Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1331
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Episode 1331. This is a war crime worthy of summary action.
The imperial army did not cause trouble from the beginning.
In the early days of the war, when the two sides fought on the border between the Principality of Topla and the Kingdom of Shade, military discipline was strict.
However, while retreating to Urban after suffering massive damage from the steel golem, the imperial army gradually became sick.
The imperial army, filled with revenge and anger, launched a major counterattack with the Batalion unit at the forefront.
As a result, they regained the lost territory of the Principality of Topla within a few days, and even occupied the Kingdom of Shade within a month.
The speed of the counterattack was so fast that the supply unit that started from the rear could not keep up.
To make matters worse, as the supply route became longer, the Shade Kingdom’s resistance forces raided the longer supply route.
The imperial army, which had problems with supply, chose the extreme measure of local procurement of supplies rather than slowing down its march.
If the project had been carried out within the territory of the empire, any commander would have been polite and issued a requisition certificate.
However, the areas where the imperial army is located on the front lines are the enemy kingdoms of Shade Kingdom and Adria Kingdom.
Depending on the commander’s inclination, some were polite, but most of them were taken as if they were looting.
The only time they gave me a requisition certificate was when I happened to come across it on the road and take the cargo from a stagecoach.
As revenge, anger, and plunder came together, military discipline suddenly collapsed.
In particular, in the case of the leading units thrown into the enemy camp, they committed the cruel act of exterminating witnesses to cover up their looting.
Adriatic Kingdom.
A village on the outskirts of the steel city of Peromuros.
A company of imperial troops had just finished plundering and gathered in the center of the village.
About fifty villagers were kneeling in the vacant lot.
A knight approached the quartermaster, Baron Rico Gerial.
“Supplier. The requisition is over. What should I do?”
Baroness Rico Garial said with a wry smile.
“The movements of the Imperial Army must not be heard by the Kingdom Army. “Get everything sorted out.”
Ensign Thereal, the rider, was shocked, but bowed and turned around.
Bad things are difficult the first time, but easy the second or third time.
This isn’t the first time the Scorpion Company has wiped out a village.
The imperial army’s magic gun spewed fire.
Puff puff!
About 50 villagers fell to the ground without even screaming.
Eventually, the imperial army piled the bodies in one place and poured oil on them.
After a while, acrid black smoke slowly rose into the sky.
Company commander Baron Hank Stauren, who was watching the smoke rising from a distance, called out to the supply officer with a wave of his hand.
“Yes, company commander.”
“Peromuros is close by, so what if it starts to smoke? “Are you going to advertise that we are here?”
“But if you don’t burn the body… … .”
The south is a hot place, so if the bodies are not incinerated, the entire region will become polluted.
Baroness Rico Garial tried to point that out.
“what? Are you afraid that an infectious disease will spread? Therapists tell you to worry about that! Our job is requisition and reconnaissance. “Why do you make things worse by doing what a therapist would do?”
“sorry. “I will correct it.”
“The royal army must have seen the smoke, so they leave quickly. “What about requisition?”
In fact, what Baron Hank Stauren was curious about was the requisitioned items.
“Five sacks of wheat, three sacks of corn, and five Adriatic kingdom silver coins.”
“Holy shit. Even if we robbed the slums of the system, we would have come out with more than that. Next time, tell them to finish with a sword instead of a magic gun.”
“All right.”
After a while, the Scorpion company left the village and moved along the road.
Around noon.
The stagecoaches, spotting the imperial army from afar, gradually slowed down.
Transportation Manager Wales sighed involuntarily.
“ha!”
I tried to avoid the imperial military garrison, but it seems I had no luck.
‘No. Because the commander may be the right person.’
He struggled to shake off his anxiety and took the lead.
Seven guards quickly followed behind him.
Eventually, the speed of the stagecoaches dropped to the speed of people walking.
Wales approached the rider without the slightest hesitation.
“Thank you for your hard work. “This is Wales, director of transportation for the Stagecoach Association.”
“I am Thereal, Chief Knight of the Scorpion Company. We will requisition military supplies in accordance with the Empire’s special wartime laws. How many wagons are there?”
“… … .”
Wales was startled and couldn’t say anything for a moment.
I hoped the commander was a good person, but he stepped in shit.
The imperial army does not commandeer all the luggage of a stagecoach.
The imperial army commanders are all titled nobles.
A commander who knows honor does not try to rob civilians.
As soon as our eyes met, we could see that they were going to requisition them. They were worn-out guys.
“… … “There are two.”
“Leader? “Fumi?”
“Two carriages in the rear.”
“I understand. “I will let you through as long as I make sure there are passengers in the carriage.”
“… … .”
Wales diligently calculated in his head.
One wagon was loaded with coffee, tea, and spices.
In terms of price, it’s about 200 gold.
That will also be written on the requisition confirmation.
What bothers me is the other one.
‘I heard there were books and alchemy ingredients in the wooden box… … .’
What he personally checked were the few boxes placed on top.
‘Nothing will happen.’
Since it was a conscription from the Imperial Army, the client would not be able to hold the Stagecoach Association responsible.
He glanced around.
Due to the battle between the Imperial Army and the Southern Kingdom Army, there were no ordinary people traveling on the road.
‘Okay, take it all.’
If you resist and get hit for no reason, you will only lose yourself, so it was better to just give it up.
The imperial army looked inside the carriages and sent them forward one by one.
After a brief inspection, the carriage moved forward a little and then stopped.
This is because you have to move with the guards.
Three stagecoaches with passengers passed through the Scorpion Company.
And then it was the wagon’s turn.
The first wagon fell into the hands of the imperial army.
The drivers meticulously checked the cargo as if they were the owners.
Soon it was the turn of the second wagon.
The expressions of the knights who were forcibly opening the wooden box changed slightly.
Soon, a knight called to Baron Rico Gerial, who was standing under the carriage.
“Supplier!”
“What?”
“You should come and see.”
“What is on it that you want me to see?”
Although he was mumbling as if he was annoyed, Baroness Rico Gerial climbed into the carriage.
“But what?”
Instead of speaking, the driver gently removed the cloth covering the object.
The gold coins of the Shade Kingdom sparkled.
For a moment, Baron Rico Garial’s eyes sparkled with greed.
He quickly ripped open the other boxes.
One box was filled with silver coins, and the rest were filled with expensive jewelry.
It seems that the great nobles of the southern kingdom were trying to embezzle their wealth using the stagecoach.
Baron Rico Garial thought for a moment and ordered the knight.
“Put all the lids on.”
“yes.”
As the knight began to put the lid back on the open wooden box, Baron Rico Gerial jumped out of the carriage.
Wales, the stagecoach transport chief, approached the Imperial quartermaster.
Of course, this is to receive a conscription confirmation.
“Supplier.”
Then the supply officer, Baron Rico Garial, smiled and said:
“If it is because of the requisition confirmation, please wait a moment. I have to report it to the company commander first. “The Stagecoach Association will not suffer any loss.”
“thank you.”
Wales bowed his head with an expression of emotion.
I felt sick, but I couldn’t help it because that was the one holding the sword hilt.
Baron Rico Garial, a supply officer who visited the company commander, lowered his voice and spoke.
“Company commander. “Finally, we have hit the jackpot.”
“But what?”
“One box of gold coins, one box of silver coins, and three boxes of jeweled trinkets. Converted into imperial currency, it would be at least 150,000 gold, maybe more.”
“… … .”
For a moment, the company commander, Baron Hank Stauren, stopped breathing.
I only got five silver coins from one village, which is one box each of gold coins and silver coins.
Baron Hank Stauren, who had finally come to his senses, muttered to himself.
“It looks like the great nobleman was trying to embezzle his wealth.”
“That’s right. “The owner will be in one of the three carriages we sent earlier.”
“What is it?”
Baron Hank Stauren had a little luck.
Issuing a conscription certificate means that all property belongs to the empire.
That’s why if you submit a requisition confirmation to the empire, the empire will compensate you for it.
In other words, if normal procedures are followed, wealth worth 150,000 gold will go to the imperial army.
You may be able to touch it for a while, but it is not rice cake.
The rice cakes were to be shared in small portions by the upper ranks of the imperial army.
The company commander’s salary is 50 silver, so how much money is 150,000 gold?
If you do not issue a requisition confirmation, the 150,000 gold becomes your personal property.
To do so, we must erase the stagecoach without a trace, as we did.
However, ‘exterminating the inhabitants of the Southern Kingdom’ and ‘getting rid of the stagecoach’ are completely different problems.
Who cares about the villages of the Southern Kingdom, but stagecoach robbery was a serious crime even in the Empire.
Then the quartermaster, Baron Rico Garreal, spoke.
“Company Commander, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you do it this time, you won’t have to burn down the village anymore. “If it has a long tail, you might get stepped on.”
The imperial army’s standard fell to the ground, but the blades of the inspection department were still sharp.
Baroness Rico Garial was the one who pointed this out.
“so?”
“We must destroy the stagecoach and take the enemy’s wealth. It was the Stagecoach Association that was at fault in the first place. Didn’t you cooperate in embezzling the wealth of the Southern Kingdom’s great nobles? “This is a war crime worthy of summary action.”
Baroness Rico Garial treated the Stagecoach Society as if it had committed a major crime.
Baron Hank Stauren nodded vigorously.
After hearing it, it was a war crime with no harm in killing him.
Of course, that’s not why he dies.
“How would you like it to be distributed?”
“Company Commander, please take half of the 150,000 gold. I will take half of what is left and distribute the rest to the knights and soldiers.”
“Good. Let’s proceed.”
“yes.”
Baroness Rico Gerial bowed to the company commander and then turned around.
Elio, who was leisurely looking out the window in the carriage, muttered.
“Wow, what a beautiful world it is.”
Fabian sighed at his somewhat sarcastic words.
“ha! Anyone who knows, why would you do that? “We will leave when the person in charge of transportation arrives, so please be patient even if you are frustrated.”
“I bet my left hand that I can’t start. What do you want to bet?”
“I want to bet, but I have nothing to bet on. “Can’t you just tell me what’s going on?”
Elio was just about to answer.
Puff puff!
With the sound of magic guns firing, the horses hitched to the carriage fell down.
After taking care of the horses, the riflemen immediately turned their guns on the guards.
Since we had already done this several times, everything felt as natural as water flowing.
Wales, who was waiting for confirmation of requisition, froze for a moment.
Since the founding of the Stagecoach Association, no stagecoach has been attacked by Imperial forces.
The Southern Kingdom army also left the stagecoach untouched.
This is why the stagecoach is an essential institution for both empires and kingdoms.
‘why?’