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Chapter 30 - The System of Sovereignty

Obsidian Core – The Throne Nexus

Kael stood before a rising tower of synthetic obsidian alloy—the Throne Nexus, his personal command spire and planetary brainstem. At its peak sat the newly forged Obsidian Crown, not a mere symbol but a neural crown interface linked directly to every AI governor across Feron-4. His presence was now a signal. His thoughts, doctrine.

His will, law.

Kael (broadcasting across every channel): "The age of disorder ends. This world is now unified—not by vote, not by faith, but by dominance. Welcome to the era of calculated peace."

Planetwide Integration – Civilian Mindframe Uplift

Through genetic profiling, memory streaming, and algorithmic education, every new citizen was force-fed synthetic loyalty and hyper-specialized skills. New policies were enforced:

Birthright Protocol: Every child implanted at birth with neural loyalty tags and microlearning cores.

Obsidian Tongue: A single, unified planetary language encoded into the populace.

Social Castes: Obedience-based advancement across civilian, research, labor, and militant spheres.

Planetary Government Formation

Kael established the "Obsidian Doctrine of Sectorial Control"—a planetary AI-run government model:

City-Sectors: Each major city became a "Sector," governed by a hyper-advanced AI construct bound directly to Kael's neural commands.

Policy Enforcement AI: Autonomous units capable of dynamic crowd control, public sentiment monitoring, and subversive detection.

Imperial Codex: Distributed to all sectors—1,111 tenets dictating law, order, obedience, and supremacy.

Kael: "These laws cannot be debated. They are executed."

Military Expansion – Eternal Legions Initiative

Black Echo Division expanded to 100 squads across 14 covert continents.

Ascendant Legion 4th Wave initiated, composed of genetically optimized, indoctrinated supersoldiers with full-body neural armor links.

Obedience Implants: Deployed into all military ranks, ensuring zero hesitation or betrayal.

"One thought. One will. One strike."

Global Conquest: Final Sweep

Mass subjugation operations were launched.

Obsidian Overrun Protocol: Final 12% of the Feron-4 population not yet under Kael's rule.

Targeted Zones: Rebel scientist enclaves, religious cult strongholds, and archaic royal bloodlines.

Kael personally led several eradication campaigns with Black Echo.

Kill Reports:

Final Cult Fortress: 3,200 kills → +3,200 XP

Eastern Bastion Rebellion: 9,100 kills (Kael's army), 231 kills (Kael personally) → +9,331 XP

Execution of Royal Heirs: 51 executions → +510 XP

Achievement Unlocked: Planetary Unifier

+7,500 XP +1 Skill Point +3 Stat Points

Offworld Industrialization & Defense

Obsidian Orbital Web: 12 interconnected satellites capable of atmospheric denial and hyperspace interdiction.

Asteroid Resource Fleets: Over 400 mining drones deployed into the Feron Belt—harvesting rare metals, hyperspace fuel, and exotic particles.

Terraforming Beacons: Dropped onto barren moons to convert them into future industrial hubs.

Planetary Shield Phase 1: Atmospheric distortion field now covers 51% of Feron-4's stratosphere.

Kael: "Let them come. They'll break before they land."

System Update:

Level Up! Total Experience Gained: +20,541 XP

Kael has reached Level 29.

Level: 29

Stats (Updated Allocation):

Strength: 38 (+2)

Agility: 41 (+2)

Midichlorian: 8,140 (+10)

Available Stat Points: 1

Skills:

Veil of the Forgotten – MAX

Blink Strike – Lv. 6

Tactical Analysis – Lv. 4

Force Suppressant Grenade – Lv. 5 (MAXED)

Covert Operations – Lv. 3

Blade Mastery (Vibro) – Lv. 5

Engineering Command – Lv. 3

Empire Management – Lv. 3 (+1 properly applied here)

Interrogation Techniques – Lv. 1

Available Skill Points: 2 → now 1 (after adding 1 to Empire Management)

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