Cronus's POV
After I got my first quest, I made two observations: First, we were standing on an Island & Second, there was someone on this Island who was part of this "foreign incursion" that I was supposed to kill.
But there was a thing that mas bugging me more, so I asked:
"You said that option to form an outpost appears when more than one individual cultivator gather but only I can cultivate here, so why did I get an outpost?"
"You see you're the only cultivator on this island aside from the people in foreign incursion who will be your enemy after you form an outpost on this island." she replied
"What is foreign incursion?" I finally asked
"Incursions are occupation of land on a planet by a foreign force. System gives the cultivators the opportunity to improve their strength by participating in incursions." she replied.
"How? How do the invaders become stronger by killing the innocent inhabitants of a newly initialized world?" I asked with disgust.
"First of all, challenges and hardships breed greatness. Second of all, invaders' strength is limited to that of inhabitants'. Third of all, most of the invaders in a newly integrated world just want to cultivate Primordial Cosmic Energy which is a bi-product of the process of integration."
I calmed down a bit and asked: "When will these invaders go back?"
"If they don't feel the need to, Never. The only way to close an incursion is to conquer it by killing its leader." she replied.
I thought about what would happen if Mom or Lily had a run-in with these invaders. So, I asked:
"Do these people usually value lives of natives of the world they invade."
"Not usually, No." she replied with a solemn expression.
Hearing her, I closed my eyes and thought about what should I do to make them safe. After a few minutes, I came to the conclusion & thought to myself:
'Well the only thing I can do is wipe invadors off from this world and make good examples out of those who abuse natives along the way, so that if Mom or Lily ever run into them, they'd think long & hard before hurting them.'
After making this decision I asked:
"Can you show me the map of this Island and their positions?"
"I can show you projection of this world but I have no idea about locations of incursions." she replied and she raised her hands a little and projection of a sphere appeared above her hands.
We all came close to her and observed the globe. It had three continents with half of its area covered in water. She pointed to a tiny spot of land in Northern hemisphere between two continents in the middle of ocean and the view zoomed in to find an island surrounded by other very tiny islands.
But suddenly I realized something, and I asked her about area of this island and it was more than 1.5 million square miles. If this so called 'island' was visible on globe of such a large planet with full zoom out, then it was probably not an island but a piece of land with size rivalling that of large nations on earth.
"Great. Now I have to find them in such a large place and conquer them within 3 months." I spoke out loud and I continued:
"Anyhow, do you know how I can get access to treasure that will help me awaken these ladies?"
"You can check the system store after you form an outpost but I doubt you'll find anything that can help them Your Highness." she replied.
"Hmm, So where will you stay?" I asked.
"I can't stay here for now but when you'll unlock the feature to have system designated admin, I'll come back if you choose to have me work for you." she replied with a smile.
"Oh? And when will this feature be unlocked?" I asked
"When you turn your outpost into a city or when you become planetary lord." she replied.
"Alright then, thanks for your help. I'll see you when I see you." I spoke and she vanished.
"Well I guess we got work to do." I spoke out loud.
"Yeah, but first let's freshen up & eat something." Rose added and girls agreed.
I sent them to Elysium, near last night's waterfall and added a washroom near it in such a way that it didn't end up a stain on the beauty of the place. I made them plain warrior outfits that they made look sexy before freshening up myself.
After they were ready, I brought them out & we sat down on the high wooden platform. Then we started having a fruity breakfast.
"Mmmm" Eir moaned when she took her first bite and spoke "God I'm never getting used to this."
"You don't have to. Elysium has at least tens of thousand times more surface area than this world. I'm pretty sure there will always be a new species of fruit for you to taste on everyday." I replied while eating.
"Really?" her eyes sparked with joy and enthusiasm.
"Yep" I replied. And then we started discussing various things girls found interesting in Elysium. Eventually Rose spoke while we were talking about a pond with little heart shaped cliff, small waterfalls and silver flowers near it:
"I wish that I could take Mom there. She would love that place."
To which I replied by looking into her eyes, caressing her cheek and spoke: "You will."
She nodded with teary eyes and smiled before the discussion continued as I told them about interesting places I observed in Elysium.
After we were done eating, Ishtar spoke up:
"My lord, I've decided to accept your blessing."
"Are you sure?" I asked seriously.
"Yes, now more than ever." she replied.
I nodded and spoke up "Okay, lets--" but was interrupted by Rose who said:
"Actually, I've also decided the same."
"Me too." other girls also joined in.
"You've all thought this out well, right? It's not some desperate decision you have to make right now to gain strength." I added with concern and continued:
"You all can stay in Elysium till I find the solution."
"I am pretty desperate. I don't know how my family is doing. I don't know if I'll ever see them again but I feel deep in my heart that no matter what future holds, I'll be fine if I'm with you."
Eir declared with raw voice that was sweetly laced with her emotions.
I felt my heart stir, so I gave her a sweet, loving kiss and caressed her cheek affectionately while touching my forehead with hers.
After a few seconds, I let her go and heard:
"You've made me feel affection & cared for on the most horrible day of my life. Your concern & willingness to wait for me, so that I can give you myself on my terms is beyond heartwarming for me."
Rose spoke with a loving smile & eyes full of affection and she continued with a resolute expression:
"So, I'm willing to take the leap of faith and give you all of myself for all eternity."
Hearing Rose speak like that, I took her face in my hands and kissed her with love and affection. After we broke our kiss, I kissed her forehead before letting her go.
Then I turned to Eliana who spoke playfully:
"Don't expect me to give you these soppy speeches, I'm trusting you with my everything. If you hurt me or any of them, I'll chop off your dick along with your balls."
Hearing her talk about chopping off my equipment, I remembered the first time I died in the Trial and felt that horrible feeling crawl upto me but I shrugged it off & spoke with firm conviction:
"I promise I'll cherish each and every one of you with every part of myself and treat you with respect that you deserve."
They all smiled and nodded before I continued:
"Now let's discuss how I'll bless you and what you all need to do."