Lord of Training - Chapter 12



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12. Dimensional Core Fragment.

12. Dimensional Core Fragment.

Dimensional core fragment.

It’s clear that my dimensional energy is recharging much faster because of this!

For a moment, many things that would happen in the future flashed through my mind.

’10 years. 5 years. No, maybe even sooner than that, you can become an S-class alchemist!’

I studied alchemy for 15 years, locked in the basement of the laboratory.

From that experience, I knew how important the dimensional core fragment was to me.

Even with the S-class alchemist Hunter Choi Yeonseong, he was able to create homunculi that he had not been able to do before, and he was also able to use external alchemy circles much faster.

And although he said it with a smile, the goal of becoming a lord seemed tangible.

so!

‘I have to get this!’

My heart was pounding wildly.

But how?

Those three dimensional core pieces clearly seemed to be the lost legacy.

So, if you take that, you can exit the labyrinth gate, and as soon as you take it out, it will become the property of the Atlan Kingdom.

Most likely, it will go into the secret laboratory.

In short, the moment I took it out, it was no longer mine.

Is there no way?

I was lost in thought for a moment.

“Ah! Major Nicole and her platoon don’t know what a lost legacy is!”

And I don’t even know what the legacy is like.

I don’t even know what it is!

Then if you give me something else······.

He shook his head.

Major Nicole is not stupid.

I’m definitely going to test this to see if it’s real heritage.

If you want to deceive perfectly, you have to give one of them the truth.

It’s okay. There are still two left.

I know there are three lost legacies listed in the status window, but I don’t know that they are of the same type.

So, if I made something plausible as an inheritance, I thought I would be fooled.

‘Then what would be good for the other two legacies?’

I took a slow look around the lab.

A space larger than a soccer field.

At least a few hundred people must have experimented in this lab.

On one side, there were piles of military supplies and strange experimental equipment.

Then, in one corner, I discovered a life-sized wooden doll wearing a bulletproof vest.

His vest was torn like a rag, as if he had been testing it with a pistol.

I looked inside the bulletproof vest to see a metal plate.

‘Huh? It’s just a slight bullet hole.’

The bulletproof vest I’m wearing right now was dented to the point where it was almost punctured by a rifle bullet.

Some bullet holes had small holes at the ends.

But this one had bullet marks, but they weren’t deep.

The metal plate inside was stronger.

The overall weight of the vest was also lighter.

‘This weighs about 4kg.’

The bulletproof vest I’m wearing now weighs about 5kg.

And judging by the fact that they were actively experimenting here, this one must be newer.

It’s a bit of a shame to have to hand it over to the military higher-ups, but I think it should be at least to this extent to be considered a legacy.

Anyway, I can return to Yeonseongjin later and make a stronger and lighter bulletproof vest.

I brought my experimental bulletproof vest.

‘If I just find one more······.’

To the side, I noticed sandbags piled high, wooden dolls with holes in them, and a sniper rifle.

Five wooden dolls were pierced in one room?

They all had holes in the same spot.

This would be perfect if Private Nana John wrote it.

It was a weapon that would be quite powerful if wielded by me, who had sniping skills, and Corporal John Cutter, who had explosive skills.

Of course, it would be more appropriate for Private John, the best marksman in the company, to write this.

‘Let’s just take this.’

This time, when dealing with a D-class dimensional monster, I confirmed the importance of sniping.

It could protect the magic knights who were directly dealing with the monsters, or it could create attack timing.

The level and rank of a magic knight can only be increased by entering the dimensional gate and defeating dimensional monsters.

One day, we might have to enter the gate to further develop our skills, so we needed a decent sniper rifle for that time.

First, I put the sniper rifle in my workshop.

A situation where you have to find one more.

Isn’t there anything plausible?

A cabinet containing research papers was visible.

‘Should I just pack my papers?’

Anyway, there’s probably no one in this world who knows the language.

And you may not even know which documents are important.

Okay, I’ve decided.

There was no time to delay for too long.

He opened the cabinet, took out the documents inside, and stuffed them into a nearby bag.

As much as possible.

‘Now all that’s left is to collect the dimensional core fragments······.’

It seemed dangerous to just carry around a piece of the dimensional core.

Isn’t there something suitable?

It was time to look around.

Under one of the desks, a metal box with a handle was visible.

The number is four.

It seemed like a piece of the dimensional core was originally stored there.

I moved three boxes to the side.

As I was about to collect the Dimensional Core Fragment, a round metal plate the size of my palm caught my eye right behind me.

‘What is that?’

[Gravity Field Generator – Can change the nature of spacetime to set the surrounding gravity. (Maximum influence range – 10 meters)

Contains fragments of the dimensional core.

After using it once, you must recharge dimensional energy before you can use it again.]

Huh! So this is what they were developing here.

So, it seems that here, they made weapons and equipment using fragments of broken dimensional cores and experimented with them.

Their technical skills seemed much higher than I expected.

Is this a prototype?

How does it work?

There was something like a dial on the plate, and buttons could be seen on the side.

It seemed like it would be a pretty decent weapon if it worked.

I decided to check it later and put it in the workshop.

Now I opened the metal box.

Then he broke the transparent cylinder and carefully placed the dimensional core fragment inside.

One success.

[Find the Lost World Heritage (1/3)]

As expected, the count went up.

I put the box containing the legacy in the alchemist’s workshop.

And the other dimensional core pieces were placed in the box in the same way.

I put one in the workshop and held the last one in my hand.

[Find the Lost World Heritage (3/3)]

[The mission has been cleared.]

[If you take the Lost Legacy out of the gate, the gate entrance will automatically close.]

‘Let’s hurry up and go now.’

***

“These are the lost heritages?”

“Yes, I found it in the secret storage. Would you like to take a look?”

Major Nicole’s eyes sparkled.

He recognized the documents and bulletproof vest at a glance, but he looked curious about what was inside the metal box.

“This is it.”

He opened the box and handed it to Major Nicole.

“A fragment of the dimensional core······?”

“I don’t know what it’s for, but it’s definitely a lost legacy. Turn on the mission status screen and try putting the box down.”

Major Nicole put the metal box down where I told her to.

[Find the Lost World Heritage (2/3)]

“Ah! It’s definitely a legacy.”

“This bulletproof vest is made of a material that cannot be penetrated by ordinary bullets. It is also very light. It is something that our technology cannot yet produce. And this document clearly records something very important.”

It was when Major Nicole reached for her bulletproof vest and documents.

“Let’s go outside and take a look. You may not know this, Major, but we’re out of food and water, so my platoon and I haven’t eaten anything today.”

“Oh! Is that so?”

Actually, I had breakfast, but she didn’t know it, and I didn’t have time to eat lunch.

And it wasn’t a lie, because it was true that they were outwardly running out of food and water.

Because the remaining food and water were in my alchemist’s workshop.

Sergeant Phelps intervened.

“Look at the mission status screen. The count is all up. We’ve definitely found the lost relic, so let’s get out of the gate for now. I’m hungry, but I’m dying of thirst.”

Phelps was a quick-witted man.

When I showed signs of being in a hurry, he immediately responded.

A person can survive without eating a few meals, but he cannot survive without drinking water.

“Okay. Let’s move quickly.”

“You take that dimensional core piece, Major. Sergeant Phelps and I will take the rest.”

As expected, everything went as I intended.

We headed towards the gate entrance along that road.

“Wait a minute. There might be enemies waiting outside, so I’ll go out first.”

Major Nicole drew her sword at the gate.

“Shall I take that dimensional core piece?”

“No. I will listen.”

Major Nicole took a deep breath, holding the box in one hand and the sword in the other, and walked out the gate.

Looking at her back, I felt a little sorry.

‘Farewell, princess of a ruined country.’

When Medic Watts treated her the first day, he heard her babbling.

Nicole Braschi is the princess of the already fallen kingdom of Bork, which has been absorbed into the Empire.

She seemed to be having nightmares because of her sense of responsibility for not being able to prevent the fall of the kingdom, and now she was in exile in the kingdom of Atlan, fighting as a soldier.

The reason she was so desperate was probably because she wanted to get her country back. But it was a distant dream since it had already fallen over ten years ago.

Of course, what do you think? We won’t see each other again.

The moment we exit the gate, we will each go to our units.

“Okay! Everyone, be on your guard! We’re going out too!”

“yes!”

***

As we passed through the labyrinth gate, there were people waiting for us.

“Why are there so many?”

“Major, what are all these soldiers?”

Allied Forces.

Although their uniforms were different, they were clearly allies as they were the Allied Forces fighting the Imperial Army.

Looking around, everyone had a shitty expression on their face.

“Damn it! I waited for three days······.”

“Hey! I’ve been waiting for five days!”

Now that I look at it, it seems that the people gathered here are magic knights from various countries.

It seemed like they were trying to enter if we failed to clear the labyrinth gate.

Because when everyone who entered first dies, the gate entrance opens automatically.

Since it was a maze gate that usually appeared once every two or three years, everyone must have a lot of regrets.

Major Nicole was calmly receiving their gaze.

That was when.

A group of heavily armed soldiers approached.

“Oh! Come in, gentlemen!”

“insect!”

Major Nicole saluted first.

Three gold stripes on the shoulder straps.

We also saluted the colonel in unison.

“insect!”

The colonel received our salute.

“I am Colonel Autumn of the Magic Airborne Brigade. You have saved the face of our kingdom.”

He was the deputy commander of our brigade.

Then Major Nicole said, holding out a metal box.

“I’m sorry, but please hurry and move.”

Then Colonel Autumn nodded and looked back.

“All Atlan Kingdom troops withdraw.”

“Withdraw!”

The Atlan soldiers moved, protecting us in layers.

***

[Atlantic Kingdom 2nd Corps Campsite.]

“Hahaha! Did you see those kids’ faces?”

“I guess they thought we were all going to die at the gate.”

The platoon members inside the large tent were filled with laughter.

We returned from the gate alive and everyone was awakened.

I nodded, looking at Sergeant Phelps.

“Everyone, pay attention.”

Sergeant Phelps focused the platoon for me.

“I’ll talk quietly. So concentrate and listen carefully.”

“yes.”

“If there’s anyone who wants to be promoted to non-commissioned officer later on, let me know. Just say that you awakened during combat. However, I would like you to keep the awakenings of the other members of the platoon a secret.”

“How could that be? I will continue to go with the platoon leader.”

“That’s right. Please continue to lead us.”

I really want you to be with me now, but I don’t know what will happen later.

That’s why we get a promise in advance.

“And when you return to the unit, hide your awakening. Avoid contact with other platoons as much as possible. That way, we can continue to go together.”

The platoon members nodded vigorously.

“But in dangerous moments or when your comrades are in danger during battle, use your skills. Their lives are more important.”

“all right.”

Just then I heard someone approaching.

The tent opened and the captain came in first.

“Attention, troops!”

Chuck! Chew chew chew!

We stood up.

And then several people came in.

The man at the very front looked at us with a smile.

“Everyone worked hard.”

Three stars on the shoulder straps.

Commander Bugsley himself is coming!

“Lieutenant Alain.”

“Yes, Commander!”

“Your father is Sir Belief Bombard?”

“That’s right.”

“As expected, a puppy can’t come out of a lion’s stomach.”

Commander Bugsley personally patted me on the shoulder.

“You did a good job.”

“thank you.”

The corps commander looked around at his platoon members and then went out.

“insect!”

The commander and his adjutants left, leaving three people behind.

“Just because you’re last in the military academy doesn’t mean you’re last on the battlefield.”

The one smiling bitterly at me is Brigadier General Ray Daras.

He was the brigade commander of our magic airborne unit.

“I’m moving to the front line tomorrow. Drink moderately.”

“yes!”

As Brigadier General Ray left, drinks and delicious food came in.

My mouth started watering for a moment.

But we couldn’t run.

Two people still remain.

They were our battalion commander and company commander.

Lieutenant Colonel Colville stood before me.

He took the single-row silver epaulettes off my shoulders and put two-row ones on me.

“Congratulations on your promotion, Lieutenant Alain.”

“Thank you so much!”

“Oh! Congratulations, Lieutenant Alain!”

Lieutenant Colonel Colville said with a smirk.

“Don’t be too jealous. Everyone in the 3rd Platoon got promoted one rank.”

“Wow!”

“Thank you, Commander!”

Lieutenant Colonel Colville went out.

The only one left was Captain Gus, the company commander.

“Everyone, welcome back safely. Eat lots.”

Captain Gus spoke briefly and stepped aside.

“Come on! Let’s eat!”

It’s been a while since I’ve had a proper meal!

The men began to eat hastily.

Promoted in 3 months.

The last cadet in the military academy was the first to receive the rank of second lieutenant.

Although I was happy about the promotion, this was nothing more than that.

My alchemist’s workshop is still operating at full capacity!

I followed Captain Gus outside.

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