Chapter 573
Ludwig headed for the District 17 Guard the next day as well.
Heinrich and Ellen could voluntarily patrol the outskirts of the ecliptic, but Ludwig couldn’t do that, and he wouldn’t be allowed to.
I feel something similar to deprivation, but I don’t know the difference in absolute capacity.
He did not dare to exceed what Ellen and Heinrich could do.
Ludwig heads for the guards.
It’s a difficult and painful job, but even if it’s a small thing you can do in it.
Surely such a small thing as returning a lost child to its parents is not meaningless.
Hoping that would happen, Ludwig headed for the guards.
“Ludwig-sama, I have an important mission.”
“… … An important mission?”
“It’s a job befitting Ludwig-sama.”
something that suits you.
Sontain, who plays the role of gunner, and the captain of the guard respect Ludwig.
But apart from that, he knew that Ludwig couldn’t handle the horrors of the refugee camp and the cruelty of the guards.
Something that suits Ludwig.
“It’s an escort.”
Looking at the embarrassed Ludwig, the captain of the guard said quietly.
“escort… … yo. this?”
“Don’t you know about the plague?”
“yes… … . I saw you yesterday.”
“A priest has been dispatched for purification work.”
Epidemic.
and purification.
Ludwig’s eyes widened.
“Please escort the dispatched priest.”
eradication of infectious diseases.
A must to save people.
“… … Thank you for your consideration.”
He entrusted this work because he knew what Ludwig was struggling with and what he wanted.
* * *
A priest of Tuan is needed to purify the plague.
However, because of the Demon King, Tuan and the Church of Als were being persecuted.
In such a situation, it was impossible for the priests of Tuan to act openly, even if they had come to treat the plague.
Of course, the believers in Tuan are persecuted, but the priests are even worse.
But the epidemic cannot be left alone. If the epidemic spreads beyond the refugee zone to the ecliptic, it may become an impossible situation to solve with divine power.
That’s why the priests of Tuan have to risk their lives to come into the refugee zone to purify the plague.
Of course, you can’t wear the priest’s clothes, so you have to move secretly.
They do not receive multiple escorts. Then attention will be drawn, so you have to move secretly.
Even though it’s not about doing bad things, it’s about saving people.
“Priest, this is Ludwig, who will be escorting you today.”
Ludwig lowered his head when he saw the priest wearing a gray, tattered robe.
“Nice to meet you, my name is Rowen.”
“hello.”
The priest, who seemed to be about the same age as Ludwig, smiled at Ludwig.
“I don’t think you can trust me, but I will do my best.”
Ludwig added this because he might be offended that the only escort the 17th Guards had assigned was a one-armed one.
“Yes, then please.”
But the priest smiled softly and nodded as if he hadn’t thought of that at all.
* * *
Ludwig left the District 17 Guard Headquarters with Rowen.
Epidemic cleanup work. Ludwig seemed to be clearing his head for the first time in a long time.
It’s such a simple thing that you don’t have to judge what’s right.
In addition, he was not wearing a guard uniform to move stealthily, and Rowen was also wearing a tattered robe, covering his face.
It is a situation where it is not obvious whether he is a priest or a guard.
All you have to do is clean up the area where the epidemic has spread.
However, if the situation arises, force may be used. Rowen looked at Ludwig walking beside him and tilted his head.
“I’m guessing you’re not an official security guard?”
“yes? ah… … . How did you know?”
“Because the captain of the guard gives honorific titles… … .”
It wasn’t even a great reasoning.
“ah… … . In fact, I had just returned from the Allied garrison. so… … .”
“You are a participant.”
“yes… … . I came back because of an injury… … .”
“You are a wonderful person. I respect you.”
Ludwig’s face seemed to heat up at Rowen’s words.
Not because I was embarrassed or shy, but because I was ashamed.
Ludwig was just ashamed to think that he didn’t deserve to hear such a thing in the slightest.
Shouldn’t someone like Rowen hear the word “great person”?
Even though many people hate and hate the priests of Tuan, the priests who want to save people.
Isn’t it great and great people like that.
Ludwig only thinks that I am not one to listen to such words, since I was kicked out because I failed.
“We will be sneaking around, so there will be no quarrels or fuss. Ludwig-sama, you only need to step up in the case of just in case.”
As if he hadn’t done the purification work once or twice, Rowen told Ludwig what he needed to be careful about.
“Ludwig-sama, are you good at running?”
“yes? ah… … . Yes, I am confident.”
running.
It’s one of the few things Ludwig is confident about even when he’s in this situation.
“Are you carrying people and running?”
You don’t even have to tell me who you’re running with.
“I am confident that I will do well in that too.”
“If there is a problem, please pick me up and run away.”
Rowen said with a smile.
In every case, if they get into a fight with refugees, they don’t kill them, but rather leave.
“Yes, I will definitely do that.”
Ludwig liked Rowen’s method.
* * *
Ellen went on patrol with Heinrich today as well.
Listening to what you said yesterday, I don’t think it’s necessary to go out, but it seems like moths can’t stand it, so both of them ate breakfast and went out.
So there was nothing to do but lie in bed for a long time. Information gathering inside the temple is also blocked right now.
How long have you been lying down?
-Tok tok
When I turned my head while sitting on the bed, there was a sparrow.
cat and sparrow.
-Tok tok
– Chirp!
The sparrow looks at me and tilts its head.
-Tok tok
– Jjat!
It’s been a long time since I saw that look.
It’s Sarkegar.
* * *
Outside the Royal Class Dormitory.
Sarkegar and I pretended to be returning students and chatted.
To be honest, I don’t even need camouflage.
The inside of the temple is almost uninhabited. It’s not that there aren’t people at all, but it’s very rare. All you see is the guards.
Our Paktong sent us here in search of Sarkegar.
I also heard the results of the Senate meeting.
Saying that it was rather strange that alchemy was irrelevant.
It’s not as simple as making undead like us.
Alchemy, in terms of science, is a magical system in which chemistry and biology are added.
Dealing with a dead body is, strictly speaking, dealing with a life. So it’s not strange that the alchemist was involved.
The list of studies of Antirianus I had heard as a bonus made me even more dizzy.
The Empire is not about research or experimentation.
You will be working on something that has obvious results. There is no way to invest in pure learning in the face of wartime and lack of supplies and resources.
“… … Yes, there were no Mullern remains.”
In addition to that, it was important that the empire might know how to resurrect a wizard as a lich.
A lich is originally a living wizard turning himself into an undead. In other words, it was the work that the magician did to his body while he was alive. Olivia said that even the Death Knight would retain its ego in that case.
However, what we did this time was to resurrect a dead warrior, technically a paladin, as a Death Knight.
What if you revived a dead wizard as an undead?
Of course, the range of choices will be very wide, and it is clear that the power will be enormous.
And in war, the role of the wizard is important.
Large-scale attacks and fires, and magicians who play a support role definitely dominate the battlefield.
“Your Highness, the Senate said that it might be necessary to prevent the Empire from securing such a level of force, even with the use of force.”
“… … It is.”
“I think so too.”
I know what everyone is worried about.
The Hall of Heroes also had the remains of a mage. But most of them were warriors.
However, in the imperial mausoleum, there are also tombs of wizards who left great magical achievements. And not only there, but also in many other places.
Resurrecting the remains of the great wizards who left their names in human history as liches and using them as an army?
If that were the case, it was no different than having a large army of wizards that far surpassed the Imperial Magicians.
Warriors and wizards who left their names in human history.
All of them are revived and become an army to save mankind.
The situation itself is very plausible, but the problem is when the knife point is pointed at us.
Just because Bertus doesn’t have the will to fight us doesn’t guarantee there won’t be a war.
War can happen without any intention.
I’m afraid that the master class level power is greatly replenished, but the real problem is that the archmage power is added that much.
Titans can’t cross the sea, but with archmages of that size, a massive army can storm Edina.
They don’t know Edina’s current condition, but if it is located, it might indeed happen.
no.
It might be possible to drop the Titan on Edina, if the military wasn’t the problem, but if there were about a thousand archmages the size of Lord Vampires.
I didn’t want a gate incident, but in the end it happened because of me.
Bertus doesn’t want a war, and neither do I, but for some reason a war might break out.
I’m pretty sure there is some kind of curse that keeps me running into situations I don’t want to happen.
Whether it’s fate or the taffy seller’s trick.
If the Empire’s research was left alone, the gate crisis would be able to end without damage.
But if it destroys the world I’ve worked so hard to build.
Losing everything like that is not my destiny, so I can’t be sure.
However, if the empire destroys all the current projects because of too risky research, isn’t that the taffy seller’s intention?
If I destroy the core project of the empire with my own hands, a war will happen because of this.
If you attack the empire now, war will inevitably break out. Rather, because of this decision I made, the allied forces may not be able to advance any further.
If I leave the Empire alone for now, I might lose everything, even though the Gate Crisis might be more easily resolved.
Bertus and I know that we have no hostility towards each other, it’s just that we haven’t talked.
If the situation changes later, it will not be because of Bertus’ will, but because of his will.
No, Bertus, who does not want war, may be killed and the new emperor may want to go to war with the demon king.
No matter where you go, only the future where you will be at war with the empire is drawn.
If you attack, this job now becomes a justification.
If you are silent, the demands of the world become your justification.
If it was a war they would be fighting anyway, it might be better to deal with a weakened empire.
However, if the empire becomes stronger, it can prevent someone’s unexpected death like this one.
Delphine dying and Ludwig losing an arm might not have to happen.
What about the countless Allied soldiers I don’t know about?
If the Empire is left alone, hundreds of thousands of people might survive, and if the Gate incident ends quickly, the spare energy may be used to help the refugees.
But Edina.
my people.
I am in a position where I have to take responsibility for a country.
There are more people in the empire, so my country can disappear and you guys live.
Can’t you make that choice?
I felt like I was standing at the crossroads of fate.
The choices you make today will greatly change your future.
I know as much as one.
Whatever choice I make, I will surely regret it greatly.
Again long long days will be plagued by nightmares.
The issue raised by the Senate is not groundless this time around.
A risen warrior and a risen wizard.
The possibility of reviving a wizard as a lich.
The problem all starts with that.
But if this can help end the gate debacle, I should definitely consider the option of leaving it alone.
Rather, if the army helps to break down the last gate, it may come to a situation where you have to use Alsbringer when dealing with the dragon of the other world because you have destroyed the new power of the empire.
Then I would be effectively suicidal to stop the Empire’s project.
“And there is the most important problem.”
“The most important problem?”
“It is possible that the Empire has teamed up with the Black Order.”
“…….”
Sarkegar’s words forced me to remain silent.
Black Order.
Yes, they must be related to alcohol related to alchemy and the undead.
Whatever the Empire does, the source of its knowledge may be the Black Order.
Although the power of the Black Order has weakened, its knowledge will remain the same, and there is a possibility that it will find a group that will use that knowledge more valuable than itself.
but.
The Black Order tried to kill me.
I thought I had to die because my death was necessary for mankind.
So there is a possibility that the remnants also still wish for my death.
If a faction hostile to me and the Empire are collaborating, I need to see what’s going on as quickly as possible.
One of two ways.
Either take the risk of meeting Bertus in person and dig into the whole story, or send Sarkegar to gather information.
It is very dangerous to meet and talk with Bertus. It is dangerous to me as well as to Bertus.
But Sarkegar is not all-powerful either.
And the project the Empire is currently working on is highly likely to be a difficult place even for Sarkegar to enter.
“I must meet the emperor. directly.”
I had no choice but to decide that I was in a situation where I had to meet Bertus in person.
“Your Highness, it is dangerous.”
Naturally, Sarkegar had no choice but to express his concern.
“It may become dangerous someday, but not right now.”
Just as Bertus wouldn’t attack me just because he knew my whereabouts, he wouldn’t attack me even if he confronted me.
You can have a conversation. I don’t know later, but we can still have a conversation.
