◈ 316. [Side Story] 3rd Job Change (3)
[Ash (EX)]
– Level: 50
– Title: Lord of Crossroads/Third Prince
– Job: Tyrant of the battlefield
– Strength 13 Agility 22 Intelligence 50 Stamina 20 Horsepower 35
As a result of my 3rd job advancement, my job name was [Tyrant on the battlefield].
‘Nice name! But pass it for now!’
Except for intelligence, even the low-quality stats can be passed with your eyes closed!
I got down and opened the skill window.
I gritted my teeth and examined the contents. Thank you!
– Retained Skills
> Passive: Indomitable Commander
> Skill 1: Mystic Eye of Command
> Skill 2: Be mine!
> Ultimate Skill: Declaration of the Empire
“Ultimate skill, Imperial Declaration… … ?”
I stumbled and read the name of my ultimate skill.
It’s natural if it’s obvious, but it’s a skill I’ve never seen before. Starting with this ‘commander’ class, it was a job category that didn’t exist in the game.
Anyway, I opened the ultimate skill description.
[Imperial Declaration] <Special Equipment – Flag required>
– Declares a large space as the territory of the faction to which the user belongs, and exercises dominion.
– To allies within the territory: All beneficial effects of the user are applied.
– To enemies inside the territory: All detrimental effects the user possesses are applied.
– Within the territory, the limit on the number of summons is removed.
– If the area declared as a territory is a hostile area, the area enters the [Conquest War] state, and if you win, you can take control of the area.
“What is this… … .”
I opened my mouth slightly.
Certainly, the commander class had abilities that were completely different from other classes.
I’ve never seen or heard of an ultimate that works this way.
‘Let’s look at each one calmly.’
First of all, the upfront option.
Special Equipment – Requires a flag.
‘flag… … what is Do you want me to fly around waving the imperial flag?’
So, from now on, will I fight with my flag?
I imagined for a moment the image of me swinging a flagpole and striking an enemy. Mmm.
‘It might be cool, but.’
It looks heavy!
Even the commander’s longsword was cumbersome, so I unfastened it and simply carried a pistol and a staff.
Can you handle the big waving flag?
‘Come to think of it, my exclusive equipment was also a flag.’
I am collecting [Fragments of the Flag of the Great Commander]. They said that if you collect all of these, it will become the [Banner of the Great Commander (EX)].
‘To become a literal flag bearer… … .’
I’ll have to stop by the smithy and ask if it’s possible to attach a special ability to the flag. If it’s Kelly Bay, there must be a way.
Leave the flag issue alone. next.
– Declares a large space as the territory of the faction to which the user belongs, and exercises dominion.
A brief description of the skill.
so what… … Is it the feeling of drawing a line on the ground and saying, ‘This is mine’?
If you take a closer look at the effect, it seems to be more clear.
– To allies within the territory: All beneficial effects of the user are applied.
Apply the beneficial effect I have to allies?
When I touched the system window, a list of ‘beneficial effects’ appeared. Let’s see.
> Passive Skill [Indomitable Commander]
> Attributes [Attack Totem], [Defense Totem], [Super Buffer], [Main Order]
“Aha, indeed.”
So, within the space declared as my land with this [Imperial Declaration]. All allies under my command can receive all of those skills and attribute effects.
Insanity status immunity, attack power buff, defense power buff… … .
‘It’s honey.’
Besides, this isn’t the end, it’s something I can apply additionally if I get more ally buff-related attributes in the future.
‘I’ll have to collect all of my allies’ buff characteristics.’
I clenched my fists and vowed again. I will become the strongest buff shuttle!
Next, let’s see.
– To enemies inside the territory: All detrimental effects the user possesses are applied.
When I touched the system window again, a list of detrimental effects I had appeared.
> Skill 1 [Evil Eye of Command] success rate increased, skill 2 [Be mine!] effect added and corrected
“It’s like this.”
I nodded.
I declare the surroundings as my territory, and on top of that, I apply buffs to allies and debuffs to enemies, all within my own skills and characteristics.
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Attributes can be obtained indefinitely, but only up to 3 can be equipped.
So, the work of selecting and obtaining only what is necessary is called ‘characteristic work’, but I have to go the opposite way.
Within this space, you can apply all your characteristic effects. So, get everything you can get!
Recalling a list of useful buffs & debuffs, I read the following description.
– Within the territory, the limit on the number of summons is removed.
“… … wow.”
You’re not reading it wrong, are you?
I think this is crazy.
summoning magic.
In the game, it is a player-only skill, and it was one of the few elements in which the player, who always entrusted the battle to the game characters, could directly intervene in the game.
Even after possessing it, I’m using it well.
There are two types of ‘summons’ that I can use.
One is a ‘boss monster’ that can be summoned with a disposable summoning scroll that is luckily dropped.
The other is a ‘Defense Tower’ that can be built by obtaining blueprints, researching it at the alchemy workshop, and then constructing it in exchange for magic cores.
Both of these are summoned beasts, so until now, only one could be summoned at a time.
Since each one is a powerful strategic weapon, it has been summoned to the right place to help in battle.
But is this number limit going away?
‘Of course, the value of the summons will drop after the middle.’
In the early days when heroes are weak and soldiers are scarce, summons are a powerful help.
After the heroes have finished growing, and the qualitative and quantitative replenishment of the soldiers has been completed, the power of the summons will decrease relatively.
If you build an automatic defense turret in the beginning, you can replace low-level monsters, but after the middle, that role can be played with high-level artifacts, and above all, since heroes and soldiers do everything on their own, the meaning of this firepower support gradually fades. . The monsters are getting stronger as well.
but. Even so.
If the number becomes unlimited, the story becomes different.
‘What if I build dozens of automatic defense turrets at the same time?’
My shoulders trembled involuntarily as I imagined dozens of turrets firing massive magic bullets operating at the same time. Just imagining it is cool… … !
‘Of course, I’ll eat that much of the magic core.’
A defense tower requires one magic core to summon one.
Currently, there are three types of towers that I have acquired.
The ‘Automatic Defense Turret’, which automatically fires magic bullets, and the ‘Shield Turret’, a tank unit that provokes enemies in a wide area. And ‘Magic Turret’, a wide area CC and slow specialist that I recently acquired.
Each requires R-grade or higher, N-grade or higher, and SR-grade or higher magic cores.
For a one-time use summoner, the material cost is prohibitive.
No matter how wealthy they become, magic cores are not a strategic resource that can be consumed so easily.
Still, if you can pour in magic cores and build the tower as it is… … .
‘The game genre is changing.’
From character defense to tower defense.
This skill can literally act as a game changer.
The more variables you have, the better. I looked at the last line with a satisfied feeling.
– If the area declared as a territory is a hostile area, the area enters the [Conquest War] state, and if you win, you can take control of the area.
“… … .”
I didn’t understand, so I rubbed my eyes. what exactly does this mean therefore… … .
‘Go into the dungeon, plant a flag, this is my land! After declaring it, launch [Conquest War] and stick together and win… … You mean you can steal that dungeon?’
Beyond completing the dungeon exploration and opening the safe zone, you mean that you can claim the dungeon area as your own?
no really?
‘If that’s really possible… … .’
The future of dungeon exploration will change.
The land stained with nightmares can be robbed and eaten… … !
‘I’ll have to go and try it out and see how effective it actually is.’
After reading and checking the skill description several more times, I buried myself in the chair with a long sigh.
‘It’s not bad. No, it’s pretty good.’
What I want is not a strong firepower projection or enormous tanking power. That’s what my party members are more skillful and more capable.
What I wanted was the ability to assist such an ally more efficiently.
And it is the unexpectedness that can create a variable.
In that respect, it can be said that this ultimate [Imperial Declaration] came out exactly as I wanted.
‘… … No, is it the other way around?’
The ultimate is the culmination of the character.
In other words, at the end of the character’s life and growth… … One can call it a ‘conclusion’.
I hoped to acquire this skill. That’s why my ultimate was implemented in this form.
It might make sense to see it that way.
‘… … If I wake up, I’ll go and order the flag first.’
I don’t know how long I can carry the flag with the legendary level of 13 strength at level 50.
Should I even do push-ups tomorrow? … ?
***
next day.
As soon as I woke up in a good mood, I was about to head to the smithy, but an unexpected guest came from the morning.
“majesty.”
It was God Hand that came.
Yesterday, I had a good love shot with my girlfriend, so why did I come? Without more good times? huh?
I was about to ask this half-jokingly (half-angryly), but stopped. It was because God Hand’s expression was extremely serious.
“I came because I have something to tell you.”
“what’s the matter?”
God Hand, who entered the mansion, quickly looked around, then lowered his voice as he snuggled closer to me.
“Isn’t Crossroads now freely allowing outsiders to enter and exit?”
“yes.”
We are accepting all guests coming and going. As long as it wasn’t for the monster, I had no intention of rejecting the people who came all the way to this southern outskirts.
God Hand took another look around and whispered to me.
“… … Just yesterday, ganja sent by the imperial family hid themselves in this city.”
I gasped in surprise.
“Imperial spy? then… … .”
“yes. They are agents of the Aegis Task Force, sent by Her Majesty Fernandez.”
I frowned.
He must be busy fighting Lark right now. Do you mean to keep me in check in this situation?
“I didn’t come here to do anything specific. However, he said that he came to reinforce it after judging that the intelligence line had become thin.”
It already feels like a long time ago.
There was a case of finding a spy here before on the monster front.
At that time, Marherita and God Hand were discovered. Both of them were reporting the incident here to the imperial family by order of Fernandez.
Marherita later gave up spying and became a priest. I also closed my eyes
And, God Hand became my double agent.
Still pretending to be Fernandez’s subordinate, he reported to me all the information exchanged with the imperial family.
Same this time. When additional spies were dispatched from the center, they came to inform me immediately.
“It helps that I don’t put the fishing line away.”
It meant that it was a good idea to use God Hand as a double agent without breaking the line.
When I smiled, God Hand laughed bitterly.
“These arrivals disguised themselves as refugees and hid throughout the city. It seems that they intend to grasp the city’s dynamics and report it to the imperial family.”
“Do whatever you want. As long as there are no accidents, I have no intention of stopping them one by one.”
If you decide to send a spy to figure out the city’s dynamics, it’s impossible to stop it in the first place.
I wasn’t going to pretend to be with Fernandez right away, and I had nothing to hide, so I was going to leave it alone. If you do well, you can use it in reverse as well.
“But, Your Highness. I felt like I had to report something, so I came to tell you the message myself.”
“huh?”
“The leader of the spies dispatched this time is… … .”
God Hand hesitated for a moment, but finally spoke.
“… … I went to see Sir Lucas.”
“… … what?”
It was so unexpected that I couldn’t understand the words right away.
‘what is this sound?’
The spy sent by Fernandez… … .
… … Why are you dating Lucas?
