Chapter 474 Population Increase

474 Population Increase

With Ember's help, we managed to complete the list we had on hand. However, among the ten kingdoms we sent back, only three decided to return under our control, and the rest decided to play it tough.

Of course, of the seven, four already fell, which resulted in an influx of over 100 million humans, monsters, and beasts, altogether adding to Heaven's Republic's population. The remaining three were still holding on, but from their current state, they'd also be falling sooner or later.

It's a little sad, but we can't just keep watch over those three kingdoms forever.

As such, Ember was keeping tabs on their situation now and then and saving those she could. Saving everyone was an almost impossible feat.

Right! I have already assigned fifty clones to handle the relocation of the new subjects in our country.

The clones are taking charge of everything from securing a location, clearing up, and building temporary lodging, to ensuring their safety from Demons roaming around.

The refugees that God Zeshion and Goddess Zeta gathered were also included there, by the way. However, they weren't going as fast as Ember and I did, probably to not overwork themselves. This chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.com

By the end of the day, they only finished 5 kingdoms, with only one surrendering, three falling under demon attacks instantly, and one that struggled for a while, before falling eventually.

The following day, we did the same thing. Since there were only 8 kingdoms left to process, the relocation ended quite early.

Overall, out of the 43 kingdoms that wanted to return to their previous land, a total of 11 became our new slaves. The rest were all completely erased from the map a day or two later, with only one other kingdom remaining, struggling to defend its borders up until now.

The combined population from 30 kingdoms that we "absorbed" ended up crossing a billion. And that's... a lot.

Due to their large numbers, we had problems with providing them with food and shelter. Water? That's present almost everywhere, so it wasn't a problem at all.

In the end, we had to ask the other kingdoms' cooperation to just meet the demands for food, shelter, and clothing.

"But like this, it'll take months just to stabilize their living conditions..."

Now that they're my subjects, I wouldn't want to make them live such a poor lifestyle for long. As such, I had to "invest" a few God-level essence crystals I had, selling them to kingdoms with resources to spare, until we had gathered more than enough to cover everyone's needs.

Wan Li, Wan Er, and Ying Yue, together with their main tamed monsters, the phoenix Xiao Huo, who reached the 7th stage already, Xiao Bing, the little blue fairy, at the same stage, and Guihuo, the black fox, at the 8th stage.

The three of them joined in after gaining permission from me and Lady Luo, of course. Without permission, then I wouldn't dare take them with me. The place we're heading to is dangerous, after all.

Finally, there's an extra participant...

"Julia, are you really coming with us?"

The former boss of Fina and her sister from the same village, Julia, was also tagging along. Fina alone should be enough of a guide, so we don't need to take her with us. However, she insisted strongly that she wanted to tag along.

"Of course! The more hands we bring along, the better, right?"

"..."

That's only if the enemy is a group of weaklings with only numbers on their side. Since they could push a god-level being into a corner, leaving them with no choice but to seal themselves to survive, there should be at least a few god-level enemies there.

Well, all the members coming along are connected to me in one way or another, so when push comes to shove, I can just raise their levels using Status Augmentation...

Anyway, after that, nobody raised their voices, indicating that everyone was already prepared to set off.

"Alright..."

I took a deep breath before turning around to the portal that Ember had opened up, leading to a certain location.

"Let's go!"

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