The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 282

Episode 282

“Wow, is that a true story?”

“What kind of fortress can you build in half a day?”

“I saw the Purple Guild building a makeshift fortress before, but I never thought this would be possible for a real fortress…”

The players who were resting camped in the Monster Plains could not help but be amazed by the amazing sight.

Some players even filmed a video to see the amazing construction site.

One of the First Guild’s quick action operations.

Fortress construction using the simple fort construction method was taking place throughout the Monster Plains.

It wasn’t as difficult a task as I thought.

First, wizards and psychics level the ground.

Then, guild members and players build blocks using the stones they brought into their inventory.

While engineers are smoothing out the cracks in the stone and doing finishing work, wizards are carving defensive magic circles inside the castle walls and fortress.

The result of going through that process.

In just three hours, a medium-sized fortress with a height of 10 meters and a diameter of about 500 meters was built on the Monster Plain.

There was nothing inside, just an empty castle wall, but that alone was enough to function as a defense and base.

Players who entered the completed fortress were confident.

‘It really is possible to pioneer the Monster Plain!’

‘If I have a fortress like this, no matter how many monsters or orcs come, I guess it’ll be enough to stop them?’

Those who saw the numerous monsters staying in the plains and had doubts about pioneering.

Now, even after washing my eyes and looking around, no one seemed anxious.

‘Public value! If I really build up my public reputation, I can become the owner of a pioneering territory!’

‘If we do well, our guild will also get a chance, right? The First Guild probably won’t be able to manage all of that large land.’

And once again, the players’ will to fight began to burn brightly.

* * *

One month later.

The First Allied Forces drove out monsters in a similar manner and delved deep into the monster plains.

The Allied advance from the southwest to the northeast of the plain stopped when it occupied about 30% of the entire plain.

“Operation Tsunami ends here.”

Approximately 90% of the currently secured territory was occupied in just 15 days.

The reason it took more than 15 days to secure an additional 10% of territory.

‘The density of monsters has reached its limit. Besides, now that the Orcs and the Empire have noticed our existence, we need to catch our breath.’

The monsters that had been pushed back were too many and gathered between the First Allied Forces and the Orc tribe.

The monster wave that was first created through Operation Tsunami suddenly lost its effectiveness.

Orcs who thought they could no longer be pushed out formed a large alliance to block the monsters.

The monsters, who had nowhere to go, seemed to have decided to settle down within a small area and began to fight among themselves to divide the area.

So, if we look at the current situation in the Monster Plains.

First Allied Forces from southwest to northeast, biased toward the center.

In front of it is the monster village of Geumyeok.

Orcs from west to north past the monster area.

And other Geumyeok monster villages that had been pushed out by the Orcs were occupying the area from the northwest to the inside of the forest.

In terms of ratio, the First Allied Forces are about 30, the Orcs are 30, and the Geumdo Monster Village is about 40.

There were many opinions about whether it would be okay to be a little more greedy, but Raoul was adamant.

“This is enough for now. The urgent priority is to completely develop the secured area and make it our own. It is enough to start further exploration after that.”

Although fortifications were built near important advance bases and front lines, they were empty inside.

If we were to advance too aggressively and be counterattacked, we could have been attacked and killed.

‘And the players need motivation too.’

More than a million players were mobilized.

What do you think will happen after all the plains have been explored?

It was obvious that there would be a fight between player guilds to occupy more territory.

And there could have been an atmosphere of wanting to challenge the First Guild.

“Build a new defense line on the border of the territory we have now secured. Internal development is the next priority. “So that monsters and orcs don’t even dare to think about attacking this way.”

“All right! “I will start construction immediately, Master.”

Even before the operation began, enough stones and other materials needed were already secured.

All that remains is to prevent monsters from invading until the fortresses are built.

And ‘distribution of territory’.

Appropriate compensation had to be paid to the guilds and players who contributed to this operation.

Of course, ownership of all estates belonged to the First Earl and the Marquess of Ashton.

However, Raoul cannot take charge of all small villages or cities other than the main base.

For that part, we had to lend a helping hand to the players.

The First Guild decided to provide the various materials and items needed to build the village, and the Players Guild was responsible for manpower and actual development.

Instead, they had already agreed to receive a certain amount of tax and grant autonomy to the guild.

‘I don’t know how the situation will change, but in order to coexist with the players, their needs must be appropriately reflected.’

And once they have their own territory, won’t they become attached and fight hard against the Orcs and the Empire?

The distribution of territory was not the end.

It won’t be possible to obtain a territory that will satisfy everyone, and there will be an influx of players in the future…

‘The rest of the land on the plains belongs to the players.’

For Raoul, it was a killing of two birds with one stone as he could not directly face the border with the Orcs or the Empire and could use up the players’ remaining strength and time.

Of course, for that to happen, the priority is to securely occupy the land that has been secured.

In any case, Operation Tsunami was successfully completed.

‘Now then…’

Raoul’s eyes were facing north.

* * *

A huge underground cavity.

Light spheres shining like the sun were shining downward from the ceiling.

Thanks to this, even though it was a cave, it was as bright as day.

At first glance, it was hard to tell that this was a cave.

In the midst of such a huge cavity, there was a large city.

High walls made of steel and various buildings emitting steam.

At first glance, it was a mechanical city reminiscent of ‘steampunk’.

Various crops were growing on the wide plain outside the castle walls, and livestock grazing freely could be seen grazing on the grass.

It appears that the light bulb attached to the ceiling is not just a device that emits light.

The top of City Hall, which stands tall in the middle of the city.

A group of people were gathered together and talking with serious expressions.

“We now have less than six months’ worth of reserves left. “If the battle gets more intense, I can’t guarantee even half of that.”

A dwarf about 120cm tall.

However, his muscular body was quite large and his face did not look young at all.

The hat on his head had folding goggles attached, and his long beard hung down to his waist.

Their true identity is dwarves.

They were a regular customer of fantasy called the blacksmith race.

“Are you really saying that the mineral vein has dried up? “Have you checked all the other cities?”

“of course. “I checked again with other tribes, but there were no ceradium deposits.”

“Haha, what should I do with this?”

Taro, the warchief of the Black Anvil Dwarf Tribe, continued stroking his beard and frowning.

The elders around him also looked troubled.

Ceradium.

A type of rare mineral that is not well known.

In the human world, it is treated as rubble with little utility, but through the hands of dwarven craftsmen, it is transformed into an unrivaled resource in the world.

And it was an essential resource for the use of various equipment and Gigants (mounted battle golems) of the Dwarves.

“As expected, we had to defeat the black-armored humans in the north from the beginning. “I thought it would be easy to attack from the south, but I never thought we would face such difficulties.”

“What is the use of saying that now? And although ceradium is important, it is natural to first secure the essential resources for settlement.”

North Geumyeok Ice Mountains.

Although they all looked like the same snowy mountains, the resources they contained were actually very different.

Roughly speaking, the mountains located to the south contained common but essential resources, while the farther north you went, the more rare resources were distributed.

Therefore, the dwarf tribe that passed through the gate had no choice but to go south.

And unlike the quiet north, I didn’t like the sight of humans in the south wandering through the mountains.

“What a pain in the ass. I’m sure it’s buried in the north. “Isn’t it written that way in the records of our ancestors?”

“Isn’t the problem the so-called empire that occupies it? “How on earth did they know and prepare such thorough defenses?”

The reason the Dwarves were in trouble was because of the Empire’s defensive posture.

Unlike the humans in the south who were helplessly pushed out, the empire was effectively blocking all means of attack by the dwarves.

The ancient underground passage that allows movement between underground cities has been blocked.

All the special minerals that could summon a golem were removed from the inside.

As if they were aware of Titan’s weakness that it is difficult to jump, the entrance road to the underground city was arranged winding like a maze and traps were installed.

Most of the things that the dwarves could use have been blocked.

‘Of course, if you are determined and attack, you can win, but…’

If you suffer great damage in the process, the entire race could be in danger.

The Titans and other weapons they had were brought from beyond the gate, and it took a considerable amount of time to replenish them.

And the population of all tribes combined is less than 500,000.

Since each person was such a precious resource and talent, it was not easy to make them shed blood in a battle with humans.

Moreover, to be honest, it was difficult to guess how much power the northern human empire had.

If an all-out war were to break out and an unimaginably large number of troops attacked… they

could have fallen into destruction without being able to properly settle in their old hometown, which they returned to with difficulty.

“Whew. First of all, war is the last resort. I’ll try to find the mineral vein again somehow and see if there are any alternative resources. And… no, it’s still too early.”

In that case, I might have to negotiate with humans.

However, both then and now, the human race has not been a trustworthy race.

Wasn’t it written in the records left by our ancestors in the past to be careful of ‘despicable people’?

It would have been better to reduce contact with humans until we were firmly settled here.

Weeeeeeeeeee!

At that time, an emergency siren rang throughout the building.

“what’s the matter?”

“Are you an enemy?”

Craddangtang!

The door opened and a young dwarf officer rushed in with a blushing face.

“Warchief, we’re invading! “A human has infiltrated the Great Hollow.”

“what? Human? “How did humans get here?”

The warchief and elders looked surprised for a moment, but then frowned.

“Even so, you raised the alarm because of just one human being? And if it’s a problem like that, how can you report it to the conference hall when the security can handle it?”

“That thing… no one can stop that person. The guards were helpless and the battle golems that had marched out were also destroyed. Right now, the Gigant Riders are blocking it, but I don’t know how long that will be possible… The guard captain has asked the chief for help.”

“What! Is there such a thing as this? “Guide me right away!”

The chieftain and elders jumped up from their seats and started running towards the scene, busily showing off their short legs.

‘Even the Gigant Rider is a difficult person to deal with? Are you saying that even the Master invaded? alone? why? ‘What’s the purpose?’

Warchief Taro’s mind became complicated.

And the warchief who arrived on top of the high steel wall could not help but widen his eyes.

“What is all that?”

Quagwagwang! Chaejaeng!

Coogugung.

A fierce conflict was taking place on the plain in front of the castle gate, as if a war had broken out.

And in the center, a blond man stood still with his arms crossed, surrounded by an army of weapons that moved on their own, dealing with Gigant.

Raoul appeared in the dwarven underground city [Bergors].

(Continued in the next part)