Holy Emperor’s Grandson is a Necromancer - Chapter 149
Episode 149 〈Training is like actual combat〉
I inspected the new recruits as an extra.
“Isn’t that crazy? “Surviving in a plague!”
The recruits protested.
Harmon shook his head and said.
“I would have said that there would be very few deaths during training. You must cooperate among your colleagues to endure this ordeal. “That is this training.”
“almost? What does almost mean? Doesn’t that mean there could be deaths!”
It’s clumsy.
Everyone is terrified.
Among them, some said they would give up training.
“That’s pathetic.”
There were more dropouts than expected.
However, I have no intention of lowering the intensity of training.
The training we are doing now is the basic of the basics.
It was part of the training conducted by the Heavenly Army.
Vampires have no guidelines and do not discriminate between day and night.
It was natural to increase physical strength through marching.
Vampires’ fingernails and teeth are poisonous and spread disease.
Training to endure a plague is training to develop tolerance and adapt accordingly.
Of course, it’s not just that.
Cooperation is also included.
The first 50 people to fall victim to the plague.
This is the Red Cross of the Holy Kingdom.
Recruits are evaluated based on whether they will abandon their colleagues or take care of them and take responsibility for them.
Vampires are powerful.
One or two clumsy soldiers cannot win.
Therefore, teamwork was important and a corresponding sense of belonging was needed.
One week ahead.
In the meantime, we will be watching them.
Time passed quickly.
The disease continued to spread.
If there were people suffering from the plague, the new recruits distanced themselves from each other even though they were colleagues.
They will be eliminated.
“Hey, didn’t you say you were a medicine seller?”
Late at night I turned my head.
Recruits approached me.
“Is there no cure?”
“Unfortunately, there is none.”
“Damn, then what about that mask you’re wearing? “I heard that such a mask can prevent the plague.”
“It actually has that function, but this is the only one I have.”
The recruits’ eyes turned to me.
One of the recruits reached out to me and grabbed me by the collar.
“If you have that mask, shouldn’t you have medicine? Give me the medicine, my comrade is dying!”
He seemed quite anxious.
“You just have to give up. If you give up, the priests will heal you.”
“Damn it, that’s because he doesn’t give up! He’s the guy who came out loud in the countryside. He’s been talking about being a knight and all that since he was young. But…”
“What’s the soldier doing there?”
Harman approached and said.
The recruit swallowed a groan and let go of the hand that was holding his collar.
“Unfortunately, there is no medicine, so the only medicine we have provided is to apply it to the wound. The rest of the items have been confiscated.”
“What about that mask?”
“They said it was appropriate to use it as a therapist’s mask.”
The new recruit clicked his tongue and left.
That was enough to pass the test.
He knew how to take care of his colleagues and acted rationally even though the situation was urgent.
I entered the tent where the grill group was.
“Crawl! Cough!”
Grill was coughing and suffering from a high fever.
Yuria wiped Grill’s forehead with a wet handkerchief.
Edolph was making insufficient drinking water by melting snow.
These three also passed the test.
“Uncle, just give up. If you do that, you’ll die. ”
“Don’t be ridiculous! Charlotte also went through this difficult process to become a Holy Knight. My daughter did it too, but I’m afraid her father won’t be able to do it!”
“Enough with your delusions.”
“It’s not a delusion!”
Grill denied Yuria’s words.
Edolf grabbed Grill’s wrist, checked his pulse, and injected his holy power into it.
“Do you know how to practice medicine?”
Edolf answered my question.
“As a mercenary, this is first aid level. “The effect is so minimal that it doesn’t even cure a cold.”
Edolf looked at me and said.
“Is there any treatment plan? Everything except the supplies may have been recovered, but since you’re a pharmacist, shouldn’t you know how to conduct a medical examination to some extent?”
I took out the gourd from my pocket.
It just so happened.
I was going to send them a letter under the name [Extra] and send them the elixir that Hans made, but since we met like this, it would be better to give it to them in person.
“If it’s medicine, I have this.”
“what?”
“It’s an all-purpose elixir. But it smells bad.”
I opened the lid.
There was a foul smell inside the tent.
The recruits must have smelled it outside as well and shouted,
“What is that smell?”
“Does it smell like a corpse?”
“Oh my god, are there any deaths?”
Apparently, it was a grill that was suffering from a high fever.
The smell alone must have been enough to get him to eat something, so he turned his head and vomited into his luggage bag.
Yuria’s face turned pale at that.
“…My bag!”
Yuria hit the back of Grill’s head.
Then she looked at the bag and cried.
Edolph pinched his nose and frowned.
It looked like he was barely holding back something he had eaten.
“What is that?”
“It is literally an elixir. It is made by mixing plant sap and holy water. Not only is it good for diseases, but it will also make you feel lighter. Your immune system will also strengthen for a few days.”
Edolf made a meaningful expression.
“By the way, there is no poison.”
“…I know that.”
Edolph took the vial and held it out to Grill.
“Mr. Edolph, you are not trying to feed me that, are you?”
“It’s to prevent the plague. Let’s eat the grill.”
“Oh my god! I’d rather be quarantined alone. This tent is mine too. If all three of us get out, there won’t be any problem…!”
“It’s already too late.”
Edolf put the gourd into Grill’s mouth. As
Grill struggled, Yuria grabbed his hands and feet and groaned.
“By the way, you have to make him drink it all the time for it to be effective.”
At my words, Edolf pushed the vial further in.
Grill struggled, but his eyes rolled back and
his body went limp.
“Are you dead?”
“He must have passed out. But he looks okay.”
Edolph placed his hand on Grill’s forehead.
He sighed in relief as he saw that the fever had gone down.
“The medicinal effect is certain, and if it takes effect right away, it is quite precious…”
I gave the gourd to Edolph and Yuria as well. I held it out.
“It’s good for two people to drink too.”
“Drink that horrible thing? no, I do not want!”
Yuria shook her head.
Edolf looked at me intently.
It’s like an observing eye.
“Okay, let’s drink it.”
“yes? “Would you like to drink it?”
When Yuria was startled, Edolf held out a gourd to Yuria.
He then accepted it himself and shook the gourd.
“We can definitely prevent the plague, right?”
“of course.”
“…Drink Yuria.”
“But…”
“You say you will become a Holy Knight and revive the monastery? If you get sick of the plague and are eliminated, you will be a total loser.”
“all right.”
Yuria closed her eyes, opened the lid, and drank it in one gulp.
Edolf also drank it in one go.
They both groaned as if they were writhing in pain.
They must have hated it because their complexions turned blue.
“Medicines that are good for the body are bitter.” “Hey.”
I smiled and left the tent, saying,
“Then rest in peace.”
“for a moment.”
Edolf stood up unsteadily.
He looked at me and said.
“I wish we could talk alone.”
I tilted my head at those words.
“Everybody wake up!”
Harmon shouted.
The new soldiers woke up and looked at Harmon.
“Now I’ll give you a chance!”
Harmon spoke to the recruits with unwavering eyes.
“I will give you a chance to give up and return to a normal life so that you don’t have any more terrible memories. Anyone who wants to give up should immediately raise their hand and get on the carriage. “Let me send you home.”
All the recruits looked at Harmon’s words.
Give up?
We even endured pestilence on the march, but now we’re giving up?
This is ridiculous.
When the recruits fell silent, Harmon spoke.
“Then I take it you have all agreed to the next training session.”
Harmon let out a short sigh.
“Climb the wall. Now let’s move on to the next training.”
“Next training?”
Edolf asked curiously.
It must be surprising to hear that they are training at a time when the plague has not been cured.
But it’s not something he should worry about.
The next training will be conducted in the best condition.
I said while looking at Edolf.
“Let me hear your story on the wall.”
**
Edolf climbed the wall.
Grill sniffled and rubbed his nose, and Yuria supported him.
The morning sun rises above the wall.
The surroundings became brighter.
On top of the high castle wall, about 800 survivors looked surprised.
They gazed in fascination at the land of Aslan beyond the wall.
“What kind of crazy person are you? “What Aslan said was the land of the dead!”
Aslan It was a strange land.
It is half desert and half vast grassland.
In the distance, houses built using vegetation can be seen, and villages and ranches have also been established.
The place that had been a land of death was being transformed into a land of life.
“Isn’t it a wonderful land?”
Edolf turned his gaze to look at the extras.
The extra turned his head and looked at Edolf and asked.
“So what is the story you want to talk about?”
“I have a question.”
“Any questions?”
“How many more training sessions are left?”
The extra tilted his head.
“What are you talking about?”
“We endured the march plague and other things. Now I’ve climbed the wall. Accordingly, the training that can be expected is a drop training to quickly descend the wall. But considering the intensity of training so far… what is it this time? “Are we going to proceed without safety measures?”
“You talk as if I were a training instructor or judge.”
“Yeah, it looks that way.”
Edolf spoke without hiding anything.
“When I came here, I looked at the people near me.”
Edolf observed those who had no instructions while marching.
This is because I thought that it would be good to build up a network of people who would later become colleagues.
“And there were some strangely strong people on the march.”
Edolf, who prided himself on having developed his skills while working as a mercenary, found the training tiring, but many of them endured it with ease.
“Ohh? so?”
“I definitely thought they could complete all the training. “But suddenly I got sick.”
“Go ahead.”
Those who were first struck by the plague.
About 50 people complained of extreme pain and gave up training after not being able to last 5 days.
Those who had easily marched gave up because they were sick.
Also, although the plague that spread afterwards was extremely vicious, it was less intense than those who first contracted the plague.
Edolf’s thought was that he was simply a windbreaker.
“Finally, aren’t you wearing a mask to prevent the plague?”
“…This is just a form.”
The extras made noises as they licked their lips.
“Great! “Yes, your guess is correct, Edolf.”
When the extra accepted it obediently, Edolf frowned.
“But there is something wrong. “The reason I climbed the wall wasn’t just to train to descend the wall.”
At that time, there was a commotion on top of the wall.
“It’s a saint!”
“Saint!”
Grill and Yuria were startled by the shouts of the recruits and looked down below the barrier.
A carriage arrived and Ellis was getting off.
Ellis waved her hand and cheered for the recruits on the barrier.
Confusion was visible in Edolph’s eyes.
“Saint . “Why are you here…?”
“Why do you think that is?”
Ellis fell a little away from the wall.
The priests surrounded her as if surrounding her. The
waiting priests knelt down and prayed, and Ellis sang a hymn.
“Edolph.”
Edolph looked at the extra in shock.
The extra took a step back and walked away from Edolph.
“I am a judge, as you said. And.”
Inside the mask, the extra smiled and raised a finger:
“I am an observer watching to see how much training you can endure.”
He snapped his fingers.
The golden rune Aztalun spread like a spider web around the extras.
It reached the place where the priest and Elise were under the barrier and released holy power.
“Sanctuary declared.”
A powerful holy power swirls around.
The soldiers near Edolph and the extras are engulfed by the holy power and step back.
Edolph covers his face with his hands and widens his eyes.
My God, this holy power…!
“No way… .”
“What is that!”
One of the new recruits screamed.
Everyone’s eyes turned away from the extras and towards the land of Aslan beyond the barrier.
A white army crawled out onto the land brightly illuminated by the rising morning sun. A
being wearing white armor with pure white bones and scattering light from its eye sockets. The recruits
stiffened and unconsciously opened their mouths.
“Holy… Undead?”
There are up to 1,000 divine undead.
And there is someone leading them at the forefront.
A long white cloak is fluttering.
A paladin wearing tailored armor and holding a large cross shield and sword stands tall.
Charlotte Herise.
She is divine. They were leading the undead and heading towards the wall.
It was not just an undead army.
They were even equipped with siege weapons. They
were forming up as if they were going to take over the wall.
The dead were holding muskets and aiming.
Muskets [advanced] by Aztalun. The skeleton mage holding the weapon glared at the new recruits on the wall.
They had their fingers on the trigger.
Edolf turned his gaze to look at the extras.
“I can’t believe this is the training we are going to do now…!”
At that time, Christmas pierced and cut off Edolf’s arm.
“Huh…?”
Edolph’s eyes widened.
He saw his arm floating in the air.
“Next training, Edolph.”
Edolph’s gaze returned.
The extra took off his mask. His expression was visible through the slightly twisted mask.
Eyes curved like a crescent moon and lips curled up.
“Protect the wall against the sacred undead. Time is 1 hour. Training subject is siege warfare. am.”
To Edolf, that expression seemed truly cruel.