“Your Majesty, have you been well?” Hyeonu said as he made eye contact with the emperor.

“I heard the news that you started the subjugation, but... you’re back already?”

“I think I’ve done everything I can, Your Majesty. Now there are only a few people left, and it isn’t enough to be called a force.”

The 300 NPCs belonging to the attackers might not be all of them. In the meantime, there must be some people who survived. Still, this was good enough. The raiders were almost completely destroyed, which was what the emperor intended.

“Yes, you can’t kill an orc with a sword used to kill a goblin.” The emperor nodded. Every person had their own use for him. Hyeonu was an important card. He was a person who took the role of the vanguard, not the occupying force.

“This is the purpose behind why you came today, right? Here, take it.” The emperor threw the ring at Hyeonu. It was like he was giving alms to a beggar. However, Hyeonu didn’t care about that.

“Thank you, Your Majesty,” Hyeonu said upon receiving the ring. His mind was already focused on it.

“Then I will go now.” Hyeonu wanted to quickly return...