The next few months passed in a similar pace as the time Rex had spent purging Nor, though with much less distractions. As his blood serpent construct army grew with each of the cities he and his army took down. The bigger the numbers, the sooner his targets would fall and then there was enough blood and energy lying around to not only restore the numbers, but increase them as well. And in such a manner, in the steps of Nor, soon followed the rest of the counties of Echlisiarchy- Vest county, Zeht, Aimon, Rumont, Irten, Ruben and Urhost counties.
The personal retinue of Rex had not expanded at all during these few months. He just could not find any possible newcomers to his side in said time frame, even if he and the Svergi accompanying him had combed through near million people, if not more, judgeing by the calculations of some strategistsin Jorgs employ. And yes, it was an incredibly rare sight to find an actual strategist among the Svergi people, but nevertheless, Jorg had secured one somehow.
Arana had gotten much better in the time past as well. It was a mixture of vengefull actions against the echlisiarchians, in addition to all the love and attention she recieved from Rex abd his lovers, making her feel like trully at home, even after everything she went through. Rex's innitial observation was indeed true, as his girls had spent no time whatsoever to integrate Arana in their midst, with the sole exception of their naughty times. Rex had made his stance regarding the possibility of incestious affection, once again spoeaking his mantra regarding the subject quite clearly and decisively.
"I am only going to say this once girls. Incest is wincest, as long as it is not your family. So there is nothing sexual I am willing to do that includes my little sister. What you do, regarding the matter, is none of my business, once again, as long as my own rule is not broken." was the words Rex had used during that particular conversation. He did look upon it fondly as it then turned light hearted when Aina pointed out that it was in fact Rex who was the younger of the sibblings. Rex just waved her comments off and proceeded to spoil Arana s the younger sister he never had in his orevious life, seeing as she had not lived as much as barely scraped by, thus making Rex the more mentally developed one, or so would he reason. Plus he had memories of additional life lasting over thirty years, making him the older sibbling. Obviousy. It also helped that Arana had no objections to being spoiled as a little sister.
In addition, Rex had not neglected his other duties during this time, Both as a man of the house, spending plenty of time with his girls, as well as the blood mage Rex, making a brand here or there for a noble family that somehow managed to secure his service. Blythes second grand auction was also nearing, demanding his full attention as well. His partners in crime back in Blythe, namely Eredar, Grogni and Victor also kept him in the loop regarding the political major developements during his campaign. Quite a bit of stirring was happening behind the scenes, and more often than not even above ground, in the light of day, actions were taken, once people realized the sudden barrier that had enveloped Echlisiarchy was there to stay.
And then there came the recounts of the people who had managed to exist the barrier. The people Rex had classified as non natives of Echlisiarchy, thus having been granted the right to leave it. And so, once the first of the escapees reached any sort of safe haven, they did their best to contact the adventurers guild, and with multipple similar reports the guild had taken action, utilizing its huge reach and deep pockets to secure the refugees and attain as much information regarding the situation inside and other important knowledge regarding the sittuation.
So, everything Rex wanted had been recounted, and there were quite a few emmisarries from other noble families who had come subsequently to Blythe to inquire both Victor and, if possible, Rex, regarding the sittuation, what with his supposed cooperation with the archon who was now going wild, some would say batshit crazy, though there was not a single person who would say that out loud anywhere near Blythe in fear of possible retaliation. Rex, or rather his servants had sent each and every one such emmisarry packing, not wasting theirs, or Rex's time, only pointing out that it was Echlisiarchy who had been begging for exactly what was happening for years now, there were simply no men willing to do what it takes.
Yet another change that had happened in the last two months that should be of a rather big importance was the eventual victory of Rashuun and Izumi. both women were confirmed pregnant, even if only in the very stages. The radiant smiles on their faces had not dissapeared even once after they had confirmed the fact. Rex had earned a rather passionate and elated dressing down for his sneaky way of giving them what they wanted, without notifying the two about the fact. Rex had waited untill Izumi sprouted her eight tail before finally giving her what she wanted.
That was aonther thing. Most of his girls had achieved a minor bloodline upgrade, with some, like Izumi attaining a greater bloodline elevation. Heaven grade breakfast was doing its job well enough. And while the rest of his kitsunes had not yet upgraded their bloodlines, it was only a question of time untill they do. Another thing they had noticed that was a rather big suprise was the strenghtening that said bloodline evolution provided. Not only it allowed to access some of the bloodlines unique powers they could not beforehand, but it also elevated the max capacity regarding their power ceiling. And that was the kicker. With enough time, something they did not lack, the girls could all eventually step in to the S class category, making their family a true and unreasonable juggernaut of a family in their world. That was something that they did not care to publicize. Rex had no desire to be brought into a similar war as he was in right now, wher his enemies would be most of the noble world, if not all. That, while interesting in and of its self as a thought, was nothing if not chore whne it came to actually solving such a problem. Realistically, he would become the 'demon lord' in all but name, and maybe in name, should such a thing happen. So no, Rex was content with keeping their collective growth among themselves. Not like the catalyst for their growth was widely avialbe, and only they had figured out a way to apply it for their cause. No, they were using extremely hard to get, for others that is, recourse.
His Svergi subordinates and alies had also fattened up quite a lot. Their scouts roaming around the cleared territories of the nation, searching for the perfect spots tp establish their own cities and forts. As Rex had disceussed with Jorg, this land would fall in their hands after the purge. Or at least as much as they can hold on to, Rex's assistance guaranteed to ensure they could establish their foothold here. And while they had found a few decent spots, none were quite ideal, and when they still had the twelve duchies ahead of them, with their supperior locations and better soil, there was no need to establish any proper camps just yet. They were all coming and going using the gates Rex set up before any proper military action.
Rex had pondered, could he actually end the entire war with his constructs alone, and while that was most likely not too difficult to pull off, he had made a deal before, and he had too much pride to go back on said deal. It was his belief, that a man can be all kinds of scum and what not, but his word was the thing that should always be reliable. And while he was willing to make a rather ambiguously worded contracts to fuck someone over due to technicallity, he still had enough pride to go through with whatever he gave his word to do. So, they were going to finish this off together, Rex would see it through.
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Right now Rex and his family were having a nice meal back in Blythe's mansion, accompanied by his three partners in crime. They had been discussing a few changes in the plans regarding the coming auction, though nothing too major. Brogni had finally also gotten his hands on a few more wolf girls, who would be trained by Aisha as the helpers in the kitchen. She was becoming ever bussier with the growing family, and while she had been quite stubborn implying she could still manage, she eventually gave up when Rex pointed out she will be too bussy with her own kids eventually, thus getting her to agree to train proper servants to take her place for most of the time. She still would be the big boss in the kitchen, but only joining in the cooking when she so decided, would she actually have to cook anything. Of course Rex knew the girl had come to love the cooking itself more and more, thus he gave her the freedom to continiue to cook whenever she wanted, as long as the servants would be trained to satiate their rather spoiled palletes.
"Anyine else had noticed the rather high number of S class adventurers roaming around the city? I could swear it has been steadily increasing over the last two months." Rex suddenly asked once the meal was coming to an end.
"Yes master. Their numbers had been steadily growing. Whats more it does not seem as if they are trying be subtle either." Answered Mel, as she was one of his girls who happened to spend the most time in the city, having to move through it to gain access to the local merchants guilds magic books held in Blythe.
"Hope they are behaving themselves?" he asked once again, slight frown on his face, well aware that part of the reason was the upcoming auction, but there was this nagging feeling that there was more at play here.
"Yes, they are. At least for the time being. Though more and more are asking around for Neo, and some look like they are loosing patience." this time answered Victor.
"But isn't it common knowledge by this point that Neo is bussy with his revenge against Echlisiarchy?" Rex asked, brow furrowed.
"Yes and no." this time responded Eredar. "While the nobles and upper echealons of the guilds are aware and believe in the news, most of the common people, as well as the individual adventurers believe it to be nothing more than false rumors, meant to impede on their opportunities."
"What opportunities?"
"Well, that would be your raid group." grogni chuckled.
"Huh?"
"Right. I suppose i should elaborate." Victor spoke. "During your absence and due to the continius supply of earth grade meat you had secured before your campaign, there started to circulate a rummor that said supply proved that Neo had not gone off to have his revenge, but is still raiding the deep floors with his team. And anyone who is independant would no doubt want to get in on such a surefire infinite money job. No matter what we did to disprove the rummor, it had spread rather far, pulling more and more independants and even rather well acomplished parties of adventurers from all around. And as stated previously, they had been getting more and more restless due to Neos absence. I suppose one of the major factors that keep them so well in line for the time being is the relatively short time remaining untill our next auction occurs. On that matter, once again, thanks for the forest trolls you aquired to be auctioned off. It will no doubt be one of the main items those nobles will fight restlessly for."
"They better. All three are half step S class, and I believe in just a few more years they will fully cross that step." Spoke Arana with a huff, having occupied the seat right next to Rex. and happily clinging to Izumi, who was beaming with happiness, much like Rashuun, who was sitting right next to the eight tailed kitsune.
"How many potential threats to my girls Reigen?" Rex suddenly asked in a rather cold voice, though his menacing intent not aimed at anyone in the room.
From his seat at a nearby table Reigen stood up, having earned the right to be around due to his exemplary service and work ethics.
"There are a few, that have not bothered to hide their lust, though most are either too cautious at all times, or simply know better, well aware that the girls with your mark are both under your, and neos protection."
"I will put Crystal as an extra security whenever you girls go out. i will not allow no fools to threaten you." Spoke Rex, with a much warmer tone as he looked towards his girls, both care and slight amount of posesivness reflecting in his face. His girls were regularily raiding the dungeon, both earning some slight amount of income and sharpening their skills. And Rex was fine with that. He knew perfectly well that in order to maintain his women in tip top shape, both physically and mentaly he could not lock them up in any of his properties, so he never stopped them from doing what they wanted, other men obviously excluded.
Rex also recieved a report from his succubi trainers regarding the progress of the few echlisiarchian noble women he had picked up during the last few months. It was only to be expected that a couple women slipped through the crack of his mercilessness, mostly due to the combination of an incredibly rotten personality paired with extremely disturbing hobbies said noble ladies were engaged in. For such 'cunts', for lack of a better word, Rex had decided on a lasting punishement that would slowly over time break and destroy both their bodies and minds. Yet another venture where Rex was going to dip his fingers in, even if he himself was not too much interested in the shows they would eventually provide.
Reigen then also informed Rex regarding the progress of his girls, pleasantly supprising him in the process. Seeing his girls acting all shy, but still expecting praises, he could do nothing but aquiesce. And so he did exactly what the girls were expecting, showering them in praises and plenty of pats and caressing of their hair, or light kisses here and there, but nothing too over the top, to not make it akward for his friends.
"So, are we Returning to Echlisiarchy after the dinner, or ussual we spend the night here?" asked Arana, having acompanied Rex for most of the time, clearly sure she would leave together with him. Then again, she was entirely right in her asumptions. She had gotten much better in the last couple of months, but Rex knew better than to stop now, having at least somewhat doused her confused attachement to him that borderlined on a love he was not entirely comfort with, less the girls thinks she is being left behind once more, thus causing another, non reversable spiral into madness.
"We spend the night, as ussual and then leave in the morning after breakfast." he calmly answered, having decided on the plans for near future. Arana just nodded and returned to her conversation with the woman right next to her.
Then a couple more dozen minutes later his friends left his residence, having chosen a date for their next debriefing and dinner among friends and family. Shortly after that Rex visited his cats, spending some time petting and playing around with them all. Then he instructed Crystal regarding the growing numbers of possible enemies, and how she would now have to accompany whichever group leaves their property. The dark panther happily purred and proudly took the task to heart.
With that done he spent the rest of his evening as per ussual. Something that had become a rather relaxing daily ritual of sorts. His family would gather in one of the larger rooms and spend a couple of hours together, speaking of anything interesting that had happened during the day, or whatever else came to mind. Then, once everyone was done with their families daily debriefing, Rex took his next and last daily task to be fullfilled, as he moved to one of the bedrooms designated for said specific task, where he was met by two pairs of mother and daughter. His elven and Svergi oyakodons were waiting to recieve their cuddles and love, and Rex would do exactly that.
And as per ussual, a couple hours later he left said room, four exausted and blissfully smiling women lying on the bed left behind, as he made his way towards the second of the three bedrooms he would have to visit. Once again, spending a couple of hours satiating the lust and desires of the girls awaiting for him there and repeating the same process with the girls waiting for him in the third room, he finally reached a small bedroom that had two lightly pregnant ladies snuggling together already half asleep. Rex then silently slipped in the bed, his hand reaching over and embracing lightly both Rashuun and Izumi. He would spend an hour or so lightly napping with this tow mothers to be of his children and then collect Arana and return to his externimation of echlisiarchy. He had a big couple of weeks ahead of him. He would finally tackle first of the twelve councill families of the echlisiarchy, and he would do it in a slightly different manner than he had done till now.