BXBX NOVEL Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Five-Star Companions
Or perhaps, They had discovered some weakness of the "Emperor."
Either way, For Reji, it is essential to explore the world\'s true nature over the millennium.
"Well done, Leo."
Reji first affirmed the intelligence summary provided by the Wisdom Demon.
He then said in a deep voice:
"As one of the participants in the \'rebellion war,\' Ilinor Kingdom, whether towards the Empire or the rebels, must have deeper and more detailed records."
"Our race\'s conquest of the world will inevitably lead to a battle with the Empire. In order to collect information related to the Empire and to further investigate the clues about the \'egg,\' I will need you to..."
Reji paused, his gaze sweeping over the three apostles before him, and slowly continued:
"Bring the Ilinor Kingdom entirely under our control."
The human world of a thousand later has already changed drastically from the first playthrough.
Reji\'s previous feelings for the world were based on the world he once protected and was familiar with.
But if, a thousand years later, the world has completely changed, even being taken over by "others," then Reji would not hesitate to use the demon race\'s sharpest spear in his hand, to shake the world a little.
"As you wish, My King."
The three apostles present immediately knelt before Reji, accepting the order.
The Sorcery Demon even directly asked Reji: "My King, the void passage connecting to the Chaos Rift is ready. We can summon our race\'s army to the kingdom and start the war at any time. Do you wish to initiate it now?"
But this time, it was Leo who refuted the Sorcery Demon before Reji could.
"Dian, do you not understand? His Majesty speaks of control, complete control, and war only brings destruction."
"Moreover, without a clear understanding of the \'Queen\' and other potential threats, I still stand by my initial opinion. There\'s no necessity for our race to expose itself.
Secretly controlling the Ilinor Kingdom, making it our race\'s public representative, using it as our shield and disguise, is the real strategic core of our Demon King!"
After educating the Sorcery Demon, Leo shook his head, seemingly thinking the other demons were somewhat slow, and conversing with Reji, the demon king with grand visions, was the most reassuring and his favorite.
The Wisdom Demon then eagerly volunteered to Reji:
"My King, I earnestly request that you continue to entrust me with this heavy responsibility. I am confident that within three months, without any war, I can completely bring the Ilinor Kingdom, the entire royal family, under the dominion of our race, submissive to your rule."
Leo truly understands himself.
This is also what Reji wanted.
"Good, I believe you won\'t disappoint me, Leo."
The Wisdom Demon placed his hand over his chest and bowed deeply to Reji, to express his gratitude for the King\'s trust in him and his absolute confidence in taking control of the Ilinor Kingdom.
Three months was actually Leo being cautious, leaving a lot of leeway.
In reality, the Wisdom Demon believed one and a half months would be entirely sufficient.
The discussion about the "egg" temporarily came to a close.
Next, it was time to turn to another equally important topic.
"My King, about the elves."
Leo felt a bit troubled.
He thought there was only the Insect Race to investigate before the Demon King summoned him, but now, the elves have also appeared.
It\'s as if
It seems that a thousand years later, it\'s not only their demon race that has made a comeback.
Seeing Leo a bit overwhelmed, Reji easily resolved this.
"Leo, you continue to focus on controlling the kingdom. As for the elves, leave them to me."
If it were any other apostle saying this, the Wisdom Demon would not agree.
After all, although the elves were also one of the many races they had conquered, precisely because of this, Leo was very aware of the elves\' formidable strength.
The Insect Race specialized in flesh, while the elves have powerful magical abilities that even the "Sorcery Demons" must learn from.
So, the sealing method mentioned by the elves, Leo took it very seriously, not as a joke.
And this is different from the "Queen."
This is extremely urgent, elevating the situation to the level of the "existence of the demon race."
For such a significant matter, Leo actually wanted to take it upon himself.
The Wisdom Demon trusts no one with it.
Except for one person.
That is the Demon King.
"I\'m very sorry, my King. I will do my utmost to handle the Ilinor royal family as soon as possible, to assist you early. Should you have any needs, please command us without hesitation. All apostles are at the disposal of your Majesty."
"Rest assured, when needed, I will not be stingy."
Reji\'s words were not just for show.
He immediately turned to the Sorcery Demon and said, "Dian, since the void passage is already constructed, let\'s not waste it. Notify Eileen and tell her. It\'s time."
"My King, you mean..."
Reji scanned the surroundings with his gaze.
Count Vedler\'s estate, already completely taken over due to the commotion caused by the arrival of the Sorcery Demon and the Wisdom Demon, why not make this place the first stronghold for the demon race?
After conveying this idea, the Wisdom Demon also nodded in agreement.
The plan was finalized.
Leo took his leave from Reji, and the Wisdom Demon hurried to continue his task of infiltrating and controlling the kingdom.
Meanwhile, the Sorcery Demon stayed with Reji, starting to reconfirm the coordinates of Count Vedler\'s manor, establishing a portal to the Chaos Rift, preparing for the arrival of their kin.
During this interim, Reji finally had the chance to open his system panel.
Indeed.
The reason Reji was so confident in telling the Wisdom Demon to let him handle the elves was because Reji was absolutely certain he could directly locate the Elf Princess.
The principle is simple.
Reji looked at his [Completed] [Daily Commissions] section.
Even though the employer, Ariel, is now akin to a crawling dog on the ground.
But that\'s irrelevant to the mission.
Completing the commission earns the corresponding reward.
And this reward is exactly as he initially envisioned, under the "Star Sculpt I" blessing of the Demon King\'s fate trajectory, it increased a hundredfold! Normally, the daily tasks in the game grant 420 experience points and 50 Starlight upon completion.
But now,
[Current Remaining Assignable Experience Points: 42,000]
[Starlight: 5,000]
Reji was very clear about his experience point curve. From levels 1-20, each level requires experience points in the "hundreds," from 20-30 in the "thousands," from 30-40 in the "tens of thousands," and so on, until it caps at "ten million."
Thus, it\'s evident that daily tasks significantly aid early-level player growth. However, after level 30, they become less effective, and players mainly need to level up by grinding.
However, due to the hundredfold bonus (10000% exp), Reji can extend his profit curve, with forty thousand experience points credited daily, ensuring rocket-like advancement until he reaches level 40.
But now, Reji\'s focus isn\'t primarily on experience points.
The [Starlight] from the daily rewards is what Reji values most.
Previously, the game\'s "Child of Destiny" [Companion] system was introduced.
In [Random Bonding], one bonding attempt costs 60 Starlight, ten attempts cost 500 Starlight, precisely equal to saving ten days of Starlight rewards for ten pulls.
Now, with a hundredfold increase, he effectively has a hundred pulls in one day!
Think about how many times he cursed the game designers in the game, wondering why a single-player game was so stingy. And even the anniversary was more stingy, last one he remembered was only 3 additional wishes(Random Bonding), making the community on fire bombarding the rating on all the platform
Now, it\'s like he\'s got the cracked version!
\'Then What am I waiting for !!\'
\'Start pulling!\'
Although the Companion system\'s [Random Bonding] is termed random, as a veteran player, Reji has long discovered hidden patterns.
By using some related medium, he could significantly increase the chances of drawing the companion he wanted.
After using the elves\' relics from Ariel\'s secret chamber as a medium, Reji activated the Starlight.
A blurry map of the Royal City, visible only to Reji, floated in front of him with the [Bonding] system.
Following the expenditure of Starlight by Reji, specks of starlight sprinkled onto the blurry map of the Royal City, illuminating it and making dots of light flicker one after another on the map that was originally obscured by fog.
As Reji\'s fingers slid across the map, these dots of light, upon touching his hand, immediately reflected corresponding colors, with the majority being white, green, blue, and occasionally, purple dots could be seen.
Each dot of light corresponded to a potential companion that Reji could "bond" with. The location of the dots on the map was precisely where these "characters" were currently located.
After about seventy pulls, Reji\'s spirits lifted when, finally, on the map, a location resembling some sort of assembly hall lit up with an orange-yellow glow under his finger, symbolizing a "five-star companion."
The dot of light was picked up by Reji, instantly transforming into a golden card, with information related to the character appearing before Reji.
[Vielsia]
[Race: Elf]
[Life Trajectory: Nature]
[Potential Rating: (7.5/10)]
[Current Identity: Ilinor Royal Academy, First-Year Transfer Student (Auditing)]
[Likes: History, Lilies, Glasses, Spices, Pantyhose]
[Dislikes: Dogs, Demon Race, Roses, Knots, Eyepatches, Sticks]
[Personality Tendency: Lawful Good (86%), Lawful Evil (14%)]
[Character Intimacy: 0%]
[???]
[(More "Attribute Information" will be unlocked after successful bonding) ]
Reji finally looked at the character\'s card face.
It wasn\'t the golden-haired, blue-eyed beautiful elf princess he had imagined. Instead, it was a girl with some freckles on her face, wearing bulky glasses, with an ordinary appearance, the kind of common female student who wouldn\'t leave too much of an impression at first glance.
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