Lord of Training - Chapter 116



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116. To the Empire.

“Her Royal Highness Princess Sophia Russell has arrived.”

“insect!”

We all saluted in unison.

Sophia got out of the carriage and spoke with difficulty.

“Oh my! Thank you.”

Now I’m sending my youngest off at 13!

There are four older brothers······.

To be honest, I was half in doubt when the youngest princess said she would go, but it was true.

They were truly a worthless royal family.

“My name is Alain Bombard, and I am in charge of the escort.”

“I heard the story of Sir Alain from my sister Audrey.”

“Oh! I see.”

I guess Audrey told my story because she was my cousin.

“It is an honor to be escorted by the rising divinity of Atlan.”

“Divine? That is too much praise. I am honored to serve Your Highness the Princess.”

“Thank you for saying so. You are truly as sweet as Audrey said.”

He was imitating the way adults spoke, but his voice was still young, which made me feel sorry for him.

Moreover, its small size aroused a protective instinct in those who saw it.

The way she slightly dimples when she smiles makes me look like Lieutenant Colonel Audrey.

“Lieutenant Lacey!”

“yes!”

“You must serve Her Highness at close range. You must not take your eyes off her even for a moment.”

“Chung! I have received your order.”

Lieutenant Lacey approached Princess Sophia and saluted.

“We will do our best to keep you safe.”

Lacey was a female agent who joined the special forces unit along with Stella.

The percentage of female members in the aviation magician division was higher than that of other divisions, but last time, only two people entered our division.

The reason she was called this time was to escort the princess.

“Now, please board the transport plane.”

“is it so.”

Princess Sophia boarded the transport with her four maids.

Then Paolo Jorge of the Privy Council and three men from the Foreign Office boarded the transport plane.

It was a very small delegation for a diplomatic mission.

If it were me, I would send as many people as possible, even if it’s just to show it to the outside world. And as the representative of the delegation, I should send someone like the Minister of Foreign Affairs or the Minister of the Interior, but the youngest princess who is not even an adult yet!

Surely the Emperor of the Empire wouldn’t do something to the delegation······.

“Come on! Let’s get on board. Let’s go!”

“let’s go!”

The agents boarded the transport plane one by one.

The agents look slightly excited.

Although it is an empire that is no different from an enemy country, it feels like a vacation because it is an escort mission rather than a life-threatening battle.

It was a long way from Rondos to the capital of the empire.

Crossing the high mountain range was now too dangerous and unsafe, so we decided to go back north of Lutes.

Because of that, it took ten days to get to Las Saus, and we had to make six ports of call along the way.

***

Wheeing!

“Can I sit next to you?”

“I know.”

Paolo and Jorge sat next to me.

“Who came up with the idea to form this delegation?”

I asked something I was curious about.

“Don’t be ridiculous. Originally, I was going to send one of the princes, but they all suddenly excused themselves by saying they were sick, and in the end, only the youngest princess remained. In addition, the ministers made all sorts of excuses to avoid going to the empire and left······.”

“And the remaining members are these.”

“yes.”

Paolo shook his head with a disgusted expression.

“Then I guess you participated reluctantly.”

“No, I volunteered.”

“resource?”

When I made a face like, “Why?”, Paolo smiled and answered.

“That’s to go with Brigadier General Alain.”

This guy is still good at talking nonsense.

“Why didn’t you join the special forces? The trainees who participated in the expedition were given priority.”

“Of course I wanted to join the special forces. But honestly, I didn’t want to become one of the many aerial magic knights of the captain.”

“You don’t want to be one of my airborne magic knights? What do you mean?”

“Major Phelps is your adjutant, and Lieutenant Colonel Audrey and Lieutenant Colonel Nicole, who have excellent air combat capabilities, are on your right and left. I’m not a genius like Franco Vidali, nor do I have special abilities like a subspace warehouse like Stella. At the very least, I wanted to be someone you can’t live without.”

“But you entered the Privy Council?”

Paolo made a meaningful expression.

“In fact, since the captain can handle most things on his own, I thought long and hard about what Captain Alain lacks.”

“so?”

“I thought I lacked information. I used to be called a swindler among the nobles. So I thought that I could make good use of my special talents and that I could make up for what the General lacked by gathering as much information as I could. And since the Privy Council manages the National Intelligence Service, I thought I could access information before anyone else and confirm quality information. That’s why I joined the Privy Council.”

Hey, look at this guy!

Paolo knew exactly what I was lacking at the time.

“So, have you gathered a lot of information?”

“It’s only the first year so we haven’t been able to gather any quality information. However, we are increasing the number of sources so we will soon receive good information.”

I chuckled.

I don’t know if I can believe this guy now, but he was definitely smart.

“If you’ve been here for a year and still haven’t gathered information, then you’re not competent.”

If I were in the Privy Council, I think I would have already gathered a lot of good information.

“Of course I have some information, but I don’t have much information related to Brigadier General Alain, so that’s why I told you that.”

“Then let me ask you one thing. Can you explain to me in detail what is happening in the Tapeld estate right now?”

I don’t think it will be of much help to me if I don’t know this much information.

In the end, it meant that he was an unnecessary person.

And the Airborne Magic Knights follow me into battle, risking their lives, so I can’t just sit back and trust all the information I get.

“Minister Giles is leading the way and investing the gold that will go to the Tapeld territory into expanding the capital, building a shipyard, and expanding the resource gate plantation. Naturally, His Majesty the King has given his permission. I understand that Brigadier General Chuck Kilgarven protested, but he was given a mansion in the capital, servants, gold, and a promotion in rank to quell the protest.”

“Is that true now?”

“Yes, I swear it on my family line.”

In the end, my father was right.

That’s why you can’t ignore experience.

Chuck Kilgaven gave up his land for his own glory.

I thought Brigadier General Chuck would be a good neighbor because he listens to me well······.

“Then, you must know information about our Hebrok territory as well.”

“There are no details, but there is one peculiarity that the National Intelligence Service is monitoring.”

“What is that?”

“Food. I have been wondering why they have been buying so much food from Hebrok Estate for the past three years.”

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

“I have just recently received the information. And I am going to the Empire with you to tell you. This is a very natural meeting.”

I nodded and smiled.

“It wouldn’t be a bad thing to have someone like you in the Privy Council.”

“Look at that. Am I not of use to you, Captain?”

Paolo smiled.

“I’m sorry, but I can’t trust you yet. I don’t know what you’re doing when I can’t see it.”

“I understand. But you will trust me later. I am sincere to you, Captain.”

“Really? Then I’ll watch.”

I took out my two dimensional radios, charged them, and tuned them to the frequency.

And he handed one to Paolo.

“Let me know if you have any important information.”

“Thank you for trusting me”

“You didn’t say you believed it?”

“It means you listen to what I have to say, so that’s enough for me.”

What a funny guy.

Paolo returned to his seat, smiling, wondering what was good.

More importantly, the National Intelligence Service is keeping an eye on our territory, so we need to be careful.

Orcs were very good eaters, and if you combine the orcs and dwarves, the number reached 80,000.

With the elves joining us, we’ll need more food for the time being.

Should I deal separately with the Kingdom of Albion?

Because of the gate, there was an overabundance of food there and it was the largest exporter of canned goods.

‘Or, now that the dwarves have stabilized, should we add one more dimensional gate?’

Anyway, once this was over, I had to create a dimensional gate beyond the barrier in order to keep my promise with the elves.

And I also had to create a gate leading to the spirit world.

We also need to create a resource gate.

The dimensional core will be tight.

Or else, just jump through the labyrinth gate one more time.

Now 9 months.

As my mandatory service period approaches, I have more work to do.

***

[Lasaus, the capital of the Lacrosse Empire]

“Wow! I didn’t know it would be this big.”

Phelps looked out the window and gaped.

Honestly, I was surprised too.

I knew it was the biggest city in the world, but I didn’t know it was this big.

In addition, the city was well laid out, with roads laid out straight like a checkerboard centered around the main street.

“I heard that Lasau’s population is a little over 3 million. And since the slums aren’t included in the statistics, it’s probably much higher.”

At Paolo’s words, the men opened their mouths once again.

I was less shocked because I lived in a city with a population of over ten million people on Earth.

The population that was like that was drastically reduced when the dimensional gate was created.

Captain Carlin asked Paolo.

“But, there are slums in Las Vegas too?”

“Why wouldn’t there be? If you go west of the city, there are said to be tens of thousands of tents. And those without tents just sleep on the streets.”

“Huh! There are beggars in the Empire too? It’s the same here.”

What does the world’s most powerful nation do?

If we had the money to attack and occupy other countries, we could save all those people and still have some left over.

While everyone was amazed at the size of the imperial capital, I was pondering another matter.

‘Damn, how am I supposed to find the secret lab in something this big?’

There is one week left until the parade.

We have to somehow raid the Imperial Secret Research Institute inside.

No, we need to investigate.

***

[7th Officer]

There was a separate envoy’s office about a 30-minute walk from the west gate of the palace.

The envoy’s quarters had high walls and a guard post at the entrance, and there were soldiers patrolling the area, so it was a safe place.

Actually, I’ll keep an eye on it.

However, entry and exit to the shrine was free.

However, as the parade is just around the corner, there is a curfew starting at midnight.

So I had to get back to the shrine before midnight.

“Sir Alain isn’t going with you?”

Princess Sophia asked as she was preparing to go out.

“Yes. I have a separate mission.”

“Ah! Somehow, I found it strange that someone as famous as Kyung came with me.”

I’m famous?

I’ll have to ask Paolo later what his opinion is.

“Don’t worry too much. My agents are all capable knights.”

“Okay.”

She answered weakly.

I looked at Phelps.

“Major Phelps, you must remain within five meters of Her Royal Highness at all times.”

“yes!”

Phelps and his crew were entrusted with the escort of Princess Sophia.

And then I started exploring the city in earnest.

I didn’t care if someone was following me.

I’ll naturally go to a tea house and do some shopping.

“I would like a cup of coffee.”

First, I sat down at a tea house near the south gate of the palace and drank tea.

The streets were busy preparing for the festival.

The festival had a greater meaning than celebrating the emperor’s birthday.

The parade was held not on this street, but inside the palace.

On that day, people were allowed to enter the outer wall, and the parade ended by entering through the north gate of the outer wall, circling clockwise, and exiting through the west gate.

So, to shoot the emperor, you have to go into the palace.

And I heard that the distance between the outer and inner walls is over 2km.

I think I know why sniper assassinations are difficult.

There were no buildings around to hide in.

However, it won’t be easy to get into the outer city and settle down.

Because there will be so many people, and the Imperial soldiers will be watching from the top of the walls and in the sky.

I went into the bathroom and turned on the dimension detector.

The maximum range of the dimensional detector is 3km, so if there’s a secret base nearby······.

‘What? You found it so easily.’

Dimensional energy reaction found.

But that location was too deep.

The problem wasn’t finding the base, it was finding the entrance.

If the entrance is only inside the palace, it cannot be infiltrated right away.

Not only do we not know its internal structure, there are many people watching it, and there will definitely be traps and alarms everywhere.

Moreover, the Imperial Palace is under surveillance by the Imperial Aerial Magic Knights, making it impossible to infiltrate by sky.

The informants probably died trying to infiltrate the palace.

First, I headed towards another entrance.

This time, I turned on the dimensional detector at the east gate of the palace.

There was a dimensional energy reaction here too.

It turns out the entire basement of the palace is a secret base.

The problem is that the size of the imperial palace is not like the Atlan royal palace, which has a few royal castles and buildings inside and a wall surrounding it.

It was too big here.

***

We searched all the way to the North Gate with detectors and returned to the envoy’s office early.

Princess Sophia and her crew have not returned yet.

‘How can I get into the secret base?’

The entire basement of the palace was a secret base.

Even if you went inside the outer gate with people during the parade period, finding the entrance to the secret base was a problem, and if the entrance was only inside the inner gate, that was also a problem.

Even if I could somehow find the entrance by penetrating the inner sanctum, there wasn’t enough time.

After the parade is over, people will leave, and if I can’t get out, I’ll be isolated in the palace alone.

In addition, there was a named-class aerial magic knight, so escaping wasn’t easy.

Since there was a secret base in such a difficult place to get to, I wanted to raid it more.

No, I wanted to investigate further.

End