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I can see emperor stats-Chapter 39

prelude to war

Around the time Julius was agonizing over an unexpected situation, more and more people were having similar concerns in the southern desert.

'I need my own power. A armed group that only follows me, not my uncle.'

2nd Prince Leonhardt was struggling a lot in the huge military camp set up in the desert.

'The reason my uncle supports me is because he wants the power of an emperor, not because he wants to make me the second Obama.'

Of course, this military camp is really strong. I can roughly guess how they managed to attract such forces.

In fact, it's not that difficult if a superhuman of the archduke's level is determined and wants to raise an elite knight.

Currently, the actual force on the continent is the military force, but the quality and number of knights also occupy an absolute part.

Even if hundreds or thousands of ordinary soldiers gather, it is difficult to catch a single soldier who has reached the highest level.

'Due to my guess, my uncle would have created a secret force that could afford at least the Royal Guard.'

Clever Leonhard realized that fact early on.

The Grand Duke is like an incarnation of the lust for power, who has been sharpening his sword with bated breath for decades under his father.

'In addition, I'm worried about Julius-niisama's recent situation.'

Leonhardt thought that it was unavoidable that he was less talented than Julius.

'Even if I can't help it with individual military force, I need a military group that will be on my side!'

But this is not something he can solve right away. Even if it was just a knight bowing his head right in front of him, the grand duke's orders would be more important than his safety.

'But my older brother is different.'

He had heard about Julius' situation as well.

It seems like the Grand Duke is plotting something, but anyway, there is no way that the northern barbarians can do anything to the empire, and since there is a bond that has developed together on the battlefield, it is clear that the northern knights will be on the side of Julius.

'There is a huge difference between the power that others feed and the power that you create.'

This is his ultimate concern.

What would be the point of becoming an emperor with the power of a grand duke? He wanted to become a true emperor of all people like his father.

'I'll have to take a deep breath and think about it some more.'

In the end, Leonhardt could not sleep, and it became the middle of the night covered with black darkness.

“Meet Your Highness, Second Prince of the Empire.”

“… … !?”

The moment he was about to turn off the light, Leonhardt's heart almost collapsed. Wasn't there a masked man standing behind him without any sign?

“Who are you?”

But he is also a gimp. Do not scream or scream in momentary surprise.

Judging from the lack of ambush right away, Lee Ja did not come to harm him.

'Deceiving all the attention of the knights that the grand duke gave me is not an ordinary skill.'

The masked man, wrapped in black clothing and only his eyes exposed, knelt down on one knee and opened his mouth.

“You can call us the Church of the Desert.”

'platform?'

It is the name of a group that I have never heard of before.

“Isn't His Highness the prince in need of subordinate forces?”

“… … !?”

'How did they know that?'

And what the hell are they doing?

“That is absurd! What do you have to do with me... … .”

“We can provide support to the Crown Prince with at least one elite knights or more personal faction.”

The masked man speaks in a quiet but confident tone.

“… … .”

“Go away! Or I will call the knights.”

“I will go back today. But one day, the prince will surely find us.”

The masked man disappears from the barracks without any sign. Indeed, it could not be a ghost-like movement.

'A personal force?'

It's a tempting proposition, but what idiot in the world would listen to a suspicious man who broke into his residence in the middle of the night?

But Leonhardt couldn't stop thinking about his words. The other side will also have something they want from themselves.

And judging from the fact that the archduke's knights didn't even notice his presence, it was certain that he was confident in his own way.

"hmm… … .”

Leonhardt's sleepless night seemed to be getting longer.

On the other hand, in Samarkand, one of the trading cities in the south, there was a human with blood on his face because his expectations were wrong.

“Didn’t you say half a year! What is the amount I have given you in the meantime!”

“Calm down.”

The maniacal old man was the Marquis Wallace.

When he came here a year ago, he thought that Julius' life was something in his pocket.

But what about the results?

“It is said that His Highness the 1st Prince is making a big contribution in the North.”

At first he snorted too.

"joy! A person who will die anyway has to play the ball... … .”

However, as the Assassination Church boasted, even after half a year and a year passed, even the news that Julius had suffered a serious injury did not reach him.

It's worth going to them as Wallace raises the bar.

“Didn’t I tell you to calm down?”

“Ouch!”

When the masked man he had been holding back tried to kill him, Wallace groaned and shut his mouth.

“I think we can talk now.”

The voice that hissed like a snake was always soft in tone.

“We admit that this is an unexpected situation for us as well. But don't you think there's something wrong with that too?"

“… … .”

The masked man continued his speech.

“None of the three assassination squads we sent have returned. This is a rare occurrence even in the church's history.”

'Didn't you give me the wrong information?'

The masked man instead interrogates Wallace.

But even from Wallace's point of view, it's absurd.

“No, this is not the request you accepted in the first place! Besides, how much power can a prince just over 20 years old have? … .”

“According to your information, that will never happen.”

From Wallace's point of view, it was a red flag, but the masked person was confident.

'According to the information, there is absolutely no way the mission will fail. Even if it fails, the survivors must remain!'

“But don’t worry too much. As I said before, nothing is impossible for us.”

“Keuheum, are you sure this time?”

Wallace is also cautious because he feels that he will be in danger if he wrongly stimulates these scary people.

“Of course. I'm going to pay a little more attention.”

“I’m glad then… … .”

"but!"

The masked man gets to the point.

“I won’t take an advance payment, but you are also responsible, so if this quest is definitely successful, I should get more money!”

And Wallace, seeing the amount he offered, had to let out a heartfelt sigh this time.

'If I assassinate that bastard twice, this time I'll really know.'

The masked man watching Wallace go out is also not a pleasant one. This time, he received considerable reprimand from the upper echelons of the church.

'There is no next time.'

If it wasn't for the achievements he made during that time, he would have nothing to say even if his head was cut off right away.

'This time I'll have to rip off enough money to rip out more and aim for the target really clearly.'

He again began writing a report to be sent to the upper echelons.

[Goal - Imperial 1st Prince Julius Character: Super, Level: Raise to Super]

“Your Highness, thank you very much.”

The official dispatched from the center bowed his head to Julius.

The reason why the level of enemies attacked this time was quite high was because the target they were aiming for was a village that was being developed in a small to medium size.

The damage was not great because it was defended within a solid barrier made of bricks rather than a simple wooden fence.

Of course, the biggest reason was that Julius quickly killed the enemy general.

“I think the spirit of the immigrants is amazing. It's not even a frontier village close to the mountains, it's targeting a city-scale development site!”

“We were also surprised. Knights were stationed there just in case, but I had never been attacked so blatantly.”

The official was wiping away a cold sweat.

He's gotten used to crises as he's been around since the road construction in the north, but it's the first time he's ever been under such a massive offensive with outstanding warriors.

'It must have something to do with the change of the warchief?'

On the way back to the fortress, Julius is lost in thought on his horse.

“Give me a piece of beef jerky.”

Jilgeongjilgung.

It was a habit of Julius that had recently developed. He felt the salty taste spread in his mouth and tried to organize it once more.

First of all, Nuada's tribe is hard to come across on the front lines right now.

Two, I don't know why, but the warchief that united the north has changed.

Third, the spirit of the immigrants is more aggressive than before. There could be several reasons, but it's not clear at this point.

'And even if it's a small scale, raids of this frequency means that sooner or later a proper fight will take place.'

[Northern versus subjugation war]

In the previous life, it was a tedious war that lasted more than three years and ended with peace with Nuada.

Even if the population of the north is not large, if the presence of a war chief appears and unites the various tribes, the scale is considerable.

In addition, an outstanding leader named Nuada was combined, and the northern part of the previous life was able to block the Empire's forces for three years.

'For some reason, Nuada hasn't come to the fore in this life yet.'

Julius never expected that Nuada would die or that the force would not be as good as before. In his previous life, he was a strong man who could overcome any situation.

If so, there has to be only one way. Anyway, soon we will have to wage a large-scale war with the northern immigrants.

Julius finally comes to a conclusion.

'If I don't want to appear on my own, I'll have no choice but to go there and meet them.'

Needless to say, Julius' trust in the north was so strong. If war breaks out sooner or later, he will have to meet him even if he has to dig directly into enemy lines.

“I see a fortress.”

“Can I take a little break this time? You must be tired.”

Linfield laughs bitterly at Julius's cruel treatment.

'Even if Her Highness rests for over a year from now, we will already trust Her Highness.'

By the time he returned to the fortress, a similar story had already been going on between Marquis Andersson and his staff.

“The level of provocation has already been exceeded.”

"I don't know if it's a frontline village, but now it's a really different story."

“Maybe we really have to prepare for an all-out war with most of the northern barbarians.”

Marquis Andersson also ordered in a serious voice, as if he had made up his mind.

“Request the dispatch of additional knights and troops from the center. There's something out of the ordinary, so I'll have to be prepared!"

And the predictions of Julius and the Marquis were correct.

It happened less than a week after that.

"omg! omg!"

“Open the door!”

It was the sound of the knight squad in charge of reconnaissance returning.

The knight looked very tired from riding his horse without a break, but he couldn't waste any time right now.

“At the entrance of the mountain range, barbarian troops are gathering on a tremendous scale!”

'Something to come has come.'

The Marquis and his staff become determined expressions.

“How many are there?”

Hearing the knight's next words, the Marquis and his staff couldn't help but be surprised, even though they were prepared.