258-Power Game (8)
Episode 258-Power Game (8)
“Magical engineering. “Such stories began to spread a lot starting from the Great War.”
“It seems the Queen wants an engineer skilled in magical engineering. “If you cooperate, I will reward you accordingly.”
“Of course I would like to cooperate if there is a reward. However, it may be a little difficult.”
In order to carry out Serenian’s instructions to learn about magic engineering, Leon, the leader of the special forces in the forest, moved secretly.
The destination he headed to was Kamihi, a neighboring country and human kingdom that once fought a major war with each other. Chancellor Benert, who ruled the country at the level of the boy king who succeeded the previous king, who was dethroned by the elves for taking responsibility for the war, looked embarrassed at Leon’s words.
“Originally, magic engineering in this country was led by Stas, who was also my teacher, but after the day the counterattack using the golem failed, Stas and all the wizards under him disappeared.”
“Then is there no way?”
“Umm…”
When Leon sighed, he fell into a deep sleep. The price the elves agreed to give in exchange for providing magic engineering was greater than expected, and they were greedy for it.
After the two powers began to interact, the kingdom’s economy changed significantly.
A significant amount of materials pouring out of Eden and the Great Forest were poured into the friendly people around here, and without that exchange, the kingdom was at a point where agriculture, the basis of its economy, would not be able to function.
Furthermore, as Eden released more supplies to counter the empire that was attempting all-out pressure this time, Benert was anxious to obtain supplies that would make his country stronger.
“We don’t have many magic engineers right now, but we might be able to get them.”
“Where do you get such high-quality personnel?”
“There is another kingdom that borders us. There is a magic tower with a long history, and there are also magic engineers. Since the Empire is coveting that place, it seems right for us to take the lead and take them there.”
“Well, that is…”
Leon, embarrassed by Benert’s words with sparkling eyes, scratched his head. What was simply a matter of recruiting people has spread into a diplomatic matter.
“There is nothing we can do. Didn’t you say that you are clearly working to increase your allies? They can still be allies. If we unite with the Great Forest, us, and them, we will be able to surround the empire that is trying to spread to the east.”
“I will report this to the higher-ups first.”
Leon, who failed to save the magic engineers, nodded his head, saying he understood. And of course, this news reached Serenian’s ears right away.
“It was something that had to be done anyway for the purpose of securing more allies and encircling the new empire. “If Venert is confident in the negotiations, he has no reason to ostracize him as the head of the Allies.”
“Yes.”
Eden’s executives, including Serenian, decided that Benert’s claim was correct. Continuing to increase our alliance forces was something we were still working on.
In particular, priority was given to attracting those who were adjacent to the empire and had not yet fallen to the empire’s forces as allies.
“Assuming that the divine mandate given by God will be resolved in this way…Are there still any problems left? “We have to deal with the lizards that appear in the desert anyway.”
“Hmm, I can take the test right away. No, it is possible right now.”
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As the story about magical engineering continued, the person who attended as a representative of the mixed race of beastmen and humans on behalf of Serin spoke up.
Garon, who flinched for no reason when asked if he should kill the two-headed lizard that appeared in the desert, looked at him and answered.
“Did you really build a cannon?”
“We are currently in the testing phase. “You can see it when you come.”
Garon, who flinched at the attention drawn to him, nodded his head. Now that he had received the most important parts, it didn’t take long to make the accessories and complete the finished product.
“This is the place.”
“I guess I can’t hide it.”
Garon took the entire meeting and headed to the mountainous flower pot where the dwarves lived. There, a large iron pillar was stuck in the ground and stood tall looking at the sky at a 45 degree angle.
A huge piece of metal that overwhelms everyone simply by its size.
Even those who were called heroes because they could take on armies alone could not help but feel indifferent when they saw that they possessed unrivaled physical power.
“You mean to fire this huge cannonball?”
“Isn’t it a bit small? That’s because it’s that thick. “It’s as strong as it is thick.”
Garon showed the cannonball that would fit into the cannon. It was a huge cannonball the size of a person’s head, or rather, torso. The body was slightly larger than the shoulders of the slender Serenian.
“We have already calculated the amount of gunpowder needed. “It’s my first time actually shooting.”
Garon, who had the opportunity to appeal to those who were high-ranking political officials and also investors, gradually gained confidence as he watched Serenian fiddling with the round iron ball with his curious face. Of course, his last words were muttered very softly.
“Ren, please help me a little.”
“It’s enough.”
Garon asked Ren to lift an iron ball and insert it into a gun barrel filled with an appropriate amount of gunpowder. Immediately moving the spirit of magnetism, Ren lifted the extremely heavy piece of iron high and threw it into the gun barrel that was facing the sky.
‘The calculation is perfect.’
Several dwarf craftsmen worked hard to make a single shell, literally grinding their souls into it. Thanks to the power of the dwarves, a perfect cannonball was created without even the merest tools.
The shell landed perfectly in the gun barrel without any empty space.
[Making something crazy like this]
The magnetic spirit grumbled and used all its strength to push the cannonball into the extremely tight gun barrel. After hitting it several times with a hammer, the shell finally fell into place.
“Shoot!”
Garon gave a signal to his waiting colleagues to ignite the gunpowder.
“Let’s all evacuate inside. “We don’t know how much of an impact there will be.”
The dwarves quickly pushed the others into the previously dug hole. Serenian followed their instructions and took refuge in the pit, unable to take his eyes off his cannon.
This is because I instinctively felt how much power would emerge from it.
“It will explode soon…”
And we could not hear the end of Garon’s words as he evacuated all the people. Because it was completely buried by the huge roar and shock wave that erupted.
A momentarily deafening roar and a shock wave struck their faces, followed by a cloud of dust.
Even though they had all awakened mana, they stumbled, fell, and broke their legs. This was a shock that even those who had experienced battlefields where all kinds of magic were unleashed had never experienced it before in their lives.
“—!”
In the same way, Serenian, who had managed to regain his balance after staggering, looked at the cannon still standing through the dust, clutching his pointed ears that could not hear properly.
Even though I shot it while burying it in the ground, the nearby ground lifted and split apart.
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“Ohh.”
A small iron bar less than 1cm in diameter erected in a corner of a flower pot, toward the border of the flower pot. Something small, about the size of two fingers of my finger, shot out at incredible speed and flew into the border of the flower pot, creating a shimmering impact and immediately falling to the floor. It was a completely crumpled and distorted iron ball the size of a grain of rice.
As I was watching this, I was slightly amazed. To me, it seemed like only a small amount of smoke, no bigger than a match, was rising from a corner of a flower pot with a large mountain, but the small residents gathered there were losing their senses.
‘I think it was well made?’
Holding on to the iron pillar every day seems to have produced results. From my point of view, it’s just a small shock, but anyway, the huge Imperial airship is no bigger than the palm of my hand.
With this level of power, it is enough to defeat it.
‘But how do you plan to move it?’
The only remaining problem was how to move and use that cannon.
Fortunately, Garon seemed to have found a way and showed a large cart to those who were dizzy. It was a large cart whose body and wheels were made of metal.
“You can just put it on this and move it.”
“So you can fire shells while moving?”
“No? If you shoot it once, all the joints of the cart will break, so it is disposable. “If you give me more budget and time, I will continue to improve and become more efficient…”
“…”
Of course, it wasn’t perfect. But what can you do? If that’s the only way I can do it right now, I should use that. When I saw Serenian’s dumbfounded face, I burst into laughter.