All soldiers were archers and to make them learn how to use the bow they were all deployed on top of the fortress wall.
In the future as detachments of archers were settled in, there was a plan for a large scale enlistment of infantry for an expedition to the monster’s habitat. If the army could subjugate the monster’s den they could earn treasure and also the frequency of dangerous monsters coming near the fortress would be reduced.
While shops and guilds were necessary, public order was also an important factor for beginners to start at Vargo Fortress.
“If they come we can exploit them to our heart's content.”
There was much work to be done in Vargo Fortress and it required a lot of manual labour forces. He was eager to start the exploitation so his main priority was increasing public order.
There were fights that erupted in between the fortress wall and occasionally the situation was almost perilous. As many players left for dungeons or for adventures, there were many occasions where the defending forces were too few in numbers. But the players fought hard and resiliently.
Fortresses in the central continent were well prepared against monsters with strong walls, they even had moats dug up in case of sieges. The mere thought of monsters invading a village was not even considered.
There was never a dull moment in Vargo Fortress as small to big swarms of monsters came to attack it constantly. In the worst case, it could be said that Vargo Fortress itself was a hunting ground.
“Where do I hunt here?”
“One good bow, also pack many arrows and go up the fortress wall.”
For swordsmen and knights different advice was given.
“If you want to fight as much as you want go outside the fortress wall and wait for a while. Death or fame, at the end it will be one of the two!”
That many monsters came flocking toward the fortress.
If seen this way, the Undead Legion could not be mocked. They had no stockpile of provisions to steal from and just by coming close would turn the monsters into Undead. Just the news of human occupation of the fortress spreading to the monsters energized them into attacking, as they could steal the mass provisions that were being transported to the fortress.
Weed could bring Morata’s army here, or otherwise as lord withdrawing massive funds to invest into Vargo Fortress.
“I don’t know if this might just become a bottomless hole… Still its too early to decide.”
Morata was the more impressive city and it lacked for nothing. So the residents and players crossed over to the fortress and helped with the development. There were even skilled personnel that came from Morata and helped accelerate the development of commerce on an incomparable scale. If only the development rate was compared, excluding Morata, Vargo Fortress was the next best place in the whole of the Northern continent.
The daily battle in Vargo Fortress was at such a degree that it popped up on the message boards.
Title: For the best place to level up, don’t hesitate and hurry over here.
Increase your level and also take advantage of this chance to increase skill mastery.
Come and see! It’s everywhere. It’s even stacked up.
Make friends and hunt together.
Title: Today was really dangerous
Hello. This is Liz once again uploading the daily battle against the monster invasion in Vargo Fortress.
The video uploaded today was 2 hours of dizziness. During today's battle, the east wall that was built several days ago collapsed.
The speed in which the walls are constructed has sped up these days, could it be the foundation that was weak? Or the lord using cheap construction methods? However I was suspicious about the possibility of the wall collapsing for a long time so I was able to avoid it without any danger to my life.
But monsters entered through the breach and the battle erupted inside the fortress… It was frantic.
I am sure you are asking, why should we struggle so much? Why not just go to a dungeon or a hunting ground?
Well, when the morning comes and the monsters are repelled, people are hugging and are filled with so much joy. It’s happiness that only people who were in the battle can know.
Videos related to Vargo Fortress pull in a lot of interest as it was the Undead Legion’s previous base and presently Weed was the lord.
At first, even if it was Weed, the people thought that he would give up on the region because of its dangers. But as they watched on, they could not help but feel admiration from the constant videos of the players and residents coming together and defending the fortress.
There were no safe days, they had to continuously fight and defend the fortress. It was a region where their survival was a daily battle. It was a fortress and a hunting ground.
Regardless of Vargo Fortress’s development it was a place that drew in popularity. It was the forefront where warriors from the Northern continent gathered to fight perilous battles with the monsters.
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Baran village was located south of Rosenheim Kingdom. It was a famous city where a player could gain a seed for doing the elder Ghandilva’s request and use it to ascend to the City of Heaven Lavias. There was also the statue of goddess Freya that Weed made in his earlier days with immature workmanship, but the piece he sculpted in Seo Yoon’s image made the village widely known!
“Really, it’s a well-made sculpture.”
“If this woman really existed, it would be great. Just seeing her face I could live happily forever.”
“Perish the thought. This kind of woman does not exist in this world. It’s Weed’s sculpting skill that is unbelievably advanced.”
The visitors’ went to sightsee the sculpture once before leaving to hunt or they conversed with the residents. Meeting the residents allowed them to hear stories about quests, hunting grounds or talks of new dungeons.
There were pre-established dungeons but monsters could, later on, gather together and create a new one. The residents or the hunters could spot such signs beforehand and if the players built up intimacy with them, they could hear about such stories.
However one day the village people started becoming slightly strange.
“I will serve wholeheartedly.”
“Yes?”
“Listen to the teachings of the great god that will protect this worthless continent.”
“……”
Some residents were looking at the sky blankly. When the players got closer and engaged them in a conversation, they told a story.
“I have to offer my money to the church. To create a bigger army! Half of my income is no great loss.”
“What…”
“That army is going to save us.”
“Which army is going to save you?”
“Ack! I cannot tell you anymore. If you don’t have a holy heart then leave the village now. Only Embinyu god can clean this sinful world…”
The players coming to Baran village seeking its quest were amazed by the unfamiliar response from the residents. Wasn’t the Church of Embinyu the ones plunging the Central continent into disarray?
And one day the village elder Ghandilva no longer gave quests.
“The people who believe in the Church of Embinyu will receive the seeds for free.”
It was a difficult choice for the players to make. But there was an undercurrent that suggested many changes were coming.
And one day, the sculpture of goddess Freya that Weed carved was destroyed.