Build a Human Empire by Creating Clans



exile

“Edar, I banish you.”

The mansion of the Duke of Sudret, whose authority is second only to that of the king.

Edar, the young man kneeling in the middle of the hall, looked up at his father in silence.

The Duke’s eyebrows twitched when his son, who had always been timid in front of his father, gave him a calm look.

“Do you have anything to say?”

“No.”

“Do you know what you have done?”

“…”

The duke frowned at Edar’s silence.

“It’s disgusting!”

The duke snatched the leather box the attendant was holding and threw it away.

The box hit Edar’s chest and fell to the floor, spilling out letters.

“There are so many people who accuse you of what you do. You mean you don’t remember?”

“It’s not something I did.”

“what?”

Edar looked down at the letter and shook his head.

“father. Even if I am called a prodigal son, I have nothing to say. But these are false.”

“Lie? Who dares to deceive me?”

“That’s right.”

The duke was about to shout, “Who dares?” but then looked where his son’s gaze was heading.

His gaze was pointing at Isbella, the jungcheo standing next to the duke.

Seeing her son’s gaze, Ibella covered her mouth with her hand, bursting into tears.

Seeing her, the duke was moved with pity and his expression distorted.

“Are you passing your sins on to your mother?”

“…”

“Are you conspiring right here because your mother is not your real mother!”

“no.”

“No? You’re lying again! Your plot must be to drive out your mother and siblings and take my place!”

The Duke couldn’t control his anger and stamped the floor with his right foot.

Magical energy fluctuated, shaking the mansion and cracking the stone floor.

“Even though you are the eldest son, have you forgotten that you are the son of a concubine! You must not cross this seat!”

At that moment when everyone in the hall turned to Edar, Ibela raised a corner of her mouth.

He looked at Edar with a cunning sneer as if his tearful sorrow was acting.

‘A vulgar thing.’

Then he moved his mouth silently and spoke to Edar.

Edar opened his mouth to say something, but then closed it.

“I can no longer tolerate your senseless, vulgar, and heinous acts. As of today, we banish you and deprive you of succession rights and family surname. Until I give permission, you won’t be able to set foot in the main house.”

The duke cleared his voice and continued.

“However, I will make sure you don’t starve to death because I have the affection for raising you. I’ll give you one of the settlements at the far north. Go there and reflect for the rest of your life.”

The vassal grabbed Edar by the shoulder and raised him up.

Edar frowned at how tightly he held it.

“Follow me.”

He said that, but pulled his arm hard as he took Edar out of the mansion.

Seeing this, the duke let out a long sigh and took Ibela’s hand.

“You’ve been through a lot.”

“……Did you have to do this?”

Ibella played the pathetic figure again, and tears welled up in her eyes.

“The successor must be sure. If he’s at his parents’ house, it’s nothing but a problem.”

“still······.”

“You are such a nice person.”

The duke looked at Ibella with eyes dripping with affection he had never shown Edar in his entire life.

Ibella lowered her head, averting her gaze.

“Are you ashamed?”

“Oh, no…”

Ibella gave the duke a hateful smile.

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‘It’s embarrassing.’

In the wagon going to the frontier, I scratched my cheek.

‘Even if you think of memories, you think of them now. It’s embarrassing.’

It was a time when I was shaking my head.

As soon as I remembered my previous life and realized that this world was the same as the world view in the game, I was pulled in and isolated.

To compare, it’s like being possessed by a prisoner right before the sentencing, what can I do?

All I could do was say a few words of regret.

‘no. Even if I recalled the memory earlier, it wouldn’t have changed much. Because the situation is the situation.’

My second life was as the eldest son of the Duke of Sudret.

The eldest son inherited the original family, but I was an illegitimate child.

The duke’s mother was a serf in the service of the duke and died during childbirth.

The ambiguous position of being the eldest son conceived by a concubine’s child, and the stigma of being the son who killed his mother, added to his father’s hatred from the time he was born.

I don’t know if he had some talent, but his talent was low and his nature was timid, so he couldn’t change his father’s heart.

– Dirty blood has stained noble blood, or who knows if the seeds are different?

There was not a single vassal who followed Ybela’s check, and he was covered with false notoriety.

At least, it was thought that it could be sold as a son-in-law, so the family did not abandon it… but a few days ago, it was notified of the breakup of the engagement, and even the value of the dust disappeared.

Even if I possessed it a few months earlier, I was not in a situation where I could easily overcome it.

‘Considering Ibela’s personality, she’ll try to kill me sooner or later.’

It is the stepmother who gave me medicine and poison several times.

There’s no way I’m satisfied with the duke’s declaration of isolation.

They will consider it an opportunity and try to kill me.

‘Damn it.’

You have to survive.

One of the conditions for the ending is to survive to the end.

‘If I knew it would be like this, I wouldn’t have done it.’

I just wanted to clear all achievements.

I was a hard player in a game called ‘Deus Ex’.

The game has so much realism that it is difficult to distinguish it from reality.

I lived in the game with an enormous degree of freedom, where I could be a single hero slaying the dragon seeking the end of the world, or form a group to become a great conqueror and rule the world.

‘How many lives have I lived in a flow of time different from reality?’

He boasted that he lived harder than anyone else, but his previous life collapsed without compensation.

I tried to forget the life that collapsed without a chance to recover through a game.

All that was left of me in my previous life was a handful of wealth and the surplus time of the rest of my life, so I lived by dedicating my life to this realistic game.

And almost all achievements have been achieved.

‘Only one. There was an achievement that could not be broken.’

[Oils that became oil]

[Condition: View the ending in iron man mode]

Cannot load save, start as a random character at level 1, cannot grow.

This is an explanation added to the iron man mode.

‘It was a mode that I hadn’t even touched because the conditions were so poor. More than anything, if you can’t load a save, it means that the character will be deleted as it is when you die.’

tsk, tongue-in-cheek

‘I never thought this would happen because of his greed for achievements.’

The moment I pressed the new start button, the memory of being sucked into the game.

That memory was the first thing that came to my mind when I recalled my previous life.

That’s why I realized that this world is Deus Ex.

The status window that only I could see in front of me proved my faith.

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Eddar

Lv. One

Attribute: [Iron Man]

[iron man]

You became the weakest to achieve your last achievement.

Your great will outweighs anything on earth.

Your rank allows you to keep your composure no matter who your opponent is.

Immune to mental interference.

Level doesn’t go up.

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Looking at the status window made me feel sick to my stomach.

At least when it was a game, there was a cheat key to start over.

If I started with a character I didn’t like, I just started over.

Even if the level is 1, the difference between nobles and slaves is huge.

But now that the game has become a reality, you can’t start anew.

‘I’d rather have been born a serf. Not noble.’

At least the serf doesn’t have to worry about being killed by his stepmother.

Edar is in a position where it would not be strange if the carriage door opened and an assassin came in.

‘I received a penalty for not being able to level up and even threatened with assassination, but it’s fixed at level 1.’

I re-read the only given characteristic on the status window, Ironman’s effect.

‘There’s no way I’ll die and have a heart attack.’

I laughed and lowered the status window.

‘Everything depended on what skills came out.’

[There is one unconfirmed skill.]

Special rewards given in iron man mode.

[Would you like to check your skills?]

‘I must obtain a 9-star skill unconditionally.’

When I pressed the button, the roulette started spinning.

rrr r r r r r r r r r –

Skills have grades, and the grades are divided from 1 to 9 stars.

A 9-star skill that is only a handful of countless skills.

Among them, there are few skills that can overcome the penalty for not being able to grow.

‘Instant death is the best, followed by psychological control, transformation…’

As I strained my eyes and looked at the message, the skill I was hoping for passed by.

When I saw the skill I missed, my heart raced and then sat down a few times before the roulette stopped.

[You have acquired ‘Creation of Family’.]

“what?”

A sound came out involuntarily.

“0 stars?”

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[Creating kin]

[Rating: 0 Star]

[Randomly creates a clan.]

[The species of the created family is fixed as human.]

[The rank range of the clan created from 0 star is from F to S.]

[Skill cooldown at 0 star is 168 hours.]

[This skill can be upgraded.]

[Time remaining until next use: None.]

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Mouth didn’t close.

At first, I tried to curse.

Because the lowest grade I’ve ever heard of, 0 stars, came out.

‘The lowest rating wasn’t 1 star?’

I thought it was a hit.

It wasn’t until after reading the explanation that followed that I realized that it wasn’t bullsh*t.

“0 star, skill that can grow, unlimited generation of family members? It’s a hidden skill.”

There were only rumors that it was there, but it was clear that it was a hidden skill that had never been discovered.

I wiped my face with my hand and glared at the skill.

[You can use the clan creation skill.]

[Do you want to use it?]

If you look at it still, an alarm pops up.

As if urging them to use it quickly.

[Wandering Knight Calliope is created.]

When the skill was used, a group of lights gathered brilliantly and then faded.

Then, a knight in plate armor appeared in front of me.

The knight took off his helmet, put it on his lap, and brushed his hair lightly.

It was a woman with short blue hair and eyes.

“Nice to meet you, Master. It is called Calliope.”

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wandering knight

calliope

Lv. 92

Grade: S

Attribute: [Fellow]

[Family]

This character is made of skill.

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‘Level S at level 92.’

I blinked.

‘Dragon Lord’s level is 96?’

Is it only Dragon Lord?

The level of the strongest players in Deus Ex was around 90.

Compared to them, level 92 is either slightly lower or slightly higher.

I created such a strong person with just one button press.

“…”

Calliope looked at me quietly.

‘Calm down. I am the master of the household. I can’t make a fool of the first impression.’

I smiled and met Calliope’s gaze.

“I am Eddar. The word master is awkward, so feel free to call me by my first name.”

“All right. Mr. Edar.”

‘It’s amazing.’

To create a family close to max level with a single button press.

I didn’t feel strong at all from Calliope, who was facing me.

It’s just that the slender woman is thought to be wearing thick armor that doesn’t suit her.

Perhaps he had misunderstood the level, so when he looked at the status window again, the level and grade were the same.

Rather, the characteristics that were overlooked by the level and grade stood out.

‘Fellowship.’

Is there any reason to have a trait because it is a member of the family?

Calliope’s appearance was the same as that of a human even when viewed from the nose.

There were no special differences, such as long ears or blue skin color.

“Calliope, what exactly is your family?”

“It refers to the artificial life form created by Edar.”

“What is the difference between a person and a person?”

“My followers do not need to eat or sleep.”

you don’t have to eat? You don’t even need to sleep?

“That’s right. You may feel some fatigue, but you do not need to sleep. As long as Edar exists, the created people will neither starve nor grow old.”

Calliope raised her right hand and placed it on her chest.

‘Also, they are absolutely loyal to their master.’

“…”

The last one was a thought.

He didn’t move his lips or shake his neck.

It conveyed exactly what I was thinking.

‘It’s amazing.’

It’s amazing.

Slaves that cost no maintenance, no, servants were made every week.

‘It’s not a week. Every three days.’

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[Acquired proficiency by using a clan creation skill.]

[The grade of the clan creation skill will rise.]

[Rating: 0 star -＞ 1 star]

[Skill cooldown reduced to 72 hours.]

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I narrowed my eyes while watching the changes caused by the grade increase.

‘This skill… is amazing even now, but it has more potential than that.’

The cooldown from 0 to 7 days has been reduced to 3 days.

It went up one level and decreased by more than half.

What if the skill becomes 9 stars with this rule?

‘I can create an army and a nation with only my followers.’

A nation made up of people who move without eating or resting and obey any command.

Each and every one of them is an absolute strong man like Calliope.

‘Of course, not everyone has a high level like Calliope. Chances are, there will be many low-level ones. But there’s no law that says you can only use your subordinates as soldiers. If the level is low, you can place it elsewhere.’

You can become a farmer and farm, you can be a scholar, a blacksmith, a priest, anything.

As I exchanged more conversations with Calliope, I was convinced.

‘I’m not stupid. I wondered if there was a limit to my thoughts because it was made with skills, but there’s no such thing.’

It was just the same reaction as a normal person.

They do not need to eat or sleep, so in some ways they can be said to be superior to humans.

‘Originally, I only thought about surviving. But if this happens… I might be aiming for more.’

It takes a long time for a life to come into the world and grow.

However, one follower is created in just three days, and as the rank goes up, the gap gets smaller.

If you have this skill called ‘creation of family’, it’s easy to increase your power.

When the family grows, you build a village, and when the village grows, it becomes a city, and the city becomes a country.

‘It would have been rather difficult if I had been at my hometown. Because there are many eyes to see.’

If only one Calliope were by my side, I would have questioned them.

Who is she and how is she by my side?

‘And he must have tried to drive me down before his age increased.’

Even if I hide my skills, I cannot hide Calliope.

Her presence alone will stir up people in her hometown.

Who can ignore a strong man close to the Dragon Lord?

So Ibela would desperately try to kick me out or kill me.

If I exist, the succession of my children is at stake.

‘In this world, humans are a species that must unite. Too busy to eat my flesh.’

This is a really pathetic family.

‘Still, it’s okay if you have this skill. Being exiled is a better situation.’

Frontiers have very little interference from their parents.

They sent me into exile because it was a place of no value in the first place.

It is inevitable that the interest of those who look down on me will be less.

True to the name of the frontier, the land to be rented is full and overflowing.

‘They told me it was lowly.’

I remembered Ybela’s sneer as she looked down at me from the top of the hall steps.

Indeed, who is the poor one?