By this time, a day had passed since the war ended.
Cocytus had already led the army back to Nazarick.
In this campaign, Nazarick's army of two hundred thousand lost a total of 2,000 skeleton soldiers, annihilated a total of seventy thousand enemy undead, and the demi-human elite forces.
numbers, and captured 968 prisoners.
A portion of the prisoners was handed over to the base's Worst, Kyouhukou.
Kyouhukou is the Domain Guardian of the Black Capsule on the Sixth Floor; his insect kin need to construct nests within human bodies.
Previously, there hadn't been enough living subjects, but this time they were all supplied to him.
There was also the Domain Guardian of the spider webs, the giant spider Grant, who also lacked a large number of bodies to build nests for her spiderling children, so some were allocated to her as well.
The remaining two to three hundred prisoners were temporarily imprisoned in the Glacial Prison on the Fourth Floor.
As for the remaining twenty thousand plus corpses, Draco planned to keep them for undead summoning.
With flesh and blood sacrifices, the summoned undead would become even more powerful, incomparable to ordinary skeleton cannon fodder.
This was equivalent to Nazarick gaining nearly thirty thousand more in its undead legion.
Only Nazarick could have its military strength increase rather than decrease after a campaign...
Nazarick, the Throne Room.
Draco sat upon the throne, with the primary executives of Nazarick gathered below.
Not only the Guardians, but members of the Ogre Race such as Shion, Shuna, and Hakurou were also present.
And of course, there was Kurumi, the commander of the Magic Beast Legion.
Everyone was currently kneeling respectfully on one knee, waiting for Draco to speak.
"Rise!"
"You have all worked hard during this time."
Hearing his words, the crowd stood up one after another.
"In this campaign against Kistav, you all performed exceptionally well."
Upon hearing this, the atmosphere in the hall lightened considerably, and smiles appeared on everyone's faces.
"Since the founding of the Duchy of Nazarick, you have all fulfilled your respective missions well."
"Shion, Hakurou, Shuna, step forward!"
Hearing this, the three stepped forward and bowed their heads.
"You have been responsible for heavy workloads for a long time; thank you for your hard work."
"To reward your outstanding work, I shall bestow rewards upon you."
"Shion, is there anything you want? You may ask for anything, so long as it is within my power."
Hearing Draco's words, Shion hesitated for a moment, then shook her head after thinking it over.
"It is my honor to serve Lord Draco."
"This is what you deserve. It would trouble me if you wanted nothing at all."
Shion then spoke her thoughts.
"Well, actually, rather than administration, I would prefer to be a warrior... and if possible, I would also like to try being a chef..."
"..."
The corner of Draco's mouth twitched. He had just barely managed to suppress Kurumi, that 'God of Cookery'; he couldn't let Shion become the next one.
"Ahem, well, regarding the position of Chief Administrative Officer, you can find a suitable person to take over. Now that the Duchy of Nazarick is on the right track, there shouldn't be any complicated issues."
"Currently, there is no suitable candidate for the commander of the Orc Legion. If you are willing, I can let you take that post."
"Really? That's wonderful! Thank you, my Lord!"
Shion looked at Draco in pleasant surprise, then retreated excitedly.
As for the chef thing, Draco didn't mention a single word about it.
"Shuna, is there anything you want?"
"Um..."
Shuna hesitated for a moment before saying, "I've finished reading all the magic books in the library. If possible, I would like to learn more magical knowledge."
"That is no problem."
Draco agreed immediately. "Kistav's magic is very advanced; when the time comes, all their magic books can be given to you."
At this moment, a light flashed in Demiurge's eyes; he understood immediately.
"However, if it's just magical knowledge, I can let you enter the Sakura Sanctuary to study under Orel."
"Sakura Sanctuary?"
Shuna was slightly stunned.
"You will know when the time comes."
"Thank you, Lord Draco!"
Draco waved his hand, signaling there was no need for formalities.
"And Hakurou? Training an army of two hundred thousand must be very exhausting. Is there anything you want?"
Hakurou chuckled, his face full of kindliness.
"Ho ho ho, if Lord Draco truly wishes to bestow something upon this old man, then please give me a few students."
"The soldiers have all graduated, so I'll have nothing to do from now on."
"..."
Draco's mouth twitched again; he hadn't expected Hakurou to be quite so devious at heart.
"Hmm... Nazarick might not have anyone who meets the criteria for the time being, but that's alright."
"In a while, I'll let you go torment—I mean, teach my third brother. His people will definitely meet your expectations."
"Ho ho ho, then this old man thanks the Lord."
After the three retreated, Draco continued bestowing rewards.
"Sebas, you've worked hard during this time. Is there anything you want?"
"Not at all. Being able to serve the Lord is my supreme honor."
"Tell me, what would you like?"
After that, Sebas fell into silence.
There were some things he really didn't know how to voice.
At this point, Albedo seemed to know something, so she spoke up.
"Master, Sebas manages too many affairs every day; he should be assigned an assistant."
"Oh?"
There's gossip here!
Draco seemed to realize something, so he followed Albedo's lead.
"Oh!"
"That makes sense, Sebas!"
"Present!"
"Since you won't say anything, I'll assign you a personal assistant to lighten your workload."
"As for the choice, you can pick for yourself. Anyone is fine."
Sebas was slightly taken aback. "Is... is that alright?"
"Of course!"
"Thank you, my Lord!"
Sebas hurriedly bowed deeply to Draco to express his gratitude.
"Alright, next, Solution."
"Is there anything you want?"
Solution said expressionlessly, "Please bestow upon me a few humans, my Lord. It would be even better if they were alive."
As expected, Solution was still obsessed with eating humans.
"Hmm, as for living humans, there are still quite a few criminals in the mines. That's no problem."
"Thank you for your benevolence, Lord Draco!"
"Then what about Edoma?"
"Snacks~~ This subordinate wants to eat human-flavored biscuits!"
"I haven't tasted demi-humans either, if possible..."
Draco nodded. "There are still many in the Glacial Prison. No problem."
"Thank you, most merciful Lord Draco!"
After that, Draco rewarded the rest of the Pleiades one by one.
Siz liked fluffy things, so he arranged a room full of plush dolls for her.
Lupusregina (the Wolf Girl) enjoyed hearing the screams of the desperate.
So Draco specially authorized her to enter the Glacial Prison freely; as long as the prisoners didn't die, she could do whatever she wanted with them.
Afterward, the eldest sister Yuri and the icy beauty Narberal also stated the items they wanted.
Next, it was the Guardians' turn.
"Demiurge, speak the thing you desire!"
Narberal Gamma
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