The Genius Archer Who Became a One-Man Army - Chapter 174



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◈ Genius Shin-Gung who became a one-man army (174)

It’s been a week since I arrived in Adelant.

We had found a new home, but there was a mountain of work to be done.

“Your Majesty.”

“I told you not to call me lord.”

“No, what if I tell you not to call me ‘lord’?”

At DL’s words, Lian scratched her head with an awkward smile.

It’s already been a week, but the title of Yeongju still feels awkward.

“But what’s going on?”

“I brought that person.”

At DL’s call, a man who had been waiting at the door entered Lian’s office.

He must be about fifty years old?

The man, with a fair amount of gray hair visible among his brown hair, stood cautiously in front of Lian.

Lian looked at him and asked.

“Are you Graphene?”

“Yes, that’s right. I apologize for the late greeting, Your Majesty.”

“No, I already heard that you came to say hello. I’m just busy with work, so don’t worry about it.”

“Yes, yes.”

“You’ve been managing Adelant until now, right?”

Graphen was a temporary administrator in Adelant, a land without a lord.

Not only was he old, but he had also lived in Adelant for a long time.

Graphen nodded in response to Lian’s question.

“It’s not enough, but I’m doing my best.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

Lian nodded.

In fact, there was a reason why Lian met Graphen after a week.

For a week, Lian instructed Diehl to find out about Graphen and Adelant.

Even though it is a temporary position, when a person becomes a manager, he or she is bound to change in some way.

I was looking into whether or not Graphen was doing anything shady for his own personal gain.

“It seems like you have quite a lot of popularity.”

“You are exaggerating. It was just my hometown, and everyone here was like my family, so I worked hard.”

Although it cannot be said that he never abused his power for his own benefit, Graphen did his best in his position as interim manager.

Thanks to this, the people of Yeongji had a lot of trust in Graphene.

Lian said, looking at the graphene.

“I hereby appoint you as the administrative minister for the time being. Please report all related matters to DL and if there are any difficulties, please speak to me without hesitation.”

“Yes, yes?!”

At Lian’s words, Graphen’s eyes opened wide.

Because I never expected that I would be given the position of Minister of Administration.

But from Lian’s point of view, it was a natural action.

I’ve only been in Adelant for a week, so what would I know about this place?

I have no intention of ruining Adelant with my sense of privilege.

Just one thing, Lian said with a stern expression while looking at the surprised Graphen.

“But I want you to know this one thing.”

“Ma, please speak.”

“I am a soldier. That is why I make a clear distinction between rewards and punishments.”

This means that if you continue to do well as you are doing now, you will be sufficiently rewarded, but if you engage in any dishonest behavior, you will be severely punished.

Graphen swallowed hard as he listened to Lian’s story.

“Yes, is there any chance!”

Lian nodded as she looked at Graphen, who was lying face down on the floor and screaming.

“Then I ask for your continued support. You may go out.”

“yes!”

After Graphen left, DL looked at Lian and asked.

“Didn’t that scare you too much?”

“I was just telling the truth.”

“……yes.”

As DL answered and pursed his lips, Lian burst into laughter.

Then I talked to DL about the current situation in Adelant.

DL has been doing quite a bit of work over the past week.

While getting information about Adelant, we also talk to Graphen about what needs to be done immediately.

Based on that information, DL made a list of priorities and told Lian about them.

And they were not much different from Lian’s expectations.

“Isn’t the road definitely too rough to transport supplies?”

“Yes. It is advantageous that Adelant is located on top of a hill, but considering the path we took to get there, it would be quite difficult for a wagon loaded with supplies to get there.”

“that’s right.”

Lian recalled when he first came to Adelant.

It was a steep uphill road with a severely curved floor. It was also narrow, making it difficult for carriages to move.

I remember at that time, several soldiers were riding on a carriage and pushing it up.

If there’s one thing that’s strange,

“But it feels like something has been artificially blocked.”

“I felt the same way. It felt like the trees and rocks were piled up in a messy manner on purpose.”

“I need to look into this a bit more, but it won’t work as it is now.”

In order for a territory to develop, communication between people must be fundamental.

However, Adelant currently had a part that was too difficult for a wagon carrying supplies to move through.

“From now on, we can do them one by one.”

“Where do you get support?”

“There’s plenty of money. And there’s plenty of people to work.”

“……yes?”

When DL made a momentary anxious expression, Lian spoke plainly.

“Gather all the troops.”

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Kyle lifts the rock with a double-crossing yell.

When he lifted a large tree as big as his body, the surrounding soldiers looked at him in surprise.

“Wow…… that monster.”

“As expected, it’s Kyle. If we’re talking about strength, he’s probably number one in the kingdom.”

As soon as he finished saying that,

“Koooooooooo!”

Arthur, who was nearby, lifted a tree about the same size as Kyle.

The soldiers in Arthur’s unit said to him:

“Huh, I don’t know, but if it’s strength, even our unit leader wouldn’t be pushed back.”

“It looks like Kyle and Arthur will have a showdown later on… Hey, who do you think is stronger?”

“No matter who is stronger, I feel like I’ll be crushed in one hand.”

They hurried to get things done, talking about the dilemma facing the Arrowhead Unit.

The overgrown trees along the road leading up to Adelant were one of the headaches.

If we just sort these out and widen the road, it will be much easier to get into Adelant.

Lian worked together with the busily moving unit members.

Even though he has become a lord, it does not suit his personality to just command and give orders.

“Lord Lian!”

“D, DL?”

Lian looked at her as she watched DL approaching her.

Lian couldn’t hide her bewildered expression as she looked at DL, whose under-eye area had become darker than usual, as if he had been very busy for a few days.

“are you okay?”

“Oh, well… yeah. I think I’ll be okay if I just sleep for a bit.”

Then she looked at Lian and continued speaking.

“And didn’t you ask me to find out this time? There was a reason for all that.”

Why did the road leading into Adelant have to be narrow? And why was there an artificial structure around it?

“They say that monsters are quite active around here. According to Graphen, it’s because the people here have been steadily building it up by carrying wood and stones for years.”

“……okay?”

“Yes, the road widening work is causing quite a bit of anxiety for Graphen and the local residents.”

That makes sense.

Those who have been directly attacked by monsters know well how terrifying they are.

Lian nodded as if she agreed with DL’s words.

“That could be true. The threat from monsters is just as terrifying as the threat from the savages.”

Although the Artian Kingdom does not suffer much damage from monsters, there are some areas that suffer more damage than the damage from the tyrants.

In particular, isn’t the forest in the northeast that borders Adelant famous for having dangerous monsters?

‘There was a reason why the territory with such fertile land in the north had not developed until now.’

If you think about it, Adelant is a territory with many questionable aspects.

There is clearly a lot of room for improvement, but it hasn’t even been properly announced until now.

That’s why there was no problem when Lian was granted territory through the war with the Kingdom of Meladion.

This was because there was no one who was jealous of the territory, which had its own problems.

“But blocking the road like this is not the solution.”

“That’s true, but…….”

“Tell Graphen not to worry. I’ll take care of this later.”

“Yes, and these are the documents you mentioned.”

DL handed the documents he was holding to Lian.

It was a document listing the personnel to apply for the Arrowhead Unit.

“Thank you. Then go in and rest quickly. It’s important to get things done quickly, but it’s also important to take care of your physical strength.”

“……Then please.”

After giving a brief salute, DL began to climb up the hill again, staggering.

I was worried because she looked like she might collapse at any moment, but she seemed to be climbing up somehow.

Isaac approached Lian, who was looking at DL with concern.

“What is it?”

“This is a document that organizes the people who applied to our unit this time. I asked DL to do the first round of deductions, but there are still quite a lot of people.”

“……There are many cases where units provide support as a group?”

“It seems like a considerable number of people. If it were a unit that went to battle together like Bieltona, we could trust and accept it, but since that’s not the case, we should check it out as well.”

“But… what are the units that are underlined here?”

Isaac, who was staring blankly at the documents, asked Lian.

Lian also checked the documents in response to Isaac’s question, as he had just received them.

And soon I knew what it was.

“……These are the units that were in the army led by General Targon.”

“ah…….”

Isaac’s expression darkened.

This is because he was General Targon who was defeated and killed by Marcel in the previous war with the Kingdom of Meladion.

I heard that out of fifteen thousand people, a little over three thousand survived.

These are the ones who returned from the hell of a truly absurd massacre.

“Then, are you only planning to accept soldiers who are part of a unit?”

“I plan to select outstanding candidates from among the individual applicants. That’s why I plan to conduct a separate test.”

“It might take quite some time……?”

“No, it won’t take that long. I have a test in mind. You have to pass that test first to be able to go to the final interview.”

“I see. But… why do you keep piling up trees and rocks down there?”

“I have to take it to Adelant. I need everything.”

“……All of them?”

Isaac’s expression darkened in an instant.

The amount of overgrown trees and rocks that were in the way as the road was widened was truly enormous.

It took over a week just to widen the road and deal with them.

But carrying that heavy thing up this hill and moving it to Adelant… … .

Just thinking about it made my head spin.

At that sight, Lian tapped Isaac on the shoulder and said.

“Don’t worry. We’re not going to move.”

“Yes? Then who will move it?”

“I told you, there is a set test.”

“……ah?”

As Isaac let out a gasp, Lian smiled with a small curve at the corner of her mouth.

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