CHAPTER 19

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The Black Knights were divided into the first, second and third divisions, and there were separate units mixed with each group.

Units created for the purpose of quick dungeon business trips are composed of practical configurations.

Based on the commander, shield keeper, priest, wizard…

As soon as they receive a report of a certain level of dungeon, they immediately call out the right troops and send them out.

When I met Axion, Axion said, 'I'm being tested by Meyer' to become a commander of a unit targeting high-level dungeons.

All of this was possible because there were many talented members.

It was also the reason why the Black Knights were able to close more dungeons than anyone else.

And the unit I was watching aimed at dungeons between low and medium levels.

In short, the level is similar to the talent I've chosen for the special unit.

'Damn it, why are things so twisted?'

In the vacant position of the deceased crew member who I spotted, a member I had spotted again was placed.

Sevi Ventus, like the dead member, was a bowman.

The 14-year-old boy, who was so young that he might be the youngest member of the Black Knights, I was especially watching carefully because he had the talent of a wizard.

He hasn't bloomed his talent yet, but it was amazing as long as it blooms.

He would, too, the child's latent attribute was wind.

If Axion, who was in charge of the main firepower of the Black Knights, was supported by him, Axion's firepower would have been amplified several times.

"If he blooms, Axion will love it.'

He could be more active, but there was no one who didn't like him.

The wind magic itself was pretty good, and he joined the Black Division at the age of 14, so I thought he'd be able to play well.

The combination of bow and wind was so good that I didn't have to say anything.

In short, raising just one child would greatly contribute to the strength of the Black Knights.

'But in the first round, I hadn't heard the name Sevi Ventus… Then…'

It was clear that he was killed early before expressing himself.

If Sevi had emerged as a wind mage, he would have been treated fairly well within the Black Knights.

Then he can't die so easily.

In fact, the death rate of wizards is the lowest after priests.

"Considering that Sevi is on the verge of becoming a wizard… Sevi must also have died in connection with this unit.'

I had to take action as soon as possible.

However, it was difficult to come out blindly and get Sevi.

My joining ceremony and appointment ceremony for vice president is next week.

It was beyond my authority to tell people not to leave out the unit because I was an outsider right now.

Should I wait until next week? In the meantime, however, if Sevi goes out to the dungeon and dies, it will be a big problem.

I'm going to have to act swiftly.

I went to Meyer that way and asked him if he knew about Sevi.

"Who? Sevi Ventus?"

"Yes."

"Why do you care about him?"

To Meyer's answer, I frowned my eyebrows. As expected, Meyer didn't know that Sevi emerged as a wind wizard.

"Sevi has the gift of a wind wizard."

"… What?"

As expected, Meyer was surprised.

"Does your ability tell you that?"

"…"

Well, I think he's more surprised by my ability than by Sevi's talent…

Meyer admired me with a look that seemed to fall down with honey.

"I was the one who underestimated your worth. It's amazing. Even more than I thought."

His golden eyes deepened.

The possessiveness that I would never be taken away by other expeditions was explicitly revealed.

There was no place I could go after the Black Knights anyway, so what's the worry.

I sighed.

Regarding the unit, I was going to talk after more clear evidence came out, but I thought I had no choice but to report it as it is.

I reported every detail of my doubts to Meyer.

"I suspect that the unit intentionally sacrifices its members. However, there is no evidence, so it is impossible to control it…"

"Hmm."

"If you do, I can put Sevi into the special unit early, and I can be cursed at, but if you don't impose sanctions on this unit, other talented members may continue to be sacrificed. We need to take this opportunity."

"Spear unit … Captain Wipera has a good reputation. He's like an original member of the Black Knights. What's the point of him sacrificing his members?"

"There must be a lot of reasons. He wanted to monopolize the rewards of the dungeon clear, or he didn't want to see rookies with a better talent than him go up."

I shrugged my shoulders.

It was a very common story, and it was a universal emotion.

It is a serious situation, although it has been said lightly.

Meyer mumbled seriously, fiddling with his tight jaw.

"You don't know if they're dying because they're not good enough in the dungeon, but if they die because they're good enough, it's a problem. So, how would you like to solve this?"

No, but it is. A 14-year-old kid might die. Aren't you too cold?

I managed to swallow my embarrassment at Meyer's unexpected response.

"If Unit Commander Wipera is an original member, there will be a backlash if he is openly put on the bench. I need proof. I'm going to catch him off guard and get some irrefutable evidence in the field."

"It wouldn't be easy to let his guard down."

"I'm a support wizard. I have a bad reputation."

I laughed softly.

Sometimes it helps to be devalued. It is a thing to live and see for a long time.

"Nobody sees me as a skilled person. He'll ignore me. He won't be too wary if I join them alone, saying I want to gain experience in dungeons before I become vice-captain."

"But then, won't you be in danger."

"Well… Maybe he'll try to kill me instead of Sevi. No, he'll definitely try to kill me."

"What?"

Meyer's face distorted. He immediately jumped and shouted.

"If you're in danger, I'm against it. Either you send someone else, or you'd better give up Sevi right now."

"Dungeons are always dangerous. And I won't join without any countermeasures. I know the most precious thing is my life."

"What can you do?"

"I can use transformative magic."

Supportive wizards are capable of all magic except attribute magic, attack magic, defense magic, and healing magic.

In some ways, it may seem that there is no corresponding magic, but in the case of non-attribute magic, all of them belonged to support magic.

In short, they're good at catching a dungeon that's not worth the effort.

"Of course, it only deceives your eyes, but…. If I transform someone on my side into a member of the spear unit, I'll be prepared for a moment."

Transformation magic sounds like a lot of magic, and how would you use it to attack a dungeon?

If you can't close the dungeon in front of your eyes right now, the world will perish?

Even if you want to use transformative magic, you need to seek consent from the body, unlike other supportive magic.

It was a magic that cannot be used if the main body refuses, so the utilization was very ambiguous.

But I was glad to be of help to this matter.

Meyer looked at me with admiration.

"I'm always amazed by your abilities…"

"You're the only one who says that."

It's nothing much, but I had no place to rest because he reacted like this. I answered awkwardly, but Meyer's eyes were still serious.

"Fabian is such a foolish man."

"I think so, too. Then, let's proceed with the way I told you."

"Okay. But I'm nervous too, so let me follow."

"What?! The leader?"

I jumped this time.

No, what's the busy man talking about just closing the high-level dungeon?

However, Meyer was taking it for granted.

"Isn't there transformation magic? If I follow you, it won't matter."

"But the leader… Aren't you busy?"

"It depends on your life. I put August on you, but he's a priest, so there's a limit to dealing with humans. I think I'd better go this time."

This is why I don't know who is dealing with whom.

Meyer's attitude was so tough that I had no choice but to nod, saying, "Then do as you want."

'If Meyer is an escort, at least there's nothing to be dangerous…'

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The strongholds and territories were similar, but concepts were different.

If territorial rights were rights to territories and its residents, the base was the right to deal with dungeons.

The dungeons near the base were all owned by the expedition.

If there was a dungeon that could not be solved by the base expedition team, it was also helped by other expedition teams.

However, the gap here was an expedition with a stronghold.

The number of dungeons was fixed, and there were many expeditions.

All of them paid commission to the base expedition, saying they would close it.

Some expeditions did not try to solve the dungeon, but tried to secure a part by selling the right to deal with the dungeon from their base.

So all the expeditions wanted to gain a foothold.

But all of this had nothing to do with the Black Knights.

The Black Knights had a large base based on the Nokentoria estate.

Even if a high-level dungeon war broke out in other strongholds, and they asked the Black Knights to solve it, they would not dare to ask the Black Knights for commission.

In other words, the Black Knights were always full of dungeons to solve.

As far as I was concerned, a new dungeon was assigned to the spear unit before a week passed.

I went to Wipera, the commander of the spear unit.