Morning sunlight spilled through the window onto the bed, and Tony slowly opened his eyes. The sun was already high in the sky, and the woman who had shared his bed had left early that morning.
Looking at the empty space beside him, Tony smiled faintly. They said women were fields and men were oxen: an ox could work itself to death, but a field could never be plowed to ruin. The old saying certainly hadn't lied.
After a wild night, Potts had still managed to get out of bed and go to work. That had rather exceeded his expectations.
He stretched comfortably. Just as he was about to get out of bed and wash up, an emotionless synthesized voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Assessment mission: Select the Nine Generals" "Mission description: The host will soon assemble the entire Shadow Army. Just as a dragon cannot be without a head, an army cannot be without a leader. The host must select qualified generals to command the Shadow Army. Assessment deadline: Before all nine Shadowkhan corps have been assembled." "Assessment method: A general must have territory. Candidates must seize a territory and transform it into a Shadow Kingdom, making darkness the prevailing order." "Mission reward: Two lottery draws"
Tony froze for a moment at the mission that had suddenly appeared in his mind. A miracle! The system, which had been playing dead forever, had actually come back to life.
It had even issued a new mission, though this one didn't seem to be aimed at him. Tony raised an eyebrow.
At the same time, the many members of the Dark Alliance surfaced in his mind. He had already vaguely sensed that there might be a connection between the Dark Alliance and the Shadowkhan. After all, every time he