Author's Note: The rarities of Building Blueprints will be changed from Common, Rare, and ??? (higher rarities I had planned) to Mortal, Spirit, Mystic, Legendary, and Imperial (the rarities of artifacts). Having too many types of ranks/rarities would make them hard to remember, so this change is to help with that.
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Isaac looked at the screen as a new series of notifications appeared before him.
[You have completed the Conqueror Trial.]
[Rewards:
- Conqueror Candidate Title upgraded to Conqueror.
- Call Skill Ticket (Transcendent rank)
- Talent Fragment (Transcendent rank) ×1
- Unknown information for building Tier 3 City (1/10)
- System Gacha Ticket (Imperial rank) ×1
- Skill Upgrade Ticket (Transcendent rank) ×1
- Barrack Blueprint (Legendary rank) ×1]
Isaac read through the rewards one by one. He had expected the Conqueror Trial to provide something valuable, but seeing so many high-rank rewards together still surprised him. There wasn't a single ordinary item on the list.
His eyes settled on the first reward, the upgrade to his title. Rather than making guesses, he decided to test it himself. A moment later, he opened a Mirror Dimension and stepped into the copy of his city.
He moved to the backyard of the mansion and rolled his shoulders once. There was no need to use any skills or stat enhancement abilities yet. He simply wanted to see how much stronger his body had become after obtaining the Conqueror title.
Isaac threw a straightforward punch.
The air compressed before exploding outward with a deafening boom. A violent shockwave tore through everything ahead of him, reducing buildings, roads, and walls into dust. When the cloud of debris finally settled, the entire area in front of him had disappeared.
Isaac stared at the empty stretch of land for a few seconds before scratching his cheek.
"I could already do something close to this before. I guess I'll need something else if I want to properly measure the difference," he said.
Dragon wings unfolded from his back, and Isaac shot into the sky. He continued flying until he reached the upper limits of the Mirror Dimension, stopping near where the ceiling of the Sky Dome should have been. From that height, nearly the entire copied city spread out beneath him.
The size of a Mirror Dimension depended on the skill's level, rank, and the amount of mana supplied to it. Since Isaac's skill was high rank and high level and his mana reserves were immense, the copied world now covered almost half of his current city. That was an enormous area considering his city had expanded several times since the start and was far larger than it had once been.
Looking down, Isaac casually punched toward the ground.
The shockwave descended like an invisible meteor. The instant it struck, the earth exploded as though an actual celestial body had crashed into the city. The ground split apart, cyclones formed from the displaced air, and an area roughly the size of the former Central Sector was erased in a single attack.
Isaac let out a low whistle as he observed the devastation below. He hadn't activated any stat amplification skills, nor had he used aura to strengthen the attack. This was nothing more than the strength of his body after obtaining the upgraded title.
He threw several more punches while remaining in the air. Each impact shook the Mirror Dimension itself, forcing the copied world to repair the damage as quickly as it appeared. Even so, tiny spatial tears lingered for brief moments before finally sealing shut.
"I think the talent's stat multiplier increased from two times to about two and a half," Isaac muttered after comparing the results.
He clenched his fist a few times before nodding to himself.
"A two-and-a-half-times multiplier is honestly much better than I expected," he said, smiling faintly.
The increase wasn't limited to raw strength alone. Every movement felt smoother, his mana flowed more naturally, and controlling aura required less effort than before. Even his senses had become sharper, allowing him to perceive the world with greater clarity.
It wasn't that one aspect of him had improved dramatically while the others remained the same. Instead, his body, mana, soul, and mind all felt perfectly synchronized with one another. Isaac immediately understood how terrifying that kind of improvement would become during an actual battle.
There was another change as well. His vitality had been immensely increased, something he could tell only because of his Life Element. He wasn't sure whether it had increased his lifespan or granted him passive regeneration, but either possibility was more than welcome.
Satisfied with the results, Isaac smiled faintly and waved his hand. The devastated Mirror Dimension collapsed instantly before another one appeared in its place, restoring the city to its original, pristine condition. The amount of mana required for that process would have emptied almost anyone else's reserves and sent them into mana shock, but for Isaac, it barely made a dent.
His attention shifted to the next reward. The translucent skill ticket floated into his hand, and the moment he inspected it, information poured directly into his mind. Isaac read through the description once before reading it a second time just to make sure he hadn't misunderstood anything.
"The Call Skill..." he muttered.
The skill itself sounded deceptively simple. It allowed him to summon designated troops directly to his current location. However, the more Isaac thought about it, the more absurd the ability became.
He could reinforce any battlefield instantly, launch surprise attacks from impossible directions, or withdraw elite troops before they were surrounded. Distance, logistics, and travel time had always been among the most important aspects of warfare, yet this single skill ignored all of them. Anyone with military experience would immediately understand just how overpowered such an ability truly was.
Isaac couldn't help smiling. 'I should check what sis received first. If she got a different Transcendent skill ticket, I'll give this ticket to her and share her skill afterward. If she received the same one, then I'll just use this myself.'
Unfortunately, the ticket could only be used by Conquerors. Otherwise, Isaac would have gladly given it to one of his other wives before copying the skill later. That restriction was a little disappointing, but it couldn't be helped. The skill had come out of the Conqueror Trial, so the restriction made sense.
Next, Isaac focused on the shimmering crystal fragment in his mind. Golden light softly flowed across its surface as faint waves of energy spread into his mind. It was the Transcendent Talent Fragment.
His smile widened slightly. Other than Selene, every one of his wives still possessed an SSS+ Talent. Although those Talents were already exceptional, a Transcendent Talent would raise their strength to another level entirely.
"I'll discuss it with everyone before deciding who should receive it," Isaac murmured. There was no reason to rush the decision because he intended to collect more Transcendent Talent Fragments in the future. Eventually, every one of his wives would receive one.
Finally, he looked at the next reward.
[Unknown information for building Tier 3 City (1/10)]
Isaac let out another whistle as he read the notification. As far as he knew, even Florathi only possessed a Tier 2 City.