Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 501
◈ 501. [Side Story] New Year Festival (3)
Fortunately, there were no full-scale events such as martial arts competitions or dance festivals at this New Year's festival..
My co-workers and citizens seemed to be somewhat disappointed (they especially looked at me and pampered their appetites), but the city is busy right now..
Let’s be content with having fun celebrating the New Year today..
Anyway, after walking around the neighborhood in the morning, let’s return to the mansion.-
“hmm. Southern stews are pretty spicy..”
Abama is sitting calmly in the restaurant, puffing on meat stew... … emperor discovered.
He hasn't been seen for a while, but he suddenly appears and is eating stew. I smiled slightly and sat down next to the emperor..
“How come you only gossip??”
“It's a bit rougher than imperial stew, but it has its own flavor..”
The emperor placed his spoon in the cleanly emptied bowl of stew and wiped his mouth with a napkin..
You look like you are dining at some kind of high-end royal fine dining. Actually, it's just rice cake soup..
“Where are you going so often??”
“Isn't it easy for the emperor to come to the southernmost land? While I was there, I made sure that order in the country was properly established in every corner..”
It's scary to say, but in the end, I guess it's just a tour of the southern region..
“Now that I have roughly confirmed how the monster front works, I am slowly returning to the capital..”
It's already been a few days since I forced the emperor to vacate the imperial capital..
I don't know, but the central government must be busy with official affairs by now. The final approval person is here... … You should come back soon..
“I will send the troops and support supplies one by one. The Empire is also a member of the World Defense Front, so it will be faithful to its role..”
The emperor said so, but I couldn't help but feel regretful inside..
The Emperor is the most powerful human being I have ever met..
If he stays here on the monster front, he will be very useful in preventing future monster invasions.…….
The emperor seemed to know everything about me, smiled brightly and said,.
“If the monster invasion becomes more intense, I will also come down with my entire army. But before that.”
The emperor glanced towards the north..
“I want to organize the other fronts remaining in the empire and come back..”
“Ishin wire… … You are saying.”
The Empire's Northern Front.
A war unfolding in the spirit world between the foreign gods moving south and the emperor..
The western Dragon Blood Front signed a peace agreement, and the central Dark Front front was stranded after its plot was revealed..
Now, of the four major fronts of the empire, the only remaining ones are the Isin Front in the north and the Monster Front in the south..
The emperor stretched and relaxed his neck..
“It's time for them to get back on their feet again. Jim will have to go and settle the matter himself..”
“……What are you going to do with these gods??”
Even if they were the emperors of the world, they couldn't kill these four people cleanly, so they were only doing it..
How do you clean up the Ishin front??
“Do you remember why these gods invaded??”
“Was it to protect each guardian race??”
The four gods are the guardian gods of each race..
Dwarf, Elf, Werebeast, Mermaid).
4Each progenitor god of the great different races attacked directly as their race was persecuted and brought to the brink of destruction. To liberate their race.
“okay. But Ash, didn't you arbitrarily put the liberation of these races on condition??”
“yes?”
“4Didn't you also accept the Great Different Races as members of the World Defense Front here and promise to treat them equally and free them from slavery??”
I opened my mouth slightly at the emperor's words..
“ah.”
“Ah, what is ah, nya? This was all done with the intention of?”
The emperor smiled brightly, but no, he was really caught. He wasn't even thinking…….
“So, yeah. Ash Nega has already presented the negotiating card that the gods want. Under those conditions, I plan to negotiate directly with the gods. Of course, I don't know if we, who have been fighting for a long time without any clear dialogue, will be able to come to a good conclusion so easily..”
The emperor crossed his arms and shook his head..
“Instead of abolishing slavery among the foreigners and restoring their homeland, we stop fighting against the foreigners... … Of course, this does not mean that there are no shortcomings from the perspective of the empire and humans. However, the benefits are overwhelmingly great..”
The invasion of these gods was designated as one of the fates that would destroy the Everblack Empire..
In fact, it was also a front that the emperor had been struggling to defend alone for the past several years..
Instead of stopping the war with them and finding peace, freeing the slaves of different races is... … Maybe it's a very cheap price..
“I don't know why I haven't thought about this before. While worrying about the fate of the empire due to the invasion of foreign gods, why did they not think of eliminating the cause? Wouldn't you have thought to listen to what they wanted and negotiate?.”
The emperor was shaking and tapping his head..
“If you sit in this absolute position for a long time, you sometimes forget tools such as concessions and negotiations. As you get older, your pride becomes more strict..”
“…….”
“These gods are also beings who can communicate and try to understand each other. So I'm off to negotiate with them.”
The emperor pushed away his chair and stood up from the table..
Suddenly, a light seemed to flash behind him. His presence was felt again. The emperor smiled as he adjusted his clothes..
“And I will join you here before it is too late. So please take good care of this place in the meantime, Ash..”
“Just leave it to me, Abama..”
The emperor bowed politely and stared at me intently..
Then, he suddenly brought up another topic..
“……ash. Do you know the concept of sanctification??”
I blinked curiously. That's right I know.
Deification).
In the game, it was the opposite of beastization..
“If you abandon your humanity and walk the path of a beast, you will become a beast, and if you acquire too much of your humanity, you will gain divinity and ascend to heaven... … And I know.”
“It's somewhat accurate..”
The Aegis Task Force and Mason, who were reduced to beasts after receiving the serum, and Lucas, who gave up on his own path.…….
I remembered Lucas's old self, with his eyes rolling like an animal. Beastification was the power to destroy one's own humanity in exchange for gaining power..
Sanctification is the opposite. It was a trait that could be obtained only when a being acquired multiple humanity..
“Then, do you know how to acquire that humanity excessively??”
In response to the emperor's question, I shook my head. You don't even know what humanity is in the first place? All I know is that if I throw it away, it will become a dog..
The emperor explained slowly in a serious voice..
“When one being carries the lives, souls, and will of countless of his compatriots. At that time, the being has the opportunity to acquire godhood, and if it accepts godhood, deification proceeds..”
Then, I suddenly remembered the conditions for becoming a god for each race that I had previously heard from Ader..
1. If you are the founder of that race.
2. If he is a great person who saved his species from danger.
3. Finally, when all of your species dies and there is only one member of your species left in the world..
In all three cases, they go through the process of taking on the lives and souls of their compatriots... … That's how divinity was achieved..
‘In the end, is sacralization the process of gaining godhood and literally becoming a god?.’
Suddenly, I thought of the goddess and guardian deity of humanity who was bound to the spirit world..
What process did she go through to become like that?.
Also, I thought of the image of gigantic gods invading through the spirit world. As the progenitors of each race, they also carried the souls of their fellow tribesmen..
Lastly, the Goblin God King we met on the battlefield... … Kali-Alexandre's face also flashed in my mind..
He said he had the opportunity to attain this godhood, but he refused it of his own free will..
While I was organizing these concepts in my head, the emperor spoke slowly..
“I also accepted that power. Now it has stopped at the stage of a semi-god..”
The emperor's transcendent power.
It was none other than this deification that resulted from.
“I became a transcendent myself and forced myself to become a god in order to deal with the gods of the spirit world..”
“What you are saying is that you were forced to proceed.……?”
“How can I force myself to take upon myself the life, soul, and will of another??”
The emperor laughed bitterly..
“A burnt offering was made. Yes, human sacrifice..”
“……!”
I opened my eyes wide..
Before the magic stone was handed over at the Crossroads, people were being sacrificed in the Imperial Capital to operate the Everblack..
Slaves of different races were burned, prisoners of enemy countries were burned, and those suspected of being spies were burned. People captured from all over the world were used as firewood..
Under the pretext of preventing destruction, the empire has committed these horrific massacres..
And in this process, the lives, souls, and will of others... … The emperor took it away.
“Literally, I burned the lives of my subjects and gained divinity in return. And with that power, it has supported the Ishin Front..”
In the shadows, the emperor was smiling coolly..
I got a little goosebumps.
“Don't look at it with those eyes again. Didn’t you know that this father is the world’s greatest evildoer??”
“…….”
“The defenders of the empire swore to do whatever it took to protect the empire, and they did. … … But thanks to you, that evil act stopped..”
I was giving away the magic stones, and Serenade was distributing them. Human sacrifices have stopped in the Imperial Capital..
The massacre of innocent people has stopped..
But the crime of massacring them will not disappear..
“As the offerings and burnt offerings stop, the sanctity I forcibly acquired is also draining away. I am gradually losing my right to represent humanity..”
The Emperor clenched and opened his hands. Although his power still seemed strong to me, he said that his power was fading away..
“……What is the reason you are telling me this??”
Thanks for the explanation, but so what? What was your intention in saying this to me??
I didn't understand so I just asked, and the emperor stretched out his hand.-
closely.
He squeezed my shoulder..
“What if the world is really heading towards destruction? As the leader of this front, you will also naturally have the opportunity to gain divinity. I hope you can make a good decision at that time..”
As I faced the golden eye of the transcendent, a cold sweat ran down my spine..
That I gain divinity?
Get a chance to become a transcendent like the emperor……?
“When you attain godhood, you can know the ugly truth of this world. And I can never go back to how it was before.”
“…….”
“However, if the world is truly heading towards destruction, you will definitely obtain that power. It's probably a situation where you have to grasp at straws..”
The emperor slowly let go of my shoulder and tapped it lightly..
“You have already reshaped the world to your liking, gathered all the world's people into one alliance, and are the commander of the front line here, commanding them all..”
“…….”
“Now humanity will look to you as its leader. And as a representative of humanity, a prince among princes... … you have to choose in the end.”
The emperor wore a ferocious smile that revealed his characteristic molars.,
“Will you remain a piece or will you become a player?.”
I again spit out a chess game term I had heard before..
“In the end, everything in this world is like that. Will you remain as a piece, or will you become a player yourself? … Haha, I'm looking forward to your answer in the end..”
***
After making a series of incomprehensible settings, the emperor boarded Alcatraz and flew away..
“……What are you talking about?.”
After thinking over the emperor’s words, I said, “Eight!” I kicked the ground for no reason making a noise..
It's a distant and abstract story. What I need is practical help to defeat the monster right now..
‘There are only a few days left until the next defense battle.…….’
Although member countries of the World Defense Front promised to send troops and materials,.
The world is wide, and Crossroads is stuck in a remote southern region. It will be a long time before all troops and supplies arrive..
In the end, we made a big deal out of it, but the next defensive battle must be carried out with the existing troops..
‘I just do what I can..’
Go on free exploration, manufacture equipment, recruit and train new mercenaries,.
Slowly integrating the troops arriving from all over the world into one army..
If you move forward like that, step by step... … The other seeds I sowed will sprout one by one..
“good! Then it's been a while!”
I shouted, rolling my shoulders..
“Let’s go to the dungeon.!”
After a long time, it feels like the time for free exploration is back.!
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