Chapter 604 – The Scent of Spring

Those who appeared to be escorts came running from behind. The young lady raised her hand with a smile on her face to stop them and said to me.

“Anyway, it’s been great since we need talented people! The fact that we’ve come this far means that we’re going to take part in the drake subjugation!”

Of course I came with that in mind.

“Of course! That quasi-priest Kim Katt! I ran as soon as I heard the news that a horde of monsters threatened the safety of the people had risen! In order to cut all the drakes!”
“Very good fighting spirit and attitude!! Truly manly mindset!!!!!”

When I answered vigorously with a rigid attitude, Lady Isvant almost screamed and patted my shoulder.

ㅡTeoong! Tuong!

Perhaps because he is an aristocrat, his attitude towards people is ingrained in him.

My shoulder hurt her more than anything else, and I felt like I was going to turn around.

Because this woman also belonged to the body-style warriors. Even though she was now tapping my shoulder blades with her bare hands, her shock her seemed to come through.

“Okay! Barbarian warrior! Then let’s get to the point!”
“Are you talking about the main topic? Yes!!”
“Get into the strike squad! Great rewards are promised!”

What is a strike squad?

“Are you talking about the strike force?”

You mentioned that you need skilled people, and what about a strike force? Are you planning to recruit me as an operational troop?

When I asked for an explanation, the young lady began to give a rough explanation while rhyming.

“The full-fledged subjugation is scheduled to begin as soon as the Drakes move! Currently, they have a square in their movement path! If they fill their stomachs and start moving, a battle will begin immediately!”

It seems that soldiers are currently placed on the side of the drakes’ movement path.

Large herds are not constantly on the move. Because even monsters need time to rest and fill their stomachs. While the drake swarm has been resting in one place for the past few days, the soldiers have been deployed.

Now I just wait for the battle while monitoring the movements of the drakes.

“While the Drakes and the infantry square collide, we plan to send the main strike force to the side!
“Ohhh, is that so!!!”

I shouted as if I was moved.

In other words, after the large-scale movement of the drakes was blocked from the front with the infantry square of the soldiers, in that state, the main strike force of the young lady attacked the flank. It was a simple operation in the form of adventurers finishing off the drakes who were about to scatter in all directions after throwing away the catfish.

—The hammer and anvil tactic.

Monsters don’t have any strategies, so it was clear that if they just executed them, they would be eaten extremely efficiently. The only action the monsters stabbed in the side would take was to run away.

The moment the tactical works, you can throw away the moral bread.

“I-I can’t believe such a genius strategy exists in the real world!!!! If that’s the case, killing Drake guys like maggots won’t be a problem!!”

ㅡThis kind of tactic could not exist in reality!!!!

“Aagh!!”

I directed the impression while grabbing my hair.

“That’s it!!!! It seems that you have a high understanding of tactics, probably because you are a competent warrior!!
“Okay!!! I’m just grateful to be able to enter such an honored position!! Loyalty to the lady!!!”
“I knew you would take it for granted! Oh~ hohohohohoho!!”

As soon as she agreed, the young lady burst out laughing while covering her mouth with her with the back of her hand.

Hehe!!”

I also laughed and congratulated myself.

If you participate directly in anything, you can receive a greater reward. Engaged in missions to flank the vacant, it was clear that more drakes could be killed.

After it is over, you will be able to receive additional rewards according to your achievements.

It was the role of the adventurers to catch the guys who broke their sides and ran away in all directions. Normally, I would have played there too. If it were my skills, I would have taken a share there, but still, the side in the strike team can get more share.

“The temporary strike force headquarters has been set up in the central plaza, so if you go there and say that you have been recommended by the original woman, you will be immediately assigned to the strike force! , There will be no big problem with acting together!”
“Okay! I’ll go and see you right away!”
“Let’s do that!!”

ㅡTeoong! Tuong!

The young lady patted my shoulder once more as if she was in a good mood.

“Keuk…!”

I desperately suppressed the screams that were about to burst out.

“I’d like to talk a little more with my heart, but I’m currently busy, so I can’t! If so, I’ll see you again in the subjugation battle! I’ll look forward to your success! !”
“Yes! I see!!”

The young lady, driven like a storm, left.

At the same time as the young lady left, a man who looked like a bodyguard stood behind her and handed me a document or something.

“Take it. Take this and go to the strike force headquarters, and it will be organized.”
“Thank you.”

I read the paper I received.

It was a document that roughly stated that she would attend the strike force in the name of Lady Isvant. Anyway, it is better to fight together than to hunt with kang from an efficient point of view.

Party rather than alone. Wouldn’t the army be more reliable than the party?

Even if he showed me a moderately good fight, it would be clear that the impressed young lady would give him a reward.

I immediately asked the soldier for the exact location and headed for the temporary strike force headquarters. Well, it was easy to find because there was one tent in the central plaza without any hesitation.

I went right there and said hello.

“Hello. Lady Isvant ordered me to join the strike team, so I came here.”
“You must be a skilled adventurer. Come this way.”

Are you a recruiter?

I approached him at work and handed over the documents. After reading through it, he began to explain.

“Currently, they are preparing for battle by setting up a temporary barracks in the middle of their movement route, some distance from the village. If you are assigned to a strike force, you will have to go there from now on and live there until the battle is over, is that okay? ?”

I got a room for 20 coopers, but I have to move out right away.

“Of course.”
“It’s fortunate that that’s the case. Ah, first of all, the basic salary comes out a little, but if you complete the subjugation anyway, the basic salary will feel like nothing. Read the contract here.”

He took the contract out of the drawer and handed it to me.

When I read it, it was literally a simple contract. It was written about what to do in the strike force and how to distribute it.

There wasn’t anything that could be a problem.

“Read and listen. Once you go there, you will have to listen to the field commander’s orders until the subjugation is over. Is that okay?”
“It’s okay. I won’t ask you to do anything strange.”
“Of course, there’s nothing strange to do. It’s fortunate that you understand quickly.”

It is said that Young lady personally recruited talented civilians, but what kind of lunatic would mess with it?

The subjugation party consisted of Young lady’s soldiers and talented people like me.

It seems that the soldiers are in charge of the lead, and we follow behind them to conduct auxiliary battles.

The one in the front seems to be a little better to make a feat, but that’s up to the soldiers, so let’s give it up. Even if it’s from the back anyway, it’s not a problem because it’s hitting the side.

It’s just a matter of putting a spoon on everything the soldiers are doing anyway. Think of it as an opportunity to make a lot of money with ease.

“But wasn’t the strike force directly commanded by the Lady?”
“The strike force will be operated in four groups. One of them will be commanded by the Lady herself. But there are elite soldiers, so give it up.”
Hehe, I was going to stand out and get an award, but it’s a pity.”
“Take care of yourself. If the operation is carried out anyway, all the members of the strike team will touch a lot of money.”

After that talk, I took a copy of the contract and came out of the tent. Roughly, you just have to prepare now and report to the barracks on the site before the sun goes down.

It’s a bit loose.

After all, the adventurers are just helping the soldiers do everything. I immediately went back to the hostel, washed once, took a short nap to recover my physical strength, and then packed my things and went outside.

I didn’t expect it to be like this as soon as I arrived.

The original plan was to go into the woods like the adventurers who live in this village, kill the drakes who had separated from the pack to their satisfaction, and then return.

However, since I immediately entered the strike squad, I no longer had to do such a cumbersome task.

It’s just a matter of starting a battle and slicing them all up.

So we headed to the temporary barracks.

*           *

It’s a bit far from town, but it wasn’t difficult to find.

The soldiers’ barracks were starting to appear from afar. Soldiers in squares were lined up, tents were sagging, and even cooking smoke was rising.

A real battlefield.

I went right down there, grabbed one of the soldiers, asked him, and headed for the strike force barracks. It was organized better than I thought, so I was able to find it quickly.

“Oh, D-class adventurer and quasi-priest Mr. Katt. That equipment is a combat priest’s equipment set? It’s really cool. Can I touch it?”

As I greeted the field commander and gave his personal details of his, he showed interest in my armor.

Hehe, try touching it. It’s a very nice armor.”
“I see… It’s church-style equipment, so the quality is very good. This is really reliable power.”

As a soldier, he has an eye for equipment. He talked so simply and listened to the explanation.

“The 1st Strike Team is directly commanded by the Lady. You will be organized as the 2nd Strike Team led by me. In a little while, before sunset, we will have a training session with the troops gathered. Then, please follow the command carefully. I hope.”

Training seems to be done more than once every day.

“There is a barracks for the 2nd strike force behind it, so go there and ask the person next to you. Oh, it’s a story mentioned in the contract, but if you go outside without permission from now on, you’re deserting, so be careful.”
Hehe, I see.”

I listened to all the warnings and came out.

It felt like I was at some kind of reserve force mobilization training. It was actually such a loose atmosphere.

I found the 2nd strike squad tent right behind.
It seems that there is a distinction between military and civilian troops.

“No fuck.”

As soon as I saw the tent, curses came out, but it looked like a 24-person tent, so I ate it.

People live in a place like this?

Surprisingly, as soon as I entered, my imagination became a reality.

“Mmm.”
“One more person has arrived.”
“Is it a savage? The level of equipment looks good.”
“It looks ferocious… You can believe it.”

People spread lying out like reservists.

Personnel dressed in comfortable clothes were lying side by side with their equipment arranged by their heads. There were men reading books, there were people sleeping, and there were people throwing out words while looking at me.

All of them showed clear muscles, but they seemed to be cubs doing a little bit at a time.

Just looking at it, there is a mix of D-class veterans and C-class.

Anyway, I sat down with a moderate bow.

I was told to take a seat in order, so go to the seat next to the last person. If you have any questions, just ask the person next to you.

ㅡsssss.

Lying next to him was a brown-haired young man with his legs crossed and absent-mindedly sharpening his blade.

After a brief chat with him, I asked him to let me know if he knew anything.

“Nothing special. Just eat during mealtime, so eat. If you want to wash up, you can take turns going to the creek at the back to wash while the soldier sitting in front of the entrance controls it. If you want to go out of the barracks, you can report and leave. And if you say let’s train, do it. If someone comes next to you, let me know the same.”
“Thank you.”

Because the army is an army, it had its own system. It seems that you can just stay here and act according to the control of the soldier in charge here.

“Hmm… By the way, savage hyung, you seem to be using your strength. When the Drakes come in, we’ll line up in order. He’s next to me. Well, it’s the first time we’ve seen each other, but I think it’d be nice to fight while helping each other.”
Hehe, of course.”