Some orcs and dwarves came forward to fix the arena and wipe out the blood stains there were spilled almost everywhere.
Moles were also included in the process. They dug out the ground a lot to help in cleaning and clearing.
The dances and various other programs were supposed to be happening in the stadium itself, so everything had to be clean. They wanted to make sure that everyone forgot about the blood and the mess and went home happy and that was the exact purpose of the programs.
One by one, the shops started to multiply. Some shops that had blacksmiths to repair weapons, vanished.
They were only present to fix weapons if they broke during the battles, but now that it was over, there was no need for them to be here. But of course, they only closed their shops to enjoy the programs and nothing else.
Shin and his clanmates were provided a larger room - the room for the ones that ranked first. It was about three times bigger than the previous small rooms.
However, even if it was that big, not all the members that were present could fit.
Hence, only a selected few, those who were higher ranked than the rest were allowed.
"Master."
"Your Highness."
The swamp kings and Blanca, all of them bowed in front of Shin as he went and sat on a raised seat made by Terran.
Even the higher-ranking Goblins marched forward and bowed in front of Shin, awaiting his command.
Since the war ended up in their favor, rewards, punishments and everything else had to be dealt with by Shin.
This was revealed to him when a particular notification popped up as Shin walked back toward the room.
[All the exp accumulated during the Clan Wars has been stockpiled and can be distributed by the host to the desired individuals.]
[Subordinates' Exp stockpiled: 102,097.]
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtThis meant that, if Shin wanted, he could instantly raise the level of his clanmates.
Of course, he wanted to know if he could raise his own, to which, the system gave a different answer.
[The Host's Exp has been stockpiled separately as the host has met the evolution threshold.]
This was something that Shin had missed.
[ Name: Shin (Male: 1.5 years) ] [ Race: Level 90 Lupus ( Exp 99.99%) ]
When Shin took a look at his level, he was left stunned.
'Wait…'
'How did I end up as Lv.90!?'
'When!?'
'How!?'
He couldn't understand because the system hadn't shown any leveling up notification.
To kick his confusion out, the system answered him and cleared his doubts.
*Ding*
[Due to the critical situations generated and the doubling of the stats, the system had temporarily muted the unnecessary notifications.]
Shin didn't exactly complain about this as it was one of a kind surprise right now.
Also, what the system did wasn't exactly wrong either, so Shin had no complaints and remained calm to show his appreciation for the system.
But he did realize that he couldn't get into Lv.91 before evolving, and this was because the option floated right in front of his eyes.
[Evolve]
[Choose an evolution category.]
[-> Dragon Wolf.]
[-> Death Wolf.]
[-> Arachno Wolf.]
[-> Calamity Wolf.]
[Based on the evolution category, the previous hybrid evolution will be modified.]
Shin didn't bother to look at the info on the evolution categories since it was not the right time. He was keeping everyone in wait as he was trying to figure out the experience points.
Needless to say, he realized that there were 3 different categories of experience points that had been stockpiled - one for Aella, one for himself, and one for the entire clan.
Shin thought about something.
Right now, everyone in the world knew about Shin's and his clanmates' powers and strengths.
If they evolve or level up right now, they might end up noticing the change, and hence, if any one of them tried to attack, their power levels won't be a surprise anymore.
So, Shin decided to give them the rewards later, once when everyone went back to their home.
"Everyone, you did a good job."
"The clan wars for which we had been preparing, despite the changes in rules and conditions, we won."
"You have my praise.", Shin said.
"Please, we aren't worthy of such words your highness.", Deoras bowed as he said this.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Yes your highness, we just did our jobs. It's the least thing we could have done. We do not deserve such praise.", the Grigard King added.
And after hearing both of them, one by one, everyone started saying the same thing. Rather than being humble, it was as if it had become their catchphrase.
Shin didn't mind it at all. In fact, he was in a great mood so he accepted whatever they wanted to say.
As for the dark elves and goblins, he said, "You both, take some rest."
"You both are the ones that have the most casualties…", Shin addressed.
Some were attacked from behind while others were shocked by hidden attacks. This reduced the number of the dark elves and the goblins.
"Yes your highness.", they nodded.
Shin then further added, "Your contribution to this war, I know everything about it. But for now, you have to wait. I will be sure to reward you all based on your contribution."
"Thank you, your highness!", all raised their voice as their eyes sparkled in excitement.
'Ah…'
'Why not be humble now and use your catchphrase?'
"…"
'Sigh, never mind. Increasing their levels will help me in the end anyway.', Shin sighed a bit.
Noticing his sigh, Aella asked, "Is everything alright, your highness?"
Shin nodded his head and was about to answer when all of a sudden, a screen appeared in front of them, at the center of the room.
A loud voice, belonging to Reosan, forced the announcement of the start of the festival to their ears.
Shin, who had paused for a second, after the announcement, said, "Alright folks, looks like we will be enjoying the festival for a bit."
"…"