Episode 352 Seongguk’s Decision
When Ray, who had been struggling for a while, wiped his forehead with his sleeve, Chason, who was waiting in the back, got into the car unsuitably.
Handing over a gorgeous teacup with a muscular arm, the tea seemed to smell like sweat.
“Thank you for your effort. Unknowingly, I had to watch the great god. Please forgive the rudeness.”
The strong-hearted Chason, who said that even the Pope would curse at him if he was alive, trembled desperately.
It is also the ability to change the terrain itself.
If it was not a mountain range but a person in his hand, the structure of the human body would not have ended.
Knowing that, I couldn’t resist any longer.
Ray asked while drinking hot tea.
“Have you pulled all the weeds?”
“yes. In addition to weeding, as you commanded, we made sure not to see a single stone on the roadside.”
“good. So now make your way The deadline is one week.”
“Yes… yes?”
Chason, who had just nodded his head, asked involuntarily.
What do you mean by making a road?
If it’s the length, I just made it!
As he looked at him curiously, Ray shook his head.
“There is nothing wrong with this. No matter how well it is made, it is a dirt field after all. You lay your own stones and make a road.”
“Are you saying that we should pave a stone road like Selonia?”
Selonia is the capital of the Holy Kingdom.
It is famous in its own way, but it did not make sense to build a stone path in one of the mountains in the back like this.
Originally, he would have rejected it outright, but the opponent is God.
No, at least to Chason, he was a god.
Therefore, refusal was not tolerated.
He held back his tears and hung his head.
“Keugh… I see.”
“Don’t think too badly of it. If you have any complaints, please listen.”
He spoke while trimming his nails with a dagger from which he pulled out an aura blade.
Chase looked at him and nodded.
If you complain, you die.
He suppressed all the grievances that rose up to his throat.
* * *
News of a new ascending route reached Hafman’s ears.
Thanks to that, the smile didn’t leave his lips.
“ha ha ha. A road that can pass three wagons at a time? You left this for an hour!”
The branch manager also doesn’t have a bad face.
“Once you cross the mountain range, it is a bustling area. Now you don’t have to worry about breaking your trade. Ha ha ha ha ha.”
Halfman grinned at his words.
“Heh heh. Danju brought good news, so now it’s our turn. How did the courtesy go up?”
“If it was that way, we started it this morning. Even for mercenaries alone, there are over 10,000 people, so you can expect it.”
“Don’t just send mercenaries, bring in idle adventurers as well. The more they’re anxious to get credit for each other, the better it is for us.”
“I knew you would, so I wrote my hand in advance. They’re probably having fun fighting right now.”
“Khehehe. I look forward to that.”
“But… there is a little problem.”
“problem?”
When Harfman asked again, the branch manager hesitated before opening his mouth.
“How will the mercenaries react when things are revealed…”
If the fact that they were forced to invade the enemy camp as an escort is revealed, the half-man’s upper house will suffer a serious blow in terms of recognition.
What the branch manager meant was how to do it.
Haffman replied indifferently.
“What else do I say? That can be solved with money. The guild leader of the mercenary guild is a guy who shines a light on money more than you think. Hehehe.”
“Are you familiar with the guild leader?”
“There is a little bit of a relationship. If I had enough money to cover them all, I’d save face. So don’t worry about the aftermath and fight hard.”
At Hafman’s words, the branch manager rubbed his hands together.
“As expected, he is the lord of the upper ranks.”
“Go and show them that money can do nothing!”
* * *
The wagons sent by the Hafman Company started from all over the place.
There were several destinations, one of which was an old ruin located next to the Haven Kingdom.
Ruins that were said to have been a famous city during the Dark Ages.
Whether that was true or not, there were unknown pictures scattered here and there.
The red-haired mercenary grumbled.
“Sheesh. Where the hell is there a town that can trade goods in a place like this? No matter how much I look around, there are only faded stones and moss…”
A young man who appears to be in his company laughs awkwardly.
“It doesn’t matter if we get money. Since it was a request from the famous Harpman Merchant, there must be an important transaction.”
“Someone is raiding the old ruins…”
He kicked a rolling stone.
Then, like a lie, goblins came out en masse from the bush on the left.
“Gaaaa!”
“Kiaaaagh!”
With a scream, swords flew from all directions.
Originally, goblins used long claws or wooden clubs as weapons.
But now they were armed with leather armor and swords.
A few mercenaries who were not prepared for the sudden attack allowed the attack.
“Aaaagh!”
“It’s a goblin!”
Even though he was wearing plate armor, the blade that pierced the armor had power that could not be thought of as a simple goblin.
In the end, the mercenaries attacked by the goblins died.
It was too empty to say that it was the words of mercenaries with their own skills.
The mercenaries who were watching the scene shouted around.
“Not a normal goblin! Everyone, stay alert!”
“I know that much when I see it!”
Mercenaries are those skilled in guerrilla warfare.
Even though they were attacked, it didn’t take that long to recover their formation.
I gathered with the party that had been in harmony so far and made my own camp.
Then the number of goblins rapidly dwindled.
“Kieack!”
The goblins, who felt threatened with their lives, fought back by wielding long swords, but the mercenaries who were prepared were strong.
In less than thirty minutes, every single goblin was turned into a corpse.
The red-haired mercenary frowned as he brushed off his bloody sword.
‘Something is strange. Did you come here on purpose? It’s like crazy people wanting to be attacked by monsters.’
He quickly grabbed the coachman driving the carriage by the collar.
“Why are you doing this!”
“What the hell is going on? Where are the merchants who said they were trading?”
“I… I don’t know! I just took the money and drove the wagon all the way here!”
Even the coachman doesn’t know.
The man frowned.
It’s as if the Halfman Merchants hired them to subdue monsters on purpose!
‘Could it be that they bought us for this purpose?’
I thought about it, but then I shook my head.
Even if you think about it calmly, there is absolutely no reason for a single company to hire mercenaries to subdue monsters in these ruins.
If they wanted to establish a branch, they would have settled in a huge city, not an unexplored land infested with monsters.
What on earth did he think of hiring them? His thoughts did not last long.
It was because a group of people wearing black nocturnal robes appeared after the monsters.
The mercenaries were wary when those who looked like forty people appeared.
A middle-aged mercenary asked with a bastard sword in his hand.
“Who are you?”
Those with fishy smiles drew swords from their waistbands and replied.
“What are you going to do with those who will die soon?”
“We have over a hundred people. Do you think you can afford it?”
“Small squirrels are small when gathered together.”
Several mercenaries with good physique stepped forward to him who openly insulted him.
In the first place, mercenaries were not inclined to talk quietly.
They even pulled out their sword aura, revealing their teeth.
“If you value your life, get out of the way. We don’t want to fight pointlessly.”
“ha ha ha. Is that what you mean when you come to someone else’s house? That’s not even funny! Hit!”
When the man in the center gave the order, the men of the nocturne quickly attacked the mercenaries.
They were frightened and retreated at a speed that was greater than expected, but they were one step too late.
The unexpected blow accurately cut off the breath of the mercenaries.
“Aagh!”
“be careful! Not normal!”
The momentum that flowed from the bloody sword was not a skill that had been attacked once or twice.
They lined up again with nervous faces.
As the confrontation continued, the mercenaries were at a disadvantage.
As they described this place as ‘home’, they did not know when and where reinforcements would come.
I don’t know who is fighting, but the situation is gradually changing into the picture that Harfman had hoped for.
* * *
News of the battle came from all over.
Although the overall damage was unknown, more than half of the mercenaries who escorted them seemed to be dead.
That’s why the power of the gigantic forces was enormous.
As much as the mercenaries suffered great damage, their number was also reduced.
From their point of view, door-to-door sales by mercenaries (?) would have been redheads in the middle of the night.
It was blocked by the forces of Gajinbar, but at least 2,000 people were killed.
Since I was attacked properly, I wouldn’t have been able to sleep properly for the past few days.
News of the mercenaries’ engagement reached Pope Ecclei.
She asked Ray for some time to think, but even after a week, she still hasn’t come up with a good answer.
What is the path to a holy kingdom?
While thinking that, the surprise attack by the mercenaries was very unexpected to her.
Is that all? As the upper half of the half-man supported it in many ways, Seongguk grew stronger as if it had wings.
There were no longer any castles in the past that suffered from financial difficulties.
‘Even the mercenaries exceeding 10,000 were cut in half. If we leave them alone, the continent will surely suffer. And the starting point will be the Holy Kingdom.’
From the beginning, he had no choice.
The only difference was whether their attacks were fast or slow.
Eclay, who had hardened her heart, stood up.
She decided to go to war.
* * *
Iriel didn’t do anything for over a week.
The reason was simple.
because there was no work.
She sighed in her bedroom.
“Haa… what the hell are you thinking?”
It was honestly comfortable to take care of one’s own work, but isn’t it a bit too much to not be seen?
Besides, how many times would you have to come back to yourself if you needed help so badly?
Why is it that I only came to see you once?
Iriel pursed his lips.
“Becoming a man.”
