The Legendary Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend - Chapter 80



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Moonlight Sculptor: Dad is a Legend (80)

Weed checked the condition of the north wall.

The North Wall was a magnificent fortress that separated the valley between two mountain ranges built by the Kingdom of Levade.

‘The walls are high enough and well constructed for shooting large arrows. You can even pour oil on them.’

(It’s not managed at all, but it’s an excellent defensive facility.)

My experience as an architect in Royal Road, with help from artificial intelligence.

There were several places on the north wall that were badly cracked and the stones were misaligned and on the verge of collapse, but the overall condition was relatively good.

‘It’s been neglected for a long time and has become weak, but if it’s repaired, it could be quite useful. If we add obstacles and defensive lines, wouldn’t the soldiers be able to hold out?’

(It won’t be much help. The north wall has collapsed, and among the monsters invading the central continent are mutated large ogres.)

‘What is that?’

(An ogre bred by demons. It has a very short lifespan due to extreme physical enhancement, but it is five times larger than a normal ogre and can exert eight times the strength. Its skin is petrified and hard.)

(Many castles and city walls across the continent were destroyed by mutated, large ogres.)

‘So the mutated ogres can attack the north wall in large numbers?’

(It is not written in the diary of the soldier who fled on the first day of the battle, but it is very likely.)

The North Wall had been a reliable fortress so far, but it could be in danger if the mutated large ogres showed up.

However, in order to complete the quest, you must endure for 5 days.

Weed thought back to the frozen ground he had moved across, pulling his fingers and toes apart.

Even the experience of a gladiator who fought while losing both eyes at the same time.

‘There’s no recognition for the quest.’

(Moreover, there are many flying monsters such as harpies.)

‘It means that if you rely on the advantages of a fortress, you can’t stand it.’

Weed imagined a situation where large ogres would attack the fortress from the front, while harpies would attack from the sky.

The soldiers will immediately turn around and run away.

‘That’s why the difficulty is S+.’

Nevertheless, wouldn’t it be necessary to increase the fortress’ defensive capabilities?

Weed gave orders through his adjutant.

“We will begin repair work on the castle walls in the future.”

“Okay, how much money do you want to invest?”

“500,000 gold. Recruit laborers and have them repair the fortress as much as possible within a month.”

He used 500,000 gold to repair the walls, and the remaining money to improve the soldiers’ armament.

You couldn’t send your soldiers into battle without proper swords and armor.

“We don’t have enough money, Captain.”

“what?”

“There isn’t much money left for your use, sir.”

“… … .”

As the captain of the North Wall, Weed had a budget of 1,328,000 gold.

This was only the official part.

Due to corruption in the North Wall, only 30% of the funds can be used.

From the Earl of Hornwood on up, all the way down to the lowest commanders, everything was rotten.

Even if you spend all 1.32 million gold, it’s not enough, and the amount you can use is less than 400,000 gold.

“Divide the money you have in half and use it to improve the maintenance of the fortress and the armament of the soldiers.”

“Okay, I understand.”

Adjutant Itra ran over, smiling brightly.

‘That expression is probably… … .’

(It seems that the adjutant is also trying to get a piece of the action.)

Weed was experiencing firsthand why corruption was the only way to defeat in war.

* * *

The banquet of the Earl of Hornwood.

Rather than attend the drinking party where the knights and military commanders gathered, Weed went out alone to scout beyond the North Wall.

“Captain, please be careful.”

The soldiers were worried when they heard that Weed was scouting beyond the North Wall, but once Weed got a little further away, they started talking among themselves.

“What are you going out for?”

“I don’t know. Are you trying to catch a lost elf girl and sell her?”

“Tseup, I hope you didn’t die doing something useless.”

“Palen, I didn’t know you were worried about the captain.”

“When a new captain comes, it’s going to be a hassle for a while.”

With the help of the artificial intelligence Versa, Weed was able to clearly hear even the small sounds of soldiers talking.

‘The soldiers are a mess. But there are advantages.’

(What are the advantages?)

‘It’s consistent, from the Earl of Hornwood to the soldiers, it’s all a mess.’

A world where there is no one you can trust.

Weed advanced so far that the north wall was no longer visible.

And activate the skill.

“Summoning Fragments.”

Summoned tentacle monsters and raptors.

-Keuuuuuuuu.

The tentacle monsters that couldn’t speak greeted Weed and rubbed their heads against him.

An expression of affection in which sticky tentacles cling to the body.

Weed stood back in horror and said:

“We will scout and hunt.”

-Quit?

-Kyaarukkkeuk!

The raptors stood upright, their butts and tails shaking.

‘What are you doing?’

(Looks excited.)

Raptors, born with extreme hunting fanaticism, were so excited.

A group of ferocious creatures who love killing, eating, and fighting.

“Find monsters. If they’re weak, hunt them. If they seem stronger than you, come back.”

-Kuruk guruk!

Five raptors ran across the plains, powerfully kicking the ground with their hind legs.

A fearsome sight of running through bushes that reached up to the waist.

‘They’re much higher level than me, so I won’t be killed by just any guy.’

(On flat ground, raptors know how to hunt in an organized manner. And at least they can escape.)

It was a dark night.

Raptors are the sculpted creatures that can perform at their best in this stage and time zone.

The tentacle monsters also quietly scattered and began searching.

‘Reconnaissance begins.’

(You have to be careful.)

‘of course.’

Weed followed the sculptured creatures as he ran.

After running for a while, we came across the corpse of a giant snake that was dozens of meters long.

(This is the giant snake Snelder.)

‘Snellder?’

(The average level is around 70. However, those over level 100 are not uncommon. They are known to grow from 5 meters to a maximum of 65 meters.)

‘He’s a very strong guy.’

(A predator that lives in the diverse forests and mountains of Roanoke.)

Snellder’s body was ravaged by what appeared to be a weapon wound, with flesh torn off as if something had eaten it.

It was a concentrated attack by hundreds of monsters other than the fragmented life forms.

(It looks like a trace of Behid. It is a beast-like monster, level 50 or higher. It moves in groups of 2 meters or more.)

‘This is a dangerous place.’

(Roanoke is generally dangerous due to monsters and demons. There are also several tribes and kingdoms beyond the northern plains, including the Barbarians, but they are repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt.)

It felt like I was traveling to Roanoke, albeit in a different time zone.

The corpses and bones of numerous monsters were discovered in the northern plains.

You have acquired Snellder’s Superior Leather.

Weed did not pass up the expensive snake skin and skinned it.

From Royal Road onwards, the instinct to not just pass up junk items was inevitable.

And beyond the hill they found broken palisades and skeletal remains of soldiers and knights.

‘It looks like traces of an army that went to conquer the northern plains.’

(The flag of the Kingdom of Rebaid is torn.)

Weapons and armor were broken and rusted.

It was rare to find something that was intact.

(It looks like the beheids tore it apart.)

‘Are they armed?’

(It has the intelligence to use human equipment.)

Weed’s scouting found a variety of creatures, including ogres, trolls, and grizzly bears.

In the northern plains, not only were medium-sized and large monsters running rampant, but there were also a variety of monsters such as goblins, lizardmen, kobolds, and direwolves.

‘The density of monsters is very high.’

(It appears that they have been breeding steadily in the northern plains.)

About an hour away from the North Wall, all traces of human activity have disappeared.

There was nothing to be found, not even the traps made by human hunters.

(Beyond this is a land of complete monsters. And the king of monsters, Jekan, must be somewhere there.)

‘Jekan?’

(I am an ash-gray werewolf. I have united the forces of several monsters and sent some of that power to invade the North Wall.)

(After the north wall collapsed, monsters came down in large numbers, but Jekan did not come.)

(Jekhan still exists in Roanoke and has become an incredibly strong man.)

‘hmm…….’

Weed has realized this through his life so far.

It is natural that there is another mountain beyond the mountain.

“Krrrrrrr.”

“It smells human.”

In the dark of the night, beasts with sturdy shoulders were walking on two legs.

The Behid, a common race of beasts in the Northern Plains.

There were seven enemies, but I had no intention of letting them go.

‘It’s hunting.’

Weed lifted his bow.

As he was about to shoot an arrow at the opponent on the far right, something flew out of the bushes and lifted Behid into the air.

-Krrrrrr.

The appearance of the tentacle monster.

The tentacle that had been flirting with Weed inserted a tube into Behid’s forehead and sucked out his brain.

-Kyaaruk!

In an instant, twelve tentacles tore the behide into dozens of pieces.

“What the heck, it’s a monster.”

“Don’t back down. We’re part of the combat unit.”

“Fight.”

The beast monsters crouched on all fours, holding swords and knives.

The moment they were about to rush in.

“Keat!”

“Kang!”

Another tentacle monster appeared, wrapping its tentacles around the behids’ ankles and thighs.

-Hururup!

-Churup!

Two tentacle monsters devoured the brains of six behids in one breath.

The last remaining strong behid was paralyzed with fear.

As expected of a beast-type monster, it has a high fighting spirit, but it feels even greater fear from enemies that are far more powerful than it.

-Kerrrrrut.

The tentacle was acting cute by rubbing its tentacles against Weed.

He left the most delicious prey for his master.

“Hmm. Thank you.”

Weed swung his sword and cut off Behid’s sturdy neck.

I had to swing my sword with all my might, thinking that if I couldn’t kill them in one go, I might be looked down upon by the tentacle monsters.

Experience points have increased.

Defeated the Beheed leader in the Northern Plains.

Battle Achievement Achievement!

Strength increases by 1.

The tentacle monsters waved their tentacles and disappeared into the darkness as if they had done their job.

“They say that one well-raised tentacle monster is worth ten yellow ones… … .”

Weed walked cautiously through the northern plains where there were many monsters.

Two or three Behids were taken down in one breath by shooting arrows and charging with swords.

They are beast-type monsters, so they have good armor and very strong limbs.

Crunch!

He couldn’t overcome Weed’s swordsmanship.

Level up.

It was a time when I was diligently hunting for Behid, learning the terrain, and moving around eliminating monsters.

There was something suspicious looking in Weed’s eyes.

A secluded area at the bottom of a hill, with much of the surrounding grass cut down and covered with dirt.

When I approached to scout, I saw several eggs the size of watermelons piled up.

“emotion.”

It’s an egg hidden by a tentacle monster.

“… … .”

Among the fragmented life forms, the tentacle monsters, a combat-oriented species, are breeding.

In Royal Road, Yellowy also made a huge child, but it felt a little different.

‘Is this okay?’

(I don’t know either.)

* * *

The next day, Earl Hornwood was very angry.

“Captain!”

“Yes, Count.”

Weed returned to the north wall in the morning after a night of reconnaissance.

Although I was tired, I hunted monsters as soon as I saw them, along with tentacle monsters and raptors.

“You didn’t attend the banquet yesterday, but this time you used the fortress’ funds to repair the walls and order weapons and armor for the soldiers!”

“Yes, that’s right.”

Weed expected some praise.

Didn’t you work hard to defend the north wall?

In order to stop the monsters, they desperately need the help of their commander-in-chief, Count Hornwood.

Although the difficulty of this quest is S+, if the Earl of Hornwood’s family actively participates, the defense of the north wall will become much stronger.

The knights and soldiers of the family, along with the personal force of Earl Hornwood, were the core of the defense.

“How much are you planning to do without me knowing… … .”

“yes?”

“I have canceled all your fortress maintenance and equipment purchases by my own authority.”

“yes?”

“Stop creating useless work and manage your soldiers properly.”

Commander-in-Chief Count Hornwood reduces your authority.

The finances of the North Wall became unmanageable.

Count Hornwood was tortured to death with his limbs cut off.

Weed had an impulse that occurred in a split second.

‘I want to cut off his limbs and throw him in jail.’

I could see how fair the trial that punished Count Hornwood was.

Weed, however, was not disappointed.

The training and morale of the soldiers, the level of defense of the North Wall, and the attitude of Earl Hornwood.

Everything was terrible, but considering that it was a quest with difficulty S+, it was to be expected.

‘If the soldiers’ skills and spirit were excellent, the north wall was solid, and Earl Hornwood was a great commander, I would have been more anxious about where problems might arise.’

Since this is a quest with a difficulty level of S+, you must naturally overcome this level of difficulty.

Weed has never been properly equipped with anything since Royal Road.

It is basic to do your best even in an imperfect environment.

Even this time, there was a one month period and I knew what was going to happen.

A huge horde of monsters will come and the soldiers will lose their lives.

To hold out for five days while the walls were not functioning properly required the ability of a great commander that will be recorded in history.

Because we have to make them jump into battle, sacrificing even the life of every last soldier.

It is not easy to fight to the brink of death while overcoming despair.

‘It’s not often that a battle of this scale can have such an impact on history. What would happen if this battle wasn’t just endured, but won?’

Weed wanted to use all the elements on the north wall to defeat the monsters.

Even if it is a quest with a difficulty of S+, simply blocking it will increase your chances of winning if you spend a lot of Legendary Points.

However, Legendary Points allowed you to acquire traits and great skills.

Command skills and traits are good to have, but they are useless unless you’re in a large-scale battle.

I wanted to completely exceed the quest’s objectives while minimizing the consumption of Legend Points.

(You are seriously thinking of completing the quest.)

‘Of course. Because I always did my best.’

Weed came to Roanoke and risked his life.

My daughter’s life was at stake, so I never even thought about solving the quest half-heartedly.