Chapter 13  

Chapter 13   . Monster Subjugation (1)“The Sovereign is coming! Troops… attention! Salute!”

When Kang Chul-In appeared, the Commanding officer ordered .

“Sir!”

About 70 troops saluted Kang Chul-In .

‘They are well trained and on their toes . ’

Kang Chul-In’s face filled with satisfaction as he saw the troops .

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“My Lord, this is the main military of Laputa, the Royal Guard . If you count those who are standing guard on the outer edges of the land, there is a hundred troops . ”

Lucia explained alongside him .

‘A hundred… it’s a lot . ’

It was a large troop, considering Valhalla had 50 soldiers .

“Troop, at ease . ”

With Kang Chul-In’s orders, the troop fell to the ‘at ease’ position . In the faces of the soldiers who were staring at Kang Chul-In, there was loyalty and fiery passion .

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‘He is our Lord!’

‘How long have we waited for him!’

‘I will make him proud with my distinguished service!’

It was understandable .

All NPCs in Laputa, including Lucia, were asleep for an unimaginable number of years waiting for a master . Without Kang Chul-In’s choice, they would have never been able to wake up—and therefore, their loyalty was not an overstatement .

“Nice to meet you all . In three hours, we will patrol the lands and go on a monster subjugation . Prepare accordingly . That is all . ”

His speech was short .

Kang Chul-In, instead of going on and on, spoke concisely, delivering only the limited amount of information .

“And you . ”

Kang Chul-In pointed his chin towards the one standing at the head of the troops .

“Name?”

“Commander James, my Lord!”

“I have things that I need to discuss, so you will patrol with me . ”

“Yes, my Lord!”

James’ voice resonated . “Uh… my Lord . ”

Lucia carefully began to speak .

“May I also accompany you…”

“Of course . ”

Kang Chul-In nodded .

“If you are my advisor, naturally you will always be with me when I am in Laputa . ”

“Yes, my Lord!”

Lucia proudly answered, overjoyed .

Like that, Kang Chul-In, Lucia, and Commander James slowly walked together around Laputa .

“Commander . ”

“Yes . ”

“What are the characteristics of the land that Laputa is on right now?”

It was an important question .

Laputa was an airborne city but it was not flying at the moment, which meant that it was important to know the land that it was currently dependent on .

“Yes, my Lord . It is a wise question . ”

James smiled, and started his debriefing . ‘Crap, I can’t say anything anymore . ’

For every word he spoke, they were in awe, so even for Kang Chul-In, who had no conscience, was a little embarrassed .

“Anyways, I will take care of the monsters from the north plains first, so prepare accordingly . I will give you three hours . ”

“Yes, my Lord!”

James answered excitedly .

“Lucia . ”

Kang Chul-In called Lucia this time .

“Yes, my Lord . ”

“Feed the troops who will go to the monster subjugation ahead of time with bread and milk . ”

“I will also disburse, ahead of time, two days worth of rations . ”

“Good thinking . ”

Kang Chul-In nodded his head . Monster hunting could sometimes take a long time, so it was wise to bring two days worth of rations .

“Then I also will get ready, so you guys prepare as well . ”

Kang Chul-In said, and James and Lucia nodded vigorously and answered .

“Yes, my Lord! I will do so!”

“As you command, my Lord . ”

And with that, Kang Chul-In left, and Lucia called to James .

“Commander James . ”

“Yes, advisor . ”

“It is the Sovereign’s first quest, so pay heed so the troops will not make any mistakes . ”

Lucia as she said this looked cold and stern . It was the complete opposite of how she treated Kang Chul-In .

“Yes . ”

“If the troops do anything out of line or seem like they are not in high-spirits, I will not just watch . Do you understand?”

“Of course . ”

James bowed his head .

Lucia was second-in-command to the land . She was an advisor to Kang Chul-In, and for James who was the Commander, Lucia was an extremely authoritative figure .

“Then, do your best . I will be watching . ”

Lucia stared behind her plastic rimmed glasses . A penetrating glare shone in her usually beautiful eyes .

Three hours later .

Kang Chul-In on top of a white horse, left for Laputa along with James and 50 troops .

‘I can’t believe I’m armored with these low-level items . ’

Kang Chul-In, through the [Warrior Shop] system, purchased and wore rare level armor and rare level Blood Sword .

Blood Sword .

It was an Arming Sword the foot soldiers of the Ancient world had used . It was a sword enchanted with blood magic and increased endurance of the user .

This item had 40 Striking Power, and absorbed 10% of the damage that it inflicted for its own powers, making it effective in increasing endurance . However, for Kang Chul-In who had used only epic items in the past, it was not satisfactory .

“My Lord, do you see that?”

As Kang Chul-In was thinking of the past, James pointed at a faraway place . It was about 30 minutes since they had left .

“That is your land, my Lord . ”

Where James had pointed, there was a vast area of fields and a farm where there were cows and horses .

‘It’s small . Since the land is small… if I would take the entirety of these plains, it will be a sturdy foundation for me . ’

Although the farm and fields were small, it was not even 0 . 1% of the northern plains . In the future, if he could completely make these plains his, he would not fall behind with even the producing power of the previous Gullveig Union .

And as Kang Chul-In was thinking such thoughts, one of the units that was standing in front of the troops with binoculars, yelled loudly .

“Mo…monsters!”

With the soldier’s notice, all the other soldiers pulled out their swords .

“What monsters, out of the blue? What do you mean!”

James yelled .

“About 20 orcs are running towards our farms in the front!”

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