Can't I develop my own character?

First of all, I would like to apologize to everyone. There are actually many problems with this volume. There are bugs in the settings at the beginning, and even there is a problem with the name of the protagonist, which greatly affects the reading experience.

Then, it's almost 500,000 words. Although it's been online for less than a month, I'm really working hard to update it every day. This is partly because of this. I didn't do a good job with the details, and I realized it later and corrected it.

In fact, the main plot of this book is that the protagonist uses a small account to control the situation behind the scenes, and integrates some elements unique to galgame in this process, such as throwing a party, etc. Everyone who understands it will understand.

So far, the story of the August Empire has unfolded, and new maps will be added in the second volume, but August will not be interrupted, because it is managed by a small account, so it is actually very convenient. The Grand Duke will continue to shine in her field, and the Princess's Frostmourne can no longer be hidden.

The new map will feature new characters, including other Outer Gods, as well as racial gods. Lin Qi, the wife, will be with the map, as will Xia Li. Then, new characters will appear, like the Deep Sea Hunter and the Witch. Feel free to share any other interesting characters you find. I've pinned character information to the top of the comments section.

I will continue to update more frequently, and I won't be offering any bounties, because I've always tried my best to update more frequently. Even if I don't offer bounties, I still get more than others who do, so there's no point in doing so. I'll just beg for votes as usual. I'm very original, and this book has just begun. I hope to improve with everyone.

And so, I continued typing.

Volume Two

Chapter 100: Clearing the Court! Fifth Character 'Deep Sea Hunter'! [8k]

Maganna didn't expect that 'Ina' would come to her at this time.

The phrase "after his death" itself is problematic. Why would someone know they're going to die in advance? If they can arrange other things, why can't they avoid death?

Her mind was a little confused and she wanted to know the answer urgently.

"When Lord Ryan refused the emperor's order, he had anticipated this day. However, danger is everywhere and difficult to prevent. He instructed me that if he ever died, I would come to you on his behalf."

"He knew the old emperor wanted to kill him? Why didn't he tell me?"

"Lord Ryan said that the West is strong, but not strong enough for you to ascend the throne. We are all burning firewood. The Grand Duke only needs to keep moving forward to reach that place, without stopping for anyone."

"How...how could this be...that bastard, why does he think he can make decisions for me! Why does he think I won't stop...damn it! Without him, how can I..."

"Don't worry, Grand Duke. I will do my best to help you move forward."

"You? You can't replace Ryan."

...

...

"Ah!"

Ryan rubbed his nose on the train and asked, "Who on earth is saying bad things about me behind my back?"

He turned his head to look out the window. The steam train was not going very fast and was a bit bumpy. Without the privilege of chartering a car for the super vvvvip lord, he could only take this crowded little train.

"Little brother, are you going to Yinfeng City too?"

A middle-aged man sitting opposite asked.

Ryan adjusted the brim of his hat and smiled, "Yeah, I heard that Yinfeng City is very big and prosperous, let's go and take a look."

"Then you picked the wrong time. You should come back next month."

"Oh why?"

"Alas~ It's all that fellow called Ryan. He's caused chaos in the entire Silver Frontier City... No, even the entire Southern Territory!"

"Ryan? Who is that? He sounds like a handsome guy."

"You don't even know Ryan? He's the minister promoted by Her Royal Highness the Princess." The older brother sitting nearby heard the conversation and said excitedly, "Let me tell you, Ryan is quite remarkable. A commoner, he actually became the lord of Berman City. He's killed so many nobles!"

The middle-aged man opposite asked curiously, "You know him so well?"

"Of course, Ryan, we're from the same village!" the older brother said proudly. "I even helped him when he was so poor he couldn't afford food. What a pity! Who would have thought he would be killed by Viscount Charlie? Otherwise, he would have become the lord of Silver Edge City and brought honor to his family!"

Ryan said, "I heard Ryan is from Berman City, not from the village."

"Do you understand Ryan or do I? You know shit!" The elder brother snorted, "You didn't go into the village before entering the city? I tell you it doesn't make sense. It's your regret not to meet him, but he's the pride of us civilians... But be careful when you go there now. I heard that Silver Front City is about to go to war, and the newly appointed Lord Vene is gathering his troops."

Ryan was a little surprised. This old man was quite well-informed. 'Vine' was indeed gathering troops because Casradi was about to order the southern forces to attack north.

However, 'Charlie' and the Holy Blood Legion were gone, and there was nothing worth showing off in the Southern Territory. They were basically private armies from the major territories, and their training and armaments were not at the same level as the Royal Legion.

But if it takes time to train the army, it will not be a matter of a day or a night, so Casradi's current idea is to assemble the army first and see how big it can be in the end.

After all, there are many people in the imperial army who are in contact with her. If she really wants to attack the imperial capital, it will be no problem for her to instigate tens of thousands of people to rebel.

By then, with the addition of the Paladin Legion, the core team will have tens of thousands of people. If the assembled southern border army can reach more than 100,000, then there will be capital for the attack.

Judging from the military strength, Kasladi's side is still no match for Maganna. The latter's 100,000 Iron Blood Army has now begun to take shape, and there are tens of thousands of Death Contracts. Their combat effectiveness is completely incomparable to those miscellaneous troops in the southern border.

The only difference is that Maganna did not declare that her attack was a rebellion, but Ryan recently asked "Ina" to plan a "cleansing the court" operation, because the situation in the empire is indeed becoming more and more chaotic, and various blood god sacrifice activities are particularly rampant. Isn't this just because the old emperor has treacherous ministers around him?

What? No sycophants?

You don’t have the final say. Wait until we reach the imperial capital and knock the old emperor off his chair and see if anything works!

If there is no reason, just make one. However, what makes Ryan helpless is that Maganna's action is too efficient. While the southern border is still gathering troops, the Iron Blood Army in the western border has already started fighting with the Royal Guards stationed on the border.

The Iron Blood Army is smaller in number, with only the Second Legion of Skullcrushers led by Iverson, with 30,000 people as the vanguard, but its combat effectiveness is terrifying. The entire Western Territory knows that Grand Duchess Maganna is going to "charge for love" to the imperial capital. Only half of the Royal Guards still have fighting spirit, and the fighting will of the remaining half is particularly low - because the Fourth Prince has fought with the new Royal Merchant Corps, causing problems with the empire's military funds. Those soldiers of the Guards didn't even get their wages last month, and they are still fighting for you?

Although one month's salary is not a big deal, the military supplies for this month have not arrived yet. Everyone knows that there is a problem in the imperial capital. People's morale is low, and it is difficult to lead the team.

On the other hand, the morale of the Western Territory reached its peak. If it weren't for the numerical advantage of the Royal Guards, Iverson could even have broken through the blockade directly.

However, the rear troops of the Iron Blood Army have already prepared to set out. This wave of blockade of the western border cannot be stopped. It depends on how far they can fight.

As my brother kept chattering in my ears, the train arrived at Yinfeng City smoothly.

Ryan got off the train and adjusted the brim of his hat. Thanks to the era without identity verification, people were coming in and out of the train station and no one noticed him at all.

After leaving the train station, Ryan took a bus towards the castle.

...

"You guys go patrol over there."

Inside the castle, 'Vine', wearing a noble hat, waved her hand and called away a team of guards patrolling along the castle.

She stood by the wall and waited for a while, and then Ryan climbed over the wall and came in.

'Weine' had made arrangements along the way in advance, so no one noticed him and Ryan returned to his room smoothly.

"Huh~ It's still more comfortable at home. It's so pitiful to be with Charlie and go hungry nine times out of three days, sleeping in the open."

'Xia Li' has been secretly developing 'Holy Blood'. She now has nearly 5,000 people under her command. It seems like a lot, but they are scattered across the empire and cannot be discovered at all.

It will only have a certain impact if the number reaches one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand.

Ryan certainly wasn't going to follow her around.

Anyway, Casradi is no longer in Silver Front City. Now 'Vene' has the final say in the city, and because of the characteristics of his profession, the entire castle is full of die-hard party members loyal to 'Vene', so Ryan doesn't have to worry about being discovered.

"Princess Casradi met with Bishop Andni. Depending on the situation, the Janus Gate may provide more than 20,000 paladins. However, news has also come from the imperial capital that the old emperor wants to meet with people from the Janus Gate, which may have an impact on the situation." said 'Vine'.

"That's normal. The Western Territory is in crisis now, and the old emperor is definitely not going to sit still. He can't just sit there and watch Janus Gate help Casradi." Ryan chuckled. "However, it's hard to say what will happen in the end. Although Janus Gate is using the excuse of fighting the demon army, it's ultimately a matter of interest. If Casradi wants to get their help and become the empress, I'm afraid she will have to meet many conditions."

"On the other hand, if the old emperor offers conditions that appeal to the Janus Gate, then the situation might change. If the Janus Gate doesn't support the princess, then she's doomed. She can't afford to fight for the throne while she can protect herself."

Ryan could more or less guess the style of the charlatans in the Janus Gate. After all, religious forces would be beaten no matter if it was in novels or games.

However, the Janus Gate did do something, but they were not as indifferent to the struggle for power as they seemed. There were probably quite a few countries in the entire Rhea continent that were secretly controlled by the Janus Gate.

The affairs over there are being watched by the eldest wife 'Lin Qi'. As a saint, she can give Kasiladi a hand at critical moments.

No matter what, we must first let the troops from the west and south break the situation. If Kasradi falls first, the remaining Maganna will definitely not be enough.

Next, Ryan had an in-depth conversation with 'Weine'.

Although he could see what 'Weinei' had done these days through the idle records, he had become accustomed to using various communication methods to understand the small account.

For example, 'Weine' is a little smaller than 'Yina', but she is more lively and enthusiastic than 'Yina'. 'Yina' is more professional, and both of them are much gentler than 'Xia Li'.

Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to try to get 'Xia Li' and 'Ina' to play side by side. Now that the secondary accounts have gone their separate ways, it's really hard to get them together in a short period of time.

Well, if my first wife 'Lin Qi' comes later, I'll let her do it all night long!

After half an hour.

Ryan came out of the bathroom with a towel hanging on his body.

'Vine' was lying in the bathtub, a blush on her flawless face, her blonde hair scattered, she closed her eyes and gasped, water droplets slid down her forehead and face, mixing with the water in the bathtub, it was impossible to tell whether it was sweat or something else.

Her chest was rising and falling due to the intense exercise. The two white spots floated on the water, shaped like a slightly upturned peach, with a hint of red at the tip of the peach faintly visible under the water.

"As expected, the physical fitness of a mage is no match for that of a warrior. Grandpa Ryan won perfectly, 1:0!"

Ryan dried his body and sat on the bed. It was sage time, so he took out a bunch of soul jades and started his daily practice.

After reaching the second level of strength, the speed of absorbing soul jades has increased a lot. If he does nothing in a day, it may take more than two or three hundred soul jades to be consumed. If Old Joe knew about this speed, he would be scared to death.

Although he needs to find the mysterious fragment to advance, he also needs to fill up his magic power before advancing. In other words, his alts are working hard to farm the Soul Jade, otherwise he would have given up.

After absorbing the soul jade for a while, Ryan took out the cross sword and trained for a while.

After reaching the second level, he can use his mental power to control the sword. It is no longer limited to use in his hands. He can fly it out and then take it back according to his thoughts. In other words, Ryan can now completely regard himself as a telepath.

Telepaths are also a profession in the Janus faith, but in fact they do not use mental power but spatial movement capabilities. It’s just that people are used to using the term “telepath” instead of “telepath” in their professional titles.

Ryan is now like a telepath himself, and because the cross sword is really awesome, a second-level transcendent can't block it with one sword, and a third-level transcendent will die if they are not careful. He even specially found "Xia Li" to try it out.

shhhhhh!

Cross swords flew around the room.

Being flexibly controlled by Ryan.

Suddenly, a wisp of black magic flew out and wrapped around the cross sword.

That is the power of death used by 'Vene'.

"Want to compete with me? It's interesting, but if you lose, you'll get beaten."

Ryan moved his mind, and the cross sword broke free from the shackles of the black magic and began to fly in the room at a faster speed.

However, in terms of the precision of magic control, 'Vine', the soul singer with explosive mental power, is still slightly better. In the end, Ryan lost the competition.

'Vene' has reached level 30 and is on the way to advancement. What makes Ryan speechless is that her third-level advancement task is to ferry the dead souls. This thing cannot be found in the world space, and the real world is too scattered, so the efficiency is terribly low.

But it is almost completed. Although her leveling speed is not as fast as that of the first and second wives, she is now a noble lady, so there is no need to be so anxious.

"Hmm? What are you doing, Vinay?"

"You said it yourself. If you lose, you'll get doped."

"?????"

...

the next day.

Three poles in the sun.

Ryan used 'Weine's' perspective to take a look at the situation in Silver Front City.

Just like what the old man on the train said, the atmosphere in the city is tense, but because there is order and Yinfeng City is not a border city, even if a war breaks out, it will not affect here for a while.

Under Wei'ne's management, the situation was relatively stable, which left Ryan speechless. How many days had passed? Why was his "legend" still everywhere in this city?

Especially the speeches he gave when he took office as lord, the essence of which was fully learned by the people.

"I dream of a day when there will be no more wars in Augustus, poverty, disease, and plague will be gone, and every citizen of the empire will have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear."

“I have a dream too!”

“Who still has dreams?!”

Ryan fully understood what it meant to be great after death. From the excitement on the faces of his subjects, it was not difficult to see that they had completely regarded him as an idol.

No, is it really that easy to brainwash people in this world? Can Barbara win a large number of fans with just a few words?

'Weine' took a walk around and found nothing unusual. When she returned to the castle, she found a guest outside.

"Old Joe?!"

Ryan was a little surprised when he saw the other person through the character interface.

Why is this old guy here?

"Hello, Viscount."

Jonathan looked much more haggard after not seeing him for a while. He was smoking a cigarette while waiting, but he put it out when he saw "Weine" coming over.

"You are...Mr. Jonathan."

"Yes, we met in Berman City."