102: Chapter 102 The First King

The Seven Legends personally mobilized, visiting the monarchs of various countries and the leaders of major organizations to deliver the mandatory summons for the Legendary Assembly.

Meanwhile, Fu Hao mobilized all his subjects, grandly proclaiming throughout his territory that this Legendary Assembly, which symbolized the fate of the human race, would be held precisely within his borders.

He also unabashedly disseminated his achievements simultaneously—

Routing an army of over one hundred thousand with a mere five thousand Divine Archers;

Controlling giant catapults to precisely demolish the royal palace;

Joining forces with the legends and the new Saintess to crusade against the Demon King.

Even if these feats occurred within a mere few days, they were enough to leave anyone stunned.

If everyone in the Rowen Kingdom had witnessed such miracles with their own eyes, Fu Hao would have already completed his great cause of founding a nation by now.

However, precisely because these achievements were so shocking, those who had not seen them with their own eyes found it impossible to believe their authenticity.

Prince Mian's entire army being wiped out, the royal palace being reduced to ruins, the Demon race slaughtering the city—although these events were ironclad proof that could not be covered up, almost no one in the world believed that Fu Hao was the core mastermind, especially the deeply entrenched noble factions.

Just like in the real world, not everything in the otherworld is based on logic. Fu Hao had long seen through this, so he simply and calmly treated the fact that "the Legendary Assembly is being held in my territory" as the most powerful "letter of credit."

Even the most absurd story can become truth once spoken by a person of high prestige. Moreover, this assembly concerned the fate of the entire human race, and the attendees were all monarchs and leaders of various forces, naturally carrying their own authority.

News travels faster than people. Before the Legendary Assembly had even begun, the relevant information had already reached the ears of the Rowen Kingdom's nobles.

The first to lean toward Fu Hao was Duke Doris, who had always prided himself on being neutral. He was not a foolish man; on the contrary, it was precisely because his sense for the changing tides was incredibly sharp that he stood on the right side without hesitation at the critical moment. Nominally, he had the closest relationship with Fu Hao, and if he did not take this opportunity to pledge his loyalty now, he would likely miss a golden chance.

Starting with Duke Doris, many nobles turned one after another. The few families that had originally intended to wait and see also made their stances known in a panic, fearing that if they stood on the wrong side, they would be settled with later.

In the blink of an eye, Fu Hao had met all the prerequisites for the nation-founding mission.

- [ Over 80% of the Rowen Kingdom's territory is under control. ]

- [ Over 80% of the Rowen Kingdom's subjects are under control. ]

- [ The "Founding a Nation" mission is complete. ]

- [ Achievement "Clear Incalculable Difficulty Mission" achieved again. ]

- [ Due to the "Nothing is Impossible" title effect, all stats increased by an additional 30 points. ]

- [ Nation-founding qualification obtained. ]

- [ Access to the Rowen Kingdom's treasury obtained. Obtained a map marking the treasury's location and the key to open it. ]

- [ You possess the qualification to found a nation. Do you wish to declare the founding of a nation? After declaring the founding, the Rowen Kingdom will perish, and a new kingdom name must be decided. ]

Although he had not gained the approval of all the nobles, Fu Hao was already satisfied. He clicked the "Confirm Nation Founding" button without hesitation.

- [ Starting the nation-founding process. ]

- [ Please decide on a kingdom name. ]

As Fu Hao was deliberating on the name of the country, Emperor Endel, who had not appeared for a long time, suddenly spoke: "The name of the country shall be 'Endel'."

"You scared me... Can you not just appear suddenly? Didn't you say before that you had no hope for me?"

"My thoughts have changed."

Seeing that Fu Hao could mass-produce Divine Archers and catapults, and even summon a Saintess, anyone would re-evaluate the possibility of him founding a nation. And now, all of this had actually become reality in a short period.

"Then can you help me open the treasury?"

The reward for the Ender Empire restoration mission was the legendary "Ender Empire Treasury." Although it was far out of reach, there were at least dozens of doors within the Subspace where Fu Hao was located.

If the "Ender Empire Treasury" represented the foundational treasures after the restoration, then perhaps supplies to assist in the restoration were hidden behind the other doors.

"No, those are reserved for 'those who inherit my will'."

To put it bluntly, they were a backup plan reserved for when he failed. "Besides, it doesn't matter if those things aren't left behind; they only have meaning if used by a true successor. You don't need to rely on my arrangements to found a nation, so stop thinking about them."

The Emperor revealed a meaningful smile, attempting to persuade Fu Hao to accept reality with his words.

But Fu Hao would not back down: "I will judge for myself. If you don't open the treasury, then I will decide the country's name myself."

The Emperor was silent for a long time before finally making a concession: "I can tell you what is hidden inside the doors, and you can pick one item."

"What about the rest?"

"Open them when you find yourself in a desperate situation."

"…Fine."

Fu Hao pondered for a moment and, believing that he could not secure better conditions for now, temporarily accepted the proposal. Trading the "country name Endel" for an item from the treasury was, by any calculation, a win-win deal.

As for whether the Emperor would keep his promise in the future, Fu Hao was also confident: the Emperor was, after all, a "person," so if the path to establishing the empire was blocked, he would eventually have to extend a helping hand.

Even if that weren't the case, if he could strengthen the Emperor to +10, his relationship with the Emperor would become even closer.

"The kingdom's name has been decided. Endel."

[ As Fu Hao decided to name this country Endel, notification messages flooded in.

[ The kingdom name has been set to "Endel". ]

[ The news of the founding of the Endel Kingdom has been announced to all territories and neighboring countries. ]

[ The territory system has been changed to a national system. ]

[ You are the first player to found a nation. ]

[ Obtained the title "The First King". ]

"As expected..."

Fu Hao had been mentally prepared. He had leaped from Count to King without triggering titles like Marquis or Duke in between, so naturally, he could not obtain stage-based rewards like "First Marquis" or "First Duke."

But the time he spent as a Count was extremely short; other players simply couldn't catch up. To some extent, this was also a side effect of the system struggling to handle "super-speed growth." Of course, even if he could do it all over again, he would never intentionally stall his level just for a title.

The reason Fu Hao was able to successfully found a nation was thanks to the Chaos and Wind Guild being willing to let go of the Mimics. He had originally intended to enfeoff the guild members after founding the nation, and now, if he could additionally grant titles like "First Viscount" or "First Count," it would undoubtedly be a highly valuable gift.

Titles with the prefix "First" usually have extremely high stats, and if they are related to nobility, they are even more priceless. Fu Hao roughly estimated that selling them to other players in the game might fetch hundreds of millions of gold coins.

Of course, for Fu Hao now, this amount of gold in the game was merely pocket money.

Compared to abruptly selling noble titles, he valued the entertainment value and timing more.

At the moment, besides him, there wasn't even a second player who was a Count, and the titles of Baron and Viscount still belonged to the "non-hidden but extremely difficult to obtain" category.

His only worry was whether titles granted by players could be recognized by the system as true titles and trigger the "First" achievement—but upon careful thought, the fact that he could become a King now was itself a product of a system loophole and could no longer be judged by conventional logic, so there was no need to worry too much.

He shook off the extraneous thoughts and directly opened the title panel to check the attributes of "The First King." The result pleasantly surprised him: the title's stats were completely biased toward strengthening the player's own combat power, rather than the kingdom's governing power.

《 The First King 》

- All Stats + 500

- Max HP + 30%

- Generates passive skill [ Kings Protection ]

- Generates active skill [ Kings Seal ]

- Generates active skill [ Kings Majesty ]

＜ Kings Protection ＞

Type: Passive

Rank: Mythic

- When taking fatal damage, the damage is negated and you gain 3 seconds of invincibility.

- Cooldown after effect triggers is 7 days.

＜ Kings Seal ＞

Type: Active

Rank: Mythic

Cooldown: 1 Day

- For 1 minute, immune to all abnormal status effects.

＜ Kings Majesty ＞

Type: Active

Rank: Mythic

Cooldown: 1 Day

- Causes all enemies within a 100-meter radius to fall into a "Fear" state for 1 minute.