Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 33
◈ 033. [Side Story] What you can do
next morning.
As soon as the sun came up, I left the mansion. I planned to take a walk around the entire Crossroads and supervise the preparations for the defensive battle..
First, we headed to the castle wall..
Production union members were seen sweating profusely at work early in the morning. Everyone is having a hard time..
“Ah, His Royal Highness!”
The head of the masonry guild, who was directing the repair of the castle wall, bowed his head to me. I bowed lightly..
“The repair situation is?”
“A little while ago, I broke the great sword stuck in the castle wall..”
When I looked at the direction the union leader pointed to, I saw shattered metal fragments..
The ghost knight who was the boss of the last stage. He broke the great sword that that bastard had driven into the wall and removed it..
“Today we will remove all the rubble and begin full-scale repairs to the castle walls..”
“There is no need to clean the remains of the bayonet..”
I gestured towards the fields outside the castle walls..
“Sprinkle it in front of the castle wall. It will become a great barricade.”
The next stage monster army is the gutter rat army..
The metal fragments of the great sword will make a great welcome greeting to the rats. Perfect as a mousetrap.
I looked at the castle wall where I had raised my sword. The area that was hit directly is dented unsightly..
I could see the internal steel frame bent like taffy..
“The estimated time for wall repairs is?”
When I asked, the union leader hesitated slightly..
“Your Majesty has supplemented workers and mobilized soldiers for repairs... … There is additional damage to the castle wall that was confirmed when the great sword was removed. It's worse than I thought.”
The walls of Crossroads were built especially strong to deal with monsters..
The iron core was built tightly to create a framework, and stones were piled up to surround the iron core. And then an iron plate was added on top of it..
It was the culmination of imperial architectural technology. Thanks to this, he boasted of an unrivaled defense ability and was able to withstand being hit by a ghost knight's great sword..
If it were a regular castle wall, it would have split in two and the entire wall would have collapsed..
However, the construction process was that complicated. It was difficult to repair, so it couldn't be fixed simply by filling in some rocks..
“Say it bluntly. The expected date is?”
“There are ten days left.”
“For ten days…….”
I moistened my lips with my tongue.
There is now about a week left until the next stage. not enough time.
“If we spend more people and money, can we shorten it to a week??”
I was willing to invest as much manpower and money as I could if I could buy time..
But the union leader shook his head..
“The construction technology itself has its limitations. It's hard.”
“Still, aren’t there some areas that can be shortened by manpower?.”
“Well, if we use more people and materials to repair it day and night, it could take about a day longer.…….”
“Being able to extend one day means being able to extend two days, and being able to extend two days means being able to extend three days as well..”
I know it's an unreasonable request. But I pushed on..
“I will airlift the manpower and materials. No matter what happens, finish repairing the castle wall within a week..”
There was only one reason I was making such an unreasonable request..
[Enemy Information - STAGE 2]
- Lv.? ??? : 3 bodies
- Lv.5 Giant Rat: 3251
It's not an illusion.
I didn't see anything wrong.
When I finished free exploration, enemy information was displayed, and that's what it looked like..
3cloth.
There were 3,000 rats the size of a large dog that I met during my free exploration..
Of course, I'm only level 5. It's just a big rat that regular soldiers can easily kill..
But there are 3,000.
If 3,000 animals flock together, they can turn a city into rubble. But these guys are even monsters.
‘You can't do it without a castle wall.’
The walls must be repaired. You can't block that many monster waves without a wall..
I tightened the hand holding the union leader’s shoulder. The union leader, who was sweating profusely, nodded his head with difficulty..
“……All right. I will try my best.”
I patted the union president on the back..
“Thank you. I remember your hard work and everyone's dedication..”
I looked around at the workers and raised my voice..
“Come on, it's about protecting the world! Cheer up and let's go!”
***
“Now go to the alchemist workshop..”
After coming down the castle wall, I took Lucas with me and headed to the alchemist's workshop inside the city. Hi, I'm busy, I'm busy.
“Oh my, prince?! You reign in person?!”
“You are here, Your Majesty.!”
When I arrived at the workshop, the Alchemist's Guild leader and Lily came out to greet me..
As I entered the studio, I made up my mind and took out my business..
“The type and number of artifacts currently being repaired are?”
“We are repairing the five artifacts that are easiest to repair first. The set of artifacts used in the last battle has also been readjusted..”
“All current work will stop and repair the artifact I specify will begin..”
First of all, we were fixing artifacts that were easy to repair..
Since the next enemy is over 3,000 street rats, it would be better to select and repair artifacts that can eliminate the rats as efficiently as possible..
I received a list of artifacts that were stored in the warehouse..
Let's see, which of these items can be used in the next battle?…….
“Three flamethrower artifacts. Make repairs a top priority.”
It is an R-rated artifact that simply emits flames. There's nothing more effective than fire against rats..
There were three in the warehouse, so I ordered all of them to be repaired..
“After these repairs are completed, go back to fixing the previously repaired artifacts..”
“Okay, Your Highness..”
The workshop immediately began repairing the flamethrower artifact according to my instructions..
I brought out the following agenda to the union leader who was giving various instructions to his subordinates..
“and this.”
I took out a blue magic scroll from my pocket and showed it to him..
It was the ‘Summoning Scroll: Automatic Defense Turret’ that I acquired from the dungeon during my last free exploration..
“Do you know what this is??”
“this is……?”
The alchemist guild leader, who accepted the scroll and examined it carefully, soon looked surprised..
“Could it be that ancient summoning magic... … is it?”
“okay. Among them, it is a scroll that summons buildings..”
summoning magic.
In the game, it was a player-only skill..
It was one of the few elements that allowed the player, who always left the battle to the game characters, to directly intervene in the game..
It is largely divided into two skill trees..
First, summon a ‘Defense Tower’ that can be installed additionally in the building..
The second is the summoning of a ‘boss monster’ that can be directly controlled..
Although you can only summon one summon at a time, the effect is powerful..
You can build an overwhelming fire net with a defense tower, and beat up enemy monsters with a boss monster..
‘The conditions are a bit strict, though.…….’
To use the tower summoning magic, you must obtain the summoning scroll and then leave the research to the alchemist workshop..
The Tower Summon Scroll is a guaranteed drop. If you carry out free exploration faithfully, you can obtain them one by one..
However, the research cost is quite expensive and the research time is quite long..
Fortunately, the first summon, the automatic defense turret, has a low research difficulty, so you should be able to use it quickly..
‘Boss monsters are more difficult.’
Boss monsters have a very, very rare chance to drop a summon scroll when they die..
You can use this right away without any research, but the problem is that it is disposable..
Instead, the effect is certain. Unlike the defense tower, it can be summoned anywhere..
‘As a player, I was worried that I would get sucked into the in-game and not be able to use it, but fortunately I can..’
This summoning magic is, so to speak, outside of the character's role. It is the power of the system.
I can't believe I can use this as is. I'm glad, but I also have complicated feelings..
‘Am I a character or a player in this game??’
Either that or both?
While I was thinking about this and that, the eyes of the alchemist guild leader who was holding the scroll almost rolled over..
“Where on earth do you get such a precious thing?……!”
‘I couldn't say, 'If you progress through the dungeon, it will be a guaranteed drop,' so I just passed it on..
“There's no need to know that. Anyway, can you decipher it??”
“of course! A scroll within our magical system, albeit in a form that is hundreds of years old. enough to decipher!”
“Good. Please, as quickly as possible. Because I want to install the scroll's summons as soon as the castle wall repairs are completed..”
“Understood, Your Majesty! Please trust us!”
The alchemist guild leader bowed to me several times and hugged the scroll tightly in his arms..
It's a product full of technologies that don't even exist now, so I understand why you want to research it..
If I work hard, my sister will be good and my brother-in-law will be good..
After seeing the union leader rush into the office with a scroll in his arms, I lifted my index finger at Lily..
“Lily, Irion.”
Lily came towards me with a very frightened look on her face..
“Why, why are you like that... … majesty?”
He seemed nervous that I might ask him to do something dangerous again. I smiled softly.
“no. just. It's a lot of trouble. Please take good care of me in the future as well.”
I will let you do it, but not now..
After giving a useless handshake of encouragement to the frozen Lily, I left the alchemy workshop with Lucas..
“Are you trying to make me do something strange again?! Is it really dangerous?! yes? majesty! Oh my gosh!”
Lily's scream echoed faintly from behind..
I'm sorry, Lily. But what can you do when a civil servant is that kind of position?.
***
Temple.
As I entered this marble building located in the north of the city, the smell of disinfectant assaulted my nose..
“…….”
I quietly walked into the temple without letting anyone know that I had come..
“3The patient in bed number 1 is in critical condition.!”
“Bring more potions! Holy water and bandages!”
The inside of the temple was filled with beds, and wounded soldiers were lying on the beds receiving treatment..
Priests, including ‘Saint’ Margerita, an R-rated healer, were busy healing and caring for the wounded soldiers..
Among them was Damian..
I watched Damian from afar, sweating profusely and using healing magic..
The reason Damian looks more comfortable now changing the bandages of wounded soldiers than when his eyes shine sharply while sniping at the enemy is... … It's something that can't be helped.
“……Looks like there's nothing else to do here..”
I walked quietly and left the temple again..
Silently, out of sight, everyone is fighting to survive..
Even here in the temple, everyone was struggling to save people..
As their leader, I also have to do my best..
I clenched my fists tightly..
Kill monsters, protect people.
that's what i do.
“let's go. Next is the mercenary guild..”
“yes.”
Lucas and I left the temple and headed to the mercenary guild..
***
In front of the mercenary guild located in the center of the city.
Standing in front of the door, I caught my breath..
‘I hope the mercenary guild is filled with useful talent.!’
I said a small prayer in my mind and opened the door with strength..
“Has a new character appeared?!”
but.
“no! Isn’t this your royal highness?!”
Inside the quiet mercenary guild, there was not a single beam of light that announced a new mercenary..
Instead, Jupiter was drinking alone, emitting a dazzling purple aura..
‘I was excited because I thought a new SR-level character had appeared.!’
I had a headache and put my hand on my forehead. Why is this old lady here again??
I gestured at Jupiter, who swooped in front of me and saluted..
“What are you doing here, Jupiter??”
“Do I have a house, do I have money saved? I don't have a decent place to stay, so I'm taking care of myself here..”
“I'm proud, I'm proud! With the salary I gave you, I would build a house in this neighborhood.!”
“Hey, what does a mercenary do by buying a house? It's not like I'm going to settle down and live here..”
Jupiter wrinkled the corners of his mouth slyly..
“The best thing for a mercenary is to eat, drink, and spend money as the wind blows and as the heart desires..”
“So you sat here……?”
“I've already been discharged from the military, so I can't stay in the imperial barracks, right? But would you still live in a mercenary dormitory with young people? The inn is very poor compared to the cost..”
If I say more, my mouth will only hurt. I shook my head and looked around the empty guild..
“Okay, it looks like I don't have any new friends to use..”
“It is too early to be discouraged, Your Majesty..”
Jupiter shrugged his shoulders. I raised my eyes. Does this old lady have a secret eye??
“Who am I? Isn't he Jupiter, a hero who served in the imperial army for 30 years and has been serving as a mercenary for several more years??”
“So, hero of reversal? So what?”
“This old man has some connections, no, a lot of them..”
Smirk.
Jupiter, with a typical villain-like smile, spoke confidently..
“We're spreading the word across the continent. The new lord of the monster front is a member of the royal family, and they are freely spending money..”
Comments