52. playing with fire
The basic concept of the operation was diversionary operation. One axis of diversion is to send mercenaries to the border between the two territories to attack Camerson’s soldiers guarding the border. In order to prevent the book from being caught, they recruited a mercenary group that had no enemies in Podina to attack, but unfortunately, it was J-TEC’s mercenary group with Manager Lee as the mercenary leader who was in charge of the quest.
Anyway, the main point of this operation is to hide in the Camerson estate along the route they infiltrated while they disturbed the outskirts of the Camerson estate. But I’m a little anxious. I know it’s never easy to sneak into the depths of an enemy and then escape.
“This is inconvenient.”
In past games, when it came to a quest, you just had to follow the clues given by the system about where to go, what to grab, where to go and what to do, but Seion had no such thing.
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Just explain one quest goal and the surrounding situation, and that’s it. How to achieve it is all up to you to research and prepare yourself.
If you have a lot of force, you just have to go in, beat them all up, and come out. If you have a high status and power, raise an army and attack and destroy it. If you have a lot of money, you can find someone to replace you.
Regardless of the process, once the result is achieved, the quest is complete.
Having neither this nor that, I sought advice from Hyemi noona.
“How do you do it? I have to infiltrate hard alone and smash it. Keep it simple.”
“Is it simple? Is it an infiltration into an enemy territory of the China Empire?”
“You didn’t have a great reputation or were wanted in that neighborhood, did you?”
“Perhaps, right?”
“Then it is easy. Pop it, get a horse that runs well, and run like crazy. Oh, do you have horseback riding skills?”
I’m asking as if it’s natural… Umm… … . I shook my head.
“I don’t have one.”
“Why don’t you learn? Since it’s a life skill, there shouldn’t be a limit on the number of people, right?”
“I don’t need to learn that… … .”
“What?”
It says in his eyes, “Is it that snout that spits out such bullshit?”, but I didn’t learn it because I really didn’t need to learn it.
“Go right away and learn riding skills, even if it’s an advanced level. Why don’t you learn something you don’t do much of?”
“Do I really need to learn that?”
“Of course. Riding a horse without riding skills is just like being carried on a horse. And how fun it is to ride a horse. Aren’t you going to learn that?”
“Grunt… … .”
I mean… word… good night. It’s good, but… … .
okay. Let’s be honest. I can’t ride a horse.
“sister.”
“why?”
I’m embarrassed to explain, so I can only sigh.
“that is… Whoa… I’m a bit serious over there.”
“yes. I know. That’s why I also got a fitness club down there. Make it easy to walk.”
“I know. that is… So. When I ride a horse in the game, I can’t navigate.”
“What?”
“I can’t find my way on a horse.”
“… Is that a lie?”
“Shit… … .”
It’s embarrassingly true. To be honest, I must have never ridden a horse. At level 20, a horse riding experience quest appeared. It was a quest that popped up when I reached a certain amount of honor, but I was able to get it at a low level by killing so many looters. The quest was to go to a generous horse merchant and get a horse for a ride, but the problem arose after getting on the horse. It was good to run around on a horse with excitement because a generous horse dealer came around the neighborhood… After running for a while, I got lost.
“Where’s the horse money?”
“The Podina commercial district.”
“Doesn’t it all turn around in 3 minutes?”
“one hour… It caught me.”
“This is serious.”
“Anyway… That’s why I can’t ride.”
“Well, it’s not always good to have a riding skill, but I can’t use that good thing… … .”
I know that riding skills are good. In Seion, horses are not just a means of transportation. I saw it on Witube, but there is a separate horseback combat skill that fights on horseback, and in particular, a rare level war horse can simply wipe out most low-level monsters just by riding and charging.
“Is it okay to look at a map and find directions while walking?”
“Yes. It works.”
“It’s fortunate.”
Please take a look at the pathetic eyes.
“Then what can I do? If the quick method doesn’t work, I have to resort to cunning… … .”
“Are you cunning?”
“okay. This older sister will use your hair for the first time in a while.”
* * *
You can see Baron Carmerson’s castle in the distance.
“Grunt… It’s finally here.”
I can’t stand the weight of the bag I’m carrying, so I think I’m going to get sick. When I arrive at the gate with a bandage on my shoulder, the guards are checking those entering. It is said that this is a scene that can often be seen in areas with poor security, but this is why inspections occur in places with poor security.
“you worked hard.”
Clink… … .
“great. Pass.”
When the three shiny silver coins fell into the guard’s hand, he shouted “pass”.
Unstable public security means that public authority is not functioning properly. When I put two silver coins on my palm, the guard shouted pass without even checking my face.
It’s easy to get into.
“Daddy, I am very hungry. Just give me a penny.”
“Please help me.”
Passing through the city gate and walking along the main street, the streets are full of poor people.
“Oh, it’s annoying. Move!”
“Ouch!”
One user roughly pushes the waist or the child to come. Podina is not without poverty, but not to this extent. However, there is nothing to be angry about, this kind of thing did not happen only here.
“Catch the pickpocket!”
A group of kids run away and the users chase after them.
“Ah!”
“Help me!”
Some were caught and some escaped.
The players trampled on the captured children, but the other NPCs did not show sympathy. No, they are busy avoiding that sparks will fly on them.
“Tsk, I heard it, but it’s a real piece of shit.”
Before infiltrating, I found out about Baron Camerson on Wetube. Like the Qinah Empire, which has the largest number of Chinese, this barony also revolves around Chinese users. And the reason why the baron’s security was in this state was all because of the Chinese players.
The first thing Chinese users do when they enter the territory is to take control of the commercial district. If it was a legitimate and healthy competition, there would be no problem, but the huge amount of capital and headcount pushed in and made the shops of NPCs and other national users dry up with a low-cost policy. Of course, not all of these methods work. Because the opponent is not stupid either. However, he takes control of the shadowy organizations, disrupts business through them, and tightens the financial line regardless of means and methods.
In the end, they made us use usury and bankrupted them, and the existing territories who were pushed out by Chinese users eventually fell into the poor, and when users who did not want to see such a situation went to other territories, Chinese users showed their true colors from then on.
Those who have fallen into the poor are given daily wages that cannot even buy a bowl of skin porridge, and they treat them like dogs. Through the wealth accumulated in this way, he bribe the high-ranking NPCs in the territory and build up intimacy to occupy important positions in the territory.
Good for the rulers. One way or another, it takes a lot of washing.
NPCs who ate bribes block their eyes and increase their military power so that they do not notice that the local people are squeezed and fall into the abyss. Chinese users who are notorious as troublemakers in Heaven’s Gate are said to have devour the surrounding territory with the military power they have raised and then carry on the worst public sentiment and eventually replace the ruler of the territory with a rebellion.
Cheeky!
“Get out of the way!”
“Back off!”
Along with the shouting, the sharp sound of military boots is heard. When I turned my head and looked, knights in shining plate armor and soldiers in line with swords were walking along the main road.
‘They’re knights.’
Article. It is the most powerful military class in Seion and is a combat specialist.
The average level is in the 40s to 60s, but their strength cannot be measured simply by level. He has weapon skills and heavy armor that ordinary users could never dream of, and knows how to handle Auras. In addition, when it moves with a horse, it itself has the same power as a small tank, so no matter how many soldiers there are, once they sweep through, they fall to the ground like cutting barley in a field.
There were as many as five such knights walking right now, but the armor of the knight walking at the head of them shines exceptionally.
‘It’s a user article.’
A knight, one of the best classes a user can obtain. It’s at least two feet taller than my class, Ranger. If you look at the other NPC knights there, the chief knight among the knights… That means at least level 50 or higher.
“If you fight him, it will be a headache.”
He won’t lose if he fights, but if he’s determined and grabs his ankles, it’s annoying.
As I keep my head down, knights and soldiers pass in front of me and disappear toward the barracks.
As I turned off my nerves and walked along the main street, I saw the entrance to the inner sanctuary. The bronze statue I was aiming for was in the center of the castle, and I had to pass through this entrance to get there. However, as I approached the entrance of the inner sanctuary, I frowned.
“As expected, sister.”
You see four guards and a knight guarding the entrance. Watching the surroundings with sharp eyes, it seems that the knight’s sword will be drawn at once if he did the same thing in front of the castle gate.
“Will the combat stealth work?”
At night, it seems that combat stealth will be more effective, but I’m not sure. It would have been embarrassing if I had come without thinking. However, I have a plan that my older sister has made. My sister said it was a trick, but I think it works with an 80% chance. I turned around after knocking on the preparations I had brought from Podina so that my shoulders would fall off.
“Then shall we wait until nightfall?”
* * *
meow… Nyaang… … .
A black cat is standing in front of me, staring at me. I don’t know if our eyes met or if I felt a presence, but those eyes are very burdensome.
“What you looking at.”
“hahahaha!”
He must have been surprised by my words and quickly ran away.
“I was more surprised, man.”
It’s my fault for hiding in the garbage heap at the entrance of the alley in the middle of the night, but I can’t wait to see myself trying to poop in front of the hidden garbage heap. By the way, it’s completely dark, so shall we move around?
When I wake up, the surroundings are quiet. The place where I am now is the military district of Baron Camerson. It was a place where knight towers, barracks, ranger towers, stables, blacksmiths, etc. were concentrated.
Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss … .
As I walked hiding in the shadow of the building, I could see the place I had chosen as my destination.
It was right next to the stables that managed the war horses, and on a low hill there was a shed made of planks that stored hay for the horses.
“Um, good.”
When I rubbed my hand on the board of the warehouse, the dry, hard texture made me happy. So, shall we start now?
widely… … .
I took out a jar as big as my upper body from my bag. This tightly sealed entrance would not have been brought if it were not for the class of Podina Ranger and the quest for the territory. It was ‘flame slime oil’ that was classified as ‘war material’.
Pong… … .
“Wow, the smell… … .”
A stinging stench irritates the nose. This oil, which can be harvested from flame-breathing slimes, was only used during wars such as the Battle of the Territory.
“I need to deal with it quickly because of the smell.”
When the jar is tilted, a gray-brown liquid pours out and wets the floor. I quickly emptied the bottle and took another jar out of my bag.
“I’m not at ease with one.”
I almost broke my shoulder trying to bring this. I probably wouldn’t have dreamed of bringing this if it wasn’t for the bag I got while doing the warlock raid.
gurgling… … .
He went around the hay shed and sprayed flame slime oil. I think it might be a bit excessive, but what is it? It’s better to have more than not enough. hehehehe… … .
“great! Ready.”
A total of five jars of flame slime oil were poured onto the floor.
“Shall we start playing with fire now?”