“We will capture Fortress Sinai with our own strength.”
The complexions of all the nobles hardened at once. Count Peonin frowned and frowned.
“now… … Did you say Fortress Sinai?”
“That’s right.”
Leffenhardt nodded. Then the others began to tremble and shout.
“What?”
“Are you kidding me? “You think Fortress Sinai is some kind of bandit colony!”
“Do you think you have become a great general just because you defeated a count named Peter?”
Sinai Fortress.
This huge castle located in the central part of the Crovence Kingdom is a gateway fortress that protects the royal capital Crotin, built with the technology of the dwarves. This fortress, currently occupied by the Karsas army, had as many as 3,000 troops stationed there due to its geographical importance. The Sinai Fortress garrison alone is equivalent to the strength of Prince Yubel’s army.
furthermore… … .
“You don’t seem to know, but Fortress Sinai is where the kingdom’s strongest knight, Sir Tetzwald, is located.”
Baron Haron muttered in a voice filled with fear.
Tetzwald von Fernando.
This old warrior, aged 55, is an experienced Auror user who awakened at the age of 45 and has been training as an Auror for 10 years. He is currently renowned as the strongest knight in the Kingdom of Crovence along with the Royal Knights leader Hartbergen, and was a loyal enough person to receive the last name of Fernando even though he was not related by blood. He could be said to be Karsas’ most trusted supporter.
Now, Reppenhardt has said that he will take over the thick fortress guarded by the Crovence Kingdom’s strongest Auror and 3,000 troops with only about a hundred troops, and that’s especially from the slave race. Everyone criticized him and raised their voices.
“That’s foolish… … .”
“You’re a wizard after all, so you don’t know war!”
Well, this was also a reaction I had already guessed. Reppenhardt ignored the nobles’ attitude and moved his gaze to the head of the table. Reppenhardt bowed and spoke politely to Prince Yubel, who had been watching the meeting in silence since a while ago.
“They have a lot of power. “If they are treated properly, they will give Prince Yubel victory.”
Then Prince Yubel raised his hand. The noise among the nobles subsided. Yubel looked around at his audience and opened his mouth.
“I don’t know why you guys are angry. What’s the problem? It would be no better if we could capture the Sinai fortress, and if we could not, it would prove that what you said was right. “There’s nothing for our military to suffer, right?”
Baron Galin shook his head and looked at Yubel.
“But, prince, it would mean causing precious slaves to die pointlessly.”
How much is a hundred dwarves and elves worth? Are you saying we should just throw that treasure on the street?! This was something that Baron Galin, a merchant to his core, could never allow.
But Yubel ignored Galin’s words.
“Isn’t what we need now not slaves but military supplies? Oh, you’re leaving behind all the military provisions, aren’t you, Lord Leppenhardt?”
Without speaking, Yubel asked Reppenhardt. He nodded.
“of course. “We will move with only a week’s worth of food.”
“Then most of the military rice will remain here. There are only about 100 people. How much will they be able to eat? “It seems like we have nothing to lose, right?”
The nobles all closed their mouths. After listening to it, I really had nothing to lose. In any case, what is important now is military rations. Emotionally, I was still dumbfounded, but I didn’t think there was any need to object.
“What you said, Prince, is indeed correct. “I agree with the author’s suggestion.”
The Marquis of Goat took sides. The nobles sitting next to the marquis also began to express their approval. Unlike the merchant-born nobles, they were nobles with history and tradition who were in this position out of respect for Yubel’s lineage.
Those who had an aristocratic sense that they could never serve a wrong king even if they lost the war were tired of the self-reliance of merchant-born nobles. To them, the act of handing over the head of the master they served and seeking their own comfort is truly a shameful dishonor. As such, he did not have any thoughts about whether slaves were expensive or a waste.
When the Marquis of Goth voted in favor, the merchant-born nobles could not bear to oppose it. One by one, they began to agree with Reppenhardt’s opinion. Count Peonin, who remained until the end, eventually expressed his approval, and Yubel stood up.
Yubel walked slowly and lifted the ring on his right hand. When the royal seal was presented, Reppenhardt bowed down on his knees respectfully. Yubel spoke solemnly, showing the dignity of a prince.
“Lord Leppenhardt, I hereby command you as the legitimate successor to the Crovence royal family. “I have entrusted you with the task of taking the fortress of Sinai. Be faithful!”
“Shin Reppenhardt, I dare to obey your orders, Your Highness Yubel!”
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Leppenhardt left the conference room and immediately left Baron Delphina’s castle and headed to the nearby forest.
After passing through the castle gate and walking through the forest for a bit, we soon came across a large clearing where dozens of tents were set up. Near the tent, numerous people of different races were setting up a brazier and preparing dinner. They were the dwarven warriors of the Grand Forge and the elves and orcs brought by Repenhardt.
They were all living in this clearing in the forest. Considering that Prince Yubel’s army lives in a shabby but proper wooden barracks, it can be said that the treatment was quite poor. However, since they came prepared to be treated poorly anyway, they showed no complaints.
In fact, out of respect for Reppenhardt, Prince Jubel provided them with accommodation in one corner of the baronial territory. However, it was still a place where slaves lived. Even if you claim to be a free person, you can never enter. Moreover, compared to the poorly hygienic and poorly ventilated slave quarters where fifteen people were crammed into a small room, it was better to sleep in a tent and breathe the clean air in the forest.
After walking through the vacant lot for a bit, Reppenhardt arrived at a large tent outside. This was where his companions were staying. The party was provided with decent lodgings, especially at the baron’s mansion, but they all refused and were sharing lodging and food with members of a different race.
As if Reppenhardt’s footsteps were heard, the tent awning opened and a platinum-haired elf girl came out.
“Ah, Siris. Did Tashid leave as planned?”
“Yes, I left with the Black King a little while ago.”
“Well, I guess I’ll just have to be on time…” … .”
“Did the meeting end well?”
“Yes, it went as planned.”
Afterwards, Russ, Cilan, and Tyla came out. Silan asked with a shocked expression.
“Then are we really going to take down Fort Sinai on our own?”
“A hundred warriors from the Blue Bear tribe will also join, so it’s not just us.”
“But still. Three thousand to one hundred, no, three thousand to two hundred… … .”
It is military common sense that attacking a castle during a siege requires three times the number of defending troops. Even though we have a lot of troops, we don’t have enough, so you’re going to take over the fortress with only 200 men? Even if you’re not a strategist, everyone will just dismiss this as nonsense.
Russ said with a wry smile.
“But what’s even funnier is that there is a chance of winning.”
The strength of dwarf and orc warriors far exceeds that of human knights. Russ, who had met both sides, felt that fact. Moreover, since Orc warriors are also direwolf riders, they even have mobility that dwarf warriors do not have. Although there is a difference between defense and attack, they can take on not only ordinary infantry but also five or six human knights alone.
Reppenhardt clicked his tongue and muttered.
“It’s not that the knights of Crovence Kingdom are particularly weak, but the warriors of the Grand Forge and Blue Bear tribes are the strongest group among dwarves and orcs. “When the two strongest troops of one race come together, there’s no way they can’t do that.”
“I feel like I’m being scammed.”
Siris also smiled bitterly. Russ shrugged her shoulders.
“Besides, if everything goes as planned, won’t there be six Auror users gathered at Fortress Sinai, excluding you? Ha, six Auror powers… … “It would be a rare sight even throughout the history of the continent.”
The existence of Auror users is so precious that it is difficult for a kingdom to have more than five Auror users. The morale of the opposing soldiers will drop without mercy just because Blade Auras are surging from all directions of the Sinai Fortress.
“The status of Orcs and Dwarves across the entire continent will rise significantly.”
Cilan muttered excitedly while imagining that scene. At that time, an elf man with a grave look came from a nearby tent and joined the conversation.
“The elves have no intention of giving up their seats either. “We will never be the same again!”
It was Relhad, the head of the Danheim clan.
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When Repenhardt was moving the troops of the Grand Forge, he also briefly stopped by the Danheim clan through a space portal. What he wants is to show the world the power of different races, and the elves cannot be left out either. Of course, due to the small number of Danheim clan members, many troops could not come. Currently, Relhard had joined here with only twenty elf warriors.
However, those twenty elves were no longer who they used to be.
“Friend of the scorching flame!”
Relhard muttered softly and raised one hand.
Grumble!
Flames broke out and a huge fire giant appeared in the air. It was Ignasis, the spirit of fire. The clear form of a spirit was realized in an instant. It was a level of elemental magic that was incomparable to that of the old Relhard.
“Thanks to our benefactor, Elvenheim has been revived, so humans will no longer be able to criticize us elves as a weak race.”
Relhard touched the tree branch in his arms and looked determined. It was a branch of Elvenheim, the World Tree resurrected by Reppenhardt using the Demon Palace Nihilen. After pruning Elvenheim to help it grow, they always kept the cut branches in their arms and practiced elemental magic.
Cilan looked amazed at Ignasis’s majesty.
“Wow, that’s amazing?”
“Since the World Tree exists, it’s nothing that great.”
Relhard smiled bitterly as he collected the fire spirit.
Only a few months had passed, but the elves of the Danheim clan were recovering their past elemental arts at an amazing speed. Rather than saying that their skills are amazing, it is more correct to say that if the World Tree exists, all elves are capable of this level.
“Right now, the World Tree is still small, so it has to have branches like this when it gets out of the vicinity, but over time, other elves will also feel the resurrection of Elvenheim.”
“I’m looking forward to it too.”
Relhard grinned at Repenhardt’s words. At that time, I saw someone walking from the other side of the forest. Siris recognized the young man and spoke with surprised eyes.
“Prince Yubel?”
Other nobles looked down on this vacant lot, calling it a place for slaves, and never came close. But coming here for a prince? Yubel shrugged her shoulders, looking at the surprised Siris.
“Finia said she wanted to meet other dwarves.”
Now that I think about it, I see a dwarf girl, Finia, meeting other dwarves of Grand Forge far away. He talks about something with a face full of joy and occasionally smiles.
Yubel, who was looking at this with satisfaction, suddenly turned his gaze to Reppenhardt.
“You talked about what you planned in advance, but is there really a chance of winning?”
Leffenhardt grinned.
“There is a chance of victory. Of course, that doesn’t change the fact that you have to risk your life.”
No matter how powerful the Blue Bear Tribe, Danheim Clan, and Grand Forge warriors are, they are clearly outnumbered. The power difference of three thousand to two hundred can never be ignored.
Yubel nodded and suddenly smiled.
“Anyway, seeing Finia’s smile, I think it’s good.”
And then he looked at Reppenhardt with a serious expression.
“Lord Leppenhardt, I know that you do not truly want to be my subject.”
Repenhardt looked embarrassed. It was true. He gets on her knees in front of other nobles, pretending to be a vassal, but honestly, he really has no intention of serving Yubel at all. Even though he was an emperor in his previous life, is it possible for him to be loyal to a village prince like this? All you can do is use it as a stepping stone to achieve what you want.
‘That dwarf woman named Phinea must have taught me this. Anyway, the sound of truth is annoying.’
At that time, Yubel relaxed his expression and continued speaking.
“But it still doesn’t matter to me. In any case, as long as your will coincides with mine, you will be a more trustworthy person than even your loyal subjects.”
“Thank you for thinking that way.”
Yubel’s expression changed from that of a prince to that of a young man in love with his lover.
“So do whatever you want. I will help you. Even if Lord Reppenhardt loses, I won’t hold any grudges. “I am grateful to you just for seeing that smile.”
It was a love that could never come true.
It was a victory that could never be achieved.
Although it is an extremely small probability, there is hope.
Yubel wanted to thank Reppenhardt for just that. I meant it.
Repenhardt bowed his head and answered.
“You will never be disappointed.”
3
It’s late spring, when the traces of winter are disappearing and the sun is starting to warm up.
A loud cheer was erupting from the spacious training hall located on one side of the Sinai Fortress.
Dark blue aura scatters in all directions. The owner of the auror was a middle-aged man with a sturdy build. He was sweating continuously as he easily wielded a claymore shining with navy blue aura with one hand.
Eventually, the middle-aged man put away his sword and took a breath.
“Whew, let’s leave the morning training here.”
An attendant who was waiting rushed over and handed him a towel.
“Take it, Tetzwald.”
“thanks.”
After wiping off the sweat, Tetzwald handed the towel to the attendant again. And he muttered as he returned to the building.
“It’s going to be a boring day again today.”
It has already been a month since he took charge of this place, the Sinai Fortress. In the meantime, all Tetzwald did was stay in the training room all day and swing his sword.
“At best, we can still handle the remnants of the traitors… … .”
