158 – Reorganization (2)
Thanks to Lartania giving them a separate room to rest in as the number of their heroes exceeded six, the heroes gathered there.
“Congratulations?”
It was Shadria who spoke first after a very long silence.
“What are you talking about?”
“About you returning to Lartania. I heard that you really wanted that.”
In fact, Elena, River, and Shadria knew roughly what had happened in the past few days and the rumors spread among the maids and servants in the Lord’s Castle.
“You were unable to return for such a long time, so I’m glad you were able to return now.”
Smiling slightly, Lynn understood Shadria’s meaning of ‘outwardly’ congratulating her and spoke with a smile.
“Well, I was about to thank you anyway.”
“Yes?”
“Didn’t you assist him well while we were away?”
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“And he continues to be a good aide, even now.”
“Don’t worry, I’m sure I can be an even better aide than him.”
“Things are much different now than they were 10 years ago, aren’t they?”
The two of them laughed as they continued their war of nerves.
Of course, neither Shadra nor Lynn had any intention of suddenly flushing red in the face and pulling out their weapons.
They knew very well that the first one to lose their temper and draw their weapon would lose this war of nerves. And above all, they both knew very well that Kim Hyun-woo would greatly dislike such a turn of events.
“The original you’ve been talking about since earlier is no different from a child, isn’t it?”
“You’ve become so old and refined over the past 10 years.”
…They may not have drawn their weapons, but they had begun to mercilessly attack each other with words.
Of course, it wasn’t as if all the heroes were glaring at each other and engaging in a war of nerves.
For example, even as Lynn and Shadra were arguing, Merilda kept her ears perked up, listening intently to what Kim Hyun-woo was saying on the floor above.
Charles, on the other hand, seemed to think that this fight was pointless, and he silently played with the unlit cigar in his hand.
…It had been in his possession for a week now, but he couldn’t bring himself to light it because it had been bought for him by Kim Hyun-woo.
Elena seemed anxious, while River, whose job was unique, let out a sigh of relief.
“Everyone, is there something you like to eat?”
Rani, who had no idea what was going on, asked the newly arrived heroes about their favorite dishes.
As the heroes got to know each other around the table,
“…So…what?”
“It says, ‘sloppy,’ Master?”
“…”
Kim Hyun-woo looked at the pattern on the blue bone with a dumbfounded expression, then pointed to another bone and spoke.
“How is this one written?”
“… This one says, ‘sloppy’ too?”
“The part where you add ‘sloppy~’ is-“
“I didn’t do that, it’s written that way.”
Kim Hyun-woo made a blank expression as he listened to Adria’s interpretation.
No wonder. He had thought that the patterns left behind as he helped defeat the bosses on each floor were important messages, but it turned out to be nothing.
‘…Well, considering the Necromancer’s personality, it doesn’t feel out of place.’
Kim Hyun-woo thought about the Necromancer’s personality and chuckled.
“Okay, thanks for letting me know, Rien.”
“You’re welcome.”
Kim Hyun-woo patted her head as she giggled and swayed her body from side to side.
‘…Now that all the heroes are back, I should clear the dungeon as quickly as possible.’
-He thought about that and spoke.
“Call Lynn and Merilda.”
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About 5 days later.
“Staff of the Spirit”
—-
Spirit Realm of Lartania.
Territory Development: 5623
Territory Name
[Human: 44244]
[Beastkin: 1082]
2nd Building
[Magic Engineering Research Institute]
-Sub-Buildings-
[Engineering Power Plant] [Under Construction] 72%
[Magic Weapon Research Institute] [Under Construction] 42%
[Magic Refinery] [Under Construction] 55%
Owned Buildings
[Lord’s Castle LV4] [Under Construction] 54%
[City Wall LV5]
[Residential Area LV5]
[Blacksmith LV5]
[Barracks LV5]
[Tavern LV5]
[Market LV5]
[Lumber Mill LV5]
[Restaurant LV5]
[Tannery LV5]
[Stonecutter LV5]
[Trading Post LV5]
[2nd City Wall LV5]
[Inn LV5]
[Administration Area LV5]
[Paved Road LV5]
External Buildings
[Mercenary Guild LV1]
[Mage Tower Branch LV1]
[Blacksmith Guild Branch LV1]
Owned Troops
-Normal Soldiers 1000
-Swordsmen 500
-Guards 700
-Apprentice Knights 200
-Beastkin 1084
—-
Kim Hyun-woo glanced over the summoned territory window and soon confirmed that the beastkin were included in the territory window, and he made a reassuring expression.
‘I thought the beastkin would be included in the territory, but I’m glad it turned out as I thought.’
Kim Hyun-woo had called Merylda and Lynn, and what they had done over the past 5 days was to absorb the group they had into Rartania, and in the process, Rartania had once again acquired a strong military force.
Over the past 5 days, Rartania had been able to recruit over a thousand people and a whopping 9 four-star heroes.
‘The five swords of Callan and the Four Heavenly Kings of the Red Eyes…’
For Kim Hyun-woo, who didn’t have any four-star heroes, the fact that he now had more heroes was quite pleasing.
First of all, the more heroes there were, the more the military power of the territory would increase exponentially.
‘The only thing I was worried about was public safety.’
Kim Hyun-woo looked at the northwest of the territory, visible beyond the terrace.
‘Public safety is not as bad as I thought.’
On the opposite side, where the Magic Engineering Research Institute was being built, a residential area was being built.
In fact, when Kim Hyun-woo first accepted the lizardmen as Merylda had requested, he had been quite worried that there would be issues related to public safety.
In the first place, the lizardmen race in Arteil could not be accepted as territorial citizens, and according to the setting, lizardmen were said to be fierce and loyal to instinct rather than reason.
However, contrary to Kim Hyun-woo’s worries, the lizardmen had not caused any problems since they entered the territory, except for one or two minor issues in the early stages, when problems were most likely to occur.
Rather, they were doing a good job after being included in the security forces.
Thanks to this, the public safety of the Rartania territory, which had been unstable recently, was rapidly improving and growing rapidly and stably.
‘I think it’s about time to raise it to the third wall.’
Kim Hyun-woo was thinking that he would soon be able to expand the wall to the original territory of Rartania.
“Master!”
“Merylda?”
Merylda entered the terrace of the Lord’s Castle.
She landed lightly, like a cat, without making a sound, and approached, wagging her tail.
“I did everything you told me to do, Master!”
She wagged her tail as if asking for praise.
Belatedly, Kim Hyun-woo remembered that he had asked Merylda to help move some materials to a nearby building, and he naturally patted her on the head.
“hehehe…♥”
Merylda grabbed the hem of Kim Hyun-woo’s clothes and wagged her tail.
Kim Hyun-woo smiled involuntarily as she looked very happy, and she rubbed her body against him as she watched him slyly.
Stop.
Kim Hyun-woo flinched involuntarily.
…Lately, he had been getting a lot of this kind of dash from the heroes, so it wasn’t surprising, but in fact, the level of it had been increasing rapidly lately, and it was getting a little embarrassing.
For example, in terms of physiological phenomena(?).
‘This is a bit much.’
In addition, Merylda had been deliberately rubbing her body against him lately, and as she did so, she deliberately pressed her front against him, causing Kim Hyun-woo to pull his waist away involuntarily.
Woo-woong-!
Kim Hyun-woo spoke at the clear vibration he felt from his desk in his office.
“Wait a minute, Merylda.”
“Ah, yes…”
Merylda made a very regretful expression.
He could see that her wagging tail had drooped, but the sound of his office desk ringing meant that he had received a call from outside, so he immediately sat down at his desk and opened the drawer.
‘This is…’
He soon realized that it was a message from the king of the Kingdom of Callan.
Looking at it, Kim Hyun-woo regenerated the magic orb without hesitation.
[Hello, Lord.]
“Hello, Your Majesty.”
Right after he naturally gave a greeting to Shasha’s face that was shown in the magic orb.
[If I could just say it straightforwardly, could you please help me…?]
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At Shasha’s following words, Kim Hyun-woo tilted his head and then he could check on her condition.
“…What’s wrong?”
Her appearance had become haggard as if she hadn’t slept for days.
And.
[…Can I borrow the Five Swords of Calan…?]
At her following words.
“Ah.”
Kim Hyun-woo let out a soft exclamation.