I’m Not That Kind of Talent - Chapter 311

311. Commit a greater sin than anyone else (9)

Sleet is falling. Jaykar, the commander of the 1st Corps, who was watching the demons rushing to cross the walls of the empire and the imperial army struggling to stop them, raised his head.

The function of snowflake sticks is purely to scatter snow, so the fact that rain is mixed with snow like now is not caused by the sticks. In other words, it would mean natural rain.

Perhaps the cold residue from the snowflake sticks used in the sky above the castle was causing sleet to fall. It will be snowing inside the castle, and if you stay far away from the castle, you may encounter rain.

“…They said it was a drought.”

From the human world’s point of view, it’s been a long time coming.

As long as the influence of the snowflake stick remains, it won’t be all that good.

…More than that.

“The situation is dragging on longer than expected.”

Contrary to what I thought, things are going smoothly.

I can feel the deputy standing next to me flinch, as if sensing something ominous from the dry remark. Jaykar scanned the castle wall with cold eyes and said meaningless words.

“Everyone seems to have become very relaxed. “When I return, I will have to increase the intensity of my training.”

The adjutant hurriedly picked up a magic stone with a loudspeaker spell engraved on it.

“1st Corps… If you don’t want to face intense training, do your best to get over the castle wall.”

“Increasing the intensity of training has already been confirmed.”

“….”

Actually, there is no need to go back and train.

Jaykar knows the intentions behind what Deon Hart asked me to do. It had been a long time since I realized what he wanted.

‘So this is just a lie and a joke to increase the morale of the corps.’

He smiled silently for a moment at his corps members who were climbing the castle walls even more furiously than before and at his adjutant who was speechless, and then he fixed his gaze on the castle again as if he had never seen it before.

The weather was brutal with snow and rain making the clothes of those fighting heavy.

***

Unlike Rweche and the Empire, which had a relatively normal snowfall except that it was not the season for snow, the Shan State faced a somewhat disconcerting snowfall.

Bloody eyes is something that has never happened before in history. What on earth did those demons make?

‘I never thought they would shoot something like that into the sky over here.’

Anxiety boiled within the castle as the smell of blood wafted from all directions. The public sentiment became confused and their gaze towards the king gradually began to become sharper, as if they were longing for an answer.

Yeonhwa, the monarch of the Mountain Kingdom, who noticed Seungnyang’s eyes wandering between anxiety and impatience, looking for something to blame, stopped rolling her head for a moment and ended up laughing as if it was absurd.

‘It’s really ugly.’

The look in their eyes is so disgusting that I can’t stand it.

I know very well that the word weak is not synonymous with the word good, but it is ridiculous to see that they immediately try to blame me like this whenever I praise them.

So, in a rare occurrence, she immediately agreed without any disagreement to the tactician’s words that she should set an example by killing one.

As a result, the heads of nobles who dared to fight for power during the war were blown off. The reason was that he was blind to trivial things and jeopardized the fate of the country.

As the nobleman’s head was thrown in front of everyone, the noisy voices quieted down. Even so, it will only be a temporary phenomenon and the noise behind the scenes will become louder.

Saerin, a tactician who knew this well, did not miss the moment and comforted the public sentiment.

[An investigation by researchers at the Royal Palace confirmed that the Blood Eye had no effect on the human body. Even if it’s an effect, it just makes you feel like you’re covered in blood and makes you feel uncomfortable. However, the nobleman who was supposed to act the most calm and rational became obsessed with unnecessary superstitions and disrupted the atmosphere.] That’s right, that’s what

you guys were doing just a little while ago. You’ll get stabbed. I must be scared inside.

She first scared those who raised their voices saying it was an ominous phenomenon.

[Is that all? His actions have prevented His Majesty the King from thinking of a way to drive out those demons. Maybe it could have been done a long time ago, but it took more time to find a way to overcome the situation. [The fate of the Shan State is at stake.]

Taking advantage of the fact that the dead do not speak, they blamed the already dead nobleman and focused the crowd’s anger on one place.

[Your Highness is worrying day and night to protect you. You are trying to endure and overcome this situation somehow, but how would you feel if all you received in return was distrust? We need your help so that His Majesty can focus solely on the war against the demons.]

Until the smooth conclusion.

In short, doesn’t it mean not to distrust? There will be salvation for those who believe.

It sounds like a statement from someone who runs a pseudo-religion. As Yeonhwa watched the situation, a simple sentiment came to mind.

‘The funny thing is that this works again.’

Even if the nobles didn’t know, he convinced the people, so it was almost like a success. One of the weapons that allowed the nobles to dare to go wild in front of the king was public sentiment.

“…under?”

“….”

“Your Highness!”

“ah.”

…I guess I was too lost in thought.

At some point, as soon as I grabbed the pen that was staining the paper black, I heard a questioning voice right in front of me.

“What are you thinking, Your Highness?”

“…I think Gwain had a fairly capable strategist.”

Yeonhwa raised her head. When Saerin’s eyes meet, the muscles in his face relax to the point that he can feel it himself. She gave a reason here.

“Thanks to you, I bought some time until I found the right way.”

“Ah, it was something I should have done, but now that you’re praising me like this, I don’t know what to do.”

“Excessive humility can be a big obstacle to others recognizing your merits.”

“It is the virtue of a monarch to recognize such merit. In that sense, His Majesty is a wise king.”

“He is a wise king…”

Can a king who is having a hard time just withstanding the attacks of demons and having difficulty finding a suitable room really be called a wise king?

Abu, you’re doing it smoothly. I put aside my bitter feelings and looked at Saerin.

“More than that, did you know what happened to the food? “I heard there was a water leak in the temporary warehouse.”

The food warehouse originally used was full, so the rest was moved to a temporary warehouse, but as if to prove that it was only temporary, news soon came that water leaked.

The word is water, but the bloody snow melted and fell on the food. If it had been water, I would have been able to drink it before it spoiled, even if it tasted a bit worse.

As expected, Saerin’s expression became somewhat stiff, as if the situation was not good.

“The food in the temporary warehouse… is at a level that cannot be recovered.”

“…I guess so.”

“Fortunately, I was able to somehow save the part where the blood didn’t seep, but I realized too late that the water was leaking…” By the

time I realized, there was already a shallow pool of blood on the floor. Because of this, most of the food except for some of the food piled on top had to be thrown away.

“I can’t help it.”

There is no other action that can be taken other than punishing the person responsible for managing the warehouse. We were able to get a very small amount of food, so we should just consider that as a good thing and pass it on.

He lowered his eyes as if it were his fault, and made a light, playful voice as if to appease Saerin.

“If there is not enough food, we have no choice but to survive through evil.”

“….”

“In that sense, I think it would be better if we resolve the matter before food becomes scarce.”

The best course of action would be to drive out the demons or kill the warrior before the food runs out. There is no way to deal with the latter, so all we can do is hold on and hope for success, but the former is entirely our responsibility.

Yeonhwa asked calmly, meeting her gaze as she raised her head as if sensing his intention.

“Can’t there be a sharp number?”

I know that a plan is not something that comes about overnight and that driving out the demons is just greed, so I am satisfied with just one hit.

Saerin, who was sitting in a burdensome position and staring blankly at the king who told her not to feel burdened, slowly opened her mouth. His voice came out unwavering, as if he had already thought about something.

“I’m trying to set up an ambush.”

“ambush…?”

“If you just wage a defensive war, there will be no end to it. “They’re not knocking on the gate all day, so there’s plenty of time to get things done.”

Yeonhwa nods her head as if telling her to continue. Saerin continued.

“Ambush is a tactic that everyone knows and has been used to this day, so much so that it is often mentioned in history. “Do you know the reason?”

“It’s probably because the enemies are still suffering.”

“yes. “The more you want to get it over with as quickly as possible, the easier it is to get caught.”

Instead of being able to look at their surroundings, they tend to rush in and say things are going well.

Even generals are like this, so what about ordinary soldiers? Even if the general had noticed, the soldiers would have already run far away by the time the order was given. Because it is faster to just run away than to hear the voice of the general, understand it, and implement it.

“Even from the perspective of a general who feels something strange, he would rather trust in force and move forward than withdraw meaninglessly due to uncertain factors and earn the title of a coward.”

If you just back out and it turns out there was no ambush, you become a coward.

Even if there is an ambush, it is a loss if you do not have the main battle. In particular, demons with a strong ideology of the mighty man will be especially sensitive to being a ‘coward’, so they will try to push forward, believing in their race’s unique strong body and strength.

So they have no choice but to be caught in an ambush.

“If we hold on just a little longer, they will retreat to a place where our arrows can’t reach for temporary maintenance. He will retreat quite far to get to a place where the hero’s weapon cannot reach, so it will be enough to take advantage of the gap and move. Besides…”

Saerin turned her head to the window.

White snow was falling heavily, as if it was threatening to completely cover the castle, which was stained with ominous liquid.

“…Because the sky has our backs.”

The snow will obscure our side’s movements.

Even the environment has been created like this, so it would be right to give them a shot. She smiled faintly, spitting out hopeful words with an entirely hopeless face.

“The topography of Shanguo is advantageous for an ambush, but it is a bit disappointing that we have to defend the castle around the castle.”

“Because that is an unavoidable situation. Anyway, please take care of this as well. “This is a plan you came up with, so you should take responsibility for managing your troops.”

“….”

***

After knocking on the castle gate all day long, when it got dark for a while, the demons retreated far away and completed a short maintenance, and started moving towards the castle again as soon as dawn broke.

There is no need to be confused as it is a path that has already been trodden during battles. Dernivan, who was moving ahead without hesitation, stopped as if he felt something. The wolf ears on top of his head stood up alertly.

He suddenly stopped, and the 9th Corps Commander Trover, who had been walking behind him as if strange, frowned.

“Why aren’t you going?”

“…Isn’t something strange?”

“what?”

“I have a bad feeling.”

“?”

Belitan, commander of the 6th Corps, peeked his head out, looked around, and tilted his head as if he didn’t know.

“is it…? “I don’t know…”

“What’s wrong with feeling bad? If you’re going to be frustrating, get out of the way. “The 9th Corps will lead the way.”

“Wait a minute, here, it would be better to place the 8th Legion, the shield soldiers, in front…”

“You coward.”

9th Corps Commander Trover passes by, hitting Dernivan harshly on the shoulder. Belitan let out a brief exclamation and looked at Dernivan as if watching his reaction.

As if it were not for nothing that he was called corpse-like, Dernivan was silent with an expressionless face as usual. However…

‘…ha.’

A subtle, murderous gaze follows the back of my head. Trover turned around because he thought it was reaching me and not anyone else, and immediately let out a laugh as if it was absurd when he met Dernivan’s gaze.

‘If you do well, as soon as this war is over, you will hit me in the back.’