Chapter 358: Kingslayer
The battle between Jason and the Sovereign had taken place in one of the eastern towers of the castle, so even though that tower and its surroundings were completely destroyed by their battle, the main castle was still relatively intact.
"Look, it’s him! The Kingslayer!"
"He’s the one who killed the Sovereign!"
"Did you see him controlling those dead soldiers? I think he’s a necromancer. He even has a Lich in his army!"
"I didn’t think Earthlings were so powerful!"
"Kingslayer! Kingslayer, over here!"
Jason turned when he heard someone calling out to him, and he saw a group of beautiful dragonborn girls waving to him. The girls were all dressed in short gowns that showed their long, toned legs, and they were drinking from golden cups. The girls seemed to whisper something amongst themselves before one of them hurried over with a blush on her face and offered her goblet to Jason. Jason raised a curious brow at the goblet, but he saw how the girl was shyly looking up at him while waiting, and he shrugged before taking the cup from her and drinking calmly.
’Oh, wow. That fucking burns.’
The drink was a very strong alcoholic beverage that burned Jason’s throat on the way down, and he could see how the girls all blushed and squealed happily when they saw Jason drinking it! The girl who handed him the cup looked like she was about to faint from how red her face was, and Jason noticed how she ran her hand across his fingers when she took the cup back from him. Jason was confused by their actions, but a message suddenly came from his system.
[The act of a man drinking a goblet presented to him by a female dragonborn is an unspoken tradition in Radagan. It means that the man finds the woman desirable enough to bed her and take her as his wife or concubine.]
’Oh. So that’s why she was blushing.’
Jason’s eyes widened slightly when he heard this, and he saw the way the girl was blushing while holding the cup up to her mouth and giving him a very heavy look! It was almost as if she was ready to get into bed with him right now! Jason decided that he had to get out of there immediately, and he gave the girls a smile before he quickly walked off. Jason heard the girls giggling from behind him, and he shook his head at the strange traditions. Kingslayer, that was what they called him now. Jason didn’t have any problem with the title since it was just a name, and Jason knew that he would be going back to Earth soon, so whatever they called him here wouldn’t matter. But it felt a little surreal how quickly the people had accepted him and the other superhumans. It was obvious that they appreciated what they had done, but Jason knew that if he had killed this many people back on Earth, then there would be people calling for his head, even if the people he killed were terrorists. Humans were funny like that. But here, everyone loved what he had done, and they accepted that he killed for their sake.
Jason walked out to a balcony on the west side of the castle, and he looked out over the city below him. The entire city had taken on a life of its own in the time since Jason last saw it! His subordinates finally finished the clearing, and the civilians had lit up all the large bonfires! There were people playing music while others were dancing and rejoicing. There were drinks and food everywhere, and there was also a large bonfire in the center of the castle grounds where people were happily dancing around. The excitement from the people was so infectious that Jason felt himself smiling happily while watching them. It was good to see how much his actions had helped these people.
Jason turned away from the battles to look at his system tab to see that there were numerous messages from the system, and Jason scrolled through them to see how much things had changed.
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Kill Points: 73,430
Upgrade Points: 60
Mana Points: 1,065,956
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Number of Pawn Class Subordinates: [906/3000]
Number of Rook Class Subordinates: [363/300]
Number of Bishop Class Subordinates: [3/10]
Number of Knight Class Subordinates: 0
Number of Queen Class Subordinates: 0
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STATISTICS
Strength: SSS [30.4%]
Stamina: SSS [37.3%]
Agility: SSS [36.1%]
Durability: SSS [35.7%]
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Jason’s mana had finally passed the one million mark, and Jason felt pride filling his heart when he remembered how he had started with barely a thousand points in his mana when he first got the system! Jason’s other stats had also taken a massive boost from this fight, and Jason knew that most of the boost came from the Bishops that he had gotten. Ragnar had finally been upgraded to a Bishop Rank I, but Jason had also gotten the Sovereign as well as the Sovereigns Dragon as Bishops, and since they were Bishops, Jason had received fifty percent of their mana, and his stats rose by more than ten percent with each one that he gains as a subordinate! At the rate he was going, Jason knew that he wouldn’t even need to gain ten Bishop rank subordinates before he finally surpassed SSS Rank! He was just one step away from crossing the realm of mortals and moving into a different plane entirely!
Inside Jason’s Alternate Dimension, Jason saw that the Sovereign [Fulgar Rodge] had secluded himself from the rest of Jason’s subordinates. The man was sitting cross-legged on top of a mountain miles away from the other subordinates and had his hands folded across his chest and his sword lying across his lap. His massive dragon was lying beside him, and Jason noticed that none of the other subordinates were daring to come close to him. Jason decided to ask him what was wrong, and he saw the Sovereign perk up once he called out to him.
’My king.’
The Sovereign quickly stood up respectfully, and his dragon also stood up once it noticed that Jason was looking at them. Jason asked Fulgar if something was going on between him and the other subordinates and Fulgar shook his head.
’No, my king. I just prefer to spend my time in solitude and meditation. I have met with many of your other subjects, and they have welcomed me gladly. Although the man named Esdath is a little irritating to be around. But thankfully, Comrade Ragnar keeps him in check.’
Jason was a little surprised when he heard the Sovereign calling Ragnar ’comrade’. Jason could only guess that it was because of the man’s military background that he was so fixated on referring to others like that. Jason turned towards where Ragnar and Esdath were, and he saw that Ragnar was sitting on Esdath and sleeping while Esdath tried in vain to get him off! Esdath didn’t have any of his Cultivation or powers while in this plane, so there was nothing he could do against a powerhouse like Ragnar! Jason scoffed at the display before he looked around and saw that many of the Radagan soldiers that he had resurrected from their previous battle were spending time with many of Jason’s other subordinates. Jason was glad that they were all getting along, but he felt like there could be a better way to spend this time.
’I wonder if my subordinates can grow stronger as they train in this world? There is so much space in here. If I make the stronger subordinates train the weaker ones, won’t their level rise?’
The system quickly responded.
[Training your subordinates will increase their base instincts and reaction time, and there is also a slight possibility that their power level would rise, but the benefits that will be gained from training are nothing compared to the benefits that will be gained from actual battles.]