The Swords I Raised Are Too Strong - Chapter 76

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Chapter 76. Enriching the Nation and Strengthening the Military (3)
“Kyaa∼ So you’re saying you planted 4 production facilities and built 6 forward barracks to pump out infinite units and steamroll the Chinese, right?”
The great figures of South Korea are always right.
Patriot gushed with admiration for the achievements King Sejong had created.
“…Wh-what? Barracks?”
Yet the great figure himself merely muttered to himself with a vacant expression.
“Seriously, read my mind! I’m the God of Language—you should understand immediately!”
Yi Do—the man now called King Sejong—gazed intently at Patriot.
Perhaps it was because the bond between him and Patriot had grown stronger?
I could hear his innermost thoughts clearly.
‘King Sejong planted 4 production facilities along the Yalu River and sucked up resources while laying down 6 forward barracks along the Tumen River. That’s how he annihilated all the Chinese. The guy definitely pressured the Chinese homeland and some super marine named Kim Jong-seo finished them off with sheer numbers!’
That’s what I understood from his thoughts.
Upon reading Patriot’s ‘thoughts,’ Yi Do squeezed his eyes shut.
To think he would interpret my explanation of the Four Armies and Six Garrisons in such a manner.
‘Setting aside that vulgar tone—.’
The future—the form of the nation called South Korea—was truly extraordinary.
Yi Do saw Patriot’s thoughts as moving images—videos.
“What is this StarCraft?”
“It’s like a folk game.”
Strange soldiers never before heard of or seen, and round structures flying through the sky.
A world where humans command such things and play at war—this was Yi Do’s perception of South Korea.
As one of humanity’s greatest intellects, Yi Do grasped the essence immediately.
‘The future of my descendants is truly bleak.’
Patriot calls the warfare conducted with such tremendous technology a ‘game.’
Yet his descendants, possessing such advanced civilization, are nonetheless threatened by calamity.
I cannot even dare imagine what it could be.
“Do these Chinese oppress you so greatly?”
“That’s why King Sejong was planting facilities and pushing forward, right? These days the Chinese turned North Korea into a mutant monster paradise and commit all sorts of atrocities!”
Conversation with Patriot is extremely difficult.
Most of it occurs at the level of ‘common sense’ he knows, making it impossible to understand the detailed circumstances.
Yi Do felt grateful for his brilliant mind as he organized Patriot’s words clearly.
‘The Ming Dynasty… the Jurchen.’
In the future, they had become one.
That very name—arrogant as it is—’China.’
They wave their blood-soaked five-starred red flag, scattering calamity across the world.
‘So this is why I must live as a Constellation.’
Yi Do understood everything Patriot had explained.
The problem was that ‘Yi Do’ had not yet clearly established his own abilities.
What exactly did it mean to manipulate the world through divine words….
“How fared the other Constellations?”
“Yi Sun-sin seemed to think I was right the moment he boarded the aircraft carrier, and he started recovering his memories?”
Yulgok Yi I thanked me for reminding him how to command a hundred thousand special forces, and Cheok Jun-kyung was delighted, saying he missed the feel of wielding a light sword.
“Hah….”
Yi Do pondered.
These other Constellations, intoxicated by power, hadn’t asked for any detailed explanations.
Yi Do understood that sentiment perfectly.
‘My curiosity as a scholar….’
There was so much I wanted to know.
Yet I would not ask.
After stepping into the world as King Sejong instead of Yi Do, I would learn everything in due time.
“Patriot, I can faintly sense the power you speak of.”
“Yeah? What do you think?”
“Patriot, you’ll need to tell me the details so my memories become clearer.”
Patriot grimaced and tilted his head.
“The memory issues with you Constellations are really….”
Even after explaining various things over several days, he was still like this.
Among the Constellations, King Sejong had suffered the greatest memory loss.
That made things even more difficult.
‘Damn, I know King Sejong is incredibly great, but I don’t understand the details at all.’
I could hear Patriot’s inner thoughts, but I pretended not to notice and waited.
A moment later.
‘King Sejong is a chubby old man. Definitely not a combat type. When I snap with a word of command, that’s why he gets so fat.’
Unlike the twelve flying aircraft carriers, a “word of command” was a concept Patriot found extremely difficult to define.
It was even harder to explain since he’d never seen it in a webtoon.
‘But….’
The ability to ‘snap’ was incredibly powerful.
‘Then….’
Patriot recited King Sejong’s first authority.
“That thing—like a calamity—you drive it away with a word of command, and monsters you tear apart with a single word. It’s similar to the killing force I unleash, but stronger!!! With predatory language, you absorbed the power of what you killed and utilized it as patriotic resources, right?”
“Yes, yes. I do have memories of that happening.”
Yi Do had gained the power to kill enemies through “words.”
An authority even emerged to absorb those enemies and convert them into “resources.”
‘A transcendent authority over creating language, the will to eliminate the Chinese, the ruthless iron spirit of operating a mad scientist like Jang Young-sil—.’
Patriot defined King Sejong’s second authority.
“Words of command with infinite expandability. You awaken people as Awakened Ones and strengthen those who are awakened.”
“Yes! Now I remember clearly.”
Patriot believed King Sejong’s power could proliferate Awakened Ones.
‘Right, I can’t let the people be confined to coffins.’
There was a reason I met King Sejong before facing Shin Si-woo’s sinister scheme!
Patriot nodded and reflected.
‘Just one more!’
One final time—.
“With a single word, I’m indiscriminately strengthening the nation’s strategic assets like some kind of multi-front advance formation! I’m creating a transcendent South Korea!”
King Sejong’s third authority had been defined.
“Indeed, I strengthened Joseon in precisely that manner. The memories have become crystal clear.”
Yi Do opened his eyes wide and nodded.
The power of the ‘Royal Edict’ that Patriot had defined was beginning to manifest concretely.
Boom———!!!
Grasping all that power, I contemplated.
Having deciphered both Patriot’s way of thinking and the true meaning of his words.
I was certain.
‘Enriching the nation and strengthening the military….’
That being called Patriot.
Not for a single moment has he wavered in his devotion to South Korea.
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After finishing all matters, I returned to Pyongyang.
A full day had passed, yet there was no sign of Patriot’s return.
“Has the trial in the Tower become twisted?”
If time in the Tower is short, one returns to the present world after 24 hours.
Conversely, the longer one spends there, the shorter the return time becomes.
Yet exceeding 24 hours meant that an anomaly had occurred—a distortion in the time ratio within the trial—.
‘King Sejong.’
It suggested that Patriot’s new Constellation possessed such formidable authority.
During this interval, I needed to solidify my own power as originally intended.
Whoosh!
[Possessed Mystery: 10,000kg]
I had acquired an overwhelming quantity of Mystery.
The 1,000kg of Mystery I had obtained previously, I left for Im Ji-ah as betting money.
Having swept away all the coins, it seemed only right to leave at least the betting amount behind.
‘This time I won fairly through pure skill, so I should trust her.’
According to the tarot card prophecy she gave me, Patriot’s new Constellation would prove greatly beneficial to me as well.
[A card of striking King Sejong with a hammer.]
Looking at the image alone, it seemed to mean I would beat Patriot’s new Constellation to death, but Im Ji-ah’s interpretation was different.
“It means that beings born from King Sejong’s authority will be further strengthened by Shin Si-woo’s power. With the two transcendents of South Korea achieving harmony through each other’s authority, is this not a great purpose for our homeland?”
As she said this, she formed the shape of a coin with her fingers.
She was requesting betting money from me.
Finding that divination so appealing, I invested 1,000kg of Mystery as the betting amount.
‘I have no idea what method King Sejong would use to strengthen humans….’
But that’s more Patriot’s problem than Im Ji-ah’s.
No one can predict how that man truly regards King Sejong.
[Patriot’s Summary of King Sejong]
1. The possessor of absolute authority who created language.
2. A transcendent figure of greatness and supremacy in the Republic of Korea.
3. A damn great king. Surely he deserves our reverence?
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This was a report from the Patriot Task Force.
Beyond the creation of Hangul, there were no other achievements particularly mentioned.
The only consolation was that Patriot at least knew of the friendship between Jang Young-sil and King Sejong….
‘He probably just thinks of Jang Young-sil as some mad scientist?’
No matter how hard I racked my brain, I couldn’t predict how King Sejong would appear.
‘Well, regardless….’
The divination had come out in favor of my cooperation with Patriot, so there was no need to dwell on this problem.
I organized my thoughts and gazed upon my territory.
There were two tasks to handle immediately.
1. Fix the location of Gates appearing in the Pyongyang region.
2. Overlay the Ruzbella Empire’s Imperial Palace atop the Fortress of Invulnerability that Muratan built.
The first task to address was the Gate problem.
Whoosh!
[Permanent Fixation Mystery Cost: 2,000kg]
[Temporary Fixation—1 Month: 30kg]
Gates are generated randomly.
However, by utilizing Mystery in [Territory] this way, I could fix a Gate’s coordinates to a specific location.
Our capital, Seoul, had such measures in place, which is why it remained safe from Gate flooding.
Unique cases like the dragon’s nest in Jamsil Lotte Tower were either precursors to the [Black Gate] or catastrophes that occurred before Patriot appeared.
‘In provincial areas, we’ve been guiding Gate locations by processing Mystery….’
After the Gate crisis, the field that the world first became obsessed with was [Gate Coordinate Displacement] technology.
If one appeared in the middle of the capital, it would be a disaster, wouldn’t it?
Whoosh!
[Consuming 2,000kg of Mystery to fix the Gate coordinates in the Pyongyang region.]
In any case, I adjusted the Gate generation location within my territory.
The location was beneath the Daedong River in Pyongyang.
The southernmost point at that.
‘Outside the range of Ruzbella’s fortress.’
Where the World Tree could never reach.
The Demon Tree could never leave my territory.
Ssshhhhh——.
I felt it.
The World Tree’s sinister intent.
The moment I fixed the Gate’s location, it was trying to change the position of its roots?
Even without transcendence, I could sense this much now.
My strength originated from my Swords, and they are the supreme experts in wielding the World Tree.
I too have inherited such sensitivity.
‘I will never allow that.’
The presence of the World Tree became more vividly perceptible.
The World Tree’s roots extended at tremendous speed.
Yet they would never advance further.
‘I will stop it.’
I struck the world with my will.
The Fortress of Invulnerability belongs to me.
Therefore, its structure transformed according to my intent.
Boom——.
The Fortress of Invulnerability’s walls encircled the underground of Pyongyang.
Never would the World Tree’s roots extend beyond, and even after the Ruzbella Empire’s Imperial Palace appeared, they could never escape past it.
Shudder—!
The World Tree trembled.
The movement of its roots ceased.
Instead, the World Tree began devouring North Korea’s corruption with even greater greed.
That is the desire to grow.
With the underground blocked, it would surely attempt to ascend skyward.
‘I will seal the heavens as well.’
How?
‘I will overlay the Ruzbella Empire’s Imperial Palace upon the Fortress of Invulnerability.’
Then the Emperor’s Authority will envelop this world, and the demonic tree will never grow higher than that authority.
Now, let me construct the palace.
* * *
Burst!
[A World-Class Structure—the Ruzbella Empire’s Imperial Palace has appeared.]
Circular fortress walls rise across the region known as Pyongyang Metropolitan City.
Such concentric walls encircle the heart of Pyongyang layer upon layer.
Boom boom boom boom boom——!!!
Divided into five zones from the outer perimeter to the center, the imperial capital is none other than the Ruzbella Empire’s Imperial Palace.
Though it bears the name of a palace, it is in fact the summoning of the empire’s capital itself.
The fifth zone, the outer perimeter, contains the residences of commoners, and as one approaches the central first zone, the domains of nobility appear—magical towers and the dwellings of the Imperial Transcendent Knights.
Within that immense manifestation, Shin Si-woo’s Aga Sword gleamed brilliantly.
Scattering an intensely crimson radiance.
⦗Master of Swords… such a magnificent gift for this girl!!!⦘
Iris Ruzbella gazed upon Shin Si-woo, overwhelmed with emotion.
A miraculous message had appeared before her eyes in the Sword Realm.
Even having witnessed the world’s end, one lingering regret remained within her.
Burst!
[Confirmed: The sole bloodline of the Ruzbella Empire, the last of the imperial family.]
[The final Empress of the Ruzbella Empire—Iris Ruzbella.]
[You are granted the authority to wield the imperial bloodline’s power.]
What authority could the last remaining imperial family member command from the Imperial Palace?
It was nothing less than proclaiming oneself as the Emperor.
‘The girl is….’
Iris contemplated.
Was she truly the master of this empire?
What was her judgment?
‘I am an Emperor.’
But not merely an ordinary one.
Was she not bound to another master?
A being subjugated to the Sword Lord Shin Si-woo.
Then what manner of world did the Sword Lord possess, one vast enough to embrace the mighty Ruzbella Empire?
‘I am the Empress of a vassal state—belonging to the Sword Lord’s world.’
Iris Ruzbella defined it thus.
Her Imperial Palace belonged to the Sword Lord Shin Si-woo’s territory, and therefore it was only fitting that she be his vassal state.
Then a question arose.
What manner of world did the Sword Lord possess, one powerful enough to embrace the mighty Ruzbella Empire?
Iris possessed a clear answer.
——An Absolute Empire.
A concept of Shin Si-woo’s territory crystallized.
And simultaneously, transformation occurred.
Above the heart of Pyongyang, encircled by five walls, colossal structures materialized.
Each possessed an overwhelming scale rivaling entire cities, and every edifice radiated formidable power imbued with its own unique [Authority].
‘How nostalgic a sight.’
A Demon Tower piercing the heavens.
A central Imperial Palace vast as the cosmos itself.
Surrounding it emerged the barracks of the [Imperial Transcendent Knight Order], the [Magical Technology Workshop], and similar facilities.
The capital of an empire, wholly manifested into reality.
According to Patriot—it possessed an overwhelming scale that rivaled Seoul, the world’s greatest city, without any inferiority.
The world whispered at the emergence of that magnificent [Imperial Palace].
【The vassal state of ■■■—the Imperial Palace of the Ruzbella Empire has appeared in the world.】
【Emperor—Sword Lord Shin Si-woo. Empress—■■■ Ruzbella.】
The world expressed this castle as belonging to something greater.
It also revealed that two masters existed.
The world accepted it thus.
The transcendent of South Korea, Shin Si-woo, donned the imperial regalia and erected the Imperial Palace, proclaiming his empire to the world.
And so——.
【Announcement: The second empire has appeared in the world—the Ruzbella Empire.】
【The pride of the Great Britain Empire is shaken.】
Beneath the heavens, two empires had emerged.

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