Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans

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The reason was, of course, that much time had passed and the skill level had risen by one level. It used to be one person every 4 hours with 5 stars, but with 6 stars it was reduced to 3 hours.

That means you can create up to eight followers per day.

‘It’s a pity that the decrease is getting smaller.’

Up to 4 stars, it decreased by more than 50% each time the grade went up, but the extent of the decrease decreased by 30% and 25% for 5 and 6 stars.

If this was the case, the next one might be reduced by minutes.

‘There is an increase in elements other than waiting time, but I’m not sure what it means.’

[The rank range of the clan created from 6 stars is up to $&*#$ SSS.]

The end of the generation level range changed to SSS.

The characters were broken, so the minimum range was unknown, but it was not a problem because the minimum range could be roughly guessed after using the skill. The real problem was that SSS.

It was a grade I had never heard of, so I was momentarily dazed even after checking it.

‘Isn’t it because the text is broken?’

Probably not because the characteristics of broken characters are special characters.

‘I don’t know.’

As estimated, the S-class was at least level 90 or higher.

Calliope, Pasimea, and Skadi were all over 90.

By the way, SSS? What kind of clan are you trying to come out of?

‘The maximum level is 100 unless you are receiving an item effect. If this law is still valid, SSS will not exceed that level, but… In the first place, the level of SSS itself came here to see it, so I can’t say anything.’

You’ll have to pick it up yourself to find out.

“father?”

“hmm.”

Skadi’s call awakened me from my thoughts.

“Is the Minister of Military Affairs currently in Wallochia?”

“If you’re referring to Gehard, he’s inspecting the Wallochian Army.”

“How many can move if I send some of the Wallochian Army to Nuadil to support them?”

She thought for a moment before answering.

“The Wallochian Army is mostly focused on the southern border fortifications. The actual power that can be moved is only two divisions of the Imperial Army and two companies of the subordinates.”

“Two companies in two divisions…”

The imperial army hit 6,000 people as a division on a complete basis, and 100 people as a company.

This was the imperial army organization unit newly established by Gerhard, where one division consisted of three brigades, one brigade consisted of two regiments, and one regiment contained two to four battalions.

At this time, the division numbered 6,000. A brigade has 2,000 men, a regiment has 1,000 men, and a battalion has 300 to 500 men.

And the subordinates under the imperial army were named special forces, and the minimum unit was 10 people. However, the special soldier is the official name for ordinary people, and I and my family members collectively called it for convenience.

In other words, the strength that Gerhard can mobilize in Wallochia is 12,000 imperial troops and 200 subordinates. The Wallochian Army will be consumed as much as it is fighting local wars, so the actual size should be considered as a reduced force by 5-10%.

“Is that all?”

“yes. That power is a reserve. If you don’t borrow from the southern fort, that’s all we have available.”

“I guess it’s not enough.”

At my murmur, Skadi’s eyes widened.

“Are you short?”

I received and read the letter again.

On the back it was written:

– A group of people who traded with criminals are identified as Merchants of the Republic. When they heard that they were crossing the border, a squad was dispatched to prevent them from escaping.

If someone sold a slave, there must be someone who bought it.

The buyer mentioned in the letter was a merchant from the Republic.

The official name of the republic is the Republic of Cesena.

It was a human nation subjugated by the naga.

“When I stopped the slave trade of Pinto, a caravan in Northern Wallachia, do you know how Pinto came out, Skadi.”

“I heard that you gathered the northern nobles and invaded.”

“same. The reasons are different, but the reaction will be the same.”

“Are you saying it will lead to an all-out war rather than a local war?”

“okay.”

A look that asks why.

No wonder you don’t understand

“Republics are not human states.”

“yes?”

Skadi blinked.

“Do you mean a puppet state subjugated to the naga?”

“no. From the ruling class to the ruled, they are not human.”

“This is the first time I’ve heard that the constituent races of the Republic are not human. Reportedly, I’ve heard that Republic citizens are exceptionally protective of different races.”

“Then haven’t you heard of this? People in the Republic have a unique appearance, their eyes are large and protruding, and their skin is shiny like scales.”

“…the words.”

I nodded.

“It’s like the Knights of the Church. They’re bigger than them, and they’re similar to humans. However, the inside is a hybrid that is neither human nor naga. They buy humans to increase their numbers while paying tribute to the naga mother goddess.”

It is fundamentally different from the southern countries that chose to sit by and hand over the right of way and land. It’s not a human country, it’s a country that needs to hunt humans to survive.

“The Orcs bought humans through Pinto and bred them. The Republic is also increasing its numbers by buying humans through merchants. But what if I stop human trafficking?”

“He will come to hunt himself.”

Yes, like Ugdash and Pinto did.

The hybrids of naga and humans will come.

“How many troops can we send to Wallochia?”

“The 2 regiments and 3 squads that were deployed for the defense of the capital are all. To increase it further, we must recruit the Great Plains Army.”

Are the 2,000 imperial troops and 30 of my followers the reinforcements I can send to Wallochia?

I tapped my temple with my index finger.

“Leave the Great Plains Army as it is, and take only the Capital Regiment and squad. In addition, the musketeers organized this time are also mobilized.”

“There are only 200 musketeers, but…”

“Does not matter. The Imperial Army will not face the Naga.”

The arsenal has just started operating normally. At least half a year more production will have to continue before a brigade-sized imperial army can be armed with gunpowder weapons.

A human armed with a cold weapon cannot deal with a different race.

“Let’s see how effective the musketeers are against hybrids.”

Skadi shook her head and tried to mobilize immediately, but hesitated.

“Father, are you going to sing Horatio too?”

Horatio.

An A-class follower created when his follower generation skill reached 6 stars.

He was a member of his family who was appointed as the president of the Department of Naval Affairs under the Ministry of Military Affairs immediately after creation, but he was the president of a ghost company that did not even have a proper headquarters, let alone a naval base, as he was a naval chief and a country without a navy.

Wouldn’t he be busy hunting or helping with food training as usual by now?

“Even if there is no navy, he is not irrelevant to the Republic. Besides, isn’t artillery shooting his specialty? Call me.”

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Western borders of Wallachia.

A long procession of wagons stopped at the border separating the Empire and the Cesena Republic. Blocking the carriage’s lead was Nuadil, an old man on the mountain, and a small unit of the security forces.

“Tell me again.”

Nuadil looked down at the head of the guild from the top of his horse and said.

“I’m sorry.”

The merchant looked up at Nuadil with bulging eyes and replied.

“The deal is already over. The recall of the goods you are requesting is unacceptable.”

“…”

Nuadil examined the goods carefully.

The goods on the wagon were human beings.

Slaves in chains staring at him and his men. Even though they were freed from slavery by Emperor Eddar’s decree, they were sold to foreign countries without knowing the fact.

Their number exceeded one thousand by eye.

“They are not commodities. There’s no way he wouldn’t know.”

“In the Empire, it will be like that.”

The merchant showed his teeth and smiled.

As he spoke, the skin below his neck trembled exceptionally. Like there’s something in your throat.

‘He’s a nasty guy.’

Nuadil frowned at the sight.

He was a strange human being, not in the way he spoke, but in his appearance.

No, I didn’t even know he wasn’t human. Haven’t you seen a non-human race in Germania that has a human form?

He observed the merchant, but, even though summer was near, he could not see anything but his neck, which trembled uncomfortably, as the whole body was covered with cloth.

“It doesn’t matter if you accept it or not. The Emperor of the Empire has issued an edict that humans cannot be bought or sold, and if that happens, the transaction is nullified and ordered to be confiscated immediately.”

“We are not imperial people.”

“I am not asking you to just hand over the deal. I will compensate you twice the original purchase price.”

“I will refuse.”

An answer without a single thought.

“It’s a big deal that the merchant refuses gold.”

“Something is more valuable than gold.”

Nuadil snorted.

“If you do not accept the offer, I will enforce it.”

“You mean forced execution?”

The merchant glanced over at the security forces blocking the caravan.

A human belonging to 8 people and about 100 security forces. These were different from the Imperial Guard or the Ministry of Military Affairs. Unlike the two organizations that were newly established and staffed after the administrative system, it was rooted in the organization run by Nuadil before the establishment of the security forces.

It was because a paramilitary organization had already been formed, ranging from blood relative businesses, assassination squads, and Grif’s sejak, before being recognized as a regular organization.

“Hmm…”

Therefore, 100 or so members of the security force, excluding those created by Edar, were not soldiers with order like the imperial army, but fools who grew up in the shadows.

When the security forces made eye contact with the merchant, he raised the corner of his mouth and tapped the scabbard at his waist.

‘If you’re going to jump, go ahead.’

They taunted opponents without saying a word. It was because Nuadil was a generous owner of rewards, so if you caught the Merchant, you could distribute the wealth as a reward.

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“…it can’t be helped.”

The merchant tsk, clicked his tongue and raised his hand.

The mercenary escort, who had been fighting with the security forces immediately, disarmed at the merchant’s instruction.

“You will regret it.”

“People who have dealt with His Majesty have always said that.”

Nuadil glared at the merchant fiercely.

The fact that the merchant never blinked during the conversation, because he saw the scaly skin slightly exposed under the cloth covering his entire body.

I noticed that the merchant was not human, even though he had a human form.

“Your people are acting as pawns for the representative system, but they are spared because they do not directly confront the empire. When you go back, don’t think nonsense, and don’t look at humans again.”

However, despite Nuadil’s warning, the Republic resolved to go to war with the Empire. Republic military ships were sent to the coasts throughout the empire and began to attack simultaneously.

The Empire immediately launched a counterattack, but to no avail.

Because the purpose of the Republic was not the territory of the Empire.

When the military, who received reports of the raid, arrive in the area, all they see are villages and cities with no inhabitants left.

The Republic hunted humans on every shore of the Empire.

Hybrid Wars (3)

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Cesena, a country with a long territory along the west coast of Wallachia. The capital of this country, commonly called the Republic, was an island named Tisyredon.

Tishreddon was a city built by connecting two small islands with land reclamation, and it was also a city whose ability to support its population was low due to its non-farming soil.

Thus, even though the Republic was a maritime trading country that exceeded Germania and Wallachia, the population of the capital was only 160,000, far less than the capitals of the two countries.

However, until the small states in southern Wallachia received trade permission from the representative system, the Republic was almost monopolizing the sea route, so it was a great power comparable to the two in terms of wealth.

“In the end, this is how it turned out.”

A man with bulging eyes and a bald forehead hit the round table.

He saw the nine committee members seated across a round table.

“That arrogant apostate now bares his teeth at us. They threatened to take away the tribute we owed to Mother and take away our rights as well. How long must we bear with it?”

Each member of the committee showed a look of discomfort and frowned.

Their appearance was similar to that of men, with bulging eyes and bald foreheads. There were deep wrinkles on his neck, and the wrinkles opened and closed like gills every time he breathed.

“What did your mother say?”

One member asked while looking at the other member wearing a priestly uniform.

The priest did not answer with his eyes closed.

“Why are you not talking? Did your mother never say anything? Or did you say something difficult to convey?”

“…”

“Apostates by the name of the Empire are stepping up the crackdown. There are only a few collaborators left in the empire.”

“…”

“We need a countermeasure. At this rate, the tribute will be cut off within a few months.”

Members complained to the priest.

That’s also true, because all members except for the priest have been insisting on an all-out war with the empire since Edar Lundlingen pretended to be the emperor, but each time they were blocked by the priest’s veto.

In the collective leadership system in which ten members cast their votes one by one to lead state affairs, the priest had the only right to veto, so the agenda could not be passed unless he was persuaded.

“What is it that keeps mothers and elders hesitant?”

The priest opened his eyes. The two pupils moved separately, scanning the members of the committee, then gathered at the man who spoke first.

“Enrico Apprentice. If we fight the Empire, is there a chance?”

“of course. If it was something that would harm the Republic, it was not on the agenda. The Empire can never defeat the Republic.”

“How can you be so sure? An empire is a powerhouse that has defeated the Religion. Even though we are apostates, we need to grasp the reality.”

When the priest spoke in an admonishing tone, the apprentice shook his head.

“I am familiar with the fact that the kingdom lost to the empire in vain. Even the Republic will not be able to maintain its inland colonies if it wages an all-out war against the Empire.”

“You knew that and still recommended war?”

“The Republic is not a landlocked country, is it?”

The apprentice raised his voice as the priest smiled at his answer.

“Losing the land is no small loss. However, in return, the republic can have coastal provinces. The unprotected and ripe coast since the maritime ban was imposed on Germania and Wallochia.”

He looked at the members and said.

“A colony that is difficult to collect even tribute, and a coastal region that has been cultivated in greenhouses for hundreds of years. Assuming you trade the two, who will lose?”

The apprentice raised his voice and pointed to the map on the table. Drawn on the map is the entire Southwestern Peninsula and the Republic’s trade routes. His index finger moved along the shores of the Empire.

“If the Empire wants the Republic’s interior territories, take it. In return, we’ll have everything on the shores of the Empire. What a pity. How can an apostate who can’t block even a small southern country defend this wide coast? But can we target Tishreddon, our heart? How far from land is this place?”

The apprentice spread his arms wide, gesturing the distance between Tishreddon and land. Members laughed at his action.

“Is that all? The Empire is in constant conflict in three directions: North, West and South. Here, even if we trample the coast and erode the empire’s capacity, the empire will not be able to handle it.”

“Hmm…”

“What was the reason the Republic didn’t quarrel with Germania and Wallochia?”

“It was because they served the same representative system even though they had different religions.”

At the other member’s words, the apprentice nodded.

“That’s right. Because we are forbidden to quarrel with the two countries in the representative system. It was like that even after the apostate spoofed. But now things are different. The Empire is trying to hold us by the leash. We have only two choices left.”

Whether to give up the tribute in defiance of the Empire’s intimidation, or to fight the Empire to get tribute to the mother, the committee members shouted that they had to fight without hesitation.

“I bet you. If the Republic and the Empire are to fight, within half a year, more Imperials than the population of Tishrennon will be offered as tribute for seed cultivation. I will pay tribute to all the citizens who have not been able to receive seeds and have not become kinsmen. So please give me permission to wage war against the Empire.”

Members of the committee responded to his firm request with wild applause. Even in the midst of clapping, everyone’s eyes turned to the priest. With a gaze full of worries that he might throw the right to veto.

“Mother.”

The applause stopped.

“You fully understand the seriousness of this issue.”

“That word…”

The priest raised one hand to stop the words.

“My mother opposed the war because she was concerned that her descendants would be hurt by fighting the Empire. But he spoke to me privately because he understood that things could not go any further.”

“…”

“If the committee conclusively confirms that we can truly fight and win the Empire, stop vetoing the war resolution against the Empire.”

“Oh oh!”

Members clenched their fists and exclaimed in admiration.

“Vote on the bill.”

The declaration of war with the Empire was approved unanimously.

At that moment, sunlight poured into the meeting room and illuminated the committee members, and their skin reflected the light and shimmered like scales. Then, a tentacle slightly came out of the gills that looked like neck wrinkles, and when it caught the sunlight, it hid inside as if it were running away.

dang—

And just then a bell rang through the city.

The temple of the naga at the highest point in the city.

A myriad of people gathered on the stairs leading to the temple.

At the head of the crowd were dozens of neatly dressed young men.

dang—

The young men entered the temple, and the crowd stood on the steps to see them off. Soon, screams erupted from inside the temple, and the crowd burst into cheers.

To receive the seed of a great race.

“———!”

“—! ——!”

The incomprehensible scream continued for a long time and then stopped. Then the crowd stopped cheering. At the main gate the young men entered, they came out again just as they did when they entered.

The young men smiled as calmly as before, and there seemed to be no change in their appearance. But a discerning eye will notice that their skin is a little paler, and their eyes are a little more protruding.

There were wrinkles under the neck, and the wrinkles were wriggling.

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“It’s fast.”

surely.

The Republic moved quickly.

The eastern coast of Germania was under attack within fortnight after the old man Nuadil and the security forces confiscated the slaves from the Republic’s upper ranks.

It was just a small pirate group because it had just started. The damage wasn’t too great either. However, the problem was that even a small scale could not cope with it.

Nuadil frowned and said.

“Germania, Wallochia has very little coastal defense. Because there has never been an attack coming from the sea.”

The reason why the attack did not come by sea was simple.

Humans in this world have extremely limited access to the sea.

Germania and Wallocia, which could pay tribute by land, were almost prevented from establishing a navy and maritime trade in the name of an anti-shipping order. The republic and the southern states only had limited navies and were permitted to trade by sea.

There is no such thing as being invaded by the sea, so why should we defend ourselves?

“Since the representative system and the war of attrition began, ships of different races appeared, so we had to take our own defenses… To be honest, it’s too much to build a fortress on the border between the kingdom and the small southern country.”

I guess so.

Coastal blockades were difficult even on modern Earth.

How can we block the long and long coastline in this era?

“As soon as possible, the two governor-generals issued evacuation orders for all residences near the coast. I also placed the subordinates under the Armed Forces near the coast, but the effect will be insignificant.”

“hmm.”

I felt a headache and pressed my fingers to my temples.

“Are you okay?”

Nuadil, who was reporting the situation, asked anxiously.

“If it’s hard to hear, I’ll put it off until later.”

“continue. Not because of that.”

It was like that because Rachel was using her strength again.

Even after the uprising is over, the Wolf Cult faith remains.

She traveled all over the country to evangelize the Catholic Church, and in the process, she drew and used the miraculous magic called divine power. It’s because it’s clear to show it once rather than talk about it with words.

“Um…then I’ll continue. Gerhard is heading west, capturing the Republic’s colonial towns on the southern border of Wallachia. As you can see from the map, there is a peninsula in the southwest of Wallachia where the Republic’s colonial cities are concentrated. It looks like they intend to occupy it and put pressure on the capital Tishrennon.”

“Does that mean that you will wait without joining us?”

“Yes.”

“Then I guess I won’t have to wait long.”

I lifted my hands from my temples and looked straight ahead.

In front was a fortress with the flag of the Republic flying.

Raise the ramparts high on the hills and even moat around the castle ruins. It looks like it should be seen as a true classic.

According to reports, the fort’s garrison was insignificant, with about 800 men.

“Edar, it’s ready.”

Calliope stood in the back, leading a squad belonging to the imperial army.

3 full squads, i.e. 30 people and up to 7 imperial guards.

It was a power that could be occupied in an instant if there were no heterogeneous tribes.

“Please wait a moment.”

I raised my right hand to set them up ready to rush in.

Four heavy guns, each led by 12 horses, came forward.

A siege gun that started mass production right before dispatch.

It was an improvement of the bronze cannon introduced in Germania several times, and it was expected to have superior performance than the cannon used at that time in all areas such as destructive power, accuracy, and movement speed.

“Let’s test how well it works.”

“Battle heat dissipation!”

And the person who commanded the army’s siege batteries, which were only four gates, was Horatio, the chief of the Navy Department under the Ministry of Military Affairs.