Kaze left Addison sleeping in his bed and returned to the training grounds to end the training session.
He was satisfied to find that over half of the people could use the technique to a usable degree.
While they were untalented in his eyes, they were vastly faster at learning than most humans.
After he concluded the session, he checked in on Crux and Evalyn, who were fighting on the training grounds. They had started 12 hours before, but they were still going.
While Evalyn's tactics improved considerably, Crux always increased the pressure.
As a result, no matter how much the blonde improved, she still received mortal wounds the shadow cat needed to heal to keep her alive.
Despite that, the two continued hour after hour because Evalyn refused to give up.
It was torturous to watch.
After finishing his silent evaluation, he went to his room, where he quietly worked at his desk, creating documents for the military training regiment he would offer General Michaels.
Around midnight, he undressed and got into bed. Addison was still peacefully sleeping as he got under the covers and moved to the center.
He stared at the ceiling in thought for a moment before closing his eyes.
...
Kaze woke up to a pair of vibrant green eyes staring at him, watching him sleep. "Good morning, lovely."
Addison blushed furiously, turning away. She was in a trance-like state staring at him, so when he shifted, it startled her and made her realize how creepy she was being. "G-Good morning."
It was six in the morning, over twelve hours after she fell asleep. It made him wonder how long she had been watching him, but he didn't question it.
"Did you sleep well?" He asked with a charming smile.
"I... did. Yesterday was... amazing." Addison confessed, sheepishly making expectant eye contact, "Did you enjoy it?"
"Of course." Kaze affirmed definitively, "Simply sharing your presence has made it special."
She blushed to the tip of her ears again, turning away but sneaking glances at him.
Kaze laughed, getting out of bed. "I'm taking a shower before a meeting. Would you like to join me?"
The redhead's eyes lit up in excitement. "I'd love to!"
She quickly got out of bed, letting her d-cup breasts sway as she happily ran up to him naked, without shame.
Kaze smiled and led him to the master bathroom and into a large glass shower. He turned it on to a nice temperature and led her inside.
The two washed their bodies in silence for a moment, with the emperor genuinely trying to clean and the redhead trying to jump in to help.
After he finished, she pressed her breasts against his back. "Would you like me to wash you with a bit more... detail?"
"If you'd like to demonstrate your attention to detail, I won't refuse." Kaze smiled.
Addison circled him, looking into his eyes, and dropped to her knees. Seeing her passion for satisfying him pleased him, so he let her take her time.
She rolled her tongue around his tip passionately before opening her mouth and inserting as much of his shaft as possible before closing her mouth and sucking.
As before, he didn't cultivate with her. He just let her please them both to her heart's desire.
After ten minutes of bobbing her head, he closed his eyes and came. She accepted his hot liquid greedily, allowing as much to fill her mouth as possible before making eye contact and swallowing.
"How was it?" Addison asked as the two got out of the shower.
"Truly delightful." Kaze replied charmingly, grabbing her ass. It made her jump and blush, but she liked it--to a manic degree.
"Now get dressed, I have a meeting before we meet at the amphitheater at 9:00, yes?"
"Of course." She replied seriously, sliding her legs into her black lace panties, "I'll go home and get ready. I'll be on time."
"That's what I like to hear." He chuckled.
The two got dressed and walked out of the room, making their way down the stairs.
Seven members in rainbow-colored jester outfits were cleaning the mansion's lobby as they entered.
They saluted the emperor as he walked past and returned to work when he ignored them.
Kaze and the redhead walked out the door and stopped to say goodbye.
"What are you teaching today?" Addison asked curiously.
"I'm not teaching; I'm giving everyone their first jobs." The emperor smiled, "I'm also outlining an entire economic and political system using these two objects."
He reached into his wallet and pulled out a vibrant blue bill and a gold coin.
"Money?" She asked with narrowed eyes.
"Not exactly." Kaze replied mysteriously, "The coin is called a reputation point, the backbone of the political system here.
You can buy almost anything with these. The job you want. Techniques. Exclusive lessons. Luxuries, better housing, and the right to sell items.
It's a magical currency, and there's only one way to get it: by showcasing talent and competency."
Addison gave him a wry smile, hearing that reputation came through talent. However, she remembered that he had helped her improve yesterday, and her eyes lit up. "I-I see... what's the bill?"
"This is Skye." Kaze continued, "You earn this through working just like the real world. You'll use these to pay for food, housing, and luxuries.
It's a simple currency that ensures that people work and can trade goods and services."
In other words, people needed to work to live and eat. Since people were used to money, they didn't question the obvious when it was presented until it was too late.
Addison tilted her head in confusion. "Wait... aren't they both currencies?"
"Not at all." Kaze winked, downplaying the system's brutal gravity, "I need to go.
Please enjoy the improvements to your cultivation; I look forward to seeing your gains."
"O-Of course!" Addison said with a bow, showcasing her serious resolve in the most awkward way imaginable.
Kaze chuckled and waved, walking outside the mansion.
His destination was the outer wall, where Agent Ryker, General Michaels, and a special forces team were waiting. They were fifteen minutes early, so it didn't cause tension.
"General Michaels." Kaze nodded.
"Mr. Lexicon." General Michaels responded.
Agent Ryker nodded slightly, not drawing attention to himself. The grown-ups were speaking, and he knew better than to speak or express his emotions during such an important meeting.
"Would you like to conduct our building review?" The general asked.
"Please." The emperor smiled, following the man around.
The group walked with the special forces team to the wall connected to the only road leading into Immortal Skye.
A massive electric fence was already spanning the entire campus, and a real wall was under construction leading to the south, where the only road to Immortal Skye came from.
It was officially a gated community.
"As you can see, we started with the electric fence surrounding the entire campus." General Michaels explained, "It's 30 feet tall, topped with barbed wire, and has 10,000 volts.
It was the highest voltage we could legally build as Maltarians."
"It's more than enough." Kaze smiled, looking at the massive fence with a strange smile.
The value of the electric fence wasn't keeping people out--it was keeping people in.
When the panic broke, many people would doubtlessly try to flee. While he didn't have a problem releasing stupid people, he didn't want it to be disorderly.
It was also a major psychological impediment. It had multiple values.
"We're focusing on the south-side wall, as it's the only direction vehicles can approach Immortal Skye." General Michaels continued, "We'll have the t-walls set up by end-of-day on this side.
They will provide solid protection against snipers and rockets."
To the south, cranes and forklifts set up t-walls, semi-portable concrete walls used as military barriers.
While they are usually 12 feet tall, the walls that they provided were 20 feet, making them more permanent and over ten tons in weight.
They had rebar on the inside. Rebar is steel rods that reinforce the concrete, creating a wall that can survive non-heavy explosives without crumbling.
Having t-walls as a gated community was comically excessive, but it was exactly what the emperor needed.
"How long will it take to get the t-walls up for the entire perimeter?" Kaze asked.
"Daniel has set aside times for us to move the equipment through the campus." General Michaels said, "It'll be difficult, but we'll get it done in three days."
The emperor smiled in satisfaction. "Very good. What about defensive weaponry?"
"We have reinforced outposts for sentries built over there; we have the mounts for the weapons and will install them after we sign off today." The general explained.
He pointed to small concrete outposts that were twenty-five feet tall, making it possible to see over the reinforced t-walls.
Architects and building teams set to work to build mounts for weapons that would get installed following their meeting.
The mounts were for sentries--mounted machine guns that faction members could use to turn any vehicle or person into swiss cheese.
Antitank weapons were also being set up. They could blast through tanks, armored humvees, and skycruisers if they were within range.
"Very good, General." Kaze smiled, "Let's go look at the communications building so we can sign off on our agreement."
"Absolutely, Mr. Lexicon." General Michaels replied, "Right this way."
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[A/N: I find it so satisfying when things passively level up in the background.]
This 𝓬ontent is taken from fre𝒆webnove(l).𝐜𝐨𝗺