Lord of Training - Chapter 68



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68. Extra! Extra!

The hot sun beat down.

The capital city of Rondos has already passed spring and entered summer.

The port was bustling and the streets were bustling with life.

Atlan won the short Winter War waged by the Kingdom of Albion and received a large sum of gold in reparations.

Thanks to this, the capital’s roads were widened, streets were replaced with streetlights, and urban renewal projects pushed slums further out, giving way to new commercial and middle-class residential areas.

The capital is larger and more developed, and it will now be able to collect more taxes.

However, the Tafeld estate, which had suffered the most damage from the war, was experiencing delays in recovery, and the estate’s residents were growing increasingly dissatisfied.

Lieutenant Audrey, who came downtown to change her mood on a rare holiday, bought some clothes, ate some delicious food, and sat down at a cozy cafe to drink tea.

But I didn’t feel any better at all.

She put down her teacup and stared blankly at the northwestern sky.

‘It’s already been 7 months… I hope you’re okay?’

It had been seven months since Lieutenant Colonel Alain, his battalion members, and the Labyrinth Gate Expedition left Atlan.

Fortunately, everyone was safe and sound, and I heard that they were in the Kingdom of Bavaria, but with the war with the Empire blocking their air travel, there was no telling when they would be able to return home.

‘I should have gone with you back then······.’

Lieutenant Audrey pouted her lips and made a regretful expression.

She put the money on the table and stood up.

I was walking out onto the main road to catch a taxi.

“Extra edition! Extra edition!”

A newsboy ran through the downtown area, shouting at the top of his lungs.

“The Empire and the Allies have signed a ceasefire! The war is over!”

Lieutenant Audrey’s eyes grew wide and her head turned.

She raised her hand toward the newsboy without delay.

“here!”

The boy ran up, took the coin, and handed over the newspaper.

“Thank you. Huh?”

When the newsboy saw Audrey, his mouth dropped open in awe at her beauty.

“Here! Give me one too.”

“me too!”

When people started shouting, only then did the newsboy come to his senses and run.

“Extra! Extra! The war is over!”

Lieutenant Audrey stood on the street and stared at the newspaper.

As of today, the armistice agreement has come into effect, officially ending the war.

The Kingdom of Bavaria regained its original borders by recapturing the port of Shohoka, and the Kingdom of Lutes also regained all of its former territories, so on the surface it appeared to be a victory for the Allies.

However, up until now, the war had been fought on the lands of the Kingdom of Lütes and Bavaria, not on the lands of the Empire, so enormous funds were needed for post-war reconstruction.

However, there was no mention of war recovery funds in this armistice agreement.

This was a semi-forced truce led by the Arica Republic and the Atlan Kingdom, exhausted from a long war.

The Lacrosse Empire suffered casualties in manpower, but it had nothing to lose from this armistice.

They were losing momentum and needed to take a breather rather than continue the war with the four Allied Powers.

This war gave the Republic of Arica great influence in the industry, trade, and politics of Lutes, while the Atlan Kingdom secured the magic stones and resource gates it lacked, laying the foundation for its hegemony over the eastern continent.

It was also an opportunity to put an end to the long-standing confrontation with the southern kingdom of Nubia, more than half of which was made up of islands.

As soon as Audrey Russell read the article, she found herself smiling.

‘Now Lieutenant Colonel Alain will be back······!’

Audrey, feeling good, didn’t even realize that she had left the clothes she had bought at the cafe.

She folded the newspaper, tucked it under her arm, and flew straight home to quickly deliver the news to the Archduke.

Paaaaang!

Of course, I didn’t even realize I was wearing a skirt.

***

As the skyway opened, Captain Hela Wake came to get us.

First, we moved from Shohoka in the Kingdom of Bavaria to Davikos in the Kingdom of Lutes.

We replaced the horsepower batteries there and headed to the city of Ferring.

Since I had to stop by Calvas on my way to Rondos in the Atlan Kingdom anyway to replace my magic battery, I chose the city of Ferring as my intermediate port of call.

“We’re going to rest here for a day and then go to Rondos, so everyone, come early.”

“Yes, sir!”

Now, the trainees who had a certain military air about them gathered in groups of three or five and headed to the city of Ferring, and I headed to Hela Wake and the airship production plant.

“As you can see, the general uneven production has begun.”

“Wow! There are a lot of people.”

“Of course. We do it by hand, starting with each screw.”

In the past, I had only seen automated factories on Earth, but seeing twenty or so people rushing to assemble an unprocessed product made it feel more like a cooperative than a factory.

“It would take a long time to make an unfair countermeasure, wouldn’t it?”

“They are all skilled workers, and the division of labor allows them to work quickly. These days, they are making one unit a week.”

“Oh! That’s fortunate.”

He said that he couldn’t sell it these days because there were no unfair trade practices, which meant that he was still making money.

“Have you packed some gnome stones?”

“Of course. As you told me over the radio last time, I dug up as much as I could from the Gnome Mine and stored it in the refinery warehouse.”

“Well done.”

“Hey, what about the gnome panel?”

“It’s in my subspace storage. I’ll take it out later.”

“Phew! That’s a relief. The new airships are popular these days. There are a lot of places looking for them. And of course, the prices are reasonable. Hohoho!”

She seemed more pleased with the gnome panel than I was.

Phew! It was just a compressed gnome panel.

Now it’s time to slowly add Yeonseongjin.

“Let’s go to the Gnome Stone warehouse first.”

I packed as much gnome ore as I could into the alchemist’s workshop, and took out the gnome metal panels into the airship factory.

At this rate, we should be able to continue producing new aircraft for some time.

***

Late at night.

We stayed at the inn in Ferring City.

‘I hope the dwarves are doing well?’

Now Phelps and the members of the Airborne Magic Battalion were in the Kingdom of Albion, not here.

They were tasked with transporting the dwarves to the border of Hebrok.

And I’ve already discussed with my father the plan to send them across the mountain range beyond the wall once they cross the Hebrok border.

It was a massive transport operation, with dwarves numbering 50,000.

Still, I was very lucky.

In the past, when the orcs moved, the Orksha chieftain would cut down large trees and plant them in the ground in X shapes here and there to make markers for the orcs following him.

But this time, as soon as Phelps and his men stepped out of the gate, they immediately spotted the X sign.

And it served as a great signpost when transporting 50,000 dwarves to the border of Hebrok.

This was also very lucky.

‘Is heaven helping me?’

Originally, I was going to guide them myself, but I had to deceive the eyes of Lieutenant Colonel Elmore and the Baern Kingdom Army.

That’s why I often went in and out of the gate, driving them crazy.

Also, there was no need to inform the trainees of the existence of the dwarves, so I led the trainees back home myself.

There was also work to be done during the fering.

‘How long can 8000 gold last?’

This time, I received 3,000 gold as a reward from the Kingdom of Bavaria.

Prince Belgorn gave me an additional 2,000 gold since I had used the promised 1,000 gold and the spirit bullet.

He was a fairly generous man.

There was the gold I had and the amount I had received from Hela Wake this time.

And this time, since I introduced him to Prince Belgorn, Hela Wake agreed to deliver the transport plane.

So soon the gold coins will come in again.

But it still seemed insufficient, since there were 50,000 dwarves to migrate.

‘I guess I need to make some big money······.’

Since I’m a soldier, I can’t have a side job. Where can I get some money?

I had so many things on my mind today too.

And one more thing!

There is now only one dimensional core left.

It couldn’t last long because there wasn’t much left.

‘Where should I get the Dimensional Core now?’

The C-class labyrinth gate of the Lacrosse Empire is too dangerous.

The S-class gates in the Northern Continent are reckless.

‘Ah! There was one more!’

For a moment, I remembered the incident where I stole a piece of the dimensional core from the Atlan Magic Engineering Laboratory.

At that time, there was a holy relic stolen from the Thieves’ Guild.

[Mirroring face.]

This was the legacy of the elves who copied faces, and the leader of the Thieves’ Guild used this legacy to steal dimensional core fragments from the Magic Engineering Station.

And using this legacy meant that it had been charged with dimensional energy, meaning that somewhere in the Aquila Cult there was a dimensional core or a dimensional core fragment.

They called it a fragment of God.

And I had a dimensional detector, and I could detect dimensional energy within 3km.

They say that when people are in need, they can communicate, and when the dimensional core fell, a solution came to mind.

‘Okay! I’ll take the dimensional core of the Aquila Order!’

Moreover, they were a pseudo-religious sect that called those who could sense dimensional energy “saints” and believed that dimensional energy was divine power.

Of course, Saint Veronica and the parishioners still don’t know.

Now there is some small business in the capital.

***

[Londos, the capital of the Atlan Kingdom]

The plane we were on landed on the runway.

And the trainees disembarked.

“Wow! That must be the pungent smell of the sea!”

“I’m finally home!”

Some of the trainees even kissed the runway floor to show how good it was.

It was a long journey that lasted over seven months.

And everyone returned safely without anyone falling behind.

Of course, I have awakened everyone.

“Stella Camari!”

“mom!”

“Son!”

“father!”

The nobles came flocking in.

Before leaving the Kingdom of Bavaria, I contacted my home country, and my family came out to greet me.

The sight of nobles and commoners hugging each other and checking each other’s faces was the same.

They asked each other about their choreography and showed off their awakened skills.

For some reason, I felt proud when I saw that sight.

“Chung! I’ll go first.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Pamela. Be careful on your way back.”

“Thank you very much!”

“Thank you for your hard work, Commander!”

Still, I think I was properly educated.

The noble trainees saluted me and left one by one with their families.

And finally, only Hela Wake remains, waiting for the unfair horsepower battery replacement to be completed.

“Are you going straight away without resting even for a day?”

“Of course. I have so much to do.”

Hela Wake shook her head slightly.

“But you’re 23 now and you don’t have a girlfriend?”

“yes?”

“It’s been seven months since I’ve returned home, but no one has come.”

“Haha! How can a soldier have a girlfriend?”

“Aren’t soldiers people?”

Even though I’m 10 years older than you, I don’t have a girlfriend.

There was no gossip.

Because Hela Wake is the woman who flew for days across the borders of three kingdoms for me.

If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to return to Atlan so quickly.

The horsepower battery replacement is complete.

“Anyway, I’m going now.”

“Take care. I’ll contact you by radio soon.”

“Please be more moderate with your radio. You’ll get neurotic!”

“yes yes!”

My money is on the line, I can’t be half-assed.

She waved and boarded the medium transport plane.

Wheeing! Flutter, flutter, flutter!

Hela Wake set off without looking back.

I turned around, and now I was alone on the runway.

‘But really, no one came out to greet us?’

Well, I don’t know anyone in the capital!

There was no family or relatives.

I didn’t realize it when I was hanging out with my subordinates, but I felt a little lonely as a man alone.

I should have brought Lieutenant Herman by force.

He insisted on going with the team members, saying that his wounds had healed.

It’s not like I’m eating it or anything.

It was time to walk off the runway.

Paaaaang!

‘High-speed flight?’

I turned my head at the sound of high-speed flight skills.

“Lieutenant Colonel Alain!”

“huh?”

Paaaaang!

The one flying straight at me right now was Lieutenant Audrey.

I was so happy for a moment that I waved.

however!

“Huh? Too fast······.”

I’m going to crash!

[Use the Body Strengthening (lv.2) skill.]

I put strength into my hind legs.

Pfft!

Lieutenant Audrey hugged me tightly.

If my body strengthening skill level hadn’t increased a few days ago, I would have fallen backwards.

“Why have you come now?”

“Audrey, how have you been?”

“Sobbing!”

Huh? Why are you crying?

I slowly patted the back of Lieutenant Audrey who was hugging me.

I thought he was a pretty strong person, but he surprisingly cries a lot······.

Still, there was one person who came out to greet me.

For some reason, I felt proud.

Lieutenant Audrey sobbed with joy for five minutes.

And the tears stopped.

“I’m sorry. I was just too happy to see you······.”

“It’s okay. So, is everything okay?”

“yes!”

When Audrey smiled brightly, I felt happy too.

“My father asked me to bring Lieutenant Colonel Alain to the house.”

“His Highness the Grand Duke me?”

“I see you have a lot of questions about this Labyrinth Gate expedition. I even bought you a lot of alcohol.”

“I can’t miss this.”

I guess Duke Harry wants to hear what happened at the Labyrinth Gate.

At this rate, I should probably ask Archduke Harry to make me a private quarters in his house.

“Then shall we set off?”

“Have you improved your flying skills a lot?”

“Of course. Want to bet on who’ll get home first?”

“great.”

“You have to bet something.”

“How about buying lunch tomorrow?”

“Should I buy you coffee for lunch too?”

“Yes. Okay······.”

Paaaaang!

I immediately used the high-speed flight (lv. 3) skill and the stacking (lv. 2) skill and flew with my eyebrows fluttering.

Because betting is only fun if you win.

***

End