The terrain of this near-polar area is quite complex, with snowy tundra, coniferous jungles and snow-capped mountains giving birth to the three ethnic groups of Vaegia, Rhodok and Gaoyan respectively.
They hunted wild animals with thick and gorgeous fur in the cold zone, transported them to the empire, sold them, and returned in exchange for various living supplies that were unavailable in the bitter cold land. They all lived a relatively good life - until they began to compete with their neighbors.
After seeing the main specialties of other ethnic groups, such as gazelles and yaks in the snowfields, white wolves and snow leopards in the forest, or goats and reindeer among the cliffs, "We can also catch these animals" became a rare consensus among the three parties.
At first, the three lords joined forces with each other to catch the poachers, but as time went by, the arrest efforts gradually became perfunctory, until finally, it was confirmed that one of the largest and most rampant poaching gangs was secretly funded by one of them.
The arctic longbow, cedar spear, and ice rock hammer, which had always been used only for hunting, finally turned their targets towards the same kind as their makers.
At this time, a mountain fortress in Gaoyan was being besieged by Rhodok's spearmen. However, because the latter was not good at siege, they could only wait for the catapult to break down the city wall. However, since Gaoyan is named "Rock", its place
The built fortress is naturally stronger than ordinary ones, and even if it is damaged, it can be repaired extremely quickly.
Seeing that the siege was about to turn into a protracted battle to see who would run out of food first, the High Rock Hammers, with less than thirty men, broke into Rodok's camp from the rear. They first assumed the posture of a general attack and sent a small number of troops.
After the soldiers lured the siege troops away, the main force took the opportunity to open the city gate and rush into the city. However, the soldiers responsible for attracting attention scattered and disappeared after achieving their goal.
"Lord Atreus! Thank you for your support. I will leave the defense of the fortress to you!" the militia captain greeted him with a face of joy.
"Yes," the young lord, who was wearing a broad black robe like a bat, with a shawl and curly black hair, and a slightly hooked nose, nodded, "Give me the order to [surrender] immediately."
"Okay?"
Although the militia captain had doubts and did not pass the order at all, the entire castle defenders put down their weapons as if they had received the official order, opened the city gates, and held up white flags to welcome the enemy troops from the outer city into the city.
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"Is it a bug or a feature? Using extraordinary power will cause the income to be reset, but not completely."
Atreus, who easily escaped from the cell, stood on a high slope outside the city with a few soldiers. While talking to himself, he watched the soldiers of Gaoyan chop melons and vegetables with an advantage that would never be possible under normal circumstances.
The ground smashed the siege camp to pieces:
"When I join a party as a mercenary, choose to surrender after gaining command, and then use extraordinary power to escape from prison, the rules will determine that my gains in this battle need to be 'cleared', but I only gained '
The result of clearing the 'negative returns' of defeat' and 'capture' is that the party that just surrendered will 'escape' collectively and then 'win the victory' - normally the battle situation should not be reset to before the battle begins.
?"
"..." After a few seconds of silence, Atreus, who received no response, nodded: "I understand, it's a characteristic."
"Lord Atreus," a messenger came on horseback: "There is news from Count Matteas of the Principality of Vaegia. He has captured Lord Thor and asked you to redeem him with 4,500 beli.
.”
"Matteas?" Atreus looked at him: "What is the current situation of the 'pirate lair' near his city?"
"It is said that the three campaigns failed," the messenger replied, "and the tone of voice when I sent you the message was also very bad."
"Hmm... It seems that by continuously driving small-scale pirates to bounty hunters to fatten them up, and then luring bounty hunters with large numbers of captives to the pirates' lairs, we can create huge pirates with hundreds of people.
Legion, it’s quite interesting to directly trap the enemy city lord,” Atreus mumbled a few words, then waved to the messenger who was standing in a daze: “Go ahead and say I [reject] his proposal.”
"yes."
After giving the order and turning around to leave, Atreus opened his family interface and looked at the blond and blue-eyed strong man "Thor Laufeyson" and the equally blond and blue-eyed but thin girl "Rachel Laufeyson".
"'Brother' won't be able to summon that golden-haired idiot with this name. He changed his name before joining the others. As for the 'sister' who is about to arrive, she probably can't be the vice principal——"
[‘Rachel Laufeyson’ has become]
It was just past midnight, and the "Family Member Adult Reminder" appeared on time just as he expected, but it got stuck halfway.
【‘Rachel·■■■’has■■】
The information flashed several times, large garbled characters and black squares began to appear, and eventually it was completely unreadable.
【‘■■·■■■’■■■■】
"So... um?"
Atreus was about to perform other operations when he found that his whole body began to glow. A golden beam of light fell from the sky, covering him completely inside. The "incarnation" that could have been perceived more clearly was gradually being stripped away.
, the whole person fell into a half-dream and half-awake state.
"Are we going to ban cheaters?" He finally shrugged and said helplessly.
The light beam disappeared instantly, and the high slope became empty again.
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Phew—pacha!
When Atreus sensed himself again, he was already in the sea. It was as if he had just fallen from a high altitude and crashed deeply into the sea water.
"Gululu——" Atreus tried to speak, but only burst out a burst of bubbles.
Although there was no discomfort such as water pressure or suffocation, ten small bubbles were displayed directly below the field of vision, which were decreasing over time. And his attempt to speak in the water just now directly caused the bubbles to
reduced by one whole.
Atreus closed his mouth and tried to swim, and then found that the swimming skills he had mastered in reality were of no use to this incarnation. No matter how he fluttered, he continued to sink, and his hands and feet began to become weak, and when he finally remembered
When you want to use magic or divine power, the power you inspire is like nothing - this idiom is really suitable for the situation.
Atreus helplessly looked at the sea above his head getting further and further away and the surrounding environment getting darker and darker, complaining silently: If the incarnation drowns and is eliminated like this, he must complain to the vice-principal for corporal punishment after he goes out.
——[Unforgettable, seeing you for the first time]——
Wow~
Following the sound of the water suddenly accelerating, Atreus caught a glimpse of a blue fish tail flashing past from the corner of his eye.
When he subconsciously turned his head to look, he met a pair of green eyes that were as beautiful as emeralds even in the dark, and those eyes reflected a gloomy man with a hooked nose who was about to drown.
Atreus wanted to say something, but it had no effect except spraying out a stream of bubbles again.
The pair of eyes blinked, instead of moving away, they came closer. Atreus felt a pair of hands gently dragging his ribs, and then he and the pair of eyes began to rise rapidly.
In order to prevent all the "bubbles" from being exhausted, Atreus could only use his eyes to express his doubts and concerns about the air pressure problems caused by the rapid rise.
But the other party didn't seem to understand what he meant at all, and he blinked along with him as if he was amused.
——[A pair of charming eyes]——
As he got closer to the sea, Atreus also saw clearly the appearance of his rescuer - it was a cute little mermaid with a light blue fish tail and long blond hair, who was woven into simple clothing with corals and shells.
The specific appearance...because of the sudden incident, I couldn't think of any words of praise. In short, he is better looking than Irene and Luna.
Wow!
After the mermaid brought Atreus to the sea, it seemed that in order to prevent him from sinking again, she still supported him with both hands, tilted her head slightly, and looked at him up and down with her emerald green eyes.
"Hello, my name is Atreus, Atreus Laufeisen. Thank you for your rescue. May I ask if this is... can you understand me?" Atreus began to wonder if this was an ocean planet.
The Hidden Kingdom, but the mermaid and the medieval arena don’t seem to match.
"[You can understand,]" the Little Mermaid's voice had a moist feeling and a certain musical rhythm: "[This is the 'Mermaid Island' in the 'Earth's Inner Sea', the temple of the Atlantis clan.
, Shirahoshi-sama’s kingdom of God, only those who believe in Shirahoshi-sama wholeheartedly can get here. This is the first time I’ve seen a human fall in~]”
No, I probably just wanted to prank the vice principal and was pranked in reverse. I just don't know how long she plans to keep him locked up.
Atreus began to think about how to ask for relevant information, but his eyes always drifted towards those big emerald eyes unconsciously.
“[Ah, I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Lola, Lola Angrboda,]” the Little Mermaid continued: “[If you find it difficult to remember, you can also call me Lily.
