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Became a tyrant of defense games - Episode 496

◈ 496. [Side Story] Profit calculation (2)

The difficulty begins to rise exponentially from the third year..

1,2It can be said that Year 1 and Year 3 are completely different games..

2If the level of difficulty in the first year is such that cursing comes out, then in the third year there is no cursing. I don't even have time to swear.

Invasions of monsters become more frequent, and their numbers rapidly increase..

1,2If you can barely block it on the monster front until the first year, from the third year onwards, monsters will pour out with the power to truly destroy the world..

At least, you can survive the first half of the third year if you grit your teeth and gather resources and use them sparingly..

But I really can't get through the second half of the third year..

As if the maw of hell has opened, the black lake endlessly covers the surface and spits out monsters..

Even if the city burns, the walls collapse, and all the defenders die, the final great offensive of the third year will.

Named monsters and legions that have not been dealt with so far are pouring out and marching towards the Crossroads..

If you fail to defeat the final boss in the dungeon, he will also advance along with you..

Well, if it gets to this point, it's practically game over..

So from the 3rd year onwards, it is a time attack..

Before the monster front completely collapses. Before the fortress falls and the defenses fall.

You must completely clear the dungeon beneath the black lake and defeat the final boss..

While tower defense is established, dungeon offense must be successful..

‘so… … From here, the quality and quantity of the military must be carefully controlled..’

The most elite units must be deployed to dungeon offense..

We must form a death squad of heroes and soldiers who can break through the darkness of hell and pierce the heart of the final boss..

And the rest except for the most elite unit of this deadly force. You must perform tower defense with heroes and soldiers from the 2nd division..

……Here a dilemma arises.

If all of your best troops are deployed to conquer dungeons, the quality of troops deployed to defend the city will decrease..

Then, the damage to the city defense increases like a snowball, and eventually the city defense fails before the dungeon is conquered and the game is over..

However, if you place a lot of elites on the city defense side, conquering the dungeon becomes difficult..

In the end, you must succeed in raiding the final boss to sort out the source of the monster, but if you put too much effort into city defense, your dungeon raid will fail..

1,2In the second year, dungeon raiding and city defense were compatible goals..

3Years can be said to be a goal that must be chosen strategically..

So, what are my options?.

‘both succeed!’

don't give up on anything.

The number of units that can be deployed in dungeon offense is limited..

However, the number of units that can be deployed in tower defense is not limited..

More is better. You can push through numbers..

I deploy the most elite first-team heroes and soldiers I have trained so far into dungeon raids..

And the heroes and soldiers of the World Defense Front are used to defend the city..

This was my goal for the third year..

The talent and strength of the fallen kings, heads of each country, and the elite troops of their personal guards have already reached a certain level..

It is much more powerful than recruiting new troops and training them from scratch..

If you can operate it properly, you will be able to defend the city well enough..

The problem is... … It would be to unite them into one army..

‘The situation is different from when we were fighting the battle to conquer the Imperial Capital..’

At that time, all you had to do was threaten, cajole, and boil the fallen kings into one lump..

Because this side also needed size..

However, the next three years will not end simply by coming together..

Just because it gives you the benefits, because it pours gold coins into you, because it scratches your political itch... … We can't make all of them into a real Crossroads army..

‘Actually, at first I thought that would be enough..’

It shows the fear of real-life monsters, provides each faction with what they need, and if things don't work out, they take advantage of each faction's weaknesses and threaten them... … I thought everyone would come under me then..

However, half of the troops of the World Defense Front that were initially collected betrayed me once in the middle of the battle for the Imperial Capital..

They surrendered in the face of greater interests, greater threats, and the fear of the imperial power, an empire greater than monsters..

then i felt.

I need something more than material gain.

‘This is the end of the world.’

The people of Crossroads... … The mercenaries who came here on their own have nowhere else to go..

These are people who no longer have land or opportunity to live outside of this place..

That's why we gritted our teeth and fought together.

But others on the World Defense Front are different..

They have a place to escape to..

You can abandon this place at any time and go to your own hometown..

Practical benefits collapse before greater practical benefits..

Even if you spend too much gold and empty checks to build them on the walls, if the threat and fear posed by the monster is greater, they will run away to preserve their lives..

Then the front line eventually collapses..

‘something more than material gain…….’

2Just as the people of Crossroads, who were like dirt and sand a year ago, have now become this hard rock through chemical reactions with each other..

A place where people who have lived in different worlds and facing different directions can be brought together and have them fight shoulder to shoulder together on the front line..

Some ideal that can unite new recruits. Great cause. Spirit of the times).

With that, what is there?…….

***

Today's meeting was canceled.

Everyone was emotionally high after the punching..

Rational conversation was difficult..

But it's not like I can throw a punch comfortably here either..

Well, maybe that’s the ‘romance’ of it all..

Anyway, we cleaned it up and put each person in their hotel room..

The next meeting is scheduled for tomorrow evening..

In the meantime, everyone, please cool off..

“haha! majesty! Here's popcorn and drinks... … oh.”

Serenade appeared a step late with an arm full of popcorn and drinks..

After looking around the empty conference hall, Serenade blushed and placed the things she had brought on the table..

“sorry. I'm too late…….”

“no. Thank you for your consideration.”

Popcorn was fried like a mountain..

Since I was talking nonsense, they hurriedly brought in corn and had the chef make it like this..

I'm sorry.

I only took two bags and left the rest in the hotel lobby..

Bored people will eat it up on their own..

I left the hotel with a serenade..

I opened one of the two bags and put popcorn in my mouth..

Freshly fried and very delicious.

“What's the plan after this, Serenade??”

“I was thinking about stopping by the restoration work site to the west... … Oh, your highness??”

“I was thinking of going to the temple. There are people I haven't seen properly because I've been busy..”

I shook the second bag of popcorn in my hand..

“And, postpartum mom might want to eat this delicious popcorn..”

Then Serenade urgently motioned to the escort (Elise) wearing a maid uniform standing next to her..

When he whispered an order, Elise nodded as if she understood and quickly ran towards the west..

Serenade stood next to me with a bright face..

“We sent Elise to the restoration site instead! So, uh... … Can I go to the temple with you??”

I chuckled..

“of course.”

We walked towards the temple, sharing a bag of popcorn and chatting..

It wasn't long until we arrived at the entrance to the temple, where Thorkell and Zenith were standing..

After the last battle, we gathered together and praised all those who had contributed, but this was the first time seeing them separately like this..

I gave them both a pat on the shoulder and thanked them for their hard work one more time..

“Thank you for your hard work, and I wish you all the best in the future, Chief Janice..”

I winked as I shook Janice's hand..

It was also meant to praise him for helping Lily give birth safely, treating the wounded as a priest, and even going into battle himself..

It was also an expression of sincere gratitude to him for faithfully performing his duties as a priest despite the suspicions of this side..

When using multiple heroes, there is no class more desperately needed than a good healer..

I was truly glad that Janice wasn't a traitor..

“And, Thorkell..”

I was wearing a helmet so deep that I still couldn't see my face..

Thorkell's eyes, visible through the gap in his helmet, were much more relaxed..

Those gazes that were always tense and hard were definitely filled with peace..

“……You had a lot of trouble.”

Instead of saying long words, I squeezed his gloved hand with both hands..

Thorkell didn't know what to do, but just bowed his head in silence..

After passing those two men, Serenade and I headed inside the temple..

Lily's room was a single room in the innermost part of the temple..

It wasn't difficult to find which room it was..

It was because it was crowded with customers other than us..

“I brought you precious northern fruits.!”

“It’s freshly squeezed goat’s milk! If you drink it all the way, it will give you strength.!”

“After all this hard work, it's all about meat, meat.!”

“I love Eastern seafood! Especially this seaweed, seaweed! They say it’s so good for pregnant women! boil the soup and eat it!”

Various gifts brought by guests were piled up in front of the hospital room..

“Wow, there are so many that they will spoil before I can eat them... … Everyone's trying to make me fat?”

And perhaps because she ate well and slept well for the past week, Lily's complexion was bright as she sat on the bed..

Perhaps due to extremely difficult childbirth and a monster attack, he lost weight and looked haggard right after the battle..

Now my face was almost shiny..

Sid, the baby lying in the cradle next to the bed, also had puffy cheeks. It's so cute.

Serenade and I stood outside the hospital room and quietly looked at the mother and child surrounded by the guests..

In particular, Serenade stared at Sid intently..

“baby… … It's really cute.”

“I know. I think I resemble my mom and dad only in their good points..”

……By the way, should I just look at the baby? Why do you keep glancing at me too, serenade??

Suddenly, the request that Serenade had made when we first met flashed through my mind..

Big, big!

At that time, a priest came and kicked out the guests who came earlier, saying that visiting hours were limited to 30 minutes..

Although the guests were disappointed, they were quietly kicked out of the hospital room..

“Huh, Your Highness? When did you come??”

Only then did Lily discover me and her eyes widened..

I grinned as I entered the now deserted hospital room..

“In a few hours ago. How are you feeling??”

“As you can see, it's completely fresh. Thank you for being so kind to me at the temple.…….”

“Of course, you have to treat them well. It's my co-worker's birth..”

I sat on the chair next to the bed and looked inside the cradle..

Perhaps because of the commotion around him, Sid stayed awake instead of falling asleep..

I whispered as I looked into the big light green eyes that looked just like Godhand..

“Hello, Sid. I am your godfather.”

I playfully shook my fist in the air..

“If anyone is bothering you, let me know right away. got it? Because this godfather will scold you all..”

Sid laughed even though he didn't know what it meant..

……Then, right after that, his expression crumpled, and suddenly he said-! And I burst into tears..

What, what?! what did i do wrong?!

“That's right, that's right, my baby. mom is here.”

Lily lifted Sid into her arms with skillful hands and comforted him by patting his back..

Sid quickly stopped crying and started babbling in his mother's arms..

“…….”

I was filled with inexplicable emotions when I saw that scene..

I remembered the day two years ago when I first saw Lily..

At the forward base under siege by black spiders, she tried to cheer up the party by smiling..

And two years later, I lost the use of my legs, fell in love with another co-worker, and gave birth to that child.…….

A senior mage who is nothing short of a living piece of history on the monster front here. lily.

“…….”

Suddenly, a thought crossed my mind..

I slowly turned to face Lily..

“……lily.”

Lily smiled brightly while patting Sid on the back..

“Yes, Your Highness. Please speak.”

“It may be sudden, but can you do me a favor??”

“yes? Please?”

Lily, who was puzzled, eventually nodded willingly..

“Sure. Just say the word. How can I help you??”

***

The next day, afternoon.

Hotel Crossroad. Lobby Hall. conference hall.

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

There is a bloody silence..

All the kings who had gathered the day before were gathered again..

With bandages and gauze wrapped all over their bodies, they were glaring at each other as if they were going to kill each other like yesterday..

In this place where the desolate air drifts…….

Squeak. It's good.

I appeared.

Pulling the wheelchair with Lily sitting in front.

Hundreds of pairs of eyes were focused on us at once..

To be exact, not me, but Lily's wheelchair that I'm pulling..

And to Sid in Lily's arms.

“……hiccup.”

Lily hiccuped,

“……cadet.”

Sid raised his big eyes and looked around..

The gaze that had been on Lily and Sid moved again, this time all focused on me..

Who is this child and his mother who suddenly appeared at the conference hall? It was the look in his eyes that said.

“ruler.”

I smiled and opened my mouth..

“Before discussing the future of the world, take a moment… … Would you please listen to the story??”

The ideal, cause, and spirit of the times I found…….

It was with this little woman and her child..

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