I can see the Emperor's stats-Chapter 48
prepare for the assault
Meanwhile, a meeting is underway at Warchief Gundar's camp.
“Your abilities are truly amazing. How dare you hold on to the devil under that mountain!”
Gundar excitedly pays tribute to the leader of the Gentiles, Dmitri. The devil under the mountain is the name the tribes at the entrance of the northern mountains call the superhuman Marquis Andersson.
Among them, no matter how strong a warrior was, he only fell like an autumn leaf to the marquis, who was a superhuman.
'Honestly, I didn't completely believe it, but at this rate, it's really possible to fend off the strangers at the bottom of the mountain and become the loser of the North!'
However, there is a voice blocking his optimism.
“It is not over yet. The damage on our side is honestly not without it.”
“Hmmmm, of course I know.”
To Gundar, who seemed shy in answering, Dmitri continued his words with a cautious expression.
“Continue gathering the troops of the tribes like this. Even if we take damage, if only the knights successfully block it, there is a mountain range that is a natural fortress behind us, so the enemies will eventually tire of themselves and retreat.”
Gundar nodded.
“And that means we can negotiate while dragging out the time like this.”
"exactly. I mean, why would the Empire bother with a mountain range with nothing to gain? After you withdraw like that, the tribes you gathered will recognize you as the warchief who stopped the invasion of the foreign enemy!”
The leaders of the Stormcart Tribe, including Gundar, nodded. That's certainly true.
It is practically impossible to exterminate the aliens by invading all the mountain ranges, and, crucially, there is a big problem of profit and loss.
Already, the empire is spending a huge amount of money just by sending one superman and other elite knights to the north.
If you can't subdue them even with additional troops, you have to raise an army on a large scale and fight the entire northern mountain range.
Even those who were regarded as barbarians who did not communicate and only knew about plunder had a unified leadership and showed that they had some power, and if they sat the empire at the negotiating table, the empire had no choice but to make some concessions.
Even if you give them a small share, it is far more beneficial to the Empire to safely develop the northern plains.
'Then the food problem of the tribes at the beginning of the mountain range, including us, will be solved, and I will sit in the seat of the true northern warchief!'
With a bloated dream, Gundar orders his men to further develop the nearby tribes.
“Call out more warriors and troops while going around the mountains!”
Dmitri smiles inwardly as he sees it.
'Your Highness, it seems that what you have ordered will be done safely.'
They belonged to the elite among the forces secretly cultivated by the Grand Duke.
As the results show, even if the opponent is a superman, it shows enough ability to pass the time while enduring to some extent.
'Of course, it's not without damage.'
Today, while they blocked the Marquis Andersson, some were seriously injured, and the leader, Dmitry, was also full of small and large wounds all over his body from taking the lead in stopping the Marquis.
'But it's enough to hold on like this and fight attrition.'
It is impossible for a superhuman to turn the tide of battle alone, even if he is an unmanned person beyond human limits.
In the end, the strength of the knights is needed, but since they participated in the war, the quality and number of knights has the upper hand.
In addition, they continue to recruit warriors from the mountains. Even considering the hastily organized reinforcements from the capital, they could handle it enough.
'And the first prince won't be able to accomplish any feats in this war after all!'
That was the Archduke's intention. In fact, it was none of their business whether Gundar became warchief or not, it was just a waste of time.
And after the news that Julius is struggling in the north spreads, it is enough to wipe them out with the Grand Duke or the 2nd Prince at the fore.
Then, all the credit for stabilizing the north goes to the Grand Duke.
but that time. There is another group speaking on the matter.
“Probably, that warchief and the suspicious person next to him had roughly that intention.”
“I understand in general. You've had a pretty complicated situation too, right?"
Julius and Nuada are discussing the future advance.
“This is also an offer for you. If things went the way the Grand Duke intended, the gathered tribes would suffer damage close to annihilation, but you wouldn't want that.”
Nuada also nodded.
“I don’t like them very much because they are weak bastards who rely on plunder, but those who live in the mountains are all brothers in the end.”
“To reduce the damage, the first priority is to defeat the warchief at once.”
If the war dragged on for a long time, each other's damage would only increase. Julius puts forward the idea of a short-term decisive battle.
“But how? I know that the number of tribes that have already gathered is considerable... … .”
Julius laughs at this.
"You probably know that better than I do, don't you?"
“… … !?”
“I know better, what do you mean?”
Nuada's face is full of questions.
“I mean literally.”
Here, Julius suddenly stops laughing and stares back at him with a serious expression.
“Nuada, you must already be an unrivaled warrior in these northern mountains. Superhumans, who are called great warriors in your language, can be counted on ten fingers in the entire land.”
“… … .”
“And I think that the reason why I rallied the six tribes and fought against the warchief was because I had a different idea. Am I wrong in my expectations?”
Nuada gently closes her eyes.
'It's as if Lee Ja knew about me from the beginning. No, how can I look at it?'
In fact, it is only natural that he opposes Gundar.
I don't know if he's a strong warrior like Julius who can defeat him one-on-one, but his pride as a warrior doesn't allow him to rule as a loser in the north by borrowing the power of suspicious guys.
“As I said before, I am here to offer you an alliance.”
With a solemn expression, Julius held out his hand to him.
“It's not that I'm making you the loser of the North, as was the case with that warchief, but I trust your ability to face me! That's why I came up with the word alliance.”
“… … .”
Nuada is silent, still looking at his outstretched hand.
Julius finishes his speech with strength.
“It's not me doing it, it's the two of us doing it. I'm here to prevent unnecessary sacrifices and to protect my people! For you tribes of the mountains and your ambitions!”
“Clean your hands.”
“… … !?”
After thinking for a moment, Julius clenched his fist instead of his hand. They fist bumped three times before finally holding hands.
Nuada opens her mouth after that.
“Actually, I still can't fully trust you. You are strangers, but you know us too well.”
Julius smiled bitterly inwardly.
'Well, at this point, no one knows these customs as well as I do.'
The exchange of fists and handshakes were rituals that pledged friendship between chiefs in the north.
“But I owe you my life. In addition, you allowed me to take on another challenge later when I improved my skills.”
Taking them to the village is actually not even worth asking. And he was a character who could not live without debt.
“Because it happened like this, I believe in you at least once! With this, let's make sure the debt is paid off.”
Julius also let go of his serious expression and grinned.
“Good luck in the future.”
Nuada replies in a brusque tone.
“You don’t talk like that between people who have already formed a friendship. By the way, I have a rough idea of your plan, can I?”
Both opinions agree.
"I'll have to gather more forces first."
"In addition, we must destroy Gundar's forces at once with a surprise attack."
The cooperation of the remaining tribes who remain neutral in the mountains! And surprise from behind!
It looks simple at first glance, but it is not an easy task.
“If we bring the forces of the tribes that did not join the mountain range into our alliance, it will become a force capable of inflicting great damage on the enemy.”
However, Nuada puts on a skeptical expression.
“But the tribes that declared complete neutrality don’t have any sharp means even for me… … .”
In fact, there were quite a few tribes that did not respond to Gundar's coercive recruitment. The key to this surprise attack is to attract the tribes that have declared neutrality!
No matter how hard they hit from behind, it was difficult to deliver a fatal blow with the current forces of the Julius Alliance.
"The tribes that didn't come out of the mountains probably have the same judgment as you."
“Right. In fact, if you carelessly touch the strangers on the plains, you will never be safe even inside the mountain range.”
“But unlike Gundar, you are the strongest warrior in these mountains and a reliable ally.”
"hmm… … .”
“I can attract them if I offer them a tangible return.”
Nuada is questioning the expression again here.
“Is there such a thing? I thought you were saying to assemble by force by requesting a duel.”
“Of course, in the case of a tribe that is too obstinate, that method will be necessary.”
However, it is difficult to attract all tribes simply with that.
Julius finally gets to the point.
“What do you miss the most?”
“… … !?”
“Maybe food? In my name as the prince of the empire, I will solve the food problem for the tribes that follow you.”
Nuada instantly jumps up from the chair.
“Is that possible?”
It was the first time he lost his composure. Under those conditions, even neutral tribes have no reason not to follow him.
“Of course. However, the first step is to get rid of that Gundar!”
"hmm… … .”
At Julius's confident answer, he too collapsed back into his seat.
“Could it be something related to visiting our tribe?”
'As expected, he's quick-witted.'
Julius stuck his tongue out and pretended to be relaxed.
“It’s not like it has nothing to do with it.”
"So you're saying you'll tell me later?"
Nuada grunts, but it's not a bad face. He is a friendly opponent anyway. Now that he is in debt, he no longer has any doubts about the matter.
'Even if it's overdoing it, it's rewarding to defeat him once from the front.'
Julius smiled inwardly and brought up another story.
“By the way, if you were to rally the tribes, what would you call yourself as the head?”
"Wouldn't it be just Warchief?"
“Warchief might not be a title you like very much because it reminds you of that Gundar, right?”
"is it?"
Nuada frowned. It's certainly not a title I like, considering the idiot.
“We call the one who lords over the crowd a king, so why don’t you try using this title too?”
"king?"
"yes. I will become the king who rules the northern mountains, so the king of the mountains... … . How about a mountain king in short?”
"hmm… … .”
Nuada didn't answer, but strangely, I think I like the title.
'The king of the mountains... … . Surprisingly, the tone is good, isn't it?'
'Even if I don't bother to name it, you will definitely be called that.'
Thinking of the nostalgic title from his previous life, Julius affirmed inwardly.
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