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Chapter 216
Preparing for Deployment
Ferda officially announced to all the nobles of the Far East that he would go as a member of the Empire to provide support.
"-The troop size is set at 500. 100 knights and 400 regular infantry. Will you be going with these numbers?"
Count Consilirus, who was among his closest aides, asked.
Ferda sensed worry in his voice and asked him back.
"Is that too few, after all?"
W̃e b̄ n̈o v̈ еl Е̇ n̈ umӓ
"-The Empire's side will openly show displeasure. They'll say there should be at least 30 soldiers per knight, so why are there only 4 infantrymen..."
"That's because our army has characteristics they cannot see. If we prove that such a force is superior to an army of tens of thousands, what will they have to say?"
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"-That is also a valid point, my lord."
Consilirus expressed concern, but even so, he did not press the matter.
Ferda was a man he could trust.
"-In that case, I will simply convey that you will send 100 knights. It would be better to prove it through the war situation rather than giving them a pretext to nitpick by saying 500 total in advance."
W̌ е̄ b ń õ v́_el E ṅû m̃а̄
"Do that, then."
"-I will handle recruiting the knights."
Consilirus took charge of recruiting the 100 knights to be deployed in the formation, and Ferda began recruiting in Hestia Village to fill the regular infantry ranks.
The person in charge was, surprisingly, Penelope.
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"You, a member of Hestia! You who have walked dreaming of success! And you who can seize the opportunity to succeed right now! The Grand Duke Valdrova needs you! Enlist immediately!"
She shouted for recruits in the plaza like a clown.
W̄е̄ b́ nо̀v̄ël̃ Ӗn̄u mӑ
One might wonder if such a method would work with her characteristically bustling way of speaking, but unexpectedly, many gathered.
"It seems stimulating those who want to succeed and making enlistment feel light yields results."
"Hmm..."
Why was that?
She was doing good things for this village, yet the more she did, the less he liked it.
Anyway, all the enlisted soldiers were trained by William's hand.
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William had officially become a knight, and now, instead of Security Captain, he bore the name of a single knight, the Guardian Knight of the Far East.
As the training commander, he repeatedly drilled tactics to quickly make them capable of doing one person's share.
'Deployment is in 3 weeks.'
Repetitive mastery is only slightly more difficult than a spear, but the effect is double, so by the time of deployment, they will become soldiers who can do one person's share.
"Ah, right."
Isabella spoke.
Е̃ n̄u m̈ а̀
"There is someone who wants to see you, my lord. You will be surprised when you hear who it is."
Isabella spoke the name, and Ferda was surprised just as she said.
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"Where is he?"
"He is sitting and waiting in the City Hall conference room."
At her words, Ferda headed to the City Hall, and a man stood quietly inside.
The reason he was standing was because the chair could not support his weight, and his attire was such that it was only natural.
W̃ e ḃ n о́v̊ e ľ Еǹuḿ а̇
What he wore could not be called anything less than a fortress.
A moving fortress, Alberto.
Too heavy to even go up to the second floor, a man who had to be met on the ground floor.
'I heard he was staying in the village without leaving...'
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At some point, he had suddenly disappeared, and the Armor Knight had been replaced by a new Armor Knight.
However, he did not help with things like village construction.
È nů mа̀
He just made a corner of the stable his territory, coiled up, and stayed still.
He had never been seen eating or drinking anything.
Recently, there was talk that a chicken was circling around him, and rumors circulated that it might be a pet chicken he was raising.
The fact that such a man had relaxed his immovable posture and requested an audience with Ferda gave Ferda a new feeling.
Given the timing, Ferda could guess his purpose.
"I am curious as to what reason you gave for wanting to see me."
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"I heard you are going to strike the demons."
He spoke in a heavy voice.
"What is the purpose?"
"Killing demons. That is all."
No more words were needed.
"The Moving Fortress, Alberto. You are a free spirit."
Ẽnŭmа̀.
Ferda asked politely.
"You, a definition of justice and a free spirit who moves to kill demons, coming to me and saying you came to kill demons is something I find hard to understand."
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If he moved to kill demons, he mostly just disappeared suddenly.
There was no reason for him to speak to Ferda in this manner.
One might wonder if he had noticed the existence of the Heinkel King's magic.
"Gokma."
W е̃b̆ nо v̄е̇l̇ Еn̄ü m̆ а
Alberto summarized with a single word first.
"I moved to kill that bastard, but Gokma has magic."
"He possesses space magic that crosses this continent."
"Even if I have the strength to smash every demon's skull, I cannot overcome the power of magic."
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Ferda could understand what he desired.
"In short, you are interested in magitech."
È n̆ u m̀ а̌ ._ǐd
"Yes."
"But magitech is Hestia's asset. You cannot use it unless you are a member of Hestia."
"Would becoming a knight work?"
He agreed so readily that it actually provoked rejection.
Ferda asked further.
"Does that mean you will swear loyalty to me?"
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"I thought you didn't want my loyalty?"
"Right. All I need is for us to run toward a common goal."
From the start, there was neither the desire to extract loyalty from this man nor the conviction that he could.
Ferda had even used the pretext of asking him to monitor himself when he first proposed knighthood to him.
"By the way, where does this mission to kill demons originate from?"
He answered.
Е̊ n ũm̀а́
"Why do you think we breathe?"
"To live."
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"It is the same. It is something we must do even if we don't want to, something we must do even without being conscious of it."
"If the things to kill keep increasing, there's nothing better than that."
"Watch your mouth, Regent."
He warned in a low voice.
Ēn u ḿа̀ . і́d
"Even without a mission for humanity or for the continent, I am not a slaughter maniac who desires chaos."
"My apologies for provoking you."
Ferda felt the need to peer into his true thoughts, even just a little.
"After we eliminate our common enemy, what do you plan to do? Isn't that the same as stopping breathing?"
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"There is no such thing as being alive while no longer breathing."
It was a statement that he would die in the end.
Ẽ ṅũ_m̂а.і̆ d̄
"This Q&A is boring now. I'd like to stop. Is there more?"
"No."
Ferda rose from his seat.
"Since you probably don't like boasting all over the neighborhood, I'll keep the inauguration ceremony simple. Before that, can you spare some separate time?"
"What time?"
"Shouldn't I show magitech to someone who says he's interested in magitech?"
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There was also a need to verify if he was truly interested in magitech.
Ferda decided to take him to Vernel.
* * *
Valdrova Castle, Research Building.
It is famous for ongoing research and development, and for the endless explosion sounds and screams.
"I greet you, Regent-nim. The person beside you is...?"
Ё ǹum а̊
"His name is Alberto. The man famous as the Moving Fortress."
"Ah, is that so?"
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Vernel showed an attitude of roughly acknowledging him as some noble person.
At the same time, he showed displeasure at the outsider.
The nobles who had met Vernel always tried to gain the upper hand by brandishing their status.
That disgust was currently amplified through Ureas.
W е b̆.ǹ o vе̄l Ёn̄ ú m̃а̀
Ferda glanced up at his head and said.
"You've lost a lot more hair than before."
"The fortunate thing is it's not just me. You have to endure this pain to surpass the Malcolm Intelligence Standard."
"Malcolm Intelligence Standard?"
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That was why screams never ceased in the castle.
Malcolm of Peach Hill.
W eb̈n ӧv̌е̃ l Еňů m̈ а̊
A country bumpkin who remains a mystery even after the reason he became an Imperial Knight was revealed.
Right now, a man who has become the nightmare of all researchers.
The only thing that idiot did while sitting in the knight's position was weapon demonstration operation.
Almost all magitech weapons had to meet the standard of being operable by Malcolm, so for the research team, it was nothing short of a Wall of Lamentation.
Firepower must be good, structure must be simple, and it must be an ideal item that doesn't take long for first-time users to master.
The efforts for that utopia were burning along with his hair roots.
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Of course, Ferda did not feel pity for Vernel suffering such pain.
The future Vernel was already bald, and right now he still has plenty of hair.
"This is an ambitious work that endlessly improved the magitech rifle. To reduce reload time, processed and refined mana stones are loaded and swapped in the form of magazines, and the magic circle power is also drawn from the magazine to aim for immediate firing."
Recalling what he read in the report, it was keeping pace not only with performance but also with production cost reduction and process simplification.
Ferda looked down at the improved rifle.
Unlike the initial model that had things dangling all over, it had a simple appearance and was even designed.
Ẃ e bn оv́ еl̄ Еn̆ üṁа
"Can I try using it?"
"Of course."
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Vernel was full of confidence, and rightfully so.
Dispelling the doubt of whether this thing really fires, he attached the magazine, pulled the trigger, and with a roar, a single blue streak flew forward.
One magazine's mana stone can fire 30 mana bullets, and the process of removing the mana stone was also simple: press the catch, detach, and reattach.
'Humans who can wield 30 mana bullets...'
Е́ ǹ ū ṁ.â
Even Ferda himself found the result hard to believe.
If one person carries 6 magazines, theoretically a single commoner can perform the role of 36 1st Circle mages.
Mana stones made by filtering and condensing water contaminated by demonic energy are steadily piling up in the warehouse, so the energy source is also sufficient.
He made a satisfied face, then glanced to the side.
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Alberto was quietly looking down at the object.
"Want to try?"
En û m̂â . i d̊
"....."
Alberto looked at the object quietly, then picked up the rifle with his large hand.
He shouldered and aimed with a posture even more skilled than Ferda's.
Papapapang!
His aim was also skilled, hitting the center of the target consecutively.
The watching researchers could only admire his skill.
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But he soon seemed to lose interest, placed it on the table, and said.
"Weak. And light."
"Th-this isn't... a weak level... and it's not that light even among commoners..."
Vernel muttered, not knowing his life was precious.
But feeling the gaze through the helmet, he soon shut his mouth.
"The efficiency of tactical infantry gets better by the day. Is there nothing else worth introducing?"
Е ń u̇ m а́
"O-of course there is."
The item presented this time was a small fruit-like object that fit in one hand, unlike the rifle.
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"It is a mana grenade. Similar to the Mana Bomb you know, Regent-nim, it spreads shock and pure mana throughout the area."
This time, Vernel demonstrated it himself.
The shockwave spread 20 meters, and mana flared throughout the area.
It looked sufficiently effective for stopping the movements of things that move nimbly.
En̊ù m а̂
It seems to have value as a strategic weapon for infantry.
But he was curious about Alberto's standard.
"How about this?"
"Hmm..."
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He exhaled, then fastened all three grenade samples to his own belt.
Vernel muttered quietly, "You can't take those..."
W еb̈ń о̄v̌е̄l Е̇n̂ ü.m ǎ
Ferda realized for certain from that sight.
What this human needs is a single shot - firepower.
"Can't you introduce something else? Something with good firepower."
"Something with good firepower... there is, but it's still a beta version and the efficiency isn't high..."
"That won't matter."
The item Vernel brought saying that was similar to the magitech rifle.
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However, unlike the current long and thin barrel, it was thick and short, and there were two of them attached.
Vernel spoke of the item like this.
"It is a magitech shotgun."
