Chapter 998 – #99. The Story of the Three Thousand Concubines and the Emperor (56)
There had been constant monitoring of what the priests were doing.
I knew what deal they were trying to make with me, and I already knew who was the only one who opposed it, so the deal this priest proposed was quite interesting.
However, because I had a separate plan using this priest, I couldn’t immediately bring him into our empire as the priest had hoped.
‘I’m glad that the excuse of building trust worked well… ‘
In fact, I tried not to pay too much attention to it, just bewitching it as my own person and going to the temple and throwing it like a bomb.
Wouldn’t that be much easier to manage from my perspective?
It is difficult to continue caring about this world.
However, for a person with this much intelligence, the situation was bound to be different.
I am not a heartless person who turns a blind eye to smart people who are struggling to live on their own.
‘They say they will build a new temple and raise the pro-emperor faction, so there is no reason to refuse.’
Of course, it would also be effective to insert it directly into the temple and break it in half by hitting it with a hammer.
However, on the other hand, it seemed like it would not be a bad idea to create a new force from outside and take over the existing temple force.
‘Considering it later, it would be more beneficial for the empire to create a new force outside and prey on it rather than collapse the inside.’
Which one to choose between the two.
Or should I run both?
I thought I would think about it a little more.
Leave the temple issue aside.
What is urgent right now is that our army has established a base right in front of the capital of the Geos Empire.
The prayer room, which had been demolished for relocation, was rebuilt, and various convenient facilities were also built.
It would not be easy to capture the capital, and even after the capture, the soldiers needed a place to stay, so they put a lot of effort into setting up tents.
“I think it would have been okay to go a little deeper, but is there a reason why you built a stronghold here?”
However, as I settled down using the information I had gained while visiting the temple and the imperial palace, the nobles became puzzled and asked questions.
The question is why the camp was built so far away.
“Ah, if you move a little further forward, there is a geographically dangerous section.”
I kindly answered the nobles’ questions.
It is the capital of the prosperous Geos Empire.
The capital was built by taking into account various Feng Shui principles.
The capital would have been built in a place that could be easily defended against invasion by foreign powers, and since the place we had to attack was the capital, it was necessary to approach while also knocking on stone bridges.
If you try to approach it easily, you could get seriously injured.
Haven’t we already seen sweet results by using terrain once?
“Look at the map.”
I called the nobles and discussed in detail my plan for recapturing the last remaining capital.
The war is coming to an end much faster than I thought.
But that means it was faster than I expected, and that doesn’t mean that some time has passed since the war started.
The fact that quite a bit of time has passed since the start of the war can be fully realized by the growth of the crown prince.
The guy is showing signs of being quite an adult now.
My height has grown significantly, and my shoulders are quite sturdy.
His voice has become louder, so he is no longer called a child anymore.
Of course, his face still looked like a baby, giving an idea of his age, but at least his body had grown to the point where it was comparable to an adult.
Moreover, the growth of the prince was not limited to his body.
“It’s dangerous no matter where you go. If enemies are lurking, you’ll be helpless.”
When I told him to look at the map, the crown prince looked closely at the area around the capital and pointed out the exact point.
“Yes, that’s right. It’s the perfect place to get into trouble while approaching with excitement that there is a goal right in front of you.”
It was no exaggeration to say that the capital of Geos was a natural fortress.
We don’t know how the capital was built in such an amazing place, but it is certain that the emperor who chose the capital in the past was a very smart person.
“The Geos Empire will definitely be looking for us to approach the capital. It would be impossible to get through without damage.”
“It will be important to know how much damage can be minimized.”
The prince and nobles began to plan a strategy with serious expressions.
However, it was not easy to find gaps in the history of the Geos Empire, as if it were not all empty.
“It seems the only answer is to push forward, even if it means taking the damage.”
“I apologize, Your Majesty.”
“Jim also knew for a long time that that was the only way. “I just left it alone because I felt like I needed to hear the opinions of many people.”
The bottom line is to push ahead even though you know the risks.
I decided to stick with what I had in mind from the beginning.
The Geos Empire could clearly see our approach from the top of the castle walls.
There was only one road like that in the first place.
If you don’t follow the path, it requires a lot of stamina and takes a long time.
If you waste time and use fireworks over there, you’ll be in trouble.
It was much better to just break through quickly in a situation that was clearly visible.
“Attack!!!”
“Raise your shield!!”
Sure enough.
When we started to advance, the enemy began to attack.
Magic flies, fiery arrows fly, stones and oil are thrown, and various acts of sabotage.
However, we had already anticipated this level of problem.
“Defend!!!”
Soldiers holding shields desperately block attacks.
And the wizards worked together to block enemy attacks by using a huge shield.
Although they anticipated this situation and prepared for it early on, despite these efforts, unlucky soldiers were killed by blind arrows, hit on the head by rocks thrown on the floor, etc.
However, the soldiers had to keep moving forward while stepping on the death of their allies.
This is because other secondary damage can be reduced even a little.
“Keep moving!! Don’t stop!! Move forward!! Forward!!!”
“Aaaaah!!!!”
Even though I was hurt and exhausted, I couldn’t back down.
As long as I had the strength to walk, I had to keep moving forward.
When you move forward and move forward like that.
“It’s here!”
“Kill it!!!! Fight!!!”
Puuuuu!!!!
A huge castle gate welcomed the soldiers.
Only then did the soldiers in front of the castle gate come to their senses and look around.
“Gasp!”
More soldiers died than expected.
But was it because we ignored the damage and moved forward with integrity?
From the moment the leading soldiers reached the fortress wall, the damage to our troops was greatly reduced.
As time passed, friendly soldiers coming in from behind began to reliably guard our side.
It was natural that the situation had to turn out like this.
You have to deal with the soldiers who are right in front of you, and you can’t just hit the soldiers coming in from afar, right?
“Go up!!!”
And finally, the soldiers began to attack in earnest the front of the castle wall.
To assist them from behind, a ladder was created using magic, and the soldiers climbed the castle wall using the ladder.
Sigh!!
The enemy soldiers on the wall hurriedly sprayed oil and threw stones to desperately prevent the soldiers from climbing up the wall.
It was the beginning of a full-scale war.
* * *
At a time when the soldiers who had bravely advanced were fighting fiercely on the castle walls.
I was leisurely waiting for the right moment.
The priests have made a plan to kill me, and the plan to put it into action must be today.
And I had to pretend that I had a health problem because I was overexerting myself to prevent them from falling prey to their tricks.
If the temple bastards succeed in killing me, they will try to sway public opinion by labeling me as a devil contractor again.
That brings up a situation that doesn’t fit what I’m planning at all.
In my plan, the temple must be ‘evil’.
In this way, the newly created imperial temple could have a just cause, and the negative aftermath of my death could be minimized.
Also, in order for temples to become ‘evil’, it was necessary to inform the world of the naked nature of their greed and corruption.
And in this part, there were no problem thanks to the temple unexpectedly starting to troll on its own.
‘I mean, he did something vicious without me having to do anything.’
The temple did not want to miss the last chance.
So they made an unreasonable move.
‘I was wondering why he cut off his followers and sold the planet, but this is enough to understand. How can they do something like that in a temple?’
The temple even offered a human sacrifice to kill me.
What is human sacrifice?
It is to offer a living person as a sacrifice.
Of course, the people who were sacrificed here were not the soldiers themselves, but along with those who were taken prisoner among the soldiers of our empire, they replaced the soldiers of the Geos Empire because they were not enough.
A large-scale attack prepared using even sacrifices.
‘With an attack of that magnitude, a scenario is possible where it is too much to the point where life is in danger.’
There was a history of forcing the prince to lie down and suffer due to balance control, so the fact that the shrine took care of the situation was not a bad thing in itself.
‘On top of that, he created a weakness for himself by saying he was trying to kill me using a method used by devil contractors called human sacrifice.’
The temple probably has no idea that what they did will turn out wrong.
I was already looking forward to seeing what their faces would look like when their plans went awry.
