Reincarnated as an Aristocrat with an Appraisal Skill

"I've been keeping track of Starz Castle, so I'll report back."

It was Ben who had been reporting the information Shadow had grabbed.

Still a hard to remember plain face, but enough to discern without appraising it for a boulder.

"Please."

"It's Starz Castle first, but it doesn't look like we've been able to drop it yet. They seem to be forcing the struggle quite a bit."

Are you struggling?

I have won over the number, but I thought it might not be so easy to drop because it is a strong castle, but was the anticipation centered?

"Is Starz Castle still a pretty solid castle?"

"Sometimes the castle is strong, but the soldiers who came as reinforcements from Belzd Castle seem to have done quite a bit. The fact that we were ambushed by a facility storing magic water and lost a lot of magic water from the explosion as a result seems to be a major cause of the struggle"

That's tough.

The magic water of the explosion would be a siege weapon that can be said to be a must to crumble the castle.

It can be said that it is a very harsh state to fight a battle with a large number of them lost, just because the original magic is a difficult castle to work.

This could be worse than I thought.

"How are you doing now? Are you letting me deliver the demonic water of the explosion?

"Yes, but by the time it arrives, it could be winter in earnest and it would be difficult to continue the battle."

It is now in June and has been a chilly season for boulders.

If we don't end the fight early, we'll be in winter.

Since the formation will already be taking place near Starz Castle, it may not mean that the battle itself will be impossible.

If it just snows down, you won't be able to fight it in that sense because it makes it harder to carry troops, resources, etc.

From around late June, until early July is the coldest time of year, and if we get through that, the snow will also start to unravel and be able to fight.

It's not that long a period of time, but still, the current situation, where you'd better finish the fight as soon as possible, could make you unable to do anything for about twenty days, which would not be a pleasant development.

"Thank you for your information."

After I thanked Ben, I passed on the information I received to Le Maire.

Le Mail gives a sinister look and leaks her thoughts.

"What... I didn't know things weren't so good... is there anything we could do?

"You should go to reinforcements. This Castle Lorto also has some savings for exploding magic water. I don't know if that's enough."

"There is no doubt that we should assist the clan. That's the way it works."

"How?

Is there any other way than to rush normally?

"Apart from the normal way of rushing, there is also the maneuver of attacking enemies from another direction and poking them in the void. Because defensive magic has the trait of being weak when attacked by surprise. There are two paths from Castle Lorto to Castle Starz, one with a smaller path apart from the one we have marched on. If we make an ambush through here, it could work."

If the enemy knew about the fall of Castle Lorto, they might have consolidated their defenses, but they're still likely to be able to attack more effectively if they go in a surprise mood.

"I think we should ambush...... I think we should all discuss and decide"

"I agree with that. It's better to make up your mind as soon as possible. Gather the excellent ministers of the Lord immediately."

"Yes, sir."

I called the ministers and started a military debate.