The next thing I did after watching the light of ambition swirling in the eyes of this icy princess was to show her just how much bigger the possibilities were. Both of our figures flashed away as the appeared on the snowy earth of the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land.
Adelaide was shocked as she looked around, her shock becoming even greater as she recognized the [Whitefall Trees] that were unique to the 'Skypeak Nest' that the Frozen Kingdom had come to know.
"This...This is…"
She marveled for a few minutes as she walked around the snowy fields, coming across the acres where I planted [Snow Vine] and [Sacred Rye].
"The Skypeak Nest that floated quite a distance from the kingdom."
I affirmed her thoughts as I went on to give some pieces of information about the Spiritual Lands that they called Nests. About how the Mythical Kingdoms on the other parts of the continent fully utilized the blessings of the Spiritual Land to rise to where they were today and remain strong in the face of the demons.
Dangerous words that I liked to hear came out of Adelaide's mouth as she looked around in stupefaction.
"With your ability and a treasure like this...Hah, the world really isn't far from being in your grasp."
More and more emotions that I never observed before on the face of this icy princess were coming out as she continued to be surprised at the information about Spiritual Lands, the plants, and the beasts that now followed my commands.
"The things outside can still be carried out as planned, but my present to you is this [Sacred Rye] you see growing bountifully in these fields. It's leagues above any of the common plants you know, with capabilities of boosting mana sensitivity, strengthening the body, and removing negative effects."
The more my words came out, the wider the cute mouth of hers continued to expand in shock as her hands passed through the white gold rye growing all around. She spent the next few minutes eccentrically looking through the fields until she neared the [Snow Vines] too.
Surrounding the nearby vines were the EPIC beasts congregating together as they longingly looked towards the white blue fruits glistening off the [Snow Vines]. Adelaide went close to the powerful beasts with no fear.
She trusted my words too much that she only interestingly observed the beasts I told her would follow my commands. She was still rank S, so it was surprising to see her watching collections of EPIC beasts so curiously as she checked on the grandiose growth of the [Snow Vines] too.
My commands were already sent to all the beasts in the Frozen Plateau about not harming a single hair on anyone that I brought in. The sleek [Emperor Penguin] that still had a trace of arrogance in his bones looked with interested eyes at Adelaide's intrusion.
There was a lot of information for her to process as even grander ideas formed in her head about how to best use the [Sacred Rye] she just learned about. She was walking back and forth as she mumbled.
"Merchants and nobles would go crazy for something like this...If it is produced on a mass scale...can even start establishing trade routes with Mythical Kingdoms...ah, so much to do…"
The girl was completely in her own head as we continued to explore the Spiritual Land. I was glad to have someone like her taking care of many things in the background, as my knowledge so far was still that of a drop out college student.
The many memories I obtained from Gremory made me much more knowledgable, letting me see many paths that I could take in the future as time passed. I would be falsely boasting if I said I knew anything about running a country, not to mention a kingdom or an empire.
So while I experienced many things and learned more about the intricacies of power and worlds all around me, I would put some trust in this Princess I found in the Northern Lands of the Beast World.
My strengths lay in the spectacular cheat that was my nearly endless mana, as well as all the powerful things I continued to obtain and use to elevated levels because of it. The Spiritual Lands were just one of the treasures that was unique to the Beast World, and I still only had mine at Tier 2. There were many more tiers and mysteries for me to explore as time passed.
There were also many other unique treasures in the many worlds out there, and I felt the excitement just thinking what sorts of mystical things they held. I was thinking too far ahead though, as I was still just a LEGENDARY ranked individual in a small corner of the Beast World. I would progress rapidly but surely, and be sure to learn about even more secrets and mysteries of the fantastical things all around me.
Because of the memories of Gremory, I could already see the path ahead. While I was about to prepare to solve some of the crisis of food plaguing the Frozen Kingdom, I was also looking a few days or weeks into the future where I saw a huge incident occurring.
From the memories, I was now somewhat familiar with the mindsets of Demon Kings and Demon Lords. The demons would not sit still after a true death had just occurred, but they would also move carefully to try and understand why. So I didn't expect to be swarmed with hordes of Demon Kings just yet.
The information I held told me that I would most likely be faced with another Demon King a few days or weeks from now, and I already had an inkling to which one it might be. A dangerous smile formed on my face as I walked through the spiritual land with the Princess while browsing through the memories of the identities of the Rulers of the Demon World and their unique and ultimate skills.
Chapter 125 - Cheat Farming
The tour of the Spiritual Land finished soon enough as the excitement of the Princess was palpable, completely unlike her usual self. Our figures flashed back into the large hall of the manor as I used [Anchor] to place the Spiritual Land onto my body once more.
My figure became hidden as the princess had her veil cover her face. The barrier around the room disappeared a few seconds later as the large doors opened, many of the nobles that were waiting outside looking in with cramped faces. A significant amount of time had passed while they were kept waiting after all.
Adelaide ignored all of this as a command left her mouth.
"Prepare the carriages, there are many things that need to be done."
People moved around as various tasks were relegated. Workers and guards were quickly assembled all around as new commands continued to be given. I had my own task as I teleported out of the manor towards the locations of farmland Adelaide had mentioned to me beforehand.
Not too far from the Manor, there were large empty fields where many seeds had been sown. I could sense multiple guards around the perimeter of the farmland, with some shadow guards here and there. The first field I flew down to was a field that held [White Radishes], as I was able to observe the rapid growth of the plant after I cast [Budding Farmer].
An expanse of blinding essence was all that occurred before the guards in the surroundings saw a fantastical sight of instantaneous and bountiful growth of seeds they never expected to sprout in the cold unfertile lands.
I moved past the first field with quick speed as I flew around the Snowy Peak after this, going following the lines of acres of farmland as I used [Budding Farmer] to repeatedly cause the growth and ripening of various fruits and vegetables.
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A hectic sight was taking place on the Snowy Peak where the Princess had commanded for many workers and farmers to be assembled, along with a variety of storage and transport tools to be taken towards the lands they had sown seeds.
The people had complete trust in their Princess, but they couldn't help but wonder the logic of preparing to harvest goods that didn't even have a chance of sprouting in the barren lands.
The progression of workers filled huge lines as they went forward to a particular spot on the Snowy Peak first. They found guards and other people that were there to see the flash of light some time back where they got the chance to watch the fantastical show of instant plant grown. Many had to rub their eyes as they looked at the vibrant field full of greenery and glistening fruits and vegetables.
"This…"
"We have not been forsaken!"
Many people were shocked to their core when they came across what used to be barren fields that were now glistening with vibrant growth. The actual farmers rushed to the fields in shock as they checked the produce, their hands trembling as they slowly brushed against the leaves and fruits of the plants.
"Such a thing is impossible…"
Yes, it was a realm of impossibility!
Those knowledgeable understood how something like this could not just happen, and after the initial shock, they soon found themselves turning around to look at the person that sent the command for them to move out. She...knew that this would be happening.
The workers upfront and the nobles that followed in the back were looking fearfully at Adelaide's cold figure as she nonchalantly began giving commands.
Unlike the produce in the Spiritual Land, the normal plants in the outside world could reach optimum growth with a single cast of [Budding Farmer]. The fields in front of them were fully grown trees with fruits and vibrant produce that made the inhabitants of the north rub their eyes as they began to collect everything.
Adelaide stood in the front lines as she conducted the movements of many people, spreading them out in this field and then once things seemed to be moving, she moved the groups of people to the other fields where a similar miraculous growth had taken place.
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The next few hours of the day were spent spamming [Budding Farmer] as I moved across many fields in the Snowy Peak. The peak was as large as a city, and it made it seem small in my eyes as I could move around so rapidly with my speed and teleport.
While I was undertaking this role as a farmer for today, many thoughts were passing through my head as the maxed [Thought Acceleration] worked at high speed to think of all the different possibilities that could play out in the coming days.
After spending a significant amount of time thinking and going through all the skills and tools I had at my disposal, I found myself becoming calmer even after knowing the monstrous enemies that I faced.
After finishing the many acres of fields in the Snowy Peak, I paced myself and called it a night as I wanted to finally sit down and get to combine my skills. I used the communication medallion to check with Adelaide, and it seemed like she would continue to be busy until late into the night while overseeing the proper storage and movements of all the produce that was magically brought to full growth.
I grabbed a few [White Radishes] and [Frozen Apples] for myself as I transferred into the miniaturized Spiritual Land and appeared deep underground. The beautiful small and snowy grass waved majestically all around me as I looked at the huge expanse of space that I was transferred into not too long ago to undergo a trial.
I pulled up my panel as I enjoyed these feelings of safety, activating many skills that I couldn't keep active before because of my environment. I activated [Corrupted Sword Saint's Incarnation], [Absolute Zero], and many other skills that would cause a tremendous amount of damage to the surroundings just from being used.
This was another way the Frozen Plateau Spiritual Land would be of benefit to me, I can spam my skills without worry and continue to rapidly increase my proficiency, and most likely even faster than before at that.
I watched my body become elevated as the incarnation fully took shape. [Bear Emperor's Fur] was also activated as the incarnation became beastial, the long sword in its hands releasing a deadly blow as boosts from all skills were fully applied. It would be a rigorous period of training up skills for the time to come as I prepared for the oncoming powerful enemies.
The LEGENDARY skills were also used, with [Demon King's Haki] being able to be kept active at all times. When activated, I could see the grass around me trembling, but I didn't feel anything since I was the one casting it. I would have to wait and use it against new enemies to see just how powerful it was. [Corrupted Sigil of Hegemony] was also cast every now and then, as the blue runic circle that erupted out had layers of red after the usage of the [Power Jewel]
{Primal Conurer} was another ecstatic addition to my skills as I tried it for the first time, even though I didn't need to use it as unique skills had no proficiency in front of them. I summoned the [Blue Manticores] I had seen the Demon King used and gave them some simple commands. They flashed through with extreme speed with their wide wings and sharp stingers for tails, looking ferociously in the surroundings.
I summoned the [Troll] next, and watched the previous spirits disappear as a brown monstrous figure came to life. The trolls neared 8 meters, being summoned with powerful clubs in hand as they stood menacingly awaiting orders.
Lastly was [Dullahan], where the two summoned creatures were terrifying skeletal horses with an obsidian headless metal armor sitting atop it releasing green smoke. The smoke wrapped around the entire body of the [Dullahan] as if it was the only thing holding the armored headless knight above tightly to the skeletal horse. I was marveling at the sight of these spectacular skills that I could now use.
I was actually experiencing the amazing feeling where the stronger I grew, my speed of rising up did not seem to slow down, but actually sped up. It was a crazy thing to think about.
The only negative aspect out of all this was the fact that I would have very little sleep from now on. It wasn't crucial for someone of my caliber, but the refreshing feeling of a decent night's sleep could not be beaten. I stopped my grumbling and began combining the skills that had long since reached 100 proficiency while activating offensive skills I would normally not have a chance to spam outside of battles.
Today's combined skills were:
Water Barrier + Pain Resistance :: A+ Water King's Skin
Rune of Defense + Dragon Scales :: S+ Draconic Armor
Lion's Heart + Speedster :: S+ Windbourne
Aura of Belligerence + Protection of the Wounded :: S+ Aura of the Demented
Obfuscation + Flash :: S+ Hidden Endevour
[Noah Osmont][Occupation: Hunter]
[Vitality: 425]
[Focus: - ]
[Strength: 429]
[Skill(s) :: [F][E][D][C][B][A: Flight-100, Instant Transfer-100, Recorder-100, Language Comprehension-100, Lion's Roar-23, Pierce-100, Executor's Speed-100, Sense Heat Source-100, Silent Communication-75, Regal Archer's Eyes-100, Cook-38]
[A+:: Arctic Zone-100, Relegator's Spear-23, Immutable Regeneration-100, Paladin's Blessing-11, Pursuing Infernal Lightning-1, Water King's Skin-1]
[S :: Enfeeble-100, Phoenix Arrow-1, Shield Slam-8, Budding Farmer-38, Ricocheting Shield-1, Bear's Fighting Style-1, Archer's Gamble-1, Smouldering Sword Strike-56, Earthen Spears-1, Thought Acceleration-100, Crisis Avoidance-100, Illusory Cover-33]
[S+:: Devastation-100, Draconic Armor-1, Windbourne-1, Aura of the Demented-1, Hidden Endeavor-1, ]
[EPIC :: Corrupted Sword Saint's Incarnation-54, Iceberg-41, Absolute Zero-39, Bone Spears-29, Bear Emperor's Fur-31, Life Steal-19, Teleport-28, Arctic Breath-16, Summon Holy Blight-23]
[LEGENDARY :: Sigil of Hegemony-14, Demon King's Haki-1, Memory Plunderer-3 ]
[UNIQUE :: Spiritual Land Management, Primal Conjurer]
[Equipment: (3x B-Ring of Storage)(A-Ring of Storage)(S-Storage Pouch)(S-Veiled Suit)(EPIC-Kingslayer)(EPIC-Rat King's Mask)(EPIC-Prismatic Guardian) (EPIC-Unshattered Charity) (EPIC-Tigereye's Roots)]
Chapter 126 - A Demon in Disguise
News of a victorious battle had slowly disseminated from the lands in the North. Surprised sounds came from the knowledgeable people standing at the top ranks of Mythical Kingdoms as they looked for the connection between the battle and the recent movements of demons.
They had taken a huge loss with the defeat of the Demon King that was advancing in the North, and it seemed worse enough that he didn't even come out alive. The surprising contenders of the battle that caused this change were placed on the spotlight as many tried to find who they were.
An [Imperial Phoenix] was surroun
ded by resplendent red clouds on a high tier Spiritual Land floating far in the skies as flames flared in and out of their nostrils. She listened to this news interestingly as she continued to observe the movements of demons that seemed to be acting much more prudently these past days.
'Just what exactly did you do to ruffle their feathers this much, human?'
This [Imperial Phoenix] was the only Mythical Beast among the three kingdoms who somewhat knew of the identity and sequence of events that occurred in the North, becoming even more curious of the human who became the first of his species to own a Spiritual Land.
The fact that he was able to defeat a demon king and not even allow them to escape put them on a huge pedestal that even the Mythical Kingdoms had to respect. She stopped herself from sending a piece of consciousness out towards the North once more and just sent down messages for communications to be established with the lone kingdom in the North.
The [Imperial Phoenix] was not the only one doing this, as other powerful Mythical Beasts also saw the disruption of balance as another powerhouse appeared on the stage. They also sent their people to the North for clarity of the situation and to establish communications.
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A little girl was following a procession of many carriages of merchants that were making a trip towards the north for the first time in a while.
Messengers had arrived to all parts of the continent carrying a singular message, that there was a tremendous opportunity for profit in the North. A sequence of positive events had continued to occur after the victory against demons, where the agricultural industry of the Frozen Kingdom had exploded.
When its citizens were facing the prospects of famine and refugees continued to fill up the streets, the Queen Elect of the Frozen Kingdom caused a miracle to say the least. The air of despair and mourning that was plaguing the north was quickly replaced by hope as people found the abundant verdant fields of green that seemingly erupted over night.
These merchants were rushing to this kingdom to have a piece of this pie, as anything to do with agriculture that was this big meant a tremendous amount of profits. They were taking with them multiple products from the surrounding Mythical Kingdoms for exchange as they trekked this perilous journey to the north.
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