Chapter 503
The Cliff heavy infantry squadron was the undefeated shield of the Sala Dukedom . They were also the ace heavy infantry squadron of the Dukedom that had the additional title of being "royal" troops .
These golden armored heavy infantry squadron members were all extraordinarily tall men who were more than two meters tall . Many of these humans had barbarian or beastmen bloodlines . They had undergone training to become skilled in using heavy axes, long spears, and tower shields in combination . They were especially skilled at fighting in formation to defeat many as few .
And, a few years ago, the Sala Dukedom underwent a military reform . The royal alchemist successfully melded the two weapons and shield together, creating a new powerful military equipment called the Thunderaxe Shield, which was known to be a terror on the battlefield .
Yep, this was yet another product of magical engineering . Since there was currently a technological revolution, nobody would let themselves be left behind . Even a certain incredibly corrupt Chinese dynasty had spent a great deal of money on building a modern fleet of warships .
Due to the changing times, the Sala Dukedom royalty grit their teeth and opened up their treasury . The royal Cliff heavy infantry squadron became the first beneficiary .
To assess their power level, the Cliff heavy infantry squadron was likely at an average of high-level Silver . Although overall power levels had increased in this new generation, this was still an above-average power level for ordinary humans .
With such a group of burly men blockading the mountains and patrolling the area, it was unlikely that any bandits would be able to pass . Forcefully trying to break through would be the equivalent of declaring war against the entire Dukedom . Anyone who tried to do so would have wanted posters put up everywhere . No wonder all the adventurers were stuck here, having a headache about what to do .
But, as for me, it was actually quite easy to break through this so-called blockade .
The Cliff heavy infantry squadron was quite numerous, and had an alright power level for locking up the ground . However, I could simply pass by in the sky .
For ordinary smaller countries, aerial knights would be highly expensive and impractical . A single aerial knight's upkeep would be more than sufficient to maintain an entire ground-based squadron . Not to mention, all sorts of young magical flying beasts and eggs would forever be priceless black market commodities that were commonly out of stock . Still, after the dawn of the new generation, aerial knights became easier to access .
Rather than using flying magical beasts that had astonishing appetites, magical engineering was now capable of creating floating battleships and planes . Of course, this wasn't cheap, either, but they were at least more obtainable .
And once other countries started having aerial knight squadrons, the remaining countries were also forced to spend money on aerial knights no matter how much they didn't want to . From a certain standpoint, this was the arms race happening yet again in another world .
Of course, certain sly merchants wouldn't let go of such an excellent opportunity . Due to a certain unreliable individual joining in the weapons merchants party, certain products that were impossible to comment on entered the marketplace as well .
"The cheapest single-unit flying equipment, no extra equipment needed . It's as comfortable as normal clothing, portable and light, and uses very little energy . What are you hesitating for? Hurry and buy the Pigeon #2!"
Don't be fooled by the advertisement . . . although it indeed wasn't lying . It was indeed as comfortable as clothing you wore as it was a type of wearable clothing—the Ironspitter Underpants .
Its workings were similar to jet packs, and it was just as convenient to manipulate as a jet pack, used very little energy, and was absolutely perfect… not!
The high temperature from the air it blasted would make your lower body feel as comfortable as in a volcano . And even if you tolerated this, and the Pigeon #4 took care of the heat problem, it was quite a wondrous sight to behold the image of colorful flames and smoke being emitted from someone's butt as they flew up into the air . It was said that although some were fooled by the advertisement and tried this product out, the warriors on the frontlines all refused to use this product anymore after just one test run .
Of course, such a product was an anomaly among anomalies . It was merely an experimental product that hadn't even been mass-produced . However, any weapons merchant would always toss out prototypes and experimental products into the market just to recoup some funds . Plus, they would be able to obtain actual combat experimental data—a wonderful deal .
Alright then, after such an explanation, you've probably figured out what was happening .
In Year 5 of the new FT generation, which was two years ago, the Sala Dukedom sent out an envoy to purchase flying equipment after they learned that the neighboring countries had all purchased large amounts of jet packs . But, unfortunately for the Dukedom, their envoy hadn't heard of the joke "flying underpants" product, and made his purchasing decision based on only the advertisement and product explanation .
Luckily for the envoy, the flying underpants had already been proven to be an absolute mistake, and was no longer being produced and sold . But, unfortunately for the envoy, he was still scammed by a new advertisement, and didn't choose to purchase the ever more efficient jet pack propulsion systems . Instead, he purchased the newest version of flying underpants—flying skates .
Alright then, it might have seemed cool to fly in the air on fire-spitting skates . However, the prerequisite was that the skates could be controlled . It was proven later on that flying skates were even more foolish of an idea than flying underpants . At the very least, it was still possible to control the underpants with your hands . As for shoes… first of all, how would you even lower yourself to touch your shoes to change your flying angle in midair? And if you really did bend over to touch your shoes, the change in your center of gravity would cause you to enjoy a hellish rollercoaster of backflips in midair .
This might seem hilarious to behold, but for the warriors themselves, it was no laughing matter, especially after some youngsters flipped so much that they crashed into the ground .
Still, this wasn't because the designer (me) was too stupid . After all, in my original world, flying tanks, bombs placed in dogs, balloon bombs, airship bombers, and other such ridiculous and powerful weapons had all been invented . These weapons were also equally effective at friendly fire . Sometimes, the thought behind the design was accurate, but as long as there were any issues with modern technology or controls, even the best design would become the most foolish of designs .
This was made all the worse because the world of Eich didn't have an understanding of the sciences of aerodynamics or fluid mechanics . Designing a flying machine was basically like trying to win the lottery . After a series of rather ridiculous products, only my most basic blueprint of a jetpack proved to be the most practical design . After all, jetpacks had already been proven to be effective in my original world .
The successful weapons merchants would always buy and sell the most classical weapons that had proven themselves in battle already rather than the coolest looking and cheapest new weapons . Obviously, it would be foolish to purchase such a newly developed product for your needs . However, the market was such that there would always be suckers forced to learn from their mistakes . And since the weapons market was so chaotic with countless new inventions right now, there would always be people making mistakes with their money .
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