Chapter 7: Crow Fortress (2) (1/2)
Chapter 7: Crow Fortress (2)
Milton saving Kerber was a co dispatched to Crow Fortress froaged in battle
“We must immediately attack the outskirts of the enemy enclosure!”
Jerome voiced his opinion that they needed to rush in immediately and defeat the eneh it
‘There aren’t that many enemy soldiers If ere to attack from the outside, we can rescue our allies The crossbowround are bothersome, but there does not seem to be many of them If the enemy were to be defeated, their path of retreat would be…’</eave out his orders immediately after he concluded the probability of success
“Jerome, lead the mercenaries around the coive the signal To the weakest point of their perimeter Let’s hurry!”
“Yes, Sir!”
“Yes, Sir!”
“Yes, Sir!”
The professor in charge of teaching tactics at the acadeive credits to students who could not score higher than average He had grumbled in dissatisfaction the entire ti the topic He did not think he would ever have a use for what he learned, but the education allowed Milton to demonstrate a minimal level of command, even without any experience
Once the battle started, everything fro to end happened as Milton predicted Honestly, the circumstance of the battle itself was just too favorable
Since Milton’s involvement in the battle was purely coincidental, the enemies could not react at all, and the perimeter broke down immediately The proper reaction of the ally troops within the enclosure also served to increase the ene Jerome block their path of retreat maxith, took the lead and swung his sword valiantly Furthermore, Milton saw a notice pop up on top of Jerome’s head from a distance
[Valiant activated The morale of allied troops increases by over 50]
After which, the ether with Jero and fight, you bastards!”
“You should all die!! You sons of bitches!”
Mercenaries have a rough coin with, but after their ressive The ene fiercely, but theelse, nobody could stop Jerome, who devastated the enemy line like a typhoon
As a result, the enemy was decimated, and Milton was able to achieve victory in his first battle
“You saved race”
“Don’t mention it I only did what I should have as an ally”
“A debt is still a debt If you ever requirein the front lines, you have only to ask ofreceived a favor fro it
“We’re almost at the Fortress That is our base, Crow Fortress”
“It’s quite large”
“Yes, it’s a fortress that can accommodate up to 1,000 people It’s easy to defend, and we’ve set aside plenty of food”
Crow Fortress was surrounded by wood on all sides and used the terrain exquisitely Since the border was a e, it was essential to have a fortress as a base to defend against the enemy efficiently
There were a total of ten fortresses under the purview of the Second Command of the Western Front Those ten fortresses were used as the base of operations for the reconnaissance work, keeping the ene any enemies that were encountered
Kerber thanked Milton once again upon arriving at the fortress before departing
As for Milton, he headed off to see the coe of the fortress to notify the latter of his arrival
“I’m Milton Forrest, and I’ve been ordered to join Crow Fortress”
“Welcome, Milton Forrest I ae of this fortress”
The old man who introduced hi look on his face, unlikeh his clothes The scar on the side of his face gave one the impression that he was a mercenary and not a noble
The reason for that…
Nelson Cardinal was a man who lived on the battlefield for over 40 years He was a veteran that had lived on the battlefield longer than Milton had been alive His presence as the leading commander of this remote fortress indicated that his career had hit a dead end, but his abilities as a soldier were more than sufficient
‘Well… Should I have a look?’
Milton quickly took in Nelson’s info from the status
[Nelson Cardinal]
Knight LV9 MAX
Strength – 69 Command – 89
Intellect – 75 Politics – 25
Loyalty – 0
Special Trait – Unity, Night Raid, March, Fortify
Unity LV7: Coerous situation Able to cope ith situations like aht Raid LV5: Decrease the confusion of ally troops while attacking at night and increase the chaos of ene to your level of leadershi+p and the respect they have for you
Fortify LV8: When defending a fort, increase the morale of ally troops and increase your ability to command
‘That’s really i so aside one’s talent, a maxed-out level indicated that this person had made use of their full potential
Nelson was also highly skilled and had four special traits
e He’s almost at the level of an expert?’
Milton realized that the old veteran in front of him was not just some officer who had been posted to his current office at the end of his career Even a knight would becoe in their training
Sansen Bruno froht who continuously trained but only had 52 strength Nelson looked to be the sath
‘He’s an impressive old man He must expect a lot from his subordinates if he takes care of himself so well’
Milton fixed his posture and stood at attention
Nelson gave Milton a s
“Don’t be so anxious We can talk comfortably”
“Yes, Sir Understood”
Nelson sat across from Milton as he started his conversation
“I saw that you are a Viscount frodom”
“Yes, that’s correct”
“It hasn’t been too long since you’ve become a Viscount Why did you enlist in the war?”