Price of Management

I shared my senses with Woundee. From the vast senses of a higher spirit, all of Temple of Knight's insights have become clear.

Duke Meutt's soldiers are fighting back against the hordes of the Horn Empire.

The Horn Empire was more than just a causal tactic. He was doing a very efficient siege by mobilizing all the siege weapons, digging underground or climbing the walls.

I can imagine how much trouble Birch Campbell is going through. Nothing scares a commander like a well-trained and agile enemy.

Despite the rugged fortress known as Temple of Knight, Duke Meutt's soldiers are relentlessly fighting and being slaughtered due to the overwhelming number of enemies. Duke Meutt's answer was that he still struggled, but fatigue will soon begin to eat away at him.

Fortunately, I was able to relieve that fatigue.

“Woundee. Restore the soldiers' fatigue. ”

-Yeah.

Woundee is busy wandering through each section of the wall, empowering the soldiers to heal.

“Huh?"

“What is it? Suddenly I feel energetic. ”

“That's strange. I haven't slept since yesterday. ”

The soldiers said they didn't want to know about it when their fatigue subsided, but they had enemies in front of them, so they threw aside their doubts and focused on fighting.

As he circles around the perimeter before the wall, Duke Meutt rises tremendously. I fought harder because I was relieved of my fatigue, and thanks to that, the Horn Empire's forces, which were attacking with opposite ranks, hesitated.

Did even the Marquis of Juden detect this?

The Horn Empire ceases its attack and retreats like a tide. The shout of victory echoes through the Temple of Knights.

It was a strange experience.

It was not the salamanders who supported and roasted, nor the gnomes that turned it upside down, but it was just Wounded's release of fatigue.

Even with just that kind of help, it could lead to a temporary retreat from the Horn Empire.

It was an experience that made me realize how important it was to be strong in fighting. This is why the general has been doing everything he can to inspire the morale of his soldiers.

Perhaps it's because the attitude of the father who usually lives in a violent way has led the soldiers for a long time. I have the courage to follow such a commander.

The attack, which was temporarily interrupted, began again around evening.

Even during the night, the Horn Empire forces are familiar with their movements. They are really well trained to stick out their tongues.

I helped Woundee fight again, restoring the fatigue of her soldiers.

Thanks to this, Duke Meutt managed to make it to the waters safely until the battle ended around 10 p.m.

At midnight that day, Bird of Campbell visited my home.

Campbell wants to see if I'm sleeping for a while in front of the visit.

However, I had already anticipated his visit with a shared sense of spirits, so I opened a bottle of wine in time for the arrival of the Chamberlain. A few bottles of low-frequency white wine were taken while tidying up the wine cellar of the mansion.

“Have a drink. ”

Campbell smiles bitterly, looking at me, waiting for two glasses.

“You're more ghostly than your master. ”

“A higher spirit can see the world with a sense of spirit. Your senses will give you an edge over the error master. ”

The Chamberlain sat in a chair opposite me and drank a sip of wine.

“I just wanted to say thank you for helping us out today. ”

“I was trying to keep you out of sight, but did you get wet? ”

“The enemy didn't notice much. I was just reminded of the soldiers' ability to recall just in case they looked good today. ”

“Well, that's a relief. ”

“You're supposed to be saving your strength for the next three days, aren't you overdoing it? ”

“No way. I just used spiritual friendship to recover from a nap. ”

“That's a relief. If we fight like this today, we should be able to hold off for three days with our troops intact." It's just... ”

“Only?”

“Perhaps even the Marquis of Juden is counting on us seeing an opportunity to retreat. ”

“Well, that's for sure. The news that His Majesty has taken a full retreat from the Kingdom of Ledon must have caught up with the Horn Empire's surveillance. It's no wonder Duke Meutt would retreat to preserve his troops. Especially if he's the size of the Marquis of Juden.... ”

* * *

Deep night.

The Marquis of Juden, who ordered the retreat, gazed quietly at the Temple of Knight.

After a fierce battle, the fortress was wounded, but the darkness of the night was setting and it still boasted of its overwhelming silhouette.

It's just a well-built fortress.

However, just the fact that there is one Duke Meutt makes it an architecture of special significance.

A barrier to defend the Kingdom of Leaden.

The Marquis of Juden wanted to attack there even more. I wanted to take that place down before Emperor Kars' headquarters got here.

It was the only atonement for the last defeat that the Emperor left the Great Journey wide open and waited for the next order.

“Father.”

Nigel approaches by the late Judean Marquis, who was locked away in thought.

“What was the state of the Marquis of Great Gen? ”

“I woke up, but my behavior still seemed uncomfortable. ”

“Still a long way to recover from battle. ”

“It would be the same with Duke Meutt. even though it's a bit of a disadvantage in terms of the soldiers' morale because they lost. ”

“I will. ”

The Marquis of Juden looks at the Temple of Knight for a long time and says again.

“I thought I was losing my strength, but my enemies' resistance is stronger than I thought today. ”

“Yes, I was surprised, too. Perhaps Duke Meutt's victory in the battle has increased the enemy's morale. But there's no disruption to the trend. The Temple of Knights will eventually be taken by our allies. ”

Duke Meutt had already escaped the Temple of Knight, and it was best for Nigel not to know that Caroc Ligand had come.

“I think so, too. Even Duke Meutt would not expect victory. It would be time to choose whether to retreat or fight until the end. ”

“With Duke Meutt's temperament, you can choose the latter. ”

“Mmmm... ”

That was the problem with the Marquis of Juden.

We have intel that the Kingdom of Lerdon has withdrawn from the Kingdom of Lerdon. With this timing, the Duke of Meutt has finally given up Temple of Knight and retreated.

However, he is the Duke of Meutt.

Nothing unusual about the Temple of Knight's high defensive strength, even if he was determined to fight to the very end and do immense damage to his enemies.

If Duke Meutt had decided to fight to the end, he could have continued to attack and captured the Temple of Knights.

However, if the enemy decides to retreat, we should also consider a plan to hit the enemy who retreats by placing the separation troops in retreat. If we just let Duke Meutt and his disciples live, it would have been a problem for us the whole war.

“Why don't you hear the verdict of the Marquis of Great Gen? ”

“To the Grand Marquis? ”

“Yes, Father. They may understand Duke Meutt better than we do, since we have communicated with him by the sword. ”

“Well, I see. ”

Two-thirds of the total force here was made up of the Marquis of Great Gen. Once you woke up from your coma, you were right to hear the Marquis of Great Gen's judgment.

The Marquis of Juden and Nigel head for the barracks where the Marquis of Great Gen rests.