Chapter 1100: The World Core.
Chapter 1100: The World Core.
?Chapter 1100: The World Core.
The Empire was progressing, and Violet was satisfied, but not completely. There were still loose ends that she needed to deal with, and as a determined Empress, she would not waste time.
But before that.... Violet's eyes shone slightly, and she looked in on her Daughters.
'Oh? They are not in Elvenorah...! Violet thought.
Currently, her Princesses were in the Weapons Technology Department created in Yggdrasil, and
one of Aline's subordinates was accompanying them to the Biology Department, where Ruby was the head.
Each Department had hundreds of people working there, and most of them, of course, were clones that had recently been born, clones made to be scientists.
But even if Ruby was the Head of The Biological Department, the truth was that this was just a pretext on paper.
Ruby, Aline, and Velnorah were the ones who had the most influence on the development of The Empire, and the roles assigned to them only limited them to those Departments on paper. As Sisters and Wives of The Emperor, they had control of everything.
As planned, all the High Ranks of The Empire would be formed by The Emperor's Family so that corruption against The Empire's interests became a 99% impossibility of ever happening.
And even with the slight chance of that 1% happening, countermeasures had already been put in place. But while her Sisters could feel safe, Violet did not feel completely secure. It could be said that she had a bit of Victor's paranoia due to the consequences of her Power and the weight of being The Empress.
It was because of this same paranoia that Violet was dealing with loose ends. Since any unrequited feelings could be used by Empathic Entities, any weak point in the defense could be used by sneaky ancient Gods whose Techniques they did not know.
As The Empress, she couldn't let her guard down. The Universe was vast, and there were many strange Techniques out there. Her Sisters understood this as well. Because of this, they only allowed themselves to 'relax' when they were in Victor's Inner World or in Elvenorah, which was located in Victor's Soul, also one of his main territories in the Pantheon.
Hell and Elvenorah could be considered The Home of The Gods or The Heaven of The Pantheon, and Victor's Personal World was Paradise for him and his Family. Of the three, Victor's Personal World and his Family were the ones with the most defenses, and no one could enter there without his permission.
Elvenorah and Hell, as well as the Cities of Hell, were connected to each other and acted as a System for the Souls who believed in the Gods of The Dragon's Nest to go there when they died.
The Primordials could enter Elvenorah and Hell because, technically, they were still connected to the Universe in some way, and this connection itself opened a door for them. Victor's Personal Paradise, however, was not connected to anything except Victor himself.
"This is one of the loose ends we need to resolve too. We need to completely disassociate Hell and Elvenorah from the Primordials' Violet thought.
Returning to her Daughters, these Departments were not ready yet; most of The Empire's resources were in the Empire's Domains, specifically, the City of Elvenorah.
Violet laughed internally when she saw that her subordinate was sweating like a pig while leading The Emperor's Daughters around. Even though they were young, they were still Dragon Goddesses, and the pressure they exerted just by existing was immense.
Violet smiled, satisfied when she saw how her Daughters behaved. Even the ones who usually caused the most chaos at home were walking obediently alongside their Sisters.
Feeling a little sorry for the subordinate, who seemed like she would die at any moment due to stress, Violet used her Powers and Blessed her with stronger Mental Fortitude.
The subordinate stopped walking for a few seconds, opened her eyes wide in shock, and then all her nervousness and fear disappeared, and she began to walk more confidently.
"...That was...
"Yeah!"
"Which Mother?"
"Maybe Mother Hestia?"
"Father can do that too..."
"Mother Violet, as well."
"But Dad's Energy is more noticeable to us."
"Mother Violet wouldn't do it that sneakily. She would just show up with that usual smile of hers." They muttered between each other, speaking in the Draconic Language.
Violet's lips trembled when she heard this. What kind of image did her Daughters have of her!? "Welcome to one of the most important places in this City" The subordinate spoke elegantly and calmly, the Blessing of Order putting her spirit completely at ease.
"." The Imperial Princesses fell silent as they looked at the tiny subordinate in front of them. As they were in their Imperial Princess Form with a height of 4 meters, everyone around them seemed so small, which was strange for them, especially those who were normally the smallest of the Sisters. "Normally, not even I can enter here, but my superiors have allowed me to enter, and have given me enough information to guide you. Follow me, Princesses."
Upon entering the laboratory, they saw that it was not a laboratory as its name suggested, but rather, the room looked more like the entrance hall of a mansion with a large object in the middle of the vast room.
"...This is-"
"A City Core!" Velina Velnorah Elderblood Thaloria III, Daughter of Velnorah and Victor, shouted excitedly as she began to mutter at high speed. "And on top of that, it's a violet City Core!'
"This is an Artifact connected to the Energy that nourishes The Empire! My Mother, Velnorah, created it to keep an eye on the entire City. The Artifact has the functions of repelling, observing, storing, and preventing those who are not on the list from entering. It all depends on how the user uses it! Of course, the automatic mode allows it to make decisions on its own."
"." The subordinate fell silent with pure shock. Not even she knew about the information that the Imperial Princess had just revealed.
"Honestly, Sister. You should restrain that excitement of yours!" A hologram began to be created in front of the Sisters, and the image of Akasha, standing 4 meters tall, appeared before them.
"Akasha..." Valina spoke.
heard is Classified Imperial Intelligence that only those with G-6 Clearance are allowed to know! "I understand, please take the necessary measures.
"Thank you. Compensation for this incident will be delivered to you shortly! Akasha's eyes shone slightly, and the subordinate's body glowed for a few seconds. For a moment, Akasha's Powers didn't work due to Violet's Blessing, but as soon as the Blessing disappeared with Violet's command, the subordinate forgot everything Valina had said.
"...Iuh?"
"Good work. Go ahead and wait outside, I'll take over here... And take a look at your personal terminal. A Knull payment of 100,000 has been transferred to your account for your excellent work.' The Empire always rewarded those with the highest loyalty, and the woman had not wavered even after being told that she would need to have her memory erased. Instead, she'd accepted it readily and without hesitation
This was an attitude to be appreciated, her Father taught her well.
"Princess Akasha...? Huh? Oh! Yes! I'll leave them in your hands!"
Turning to her Sisters, especially Valina, who was feeling a little down due to this small mistake, Akasha said, "Remember, Sister. Our position in The Empire is very special. Because of our Mothers, we know things that others should not know."
"What you'd said so excitedly and casually just now was a level 6 Imperial Secret that only our Parents and their most loyal subordinates are allowed to know!
"I know..." Valina sighed. I was just really excited because this is the first time I've seen a City Core up
close.
"Mm." Akasha nodded and didn't continue with the warning. After all, this wasn't her job, but rather her Mothers, who were definitely watching everything now.
Turning back to the other Sisters, she began to speak: "The City Core was upgraded due to my
existence."
"..." The Sisters listened attentively.
"In the past, it would take on a certain schedule and ensure that enemies couldn't enter the designated territory. But with me here, I can take charge over all of The Empire's City Cores efficiently and without wasting too much Energy, which led Mother Velnorah to upgrade these
Artifacts to World Cores."
"...World Cores?" Stella asked.
"Exactly. This Artifact functions similarly to a City Core, but where it differs is that it's not limited to just one City. can encompass the terrain of an entire planet!
"...What?" The Sisters opened their eyes in shock.
"But that's impossible! The amount of Energy required for that would be abysmal... Valentina Victoria Elderblood, Daughter of Victor and Violet, spoke in shock.
"Yes, but it's not impossible, not with me here doing the calculations!
"I'm not talking about that, Sis. I'm talking about the amount of Active or Passive Energy needed to
make the Artifact work. If it was on just one planet, that'd be fine. But Father is planning to place these World Cores on every planet. The Empire conquers, right?"
"Indeed."
"Will just one Dragon Heart be enough for such
feat?"
Akasha explained patiently: "...You underestimate The Dragon Heart, my Sister. Nothing that Father does is simple. As the name itself implics, the Artifact that sustains The Empire is The Dragon Heart... The DRAGON Heart! She repeated again, emphasizing the Dragon part.
"...Oh! And that was when all the Sisters understood.
"Exactly. Dragons are Beings with the highest compatibility with Nature, and The Dragon Heart is the most important part of their body. is their Energy Core, and The Empire's Dragon Heart is, effectively speaking, our Father's heart. It not only produces immense amounts of Energy passively, but it also channels the Energies of the World Trees connected to our Father." "Which means that... All the World Trees that our Father places by his side and unites with him will passively generate Energy not only for their planet, but also for The Dragon Heart... And The Dragon Heart will power the planet itself in an infinite back-and-forth cycle."
"... An infinite Energy loop. Indeed! Siren, Daughter of Victor and Scathach, muttered while all the
Sisters agreed with her.
Akasha didn't even mention that The Dragon Heart could be further upgraded if deemed necessary. After all, The Emperor left no room for obsolescence in making an unparalleled Artifact. "Our problem is not Energy; we have plenty of it. The trouble lies in how to transmit that immense amount of Energy." Akasha made a pyramid-shaped hologram to explain.
"At the top is The Dragon Heart. This Dragon Heart will provide Energy to all the Worlds Cores, and the World's Cores will guarantee the protection, surveillance, and nutrition to all the planets under
The Empire!
"That's how the Energy of everything in our Empire works... Or at least, how it will work in the
future."'
"Huh?
It isn't ready yet?" Silvia, Daughter of Victor and Sasha, asked. "The first two steps are complete. Mother Velnorah updated the World Cores, and Father formed the connection between them and The Dragon Heart. This way, this World Core can send Energy to the planet itself through the channels formed by The Roots of The World Trees... But the structure to transmit this amount of Energy to the entire Empire is not ready yet. Only this City is prepared to withstand so much Energy and use it both efficiently and effectively!
"The three Cities of Hell and Elvenorah itself need to have their entire Energy System reworked. And all the newly conquered planets need to have the actual infrastructure built for this... But there's no point in doing this on these new planets that don't even have inhabitants yet. Which leads us to the population problem, or rather the problem caused by a lack of an adequate population. But this itself comes with a whole host of other problems, such as ensuring that any sudden increase in population doesn't occur instantaneously, otherwise the entire planet could suffer a food shortage. "Ugh..." Akasha pulled her hair in frustration.
Due to the scale of the work, even Victor split into 1000 Beings, would still take a long time to
cover the entire Galaxy with them.
And that was just. Victor alone, and he was a monster who could do this because he had the Divinity
of Creation and Dreams and was very good with Runes. Anyone other than him would need a lot more time to make adequate preparations.
".." Seeing the stressed state of their Sister, who was effectively a Super Being, the Sisters couldn't
help but think about the amount of work that would be required to even begin to stress out someone like her on a daily basis.
This notion was clearly a misunderstanding since Akasha wasn't that weak. She was created to deal
with a territory that spanned several Galaxies, and even now, she wasn't even using 1% of all her capabilities. She just didn't like dealing with problems that couldn't be solved immediately. That frustration that had appeared in Akasha disappeared a few seconds later as if it had never existed, her eyes looking at a specific place with nothing. "Back to work, I guess. I have news from Mother... I'll call one of the Empire's trusted subordinates to be your guide"
"Learn well, Sisters, so you can be of help to Father sooner." "Yes!" The violet eyes of all the Sisters shone with excitement.
Violet laughed lightly at this scene. It was very adorable to see her Daughters trying so hard.
Thinking for a moment, she contacted her Daughter Akasha and said:
[My Daughter, send Kuroka to be their guide.] Akasha's image appeared in front of Violet: [Mother Violet... Isn't Kuroka on duty right now?]
[Indeed.] Violet confirmed. [But from now on, she is no longer on duty. Empress's orders. If she disobeys, I'll consider it treason, fufufufu.] She laughed like an Evil Queen.
Akasha rolled her eyes: [Don't say those words in front of our most loyal subordinates, Mother. They
might misunderstand.]
[I know, I know... It's a shame, though. I wanted to play at being the tyrannical Empress so that Darling would come to punish me...] Violet sighed dramatically, though, even saying this, she knew well enough not to let her daydreams interfere with The Order of The Empire.
Though, she specifically said that, not to disrupt. The Empire's Order, but rather to tease her
Daughter.
Akasha blushed, her pale skin visibly turning red. She knew very well what kind of 'punishment' her
Mother was talking about.
[I-I will go tell Mother Haruna that Kuroka's services are needed!] Akasha said before hastily cutting
off the communication.
"Ara-, she left. Violet laughed in amusement.
A notification sound was heard on her terminal. Violet raised her arm and saw that she'd received a
message from Ruby.
[We are done for today.]
Violet's smile grew wider. 'It's time to tie up some loose ends!
Violet typed: [Invite Albedo, Dun Scaith, Kali, and Hela for a friendly tea party, Ruby.]
[...Okay...? What are you planning?]
[Just do as I say. Empress's orders, fufufufu-.]
Ruby just sent a gif of a suspicious cat, followed by a thumbs-up emoji, and went offline.
Violet laughed in amusement when she saw Ruby's reaction: "Even after so many years, she never changes. I wonder what kind of nonsense I'm going to say to her later when she asks why...? Although, knowing Ruby, she'll realize it once she thinks about it a bit... So I won't say anything too
ridiculous, hmm..."
"Speaking of never changing, I wonder where Sasha is? I haven't seen her all day! Her eyes glowed faintly violet and she searched for Sasha's signature. When her senses found Sasha, she saw the woman in her personal room laughing strangely while writing something by hand.
She was wearing only a nightgown and her hair was tied in a ponytail while, on top of her head, an
Ahose danced hannily
When she tried to see what Sasha was doing,
The Ahoge on Sasha's head stood up on full alert, and she immediately looked into Violet's eyes and
roared in embarrassment, 'Don't look!" and then chased Violet away. "...Oya...? I wonder what she was doing..." Violet considered using her Powers to look into possible
futures but decided against it. "Using my Powers for trivial things like that will eventually make me lose interest in everything. Spoilers are the ruin of the Soul, after all. She nodded sagely.
Then she smiled in amusement and said, "...Let's disturb Sasha." She vanished and appeared at Sasha's
bedroom door.
"Hello, this is Pizza-desu." She knocked on the door.
"No delivery guy will talk like that, Violet!" Sasha yelled as Violet, still standing outside, heard the
sound of things moving and being put away.
"Really? I saw that in anime, they looked legit!"
"There's no anime with that kind of idiotic character!"
"I really doubt that. After all, it's anime. They invented tentacle porn, you know?"
"That's hentai, not anime!"
"It's all in the same genre! Anyways, stop arguing and open the door; I want to see what you're
doing!" Violet tried to open the door, but Sasha held the door closed from the other side.
"Over my dead body!"
"Come on, Sasha, don't be a brat!"
"You're the one being a brat, Violet!'
"Am not!"
"Yes, you are!"
"Am not!! I'm an Empress!"
"You are?! I honestly couldn't tell! After all, what kind of Empress acts like this!?"
"The Best kind! Now, open the door!"
"Never!"
Staring at her messages for a few seconds, Ruby was still suspicious of Violet but decided to follow
her orders. It was the Empress's orders, and they had known each other long enough for her to
know that Violet wouldn't invoke the Title of Empress so easily. And if she invoked the Title, it was
because it was something that could help The Empire.
'Wait... Something that can help The Empire... Kali, Albedo, Hela, and Dun Scaith... She's really going
to do it!? Ruby thought in shock.
Just as Violet had deduced, with just a few thoughts on the matter, Ruby figured out. Violet's plan.
'Well, if it's Violet, she only wants what's best for The Empire... I'll ask the women to a Chai date!
Ruby thought.
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