161 Chapter 158 A New Demon King (2/2)
”I hope you aren't upset with me, for not warning you of the influx of messages. I don't know how you are dealing with our system,” the dragon-kin said apologetically.
”It is fine. I can deal with it. Thank you,” Joseph said, before turning away from him and moving to one of the vacated chairs to sit while he dealt with the work load.
”Is there a reason you chose the bunny's chair?” asked Stella, slightly annoyed, as she examined the broken table. It looked like it wasn't the first time it had been broken.
Joseph looked down, surprised, and realized he had indeed sat in the bunny chair. With a shrug, he went back to the messages in his head.
-All my subjects are to report to the mountain before the end of the third day starting tomorrow. Any who can not make it in that time, are to message me with a reason why. This is not optional. You will be left alone when the mountain leaves for our new home.-
Joseph nodded to himself as he turned back to the system after sending the royal message out.
'Being able to use telepathy is useful, but this is fantastic for spy reports and secret orders. And emergency messages from people would also be awesome. Not everyone will be able to learn mind sending magic.'
(THIS IS A SLIPPERY SLOPE YOU WANT TO TRAVERSE.)
(5 POINTS TO BUY THE SYSTEM MESSENGER SERVICE, BUT IT ONLY COVERS SENDING. OTHERS HAVE TO BUY IT IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE MESSAGES BACK.)
'Can you let dad know?'
(YES, BUT HE IS RATHER LOW ON POINTS JOSEPH. HE SPENT MOST OF HIS SAVINGS GETTING THE SLAVES BACK, OR TO SAFETY, AND EARNS POINTS ONLY WHEN CONTRACTING A CERTAIN THRESHOLD OF SLAVES. AFTER HE FREED THEM FOR YOUR KINGDOM, HE IS NOT GOING TO GET MORE POINTS EASILY.)
'Can I buy it for him?'
(I'LL ALLOW IT FOR THIS.)
(CONFIRM 10 POINTS FOR 2 COPIES OF SYSTEM MESSENGER SERVICE?)
'Yes.'
(INSTALLING.)
'Why don't you give that message normally?'
(I WAS INSTALLING THE OPTION IN MYSELF NOT YOU. I'M REALLY SURPRISED THAT MY BETA VERSION MADE SOMETHING USEFUL. MAYBE I SHOULD REVIEW ALL OF MY OLDER VERSIONS TO SEE IF THEY HAVE ANYTHING USEFUL. ALRIGHT YOU CAN SEND MESSAGES TO THE OTHER SYSTEM USERS ON YOUR FRIEND LIST.)
'So, about this mini-map feature?'
(YEAH, IT'S A BIG UPGRADE OVER YOUR DAD'S SLAVE DETECTION SYSTEM. IT EVEN REVEALS THE AREA AROUND YOUR UNITS. AGAIN, RATHER SURPRISED. I KIND OF GET THE FEELING SOMEONE ELSE MESSED WITH THIS VERSION AND IT DIDN'T JUST EVOLVE ON ITS OWN. I WONDER IF IT INTERACTED WITH THESE ”HEROES” BEFORE AND THAT DID SOMETHING.)
'How many points for the mini-map?'
(HMM, IT CAN EVEN GENERATE QUEST INDICATOR MARKERS. OH, HOW ABOUT 50? ACT NOW AND I'LL THROW IN THE ENEMY RADAR FUNCTION, TOO.)
'System, I've been wondering for a while now. Are you feeling ok?'
(I'M NOT SURE. I REALLY WANT TO PURGE THIS OLD VERSION. IT ALMOST FEELS LIKE I'M SUFFERING RESOURCE ALLOCATION ISSUES. THE OLD VERSION KEEPS TRYING TO TAKE MY RESOURCES IN ORDER TO PROP ITSELF UP.)
'Well, take care. I'm not sure how to fix you. Confirm the points for the mini-map, too. The enemy markers seem handy.'
{Dad are you there?}
{Joseph!? What's going on? Where are you? Is everything ok?}
{Yeah, I'm fine. Listen, I have a bunch of people I'm bringing back from where I'm at. I got involved in more shavist. I think that evil G.o.d that declared a vendetta against me is doing everything he can to hara.s.s me, even if he can't actually kill me at the moment.}
{How many people?}
{3,492,153 but none of them are human.}
{3…3 million? Joseph we only have about 60 thousand people here. That is enough people to fill 2 of the 3 kingdoms before the war broke out. Where are we supposed to put them?}
{I have some ideas about that. I'm bringing their mountain and the castle too.}
{If they aren't human, what are they? You know what never-mind. What do you need me to do?}
{Relay the info to everyone on the council. Start preparations. Let the mages know they can tap into the generator as long as they are very careful, in order to build some bigger structures. On the book shelf in my study. Fourth from the left on the third shelf, there is a blue book. They need to look at the design from pages 12, 14, and 27. They should be able to figure it out from there.}
{Alright Joseph. Your mother and I love you. Be home soon son.}
'So, system, about this messaging service…'
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