Craig and the Secretaries returned back to the Chief's Villa, they had a scheduled meeting which lasted for an hour.
Secretary Arnold left early in to gather all the able-bodied men just as Craig ordered him to do.
The others left later on.
Leaving Craig alone in the Villa, Craig had time to reminisce, to think of a strategy to defend the Village.
He's all alone in the meeting room, sitted with his legs crossed. The candles lit, bringing light into the dimly lit room.
His construction ideas are from the modern era, making use of his knowledge to design the impossible in this world.
He could implement the modern warfare strategy as well but he isn't fighting humans this time.
His opponents are mindless Demon Slaves coming in hordes.
A Wave!
His eyes rolled, he could see his shadow move.
"I'm all alone Ramposa. You can come out"
His words echoed and just then did the Mother of Ant emerged from his shadows, she giggled softly.
Jumping on Craig's legs, she had her arms wrapped around his neck. Pecking him on the cheek.
Craig exhaled a sigh.
"Master….Master…what are you doing?" Ramposa asked. She faced the direction of the table.
Observing the files scattered across the table.
Her eyes narrowed, the lids constricting as they focused intently on the paperwork's positioned before her.
"Is there a problem? Master"
Ramposa asked, still sitted on his laps.
"Yes, there's a wave of Demon Slaves coming our way in three days and I have to navigate and prepare means to defend this land"
Craig explained.
"Hmmm, Demon Slaves huh? Which species of the Demon Slave ranking are attacking?" Ramposa asked.
"Well if I recall, Pedri mentioned they are Furies" Craig answered.
"Furies eh? They're the lowest ranking Demon Slaves but in large numbers like a wave, they will surely be a pain"
"My children are big now, will you use them?" Ramposa asked.
"Yes. Ofcourse I will use them, but their numbers are still little, we have a total of five hundred demonic soldier ants"
"They may be stronger than ten men combine but this is a wave, there will be thousands of Furies coming right?"
Craig asked.
"Nah, I doubt that, a wave doesn't really mean thousands will be coming, a wave can still be hundred of them"
"And it depends on the quantity of bloods being shed, I can tell from the casualties which occured"
"We will be encountering a wave of only five hundred and below to be precise" Ramposa stated.
"Hmmm….."
"Well it's still much, aside myself and Secretary Arnold who is a former knight. The rest of the citizens in this Village are ordinary humans"
"Even Arnold possesses the lowest type of Sequence Authority. He's a blue card user as well"
"The fate of this land rest on my shoulders"
Craig exhaled a deep breath. He relaxed his back on his seat.
Ramposa thought of something.
"Well you are a Demon Lord, so it shouldn't really be a problem right? Have you check your stats recently?"
Ramposa asked.
His brow furrowed, a look of concentration and comprehension crossing his face, his lips parted, a small "ah" of realization escaping as the pieces fell into place.
"That's true, I keep seeing my stats has leveled up but I didn't know how higher my physical stat is"
Craig spoke out.
He summoned the Pandora system and it's shimmering virtual panel appeared before his eyes.
"Update me my current physical status"
Craig commanded.
[Affirmative…..]
[Releasing the updated physical stat]
[Current Level: 20]
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-{Strength: 27points}
-{Speed: 20points}
-{Agility: 15points}
-{Intelligence: 35points}
-{Demonic Essence: 20/1000}
-{Fate Points: 0/150}
Craig careesed his chin while observing his stat
"Hmmm, I have zero Fate points, I guess that's understandable considering I added single one into my physical stat"
"Thanks to some missions multiplying my stat, both my strength and speed are quite high but my intelligence is the highest"
"It was higher even in the beginning, is it because I came from a world situated in the modern era?"
"That could be the explanation"
Craig thought.
"If I need to unlock a sealed sub authority then I need a hundred and fifty Fate points in total right?"
"And what exactly is Demonic Essence?"
Craig asked.
[Demonic Essence is the measured and calculated version of your Starlight Energy]
"Oh? Then doesn't it mean it's properly low?" Craig asked.
[Yes. That's correct, due to how low your demonic essence is, even your active Authorities are being limited]
The system replied.
"Hmmm, so what is that one thousand digit doing there?" Craig asked.
[A thousand Demonic Essence is the required amount to fully awaken your true soul. Granting you access to your true powers]
"Is that so? Then I guess I will have to work hard for it, how can I increase my demonic essence?"
Craig asked.
[Every time you complete the required mission, your Demonic Essence increases]
Craig exhaled a sigh.
"So Fate really has me under its control eh? With all the powers of the Demon Lord Zephyr sealed, only when I do it's bidding shall I unlock his powers"
Craig said.
"Tch" He growled.
"What is it master?" Ramposa asked, she had a worried look on her face, Craig couldn't help but smile at her cute looks.
Gently caressing her purple silk hair, she giggled softly.
"It's nothing baby, I was just thinking about something" Craig answered.
He returned his attention back to the screen.
"I guess I have no other option than to comply with the request of Fate and the system in its entirety"
"I'll start by completing this new mission"
Craig thought. Still stroking his chin.
Ramposa had an epiphany.
"Master, since the humans in this land are so weak and you want to protect them, can't you share your powers through a link?" Ramposa asked.
Craig's brows curled up.
"A link?" He asked.
"Umm yes, I call it a link but the rest of the world calls it Grace. it's kinda something like a god's blessing on its followers"
"That way you will empower this weak humas" Ramposa advised but Craig sighed in defeat.
"I already thought about that but that won't be possible for now. I've not reached the certain level to do that"
"I need to focus on now"
"Can you give birth to more children?" Craig asked.
Ramposa giggled.
"Yeah sure, but the numbers will be so small, for me to birth in large numbers. I need a feast and not feasting on humans"
Ramposa stated.
"Huh? What do you meant by that? Didn't you say humans are delicious?" Craig asked.
"Well it's true humans are delicious but they lack the nourishment which could help me grow stronger and break the limiter further"
"For me to birth more children, this incoming wave of Furies is the perfect pick for me"
"Devouring them is surely nourishing enough" Ramposa revealed. She had her head resting on his chest.
Gently caressing his abs.
"Hmmm, that's interesting. I guess this means the incoming wave is beneficiary for us since it will create more soldier ants for me"
"It would have also been better if there were a few awakened players in this Village, it will help them level up"
"There are only a few means for humans to properly awaken as players, the first way is soul enlightenment"
"When a human has their soul enlightened and they understands the depth of the world, they awaken their Starlight Energy and Authority"
"But there's also another way and that's the path I will be following"
"If a human is exposed to Starlight Energy for a certain period of them. The radiations will force the soul to be enlightened"
"And indirect means to awaken them and where can we find a proper domain filled with overwhelming Starlight Energy?" Craig asked.
"That would be a dungeon right?" Ramposa asked.
"That's correct, once the wave ends…..I'll be building up an army of powerful soldiers"
"For now, are you strong enough to take care of a wave?" Craig asked, still caressing the silk hair of Ramposa.
Ramposa's cuteness was evident, her face beamed with smiles.
"Sure, even though as an S ranked demonic beast. Only a potion of my powers are active for me to use"
"killing hundreds of Furies wouldn't be a problem"
"Have you forgotten? I'm not your average insect"