CH 296

Mistral is each country’s top strategic material.

In war, the role of soldiers is only an aid.

It specializes in going to clean up things that have already been done, or doing dirty, tedious, and dirty work.

It was always the knights who decided the victory or defeat of the battle, and furthermore, the victory or defeat of the war.

If you put one digit in here, I wrote a heartfelt one, would it be like a high-circle wizard?

Especially the 7th Circle Archmage, who is a living and breathing siege weapon, and who can’t disturb the rear and turns it into a crucible of confusion and fear.

It was a precious resource beyond the legendary level.

… … Even so, even the Archmage would agree that the flower of the battlefield is a knight.

It is said that territories, forces, and countries with powerful knights have always been victorious.

is a historically proven fact.

‘The Mythral sword makes it equal to the level above half the water, and the Mythral Armor has the same protective effect. In theory, the first-class knights armed with mythral can block the knights of each star.’

Rafael swallowed his saliva.

Of course, only in theory.

As far as the sword and armor are plated with mythral, the effect is not as effective as the whole, and there is no guarantee that the synergy between the two will be completed.

Even if it is difficult to go beyond one grade, it can be narrowed down to a half grade.

Somewhere in the half grade.

Steelguard was originally famous, but now it is even more famous.

“Heart of Steel? Ah! Steel guard… ! The devotion of the ancestors is admirable, grateful and… . Every time I think about it, I feel like I owe you. uh what-? If you want to pay off that debt, you should join the Stilgard Knights instead of staying in the capital? crazy guy… ! Do you want to fight?”

“I am cheering you on. at least from afar. always

I’ll look around. Somewhat up close, but only from afar… . ”

This perception is now changing.

Steel guard after the arrival of the new lord.

A rising northern hotspot, a sacred area under the protection of the Goddess and known to be overflowing with eye-opening newspapers.

“You mean Steelguard? This time I’ve been to all of them, and I have to go there at least once in my life. Ooh, my eyes widen

was a series of experiences!”

”If you are sick, the Temple of Cleos is the direct bread. As long as you live, even if you hate it, will you go there at least once? Of course it’s far… . far too far away That’s the only downside… … .”

these changes.

In addition, the Lord’s generous financial support!

In the past, the only way to recruit a third-class knight was to bring a packed lunch and appeal to the club.

Now, as 2nd-level Auror users, the Knights

was filled to the brim with

In terms of quality, I don’t think it’s ever inferior to any other great territories.

‘… … The goal is to have a power comparable to that of the Royal Knights. However, strengthening the squad through recruitment is slowly reaching its limit. Level 1 or higher can’t be brought even if you offer good conditions. From that level onwards, it’s almost always a case of signing a life contract with the oath of Mana. From now on, we need to increase the resources we have to reach our goal.’

But how?

… … Rafael was worried that his head would explode.

Hearing that the master has secured the Mythral, I can’t help but rejoice.

“If it is enough to supply enough to the Knights Templar, it is certainly a lot. Exactly how much… … ?”

Ern raised three fingers in response to Karloy’s question.

“Three… ? It’s not 3 kg… Are you 30 kg?”

Now jagged like the rubber bands of the continent

He was a general who was more familiar with exchange-style units than with one weight and measure.

‘No. The 30kg of mythral is also something to be proud of as a treasure of the territory, but enough to supply it… . Stand, maybe?’

Carloi’s voice trembled.

“… … About 300 kg?”

Mythral 300kg!

Hmm… And Marcus, who was just listening without a word.

“Huh… … ?”

Instantly reacts and bounces the abacus in the head

device started.

“150 million gold… …

At the startled reaction, Ern smirked.

“The unit price was good, but the quantity was wrong.”

“Ah… have you gone too far?”

Markus scratched his head.

“Then three eg. It would not be enough to pay only the knights with that.”

“no? Not too much, but less. How about adding an extra zero?”

w..2″

“3, 3, 3… 3 tons?!”

1.5 billion gold.

3 tons of mistral.

Rafael just wondered if this figure was inspirational, and Carloy and Markus opened their eyes.

These two are the housekeepers of the counties and second-in-command of the Navarro Supreme Council.

Even though they are accustomed to dealing with high-order numbers,

It felt like my brain was overloaded the moment I remembered it.

‘no. It’s actually 30 tons, 15 billion gold…’

Ern did not dare to say that ten times the amount of mythral that he had secured for the mental health of the general and Hoiju would be sufficient.

It’s already been retrieved from Sari and stored in the inventory, so you can take it out at any time.

instead.

“More than three tons. reserves.”

“Ah, the reserves… . Still, even before mining, it’s huge. Isn’t 3 tons of Mythral a lot more than Navarro has?”

Carloy seemed to remember something.

“Is this the result of your recent outing?”

“right. I made an unexpected discovery in the great forest.”

“The Great Forest… ? Have you been there?”

Rafael and Markus remembered the question marks with their eyes full.

“Is this surprising? You can go and see it.”

“The Great Forest is one of the three major magical sights on the continent… … ?”

“What kind of magic… . Wasn’t it just a thick forest? In any case, who would have known that the mythral, so prized by humans, was buried in heaps in the Great Forest.”

Markus patted his knee.

“Ah… ! If the boreal forest is a mining area, that’s a good thing.”

Rafael alone was happy and excited, and Carloy and Markus had a firm expression on their faces.

It is because they know that treasure can be a source of anger.

If you said you found tons of mythral, how would you get out of the royal family?

‘I can’t give up as much as Misral. Entering a nonsensical reason, they will take it away in an almost extortionate way.’

As long as taxes are paid properly, the by-products from the territory belong to the territory.

If the royal family covets gold and silver treasures and acts like a fool, the entire aristocratic family will rise up, but the royal family has a cause for Misral.

“What… Mythral should be regarded as an asset of the entire nation. It will be heartbreaking for the one to be taken away, but isn’t it unavoidable?”

“Do you want me to tell you my heart? I can’t get past the Royal Knights anyway, so I’m stronger

It doesn’t matter whether or not But I can’t see X-Bob Youngji winning and running with a misral red!”

Carloy agreed.

“If it had been from Mount Laval, it would have been possible to see the royal knights stationed in the estate if things went terribly. The Empire will not stand still.”

Rafael became serious at the same time.

“Humm. I can’t even do that… ? No, Mythral is worth it. After all, the royal family received a steel guard

How much have you done for me?”

Carloy continued.

“Even so, it won’t give you easy ownership. Since the royal family will mine it, they will threaten to reveal the location.”

“Um, okay. Please tell me the location.”

Yo..2″

Surprised Carloi.

On the other hand, Ern smiles softly.

“Open your palms, Commander.”

Ern poked out a lump of mythral the size of a baby’s fist.

“here.”

“Hey, this is… … ?”

“One of these should be around 500,000 gold. Let the governor go up to the capital and meet the king. They found this in the Great Forest and came to present the truth. There are more mythrals buried there.”

“Hey, are you going to just hand over Mythral? Even though… .”

“Yes! It’s not going to happen! for now

It’s better to just wait and see the opportunity.”

Since when did the master have so much loyalty to the royal family?

Ern the vassals knew.

‘Isn’t he the kind of person who will absolutely pass the Mythral?’

puzzled eyes.

“Who is just passing? Try hard on this. Well, that’s right, Captain Rafa El is right.”

Ern smiled brightly.

“Yes? What am I?”

“… … The three major continents. After experiencing first-hand why it was given such a nickname, the royal family will feel the same.”

“Ah… !”

Carloy realized something.

‘You mean there is a way to do this. After the royal family gives up, that’s when they go and move. If the mythral mining is successful, SteelGuard will be the absolute leader in this case.’

The only problem, however, is how SteelGuard will succeed in mining that has failed even in the royal family, and Carloy was not worried about that.

‘Youngju will take good care of you. So maybe that’s what you talked about. It’s not something I care about.’

“then. I will prepare to leave immediately.”

The vassals left, and only Markus remained in the office.

to sell Mythral

it could be… !

It was only for a moment that my heart was inflated with anticipation.

“What made Hoeju come to the territory?”

I escaped from the silver sweet dream at the voice of the General Assembly.

Markus pleaded with apologies.

“That’s what… . Advancement to Riakane is in trouble.”

Riakane is a country next to Navarro.

close, and the relationship between the two countries is not bad

Go.

There was no more optimal country to use as the first bridgehead for to enter other countries.

“… … Did you say it’s over? They said they had agreed to open the border, and that they had completed the recruitment of even the local trade association. where did you say Over the mile?”

“Yes. It was. But above the mile, he changed his mind. Let’s assume there is no supply contract.”

“No, there were times when you couldn’t get the goods above the store, so you were anxious. Why do you suddenly change your words?

is it?”

“I do not know the details. The only thing I found out was that Azenbach’s breath was crazy.”

Oh..2″

Ern’s expression changed.

“Azenbach?”

Azenbach Sergio.

The head of the empire’s prestigious   and the owner of  , the continent’s greatest denial.

Also, Cecilia Ser, commander of the 5th Corps of the Empire.

He is also Gio’s biological father… .

‘… … A crazy man who made a crazy bet with a large fragment of Andalusia! Do you think I ruined my bet on the door? Is it time for revenge of anger?’

The scale is not normal.

Outside the empire, you tried to press Lia Kane’s   to press  

admiration comes out of nowhere.

“Uhhh… is this going to be fun?”

“I still don’t understand. Wasn’t it possible that the reader of Azenbach was saved by Kleos-sama’s grace? No matter how much a merchant without blood or tears… . To the one who saved my son’s life.”

“Don’t try to understand crazy people.”

” Yes?”

“There is such a thing. I’ll take care of it, so let Hoeju go to Tokyo and go to Tokyo. Miss Thrill, take care.”

General Manager? how? Ah.”

Marcus covered my mouth.

He is the person who has been watching Ern’s movements from the sidelines.

I know better than anyone that this question is pointless.

“Yes… . Just leave it to me.”

When even Markus left, Ern was left alone.

‘It’s Riakane… …

Ern turned on the “Guardian Tracking Device” that he had taken from Hellbinder’s vault.

Multiple displays on top of a holographic map

dog point.

The green dot representing Ern no longer appears after removing the tracking magic.

‘After all, since we came out, we were able to track it down.’

The total number of points is five.

These are the guardian dragons who agreed to cooperate with Hellbinder.

Originally it was supposed to be seven, but it was reduced to five.

‘It looks like they both died. Well,

300 years is a long time even for a dragon.’

Flash….

One of them, a blue dot was stamped on the Riakane.

‘At the same time, I had to go there at least once… . This location is not the capital. Can I use it?’

buy only

At that time, I could feel the popularity in the hallway.

‘Ah.’

Ern quickly turned off the hologram and hid the tracking device under the desk.

because you know

Who is the upcoming celebrity?

elegant steps.

However, I feel a completely different prayer.

“… … Karen’s sister.”

With a knock, Karen entered the office.

“Are you busy?”

“Oh, no? Have fun.”

“I’m glad.”

Karen’s smiling face.

But Ern felt an eerie chill.

“… … Have you been waiting in the hallway all this time? If you have something to say, say it in advance. The vassals would have been bitten.”

“no. Your responsibilities as a lord come first.”

“uh… . Thank you for understanding.”

“But I think the next most important thing is to take care of your family. What would you do if you were absent for such a long time without saying a word?”

“Ah… Well•… “?”

Karen didn’t make an impression, and her expression didn’t harden.

He just showed a slightly sad look.

Ern had solved the troubles of the vassals with a single knife, but in this situation, he also stuttered.

“That… … . That’s it, Karen noona… … ?”