episode_0071

“Now, let’s go.”

“Yes? Where are you going?”

“Of course it’s there. The winner of the territory war has been decided, but it is clear that the nobles will be dissatisfied, so they will come… … No, shouldn’t I make you understand?”

Didn’t you mean to raise the medicine now? I had some doubts for a moment, but it didn’t seem like whether I tee-bagged the loser or not was something I really cared about.

Anyway, Count Carbon and the other nobles went down the hill together and headed to the battlefield where the fierce battle had just taken place. Although the aftermath of the battle was not far away, it wasn’t that far away, so it didn’t take long to arrive at the battlefield.

“Wow… … !”

And, one by one, people appeared in the vicinity, disgusted by the horrors of the battlefield. They were nobles who appeared to be around the same age as me, and I thought they might have attended for similar reasons. As a noble, it may mean that you realize the horrors of war, and it may also mean that you must see with your own eyes and learn how war progresses.

I could hear some older nobles patting the younger nobles on the back and giving them various advices.

“Baron Steele. Are you okay?”

As I was looking at them, Baron Farmer, who had been following me, looked at my face closely. I felt like I was watching them, wondering if they were reacting like people who were nauseated.

It seemed like it was because there were corpses and blood scattered around. The hand and forearm holding the knife, which had all its teeth missing, was lying scattered about, as if it had been cut off while holding the weapon, and a head wearing a helmet was lying in the middle of the pool of blood.

“Oh, yeah what… … . First of all, I am also a warlock. There is no reason to be disgusted by something like this. Although it is illegal to use humans as material without permission, there are many cases of seeing corpses.”

Even in the middle of the battlefield, where corpses and dismembered body parts were strewn about, there was no particular sense of nausea. All I could think was that it was a little disgusting. In addition, as a warlock, I officiated at a funeral, and since I couldn’t see a good sight even then, it was possible not to react even if I saw a scene like this.

Therefore, I was able to calmly follow Count Carbone, who was walking ahead with great strides, protected by several guards. Although there were a few people who felt nauseous and fell behind, most of them managed to keep going.

As I walked a little further in the middle of the battlefield, I could see Viscount Defuty handling the post-war process. He was busy giving instructions to the knights and soldiers, but he smiled brightly when he spotted us.

“Have you seen it? We won!”

Viscount Defuty, who spotted us, rushed over and rejoiced at his victory.

“At first, I was nervous when I heard that the opponents were about half as many as us, but I also heard that their weapons were poor. So we boldly surrounded and destroyed the enemies, and it was all thanks to Baron Steel!”

And, as if praising me, Viscount Deputy spoke of my virtue. I wondered why on earth that was, but he said it was because the quality of the weapons I made and brought was very good.

But it didn’t feel like they were praising me for no reason. In fact, Viscount Defuty could be said to have seen the full effect of my weapons.

When marching, arrows flying from the sky were blocked with a shield, and arrows flying through gaps were blocked with a helmet with a slight visor and breastplate with folds covering the shoulders. In this way, the inevitable loss of troops just before the conflict was greatly reduced, and the enemy lost a large number of troops due to the sharp and pointed arrowheads.

Of course, he continued to say that he continued to see the effects of high-quality weapons after that. There were stories such as that even if an enemy attacked, it was blocked by the breastplate, that it was possible to easily neutralize cavalry with a long spear with a sharp point, and that it was possible to gain the upper hand in a duel between knights of similar skill.

“The most amazing thing was the duel between knights! Both knights were at the level of mana typification, and while the other’s sword was broken, the sword made by Baron Steel only had a slightly sharp blade!”

Perhaps because he felt the effectiveness of the weapon was very good, Viscount Deputy continued to praise its excellent quality.

And, I don’t know if it was because of Viscount Defuty’s appearance, but the nobles nearby began to show interest. If it was such an excellent weapon, I felt like I should buy it too.

But that couldn’t last long. This is because a group of people began to approach from a little distance away. And that too in an extremely angry manner.

A fat man, so fat that it was hard to tell whether he was a human or an orc, came riding a horse in front, roaring. He was so excited that I could almost hear his breathing. At first I thought it was a horse breathing, but it turned out to be a human sound.

“You damn bastards… … !”

“Hehe, is it because they are greedy toads, so they swear all the time?”

The quasi-orc that approached us grunted and cursed. That was also addressed to Count Carbon, who was at the forefront.

However, Count Carbon did not remain silent even after hearing the insults. He responded by insulting the other person by pointing out their characteristics, such as having thick, bulging flesh and a lot of oily acne. Looking at that appearance, I could tell that the identity of the pseudo-orc who was fuming was a noble belonging to the noble faction.

Anyway, the pseudo-orc, having heard such a superficial insult, began to point his finger here and there, shaking out the folded pieces of flesh.

“Didn’t you illegally support mercenaries and knights? Especially those guys! I can’t say that the skills of the articles written by Deputy that I know are the same!”

“Illegal support? That sounds really funny. Because we are not as greedy as others, we did not provide illegal support. I just brought excellent weapons and armed myself. Viscount Defuty, tell the knights to take off their helmets.”

Count Carbon was suddenly scolded, but he responded calmly with a smile. I instructed Viscount Deputy to slightly dismantle the plate armor that covered the knights’ faces. Then, the faces of the knights were revealed. Although it was a little dirty with blood and sweat, it was not difficult to distinguish the impression.

I don’t know if he knew the knights of Viscount Deputy’s family, but upon seeing their impression, the pseudo-orc looked shocked for a moment. In the first place, the royalists did not provide negative support to Viscount Defuty, so all the knights were knights of the Viscount Defuty family.

“This, this… … ? No, he definitely broke the swords of our knights with one blow!”

“That’s because the new weapon is excellent. I don’t think of soldiers and knights as expendable items that can be used and discarded as much as others do. If you’re going to war, shouldn’t you be provided with reliable equipment?”

“Profit! soldier! There were far more soldiers than Viscount Defuty’s soldiers I knew! How are you going to explain that!”

” Of course, in addition to the existing soldiers, they are mercenaries hired from the mercenary guild belonging to the Viscounty of Defuty. Some are conscripted territorial residents. If you want, I can provide you with proof, right?”

The pseudo-orc fell silent again at Count Carbon’s confident words. Even though they said they would provide proof material, it wasn’t something they could continue to insist on.

In addition, when I looked at the soldiers around me doing post-war processing, I could see that the quality of their weapons was actually very good, so it was even harder to argue.

While the corpses of the noble estate soldiers lying on the floor were wearing only thin leather and holding sharp swords, Viscount Defuty’s soldiers were wearing leather jackets, breastplates with folded rans, helmets, shields, and swords. He was holding a spear. Just by looking at it, the difference between the weapons seemed significant. It’s strange to hope for victory by this much of a margin.

However, even though it realized that it had lost purely due to the difference in weaponry, the pseudo-orc rolled its eyes as if it was looking for a way to insist. However, no matter how much I looked, it seemed like there was no way, so I purred once again and turned around.

“Damn it! It’s your victory! I never thought I would be defeated by those royalist bastards. How much money did you invest? Ah!”

The pseudo-orc turned around and left with a very nervous look, and the nobles of the noble faction that followed him also left with a very nervous appearance.

Because supporting the territory war was a kind of investment, there was nothing they could take with them if they lost. No, I was getting nervous because I was close to losing everything I had invested.

Anyway, seeing the noble faction acknowledge victory and leave, several nobles, including Viscount Deputy, reacted as if they were very happy. Viscount Defuty seemed happy to have won, and the others seemed happy to have completed their investment successfully.

However, Viscount Defuty could not help but be happy. This is because the post-war processing has not yet been completed. We had to transfer everything from the owner of the enemy territory that we had captured, prepare to absorb the enemy’s territory, and even organize rewards to those who supported the territory war. There was an enormous amount of work left to do.

“Baron Steele. Is there anything you want from me? I think the person who helped me a lot in winning the Territory War was Baron Steel.”

However, Viscount Deputy put everything else aside and asked about my intention, as if he would give me compensation first for supporting the territory war. He seemed to firmly believe that the difference in weapons had the greatest impact on winning or losing the Battle of Yeongji. Of course, there was nothing bad about me thinking that way.

I couldn’t help but think for a moment about Viscount Deputy’s words. But the worry did not last long. Because there were things that kept catching my eye.

“Can I receive the corpse of the noble knight over there and the corpse of the horse nearby?”

Knight corpses that even use mana were excellent materials for skeleton knights, and horse corpses were perfect for use as skeletal horses pulling cart skeletons. However, the corpses of the soldiers were in poor condition due to the war, so they were not particularly noticeable.