Chapter 207

Alvera was the third-largest city in the Holy Arthenia Empire and was currently the capital of Konrad .

The city, where Prince Ferrierd was located, became the base for the rebel forces and was currently being called the ‘Konrad Kingdom’ .

Its palace was called the rebel palace . It was overlooking the city from a hill .

On one of its sites, a man with grey hair was pulling a bowstring .

He was the head of the rebels—Duke Ferrierd . He called himself the king of Konrad Kingdom .

Duke Ferrierd was also a high ranking lord and an archbishop and was known for his archery .

Duddddr!

As he pulled on the bow’s string, it began making a sound as he further stretched it .

When the bow was completely bent into a crescent shape, Duke Ferrierd released his hand .

Ping-!

An arrow that was just being used for practice flew right toward its target and hit the bulls-eye .

However, Ferrierd’s face wasn’t so bright .

What he was aiming for was an apple that was placed in the middle of the target practice . It wasn’t a difficult target to hit, considering that it was only 200 steps away from him .

But today, he wasn’t able to hit a supposedly easy target .

“Uhm, the arrow dances freely . ”

When the frowning duke extended his hand to the side, the escort knight next to him offered another arrow, and he didn’t hit the apple this time as well .

“Uhm, the wind isn’t that great today . ”

The annoyed Ferrierd threw his bow away, and the escort knight picked it up .

The wind was just an excuse, but the truth was the arrow didn’t hit its target because the Duke’s heart was upset .

Ferrierd had a reason to be disturbed .

It was good to declare independence against the Holy Empire and defeat their 1st army, but the problem came after that .

It surely rotted and ruined itself, but the power of the Holy Empire, which had been in place for thousands of years, was enormous .

According to the spies, the size and quality of the second squad was too big . In addition, the commanders were all quite capable figures .

‘Just the number of Gigant’s put on the line is at least three times…’

As a result, some of the lords under the duke were rather scared .

Unlike the early days of the rebellion, he could see that the behavior of the lords wasn’t that active .

‘To relive the rebels, we need to increase the power, but there is no news from those who promised to help…’

Ferrierd was grumbling as he reached his office .

On the other side, a young man dressed in brilliant golden armor ran to him .

“Father, they are going to come soon”

“Uh, is that so?”

Ferrierd’s face that was full of dread brightened . The good news, which never reached him, had arrived .

“When would they arrive?”

“At the latest, in the afternoon,” answered his son .

Just as his son had said, a fleet had appeared in the afternoon along the Rio River which flew along Alvera .

All the ships were paddle boats equipped with steam engines . They were carrying the flag of the Flying Dragon .

Duke Ferrierd, who was waiting at the port for help, smiled after seeing the flag .

The Flying Dragon .

The largest war company in the continent that sold munitions, artillery and other military weapons .

In addition, it had its own mercenary force, which was regarded to be equal or better than the knights of the other empires .

They held such a huge size and power because of the huge backing they had .

The power of the Baroque Empire .

It was a fact that everyone knew in the continental politics .

The Baroque Empire had been involved in large and small conflicts on the continent, while secretly funding the Flying Dragons .

Nevertheless, it wasn’t officially revealed because other countries had similar organizations and had done similar things as well .

In addition, the Baroque Empire knew everything that was happening in the other kingdoms, so there was no reason to publicize it .

And with the recent situation going in the Empire, the Flying Dragons, which had been active in recent years, reappeared .

‘And they chose to be on my side!’

As Duke Ferrierd smiled, the fleet of the Flying Dragon entered the port .

Among them, a middle-aged huge bearded man and a dark-haired girl with halberd stepped onto the pier with mercenaries in grey armor .

“Come on, Lazlie . ”

At the greeting of Duke Perrierd, the man called Lazlie bowed back .

“Did you have peace, Duke? No, now you must be referred to as His Majesty . ”

“Hahaha, do you have any idea how long I have waited for you?”

“I am sorry for causing trouble . Reorganizing the mercenaries took longer than expected . ”

“Reorganizing… Do you think that it would work?”

“Of course, Your Majesty . ”

Slightly raising his eyes, Lazlie smiled confidently .

Lazlie de Voltaire .

The eldest son of Count Voltaire . The right-hand man of Emperor Rudolf . He was a secret agent of the Baroque Imperial Intelligence, as well as a resident of the Flying Dragons .

Lazlie was awkward when it came to using his body, but he had sharp eyes and had a way with words .

It was he who had encouraged Duke Ferrierd to rebel .

In other words, the rebellion of Konard was actually the work of Lazlie .

“This man beside me is our new mercenary captain . ”

“I am Sancho . ”

At the introduction from Lazlie, the bandit that was like a giant reached his hand out with a blunt face .

At the rude appearance of the man, the escort knights tried to stop him, but Duke Ferrierd stopped them .

‘If we act rude, Count Ferrero, the knight of the Baroque Empire, might not tolerate it . ’

Although it was not comparable to the Imperial Intelligence, there were also eyes and ears which worked for Ferrierd .

That was why he could identify Count Ferrero at a glance, but he knew nothing about the dark-haired girl with a small physique standing beside Ferrero .

“But, who might this lady be?”

“Hohoho, hello, I am Shirley . A maiden reaching sixteen by this year!”

Shirley smiled brightly and made a peace sign with her fingers, implying her victory .

‘What is this? Is she really…?’

“Sixteen? I thought she was 12…”

‘Is she a mercenary too?’

As the Duke watched the girl with suspicious eyes, Lazlie officially introduced Shirley .

“Well, this is Shirley, the assault captain of our mercenary force . ”

“Assault captain?”

“Yes, despite her looks, she is quite strong . ”

‘But is she?’

But Ferrierd, who knew that Lazlie would never lie, didn’t say anything and the others just stayed quiet as well .

However, there was someone who dared to speak .

“Come on, you should at least say something that makes sense . ”

He was Aslan, Duke Ferrierd’s son .

In fact, rather than talking out loud, he just mumbled what he wanted to say under his breath, but since the surroundings were so quiet, the words reached the ears of Shirley .

Shirley tilted her head and approached Aslan .

“Why do you think it doesn’t make sense?”

“That…”

“Take this . ”

Suddenly, Shirley handed a halberd to Aslan .

Aslan, who wanted to prove her wrong, took it and was shocked .

“Wah, lord!”

‘What, what is this? Why is this so heavy?!’

It felt like as if a Gigant was placed on his hand .

Aslan had always been proud of his skills for being an intermediate knight, but he felt overwhelmed .

He was trying to move his muscles, and the knights around him tried to help, but the halberd didn’t even budge .

“It is made from adamant and gigantium . It splits and drills well, but it’s really heavy . ”

Shirley picked up the halberd, which was crushing Aslan . She lifted it over her head as if she was just moving a toothpick .

Aslan’s complexion became pale .

‘Oh my God!’

Adamant and gigantium were heavy metals .

Actually, they were mainly used to make Gigant frames and gloves . It was an alloy, but for a human to carry it as a weapon was unheard of!

What was more surprising was that the one who was wielding it was a 16-year-old girl who looked like she was 12 .

“She is still young, but Shirley is excellent at what she does . Her Gigant maneuvering is pretty good too . ”

At the words of Lazlie, Duke Ferrierd nodded silently .

Lazlie, who slithered in response to their reactions, pointed at the ships that entered the port .

“I think you would be more interested in things over there than here . I have an expensive cargo that can protect the Kingdom of Konrad . ”

As he said that, the curious eyes of the duke looked in that direction .

“Would you like to see them?”

“Obviously!”

As he nodded, Perrierd and his son Aslan along with their escorts went to the port .