Right after the carriage stopped, Charlie immediately run forward to the city, waiting for Tony to destroy the walls before the magicians could reinforce and block it.
After entering the hole that Tony blasted away, he took the chance of others being in a state of panic from an unknown attack and used someone else's clothes to infiltrate their city.
Charlie took a lone soldier and dragged him to a dark alley.
"Be quiet. Make a sound and you die. Move and you die. Turn slightly to the left if you understand"
The soldier who was caught off guard turned to the left.
"Now, answer me: Which among those on top of the city walls the most important"
Although he did not actually had any intention of killing the soldier, the soldier was too scared and gave away all the things he knows.
The soldier who was a reserved soldier told Charlie who was who and what they are capable of and what their roles were.
After he answered all of his questions, Charlie knocked him out with the least pain as much as possible.
"This will be the first time I kill a fellow human. I will make sure to remember your name till I die for this is the sin I will commit"
And with the right time, at her most vulnerable state, when she does not have a guard near her, Charlie raised his bow...
"Forgive me, Laura. May you live a peaceful life in your next life"
And fired three arrows towards the biggest obstacle in their operation.
Those who were near and saw what happened were left dumbfounded at the death of a respectable magician.
The magicians who admired Madam Laura cried as they screamed, continuing their task to load the cannon.
"Priests! Heal Madam Laura!"
The priests who raised their rosaries and casted their spells were in vain as the arrows that was laced with different kinds of poison has already corroded some of Madam Laura's organs.
Knigths were dispatched in order to catch the infiltrator, but was helpessly going around as they all fell for Charlie's traps.
Tripwires and greased turns knocked out more than half of the knights who were trying to catch him.
Their injuries were not serious but was enough to cause disturbance among them and create a sort of problem that broke their formation.
BOOM!
Another blast was fired by Tony from another location after Persephone carried him right after the first blast.
After the second shot, the two who were pissing off the nearby soldiers and archers went inside the city.
"Just what... is...."
All the things they did and prepared were useless against their enemies.
Some lost hope and started to hide. Some begun panicking and killed others to ensure their safety. Some flee through the opposite direction by stealing horses.
"Magicians, you-"
The general was knocked out after a roundhouse from Veronica.
"Lowly beastkin... you dare-"
Pang!
Using Tony's slingshot Leon knocked out the magicians who were not wearing any armor.
"R... Run!"
"The general and Madam Laura are gone!"
They lost hope after the ones in command and the mages sent by royal family were taken out.
The city was plunged into chaos as they all cling into their lives by dragging down those who were in the way.
"How fun! That was a good stretch, don't you think so?"
"It was... however, Sir Leon, is there something bothering you?"
Veronica asked after seeing Leon's face was suppressing his anger with a smile.
"Not. At. All"
Those who were desperate to avenge their comrades and fellow soldiers charged forward Leon.
"Come! I need to vent out some pent up energy!!!"
Still mad about the power system in the world he was transffered to, Leon brutally killed the soldiers who charged to him by slowly killing them and hitting them with force enough to inflict pain without knocking them out.
"Are you done, Sir Leon?"
"Oh, yeah. I am"
Leon tossed the last one to attack him towards the pile of bodies he stacked.
"Sir Charlie is calling for us to gather. I reccomend you to wash yourself first before going there. I believe that you might lose an arm if Sir Charlie were to see you like that"
"Right... Sigh~ I guess I went a little bit too far on venting out my frustrations"
On the way to their destination, they saw a well.
Leon then got rid off all the blood of the soldiers he killed on his body and took some clothes that were from an abandoned store.
"How is it?"
"It is much better, Sir Leon"
"That is good"
As they walked towards the meeting place, those who were left in the city silently watched the two as they trembled in fear and made sure that they will not make any sound that may reveal their location.
In the city mayor's, the baron's mansion, the office located in the third floor, all five of them meet up after their operation became a success.
"Where is the lord of this city?"
"He fled after the first attack on the walls"
"What a coward"
"In any case, those are the magicians?"
"Yes"
Veronica and Leon placed the unconscious magicians on the floor.
"Why do you look mad?"
Tony asked with an amused expression.
"Apparently, those elite knights couldn't use anything! At this point, only magicians will be on the top while we will have to rely on weapons!"
"Not really. Look at this"
Charlie handed them a book.
The book contained about the three energies that exist in the world.
The world's raw energy that is the fuel of life itself, Mana. Those who use mana are considered as 'Magic practitioners' who utilize the world's energy in order to conjure or create an entirely different being in an atomic level.
The pure energy derive from one's soul, Divine energy or divinity. Using breathing methods, one takes in mana and convert it within the spherical orb inside one's body into soul energy.
They then continue to purify, expand, condense, and take in more, repeating the process. This allows them to cover themselves in energy for offense or defense.
The energy of creation that compliment and fights both previous energies at the same time, primordial energy or Scaratum. Only those who are from the scared species are capable of possessing this type of energy that allows them to freely alter world laws base on their mastery and amount of Scaratum.
"This means that we have a chance. First and third is out, that leaves the second one"
"The second one is like the power system in Wuxia and Murim novels. While the concept is different, the fundamentals and overall essence are the same"
"AQA, send this information back to the others"
[Request has been accepted]
"Wait, if there was such a thing, how come no one who could use divinity showed up then?"
"Read the book properly, Tony. It says here that those with divinity are rarer than mages. An small and weak kingdom like them wouldn't have the ability to hand out someone like that to a countryside city"
"They most likely thought that this number was enough to take care of merfolks on land but that wasn't the case now"
Ping!
[The population has reached <300>]
[You have completed the first mandatory mission for the sake of building a country!]
[500 points will be given to all
[The
[Effect of the rank
- You will now be able to create a squad of knights. These knigths who serve directly under you can accomplish missions on your behalf.
Limit per player: 10
- Each player will receive the ability to see the potential an individual has in numerical value with <100> as the highest.
Limit: Once a day
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[Temporary effect of the rank
- Crops and livestock will be produce more by three times faster and three times more quality than the original.
Duration: 100 days
- Chances of citizens getting sick or depressed will be lessened by 50%.
Duration: 30 days
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"Wow. I think we are gonna have to spend some time taking in all this information"
"I know, right. Also-"
Swoosh.
Tony ran towards one of the unconscious magicians that were lying down on the floor with a desperate expression.
"This one! I choose this one as my first knight in my order! Squad! Whatever it is!"
The two looked at him weirdly. Only after they used their abitlity to see one's potential did they understood why he was causing a ruckus.
[Your request has been denied]
"Why?!"
[They must swear allegiance to you first and take an oath of loyalty. Controlling their minds, hypnotizing them, or altering their memories will not be accepted]
[They must sincerely and genuinely want to serve under you]
Hearing this, Tony looked back and hiss at the other two.
"This one is mine! I call dibs on him first!"
"Go ahead"
Leon shrugged it off.
"It's not like you have a chance anyway"
Charlie replied.
"What do you mean by that?"
"Tony, do you really think you will be able to make that guy swear loyalty to the one who caused all that fuss. To the one who destroyed his city's walls at that"
"....."
"Well?"
"If there is a will, then there is a fucking way!"
Tony who used this abiliy on a whim to try it out saw a potential number of <72> and took the chance at that moment.
Persephone and Veronica who was used to seeing them talk like there was another person beside them simply ignored them as they drank blood and juice.
[A new mandatory mission will be given to the
[Build a country (2)]
Objective:
- Reach a population of 10,000.
- Create an order of knights that swears loyalty to the five
- Create a proper school that will give education to your people and allow them to grow further.
- Ensure citizen satisfaction.
- Ensure resources for your people.
- Create or adapt a type of currency. This currency will be used as your currency in the future and will not be changed.
Time limit: None
Reward upon completion: Rank of Viscount. 2,000 points for each
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