NOVEL NEXT Chapter 74: The Backdoor (BONUS)
The Kinsmen limit was 3.
This meant that the current Rin could only have a maximum of 3 monster races as his Kinsmen.
As for where Kinsmen came from...
First, Kinsmen must be related to dependents.
In other words, only monsters of the same race as dependents could be transformed into Kinsmen by Rin.
"So…"
Rin pondered his dependents: "Only the Ogre race meets this requirement?"
Shaking his head, Rin temporarily put aside that question and focused his attention on the Direwolf Clan before him.
"Subjugation, or death?"
Rin looked at the Direwolf Leader, who had been obediently prostrating on the ground since earlier.
"Woof!"
Feeling Rin's gaze, the Direwolf Leader instantly cowered, even speaking with a trembling voice, "I, I am willing to submit to you, great Demon Lord!"
The oppressive aura from that instant was undoubtedly a pressure far exceeding that of a monster.
And a being more terrifying than a superior monster, the only thing the Direwolf Leader could think of was a Demon Lord!
As mentioned before, the Cardinal World did not have a clear distinction between a Demon Lord Seed and a True Demon Lord.
In the eyes of most, Demon Lord was merely a title, not a power level.
This issue even existed within the Ten Great Demon Lords themselves.
The bottom three, Clayman, Carrion, and Queen Frey, also did not know the gap between themselves and the other Demon Lords.
Demon Lord Seed and True Demon Lord.
True Demon Lord, and True Demon Lord who has obtained Ultimate Skill.
The power gap between these three was so vast that calling it an overwhelming difference would not be an exaggeration.
So, even though Rin was called a Demon Lord by the Direwolf Leader, he was actually in the weakest tier.
"Let's forget about the title of Demon Lord for now; I don't have any intention of becoming a Demon Lord just yet."
Claiming to be a Demon Lord could very likely trigger a Demon Lord's Banquet.
Other Demon Lords might not care, but Clayman, that troublemaker, would definitely jump out and cause trouble.
Although Rin was not afraid, he also did not want such trouble.
Anyway, with Rin's speed of growth, he would eventually be able to crush him, so there was no need to rush.
"Yes."
The Direwolf Leader did not know Rin's thoughts.
"Bring all your kin over."
"Yes!"
The Direwolf Leader dared not disobey and immediately let out a long howl, summoning its kin.
Soon, nearly 500 Direwolves had gathered before Rin.
Direwolves were massive, almost a meter tall just standing, truly large wolves.
"Submit to me, and you shall be my subjects."
In the original work, Rimuru killed the Direwolf Leader, and its son Ranga was still willing to follow Rimuru.
In contrast, Rin had no conflict with the Direwolf Clan.
"Select the eighteen most outstanding Direwolves from your clan, I shall bestow names upon you."
"!!!"
Rin's words utterly shocked the Direwolf Leader.
It looked at Rin in disbelief, somewhat doubting if it had misheard: "You, you mean, you want to name us?"
"What?"
Rin joked, "You don't want it?"
"No!"
"You, thank you for your grace."
The Direwolf Leader trembled with excitement: "We, the Direwolf Clan, shall pledge our lives to follow you, generation after generation, upholding your authority!"
As the Direwolf Leader's voice fell, all the Direwolves behind it knelt one after another.
They offered their loyalty to their great and generous master.
"Also, Goblins."
Rin did not forget the weak Goblins: "Select 100 people, I will bestow names upon you."
"Rea, really?"
Hearing that Rin was even willing to bestow names upon weak Goblins like them, the Goblins were incredibly moved, and many female Goblins even shed tears.
"Oh, what a benevolent master."
"Even though we are so weak, you are willing to protect us."
Originally, the old Goblin village chief felt that being able to take refuge under Rin's command and receive his protection was already a great blessing.
But who would have thought that their Goblin race would have such luck to encounter such a master?
"Come up and line up…"
Rin waved his hand, signaling the old village chief to bring 100 Goblins forward.
"You stay too."
The old village chief was about to leave but was stopped by Rin: "At your age, if you don't get a name, you probably won't live much longer."
"From now on, you shall be called Rigurd, and serve me as the Leader of the Goblin race."
These words once again moved the old village chief to tears.
Rin even felt that even if he gave the command to 'commit suicide,' Rigurd would not hesitate to take his own life on the spot.
As for Rigurd's name issue.
At this time, the monster Gelmud had not yet arrived at the Goblin village, nor had he named Rigurd's eldest son.
"As for you, the elder brother is Rigur, and the younger brother is Rigord."
"And you all…"
For the Goblins' naming, aside from the first father and two sons, Rin was quite casual: "Gobta, Gobuna, Gobuya…"
The naming process was quick, Rin glanced at the consumed magicules, which had decreased by about 60,000.
Rin's magicules was 200,000+, and after deducting 60,000, it had fallen below 200,000.
However, the status of a Demon Lord Seed would not disappear.
In fact, even if Rin exhausted all his magicules, he would still be a Demon Lord Seed.
Demon Lord Seed was the Cardinal World's recognition of a monster, meaning you had the qualification to challenge the True Demon Lord realm.
"100,000 was consumed, and 40,000 was fed back from the Goblins, so only 60,000 magicules was reduced."
Logically, to raise an E-rank Goblin to the level of a C-rank Hobgoblin, at least 2,000 magicules would be consumed.
For 100 Goblins, that would be 200,000.
However, Rin had connections, Violet helped him get a backdoor deal, directly halving the cost to 100,000 magicules.
Rin secretly gave Violet a thumbs up.
[Magicules: 205,000 → 145,000]
After finishing the Goblin naming, the Direwolves also selected their kin eligible for names…
(To be continued.)
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