Sunny gazed at Bella for a few silent seconds, a slow smile spreading across his lips. "I don't want Bella," he began, his voice soft but firm. "I want someone who craves justice for her family. I want someone who thinks before acting. I want someone who discerns right from wrong. I want someone who listens to instructions. I want someone who will follow my plans. And most of all, I want someone who knows how to spend money!"
Bella stared up at him, utterly bewildered, the last few words leaving her stunned.
Sunny nodded, a satisfied expression settling on his face. "From this moment forth, you will be known as Star."
Bella met his gaze, then slowly nodded. "I am Star."
Sunny acknowledged her words with another nod and activated the system screen.
{Name: Star Draco.}
{Race: Beastify Human.}
{Bloodline: Basilisk.}
{Rank: Grand Master. Stage 1.}
{Strength: 250 (+1,000).}
{Agility: 200 (+1,500).}
{Stamina: 250 (+500).}
{Defense: 250 (+1,000).}
{Attack: 200 (+1,000).}
{Celestial energy: 800 (+900).}
{Magic resistance: 300%.}
{Skills: Blood sucker. Star burn. Star steps. Blood manipulation. Poisonous Bite. Abyssal gaze. Scale armor.}
{Note: These stats will change if she puts on her equipment.}
'Hmm... Good stats... But not even close to Morgana's stats,' he mused. After a moment, he queried, 'Hey System, why do she and I have the same surname?'
{Star's soul is now linked to Master's... So you both are now related.}
'Relatives? Hmm... I can introduce her as my younger sister,' he thought. He then switched to his own profile.
{Name: Sunny Draco.}
{Race: Legendary Beastify race.}
{Bloodlines: 1st: Fenrir (God Wolf) Unlocked. 2nd: Jormungandr (God Snake) LOCK. 3rd: Carcharoth (Red Maw Wolf) LOCK. 4th: Basilisk (Demon snake) LOCK. 5th: Leviathan (Sea Snake) LOCK. 6th: Wukong (Great Demon Monkey) LOCK. 7th: Behemoth (God of strength) LOCK. 8th: Kraken (Sea Octopus) LOCK. 9th: Apophis: (Great Calamity Snake) LOCK. And Tiamat: (Universal Dragon) LOCK.}
{Rank: Core. Stage 1.}
{Strength: 130 (+500).}
{Agility: 130 (+1,000).}
{Stamina: 130 (+750).}
{Defense: 130 (+1,000).}
{Attack: 100 (+5,000).}
{Celestial energy: 300 (+5,000).}
{Magic resistance: 5,000%.}
{Skills: Devourer (Grand class. Active.) Blood manipulation (Elite Class. Active) Chains of Abyss (Grand class. Active). Gorgon eyes (Grand Class. Active). Crimson Star Lightning (Grand class. Active). Eyes of Darkness (Elite class. Active). Meteorites (Elite class, active) (Calamity. Grand class. Active). (Regeneration. Grand class, Passive).}
{Bloodline Skill: Fenrir transformation.}
Sunny nodded with a small smile; good progress indeed.
He shifted his gaze to his current quest.
{Current Quest.}
{Spend One trillion Galaxy crystals in a week.}
{506,604,000,000/1,000,000,000,000.}
'Only half?!!' he thought, a hint of exasperation in his mental voice.
He turned his head to Star. "Come on, Star... From now on, you're my half little sister; that's your identity!"
Star nodded, understanding dawning in her eyes. "Let's go!"
Sunny shot into the air, soaring towards his stronghold. Star spread her wings and followed close behind him.
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"Do you guys think we should check up on the king?" Blood Eye asked, her voice laced with concern.
"Are you sure about that? He's a lot stronger than us; not even the strongest on the planet could touch him. What can we do?" Nicolas countered, sprawled lazily on the roof of a monster truck.
Blood Eye glared at him, then turned to Nioh, who simply raised both hands in a gesture of surrender, stepping backward. "No way, I'm not going anywhere," he declared.
"Spineless," Blood Eye muttered.
Before she could make another move, Sunny and Star landed abruptly before her. Their sudden arrival caught her off-guard, causing her to lose her footing and plop down onto her backside.
Sunny and Star exchanged confused glances, then turned to Nioh and Nicolas, who were barely suppressing their laughter.
"Look at her... Only a slight shock and she's on the ground, and she wants to search for the king," Nioh chuckled, his eyes then falling on Star. "Oh! Who is this?" he asked.
"This is my little sister; keep your hands off her..." Sunny began, walking towards the tent. He paused, looking at them over his shoulder. "Trust me, you won't get near her... And Nicolas... Get the names of all our loyal fighters. We're getting each one of them armors."
"....?!!!"
Nioh, Nicolas, and Blood Eye were struck speechless.
"Now!! We are going shopping!!" Sunny commanded.
"Yes!!"
The three quickly nodded their heads, while Star's gaze drifted around the stronghold, utterly lost in the sudden flurry of activity.
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The Dwarves were a mythical race to Sunny, of whom he knew little to nothing, but he had gleaned some crucial information from the memories he'd received: these small people were renowned for crafting the strongest gears in existence. However, they only sold to those they trusted, and each of their equipments was exceptionally expensive, even for royalties.
Despite these stringent rules, a starship materialized in their planet's orbit, instantly drawing the attention of every Dwarf. The moment it touched down, soldiers, armed with laser guns, were already waiting, weapons aimed at the craft.
WHOOSH!
They pointed their laser guns at the door as a man with wolf's ears and a tail emerged, he was shirtless with only pants and a striking red fur coat. Following him were two breathtaking beauties: a wolf lady with long silver hair, green eyes, two white ears, and a tail, and a second woman with captivating red serpentine eyes. The Dwarves grew even more nervous as two pirate kings walked out next, followed by a mysterious three-eyed figure cloaked in black.
"Stop!! That is far enough!!!" The Dwarf who appeared to be the commander of the group stepped forward, staring intently at Sunny and his entourage, who stood twenty meters from their position.
"Why are you here??!!" he bellowed at them.
"How dare you speak in the king's presence?!! Call out your ruler to welcome him!!!" Star retorted, her voice edged with killing intent.
The Dwarves frowned, exchanging confused glances. "A king? From which nation?" the commander inquired, his gaze fixed on Star. "You are all beast folks... So are you saying the beast folks are suddenly this powerful that we'll have to bow our heads to their king?!! Haha!! You also said my Ruler should come here and greet him!!"
WHOOSH!
Star flashed forward, appearing instantly before the Commander. She seized his armor, and just as she was about to strike, Sunny's voice resonated: "Stand down."
Star's hands froze mid-air, her gaze locked on the Commander, who looked down at her long, sharp fingernails and gulped.
'I didn't even see her move?! How is that possible??! She is just a Grand Master, while I am a Heavenly Rank!' he thought, raising one hand.
Seeing their Commander's signal, the soldiers all lowered their weapons.
"Why... why are you here?" he asked again, his voice now tinged with a hint of caution.
"We are here to buy all the elite class equipment in your nation, every single piece of it," Josephine stated in a flat, unwavering tone.
".....?!"
The commander and his soldiers were stunned into silence.
"Hey! Do you know what you are saying? We have more than ten thousand of each equipment, each!" he exclaimed, turning to Star. "Can you please let me go?!"
Star pushed him three steps backward, then walked calmly back to her brother's side.
"Take me to your king."
The Commander stared at the strangers for a moment, and after some hesitation, he nodded. "Surrender all your weapons, and we will take you to him!" he stated firmly.
"You----" Nioh began, stopping himself abruptly as Sunny glanced at him over his shoulder.
The two pirate lords and Nioh handed over their guns and swords. The commander nodded. "Come with me," he said, turning and walking towards the vehicles parked behind him.
Sunny and his group followed close behind.
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After fifteen minutes of driving, the group entered the Dwarves' bustling city, passing through its vibrant streets towards the towering castle at its furthest end.
The commander walked inside the throne hall, with Sunny and his team following close behind.
"My king, these strangers said they want to buy all our elite class equipment!"
An old Dwarf, who only reached Sunny's waist, stood up from the long throne, which was significantly taller than him. Sunny watched as the Dwarf scrutinized each member of the group, then opened his mouth to speak:
"One elite class equipment costs 10,000 galaxy crystals, and one person will need eleven to have a complete equipment... Which means, 110,000 galaxy crystals for each person! Now let me tell you, We only sell our gears to those we trust. I... I don't even know any of you... So I won't sell any---"
"---I need for two million people," Sunny interrupted the Dwarf king, cutting him off mid-sentence.
"...?!!"
Not only the King and everyone present, but even Sunny's own people were stunned into disbelief.
"My... My king, we only have 2,000 soldiers at most," Nicolas whispered, his face etched with utter confusion.
"What did you say?" the Dwarf king asked, his voice a mixture of shock and disbelief.
"I need only Elite class equipment for 2,000,000 people, complete sets, and Grand class equipment for these five behind me."
Josephine, Star, Nioh, Blood Eye, and Nicolas stared, completely dumbfounded.
'What the fuck is going on here?!!!' they all thought simultaneously.