In the tent of the Commander-in-Chief of the Inrud Kingdom's army...
Aesop and Bendor sat inside anxiously waiting for the good news from the front line. Although Aesop was burning with anxiety, his many years of experience in the army still allowed him to maintain a calm expression. Bender tried to stay calm, but his tapping feet betrayed his true emotion.
The two spent two anxious hours waiting for the return of the two young generals. Finally, a messenger who was covered in dust and slightly injured ran into the tent recklessly.
"Report!!! Report!!! I have urgent news for the Commander-in-Chief!" The orderly reported eagerly as soon as he knelt down, with fear in his eyes.
"Calm down, soldier! Tell me clearly what happened on the front line?" Aesop ordered solemnly.
The orderly took a deep breath to calm himself down a bit, and then reported:
"My lord! The vanguard suffered a crushing defeat outside the city of Uro! Commander Vaneis and Commander Barrett died in battle, and all the siege equipment they brought with them were destroyed!"
"What! Could this be Maxius' doing?" Hearing the defeat of the vanguard, the old general stood up straight in shock.
"My lord, it was not the imperial army that defeated our army, but the army of an unknown country. When we arrived outside the city of Uro, the flag flying on the wall was the pattern of a beast and a tree, it did not match any known flag of any known country."
"Unknown country?" Aesop was perplexed. Where did this unknown country come from?
"Father, I think I have an idea. The unknown country reported by this soldier should be the Golden Dynasty."
"Golden Dynasty, what are you talking about, son?" Aesop was even more confused now.
"Father, I learned from the spies we placed in the imperial army that two of their Valkyrie brigades fought with a knight who claimed to be from a country called the Golden Dynasty a few days ago. They seem to have occupied Uro City. And what is more believable was that they reported that they wiped out the two Valkyrie brigades with only three legendary ranked knights. One of the knights named Artorius especially killed many of the Valkyries." Bendor said with some shame.
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
"Father, please forgive me. I found it ridiculous when I received the news, so I suspected that it was a ruse released by Maxius to confuse us. I didn't know it was true until the report of the messenger just now. "
"Damn it all... well, I won't blame you now son, no one would have expected this situation." Aesop said with a sigh.
"Thank you father."
"Okay, orderly, now recount the whole event to me, don't omit a single detail." Aesop asked.
"Yes, my lord. What happened was..." In the following hour, the messenger described what happened to the vanguard army in great detail as he was ordered to do so.
"They defeated our 5,000 army with only 20 heavy cavalry!? And there were no casualties!" Bendor shouted in shock.
"Don't forget the magical arrows that can penetrate the magic shields of the battlefield mages casted with all their strength." Aesop reminded him. The old general now looked ten years older.
"I'm sorry, Commander-in-Chief, we have no power to fight back against their iron cavalry." The orderly said dejectedly.
"But the key point is still this knight named Achilles. Powerful magic prowess, the strength of a one-man army, and courage that surpasses all others...Father! We must try our best to win Achilles over to our side! It's only once in a hundred years that you can see such a talented warrior ! Father, I remember that my sister is not engaged yet, right? How about we—"
"Calm yourself, Bendor!" Aesop seriously stopped Bender from continuing.
"Do you know how to get in touch with him? Don't you forget that none of the spies we sent out have come back yet! And what do you think of your sister! A prize you used to bribe someone at will!" Aesop scolded Bendor angrily.
"Father, forgive me, I was too impatient." Bender bowed his head in shame and apologized.
"You! Sigh... I understand your feelings. This Achilles is indeed a rare gem, I also would also like him to be under my command. But this sort of matter has to be considered in the long run, and you are not allowed to mention your sister's marriage again. Do you understand?"
"Understood, Father." Bendor knew he had crossed the line. Obviously his younger sister is the apple of the eye in the family. How could he use her as a political bargaining chip? Bendor feels ashamed of his words and deeds in his moment of enthusiasm.
"All in all, let's think about how to deal with this golden dynasty!" Aesop finally said.
On Marika's side, she had already returned to the courtyard of her mansion, ready to summon Rodrika, Rogier, D, Sellen, Diallos and Cohryn. She would exclude Fiya, Ensha, and Gideon Ofnir because they are all too unpredictable and dangerous to be kept around. Gideon Ofnir is too insidious and unscrupulous, in order to get what he wants, he can plot against anyone. Even if he is loyal to Marika, he may still cause trouble all day long. The best reference is a certain skeletal overlord who has to deal with his subordinates' crazy schemes all day long. Ensha is Gideon's lackey so he is directly ruled out. Although it is understandable for Fia to help the undead of the Lands between , the possibility that she may create another undead outbreak is too scary. With Marika's current power level she is not sure if she can keep it under control. And don't forget that there is also D who hates the undead more than anything else. Marika is afraid that the two of them will start trying to kill each other the moment they are summoned .
With a beckoning golden light, the Graven Witch and the Tarnished of the Round Table came together for the first time.
Rodrika, a beautiful fair girl with golden curly hair in a red cloak like Little Red Riding Hood. Rogier, who is wearing a large sorcerer hat and holding a glintstone staff and a glintstone rapier, and D, who is wearing a twin armor combining silver and gold. Diallos is wearing a gorgeous set of armor embellished with rubies. Sellen is wearing her classic sorceress hood and a professor's robe. Lastly, Corhyn, who is blindfolded and bald, dressed in a yellow robe with a wooden wheel around his neck. Marika's past companion when she was still a tarnished has come to meet her again.
D took the lead in kneeling on one knee in front of Marika, and said with excitement and joy in his tone:
"Praise the Erdtree! Praise the great Goddess of Gold! Thank you for calling me to your presence, the sharp blade of the Death Hunter D is always at your command!"
Corhyn also knelt down on one knee, and said in the same passionate tone:
"The great Golden order guides me to come to you my lord. Your humble servant Corhyn here offers you my most devout faith."
"Stand, my faithful people." Marika said with a friendly smile, so Corhyn and D got up.
"Your Majesty, I am Diallos, the second son of the Hoslow family. I am honored to be able to meet Her Majesty the queen."
"I am Rodrika, this humble peasant is most honored to meet you, your Majesty."
Then Diallos and Rodrika also knelt down on one knee to salute, nervously introducing themselves; they never imagined that one day they would meet the God which they worshiped. Marika also has them stand up .
"I am the wandering sorcerer Rogier, thank you for breaking the curse of death on me and rescuing me from the torment of thorns. I am very glad to enter the command of Her Majesty the Queen and am forever in your debt." Rogier bowed gracefully with his right hand on his chest. His humble and polite male voice greeted Marika's ears. D looked at Roger with a complicated look, but didn't step forward to talk to him.
Marika turned her gaze to Sellen, who was staring at the air and muttering to herself as if her spirit was wandering away. But Markka knew that Sellen, who was immersed in the art of primeval current, must have discovered something. So she asked:
"Professor Sellen, have you noticed anything unusual?"
"Your Majesty, the mana in the air here is most unusual. It is much more dense and rich than the atmospheric mana in the Lands between, but the frequency is slightly different from any known sorcery of ours." Sellen said without turning her head, enraptured by her observations. It wasn't until Corhyn coughed lightly to remind her that Sellen turned around. Seeing everyone staring at her with unfriendly expressions, Sellen finally came to her senses, saluted without saying a word, and said:
"Sellen, the glintstone sorceress, pleased to meet you."
Hearing Sellen's extremely concise and overly simple self-introduction, both Corhyn and D stared at her with dismay, but she didn't realize it.
Marika recognizes that it would be bad to let this go on, so she quickly changes the subject.
"Professor Sellen, you just said that the mana in the air here is different from that in the Lands Between. Do you think this will affect the casting of glintstone sorcery?"
Marika would very much like to have glintstone sorceries under her arsenal. But if it cannot be casted in this world, it would be a total waste of her runes.
"No, on the contrary, this abundant mana may make it easier to cast glintstone sorcery! I have to get some experiments done quickly!" Sellen said to the surprise of Marika.
"I will ask my head priest to arrange a laboratory for you. But in exchange for giving you a laboratory, I would like to entrust you with an important task."
For mad scientists like Sellen, exchanging with them what they are interested in can make working with them much easier.
"I want to entrust you to teach glintstone sorcery to the young folks with potential in this city. To train them to become qualified glintstone sorcerers."
Upon hearing Marika's commission, Sellen frowned under her hood and said:
"Your Majesty, I think you have heard of my notoriety? A Graven witch who was exiled by Raya Lucaria Academy. A lunatic who sacrificed the lives of her own kind in pursuit of the primeval current. Would you be willing to hire me even if you know these distasteful rumors?"
"Of course, you are the best glintstone sorcerer I know besides Renalla and Ranni of the Carian royal family. This commission is none other than yours."
"Then I humbly accept your request, Your Majesty." Sellen bowed slightly, indicating that she accepted the commission.
"Excellent. Corhyn, I also have a task for you," Marika turned her head and said to Corhyn.
"What is your order, your majesty?" Corhyn asked expectantly.
"Corhyn, I think you have noticed that this is not our original world, but a brand new world that is completely out of the control of the supreme will. In this world, I have put to the sword the devilish former ruler of this city and taken the good people here under my wing. However, they have not yet believed in the Golden order, so I hope you will be up for the task of teaching them the beliefs and principles of my Golden Order."
"As expected of our great goddess. Only you can create such a miracle. I, Corhyn, your faithful follower, will do my best to enact your divine will."
Corhyn said with a pious tone and a face full of religious fanaticism. Although Colin is loyal to the golden law in the original work, not Marika herself. But under the action of the system, Corhyn's object of allegiance was changed to Marika.
Secretly Marika cringed a bit at his statement. After all, she was only an office worker in her past life, being worshiped as a God is completely alien to her. But getting the people of this city to believe in her golden order is the fastest way to pacify them in her current options.
"Then the matter is settled. I still have work to finish with. You can discuss the details with my head priest Siduri." Marika pointed to Siduri, who bowed slightly as a greeting.
"Oh! One more thing, Rodrika. Hewg is also in this city now! He should be at the blacksmith's shop now." Marika said before leaving. Rodrika's eyes lit up in surprise and glee before gratefully leaving. Hewg was a teacher and a father figure to Rodrika, so Marika was more than happy to reunite the two.
Back in her office, Marika opened the multiverse gacha. After a familiar gacha pull animation, Marika won the skills Incarnation of the Dragon (A), New Type Bloodline (C), and Snake Devil Contract (B).
Marika looked at this gorgeous lineup, and couldn't wait to click on the skill introduction.
Incarnation of the Dragon (A)
Adapted and modified from the movie "Godzilla: King of the Monsters", this skill allows the host to transform into the powerful three-headed dragon at will, the Legendary Pictures version of King Ghidorah. As the embodiment of destruction, Ghidorah's terrifying strength and enormous body makes him a force to be reckoned with. During the host's transformation into Ghidorah, she can gain all of its abilities, including high-speed regeneration, gravitational rays, controlling the weather to create storms, and commanding Titans. This skill requires an incantation to be activated, " A bheith ina dragan".
Seeing the weather control skill that can be used when transforming into Ghidorah, and accompanying Mjolnir from before, Marika felt that she was going further and further on the road of being a thunder god.
New type bloodline (C)
From the anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam", in the UC timeline, a few humans who have lived in space for a long enough time have unintentionally evolved special powers. These evolved humans are called New types. This skill allows the host to have a very high reaction speed, able to detect hostility from others, and produce spiritual resonance with devices containing psychosensory crystals, sense other people's emotions, or communicate their thoughts telepathically with others, just like new types. In addition, the power of the New Type allows the host to communicate telepathically with all your grace given subjects through grace regardless of distance. New Type symbolizes the infinite possibilities of human beings, so this skill has a very high growth potential.
Although it is a pity that there is no Gundam as a complimentary gift, being able to communicate with her own people with spiritual power is almost the same as developing radio communication. In the future, whether it is marching, fighting or governing the country, this ability to transmit messages without intervals will definitely make Marika's Golden Dynasty stronger.
Snake Devil contract (B)
From the anime "Chainsaw Man '', this skill allows the host to summon the snake devil to devour your enemy by sacrificing a fingernail, and the swallowed enemy will become a puppet controlled by the host after being spit out. This skill involves the condition of harming the host, please use it at the discretion of the host.
Seeing these three powerful skills, Marika couldn't help but jump up and shout "Oh hell Yeah!".
While she was ecstatic, Marika did not forget the versatility of New Type's mental power and blessings. Marika immediately contacted the Erdtree and asked it to bless the entire population of Uro City. At this time, the Erdtree has absorbed the dead from the previous two battles and has a lot of runes. After receiving the command, the Erdtree first grew to a height of ten stories in dazzling flashes, and the trunk and its roots underground also grew accordingly. Then everyone in the city saw golden leaves sprinkled from the golden tree, except for the Godrick army who had already been blessed. These leaves dance without wind and blend into the people's bodies. Everyone faintly felt that there was some kind of spiritual connection between themselves and the towering tree, and the power called Runes emerged to nourish their bodies. Golden pupils representing grace appeared in everyone's eyes.