Chapter 713: If you’re going to do something, do it perfectly.
The Blood God religion had a new spokesperson, Valeria Alekerth. She was the High Priestess of the religion, a woman who was directly Blessed by the Blood God himself, Victor Alucard.
This news exploded among the official members who did not attend the meeting.
Not only was this news shocking, but the personal appearance of the God of their religion and the ‘city’ created by their God was the cause of even more shock.
Those at the meeting were telling about the ‘kindness’, the ‘wisdom’, and especially the ‘beauty’ of the Blood God was much more than they initially expected.
Statues, paintings, and images the whole group had of the Blood God couldn’t capture a fraction of the Blood God’s beauty.
A beauty that could only be directly felt and appreciated if you looked at it with your own eyes.
Every word Victor spoke that day was transmitted to all the faithful as if it were gospel, and the feeling of ‘belonging’ to a place began to grow in everyone’s hearts now that they knew their God was watching over them.
They made a point of noting the ‘Divinities’ that their God claimed to have. This information would be passed down into the books to help the ‘lost lambs’ avoid misconceptions about their ‘benevolent’ God.
And just as expected, without exception, they all wanted to live in the new city built with the Blood God’s Power.
The now-named Holy Capital, ‘Victorius Aeternus’, which in the form of a free translation would be something like ‘eternal victory’, or ‘eternal conquest’, was baptized with the name of Victor as a reference.
Just as Victor declared when creating this city, this place would be the ‘safe haven’ for all under its wings, where all official members, Archbishops, and the High Priestess would live.
To make this goal a reality, all official members were using all their influence worldwide to achieve this goal.
Accommodations were not necessary since Victor created a capital city complete with the Power of Nature. The houses were made of wood but were more robust than typical building materials, not to mention that all the trees around the city were strengthened by their God. This place was a natural fortress.
A perfect replica of an ecological ‘city’, like the God of Nature, the faithful did their best to keep their God’s will firm and strong, and they weren’t going to ruin this piece of paradise.
“Kyaaa! It’s so amazing! Am I in heaven? I definitely must be in heaven!”
“…” The Acolytes looked at one of the Archbishops, the Dark Elf Lizbet Greygrave, who was hugging the pillar of a house while rubbing her face into the wood, all the while drooling and breathing heavily.
“…Should I ask about this?” a new Acolyte asked.
The veteran Acolyte, working nearby, looked at Lizbet and said: “Ignore it… Elves are Creatures of Nature, and being surrounded by so much Power of Nature makes her senses go crazy.”
“Is that why she is acting like a drug addict?”
“Yep.”
Another woman approached them and commented: “The other day, I saw her cumming just by smelling a tree that our God personally touched.”
“…” They didn’t know how to react to those words, but one thing they were sure of… They would ignore the Dark Elf’s perversion. She would eventually get used to it, right?… Right?
“Hehehehe~, those idiots! They kicked me out of their fucking town and left me for dead. Little did they know I’m now living our Race’s dream! Hehehe~”
“Kiii, I love this smell!”
“…”
For some reason, they weren’t very confident about it.
…
In an empty mansion, Victor was floating 5CM off the ground while his arms were crossed. He was looking at a blonde woman in the ceremonial clothing of the High Priestess. She had her eyes closed, and with the Staff in her hand, she seemed to be humming an extremely long chant, and next to him were Roxanne, Ruby, and Helena.
“Your Majesty, I have already communicated to all our subordinates about the new Contractor,” Helena reported.
“What was their reaction?”
“As expected, they took it very easily. In fact, they are very excited to ‘work’ for their new counterpart and are eager to earn more ‘achievements’ for themselves.”
“….” Victor displayed a satisfied smile. At first, Victor came to this place to do a favor for Roxanne and his Wives, but how could he accept such a simple plan?
He didn’t accept mediocrity. If these women would serve him, he would guarantee only excellence; that’s why he stayed a little longer and ensured that everything was perfect.
With Roxanne’s help, he made all the trees around the city sentinels that would react to any enemy, something only Roxanne could do due to her nature as a World Tree.
Essentially speaking, she had placed all the trees around the city under her ‘domain’, and she would sense it quickly if any hostile people passed through the trees.
“… Haah, you’ve once again overdone it, Victor.” Ruby touched her head like she had a headache. Just the logistics and problems she must endure to ensure this city functions as… Well, a city, was going to be extremely troublesome.
“Don’t worry. I won’t let you down.”
Valeria opened her eyes, the Runic Circles in her eyes seemed to be glowing a little, and then she slammed the Staff on the ground, and a large red Magic Circle appeared.
The circle glowed crimson red, and, in the seconds after, several small Demons began to appear.
“Oh…?” Victor raised an interested eyebrow.
“Contractor!”
“You are our King’s contractor!
“Give us your orders!”
“We will comply with your orders with 100% – No, 10000% effort!”
“…” Valeria backed off a bit.
‘Aren’t these Demons too intense? Why do they want to work so hard?’
Valeria looked into the Demon’s eyes and saw the same look she saw in the Acolytes; pure devotion.
She understood that these Demons were just like her.
She showed a list with several names: “Contact all the members on that list, and ask them to go to this location….” She started to explain the job they were to do.
“Messenger Demons… Why were they summoned?” Helena didn’t understand.
“That’s because she was thinking a lot about summoning Demons to help with the ‘logistics’ of the situation,” Victor replied.
“Does the user’s intent define what kind of Demon they will summon?” Ruby asked.
“Yes.” Victor analyzed the group of small Demons for a few seconds and said:
“She made a direct contract with me. I am the King of Hell, and all Demons are my subordinates; therefore, she can summon any Demon so long as she has enough Energy.”
“…” Ruby opened her eyes wide, “That is so broken… She basically has access to all of Hell’s residents, including its armies.”
“Indeed.”
“That’s why I said he overdid it! He shouldn’t have done that! That’s a lot of power in one person’s hands!”
A Maid stepped out of Victor’s shadows and spoke: “Stop complaining, Roxanne. You know how our Husband is. Once he decides to do something, he will do it, period.”
“But, Kaguya! That wasn’t the plan…” She pouted.
“Haah… I understand it wasn’t the plan, but now that he’s done it, we can only do our best to take advantage of this situation to gain even more control over the Humans. Our religion must be a world power, and no one should ignore our words. We should infiltrate all the essential social aspects of this New Era.” Ruby’s eyes sparkled with amusement, showing how excited she was.
After all, with the current state of the world, it was ideal to ‘conquer’ a lot of influence and guarantee Ruby’s objective from the beginning.
“I will contact the Witches and Natalia, and we will place teleportation arrays all over the globe… We also need to protect this place from prying eyes. For that, I will need Alexios.” Ruby stopped talking and looked at Victor:
“Darling, can you make a big building that can be used to place multiple teleportation arrays? Something like you did in Hell.”
“Oh, you know about that?”
“Helena showed me pictures. You did an amazing job.”
“Always the curious one, aren’t you.” Victor chuckled gently, then added, “Don’t show the girls those pictures yet. I want to see their reaction when they go to Hell.”
“Of course.”
Victor raised his hand, and an Ice structure was created, then this structure was covered by Water, then by Wood, the three Elements combing, and soon a miniature tower appeared in his hand.
“A tower with 10,000 rooms. The tower has my Water running through an Ice structure, and I’m utilizing my Natural Energy to fortify everything through the Wood.” Victor delivered the structure to Ruby, who looked amazed at such work.
“… So much Power in such a small and condensed object…”
“Your Majesty, do you want me to ask the blacksmiths to add Demonic Metals?”
“That’s not necessary. Demonic materials are extremely toxic to Humans. Making a structure with those materials would harm the living in the long run, and I don’t want to harm my beloved Faithful.” Victor replied.
“… Oh… I had forgotten about that detail.”
“Anyways, come with me, Helena. We have work to do.” Ruby spoke.
“Okay.”
“I will go with you! Walking around in normal clothes will attract suspicion.” Roxanne ran after the girls.
“Hmm. With that in mind, we should create a special Title, or personal squad, with which the Acolytes can identify us. Not being able to move around will be annoying because of these minor issues.” Ruby spoke.
“Hmm, just say we’re Victor’s Wives. It doesn’t have to be too complicated.” Roxanne spoke.
“Are you crazy? If we say that, the amount of people who will try so hard to secure this position will practically be multiplied by a thousand! It’s a bad idea.” Ruby pointed.
“Ugh…” Roxanne grumbled as she thought for a few seconds: “We can say that we are a special ‘unit’ commanded directly by Valeria. That way, our room for maneuvering will be greater.”
“… Hmm, that’s not a bad idea. We’ll discuss it later with Valeria.” Ruby spoke.
“Okay~”
“….” Victor displayed a gentle smile when he saw the conversation between Ruby and Roxanne, then he looked at Kaguya :
“Aren’t you going to follow them?”
“Never.” Kaguya quickly returned to Victor’s shadows.
Victor chuckled inwardly, then glanced at Valeria, who was staring at him intently in silence.
Victor waved his hand, and the silence spell that was in place was broken, and he floated toward Valeria.
“I see your progress has been steady.”
“Yes, God of Blood.”
“Just call me Your Majesty, my official title is still King, and I feel more comfortable that way.”
‘Not to mention that I’m not really a God. I don’t have any training in Concepts like True Gods.’ Victor felt a little uncomfortable being called a God but understood it was essential to clear his reputation, so he didn’t care too much.
“As you wish, Your Majesty.” She spoke in a gentle, devout tone.
Victor nodded, satisfied. Then he snapped his finger, creating a Throne of Ice in the empty room. Then he sat on the Throne and looked back at Valeria, who at some point had sat on the floor and was looking at him with the same gaze full of admiration and devotion.
“Do you have an understanding of the abilities I gave you?”
“Yes… Eternal Youth, the ability to summon Demons, a stronger body, and a great influence to the shape of the Blood God’s religion.”
“Good. Do you clearly understand how your ‘Eternal Youth’ functions?”
“Yes. I am not immortal like Your Majesty; I will just maintain my youth forever.”
“Correct. Remember, Valeria. Your status as my representative makes you virtually untouchable, but don’t let your guard down. I have many enemies, and those enemies will one day target you, and if they target you, they will also target my beloved Acolytes.”
“When that day comes, what are you going to do?”
“Warn you, and if possible, kill all the enemies. If the enemy is too strong, we will run away and prepare to take revenge in the future.”
Victor’s smile grew: “Good answer.”
“There is no shame in running away from conflict, especially against a superior enemy. It is better to survive and prepare for your revenge than to die and not have another chance to get said revenge.” Despite saying this, Victor knew that rarely would he follow his own words; he was too crazy for that.
But as the saying goes: Do as I say, not as I do.
Victor snapped his fingers, and a luxurious-looking wooden chair appeared beside Valeria.
“Sit.”
“…” Valeria was going to open her mouth to rebut, but why would she do that? Her God had commanded something, and she would do it.
Valeria got up from the floor and sat gracefully in the chair. She kept her back straight and looked at Victor, and as soon as she looked into his eyes, she saw the satisfied smile.
“You are my spokesperson and my representative, Valeria. Puff out your chest, walk with your head held high, and be proud of what you are and stand for.”
“Remember that your actions directly reflect me, but also understand that you should not be afraid to act for fear of ‘smearing’ my reputation. You answer to me, and me alone, and it is up to me to judge your actions, not anyone else. Do you understand?”
“Yes, I understand.” She nodded solemnly, all her attention on the man before her.
“Good… Now, I will start your test. Are you ready?”
“Yes.”
“If someone attacks our Acolytes, what will you do?”
“Eye for an Eye, Tooth for a Tooth, Blood for Blood. I will repay what they did a hundred times over. Of course, I should first better understand the situation in general, but the answer will not change.”
“Perfect. Today’s world has become more complicated than the old one, but the main rule still applies. Which rule is that?”
“The strong are right, and the weak are wrong. The strong take all, and the weak can only accept their fate. Only when someone is strong can they control their destiny.”
Victor nodded with a satisfied smile, “You are the representative of Victor Alucard. You not only have all the Demons of Hell behind you, but also the Three Clans of Vampire Counts, some Witches, some Hunters, Fairies, various Greek Goddesses, an entire nation of Amazons, and the Youkai of Japan.”
Valeria opened her eyes wide when she heard the list of Beings the man before her had at his disposal.
[Kaguya, storage bag, and communication equipment for our ally.]
[Okay.]
Victor opened his hand, then darkness began to form in the palm of his hand, and soon the mentioned items appeared floating in Victor’s hand.
“This is a Storage Bag. It has a subspace inside where you can store multiple items. Observe.” Victor put his hand in the bag and took out a book. Showing that the book was too big to fit in the bag, he then returned the book.
‘… Such an Artifact… Just how much would it sell for on Earth?’ Valeria was no fool; she knew how precious the item in Victor’s hand was.
Due to the breaking down of boundaries between the Human and Supernatural Worlds, Supernatural Artifacts were beginning to circulate and become commonplace on Earth. However, it was obvious that the monopoly on the strongest Artifacts still lay with the Gods and the Ancient Factions.
“Inside this bag are several books that depict the History of Supernatural Beings.” Victor put his hand inside the bag again and pulled out a book, this time much smaller than the last.
With a wave of his hand, the book and bag fell into Valeria’s lap, as well as a violet Orb.
Valeria looked at the book and saw something written in the lower corner of it.
History and Culture of The Supernatural World. Written by William Snow 1400 BC.
Valeria’s eyes were wide open when she realized how old and valuable the book was.
In terms of history, the Snow Clan was one of the oldest Clans out there, second only to the Adrastea Clan, with over 4000 years of history.
“Don’t lose the books. They are books from the personal collection of Clan Snow, Fulger, and Scarlett, Ancient Clans who are my allies in Nightingale.”
“I will collect them after you finish reading.”
“Y-Yes.”
“The Orb is for communication. You are familiar with them, right?”
“…Yes,” Valeria replied as she looked at the Orb, which had a different coloring than the one she received from Aline.
“This Orb has direct communication with all my allies. In the not-too-distant future, you will speak with them.”
“…” Valeria just nodded stiffly.
Victor displayed a gentle smile: “No need to be so rigid. Everything is a learning process.”
“….” She looked at Victor and felt all her tension melt away before his gentle face.
“Learn, think, and form your own opinion about the issues you are being thrown into.”
His eyes changed to a serious look.
“Remember, you follow Victor Alucard, and I do not allow mediocrity.”
“You are not my puppet or my tool.”
“You have given me your devotion, and in return, I will transform you into the best possible version of yourself.”
‘… The best possible version of myself…’ She repeated Victor’s words in her head. ‘Does he believe in me so much?’ She felt her determination burning within her.
Victor smiled inwardly as he felt her resolve flaring up like a volcano erupting.
‘I will teach her for seven days, which should be enough to change her completely; after that, I will leave it to the girls.’
Leaving Valeria’s education to his Wives may seem irresponsible, but that was incorrect. Victor’s Wives knew him very well, and if Victor decided to ‘invest’ more in their little project, they all knew that they should put more effort into making the Blood God religion into something even more influential in the Human World.
Which was why Ruby was here.
‘I’ll go back home. I need to pamper Mizuki, Leona, Haruna, Siena, Lacus, and Pepper.’
Honestly, if it weren’t for the management of Violet, Ruby, Sasha, Kaguya, Aphrodite, and Leona, Victor would have had a tough time spending time with all the women.
After all, the women were all competent and were always doing something to help the Faction or dealing with their own internal problems of their Clans and jobs or projects.
Also, due to the last ‘one year party’, the girls were very focused on getting stronger right now… Although Victor felt that some of their motives were impure, something like getting stronger to defeat him in bed. Surprisingly, it was Pepper who was leading this group.
‘Well, as long as she trains and gets stronger, I guess it’s okay…?’ Victor felt complex.
Putting those feelings aside, he said:
“Let’s continue the lesson.”
“Yes!”
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