I am the Monarch

< Chapter 17 Establish a foundation >

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The armies of Amaranth and the armies of Solum are literally one.

Four new Caucasians were selected based on the Teen Masquerade.

Sammy was recognized as Austin's equal in the process.

It was possible because of Sammy's concessions as a commander.

No noise was greater than the thought because the Solum Force decided to follow Amaranth's troops on its own, not because someone forced it to.

Even if Roan was to undergo a power outage immediately, he mixed up the members of each unit and formed a dozen men.

After that, of course, strong training continued every day.

There are no more Solum troops.

Only one.

The armies of Amaranth became the only ones in the Tail Region.

Flutter! Flutter!

Two flags of different colors were flying around.

At the same time, dozens of dozens of teenagers were in disarray.

The infantry and archers converge and repeat the scattering.

Over 800 soldiers rush through the arena, but you hear no noise.

They exchanged orders only through call and demand.

Roan watches from the top of the tall statue.

‘I adapt faster than I thought. ’

I had a faint smile on my mouth.

In fact, when I first accepted the Salum Army, I was worried in my own way.

I was worried that I would be able to keep up with unfamiliar unit uniforms and training.

But fortunately, the old Salum troops showed remarkable adaptability.

‘The tail area is a dead place if you don't adapt. ’

As Roan looks down at the training ground, he raises his right hand.

Flutter!

The guy who was crouching from side to side crossed over.

The Amaranth troops, scattered abroad, line up nicely.

End of Unit Training.

It was a smooth and quick movement that was impressive, but there was no change in Roan's expression.

“Finish your training and give your teenagers a call and a lesson. ”

“Yes! I understand. ”

Eight white captains responded in one voice.

Roan nods, satisfied, and takes a step.

“Huff. Huff. Ugh.”

The sound of heavy breathing erupts from all over the arena, as if you were waiting.

It was mostly the ex-solum troops breathing out.

‘This is a ridiculous exercise. ’

"My mouth is burning and my ears are clogged! ’

I want to settle down right now.

But I couldn't.

No, I didn't want to.

‘But I am getting stronger. ’

‘My hands and feet are getting hit. ’

They felt they were getting stronger.

My body was hard, but my mind was clear.

“We will complete the training for each white team. ”

I heard the white man's voice.

Nine white armies move in a daze.

As the Amaranth troops were cooling off their breathing and running muscles, Roan was on his way to base alone.

The northern border of the tail region is where Horsehead is headed.

You see a loose canopy blocking the way in and out.

‘I feel a little breathless thanks to Earl Lancefield's consideration. ’

Originally, surveillance forces were supposed to be stationed along local boundaries.

But Io believed in Roan and Amaranth's forces.

‘That doesn't mean we can't act rashly. ’

Roan did not leave the tail area on his own.

When I reached the bookshelf, I saw a familiar face.

“Commander.”

“Mr. Pence. ”

It was a Chris Travel Agency fence.

Roan shakes his hand in gratitude.

You leave the binder in the middle and say a short hello to each other.

“How's the branch establishment going? ”

Roan was training his troops and killing monsters, as well as working on his way to Chris Travel Agency.

Fence smiles awkwardly and retreats to his side.

“You two should talk about that in person. ”

“Hmm?"

As Roan tilts his head, you see a familiar face behind the fence.

I smiled at Roan.

“Chris. ”

“It's been a long time. Commander Roan.”

Clear and clear voice.

The bright-looking face was Chris.

* * *

The torch on the wall pushes away the darkness.

The stench pierces the end of your nose.

You find cold iron bars tucked tightly along the occasional wall.

Prison.

The prison was clear.

“What's it look like? ”

Such a sad face and voice.

A middle-aged man in a fancy outfit shoved his hand into a metal shaft.

The guard stands behind you, but you do not stop him.

“Earl Chase. I really don't feel sorry for you. ”

An ugly middle-aged man with his head down.

He was surprisingly Benjamin Doyle.

Screw you.

Every time Benjamin makes a single move, the chains around his neck, wrists, and ankles protrude.

“Earl Chase. Please don't abandon me. Please, please get me out of here. ”

The expressions and voices I couldn't bear to look down on.

Earl Jonathan Chase, a middle-aged man in fancy clothes, patted Benjamin on the back of the hand.

“Don't worry. You and I are nothing but ordinary people. ”

He pretends not to notice, then lowers his voice.

“I'm persuading the nobles myself. Under the circumstances, Io Lancefield will be able to regain his duties as commander of the Eastern Army, which he freely deprived. ”

“Ah.......”

Benjamin bows his head with an impressive expression.

“Thank you. Thank you very much. I will repay this favor no matter what. ”

“Huh. What's so funny about grace between us? ”

Jonathan bursts into laughter.

“I've prepared some good food for you, so take care of yourself. ”

Warm voice and consideration.

Benjamin was about to cry.

“I trust Earl Chase to the death. ”

“Hahaha.”

Jonathan bursts out happy.

“Sure. Next time, I'll see you out of jail. ”

“Yes, I'll take you to a good place then. ”

Benjamin lowers his head.

Jonathan watches the figure for a moment, then slowly steps forward.

The guard standing behind you chases after Jonathan.

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

Doors that were tightly closed were opened in a row.

“Hmm.”

Jonathan frowns at the bright sunlight.

He pulls out a small jar of glass in his arms.

Suddenly, his warm, good-looking face disappeared everywhere.

Cold and bitter eyes.

“Make no mistake. ”

Jonathan handed the glass bottle over to the guard.

The guard looks down without a word and goes into the prison.

Chop, chop!

The entrance is closed with a heavy metal sound.

“Benjamin, you fool. ”

Jonathan blurts out a blasphemy.

At that time, there was a long shadow on the left side.

“Do we really have to kill him? ”

The protagonist of the voice is an elderly man.

It was Chandler Hoose, Earl Chase's butler, who served Jonathan by his side.

“Don't be silly. I don't have one or two things to do with him. If he teases me that he's going to defend his trial, I'll be in danger too. ”

“Erl Lancefield is leading the charge, of course. ”

Chandler nods slowly.

Jonathan's face stiffens.

“Iolansfield. Who was that old fart holding back? ”

“I'm Roan.”

Short answer.

Jonathan says as he takes a step forward.

“Roan. Check him thoroughly. ”

“I'm a commander from the commoners. ”

Jonathan stops walking, as Chandler says.

He looks back at Chandler and says in a cool voice.

“Benjamin Doyle was defeated by the commoner commander. Besides, there are no specialties or rumors. I care about Io Lancefield's interest. ”

By that time, Chandler was forced to take a step back.

“Yes, sir. I'll do a thorough search, as you said." ”

Jonathan just walked again.

The bumpy walk was full of annoyances.

‘Io lansfield. ’

Rrrrgh.

I cracked my teeth.

‘Now that I've cut off one of my paws, I'll have to cut off one of yours. ’

The opponent is Io Lansfield, the static enemy of his family.

I had no intention of giving in.

The wind that started in the eastern part of the kingdom blew into Mill.

It was colder and sharper than the winter wind.

* * *

Roan and Chris held hands and asked each other for a while.

“I'm a little late to make friends with the Orcs in Southern Byron Kingdom. ”

“Well done. ”

Roan paid for Chris' hard work.

Thanks to Chris, the war was over sooner than I thought.

“From now on, I will work with travel agencies. ”

According to Chris, Roan nods.

Reliable and reassuring words.

“First, we plan to establish a branch near the tail area. ”

At Roan's words, Chris shakes his head.

“I think you should wait a little longer. ”

A bold, but somewhat anticipated expression.

Roan tilts his head, looking at Chris' face.

Chris smiled faintly and said,

“King Benjamin Doyle's trial is now in Mill. ”

“Ah.......”

Low elasticity flows from Roan's mouth.

Chris continued.

“With the help of Earl Lancefield and Captain Tate, there seems to be a lot of misdeeds and misdeeds that Benjamin has been doing. It is likely that you will be stripped of your nobility, which resulted in a baptism. ”

At that, Roan nods.

That part was somewhat expected.

“It was reported that the Byron Empire's retreat was the result of Commander Roan's tactics. ”

“Hmm?"

Roan looks surprised.

He shakes his head, smiling bitterly.

“That's what Chris went through. It's not my ball. ”

“That's not true. ”

Chris quickly shook his hand.

“I just did what the commander told me. ”

He smiled brightly and spoke.

“By the way, if Benjamin is stripped of his nobility and his specialty is reevaluated, his bail could be a little lighter. ”

Lighter.

That was it.

Even though it was an unreasonable and foolish order, Benjamin was a nobleman at the time of the assault.

Therefore, Roan's exile will not be completely withdrawn.

However, there was a high likelihood of conditional reduction.

Chris' voice narrows.

“Earl Lancefield suggested that we leave the tail region to the commander on reduced sentiment. ”

Io is now punished by the authority of the Earl.

However, if things go according to Io's will, Roan will be formally sentenced to the royal court's order to subdue monsters in the Tail Region.

It can also be freed to enter and exit between regions.

Of course, I had no choice but to be a sinner until my absolution was complete.

“Wouldn't it be better to relocate Chris Travel Agency's headquarters to the Tails? ”

It was not necessary to establish a branch in a nearby area.

“You want to keep an eye on things for now. ”

“Yes, I think that would be good. ”

At Roan's words, Chris nods.

Roan is troubled for a moment.

‘It is most beneficial to set up a guild of Chris Travel Agents, Merchant Guilds, and Alchemists in the Tail Region.......’

He was planning to expand his power based on the Tail Region anyway.

Besides...

‘The southern tip of the Tail region is also bordered by Lake Porschene. ’

Although it was far from the village of Fer where the dive was located, it was the perfect place to enter Lake Porsche later.

After finishing his worries, Roan looks at Chris.

“Very well. Let's wait for the king to come to a conclusion. But before that.......”

But I couldn't just suck my fingers and wait.

He quietly unraveled the plans he had made for Chris.

Chris quickly started taking notes on a larger and more complex plan than he thought.

Among them, of course, were investments in Mill's five merchants, transfers to headquarters, investments in fishing unions including dives, and recruitment by alchemists and technicians in the backroom.

“By the way, how is Ford in the mining industry doing these days? ”

Ford, the only one of the five young merchants to ever fail again.

Chris smiled faintly and replied.

“Luckily, I found a small iron mine. It's not big, but it's very technologically sound and resourceful and yields more than any other mine. ”

“I see you're quite resourceful. ”

At Roan's words, Chris nods.

“Yes. If I can find the right mine, I'm sure I can do something about it. ”

“Then…..”

You whisper in Roan's little voice.

“Earl Lancefield is called Mount Monteria in the west. It's a mountain that nobody's looking at right now. ”

“Mount Montea.......”

Chris listens carefully, taking notes.

“Purchase a mining pass from Mt. Monteria with the gems I gave you. ”

“Something there, I take it? ”

Chris cautiously asked with a nervous expression.

‘There's a stable mine there. ’

It was a mine to be discovered in the next three years or so.

Earl Lancefield remembered clearly, as it was a great event for the whole kingdom to see.

‘Of course, we don't know the exact location.......’

It was Ford's job to pinpoint the exact location.

Roan shrugs after trying his best to hide his color.

“I don't know about that. But I've heard rumors that many miners want to mine for once. ”

It was true.

In fact, several miners wanted to mine Mt. Monteria.

Of course, it wasn't because I was certain.

In case I wanted to try it once, it was a big side.

“Well, I'm sure a lot of the miners have already tried. ”

Chris' rebuttal.

Roan shakes his head.

“No, that's not it either. Because Earl Lancefield didn't sell the mining rights. ”

It was not just Mount Monteria.

Io did not sell mining rights except for three or four of the mountains in Earl Lancefield.

It's because I don't need any more mining and I wasn't really interested in it in the first place.

“Ah.......”

Chris bursts into low elasticity.

Roan pulls out a small envelope from his arms.

“This is a letter to Earl Lancefield. It's a letter of recommendation. Take it and go see Earl Lancefield. ”

“Convince me. ”

“Yes, Chris can do it. ”

No, to be precise, persuasion was the end of Roan's letter.

If Io loves Roan, he will sell the mining rights without a big problem.

In addition, there was another note in the letter.

‘There is another reason to develop Mount Monteria. ’

For the next five years, Earl Lancefield has had all sorts of things happen.

An all-out war with Earl Chase, one of whom is westward facing.

A year after this territorial war broke out.

Earl Lancefield has a bill of exchange.

"Earl Lancefield would understand the letter. ’

In his letter, Roan wrote that a new fortress should be built around Mount Monteria.

I was reluctant to know why I had to build a fortress and what would happen next.

Because I don't know how the future will change.

Now I just have to keep my guard up.

"If only we could build a fortress….."

The recruitment of technicians will go smoothly.

Biting each other.

Things were getting bigger and bigger.

‘It's time to start needing talent. ’

Geniuses who are still hiding, but will gradually stand out.

Roan remembers their existence well.

‘If you are reduced and you are free to enter the area, you must find hidden talents. ’

But that wasn't all.

‘Growing talent is as important as that. ’

It was time to pay attention to the training of the troops.

“Whew.”

I took a long breath on my own.

I had too much to do.

But that didn't make me annoyed.

Rather, my body was drawn up.

It feels like something is happening one by one.

‘Let's be strong. ’

Now was the time to step up.

Roan looks at Chris and extends his hand.

“Chris. Please take good care of it. ”

“Yes, I will do my best. ”

Chris bows, his hands clasped.

You feel a lump of paper in your hand.

Scribbled notes.

Chris was deeply impressed.

‘If all of Commander Roan's plans succeed.......’

You will have a stronger foundation than anyone else.

Chris takes a deep breath.

‘You will never end up in the ranks of commander and commander of the army. ’

My heart was pounding.

‘The best thing I've ever done since I was born...'

Chris looks up at Roan.

The firm grip was firm and warm.

‘I held Commander Roan's hand. ’

I had a smile on my mouth.

I wanted to run to Earl Lancefield right away.

I wanted to do something for Roan.

“I'll see you later, then. ”

Chris left for Faver Castle shortly after.

Roan returned to the base as well.

The two of them also waited for the king's judgment and did their best in their duties.

That was five months ago.

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