Chapter 226. Situation in each country (3)
There are still a few months left until the meeting to formally conclude a treaty between the castle and the empire is held.
Anyway, I’ve got a plan in place.
I had already told Pena what to do.
Since I couldn’t keep hiding it, I had to know what I was going to do.
Well, when she heard the plan from me, at first she just stood still with a face asking if she really had to do it.
But soon, as if he was determined, he made up his mind.
After confirming that Pena was full of motivation, I decided to prepare myself.
‘Anyway, an all-out war cannot be avoided.’
Even if the Merman Empire is somehow obstructed, a war with the Holy Kingdom is inevitable.
there is something
Isn’t it reasonable to pay back?
I have no objection to that.
In addition, I can roughly guess why the Holy Kingdom is so obsessed with Ernesia Kingdom and the weakening of the Merman Empire.
That’s probably why they can’t help it either.
‘Is the future coming….
I wondered if the saintess might have decided to invade by looking into the future.
Although the current Seongguk is on the wealthy side, it was only established because of her existence.
It is highly dependent on the ability and reputation of an individual.
After about 10 years, or if she disappears, the kingdom will fall again.
‘okay. She’s a saint after all. Was that what you were worried about? To the extent that they are concerned about the safety of their own people and put their hands on dirty numbers?’
I laughed at her
I have no desire to look at you.
Isn’t it strange to be sympathetic?
In the end, instead of keeping within her own fence, she chose to thoroughly abandon the outside.
It should not be affirmed no matter how good the intentions are.
There would have been any other way.
But in the end, she chose the easiest path.
I can’t help but feel sympathy.
‘Then it would be better to end it as quickly as possible.’
super fast.
And I will trample on you with all my might.
That’s the price of hurting us.
It’s possible for me to just go and kill them, but I don’t do that.
Even repaying resentment must be paid by the hands of the people here.
that’s the price
Besides, dying now would be the only way to die as a saint.
Then no.
Only when he exposes everything and pays for all the filth he has committed can it be established that he has paid it back properly.
For that, I have already told my aides to prepare for war.
His aides also had experience preparing for the Three Kingdoms War in the past, so this time they are preparing relatively smoothly.
But it’s completely different from last time.
The quality of comparison is different from then.
The biggest difference is this!
“Hey? Is this the sword?”
Now, at the forge, I hold up the sword Aken brought and inspect it, exclaiming in admiration.
A well-forged sword with the know-how of a Dwarf blacksmith.
Even though it was simple and without fancy decorations, it seemed that the quality of the sword was well known even without swinging it.
“I struggled quite a bit this time.”
Aken grumbled at me, who was engrossed in me while holding the sword and examining the details.
“I’ll bet on my lifelong career, I don’t think there’s any other metal that’s this hard to smelt.”
“It’s not that many blacksmiths gave up after researching for no reason.”
At least this time, I understood his feelings of complaint.
I gave it to you to study, but it should have been a metal that was famous for being so difficult to handle.
“It’s embarrassing, but if it wasn’t for the technique Arel taught you, we wouldn’t have dared to do anything about it either. A metal of such difficulty that even Hmm Aken could drop the crane like this.
That was the titanium I threw away earlier.
A metal that is simply impossible to even try with the skills and facilities of blacksmiths known within the continent.
That’s titanium!
“Still, you made it well.”
Looking at the finished sword, there was nothing I could point out.
Would there be any problem if I brought it to practice right now?
But Aken doesn’t seem to like it very much.
“At least, it was only used for swords, spears, and parts of armor. Other than that, it’s about ‘it’.”
“Is that enough help?”
Give a titanium sword to one of the blacksmiths and give it a try.
He raised another metal sword and struck down the titanium one.
The iron sword was limply chipped or broken.
“The strength may be a bit worse than adamantite or mithril, though. Isn’t this enough?”
Moreover, titanium is useful because, unlike the rare metals I mentioned, titanium reserves are overwhelmingly large.
Although processing technology is difficult.
After that, once you have it properly established, this is much more useful.
In terms of pure metal quality, the rare metal just mentioned is superior.
In reality, a metal that can be mass-produced is much more useful, even if it is slightly less strong, such as titanium.
By using this, even ordinary soldiers can be equipped with excellent quality weapons.
The difference cannot be ignored.
“Can you match the quantity of swords, spears, and armor? If it doesn’t work out, it doesn’t matter if I give up the armor.”
“Hey, no problem. Arell, if it’s according to the date you expected, it will work out somehow.”
Aken answered bluntly, but said that it would not be too late.
There is no such thing as this dwarf bluffing.
He can do it.
I appreciate that aspect of him quite well.
“Hmm?”
“what’s the matter?”
Taking the sword again and examining it carefully, I noticed that Aken was furrowing his eyebrows.
Why is this dwarf doing this? It’s disgusting.
I don’t want to look into your eyes with you.
“It’s a big deal.”
He muttered something suspicious.
“why? What do you not like? If it’s a technical problem, report it properly later. Or ask now.”
“No, it’s not like that.”
For some reason, Aken said it wasn’t about blacksmithing skills.
Why is this guy who usually only shows interest in metal suddenly acting like this?
“Arel’s reaction is different from usual.”
“ah? What are you talking about?”
“If it were you, wouldn’t you be happy by running around a little more? And then he would have been condescending to me.”
It seems that he has not forgotten what I teased him during the time of this dwarf, Damascus Steel.
It’s terribly narrow.
“If you wish, can you do it right now?”
I think I’m going to give up a difficult task that makes me cry out loud.
It cannot be denied that Hagiya Aken feels uncomfortable.
If it was really normal, I would have been very proud with the finished result.
It pretends to be proud, and pretends to be proud all night, scratching the opponent’s insides.
That’s my little downside.
However, this time I held the sword and admired it, but the reaction was calmer than usual, so it seems that I felt a sense of incongruity.
“You don’t like it?”
“No, I like it. It is just as perfect as I ordered. There can be no complaints, right?”
This is my honest assessment.
However, this was only about the perfection of the sword.
The reason why I felt subtle was because it had nothing to do with the sword.
In fact, I have been waiting for the results of this titanium research for quite some time.
This is because tough metals that can be mass-produced were essential even for future use.
But now the sword is placed in front of me.
It is a sharp sword that emits a pale light and is likely to cut you even if you touch it.
It is also for use in war.
“But… the sword was the first thing I made out of the metal that I had been studying for a long time… I’m sorry.”
I didn’t like that a bit.
Originally, for my benefit, the items for the completion of my comfortable paradise had to receive the grace of titanium.
But in the end, it’s a weapon.
i don’t like it either
Even if it was planned to be used as a weapon from the beginning.
Of course, you can’t feel good in a yard that’s not like that, right?
“Hmm, do you mean that?”
When I roughly explained why I felt uncomfortable, Aken seemed to understand.
“It’s not that I didn’t like the quality of the sword. That was it.”
“You are very much the same.”
“If you think like that, you can’t make anything. Didn’t you, Arel, know?”
I guess so.
Making weapons such as swords and spears is almost a daily routine for blacksmiths like Aken.
He knows very well that there is no point in thinking about what the weapon will be used for.
I was also a little disappointed, but it wasn’t that I didn’t turn it on too much.
Originally, making weapons using titanium was in the plan.
It was just annoying that the order was changed.
“What happened? Then please deliver properly as planned. And you know you have to complete ‘that’ too, right?”
“Leave it to me.”
Seeing the Dwarf confidently banging his chest and talking, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.
Weapons seem to be secured without a problem.
Then there’s the army.
After Fahilia had its function as a city, I ordered the lord of Fahilia to reorganize in earnest so that it could play an active role in accordance with the changed environment.
After the last war, when the city was built, the Fahilia lord’s army, once reorganized, can be divided into four main units.
1 unit guarding the entire city.
2 units dedicated to monster subjugation and management.
Three units dedicated to guarding the castle.
Four units in charge of the territory and gateway outside the city. During normal times, each of these four units divides their roles to protect the territory and castle.
And apart from their respective missions, they always follow hard training as if they were on a daily basis.
Like today, for example.
“Hmm? Training is in full swing.”
As I was wandering around to inspect the unit, I focused my attention on the training ground at the sound I heard.
There, Asha was training the soldiers herself.
It’s more like a one-sided beating rather than training.
“Now, there is too much power. Only then will he be able to wield his sword properly. Accordingly, these days, he is selecting soldiers with such potential and training them intensively.
Both Asya and Seina, their ability to grow as knights is nearing the limit.
He is working on his own training in his spare time, but he must be trying to pick out and raise a successor who will help him properly.
That’s why I’m trying to grow even if it’s a little difficult training.
“…Well, it must feel like hell from the point of view of being trained.”
Looking at the beaten and rolling soldiers, I shrugged my shoulders.
It’s very strict.
After watching for a while, Asha noticed this and turned around.
“Oh, Mr. Arell. Are you here?”
Now that he noticed, he knelt down.
The fallen soldiers also hurriedly try to stand up, but it seems that it is not going well.
I shook my head saying it was okay.
“I’m just trying to see the state of training, so it’s comfortable.”
However, Asha ordered to leave, as if she couldn’t really show the ugly side of rolling around.
“Dissolution.”
Then, after answering, everyone slowly backs away.
It is like a scene of zombies retreating.
How badly did you roll it?
