Triple Yellow Oze 24093;
And the Archer of the North Sea explained to us the situation in the Great Plains of Ibuk. The price of the gold ingot was mixed with a lot of information that he could find out whether he thought he should.
"The current empire of Arasa is conducting a powerful conquest around the former monarch, Ivan IV. We haven't come to this part of the world yet, but every year we unite the northern peoples and bring them to power. Ivan IV is a vast and ferocious conqueror called Brainy."
"I see."
"And the Arabian Empire is closely related to a land called the Western Continent. It often collides with a country called Blue... but it is quite different from the civilization of the Middle East. There were not that many exchanges in the time of the Original Empire, but as power grew, the roots heard frequently. If you want to go to the Arctic, you must pass through the influence of the Arabian Empire."
I listened and asked.
"Are there Muslims there, too?"
The Archer of the North Sea smiled at my question.
"Well... it's hard to say. It's really hard."
"......?"
"Of course, there is a knight who can fight with Qi. But unlike the Muslims, they are devoted entirely to the lord and the monarch. And the western kingdoms are becoming less and less populated with such hand-to-hand combat."
"Are you saying you train a lot of archers?"
"That's not it. Hmm..."
The North Sea Ice Bow suddenly went to its library, where it had been sitting next to it. Then he took out a strange object from the library and showed it to me.
"What does this look like?"
"......? I've never seen you before."
I tilted my head, but Miho next to me recognized the item and narrowed his eyes.
"A shotgun." "
Matchlock?
Then he said with a look on his face that the Archer of North Sea had lived for some reason.
"Someone knew about guns. How did you know that?"
"I've been to Whey 20525, so I've heard a lot of stories about the disturbance."
"I see... The furry merchants must have gone through you." "
When I couldn't understand what he was talking about, the Archer in the North Sea told me about the 'Matchlock'.
"Western kingdoms are now changing the face of war from knight to gun. Of course, it's still difficult to pierce a knight's powerful armor, but it will be the age of guns in the future. If you're going to make it through the Araza Empire, I think you'll be in trouble if you don't know about this gun."
"What is this? It looks like a lump of iron..."
The Archer of the North Sea was frightened when I looked closely into the hole of the long matchlock because I was curious.
"What are you doing?! Dangerous."
He quickly removed the matchlock from me. After not knowing the English language, the Archer sighed and said.
"It's worth a fortune. Let me show you what this is."
He took me and Miho to a quiet place. Then he pulled out his matchlock and seemed to put smoke on something round. I put the round in the matchlock, and then I added something tangy and irritating to something like an oil dish. He went through a series of more gruesome processes and pointed a matchlock at the wooden barrel in front of him.
Pashhh!
A few moments later, something is firing at an incredible speed at the end of the matchlock. It was as fast as the old master's blade, so I was agitated for a moment. because it was several times faster than an arrow. Something snapped into the wooden barrel.
"Great, that was fast."
When I spoke my honest opinion, the Archer of the North Sea said:
"This is a gun, the way a matchlock is fired with gunpowder. Maybe this is the gun that was passed on to the country."
"Well..."
"As you may have guessed, it's quite difficult to load this, but if multiple troops were to fire it sequentially, it would be incredibly powerful. It's not a weapon to be ridiculed."
"I see."
Even if the matchlock was fired at me from a nearby location, I might be able to avoid it easily. It is because there is not only a reflex nerve of a supernatural master, but also a monologue. But it was always because I was a master, and it was clear to the layman that if these things were fired at the same time, it would be inevitable. It is a weapon that is clearly ahead of the bow.
The Archer in the North Sea put the matchlock back in her study.
"Moreover, Arasa's current gun technology has improved, so she has been deployed in the field. It is much easier to carry because the structure is not to use a matchstick instead of complex, and it is also possible to use mounted troops."
"Hmm…"
"In situations where I don't explain and you don't know anything, it could be dangerous for you to face a large number of gunmen. Isn't that right?"
"That's right."
I admitted his words honestly. I may be able to dodge a bullet, but that's because I have a prerequisite knowledge that a gun is a ranged weapon and it has enormous linear velocity. Without any knowledge, they will stare at you, and in that case, they may not be able to avoid the blizzard and get shot in the body. The information from the North Sea ice bowman was clearly worth the gold.
Miho, who was watching next to me, said.
"Isn't that overestimating? I admit that even the common man has the power to defeat the elite, but I don't think it will be eaten by armored soldiers who run the Ultimate Demibeast or Steel Shield."
Despite refuting his remarks, the Archer gladly smiled and replied.
"You're right. I don't know about light armor, but I still don't have the strength to pierce the knight's armor. And it's too much to keep up with master's new methods or physical abilities. But if this is the fight of tens of millions of soldiers, it will be incredibly powerful."
"Maybe..."
The North Sea ice bowman sat down and tasted the liquor again.
"The pride of the Empire's defeat of the original country now makes the pride of neutralization stronger than ever... but in the eyes of the throne, that arrogance will eventually become a great liability. Even at this moment, western nations are developing warfare technologies with numerous local wars, and at the forefront are firearms. Hundreds of years from now, guns are gonna be too different to keep up."
"......"
He smiles bloody.
"Well, I wouldn't worry about it... but you'd have to worry about the Gunnery of the Araza Empire. No matter how hard you get shot, you'll die instantly."
"Thank you for your explanation."
"It's kind of weird. Arasa was originally not a very powerful country, but has grown suddenly in the last 20 years..."
While the Archer of the North Sea muttered, I gathered the information I heard from him in my mind. And then I asked him something really important.
"You said the North Pole is a continent of ice, but can't humans live?"
"It's not that I don't live to hear it. I've heard that some of the tribes live, but I have no idea how they live. What do people think they're gonna get when it's cold? There will be no exchange, no war..."
"You mean you'll live."
"They're not making a country. It's just a small tribe."
The Archer of the North Sea spoke as if it were nothing important, but I felt this information was important. However, there is a big difference between what humans do and what they do not do. As long as there is an advantage that we can go back to the place where we used to go to boil, we can easily go back to the North Pole the next time we mark the living node of the tribe.
I asked you a question.
"Then do you know what path you should follow to get there?"
"Huh? I hadn't thought of that... Hmm... I have to pay for the gold ingots, so I'll think about it for a second."
"Yes."
The North Sea Ice Bowlor pondered and said.
"... Perhaps we should go to the Araza Empire first and gain their knowledge first."
"The Araza Empire is far northwest of here, isn't it? You're going around, aren't you?"
"There should be maps and geological connections to the north all in place. Of course, it's the shortest way north of here, but you can bet it'll pass through the worst burrow in the country. No matter how great a master you are, you will never reach the North Pole without any preparation."
"Hmm... I see."
"And the capital city of the Araza Empire is not surprisingly cold. It's completely inland, so people are worth living for. I used to go there when I was younger, but it was less cold than here, I guess."
Miho next to me asked.
"Do you speak Arabic?"
"I know basic paintings and grammar. Everyone in the North Sea Glacier Palace is learning, not just the main course."
Why would you do that? The North Sea Ice Bowman explained as Miho looked at him with curious eyes.
"The Northern Sea Glacier Palace was originally a settlement where the Arasas descended to the vicinity of the riots. Our main source is west... of course."
"Can you teach us Arabic?"
"It's not hard. That concludes our deal."
"I understand."
Me and Miho became frequent guests at the North Sea Glacier Palace and decided to learn the basics of Arasa's words and writings. During their stay at the North Sea Ice Palace, they had a chance to see what the families of the North Sea Ice Palace looked like, most of whom were white and blond with blue eyes. However, there were many people with black heads everywhere, so we could also confirm that there was blood mixed with the people of the riots.
'Your accent and stamina are very important.'
I and Miho had a method that facilitated language learning, so it was quicker to learn than normal humans. Nevertheless, the Aramaic language was of considerable difficulty, and it was particularly felt in letters.
"What is this twisted letter?"
"It's called Cyrillic."
"Cyrillic?"
"It may be hard to learn, but I can't help it. It's a difficult letter for the priests of Arasa."
Priest?
Suddenly, I confronted him.
"You mean Madosa?"
Somehow, this Cyrillic character looks like a grouper, and the word "priest" reminded me of paganism. However, the North Sea Ice Bowmaster turned his head to see if he knew anything about the two.
"Hmm... I don't know what you're talking about, but a priest is a priest. They believe in one religion."
"The one and only..."
"The middlemen really don't know anything about the West."
The grumbling Archer of the North Sea was a horse.
"It's a whole new world. If you approach with prejudice, only you will lose."
That was about three months ago. Me and Miho were able to learn some Arabic from the Archdiocese and seemed to have risen to some degree of communication with locals. The North Sea Ice Bowman was surprised by our quick acquisition.
"You're learning very quickly. Excellent."
"I'll be going, then."
"I hope you find the treasure."
He said goodbye and prayed, but he knew it wasn't true. Since it looks like the Arctic in the first place, and humans think they can't survive there, they have taught us knowledge as if they were half-sympathetic. I went out with Miho to the North Sea Ice Palace and said,
"Miho, I've been wanting to ask you."
"Huh?"
"So Dongyoung is also using the matchlock?"
"When the angry merchants brought it, the Nobunaga upgraded and became a shotgun. And it played a big role in ending the entire era of Dongyoung. Don't you know that Tokugawa Makbu is still operating his rifleman as the main sickness?"
"Using a matchlock on a state-level basis...?"
I felt goosebumps at the moment. Of course, I'm not afraid of some sort of Matchlock, but I realized that the power of that Musketeer in the wars between countries can be overwhelming compared to the existing spearers and infantry. Miho smiled strangely as my expression became serious.
"Due to the sudden death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's attempt to invade consideration, Ieyas, who came from the military, gave up the war. That's why there would be little known shelter in Ming Dynasty and consideration. Of course, she could see enough to pull a gun while she was in the imperial palace."
"I see."
"Ufuhu... The Archeologist of the North Sea may not be so wrong."
"That sounds upsetting..."
I muttered.
He was also more important in combat than anything else. Most of the reasons Chang was stronger than the sword were because he dominated the streets, as well as the reason why his long-range weapon, the bow, did not fall from the war. Most illnesses competed for their strengths and weaknesses while having their own distances.
But guns are different. With a range that is almost the same as the bow, once fired, you can shoot your enemies at an inevitable, overwhelming rate, unless they are the greatest masters. If this were to be fired, the nature of the war would change.
"And if the gun develops..."
The end of the unmanned.
I felt frustrated, but I struggled. However, the matchlock was too slow to load and likely to catch fire, so it was easy to cut three or four first-class martial artists by themselves. At this point, a gun like that was a perfect opportunity to overthrow a trained moat.
"Let's go, then!"
We're going to the capital city of the Araza Empire!
It was the advice of the Archeologist of the North Sea that he should go to the Orthodox Church, saying that he had the most profound knowledge in Arasa. The Orthodox Church might have a map to the Arctic!