Fun Territory Defense Chapter 211 (Patreon)

Status of Seat Village

Gallardo and Sesto seemed to disapprove, but grudgingly agreed to His Majesty's words.

After that, Gallardo and Sesto said they were going to tour the inside of Seat Village, so we sent them off with two members of the Knights of Seat. Since His Majesty still wanted to look around the village, we decided to go separately from Gallardo and the others.

Incidentally, we had prepared a place for Gallardo and the others to stay, so there would be no problem. I thought Daddy would come first, so I had prepared a nice room for him, but it couldn't be helped. Since we were going to the trouble, we decided to stay at a luxurious hotel and let him be surprised.

As I climbed to the top of the ramparts with these thoughts in mind, His Majesty looked down into Seat Village and said.

"Every time I visit, the baron's estate seems to have a new addition. I'm sure you're already planning the next one, aren't you?"

At this, I turn my eyes in the direction of the road. Everyone there followed my gaze, as if caught by it.

Under the ramparts, there was a moat that the river flowed into, and that moat led to a lake at the back of Seat Village. The water then flowed out from the back of that lake, making a somewhat circuitous route back to the lower reaches of the original river.

Turning to the upper reaches of that river, he points with his finger to trace the flow of the river.

"I have a couple of ideas, one is that we could use this river to improve logistics. However, the river is too small to be a canal, so if we could make the boats that carry the cargo small enough and tie several boats together to pull them, I think we could carry heavy loads all at once. After that, now that Dwarf craftsmen have come to live in the village, I think it would be good to be able to make other parts of the village as well, besides armor. For example, glasses to correct the eyesight of people with poor eyesight, or mirrors that can reflect images more accurately. Oh, and musical instruments would also be nice. I think a town with lively music is very attractive."

Logistics and improved living conditions. I discuss the Seat Village of the future, focusing on areas such as the provision of entertainment. A few people looked stunned, but did it sound like a reckless vision of the future? No, no, I did not need to worry about people complaining about my idealistic vision.

There is no need to worry about people complaining about my ideals because I will surely realize them.

As I was thinking this, Panamera smiled wryly and pointed to the ballista on the ramparts.

"Aren't you working on any more new weapons?"

At those words, I crossed my arms and groaned.

"Ummm...I'm thinking about it, but I don't have enough materials. If it turns out as envisioned, it will be a weapon ten times more powerful than this ballista, though."

When I told him this with a sigh, His Majesty's eyes widened like saucers, and after blinking his eyes, he started laughing.

"Ha! Hahahaha! That's absolutely outrageous! How can you have such a wide range of thoughts!"

As His Majesty was shaking his shoulders in amusement, the other nobles looked at me with wary eyes. Apparently, they were wary of me because they thought that I was favored by His Majesty. Why would they be wary of such an innocent boy?

"No, the weapons that the boy is creating are of frightening performance. Not only His Majesty, but I am also looking forward to it. However, we are in the middle of an important operation, the invasion of the Jiernetta Kingdom. I would like you to supply us with as many weapons as possible, even if they are only the existing ones."

Panamera said, and His Majesty nodded and looked in the direction of the Wolfsburg Mountains.

"...Indeed. Now we need to hurry as much as possible. Even though we have the upper hand at the moment, the other side is using dragons and attacking strongly with a new weapon called the black ball. We cannot let our guard down."

His Majesty muttered this while narrowing his eyes sharply. Then, the other nobles who were listening to this looked at me with anxious eyebrows.

"Baron Van...rumor has it that Jiernetta has come up with a new weapon beyond the black ball. What exactly is it? I have read through the report, but it is difficult to imagine."

The question drew everyone's attention. Apparently, they wanted to know about the primitive cannon. Well, even though it is primitive, its power and effectiveness is more than enough to be a threat.

However, the hit rate should be quite low. It would take several shots aimed at a huge fortress wall to hit a single target. Even under such circumstances, the roar of the shots and the shock of the impact would surely break the hearts of the soldiers. The horses and other animals would be very confused because of their timid nature.

In particular, sorcerers would no doubt consider them a threat. Depending on how it is used, the advantage of possessing a powerful magician would be ruined.

Before thinking about anything else, I had to answer His Majesty's question. Thinking so, I lightly shake my head from side to side and open my mouth.

"Yes, that's right. The weapon I was thinking of is going to use a similar mechanism, but first I will start with Jiernetta Kingdom's new weapon and explain it to you."

After saying that, he creates a model using wood in front of His Majesty. The shape is exactly the same as the cannon used by Jiernetta. Perhaps startled by the sudden creation of the model, a murmur of noise could be heard from behind His Majesty.

"Hmm, it's not as big as I thought."

His Majesty calmly observed the wood block cannon and gave his impressions. Nodding at that, I point to the ballista.

"The length and material of the strings are important for a ballista. Likewise, projectiles and the like tend to be larger in order to gain time to accelerate. But this new weapon is different. In this cylinder, a large number of black balls are placed, followed by an iron ball or other object to be propelled. Then, the black balls inside explode... This makes it possible to eject balls with frightening speed and power. So as long as the ball was durable, it doesn't matter how small it was."

I briefly explain the principle of the cannon. His Majesty seemed very interested and nodded as he looked into the cannon's tube.

"You mean to send an iron ball the same size as the hole in this cylinder, right? That would be quite powerful. However, if that's all it is, the ballista that Sir made seems far more threatening."

I am honestly pleased to hear His Majesty say so. The barista I made myself was evaluated as superior to the cannon. How could I not be happy?

But unfortunately, reality is not so easy.

"...To be honest, at this very moment, my ballista is probably superior in every aspect to the new weapon handled by Jiernetta Kingdom. However, there is still room for this new weapon to evolve. In contrast, the ballista cannot find any direction other than to increase its number or make it larger."

As I answered this, His Majesty stared at the cannon with a serious expression on his face.

"...Do you mean that this weapon will evolve more? So you think it will eventually surpass Baron Van's ballista?"

His Majesty quickly understood my explanation and grasped the threat. It's a feat. Normally, it would be difficult for a person to think straight after being shown a weapon they have never seen before and then being told about the future.

I nodded back at His Majesty's words and tried to construct Van's special super strong romantic cannon next to it as a test. Since the only material available was wood, it could not be used right now, but considering it was a kind of clay model, it should be moderately excellent.

The wood quickly transformed into wood blocks, which further formed the base of the turret. Next, a temporary mechanism for turning left and right, and a gear part for adjusting the vertical angle. Finally, to increase the accuracy of the shot, a barrel over three meters long was installed. I am not sure if this is correct, but there is a spiral groove inside the barrel so that the shells are ejected while rotating.

Suddenly, a huge Van-kun's special super-strong romantic cannon was created, and the eyes of everyone present widened like saucers.

"I created this to test it out, but it will be able to shoot farther, and still have a high hit rate, depending on the gunpowder mixture. In other words, it will be the completion of a long-range attack weapon that no magician can prevent."