306 – Secret Warehouse Battle (1)
The journey to the secret warehouse was the same as before. Another purpose was added, but nothing else changed.
Additionally, since they were moving around outside of areas where the war was intensifying, fortunately they were not caught up in the war.
The war is currently taking place mainly in the north, west, and south.
Fortunately, the southern part was maintaining a standoff situation as the armies of other countries were pushing the duke’s army with overwhelming supply of supplies along the southeastern coast, while the eastern part was quiet with no notable war.
“Three. “There are three devil knights guarding the area.”
“It seems like there’s a devil knight inside, next to Raynald.”
“A total of four.”
Continuing their journey comfortably, the party pondered what to do with these four demonic knights.
“Can’t we just avoid it? “The next time you meet the Sky Knights, pretend to be captured by them and go inside.”
“Then we can avoid the demon knight outside. However, shouldn’t you think about it even when running away?”
“Hmm. “It certainly is.”
“If there is a commotion while fighting the demon knights inside, won’t the demon knights outside also attack?”
As expected, the main problem was the demon knight.
The Sky Knights are strong, and if they gather in numbers and have the right equipment, they are even more difficult than the Demon Knights.
It is difficult to attack, and the problem is that even if you sneak in, it escapes.
“I’ll do my best!”
At that time, Rex raised his arms and grinned, striking a pose showing off his muscles.
“Is it Rex?”
Monia was taken aback by the sudden words, but then she remembered the majesty Rex had shown to the demon knight not long ago.
“Chester. Can Rex do like the Black Wind? Well then, I guess there’s nothing to worry about.”
“Hmm. Right.”
Urgo also agreed with Monia’s opinion.
Senna and Lorwan didn’t know the Black Wind because they didn’t see it in person, but Urgo shook his head because he had seen it himself and knew full well how they turned two huge ships into rags.
Rotin’s ship was an exceptionally strong building that could withstand long voyages and overcome any rough seas. A powerful sailing ship that is difficult to sink even with cannons.
However, the Black Wind and the people at the top easily destroyed the ship by simply lifting a huge stone and throwing it as if it was nothing.
Moreover, Rex is the child of the Black Wind and has inherited the Black Wind’s physical abilities. He was raised by Chester from a young age and learned Chester’s throwing skills.
Probably, Rex is more powerful than Black Wind in terms of throwing ability.
“Then, let’s go around the secret warehouse in the carriage and have Rex throw rocks. Rex. “Can you sort it out with that?”
“Yes! “I’ll give it a try!”
“Then, Urgo and I will handle the defense. All you have to do is spread the veil with Anubis. Senna. Drive the carriage well. “You’re the one who knows the best here, so I’ll ask you a favor.”
“Okay.”
“Rorwan. “Take care of Monia.”
“Don’t worry.”
“Yes. “She will take care of her own body, so that will be fine.”
The next problem was finding a rock that Rex could throw with ease.
“When we arrive nearby, let’s unload all the luggage and fill the wagon with stones. They put stones on the roof, and every time Rex throws a stone, Monia and Lorwan, who are inside, pass the stone through the window. Urgo. “You can lift a stone with one hand, right?”
“It’s possible. However, it is impossible to throw like Rex.”
“I know that.”
Rex’s throwing ability is, above all, his brute strength to lift heavy stones with ease, and his flexible and strong shoulder joints to withstand no matter how powerfully he swings and throws them.
If Urgo did like Rex, his shoulder would fall off in an instant. Even if you do that, it won’t be as powerful as Rex.
“If all goes well, it will end more comfortably than I thought.”
“If it’s easy to kill, it’s better to kill easily.”
Monia said with a look of agreement with what Chester said. Although she was going to kill her father, she had a stronger feeling within Monia that she was going to solve her troublesome problem.
She didn’t need to do it, but she wanted to deal with it because it would become a hassle if she left it alone.
It was at that level.
* * *
After arriving at a nearby hill near the secret warehouse, Chester and his party took a seat near the hill, lit a bonfire so that the light would not leak out and did not attract the attention of the Duke’s army wandering nearby, and started cooking.
According to the order, Urgo was in charge of cooking, but Monia came forward, saying that there would be a big fight tomorrow, so we should eat well.
“Let’s not skimp on ingredients!”
Saying that, Monia started cooking with the birds that Chester had caught from the mountain.
After cleaning the bird, cut it into pieces and lightly grill it to bring out the flavor.
After thoroughly roasting all the skin removed from the bird, I put water in a pot and boiled it to get the basic flavor while adding seasoning.
Monia lets the water boil and inspects the other campfires. In that bonfire, something bright red was burning after filling a cast iron pan with water.
The real identity of the boiling red water was crushed tomatoes.
Put the peeled tomatoes in a cloth to make sure there is no debris, mash and squeeze, then boil and simmer. She planned to make sour tomato puree and add it to the stew as a seasoning to make a sour-tasting stew, so she had been preparing it since she started making camp.
After looking at how well the tomatoes had boiled down, Monia poured the satisfactorily boiled puree into a pot where she had diced the vegetables that needed to be boiled for a long time.
The color of the water in the pot instantly changed to the color of tomatoes, and Monia, who had been looking at the pot for a while, cleaned the cast iron pan where she made the puree and then started cooking her new meat.
I planned to cook the bird meat separately rather than add it to the stew.
At the same time, since this alone is not enough to make Urgo or Rex full, other dishes are also prepared.
Although Sena hurriedly helped, Monia was still busy. Since I was planning to prepare it so extravagantly, there was a lot to prepare, a lot to cook, and even having 10 hands wasn’t enough.
When the cooking, which took a long time, was completed, a sumptuous feast filled with food that was so large that the men’s campsite was not enough.
“Oh~!”
Lorwan was truly impressed by the sumptuous dinner he had never seen before.
Not only was the quantity great, but the variety of dishes was also amazing.
Since they were traveling, they were not equipped with cooking utensils, but they rotated through all the cooking utensils they had and overlapped the cooking times as much as possible to complete the dishes in succession, preventing the first dishes from getting slightly cold. Except for everyone else, they were all giving off hot steam.
I could easily see how difficult it was to make it.
“That’s amazing.”
Urgo was also impressed.
In the grassland, if they meet another tribe with whom they are not emotionally attached, or a passing guest, they hold a big feast.
This is especially true for customers. Since guests were valuable people who delivered news from outside the grasslands and rare items from the grasslands, there was a culture of doing their best to serve them.
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Each time, a large table was set up and the guests were treated, and more than a dozen tribe members gathered to eat together, so it was much larger than it is now.
However, I could see that the meal menu was all there. There has never been as many different types of food as there are now.
“Good job.”
While everyone was admiring the food, Chester hugged Monia from behind and kissed her cheek, telling her that she had done a good job.
“hehehe.”
When Chester kissed her, Monia smiled like a mischievous child, twisted her body, and kissed Chester on the lips in the same way.
After making deep eye contact for a moment, the two lovers hugged each other tightly and kissed while the others began eating.
“It will take a long time for those two, so let’s eat first.”
Urgo sat down and said that, and the first thing he did was take the bird meat that was placed on the plate in front of him.
I put the whole bird meat, which is slightly purple in color, probably because it uses a sauce made from wine, into my mouth.
“Hmm.”
The concentrated flavors of wine and meat seep out at once.
Next, Urgo took his hand to the stew and smiled happily at the sour flavor of tomatoes and the aroma of various vegetables filling the stew.
“Good.”
“Yes! Delicious!”
“The hard work was worth it.”
“Hey. Thank you. “I can’t believe they prepared it for me like this.”
While everyone was eating happily, Chester and Monia, who had finished their romantic relationship, also sat down in front of the dishes and started eating.
* * *
If Monia was asked to say what she most wanted to be like to Chester, it would be her ability to quickly decide on a solution and start moving no matter what problem arises.
Whether the solution he came up with was short-thinking and a bit foolish, or it was the wrong method and failed to solve the problem, Chester moved without stopping and achieved a comfortable life on the wandering island.
That’s why I decided to fight Duke Raynald, to come up with a strategy on how to fight the Duke’s army, and to execute it.
All those steps were so fast.
It was a very different move from previous dukedom families who had planned long and carefully, even if they were prepared to take at least several years, at most decades, and even longer, until the next generation.
Therefore, the attack that day was bound to be shocking.
“Ugh!”
Dawn, just as the sun begins to rise.
Quaaang!!
A stone flew from far away at an incredible speed and hit the camp of the Sky Knights.