The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player Chapter 44

Episode 44

Unfortunately, Ravel’s joining seemed to be a little late. It seemed like he needed some time to adapt to his new home.

“I think I’ll need about a month. “Even if I fall asleep, the functions of the encyclopedia will not change, so you don’t have to worry.”

“There’s no rush, so it’s okay to take it slow. “I just hope you wake up safely.”

“thank you. “When I wake up again… I will do my best to help Raoul.”

Just like that, Ravel fell asleep in the skill encyclopedia after a month.

Time passed quickly.

There are still many things to prepare, but there is only about a week left.

And Raoul was now facing his older brother Dylan.

“This brilliant guy. You were right. Did you really get a message from the temple? “An oracle has come down!”

Dylan said, ruthlessly ruffling Raoul’s hair.

“What did you say?”

“After a week, things that disappeared come back and things that were cut off continue, so in order to prevent the emergence of evil, you have to open the door and go in and pick the empty fruit or something?”

Oracles, which are messages from God, were often given in a slightly ambiguous manner.

And since there was no guarantee that the trust was correct, it felt like a trick that was difficult to believe and uncomfortable to ignore.

“So what is the temple’s request?”

“It’s not particularly special. If an abnormality occurs, we ask you to respond as proactively as possible. “A big crisis is coming, so it might be a good idea to prepare troops.”

Raoul nodded slightly and asked again.

“What was the reaction of the royal family and nobles? Well, I can roughly imagine…”

“It was just as you said. Most people are suspicious that the temple is talking nonsense again or that they are trying to use this as an excuse to take something. I think I would have thought that too if I hadn’t listened to what my youngest said in advance. “There are so many precedents.”

Connect had a feudal social order centered around the king and lord.

However, there was a place ruled by a pope rather than a king, and that was the ‘Holy Empire.’

Although the Holy Empire was called an empire, it was actually just a small country.

It was a kind of city-state union formed by the capital Garnelia, where the Vatican was located, and small and medium-sized cities with temples for each religious denomination.

In reality, it may have been correct to view it as a religious group rather than a country.

Because the meaning of respect for the gods and the religious influence could not be ignored, each country called it an ’empire’ and designated it as a permanent inviolable territory.

“I’m worried. It would be too late to respond after something happens….”

“We just have to do what we can. We have already delivered our response policy to territories under our influence and have also communicated them separately to friendly families. So, let’s stop worrying like old kids and relax together. “I made full use of that strange ability!”

It seems like this guy’s family can’t leave them alone when they see something strange.

When my father saw Raoul’s telekinesis, he asked him to spar every day, and his older brother was no different.

The first thing I did after the update notice appeared was to pass on the information to my father and brother.

As before, both of them were skeptical when Raoul said that they had received a ‘revelation from God’, but they did not laugh off his words.

In the process, Dylan found out about Raoul’s telekinetic powers and toyed with him as if he had found a fun toy.

“Your physical development is slow because you rely on that strange power!”

“Do you think you can put more stress on your muscles using that? “Little brother, why don’t we research it together?”

“That body strengthening technique is very novel. But there is a lot of power leakage. “Brother, let me take care of it some more!”

With these words, Raoul was dragged to the training ground and the training ended with physical training.

Thanks to this, my strength has increased, and my telekinesis enhancement techniques have now returned to the level of my previous life.

But Raoul shook his head. This is because I could not get used to physical training with Dylan no matter how much time passed.

To be honest, it wasn’t a training I liked, but the reason I continued to hang out with my older brother was for the sake of my older brother, Dylan.

Dylan’s only interest is the body itself. Thanks to this, he was able to create a body that was not human-like, but his fighting skills left a lot to be desired.

‘But it shouldn’t be like that.’

Sooner or later, this world was going to be engulfed in a whirlpool of war. The enemies you will face are also not easy.

To overcome the impending crisis, his older brother Dylan also had to grow up.

‘If appropriate combat skills were added to that ridiculous body…!’

That’s why Raul was training with Dylan and stimulating him.

Although he is still no match for his older brother in sparring, the gap is gradually narrowing.

Dylan probably feels it too. The fact that overpowering Raoul with simple physical ability will soon reach its limit.

‘When that time comes, I’ll have to find a skill that suits my brother. The dungeon is also open, so you will be able to get a skill book that suits you.’

Raoul’s expression looked very excited as he pondered what fighting style would suit his older brother.

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Even though the temple announced the contents of the oracle to the world, nothing in particular changed.

Of course, recruiting troops and hiring mercenaries cost money.

Few lords wanted to waste money on something that had not yet happened.

‘What’s really going to happen?’

‘The temple bastards have been complaining for a day or two.’

‘It won’t be too late to watch the situation and make a move.’

It was a natural reaction, but Raoul could not hide his regret.

As future scenarios progressed, the power of the kingdom was often needed.

Situations that require large-scale troops will constantly arise, such as the invasion of monsters through the gate, the confusion caused by the lifting of the ban, and the war with the empire.

To prepare for that situation, it was necessary to reduce damage to the kingdom as much as possible and preserve power.

But there were clear limits to what Raoul could do.

No matter how much he had knowledge of the future and was born as the son of a prestigious family, it only ended there.

The Ashton family was just one of many prestigious families that existed in the world of Connect, and Raoul was just a 15-year-old kid with no particular reputation.

‘What your brother said is not wrong. For now, let’s focus on what we can do. First of all, the current situation…’

For the past month, Raoul has been incredibly busy.

On days when I have classes, I take classes and browse skill books at the library.

On days when there were no classes, I used the portal to visit three other starting cities in the kingdom.

There are a total of four starting cities in the Kingdom of Ruben.

In addition to the southern city of Mira, which we had already visited, there were additional cities to the east, Briant to the west, and Zusek to the north.

Raul met with the mayors of the other three free cities with a letter of introduction from Reynaldo, the mayor of Mira, and similarly proceeded with the investment contract.

The situation in the other three cities was not much different from Mira, and the mayors welcomed Raoul’s investment with open hands, and Raoul carried out large-scale civil engineering construction in the city’s rich land and at the same time established a branch of the [First Guild].

In addition, a huge amount of 3.5 million gold was spent, including the additional investment in the mummy, but Raoul did not even blink.

‘Guessing from the update notice, there isn’t much time left until players log in in earnest. It may be impossible to complete the project, but we must advance the construction as much as possible.’

It was a bonus to dominate the guild rankings through city contribution.

If carrying out real estate and construction work in the Free City was a long-term investment, we did not forget to prepare for the imminent update.

Raoul issued a large-scale announcement to the four free cities and the capital’s mercenary guild.

The targets are individual mercenaries of C rank or higher and small mercenary groups of 10 or less.

The contract stipulates that double the regular employment fee will be paid for one month based on the update date, and those who have made a contribution will be recruited and given the opportunity to become a knight trainee.

Numerous mercenaries lined up to apply for the unconventional conditions of becoming a knight, as well as the money.

As the number of applicants exceeded thousands, a selection test had to be taken, and Raoul personally observed the test and hired mercenaries.

As a result of Raoul’s efforts by crossing four cities through portals, he was able to hire 50 B-class mercenaries and 950 C-class mercenaries.

A B-class mercenary is either a sword user-level skill that can use mana, or a mercenary at the leader level of a small mercenary group who has succeeded in numerous requests.

Class C mercenaries were either skilled enough to be called skilled soldiers of the territory or had more than 3 years of experience as mercenaries.

Hiring 1,000 mercenaries like this was something that could not be easily done unless a territory war was taking place where the life of the territory was at stake, and it required a huge amount of money.

In fact, Raoul spent 30,000 gold to hire them, and it was inevitable that he would spend more than that to keep them.

The Earl of Ashton’s mansion in the capital was already crowded with thousands of mercenaries from each city, and with the addition of hired workers to manage the meals and lodging for them, there was no room to move.

“This is so crazy. It’s not like the money is rotting…”

“It’s absurd. “What if nothing happens?”

“Maybe you have something else on your mind, right?”

The nobles around him laughed or frowned at Raoul’s actions, and some even doubted his intentions.

The royal family even sent the capital guard commander to receive Raoul’s memorandum, so what more can I say?

Moreover, it was clear that Raoul’s unconventional moves had an influence on other nobles.

Some of the knights and estate soldiers were summoned to the capital just in case, while more and more people hired small numbers of mercenaries.

Also, perhaps because of the increase in work, many mercenaries and wandering knights were moving to the Kingdom of Ruben.

“What about the summons of Sir Philip’s guild members?”

“All 45 people, excluding those who will be in charge of managing the branch, have arrived.”

“You must have had a hard time coming. “I want to let you rest, but you know I can’t afford it, right?”

“Yes Master. As ordered, we are dividing into 10 groups. “We plan to begin group training as soon as the formation is completed.”

“Don’t forget that there is an operation tonight.”

“Of course, Master.”

There was one more thing that had changed in the meantime.

All the knights and subordinates who had been temporarily dispatched under Raoul officially came under Raoul’s command.

All six knights who were apprentices reached the level of expert and were officially ordained, and the [First Knights] was launched with nine knights including Philip Jake Pierce as regular members.

It was an order of Raoulman knights independent of the Earl of Ashton.

In addition, knight trainees and soldiers were affiliated with the First Knights, wearing the external sign of “apprentice knights.”

This is because all of them have reached the level of sword users who can use mana.

With this, Raoul’s guild, known externally as the [First Guild], was officially launched.

[First Guild]

Grade: Small 10LV

Prestige: Locally influential guild

Guild Master: Raoul de Ashton

Deputy Guild Master: Philip

Chief Administrative Officer: Bernard Total Members

: 50

Members: 9 regular knights, 35 trainee knights, 5 administrators