Episode 59
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A long time ago, there were no floating ships on the Yul Continent.
All ships had to sail by sail.
The savage days when magic was treated as a mystery rather than a law.
Who was the most notorious pirate then? If you say that, it will definitely be a Viking.
They were the present-day Norse tribes.
It was not long after the wealth came out that he was able to occupy the northern part of the Ingleson Kingdom.
Now it’s getting pushed back and I’m barely holding on at the northern end of Ingleson.
The small tribes were seduced by Ingleson and became Ingleson’s nobles one by one.
Already in their land, the Baltic Sea, they were transforming into a kingdom system that followed the laws of the Yul Continent.
Anyway, elaborate.
“Who says that riches pass?”
“huh? then… … !”
Lian immediately summoned all the crew.
“The combatants build a boat for each group. The deadline is tomorrow morning.”
“no… suddenly what… … .”
“yes? it’s barney Captain!”
“sh*t. Our group has three cooks… It’s ruined.”
Sailors are confused, no! no one shouted
“You don’t need anything grandiose. A raft is all it takes. hehehe.”
As if to appease bewildered pirates.
“We enter the Third Industrial City on a raft from the upper reaches of the river here.”
“… … ?!”
“what are you doing. Everyone doesn’t move!! You don’t like to pirate? Then I’ll have to close… … .”
the moment you say
“Ooh… … !!”
“Don’t make a sound! It’s night, so you might even hear the city.”
“Oh oh ↘”
Lian gave a small cheer to the horse and started jumping under the Going Missha.
They zealously cut down trees and weaved ropes to make rafts.
Swipe swipe!
Whoever had a saw sawed it.
puck!! puck!! Few!!
Most were chopping wood with a cutlass.
If it was a normal person, it would have taken a year, but pirates had a high percentage of mana users.
Pirates who were not mana users were also physically capable people who far exceeded ordinary people.
Of course, it’s very difficult to fell a tree with a single knife… … .
“What is taking so long?”
“We are not woodcutters. kid.”
The vice-captain shook his head.
“no. Why are the executives just watching?! With all this, in what time period do you make them all?”
Due to Lian’s resentment, even the executives were mobilized and started to build a raft.
It was an instant when they started to come out.
puck puck!!
Shouldn’t the great warriors be seen as something other than human beings?
They hacked down trees with huge axes or cutlasses, and with just a few strokes, trees the size of a man’s torso fell.
Taruk! Taruk!
First of all, the members hit the twigs of the fallen tree.
Fire!
Charlotte used the fire attribute to blow away the moisture.
There were times when I accidentally caught fire… … .
“That’s great!!”
The vice-captain stepped in and quickly rectified it.
Squeeze!
In addition, Sebas, the supply commander, quickly started assembling with vines using the wood attribute.
Not only moving it, but also connecting the raft is an instant.
I didn’t even need the flower pots I usually carry.
Since this is a forest, there are many things that can be used.
“Hoo~!!”
Even in midwinter, pirates are often seen wearing their tops.
The red dawn of the morning glistened in their sweat.
“Good job everyone. Hurry up and wipe your sweat so you don’t catch a cold. Let’s go fully armed!”
* * *
The people of Akiru, the third industrial city in the Schul region, didn’t look very good.
It’s because I’ve been requisitioned a lot lately.
It was for the war with the Roysen Kingdom, which occupied this place, with the Sinsenrom Empire.
“sh*t! thieves. It’s too much to do.”
“Sweep it away right now? There aren’t many soldiers of the Kingdom of Roysen to protect.”
There are only about 1,000 troops guarding this place.
Although called a regiment, it was not completely organized.
They were too few for a soldier guarding a city with a population of over 50,000.
I don’t know if it’s my own country, but it’s an area that has just been occupied… … .
“Can you shoot a horse gun?”
“sh*t. Magicong isn’t even a mana user… After~”
However, it was burdensome to raise a rebellion.
Soldiers who have learned to fight professionally, civilians are at the level of chicks stomping on the floor.
Even the weapons are the same.
A few shots from the horse guns would send the crowd to pieces in terror.
– Even if it’s a little short, don’t overdo it.
Also, the king of Roysen Kingdom was very intelligent.
It is possible to have dissatisfaction, but not to the level of rebellion in anger.
“what. When the war is over, things will go back to normal. I didn’t see a big loss though.”
Yes.
It wasn’t enough to interfere with their livelihoods, so everyone was screaming but not rebelling.
Soldiers do not lose to civilians. Unless you are a citizen steeped in madness, regardless of gender or age, to the point of disgust.
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Just looking at this, I could tell how competent King Friedel was.
Citizens’ emotions were limited to dissatisfaction.
“still. Aren’t they too much? There is no such thing as a thug.”
Sometimes, there were many cases where the restaurant didn’t pay for it, or it was too much to cut because it was caught in the middle of the day.
what. That’s about it because it’s an occupation army, so I guess it’s possible.
“if. did you hear that story? The second daughter of the bakery on Tetrat Street… well… … .”
“sh*t. Are you afraid to send your daughter outside?”
“Your daughter will be fine. cancer. Don’t be okay.”
“What do you mean?”
“No. More than that, they say that home is not safe.”
Is it because of the gap in public security? Or it is unknown whether the culprit was the soldiers of the Roysen Kingdom, but there have been many vicious rumors lately.
In fact, most of these malicious rumors were the work of spies from the Sinsenrom Empire.
Of course, whether that was true or not, the Kingdom of Roysen also responded.
“Gentlemen! You must have heard the heinous rumors lately.”
“Yang is the commander of the US-Japan Regiment. We are sorry. Don’t you know that the military discipline of our Roysen kingdom is the strictest in the entire continent of Yul?!”
“Then there was a guy in your battalion who had an accident this time.”
“that… Everywhere I go, there is one such idiot… … .”
It wasn’t very problematic.
However, like the battalion commander just said, wherever you go, there is always an accident. At this level, it was a gentleman occupying force belonging to the axis that did not cause any damage to the civilian population.
The garrison troops did not miss every morning, and showed their own efforts by making inquiries.
“after… So, the patrol is going well, right? If we fail to maintain peace, we will all be pointed at.”
“I know.”
The subordinates all nodded their heads.
If a problem arises for no reason, it will only damage them.
“At the top of the fortress, discipline is always strictly maintained. The battalion in question is having a pay cut due to my sudden patrol.”
“Commander of the US-Japan Regiment. I don’t really have any enemies, but I think the 3rd shift is too harsh.”
“you’re right. It is said that only our unformed regiment is stationed here, but isn’t there another one in half a day? If you have a problem, then help… … .”
This is the biggest reason why rebellion doesn’t happen.
Even if you somehow succeed in driving the Roysen Kingdom out of the city, the troops stationed elsewhere will move right away.
On the other hand, cities are isolated.
This is because various forts and gateways are blocking the only hope of the Sinsenrom Empire’s army.
This is the reason why the soldiers of the Kingdom of Roysen stationed in the Schul region were vigilant.
“The world doesn’t run very rationally. Some madmen might show up and rebel. Even if it blocks it. Our regiment for failing to detect or suppress them early will be reprimanded by His Highness.”
Yang, the commander of the Japanese-American regiment, was displeased that his unit was placed in the rear.
He considered himself more competent than most regimental commanders.
To the extent that I can’t understand why I couldn’t keep up with the war with the Synsenrom Empire this time… … .
“Okay… … .”
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Just then, the door to the conference room burst open and a soldier rushed in.
“bar… It’s a Viking!!!”
“hmm?”
“… … ??”
“wen… … .?”
* * *
The Going Missha was parked upstream and all but a few were left.
Sailors carried the raft on their shoulders to the river.
with a splash! with a splash!!!
Although it was chilly, the river did not freeze and rafts were carried along it.
On top of that, of course, there were pirates.
“Charlotte!! What else is that!”
The most absurd of them all was, of course, Charlotte.
She carried the small sacks all the way to the raft by herself.
“young master… Panting. You are my maiden!”
“no… What does that mean?”
“This is my first launch as a battery member. If not now, when will I shoot again? The other day, when we were attacking the fortress, I was just watching… … !!!!!”
Usually, artillerymen carry horse guns when hand-to-hand combat takes place.
Because most of them are users who pioneered Mana Road.
In addition, since it was a professional job, it would be difficult to die, so I had to carry a long-range weapon.
“Anyway, that is… … .”
Although she was a small girl, the grand master was a great master.
It was grotesque because he was carrying something heavier than his own weight on his shoulders.
of course. Other artillerymen also carried small guns on rafts.
There were occasions when the gun was used, so Lian ordered it… … .
Unlike the others who were in groups of two or three, Charlotte was alone.
What’s more absurd is that no matter how small the mana gun is, it’s heavy, so it had to be helped by other classes, not artillery.
I don’t know what kind of confidence Charlotte can do without the help of others.
“that… okay… … .”
With Lian’s head, he couldn’t understand the thoughts of an SSR+ class boss.
What I can guess is that he probably has no intention of fighting hand-to-hand combat today.
Seeing how he pulled out and used his aura to move the gun.
“let’s go!!!”
oooooooo!!!
The rafts moved slowly along the river.
The pirates approached the city using a long pole, driving their own way.
“Uh ha ha ha~”
The soldiers of Roysen Kingdom who circled the castle wall were not awake from their sleep.
Although it was three shifts, it was not easy to stand up on duty at night.
Especially on a cold day like now.
“excuse me… Something is messing around… … .”
In the morning, rather, their tension was relieved.
My eyes were half-closed and I stared blankly into the distance, when I saw something dark floating in the river.
“It must be a shadow.”
The morning sun dazzled my eyes, making it difficult to discern objects.
but. As I kept looking at it, something gave me goosebumps.
I had heard such a story a long time ago.
– Even when it was your grandfather. Vikings lived in the North.
They didn’t just rob the coast, they also invaded inland where rivers were connected.
If the river is far away, he carries the boat on his shoulder.
“bar… bis*xual… king!”
“What bullsh*t. When did the Vikings disappear?”
His descendants were still piracy, but they built the country by pretending to be nobles on the outside.
In the Kaltic Sea, east of the North Sea of the present Yule continent, three Norse states were established.
Although most countries still point fingers as barbaric tribal countries.
“sh*t!! Something really is coming!!”
It was then.
bang!!
A soldier who was looking at the river collapsed at the sudden sound of a horse gun.
There were many rafts, but some of them had departed a long time ago.
It was a starting squad.
After passing through the sluice, they immediately took control of the lowering facility.
Since it was winter and there was no exhibition, of course it was open.
Tadadadang! bang! bang!!!
After that, we set up a beachhead right away. The soldiers around me shot every foot.
Not like a pirate, they formed a semicircle with their backs to the river.
Tung~ Tung~ Doo Doo~!
Other rafts began to arrive at the beachhead they had built.
Of course, Lian was riding in the middle.
Knock gun!
After jumping off the raft, he said in a solemn voice.
It didn’t look very solemn, but the content was brutal.
“From now on, I will clean this city. There are no prisoners this time. We don’t bother chasing those who run away, but there’s no need to keep them alive.”
Even if you can’t, there will be more than 1,000 people stationed there.
The number of enemies is much higher.
“Kill whatever you want. Engrave our fears on our enemies.”
If you hit hard, you’ll get the opposite.
Before it becomes an urban battle, it must be driven quickly and powerfully like a storm.
I can’t even dare to fight back.
* * *
However, the Yang guarding the city here, the commander of the US-Japan Regiment was quite a strong person.
Not panicking in the face of a sudden attack.
“It’s a Viking. The messenger speaks straight.”
“That is. Enemies are coming in on small rafts through the river. Some sentries were shot and killed.”
“What size?”
“I don’t know! I ran straight here… … .”
The regimental commander thought for a few seconds and then gave the order.
“The size of the enemy cannot be large.”
It is a reasonable decision.
A regular army can never appear in the middle of enemy lines.
If so, early suppression was important before citizens became agitated and joined in.
“Battalion commanders, assemble your troops immediately. Do not hide or fight individually, but unite as much as possible to show the power of the group. Remember not to boost the morale of the citizens by splitting into minorities.”
The greatest strength of an army comes from group warfare.
The battalion commanders listened to the regimental commander’s words and went back to gather their men.