Price of Management

Chapter 4: The Marquis Julia

The royal school ballet began largely. When selected athletes competed and gambled, it became a fun atmosphere for everyone, regardless of whether they studied in school or in school. Especially during this festival period, he allowed merchants to sell alcohol and food to increase the festival. Of course, the disciplinary department, which had to maintain order, had to sweat more for control.

However, there were two people who were East and West, regardless of the festival.

Mitchell, the student council president, and John, the vice president.

The two of them left the festival to other student council members and rode to the outskirts of Ledon.

Mitchell opens his mouth, riding silently on a horse.

“I wasn't interested in the festival, so I agreed with you to finish your research assignment at that time, but I wonder why we should look around Leaden Castle. ”

John replied.

“I want to check the defenses at Ledon Castle. ”

“When did you become head of defense for Ledon? I thought you were vice president of student council. ”

“This is all because of our assignment. ”

“Shouldn't our assignment be detailed enough to check the walls of Leaden Castle itself? Besides, we're already at the end of our assignment. ”

Their task has already been completed.

The work of six members of the student council was actually dedicated by Mitchell and John. It's because the preparations for the festival kept the other four busy.

Of course, the ability of two people in the royal school to enter the top class was equal to one hundred, making the assignment much faster and more complete than the other team.

And now, just to wrap it up, John suddenly decided to scout Ledon. Mitchell had no choice but to follow because it was a task to be together.

John said.

“Think about it. What do you think the other teams would have done? ”

Mitchell shrugs.

“I don't know, no matter how incompetent, 'the lords of this country need to come together and react as quickly as possible.’ You probably did. We stand out from the rest of the team in a strategic direction of giving up Kingdom Leaden early. ”

“Yes. But as a result, we quickly unite the 'lords' to form an army to stand against the Horn Empire, and when the Orion's legions join us, we will have a full-scale war. I'm going to tell you the story. That's all anyone can do at the table. ”

“We're not experts, we're just students. ”

“So we're going to go one step further, and we're going to go through it in person, and we're going to study it in detail, and we're going to come up with detailed results. More specifically, professionally. ”

“So, what do you want to refine? Is it Lerdon? ”

“Yes."

“Leaden Planet is not so important as to give up early in the war. ”

“This is going to be an important point. ”

John continued decisively.

“If the Horn Empire gets here faster than we thought." ”

“If the Horn Empire wants to attack King Leaden, it has to go beyond Duke Meutt. I didn't think Duke Meutt would collapse so easily. ”

“I agree with Duke Meutt's competence. But the Horn Empire must have also realized that we were going to give up Kingdom Leaden in the first place. ”

“That means the Horn Empire must have figured it out by now. That's a reasonable point. ”

“In that situation, if I were the Lord Commander of the Horn Empire, I'd find a way to ambush Ledon faster than I expected. Before the villagers and supplies, the army, and the high officials of the Kingdom of Leaden escaped. ”

“If things go your way, I'm sure it'll be a big deal. We could be snatched away before we can transport more supplies to Leaden City, or the Royal Factor could be captured. It would be the worst if the King were attacked before he escaped. But to do that, we need to cross Duke Meutt's line of defense. ”

“How about tying Duke Meutt's charge to the Temple of Knights and marching some troops to the Kingdom of Ledon? ”

“The Kingdom of Ledon has a small number of defensive forces, including the Royal Guards, 1st Troops and Royal Knights. There must be at least 10,000 troops to attack this Kingdom of Ledon, but it must be well supplied for such an army to advance here. However, the supply corridor passes by Duke Meutt. It means Duke Meutt cannot guarantee the safety of his supplies as long as he is safe. ”

Mitchell's illogical rebuttal has left John in the dark about what to say.

John sighs.

“Yes, you're right. But……. ”

“You still don't get it, do you? ”

“Yes, too logical. ”

“I'm sorry about the logic. ”

Mitchell jokes.

John said.

“Everyone's gonna think like you do. Because of that! That's why if I were the General Commander of the Horn Empire, I would attack King Leaden at any cost, faster than I would normally expect. ”

John spoke in a voice he was not confident of.

“I don't know exactly what to do, but I just have a hunch. ”

Mitchell ponders.

John's argument was unfounded, but it didn't make no sense. A commander will try to exceed the opposing team's expectations to win.

Besides, John was a genius.

His genius was more knowledgeable than anyone who ran the student council together. If the genius's intuition has sensed something that is theoretically unacceptable, it cannot be ignored.

“But you can't just write 'It was a hunch’ on the assignment. ”

John blushes, even if he thinks to himself.

Mitchell kept saying,

“But I can't ignore your thoughts. I'm sure you're a more military expert than I am. So here's the deal. ”

“How?”

“Once the task is completed as we have studied so far, the tactics for the attack on King Leaden are enclosed in appendix. ”

“Yeah, that 'd be great. ”

John was satisfied enough that his opinions were not silenced.

As a result, they studied the tactics by simply sketching the structure of the citadel of Ledon. No matter how serious it looked, the suspected spies went out and identified themselves.

It was time for the evening to begin.

“That's it!”

John yells.

“What?”

Mitchell was confused.

John's excitement points to the massive architecture in front of him.

A picturesque mansion set atop a small 100-meter garden. With hundreds of angels carved into the outer wall, the visions stand out where John pointed.

It was the Marquis of Ligand's Mansion.

“The Marquis of Ligand. It's famous for its tourist attractions. What's wrong with that? ”

John asked Mitchell a question.

“Look at that mansion structure! Standing on top of the mountain, you can see all around you at once, and the surrounding walls look very high and strong! ”

“It's worth it. His Excellency said he was worried about the comfort of his family and that he made the mansion like a fortress overnight. It's really ironic to see for yourself. ”

“That was made overnight? ”

“Didn't you know? It's one of the most famous animistic miracles of His Holiness. ”

John is fed up.

Despite the perfect price on the mansion, that tall wall shows how much the late Ligand Marquis cares for his family.

How could something like that happen in one night?

“How can an architecture that size suddenly spring up? The power of the Chancellor surpasses common sense. There's nothing to fear as long as he's around. ”

“But what about that ligand writer? ”

Mitchell asked.

John pointed to the Marquis of Ligand's mansion and the Kingdom of Leaden.