A Reincarnated Person With a Sub-Dimension

Episode 37

on the day of departure.

I headed to the fort early in the morning with Thalia and the others.

Upon arriving at the fort, we moved to the plaza in the center of the fort.

The plaza was large enough to accommodate thousands of people.

In the center of the plaza with a large fountain, people were sitting on long chairs and chatting.

We moved to the departure booth on the other side of the square.

‘I’ve already come a lot.’

Nearly a hundred people were gathered in twos and threes at the field.

Judging from the ordinary steel equipment and ununiform clothing, it was assumed that they were mercenaries who would participate in the subjugation party like us.

a few days ago.

I met sister Eva for dinner.

During the conversation, Sister Eva gave information about the schedule and number of people in the subjugation party.

Our area of operation is from the troll habitat to the beginning of the ogre habitat.

The duration of the operation was estimated at about 3 months.

Assuming that it is simply moving to the ogre habitat, it is a distance that can be traveled back and forth in a month.

However, the main mission of the advance party was to grasp the current situation in the north.

In addition to dealing with monsters or demon beasts encountered during the journey, meticulous search and reconnaissance was required to gather information.

The size of the subjugation force was more than I thought.

1 expert warrior and 40 skilled warriors belonging to the Bowen Sisters Mercenary Corps.

6 expert glasses technicians belonging to the military and 10 introductory glasses apprentices.

120 introductory warriors recruited from the Mercenary Agency.

Two experienced wizards from the Mage Tower and the Priest of Teresism.

With this configuration, it was enough to repulse the ogre group.

Of course, casualties cannot be avoided.

Shortly thereafter, the expeditionary force was flooded with mercenaries.

‘I’m guessing they’re going to join another punitive force.’

Sister Eva said that there were 4 companies in the punitive squad that went out today as a vanguard.

If they failed to join the punitive force when it departed, they could be punished, so they seemed to have come in advance and waited.

The punitive squad I belonged to was supposed to be the first to go out among the vanguard.

“Mr. Ian. That’s the Bowin sisters mercenary.”

I turned my head in the direction Talia was pointing.

There were dozens of heavily armed men walking in an orderly manner.

Sister Eva was at the forefront of the mercenary group.

And next to him stood a red-haired woman with a similar appearance to sister Eva.

The two were clearly sisters.

‘Is that the leader of Luna?’

This is the first time I’ve seen Captain Luna in person.

The peculiar thing is that I heard that Eva-sister was the younger sister, but looking at her appearance alone, leader Luna was like a younger sister.

According to Talia, Director Luna was a great genius who reached the level of mastery in her mid-twenties.

It was speculated that becoming a master at a young age was probably the secret to her baby face.

I turned my gaze and looked at the other mercenaries.

‘Does everyone use weapons made of true silver? The equipment is definitely different.’

Members of the mercenary corps were clearly different from ordinary mercenaries in appearance.

They were wearing similarly shaped steel plate armor, as if they were worn to match.

Although the armor was not made of true silver, it seemed to be a fairly expensive product when looking at the smooth curves and tight seams.

Particularly noteworthy was the weapon they were holding.

They were carrying maces, spears, and axes, and all of them had a soft silvery glow.

However, the brilliance was dim compared to my true silver sword, perhaps because it was made of pure silver.

The distance with the mercenaries gradually got closer.

Sister Eva spotted me among the crowd and smiled and waved.

I nodded slightly and greeted him.

But suddenly, Eva’s sister gestured as if to come to her.

After I told Talia that I would be away for a while, I walked over to Eva.

“Sister. This is the Ian I spoke of, Sir Herbert’s nephew. Ian, my sister Luna. Greetings.”

“Nice to meet you. My name is Ian Frost.”

“Luna Bowin.”

Captain Luna briefly introduced himself.

‘As Talia said, she seems to have no interest in anything other than real training.’

All the women I met were friendly with smiles on their faces.

However, the only response from Captain Luna was a quick glance at me and a short greeting with a nonchalant expression.

‘It would be difficult to even ask for a meal.’

As for how much of a training enthusiast Luna was, once she started training, there were times when she wouldn’t show up for a month or two.

So, Eva said that all the practical work of the mercenaries would be managed by Sister Eva.

It was clear that if I offered a meal to such a person needlessly, it would be rejected at once.

It didn’t seem easy to make friends.

After we finished our greetings, Sister Eva looked at Thalia and her group and said.

“Is that Talia? That’s a face I’ve seen a few times. I looked into it and it looks like the back is clean. If there are no problems this time, the initiation ceremony will be held as soon as the operation is over, so tell them to do well.”

“Yes. I’ll tell you that.”

“Yeah. It’s going to be tough, but try hard. But don’t worry too much, I’ll help you if you’re in danger.”

“Yes, Thanks.”

I had a conversation with my sister a few days ago and heard about how the subjugation operation would proceed.

It is an operation in which not only skilled warriors but also expert warriors participate, but the actual battle is the responsibility of independent mercenaries recruited from the Mercenary Agency.

It was said that the military and the mercenary corps would move when an enemy that was difficult for independent mercenaries to handle appeared.

I said goodbye to Sister Eva and Captain Luna and returned to Talia’s party.

When I told Thalia and the others what Sister Eva had said, everyone clenched their fists in delight.

Shortly after the arrival of the Bowen Sisters Mercenary Corps.

A series of people in armor appeared on the battlefield.

‘Are they from the military?’

Looking at the approximate number of people and composition, it seemed that the articles that would be together this time were right.

With 6 knights in shining armor at the head, 12 apprentice knights of both s*xes followed them.

Most of the knights are nobles or wealthy commoners.

Among the children of nobles or wealthy commoners, those with talent for mana enter the knight school at the age of 8.

After studying at a knight school for 8 years, they enlist in the military at the age of 16 to fulfill their military service.

In the process, those who have connections go into the seeds of knights they know and live as apprentice knights, and those who don’t have a chance to meet and serve knights like Richard’s brother.

If you graph those who are gifted with mana, you will draw a bell-shaped normal distribution.

The graduates of the knight school learn advanced mana simbeop from a young age and receive high-quality education, so they are promoted to proficiency and are ordained as knights without difficulty.

Unless you lack talent like me, if you graduated from a knight school, you reached proficiency in your early 20s at the earliest or in your mid-20s at the latest.

‘Looks like a commoner over there.’

I looked at the articles and inferred their rank.

At a glance, there was a clear difference between the articles.

The five knights were wearing glittering armor that seemed to have a fairly high percentage of true silver.

However, the armor of the other one had a low percentage of true silver, so the color was muddy.

In the case of apprentice knights, 10 of them were wearing armor that appeared to have been mixed with a small amount of true silver, while the other two had steel plate armor similar to those worn by the mercenaries.

A knight wearing armor with a low percentage of true silver and an apprentice knight wearing steel plate armor are likely to be commoners.

‘I also have to quickly match the Jinn equipment.’

Assuming a duel between warriors of the same rank, the presence or absence of Jin silver equipment has a great influence on the outcome.

In order to increase the overall armed forces, not only skills but also financial resources were important.

‘Ten thousand gold coins.’

This is the amount I was aiming for in order to acquire the weapon.

It was such a large amount that even a tolerable nobleman’s hands trembled.

It was a lot of money that I couldn’t even dream of just climbing to the proficiency level.

There is still a long way to go to achieve the goal.

The knights waited near the podium on one side of the field.

After a while, two wizards in robes and a priest in priestly clothes walked together and stood next to the knights.

While the wizards were making faces full of annoyance, the lips of the priests had a benevolent smile on them.

One of the knights climbed onto the podium and began to speak.

“I am company commander Hanley Laut Heyward, who is in charge of the general command of the punitive force.”

Hanri looked down at the podium with an arrogant expression.

In terms of military force, the position of company commander should have been taken by Luna, but as the operation was conducted under the leadership of the military, the command system was not determined based only on military force.

Hanli, who had paused for a moment, opened his mouth again.

“Then, I’ll organize a platoon before the operation. Start.”

Hanri nodded and instructed the apprentice knights under the podium.

Soon after, a total of five platoons were created under the leadership of apprentice knights.

The platoon consisted of 1 knight, 2 probationary knights, 8 warriors belonging to the mercenary corps, and 24 independent mercenaries.

Han-ri, the 2 apprentice knights accompanying him, the 2 wizards and the priest, and the leader Luna were organized separately as a command line.

Talia and I were assigned to Eva’s platoon.

After the grouping was finished, Han-ri started her speech again.

“As of this time, you are not mercenaries, but soldiers. There is one thing you must do. Absolutely obey the orders of your superiors. Of course, I don’t expect much from you, who have lived undisciplinedly. that it is.”

Han-ri treated the mercenaries with a very high-handed and condescending attitude.

‘A typical nobleman.’

Ordinary people are in awe of the mercenary with the talent of mana.

However, mercenaries are the last option for those who lack talent or financial strength among mana users.

Regardless of whether they are nobles or commoners, those with exceptional talent for mana become magicians.

Even if you lack talent, if you have firm faith in Deres, you can walk the path of a priest.

In the end, those who are neither this nor that become mercenaries.

Most of the mercenaries were close to falling behind among mana users, so to Han-ri, a knight of noble descent, mercenaries would seem infinitely insignificant.

However, one cannot unconditionally criticize the behavior of the aristocrats.

Because they are the ones who take on the responsibility they deserve.

Among commoners, serfs, women, and city dwellers were excluded from military service.

On the other hand, the nobility must perform military service regardless of class or gender.

Instead, nobles who did not have talent for mana or did not want military service had a way to become an official and replace military service.

Perhaps the knight named Han-ri was born into a noble family and did not lack his skills as a knight.

In addition, as much as he inherited noble blood, his appearance was also outstanding.

Identity, talent, appearance.

He couldn’t help being arrogant towards the common people as he lacked nothing.

However, even if they show an arrogant attitude now, if a powerful monster or beast species appears, they will fight from the front line to the end and risk their lives to protect others.

That was the honor and life of a nobleman.

“Company launches!”

Halli came down the podium, briefly and boldly declaring that he was going to march.

Soon after, the knights in charge of the platoon began to organize their ranks.

Thus, the first day of the subjugation operation began.