"Yes, Your Majesty . We are currently in progress of cleaning out the area up to a two-kilometer radius to ensure a safe perimeter . We do not know what danger lies ahead . You have to be careful, Your Majesty . "
Joonb.u.m nodded as Lieutenant Colonel Naitel continued his briefing .
"The group that arrived earlier is in the process of clearing . Do you remember that building, Your Majesty?"
Joonb.u.m turned to the direction Naitel had pointed out .
"How can I forget?"
It was the building Joonb.u.m used to use before he moved over . It was full of traces from the past years . He noted with interest that it was full of spider webs, and Naitel quickly sated his curiosity .
"That building was the dwelling of the Arachne . That's why it is full of spider webs . However, we are using it to our advantage . "
"Advantage?"
"That is correct, Your Majesty . Because of the Arachne, the number of monsters in this area is very low . It makes it easier to clear out the area . "
"Is hunting the Arachne easy?"
"It is a powerful monster, Your Majesty . But that doesn't make it any harder for us to handle with our weapons . We can deal with them using poison and fire . "
"Oh?"
Jinpok was curious and Naitel tensed up, but he continued on .
"The spiderwebs are their strength, but also their weakness . "
People nodded as they understood what Naitel was trying to say . As they were listening, more soldiers came through .
The newly arrived forces quickly moved to their stations as the leaders of the foreign countries were astonished by their orderly movements .
"This is astonis.h.i.+ng . This is why the empire is number one in the world . "
"Hmph! The members from the other countries are shocked too . We can do this when we try . "
"Do you think so? We might, but you don't need to rea.s.sure me . "
People from the foreign kingdoms had sent a mishmash of armies, largely comprised of civilian militia or criminals . To the side, were people shouting, their entire bodies wrapped in white clothes . They were the ones who took care of the food supply for the army .
"Look at them! That's the Sadiu Army! Is that what they got? After all their hard work, their job to look after animals?"
"Hahaha! Look! It's a fitting job for those fools . "
Some people scoffed at the Sadiu Army coming through the Gate that brought animals with them . However, there were others who watched them with envy .
"Sadiu will be the next kingdom to rise . "
"I know . It's rumored that Chancellor Jackson is behind this . "
"Chancellor Jackson?"
"Yes . Don't you know one of his sons married a Sadiu princess?"
"Oh, yes, I did hear about that . But, would THAT Jackson make such a decision because of his son?"
"No, but he will favor the Sadius at least . The rest is because of what the Sadiu King did . "
"Is there a way for us to try that out too?"
"No . Jackson won't consider it lightly, sir . "
"Hmmph . "
The empire was now the number one country in their world . Without it, there was no hope of surviving and the establis.h.i.+ng of the empire brought about such peace that never existed before .
"Sadiu will have a good future ahead of them . "
"They will get a tremendous amount of money from this . "
"We have to befriend Sadiu . "
"Yeah . But for now, we should focus on what we can bring back from here . I have brought all kinds of liquor to sell . We will be importing it through the Gate for a year, but I'll have prepared this place so that we can create it here . "
"That's good . "
"What about you?"
"I have a supply of women from the Palembang Kingdom . "
"Women? Are you serious?"
"Yes . I have ten thousand women . "
"Isn't that dangerous? Khalodian is very strict about that kind of business . "
"Yes, I will abide by their rules . I am paying them with the wages that Khalodian will approve of . "
"I see . "
These were war merchants . War was where the money was and it didn't change even if the war was in another world .
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