All over the dark town, there is an unnaturally bright corner.
Many fires installed on the side of the road are repainting the sky with an avocado color.
"The lookout... you're here"
Definitely.
The soldiers are gathering here.
If it's the east side of town where I built my base, it's the west side.
This is the same building again as the east. It's the west warehouse.
What is different from the east side is that the sentry is positioned at every determined distance?
It melts in the darkness and cruises around.
What is the sentry guarding?
Considering there are soldiers in the building, a good number will be gathered here.
A little bit, maybe most of the soldiers are assembled here.
While checking the position of the outpost, he circled around to avoid finding it.
Again, the magical junction is not laid.
There is probably no demonic juncture because it reacts even in and out of soldiers.
For this reason, I don't think there are any mechanical schemes in place.
"Sounds like it's easy to infiltrate."
Stay melted in the darkness and move through the darkness.
As I lay next to the sentry, I slip out.
Unless you look so carefully, you don't know the difference in shadow intensity.
Even sharp people should feel less uncomfortable.
"... ugh"
I went inside without being found on the outpost, but this is where the problem starts.
What scares me is cleverly hidden mechanical tricks and well-trained dogs.
It's a warehouse town here, but I feel like I've seen it all along, and it's not much different from the east side.
Seventy percent of the town has a warehouse.
I know exactly what the merchants have been using this town for.
"This building... the door is open and there are signs of people inside."
Take a peek at one of the warehouses.
The soldiers were asleep.
Some tents are set up inside because of the high ceilings.
"Miscellaneous fish sleeping. Looking over, maybe six or seventy people in the building."
Let's count the number of warehouses later.
I can estimate the number of soldiers here.
There were about the same number of soldiers sleeping in the warehouse with open doors.
I guess the door stays open because when it comes to adding up or going a little outside, you don't have to open or close it.
Slowly I looked around the west warehouse district and saw the lights leaking out of the warehouse with the doors closed.
Will there be alternate personnel on watch?
Looking at it as it melted into the darkness, it was apparently the headquarters of the soldiers, or the jamming of their superiors.
A large warehouse is luxuriously grabbed and a large table and fine chairs are brought in.
"It's the five of you who are awake"
Fifteen people are asleep, and about ten others are standing there feeling like they don't know if they're awake or asleep.
There is no conversation between them.
I've been watching things for a while, but there hasn't been any change so I decided to look around at the others.
"Well, it's my first day. I guess we shouldn't expect much."
I took the time to look around the building one by one, but there was no harvest like this.
The only thing I found out was that there was no wizard here or anyone in the rank of officer.
Even if he is, he is about a corporal.
This means that important people are gathered elsewhere.
That's all I understand, get out.
Through a different path, I returned to my base. [M]
By the time I reached the bunk, the sky had begun to whiten.
In any case, the first day of exploration did not yield any particular results.
Let's hope tomorrow.
I took a nap till daytime and woke up blurry.
No one has come into my warehouse yet. [M]
I've been deafening for a while, but I can barely even hear the footsteps of anyone passing nearby.
"I wonder if this is it. We're not exploring the warehouse anymore."
I don't hear that sound, so I guess the soldiers are doing something else.
I lurked my breath in the warehouse as it was, and it was almost evening before I started acting.
In this warehouse where I am, the light doesn't come in, so it's dim.
Out melting in the dark.
It's just an evening out there. Soon the body will come out of the dark.
There are no people around, so that's fine.
"Well, why don't we go to where we were last night"
During the day, I wonder what the soldiers are doing.
Proceed with caution while hiding in the shadow of the building.
With so many blind spots and so few people on the street, it was salvation to be able to move without even finding them at this hour.
People's voices are heard as the warehouse district used for soldiers' quarters is getting closer.
"... yeah? Over here."
It's a little different from where it was last night.
I'm interested in what you're doing, but if you keep going like this, you're likely to find it.
"Well..."
Now that we're erasing the signs, we won't be able to find them unless we get out of the shadows of the building.
You can wait for the night like this, but I want to know what the soldiers are doing.
If it gets dark, they'll stop working.
"... All right. Let's go from the roof."
Other than someone who likes to see how high, I'm confident they won't notice.
Wall up, go up to the roof.
From here, proceed with caution, erasing the signs.
Then…….
"Preparing for war......?
Soldiers organize the loads to be transported and check the quantities from easy to understand things such as caring for weapons and checking equipment.
I'm loading other subdivisions of supplies.
These are all tasks to do when you go on an expedition somewhere.
These preparations are not necessary when battling base defenses, that is, western capitals, caged.
"Where are you going?
It is often said that war costs money, but if soldiers move and fight in this way, it can be said that it costs money, not only because they prepare to consume, but also because they include supplies that might be needed in case.
From the thoughtfulness of preparation, it seems to me that we are looking at some long-term battles.
So, where are we going to attack?
If you're going out of here, there are three directions to go.
The most likely thing is to go east and hold down the East Capital. If it succeeds, the merchant country will vanish.
Mercenaries are the only ones to defend the eastern capital, so there is a winning chance.
However, since the eastern capital would also be taking measures, I wonder if there is anything to be gained from a successful occupation.
Or southwards, possibly targeting the family of the rabbit.
In that case, a fierce battle is imperative, as Chief Dion is waiting in a complete system.
The Demon Nation Army will also be sending out scouts, so I think you know that, but you can also dare to target them.
When that happens, you can intervene in the shalazard under the guise of coincidence.
There will be no problem, as it is already handled by the family of the rabbit.
At the end of the day, it's the way back west.
We almost eliminated the large Moon Warcraft that submerged near the border between the Moon and the Devil kingdoms, but more north than that, that is, near the border between the Devil and the Merchant kingdoms, remains untouched.
It is also believed that instead of attacking some town, it moves to eliminate the Moon Warcraft.
By the way, there is the Aral Mountains to the north, which prevents us from turning our troops.
That mountain range is so hard to cross. It's no use just sending out troops.
"... Now, where will the Devil's Army aim be? Only the end soldiers are here, and I guess I'll have to infiltrate where the officers are."
The amount of time left doesn't seem to be much, given the readiness to launch.
All right, tonight, let's sneak into a place where the higher-ranking people are and get some information.