Chapter 217

Chapter 217

The Force of the Lord was an ancient magic bestowed to the rulers of the frontier territories, and the ancient magic that was activated when Siegfried first became the ruler of Proatine was activated once again.

“Oh!”

“Our Great King!”

“Great King Siegfried!”

“The heavens have sent him to us!”

The citizens of the kingdom cried out in awe and started to worship Siegfried.

It was only obvious for them to worship him as the people of Proatine and their ancestors had been living as the Vampire Lord’s livestock for centuries, and the Great King shrouded in bright holy light in front of them had finally subjugated the evil vampire.

The brilliance and glory Siegfried was emitting were truly blinding and awe-striking.

The people could not help but worship him as their Great King.

[Alert: The ancient magic Force of the Lord has bestowed new powers upon you!]

A message popped up in front of Siegfried’s eyes, describing his new power.

Ding!

[Great King’s Blessed Lands]

[The ancient magic Force of the Lord will bless the territory under Siegfried van Proa while he is sitting on the throne.]

[Type: Passive]

[Effect: Talent Recognition, Resource Prospecting, Talent Enhancement, Abundant Harvest]

[Talent Recognition: Increased chances of finding talented individuals.]

[Resource Prospecting: The hidden resources within the territory will start to appear.]

[Talent Enhancement: The stats of the citizens will increase, and the officials will experience exponential growth.]

[Abundant Harvest: The territory will always have abundant harvests, and all crops will be immune to insects and pestilence.]

The Great King’s Blessed Lands was an extremely useful passive skill for a ruler. Siegfried’s class wasn’t a class specializing in ruling a country, but this skill alone was more than enough to put him on par with most rulers on the continent.

No, he was probably better than most rulers right now...

However, that wasn’t the end of it...

[Great King]

[A title bestowed to rulers with tremendous achievements.]

[Type: Title]

[Rating: Legendary]

[Effects: +1,000 Citizen’s Love, +1,000 Citizen’s Loyalty, +1,000 Citizen’s Respect, +1,000 Ruler’s Prestige]

The effects of Great King were much better than Great Hunter. It was limited to the citizens of the Proatine Kingdom, but this cemented Siegfried as a beloved king in his territory.

***

Gringore had recorded everything.

The Demon Lord of the Night demanded offerings, and His Majesty seemed to have accepted the demand. However, it was all a part of His Majesty’s great plan for the future of his kingdom.

He set out to subjugate the Vampire Lord four days later.

Then, His Majesty’s craftiness pitted the Lycanthrope Lord and the Vampire Lord against each other, and he successfully sealed both of their souls to bring peace to the Proatine Kingdom.

Alas! The citizens started calling His Majesty Great King, and His Majesty was shrouded in glory for everyone to see!

Ah! How glorious, you ask?

Worship him, all of you!

The Great Vampire Lord Slayer! The Great Lycanthrope Lord Slayer!

Worship him on your knees!

Records of the Proatine Kingdom Book 1 Chapter 5

Siegfried van Proa the First

His Majesty’s Achievements

And Gringore’s records didn’t end there...

The depth of His Majesty’s wisdom and cleverness in coming up with tactics is as vast as the wide blue ocean.

His Majesty is truly a ruler who is talented in both military and literary arts. His wisdom also rivals that of sages.

Records of the Proatine Kingdom Book 1 Chapter 6

Siegfried van Proa the First

Commentary

Gringore had the habit of writing about Siegfried’s embarrassing moments, which were actually just him being faithful to his duties as a scribe. However, he also made sure to write down every single achievement that Siegfried garnered as king.

***

Siegfried made sure that he tied all loose ends as well. First, he returned all of the items that the Adventurers had dropped upon dying in combat against the Vampire Lord.

He also made sure to compensate them.

“Wow! Hyung-nim is great!”

“Thank you!”

“Wow... He actually returned our dropped items? And he even gave us a bonus!”

“He didn’t really have to, but I’m really glad that he did...”

The Adventurers were extremely grateful to him.

Siegfried didn’t forget the NPCs either. He bestowed medals and merits to the NPCs who participated in the battle and promoted them by a rank as a bonus for their valor.

Lastly, he made sure to pay special attention to pay respect to those who had fallen in battle. He compensated their bereaved families as well.

“Huh...?”

“I know, so hurry up. He’ll chase after us once he notices something strange.”

Tae-Sung immediately hurried to the valet and passed him a ten thousand won bill.

He took the keys to his Ferrari from the valet and ran to his car.

“H-Hyung-nim? Are we dining and dashing again?”

“Yeah.”

“Why...?”

“Don’t you think it’s fun? There’s a certain thrill to it. It feels really good to dine and dash!”

“...”

“Why? Don’t you feel the same?”

“Hmm... A-Actually... I do...”

“Then, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get in!” Tae-Sung exclaimed. He hopped into his Ferrari and started the engine.

Vroooom!

Cheon Woo-Jin was leisurely enjoying the premium beef when he suddenly heard the sound of a roaring engine from the parking lot. Cheon Woo-Jin froze.

He was sure that the roaring of the engine definitely belonged to a...

‘No way...’?he thought as he ran out of the restaurant.

A red Ferrari was leaving the parking lot.

Tae-Sung’s Ferrari was leaving the parking lot...

“Excuse me...” the waitress approached Cheon Woo-Jin.

“Can you try... this card?”

“Yes, please wait a moment.”

Two minutes later...

“Excuse me, customer-nim...”

“Yes?”

“Erm...?this...”

“It declined, right?” Cheon Woo-Jin asked with certainty.

“Yes,” the waitress replied.

Cheon Woo-Jin clenched his fists and trembled in anger after being made to pay for the dinner once again.

***

The next morning, Tae-Sung hopped into his VR capsule and booted the BNW client.

He descended on the Nürburg Continent as Adventurer Siegfried.

‘I should spend a few days looking around. It’s my place, after all, so I should be aware of what's going on here at least,’?Siegfried thought. He wanted to see how his kingdom was faring after the Vampire Lord was subjugated.

He knew nothing about his own kingdom thanks to his habit of signing whatever was thrown at him instead of reading them. He had also shoved all the administrative work to Michele.

He was about to step out of the castle.

However, Hamchi interrupted him. “Hey, owner punk! Where are we going this time?!”

“I’m just going to take a look around the kingdom.”

“Then, Hamchi’s not going with you. I’m going to take a nap instead.”

Hamchi then disappeared somewhere.

“Wow, look at that lazy bastard,” Siegfried clicked his tongue.

He found the giant hamster to be quite cheeky, but he decided to ignore the hamster because he wouldn’t really need the cheeky hamster this time.

Siegfried visited the mine first.

The kingdom’s mine was just a tiny small coal mine.

“Your Majesty!”

“I greet Your Majesty!”

The laborers at the mine immediately knelt in front of Siegfried.

“Welcome, Your Majesty,” the knight in charge of the mine knelt in front of Siegfried and greeted him. “What brings Your Majesty to a lowly place like this...?”

“I’m just here to take a look,” Siegfried replied. He scanned the mine and asked, “But why is it so quiet here?”

“Actually... the amount of coal we have been mining hasn’t been that high recently, so we think that the mine has already run out of coal deposits.”

“Really? Well, I guess we can’t do anything about that. Make a report once it’s fully depleted so that we can close it properly.”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“Oh, who left a pickaxe here?” Siegfried picked up a pickaxe lying on the ground.

“Your Majesty! Please do not touch that filthy tool! Allow me to...!”

“It’s okay. I just feel nostalgic seeing it,” Siegfried said with a smile.

He then swung the pickaxe a few times before slamming it into the ground with ease.

It seemed that his body could still remember the days he had spent at the military digging trenches...

Crack...!

The ground that the pickaxe struck suddenly cracked open.

Boom!

An explosion occurred as a pillar of flame shot up from the ground.