2 days later.

On a privately owned 747

Theo had 3 primary methods of coping with stress.

First and his most preferred method was to blow his load into a woman's shangri la, more preferably if it was his wives'.

Second was to blow some criminal's balls off. It's not as pleasurable as method #1 but its a hell lot of fun.

Third was eating a questionable amount of sweets.

At the moment, Theo was having a bizarre experience of having all 3 stress relieving methods being performed all at once.

He joined Alial Milza and Du Al Ryien in the small conference room of Milza's 5 star hotel of a 747.

On the screen was the news of a 'tragedy' that has befallen on a military facility in the Democratic Republic of Wadiya.

5 hours ago, a meteor entered the atmosphere, shattered into pieces at entry and rained hellfire on the area. At least, that was what the experts said.

The destruction rivaled that of a nuke and the casualties were nearing 1000.

At first glance, it might not look like much. However, the facility was one of Wadiya's largest nuclear silos.

Fortunately, none of the nukes were primed thus no mushroom cloud explosion. Unfortunately, lethal amounts of radiation polluted the land.

"It seemed the test worked. Nice work Lorne." said Du Al Ryien who was in awe of the destruction.

Theo did not answer and violently bit off a large chunk of his chocolate bar as he watched the news coverage.

"You're angry young Lorne. Why? Wasn't this operation your suggestion?" asked Milza.

"I know.... It's just.... *sigh*.... BFG 1.0's output was much higher than expected.... and snuffing so many innocent people just to obliterate a tyrannical regime may have been acceptable in my head, but it hurts more than I imagined." replied Theo.

Here's what actually happened.

The Garden of Eden was a 20 square kilometer floating island where the facilities were embedded deep within the rock. To ensure its complete annihilation, they had to take down the entire island.

The secret weapon was the fully realized BFG 1.0.

It was a monstrous 150 meter long mass accelerator that fired oversized and extremely expensive shotgun rounds that traveled at mach 25.

While it looked awesome on paper, there was actually no way to test it.

It was too big to move around without attracting attention and the shock wave from firing it was enough to generate a small earthquake.

The Drows had the solution.

They would open a portal right in front of the BFG's barrel.

This allowed the BFG to fire at any target from anywhere in the world without leaving Vermilion City's scrapyard.

Naturally, the portal magic came with a very hefty price tag.

Unlike Elves, Drows could use portal magic without the need of a dedicated structure, but it required considerably more magical power to fuel it.

The Drows had to use 500 human sacrifices, all provided by Theo's group, to open a portal that lasted only 5 seconds.

The target of the test was one of 2 nations that Theo hated with a passion: The Democratic Republic of Wadiya.

Note: The other one was the Norscan Raiders.

Wadiya was most certainly not a democracy nor was it a republic.

There was an election, but those who dare run against the 'benevolent' and 'very popular' Governor General ended up dead from 'mysterious accidents'.

The last time Theo visited Wadiya during the Alkebulan nuclear incident, not killing every Wadiyan military personnel took all of his self control.

It was the perfect field test site.

He would have aimed for the Governor General himself if the collateral damage wasn't in the millions. He was not ready to sink that low just yet.

Despite that, he was a fair bit surprised on how badly he took the deaths of 1000 people.

While most of them were military personnel, some of them were janitors, cooks, electricians and other non combat related personnel.

"I know in my head that the few innocent lives that were lost was for the greater good. The vast majority of Wadiya's nuclear arsenal are gone and the radiation should kill a few soldiers who'd dare try to salvage the wreckage.... but the aftertaste still makes me puke." said Theo.

"You are still inexperienced. It cant be helped. When you are in a position of great power, you will sometimes make horrible decisions. I do not mean correct or incorrect choices, but the line you set for yourself and how far you are willing to cross it. Those people need not die, but the existence of these world ending weapons gives the insane tyrant legitimacy. At the cost of a few hundred innocent lives, you have started the demise of said tyrant. A horrible decision to make but a necessary one." said Du Al Ryien.

"*sigh*... I'll listen to my elders on this one. I do have one question though."

"Go ahead Lorne."

"Why is the supposed candidate for the Dread Queen blowing my horn?"

Beneath the small conference table were the 3 Dread Queen candidates licking the 3 men's sexcaliburs for reasons beyond Theo's understanding.

"Oh my. Is La Ren Sithra not to your liking?"

"No no no! She's insanely good at what she does!" Theo quickly replied as he felt the beautiful drow's jaw close ever so slightly.

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He felt that La Ren Sithra would bite his off manhood if he said anything stupid.

Du Al Ryien misunderstood this and came to a different conclusion.

"Ah. How could I have forgotten of this world has this weird 'marriage' custom. I assume that you would prefer to have sexual relationship with the women you brought with you. I apologize for my insensitivity."

"That is also wrong. I cannot touch anyone in my group for one reason or another. Also I'll gladly do someone as beautiful as La Ren Sithra. I'm just confused why she's pleasuring me. That's all."

Here's Theo's current group and why he wont smexy any of them:

Himiko Yagyu- Already taken. Will not touch out of principle.

Aveline Maria Lorne- Future daughter. Will NEVER EVER touch. PERIOD.

6 Eisenritters (3 men, 3 women)- Meatshields and cannon fodders. No need to touch.

"This is a Drow custom. Sex is one of the best natural stress reliever available. And as with any living being, the prospect of certain death spurs one's desire to leave an offspring. With our race at a constant threat of annihilation, low numbers and our naturally low fertility, having as much sex as possible is ideal."

"For population purposes huh. Reasonable. But why me and Milza? I thought half breeds are looked down upon in your circles?"

"Come now Lorne. Do you seriously think we have the right to be picky? We try to bring in people as friends like you and Milza. If not, we buy people as slaves or use prisoners of war. In Drow society, wealth is measured by the number of people in the family, be it partners or slaves, and how healthy they are."

"Such an antiquated custom.... Is it really that bad?"

"Yes. The Drow's situation is that bad."

"I see. I understand. But can we put the pleasuring at hold? It's impossible for me to concentrate when I'm feeling this good."

"Hahaha! You are still at your late teens and La Ren Sithra is one of the best in the sensual arts. There is no way you could endure if she went all out. Very well. "

At the snap of Du Al Ryien's finger, the girl sped up and immediately brought Theo to nirvana.

If he wasn't so used to satisfying Juno's insatiable lust, he would have fainted from La Ren Sithra's skillful tongue play.

Surprisingly, La Ren Sithra was impressed. She gave Theo a light lick on the cheek before joining her fellow initiates behind Du Al Ryien.

Now that Theo had a good At La Ren Sithra, she was definitely a woman that wont lose to Juno in beauty.

She was about half a head shorter than Theo and had small breasts (a standard fixture to all elves). Compared to the other 2 who had cute half inch horns, her 10 inches horns pointed straight up.

Though she stood at attention like her fellow initiates, Theo could tell that she oozed with self confidence that ill befitted someone who was undergoing a test that would change their lives forever.

He also noticed the other 2 initiates trying stealthily to move away from La Ren Sithra.

Something was off here but the lack of info on Drows in general made any speculation impossible.

For now, he decided to put it in the back of his mind.

"Okay, we're done with the BFG 1.0's field test review. What's next?" asked Theo.

"You first Milza. This concerns your world after all." said Du Al Ryien.

"*sigh*.... Young Lorne, what I am about to tell you may sound outrageous, but I want you to remain calm. Can you promise me that?" asked old man Milza to which Theo nodded in silence. "1-2 years from now, the 3rd World War will begin."

Naturally, Theo was not surprised. Maria already told him some vague info about the matter.

"Huh. You're not as shocked as I thought."

"You told me to keep calm. So I did."

"Huh. Skilled poker face for someone who's still below 20 years old. You'll go far kid."

"I was taught by the greatest liar in the world you know? I'm nowhere near her level, but I'm fairly decent."

"Good to hear. Anyways, I will not beat around the bush. Me and Du Al Ryien want to procure your company's services. Name your price."

"Ah. I see. If a world war is on the horizon, you'd want to up your weapons tech. Sure, I dont mind. But why my team? I'm sure there's more competent arms groups out there."

"You're misunderstanding something here. We dont want to improve our weapons. We want your construction capabilities."

"Huh?"

"I see you're not aware of how famous you are. When you shelled that area in Vermilion City's Hellhole District, the big players took notice of you. When your group constructed a flat plain and a few structures within 2 weeks, that's when you got a lot of people's attention. And then you proposed constructing an orbital elevator. I'm sure quite a few tried to partner up with you, correct?"

"Pani did pester me about those. I told her to refuse all of them."

"If you bothered to look at the proposals, you'd notice that a lot of them were government contracts worth billions."

"Then I'm glad I sad no. Those sound like traps to me."

"Exactly. But enough about that. Let us focus on what we desire from your company. Quite simply, we want you to make a massive bunker that is capable of self sufficiency. We would also like it to have facilities capable of rapid reconstruction of whatever damage the war would inflict."

All in all, Milza's specs sound very similar to what Theo already had in his hideout. Should be easy enough.

One thing did bother Theo though.

"Sustainability huh.... Just how many years do you think will the war go on this time?"

"Based on what I can gather from experts and friends, the current estimate for the duration of the Third World War is about 3-72 hours."

Theo double taked.

"You have got to be shitting me." said Theo in disbelief.

"I am about to spend billions on a joke? I don't think so." replied Milza with a serious glare in his eyes.

"You know that's not what I mean. The last one was from 1939 to 1945. How the hell does-?!" said Theo before achieving a eureka moment. "Shit! Someone's going to actually launch nukes?!"

"A good head on your shoulders there. You are correct. The little emperor of the Jade Empire has been in a 'Commonwealth's era is over! It is time for the Jade Empire to rule the world!' mindset as of late."

"Everyone knows that."

"True, but most don't know that the little emperor is a 10 year old child who has been fed communist propaganda since he was in his mother's womb. And when you mix a natural born communist, a society that still believes that the emperor's word is law and 600 nuclear weapons, what do you think would happen? "

"Now I get it. Bunker's main purpose is not to survive the fallout, but as a staging ground post fallout."

"Exactly. We do not know how many nukes will be launched or where they would land, so putting our resources under the most well protected structure possible is common sense. And depending on the state of the post fallout world, reconstruction could take as short as a year or decades."

"So who ever gets their shit together first rules the world."

"Correct but not quite. While your ability for construction is unmatched, it takes more than that to restart the world. We need people like you in our side."

"Like me?"

"People with talent not strength, an open mind and have a very flexible moral compass. I mean, aside from you, I have yet to meet another person who would talk to Du Al Ryien without immediately judging him as someone untrustworthy."

Du Al Ryien was probably the only Drow in existence that was not outright banned from most human cities. Apparently, he was a charming man with a silver tongue.

Theo's reason for not dismissing Du Al Ryien was entirely different.

"The Drow's infamy pales in comparison to the degenerates and lunatics I deal with on the daily basis. One of my wives looks like an angel but the things she do to her enemies would make the devil squeamish."

"The white one right? She does have an unsettling air around her. Ah, we got sidetracked there. Anyways, the main purpose of the bunker is to gather talented individuals and make use of them post fallout."

"And like I said earlier, I accept. Run the details through Pani Lorne and Augustine Boreal. They'll set the terms."

"Hah. You move fast. No wonder Jabir Ibn Hayyan recommended you so strongly."

"Wait, you already talked to Jabir?"

"Yes. In fact, the entire bunker plan was of his making. He approached me for my vast connections to both the legal and illegal side of the business world. As an added bonus, Du Al Ryien and the Drows got dragged into the plan."

"And the whole Garden of Eden fiasco?"

"No connection what so ever. The Garden is a powerful weapon, but it's hardly the most dangerous one in the world. It's so low on the danger list that the S ranked heroes ignore it for the more world ending ones. The only reason why I'm interested it is because Du Al Ryien asked for my help. A friend in need is a friend indeed."

"I see. Well, I'm personally interested in this whole fiasco because my old friend Vivi is involved, so I can understand. But to think we'll be heading to the land of the weabos, the mecca of hentai, the holy land of 2D.... I'm kind of excited."

"Don't be. Though unofficially, you're a persona non grata in Zifang."

"WTF?! WHY?!"

"After the artillery barrage on Hellhole, multiple confrontations with the Superheroes, your open association with Nosferatu and that one time your group strong armed the Commonwealth Government into paying you the damages from the Valkyrie incident, most countries would think of you as a walking calamity. This is especially true to an extremely safe country like Zifang. Expect fierce resistance."

"Well.... Shit."