Reincarnated as the Hated Villainous Prince, I Thought I Could Live Freely in This Life, but Unconsciously Acted Like a Saint ~Trying to Create an Evil Kingdom, but for Some Reason I'm Highly Respected by Everyone~ - Chapter 29

The next morning, having gained a position higher than Queen Clophe, I was granted the title of “Head of State” in the Elf Kingdom.

Queen Clophe primarily handles domestic politics, while I’m mainly responsible for handling strategies towards the Vefeld Kingdom.

It seems like responsibilities are divided in this manner.

If there’s a disagreement between the queen and me, the opinion of “the ruler,” which is me, is prioritized―but honestly, unless it’s absolutely necessary, I don’t plan to meddle in the Elf Kingdom’s internal politics.

I hardly have any knowledge about politics, after all.

So even though the Elf Kingdom is under my rule, I’ll let Clophe handle the bothersome domestic politics.

Meanwhile, my forte lies in―yes.

Leveraging my knowledge from my past life’s gaming experience to strengthen the nation.

While the elves have high magical talent, their pacifism seems to have resulted in relatively low individual combat strength.

Even Rofemia could become incredibly strong if she leveled up, but she seems oblivious to that.

…Yurisia is a despicable woman.

She might try to cause internal strife like before or summon formidable enemies simultaneously.

Strengthening the nation is a must for when that time comes.

Having the Elf Kingdom under my control is pointless if its people end up dead. It’s a problem even before considering being an ideal villain.

“Wow! My level went up even more!”

So, for starters, I decided to begin with strengthening the Elf Kingdom’s army.

The procedure isn’t much different from when I leveled up.

Dive into the Elfria Forest Zone and defeat any Golden Ant or Silver Slime on sight.

Just repeat this process.

Of course, there are tricks to defeating Golden Ant or Silver Slime.

These creatures are fast to flee because of their high experience points, making them often dash away the moment you encounter them.

In such cases, just give up and focus on monsters that decide to stay. Once you’re confident about your agility, you can aim to strike before they flee.

It’s a common way to farm experience points in games, but the locals probably aren’t aware of that.

“It’s amazing! Just defeating a Golden Ant made me feel so much stronger!”

“Everything’s exactly as Esmeralda-sama taught us!”

“He truly must be a reincarnation of a god!”

Their admiration makes me unable to stop laughing.

Just using my past life’s gaming knowledge, and yet they praise me to the skies. Truly a gullible race.

…Kukkukku, once I’ve successfully formed the strongest army, there’ll be no stopping us.

We’ll be unbeatable, not just against Yurisia, but also capable of establishing an invincible nation like none other seen before.

For now, let them praise me.

When they realize my true intentions, they’ll surely cry out in despair.

By the way, here’s the current average stats of the elves:

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Level 30

Physical Attack Power: Around 1100

Physical Defense Power: Around 900

Magical Attack Power: Around 3200

Magical Defense Power: Around 3000

Agility: Around 3900

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Compared to when I was at level 30, their physical area is quite weak, but as expected, their magical area shows impressive growth.

The Vefeld Kingdom’s ordinary soldiers are around level 20, so there’s already a significant gap at this point.

Of course, there are stronger soldiers among the high-ranking officials, so I’ll continue to have the elves train harder.

The Vefeld Kingdom is a formidable nation, and a bit of training won’t guarantee victory.

That’s why I, too, haven’t neglected my training, imposing hellish special training on the elves―

“For Esmeralda-sama, who is working hard, we cannot just give up!”

“All for Esmeralda-sama!”

“Glory to Esmeralda-sama!”

…they say, bravely following me.

…Kukkukku, they’re completely blinded with faith in me.

Not a bad development.

And furthermore, to truly create a strong nation, military strength alone isn’t enough.

Educating them properly will make the Elf Kingdom a true powerhouse.

So I ordered Queen Clophe to hastily construct a hall of learning.

This serves as a preliminary investment for educating the elves, eventually enabling them to craft strong weapons and useful items.

Thanks to my past life’s gaming experience, I have knowledge in this area.

Mixing useful items, crafting powerful equipment…

There’s an infinite amount of knowledge I could teach the elves.

…But of course, that’s not the primary goal.

“”Please take care of us today as well, Esmeralda-sensei!””

In the classroom of the hall of learning,

Seeing the cute elves bowing deeply before me made me feel that the completion of my kingdom was imminent.