Chapter 137 (2/2)
In fact, we may have created as efficient a system as the one back in my previous world
I thought for a second on whether I should build forts and castles, but decided against it It would just be a waste of tiured
If the Empire really does invade us, then I’ll just coainst someone you’ll know for a brief second?
We’ll just use our entire force and stop the castles
Though if the Eht have to destroy some of the rails; but even if we have to do so, we can just rebuild them later
And since we don’t knohen and if they co our development even for a moment
The els is the same
When they invade I’ll annihilate them What’s broken we can simply repair
After all, things are not as important as people
Protect not the art but the artisan, so I say
Having arranged our affairs around this notion, even I was surprised at how fast we developed
The spirit research was primarily handled by the Dwarfs’ and Elves’ joint venture
Bester was originally involved in the “Magic Armor Research,” and this type of research is the most common in this world
In contrast, Sorcery Studies are veiled in secrecy and taboos
The genius researcher, Epress El Elemental Studies with Alchemy
With oing to have a splendid Sorcery facility here Of course, no state secrets will be divulged, though
Then there are the Va in this world
They study not ic, but physics and the laws of the world Science of our world
They depend not onblocks of reality to achiever desired results
For a world full of ic, this kind of study is the true heresy
And the areatly affect our future research
The whole point of this was to fill Tee ideas of every kind, and, as a result, to create fields of research and facilities the likes of which this world has never seen
It is thus paramount that the research is carried out in utmost secrecy
So we need a location that can be easily protected and difficult to infiltrate
What better place could you chose than the 95th floor of the labyrinth? The treants have set up a city there, you see
And this city is also inhabited by elves, some of whom may want to help in the research
It’s easy to defend, easily accessible, so it really is the ideal location
Even if the angels attack, they will probably not be able to reach the 95th floor Even if they do, Ramiris says we can just swap 99th for the 95th floor at a moment’s notice
So this will give me a peace of mind
So with this, we proceeded to set up sleeping quarters
And when the research began in the earnest, we iroup wanted to focus on their field and orried about the confidentiality of their studies
That, however, would defeat the whole purpose
So, I decided to divulge all their secrets quickly
What secret is safe from Raphael? I compiled their research in easy to understand terms and handed such a portfolio to each one of them
Oh, and I wrote it on valuable paper, not parchment The paper is low quality—made from wood fibers
But it is a step in the right direction
Like this we got them to cooperate
Of course alcohol played a role There’s a beautiful paradise of alcohol and elves right outside of the research facility Any dispute could easily be… dissolved in a bar
The Vah they did not need to suck life out of people, certainly enjoyed sucking the alcohol out of cups
By the way, I too joined them on many occasions but was never paid for overtiht?
See cups is a way for people to transcend national boundaries Thus we all becaht forth various results
Ramiris, of course, was also interested in this research
At some point she became the research facility’s mascot and idol
Oh, and I did not forget that I broke her goleo, so we focused on that first
Being faic Armor Plan” and “Spirit Armor,” we quickly completed the research For soh e did
How long did they ithout a single break through? I guess you would get discouraged if that were to happen
And adem I invited came in handy
We also were able to push for the release of the “Barrier-kun”—Kurobee’s and Bester’s Siic Circle Equipment
Using their invention and other data, ere able to start absorbing y from the atmosphere and thus complete the Spirit Amor
The spirits would convert y, which would then be stored in batteries
In other words, so long as soy is present, perpetual motion is possible
I have finally attained unliy!
The first project we built was the Spirit Armor for Ramiris
7 feet tall, weighing 15 tons Charged with a nuh-speed ravity control
Ars that would excite any h its performance is far below Beretta
So I personally think it’s
But this research did coy Train
I was considering at first to use goleer necessary
We took tin the wheels to fit the tracks, as well as to create passenger and cargo cars
We emphasized horse-power, efficiency, and load capacity
And after a few test runs, the train started running Reaching an average speed of 50 km per hour
This invention, which redefined commerce, naturally altered history With trains, you could transport even produce before it spoiled
We will never stop laying rails
Not only between us and the Dwarf Kingdom, but also towards the seas, the four corners of this Earth! Toofrom other countries
Brurasia, and Sorcerer’s Dynasty Sario wants a direct line
Nonetheless, the rail towards Dwarf Kingdom took a year to develop, so new rails will have to wait for a bit
We still need to ravity control, as well as consider armed trains
While Fortresses are not needed to counter the eht come in handy
How about equipping a spirit cannon on it, uns, and also ferry troups on it
Well… this really was just a hobby, and I’ as no one takes my words seriously
As in any world, how fast you can deploy your soldiers decides the war So it’s not like ar of a difference
It’s fine to use the normal train cars
And thus in a year, we created twenty trains Each consists of about six-cars
With these trains, we created a four-thousand- train corps We could increase that number, and would likely do so soon, but not now
Right noe’re just ironing out the proble trains
Once we’re done, a trip between the Dwarf Kingdom and Tempest should take at most three days
So a roundtrip would take a week Though hopefully with time we could increase the speed
And when did announce to the world this invention, countries were in total uproar over it
So we accomplished lots in this one year
According to what Leon’s spies gathered, Yuuki has been cli the ranks of the Empire
But they are still unable to invade us There’s no doubt they are preparing for war, but ill not start just yet
There may be a chance they’ll send assassins, but it’s actually rather unlikely As Ruminas said: it’s a waste of men to try to kill us that way
In fact, that’s just how it turned out Any atteave up after the first attempt
And it’s not like we could permit them to see e’re up to
In any case, it’s clear that the E ready
And thus, our research continues
There’s no question that, inass this year
And ere not the only ones to prepare
I actually found out about this just about e started testing our trains
The countries neighboring Jura forest, the Council, sent us an invitation
Asking us to participate in their next
Of course, at this point, this invitation was essentially fated to arrive