Chapter 869 – Swamp in the Swampwood Forest (5)
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As we approached the front gate, the guards greeted us with admiration. If it was natural, it was natural. How common is it for so many priests to gather in one place? This number is the limit of the number that can be accommodated in one city. An army on standby is like an unprofitable stock guru at home. It was said that until work, eating and packing was everything. It seemed strange that the city had filled all the priests who could afford it, but the morale of the guards who had completed the status check had risen. Did he have to watch the lord run away? As soon as he saw the pope, his expression, which had been swollen, widened as if his faith had pierced the ceiling. Kugoogu Palace… !! The relatively light gate opened, and we headed inside, crashing right into the staff headquarters. “It’s good that we didn’t follow the ceremony without the lord.” Tyrsi, who was chosen as our representative, murmured. The pope is too intrusive to be the representative of the military, and it’s also ugly to look at. The same goes for me, an aristocrat from another country. It was only natural that Tyrsi, a Romanian aristocrat, became the breadwinner of the party. ‘Are these reinforcements from the capital?! How so quickly… ? No, just thank you!〉 At the headquarters of the staff, a person called the battalion commander of the Hobyeongdae exclaimed with joy as if he were about to fall into surprise. He rolled his eyes as if looking for the party’s representative, and Tyrsi stepped forward. Doubt and bewilderment flashed across the battalion commander’s face, and his eyes widened. Azwishia was once one of the territories of Armashnas. In a broader concept, Tyrsi would be her hometown, but just as a person from Busan would not feel all the provinces of Busan as her hometown, Tyrsi would not feel the fortress city as her hometown. Even so, had the battalion commander, who seemed to be over sixty, ever seen Tyrsi? 〈This is Tyrsi Ritter Armashnas, an honorary nobleman. This time, under the direction of the Senate, I served as the temporary representative of the Eastern Weiqi War reinforcements. Are you a local commander?〉 The battalion commander stands out with his big eyes at her kind answer. Tirthy replied without saying anything. As if waiting for an answer, Tirshi said nothing. The battalion commander explained as if he was genuinely calm. 〈As you know, Romania in the beginning was a structure in which nobles governed the provinces by order of the emperor. Unless managed at the family level for a long time, the lord is more like a local manager.>
“So did you run away?”
‘I am not a soldier. I guess he didn’t want to risk his life at work.〉
Anyway, the emperor whose name was worth it was his immediate superior, so such an attitude.
He was bold, but he was foolish because he was reckless in a class society. Can a person in the position of a battalion commander make such a statement?
‘It will work.’
In this dangerous zone, the defense of the territory leads to national defense.
In terms of status, it was likely that he was an aristocrat. Even if I can’t do it, won’t I become a viscount?
The horse is the viscount baron, but in fact, in the class system of another world, the starting point of all status is the count. The status that aristocrats from the count’s family received as a business award or as a medal was a viscount or a baron.
And the earl, who had a particularly large estate, was the Marquess.
In other words, great nobility. A feudal lord named Marquis. Our perfect duo is this marquis.
The duke refers to a case in which blood ties of the royal family divide and rule when the territory ruled by the great bread of the country is too wide. That’s why it was hard to see.
If it is a conquering country, it is also entrusted with a place like a colony.
Armasunas is probably a marquis family!
It was natural given that they were members of the first Senate family, so it wasn’t too surprising. The great aristocrat who ruled over such a large territory just flew away to the purge.
The battalion commander said while looking at the tall manor house.
“Exactly. It was only a year and a half.”
Tirsi, who was flipping through cheap papers in the busy staff headquarters, nodded.
‘I ran away, putting my life ahead of duty, so the punishment will surely be paid as long as they live as nobles. We prioritize the safety of citizens over cowards.”
─Chuck!! There was no command, but they saluted according to the military standard. Tyrsi opened her mouth in a daze, then smiled a little before returning to a calm expression. 〈The priests and paladins of the Church of Pomona have excellent healing abilities. The number of people—-〉 Papers came and went quickly, and the battalion commander’s expression looked bizarre as if he was somewhat perplexed.
The battalion commander asks if there are any deficiencies in the documents.
As you all know, the Church of the God of Bountiful is the core of medicine and agriculture.
‘Conversely, there aren’t many paladins.’
Isn’t it obvious? Even if you hold on to money and connections in the medical world, you do not need to starve for physical strength. It’s a world where even master level adventurers are hired with money.
Rather, if the church holding the core of the country has many soldiers, it becomes the target of check.
Power, both on Earth and here, was only a means of maintaining power. It was enough for the Church of the Rich God to maintain its power.
So, the number of paladins who participated in this war for supremacy was small.
Considering Azwishia’s characteristics—the quantity and quality of the monsters lined up outside the walls—it would almost be like peeing on your feet. Even the Senators don’t know that.
So the battalion commander said without hesitation.
No, it’s a bit of a euphemism to say it openly.
─There are only a lot of healers and the number of combatants is strangely small.
—Or was it the unit that came one step ahead of the main unit to treat the soldiers?
Roughly speaking, that’s about it.
I guess so. Even if the paladin is a symbol of tandem, it is meaningless if the number is small. Azwishia’s soldiers seemed to be of a very high standard, but no matter how much they healed, there must be a limit.
—Cook.
But Tirshi laughed a little.
‘No, Dirmax Battalion Commander. After more than enough reinforcements have already arrived.”
“After you arrive? Wherever… ?〉
To the perplexed man, Tirshi touched his chest and said.
It was a natural answer, if it was obvious.
All of my family members, who have a lot of facets of the semi-sinner level, gathered.
If Henir isn’t popping out, there’s no place as safe as Azwishia in this war.
─Oh? Get in shape Cool, our Tyrsi.
Whiik-. Dana whistled and let her mind fly.
—… It’s noisy.
Tirshi’s face brightened.
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The news of the arrival of reinforcements revived Azwishia a little.
War is madness, and the front is a dangerous place.
So, there were quite a few efforts to sublimate that madness into pride by filling the patriotic meta and mulberry all over the world. Azwishia was no exception.
Although it is a land of birth, isn’t it a different world quite different from the present age where mobile and communication have developed?
Their attachment to their homeland was great.
However, as if there was no anxiety, the fruit baskets given to me by people who mistook me for a paladin were heavy in many ways. The actual weight and the heart contained therein. ─Wasak! Is it because it is a fortress city and also a logistics center? The fruit was delicious after all. To the extent that the will to fight naturally arises. The pope called as he wandered around munching fruit. ‘Oh right.’ You should bring a present, yes. I called my wives and looked around the holy relics. The pope said he would like to explain himself. That ─Swipe. I looked at my right hand again. A sacred glove with Pomona’s wolf engraved on it. There were several effects, but when I tried it, it was a treasure that evoked a great synergy effect for me. The holy relic of a comparable level, An object that raises the power of an object or creature to the level of a holy relic or relic without any side effects! It is a treasure among treasures that is said to drop one drop a year from the statue of Fortuna. The Pope of Fortuna, he looks like he has quick calculations, and he knows how to ride a giant line. But there are 2 bottles, so it’s bittersweet. ‘Do you want Danana Lalilura to drink?’ No Even if left alone, they would become the Mithril class. There would be no effect. ‘If I become stronger than the mithril class by drinking this, will there be 2 bottles of this holy relic left?’ As soon as you get it from the Fortuna Church, you should have made the people of the Church drink it. Therefore, it is correct to assume that it will not work for those who are above the master level. Wooshin’s by-product set is also not acceptable. Needless to say, it was the equipment of transcendence monsters. Of course, you can’t spray it on holy things either. Using it on Veronica’s wand is one of the options, but if it breaks then it’s no big deal right before the war. “Hmm.” After thinking about it, I just opened a bottle. ─Pong!
Then he tore off the epaulettes on his shoulders.
“Ah, sir.”
After roughly tearing it open, the thread that had been sewn on the leather armor of Wooshin was ripped off. It’s not that tough, but it’s Tonacheilucutl’s beard, so it’s fucking precious.
I said I did something stupid, and I cried, but Dana, who saw that, said as if she was embarrassed.
“Hey, hey. Could it be that you pour it somewhere else?”
No shit, I wasn’t taken aback by my mistake, I was just worried about wasting reinforcement items.
You’re the kind of person who won’t use stat-up items until you face off against the final boss in the game, sister Lee.
“Yes. Are you going to use it? These epaulets are a relic of Huldfolk. I think it has enough potential.”
An ogre’s epaulet that increases defense.
It was something I got after beating Horsha’s takkari, but for me, who became a master class, it’s a bit of a rush. It was worth strengthening.
“Feed the giant Shiba in small bites, and stop if it seems like it will overflow.”
“Count. Normally, such fine control over efficacy is not possible… “
“Can he do it? My eyes are different.”
The Pomonaian Pope sparingly tried to dissuade him, but Loki, who happened to pick up a sacred object, added.
“If Loki-sama said so, then so be it.”
Do you get it right? Because faith is such a scary thing.
Shrugging my shoulders, I evaporated a bottle of holy water with the magic that controls the elixir’s effect.
Pours the extract of efficacy into the shoulder strap.
─Break!!
I used it while observing the effect with Odin’s eyes, but to my surprise, I consumed the entire bottle with two epaulettes. The old epaulettes were replaced with new ones, exuding a subtle elegance.
“Occasionally~.”
Nord succeeded in strengthening Huldfolk’s Epaulettes by +20.
“Hmm? Is it true that you succeeded?”
“Aren’t you losing steam for some reason? It doesn’t show at all on the outside, does it?”
“Well. I won’t.”
Examining the spell with Odin’s eyes, I smirked at the performance worthy of the strengthening item.
“Nor, Nor! How long have you been laughing like that?”
As soon as the dwarf’s blood was boiling, Fran snooped on tiptoe to look at the epaulets.
“Hehe. You will know when you write it.”
If we dare to express it in numerical terms in an easy-to-understand way even for adults, in the way of the introduction of The Little Prince…
‘I’m sure Dullahan, a half-man half-god with twin swords, can survive even if he uses his powers.’
It’s literally life coin +1.
I presented the epaulet with the stitches melted to Fran and Lalilura one by one.
“Receive. It’s embarrassing because I used to use it, but it will be quite useful.”
“Uh? Give us? Playing?”
“I’m fine because I have a lot of survival time.”
It was better for me to bet on my wife’s safety insurance.
Fran and Lari Lura often fight in front of her, but her bare body defense is a bit lacking.
“… Yes! Thank you, Nor!”
Fran fiddled with her epaulettes, and she laughed happily at each presenter.
“Yes… But where and how do I put it?”
“Sister Fran. If you put it on your neck like this, it looks like a brooch, isn’t it pretty?”
“Oh, is that so? I like the sense of being called Lalilu.”
They wear epaulettes with a chuckle.
The distribution of the remaining items was completed quickly. Anyway, there are many opportunities to see the performance in the future.
I picked up the last remaining earrings. These are brass earrings. No rust.
Then it will come in handy.
There were two pairs of four, so one gave Nefertiti. Nefertiti is a magic item that can be worn without piercing ears, so I try to equip it right away.
〈Do you like it?〉
〈… Yes. Do you like it. Because you gave it to me.〉
I was glad that I did.
When her concentration level rises, she is able to perform the highly advanced martial arts she practiced over several weeks in Shade’s dream. It will be an opportunity to experience the next stage for a while.
“Who will have the remaining pair? Tyrsi?”
“I am done. There is something similar in your ancestor’s equipment.”
Tirsi, who switches to the primitive ancient full set when using the
“I am blessed by my master. Do you think you’ll get into trouble with the speed at which you cast spells?”
“It was, indeed.”
It is also useless for Veronica called by the spell helper firefly magic as a future cheat.
“If the owner put them on, he would think they were couple earrings and put them on happily.”
“It’s a shameful nobleman.”
But foragers don’t wear earrings.
─Ugh!!
As I was thinking about where to use this, my bracelet vibrated.
I put the sacred glove on my right hand,
“… Do you want these earrings?”
─Ugh! Uh!
“Damn it, it’s full of ambition. Are you confident?”
Uh… Uh… Ugh!!
Brünak answered energetically. The guy who always ate only junk food covets medicine for some reason.
‘But Brunak’s ability to absorb other mana is an extension of my power… ‘
Mana succession is a phenomenon of absorbing similar mana.
To put it another way, dissimilar mana cannot be absorbed.
What do the cattle god and I have in common? Was that Palais nobleman also a druid in his lifetime?
Ooh~ ooh~.
“Okay, I got it.”
I appeased the snack-challenger and tossed his earring up.
‘Count? What—-〉
Parkin-!!
The two earrings turned into four in one spear.
Shuwaaaaagh—!! Mana flowed in from the harpooned earring and was sucked into Brunak.
‘Option transfer successful.’
After confirming that the bracelet’s mithril became brighter, I was quite satisfied.
After all, strengthening is always fun.
However, when the historical relics turned into pieces of iron, the Pope of Pomona was devastated with an expression reminiscent of Jammin who got kicked while arguing in the playground.
〈… Lo, Mr. Loki?〉
Like a rusty baby doll, he asks Loki for his opinion with his eyes, as if he is okay with that.
Loki, who was knitting with a skein of thread, belatedly saw a piece of earring rolling under my feet, and he replied indifferently, as if he had seen a baby tearing newspaper and playing.
‘It’s okay, it’s okay. That level is nothing compared to the things I ate when I was younger.〉
When even Loki said so, the boy Pope looked at me with a serious expression and murmured.
“Then I’m fine too.”
Also, this kid is not normal.
The true-religionist, unlike the pope of Romania, must have gone mad.
‘But even if they’re crazy, we’re crazy.’
I looked at him with half-open eyes, and he agreed how he understood my gaze.
〈Even if it wasn’t so, we were planning to hold a worship service in the city.〉
Traditionally, people seek God, Buddha, and Allah only when they feel sorry for themselves.
The opportunity to buy the full amount of faith coins came quickly.
