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“I guess so… Can’t we reduce the recoil?”

“I’ll attach it first and then research it.”

“Okay. Oh, and take that cannon to Duke Terrin.”

“Yep! I was going to deliver it anyway. Mhehe.”

 

 

Muning gave a loose smile.

She seemed more than happy.

 

 

Aran looked at her with satisfaction, gave her a suitable reward, and left the magic tower.

She was doing better than he thought, so he thought he had made the right decision to bring her.

 

 

 

 

“You seem happy.”

 

 

As he came out into the garden, Iliana, who was walking around, came to his side.

 

 

“Yes. The Algrey Magic Tower is doing better than I thought.”

“Didn’t you say that fire bombs weren’t very effective?”

“I’m just coming back from a report that they’ve developed a way to shoot it far away without touching it.”

“Using gunpowder?”

“Yes. It flew at least 400 paces and smashed an iron box.”

“Hoo… At that rate… It’s worth using strategically.”

 

 

She nodded, as if surprised.

 

 

“It would be good to put them on ships.”

“I guess so. If it smashed an iron box, a wooden ship would be easy. Even if a magician puts up a shield, that mana won’t be infinite.”

“I told them to test it quickly, so maybe it will show its true value when dealing with Athens.”

“But don’t we have few ships?”

“I’m thinking of calling in Agnil’s navy.”

“Hmm… I think it’s better to leave that alone.”

“Is that so?”

“That place is an important trading base, but to put it another way, it’s also a strategic point. If Athens, with its strong navy, were to occupy it, wouldn’t it become unnecessarily complicated?”

“Umm….”

 

 

Aran was lost in thought.

 

‘That’s true, but… Can Agnil be occupied just because the navy is strong? Katarina is there too…’

 

 

She is a Titan.

She is also a huge being who can transform into a giant over 100 meters tall.

Aran and Hancock were able to defeat her together at the time, so he didn’t think she would be defeated by the Athenian navy.

 

 

Besides, Agnil itself is a natural fortress.

Since the Mei Empire, which was flying high after the pirates were rampant, gave up on subjugation, it is by no means an easy task.

 

 

“Wouldn’t it be okay? In fact, Baron Agnil is a great powerhouse. Hancock-ssi and I joined forces to defeat him.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

 

 

Iliana was greatly surprised and frowned as if suspicious.

 

 

“Then something is strange. Why would such a talented person be a baron?”

“Th-that’s…”

 

 

It’s because she became Aran’s baemgnyeo, but he can’t say that.

 

 

“Could it be, Aran…”

 

She shot out suspicious eyes.

 

 

“There’s no possibility that she’ll be your wife or concubine, is there?”

“N-no way.”

 

Not at all. Because she’s a slave.

 

 

“Hmm….”

 

 

Still, she stared at Aran, as if she couldn’t believe it.

 

 

“Well, you’ll do it yourself. But be careful. Anyone who works for less than their value is either a fool or has an agenda.”

“I will keep that in mind.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

* * *

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aran enjoyed a walk with Iliana, and when it was evening, he called Terrin to his room.

There was no other intention, it was for more efficient movement.

 

 

“Did you call me?”

“Duke Terrin, there is a place to go together.”

“Yes? Don’t tell me…”

“It’s not.”

“How do you know what I was going to say?”

“……Anyway, it’s not.”

 

Aran walked quickly.

 

 

The place he was heading to was the secret room he had created. In other words, it was a room to monitor Huana.

Of course, he had no intention of letting her know that he was monitoring Huana, he was just going to let her know that real-time communication was possible.

 

 

 

After going down to the basement several times and passing through winding corridors, he came to a road blocked by bricks.

 

When he tapped one part of the wall, the invisible magic formula began to glow purple.

 

“…This is a very secret place. Is it a place that only Your Highness knows about?”

“That’s right. Now it will be me and Duke Terrin.”

“….”

 

 

Realizing that it was a very important matter, she erased her playful expression.

 

Gugugugu.

 

 

The wall began to move.

Each one went in and out, moving bumpy, and soon presented a stone door in front of him.

 

 

Deudeudeu.

 

 

It opened automatically, revealing a very large room inside.

 

 

“Here is…”

“This is my personal information room. Come in.”

 

 

Just because it was a hidden place didn’t mean it was old or shabby. Rather, it was decorated more cozy and splendidly than any other room, and one side had hundreds of viewers attached to the entire wall, allowing him to recall countless scenes.

 

“It’s a mysterious space. It’s full of mana.”

 

Terrin looked happy, as if she had come home.

This is because the mana that fills this place makes her body lighter.

 

 

“The reason I brought you here is none other than for smooth operation activities.”

“I’m guessing… What role does this room play?”

“Communication is possible.”

“Yes?”

“To be exact… Real-time communication is possible. Even if you’re far away.”

“….”

 

 

She tilted her head.

 

 

“I don’t understand the concept well. Are you saying that I can have a real-time conversation even outside, hundreds of paces away?”

“It’s not hundreds of paces.”

“Hmm… That’s right. It’s impossible to go hundreds of paces…”

“Tens of thousands of paces.”

“Yes?”

“If connected, real-time communication is possible even if it is tens of thousands of paces away… No, theoretically, hundreds of thousands of paces away.”

“….”

 

 

Terrin closed her mouth.

It was because she didn’t understand.

 

“Is that possible?”

“It’s possible. For me.”

“….”

“The problem is that only I can do it.”

 

Aran activated the viewer.

The video connected to Saber, which was installed in various places in the palace, came to mind.

 

 

“Actually, the original developer is Ayla-nunim. She developed an artifact that can capture and store scenes, and I just developed a device that can improve it and see faces and communicate in real time.”

“Either way, it’s amazing.”

 

Last time, he opened a space and moved, and this time, it’s real-time communication.

He seemed more amazing as time went on.

 

‘What has this person been doing all this time?’

 

 

He was from a commoner background and was said to have been insignificant before becoming a prince, and even raped, but he was doing such incredible things in just one year, so it didn’t make sense.

 

 

“The important thing is not the principle of this. It’s the utility value of this. When I go on an expedition, I plan to install circuits as much as possible. If I’m transformed into a woman, it’s something I can do with my eyes closed. Therefore, even if I’m in Zeus Castle, if the Duchess is here, or in another connected place, I can have a real-time conversation with me.”

“…It’s fatal.”

 

She recognized it right away.

In a war where information is important, the fact that information can be delivered in real time is an indescribable advantage.

 

Right now, it’s just Aran and her communicating, but what if this develops and becomes available to the entire army? With a little exaggeration, you can win any war.

 

 

“Isn’t the delivery of information important in this operation? You need to know the timing accurately to inflict greater damage.”

“You’re saying to let you know right away if the enemy invades the mainland.”

“Yes. And I will also let you know all the information I get right away. Like the enemy’s movement path. Then you can prepare even more firmly.”

“You’re a scary person. Your Highness.”

“Hehe. Is that so?”

 

After that, he set simple guidelines with Terrin, and when things were somewhat settled, he asked her what he had been wondering about.

 

 

“Duchess, I have a question.”

“Tell me.”

“I heard that your power is one-third of the nobles. Of course, that includes the Persian nobles.”

“That’s how it happened as I lived. Don’t worry, there’s no injustice.”

“No way. I believe in the Duchess. But… I’m curious about the secret.”

“The secret?”

“Yes. I’m a man, so I’m especially concerned.”

“Hmm… The secret…”

 

 

She quietly stared at Aran.

 

 

“…Your Highness is already doing well.”

“No way. You know that there aren’t many nobles who follow me.”

“Th-that’s true… But… Still…”

 

 

She smiled awkwardly.

 

In fact, the way she controls the nobles is not much different from what Aran uses.

The scope is narrow, but Aran is already doing a great job.

 

 

“I even asked my mother, but the Duchess made some strange noise about being a technician.”

“Did Her Majesty say that? A technician.”

“Yes.”

“….”

 

 

She frowned slightly.

Her friend is of no help at all.

 

 

‘That tomboy. She must have some useless thoughts.’