48 – Crudia Mountaineer Mercenaries – 1
[I refuse.]
The reply to the takeover proposal sent to the mercenaries came right away. I refuse I looked closely at the back of the letter just in case, but nothing more was said. just refuse There was only one sentence written.
“I expected it, but it’s overly determined. They must have no intention of selling.”
The name of the mercenary group I tried to take over was the [Crudia Mountaineer Mercenary Corps], a mercenary group that mainly used long spears. And there were two reasons why they were among the many mercenaries.
First. they don’t give up Since the country of Crudia was mountainous with poor farming, the main national industry was the mercenary business, and the mercenaries themselves knew more than anyone else that their descendants would not be able to make a living from the mercenary business if each mercenary brought shame on the nation’s name. Because he knows it well, he never betrays his employer and fights to the death.
They’re mercenaries, so if you hire people who aren’t shy, you could get stabbed in the back, so it’s only right to hire people you can trust like this.
Second. Here’s the more important part, but their main weapon is the long spear.
What about mountain climbers? steel? no. Crudia is a country that doesn’t have that many mines. word? No way. What do you mean by mountainous terrain? Since there were no specific resources and the only thing left was manpower, they only did anti-violence drills on fictitious days, so there were a lot of spearmen.
And what is the weapon that will open the next era? It’s the long spear and the musket. If the long spearmen are recruited and the musketeers are recruited separately, the tercio tactic is completed. So I tried to recruit them. By the way…
[I refuse.]
Only this ridiculous letter returned.
Actually, it was natural. These were good mercenaries. It is already a widespread fact on the continent that they are trustworthy and do not betray or cheat their employers, so many people hire them. In other words, there is no way to sell a shop that is already doing well.
However, there was no method at all, but it was not empty. I knew a way to take over this mercenary. That was to use the connections within Arcadia Academy.
—–
At Arcadia Academy, there was a female wizard and inventor from Crudia.
She is a playable character that users can play, especially with the innovative forces that use guns and cannons. This is because the force she is in is always ahead in the technology of guns and cannons.
Her name is Maris. There is no last name. I am a commoner.
When it comes to how a commoner entered Arcadia Academy, the story of this guy is also strange.
Maris was originally a janitor who followed the mercenaries and did chores. Her parents were killed in the war, so the mercenaries accepted her.
However, after disassembling and analyzing the used and discarded artifacts several times while following the battlefield, he began to fix the broken artifacts and finally started to create new artifacts.
Excellent ability to grasp the structure of a machine just by looking at it. When the mercenaries saw Maris, they thought she was a rare genius and collected the money they didn’t have at 10 o’clock and allowed her to take the test at Arcadia Academy.
As a result, I passed the academy wonderfully. Thanks to that, it becomes a story that I am attending the academy.
There are over 300 mercenaries who support Maris’ school expenses.
That said, Maris had more than 300 parents, while the other cadets had two.
And the parents were the ‘Crudia Mountaineer Mercenaries’, and I was told that they were the mercenaries I was aiming for.
First of all, get closer to Maris and catch the leader of the Crudia Mountaineer Mercenary Corps. And as a bonus, he also catches a genius inventor and develops a musket for the mercenary corps. that’s my job
Meanwhile, the General Faculty I belonged to had an introduction to magic class. In particular, in today’s Introduction to Magic class, a test was being conducted, and the content of the test was extremely simple. It was ‘make an artifact’.
At first glance, it’s a test that Maris would do well, but in the history of gaming, Maris doesn’t stand out here. Of course, making artifacts costs a lot of materials, and Maris was sorry to ask for money from the mercenaries who supported her tuition, so she couldn’t buy the materials for the artifacts and eventually couldn’t take the exam.
A genius inventor full of talent and insufficient research funding. Don’t you think this is the right time for me to step out? It’s a situation where if you invest a little, your money will come back many times over.
Most of the students are looking for a group to invent an artifact together, but Maris is alone and restless. The reason was, of course, that there was no money.
Then I approached Maris and asked.
“Are you alone? Would you like to take this test with me?”
The moment he said that, the lecture hall was tinged with silence.
—–
The classroom was filled with shock and astonishment.
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Not everyone could open their mouths. Those who heard Charles-Jean Rochepole’s words were shocked and could not open their mouths, and those who did not hear the atmosphere suddenly became quiet and naturally closed their mouths to understand what was going on.
“You don’t want to do it together?”
Charles asked again. At those words, Maris was startled and just closed her eyes and opened them.
“What did you say to me?”
Maris asked back, but Charles lightly nodded. Maris was startled. He had imagined several times that another cadet would suddenly talk to him one day, but he never thought that it would be Charles Jean Rochepole.
Maris had been out of the academy until now. It was natural. A single commoner among the descendants of famous families famous for their power in the empire, and an orphan at that. Who would like Maris?
Because of this, the students openly treated Maris as someone who did not have one, and Maris was well aware of her situation.
But will someone talk to me tomorrow, won’t I make friends tomorrow? It was something I had always imagined. But I never thought that target would be that war hero that is always the topic of discussion within the class. Because of this, Maris had no choice but to doubt the reality.
“Did you really ask me?”
“Because it is.”
She pinched her cheek. Charles laughed out of embarrassment, but there was no malice in the laugh.
And Maris wiped her hands on her clothes and held out her hand. Charles looked at Maris for a moment, smiled slightly, and took her hand.
“I am Maris. Please take good care of me!”
“Charles Jean Rochepole.”
“know! You are famous.”
“is it?”
Charles smiled, and the other cadets looked at the two in horror.
—–
On the other hand, on a park bench after class, Maris was worried and restless.
It was the first time someone talked to him, so he readily accepted it, but the problem was that he had no money.
Will Charles leave when he finds out he is penniless? I have to tell you. I shouldn’t have misunderstood you if I said it right away. Maris was restless at that thought.
However, it was Charles, not Maris, who spoke first.
“Maris.”
“Yes!!”
When the name was called, Maris was startled and answered loudly. Charles thought it was deafening.
“Actually, I’m not good at magic.”
“yes?”
“I failed the last magic test. There is no magic that I know how to use properly.”
In terms of magic skills alone, he should be better than Lee Siu, who was possessed by the original Charles Jean Rochepole. Because Lee Si-woo really can’t use any magic.
“ah… ”
“So, of course, there are no artifacts that can be created, and I don’t think they will be of any help in creating artifacts.”
“… ”
Maris’ expression darkened. It really didn’t matter that Charles wasn’t helpful. However, Maris was hoping to become close with Charles while collaborating with him. My heart was pounding at the thought of making a new friend for the first time.
But that situation never comes. It is because Charles has declared a complete renunciation.
“However, I have no intention of just taking this exam.”
At those words, Maris looked at Charles curiously.
“Let’s divide the work. You are the one who makes the artifacts. In return, I will cover all the research and material costs involved.”
“I-really!?”
Maris managed to hold back the urge to cheer at that moment. It is because I have solved the part that I was worried about because I did not have money.
“instead.”
When Charles said this, Maris was taken aback. After all, are there any conditions… ? I thought it was strange to believe in myself who had nothing and support research funds.
“It’s splitting all the rights to the newly created artifact in half.”
Hearing this, Maris was a little puzzled. Did you know what the newly created artifact was and asked for half and half permission? If a good artifact comes out, Charles will also benefit, but if not, isn’t Charles taking all the damage by himself?
On the other hand, compared to Duchin Maris, Charles was feeling remorse. That would be the case, too, as far as research and material costs go, they amount to dozens of ducats. It will probably be resolved within 50 ducats.
And for only 50 ducats, asking for half the rights to a genius inventor’s invention is a bit prickly.
However, Maris reacted completely different from what Charles thought.
“Are you really going to be okay with just that?”
“yes?”
“I was thinking about what I would do if asked to become a slave for the rest of my life… ”
Charles was absurd. what the hell do you think of me However, Maris readily accepted the offer, and the collaboration between the two began.
Finally ended the North arc