Chapter 34

“It’ll be difficult with conventional guns……”

“Probably not powerful enough against mineral ants. It would be better if we could hit them in the eyes or mouth, but they move pretty fast…..”

“It’s not that accurate….. I wish we could fire a cannon, but the problem is that we have to hold it in place……”

“It might work for defense, but not for offense……”

I called Noel and Bowman and the three of us were exchanging opinons. The current guns and the recently developed cannon are not suitable for fighting hard opponents in the mine.

Only Vigna, who has a magic bayonet and Galatea, whose physical ability is far beyond that of humans, can deliver a decisive blow. This means that we’ll not be able to defeat my brother George in numbers and it looks like he’s bringing in Kyle’s men as well: ……

“The problem with cannons is the recoil and the way they move, right? How about attaching it to a steam-powered car we recently built?”

“Oh, that’s a good idea, Noel. But the mine is not very accessible because of the steps…..”

“How about attaching a cannon to a trolley full of rocks….? Hmmm, not very effective…..”

“No, I don’t think the idea of putting it on a steam car is bad in itself…… if you have a better idea……”

The question is, how we could make steam cars run in mines. As I groaned for something, I was reminded of the golem Noah had built. The six-legged golem was designed to be easy to run on uneven ground, while the dog-shaped golem could not stop, but was designed for speed.

In other words, why not change the wheel part of the steam car as well? That thing I saw in the treasury must be a kind of wheel. I half prayed and asked the World Library if there was anything I could use for this project.

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Track

A ring of tracks connected in a belt around a starting wheel, a rolling wheel and a loose wheel, which is moved by the starting wheel to enable the vehicle to move over rough terrain.

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There it is! It must have been thanks to touching the mysterious wheel in the treasury. I don’t know what a steam locomotive is, but it seems to be searchable as far as wheel derivations go.

I immediately draw it up on the drawing board.

“Bowman, Noel, look at this. Couldn’t this thing move in a mine?”

“It looks like Imomushi-san (Caterpillar-san) …… It’s perfect. Grace-sama!”

“I see…. surely this will work…… hmmm, I’ll try to make one for the steam car.”

“I’ll see if I can come up with a better idea for a weapon!”

Perhaps inspired by my words, both of them seemed to be motivated. Bowman immediately began staring at the drawings and Noel went to support him.

“I’ll leave the rest to the two of you.”

“We’ll take care of it.”

“Yes, I will definitely come up with a good idea!”

I encouraged them and returned to the office and saw Noah, who was working on a stack of paperwork.

“I’m sorry to leave you to do the paperwork…… but what about the prospect of people who can use magic?”

“For now it’s just three people. I’ve written that I’ll pay them a fair salary……, but it’s still not looking good.”

The magic itself is used by aristocrats and adventurers who are not aristocrats…….Magic requires a certain level of knowledge and commoners can’t afford to spend money on something they don’t know if they can use or not. This is the same with skills.

For now, I was thinking of giving those who can fight a simple magic sword gun to use as a countermeasure against mineral ants. ……

“By the way, do you know the previous occupations of those three?”

“Yes, two adventurers and my magic teacher.”

“Eh? Is it really okay? But when you think about it, being a teacher in your house means he’s in a pretty good position, right?

“I was a little bit selfish for Grace-sama’s sake. But he  was quite enthusiastic. Don’t worry, he’s a very good teacher.”

“Well, thank you Noah…….”

I thank Noah, who raises her chest a bit proudly. I mean, when she does that, her swaying breasts are poison to my eyes.

She told me that Asgard was her second home, but I didn’t realize that she would help me so much. …… Of course, this would mean that Lamech has agreed to this. The outflow of people who can use magic is quite important.

“Hey, Noah…… how long does it take a person with the right aptitude to be able to just put magic into a weapon?”

“Oh about that, with 1 attribute and direction, I think you should be able to do it in a week or so, at the very least.”

I smile at her answer. If that’s the case, there’s just enough time to make what I’m thinking about a reality.

This might help increase the number of people who can use magic.

“I’ll have a welcome party for your teacher when he comes to Asgard. We’ve recently added a few new residents, so we’ll want to get to know them better.”

“Yes, I’ll make the arrangements…ugh, since we’re here, let’s have the teacher take a look at my golem too. I’m sure we can make a golem with festive specifications.”

Noah is more excited than usual because she hasn’t seen her teacher in a while and then I started preparing my plan too.

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