Building a Monster Nation From Zero in Another World

"Uh..."

Looking at the calculated results, Shuna was stunned.

What was going on?

Naming monsters not only didn't consume anything but actually made them stronger?

"As expected of Rin-sama!"

What else could Shuna say?

"Cough!"

"In any case, it's definitely a good thing that everyone can become stronger."

"Mhm, mhm, mhm!"

Shuna nodded repeatedly, while also beginning to imagine the scene of the village's strength greatly increasing.

Two hundred seventy Ogres, excluding underage children, could field at least 200 active combatants.

The Ogres did not have the weakness of females.

They were all soldiers.

If it weren't for the consideration that sending children to battle was somewhat inappropriate, everyone could fight for Rin.

Then there were 8,000 Hobgoblins. Forming an army of 5,000 was effortlessly easy.

5,000 soldiers, 200 elites.

Then, pairing male and female Starfang Wolves to form Starfang Wolf Riders.

In this way, an army of monsters close to 6,000 strong, consisting of elite troops, cavalry, and regular soldiers, was formed.

Soon, Snow Empress and Shuna completed the summoning of everyone.

And upon learning that Rin had called them over to name everyone, the monsters immediately erupted in deafening cheers and praises.

Without needing to say anything more, Rin was already accustomed to the monsters' purity and genuine outpouring of emotion.

"Everyone, line up in an orderly fashion, one by one, no rush."

Rin sat at the head, in front of a long line of monsters eagerly awaiting their master's naming.

Naming approximately 8,500 monsters at once was definitely a huge undertaking.

It wasn't that the process of consuming magicules would cause Rin discomfort.

On this point alone, Rin was actually already accustomed to it.

What truly troubled Rin was what kind of names he should give the monsters.

"Um..."

Rin: "You, your name is ...."

"As for you, from the Red Ogre tribe, and a girl, how about Benihana?"

To be honest, Rin never expected it.

The biggest difficulty encountered in naming wasn't a lack of magicules, but the 8,500 names themselves.

It was fine at first, but later, Rin's well of inspiration was truly bone dry.

Helpless, he had no choice but to muddle through like Rimuru, using names like 'Gobueast,' 'Gobuwest,' and 'Gobunorth.'

Fortunately, the monsters didn't care about these things at all.

As long as it was a name given by Rin, they would cherish it from the bottom of their hearts, never disgracing Rin's expectations.

Actually, Rin didn't have any expectations.

Fortunately, Rin could remember every monster he named.

This prevented Rin from being in the awkward situation of not knowing a monster's name when facing them.

"Phew~"

Thus, the naming process lasted for nearly an hour.

After finishing the naming, the mentally exhausted Rin lay sprawled on the bed, just wanting a good night's sleep.

"So tired."

"It turns out that naming monsters is such a difficult task."

"Violet, don't you have an automatic naming function there?"

Facing Rin's inquiry, Violet replied, "That's easy, but naming monsters is a process of establishing a Soul Corridor, so it cannot be done so expediently."

Not only could Violet not assist, but even if Rin held a dictionary and flipped through it on the spot, it wouldn't work.

The best way to name is to think briefly and then blurt it out.

"Naming, a fated name?"

To Rin, this was merely an unintentional remark.

But to the monsters, the names bestowed by Rin were treasures that would accompany them for their entire lives.

"Alright then."

That being said, just the thought that he might have to name tens of thousands of Lizardmen and hundreds of thousands of Orcs in the future sent shivers down Rin's spine.

200,000 names, it was simply torture!

He felt he should get a dictionary early, just in case.

"Forget it, what happens in the future, we'll talk about it later."

A dictionary was useless.

Violet had made it very clear, only names that Rin blurted out on a whim could carry a Soul Corridor.

Naming while flipping through a dictionary wouldn't work.

"No choice, I'll just have to let future me worry about it."

As for now, Rin, who had worked hard all day, just wanted to slack off.

Thus, two more days passed since the subjugation of the Goblins and Direwolves.

This afternoon, Rin was tasting Shuna's latest dish.

At the same time, he received a telepathic communication from Souei.

"Rin-sama."

Souei: "Reporting to you about the Lizardmen's attitude."

"Mm."

Rin-sama picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth. "What did they say?"

"The Lizardmen rejected our alliance proposal."

"Is that so?"

Rin was not particularly surprised by this outcome.

Regarding how to subjugate the monster races in the Great Jura Forest, Rin's plan was to first cooperate and express their friendly attitude.

Then, when the Orc Lord's crisis arrived, he would incorporate them.

Of course, the simplest method would actually be to send a team of A-rank Ogres to the Lizardmen tribe.

Recruitment, after all, is nothing more than military deterrence and coercion or inducement.

"Souei, what do you think of those Lizardmen? Can they be recruited?"

"This..."

Souei: "The situation with the Lizardmen is a bit… special."

Rin heard Souei hesitate and thought he had encountered trouble.

With 7 million magicules in hand, and three elite units under his command, Ogres, Hobgoblins, and the Starfang Wolves, Rin lacked neither magicules nor sufficiently powerful followers.

The Lizardmen, to Rin, were actually somewhat of a double-edged sword.

In fact, rather than recruiting the Lizardmen, what Rin truly wanted to subjugate was the Tengu Clan.

Tengu could fly and were natural air forces.

He happened to be lacking such a force.

Unfortunately, the area where the Tengu resided was too far from the Ogre village, and Benimaru and Rin had not yet established contact there.

"What do you mean?"

"It's hard to describe in words."

Souei said helplessly, "If I had to say, it's probably that the Lizardmen lack the awareness of facing a strong opponent."

In Souei's view, most of the Lizardmen seemed a bit… mentally unstable.

Moreover, some were too fearless.

(To be continued.)