On the empty streets of Uro City, the three Valkyries were brought out from the dungeon by the jailers and were being escorted out to the mayor's mansion. Bella lost her legs and had to be carried on a stretcher, while Misha, who is blinded, walks slowly holding onto Sophia, who lost her hands.

"Where are you taking us?" Sophia asked one of the jailers escorting them.

"The mayor's mansion." The Godrick soldier who served as the jailer said expressionlessly.

"What does Marika want with us?"

"Have no idea." Again, a cold response.

During their imprisonment, Sophia originally thought that the jailers guarding her would be doing all sorts of terrible things to her. Sophia already knew how captured female knights would be treated from the not so safe for work novels she had secretly read in the past. Lets just say its content doesn't involve a lot of consensual sex. But contrary to her worries, the jailers didn't mess with them, let alone beat or scold them. They just watch over and take care of them faithfully. Throughout the whole imprisonment, the guards didn't say a word to them, and they didn't even look at them except for when they were bringing them food, clothes for changing, and or treating their wounds. The silence day after day, if they hadn't been able to feel the great ruckus above ground today, Sophia thought she would forget what year and day it is today.

Arriving at the former mayor's Mansion, Sophia was surprised to find that it had been reduced to ruins. All of Marika's subordinates, the tarnishes, misbegottens, knights, and soldiers gathered on the ruins of the mansion, as well as all the residents of Uro City with their families. Marika sat on a temporary throne made of ruined stones. On her left stood the gentle Melina, on her right stood the burly Morgott, while Agheel laid in front of her. The stalwart Erdtree shines its golden rays behind her, giving her a sacred and solemn aura while sitting on the ruins.

Both the Godrick Army and the Exiled Army recognize Morgott from the War of the Shattering, due to his exceptional feats during the conflict. But it was only under his false identity of Margit, the Fell Omen.

Marika glanced at the crowd, and announced:

"People of the Erdree, you have all worked hard in this battle. Thanks to the cooperation of all of you and the dedication of the soldiers on the battlefield, the Golden Dynasty has completely defeated the invading Inrud Kingdom Army and Fakerhi Imperial Army!"

Everyone cheered loudly at Marika's victory announcement. Although the people of Uro City were suspicious of Marika at first, she built the city wall and created jobs for the people. During the war, she did not hesitate to distribute the food that Bass would have rather died than shared. It is even more of an incredible feat to lead so few soldiers to defeat the empire and the kingdom at the same time, all of which had earned her trust among the people.

Sophia and her two partners were too shocked to speak. 'When was the empire defeated by the likes of you? The empire is a powerful foe that the kingdom must face up to with all its strength, and then it was defeated by you? And you defeated both sides!? Are you kidding me?'

After everyone cheered and quieted down, Marika continued:

"Now for an important legal announcement. The people who joined us recently may be a little confused, but the original people of the Erdtree should have a very clear idea. Demi-humans, hybrids, and omens have always been discriminated against in the past order of the Two-fingers. But that pedantic and old order is of no use to the current situation. Now is the time we should accept all living beings. As long as they sincerely seek refuge in and believe in the Golden Order, any race will be welcomed and treated kindly. So I, Queen Marika the Eternal, hereby announce that all demihumans, hybrids, and omens will be listed as legal citizens and enjoy corresponding rights. In addition, the derogatory name given to the omens will also be banned. From henceforth they shall be called children of the Crucible."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar among the Erdtree soldiers and tarnishes. All tarnishes, soldiers and knights are having heated discussions with each other. The misbegottens and the omens who were discriminated against in the past suddenly gained civil rights, is a shocking change to them all.

Morgott sighed. Although he was very grateful to Marika for the changes she made for the omens, the discrimination against the children of omens in the Lands Between is so deeply rooted, that it cannot be changed in a day or two.

Then Corhyn came out suddenly and said:

"Your Majesty is right! The Erdtree is the tree of life. All the order of life originates from the Erdtree. It should have the ability to accommodate all things in the world. Your majesty has granted demihumans, misbegottens, and children of the crucible the fairness and justice they deserve. Dignity for all life is key to maintaining the law of nature, a decision most wise Your Majesty."

Corhyn's words were not meant to flatter. As a devout clergyman, he would never make light of the Golden Order,vhe sincerely believed that Marika made the right choice. And now that everyone from the Lands Between see that Corhyn has made up his mind too, they could only agree. Corhyn is currently the only clergyman of the Golden Order. If anyone knows the Golden Order best, besides Marika, it's him. And the sight of him fighting with all the soldiers on the city wall today is still fresh on their mind. It is best not to argue with an expert of the Golden Order, especially since most of them are soldiers who are better at war than debate. All the members of the Erdree lowered their heads and shouted:

"A wise decision Your Majesty!"

Seeing that everyone was persuaded by Corhyn's words, Marika was secretly glad that she had summoned Colin. Marika then threw out another heavyweight message:

"I am pleased that you can accept this new law. Now, I will announce the next important news. I presume all of you warriors are familiar with Margit standing beside me? In the War of the Shattering, Margit was a fearless guardian of the royal capital, a true hero of the Golden Order. It is a pity that he could not be officially awarded back then due to his status as the son of the Crucible. But it is not just that, his true identity is actually the Grace given king Morgott, my second son. Due to the threat of the Two fingers, I have kept him hidden in the dark, and I have not been able to reveal his true identity until now."

Marika's second news is another was like a spark in the oil field. This time, not only the people of the Erdtree, but even her summoned companions, the people of Uro Castle, and the Valkyrie trio, except for Misha who was blind, were all so shocked that their jaws collectively dropped to the ground after hearing the news. The people of the Erdtree can still understand that since the son of the crucible has the possibility to be born among the nobles. Although the probability is slim, it makes no sense that the queen cannot give birth to a son of the crucible. But other people who are not so familiar with the Erdtree are all confused. There is no other reason, but that Morgott looks completely different from the beautiful Marika, even their species seems different!

"Is your lord joking?" Bella turned her head bluntly and asked the jailer beside her.

"No, the goddess will not joke about such a big event."

The soldier's answer directly shattered Bella's last illusion. So what went wrong in the middle that made the son and mother look completely different?

'And her child looks pretty old already, how did his woman not age at all!' Bella cursed under her breath, unable to comprehend the situation.

"I know the newly joined people have a lot of questions. Fret not, I shall offer a full explanation. In the Golden dynasty's origin, the Lands Between, all life begins in the melting pot of life, the Crucible, hidden within the Erdtree. All life was one until the Golden Order came to, separating and categorizing everything. But the power of the Crucible is too strong, so occasionally some children will be affected by its power, and they will be born with deformed horns, with the characteristics of different creatures, and have generally odd looks. This influence is not even for me to avoid." Marika explained, and everyone calmed down a little.

"Finally I have an equally important announcement to make."

'There is more? '

Hearing this heart-stopping sentence, everyone complained inwardly.

"The girl on my left is Melina. This young woman did a great service in saving the Lands Between from the clutches of the Two Fingers. That's why I'm here to reveal her true identity. Melina's true identity is actually my youngest daughter. Because she shoulders the important mission of fighting against the Two fingers, I secretly sent her out of the royal capital to be raised since she was an infant, so her identity had always been kept a secret."

When Melina heard Malika's sudden announcement of her identity, her body shook in surprise briefly, but her paralyzed expression remained unchanged.

'So why does the elder brother look like he is built like a bear, but the younger sister is completely fine? ' This is the question in the hearts of everyone who is not from the Lands Between.

"Um, boss, if you're cool with me asking, how many children do you have?" Ladybug raised his hand weakly and asked.

"Nine."

"Nine! Oh my, my God!" Ladybug couldn't help but want mouth off. Is she a rabbit? Nine?! But any of his words were swallowed when Morgott glared at him.

'Nine children?! How did you have a better body than me?! Damn it! ' Bella looked at her mediocre figure, and felt deep resentment towards God's unfairness.

After Marika's rollercoaster of announcements, everyone was exhausted to the point of dying.

"The above is what I want to announce today. Now bring the prisoners of the empire." Marika ordered, and the jailer obeyed the order and brought the three Valkyries to Marika.

But they were not all of them. A group of soldiers escorting about a hundred imperial prisoners of war came from a distance. Seeing that the young and beautiful Valkyrie knights, who were so glorious in the past, now reduced to cripples with broken arms and legs, the imperial army lowered their heads in humiliation, a lifeless despair permeated among them.

Marika cast her eyes on Sophia, her tone was serious, as if she would behead them immediately if they dared to talk back, she said:

"Your name is Sophia, right? You are currently the highest ranking officer of the Imperial Army here, so I will grant you an offer, to your two companions, and the rest of your subordinates. Thanks to your martial arts talent and good conduct, Sir Artorias hopes to induct you as his apprentice and teach you his wolf swordsmanship. So long as you surrender to me and become my soldiers, you and your soldiers' safety will be guaranteed, you have my word. Otherwise, I don't think I have to spell it out for you. So if you want to surrender, I suggest you don't waste everyone's time and make up your mind."

To be honest, Marika didn't want to kill them. Unlike the Kingdom, the Golden Dynasty doesn't have any major feuds with the Empire, so they'll definitely want to redeem their Valkyrie. If they don't surrender, Marika can use them in exchange for a high ransom to replenish the treasury. If they surrender, she will be happy to mention the three Abyss Watchers in reserve.

"Are you mocking us? You have your subordinates cripple us, and now you want to publicly ridicule us?" Sophia replied stubbornly, feeling that she was just being treated as a laughing stock. What is the use of three cripples?

"Presumptuous! You'd better watch your tone, knight. The great goddess of eternity, Marika, condescends to invite you personally. Are you sure you want to reject her offer?" Morgott knocked on his crutch hard, and Agheel beside him began to simmer the flames in his mouth. But Marika held out her hand to signal them to stop.

"It seems that you don't know anything about true power! It just so happens that this city needs to be refurbished, so I'll give you a taste of the power of the Erdtree!"

After she finished speaking, Mariika made the system appear, and held up that golden birdcage that contained him. The orb within the birdcage quickly begins to resonate with the Erdtree. In everyone's shocked or reverent eyes, the Erdtree and the golden birdcage starts to emit countless golden lights. These dazzling golden lights disintegrated Uro City, and then transformed and strengthened the building materials in the golden light, then reconstructed the city brick by brick in a way that perfectly fit the existing terrain. Turning it into a huge city familiar to the people of the Erdtree, Stormveil Castle .

The prisoners of war looked at Marika who was carrying the golden cage with incredulous eyes as if they were seeing a god, while everyone else was not surprised. Everyone knows that their boss is a God.

"Let's name this city Stormveil City!"

After waving to let Siduri lead the residents to choose their new residence, Marika proudly looked at the once headstrong female knight again.

"So what's your answer?"

"Combat Captain Valkyrie Knight of the Fourth Ground Brigade, Sophia Louis Vuitton. On behalf of the Western Expeditionary Army of the Empire, surrender to you." Seeing a real miracle with her own eyes, Sophia no longer had any thoughts of resistance .

After one day…

As Marika promised, Melina healed the broken limbs and wounds of the female knights with the Flask of Crimson tear. Watching their missing limbs regrown, the Valkyries feel that their worldview has been broken beyond repair. In this world, it is not impossible to regenerate a missing limb, but usually it can only be achieved by spending a great fortune hiring from a very small number of bishop-level clergymen to release high-level healing magic, instead of drinking from a fruity flask of juice.

On the other hand, Siduri has always handled affairs smoothly and efficiently, and the residents were quickly arranged to their new residence by her in an orderly manner to suit them. The prisoners of war were also quickly incorporated into the barracks for training.

However, the Lord of the Elden Ring, the Eternal Goddess Marika, the Mother of the Demigods, at this very moment is…humming while cooking in the kitchen of Stormveil Castle. Morgott and Melina sat at the dining table on the side, staring at each other in extreme awkwardness.

Marika started cooking not because she had a sudden brain twitch, but because the system issued a task:

"Mission triggered: Your kids have been unable to eat and sleep well since childhood, how pitiful. Let Morgott feel some of your motherly love! Mission difficulty: medium. Reward: Multiverse gacha pull, unlock the Night cavalry."

Marika feels that the system has become more and more eccentric in recent days. But regardless, the task is still to be done. Marika used the cooking skills she learned when she was living alone in her previous life and her "Mother's Cooking" skill to make a scrambled egg with tomatoes.

There is no reason not to eat the dishes made by their own mothers, Morgott and Melina can only after a confused exchange of glances, dig into their food, which is probably the only dish in the world made by a goddess. But the moment they ate it, the eyes of both of them shone in amazement. Although it was just a seemingly simple dish, the two of them felt an emotion they had never felt before, maternal love. For these two people who have never been cared for by their mothers since childhood, it can only be said that this is the best meal they have ever eaten. Morgott couldn't help but begin crying again.

Afterwards, Marika won the Ultra Healing Ray (A), Fragmentation Halo (A), and Zapelio Ray (S) through the multiverse gacha.

"Are you trying to make me into an ultraman?... So how about my Sparklence?"