—------------ Three months later—---------------Giggadon empireRoyal palaceThe Seventh moon had dawned on the Giggadon empire. Bringing about cold and snow, Winter had begun.Inside the council hall, stood a large circular stone table in the middle of the room. It was crafted out of the most precious obsidian stones found in the empire, by the best stonemasons. The chairs that circled the table were made of fine mahogany wood, but one chair looked different from the rest. It’s made with cider wood; its rails were dyed gold, and the slip seat and splat had the royal family logo designed on them.At the four corners of the council hall, stood large pillars that had one beast claw sticking out of each of them. The claws held a round crystal that produced light. And lastly, in the middle of the hall above the table was a statue of a beast with large wings, sharp claws, and fire spewing out of its mouth. It was carved into the ceiling by the best stonemasons at the first emperor’s order

Giggadon empire.Valkyrie palace.Outside Helena's room*Knock* *knock*Nora knocks on the door while nervously standing silently, waiting for a reply. She received a sudden summons in the evening after she had finished attending to princess Helena. Nobody told her who summoned her. She was just instructed by a knight to go to the room at the end of the third floor.Valkyrie palace is divided into three floors. The first floor is where the maids, servants, and cooks sleep. The kitchen and storages are also on the first floor. The second floor is where the princesses bed chambers are. And the third floor is where the emperor’s mistresses live.A few minutes passed by, and there was no response. Nora wanted to knock again but stopped. If I knock on the door, for a second time, wouldn’t I come off rude… yeah, I can wait a few minutes. She thought.A few minutes passed by, but there was still no response. Nora gathered her courage and knocked on the door once again.*Knock* *Knock* *Knock

*clomp* *clomp* *clomp* *clomp*Loud rhythmic footsteps resounded through the hall as the emperor walked towards his seat. It was the first time the princesses have seen their father after their naming ceremony, which most of them did not remember except for Helena.Even though they had heard stories about his beauty and accomplishments from their mothers. Their image of him could only pale in comparison to the real person. Even though they were excited and happy to see their father, none of them spoke a word as he walked past them and sat in his seat.The princesses stood up from their seats and greeted the emperor with a curtsy. “We greet father emperor.” They greeted in unison.“Sit.” the emperor commanded. He glanced around the table with a cold gaze and sighed. “Your names… tell me your names.” The emperor said as his gaze shifted to Mera. Maximus could not be bothered to remember the names of his daughters after he named them. It was insignificant to him.“My name is Mera, your

Valkyrie palaceHelena’s room“Ugh…! That was terrible. I can’t believe I said those words. I feel like my twenty-plus years of life as a man just got crushed into dust.” Helena complained out of embarrassment as she lay on her bed with her face in her pillow, hiding out of embarrassment. Even though she said those embarrassing words to complete the system mission, she could not help but feel like crawling into a hole every time she thought about what she said.“Systemmmm…, you are such an ass for giving me that mission, you know that. Right?” Helena asked in a muffled tone. While rolling from the left end of her bed to the right.*Ding! *Host, how would you like to distribute your undistributed attribute points?The system notification sound shocked Helena while she was rolling on the bed, causing her to fall from the left end of the bed, but as she was about to hit the floor, she caught herself with her right index finger, performing a one-finger stand.“Woah…! That was close.” She

*Ding! *[Sword mastery] LV1Allows the user to freely handle swords. Increase in attack damage with swords, by 2%.“Woah… that’s a good passive skill. I don’t have to start training with a sword from scratch.” Helena smiled happily.After Helena broke through the intermediate stage of Qi, her stats increased by a lot. But even though she had become stronger, she had no fighting experience or skills, which meant she had no way to display her strength in a fight. But it will be different if she gets [Sword mastery] skill.*Ding! *Mission: -1) perform 100 dumbbell floor presses before the end of the day.Reward: +100 experience points+5 Stamina statsFailure: -200 EXP.2) Perform 200 dumbbell push-ups before the end of the day.Reward: +300 experience points10 stamina stats[Sword mastery] LV1 passive skillFailure: -10yrs of QI3) Perform 500 dumbbell push-ups and 500 dumbbell floor presses before the end of the day without a break.Reward: +800 experience points20 Health stat20