CK Simulation, Creating the Style of Tsukino Fumi

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It seems that I didn't gain the "immortal" trait when I encountered the Avalon sword sheath. In other words, it seems that I really only have ten years to live.

So now that the succession system has been established... is Mordred the only one who meets the criteria? That means that even if I unify Europe, in the end, the only person who can rule this vast empire is Mordred.

Quinn remained silent.

Alright, he finally understood why the Counterforce determined that he wouldn't endanger humanity or the planet itself. Given the matching environment of the European continent, what kind of impact could a country that might perish after only two generations have? Even if he trained Mordred into a sufficiently competent monarch, it would most likely only prolong the empire's existence by a few more years. As for the impact this would have on the already chaotic history of the Type-Moon world...

It merely gave later generations of Europe another imperial title to claim.

[You realize the only flaw in your great empire: a capable successor. You recall the entire Arthurian legend and find that there is no one who can shoulder this responsibility. You discover that the only way to make your empire last forever is for you to personally become an immortal being and oversee the future of this country forever.]

Perhaps, searching for the legendary elixir of immortality would be a good option.

Come on, that thing is a trap.

You abandoned that idea, believing that instead of worrying about the future of the country, it would be better to consider how to continue your clan's lineage. You had an idea.

[You've decided to focus more on the clan. You've summoned Gawain and Agravain, indicating that they're of marriageable age. You've given them six months to pursue their love. With your current prestige, they should be able to find partners who meet their criteria. If they don't find someone within six months, you'll arrange a marriage for them to ensure the normal continuation of the Europa bloodline.]

Gawain's face lit up at your request; clearly, he already had someone he liked. Agravan, on the other hand, looked distressed, feeling your demands were a bit too harsh.

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He showed little desire for marriage and children, but thought your arrangements were fine, so he simply passed the buck to you, saying he would leave everything to you.

[You didn't say much about this, but simply had Agravan spread the news of expanding the Knights of the Round Table. Afterward, you went alone to Morgan's location.]

Morgan learned of your purpose and promised to find Agravan a suitable wife. She also told you some good news: she had completed the transfer magic of the Red Dragon's blood. Once you create another life, she can complete her plan. You didn't reject her suggestion, and so…

In the following period, you slowed down Camelot's development plans slightly, began to transfer more power to Artoria, and yourself accelerated your learning progress with Morgan and Lancelot, as well as the education and training of your offspring. After all, ten years is neither a short nor a long time.

[First, there's your learning progress. Lancelot is an excellent swordsmanship teacher. His generous teaching has enabled you to achieve remarkable results. You've finally transformed from a magician's apprentice who wasn't particularly skilled in martial arts into a swordsmanship master.]

You have acquired the trait "Aspiring Swordsman", Bravery +3, current level 1, maximum level 3. Please complete adventures to accumulate more trait experience.

[In terms of magic, you've finally completed the introduction to fairy magic, and you understand why Morgan thought you were a fool back then. Fairy magic and what you thought was the manifestation of fantasy are clearly two different things. The latter is a true GM's authority to "connect one's will with the world and change the world according to one's imagination," while fairy magic, although similar, is still quite different from that GM's authority. At least, what you can do now is more like a "simulation reproduction."]

You have gained the trait "Inheritor of the Fairy Realm" and the decision "Treasure Crafting," which allows you to craft various treasures you are familiar with. The maximum number of treasures you can possess is 3.

[As you complete these studies, your newborn offspring are also growing up. Under Guinevere's tutelage, Gareth has become an enlightened and lively young woman. However, influenced by some of her godmother's obsessions, she has also embarked on a path similar to Gawain's, beginning to want to become a knight worthy of you. You are not surprised by this and give her the shape-changing ring you obtained during your adventure, encouraging her to pursue her own path.]

As for your youngest son, Gahoris, under Lancelot's careful guidance, he aspires to surpass his godfather and is currently challenging other knights in Camelot, aiming to become Camelot's first Baturu. You are also satisfied with Lancelot's teaching and plan to give him that lion skin as a gift.

[But Gahoris has his own ideas. He wants the gun and armor you gave Artoria back then. He says that once he achieves his goals, he will duel Artoria and take back your weapons. You know, Lancelot is ulterior motives here. That old guy still remembers what Artoria did back then.]

You strongly support this, because if he can achieve this, your family will gain a peerless martial artist. However, before you could rejoice for long, you heard the news of Gahoris's disastrous defeat.

A legendary knight, having learned of the expansion of the Knights of the Round Table, arrived in Camelot and defeated Gahoris. He is currently meeting with Artoria.

Whose general is this, that he is so brave?

Quinn perked up.

Although Gahoris wasn't a very famous Knight of the Round Table in the original story, he had grown up learning from Lancelot. With Lancelot, the strongest martial artist of his time, as his teacher, it was reasonable to say that his youngest son should be a master of the level of a Knight of the Round Table as soon as he graduated.

The legendary knights who could defeat him... throughout the entire Arthurian legend, there are only a handful who could be defeated cleanly. Was it Tristan or Lanmarok?

I have to go take a look.

The three slots he allowed Artoria to recruit were all pre-planned: one for Kai, one for Hector, and one for Bedivere, who would later help Artoria return the sword. None of them were particularly strong. Now, Bedivere hadn't even arrived yet, but a powerful person had already appeared. If Artoria were to take him over, his entire plan would be thrown into chaos.

No, you big idiot, the Knights of the Round Table are too complicated for you to handle. Let me do it!

Chapter Sixty-Nine: Child, when you were born, all of Britannia called your name (Second Update)

"Lord Quinn, let me introduce you. This is Ser Tristan, who has just pledged allegiance to me. I intend to give him a seat among the Knights of the Round Table."

Artoria's smug laughter made Quinn, who arrived late, almost lose his composure.

He looked at the big, proud ahoge and the red-haired knight standing behind him with a sad expression on his face. He didn't know whether to laugh or sigh. He should have known that in the Type-Moon world, anyone who wields a gun is unlikely to have good luck.

No offense, Artoria, but you might as well use the spot I saved for you to wait for Bedivere. At least Bedivere is a staunch loyalist, while Tristan might not be so loyal.

[You watch as Artoria, having just recruited the legendary knight Tristan, finally offers an awkward yet polite smile. Admittedly, Tristan is one of the few masters who can hold his own against Lancelot, but this Knight of the Round Table, who in the original story was the first to leave King Arthur's side because he couldn't understand his ideals, might not necessarily become a truly capable lieutenant in Artoria's hands.]

[By exchanging Tristan, who might betray Artoria in the future, for Bedivere, who will definitely be loyal to his lord, you're actually getting a better deal. After all, there are many capable people among the Knights of the Round Table, but loyal ones are rare.]

[You fell into thought, hesitating whether to interfere with Artoria's choice. You thought about what Artoria had done for you, but in the end, you couldn't bring yourself to harden your heart and consider your relationship with Artoria purely from a self-interested perspective. Your premeditations and plans have too many ways to harm Artoria in the future. Even if she doesn't care, it's hard for you not to feel guilty.]

You felt you had to advise Artoria, so you grabbed her and left, leaving Tristan staring at you both in shock. Clearly, the rumors of your alleged homosexual relationship with the king were about to intensify, but you no longer cared.

You pull Artoria to her private parts and begin questioning her about her plans to recruit certain individuals into the Knights of the Round Table.

“Brother Kai, Sir Hector, and Sir Tristan just now, that makes three,” Artoria said directly.

"Are you sure?" Quinn hinted frantically, "I might not give you another spot in the future. You are the king, that's true, but I founded the Knights of the Round Table, and it's my decision who gets in. Won't you reconsider?"

"Why do you need to think about it any more? Lord Quinn, you already have most of the seats in the Knights of the Round Table under your command. Lancelot, Gawain, and Agravan are all your men. Gareth and Gahoris are also reserve Knights of the Round Table, right? I can tell that you plan to place all your confidants in the Knights Order."

Artoria pouted, complaining bitterly.

"What if I told you that I had planned to have Kai join the Knights of the Round Table all along?"

[You've offered your solution: you plan to free up a spot for Artoria so she can recruit Bedivere. After all, you only need half the seats at the Round Table to exercise your veto power, but this extra seat is crucial for Artoria.]

Artoria was increasingly moved, and she accepted your kindness.

And after this incident, you regained your energy

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Returning to the affairs of Camelot, to be honest, you weren't that resistant to Tristan's addition as a Knight of the Round Table. He was a rare warrior who could rival Lancelot in martial arts, and you had your uses for him. So, you ordered him to train Camelot's archers and to lead a capable archer regiment.

Although Tristan is Artoria's knight, he has no right to refuse your orders, nor does he even have the intention to. He has already seen that your relationship with his lord is extraordinary; in some ways, you are like family.

Thus, of the twelve Knights of the Round Table who should have been present, eight have been assembled. With the addition of the Knights of the Round Table, the final payment your ally promised to deliver to you has also arrived.

Faced with this abundant sum of money, you didn't hesitate to pour it all into the Ironclad Paladins. Now, you've assembled a full-strength army, reaching your maximum capacity with 6500 Ironclad Paladins and 1500 Cavalrymen, totaling 8000 men—enough to conquer all of Britain. As for the remaining funds, you've allocated them to the national treasury to build a new capital.

Yes, you plan to build a new city to serve as the future capital of the Britannian Empire, and there is only one choice for this city—London.

As your grand construction project progressed, the legendary knight you had been talking about—Bedwell—arrived in Camelot. You allowed Artoria to include him in the Knights of the Round Table, and did not interfere with the king's actions any further, because you had finally created a new Knight of the Round Table.

[Thanks to your hard work, Morgan is pregnant again. Just as she planned, this newborn child will have the blood of you, Morgan, and the red dragon. Even before she is born, Morgan senses the child's innate power. She feels that this offspring is the child she has longed for, the one who can inherit the mysteries of the divine age and ensure its perpetuation. She bestows upon this child her highest blessings.]

And you, in turn, gave the child a name—Mordred.

To celebrate Mordred's birth, you decide to conquer Scotland. Once you acquire one more kingdom title, you can establish the "Britannia Empire." You estimate that Mordred's official birth will coincide with the founding of the empire. At that time, you can proudly tell your heir that when she was born, all of Britain called out her name.

[Your decision was not rejected, not only because of your immense power, but also because the entire nation has long yearned for you to unify the British Isles. People have witnessed your might and Artoria's abilities, and everyone believes that under your leadership, Camelot will usher in an unprecedentedly glorious future.]

[So you began to gather a large army, and news of your mobilization reached Scotland. Countless kings, fearing your legends and achievements, sent you letters of surrender. But this time, you did not allow it, because you intended to make an example of the Scottish kings and eliminate them, so that the Irish kings would realize that the tide had turned and were irreversible. In this way, you could bring Ireland under your control without bloodshed.]

[At the end of the month, the army sets off.]

【You led your way with the Holy Lance and the Holy Sword, with the Knights of the Round Table leading the army, conquering city after city, mercilessly clearing out all the castles in Scotland, and destroying every army that dared to resist. The two-month campaign spread the news of this battle throughout Europe, and the Irish kings, who were previously wavering, understood your purpose. They knew that you were demonstrating your authority and military power, telling them that you could be as merciful to Ireland as you were to England, and as ruthless as you were to Scotland.】

As you completely cleared the last castle in Scotland, a joint letter from the Irish kings arrived, reiterating your suggestion from the banquet of kings, stating that Ireland was willing to join your imperial family and, like the English kings, relinquish their royal titles, retaining only the title of duchy.

You now hold the titles of three kingdoms in Britannia, and you decide to establish the "Britannia Empire."

Your legendary story has been elevated.

According to official European history, under the rule of King Arthur and his Mayor and Prince of Wales, Wales, England, Scotland, and Ireland were finally unified. The previously scattered tribal states of the British Isles officially entered the feudal period, and the Britannian Empire was established, with Quinn Europa as its first emperor.

You have completed Morgan's legendary mission contract—to establish the Britannian Empire.

[You have gained the legendary trait "Blessing of the Empire." The spiritual veins of the nation you have established will serve the ruler of the empire. Continue to expand your territory and bring the entire world to your throne.]

[Your empire enters a golden age, and the Britannian Empire receives a bonus—loyal vassals. In this simulation, the independence tendency of all your vassal states will be reduced by 25% before your death.]

Mordred, your imperial heir, is born.

Chapter Seventy: Mordred of Pan-Human History declares that she neither believes nor spreads rumors.

In the back garden of Camelot Palace, Quinn sat on a viewing bench, reviewing the letters from various fiefdoms being consolidated.

The replies from all over Britain filled him with great joy. The establishment of the title of the Britannian Empire, or rather, the Holy Britannian Empire, finally allowed him to call himself "Emperor of Britain" from now on. The only thing left to deal with were the scattered kingdom titles throughout Britain.

But now, he no longer needs to worry about these trivial matters and can confidently delegate them to his subordinates.

In high spirits, Quinn felt like an unparalleled emperor who turned his back on all living beings and faced the long river of time, fishing alone for eternity. As long as he lived, the Holy Britannian Empire would last forever, and all those who were subordinate to the empire would forever submit to the emperor's throne.

This is the confidence that the Golden Age gave Quinn.

After gaining the "loyal vassal" bonus, the Ireland region, which had previously lacked some control, suddenly became loyal. Even when Quinn arranged for Guinevere, the Irish queen who appeared out of nowhere, they chose to accept it.

He looked as if he were "it is my honor to be Camelot's dog." Because the Irishman slid down so quickly, Quinn even had a fantasy that he could recreate the glorious Tang Dynasty in Europe, with all nations paying tribute to him.

As for what happens next... children and grandchildren have their own destinies; being able to ensure that a few people around you can live a normal, good life is a success in itself.

Anyway, Quinn didn't expect Mordred to turn his empire into something like an eternal empire. With Mordred's abilities, how could he possibly create something like a singularity?

Quinn had complete confidence in Mordred. As long as he treated her like a normal, good child, given Mordred's love-starved personality in the original story, she would certainly not cause any major rebellion. He could simply hand over the empire to her normally, and the entire empire would likely fall apart within three years.

Thinking this, Quinn shifted his gaze from the letter in his hand to a corner of the garden, where a little blonde girl was happily playing with a wooden sword, her face filled with joy. As Quinn's gaze fell upon her, the little girl, as if she had foreseen it, turned her head and met Quinn's eyes.

"Father!"

The little girl immediately dropped her sword and ran excitedly towards Quinn, then buried her face in his chest. "Father, you've finally finished your business. Can you play with me now?"

Mordred's birth brings you joy because she is completely different from the troublesome, spoiled child you remember. Perhaps it's because she resembles the Mordred of pan-human history.

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Because of their different births, your heir is more generous and confident. She doesn't face a succession crisis and is deeply loved by the people of Camelot because of you.

Morgan adored her, considering Mordred her most perfect offspring, for she inherited Morgan's looks and, like you, was quite charming. Thus, at Mordred's birth, she declared her to be a child who had inherited the island's lord's talents and possessed the qualities of a king.

Thanks to Morgan's publicity, everyone believed that Mordred would achieve great things in the future.

Even Artoria thought so, because she discovered Mordred's special qualities and realized that the child had inherited her bloodline. She believed that this child was not only the product of you and Morgan, but also the product of you and her. Therefore, she wished to become Mordred's godmother.

You did not refuse this request; in your view, this was exactly the outcome you wanted. After believing that your empire would perish after only two generations, you only hoped that the people you cared about could have a better ending.

However, under your "laissez-faire" management, the Holy Britannian Empire you built flourished even more, until you completely integrated the titles of the British Isles, unifying the many scattered claims into four kingdoms, and you felt the joy emanating from the islands.

[Due to your legendary trait "Blessing of the Empire," the spiritual veins of Britannia have begun to spontaneously surge and revitalize. A surge of magical energy has welled up from the depths of the earth, halting the mystical retreat of the British Isles and resolving the grain production problem that had been troubling Morgan.]

This situation greatly excited Morgan; she felt her plan had succeeded, and she had finally created a perfect offspring capable of halting the mysterious decline.