Game Mind of a Medieval Modern Person - Chapter 239



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239. Kinder than you think

There is one ability that is valuable wherever you go.

This ability has such amazing versatility that it can be used regardless of what kind of person you are.

It’s not a big deal, I just added some modifiers to the goal setting.

Those who decide where to go after calmly considering things rather than just acting and watching will go far.

Whether it’s life, games, or social life, it’s easier to take action if you first set a goal.

The same was true of war, which was a rather long extension of human life.

When I hit someone else, if I swing my fist around carelessly, only my fist will hurt.

It takes study to know where to hit so that the opponent will hurt.

So where should we aim to make the pagans feel annoyed and in pain?

dripping.

I tapped my index finger on the map on my desk in my office, thinking deeply.

The morning system.

It was time to look back on the geographical and historical characteristics of this place, which is largely divided into three regions.

Even taking into account the 600-year gap between his second life, the time of Barialdo, and his third life, the time of Narva.

I began to chew over the known facts slowly and very carefully.

First, let’s look back at history.

About 1200 years ago, humans rebelled under the protection of the alien god Lux ​​Stella.

The foreign races that ruled Ise at the time were slow to respond initially, despite the intervention of Lux Stella, as they viewed humans as fools. As a result, the uprising to drive out Ise grew in scale and spread out of control.

Only then did the alien races realize that something was different about the humans’ recent rebellion, and they literally mobilized more power than society allowed.

In their quest for victory, the races offered more sacrifices to the gods, conscripted more citizens, and became more cruel to the humans who had caused them such harm.

However, the war becomes fiercer, contrary to the wishes of the other races, due to the fierce resistance of humans represented by the Aura Awakeners.

If you tell this story to most people, they will probably be indifferent.

You might ask if it’s church service time now.

But there is a reason why I brought up this boring story that I have heard a thousand times in church.

This is to guess the exact founding date of the Kingdom of Ravansta, which had a great influence on the Morning Star system.

It was a country that was worthless even when it was ruined. In my personal opinion, it was a really shitty country, but I couldn’t ignore the historical facts.

“hmm.”

Knock knock knock…

I started tapping my index finger a little faster, with a short groan.

No matter how I guess it is around this time.

If a rebellion were to occur, it would be a period of political and military vacuum created while the alien races of the Morning Star Isles were waging an all-out war on the mainland.

There was no other time like this.

The progenitor god who is said to be the founder of the Kingdom of Lavansta must have been taking action at this moment.

However, it is unclear whether the first ancestor god borrowed Lux ​​Stella’s power or not.

The prevailing speculation is that the Progenitor God defeated Lux ​​Stella, or that the rebellion was successful without Lux Stella’s help.

The plain fact is that the Shijoshin and the Kingdom of Ravansta did not serve Lux Stella, and as a result, they were helpless against the invasion of the pagans.

What bothered me was the suspicion that the progenitor god knew that the foreign races and pagans would return.

The founding myth of the Kingdom of Labansta tells of the progenitor god becoming a god after vowing to protect his descendants from their enemies for eternity.

I don’t know if it was a simple deification, or if he became a real god, albeit a weak one, and protected them before finally passing away.

Well… I’ll leave that part to the mainland theologians who like to rack their brains.

The reason I pondered these historical facts was to look at the basin of the Kingdom of Ravansta in a new light.

An attempt to find a new perspective, to break away from the conclusion based on the fact that it was a shitty country.

The attempt was somewhat successful.

I had to swallow my tears as I looked down at the map.

“Hmm.”

I couldn’t even do the distracting thing of tapping a map with my index finger.

I feel like I got hit in the face for not coming to my senses.

The problem was the sphere of influence currently occupied by the invading heretics under the command of the Silver-Maned Wolf Cloak.

Except for the Nevada at the northern tip, one can see a shape that is identical to the Soraschi.

these guys.

I thought there was a subtle concept of a border, but in reality, there was a clear separation without crossing a specific boundary.

-Along the river basin of Labansta.

The reason for this could be understood by considering the geographical characteristics of the islands in the morning.

The Morning Star system is divided into three regions.

The island of [Haejog], the largest island and the de facto home of the five principalities.

[Moon Piece] Island is smaller than Haejog Island, but is prosperous enough to have several cities.

And instead of being finely divided, the [Star Piece] archipelago produces a variety of products based on shallow waters and slightly different climates on each island.

The Kingdom of Lavanstar was a country that prospered through maritime trade, exerting influence over the eastern coastal area of ​​[Sea Piece] Island, the southernmost part of [Moon Piece] Island, and finally, various parts of the [Star Piece] Archipelago.

of course!

Because of the island’s geography, many places are isolated, and the climate is slightly different. From the country’s perspective, all it needs to do is trade and collect taxes, so a decentralized tradition has developed that respects the autonomy of local regions.

It is a form of decentralization that has developed to the extreme, to the point where local governments live separately from each other until the moment the country is in ruins.

However, it is said that there were no problems during the time when maritime trade was running smoothly despite the despair of the feudal system where solidarity was shattered.

If only the sea connecting the islands could be protected, it could have been revived at any time.

However, it was ruined because the proud navy was destroyed by the pagans and they allowed a landing.

Anyway, the point was here.

I went back to the sphere of influence of the pagans.

“Tsk.”

Clicked his tongue.

As long as the sea routes connecting the islands are intact, they can be revived at any time.

This was the pagans’ target.

Even if the pagans are finally driven out of the [Sea Piece] Island where the principalities are located after many twists and turns, there is no way to prevent a second invasion as long as the [Moon Piece] Island and the [Star Piece] Archipelago are in the hands of the pagans.

Especially the [Star Piece] archipelago.

This place has many dangerous areas with rapid currents because the straits are narrow, and the nearby waters are shallow, so there are quite a few reef areas.

Moreover, the sea god they serve is causing fog, making it difficult for our fleet to enter without warning.

It was a place that I had to grit my teeth and go into if I wanted to get rid of it someday.

In other words, it means that it can be postponed for now.

So where should we aim?

I began to groan as I recalled my days as the leader of Rabanstar.

I don’t know much about the internal affairs because the great Duke of Aurene has been messing around with them.

Thank goodness.

There was one fact that came to mind thanks to the strong memory.

[Your Majesty, I will delegate the responsibility for customs adjustments for the coastal cities near the Bartlina Plains to you.]

[Wasn’t that a royal territory?]

[Unfortunately, His Majesty still lacks a sense of statecraft, so the governors of the archipelago are attempting to gain personal gain against the home country. In order to retaliate against this, we plan to indirectly pressure them to eliminate certain products that are not in line with good customs and manners.]

[Why don’t you just wear the crown?]

I got beat up in the bedroom that day, but thanks to that I gained some stamina.

Anyway, it was fortunate that I remembered the area near the Bartlin Plains, which is now the Duchy of Bartlin.

Knock, knock, knock…

A moment of deep thought.

Without realizing it, I was humming along, moving my index finger again.

However, if we compare the memories of the time of Barial and the current actions of the pagans, it is clear at a glance.

“The kids.”

The place that the pagans really want to protect is the Duchy of Bartline.

There was no other place than Bartline as a last stronghold from which to retreat to the Star Fragment Archipelago if necessary, and as a bridgehead for targeting Haejag Island.

Then, the question of why he put Nevar up as a puppet instead of swallowing him up was also resolved.

“You’re still doing the same things you always did.”

The Duchy of Neva is both a shield and a decoy.

The reason they sent people away alive and into exile was probably to break the power of our enemy, Powis, before their main stronghold, the Duchy of Bartline, was threatened.

Or perhaps it was to protect their settlement in Bartline from being exposed to plunder.

The Duchy of Nevar is just a shrimp caught in a fight between whales.

You could say that he was a fool who was not aware that one of the fighting whales was a blue whale that was eating all the krill.

Knowing these facts, the purpose of this temple becomes clear.

A full-scale invasion of Nevart is the worst of the worst.

Even so, it would be best to compromise by only taking care of the territories in the southern region and appeasing the current king to some extent.

You won’t do heresy, right? Okay, let’s do it well.

It would be perfect if it ended like this.

If the pagans had a brain, they wouldn’t keep cutting off the king’s head… and we could have peace for a while.

Exactly.

Finally, after thinking about all the things, I smiled happily and picked up the feather.

At that moment.

“…!!!”

A cool, subtle pain.

A burning sensation and tingling, as if being stabbed by a red-hot knife, ran across my gums.

***

March 4, 1226.

The preparations for the Holy See, under the leadership of Bishop Narva, were nearing their final stages.

The commander in chief is Terveer.

The feared shortage of manpower turned out to be unfounded.

In the early morning hours, people from all over the island who had been tormented by pagans volunteered regardless of their status, so much so that they were selected to be soldiers.

The number of people who were reborn as a holy army through filtering and selection is 10,000.

Now that the military might that Yuvas had boasted about had been achieved, albeit in a hasty manner, no one could deny that the Duchy of Powis had changed from before.

In fact, the Duchy of Powis alone raised a 10,000-strong army.

Everyone was thrilled.

Those who had ridiculed him began to be wary, and those who had been wary had to hide their hostility deep inside.

Someone among them said this.

The moment this crusade is successful, Bishop Narva will crown his father, Duke Æthelton, as his own grandson.

The various war supplies that continued to arrive from the mainland and the weapons of incredible quality produced by the craftsmen further supported this speculation.

And while everyone was watching with bated breath, the person responsible for proving this amazing success was.

“Hehe, I guess spring has come. It’s your wisdom teeth!”

A middle-aged man with a smiling eye.

He was glaring at the barber-surgeon-dentist and asking himself.

“what?”

“I have a wisdom tooth growing behind my wisdom tooth. It’s rare for it to grow this late. Oh, really.”

The moment Narva realized that the cause of her toothache was her wisdom tooth, she figured out the whole story.

Tesherina.

An unfortunate woman who was destined to die, but could not accept it and chose to make a deal with the old god of Ise.

The old god of Ise, its chief being, offered to accept a new fate in return.

I will have three children. I will choose the third.

As a new heart-picker who will please the gods by offering to his mother and brothers.

However, those who are protected by the light of the stars – Lux Stella – cannot refuse death.

Unless you accept the holy relic that Ise offers.

Eventually, Tesherina accepted the holy relics of Ise to gain a new destiny.

The warrior king’s teeth.

Narva fought and defeated Tesherina, who had become a servant of Ise by swallowing the warrior king’s teeth, and was promised the victor’s rights.

booty.

I’m talking about the natural right of the survival of the fittest, which the winner can take from the loser without any problem.

and…

“I’m the god of war!!!!!!!!!!!”

The kind god of war was careful to ensure that his favorites never forgot their rights.