Chapter 60

‘…!’

Muyoung’s eyes widened as he read the continuously appearing messages .

He expected to find the dungeon where the relics of King Murdudun were buried and for him to become a descendant of murlocs but he never expected that he would find the continuation of the Demon King of the 27th legion quest here .

Muyoung had found the location of the shrine of Gremory, the Demon God of the 56th seat, when he had returned to the past and was at the Blue Temple .

He earned the qualification to become the Demon King of the 27th Legion by passing the most difficult trial at a place with a hexagram, the Star of David .

Afterwards, he didn’t gain any more clues and had forgotten about it for a bit .

‘Gremory has 26 legions . ’

Gremory the Demon God who held the 56th seat!

It was told that she was the only female Demon God and under her, were 26 loyal Demon Kings .

Normally, there wasn’t a 27th Demon King .

And in the past, when Demon Gods were destroying humanity, Gremory never appeared .

She was one of the few Demon Gods who weren’t against humanity .

Becoming a Demon King of Gremory and gaining strength was definitely one of the choices Muyoung could choose .

‘A thorn in their mouths . ’

That was it .

A thorn in their mouths .

He was planning on being a pain that would pierce through their tongues and their heads .

So that he couldn’t be swallowed .

He would possess a strong poison that if the Demon Gods attempted to swallow him, they would die one after another .

He never thought that he would get a clue in this place and for this territory to be the starting point .

It might have been different if he never found it in the first place but it was currently in his reach .

Now, it was his decision to grab hold of this opportunity or to leave it alone as if he never saw it in the first place .

‘Grab it . ’

He made a quick decision .

To go with the flow .

There was definitely a risk to it but there was a lot more to be gained in return .

It was worth the gamble .

However, to do this he needed to develop this territory .

Even though his first initial plans of not caring about being a Lord didn’t work out, he didn’t care .

Plans were always meant to be flexible .

He needed to at least account for that much flexibility .

‘It said that the skill had changed . ’

Right away, Muyoung opened his skills window to check what had been changed and what had been added .

Skill Title: The Demon King of the 27th Legion (A+)

Description – The qualifications to become the Demon King of the 27th Legion . Gremory originally had 26 Legions . Only Demon Kings were able to command the 26 Legions and every one of them possessed tremendous power .

*First step . All basic stats are increased by 5 .

Skill Title: Lord (F)

Description – A skill only given to those who control a territory . The rank will increase the larger your territory becomes and the more your influence rises . Special structures are included as well . Methods for increasing your territory are using the Marble of Territory or gambling your territory in a fight with other territory owners among others .

*Able to assign Territory Guardian (Only one per territory and depending on the territory, additional stats and skill are earned . Only effective inside the territory . )

‘Not bad . ’

The newly added part in the ‘The Demon King of the 27th Legion’ skill was an increase in stats .

It was very good if all his stats were increased by 5 .

And looking at how it said it was the first one, it looked like there was room for more .

The ‘Lord’ skill was obvious .

But, he was a bit interested in the Territory Guardian .

These guardians that existed in each city were very strong .

Not just humans, there were cases where tamed monsters or summoned creatures would become the Territory Guardian .

This was because the humans chosen to be guardians would frequently betray it and the territory would collapse .

Anyways, it was best to choose someone who you could trust and in that part, Muyoung had no worries .

As there was no way an undead would betray him .

‘Status . ’

He decided to check the changes in his stats as well .

As soon as he turned the Status Viewer, his status appeared .

Achievement Effect –>

Gremory’s Anguish (A, +3 to all abilities)

Asura’s Vassal (A, The strength to deal with spirit’s and devil’s power, Spirit Ability increased by ’10’ . )

Soulmate (B+, From now on, if you commune with an undead, the undead’s stats will slightly increase permanently . )

Descendant of Murlocs (B+, Increased growth of murlocs . )

Fairy’s Blessing (B, Allows fairies to feel familiar with the user . )

Class Effect ->

Death Lord (Lord Class, Ruler of Death)

Stats ->

Strength 112 (80 + 32) Agility 124 (91 + 33)

Stamina 109 (84 + 25) Intelligence 77 (55 + 22)

Wisdom 73 (51 + 22) Fighting Aura 73 (55 + 18)

Magic Resistance 65 (47 + 18) Spirit Ability 43 (15 + 28)

Special Note: Fighting Aura has been awakened . Completed the 1st metamorphosis .

Equipped and Invoked Equipment: Anguish (Strength +14, Ogre’s Cruelty), Lunatic Sovereign’s Set (All Stats +15, Stamina +10), Shadow Armor (It allows you to teleport to a shadow within your vision 3 times a day), Wicked Belt (Intelligence & Wisdom +4, all undead are strengthened by 5%) and Hermes’s Boots (Agility +15, 3 seconds of acceleration)

Although his supporting effects were quite significant, his physical stats were all over 100 .

And since his other core stats were almost all above 70, you could say his growth was outstanding .

Also, it was surprising that his basic stats had increased by 5 when he received the additional effect of the Demon King of the 27th Legion skill .

Because of that, he was approaching the limit known as the 1st awakening .

‘I’ve already experienced metamorphosis . I wonder if another change will occur when my important basic stats are above 100 . ’

Of course, since everyone was different, there was no need to have every stat above 100, if they were close, they would experience an awakening .

However, Muyoung had already forcefully experienced the 1st metamorphosis through Vice-chieftain Ogar .

But, he was curious if he would undergo another physical change once he breaks through the approaching ‘wall’ .

At this rate, he would know in the near future .

It was something that he would know after only after his body had experienced it .

It was the same for the Descendant of Murlocs achievement effect . He was currently unsure what it entailed .

Crash! Thud!

‘I have to get out of here . ’

He had wasted too much time checking the changes .

Muyoung quickly moved away .

A purple light submerged the territory .

The dead land changed and revitalized .

Grass grew and a small pond formed .

A phenomenon that occurred only because Muyoung became the owner of the territory .

Land humans could live on was completed .

And Muyoung who had exited the pyramid couldn’t help but frown .

“Please accept us . ”

An old man and around 90 people behind him bowed .

They folded their legs and kneeled .

A typical posture of submission .

‘I did tell them to do whatever they wanted but only a few days have passed . ’

“Accept you?”

When Muyoung asked, the old man raised his head .

“We sincerely ask you to become our new owner . ”

It was all so sudden .

The old man who continued to look at him said .

“We are all weak . We could only hold our breaths under Heidegger’s tyranny . However, you said to do whatever we want . We put our heads together and thought . In the end, we realized the only way to live was this one . ”

“So you’re telling me, you will live leaning on me . ”

A last-ditch effort for survival .

Since he decided to grow his territory, it wasn’t bad but it didn’t mean he would accept them as they were now .

The old man nodded his head at Muyoung’s sarcastic remark .

“Yes, we want to live . We know you are different from us but we want to believe your words that you won’t make us live in constant fear like Heidegger . We will grow and develop . We all agreed to be citizens of your territory, so our lives will be in your hands . ”

He said that he would give Muyoung the authority to decide their life and death to survive .

Though it was contradictory, because it was, Muyoung liked it .

Since it was more honest than speaking in circles with flowery language .

It could be the strength of the experienced .

He was able to understand Muyoung’s motives and speak without constraint .

It still wasn’t bad .

Not everyone could quickly realize reality . It was easy to say but his decisiveness was praiseworthy .

The experiences he possessed were definitely valuable .

It seemed like it would be useful in the development of the territory .

Muyoung gazed at each of the 94 people’s eyes . A light of hope shone in their dying eyes .

At the very least, they didn’t look like puppets .

He wanted everyone to be citizens with free will .

Muyoung nodded his head .

“Okay . I accept . ”

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Perhaps it was because the rank was so low but it increased just by accepting citizens .

And becoming a lord was similar to founding a guild .

But, what was different was that he would be able to force them .

Those who refuse Muyoung’s summons would be penalized .

They would be cursed and there were even cases where they lost the power of their talismans .

Solomon arranged this in hopes of uniting humanity . Although there were cases where this was abused…

Also, as long as Muyoung didn’t die or no one stole the territory, they would forever live affiliated to the name ‘Muyoung’ .

The word citizen carried that much weight to it .

“I will not take those who stop and fall behind . If you want to follow me, you have to advance yourselves . ”

Even then, Muyoung clearly drew a line .

He had no time to wait for those who fell behind .

“We greet our Lord!”

The old man shouted loudly with a serious face .

“We greet our Lord!”

And the rest opened their mouths in unison .

Muyoung slowly returned to the tent once again .

Everyone turned their bodies towards the tent and kneeled . This ceremony continued until the sun set and the moon rose .

24 hours had passed .

At the same time, a short message appeared .

Muyoung immediately headed for the dungeon .

But there were a few people who arrived before him .

One young man and woman as well as the old man .

The old man spoke when he spotted Muyoung .

“Lord, they are young and quick children . They will be helpful to you . ”

The two definitely looked more fit than the others . They were also the only good-looking man and woman .

They wore pelts that barely covered their important parts and had a dagger made from the carcass of the desert crayfish .

They thought of themselves as porters as they were even holding bags .

The two deeply bowed towards Muyoung .

“I am called Baltan . ”

“Lord, I am Irene . ”

Muyoung momentarily looked at the old man .

He could read the obvious motives for bringing the two .

He was trying to develop promising children .

It wasn’t possible for everyone to become strong at once so he was trying to send out the ones with potential .

Muyoung pondered for a moment and said .

“Follow me . ”

It wasn’t bad for his citizens to get stronger .

Since it would allow him to claim the surrounding territories more quickly .

He didn’t see any other motives besides that .

Baltan and Irene nodded with serious expressions .

Muyoung entered the dungeon with quiet footsteps .