Healing After Sweeping Spirits with an Almighty Skill - Chapter 58

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Episode 58
58. Vassal Deployment!
After skills, the next thing Hunters prize above all else is equipment—offensive equipment in particular.
Without even a C-rank weapon, you shouldn’t climb the Tower, and you can’t truly call yourself a Hunter without at least a B-rank blade.
An A-rank weapon you treasure above your own life, and an S-rank weapon is worth its weight in legend.
As for SS-rank items, they say guild wars have erupted over them for less reason.
Looking at the sword in my hand, I understood why.
Spirit Lord’s Sword
SS-rank Equipment—Jeong Ryong exclusive.
A blade forged through the collective effort of Territory Residents.
This is no mere sword, but a tribute and gift for a Spirit Lord who forever governs his territory with love.
Combat power increases by 100% when fighting within the Spirit Domain.
Combat power increases by 100% when fighting alongside Spirits.
When making a Low-tier Spirit a Vassal with this sword, it evolves into a Mid-tier Spirit.
Three effects possessed by the Spirit Lord’s Sword.
The last of them was, remarkably, the ability to evolve a Low-tier Spirit into a Mid-tier Spirit.
‘Insane.’
I still don’t know the exact conditions for a Low-tier Spirit to evolve into a Mid-tier one. I’ve only been assuming it happens naturally after enough growth and with some trigger.
But I could deliberately trigger that evolution?
“Hahaha.”
Laughter escaped me.
It had to.
Mid-tier Spirits are at least three times stronger than Low-tier ones. With this sword alone, I could theoretically produce unlimited three-times-stronger Spirits.
‘And not just them—I’d be three times stronger too when fighting alongside them in the Spirit Territory.’
Truly, SS-rank equipment.
Its performance defied description.
[Huh? Really?]
[Well? Well?]
As I stood there gazing silently at the sword, unable to help myself, the Spirits pressed me for my thoughts. I couldn’t resist—I fastened the blade to my hip and grinned.
“Absolutely perfect. It’s the most flawlessly magnificent thing we’ve ever crafted in the Spirit Territory.”
[That much, huh?]
[Hehehehe!]
[Ooooh!]
All the Spirits who’d labored hard in the forge and workshop beamed with joy. Looking at those smiles, I found myself turning over the sword’s description once more.
‘If I weren’t the sole Spirit Master in Tower World—if Spirit Masters were a common profession—how much would this weapon be worth?’
I didn’t know for certain, but it would be at least a national treasure.
Of course, such circumstances would never arise. I was the only Spirit Master, and this weapon was made for me alone.
And even if things had been different, I would never have sold or given this blade to anyone.
……
A blade forged through the collective effort of Territory Residents.
This is no mere sword, but a tribute and gift for a Spirit Lord who forever governs his territory with love.
……
‘This is the national treasure of our Spirit Territory.’
Not even if the President himself asked would I ever hand it over to anyone.
* * *
After dismissing the Undines from the laundromat, I gathered all the Spirits in the plaza.
Over a hundred now—we’d broken past one hundred twenty—every single one of them watching me alone was a sight both joyful and heavy with the weight of responsibility.
‘Territory Residents I have to protect.’
I burned each face into my mind and raised a hand in greeting.
“Hello there. I’m your Spirit Lord.”
[Yaaay! Spirit Lord!]
[It’s the Spirit Lord!]
[We love you, Spirit Lord!]
The Spirits cheered at my words, and as always, Jeong Jin watched me with what looked like envy.
“I’ve gathered you all here because there’s an important ceremony to perform.”
I spoke as Jeong Jin finished arranging the cameras.
“As you all know, our Spirit Territory recently took its first step as a true Spirit Territory. And a territory isn’t ruled by its Lord alone—it also has loyal Vassals who serve him.”
The Spirits’ eyes began to gleam as if they’d grasped what I was about to do.
“Tohhogi, Suhogi, Punghogi—step forward.”
At my call, the three Spirits approached with tense, measured steps.
“I hereby appoint each of you as the commander of the earth spirits, water spirits, and wind spirits respectively.”
I raised the sword and gently tapped the shoulders and heads of the three spirits with the flat of the blade.
“Your role as commanders is to represent your respective elements, mediate any misunderstandings and disputes that may arise between other spirits, distribute rewards and treats fairly, and maintain communication with me.”
The next moment.
Several windows appeared before my eyes.
A Low-tier Spirit has been promoted to Mid-tier Spirit.
A Low-tier Spirit has been promoted to Mid-tier Spirit.
You receive 2 Coins as a reward.
It was the effect triggered by the sword.
The growth of the two other spirits, excluding Tohhogi who was already Mid-tier—I’d anticipated it and wasn’t surprised, but what happened next left me speechless.
[Waaaaah!]
Suhogi burst into tears. I was startled and quickly sheathed the sword before picking the spirit up in my arms.
“What’s wrong? Why are you crying? Did I cut you with the blade?”
Shake, shake.
“Then what is it? Did I tap too hard?”
Shake, shake.
“Then why are you crying? Does something hurt?”
Suhogi’s eyes glistened with tears even as they filled completely with the sight of me.
[Because I’m happy…!]
“You’re crying because you’re happy?”
[Yes…!]
Suhogi burst into tears again. I was flustered, but laughter kept bubbling up as I spent a long while comforting the spirit.
The Title Bestowal didn’t end there. I summoned several more spirits in turn.
“I confer upon you the formal rank of expedition commander. May you become the hope of countless spirits wandering the Wasteland.”
[Leave it to me, Spirit Lord!]
I formally appointed Sylph as expedition commander.
“I appoint you as steward, to manage the castle. May you always keep our home comfortable and welcoming for all of us.”
[It is always my honor, Spirit Lord.]
I formally appointed Undine as head steward.
“I appoint you as overseer of both the workshop and the forge. I have always had great expectations for your craftsmanship.”
[Ooooh!]
I appointed Noum as the spirit overseeing both the workshop and forge.
“I appoint you as herbalist, to manage the Herb Garden.”
“I appoint you as forest warden, to manage the Spirit Forest.”
“I appoint you as mining overseer, to manage the Mine.”
After that, I named two more Undines and one more Noum as my Vassals respectively.
“Finally, though not present here, I appoint our first Salamander, who always serves the other spirits, as lighthouse keeper.”
In total, ten spirits were appointed as my Vassals. In the process, four Low-tier Spirits advanced to Mid-tier.
It wasn’t a large number, so I sheathed the sword and called it done.
‘I don’t want to hand out Vassal positions recklessly just to increase Mid-tier Spirits.’
What mattered was putting the right spirits in the right roles, not excessive power-ups.
[Ohhh….]
[Lucky ones….]
[Next time, it’ll be me for sure!]
Look at that.
The eyes of the other spirits sparkled with interest at this limited event. This added one more driving force to the spirits’ motivation.
‘Like an upgraded version of an employee-of-the-month badge, I suppose.’
Of course, my management could never be perfect.
There might be spirits with talents I hadn’t yet discovered, or spirits whose constant diligence I simply overlooked.
So this promotion couldn’t end as the happiness of a few and the resentment of many. It had to become a celebration everyone could enjoy.
“That’s why today is a snack party celebrating the promotion of my Vassals!”
[Yaaaay!]
[Oooooh!]
[Yesssss!]
Joy doubles when shared.
Though admittedly, snacks are halved when divided, but that’s a problem money solves.
* * *
The next day.
Construction of the LV.5 Mine has been completed.
The Mine now had an air conditioner. Watching the outdoor unit whirring away at the entrance of the Mine gave me an oddly surreal feeling.
“Now that’s some genuinely excellent employee benefits.”
What mine in the world has air conditioning installed?
When you consider that in the human realm, even ordinary factories and logistics centers get nothing but ceiling fans, this was truly top 1%—or rather, 0.1%—level welfare.
“Isn’t that right?”
[Ooh! Oooh!]
The mining foreman bobbed his head vigorously in response to my question.
“Honestly, there’s no Spirit Lord like me.”
[Oooh!]
“And no employer like me either!”
[Ooh! Ooh!]
“So I’d better do a good job, right?”
[Oooooh!]
The mining foreman, locked in infinite positivity mode, nodded with violent enthusiasm. The other Noum passed by, eyeing his behavior with obvious disdain.
‘Is this what they call a flatterer?’
But my mood was good.
Maybe that’s why flatterers get preferential treatment. A spirit territory runs smoothly and develops well—having a sycophant or two around isn’t the worst thing.
LV. 5 Herb Garden construction has been completed.
Materials and facilities from the Spirit Domain were used in this construction.
LV. 5 Herb Garden construction is being reinforced. LV. 7 Herb Garden construction has been completed.
The Herb Garden was finished as well.
Thanks to the pavilion made in the workshop using timber from the Spirit Forest serving as materials, the construction was reinforced by two levels.
“My back’s about to break.”
The completed Herb Garden had expanded to nearly twice its original size.
But that expanse couldn’t all fit within the Stone Wall, so half of it spilled outside like a water source.
‘I’ll reserve a building relocation right later.’
┼ LV.3 Expansion Condition (3/3)
└ Herb Garden LV.5 (1/1)
└ Mine LV.5 (1/1)
└ Territory Residents (120/120)
┼ ??? Condition (2/3)
└ Territory Proclamation (1/1)
└ Spirit Lord Inauguration Ceremony (0/1)
└ Title Bestowal Sword Crafting (1/1)
With the completion of these two buildings, the expansion conditions for the next level were fulfilled. Yesterday’s sword crafting also filled in one more slot of the mysterious condition.
‘I’ll do the Level 3 expansion this afternoon.’
Today was the third delivery day.
In a while, the Tower Management Bureau was scheduled to visit. I also needed to discuss matters related to the Spirit Lord Inauguration Ceremony, and most importantly, this time the Special Territory’s product lineup had expanded by two new items.
“Heh heh heh heh….”
I salivated as I looked at the glittering “new product offerings.”
I couldn’t help but wonder what kind of market whirlwind these items would stir up, my smile refusing to fade.

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