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*BAM!*
Master slammed his fist onto the armrest of the throne. He was currently sitting on the throne inside Hydrurond's throne room. The throne had just been reformed after it was destroyed. Master was acknowledged by the world system as its sovereign and this country was now Liguritudum's vassal state.
However, when he checked the military overview in the monarch system, the army count was zero. None of Hydrurond's soldiers were available for his command.
This was completely different from his plan. The plan was to use the zombie army and guild siege weapons to overwhelm the capital. Once he gained control of this country's monarch system, he expected the low-ranked soldiers to be under his control. In that way, he could add these captured soldiers to his original army. He would then revive the dead soldiers from the battle in this capital, further bolstering his army size.
With this method, they will have enough army to continue the expansion without a need to recuperate. They could continue repeating this approach against the next country they invaded until they completely conquered the whole world.
But this unexpected situation put his entire plan to a halt.
Long was standing beside the throne. He was sneering, but he made sure Master didn't see it. It was rare to see this arrogant person being frustrated. He enjoyed the sight, but he also knew that it was dangerous to tease Master when he was in this state.
Linda sent Master a message at this time, "Haven't you already destroyed the throne? Why is the Hydrurond army continued to put their distance from us? Or did you send them to eradicate the fleeing enemy players?"
"No… I don't have control over the Hydrurond's army," Master answered.
"What?! This jeopardizes our entire plan… What could be the reason? Does this happen because you are already a sovereign of a different country? We should have used one of our draconian guild members to destroy the throne then."
Master was irked. This monarch system was indeed alien to him. He didn't learn anything about this system when he studied the second world game program.
"I think there is another reason…," Master said. He had been checking the other functions of the system.
The Officer Overview was empty. None of the Hydrurond officers accepted his rule. When he became Liguritudum's ruler, some still stayed even when they were dissatisfied with the way he took the throne.
In the City Overview, some settlements were not under his control. All villages and towns submitted to his authority, but around a quarter of the cities and metropolises were designated as rebel settlements. A pop-up information box informed him that he had to send a force to take down these settlements to reintegrate them into the country's management.
After seeing all this, he suddenly remembered what Frorryntiar said before he killed her.
"Can it be…," A revelation came to him.
He activated the map of the monarch system. He could see the movement of the remnant of the Hydrurond army. Their retreat was too organized for a leaderless army.
He sent a message to Linda, "Chase after the fleeing Hydrurond army!"
"Any reason for that?" Linda asked.
"It's the princess. After helping her daughter escape, Frorryntiar said I won't be able to take full control of this country. I didn't think much about it then. Now I understand. The monarch system gives me rulership after I take the throne by force. But as long as there is an heir, the previous administration will follow the heir as a rebel force."
"I see… It's a pity we didn't know about this rule beforehand. Okay, I will send a chase command."
"Send only the zombie army. They will still die after a few more hours. Even if you can't get the princess, kill as many of the Hydrurond soldiers as possible so I have more numbers to revive using the Necronomicon. Order the live army to take control of this capital and reestablish order."
"I understand," Linda replied.
Master continued checking the monarch system while Linda carried out his order. He went back to the Officer Overview section. In this section, there was an extra portrait above the chief advisor. That portrait was titled Puppet Sovereign.
After giving the matter a thought, he sent a message to Gridhacker, "Gridhacker, I will appoint you as the puppet sovereign of the Hydrurond country."
"I'm honored for your trust, my lord," Gridhacker replied.
"Honor me by not disappointing me," Master returned. He then interfaced with the monarch system and entered Gridhacker into the empty portrait. Gridhacker could now use the monarch system of this country in his stead.
He would let Gridhacker fill up the rest of the portraits, but then he saw the two draconians that were bound by runic ropes in front of him. They were Guzrim and Grombi.
He said to them, "Do the two of you want to live?"
The two were silent, but Master could see a difference between their expressions. Grombi showed defiance, while Guzrim showed fear.
"If you bow to me and swear fealty, I will let you live," Master said.
Grombi spat, "I would rather die than stoop that low!"
"As you wish." Master had expected the response. He cast two spells in a row. Flight and Telekinesis. He flew up and then used the telekinesis to pull Grombi toward him. He then used Wind God Rage.
Grombi was not in a good condition to start with. The divine skill shredded his body to pieces.
Master floated back down to his throne. He then asked Guzrim, "Do you wish to join him?"
Guzrim replied with a trembling voice, "I… I… submit…"
"Good," Master said. He then entered Guzrim into the chief advisor portrait. With a previous officer giving councils, it should help Gridhacker to do a better job ruling this country.
Not long after that, he heard a familiar roar.
"The immortal prison has run out of duration, eh?" He muttered.
The lord of dragons would be extremely displeased seeing the changes after he was freed. Master had no doubt Eoranth would come at him, but he did not worry.
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