Can you hear me, Kiku?
"Yes, I can hear you, Master Alphonse."It's amazing, isn't it? I'm in another room, but I hear Alphonse. It's strange. ”
"Good. For now, this is a good test for use." Come back here. "
Roger that.
I cut the horns of the Valkyrie that was born in the new city of Barca.
And I used that horn to create a new magic communicator.
It was to be applied from the ears to the chin, and a magic circle was drawn on its surface.
This one seems to feel vibrations such as jaw movements when the wearer speaks.
Then, the other person will also receive the vibration.
Then the vibration would be audible.
It seems to be bone conduction, and it is easy to use because you can talk with a communication device while listening to the surrounding sound even in the ear.
Can I use this communicator, Master Alphonse?
“Of course, that's why I built it.For a while, I will be giving them to the heads of the Barca Mercenary Corps, mainly those of orphan origin.You can use it every day to get used to it, but don't waste your time talking about it. "
"I know." I'll take care of it. "
I decided to give the new magic communicator to the former orphans of the mercenary regiment.
If it's true, maybe we should give it to Walter and Zen, who are also other Captains.
However, we still have a limited number of them.
For the time being, I will give preference to former orphans who have been educated by Eye's hand.
There was a good reason for this.
Because Walter and Zen certainly have practical experience and are excellent as captains, but they are better at clerical work.
After all, the teacher is that Ai.
From reading and writing letters to calculations, and even the way the army moves, it is firmly beaten.
Kiku likes fighting more than studying, but he can also do clerical work.
And among them, Ai taught resupply, with special emphasis on the battlefield.
Strength is important on the battlefield.
If I'm weak, I won't be able to talk.
Because no matter how much you can study, you can't do anything if you're weak.
But there are different kinds of strengths, and collective battles are slightly different from individual strengths.
Basically, in battle, the number is stronger.
However, it is not a matter of simply increasing the number.
It's important to be good at leading, and you'll need enough food and gear to maintain that number.
Food and gear were expendable.
It decreases as time goes by.
I can't help it.
Then we have to replenish it somewhere.
The common way to replenish it is to plunder.
Steal the supplies from the opponent who won the battle and make them yours.
That would be the quickest way.
But Ai's idea was that if we wanted to build a stronger army, it was important to create a network where we could replenish ourselves.
Apparently, after much discussion at Barca's Wise Men's Conference, it has been concluded that it would be better to form a supply-only force and fight while building a supply network, rather than looting all parts of the country and advancing the army.
Therefore, I want to think about the future and make sure that the replenishment can be done well, but this can be unexpectedly difficult.
What's the hardest part about it, is it the spiritual aspect?
Because most strong people want to fight their way to victory.
That would make the resupply inconvenient.
It is difficult to raise the bar because just carrying luggage at the base or back reduces the chance of encountering enemies.
That's why I don't want to be turned over to the resupply unit.
Besides, resupply was not an easy task.
It's not enough to replenish what's lost.
Even if it's small, it's fine, but if the army gets bigger, it won't be able to keep up.
This is because we need to anticipate the number of our own troops in various locations and anticipate the number of consumables expected from them, while resupplying ahead of time.
High computing power is required to do it without problems.
This is not something anyone can do with real combat experience.
I mean, there are a lot of people who can't write or calculate properly.
Maybe if Walter and Zen had a supply unit, it would be a big bunch of money.
Rather, would it be good to do a decent job?
A surprising problem is the embezzlement of supplies.
When they see that the army needs a lot of supplies, most people think, "If this is the only thing, I won't be able to make up for it."
And it's a big deal if you think about it and it's normal to drain the supplies.
Even if I don't know it once or twice, it will make a big difference if I do it again and again.
Besides, the more they think about it, the faster the supply drop will be.
So, the resupply force is plain but important, and we have to leave it to someone we can trust.
It is the students of Ai who are qualified for it for the time being.
So I decided to give them a new type of magic communicator to make their work more efficient.
After that, I'll try to use it with my troops and check for any inconveniences.
Along with the newly made magic tools, we prepared the resupply unit.