The World Conquest: Giving Birth To Become A God

Chapter 627 Controlling the Stronghold

"Not fighting?" Zar muttered in a daze.

Zar didn't seem to expect Maximus to refuse his challenge.

Seeing Maximus couldn't bother to pay attention to him, Zar felt bored.

"What a bore~."

With no one to fight, Zar could only stare into the void, scanning for any sign of a Dark Beast.

As for the core of the stronghold, it had long left his mind.

Even so, the secret prodigies vying to become the stronghold's leader didn't dare to move forward.

What a joke—with Zar around, becoming the leader was akin to painting a target on their back.

Who knew if this beast was bored and challenged them into a fight?

They might be killed the next second, incurring his wrath.

Soon, with no one taking control, the Skjǫldrún Stronghold remained stationary.

"It seems no one wants to take the blame. How about I control the stronghold, Father?" Liam asked with interest.

Looking outside the ship's window, Liam couldn't help but itch with excitement at the thought of managing such a group of prodigies.

"Whatever. Just remember to be careful. If those four trouble you, come to me immediately."

"Yes..."

Following his father's order, Liam began taking control of the Skjǫldrún Stronghold.

Seeing a brave sheep take the lead, the prodigies of the Devourer faction watched silently, gauging Zar's reaction.

Soon after Liam fully refined the core of the Skjǫldrún Stronghold and seeing Zar still hadn't acted, they thought it was their chance.

Exchanging glances, as if in tacit agreement, they attacked Liam simultaneously.

"Hmm? What daring fellows," Liam said with a smile, easily dodging their attacks.

Although he had control of the stronghold, it only allowed him to direct its movements and access various auxiliary abilities—not combat capabilities.

Seeing Liam dodge their attacks, the princes and princesses of the Devourer faction continued their assault.

"These people are really ignorant. They dare attack the eldest son of the Shadowcrest family."

From this, one could gauge how valuable these points were.

Even Zar, Nyx, Sira, and Paragon, who weren't interested in becoming the leader, turned their attention to Liam.

If they could become the leader, couldn't they directly assign points to themselves?

Seeing the attention shift toward him, Liam remained calm.

"First of all, the rewards aren't issued by me but by the stronghold's intelligent core."

"You can forget about giving yourself points. I can only issue tasks, and as for my salary, it's just 1 point per year," Liam said nonchalantly.

Seeing they still seemed unconvinced, Liam hurriedly projected the information he received when he bound the stronghold.

Reading the message, the top talents in the stronghold immediately lost interest.

Managing the stronghold for a mere 1 point per year was a thankless task.

It was better to kill one or two more Dark Beasts than waste time on this.

As for the possibility of Liam forging the information, they still had confidence in their abilities to discern the truth.

Seeing the crowd calm down, Liam smiled.

"If any of you have suggestions regarding the stronghold, you can tell me."

Soon, one of them couldn't help but raise a question.

"Why are the tasks all about reinforcing the Skjǫldrún Stronghold? Don't we need to hunt Dark Beasts to prevent them from invading the Aeon Plane?"

Although the Skjǫldrún was still bare, it should be enough for them to live.

"Just finish the tasks. Don't ask too many questions." Not bothering to answer such a pointless question, Liam returned to issuing various tasks.

Without orders from his father, how could Liam carelessly venture into the Dark Void Domain?

Who knew if they accidentally bumped into a Tier 12 Dark Beast?

Knowing his father was still deducing their next course of action, Liam could only reinforce the stronghold to prepare for any danger that might come.

The smarter individuals in the crowd also understood the essence of the matter.

Without investigating or scouting the surrounding void, they would only be like headless flies.

Soon, seeing that Liam didn't bother paying attention, they could only grit their teeth and start working.

From now on, for the next epoch, these 'points' would be the greatest currency they could leverage for survival.