Episode 43 is just as I thought. (1)
“That’s right! This is money copying.”
“Each one of these is like a gold bar.”
“Is the captain now the richest man in the North?”
The mercenaries began mining, each one saying a few words in excitement.
Mining was nothing more than breaking up rocks into appropriate sizes and loading them onto carts, so a few blunt instruments were all that was needed.
Since detailed processing will be done in the territory, mercenaries do not need to worry about such things.
Some of the mercenaries gathered among themselves and started gossiping.
“Hey, let me pick this up.”
“Yeah, even this small thing is really expensive.”
“If you just collect the crumbs, you won’t know.”
It was an unwritten rule among mercenaries to embezzle little by little when doing such work without their employers knowing.
Triple the pay was nice, and they were thankful that they were taken care of, but stealing things was a separate issue… It was a natural habit and practice that was ingrained in them.
Then Gordon shouted very loudly and confidently for everyone to hear.
“I won’t pick it up! Three times the salary is enough!”
“Hey, this kid?”
“Shh! Be quiet! You can take it too!”
As the other mercenaries shouted in confusion, Gordon shouted again with a confident expression.
“I don’t care about money at all!”
The mercenaries looked at Gordon, who was shouting excessively loudly, as if he were a crazy person and fled the scene.
Jiselle, who was looking at the sight with an expression of admiration, whispered to Gillian.
“You have to watch out for guys like that. The mercenaries who say they don’t care about money are even more crazy. If they didn’t care about money, they wouldn’t be mercenaries in the first place.”
Gillian nodded and warned the mercenaries.
“If it is discovered that you have taken even a single crumb, I will cut off your head. Since it is a breach of contract, you have nothing to say even if your head is cut off, right? Don’t be greedy.”
The mercenaries couldn’t hide their disappointment as Gillian growled.
I was thinking of sneaking a piece or two of a small rune stone while working, but I had no choice but to give up since they were so aggressive.
Then Gordon suddenly put his hand into his pants, fiddled with it a few times, took out a few pieces of runestone, and threw them on the floor.
“This kid?”
“What? When did you get it?”
“Hey, you crazy bastard!”
As the mercenaries cursed with expressions of disbelief, Gordon sniffed a few times and then quickly left the place.
Giselle whispered again to Gillian, who was just blinking in bewilderment.
“Am I right? Hehe.”
“……okay.”
Gillian sighed and emphasized to the mercenaries again.
“If you value your life, don’t miss a single crumb and load it all up.”
The mercenaries kept smacking their lips at the firm tone.
I had seen Gillian’s skills enough that I didn’t have the courage to attack or rebel recklessly.
Still, the mercenaries continued their work with happy hearts.
It was a great feeling to survive, and with the prospect of receiving a huge salary, the extra income wasn’t all that desperate.
“Come on, let’s pack it quickly.”
“Break up as many stuck stones as possible and shake them out. You have to pack a lot.”
As the mercenaries worked hard while chattering, the cart was soon filled with rune stones.
Jiselle watched the carts pull up and instructed her mercenaries to leave a few empty.
“No, why?”
“Isn’t it better to have more?”
When the mercenaries asked her questions, Giselle shook her head and answered.
“I’m going to take Python’s body.”
The mercenaries were puzzled by the unexpected words.
“Why are you taking that? Are you going to take it and eat it?”
“How do you plan on carrying that big thing?”
I couldn’t understand why Giselle would refuse to fill her cart with runestones and take the corpse instead, considering how much money she could make.
Several of the wagons were already filled to the brim with the ents of Dirus, so there wouldn’t be enough runestones to carry the corpses of the Blood Phytons.
“If there is a corpse of Blood Python, monsters will not approach. When building a road in the future, I plan to sprinkle its blood and meat around. Then, even after the road is built, it will be safe for several months.”
As the mercenaries blinked, Giselle explained a little more.
“Since the monsters won’t approach, it’ll be safe for us to return. The hides and shells can be used to make armor, and the poison can be used to apply to weapons. Corpses are also useful in many ways.”
The mercenaries nodded as if they finally understood.
“aha…….”
“That makes sense.”
“Our leader is young, but sometimes when I see him, he seems like someone who has been through a lot.”
“Yeah, I never even thought of that.”
Monsters are sensitive to the scent of other entities.
If you smell a powerful monster like a Blood Phyton, you won’t get close.
Even if we used all the wagons, we wouldn’t be able to load all the rune stones anyway.
To safely retrieve the remaining runestones, it would be better to dispose of Blood Phyton’s corpse this time.
The mercenaries filled several wagons with runestones and headed towards the location of Blood Phyton’s corpse.
“Gillian and Kaor, make room for the sword to go in.”
Jiselle’s body was not in good condition at the moment, so she could not use mana properly.
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Gillian and Kaor had no choice but to use their mana to groan and remove the snake’s scales.
As soon as there was a gap, the mercenaries rushed in and diligently cut up the corpse.
But because it was so big and hard, it took hours just to cut it.
I just mined the runestones and cut up the corpses of the Blood Pitons, and now it’s already evening.
“After I finish my work, I’ll rest here and come back tomorrow.”
At Jiselle’s words, the mercenaries moved busily.
The mercenaries dismembered the Blood Python’s corpse, loaded it onto a cart, and tied it tightly with rope.
They were so big that it was impossible to take them all. The cart could not even carry half of the corpses.
But Jiselle didn’t show much regret and just watched the work.
I was planning on coming back soon anyway to get the rest of the bodies.
After a while, when the cart was full, the mercenaries raised their hands and cheered.
“Eww, I’m done!”
“I can’t carry it anymore.”
“You’re finally going back!”
After all the work was done, the mercenaries were able to sleep comfortably for the first time in a long time.
We’re standing guard just in case, but this time, no monsters appear, perhaps because of the corpse of Blood Phyton.
As day broke, the mercenaries finished paving the way and began to move, pulling their carts diligently.
Since there was no horse, humans had to push and pull it with their own hands, so the movement speed had to be slow.
The runestone was also carried attached to the stone, and the corpse of the Blood Python was also quite large and heavy, so it was inevitable.
The luggage was piled so high that even if it was covered with a cloth, the bottom was clearly visible.
“Ugh, this is my first time pulling a cart instead of a horse.”
“I think moving things is harder than fighting.”
“Now that we’ve made some progress, the workers can come.”
The ride back was fun, but having to move around pulling a heavy cart all day made me have some minor complaints.
However, the way back was much easier than the way in. They had made way for us on the way back, and the monsters didn’t attack us because of the corpse of Blood Phyton.
It took a full day because we went at a leisurely pace.
The group felt they were nearing the edge of the forest as they confirmed the familiar traces they had left behind.
“Hey, we’re almost there.”
“I’m going to have a really good night’s sleep tonight.”
“Let’s try a little harder.”
As everyone was moving, mustering up the last of their strength, a group approached the group from outside the forest.
As they got a little closer, Giselle realized who they were.
“Soldiers of the territory.”
The knights and soldiers of the Ferdium estate were approaching with heavy expressions.
Jiselle nodded once and asked the knight in front.
“It doesn’t look like they came out to greet us.”
The knight nodded and answered.
“You’re alive. I was on my way to find the Archduke. You made the path easy to find.”
Jiselle shrugged.
“Yeah, well, I got back safely so you don’t have to look for me. Sorry for worrying you.”
The knight took another step forward without erasing his heavy expression.
“We have come to arrest the Archduke.”
All the mercenaries were surprised by the knight’s words.
This was because he did not know the circumstances surrounding Jiselle disobeying the lord’s orders and entering the Forest of Demons without permission.
However, Giselle and Gillian had expected this to happen, so their expressions were more calm than expected.
The knight spoke in a slightly more decisive tone.
“It is the Lord’s order. If you follow obediently, you won’t get hurt.”
Jiselle asked with a playful expression on her face, her words somewhat laced with threats.
“I’m a bit busy right now. I’m sick too.”
“You still haven’t come to your senses. In that case, I’ll have to drag you away by force.”
Slurp.
The knight slowly drew his sword with a look of contempt in his eyes.
I was also given the authority to induce him to rebel and use that as an excuse to beat him up.
‘If you weren’t the Archduke, you would have died by me long ago. You were lucky to survive the Forest of Demons. Please rebel.’
The knight, who had always looked down on Giselle, slowly raised his sword and aimed it at him.
“Why don’t you try to rebel like usual? I’ll give you a good scolding. Should I break your legs? Or your arms?”
It was a rude remark that could not even be imagined as being made to the Archduke. It was a deliberate provocation to Jiselle.
‘I’ll make you a mess so you can never mess with me again.’
The moment the knight thinks like that and takes a step forward.
Chaeng! Chaang!
All the mercenaries suddenly drew their weapons and surrounded the knights and soldiers.
“These guys?”
As the knight looked around in confusion, the mercenaries began to approach him with menacing gazes.
The spirit of the mercenaries, who had already escaped death several times, was terrifyingly sharp and keen.
As the unbearable energy surged forward, the soldiers retreated, their faces pale and hesitant.
“Yes, you guys! What are you doing now!”
The article was absurd.
If you move at the lord’s command, it would be normal for mercenaries to retreat without making a sound.
That’s why the knight completely ignored the mercenaries surrounding Giselle.
I never thought you would show your hostility so openly.
“I am a knight who came under the orders of my lord! Do you think I will be safe after doing this?”
The knight shouted, pointing his sword in all directions.
But despite the knight’s threats, laughter erupted from all sides.
“Hehehe, that’s something that only works within the territory.”
“It’s only the beginning, but this is the forest of demons.”
“Do you have any proof that we killed them? They’re probably too scared to come looking for you.”
“If you just leave the corpses here and there in the forest, the monsters will pick them up. You won’t be able to find yours either.”
The knight looked at Giselle in bewilderment at the harsh words.
Even if I could use all my mana, I didn’t have the confidence to deal with this number of mercenaries.
Moreover, their demeanor was so ferocious that each and every one of them seemed formidable.
“Your, Your Highness!”
Finally, the knight called out to Giselle in a timid voice.
But Jiselle just shrugged her shoulders as if she had no idea what was going on.
Seeing that sight, the mercenaries’ minds were firmly made up.
“Hehehe, we’ll handle it ourselves.”
“Yeah, if we just sweep it all away, no one will know.”
“Let’s take it easy. If we don’t get caught, that’s fine.”
“You worked hard to make this road, so now you want to use it comfortably?”
The mercenaries’ spirit began to take on a life-like quality.
They truly intend to kill all the knights and soldiers here.
The knight, who felt the urge to live, swallowed his saliva and stepped back hesitantly.
‘Oh, this is crazy. These guys are all crazy.’
No matter how reckless they are, they would never try to kill a knight who came under the lord’s orders.
But these guys all resembled the Grand Duke and were all delicious.
The knight looked around quickly and shook his head.
There are only about fifty mercenaries left.
Although the number of soldiers the knight brought was similar, I had no idea that we would be able to win the fight.
‘I, I need to ask for support… … .’
But the mercenaries had already taken exquisite positions and surrounded them.
They were all stuck together with no room for any soldiers to escape.
‘They are no ordinary guys.’
Judging from the aura they gave off and the way they had positioned themselves, they weren’t guys who had fought once or twice.
The knight, feeling that it was impossible to escape, looked at Giselle and cursed.
“What are you doing! Withdraw the mercenaries at once! Trying to kill the knight who came under the lord’s orders! Are you crazy?”
Then Gillian, who had been just watching, approached with an axe.
“If you look closely, he really is a rude guy.”
Looking into his cold eyes, the knight realized that death was imminent.
If you die here, you really won’t even be found.
The last remaining method is… … .
dump.
“Your Highness, please save me!”
I had no choice but to kneel and beg.
