Haroon

A camp close to the dungeon.

Arrelius von Theron, the first prince, who entered the Treasure Basin late last night under the heavy escort of his own Knights, burst into old age, gazing at the knights and officials who had been long betrayed to the left and to the right.

“How long are you going to keep doing this here? ”

The villagers do not lift their heads in his rage.

It was already a month ago that the guild ‘perforation’, the foreigner who allied with them, put up a dog looking for a dungeon. And it was a week before Duke Rhynt, the only outsider, arrived here with all the knights under his command.

I had to be angry because I used five brave knights who were more powerful than any of them. Moreover, there were many wizard resources, including the master of the seven circles.

“Your Grace, the number of Elves or their skills is unusual. The princess who arrived a week before us failed again and again. Moreover, in a situation where the enemies are gathering like this, you can't just attack them. ”

Duke Rhynt, an outsider, reports directly to Arrelius, who has upset him. His uncle was not to be taken lightly.

“What the hell are their numbers? ”

Arrelius' words were stronger in reprimand than in question. He couldn't understand that the dungeons occupied by mere heretics could not be captured.

“It is estimated that a spirit may have a minimum of five thousand to a maximum of seven thousand days, while a warrior may have a minimum of thirty thousand. ”

The report was from Jeonchul, the Guild Master of the Perforated Guild. Acting in Beyond under the name Ironska, he was merged as a key member of the First Imperial Faction to attend the Prime Minister's meeting.

“Hoho! How does a spirit compare to a wizard, Dust? ”

The seven circle Madosa Landrel, who served as the emperor's emperor, opened her mouth slowly, looking into the emperor's eyes.

“Humans divide Spirit History into Lesser, Intermediate, Advanced, and Supreme, but Elves don't classify it that way. But if you look at the level of spiritual magic they use and how powerful it is, you can think of it as an average of five circles. ”

The prince's eyes widened when he heard his answer. The Duke and the nobles who attended the meeting were surprised, as were the Knight Leader and the leader of the armed forces.

“Hnng.”

The prince frowned and grimaced.

‘If the 5 Circle Wizard can do up to……. This is really embarrassing.'

Duke Rhinet was the first prince to trust in the skills of the knights and wizards who were raised with great care. So he was confident that he would win the Golden Battle at the expense of death, and the treasure of this dungeon was so important that he came here himself, like all the other princes.

With his own troops, he felt he could punish the empire for its chaotic power, even though he lacked soldiers. So I was angry. It was unacceptable for the xenophobes to get their ankles caught.

“Elf warriors are also judged to be of a different caliber, but typically equal to those of Sword User or Expert beginners. ”

Landrell's words shock the room. The commander of Silver Wyvern Knights, who had come here with the Iron Sky of the Imperial Guild who had dealt directly with the Elves, was surprised by the sound but was able to open his heart at the same time. Now that others know how powerful they've been dealing with, you can avoid the stinging eyes.

“The Five Circle Wizard is at least 5,000, and the Sword user's superior warrior 30,000. That's not the maximum, that's the minimum amount of power we can hold. That's right."

This level of power cannot be dealt with without the four major armies guarding the Empire's transformation or the central capital armies. Furthermore, Elves are an indispensable breed of Archery, a ranged attack.

The prince who listened to Landrell's analysis could clearly see why he had not yet taken the dungeon.

“Then why are they so evil and guarding it? ”

No one answered Arrelius' question. Actually, it was a mystery. The elves do not intend to enter the dungeon. It occupied a certain area, including the dungeon.

Iron Sky, who arrived here first, had no idea why.

“God thinks there are several possibilities. One thing might be that the pagans brutally murdered the Elves when they found this place, and the Medal Knights were angry because they raped, assaulted, and killed Elven women. ”

“The Senate's dogs are the problem. ”

Arrelius grips his teeth. Like all the other princes, he had strong objections to the Senate.

“The second possibility is that this place may have special significance to the Elves. According to the information obtained from the Imperial Intelligence Guild, the number of Elves living in this land of Silence is between 200,000 and 300,000. But the gathering of almost 800,000 warriors here means they used all their strength, and it's hard to say they used that kind of force to avenge their families. That means there's more to this than just anger, there's something that they care about. ”

Landrell's reasoning was very plausible.

It was clear that the area containing this dungeon had special significance to the Elves. even though we didn't know why.

There was silence on the left for a while. You don't even want to go in, but you try to think about why the Elves are guarding the dungeon, and there are no strands at all.

A long time later, the prince looks back at the duc and asks,

“Uncle, what's your future plan? ”

“Now that the king is here, we need to think of a plan. We can't sneak in without a magic seal, so we have to break through. Their power is so strong that we can't do it alone. ”

Duke Rhyne's eyes sparkled strangely.

“You mean to join hands with other brothers? ”

“I thought I'd do it if I needed to. It is essential to hold hands, as we cannot be confident that we can defeat the Elves even if all the people gathered here so far. But you have to choose who you want to hold hands with. ”

“Choice?”

Even though we are brothers, we grew up conscious of the Golden Battle from birth, so we are more ruthless than others. Among them, however, there are siblings whose mothers are the same or emotionally affectionate, and it always happens to unite them.

“There are five items anyway. Since our power is so overwhelming, it's best to take only one of them, or it will be best to make sure that no one else gets it. ”

The duc's words give the first prince a strange look.

This Golden Battle has changed a bit because of the gem mines found in the Hookran Mountains. It was the shortest of eight out of seven rivers. Four feeble emperors lost their core power in Hookran and declared abandonment.

The unfortunate thing is that the leadership is almost unchanged because some of the members of the Imperial Intelligence Guild were aware of the plot. The Imperial Intelligence Guild had a bad habit of blowing this up with little exception when the Golden Battle began, taking large amounts of information from forces in need.

“I'm going to need some dust. Now that everyone knows the status quo, it shouldn't be difficult to gather opinions. Once you've decided to join me, check with Boris and Leuspires about their intentions. If it's a condition to build a government later on, we'll always join forces. ”

The other princes were unwittingly determined to cooperate with their two younger siblings about the negotiations ahead of time to join them.

“Very well. I have one more thing to say. ”

“What is it?”

“You know there are a lot of mercenaries here, right? ”

“I know. There's a lot of them. ”

On the way, I saw the estramorwn and mercenaries who were on the outskirts, but the emperor and the duc had no idea what the emperor Landrell would say, so I watched him.

“Most of them are mercenaries of class 2 or higher. If you're not that good, you won't be able to get over the Irish Mountains. ”

Landrell swallows his saliva and speaks again.

“There are currently some rare extraordinary mercenaries here, including the Empire's teenage mercenaries, who are either here for guidance or for the dungeon. We can't compare the skills of our well-refined knights, but we've heard that the skills of our top mercenaries in difficult or narrow locations are not routine combat. ”

That's what Landrell says. He looks at the commanders one at a time. Ask for their opinions. The faces of the five knight captains who had lived and lived with their pride as knights all their lives, and the deputy captains they established afterwards, were solid. It was hard to admit.

In the end, it wasn't until the eyes of the prince that Earl Liberos, the head of the Goldrian Knights, the oldest of the masters, gave a heavy nod.

“The words of the sand are somewhat correct. Most mercenaries are violent, rude, lying and trashy, but they are skilled at various practical experiences and contingencies. It's not much of a story, but I have a knack for it. ”

Everyone who spoke or listened knew that his words considered his pride as a knight to the fullest.

“Yes! Some mercenaries led the Stranger Guild safely to the Demon Land of the Knights, the Hookran Mountains. What does it say about the empire intelligence guild revealing the existence of the dungeon? A hurricane or a storm? ”

“A tempest, Your Grace. I heard last night that the Empire Intelligence Guild's mountain mercenaries, the Geraz Mercenaries, fought against the Storm Mercenaries and were unable to escape their defeat. ”

“Really? Tell me in detail. ”

Many of the people who attended the meeting already knew. He was greatly moved by the words "gale mercenary."

“Geratz mercenaries are one of the top 10 Imperial mercenaries, mostly scum who do the dirty work of the Senate or the Imperial Court. ”

“I know that. I also know that they are servants of the Imperial Intelligence Guild like pigs. ”

The first prince showed particular interest.

“Yesterday the Geratz mercenaries put up a fight with the gale mercenaries. I don't need to know, but I heard from people who saw it firsthand, it was a 400-50 fight. ”

“Really? But? ”

“The storm has won. Not a single one of the four hundred survived. ”

“Hoho! Were there any Sword Masters among them? ”

“That's not it. But they say Expert was the best. He said he was a strong man looking at the Sword Master because his skill was not exceptional. ”

“I'm not a mercenary. I can't believe I have that kind of power in one mercenary. You're a great mercenary.So, Geratz mercenaries must have sent some lousy characters. ”

The prince's thoughts were natural. Even if Expert is the Supreme, there are more than four hundred regular soldiers, but they cannot handle it alone. If it were normal, there would have been an Expert class of three or more as many as one of the Empire's top ten mercenaries.

“There is a mystical archer, and he who moves like the wind and uses poison needles has a terrifying skill. ”

The word "spirit spirit" brought everyone's attention to the dust. Some of the stories they heard about him were that he was a wizard.

“Are you sure it's a spirit? I was reported to be a wizard. ”

Duke Rheine was also curious. It was reported to him because it happened in a narrow basin anyway, but he knew there was a high magician.

“We had them investigated separately because they were very interested. I just met a stranger who is familiar with the situation of the blast mercenary and confirmed the innards. The spirit is right.I was told it's much more than intermediate. There are over 20 wind cutters blown by that spirit. ”

“Oh!”

1 The eyes of the prince and the duc narrowed. In this situation, the main reason they can't defeat the Elves is because of Spirit Magic. The number of these spirits is also problematic, but we don't know the contents of the spirit magic enough to come up with an appropriate countermeasure.

“Moreover, he used a spirit spell called Water Spike, which suggests that he has at least two qualities of intermediate spirits. ”

“Fantastic. That's how frightening a mercenary can be. How does that compare to the prosecutor, Lord Barto? ”

Knight Barto, first mate to the Crown Prince, was the supreme warrior of Expert.

“Probably a lot like me. Unlike normal magic, Spirit magic can be used without any spells or preliminary movements until the end of its spiritual power, but it is also difficult to prevent it from being real. They say they have memorization skills that can penetrate even shields, so they can't be seen lightly. ”

“Oops! You must be quite a creature to judge so well. So there are at least two of Expert's finest in the blast mercenaries. ”

“Yes. They were great, but so were the archers. She used her three alternating bows to pierce the defensive enchanted armor of a flying arrow attack. An arrow pierced or broken by prosecutors of beginner Expert's ranks, and the wizards were pierced and killed before they could cast their spells. ”

In Landrell's answer, the prince slaps his knees and laughs.

“Hahaha! My insides are all cool. Said it was a gale mercenary. I want to meet the mercenaries who screwed those rats in the Imperial Intelligence Guild who wanted to get paid somehow. I heard the commander is quite young. ”

“Yes, it's known as the mid-twenties. The spirit I told you about earlier is the commander. I don't know if he's a real commander or if there's more behind him, but he's supposed to have the intelligence and the connections to figure out the existence and location of the dungeon on his own. ”

“Yes, I've received my report. Those mercenaries who blew away tens of millions of gold they took with them in the air would be nothing compared to my brave and loyal knights, but they deserve a drink. ”

The prince had tremendous discomfort and hostility with the Imperial Intelligence Guild, which held hands with the Senate and accumulated wealth through the Golden Battle. It was the same for most of the nobles who trade with them all the time. Information is unsettling unless I have it under control.

“One of them is responsible for this, Your Grace. ”

Ironsky, who's about to get caught in the storm, breaks through. Immediately, the attendees glared at Iron Sky in unison.

Even though he was a foreigner who lacked manners and lacked a lot of balls in this dungeon, even though the prince did not allow it, it was a felony to pull him out and slash his head.

At the same time, my back became cooler. I felt like I was going to die just by living on my own.

“Hahaha! I'm fine. It is widely known that foreigners are rude. Let it be so. Hey, did you say Ironska? ”

“Yes, Your Majesty. ”

The first prince, who was gentle and charismatic, replied with a vigorous response.

“You're quick and informative, but you seem to be losing your head. You just heard of the Elves, and you think so? Who can pierce the Elves and take over the dungeon if the mercenaries who call themselves the thunderstorm have not gathered like this? The Irish Mountains are among the rugged areas where even well-refined regular troops cannot cross. I can't even dare to face the Elves with the skill of a few knights or the foreigners you led. ”

It's true. Elves are as powerful as they were when Iron Sky allied with other guilds and attacked them for the first time in a hundred days. Even in a gathering of powerful knights and wizards, the power of one force is immeasurable.

“I like those mercenaries. Since you've sent us allies to help us. The Imperial Intelligence Guild rats probably anticipated this situation by selling information about this dungeon to you and other foreigners. I'll approach the other brothers in turn, sell them information about the dungeon, and then I'll work on the cancer to negotiate a hand in the middle. In the meantime, you should be able to get everything you need. I don't need to see what they're up to. As we gradually advance the situation, their solution is to sweep away all of their possessions. ”

The prince explained to Jeoncheol how he felt better about what the storm troops had done.

“I was so dull that I could not have guessed your grace. ”

“Hahaha! Don't mind if you're a stranger and you don't know much about our world. By the way, didn't you spend money to buy information and find this dungeon first? Thanks to this, our forces have gained a lot of support since they are now in a position to claim the right to gain control. ”

Jeonchul was grateful for the emperor's recognition. It seemed to be the emperor's vessel, not to mention that he was a foreigner, but also acknowledged the ball and handed it over to him in a difficult situation.

As I understood in advance, the first prince was a bit of a hothead, but many people followed him because he had a broad chest and hardly formal personality.

‘Well, if you've given me 200,000 gold pieces of information about the dungeon, and you've sold more to others, I'm sure they're assholes who love money. If you think so, it's true that the storm troopers definitely screwed them. ’

Jeoncheol had a different view of the storm troops through a conversation with the First Crown Prince.

“Dust, then why did you bring up the story of the blast mercenaries? ”

Duke Rhinet has diverted his attention. The question answered Landrell, a gentle gesture toward the duc.

“We have to catch them when the other forces haven't thought of it yet. Although it may be a bit awkward for our main knights, it will be much easier to use their powers against Elves or to explore the dungeons. ”

Although the knights' faces were stiff in the story, the first prince and the duc showed strong interest.

“Of course, there are already some mercenaries involved in other forces, but the reaction of our knights who detest mercenaries will not even bother us elsewhere." This is a great opportunity to hire a large number of super mercenaries with hands-on experience and impending resilience. ”

“Yes. I can think of plenty of room for an offer from the Dust. How do you feel, Your Grace? ”

Duke Rhyne seemed to have already moved his mind.

“Let's do that. I don't need to spend my precious people in public on difficult and difficult tasks. Knights are my last treasure and hope, so let's use mercenaries for trivial and difficult work. Then will the Crown Prince be in charge of their contract? ”

The first prince gently touched the knights' complaints. Obviously, the knights had no reason to oppose the contract with mercenaries. The effort of the noble knights to come to a rough place is enormous, such as making their own barracks and cooking.

“If it's Hilton, he can handle it. ”

Dust Rentell mentioned his nephew Hilton's name. Although he had a title, he was the third son, so I wanted to give him a chance without a territory. In Landrell's eyes, his nephew Hilton was a man of negotiation and diplomacy.

“Oh, yes! Hilton had a bird. Somebody go get the bird. ”

The prince also remembered Hilton's name. When Hilton graduated first in his class from the Imperial Academy of the Imperial Empire, he remembered giving him his diploma and award.

“Yep!"

An acolyte set up behind the prince hurriedly left the barracks.

“Now, let's invite the princes and nobles here in three days and enjoy refreshments. ”

The prince looked at Duke Rheine.

“This will be a great opportunity to form an alliance against the Elves. I'll be ready for you. Haha! We need mercenaries to prepare for this kind of work. I was amazed at the comet of the sands. ”

Since the Irish Mountains are so mountainous, and the quiet ground is so dense and unstable that they cannot install warps or teleport magicians, the number of people who could come here had to have the minimum level of power of the Sword User.

In the meantime, those who worked in the huddle during their meals were rookie knights and mercenaries responsible for guiding the way. There's hardly anything mercenaries can't do. Without them, the pride of the knights would have been severely corrupted.

There are more than one or two things to prepare for a large meeting of tea parties in these places. Of course, you need a lot of hands, but those who can do it are perfect for mercenaries. I can't ask the knights to do that.

The duc smiles at his words, but the knights also sigh of relief and nod. Now we have a clear understanding of why we need mercenaries. although, of course, the force is unacceptable.

Almost 5,000 people flock to the land of tranquility every day. The number of people who had settled in the basin had already exceeded 100,000, and now the barracks were entering the foothills. Of course, the majority of people who join the class are users. Beyond's NPCs have already arrived here in great numbers.

Harun has practiced spirituality in secret, away from the barren lands of the mercenaries. The battle with the Geraz Mercenaries opened my eyes to animosity.

At that time, I used too much animosity, consuming all of Manawa and spirituality. It would have been very dangerous if more of the leaders of the cancer who had been secretly watching the battle had increased.

Such situations were all the same. All four of them were in such great straits that they would not have been able to find the summit so easily if it weren't for Henny's quick treatment. The drunken Dylan had not regained consciousness for two full days.

“Hahaha! But after a good fight, that's a relief. ”

In two days, Dylan wakes up and is pinned down by Henry, whom he has been sober and nursing the whole time.

I was furious, but I got into a lot of fights. Except for Henny, of course.

Harun had a lot to gain. Level up by 7, and focus and willingness stats by 2. Dozens of poor items were also obtained, and most of all, I realized effective animosity that matched spirits and spirits to enable them to perform their abilities properly.

After finishing your training for a week, you come back and find Sookmyung is quiet. The night of the basin is quite cold, and the mercenaries do not move at night.

There are Dakarin mercenaries and Abyss mercenaries nearby, but I wasn't worried at all. Fortunately, nothing happened to them.

I think it was effective to show the right flavor. The Imperial Intelligence Guild has failed to act as he expected.

After a long time, I wondered a lot about the situation, but all the men who were out came back for dinner. Henny gives me good news as soon as he sees him.

“Ares' group has joined us. Mobius has agreed to stay with them. in the Abyss mercenary camp, just in case. ”

“Well done, Henny. ”

It's not particularly helpful, but it's good to have people who can rely on each other for a while.

It must have been nice to have the same users who have strong common denominators, even though Elser and I have been getting along like sisters these days.

“So, what's the situation? ”

Harun grabbed some soup and bread from Donnes and asked Tino first. Tino knew very well what Harun was asking.

“The first prince took his place with the other princes. ”

“Oh, really? ”

Having a seat with the competition, the first prince seems to be quite distributed or a hero.

“Competing in good faith seemed like a lot of things to say about fighting elves together. ”

Of course it will. It's not that you didn't expect such a result because you are the first pope. There must be something else you intend.

“How are the mercenaries holding up, Donnes? ”

Donnes reports calmly.

“The emperors are recruiting mercenaries. So the cost of mercenaries went up a lot. The situation is understaffed and the proud nobles and knights are the only ones who want to hire mercenaries because no one can do anything bad. ”

“Didn't the guild decide to step up? ”

I think that's what Peel told me. It was said that the forces of the mercenaries were united to act as a group.

“Well…… there were so many opinions that the guild headquarters gave up on the group action. Prior to that decision, the first prince's faction had already signed with the three mercenaries, so it was a late futility, and it was a situation where the remaining mercenaries were competing. ”

The day after the battle with Geratz, I met with Pierce and made a rough prediction.

At that time, his Abyss mercenaries were also told that the first prince had offered a deal in secret, but politely refused. Perhaps a number of skilled mercenaries signed with the first pope to swiftly spiral.

In this swamp where regular soldiers cannot come, mercenaries can be a very valuable supplement. Mercenaries used a variety of things, ranging from food and laundry to hand-to-hand combat.

“Donnie, what did you decide to do with Takarin? ”

“Takarin says he hasn't decided yet. Originally the state stage was in the northern part of the Empire, and this was a military-based area with a strong neutrality, making it difficult to make a deal with the princes. ”

Tino answers instead of Donneis, giving you a rough idea of what's going on. As the Dakarin mercenaries have grown close to defending the north-eastern border of the empire, they are neutral and have never been involved in the Golden Battle.

“The same is true of the Tharu and Mason mercenaries in the South-East, and Allison in the Imperial Archipelago. ”

Taru and Mason mercenaries were related to the Confederate Army, and Alison was close to the Senate.

As five of the teenage mercenaries were watching, we could see how fast the first prince moved and how much power he had.

‘Some of them seem to have excellent soldiers. ’

I thought I'd have to visit the Abyss mercenaries early tomorrow morning. The princes' movements were speeding up.

“How are the estramorwn holding up, Henny? ”

“Oh, that? Wait a minute."

Henny finishes swallowing the crumbs and reports.

“Once you get here, the strangers are divided into three factions. A group has joined a large guild, already chosen by the Crown Prince, and a group is wondering who the small guilds will choose by union. And the foreigners who come here individually are picking a group to enter again and again. ”

“How many people? ”

“There are about 100,000 people in this trekking basin, and some 60,000 foreigners. Among them, there are about 30,000 foreigners in a large guild, and there are about 20,000 solos in a small and medium-sized guild, and the rest are unaffiliated solos. ”

It was enormous.

There would have never been a gathering of these large talents in one place earlier. Even the Senate and the factions of the Supreme Noble Council, which were not moving because of neutrality, were also sending knights and wizards.

There are 100,000 skilled foreigners who have just entered the ranks of Gentile 60 or higher, i.e. Sword User. In addition, a minimum of 200,000 more will come in the future.

The massive number of people who came here after seeing the dungeon will spread to hell depending on the situation. Endlessly burning blasphemy: Humans who cast their bodies and minds into Fire will lie flat, bleeding hot blood, and limbs cut off on the ground.

‘I wonder what will happen next. ’

I was able to inflate the dungeon's information as much as I could to draw skilled people here, but I had no idea what I was going to do next. Harun only took this position because he didn't want to see poor Beyond's peasants and slaves rushing to their deaths because of the malformed institution called the Golden Battle anymore.

If it were an Imperial Intelligence Guild, it would have taken enormous sums of money and dragged the Golden Battle to their liking, handing over the information to a limited number of people, but the situation has now completely changed.

The user can only defeat the target with skill versus skill. The princes, who are party to the Golden Battle, must now prove themselves most worthy of the Emperor through their power, funding, diplomacy and negotiation.

The Senate and the High Noble Council will declare neutrality as much as they are here for the reason of the spectacle, but will do their best to secretly plot to take the Dungeon treasure.

Users who have received Story Quests will do their best to achieve the best items, ranks or superior skills in the world through Golden Battles, and some will be greedy for the treasures of the dungeon.

My heart thumps. This place is already at the center of the calm ground, becoming more important than the Eclipse. The top 1% of the Empire was converging here with little exception.

Now there will be great things here that are hard to find in the history of mankind. Whether it's Hell or the next emperor, the Golden Battle is born.

“What's our position, boss? ”

Dylan, who had finished his soup and chewed on a piece of bread, asks. Along with his question, the eyes of the other crew turned to Harun. We don't need to talk anymore. I had to make a clear statement.

“First of all, our goal is the treasure of the dungeon. I have no intention of getting into the Golden Battle. So we need to keep an eye on things. There will definitely be opportunities to enter the dungeon. ”

Harun's words brighten people's eyes. Now we have a clear target. There were only five, but their strength was nothing compared to the rest of the mercenaries. They were so confident and believed in themselves.