Slime simulator

The reorganization of Cross City concluded, and all major forces now pledged allegiance to Suke.

Suke also departed from Cross City.

The reason he spent so much time in this city was entirely because he intended to make it the future royal capital.

The location of the royal capital cannot have any mishaps, as it is the central hub of future royal power.

With Cross City resolved, Suke knew that the upcoming coronation ceremony would proceed without issue.

The construction of the royal palace and the transformation of Cross City's local forces would still require some time.

During this process, Suke no longer needed to exert any effort.

The local forces were now all vying to prove themselves before Suke, so he didn't need to arrange anything; they could handle everything in Cross City.

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After leaving Cross City, Suke went directly to the royal city of the former Fells Duchy.

Here, Emilia and others were maintaining the normal operation of the entire duchy.

Currently, the entire duchy was largely operating as it had before, without major fluctuations due to Suke's purge of the various rebel forces within the duchy.

This was because individuals like Emilia possessed extraordinary administrative talents, capable of managing the duchy in an orderly manner.

Moreover, their loyalty was beyond any doubt.

The magical beasts were absolutely loyal to Suke.

As for the humans, Suke was not worried about them betraying him in the short term.

Human hearts are fickle, and Suke could not guarantee that everyone would be absolutely loyal to him.

However, Suke could guarantee that there would be no problems as long as he remained at the forefront of absolute strength and held the greatest power.

It was foolish to demand loyalty from subordinates without offering them any benefits.

Therefore, every time Suke arrived at a magical beast mountain range, he would use a large amount of resources to win over the magical beasts in the mountains.

Employing both kindness and authority was the only way to ensure that subordinates were as loyal as possible, rather than relying on coercion.

Returning to the royal city, Suke did not issue any orders; maintaining the status quo was already good enough.

A few days later, Suke received news.

Musty had appeared in the royal city, defected from the Lonos Duchy, and joined the duchy.

In such circumstances, Suke immediately summoned Musty.

Looking at Musty wearing a tall hat, Suke's face was full of smiles.

Seeing Suke, Musty's face was filled with excitement.

"Slime, I finally see you!"

Suke looked at his excitement and said with a smile, "I heard that you openly renounced your citizenship in the Lonos Duchy and joined my country."

Musty adjusted his hat and chuckled, "I heard earlier that the Fells Duchy was known for its violent customs and corrupt officials."

"But along the way, I didn't see any of that. Instead, I saw a large number of places being rectified, with the people cheering and the atmosphere being very good."

Suke casually said, "It was precisely because the Fells Duchy was in chaos that I came here."

"You should know that since I came here, although I have been questioned, there have been no popular uprisings to drag me down."

Musty deeply agreed, "That's exactly why I defected from the Lonos Duchy and came to rely on you."

Suke waved his hand, "Not rely, but cooperate."

Musty felt a surge of emotion in his heart. He had done a lot of mental preparation before coming here.

And taking this step required a great deal of determination.

Before meeting Suke, he was also very uneasy.

Now, having met Suke and knowing how much Suke valued him, the uneasiness in his heart disappeared without a trace.

Musty immediately knelt on one knee and performed a standard noble salute, "Your Majesty!!!"

Suke knew that Musty would henceforth become completely his man.

"Get up quickly."

Suke helped him up and said earnestly, "You've come at the right time. I'm preparing to build a Royal Academy of Sciences belonging to the duchy, but so far, no scholars have come."

Musty's eyes flickered, and he understood what Suke meant.

He immediately said excitedly, "Your subject will do his best and live up to your expectations!"

Suke nodded in satisfaction.

Just like in the simulation, Musty valued his arrangements very much.

In that case, Suke decided to entrust him with the task of establishing schools as well.

"Musty, in addition to establishing the Royal Academy of Sciences, there is another matter I want to entrust to you."

Musty immediately knelt on one knee, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Suke immediately helped him up, "In the future, when there are no outsiders, there is no need to salute."

After speaking, he continued, "After the Royal Academy of Sciences is established, you will serve as its first dean, responsible for everything in the Royal Academy of Sciences."

Even though he was mentally prepared, Musty was still surprised.

"Your Majesty, can I... can I be convincing?"

Musty was still somewhat lacking in confidence in his research abilities.

Suke directly said, "A large amount of funding will be allocated each year for research purposes, and as the dean, you can use it freely."

Upon hearing this, Musty quickly said, "I will definitely make great research achievements as soon as possible to enhance the country's strength."

Suke nodded slightly, "If possible, you can also poach some of the scholars from the Lonos Duchy."

Musty nodded.

Suke continued, "There are recruitment requirements for establishing the Royal Academy of Sciences. The requirement is that only the top talents in the industry can enter, regardless of race.

In addition, there is an extremely important matter to be entrusted to you.

Establish specialized Royal Magic Comprehensive Schools in the royal city and its subordinate cities, and you will serve as the principal.

In addition to training combat professions such as mages and warriors, it is especially important to train sub-occupational talents such as formation masters, alchemists, and blacksmiths."

"Adopt a promotion system, where the top talents in the school can gradually become scholars as they advance, until they reach the top requirements and can be recruited into the Royal Academy of Sciences.

In addition, scholars at all levels must serve as instructors in magic schools in cities at all levels.

That's all I have to say. Prepare the rest yourself, and you can ask me if you don't understand something."

After listening to Suke's words, Musty's eyes shone like a light bulb.

He knew that if he successfully established the schools and the academy as Suke said.

In less than ten years, almost all of the talents in the entire duchy... in all walks of life, would belong to the royal family.

The royal family's talent pool would reach a terrifying value.

So terrifying that no duchy could match it.

Musty's Adam's apple bobbed. If he could truly build these two behemoths, what kind of status would he, as the first dean and principal, have...

Even he, who had no interest in power, was instantly lost in the beautiful vision of the future.

Suke looked at his expression, his face smiling.

He wasn't afraid of his subordinates lacking ambition, he was just afraid of them lacking fighting spirit.