Chapter 229: THE RETURN OF THE BULLIED TWIN
THE RETURN OF THE BULLIED TWIN
"Well, our real enemy is the demon army and they have been repelled for now and the situation in Drachia kingdom has stabilized. It is time for me to reveal the truth to you", I told them.
"You reveal this because you don't want to be married to me?" Princess Xene asked me.
"Princess Xene, you are a wonderful girl. I am actually much older than you even if I don't look like that to you. I also have five wives already. I return the real Oriese to you. You will have a choice whether you want to be with him in the future or not. That is up to you", I told the princess who was still in shock by my revelations.
"This is a disaster. After all you did in Oriese's name, what will happen to our family if the world knows you are fake?" Prince Geoffraie asked me.
"Well, we have a choice here. I can return Oriese to you and let him take over with all that I achieved here", I said to them.
"My son will not survive a day with all the enemies you made in his name", Orol scolded me angrily.
"Yes, it is difficult for Oriese to carry his own name now", Prince Geoffraie said.
"The alternative is, I'll continue my alter ego as Oriese. The real Oriese can take on another identity, maybe as my long-lost twin brother and return to school in Tarah city. He can also take over the Kaleon family in time", I told them.
"Long lost twin?" Orol asked.
"No way you can steal my name", Oriese protested to me furiously.
"Oriese, there is something that you may not know. After I took your identity, I've increased the wealth of your Kaleon family more than a hundred times and your father's dream of becoming a part of the Mithridocus again has been fulfilled. I do not owe you anything", I told Oriese when he started counting the wealth of his family now.
Orol thought about the matter for some time.
"I'll agree to this. As long as my son is safe. I've also not lost anything from this deception. In fact, I've gained a lot more", Orol said to me finally.
"Alright, Oriese may return to the best magic school in Tarah city. He will also get the best materials for his magic training", I told them.
"Son, you can't bully people now. Your bullying got you into this in the first place", Orol told his son.
"You don't have to worry about Oriese's bullying anymore, I have a handler to make sure he behaves well", I told them when a girl walked in holding a small whip.
"Saye, is that you?" Oriese asked the girl.
"You make sure to behave yourself from now or else", Saye told Oriese as she held the whip on her hands and whipped it.
"What shall we call Oriese now? The real Oriese?" Princess Xenne asked me.
"We'll call Oriese, Erriese. Erriese is the name of another son of mine who died at birth not long after Oriese was born", Orol told us revealing about a sad chapter in his family's history.
"I'll use back the name Oriese in public for the mean time and I'll continue to use Oriese' face for a while before I find a reason to change it", I replied to them.
Then Orol looked at me strangely with something to say.
"I've been through much with you, Oriese. Even if you are not my real son, I don't mind becoming your adoptive father", Orol said to me and asked.
"I won't mind becoming your adoptive father-in-law too", Prince Geoffraie said to me.
"Sorry to disappoint you guys, I could be much older than the two of you combined but we can still be friends", I replied to them to their disappointment.
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"Breaking news …. Breaking news"
"The Bully of Starri is a really a bastard"
"The Bully of Starri kept his twin brother in prison and tortured him for years"
"The Bully of Starri has a twin brother, Erriese"
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"Lord Oriese, it is good to see you again. I heard much has happened to your family recently", Gagarine the merchant of Trogdol greeted me.
"Much has changed in Drachia kingdom recently. What is the situation in Trogdol now?" I asked the merchant.
"There are militias and skeletons remaining in our cities although they seldom go to the countryside. We destroyed all the existing roads to the country and established our own secret routes. The militia and skeletons have not disturbed us ever since", Gagarine told me.
Previously, Gagarine's friends were taken by skeleton militias in Uralis city after they went too close to the skeleton infested city. After I rescued him from the city and killed the new Lich King, Gagarine returned to the countryside.
"Do you have the new harvest to sell to us?" I asked Gagarine.
"We do but this will probably be the last time we are doing business", Gagarine told me disappointedly and regrettably.
"Why is that?" I asked him.
"The cold and freeze have reached Trogdol's countryside. Our crops are finding it hard to survive the eternal winter", Gagarine told me.
"I know about that. Here take these", I said to him and brought out several lanterns that emitted a fiery aura.
"What are these?" Gagarine asked me interestedly.
"They are called Radiance of Agni. The lanterns will kill the frost for a long distance, probably enough to cover a small farm", I told him.
"I know of this artifact. It cost millions of Aurs selling at the auction. We can't afford it even if we wanted to. Besides the lantern could at most provide heat to a small farm which is not enough for our use", Gagarine told me and explained his predicament.
"Take them, it's a gift from me. You don't have to pay for them", I told him.
"Thank you. These lanterns can keep a small farm growing but even this won't save the rest of our crops, but it'll help us enormously", Gagarine lamented and told me sadly.
Chapter 230: MAKING FOOD FROM ICE
MAKING FOOD FROM ICE
"Don't worry, I've developed a strain of new crops that are cold resistant. Use the lanterns that I gave to you to sow the seeds and transplant them once the seeds sprouted. Once transplanted and settled, the plants will not be killed by the frost until harvest", I told Gagarine about the miraculous seed I developed to withstand the winter environment.
"Are you serious. This will save our people", Gagarine told me.
"Yes, and you will continue to supply your grains to us, exclusively", I told him.
"Of course", Gagarine replied to me with tears streaming from eyes in appreciation for my help before he added, "If there is anything else that you want from us, just ask. We will do anything to repay your kindness to us."
"Actually, there is something that you can do for me. It is something that will help you and your people too", I told Gagarine.
"What can we do for you and us?" he asked me.
"I need you to build a militia to eventually take back control of Trogdol kingdom from the bad seeds and the undead", I told Gagarine.
"But we are just merchants and farmers", Gagarine protested to me.
"Don't worry, we will help you. You'll also have the support and recognition of the Church too", I replied to allay his doubts about his ability to complete my mission for him.
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After the demon army left Drachia kingdom, the cold and freeze that came from Rizea became the main problem for the kingdom. This was an existential problem because all the agriculture in the kingdom couldn't exist anymore.
I've manufactured many lanterns using my crafting skills called the Radiance of Agni which could cover a large area with endless infernal heat from Hell that could melt the creeping ice.
That is a life saver for many.
But the Radiance of Agni was extremely expensive, costing many millions each in auction, keeping it out of reach from many.
"Why won't you just give the Radiance of Agni to the people. They need it for farming and general livelihood", Cassandra asked me.
"People in the Ten-Kingdoms practices magic, so they can survive in the cold", I replied to her.
"But the plants and crops couldn't survive in the cold, master. Templar's magic comes mainly from digestion of food, many people may die due to starvation", Meera added.
"Red Witch helped me discover several strains of crops that can survive in the cold, provided we have the know how to grow them. I've given the seeds to Gagarine to grow in Trogdol, together with the grains we grow in Nyx kingdom, they will provide us with all the grains we need in the future", I told them.
"Why not grow the seeds here in Drachia kingdom? There are many farms here," Ratatouille asked me.
"Well, almost all of the cities in Drachia are now protectorates of the Church. The Church would want high protection money for the privilege. If the kingdom's agriculture is ruined by the ice, there wouldn't be enough money for the church. The Church had to accept the situation. I didn't kick out the demon army to enrich the fat Eunuchs of Elis, will I?", I explained to them and asked.
"So, you want the whole kingdom to be poor, so you pay less taxes?" Cassandra asked me.
"Yes, we control the grain trade so we will make enormous profit from it, leaving little money for the people to pay taxes. So, they'll have to pay less taxes while we make lots of money", I told them.
"The people may starve if they can't pay for basic food", Cassandra asked me.
"When they do, I'll give them grains for free", I replied to them.
"That is a weird and wicked way to keep your taps on the economy", Chash said to me.
"The people would also be beholden to you for your charity", Ratatouille added.
"You are both the people's Bully and Savior at the same time, master", Meera said to me.
"Orion will become the people's master if they must depend on him for their daily grains", Chash said.
"That is called Socialism in my world", I replied to them.
"Why don't the apostles just fix the damn Ice Corridor?" Rataouille asked.
"Maybe for some reason, they couldn't", I replied to them.
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"I've the three divine artifacts taken from the three families in Maher city, The Banner of Supremes, the Sword of Dominon and the Dagger of Night Culling. Which of you will be suitable for these divine artifacts?" I asked my friends.
"These are divine artifacts, with our magic, we might not be able to use them effectively", Chash replied to me.
"Let's try them first", I asked them.
My friends took turns trying to use the divine artifacts. However, their magic wasn't strong enough to wield the power of the artifacts.
"We can't use these artifacts. If we got them earlier and they were used to craft our golem bodies, that might be different", Cassandra told me.
"Yes, that is correct. I can enhance your golem bodies with the divine artifacts", I told them.
"I thought we can only get one enhancement with your golem enhancement skill, master?" Meera asked me.
"Yes, that is a problem", I replied to her.
I've learned magic that could enhance my golems, but that magic could only be used once. Most of my golem friends already had an enhancement on them.
"I haven't got an enhancement yet", Chash told us suddenly.
"You are right, do you want your golem body to be enhanced with the divine artifact?" I asked him.
"I don't mind but you no longer could cast the special flame that creates golem and enhancement", Chash replied to me.
"Don't worry, I can cast the Rainbow Enigma flame now. Seamus the Meek gave me the ability although my flame couldn't create golems. But crafting an enhancement is possible", I told him.
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