On the way home,
"May I ask your power sir?" (Zel)
"I am able to control souls. On the contrary, I can control living beings instead of the dead. The polar opposite of necromancy so to speak"
"And the reason why you do not like using it?"
"Because I can't control it well. Using it is overkill after all"
"Then what did you do back then to turn the undead to ashes?"
"In name, it was a grand magic. Though the real power and effects of it is only one tenth of what it is supposed to be since it requires a lot of mana which I lack. Right I forgot to introduce you, Zel this is my son, Nunu"
Both Alfred and Zel are taken aback based on their faces which is funny.
The face that says 'What the fuck?!'.
"After all master was the one who created me" (Nunu)
"I see. Then may I ask how old you are?" (Zel)
"I am two months old" (Nunu)
After, what Nunu said, just like earlier, he has face that says 'What the fuck?!'. But even more hilarious.
Zel then look at me as if saying to explain everything to him.
"It's really complicated. I'll tell you some other time"
I wonder if I will be able to stay here like this? This feeling, the sensation of touching the clouds with my own hands and the air here is really different than the air on the surface.
When we land, both May and Nrowe were inside the house. I gathered all of them in the dining room for their surprises.
"Okay I will be giving these to you all. First off, May, pretty sure what this box contains will shock you. The paper inside will explain the rest, if you know what I mean" I said.
"Thank you for your kindness, Sir"
"Master, what did you gave her?" (Nunu)
"You kids don't need to know that"
Since May loves torturing monsters, I just gave her a set of knives which are curse so that the pain receive from it will be threefold.
"For Nrowe, this!"
I then gave her a piece of an earing.
"This set allows two people to communicate by inserting mana. With this we will be able to talk over long distances. Though it is only limited to once a day, it is still pretty handy!" I said merrily.
"Thank you very much, Sir!" She replied happily.
"For you Alfred I will be giving you this. It is a very special item. As my student I will be giving you my most treasured item."
I then gave him my dog tag that I got from the military. It's pretty much useless to me actually.
Suddenly, Alfred started crying while his sister comforts him.
"T-thank you v-very much, Master! I will cherish it!"
"Wow, I am amazed that you have the audacity to tell a lie just to give him false hope like this" (Loki)
Doesn't matter what you think, it would be in my greatest benefit if all of them stay loyal to me.
[Alfred's loyalty towards you have increased significantly]
See!
"The timing is a bit suspicious though. Won't you agree? As to why you are giving presents like these when you now have that mysterious flying chunk of metal outside" May ask.
All of their attention gathered to me. As expected of May, so sharp.
"Me, Nunu and Zel. The three of us will be going to the central continent. I have things to do there. Which is why you three will need to keep on improving yourselves. May will be the one to gather information about the other countries here in the northern continent and Alfred, you will be an adventurer or mercenary. Choose whatever it is you like so that you can further improve yourself. Any objections?"
"None" May replied with a grin.
"No as well" Alfred replied gloomily.
I really want to take Alfred with me but there are things needed to be done here.
"I know I don't have the strength to help battle but is there any way I can help you with Sir?" Nrowe ask.
"Of course there is. Unlike your brother who doesn't his use head frequently, you are excellent in financing. Which is why you will also be doing work. The most important one at that"
Laughter came in the room with my words with May teasing Alfred to what I said. The truth hurts after all.
"May I ask what you will be doing in the central continent?" Alfred ask.
"Secret!" I replied.
There is no way I can tell him my plans.
"You all should go rest now. We will be leaving at dawn."
I gestured Nrowe to come with me to have a talk privately. We went to the other house. I open the door and showed her around. We went down the spiral staircase. Downstairs, you can see different kinds of machinery with a lot of magi stones.
"You will be in charge of taking command behind the scenes. I want you to be able to control this kingdom from the shadows in three months. And the other countries in the next five months. You will take control over the black market making the criminals to work here. You can coerce them however you like to. Make Alfred to beat their asses if they retaliate"
"W-what do you... mean by that, Sir?" She ask.
"What I am trying to say is that I want you to conquer the Northern Continent within one year.
Cold wind can be felt from the airways.
"May will be in charge of getting information so do ask her to get any information that you will need. And of course, even though the workers are criminals feed them. I already made a lot of copies of soul contracts that will make you their boss. A slave contract, sort of"
The artificial light from the magi stones that I turn into pseudo light bulbs made Nrowe's teary eyes glowed.
"As for Alfred, since I want you to take in charge from the shadows there should be someone who is good enough to protect you. Which is why I made him stronger as fast as I can. If there are criminals who are good at financing then make them to be the one in charge of it. You can make some of them who have are battle oriented to become mercenaries instead, I'm sure they will be able to help you in your mission. I have taught you how to operate this whole facility already so do maintain it properly."
We went to another room. I open a door.
"You already know that this path leads to the other facility which right beneath the house. The house above is already made to make workers do the paperwork related jobs. Here is the map for the whole layout of the entire place. Your brother also help me building all of this actually"
Nrowe stood behind me, bewildered to what I just said.
"With all the plans I will be making. You are the most important part of it"
That is the truth. If I do want to keep moving forward I need to create a base to serve as the cornerstone of my plans which will need funds for it.
"As I said, you have the most important role. So I will be relying on you. Can you do it?" I ask.
She started crying. She hug me.
"Yes. Yes I can! I promise to it with all of my abilities" She replied.
[Nrowe's loyalty towards you have increase significantly]
"You should go back now and rest."
She nodded and went back using the underground tunnel.
If combine together, the total space of the underground facility already reach two hectares. Weaponry, factory, cafeteria, lodgings, treasury, training grounds and etc. Some places are only accessible by us. So putting them in a complex underground system such as this is fine. Besides, it is a lot warmer here compared to the surface. Earthquakes and tsunamis would be impossible since we are far from the tropical areas of this world we are also far from the sea. We also have our own wells.
The only machines in the factory don't even use electricity, instead I use magi stones. So having a fire would also be impossible. They just need to replace the magi stones if needed. It is pretty cheap if you buy it directly from Wizfrost. And since I already made a deal with mayor Aartu, I got a ten percent discount per order.
The floor are bricks which can be made easily with the method I taught Nrowe. The walls itself won't rust despite being iron since they were enchanted using runes. So everything is pretty much perfect right now.
Now I can talk with Loki.
"Okay. What you said earlier is true, but can you really say its my fault. I am merely unraveling his skills and abilities. He will be an amazing piece in the near future. Plus, I do care about their conditions just so you know!" I said.
"Instead of unraveling his talents, do you perhaps mean manipulating his talents?" (Loki)
"Maybe, maybe not"
[The Dragon God finally decided to plot a scheme to hinder your work for killing an innocent young dragon]
Oh come on! You have got to be kidding with me!
"Hahaha! You probably won't be able to escape this one" (Loki)
"Believe me, I can!" I replied.
There may be countless worlds and dimensions, but almost all high ranking Gods have influence on nearly all said worlds.
"I am curious though, what exactly will you be doing in the central continent?" (Loki)
"I will be creating a civil war, I guess"
"That sounds fun!" Loki replied.
[Many Gods and Goddesses are curious as to why you would cause a civil war]
Now, now, you guys up there better be prepared because I will be presenting a show that you all will never forget.
As I go back I started to summarize the information I currently have.
First, there are three demon generals who are busy on the demon king plan, the other three are trying to regain their strengths, while the last one is already dead.
Second, based on the rumors I got from the people from the central continent when I was at the harbor, human trafficking and other illegal movements is done on a daily basis. The central continent or more accurately the Lorazio Empire is the one controlling the money in a global scale since they are in the "middle" where commerce is significantly higher compared to others.
Third, if there are people worshiping the God of life then there will also be other people who also worship a God but in this case it would be the God of death. Based on the records of those who were also sent to other worlds, the God of death is someone who usually is the backer of the "villains". It's just that light and darkness are sides of a coin making them inseparable.
Lastly, excluding what the other races will be doing in the future, I need to meet other races. At least one per race. If I want to have to talk with them then I must show that I care about them. Having someone who are the same species as them at my side will be beneficial in my future plans.
Morning came and as we were about to go, soldiers with prince Kaesul are coming here with dreadful faces.
"You really are going?" (Kaesul)
"Yup! I have other things to do. There are five continents after all. And I don't even know where the demon king is. If you want to stop me, go ahead, that is if you can" I said intimidatingly.
The three countries here in the northern continent are small and just relies on products and raw materials to make a living. Finding someone on the same level as May in terms of skills and experience is already a jackpot. There is no way they would be able to stop me.
...
Several hours passed already after we left the Astel kingdom.
"Right, I am curious as to how your power works uncle Zel"
"Uncle? I am not even that old! I am only thirty-two you know!" He said furiously.
"Sorry"
"*Sigh* My power works oppositely to yours as you have said. Using souls of the dead I can create skeletons and ghosts, if there are bodies instead then I can create zombies. Zombies are more efficient since they can reproduce themselves by killing others." He said.
"Can you control them?" I ask.
"Only the skeletons. I am just your ordinary necromancer, I don't have the talent to manipulate ghosts or zombies" He replied.
"It will be doable then!"
"What is?"
"About five or six months from now, I am planning to create a civil war" I replied.
The two were shock: Nunu is shock from awe and Zel who thinks I am madman.
"I'm sorry but do mean by that?!" He ask menacingly.
"It will be a fake one. I am planning to eradicate the shitty nobles by causing a commotion which will be your undead army. Here, Nunu, take this!"
"You are insane! I can't believe my boss is insane! No offense"
"Hahaha! Obviously I am insane!"
"What is this master?" He ask.
"That is an artifact capable of storing souls. The limit it can store is twenty. If you kill someone make sure they deserve it if not then don't. If you put the ring on top of the dead body it will automatically absorb it. Whenever you kill someone or some monsters, the soul energy that you get from them will be the ones I will be using to upgrade you"