Overgeared

“It is over 500,000.”

King Nemesis was sitting by the windowsill. The weather was good. The sunshine was warm, and the wind was refreshing. Reidan’s desert was hot, but the trees that had been planted in the garden had fruit.

“As expected, the orcs have a high participation rate in the war.”

The Gauss Kingdom had maintained its history and traditions even on the border of the empire. Their long history proved they weren’t a kingdom to be bullied.

At the heart of the kingdom, there was a competent royal family. King Nemesis was bright and had sensed a change from the moment the new empress started the reforms. He had foreseen and prepared for the Overgeared Kingdom’s conquest war. Once he heard that the orc lord had pledged allegiance to the Overgeared King, he already started preparing for the invasion of the orc army. This meant they had enough time to prepare for it.

“It will be very close.”

King Nemesis waved his hand, causing a small shockwave that hit the branches of a cherry tree. He hurriedly caught the fallen cherries, roughly wiping them with his sleeve and then putting them in his mouth.

“Hrmm.”

The taste and aroma of the cherries spread through his mouth, leaving a lingering aftertaste.

‘Could the Gauss Kingdom also leave a lingering impression on someone?’ King Nemesis had this thought as he spoke to the prime minister standing beside him, “They’re sweet, fresh, and delicious. The people will like them.”

“I’m glad.”

For nobility and royalty, a garden was a symbol of authority. The size, magnificence, and beauty of the garden were used to flaunt their power and financial resources. However, King Nemesis was an exception. His garden was large and lush but not beautiful. It was full of fruit trees like an orchard. The empire’s ambassador had sneered at the king for his taste. Nevertheless, the nobles of the Gauss Kingdom didn’t shame King Nemesis as he had planted the fruit trees to give a bit more to the people.

“It must’ve started.”

Regardless of whether it was the west or the east, kingdoms that were geographically close always had bad relations. The hostile relationship between the Gauss Kingdom and the Eternal Kingdom had lasted for hundreds of years, and the Overgeared Kingdom had inherited it.

The Gauss Kingdom hadn’t forgotten the tragedy of Borneo, where 3,000 young soldiers had been killed. From the time that Lauel—who killed the 3,000 surrendered soldiers—became the reigning prime minister of the Overgeared Kingdom, the relationship between the two kingdoms became irreversible.

This war had been foreseen for a long time. The Gauss Kingdom had six plans for victory in this war.

***

“As expected, we can’t let our guard down.”

‘Detector’ was the sum of alchemy, where magic and science were combined. For a variety of reasons, countries without alchemy coveted them. It was said that it was more advantageous to use the money it would cost to build an alchemy facility to buy a detector.

However, the detector was one of the few items even the empire found hard to obtain. It was because this product could only be produced in high-grade alchemy facilities, and the success rate was atrociously bad. The empire had exactly 23 detectors, most of which were distributed to the commanders on the front lines.

Yet in the capital, Reinhardt…

“Now, now. Look at the things clinging to the walls.”

The soldiers of the Overgeared Kingdom were hiding behind pillars of the outer walls and watching the intruders. They were extremely ordinary soldiers yet some of them possessed detectors. It was an absurd sight that couldn’t be seen even in the empire.

“They are slower than a turtle.”

“Every step along the way, they have to slow down to take a breath and look around.”

That’s how they managed to get

The structure itself was relatively simple because it wasn’t much different from a telescope, but it couldn’t be easily produced due to the crystal correction and the low probability of the magic

raised the level of Reidan’s alchemy facility and produced more than 50 detectors. The increase in the facility level temporarily raised the success rate of the detectors,

gates. Some veteran soldiers were holding a detector. These soldiers had been watching the invaders from the beginning, waiting for the right timing to kill them. They planned to appear above and below the walls

“Eh?”

the bizarre flowers that had withered and rotted under the walls? The soldiers hadn’t known why, but they discovered the reason at this moment. The flowers they had thought to be dead and buried were actually alive. Vines dug out of the earth and moved secretly, winding around the

the ground with a

intruders caught in the vines but also

“Hiik!”

“M-Monster!”

their ankles, but this resistance was pointless. Before they could even make a few moves, they were swallowed up

sight was so terrifying that the soldiers broke out in goosebumps,

the gulping soldiers and raised the corners of its mouth, shaking its vines. It was like it was smiling in greeting. Watching the

***

they should’ve been

stood quietly at the north gate before starting to move. He was moving toward the south—the opposite direction of the

quickly while

Kingdom back when they were accepting refugees on a large scale. During the past few months,

he had to regain his original identity of ‘Nemesis’ Sword’ or ‘Gauss’ First Sword’ and carry

has been

mission had been designed from the time Berith attacked the Rotemon Kingdom. The Rotemon Kingdom had been in a state of confusion and chaos. After acquiring the identity of a Rotemon Kingdom resident with a few gold coins, Burang had waited quietly for the kingdom’s destruction. Then he naturally became a refugee and was able to become

‘My great king.’

As he walked silently along the lively boulevard, Burang—King Nemesis’ Sword—was

live

area. There was a small reservoir in the forest. It was the place where Overgeared Queen Irene often gathered orphans, handing out food and reading storybooks to them. Burang had been observing Irene’s path for months and knew she was a respectable royalty. Even so, she was the enemy. He had to kidnap her and pass her onto the colleague

knights lurking all over the place appeared in unison and

is closed today...” The knight couldn’t finish his

sword didn’t give

Be careful!” The knights recognized Burang’s prowess and fought back.

think that the strength of the queen’s guards

They were at least twice as strong as what Burang had observed

‘Unbelievable!’ Burang’s eyes shook.

weren’t even representing the Overgeared Kingdom such as Piaro and Mercedes? He was feeling flustered when the

young man with black hair. It was Overgeared Prince Lord. He had just entered the forest, and there were no escorts by his side. Lord was just with a few of his

hurriedly cried out, but Burang was

is a chance

schedule, Prince Lord was supposed to be at a different place, yet he had appeared here. Burang saw it as a chance from Heaven and stabbed at the prince with his sword. He didn’t intend to kill the prince though. A hostage needed to be alive to

dare to act against the

by Lord’s side pulled out maces and swung them at him. Their momentum was even more superior than that of the swordsmanship of the knights he had just been dealing

and blocked the

I didn’t expect it to be like this.’ Burang

with maces were standing in front

We needed to determine from him how

and revealed his true power. He gave off a powerful air that was enough to

head slightly.