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POV: Steve

Daniel looked at me with narrowed eyes, not believing or not wanting to deal with what I was about to say.

But if I learned one thing about Daniel in the past few days, is that if you give him a chance to escape, he will.

So I have to push him now, or who knows how long it would take until I can find him again.

I took a few more steps, getting closer to him, and to my delight, he didn't run away.

"What are you talking about Steve?"

"Since yesterday, I felt 3 great gatherings of energy, and the only thing that was close to it was Trader Mace. So either 3 people are walking with powerful weapons, or there are 3 beings with that much power."

Daniel rubbed his head trying to get rid of the upcoming headache, but I still kept my eyes on him since I didn't know if he would run away.

"Let's go to another room and talk in more detail."

That was a relief, looks like he was finally taking me seriously and not as a burden.

The more I stayed in this world, the more I realized how ruthless it was. Everyone was thinking for themselves or their small groups, ignoring the fact that doing that would doom the overall species.

I think Daniel knew this as well but didn't care enough to do something.

While I was reluctant to admit this, Daniel was smart, very smart.

Not in a social sense, since he seems to be inapt in that department, but in the Redstone engendering department.

I have a few memories since I was in the System, I rembred enhancing their thinking capabilities to their fullest potential, and Daniel used it very well.

I realized that I was part of the System once I looked at all the 'forbidden' books and quickly understood what they were talking about while the rest of the humans tried to decipher it in their own way.

Even Daniel wasn't able to fully understand them, but this wasn't his strong point.

He knew how to build a Redstone contraptions.

Since he came here, he built flying machines that could transport goods and people, a sorting system, and one secret weapon that could rival Traders mace.

I haven't seen it myself, but I had the chance to see its schematics, and if it turned out right, it should be capable of destroying anything, anywhere in the world.

Maybe in different words as well.

That's why he was the most respected person in here while also being hated.

He's the Hero of the System that oppressed them for so long, but he was also the one who would get them out of this mess.

We walked into another room where we were the only ones.

After he closed the door he looked at me with a bored expression, which kind of pissed me off.

"So what exactly are you talking about Steve?"

"It seems that I have a similar ability as your soul compass that would show me the location of the Monster Lords. While my range is limited to only this kingdom, I can feel their power level and exact location. I can even tell you their coordinates."

Daniel raised an eyebrow at my last statement, and it was with good reason since his weapon would be the perfect solution to this problem.

After all, you only needed to input the coordinates and the problem would be gone.

"Looks like you found out about my secret project. But unfortunately, it's useless now since it's not finished yet. Plus, it's only a theory of mine, and I don't know if it would work."

"But I can help you with that! I can tell what would work and what not, I still have a little bit of knowledge from when I was the System, so I could simulate in my mind to see the results!"

At this point, I was in his face, ready to grab him by the armor, but I stopped myself.

Those feelings were new to me, and I couldn't understand or control them, and that's why I was losing my cool so often.

I think I should have read a few books about human psychology before I came here.

"Ok, looks like you're pretty determined to solve this problem, and if I don't put you on this project, you'll probably try to sneak yourself in."

Yeah, I could see myself doing that, I didn't like to be taken as a joke.

But it was good, I was finally acknowledged by him, and I could prove to him that I was not a burden!

Wait, why was I trying to prove to him in the first place?

He's the Hero that I summoned, it's supposed to be the other way around.

What is wrong with me?

I let out a frustrated sigh and went outside the room, only to stop in the doorway.

"The Monster Lords have split, one for each kingdom, and one of them-"

"Yes, I know. I can also feel him moving. I thought that I got rid of him in the Wither Bastion, but looks like fate has other plans."

That's right, it seems that the Shadow Lord decided to stay in the Coral Kingdom, and from the looks of it, his destination was straight to this place, the capital.

I don't know if Daniel could win this fight.

His strong point wasn't close combat, no matter how durable his armor is.

If he had enough time to prepare, I think he could build a trap or even a canon to kill the Shadow Lord, but a lot of variables would interfere since he's the hardest Monster Lord to keep in one place.

If I only remembered how to make the Energy Mace...

No, even if I don't have my memories, I know that I used a lot of energy to make that weapon, and that was only possible because he used all 3 skills for it.

I'm kind of impressed with how much he managed to achieve in just 3 years.

Unfortunately, he always wears his cursed armor, so I didn't get a lot of information on him, and the people that I asked about him, hated or never heard of that name.

Well, he did kind of create the current problem with the Wither, so I can't blame Daniel for his hatred.

But at the same time, I did create this chaos with my absence, so I didn't have the right to judge him.

So I decided to take a neutral stance with him.

"Do you have a plan on how to fight with him? He would get here in a few days if he keeps this speed."

"I'll try to make an army of people or golems at least. It would be hard with all of this chaos, but money is still a powerful tool. I'm glad the trading system didn't go down with you as well. Otherwise, there would've been a lot more casualties."

That is true, with the trading system people could buy food and other necessities at a relatively constant price, which resulted the prices in the real world to be stable as well.

Only the items that don't appear on the trading tab are getting super expensive.

But I feel that this is a temporary relief, something will soon happen to the rest of the world if things don't go back to normal.

I'll have to talk to Alex to see if she remembers anything else.

Speaking of her.

"Do you think you can ask for help from the others? From what I heard, the Sone Kingdom has once defeated a Monster Lord."

"Yeah, you're right, but it was the combination of Traders and Merry's strength, and I don't think we can recreate their trap from what Merry told me. As for asking for their help, I would if I could honestly, but I don't have their methods of transportation. It would take days to get at them with a fast horse, much less on foot, unless...yeah, I could try that method, but I would need to do a few tests. Thanks Steve, I think I know how to defeat the Shadow Lord."

Then he quickly exited to room while asking the people around how to get pearls.

I was left in the room alone, confused at what just happened.

"Did Daniel just thank me? He was capable of gratitude?"

I absent-mindedly walked out of the room feeling a part of me satisfied.

POV: President Sun

"Sir, I have a report of a whole city being destroyed, and only one survivor managed to escape from the conflict."

I let out a big sigh while taking the paper from the hand of the man.

How many TNT did those crazy people use in their conflict to eradicate the population of a whole city?

No, there must be more to this since there was only one survival.

Even in great wars, there are a few people who are too afraid of conflict and run away.

And I was proven right as I read from the report.

On top of the civil war, we now have 2 more Monster Lords destroying cities!

From their description, one is a huge creeper with 2 heads that can throw explosions in a radios of 20 blocks, and the other one is a huge blue bat that summons smaller bats to attack.

The army of blue bats surrounded the city pushing everyone closer to the center, while the creeper was killing everyone with his explosions.

The man only managed to survive because he used an invisible potion, but he was the only one to escape from what he could tell.

This wasn't good news, this was the second time this happened.

At this rate, the other kingdoms would think the Coral army is a joke.

We bearly stopped the Piliger invasion, and that was at the cost of another city.

I still don't know how they managed to build such a large bomb, but it was an embarrassment!

The country hasn't healed from those wounds yet.

I have to talk with the hero about this, it's his original job, after all.

He should know how to deal with this. Otherwise, I'll have to ask for help from the other kingdoms.

As much as it would hurt my pride, the chaos is too big for me to handle it alone.

"You! Bring the Hero to my Office, I want to talk with him."

I spoke with the guard in my room, and he quickly fulfilled my order.

It took 30 minutes for Daniel to arrive in my office, and while I should take great offense for making me wait for so long, I was relieved that he got here so fast.

He was not the most popular person in here because of his arrogance and the fact that he was the hero of the System.

But I knew how valuable this person was, his Redstone ides are truly something to marvale at, and it helped us greatly with his transportation in large masses.

Not only that, but I recently heard that he started another big project, and this time it was a weapon, I was kind of excited to see the results of that one.

"Did you call for me mister president?"

"Yes Daniel, I got some concerning news recently and I wanted to bring them to your attention since it's your specialty."

I gave the papers to him, and he read the first few lines before putting it down.

"Yes, I heard about this as well. I have good news and bad news for you mister president. Which one do you want to hear first."

I had to many bad news recently, so I was happy to hear something good.

"Good news If you will."

"The good news is, that I have a methot to kill those Monster Lords with a few projects of mine. Not only that, but my intel told me that the Monster Lords split up and invaded the other Kingdoms."

That indeed was good news, and 2 for 1.

I looked at the schematics that he put down on my table and my heart started to ache.

"Those projects would cost dozens of diamond blocks to finish."

"Yes, but once it's done, it could be use multiple times."

Indeed, this was an intriguing weapon.

It's such a shame that it was designed for individuals instead of armies.

"What about the bad news?"

"There actually 3 Monster Lords, and the one that is coming to the capital right now is the Shadow Lord."

I loudly cursed.

That monster dosen't destroy cities, but it always goes for the leader of the towns.

And if he's coming here, that means that I'm his target.

"I'll give you all the funds, just get this started!"

"Of course mister president."

Daniel said, while leaving my office with a smile.