Lord of Training - Chapter 49



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49. He is not a messenger of God, but God.

49. He is not a messenger of God, but God.

A messenger of God······.

If not for this opportunity, I might not have had the chance to meet the saint who was locked up in the church within the palace.

If necessary, I would donate about 1,000 gold and try to find out information about the Labyrinth Gate somehow.

But I am grateful that the saint misunderstood me like this.

I raised up Saint Veronica.

“Get up.”

And then I asked a question I was curious about.

“But how do you know that I have divine powers?”

“I have been able to sense divine power since I was very young. Because of this, I can tell where the dimensional gates created by God with divine power have been created and where they are being created.”

“Are you saying that you can also find out the location and distance of the gate?”

“It’s not difficult. Just compare the distance with other gates that have already been created, and I can tell you the direction. Geographers can look at the map and estimate the approximate location.”

Veronica was said to be able to sense powerful dimensional energy at the level of the dimensional core.

She said she could also tell the level and type of dimensional gate by the magnitude of the waves and dimensional energy coming from the rift.

After all, is that what religion is?

About 100 years ago, a dimensional gate appeared and a monster burst out from within.

Until then, people who had been civilized at the medieval level would have felt fear of an unknown power they had never seen or known about.

And that is God’s punishment.

As far as I can see, Veronica simply had awakened a spell that allowed her to see and feel dimensional energy.

And if I’m right, this will be the 16th awakening ritual.

Of course, wrapping it up with divine power would have been the easiest thing for religious people.

‘How much would the elf prince Evolod laugh if he knew this?’

If it is God who creates dimensional gates, then I am God, not an emissary of God. Because I have a dimensional gate generator.

Of course, you need a dimensional core.

So, is the elf who created the dimensional gate generator an ancient creator god?

The saintess, who was holding her hands together in front of her, looked too serious to just laugh it off.

Well, you’ve probably never seen a human like me.

By the way, among the hunters, only alchemists use dimensional energy.

Later on, when dimensional energy increases, wouldn’t it be possible to create dimensional gates without dimensional cores?

It’s like becoming an S-rank and creating the Abyss Gate.

At that time, I really thought that even if I said I was God, these people would believe me.

“I’m talking about the Labyrinth Gate. Is there anything in this world that hasn’t been cleared?”

“There are three now.”

There are three?

This was unexpected.

The saintess began to speak boldly, thinking that I was a true messenger of God.

“One is deep in the eastern seas, another is on the northern continent, and the other is in the Lacrosse Empire.”

The underwater dimension gate is currently technically inaccessible, so let’s pass.

“Are the Northern Continent and Imperial Gates new gates?”

“No. The Labyrinth Gate on the Northern Continent was created 30 years ago, and is the largest Labyrinth Gate ever created. Anyone can enter, but no one can come out.”

“Is this a giant gate?”

“That’s right.”

A giant gate!

In terms of Earth, it refers to an S-class gate.

“How many people entered that giant labyrinth gate?”

“I’ve heard that over the past 30 years, there have been tens of thousands. And not a single one has returned.”

Unlike other dimensional gates, the Labyrinth Gate could not be entered or exited freely.

The number of people allowed to enter was limited, and you could only exit after clearing the gate. If no one had come out yet, it meant that everyone inside was dead.

Even Harry the Duke would know this.

But if you still can’t get in, it means that it was a gate that couldn’t be cleared in the first place.

No matter how urgent it is, I don’t think I can go there.

Because there will be A-class and S-class monsters swarming inside the gate.

“Then, are the labyrinth gates in the empire also extra-large?”

“No, it’s not. It’s a C-class gate. It was created about three years ago.”

“It’s a C rank, but you still haven’t cleared it?”

“The problem isn’t clearing, but the labyrinth gate is buried deep underground. As far as I know, they’re still digging the surrounding ground to find it.”

“ah!”

It really is possible for a maze gate to appear underground!

Moreover, if you only know the general location and not the exact location, you will have to dig up the entire area, which will take a considerable amount of time.

“By any chance, Saintess, if you go nearby, can you pinpoint the location of the labyrinth gate?”

“Of course. If you get closer, you can even see how deep it is buried in the ground.”

Wouldn’t you like to become a saint in the Lacrosse Empire?

For a moment, that thought occurred to me.

If it were me, I would have kidnapped a saint instead of digging the ground for three years.

Then Saint Veronica raised one hand.

“Lord of God! I have a question.”

“Please speak.”

“Have you come here because of the fragments of God?”

Fragments of God?

Are you talking about dimensional core?

“Do you know where the fragments of God are?”

“Of course. It’s at the Magic Engineering Laboratory.”

That would be the dimensional core fragment that I found at the Labyrinth Gate and handed over to Lieutenant Colonel Nicole Braschi.

Because the Atlan Kingdom only created a few labyrinth gates, its research in magical engineering lagged behind that of the Empire or the Republic of Arica.

One of the reasons I helped the Kingdom of Lutes this time was that it allowed me to enter the labyrinth gate that occurred in Lutes.

“In fact, our church is also trying to get the fragments of God from the non-believers. And we will get them tomorrow.”

“Tomorrow?”

“I asked for help from reliable people.”

Saint Veronica nodded, her lips tightly shut.

Are you saying that you’re going to turn the Magic Engineering Laboratory into a night market?

Most of the nobles, officers, and wealthy merchants living in the capital attended the banquet today.

The area around the palace was guarded like an iron wall by the mobilization of the capital guard, and the Royal Air Force Knights were guarding the skies above the palace.

That means that cities and other facilities have relatively little security.

‘Oh my! It’s a perfect day for stealing!’

I asked out of curiosity.

“But what are you going to do with the fragments of God?”

“Of course, the holy relic must be filled with divine power.”

Holy relic?

Ah! It seems that the Aquila Order also has an elven heritage.

And it seemed they planned to use the dimensional energy of the elven heritage to charge it with fragments of the dimensional core.

The Elven Legacy seemed like a tool for working miracles.

Because legacies like steel battle dolls, dimensional radios, gravity generators, and cold mines have never been put to proper use in this world.

“Do you need a fragment of God too, Lion?”

“No, I don’t need it.”

He said it bluntly.

If I were to receive the fragments of the god stolen by the Aquila Order, I could become closely associated with them.

That doesn’t mean he wasn’t a messenger of God.

Somehow, I felt like I would soon need the saint’s powers.

“It’s time for the banquet to begin. I’ll be going now.”

“Hey, messenger of God! Don’t you have anything to say to us?”

“Not now. I will come to you as soon as I receive a revelation from God. And please keep my identity as God’s messenger a secret between the two of us.”

“all right.”

How disappointed would you be if you later discovered that you were not a real saint, and that your divine power was merely dimensional energy?

I left the saint and went to the banquet hall.

***

There was an order from the Privy Council that anyone who received a medal must attend the banquet.

But I didn’t hear any orders along the way to not leave early.

So I guess I’ll just put some face paint on and then disappear.

Because I have something very important to do tonight.

“Lieutenant Colonel Alain, come here.”

As soon as Commander Buxley, who was in the central banquet hall, saw me, he waved at me.

I moved towards it.

“Where have you been? I’ve been looking for you for a while now.”

“I was nervous, so I went to the bathroom.”

“Haha! Even the strong-hearted ones who attacked the enemy’s capital are nervous.”

As Bugsley looked back, the adjutant handed him something.

“Now that you’ve been knighted, it’s time to wear the proper insignia.”

Commander Buxley pinned the rank of lieutenant colonel on my shoulder.

“Thank you very much!”

Since the banquet hall was not an audience room, it was okay to salute.

“You did a really good job.”

“No. I will work harder in the future.”

“Okay! Wait here for a moment. I’ll call you soon.”

“yes.”

Commander Bugsley moved to another banquet hall.

There was a hierarchy here too.

The palace banquet hall was divided into three parts.

The largest banquet hall was the one near the entrance I had entered through, and was filled mostly with lower-ranking nobles, wealthy merchants, and commissioned officers.

And in the center, the banquet hall was half the size of the grand banquet hall, and generals and prominent nobles gathered there.

Finally, the banquet hall at the end was the smallest, but it was the most spacious, and it was filled with royalty, nobles, ministers, and generals with four stars or higher.

‘Everyone is anxious to go to the upper level.’

Even though no one was stopping me, I wouldn’t have gone over unless someone called me.

If Commander Buxley hadn’t called me just now, I wouldn’t have left the grand hall.

And there were a lot of people gathered around the door, waiting for someone to call them.

‘what?’

As I was looking around at the people, I saw a woman secretly writing something behind a pillar.

I approached him stealthily.

She was drawing people’s faces in a notebook.

“You’re good at it.”

“yes?”

The startled woman put the pen in her hair and put the notebook inside her skirt.

It was really fast.

“My name is Alain Bombard.”

He bowed his head slightly.

“I know. Congratulations on receiving the Silver Star Medal of Honor today.”

“What about you?”

The woman looked around with a hesitant expression.

“I’m just curious, but what do you do when you draw people’s faces?”

“It’s information.”

“Information?”

“It is difficult to see the faces of nobles and high-ranking officials in detail anywhere else.”

Although military and industrial civilization had developed considerably thanks to magical engineering, other than that, civilization was still in its infancy.

So knowing someone’s face is also information.

“Did you draw my face well?”

“Of course. But I heard that Lieutenant Colonel Alain is quite large in stature, so I was surprised at how slim he is.”

“Isn’t this a knight of the air magic? I lost it because my body was too heavy to fly.”

“ah!”

She chuckled.

“Do you have any information about me?”

“yes?”

“I was just curious.”

She suddenly held out her hand.

“My name is Ashley.”

I shook hands with Ashley.

“Originally, I could tell you the customer’s information for a fee, but I’ll tell you for free.”

I wondered what she would say.

“I heard that you recently acquired the right to operate the Ferring City Gate in the Kingdom of Lutes.”

“How about that?”

“It’s all about money. There’s no information you can’t get with a gold screen. And you need some connections.”

It’s only been four days since I signed the contract with the Privy Council officer.

But there’s someone who already knows!

“Do you see that person over there with a lot of freckles on his face?”

“Yes. I can see it.”

“I am Viscount Rom Franchi of the Franchi family. It is a family that has recently been growing rapidly in the shipping business. Originally, my family was very interested in the operating rights of the Ferring City Gate. Then, Lieutenant Colonel Alain suddenly showed up and took the gate operating rights, which surprised me. It seems that the Bombard family is now trying to enter the center.”

She glanced at me as she told me the information.

But I’m not the type of person to let that go.

“Is there any other information?”

“Well, if you want more, you have to give me gold······.”

She drew a circle with her hand.

“Do you have a lot of other information?”

“I have most of the information about what’s happening in the capital and Atlan. Of course, the quality of the information varies depending on the amount of gold.”

The source of the information must be on the Privy Council side.

So you know that I have secured the gate operating rights.

The Privy Council is a superior agency to the National Intelligence Service, so it will likely handle a lot of information.

“Where can I meet you if I want to get more information?”

“Here is my business card.”

[London Times Editor-in-Chief Ashley Need]

He was the editor-in-chief of a newspaper.

In this era, there were no computers, nor did there exist TVs.

Newspapers were the organizations that got information by running around.

Is this a developed form of information guild?

“I guess we’ll be seeing each other often from now on.”

“Please come see us anytime, customer.”

Ashley winked at me briefly and moved behind the pillar.

She took a notebook out from under her skirt and began to draw.

At a glance, it seemed like they were taking notes on who was meeting whom.

You really have to go out and do it yourself.

Then I saw Commander Bugsley gesturing towards me.

I moved to the top level.

***

Commander Buxley was a member of the King’s eldest son, Prince Madison Russell.

That’s why I was quite close with Privy Councillor Regis.

Somehow I feel like I chose the safe option.

I heard it from Archduke Harry.

It was said that Prince Madison had the greatest power and influence in the capital at the moment. However, the second son was popular with the local lords and the nouveau riche, and the third son had a wide reach in the military.

With no prince clearly in control, it seems King Bert Russell is having a hard time deciding on a successor.

I met many high-ranking people at the banquet, but my attention was now completely focused elsewhere.

“The fireworks will start in 15 minutes.”

Everyone started moving out of the terrace and banquet hall.

Victory Fireworks Festival!

Even now, the Tafeld Estate is putting all its efforts into recovering from the war, and the damage has not even been properly assessed yet.

But at the palace, there was a victory celebration banquet and fireworks festival······.

If this continues, won’t it disappear like the dew of revolution later?

I quietly left the banquet hall.

There was no time.

I ran and ran and came out of the palace.

and.

[Uses the high-speed flight (lv.2) technique.]

Paaaaang!

We went up to the Magic Engineering Research Institute at maximum altitude.

If those commissioned by the Aquila Order succeed in stealing the Dimensional Core Fragment, I’ll take it.

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