Chapter 112. Ruler of the Lake (1)
Streams of water are pouring.
It falls clear and powerfully and fills the water bottle.
Squeak.
“Take this here.”
“….”
Sir Blank, the commander of the White Lancers, suddenly came to his senses.
Turning around, the adjutant is holding out a portable canteen.
“It is water. I drank so much dust that I felt like my throat was getting sore.”
“Oh thank you.”
got a canteen tilted
A stream of water that travels down the esophagus.
suddenly comes to mind
A sight I had seen before. A bunch of mastodons. straight aisle. streams of water pouring down. Hamang, who was rolling and spitting out water. Hundreds of animals who were swept away or, frightened by the appearance and momentum of Hamang, swam along the waterway and ran away.
“….”
The cold water roared through his empty stomach.
The effect of handicraft was so great.
Because he wiped out so many Mastodons at once. Because they pushed the beasts into the northern river at the other end of the aisle.
‘What I saw today…What was it?’
is it real? Or is it just a nasty dream? Or is it part of a huge scam?
It was indistinguishable.
But one thing was certain.
Lloyd Frontera said his plan had worked.
Thanks to this, the Barondom was able to stop hundreds of Mastodons with almost no damage.
“Oh, of course, there is no harm.”
“….”
Another voice came from right next to me.
not an adjutant
The face you see when you turn your gaze.
Lloyd Frontera was putting on his characteristic, meaningless wry smile.
Where did this terrifying man come from?
Sir Blank asked in a slightly dazed mood.
“Was there any damage?”
“yes. There is.”
Shrugging Lloyd’s shoulder.
A self-helpful answer that comes back soon.
“The vegetable gardens at the foot of the mountain were destroyed. This is where onions, green onions, potatoes, and corn were planted. That’s sad. The corn grown at the foot of the mountain is especially delicious.”
“….”
“Oh, and some of the pavement has been lost as we manually wiped out the mastodons. Ha, that made it difficult. what would you do It has to be restored.”
“….”
He blocked hundreds of Mastodons, and if he suffered that much damage, he deserved a commendation.
Even so, this bastard who insists on dying.
What is it?
Sir Blank asked involuntarily.
“Certainly today, this waterworks is a waterway for that, no, a pit passageway through which Mastodons will voluntarily jump in and swim away. Did you all plan it from the time you created the shape of the mastodon?”
“Sure.”
Respond without hesitation.
There is no useless humility or humility.
“It was hard digging for six days, right? That’s all planned. Did you have a lot of complaints about why you had to dig up the soil in a far place when you could just dig the spot right next to the relief figure? That was all planned. Were you annoyed as to why you had to dig a long path like digging a canal when you could just scoop up the soil in one place? Of course, that was all planned.”
“Then the entire route of that canal….”
“yes. Everything was measured and designed in advance. To take advantage of the Prona River, which winds around our Barony in a large clockwise direction from south to north.”
“….”
“From the point where the river line bends to the west, it goes directly to the north. Turn clockwise like that to meet the flowing downstream. Well, thanks to you, I got one that I can use forever. If you trim and maintain it a little, it will play a role like a mini canal.”
Eat pheasants and eat eggs.
Buy a bag of candy and get a parking pass.
Fend off a mastodon attack and take the canal.
All of this was a strategy that was possible thanks to the unique habits of the Mastodon, which is both stupid and cautious.
“Anyway, the mastodons that were swept north will take care of themselves there. Even though they were swept away, they weren’t going to die that easily, and the north is a no-man’s-land without territory, so there’s no way they’ll come back here.”
“How can you say there’s no coming back….”
“It’s because I’ve seen the nemesis Megarania.”
“ah.”
“Guys will remember one thing like that. Therefore, there is no reason to come to this place where it is recognized that there is a natural enemy. I wonder if I can avoid it.”
“You really counted all of that out?”
“yes. Isn’t that obvious?”
“….”
Sir Blanc was at a loss for an answer.
no it’s not natural
I thought I could just fight and defeat him.
I thought I could just throw away my life like straw and protect the territory of the kingdom.
‘But I won without a fight. Almost without any damage.’
No, even the canal, which will be used forever, was made with both sides.
This Lloyd in front of me, how many calculations did he have to make to create this result? How much brain did you have to roll to make that calculation a reality.
As a simple unmanned person, he could not get a sense of it.
Unbeknownst to me, my neck was shaking.
And suddenly I thought.
‘Maybe I don’t even know what a real fight is like.’
It’s not just about attacking unconditionally.
It’s not just about putting courage first.
Sometimes winning without fighting.
To take a thoroughly pragmatic advantage.
Wouldn’t that be the true victory that those who command the troops should pursue?
‘Then I won’t have to lose my subordinates.’
He recalled the many battles he had fought.
12 times as a member of the White Lancers.
Five times since becoming the captain of the lancers.
Today was the first time that he had not lost a single comrade or subordinate while fighting 17 large and small battles.
Organizing the battlefield without the process of recovering the body of a comrade, which had always been taken for granted.
That unfamiliar yet fresh experience knocked on my heart.
gave me enlightenment
‘okay. Death has always been covered with valor and honor. It was only considered honorable to die fighting bravely on the battlefield. But there was greater valor and honor here. fighting and not dying. To return safely to the arms of family, lovers, and colleagues. So that we can fight the next bigger fight.’
It continues to survive and become stronger.
Become stronger and overcome bigger battles.
defend the country for so long.
On the one hand, it also protects the happiness of the family.
‘That was the way to shine even more honor.’
How stupid I was in the past.
How many subordinates could have been saved if he had realized it a little earlier.
Feeling regret and shock, realization and admiration at the same time, he raised his head.
He looked at Lloyd with changed eyes.
“Thank you.”
“yes?”
Lloyd gives a puzzled look.
I spoke to him out of respect.
“Please continue to do well in the future.”
I will watch and learn.
I will learn more and learn more.
That’s how I will make this respectable man the teacher of my heart.
“Oh yes. Well, I’m good too.”
Lloyd tried to swallow his awkwardness and held out his hand.
A firm handshake.
sincerity in it.
Sir Blanc held back the tears he was about to burst into tears.
Lloyd held on to his fingers that were about to shrivel.
The days of blocking the second monster attack were passing by.
♣
Several days have passed.
In the meantime, the cleanup of the barony was done quickly.
They restored trampled vegetable gardens and repaired paved roads that were swept away by waterworks.
In the meantime, there was also a small income.
A group of Mastodons jumped into the waterway in fear and were swept away by the water.
In the meantime, they found five baby Mastodons that had fallen away from their mother.
“…So, you want to raise these kids?”
“Yes, Lloyd.”
Lord Bavaria reports with firm determination.
As if responding to Lord Bavaria’s voice, the five baby mastodons behind him burst into tears.
“Puyiying-!”
“Look, Lloyd. Fortunately, they are healthy and strong with no injuries.”
“Oh, I understand that. Wouldn’t it be dangerous?”
“It won’t be dangerous.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because it’s cute.”
“….”
“Not me, of course, but these girls.”
Lord Bavaria pointed at the mastodon pups.
However, Lord Bavaria’s cheeks are slightly red, unlike his usual solemn appearance.
“There is a story I heard the other day. Adult Mastodons raised in the wild are extremely ferocious, making it difficult for humans to approach them, but they say that those who have been tamed since they were young become surprisingly different.”
“Is it possible to tame it?”
“I heard that.”
“So, are you trying to tame it now?”
“Yes that’s right.”
“Hmm, I think it will be very difficult.”
“It won’t be hard.”
“How do you know that?”
“Because it’s cute.”
“….”
“Not me, of course, but these girls. Khumm hmm.”
Lord Bavaria was already carrying a large baby bottle. No, that was already the size of a baby bottle attached to a mini drum rather than a baby bottle.
“Poo-ae-ae-aeng!”
“Puyiying!”
Five mastodons, each the size of a calf, struggle to get a bottle first.
Whenever that happens, Lord Bayern makes a long, loud snort as if he is happy, and feeds the boys one by one with a baby bottle.
“….”
Lord Bavaria.
I didn’t see it that way because I was usually dignified.
‘He had the temperament of a voluntary butler.’
I felt a little sick to my stomach as I watched the grown-up man woo-jju-jju at the cute baby animal, at a loss for what to do.
but that wouldn’t be a bad thing.
“Write. So you ask for permission?”
“Yes please.”
“Hmm, what should I do?”
Lord Bavaria anxiously awaits his decision.
I looked at him and thought for a while.
Mastodons are herbivorous monsters up to 4 meters tall.
Of course, it has tremendous power for its size.
What if you successfully tame it?
It will become the great power of the territory.
Normally, it would be a useful labor force.
‘You can make me plow the field. You can have them pull heavy loads or extra-large wagons. If you put a few of them together, you can make them play the role of a clean, pollution-free locomotive. Well, of course, shit is cheap compared to cow dung.’
If you think about it, the uses are endless.
“okay. Grow what you already do well.”
“Are you sure?”
“Then do you think it’s a lie?”
“No, no. thank you Now Pudding or Pudang? Poondeong, Poongding, and Pudong. Everyone line up and say hello. He is Lord Lloyd, whom you will serve from now on.”
“Puyiying!”
“Poo-ae-ae-aeng!”
‘…Kerhull, did he even come up with a name?’
It’s serious. It’s serious.
If I hadn’t allowed it, I would have been very upset, Lord Bavaria.
Lloyd finally smiled bitterly.
Since then, he has done many things.
He selected the sappers who crossed the eastern mountains with his former self.
sent them back over the Eastern Mountains.
It was to double as reconnaissance to check the safety of the Orc tribe.
‘Even though I wanted to check it out in the meantime, I couldn’t afford it at all.’
It was a situation that had to be lived at least once.
It was also a situation where it was a luxury to look away even a little.
But now I have some time to catch my breath.
So it was.
Lloyd tried another thing he had been wanting to do but had been putting off because he couldn’t afford it.
“Did you hear the explanation? From now on, just sit there quietly.”
“You mean here?”
“uh.”
“Then, as you explained, will Lloyd-sama absorb a large amount of my mana?”
“uh. It will.”
Like when I triggered the fast charge option on the royal road magentano.
As if he had absorbed a large amount of King Alicia’s mana.
If you do well, you will be able to grow your Mana Heart again.
Thinking so, Lloyd called Xaviel to the gym in the middle of the night.
“But Mr. Lloyd.”
“uh. why.”
“I am a Sword Master now.”
“uh. so?”
“I think I can fall asleep without Lloyd-sama’s lullaby now.”
“aha. Are you free from Sword Master Syndrome?”
“yes. Because I can control my overly sensitive senses.”
“So you have nothing to regret now, so you don’t want to be dragged and used as I told you to do?”
“yes.”
“Is it really so?”
“yes?”
“Then try to fall asleep on your own tonight.”
Lloyd smiled confidently.
And that night, Xaviel tossed and turned all night.
Couldn’t sleep.
I realized deep in my bones.
Habit is a really scary thing.
Suddenly, he found himself unable to fall asleep without Lloyd’s lullaby.
“Then, shall we sit quietly?”
“…yes.”
The next night, Xaviel slumped down on the gymnasium, controlling his simmering stomach.
Before long, Lloyd fired a full-powered triple blast into the air.
I fell into a state of intentional exhaustion.
Activated the fast charge option.
But the attempt failed.
Like King Alicia, she couldn’t absorb a large amount of mana.
The reason was simple.
It was because Xaviel was also a possessor of the dark mind.
Ding dong.
[The opponent’s mana circle resonates with the rotation of this circle, disrupting the flow of mana absorption.]
With that message floating in front of my eyes, the mana absorption from Xaviel was cancelled.
Thanks to this, Lloyd had to suck mana only from the poor gym sand and air.
Of course, only the energy of the exhausted body was barely regained.
“…Chet. He seems like a useless guy.”
So close.
Instead, I briefly thought of raising Sir Blank as a sword master and using him as a mana battery.
But now there was no time for that.
Even a swarm of locusts.
A bunch of mastodons too.
It is only the beginning of the monster domino phenomenon that will continue from now on.
“But if you try to block them one by one, you won’t be able to survive. Because it’s always a meaningless war of attrition.”
The next evening, Lloyd called everyone into the baron’s office.
The baron couple and Sir Xaviel Bavaria Sir Blanc were brought together.
stood in front of them
He unfolded the big picture that he had been embracing for so long.
It was a clever plan to prevent a group of monsters from attacking in succession due to monster dominoes in one queue and to secure permanent peace.
“All you have to do is forcefully wake King Stoma, the ruler of Lake Capua, halfway up the Eastern Mountain Range, and make him work for us. Of course, I have already made detailed plans for it. How about it? It’s so easy, right?”
Everyone in the office swallowed dry saliva at his words.
And somehow, in a distant feeling, I thought.
What on earth is not easy for that guy?
