Episode 126 – Kingdom (6)
“…”
The boy king began to read the personal letter he had received. From there the problem started. This is because the script used by the Arin people was different from the script they used.
Although Rihar wrote down his interpretation at Varun’s request, Rihar flinched.
“How can barbarians write a personal letter in their own script without even knowing the subject?!”
“This is ridiculous!”
Sure enough, the ministers began to stumble from that. Richard closed his eyes tightly as the tingling pain ached in his throat.
I used to think the same way as them, but letters weren’t that important anymore. What on earth does it matter how it is packaged in letters? The content is important.
Things like procedures and customs were things that could be called out only when it was easy to make a living.
“I, Your Highness. Their letters are sacred. This is because it was given directly by the guardian deity they believe in and follow. “I will never give up.”
“hehehe, intermediate wizard. “What on earth is so important about the gods that the border barbarians believe in?”
Richard tried his best to defend himself, but this time a priest with a long white beard came forward. He was a priest of a sect that had the strongest religious affiliation in the kingdom and produced priests and holy priests.
“Of course it could be so. But I saw it myself. It could be a guardian deity or just a youkai, but in any case, the being was taking care of them through his own magic. Don’t ask me about divinity. I know what divinity is!”
Lihar refuted the priest’s words and drove in nails to prevent him from attacking further. However, the unfortunate thing was that the priests were not the only ones trying to bite Rihar.
“Is fighting strange demonic beasts such a big deal that you’re so arrogant?”
“If you don’t want to fight those monsters, you can just wander around like you always do.”
The prejudices that were firmly entrenched in their minds did not go away easily. Although it was semi-compulsory, Rihar, who had personally participated in the war, recognized the danger of the bugs early on and realized how important the Arin tribe’s mission to fight against them was, so he raised his voice and refuted such reactions whenever they came up.
Naturally, the atmosphere at the court was bound to become overheated. The atmosphere did not change much even after Lihar took out the items he had brought as evidence.
“stop. “There is one thing that everyone overlooks, but this problem is actually a problem that can be solved very easily.”
The one who calmed the atmosphere with one word was the king, who read his personal letter repeatedly in silence, regardless of whether they were fighting or not.
‘Your Highness, please make a wise decision like you do now.’
Rihar swallowed dryly as he looked at the still young face that was still unknown.
In the end, it was the boy king who decided to dispatch himself to the north when the empire’s situation was not good, to deliberately recruit and unite the grassland forces and plan for the future.
Although Lihar ascended to the throne at a young age, people believed in his insight as he quickly took control of the government.
“The content of the letter is that he ultimately wants to build a good relationship with us. No matter who they are or what they do, as long as they are not predators, there is no reason for us to reject them now. “It’s not like we don’t have noble barbarians.”
“That’s right. but…”
“In order to bring more reliable and more evidence than Lihar’s testimony, it would be right to send an official envoy.”
The ministers were agitated by the story of the envoy. Although it is a normal method, it becomes important who will go.
“Thank you for your hard work, Sir Lehar. It’s great that I came back alive. “Most of the others are staying there to save their lives, so I guess we’ve passed the worst.”
“No, Your Highness.”
After the meeting was over and the ministers were thinking about greeting the delegation. The king called Lihar aside to the back of the palace.
At that time, Rihar had already strengthened his resolve and was taking a deep breath.
“Please send me as your ambassador. “They didn’t think it was time yet, but thanks to my strong insistence, I was able to share the news like this.”
“Do you think you like it better now than your hometown?”
“Well, that’s not it…”
“I know. Gyeong thinks that the monsters called black monsters are that dangerous. “He was only looking at that.”
Rihar was taken aback, but he just chuckled. However, even if it was said in a joking way, there was a bone in it.
“That’s why I don’t think what the Lord said was false. So please tell me. Is there really no one hungry in that land ruled by a warchief named Varun?”
When others listened to Lihar’s testimony with prejudice. He was looking at something else. I was amazed by the vivid picture of the scenery and life there that Richard passionately described.
“We have to fight against terrible monsters, but can we really say that the exploitative corrupt nobles or the resentful drought are better than those monsters?”
“majesty…”
“If we could borrow their strength, wouldn’t it be impossible to fight together as the Lord said? But even if I think like this, it doesn’t mean I can do it. Things in the world don’t always go according to law. It takes more effort to move the bodies of those who are stuck.”
He secretly spilled his thoughts to Lihar, whom he trusted and had sent all the way to the north. He wasn’t sure whether it was his true intentions or not, but unlike the other ministers, Rihar could feel that the king had similar thoughts to him.
‘The mission has become more important.’
In any case, it means that there is some possibility. Lihar was determined to reform himself for the success of his mission.
***
“Hmm, you don’t trust me as expected?”
There was a being who could take a glance at Rihar and his surroundings, who seemed to have made up his mind. It’s me.
I was able to take a closer look at the kingdom’s residents by looking at the screen that Lihar displayed.
Of course, like the residents who spend their entire lives in the grasslands, I don’t know anything about the world beyond, so there wasn’t much I could know by looking at it this way… but I was able to clearly distinguish one thing at least.
‘The boy who seemed to be a king seemed different because he was a bit more serious.’
It was the difference between the friends and foes that the master program made. While allies were displayed in green and enemies were displayed in red, most people who came in contact with Lihar were neutral or red.
Now, except for Lihar, not a single person has become an ally.
In fact, I knew that it would not be easy to persuade people who already had followers like Letaina Lihar and make them allies, but there was nothing I could do on this earth like this.
At least it’s about destroying the desktop. However, if I tried to do something like that because I didn’t trust him, it would have been a terror attack from a terrible evil spirit.
‘You have to take your time and wait.’
I decided to trust Lihar and wait. What we need most now is to quickly increase our power.
It is more than a simple act of conquest or absorption. If you have an ally you can trust and be with, that’s enough.
There are already a lot of enemies to fight, so I felt like I needed to make at least one more ally.
“–, —!”
‘Are these kids really going to invade again?’
From Noble mtl dot com
The bugs were annoying, but the most problematic thing was those guys going on a rampage in the middle of the meadow.
Warchief Luke. The man who believes that he is the one who will unify the plains, seems to have forgotten that he sent an expeditionary force last time and was defeated, and is moving his army to threaten us again.
“Thank you for giving me a cause.”
I chuckled and turned the screen to the western village, which was in full swing.
Varun is not building a new village in the western land ruled by Garhan for nothing. It was like showing the will to expand.
In fact, upon seeing the castle wall being built high in the sky, many tribes that had been scattered after Luke’s attack were gathering there again.
I also felt the need for expansion and tried to actively support it, but while I was thinking about what to do, Luke took the first step.
In this case, we just have to do what we do best. Defending against an enemy attack and then attacking.
‘You crazy guy, are you trying to see the end before the castle is fully built?’
The problem is that there is no way Luke is going to lose a fight.
They started to speed up. The intention was clearly to attack the western village before it was fully built.
“—!”
Varun seemed to think that it would be impossible to finish the construction before the enemies arrived, so he began to gather soldiers separately.
Because there were many people who had absorbed it, the scale itself was not small.
“Are you really planning on fighting outright on the plains?”
The area around the village is a flat land with nothing. It would be possible to create obstacles over a considerable area by mobilizing miners and transporters, but this time, Varun was gathering horses and soldiers as if he was prepared for a head-on confrontation.
‘I’m a little uneasy.’
I quickly started erecting low-level defense turrets and decided that they needed to be armed a little more. The subordinates that Luke leads directly are well-armed, invincible warriors.
I had a feeling that if I fought like I had until now, the damage would be great. Moreover, we could not take out all the soldiers from the north.
[Armor of the Dragon Soldier, Helmet of the Basksaurus…]
“A raccoon that knows something?!”
So this is what I prepared. Equipment made from by-products of stronger mutants.
The artisans and merchants of the first village now cleared their throats when they saw my face and sold so many goods that they limited the number of sales, but the artisans and merchants of this new city did not yet know about us.
“–? –.”
“Well, you need that much?”
It seemed like Dune answered the quantity instead of me. The craftsman, who was showing off the equipment he had made, opened his eyes as if it was an unexpected answer and stuttered.
‘We can’t arm all the soldiers, but at least some of them.’
I moved the supplies I had collected to the village using the ferry and dune. And I delivered them to Varun as is.
Varun was impressed by the equipment, which seemed to have stronger magical power than the equipment he was originally wearing.
‘lack. I need new strength, more strength.’
There were not enough points and there were too many areas that required strength. My role is to overcome it. After thinking about it, I decided to take Riena with me during my free time and proceed with Chapter 4 of Dark Blood.
This time, we were aiming for something else as well as Riena’s growth. A new class, Paladin, opens in Chapter 4 Hunting Mode.
Perhaps the warriors who awakened that profession could play a key role in this battle.
“Let’s go quickly. “It’s not like I’ve done it for a day or two.”
I nodded as I looked at Riena, who had been in the game for the first time in a long time. As if she understood, she smiled faintly and started walking.