< Chapter 46 - Traffic Control #3 >
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Night has come.
The crows and the Eastern Army, who had been moving diligently since daytime, spent the night in different places.
The crows have set up camp on the Snow Flower Wind Plains.
We joined up with the rearguard, built a fence, set up barracks, and kept the guard tight.
The Eastern Army returned to their positions.
Even though the Western Army had already been defeated, they did not completely let their guard down.
Because we had each other.
Because we were wary of each other.
For the crows, this was enemy territory.
For the Eastern Army, the magpies were long-time enemies.
Water and oil.
Two groups that cannot mix with each other.
It was impossible to suppress the hundreds or thousands of fights that had taken place before with just one fight.
“But we can’t keep fighting.”
Uther nodded at Cordelia’s words.
“Right, at least this time it’s better for both of us to break up without fighting.”
The two men were now talking inside the Eastern Army’s camp, not the ravens’ camp.
To be frank, it was for political reasons, and to break it down, it was as follows.
Uther and Cordelia are northerners.
As soon as the Northerners arrive, they move their quarters to the Northerners’ camp.
After all, they are helpless northerners.
The Eastern Army was greatly devastated by the fighting with the Western Army.
If Uther and Cordelia side with the Northern Army, what will they do if the Northern Army attacks during the night?
Can it be stopped?
In other words, the story was that it incited fear and tension.
On the other hand, when Uther and Cordelia stayed within the Eastern Army’s camp, the following psychological effect was achieved:
Uther and Cordelia are also guardians of the wild.
If two people are on this side, the northern army won’t be able to attack easily.
The two men were children of very high status, even in the North.
In a way – no, to be honest, I saw them as hostages, but it was inevitable.
If you think about the relationship between the North and the wild lands.
Of course, just as returning to the Northern Army’s positions provoked the Eastern Army, so did Uther and Cordelia staying between the Eastern Army provoke the Crows, but when you take a step back, the situation was different.
‘The Eastern Army can’t hit the crows.’
The damage was too great for that.
Moreover, those gathered here now were not the elite of the East.
It was the result of recruiting as many people as possible who could fight to be called a number.
Would you take another chance in this situation?
When so many people have already died and countless homes have been destroyed?
‘There are wild gods too.’
Either way, it was God.
Moreover, the Great Storm, who played the representative role of the wild gods, was a wise man.
The Red Gale, the representative of humans, was also like that, and the Great Storm and the Red Gale were always against fighting the North.
In other words, the possibility that the Eastern Army would strike the magpies first was extremely slim.
‘But things are different for crows.’
The Eastern Army had more troops, but this was natural from the magpies’ point of view.
In the many battles that have taken place so far, the number of ravens has practically never been greater than that of the savages of the wild lands.
And the crows saw.
The Eastern Army was now weakened.
So if you trample on me now, if you stab me with the knife one more time.
It may be possible to ruin the wild lands.
It may be possible to eliminate the long-time enemy in the North, Wu-Hwan.
It was such a big temptation.
Moreover, unlike the Eastern Army where command was decentralized, the command of the Crows was held by only one person.
Count Hresvelg.
If he made up his mind, the Ravens would attack the Eastern Army even if Count Chase opposed it.
‘So you have to stay here.’
To reduce the possibility of a fight even a little.
“Ha, it’s complicated. It would be nice if we could just hold hands and fight together, so we can all be friends.”
When Cordelia spoke with her shoulders slumped as if she was depressed, Uther offered her some warm tea as a consolation.
“It’s okay. Even if we can’t become friends… at least we won’t become enemies.”
“That would be great.”
Cordelia sighed deeply again and took the teacup from Uther, who smiled again.
In fact, there was another dark purpose(?) behind Yuder’s setting up accommodations in the Eastern Army’s camp.
‘I have to stay in a separate room when I go back.’
Even if he was my fiancé, I wouldn’t let him share a room with me.
Of course, it wasn’t like they were doing anything special together, but Uder still wanted to be with Cordelia.
‘Hmm… I’m also feeling desperate.’
How did it come to this?
As Uther was left alone to ponder, Cordelia opened her eyes wide.
“Wow, it’s delicious?”
Because the tea was delicious.
In some ways, she was a very comfortable woman.
“You try it too. It’s really delicious. It tastes like it’ll give you more stamina.”
“Well, I don’t know what it tastes like, but I get it.”
Yuder answered with a smile, slowly sipping his tea and looking away.
‘It’s almost finished.’
Meeting between the magpies and the Eastern Army.
Representatives from both sides were holding talks in a sort of neutral zone between the ravens and the eastern army’s camp, far from the two men’s tents.
The representatives of the Ravens were Count Hresvelg and Count Chase, while the representatives of the Eastern Army were the Great Tempest and the Red Gale.
‘I hope it ends well.’
I had a rough idea of what we were going to talk about.
The withdrawal of the magpies and the promise of non-aggression by the Eastern Army.
Since neither side wanted to fight, it would have been resolved amicably.
“But Yuder.”
“huh?”
I turned my head at the sweet call and saw Cordelia sitting under a blanket, resting her chin between her knees as she continued to speak.
“Now that the Wild Lands episode is over… should we head to the royal road now?”
“I guess so.”
The Kingdom of Cailun, one of the two great powers on the continent, was destined to be destroyed by three incidents.
The first of these was the invasion of the northern barbarians, and the second was the ‘Night of Slaughter’.
‘An unprecedented situation in which the royal family of the Kingdom of Seilun is virtually annihilated.’
With the North already in ruins and the royal family disappearing, even the most powerful kingdom of Cailun had no choice but to take steps toward destruction.
“If we can stop the night of massacre… things will really get better. We can overcome all seven disasters.”
In the original, when the Seven Great Calamities began, the Kingdom of Cailun was already on the verge of destruction, so it wasn’t of much help.
However, if it were to remain intact and maintain national power on par with the empire, it would be a great help in preventing the seven great disasters.
“Hey, this is exciting.”
“Saving people?”
“Huh? Oh. There’s that too… It’s fun, the King’s Road chapter.”
Cordelia pursed her lips as if slightly embarrassed as she answered.
And Uther also nodded.
“Yeah. It’s fun, Wangdo-hen.”
Although the North was in disarray, it was not completely destroyed until the Wangdo chapter was underway.
That’s why, even up until the time of the King’s Road, there was something called vitality in the Kingdom of Seilun.
As expected of a city where many people gather, there were many events big and small, and among them, there were several that were enough to stimulate Cordelia’s girlish heart.
‘The flow is definitely different.’
It wasn’t just about fighting, but also having to go to fancy events like balls.
‘Yes, a ball. A ball for the 300th anniversary of the founding of the nation.’
Yuder was really looking forward to the grand ball.
Cordelia’s beauty could be shown off in a place where not only the Kingdom of Seilun but also many foreign dignitaries had gathered.
“Ahem, that sounds good.”
Cordelia frowned as Uther let out a laugh that was as good as his own.
“What are you thinking? Your smile is disgusting.”
“No, what? Just. Do you want some more tea?”
“Yeah, give me more.”
“Here it is, madam.”
Uther poured some tea into Cordelia’s glass and continued speaking.
“Anyway, if you go to the royal capital, you’ll have a lot of encounters. There will also be a lot of new playable characters.”
“That’s right, that’s right. There’s also Princess Daphne and Prince Dion.”
Cordelia’s cheeks turned red as she looked into the distance as if imagining something.
“Do you like Daphne and Dion?”
“Yeah, because he’s pretty. Dion is handsome. Dion is really handsome. He’s cool. And he has a good personality.”
As Cordelia spoke with a faint smile, Uther’s face hardened in contrast.
“Yuderya?”
“No, um. I see. He’s pretty. He’s handsome.”
Dion. I remembered. Dion.
Uther’s eyes became cold and sank, and Cordelia blinked and tilted her head, wondering why she only became dull at times like this.
And that was exactly when it happened.
“Can I come in?”
At the question heard from outside the tent, Uther and Cordelia looked at each other and nodded without saying a word.
“Yes, please come in.”
As Yuder gave permission, a boy came in from outside the tent.
It was a great storm.
“What’s going on? Did the meeting go well?”
The Great Storm nodded at Cordelia’s question.
“Well, yes. That’s good. The Northern Army will withdraw again tomorrow, and we have signed a non-aggression pact to not attack each other for the next five years.”
“Wow! That’s great! Right? Yudera?”
“Okay. That’s the best, if it’s like this.”
When even Uther agreed, Cordelia felt relieved again and spoke to the Great Storm.
“Did you come here on purpose to tell me?”
“Yes, that’s true too… but I think I should tell you guys.”
The great storm that had been talking up to that point looked at Yuder, and Yuder held out a teacup that had already been set.
“As I said during the day, I’m going to blame the demon followers for exploding the dragon veins. So you can say the same thing. You actually reduced the aftermath of the explosion. Do you understand?”
“yes.”
“······yes.”
Uther answered calmly, with a slightly embarrassed expression on his face, and Cordelia answered timidly, shrugging her shoulders.
The Great Storm, who had been laughing at the two people’s reactions, took a sip of tea and continued speaking.
“And this is… I want you to know this. I’m telling you this because you are the guardians of the wild.”
At that moment, the surrounding area changed.
It was still inside Uther and Cordelia’s barracks, but the air itself had changed.
Sanctuary of the Great Storm.
His holy place.
“The aftermath of this huge explosion has changed the dragon veins.”
Uther and Cordelia flinched.
I thought it would have an impact, but I think it would be more than I imagined.
The wild land was originally a land where people could not live.
People were able to survive thanks to the help of the wild gods who were rooted in the Yongmaekcheon, but if there was a problem with the Yongmaekcheon itself, and if the wild gods could not use their former powers because of that-
“Don’t worry. It’s gotten better.”
“You said it got better?”
“Yeah, how should I put this… I guess I should say that communication has become smoother? You could also say that the blood vessels have widened.”
This great explosion not only blew away everything that was blocking the flow of the dragon vein, but also incorporated the infrastructure of the high elves into the dragon vein.
It was only natural that blood circulation would become smoother as the blocked area was cleared and the blood vessels widened.
“Furthermore, the Golden Dragon King has awakened. And he plans to regain his strength in the Snow Flower Wind Plains. In other words, a new Dragon Vein Stream will be created in the Snow Flower Wind Plains – and a Dragon Vein Stream of an unprecedented scale.”
The moment he heard the series of stories, Uder realized why the Great Storm had kept this story to himself.
“Is the kingdom… being established?”
Cordelia blinked at the question that skipped over all the intermediate steps, but it wasn’t the Great Storm. She nodded with a bitter smile.
“Maybe so.”
The West, which was greatly affected by the Fall, was devastated, and even the wild gods were wiped out, so it became a land where people could not live for the time being, regardless of whether there was a dragon vein or not.
The East, too, could not be completely free from the explosion of the Yongmaekcheon.
Since the sanctuaries of the wild gods were completely destroyed, it was difficult to enjoy life as before until the sanctuaries were restored.
“So let’s make something completely new.”
On the snow-blossom-wind plains.
Many wild gods join forces.
A haven where many tribes live together, a great city that will become the center of the wild land.
“It will probably be a better place to live in many ways than before.”
“Wow.”
Cordelia was purely impressed, but Uther was not.
The fact that tribes from wild lands that had been scattered until now were gathered together and living in one place meant that there was a possibility that a new kingdom would emerge.
And that soon hinted at another possibility.
‘war.’
The struggle between the North and the Wild Lands has been long and arduous indeed.
But up until now, the fight had been between the barbarians, who were simply numerous, and the north, who had not been properly unified, but were ultimately nothing more than a conglomerate of several tribes.
But if a kingdom is established in the wild land, if the barbarians become one.
“We do not yet know whether the kingdom will truly be established or whether it will eventually fall apart again.”
The Great Storm, having read Uther’s thoughts, spoke.
And Juder realized once again that he was Juder Bayer, the second son of the Bayer family.
The threat from the north.
The threat to the Kingdom of Seilun.
“It’ll be okay.”
Cordelia took Uther’s hand. She smiled again, having grasped the general flow of the conversation between the two.
“It’s the country of the Red Wind and the Red Gale. It’ll take a long time to build, and even if you build it, there’s no reason you have to fight. You can be friends.”
It was such a soft thought.
It was optimism.
But Uder nodded without realizing it.
It wasn’t just because I was in love with Cordelia.
Because it could really be like Cordelia said.
There was no need to give up hope.
‘You’re like an angel.’
No, now he’s a real angel.
As the mood in Uther softened, the Great Storm opened its mouth again.
“We will heal our wounds here and regain our strength. So, Uther and Cordelia, Guardians of the Wild.”
The Great Storm, having paused for a moment, stood up.
He spoke with great respect, as if he were addressing the Golden Dragon King.
“When you need help, come to us. We will never forget the favor we owe you. Even if we leave the wild lands, even if we are far away, even if the tumultuous passage of time lies between us and you – we will not forget. We will remember your names. You are our benefactors. Guardians of the wild, our comrades.”
Uther and Cordelia also stood up and showed their respect.
Cordelia nodded with a pounding heart, and Uther spoke on their behalf.
“I heard you clearly. You won’t regret it later, right?”
“···Just do it in moderation, in moderation.”
Anyway, I’ll help you.
After shaking hands with Uther and hugging Cordelia for three seconds, the Great Storm left the barracks, and Cordelia suddenly jumped up and down in place.
“Ugh, exciting. Anyway, exciting.”
I felt it on the battlefield, but I felt really fortunate to have come to the wild land.
Uder was like that too.
My heart was pounding, even if I set aside the benefit of having the Wild Land’s help amidst the countless events that would unfold in the future. It was a warm feeling.
“Okay, let’s call it a night. We have to return to the Kingdom of Seilun starting tomorrow.”
“Yeah, okay, let’s go to sleep.”
Since they had already washed and slept, the two of them went straight to bed, and Yuder turned off the light.
Although his heart was full, perhaps because so many things had happened today, Yuder fell into a deep sleep as soon as he lay down.
But at that very moment – just as I was about to fall asleep.
“But Yuder.”
“huh?”
“I have a question.”
“Oh, what is it?”
Uther turned to Cordelia, and Cordelia had already turned to Uther. Between them was a dying log fire.
“What did Dad give you at the end of the day? It was an item I had never seen before.”
“hmm.”
“hmm?”
“hmm.”
“What is it? Huh? What is it? If it’s good, let’s eat it together. Huh?”
No, I’d like to eat with you too.
Up to there.
Yuder lay down immediately and squeezed out his voice, afraid that his feelings would leak out even through his eyes.
“Okay. I’ll tell you later, later.”
“Tch, lethally.”
Cordelia grumbled, and Uther tried to calm his agitation.
Fortunately, the face of Count Chase that came to mind in a hurry helped.
‘now.’
For tomorrow.
Uther glanced back at Cordelia one last time, and smiled at the sight of her fast asleep.
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The next morning.
After saying goodbye to the Red Wind, which hung on them while crying, and the rough avalanche, which jumped up and down and waved its hands, Uther and Cordelia left the wild land.
And the same time, a completely different place.
“I see, I understand.”
Princess Daphne, with her long, shining blond hair that looked like it was made of molten gold, whispered as she looked at the blazing flames.
I slowly turned around and looked up at the sky.
“Judy Bayer and Cordelia Chase.”
Two people of destiny.
She hummed softly, a faint smile on her face, and a white bird flew up towards the north.
And again another place.
Beyond the Kingdom of Seilun, the heart of the Argon Empire, the largest territory on the continent.
A young man drew his sword.
He stretched out his arms and looked south.
Maximilian de Avis.
Jinju artificial intelligence from Hero Chronicles 2.
One of the four strongest swordsmen representing the Pleiades.
He took a step forward.
The journey to the Kingdom of Seilun began.
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