Chapter 129: Numbers are Nothing

A month and I haven't been contacted by Herold yet. I'm not particularly worried since I know he's stronger than me but I couldn't help but worry. But in my side of things, everything seems going to be fine here at Izgoy.

We completed the homes with the help of Grien, Ortov and the slaves. It's enough to get protected by natural disasters like rains or quakes but for war? That houses are going to be targets. But it's enough to give these people houses for now. They all probably miss it.

There's now some farms. Recovery magic users here have learned the skill "Soil Fertility," from Zeta. It allows the ground for plants to grow by healing it and cleansing any curses or poison. It only works for the surface that has dirt in it. So stones are a no go.

What we're planting right now are wheat. I don't know a single thing about agriculture but all I know is that Ortov are the ones getting some livestock by hunting and capturing things and the forest and Zeta is the one helping with the farms.

Moving onto other things, trading seems to be fine. I still laugh whenever I think about the faces of the traders at Itz when they saw the haul we delivered to them. Ten carriages worth of monster meat delivered to them. It wasn't a bad trade, around 400 gold. But if we only get 400 gold per week that's going to run out quickly. We need more trading places and routes.

I know that I'm near waters but I don't know anything about beyond that. I don't know if any kingdoms there would be willing to trade with us.

After thinking about this for a while, I know that I could make a peace treaty with the kingdoms surrounding me. But I'm sure that won't work well. They know they can take this land with ease.

The three layered rock wall I made that surrounded this whole continent that took me five days to make are not enough to prevent them from entering. I did give the wall a hardening buff but I don't know if that helped.

Other things that needs to be talked about is the government I'm currently making.

Zeta, Yefa and Precia are the ones training the melee users and the mages. Rize isn't really needed since we didn't found anyone that were proficient with the bow or guns. I gave them a large training ground to of course, train. There's nothing there but they can let loose. Terraforming the place again and again because of their destruction isn't really troublesome.

I left Afal and Greta the upholding of security and justice. I left to Greta how the punishments are to be handled while Afal gives her just a second opinion. I'm just pretty scared on how Afal will handle the justice department of things. He can be pretty brutal sometimes. I just don't want him to make unjust decisions so I left it to Greta.

Rize is used as a hunter to provide and hunt food for everyone.

Right now, the citizens are in high spirits. I haven't placed taxes yet since they don't have a way of earning money. For them it's great but for me its hell. Our money generation per month will be extremely low. I don't want to use the backup funds this early.

I don't know how to make them work then pay taxes to me. Ah damn it. I'm HISTORIAN NOT A POLITICIAN!

I was there sitting in the throne room thinking of what to do next until I heard Afal knocked. "My lord."

"Yeah?" I asked.

"The walls you built has a giant hole in them."

"How many?"

"Five."

"Hmm… have you seen anything going in or out those holes?"

"Yes. There's one. Male, tall, long black hair up to his waist."

A large burst of sound was heard. It was incredibly unexpected so I don't know what to do in this situation.

"Afal, check the holes. See if anything happens." I ordered him and he followed. He flew outside using his gazer form and began to scout.

After a few moments, Afal came back. "My lord, there are armies coming."

"They're thinking just because we have a small kingdom for now they can do anything they want huh? Fine. I'm going to destroy everything that opposes us. Gazer Form!" I transformed into Gazer form just in case. But I made sure I show my face by taking off the helmet.

I went outside and saw the five armies going into our kingdom using the holes they made to get here.

Their numbers are incredibly large. Around 60,000 per army. So in total there's 300,000 people right here.

The leaders of each army stopped their troops and went ahead and walked up to me with one companion by their side. I couldn't help but notice that the five of the leaders are all players seeing how there's an arrow on their head.

"Greetings. Are you the owner of this continent?" One of them spoke up first.

"Yes I am."

"Hmm… Okay. I'm Lucious Buryin and these other people are, starting with the black haired guy, Huryt Zury, the mage with glasses is Poria Scaner, the one with the twin blades on this back is Yerfi Aste and that huge guy is Jerak Yule."

"I'm Zieglind Reysh."

"Hmm… I see. Anyway Zieglind, we would like to ask you to surrender this continent for us."

I'm incredibly pissed off right now. But I don't want to let it show. Taking over this continent wasn't exactly easy. "Why? I claimed this continent as my own and I have my own people to lead."

"Yes, we understand that. So that's why we're going to make you and this companion next to you a noble in our kingdoms. And these people you have will be accepted and will be under our protection. This is a win win for everyone don't you think? You can live the rest of your lives as nobles and these people you have will have a better life with us."

"I refuse."

"See? That's a good decision to ma-… What?"

"I refuse."

The five players looked at each other in disbelief. Lucious speaks once again, "Listen here you vermin. I don't give a damn about what you think of this place. I gave you a chance to live as a noble and to accept your dirty people into our kingdoms. But you're going to make this hard for yourselves huh?" They finally show their true colors.

"Cool. You've made your point. Leave."

"This goddamn… let's see what we're about to do. We're going to break your knees and arms and the person next to you. Then we'll turn you around and make you look at the massacre we're about to commit. We're going to kill each and every beloved citizen in this kingdom of yours and break everything you all have built and I'm going to kill you slowly and I will enjoy it. You have that choice or you can leave this place and these citizens of yours to me so that you can live another day. What do you have to say?"

"Afal. Show them how it's done. Don't kill them. But for the army? You can let loose."

Afal walked up to Lucious but Lucious simply smiled. Afal kicked his knee and that was enough to break it.

"Wha- wh- whaAAaT!?" It seems that he was caught off-guard by Afal's destructive strength. He fell to the ground in one knee. "KILL THEM! KILL THEM ALL!" But Afal wasn't done. He stomped on his other knee breaking it and kicked both of his arms. He then turned his body around facing their own army. Following the instructions Lucious himself gave to me.

The other players were worried so they drew their weapons and rushed at Afal. They all pierced his body but Afal, "Phase." Simply phased through it. "Dispel." Afal revealed his arm. It looked like an arm of a monster. It was like lava was flowing inside of it. The players were terrified. But Afal looked emotionless as usual. "Hand of Fury, rain down on my enemies, Cataclysm!"

Small fireballs appeared from the sky. Hundreds of it. Then… it all came falling down on their army. In that five seconds of hell bursting with loud sounds and the screams of the soldiers… 300,000 suddenly died.

The players were silent. And so was I. So this is the skill Afal used on that battle. But I was the first to break the silence.

"Hey Lucious. I'm going to make you a deal. You have to sign this peace treaty." I opened my inventory and gave it to him with the quill and ink. The contents of it is subservience.

"Peace treaty? THIS IS BASICALLY SLAVERY WITH EXTRA STEPS!"

"So? Do you have anything to say? My friend here is a bit cruel. Just a bit."

"You goddamned monster… fine… I'll sign it! Help me here!" All of the players signed the treaty.

But all I can think of now is that I'm glad I set up Greta to do the justice system. Because this… this wasn't a battle…