Price of Management

Chapter 5. Agony

“What the hell is going on? ”

Prince Rompel's right-hand man and chieftain, Marlborough, lost his words in astonishment at the sight of his landscape.

Stronghold 3.

The wooden fortress that Ligand's territory used as its last burial ground changed overnight.

It's not wood, it's stone! The fortress's wooden walls are covered with solid dirt walls, reminiscent of a wall of stone.

It wasn't just that.

Again, the Tex was flooded and the area was soaking wet. The land that had just begun to wither had turned back to mud.

“What the hell is going on? Get me the lead scout from last night! ”

“You don't have to listen. ”

An elderly man of great stature suddenly approached me. It was Duke Romfeld.

“Your Majesty! ”

“This is bullshit by Caroc Ligand. ”

The dried bird was furious.

“Caroc ligand?! You mean he's here? ”

“Yes."

“Wouldn't it be a big deal if he joined the Ligand Territory! ”

The dried bird looks stiff.

The Wise Man of Leaden, the only enemy the Emperor is wary of, and the Grand Spirit who wields your spirit as free material!

I've never been so scared as a commander. Greater aesthetics can be an uncontrollable variable because it destroys common sense at will.

Duke Romfel whipped the spine of the parched bird with a rattle.

“You don't have to be so scared. He left at dawn. ”

“Well, that's a relief. ”

The dried, relieved jerky tilts his head and asks.

“But how do you know that? ”

“Huh? Didn't I tell you? I can sense the spirit's energy. ”

“The spiritual energy? ”

“Yes. I learned a few tricks when I went to Caroc Ligand's mansion. ”

The dried bird was astonished by this 110-year-old.

After spending a tremendous amount of money and time with the Horn Imperial Army, Duke Romfel did nothing.

“Then I must have stopped by to check on the status of the ligand territory. The Kingdom of Ledon knows that once this line of defense is broken, we cannot win the war. But……. ”

The dried remnants tremble at the outskirts of the fortress and the muddy ground covered by the walls of the soil.

“Just one visit a day, and we got in trouble for one prank. ”

“Waiting for the earth to become solid is futile. Haha, this is how scary spirituality is. ”

Duke Romfel smiled faintly.

“You don't have to laugh. At this point, our allies are really caught by the enemy's intentions here. ”

“That's not necessarily a bad thing. ”

“Yes?”

Duke Romfel has spoken.

“If the situation here had been overwhelmingly favorable to us, the Kingdom of Ledden would not be able to take up arms against you in the field. ”

“Ah……. That's true... …. ”

“From the moment His Majesty led 120,000 troops, the right to decide the battle has left our hands. ”

“Grand Duke, but if we break through the line of defense of the Ligand Territory and hit the rear of the Kingdom of Leaden, we win……. ”

“Yes, there's nothing theoretically wrong with what you said. Why don't you think about it a little more emotionally? ”

“I don't understand what you mean. ”

“It means that in the mind of our young emperor, we didn't care in the first place. ”

“ ……. ”

“It's just a stone to get rid of the distractions and set up a real stage. The late Kaisson is a stone that binds the Kunt Rich to four families after school, and we don't know what the variables will be. ”

“Your Majesty wants to make his own war decisions. ”

“Yes."

“... But you're the emperor. You're so cold and objective, I can't imagine you'd think that. ”

“You mean who does the king look like? Do you really think all your feelings as a human being are lost? ”

“Honestly...... that's all I can think about, right? Anyone who meets him. ”

“Yes. Apparently so. But His Majesty is human after all. How can there be no emotion for a man made of blood and flesh? ”

“Did the Grand Duke feel that way? ”

“Yes, from the moment I met you. ”

In retrospect, Duke Romfel said.

“You seem worn out by sadness, hatred, and endless pain. But he showed great enthusiasm for one thing: war. It's a simple story.Will you leave the only passion and worth you have in your life in someone else's hands? ”

“Passion…… ”

The dried bird was hard to fully accept from Duke Rompel.

He had also seen Emperor Kars.

No hot, hot, hot, cold-blooded expression like ice. The young man who sat on the highest throne in the world was like a doll or like a god.

Emperor's passion?

I've never seen anything like it.

But Duke Romfel was more discerning than anyone else. As long as he said that, the dried up bastard had no choice but to believe.

“This story is falling apart. No matter how hard we fight, you don't care. ”

“You don't have to think like that. There is no guarantee that His Majesty will triumph. One at a time, our role grows. Besides... ”

Duke Romfel spoke as he gazed at the distant third keep.

“It's been a long time since I wanted to be a protagonist anytime, anywhere. As there is a battle in His Majesty's hands, we have a battle that we are given. I'm satisfied. His Majesty has arranged a very good match for me, too. ”

In this moment, only two people occupy Duke Romfel's mind. Earl Basque Kunt and Earl Rick Fernando were rich.

‘Actually, the person I wanted to fight the most was Caroc Ligand. I've never faced such a person as the enemy. But I must lend it to the king. He's a friend of His Majesty's. ’

* * *

The Ligand Territory's deception was greatly encouraged.

Marquis of Caroc Ligand, owner of the Ligand territory and absolutely endorsed by the people of the land, was able to make that much impact with a day's visit.

The miracle caused by the Marquis of Caroc Ligand overnight was astonishing.

The fortress's wooden walls are transformed into solid dirt walls. After covering the fortress with dirt, the wooden planks were firmly made unbreakable by error.

The wall was made of animisty, with a different defensive power than before. Higher and harder enough to keep the knife from sticking. It also does not get wet or burned.

“He really is a waste of an architect's efforts. ”

Baron Paoni grunts as he looks around the fortress that was turned upside down in the morning.

A fortress with all its capacity as an architect to maximize its defensive strength. However, in just one day, Caroc harmonized with animosity to make up for the fort's weaknesses.

Baron Paoni's artistic design was a moment when he made the most of his limited resources, manpower and time.

The veil I was walking with laughed at me.

“Don't be disappointed, Baron Paoni's skills have already been proven to be well known to the Horn Empire. ”

“What a pity. I'm glad more of my soldiers survived than I am of my honor. And now we can win? ”