Price of Management

Nigel has taken extraordinary measures.

“Soil piles up next to the garden. ”

“…… Yes? ”

The ceiling seals were once again embarrassed.

“I build a pile of dirt on the foothills and work to ease the steep slopes. I'll clear a path and raise the siege tower. Stop the attack and mobilize all troops. ”

“Ah…! ”

“That way, the siege towers! ”

The Seals were once again frightened by Nigel's guise. Nigel's means have become increasingly bold and varied in order to raid villas that rarely fall.

By Nigel's command, the Horn Empire has ceased its attack. Instead, I started piling up dirt by the foot of the garden.

Nigel also asked his father, the late Jurden, for extra engineering troops to work with one siege tower.

“Good.”

The Marquis of Juden listened to Nigel's request, judging by Nigel's intentions. A full crew of engineers was put to work piling dirt at the foot of the garden.

The House Guard's curiosity remains uncovered as the Horn Empire suddenly ceases to attack and works its way through the dirt.

“What the hell is that? ”

“What are you going to do with all this dirt? ”

“I don't know.”

“It's weird to think about that fox like that. ”

The students guarding the mansion tilted their heads toward the view from above the wall.

Not only was I questionable, I felt anxious. He was afraid of what he might stab him with. The opponent's aggression was sharp and scary.

Even John couldn't figure out what Nigel was up to.

What the hell were you thinking? I'm sure you're not doing anything unnecessary. ’

John knew better than anyone that Nigel was a formidable foe. He was never going to make a meaningless effort.

‘You need to know your intentions. We need to figure out why he's doing this so we can respond! ’

John looks serious and watches the sheep of the Horn Empire. Realizing Nigel's intentions, the opposing team drags out a large siege tower.

“That's it!”

The Horn Empire has paved a smooth path up the siege tower to the wall.

Earlier, he realized that catapults and magic were difficult to destroy, and set a clear goal of taking over the walls.

Once the siege towers approach the walls, they will no longer be able to fight for their advantage. Fighting without the advantages of high and strong walls increases the damage of allies with few troops.

“Prepare boiling oil and fire arrows. When the siege tower approaches, it must be burned to the ground. ”

Bernard, the guard commander, said something pessimistic.

“The enemy will also have the Wizard protect the siege towers. Ugh, I wish we had a wizard or a catapult... ”

“It's useless to feel sorry for something that doesn't exist. I have no choice but to do everything possible in my current situation. Please get ready. I'll do my own thing. ”

“I understand.”

While Bernard was following orders, John called Lloyd and Mick.

“Let's only pick 10 of our finest swordsmen. ”

Then Lloyd shrugs.

“The strongest one, of course, is you, and then me and Mick. Some of our disciplinary deputies come to the top of the user class. ”

“You and Mick need to stay in command. Hire 10 people, except you guys. ”

Lloyd and Mick played a pivotal role in delivering John's commands to the students, making them the essence of the mansion's defenses.

“Okay, but what's the point? ”

“Soon the siege towers will approach. We must stop the troops from crossing the walls through the siege towers. ”

“Siege Tower?! ”

“You brought the siege towers here? ”

Lloyd and Mick were furious.

John explained the details and the two of them became serious expressions. This is because mobilizing to the Siege Tower makes it more difficult to defend the mansion.

“Fighting like that makes it harder for us to handle power consumption.... ”

“That's why you have to pick strong kids, including me, and stop them when the siege towers come. ”

“Got it.”

“I'll take it now. ”

“And I won't attack for a while, so tell them to take a break." ”

“Okay.”

As a result, the villa side also stopped fighting and took a break. Students and soldiers who were tired from fighting all night rested alternately and recovered from fatigue. John also slept alternately with Bernard.

It was around evening when he woke up again and switched with Bernard.

John couldn't help but look at the chaos of the Horn Empire's progress in his sleep.

A pile of dirt piled up by the engineers of the Horn Empire is connected to the foothills of the Garden, forming a gentle path. It's still a long way to get to the Wall, but after half a day of work, John sticks out his tongue.

‘As expected from the Horn Empire. ’

The true terror of the Horn Empire was not the aggressiveness, but the organizational strength of these swords.

‘Mitchell, come on in. ’

John bursts into flames, waiting for Mitchell's support.

* * *

Mitchell leads the group to the Orient Kingdom.

Food and arrows are important, but most of all, it was mercenaries who could be deployed to the battlefield immediately.

All mercenaries in the Kingdom of Leaden were hired because the battlefield was already at war. The Royal Society and Jehovah would have spent enormous amounts of money to wipe out all the mercenaries in the mercenary guild.

What Mitchell was after were mercenaries who crossed over to look for work in the Orient Kingdom. That's why we're headed straight for the border with the Orient Kingdom.

Mitchell was right.

I hurried on my horse to the border and saw that Mitchell had everything he needed.

Mercenaries were also gathering for work, and some merchants were packing food and munitions. I came to a country at war to make big money.

Mitchell first made contact with the merchants and bought food and arrows. There are a lot of merchants who want to sell, so there's no problem securing the quantity.

But the real problem was hiring mercenaries.

“Did you say you were going to Raedon? Are you out of your mind? ”

“You want to go to Ledon Castle where the Horn Empire is swarming like dogs, I want to make money, not kill myself." ”

“Seventy thousand troops, and they say the enemy is the Marquis of Juden. ”

“As long as the lords are united to save King Leaden, it's worth a try, but there's no such story. ”

When the mercenaries said they were going to Ledon, they refused. No matter how much he tried to persuade her, it was too much.

‘That's too bad.'

The reckless struggle was impossible to persuade mercenaries who wanted to avoid because they could not talk about the secret passageway until they signed an employment contract.

The mercenaries were the ones who risked their lives for money. If the mercenaries who became robbers knew such secrets while they were away, they might go to the Horn Empire and sell them for money.

There were often a group of mercenaries who asked Mitchell to come at my feet and look for mercenaries. Going to Kingdom of Leaden, he said he would take care of his work without much conflict.

‘Robbers.’

As Earl Rhodeok's third son, Mitchell was the student chairman of the Royal School and met all kinds of people.

I felt a bad vibe, and I had a feeling that if I hired them, they would turn into robbers and rob me of all the money I had and the food and arrows I had bought from the merchant.

Mitchell refuses, and the mercenaries brag about what's wrong. Mitchell, who barely sent them away, is exhausted.

‘Do I have to go to the area where the mercenary guild takes a long time? ’

It's urgent to think of John's group in a tough fight right now, but it seems better to take the safe path than hire the untrustworthy.

It was when I was in such serious trouble.