Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans

The leader should not do the work directly because he has better technology than the worker.

I don’t know if I show a demonstration and teach the workers.

On the battlefield, a commander jumps out to the front saying he fights better than his subordinates?

If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to stay as a knight rather than a commander from the start?

‘It’s the same with Youngji management. If I worked in a workshop, I would make good things. But that is the work of the blacksmith, not the lord. As long as I’m the lord, I have to do the right thing.’

I took my apprentice again and headed to the tanning workshop.

“What we need right now is a harness.”

I pointed to a horse plowing in the distance.

It seems that a harness was made and put on randomly, but the harness was strangling the horse.

The papyrus was spread out and charcoal was played, just as they had done in the forge.

“Don’t make it look like the harness worn by that horse over there.”

“What do you mean?”

I pointed out the neck of the horse drawn on the drawing.

“The harness should come down below the neck and be thicker than that. That way, when the horse advances, the harness presses against the neck, making it difficult to breathe. To prevent that from happening, lower the harness and dissipate the force applied to the body.”

Horses were used throughout battle, transportation, and farming due to their unique mobility.

However, in farming, horses are less used than cows, and this was due to their stamina.

Because the existing harness strangled the horse, it was made into an animal inferior to a cow.

If you can bring out the horse’s original power by fixing the harness, it has many advantages over the cow.

‘Compared to cows, horses lack endurance and consume a lot of feed, but the momentary power is strong and the work speed is fast.’

The instantaneous strength was a great help in reclaiming the unexplored land.

Even if the land was fertile, clearing was difficult if the rocks were deeply embedded in the stump.

The horse could easily pull out a rock or stump with the explosive power of an instant.

Also, the faster the work speed was, the more important the field was.

It means that what would take two days can be done in one day.

‘The Great Plains are unexplored on all sides. There is also a large amount of land owned by farmers. A horse is better than a cow in this situation.’

If the plow and harness I ordered were added, the work efficiency would be doubled.

It was possible to create the best synergy by increasing production while spending less product.

Just as they did at the blacksmith’s, they showed a demonstration at the tanning workshop.

“This should be enough.”

After confirming that the tanners understood the design, they moved to another workshop.

Other apprentices, such as masons, carpenters, and weavers, were given individual instructions.

There were so many things to do because it was a territory that had nothing to do, so I had to give instructions one by one.

The materials purchased from Turan were not in sufficient numbers, but soon Turan would send a bounty.

I don’t know how much the reward will be, but it’s hard for the few apprentices to consume it all.

‘The apprentices who migrated became independent as artisans. I’ll have to apprentice a talented child among the local people and nurture them as artisans in the long term.’

I thought it was necessary to teach artisans and apprentices by showing brief demonstrations at every opportunity.

‘Of course, it will take a long time to fill a technical position like this, so I’ll have to keep making relocation offers. Immigration… developing gold mines comes first.’

When gold is mined in the mine and distributed through Turan as a window, rumors spread in an instant.

And that rumor will increase the number of immigrants explosively.

‘It’s late today, so let’s stop here, tomorrow morning…’

Suddenly, I felt a stinging gaze and raised my head.

Every time I moved the studio, the apprentices who followed me were looking at me with the same expression.

I knew very well what that expression meant.

“Vulcanistos…”

A murmur was heard in the group of apprentices.

It was the name of the god of technology.

An imaginary god who bestows talent and inspiration on engineers.

Because he is an imaginary god, unlike Horbid, he does not actually exist.

And since he did not exist, of course he was also a god that few people believe in.

Only a few craftsmen, such as artisans and apprentices, were worshiped.

‘Did I show too much?’

It shows the skill and advanced knowledge of a craftsman.

Not to mention how it looked to those who worshiped technology and knowledge.

Not to mention that Vulcanistos is said to be in the form of a human.

The way the apprentices looked at me was not as sure as Kiesler’s, but they were similar.

‘It happens like this again.’

It was the look he always received, even through so many rounds.

In a way, I was sick of it, but I kept my silence in their faith that I couldn’t refuse.

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The next day, I immediately left Olymus and started the pilgrimage to the territory.

Olymus’ work had been completed to some extent, and the pilgrimage could not be postponed any longer.

Kistler’s words were decisive.

“The lord is leaving for Turan, and I have sent a message from Lagoa.”

“contents is?”

“It is said that Orcs and Goblins have settled in the nearby mountains and are blocking entry.”

“Did you attack the village?”

“no. It is said that they do not come down from the mountain and only block entry.”

‘Only the entry of the mountain is blocked.’

When I winked at him to continue, Kessler pondered for a moment before continuing.

“ah. When we first met, he asked for his name. They said that if I said my name, they would kick me out saying it was different.”

When I heard that, I opened the map.

“Where is Lagoa?”

“Here.”

Seeing the location of the village Kistler pointed out, I narrowed my eyes.

“indeed.”

There was a mountain just above the village of Lagoa.

The mountain was part of the Gray Mountains, and in my memory was a gold vein.

I guessed the reason for asking the identity and name of the people who occupied the mountain.

‘Ughdash. Iron Mist lack.’

In my experience, there was no other force that could occupy this place.

And Pinto is the only human that has contact with Ugdash of the Iron Mist tribe.

Of course, the name he asked for was also Pinto.

When I talked to Pinto via Gerhard, I remembered what he said.

– In fact, the owner of this mountain range is separate. You are waiting after you have already finished your preparations. We’re doing business with him.

Lv.62 Baguku

‘Did you hear that Ugdash took over the mines of Lagoa?’

Looking at the map on the table, I recalled the world map I had seen at the Daejeon Festival.

The areas of Orcs and Goblins marked on the world map were substituted into the map.

A gray mountain range between the Great Plain of Oroko and the realm of the alien race.

An area of orcs and goblins that stretched across the northeastern side of the Gray Mountains.

‘That area must have been the territory of Ugdash.’

Because it was like that in the previous episode.

‘But now it’s mine. By negotiating with the representative system.’

Representatives represented all races and nations.

If the representative system recognized Ugdash’s territory as mine, Ugdash would have to step down.

However, according to Kistler’s report, Ugdash did not back down.

‘Are you holding on while ignoring the guarantee of the representative system? The liver is also big.’

Even if I gave a blow to the representative system, the representative system was the representative system.

There were few beings in this land who could ignore the recommendation given by the representative system.

It is an organization created to keep peace by keeping each other in check.

If you ignore the representative system and jump out, you will only be thoroughly trampled.

Ughdash endured such a risk and was holding out on my land.

‘It’s not that I don’t understand.’

I looked at the map again.

How did the situation change when I was recognized for occupying the northeast side of the Gray Mountains?

The territory of the Orcs and Goblins in the mountains has completely disappeared.

Of course, only the area covered by the mountain range disappeared.

The territory of Oroko Great Plains was not touched at all.

Compared to that area, the area of the mountain range that was taken away was like dust.

‘The Orcs and Goblins, if you look at the racial units, the territories handed over to me are very small. If you look at the tribal unit, only the territory of Ugdash has completely disappeared.’

It was understandable that Ughdash was forceful.

If it were a dwarf or a dwarf, they would have been comforted by giving them another territory.

Did you know that monsters like Orcs and Goblins are concessions?

It was no different from writing a dump on Ugdash alone.

‘It’s not just land there, it’s a land with gold veins. I couldn’t have stayed back.’

As I said to Kistler before, gold was a metal of little value to this race.

Ghosts and dwarves had higher compatible metals such as Orichalcum and Mithral.

Tribes like Orcs and Goblins preferred iron weapons to precious metals.

However, Ugdash and its tribes were exceptionally fond of precious metals.

‘For an Orc, he’s a smart guy. They know how to use gold.’

Ugdash knew that gold was extremely valuable to humans.

He knew that he could buy a human being with a metal that was no different than a stone to himself.

‘In the previous episode, the gold coming out of this land was called the Orocco gold coin. The Oroko gold coins were all gold from the gold mines mined by the Ironmist tribe. All that gold flowed into the land of men.’

As for how it went, it was, of course, selling humans.

Exchange humans for gold, gold for humans and humans for orcs.

A huge amount of gold was exchanged with more humans and flowed into the human world.

‘Therefore, the monsters had too many breeding slaves, so there was no need to fight each other over slaves, and the civil war stopped and the number increased like cockroaches.’

This was not simply a moral issue.

Selling humans to other races or monsters was a matter beyond morality.

If one human becomes a breeding slave for a monster, how many monsters will it give birth to?

‘It was decades after the slave trade stopped in the previous episode. It was after the value of gold fell below that of silver, and the population plummeted due to plagues, droughts, and poor harvests.’

When they first started trading with the Orcs, the lords liked that they could relieve the saturated population by receiving gold.

So, in my previous life, I actively sold more people than in the slave trade on Earth.

In order to decorate themselves, hold banquets, and build temples, they sold their own people to help breed enemies.

And what did they do when they reached the point where they could no longer sell humans?

The lords just thought they should reduce their luxury, but the orcs and goblins started heading south, saying that the time had come for them to hunt themselves.

‘If I own this vein, that won’t happen. And what is increasing is not monsters such as Orcs and Goblins, but the people of my territory. I like that gold so much that if I sell my own people, I can buy it.’

This is why I rejected Pinto’s offer.

To prevent the enemy from increasing and to increase my power.

Even if it leads to a big war.

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In the morning I rode my horse northeast.

The companions accompanying Calliope and one member of the household created during the move.

When asked how about adding an escort, I shook my head.

‘No matter how many escorts there are, if Calliope can’t protect me, no one can.’

At my words, Calliope’s cheeks turned slightly red.

On the other hand, the thoughts fluctuated terribly.

“…”

After a full day of driving, we arrived at Lagoa.

Olymus was in the center of my domain, and Lagoa was at the northeast end.

Where the Gray Mountains begin, the small frontier village beneath them was Lagoa.

The size of Lagoa is similar to when I just arrived in Olymus.

It felt strange to see Lagoa after watching only Olymus, which was developing rapidly.

It feels like I’ve lost all the foundation I’ve built and started anew.

‘There are so many things to do.’

When I thought of this, I let out a sigh.

You can’t develop all the estates equally, so it shouldn’t be.

But it shouldn’t be so extreme.

Olymus and Lagoa, the distance between the two villages was a day’s ride on horseback.

what happened in between?

there was nothing.

‘I don’t know if an army passes through this gap.’

I don’t know if there are mountains or rivers, but it was the plain itself.

Even though the land was habitable enough, it was empty.

The fact that there were so many vacant lots was like opening the gate wide.

‘Especially, it’s embarrassing when a group that is not under the control of the representative system decides to attack.’

Even if there are subordinates, there are only a few of them.

If the enemy dispersed in all directions and attacked the village, it would be difficult to stop.

‘It’s already a yard where a guy who ignores the representative system like Ughdash comes out. Hurry up and increase migration. Raise existing settlements, and also make new settlements on land that can be settled. I have to increase the density to make this empty space disappear.’

A process that would have taken several generations in a previous life.

I had the knowledge of the future that had been accumulated through countless rounds.

And the foundation to support it was there too.

I saw a gray mountain farther than Lagoa in front of me.

“Ohh… my lord…”

Upon entering the entrance of Lagoa, the villagers bowed their heads and prostrated themselves.

They were the ones who had been watching me from the moment I began to see them on the horizon.

Was it because of the monsters that occupied the mountain?

Even though there were only a few pieces of furniture, several people stood guard.

When they realized that I was the lord, they relaxed their stiff expressions and were relieved.

“Who is the representative?”

“It’s a small person.”

A man claiming to be the village chief stood up.

“I heard from Kistler that there is a monster blocking the entry of the mountain.”

“That’s… not monsters, but Orcs and Goblins.”

I snorted inwardly.

Monsters who are only immersed in violence and s*xual desire with their intellect.

A world where Orcs and Goblins are treated as civilized people.

“When did you start seeing them on the mountain?”

“It’s been a while since I started to see it.”

The village chief pointed to the mountain.

“I’ve seen goblins often over there in the valley. Fortunately, it wasn’t aggression, so if we were careful, it wouldn’t be a problem.”

“Didn’t you block the entry?”

“yes. It is only recently that they crossed the valley to our side and blocked the entry of the mountain.”

“Have you ever raided a village?”

“Not yet.”

Orcs and goblins are monsters that humans can’t use.

Didn’t Olymus suffer miserably from their attack without going far?

But even seeing a human being, even if you keep a human being close to you, you neglect it?

“Have any outsiders ever come?”

“Yes? Yes… I have occasional visits for gifts.”

reward. I narrowed my eyes.

“In fact, people who come from outside have often said this. It’s thanks to them that they won’t be attacked.”

“indeed.”

‘I wonder if this place was left unattended because it was a base for giving back.’

It must be because it was a stopover for collaborators who paid tribute to Ugdash.

Even if the Orcs and Goblins were savage, they knew how to distinguish between friends and foes.

‘The outsider must be at the top of Pinto.’

In the previous rounds, the only human who made a deal with Ugdash was always Pinto.

The reason Pinto became the target in the first place was because he monopolized the trade with Ugdash.

‘Did they try to build a trade route from Lagoa to Olymus and Turan?’

When talking through Gerhard, Pinto said.

that he would relay Olymus.

‘This must have been the golden road.’

Like the Silk Road in his previous life, he called the trade route with the Iron Mist tribe the Golden Road in the previous round.

The one who monopolized that road was Pinto, and it was the source from which he could buy the title of great nobleman.

‘I’ll monopolize this time, so it’s a pity that I can’t become a nobleman, Pinto.’

While laughing at his future in my heart, I gestured to the village chief.

“I will go up the mountain.”

I climbed the gray mountain with the village chief as my guide.

As the name suggests, the gray mountain grew with faded plants.

As if it had been hit by snow, the grass and trees lost their jade color.

‘It’s because the energy that Tiamar exudes settles down here.’

Recalling the reason for the faded color, he also remembered that Tiamar’s power was still strong.

It’s a disaster when you wake up, but a strange existence that benefits you when you sleep with power.

As long as Tiamar is alive and well, the representative system does not cross the human realm.

‘Depending on the use of Dokdo’ is used in this case.’

Although Tiamar is more dangerous than poison.

I followed the village head with a silly smile.

At that moment, Calliope, who was walking almost with the village chief, stopped walking.

“…”

“Why is that?”

“quiet.”

Calliope raised her hand to cover the village chief’s mouth and looked around.

At this, the group behind me was wary and stuck close to the side.

I couldn’t hear anything, but I followed Calliope’s gaze.

The gray bushes ahead were rustling even though the wind was not blowing.

A rustle soon followed.

A group of goblins emerged from the bush.

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“human.”

Long, pointed nose, ears, eyes, and short stature.

Its skin was green, its teeth sharp, and it drooled through its gaping mouth.

He acted like a broken wind-up doll, giggling and trembling with an eye smile.

“Why did you come, human?”

“I see you for the first time.”

“Gree. do?”

Calliope put her hand on her waist.

It was because he had read my feelings that had settled down after hearing the word deal.

After ordering me to stay still, I stepped forward.

“I came to trade. Where is the chieftain?”

“do! Gore!”

“human! female!”

“I am human. delicious.”

The group shrugged their shoulders and giggled loudly.

Where are the human slaves, I choose first, humans are delicious,

I raised my hand to shut up the goblins who were talking nonsense.

“Not yours. Guide them to the chieftain.”

At those words, the goblin exhaled and stomped his feet.

Show me a human, I’m hungry, I want to eat, and I’ve been talking nonsense again.

But as I looked down without reaction, it soon became quiet.

“Ummm… I know. Follow me!”

A group of goblins climbed the mountain at a rapid pace, singing songs human by human.