Chapter 124: Z+ Template: Seventy-Two Demon Gods · Demon God King!!!
[Edward Sōjirō]
[Identity: Sixtieth Son]
[Birthday: July 7th, Year 1480 of the Sea Circle Calendar]
[Talent: A-rank Iron Dragon Slayer]
[Aptitude: A]
The sixtieth son, Sōjirō, was the same as several of his older siblings. He also possessed the talent of a Dragon Slayer.
"The fourth Dragon Slayer…"
"Irene's Sage Dragon Slayer."
"Laxus's Lightning Dragon Slayer."
"Embla's Thunder Dragon Slayer."
And…
"Now, Gajeel's Iron Dragon Slayer."
Ike thought about these children and finally shook his head, saying softly, "If Acnologia is included, then he should count as the fifth Dragon Slayer. After all! Acnologia can also be considered the Demon Dragon Slayer?"
Ike smiled lightly and shook his head, not thinking too deeply about this problem.
No matter what, the family's future was getting better and better.
As for everything else?
Those were things that could be discussed in the future.
However…
"What was the System notification just now?"
Ike narrowed his eyes.
To be honest.
He had really forgotten what the System notification had been.
Moreover!
His bare-bones useless System could still let him check later operations. At least it had something like text records that allowed him to look back at them.
He could not possibly stare at it every day. Of course, he would not make that kind of choice.
Ike soon returned to the office. As soon as he sat down, he began studying the System notification.
The next moment!
Ike widened his eyes in shock. His entire person entered a stunned state as he said, "Although I did guess there would be a system reward after reaching one hundred descendants, is it actually like this? Can it really reach this level?"
"Huh?!"
Ike was completely stunned. This was simply unimaginable!
This was no joke.
Ike had considered that one hundred descendants would definitely activate something. After all, even fifty sons had activated an achievement. There was no reason that reaching one hundred descendants overall would not activate the achievement system.
Only…
Ike looked at the achievement system reward. At this moment, he was completely numb. What he had never expected was that this reward would actually be so terrifying.
[Congratulations, Master. You have completed the 100 Descendants Achievement. Reward obtained: Z+ Random Template!]
What the hell?!
Ike was numb now!
Z?
No!
No!
It should not be called merely Z. This was a genuine Z+ descendant template!
What the hell was this thing?!
Ike quietly looked at the notification before him. For a moment, he did not know what he should say.
Ike muttered, "One hundred descendants can grant a Z+ template? Isn't this like a joke? No, isn't this like cheating?"
Ike opened his mouth and felt that he truly did not know what to say.
Mainly because…
He was genuinely stunned!
In this situation, he did not know how to describe it.
The reward was simply too generous. It was generous to the point that Ike found it somewhat unacceptable, even difficult to understand. This situation was something he truly did not dare to imagine.
Even with Ike's temperament, he could not help letting out two long breaths before he slowly calmed himself down.
Ike shook his head. His whole expression became very serious as he murmured, "I need to calm down. This matter still needs to be studied carefully."
"Seriously…"
What was the upper limit of an S+ template?
Right now, he was basically at the upper limit of S+ talent and aptitude. He stood at the peak of this sea, the peak of the Admiral-level, the peak of the sea's combat power.
Himself.
Rocks.
An unharmed Roger.
An unharmed Shiki.
Hua from the Flower Country.
Unknown monsters on the Red Line.
In short.
These people were all at this standard.
Actually, one could see this from their performance in the original work. Whether it was Roger defeating Kozuki Oden with one move, or his own big brother smashing Akainu's head into the ground during the Paramount War in the original story, it could be seen that they had reached this level.
Against one Admiral?
They definitely would not be opponents.
Against two?
More or less. In a prolonged battle, victory could be obtained.
As for if they were surrounded by three Admirals?
Then they could just wait to die!
To put it bluntly.
Everyone was still at the Admiral-level standard. No one had completely surpassed this level.
At this moment, Ike was thinking about this while opening his own attribute panel.
[Edward Ike]
[Identity: Head of the Edward Family]
[Daughters: 40]
[Sons: 60]
[Spirit Energy: 50+46]
[Life Energy: 50+26]
[Three Haki: 50+?]
This was Ike's current attribute panel. No joke. Just looking at the later bonus points made it clear what exactly was going on with this panel.
To break through the current shackles from the peak of Admiral-level was truly very difficult. It could even be said to be an extremely difficult matter. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was almost impossible.
"Z+!"
Ike said with emotion, "If Z-rank talent and aptitude can allow someone to naturally break through the restraints of this sea once they grow up, then with Z+ talent and aptitude, after conversion, they should probably be able to reach that unknown peak, right?"
"Terrifying!"
A childlike smile appeared on Ike's face. Mainly because! This was truly too wonderful!
What kind of concept was this?!
This was the future of the family!
It was unknown how much had been added.
Ike's smile became extremely bright.
This!
This was truly the thing that satisfied him the most, and also the thing that delighted him the most.
"This really is quite good." Ike smacked his lips and muttered, "A Z+ talent and aptitude template. Let me study it properly."
[Z+ Random Template: Choose one of three Z+ talents. Reminder: It must be cultivated from nothing. The selected descendant will possess Z+ talent and aptitude.]
[At the same time! The template has requirements regarding the mother's Life Energy. Integration warning: You must choose a descendant with sufficient maternal Life Energy for gestation. Otherwise, gestation will absolutely fail.]
"This…"
"As expected, even if I obtained a Z+ template, it is not so easy to give birth to it!"
Looking at this series of reminders and warnings, Ike could not help sighing emotionally and nodding.
How should he put it?
It was more or less what he had expected. A descendant with Z+ talent and aptitude—how could they be so easy to conceive? Even his own breakthrough was so difficult, let alone gestating such a child. That was equivalent to a transformation on another level. It was fundamentally not an improvement that could be brought about so easily.
Ike shook his head calmly and said, "This matter can be discussed later. First, let me draw the Talent Template!"
[Z+: Strength]
[Z+ Rank: Law]
[Z+ Rank: Magic]
"???"
Ike was immediately filled with question marks. What the hell were all these things?
Good grief!
This was worse than full random. With a fully random template, he would not even need to get tangled up over it. Since they were all the same rank anyway, he could just choose any one. But now, they were all Z+ rank, yet each one seemed different. What the hell was this?
Was there something wrong with your head?!
Ike could not help sighing helplessly and shaking his head. "Forget it, forget it! If I get angry at this bare-bones System, I'll die of anger!"
First.
"Law?"
"Eliminate this one!"
Ike removed this template without hesitation and secretly said, "Something like Law should be similar to protagonist-type power. The family's development needs stability. This kind of unstable option is meaningless."
"There isn't much to hesitate about. The remaining two types are clearly different. I'll just draw randomly."
Ike also felt indifferent. He treated it like opening a blind box, casually choosing one. In the end, he obtained the Z+ Magic Template.
[Seventy-Two Demon Gods · Demon God King!!!]
[Rank: Z+]
"What is this thing?!"
Ike was stunned. He had roughly understood what this template represented.
It was still the same saying!
Remember.
Although the prototype of his children's templates came from a certain world, fundamentally, they were restructured and adapted according to this world.
"However!" Ike smacked his lips and thought, "No matter what, this is a proper top-level template. There's nothing much to hesitate over. Besides! A Z+ template—what is there to think or worry about?"
Ike silently shook his head, then asked, "System, among all my wives, list the candidates who can gestate a Z+ template."
[Selina, Sifan, Gonglu, Toki, Chessie, Eden]
"Only these six?" Ike looked at the panel and muttered, "Selina's situation is rather special. Her Life Energy increases extremely quickly. Aside from her, Sifan is the ruler of the Giant Tribe, Gonglu is a Dragonman, Chessie is a Lunarian, and Eden is an Angel. As for Toki…"
Ike more or less could not understand what exactly was special about Toki.
Or rather…
Toki could actually accomplish this?
That was more or less strange.
However!
Ike rubbed his chin and thought seriously, "But still… Selina is unsuitable. Sifan, Gonglu, and Toki are also unsuitable…"
Ike could not just casually choose any wife.
He still needed to consider balance. If he did not consider balance in his harem, problems would definitely arise.
Selina, Sifan, Gonglu, and Toki had all already given birth to S+ children. If they continued giving birth to a Z+ descendant, that would not be good.
Especially Selina. Artoria was his eldest daughter. No matter when it was, her position was the most special.
"So…"
"The most suitable candidates are between Chessie and Eden."
"Compared to Eden, who has already given birth to little Cain…"
Ike did not hesitate too much. Instead, he directly integrated the Z+ template into Chessie's body. Next, he only needed to wait quietly.
After Ike finished all of this, his entire person instead fell into a dazed state.
That feeling was as if he were completely hovering in the middle, unable to feel anything at all.
Ike smacked his lips, took out a cigar from the drawer, lit it, and exhaled smoke. His heart became even more dazed.
Ike truly had not expected it!
Z+ talent.
A fixed template.
Z+ Rank: Seventy-Two Demon Gods · Demon God King.
Just hearing this name, Ike already knew who it corresponded to.
After a while, Ike finally recovered from his dazed state and muttered, "If I remember correctly, it is July now. If estimated according to Chessie's gestation period, she should give birth around next April."
"If it is a normal situation, then it will be April. If it is abnormal…"
"What name should I give the child?"
"Hm?"
"Two names are actually both suitable."
But!
When it came to this child…
There was no need to think too much.
Seventy-Two Demon Gods!!!
This template corresponded either to Solomon or Goetia.
Needless to say.
Ike rubbed his chin and thought, "If we talk about the most suitable one, it should definitely be the name Goetia! As for Solomon? This prefix… forget it. The child simply doesn't have the place to bear the name Solomon."
Ike nodded, then said, "Then that settles it. This child's name will be Goetia."
"Since it has already been decided, the rest is much easier."
Ike also stood up, extinguished the cigar, sat behind his office desk, and continued working. "Seriously! Today's surprise was honestly a little too big. So big that even I found it somewhat hard to bear. It was more or less a little overwhelming."
Ike was truly filled with an almost dreamlike daze. This was not a joke.
The birth of his one hundredth descendant was a milestone victory and transformation for him, for the family, and for their current situation.
The change this brought no longer needed to be discussed.
He had never imagined that the achievement system for one hundred descendants would actually bring a Z+ template. If it had been Z- or Z-rank, he might not have been this excited.
But unfortunately!
This was a Z+ template!
It directly reached the highest point in one step. Faced with this situation, Ike…
Mainly.
This situation was genuinely beyond expectations. It left even Ike more or less in a dazed state.
All that could be said was this.
Sometimes, surprises truly came far too suddenly. So suddenly that it was not strange for people to feel shaken and unable to accept them.
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