Episode 267: Should I prepare for war again? (2)
Jiselle ignored the reactions of those vassals and continued speaking.
“What is the most important military situation?”
The vassals had already anticipated Giselle’s plan to some extent. They knew the lord’s annoying habits from experience.
A lord will beat someone when he needs something, but he will beat someone when he prepares something. Now that he has prepared to this extent, it means that it is his turn to beat someone.
So the people who went just gave up and did not voice their opposing opinions.
“Everyone is fully equipped with Galvanium equipment. As instructed by your lord, we are devoting ourselves to training in horsemanship, archery, and various weapon techniques, regardless of unit type.”
“Military facilities, including training camps and barracks, have been built in all cities and fortresses. However, there are too many compared to the number of troops, so there are more empty spaces.”
“In preparation for conscription, we are also providing basic training to the residents.”
Currently, Fenris’s forces, including the soldiers and knights who had increased over time, numbered around 4,000. This was already far greater than the power of his father’s territory, Ferdium.
There were few places in the entire kingdom that had more troops than this.
Objectively, it was not a small number, but it was an insignificant number to fight against the Duke. No, it was less than half the number of Desmond’s troops, let alone the Duke’s.
No matter how much they strengthened their knights and trained their elite soldiers, it was difficult to overcome the power gap that came from numbers.
The fewer soldiers you have, the fewer strategies you can choose from, and the greater the damage you take when engaging in battle.
Giselle asked Claude with a look of displeasure on her face.
“Why is recruiting so slow? We’ve been recruiting continuously. Are they not coming in enough?”
“First of all, wasn’t there too much work? We focused on recruiting laborers and developing the territory. Also, the people of the territory would rather work and get paid than serve as soldiers. No one likes the military.”
“Hmm, I guess I’ll have to find a way to do that too. Anyway, you all know that a civil war is about to break out, right? We have to prepare thoroughly from now on. Especially training soldiers and securing military supplies.”
Regardless of the lord’s annoying habits, there was no vassal who did not know that war would come one day.
Giselle, who was already in the prince’s camp, had captured and killed Count Cavaldi, who was in the duke’s camp, and taken possession of the land. And at that time, Count Desmond mobilized his army to attack Giselle.
Because of Jiselle, the conflict between the prince and duke factions is getting worse, so it’s strange that a civil war doesn’t break out.
Claude said, scratching his head.
“Well, I’m always concerned about preparing for war. The question is how to move.”
In order to survive a war that may last a long time, the territory must be prosperous, so everyone devoted themselves to developing the territory.
Although the people of the territory are now enjoying the benefits, in fact, all of the business of the Fenris territory was for the purpose of strengthening military power.
And now that Claude knows his enemy for sure, he is always prepared for war.
“Yeah, I’m doing well. How are the surrounding territories doing?”
“The most important Earl of Desmond is preparing for war. He is now openly gathering troops. It is obvious that he is planning to attack this place, but I think the real attack will come when the Prince’s faction and the Duke’s faction start to clash in earnest.”
“Desmond can’t move alone, even for the sake of the Marquis of Branford. What about Amelia?”
“They are still passively confronting Baron Valois. It seems they are being cautious because the northern lords are following them.”
At those words, Giselle laughed.
Amelia’s rebellion was hastened because of her, and Daven survived. She must be in quite a bit of pain.
Since Daven, who was higher in the line of succession, was still alive, the lords who had various relationships with the former Count Leipold were able to invade Leipold’s territory under the pretext of doing so.
Because according to northern customs, the neighboring lords would never allow a woman to become a lord.
There, Amelia was at war with the Barons of Valois. The other lords would be drooling at the thought of taking advantage of the gap and splitting Leipold apart.
“The prince faction and the duke faction?”
“It seems that the lords of the Duke’s faction are annoyed by the participation of the former lords of the Prince’s faction in the road construction. They have deployed troops along the border of the territory bordering the Prince’s faction. The Prince’s faction is also deploying troops under the pretext of protecting the road under construction.”
“Oh, you must be on edge.”
“Yes, even if there is a small quarrel, it seems like there will be a fight. This is all because of you crazy bastard… … No, it is because of the lord.”
Jiselle laughed again. The lords of the dukedom faction who are attached to the princedom faction are really getting on their nerves right now.
Because once the road is properly completed, the royalist faction can gather troops and move by surprise at any time.
Because of him, everything was progressing faster than in his previous life. If things continued like this, even a small trigger would cause a civil war.
Both the princely faction and the duke faction were being dragged into the work they led.
‘I can create a fight whenever I want after I’ve finished preparing.’
Of course, it would be impossible to confront the Duke alone right now. The immediate goal is to deal with Earl Desmond first. The rest will be blocked by the royalists anyway.
In his previous life, the prince’s faction was constantly pushed back due to famine, and eventually lost the civil war without being able to exert any force. However, now, thanks to him, they have endured the famine.
Even if a civil war starts, it will give us enough time to destroy Desmond.
Currently, Fenris’ soldiers are undergoing rigorous training to become elite soldiers. The production of weapons and food from the territory has also increased to an incomparable level compared to before.
‘But it’s still a little lacking.’
I don’t want a wounded victory. If I do, I will be pushed back by the Duke in one fell swoop.
So more troops and weapons were needed so that they could crush Desmond and conquer the North.
Only then will we have a foothold to fight the Duke.
Jiselle opened her mouth with a ferocious smile.
“First, accelerate the recruitment of troops. The goal is 10,000 soldiers.”
Now it was time to prepare for civil war with all our might.
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A recruitment notice was sent to all areas of the territory. Since recruitment was ongoing anyway, the people of the territory were not greatly disturbed.
As always, I just thought that the lord was continuing to replenish his troops.
To that extent, they were immersed in a peaceful daily life and their tension was greatly reduced.
Since recruiting troops would take time, Giselle first went to Galvarik.
It was to check if the equipment I had left behind before going on a monster hunt was complete.
“What? It’s not over yet? Did everyone have fun?”
“Joe, please wait a moment. Right now, all the wizards are attached and working hard.”
These are the equipment that contain the best technology in the territory. It doesn’t end with simply making helmets and armor.
You have to insert various rune stones and carve a corresponding magic circle. However, it wasn’t easy to complete it with just a blueprint that had the concept written down.
Once you get one set right, it’s much easier to just repeat the process for the next one. But the first set never performed as well as Giselle wanted.
And honestly, it was true that I had been playing around for a few days while Giselle was away. When Giselle found out, she went to see Galvarik every day.
“It’s not finished yet?”
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“Just wait a little longer… … .”
“today?”
“Just a few more days… … .”
“When will it be done?”
“soon…….”
There is no excuse for taking the time to work and play leisurely while the owner was away, but it was really killing me when he kept urging me like this as soon as I got here.
‘Hey, I was playing for nothing.’
‘I thought it would be over quickly, but it’s harder than I thought.’
‘I’m crazy for arguing even though I know his nature.’
Galvarik and the dwarves gritted their teeth and devoted themselves to their work and research. Naturally, the wizards had no choice but to follow along, without even sleeping.
When building the large incubator, Vanessa continued to use the dwarves, but this time it was the opposite.
Alpoy, who was annoyed by the amount of work he had to do, asked Galvarik.
“Hey! Are we your subordinates? I’m busy with work too, so why do you keep calling me and telling me to do this and that?”
“What? We stayed up all night every night to help build the giant incubator! And this time, you played along with us! You shameless brat!”
“It was something I had to do because the lord ordered me to do it!”
“This was also ordered by the lord!”
When the two were about to fight, Vanessa stepped in and stopped them.
“Alpoy, please don’t do that! It’s true that the dwarves helped us with all their hard work! The magic circle work is our job anyway!”
If Vanessa comes out, Alfoy will be crushed. Alfoy muttered, scratching his head in vain.
“No, this isn’t working well… … . I was wondering if we could do it… … . This isn’t working. We need to call someone for this.”
With Alpoy’s crumpled, work went smoothly again.
In the meantime, Giselle kept visiting and asking questions every day without stopping. This went on for days, so both the person asking and the person answering were going crazy.
“Not done yet? I’m in a hurry!”
“Enough! Enough! Enough! You little shit!”
“oh?”
Giselle was slightly surprised by Galvarik’s shout. I thought it wouldn’t work today, so I just asked, but it felt like receiving a surprise gift.
A black helmet and armor were placed before Jiselle’s eyes. This was equipment made by the best technicians in the territory and cost a huge amount of money.
Jiselle examined the armor with the expression of a child receiving a gift.
Looking at him like that, Galvarik said with a somewhat serious expression.
“But… … Now that I’ve actually made this, it seems like it’s quite a dangerous item… … .”
At those words, Giselle smiled with satisfaction.
“Yeah, that’s really cool stuff.”
This armor was worn only by the most elite knights in the previous life. This is because it was made to fight against those who appeared during the time of tribulation.
Galvarik looked at him with a slightly worried expression.
The performance that Jiselle wanted was not simple. What he had handed over was only a conceptual blueprint, but the arrangement of the runestones and magic circles produced the most efficient and powerful effects.
There had to be Galvanium there, and it could only be made by a wizard with knowledge of at least 6th circle.
‘And coincidentally, Galvanium was produced here, and there’s a 6th circle magician named Vanessa. Come to think of it, both Vanessa and I were brought here by the lord himself.’
It was as if Giselle had known it in advance and prepared the blueprint.
Galvarik was now doubting Giselle’s knowledge.
“Until now, I thought it was because the lord studied hard. But as I went along, there were more than one or two strange things. It was as if he knew everything in advance and prepared for it.”
It was the right answer. But Jiselle just smiled. You wouldn’t believe me even if I told you anyway, right?
He silently put on the armor in front of him and poured mana into it.
Jiying.
The armor began to tremble slightly, and light began to pour out from the cracks throughout the armor.
“Good.”
The temperature inside the armor, which had been warmed by body temperature, suddenly dropped and became comfortable. My body felt lighter as if I had escaped gravity, and my muscle strength increased.
My eyesight improved and my other senses became more acute.
I just injected a little bit of mana into it, and the effect was this much. If I wear this and fight, the knights will be able to display even greater power than their original abilities.
It was like a miracle item that instantly transformed a beginner knight into an advanced knight.
“Give these to the knights right away. They’ll have to wear these for a while to train when their senses change. I should also send them to my friends in the Turian Kingdom.”
“If the knights betray or cause trouble, it will be quite difficult. Even if I wear this alone, I can easily slaughter hundreds of soldiers.”
“It’s okay. Just give them a little more special training. Make sure they don’t have to think about anything else.”
As Giselle raised her fist and snickered, Galvarik clicked his tongue. Thinking about it, no matter how great the armor was, it wouldn’t be effective against the lord.
As soon as the conversation ended, Galvarik came to his senses. He shouldn’t talk to Giselle for too long after the work was done.
“Then I guess I’ll be going now!”
As he quickly turned around, Giselle grabbed his shoulder. Galvarik shouted in fright.
“Ah! Why! Again!”
“I’m not finished talking yet.”
“What is it!”
“Let’s make a new bow.”
“Hmm? Aren’t there already a lot of bows being made? And the soldiers are also continuing to participate in archery training.”
There is no need for dwarves to make bows, as other craftsmen can mass-produce good bows as well.
But Giselle shook her head and said.
“No, it’s not that kind of ordinary bow.”
“Then what is it?”
“A bow that anyone can easily shoot from horseback. It will be the main weapon used by elves.”
From the beginning, he had no intention of using the elves only for horse breeding. He now intended to create new weapons and types of troops that had never existed in his territory.
