"Oink! Caesar, are you actually planning on conquering the world with a computer game? Well, that's certainly a new way to use AI!
Although I see you know how to use it properly too, hehehe. Do you not feel a bit sorry for those nobles? No? Ha! And neither you should! Good riddance to bad rubbish—that's what I always say! Now get a move on and wrap things up on that stupid planet of yours so you can go make us some credits.
You haven’t forgotten about your favorite agent, have you, bald monkey? I just so happen to have quite the juicy deal for you, but you're going to need a ship. A good one. After all, you've been dreaming of getting your own set of wings, haven't you, bald monkey?
Uh, hold the phone—what's that pile of scrap supposed to be?"
"I have shown the world a part of my power. The avatar of a god has been summoned! But I'm no fool, so no one knows it's an avatar . . . My enemies, on the other hand, are fools. When will they stop?
Alex Scully appears to the world and a great healer mage, a mage of beauty. If any man misbehaves, he'll be murdered by his wife. Piranhas? Where did they come from?!"
"A terrible threat hangs over the Village, yet it is also a chance. For the world is much bigger than the humans imagined and they occupy but a tiny part of it.
And while they ran around with sticks and dressed in animal hides, monumental events took place around them. Nicholas has now landed right in the epicenter of these events."
"Well, if it isn't my favorite bald monkey, my most intrepid Legionnaire—Caesar! Ha, I see you've got yourself into a pickle as usual. What's that? You say you've had enough of thugs, nobles, and laws? Then why not take your mind off things with a little mission and earn us both some credits while you’re at it?
What? Why not?! And what do you mean you need your own army? Why can't you just be like a normal pig? Alright, fine, I know just the store for problematic Legionnaires . . ."
"A deserted island? Freezing cold that makes us shiver—and inadequate magic?
You'd think it couldn't get any worse, right? Ha! Ha! Ha! Karma and Fate, those two old hags, have cooked up plenty of 'fun' adventures for me. New minions, new powers, and of course—new problems.
Because when have I ever been without those?"
"Hey there, Caesar! I have to hand it to you—you're more than just a bald monkey now. You're a Legionnaire! Think you can do whatever you like just cause you got yourself a medal? Well, you're right! An achievement like that's gonna open so many doors for you!
My very first Legionnaire's an intergalactic superstar in the making . . . I'm so happy I could squeal! But we can't let even a second go to waste—we've got a mission right here on planet . . .
Wait. What do you mean you're taking a vacation?!"
"What's that, bald monkey? Think everything's dandy because you've got a few missions under your belt and made a bit of a name for yourself on that backward planet of yours? Ha! Think again!
I bet you'll be singing a different tune after you've been offered a personal assignment. You'll be a superstar rolling in credits if you succeed, but if you mess it up, you could lose everything. I'm talking 'Legionnaire-career-over' kind of everything.
Oh, don't give me that face—look on the bright side! You've got the best agent in the galaxy at your service, after all! There's nothing you can't do with me! Just make sure you don't stop killing bugs, otherwise hundreds of my little ones will start getting very hungry indeed . . ."
"The residents of the Village have managed to overcome all the trials and tribulations. Under Nicholas's leadership, they have achieved the seemingly impossible. Combined the incompatible. Reconciled the irreconcilable.
They have grown stronger where others would have given up."
"Who's a genius? I'm a genius! Zombie workers are the perfect employees. They don't rest, they don't eat, and they don't complain. Business is booming!
But . . . according to the law of karma, if you gain a little, you lose a little. Problems! I'm talking about problems. They're raining down on me, but I never saw what happened coming. How could it be?!"
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