132 – Day After Year (1)
Patchut.
Parts Side!!
A tingling feeling. Feeling that sensation with my body, I swung the dagger, and a line of purple lightning drew a straight line.
“Wrong.”
But Claude Lane crossed his arms and shook his head.
“The trajectory is so visible, the other person should be able to react sufficiently.”
“I thought it was simpler than I thought, but it seems not.”
“If it was like that, I wouldn’t have been able to survive on that hill.”
As Claude said, he drew his dagger in the blink of an eye. Parts side! A flash of lightning without the need to start the engine.
There was a clear difference in speed and accuracy from what I did.
“As expected, the original restaurant is different.”
“Still, I have talent. If you work on your posture a little, it will become quite useful.”
Until now, I was busy with various things both domestically and internationally, such as technology development and unit management advisor.
I decided to focus on bringing back the sense of battle that had been blunted recently.
The combat lesson with Claude is part of that activity.
“By the way, how about your arms?”
“It’s always the same.”
Claude waved a prosthetic arm that glittered silver.
Since he was injured in the last Quornen War, having one of his arms amputated, he should have left the military as a volunteer soldier.
Maybe it was too much of a waste to just discharge him, a war hero who made an outstanding performance in the two Quernen Wars and an excellent mage.
Sonny Zeppelin once again robbed me of his fortune and even brought in the best prosthetic arm maker in the kingdom of Adalya.
The result.
Claude Lane’s right arm was reborn as a combination of science and magic with various auxiliary magic equipment attached to Reinhardt’s superalloy. In fact, he became a cyborg half of himself and half of others.
No matter how much he was, he was more familiar with the original arm, and it was clear that he was uncomfortable.
“But I guess you decided not to be discharged after all?”
“Huh…… Whenever you tell me not to go Are you going to change your mind again?”
“No, not that…” ….”
“Just kidding. Well, you should be able to leave the weak battalion commander behind.”
Each, Claude looked at me and smiled. It’s been a year since the Kurnen War ended with the victory of the Ukrnians.
Claude, who minimized interactions with others and didn’t show his emotions well, was a person who showed quite a dramatic change over the course of a year.
To be honest, I still can’t believe that he laughs and talks like this, who didn’t even enjoy conversation.
I still quarreled with Belle Meyer, who was like a canine companion, but the occasional tip-off situation completely disappeared.
Should we consider it a pure love-hate relationship where there really is no hostility now?
“…… By the way, how are things going with Lieutenant Hilton Calia?”
“I don’t know what answer you expect, but it probably isn’t what you think.”
I tut and clicked my tongue.
It seems like there’s been a lot of gossip going around among the soldiers lately.
A thrilling love story between a major war hero who grumbles but takes care of him without knowing or knowing, and a newly born lieutenant who is a thunderbolt slayer.
It was a subject that made one’s mouth water, just thinking about it, but Claude dismissed the controversy with a straight face.
“Well, let’s stop chatting here. How about moving on to the next move right away?”
“Good.”
I snatched the sword that had been thrown into the air and took my stance again.
“Again from the first move.”
“Okay.”
“One, two. Three.”
“One, two! Three!!”
At least for today, I was thinking of rolling hard.
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“You came at the right time!”
Lieutenant Colonel Jan Bloch, head of the Ordnance Division of the Artillery Department, Central Technical Education and Research Office, smiled broadly at me.
He was one of the main military personnel in charge of the project related to the ‘Moldoke Armored Train’ that I asked about from the Reinhardt Empire last time.
“It’s been a while.”
“Well then, it’s been a while. Lieutenant Colonel Enoch must be quite busy. I can tell just by hearing the news from here and there.”
Since Lieutenant Colonel Yan showed great enthusiasm for the development of the 57mm Grizzly howitzer last time.
He naturally became the head of the local licensed production business for the Moldoke armored train, where various artillery pieces, including the 57mm howitzer, would be installed.
Of course, Lieutenant Colonel Yan is not the only familiar face.
“That…… I’ve been fine, no. How are you?”
“Captain Debra Bennett.”
“I finally see you again.”
An officer from the 3rd Magic Battalion of the Northern Corps to which he belonged when he first entered this world.
At the time I was scouted to the Special Response Brigade, I was transferred to the Technical Research Department by Brigadier General Viktor Zelensky, who liked the protective barrier technique she made.
At that time, he was one rank higher than me.
Unlike her, who is still only her captain, two silver chrysanthemums are shining on her shoulder.
However, no matter how high I was in rank, the flag bearer was still higher than Captain Debra, so I thoroughly maintained my respect.
“You can just do it comfortably… ….”
“All right. Aren’t I the kind of person who is drunk with power?”
“You still have that smirk.”
To be honest, there is no reason to talk casually.
I wouldn’t know if it was Lieutenant Colonel Lockhart who was f*cking with me, but Debra was rather a benefactor who helped me a lot.
Let’s have a light conversation with the former unit’s ties that we met after a long time.
Lt. Col. Jan Bloch said, patting me on the shoulder.
“Anyway, it’s a lot better than the last prototype! Let’s go see it!”
Like a father proud of his pretty daughter. Lieutenant Colonel Jan Bloch seemed impatient to show me the armored train right away.
The last time I only saw the prototype version, it was pretty good, but how much has it improved?
I entered the factory in a slightly hesitant state, but I was definitely at a loss for words at that overwhelming figure.
“The first regular armored train locally produced by our military! Блискавка!!”
Vliskavka.
Of course, it was not a gift from the Reinhardt Empire, but a product produced under license with Ukrnian technology, so the quality was definitely slightly lower than that of the Reinhardt.
I heard that the armored train currently being produced by Reinhardt is replacing its engine with one that incorporates magical chemical technology.
We were still dealing with coal-based fire engines.
However.
Who is not the son of Lieutenant Colonel Jan Bloch, who lives by fire and dies by fire?
The armament applied to Vliskavka was to the point where even I, who came from the Ministry of Defense, thought it was ‘excessive’.
“First of all, 57mm grizzly howitzers are mounted on the front and rear for close fire support. Of course, it is an improved type that maximizes accuracy and firepower.”
“What you see in the middle over there is a 125mm howitzer. I imported it directly from Reinhardt. Apparently, the Reinhalt Cannon is the best.”
“And by arranging gun sights for each compartment, infantry troops can freely project firepower, and I installed one mini gatling in each of the two compartments so that I can respond to an attack from an airship in a limited way!”
Every time the specifications are laid out, Lieutenant Colonel Jan Bloch’s shoulders rise.
“Isn’t this over-armed?”
“Ugh! What a pitiful sound! Even this much is not enough! Industrial production cannot keep up with demand, so shouldn’t we cram as many functions as possible into one train!?”
“Furthermore, Vliskavka has a protective barrier technique I devised. It was not applied to all compartments, but only to the important command compartment, control compartment, and arsenal.”
Is that why Debra was there?
In the first place, the Central Technical Research Department moved its headquarters to the Villatok area and was stuck in the ‘Pedro Industrial Complex’ built there.
As Marshal Jacques Pedro readily agreed to offer the site at a low price, Ukraine’s first and largest industrial complex was built.
At first, it is said that there was strong opposition from neighboring aristocrats, but rather, it was as much as it earned a huge amount of foreign currency and formed a connection with the central power by attracting the industrial complex.
Now, it was said that a lot of nobles who are trying to line up the expansion of the industrial complex or the securing of additional land are coming to Count Jacques Pedro.
-As expected, my eyes weren’t wrong. I knew from a long time ago that I wasn’t just a young man who was just acting like a guest.
-Didn’t I tell you?
-Let me know if you need anything in the future, I’ll help with anything!
Thanks to that, Count Jacques Pedro’s favorability rate was rising day by day.
He helped revive a family that was on the verge of collapse, so it’s understandable, but…….
-By the way, aren’t you of the age to get married soon? What does Ekaterina really think? To be honest, compared to other young girls, I think my child is much more sincere.
-Ah, Father!! Why do you testify!!
-hahahahaha…….
He tried to hook me up with Ekaterina and her daughter whenever he had a chance, but she had a hard time politely turning it down.
As I was recalling the bad situation, Lieutenant Colonel Yan shook my shoulder and shouted.
“Ughhh! Yes, it is so beautiful that you will be enchanted for a moment! By the way, Lieutenant Colonel Enoch.”
“Yes.”
“I brought a new weapon from Reinhardt the other day to test it. Would you like to see it?”
A new weapon?
As this was right before the war broke out, it was the right time for various countries to invent all kinds of weapons.
Even the Ukrnians not only deployed armored trains right away, but also various infantry weapons have recently entered mass production with the help of the Reinhardt Empire.
The Minie Gatling that Lieutenant Colonel Jan Bloch talked about earlier is also a machine gun from the Federal Republic of America.
“What weapon is it?”
“Well…… I only heard the model name. They say it will completely replace the airship.”
At this point, there is only one thing that can replace the airship.
Could it be that what I know is correct?
“They said it was Manfred. D.I MK.I.”
As soon as I heard that, I grabbed Lieutenant Colonel Yan’s hand tightly.
“Let’s go see it right away.”
Manfred Fighter.
A fraudulent fighter that plays an active role in the early stages of Hearts of General.
The red envoy of the Empire has finally revealed itself.
