After the commotion, Carrot, who remained at the camp, patrolled the area and went around looking for the automatons that came with him, and met Ulpa, the legendary automaton of the guild.
“What are you doing?”
Standing by the river, some distance from the camp, Ulpa was practicing hitting a target by putting a stone on a sling made of leather strap and spinning it around.
match! Quick!
At the same time as the sound of the leash hitting the air, a stone breaks from the rock set as a target. The flight was so fast that it was invisible to the eye.
“and! Are you good at that?”
Carrot clapped. Ulpa looked back, bent down again, put the stone on the sling, and started spinning it round and round. Carrot walked nearby and looked at the flying stone before asking.
“I saw a goblin use it before. When I tried it, it didn’t go well. Have you been practicing a lot?”
Hong Hong-! match! Quick!
“Yes. I am practicing.”
“oh! Are you a hard worker?”
Ulpa, who picked up a suitable stone and straightened her back, turned her head. It was an ordinary mass-produced mask, but the long heat-dissipating wig was gorgeous in orange, and the combat uniform he was wearing was a high-end item from a professional brand.
“I lack the ability to attack mid-range. So practice.”
Carrot, squatting down, picked up a stone on the floor and said.
“Isn’t it better to use a bow?”
“The bow is already usable. Be prepared for the number of times you cannot use it.”
Carrot, who looked up at him for a moment, opened her mouth.
“and! You are a very smart automaton.”
“It is me who raises my value, not the master.”
Hong Hong-! match! Quick!
The stone flew in the wrong direction this time. Ulpa held up the boiled leather sling, and Carrot stood up and held out her hand while laughing hahahaha.
“Anything made for humans can’t stand our output. Give it to me.”
Ulpa handed over the broken leather sling to Carrot and tried to get a new one, but Carrot skillfully repaired it and returned it.
“ruler.”
After looking at it for a while, Ulpa reached out and looked at Carrot again.
“how?”
“huh? Oh, my master is good at this kind of thing. When I looked at it from the side, I could follow pretty much everything. Don’t you know how to tie a knot?”
“knot? I do not know. I only learned combat skills.”
“ah. I see If you twist the string twice like this and pull it like this, look at it. tied up? But I won’t be using this for long. Should I make it out of iron chains?”
“Knots, there are more things to learn. Where is the end of my learning? When will it end?”
“Where is the end of learning? In a world where even an 80-year-old old man can learn something from an 8-year-old kid.”
“Is there no end?”
“It’s over when you think you’re done.”
rattle!
Ulpa, which caused a logical conflict beyond its arithmetic capacity, stopped. Carrot called out to Ulpa, who had become a stone statue with a leather sling in his hand, but Ulpa did not answer.
“I decide the end.”
After a while, when Ulpa came back to his senses, a small pile of stones was piled up in the place where Carrot was. It was just the right size to shoot on a sling.
After picking up a stone and looking down at it for a moment, Ulpa turns her head.
“But that ends for today.”
Ulpa turned around and headed towards the campsite.
And there were people watching Ulpa’s back from afar.
“Is that pretty good?”
“Yes? It’s completely different from what humans fly. The bullet is invisible to the eye. The flying distance is also great.”
The members of the guards who were leading the subjugation team had a chat. They tried something similar with the Guard Automaton standing next to them.
Hung Hung Hung~! match! wheein!
At first, it was awkward to catch it, but after teaching it a few times, from the 10th shot, I was able to throw stones straight.
“Is this going to happen?”
As soon as the possibility sprouted, everyone put on a thrilling expression. The oldest guard turned around.
“Where is the captain?”
After hearing the story from the crew, the leader of the subjugation proceeded immediately, and the guards gathered all the automatons of the subjugation team and practiced the sling.
Because of this, the crank suddenly became busy.
“You mean the sling?”
“That’s right. Can you make it?”
“Of course. Ingredients…”
Suddenly, he saw broken oak skins and by-products on the floor. Madness shines in his eyes.
“I think I can. I need manpower, could you help me a little?”
“What can I do?”
Immediately, guards and adventurers roamed the forest at night, hunting Orcs and Goblins. Krank went through a series of processes, such as peeling off their hides, smoking them over smoke, and heating them to form hard oak hides.
“Can I do this? Originally, leather making is a lot of process, but it takes time to dry,”
“you’re right. But since we’re in a hurry, let’s just do what we can use right away. It needs to be assembled on the go tomorrow morning and finished by noon.”
“Damn it, I’ll stay up all night!”
There were adventurers who showed dissatisfaction, and there were also adventurers who were excited.
“You said you were going to make the automaton shoot a sling?! that would be fun! If there’s a way to make less people die, I’ll do anything!”
“I took off the orc hide!”
“Put it down there! And make a late night snack! I can’t work when I’m hungry!”
“Wait a minute. I’ll bring you some beer. The snacks are oak meat!”
“hahahaha! Exciting group! I love this atmosphere!”
That’s how the people gathered their strength and dried and trimmed the leather to make an oak leather sling.
“How many of these should I make?”
Beginner adventurers who had learned the leather processing industry that they had no clue about while sitting in the wagon the next morning asked. Crank said as he made the sling with his quick hands.
“All you need is enough to give the automaton a hand. I think about 50 to reserve. I will do the final assembly, so all you have to do is tie it up to the middle.”
“yes!”
Eventually, during lunchtime, automatons gathered in Crank’s wagon and received two oak slings from each car.
“The automaton that received the sling moves over there along with the guards!”
They arrived at the riverside near the main road, where adventurers who knew how to use slings were waiting for them from the subjugation party.
They explained to the automatons how to handle the slings.
“I’m going to bet here like this and grab this line. And turn it like this… Let go of the line!”
Hung Hung! match!
The stone flies quite far in a parabola and falls into the river. The automatons, including Carrot, were a bit difficult at first, but as the adventurers taught them patiently, they showed great performances at the end of lunchtime.
“preparation! turn!”
A total of 19 automatons, including the guards, lined up and began spinning orc leather slings. I could hear the sound of the wind.
Hung Hung Hung~! Whoop whoop!
“Shoot!”
Let’s make it!
Pupper puffer puff?! Kwak Kwah Kwah!
The stone flew at an imperceptible speed and hit the river, creating a near-explosive spray. The adventurers who were watching cheered.
“Yah hoo!”
“wow!”
“hahahaha! This is it!”
“It’s worth staying up all night!”
The leader of the subjugation, who was watching the power from afar, turned his head to see Romani wearing a cowboy hat. He was smiling with a surprising expression.
“How is it?”
“It started with Ulpa’s practice… It’s amazing. And that this was done in one day.”
“I have great friends in the guild. As far as dexterity, you can call it a human dwarf.”
“A human dwarf? ah! I guess that big dude is here too?”
The leader of the subjugation with his hands behind his back smiled happily.
“crank! Any slings left?! We want to learn that too!”
“I knew that, and I prepared plenty of stock.”
“and! cool!”
“If you learn it, you will come to use it. Don’t give up. And don’t compare it to the low power of the Automaton. You are human.”
The priestess who followed her colleague looked at the leather sling she received and asked.
“Is this…”
“you’re right. It is oak leather.”
The tired priestess’ hands trembled, but she didn’t drop or discard them. Rather, he held on tight.
“It feels bad, it feels bad, but we have to appreciate the tools. They are helping us.”
Crank laughed, as if he liked that. The priestess thought that his soft eyes could be seen peeking through the inside of the helmet.
Excited by the tremendous power of the Automaton Sling, a few adventurers came to Crank, received an extra sling, and started practicing.
“I have plenty in stock, but I’ll have to make a few more just in case. I made it in a hurry, so it’s not something I can use for a long time. Moreover, in the case of an automaton, 3 to 5 shots would be the limit. When I go back, I want to request a forge to make it into steel.”
Jake, who was arm in arm beside him, turned his head worriedly.
“Shouldn’t Crank get some sleep before that? I stayed up all night last night.”
“You can sleep as long as you die.”
“no-! You can’t die!”
I wanted to hear a sharp sound somewhere, but Carrot, who had a sling around his neck, jumped up and pulled the hand of the crank.
“I don’t need you anymore! Put some eyes on it! Humans die if they don’t sleep!”
“Then only four hours.”
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Crank reluctantly lay down in the carriage’s hold and immediately passed out. Thanks to this, the wagon on the move was cramped, but no one showed any dissatisfaction.
Two days later, the Argon Adventurers Guild invaded the Black Mage Guild nestled deep in the mountains.
The Black Mage Guild was made into a beehive-like shape by cutting a stone mountain in the mountain and drilling dozens of holes.
At dawn, after exploring the terrain, the automatons lined up on the hill where the Black Mage Guild could be seen. Among them, many human adventurers were also mixed.
“Fire arrows! launch!”
Tutu Tung!
Fired arrows at the guild from the guards. At the end of the arrow, there was no complaint, but an oil bottle was also hung, so the flames could be seen from afar.
the guard shouted.
“sling! turn!”
As the automatons and humans turn their slings, there is a sound of wind blowing.
Hung Hung Hung~! Hung Hung Hee Hee Hee-!
“Shoot!”
Let’s go!
At about the same time, the sound of sling strings hitting the air spread, and in the afterglow of dawn, stones poured down at the location marked by the fire.
Kwam-kwang-kwang!
Whether it’s a soft rock or a place hit by a stone, it explodes and explodes.
“Immediately after firing, reload the next bullet! Fire those who are ready!”
When the adventurers waiting behind raised stones, the automaton turned the sling and started shooting indiscriminately.
The leader of the subjugation, who was watching from behind, couldn’t stand it and raised his fists and shouted.
“The god of the battlefield is bombardment! Ha ha ha ha! shoot! Shoot, shoot, shoot again!”
Let’s go!
With the sound of sling strings hitting the air, stones fly and start crushing the guild base.
“Kyaaa!!!!!”
I wondered if I could hear an unknown roar, and then monsters began pouring out of the numerous holes in the stone mountain.
“Enemies! Wizard! light!”
The wizards who were waiting shouted their spells.
“light!” “light!”
“light!”
The guards also tore up the scroll and secured the light source.
As the strong light shone on the top of the hill, the monster creature that was charging flinched. Seeing that, the adventurers trembled.
They were monsters that looked like parts of a human and a monster were spliced together.
The leader of the subjugation, who was watching, spat and shouted.
“It’s a Chimera! Stop those poor things from marching! Those with long-distance attack means defend the base based on their own judgment! shoot! We need to buy time for the automaton sling to reload!”
Tutututututu!!!!!
People with ranged attack tools such as bows and automatic crossbows came running and fired at the monsters climbing the slope, and the wizards also fired various attack magic to prevent the monsters from climbing.
Perk?! Kwak!
“Kyaaa!”
“Quite ahh?!”
Someone who watched the behavior of the monsters exploding after being hit by fireballs and the monsters rolling down the slope and breaking their arms or legs shouted.
“Those defenses and strength are weaker than I thought!”
“Right! Only the shape is ugly, but the strength stays in the animal that became the material! Enough opponents are possible! Shoot without stopping!”
Turning his head, the leader of the subjugation shouted again to make his throat explode.
“Automaton sling troops fire without stopping! Bombard the monsters and their stronghold!”
bang! Bang bang! bang!
As dozens of sling shells rained down, the Black Mage Guild base, including the monsters that were running, was smashed to such an extent that part of the stone mountain collapsed.
“Captain! The prepared stone shells have run out! More than half of the slings are broken!”
“Prepare 5 magic crystal bombs! Mount it on a sling and fire simultaneously! Cut off the retreat of the black mages! The target is here, here, here, here! First, mark the target with the fiery arrow!”
A guard ran away with a map showing the firing points. The other guards retrieved a crystal ball from a box on the wagon. It was what Crank used to blow up the monster stony mountain.
Tutu tutu!
Five fire arrows flew and marked the target. and,
hong hong hong hong~!!
“Shoot!”
Let’s make it!
The magical crystal bombs fired from the slings flashed bright lights in five areas and simultaneously caused massive explosions. It was like an earthquake.
Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu-gung…!!!!!!
As the clouds of dust lifted, a mangled terrain appeared.
“If I explode a few more grenades I brought, I’ll be able to completely crush it.”
The subjugation leader wanted to do that, but glanced back. There stood Romani, arms crossed.
“That’s not allowed. It’s time for the sun to rise…”
I looked up at the sky, but it was full of clouds, so it seemed difficult to secure enough light sources even when the sun was up. The tongue-tied leader shouted.
“Enter! Prepare for hand-to-hand combat! Guard hardskin automatons take the lead! No. 101! No. 102! No. 103! Prepare for the plunge! Next, prepare to deploy the subjugation team!”
As if they had waited, the adventurers screamed.
“Yah hoo!”
“Gazua!!!!”
“Is it time to go make money now?”
thud···! thud···! thud···!
As the hooded giants move between the mad adventurers, heavy footsteps are heard.
“what? Who are those friends?”
“Hurry up and prepare for the rush! And get out of the way to pass!”
Jake, the leader, screams and tidies up.
As the automatons lined up to shoot the sling moved away, three hard-skin automatons, one head taller than normal automatons and equipped with heavy armor all over their bodies, stepped out. When the guards removed the hood, a heavy helmet and a sturdy mask were revealed.
“wow···! Ha, it’s a hardskin automaton. awesome.”
“I am also seeing it for the first time in real life. Isn’t the atmosphere a joke? Is that a real automaton?”
Designed and manufactured for complete combat, the structure itself is completely different from the general automatons, and there are only a few of them in Argon.
Upon receiving the completion report, the leader of the subjugation clenched his fists and shouted, “My throat is about to explode.”
“inrush! good! Argon’s proud Steel Knights! Punish evil and bring justice to life!”