Fun Territory Defense Chapter 169 (Patreon)

Expansion Completed

"What a surprise! That little lovely fort has been turned into an amazing fort with Van's help...!"

"What? What is it, Van-sama?"

Camsin replied with a straight face to my joke. It was the most embarrassing attack. I nodded vaguely and looked away.

"I was just thinking that the fort is complete..."

I uttered this as a deception, and Camsin nodded with a twinkle in his eye.

"Yes! It's a great fort! It's a quintessential Van-sama!"

Camsin looks up as he replies. The newly built fort was a bit bigger than we had anticipated. This was the result of making the rooms bigger because of the large number of people. But I don't regret it. After all, it turned out to be the most interesting structure I had ever built.

I looked up at the fort I had built with a sense of satisfaction.

First, there is the narrow street and the mountain slopes on either side. I had to deal with these before I could build a large building. Therefore, I made the first floor as wide as the street and widened the second floor a little. Only the second floor is connected to the first fort, so that if anyone enters the building, there is one place that is easy to defend. This is an important measure against possible attacks.

Then, starting from the second floor, the width is widened in turn. As a result, the second, third, and fourth floors spread out like an umbrella over the street. No, the third and fourth floors, which protrude in the direction up the slope of the mountain, are on the slope, but the design of the building is very avant-garde.

The fact that the building could be built in the shape of a long street also adds a nice touch. It would have been more fashionable if it had been built more like a skyscraper, but the materials used were all wood blocks, so there was no choice.

On the first floor, a space that can be used as a hall or a corridor continues for a long time like a joke, and it is divided into several rooms. There are stairs at the entrance, in the middle, and at the back to go up to the second floor. On the second floor, there were rooms for resting, eating, and bathing, and on the third floor, there were lodging facilities. The fourth floor had private rooms reserved for royalty and nobility, a conference room, and a warehouse for important supplies.

"Now we can rest a good number of people. Oh, by the way, I was told to stay at the fort today, so I'm sorry, but I think everyone should stay overnight at the fort before leaving."

As I turned to say this, a relieved voice replied, Arte and Tyll.

"I see...it was already getting late in the evening, so it would be safer to stay here."

"I'm not sure about staying where the battle is taking place, but the fort Van-sama has built will be fine. We will be on the third floor, right?"

I waved one hand at them as they said this and denied their question.

"No, no, it's not safe to sleep with the other knights. We've been attacked before, remember? That's why I'm going to build a base for us a little further away."

"What? Right now?"

"Yes. I'll build it in an hour, don't worry."

Tyll widened her eyes at my words and asked me back, so I responded while rolling up my arms to reassure her. Look at these dependable, gradually thickening biceps. I am proud to say that I am macho for a nine-year-old.

Well, he has a bit of a belly because Tyll's snacks are too good, but that's probably a charm point.

"Well, then, I guess I'll just have to work harder."

[Panamera]

"Flame Spear Fire Javelin."

Exercising magic, also destroys part of the walls of Jiernetta Kingdom's fortress. Many magicians have already attacked with magic, but they are only defending an important stronghold. The other side has also blocked many of our magic and even attacked us.

"Damn... is my magic power running out?"

Saying this, I took a step or two back, and Count Venturi tapped me on the shoulder and stepped forward to take my place.

"You may step back and rest."

"...Yes, sir."

I reply to Venturi's words and turn my back to the battlefield. I give a small click of my tongue as I hear the sounds of battle over my back.

"...I was too hasty in my merit, wasn't I? I didn't think that so many magicians with such a long history of battles would take more than half a day to defeat them. It seems I underestimated them a little. However, our fortress is stronger than theirs, so as long as we pay attention to night attacks, it should only be a matter of time before we capture it...hmm?"

I went down the stairs to cool off, and as soon as I reached the second floor, I stopped, feeling a sense of discomfort. Was the inside of the fort like this? I was puzzled by the different scenery from my memory, even though I had just passed through the place a few minutes ago.

"...There shouldn't have been a door."

I am aware that I am in the middle of a battle and in a state of excitement, but I would not make such a mistake. Thinking this, I push open the double swinging door with both hands.

When I thought the doors opened, a jokingly long hallway stretched out in front of me.

"...What the hell? What's going on?"

I asked no one in particular, but no one answered. I had ordered my knights to assist the other knights on the third floor of the fort, so there was no one nearby.

The hallway, where two to three people could walk side by side, was lined with doors equally spaced on either side. Apparently, it was an endless series of multiple rooms. The corridor was made to gradually turn to the right, probably because it was built along the street.

Thinking to that point, the face of the person who would have created this view popped into my mind.

"...Making something weird again..."

I muttered with a sigh, putting my hands on my hips and shaking my head from side to side.

"Interesting... let's find him and complain directly to him."

Perhaps, since it was Van, he would have made the building practical as well. But as someone who has been surprised, I have to complain about it. And if we don't find Van and get him to send a guide, there is a chance we won't get away with more than a complaint or two.

"Even so, the finished product is all kinds of terrifying, but the conception is childish."

I mutter to myself and laugh as I walk down the long hallway. Did he want to build a long building along a mountain road? It's an interesting idea, but no one would actually put it into practice on the battlefield.

I have never seen a corridor as long as this one, even in a large castle. It is also interesting to note the slow, arcing curves along the path.

In the middle of the corridor there was a stairway leading up and down. I passed by the stairway once, but the second time I was curious and decided to go upstairs. After going up the stairs, I found another corridor. When I opened the door in front of me, I found a very large room. Was this the same restroom for soldiers that we had seen at the base on the way up? However, it is much larger than that one and has a considerable number of rooms.

The fourth floor seemed to be lined with private rooms, but there was no furniture or bedding.

"Can he really prepare this much in such a short amount of time? No, this is more than expected."

I guess my senses have become quite numb too. I laugh at that thought, exit the room, and go down the stairs. Apparently, there is no sign of anyone. There should be many knights who have yet to enter the fort, but I wonder if they are unable to do so because they have not been instructed to do so.

I went downstairs and opened the large double swing door to go outside.

Then, he opened my eyes wide to see the scene spread out before me.