Chapter 544 - 543 – 3 doors – Part 3.

(Hm… It didn't looked like I used up any gold… Nor I think I made a bad impression.) – thought Phantasia as the old lady disappeared.

(It guess depending how I handle the stuff, it could have either better impact or a worse impact….)

(My decision could also influence the cost of the decision… But what about resources?)

(The quest description said that I can gain up gold and soldiers, but what happens if I run out from either of these and there will be some kind of important moment that I will be not allowed to miss?)

(Should I play it safe?)

(But then again, if I'm too much stingy about, I could very well fuck up the entire thing pretty easily.)

"…"

<<This was different.>>

<<I mean, I do own a city.>>

<<My own city.>>

<<A city where I'm my own king.>>

<<But I'm not dealing with just a city here.>>

<<An entire nation.>>

<<That is what I'm dealing with.>>

<<Even though it is just a test, I was still given a freaking nation to rule… So yeah.>>

<<It won't be easy.>>

<<Some people that came here were easy to deal with… But sometimes… Well, I had these kind of problems.>>

"My lord. We need to raise up taxes if we want to increase our nation security." – said the guard.

"My lord. These barbarians needs to be dealt with! We cannot show them any mercy!" – said the noble.

"Your majesty! The number of the curse attacks has increased to the alarming level! We cannot stand idly by and watch them do what they wish! Let us hunt down the heretics!" – said the head priest.

<<Some of the options that were given to me… Well, they were extremely big.>>

<<For example, the tax one, it would increase the number of soldiers and money that I had, but it would take a heavy hit on the people's happiness.>>

<<And there were also war related tasks.>>

<<Some required a large number of soldiers to deal with a problem.>>

<<For example there were heretics and bandits, which did require a lot soldiers.>>

<<It wasn't really a matter of choice…. But if I didn't chose to do them, then not only happiness of people would take a nasty hit, but also the development of the nation would also be struck.>>

<<Obviously, I tried making smart decision, making sure that both happiness and nation progress smoothy… But->>

<<I was going broke.>>

<<And I mean it, I was straight up almost completely broke, both in terms of money and soldiers.>>

"Your majesty. I suggest we remove the living section and streety B2 and replace is with market place." – suggested noble.

<<A horrible fucking move.>>

<<A real bad move, if you look at it from the normal person perspective.>>

<<However there is a problem.>>

<<Money.>>

<<…>>

<<I'm ruling a nation.>>

<<And not everything can be perfect.>>

<<Sometimes I took decision that straight up betrayed my own people.>>

<<Sometimes I even made an "evil" decision.>>

<<Just like the decision I've made to straight up make several people homeless in order to obtain enough money to rule this nation.>>

<<*Sigh*>>

<<Yeb.>>

<<This test was the hardest.>>

<<I mean, I cannot really think of these freaking NPCs as just test pawns.>>

<<I'm straight up forced to think of them like real people and this whole scenario as real as fuck in order not to screw up.>>

<<Still…->>

[You have paused the test.]

[You are given 3-hour break.]

"Fuck me…." – said Phantasia as he was straight up melting on the throne.

(THIS IS FAR WORSE THAN THE FIRST AND SECOND TEST COMBINED!)

(The mental exhaustion is no joke.)

(I mean, I know this is somewhat sped up process.)

(But still, this ain't freaking joke.)

[You have logged out.]

"Yeb… This will be annoying." – said Phantasia as he got off his gaming pod and quickly grabbed something to drink.

(Is ruling the nation really that hard?)

(Or the test was just made that way to drain you so mentality?)

(One thing is making mistake become you are physically exhausted, but another if you are exhausted mentally.)

"And annoying fucking thing is that nobody is telling you how much progress you made."

"The test 1 and 2 were the same, you couldn't tell how far you went… Or what is your score."

"Still… Fuck."

"…"

(No.)

(I'm not giving up.)

(Honestly, I do know…. No.)

(It is fine to fail for the first time.)

(I've learned my lesson about all 3 tests by now, and the second attempt would be way easier, if not perfect.)

"…"

"Then again, I made way too big of mess while looking for that temple."

(One thing is having monsters still active while the player is logged off.)

(But if the trial has a "death" penalty, then my monsters who are guarding the ruins will disappear.)

(If I die, then nobody will be able to guard the entrance.)

(Obviously it doesn't mean that the first person that reaches this place will automatically obtain the divinity, they will have to pass the three tests.)

(…But there is a problem.)

(It can be completed in a single go.)

(Somebody can complete all 3 trials on their first attempt.)

(Even worse, you don't need to be strong at all.)

(You just need to be smart and have good mental endurance.)

(There is a good chance that somebody like that could end up being mixed up between the players that would break through… And the rest is predictable.)

(I fail.)

(I don't know when we would be able to obtain next divinity….)

"…"

"But then again, triple jackpot."

(I wasn't expecting all 3 of my guesses to be correct.)

(Does that mean my predictions were correct?)

(I mean, I didn't just randomly picked these locations.)

(Phenomenal.)

(History.)

(Lack of true origin.)

"…"

"Let's not beat around the bush."

"If I could had predicted that, then so could the others."

"Some may end up already making that prediction before me too, that is a possibility as well."

"…"

*Sigh*

(We have single divinity so far, and that is already extremely good.)

(But if all 3 of obtain one, then things will straight up become hellish for everybody.)

"…"

(And although I say that… We need more people.)

(At least 2 more people that we can completely trust.)

(And have them also obtain the divinities.)

(By doing that, we could really fuck everything up way better than I've had originally planned.)

(…)

(But two problems.)

(First is that the thing I did with triple jack pot was nothing more than prediction, and predictions can be wrong… Maybe we just gotten lucky this time, but what if the second or third attempt will be a bust?)

(Not only that, Maparapara's target divinity was straight up stolen before she even found the temple.)

"I don't know how many fucking divinities are still out there and which weren't already taken from specific place…."

"…"

(Yeb. I can't fail it.)

(If I fail getting this divinity, I will get definitely get some anal destruction later on because of that.)

(A one that will straight up be a freaking nuke that will blow everything I made.) – thought the man as he walked back to his capsule and initiated the log in procedure.

(That means I have to complete this test no matter what.)

[Welcome back player Phantasia.]

[Resume the test?]

"Yes." – said Phantasia as he returned to his throne.

<<It was hellish.>>

<<As more people would go in and out, the questions, the tasks and what not would become way "heavier".>>

<<Sometimes they would bring disaster no matter what I did.>>

<<Sometimes they would just fuck me over big time.>>

<<And sometimes I wouldn't be able to do anything because I lacked both money and soldiers, which would result in me just getting screwed over without having any chance to fight back.>>

<<It exhausting… More and more important decision were being thrown around… And I even once made another big fuck up I almost did during the second test.>>

<<It was hard keeping things balanced between all four areas, while at the same time making sure that both happiness and development would be steadily progressed.>>

<<Exhaustion was pilling up at alarming rate here, forcing me to take sometimes breaks or slow down in order to somewhat recover… But so far things were going well….>>

<<No suicidal fuck ups were made…. I think.>>

<<But still, I wasn't allowed to relax.>>

<<I've continued ruling this nation.>>

<<Thinking about its future and present at the same time while making each decision, moving forward and sometimes intentionally backwards in order to do a way better move later on.>>

<<It wasn't easy.>>

<<It never got easier, only harder and harder.>>

<<But I still didn't gave up.>>

(…Dammit… Maybe I should take another break soon?) – thought Phantasia.

(This freaking noble bastard really was asking for way too many details and was countering my own answers with his own demands… If he was just plain corrupted nobleman I would had just had him executed… But he was way too good of a snake.)

"Your majesty, the last visit is about to happen." – said the secretary.

"?"

"The last?" – said shocked Phantasia.

(Huh… So, this is the end?)

"…"

"Let them in." – said Phantasia as he given up on his break and instead decided to take on the last challenge, as the massive stone doors once again opened up, letting in a single person.

A cat beastwoman in a priestess clothing.

[Saint]

(Well then… She seems like the "final boss".) – thought Phantasia.

(So, let's see what she has to offer.)

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