A Famous Traitor and Treacherous Genius

192 – Extreme Experience Lemberi (1)

[11:39 PM, May 31, Imperial Calendar. The rooftop of a building at Orosol Academy.]

Participating students, 600.

Participating faculty and staff, 50 people.

Knight (military) training support, 70 people.

Other event support, 400 people.

Relevant budget, 100 billion.

A large-scale event with a large number of people, almost comparable to the number of students, including those on site.

‘Lemberi’ became the official name.

There is no need to call it field experience learning at length, and even among professors, it is called Lemberi.

And the students are very excited now about organizing Lembori.

‘Everyone seems to be having fun setting up a tent and camping with the people they want.’

Adults are truly despicable.

Hundreds of adults all fell silent, just like children who fell into a deep sleep expecting to receive a gift and then enjoy being shocked when the situation suddenly changes.

How is this possible?

It seems like someone might have given a hint, but none of the students know for sure.

‘Everyone will think it’s traditional camp training.’

A variety of outdoor experiences.

A weekly excursion where you stay at an inn, explore the area, write a report, and sometimes enjoy free time.

There is no such thing.

All that is here is customized military training for students.

‘Anyway, everyone gets hit hard when things like this happen.’

Regardless of political background, adults preparing for Lemburi kept strict secrecy from students.

Someone to focus on the cruel and shady plan in Lemberi.

Another person is to give students despair that makes them give up hope the moment they come to Lembury.

Hundreds of students sleeping soundly in the dormitories are fast asleep, completely unaware of what they will face upon arriving in Lemburi the next morning.

Sarak.

Turn over the schedule printed on paper.

[7:00 a.M., Depart from Orosol Academy.]

[9:00 a.M., Arrived at the campsite.]

[9:30 a.M., Entrance ceremony begins.]

[10:00 a.M., 1st program “History of Nostrum” Experience.]

[12:00 AM, Lunch]

…

The plan distributed to students is composed of content that is perfect for students to let down their guard, but-

‘It’s a lie.’

It’s all lies.

I asked one of the professors, ‘Please design a program in a way that students can be fooled,’ and the program was designed so thoroughly and viciously that no one could suspect anything.

Hwareuk.

Light a spark with a match and set the paper on fire.

You may be asking why someone would carelessly burn a program that was created so well, but it is a false program that was created with the best of intentions from the person who created it in the hope that it would turn into trash.

And it’s not just adults in the kingdom who try to trample on students’ dreams and hopes, but adults in the empire as well.

Goo goo goo.

“You’ve arrived.”

In the distance, along the railway from the direction of Gibraltar, ‘something’ stood in front of Orosol Academy.

If someone who doesn’t know its identity sees it, they will think it’s a ‘sandworm’.

Or, considering that although the body is divided in the middle, it is connected by something like joints, you might think of it as a ‘steel centipede’.

That’s true for people who see it for the first time.

I, too, was very surprised to see that thing I rode on before my return, as soon as I took the throne as Margrave.

“Transcontinental train. I didn’t think it would arrive in front of the royal capital already.”

The totality of magical engineering and transportation industries created in the empire – ‘train’.

Nothing special.

The magic automatic ship is not in the shape of a ship, but rather resembles a wide rectangular wagon called a train.

All students will be amazed and amazed when they see the internal structure.

Or, people who can’t sleep because it’s close to midnight and are excited about going to camp with friends or political colleagues they’ve made may have their eyes sparkling when they see the train.

Replacement of the magic automatic ship.

A train built solely for running on railroad tracks, not a precarious ship that can tip over from side to side.

Students don’t know.

Where did that come from?

“…If I were to say that I came all the way from the islands to here in half a day, would anyone notice?”

That train was built to a size that would allow it to pass through the gates of the Gibraltar Gorge when they were open on the left and right, leaving about a 1m width on both sides.

Even before Gibraltar showed pro-imperialism, it had already been created to a standard that could cross the Gibraltar Gate.

“A symbol of invasion.”

The Imperial Train is a magic weapon that contains the Empire’s dark invasion intentions toward Nostrum.

But now?

Just as the navy was nominally disbanded and its warships were brought ashore, put on wheels and replaced by the feet of the kingdom’s people, so too were the trains.

“I don’t know what the emperor will think, but the imperial people who sent the train will probably be giggling darkly behind the scenes.”

Gibraltar was opened.

Currently, there is no one on the train, but if possible, you can pick up a ‘soldier’ and send it in a straight line to the royal capital.

People related to intelligence, such as Hex Romana and Viscount, may express concerns about this, and that is what the Empire hopes.

However, the people of the empire do not know the people of the kingdom.

“Wow!”

Look.

“Awesome!!”

“Amazing!”

“I heard a noise late at night, so I did something and it was loud!”

The people of Nostrum are too pure to be considered a symbol of invasion.

* * *

[Imperial Calendar June 1 – Lemberi Camp Departure Day. 8:44 a.M.]

“Is this moving as a group? Oh my god.”

“Wouldn’t each one move separately? How could such a large, heavy steel carriage move at once?”

“How can I do it with magic, or have a master-level being pull all of that in front of me?”

“…If you don’t tie up a dragon, how can you move that long steel carriage…Train?”

Students carrying suitcases one by one to the meeting point discuss the appearance of the train.

“Chairman Gray.”

“Yes, President Winchester.”

It’s not early in the morning, but President Winchester has prepared a lot for today since dawn-

“It can run faster than a drake, so you’re saying?”

“For now, yes.”

In addition to his usual suit, he appeared here wearing a combat coat on top.

“We will continue running at a constant speed. We will reach Lemberi Camp in one hour.”

“The drakes will have to flap their wings for an hour without stopping.”

“Yes.”

“…It seems that magic engineering has already surpassed the limits of living things.”

The Duke of Winchester’s expression as he looks at the train is not good.

“Ever since the time of the Magical Autonomous Line, horses have been unable to keep up with the speed, but now that trains have appeared, they can move more quickly and stably.”

“But isn’t there freedom of movement?”

I pointed to the dragoons lined up behind the Duke of Winchester.

“A drake can fly wherever it wants, following the wind or against the wind, but a train only runs along a set path.”

“…”

“One day, there may come a time when those trains will fly in the sky. Nostrum has been around for 500 years, so in another 500 years, those steel carriages may fly in the sky.”

“But not now.”

The wrinkles in the Grand Duke of Winchester’s eyes seemed to have deepened slightly.

“Did you say you were a train engineer? Tell him to put the safety of the students first, and to keep running on the track at the highest speed you can.”

“Yes. And…”

“We will take care of the escort.”

Flap.

“Even if someone does something strange to the train the students are riding, no one will be able to do it carelessly as the Drake Knights protect it.”

One by one, the dragoons began to flap their wings and fly into the sky with their riders on board.

“Not any demon beast or human. Even…”

“Even if it’s the Imperial Army.”

That’s unlikely.

“Please take the train.”

Flap.

“And if there’s another chance…”

“For now, you are flying by drake, but we will prepare a special seat for you so that you can take the train to Gibraltar someday.”

“…Hmm.”

Before boarding his drake and flying into the sky, the Duke of Winchester asked carefully.

“Is it really more comfortable than a carriage?”

“A well-paved railroad. A set route. A set speed and time. And facilities that can be made more comfortable than the magic automatic train.”

I pointed to the very front compartment of the train.

“The rooms located slightly away from the front-line engine room are special seats and boast the convenience of a 5-star hotel in the capital of the empire.”

“…”

“Once this Lemberi is over, I will set it aside and give it a ride.”

“Hmm.”

The Duke of Winchester flew into the sky.

“Carmen too.”

“Yes.”

He is Morgania.

* * *

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In a moment.

“There are no bugging devices here. You can lie down in peace.”

“Hmm.”

Naria entered the special section where I had decided to stay and collapsed on the special section sofa.

“Drink.”

“Do you have any hands?”

“Cookies.”

“I don’t eat snacks often.”

“Someone fed me the Empire from a young age, so I developed an appetite for it.”

“I think traditionalists would hate it if the princess of the kingdom said something like that.”

I took out the imperial drinks and snacks from the Mado refrigerator in the special seating area and threw them to Naria.

Good.

“Dangerously.”

“Is it okay for someone who perfectly embodies the honor guard ceremony with a flag spear to not be able to hold this as well?”

“I was just trying to stay still, Lord Grey.”

After looking around the can, Naria opened the lid of her can with an awkward hand.

Wow.

With the sound of compressed air escaping, bubbles bubble up inside.

“Uhm…”

“It’s carbonated water.”

“Compared to natural carbonated water obtained from a nearby mineral spring in Gibraltar…?”

“In terms of mass production, we cannot keep up with the manufacturing costs.”

In the Kingdom, carbonated water is a luxury item that is more expensive than wine, but in the Empire, even a local snot is just a manufactured product that can be purchased with a single banknote.

“Someone might say, ‘This isn’t carbonated water!’ But… “

“There is no way the kingdom can reject the empire’s culture when things like this come in all the time.”

Naria lightly sipped the sparkling water in her can.

“Lord Grey.”

“Yes.”

“If the Nostrum eats the Empire, can the Nostrum also eat and drink these things?”

“…Unless you want to destroy and crush the entire empire?”

“I see.”

Naria opened the lid of the hard paper container and picked up the long stick inside.

“I must eat the empire.”

“…”

“Ah, if Lord Gray becomes emperor, then it will be a different story.”

“Oh, yes.”

Ahh, ahh.

“I never said I would rule the empire because of these snacks and drinks.”

“Do you know that you went in twice?”

“It’s that clear.”

Ahh, ahh.

“It’s scary, the empire.”

Naria looked out her window.

“I can’t believe they were developing something like this beyond a tightly closed gate.”

Slowly, the train begins to move.

“…Comfort that cannot be compared to a carriage.”

That comfort is the most certain invasion that the empire brings to the kingdom.

“Lord Grey.”

“Yes.”

“We must lay railroads throughout the kingdom.”

“…?”

“Please take care of that.”

Naria casually handed me a potato stick and nodded her head.

“…Do you know that if you hand over the railroad and development rights to the empire, territorial sovereignty can also be transferred?”

“Didn’t Lord Gray say that then?”

Naria held her potato stick between her index and middle fingers, bobbing it up and down and twisting the corners of her mouth.

“It’s enough to get back what was stolen.”

“…”

“You know.”

Naria spoke with only her lips.

-If only the emperor disappeared.

“…”

“Building the railroad was done with imperial money. And later, when he ascends to the throne, he will purge all the traitors who sold out the country and return them to the national treasury.”

“That.”

-At that time, the empire was in disarray because the emperor died.

Naria gave me her thumbs up.

“I believe it, Lord Grey.”

What.

I don’t know.