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“Hey, Mr. Student. Wake up. It's already noon. Dick, didn't you say you were going to the Emperor? ”
One of Schneider's minions in the camp enters the tent and shakes Bern with his guiltless hands.
Bern looks back, frowning, then suddenly clears his eyes. Then I got up and hurriedly left the tent and looked up at the sky. The sun was really nearly in the sky. Fucked up!
But soon, I felt relieved. There were no vanguard knights around now. No one can punish themselves.
It changed into a smile at a time and made me feel better about nothing.
“Thanks for waking me up. ”
Bern looks down at the beggar adventurer. He widens his eyes to see if he believes Bern is a nobleman.
Bern looks around the camp for a moment and sees only the one who woke him up, not Schneider.
Once again, I entered the tent and woke him up. Fo-Fo was also furious and ran out of the raging tent. Then he also sighed for relief.
“Bebe, by the way, this is dog. ”
Bern and Fo-Fo smile as to whether it's so good that none of the senior knights will notice. The man at the camp looked at them strangely.
Anyway, I was right to sleep late. I was on an important mission, so I had to rush to Ile de Velez. I thought I would be able to reach the city early in the evening or late at night.
Bern and Fo-Fo climb up to the horse, inspecting his belongings, and see if Bern wants anything or an adventurer at the camp.
“Where is Schneider now? ”
“Why is that? ”
“Why don't you say thank you for letting me stay the night? ”
“Dory? I don't know what you're talking about, but the commander's been in the woods a long time. I think you should just go. ”
Bern turns his head and summons the adventurer again.
“Hey. If you see any Trolls, just tell them to run." Honor is money, so life is more important than that. ”
Bern saw the Trolls on his way back from the battle of Lemmings.
The ranks falter with the broken spears on the trolled arms, even against the most elite infantry. If it weren't for the Emperor, the casualties would have been pretty good.
The adventurer glances at Bern and says,
“Got it. Money, life before honor. If you see Trolls, run away. So that's how it's going to be, right? ”
Bern nods, smiling and sobbing. And I said one last time.
“I wish you all the best of luck. ”
Bern and Fo-Fo finally make their way out of the camp. The adventurer looks away and thinks, watching Bern and Fo-Fo. What do you mean, you're doomed?
Two apprentices race south along the road, and you continue to see camps near the roads or woods.
A few remain in the camp, guarding the camp, and everyone else seems to have gone into the woods.
You hear a loud noise in the distance, no matter how far you run. A slight shiver of air tickles Bern and Fo-Fo's skin with a hiss. Again!
Bern looks at the forest, slowly riding his horse. Will Schneider be okay?
Trying to ignore it and run! I heard the sound again. Bern finally stops speaking. Fo-Fo urges you to look back at his friend.
“Bebe, we have to go. We have work to do. ”
Bern turns his head, looking in the direction Schneider's camp is headed, and folds his head in earnest.
“Yeah, we should go. ”
Then I jumped back on the horse. Bern's mind remains behind him, unable to take a step, but he runs in the opposite direction.
The sun runs along Bern and Fo-Fo in the middle of the day. The air is cold in the middle of the day, and my face freezes as I run into the wind.
In the forest, there were trees that dropped broad leaves and revealed awkward branches, and there were trees that still stood firmly with sharp, blue leaves.
Then, the sun hides its tracks behind the clouds, and snowflakes fly one and two. And the hissing continues to sound intermittently.
It was in the middle of the night when Bern and Fo-Fo arrived near Ile de Velez. Snow flakes were gradually increasing, and the world was suddenly covering a thin white duvet.
Bern and Fo-Fo came to the outskirts of Ile de Veles with a torch as they blew their elongated white breath.
Beyond the floating islands of Ile de Velez, encampments, merchants, and gunfighters, mercenaries, and adventurers were forming almost a city along the Juweise River.
By order of the Emperor, the timber was flooded with bare timber, and abundant timber was used to build houses. At this rate, it seemed to be bigger than Ile de Velez.
Numerous torches lit up the suburbs like stars in the sky. Bern and Fo-Fo extinguish their torches and put them back in the saddle bag.
By the time we got here, everyone was frustrated, but nobody cared about Bern and Fo-Fo.
You hear the slut's rash laughter and the baby crying.
In the middle of the night, mercenaries and adventurers were negotiating prices with merchants with the byproducts of the monsters they caught.
“Ehey! Two gold coins is too much. One gold coin and five silver coins. I can't give you any more. ”
“No shit! If you hand it over to the Adventurers' Guild right now, you'll get two gold coins, but you're not a thief! ”
“Then sell it to the guild. Why are you negotiating with me now? ”
“Well, that! No! Hey! You think you can catch Orcs and get a horse this big? Besides, there's not a lot of impurities! ”
“So you're going to give me another dollar of silver? ”
War merchants have no control over tough mercenaries or adventurers. I took my time and hit the price.
The adventurer has a grudge against the price. I risked my life to kill Orcs, but the price bargaining made my judgement twist.
If it wasn't for the Northern Warriors near me, I would have squeezed one of them. I had no choice but to kill him.
Monsters are being slaughtered all over the world, but perhaps the largest quantity of by-products from the monsters was where the emperor stayed.
Merchants took it from here and sold it to expensive places. The minimum price has been set by an adventurer guild founded in the Imperial Court.
If you buy a Stable from the Adventurers' Guild, you send it all to the Imperial Court. In the Imperial Court, you spend all the Stable for research and don't release it outside.
Then, those who wanted marble in the civilians had to pay for it.
For now, the utility of the stone has been to build firepower in the furnace. The Imperial Court was already crafting body armor, and some of the goods were out there.
The stone used to make one piece of body armor was hundreds to thousands of pieces of metal if you build firepower at the lowest level.
Including the skill level of the Imperial Workshop, one piece of body armor cost a really small castle ().
Manfred's body armor, which Albrecht had broken before, was much better in quality, but the Contarini family, which had bought for a thousand pieces of gold, eventually benefited.
Now it can be melted with magic stones. However, the Contarini family exhibited broken armor at the museum and made more money as an admission fee. I didn't think the historical treasure would melt down.
Anyway, the problem was not with Udon. Those who were sensitive to the smell of money saw that the price of marble would go up a lot more, and they were distracted by the storytelling.
The perception that selling cobblestones to the Adventurer's Guild is becoming increasingly disadvantageous, and Albrecht's money went down, so he was fine. It was because the Adventurer Guild was gradually planning on handing it over to the civilians.
There were many places with Orcs and Goblins' heads on spears all over the outskirts of the city. They were all used instead of signage.
Beveren and Fo-Fo make their way across the bridge, with two northern warriors guarding the bridge as they speak.
A circular shield tucked in the middle was placed on one side, an axe was worn on the right waist, and a sword on the left waist.
I was wearing armor made of oak leather on the chain armor, and I was wearing gauntlets and metal boots. Unlike any gauntlet and metal boots, it had intricate workmanship and looked lightweight.
One of them ate the apple in its shell, and casually stood up to Bern and Fo-Fo, who were approaching.
“We have come to see the Emperor at the behest of the Knights Captain Ervin. ”
The warrior moves his eyes, looking up and down at Bern and Fo-Fo for a moment and says,
“Your Majesty is not here. ”
“What do you mean? ”
“Literally. He's not here.”
There seems to be a slight stiffness in the matter, but Bern remains silent. It was because I saw several Orc molars on the warrior's shoulders.
Fo-Fo stepped up and said:
“Plenty of bitterness along the way. I'll go to the castle and rest and ask the people there where the Emperor is. May I pass? ”
Then the warrior just gestures that he can walk by with his head tucked to his side.
Bern and Fo-Fo quickly cross the bridge. I had to reveal my business to the soldier on the wall, even across the bridge.
Soon the gates opened, and two cities fell asleep quietly, unlike the suburbs.
Bern and Fo-Fo had to pull out the torch again, because they hadn't lit the city with a torch. Around the torch, I saw snow falling from the sky.
The torch didn't illuminate that widely, so it had to be driven carefully. The horses roar in the snow.
It took me a long time to get to Castle Melang, which is a big city, and I had to find out what my business was. Bern and Fo-Fo said as soon as they got into the Resistance.
“I'd like to start with a bath, if that's okay. ”
The guard looks at Bern and Fo-Fo and says,
“First, get off the horse. ”
As the two of you get off the horse, the other guard who was approaching suddenly drags the horse to the stable. It felt like something naturally disarmed.
“Follow me.”
The guards escorted the two to another place where the Emperor and the Empress stayed. It was a small mansion, where he handed them over to his servant and returned to his seat.
“Come with me.”
I followed the servant's instructions back to the second floor of the mansion. And shortly after receiving warm water in the bathtub, Bern and Fo-Fo went into the bathtub almost simultaneously, even though they were invisible to each other in their rooms.
Out there, the silent fairies still cover the world in white.
The next day, Bern and Fo-Fo, fortunately, woke up early this morning. I'm changing into new clothes, and I'm repairing my armor and weapons, and the servant is here.
“The governor of Balaam is waiting outside. ”
The baron meant the Earl of the imperial regime. He is a higher rank than the Common Earl, so he was almost treated as a duchess.
Most of them had followed Albrecht since Ramus, and as the first generation of the Lysen Knights, they were superior to Master Erbin. Yurgen was also a governor.
Bern rises from the position of Huddak and sets out at the speed of light. Outside, Balaam is already standing with his deputy, and Fo-Fo comes out first. Damn, that's disgusting!
The bag of Balaam was a white-haired man with white hair, a blonde and a neatly trimmed beard handed over to Olbaek.
Bern thinks the Force is no joke, his eyes are cold. I quickly went ahead and tightened my head.
“You must be Bern? ”
“I'm sorry. ”
“Haha, what are you sorry about? Yes, Master Ervin sent you. Landolf Ball's contact has already arrived and gone. ”
Balaam is Herbin's successor, but he has honored himself as the Knights' Master. Problem is, Randolph's contact has already been there.
“Well, well, well. Me.”
Bern didn't know what to say. I have to report to the Emperor. Can I tell someone in the middle?
Then Balaam smiles as if he understood.
“I am a knight in His Majesty's service. It's okay."
If he had been so kind, he would have thrown a dog's nest egg, but it made all the difference. Balaam was kind to Bern as if he was just treating him like a child.
Balaam asked why Randolph, Erbin, and the two of them reported on the progress of the battle.
This was a sensitive matter in some cases because it could confuse the command system, even if it seemed nothing.
Bern looked around and said, "I don't know."
“Ball Randolph and ball Hermann are fighting. So, two armies are now playing separately. This battle was devastated by the Randolph ball attack. That's why Master Hervin sent me to inform the Emperor of the situation. ”
“Hmmm…"
Balaam stares away for a moment and thinks. Then he looks at Bern and Fo-Fo and says,
“Master Ervin deserved to send his own men. Hey, Rudolph. Get someone to lead these two to the Emperor. ”
“I understand.”
Balaam gives his instructions to his deputy, and he replies. Balaam smiles mercifully, looking back at Bern and Fo-Fo.
“Well done. Then why did you send two? ”
“Fo-Fo here is a friend of mine, and I asked him to attach it to me because I wanted to go with him. ”
Balaam looks a little dazed. And then he laughed in vain.
“Haha, right. You've made the world a better place. Yeah, follow Rudolph here. Keep up the good work.”
Balaam steps away tapping Beveren and Fo-Fo on the shoulders. Bern tilts his head. I thought it would make the world a better place to come with a friend.
Rudolph was also a first-generation knight, Baron of Balaam. After Balaam left, Rudolf looks down on Bern and Fo-Fo.
Bern and Fo-Fo had a simple breakfast and were about to embark on a horse with Rudolph's aide, but they encountered Rosamund, who was walking with the maids.
The guard quickly stepped off his horse, lowering his head and making way. You quickly get off the horse with Bern and the Cannon.
“Aren't you Bebe? Fo-Fo?”
Dressed in the same colored dress as the snow, Rosamund was taking on a beauty that really couldn't exist in the world.
As she approached and pretended to know the two students, Bern was overwhelmed with an unknown emotion.
When she was a child, she was an orphan of war, and now she has it in her hands.
Even though the military life sucked, if it wasn't for her, she would have starved and fallen to the ground in the street and died a long time ago. Bern feels something stiff, but he claps his mouth shut.
“My God, you've grown up to not know me. ”
Rosamund draws close with his eyes wide open. She smiles lovingly, lowering her head and clapping her mouth at Bern.
“It's been a long time. But you're still chubby like a squirrel, like old times and now. Rule.”
Unlike the beautiful appearance of the moon in the night sky, the Empress's laughter was slightly rash.
Unlike Bern, Fo-Fo stares at Rosamund. He just stares, frozen, and in the same condition as Bern.
“I can't believe it. Queen, no, Empress. You're really just the same. I'm not a father.”
Indeed, it was. Rosamund was no different from when he was gathering the children. Rather, it looked like Bern was getting older.
“I'm not your father? How rude! Hoho. What are you doing here, anyway? ”
“I'm here to see the Emperor. Master Hervin sent us. I just stopped by. ”
“Really? Albert went to catch Lindwurm or something. It's a long way from here. He says he's had a long day, and he's been chasing weird things. And they're stacked up in that warehouse over there. I don't know, research or something. Too bad I have time to show you. ”
Bern and Fo-Fo didn't have much to say. No, I think I have a lot to say, but I didn't know what to say.
I learned rhetoric and heard from adventurers why I was so smart, but now I'm not so different from them.
Rosamund gently reaches out and touches Bern and Po-Fo's face, saying,
“I'm so proud to see you all grown up so gracefully. May God bless you all in the future. ”
Then he passes through the two to the garden, where Bern finally opens his mouth and calls for the Empress.
“I, I! Mama!"
Rosamund glances back.
“I-I want to pledge my allegiance when I become a qualified knight! Will you take it?”
Unlike Berlin, Rosamund gladly agreed.
“Thank you. Hohoho.”
With a very good answer, Bern's hardened heart seems to let out a tear.
Soon after, Rosamund disappears into the garden, and Bern and Fo-Fo stand dumbfounded. The guard looked at them and said,
“Let's hurry along the way. ”
“Oh, yes! ”
The guards were the ones who hired outstanding men from the Risen Knights, to be precise with Bern and Po-Fo.
His words were enough to bring the hearts of the two who were overwhelmed with emotion to reality. The two of them quickly regained their minds and went up to the horse again, and followed the near-misses to the castle.
After a long time away from Ile de Velez, a forest called the Black Forest emerged. It was a densely planted forest with thick, long needles.
There are no adventurers or mercenaries camps near the forest. Soldiers and merchants are just sitting there resting. No, I thought I was waiting for something.
As I passed them through the forest, an ominous aura struck me. The approximate rides skillfully through the thick trees. It was like a brave warrior in a story.
Bern and Fo-Fo follow behind the camp to ensure that they do not miss the threat. There was a significant difference in horseback riding. Then I couldn't care less about the dangers of the forest.
As the sun continues to run into the forest, the near-miss finally stops in a vacant space, and Bern and Fo-Fo make swift haste to catch up.
When I arrived next to the near-miss, an unbelievable sight appeared before my eyes.
The thick tree was broken or broken, and a large snake as thick as two or three men combined was lying on the floor.
The scales were covered with brown spots on a dark, earthy floor, and the two forelegs of bumpy muscle were as big as a man.
The sharp, elongated claws looked as if they were going to tear a man in two at once.
In fact, the overwhelming size of the tree was unbelievable, and I couldn't fathom what kind of crunch it was when it was alive.
However, the overwhelming presence severed his throat, plucked his tongue long and his longitudinal pupils were loosened.
As the wood and grass corroded, smoke was rising, the emperor in golden armor sat on the rocks and was reading Einhardt's handover.
Dozens of Northern Warriors and Guards were wearing leather gloves and working hard to skin and dismantle the Lint call. All of this was as natural as a farmer's day. What the hell is this?
Bern and Fo-Fo froze over and stared at this scene, but as the guard approached the emperor, they quickly regained their minds and jumped off the horse.
The emperor turned his gaze while reading the document and looked at the three people approaching him. Then he saw Bern and Fo-Fo wearing the Lysen Knights' circus.
“What's going on? ”
Well, what's going on? Bern forgets his mission for a moment and forgets to answer.
However, I remembered Schneider, who was rambling about the byproducts of Orcs and Goblins. I told you that catching one Troll would make you as rich as the Emperor. How many times do you think that Lindt was called?
Chapter 34 The world is changing rapidly and the price of life is over.
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