Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Country Development (Part 1)
Author-Kun is here. I take the background of the country from the comics, not from our earth. This is my first try alternating between two timelines. If it's confusing, send me your feedback in the comments.
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Mogadishu, Somalia- 2010
In a secret base in the capital city of the country.
A young, 25 years old woman, with black skin and braided locks. With a golden crystal on her forehead and wearing green, semi-formal militaristic clothes, is leading the new batch of Freedom Fighters that just graduated high school and universities to the initiation site.
"O-O-Obax, where are you taking us?" An 18-year-old kid asks her.
"Didn't you say you want to contribute to our cause?" Obax says with a sly smile.
"Yes, but… what are we doing…(whisper) here?" The young man is scared. They heard all sorts of things about this place. Some teachers in their school even claimed that Obax had sold her soul to the devil, and is leading the youth of the country to the abyss.
"The Devil? "Obax is surprised about the claim." Hahahaha" she laughs at the statement, making the youngling even more scared.
"At that time, I prayed to god. I even prayed to the devil. But both had abandoned me. Only HE answered. Only HE lent me a helping hand."
Goosebumps start to appear on the crowd's necks. But, even though they are scared, they won't falter. As they want to fight for their country. Obax smiles seeing their determination.
She opened the stone door to his resting place. The place is lit up with a torch instead of electricity. Various plants can be seen growing in a desolate place. This is His place, the being that saved her 2 years ago.
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Berbera - 2008
The elf is busy researching to help raise a country's status. When it started a month ago, it greatly stresses him as "There's too much trouble in raising a country"
To help a population of millions, the difficulty level shoots up a hundredfold. He is now checking the culture level and education level of the country in various parts.
He is in a small village in the Berbera region now. The place is near a US military base, but it didn't bother him at all.
Suddenly, he hears an explosion coming from the military base. "Is there someone brave enough to go attack another country's base?" He mutters before he casts a flying spell and flies towards the source of the explosion.
From the sky, he saw several freedom fighters attacking the base with old, rusty weapons and no plan of attack. They just attack indiscriminately.
" Wait, we need to…" A young lady tries to strategies, but the leader yells at her. "Shut up and do what you're told!"
The young lady is Obax. If they just listen to her, maybe they will get a fighting chance.
However, the stubbornness that comes with old age, causes 100 freedom fighters to die on the battlefield. Obax is shot on her stomach and is dragged into the base for interrogation. The leader was already dead at that time.
She and 4 others are the only ones left, but barely alive. Among the survivors, she is the only woman.
"I wish you would have come sooner, I got bored with the prisoner of the camp", a burly soldier said to her while caressing her face. He didn't even care about the attack, all he wants right now is to devour this beautiful young lady in front of him.
"Maybe, if you satisfy me, I will ask the camp doctor to fix you up."
Obax spits at his face. "I'd rather die than serve you".
He got mad and punched her a few times in the stomach, where the gunshot wound is. "Just do what you're told. That's all your people are good for anyway."
Tears started to pool in her eyes. 'What do our people do to deserve this?' They attacked the camp base because the base had been taking villagers' prisoners and venting frustration on them. They are basically slaves to the outsiders.
The prime minister won't do anything, as he is already inside the outsider's pockets.
"Hahaha, you finally broke down." The military man guffawed loudly. This is the best feeling for him when people bow down to him. Obax is barely conscious. Her tears fell down her cheek.
"Wait, you're dying, aren't you. Urgh... I still have a standard so I don't want to do it with a corpse." He starts ripping off her clothes. "I still have time before you die right?" He smiles disgustingly and pushes her down on the interrogation table.
She prayed in her heart. 'Save…us'
Like magic, time seems to stop. The rapist is frozen in his tracks, with his d*ck out.
[Petrificus Totalus] The elf broke through the base after watching the woman for a while.
'She didn't break down, nor did she beg for mercy from the bastard even when the odds were against her.' He admired her determination.
'Well, this will cause my plan to just help the prime minister to bring the country to level up, go to the drain. But I think it's worth it.'
He said to her in a low, calming voice that was full of kindness. "Obax Majid, you show great courage and determination in fighting for your country."
"Will you be my avatar, and become the savior of the broken, the beaten, and the damned?"
"Isn't that a fu*king song?" Obax said while gritting her teeth to stay conscious. She didn't see the one speaking to her clearly at the time, as her vision was blurry because of the loss of blood.
"Give me a break will you, this is my first time doing this." The voice said.
"Ye-es" Obax said with difficulty. "I will do whatever you want if you help me save the country."
He is greatly satisfied by her decisiveness. His choice isn't wrong.
[Tier 4 Magic: Heal] A green magic flows into Obax. Her wound heals instantly.
With a flix of his finger, the pieces of Obax ripped clothes stick back together like new. The dirt and blood are removed from the clothes.
Before Obax could collect herself to understand what happened, the masked man said to her. "Come, let's go to save the others."
When she follows him out, her eyes widen. All the soldiers on the base are frozen. Only the soldiers. With a flip of his hand, all the prison cells opened. [Alohomora]
The prisoner is now saved. Obax led them all outside the base. The other freedom fighter that was caught with her is also saved and healed by the masked man. That was her first meeting with him.
Of course, all the other beasts on the base are slaughtered by her.
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2010 - In the secret room of the rebel fighters, selected people are gathered. Obax Majid said to them while pointing at the empty throne. "Kneel"
Those 20 or something young people are flabbergasted. "What are you trying to do, Obax? Do you want to become a king?"
These freedom fighters aren't very smart, but they know what is right and what is wrong. They fight solely for their country and the people, not to support another crazy person's regime.
Obax shook her head. "Not to me, but for him". Only she can see the elf sitting on the throne. He summoned the throne before these people came.
Seeing the crowd hesitate, and looking at her like she is crazy. "I used to be like that too." She said to them. "But I promise you, nothing bad will happen."
"I trust you Obax" a young man steps from the crowd and stands in front of the throne.
She told them before that she found a helper for their cause. "And our cause is noble". The young man will do anything for their cause.
The young man kneels to the empty throne, putting his ego away.
"Good Choice" an ethereal voice is sounding in his mind. He sees right then a figure that has been sitting on the throne. The figure is now pointing his finger at his forehead.
"Arghh" The young man screams. The crowd is terrified. "Obax, what are you doing!" They become hostile. One grabs her collar, but her expression didn't change, even one bit.
A woman runs to the young man, wanting to check his condition. "Are you okay?"
Panting, the young man's expression turns to excitement. "I just learned something when I kneel." He tries to calm the crowd down by telling them what he experienced.
"All of a sudden, knowledge about mathematics, physics, etc, war strategies, espionage, high-level combat, engineering, and economics is inserted into my brain. My scream isn't from pain, but surprise."
The crowd is in shock. They turn to Obax for an explanation, but she says " Kneel, otherwise he will pick someone else. "
One by one, they fall to their knees. All of the young people there are submitting to the empty throne. They see a figure for a split second before endless knowledge is poured into their brain.
Some get medical, some get an education, some get farming, some get politics, some get development, some get engineering, some get philosophy and humanities, and so on. An elite team is formed in a split second.
"Now, you're not a freedom fighter anymore. You guys are the backbone of the new country. Together, we will liberate our land and develop into a paradise" Obax said with fanaticism, as she conveys the elf's word.
All these trial and error in development, all the effort of a regime leader in advancing the country, and the knowledge of a successful nation, of those, were bought from the system. He bestowed these to the people. 'After all, you can't run a country by yourself.'
The newly made youngsters that have more skills and knowledge compared to everyone else in their country, are now on a mission to collect power and influence. The elf is making them enter various parts of the government, and they will help him in identifying the problems of the country.
"Most of the external threat is from the big power intelligence organizations that have been deep undercover in the nation's government. And the operation is off the book, so I have to identify them quickly so that I can 'fix' the problem."
The CIA, KGB, and others that are fishing in troubled water by destabilizing a country are a major problem for him.
"Their compartmentalization is no joke. After a lot of work, I still haven't gotten the full detail of their operations"
Funding warlords, bribing the officials, and destroying individuals with great potential. A lot of the stuff has been identified by him, but cleaning up is going to take a long time.
Some bases are suddenly destroyed, or their operation is exposed by a robed man with a purple glow in his eyes.
In two years, the situation had become extremely chaotic. But all the perpetrator could think right now is.
'In development, should I make a futuristic city?'
After a few bestowal ceremonies, Obax comes to him to kneel. "Lord, now that we have taken root, what should we do next?"
"What do you think we should do, Obax?" The elf said to her. She was a bit stunned before she started to think. The answer is in the knowledge he gave to her before.
"You shouldn't be afraid to make mistakes, Obax. I will stand behind you, and make sure that you guys will succeed."
Like before, he is still guiding her.
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2008- First, the education system. "To be honest, many schools are lacking, and the teachers are barely qualified. Luckily in the country, the number of teachers that take their job seriously is… almost all of them."
To educate the next generation, these teachers play an important role. He is a little surprised to see the number of good teachers there. They are lacking the facilities and material to teach, but their spirit is firm.
He said to his follower. "Do you know the easiest way to destroy a country?"
"Is it by a nuclear missile?"
He shook his head. "It's not by nuclear missiles, but by lowering the qualities of education."
"When education fails, Patients will die at the hands of the doctors. Buildings will collapse at the hands of engineers. Money is lost at the hands of economists. Humanities die at the hand of scholars. Justice dies at the hand of judges"
"Want to destroy a country? Just destroy its education, and watch as they will destroy themselves."
The youths that are following him are recording every word seriously in their book. Obax Majid, a freedom fighter that once labeled a terrorist because she wanted to purge her country's government of the United States' influence, is among them.
"However, education takes time. A time that we don't have the luxury to spend, so we need a shortcut."
"How is my lord? How do you take a shortcut?" Obax is in anticipation. She is suspicious of the man when she first met him, but after his wonders, she couldn't help but worship him.
Also, it's the fact that only the people he allows, can see his figure. So far, including her, only 5 people have to be honored. Others couldn't even see him or hear his voice even when he was in front of them.
"Pick some youth with undying loyalty to the country and bring them to me." That is how the initiation starts. He rented an item from the system, named Throne of the King.
When people kneel to the one sitting on the throne, a seed of faith will be implanted in them. Then, he waters the seed by giving them knowledge. It will be very hard for people to betray him or their cause.
His strategy is to let them take the helm. He will provide them with help along the way. After all, they are the ones who are going to live in the country, not him.
"Obax, I promise you, in 3 years, you will become the prime minister of the country."
She is greatly surprised by that declaration. A little doubtful at first, now, she could almost reach her dream.
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Present-day.
"The presidential election will be held next year. Are you ready, Obax?" The elf said to her.
"It still feels unreal, but I will do my best." She answered.
"To be honest, even if you did poorly, you will still be president." Another voice said as he calculated the percentage on his tablet.
Yinsen who had been helping for a while is greatly surprised when he knows what the Deer God is doing.
When Annika and the rest of the girls come, all of them are shocked. Annika had the greatest shock as she is not the only avatar of the Deer God. She had tears in her eyes for a few days before she accepted the fact.
"Obax's reputation is extremely high, especially since she got the country into the eyes of the world."
"The act of giving back other countries' national treasures that were 'found' and her innovative policy, not only earned her support from citizens, but also other parts of the world."
Of course, the act only says what Obax gives, not what she got from the countries.
"Since the previous prime minister suddenly went crazy and killed his generals and administrator with poison before he killed himself, Obax had been becoming the hope of the country. "
Ryan at home is making a peace sign at the statement.
Annika reported. "The opposition party had been doing a smear campaign, saying that Obax is a descendant of a witch and is making a deal with the devil, and their target is the youth."
Yelena said "But with monitoring, it seems like they are the ones trying to make contact with the demons. Should we respond to this?"
"Yes, we should. Get the information about the supernatural to Shield anonymously. I will take care of the demon contract." The elf said.
More accurately, he will dump the matter to Ryan.
Ryan:'Again?'
After setting some affairs, he asks. "How many funds do we still have now?"
Yinsen is a little frustrated by the repeated question. "You don't have to bother. It doesn't even cause a dent in your money. How could someone be a quadrillionaire and still worry about money."
Recently, they found an asteroid called Psych 16 that orbits between Mars and Jupiter. It is loaded with gold, platinum, iron, and nickel. The elf had set up a mining station there to refine the ore. He changes the asteroid path to make it fall into Jupiter.
One month he could get 200 billion worth of material. A year will be 2.4 trillion. His progress in mining the asteroid will be more advanced later when he completed a place to store the material. Right now, he didn't have one.
"Of course I worry, I could collapse the entire world economy if I spend lavishly."
While they are discussing, Obax voices something out. "My lord, a friend of mine from Symkaria, is reaching out to me lately. Should I meet her?"
"What's her name?"
"Silvija Sablinova, she used to train me to become a mercenary. It seems that recently Latveria had been moving against Symkaria. I don't know what she wants, but I think it's related to that."
The elf is thinking deeply. 'Lightbright (Obax) and Silver Sable. The world is becoming much more interesting than I thought, even if Obax didn't have power before she met me.'
Yinsen and Annika are searching for Obax friend information to show the Deer God, but he said decisively.
"Let's meet her then."
Although he is wearing a mask, Annika could know that he is excited. "Deer God, you won't take another avatar or apostle, will you?" she asks worriedly.
He didn't answer. Obax is a little surprised by his action. She will ask Annika, her senior, about the explanation later on. 'Will he take another?' A silent alliance is formed between them.
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Half a day passed by after Obax responded to Silvija's request. Obax thought that she would meet her friend much later, but Silvija was already nearby. The mercenary had been preparing for this.
'I hope that this will work.' Recently, Silvija founded an intelligence agency, in which she found something about the opposition party that is running against Obax.
At the same time, she wants to use this opportunity to get support for her problem. 'Otherwise, I had to accept the offer to work under Norman Osborne.' She is worried.
Latveria had been pressuring Symkaria for a few months. She had to do something to strengthen her home country.
Obax and Silvija meet personally inside Obax's house. If Silvija uses her identity as the ruler of Symkaria, maybe this will be a diplomatic matter. But right now, she is the founder of the mercenary group, Silver Sable International.
Drinking a cup of coffee, they have a conversation together. "So you want Somalian help in fighting off Latveria?"
"No, I want strategic cooperation with Somalia with my country."
While they are negotiating, the elf is in the room, but invisible. He was greatly shocked at the time. Not because of the Silver Sable, but what her face looks like.
"She is like the female version of Kai!"
The result of their negotiation will be concluded after the presidential debate later that week.
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In his Assassin Creed mode, Ryan is infiltrating the opposition party leader's house. He is looking for the demon contract.
" It's easy to find because of the demonic energy" It took him less than 5 minutes.
When he checks the contract, he feels a massive power hiding inside it. "However, it is not sentient." Maybe it's a low-level contract.
He checks the source of the demon's energy. The cold demonic power reminded him of… Ikhtalon.
"If it is true. Isn't this the perfect Opportunity? Obax just needed one last push to guarantee her position. " He smiles slyly.
It isn't time for Kamar Taj to interfere yet. "I will plan the perfect scenario for this!!"
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