The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

Neko pointed to the magnificent palace, and Maginos glanced at it a few times before saying:

"Let's demolish and rebuild. It'll be a good opportunity for the poor and children in the city to earn some money. Have you found the treasure trove of Ebes?"

"Have!"

Upon entering the heavily sealed vault, Rachel Bert broke the magic enchanted upon it, while the construct guards were easily defeated by Maginus. The group essentially made their way inside without any resistance.

In the treasure vault filled with precious items, she saw many things that belonged to her family, as well as many new ones.

Overall, there are definitely many more. All of Abes's own treasures are kept here. It's just unknown what he gave to the Bloodstained Society and that legendary mage.

"We're rich again, meow!"

Seeing so many things, Neko became excited. Maginus looked at Rachel and said, "Please organize the magical items here. You can control all the spellbooks. I will build a library in the palace and you will manage it."

"I understand, Master."

Rachel's eyes were filled with excitement, eager for the spellbooks that might be in the vault. Seeing this, Maginus reminded her, "Be careful. Spellbooks or scrolls might have some hidden tricks. I'll check on you every day."

Having arranged the matters within the treasure vault, Maginus, whose life force permeated the entire city, showed a slight change in expression; the people she had summoned had arrived.

Back outside the palace, the strongest priests of the Nesserian capital were already there. Maginus looked at their strength and couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

No wonder the Church of the Three Gods didn't make any big moves. After she explained the situation in the underground of Nesery, there were still only a few mid-level people here, not a single high-level professional. The strongest among them was actually the Sleeping Priest Roland.

"So, esteemed priests, isn't there anyone stronger to come and prevent something from rising from the earth?"

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, our three churches are currently fighting fires all over the continent and there's really not much we can do to help. To be honest, the higher-ups estimate that with you here, the crisis on your side is not too great for the time being."

"Thank you for your trust, I am from the Chaotic Evil faction."

Wait, after all this time, has my allegiance changed again?

The sincere one shrugged, while the other two looked ashamed. Maginus had no intention of pressing the matter further, and turned to lead them to the cemetery, asking one of them to use a detection ability on him along the way.

The magic swept across Maginus's body, and the result surprised the True One. In the years since he came to power, the originally chaotic and evil Maginus had become part of the Order camp, and her evil tendencies had been greatly reduced. She was about to enter neutrality.

"Not bad. It seems I was indeed too lenient with those prisoner losers."

Not having much thought about which side he was leaning towards, Maginus led the four of them into the cemetery, where they gazed at the sealed Longdao and pondered.

"Are you going down? If so, you can have someone break the seal."

Maginos suggested with great interest that since she herself was not going down, it was up to others to see if they dared to.

"Uh, no, with our strength, we probably won't be able to come back. Your Majesty, what do you plan to do with this place?"

The pastor of Endless Light wisely chose to refuse and asked her what she wanted to do.

“Send spellcasters to fill the area with mud, completely sealing off the underground so that no one can get in. That’s why I’ve come to ask you for help, hoping you can lend a hand.”

Is this barely a good solution?

The four exchanged glances. They already knew that Maginus wasn't interested in the temple left behind by the god of slaughter, but they all had some doubts about whether she was truly uninterested.

"Please wait a moment, let us ask the archbishop first."

"Okay, time waits for no one. I need your answer in a week. If you don't plan to explore inside, I'll begin the filling operation."

Watching the four priests leave, Maginus stretched lazily. Having exhausted her life force today, she considered where to rest. In any case, she wouldn't go into the palace if there was any danger.

As for using teleportation to return to Shelterlands and coming back in the morning, that would be a viable option, but she was still worried that something might happen here.

"Forget it, let's just hold on a little longer. We've already reached Legendary rank anyway."

Strolling through the palace, Maginus searched for memories of the past. Ebes had been thoroughly renovated, leaving no trace of the past. So she sat in the garden, pondering what to do next.

"Oh right, we also need to revive those two people and then sign a contract."

With her hands supporting her chin, Maginot recalled the promise she had made to the two otherworldly visitors within the Silver Sword of the Geese Yankees. She drew the silver sword and probed into their consciousness:

"You two, I intend to resurrect you, but first you must sign a contract with me."

Your will, great God.

The Mind Flayer had no objections, and the taciturn Gisyanki nodded silently in agreement.

Using her divinity and powerful psychic abilities that surpass both of them, Maginus employed a new form of covenant, imprinting her mark upon the souls and consciousness of both individuals.

After completing these tasks, she obtained the physical data of the Mind Flayer and the Gith Yankees from the two men, and used her life force to reshape their outer shells based on the data and the appearance of their souls.

Regarding the Mind Flayer's desire to eat human brains, she kindly added some special organs to it, so that in addition to eating human brains, it could also sustain itself by eating ordinary food.

Most importantly, the body that Maginus created for it has special psionic and magical protection, making it very difficult for the main brain to control it in the future.

This mind flayer is an isolated mind flayer. Unlike mind flayers that live in communities, this wandering mind flayer sometimes maintains a healthy respect for those who are not of its kind.

They treat exceptionally powerful creatures and individuals as equals, rather than as enemies, and seek to cooperate with them.

A rebellious mind flayer might become a trustworthy advisor or a powerful ally, provided it's well-fed.

As for the Githyanki, these astral beings have a more human-like physical structure, so there's not much they need to change. However, in the Prime Material Plane, they have to adapt to physical aging.

After spending a little over three minutes shaping their bodies, Maginus swung the Gisyanki Silver Sword, and the surging psionic energy instantly pulled their souls out and placed them into their respective bodies.

The two, who hadn't seen the light of day for so long, reacted very differently. The Gith Yankee suppressed the urge to attack the Mind Flayer beside him, looked up at the sky, and sighed at the view above, which was different from the Astral Plane. The Mind Flayer, on the other hand, immediately knelt down.

"Mainta pledges allegiance to you, great God."

Seeing this, the Githyanki standing nearby also bowed to Maginus like a mind flayer: "I pledge my allegiance to you, I am Baya of the Durusti clan."

Chapter 534 Construction Begins

Thanks to everyone's joint efforts, Nesiri returned to normal in just two days. The residents walked cautiously into the streets, and the deserted streets made them put down their kitchen knives or other weapons.

It's finally over. Just like more than a decade ago, the arrival of the army didn't have much of an impact on them.

About five or six days later, Nesery returned to its former prosperity, except that there were some strange people on the streets.

Druids dressed in animal skins and leaves are pointing and gesturing at various buildings alongside Rachelbe. They appear frequently in different places, seemingly planning something.

In some chaotic red-light districts and slums, soldiers and assassins violently suppressed all gangs, forcing them to cut off certain "income streams."

For example, they might harm children and force them to beg in a disabled state, sell drugs that are harmful to the body and soul, engage in usury, or secretly abduct residents of Nessere from the capital.

These are things that Maginus cannot tolerate, but she can turn a blind eye to other things, such as setting up a black market to deal with contraband and the illegal slave trade to Nesery.

In order to continue to expand the capital, Nesery is short of people and labor, especially for dirty and hard work that needs to be done by slaves.

A large group of mages also arrived near the palace. They were analyzing data about the palace, seemingly thinking about how to rebuild it.

What impressed the residents most was the situation near the execution ground during this period. Every day, a large number of people were pushed to the execution platform, including men, women, and children. It was a scene of carnage.

The residents, who usually loved to join in the fun, were terrified by the scene and dared not approach the execution ground, especially since the corpses inexplicably turned to ashes.

In fact, Maginus buried a crystal of life force under the execution ground. It could continuously absorb the life force of the corpses. Although the life force of these condemned prisoners was small, it could still accumulate to a sufficient amount over time.

Soldiers also went into the long-uncleaned sewers to deal with the monsters inside, while druids stepped into this filthy, foul-smelling place to use special plants to improve the internal conditions.

In short, the capital was calm during this period, yet not entirely calm. Changes were constantly taking place, and the residents were aware of them, but since it was none of their business, they didn't care.

Now, let's focus on a few key individuals.

The once somewhat empty prison is now crammed with people. Wailing cries can be heard from the interrogation rooms from time to time, mixed with shouts of "monster! monster!" which frighten many prisoners into trembling and wondering what has happened inside.

What they were less afraid of were criminals who had been brought in for theft or murder; most of those brought in were high-ranking nobles and officials.

That most terrifying interrogation room, at least so far, is reserved for the elite and has nothing to do with them, the lower classes, so they're just watching the show.

"Mmm, it's really plump and delicious."

The waving tentacles ripped out the nobleman's brain and stuffed it into its mouth. The mind flayer, Mainta, who had been trapped inside the sword and had not eaten, was very satisfied with the task Maginus had assigned him.

Compared to the poor who are left with only "bitterness," the nobleman's brain, full of nourishment and a variety of emotions, is what makes Maienta feel incredibly delicious.

After consuming them, he gains the memories of nobles and officials, making him perfect as an interrogator. The prison has also been modified to suit his needs; this interrogation room is damp and dark, the kind of environment a mind flayer would love.

Besides eating, Mainta did not forget his job. He recorded valuable information in his notebook and handed it to the soldiers outside so that they could take it to other intelligence departments.

Meanwhile, his enemy, the Gith Yankee Dulust, was assigned to the army. Looking down at the terrified soldiers below, Dulust was equally satisfied with his position.

He currently serves as the soldiers' instructor. The first advantage is that he doesn't have to meet with the Mind Flayers, and the second is that teaching others is also his job in the tribe.

The only thing that annoyed Dulust was that these humans were too weak, unlike the Githyanki.

I also have to reduce my own training and come up with a special training program for these weak humans.

"Quick! Run another lap, and eat all this stuff right after you're done!"

Durusti rebuked them, his strange appearance and formidable strength silencing the soldiers.

According to rumors circulating somewhere, the strange-looking guy in front of them is a high-level professional. They should be happy to have such a powerful person guiding them, not complain.

In the city's black market, Nei Ke sat casually at a desk, while several men and women, some fierce-looking and others dressed in flamboyant attire, were pinned to the ground by soldiers, their bodies covered in wounds and no longer able to resist.

“His Majesty said,” Neike placed one leg on the table and used the other to hook the glamorous woman’s chin, “that past matters can be forgiven, but the things on this piece of paper must never be done again.”

"You can only choose to become a part of the capital, otherwise we don't mind replacing you with another part."

"You crazy people!"

The alluring woman with bloodshot eyes opened her mouth to bite the cat's boot, but it easily dodged. She licked the back of her hand and asked the soldier beside her:

Why did she call us crazy?

“When we dealt with the gangs earlier, their factions resisted the most. Following the orders of His Majesty and you, we chose to make an example of them, and none of them were left capable of resisting.”

The soldier responded sternly, kicking another gang member next to him: "Hey, you guys saw the state of this female boss's gang, so you surrendered?"

"Yes, my lord, the new emperor's swift and decisive actions have intimidated us, and we sincerely wish to submit."

The strong man lowered his head, ready to draw his curved blade and kill the woman. He then tossed the magical contract in his hand, which landed with pinpoint accuracy in front of each gang leader.

"Take a look, and if it's acceptable, sign this. The orders from above must be strictly followed. If you can't do that, we can replace you with someone else."

A rather shrewd gang leader didn't even bother to read the details of the contract; he simply signed his name as a sign of respect before finally confirming what he could and couldn't do.

The others also realized what was happening. During the confirmation process, some people turned pale, clearly because their original businesses had been severely damaged, while others were unusually happy, as the content prohibited in the contract was basically irrelevant to them.

After dealing with this matter, Neko clapped her hands and walked out with the soldiers. No matter how the gang redistributed the profits, it was none of her business.

Chapter 535 Creating a Demiplane

"Your Majesty, our chief bishop has considered it and concluded that sealing the temple is indeed the best solution."

In a villa near the palace, several priests informed Maginus of the results they had reached through their joint discussion. While handling official business, she glanced up at the group:

"That's exactly what we've been waiting for you to say. Do you have any good ideas on how to fill it? The underground space is just too vast."

"Yes, we've discussed it. We can call in earth elemental creatures to help fill the underground. They have a strong temperament and are not easily affected by the will to kill. The soil they create is not a magical condensate and will not disappear due to the anti-magic field."

"What are we waiting for? Let's begin, Rachel Burke, go and break the seals on these people."

Maginus slammed his fist on the table, and the purple-haired girl floated in the air, gesturing for everyone to follow him. They returned to the cemetery together, and as the seal was broken, a sinister and bloody aura immediately spewed out from the cave entrance.

With utmost caution, the five of them, along with Rachel, entered the Longdao Pass and carefully approached the Temple of Slaughter that Maginus had mentioned.

Soon, they saw the enormous underground cavern and the eerie temple. They simultaneously activated protective shields for their bodies and minds and retreated immediately.

Having identified their target, they tirelessly returned to the temple, summoned a small number of low-ranking priests, stationed them around the cemetery, and sent weak earth elemental creatures into the cemetery to begin the burial activity.

It would take a lot of time to completely fill such a large cave, but it would be worth it for safety reasons.

Observing the situation through Rachel Perth to ensure their safe operation, Maginus took a break from her busy schedule, pushed aside the documents in front of her, stood up, opened the high portal, and stepped inside.

On the other side of the portal was the capital of the Crystal Salt Kingdom. Maginus stood in front of the palace gate and said to the soldiers, "Announce that Maginus Imperius has arrived."

The appearance of the high-level portal had already made the soldiers realize Maginus's power. Upon hearing her name, several of them immediately stood at attention and saluted: "Your Majesty Imperius, His Majesty Sylvis said that you may come and go as you please."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Maginus, who had only symbolically given face to her father-in-law Elliot Silvis, vanished from their sight.

Entering Lenya's boudoir, he found her flipping through books on management. Maginus peered at her profile, then suddenly reached out and hugged her from behind.

"ah!!"

Lenia gasped in surprise. Startled, she felt a soft touch behind her and realized what was happening. She turned around angrily, wanting to glare at Maginus.

Before their eyes could fully meet, soft lips pressed together, giving Lenya no chance to react.

Maginus only released the purple-haired princess when she was nearly suffocating.

She gasped for breath, rolled her eyes at Maginos, and asked haltingly, her chest heaving and her face flushed, "Phew, why did you suddenly come over?"

“The matter of Nesser has been resolved, faster than I expected,” Maginus said, pressing his cheek against Lenia’s. “I’ll talk to your father later, and we should be able to bring you over next year.”

"Really? That's fast!"

Lenia sat up in surprise, then, as if remembering something, she became uneasy while lying in Maginus's arms: "But I have almost no ability to protect myself. Will marrying you cause you trouble?"