81 Making Him Look Weak (2/2)
”Oh my, that was much easier and much more effective than I expected.” Elder Aran shook his head as he chuckled.
”It only showed how dangerously overpowered Stealth can be.” Sura commented.
The <System> definitely had ways to detect individuals in stealth and prevent them from sneaking in one's nation. The Sovereign Nation, despite being so ahead, did not skimp out on this. Luna was more than willing to spend the resources despite it being really expensive. Emil, on the other hand, wasn't as willing. He believed that he had kept his core member's levels high enough to detect any random invaders.
He definitely got too comfortable and even with Luna's emergence, he would never consider that the leader of such a large nation would be willing to put himself in any possible danger. While this line of thought was logical, it was easily exploited by Luna.
”Compounding on that statement, it shows just how much of an advantage levels can give,” Alea spoke up as well. Her voice was as angelic as it always was.
”Most importantly, we have all the information we need to take down Emil's nation even without Mascardo's cooperation. Should he attempt to betray us, the only difference it would make is that he falls along with Emil.” Luna added before turning towards Max, ”Max, how has the beast taming been going so far?”
”Pretty good! I'm maximizing my taming skill every day, and along with the taming items we've collected, we're on track to pair most of our soldiers up with their own mutant beast partner.”
”Good to hear. We'll set up mutant beast registrations later on to assign most people their own. Will they be able to form a soul connection?”
”To some degree, yes. Unlike the one we have, the beasts won't die if their 'owner' dies, but they will be able to communicate on the level of the soul. I can tweak it to where as long as they don't betray the Sovereign Nation, the beast will remain completely loyal to them. Of course, after bonding with their partner, the beast will have a deep connection with them, but a betrayal is still a betrayal, and to these creatures, loyalty is above all else.” Maxene explained enthusiastically.
This concept could be compared to a pair of really close friends or lovers, you could have the best of times, but if your friend did something to harm you intentionally, or you caught your lover having an affair, you would immediately cast them away... Unless you were an idiot.
Maxene got up as she skipped towards Luna and receive the pat in the head that she enjoyed so much. Max had a face full of bliss and satisfaction when Paco came for his report.
”Lord Luna, we've scoured the majority of the entire country. Luzon proved much easier than we thought, and Emil seems to be the only superpower here. I'll send you the report of our current inventory of Agimat and Upgrade materials as well just so you can see if it matches what is in the Nation's storage. General Leman has slowed down his mission as per your instructions as soon as Apple's Mage Corps left.”
Luna has specifically instructed General Leman to slow down a bit, not just due to him wanting to make use of Apple's Mage Corps, but also due to the previously unknown, yet rising superpower in the South. Originating from Davao City, the <Davao Death Squad Nation> also had someone who was might either be on par with Emil's nation if not better. This unknown leader was also quite ruthless. When some members of the Sovereign Nation got too cocky and explored a little too far, they were captured. Only after trying to use the Sovereign Nation's name were they actually spared, but not after experiencing intense torture from the leader who had his pride hurt after being forced to release them. There was still a way to negotiate after that, but if he had killed them, Luna would have every reason to send him and his nation to kingdom come.
After confirming the amount within the Nation's storage, Luna looked up and exclaimed, ”Excellent! Now, to confirm with Emil that we'll arrive by the following week. Paco, invest all the <Visanium> into our existing walls. Expanding further would do more than harm. We have everything we need to work with. Now, let's see how this clown is going to dance for us.” Luna smiled.
After getting level 60, he had actually invested all of his points into STR. This wasn't just to balance out his stats, but because he had to display an overwhelming display of strength. He could have invested it into AGI, but revealing herculean strength would be more impressive. Not to mention that his current Agility was beyond 100, his battle with Juan showed him that his strength needed more improvements when he was barely able to pierce the Enkanto's skin. Had it been a tank-type monster with the same level as Juan, their chances of success would be much lower.