"Well, it doesn't matter. It's not like I can cook anyway," Kingsley muttered as he stood from his chair and turned to face the broken remains of his castle.
With a single thought, the crumbling structure vanished, replaced by a modern castle. Though modest in size, considering he only had two acres of land, the new castle was a far cry from its predecessor.
The castle even came equipped with electricity, despite Kingsley seeing no sign of a generator or power source. He didn't question it too much, chalking it up to the system interpreting his vague mental image of a functional castle. After all, he didn't know the first thing about how generators worked.
The sky was already darkening, signaling it was time to rest. But Kingsley didn't rush to sleep. In stories like these, nighttime was always the most dangerous, with beasts and monsters lurking in the shadows.
Determined to avoid such a scenario, he erected a high wall around his castle and added twelve towering structures, three on each side.
The towers were imposing, with long, narrow openings serving as their only visible feature. There were no doors, no ladders—no way in or out. This wasn't a flaw but a deliberate choice on Kingsley's part.
Upon closer inspection, two small nozzles protruded from each opening, their sleek design hinting at their purpose. All twelve towers were identical, standing as silent sentinels over the newly built fortress.
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Name: Self-Aiming Home Defense System (SHDS)
Rank: Disaster
Durability: ??
Description:
A sophisticated weapon created by Lord Kingsley, featuring a design and mechanisms that defy the laws of this world. It resembles a modified turret gun, designed to detect and eliminate enemies with unerring precision.
Abilities:
Self-Aiming: The gun can accurately locate and fire at enemies entirely on its own, through unknown means.
Infinitum Animo: Generates an endless supply of special bullets, seemingly out of thin air.
Heat Immunity: Immune to heat, allowing it to fire continuously without overheating.
Enemy Detection: Instantly detects all creatures or objects deemed enemies. (Skill borrowed from the Sentry Tower.)
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Kingsley read the description of the newly mounted guns and felt his jaw drop. Even by his own standards, this was absurd.
He had expected the towers to be functional, but this? This was beyond anything modern science could achieve. The turret's infinite ammo alone was groundbreaking, though he hadn't even begun to wrap his head around it yet.
The [Heat Immunity] ensured the gun would never overheat, no matter how much it fired. And the [Self-Aiming] ability was far more advanced than anything he'd seen on Earth.
Modern automated turrets used motion-detection systems and could adjust their aim accordingly. But this? This gun could pinpoint a target and hit it with lethal precision, almost like it had a mind of its own.
"Ridiculous," Kingsley muttered, shaking his head.
It was creations like these that made him fully realize the scope of his abilities. No wonder the system had taken such drastic measures to limit him—anything less would've made him unstoppable from the start.