Selfish I

[Karl's POV]

I had a dream. Possibly it was the lore of this world but visually represented. It leaves a bad taste to my lips just by simply thinking of it.

"I hate them."

Truly, what kind of parents favor their son-in-law more than their son. Even if he was the prince, he's nothing more than a womanizer who got bound by political marriage. And I was the one who took the punishment simply because I did a few bad things of my own.

And now, not only did they planned to dispose me and lose a war right after I disappear, they also depleted my cherished territory's resources.

I'll make them pay.

Slowly, I opened my eyes after thinking. What appears in front of me is the same ceiling I saw before I slept. However, I am uncertain if I really slept that much since the sky is still full of darkness.

Did I just had a nap?

But I am sure that I was very tired at that time. I barely even cared about the extravagance of services the maids did to me before I slept.

When I raise my body, I saw a maid standing just right beside the door. She seems to be in a panic upon seeing me raise myself and immediately bow before excusing herself.

After a few moments, multiple maids soon came rushing through the door and hastily gave me a general check up. They checked my teeth, body, eyes, head. I was told that I had slept for an entire day. They even insisted on washing my body which I promptly decline.

It's unnecessary, I can wash myself. Especially when I already have much energy to spare.

Thus, I was guided by the same maids who touched my body recklessly to the royal bathroom. That name is kinda cringe but I guess if the last lord was like that, it wasn't really surprising.

Upon arriving, there were guards and maids stationed to both sides of the door. They opened the door to the bath and what reveals me is a big open space with large pool-size artificial spring that emits white smoke.

I frown upon seeing this stuff, I don't even remember creating such feature for my castles back when I was playing this, surely this was made by the last lord, right? Then he probably used the money to pleasure himself rather than giving it to his people.

Sigh, that's truly a disappointment of an existence.

I reluctantly intrude myself to this unfamiliar structure and slowly drench myself to the warm water before fully soaking to the bath. I then gave a small sigh of appreciation and closed my eyes.

"Master, you have a 20 request of audience. 1 of which is utmost priority."

"Mhmm..." I hum signifying my acknowledgement to the maid's words. And before long I stand up from the bath and gave myself a nice stretch. When I left the huge pool-size bath, I was given a full set of clothes that looks comfortable.

After that, I head for my room and took a good nice meal. Since I just woken up, despite being at night, I was given breakfast which I happily took in.

The eggs are delicious, they are salted perfectly. The beef is also very well made since it was done according to my taste. It even melts in my mouth upon entering it, just what luxury is this.

With a fulfilling breakfast, my body can now function very well and can probably take on more than a thousand army strong. And since I am already done, I have to attend this audience that calls me.

It's the first time I will have a formal audience. Well, technically this will be the first time I will have an audience. But it seems that I am more than capable of doing it, perhaps a genetic memory?

Also, before we starts getting confused. This body of mine was not the body I used to have before in my former world. The same with the gift blessed upon by the god, it seems that body was also changed in the process of acquiring those gift.

And this body is really beautiful. It looks like the body of a villain who likes to scheme, pretending to use a chess piece to move around. Maybe I can use such personality? I want to try doing those edgy protagonist I have read before, and I kinda get excited when I read it.

While in momentary thought, I soon arrived to a big double door that leads me to my new hall, the audience hall. Supposedly, only royal family should have this. But because of my cringe ass, I decided to add one since I really don't have much idea about the outside world and thought I am the ruler of this town kingdom. The lore only talks about my background story, nothing more.

When I enter the audience hall, I was welcomed by two kneeling hooded person. One seems to be younger while the other looks older.

Surveying their look, they both have different expression upon looking at me. The old one looks at me with a genuine relief visible in his face while the younger one, she wears an unreadable expression but I can clearly see that she's trying to observe my movement. She's an observant, but an amateur one who can't pretend to hide it.

"I bid you greetings, milord. My name is Greg, and this Viena. We are very much thankful for you to heed our callings."

"Do talk."

"The Rose Town is currently under the tyranny of the merchants guild. People are dying as we speak and it's only a matter of time before they escape with the supplies you provided for the people."

"Really?"

While the man was continuing his report, I decided to open the system using my head and directed myself to the [Tool Menu] and clicked the [Status].

When the window of the territory's status appear, I instantly frown. The food is constantly being drained like a water dam with leaks, similar thing can also be said to other supplies but the food drainage is alarming.

When I saw this, I decided to head for the [Event Logs] within the [Tool Menu], and immediately after opening it, I stand up from my throne, visibly enraged by the constant death that's currently being reported by the [Event Logs].

Those are not mere accident or deaths caused by starvation. They are murders or perhaps massacre, the ones intentionally made to perhaps secure the food resources for their own. And I despise that, not only do they stop my people from acquiring the foods I provided, they even dare touch my people. I'll show them, I'll give an example to them, or perhaps I just have to eradicate them to make sure that not once of event like this can ever happen again!

I grabbed ahold of both of the hooded people and flew as fast as I can, probably outrunning even superman in terms of speed, and before I knew it I am already just above the Rose Town.(My speed can vary, it can be as fast as light which is the same as when I was playing this game) And surely, with the report of the two person and the log's content, there are people lying lifelessly just beside a barricaded area with woods.

I slowly descend while staring at the other side of the wall to see if there were people in there. Around 20, no perhaps there could be more of them inside when I saw multiple moving objects running to my direction.

When I descended, the people far from the bloodied ground started to appear out of curiosity.

"I want to know who cause this grievance to my people, if you show yourselves I might even consider exempting you and give you mercy."

I calmly spoke, but it seems the people noticed the eery atmosphere being emitted in my surrounding. I then began to slowly walk towards the barricaded warehouses completely forgotten the two person, but before I could, I was given a warning.

"Halt! You are trying to enter the merchants guild's territory, if you move any further we will be forced to use lethal weapons!"

Veins soon popped in my head upon hearing the incredibly shameless remark of the man. And right instantly after that, I flew right directly above the warehouses.

"I warned you, and you didn't pay attention of it."

"System"

In my vision, the HUD appear once more. There, I clicked the [Edit/Terraform] and head towards the [Terraform]. When I clicked it, I was given an option on how I will edit the land.