"Patriarch, the meal is ready"
I turn to see Alfred in his butler costume tilted very professionally behind me.
A good smell spread throughout the room.
I sat down comfortably at the end of the table and then began to eat.
However, the room is just too quiet.
"Alfred comes to eat with me"
"Patriarch this is not suitable" Alfred replied calmly keeping his posture straight behind me.
I look him straight in the eye however he doesn't give in at all.
"You are so rigid Alfred…" I said, sighing after a few seconds of silence.
"It is my honor to serve you Patriarch. "
...
3 days later
I am in my office signing various papers asking for my approval. Taking care of Yol takes a lot of effort and my generals are all busy leveling up.
If I hadn't launched this stupid challenge I wouldn't have so much paperwork to deal with, I would have to organize training schedules for hell as soon as they reach rank (D) otherwise no need to a battle, I will definitely die by the administrative workload.
Indeed I do not only take care of the city of Yol but also of the 3 other cities of which Edward, Charles and Frédéric were owners.
The work that should be done by 4 people is done by me alone and despite the fact that my speed of thinking and my IQ have increased since I reached rank (E) but I am still not able to finish my work .
Knock Knock
"You can come home Alfred"
Alfred opened the door but stayed out of the room.
"Please excuse me Patriarch, it is time for your lessons"
"I finish this and I am coming. "
10 minutes later, I find myself in a study room that looks like a mini library. I picked up one of the books neatly arranged on a table in the room and began to read seriously.
For 3 days, Alfred has been giving me lessons on the history of this world as well as the distribution of forces on the planet.
Before I was just some orphan, so I didn't have access to that kind of privileged knowledge. Orphans are rather rare in our city because only soldiers die young in combat, otherwise accidents where fatal diseases are rare. I don't know where my parents are, I just know that I spent my first 13 years in an orphanage supported by the Patriarch. It is a basic rule in this world to have orphanages.
This rule is adopted by all kingdoms and empires so that soldiers with children have less unnecessary thoughts when going on the battlefield and therefore decrease losses and increase the chances of tipping the scales towards victory.
I just followed ordinary studies where I learned to read and write, do mathematics and especially learned all the methods to strengthen our physique and our will.
It was during this period that we were taught that we were part of humanity and that our civilization was spread across the 4 corners of the galaxy.
Unfortunately apart from idolizing the human race, no other information was available even on the internet.
The rulers of mankind had no other choice at the time to adopt this measure otherwise the spies of the other races could access any information he wanted very simply and even communicate as if they were at home. them.
Consequently, access to information depends on the status one has in the human race.
This method was very effective especially in slowing down the transmission of information.
Previously I just had access to information about my city.
The patriarch of a city does not have more status than an ordinary citizen, only the King of the Northern Kingdom as well as a privileged few have more information than an ordinary citizen.
...
When I first came to warrior high school, they taught us hand-to-hand combat as well as sword mastery.
Classes only take place in the morning to give students time to practice in the afternoon.
So right now I'm reading a book that describes the legends and myths in this world. And the first sentence shocked me. "Man was not the first race alive on Teloria. "
Teloria being the name of the planet I live on.
Indeed, man has only appeared for a few hundred thousand years.
Previously Teloria was inhabited by the Zaran race, a humanoid species but distinguished by their pupils and red skin.
It seems that the race to which I belong, "The Terrans", have invaded this planet and settled down in less than a hundred years.
A rather incredible feat because each livable planet is classified as a strategic point for each race.
It seems that the master of a first rank (S) cult made his move and managed to take 3 rank (S) Zaran to hell. Sadly he died of his injuries a few decades later.
According to this book, it is said that their battle caused earthquakes on all the planets in our area. Several planets hostile to life were completely eradicated from the universe during this clash.
Especially since this human didn't use any weapons, the strength of his fists was enough to destroy stars.
As I read this introduction I couldn't help but think of [Skeleton Martial Arts Master]. Its potential is rank (S) and even the system described it as so powerful.
If so then it is truly amazing. Thinking I have a subordinate of such power, an uncontrollable excitement comes over me but I repress him with all my strength.
For the moment I am weak, I must take it step by step. Rather than dreaming of such strength, let's make it happen.
I read the rest of the book.
It is said that currently there is only one continent on Teloria but this continent is extremely large. It is over a million kilometers vertically but only 100,000 kilometers horizontally. To the north of the continent is the Victorian Empire and behind it 10 kingdoms of which the Northern Kingdom are its vassals.
The Empire is continually fighting the Zaran who are in the south of the continent. Of course these are just small skirmishes otherwise the fight wouldn't have lasted so long but neither race is willing to pay a heavy price to completely invade the other part of the continent.
Humanity no longer has its former glory, corruption is present everywhere.
Previously humanity was in a miserable situation so it was extremely united which justified the sacrifice of a rank (S) to invade half of a habitable planet.
But now mankind has a solid foundation and no race nearby has the strength to defeat mankind.
No longer having external threats, naturally some people looked for other ways to improve their power and status. And the best is to steal the power of other people to strengthen your own. Basically the power of the human race is damaged in the short term but in the long term the strength of the human race is enhanced so it goes to everyone.
Moreover, if a person's power and status is stolen it is because of their own weakness and incompetence.
So my concerns were totally resolved. Even if I kill the King "Unfortunately" no one will disturb me.
It is also for this reason that Edward and the others came to attack me as my rise to power means that I am likely to steal the status and power of certain 1st Order clans.
And they're absolutely right to fear me because that's what's going to happen.
Thinking about it, I smile slightly, worrying Alfred who is by my side.
WOOOOOOOO
A cry of beast reaches my ears and it is rather powerful so that I hear it from several kilometers.
" Again ? The wild beasts are getting more and more out of control lately… "
Alfred heard me but didn't answer, nor did I expect an answer from him.
Indeed the cries of the beasts are being heard more and more for several years but recently the rhythm has increased, but not that I really care about some beasts of rank (E).
Now I have more than a hundred rank (E) skeletons at my service, naturally I no longer put them in my eyes.
I'm going back to read because I have more or less grasped the situation on the planet now I will have to grasp the situation in the Northern Kingdom because it will soon become my headquarters.
3 days later.
I am totally trapped by the mountain of documents in front of me but this time I totally ignored my job as I looked at my statistics page.
Name: William
Rank (E +)
Title: Pioneer (50% bonus exp in each parallel world.)
Limit Breaker (10% bonus on all stats.)
Race: Player
Class: Warrior (Uncommon)
Level: 15 -> 19 (999,999 / 1,000,000)
HP 715/715 -> 975/975
MP 136/136 -> 176/176
Passive skills:
Infinite Endurance (D) (Lets never feel tired in a fight)
Mastery of the Sword (D) (Allows you to wield the sword like a normal person who has trained for 100 years.)
Sword and Shield Mastery (E) (Allows mastery of the sword and shield combination like a normal person who has trained for 10 years)
Spear Mastery (E) (Used to master the spear like a normal person who has trained for 10 years)
Dagger Mastery (E) (Allows you to master the dagger like a normal person who has trained for 10 years)
Arc Mastery (E) (Allows you to master the arc like a normal person who has trained for 10 years)
Active skill:
Walking on the Wind (D): Double the movement and attack speed.
System skills:
Soul King (?) (Submits the soul of the defeated opponent to the Soul King. Possibility to pass a "Supreme General" or "General" authorization to a subordinate whose soul has surrendered to the Soul King.)
Shadow Storage (?) (Allows you to store controlled shadows at no cost)
The Wrath of a King (?) (Multiplies all stats by two until the wrath ends)
Immortal Army (E) (Allows you to immediately resurrect an F-rank skeleton for 1/10 mp or an E-rank skeleton for 10mp)
Talents:
Uncommon body (+ 20% strength)
Uncommon body (+ 20% agility)
Strength: 110 -> 150 (Bonus: +45)
Agility: 105 -> 145 (Bonus: +43.5)
Stamina: 83 -> 123 (Bonus: +12.3)
Intelligence: 68 -> 88 (Bonus: +8.8)
Wisdom: 68 -> 88 (Bonus: +8.8)
Soul Power: 90 -> 110 (121/121) (Bonus: +11)
Spirits possessed:
Inactive
30 Skeletons (Lancer) (Rank E-) (Ready for battle)
40 Skeleton (Warrior) (Rank E-) (Ready for battle)
29 Skeleton (Swordsman) (Rank E-) (Ready for battle)
1 Skeletons (Warrior + talent) (Rank E-) (Ready for battle)
4 Skeletons (Lancer) (Rank E) (Ready for battle)
7 Skeleton (Warrior) (Rank E) (Ready for battle)
5 Skeleton (Swordsman) (Rank E) (Ready for battle)
3 Skeletons (Sword Disciples) (Rank E +) (Ready for battle)
1 Skeleton (Master swordsman) (Rank E +) (Ready for battle)
1 Skeleton (Master of Martial Arts) (Rank E +) (Ready for battle)
Indeed I can compete on my own with the Northern Kingdom with this army.
The [Master Swordsman] and the [Swordsman Disciples] broke into rank (E +) only 2 days ago. According to the system their rank always matches mine but each time it will take a certain period for them to progress and it will be longer and longer as I become my rank will become higher.
They will stop when their potential is reached.
My vision focused on the [999,999 / 1,000,000] even though I had been stuck here for the last 6 days, Arthur and the others worked hard in hell for the equivalent of 12 days thanks to the time difference. and under pressure to become a Supreme General.
At rank (E) the experience required increases by 10,000 at each level but it seems that the energy to move up to rank (D) is enormous for the experience required to show such an amount.
However my generals all automatically transfer 30% of their experiences to me and 30% multiplied by 4 is equal to 120% so if they all have the same farming rate then I get 20% more experience than them even if I do not do anything.
They are meant to remain lower than myself for the rest of their existence but at the same time they will be higher than the remnants of living things throughout the universe if they continue to follow me.
It is the horror of a talent described as unmatched in the whole universe.