'excitement' in their hearts and as usual, they use their fists to express their deep feelings.

As for me, I made use of the chaos to rush to the confused service personnel and said:

"Absolute Gentlemen Alliance, thank you."

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Chapter 75: The Surface

Laince Fort, or Laince Stronghold, is the city nearest to the underground tunnel's exit. It is also the city which we chose to reside in.

The Laince Stronghold lies on the Kier Highlands. Located on the lands of the Ming United Kingdom, it is one of the sturdiest Forts in the entire country.

Designed by master architects, the thick brick walls are both elegant and strong. Spanning ten meters tall and three meters thick, the enemy they had in mind when designing it was the Giant Tribe. Man-eating fish can be found filling the moat.

The reason? They have one good neighbor. The entrance of the Underground World is always open. Anyone can enter, anyone can exit.

The seasonal plundering of the Underground Beastman, the traditional training of the Dark Elves to assault the Surface Elves deep in the night, the departure of Red Dragons and Black Dragons through the underground tunnels to look for new flavors, the Liches and Necromancers who sneak out in search of experimental materials, the Demons who look for tributes, the worshippers of Malevolent Gods… Alright, even I find it reasonable for the citizens of the Underground World to be exiled and viewed with hostility.

At least, just counting those in the underground tunnel, we have met three Dark Elf assault parties and two Beastman scouting teams. The latter, after seeing Casio, bows and leaves, whereas the former, upon catching sight of the Gray Elves, are stunned for a moment and without any hesitation whatsoever, change their training targets and pounce towards us.

Alright, just after forming our band, I was already planning to conduct a little bit of training so as to grind our teamwork together, as well as to see the fighting abilities of the newcomers. However, it was when Casio raised his bone bow to point the golden arrow in the bowstring towards one Elf after another, as though choosing between targets. Someone shouted the 'Golden Bow', upon which all of the Dark Elves immediately retreated.

Of course, that valiant look of Casio pulling the bowstring to shoot is visually amazing, totally different from that foolish Anya. However, after noticing a certain Beast Tamer's eyes turn green and salivate at the sight of Casio, I start to worry for this Centaur hero once again.

"Gold-rank primary stage? If he hasn't reached 30 years of age yet, which means that he has barely reached adulthood among the Centaurs, it would be quite an incredible feat. However, he is still slightly lacking compared to the Dracon Beast Tamer who is at the Gold-rank pinnacle, especially given the fellow's unscrupulous means to achieve his goals. The more outstanding you perform, the more danger you are in, you know."

I was of the mind to warn the Centaur, but along the way, Beifeng was chatting happily with him, which put me at a loss on how I should approach them.

Beifeng, just looking at his outer appearance, is tall and burly with a quaint face, giving quite a favorable impression. His deep and steady voice is always so slow and gentle. The words that he speaks are interesting and knowledgeable, giving a philosophical feeling through his speech, as though spoken by a matured, wise elder.

Alright, it is precisely because he has a decent appearance with a glib tongue, that's why there are so many victims, which makes him a big threat to society.

His image as an honest older brother, the appropriate and implicitly kind intent, as well as his honest and sincere laughter complements Casio's disposition, who seems cold but actually worries for his future. More importantly, Beifeng went along with the flow of the young Centaur and very quickly, after doing an initial probe under Beifeng's hard work, laughter was added into their conversation.

Diana found it hard to watch on and kindly walked forward to warn him. However, being bad with her words, before she could even slip in a sentence, she was instead sent off stomping back, aggravated by Beifeng.

"Intelligent lifeforms are forever so short-sighted, they are used to judging life by their race and outer appearance. Yes, I am a Dracon with the bloodline of the Black Dragon flowing within my veins. But, those who are acquainted with me know that I am someone who passionately loves life and little animals. Yes, I might be ugly, but those who are familiar with me understand that I am gentle too."

Alright, his hurt expression seems as though he has just been put through a great grievance, as though Diana is the bad person racially discriminating against him. In the end, under Casio's annoyed and angry gaze, the good-hearted Diana is unable to speak of his disgusting past actions and could only walk away, shaking her head.

"Big Sister, you are being too nosey! Won't the Centaur kid understand it in two days or so?"

"But by then, it will already be too late!"

"Puu!" As expected, those who are purer tend to have a wilder imagination. Hearing the words 'too late', the other people immediately break out in laughter and stare teasingly at the famous Golden Bow, especially at the horse armor on his lower body.

"The little brat knows not of the harm of Beifeng, the next day he will sing of the chrysanthemum."

TL: Chrysanthemum… There is a phrase in Chinese called 'exploding the chrysanthemum' that means screwing a man's ass.

Alright, I have no idea who made that twisted poem, but the comical pronunciation and lyrics make everyone laugh even harder. Un, facing Diana's 'how can you be like this' questioning stare, at least I won't admit that it is my own sudden inspiration.

The rather proud Casio ignores everyone else after joining the band, even pretending not to hear Krose's polite greeting. On the journey, he even called out to other people by just their race, like 'Hey, that Gnome over there', 'Hey, that fat human' and very quickly ended up offending quite a lot of people.

Thus, seeing that Beifeng has set his sights on him, the rest of the band, other than the kind Diana, have no intentions to expose Beifeng's intentions and choose to happily watch him make a fool of himself.

Back to the main topic, other than the joint attack by the Dark Elves near the exit, the journey was still quite smooth.

But then, when we walked onto the Surface World, bathed in the familiar yet unfamiliar warmth of sunlight, gazing at the boundless blue sky and the vast endless earth, even I felt agitated.

The Roland Sacred Sword on my waist slightly resonates in tune with my feelings, as though describing its impatience to head somewhere. The direction it hopes to proceed towards, naturally, is the north of the continent.

"East Mist Communal Country, huh? The descendants of the Mist? I do want to test his capabilities. If he is unable to meet with my expectations and insult this glorious title…"

Shaking my head, I throw all excessive thoughts to one side. Looking behind me, I realize that my party companions aren't doing very well all of a sudden.

The previously high-spirited Momo sits weakly on the floor with her eyes shut, while the pale-faced Diana half-kneels on the floor with her body lowered, muttering words that seem like a prayer from her lips.

"I won't fall upwards, I won't fall upwards."

Walking up to her, I realize that she is actually talking to herself. In that instant, I can't suppress my laughter.

This isn't any rare ailment. Even on the surface, after staying too long in the mines, when one stares at the vast, endless sky from that narrow entrance, there would be a feeling as though one will be taken away by the sky, an illusion of falling towards the heavens.

This is an instinctive misperception of living beings. Those experienced miners would feel better after a while, but for the Dark Elves who have stayed in the Underground World for their entire lives, it isn't that easy to deal with.

They were born in the Underground World, they are already used to seeing the dark solid rock walls on top of the clouds and even more used to the first light of dawn being brought by the luminescent algae.

When the rock walls which felt right to them have suddenly disappeared, it is just like if the Surface humans' sunlight and blue sky were to be suddenly taken away from them. Even if they rationally know that they would be fine, but the discomfort they physically feel still cannot be avoided.

Based on what I know, this is known as a 'phobia of vast open spaces' and it is a reflex action. It will take at least a couple of months to overcome it, with quite a few who fail to overcome it their entire lives.

The Gray Elves, who from the start aren't comfortable with light, are in the worst shape of all. They are sent straight to the carriage so that they can rest. As for Casio, even though his four hooves are slightly trembling, he still puts on a calm front and tries his best to stand up straight.

Yingou, Hoyle and the other veterans have been to the Surface World innumerable times already. Same goes for the few fellows possessing Law jobs; they are already happily doing what they should be doing.

As for Clint, it should be his first time on the Surface as well. His expression cannot be seen under the thick armor and that bird-head helmet. However, looking at how he keeps trying to feel for the grenades on his waist to seek a sense of safety from his explosives, he doesn't seem to be in good condition.

What, we are still lacking a person? Alright, I'll admit that I intentionally left him out, yet you all still want to talk about him. That's suicidal.

"Are you still okay? Why don't you rest in the carriage for a bit?"

"No, it's okay. I'm fine."

Looking at how the others are fine, even when his Big Brother Beifeng sincerely asks for his condition out of concern, how could the stubborn Centaur admit defeat in front of everyone else.

"My brother, let me lean on you a bit, I am feeling a little giddy."

The black Dracon suddenly sits on the floor and rests on Casio's abdomen. Casio is stunned for a moment before realization strikes him. A smile appears on his cold and proud face.

"Alright, since that's the case, then I will let you lean on me for a bit."

Thus, the proud Centaur Prince lowers all four of his legs and sits down just like a war horse, allowing Beifeng to lean on one side of his abdomen.

Gradually, sitting on the floor with someone to lean on, he feels the warmth of his companions and the solid ground. The young Centaur Prince's wildly beating heart slows down as his 'phobia of vast open spaces' improves.

The ice mountain of the cold-faced, but warm-hearted Centaur Prince finally melts as he smiles gratefully.

"Thank you, Big Brother Beifeng."

"Why are you thanking me, I should be the one thanking you."

"Hehe, Big Brother, you sure are a good person."

"You haven't seen the best side of me yet, but there will be more opportunities in the future."

Leaning on each other, the Dracon and Centaur start chatting. Their hands even 'accidentally' make contact before being pulled back hastily. The sight of their love is hard to look at properly.

Looking at the fearsome sight unfolding in front of me, I rub my temple and secretly make up my mind to quickly find a secluded corner to bury Beifeng alive, so as to prevent him from further corrupting my eyes.

Also, looking at how the others are grinding their teeth or feeling nauseated, the majority of the group are definitely having the same thoughts. If it weren't for the fact that the young ace Archer wasn't weak, we might have already taken action.

Laince Fort isn't that far away from the exit. We manage to reach our destination before sunset. However, just as we approach the city gates, we meet with new trouble.

"That guy over there, remove your helmet for inspection. Also, whose Dracon slave is that? Will he bite? Has he been immunized?"

At that instant, hearing that his Big Brother is treated like an animal, the reckless Casio reaches for his bow, intending to shoot the guards in his usual fashion. I rush to his side to stop him. I don't want to be a fugitive immediately after reaching the Surface.

Actually, what the guard had said also makes sense. After seeing the Dracon, if it weren't for the presence of Holy Knights in our band, he probably would have long called for people to surround us and put us down.

The Dracons, being an artificial creation, are unique. They are different from the Dragon Descendants who have mixed blood.

Although they have their own tribe and culture, they are indeed an unnatural creation. During the chaotic ancient times, the 7-colored Evil Dragon Goddess Tiamat and an evil Necromancer created them to serve the Evil (sided towards Chaos) Color Dragons (Red Dragon, Black Dragon, Blue Dragons etc), and Beifeng himself is a Dracon possessing the bloodline of Black Dragons.

On the other hand, the comparatively kinder Metal Dragons (The Gold Dragon and Silver Dragon who are sided towards Order) don't have the slightest goodwill towards these Dracons. Due to the natural restraints of their bloodline, a large portion of Dracons still act as the servants of the evil giant Dragons, such as the new Dragon Empress. There are countless Dracon servants in the Dragon City which Xiao Hong is currently building.

This is also why Beifeng could use those words to gain Casio's recognition earlier on. That is because in a lot of places, even if they are blessed with talent and are strong individually, due to them being cursed to live the life of servants, Dracons are being discriminated against.

Of course, in the chaotic Underground World, even Black Dragons and Red Dragons die easily from battle, thus it is easy for their servants and their following descendants to achieve freedom. The Underground World is probably the place where most of the free Dracons are.

Due to this, in the eyes of Humans, the black-skinned Dracons are equal to the fangs and claws of the evil giant Dragons. However, there is a Holy Knight in the band, which leads them to deduce that this Dracon is the slave of a certain Mage or a spoil of war.

"I am the slave of this Lord Centaur."

"Thanks, Little Brother. It's fine, I have seen a lot of worldly people like him, don't stoop down to his level."

Beifeng pulls the rash Casio and whispers in his ear. Also, in order not to put the other party in an awkward situation, Beifeng even took the initiative to claim that he is Casio's slave. At that moment, Casio somehow felt touched.

When the eyes of the two men meet, electricity shoots in all directions. All of their emotions are conveyed through the exchange of gazes, there is no need for excessive words. In the eyes of the onlooker, the scene becomes one that cannot be looked at again.

"UEHH! Momo wants to puke, Momo is really puking!"

At this moment, I am very seriously considering whether it is plausible for me to dump the two, leave them to survive on their own and find another archer for our band.

Alright, when the problem on that side is finally settled, another problem occurs on the other side. Clint insists on not taking off his helmet. Of course, the guards are unwilling to give passage to us if it's like that. Their conflict attracts the presence of even more guards. When these guards look at us with wary eyes and the cannons on the city wall slowly move towards us, I knew that this cannot carry on.

"Detect Evil!"

Upon using this 1-circle Divine Art, after the Holy Light has descended, all evil-doers, or should I say those possessing the Power of Chaos, will be dyed a shade of red.

Immediately, the black-skinned Dracon shines bright red while the others give out a dim white light.

"This mighty soldier here, look at the light shrouding his body. He is also a kind Order citizen, it's just that my brother was scarred by high temperatures and looks awful beneath the armor. He has been afraid of scaring others, that's why he doesn't dare to reveal himself."

On the surface, I was grabbing onto the hand of the sentry, explaining to him. However, with a shake of my wrist, a small coin pouch slides into the sleeves of the other party.

"Help us? On Beyana's (Goddess of Wealth) account."

It isn't the first time this young sentry with a pockmarked face was bribed. Looking left and right, after confirming that no one was paying attention, he shakes his sleeves and the sound of jingling metal could he heard within. Furthermore, the pouch wasn't light as well. Thus, he nods his head in satisfaction.

"Go in. Don't stir up trouble."

After our carriages enter the city, Harloys's voice sounds by my ear.

"That pouch didn't seem light, how much did you spend? This isn't how you do things."

"Guess."

"I guess that it is full of bronze coins. Or at most, thirty bronze coins. But to the guard, it probably isn't a small sum."

"Five gold coins."

"How is that possible! A stingy fellow like you would actually be willing to make a loss!!"

"Hehe, I earned quite a bit from this expedition, so what does that little money count?"

"No, this isn't a problem of money. It is about that your personality which causes you to definitely never make a loss! Five gold coins? Are they gold coins made from Flower Elves that will disappear after a night?"

"That toy is a hundred times more valuable than normal gold coins. In order not to allow the other party win, wouldn't I be making a huge loss instead?"

"No, based on my understanding of you, as long as you're happy, in order to bring unhappiness to others, you are willing to pay as much as it is required. Hey, stop keeping me in suspense, your teacher, me, is quite curious."

"Then continue being curious."

While being surprised by how deeply this stupid cat understands me, I do not intend to reveal the answer to this riddle.

Based on my understanding of her, the one known as The Omniscient One, this Magic Cat's pursuit of knowledge is boundless. The moment curiosity starts to strike her, she would definitely pursue the case all the way to the end. Otherwise, she would be unable to sleep at night. If so, I could make use of this opportunity to fulfill my goals.

"Hey hey, don't be like this, otherwise I will spend the whole night thinking about it. How about I promise to teach you Ice Magic, an Ice Magic that even a magic idiot like you can use. You should be able to say it now, right."

Un, as expected. She immediately gives in. My goal has been fulfilled.

Right now, I am still too weak. It is good even if I grow stronger just by a bit. Personally, I am a Master Necromancer, and in my current state, I can use Necromancy and Ice Magic. However, if I were to be labeled a Necromancer and be reduced to a fugitive, then my identity would have to be abandoned.

Thus, although it belongs to the Chaos Faction, the Elemental Magic that Human Mages would train in became the only option.

My knowledge of Ice Magic is still stuck at the stage of gathering my magic power and blasting it. With a Master Mage adept in all categories by my side, naturally, I would consult her.

"Ptui, you want me to teach you, an unfilial disciple, to be killed once again? Dream on!"

Alright, if I were to use the Pet Contract to force her, she would definitely teach me. However, if she were to purposely leave out a part, that would be more than sufficient for me to get destroyed during crucial periods.

However, I am not impatient at all. She might understand me, but I also understand her. Actually, as long as you choose the correct means, this Queen of Banshees is actually quite easy to deal with. I only have to patiently wait for an opportunity to hook the curious heart of the other party.

As expected, even before a week has passed after her arrogant words, she was hooked.

Looking at the little cat who scratches my neck with all of her strength but was unable to even break the defense of Titan Body, I laughed.

"Alright, I will unveil the riddle. It is indeed five gold coins. Previously, wasn't the two iron longswords worth ten gold coins, broken during my duel with Momo? Thus, I placed the broken fragments in the bag. I guess that is an effective use of useless objects. However, it was indeed worth five gold coins and now, it is still worth five gold coins.

The workmanship of the longsword is inferior, so the crafting fee can be neglected altogether. The price of the material and the cost of the sword is equal, however, I am not so bored as to reforge another iron sword.

"Impossible, when did you prepare it!"

"I have long prepared it while on the road. No matter how many years it has been, as long as my performance is up to standard, this trick has really never failed before."

Yes, I have long known that problems will occur during our entry into the city. That bag of broken shards was long prepared while I was still on the road. Even the lines used for the bribery and the action of handing over the money was rehearsed.

"You bastard! You actually dare to trick me! Lad, just you wait."

A sudden yell that echoes from the back makes me shake my head.

"Sigh, even this line has yet to change. You really lack creativity."

"Aren't you afraid of him bringing his friends to stir trouble against you?"

"It is bad enough that a footman like him tries to eat a bribe, it would be really bizarre if he can get his colleagues to settle his private grudge."

"If he slanders you by saying that you are a spy, wouldn't he be able to get helpers? That's what those Knight Novels often write, it is a classical development."

I looked sympathetically at Harloys. Those conventional Knight Novel indeed will damage one's brain after reading too much of it. With her intelligence, she still calls herself The Omniscient One.

"Then, he would have to explain why he let the spies into the city. Besides, if it is proven that we aren't spies after an examination, then it would mean that he is reporting false military intelligence to settle his private grudges. If so, that footman would lose his head."

"As expected of my disciple, indeed a sly old fox."

"Thanks for your praise, but please call it experience."

The teacher and apprentice look at each other, feeling a sense of connection with one another. Behind, Momo who was looking at this sight suddenly pulls Diana's sleeves.

"You look at that Rolande, the way he looks at that cat is really weird. It is really as though he treats it like a human. Could it be that he is a brethren of Beifeng, that's why he didn't touch Big Sister the other night?"

Ever since Diana showed that she is still a virgin due to Momo annoying her, Momo has been making malicious inferences about Roland.

"Shut up! Don't talk about that night!" After remembering the bizarre gazes that everyone looked at her with after that day, Diana sighs helplessly.

"Recently, my luck seems to be quite poor, it is as though I have offended a God of Misfortune."

Not long after, her complaints reached my ear. Instantly, I grinned happily.

"You didn't offend the God of Misfortune. The one you offended is the Aura of Plague. Haha, looks like I found another one with even lower Luck than me. Nice to meet you, Lightning Rod Number 3, let's get along well."

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Chapter 76: The Knight Princess

Using the light from the oil lamp, I read a book on the bed as I wait for the first ray of sunlight to slowly creep into the room. The sunlight gradually warms my body and soul. Such an ordinary thing that people experience in their daily lives, and currently one of my greatest pleasures to enjoy.

I didn't manage to get much in from the reading, as my mind was wandering all over the place. The mind is always the clearest during daybreak and all kinds of evil schemes come popping up, one after another. Perhaps, this is an instinctual reaction of life towards light.

We arrived at Laince Stronghold almost half a month ago, and Yingou's merchant party had long left. They are to head for Auland Empire to attend the new Emperor Darsos's inauguration ceremony. The Roland Robot will serve as a congratulatory gift to him. The Auland royalty and nobles are known to be extravagant and fervently pursue rare artifacts. This kind of interesting novelty, a giant robot, is definitely one of a kind on the Surface. Through Yingou's calculations, this long journey to present the gift is definitely an investment that will bring lots of benefits.

A large part of the party has left, but I had no intentions of leaving. Every day, I focus only on training my swordsmanship, reading books, roam the streets, chat with strangers and enjoy my tea, as carefree as retired personnel.

"Could it be that this fellow really came to the Human world for a vacation?"

Others look at my actions with incomprehension, but in actuality, I have already done a lot of things.

For example, gathering information and updating my knowledge on the situation, learning changes in the different countries on the main continent and adapting my future plans to these changes.

I must say that due to the underground tunnel being too long and dangerous, not to mention that the Underground World is incomparably chaotic, by the time news of the Surface reaches the underground, it would long be history. Unless it is the scouts bringing back important information, normal information would have a minimum gap of half a year, and mistakes in the information cannot be avoided as well.

Furthermore, most of the dwellers of the Underground World don't even have enough time to handle their own life, so there is no way they would have the spare time to worry about the Surface, which is thousands of miles away. Even the gossips take a long time to spread around. Thus, the reports that Liu Huang Mountain City obtains on each country are mostly derived from the idle chatter of the merchants moving to and fro between the two worlds. Most of the news they have are above thirty years old.

Inaccurate information will only lead to inaccurate judgement. If we don't even understand the personality and background of the leaders of each country, then how can we make the proper preparations accordingly. There is a need to work on this aspect.

Un, while I put it in an elegant and intelligent manner, but it really only involves looking at newspapers and browsing through books.

Due to the existence of the God of Knowledge, the Eich Continent's printing industry is rather advanced. Similar to Liu Huang Mountain City's daily newspaper, the Ming United Kingdom also has its own news industry. Although the newspapers that the capital, Casilla City, sends to this stronghold are often three months old without much variety to them, it is much more useful than the useless intelligence which are decades old.

Even so, the old newspapers and magazines that I finished in half a month are sufficient to fill up three to four rooms.

"【The Evil Underground World is starting to make a move? The legendary Underground Alliance finally appears! Our wise King Arthur the Second is gathering troops to prepare for a long war!】, heh, even Molly's name is spelled wrongly. A long time has already passed since the Underground Alliance was changed entirely. The intelligence is equally old and outdated."

However, to be able to predict the Underground World's intention to attack the Surface ten years in advance and start preparation for a long war, it seems that Arthur the Second, who is reputed as a Sage King by the future generations, is still rather capable.

Gathering intelligence is just a small part of my daily schedule. There are still a lot of seemingly unimportant matters but in actuality, are absolutely essential to deal with.

For example, my background and my way of speaking. In order to fully integrate into the Human society, I must first settle these two problems.

The way ancient people speak and modern people speak are completely different. Even the commonly used words are extremely different in terms of tone and pronunciation depending on the area. This might seem like a small matter, but it is often a crucial gap which is exploited to find out one's true identity.

To me, learning how to imitate an accent isn't a problem. What I find difficult is deleting those archaic words that have long disappeared from history. If a 300-year-old archaic phrase and intonation were to suddenly come out of my mouth, it would be a huge problem. To deal with this problem, I need to practice through chatting with people and reading the newspaper.

I can only test one word after another. It is a huge waste of time and effort, but it is already bearing fruit.

As for my background, I have already prepared it long ago. Under my arrangements, a fallen noble family from the Mist Country has been living in this city for more than two decades. Their ancestors once helped the previous king to ascend to the throne, thus receiving the title of a Knight, bringing the family to prosperity. In the current generation, they might have lost their aristocratic title and are barely maintaining their lifestyle through a few plots of farmland, but they can still be considered as members of nobility.

The family has a son afflicted with leprosy who is named Rolo. He was sent to the monastery to live a life away from the world. He would occasionally return, but with bandages and black cloth wrapped all over his body for fear of afflicting others with his illness, leaving his appearance an enigma.

Just four years ago, perhaps his sincere prayers were heard by the Heavens, and so the God of Light performed a miracle and healed the pitiful young man. He was granted the identity of a Holy Knight and the young man, inconceivably, risked his life to head to the Underground World alone.

In the eyes of most of the nobles in the city, it is just another story that the Holy Church came up with to spread its influence. The man isn't coming back, so no one would be able to verify the story anyway. However, what surprised everyone was that there was a continuation to the story.

The population felt regretful for this young man who was miraculously healed, yet in a moment of recklessness, charged headlong to his death. However, he actually managed to return half a month later. Furthermore, he brought quite a lump of fortune back with him. The nickname of that man is Rolo, whereas his real name is Rolande.

Currently, under the intentional efforts of a certain someone, that legendary story has started to spread around the city.

Alright, at this point, everyone should have guessed that the certain someone is me.

Yes, this nineteen year old Rolo doesn't actually exist, and that family is a group of people that I sent out twenty years ago. All real characters who are involved with this identity have long settled down in Liu Huang Mountain City.

In order to make these two identities more believable, I personally played the role of Rolo the few times he came into contact with his neighbors. Furthermore, I even intentionally left behind some personal quirks, such as a weird intonation while speaking and a bizarre sitting posture.

Preparing twenty years ahead just for a nobility status and a clean background seems excessive? No, in my perspective, I feel that I have not yet done enough.

It is frustrating, but in this world, the humans who govern the world are probably the most xenophobic of all the races. If one wants to do well in the human society or even rise to the social status of a high noble who has a say in governance, it is necessary for that noble status to have been passed down for at least three generations. Furthermore, if you are seen as a spy by another race, all your efforts will have gone down the drain.

Of course, there are many blank holes in the story I came up with. If someone were to investigate my background, there would be many suspicious points to it. However, it would be more trustworthy to have an identity that is suspicious than an entirely blank slate. An unknown background could be a weakness which others could attack. If there are only suspicions, others would have to retrieve evidence to prove that my identity is a fake. That would be difficult.

Recently, I have been strolling the streets almost every day and greeting the uncle and auntie next door, as well as the store vendors. I do this all while showcasing those weird quirks of mine. This is to let the two identities overlap and raise the credibility of my fake identity.

However, due to certain reasons and my pathetic Luck, I seem to have overdone it…

"Puu, Rolande, I hear that you're into old grannies?"

Nonsense! Is there such a nonsensical interest? It's just that the darned daily mission required me to help old grannies across the road, for ten times. However, there isn't the so-called pedestrian walkway and the number of horse carriages are even fewer. In the end, after waiting for an entire afternoon, I only managed to find three old grannies to fulfill the requirement. I even had to beg them to let me help them across the road… I was caught looking around for old grannies with a light in my eyes and to fawn over them, resulting in such an absurd nickname.

"No no, the one I heard is the Wild Dog Terminator."

Rubbish, dogs are the human's best friends. I really liked the mission to bathe the wild dogs, it's just that the dogs hated it… After experiencing the sharp teeth and honed claws a few times, it was fortunate that I was able to cast Holy Light, otherwise, I would be unable to face anyone the next day.

"Ahh, I heard that you followed a beautiful lady all around with bad intentions, and in the end, you got arrested on the spot?"

Bullshit, my objective was only to strike evil and clear away those gangsters! But it is a pity that I failed to catch a single gangster that day. As expected, is it because my Holy Knight's concealment skill isn't up to par? As for getting arrested, I am a Holy Knight, so how is it possible for me to get arrested? It took me some time to persuade the police.

Other than allowing me to deeply understand that the System is still as darned as always, the outcome of these missions also made me comprehend that doing good deeds are harder compared to performing evil acts. It made that 'legendary Rolande' and 'the fortunate lad Rolande', turn into 'overly-enthusiastic and kind Rolande' and then into 'the Rolande next door with a screw loose' and finally 'It is a pity, the lad is young but his brain has been burnt by the Holy Light'.

"It's okay. This way, the others would have a more striking impression of me. Being a little more foolish suits the background of me rushing hot-headed into the Underground World to die. It is a good thing! A good thing!" This is me deceiving myself in tears and blood.

But sometimes, when misfortune comes one after another and one's reputation keeps crumbling, there is a limit to deceiving oneself…

"A good thing, your head. Previously, the cute little sister from the flower shop opposite here used to look at me with adoration, but now it's turned into sympathy, as though looking at a lackwit! There are even people behind me shouting, 'Don't give up on hope, don't give up on treatment'. It took just one week for my entire image to be destroyed. If this goes on, the identity of Lich Roland with a screw loose will turn into Holy Knight Rolande whose brain got burnt by Holy Light."

But in order to get stronger as soon as possible, the darned daily missions that are growing increasingly worse must be done. I am starting to miss that evil System that pranks others. These days, doing good deeds is really much tougher than scheming evil acts.

"Helping an old granny across the road causes me to be suspected of wanting to rob the elderly. Helping others carry their luggage causes me to be suspected of theft. Voluntarily sweeping the streets and yet I am treated like a lunatic. Helping to bathe the dog and shave its hair, yet others think I intended to make a dog hotpot. Can humans have a little bit more trust in each other? System, you have won. Can you take pity on my fallen reputation and image and let me off the hook!"

Right now, even Diana, that silly older sister, looks at me weirdly. Seeing how I am when I was scammed by the System, she wasn't as surprised as before and instead, she nods her head as though it were natural, seemingly saying that 'Un, Roland should be like that. As expected, the dignified Judge Wumianzhe is a fake persona.'

Today, while flipping halfway through the news, I was attracted by an article from three months ago.

"The powerful Auland Empire's new Emperor is about to ascend to the throne. 42 subordinate states including Bub Communal Country, East Mist Communal Country and Carsilo Kingdom will be sending members of their royalty to give their blessings. Experts have predicted that during the ceremony, they will offer their flags to proclaim their loyalty and trust…"

"Kacha." A crisp sound and the newspaper is torn into two.

"Subordinate state!?"

My blood pressure suddenly rises up. I can no longer see the remaining words. An inexplicable rage and feeling of wrongness fuels the flames in my heart and yet, I cannot find an outlet to vent it.

I knew that the East Mist Communal Country hasn't been that powerful and independent a country for the last thousand years. I also understood that it is common practice for smaller states to proclaim their loyalty to larger states. But the moment I think about the Mist War Flag, which represents the spirit of unyielding and protection, is about to be placed below the royal flag of a certain Empire, the feeling of oppression makes me so angry that I could kill someone.

"Those darned unfilial descendants, useless!! To actually reach such a state that they have to swear loyalty to other countries. You have soiled the thousand years of pride and honor of the Mist Bloodline."

Alright, even though I know that my resentment isn't rational, but the inexplicable flame still causes me to rage within the room.

It takes a long moment before I calm down. I sigh helplessly.

"Sigh, I can't really blame them for it."

I know that there are some things that can't be blamed on the future generations. It is already quite a great feat for them to rebuild our homeland. If I must blame, I can only blame our generation which brought our country to its knees.

Thus, after calming down, I gaze once again at the newspaper I had torn up and start stitching it back together.

Although it is very infuriating, this intelligence is still very crucial, so there is a need for me to study it carefully.

"The new Emperor Darsos, isn't that the King of Winter Wolves in history? Although he is that unfortunate fellow who turned gay for Victoria, his military achievements are still quite striking in history, so he isn't someone to be underestimated."

Then, when I think about Victoria and the tragic ending of Darsos, somehow my spirits are lifted. A twisted idea full of bad intentions pops up once again.

"For an Emperor of such a great Empire, it might be because he's had enough of luxurious flesh, and that's why he ended up so infatuated with a rare, androgynous beauty like Victoria. And while Victoria isn't here anymore, Krose still is, and she's an extreme beauty that sides more towards the androgynous side. If so, why don't I try to twist his sexual orientation, make him leave behind another famous line in history."

Alright, even though I just said it teasingly to vent my frustration at the Mist royalty for being forced to bow their heads, Krose, who was spreading her faith in the plaza, suddenly feels a cold chill down her spine and shivers, as though misfortune is about to strike her.

After which, I flipped to the last page of the newspaper, where there are drawings and a short summary on the representatives that the different subordinate states are sending to attend the inauguration ceremony.

"East Mist Communal Country, here it is. A princess? Reyne.Qin.Mist?"

"Kacha!" The newspaper that took me much effort to stitch back together is completely destroyed. This time, it wasn't because of rage but rather, I was completely surprised at this sight in front of me.

On the corner of the newspaper, there is a vivid drawing of a valiant female Knight dressed in silver armor, waving to the crowds with a warm smile on her face.

"Knight Princess Reyne, the final descendant of the Mist, is well-trusted by her people."

A person who is falsely making use of the Mist name as one of its descendants? All of these assumptions can be dumped down the gutter. Looking at the face of the valiant female Knight, I have to admit it even if I don't want to.

"Rolande!! Look at this! This Lord Princess really looks like you and Rolo, could you all be from the same family? Don't even try to deny it, this time there is even evidence here. Quick, let Momo meet the cute little Rolo."

Momo rushes in and waving in her hand is the exact same newspaper which I was holding.

That Knight Princess named Reyne actually had a face that is 90% similar to mine! If it weren't for that bit of femininity between her eyebrows, instead of masculinity, as well as her sharper face and her slightly thinner eyebrows, we would be identical.

Staring fixedly at the drawing of the young lady, I secretly make up my mind.

"Looks like we must first head to the capital of Auland, Kagersi City."

The full name of the Ming United Kingdoms is Ming Ting United Kingdom which literally translates to The Ming Court United Kingdom (Think of those historical Chinese dramas where the king sits on the throne, while the other officials report daily matters to him)

Somehow, it sounds awkward so I shortened it to Ming United Kingdom (which also sounds weird)

Androgynous beauty - Think of a beauty with traits of both male and female. For example, Japanese has a category of man called bishounen. Although Krose is a female now, she has features of guys as well.

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Chapter 77: Ice

"Reyne.Qin.Mist, 14 years old. When her father, Kashgar.Mist died in battle, she became the sole successor of the Mist Bloodline and is deeply trusted by her people and her army."

The history of this Knight Princess is quite similar to what we previously underwent. A year ago, there were conflicts on the border and the Beastman army suddenly invaded. The previous King fell in battle and this Knight Princess was sent straight to the battlefield at the last moment. Her army charged for a thousand miles, sweeping the Beastman army back to their own land.

However, in that battle, there were no records of her personally appearing on the battlefield, so her fighting prowess and job are still unknown. However, regardless of whether it's internally in the country or beyond, there are rumors spreading that compare her with the Legendary Twins, Roland and Karwenz.

Three hundred years ago, the Holy Knight Roland from the legends grew swiftly in war, reaching Bronze by the age of 12, Silver by 13 and Gold by 14. Before his demise, it is said that the God of Holy Light seemed to have brought about a miracle which allowed him to step into the realm of Legends, giving him the power to slaughter countless enemies. However, it is a pity that he was too young and eventually died in the war.

Even if he was a human with the greatest potential, this kind of growth rate was still unfathomable. If he were to carry on growing at such a speed, wouldn't it mean that he would have become a SemiGod by the time he reached 20? Even more so, due to the speed of his progress being too outrageous, there were even secret rumors that his resentment pierced through the heavens, such that the God of Holy Light couldn't even stand looking at it. Thus, he granted him the power to overcome his limits.

Furthermore, with this rumor as the basis, there was even a bishop who proposed to canonize Roland, giving him the posthumous title of Saint Roland, However, the action of exposing their own dark history was equivalent to slapping the face of the entire Holy Church and would never be passed.

Alright, it sounds so legendary but the truth is that in a bid to level up, a certain Transcender grinded his level up by killing mobs with a frenzy, hoping that he could reverse the situation in the end. However, he was unable to avoid the tragedies that fate had in store for him.

Also, if Roland is a growth-type prodigy, then Karwenz would be the incredible-type prodigy. Being both a Mage and a Warrior, he reached Gold-rank for both fields early on in his life. By the age of 12, he was already a double Legend, which resulted in the Bloodshed of Baine. If Roland is the Holy Church's one-in-three-hundred-years prodigy, then Karwenz would be the entire Eich Continent's one-in-a-thousand-years prodigy.

TL: Bloodshed of Baine, refer to Chapter 61

I'm the only one that knows Karwenz had long touched the boundaries of the Saint-rank. From the start, it wasn't that he simultaneously studied both magic and martial arts and then broke through them both. Rather, after reaching the Legend-rank in magic, he became bored so he went to learn martial arts and eventually reached the Legend-rank for it as well.

This kind of growth rate is inhumane, but if the person in question isn't human from the start, it could be understandable.

Through my investigations in my later lives, I managed to find out the truth. Karwenz is a Demonic Offspring. Or rather, although he is a human, he is the person chosen by the Chaos Abyss, so it isn't possible for him to be normal. It can be said that the Demon Invasion back then was quite suspicious. Their primary objective must have been to get the Chaos Abyss' favored one to return.

Also, in another one of my adventures, I accidentally discovered that there were many dark secrets behind that incident.

A certain retarded Seer predicted that in the country of the far north, of a twin born, one will become the Prince of the Chaos Abyss. In order to prevent that kind of fate from happening, a bunch of idiots who thought of themselves as the protectors of the world first pressured the upper echelons of the Holy Church and then forced the Mist royalty to hand over their elder son to the Holy Church to serve as a hostage. They intended to resist fate by converting one of them into a Holy Knight and getting rid of the other. On many occasions, they sent assassins to get rid of the younger son. However, this turned into an opportunity for the younger son's powers to grow and mature.

I'll admit it, the prophecy wasn't wrong. With the System by my side, if I were to go all out and kill people to level up, I would definitely be even more demonic than Karwenz. Furthermore, in the 'history', it is indeed Roland who turns into the Prince of Chaos Abyss. If so, it isn't wrong to say that either one of the two Princes could turn out to be the Demonic Offspring.

However, sometimes I would ponder, that if the ridiculous prophecy didn't exist, we wouldn't be forced into such a state. Was the prophecy absolute in predicting those future events or was it that the prophecy, through the butterfly effect, resulted in it turning into reality? Probably no one can say for sure. If we were to really study it, it would be a paradox of whether the chicken came first or the egg came first. It is unsolvable and thinking about it is pointless on its own.

On the other hand, flies won't be attracted to eggs that aren't cracked. Even without schemers fanning the flames from the back, given the situation back then, under the temptation of profits, war will still be triggered in the end. Being alone, we would not have been able to withstand the invasion of the allied forces, so the ending would still probably be the same.

Alright, back to the main topic at hand, the Princes of the fallen country, one of whom was a tragic hero who died for his country, while the other was an anti-hero who sacrificed everything just to seek vengeance for his lost country, even if this twisted history isn't accepted by most of the masses, but even now, the Twin Princes remain the pride of the Mist Country. For this princess to be compared to the Legendary Twin Stars from three hundred years ago, it is enough to show how loved she is by her people.

However, there was something else I noticed. The way Princess Reyne dressed up in the painting, and even her hairstyle was one imitating that of the Roland back then. In fact, the silver female plate mail that she wore is a feminine version of my Thorn Battle Armor from before. Also, that seemingly happy smile is a derivation of the Holy Knight's standard smile.

"If it isn't that she worships those heroic characters from three hundred years ago, then the greatest possibility is that she is intentionally trying to imitate the heroic characters from legend. It might be due to overwhelming circumstances that are out of her control, that has led the princess to resort to this kind of tactics to gather the support of the people. This isn't a good omen."

Perhaps all this while, I have been subconsciously trying to avoid the new owners of that land, and that is why I have been either trying to treat them as fakes or with apathy. Even when I started to gather and organize intelligence from each country, I didn't start from the East Mist Communal Country.

Now that the facts are thrown at my face, if I were to avoid them any further, I would really be a tortoise hiding in its shell. This isn't my style of doing things.

Stepping into the bathroom alone, I soak myself in the bathtub. Taking off my Time Distortion Ring, I carefully set the number from 20 to 12 before putting it back on and then…

"As expected, still exactly the same."

When my age regresses to the point before puberty, the unique traits that each gender possesses isn't that apparent on me. The reflection in the mirror hanging on the wall, which looks almost exactly the same as the face on the drawing, crushes the final sliver of hope that it might just be a coincidence.

"Ahhhhhhh, could it be that I really drank too much back then and got into trouble? But that shouldn't be possible. Back then, the Holy Knight Order was full of different kinds of prohibition. Before I reached the age of 12, I led a life like a monk in Baine and after turning 12, I spent my days fighting in wars. So, how could I possibly have the time to make such a mistake?"

What can be more incomprehensible than a great-great-great-granddaughter suddenly appearing? However, the only thing that was reassuring was that although they have advertised themselves as descendants of Roland, whether they really are Roland's or Karwenz's is still a mystery.

After all, when Karwenz led the Demon army to cleanse away those who destroyed our homeland, he made many enemies and much resentment was directed towards him. Under that kind of situation, even if she really is Karwenz's descendant, she'd probably try to avoid admitting it. So, it is natural that she would raise the flag of Roland.

"That darned little brother. I still have to carry the blame for you, even at a time like this."

Remembering back then, as twins, we were totally identical. Even though I was obviously much better at talking, Karwenz was always much more popular than me. Not to mention, he wasn't limited by the many troublesome prohibitions of the Holy Knights. At a young age, he was good at acting innocent to bypass those big sisters' defenses. Not just the maids in court, there were even quite a few daughters of nobles that had fallen into his hands. He often bragged about this to his big brother.

Even though I felt the urge to grind my teeth in anger, I still had to maintain my image as a member of royalty and as a Holy Knight. I had to be gentlemanly and be careful of my reputation and people's perception of me. In the end, at the point of my death, I was still a virgin. But now, there are a bunch of people claiming to be my descendants, making me feel really wronged.

Alright, I admit that this is the envy and hatred of a 300-year old Great Archmage (Well-known among the commoners, a 30-year old male virgin will naturally turn into a Wizard. If so, three hundred years should be long enough to create a Wizard of Forbidden Spells or Archmage right?), but when I think about the fact that I might have a great-great-great-granddaughter whose physical age is older than me (the exact relationship isn't clear at this point), I somehow feel my head start to hurt.

"Un? The door isn't locked? Oh, I'm sorry."

Suddenly, the door opens. That mad dog abruptly walks straight into my bathroom. After looking at the me who was soaking in the tub, she immediately turns around to walk out.

Oh, no, she didn't walk out. She went to lock the door! What does she want to do!!

"Hehe, I knew that something was wrong. That is magic that changes one physique right? So, which one is your true age and name? Rolo? Rolande? I'm guessing that it is Rolo, otherwise, you would have already taken advantage of our Big Sister. You also wouldn't be so mad when I talked about being sexually impotent and being underdeveloped. I'm sorry, seems like I accidentally hit your sore spot. Next time, Momo will be more sensitive."

Although what you said sounds nice, but what exactly do you intend to do? Why are you closing in on me! Why are you stepping into the bathtub! What is with that saliva drooling down your mouth!!

"Let Momo hug you a bit, just a bit. Momo won't do anything, I promise!"

Wipe away your saliva first before saying those words! Also, that depraved laughter, should I say, as expected of Dark Elves? What exactly does that bizarre action of you twirling your fingers mean! What do you intend to do!

"Be good, little darling. It will hurt just a bit." The mad dog has already turned into the incarnation of lust. I, who was dumbfounded, had already been forced into a corner.

"Don't even think about it! Dark-skinned Elves! Don't you touch my man."

"Momo, what are you doing!"

Just a second before Diana shatters the doorknob and enters, a burst of light suddenly shoots out from the ring on my right hand and strikes squarely on Momo. Under the rage of the Demon Marquess, she is immediately sent flying.

"I'm sorry, Roland. The emergency rescue sequence has been activated. The energy in the ring has been exhausted. I'm afraid that we won't be able to communicate with each other for three days. I really didn't set the presence of water as the activation sequence. As for bathroom PLAY and bathroom peeping, I am not interested in it at all."

Alright, Elisa. Even if you act cute at a time like this, I won't find you cute.

"I'm sorry, my Lord. I will talk to her."

Fine, you have already rushed in. Also, can you stop looking at me so calmly? Even if I am an undeveloped boy, I still have human rights!

The Gray Elf who came rushing in heaves up her colleague while lowering her head in apology. However, her action of covering the mocking smile hanging on her mouth after sneaking a glance at me really makes one feel infuriated.

Alright, after the two Gray Elves leave, the bathroom becomes peaceful once more. However, I solemnly get out from the bath. The first thing I do is remove Elisa's ring and place it below my clothes. Next, I readjust the Time Distortion Ring and wear it once more. Lastly, I retrieve the spare sword among my items and place it by the bathtub before continuing on with my bath.

Five minutes later…

"Un, the door is spoilt? Is someone inside? Oh, a man's clothes. Then, since the tub is big enough, let's all just bathe together. We can wash together and even scrub each other's backs."

"Big Brother, your soap dropped. Let me pick it up for you."

This time, the ones who appear are the duo brothers that I've been finding harder and harder to look at, Beifeng and Casio.

"I've had enough of perverts! Eat my Sin-Splitting Strike!"

However, due to the vast difference in power, Beifeng was able to successfully catch my sword bare handed.

Even so, I thought that preparing the sword is a correct decision. The mistake was with this band's name. With a name like 'Absolute Gentleman Alliance', can I really still expect there to be any normal people in its midst?

"You think that you're a normal person just because you said that? Gentlemen and perverts, they all attract one another."

Suddenly, from the tub, a wet little cat jumps out. After shaking off the water on her body, she struts past me and walks out of the bathroom.

"Harloys! You were there too!"

"Slimes have to re-hydrate themselves frequently. I got in even earlier than you. Seriously, even though you are so old, to still be so calculative with a little cat. Right, your body in your younger form is not bad, quite cute. Do you want to consider joining my harem? Although I don't accept males, for such a cutie, I guess I can make do with a male."

"Harloys! Eat my Holy Light Strike!"

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The pitch black night doesn't mean the end of a day. In the end, the 'accident' during the day turns into a farce that entangles everyone within it. Feeling tired and sore all around, I wanted to take a bath to rejuvenate myself. However, remembering that the bath is the start of everything today, in the end, I could only lie helplessly on my bed.

Unexpectedly, the cat-transmogrified Harloys also jumps into the room through the windows.

"Hey, it is time for lessons. You probably don't want news about a Holy Knight learning Elemental Magic to spread. It would be best for you to cut down on the freak titles."

She might be dangerous and unreliable, but valuing promises and the inheritance of knowledge has always been one of the few good points of Harloys.

Remembering the Ice Magic lessons that she promised me, my excitement suddenly surges. During my second life, I had already learned Ice Magic from Harloys. However, Harloys wasn't that easy to talk to back then, so it's hard to tell how much of the knowledge she imparted me was real. On the other hand, she still kept criticizing me, calling me dumb, and that's why I wasn't able to truly learn it well.

But half an hour later…

"I said that you are a pig and you really are acting like one. There is really no way to teach such a dumb disciple. What I want is for you to feel the breathing of the Elements, not for you to control them. Communication, you get it? Communication. Not ordering them, threatening them. With you screwing around like that, let's not mention SemiGod, how the hell did you even become a Legend Mage?"

"Of course it's through cheating via the System."

Alright, it is enough to just think about this in my mind, there isn't a need for me to say the words out loud. However, it seems that even if Harloys were to properly teach me back then, the result would still be the same.

"I really have no idea how you taught Elisa. She has already found her own path for her Ice Magic and her potential is limitless. As for you, your understanding of magic is still stuck at the level of an apprentice."

"I only threw the book about Incantation and my study notes to her, telling her to consult Magaret if there's anything she's unsure of. That's all."

The cat sighed helplessly. Then, in a sudden distortion of space, she warped into the form of a human. Due to me leveling up, her transmogrification abilities are getting stronger as well. The golden-haired young girl appears once again, but…

"Puuu, how cute."

Looking at the 10cm-tall, tiny doll-like figure acting like a teacher, I immediately burst into laughter. The intent for vengeance is clear within the laughter.

Harloys sighs helplessly.

"Are you learning or not? If you're not interested, I'm going to go sleep. If you were a little bit more capable, would I transform into a figure so small?"

The Magic Pet's abilities are directly correlated with its owners. As I am still extremely weak now, she is still far from being able to transmogrify into a human.

"Elemental Magic originates from the Ancient Elemental Gods. The Elemental Gods and Elements have their own temper. Each type of Elemental Magic has their own nature. As your understanding of Ice Magic is still stuck on the surface level, it is natural that you are unable to progress any further than that. What do you think the nature of Ice is? Why did you choose to study Ice Magic back then?"

The nature of Ice? Isn't it caused by low temperatures? Why is that hard to understand?

Why did I choose Ice from the start? It's all because I was born in a country of snow, making the cruelty of the frigid winter etched deep into my mind, thus making me feel that the potential of Ice Magic is limitless.

"Actually, every top-tier Elemental Mage has their own understanding of Elements. The reason why I didn't teach you before this is not because I am keeping the knowledge to myself. Rather, I hoped that you could discover it yourself. But, seeing how even after a few centuries, you are still stuck at this level, I know that given your talent in Magic, it would be a few millenniums before you really comprehend. I will just talk about my own understanding of it then."

Her small hands wave slightly and an extremely small-scale Fire Eagle soars around the room. Harloys points and a white cloud floats over to it. I thought that the Fire Eagle would explode due to the collision of Fire and Ice but what surprises me is that the Fire Eagle only turns white and slows down.

This totally collides with the common knowledge of what happens when Fire and Ice come together. Suddenly, I seem to comprehend a little on why Elisa is able to simultaneously control both Ice and Fire.

"Based on my own understanding, Ice isn't something that exists in reality. She is a kind of state and tendency that is able to slow down all matters or even stop them entirely."

Hearing these words, I suddenly feel a surge of respect for Harloys. Temperature is a kind of energy and lowering the temperature will reduce the activity of matter. This concept of Physics is nothing for a Transcender, but for a local Mage to be able to deduce this from Elemental Magic, it would require the accumulation of countless theories and experiments. This proves that Harloys's talent for Magic Creation is pretty high and she is indeed worthy of the noble title of The Omniscient One.

"Every Ice Mage has a different understanding towards the nature of Ice. There is no such thing as superior or inferior understanding, nor is there a right or wrong way of understanding. Your little disciple is skilled in Ice Creation. I think she probably understands Ice as 'The Moment of Silence'. The reason why she is able to train both Ice and Fire simultaneously is because she views Fire as 'The Moment of Movement', thus complementing each other to form an entire world. Warriors strengthen their physical body to change the world, while Mages use their will and imagination to affect the world. Don't use the dumb methods of Warriors to understand magic, otherwise, you will be stuck at the level of an apprentice for your entire life."

Looking at the serious face of this 10cm-tall doll, for the first time, I feel that she is indeed a teacher. I silently nod my head.

"Ice Magic, huh?"

Closing my eyes, I fall into thought. In my hometown, during winter, the tall and steep snow mountains and the ice rivers. In the cruel elimination game of nature, all life struggles to vie for the right to survive and nature uses its own methods to choose the strong ones who have the privilege to live on.

"Thank you, teacher. I roughly understand."

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