Moreover, the wizard wasn’t just defeated. It was ‘annihilated’ by the hand of King Kwon. (To those who did not know the situation, it only seemed like that.)
The sight of a person being melted down without leaving even a single bone fragment behind was enough to make the soldiers tremble with fear. Everyone dropped their weapons and started running away in all directions.
“Uh-huh huh!”
“Save the person!”
On the other hand, the morale of the Galin-Antares allied forces, which had discovered the king’s inaction, seemed to soar. After all, he said he was a legendary warrior and gave Reppenhardt a look full of awe.
“Follow after the king!”
“let’s go! “Guards of Galin!”
Soon, the gates of Hundargard were breached and the Galin-Antares combined forces invaded various parts of the city. Knights and soldiers from both sides brandished their weapons and fought throughout the castle. Of course, it was mostly Baron Chetas who fell.
‘It’s really over.’
It seemed like there would be no more surprises. And anyway, he was going to give up Baron Chetas’ head to Baron Garlin. There was no need for him to intervene further.
Feeling relieved, Repenhardt walked to Siris. Asleil, who was guarding her, saluted her.
“Are you hurt in any way, King Baek?”
After nodding roughly, Reppenhardt asked.
“Are you feeling okay?”
Siris stood up and moved her limbs. Perhaps thanks to the expensive healing potion being applied like water, most of the wounds were healed.
“It’s difficult to fight, but there are no problems with movement.”
Siris asked a question while looking at Reppenhardt who was relieved.
“What about him?”
“I ran away.”
“Tsk… … .”
Siris bit her lower lip in exasperation.
“If it weren’t for those strange shoes, I wouldn’t have been treated like this… … .”
It might be unfair to say that I was pushed out because of my equipment, not my skills. Leffenhardt grinned as if he knew that would happen. Then he took something out from behind his back.
“But I did get something good. “I’ll give you a gift.”
For a moment, Asrail was shocked. What Reppenhardt took out was a pair of feet that had been severed from the ankles down. He had been cut not long ago, and the blood stains on his boots had not even dried.
No, no matter how much Sir Siris is a warrior accustomed to corpses, he is still a woman, so is he holding out a severed ankle as a gift?
No, this isn’t real.
“Hey, White King… … .”
With burning loyalty, Arsreil tried to dissuade Reppenhardt. It is impossible to see a respected lord being slapped in front of people for being a subordinate.
However, Siris smiled happily and accepted the severed ankle.
“oh! “This is an artifact he used!”
Then he looks up at Reppenhardt with an expression of joy and asks.
“Are you sure I can use this?”
“then! “It doesn’t fit my feet anyway.”
Siris’ eyes twinkled at Reppenhardt, who responded pompously. She looked really happy.
Asreil opened his mouth wide. He was truly there, whether on the giving or receiving side.
“… … .”
In fact, the two people did not show this appearance because they had particularly cruel personalities.
Siris grew up in the harsh Spellat Desert as a child and lived as a slave ever since. He always suffered from a lack of supplies and lived without anything. Whether a corpse or a beggar wears a shoe is a shoe, and in her way of thinking, there is absolutely no reason to have any reservations.
Repenhardt was also so focused on the powerful artifact, Blink Boots, that he didn’t pay any attention to other trivial matters – such as whether there was a severed foot inside the boots. Originally, wizards had a habit of ignoring almost anything once it was related to magic.
But to those who don’t know it, it just looks really weird. Baron Galin’s soldiers who were passing by saw this and started whispering.
“Wow, I’m giving you my severed ankle as a gift.”
“Women are also enjoying it.”
“What, those people are scary… … .”
The soldiers nodded, saying that cutting off a part of an enemy and gifting it to a woman was truly the king of Jim Unbreakable’s taste for bloodshed. Of course, Reppenhardt knew nothing and was just happy that he had found a useful weapon.
After taking off Blink’s boots, Reppenhardt carelessly threw away Jade’s severed ankle. And he gestured to Siris.
“Now, try them on, Siris.”
“Surprisingly, it fits my feet perfectly, doesn’t it?”
“These Blink boots have some size adjustment capabilities. “You shouldn’t have feet that are too different in size like mine.”
Meanwhile, Baron Galin’s army continued to occupy Hundargad. Soon, a knight appeared through the spire window holding a severed head.
The knight shouted a declaration of victory in a loud voice.
“I cut off Baron Chetas’ head! “It’s our victory!”
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The war between the two families, which began over a trivial dispute, ended in a landslide victory for Baron Galin, who benefited from the power of the County of Antares.
Baron Chetas was executed by having his head cut off, and all the male members of the family were also killed. Because it was a territorial war, not a war between countries, women and children were able to maintain their status as nobles, but all their property and power were taken away and they were driven out to the territory. He became a typical fallen nobleman.
The Barony of Cetas was divided into two, as agreed upon, and was occupied by the Baron and the County of Antares. The southern part of the county and the adjacent eastern half, from the Glotene Mountains to the Catan Fields, became the new County of Antares.
The existing County of Antares was so small that, although it was only a County in name, it was in fact similar to a regular Viscounty. In fact, it was originally a Viscounty territory.
On the other hand, although the Chetas family was the lowest-ranking baron, it was a subsidiary of the traditional noble family, the Marquess of Fonteron, so its territory exceeded that of any county. As a result, the territory more than tripled with just half of it.
In fact, if Leffenhardt had wanted to, he could have swallowed up the entire Barony of Cetas. But Carol stopped him. The reason was that his rapid growth could provoke opposition from surrounding nobles.
So, instead of giving half to Baron Galin, he demanded improved treatment of other races. What Leffenhardt hoped for was not conquest but a change in perception. Rather than being unreasonably greedy for land, it was better to have a reliable ally in Baron Galin.
“Anyway, we took over the trading city of Zarud and got the most out of it.”
Sitting in his office, Reppenhardt unrolled a gorgeous piece of gilded parchment. It was an edict sent by Yubel II.
-Baron Chetas is very guilty of ignoring the king’s authority and starting a war without even accepting a fair duel. In praise of the Count of Antares for punishing that wicked man, I acknowledge in the name of the King of Crovence that the area east of Jarud and Catan is the territory of the County of Antares.
King Jubel II, who already had a great liking for Repenhardt, acknowledged the results of the Territory War and gave it legitimacy. Now, legally, the new territory was his without a problem.
“At this level, the foundation has been sufficiently laid.”
Reppenhardt stood up while folding the parchment.
‘Well, now that the external affairs have been roughly sorted out…’ … ‘For the time being, I’ll have to focus on strengthening my internal stability.’
Although most of the administration was left to Carol, there were still quite a few things to take care of.
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There is also the matter of handling the integration of new territories, and information on the Arklight family must also be collected. There are also cases of rescuing abused members of other races and settling them in the country of Antares.
“And if you want to find the relics of the four directions, you’ll need to raise your circle a bit more.”
In order to destroy the ancient barrier hiding the relics of the four directions, a spell of at least 8 circles is required. Thanks to having cast Mana Drain once, Reppenhardt’s body was already full of its magic power. Even if you add more mana drain here, your magic power will not increase again. First of all, it was necessary to develop the vessel itself through meditation.
So, in between rescuing people of different races, I raided nearby dungeons and collected quite a bit of Silver Age relics. It was to slowly increase magical power over time.
Leppenhardt muttered softly as he looked out the window.
“I’m so busy one way or another. Me too, the County of Antares… … .”
Chapter 27 The Snow Queen
One
In spring, when all things sprout, even in the once desolate Petland, sprouts that had overcome the harsh cold were sprouting here and there, showing off their greenness.
This vast grassland stretching east from the Glotten Mountains was too barren for farming, so no national-scale power existed. The neighboring kingdoms of Crovence and Basil also showed no interest in this land. Between Fetland and the two countries, there is a rugged terrain called the Glotten Mountains and the Rachid Mountains. It’s a land that doesn’t bring much benefit from occupying it, but the effort required to manage it is dozens of times higher. It’s not as bad as Death Strand, but monsters appear frequently, so there’s no reason to be greedy.
Therefore, this place has been the territory of nomadic peoples for generations.
These people wandered around the grasslands raising horses and sheep and lived scattered throughout Fetland in small tribal units. Occasionally, there were ambitious people who wanted to unite the nomadic peoples and invade the fertile lands, but they were all thwarted by the Gloten and Rachid mountain ranges that stood in the way. Those two mountain ranges were both a shield that protected the nomads of Fetland and a wall that confined them here.
There are no people to attack, and there is nothing to attack, so of course there is no need to unite. So, for a long time, there were small conflicts between tribes in Fetland, but there were no major wars.
However, Fetland was now facing its first major war in hundreds of years.
In central Fetland, an army of 10,000 people had gathered behind a huge stone mountain called Wolf Mountain, which is said to resemble a prone wolf. It was a human army made up of nomadic peoples from all over Fetland.
Langott, the general at the head of the troops and elected temporary head of the nomadic people, muttered in a trembling voice.
“no way… … I never thought something like this would happen… … .”
Felipe, the chief of one of the largest tribes in Fetland along with Langott, a middle-aged warrior who was sharing the head of his horse, also responded with a firm voice.
“Will we be able to defeat those monsters?” … .”
Both Langott and Felipe were warriors from Petland, renowned for their bravery. No, among the original nomads of Fetland, there was no one who was not brave. Nomadic peoples who live in harsh nature are better at fighting, braver, and more violent than agricultural peoples.
But the eyes of those gathered now were full of fear.
Because the people in front of them were much more skilled in battle, braver, and more violent than them.
What the nomads of Fetland now saw was the image of a huge army consisting of thousands of orcs lined up across the field.
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While riding the direwolf, Kalken looked at the army behind him. About four thousand armed orcs were lined up in an orderly manner. They were warriors from orc tribes gathered from remote areas of the continent, including the Blue Bear tribe. And among them were about a thousand orcs who were former gladiators led by Talcata.
A gray orc drove a direwolf and approached Kalken. He was a middle-aged orc with gray skin and a sturdy body.
A middle-aged orc let out a voice of emotion as he saw the orc army.
“This is my first time going into battle with so many brothers, Karuga Kalken.”
“It’s the same for me too, Karu argues.”
Kalken, the chief of the Gray Kite Tribe, looked at Hadatum with an expression of agreement. The fact that so many brothers could gather in one place was truly a dream come true for him, who had always lived in hiding in remote areas.
“As expected, Brother Leffenhardt kept his promise.”
From the other side, a huge orc with green skin approached riding a huge battle boar. He was Kinjir, the chieftain of the Earthen Boar Clan, a Green Orc family, who wielded a monster several times the size of an ordinary boar as if it were his hands and feet.
Kinzir spoke in an excited tone as he looked at the Orc army.
“It’s truly magical. There is no need to worry about the human army beyond the mountain… … .”
In the past, so many orcs would not have dared to gather together. Every time the orcs tried to gather, a large human army several times their size came from across the mountain range and took them as slaves. No matter how strong the Orc warriors were, they had to fall helplessly against the attacks of humans led by wizards.
“Well, it’s true that Brother Leffenhardt is a wizard, but… … .”
Kalken continued with a bitter smile.
“This isn’t magic, it’s diplomacy, Karuga Kinjir.”
Kinjir tilted his head.
“What is that?”
“It’s a way for humans to coordinate their opinions.”
Hadatum asked curiously.
“Then you can do the ritual of hotu, right?”
“It seems different from Hotu’s ritual. They say humans go through a very complicated process because they can’t hear the sword’s song. I heard orcs will have to do that too in the future… … “My wife seems to understand, but I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Currently, Stala did not participate in the war and remained in the country of Antares. Kinjir and Hadatum nodded seriously.
“I don’t know what it is, but I need it anyway.”
“But I heard you won’t be a great warrior if you learn that?”
“Then we also need to raise diplomatic fathers like we do with arms fathers.”
Kalken said, looking across the orc army.
