History of the Greatest Territory Design - Episode 111
111fury. Meaning of shoveling (2)
Doo doo doo doo…….
A tremor comes from the east..
Beyond the ridges of the towering eastern mountain ranges.
Along the countless valleys between peaks.
Passing through the rugged berm and unnamed rock below the ridge,.
An unfamiliar yet heavy rumbling of the ground is transmitted through the ground along the hunting grounds, mines, logging areas, roads, and vegetable gardens at the foot of the mountain range..
Finally, it comes through the horse's hooves, through the stirrup and saddle, and even hits the back and chest..
“They showed up.”
“Umm.”
Sir Blanck, the leader of the White Lancers, nodded at his adjutant's words..
His green eyes looked towards the eastern mountains.
A tall mountain range to the east of Frontera Territory..
From there, an unfamiliar and heavy rumble came from the ground..
“Is it really a mastodon?.”
Suddenly, Lord Blanck remembered the events of yesterday evening..
Did Lloyd, the eldest son of Baron Frontera, who came to visit him, say this?.
‘Probably tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, the mastodons will attack our territory..’
So he asked.
How do you know that?.
Then Lloyd just smiled inexplicably and answered, 'It's obvious.'.
‘It's obvious. How can you expect something like that so obviously?.’
I didn't understand.
As far as he knows, Lloyd did not send any separate reconnaissance to the eastern mountains..
I was just supervising construction here over the past few days..
But you act as if you have separate eyes with wings..
Honestly, it was hard to believe his prediction..
It was like that until early this morning..
I even laughed while eating and washing my face..
In my mind, I also thought, ‘Look, nothing happens.’.
But now I see it?
My suspicions were wrong.
Around noon, as if it had been promised, a low, heavy rumbling of the ground began to be felt from far away in the eastern mountains..
A unique ground noise made by a group of heavy creatures moving at once..
A roar that shatters all the trees and rocks blocking the way..
It was clearly a group of mastodons, large herbivorous monsters living in the wilderness..
‘Judging by the momentum of the earth tremors approaching, it seems like they will make an appearance soon..’
A 4-meter-tall creature that looks like a mix between a rhino and an elephant..
Hundreds of such hordes will attack..
‘Because that's how mastodon herds move around..’
Crackling!
Lord Blanck grabbed his lance..
I secretly anticipated the battle ahead..
‘The Mastodon herd will head straight west from the east and rush into the Barony. In that case, the most efficient response that can be carried out with all our might right now is a frontal assault of force against force..’
I will stand at the head of the White Lancer..
I will charge head on into the oncoming mastodon herd..
I will plunge the lance into the joints of its front legs, avoiding their tusks and horns..
‘Because the most important thing is to stop the leading mastodon. The entire group will become stagnant and disorganized because of the leader who falls and blocks their path. Then their rush will naturally stop..’
From then on, the mastodon herd stops in place and moves around in circles..
We trample them with horseback shooting and javelins..
Like peeling an onion.
I'm slowly suffocating from the outside..
That's how you kill the whole group..
‘It's quite possible. This can be done if the infantry in the Frontera territory provide proper support and maintain their ranks..’
Sir Blanck predicted the outcome based on the battle pattern that came to mind..
‘The mastodon herd was wiped out. We, the White Lancers... … I'm going to lose at least 20 and up to 30 energy..’
50020 to 30 casualties among the total number of.
It must have been quite a bit of damage..
But Lord Blanck kept his mouth shut..
‘Does not matter. I am satisfied if that is the result of my best efforts. Because it is our glory.’
This is the battlefield on which the king ordered us to go..
It is a task to protect the country's land from attacks by hordes of monsters..
I was never afraid of death on such a battlefield..
“All ready to attack. Wait here and when the signal is given, launch an all-out assault..”
“yes!”
The 500-man White Lancer cavalry stationed in the center of the territory responded loudly..
They all raised their white lances to the sky..
But that was then..
A messenger came running in a huff from the baron's mansion..
And an unexpected command was delivered..
“Huh, huh, huh. This is the Baron's order. All members of the White Lancer should leave their current positions and wait with lances and shovels at the border of the southern Marez Clearing..”
“what?”
Lord Blanck's beard twitched..
“What does that mean? Wait in the south. Then the assault?”
“He said never to attack head-on..”
“Then how…….”
“Hey, do you see the pure white rock on the eastern ridge??”
“I can see it.”
“Lloyd is over there..”
“Lloyd Frontera? Why is he there?…….”
“He said he would lead the operation from there. Lord Blanck gave instructions to stand by and defend the designated position to the south, and to advance 'slowly' to the north when the blue flag was raised on that rock..”
“slowly? Against that pack of mastodons? Not a sprint or a charge.?”
“yes. That's right. He also told us to move forward, raise as much dust as possible, and bang the lance noisily with the shovel..”
“no, what the hell…….”
Lord Blanck's expression hardened..
It was a nonsensical command..
It's not like blocking a group of mastodons from the front to stop their assault, and furthermore, they're supposed to advance slowly. Instead of the roar of a charge, it only creates dust and noise..
“Are you sure you received the order correctly??”
“That's right. I'm sure. Oh, and there is a message that Master Lloyd has asked me to convey to Lord Blanck..”
“Please tell me. What kind of message is this?.”
“It was said that six days of digging had finally come to fruition..”
“…….”
Lord Blanck's mouth fell shut..
Suddenly, I remembered the shoveling I had done over the past six days..
“……I understand. Let's follow orders.”
“thank you then.”
The messenger bowed and withdrew..
Lord Blanck led the White Lancers that way..
Following orders, I tilted my head the entire time heading south..
‘Will this operation be effective now?.’
A memory that suddenly comes to mind.
7Was it the night before?.
Lloyd's shovel.
The fierce force pouring out of the shovel.
Just like that, a storm of mana shot into the sky and soared dozens of meters..
This is my first time seeing such a sight..
It felt more powerful than the Sword Master's aura I had seen a few times..
It was after I lost that bet..
At Lloyd's request, I gladly picked up the shovel..
He also had his subordinates carry shovels..
So I moved according to Lloyd's instructions..
‘And we… … I just shoveled for six days..’
I really just shoveled it..
Peel whatever you want.
Dig whatever you want.
The dirt was moved. stacked up chopped.
At first, I couldn't even guess what kind of construction it was..
Only after three days had the outline of the structure been revealed..
‘It was a huge relief sculpture installed on the ground..’
150 meters across.
100 meters vertical.
Was a straight foundation with a high 15-degree slope on the west side created?.
After that, I kept digging again and again..
The ash was moved onto the earthen foundation. covered. chopped.
Then I scraped off the parts Lloyd instructed or made them thicker..
Sometimes it was hardened by pouring water on it..
As a result, a huge shape was gradually created..
It was the appearance of ‘Megarania’, a large carnivorous monster living in the wilderness..
‘So I went looking for it. I argued.’
It shouldn't be like this.
What kind of defense preparation is this?.
He expressed his doubts openly..
And what was Lloyd’s reaction?.
‘That will be much more effective as a defense than an earthen wall built by piling up the same amount of earth. This time for sure... … I said, probably.’
Of course I didn't have faith.
How can you stop a horde of mastodons with just a relief carved on the floor like that?.
‘Moreover, they don't even let you charge like this. What are you thinking??’
Sir Blanck was troubled throughout the journey south..
The timing of a cavalry charge doesn't happen at any random time..
This is especially true if the opponent is a monster rather than a human..
However, Lloyd was trying to squander such a precious opportunity to attack..
‘I'm sure you're not doing this because you're superstitious..’
Lord Blanck licking his lips.
His worried eyes turned to the white rock where Lloyd would be..
‘Is this method really effective?.’
♣
“effect? Of course there is.”
Lloyd smiled sheepishly..
Of course, the future situation will go as you expected..
Just as we had clearly predicted that the second monster to attack the Barony would be a mastodon..
“Are you sure of all this??”
“uh.”
Lloyd nodded..
Javiel asked.
“How are you sure?.”
“It's simple. Because you're smart.”
“…….”
“Just kidding. I looked through some data..”
“Do you mean data??”
“uh. this.”
Tuk-tuk.
Lloyd picked up an old booklet and dusted it off..
Javiel was able to find the title ‘Eastern Wilderness Monster Encyclopedia’ on the leather cover of the booklet..
“It was in the study of the mansion. Looking at this, I saw a list of all the monsters in the eastern wilderness and their habits. So I analyzed it and took note of it..”
“Is that conclusion today’s operation?.”
“uh.”
Lloyd nodded again..
actually?
It wasn't.
To be honest, it's a lie.
It is true that he referred to the book, but the book he referred to was not the Eastern Wilderness Monster Encyclopedia..
‘Actually, there is another book that is very useful. The novel is called Iron Blooded Knight. haha.’
A monster encyclopedia that you showed off.
In fact, I couldn't even think of planning a strategy based solely on the contents of that encyclopedia..
Nevertheless, there was a reason why I lied and said I was referring to this..
‘Because you need a clear basis and reason to look smart.’
It's natural.
a baseless genius.
Just a smart doctor.
It's difficult to look like that..
If you show that you know everything about this place even though you have no data,?
Even though I didn't do any reconnaissance, if I guess the future by cosplaying Zhuge Resonance,?
You may be praised at first.
But it will change later.
‘You will be suspected. Because people here aren't stupid either..’
Therefore, Lloyd thought it was important to present ‘the minimum amount of data that people here can understand to use as the basis for operations’ like now..
‘Because it’s easier to live without suspicion as much as possible..’
territory without suspicion.
Daily life full of trust.
With that spirit as his motto, Lloyd was vigorously flicking his tongue again today..
“I would have said it. This is a situation that occurred due to the monster domino phenomenon. So what monster will attack here after the Locus locust? It's obvious. They live in groups, have good mobility, and are at the bottom of the food chain. He's strong enough to cross the eastern mountain range..”
“It's a mastodon..”
“That's right.”
This is exactly what I referenced from the ‘Eastern Wilderness Monster Encyclopedia’..
The next preparations and operations are?
‘Of course, I referenced the Iron Blood Knight..’
he is not a genius.
Of course, it's definitely not Zhuge Gongmyeong..
I just have a little more information than people here..
‘Anyway, the hunting customs of the orcs, briefly mentioned in the Iron Blood article, were of great help..’
It reminded me a bit of something from the novel..
When hunting mastodons, the orcs use huge stone tablets with the image of Megarania engraved on them. Then, Mastodon, who is smart and wary, suspects that the Megarania on the slate may be real and runs away to the other side..
First, set boundaries and make judgment later..
The orcs took advantage of that very habit..
By setting up a trap in the direction in which the mastodon will run away..
“So, the trap starts now. Look Carefully.”
Lloyd pointed to one side with his chin..
At that moment, the ground tremors got louder. got closer.
Hundreds of trees in the area shook. fell down.
Finally, a group of mastodons appeared..
“Quooooooo!”
Kwajajajak! Doo doo doo doo-!
4the size of a meter.
Mastodon, a herbivorous monster with rhino horn, elephant ivory, and bison head.
The group of hundreds came running down the foot of the eastern mountains..
Passing through human hunting grounds and logging sites, trampling on vegetable gardens.
In particular, the leader of the group, Mastodon, who was running at the front, thought while snorting excitedly..
After crossing the mountain range, it's nice to find a flat place for the first time in a while..
Moreover, unlike the wilderness, green grass can be seen everywhere, making it even better..
So, if you run wild and eat the grass here for a while, you won't have to worry about the next breeding season..
Captain Mastodon glared at the Baron with bloodshot eyes..
I finally saw it.
“……Quoo Ok?”
In the middle of human territory.
I saw my natural enemy there..
It was the appearance of Megarania, a terrible demonic beast that made themselves its staple food..
Elongated maw like a crocodile.
Teeth protruding from within.
Armor-like scales that do not even contain horns.
It even has claws specialized for tearing the stomach skin of its prey..
Even the size of Megarania standing there was at least three times larger than the natural enemy he knew..
Moreover, the guy was crouching towards me..
That was the fatal hunting stance unique to Megarania.!
“Quooo, quook!”
Captain Mastodon was embarrassed..
Why is Megarania here in the human land?.
I couldn't believe it.
But I couldn't help but believe it.
That's how realistic the image of Megarania, carved like a relief with dirt and volcanic ash, was on the floor. It looked as if he was going to attack here at any moment and cut off his waist in one bite..
I was scared.
Maybe it's fake, but.
Still, I became afraid when I thought about what might happen..
I didn't want to die.
In the end, the leader of the group, Mastodon, made the decision to pursue safety first, as was his habit..
“Quooook! Ook!”
Kwagwagagagagagak!
I stopped rushing towards the west where Megarania was visible..
So did the entire group that followed behind..
Just like that, the group of mastodons lost their place and became confused..
It was then.
“now! Listen to the blue flag!”
Lloyd shouted..
Javiel held up a large flagpole..
A blue flag fluttering over a pure white rock.
This was also clearly visible to Lord Blanck, who was waiting at the entrance to the Marez clearing in the south..
“…….”
I never thought the plan would work.
‘I barely thought the mastodon would stop charging because of the shape carved into the ground like that.…….’
I really didn't know.
This was true even though I personally participated in the construction and did the digging..
‘Could it be that it was created by tilting the ground towards the east?.’
Maybe a foundation built at a 15 degree slope.
And the viewing angle of the mastodon looking down as it comes down from the mountain range..
Could it be that the combination of the two angles made the appearance of Megarania in the relief feel more realistic to the mastodon?.
Suddenly a thought occurred to me.
But now is not the time to be lost in thought..
Sir Blanck shouted, recalling the order he had received earlier..
“Advance with breaking news! Pick up the shovel and lance!”
Diverse! multifaceted!
The 500 White Lancers under his command moved..
Moved forward in various directions at a trot speed..
As ordered in advance, I blew up a lot of dust..
I didn't forget to clash the lance and shovel held in both hands..
Kaang! Kang! Kaang!
It slowly moved north, making a loud noise..
Then the group of mastodons showed another unexpected reaction..
“Quooook!”
The captain mastodon let out a long roar..
He turned north and began to run away..
‘Does the threat work??’
It really was that way..
Sir Blanck didn't know it, but if he had made a quick charge as he had initially wanted, the mastodon pack would have reacted in the opposite way. He must have felt defensive instincts due to excessive threats and attacked him fiercely..
But now?
It moved slowly and put moderate pressure on the mastodon with dust and noise..
It worked..
The feeling of fear given by the sight of the natural enemy Megarania in the distance..
There was dust and noise coming in from the south..
That was what caused the herbivorous monster Mastodon to escape..
‘for a moment. But in the direction they are running away... … There is a passageway that is large and connected to the north and south. no way.’
Lord Blanck finally realized.
Now where the mastodon turns and runs away.
That was the place where he and his crew had been shoveling like crazy for the past six days..
Of course, they didn't intend to do anything..
I just did what Lloyd told me to do..
If you want to peel it, peel it..
If you dig green onions.
The soil was only dug up to create the foundation of the Megarania relief..
But the result is?
A wide, long, pit-shaped passage like a canal or moat appeared there..
‘But that pit... … The southern and northern ends almost bordered the river that flowed next to the Marez clearing... … . That can't be true?’
A premonition that suddenly flashes in my mind.
Puzzle pieces that passed by without even thinking about it.
They fit together one by one.
It was designed one after another.
The true nature of the trap is finally revealed..
Sir Blanck felt a chill at that realization..
I turned my head.
I looked at the pure white rock at the foot of the eastern mountain range..
There, as if answering his premonition, a large white flag was waving..
At the same time, a water balloon of enormous size, or rather a phantom species, rolled furiously towards the group of mastodons from the south..
“Hamang!”
It was the beginning of water attack..
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