Rebirth in a Ruined Nation! The Life of a New Strategist Starting From Now - Chapter 113
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A Small Invention
The ‘thing’ Drew handed me had a square-shaped part at one end and a cylinder-shaped body. The cylindrical part had a spiral groove carved into it.
“Nom nam no nim num nom nam.”
“Eat first, talk later. If you keep trying to talk while eating you might choke on your food.”
I took the ‘thing’ from Drew’s hand, then I waited until she finished eating, before asking my question.
“So, what is this?”
“It’s screw-screw-screw!”
“Huh? Screw-screw-…screw?”
“You drill a hole then use this to fasten items together.”
“I…see?”
I kind of understand but also kind of confused?
“Yeah, so using this screw-screw…argh, too long, I’ll just call it screw. With this screw, you can make all sorts of things smaller and stronger.”
“You can do that with this little thing?”
“Yeah. This can probably be used to fasten both wooden and metal items more securely, which means we can also make the items smaller.”
Drew repeated the point that many things can be made smaller using this ‘screw’. It seemed that after creating the long spear, she realized that if she could reduce the size of the ‘spiral’ that fastened the long spear, she could use the ‘spiral’ for a lot more things.
“For now, I’m thinking of making the crossbow smaller but stronger, by changing the material to metal.”
After hearing that much explanation, even I could understand the greatness of this ‘screw’. Crossbows made with metal would be more durable and of course, their range and power would also increase. Adding to that, if Drew could make a smaller crossbow, it might be possible to equip a horse with multiple crossbows…
But well, if that happened, wouldn’t it be a completely different kind of weapon?
“So in short, I think this screw I made will be really useful!”
Drew said while drinking milk.
To be honest, I could barely keep up with her thoughts.
I could very easily imagine Rays-sama sighing with his hand on his forehead after hearing about this ‘screw’.
***
“Thank you for everything.”
“No need. Sorry for not being able to offer much hospitality.”
When Thor-sama and I were exchanging farewells, the twins interrupted us.
“We won’t lose next time.”
“Next time, come to Kitsar Fortress.”
They said while pointing at Thor-sama.
“Sure. I’ll go to Kitsar when I have the chance. Until then, you two should polish your skills more,” Thor-sama replied with a relaxed expression.
In the end, I heard that the twins didn’t manage to win even once.
Incidentally, the twins claimed they never lost to anyone other than Thor-sama. I guess they were pretty strong too.
And so, leaving Lieze Fortress, at a three-way junction a little distance from the fortress, the twins unexpectedly stopped.
“We should go home.”
“See you later!”
Leaving those words, they whipped their horses and disappeared from our sight in no time.
“Somehow…they are amazing?” Frein’s comment seemed to represent the feelings of everyone here.
***
After parting with the twin we slowly made our way to the capital.
We weren’t in a hurry, so we stopped at a local village and tried their specialty hotpot. We also took a small detour for sightseeing.
How should I say it, I felt our pace was a lot more relaxed now, compared to when we were on our way here. Looking back, that journey was somewhat hectic because the twins wanted to go on ahead of us.
The twins were really free-spirited.
Finally, we arrived at the palace.
When I went to leave my horse at the stable, I saw Rays-sama’s horse already there. He was back. I’ve to go and report to him about Drew’s new invention. I was also curious about the report Thor-sama told me before.
After leaving my horse to the stablekeeper, I was about to go to Rays-sama’s office, when I heard something.
“Drew, did you say something?”
I think I heard someone calling my name, so I asked Drew beside me, but she shook her head.
“Roa-dono, there.” From the direction where Wickharlt was pointing, a man wearing a thick foreign-looking coat was approaching while waving his hand.
“Das-san?”
It was definitely Das-san, the Fezaris’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Wasn’t he supposed to be at the Empire to send a New Year greeting to the Emperor? Why is he back so early?
Coming right beside me, Das-san, who was panting heavily, looked at me with a relieved expression.
“Thank Goddess you’re here, Roa-dono! I have something urgent to tell you. I would be very grateful if you were willing to listen.”
Das-san started to tell me a certain very surprising news.
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