Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master Chapter 280

Sword Emperor Reincarnated as a Sword Master (280)

Arcadia.

It was impossible for anyone with even the slightest interest in international affairs to know that name. It was a powerful country that occupied more than half of the continent, and was a country that had developed and advanced militarily and culturally for decades.

A country that has prospered for nearly 1,000 years in a blessed land where there is never a bad harvest, let alone a natural disaster.

People who want to become citizens of the empire stretch all the way to the border for several kilometers, but it is even said that becoming a resident of Arcadia is more difficult than becoming an aristocrat of a minor kingdom. The commoners of Arcadia actually lived better than the barons of other countries, so it could not be said that they were wrong.

Therefore, those living at the same time as Arcadia all shared similar thoughts.

There were those, like Cruzis, who were jealous of the empire’s wealth and tried to steal it, and there were quite a few who wanted to share in its prosperity by being subjugated as a feudal lord.

Nevertheless, no one could accurately grasp the extent of Arcadia’s true nature.

“What?! You took Count Lobelin from Arcadia!?”

“Not only the count, but all of his family members were taken away!”

“How, how, huh? Ugh!”

“Your Majesty!”

The kingdom that had its own sword master conscripted in one night had no choice but to turn upside down.

“… So, all the mercenary groups living in the stateless zone dispersed? “Every single talented person has gone missing?”

“Yes, Mercenary King Bastard also disappeared along with his wife and children.”

“It’s sudden. It’s not like other countries recruited them all, so is Arcadia the culprit? “I heard they were recruiting talented people, but I never thought they would drag all the mercenaries along.”

Kingdoms in the central continent that had entrusted proxy wars to mercenaries were embarrassed by the power vacuum.

The good news among the misfortunes was that all the mercenaries hired by the enemy were taken away, creating a state of implicit inviolability. If only mercenaries from a specific country had been taken, they would have been caught right away.

The chaos created by Arcadia soon spread to the southern continent.

“Gwak!”

Among the barbarians who dominated the jungle, the barbarian warrior who was called the strongest chieftain of all time fell, vomiting blood.

Unlike civilized people, those who survived in the jungle, which was rich in vitality, had indeed reached a much higher level of physical ability and combat power than the southern knights. It’s a shame because they don’t like to go out of the jungle, otherwise the southern continent might have fallen into the hands of barbarians.

however.

“Well, that’s okay. “It’s neither good nor bad.”

There was nothing remarkable about Cardenas’s blood relatives, whose potential was too outstanding to be evaluated by human standards.

Even though he had broken through the transcendental realm, his martial arts skills were primitive, and the sight of him using up all his strength to release the aura bigger and more intensely rather than embodying his mental image was almost sighing.

If these people, who can be called tribal representatives, are like this, it may be difficult to bring them to full strength in about 3 years.

In the case of nomads, there was not much of a difference.

“You’re going to recruit shamans and warriors? Even though it’s an empire, if they would trample on our pride like this… !”

“Wow, you picked it. Remember. “That one was chosen first.”

Unlike the barbarians, whose ranking was determined by fighting ability and who strictly followed the hierarchy, the nomadic society was more complex.

When you say nomads, you might think of them as poor and aimless wanderers. It was also a group that monopolized great wealth through trade using caravans. There was no way those who lived a life worthy of the Queen Mother would easily accept the conscription order.

This was especially true for transcendental warriors and 7th rank shamans.

Even in a country with a strict social order system, one cannot help but be wary of such a powerful person. In a place where there was no king or nobility, let alone a caste system, the masters were already in a position similar to that of a king.

but.

“Wow! Oh, that’s ridiculous… ?!”

“You’re immature. Do you only know how to deal with the weak? Just because you have overcome the wall of transcendence does not mean it is over. No, you could say that the beginning of the Transcendental Period is the real beginning.”

The strong men of the desert, who were accustomed to reigning like kings, were overconfident in their power and took it for granted to avoid fighting with strong men of the same level or to rely on cowardly tactics.

Compared to the knights who faced the Transcendence and the 7th rank archmages as a daily basis and chased the backs of powerful demigods, the gap in power was too vast.

Those who mistakenly believe that their location is the destination, and those who are running with the goal of reaching a faraway place.

Even though the level of the Great Boundary was the same, the difference was enormous.

“… Not only that His Majesty died suddenly, but all five candidates with the right to succeed to the throne were murdered? Well, then what about this country?”

The royal family of one country that attempted to infiltrate Arcadia was wiped out, and the nobles began to fight for the throne.

If it had been a civil war centered on one or two great nobles, it might have ended with the country split in half, but since it was a country with a powerful royal family, the power of the nobles was all the same. It was a situation where anyone could become king, and it was inevitable that the return of the father would occur.

Moreover, since all the strong players at the transcendent level have disappeared, there is no way that the showdown will take place in a short period of time.

“The Marquis, who enjoyed horseback riding and hunting until yesterday, suddenly passed away! Is this really an assassination?!”

“It wasn’t a curse or poison, and there was no trace of magic.”

“As far as I know, the Sword Master is capable of making an attack that kills just the spirit… ?”

“Who would send an assassin of that level? Assuming there is only one country where that is possible, right? Huh.”

As Arcadia prepared for the conquest of the Demon World and the final battle, those who insisted on attacking first also began to die.

Everyone who noticed the evil eye had to keep their mouths shut.

No matter how high-level the escorts are hired or the magical defenses they have, if there is a huge gap in their skills, it becomes impossible to stop them. Team 1, comprised of the best members of the Young Dragon Knights. They were monsters that could infiltrate anywhere except the forbidden area of ​​the Samgong family or the Imperial Palace of Arcadia.

You can walk through the main gate of the palace in broad daylight and cut off the king’s head. The time had come to destroy the glory of the thousand-year empire, and it was impossible for the main battle factions, who did not know how high the sky was, to survive.

and.

“This is a list of those active in Atlantis.”

Further down the southern continent, Article 4 knights who visited the Maritime Union received full cooperation from the .

Not only , but also the Atlantis branch of the Magic Tower provided a list of people without saying anything, so the effort of investigating and verifying each and every item was reduced.

Not only was it not enough to have been saved by Leonard, but since he was given the stability of Sea Area 6 as a gift, there was no way there would be discord.

“Let’s hire adventurers with a promise of compensation commensurate with their skills and ransom. It doesn’t matter if it’s paid in advance. There are also conditions for receiving imperial citizenship and providing the teachings of Cárdenas and Wicklein, so write them down so that you can think about them carefully.”

The person in charge of recording the words under extremely unconventional conditions secretly whispered to the Young Dragon Knight.

“Well, there, by the way.”

“Hmm?”

“I also worked in an A-class adventure group. Can I be hired under similar conditions? “It’s okay even after I finish arranging everything for the adventure group.”

The Young Dragon Knight thought about those words for a moment and then nodded.

“It’s a former job… ? Well, it doesn’t matter. “It’s not like he was forced to step down due to injury, right?”

“All my colleagues have retired. “At my age, it was difficult to rebuild a team from scratch or find a replacement.”

“Right.”

Even if I lost some sense of distance from the scene, I would return to active duty after a few months in Cárdenas. There was at least a ten-fold difference in the training intensity each imagined, but in the end, a satisfactory agreement was reached for both sides.

Above all, the plan to recruit adventurers ranked A or higher went very smoothly.

It was inevitable that what Arcadia offered as compensation was at a level that made it difficult to estimate its value. A man supporting a family could not help but covet imperial citizenship, and a man aiming for higher heights could not turn away the opportunity to learn from Cárdenas or Wickline.

“““What on earth is Arcadia thinking?”””

Those who had the insight to have even a little insight into the world’s affairs read the fetal movements and realized that a ‘force’ of astronomical scale was being sucked into Arcadia.

The giant who could conquer or destroy the world with a playful strike of his fist was preparing something with all his might. The terrifying truth was so burdensome that it drove the wise men to their senses.

This was because I understood that ‘something’ that would come in the near future would determine the creation and death of the world.

but.

“… … “Not yet?”

A year passed, and even two years passed by, but Arcadia did not move and the world was still peaceful.

Due to the ‘cleansing’ of Arcadia, all subversive elements were swept away, and there was no room to project power outside the country due to civil war or power struggles, so large-scale war did not occur.

The wise men felt their hearts pounding as they watched the sun rise and set every day.

Like someone who can hear the footsteps of the apocalypse.

* * *

With three years remaining until the final battle, Arcadia had carried out and coordinated preparations that were difficult to fathom.

The absorption of talent at the continental level was only basic. In fact, even if we gathered talent from all over the continent, it would be fortunate if we could replace at least 10% of the three skills. In reality, it was clearly concluded that it was less than 10% of that amount.

So, if we were to ask what was the most important work, [Hell Gate] could not be left out.

Garrison number 7.

This was the area where [Hell Gate], which the Demon World conquest army used as a passage, was located. Since the entire force of Middle-earth had to pass through, it would have been foolish to leave it in its current state.

-Even if you can’t interfere with the presence or absence of doors, it seems possible to control their number and size. I think it would be okay to unify the nine divided states?

“If you expand the passage like that, won’t defense become more difficult?”

[Hades]’s proposal was not without its opponents, but – if foreigners have started to cross over to Middle Earth, it means that everything is already over. Is there a need to worry about defense?

“… “That too.”

It was refuted by an unconvincing rebuttal.

From the next day, [Hades] closed the [Hell Gate] of the garrisons except for Garrison No. 7, and concentrated all of the lines connecting Middle Earth and the Demon World on No. 7 [Hell Gate].

Naturally, the dimensional passage that became the 7th, or rather the only [Hell Gate], widened nearly ten times and stabilized in a state where a large army could pass through at any time.

No matter how much [Hades] allowed residence in its divine realm, those still alive could not stay in that realm for long. It was said that if the boundary between death and life becomes unclear, people may transform into undead or their lifespan may be greatly reduced.

However, there were people who were able to operate without any adverse effects even if they stayed in the underworld for a long time.

“nice! “I feel like my ancestors’ blood is boiling!”

“Who said not! “If you are a descendant of Dverg, you have no choice but to become lively in the ground!”

They were the modern dwarf Zehaire family, who inherited the blood of the upper race Dverg.

As it is said that the ancestor Dverg was a race that was active in the underworld, Zehaire’s blood relatives did not experience any rejection even after being in the underworld for several years. No, he actually became more active in the underworld and even showed off more sophisticated skills.

Thanks to this, Jehaire’s craftsmen were able to begin the process of strategic weapons in preparation for the final battle in the sacred realm of [Hades].

A weapon that can be used against powerful enemies of at least a demigod level to a true god level.

It was the first project where Arcadia’s national treasury was depleted, and even after victory, not even a penny of funds remained, a level that could not be recovered for hundreds of years.

-Hoo.

Even [Hades] was impressed while touching his chin.

I thought the dwarves were clicking something hard, and it turned out that they had recreated a war weapon that I once saw in the New Age.

Although it was a bit inferior compared to the real thing from the old days.

-Is this Talos, the guardian of Crete?

The name of the bronze giant whose blueprint was given by [Hephaestus] and completed by master craftsman Daedalus.

A bronze giant statue reaching 30 meters in length was looking down at all things with lifeless eyes. Even though it has not yet been activated, a strong sense of intimidation emanates.

According to the records, it was a monster that circulated blood hotter than lava and could throw down mountains and hills with its physical strength.

fantasy,