A Place to Start

They are dead?!

"H-how??" Dave's voice was shivering, he just came here and all his relatives are dead?

Neal scratched his head "actually, they have gone missing, but it's been a long time, and we never found them.

Dave was deep in thought.

The good news is it's not confirmed, but where?

He decided to rebuild the kingdom.

After all, when his relatives heard it, maybe they will all come here.

"Alright, who wants to rebuild the kingdom with me?"

All of their eyes lit up.

All of them saluted and said, "We are ready when you are a prince!"

Elderly, women, men, and kids were full of energy when they heard it.

Why are they so enthusiastic?

"We want revenge! All my family died because of that damned Kingdom!

"Yeah I agree!" someone followed

then all the people were showing their anger.

"Alright People first, I need to talk to your chief here." He then grabbed Neal then asked him to a quiet room.

In a quiet room, there was only Dave and Neal.

He took a seat and told Neal to get a map.

There, he found all the kingdom he needed to know.

The continent's name was Eitafora.

We are currently near the south, it was once the Kingdom of Akath, but now it was occupied by the Kingdom Of Greriwen, it's not a big kingdom but not a small one either they were backed by the Kingdom of Celidon, but they are relatively new.

The Kingdom of Celidon they are located in the north, it's the biggest kingdom on this continent, In the west, there is the Kingdom of Ululind the kingdom is the second biggest kingdom.

And in the east, there are settlements at the edge of desert there, and no other kingdom.

Why? because it's a desert.

But what they didn't know is that the desert is rich with minerals and none has gone there before. there he can grow rapidly and then he might invent electronics if he succeeds...

He might go beyond the modern era and then travel in space!

Hehe, this is good, but I must prepare before going to the desert.

It would be a dangerous journey, but he must go.

and so he told Neal that we are going to make a kingdom, in the desert.

Neal was astounded, they are going to make a kingdom in the desert?

"Are you serious?"

Then Dave explained why to him.

"I see... that would make us very strong! But you are right, we need to prepare. I'll try to find labor and make them wait in the edge of the desert, so those kingdoms won't know that we will be making a kingdom in the desert. You really are his son, knowledgeable, and bright." Neal has a huge grin on his face, he was glad that he got a competent prince that will rule them.

Dave then tells Neal to gather food for the journey, and rides to bring luggage and then heat resistant robes.

"Sigh, If only I can use my magic, I can enchant them with the best one..." Neal was depressed.

Then the system came to his mind.

'Pill of Reconstruction'

It can restore one Mana core and has magical properties that can expand life by 10 years.

Cost: 1000 Karma points

I can heal Neal core? It might be a good choice because he can feel his power when he is going to use his life force, if he were to grow...

Dave shivered, he was glad that Neal was on his side but how did he lose?

Then he spoke to Neal " I can restore it, but not now."

"It's okay prince you don't need to pity me, I'm fine."

He didn't buy it? I can always show him later...

"How did you get your mana core broken?"

"It was a long time ago when I protected the Akath Kingdom." he was reminiscent of the old times.

"I was young, powerful, and arrogant, but I love my kingdom. But in the end when the battle arises I tried to hold back 5 Mage Grandmaster when I was only a mage Master, but in the end, the kingdom got destroyed by a warrior saint and then I lose to the 5 Mage Grandmaster, Though I took two down, there is still 3 more Mage Grandmaster, and then the king told us to escape while he was, taking all the hits from all the enemies." Neal was getting emotional and his eyes were on the verge of tears.

Dave pats him on the back and then tells him to tell all the villagers.

He would be a great asset later, I will repair his mana core when I can buy it.

Neal then gathered everyone in the village and then explained them.

Of course, they were shocked.

all of them were, saying that the prince was insane.

I'm still sane you guys are a bastard... anyway then Neal explained to them why.

After that, there was no objection at all, they all agreed, and then all of them prepared for the next 5 days.

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When five days passed everyone was ready to go.

Desert here I come!