Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 473

“Dolvirak.”

“Crang!”

When Su-ho called for Dolvirak, the Dolvirak that had become Su-ho’s citizen answered with a booming voice.

Still, “Crang,” huh. That was a cuter cry than he’d expected.

‘Then again, most monsters max out hostility the moment they see a player and charge in.’

So the sounds they make are usually closer to metallic screeches, like they’re about to tear their throats out.

While he was at it, he tried releasing the Influence state too.

As expected, there was no real difference.

Now that it had become a citizen of Su-ho Land, it was already full of loyalty toward Su-ho even without Influence.

Which meant it was time to take the next step.

“I want to summon my subordinates. How do I do that?”

That was when—

[ Advice - If you wish to summon the subordinates under your command, you may call their names or freely call for them, and manifest your will. ]

“Oh?”

Come to think of it, because I’m still inexperienced, the national prosperity advice helper system was active, right?

Following the advice helper’s advice, Su-ho immediately called in the three generals.

“Il-yong, Du-yong, Sam-yong.”

[ Il-yong is being summoned. ]

[ Du-yong is being summoned. ]

[ Sam-yong is being summoned. ]

“Yes, Great King!”

At Su-ho’s call, the national system instantly summoned the three lizardman generals. The three who appeared immediately dropped to one knee and showed proper respect.

Su-ho smiled.

“Long time no see. You guys doing well?”

“Yes. It is all thanks to you, Great King.”

“Thanks to me, my ass. Anyway, what have you been doing?”

“We have been thoroughly guarding your territory, Great King, and monitoring closely to see if China attempts anything strange.”

“Oh, you’re doing great without me even telling you?”

“Because it is your territory, Great King.”

“You weren’t bored?”

“We have been constantly sparring for the sake of training among ourselves, so we were not that bored.”

“Oh, so you really have been taking care of things on your own. But even so, you were a warrior race that used to live by fighting. Didn’t your bodies get itchy?”

“Well...”

At Su-ho’s question, Il-yong—who had been answering as the representative—laughed awkwardly and traded glances with Du-yong and Sam-yong.

“To be honest, our bodies did get itchy.”

“Haha! I figured. That’s why I prepared a special event for you.”

“W-what kind of event is it?”

At the word “event,” Il-yong and the others flared their nostrils and showed interest.

At their reactions, Su-ho pointed around them.

“See where we are right now?”

“Yes, we do.”

“This is an island called Madagascar. It’s also called the Island of Death. This is a place occupied by fairies called plague fairies—fairies who used a corruption sorcery...”

Su-ho explained that this place was filled with corrupted ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) monsters, and that now the island no longer had an owner.

Then, quick on the uptake, Il-yong’s eyes sparkled.

“Then... Great King, are you perhaps about to wage a war of conquest with us?”

“That’s right. I figured it was about time we expanded our territory. The Yalu River is a bit unsettling because China borders it, but this place is something humanity abandoned—so if the conditions are right, it’ll be easier to manage in a lot of ways.”

“Excellent! It’s wonderful!”

“Right? But before that, there’s something I want to confirm.”

“What is it?”

“Hey. Come here.”

At Su-ho’s call, Dolvirak came over and rubbed its body against him.

“What is this?”

“This is one of the native monsters here. It’s called a Dolvirak. It just became my citizen. So—can you understand it? Can you talk to it?”

“I will try. Hello?”

Il-yong shifted his gaze and greeted Dolvirak.

“Crang!”

Dolvirak replied.

After talking with Dolvirak for a while, Il-yong returned his attention to Su-ho.

“Yes. We can communicate.”

“Good. We need to go wage a war of conquest, and I was wondering what we’d do if you couldn’t communicate with monsters. We need to be able to talk if we’re going to make them switch sides, right?”

“That is correct, Great King.”

“Alright, so the communication problem’s solved... Now give me your weapon.”

“Yes.”

A while back, Su-ho had bestowed three blood weapons upon the three generals.

Tridents made with Blood Armor.

When Il-yong handed his weapon over, Su-ho took the trident and used a skill on it.

[ Corruption Sorcery activates. ]

What he used was Corruption Sorcery.

The moment he used sorcery, True Mana burst out and coiled around the trident’s head, and the head that was wrapped began to glow softly—like a glow stick.

“Wait here for a moment.”

“Understood.”

After saying that, Su-ho stepped away for a bit with the newly modified trident.

And not long after, Su-ho reappeared from far away, bringing two new Dolviraks with him. Along with the trident he’d borrowed.

Su-ho grinned.

“Man. This thing’s performance is insane.”

“Where did you go?”

“Testing a new weapon. You two hand over your spears too.”

When Du-yong and Sam-yong held their spears out, Su-ho placed the exact same sorcery on them, just like he had with Il-yong’s.

The sorcery Su-ho cast was a kind of counter-curse.

A counter-curse that breaks curses.

More precisely, it was a sorcery that, through the spear, reabsorbed the corruption sorcery the plague fairies had placed.

He didn’t know the principles or rules.

He simply built the function into it as he imagined it, and cast the sorcery.

And to test it himself, he went to a corrupted Dolvirak and jammed the spear into it—only to find that, exactly as he imagined, the plague fairies’ sorcery was undone.

“Alright. From here on, I’m going to tell you about your new weapons—and what you need to do...”

What the lizardmen had to do was simple.

Stab the corrupted monsters with the newly issued sorcery weapons and undo the curse.

Then subdue the freed monsters and incorporate them into Su-ho Land.

If they didn’t submit, kill them.

That was it.

“Next to this island, there’s a continent called Africa that’s as huge as China. Where we are right now is a small island beside it. So first, we’ll occupy Madagascar. Then we’ll use this place as a forward base and take control of all of Africa.”

“As expected... You truly are incredible, Great King.”

“Incredible, my ass. You’re the ones who’ll have it rough. So with that in mind, shall we assign some positions?”

“Positions, you say?”

Su-ho recalled the information for the King of Ruination trait.

[ King of Ruination ]

A king who survived a fallen nation.

He lost his nation, his people, his subordinates—everything—and only an empty shell of royalty remained. But that does not mean he is no longer a king.

① A Command stat that only a king can obtain is granted.

② The minimum qualifications of a king are granted.

└ You can declare a nation.

└ You can declare war.

└ You can bestow noble titles.

└ You can appoint positions.

③ The king’s power is activated.

└ You can declare a domain.

└ Through talent recruitment, you can place a target under your command via a loyalty contract.

└ Through the king’s call, you can summon the subordinates under your command.

In the second authority—the “minimum qualifications of a king”—it said he could appoint positions, along with bestowing titles.

‘But can I decide titles and positions however I want? Or do I have to grant predefined ones?’

As he thought that—

[ Advice - Titles and positions are not predetermined. The king may create them at will. ]

The advice helper gave him advice.

I see.

Because it’s my country, I can do whatever I want.

The difference between a noble title and a position was simple.

A noble title was usually the “five ranks of nobility”: Duke, Marquis, Count, Viscount, Baron.

A position referred to posts like minister, chancellor—those kinds of seats.

Which meant the current “position” of the three lizardmen was “general.”

But that was just a result of their hierarchy scuffles, and a broad label for convenience. They didn’t have any concrete title or official position yet.

‘Still, since they’re the first, it makes sense to give them duke seats.’

Because duke was the highest among the five ranks.

Su-ho spoke.

“Il-yong, Du-yong, Sam-yong. I will bestow titles upon you.”

“A title... you say?!”

“That’s right. From this moment on, you are the first dukes of Su-ho Land.”

[ Bestowing the title of Duke upon ‘Il-yong’. ]

[ Bestowing the title of Duke upon ‘Du-yong’. ]

[ Bestowing the title of Duke upon ‘Sam-yong’. ]

He bestowed the titles simultaneously. Then—

[ The king’s recognition is granted to ‘Il-yong’. ]

[ ‘Il-yong’s’ information has been altered. ]

[ ‘Il-yong’ has become stronger. ]

[ The king’s recognition is granted to ‘Du-yong’. ]

[ ‘Du-yong’s’ information has been altered. ]

[ ‘Du-yong’ has become stronger. ]

[ The king’s recognition is granted to ‘Sam-yong’. ]

[ ‘Sam-yong’s’ information has been altered. ]

[ ‘Sam-yong’ has become stronger. ]

As the information for the three lizardman generals shifted to “dukes,” they gained even greater power.

There were visible changes too.

For example, their bodies grew larger, their scales darkened, and an aura of gravitas settled over them—far more imposing than before.

“Oh...”

“Woah...”

“Oh...”

The generals who had become dukes murmured in low amazement as they felt their strengthened selves.

But Su-ho’s recognition wasn’t finished.

“Your noble titles will be Duke, and your positions will be General. But Il-yong, since you’re the strongest among you, you’ll be Grand General. A general’s role is to lead and command the soldiers of Su-ho Land under your authority. And in addition, to incorporate captured enemies into Su-ho Land as citizens under our banner.”

[ Appointing the position of Grand General to ‘Il-yong’. ]

[ Appointing the position of General to ‘Du-yong’. ]

[ Appointing the position of General to ‘Sam-yong’. ]

[ The king’s recognition is granted to ‘Il-yong’. ]

[ ‘Il-yong’s’ information has been altered. ]

[ ‘Il-yong’ has become stronger. ]

[ The king’s recognition is granted to ‘Du-yong’. ]

[ ‘Du-yong’s’ information has been altered. ]

[ ‘Du-yong’ has become stronger. ]

[ The king’s recognition is granted to ‘Sam-yong’. ]

[ ‘Sam-yong’s’ information has been altered. ]

[ ‘Sam-yong’ has become stronger. ]

When he granted them positions on top of their titles, they became stronger once again.

Positions mattered.

If a noble title represented the status of your rank, then a position represented duty.

Su-ho had no intention of personally roaming this vast island of Madagascar and that enormous land of Africa.

‘This is the kind of thing you run on auto-hunt.’

Continuing, Su-ho handed the Dolviraks over to the dukes and spoke.

“Here. These are gifts I’m newly bestowing upon you. Cavalry’s stronger than infantry, right? And it seems like you can communicate with them too, so use them well.”

“Thank you, Great King!”

“Good. Now I’m going to summon the rest of our subordinates waiting at the Yalu River and distribute the new weapons, so go have some fun stirring things up.”

After finishing, Su-ho raised his hand.

Then, centered around Su-ho, the tens of thousands of lizardmen who had been waiting at the Yalu River began appearing as if their camouflage was being removed.

[ Blood Armor activates. ]

[ Corruption Sorcery activates. ]

And Su-ho’s new blood weapons began getting distributed to those lizardmen.

Filling his voice with what he wanted, Su-ho shouted so everyone could hear.

“Tsurat!”

“Tsuraaahh!!”

It was the moment the full-scale conquest of the Island of Death began.