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Chapter 347
The Smartest Man in the World
Silverwind warriors tempered through hundreds of years of training and battle.
Elite soldiers who proved themselves as Great Warriors and underwent the Ascension Ritual.
Such warriors froze like a crowd witnessing a god.
It wasn't that they were surprised or flustered by the fight that began without warning.
They were already expecting a battle to start.
Е̌ñ u m̄ а̄
An overwhelming pressure that betrayed even that expectation.
The man who flew in as lightning was too fast, too strong, overwhelming.
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Those words—don't complain before a natural disaster—echoed in their heads.
That spirit alone froze the warriors as if they'd become children.
"Attack!"
But even that fear was momentary; the Silverwind Spawns awakened as warriors again at the command.
Еn um̂ а
Castration the fear rising in their hearts, they charged toward death.
They tried to push through with numbers, but it was no easy task.
"I'll return to Father's embrace first, brother."
"I'll follow soon."
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Beings who would give even their hearts if they could carve bone.
They were the ones who'd gladly offer their lives if they could just land a single blow on that heinous calamity.
Wӗ b̂n ò ṽ е̃l̄ Е̌ n̂ umа
They all proved they were once Great Warriors.
Even with extreme tactics, their martial prowess couldn't leave a single scratch on Storeus.
The gap between Spawn and Dragon was clear.
Today, all of Silverwind's descendants die.
Thud!
That conviction was pierced by a single spear that flew in.
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The one-sided slaughter that was about to continue stopped dead, embedded in the floor.
Goz Silverwind.
The moment he stood before Storeus, the battle halted.
"For what reason has the Great One graced this place?"
Goz asked Storeus with eyes burning with fighting spirit.
Storeus sneered as he looked at Goz's expression.
Ё n u m̀а.ī d̀
"Let's talk later. The preliminaries are still ongoing."
"If you wish to feel the main event, I'll be your opponent. Let's stop the venting now."
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"Venting? What a cheap word. Let's use a better word—liquidation."
Storeus brushed off the blood on his hand, scanning the corpses on the battlefield.
"Well, the number sacrificed by your rash action is about even now."
Storeus picked up the fur coat he'd taken off and draped it over his shoulder.
Е ñ ům á. і d
"Guide me, brat. I trust you won't serve cheap booze to a precious guest."
Goz pulled out his spear and walked ahead.
Storeus walked heavily across the blood-soaked floor.
Even watching comrades die before their eyes, Silverwind's Spawns could do nothing.
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* * *
Inside Eisenfels Castle.
Ӗ nú ṁa . i̇ d
Storeus smashed the neck of a fine bottle and gulped it down.
Goz sat in the seat opposite.
"Who told you to match my eye level on your own?"
Storeus's eyes narrowed sharply.
But Goz didn't rise from his seat.
"I hope you're satisfied with humiliating me before humans. Even if I'm not a Great One, I'm the master of this castle."
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"Castle lord... So the brat Silverwind introduced as his cherished one has already eaten his father and become that, huh."
Storeus said with a scoffing laugh.
"Many Spawns died because of that gloomy bitch."
"That's correct."
"If you hadn't blocked the way, a few less might've died."
Storeus's eyes turned to Goz.
Ên̄ uṁǎ.і̌ ď
His intent unreadable, he might attack at any moment.
Goz had a warrior's eyes, but his heart couldn't help but shrink.
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He merely held the Essence; he wasn't Silverwind.
"Why did you do it?"
"Should Regent Ferda have died right there?"
"Things would've gone smoother if he had. That woman said it too—Godwin, that insect-like thing, almost reincarnated again, didn't it?"
Ẃе́ b ňо v̂ е l̂ Еn̊ ü.m а̀
"But it didn't happen."
"Didn't happen? Speak straight. That's a failure."
"No. It was resistance. Because both Godwin and that man knew it was the Natural Order."
"Rude bastard."
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Storeus laughed.
Dragon Fear stimulating primal fear filled the room.
Ѐn̄ũ m̀ а
"So you want to say you were right?"
"........"
"Ferda Valdrova. Even if his body was made from the groin Godwin lost, he was at best just one of the humans. If that human died, everything would've worked out fine."
"So would cutting my throat make you feel better?"
"No. Can't do that shit because of future troubles."
For the great Storeus to utter the words 'future troubles'.
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Storeus himself found it funny, chuckling.
But thinking back, calling it future troubles wasn't an exaggeration.
"Why did Silverwind make you his successor? Knowing you'd neither inherit your father's will nor fulfill the captain's role properly."
"Wouldn't it be the conscience remaining in that person?"
"Hahaha! The funniest thing I've ever heard!"
Storeus burst into laughter.
E.ñuṁа
"No matter how much I'm called a tyrant or evil dragon, no one can match that cunning old fox's black heart. Even that Godwin would be dazzling like the sun by comparison."
Goz didn't refute.
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It was silent agreement.
"Isn't it still like that? You still fear the dead Silverwind."
"........"
"But the fear you and I feel seems different in nature. What makes you afraid, brat?"
Ӗ n̈u m.а .і̇ d
"If it's what I fear most..."
Goz met Storeus's eyes again.
"It would be that nothing changes."
Change.
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Dragons don't speak that word.
For immortals, change is a word that doesn't fit reason.
Еn úm̌ ӓ
That's why he never acknowledged Goz as a Dragon even once.
The fact that he was a Spawn never changed.
"Your courage is admirable, so I'll settle your debt as is. But know one thing. Because of your fine conviction, a Transition Period has come."
Storeus said this, looking into Goz's eyes.
"It's when Twilight must make a choice. When that choice ends, this kind of life won't be possible anymore. Understand?"
"...Yes."
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A long silence followed.
Storeus's eyes tried to pierce his inner thoughts, but only made him shake his head.
"I don't know what you're afraid of."
Storeus rose from his seat and vanished just like that.
Like a storm that sweeps everything away and disappears as if nothing happened.
* * *
Wе̊ b̊nо v ѐ l Еn̂ ū m̂ӓ
A day passed.
Early dawn before daybreak, Ferda opened his eyes with cold sweat.
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'That dream again...'
Nightmare Walking.
Ferda faced Valdrova again.
With the same expression, looking at him, demanding two syllables.
Е̃ n ũḿ а
Broken Engagement.
Even though he knew the place and appearance, the moment of being hurt never became familiar.
The nightmare gnawed at Ferda's mind, seemingly allowing not even a bit of rest.
He forcibly got up without falling asleep again.
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"Ferda-nim, wouldn't it be better to rest today?"
Ruri, bringing breakfast, checked his complexion and said so.
W e bn̈о v̄ĕl Ёn ùm̄ á
"You've already accomplished two great deeds."
Requesting aid from the West and South and obtaining confirmation wasn't easy.
If someone else had done that, Ferda would've gladly excused them.
But this wasn't someone else's business—it was his own.
"What's the movement in the Demon Land?"
"........"
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"Ruri."
"There's no major movement, they say."
Ferda felt a load in one corner of his heart set down for a moment.
He had to keep moving without rest to find stability.
Ferda thought so.
"Just give me more coffee."
Ӗ n u mа̊ .і̌ d
Forcibly erasing his tired expression, he stood up.
The Operations Command Post was busy moving with the Far East map spread out.
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There, soldiers, scholars, and technicians—everyone without exception—were bustling busily.
In the midst of that bustle were Administrator Isabella and a familiar old man.
The old man saw Ferda and greeted him politely.
Count Ulbera Consillus.
Е n.u̇m̂а
"The guardian forces of Count Consillus's Territory have arrived in response to the Regent-nim's summons."
"Thank you."
"Soon the Far East Alliance will all be summoned. When that happens, I'll handle the North."
Consillus spoke only the core points briefly and quickly, and Ferda nodded.
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"What about the request to the North?"
"The one who will become the next Countess made the request directly. It seems the Northern Alliance will lead a meeting soon."
Е̂ ň um̂ а̄ .і d́
Ludmilla Consillus.
The fact that she moved felt more reassuring than Arwen.
"Do you think a positive answer will come back?"
Both Ferda and Ulbera knew the answer to that.
Honestly speaking, it was impossible.
Binding foreigners under the name Serdes Continent was no ordinary matter.
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Many still thought of this as an internal Empire matter.
In that sense, Hudret and Ahmed moving was highly unusual.
Since they responded with support, Ferda had to prepare thoroughly as well.
That preparation was one thing.
"What about the Wall?"
It was the Wall to block the monsters' fierce offensive.
Еn_úm а̊ . id̂
Isabella pointed to the spread map.
"Here, I've marked the boundaries of zones adjacent to the Demon Zone."
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"Roughly over 500km."
"More than that."
Building a 500km+ wall in one month was impossible.
Naturally, countermeasures were prepared.
Ẇ e b̀ n̂ о v́ e ľ Еṅ ů ṁ a
"I had the Adventurer Guild Master deliver requests utilizing individual habits to adventurers. Through luring operations, we're continuously guiding movement, and if so..."
Isabella narrowed the line to one place.
"All monster individuals will gather here and launch a total offensive."
The huge 500km wall instantly narrowed to a line of about 50km.
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"Just the numbers narrowing is good news."
"But since they're concentrated, the attack will be more fierce instead."
Е̇ n u m̃ а̂
"And if it's breached, everyone dies."
"Still, our wall's utility was proven through Vernell's Mansion."
"That only proved effectiveness against small monsters. What we face from now includes medium and large types."
"Are you on the monsters' side?"
"If we were on the monsters' side, we'd be swallowing spit, not doing this here."
"Go bring some Doppler potion. Let's feed this bastard one."
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"What disgrace before the Regent-nim! Stop this instant!"
Both sides' actions were understandable.
Especially large monsters—each individual matched a siege engine.
Cases of defense battles failing because they couldn't stop large monsters despite tenacious defense were constantly found.
"A wall that withstands large monster attacks... let's put that on the back burner for now. We must proceed with the mindset of killing large ones before they come."
"Then we must discuss assuming we stop medium monsters..."
Ẁ ё b̊ n̈ о v е̂ l̄ É n um̈ а
Individual sizes ranged from bear to ogre.
The architect representative stepped forward and spoke.
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"The common opinion is that theoretically, the mansion's wall level is nowhere near enough to stop those."
"Minimum figures to block them?"
"Height needs at least 2m more, thickness 3m more."
"How long for construction?"
Е̌n̂u m̆a.іd
"To make it solid and sturdy... at least... 3 years."
No more words came.
Higher and thicker meant naturally more manpower and materials needed.
The Far East had no manpower, materials, or technology to shorten time right now.
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Worst situation.
"Th-that construction, i-it's possible, isn't it?"
W е b̀ n ӧv е̂l E n u_m̀ а
Then someone from the back stammered out.
The young man who drew all attention was Malcolm of Peach Hill.
The leadership all frowned.
"Who called that bastard?"
"Since you said summon all elite members, he seems to have come along..."
Malcolm had a medal on his chest, so someone who didn't know about him must have called him.
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"Speak up, Smartypants. How do we do the construction?"
"Th-that is, well, technology like this, if we bring people with really good skills like Dwarves..."
"Those Dwarves will come running just because we call them? Ha, sitting there spouting nonsense!"
Everyone sneered at that remark.
Knowing what Dwarves were like, treating Malcolm's words as a madman's wasn't unreasonable.
"Malcolm."
W ebǹ ȯv̄ е̌ l̆ Е̊ n u m а̂
But Ferda was different.
Among these intellects, it was a conception they couldn't have, and that conception created a hole in the collapsed sky.
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"You're really smart."
"Y-yes??"
"You're the smartest among the people here."
Malcolm made a stupid expression.
Ѐn ŭm̌ ǎ
The fact there was no sarcastic intent confused him further.
"Administrator, sorry but can you do me one favor?"
"Speak."
"Can you bring Alberdo?"
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"Why that person...?"
The reason was simple.
Ẅ е̄b̄ n̆.ӧvе̄l̂ È nu̇ma
"The person who can call Frontesis-nim the fastest is that person."
* * *
-So...
Bronze Dragon, Frontesis.
-You called me just to play with my work again?
He stood before Ferda with the momentum to overturn everything.
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