Lord of Training - Chapter 61



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61. Standing in the middle of history.

“Well, since you cleared the Labyrinth Gate, you must know a lot about that.”

Colonel Heydan thought for a moment.

“In the past 100 years, there have been four labyrinth gates created in our Kingdom of Bavaria. And the items we collected while clearing the four are currently in the palace’s underground storage. Do you need those items?”

“Not necessarily, but could you take a look? I might need something.”

Colonel Heydan suddenly raised two fingers.

“I will never tell the Atlan Kingdom later. So let’s negotiate at this level.”

“well.”

I shook my head.

Then Heidan spread out three fingers.

“It absolutely cannot go any further than this.”

Although Heidan was a colonel, he came with full authority.

Because of this, I was able to readily decide to hand over the heritage I found at the Labyrinth Gate.

Actually, the number of elven heritage items was not a big problem.

I had a lot too.

It was important to me that I had at least one legacy that was useful to me.

“Can I see it first?”

“I can see it, but you have to give me a definite answer first······.”

“What kind of person in the world signs a contract without even seeing the product he is going to buy?”

“yes?”

“Let’s first check if it’s something that came out of the labyrinth gate and then continue the conversation.”

I crossed my arms and leaned back in my chair.

Because it’s not urgent for me right now.

“Okay, let’s go right now.”

“I’ll prepare something too.”

“Ready?”

“Just in case, I’ll take my subordinates with me too.”

Colonel Heydan thought for a moment and then nodded.

“Instead, only Lieutenant Colonel Alain can enter the warehouse.”

“All right.”

Where in the world is there such a thing as a free lunch?

Dealing with the Imperial Aerial Magic Knights was a life-threatening mission.

It may sound crude, but if I don’t have the legacy I want, I will refuse.

Well, I guess I should get some insurance, because I don’t know what they’ll do.

***

[Bavarian Palace]

A little north of the capital was the Bavarian Royal Palace.

It was not as large as the Kingdom of Lutes or the Kingdom of Atlan.

Instead, it was said that the Kingdom of Bavaria had two palaces.

The places of business were different in summer and winter, and during the cold winter like today, the king and his ministers stayed at the palace in the city of Telvern in the west, and when spring came, they returned to the palace in the capital.

The city of Telburn was also a place where nobles and the wealthy took refuge.

“Follow me.”

Although it was an empty palace, there were quite a few soldiers guarding it.

We went down to the basement of the palace.

And stood in front of a large warehouse.

“Here you go. Only Lieutenant Colonel Alain, please come in.”

I made the battalion wait and went inside, but it was so quiet.

It was a warehouse that seemed to contain something important, but it was empty.

It seemed like a place where there was probably gold or a return item.

They’ve already moved everything.

It was clear that the Bavarian royal family had moved all their precious items away in case they were defeated.

What about all those people living in the capital······.

Haa! I sighed inwardly.

‘But why didn’t they transfer the inheritance?’

Since I came out of the labyrinth gate, I thought I would definitely be treated with honor?

Well, without the dimensional core or dimensional core fragments, it’s just trash.

For a moment, the elf prince Evolod came to mind.

If the elves had joined the Kingdom of Bavaria rather than the Empire, they could have still taken all of this legacy.

Of course, without the dimensional core, they were all useless items.

‘Is it possible that the dimensional core is coming from the labyrinth gate I cleared?’

Until then, only elven heritage kept coming out?

Then, it also explains why the Lacrosse Empire cannot use the elven heritage as a weapon.

A labyrinth gate where the Awakened can gain several times more experience points, and even non-Awakened can awaken magic spells!

I recognized that the legacy was important because it came from within, but without the dimensional core, it was no different from trash.

But how do you explain that it was not the Atlan Kingdom, but the Aquila Cult that wrote about the heritage as a holy relic?

Is there a dimensional core in the Aquila Order?

I had to stop thinking.

Because Colonel Heydan stopped in the room at the very end.

“This is the room.”

“Is this all?”

“That’s right.”

Roughly speaking, there are about 30.

Considering I cleared the labyrinth gate 4 times, there weren’t many items left.

Did I expect too much?

But since I came this far, I thought I’d take my time and look around.

Unfortunately, there were no dimensional cores or dimensional core fragments.

There was a large metal box in one corner, so I opened it.

‘Oh! It’s here.’

Spirit bomb.

There were 30 of them.

I looked at Heidan.

“This box is one piece, right?”

“yes yes.”

In fact, without the Peacemaker sniper rifle, these bullets were useless. In order to shoot the spirit bullets, you needed a sniper rifle charged with dimensional energy.

First of all, one is steamed.

I went back to the status window and looked at each item one by one.

It was written that all of them needed to be recharged with dimensional energy.

These people also seemed to have gathered this legacy thinking that if they could later recharge their dimensional energy, they would be able to use it all.

But you need a dimensional core to charge it.

These people also cleared the labyrinth gate 4 times but didn’t get a single thing.

The same goes for the Kingdom of Atlan.

My hypothesis was gaining more and more strength.

‘uh?’

My eyes were drawn to the interesting heritage.

[Mirroring Shield – Saves the surrounding scenery in another dimension. When the mirroring device is activated, the scenery saved in another dimension is projected in front of the shield. (Copy range – 10 meters.)

If the shield hits, the illusion disappears.

Up to 6 hours of use after charging with dimensional energy.

After using it once, you will need to copy the scenery again.

Material: Dragon Bone.]

‘This is a camouflage!’

The copy range is 10 meters, so if we copy the surrounding sky and shine it on the enemy, and the battalion members hide and move behind it, it won’t be easy for the enemies to detect us with their eyes. Of course, they’ll be detected by magic detection.

I already had a similar legacy.

The “Mirroring Face” relic, a relic of the Order of Aquila that copies faces, had a similar function.

Is this really something you want?

I saw two Legacies, and both were exactly what I needed.

It was good that you came to see me.

I felt like I had to accept this mission.

In fact, as Colonel Heidan said, if the Kingdom of Baern falls, the Imperial troops will come to the border of the Kingdom of Lutes, and the Allied Forces will not be able to hold out.

Then, the Kingdom of Lutes will be in jeopardy, and the Kingdom of Atlan will also be in danger.

If Atlan becomes dangerous, Hebrok territory becomes dangerous too.

So I decided to think of this mission as something I do for my future domain.

It’s definitely not because of the legacy.

Now I have to choose one last one, but I don’t really like any of them. My legacies are better.

“Huh? What is this?”

“I don’t know either.”

It looked like an egg, but was bigger than a human head.

Additionally, no information is displayed in the status window.

Is that a dimensional monster egg?

If the egg was this big, it seemed like it would be a pretty high-level monster.

Knock knock!

Plus, it was incredibly hard.

I struck with my fist, but my hand hurts.

I thought it would be better to collect these and study them rather than just worthless things.

“I’ve decided.”

I chose spirit bullet, shield, and monster egg.

“So are you going to help me now?”

“Are you talking about the gold coins I mentioned earlier?”

“yes?”

Heidan’s expression hardened after hearing my words.

***

I attended the Bavaria Field Command operations meeting.

I called the men together.

And he told me the mission.

“So we help bomb the Kingdom of Bavaria.”

The battalion members looked very tense.

It was a very dangerous mission that required fighting the Imperial Airborne Magic Knights.

“I won’t force you. If you want to leave, you can. This isn’t an order from above, it’s a mission I decided on.”

Lieutenant Phelps chuckled and raised his hand.

“Would a soldier be afraid of battle? If it is your order, Commander, I will follow it even through hell.”

As expected, Phelps, who I trusted the most, stepped forward first.

Then Lieutenant Herman said,

“Even a three-year-old child would know that if the Kingdom of Baern collapses like this, the Kingdoms of Lutes and Atlan will also be in danger. I will follow your decision, Captain.”

“The Empire is a murderer of children and the elderly. We must step forward.”

“That’s right! Let’s put a bullet in those imperial bastards’ butts!”

“Alain Bombard Airborne Magic Squadron! Let’s go!”

“Wow!”

I felt strangely moved by the cheers of the battalion members.

Having the trust of my subordinates was both a joy and a burden.

Because it is the commander who must repay their trust.

I guess I should hurry up and make a bulletproof vest out of dragon bone.

“Okay! Now I will explain the operation.”

***

Early morning.

Arms are issued to conscripts who have just arrived at the front lines.

“Hurry up! Get moving!”

“You have guns and ammo! You have ammo!”

“When the soldier in front dies, pick up the gun and take the ammunition!”

A sigh escaped me for a moment.

One rifle per two people.

Bullets come in packs of 5 each.

Is this what a proper soldier is like?

The sight of the soldier holding a gun was also extremely awkward.

Have you ever shot one?

The Bavarian royal family had built two palaces and were already moving quickly enough to embezzle gold.

If we had used that money to make weapons and ammunition in advance, at least we wouldn’t have come to this point.

‘The Kingdom of Bavaria is also rotten.’

The reason why the Kingdom of Lutes was easily conquered by the Empire was because the royal family and nobles were incompetent, corrupt, bribery, and squandering, leading to incompetent people commanding the army, poor troop management, and all sorts of defense corruption, which prevented them from providing proper weapons.

As a result, Lutes has become a weak nation that depends on the troops of other countries.

Bavaria won’t last long either.

“I’m here.”

Captain Elmore and about forty Rangers dressed in camouflage approached. They were elite troops, some of whom were awakened by the magic.

“I’ve relayed this to all the frontline commanders. If they see an Atlan uniform, they won’t shoot.”

“What about the Bavaria Airborne Magic Knights?”

“They are coming here escorting bombers.”

“The success of this operation depends on you allowing us into the city of Lagrind.”

“Whew! I know. I will definitely succeed.”

The Imperial Airborne Magic Knights were a problem, but I didn’t want to be caught in the crossfire of the anti-aircraft guns and machine guns densely installed along the Lagrind City front line.

Our move will be after we enter the city of Lagrind.

Realistically, there was no way to confront the 100 or so Imperial Aerial Magic Knights head-on.

So what we thought was that we would go into Lagrind City and attack the Imperial camp. Then the Imperial Aerial Magic Knights would fly in to deal with us.

Then the response to the bombers will be delayed, and at least a few will succeed in bombing.

And then they decided to launch a simultaneous artillery attack on the Lagrind City front from the rear.

Then the Empire’s aerial magic knights will also move to destroy the cannon.

In order to bomb the large gate area, it was necessary to disperse the aerial magic knights, and that is why several operations were carried out simultaneously.

We moved into a small building, guided by the rangers.

I looked at the clock.

There’s still some time left.

“Lieutenant Phelps, get the number of bulletproof vests for each Ranger from the warehouse.”

“all right.”

My men and I handed out bulletproof vests to Captain Elmore and the Rangers.

“Colonel Alain, what is this?”

“This will stop bullets flying into your chest, stomach, or back.”

“A bullet?”

“Of course it will hurt a lot. If you’re unlucky, you might even break a bone. But you’ll avoid instant death.”

“Thank you for giving me such a precious thing!”

Elmore and the rangers nodded their heads in gratitude toward us.

They had a duty to protect us.

And since we had to provide fire support to lure the enemy air magic knights and fight together, we had to survive until the end.

“It’s time. Let’s go now.”

Boom! Boom boom boom!

The sound of gunfire announcing dawn!

Whew! Whew!

Boom! Kwakwakwakwak!

The artillery of the Kingdom of Bavaria attacked first.

Shells fell here and there along the front line.

And then two battalions of aerial magic knights were seen flying through the air.

The first operation was a success.

Beep! Beep!

“Attack! Attack!”

“Defend Bavaria!”

“Wow!”

The soldiers of the Kingdom of Bavaria poured out and began to run across the frozen Tobok River.

The attack was carried out not only in the city of Lagrind, but also throughout the Tobok River.

A massive army of 400,000 men attacks simultaneously.

We waited for a moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Red flames burst out from the city of Lagrind across the river.

Boom! Kwakwakwakwak!

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

Shells fell all over the river and the Bavarian camp.

Kwaaang! Boom!

Crunch! Crunch! Crunch! Crunch!

“Ahh!”

“Hey, save me!”

The thick ice broke and the soldiers disappeared into the river.

In an instant, the river was covered in corpses and red blood.

But the Bavarian soldiers did not stop.

Because the moment I turned around and ran away, a friendly machine gun was waiting for me.

It’s all the same whether you go forward and die or go back and die.

They kept moving forward.

When I turned my head, Captain Elmore and the Rangers were shedding tears.

We were now standing in the midst of a terrible history.

“The soldiers have crossed the river!”

Still, the numbers were bullying.

The lead soldiers crossed the river, climbed over the barbed wire, and charged toward the enemy lines.

But the machine gun was waiting for them.

Tutata tata tata tang!

Papapapapapat!

Soldiers dying without rest!

War is a terrible thing.

It would be nice if people could live in harmony and peace, but how can that happen on one’s own?

It seemed that even in this world, a stronger force than anyone else was needed to prevent war. So, even after becoming a lord, it was a fate that would not allow him to rest.

“Look over there. We’ve finally broken through the wire!”

The sacrifice of the soldiers left a hole in the right front.

And the Bavarian commanders did not miss that opportunity.

“Keep moving!”

“Advance!”

Thousands of soldiers surged in like waves, and fierce battles unfolded all over the front lines of Lagrind City.

“Let’s go too.”

“Let’s go over there.”

“yes!”

We deliberately headed towards the place where the ice was broken.

The front line was wide, and the imperial army didn’t even look this way.

Because I had to cross a deep river.

But we are an air force.

The broken ice is about 50m thick.

Our battalion men lifted the rangers one by one and carried them across the river.

And then he entered the city of Lagrind.

End