The Necromancer Who Was Despised - The Necromancer Who Was Despised chapter 271

The result was… almost nothing.

“Please call him over.”

She immediately sent someone to fetch him, and then asked me.

“What do you plan to do?”

“I plan to occupy the kingdom by force and make each territory independent.”

Of course, she wouldn’t just give me permission.

I’ll take out as much as I can and then give permission.

There are a few conditions to be attached.

Of course, they won’t easily believe me, but I had something in mind for them.

The exception was those who wanted to surrender to the empire or be subjugated.

Those people are impossible.

I don’t know if things will be easily resolved, but I’ll try to do as much as I can.

I also had the intention to ignore them, but I couldn’t just let them be since they wanted to surrender to the empire.

“At least, let’s get rid of those people.”

The future of the Spetteran Kingdom was about to be determined by my will.

◈ Support

Griean looked more exhausted than when I met him before.

However, his eyes still shone brightly, and his will seemed to remain.

Even his eyes didn’t fade, despite me saying I would give up on the Spetteran Kingdom.

He seemed to think that I would make that choice anyway.

But he didn’t give up on one thing: revenge.

“I’ll cooperate fully. In return, please kill those assassins, the black magicians who attacked the royal family.”

There was no reason to refuse.

If they could really create the avatar of the Demon King in a short time, I would have to kill them anyway.

So, I accepted his request and, in return, could borrow a significant amount of power from the royal information department.

He wasn’t in a position to control the entire royal information department, but he was responsible for a relatively wide range of tasks, and as someone who had a certain standing within the department, he could get me the information I needed.

I judged that he could provide me with the necessary information.

And he actually said he could get me the information I wanted.

The information I asked him for was about the noble families and their territories in the Spetteran Kingdom.

It was necessary to know the limits of what could be taken from the nobles, including their assets, abilities, and territorial status.

He said it was information that had been continuously investigated and updated since the past, and if I went to the capital, I could easily access it.

“The royal family has been consistently checking the nobles to maintain strong royal authority. Therefore, understanding their abilities was very important to the royal family, and it’s been well-maintained until now.”

It was fortunate.

“Anyway, I was going to occupy the capital, so it’s good. Let’s go together.”

“But they might not listen. Even if we dangle independence in front of them, if we take their family’s and territory’s abilities to the limit, they’ll just be empty shells, won’t they?”

As much as possible, they would try to conserve their own strength.

Whether it’s by faction or individual, if the territory gains independence, it means they’ll be surrounded by enemies.

From the start, if they didn’t have a certain level of military power, they would be annexed, and some would choose to join other factions.

“I might not believe their promise of independence.”

Especially since the recent attack on the royal family was known to be by black magicians, the possibility of them not believing me even if I guaranteed independence was high.

“You’re planning to join forces with the Daechi Church.”

Griean looked puzzled at my words.

“I’ll provide a kind of legitimacy by protecting the independent territory for a certain period and allowing them to hold an inauguration ceremony through the Daechi Church.”

It’s a way of providing legitimacy.

In return, I would have to make the Daechi Church the national religion.

It wouldn’t be a bad story to tell on the side of the Daechi Mokyo faction.

However, if we do it this way, the divine right might become stronger than the royal authority….

“I don’t know about that.”

And even if they declare independence, I didn’t think those small kingdoms would last long.

If they’re greedy, they’ll be blinded by immediate benefits and won’t think about the future.

The royal family, the meritorious family of the founding father…

It’s impressive, but…

“That’s all.”

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Does it even matter in the current situation?

Griyang, who heard my story, seemed to ponder for a moment before nodding his head.

“If Daechi Mokyo intervenes, it’s certain that our trust will increase greatly. The six kingdoms are supporting us, and our actions have been good so far.”

Moreover, the general populace is close to us, and our influence has expanded rapidly, making us the largest religious organization in the six kingdoms, where the Gwangmyeong Church (Goddess Church) has practically fallen.

It’s unprecedented in history to achieve such influence in such a short time, and it’s all thanks to Daechi Mokyo.

Of course, it’s possible because of the long history of Daechi Church, and the full support of the six kingdoms’ alliance.

If we had grown gradually, one by one, we wouldn’t have achieved such rapid expansion.

But we’ve recovered what we lost, and with the great support, we’ve achieved this miraculous result.

Since the possibility has been confirmed, there’s no reason to hesitate anymore.

I opened the dimensional fragment and explained the situation to our internal members.

Griyang and Prina couldn’t close their mouths, seeing the massive support troops.

“This is impossible to match with military power alone.”

We’re trying because we have this much power.

Before fighting the empire, we’ll first secure the rear and then move forward, and the others didn’t object to my words.

Some even said this was a better approach, and the support troops from the interspecies alliance were already under my command, so they refrained from expressing their opinions.

Moreover, their commander, Bertre, is on my side, so it’s even more reassuring.

I led my party and marched boldly into the royal capital.

Even in the chaotic situation, the enormous army, composed of undead and interspecies troops, was enough to intimidate them, and they couldn’t fight each other anymore.

I conveyed my intentions to them through Griyang and, at the same time, used military power to occupy the royal capital in one stroke.

It wasn’t difficult to occupy the capital since there was no force in the Shupertan Kingdom that could stop us.

Some nobles thought it was a black magician’s attack and tried to flee, but they were caught again, and it became a comedic episode.

Peace finally came to the royal capital, which had been plagued by endless disputes and struggles, and I summoned all the nobles active in the capital.

At the same time, I sent people to each province, and even the neutral ones were gathered.

Among them were the Tynailro dukes and the owners of large merchant companies, as well as the tower masters and mercenary leaders who held significant influence.

Of course, cooperation with Daechi Mokyo was necessary, so I sent people there as well.

“It would’ve been nice if Cornerbin Archbishop was here, but alas.”

Cornerbin Archbishop was someone close to me, a priest who stayed at the Desert Shield Temple.

However, during the prolonged war, he eventually went to the front lines to reinforce our troops.

I had left the barren land for a long time, and at a time when I needed more hands, it was impossible for him to keep his position.

“It’s not that I’m not important, but there was nothing I could do.”

If I had stayed in the barren land and continued to communicate with him, there might have been a possibility, but that didn’t happen.

Even if he wasn’t present, there wasn’t a big problem with the conversation with Daechi Mokyo.

Although the representative was only a high-ranking priest, Daechi Mokyo’s recent rapid growth and its characteristics meant that his position wasn’t low, and more importantly, in the current war situation where one kingdom had fallen, his decision-making power was at a significantly high level.

It was still a special case that a high-ranking priest sat as the representative of a large religion’s kingdom, which meant that the power leakage was severe, and the kingdom had suffered greatly.

At the very least, some power remained, but it was only the bare minimum.

Despite the representative being a high-ranking priest, Daechi Mokyo still strongly supported me.

They welcomed my proposal and promised to cooperate to the fullest extent.

The nobles who heard my proposal were initially bewildered, but considering the current situation, they acknowledged that it was a feasible story, and more importantly, they couldn’t refuse due to my military power, so my proposal was accepted quickly.

It might have looked like they were reluctantly accepting it, but it didn’t matter.

In the end, they would give me what I wanted.

The law of the jungle. It was already a world like that, but as the situation worsened, the importance of military power grew even more.

In this situation, I had to take the lead.

Tinaero, the duke, had secretly suggested to me that I take over the kingdom, but I refused.

“It’s too much trouble.”

In reality, this almost-destroyed kingdom wasn’t worth taking.

It was a situation where I, alone, was stronger than the entire kingdom combined. If I wasn’t careful, I might end up having to support them.

As soon as the nobles accepted my proposal, I began to select and deal with those who opposed me within the kingdom, or pressure them to surrender.

As an example, I started to pressure other nobles to surrender as much power as possible.

I seized their assets, hired mercenaries, and even conscripted the remaining soldiers and knights to support the Ashulin Kingdom.

At the same time, I didn’t forget to threaten them.

Any family that caused internal chaos due to excessive greed would be completely destroyed, unable to live or die.

It was a direct threat.

Discontent would accumulate, but it didn’t matter.

The six kingdoms were on the verge of collapse, so I didn’t care about minor grudges.

“I don’t care what you can do.”

At the same time, I appointed Prina Rineata as my representative, and externally, she was my fiancée, so her qualifications were sufficient. As the head of the Gukgong Shin family, who had revived a fallen family, her influence was significant.

Tinaero, the duke, and Griant supported her.

Surprisingly, Tinaero, the duke, was quite cooperative with me, seemingly intending to take my side.

I didn’t expect someone who could claim to be the leader of a faction to move like that, so I was a little surprised, but since it didn’t harm me, I accepted his offer.

Tia worked with Tinaero, the duke, to gather several guilds and support the supply lines as much as possible, pressuring the nobles to surrender more.

It was ridiculous that even in this situation, the nobles were thinking about the aftermath of the war and repeating their internal conflicts.

“Well, I’ll leave it to you.”

In reality, it was just an order, and it would take time to execute.

I didn’t have time to watch over it.

According to recent news, the Erelle Kingdom had almost collapsed. The remaining six kingdoms’ alliance was gathering, and each country’s military was continuously supporting, but it was like pouring water into a bottomless pit.

The Ashulin Kingdom was holding on well, but it was uncertain how long it would last.

There was no more time to delay.

“I’ll do my best. Come back safely.”

Prina also knew the current situation, so she couldn’t refuse.

If the six kingdoms’ alliance fell, all that would be left was the interspecies alliance.

No matter how powerful the interspecies alliance was, if the 6 Kingdoms Union were to be occupied, they would eventually be defeated.

“If the continent falls into their hands… this dimension is doomed.”

Excluding the Bright Church, all intelligent beings would either become slaves or lose their lives, and this dimension would be reduced to a colony.

If that happened, I wouldn’t be able to survive either.

The Empire had always hated the Dark Mages, and I couldn’t let the invasive species take over my land.

That’s why I was desperately trying to hold on to the kingdom.

Moreover, the people of the kingdom knew this as well.

The 6 Kingdoms Union and the Empire had been in a state of mutual restraint for a long time, and recently, a full-scale war had broken out, making it impossible for them to coexist.

Even if the Bright Church didn’t know about the invasion from another dimension, if the Empire were to win the war, they would eventually fall into a miserable state.

“So, we have to win.”

However, I had taken control of the internal affairs of the Spelteran kingdom faster than expected.

Thanks to the cooperation of the Tynaire Duchy and the royal information department, things had gone smoothly.

Thanks to that, I was able to move before the Ellear Kingdom completely collapsed.

My army and I, along with the interspecies alliance’s support troops, set out for the Ellear Kingdom.

◈ Support

It was obvious that most of our people were hiding in the dimensional fragments.

In terms of mobility, this side was much more convenient.

In fact, the dimensional fragments were showing incredible performance, allowing us to make a surprise attack on a large scale.

“I’ve contacted the Golbalt kingdom separately…”.

The Golbalt kingdom.

Although our current target was the Ellear Kingdom, which was being attacked by the Empire, we couldn’t directly head to Ellear from the Spelteran kingdom.

After all, they weren’t adjacent kingdoms, and we had to pass through the Golbalt kingdom to get there.

Even if we didn’t have to go through the Golbalt kingdom, we couldn’t reach the Ellear Kingdom, but this route was the shortest. If we went through other kingdoms, it would be a detour, and there was no reason to do so in this urgent situation.

“The roads of the Golbalt kingdom are the most well-maintained.”

The Golbalt kingdom was located in the center of the 6 Kingdoms, and it was a place where merchants were most active.

It was closely related to trade between kingdoms, and as a result, it was famous for being meticulous about road maintenance.

Therefore, going through the Golbalt kingdom was the best choice, and that’s why I had sent someone there separately.

Given the situation, I wanted them to let us pass through as quickly as possible.

In fact, as the new power of Spelteran, I wanted them to quickly send us to Ellear without paying much attention to me.

There was no time to explain the details of the Golbalt kingdom’s high-ranking officials or the interspecies alliance’s support.

The Golbalt kingdom had only half-listened to my request.

When we arrived at the Golbalt kingdom’s border, a self-proclaimed prime minister was waiting for us.

“Please call me Duke Atounu.”

Prime Minister Duke Atounu.

He was the core power holder of the Golbalt kingdom, and I knew that the prime minister of the Golbalt kingdom held power second only to the king.