Volume 4 Chapter 34 [Empire SIDE] Research Begins. Extensive Research Materials And Stomach Medicine Have Been Gathered
"Did you finally get that armor?"
In front of Emperor Jagarsa Seraphgold of the Seraphgold Empire lay the armor seen in videos and a grenade Gatling that scatters monsters.
"Heh heh heh! If we produce this in large quantities, the Seraphgold Empire will be the strongest in the world. Analyze it quickly. Invest resources! This is our best chance to surpass Valzeil!"
Thus, on Jagarsa's orders, research on the armor and machine gun began.
But it was undoubtedly a scene of chaos and hell.
The magic imbued into the armor is just one: it consumes the user's magic and increases gravity on them by 50 percent.
However, it is designed with symbols that resemble exaggerated "curved expressions," giving the impression of high-performance magic tools. The video of Horace using this armor to dominate dungeons seemed real to them. They believed it was genuine, so it did not match their expectations.
While Horace could effectively use it to resist enemy blow-away attacks or time his own attacks, only a few people could utilize it. Making it formal military equipment was out of the question.
Of course, the armor is definitely a fake. It is coated with a thin layer of genuine rare materials over normal metal, providing some defense.
If needed, they might study that too, but what they really want is to analyze the magic embedded inside.
Without that analysis, the budget is wasted. Basically, they are about to squander their budget. And by the emperor's command, the budget amount is several times larger than usual.
So, the project has begun. Poor them.
"What era is this language even from? I have no idea!"
"Bring all the old research materials you can find!"
"This will be a great achievement! I will definitely succeed!"
"Who is the hero's master? Who is the Golem Master? It's laughable for someone who lets their armor get stolen to get carried away!"
"I will definitely succeed!"
The Golem Master is only known in a small country's mansion. For some reason, there are still many who call Horace that without end.
Of course, many are putting effort into negative campaigns because they dislike Horace's methods. In short, even the brilliant Ellie, who works on armor development in the Seraphgold Empire, is deceived by biased reporting.
To challenge Horace's technical skill with half-hearted determination is extremely reckless.
"Hand grenades that easily scatter monsters at 200 shots per minute!?"
"Is that true?"
"Gaspar here. We analyzed it within our understanding, and there is a structure for making and firing hand grenades, but the mana consumption is too high!"
"Huh!?"
"Even the researcher with the most mana can't make a single grenade before their mana runs out."
"Don't joke! You must be doing something wrong! The materials say that 30 people could fire continuously for 40 minutes in total! Based on the premise that they have more mana than an ordinary person, that's not the same as 240,000 people! That's a ridiculous story!"
"""Calculating buzzzzzzzzzzz!"""
By the way, the grenade launcher is real.
However, since it's designed to make and fire harmless grenades, it has no military significance in warfare as is.
Of course, defeating monsters to earn gold coins is important in any country, but as it is, the cost is too high, and it would end with just firing one grenade after pouring in a huge amount of gold. That would result in a loss just by using it.
Such a foolish thing cannot be done, so it's still understandable to conclude that there must be some operational procedure that needs to be followed.
Magic tools, no matter what they are, waste mana. That's their common sense.
...However, the harsh truth for them is that Horace actually provided the necessary mana for the children to use it.
After all, weapons with excessively high costs serve as a form of security in Horace's view. If there's only one prototype, the handlers would be extremely cautious. Breaking it would literally cost them their lives, and disassembling it would be nearly impossible.
Thus, "enormous cost" acts as a security measure.
"Absolutely parse it!"
"Uncover it no matter what!"
...Furthermore, in the worst decision for them, all magic tool technicians in the Seraphgold Empire are now prioritizing the analysis of this armor and Gatling. Massive resources—both financial and temporal—are being poured into this effort.
But everything is in vain.
The Gatling is real, no doubt about it. But it's far too complex for them to understand even one-thousandth of it. The armor is a fake, and even if they analyze it, it holds no value. Plus, its complexity makes it impossible to decipher.
A style that utterly wastes the opponent's resources.
Not a direct confrontation, but a method that could be called "bullying."
Does the Seraphgold Empire have some connection to Horace's past?
In any case, their hell has begun, without question.
An era where the government, the core of the nation, wastes everything has started in the Seraphgold Empire.
Character Notes:
Mag - The wolfwoman under Yelmar—the one who was caught by Kian's group earlier.
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