Unexpected Operation (4)
“… … .”
A strong wind was blowing.
The cloak, which he had struggled to secure, fluttered wildly in the wind. Caravanzite turned his head to avoid the wind, but smacked his lips as if he couldn’t help it.
“It’s a high place, so it’s uniquely stronger.”
After muttering that, he looked down somewhere.
The only passage connecting Arendelle’s granary and barbarians’ land, Elande Grand Canyon.
At the bottom of the canyon in the distance, barbarians gathered like ants were running busily.
“ha ha ha! I never thought the day would come when I would describe them as a swarm of ants.”
Wouldn’t that be nice?
If it weren’t for the magic that moved my body to the top of the canyon, I would never see a sight like this again.
I bet you will probably never see it again even if you live your whole life.
That moment.
Again the wind blew and began to shake his unkempt hair. However, Caravan Zite did not avoid this wind.
However, I could only appreciate the warmth gently touching my skin.
Intense fire that burns the air. And then, a thick burnt smell.
The vermillion fire that appeared through the darkness was approaching in a violent manner as if purifying the rotten sea.
“… … It rides better than expected.”
Before I knew it, I began to see the savages below me more clearly.
confusion and fear. The emotions that dominated them were most similar to the shadows of war, but if they were truly accompanied by war, they would become even more terrible.
death.
And that must have been an unfamiliar feeling even to those who were known for their superior military power.
It was an eternal hell.
“Lord, preparations are complete.”
The voice of a frightened wizard came from behind. The wizard was more afraid of the calm expression of the man named Caravan Zeit than the approaching fire.
In the first place, it was his order to burn all the northern granaries that stretched for tens of kilometers in length.
… … okay. Caravanzite was truly amazing.
“A fire that cannot be controlled is the same as committing suicide. All the more so if it is to set fire to the land of one’s own country.”
“… … .”
“Isn’t it amazing?”
“… … uh yes?”
“How did they know that at this time of spring, a strong south wind blows for a short time?”
Suddenly, at this time of year, a violent wind blows from the canyon… … .
This was a fact that even the natives of Arendelle did not know.
It was natural that it was a strange phenomenon that generally occurred in a short period of less than a week.
How many people care about the direction of the wind in the first place?
However, what is more terrifying than that is that the design is a plan that perfectly exploits the internal situation and even the terrain features.
“The fire that devours the entire breadbasket is approaching, and unfortunately I am hiding in the gorge, the only way out. Unfortunately, the barbarians who invaded Arendelle have become trapped inside.”
“I-over there… … .”
“Would it be faster for the embers that met the wind to burn them, or would it be quicker to run away to the north on foot?”
“… … .”
dump-
As if coming down a flight of stairs, he easily fell off a high rock and landed.
Unfortunately, this question was misleading. Because it was a problem that could never be given Lee Ji-sun-da’s example.
“Are you ready?”
“Yes, yes.”
“good.”
Finally, he nodded slightly, framing the view of the canyon in his eyes.
With this, the plan of the first prince to set himself up as a windbreak was completed. Likewise, the ruthless and unreasonable strategy of ‘Caravan Zite’ will also be successfully completed.
“Explode.”
By destroying with my own hands what used to be my motherland. Thus, by blocking the enemy’s retreat at the source.
Moment.
The new type of wizard and caravanzite took off with the wizard, and the Elande Gorge was covered in a huge explosion and flash.
It was a flash so bright that even the approaching fire that lit up the darkness was temporarily covered.
… … and after a while
far from the canyon.
So, the wizard who had brought Caravanzite to a distance where he could see the canyon at a glance looked at the direction he flew in and doubted his eyes.
“I-I didn’t think it would be this much… … .”
The canyon was still obscured by a cloud of dust, but at least it was possible to guess what was going on inside.
The collapse of the canyon that opened the entrance to the north. Likewise, Caravan Zite, who had landed on the ground, was also looking at it.
“It’s over.”
It was certainty, not certainty.
However, what I thought I was sure of was the part where I declared ‘it was over’, and what I thought it wasn’t because all the barbarians inside the granary were not dead yet.
… … okay. The fire still hasn’t gone out.
* * *
The King of Arendelle anxiously waited for the report.
A battle at stake. Although he heard the outline of the strategy from the commander-in-chief, Caravan, it was because he still had anxiety and doubts about the operation.
“Wait for the wind to blow from the south… … .”
It was said that this strategy was inspired by the words suggested by the first prince of Esteban.
Together. How can you predict the direction of the wind that will change at will, and wait for it? In a situation where it is doubtful whether it will be done as it is.
At least, it would have been better if he had had time to consult with scholars, but he could not do even that because it was an urgent time.
Then, in the end, there was nothing the king could do but anxiously wait for news.
“This choice… … 1 Was the choice to believe in the prince and the caravan right? … .”
“father.”
The king covered his head and bowed his head. Conversely, the Crown Prince sitting next to him calmly shook his head.
“Do not worry. 1 It will be done according to the prince’s will.”
“… … Crown Prince, how can you be so confident?”
Come to think of it, it was the crown prince who first brought up the story about Esteban.
It was also the crown prince who was convinced that he had to go find the first prince and that he would definitely help Arendelle.
But to that question, the Crown Prince answered dubiously.
“His behavior. Because you will truly want Arendelle.”
“… … .”
What does it mean to want Arendelle? What else is the reason that it doesn’t have to worry about the success or failure of the operation?
It was then that the king’s head was filled with questions at the crown prince’s contextless reply.
thump thump-
Clap-!
“His Highness the King!”
It was a herald.
The door opened with the sound of hurried footsteps, finally arriving with the long-awaited news.
“Communication with the commander-in-chief is ready!”
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The king stood up from his seat and was delighted.
Then, looking at the magic orb brought by the messenger, he shouted urgently.
“Come on, connect! I will listen to the report myself!”
“Yes, I understand!”
Chijik-chijijik-!
An annoyingly loud connection sound came from the communication magic sphere.
It was a noise that he would have hated terribly normally, but the king could not afford to consider it offensive.
And how much time has passed? As soon as the communication connection with the other party was completed, the noise disappeared and soon a voice like that of a wild horse came out.
-… … It is caravanzite.
“Ji, it’s Jim! Commander-in-Chief, can you hear Jim?”
-… … Yes, I hear you.
A voice full of dissatisfaction somewhere, but stable.
However, the king did not let go of the tension even as he let out a sigh of relief. It was because a loud shout came through the magic sphere.
gulp-
“Hey, what are you hearing now? No, more than that, what happened to the barbarians?”
-The barbarians who invaded Arendelle disappeared without a trace, along with the granary.
“That, that means… … .”
-Recaptured the lost North. This is the cry of soldiers.
“Oh oh… … oh my god… … ! Bye bye, bye bye!”
The king, forgetting his body language, shouted in excitement.
As if the rumors of destruction had been a lie just a few days ago, it was a dream-like victory.
At this, the crown prince smiled as if he knew that, and shook off any remaining tension.
“What about the damage to the soldiers?”
-Except for a few who stopped and lured the movement of the barbarians, they are almost non-existent.
“Huh! You did very well!”
The emperor smiled brighter than ever, as if to compensate himself for the heartache he had suffered so far.
Indeed, just as Prince 1 said, Caravan Zite, who heard the strategy, solved everything.
‘It was the right choice to believe in the strategy of the first prince… … !’
Although they lost the Elande Gorge and the northern granary to stop them, it was a well-deserved achievement considering it was the price to return the tilted national fortune.
Is it just not worth it? Rather, in my heart, I wanted to hug the first prince of Esteban, who had provided me with a clue to the strategy.
The crown prince, who had only slightly nodded, seemed to think the same.
“If it wasn’t for Prince 1, something big would have happened. I am very fortunate.”
“Cancer, no way! He saved Arendelle!”
However, it was only regrettable that security was nailed down as ‘personal help’. If it wasn’t for that, I would have given you a bunch of presents… … .
if that’s what you can do There would be no other way than to send an envoy of friendship to Esteban’s royal family, not to the prince.
“… … !”
At that moment, a good idea suddenly flashed into the king’s head.
“… … Sending a gift from a country with no contacts to an individual prince of another country must be a diplomatic courtesy, right?”
“Yes that’s right. In the eyes of some, it may be misunderstood that you are ignoring the king and dealing with the inferior, or that you are offering an unclean tribute to the royal family of a foreign country.”
“Then, wouldn’t it be enough to make a point of contact?”
“yes?”
The crown prince widened his eyes as if in doubt. But the king stroked his chin and nodded in satisfaction.
“How about throwing a victory party? If we ‘invite’ the first prince of Esteban under a suitable name, no one will think it strange.”
“surely… … .”
“It would be irrational to dare to ask the benefactor of the kingdom to come, but now there is no other way to treat him like that.”
In this situation, members of the royal family, including the king, cannot move.
one. How could exchanging the will of friendship last for a day or two? Next time, Arendelle should head to Esteban, and then the friendship between the two countries will grow more.
To the king’s conviction, the value of the first prince who reached out to a foreign country far away seemed to be more valuable than the neighboring countries that threw Arendelle out of the spotlight.
“Send an envoy to Esteban’s royal family right now… … No, I want to send a communication. We will throw a party to commemorate the victory on the day he arrives.”
“Yes, you are right.”
The Crown Prince lowered his head and moved on.
And behind the Crown Prince leaving the conference room door, the sound of a serious conversation between two close friends in a love-hate relationship followed.
… … however.
“… … Esteban.”
From the moment his back was turned, the crown prince’s face remained stiff and did not brighten any more.
A facial expression that was completely hidden so that no one would notice. The emotions contained in it were indeed complex.