Lord of Training - Chapter 111



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111. You came to the right place.

The reason we can trust the elves is because their current situation is trustworthy.

The Orcs and their allies got them for practically nothing, having brought them from a world in ruins.

And the dwarves, who were on the verge of death being pushed back by the soldiers of the Kingdom of Baern, easily followed me and migrated, settling in the mountain ranges of our territory.

And the elves, as I see it, are now in a position to be absorbed into the empire.

They had been with the empire too long and were losing their identity.

There was no way Evolod didn’t know that.

‘But I reached out my hand too early for nothing. It was embarrassing.’

Evolod glanced at Iris.

And then he looked at me again.

“Good! Our forest elf clan will ally with Alain Bombard.”

“I thought about it carefully.”

I shook hands with Evolod.

In this way, the third alien race immigrated to our territory.

“When are you going to immigrate?”

“As soon as possible, so as not to be dragged off to the battlefield.”

Evolod was troubled.

“There are 5,000 of us in my clan, so it’s not easy to move them all at once. And there are quite a few elves serving as officers in the Imperial Army, so I have to contact them one by one.”

“It’s your job to gather all the elves. With five thousand, you’ll need at least twenty transport ships.”

“Is there a time when we need a transport ship?”

“I’ll try to prepare for that. If the elves are deployed to the northern Bavaria front, I’ll go to Frederick’s territory.”

“That must be it.”

“Then let’s send a transport ship to the Shohoka River, the Bavarian border.”

Evolod looked puzzled.

“Is it really possible?”

“There’s a saying that goes, “If there’s no path, make one.” We have to do it somehow.”

I was reminded of Admiral Enoch Walker, whom I had met in the Kingdom of Nubua.

Nubua was absorbed into the Atlan Kingdom, and he listened to me and obediently cooperated with Atlan for the sake of the Nubua people, and was currently serving as the commander of the Atlan Southern Fleet.

In that case, it seemed like we could easily lend about 20 transport ships.

If that doesn’t work, we’ll have to ask Commander Harry Russell.

***

Swaaaaaaah!

It’s been raining nonstop since yesterday.

“Huh! It looks like there’s a hole in the sky.”

Major Phelps looked at the sky and shook his head.

A rainy day was the worst day for an air magician.

When you climb into the sky with poor visibility and your whole body wet, your body temperature drops rapidly, so your body stiffens and your judgment of the situation deteriorates.

So today we decided to rest in the cave again.

Anyway, it would take several days for the imperial forces to unite and hunt or search for secret bases.

I was organizing the items I had taken from the high elf secret base near the entrance.

Saint Veronica approached.

“There’s something strange over there.”

“yes?”

“You said yesterday. If there is a place with more than one dimensional core, please let me know.”

“Is there a place where dimensional cores are already gathered?”

“That’s a bit different. There’s only one small dimensional core, but there are dozens of smaller fragments.”

“Ah! It’s a dimensional core fragment.”

If there was a piece of the dimensional core, it was most likely an elven base.

“I’ve been watching since yesterday just in case, but there’s been no movement.”

After hearing the last words, it seemed certain that it was an elf base.

“How long will it take from here?”

“Considering the distance we have traveled so far, it will take three days.”

“It’s not close.”

Still, if it was an elf base, it was worth a visit.

The saint’s abilities were truly the best in the Labyrinth Gate.

I must take it with me when I enter the destroyed world later.

“Okay! Everyone, get ready to go.”

“Yes? Where are you going?”

“The saint discovered the elf base. So we must go there.”

Flying in the rain is a bit daunting, but farming is important.

We moved in the rain.

***

Three days later.

We were walking through what used to be a city.

The buildings were gone, and only the ruins of the ruins told us that this had once been a city.

Moreover, the surrounding area was a wasteland where not a single blade of grass grew.

“There’s an elf base in a place like this?”

Evolod tilted his head.

“It’s down here.”

The saint looked down at her feet.

And my dimension detector was pointing down too.

“Okay! Everyone spread out and find a staircase or hole that will lead you down to the basement!”

“yes!”

I looked at Iris.

She, who is usually cheerful, had a stiff expression today.

“Iris, do you know where this is?”

Iris nodded.

“It’s the capital of the Belonde Empire. It’s the largest of the elven cities. When I came here before, many of the buildings had collapsed, but it was where the elves lived······.”

I thought I knew why her expression was so bad.

Iris’ past memories came back to her.

Her past was only a few years ago, but time has passed by over a thousand years.

“There’s something here!”

It was Captain Kalin’s voice.

He was a member with very good eyesight.

Two staircases were glimpsed beneath the largest pile of ruins.

“Everyone, clear this place!”

I also used my body strengthening skill and cleared the debris.

Then the stairs came into view.

“Shall I wait here?”

Phelps asked.

“Keep your dimensional radio handy, and contact me if anything happens.”

“yes!”

I went down the stairs with Iris, Veronica, and Evolod.

‘What are you thinking, building a secret base underground in the capital?’

Where there were many elves, dimensional monsters would gather and attack.

Because there is plenty of food.

So it would have been safer to hide it in a remote place like other elven bases.

Or is it a base built at a time when it was not being pushed around by dimensional monsters?

I went down for a while.

Then a passage appeared.

We walked along the passage.

Judging from the fact that they were able to build such a sturdy underground space, it seems clear that the elves’ architectural skills and level of civilization must have been quite high.

“It’s the door.”

At the end of the passage was a steel door.

I even tried using my body strengthening skill and pushing, but it didn’t open.

Even though we combined our powers all the way to Evolod, he didn’t budge an inch.

“How do I open this?”

It’s a narrow passage, so you can’t detonate things like bombs.

Then Iris tried to open the door.

Boom! Wheezing!

“It’s open?”

“what?”

Can only high elves open it?

We opened the thick steel door and went inside.

There was a large switch on the wall, so I flipped it up.

Crunch!

Pot! Papapapot!

The ceiling lights came on.

Then, a huge secret laboratory came into view.

It was easier to breathe than in the hallway, as the air was coming from somewhere.

“Huh? It’s so clean here?”

Everyone looked surprised.

I would have believed it even if you had said you had used it just a moment ago.

Did you do something with the magic circle?

“Everyone, take your time and look through it carefully.”

I turned on the dimensional detector and started looking for the dimensional core and dimensional core fragments.

I followed the detector and found a door. I opened the door and went inside to find what appeared to be a laboratory.

however······.

‘Huh! As expected, this isn’t Iris’ first time······.’

I felt bitter.

Inside a large transparent flask was the corpse of an elf.

And there were dozens of such clear flasks.

Some of them looked horribly like they had been completely dissected.

This was a place where biological experiments were conducted on elves.

From the moment I found Iris, I knew that someone had implanted a medium-sized dimensional core into her body.

But it was impossible to succeed in such a difficult task right away.

How many elves were sacrificed in the process?

Now it makes sense why they built such a secret laboratory underground in the city.

Because it’s easy to get test subjects.

I looked inside the flask.

‘It’s an external fusion!’

A complex external ductile pattern was visible on the floor.

It was the second time I saw traces of an alchemist.

And the dimensional core fragments were inside these elf test subjects.

Iris must not see this!

It was when I turned to close the door.

“What, what the heck is this······.”

Iris’s eyes showed both indescribable sadness and anger.

Evolod also followed in and was shocked.

And Saint Veronica also came in last and frowned.

“Evolod, take the Saintess and Iris to the entrance. I will follow you shortly.”

“I get it.”

Evolod bit his lip and led the two, who were in shock, towards the entrance.

I looked around here a little more.

Human body flexibility!

It seemed like they were trying to synthesize a living elf and a dimensional core into a fusion circle.

Homunculi were beings created by implanting a philosopher’s stone (dimensional core) into a dead creature or a created doll and drawing the soul from the abyss.

The downside was that past memories were lost, they had to be taught to walk step by step, and it took a considerable amount of time to form a new personality.

And depending on which soul entered, the disposition or values ​​could change.

But if you plant a dimensional core in a living creature, there is no need to worry about tendencies, and there is no need for time to teach them.

‘Even if the elves are on the verge of destruction from dimensional monsters, they still create monsters!’

Iris was a monster, a mutant.

A living monster, despite having been in a capsule for a thousand years.

The reason for creating such a mutant high elf was obvious.

Dimensional weapons.

That means you will be able to use dimensional swords or dimensional weapons made through alchemy right away.

And there’s something like the dimensional energy charging capsule we saw before, so you can fight infinitely until you die.

‘Iris will be very shocked······.’

There was nothing more to be gained from this.

I was planning to just take the Dimensional Core and the Dimensional Core Fragments and leave.

“What is this?”

A translucent blue monster in the last large flask!

Even the things that move are alive!

I had no choice but to bring back Iris and Evolod.

“This is a spirit!”

“government ordinance?”

“Undine, the water spirit. A high-level spirit.”

“Wow! These guys even experimented on spirits.”

I couldn’t help but swear.

“It’s strange. Even the highest level spirits can’t live this long······.”

Then Veronica said.

“I sense dimensional energy from this spirit.”

I also took a look at the dimensional detector.

“That’s true.”

Has this spirit completely absorbed the dimensional core fragment?

So you’re still alive now?

That was the most appropriate interpretation for the current situation.

“Let’s save him!”

Iris said.

Then Evolod took on a serious expression.

“Higher spirits can be dangerous because they have strong egos. And since they have been imprisoned here for a thousand years, they will likely have a hatred for elves engraved in them.”

It sounded pretty plausible.

But Iris seemed to have already made up her mind and grabbed the handle of the Dimensional Sword.

“Wait. If you cut this with your dimensional sword, the spirit will freeze too.”

“Oh! I see.”

I used my body strengthening skill and broke the flask with the dragon claw.

Then, a high-ranking water spirit came out from within.

Then he rushed straight towards Iris.

“Dangerous!”

Evolod shouted, but······.

“Kkuit!”

The water spirit was caressing Iris’s cheek.

The water spirit quickly transformed into a form that looked exactly like Iris.

“He’s a good boy. His name is Puke.”

“Puke? Can you speak spirit language?”

Iris pointed to the dimensional translator in her ear.

“With this, we can have simple conversations. And a long time ago, spirits and elves were one. Then, after a very long time, they separated.”

I cautiously reached out and touched Puke.

Then the guy came over to me.

“Oh! How quiet!”

The feeling of being touched by the spirit was just like touching cold water.

It’s a little ticklish.

Evolod followed me and reached out his hand to Puke.

Phew!

“omg!”

Puke suddenly transformed into a large tooth shape and tried to bite.

Evolod stepped back in surprise.

“I hate you.”

Only Iris and I could touch Puke.

It seemed that as the dimensional core fragments seeped into his body, he felt a sense of kinship with us, emitting the same dimensional energy.

“Let’s get out. I’ll clean up this place. Everyone, get out.”

After the elves and the saintess left, I took only the dimensional core and dimensional core fragments and sprinkled oil here and there.

Then he threw two magic grenades and left the room.

Boom! Boom!

Hwaaaaaaaaaa!

***

[Clear Conditions: Obtain the Small Dimensional Core (24/10), Activate the Last Legacy of the Lost World with the Small Dimensional Core (0/10)]

“Another dimensional core just disappeared here.”

Veronica marked the approximate location on the map.

One side was hunting and collecting dimensional cores, while the other side was searching for elf secret bases, farming, and collecting dimensional cores.

It seemed like the Imperial Army was trying to gather as many dimensional cores as possible and take as much of the heritage out at once.

I can’t stand seeing that sight again.

“The group here has 13 dimensional cores.”

“There are also knights of the air magic?”

“Yes. People with dimensional cores always move here and disappear. There must be someone here with a subspace warehouse.”

The imperial search party was divided into several groups.

The team that was hunting monsters hard in the jungle beyond the desert where we had caught the elite dimension dragon was clearly the named aerial magic knights.

They were leveling up by killing elite-level aerial magic knights and S-rank dimensional monsters, and collecting dimensional cores one by one.

Next, there were several search parties in the east, which could be called the mid- to low-level area.

Among them, the one I’m focusing on is a group about 50km east of where I first fell.

Audrey and Cameron, who had awakened their five magic spells, had fallen to the place where they had been before, and there was a large group of ace-class aerial magic knights and regular magic knights.

And sometimes other groups would bring dimensional cores here, and they would disappear right away. That means there’s a subspace warehouse.

Of course, even if it was in a subspace warehouse, it wasn’t difficult to steal it.

Because we had Ensign Duncan with copy skills.

The reason I sent Duncan to the labyrinth gate first was to prepare for times like this.

“Okay! Everyone, change into your Imperial Army uniforms.”

“yes!”

The military uniform I obtained by defeating the Imperial Army at the Ferring City Gate before was useful this time as well.

I was thinking of giving the empire a big fuck before I went out.

***

Phelps and Kalin return from their night patrol.

“Aviation is poorly defended.”

Of course.

There are no flying monsters around here, so you’ll think only the Imperial Army has entered the gate.

Infiltration was not difficult, as they were only on guard against monsters approaching from the ground.

Besides, anyone can tell that we’re an imperial army now.

“And Princess Scarlett is here.”

“what?”

Scarlett Mode’s Seven Princesses.

Four years ago, during the siege of the Lutes capital, I secretly robbed Evolod of her subspace warehouse with his help.

There, they looted a lot of the elven heritage and gold coins.

‘Then you’ve come to the right place!’

End