Eternally Regressing Knight Chapter 760

760. What’s Inside the Magic Mirror

Encred looked at Roman.
Why was Roman here, suffering from parasites and writhing?

‘Because there is no threat to the city of Oara.’

So he could have left.
The city of Oara is the legacy of the knight Oara. If he had just come here despite the danger, he could have cut off Roman’s head.
But Roman wouldn’t be that stupid.
Therefore, the city of Oara would be safe now. What does that mean?

‘There is no more magic in Oara.’

Even the remnants of the Gray Forest must have been cleared away.
Then is there a reason why so many asymmetrical forces should gather in Oara?
No.
In conclusion, it is possible to dispatch some of the forces of the city of Oara here.
Then it would be possible to protect them and make them self-reliant.
Oara is a city where those who know how to fight gather.
In the first place, some of the training methods of the Border Guard standing army were learned from watching the city of Oara.
A fortress city and a city for battle, formerly called Thousand Bricks.
What if we borrowed the form of that city and built Thousand Bricks here?
You can’t build a castle overnight, but human construction technology has made great strides in the meantime.
If we can get help from the Kingdom of Naurilia.

‘I don’t think it will take even a year.’

It will take six months if it’s fast. Once the outer wall is built, it will be enough time.
Then, a new wall will be visible here. And it will be in the form of a view of the demonic realm.
It will be the birth of a new fortress city and an expansion of the kingdom’s territory.
The surrounding monsters and beasts were instantly eliminated, and a monster vacuum phenomenon has occurred in this area.
Usually, when creating a pioneer city, you have to clear out the surrounding monsters, but this has been done in advance.

‘At the same time, if we divert some of the trade routes with the West this way, new trade routes will open up and the trading area will expand.’

That is, change this place from a city of demons to a city of humans. This was the plan that came to mind the moment I first saw the residents of the demons.

“Did you really think that far?”

Rem said in surprise.

“If you ask Chris to make the detailed plans, he’ll take care of it.”

In the meantime, troops can be sent from the city of Oara, so there is no need to use the kingdom’s army.

“Sometimes, I wonder what’s going on in Brother Danjang’s head’s mind.”

Audin was impressed. Even if he had not been as good at swordsmanship as he was now, the captain would have shined anywhere. However, Encred did not particularly worry too much.
It was just a path that appeared at the moment when he thought he would somehow protect it.
Thanks to repeating countless todays, he must have developed the ability to choose the best path.
Encred asked himself, thinking naturally.

‘Then should I thank the boatman?’

There was no answer from the boatman because it was not a dream.
He raised his head and looked at the sky with his thoughts.
It had been a few days since he came here, and he thought that it was not a dance of courtship, but a courtship ball.

‘He’s not coming.’

The Balrog didn’t come.
It wasn’t hard to guess why. It must be because they’re still lacking.
So they should light a big fire so that everyone can see it, so that even the demons far away can see it. So that the rumor spreads so that everyone knows.
In the end, they have to make it so that even the demons can’t ignore each other and whisper.
Encred’s gaze turned to one side. There wasn’t a clear line drawn, but beyond the line of sight, it could be said that it was the inside of the demonic realm.
They said there was something inside.

“Just as humans have small cities, so does the Demon Realm.”

Zoraslav had said something like that. It was something they had exchanged before the current situation.
The moment he heard those words, his heart pounded. His anticipation soared. If the gray forest of the demonic realm in front of the city of Oara was a small lake, this place was like the sea.
The dark sea, where he didn’t know where it would end or what would come out, invited Encred.
It was just a hole that the wide southern front couldn’t block, and even if a peerless beauty were to strip naked and seduce him, he wouldn’t feel this excited.

“Why do you keep splitting it?”

Rem said after seeing Encrid like that.

“I thought it would be fun.”
“Oh, I think you’ve got some really dangerous ideas.”

Encred looked at Rem as he spoke. His eyes were no different from his own.

“Are you going in?”
“Uh.”

The answer came as soon as I asked it.

* * *

“It was good that we didn’t fight.”

The mayor of the trading city nodded to the mercenary captain.
After realizing that the direction they were moving was in the opposite direction of the trading city, he felt a brief moment of regret, but that regret was short-lived.

“I need to know why you’re going there. Even if it means mobilizing the entire Information Guild.”

Encred and the Mad Knights were also dangerous groups to the Information Guild, which had a long tradition on the continent.
In the meantime, several assassination guilds had targeted them and disappeared.
They were literally annihilated. Not only did everyone who attacked them die, but the entire guild that had commissioned them was wiped out.
And usually, the Information Guild was also involved in assassination.
So it was natural that the Information Guild was afraid of them.
The place they were attacked by was also the traces of the great assassination group called Geor’s Dagger, and now there was no point in targeting them. Therefore,
there were no assassins targeting the Mad Knights anymore. At least in the so-called Central Continent.
In this situation, it was difficult to even try to get them to do something.
Fortunately, they did not hide their actions.
Even more fortunate was that the Gilpin Guild exclusively sold very pure information.
The only problem was that it cost a lot of cronas, but the trading city was literally the owner of the most valuable gold pot on this continent. They generously distributed Krona to get information.
That’s how they heard that the Mad Knights had gone right up to the devil’s nose and killed all the monsters.

“I told you. If you choose to surrender, just surrender, or fight, I will retire.”

The mercenary captain said.
Still, it was a bit annoying that someone with the nickname of indomitable was acting like that.
The mayor felt a certain regret.

‘If you have such a knight order under your command.’

A trading city could become a kingdom.

“Written.”

The market let out a breath of vain thought. I have no desire to become a king. I just wanted to take care of my family and my people and live well, and that’s how I got here.
Many people criticize me for being an extreme self-preservationist, but on the contrary, I’ve seen many people die after being greedy and rushing at anything.

“I started peddling when I was seventeen. Of the people who started working with me back then, there are few who are still here. How did I get here? I hid behind those who rushed at me, saying it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I overtook those who ran wild without caring about their own lives. What else could there be here? Yes, I also like the eye for people. That’s why I got rid of all the betrayers and now.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”

The mercenary captain was no different from a close friend in private. He listened to the mayor’s mutterings after a few drinks. That’s what he says when he’s drunk.

“That’s what my gut tells me. Right now is the time to just bow your head and endure. Look at it. In this world, the one who lasts the longest wins. The one who survives till the end wins.”

The mercenary captain also agreed with this.
So it was surrender.

“So, you’re signing that contract with the Border Guard?”

The mercenary captain asked. The mayor nodded.

“I have to.”

Even though it was a contract, it wasn’t anything special. It was a promise to provide military support, but it wasn’t immediate support. It was a promise to provide support when something happened.
It was an offer from a man named Chris of the Border Guard.

‘What is Lord Graham doing without even showing his face?’

Still, that side was a pretty good match. To be honest, it was easy to take advantage of, but this side, this guy named Chrys, was not it.
The situation had changed. The positions had been reversed.
Just promising troop support would cost more than a dozen gold coins. It was a shame, but it was something that had to be done.
Is it because of the monsters that were occasionally seen by the river recently?

“That’s enough for a mercenary.”

The indomitable mercenary captain shows his confidence.
Yes, that is enough.
This is like a pledge of alliance.
At first, he sent a pretty woman to the border guard to try to establish a blood relationship, but after seeing the two women, the golden fairy and the black flower, everyone lost their will to fight.
However, it is not like he embraced all the women Encred sent.

‘If that happens, I’ll be able to take the position of third or fourth concubine.’

Now, this was the only way to avoid becoming an enemy.
It was a little unsettling, but the Border Guard said.

“This is a promise from the knight’s oath. I will not break it. Unless you turn away first.”

If you take out the words about being polite and being polite, this is what the promise came back with.

“Yeah, you have to believe it.”

Encred’s reputation was high. He was trustworthy.
And he was also feared.

‘The madness that enters the magic realm.’

No matter what happened, he was an opponent I did not want to keep as an enemy.

* * *

Overdier, the commander of the Knights Templar, also heard the news of Encred.

“The God of the Libra gave him madness and took away his fear.”

It was an exclamation of laughter. He looked half-exhausted.
Noah, who had become the Pope, smiled at his words.

“Rather than that, I think it’s a desire to save those who are standing in front of the demonic realm. If there’s anything we can do to help, I would like to help.”
“There is a way, but I don’t think it would be good for our political position. Pope.”

This time the answer belonged to the rag-faced saint.

“I believe that protecting people is more important than my position.”

Overdeer heard that and laughed heartily. Yes, this is the kind of person who should be the Pope.

“Let’s do that!”

More important than politics, position, power, and authority.
Isn’t it the will to protect and save people?
So the priests of the cult of extermination took action. They readily accepted Noah’s request, saying they owed him a debt.

* * *

“He’s my friend, but he’s really crazy.”

Krang said as before. There is no need to change the way you speak in private just because you are sitting on the throne.

“That doesn’t sound like something a king would say if he were thinking of going to war with the empire over his friend’s disappearance.”

Krang squinted his eyes as he sat across the small living room table.

“I will punish you for insulting me, Count Marcus.”

The king’s wrath is always accompanied by fear.
The lord of Nauril, the capital of Naurilia, spoke quietly and softly, but with anger.
No matter how private and friendly they were, how dare a mere count find fault with the king’s actions and point them out.

“I’m so scared I think I’m going to pee, so please stop.”

Marcus said in a nonchalant manner. Krang knew that he was no joke. He knew it.

“Oh, then let’s leave it at that. So is there anything I can do to help?”
“If you look at the fight against the Demonic Realm as their individual deviation, it’s fine, but if you add the royal family’s power to it, it’s a different story. And you know very well that there’s no one to send, right? The Knights who block the south don’t have much room to spare.”

We can’t move the Knights of the Red Cloak to help. Marcus was firm.
There’s the royal family’s position, and they’ve done a lot of big things.

“I don’t think you would want any military assistance in the first place.”

Krang knows Encred well. Even though they don’t hang out every day, they have something in common, so they’re friends.

“You say you are staying after eradicating the demons and the devil? You left the eroded city alone even though you knew where it was, and now you are making it your royal territory? If Enki sees it, he won’t just pass it by.”

Whether you erase or save, he is a man who will choose one of the two. He was not a great man who would leave it alone.
Naurilia also knows that there are already residents of the eroded demon realm there. He says that he left them alone because he couldn’t afford it, but if that’s an excuse, it’s an excuse.
There are people who break that excuse and move forward, so you can just add them and proceed with the work.

“If we were to send them, Andrew Gardner and his private army would suffice. We don’t need swordsmen right now anyway.”
“Then let’s send them.”

* * *

It wasn’t something I could rush into just because I wanted to enter the magic realm. I needed some time to prepare my weapons.
I also had to rescue the messenger who had delivered the news to Anne.

‘Let’s leave Roman behind for now.’

You should also check to see if there are any demons or beasts left nearby.

“The other name for the magic realm is erosion. Have you heard of that?”

Here, the learned Luagarne also came forward.

“To get inside, you will need at least some knowledge from people who have lived in this area.”

Although these were half-mythical stories, Luagarne saw that there were things she needed in them.
After all, even if they served the Demon God, they were people who had lived in front of the Demon Realm since their ancestors.
After that, Encrid was the same as usual. So, just like when he repeated today tirelessly, he went toward his goal.
At dawn, he trained, in the morning, he pondered the method of implementing the Will blade that Ragnar had shown him, and in the afternoon, he listened to what the residents had to say.

“Can you show me one more time?”

I also had to listen to Ragna brag and show off from time to time.

“Let’s get rid of that kid. I can’t stand to see him like this anymore.”

Sometimes I turn a deaf ear to Rem’s complaints.

“The air is very unpleasant.”

I also responded to the words that Shinar kept spitting out while sticking to him.
As Ruagarne said, the stories that I gathered from the residents of Sai were interesting.
Half of them were made up out of fear, and the other half were just oral traditions, so I can’t say that the information is very pure, but if you think of it as a bard’s story, it was interesting.