The Academy's Barbarian-Chapter 213
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5.
After an eventful day is over.
The next morning, Arsene's cadets, including Ulan, started their field trip again..
The place where the party arrived after leaving the plume workshop is the place where the magical power train is located. Professor Melt opened his mouth with a smile..
“So today, I'm going to give a more detailed lecture on horsepower driven trains.!”
More than half of the school trip schedule had already passed, but Professor Melt's enthusiasm was not dampened..
He continued to lecture on trains in a voice full of motivation..
“……In this way, with the cooperation of each country and expanding the magic line, travel time will be reduced and tourism and trade will be greatly developed in the future..”
After a not-so-short period of time has passed.
Finally, the long lecture is over..
Professor Melt finally put on a satisfied expression, looked at the students and asked back..
“So, before we move on, does anyone have any questions??”
But no one really raised a hand.
It would be natural. Most of the cadets wore bored faces throughout Professor Melt's lecture..
But then.
someone raised a hand.
“you are…….”
“This is Noah Darschen..”
It was the black-haired girl, Noah..
She, who had been silent all this time, brought up the main topic with a rather serious face..
“The professor said that travel and trade would develop. Conversely, don't you think that it could become a spark of war??”
“yes? war?”
“Yes, if the line extends to the border, the supply network expands..”
Just looking at what is recorded in history right now, when the balance of power with neighboring countries collapsed, wars would break out without fail..
Meanwhile, Noah's words caught the eye of some students. After hearing it, I must have decided that it was a plausible question..
“Well, that certainly makes sense..”
Professor Melt had a similar reaction..
He shook his head as if agreeing with Noah. But even for a moment, Professor Melt shook his head and replied..
“But it's up to you to use it.”
“that's saying……?”
“The ignition stone that sets fire is also a magic tool for mercenaries and adventurers, but it can also be used in battle depending on its use..”
In other words, the role of a tool was not determined from the time it was made, but it could not be helped because it depended on the will of the person using it..
“And even if the horsepower train tracks were extended to the border, there would be no war..”
“why are you so sure?”
“Yes, because there is the Ruben Empire..”
Professor Melt shrugged..
As if asking something so obvious.
“As long as there is a powerful hegemon, there will never be a war between the Allied Powers, even to keep the Empire in check..”
This was a valid inference.
However, it was only valid at the present time,.
“Above all, the magic engineers at the Flume Workshop are not foolish enough to use magic tools made for people's lives in war..”
“…….”
Noah closed his mouth with an awkward face..
Because later, he rebelled against the use of trains in warfare, and was assassinated by magic engineers from the plum workshop who joined the king's order..
‘After all, it's impossible to solve it by talking.’
I tried to persuade them with words as much as possible so that they would have doubts about the development of horsepower-powered trains, but.
The limits of words were clear.
‘Rather…….’
Shall I secretly destroy the power source of the train??
Or cut the power lines or steal the blueprints and burn them..
Then it will take time to recover, and if the completion period is delayed, it may not lead to war in the future..
‘No, let's not go crazy yet.’
this is the last number.
There is still some time. So next time I'll try to convince you through a deeper conversation..
Noah promised.
“Now, let's move to the northern border and learn about the magic barrier. Rest in peace while the train is being prepared..”
Meanwhile, Professor Melt, who finished the conversation, left to prepare for the afternoon tour schedule..
short breaks given for a while.
Noah went to Ulan's side and wanted to talk to him. But at that moment, someone pulled her by the collar..
“Noah.”
A familiar voice knocking in my ear.
When I turned my head, I saw a girl with white hair like a rabbit..
A girl with bright eyes.
It is the spirit of the abyss.
Noah said as if he guessed why the spirit came to him..
“I'm here for candy?”
“Yes, and I have something to say.”
“Yes? what to say?”
Noah asked back with a puzzled face.
Ulan, who was with him at that time, also turned his gaze to the spirit of the abyss. She caught the gaze of both men and women, and her spirit answered in earnest..
“back again.”
“what do you mean?”
“The magic of the abyss.”
“……what?”
For an instant, Ulan's expression hardened..
Not only that. Noah's eyes also widened. In response, the Spirit of the Abyss immediately explained what had happened..
“It was gone until this morning, but I just checked and noticed it again. So I'm here to tell you.”
immediately after answering.
The spirit extended a finger and pointed in one direction. The demonic realm infested with numerous demon beasts, that is where the eastern jungle is located..
In the same way, Ulan's eyes that looked there shone sadly. It was as if they were going to leave this place and head for the jungle at any moment..
6.
Meanwhile at that time.
There was a being who set foot in the eastern jungle infested with the magic of the abyss..
Beast hunter from the Myoin tribe.
It's the super mercenary, Sven Isaac..
how long has it been like that?
After searching around the forest for a while, Sven suddenly stopped. Soon he pricked up his pointed ears and narrowed his eyes..
‘……footsteps of the beast.’
I feel it getting closer.
Sensing danger, Sven immediately kicked the ground. Then, after climbing the tree as fast as a squirrel, he immediately erased his presence..
some time after that.
coo coo coo!
With a roaring sound that shook the ground, numerous monsters appeared from the center of the jungle. Sven glared at the guys heading out of the jungle..
‘Are you going to Schulfern??’
If so, I was thinking of going back to Sulfern immediately. Currently, Sulfern probably doesn't have the strength to stop a horde of monsters like that..
but this was just a whim.
‘that direction…….’
It was because the monsters that reached the edge of the jungle spread out in different directions..
Of course, I saw some of them heading towards Sulfern, but I also saw some of them moving towards the Principality of Arpen or the Kingdom of Endrak..
In particular, the area of Endrak Kingdom is a plain area, so it is easy to move, so a far greater number of monsters than in other places headed there..
Sven, who was watching this scene from a tall tree, soon became aware of the situation..
‘They don't have a clear destination.’
If they had set a target for one place, they would have only been aiming for that direction..
However, as soon as they got out of the jungle, the monsters in front of them spread out without any particular direction..
‘like…….’
Avoiding something scary, as if the only goal is to leave the jungle.
Sven's eyes sank low..
It was because before he came here, he felt the speculation turn into certainty..
‘I also need to find out more.’
When all signs of the monsters disappeared, Sven came down to the ground again. Then he pressed his hood down deeply and moved his steps again and again..
A place where I feel somehow ominous.
Heading towards the center of the Eastern Jungle, the place where numerous monsters appeared just now..
7.
Borderline of Endrak Kingdom.
This place where the magic barrier was built is the front line where the most elite magic infantry battalion is stationed in the kingdom..
A fortress facing the border with the Seren Kingdom to the west and the Principality of Arpen to the east. On the other hand, the place the soldiers watch is neither east nor west..
The direction of the watchful eye is to the north.
It is a place where the 'Eastern Jungle' covers the eastern area from the center of the continent..
A demonic realm inhabited by all kinds of demonic beasts).
The reason why the magic barrier was built was also to prepare for the invasion of these monsters..
“came for shift.”
In the meantime, there was a guest who found the Northern Watchtower. It was the magic platoon that had arrived to put them on duty in the afternoon..
The man of the discovery, presumed to be the platoon commander, took over the work log from the existing employee and asked a few formal questions..
“Are there any special issues?.”
“There is nothing. but…….”
“but?”
“I've noticed several deafening noises on the eastern side of the jungle, about an hour apart..”
there was a roar.
At those words, the platoon commander's eyes narrowed. After thinking for a moment, he asked.
“roar Did the witches come out??”
“No, I didn't see the Witchbeast..”
“Could it be that they are just arguing with each other? Isn't it about that time around this time?.”
The adjutant behind him shrugged and guessed. Certainly, as the saying goes, now is the time when demon beasts are in full swing over territories..
The platoon commander nodded wordlessly..
I meant to agree with the guess.
“The takeover ends with this.”
“Then suffer. loyalty!”
Eventually, after completing the shift,.
The platoon members headed for their respective posts. The platoon leader and his adjutant started organizing various documents related to work in the control room..
some time after that.
The platoon commander, who was filling out his work log, was flipping through the calendar to check the date, and muttered as if he had suddenly remembered something..
“Oh, come to think of it, was it today??”
“yes? what do you mean?”
“I heard the other day that students from Flume Academy are coming to see you, right?.”
A border city near the border.
Flume Academy, an educational institution representing flute, comes twice a year to visit troops near the border..
Literally, it can be said that the purpose is to find out what the border guards are doing and to check the state of the magic barrier..
“Aha, somehow, it was a feast from the morning. It was because the students came..”
The platoon commander burst into laughter as he watched the adjutant tremble. Around the time I remembered today's schedule that I had forgotten for a while.
woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
A sudden shaking struck the guard post..
sudden change. The platoon commander and adjutant instantly flashed their eyes..
“This…….”
“Isn't that the noise I was talking about earlier??”
The platoon commander just nodded without saying a word..
I just felt a strange sense of discomfort.
It was because the scale felt so large that it was the sound of a fight between demons. Like a precursor to an earthquake far greater than that.
After a while after the roaring stopped.
coo coo coo coo!
It wasn't as much as the vibration I had just felt, but I felt a slight rumble along the ground..
‘what the hell is this?’
Feeling suspicious, the platoon leader headed for the post..
It was to ask the soldiers who were watching the eastern jungle through the surveillance glasses installed at the guard post what they were doing..
But the moment I arrived at the post.
The soldiers' complexions turned pale..
“ma, masu!”
“A swarm of demons has appeared!”
It seems that a swarm of monsters is reflected in the surveillance glasses..
On the other hand, the platoon commander calmly patted the soldiers on the shoulders..
“Don't panic and report it. the number is?”
“that, so…….”
“too many to count!”
I can't count the number?
Feeling suspicious, the platoon commander immediately took away one of the surveillance glasses and looked ahead..
And soon I opened my eyes.
“……!”
It was because, like the reports of the soldiers, there were really too many to count..
As I was staring blankly at the hordes of demon beasts rushing in black like angry waves, panicked voices were heard from all over the place..
“this crazy!”
“where did you get that number…….”
Apparently, the adjutant and other soldiers also grasped the situation. The platoon commander, who came to his senses, shouted with an urgent face..
“That alone is not enough for us. Go to headquarters right away and ask for reinforcements.!”
“Yes, I understand!”
Some time after the spleen answer.
The ringing of bells was heard loudly throughout the unit. It was the sound of a bell announcing an enemy raid..
50page. everything is according to plan.
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