Episode 553 The Strange Soldier, Misunderstanding (2)
“What is this?”
“It’s convenient to think of it as iron. However, it will be harder than mithril.”
The blacksmith was taken aback by his sudden words.
Even at first glance, the dark iron was not an ordinary item.
If it’s just the way you feel it, how about hitting it yourself?
Let the blacksmith refuse.
Ray spoke quickly.
“It is not given for free. In other words, it’s like a down payment.”
“down payment?”
“I need a blacksmith to supply me with suitable arms for my company.”
“So you’re saying you want my blacksmith to do that for you?”
“that’s right. Delivery is every month, and I want to have about 200 swords.”
Two hundred bags a month.
It’s possible, but it’s hard to deny that it will take time.
The blacksmith’s eyes rested on the black iron.
Seeing that makes me hungry.
Besides, I didn’t know that the upper house would already come out to sign a contract with me, so I was just a little surprised, but I didn’t hate it too much.
Rather, it is something to be welcomed with open arms.
His troubles did not last long.
The blacksmith, who briefly stroked his beard, nodded with a satisfied face.
“I’m fine, of course.”
“First of all, 20 swords by two days. Would that be possible?”
“ha ha ha. This is a very reckless boss. You can’t be put to shame in front of a master. I will give you satisfactory results.”
Good answer.
I think it will be a satisfactory first step on the way up in two days.
In addition to the carapace of the centipede monster, Ray put down another pouch.
“Forty gold coins. That’s the amount of a month’s delivery.”
“I haven’t even delivered yet. Is it okay if I receive it first?”
“It’s not like the blacksmith is running away. it’s okay, take it It would be nice to change equipment at this point.”
Looking at the worn-out hammer, the tool probably hasn’t been changed for decades.
The blacksmith stroked his hammer and shook his head.
“He is like my companion. It can be rewritten, but it doesn’t make sense to change it.”
Contrary to what he looks like, he is a blacksmith with integrity.
Ray shook his hands and put the pack over his shoulder again.
“Then I’ll be waiting for you.”
“I will prepare it soon. See you again.”
After his words, the blacksmith went into the blacksmith shop with a smile on his face.
* * *
After finishing his errands, Ray left the smithy behind.
“All that’s left now is to set the ground.”
It is true that there are many large and small guilds in the village, so it is a burden for a new guild to establish itself.
Around the square where a lot of people gather or in a well-oiled place that is good for going up, the upper ranks are already taking their places, so leave it out of the question.
All that was left was the outskirts of the street where the inn was located, or a back alley.
It is, of course, Count Sylvester who provides the place.
It would be in vain if the Count himself had not helped, even though he had set things up to this point.
“I’ll have to polish the Count to get a good seat.”
A good place to do business at the top is essential.
Since the delivery amount has been lowered and the quality of the goods has been improved, there will be no difficulty in raising initial funds if the location is satisfactory.
After wandering around the village once, Ray returned to Count Sylvester’s house in the evening.
Looking at the attendants who were busier than in the morning, it seemed that Marquis Garen and Viscount Mace would arrive tomorrow or so.
The Heron royal family and the central nobles were aiming for the count’s goods, but in fact, Ray was not at all interested.
An object descended from the past and left a will by the previous King Heron to keep it a secret.
What was it that he was trying to hide so much?
‘Do you secretly check it?’
I couldn’t stop the craving, but I shook my head and brushed my thoughts away.
anyway it is
He was a saint in the past, but he can’t steal someone else’s at will.
Besides, it’s not easy to find something you don’t even know where it is.
Since it was time to focus on the top, I couldn’t turn my eyes elsewhere.
After returning to the bedroom and briefly washing her face and changing clothes, the lady-in-waiting came.
Knock-
It was a fairly sudden visit, so I opened the door with a puzzled face.
The maid bowed her head and said hello.
“Sorry for the late night.”
“What happen?”
“Starting tomorrow, the Marquis Garen and Viscount Mays will be visiting the county. Please behave well and avoid actions that could harm the Count’s family.”
something you already know.
Ray pretended not to know and asked in surprise.
“The Marquis and the Viscount are coming? It’s a bit sudden.”
“yes. He usually visits us from time to time to make friends with the Count, but this is the first time we’ve had such a quick schedule.”
making friends.
It must be to see if Count Sylvester is up to something.
In the yard where they openly send assassins, they come in the name of strengthening friendship.
I could see how easygoing the Count was.
Ray nodded.
“I’ll be careful for the time being.”
The maid let out a breath she had been holding back, perhaps relieved.
“thank you. I was afraid that I might be rude.”
“Excuse me. Thank you for letting me know.”
“yes. Then rest in peace.”
The lady-in-waiting departed with a greeting.
They are really good servants.
The guest came to take measures to prevent friction with other nobles.
I don’t know if it was an order from the head of the chamber or the maid’s actions, but I felt that the education was really well done.
I took a cup of hot tea and looked out the window.
Among the busy attendants, I see some suspiciously moving people.
‘I don’t think they’re coming purely to observe the count’s movements.’
Ever since I came to the count’s family, I’ve been searching for those who have left while I have free time.
Even so, there were not a few of them, but they were probably enough to keep an eye on the count’s dynamics.
Even so, the fact that the Marquis and the Viscount are coming means that something will happen sooner or later.
Whatever the situation, there is nothing we can do right now but wait.
The continued existence of the count family will depend on what happens to the upper ranks in the future.
* * *
The inside of a luxurious wagon.
A middle-aged man spoke to an old man with a dark spot on the bridge of his nose.
“Marquis Garen will arrive at the Sylvester estate tomorrow.”
“It has been a long journey, yes. The face of the count who must be flustered is good. cluck cluck.”
“Heh heh. You probably can’t even sleep well.”
At Viscount Mace’s words, Marquis Garen smiled lightly.
“It’s such an odd fate. If the previous king hadn’t left a useless will, he would have been victorious.”
“What can I do? But thanks to that, we were able to defeat the royal family, so it’s not bad for us.”
“Earl Sylvester is also a pitiful bastard. They kept their fidelity until the end and eventually perished in this way.”
The Marquis Garen looked behind me.
Hundreds of soldiers are following behind the wagon.
Because of that, the pace of the march was slower than planned, but there was nothing like this to break the spirit of Count Sylvester.
All of them were soldiers who reached mana users.
If you face hundreds of mana users right in front of your nose, the count will also be suppressed and will not have vain thoughts.
“How much money do you think the Count will have left?”
Viscount Mace thought for a moment before replying.
“If you think about your usual finances, things will be difficult in the future.”
“Cluck. We should help a little more.”
It’s not that he can’t notice the meaningful words of the marquis.
‘You’re thinking of making money while living well at the Count’s family. It must have been to pressurize the funds that accompanied the soldiers.’
He is truly a very old man.
He is taking the lead more than anyone else in bullying a subject who has no grudge against Count Sylvester.
Perhaps half of the credit for the count’s change was due to the marquis.
Viscount Mace hid his feelings and said.
“Since all the funding lines have been cut off, all we can do is hold on. However, there may be variables, so don’t be caught off guard.”
“Cluck. What was there to prepare so far? In the end, things will go according to plan.”
Certainly it is.
There was no way that Count Sylvester could prepare the funds in such a short time.
After that, the two kept their mouths shut as if they had agreed.
Only the sound of the roaring wheels of the wagon engulfed the son-in-law.
* * *
The day was bright.
The spirits of the soldiers that had been heard in the morning disappeared.
Even the busy attendants are quieter today.
As if you were trying to hide yourself.
Even when they walked around the county’s house, they tended to keep their heads down, and the soldiers weren’t even seen in the first place.
The gardener who had been shaping the garden also suddenly disappeared, and the already quiet Count Sylvester family was transformed into a haunted mansion.
“Is it something that should be this serious?”
No matter how much the marquis and viscount came, wasn’t this too much concern?
Around the time I was looking around the mansion through the window, feeling a sense of déjà vu.
Along with the overly loud sound of the trumpet, a cry was heard through the front door of Count Sylvester’s house.
“Come to the Marquis of Garen!”
When he shouted with his voice filled with mana, the mansion became noisy as if it were about to leave.
When I took a look, there were over a hundred soldiers and three or four wagons lined up that looked luxurious.
“What’s up?”
It is difficult to tell whether this is to reconcile or to declare the Battle of Yeongji.
Besides, the soldiers also seemed to be elite.
If you feel the presence of mana wriggling inside your body, you are not an ordinary soldier.
‘It looks like he’s trying to show off his strength.’
Although the soldiers of Count Sylvester’s family were quite strong, compared to the individual soldiers who were all mana users, there was a feeling that they were still lacking.
With the knights in the front, nobles in the middle, and soldiers in the rear, Earl Sylvester and Gide, who were waiting for him at the entrance, turned to shame.
Even though it’s your own territory, you can’t do anything about them.
Not only are they being pushed out of funds, but they are also being pushed back in military power.
It was the same for Ray that the words did not come out in the current situation where the main guest was overturned.
