‘They are truly vicious people. ‘What on earth is it?’
Carol brightened up her face while holding the unconscious assassin.
‘Well, if you interrogate him, you might be able to get some information.’
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The assassination attempt on Karl rocked Aranan Grad. Although the mastermind has not been revealed, it is not difficult at all to guess who might be behind it.
Citizens unanimously said that it was truly a shameless and despicable act for such a huge empire to attempt an assassination.
“If it weren’t for our Prime Minister, he would have definitely lost his life.”
“Well, it’s a shame he was the Prime Minister.”
There is nothing known about Karl’s military power, even within the Principality of Antares. So everyone was surprised by the unexpectedly strong Carol. However, it was just a surprise.
“The Prime Minister was also strong.”
“Yes, he is the Prime Minister of our country.”
“Well, you are our country’s Prime Minister, right?”
Anyway, it is a widely known story that the Prime Minister of Antares is related to a gorilla. Indeed, as befits a military country, even the Prime Minister, a civil servant, clicked his tongue and said that it looked bloody. Citizens also assumed that they could at least break a brick with their bare hands.
It’s just that Chancellor Carol was stronger than expected?
So until now, ‘In our country, even the prime minister, a civil servant, has a talent for martial arts.’ It was about that level, but now it has changed to ‘Our country is one of the strongest civil servants and prime ministers!’
Thanks to this, Carol gained another title in addition to ‘Sage of Heresy’.
The name ‘Golden Chancellor of Antares’!
The outskirts of the royal palace, Gairak.
Tila clicked her tongue as she walked down the corridor connected to the garden.
“Golden Prime Minister, is that a good thing or a bad thing…? … .”
From the looks of it, it is clear that the title of Golden Knight has been slightly changed, but since he has become Prime Minister, doesn’t it feel more like he has become a powerful person rather than a strong one?
“Anyway, there’s nothing to lose from having a high reputation, right? Besides, Carol is not the kind of person who cares about fame.”
Flora, the elf woman who was Carol’s secretary, shrugged her shoulders as she walked with Tila. Tila nodded her head and responded.
“That’s right. “Anyway, it’s a shame that the assassin died in the end.”
The assassin caught by Carol was immediately taken to prison to reveal information. To properly interrogate him, he had to be in good physical condition, so he specially called in a priest from Al Port and had him treat him.
However, the assassin committed suicide that night. Since there are currently no professional interrogation technicians in the Principality of Antares, I bit my tongue for a moment.
“It looks like there is some information obtained through the use of confessions, but Carol didn’t tell me that either… … .”
“It is the virtue of a Prime Minister to clearly distinguish between public and private matters.”
Flora smiled and comforted Tila’s dissatisfied self-talk.
Anyway, through information obtained from the assassin, Carol investigated the possibility of an internal collaborator. So now Tila and Flora were meeting people inside the palace and asking questions.
The interrogation was very easy. Because I can’t tell lies in front of Tila, who hears the truth.
All you have to do is ask.
-Do you know anything about this assassination?
Everyone she had ever met said they knew nothing, and Tila confirmed that this was true. And now I was on my way to meet someone from the outer castle, not the inner castle.
As I walked a bit, I saw a group of elf women working as maids in the outer castle and cleaning up the mess from the night before. Flora’s eyes lit up as she approached the elf woman who was their leader.
Unlike dwarves who do not know how to be suspicious, the woman whom Carol and Flora had chosen as the most likely candidate looked at Tila and Flora and greeted them.
“Oh my, Tila! I heard what happened last night. “I’m so glad you’re safe.”
“Thank you for your concern, Ms. Relsia.”
As she was greeted, Flora winked at Tila. Tila carefully asked a question to Relsia.
“Do you know anything about last night’s assassination, Relsia?”
Relsia blinked and answered naturally.
“yes? “There’s no way I know anything, right?”
Teela’s expression relaxed.
“Oh, I see. Well then, good luck, Mr. Relsia.”
Flora whispered as she left.
‘Was it true?’
‘Yes, it was true, but why?’
Tila, who confirmed the truth in the voice, made a strange expression. Flora frowned slightly. She certainly looks calm on the outside, but in fact, no one I’ve ever met has ever responded in that way.
Usually, people who had nothing to do with anything responded something like this.
-Well, I didn’t see anything last night. Have you ever passed this way?
‘It’s suspicious… … .’
However, as long as there is the dwarf’s ‘voice of truth’, there can no longer be any doubt. After thinking for a moment, Flora made a decision.
‘I’ll tell the Prime Minister and he will take care of it.’
The two left the scene to ask questions to others as well. Lelcia sighed as she watched Tila and Flora walking away.
“Whoa… … .”
And calmly asks the other elf women for their understanding.
“I’m sorry, I’ll leave for a moment.”
After leaving the room, saying she was going to relieve herself, Relsia moved to a remote place where no one was around. After reaching her dump where all the waste from her outer body was gathered, she suddenly fell to her knees and vomited blood violently.
“Oooh! “Wooow!”
Fresh blood stains the earth red. With her complexion turning pale, Relsia forced her trembling body to stand up. The pain throughout my body was getting worse.
Lelcia muttered while wiping the corners of her mouth thoroughly.
“It’s still okay. I’m not dead yet… … .”
After cleaning her mouth enough to appear in front of others, she took out a small bottle of medicine from her pocket.
Lelcia trembled for a moment as she looked at the vial.
A medicine given by the Silver Sage that can deceive even the dwarves’ voices of truth.
In order to deceive a dwarf who hears the truth of the soul, you must not include the sound of the soul in the language of the body. So this medicine had the effect of artificially creating disharmony between the soul and body.
However, when the soul separates from the body, it means death.
Every drop of this medicine she drinks will only make her die more and more.
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“ha… … .”
Relsia, who was conflicted for a moment, closed her eyes and drank the medicine.
Although it wasn’t poison, it tasted just like ordinary water.
Swallowing the medicine, Relsia smiled eeriely with a pale face.
“I’m not afraid of death. If only I could soothe Stephen’s soul… … .”
Chapter 52 The Descension of God
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Eldrill Guard, the largest gateway fortress in southern Antares.
This fortress, which completely blocked the entrance to the vast basin connecting the Kingdom of Basil and the Principality of Antares, boasted a scale so large that it could be considered one of the largest not only in Antares but also on the entire continent.
The huge wall, which is over 60 meters high and extends hundreds of meters on both sides, is comparable to that of the capital of a country, and is connected to the basin cliffs on the left and right, providing an impenetrable defensive posture. It was so large that the advancing Basil Kingdom army was frightened.
“My God, how could such an incredible structure be built in just one year!”
Basil’s side also had at least some information about Eldril Fortress through a merchant who had been traveling in and out of the Principality of Antares even before the war. Clearly, until a year ago, there was no such huge fortress in this place. It was a sight that made me realize once again how amazing the dwarven architecture is.
On the other hand, those with some knowledge of architecture were astonished in a different way.
“My God, how is that fortress still standing?”
The Eldrill Guard, which was magnificent on the outside, looked like a complete mess to an architect with some level of knowledge.
Most of the castle walls and buildings were made by roughly gathering rubble and stacking them up to barely balance their weight.
To put it simply, the fortress named after Jingeum Eldrill was extremely poorly constructed!
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“… … So, didn’t you say that even if you don’t do anything, it won’t last even a year and will collapse?”
On the thirteenth day of the opening of the war, Sir Egrad, commander-in-chief of the Vasily Kingdom army, looked at his staff with dissatisfied eyes.
The staff member who had been called to this position, who had deep knowledge of architecture, bowed his head.
“Yes, Your Excellency. “If that fortress continues the way it is, it’s certain that it won’t be able to withstand its own weight and will collapse.”
Lord Egrad looked out of the barracks.
I saw the Eldrill Guard. The huge fortress has been flinging magic and firing auras for 13 days already, trying to collapse, but it is firmly standing in place!
“Then how on earth is that poor fortress still holding up?”
The staff broke into a cold sweat at Lord Egrad’s angry shouts.
“Well, that is…” … .”
I knew the reason.
Clearly, Eldrill Guard was a fortress made of materials so sloppy that it could be considered a sample of poor construction.
However, the architecture itself was not poor.
The loose rubble stones are exquisitely intertwined with each other, supporting the center of gravity and forming a strangely strong structure. Moreover, somehow it was calculated that when a part of the wall collapses, the flimsy rubble wall next to the collapsed area collapses and fills the place of the collapse on its own.
Although the materials used to build the fortress were crappy, the technology used to use them was top-notch. As expected from dwarves who are master architects, they were unrivaled in poor construction.
“It is clearly poor construction, but it appears to be a fortress built with that in mind. “It will definitely function as a fortress for at least the next six months.”
Sir Egrad gave an expression that he did not understand.
“Does it make sense that a fortress that was roughly built and would collapse if left alone is functioning perfectly right now? “I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about.”
“therefore… … This method distributes the precarious load due to material issues through complex calculations and instead uses the load itself to increase the strength of the castle wall. To use an analogy, it is a development of a method used to process arch-shaped bridges… … That alone doesn’t explain the adhesion between stones, but it still works that way… … .”
It’s really difficult to explain to someone who doesn’t know architecture. The staff stuttered as he continued to explain. Sir Egrad, who did not understand what was being said in a technical way, interrupted the staff member’s explanation and asked again.
“It’s a complicated story. So, is that fortress strong now or not?”
The aide sighed and answered.
“For now… … It will boast durability comparable to that of any other fortress on the continent. “For now.”
Lord Egrad blinked.
Although he didn’t know anything about architecture, he could understand one thing.
“So, does this mean it was a hastily built fortress just to be used in this war? “It won’t last long, but for the time being, it will have defenses comparable to any fortress?”
“Yes, Your Excellency.”
Sir Egrad stuck his tongue out.
