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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 110

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road Chapter 110

King Gareth went straight to the point. “Do you know why the Fensillon Empire fell?”

“I know that internal strife arose while attempting an unreasonable expedition to the New World.”

“That’s how it’s known publicly. But the fundamental problem was due to an explosive increase in population.” Gareth said the same thing as King Parain.

However, the approach to the problem was completely different.

“Fensillon began researching magic to solve that problem.”

“Magic…!?”

“For instance, if water could be easily created with magic, effective farming would be possible even in arid regions. Or magic that accelerates plant growth could maximize crop yields by rapidly growing produce.”

This was the first time I had heard this.

King Parain only said that they waged war forcibly to eliminate that population. But it turns out they were trying other solutions as well.

“The problem, in the end, is that magic exists. Because there’s magic actually being used, they thought other types of magic could certainly exist too.”

“I see that as natural thinking.”

I too was convinced there must be other types of magic. The idea of developing magic made sense.

“Yes. That’s why the sense of betrayal was so great when they failed.”

“Ah…”

“I heard they had been doing it since before I was born, so they researched for over 50 years without developing any magic. Then Fensillon split into two factions. The moderates who wanted to continue magic development, and the hardliners who wanted to stop magic development and go in the opposite direction. The Emperor at the time was exhausted. He couldn’t watch any longer as magic development yielded no results while public pressure intensified. So he sided with the hardliners.”

The actions of the hardliners.

They treated magic as heresy and tried to exterminate those who used magic.

“Why did they take such actions?”

“As I said. They were trying to go in the opposite direction. They argued like this: that the existence of magic was hindering human progress.”

For a moment, I was struck with a shock as if hit on the head with a hammer.

“That was the reason…!”

In other words, it’s this.

Healing magic that instantly cures any severe injury. And lighting magic that illuminates the night much more efficiently than candles.

They’re saying these two types of magic are hindering the development of science.

Scientific development is based on necessity.

Due to healing magic, research on medicine became meaningless, and because of lighting magic, the desire for light diminished.

“Yes. So the hardliners tried to completely eliminate magic. To end the age of gods and truly begin human history by removing the magic left by the gods.”

“That’s…”

“When they were about to take action, the moderates also made a move. They said they would discover the New World.”

Now I understand. Why they tried to find the New World.

“It was to discover magic, wasn’t it?”

“That’s right. There could be different magic in the New World. They thought if they found it, it would make progress in the stalled magic research. It was a kind of gamble. But the hardliners had no intention of standing by. So they used that as an excuse to start a civil war. And in that chaos, they tried to eliminate the priests who used magic. In that process, a great disturbance arose, the empire collapsed, and we ended up in this situation.”

“Did the expedition… Set out?”

“Even I don’t know that. It was such a chaotic situation. But given that there’s been no news until now, they probably didn’t depart. Or even if they did, they likely all died drifting in the vast ocean.”

The hidden story of the Fensillon Empire’s fall.

There was a confrontation between magic and science.

“What is your purpose in telling me this?”

“I told you. You’re already in the whirlpool of fate. Here, take this.”

With that, King Gareth handed me the book he had found earlier.

“That book contains the core of the magic research the moderators were doing. I was keeping it at the request of the moderate faction.”

“Why are you giving this to me…”

“You must complete this.”

There was no point in feigning ignorance anymore. King Gareth was speaking to me as if he had confirmed that I was of Fensillon’s royal bloodline. Regardless of what I thought, he was saying that this was the fate given to me.

“This is only a part. There are four books in total left by the moderates. I heard they were distributed to influential nobles, including myself, just before Fensillon’s fall. They worried that if everything was entrusted to one person, it might be discarded. Do you understand what it means by influential nobles who are now kings of their own kingdoms?”

“…”

In other words, the remaining three books are entrusted to other kingdoms.

Considering that King Parain didn’t mention anything about magic, it’s not Crossing.

Given that the king of the fallen Madon was a merchant, not a noble, Madon is excluded. Then it’s Svenner, Bülang, Balas, Alvard, Europe, Beckavia, Tunkai. This means that three of these kingdoms have books on magic research.

“Gather them and fulfill the long-cherished wish. Fight against the torrent of fate that will come upon you!”

The torrent of fate. Now it was clear what that meant.

Arios Almein (Cassius Lloyd), son of Euphemia Almein who supports science from the hardline faction.

Ars Almein (Ars Elaine), son of Rizna Almein who supports magic from the moderate faction.

The confrontation between these two.

‘This was the core storyline of the game!’

Now I understood everything.

The confrontation between gods and humans, magic and science. A battle that determines the future of humanity.

That was the main story of Athena War Tales.

‘So I was the villain after all.’

There’s a very slim possibility of the opposite case, but the protagonist is the protagonist.

Unless the protagonist was fake, Cassius was clearly of Fensillon’s royal bloodline.

***

I returned to the party venue and organized my complicated thoughts.

‘The West and the protagonist. And the Kingdom of Svenner supports science. They’ll probably try to eliminate all magic if they conquer the continent.’

Then what about me?

My position was ambiguous.

Even though I was considered moderate, I didn’t have any particular desire for the revival of magic. Rather, I thought science should develop.

It’s unknown whether magic will really be developed. It’s also true that science needs to advance to keep up with population growth.

‘If we do it, is it about maintaining existing magic while developing science?’

The power of magic is too strong to give up. While illumination magic will naturally disappear once electricity is invented, healing magic is different.

The healing magic of this world has the power to make modern surgical medicine look like trash.

For medicine, we can maintain healing magic while focusing research on pharmacology for disease treatment.

‘There might be room for compromise with the protagonist. But…’

I decided not to paint such an idealistic picture. We can’t know how the other side will think.

The protagonist is a potential enemy. I decided to think that way.

“Sir Elaine?”

“Ah, sorry. I had something to think about for a moment.”

I came to my senses at Lynette’s words.

“The appointment ceremony is about to begin. I’m excited. I wonder who will become the new general?”

“Well, it’s already decided.”

Altior Saleon and Casper Millias. That’s what Duke Hellian had said.

Sure enough, Duke Hellian had Altior and Casper waiting nearby and was about to read the appointment letter.

But then,

“Regnat, I’ll do it.”

“Your Majesty! Are you alright?”

“I’m fine. I was just dizzy for a moment.” Gareth, who received the appointment letter from Duke Hellian, took a deep breath and cleared his throat. Then, shaking off the impression of a sickly old man, he solemnly proclaimed. “We have recently suffered consecutive losses in the war. Dunan Grimwood, Delbadova Leguin. They were both excellent generals who could be proud anywhere! Their deaths will sadden us forever. But we can’t just cry about it. Conflicts are breaking out everywhere, and neighboring kingdoms are eyeing us greedily! We must move forward, stepping on their corpses! That is the spirit of our Calliper Kingdom!”

It was charisma as if he had rejuvenated 30 years. Hellian and Gilbert were blinking in surprise, and Altior Saleon was staring blankly.

“Woooah!”

The people in the party venue shouted in exaltation. The king grinned and continued reading the appointment letter.

“Altior Saleon!”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

“Dunan was your adjutant. He became a general following you. So it might not be appropriate to say that you’re following Dunan, but I still want to express it that way. Follow in Dunan’s footsteps! Follow his lead and punish those who try to humiliate Calliper!”

“I will obey your command!”

The return of the former Grand General Altior. The nobles of the Saleon faction cheered.

They were even more delighted, anticipating that the second general would also belong to the Saleon faction.

However, at that moment, the king threw away the appointment letter as if it was unnecessary. Then he called my name.

“Ars Elaine!”

There was a moment of silence in the party venue.

I was stunned and blank. As if they had been given prior notice, the guards approached and guided me to the front of the king.

Gareth looked down at me and smiled. “Delbadova’s subordinates said it. That he favored you.”

“…”

“You shall succeed him. Ars Elaine, I hereby appoint you as the Second General and the Royal Family’s direct general with independent operational authority!”

“What…!?”

The party venue was filled with uncontrollable murmurs.

That commotion showed no signs of subsiding.

After finishing the appointment ceremony, Gareth staggered as he left the party venue, his strength leaving him.

“Your Majesty!”

“I’m fine. I just feel a bit weak after exerting myself for the first time in a while. Let’s return to my room.”

“Yes!”

However, there was a figure rushing towards them urgently. It was Duke Hellian.

“Your Majesty, could you spare a moment?”

“Alright. Let’s do it in my room.”

Once they moved to the room, Gareth lay down on the bed. Hellian asked for permission and checked Gareth’ physical condition.

“You have a fever.”

“My blood must have been boiling. It’s been a while since I felt like this.”

“…What was your intention in doing that?”

“You mean about Elaine?”

“Yes. He may be a promising young man, but to make him a royal family’s direct general with operational authority?”

While the position of royal family’s direct general was mostly nominal, there were times when it could wield absolute power depending on the circumstances.

That’s when they have independent operational authority.

When a royal family’s direct general is given independent operational authority, they have influence equal to the king within the military.

The previous royal family general, Delbadova, was just a figurehead because he lacked this operational authority.

Hellian knew that Ars had had a secret meeting with the king.

That’s why he couldn’t help but be suspicious.

‘Wade, what did you say to the king?’

From his perspective, Ars becoming a general wasn’t bad, but he shouldn’t have operational authority. Depending on the situation, he was planning to dissuade the king by any means necessary.

Gareth speaks, “Regnat. You said you have connections with the Elaine family that he belongs to, right?”

“That’s correct.”

“Then I want you to support him and his family. Sustain them. So they don’t collapse. So they don’t break.”

“I don’t understand what you mean by that.”

“You’ll gradually understand what these words mean.”

Gareth, who belonged to the moderate faction, was actually deeply involved in magic research.

He was also partially involved in organizing the New World Expedition. Even when the moderate faction collapsed and the Fensillon Empire fell, he didn’t forget his passion for magic research.

But after founding the Calliper Kingdom, he had no choice. The magic researchers were already dead or gone.

Gareth himself was more of an administrator than a researcher. He didn’t have the capability to research magic alone.

He tried to find personnel capable of magic research, but even that didn’t work out, so he had to give up.

‘A thread of hope has finally appeared…’

Because Rizna Almein’s son appeared as if by fate.

Gareth decided to gamble on Ars, just like the moderate faction had gambled on sending the New World Expedition in the past.

Giving him operational authority was mixed with such intentions.

It means that if necessary, he should start a rebellion, swallow up the Calliper Kingdom, and grow in power.

A general with independent operational authority is that dangerous. Gareth gave Ars independent operational authority, rather hoping he would do just that.

He had a son who would succeed to the throne when he died, but his abilities weren’t exceptional. Calliper would probably be destroyed by the hegemonic powers of Crossing, Bülang, or Svenner in the not-too-distant future.

If so, he decided to entrust the fate of the kingdom to Ars.

Hoping that he would unify the continent and put a period to their long-cherished wish.


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The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road

The Extra Strategist’s Royal Road

Score 9.2
Status: Completed Type: Author: Released: 2022 Native Language: Korean
I ended up possessing Ars Elaine, a supporting character in the game. Struggling to prevent my death, I pave my way.

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  1. Jay Crowler says:

    Goddamn. All these people with connections to Fensillon keep forcing their dream onto Ars and expecting him to fulfill it instead of having a dream of his own.

  2. Haha says:

    That’s the problem with monarchies, they can just make claims just from their bloodline over territories they controlled like 400 years ago or something

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