Lord of Training - Chapter 70



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70. Forming an alliance.

“The Empire has a giant labyrinth gate?”

Archduke Harry looked incredulous.

“It’s impossible!”

“I have heard from a reliable source. At least one legion is participating, and 200 aerial magic knights are being deployed.”

“200 people?”

Archduke Harry thought for a moment.

But he shook his head.

“If that’s true, then the number of troops is the largest so far, but it’s impossible to clear it at that level.”

“Why do you think so?”

“It’s not a normal gate, it’s a labyrinth gate. It’s an S-class dimensional gate that hasn’t been cleared in 30 years. Do you know how many strong monsters are inside? There will be a lot of A-class monsters, and S-class monsters will also appear.”

“But the Empire is sending 200 aerial magic knights. There has never been an attempt like this before.”

“Well, that’s because it’s sure to fail.”

Archduke Harry didn’t believe me.

No, I thought it was impossible to conquer the S-rank labyrinth gate.

“There must be something more. The Empire must also know how dangerous the S-class labyrinth gate is. But they are confident in forming such a large-scale attack force.”

Archduke Harry stared at me.

“Is the source of the information from the Empire?”

“Yes. If you are preparing for the expedition now, the expedition force will be ready within a month or two.”

“If there’s anything, the National Intelligence Service will find out.”

“I can’t trust the Intelligence Agency. This time, when we attacked the Labyrinth Gate on the Southern Continent, they didn’t give us any information. No, they didn’t know anything. And when we arrived, the Imperial Army and the Arica Republic Army were already there.”

Atlan’s level of information was inferior to that of the Lacrosse Empire and the Arica Republic.

In particular, the Arica Republic was eavesdropping on the Empire’s communications and radio transmissions, and deciphering codes to monitor the Empire’s movements.

If so, there was a good chance that the Republic of Arica would find out about this large-scale expedition.

“If the Empire succeeds in conquering the S-class Gate, we don’t know what kind of weapon they will bring out of it. Then it will be difficult to handle the Empire.”

“If we fail, we will lose a huge amount of power.”

Archduke Harry Russell shook his head.

“And even if you say so, Atlan will not dispatch any aerial magic knights or troops.”

“Why is that so?”

“Our Atlan already sent a large-scale expedition more than ten years ago.”

“yes?”

“It was an unofficial expedition, so it won’t be in the textbooks. But everyone who knows about it knows it. And those who went inside never came back out.”

You’ve already conquered it?

And on a large scale?

“Do you know why the Kingdom of Lutes was occupied by the Empire without being able to exert even a single ounce of force? It’s because there are no aerial magic knights. And the reason Lutes has no aerial magic knights is because they and our Atlan attacked that giant labyrinth gate together.”

Of course, it was the first time I heard that.

It seems that Atlan and Lutes were on pretty good terms about ten years ago.

100 aerial magic knights and 3,000 troops from the Kingdom of Lutes.

80 aerial magic knights and 5,000 troops of the Atlan Kingdom.

Both coalition forces said they were confident in clearing the gate.

It was the largest ever, with 180 air magic knights participating.

However, no one returned, and this became the opportunity for the Atlantean Empire, which was one of the world’s major maritime powers at the time, to gradually fall behind the Lacrosse Empire and the Arica Republic.

“I also regret not being able to go with my subordinates because I am a member of the royal family. That is why I retired from active duty and am now focusing on nurturing the next generation.”

Harry the Great made a bitter expression.

No, it was the first time I had seen such an expression of sadness and loneliness.

“No matter how many troops you bring, only 10,000 people can enter the gate at most. 30 years ago, the Kingdom of Bavaria prepared two legions, but in the end, we found out that only 10,000 people could enter. Of course, none of them came out either.”

“Then not all the troops prepared by the empire could enter.”

“The rest of the troops will be used to guard the entrance to the labyrinth gate. They might be attacked if they come out of the gate.”

Now I think I understand why Archduke Harry was skeptical about the Labyrinth Gate conquest and was certain it would fail.

Although we were a bit short on troops, we failed even though we sent 180 aerial magic knights.

“The Empire also knows that Lutes and Atlan have sent an expeditionary force, right?”

“Of course. They have planted quite a few spies in Lutes and our kingdom as well.”

“And yet, if you send troops, then you must be confident.”

After hearing Archduke Harry’s words, I actually thought that the Empire would be more successful in conquering the S-class Labyrinth Gate.

Because they are not stupid.

Two hypotheses immediately came to mind.

One is that the Empire has already obtained the dimensional core and can use it to recharge the elven heritage they possess.

As seen in the Scarlet Seventh Princess’ subspace warehouse, their elven heritage was considerable, and if they could charge up and use dimensional energy, their power would increase tremendously.

Simply put, you can use a monster sniper rifle like the Peacemaker, and if you have spirit bullets, you can kill an A-class monster with 3 shots.

Another hypothesis was that the Empire also had the dimensional gate generator that I have now.

Of course, that could also be considered under the assumption that there is a dimensional core.

Just go into the S-class labyrinth gate, take only the good stuff, and create a dimensional gate to get out.

Other than that, no other reason came to mind.

‘Huh? Then I can get out of here the same way!’

There is already a place to obtain the missing dimensional core.

“There you are again.”

“yes?”

“When you think about something intently, you make that face.”

“Anyway, the Empire is trying to attack the Labyrinth Gate like that, so should we just sit back and do nothing? We should at least try to interfere.”

“Is there any way?”

I nodded.

***

[Aquila Order Headquarters]

Late in the evening I went into the headquarters of the church.

“Huh? Father Jurgen, didn’t you go home earlier?”

“Knock knock knock! There’s something I left inside.”

The guards guarding the entrance opened the door.

“Be careful not to catch a cold. Summer colds are scarier.”

“Thank you. Kolok!”

I got in safely.

This place was considered a secret even within the church, and security was extremely tight.

But now, anyone could see that I was a high priest.

Because he was wearing priestly clothes and had the face of Priest Jurgen.

However, since I couldn’t change my voice, I could barely get in by pretending to have a cold.

I went to the corner and took out the dimensional energy detector.

I turned the dial to turn it on.

But there were a few red lights around.

‘What is this? Why are there so many lights?’

As I slightly lifted the button, the red light disappeared.

This was not a dimensional core, but a relic charged with dimensional energy.

‘The location is here, but it’s not there, so I guess I’ll have to go down further underground.’

I moved to find the stairs leading down to the basement.

I was planning to sneak in at night, but then I changed my plans.

Because there was a mirroring face legacy.

I also got information about the sect from Ashley Need, editor of the Rondos Times.

Only high-ranking priests were allowed to enter the innermost part of the sect’s headquarters, and Father Jurgen, who lived in a mansion not far from the headquarters, was a suitable candidate.

Honestly, I didn’t know that priests could live this well.

Priest Jurgen’s mansion was better than the manorial residence of the Hebroek estate.

There were also many rare items.

I entered the mansion wearing a mask, tied Jurgen to a chair, put a mirror face around his neck and copied his face and head.

And now, as I walked in with his clothes on and his face on, no one stopped me.

I came down the stairs to the basement for a long time.

‘Here it is.’

A large hall came into view.

But there’s no one to guard it?

There are fragments of God?

It was very suspicious.

I opened the dimensional detector and looked at the location of the legacy.

‘Haha! There was a trap.’

Frost Mines were the most common, but very useful elven heritage item.

There were cold mines installed in every corner.

I just walked into the center and almost got frostbite up to my knees from the cold.

I pressed against the wall, slightly floating into the air to avoid the trap and stood in front of the brightest red light on the detector.

‘What is this? Seongsu?’

The place indicated on the detector was an altar containing holy water.

Where is the dimensional core?

I took out an uncharged gravity generator from the subspace storage.

And I put it in holy water.

Oh? It’s charging!

If that’s the case, then there is a dimensional core under the altar.

I took a hammer out of the workshop.

Then he placed the cloth against the wall of the altar and carefully hammered it.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Squeak! Squeak!

There was a crack in the marble altar.

As we carefully removed the marble, we found the dimensional core enshrined within it.

‘Oh my god! It’s big!’

[Medium Dimensional Core (Dimensional Energy Remaining – 45.9%)]

Although the remaining dimensional energy was small, the size of the dimensional core was as big as an adult’s head.

So it has more dimensional energy than a 100% small dimensional core.

How did you get this?

What emerged from the body of the S-class dimensional monster was a small dimensional core.

So what kind of monster’s body did this come from?

SS-class? I got goosebumps for a moment.

I took a deep breath and placed the medium dimensional core into the alchemist’s workshop.

And I used my flight skill to escape the hole.

Paaaaang!

I ran up the stairs.

“Go carefully, Father Jurgen.”

“Cough! Be careful not to catch a cold.”

I walked leisurely out of the church headquarters.

And as I was passing through the square, I saw priests and guards swarming about.

So I took care of the medium-sized dimensional core cleanly.

***

[Office of the Privy Council]

“In fact, we have also detected suspicious activity within the Empire. We have confirmed that the Imperial elite troops in Boroko Territory have suddenly moved, and the aerial magic knights on the northern front have disappeared.”

Privy Councilor Regis was already aware of the Empire’s movements.

I just didn’t know why.

“And Saint Veronica said that four months ago, a C-class labyrinth gate in the Empire disappeared.”

“Huh? So you’re saying that the Imperial Army cleared it?”

“I guess so.”

“Then you would have inherited the inheritance.”

This is the news I just heard.

The C-class labyrinth gate that the Empire cleared was only 4 years old. So it was created right before the labyrinth gate that I cleared.

So, it seemed like I might have gotten a dimensional core or a dimensional core fragment from that labyrinth gate.

Then it fits my first hypothesis perfectly!

Somehow, they wouldn’t enter the S-rank gate without that level of confidence.

Perhaps you’ve also acquired quite a strong legacy.

It won’t be easy to deal with the Imperial Army from now on······.

The Privy Councillor looked at Commander Buxley.

“What do you think? Do you think the Empire can clear the S-rank labyrinth gate?”

“The chances are slim. Didn’t we and Lutes experience great failures in the past?”

“But the Empire is not stupid, and there is no reason for it to enter the Labyrinth Gate where it has no chance of winning.”

“There must be some kind of secret weapon.”

The Privy Councillor and the Commander looked at me at the same time.

“Is that secret weapon perhaps referring to the legacy?”

“Isn’t there anything else besides that?”

“hmm!”

Privy Councillor Regis looked serious.

“Haa! We could have used the inheritance first······”

Regis is talking about the raid on the Magic Engineering Laboratory.

It seemed that they continued to study the dimensional core after securing the dimensional core fragments that I had found.

And you may have figured out a way to recharge your legacy.

However, when the Dimensional Core fragments were stolen, the research went down the drain and the few remaining Legacies could not be recharged.

Suddenly the Privy Councillor looked at the Commander with a surprised expression.

“Wouldn’t it be a big deal if the Empire clears the S-class labyrinth gate?”

“If we clear it, it will be a very serious situation. Weapons from the S-class labyrinth gate may be used.”

“Even so, I can’t persuade His Majesty the King and the nobles to form an expedition force······.”

The Privy Councilor shut his eyes tightly as if he had a headache.

If we were to obtain the S-class labyrinth gate that the Empire was after, we had to send more troops than they did.

In addition, we had to leave behind troops to clear the labyrinth gate.

That was realistically impossible.

“There is a way.”

“huh?”

“It’s leaking information to a third party.”

“Three? Are you talking about the Republic of Arica?”

“Yes. And we are forming an alliance.”

“Allied Forces······.”

End