It has been more than a month since I dominated the ants.
During that time a lot of changes have occurred in the ants nest.Because of the "king of the ant title" I am now able to do a lot of things with the ants. Things like communicating with them,Share my senses and skill with them,I can summon them and also teleport to wherever they are. The most important factor I am satisfied with is their evolution.The worker ants evolved and are now able to stand on two legs. The evolved form is referred to as "gentry". The four gentry that were guarding the nucleus meaning the standing ants evolved to "Marshal"..While the last gentry that acted as the leader evolved to a "phylum".For the worker ants the changes they had after undergoing evolutionIs becoming bigger, being able to stand on two legs, Increased strength, stamina, speed and intelligence.While for the four gentry now have exoskeleton like appearance.Unlike before that their body could be easily damaged with just a punch, Because of the Exoskeleton body their durability has gone up. They also now have a more human like appearance, Like knights putting on full body armor.They also have developed skills which I believe they got from me with the ability share.Their physical abilities are nothing like before, they have also developed affinity for Elemental magic.For the one that evolved into a phylum he has become a complete badass. His body weight that was slim is now medium,The antenna on is head is now gone and his face is more human,The exoskeleton covered his whole body like a suit of armor and the Aura he emitted is dominant It is safe to say he is no longer a reflection of who he was before.The evolution increased the ants power by a lot,Making me the biggest benefitter. There is just one issue that needs resolving and that is their name. Although they had no name before they were still able to communicate with each other. It is indeed a good feature except that I am not comfortable with that. As a former human I am used to using names as a means of identification,Regardless of whether I can interact with them or not they need to have a name so I took it upon myself to name them. I named the phylum ant Acestes and the other four (Achlys, Abellone, Adad and Apheastus).After the naming I made a department and assigned them to their suitable role to operate in.Fighting against the Conrad requires a lot of preparation that needs to be done, to assure my victory I need to draft up a board and set up preparations for it. One of the preparation includes reliable information. There is this saying "keep your friends close and your enemies closer". I decided to do just that. I put Achlys in charge of gathering information using one of the skills I gave him, (Space Control). with this ability he is able to teleport to a location he has been to before and also able to hide himself in a space void, a place with no life of the sorts. It is like his own personal world and only those he grants access to can enter the void. He also has cloning abilities making him the perfect Ninja candidate. The other needed preparation is training. Although the evolution has greatly increased the ants overall strength, It is still not enough for me. We are going up against humans who will be armed with weapons and capable of using swordsmanship techniques, To counter that I want the ants to also learn swordsmanship. Even if it is just the basics they know it is still better than just relying on brute strength, They need to polish both their skills and abilities, only then can they function to their full potential. Abellone is in charge of this department as he has demonstrated his compatibility with weapons that I took from the Arian kingdom.Abellone's task is to recruit those with talent in the sword, bow, Spear, shield and the likes.The next one on the list is supplies. My body has shown no sign of needing nutrients to survive,Rather it operates on mana for survival. But that is not the case with the ants. They need to feed to survive and scavenging is not really a reliable option, Especially when I am grooming soldiers to fight in an upcoming war. I needed a more self reliable option and there was only one I could think of "Farming".At first it was hard for the ants to adopt the farming policy due to their inherent nature of being a scavenger but with the help of my title they were able to gradually and progressively adapt to it. Adad who has an shown affinity with the wind and water Elemental is put in charge of the aspect. The last which is also the most important of all the factors' is a base. To carry out all the above tasks a functional base is needed. I gave Apheastus how has an affinity with earth and wood the knowledge of how building's were made in my former life for him to work with. In no time he filled the empty base with medieval buildings made from wood.At first accomplishing all this tasks seemed impossible, We had a lot of continuous trials and failures and it all seemed almost hopeless. If it was not for my Title that ended up matching my memories with the ants causing them to evolve amd gaining one new general skill which is (Adapt to The King's Orders).Whatever it is I order them to do even if it is something they have never done or have no knowledge of the skill would take immediate effect overloading their brains with the basic knowledge required to carry out my orders. With the help of this skill all the ants were able to operate efficiently with Acestes as the overseer while I focus on drafting up ideas and strategies.In the ants nest villa's bungalows are being constructed with planks and woods,The most refurbished villa was made the abode of the King (White Demon) while the widest bungalow was made the Executive cabinet (consisting of the four Marshal one phylum and the King).In the room there is a conference table long enough to sit ten members. Sitting in front is the King(white demon) and at the right side of the king is Acestes sitting, Beside Acestes is Achlys and at the left side is Abellone, Adad and Apheastus in the order.At the end of the day King carries out a progress check of each executive department.[alright everyone time for the briefing, Acestes you can begin] [yes my king, we have a total of five thousand gentry, Abellone recruited two thousand gentry for weapon profiency training, Adad has one thousand and five hundred in the farming department, Apheastus also has one thousand and five hundred gentry working on the building construction]. [Achlys is the only Marshal with no gentry under him, he instead uses his clone to cover up for the lack of subordinates]. Hmmm five thousand is not necessarily a small amount but compared to when I faced off against them I am sure they had a higher number[ Acestes is there a reason as to way the numbers is that low]
[my king the reason for this is because the gentry ants have a low reproduction rate as compared to the worker ants] So the evolution is this cause. True they did indeed get stronger compared to when they were just worker ants.You have to sacrifice one for one, "is it something like that". [alright Achlys what about the thing I asked you to look into] I gave Achlys the information collector to gather as many information as he can about the location of other insecter race like them so I can recruit them into our ranks. (hands over two square shaped plank to the King) [the first list contains the location of the insectar race you requested for while the other is the location of a Queen Taraect I discovered, although the Taraect are sub-insects they are much stronger than most of the insecter race] A spider ehh I did not think of that, it would be helpful if I can have their numbers and strength on my side as well[alright Acestes, Achlys, Abellone, Adad and Apheastus. I have decided I want you all to recruit the said race mentioned here while I personally recruit the queen Taratect] [All> yes King].In the Sabira mountain lies a Dungeon. This dungeon is home to high level monsters and the adventurers call it the death dungeon. Adventurers below A rank are not authorized to go in and even the A rank adventurers are largely advised to go with a party.To make everyone understand the threat and dangers this dungeon posed to adventures at large they ranked it S, They also placed a huge signboard at the entrance signifying danger. The Rank And Threat LevelF-E= 10/99D-C= 100/999B= 1,000/9,999A= 10,000/99,999S-SS-SSS= 100,000In a place like that a historic moment is taking place, A being shaped like a human covered in white exoskeleton, the shoulder down to the elbow is painted red and the wrist also red, the head shaped like oval emitting red mist from its eyes, at the side of its body is four horizontal red stripes starting at the armpit sides and ending at the waist.This mysterious being walks through the dungeon's entrance with elegance and not a hint of fear in his eyes,
"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" "It is an empty space filled with utter silence"there were no sign's of building or people and the atmosphere continued to grow heavyThe glistening of the Sun could not be seen and the arrays of the moon vanished leaving inyl the shadows to roam. In the midst of the emptiness is a robust man with a luxurious pajamas. This man ran for his dear life,He had no idea of where he was or where he was heading to but he knew he had to run. Even though it was too dark to see anything he could still feel it, The overwhelming presence that was tailing him with every step he takes and so he ran as far as his legs could take him. Eventually his robust body gave out as he fell down on his face, A hand large enough to grab his whole body stretched out of the darkness and the man screamed as loud as he could before waking up.He woke up from his bed with deep gasp, He could feel his body sweating profusely and his heart on the verge of collapse. Zarek surveyed his surroun
It is a fine morning but not being able to savour the nights unconsciousness is frustrating. Laying in the comfy bed I closed my eyes through dawn hoping I would fall asleep in my newly acquired mansion,The result however was the same as when I was in the ant's colony.I stood up to go to the side of the window,Getting there I basked in the sun as I view my fief from out the window. This past few days have been really fulfilling I thought. After recruiting the insects and the sub insectsinto the colony (the spider family and the Bee family), I gave the two queen names like Mia and Luna.With the both of them joining our ranks the colony's power has increased threefold and so I made them a part of the executive's so thanks for their willful enlistment. The Taratect queen is in charge of producing silk with her webs,Even though the colony does not need clothes, I plan on importing it to Edevin the city I inherited from Count Zarek. The Queen Bee is in charge of producing honey
Bellrath forest,A wide woodland is the dwelling place for the elves. For centuries intruders have come seeking the resources the Bellrath forest has to offer but they have all been purged away by the elves. With their life longevity their traditions and culture have been well maintained and preserved.The elves are known for their exceptional weapon proficiency amongst all the other race.Legend also has it that the first queen of the elves was one of the three gods of creation signified by her emarald green eyes,That is why the royals who her the direct descendants of the queen also have green emarald eyes.The elven royals have a very large mana pool especially the queen,Before the reign of the current emperor the elven queen and the beast king were considered the most powerful and domineering in the southern continent.The abilities the elven royals inherited from the first queen are,The emarald eyes,The effect of the emarald eyes is perfect illusion, an ability that places a
This is a serious dilemma,I knew the other Lord's would be dissatisfied with my appointment but them declaring war was out of my calculations,I have been too affected by the norms of earth that I forgot this is not earth,War is a normal occurrence here,Survival of the fittest is what reigns. If I had to best describe this world I would call it a jungle where physical prowess reigns the highest. When I was summoned it was in a pool of blood and I had decayed bodies close to me. That is what the norms of this world is. "Damn it"!!!! In a rush to take over Edevin I forgot about what the other Lord's are capable of. Sending Acestes to wipe them out would be declaring to the world that I am not normal and I do not want that,All the cards are not ready yet, Going against my target in my current state would lead to a bad ending for me. [Everett is there any lord that would be willing to form an alliance with me] [ none that I can think of my lord, your background will most defin
Four days after leaving their various city,The Lord's army arrived at a valley of a day walk to Edevin. In there they set up their camp to strategize their method of attack.At the biggest tent sits the three Count's in a circled formation with Dian Vosloo chosen to be the acting leader of the expenditure. [when do you all propose we attack] [ is there even a need to discuss such things, as we all know the city right now is defenseless against our numbers] [Zareks neglection towards the army has made most of them quit and there is no knights, I am sure the people in the city will end up opening the city gates for us as anyone with good view can see this is a hopeless fight] [ alright then at daybreak tomorrow we will take over Edevin] [so how do we split the spoils] [we will settle that after we take it over]. After talking to the guild master he promised to help persuade the adventurers to volunteer but he did say that the entire decision still rests on them.I gave him a bou
The flame hands that were at the back of the Fire Spirit King launched at Ophel while still in midair,Ophel casted ice pillar and ice grew from the ground upon where Ophel was in midair blocking the flame hands, Ophel then casted ice lance and from Ophel's front a gigantic ice in a lance shape came out and headed straight for the fire king,The fire king seeing this stretched out his right hand and used it to ward of the Lance, Upon making impact with the ice lance fire came out of the Fire king's right hand and vaporized the ice. After Ophel had sent the ice lance towards the fire king he descend to the ground then had his two legs in a sprinting position pushing Ophel forward,The space made sounds of cracking as Ophel pushed himself forward with a never seen before like speed, Ophel came out of the smoke caused by the vaporizing ice and set his fist against the fire king,But the fire king dodged it with his left hand.A series of hand to hand exchange occurred between the both
The Lord's army began banging their weapons on the ground,A form of intimidation tactics to make the enemy understand the threat they pose and the invigority running through their veins. Sure enough the defense guards were all shrieking in fear,With low wages and worn out weapons,Honestly they have no reason to stand on the front lines to defend the city but they still upheld their title as warriors sworn to lay their lives for the people, That alone is commendable of them. One of the Lord's army came out and stood at the front of the army with a warhorn,He blew into the warhorn once and the archers came out in a vertical line of three,They strung their bows with fire lit in the arrow heads and shot it at the guards standing at the fortress walls. Edevin defense corps casted shield magic and transparent shield appeared to defend the fortress troops,The shield could not fully cover all the guards and some were hit by the arrows,Echoes of cries were heard within the fortress w