Chapter 160: A Faint Suspicion
--- Chapter 158 ---
Six days have passed.
Huo Yuhao successfully tamed Theomars' twin sisters and put them under his control. With one more left before he could finish the quest and obtain a way to talk with everyone on his homeworld.
He walked to the veranda with only pants, stretching and using Universal Breathing Technique to flow his inner energy well. When reaching the 9th Devil Warrior, Devil Race's body evolved and possessed the affinity to wield Greater Inner Energy.
It's ten times purer and more potent than regular inner energy, holding enough force to blow everything apart with a simple wisp. Weirdly, similar to pure Spirit Energy for some reason.
Huo Yuhao gradually glanced at his bed and saw the twin sister' flushed faces. "Was that out of my desire?" He questioned himself silently, feeling lost for a moment because his hate toward Theomars' sister was like an unquenched thirst.
It's understandable because Theomars' sisters are disgusting.
However, Huo Yuhao didn't understand something.
Was he this sadist before?
No, let's not overthink it.
Just protect this castle, kill those monsters, and enslave Alexandra to finish this world off.
[Name: Harmonia von Admante]
[Age: 20]
[Race: Impure Ink Devil(Superior]
[Cultivation: 9th Class Devil Warrior(Low)]
[Description: The 4th Young Lady of the Admante Family. Likes "Punished by Her Master." and "Orgasm Denial."]
[Name: Triana von Admante]
[Age: 20]
[Race: Impure Ink Devil(Superior)]
[Cultivation: 9th Class Devil Warrior(Low)]
[Description: The 5th Young Lady of the Admante Family. Likes "Punished by Her master." and "Tentacle Play Addict."]
"I'll be a little bust from now on." Huo Yuhao called for a maid, telling her to clean Harmonia and Triana.
"Alexandra has ordered the twins to fetch me back the Admante Family, meaning this castle will get abandoned. Unfortunately, I can't let that happen because monster waves are rampant these days."
"The castle won't survive with me." Huo Yuhao trusted his shadow army, but only four elite shadows could fend against 9th Class Monsters. That's a tiny number than the Monster Army's last flood with over ten 9th-Class Monsters.
He pulled out the Fairy King's Canvas and started drawing an exact copy of himself. Or precisely, Huo Yuhao before entering this simulation. "All-Transforming Ink: Ink Clone."
The ink squirmed, forming a young man with dazzling azure sky-colored hair and royal blue eyes.
"I can't say much about appearance-wise, but the Black Pearl Castle wouldn't get defeated with you here." Huo Yuhao commented while imprinting his Eternal Shadow on the clone. So he could use Shadow Exchange anytime.
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Huo Yuhao took his time to enjoy the last proper foods he had in the Black Pearl Castle. He ordered Damian to give him extra fancy dishes with the ingredients they got in the Jungle Dungeon.
He stored some in the inventory because he wouldn't eat anything in the capital. God knows how many people tried to scam Theomars there.
"Um, Your Highness." Damian suddenly called him.
"What's wrong?" Huo Yuhao was in the middle of chewing his dinosaur steak.
Damian scratched his mustache nervously and replied, "It's about the Underground Mine under the castle... We have discovered a vein of Black Star Iron. With your shadow army, the vein was "firmly." secured. Yet, the smith couldn't process it."
"Normal fire won't work."
Black Star Iron is a well-known crafting material in the Titania Bolos, which everyone regarded as the most versatile ingredient to make a weapon and armor.
And the reason behind that is the mineral's property to channel Inner Energy is up to 200%. The more pure and old Black Star Iron is, the stronger the item created with it could become. Not to mention this material is light and durable.
There is even a history about 8th Class Devil Warrior, who slayed 9th Class Monster with Black Star Iron Sword.
"How much Black Star Iron do we have currently?" Huo Yuhao wiped his mouth with a napkin.
Damian's face brightened as he answered, "Around 0.3 Ton."
"That much?"
"Yes. We have that much. Though, I suppose the quantity keeps increasing as time passes."
Damian explained the shadow army helped with the labor so much that an almost 12 kilometers radius of mine was "quickly." created within 15 months. They mined several rare minerals and had no problem smelting them until Black Star Iron appeared.
"I'll do something about it. Tell Harmonia and Triana to wait in the garden." Huo Yuhao walked to the basement, reaching the mine himself.
Upon arriving at the place, Huo Yuhao could see his shadow army mining rocks and pushings countless carts filled with rare materials. It's not a coincidence that this place was "literally." blessed.
"Well, I can use this item now." Huo Yuhao grabbed Ogre King's Heart and Ogre King's Hammer from his inventory.
[Name: Ogre King's Heart]
[Type: Consumable/Material]
[Grade: SS+]
[Description: Heart of the Ogre King, possessing intense fire and metal(steel) elements. Consuming the Ogre King's Heart allows one to wield power over fire and steel. And refined to artifact enhanced any fire and steel attribute by 300%]
[Name: Ogre King's Hammer]
[Type: Equipment]
[Grade: SS]
[Description: Ogre King's Hammer is War Hammer, which also functions as Blacksmith's Hammer due to Ogre King's size. It was enchanted with Ancient Devil's Blood and could refine minerals with a single strike]
"Not time to wait." Huo Yuhao picked the Ogre King's Heart, which looks like a devil fruit with a metallic copper glow. He swallowed the whole thing and felt a throbbing sensation in his chest.
[You have consumed Ogre King's Heart]
[You have gained "Ogre King's Devil Flame." and "Steel-like Body." Skills]
[Ding! You're now worthy to wield the Ogre King's Hammer]
Ogre King's Hammer is like what the description said. A War Hammer with a long handle made from unknown white bone and a teardrop-shaped hammerhead. It weighed several tons, but with the "qualification." he gained. It's so light and comparable to a typical hammer.
Tying his hair up, Huo Yuhao stretched his body and commented, "Well, let's start hammering some shit."
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...
Dum!
DUM!
Everyone in the Black Pearl Castle could feel tremors from time to time and smile helplessly. It was their Castle's Master doing, after all.
After Damiand relied upon the matter of Black Star Iron, Huo Yuhao began producing new equipment for everyone.
Huo Yuhao only needed their sizes, body type, and specialty as the servant has reached 5th Class Devil Warrior or higher in the last 15 months. And frankly speaking, his craftsmanship blew them away.
How could he be so good at blacksmithing? Even the veteran Blacksmith in the Black Pearl Castle was speechless.
Like Alchemy, Huo Yuhao also mastered the art of blacksmithing in the homeworld. He doesn't need it to be a passive skill because everything was "strongly." ingrained in his mind.
In the Underground Mineshaft, a handsome young man with black hair and red eyes hammering piping hot-looking metal intensely. He used All-Transforming Ink coated with Armament Haki as an anvil because no material in this underground could resist his hammer strike.
His right hand grasped a massive war hammer, smashing it down against the neat-shaped handguard.
CLANK!
The spark flies everywhere.
"Almost there..."
"Qilin, prepare the Quenching Liquid." Huo Yuhao ordered the fluffy beast to fill the basin with gold-like liquid, a mix of Water and Metal Elements.
"Wee~!" Qilin followed the command perfectly.
Huo Yuhao picked up the handguard and dipped inside the basin, feeling the warmth. Ogre King's Heart does raise his Fire Resistance and Fire Affinity to an incredible level.
After several minutes, Huo Yuhao fished his creation and commented, "All done."
"I made 69 sets of armor and weapons for everyone in the Black Pearl Castle, excluding myself."
"This handguard completed my inner armor set flawlessly."
[Name: Black Star's Handguard(Left)]
[Type: Inner Armor/Black Star Armor Set]
[Description: Black Star's Handguard is a handguard made of Black Star Iron and several rare minerals, giving the wearer extra defense]
Huo Yuhao wiped his sweat and added, "It took me longer than I expected."
Checking his inventory, Huo Yuhao could see several other Black Star's armor pieces.
[Black Star's Light Chestplate]
[Black Star's Light Legging]
[Black Star's Boots]
[Black Star's Shin Guards(W/L)
[Black Star's Hand Guard(W)]
Even though Huo Yuhao could compress the Eternal Shadow into durable armor and use Armament Haki constantly, he doesn't want to take his chance against Alexandra von Admante.
That woman is dangerous, so extra protection is a huge plus.
And like what Titania assessed a while ago, He should stop using All-Transforming Ink too simply.
"Well, I only use Halberd and Bow most of the time." Huo Yuhao glanced at the two weapons leaning on the cave wall.
[Darkest Star's Halberd(SS)]
[Falling Star X-Bow(SS)]
Darkest Star's Halberd is a completely jet-blacked halberd around 2 meters long, with an "extremely." sharp ax end. A piece of red silk was "skillfully." tied in the middle of the pole. It's called the Darkest Star because Huo Yuhao made it with the purest Black Star Iron one could possibly refine.
As for the Falling Star X-Bow. It's an X-shaped bow with a slender body made of the purest Black Star Iron and bowstrings synthesized from the monster race's tendon.
"I'm ready." He stored everything in the inventory, also a big chunk of Black Star Iron, to play around with people in the capital. He wanted to see what kind of benefits these people could give him.
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...
The next day.
"Damian, tell my clone immediately when something dangerous is about to happen. Don't ever try to fight back if there is an enemy beyond everyone's level, and call me. Understand?" Huo Yuhao said calmly.
Damian nodded and replied, "Understood, Your Highness."
Harmonia and Triana waited for Huo Yuhao and calmly observed the conversation between the butler and him.
Looking at the Black Pearl Castle for the last time, Huo Yuhao smiled slightly and turned around. "Let's go." He said to the twins.
"Yes, Master~!" They responded happily.
Damian blinked his eyes once and saw the trio flash to the horizon, only allowing him to see three black spots far away. He shook his head wryly because the young master had the right to leave this place.
"Aih... It would be a little lonely here." He wiped the tears in his eyes with a handkerchief.
Flying in the sky, Huo Yuhao observed the land below him calmly. Titania Bolos is a small star based on Evo's data, floating calmly on the edge of the universe.
Yet, a fucking Alien-based Race can invade this place.
"Coincidence, huh?" Huo Yuhao looked at the vast land of grass, having no sign of intelligent beings.
They have traveled several kilometers from the Black Pearl Castle and break the sound barrier with Triana's ability to control the sky. He was surprised that she wasn't more powerful than Clara, as Devil Force is a cheating ability.
"Master, there is a Karuta Empire's Army Post nearby. Do you want to stop and check it out first?" Harmonia asked calmly. "It seems the capital has predicted the monster race to attack this place."
"It's a viable prediction because there was a big city called Norman 30 miles away from the post."
Huo Yuhao ignored Harmonia and checked the so-called big city with his Observation Haki, frowning because a similar scenario also happened in this place. "Monster Nest..." He mumbled solemnly.
"The attack of the monster race will start from that lake."
Huo Yuhao pointed at the vast blue lake between the army post and the city. "This place was swept by flood three weeks ago, right?"
"When everyone is busy protecting the city, some monster plants their eggs in the lake. Well, I said some, but it is roughly around 5-7 million of them."
"Eh?" Harmonia's eyes widened in shock.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's statement, the twin fell into a dilemma.
"You can warn them if you want, but I don't care about it. Going to the Admante Family was our goal from the beginning." Huo Yuhao kept flying forward, leaving the twin silents.
Since Huo Yuhao has given his permission, Triana and Harmonia created a temporary barrier around the lake. They also warned the army post about the incoming attack.
Yawn~!
"Evo, give me all bodies of water within 3000 miles radius." Huo Yuhao yawned while observing the lake.
[Okay, Host]
[There are over 69 lakes of various sizes and 38 rivers across the land]
"That's like 107 spawn points. The monster race is surely persistent."
"At least there are no lakes around the Black Pearl Castle." Huo Yuhao whistled while enjoying the scenery.
[Ding! You have received a mini quest]
[Name: Prevention is better than Cure]
[Objective: Destroy 107 Monster Nest before the monster race can start the surprise attacks(0/107)]
[Reward: Fairy King's Canvas: Third Effect unlocked, Karuta Empire's 2nd Emperor Badge, and Water Stream Rock Smashing Fist]
[Do you want to accept the quest?]
[Yes/No]
"Haa... Evo, I'm starting to doubt you." Huo Yuhao rubbed his temple.
"Fine, I'll accept the quest."
Huo Yuhao cracked his fist and said, "Let's add a few million to my kill counts."
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