45 Tedious Tasks of Life

Christian counted all of his soldiers and individually collected the data.

21 Martial Artists

5 Elemental Magicians

7 Summoning Magicians

8 Transmutation Magicians

And 10 Enchanting Magicians

The force was one that could cause a catastrophe since all of them were the strongest and closest members of the Autarch Society

Their overall average strength was around Nascent Soul 2 but because of the many magicians, the average strength was lower.

If they were comparing just Martial Artists then Christian was certain that the average strength would be Nascent Soul 5.

Martial Artists were strong and capable of travelling over 250Km in a day due to their cultivation.

Magicians on the other hand had to disable whatever Martial Arts cultivation they may have had, causing their physique to not be as great as what they once were.

Christian worried over the fact that the trip could be delayed due to the Magician's stamina which was why he brought forth 7 Summoning Magicians.

They should have the ability to summon several mounts that could be useful for his troops and when he needed to harvest herbs, they were the perfect people for the job.

Enchanting Magicians could help the Summoning Magicians' stamina if they got tired for summoning mounts or the collection of herbs.

Once the Summoning Magicians were not as effective against the Horned Viper Murderer would the Enchanting Magicians choose a different target.

They would be commanded to help enchant any of the weaker Martial Artists if they found any trouble fighting or their defense would be a risk to their life.

If the weaker Martial Artists were fine then they should be enchanting the strengths of the stronger Martial artists to do more damage to the scales.

The Transmutation Magicians were mainly there to make cutting wood much more easier as well as softening the defense of the Horned Viper Murderer's scales.

One thing that had yet to be noted about the Horned Viper Murderer.

What was effective against it?

All the books he had read, framed the beast as a catastrophic monster without a match.

Because of how it was described, Christian wasn't sure whether Magic would be effective against the beast however he still brought forth 5 Elemental Magicians.

The reason for why there was only 5 was because he had been researching arrays that could allow his group to take a substantial advantage along with less casualties.

A merchant from long ago, traded an old bamboo transcript from an Eastern country.

It used 5 elements, Wind, Fire, Water, Earth and Metal.

Titled as [5 Elemental Movements], it would meddle with the area it held captive and weaken any foes the caster found to be an enemy.

In the event this is ineffective, Christian would command the Elemental Magicians to just attack the Horned Viper Murderer.

Its tough scales would cause difficulties for a tough execution but this reminded this of the time he fought against that golem.

'What a shameful moment! An ant tried to harm this king and he deserved death! '

Hostility enveloped Christian's body when he recalled that humiliating moment but chuckled at its scummy behavior.

The manual [Soul Withering Technique] was nothing more than trash in Christian's eyes.

Reading through it only once, Christian found many flaws in the circulation of Qi that would cause the user to die of exhaustion once they reached Void Shattering realm.

A lowly technique was not for a king so Christian decided to use one of his own that he remembered.

[Imperial Mandate]

Meant for a king, the user would be slowly molded into a one of a kind ruler with a clear mind and resolute decisions.

Each founder of a dynasty could have their problems mostly solved if they had this technique and the fuel for this manual is a resolving will.

Christian had settled on this technique after looking past his memories and came to the conclusion that this was the one cultivation that would go best with this life.

If he wanted to reclaim his throne then he could only walk on a path he had yet to fully develop.

...

Dean was about to doze off into a dream land but someone smacked him on the back of the head

"Now, who the -"

Turning around, Dean faced who had the audacity to start a fight but to his surprise it was Leonard

In his hand was a small bottle of pills that already had a strong scent containing fragrant herbs.

"Yo, i'm not late, right?"

Placing the bottle on the desk, Leonard made sure to leave his greeting while leaving a note on top of the bottle.

The ripped piece of paper had a short description in a very neat handwriting that Dean could easily read.

'Get the rest after school.'

"No, you're not late"

Dean made sure that his act wasn't out of the norm and made sure the conversation flowed well.

'I can now cultivate in peace for a while'

It was good timing since Christian had left the school and Dean wanted to test out how effective the herbs were.

...

Christian had just arrived at his first milestone.

This place had a large forest next to the rural town that contained many types of tree species. Taking advantage of that, Christian disguised his other goal with this location.

He had sent a scout to visit the Shadow of the Night's school to arrange a meeting that will finally shed some light on some mysteries.

The scout had already came back with an address in hand.

"Here's the list of all the missions we have accepted. Separate into groups to finish the tasks as soon as possible while I gather some rations."

Christian allowed the Autarch Society to make their own decisions as he passed the paper to the closest Martial Artist that would act as his attendee

Dispersing the large group that followed him, he beckoned Anne and Pierre to follow him.

Most tasks picked were gathering wood causing the prideful Martial Artists to be lumberjacks