I Become a Rogue Lord in a World Where Only I Level Up

*

And so the march began.

The temperature begins to drop as you climb the mountain.

The biggest problem in crossing the Krill Mountains was this very temperature.

For the soldiers, the low temperatures were like a rivalry.

The world over here is basically a mild climate and the winters are not cold. So I guess that's why they are vulnerable to the cold.

In fact, it is likely that the infamy of the Kuril Mountains also stems from this cold weather.

But rather to me the Japanese winter felt even colder.

That's why I could stand it well enough, but not the cold soldiers.

He complains of the cold, shivering and shivering. He doesn't seem to be able to adapt at all.

The terrain was not as steep as I expected. In fact, it was worth the challenge to come.

It's not as high as the Alps, maybe 2,000 meters.

The height itself is much lower than Mount Fuji.

Of course, the terrain was dangerous.

I had [invincibility for 30 seconds], but some soldiers lost their lives in cliff crashes and landslides.

That is, the number of soldiers went down.

Accidents like slips and falls occur because the cold has slowed down the soldiers' movements.

When night fell and the march was halted, Fijatli and the other commanders all shrugged their shoulders.

Thanks to this, the morale that I had managed to raise started to drop.

Before I knew it, morale was at 70.

Still, they seem to endure for the reward of a lifetime guarantee that they can get if they occupy the Kingdom of Brigitte.

Having a bonfire is completely useless if you don't get completely close to the body.

Even Zinto just shrugged in silence.

Are you okay?

"Yeah. It's no big deal.

"Are you shaking?

No. This is deliberate. That's on purpose. I'm not shaking.

I see.

Although by all accounts shaken. Anyway, high self-esteem.

"General, you can also call this: ......

As I was doing so, Fihattori came to me with a bunch of blankets.

"Fihatri,

What do you want?

What do you think is the most important thing for a commander?

I asked him a somewhat abrupt question: "I think it's bravery.

I think it's bravery. You can't help it if your commander is afraid.

Of course, bravery is important, but isn't morale the most important thing? But isn't morale the most important thing?　If morale is high, the soldiers will naturally follow. So we don't need a blanket.

If only the commander uses the blanket, it will only make the soldiers more jealous.

Rather, I needed to show them that I was struggling just as much as they were.

I should have done something to stop morale from sagging.

I quickly went around to each of the thousand men and worked with the soldiers.

We ate together and showed them how to shiver in the cold together.

Naturally, we didn't use any blankets. We slept together, shivering in the cold.

Or maybe that was all, we even went around to each of the 1,000 men and made speeches.

In order to motivate them.

"I'm the same as you. You must be tired of walking today. I'm sorry to ask you to gather at the time of rest when you finally find it, but I want to make this clear: It's hard for all of us. It's hard on all of us. I'm no different. And yet, I endure the same conditions as you do. That's why you will endure. If we endure now, Brigitte will be ours. And that means you'll get your reward. And you will be remembered in the history of this continent as the soldier who crossed the mountains and occupied Bridget. You will be a living witness to a history that your descendants will be proud of for the rest of their lives!

The bounty they would receive and the pride they would receive upon their return.

They were able to go around trying to appease the soldiers with such things.

Thanks to that, the number of complaining soldiers steadily decreased.

They looked at each other differently, and their morale did not fall any further.

The morale never dropped below 70.

Tread the path of the roadless.

Folding and cutting trees.

Keep walking in the cold.

Stayed with the soldiers until the end.

Of course it was hard, but he persevered, because if he did not overcome it, he would not be able to get Brigitte.

The fact that he is a general doesn't help if he doesn't show up with a heavy blanket over his head.

Having thus prevented a sharp drop in morale, he now moved to take a substantive approach.

A way for the soldiers to be practically warm, shall we say.

Shivering all the time in the cold will only cause them to lose their strength. If they could maintain a little warmth, they could manage to break through this summit area, right?

So I thought of one of the videos I saw online.

I didn't know if it would work, but it was worth a try.

So I went back to each unit.

'Fihatri!　Gather only stones about half the size of a man's head and burn them in a fire. Gather as many stones as you can with your soldiers!

"No way, General!　Holding that baked stone and ......?　It's too hot!　I thought that was a bit different: ......

Fijatri shook his head in astonishment at my words.

'That's not too bad. What do you say, do you want to give it a try?

"Oh no, holding a baked stone. ......!　I'll leave it at that.

Fihatri upset.

"Of course. If you hold it directly, it's too hot and you'll get burned. Gather all the stones in one place and put out the fire. We'll rebuild the campfire in another place and dig up the ground where we put it out!

I immediately started digging in the ground with my soldiers.

And immediately stop digging. Because the hole must not be too deep.

"Fill in all the rest of the stones!

Baked stone has the property of being hard to cool down. This means that it lasts longer.

Especially in the ground heated under a campfire.

Cover the top with dirt!

Soon the stone was out of sight. I touched the ground where the stone was buried and it looked pretty good.

'Try lying down on this.

Fijatli quickly rolled over, looking much more convinced than when I told him to hold the baked stone.

"Patriarch ......, it's warm!

I see. But you didn't need a rock before?

No, unless you want to do something like this!

All right, you're up. You're a nobleman.

"Yes, that's ......

"No commanders, including me, are to use it. Give it to the soldiers!

Dragged out a reluctant Fihatri and had the soldiers dig the ground by heating the stone in the same way.

Of course, even though the heat of the stone is hard to cool down, there is a limit to the time.

'Take turns to warm yourself up a little bit; if you lie down for even ten minutes, you'll warm up a little bit.

Even if it's not that big of a help.

Isn't it important to show the general that he tries to do something?

When I went around showing such a figure to each of the thousand men, as expected, the morale went up by 5 to 73 again.

*

Thanks to all the help and encouragement of the soldiers, the descent finally began beyond the summit.

And the further down the mountain we went, the more we were relieved of the cold.

Of course, due to the rugged terrain, the loss of soldiers was not insurmountable.

Still, the reason we are not at war over this mountain range is because of the soldiers stationed in King's Landing.

But now it's different.

The royal capital of Brigitte is empty.

So, if you arrive at King's Landing before the enemy, it's a game set.

The enemy's royal city lies just below you across the mountain.

Hurrying down the mountain toward that goal

"What ......?

What's wrong?

Eurasia, who had been following me meekly in the cold, not knowing if I was there or not, suddenly stopped and tilted her head significantly.

That ....... Suddenly there is a light from the ring. The only time I've ever seen it glow is when I open the treasure room. ......

Indeed, there was a white light emanating from her ring.

Exactly that moment!

The ground suddenly starts to shake as if it were an earthquake.

That earthquake caused the ground to crack where she was standing.

The ground starts to crumble and she ended up falling under its cliff.

If you fall in here, you have to die!

"Fihatri, keep marching!　I'll save the princess and then go after her!

After shouting that, jumped off the cliff without hesitation.

"General!

Of course, we don't do this kind of imitation without any measures.

Jumping off this high cliff with no way to help is just silly.

After all, I have the skills.

The skills to stay safe no matter where you fall from!

Found her soon after the fall. But she was quite far away.

The rate of fall is almost the same, so it's impossible to keep up with her at this rate.

So, I summoned a Datong Ren and used [crushing].

Normally, I would have thrown Datong Ren at [crushing], but now I didn't let go of it.

As [crushing] pulls my body.

As a result, I caught up with her.

I guess I arrived at her precisely because I set the target of [shredding] to her.

The effect could have been stunned, but there was also a disabling effect.

Disabling also has a number of times. Even with deactivation, that means it would take five hours to recover the skill.

Of course, it's nothing to do with that now.

I picked her up, deactivating her just before I caught up to her with the propulsion of [crushing], and picked her up.

'Your Highness!'

"Erwin ......?　Why ......!

Just hold on tight!

It's all about timing. Because the invincibility effect lasts 30 seconds.

I used [30 Seconds of Invincibility] just in time for it to land on the ground.

Invincibility for 30 seconds is absolute!

I landed on the ground as nonchalantly as if I had descended a flight of stairs.

My body hadn't received any kind of impact, so of course Eurasia, who was holding me, was safe.

She looked at me in disbelief.

What the hell is this ......?

"It's a mana skill. It's like a skill that can land anywhere.

"Oh, that thing you used to jump from the castle walls!　But at any price ....... Jumping off without hesitation like that. It's too dangerous!

"His Highness is one of the people I fought with.

"Huh?

I'm not abandoning my people. It's ridiculous to abandon them, especially when you can save them. If there's a chance to save them, even if it's dangerous, I'll definitely save them. I want my friends to be happy all the time. Well, I have such an ironclad rule.

"Yeah, eh ...... it's ......

I put her down on the ground for now.

Eurasia sat down, her legs shaking.

I left her there and looked at the cliff.

The huge gate on the cliff was still shaking, emitting a white light.

It had caused an earthquake on the cliff.

Your Highness, do you know anything about that gate?

No. ....... It's the first time I've seen the gate.

She said, looking at the ring that glows as if to resonate with the mana formation of the giant gate.

That means the ring reacted.

That would mean that that gate has a deep connection to the relics of the ancient kingdom.

If that's the case, I can't just let it go.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about it.　You can't climb the cliff anyway. ......

Yes!

Eurasia, who had been sitting down, regained some composure, nodded and stood up.

I walked with her to the gate that was still generating vibrations and stopped.

'Would you like me to open it like the treasury of the royal palace?'

"Yes, please.

I nodded and Eurasia put her palm on the gate with a slightly nervous face.

As the mana formation on the gate flashed, the vibration stopped and the gate opened.