Empress' Evolution

To be charismatic was to how a ruler makes his people follow him. To have more charisma was to have an image that inspires others, and Lilith knew this best.

She went about trying to find a mount she could ride, and after hours of effort, she somehow found herself on Cerberus' back.

'Was I tricked?' This was a first for Lilith.

Lilith asked herself as she walked along with the newly established Lilith Village. Every villager inside had stopped what they were doing as they watched Lilith parade herself with Dhampy, following her closely behind.

The daemons who didn't know how to use the HNPs were actually sneaking away, taking pictures in secret.

'When did they had the time to learn that?' Lilith wanted to call them out and tell them to stop, but she feared that it might create a bad atmosphere in the Village. But she also didn't want to say to go and take her picture without a problem; she knew how zealous these daemons were, she didn't know what would happen if she ever let them do whatever they want.

It was a chilling thought.

Soon, Lilit reached the newly built [Priestess Temple] made of wood, where Luna was quietly waiting by the door.

Luna had many female villagers of different races around her with smiles on their faces. The villagers bowed their heads to her as they thanked her for something while holding onto their HNPs. Lilith wanted to listen, but the only thing she got was, "Thank you for doing this, hehehe." Before they caught of their little Priestess and moved aside.

"The Priestess is here." One of them said, alarmed at the sight of Lilith. They stood to the side of the road as they bowed to greet her.

Putting on her most innocent of smiles, Lilith looked at them, "Thank you for your works. Please continue to support me and the whole Village."

The women felt their heart skip a beat and an indescribable intent rose. It was painful trying to keep their instincts at bay, but they did it in consideration for the Priestess' dignity.

They bowed their heads with great fervor, "Thank you, Priestess, but we are only doing our jobs."

They then left with smiles on their faces. Watching them like so made Lilith kind of appreciate her work. It was rare for daemons of different races to get along with one another, but the Village was doing their best to survive together as a whole.

'That's good, that's good…' Lilith closed her eyes as she nodded her head.

Kacha! Kacha!

There were two sounds; Lilith lifted her head and saw Luna taking a picture.

As for the other, she quickly turned around. With widened eyes, Lilith and Dhampy, who had just taken a picture with the volumes up, locked eyes.

Massaging her eyes, Lilith was flattered but also felt like screaming, "We need to talk…" she just had to say it.

There was no one else inside. It was a Village Rule that only Lilith could enter inside, and others could only come inside if she was there. Cleaning must also be done only if Lilith was present.

Two Epic-Tier daemons were kneeling before Lilith. Cerberus was on the side, sleeping after going along with Lilith's nonsense to increase her non-existent Kingly Charisma. It was bored as it had nothing to do.

No one knew it was a Mythical-Tier daemon as they could only see its level. Only Lilith could see a daemon's Tier; thus, no one suspected a thing.

Daemons could only race their Tiers by raising their levels; none could fabricate their Tiers. Cerberus was an exception as it was a Mythical Daemons that was sent down from the Godly Realm by Letza.

Besides, it looked more like a puppy than anything else. It was treated as Lilith's pet, and as it did nothing other than eat and sleep, no one thought otherwise.

"Look here, I don't have a problem with taking pictures, but keep it in moderation as it might get you two into trouble. The two of you are my followers; you set an example and a figure of respect to the others…"

Lilith acted like a true Priestess as she reprimanded the two daemons. Luna and Dhampy were saddened and swore to take her words into heart,

They wanted to argue and say something, but after having a little flashback when the Village lined up to take Lilith's picture when she collapsed from working…they failed to keep a clean conscience.

"Okay, that is enough… Dhampy, come here. I want to give you something."

Dhampy rose from where she knelt and then approached Lilith. Retrieving a cup from her Inventory, Lilith gave the Divine Wine to Dhampy.

"What is this, Boss?" Dhampy asked.

"That's alcohol to improve your level. Did you not notice the villagers? All of the none-combatants are either Epic-Tiers or at LVL 60. That Wine is the reason. It will let you jump to LVL 60 without any drawbacks…"

Dhampy raised her brows with an "oh" and then felt her level go up quickly, "Oh, this good Bo—" Thud, Dhampy fell asleep from being drunk.

'It seems like no one can last more than three seconds after drinking the Divine Wine. Is it that bad? I don't think it's That strong, but who am I to judge? And I failed to explain to her some important bits too…well, she'll probably forget about it, so it's rather good that she fell asleep now.' Lilith thought to herself.

It was a rather nasty fall, but Lilith didn't worry, for Dhampy was resilient. Luna saw Dhampy being intimate with the floor and then dragged her to the side next to the adorable puppy that was Cerberus.

Luna gave the pupper some quick head pats before going back to Lilith's side, who was already seated on her position.

"So, what do we have for today, Luna?"

Lilith was prepared to begin the day and take care of business. Lilith was already considered the Priestess and Leader of the Entire Village, she was a busy, busy person.

Luna brought out a little piece of beast hide that she had written on and then began reciting Lilith's plan for the day.

Luna was the one assigned to care for Lilith's appointment with the other Racial Leaders.

���The Priestess has a lot to do today. The Dwarves' representative is asking us if they can build a Smithy in the Village now that we have settled down. They are also asking if they could go up the Mountain up North. They wish to see if they can find a Mining area over there."

"Approved, ask two of the Brick Bears to help them in searching the Mountains for Ores, but first, have Aero lead her Scouts and scan the area if there are any kind of major dangers. If there are no problems, have Eve and Dhampy to investigate and ensure it. Only after everything is clear that we shall send them out with Chief and some of the Army."

Lilith valued the Dwarves, for they were the only ones who were good at creating weapons. They were blacksmiths, and their numbers were few. She had plans for them; thus, them dying was not an option.

"I understand. I shall let them know so that they could proceed with their desires, As for the next, the Rulers of this plac—"

"Shhhh, Luna keep your silence for a second."

Lilith had Luna shut up as she looked at the panel before her.

[Mission: Empress' Kingdom #2]

[Ÿ] You have decided to explore your territory for resources. This is the first step to

[Ÿ] Mission Details (Mandatory): Use the Revery Mountains as the start of your story for Army Building!

Requirements for Passing:

[Ÿ] Establish an actual Empire in Stronghold 3.

[Ÿ] Have an Army that totals at 5,000 Strong

[Ÿ] Have 10,000 Daemon Citizen

[Ÿ] Conquer/Slaughter the Humans if necessary

Penalty: Death

Time Limit: 5 years

Completion Percentage: 3%

Lilith saw her Second Mission and felt like a headache was about to form. She had just settled down, and it already wanted her to start creating an Empire.

'Where am I going to get 10,000 daemons? The Rewards are good, though.'

Lilith looked at the bottom of the panel and saw a Rewards list…this was the first time the Main Mission had a reward list like this.

[Rewards]

[Ÿ] Hell Scepter

[Ÿ] Mystery Box

[Ÿ] Mystery Egg

[Ÿ] EXP Boost (Entire Daemon Citizen will benefit.)

Looking at the list of rewards, Lilith smiled.

'She stayed true to her words. The rewards are excellent this time.'

She celebrated as snoring echoed in the background.