Starting with a Military Arms System I Rise to Dominate Another World Chapter 69 : Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Preparing the Counterattack, Gathering Intelligence

After Hermann seized control of the Jurgen Family, he implented many asures to assert his authority.

He ddled in various business partnerships that Alfred Jurgen had already negotiated.

He even canceled many of those partnerships outright.

As for the commoners working for the Jurgen Family, he not only increased their working hours, but also cut the wages of so of them.

In Hermann’s view,

the fact that he was providing these commoners with jobs at all was already an act of imnse rcy.

How could he possibly still pay them such high wages?

These asures naturally stirred up great resentnt among the workers.

As a direct result, the workers began slacking off on the job.

After all, their working hours had been extended, yet they were earning even less.

No one would feel good about that.

Moreover, under Hermann’s orders, the Jurgen Family’s soldiers had also been mobilized frequently.

There was no need to think too hard about why. They were obviously searching for Isabella.

Hermann certainly would not be satisfied with having only Lady of the House Greta as a hostage.

Sophia ground her teeth in anger after completing her investigation.

“I’m sorry, Isabella. I can’t help you openly.”

Sophia’s voice was filled with apology.

That was because, in the final analysis, this matter was still an internal power struggle within the Jurgen Family.

As soone from an outside family, Sophia could not interfere casually.

Otherwise, it would beco a case of Sophia’s family ddling in the internal affairs of the Jurgen Family, which could very easily trigger a war between the two families.

Sophia’s elders at ho had already warned her.

And it was not just Sophia.

Tina and Rosa had also been warned by their families.

They simply did not have Sophia’s abilities.

At the very least, Sophia was still able to help Isabella gather information.

That was the only way she could help Isabella now.

“No, you’ve already helped a great deal.”

Isabella thanked her.

“That’s true. Sophia’s intelligence has been a huge help. But is this really alright? Didn’t you say you can’t interfere in another family’s affairs?”

“It’s fine. Or rather, this level of involvent doesn’t count as interfering in the Jurgen Family’s affairs yet. If anyone asks, I’ll just say I ca to visit a good friend and chat with her.”

Sophia waved her hand dismissively.

Ryan nodded to show that he understood.

No matter what, the intelligence Sophia brought was indeed extrely valuable.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

Ryan’s side was sowhat inferior in terms of raw combat strength.

But with Sophia’s help,

the enemy was in the open while they remained in the dark.

They held a trendous advantage when it ca to information.

“Thank you very much, Sophia. With your intelligence, our odds of success have improved considerably.”

“Success in what?”

“In the operation.”

Ryan paused, then explained, “I’ve already promised Isabella that I’ll help her take back control of the Jurgen Family.”

“Ah? B-But you’re not a mber of the Jurgen Family, are you?”

Sophia asked in shock.

“I wasn’t before.” Ryan smiled mysteriously. “But before you arrived, Isabella had already beco my woman. Helping my own woman is perfectly reasonable, isn’t it?”

“Your woman?!”

Sophia’s eyes widened the mont she heard Ryan’s words.

“Isabella, is that true?”

“Yes, Sophia. You heard correctly. I’ve already beco Ryan’s woman, so I asked him to help take back my family.”

Isabella spoke softly.

Her voice was quiet, but her tone was extraordinarily firm.

“This... you...”

Sophia opened her mouth, wanting to say sothing, but in the end, nothing ca out.

Once her initial shock passed, Sophia understood.

Under the current circumstances, this outco was actually the best one for Isabella.

Although she did not know how strong Ryan really was,

since Isabella had asked him for help, he was surely very capable.

The matter of the Jurgen Family was not easy to handle.

Even if an ordinary person had the ability, they still would not help Isabella.

After all, from the current situation, Hermann had already successfully taken control of the Jurgen Family.

Who in this world would offend a top-tier family for the sake of a single woman like Isabella?

Anyone who did that would either be a fool or absurdly naive.

As for the fact that Isabella had offered herself in exchange for Ryan’s help,

Sophia did not think much of it.

If you wanted to gain sothing, you had to give sothing up.

That was only natural.

Otherwise, why would Ryan help Isabella wade into such muddy waters?

“Th-Then... do you need my help with your operation?”

Sophia asked.

“Yes. If possible, Sophia, go back to Korenz and continue monitoring the movents of the Jurgen Family, especially the activity patterns of Hermann and Otto.”

Ryan spoke calmly.

“By the way, how many people do you have?”

Sophia asked the crucial question.

“Not many. Just the five of us.”

“What? You an there are only five of you?!”

Sophia cried out in alarm.

“Five people, and you’re planning to confront the Jurgen Family head-on?”

Sophia had no idea whether she was the one who had gone mad, or whether Ryan had.

Five people going up against the countless soldiers of the Jurgen Family—

that was no different from throwing eggs against a stone.

“Don’t worry,” Ryan explained. “We never planned to clash head-on with the Jurgen Family’s soldiers. Right now, our top priority is rescuing Isabella’s mother, Lady of the House Greta. Once we get Lady of the House Greta out, we’ll go find Mr. Alfred. As long as Mr. Alfred returns to the Jurgen Family, everything can be brought to an end.”

“So this operation requires a very high degree of secrecy. If we had too many people, it would actually make things harder.”

“I see.”

Sophia nodded. “That plan really is much better. You won’t have to confront the Jurgen Family head-on. Still, the sa question remains. Are just the five of you really enough to rescue Lady of the House Greta?”

“Uh...”

Helpless, Ryan turned to look at Fina.

He did not want to tell Sophia about the firearms.

So he could only let Fina step in.

“Hello, Miss Sophia. I’m Ryan’s fiancée. My na is Fina, and I’m an ice-attribute Mage with B-rank talent.”

Fina introduced herself to Sophia.

She only ntioned her talent during the introduction.

That gave Sophia the mistaken impression

that Fina’s strength was extrely high.

In truth, Fina had not yet reached B-rank.

If asured purely by mana, Fina was currently only a C-rank Mage.

But if the Glock 17 was factored in as well, then instantly killing a B-rank Mage would not be difficult.

“Fiancée?”

Sophia carefully looked Fina over.

“Mr. Ryan already has a fiancée?”

Ryan answered matter-of-factly, “Yes. Fina and I grew up together. We’re childhood sweethearts. She’s currently studying at Starfall Magic Academy, and when she heard about Isabella’s situation, she ca to help.”

“And too!”

At that very mont, a voice sounded from the distance.

Everyone turned around and saw that it was Loxi.

“Loxi, why are you here?”

Fina asked.

“I was researching Magic Tools when I suddenly thought of sothing and wanted to ask Ryan about it. After coming here, I overheard what you were discussing. If you don’t mind, count among your fighting strength as well.”

Loxi made her proposal.

“Ah? You’re going too?”

Fina asked in surprise.

“That’s right.”

Loxi nodded vigorously. “You’ll definitely be using guns in this operation, won’t you? This is a perfect opportunity to witness the power of firearms firsthand. I’m not going to miss it.”

Fina: “...”

She should have expected this.

Her roommate had no interest in war whatsoever.

But when it ca to learning about Magic Tools, she was more enthusiastic than anyone else.

Especially this ti, when they were helping Isabella reclaim control of her family.

If nothing unexpected happened, everyone would be deployed.

By taking part in this, Loxi would be able to learn about every kind of firearm in Ryan’s possession.

That was also an indispensable part of researching Magic Tools.

Sophia twitched at the corner of her mouth.

Even with Loxi included, Ryan’s group only totaled six people.

In terms of combat strength, they certainly could not compare to the Jurgen Family.

But after hearing Ryan’s plan just now,

Sophia had to admit that fewer people really was better. It would maximize their chances of avoiding detection.

Ryan organized the intelligence they needed into a booklet and handed it to Sophia.

After receiving the intelligence booklet, Sophia turned and left.

Now all they lacked was Sophia’s information.

As soon as Sophia finished gathering it,

Ryan would be able to take Isabella back to Korenz and make Hermann and Otto pay the price.

Because Isabella had hardly ever gone out before, her physical stamina had been extrely poor.

During these past two months of training,

in addition to practicing with her sniper rifle, Isabella had also been working on her endurance.

At the very least, she needed enough stamina to last through a battle.

Isabella had also been bottling up a fierce determination to rescue her mother.

So she trained with exceptional intensity.

That, however, made things rather difficult for Ryan.

For the past two months, in order to ensure that the four won would be full of energy the next day, the number of tis they attended to him at night had been greatly reduced.

Ryan was badly pent up now.

But there was no helping it.

He knew that a hard battle lay ahead.

He had to help the four won increase their strength as much as possible in the shortest amount of ti.

So he could not let them waste ti.

Seeing how hard he was holding himself back, Nika privately offered to help him relieve so of that tension.

Afraid that once he got a taste of it, he would not be able to stop himself, Ryan refused Nika.

As soon as this battle was over,

Ryan fully intended to make up for all the losses of this period.

After training together for so long, the four won had beco even more familiar with one another.

Watching how close they had beco,

a thought rose in Ryan’s mind—group combat.

Previously, they had accompanied Ryan one at a ti.

There had never been a situation where all four were together.

At most, it had only been the two sisters, Nika and Nila, together.

Seeing how comfortable they all were with one another now, Ryan figured they probably would not mind being together, would they?

At that thought,

Ryan began to feel a little excited.

He even found himself eagerly awaiting the intelligence Sophia would bring back.

The mont it arrived, he would imdiately take the four won and rescue Lady of the House Greta.

As for Hermann and Otto?

Whether those two lived or died had nothing to do with him.

Sotis, Ryan even felt grateful to them.

If it had not been for the two of them, how could Isabella possibly have been so proactive about becoming Ryan’s woman?

Hermann and Otto—good n, truly good n!