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The grade of the Guild Node becomes' Kingdom ’.

This was a change that has not been dimensioned until now.

There was a considerable change when you were promoted from the territory to the empire, but it was different again.

The first thing that surprised me was taxes.

In the ‘Kingdom’, the monthly tax was close to 200 billion gold.

This was three times more numerous than when it was "the Kingdom," and six times more numerous than when it was "the Great Territory."

‘That's amazing. If you swallow all this, it'll be awesome.... ’

But of course, a huge amount of 200 billion gold does not become the property of the guild.

Even if you invest minimal gold in all the internal affairs required to operate a country, $16 billion of the total tax is basically spent.

Thus, it took more than 18 billion in taxes to operate the country in a relaxed manner, and at the beginning of the construction, we had to invest more money to develop the kingdom.

Since the guild members have to pay the full cost of their activities there, there wasn't really much money left.

So now, in front of Ian and Herce, 100 million gold is a simple (?) amount remaining.

“Should I keep this as guild capital? Or should I split them up and take them little by little? ”

Ian shakes his head at Hers' words.

“Just beat the shit out of the kingdom's inner circle. ”

“Well, should I? ”

“Yes. After we split the money, it's less than 10 million gold per person. ”

“Well, none of our guild leaders are shorthanded right now. ”

“Yes, and it's the most important thing right now to win the competition. That doesn't mean we didn't take care of our underprivileged users. ”

“Well... ”

Hers and Ian have been running the guild together for over a year now, and their hands and feet have fallen off.

The role of two people in running the guild has always been divided.

If Hers is the housekeeper in charge of guild affairs, Ian is responsible for making big pictures and actively moving on the outside.

Moreover, since there are guild members who trust both of you completely, the momentum of the Lotus guild came from right here.

“Hmm... Then let's keep the guild funding going like this for a while..." Seriously, what are you gonna do first? ”

I shrugged my shoulders in response to Hers' question.

“Start what? You've already decided, from the Kingdom of Elika to the return of the dead. ”

Herce shakes his head and opens his mouth again.

“No, I'm asking you how to get started. We can't go forward like a Territory War, can we? ”

This episode brought down two powerful empires, but it was never worth the thought of a new one.

Its size is small, and the quality of the knights and troops themselves is not significantly inferior to the empire.

For example, the Knight Leader of the Kingdom of Elika, whom Lotus is eyeballing, was a 400-level monster.

Ian grunts slowly.

“Ah, yes, of course. My plan is to take down the small and medium-sized territories around you first. ”

“Hmm... That's not a bad idea. If we encroach on the Metallurgy Area, we can disperse the empire's main force. So either way, we start a war right now? ”

In Hers' defense, the tail of one of Ian's mouths curls up.

“No, that's not it. ”

“ …? ”

“You can pick it up for free, but you don't have to deal with bleeding, right? ”

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Ian was a user who analyzed the entire contents of the new kingdom more carefully than anyone else.

And as a result.

The part that got him blinded was "diplomacy."

In fact, it was not that there was no content called diplomacy before the update.

However, it was largely useless and notorious because it was empire oriented worldview.

Guild fights were not something that could be solved by the content of diplomacy.

‘But it's different now. ’

First of all, the biggest changes in diplomatic content were the availability of diplomats and talented "hackers."

Particularly small forces below the Great Territory could have merged them into the Kingdom of Lotus without bleeding if they were able to do well in diplomacy.

Of course, it wasn't easy.

Returning to the Minor Territory was only possible if you had a talent with the highest diplomatic capabilities.

But Ian was confident.

“Let's start moving...? ”

Ian, standing in the clearing behind King Lotus, summoned Carseus.

Gaaaaaaao-!

Carseus, a loud roar, lands in front of Ian.

[Your summoning energy is restored, so you summon it like a sword. Let the hunt begin again.]

Summoning energy was like the waiting time for reuse to recall the summoning water.

And in the words of Carseus, Ian grins and rebukes.

“No, not now. ”

[Surprise. I haven't hunted in three hours... Not the owner.]

“I have work to do. I need a ride to Muran. ”

Carseus, who set Ian on his back, quickly began to fly eastward, flapping his huge wings.

Where he was headed, Muran was once the capital of the Ruspel Empire, but is now a ruin.

Ian, sitting on Carseus' back, mutters in a small voice.

“It was good to focus on the episode footage to the end. ”

Whatever he was thinking, there was an unknown smile on Ian's mouth heading to Muran.

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Glug-ug-!

A huge whirlpool of flames spreads around the entire pupil.

A spiral flame baptism hurtling through monsters quickly and sharply!

As the scent of intense flames seemed to melt away, small flames rose above it.

And at the same time, the voice of a crazy woman echoes from inside the dungeon.

“The Madness of the Flame! Continuous Explosion!”

Boom, boom, boom!

Small but countless fires erupted, and enormous heat spread again.

An association with widespread attack magic that truly demonstrates immense destructive power.

Many of the monsters in the dungeon disappeared in an instant.

“Hehe, no one would have thought there would be dungeons like honey here, right? ”

The only user of the flame system wizard with the class Hidden in the Supreme Tier called 'Monarch of Crimson Flame’.

Nevertheless, the strongest female wizard ranker still known as‘ Madosa of Crimson Flame ’, a subclass.

Remir's mouth is full of laughter.

Soon, I was able to break through the horse's 350 level, so I couldn't feel bad.

“I don't think I've ever seen a dungeon with this much experience... ”

She hums and starts collecting the bodies of the undead who fell in the dungeon.

The types of undead varied greatly, from reverse to opposite levels 200 to 300.

“Yes, I see. I mean, you were so good at concentrating on episode footage! ”

Somehow Remir is reciting almost the same line as Ian!

She sweeps through the dungeon, which is shaped like a long pupil, hunting to the end, and reaches a dead end, hesitating for a moment and turning away.

At the end of the pupil is a staircase that goes down the floor, but for some reason it does not step below it.

‘Until you acquire your next Tier Hidden Skill... I guess it's too much, right? ’

Remir takes his appetite and goes back out into the dungeon.

In fact, it was not that I had not been to the lower part of the dungeon.

And the lower dungeon she saw, it was a hunting ground with enough Marit.

Unless you're a level 300 deserter guarding a dungeon.

“It's been a long time since I've had a chance to try a party...? I think it's enough to challenge one or two of the best rankers to get tanked... ”

Remir, who insisted solely on solo play on most hunting, mentioned party hunting, the appeal of the lower dungeon was overwhelming.

But the next moment, Remir's precious Ami is slightly distorted.

I thought of someone.

‘No, but... Not as much as him. It would be better if you just continued solving the first floor... What do you have to lose in the hunt? ’

Feeling better again while cleaning up your inventory (? Remir goes around the dungeon, murmuring his nostrils.

The reason this dungeon was so salty was that it was somewhere else than the excellence of the dungeon's constituent monsters themselves.

The biggest was the fact that there was an ‘unlimited instant quest’ in the dungeon where you could earn extra XP and gold even if you kept hunting undead.

“Now, let's go see Grandpa again. ”

Lemir quickly walked to the Hayes Magic with a bunch of reminded expressions.

But then...

Her hands move instantaneously and cast a sudden cast of magic.

Outside the quiet dungeon, popularity began to emerge.

“Invisibility...! ”

Intermediate magic that can be learned when the wizard reaches level 150.

At the same time as casting, Remir's new stature became instantly transparent.

This was an astonishing sight for ordinary wizards.

Even with intermediate magic, there were very few wizards that could be used immediately after casting.

Lemir, who hid himself using transparency magic, continues to carefully move outside the dungeon.

In order to hide the footsteps, the fly magic was double-casted.

‘What? Who...? Is there anyone else who knows this place besides me? ’

A dungeon you would never have found if you hadn't watched the episode footage so closely.

Remir, who thought it would be a lone dungeon, was sadly curious at the same time.

I am curious about who found this place.

And after a while.

Remir's two eyes, which confirmed the user's face, were greatly enlarged.

‘Why is this guy supposed to be here by now...?! ’

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Not far from the great city of Muran, there is a large mountain range.

The Newran Mountains were originally a favorite hunting ground for beginners of level 15 to 20.

In the past, Ian also remembered catching the half-moon bear hard in these mountains.

However, the Newran Mountains were not the Newlan Mountains of the past.

Boom-boom-!

Ian, Caesar, and the humanoid Polymorphic Carseus were wielding their weapons with all their might.

“Wow, what kind of Muran Mountains mob is over 300? ”

With Ian's tongue out, Caesar makes a brief gesture.

“Only the Tidebringer undead. ”

Ian smiled.

“That's what you're saying, horse. ”

Of course, they weren't powerful enough to hunt with all their might.

It was just a full-scale attack to move quickly.

Ian was looking for an old man in these mountains.

"Louise, the scribe of Helheim. He must be. ’

The Ruspel Empire was destroyed, but not all NPCs related to the empire disappeared.

Many name-grade NPCs were scattered across the continent, including Helheim, the knight commander who fought for the Empire to the end.

Although most of their whereabouts were unknown in the episode footage, clues were scattered fairly.

And Ian confirmed in the episode footage that one of the clues, Louis, was hiding in the Newlan Mountains.

“I think it must have been this far...? ”

Ian wanders around looking for Luisay.

But then...

Ian's gaze was fixed on one spot.

And in his eyes, a little bit of secondhand came to mind.

"Huh? Look at this...? ’

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