LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 77: Pride
The next few days, Luke spent on creating various bodied needed to govern his nation.
First, he created a legislation body to create all the necessary laws and paperwork, and add them to Phillip's database.
Next he created a court of law, with the laws based on the rules he created. Naturally, he only made a few outlines on the laws leaving it to his subordinates to ponder over, just adding 2 very important rules that Merlin himself is above the law, and no one else is, as well as the fact that Merlin can change the laws at any time he wants.
This was a very vital part of the nation, else he might not be able to take over during emergencies or other times.
Naturally, he could dimply instruct Phillip to change the laws, and they would change since everything was controlled by Phillip.
After the court, he create a government system, starting off with himself as leader, and Phillip as a secondary leader, as well as Sean, Jack, and Alex as secondary leaders of one level lower than Phillip. The rest of the positions were mostly filled with either those he had soul contracts with, or those he trusted immensely.
He also went ahead and create many other systems within Phillip to cope with the increased number of tasks he would have to control. Almost all of the nation would be run by Phillip, with only the bare minimum of human interference there in the form of judicial court and government.
With all such tasks out of the way, Merlin went ahead and began upgrading Phillip. His Magic runes had evolved twice into Archive, opening so many options that Merlin was just itching to try them.
The first thing he did to Phillip was to engrave basic rules into the core of it's artificial being. Something that could never be undone even if it gained complete sentience.
The rules were simple.
"Phillip is to follow every order given by Merlin"
The first rule was followed by an indescribable symbol, similar to the one he had seen on the cage in his mind.
Merlin did not quite understand it fully, but from what little he had gleamed from it, this symbol eliminated any other possibility and exceptions within a contract, be it verbal or physical. It also gave Merlin and only Merlin a failsafe into Phillip's core. Some more rules were added. After the first one, with the same strange and illusive symbol at the end of each.
All of these precautions were necessary, since what Merlin was attempting to do was incredibly dangerous if they were not in place.
He closed himself off from the world for another week, before he finally completed it.
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You have created a new form of life
Give it a name:
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After thinking for a while, Merlin was about to give it the name Merlinbot, but an instinctive rejection came up in his mind, the source was Phillip's core he had on the table.
It then went on to suggest a name which Merlin accepted without thinking much about it.
"Hokori"
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You have named this new form of life 'Hokori'
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Active Skill: Tame has evolved to Unique skill: Control
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Specialised skill (Tame): Mental connection has evolved to Unique Specialised skill(Control): Dimensional connection [1]
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You have gained 1 shard
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Origin skill: Creator (Sealed) has been unsealed
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Master Specialised Skill (Parallel Thought): Dimensional Connection Thought has been acquired, allowing the user to use parallel thought by utilising spare mental capacity in controlled beings.
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Luke decided to take a look at Phillips stats before looking at his own.
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Status
Name: Phillip
Race: Hokori (A newly created race of digital data, and programs, magically turned into a sentient being with full autonomy, yet full obedience to the being known as Merlin. The very existence of the race is the embodiment of Pride, and therefore are born with the Master skill Pride)
Class: ??
State: Ecstatic
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Titles:
Sub-race
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Strength : 0
Dexterity : 0
Vitality: 0
Mana: 0
Intelligence : 2000
Sense : 0
Evasion: 0
Critical: 0
Soul: 300
Toughness: 0
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Skills
-Master skill: Pride
A skill that allows this creature to influence other beings, both through enticements and shows of power. It also allows the creature to be directly connected with all of its race through some unknown means and share information. This connection also means that the entire race grows as one, i.e. the more members of the race, the stronger each individual. Lastly, as long as the creature is not completely eradicated from existence, it will recover with nothing but time, and much stronger each time.
-Unique skill: Extraction
A skill that allows the user to extract a spark of life from its own soul, to form another of its own race.
Note: The new being will take at least 2 months to fully mature
Cooldown: 1 month
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Tier 0
Lv 0 (0/100)
Note: the number of members of its race will decide the individual's level and Tier. ===============
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Status
Name: Merlin Ross
Race: Human
Class: Elementalist
State: Unconscious
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Titles:
The Master's Chosen
Limit Breaker
Creator of life
Earth's Monarch
Asura: Bane of Gods
Last Man standing
Hero: The Symbol of Hope
Earth's Strongest
Master of Otherworldly Being
Beta Tester
Meticulous planner
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Strength : 650 (+300)
Dexterity : 650 (+350)
Vitality: 650 (+350)
Mana: 800 (+350)
Intelligence : 800 (+250)
Sense : 800
Evasion: 600
Critical: 600
Soul: 800 (+250)
Toughness: 700
Worship: 102,968
Shards: 11.26
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Skills
-Archive
-Origin skill: Creator
-Master Skill: Parallel Thought Lv 1
Master Specialised Skill (Parallel Thought): Dimensional Connection Thought
-Master Skill: Foresight Lv 2
-Unique Skill: Vampire's Touch Lv 2
-Unique skill: Berserk Lv 1
-Unique Skill: Paragon of Hope Lv 4
-Unique Skill: Control Lv 0
-Unique Specialised Skill (Tame): Dimensional Connection Lv 0
-Active Skill: Inspection Lv 5
-Passive Skill: Elemental Body Lv 5
-Passive Skill: Multiplier Lv 5
-Passive Skill: Indominable Will Lv 5
-Passive Skill: Predator Lv 5
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Tier 2
Lv 3 (12/200)
Only Tier 2 Being will be counted
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At this moment, he received another notification.
[B ranked Mission: Original Sin activated]
[Mission requirements: Tame creatures with the power of the 7 sins]
[Progress: 3/7]
[Reward: ???????? skill: ???????? ???]
[Time limit: None]
"Huh…Phillip, aren't your stats too skewed?"
[1] Oh yes. This is definitely hinting at something!