Surviving as a Barbarian in the Game - Episode 494
494declaration of war (5)
There is a saying that before getting married, you should check out the other person's room first..
The traces of the owner are clearly visible in the room..
Whether they like flashy things or are frugal, as well as whether they are lazy or industrious, what colors they like, what hobbies they have, what their occupation is, etc..
Without knowing anything about the owner, you can roughly sketch the person just by looking at the room..
For example, like this reception room where I am sitting right now..
“…….”
An interior filled with a stately and luxurious atmosphere.
Although the interior design was not overtly extravagant, you can tell at a glance that a lot of money was spent on the furniture and decorations..
crunchy.
The table is filled with so many different types of snacks that it's hard to believe they were prepared just for one person..
Squeak-
A dedicated staff member is always on standby at the entrance door, and whenever the glass is more than half empty, he comes over and fills it to the appropriate level..
Oh, of course, there was a separate Hwaryong climax..
‘I think this is my first time in a reception room with a dedicated musician..’
A bald musician takes a seat in a corner of the reception room and continuously plays music with a soothing tone on a string instrument..
‘Watching him play, it doesn't seem like he brought it up specifically for today..’
Once again, I am reminded of what kind of person the owner of this reception room is..
‘The essence is that I am a merchant..’
In this guest room, the purpose of serving guests was more evident than the purpose of showing off..
So you can find out just by sitting there.
It's not how rich this landlord is, but how hard he treats me..
‘Appointment time is in 5 minutes. It looks like they're coming just in time..’
With that in mind, I crossed my legs and opened the newspaper..
It was a newspaper that I opened randomly, but my story was included in the article from the first page..
Actually, I think it would have been similar no matter which newspaper you chose..
[The giant Baron Yandel, the great hero recorded on the Stone of Honor, draws his sword against the traitors of the underworld.……!]
Three days ago, what happened in the black market finally became public and was published in an article..
Well, even though the Mozlan side was quiet, they couldn't have hidden 397 slaves without anyone knowing..
‘Still, the article didn't mention that most of the buyers were nobles..’
The article was full of holes here and there, but there was still a lot of helpful information..
For example, all slaves who had been declared dead regained their status..
They are staying in a temporary shelter prepared by Mozlan, and are preparing a policy of not receiving taxes for 5 years as part of relief for damage..
Oh, there was also an interview..
[……You said that regrets are for you, not me..]
Although it was anonymous, looking at the content, it seems like he is the kid behind bars.…….
‘Oh, it looks like the black market is completely closed? Well, in times like this, it's best to lie down flat..’
As I was reading the newspaper intently, the employee who was waiting at the entrance approached me..
“Count Alminus has arrived.”
“okay?”
I closed the newspaper I was reading and put it down on the table..
“Ask them to come in.”
It was time to start business..
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「Character's reputation increased by +10.」
「Character's reputation increased by +10.」
「The character's reputation increases by +10.…….」
「…….」
「…….」
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“Hahahahaha!”
“haha……!”
A venue where the sounds of shallow laughter and the laughter of a dignified old man are exquisitely combined..
And a photographer next to the table is taking pictures of us..
It's a very business reason..
The price of the A-cut that photographer will take is 2.135 billion stones..
“Baron Yandel, just a moment... Just a little more barbaric... No, could you smile like a man??”
“Of course! Hahahahahahaha!!
“The Count is over there. I would appreciate it if you were smiling while staring at that place..”
“Of course. haha! Hehehehe……!”
Count Alminus offered me a condition in which he would withdraw the complaint demanding compensation of 2.1 billion won and take a friendly picture with him..
Each and every one of my photos will remain and be preserved in history.?
As they are old people with not much left to live, they seemed to place more value on how they would be remembered after death..
Of course, at first I thought this was some kind of modification, but…….
After thinking about it, I understood it to some extent..
Isn’t that right? I think it would look really cool if I said that I also have a personal photo of my grandfather with Einstein..
“Hahahahahahaha!!”
“Hehehe! Hehehehe……!”
Anyway, after laughing for a while for that reason, the photographer made various requests..
At this level, friendship that transcends age and race is not clearly revealed..
Afterwards, the photographer gave me a cheap bottled beer and the Count a wine glass and had us toast..
and…….
“great! Very good!”
That was today's A cut..
The count looked at the photo himself and seemed very satisfied, giving me a generous bonus, and that was the end of today's business..
“Hehe, thank you for your hard work, Baron. You must be tired, so let’s eat and go.”
“Okay. Because I'm hungry.”
“……?”
Ah, mistake mistake.
“Because there is someone waiting at home. Unfortunately, I guess I'll have to eat later..”
“Hehe, okay… It is better to eat with family whenever possible..”
As a grandfather with exceptional business sense, the Count laughed off my mistake..
And he gave me a suggestion.
“By the way, I heard you did something great a while ago, right? Isn’t that right? He raided the black market and rescued 397 slaves and returned..”
“ah…….”
“Watching your youthful energy, my blood boils for the first time in a while. So I guess I'll lend a helping hand to your good deeds.…….”
Hehe, I was wondering what you were going to say..
I ask politely if I can raise the spoon..
I was going to refuse right away, but after hearing what he said, I changed my mind..
“Those friends. There are 400 people there, but they haven't even found a proper place to live yet.?”
“…however?”
“If you let me, I think I can try my best. Even if they are exempt from taxes, wouldn't they need a house to start over?.”
It was quite an amazing offer..
400I'm going to give each person a house..
It's not for nothing that the Alminus family is considered the richest family in the kingdom..
“Increasing the number of heroes is a good thing for the world. do whatever you want. why would i refuse?”
I gladly accepted the Count's offer..
Even though it may not be pure goodwill, it will be a great support to the parties involved..
“Don't worry. In the end, you will be the main character..”
After that, with those words, I left the Count's house..
And the next morning, an article appeared on the front page of the newspaper..
[Count Alminus pledges a personal donation worth 2 billion stones. When asked why, he said it was nothing special, just helping an old friend.—.]
It was with a photo taken that day..
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“Ugh, I just ended up being stuffed.?”
As soon as I put down the newspaper, feeling an inexplicable sense of self-destruction, Shabin, the head of the administrative corps, came into the tent in a huff..
and…….
“It's been a while since the labyrinth closed, but now it's here!!”
Someone shouted at me out of nervousness..
“Uh, uh……?”
“First, get this document. From now on, don’t even think about leaving until you check and pay for everything.!”
Shavin looks like he's gotten a lot rougher since we haven't seen each other..
However, I decided to think it was due to excessive work stress and laughed it off..
“Ah, I'll see, so don't be angry. huh?”
“…….”
“But why are there so many documents? I would have delegated most of the authority to you.?”
“……That's just the remaining parts that weren't delegated. As the shortfall budget grows rapidly, I have to set a total budget every month, but I can't do this. Since Mr. Yandel did not come, I had to fill out temporary approval documents each time and make temporary records in the ledger, so tasks that could have been done once had to be done two or three times.!”
“Oh, I see.……?”
How can I run away??
As he was thinking about that, Shavin’s eyes sparkled..
“Don't even think about running away.”
“……Can’t you just do these too??”
“under! There's nothing that can't be done! I set a shortfall budget, I just write down how much I will sell the next piece of land for, and I just set my salary.!”
Shavin raised his voice as if he was not praying..
Honestly, I didn't understand..
I know you're using irony, but…….
“Why is it not possible??”
“…………yes?”
“Shavin, I believe in you. No one else knows, but as much as you.”
“…………?”
“Even if a mistake occurs, I will not blame you and will take full responsibility. Because I was the one who trusted you and put you in that position. That's why I'm the tribal leader.”
“…….”
“So, believe in yourself and try it. No matter what anyone says, aren’t you the best in this field? Like I'm an expert in labyrinths. You are more sincere than anyone else, so the decision you made after thinking deeply will be better than mine..”
Okay, looking at your face, I think I'm almost done persuading you..
Now it's time to deliver the final blow.
“The same goes for your salary. Take as much as you want.”
“………Then you'll be in really big trouble.?”
“well. If you value yourself, I will never deny you value..”
After I finished speaking, Shavin looked at me for a long time without saying anything..
And how long has it passed?.
“……I always thought. If I were in that position, I wouldn't do that. I could do better. But I guess I was afraid to actually be in that position..”
“Everyone is scared at first.”
In response to my warm encouragement, Shavin clenched his fists as if he had made up his mind..
“…I'll give it a try. If you don't do it even after hearing those words, there is no excuse. Because I'm probably just that kind of person..”
“Okay, good luck..”
I succeeded in making an emergency escape and left the tent without looking back..
And he gave the mission to find Einar, who was wandering near the shrine..
“Gather all the warriors within the sacred site.?”
“Yes, I have something to say..”
I feel sorry for the administrative corps who are struggling day and night, but in fact, this was the reason I came to the Holy Land today..
I need a little performance this time.
“I'll try calling them all first. But the number is probably quite high..”
“There are so many?”
“Didn't you know? These days, there are a lot of warriors eating and sleeping at the sacred site because everyone is building houses..”
“I heard that the 3rd sale has ended this time, but the number is probably not that many.?”
“You can't build a house alone, right? Everyone is calling friends of friends and building houses every day..”
Oh, really.
“Anyway, call them all! Be sure to tell me that something fun will happen!”
“fun thing……?”
“You'll find out later..”
“Hehehe! They're up to something! I don’t know what it is, but let’s do it right now! I will join too!”
So Einar went off to gather the warriors with great excitement, and I waited at the meeting place..
As time passed, warriors who heard the news began to gather one by one..
Most of them looked a little unfamiliar..
The warriors had hammers in their hands, as if they had just been building a house..
That fake hammer you use to drive in nails..
“He is the tribal leader!!”
“Oh oh!! The third great warrior to be inscribed on the Stone of Honor.!!!”
The warriors who arrived first became extremely excited when they saw me. I was wondering what if he got angry because I called him when he was busy?.
“I heard something fun happened!”
“What on earth did you call us all like this?!”
“Let's do it right now!!”
It seems like they also had a hard time mentally building a house..
“wait! I'll let you know when everyone is together.!”
After about an hour, the entire forest became full of barbarians..
It was full of all kinds of noise, as was characteristic of warriors who thought it was a festival when so many of their compatriots gathered together..
Kuung-! Kuung-! Kuung-! Cooung-!
At some point, warriors began to enjoy beating their chests as if they were drums..
“Bjorn.”
“In the sacred land, he is the tribal leader..”
“…Tribal leader, it seems like everyone has gathered..”
“okay?”
Well then, I guess I should leave now..
There was no need for long words to the excited warriors..
“every! me! Follow me!!”
A cry without destination or goal.
However, after I finished shouting and started walking, the warriors made way for me, and after I left the open path, they all started following me..
“Wow!!”
“Bjorn, son of Yandel!!”
“Let’s go aaaaaaa!”
A long line of 100% pure barbarians..
Soon, when they arrived at the gate connected to the city, the warriors standing guard opened the gate wide without asking any questions..
Drurk, drool.
The gate opens with a clunky mechanical sound..
And like the first day I woke up in this body, a familiar gray city appeared beyond the gates..
Maintained roads and stone buildings.
A spire soaring high into the sky seen between them.
“Let's go aaaaa!!”
As we use this as a guidepost and start moving forward, pedestrians walking down the street retreat to the edge as if avoiding a carriage..
I thought it was a nuisance, but…….
“and! Baron Yandel! That’s Baron Yandel, mom.?”
“Yeah, I see.……!”
“Waaaaaaaaaaa!!”
Surprisingly, the reaction of passers-by was not bad..
No, on the contrary, more and more people from the neighborhood gathered together as if something good to see had appeared..
rattly-!
The tightly closed window opens, and countless faces of citizens watch our procession through it..
With just one question.
“however… Where the hell are they going??”
“Iknow, right…….”
“Shouldn't we call security? Anyway, there are that many people gathered together.…….”
In fact, it wasn't long before the guards belonging to the Public Safety Agency were urgently dispatched and appeared in front of us..
“Hey, meet Baron Yandel..”
“Why did you stop me??”
“Well, that… After receiving the report…….”
“Are you planning on arresting me? We're just walking down the street?”
“Well, how can that be possible? no. Absolutely not!”
“If so, that's it. Get out of the way.”
After saying those words, I started walking again, and the leader of the guard made way with a mesmerized look on his face..
and…….
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!!”
As this noisy march continued and reached the city center, knights appeared..
“Meet Baron Yandel..”
A band of knights from Mozlan, a notoriously authoritarian group..
But it couldn't apply to me.
“Excuse me, can you hear where Baron Yandel is headed now??”
“why should i answer?”
“I heard that this event has never been communicated to any organization... I'm just asking for confirmation..”
Of course, there was no reason for me to answer honestly..
“I'm just taking a walk, so don't worry about it..”
“……You mean for a walk?.”
The Mozlan knight looked embarrassed..
If I were an ordinary person, I would have given any reason to disperse the group and even arrested some of the instigators as an example.…….
“I said I was taking a walk, but are you doubting me??”
'Cause I'm the baron of this kingdom.
“Could that be possible? I'm just concerned. Since an armed group of more than a thousand people has gathered, we also need to understand the situation. Please understand with great generosity..”
“There is no way for us to leave Ravigion. Is this enough of an answer??”
Commelby, a commercial district.
When he further revealed that he had no intention of going to the imperial capital, the group of knights nodded with a slight look of relief..
“if… Can we follow you??”
“There's no reason for me to stop you from walking down the street.”
“thank you…….”
In the end, the knights dispatched from Mozlan were unable to stop me and agreed to follow me..
And how much time passed like that?.
“They are barbarians!”
“The barbarians have arrived!!”
I was just walking, but this news soon spread deep into the city and caused an uproar..
Citizens waited along the possible route as if watching a parade at an unusual sight..
“Magic Tower… … ! The barbarians are heading to the magic tower.!!”
The citizens slowly noticed the end of the procession as we walked steadily in one direction. And this raised the barbarian's excitement even more..
“Magic Tower? Are we going to the magic tower?!”
“Bjorn, son of the great warrior Yandel!!!”
“The tribal leader leads us in a sacred fight.!”
“It's time to put flesh on the bones of wizards!!”
“Behel—laaaaaaa!!”
Like a horse without feet travels a thousand miles.
The cries of these warriors were heard among the citizens..
“These crazy guys……!”
“Are you really trying to fight the magic tower??”
“What? But why on earth?”
“heart! It's because of the Barbarian's Heart! Because wizards are using their hearts as magic ingredients.!”
“…I don't know what will happen, but I'm going to see something really rare today..”
No matter what people around me said, I walked silently..
And how much time has passed?.
Tuk.
Soon I stopped walking.
The tall black spire and the countless onlookers gathered in the square in front of it..
and…….
“…….”
Hundreds of wizards came out in a huff when they heard we were heading here..
“…….”
“…….”
As the standoff began, silence fell on the square where thousands of people had gathered. To exaggerate further, the square has become so quiet that you can even hear someone swallowing..
An old wizard appeared as a representative..
“I am Wivels Güln, the chief wizard of the Rengman School..”
In terms of martial arts, the senior mage is of the same rank as a long-time disciple..
And since the master of the Lengman School is the magic tower lord, this old man can be seen as the second-in-command of the magic tower.…….
“Now let me introduce you too.?”
Well, I ask this even though I know everything..
Maybe it's because he's a wizard, but he likes formality..
“Introduction…….”
I smiled and opened my mouth..
giant.
Leader of Clan Anavada.
Barbarian Tribal Chief.
Baron of Lapdonia.
Now, I've removed all the modifiers that don't need to be said first..
“This is Bjorn, son of Yandel..”
After a brief introduction, the old wizard took a long breath and nodded..
“I guess so. It's nice to meet a hero I've only heard about through rumors. But what is Baron Yandel doing at the Magic Tower??”
“I'm here to do something that should have been done a long time ago..”
“This is something I should have done a long time ago... … . Maybe it's because I'm getting older, but I don't know what they're talking about..”
“Is that so? Then I'll tell you directly..”
I shouted loudly so that not only the old man, who must have been half-deaf, but also all the citizens gathered in this square could hear..
“I, Bjorn, son of Yandel, speak! The Magic Tower must stop using our hearts as magic ingredients.!”
“really… Was it because of that?…….”
The old man touched his forehead, muttered softly, and then sighed openly..
And tried to persuade me in a calm tone..
“This is legitimate research. No matter how much you are the kingdom's baron and the barbarian chieftain, you cannot arbitrarily stop intellectual research for humanity. If you are not satisfied with this, you can file a formal objection to the royal family.—.”
“briefly.”
“…………huh?”
“keep it short old man.”
But did the word old bother me??
“I guess the Baron doesn't understand long words, so I'll keep it as short as I want..”
He glared at me and said, making the wrinkles on his already wrinkled face bigger..
In a firm voice that is far from kind.
“If you can't do that.”
He looked up at me boldly with eyes that were belligerent for his age..
“Then what should I do??”
The old wizard asked.
“……!”
“……!”
After a short pause, I answered.
“It's war.”
Those words were enough.
That's right too.
“……me, war!”
“It's war.!!”
“Everyone take up your weapons!!”
“Behel—laaaaaaaaa!!”
You've been patient enough for so long.?
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「The character's approval rating has increased by +10..」
「The character's approval rating has increased by +10..」
「The character's approval rating has increased by +10..」
「The character's approval rating has increased by +10..」
「The character's approval rating increases by +10.…….」
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