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Chapter 29: The Rich (1)

A large red flag with a huge dragon on it fluttered in the wind.

Countless number of feet move regularly without any deviation.

So many soldiers lined up with O and 10 to fill the ground in black, heading towards the wall in front of them.

Among them, those who lined up in the front, left and right put the large horns in their hands in their mouths.

Correspondingly, a rider dragged his horse forward and drew his sword high from his waist.

As soon as the raised sword was lowered, the horn let out a huge sound.

Boo woo woo woo-!!

At the signal of the horn, the soldiers on the wall identified the large army approaching and signaled downwards.

Then someone shouted in a loud voice.

"The Seldam Kingdom Army has arrived! Open the gates!"

"The Seldam Kingdom Army has arrived!! Let everyone open the gates!!"

At the successive signals, the waiting personnel hurriedly turned the cogwheel handle connected to the door.

Suddenly, with a sound, the huge gates of Aegean opened.

Watching the door open, the First Elder Oppen Ginger said to Earl Welton.

"I think you have finally arrived. If you ride a horse for a long time with an old body, you will ache everywhere."

Earl Wellton smiled softly at those words.

It's been a month since I left Seldam.

Originally, it would have taken more than a month, but as a result of running through all the city gates without a single inspection with a very tight schedule, we were able to arrive in less than a fortnight.

In fact, I moved more quickly and tried to arrive quickly, but somehow, Aegeene's situation improved in an instant, so I had a little bit of leeway.

So it arrived two days later than expected.

Offen said as he entered the gates.

"You must be excited to see your son after a long time."

"I would be lying if I said I wasn't excited. However, as long as you come here for public service, you don't have to worry about it because you will keep the public life."

haha. It's not meant to be that way. I'm a little curious though. This old man is never married and has no children or grandchildren, so I have no idea how the Count feels. Is it because I have been away from my family for too long?"

"After the war is over, let's find a partner. It is said that these days, it is a twilight marriage, and they spend the rest of their lives with like-minded people, no matter what age they are."

"If anyone would like a geek like me."

The two exchanged jokes and headed forward, and the castle of the lord was in front of them.

There were few people in Aegean.

It was because the lord of Aegean had sent all of them to the surrounding cities to evacuate, in case they were to be caught up in war again.

Originally, all citizens would have come out and welcomed reinforcements from other countries.

Now, the lord and some of the bureaucrats of Aegean running from afar were the end.

"Hey, you did a great job coming this far!"

Perhaps it was because he ran away without a horse, the lord's gunshot was dripping with sweat from the fleshy body of the Omulet.

Holding his breath as much as he could, he bowed his head to Earl Wellton.

"The lord of Egeene is an omelette. I should have served him more grandly, but due to the situation in the territory, it is regrettable that we were greeted modestly with this number of people."

"It's okay. First of all, I want my soldiers to rest. You have come a long way in haste."

Yes Yes. do not worry. I asked the citizens for their understanding and instructed them to use all the vacant houses."

It is said that over 80% of the population has been evacuated, except for the minimum manpower needed to return to Aegean.

In other words, there is plenty of room for 10,000 troops led by Earl Welton to rest.

"Leave the soldiers to us, and let's go to the castle together."

"I see. aide. Talk to this guy so that the soldiers can rest."

All right.

Earl Welton and Offen, who had entrusted their authority to the lieutenant, headed to the lord's castle with Balboi.

On the way, he asked me.

"Is my son staying at the lord's castle?"

Oh! woefully. I couldn't tell you because I was in a hurry. Our son, Sir Wellton Jr., is thankfully out on patrol."

"A patrol?"

Why did the supreme archmage go out on patrol?

A patrol would suffice as a guard.

Yes. He went out in the morning saying that it is faster and more efficient to come by himself. It's lunchtime soon, so won't you come back?

Earl Wellton didn't show a tee, but he had a slightly sad expression on his face.

You must have heard that Abi was arriving.

To be honest, I thought I was going to meet you with the lord.

When the Count regained his appetite, Oppen, who was next to him, chuckled.

"You look a little disappointed, Count."

"Until disappointment."

"Two days. Doesn't that mean you're no longer a kid? It's time to be independent from your parents."

huh. Our Jamie... My son, Wellton Jr., is already independent. I gave up the idea of keeping it in my arms more than five years ago."

"That's right. Hahaha!

The Count glared at Oppen, who laughed as if teasing from the side, and then sighed inwardly.

what to do

Even though he said this, his love for his son was so strong that he didn't show any marks on the way to this point, but even if he was alone, he wanted to run to his son's place first.

But the fact that he had to be more patient made the Count dizzy.

'Boy Jamie. Are you going to burn even your father's favorite place?'

naughty bad boy.

The Count sighed involuntarily, and found Oppenn smiling with an unpleasant expression next to him.

* * *

The Count and Offen entered Yeongju Castle with the guidance of Po-gai.

Since Aegean was not a large city, it was less than half the size of the lord of Heis.

Still, there was a space inside the castle where the soldiers were training, and the soldiers were training hard while rolling the floor.

"Are the soldiers finished with these?"

Earl Wellton looked around the soldiers in training, clasping their backs.

Because it was a small city, the army was definitely low.

The fact that it did not cross the continental border would also contribute to the weakness of the forces here.

Still, everyone was doing their best to train, whether they were aware of the dangers of the past.

Foggy replied with a puzzled face and scratched his head.

Yes. I think it will be necessary to cope well with the war in the future."

But in the eyes of the Count, an expert, they were not needed right away.

"The war has already begun. Such training has been done steadily since the peaceful times, and it is not something that can be done by cramming. I'd rather get some rest. That would be more helpful for survival."

"Yeah, I will."

Since it was the words of Earl Welton, one of Seldam's five fingers, Balboy decided to follow.

Originally, no matter how much the reinforcements were, there was no need to listen to the nobles of other countries.

Reputation is so important.

At that moment, someone familiar with Earl Welton's eyes entered.

"Beiryl?"

"Are you here, Count?"

Beiryl, who was resting in the shade under a large tree, raised her hand toward the Count.

I knew he was here, but I didn't think he'd be able to sit comfortably among the soldiers.

Perhaps Offen was the same, and when he saw Beiryl, his eyes widened.

"I didn't know you would be here. Long time no see, Sir Beiryl."

"It's been a long time since I've seen the first elder."

"The last thing I saw was 8 years or so? Anyway, I knew you were here, but nice to see you again."

Yes.

Beiryl responded briefly and approached them.

The Count and Beiryl looked at each other. They didn't say a word other than the first time they called each other.

As if observing, they just checked each other's condition.

In fact, fifty thousand thoughts were running through their heads.

'You have reached a great level, Beiryl. It's different from the previous meeting. Have you come to a great enlightenment?'

Earl Wellton seemed to be quite impressed when he confirmed that Beirill's status was beyond his imagination.

It was the same with Beiryl.

'I thought you caught up with me quite a bit, but what did you do, Count? This .'

He didn't show anything on the outside, but he was more startled than anyone else at the change of the count.

The two looked at each other like that and held out their hands without anyone saying anything first.

"I didn't expect to see you here before Heiss. Nice to meet you, Beiryl."

"I'm sorry I couldn't find you."

The two shook hands and nodded.

Poboy thought as he looked at the two of them.

' It's awkward.'

A suffocating awkwardness seemed to cover the entire training ground.

* * *

"Are you here, Count? The first elder also came."

"It's been a while, both of you."

Simon and Linmer on the top floor of the castle greeted Earl Welton and Oppenn.

They couldn't even meet them because of the Guerin recapture operation, and they were squeezing their heads where they were now.

Earl Wellton greeted them lightly and looked at the Guerin map and chess horses that appeared to be enemies on the central table.

Offen also looked at the map together, but their expressions were not very good.

What is this?

When Earl Wellton listened to the star-studded chess piece, Simon explained.

"An anti-magic artifact. The sudden appearance of Jamie Welton and the sense of crisis we had with our support, so it was installed in a hurry."

Even one or two anti-magic artifacts cannot stop a wizard who has reached the supreme state.

In addition, two 8-class archmage assists, so it would have been normal if Guerin had already recaptured it.

But what I haven't been able to do yet... .

how many is it?

There were star-shaped chess pieces scattered all over the map, but not many.

But in reality it will be much more than this.

just as expected.

"There are more than 3,000 that we have identified."

Rinmer spoke with a slightly cramped face.

I don't know where he got so many anti-magic artifacts, but Jamie's magic has been stopped once.

If it is enough to block class 9 magic, it means that it can block even dragons.

As such, the Zenith Church showed a strong will to defend Guerin.

In Earl Welton's eyes, it seemed like a desperate attempt to never cross the East.

"I heard that Jamie went on patrol, did you go to see Guerin?"

patrol? I'm not on patrol, I'm here for reconnaissance.

Earl Wellton stared at Foggy.

Foggy was sweating profusely and corrected his words.

"Oh, I guess I was wrong. haha ."

"Anyway, it was."

It was just a patrol, so I was quite upset because my father didn't come to meet me.

If he had gone to reconnaissance the enemy, of course he could understand.

Even so, what I want to see is inevitably my father's heart.

Simon, unaware of such circumstances, brought the Count back to reality.

"Anyway, I'm really glad they arrived on time. It is said that General Ento of Rendry Kingdom and 7,000 troops will also arrive in the middle of the day after day. Apsilon also said they would send reinforcements, but something seems to have gone wrong internally."

When the war had just begun, at a meeting of the Confederacy, King Rey of Absilon boldly declared that he would send General Shadikan and 5,000 troops.

However, for some reason, there has been no news of the dispatch so far.

"Still, 17,000 troops are gathered here, so if you add up the existing troops, roughly 20,000 will be filled. It is enough for us to try to retake it."

"There are already 5 Masters gathered here, and General Ento is also a strong person close to the Master, so that's enough."

No matter how many anti-magic artifacts are laid out, there is no way to stop the sword masters from entering and making a mess.

Just by disappearing some of the anti-magic artifacts, the archmage's firepower was revived, so Guerin would be able to recapture it in an instant.

Since there are 20,000 troops in hand-to-hand combat, it will be difficult for the Eastern Union to lose 50,000 recently.

"The key to reclaiming Guerin is the sword master."

The Sword Master has always been very active as a decisive weapon on the battlefield.

The same goes for this time.

"We don't have time, so let's start the meeting right away."

Naturally, the meeting began under the direction of Earl Wellton.

* * *

that time.

Jamie was scouting the city from above Guerin.

The observation magic that reached the 9th class was as clear as seeing it right in front of you no matter how far away, so this was a clairvoyant.

"Ignorant bastards. Why did you put so many artifacts on it?"

If you use black magic, you can somehow see through it, but that's a problem after that.

After all, anti-magic artifacts are everywhere, so there is no choice but to limit the magic.

'It must be that you are afraid of me.'

That anxiety only appeared in the form of thousands of anti-magic artifacts.

However, his weapon was no longer just magic.

"Go ahead and slaughter everything ."

I haven't been able to properly check the performance of Barisada yet.

So, when I thought that it wouldn't be bad to see the performance by slaughtering the enemy.

Well?

A group of dots that appeared to Jamie's eyes was approaching here.

Since he has clairvoyant level of vision, the actual distance would be at least 500km, but he seemed to be riding a horse, so I thought he would arrive here within 4-5 days.

I wondered if the East might have sent reinforcements again, so I focused a little more.

" Will we meet like this?"

The corners of Jamie's lips rose.

A man was clearly visible in his eyes.

His appearance was quite different from 5 years ago, but even so, it was difficult to recognize.

"Sable, no Creon!"

Zenith's sword was coming here with the troops.

- Continued on next episode -