Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans

Even the soul dwelling in the holy relic was like an alter ego separated from Tiamar’s main body.

It goes without saying that Akakosque was the one who corrupted Tiamar.

“Have you forgotten why the Great Emperor was wary of using magic related to Tiamar and Akakosk? The reason why we rejected magic related to these so-called black magic was because we were concerned that we could be corrupted by their influence.”

“That bastard Tiamar. How long will the story of the past thousand years be brought out?”

Elsdorim clicked his tongue.

“The representative system you spoke of. I told you lately, Tiamar has weakened.”

“…”

“This is the result of Vlad and other vampires using black magic to their heart’s content. Black magic has nothing to do with Tiamar. It neither corrupts the user nor awakens Tiamar.”

Taznok opened his mouth to retort.

But I couldn’t really respond. because there is no evidence

“There is no evidence to claim that black magic has a bad effect on the user. Black magic was rejected for a thousand years, and only Vlad and his empire actively used it. What is the result?”

At least, no side effects were apparent.

The situation that the representative was concerned about, such as Vlad being ruled by Tiamar or making a significant change to Tiamar’s seal, did not seem to have occurred.

in their view.

“Concerns are just concerns. Although Vlad is our enemy now, don’t forget that he was one of the heroes who once sealed Tiamar.”

At Elsdorim’s point, Taznok nodded reluctantly.

‘okay. Vlad used black magic even before Akakosque was eaten by Tiamar. It has been over a thousand years since he used black magic. However, we never showed concern.’

Even more so, Vlad was one of the people who did not give in and stood up to Tiamar when the dragon, Tiamar, burned the world.

It was hard to guess that he had come and yielded to her now.

“I wonder if it is possible to save humans as easily as before. If it’s difficult to save humans like it is now, there’s nothing special. We need to introduce something to replace humans.”

Taznok frowned and didn’t answer.

I imagined skeletons and zombies filling the workshop.

‘If the human slave supply is not normalized, it will become a daily sight.’

It was an unstoppable flow even if he opposed it.

Because non-humans are a slave society.

I had no choice but to accept black magic.

‘I’d be glad if there weren’t really any problems.’

What if the problem is discovered later?

Concern about what to do if a problem such as falling under Tiamar’s influence or being bound like her is found, a concern settled in his mind.

‘It’s not that we weren’t affected, it’s that we didn’t notice… no. Let’s stop thinking about this.’

But the troubles did not find an answer.

It is too late now to return to life without human slavery.

If humans cannot be saved, something else must replace them.

Even if there are huge risks lurking.

“Let’s talk about this.”

The two dwarfs exchanged words that could not be easily concluded. While walking on the wall, the two talked about private and public matters, and soon brought up the story of winter camp.

“I think there will be a lot of numbers this winter.”

“I heard that the goblin and the lizard decided to withdraw.”

“They said they would bite everyone with only the minimum number of troops for the defense of the occupied area. It’s not to the point of saying a complete withdrawal, but the offensive power will only be left with us and the water snake.”

“her.”

In fact, the dwarf is alone.

Naga only occupied the coast.

Because they are a tribe that does not advance inland.

“why? Why did this happen all of a sudden?”

If you ask why, the reason is clear.

Elves are attacked by Orcs and Goblins.

As for Lizardmen, the dispute between the two incarnations intensified.

“The goblin says that the barrier has collapsed, and the lizard says that the incarnation was killed, but honestly, it’s such a ridiculous story that I think it’s a lie.”

“There are rumors that the incarnation was killed by humans… and that the collapse of the barrier was also caused by humans.”

“Nothing has been revealed yet. Orcs and goblins have been targeting dwarves since ancient times, so it wouldn’t be strange if they did something.”

The timing is so exquisite that I doubt it.

However, there was no evidence to substantiate this suspicion either.

The elves’ barriers weren’t just high-rise walls.

Even the dwarves were equipped with defenses that could not be easily broken by endowing them with all sorts of magic, but how could a mere human break down the barrier?

Were there any weaknesses? Then how did you know?

Taznok sighed at the unresolved suspicion.

“That’s why I was aiming for a turn to drive a wedge before withdrawing troops.”

“Vlad isn’t stupid, and there’s no way he doesn’t know.”

Even if they think, the hand is clearly visible.

The number is clearly visible, but where is the fishing idiot?

If you avoid turning and take the time, the enemy’s power will automatically decrease.

Why would you put yourself at a disadvantage?

“It’s been a headache.”

“It will be quiet for a few months.”

It must be winter when the Allied Forces, who have not been able to rotate, decide to withdraw.

Mycenae’s winters were quite harsh, making military activities difficult.

There is no choice but to enjoy a short peace following the order of nature.

“hmm?”

Taznok suddenly noticed something rising on the horizon.

“Why but?”

“Look over there.”

He pointed to the horizon with his hand.

Elsdorim moved his gaze along his fingers.

And I opened my eyes wide.

“…!”

he didn’t say anything

Needless to say, the spire reacted first.

Dang dang dang——

The spire lookout urgently rang the bell.

He saw the undead army coming from the horizon.

Soon, dwarfs started running around the city busily.

“An enemy?”

“Didn’t you say you were going to have a spin?”

“Are you defeated? Or was it bait?”

The Dwarves armed themselves and returned to their places despite making a fuss in the midst of chaos.

They did not forget the main text, even though they were embarrassed when they saw the sudden appearance of a large army of enemies.

“Send a messenger! It can’t have already taken a spin! The main force of the enemy is a decoy! It’s an ulterior motive to recapture the capital while the allied forces pursue the enemy’s main force!”

A dwarf riding a goat passed through the gate.

Seeing that, the Dwarves raised their fighting spirit.

“It just takes time.”

“If you persevere, you win. Reinforcements are coming!”

They would rather fight.

A bloody war that lasted for years.

When the winter camp begins, we will have to spend time without war.

How nice it would be if the winner or loser could be decided in one decisive battle.

There was no one who didn’t think so.

“Reinforcements will come before we cross the wall.”

“Vlad was impatient. If winter had passed, there would have been many opportunities.”

There were only 3,000 Dwarves stationed in the capital.

On the other hand, Kiryan’s army is ten times their enemy.

At the time of participation, it reached 50,000, but the number plummeted due to the loss of many necromancers in the previous battle. However, it was still an overwhelming number compared to the defensive side.

“Do the undead know how to climb the walls?”

But the dwarves were not intimidated by the numbers.

Because he knew that the number of undead was nothing more than a bluff.

Even more so they are defenders, don’t they have high walls?

“Say come!”

“The mosquito baby is fearless! I won’t break your head!”

The walls of the city were high.

During the siege, many places collapsed, but repairs were made to keep it from being exposed. Besides, isn’t the enemy not even a siege weapon at first glance?

In other words, you have to ignorantly knock on the gate or climb the wall. It was the best attack method in the position of the defender.

“Place your seat on top of the castle wall with a wide gap! After all, the opponent is the undead! Even if dozens surround you, you won’t be an opponent!”

“Only watch out for the beasts climbing the walls!”

No matter how many there are, the undead are the undead.

As long as you deal with a small number of monsters, your enemies won’t be much.

The moment the dwarves thought so and raised their mouths,

Perong!

The illusion was shattered with an explosion.

Kwakwang!

The walls of the castle were hit by iron cannonballs and shook.

The part of the wall that was not repaired went into a hollow where it was hit by a cannonball.

“What, what…”

Explosion like magic.

However, the magic power was not felt.

The Dwarves noticed through intuition.

It was an explosion caused by gunpowder.

“···gunpowder?”

Quite a few dwarves knew.

That humans have used gunpowder as a weapon for many years.

“How about gunpowder weapons?”

It was because recently, a dwarf named Bruno had failed to make and spread weapons identical to those made by humans.

In a dwarf society that values creativity, rumors about an eccentric who stole things like monkeys that were inferior to others quickly spread.

At the same time, information about the original human gunpowder weapons was also widespread.

“Could it be that Bruno was a servant?”

“It can’t be!”

“He’s on his way to the Southwest Peninsula!”

Bruno is on his way to the southern part of the Imperium of Man to showcase an invention modeled after human weapons. He couldn’t cooperate with Vlad.

So, who gave you that weapon?

Could the vampires have made it themselves?

“Did humans intervene…!”

The Dwarves were astonished.

Humans involved in a representative war?

“What about damage? Are the walls intact?”

“You’re hitting the underpaid! I can’t stand it if I keep getting hit!”

Several Dwarves rushed down the wall.

They made temporary reinforcements, such as erecting pedestals behind the walls.

However, if you receive the same shock again, you won’t see much effect.

bang!

A shell hit the side slightly away from the castle wall hit just before.

In the same way, the walls of the castle shook as the stones were pushed back.

“Artifact! Bring the artifact!”

“Hurry up and install it on the wall!”

The shells that followed did not reach the walls.

Just before reaching the wall, the space shuddered and the shells ricocheted off.

It was magic. The magic emitted by the artifact.

“The city is too big. There are not enough artifacts to cover the entire wall.”

“Can not help it! It should be limited to places under repair so that the walls can withstand as much as possible. You have to make the most of your time.”

Dwarves were as friendly with magic as elves. However, wizards did not exist in dwarven society. There were beings who were so good at magic that they were called wizards, but they had little interest in studying magic itself.

If you’ve mastered magic, you’ll have to enchant the items you’ve made.

That was the Dwarf’s attitude toward magic.

“Baby monkeys!”

Taznok was busy running around as garrison commander.

Enemies who witnessed how the shells fired began to fire siege guns in search of a place where no artifacts were installed. And he was advancing his army down the hill where the siege guns had been set up.

Zombies infested with maggots as if they were just about to be made, skeletons with flesh attached to them, ogres with blackened bloodstains, and even beasts walking on four legs.

Indeed, the military appearance of a country that was rumored to be an evil empire.

And at the end of the left wing was the only properly formed cavalry, approaching.

“…”

Taznok stopped and watched the cavalry closely.

Although he was riding a horse, it was impossible to be sure that he was human.

Much like Vlad was of human origin, many of the vampires were of human origin, and they usually covered themselves with cloth, wore masks, or wore armor to block out the sunlight.

The cavalry was no different.

Since they are covered in armor, it can only be assumed that they are humans or elves.

Vlad also had a real cavalry unit in addition to his beast troops, so it was possible that they were them.

“But that weapon is human.”

But one thing was clear.

The weapons that now strike the walls were provided by humans.

“There’s no way mosquitoes would have already made it like that.”

It must have been a human help.

“dare···.”

fast

“The representative system, no… what do you see us as!”

Anger against humans soared.

“If I get over this crisis, I won’t let you go.”

But suddenly, I remembered.

What if I can’t overcome the current crisis?

What if the capital of Mycenae is taken away?

Taznok clenched his fists.

The blood drained from his face.

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“…”

I rode my horse to the high ground where the artillery was placed.

While Mercephone sat in front of me, tucking at the horse’s mane, I surveyed the battlefield and fixed my gaze on Mycenae’s capital in the distance.

“There aren’t many.”

Rachel came over and said.

The number of defenders on the walls was in the thousands.

When I checked with Familiar, there were about 3,000 people.

“Even if the numbers are small, they are elite. Do not be vigilant.”

“I heard you left such an elite in the city and went out for a spin?”

Why?

Because the capital is worth that much.

“is that so?”

Rachel tilted her head.

“If you look at the population, it doesn’t seem worth much.”

Mycenae is a sparsely populated country.

Even the capital is very sparsely populated, with only a little over 100,000 including slaves. Except for slaves, there were only vampires and monsters, so it was natural.

“But it’s different when you know the artifacts that city has. There are a lot of things that can be coveted by the representative. I covet it, but there are things that are so dangerous that I dare not take them out.”

The main body of the holy object that occupied Vlad’s body is also there.

“I wonder if the reason my father was aiming for the capital…”

“I might as well get a present for you guys.”

I said lightly, jokingly.

It’s good to give artifacts to your followers.

However, it is incidental income.

“I did not recapture the capital, but took the spoils of the enemy. It is as if the most important purpose in the war has been taken away.”

Those defenders are the gatekeepers of that treasure.

“I plan to use that as bait to force Vlad and the allies to fight. Let the two forces collide to recover the capital and the artifact.”

Vlad probably wanted to avoid spinning and take the time.

But I won’t let things go the way he wants.

It is second to none for both sides to take the time while conserving power.

It’s best to fight endlessly while sustaining fatal wounds.

That way you can’t turn your eyes away from me.

“At the point of handing over the gunpowder weapons, our involvement will inevitably be discovered. Even if they mistake your family for Vlad’s blood relatives and servants, they won’t mistake gunpowder.”

That’s why I said you should hide your identity as much as possible.

Not necessarily, as convenient as possible.

To keep the alien race from caring about human intervention.

I need to turn their eyes so they don’t look at me.

To do that, I always made the other person busy.

“What humanity lacks is time. Time is running out to bridge the gap between humanity and the xenos. I’m just here to buy that time.”

I have always been. This time it is the same as before.

only the method is different. The purpose has always been consistent.

“Occupy the capital and use artifacts as bait to induce a showdown between Vlad and the representative system… then both sides will surely suffer great damage. But, what if one doesn’t come?”

“There is no such thing.”

I stroked Mersephone’s hair and looked at the city.

“I have told you before. Vlad didn’t call himself a god, but borrowed the power of a god. But why didn’t that greedy guy covet the seat of God?”

A whirlpool was swirling around the imperial palace in the center of the city.

The whirlpool was not the wind, but the soul.

Their screams rang in my soul, not my ears.

“This guy wanted to become a god, and because of his greed beyond his subject, his body was taken away by a sacred object. However, the terrible device prepared to become a god remains.”

That is the throne in that imperial palace.

A device for turning mortals into gods.

A device for absorbing souls and raising them.

“Retrieve it or destroy it, you have to get the city in order to choose either way. I’m just giving it a chance But there is no option to refuse.”

Tiamar

pop! pop! Perbung!

Siege cannons fired fire at the walls.

The number of siege guns located on the high ground was 41.

Zombies and skeletons attached to 41 siege guns.

click, click

The white bone rattled his bones and put the gunpowder bag into the muzzle. Then one armless corpse pushed the shell in, and another corpse put a fuse in the ignition port.

“preparation!”

The advisor of the family went around among the artillery pieces to check the aim.

The necromancer gathered mana in his fingertips while looking at his followers.

“Shoot!”

At the same time, the fuse is ignited, gripping, burning

Perbung! pop! pop! pop!

The siege cannons were pushed back as if they were being crushed as they fired shells in succession.

“Push it back!”

The maggot-infested corpses clung to the guns and rolled them back into place.

Then, the shelling procedure was repeated back to the beginning.

“sh*t.”

In the meantime, the family confirmed the impact and spat out curse words.

It was because the shells did not reach the walls.

“Put artifacts into the walls? Ignorant midgets.”

The range of the shells was sufficient.

Never, lack of firepower was the reason.

The artifacts installed by the dwarves were to blame.