"tsk.tsk. Do not put your rage on me ,Mortal ",A young man sat lazily on the golden throne, lying almost with his head on one armrest while legs folded on the other. Looking down from high above.
Standing down the stairs of throne was emperor of Azure Empire.
Blue viens bulged on his head when he heard the young man talk.
"Shut up,Azael !" ,he shouted through gritted teeth.
The young man named Azael narrowed his agile eyes. His black eyes looking down at Leon coldly.
No one would find if he was displeased or not , if they could ignore the occaisional hint of Scarlet flashing in those obsidian iris of his.
" Mortal, You seem not to know your place yet again", he smiled.
Ah~ the same hypocritical smile ,the emperor learnt it.
Azael smiled and flashed right in front of Leon. His hand placed on his neck . A slight touch and he could pinch this mortal's neck .
He frowned, 'how fragile' , he thought displeasedly.
Leon was pale and his face bloodless right now .He wanted to ridicule himself.
He didn't know why this monster chose him. Why can he not do the things himself. Treating everything as pawn.
He laughed self depriciatingly , It was his own sin, Wasnt it?
" Tell me Mortal. How much knowledge do you have of that relic?", Azael asked.
" I don't know",Leon said," I haven't seen anyone use it till today"
" We didn't find it for centuries. ", he said again,"That brat is hiding in his shell all along" .
Azael fell into contemplation.Then he smirked. His eyes turned red.
" See you again Mortal ", He cheekily grinned, "See you again".
With that , he disappeared from the court room as if he never appeared.
Leon sat on the throne. Killing intent in his eyes almost turned into substance.
' I will kill those sinners .
This time.
Once and for all. '
The whole eastern continent paid the price for thier mistakes.
'Hypocrites' , he gritted his teeth.
.....
Kai was too much into excitement. 8 draws. 8 blind boxes.
'what an amazing number',he thought.
'System , tell me , should I open them all or should I wait and open them later ', he joked.
[ Please think on your own, host]
hah.
He clicked on all the blind boxes and waited for his final reward.
When the light of the boxes subsided, the boxes disappeared leaving a bunch of items floating in front of him .
[ Ding !Congratulations to Host for recieving a Town building design×1 ]
[ Ding ! Host gets a healing potion recipie×1]
[ Ding ! Host gets Gold coins 1 million]
[ Ding !Congratulations to Host for recieving tailoring design×1 ]
[ Ding ! Host gets a luxurious castle (small)×1]
[ Ding ! Host gets Enhancement Cards×50]
[ Ding !Congratulations to Host for recieving a library(large)×1 ]
[ Ding ! Host gets a Carriage design×1]
These series of notifications were like sounds from the angels to him.
He always knew the things system provided were far more than mere names. These things were too good to be from this world.
The strategic value of the things, especially designs , is something that couldn't be measured by gold.
A single thinh could be used by only one person...but a design is studied by many always.
It can create too much opportunity.
.....
" Hans, Distribute these designs to thier respective classes. "
Put more emphasis on this Crossbow design and The healing potion recipie , try to produce them in large numbers."
" Create a large number of combat uniforms according to this design and the craftmen team should start building this type of carriage".
He said in one breath but unhurriedly.
Hans was calmer this time. At least on suface he seems so.
" Tell the nobles to attend the meeting in a month's time at sky palace."
" The Estelle Academy will start recruiting Teachers all over the duchy . Those learned and capable must attend. "
" Oh yes ! The Estelle Academy will be in the capital of Duchy, 100 miles from velene forest. Tell the propaganda team to popularise the importance of study and academy.I will send the rest of the documents to you soon.Also tell people that those who study at the academy would get the certificate proving thier status at the end of 5 year study at the academy and could easily get any work opportunity in the Kingdom. "
" Tell them that students including commoners will be able to study in the academy. The top ten will be rewarded each semester. One semester will be of 5 months .The first place will be rewarded 10 Gold coins. The second will recieve 7 and the third will get 5 gold. The rest will be rewarded 3 gold coins each , so , study hard" .
Giving the order , he walked out from his large office ,Leaving Hans that could write the words'scumbag superior' on his face , looking right at his chic back.
...
The entourage of knights and servants travelled with Kai through various towns nearby. The smooth black rock gravel road made it easier not only to travel but also to transport goods from one location to another . The towns were still in the shabby state that they used to be before. Kai always felt it was the norm for nobles to be above all masses. It was the first time he felt uncomfortable with such a situation. The study in the system space already reshaped his worldview into something different.
If before, Kai felt that the nobles were noble due to thier superior blood and wealth, The superficial etiquette and elegance.With growing up , looking at the ugly faces behind the elegant masks, the system study gave the final blow.
Now he knows , nobles are noble due to thier responsiblity. They are noble because what they do is noble for the people under them.
Thank fully , he already handed over the town building design to Hans. With current funds, 50 towns could be created first by the design . It is called the design but it is stack of documents consisting of various designs and things included. The perfect drainage system mentioned in the design is already an inspiration for architects under him .
He also ordered Bryce to set up a Hunters Guild. The people could gather and form hunting teams together to hunt in the forest , reducing the risk of heavy injusries the lone hunters suffer and even death.
The prey could be sold to hunters guild and they could gain points in the guild. There is also a barter system in the hunter's guild . Anyone could exchange material with material available in hunters guild warehouse.
The final was setting of a level system for hunters. Each time anyone hunts and registers it back to hunters guild. They get a certain amount of points. as such , after a certain threshold,thier level rises.
The higher the level , the more money they could get for the prey.
The economy of Asteria was already taking shape in best possible direction.
Healimg Potion could change the tide of current situation. Currently there is no such potion in Frega that could heal the injured at the speed visible to the naked eye. He could imagine the commotion it could cause once outside world learms of it.
It's just he never planned to monopolize it from the begining.
The recipie could be kept secret but the potions could be sold in large amount. that would also help him set up the new currency he planned. It was still too early to think about this though.
The improvement of living condition of residents would be big boost to the national strength.
The current army isn't even worth mentioning.
The knights Academy would also be soon expanded and turned into military academy.
Each time he feels satisfied, the reality tells him , there's too much to do.
As the entourage passed by the towns and settlements , reaching the destination for his Estelle academy , Kai didn't know , he unknowingly escaped a disaster.
.....
" Did ge use that thing?How did he know how to use it? " , Azael muttered looking at the invisible wall in front of him that he couldn't pass nor break.
" No he didn't . I still can't feel it's breath" ,he said to himself.
' The brat is sure fortunate....' he mumbled and disappered outside of Asteria.