NOVEL NEXT Chapter 78: The Life
Thinking this, Rin looked at the other figures.
Rin's room was very large, nearly a hundred square meters, even more spacious than an average large living room, enough to accommodate many people.
Besides the familiar Snow Empress, Ice Empress, Ogerpon, Shuna, and others, and the mentally prepared Rigurd and his sons, the remaining figures were somewhat unexpected to Rin.
Standing near the door were nearly twenty figures.
They were all kneeling on one knee, respectfully awaiting Rin's inspection.
Leading them was a muscular middle-aged man, wearing a beast-skin coat with abundant body hair, giving Rin a sense of a Viking warrior.
Fortunately, not everyone had this kind of appearance.
Besides the middle-aged man, the other eighteen included youths, teenagers, mature women, and young girls with a charming aesthetic.
Without exception, all of these individuals had beast ears and tails.
Additionally, their hair colors varied.
Red, blue, green, pink—yet they didn't look like rebellious punk hair.
Instead, they appeared very natural and complemented the temperament and image of each person, highlighting their unique characteristics perfectly.
"Are they the Starfang Wolf Clan?"
Rin could feel the soul connection between them, and he guessed the identity of this group.
"Yes, Master!"
Hearing Rin recognize them, Hoshiga looked up excitedly, his eyes filled with joy.
Regarding how his subordinates addressed Rin, those who were close enough would directly call him by his name, like Ogerpon, Snow Empress, and Violet.
Shuna and others preferred to call Rin "Lord."
Similar to ancient generals and monarchs, forming a lord-vassal relationship.
This form of address typically appeared among humanoid monsters, such as the Oni and Goblin clans, who regarded themselves as Rin's subjects.
"Your transformations are even greater than Rigurd's."
Although he had anticipated it, a group of large wolves suddenly transforming into beast-kin still amazed Rin.
Especially a few of the fluffy beast-eared girls among them. Rin's gaze lingered on them for several seconds before he reluctantly moved it away.
Of course, Rin wasn't coveting their beauty.
More than their appearance, Rin wanted to touch their ears and tails. "The texture must be really nice."
"Rin-sama."
Shuna brought in toiletries, followed by two Miko Hime, carrying various delicious dishes prepared by Shuna herself.
As expected, Shuna understood Rin best.
After his long sleep, Rin indeed felt hungry.
This was naturally not a true need for sustenance.
It was just Rin's habit of viewing three meals a day as a normal routine.
"Snow Empress, Shuna, stay."
After washing up, Rin told everyone, "Ogerpon, you and Ice Empress go play. I'm fine now."
Rin remained lying on the bed, while Shuna naturally took the tray from the Miko Hime and began to serve Rin his meal.
"..."
This decadent scene made Snow Empress chuckle a bit. "Should I join in too?"
"Cough, cough."
Rin heard the teasing in Snow Empress's words.
"Give me a portion too."
Snow Empress smiled and shook her head, then naturally took a dish from the tray.
Just like that, one on each side, she and Shuna began to serve Rin.
'This heavenly life, it's like a dream...'
Two beautiful women attending to him so closely, could there be anything more fulfilling?
"Snow Empress, you can leave this kind of thing to me."
"It's fine."
Snow Empress didn't mind. "Taking care of Master is what we, as his dependents, should do."
'Hmph!'
"Alright, I'll eat it myself."
Rin stopped the two girls' intimate actions, placing the items in front of him. "And Violet, you come out too."
"I had intended to wait until you finished eating before coming out."
Violet appeared at the foot of the bed and said, "So, do you need me to report the current situation?"
"Mm."
Rin had more or less gotten used to Violet's personality.
She was much like a template auto-memory doll, equally cold and indifferent, like an impeccably precise personal secretary, awaiting her master's commands.
"We currently possess a total of 3.02 million magicules."
Violet: "Of this magicules, 2.02 million is stored with me, and you can access it at any time."
"Additionally, you currently have 270 Kijin, 8,200 Goblins, and 560 Starfang Wolf Beastkin under your command."
...
For ease of address, Violet also referred to them as the Wolf Clan.
"Starfang Wolf Beastkin?"
"Yes."
Violet: "They collectively evolved into Beastkin, gaining the ability to shapeshift freely between giant wolves and humanoid Beastkin."
It was for this reason that Violet used "560 people" rather than "560 heads" to refer to them.
"That's an unexpected surprise."
Like in the original, pairing Goblins with Direwolves to create cavalry would indeed be good.
But Rin felt that the Goblin Clan's potential was limited.
Except for a few special individuals like Gobta and Gobwa, the Goblin Clan hadn't produced any truly powerful figures.
Therefore, rather than making them combat personnel, it would be better to use them for logistics.
The Goblin population was large, and although their reproduction rate had somewhat decreased due to their evolution, it could still be maintained at a C-level.
"However..."
Violet added, "The Wolf Clan is not accustomed to human ways of life."
"Compared to human clothing, food, and daily routines, some of them prefer their original forms during normal times."
"Is that so..."
Rin didn't care about the Wolf Clan's habits. As long as they were comfortable, he wouldn't force Hoshiga and the others to become Beastkin.
(To be continued.)