Bjorn Yandel the Barbarian

Episode 606: Corps Commander (3)

Since ancient times, a corps commander must always be busy.

That’s because the corps commander has no chance to make excuses.

Whether people die or plans go wrong. If anything goes wrong, it is the corps commander’s responsibility.

That’s why….

‘We’ll know about the Corolla when he returns…’

After entrusting Raven with investigating the Corolla, we immediately began work on reorganizing the organization chart.

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The current method of organizing the exploration force is simple.

After dividing into groups of four, that’s it.

Because the priests, wizards, and knights are appropriately mixed and placed in each group, their power is equal and there is no significant difference in the roles they can perform.

To exaggerate it a little, it’s closer to the feeling of roughly dividing it into four parts and letting each person take care of it.

Oh, of course, this configuration also has its advantages.

When in a hurry, only one group can be operated separately, and even if that group is wiped out, there is no problem in operating the main unit… ‘

That’s too military-style.’

This place we are in is a labyrinth.

There may be no sacrifice, but there is no need to assign personnel based on the assumption of sacrifice.

But the problem is….

‘There’s not enough time to touch on this.’

I would like to group the four groups into one and designate them one by one, but there are too many things that need to be changed to do that.

It will take time for people to get used to it.

Until you become skilled, mistakes will continue to occur.

‘…Let’s just properly implement the rank system as originally planned.’

The most efficient way to deal with subordinates is to place an appropriate person in charge on top and then seek someone in charge.

The so-called Naegalgum comes from the ancient military.

Therefore, all members of the existing leadership meeting were deleted from the documents and rebuilt from scratch.

Wizard Priest ADC Melee Deal Knight Tank Support Non-combat position.

Regardless of the group, all personnel are divided into classes, then a person in charge is selected and assigned an appropriate position.

‘Court wizard, saint, Grand Master of the Grand Shrine, Knight Commander…’ I

just roughly made up the name of the position as I thought of it.

Because the important thing is not things like names.

‘Huh… Then, we’ve decided on the people who will sit here.’

After all the general managers for each job were decided, subordinate positions were also created.

For example, in wizards, research and combat.

In the knight part, they divide it into combat administration and create a part leader…

‘What does Raven like more, investigation or research?’

Well, I’ll have to ask about this later and decide…

“Bjorn? Are you very busy?”

“Misha? “What’s going on here?”

“It’s just… you always seem busy these days. “I brought you some of your favorite fruit tea… ”

Oh, I thought I was low on sugar already.

gulp.

After pouring half of it into my mouth, I looked at Misha and her eyes looked like she was expecting something.

Well, it’s a bit weird to take a bribe like this and just keep your mouth shut.

“Drank well. In return, Misha, I will give you a position.”

“…Eh? “I don’t need that.”

“From now on, you are the secretary. “Your mission is to improve the commander’s work efficiency, and arbitrary judgment will be permitted only for that mission.”

“uh…? So, you’re asking me to bring it again next time, right?”

If I were to interpret it, it would be like that.

Immediately after nodding, Misha, who was about to decline the position, smiled brightly.

“If it’s something like that. “As much as you want… ”

I have a cat secretary.

***

After the rank system reorganization was completed, an executive meeting was held.

There was no important meeting agenda, but the meeting was held to help each other adjust to the new faces.

I was a bit curious about how well this system worked.

Of course, that doesn’t mean there are no topics for the meeting.

“How long has the investigation into the statue and portal been completed?”

Even while I was locked in the barracks and repairing the tissue, the wizards continued to investigate the stone chamber.

And today was the opportunity to report on the results.

“Oh, I’ll tell you that.”

As soon as I spoke, Gahyen Vesilus, who held the position of general manager of the wizard department, stood up.

“Are you feeling better?”

“I rested for a few days and am fine now.”

Sure… until a few days ago, he still seemed to be limping, but today he was walking well.

“I’m glad that’s the case. Anyway, tell me now. Court wizard. “How long has the stone chamber investigation been completed?”

“Well… just one thing before I post the report.”

Gahyun Besilus asked me directly.

“Why on earth am I a court wizard?”

Ah, that.

“This isn’t even a royal palace to begin with, is it?”

“It’s just a title, so don’t worry about it. “Shouldn’t we have a name to call?”

“No, then why do you call it that…”

Gahyun muttered dissatisfied, but I had no intention of changing it.

I don’t even know why I hate it so much in the first place.

Court wizard.

Even if you roll over and listen to it, isn’t it a pretty cool position?

With that in mind, I gave Gahyun a look telling her to stop complaining and just watch.

A white-haired old man wearing a white robe spoke politely.

“It is as Baron Vesilus said. “A name is just a name, but what’s important is its essence, isn’t it?”

“….”

“And isn’t a court wizard better than a saint? Lol.”

She was an archbishop of the Tobera Church who was appointed to the position of saint of the expeditionary force.

“….”

As the saintess, who clearly had a much worse situation than herself, passed it off coolly, the court wizard could no longer complain, and the report began.

“I will report to you. First of all, no additional items were discovered within the stone chamber. “There are three statues and a portal.”

“and?”

“As for the portal, as I reported before.”

“It is highly likely that it is connected to the original location, but it is too early to say for sure.”

“exactly. Even if we analyze the nature of the portal, we cannot ultimately find out the coordinates beyond it. However, instead, I found out quite a bit about the statue.”

“Tell me.”

Gahyun Vesilus placed three stone statues the size of large figures on the table.

One of the statues was stained black.

“What happened?”

“A stone statue was used once during research.”

“…is it being used?”

“To start with, this stone statue has similar properties to the guardian statue here. “It can open cracks when used.”

“You mean a half-rift where only the guardian appears?”

“Exactly. Do you see this groove here? When a crack stone is placed into this groove, the statue will be used and a portal will open for about 30 minutes.”

“Have you tried going in?”

“While we were investigating the portal, it disappeared after 30 minutes, so unfortunately we were not able to check inside.”

Huh… So you’re saying that one statue was blown up?

For a moment, I felt a rush of regret, but I felt a little better after Gahyun’s explanation.

“I don’t think this statue was a one-time thing. Do you see this black color here? As time goes by, the colors are returning to their original form down here.”

Oh, is this an item with a cooldown?

“Furthermore, there are many facts I found out just because I couldn’t enter the portal. “This is a hypothesis that has not yet been confirmed, but… ”

After that, the explanation was accompanied by difficult terms.

“After such research, I was able to find out. The nature of the portal opened from this statue was very similar to the coordinate wavelength of the ‘Blood Citadel’…”

To summarize the long and difficult explanation, it is as follows.

“The crack stone we used to activate the statue was a grade 9 crack stone obtained from a crack on the first floor. And we are considering the possibility that this is not a coincidence.”

Simply put, the grade of the guardian is determined according to the grade of the crack stone offered to the statue.

Well, it’s still all speculation.

“Deputy Commander, are there any more crack stones in your current supplies?”

Afterwards, we checked the crack stones we had, but unfortunately, all we had were a few that were grade 6 or lower.

Of course, it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

How many times would it be possible to enter the labyrinth with a crack stone?

In fact, just having that much was proof of how thoroughly the royal family was.

‘Is it backwards compatible with the crack generator?…’

For reference, there is one number item that is similar to this statue.

No.18 Rift Generator.

This item also has the ability to open a crack by inserting a crack stone.

It can be used by inserting about 10 grade 9 crack stones, and when a crack is created, cracks on the corresponding floor open randomly.

Although there is a downside to having to go to that floor, even if you are not a high-level crack stone, you can still hit it in large quantities. And it could be seen as upward compatibility in that it really fell into the cracks.

‘Well, this statue may actually open a portal to a crack, but…’

However, given that it is in the form of a statue, it seems likely that only one boss will appear, like the previous guardian statues.

“Right. Good job. “I seem to have figured out the purpose, so I’m keeping the statues.”

Afterwards, I kept the statue in my back pocket and checked other reports.

“What is the essence of Soul Eater?”

“There hasn’t been much progress yet. In the end, there isn’t much to study about essence unless someone absorbs it…” “

So, if you want to study it, you have to feed it to someone.” i get it. “I’ll think about this some more.”

“Sure.”

“I’m starting to feel hungry. Everyone except the head of the research department should go out and rest.”

At this point, the meeting ended and everyone was dismissed, leaving only the head of the research department.

“As expected, the only thing Mr. Yandel left for me was—.”

“Not Mr. Yandel, Commander.”

It was still a public event, but unfortunately, the head of the research department continued what he was saying without even pretending to listen.

“After all, I’m curious to see how much you’ve found out about that item, right? ”

“okay. “Did you find out anything?”

At my words, Raven, the head of the exploration group’s research department, first cast a voice control spell.

“Actually, quite a bit of investigation has been completed.”

“Oh really?”

“First of all, this corolla is the number one item.”

“Number item?”

It was difficult for me to understand, as I had memorized all the numbers from 1 to 9999.

There is no flower crown like this among the Numbers items.

And I’m sure Raven doesn’t know this either…

“Tell me in detail.”

“Since this is the first class to join, the research equipment in the exploration group is quite good.”

“so?”

“As a result of the property analysis, this flower crown has the unique properties of the number item. So, I decided to define this wreath as a number item.”

“But isn’t there the most important number?”

“That’s right. So, I gave it a name that seemed appropriate…”

“What are you embarrassed about? “Go ahead and say it.”

“How about calling it Secret Number…?”

It’s a more modest name than you might think, considering it was created by Raven.

“For some reason, I thought that if we explored the first basement floor, we might find more items with unknown numbers.”

“It’s okay.”

“Uh, then can I use the official name?”

“Sure.”

Raven’s face brightened as she nodded.

I guess I imagined a future where the proper noun ‘Secret Number’ would be widely used.

What’s important about the name?

“So, now that you have the name, tell me what it is used for.”

I was worried that she might have come here just thinking about the name, but fortunately, Raven’s academic drive was as real as her desire for fame.

“I will only tell you about things that have been clearly verified. Please listen while keeping in mind that there may be abilities that have not yet been revealed.”

“Okay, so do it quickly.”

“First of all, when this flower crown is worn, it becomes immune to all harmful mental effects.”

“Oh… ”

This item performs better than I thought.

Mental immunity with just one helmet?

This is an effect that will continue to be useful in the future as there are quite a few things that require mental stats or equipment in high-level raids.

‘Can’t I wear it…?’

It’s a bit weird to imagine a giant barbarian with a wreath on his head, but gamers should value performance rather than appearance… ”

Oh, and one more thing.”

After hearing the explanation that followed, I gave up my lingering attachment to the flower crown.

“When worn, you become immune to divine power. It doesn’t take damage from holy spells, but it also doesn’t benefit from healing spells. Of course, other beneficial blessing spells are also useless.”

“Ah…”

It felt like I had a handicap.

‘I can’t use it.’

This is a helmet I cannot use due to the nature of a tank that needs to be healed periodically.

“That’s all I found out. I couldn’t figure out the effect of using it. “It seems more likely than not.”

“Good job.”

“Just in case, I’ll take it and do more research. “Are you okay?”

“Of course. You even have to give it a name. “If it’s a number item, it should have a name.”

“…Can I really build it for you?”

“Of course.”

Isn’t one of the roles of a superior to increase the motivation of subordinates?

“Oh right. Mr. Yandel.”

“Because you are the commander.”

“I’m talking about the three statues that came out of that stone chamber. “You said it works through a crack stone and there is a high possibility that a crack matching the grade of the crack stone will open, right?”

“however?”

Soon, Raven took out a crack stone.

I don’t know what grade it was, but it looked pretty big.

“This is a rift stone obtained after defeating the vampire guardian in the mutant rift where we first met.”

“Oh, is this what it was then?”

“yes. Aside from selling it, I kept it for now…”

“So?”

Raven asked me with a voice of genuine curiosity.

“If I put this into that statue, what kind of crack will open?”

Uh…well.

“…Shall we give it a try?”

I’m also quite curious about this, right?