It's impossible for me to kill Tosca.
Even if he made me unhappy, there was no need to kill him because of that. From a certain point of view, Tosca was just a toy that I was toying with. Furthermore, if I killed him in the name of a duel, it would give others the impression that I was the Head of the Xiling Empire, a narrow-minded person who would seek revenge for the smallest grievance. It was fine for him to be the leader of a small gang on the streets, but it was extremely embarrassing for a Head of the Empire.
Naturally, this didn't mean that I was a hypocrite. Hence, a small punishment was necessary.
After this incident, regardless of Tosca's background, his future was completely ruined. Perhaps his future wouldn't be any better than a homeless person with a broken family.
Even if William had spared his life, Agner wouldn't let the idiot who had almost ruined his plans off the hook.
Looking at Tosca's despair and William's gloomy face, I finally decided to let him off.
"Forget it. I only wanted to teach this arrogant young man a lesson." I waved my hand as I stood there like an old man. The temperament of an expert flashed in my mind. "I hope that he can remember that modesty and prudence are the qualities that he should maintain at all times."
Shallow Shallow, Big Sis, and Sandora rolled their eyes at me.
William was stunned for a moment, as though he didn't believe that I would let Tosca off so easily after offending the dignity of the Xi Ling Empire. After a brief moment, he finally confirmed that he didn't hear wrongly and immediately said emotionally, "Thank you! Benevolent Emperor Schilling! As expected, only someone with your qualities can stand on the same level as the Radiant God … "
I couldn't be bothered to listen to his bootlicking, so I waved my hand in annoyance. William, who was about to continue bootlicking, immediately shut his mouth tactfully.
"Alright, now that everything has been done, it's obvious that we don't need the support of human forces at all. So, according to the plan I proposed earlier, I'll leave the enemy's eastern army to you, and my companions and I will focus on the enemy's western army and the hidden main force. What do you think?"
Without a doubt, the exaggerated strength that Pandora and Shallow Shallow had displayed was witnessed by many of the upper echelons of the Orlando Empire. If they were doubtful and repulsed by the Shiring Apostles in the past, such thoughts no longer existed. In fact, if it wasn't for the issue of their reputation, I felt that some of them would have schemed to let us take over the responsibility of dealing with the Abyss …
Thinking about it, it was really strange. We were the ones who came to help, but we had to go through such trouble. That was why I hated stubborn religious people the most …
* * *
The greatest characteristic of magical creatures was that they didn't need to rest at all. They didn't feel fatigue or fear. They also didn't ask for compensation or better treatment. As long as the power of the Abyss in their bodies hadn't been dispelled, they could continue moving. That was why this monster army, which could march day and night without eating or drinking, was advancing at an incredible speed. A few days ago, they only occasionally appeared on the edge of Pandora's radar, but now, they were already nearing the borders of the Orlando Empire.
We were currently camped on a nameless highland near the borders of Orlando, ready to engage the enemies that were about to enter our attack range.
Considering the frightening attack power of our main DPS and the long-range combat style of our entire army, if we were to fight against the monster army, it would definitely affect a large number of human cities. That was why we could only choose to camp in the wilderness — Oh, Grudges …
"It would be great if the Bubble was still around."
I couldn't help but grumble as I looked at the simple and crude walls around me that weren't up to snuff in terms of durability and the crooked "table" in front of me.
As a special Schilling Host that could evolve, Little Bubble had the ability to learn, create, and have independent consciousness that ordinary copies didn't have. This meant that she could be like her mother, Bubble, and become a mother machine that could produce the next generation of Schilling Host instead of becoming a one-off copy. But correspondingly, she had her own flaws — her growth process was too slow, not much faster than an ordinary human child.
Although the Schilling Host that was created through ordinary methods had low intelligence and no creativity, they were born with a complete set of Schilling blueprints and could immediately start working like a computer with pre-installed office software. But Little Bubble was different. Although she had a large number of blueprints in her little head, her three-year-old mind wasn't able to grasp such profound things. In other words, the current Little Bubble didn't possess the functions of a Schilling Host at all.
That was evident from the fact that the barracks in which we now lived was as askew as a child's block, and the defensive turret outside, which, though powerful, required major repairs after each attack, was slanted at a 45-degree angle.
What a tragedy, what a tragedy …
"Urgh …"
Little Bubble curled up in my arms and let out an indignant cry. Then, she moved her little head back and forth.
As expected, it was too much to ask a child who didn't even know how to speak to attack the base at the frontlines.
I rubbed Little Bubble's head and reiterated my opinion, "I still feel that we should send Little Bubble back. She's too young and it's still a little dangerous for her to go to the battlefield."
Sandora shook her head and said, "Don't look down on Schilling Host. No matter how young she is, it's still possible for her to build a few individual cannons. Moreover, she also has an ultimate life-saving skill. At most, she would be scared, but she wouldn't be in any danger."
I knew that what Sandora said made sense, but I just felt that it was a little strange for such a young girl to go to the frontlines to kill enemies. But in the next second, Pandora pushed Little Bubble to the side and snuggled into my arms. I suddenly remembered that in the Xiling Empire, lolis were very powerful creatures …
I spent a lot of effort to calm down the two little lolis who were squirming restlessly in my arms. Then, I suddenly noticed that my older sister who was sitting at the other table seemed to be writing something at a very fast speed.
… Was it just my imagination? Why did I feel like I saw black resentment rising behind my older sister's back? Also, what was with the sinister smile that my older sister would show when she was stirring a pot of poison in an anime?
At this moment, the others also noticed the situation on my older sister's side. Then, everyone including Sandora shuddered in unison. Jingle, who was originally counting the number of holes in the ceiling of the house, slipped into my collar.
Although my older sister's resentment was soaring, was there a need to be so exaggerated?
"It's done!"
My older sister suddenly shouted happily. The cold resentment in the surroundings was swept away. Then, she raised her masterpiece and walked towards us to show off.
I could finally take a breath of relief.
It was obvious that my older sister didn't know how wide the range of her ability was. She just placed a stack of white paper in front of us.
Oh, it wasn't white paper anymore. Every piece of paper had something on it.
Circles, a lot of circles …
"Shaobing?" I said the only thing that my pitiful imagination could think of. To be honest, I was really a bit hungry.
My older sister hit me on the head. Then, she proudly raised the stack of paper and said, "This is the secret weapon that I prepared — — Calamity Beacon!"
What a fierce name. However, when used on a piece of paper that was full of circles, it was full of a funny meaning.
Looking at our strange expressions, my older sister frowned in dissatisfaction. Then, she dragged me outside and ordered, "Follow me!" Everyone immediately followed closely behind. We wanted to see what great results my older sister had come up with.
There was a small empty space outside of our temporary camp. It was just right for an experiment. My older sister took out a piece of paper from the stack of so-called Calamity Beacon and laid it on a rock. Then, she pulled us backwards.
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