"I see. So that is how it is."
Alice nods her head as I explain the Waifu Catalog to her. I even let her see through the catalog. I watch her continue to read through the list of powers, perks, and defenses inside the catalog.
After a few minutes, she looks at me and says.
"Father, can you add me to your retinue?"
"Oh?"
"These defenses are excellent if you're planning on exploring the multiverse. We don't know what kind of danger exists in the multiverse, and these defenses will help us."
"Will you be okay with the binding effect?"
"The one wanting to please you through sexual or non-sexual activity, right? I don't mind. I also know that you will not do anything sexual to me because you see me as your daughter."
Yeah. I am a degenerate but I am not that degenerate to fuck my own daughter.
"Very well. Lie down on the operating table."
She nods, lies on the table, and I summon the paintbrush to capture someone. The company is forbidden to use stamps, and agents are required to paint the tattoo that the stamp creates manually.
A bottle of ink appears alongside the brush, and I dip it into the ink. I look at her and say.
"Where do you want it, dear?"
"The back of my hand, please. The left one."
I nod and sit next to her. When the tip of the brush touches her skin, I can see the outline of the symbol on the back of her hand. It is my personal symbol, a roaring lion. I blink for a second when I see my hand move on its own and create the symbol on Alice's hand.
After a couple of minutes, I am done, and I can feel a connection between the two of us.
"How are you feeling, Alice?"
"Everything is online and running perfectly, Father. However, my system caught something. I don't know what it was, but I can feel a connection between the two of us."
"That means it is working. That means every defense I purchase will also include you. Do you want to purchase them, Alice?"
"Of course, Father."
She reads through the catalog and picks anything that catches her attention. After a couple of minutes, she looks at me and says,
"I am done, Father."
"Really? Let me take a look."
I take the phone and look through the list of things she purchased. She almost used all of them and only left 19 points for me to spend. All of the things she purchased are defenses and upgrades to immunity instead of resistance.
[Body Defense] gives us immunity to all diseases and poisons, including radiation poisoning. Space Marines already have massive resistance against poison and disease, but with this, I get immunity. I don't know if this will work against something Nurgle creates, and I don't want to test it.
[Mind Defense] gives us immunity from all mind control effects from outside. This includes pheromone or charm spells. All of them will not work against me and my retinue.
[Environmental Defense] gives us immunity to all kinds of environments. Yes, that includes a hard vacuum or the ocean abyss.
[Stress Defense] is a simple enough perk. It makes sure we always have a cool head in any tough situation.
[Drain Defense] gives us immunity to all vitality-, mana-, and soul-draining effects. Simple but very great defense because even in this world, there are a few Grimms who can drain your vitality.
[Possession Defense] gives us immunity against anything that tries to possess our bodies. Even a Divine Being cannot possess our bodies without our consent.
[Information Defense] gives us immunity against anything that wants to gather information regarding us. That means mind-reading, super-analysis, or metaphysical senses will not work or give wrong information.
[Corruption Defense] is not an immunity because I don't have enough points to upgrade it to immunity. This perk gives us massive resistance against corruptive power. If we are in the 40k universe, this perk gives me advantages against the warp.
All of those, and I only have 19 points left to spend. I look at Alice and say.
"What do you think I should get next?"
"[Administrative Talent], Father. You hate all that paperwork, right? With this, you can do all that faster. You can save the rest of the points for later."
That is a good suggestion. I buy the talent and nod in satisfaction. The effect should be noticeable tomorrow morning. For now, we need to prepare for another request from the company.
"Alice, how is the situation in the mass production department?"
"Which one, Father? The public or private one?"
"Private one. We need those blasters to sell to the company."
"They are coming smoothly, Father. The machine is ready to start by tomorrow afternoon."
"Perfect! How is the public mass production department?"
"The others are working really hard, Father. Lucky for us, there are not yet any spies entering our factory, but I caught the talk between General Ironwood and his people to send a spy here."
"Truly? How is it?"
"He is in a dilemma because there is no Faunus under his command."
"Wait, really? I thought Atlas accepted Faunus."
"But no one ever enters the military, Father. After Ironwood takes over, Atlas is willing to take Faunus, which is also why the Atlas military is willing to accept Faunus into their Military. It took him years after getting the rank of general for the council to agree to let Faunus enter the military."
"Right… That is fortunate for us, I guess. In fact, we can use this to our advantage. Spread a rumor about Menagerie accepting all Hunters and Huntresses who have just graduated as the official Hunters of Menagerie. Increase the income of the average hunter by 20% or even more. Also, tell them that we offer more incentives than any kingdom. In fact, create an 'anonymous' posting in all forums about Menagerie accepting all Faunus and paying them generously. Also, post images of the new building where they can stay and the factories and farms where they will work."
With my new company and menagerie becoming the food source of the world, we will produce more money than we can use. However, we need a lot of human resources to make it work. I can make androids to work in factories and farms, but once again, humans and faunus are fickle beings. They will think that I love robots more than they are.
"Does that mean we will expand the factories and farms, Father?"
"Yes. We will expand them to produce more Omni-Tools and prepare to build a rocket to send satellites for planetary signal coverage. We will replace the CCT and monopolize the internet. To do that, we need a lot of workers. When all of that is over… We can finally make that Spaceship."
"I understand, Father. I shall lure all the Faunus across the world for us to hire them as workers."
"Perfect! When you are done, help me make more of these builder drones. We need more of them to construct more farms."
If the others hate us because we are Faunus, then I will hire all the Faunus outside the Menagerie. I will mold them into proper workers and soldiers for the future.
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