Regressor of the Fallen Family - Chapter 112

112 After the dwarves moved into Hwamaekline Town.

In less than two weeks, hundreds of crossbows were being produced per day.

Thus, the vigilante training that Logan advocated began in earnest.

“But if you look at the training, doesn’t that mean we are also being mobilized for war?”

“What are you talking about? Our territory is neutral. Neutral! Don’t you know what neutral means?”

“Still, I’m still very anxious.”

“They say they’re vigilantes.”

“What does it matter? What’s important is that they give you money just for archery training.”

“Well, there’s nothing to do in the winter anyway, so that’s good.”

Murmur.

The gathered men gathered together to avoid the harsh wind and chatted.

One knight and five soldiers appeared in front of them, pulling a cart.

“Are you guys from Tanri Village?”

“you’re right!”

“Okay. Then we will start training now.”

A cold wind blowing that cuts into your skin.

The knight didn’t seem to have any intention of telling a long story either, so he immediately took out a crossbow from the cart.

“This is the repeating crossbow used by our McLane soldiers. There are a total of five training crossbows assigned to Tanri Village. Starting today, we will conduct training with these.”

For all the men gathered for training, it was their first time seeing a repeating crossbow in action.

However, the story that the soldiers’ crossbows contributed greatly to McLane’s explosive growth was already widely known to the people of the territory.

A group of curious-eyed people gathered towards the crossbow at once.

and.

“It’s unlikely to break down, but even if it breaks, a replacement will be provided right away, so there’s no need to be careful when using it. This is an instruction from above that thorough training comes before the safety of the item. So follow the training faithfully. Do you understand?”

“yes!”

Most of the men answered loudly without much thought.

One person’s eyes especially lit up when he heard, ‘If something breaks, a replacement is immediately provided.’

* * *

“The report is that both vigilante training and soldier training are progressing smoothly. However, problems have arisen in some areas.”

“problem?”

“Those who tried to steal and sell crossbows supplied for training purposes to Tanri Village near Tethron Castle after reporting them as broken were discovered.”

“…A quick-firing crossbow? How much?”

“Yes? Is price a problem now?”

Logan chuckled at Dwayne’s reaction.

“Why? If it’s expensive, we might try selling it too… Just kidding! Just kidding! Use it!”

“…The driver became suspicious of the third additional supply and arrested both those who were trying to sell and those who were trying to buy. What should we do?”

“execution.”

“yes?”

“Make sure that no one does something similar again.”

“No matter what, it’s not the same as before, is it? Crossbows have already spread to factions in civil war. It won’t be long before they appear on the battlefield…” “We need to use

this opportunity to set an example. A single crossbow isn’t the problem. The family’s “The very act of trying to smuggle weapons out is the problem.”

“…”

Dwayne fell silent at Logan’s firm and stern words.

“Dwayne, we will soon begin the development of a new weapon. This is more important than the crossbow and should never be leaked. Think of it as a warning punishment for that.”

“New…weapon?”

“Yes, a new weapon. The repeating crossbow has a simpler structure than you might think. It’s a miracle that it hasn’t appeared anywhere else. At some point, everyone will imitate it.”

In particular, an empire may already be in the making.

“So we have to make a new weapon.”

Our own secret weapon that not even the Empire knows about.

Dwayne’s words rose up in his throat, but he held them back.

Above all, the archduke in front of him had already done that ridiculous thing once.

So there was nothing strange about doing it again.

The unfounded belief about Logan stimulated Dwayne’s imagination.

Soon he began to wonder about the form of the new weapon.

But Logan never spoke of the new weapon again after that.

To those other than those in charge.

– The crime of attempting to steal secrets from the territory to the outside world. Pederson of Tanri Village is executed to death.

The entire territory was in an uproar for a while at the news of the death of a person who was simply trying to steal a supply.

The first drastic action taken by the archduke who revived the territory.

Some people cautiously whispered that the radical nature of the archduke, who expanded his territory by fighting four battles over three years, was finally revealed.

Rumors that arose in the territory of Bypros, the most recent conquest, did not escape the territory and were quickly dismissed.

This was because more residents were relieved that the turmoil of the civil war had been avoided through lowered tax rates and declaration of neutrality under McLane’s rule, rather than anger at the invasion.

Thanks to this, the perception that leaking the territory’s secrets, which Logan had intended, would result in the death penalty began to become more natural among the people of the territory than expected.

– Is there a safer and better place to live than our territory at a time like this?

This was the time when all kinds of strange rumors about the civil war began to spread.

An external threat was unknowingly uniting the residents of the territory who had lived their entire lives under different affiliations.

And the Archduke, who received the support of the majority, was busy developing new weapons ‘for war’ at the Golem Tower located in the center of the town.

“No. No. It didn’t feel like that. The moment the impact exceeds a certain level, a vibration occurs, and after a certain period of time, boom! This is difficult?!”

It’s difficult. You crazy guy.

Hamar barely swallowed the swear words that were about to come out of his mouth.

The owner is urging him to develop a ridiculous weapon, wondering where he got his strange imagination from.

The good news was that I wasn’t alone now.

“You’re saying it’s more effective than a 2-circle spell, but costs only one-tenth of a 1-circle scroll? What on earth is that…”

Clayton also looked at Logan with an expression as if he was talking nonsense.

“I told you all the ingredients, right down to the basics. Is it still difficult?”

“Didn’t you say that’s not 100% certain? Plus, compounds can have completely different properties depending on the mixing ratio. You don’t have to do any magic at all.”

Considering Logan’s pride, Clayton couldn’t bring himself to ask whether it was necessary to explain this.

However, claims that were almost unreasonable rarely went away.

“I wrote it. It’s definitely possible!”

The moment Hamar heard those words, his body trembled.

Oh, I think I’ve heard this somewhere before.

I feel very bad.

“Where? I’ve never even heard of it. If something like that came out, we wizards would be the first to go crazy!”

okay. of course.

But I think I’ll understand even if I don’t hear the next answer.

Hamar’s uneasy premonition becomes even stronger.

“I’m sure. I saw it. I can definitely make it!”

The answer, just as he had expected, came out of Logan’s mouth.

“Ha… Really…”

“What on earth…”

A wizard and a dwarf who were forced to develop nonsense grabbed their heads at the same time.

The conversation, which clearly showed the difference between the experienced person and the developer, continued several days later.

“So, just by applying pressure to the grip, the color changes to red and then explodes about 5 seconds later?”

“Yes. It seems like there was a magical measure, but it was probably a very limited measure that only detected the amount of impact from the surface. That’s exactly what the mana backlash felt like.”

“….”

“why?”

“The fact that you’re talking like this makes me think you’ve definitely tried writing it. Oh well…”

I’ve tried writing it. In a past life.

Logan smiled bitterly as old memories surfaced again.

The weapon he is trying to make by mobilizing Clayton and Hamar is liberatio.

This bomb, which means liberation in ancient language, was an explosive weapon that appeared as a weapon of the Grandia Liberation Front 10 years after the Imperial War and caused a huge headache to the Empire.

‘I couldn’t liberate my country, but I only liberated the souls of the empire.’

The effect was certain as it was proven in a previous life.

The only problem is…

‘I’ve been on missions to purchase materials and used a lot of finished products, but I don’t know who made them or how they were made.’

The creator of Liberatio, known only to very few people even on the Grandia Liberation Front.

Unfortunately, Logan was not one of those few.

Just in case, I asked the current Swordmaster’s adjutant, former Liberation Front commander Louis Hyon.

-Are you someone around you who knows how to make amazing things? Are you talking about a wizard? Uh… I don’t know any wizards.

It was a futile effort.

But I couldn’t give up easily.

The production cost of Liberatio is estimated to be 50 gold.

It was extremely expensive as a one-time consumable, but considering its effectiveness, it was an extremely cheap weapon.

This is something that Louis Hyon, in his past life, lamented countless times, saying, ‘If only we could have mass-produced this bomb when the country was in good shape…’

There was now enough money to make that kind of investment in MacLine.

‘I know the ingredients and features. That should be possible.’

Logan wasn’t stupid.

Food tastes completely different depending on the recipe, and he knew that it would be difficult to make the same thing even if he knew the raw materials of such a dangerous weapon.

But there was also something to believe in.

‘The origin of Liberatio was clearly inspired by the weapons of ancient dwarves.’

Logan’s eyes grazed Hamar and moved to the side.

‘I don’t know for sure who it is, but I do know that the creator is definitely an earth wizard.’

And among the earth wizards he knew, the most capable one was Clayton in front of him.

I believed that with the combination of these two, I would definitely be able to accomplish it even if it took time.

‘If not, I’ll have to cultivate my territory’s power for a longer period of time.’

Logan certainly seemed capable.

Above all, Logan clearly remembered the sensations and changes he felt when he used the bomb in his past life.

Strangely clear.

‘No. Is it any wonder he died like that at the end?’

Even though Logan recalled unpleasant memories, he conveyed those sensations to Clayton and Hamar as intact as possible to help with development as much as possible.

Now was the time to trust and wait.

* * * When Logan was working hard to increase the power of the territory.

The civil war between East and West was gradually intensifying.

The front line, which had been expanding from the north to the center, soon spread to the south, with sporadic battles taking place in various places.

In particular, the elite forces of both factions gathered in the central area were continuing to fight across Harun Castle, which was under the direct control of the king.

A giant slalom where everything is at stake rarely happens.

I thought it would be fierce, but when the lid was opened, the power of the two factions was truly strangely equal.

The leaders of both sides, not wishing for mutual destruction, were fiercely seeking each other’s openings and engaging in short local warfare.

Because of this, it was not the nobles with large estates who died, but the small and medium-sized nobles or small estates that belonged to them.

And it was at that point that what Logan was about to do became even more meaningful.

“The talented people who lost their owners are sitting on the streets.”

“So, are you going to recruit those Cheads?”

“Oh? How did you know?”

“That’s obvious when you’re around Confucius. But even if there were talented people, would they come here? It will go to other nobles of the original faction.”

Rick answered Logan’s curious question with a slight smugness, but Logan shook his head.

“That would only go to the people who have a grudge.”

“Yes?”

“Affiliation . There are probably many people who don’t have much attachment to their family. For people like that, the conditions will be better.”

“And our family, which has even eaten Bipros, is now one of the richest families in the kingdom. There is no war right now. First of all, the conditions are definitely good.”

Rick responded harshly, and Logan looked at him intently.

“…Why?”

“No. Because it’s amazing. “I can’t believe you could say something like that.”

“Hmm. If you want to one day become a general assisting the lord, this level is basic. Moreover, I will become the governor of a great family with as many as nine castles.”

Looking at Rick, who was grinning, Logan clicked his tongue inwardly.

‘The dream is also imaginary.’

Of course, Rick, who is the Archduke’s dedicated attendant, will probably naturally become the governor if he becomes a lord.

In McLane, the position of governor was only that of a general butler who managed the servants and maids of each castle, but as the estate grew, many people were hired. To handle it, a minimum level of knowledge was needed.

Of course, Rick couldn’t possibly have that level of knowledge, so he had to hire someone else to teach

him. Naturally, Vector, the current commander-in-chief, was teaching Rick these days.

But,

‘Hey guy. I’m thinking of becoming a lord.’ ‘There is no such thing.’

He had to take the lead in handling matters, so he accepted the position of successor and acting lord, but Logan’s gaze was looking further into the future.

Even now, when he closes his eyes, he sees the face of his younger brother, who was dragged away after trying to single-handedly rebuild the broken family and protect the family and country until the end. It occurred to me,

‘It’s not my place. It’s Ronian’s.’

Logan still felt that becoming the head of the McLane family meant taking his younger brother’s place.

Moreover, he had no intention of ‘settling’ in this McLane family.

‘Help, build, and make it big.’ ‘I

can’t say it out loud to anyone yet.

Logan quietly suppressed the desire that had been growing in his heart for some time and smiled at Rick.