The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 75
Episode 75
After hearing Kane’s story, Raoul was lost in thought for a moment.
Since his expression didn’t change much, Kane could only observe Raoul’s thoughts.
But Raoul was cheering inside.
‘What’s going on? After all, people become famous and it’s something to see.’
It was already a frustrating situation because there was no proper information collector.
Although he was borrowing the information network from his home family, it was far from sufficient to what Raoul wanted.
So, I was planning to set up a proper information organization myself soon, but I never thought such a great talent would come to me on its own.
*Name: Kane (38 years old)
*Level: 83
*Job: Rogue (Expert Advanced)
*Affiliation: Head of the information guild ‘Wings of Freedom’
*Talent: Information collection, disguise, close combat
*Title: Faceless
*Stat: Potential (S Grade) [Strength 75] [Dexterity 81] [Stamina 73
]
[Intelligence 77] [Spirit 71] [
Magic Power 72] [
Sense 80] It was the ability of a person who created one of the top three information guilds in Connect.
‘That image isn’t real either, right?’
Brown hair and very ordinary appearance. The impression was so blurry that I felt like I wouldn’t be able to recognize him the next time I saw him.
Even in his past life, there were only rumors, but no one confirmed his true identity.
First of all, I was naturally going to accept Kane’s request to save his men.
I already had an incompatible relationship with the Imperial Hound, so once I found out about the hideout, I couldn’t just leave it alone.
However, Raoul was not someone who was driven only by a sense of justice. Since I was asked a favor, shouldn’t I get something from Kane?
“I completely understand Mr. Kane’s feelings. “But you know that I can’t just trust what you say and move easily, right?”
The hideout Kane mentioned was clearly a mansion owned by a noble family. This meant that he was not an opponent who could recklessly move troops just because there was suspicion.
“Please believe me. “I will risk my life!”
“I don’t know how much your life is worth, but you cannot attack another noble family without proof or certainty. And even if what you say is true, would there be any reason to sacrifice my men for you, whom I met for the first time today?”
Kane bit his lip at Raoul’s firm words.
‘I thought it was too easy.’
After hearing the rumors, I just thought he was a young nobleman with a sense of justice and fairness.
I thought that if I brought up the story of the Imperial Intelligence Department, he would jump at me and say that it was right, but contrary to his young appearance, he seemed very deep in thought.
But we can’t give up here. Kane made up his mind and spoke again.
“Please help me. If you save them, I will serve Prince Raoul for the rest of my life. And they are also talented people. “If we can save it, it will be of great help to Raoul!”
Then he hit his head on the floor.
Raoul hurriedly stopped Kane and let out a soft sigh.
“Wow, I can’t ignore Mr. Kane’s thoughts about his subordinates. “Shall we talk in more detail?”
A faint smile appeared on Raoul’s lips.
That day, Raoul accepted a capable informant named Kane as his subordinate.
* * *
Tiring.
Connection: midnight, June 28, 521.
A notice popped up in front of Raoul.
[Notice]
〈Limited Quest: Gate Rush!〉 has been completed. Rewards were paid based on gate clearing ranking.
-Unfortunately, the gate clearing rate is extremely low. The accumulated dimensional energy begins to flood.
-pre-scenario Route A has been confirmed.
-A new main quest [1st Gate Outbreak] is underway.
-A new limited-time event [Triple Double Bonus] begins. During the event period, the experience point mastery item drop rate will be doubled.
-The open beta service schedule has been confirmed. Approximately six months later, on January 1, 522 of the Connect Calendar. With a new major update comes new players.
After checking the long notice, a system message followed.
-Congratulations. In the limited-time quest [Gate Rush!], I took first place in the individual ranking and first place in the guild ranking. Special rewards have been paid.
-A new main quest will start in 24 hours.
‘That’s a good thing. I thought it would start right away…’
Raoul looked away from the D-class gate, which was emitting an ominous aura.
All troops stationed at the gate were also withdrawn just in case.
Fortunately, I had one day to prepare, so I was able to prepare a little more.
Of course, there is no possibility of completely preventing the coming catastrophe.
〈Main Quest: 1st Gate Outbreak〉
Grade: ???
Objective: Defend Gate Wave.
Additional goal: Destruction of the stuck gate (dungeon)
Deadline: Until open beta service (December 31, 521 Connect)
Description: Dimensional energy overflows, causing a monster wave at the gate. Defend the Connect World by hunting as many monsters as possible.
Special note: Stuck gates (dungeons) periodically generate monster waves. To prevent waves from occurring, clean the gate regularly.
Compensation: Paid differentially depending on rank. Individual guild rewards are provided separately.
As I feared, the next quest was Gate Outbreak.
When a monster wave occurs through Gate Outbreak, an army of monsters begins an invasion depending on the level of the gate and the accumulated stack.
At gates with no stacks, monsters that do not deviate significantly from the gate grade appear, but at gates with up to 2 stacks, not only monsters other than the grade appear, but the number of monsters also increases by the stack.
‘The capital and our territories, which have consistently managed their stacks, will be able to reduce the damage somehow…’
The territories that were only paying attention will suffer enormous damage from this wave.
In any case, there were limits to what Raoul could do.
We would do our best to reduce the damage, but we couldn’t save everyone.
There is only one day left.
Raoul’s worries deepened as to what more he should prepare.
* * *
“Are you ready?”
“All troop deployments have been completed. “With the cooperation of the capital guard commander, we have completed the construction of a simple defense facility.”
“Most of the citizens around the gate have also evacuated to the temple. “Some citizens are refusing to cooperate and are staying at home.”
“Unfortunately, we cannot save everyone. You are responsible for your own choices. Crews should withdraw from the area.”
It was a cold choice, but Raoul gave a firm command.
“What about the kingdom’s central army?”
“The corps commander refused to mobilize troops. “It is said that the troops cannot be moved on their own unless an order comes from the palace.”
‘Tsk.’
Raoul clicked his tongue inwardly. But this was expected. I just hoped that something would happen and that I would be able to respond a little sooner.
“In addition, with the cooperation of the Mercenary Association, Knight Association, and Wizard Association, all temporarily hired troops have been deployed.”
Raoul calmly nodded. The association’s cooperation was something that could be achieved if one had money.
With this, Raoul has completed all his preparations.
200 knights of the First Guild and 2,000 soldiers.
5,000 troops from the Capital Guard.
With the cooperation of the association, up to 5,000 mercenaries and free knights were temporarily hired.
A total of over 12,000 troops were deployed at key points near the gate under Raoul’s instructions.
Of course, it was not enough to defend the entire capital.
In the end, there was no choice but to make a choice, and Raoul deployed his troops mainly to the 3rd and 4th outer castles, which were densely populated with civilians.
‘The first outer castle has a noble residential area and part of the central army barracks, so I told them to figure it out on their own.’
The second outer city has the headquarters of the capital guard and the headquarters of various associations, so it will be possible to respond to some extent.
In any case, Raoul’s goal is to buy time until the 50,000 central army and the royal palace’s elite knights move.
It was not easy to deal with the wave with only the power of the First Guild.
‘Based on my past life experience, there are approximately 1,000 monsters pouring out of one F-class gate. Even if you roughly calculate it…’
there will be close to 50,000 monsters pouring out of Turium alone.
The problem is that there are gates outside the castle walls.
If the interior of the capital was not organized quickly, there was a high risk of being attacked by a pincer attack.
Of course, the wave itself will end even if Raul does not step forward.
At best, it’s a D-grade gate. Once elite soldiers and knights are deployed in earnest, the monsters will be eliminated.
If you are a power armor user, you can face up to 1000 regular monsters.
But what to do with the accumulated damage?
In fact, the current population of Turiam is close to 1 million, but the population of Turium that visited in a past life was only about 500,000.
This meant that nearly half of the citizens were sacrificed through the Wave incident.
‘I can’t let that happen.’
In any society, population was the power and strength of the nation. For the sake of the future, the casualties had to be minimized.
Raoul checked his plan once again and waited for the right moment.
And after a while.
The D-class gate, located in the center of the square about 100 meters away, began to turn a beautiful yellow light.
Wooooow.
The gate that was vibrating in the air finally burst into bright light and expanded to dozens of times its size.
“Kuweeeek!”
With the sound of pigs being slaughtered, a herd of massive wild boars ran out with great force.
“It’s Armored Boer!! “Start shooting the crossbowmen!”
The one who appeared with red bloodshot eyes was none other than Armored Boer (D).
Its body was about 1.5 times larger than that of a regular wild boar, and its modified hide boasted a defense power equivalent to that of an iron plate.
Above all, its molars and skull were as hard as steel, so if struck head-on, it had such destructive power that even a knight would have difficulty saving his life.
Hundreds of such fearsome Armored Boars came out of the gate and began to spread out in all directions…
Shuuuk! Plop!
“Kwiik.”
A bolt made of steel pierced Armored Boer’s chest. Of course, the wild boar paid no heed and tried to keep running, but it couldn’t withstand the successive bolts and fell to the ground.
“Aim for the legs and torso! “There are no bolts in the head!”
Crossbow fire from soldiers who already knew how to respond was appropriately slowing down the advance of the Armored Boers.
Of course, their momentum and numbers were not enough to completely stop them.
The Armored Boer, rushing forward through the rain of bolts, attacked the soldiers.
Cooung. Coogung!
The Armored Boer’s advance route was already blocked by a makeshift barricade made of stone blocks.
“Stab it!!”
At the command of the commander, the spearmen’s spears stretched out between the barricades and stabbed the armored bore.
But the final blow was not the responsibility of the soldiers.
Members of the First Knights stood on a 3-meter-high barricade and struck down from above with long spears filled with mana.
The armored bore violently resisted, shaking its head, but the knights’ spears even broke the hard armored bore’s skull, suffocating it.
The initial wave was blocked without difficulty. But the real battle began now.
This is because the corpses of the Armored Boers were piled up in front of the barricade and the guys started jumping on them.
“Don’t let even a single one go backwards!”
Before they knew it, the knights had put down their long spears and replaced them with two-handed greatswords, pulling out their mana blades and igniting their fighting spirit.
(Continued in the next part)