Civilization Game

“Abandon the Imperial Casar! ”

“Back off!”

Armed territory screams and curses. The knight you were listening to turned to the soldier next to you with a ridiculous smile.

“They're revolutionaries? Didn't the Revolutionary Army wear a red belt around their body? ”

“…… ah! I can see that.”

The soldier scratches his head with an insecure face. I see no red belt among the men guarding the village.

“And the Revolutionary Army or whatever, I'm just doing my job. ”

The knight pulls out a loudspeaker and puts it on his mouth.

“Haven't you heard? This town will be ruled by Casar! Disarm everyone, and let the village leader come forward and kneel down! Otherwise, Caesar's army will come and tear this town to shreds! ”

Not all 100 of them were here. If we drive out a hundred, we will be a thousand, two thousand, and the troops will come constantly. It was a no-win battle from the start.

But even with the threat of such a knight, the colonists did not succumb. Rather, he pulls out his bow without warning and starts shooting arrows at the uninvited. The knight runs away screaming.

“Foot.”

“Kick.”

The soldiers laugh behind you, whether you look funny. The knight clears his throat and gives a majestic voice again.

“How dare you attack the honorable Knight of Casar! Do you really want everyone to die? ”

“I will not stand for idle threats! We are the Liberty Revolutionary Army! ”

“…… what? ”

The knight narrows his eyes. The Liberty Revolution? Revolution is a Revolution. What else is the Liberty Revolution?

“We are neither Abyss nor Caesar's. We protect our bodies! ”

“I can't trust Abyss, who abandons his people in crisis, or Casar, who is ruled by nobles! ”

“Wooooo!”

The atmosphere shivers. The fraud is unusual for one town. The soldiers who were noticing spoke to the knight as they looked at each other.

“What should I do? My lord. ”

“I don't know.”

Grrr! The knight draws his sword.

“Those guys are heavily armed. Militia! I'll crush you! ”

“If you win, you can do whatever you want with the town, right? ”

“... It doesn't matter that they're traitors. Hit it!”

The angry knights and greedy soldiers rush towards town.

“... I don't think you're worth dying for. ”

And there was a man of jewelry who was watching this scene behind the fence. A trusted gaze of the villagers gathered around him.

“Please, brother! ”

“Protect our village! ”

A man steps forward, flapping his coat. Glasses with a sword in one hand and a red coating in the other were pulled out of their arms and worn. A condensed, hard to pronounce life flowed from this man.

“Brothers, let's fight for freedom! ”

“Oh-oh-oh-oh!”

The villagers raise their weapons and shout.

*

10,000 of Lord's main troops marching across Casar's borders were enormous. The heroes leading up to Unibel, Beatrice and Kirian were elites, including many of the specialty diseases, Chimera and Assassins. This army was Abyss' core force.

“Panda! Look over there. ”

Unibell taps the shoulder of the road, pointing to the blurry castle from afar.

“Yes, we're here. ”

Lord raises his head. Casar's first castle. I see the Red-Keep.

The Red Keep is taller than any fortress Lord has ever seen. When the castle was built, the walls were red like rocks covered in sunset. The soldiers were checking the equipment with a somewhat tense face or relaxing with a light stretch.

‘…… huh? ’

Suddenly, a new notification window appeared in Lord's sight, watching the soldiers.

- Arc the Round has requested a 1: 1 conversation with Rod Polentia.

‘There's a reaction. ’

While the templars chatter among themselves, Lord takes a step back to slow the drake down and pulls out the communication corridor. And I reached out into the air and accepted the request.

“Hello, Lord! ”

The screen of the disparate system window filled the field of view, and within it I saw the arc waving with a surging smile.

You keep the screen between you, but the heavy air around you seems to dissipate just by showing up. Arc was also a person with a strong atmosphere like Cerestina.

“Long time no see, arc. ”

Of course, that didn't apply to Lord. I was cautious when I thought about what I would be doing behind that smiling mask.

“Hiya! The Lord always exceeds my expectations." I never thought I'd strike first in a situation like this. ”

The arc made a lively tone and talked about it. Lord listens quietly, but does not answer. I didn't feel the need to answer. At that moment, a strange twist appeared on the arc's smile.

“You've been trying. ”

“ ……? ”

“Since I'm going to be dragged around like this, you were going to create variables a little too much, weren't you? ”

The sparkling atmosphere subsided in a moment. Arc shrugs and raises his arms.

“There's no progress, Lord, because you keep leaning on those coincidences. Until now, such reckless gambling has been roughly correct. Because they were lousy kids. But just because it happens to be happening again doesn't mean you think you're good at it. ”

“... You tried a little, too! ”

Lord protested without making a change in his expression.

“Are those provocative remarks instantaneous? Or are you thinking ahead? The pattern of always looking for an opponent's reaction by throwing that kind of taunt remains unchanged. It's not funny.”

“…… Kick! ”

Arc laughs as if he heard a very funny joke. Lord said with a clean smile on his mouth.

“More importantly, how is my alliance? ”

The arc pauses.

“Alliance? Aha, Oliver. Of course I'm doing well. In the suite that I have prepared for you, you can live like a king... ”

“What are you up to? ”

Lord cuts the horse and throws a question.

“Why not take the annihilation bonus? You'd better start a war with benefits. ”

“I wonder how I dealt with my prisoners. Lord.”

“If you're going to get rid of it anyway, you shouldn't play around with people's minds. ”

Arc smiles. Thinning eyes reminded me of fox eyes.

“Lord. Have you ever had an animal in elementary school? ”

‘... and the sound that never ends. ’

Rod's eyes widen as he thought.

“…… you. ”

“That's not true after we arrested him, but how long has Aland had a cultural period? If you roll the Silver Citadel in your own state, the cultural gauge rises. If we finish this after the Cultural Age, we'll get more benefits. I'm just gonna play with it until then. ”

“...... You're quite relaxed against me. ”

The rod smiles, looking straight at the arc, raising its eyes.

“And it's still bad. ”

The arc also smiled and faced Lord's gaze.

“If it's any consolation, I'd like to capture Lord Gun here and make him Oliver's roommate. We're not too far from civilization, are we? ”

“Cut the crap and let's fight. ”

Lord has declared war on short notice. I couldn't stand the thought of talking to him.

“Lord. Want me to tell you a fun fact? ”

Lord tries to take out the commander's spear, but stops his finger.

“While your main force is coming here, two armies I sent are headed to Puddle Square. ”

“ ……. ”

The arc grins as the rod is unresponsive.

“I thought Puddle Square didn't have a lot of men. Especially with my precious Miss Lily. She won't be long. ”

‘You're testing me. ’

Rod's head quickly rolls. And Arc waited for Lord's reaction to be interesting.

How are you going to get out? Lord. ’

If the Red Keep Siege isn't serious, Lord needs to run to Puddle Square right away. When Fuddle Square is breached, it's a straight line to the Underhaim. Nothing stands in the way.

Then Rod reaches his finger into the air.

“You've got it all wrong, arc. See you later."

“ ……? ”

Rod finally closes the Commander's window. Arc stares at the void for a moment, then giggles.

‘Good, good. Interesting guy. ’

Arc thought there was no reason to attack the Red Keep until the Lord emptied out the most important Underhand. If he had planned to take a preemptive strike, his forces would have been intact. It would be in Abyss' best interest to defend and defend.

Casar was currently taking control of the rear lands beneath the Abyss mainland. Once the arc gives the order, they will cease their occupation and immediately ascend to the Underhaim. Here, if Lily breaks down Flat Square and advances, Underhaim will be surrounded by five armies.

And the Red Keep here was never inferior. The arc itself and the master knight are protected. There are only 5,000 defenders, but I can withstand an attack of 10,000 troops given the strength of the Red Keep.

‘I don't know what you're thinking, but work hard. Lord.’

The Abyss army has now reached the castle. The distance between the arrows is just a little closer.

‘… good. ’

Lord howls and exhales, blowing off tension and picking up the orb.

“Let's get started!”

“Waaaahhhh!”

Flutter! Flags rise to announce the march, dividing the Abyss army in two. On one side were the Roads and Unibells, and on the other, the Beatrice and Kirian armies.

"Hmm, a simultaneous attack between Seo Moon and the East Moon? ’

Arc stretches out his arms and shouts.

“Deploy additional troops to the west gate and east gate. ”

“Yes, Your Majesty! ”

The Red Keep's defensive forces move in the direction of the Abyss army.

But Arc noticed something strange. The two-pronged Abyss army does not stop even when it reaches the gates. I kept running through the gates.

“…… What is it? ”

“Are you after the North Gate? ”

Casar's captains are bewildered and send soldiers to the north gate.

‘… No way,’

Arc felt like a hammer hit his back hard.

‘From the beginning, the goal was not to Red Keep... …. ’

Arc's imagination just unfolded in reality. The two Abyss run north past the Red Keep.

That's it. There was no attack. Not a single arrow flew in.

“ ……. ”

A deep silence settled on the Red Keep.

“You crazy bastard! ”

Bang! Arc throws his sword away. The shepherds retreat, staggering in surprise. A blood vessel protrudes from the arc's face.

He was doing something out of common sense again. What's the point of just fighting normally? Rod doesn't think about the rest of his work, like the supply boat or the retreat route.

‘…… I'm going straight to my capital like that. ’

That was the prey of the Road.

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Altenia/blah blah blah blah blah blah would come out after a few criticisms.

Loricom MK/Yep! And of course, it's hard to reverse that prediction. He specializes in tight, seamless crafting of tactics.

I can't help it when the protagonist is having a hard time. Mmm-hmm.

Geosan Wolves. Maybe they won't die for a while. The story must go on.

- Hatchman 4. - No! Best regards,

... (-1).../Your wife's number is over 100. I should kill her.

Why are you guys so funny? It's rare for anyone who likes arcs.

Bug/Gawain Scout!

Lutar/I'll talk about it later on in the book, but simply put, the highly intelligent Abyss is quite eye-catching for an arc with a meticulous strategy.