"Wang Feng … Roland finally got what he wanted! He's on the headlines!"
When I abandoned all unnecessary concerns and pride, the things I did were so shameless that even I was afraid of myself.
I had gone to great lengths to obtain the flowers from a plant mage, and I stole someone else's groom's gown. I even spent a large amount of money to buy the balloons from the gnomes. If it wasn't for the fact that it was still daytime, I would have even prepared gnome fireworks.
In order to grab the headlines, I was going all out.
It seemed that my luck was quite good. At the very least, it was much better than a certain person who failed to steal the headlines. I didn't encounter any even more eye-catching news.
When the news of "kneeling at the crossroads begging for a reconciliation" spread, especially since one of the parties involved was the famous and famous female archmage Amelia, the former Truth Overseer who was beautiful, intelligent, and powerful, this super gossip swept through the entire city that very day. It was likely that no matter where one was, this matter would be discussed.
"Did you hear? That guy actually bought all the flowers and spent at least several tens of thousands of gold coins just for that one moment … "
I was both delighted and terrified as I watched my reputation skyrocket. I prayed that this matter wouldn't spread back to the mortal plane, especially not to a certain person.
But, what terrified me the most was Amelia's reaction.
If she had attacked me back then … I had predicted that she would have such a reaction, which would have been much easier to deal with.
As long as she attacked me, this matter would be over, and the headlines would be set. "Reconciliation failed" would also be a huge piece of news, which would further solidify my identity as a scumbag … By the way, it wasn't easy for me to think of ways to make myself a scumbag.
However, Amelia's reaction was completely out of my expectations. She didn't get angry, nor did she attack me on the spot.
She just clenched her teeth and squeezed out a few words from between her teeth, "Roland, you bastard." However, her voice was very low. Coupled with the mysterious blush on her face and the red glow on her cheeks, it was inevitable that people would think too much.
I could understand that she was trying to protect her image and forcefully suppress her anger so that she wouldn't reveal her true self. But, what did you say when you accepted the flowers with a red face? Did that mean you agreed to reconcile? But the problem was that it was just a rumor from the very start. How could you possibly reconcile without even starting a relationship!?
"Congratulations, you actually managed to get ahead of me, and you're even teacher Amelia. You're such a happy person, aren't you? Sigh, in this world, you are probably the only one who can subdue her. Treat her well in the future and don't mess around anymore. Otherwise, many people will find trouble with you. "
Kaid! Did this bro's wedding blessings come too soon? Don't stroke your beard and give me blessings from an otherworldly master. I'm not ready yet!
Alright, since I didn't think things through, I'm afraid I'm in big trouble.
Whenever we met, the usually calm Amelia would blush and not know what to do with her face. Her blush would extend all the way to her ears. A fierce tiger would suddenly transform into a cute tiger, and a crazy witch would suddenly transform into a young girl in love. This strange feeling of incongruity made me want to bang my head against a wall.
"Pa pa pa!"
Alright then, I had already hit my head against the wall, and my head was covered in blood, but the matter still hadn't been resolved. Over the past few days, even Renée looked at me as if she was looking at scum.
What was even stranger was that after I reached Venerated, I didn't receive the usual "infamous" or something like that. Instead, it was …
[Venerated (The Prodigal Son Returns): 20000/20000. System Notification: The prodigal son's return is more valuable than gold. You must treat him well in the future. Mommy is so happy! I wish you all the best! Hurry up and give birth to a super troublemaking and lively baby just like you!]
Alright then, I truly didn't know how to face this. If it was possible, I really wanted to die together with my System. However, there was another slightly more serious system notification that made me heave a sigh of relief.
[System Notification: Your reputation with the Mage Country of Arlodante has reached Venerated. The first stage of the Epic Quest "Battle of the Two Dragons" has been completed. By default, you have chosen the Arlodante faction. You will be rewarded with 50,000 Fate Points.]
[For the next stage of the Quest, please go to the capital of Arlodante and look for the Truth Overseer, Oslowen. If you don't trigger the Quest within one year, the first stage's rewards will be deducted twice as much.]
[88%, 10243]
Perhaps the large amount of Fate Points I received gave my System new motivation. My System's mouth became even more sarcastic now that it had recovered its energy.
As for the subsequent Quest? I didn't intend to do it for the time being. The rewards for this Quest came so easily. (Easy? Are you sure?) Perhaps the scammers would come later. As for the penalty of Fate Points, I could just sneak over and trigger it. (Do you think your System is an idiot?)
Alright then, I knew that I would most likely be scammed by my System. But at the very least, there was nothing wrong with thinking about it. I truly felt that this was a deep pit that I didn't want to jump into. However, based on my understanding of my System, there would always be a reason for me to jump into it. I had no choice but to jump into it.
After tossing all these troubles to the back of my head, there was also something to be happy about. At the very least, my Reputation was growing much faster than I had expected. I wouldn't need to activate my backup plan and risk being beaten up by Adam. I would need to drag the other beautiful mage Marguerite, who had a rather high Reputation, down into a forbidden love triangle. Perhaps it would even be a four-sided love triangle … For some reason, I felt a sense of desolation in my heart. In this day and age, apart from me, was there anyone else who would voluntarily become a scumbag? Why was it so difficult to obtain some Reputation?
Alright then, let's not talk about such heart-wrenching matters. Let's think about something more pleasant.
At the very least, our army had finished reorganizing. Although it was impossible to count on having a unified command, at the very least, everyone was quite interested in Ömdiroken. Until we achieved our common goal, we wouldn't have to worry about us destroying ourselves due to internal conflicts.
In order to avoid the situation of "Roland feels that he has an obvious advantage, so Roland directly AoS out, er, Roland typing GG (surrender), what a pity", I did my best to increase our chances of victory.
The first wave would always be sent out as cannon fodder. However, this time, the cannon fodder was of a rather high level. The mighty demon army became the first wave. Of course, if everything went smoothly, it might also become the last wave.
As for why I had to send them out? It wasn't that I was personally displeased with them. It was that all the other species and factions were displeased with them. Just being on the same side as the demons made them feel uneasy, as if they were afraid of some earth-shattering scheme waiting for them.
"You're saying that you have a top-level demon warlock controlling these demons? Stop joking! Do you think this is my first day in the mortal plane? Such a large demon army is definitely beyond the control of any mortal plane's residents. How could it be possible without the intervention of a Domain Lord from the lower planes? "
"Don't work so hard at the end just to let the demons take advantage of us! Before we figure out the truth of the matter, we refuse to listen to your orders. "
My reputation was truly terrible to such an extent. And so, for the sake of harmony and morale on my side, I unhesitatingly had Renée send out the entire demon army and have them act as the vanguard.
Reyne was also very straightforward, very directly agreed.
As I stood on the back of a demon dragon and watched the demon army march with destruction, leaving behind scorched earth, I felt a mysterious sense of delight as if I were the evil boss behind the scenes.
"You've only just realized? From a lich to the commander of the undead army, to all sorts of schemes, to the point where even the Gods are part of your schemes. You've always been a major demon antagonist. "
Alright then, I regretted asking this. But suddenly, Renée smiled slyly like a little fox.
"Still, there's nothing bad about being an antagonist. At the very least, bad people will live longer than good people. If you really were as righteous as the main characters in those novels, the cruel world would have long since devoured you to the point where not even your bones would remain."
As Reyne said that, she even leaned over to my side and gently rubbed her shoulder against mine like a kitten. She used a rare honorific, as if she was using her own way of apologizing in a spoiled manner.
"Hmph, don't think that I'll forgive you so easily for using the power of Chaos."
Although I said that, I was unable to say anything harsh to her. Perhaps ever since I noticed how similar Renée was to Prince Roland from back in the day, I had already tacitly accepted her independence and the right to make her own decisions.
"… When we return to the mortal plane, arrange for me to have a chat with Cavendish."
Hearing this, Renée's gloomy expression instantly brightened up as she smiled brightly.
"Okay!"
"Hmph, just give me some sunlight and you'll be so happy. Remember, power is only a tool. Don't …"
"Don't be controlled by power. Second Brother Cavendish also said the same thing."
Alright then, since when did he become Second Brother? It would seem that I had underestimated this brat's suicidal instincts. Still, there were some things that I still needed to remind her.
"Never trust Chaos, Chaos …"
"… Chaos is unfathomable. Anything that can be predicted isn't Chaos. That's why you need to learn how to control Chaos, not be controlled by Chaos. Second Brother also said the same thing. "
Alright then, since I wouldn't be able to gain an advantage with words, I decided to focus on "A's Past Army".
Not a single demon would be able to remain calm when faced with several dozen demon legions. The battle instantly became a cruel war of attrition from the very start.
As expected, Emordilorcan had a backup plan. As soon as the demons entered his territory, countless earth elementals drilled out from the depths of the ground, and violent earthquakes created countless ravines. As the demons fell into them, the terrain changed dramatically, and the demons who did not fall to their deaths had to face the encirclement of earth elemental creatures several times their number in the divided terrain.
However, there were far too many demons.
The winged demons began attacking from the sky, while the earth elemental creatures lacked warriors capable of flight. Soon, the battle began to tilt in favor of the demons.
"It can't be over so easily, right? That Ömdiroken seems to be exaggerating."
I merely chuckled. If the demons were so easy to deal with, we would have come looking for them the moment we arrived. That wouldn't have needed so much effort.
Even a broken ship would have two or two nails. As the most ancient Elemental God, even if he had fallen to such a state, he would definitely still have many life-saving trump cards.
Could these demons really deal with him? I wasn't that optimistic. I only hoped that they would be able to force out a few trump cards. It would be even better if Ömdiroken personally participated.
But judging from the current situation, I wouldn't be able to see that.
Suddenly, the entire area began to violently tremble and then shatter. This time, several dozen gigantic Giant Sand Worms crawled out.
These several-hundred-meter-long Giant Sand Worms were low-intelligence creatures. They probably only knew how to eat and sleep. However, none of the natives here dared to look down on them. That was because they were large, ridiculously large.
In their original form, the head of a Giant Sand Worm was the size of a gnome harvester. However, their snake-like bodies were more than one hundred meters long. It was even possible for them to grow to more than three hundred meters long after they fully matured. Their bodies were as thick as steel. They were impervious to all weapons and had no sense of pain. Perhaps they wouldn't be able to swallow you whole, but they would definitely be able to drag you into the ground and strangle you to death.
If you were unlucky enough to run into these creatures after they appeared, then even if you had already finished building your base, you would have to immediately relocate.
These powerful low-level creatures were originally viewed as the natural calamities of the mortal plane. But now, it would seem that Ömdiroken, the oldest resident of the mortal plane, had a way to control them.
The demons that Renée had transformed into were all natives that had just recently been demonized. Although there were a large number of them, they lacked a high-level demon commander. The earth magic and natural talents that Renée had inherited weren't much of a threat to the Giant Sand Worms to begin with. Their gigantic bodies also ignored the Giant Sand Worms' physical attacks. In a short period of time, the newly born demon army met with the most difficult enemy to deal with.
"Why don't we have the demons retreat?"
"There's no need. It's impossible to bring them back to the mortal plane. Let's just let them be a little more useful."
Renée's eyes were glowing with a dim yellow light. The power of Chaos was now under her control.
"Slaves! For the sake of your master, offer your final loyalty. "
The Chaos Flame Goblet in Renée's hand transformed into liquid droplets that fell into the air. The droplets transformed into a bewitching flash that dyed the dim yellow sky blood-red.
The demon army paused for a moment before quickly moving. They blindly pounced on the Giant Sand Worms, and then …
* Boom! *
The Burning God's self-destruction was basically a must-have technique for all natives of the lower planes. This attack was a mixture of flesh, blood, and the essence of one's entire life. It was at least three times the maximum power of an individual. Not only that, these demons even knew how to self-destruct together to increase the power of the explosion.
Even the powerful Giant Sand Worms were unable to withstand this endless self-destruction. They rolled about in silent pain as green blood flowed all over the ground. It seemed that the Giant Sand Worms discovered that the prey in front of them wasn't delicious at all. The injured Giant Sand Worms dived underground one after another. It would seem that Ömdiroken's restrictions on them weren't that strong.
At this moment, the demon army was still quite numerous. They formed groups and charged towards the Earth Elemental God's territory. Suddenly, the aura of a sandstorm appeared behind us.
The Inferno Demon Dragon hurriedly lowered its body and spun around, dodging that dragon breath. However, it almost threw us off.
"You actually dare to distort the noble will of my tribe! Invaders from another plane, bear the fate of destruction. "
That was the angry roar of a gigantic dragon. The sky was now filled with grayish-yellow dragon wings. As Ömdiroken's allies, the salons had arrived.
As for me, this was to be expected, which was why I smiled.
"Amelia, as expected of the salons from Ömdiroken's side. It's your turn … What? You're not going to do it if you don't agree? My great aunt, don't try to take advantage of the situation. Fine, fine, I'll agree to everything! "
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