Chapter 180 Haikum's Bet
Chapter 180 Haikum's Bet
The land they had been allowed to cultivate began to work, and Holzlein now looked very prosperous. On the contrary, the expedition had led to an increase in food consumption, making production adjustments no longer a problem.
“Will this cause problems? It will be troublesome if there is a surplus of food.”
“Human resources are limited. There will always be a saturation point. This is the law of nature.”
"Yes, that's what the agricultural officer said."
Although this is not the case in all cases, in an environment where there are natural enemies such as magical beasts that attack humans, the reproduction of the population will also be limited. This can be said to be the balance of nature.
Although food supplies were prepared, the problem was transportation. The transportation itself could be relied on by the "warehouse holders", but guards were needed.
If the moving force is too large, it will unnecessarily provoke the enemy. As a commander, it is intolerable to attack forces that are not the target of the attack.
“Let the person who suggested it do it himself.”
"Okay, that's all. Please."
The adventurers who were about to set off were stopped by Ye Kai.
"I think there's something wrong with the enemy. I'll go by myself, you guys stay here and protect yourselves, okay?"
“Really? Got it.”
“Be careful.”
"If anything happens, we will retreat immediately. This is not a desperate mission."
Although Fino was worried, Ye Kai's words made people feel at ease.
After getting supplies locally, they set out for Loazin. They borrowed a small group of logistics troops and marched with a blue flag indicating "no intention to attack". The city gate was occupied by the Treba army, so they chose the place where the city wall collapsed.
Riding on his mount Purple, Ye Kai wore multifunctional gloves and exaggeratedly displayed his equipment. This was to avoid angering the enemy, but he did not notice the strange eyes staring at him.
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(That must be the legendary Silver Claw Demon. Even that kind of guy is here.)
Haikum's despair grew.
The instigators of the citizens' riot were the Holzlein Army. They might be planning to cooperate again. Although he should stop them, his current troops did not have the ability to do so. He could only watch them disappear within the city walls.
Just then, the messenger arrived.
"This is an order! If the Silver Claw Demon appears again, lead the army to defeat him! End!"
"As commanded."
Although he thought it was no joke, he couldn't say so. In this distressing situation, a puzzled expression appeared on his face.
Haikum's mind was filled with questions about this idea, which is generally considered reckless.
"As you can see, we are members of the Holzlein Army. We are here to distribute food. We hope you will remain calm and, if possible, allow us to enter?"
When Ye Kai said this at the site of the collapsed city gate, cheers were heard from inside the city wall. Citizens showed joy on their faces and expressed their gratitude and greatness.
"I'm Galton in charge here. Is it true that you brought food?"
“Yes. But if there is a snatch here, we can’t deliver. Can you distribute it neatly and fairly?”
"I'll find a way. Wait a moment. Hey! Now go find Mafarli!"
It seems that people and organizations are emerging to integrate citizens.
The so-called Mafari was a businessman. He was disgusted by the tyranny of the Treba regime and supported the citizens from the beginning of the riot, and had a certain degree of control over the entire situation in terms of both material and manpower.
Ye Kai felt that he was trustworthy, so he handed over the supplies to him and asked him to distribute them as a whole. Although Mafali asked for future support, considering the current situation, he also agreed that nothing could be guaranteed until the Treba army was cleared.
The original plan was to let the logistics team be responsible for distribution, but since they only needed to deliver the supplies, they could return together. It can be said that Galatea was lucky that there was nothing to worry about.
Leaving Mafali to express his gratitude, Ye Kai stepped over the city wall and found that the atmosphere was a little different.
“Should we speed up?”
"good!"
But as they began to return to the barracks, a section of the Treba army began to move.
If they attacked soldiers holding blue flags, they would be considered illegal troops. No matter what happened, they would have no way to defend themselves. They had been driven into desperation to decide to mobilize troops and take such a risk.
Although the person who actually forces them to think this way may be someone else.
They kept a considerable distance from the Treba army, but a force of about two thousand men approached with an oppressive expression. In order to allow the logistics team to escape, Ye Kai prepared to stop them. From Purple's mouth, purple lightning had begun to flash.
However, the leading cavalryman stopped, sheathed his sword, stood at a distance of 2 rusten (24 meters), and said: "Please wait a moment. We saw the Silver Claw. Two thousand of us want to surrender to the Holzlein Army. Can you accept it?"
The momentary silence made the leading man, Haikum, think of the impending rejection.
"Please draw your sword."
"Okay, I'll agree if you all put away your swords..."
"We will be attacked from behind by magic. Please draw your swords and prepare to pursue."
Ye Kai explained Haikum's words and gave instructions.
"Understood."
Heikum suppressed his tears of emotion, drew his sword, and swung it with a loud cry: "Chase! Surround them!"
Those who heard the communication whispered in front and passed the situation to the rear. Haikum, their brain, was secretly planning a retreat. Their coordination was very fast.
Ye Kai and his logistics cavalry fled all the way. At this time, the 2,000-man Haikum team had begun to chase them.
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Klein was extremely anxious when he saw this situation from headquarters.
"Ye Kai was attacked! Secretary of Military Affairs, send a rescue team!"
"Wait a moment."
“What are you talking about! Hurry up…”
"If the boy had gotten away, he would have been the rearguard. But he's leading the way. There must be a reason for that."
That was Ye Kai's message to the military. Galatea read it accurately. As they moved away from the Treba army, the situation changed. He must have sent some kind of signal.
"Wait. That's the magic text of Light Notes."
Normally, the characters used for engraving magic are in blocks, but the characters used for light magic used by Cham are in a type of note that can be written in one stroke. There is no one here except Cham who can read this.
activa-t