The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 56

Episode 56

A mass disappearance of the punitive force occurred, but the gate suppression did not completely stop.

Each family also had respect, so it was not easy to back out.

Rather, in some ways, it could be said to be a blessing in disguise as the number of knights and troops deployed to the punitive force increased.

‘But it’s really just a temporary phenomenon.’

If mass disappearances continued and the cause or culprit was not found, it was clear that sooner or later it would get out of hand.

By now, each family is probably busy understanding each other’s intentions and coordinating their opinions.

But that wasn’t what Raoul wanted.

After the guard captain left, Raoul, who was left alone, sipped his cold tea and gathered his thoughts.

‘I understand a little bit now.’

Bae Do-hyun’s time before reincarnation.

When I was first selected as a Connect player and logged in, Connect was literally a mess.

The word kingdom was meaningless, and the king had almost lost control over the provinces.

Many villages were in ruins, and each territory was seeking its own survival.

Except for the center of the territory, the outskirts were overrun with monsters, and humanity struggled to maintain its territory by relying on fences and castle walls.

Battles to recover the road occupied by monsters took place continuously, and the merchant had no choice but to accompany a large number of troops in order to ascend.

So, when he was reincarnated as Raoul and went out of the territory for the first time, he felt rather awkward in the peaceful atmosphere.

Even when the gate appeared, I was skeptical when I confirmed that it was only a D-class gate.

Although it may be a bit difficult, the D-class gate was at a level that even most lords could handle.

To be honest, as long as they were expert level knights, Guardians would not be a problem.

Besides, aren’t there a lot of incredibly strong people in this world?

If powerful people such as Sword Master, Archmage of Circle 6 or higher, Great Spiritualist, etc. step forward, what would be the problem in clearing such a gate?

Nevertheless, the fact that it was a mess meant that someone had played a trick.

‘It’s probably the Empire’s doing. Those bastards from the Imperial Hound.’

Although I didn’t confirm it directly, my suspicion that it was theirs was growing.

If disappearances like this one continued, it was a given procedure for the nobles to withdraw their hands from suppressing the gate.

Add in the fact that there is no loot, and there will probably be fewer people entering the gate.

Rather than suppressing the gate, the lords will respond by observing from outside.

Eventually, the number of gates will increase and the gate energy stack will reach its maximum.

‘The moment that erupts, things will get out of hand.’

Raoul, imagining the coming future, shook his head.

You won’t be able to stop the flow anyway.

There is a limit to what can be done with only a thousand mercenaries and a few dozen knights.

However, what Raoul did was not without meaning.

Even if it seems at first glance to be useless and cause only losses, if someone takes the lead and continues to do it, people’s opinions are bound to change.

Doubtful lords ask, ‘What is there really?’ With that in mind, we will maintain our troops anyway, and those who are willing will mirror Raoul and make their moves.

At the very least, if you make it so that gates are not left unattended, you will definitely be able to reduce the damage.

‘For that to happen, I have to continue to be at the center of the issue. And we’ll also have to catch the moles who try to shake up the board.’

“Assemble Bernard executives and subjugation leaders! “It’s an emergency meeting!”

“Yes Master!”

After gathering his thoughts, Raoul called a meeting. It’s time to start whack-a-mole.

* * *

next day.

Raoul rode his horse early in the morning and took a tour of Turium.

The reason is to understand the situation at the gate.

Raoul’s eyes accurately tell you the status of the gate, but the important thing is that you can see the number of people who have entered the gate.

This meant that even if someone sneaked into the recreated gate after midnight, Raoul would be able to find out from the outside.

but.

‘As expected, it’s not there.’

If they had simply attacked in the form of lurking in advance, there was no way they would have been able to catch their tail.

It was likely that the raiders would have chosen a different method.

But no matter what, in the end you have to enter the gate to attack.

Raoul did not give up and patrolled the gate periodically.

That evening.

‘Medicine is for children.’

No one was attacked at the gate today.

It was unclear whether it was because the families who felt the crisis had increased their power, or whether it was because they were trying to avoid investigative teams pouring in here and there to find the missing people.

Anyway, from Raoul’s point of view, there was nothing good about the situation being prolonged.

Raoul was busy. Isn’t it possible to patrol the gate all the time?

Moreover, the Knights Ordination Ceremony was in a few days, and it was difficult to expect the effect of the event in such a chaotic situation.

While I was frowning for a moment and thinking about a solution, Bernard came by.

“Prince Dalton of the Duke of Master Templeton has come to visit.”

“Dalton? “What’s going on?”

Raoul suddenly recalled the events of last week and raised the corners of his mouth.

‘This might turn out to be surprisingly interesting…’

* * *

“Long live the Count Ashton!”

“Please find the culprit!!”

“Aaaah~ Prince Raoul!”

Many residents of the capital cheered Raoul and his party on horseback heading to the gate.

Usually, these crowds don’t gather because the destination is not well known, but today was special.

It was because of a rumor that was secretly spread last night.

-Prince Raoul of the Earl of Ashton heads directly to **Gate to investigate the disappearance.

Of course, it was a rumor that Raoul secretly leaked through mercenaries and agents.

Thanks to this, the streets were crowded with people who gathered to see Raoul and the First Knights.

“Hey. It’s a lot worse than what I heard through rumors, isn’t it? “Hasn’t half of the citizens of the capital already come out?”

The person riding the horse next to Raoul with his face half covered by a mask was none other than Dalton.

Although he was surprised by the huge crowd he was seeing for the first time, he seemed very happy.

That’s right, because not only did he finally enter the gate he had only heard about, but he also received cheers that he wasn’t expecting. (Even though they weren’t directed at him…)

“Hmm. Surely, if you could hear cheers like this every day, it wouldn’t matter how much money it costs? “Is there anything else that would be so honorable as a knight?”

Dalton seemed completely intoxicated with the atmosphere.

However, if Raoul actually knew the amount of money he was pouring into military operation, he would not have been able to easily say such a thing.

“Don’t get too excited. And don’t forget that you must follow my instructions inside the gate.”

“Don’t worry, I’m not that thoughtless.”

That’s what he said, but even just looking at him, his whole body looked itchy, making him look like a novice mercenary who was prone to causing trouble.

There was no need to worry about the skills of an expert-level swordsman, but if they showed up, it could be difficult to guarantee his safety.

‘Anyway, the swordsmanship is definitely great. I never thought they would actually write a permission slip. ‘I have no intention of raising her well, am I?’

In any case, I was glad that things seemed to have turned out better than expected.

Raoul smiled and waved to the residents, his eyes shining.

I’m sure their henchman is hiding among them.

‘I wonder how they will come out. The table was set up so beautifully, so you wouldn’t just look at it, right?’

Raoul formed a small group of 50 people and set out to attack the gate.

Since the other attack teams tended to increase their number of people, it was true that they seemed to be relatively lacking.

However, the actual power was different from what it seemed.

Judging from their attire, there were only three knights, but there were ten guild members dressed up as mercenaries.

Moreover, since those three knights were Philip Jake Pierce, it was safe to say that they were practically the best force.

Just like that, Raoul and his group disappeared inside the F-class gate amidst the farewell of numerous residents.

And just as Raoul expected, several shadows that had been observing them until the end hurriedly left the place among the residents.

* * *

Sigh! dump.

As the man swung the sword, a large frog-like creature split in half, spewing out green bodily fluid.

The man, Dalton, frowned, shook his sword in the air, and muttered.

“What is this? Aside from being trivial, it’s so uncomfortable!”

He shook his head as he trudged across the wetlands covered in green blood.

It was very different from the gate he had imagined.

It’s a shame to look back on your sword skills through fierce battles with monsters. Not once did anyone avoid the sword he swung.

Is it rewarding to kill monsters? Rather than thinking about such things, my priority was to avoid the terrible stench that assaulted my nose.

Moreover, the floor was so muddy that it was difficult to walk on, and the clothes that had the monster’s bodily fluids stuck to them were extremely unpleasant.

He glared at Raoul with a dissatisfied expression, but Raoul just smiled and shrugged.

“Hey Raoul. “This is a different story, right?”

“What are you talking about? “I didn’t say anything?”

“That’s more of a problem. “If the gate is like this, what happens if I tell you in advance that it will be like this?”

Raoul just laughed in bewilderment.

In fact, Dalton was just unlucky.

There were many types of F-class gates. Of all the gates, it’s hard to believe that even players avoid it due to the hateful terrain.

Actually, Raoul also felt a little disappointed. If wild beast-type or bipedal monsters had appeared in the flat terrain, it would have been an attractive hunting ground for Dalton, but it was only natural that he would be filled with dissatisfaction.

But I had no intention of pleasing Dalton.

Whatever you get from here and how it goes, that’s Dalton’s problem, not Raoul’s.

What was important now wasn’t Dalton, but something else.

Philippe, who received Raoul’s glance, approached and spoke quietly.

“It’s as expected. “The number of monsters and their frequency of appearance have decreased significantly.”

“What about scouts?”

“The scouting radius has been reduced compared to usual, but they say they haven’t found anything special yet.”

“I guess so. “They probably didn’t prepare too poorly.”

Raoul could already sense it before entering the gate.

[F-Class Dimension Gate]

Total number of people: 300

Simultaneous entry limit: None

Current number of people admitted: 132/300 people

Current stack: 0/2 stack

Gate type: Subjugation type

Even though there are guards guarding the gate and controlling entry and exit, there have already been 100 people. More than one person had entered.

‘I caught it!’

Raoul was barely able to hold back the laughter that was about to burst out, gave some instructions to Bernard through guild communication, and then was able to enter the gate.

And in order to give Dalton real combat experience, he moved the unit hurriedly and it is now.

More than half of the gate area has already been cleared.

Sooner or later, you will meet those mole-like guys who have been hiding so well.

‘Let’s stick together. ‘Who prepared better!’

He planned to test with the imperial bastards that what he had prepared so far was not in vain.

And they will find out. Who is the real hunter….

(Continued in the next episode)