After a while, Stella’s eyes lit up after reading the letter. She had the look in her eyes of a wild beast looking at its prey.
she exclaimed happily.
“oh! “It’s a festival!”
“No, it’s war… … “The festival was held a while ago.”
Asreil’s adjutant immediately added, wondering if he had misread it. However, this is just a human judgment that did not fully understand the warlike nature of the Orcs.
Asreil, who already understood, signaled the adjutant to remain still. Stalla smiled, showing her buck teeth.
“Yes, so a festival. “It’s a real festival, not something weird like throwing gold on the street for no reason.”
Kinjir also saw the message and his eyes lit up.
“I guess we should contact the other tribes right away.”
“Please, Karuga Kinjir. “I guess her husband is already excited?”
Conversing in Orcish, the two Orc fighters smiled sinisterly.
Yes, it is a festival.
The orcs’ festival spills blood!
2
Aranan Grad, capital of the Principality of Antares
In an office in Gairach, the royal castle located in the center of the city, two large men were having a conversation.
“We have gathered some information, King Kong.”
A large man sat at the table reviewing documents and looked up.
The shoulders are wide, the chest is wide, and the beard that used to grow all over his face has now grown to a considerable length and hangs down to his chest. Even among dwarves, the owner of this look, who was praised as ‘What a beautiful beard!’, was, of course, Carol, the Prime Minister of the Principality of Antares.
Prince Karsas, the knight of knights who once shook the hearts of many women as a handsome man, has now reached this point. Well, I’m satisfied with it, so there won’t be any problems.
“The Vastalon Imperial Army led by Prince Gilius has already passed through the Duchy of Chatan and advanced to the western border of Crovence. Because of the coordination of the command chain with the Holy Army… … .”
“hmm? Shin Seong-gun?”
The man sitting across from Carol’s report suddenly asked as if he were puzzled.
It was King Reppenhardt, the current king of Antares and a renowned warrior, a huge man with shoulders that were even wider than Carol’s and a chest that was so wide that it was so wide that it boasted – fortunately, no beard.
It is truly ironic that these muscular giants are the two most brilliant minds in the Principality of Antares.
Carol chuckled at Reppenhardt’s question.
“These are knights from all over the continent who rose up in favor of the Sayre Church. “They called themselves Holy Army or Crusaders.”
“You’re attaching divinity to everything.”
“What can’t horses do? Anyway, the Basil Kingdom’s advance is a little delayed due to such problems, so they are still stuck in the northern part of Vasily, but since the distance is close, I think the time to reach the southern border of Antares will be similar.”
“It really doesn’t deviate even an inch from the Prime Minister’s prediction. “It’s even amazing.”
Leppenhardt clicked his tongue as he looked at the documents.
Since the Vastalon Empire declared war and the Sayre Church raised the banner of the Crusade, Carol immediately collected information and calculated the predicted route of the enemy’s advance.
Well, there wasn’t anything that was surprising up to this point. No matter how large the land area is, the routes along which large armies can move are limited. If you only have a rough idea of the strength of the opposing army, figuring out where they will advance is at a rudimentary level of military science.
The amazing part was that even the time was set exactly.
Carol had predicted everything, including when to gather, when to set off, at what speed to march, and when to reach the border, and so far, his predictions have rarely been wrong. His prediction was so accurate that although there was an hourly error, there was no daily error.
“Did you plant a spy in the leadership over there? “How on earth is it so tight?”
Looking at Reppenhardt’s admiration, Carol made an expression that it was no big deal.
“It’s not that big of a deal. If a war starts, each person will devise tactics according to the situation, but right now it’s just a march, isn’t it? “If you have studied military science, you would want the most efficient movement, so you can expect this.”
“No, I know that too… … Even so, wouldn’t there be some difference depending on the commander’s skills? “But it’s amazing that the time is right.”
Carol continued as if wondering what was so surprising.
“Because the opponent is an army of tens of thousands of people. Differences in marching speed depending on the commander’s skill only occur for troops numbering between hundreds and thousands. If it is a huge army of 10,000 units, no matter who the general commander is, it cannot be moved so easily by individual capabilities. He moves based on practicality and what makes sense. “Any commander cannot help but consider things like soldiers’ fatigue and the preservation of supply lines.”
“I see… … ?”
Leffenhardt scratched his head.
In his previous life, he had led hundreds of thousands of armies of different races, but Reppenhardt had never cared about such things. As he was exposed to proper tactics and strategies thanks to Carl, he realized once again how messily he had managed the army at the time.
‘Ugh, this is why I ended up losing.’
In my past life, these races were never inferior to humans in terms of tactics. When battles took place in hundreds of units, orcs, dwarves, elves, and trolls all used clever tactics to fight the war.
However, this was only a local tactical aspect, and from a comprehensive strategic perspective, the story was different.
No matter how many extraordinary tactics were used, the strategic goal of these races was always there.
The Orcs just charged in recklessly, the Dwarves just defended to the death, the Elves threw spirits until their eyes widened, and the Trolls did a magical dance and swung their bones.
Then, when the Demon Lord Reppenhardt appears from the sky, the game is over and you win the war. If you can’t hold out for that long, you lose.
It is indeed an embarrassing situation to call it a strategy.
‘But it’s different now.’
Reppenhardt sent a look of trust towards the muscular bearded man in front of him. Even though he is covered in muscles and a beard, no matter what anyone says, the brain behind him is clearly the best strategist of his time.
“… … ?”
Why is that guy suddenly giving me that sticky look?
Carol trembled for a moment. But soon he stopped caring. Well, it’s not like it’s just a day or two.
Carol immediately moved the topic to the next matter.
“The strength of the Vastalon Empire is quite deformed: 30,000 regular soldiers, 10,000 knights, 10,000 heavy infantry, and 10,000 archers and other units.”
Repenhardt also nodded in understanding. Originally, it was common sense that if there were 10,000 knights, there would be about 100,000 troops supporting them.
Carol continued.
“But considering the nature of the current war, it is a reasonable organization. The distance between the empire and the Kingdom of Crovence is not small, and as the number of troops increases, the cost increases exponentially. If it were a solo expedition of the Vastalon Empire, more infantry would be needed, but they are currently in solidarity with the Vasily Kingdom. “Out of the 50,000 troops of Basil’s Kingdom, there are about 3,000 knights and about 47,000 general infantry supporting them, so it would be reasonable for the empire to form only the elite and send them out.”
“I guess so. In fact, the value of the infantry lies in maintaining the occupied territory rather than in combat.”
Auror users have combat power equivalent to hundreds of regular infantry. The power of one knight is equivalent to dozens of infantry.
However, Auror users and knights do not eat and wear hundreds of times more clothes than regular infantry. Considering supply, sending only elite troops makes sense. Vasily’s Kingdom is in charge of the infantry, which has to prepare hundreds of meals and weapons anyway.
“They are the real power anyway.”
Carol handed over the documents. He swallowed once and spoke in a serious voice.
“The number of Auror users known to be currently participating in the battle against the Vastalon Imperial Army is eight, and they are the elites of the Imperial Knights, including the Sword Saint Vanatel.”
“Didn’t you say there are a total of ten Auror users in the Empire? “I guess that was quite unreasonable.”
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At that level, it was as if the entire power of the empire had been mobilized. Carol smiled bitterly.
“Because most of the power of the Auror users here has been revealed. If you have common sense, it would be natural to prepare to this extent. “We also expected this.”
Carol continued speaking with her expression turning serious.
“This is the problem.”
Reppenhardt’s expression hardened slightly as he looked at the documents in response to Carol’s voice.
“… … “It’s the Imperial Magic Corps.”
“Yes, all three divisions of the Imperial Magic Corps, consisting of 80 high-ranking magicians and 300 regular magicians, have been deployed. Four people with the rank of archmage also participated in the war. “At this level, it is no exaggeration to say that the entire Sun Tower has been dispatched.”
Although he doesn’t know about war, magic is Leppenhardt’s specialty.
Leffenhardt continued to turn the pages of the folder with a stern expression on his face.
“… … Is it Varok for Kirant or Parkinson for Lontharion? “This is it, a whole bunch of celebrities.”
They were all archmages of the Empire’s Sun Tower who had reached the 8th and 9th circles. These are also the people that Reppenhardt looked up to as a child in his previous life. Well, the period of admiration was quite short as I passed them right after I turned 30, but anyway, they are the strongest of the strong that cannot be ignored.
Moreover, the problem was that the general leader of this magic corps was a famous person.
“Dreza this old man was the leader of the magic corps? “Why did a nobleman who wasn’t even an imperialist join in?”
Dreza Lepanstine.
This wizard, who is now 73 years old, is the royal wizard of the Duchy of Rastill and was also the best and most powerful wizard of his time.
He is the only ‘Master’ of the 9th Circle in existence!
“I don’t know anything else, but being at the master level is a headache… … .”
Just as there is a clear difference in skill even among the same Auror users, the difference between practitioners and masters is quite large for wizards, even within the same circle. As the Master of the 9th Circle, he was Reppenhardt, who knew better than anyone else what he was capable of. My complexion suddenly darkened.
“Because a powerful wizard can bring numerous variables to war just by himself. “It won’t be an easy opponent.”
Reppenhardt frowned at Carol’s words.
“You mobilized really ignorantly, Emperor Vashtalon. “The majority of the Imperial Knights’ Auror users are not enough sword saints, so they chose the entire Sun Tower as a master of the 9th circle.”
“It’s for a sure win. “The Principality of Antares is certainly powerful, but it has blatant weaknesses.”
The Principality of Antares, renowned as an emerging powerhouse in national history, and the envy of other countries due to the presence of numerous Auror users, also had serious problems.
The point was that magic power was excessively weak.
“Anyway, there aren’t too many wizards in our country.”
“That’s right, where in the world can there be a royal wizard of the 5th circle?”
Karl and Reppenhardt looked at each other with a smile.
Like other countries, the Principality of Antares also has a magic corps. It was a magic corps made up of dwarven wizards directly taught by Reppenhardt and wandering wizards who did not belong to the three major societies and walked the path of magic on their own.
The number was quite good, around two hundred, but the problem was their skills.
The majority of dwarf wizards were still at the 3rd circle level. This skill is at an apprentice level, not even enough to become a regular wizard.
In the first place, long-lived races such as dwarves and elves learn too slowly. Even so, that progress was barely possible because they were wizards who were geniuses for dwarves, and the instructor was Repenhardt, the strongest wizard of all time.
And the former wandering wizards, who were humans, could not pass on magical knowledge carelessly because their loyalty or ideology was not yet guaranteed. From Leffenhardt’s point of view, these are people who cannot be easily trusted, so they are still in the stage of indirectly transmitting and coordinating magic theory. Although it had an assortment, it was not at a level that could be put into practice.
Thanks to this, the current highest-ranking wizard in the magic corps was Westin, the current leader of the Antares magic corps, a royal wizard, and a wizard who had reached the late 5th circle.
It was a funny situation. Even if we leave out Reppenhardt, even Siris has already reached the latter half of the 6th circle. But the royal wizard is only 5th circle? From the perspective of other countries, it was a blatant weakness.
“Hmm, if I had known this would happen, I would have built a magic tower and started training wizards in earnest.”
If we build a magic tower and attempt to train the next generation in earnest, taking into account Reppenhardt’s magical knowledge, wisdom, and level, the continent’s idiom will probably change from the 3rd to the 4th magic society.
“Well, if that were the case, my magic power would have increased considerably… … .”
Carol also showed an expression of understanding.
Although he did not know much about Repenhardt’s magical state, if he combined only the fragmentary knowledge he had so far, Repenhardt was at least an archmage. Although he does not think it would go so far as to change the continent’s idiom, he does not deny that it may have had a significant effect.
But there was a reason why it had not been done so until now.
“The King is an ignorant magistrate on the outside, but if you do something like that, Antares’ advantage will be taken away.”
How much has the Principality of Antares gained so far from Jim Unbreakable’s ignorant legend? This advantage is too good to give up for magic power.
“I know. “I just did it out of frustration.”
Carol smiled soothingly at her grunting master.
“Don’t worry too much. Although our magic power is weak, we have all steadily learned how to deal with wizards, so everything will work out. If you think about it, am I not King Kong’s disciple?”
Carol shrugged her shoulders and smiled.
Reppenhardt also smiled at him.
“I taught you a lot, but the only ones that were really effective were you and Siris.”
Just as he had done in his past life, Reppenhardt also taught magic to his acquaintances whenever he had time in his current life.
Siris, I have been teaching you steadily for a long time, and you have now become a magician. And he passed on his magical knowledge to Marceline and Atilka from time to time, just like he did in his previous life.
Of course, as before and now, only Siris can use magic directly. Marceline and Atilka only acquired knowledge about magic, but did not become wizards.
Holy power conflicts with magical power, so Marceline cannot use magic directly, and although troll magic is not as good as holy power, it is not very compatible with magic. However, even if you cannot use magic, just gaining that knowledge and understanding the theory gives you a huge advantage when dealing with wizards.
In the case of Tashid, he did not even attempt to teach in this life in the first place. Because the result is obvious.
Instead, I taught Iniya… … .
-Ugh, I can’t do it… … .
