Chapter 58_ 1st War (3)
There were 17 nations on the West Continent.
Once the number of people and users from these nations were added up, the population of the West Continent was in billions and yet, among those billions of people on the continent, only 9 remarkable people had achieved the status of a legend in the past.
Although there were thousands or even millions of geniuses scattered throughout the entire continent and had became stronger than anyone else, only 9 people had spreaded or scattered their legends in the continent and be recognized by almost all people.
In the present era, Lexus was considered the foremost genius among them. His cheat of learning ability, speed of development and growth, and thinking power went beyond common sense. Then thinking about one of the continent's genius that he encountered, Piaro, Lexus began to wonder.
In the setting in the novel, NPCs only had one class and there were no cases of having two different classes on an NPC even if they were a super named NPC. A second class was a great concept. Since a person had two classes, it was hard to list the effects and benefits.
And now, Piaro, the strongest great swordsman of the current era, had achieved two legendary classes the moment he advanced to the status of a legend. Aside from Piaro being the first NPC to have two classes, excluding the anomaly called Lexus, the two classes were also legendary.
As he wondered what interesting things would happen in the near future, Lexus stood atop the balcony of his newly constructed palace, gazing at the territory before him. Two more months had passed since he had encountered Piaro. Although he wanted to meet Greed and the Overgeared Guild members at that time, they were apparently hunting monsters to increase their levels; therefore, he canceled the thought. The God Hands that had continued to multiply had already finished building the core city and set the foundation for the inner city of Reinhardt as well.
The core section or District A will be the place where official citizens will reside, as well as nobles he liked and those loyal subordinates of his. This is also where Lexus will establish the academy for promising youngsters among the citizens.
As for the inner section or District B, you could say it will basically be the 'reception area' of the capital city. It will be the largest band, consisting of about 50% of the resources and space, while the outer section would be 45% and the core section 5%. It will also be separated from the outer section by another wall, preventing visitors or tourists from going in further.
The outer section is where all auction houses, shops and various services meant to turn the settlement into a money-making machine will be built. Because of him being the legendary blacksmith and having the legendary fruits in the city. With it, food, housing, equipment, and even any recreation would be far superior to the standards in the West Continent.
It was the attraction value of their settlement that would set it apart from any other city or kingdom. The core section still mostly followed the same design as the original, with only a few more buildings for recreation and housing than before.
The details of the rebuilding territory, the quality of materials used that were with his aetherium that were divided into several fragments to increase the speed of prolification, the wealth of knowledge in his possession, the general layout of the entire city, how it would be governed, Lexus was really amazed on how Solomon was able to manage all of that.
Once the first batch of condominiums are completed, he would start moving the citizens from their temporary residence in an orderly fashion.
Meanwhile, the military might of the kingdom have also grown stronger than before because of the rewards they received every end of the month. Depending on their merits that heavily influenced their ranks in the ranking system, they might receive a considerable amount of fruits that possess the same function of an elixir along with a high ranked equipment which were created by the legendary blacksmith.
In a certain room, Dovie, whose pinkish hair reached down to her waist and whose unique charms were complemented by her enchanting eyes, looked excited as she awaited whatever was about to happen.
[Ranking has been updated.]
[Status Confirmed.]
[Ranking: 1 / 2,500,000.]
[Rewards: Stylish Sword ×1, Whitefall Peach ×2, Rye of Force ×15, Blood Berry ×15, Lighthail Cherry ×15 and Swiftness Mangosteen ×15.]
Dovie, who had been eagerly awaiting the rankings to update, smiled brightly upon seeing that she had once again ranked first.
When the ranking system was first introduced by their new benevolent ruler, everyone started off on equal footing. No statuses or physical abilities were included initially, so even the weakest soldier had the opportunity to rise to the top and surpass Chucksley if they performed better.
So for short, talent, adaptability, and cleverness was the only method to be used to increase the ranks. As everyone started the same starting line, Dovie whose talent and cleverness surpassed even her father's, had consecutively become the first rank in these past few days.
Her beautiful eyes shone brighter than ever as she slowly consumed the fruits that were normally as hard and very rare to find like elixirs.
[You have taken the Rye of Force.]
[Strength has risen permanently by 150.]
[You have taken the Blood Berry.]
[Stamina has risen permanently by 150.]
[You have taken the Lighthail Cherry.]
[Intelligence has risen permanently by 150.]
[You have taken the Swiftness Mangosteen.]
[Agility has risen permanently by 150.]
Dovie gained 600 stat points at once. Now she was much stronger than before. Aside from her satiety being fulfilled, she was very satisfied and held the sword she received as one her first rank reward.
[Stylish Sword]
Rating: Unique
Durability: 400/400 Attack Power: 435
* Normal attacks will deal an additional 15% damage.
* Increases the power of attack skills by 20%.
* Deals an additional 30% damage to monsters.
* Attacking enemy units that have health below 50% will increase attack damage by 25%.
A very delicate longsword made by the legendary blacksmith with care and dedication.
Condition of Use: Level 300 or higher. Advanced Sword Mastery level 3. 2,000 strength. 1,000 agility.]
"I look forward to the next update."
Dovie's heart is filled with confidence as she was thrilled with her growth. Now that she had grown stronger once again, she's glad that she could be more of use to the king she served. Because of the ranking system, the forces of the kingdom is now slowly becoming unstoppable and unrivaled.
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The Gauss Kingdom. A kingdom located on the northernmost point of the continent, bordered by the Eternal Kingdom. The east and west areas of the two kingdoms were close to each other and had a bad relationship. The Eternal Kingdom and Gauss Kingdom didn't have a good relationship.
In order to advance into the central part of the continent, Gauss must pass through Eternal. In order to advance to the sea, Eternal must pass through Gauss. A separate tariff had to be paid in order for them to trade with each other. The Gauss Kingdom was in a worse position than the Eternal Kingdom, which could easily enter the center of the continent.
"If it wasn't for Earl Ashur...!"
Marquis Valtin. He had been serving the Gauss Kingdom for generations and was responsible for the defense of the fortified city Borneo. Borneo was a very important base for defending the border of the Gauss Kingdom. It faced the fortified city of Patrian in the Eternal Kingdom and frequently clashed with Patrian.
Historically, the number of battles between Borneo and Patrian had reached the hundreds. But war didn't occur in the present day. It was due to one of the 10 great magicians on the continent. Earl Ashur. Since he became lord of Patrian, Marquis Valtin didn't dare go against Patrian. What did it matter how well trained his army was? They would be burned to ashes by the magic!
Marquis Valtin was staring out the window when the voice of a deputy entered his ears.
"A guest from the Eternal Kingdom has come to see you."
"Hrmm."
The Gauss Kingdom might be at odds with the Eternal Kingdom, but that didn't mean there were no interactions. As a neighbouring kingdom, there were many superficial policies implemented. In order to enter the Gauss Kingdom from the Eternal Kingdom, everyone had to go through Borneo. Therefore, Borneo was often visited by the king or nobles of Eternal.
"Come in."
Marquis Valtin politely welcomed the guest. No matter what he thought, he was a professional politician. He couldn't be rude to guests visiting from Eternal. After a moment. A man entered Marquis Valtin's office.
Marquis Valtin smiled and spoke, "Welcome to Borneo. But what should I call you?"
The man bowed and introduced himself politely.
"I am Viscount Barn, of Eternal."
Marquis Valtin's eyes sharpened. The position of a viscount is inferior to a marquis and began wondering if this person should be worth of his time.
"It's an honor to meet Marquis Valtin, the lion of Gauss. Isn't even Earl Ashur, one of the great great magicians on the continent, afraid of you?"
"Hahahat! I guess so!"
Marquis Valtin had an inferiority complex towards Earl Ashur. Viscount Barn's flattery was sufficient. In addition, he wasn't telling a lie. Marquis Valtin had mastered a specialized combat style. The ruler of Borneo. There was no person more suitable for the role of defending the Gauss Kingdom. In fact, the reason Earl Ashur didn't invade Borneo was due to Marquis Valtin.
Marquis Valtin laughed pleasantly and naturally asked, "Why did you come here?"
Viscount Barn explained bluntly.
"I don't like to be ruled by a greenhorn so I had decided to make a deal to help the Gauss Kingdom to conquer my country."
Viscount Barn said with a smile but his eyes were filled with greed and malice.
Of the lords that governed over the territories surrounding in the countryside, he was the most impatient. Not only that, but he also had a small heart, and was considerably greedy as opposed to his lack of competence. A small fry like him could not stay still after hearing that a greenhorn had become a king.
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[Status Window]
「Name: Lexus
Level: 250
Class: Undefeated King's Successor
Second Class: Pagma's Successor
Third Class: Sword Saint
Fourth Class: Legendary Great Magician
Fifth Class: Magic Swordsman of the Epic
Titles: One Who Became a Legend and 15 others.
Health: 300,000 / 300,000
Mana: 5,000,500 / 5,043,200
Sword Energy: 1,200 / 1,200
Strength: ★ 5,500 Stamina: ★ 5,500
Agility: ★ 5,500 Intelligence: 7,600
Dexterity: 3,500
—–—–—–—
Charm: 2,040 Dignity: 1,810 Insight: 1,210
Composure: 1,200 Indomitable: 1,200 Fighting Spirit: 265
—–—–—–—
Super Sensitivity: 615 Good Luck: 610
Regeneration: 530
—–—–—–—
Stat Points: 2,000
"Time sure flies quickly."
「 It sure is. 」
Lexus spoke as he reminisced, once again confirming his status window. Looking at the horizon, Madra replied. It had been a year already since he had transmigrated into this world. This matter might not be of much importance to the players considering the time difference between Satisfy and reality, but for Lexus, time surely had passed quite quickly since his level 1 days.
Well, the Dragon Heart transplant might have taken several months to be completed. His current status window is totally incomparable during those days and if ever compared to anyone in the same level. A year had already passed, but he felt that his journey was still short. However, unlike his peaceful and tranquil expression, his surroundings are not.
The miserable cries of many beasts can be heard as a massacre has fallen upon them. His attention was then redirected to a golden red hand, holding a blood red sword, as it thrusts and stabs a monster in his surroundings.
[The +10 Blight of Misery has hit the target.]
[God Hand has dealt 10,500 damage to the target.]
Of course, it wasn't just a single hand. Sixteen God Hands approached and wielded their unique rated long sword, great swords, short swords and even daggers. The golden red hands were moving and wielding their weapons by themselves.
A brilliant light emerged as the God Hands fired off 16 Magic Missiles at the same time. Seeing the 16 God Hands doing the leveling grind in his stead, Lexus was walking in the field so leisurely. Then additional ten unique rated swords appeared in a magic circle with fancy golden lights from his inventory as it all floated into the air.