Shadow King Chronicles: Building a Kingdom From Behind the Scenes
Chapter 11: Extermination Successfully, Yeay!!

issac* point of view*

Hoaaammm..I opened my mouth wide with drowsiness.cih, this must be because lately often stay up. haih, if Albert Nii-san knows I will definitely get reprimanded again.

this morning, I was with my two sweet nymphs, ekhem, I mean this twin brother and some soldiers were on standby at the guard post that had just been built two days ago. this was part of a strategy devised by Albert Nii-san.the guard post I was in was built by soldiers at a location that was once the activity of the bandits based on the testimony of the victims.

there are about 10 posts built along the road to the Randall area.We are placed in the post closest to the gate. my twin brother and I were the youngest participants in the extermination this time, so if there was anything urgent we could run straight to Romeon.

Father more or less prepared 300 troops.including 30 people who filled each post.plus dozens of professional adventurers who are accustomed to eradicating bandits. the adventurers were also reinforced by 200 soldiers patrolling along the highway towards the Randall region, and the last one was 1000 Marquis soldiers ready to deploy in case anything happened.

it may seem excessive, but what else, right? Father did not have clear information about the bandits, whether it was their number and quality, which was clear according to the narration of the adventurers who had escorted the merchant caravan and nobles, at least their strength can rival the Grade two adventurers, so Dad and brother Albert decided to All out in eradicating them.

actually the crackdown operation will be carried out in 4 days, but with the death of Viscount Zen in the Sinovac region, the suspected culprit is the same bandit group with bandits operating in this region, which is the same, Albert's father and brother decided to

" hey Is-chan, do you think today's mission will work?" Misha asked me. In her tone sounded a bit of doubt. Sasha Nee-san also confirmed Misha nee-san's thoughts.

" truthfully I doubt the bandits will be overcome.The efforts you have made against them but the results are even nil. is there no guarantee that this strategy will work?" Sasha nee is equally worried about Misha nee.

"then, what kind of strategy is suitable to use against them?" I intentionally asked them.

"maybe the strategy suggested by Mr Geitz will be more effective.maybe?" hearing Sasha nee-san's reply I shook my head.

"bringing a large number of troops into the forest without certainty and careful calculations will only bring disaster to them. We have no definite clue where their headquarters is located. if we go into the forest, instead of dealing with bandits, they might face with extremely powerful monsters.

the bandits were not as stupid as it was to build a base deep in the forest.Well, this was not their terrain.they did not have accurate information regarding the forest of this region. after all the forests of Randall region are one of the 3 most dangerous forests in the kingdom.Mistaken step a little they will be prey by the monsters.

then the most reasonable possibility is that they will build a headquarters on the outskirts of the forest.well even though there was no trace of their headquarters, all this time, at least we have a conclusion that they moved around for their operation.".

Sasha who heard my explanation then asked again, "then how can they transport their spoils? where can they put their spoils?".

"well, so far it's been quite confusing how they lift and lay their loot, but the reasonable possibility is that they have some kind of spatial bag."

"That's impossible!! A spatial bag was an extremely rare artifact! even the kingdom classified that thing as a royal treasure.how could a bunch of trash bandits obtain such a precious item?!!" uh, Misha Nee-san who is usually quite shy and reserved yells! I'm surprised for sure, but she looks cute!!

" be calm, Nee-san.it's just an estimate, but if it's serious.." I was silent for a moment. I already know the extent of Duke Conrad's faction's involvement in supporting these bandits, including giving them a state trove!

" well don't think.let's trust this to Dad and Albert Nii-san.maybe today won't be finished.it could be tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

I decided to end my explanation.Now now, Albert Nii-san, I have tried to do my job as best I can. The rest I trust you.

yeah, I ended up spending all day with my two brothers at the guard post.

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3 Days after Operation Crackdown Started.

" hoi, what should we do now?! is the next command not out yet.want how long do we continue to settle like a mouse being chased by a cat?!" One member of the group shouted, of course he protested because all this time he did not need to hide so far.

it had been three days they were hiding like this. The surveillance carried out by the Marquis was also getting tighter.The merchant caravans and other groups felt grateful that they did not have to worry anymore their goods were seized.

this became a problem for the bandits, because somehow their task was to rob the merchants and disrupt the path to Randall's territory.This strict guard, without them expecting, severely limited their actions.

they were forced to build camp some distance into the forest.they were lucky not to meet monsters.but that was it. Their food supply was depleted.This was because they often fiddled because they considered their supplies surplus. but it's not actually.

they were, in fact, soldiers who were ordered to become a bandit group.their number was 60 people.of course the food supplies prepared should be sufficient for their numbers. but the leaders of their group spent the food on themselves.

surely the subordinates were jealous.in the beginning they did not care much because they could still plunder food as well as a lot of liquor from the passing merchants. but a few months after they acted somehow the luggage of the merchants that contained food actually became rare.most of what the merchants brought was valuable, such as magic tools, clothes, and other luxury items. but somehow they can't eat.

finally, there was a slowly growing divide between them. There was an abyss of disbelief between superiors and subordinates.Their superiors considered that their soldiers did not work well while the soldiers considered their leaders incompetent.

and of course, this was already known to Issac because he was the one who planned all this. he and his men skillfully disguised the merchant caravan that was transporting food as if they were carrying something completely worthless. meanwhile he polished ordinary caravans into caravans as if they were carrying valuables.

the chaos in the row of self-styled bandits became clearer when some of them dared to attack the nobles.the leaders forbade them to touch the nobles, but it was ignored by their soldiers. finally some of his subordinates attacked the noble's entourage.It was fortunate that no nobles were killed.at most it was just a wound.

their only chance at killing nobles was when the bandit group was eyeing Viscount Zen. This was because they obtained a special order to finish him off.

yes of course Duke Conrad, their master, did not at all ask them to kill Viscount Zen. Again, it was the cunning work of Issac. Isaac and his men understand that there is contact between the bandits and Conrad's spies in Randall's territory, because somehow they are a team.

usually Duke Conrad gives instructions by letter sent by him to Randall's territory in secret when it reaches Randall's territory, conrad's spies instantly copied the message from their master and sent the order via pigeons.Of course Issac took advantage of the momentum to disinformation.

Issac secretly hunted the birds who were in charge of delivering the letter, changed the contents of the letter and gave other instructions and sent the letter to the bandits using the same bird.

so far, the activities of the bandits and their robbery can be monitored by Issac.even arguably, the bandits that revolve in the palm of his hand.

the culmination of Issac's disinformation operation was the murder of Viscount Zen. in the letter he changed the contents it actually reads that the bandits should escort the Viscount Zen group from the Sinovac region to the Randall region in adventurous clothes.

But of course it was changed. Issac orders them to kill Viscount Zen who is going to Randall's territory, and Sinovac is the perfect stage for that.

finally last night, Issac killed all of Conrad's accomplices in Randall's territory, so he did not get any information in Randall's territory and relied on information from his subordinates in Zen and Sinovac's territory.

let's go back to the condition of the bandits. Currently they are all debating which method they will take. does it have to survive or break out? in the end, breaking out was the path they chose.and it was their choice that would end themselves.

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And finally!! Thankfully the bandit suppression operation went smoothly after four days of siege.It was unexpected that they came out on their own from their hiding. luckily the soldiers swiftly hunted and fought them. the bandits turned out to be strong, but managed to be finished off by the senior soldiers belonging to the father.

in the end we left one of them for interrogation, but it was a pity that he even committed suicide.In the end the father and Albert Nii-san did not get any leads at all about the bandits. but the team sent from the capital stated that Sinovac was the one who conspired with the bandits to kill Viscount Zen.

in the end Baron Sinovac was executed and his family's nobility was revoked. Additionally their family was exiled to the North of Heinz's kingdom.

well I could've finished them off in one fell swoop. but I wanted to throw some shit in Duke Conrad's face and remind him that his plan to destroy my father's reputation and break up my family's rise would never work.

well, I actually want to live in peace without being involved in the conflicts of the nobles or other political matters, but I don't think I can. again I hope everything goes well and quietly.