Night of the Soulless Heathens – 322



#322. Banreung Expedition 1

Azadin suddenly saw Prince Kalintz looking at him. This prince with lion-like hair had the appearance of a northerner but was different from the Celestials.

Unlike the androgynous and beautiful young men like Karna and Triodana his rough northern appearance insisted that he was different from them.

But even so can I tell you that this guy is also the son of the Northern Emperor Cohen Lione?

Being reincarnated as a Celestial is a kind of special privilege given to the children of the Northern Emperor.

If Prince Kalintz learns of this fact won’t he return to being a loyal son of the Northern Qi?

But conversely there is no reason not to say anything. Even if Azadin doesn’t say anything the fact will be known through the Northern Qi’s contact network anyway.

Azadin told Prince Kalintz the secret of the Celestials that he had discovered.

“Oh my God. Is that true? If so why don’t you make me a Celestial?”

“Do you want to become a Celestial?”

“To be honest I wish I could. They’re all handsome and have angel wings so they’re all cool.”

“You’re also a member of the Eight Kings aren’t you? When the noble Yaegasu God says something like that it doesn’t sound sincere.”

“The Eight Kings are nothing special. They don’t even have wings. Outwardly they look no different from humans.”

It was none other than the Yaegas clan itself who was speaking and it would have caused a stir if the King’s Church had heard it. Azadin suddenly felt envious. Since he was a prince he was joking but if Azadin an untouchable under the order of the King’s Church had said such things wouldn’t anyone have heard him as jealous?

“But to become a Celestial you have to die?”

“Oh then you don’t like it. That. Anyway you really figured out something incredible. Are you okay? Are you going to be excommunicated by the Knights Templar?”

“We’ll think about it later. I probably won’t be able to get him excommunicated. Even if he does there are countermeasures.”

Azadin already has a loyal comrade named Selim. Selim can take Azadin’s place in the Chadra Plateau and Azadin can take control and make moves.

Rather it would have been better if the Knights had excommunicated Azadin. Azadin was a chosen leader who could prove miracles at any time. Excommunicating someone chosen by the angels could have dealt a huge political blow to the one who excommunicated him.

In other words if someone who is hostile to Azadin excommunicates him Azadin would be grateful.

But I don’t think the opponent would be that stupid.

“Well then thank you for your long journey Sir Azadin. Get some rest. If anything comes up I’ll contact you again.”

Prince Kalintz paid tribute to Azadin. Although he was the son of the Northern Emperor his attitude was friendly and affable and it was understandable why his men were willing to serve him.

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Azadin took over the Fireglyph’s home used by Chashan a member of the Chadra Ogel and made it his base.

His official territory is Fort Vermillion but now that he has subdued Chadra Ogel and grown into a warlord it is too inconvenient to conduct business from Fort Vermillion.

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“Hey boss. We did it!”

Scott looked at Azadin’s Fireglyph stronghold in amazement.

“He was clearly a homeless person wandering around but he owns a nice mansion in the city.”

“It may be a fancy mansion but it is quite large.”

Jibek was also surprised when he saw Azadin’s hideout.

At first glance troops with extraordinary training were seen in the large building saluting Azadin.

“You’re here sir!”

“I heard the news. Other executives are also coming in a hurry…”

“Yeah. Everyone’s working hard. I’d like to hear a report on the work you’ve been doing.”

Azadin received the salute of his subordinates and decided to receive the report.

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Azadin established Xibek and Scott under his command received reports on business within the domain while he was away and handled major and minor affairs.

Even during Azadin’s absence construction continued steadily and the road leading to Banreung was now large enough for caravans to pass through.

With the installation of the giant reduction gear completed it has become possible to easily lower large quantities of items from high places.

The mountain path that was difficult for even one person to pass has now been transformed into a path that large trucks can pass through.

And that’s not all.

The work of organizing the territory of each territory and hunting down thieves monsters and wild beasts has also gone well so the effective farmland of the territory has greatly increased.

It took a lot of labor to cultivate the land and turn it into fields but that was also solved with Selim’s livestock and the help of the druid Sedrin. The help of the druid Sedrin was especially effective.

‘What? I need to make it into a field but the tree roots are deep in? Are there a lot of rocks? Hey. Walk.’

When Sedrin gave orders to the trees their roots would sprout legs and stand up pulling up nearby rocks one by one and moving into the forest to disappear.

Treewalking. This powerful primal green magic used by high-ranking druids was something Cedrin could use without difficulty.

Her involvement in Azadin’s pioneering work quickly transformed the wasteland into excellent fields.

In this way the residents began to resent Sedrin.

How great would it have been if she who had been pretending to be a druid and beating people on the back had started paying attention to the people’s livelihood a little earlier?

It’s appreciated that she’s helping now but… it also means that she’s been ignoring the suffering of the Yeongmin people for so long as her abilities are outstanding.

The werewolf Legion and the dwarf warrior Kalan led the soldiers to subdue monsters in various places and ensure safety on the road and the number of goblins defeated reached three digits.

They trained their soldiers by defeating goblins and although it was the Sellsword method even the rookie soldiers seemed quite skilled. It was clear that Legion and Kalan had put their heart and soul into training their soldiers.

Land that was unusable due to the infestation of monsters and wild beasts has become valid farmland.

The wasteland was developed by Sedrin through treewalking and the stones collected from there were used to pave roads so the productivity of the entire territory almost doubled.

In addition Lord Sok the leader of the Fimbul Horde secretly dispatched undead to help pave the way so the road network and drainage channels were also improved.

All of these tasks were handled by the half-vampire Niselda who organized the paperwork which was detailed yet easy to read.

“Everyone worked hard while I was away. Isn’t that amazing?”

Azadin honestly praised his colleagues and subordinates for their achievements that exceeded expectations.

It would not be surprising if they went on strike while he was away but they showed just as much productivity and passion in Azadin’s absence as they did when he was there.

“Hahaha. We have to cheer up before Fimbulbert comes. And I know it’s my own fault but didn’t the productivity of the ranch increase when we gave up on making hippogriffs?”

“….”

Azadin didn’t know what expression to make as he watched Selim laugh heartily. After all wasn’t Selim confessing that his stubbornness and obstinacy were eating away at the productivity of the ranches near his own territory?

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“Sedrin the shadow druid spoke calmly.

“It was against the druid law to turn everything into fields but it would be different if Fimbulbert came. They had no choice but to cooperate. If you think they will cooperate like this even after Fimbulbert you are very mistaken.”

Those called Chadra Ogul were expressing opinions on equal terms with Azadin.

On the other hand Legion and Kalan as Azadin’s subordinates seemed to want to hear of Azadin’s praise.

“You worked hard Captain. Here you can give me a kiss.”

“Don’t be stupid Legion. Anyway Lord Azadin. We really worked hard. If you’re going to praise us why not give us money for a beer?”

In fact these people were living as they pleased before Azadin came.

Kallan and Legion were practically bandits thugs who collected tolls from those passing by Fort Vermilion.

However with the number of Elemental Wailing patients increasing and Fimbulbert’s prophecy about to come true it was impossible to remain silent as before.

“Yes. If you want to congratulate someone give them a reward.”

“It’s not a prize but I brought you a gift.”

Azadin brought the gifts he had bought from St. Mallory.

When he took out the sugar cookies and the high-quality silk gift cigarettes from the South and handed them out to the commanders they were all surprised.

“Why even something like this?”

“Our captain is really kind-hearted.”

They were touched by Azadin as it was unimaginable for a superior to give a gift to a subordinate.

“Thank you all for working so hard. Thank you for following my orders as a member of the Herald Clan. I will not end with a gift but will give you a reward.”

“Haha. Not just a gift but a reward as well? Live long and prosper Commander.”

Kallan sniffed the cigarette he had received as a gift without even lighting it and his mood was greatly enhanced as he wished Azadin a long and healthy life.

But then a messenger came rushing in.

“Oh no this is serious Captain!”

“What’s going on?!”

“The caravan we sent was captured by the Dwarven Arrows!”

“what?”

It seemed that the group sent towards Banreung was attacked by the dwarven mafia.

“That’s not all. Chashan escaped.”

“Oh I’m sick of that kid.”

Chashan who had been in custody managed to escape with his dwarven sorcerer brothers through some trick.

Azadin clicked his tongue when he heard that.

“No it’s better. I should have raided Banreung Academy anyway.”

Among Azadin’s subordinates the alchemist Giacomo and the blood magician Bernard had a bad relationship with Banreung Academy.

And the four members of the messenger clan Hwajopungwol warned Azadin about the Elemental Wailing and the place where research on the Elemental Wailing was most active was Banreung Academy.

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The area around Namdongbawi Fortress has been a prosperous place since ancient times utilizing the smuggling route between the Chadra Plateau and the Ban Lung Kingdom.

In exile they obtained the luxury goods they needed through the Kingdom of Banling and in return they made narcotics on the Chadra Plateau and distributed them to the world through the Kingdom of Banling resulting in a huge amount of gold.

In a place like this it was actually Azadin’s stubbornness that was ridiculous to change from a drug dealer to a regular dealer.

All the ordinary merchants dwarven merchants and residents along this route were recruited by the dwarven criminal organization Dwarven Arrow and they helped the Chashan gang who had been imprisoned by Azadin escape through bribery and brainwashing magic.

Rather they were capturing some of Azadin’s men and challenging Azadin to a fight.

The fight that was coming had to be fought back but there was one problem.

Up until now when fighting the Chashan gang you could fight within the Knight Command.

But now the battle takes place outside the Knights’ Commandery within the territory of the Kingdom of Banreung.

This is a situation where a solution is needed for the political problems that will arise as a result of the passage.

“Hmm. So are you asking me to write a pass that will allow me to pass through to the Kingdom of Banreung?”