"Roughly four weeks ago, when I was away, the city faced an invasion from otherworlders of Saint Realm.
Of course, it wasn't a full-scale invasion, and neither did they target any innocents. They damaged a lot of my robots and took away my pet and the kingdom's guardian as a hostage to get back at me.
But, the incident made it clear to me that in my absence, I can't even depend on the Guardian of this mortal plane of existence.
Perhaps, the guardian god wants to see whether the demigods here could handle the suppressed immortals and Saints. Or maybe, he was too busy with other important matters.
His reasons don't matter.
What's important here is the fact that the world is too vulnerable and I don't wish to see my people suffer for my actions. But, I wonder, who are my people? Is it just my immediate family or does it extend to the innocent citizens who put their hope on me?
This thought gave me the revelation of what I should do, in order to give absolute protection to my people from any foreign threats."
Raising three fingers, Mark continued to speak, "Three things that needed to resolve it.
First, strength.
Ether is something that people are born with. I cannot change the fate of those who aren't born with talent. But, I can surely provide you with the firearms, necessary enough to protect yourself.
Before we consider the crisis from otherworlders, we should solve the internal security. By possessing firearms, even the weak could have the means to protect themselves.
However, buying firearms is expensive. It is even more expensive for those who aren't born with ether as they have to constantly depend on ammunition to use those firearms. The poor cannot afford it. But, no worries. I shall help my people with that.
Mark's words did confuse the listeners as they didn't understand what he was trying to do, especially the Kings of the alliance.
The first impression they had is, almost collectively, 'Was he trying to promote his business or something?' For a second, it seems probable but in the next second, they felt something amiss.
It was then Mark continued, "Second, the culture.
The three thousand years of culture and tradition of this world took away a woman's potential from them. Women make up half of the population of this world but only one out of every hundred thousand women takes up a weapon to become an adventurer, compared to men with an average of one out of every thousand.
Why is that so?"
Over the past few months, under Commander Fu Sheng's lead, Genesis Elite Troops were focused on clearing Sector 1 and Sector 2 regions in Bloodhill forest. The rest of the sectors will also be cleared very soon and I shall transform the entire forest into a new country.
Whatever I promised earlier, all of this will be delivered to my people. But, who are my people, one might wonder. My people are the ones who follow my ideals put their trust in me, and help me to build the country in the land inhabited by beasts for thousands of years.
Seven days from now, I will lock down the entire region of Bloodhill forest for the outsiders and will start clearing out the field. The barrier will reject anyone that I don't approve of.
And for those who are wondering whether I will be able to keep an eye on such a huge region, which is a hundred times larger than this Western Moon, I present you the guardians of our Country of Paradise."
*Snap*
With a snap of his finger, four figures rose from the Spidership and flew in different directions, maintaining distance from each other as they were instructed.
*Snap*
Mark's snapping of his finger cleared the confusion and suspicion of many as the four humanoid-looking kid figures transformed into majestic creatures, whose appearances were known to every individual who went to the academy.
"The... four... holy beasts of the world?" Song Tai's voice shivered as he voiced it out aloud.
Mark nodded, "The Vermillion Bird of the South, The Azure Dragon of the East, The White Tiger of the West, and the Black Tortoise of the North. The very creatures our ancients used to name our continents.
All of these are demigod realm beasts but when they work together and conjure a protective barrier, not even a Saint can break it. Including me, Commander Fu, my friend Sylvandria, and my mother, you have eight demigods protecting the country. No force in the world will have the power to try to destroy the ideals of my country.
In the first phase, I plan to take ten thousand people. It is on a first come first serve basis. The first ten thousand people who had their trust in me naturally will live in the most protected region compared to others.
Once we build a stable society, we will open to a hundred thousand people in the second phase but they will not receive the same benefits as the one from the first phase.
Those who are interested in joining my country can visit our stores and register their names and their family. The poor and weak are given priority but we aren't running a charity here. As I have said earlier, to become a citizen of my country, they had to let go of the oppressive culture and tradition deeply rooted in this society and follow my ideals and they have to contribute to it by helping us in clearing the forest. Man or a woman, the gender doesn't matter. If you are healthy, you need to contribute. Only children and the elderly are exempted.
That's all I have to say to you. I leave the rest to your decision. You have seven days..."
The meaning is clear. If one wants to be one of his people, earn the right to protection and lead a worry-less life, one should follow his ideals and work hard to build the country. As for those who are not his people, he doesn't care.
A lot of people didn't get this meaning, but many intelligent ones and the nobles and also the Kings understood that very soon, Mark and his army would leave Lunaris and they would be deprived of his protection. What kind of consequences this move will have, they can only wonder.