Chapter 14: The Invincible King
[Please select a tag (choose one of three)]
[(Mythical) Simple-minded, Strong-bodied: You possess a powerful physique as if chosen by the gods, but the gods are fair]
[(Common) Migraine: You occasionally suffer from headaches]
[(Rare) Gender Transformation: Your gender undergoes a slight change]
Seeing these three tags, Noah was visibly stunned.
The [(Common) Migraine] tag had appeared for the third time, with quite high frequency. As for Noah himself, he was actually somewhat curious about how the migraine count mechanism would trigger, and he really wanted to see what changes would occur to this tag after multiple selections.
It felt like a tag that might have progression or hidden easter eggs.
If it were two common tags and one unfavorable rare tag, or three common tags, Noah might have actually chosen it.
But this time, besides this common tag, there was also a rare tag and even a Mythical tag!
Among the six levels of tags, Mythical is higher than Legendary and second only to Root level tags—it should be the second best type, but...
[(Mythical) Simple-minded, Strong-bodied]
Although the tag description didn't state the negative effects, Noah could roughly guess from the name alone.
This was probably the kind of tag that trades intelligence for power.
Hmm... if given a choice, Noah probably wouldn't select this one.
But aside from this, the other two—[(Common) Migraine] would definitely be the first to discard, and as for [(Rare) Gender Transformation]... forget it!
Let's choose [(Mythical) Simple-minded, Strong-bodied]!
Simulation, begin!
[(Simple-minded, Strong-bodied — Activated)]
[You were originally handling some internal affairs of Britain, but you soon realized you couldn't understand any of it]
[At that moment, you happened to see a bird fly past the window, and its droppings landed on Kay's head. You burst out laughing and were spotted by Kay]
[Kay felt embarrassed but didn't say anything]
[Artoria came to report matters to you, and you directly exposed her cross-dressing as a man and spoke her name aloud. Artoria was shocked and prepared herself for your judgment]
[Deceiving the King is a grave crime]
[You didn't blame Artoria—or rather, your simple intellect couldn't grasp the implications behind the matter. It was only after Artoria explained that you understood]
[But you still didn't punish Artoria. Instead, you thought she was very clever and handed over all of Britain's affairs for her to handle]
[Artoria agreed and made you promise not to reveal her identity]
[You agreed]
After reading this simulation content and glancing at the piled-up documents on his desk, for a brief moment Noah actually felt the method in the simulation seemed quite good...
Artoria, you wouldn't want others to know you're a girl, right?
—Work overtime for me!
But in reality, Noah was just entertaining the thought.
Not to mention he still needed to make various preparations for Britain after the decline of mystery, even without considering that—after inheriting the experiences and memories from two simulations, the decisions he made were already quite forward-thinking.
If Artoria were to handle this, she definitely couldn't achieve these results—and communicating all sorts of messy matters with her might be even more troublesome than dealing with them yourself.
After all, Artoria has a very serious personality. If you were truly as foolish as in this simulation, Artoria herself wouldn't have problems, but if you had your own ideas mixed in and Artoria failed to understand them, she'd probably drive you crazy.
So better forget it.
Thinking this, Noah dismissed the idea and continued reading.
He was quite curious at this point—since this talent could be rated as mythical, just how powerful must the body be that was obtained at the cost of intelligence?
[You handed all work over to Artoria]
[You felt like you'd forgotten something, but since you couldn't figure it out you simply stopped thinking about it. Whenever anything came up, you'd immediately go ask Artoria. Though exasperated, Artoria honestly answered all your questions]
[Morgan arrived]
[Morgan originally intended to discuss the current situation with you, but after speaking with you for a while, she became convinced Merlin must have done something to you]
[After all, how could a knight who'd been perfectly normal just days ago suddenly seem to have lost his brains? Morgan felt this definitely wasn't normal]
[Morgan conducted a series of examinations on you but found nothing wrong—in fact, you were unnaturally healthy]
[Ordinary weapons couldn't even break your skin, magic was almost completely ineffective against you, poison didn't work, curses didn't work, even some conceptual attacks had no effect]
[Morgan wanted to draw some blood for research, but despite trying every method—even using the power of the island—she couldn't create even the smallest wound on you]
[Morgan was certain there was something peculiar about this]
[Not only did she fail to discover anything, but while practicing alchemy, you—the fool in her eyes—unintentionally watched and casually made some comments that greatly advanced Morgan's alchemical understanding]
[Morgan couldn't accept that you'd become like this, nor that you could still instruct her in alchemy despite your foolishness, but there was nothing she could do]
[However, you remembered your promise with Morgan and still appointed her as an advisor. Seeing that you'd only become stupid rather than wicked, and that you even remembered your agreement, Morgan stopped complaining after failing to uncover anything through her research]
[You completely neglected Britain's affairs, but with Artoria handling matters, Britain encountered no problems]
[Morgan knew you couldn't handle the Twelve Kings in your current state, so she dealt with them directly]
[Without you needing to do anything, Britain flourished and entered a golden age]
[The Picts chose this moment to invade]
[Your previous arrangements proved effective—the Selkirk Territory withstood the Pictish invasion and held out until your reinforcements arrived]
The people of Selkirk Territory were seeing their new king for the first time, and they witnessed firsthand how you wielded the Sword in the Stone, single-handedly chasing down the main force of the Picts. The Picts exhausted every means but could neither harm you nor hinder your movements.
Even the mightiest warrior among the Picts was slain by a single stroke of your sword.
Before you, war seemed nothing more than a child's game.
After the battle, King of Leonois, Rivalen of Selkirk Territory, immediately pledged his allegiance to you.
Soon after, King Arthur's reputation for being undefeatable spread throughout all of Britain.