Bab 96: Final Trials- 30 Integrating Demons and preparing
Since the start of his journey a whole 3 & a half years had passed since then it was quite hectic living in a world where mana is constantly deprived
Zash had done all he could to fulfill everyday life problems of the People even improving the quality fo food and liveliness of the entire empire not to mention improving their standing of living and adding more happiness to the Ironhearts as well
just a few months back he even conquered the empires who had attacked them not to mention miserably fail at that Crystal heart empire was 3 times the size it was previously and from now on the borders will be required to be heavily monitored for a long time since it was quite big and vulnerable due to a huge forefront
to counter it zash devised development strategies and built massive cities and huge gates along with standard tolling and Identification systems in place to
Zash had even improved the newly conquered empires aiding the people with what they were lacking and overall boosting their economic situation making the public Immediately forget whoever their previous rulers were only the current leaders mattered to the public and hence the people now cared more about the Empire and it's Leaders which had overtaken their own just 5 short months ago than the empire that lasted centuries beforehand.
The scene shifted to a Well lit closed room inside which zash sat in a meditative position hurriedly Sipping a cup of hot chocolate as he downed a seemingly bitter pill he had just concocted moments before.
"/H#_&-@&!! Blegh i was right to have the hot chocolate ready that taste was F-ing abysmal" Epis(Zash) let out a shiver just thinking about the bitterness which had assaulted his mouth earlier
"Ugh it's hot" Zash felt a slow heat rising within his chest as the powers within him seemed to want to burst out
Zash seemingly sat between a flurry of storms as the winds picked up speed
"Come on! Open a Way for Me!!"
WHOOSH
suddenly the howling of the winds stopped and zash experience the wonderful feeling for getting to the Beginning stages of Elemental Ruler
It was only possible due to the huge amount of resources he could procure due to him being on a constant lookout not to mention zash kept on making and ingesting new pills suited for his current situation and forcing mana and Essense to saturate within him due to his Saintly Powers if not for that it was but a fleeting dream to even think about getting beyond Core formation realm in this world.
Zash looked at his well toned body and could truly say that he was invincible at this stage even his skeleton was capable of lasting a few tens of thousands of years as long as he was careful he was good to go
VRRRRRR
"I guess it will be happening soon"
Seeing the golden sheen before him with his special eyes Zash could see the Magical powers bubbling up unable to saturate anymore and on the verge of bursting
"It's been a while since I've been here I hope Integrating the Demon folk with the rest of the Empire goes well, if we pass this stage clearly the Demons will come in clutch with the eruption of magical powers." Fingers crossed zash went out hoping to see good results
"Sire"
Exiting the room he met Benedict who bowed to show slightly.
"Oh come on there's no need to be so formal uncle Ben"
"Excuse me but Prince Epis this much is a must at least after all you are a Saint"
shaking his head Zash's eyes turned sharp as he asked
"What's the situation with the Demons and how are the people reacting to it?"
"oh about that.."
"don't worry and tell me all about it"
"Ah honestly the past 3 weeks have been quite busy On when prince Estr Announced the plan to the people there were outrage and several protests not to mention a few churches also joined in on the protest but it slowed down as we introduced and demonstrated several demons in front of the public a few demons especially children.
The people became less afraid of them after that but there were still key differences like "The demons were stronger and could take more damage enough to kill a normal human but Demons respect the orders of the strongest of course not everyone follows these rules like rowdy folks and kids are included in that."
Prince Estr spelled several facts and even verbally abused the protestors abd gave them a verdict to either live with the demons or move out,
turns out it was quite effective and the Protestants dropped by half on the next week half of the demons were introduced to their own territory in the South as for the other half they were integrated within the normal people.
"We observed the situation overall in case the situation got hectic but it was quite calm and people got to talking with the demons soon enough mostly in the households which had children people were still wary but they are getting quite used to the situation overall.
But we must continue being vigilant as to prevent any unforseen accidents".
"Things are more good then I imagined them out to be."
"Before the integration our population was 768 Million especially after a round about calculating the three new conquered empires now song with the demons we have exceeded 1.30 Billion and counting" Benedict replied proudly
"Alright no need to be so giddy it's just that there is trouble coming and the demons are allied with us the reason behind integrating is a form of favour we give them a place to call home for now and how to procure food but we won't stop them if they want to go to their own home, wherever it might be right now"
"Any message from our neighbors?" Zash asked with a sharp gleam in his eyes
"Yes Prince Estr has read them but he's still waiting for your arrival to ask for your opinion"
"Got it, let's go"
Both made their way to the meeting room after greeting The Emperor and heavier as they too followed after epis
"Good to see you out and in good health little brother hopefully are you more powerful now!" Estr said expectantly
"Yes I am stronger than before" Epis said a few word for confirmation
"I took a look at the letters we have received and I guess it's no need to play around" Epis turned to his then father and Estr before announcing
"Send them invites let them all come to meet me and reassure them I don't need the excuse of meeting them to sneakily kill them all and conquer their territories our soldiers are more than capable of doing that putting me aside I'll even give them 3 days of immunity so call them all" Zash used his Saint's Eyes and gazed at the erratic golden winds blowing on top of the world.
'It should be soon'
In the Dark Gallery The Grey bearded Old man arrived with a annoyed look once more before shouting in the air once more
"Some God You Are!! Didn't you say it would begin a while back it's been more than 3 Years!! When will Magic Return!?"
"Ahh shut up will you always so annoyed with everything wait a bit more you aren't the only one waiting for your daughter's awakening she's my progency too.. This One is quite unique you see he's taking in Magic and other form of powers to absorb them and grow both spiritually and Physically it's very unique since the magic he has absorbed it'll take some time to saturate back especially since it has been a very very long time but worry not it'll begin soon since the gaps will be filled in by mana from other regions the instability will resolve itself over time give it 7 months or 1 year or a bit more. I'm glad to see such a great progency I'll gladly gift him this body since my will will last forever with him around"
"Yapyapyap Talk and talk some more that's all you do"
"Enough with that are you ready to have your powers back? It can take a toll on your body little fellow " the ancient voice asked seriously
"What more do i have to lose anyways at first I was always worrying waiting for this exact moment but now I just want it all to be over and done with once and for all especially now since this candidate is the most worthy and I think we have the best chance of getting through this whole ordeal" replied the Grey Bearded old man
They conversed some more before parting and returned to do their tasks at hand
The scene shifted to Epis who saw everyday people interacting to the new situations around them, the Local infrastructure and education system was getting quite busy especially with the new population boost creating more demand and hence more prosperity and liveliness
People were wary of the demons at first but seeing how alike they are and how different they were from even each other were somewhat relieving to say the least, some demons were afraid of Insects some feared fire or Deep water bodies even the children had different unique tastes and had their own likes and dislikes sone showed superior intelectual abilities while some were too simple minded or too dumb but good at following orders some lived off for defying orders after integration the people began to see and experience,
the people began to open up viewing them as their equals
Of course not everyone felt the same but such people were in the minority
Fast forward to 2 days later a huge line of caravans filled the gates as common people and demons alike got on the street to view the horse of VIPs coming in their kingdoms and going through checkups variety of people filled the carts but all had the same worried expression, even though the common people weren't in danger the power which made these bigshots trembling by their feet was enough as a display to understand how powerful Their Crystal Heart Empire was especially Due to both of their Prince's
While such a thaught was comforting to a lot some still felt dread at how strong their Leaders were.
"Pardon Our lack of Hospitality our Meeting hall cannot adjust so many people but worry not we've made enough preparation for your stay to be as comfortable as you it can be. Oh yes I'll say it right now.
Each Foreign Guest has diplomatic immunity of a total of 3 days you can visit most of the places but don't commit any crimes or you will be judged accordingly this message is from both me and my younger brother"
Estr's voiced boomed throughout half the huge plaza amazing the huge group of travellers they imagined it to be some sort of Sound amplification magic or something but reality was very different from that
But of course the common people were already used to it they too were at first amazed as it was purely Well placed Engeenering which Was well suited for Vocal Accustic demands half the city could hear one's voice perfectly from a certain Main point even though the people were used to it still it was nothing short of a miracle to them even though they knew no magic was Involved it was too miraculous to them nto to mention several other ammendities their Prince had made for them Truly Miraculous!! One cannot praise them enough
Even though Young Prince did so much and had a huge following as a Designer, Architect, Engineer a literally A Master of All fields Estr was the oldest and Held the fort down calm and steady in the battlefield he protected his home long enough for the Prince to awaken not to mention he even wooed a Genius one of a kind Healer who occasionally helped the people who weren't treatable by logical sense essentially Praise had to be given where it was due, Estr had a lot of following none of the people had anything bad to say about the Duo but as far as their deadbeat father was concerned... aside from the fact that he hasn't shown his face much these past 13 years the very fact that he gave birth to Two of such World's Wonders was enough to shut everyone up!
The things that kept people most excited were catagorized on the list in bars and surveyed by regular people as a hot topic
#1 Royal Heirs from Epis Estr
#2 New Systems brought forth
#3 New Foods, Drinks and Beverages which for a known fact even the so called Nobles Kings and Emperors had no access to even a commonor can disdain at how poor of a Empire others had after hearing the merchants talk they truly thanked their fortune they had everything and more in abundance.
The Satisfactory Standard of living throughout the empire was at a all time record breaking even when Prince Epis increased Prices and set standards high nobody questioned it mostly due to Epis being excellent at explaining and the citizens too felt a burning passion to prove themselves worthy by competing and showing their skills.
The Emperors and Nobles felt weirded out by how freely the public was watching them that too so openly without any worry some troublemakers wanted to go out and teach them a lesson but stopped when the recalled the warning and considering they were in a hostile Territory they somehow kept their cool while some troublemakers were carefully monitored by either their families or Royal Knights due to their reputation.
"Tomorrow's the day I will show them what they are dealing with and not to waste any of their time" Epis said surrounded by The Current Demon lord, Estr, Havier and the Royal Guards who stood firmly by his side
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