The Kingdom of Rigel is the loser of the East.
However, he did not have particularly good memories with Rigel Kingdom.
It was the first country conquered after ascending the throne.
“Isn’t it rich?”
While driving the wagon from the driver’s seat, he asked Arell.
Before long, Arel, who was fidgeting around in the carriage, stretched out her neck and looked around and answered.
“··· Yes. There seems to be room on people’s faces.”
Leisure comes from abundance.
Aside from the relationship between me and Rigel Kingdom, it was an undeniable fact that this place was geographically rich.
First of all, there are many high-quality grain belts with four distinct seasons.
If you spit out a seed and throw it away, it has great intelligence to grow a fruit on the spot.
There are many valleys and rivers, so there is no need to worry about water.
Thanks to the abundance of agricultural products, they eat well and live well through exports.
There is no place on the continent that does not handle agricultural products from Rigel Kingdom.
The empire relied on imports for about 30% of its grain, and about half of them were brought in from Rigel Kingdom.
‘Grain is plentiful, but there is no ore.’
The problem is ore. There are no ore resources such as copper, silver, gold and copper.
Because it was ore resources rather than agricultural products that became real money.
Depending on income, the balance was not right, so the Rigel kingdom turned on the lights and aimed for the silver vein in the Ageus Valley.
“Does the clothes fit well?”
Arell asked cautiously.
I lowered my gaze slightly and checked the clothes.
“It’s comfortable and nice.”
Allel’s eyes trembled once.
It was a natural reaction since he was wearing trivial clothes that commoners would wear.
However, it was not possible to stand out more than necessary unless you went through formal procedures and crossed the border.
It’s better to disguise yourself as a commoner.
If Jeremin had seen it, he would have struck a bell. I would have foamed at the mouth and objected if it had compromised my dignity.
‘A sense of openness is not bad.’
It is surprisingly open compared to the clothes worn for formality.
Should I call it a sense of liberation beyond a simple sense of openness?
“stop!”
“Stop!”
A gateway that divides the boundaries of the Ageus territory.
Soldiers blocked the wagon and began to interrogate.
“This is the ‘Argeus Territory’. You cannot enter without a pass.”
At the same time, Arel took out a silver plaque from her bosom and passed it over.
One of the soldiers who received it tilted his head.
“A grade B mercenary certified by the Imperial Mercenary Association?”
Suspicion stood in his eyes as he looked at the fully armed Arel.
However, it is a mercenary plaque certified by the Empire’s Mercenary Association.
In addition, it is said that a B-class mercenary certified by the Imperial Mercenary Association is a person of considerable skill.
The soldier who had been looking at the mercenary plaque for a while nodded.
“I don’t think it’s a forgery.”
It is genuine. Arel was really a B-class mercenary.
Later, as a means of moving comfortably, he joined the Mercenary Association.
Then the soldier looked at me from the coachman’s seat and said.
“Who is that man?”
“My… is an attendant.”
Arell raised his voice as much as possible.
It is not unusual for a B-class mercenary to have an attendant.
“Are you a slave?”
“… not a slave.”
As the soldiers spoke, Arell shook his head.
The sloppy outfit seemed to make him look like a slave.
No matter how much I wore the clothes of a commoner, I never thought I would be treated like this all of a sudden.
“Hmm, what was the purpose of visiting the Ageus estate?”
“I saw an official notice that mercenaries are being recruited in the Ageus Territory.”
“Ah, it seems that he applied after seeing the official letter sent this time.”
nod!
As Arel nodded, the soldier stamped the pass and handed it to him.
“With this pass, you can freely roam around the territory for a month. If a foreigner wants to stay in the territory any longer, he needs permission from the lord.”
“I will refer to it.”
“Pass!”
Soldiers paved the way.
The wagon moved along the paved road.
‘It’s more closed than I thought.’
The procedure itself was not complicated, but there was an expiration date.
If you stay in the territory for more than a month, you will be forcibly expelled. or put in jail
If you want to stay longer than that, you need permission from the lord.
Within the open Rigel Kingdom, such restrictions are quite closed.
It wasn’t long before the conversation between the soldiers behind me tickled my ears.
“Tsk, they look like mercenaries blinded by money.”
“Mercenaries must have at least two lives.”
“If you’re a B-class mercenary, you won’t last long.”
It is a conversation that makes you feel skeptical about the mercenaries.
It seems that many mercenaries have already died.
The sword master dispatched from the kingdom was also dead, so it was not feasible to subdue the valley with mercenaries.
I turned off my nerves and drove the horse.
As the gatehouse disappeared from sight, Arel lowered her head.
“······ sorry.”
“Okay. Let’s continue introducing it like that in the future.”
Introducing me as an attendant must have bothered me.
However, it was a part of the story from the time I dressed like this. There’s nothing I can do other than apologize.
Arell pushed his upper body out of the wagon.
Then he said with a face full of complex subtleties.
“I will drive from here.”
“done.”
“…”
It was I who called myself the coachman.
It was quite tasteful to leisurely see Rigel Kingdom while driving a carriage.
If not now, when will you do this again?
“Ugh…”
The inside of the carriage was filled with the voice of Arell, who was groaning and suffering.
*
I only came across one territory, but the difference between the outside and the inside was significant.
‘It’s dark.’
The residents outside the Ageus Territory looked quite relaxed, but there was a shadow over the expression of the residents inside the Ageus Territory.
A village has been built around the valley, but it has not been completed.
dense forest. Trees are being cut down to expand the village, but construction has stopped.
Large villages were built around the veins.
It is a very modest village for a silver mine to be discovered.
Young Ji-min is a little over 2,000.
‘Because it wasn’t a place where people lived in the first place.’
Can not help it.
In the first place, the land of Ageus was a place untouched by humans.
The lords who manage the territory lost their lives continuously to the demons and were almost neglected.
It was brought to this point by the will of the current lord and kingdom.
The residents of Yeongji, who had come here with all kinds of hopeful words, had already been exploited for several years. The development of mineral veins had not even begun.
‘There are many unique epics in Ageus Valley.’
Another interesting fact is the number of epics that exist in Ageus Valley.
Eugene’s ‘search map’ shows the location of epics across the continent.
Thanks to taking the map and using it, I also knew the location of Epic.
Dense forests and valleys could not be confirmed even if taken by satellite, but more than ten epics were overlapping at similar points.
There is no other place where epics are gathered like this.
‘The feat of capturing only the wolves of Ageus alive… is clearly different from other feats.’
The feat is used to punish those who have crossed the boundary.
However, the feat of ‘capturing’ rather than punishing was something I had never seen before.
I searched the data of the northern dragon, but I couldn’t find the feat of capturing it alive.
There is something different about this feat.
There must be a reason why he had to be captured alive.
It was then.
“It’s a wolf!”
“Si, Silver Fang’s group!”
thud! Kurung!
Far away, in the dense forest, trees fell and many wolves appeared.
“Aim for supplies!”
“These bastards!”
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Just before reaching the lordship.
People moving supplies along the road were ambushed.
In an instant, nearly ten monstrous wolves kill humans and destroy supplies.
It is well three times the size of a normal wolf.
Bigger-than-humans were chewing up everything they could find.
‘Silver Fang.’
A legendary wolf that is said to have raised the wolves of Ageus.
He was the owner of the valley and forest and the leader of the wolves.
But Silver Fang was nowhere to be seen.
Only the pack of wolves is attacking.
Of course, there were no wolves in Ageus.
Krrr!
At that moment, one of the wolves rushed towards me and the carriage, which was not far away.
“Bear it.”
“Yes.”
Arell pulled out his gallatin and stuck it into the head of the approaching monstrous wolf.
As the skull was pierced through the aura in an instant, the monstrous wolf collapsed to the floor with a loud sound.
Krrr?
Aww!
The wolves who saw it exchanged signals and then withdrew from their seats.
It was as if they hadn’t known that there would be a human capable of destroying them.
As the wolves retreated, men carrying supplies came towards them.
When he saw the dead wolf’s body, he recognized that it was us who had the wolf bitten.
“Yes, I lived. thank you!”
“This is the first time I’ve seen you, are you a mercenary?”
Arell nodded.
Then people were amazed.
“under! A monstrous wolf that even the soldiers couldn’t match in one blow!”
“Thank you, mercenary!”
“Could you escort me to Yeongji by any chance?”
A number of soldiers were killed or wounded in the raid.
A situation where there is no means to kill the monstrous wolf.
Since the lord’s castle was close by, he had asked for an escort.
nod!
Arel, who looked at me, nodded before long.
It was the way to the lord castle anyway.
*
“Excellent. A mercenary killing the wolf of ‘Silver Fang’!”
lordship.
The lord of the land of Ageus personally greeted Arell.
It was a feat worthy of direct congratulations for saving the soldiers and people who were supplying.
He said, putting the lord’s seal on the pass and handing it along with a leather pouch.
“If you’re not rude, would you like to join us in this subjugation?”
nod!
As Arel shook his head, a smile spread across the lord’s lips.
“You are strong! He’s a B-class mercenary, but his skills seem much better, so I’ll give you two gold coins as a special down payment. If the subjugation is successful, ten additional coins are given. Of course, we will pay you more according to your merit.”
Two gold coins just by starting the request is an unbelievable unit price.
If you complete a moderate subjugation request, the success fee was one gold coin. How much more, if you succeed, you will receive ten coins, plus more according to your merits.
It’s no different than throwing money away.
‘It’s all the tax of the territory.’
No matter how good your skills are, they give you more.
He seemed to know why the soldiers showed hostility and why the villagers’ expressions were dark. The lord recruited mercenaries separately from within the territory.
Of course, the cost borrowed was bound to be the bloody tax of the territory.
but. If the unit price was not raised this much, there would be no mercenaries to support.
The story that a sword master dispatched from the kingdom was killed by the wolves of Ageus has already spread far and wide. There are hardly any mercenaries willing to risk death and engage in subjugation.
“He is a skilled man who killed the monstrous wolf! Take special care of accommodation. Give them better food than other mercenaries.”
“Yes, Lord.”
the servants answered.
Then the lord looked at Arel and said.
“Please rest well until the actual subjugation begins. And I will never forget today.”
*
late evening.
Right after I sent Arel to the inn, I quietly got out of there.
Smoke rising from outside the castle.
As a result of checking by satellite, it was because they were burning the monster wolf’s body outside.
As if provoking someone.
Around it, the archers, wizards, and knights were waiting.
Sasak!
“appear!”
“The wolf of Ageus!”
Before long, a wolf in the shape of a human was running quietly and quickly from the forest.
A woman in a wolf’s skin.
The wolf of Ageus, whose face was painted with blood like a tattoo, leaped in an instant and dug in between the knights.
“Kill!”
“Kill!”
“Ah!”
It’s a mess. As if he was accustomed to this kind of thing, he smashed the iron plates of the knights’ armor with his fists, and cut their throats with daggers made from ground bones to create a fountain of blood.
The knights blocked it, but they couldn’t stop the wolf of Ageus, who rushed madly.
Eventually, the wolf of Ageus, who had completed the breakthrough, put his hand on the body of the dead monstrous wolf.
OK.
Whoa!
body is gone
as if absorbed.
Soon, the wolf of Ageus also disappeared like smoke.
After absorbing the wolf, it disappeared as if evaporating.
“Damn it!”
“Did I miss it again!”
The knights gnashed their teeth.
‘Space Leap.’
But I saw
It is a space jump. It moved to a place not far away.
It leaped into space, but it was able to confirm where it went through satellite.
A distance of around 300m at most.
‘Catch it.’
It was a faster encounter than expected.
After jumping over the wall with the Windrunner, he quickly started chasing the wolves of Ageus.
＜ Feat Robbery (2) ＞ End
mhm That wolf isnt dying im calling it seeing how shes a woman the odds of her death is infinitely close to 0