550 – Six Weeks(1)
With the promise to show the past of the gods as a novel, Isaac decided to finish Blood and Steel as soon as possible.
The deadline is until the gray desert expedition team explores the capital of Gerios Kingdom.
Until then, I accelerated my writing speed as much as I could, thinking that I would somehow finish Blood and Steel.
Even though there was an unexpected variable that consumed the divinity, it did not cause a setback.
It’s enough to serialize it in the room of time and spirit, and if you don’t want to do it, you can serialize both works at the same time.
As a result, Isaac released a new book almost every three days. Indeed, it can’t help but be frightening writing speed.
People cheered for the speed of this writing, but had doubts. Anyway, I wonder if it’s too fast.
The demon’s gift, the typewriter, said that the speed of writing has increased significantly, but it is not a factory, and one book every three days is abnormal.
Of course, until this point, it was said that good is good, but after the scythe operation, doubts rose.
[I don’t know about Zenon’s life, but blood and steel is a fantasy. It’s like building a new world, and even devising a revolutionary strategy and tactics.]
[It’s almost impossible unless you’ve lived in a world like this.]
[Is Zenon really from the world of blood and steel?]
These were opinions that were slowly emerging, even if they hadn’t become mainstream yet.
It is surprising that mana, magic, and even God created a world where the existence is uncertain.
It even shows each country’s culture, ideology, and feasible weapons of war?
I can’t help but think of it as something beyond genius. At least everyone is guessing that there is something more than a saint.
Is that why you frame Isaac? that’s not it either
Rather, as the number of followers increased, it increased, not belittled.
[Zenon is a prophet who will give us new knowledge in the future!]
[Believe Zenon! Even if he puts us through trials, he will not let us down!]
[The saint brought by God is certain!]
I was suspicious of Isaac during the Great Depression, but the airflow completely changed with the appearance of a ‘factory’ that overcomes it.
Didn’t Geist even succeed in revolution with communism and tanks on his back?
If Zeno’s life tells what happened in the ‘future’, blood and steel tell ‘knowledge’.
Most of those who did not doubt that Isaac was a saint thought so.
“How is the invention of weapons going?”
Bronzed skin and silver eyes. Finally, a unique pattern on the right face.
Asala, a man with the unique characteristics of the Starbirque people, spoke to the old man in front of him.
The old man also had the unique appearance of Starbirk, and the difference from Asala was that he had a lot of gray hair due to his age.
Nonetheless, the exposed arms were full of dense muscles, revealing an unusual spirit.
“It’s going smoothly. But as I said before, you’ll have to be careful with your gunpowder purchases. The Empire may find out if you don’t.”
“We can solve that. Mirall-nim, please focus only on inventions.”
“Thank you. We have obtained the blueprints for the magical engine, so if you invent it, mass production will be possible.”
The old man, who was called Mirall, nodded and moved from place to place. The place he entered was a smithy where he could feel the heat.
Sooner or later, land from inside the forge! earth! The sound of hammering resonated coolly.
Asala looked at the smithy secretly set up to forge ‘guns’ and then turned her back.
Not long after I turned my back and walked, I was able to face a woman.
“Do you have any good news?”
“So-so.”
The woman who spoke with Asala also had the unique appearance of the Stavirk people.
The difference is that Asala has black hair with a blue tinge, while the woman is closer to silver.
“How about you, Mersha? Are there any suspicious movements from the Empire?”
Asala received clothes from a woman, Mersha, and asked about her current situation.
If she leads the overall independence movement, Mersha is responsible for monitoring the international situation and the dynamics of the empire.
“Imperial side is always the same. But since the factory was built, they have been keeping an eye on our region.”
“For what?”
Recently, there are countless issues that could be of interest to Starbirk. One of the most prominent of these is independence.
I don’t know since when, but the independent movement of Starbirk has been steadily going on.
I don’t know who led it, but now it remains as a nation’s destiny.
Moreover, even in the Minerva Empire, it was justifiable because they treated Stabirk as cold food.
“They say they’re building factories in our area. Maybe to keep an eye on them.”
“It sucks up the labor force as well.”
Asala sneered at the obvious nefarious ulterior motive. One effect will be certain.
However, it is only a rumor and the possibility of execution is infinitely low. Because what the empire wanted was internal chaos.
There’s no way the information could be leaked that easily.
‘It would have been nice if the craze for national self-determination had continued.’
Asala recalled the idea of national self-determination, the ideology of which independence was once boiling.
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Looking at it, you and I both shouted for independence, but what followed was Hitler’s depravity.
Even more so, the Great Depression overlapped, so even Starbirk had no choice but to notice.
However, the principle of national self-determination remained intact, and many people sympathized with the independence movement.
“Is contact with Zenon almost impossible?”
“Right now. I’m out of my way, and the Empire is blocking it as much as possible.”
“Tsk.”
Asala clicked her tongue in displeasure. I wanted to meet Isaac somehow, but I couldn’t afford it.
This must be blocked by the Empire. It’s a video if you don’t watch it.
“The Zenon Festival will be held soon, so I’ll have to look at the opportunity then. Even if it’s an empire, if it causes friction, it’ll be troublesome.”
“Come to think of it, there are rumors that the princess of the empire fell in love with Zenon. Is it true?”
“You can’t believe the rumors straight away. But there’s a high possibility that they’ll end up in an arranged marriage. For now, let’s just focus on the Zenon Festival.”
If possible, I would like to get advice from Isaac. Just like Geist did.
Originally, the intention was that it did not matter whether or not advice was received. Because the important thing was independence, not him.
However, he changed his mind after seeing Geist succeed in the revolution and overthrow the monarchy.
“Do you really think that a weapon called a gun will give strength to independence?”
“Strictly speaking, we need to invent a machine gun. We need enough firepower to break through the knight’s defense.”
A knight’s defense power varies from person to person, but arrows can be easily deflected.
In addition, they learn a separate skill to effectively defend against magic, which is a kind of ‘shield’ concept.
If Isaac saw it, wouldn’t that be a protoss shield? The ability to properly compare it.
No matter how much the body is strengthened, it is difficult to defend against the shock itself.
Even if you have a body that can defend against the power of a cannon, it is the same principle as if you were hit properly and your internal organs were all damaged.
So, they train themselves to block external attacks themselves.
However, even this can only be done by skilled knights. It was like eating an elf, though.
“Just because it’s a mana shield doesn’t mean it’s invincible. Mana will run out someday.”
There is only one way to defeat a knight using a shield with his own mana, not magic.
Either pour firepower that far exceeds the defense of the shield, or consume all the mana used for the shield.
It’s hard to destroy mana shields unless it’s cannon or magic, and not all of them hit.
That’s why it’s common for knights to fight against each other. Even during the Tribal War, human knights rushed to deal with one elf knight.
“We just need to break that shield. Machine guns are the answer.”
“The world of blood and steel cannot use mana. Can it pierce the knight’s defense?”
Mersha brought out a somewhat skeptical opinion. If the gun were invented, it would be empowering because the population could soon become a military force.
But the gamble is too thick. It’s clear that guns are great weapons, but they’re not ‘proven’, at least in this world.
If even the gun can’t pierce the knight, the things he’s accumulated so far may turn into nothingness.
“Don’t worry about that. As I said before, you don’t have to make it the same. We’re just using the ‘knowledge’ that emerged from Blood and Steel. Just like the knights use mana, we can use mana.”
“Using mana… are you thinking of putting mana on bullets?”
“It’s similar. Our people are good at meticulous work. The urgent thing is a gun.”
Asala believed so strongly.
“I want to quickly see the Empire’s proud knights panic.”
Because that’s how it came out of Isaac’s book. King of All Byeongji, who is said to have ended the age of knights.
Mersha stared blankly at Asala’s expression, which was burning with aspiration, and smiled.
Originally, he tried to use Isaac to help Starbirk independence, but now he has become a complete follower.
What supports that is the Revolution of Machina, and the other is…
“The ‘wise man’ said it was the right way, so you will succeed. Even if it’s not our generation.”
“That’s how it should be. The sage also started to look favorably on Zenon.”
It is thanks to the ‘sage’ who opened the way for the Starbirk people. The existence that paved the way for independence from the past to the present.
The wise man showed only a negative attitude to Isaac, let alone favor, but recently his attitude has changed.
I don’t know why. However, it is certain that blood and steel are the starting point.
“Now I have to visit once. What question should I ask if I meet Zenon at the Zenon festival? Where is the wise man?”
“As usual, you are in your abode.”
“Then let’s go there.”
Asala walked side by side with Mersha.
I had a feeling that something good would come out of it.
*****
While weapons were being invented in Starbirk, the world was busy watching new books of blood and steel.
A confrontation between the traditional great powers, Britain and France, and Nazi Germany. Since there were a lot of rice cakes sprinkled so far, it attracted a lot of people’s attention.
Here, even the sickle operation that is close to a revolution. Readers expected that Nazi Germany’s sickle operation would work or collapse.
[I want Hitler utterly defeated. As you can see from Operation T4, he is a monster wearing a human mask.]
[He is a murderer. He may be a hero to the Germans, but he is a tyrant to a third party.]
In the past, there would have been only people who supported Hitler with ignorance, but not anymore.
The invasion of Poland exposed the ruthlessness and viciousness of Nazi Germany.
Also, through the US President Roosevelt, who was busy preparing for the Great Depression and re-election, the truth of Operation T4 surfaced.
As I said before, people with disabilities are treated better than ever in this world. In particular, the mentally ill are desperately protected by religion.
Even when Operation T4 was executed, religious people strongly protested, and this world is no different.
The denominations criticized Hitler and Operation T4 with one heart and one mind. It is an act that goes against the will of God.
The Church of Luminous and the Church of Mora, who had been in a relationship like cows and chickens. However, thanks to Operation T4, they began to come together as one.
[Because the existence of a god is unclear in blood and steel, mortals have no choice but to develop self-purifying abilities. But Nazi Germany is gradually losing its function.]
[If the war between Britain and France is won, Nazi Germany will cross the river of no return.]
[This war will determine the course of Nazi Germany.]
When religious people criticized Nazi Germany and Hitler, some people viewed them neutrally.
Critics who only focused on the flow no matter what kind of depravity Hitler did.
It is the same for them to see and criticize the evil deeds of Nazi Germany, but they are flat because they focus only on the flow of blood and steel.
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[Nazi Germany is invincible! The British-French alliance will crush it!]
[Powerful tank troops! Powerful Air Force! A nice U-boat without being powerful!]
[Wouldn’t it be better to be a cool villain rather than a nothing villain!]
People whose heads are broken and their brains are flowing. As mentioned earlier, the invasion of Poland and Operation T4 turned Hitler into a villain.
However, the unique ‘chic’ of Nazi Germany did not disappear. To be honest, one design is delicious.
That’s why people who support Hitler are cheering fervently, saying that a good villain is better even if he is a villain.
A massacre in the invasion of Poland? It’s a war, so it’s a trend that can’t be helped.
The same goes for Operation T4. Even if you notice that it adds to the ‘charm’ as a villain, it goes beyond it.
Of course, I’m enthusiastic about it because ‘Holocaust’ that goes beyond that has not appeared.
[Two days after the release of Blood and Steel Volume 16, Blood and Steel Volume 17 was released.]
[A situation that is difficult for readers, not Zenon, to handle. There is also a saying that 5 books were accumulated while I was taking a short break for personal reasons…]
The transcendent speed of serialization has now reached a level that readers cannot handle.
It is a very natural phenomenon as they release one book every three days.
Still, the fact that blood and steel is fun doesn’t change. Both you and I were busy buying it.
In particular, since Volume 17 of Blood and Steel was a battle between the British and French Union and Nazi Germany, more people flocked to the bookstore than before.
As a publisher, even ten bodies are not enough. However, because the money was pouring in, I was laughing while crying.
Thus, Volume 17 of Blood and Steel was revealed to the world.
“Hmmm”
North, a middle-aged man with the image of a stereotypical gentleman, took a sip of his tea while humming.
Currently, there is a round table in front of him, and on it are light snacks and a book.
As everyone expected, the identity of the book is Volume 17 of Blood and Steel. As soon as it was released this time, it was immediately sent to his mansion.
It can be said to be a privilege of writers with a high reputation. When a work that draws attention appears, it is a privilege to read the first edition right away.
North was also a famous writer at one time, so he was able to take it leisurely while others waited at the bookstore.
“Where should I see you?”
He read the book with a more relaxed expression. I was talking nonsense again this time, but it doesn’t matter.
His purpose is to gently get on Isaac’s nerves. and get him out.
He is praised as a saint, but if you scratch your nerves like this, someday he will respond.
Besides, he is not a gossip, but a body that once boasted a high reputation.
It has no choice but to attract public attention, and Isaac will never sit idly by.
‘After that, the royal family said they would take care of themselves…’
He is only a bait to the end. Bait to call Isaac to Terce Kingdom.
But I didn’t care. I lost most of the things I had because of Isaac.
It’s nasty, but I’m content with that, as long as I can bring Isaac down.
palac-
North turned the first page of Volume 17 of Blood and Steel. He said that France would fall in six weeks, but that is practically nonsense.
Besides, if the war ended in six weeks, even in the UK, it would be something Isaac would be criticized for, not himself.
Anyway, the war is over in six weeks?
“······uh?”
By the way.
“what?”
That is.
“Nonsense!”
happened in reality.
North’s relaxed face became more shocked as time went on, and he jumped up from his seat in the past.
Indeed, France fell in six weeks. With a room in the scythe operation that had so many uneasy elements.
In the middle, the ‘Dunkirk evacuation operation’ was carried out to promote the latter, but it had nothing to do with North.
‘Hey, does this make sense? how······!’
North’s eyes shake violently as if an earthquake had occurred. What was fussed about without grounds has turned into reality.
For a moment, I wondered if Isaac had changed the plot to prank himself.
However, it has only been three days since Volume 16 came out. There is no such thing as time to change the development.
‘Sir, could he expect all of this?’
North had no choice but to think so. Otherwise, it makes no sense.
From the fact that the British-French coalition was defeated by Nazi Germany, to the fact that France was captured in six weeks.
All the words I thoughtlessly spat out to get attention came true. It went beyond absurd and gradually became scary.
I wouldn’t know if this had happened once, but the same situation as the last time unfolded, so I had no choice but to doubt it.
No matter how strong my stomach is, I wondered if I had touched someone I shouldn’t have touched.
Oh sure.
“Huh? Let’s go on a date today?”
“Yeah. I want to do it with Marie after a long time.”
“I’m fine. Where are you going?”
Our kid doesn’t know that.
I just copied the story written by the earth writer.