Chapter 2: The Republic of All Nations
More than half a month has passed since the establishment of the Republic of All Peoples. Under the dual influence of the invasion of monsters and the instigation of the Holy Cult of Yaya, the number of human inhabitants in the kingdom decreased dramatically, from more than 3 million to 500,000.
The massive decline in population has left the newly formed kingdom unusually deserted, with once-crowded streets now filled with pedestrians, and some smaller cities have even become uninhabited empty cities.
The property that the nobles did not have time to take away was evenly distributed to the humans who remained, so if the per capita wealth is concerned, the current Republic of All Races is definitely a rich country. If there is any benefit to a sharp decline in the population, it may be reflected in this point.
Because of this, even the prosperity of the past has withered, but there is no sense of loss on the faces of the people in the kingdom, and everyone seems to be very energetic.
Of course, the ability to quickly stabilize people's minds in such a short period of time is not only due to the power of money, but also to the excellent governance of the republican Emperor Kirgaru.
After the Jehoish Cult's fleet departed laden with humans, Kilgaru sprang into action. The first was the promulgation of a new law, which was only a modification of the original law of the Principality of Basol, since there was no similar law that could be used for reference before that. In order to deal with the problems arising from the implementation of the new law, Kilgaru specially appointed two ** officials to deal with the cases of humans and monsters, the human side is the prime minister of the Duchy of Basol, Osuses, and the monster side is the high priest of the fish-man tribe, Davin.
In addition to the law, the kingdom's system was also modernized, with six distinct divisions: agriculture for food supply and production, industry for construction and blacksmithing, culture and education for knowledge transfer and education, magic for magic exploration and scientific research, military for defense against invasion and intelligence gathering, and general departments for all trivial matters other than the above.
The monsters who abide by the law of the jungle do not have a complex social system like humans, and they can be said to know nothing about the affairs of the four departments of agriculture, industry, education, and generalization, so these four departments can only be managed by King Kodev III of the Duchy of Basol, no, it should be called King Korod now.
In the words of Kodev III himself, joining the Republic of All Nations was a new beginning, and in order to show his determination, he deliberately abandoned his original name and officially changed his name to Korod.
The magic department was handed over to Marosas, who has a strong interest in studying magic, Geous, who has the ability to manipulate light and heat, and Dariola, a knowledgeable former veteran adventurer. In the end, only two adventurers from the entire kingdom remained, and the other was Arebak of the Seven Eagles.
The only department made up of monsters among the six departments is the military department. Sack was appointed commander-in-chief of the military department, with Pardra the boar man and Cardo the bear monster serving as his bodyguard and lieutenant. Ethreth is the deputy commander of the military department and the commander of the Assault Corps, which is composed of agile and mobile gnolls and goatmen, with Sam the goatmen and Bennett the jackals as adjutants.
The newly joined Centaur Chieftain Bazeharu serves as the commander of the main battle legion, commanding ogres, centaurs, hellhounds, monitor lizards and other monsters, with the ogre warrior Angron and the ogre varon as his lieutenants.
The Fishmen led by Livada were the only of the Kilgaru's monsters who were adept at fighting in the water, so Livada was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, with Blackvein and Gumas as lieutenants. Due to the very weak combat power of the naval forces, the Warcraft Nine-Pointed Star was also included in this unit.
The commander of the reconnaissance unit is Gilta, a goatman who has been in charge of reconnaissance before, and the members are some individuals who are good at reconnaissance selected from various monsters.
Orrick, the Skeletron Lord, summoned by Kilgaru, has been appointed as the Commander of the Guard, responsible for the security of the capital of the Republic Kingdom and the protection of Kilgaru.
After the remnants of Inkutan were brought under his command, the combat effectiveness of Kilgaru's monsters increased dramatically. Afraid of this new powerful force, the monsters of the wild lands that did not participate in the invasion also rushed to join the kingdom, and together with the remaining indigenous monsters such as the forest people in the territory, the number of monsters in the entire kingdom also reached more than 100,000. Some of these monsters joined the army of the Republican Kingdom, but most of them chose to start a new life in the kingdom as citizens.
Originally, the establishment of the Republic of All Races was to hope that all races could get along harmoniously, but considering that this concept was not something that could be easily accepted by the next order, it would take a long time to get used to it. Therefore, until the ideal state of harmony is reached, the range of monsters is limited to the northern territory of the Duchy of Basol and the Death Valley, and of course some important cities are used as a pilot for mutual understanding between species, where humans and monsters are mixed.
In particular, Sivaran, a gateway city connecting the kingdom and the outside world, is arranged to live with a large number of monsters. As a platform for the world to know about the kingdom, there must be no incidents of monsters hurting people here, so the monsters living here are all humanoid monsters with high intelligence and relatively little danger, and are willing to accept management, most of them are forest people, goblins, and fish people.
The significance of the city of Sivaram to the republican kingdom is extraordinary, and whether the city is well managed will have a direct impact on the world's perception of the nascent kingdom.
In order to facilitate communication, Kilgaru has arranged for a special teacher to teach the monsters who live in the city some simple and commonly used human language. Although it has only been half a month, some fish-people have begun to exchange their catch with humans in the city for goods, which can be said to be a pretty good start.
With everyone's efforts, the whole kingdom is gradually moving on the right track, showing a thriving attitude. However, a dilapidated ship that slowly approached, raising the possibility of worrying about whether it would sink before reaching the port, had caused new problems for the fledgling kingdom.