Heavenly Inquisition Sword - Chapter 1351
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Episode 1351. Exitium is stronger than the sword.
Northwest Peromuros.
Expeditionary Force General Headquarters.
Chief of Staff Count Rand Getty visited Chief of Staff Marquis Reid Kostock. This is to report the results of the interrogation of Baron Fabian Cloud.
“Chief of Staff. “We have completed the first interrogation of Baron Fabian Cloud.”
“… … .”
The chief of staff slowly raised his head and looked at Count Rand Getty.
Since they weren’t arrested for any real crime, there was nothing to point out and ask questions about.
“They adamantly denied any agreement. However, he admitted that he often met the company commander of the Southern Kingdom Army.”
“You said the person you were meeting was a member of the Victory Corps, right?”
“That’s right. “It used to be the Iron Wall Corps, but the name was changed when the corps was reorganized.”
“As expected, there must be something.”
“Are you really saying that Baron Cloud was in cahoots with the Southern Kingdom forces?”
“Rather, I am concerned that the name of the corps was changed during the reorganization process.”
“What is it like?”
“‘Iron Wall’ feels like it focuses on defense, but ‘victory’ is not that. There are rumors going around on the front lines that ‘the Southern Kingdom army will launch a major counterattack’… … . The name of the corps was changed to ‘Victory’. Don’t you think it marks a shift from defense to offense?”
“At best, you won’t be able to penetrate the Steel Legion. Don’t you say that the Batalion unit is alive and well? Additionally, the 1st Army Group has units armed with Exitium.”
Previously, Exitium was directly managed by the General Headquarters.
It was stored at the headquarters, and upon request from the Battalion unit, the quantity equivalent to the amount used up was supplied.
Then, the Phantom Unit and Shadow Unit of the 1st Army Group were rearmed with the Exitium that had recently been stored.
The combat power of the imperial army has tripled.
The reason behind the General Staff’s emergency arrest of Baron Fabian Cloud was their belief in the powerful military power of the Imperial Army.
“Of course, the final victory will be the imperial army. But that doesn’t mean you have to know when and how the enemy’s counterattack will proceed.”
Count Rand Getty quietly lowered his eyes at the General Staff’s point.
When the Count seemed to reflect, the Chief of Staff again turned the topic to Baron Cloud.
“You said Baron Cloud often met with the company commander of the Victory Legion, right?”
“Yes that’s right. “It is said that they drank until late almost every evening.”
“Then I guess I have information about the reorganized Victory Corps.”
“But the position is that we will not get involved in the war… … .”
“Then we have to change his mind. “Squeeze in some way to get the information.”
“Without mind magic, you won’t be able to get any information.”
“Then I should write it.”
“Are you telling me to use mental magic?”
“He was arrested for ‘benefiting the enemy.’ “Shouldn’t we give him a treatment commensurate with the weight of his sin?”
“but… … “If something goes wrong with Baron Cloud, Count Elio Lagoa will not sit still.”
“If you were afraid of Count Lagoa, you shouldn’t have arrested Baron Cloud. It makes him fear the Imperial Army as much as the Imperial Army fears him. “Wasn’t that our other purpose in the first place?”
Dry saliva ran down the nervous Count Rand Getty’s throat.
As far as arresting Baron Cloud, it is not a big problem.
However, the moment mental magic was used on him, the relationship between the imperial army and Count Lagoa would have collapsed.
“Why are you hesitating so much? Have you still not given up the illusion that the relationship between the imperial army and Count Lagoa could improve?”
“Honestly, I don’t know.”
Count Rand Getty laughed bitterly.
If you look at what Count Elio Lagoa has done so far, he is already an enemy of the empire.
However, since the corps commander and Scorpion Company first provided the excuse, there is still room for extenuating circumstances.
In this situation, would you use mind magic on Baron Cloud?
No matter how ordered the Chief of Staff is, there is no way conflict will not arise.
The chief of staff, looking at Count Rand Getty hesitating, said coldly.
“You still don’t understand? His Royal Highness will kill him. The Empire and Count Lagoa cannot coexist. In the past, just as His Majesty the Emperor did to Archduke Knauf, His Majesty the Crown Prince would have noticed Count Lagoa’s feelings… … . Times have changed. Exitium is stronger than the sword.”
Count Rand Getty looked at his chief of staff with a surprised expression.
I can’t believe a sound like that came from the mouth of the chief of staff who was a sword master! It seems like times have really changed.
After thinking about it carefully, this is true.
His Majesty the Emperor watched Archduke Knauf, the Grand Master, throughout his life.
However, His Royal Highness, who holds Exitium in his hands, seems unlikely to do so.
His Highness the Crown Prince can increase the number of musketeers to a hundred or a thousand.
Thinking of a thousand musketeers armed with Exitium, my heart already feels majestic.
“I’ll do it.”
Then Chief of Staff Marquis Reid Kostock nodded with a satisfied face.
“Well thought out. “Get results as quickly as possible.”
“yes.”
Count Rand Getty, who answered with a determined face, hurriedly turned around.
If you want to cast a mental spell on Baron Cloud, there are more than one thing to prepare.
First, you need to find a wizard capable of mental magic.
If they knew about the relationship between Count Elio Lagoa and Duke Killian Hale (head of Corvo’s magic corps), they would definitely reject him, so finding a suitable wizard was also a task.
***
Eastern Peromuros.
Minos.
Elio met Duke Cillian Hale in the morning and went straight to the stagecoach office.
I wanted to go to the headquarters in northwestern Peromuros, but the ticket salesman said there were only carriages bound for northwestern Peromuros.
“At least, since the artillery battle is in full swing, all we have to do is leave once at noon.”
“But the stagecoach didn’t stop working?”
“We would like to do that too, considering the safety of the stagecoach. However, high-ranking figures in the Empire and the Southern Kingdom want the stagecoach service to remain uninterrupted.”
“yes? why?”
“What would ordinary people like us know? Let’s see if we can use the stagecoach.”
“ah… … .”
Elio didn’t ask any more questions.
I don’t know the circumstances of the high-ranking people, but I thought it was fortunate that I had something to use.
Elio, who was spending time in Minos, went to the stagecoach office again at noon.
Even though the bombardment was in full swing, there were three customers going to northern Peromuros.
Soon a passenger carriage and two wagons left the stagecoach office.
The stagecoach passengers just looked out the window in silence and did not make a sound.
It was the same for Elio.
You arrested Fabian because the crown prince’s face was ruined?
No matter how many times I thought about it, I couldn’t understand it.
I warned him countless times not to touch him, but this is the result.
“That’s crazy.”
The middle-aged man sitting next to him asked as he muttered to himself.
“What did you say?”
“They said I was crazy.”
“Hmm, I guess something bad is going on?”
“There are people who keep messing with me.”
“ah… … .”
The middle-aged man who was shaking his head glanced at the young man’s movements.
He doesn’t have a sword, but his attire makes him a knight.
It also seems like a knight from the central or northern part of the country, not the south.
‘He must be a mercenary or an adventurer.’
Are you being harassed by people from the South because you are from a different country?
Probably so.
Even if we live in the same area, it is human to ostracize people just because they live in different villages.
“Just be patient if you can. “Getting angry won’t change anything, and only I will suffer.”
“I tolerated it, but it started to think of me as a bigot and crawled all the way up to my head.”
“Oh, if you keep holding back, problems like that can arise. At times like that, I think like this. If I leave here, will I have a way to make a living? If you don’t have it, endure it as if you were dead, but if you have it… … I turn it over with the determination to get out of there. “It’s simple, right?”
“Hehe. So how many times have you been knocked over?”
“Twice. Both times I gave up and left. Before I surrendered, the future was bleak, but when I actually left there, I thought, ‘Why did I hold out for so long?’ A thought occurred to me. Are you a mercenary? “Are you an adventurer?”
“Let’s go on an adventure.”
“Then I guess I can live well by going somewhere else. If you haven’t done anything wrong, don’t get upset. “In hindsight, it’s not that big of a deal.”
“I completely agree. Is it okay for the person who hit me to sleep with his feet stretched out, and the person who got hit sleep curled up? The guy who hit me must be anxious. “Isn’t that right?”
“You are a hot adventurer. you’re right. If you are an adventurer, you must live with that kind of spirit. Even if you are going through a lot of trouble now, it will be great later.”
“I don’t have any trouble. “If I had to think about how to turn it over, I did it.”
“ha ha ha! I see. My name is Cattle Brown, and I am the store owner of the Carat Sanghoe Lyso dealership. “If there is anything you need, I will give it to you at a cheap price, so please stop by.”
Raiso is one of the cities in northern Peromuros and is where the stagecoach office is located.
Elio nodded willingly.
Even otherwise, most of the food stored in the Mahadam (space warehouse) had to be eaten by the Abyss and refilled.
“Okay.”
Cattle Brown, who thought the young adventurer would soon leave for another area, naturally asked.
“If there is anything you plan to purchase, please let me know. “Still, he came to me because he knew me, so it would be difficult if I didn’t have him.”
“Is there something like the ‘energy ball’ of the Northern Kingdom in the South?”
“Are you talking about the Northern Kingdom’s combat rations?”
“that’s right.”
“Oh, there are no such combat rations in the South. “It’s hard to call it a substitute, but there are various dried fruits and smoked meats.”
“oh! “That’s fine.”
“Dried fruit and smoked meats are always available. “Anything else?”
“I have everything. “Food has always been a problem.”
“All right. As for food, we can provide it to you whenever you come. “But what is your name?”
“Elio.”
“It’s Elio. “Be sure to visit our Carat Sanghoe Lyso dealership before you leave.”
Cattle Brown did not speak informally to the young man, even though he only gave him his name.
For Ramus, who has a last name but is a commoner, adventurers are difficult guests to treat carelessly.
“All right.”
Elio clicked his tongue at the man’s joke, but answered willingly.
Not only do I need to fill up on food, but I also greatly sympathize with his way of dealing with things.
How much courage would it take for a merchant, not even a mercenary, to turn the tables and leave!
The fact that he did it twice gave me a lot of respect.
Since he is a martial artist who has reached the level of a demi-god, he would not be able to survive anywhere, but he is different.
‘Uncle, I will definitely sell it to you.’
I wanted to buy it now, but I didn’t have the money, so I had to wait until later.
It was 5 PM when the stagecoach departed from Minos and arrived in northern Peromuros.
There, Elio bid farewell to Cattle Brown and hurriedly took a stagecoach bound for Asucar (a city in the northwest of Peromuros).
***
Northwest Peromuros.
Asukar.
Around 7pm.
A stagecoach arrived in the ancient city of Asukar, where the expeditionary force’s general headquarters was located.
After a while, three men got off at the stagecoach station.
Two of them stuck together as if they were part of a group and walked away quickly.
First, Elio went out into the street to fill his hungry stomach.
Perhaps because it was the headquarters, the streets were crowded with armed imperial troops.
With the sound of horses’ hooves, wagons filled with the wounded passed by.
Elio frowned as the smell of blood rushed to his nose.
It felt like I was in the middle of a war.
It was a strange feeling to see the wounded imperial soldiers being carried away like luggage.
Elio, who was walking to find a restaurant, suddenly stopped.
A platoon of heavily armed Imperial troops was rapidly approaching towards them.