Unemployed (1)
“In the Balkans?”
“yes. The life response of Ayun, a believer who was baptized, was cut off.”
“Hmm….”
A bit of an awkward reaction. Even so, the man posting the report did not stop talking.
“Even though he entered the church at a late age, he was considered as a missionary candidate because of his outstanding qualities. I think an active review of the cause of death is necessary.”
“Are you kidding? What are you going to do by sending our kids to that city?”
“….”
The man closed his mouth at the answer mixed with a thick mockery.
“It is a crime zone where strange powers run amok to the point where Bishop Martinez suddenly dies. I don’t want to bother with such a disturbing city that rejects dogma.”
Rumors spread throughout the East Continent branch of the church that missionary Walter Martinez, who had been dispatched to the Balkans, died without overcoming adversity even after he succeeded in the advent of the apostle.
Didn’t the 2 apostles personally come and select new missionary candidates to fill the void left by him, who was a competent bishop?
In the aftermath, hundreds of promising believers died in one fell swoop, and the church’s branch power was greatly hindered.
“If you forget about that kind of demon scene properly, they’ll fight each other and get out of trouble on their own. If it’s a lawless zone where there’s no order at all, it’ll be difficult to just look around… … It’s a city after all, right?”
The voice said with a sinister laugh.
“If it wants to grow itself, it will be pruned in some way. Our role is to sit by the side for a while and then pick up and eat the rice cake dumplings. It’s not that we send our kids to that demon cave for no reason and then draw attention to it.”
“that….”
“Let’s not increase work unnecessarily unless it is a direct order from the Church Headquarters in the circumstance that even this side of the workforce is being recruited to pioneer the central front. got it?”
An insight that accurately penetrates the working conditions of the megacities that have never been visited.
The intuition of what happens when vast forces are overcrowded in one place is by no means the kind that can only be gained through experience.
Even if it is a denomination that uses believers who believe in doctrine as tools, it is rather possible to judge the situation without being blinded by the immediate damage.
In that sense, there was nothing wrong with the words of the head of the Northeastern branch of the Voice Church, who lightly denied the man’s words.
“This is the order that came down through the direct line of the two apostles.”
“….”
“Recently, the trend in the vicinity of the city, starting with the Balkans, is unusual, so I told them to establish a new sphere of influence inside the city as soon as possible and reorganize personnel….”
“Hey, shouldn’t you have said that first?”
Awesome!!
Sticky blood dripped from the feet of the branch manager who stood up with a grunt, soaking his pants.
With her hands on her waist, she sighed and raised her head blankly, looking up at the sky.
“Damn it…I thought I would be able to rest in peace after this job, but it turned out to be a vain dream.”
The core force leading the church, and the apostles who act directly under the command of the religious leader, are all monsters with ferocity comparable to strategic weapons.
Among them, the active 2 apostles have a more special meaning to believers.
Unlike most of the single-digit apostles who are unable to properly control their madness and wander between ideals and reality and are living in isolation, he is the second to follow the leader, yet he is still wandering all over the continent and using his hands in all sorts of things.
It is no exaggeration to say that there are almost no followers who do not feel his care and touch in small and large parts.
The head of the Northeast Branch himself had no special feelings about the two apostles, but he also knew that there was no way to ignore his orders.
“I am preparing to leave. We’ll leave right after the ablution.”
After shaking off the blood from his body, the branch manager patted the man standing in front of him on the shoulder and passed him by.
“yes? Are you sure you want to go there yourself?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? What do you think is the meaning of the well-respected Apostle giving the order to me, the head of the Northeast Branch?”
The branch manager laughed.
“Geographically, the Southern Church branch is much closer, but the fact that they bothered to contact us…It must be because our handsome apostle knows what I think of you.”
“….”
“It’s fine. I think I can roughly understand what the apostles are thinking… … If it is our job to establish doctrine where it is needed, then we shall follow it.”
What does it mean to understand the will of an apostle who was born as a human being and was chosen by the religious leader?
Can it be said that her outstandingness is rather that she is properly aware of it but does not reveal its specialness?
It is dismissed as foolish fanaticism and is called an object of fear and incomprehension, but nevertheless, the number and size of the talent involved in that belief must be immeasurable.
And even in that mighty and vast Order, one of its exceptionally special talents was beginning to prepare itself for the Great City.
* * *
Lennok was sitting by the sunlit window, looking out leisurely into the street.
If it’s something you have to deal with alone, you don’t have to spend time in this way, but if you’re not in a good position, you have no choice.
Especially when it comes to issues that involve not only Lenok himself but also other people actively cooperating.
In that sense, it was clear that Palmer, a blacksmith from Machine City, was a difficult opponent to work with.
clap clap clap.
The grinding sound of metal and talking to oneself incessantly heard from behind.
“This doesn’t work.”
“….”
“Damn it, it’s not even this. The circuit connections are completely wrong. This makes it difficult to control the output.”
bang!!!
Unable to hold back, Lennok turned his head slightly.
“How about accepting the offer in moderation and making a compromise?”
“No no!!”
Shaking his head, Palmer screamed.
“To think that I, who left Machine City, was stealing Machina’s blueprint through someone else…!! This is impossible!!”
“….”
It’s already 30 minutes. Lennok sighed and looked out the window again.
The reason I met Palmer, the blacksmith, whom I didn’t look for unless I had a clear business.
It was to finish the various things that had to be dealt with before meeting Madrich Onion.
Some time ago, Lennok confirmed the location of the meeting place where the army of Madrich gathered through the power of the new magic eye and various preparations.
I wouldn’t throw away a command equivalent to that of a Grimoire gang boss, so the location where the command was retrieved would most likely be the area where Madrich’s body was located.
In the process, there was a fuss about adjusting the power of the magic eye with the help of Oliviera, but anyway, they succeeded in finding the coordinates, at least roughly.
It must have been a somewhat satisfactory income, except that the coordinate location thus found was located outside the city.
‘It’s out of town… … .’
In terms of distance, it’s not that far from a big city. However, considering the topography and environment, it was only natural that even Lennok could not neglect his preparations.
It doesn’t matter if you accept Madrid’s offer and enter his sphere.
However, Lennok knew that he had to make sure he had all the information and preparations he needed to know before going.
Ordering new equipment modification from Palmer is part of such preparation.
It was because while searching through Gearside’s database, he had succeeded in obtaining quite useful information.
Among them, what Lennok found was a design combination of a custom weapon that had been updated until recently in Machine City Machina.
In the process of dealing with Defense Force Lieutenant General Treppen and pursuing Gearside researchers, the data obtained contained the design of the firearm that was being developed.
So Lennok tried to find the person he knew best who could embody the blueprint and entrusted it to him, but
Palmer stubbornly refused the request, making the excuse that he was not qualified to see the blueprint.
“If you don’t intend to do me a favor, I’ll leave.”
Lennok stared blankly at his watch and stood up.
“I thought it was a fair deal in exchange for sharing the principles of the blueprint, but now that it’s like this, I guess I’ll have to leave it to another craftsman.”
Palmer isn’t the only artisan handling firearms in the outskirts.
It’s going to take a bit of credit, but now, when the long-awaited opportunity to upgrade Lennok’s firearms drastically arrived, it wasn’t the time to pick people.
But when Palmer heard Lennok’s words, he rose from his seat like lightning and stood in front of the workshop door.
“no!! Do you mean to show the machine city’s secrets to others?”
“…If that’s the case, shouldn’t Palmer be blamed for showing you the blueprints?”
“That is…Even though I left the city, my heart still exists in Makina’s workshop, so it’s okay.”
“Then you can accept my request.”
“But how could I forget the duty and dare….”
“….”
[Is this cranky, filthy organism wanting to play with the Master?]
The conversation with Palmer was so slow that even Darby, who was taking a nap with his head down in his arms, was annoyed.
But Lennok had a rough idea why Palmer could only express himself this way.
‘Palmer isn’t the kind of person who is obsessed with the prestige of the Machine City. Perhaps because of his pride as a craftsman, he didn’t want to look at the blueprint I handed over.’
[Then, what do you mean?]
‘Maybe I’m asking you to add an offer or reason that I can’t refuse.’
[…] … Humans are truly troublesome creatures.]
At Darby’s sighed words, Lennok laughed inwardly as well.
Pride is, after all, a mind that works with a mixture of many complex emotions.
Although it is far from a rational or cool judgment, it is one of the important psychological defense mechanisms that make a person more human in a way.
Perhaps it was because he had the rationality of a wizard more than anyone else. Rather, Lennok did not think that his pride was useless.
‘The thing is, I need a plausible lie to convince Palmer. Even the route I got the information from in the first place is unofficial… … .’
Lennok’s discovery of the personal weapon blueprint category was a by-product of the process of overturning the gearside database in reverse.
Even that information was not in her hands right away, but the income she gained from organizing the chunks of data that had accumulated in her in disorder with Darby.
As such, it was difficult to honestly explain to Palmer how he obtained this blueprint.
‘Machine City… … gear side… … Right.’
Thinking of a plausible excuse, Lennok leaned over to Palmer and said,
“I tried not to say this, but…In fact, this design was also received directly from the machine city’s enforcer.”
“What do you say…?”
“Do you know about Maya Lenslet?”
Needless to say, which side of Palmer’s wide-eyed reaction is biased?
Lennok, certain that he had guessed correctly, began to blunt the lie he had prepared ahead of time.
“During the commissioning process, we received official permission from him and took over the blueprint. It is as if we have officially received permission from the Machine City.”
“That must be…But the proof… … .”
Lennok didn’t say any more, but divided his magical energy into three prongs, and rubbed them at different speeds to penetrate a nearby water bottle.
Dismissed!!
“The season of Maya Lenslet, who was called the best executioner in Machina. I saw it from the side and received it in a similar way. Would this be sufficient proof?”
In reality, instead of being taught her skills, she just beat her up and fought, only to compromise at the end, but what about it?
The day will never come when she can come to the big city and tell Palmer the truth.
Confirming that Palmer’s expression was on the verge of being overtaken completely, Lennok smiled confidently.
“There are many things I want to do. Why don’t you check for a moment to see if the blueprint is really the right thing?’
“Is that so…?”
The look of Palmer putting his hand on the data chip on the table, glancing at Lennok.
Next to him, Lennok was constantly pouring out words that could be tempting.
“From what I’ve seen, there’s also a system that adjusts cylinder pressure based on the recoil of the shotgun. In addition, the method of weaponizing the cartridge case of the rifle and the method of forcibly increasing the space optimized for the application of magic… … .”
The stories about Maya are all lies, but the story about the blueprints is unmistakably true.
From new attempts to overhaul the functionality of the shotgun rifle revolver to new heavy weapon blueprints that Lennok may need.
In the past, he couldn’t carry a lot of firearms because of the limitations of his magic power and the capacity and weight of the reduction magic, but things were different now that he had absorbed the magical power of the labyrinth and increased the number of vessels.
Magic that consumes a lot of mana and is large-scale isn’t the only thing that can be helpful in battle.
If you have the judgment and speed to pour the right firepower in the right place, there will always be times when efficiency is more important than the size of the firepower you extract.
Apart from constantly studying magic and raising his level, Lennok had no intention of neglecting his equipment.
“First of all, let’s start by increasing the number of muzzles of the rechargeable shotgun to three. I think we can produce similar results with high efficiency if we use it in conjunction with the magic rotation we just showed…Aren’t you curious?”
No further answer was needed.
The data chip was held firmly in Palmer’s hand as if someone might steal it.
“…Come see me in a day.”
He spoke in a hoarse voice and nodded.
“Leave your equipment with us and we’ll take care of it neatly the way you want.”
“All right.”
Palmer, already preoccupied with the new blueprint. Lennok left the workshop with a satisfied smile.
When I took out my cell phone and checked the messages, someone I had been waiting for had arrived.
new project. Achilles and Madric Onion. Cartel and Dyke’s cooperation and control mechanism that encompasses them all.
There was one more person who needed help to get this all done.
Considering the existence of the military sage that he had to deal with from now on, he couldn’t delay even for a moment.
That moment when Lennok thought so and immediately opened and checked the message.
[Eveline: I’m sorry, but I’m unemployed now… … .]
“…what?”
Genius Wizard Who Eats Medicine Chapter 415
