"My Lord?" Hestia answered as she materialized beside him
"What's going on?, I thought that area wasn't going to be used until we can get civilians... what's the plan" Kingsley asked pointing at an area of empty flat land that was free of grass or any of that sort
"Do you want the long or the short answer?"
"Short please"
"Athena is extremely adept at managing military resources and she just created for us, 700,000 civilians and more" Hestia answered with a clear impressed look on her face
"Huh?"
"I can't explain how she did so, you will have to meet her after you've had breakfast"
"No problems then" Kingsley said somewhat confused
Where did the 700,000 new civilians come from, he could already guess why Athena is good at military management. Her kind was literally born to rule over and manage a war-like race as the Oni so it made sense that she was capable but how capable would one be that they can pull 700,000 people out of their a**.
Kingsley was puzzled by this but chose to not think more about it until he was actually faced with it… now he had to settle the lords that were in his DM. Entering the Dining hall, a huge sense of emptiness came over him. Eating alone has always being something, he couldn't do but now he was forced to do so because his population had grown exponentially compared to the past weeks.
"You know, I miss the days of all of us eating together" Kingsley lamented,
"I could gather the rest if you like?" Hestia offered
"No... that's just plain excessive,"
Trying to maintain his happy and cheerful mood, he entered the room and sat on the table that now had a simple meal placed on it. Normally the entire table would be filled with various foods of all kinds but since all that would eventually waste, Kingsley had advised against it so now they only presented food enough for him to eat.
[You have an actual Angel on your side!] Kingsley replied while eating
[For your Sun Elves, would you take a Golem?]
[Your Winged Horses really aren't what I want but I will trade you a golem for one, do you accept?]
Kingsley spent most of the time, he was eating to reply many of the messages informing them that he will trade a golem for their troops and at the same time, many more messages were coming in. Some of them were replies to his reply and the others were just other Lords asking if he would take their troops. Though for now, he was focused on things that interested him.
"Wait if Sun Elves exist then that means that there is an Elf for every biome that means there is a…. Speak of the devil" Kingsley thought just as a new message appeared
[I have Moon Elves; I think you are looking for something with a more holy feel but my elves do have a skill called Light of Selene so..] a lord sent
Reading the message, Kingsley could tell that the Lord was probably nervous and was only trying his luck to see if he would accept it and lucky for said lord, Kingsley was a nerd… well not that much but he was extremely curious about fantasy things like this. He had seen the Forest Elves and they looked just like the standard Elves in fiction so he wanted to see if there was a major difference between the two races.
[I will accept it but will you accept a Golem in its place… also I do hope that the soldier you plan to sell me isn't your trump card, those are usually the strongest in your team for a reason] Kingsley said as he suddenly got serious even to the point of dropping his food.
He had met and even knew people who wouldn't consider the consequences of certain actions they take just because they were promised a profit. Sure, he didn't plan to scam any of them and the Golem he would create would surely be powerful so it wouldn't really matter if the soldier being sold was his trump card or not but Kingsley didn't want to accept such a deal.
It made him feel like he was taking advantage of the people's desperation to survive. If novels and comics had thought him anything, it was that the strongest in that group was also the one with the highest potential. Trading such a powerful soldier wouldn't be in anybody's best interest... well, it would help him but did it really matter, he could also create…
"Oh my god, i could have just created Golems with the Holy or Light element" Kingsley shouted as he closed his eyes and stopped all he was doing in shame
"Am I so busy that my common sense is falling to the floor?" Kingsley questioned himself
Instead of him to follow the sensible route of simply creating golems or automatons in his case that would possess said element, he had chosen to go through this unwarranted stress and now had to answer over 600 messages. Feeling more like an idiot than he had ever felt in his entire life, Kingsley stood up and flew straight to the wall.
*Sigh*
Multiple sighs escaped his lips as he wondered why he was too impulsive; this was a mistake he would have overcome if he had simply decided to wait for a bit or had slept on the problem. Along his way, Kingsley saw the entire army mobilized in full force as everyone was performing some duty or the other, the only other time, it had been like this was during the event but now, there was no real threat but yet everyone was busy.
"At least I get some very interesting species to add to my army" Kingsley said as a way to console himself.
Landing softly on the wall, Kingsley came to a spot with a small clearing and immediately took off as he landed in the middle of the clearing but now followed by a heap of guards who could already guess his action. They summoned wings made from blood out of nowhere as they all flew with him into the clearing.
Kingsley may refuse all the standard royalty treatment whilst in the territory but outside it, none of the Demon Goblins would allow him be alone. It was just law for them even though he was still technically within his territory only just the inhabited side of it.
"Let's see" Kingsley said as he stretched his hand out and as the grass over a particular spot disappeared
From the now freshly cleared area, a small dark box rose out of the ground and floated a few inches of the ground. Soon the sand in the area could be seen gathering and wrapping themselves around the small box. They spread out until a humanoid outline was seen. A few seconds later, the outline became clearer and soon a skeleton could be seen containing the small box.
"Body frame created… now for the other parts" Kingsley said
The sand came back again as Kingsley continued his sculpting and soon a new Automaton was standing before him. the Automation looked as human as possible but was tall… well as tall as the Demon Goblins and the other races, he commanded. it also featured two Maio blades along with an armor that seemed like something you would find in a sci-fi cosplay convention.
It wore armour made from unknown metal that seemed to be a part of its body rather than just an armor, its entire body shone black with a metallic sheen and gave off a feeling of complete indifference. It wore a weirdly shaped cloak that also seemed to be made entirely from metal but was somehow light enough to flow in the breeze.
"Excellent"
...
Name: -
Rank: Supreme
Physique: ∞
Spirit: ∞
Abilities:
Master of Combat: This Automaton was created with every form of combat preprogrammed into it. It is capable of reacting and adapting to any form of combat they encounter
Absolute Defence: It possesses a naturally impenetrable shell due to its material make-up; it is also capable of deploying a shield that cannot be penetrated.
Invincibility: The Automaton is invincible to all forms of attack lower in rank. It also possesses that capability to adapt to any environment or form of combat, be it magical or physical.
Instant restoration: If somehow damaged or destroyed, it can be restored back to peak health with just a single command
Survivor: It is equipped with knowledge that can allow a living being survive in the wild. Capable of all types of chores and errands that can ensure your survivability
Loyalty: Once assigned, the automaton will follow its owner's instructions until its death
...
"Of course, it's a supreme rank" Kingsley complained but was still happy with what he had created, it may only have two real abilities but that was really all it needed after all it was a warrior style creature.
"Open!" Kingsley said as the Automation suddenly burst open