116 Chapter 116 - Conditions
"I understand your concerns regarding the opening of a second front in case Cersei attacks. To prevent such a situation, we need to sufficiently intimidate them. This is what I mean by a strike. We will destroy their army and fleet, but we will not occupy territories. This will give them the feeling that we are too preoccupied with other matters. They will think that this time they can spend preparing for the second round of battles. Whatever preparations they make, nothing will change."
At this moment, Daenerys asked, "If we defeat their army and fleet, why not immediately seize territories?"
Asmodeus didn't need to answer; Tyrion replied, "Your Majesty, I understand what Lord Asmodeus means to say. We eliminate the threat from Cersei but leave her and her regime alive for a certain period, allowing her to deal with the control of the three kingdoms under her control on her own. You see, when seizing the Iron Throne, we would need to allocate too many resources and forces to suppress and absorb the kingdoms. According to Lord Morningstar's plan, we will postpone these problems for a while and shift them onto Cersei. Additionally, after the defeat of Cersei's and Lannisters' army, they will weaken, and other houses under her command will see this, they will try to gain advantage. Cersei will have to try to suppress these forces. Meanwhile, we will deal with problems in the North. By the time we finish the war with the White Walkers, Cersei will have so many enemies among her own subjects that when we capture the kingdom, we will need half the effort to swallow it."
"...."
The room fell silent, none of those present except Tyrion could understand Asmodeus's plan without a long period of analysis, so...
*Clap, clap, clap!*
Applause rang out in the room for Asmodeus.
"Lord Tyrion, I am very impressed! In my opinion, you are wasting your talent by staying here. Just say the word, and I'll take you with me to Adastra. After a couple of months of training, you can easily take your place in the middle chamber of the Supreme Council. If you want, I can even increase your height. Although I don't see the point in that."
At first, Tyrion wanted to reply that he was loyal to the queen. But then he heard about increasing his height and said.
"Lord Morningstar, why do you say that increasing height doesn't matter?"
"I understand that you've had to endure a lot and you may despise your body, but let me tell you about someone. He's actually a teacher at Hogwarts, which is the second best school for wizards under 18, though many will argue... Anyway, there was once a child born, his parents were not ordinary people, no. One of his parents was a goblin who fell in love with a human woman. This couple had a child. Half human, half goblin, he was slightly taller than you. Because of such mixed blood, his family and he himself faced attacks from all sides. But one day, he received a letter of acceptance to a magic school. Step by step, this humble yet great man became one of the strongest wizards in the world, a champion of magical duels. Since then, no one underestimated him, and discussions about his height ceased. Now he's one of the strongest wizards in the world, after the 13 supreme wizards. His name is Filius Flitwick, he heads the house that embodies wisdom at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. So, you don't need to be ashamed of your appearance or change anything about it. Just show everyone that even with such a body, you're better than them!"
"....."
"Thank you. One day, when Queen Daenerys no longer needs my services, I will come to you."
Tyrion firmly said, firstly he cannot say now that he would gladly leave Daenerys and go to Adastra. Secondly, he decided to finish what he started and then think about retirement.
"Ah, that's a pity."
Asmodeus sincerely invited Tyrion. But in reality, although Tyrion refused now, after seizing the Iron Throne, it may not be the same.
"Ahem, ahem. Lord Morningstar, it's not proper to poach subordinates right before my eyes."
"Oh, don't worry, Your Majesty, I only have the best intentions."
"....."
"Very well, let's set aside for now where my right hand will go after conquering the seven kingdoms. I think it's more practical to discuss how we plan to get to Westeros? Your dragon burned all the ships that arrived from the bay of slavers. The day before yesterday, two members of the Greyjoy family joined me, they brought 100 ironborn ships, but they will barely be enough to ferry half of my troops. What about the other half?"
"You don't need to worry about that. I can set up a magical teleportation array wherever it's needed. Similarly, my friends who are currently in the north of Westeros."
"Is the teleportation array similar in function to the gates you created last time?"
"More so. Much more. In a couple of hours, we can move your entire army from one place to another. So, are you agreeing to our terms, Queen Daenerys?"
Daenerys glanced at all the present advisors.
Tyrion nodded firmly.
Grey Worm averted his gaze.
Missandei nodded uncertainly.
To Asmodeus's surprise, even Daario Naharis nodded confidently.
Asmodeus was surprised that Daario also firmly supported signing the treaty. Although, upon reflection... he probably doesn't yet know that Daenerys won't take him with her to Westeros. And perhaps he doesn't know about the clause stating that she can only marry those approved by the council members.
But he wasn't concerned about that; right now, he focused his gaze on Daenerys, who hesitated...
After a couple of minutes of silence, Daenerys seemed to revert to the state she was in a couple of years ago. Weak, uncertain, but optimistic.
For a moment, losing her aura of majesty, Daenerys became more endearing in Asmodeus's eyes. She sighed heavily and said, "So be it. I, Daenerys Targaryen, agree to your terms."
"Excellent!"
Then, the pleased Asmodeus snapped his fingers, and a parchment folded several times appeared on the table. Landing lightly before Daenerys, it unfolded, revealing hundreds of points and conditions, as well as dozens of benefits they would receive upon signing the contract, visible to all those sitting close to her.
When Daenerys wanted to say that they needed time to read the contract, a familiar sound echoed in the room.
"You have a call. Contact - 'Beloved'."
*Ding, ding, ding!*
Asmodeus slightly embarrassedly took out his beetle phone and said, "Sorry for the interruption. I need to take this call."
Daenerys smiled and said, "No problem, we'll wait."
Asmodeus nodded and answered the call.
"Asmodeus, it's Rovena, I have important news from Odin."
"Hello, from Odin? What happened?"
"For now, nothing, but he sent a message through an owl and then disappeared. The message says that he prefers to remain unnoticed, so he won't be taking a phone that could ring at any moment. Also, he will suppress his presence to a minimum."
"Yeah... the process of researching the beetle with the option for silent mode dragged on..."
"That's not the point. In Odin's letter, he said he found a pseudo-god, even two!"
"Stop, two!?"
"Yes, he said he felt energy of faith emanating from the Department of Mysteries at the Ministry of Magic, and then its possessor headed north. When he followed the owner of the energy of faith, he found another creature emitting energy of faith."
"So, to the north... Is that where Dumbledore and Grindewald are now, or further?"
"Further, one said he saw Dumbledore and Grindewald on the way."
"So, what is he doing there? I asked him not to take action against these pseudo-gods so that we would have a chance to practice..."
"He said he would only monitor their actions. He's just cautious now because there are two pseudo-gods."
"And as I understand, one of them came from our side... Department of Mysteries, Department of Mysteries... Wait, could it be the Death Arc? "
"I don't know, I just received the message. What do you want from me? Right now, we're investigating the entire Ministry of Magic..."
"Alright, let me know if you find anything. Also, prepare food for a million soldiers for a year, and my Order of Flame for deployment at any moment."
"Okay, good luck."
"Kiss."
Asmodeus pocketed his phone and pondered.
If one sensed the energy of faith in the Ministry of Magic, there could be only one explanation... the Death Arc is indeed connected to the realm of the dead, and the god of death in the magical world decided for some reason to come out... and he contacted a local pseudo-god...
"Hm..."
Asmodeus frowned slightly.
'I don't like this... I need to get stronger but...'
He glanced at his status in the system:
[Ding, host's characteristics:]
[Eternal Flame Absorption Degree - 3% of total power, Integration Degree of Flame into Host's Body - 57%]
[Bloodline: Firestorm Epic-grade Lineage - blending the blood of the Fire Nation and Airbender monks. Currently, the bloodline is activated at 75%.
Lineage: "???????" (Unknown lineage, unable to display) - 0.003% of lineage is activated. Unknown....system.....cannot.....display..... The system determines that the unknown lineage requires the infusion of other lineages for its unlocking…]
[Eternal Flame Absorption Degree - 3% of total power, Integration Degree of Flame into Host's Body - 57%, increases the power of host's fire magic and its destructive force]
[Combat Power: 77, the maximum available indicator in the host's world at this stage 100.]
[Health: 280/280
Mana: 3050/3050
Strength: 36
Agility: 35
Intelligence: 41
Charisma: 24]
[Skills:
Elementalization: Enables the user to embody an elemental. The current elemental form combines fire and air elements. The user can adjust the percentage of each element. For instance, the lower body can be composed of air while the upper part is fire, enhancing mobility and combat prowess. In this state, physical attacks have no effect on the user. Fire and air magic damage increase by 20% in elementalized form. After unlocking the bloodline potential, fire and air magic consume 17% less mana.
Fire Magic: Level 100/100. Mastery of fire magic from the Avatar world.
Air Magic: Level 70/100
Fire Nation Martial Arts: 95/100.
Wizarding Magic: 75/100.
Basic Rune Knowledge: 100/100
Alchemy of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter: 55/100
Magic of Kamar Taj: 35/100
Flight: Air magic is more adept for flight than fire magic. Mana costs for air magic flight are half those of fire magic. However, flight speed using air magic is reduced by 15%.]
[Lineage Shop: Potion for creating a developing lineage - 1000000 points.]
[Current host balance - 310000]
Asmodeus has been saving up for a potion to create his own lineage for a long time, and lately, the growth of his strength has stalled.
This is related to the fact that he used to rely on the powers of his lineage and his affinity with fire to directly increase his combat power. However, in the past few months, since he started dating Rovena, this situation has changed, as can be noticed by his level of mastery in the magic of the magical world.
He understands that for stable development in magic, he needs to accumulate more knowledge, so he doesn't rush to accumulate points to buy the lineage potion.
But the appearance of two gods, even pseudo ones, made him think about how to become stronger faster...
That's why he frowned.
But then, remembering Odin, he felt better. Although he doesn't want to rely too much on Odin at these stages, he also doesn't want to waste the system points, which are now being earned more slowly, although they grow monthly as passive income...
Shaking his head, Asmodeus returned his attention to Daenerys and her people.
At this moment, they were focusedly reading the contents of the contract, occasionally jotting down certain questions on the side.
Seeing this, Asmodeus didn't distract them but instead settled more comfortably, poured himself some wine, and watched them consult with each other about the contract's contents.
