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For now, we'll just have to do what we can.

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　Carlos and the rest of Fontana's army are gone, and I am left on Einrad's hill with the wind whistling.

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　I wonder what Carlos is thinking.

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　It doesn't make sense to me that he would leave a small group of people in a place like this and go out again.

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　But I can't complain all the time.

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　I've been assigned to the defense of Einrad, and now that I've accepted the responsibility, I have to finish the job.

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　There's no future for me if I just go home.

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"Let's say we repair the broken parts first, the question is how long do I have to guard it?"

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"Probably not for a very long time. However, I have heard that the attack on the northern city that Carlos went to reinforce is also a siege. It cannot be a short period of time.

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"Leon, just calculate the projected duration of the defense for now. Make sure that the old man has enough food to last him even if he has to be holed up here for longer than that. Is there anything else we should do early?"

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"General, aren't you going to recruit?　You can't defend this place with the numbers you have."

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"Yes, it was. Vargas wants you to go gather the men. If you want, I can offer you a job later. Just get me the numbers.

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"Yes, sir, General."

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"Vargas will take care of the men you've gathered. Make sure that the rules and orders are followed. The Uruks have ruled this nearby village for many years. I ask you to do this.

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"Ars, what do you want me to do?"

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Bite-brother, I need you to work with me to build a line of defense.

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A line of defense?　What's that?"

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"We will fortify the defense of this place to protect this hill of Einrad. But that may be too much. But that might be too much. We should also think about venturing out. That's why we're going to build a line of defense."

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"...... What exactly are you going to do?"

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"During the battle of Einrad, you led the cavalry to intercept the enemy reinforcements, didn't you? I think we now have some idea of the enemy's route of advance. I'm going to build a tower in a place where I can keep an eye on the predictable route of the enemy and make a watchtower. If the enemy is detected, I would like to be ready to intercept them with smoke and messages before they can take up positions in the castle.

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"I see. A watchtower. I'll show you around, Ars.

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"All right, then, get yourselves ready. We'll protect them at all costs."

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""""" oh """""

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　Thus began our defense of Einrad.

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"Looks like we got a pretty good turnout, Vargas."

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"Oh, General. That's quite a crowd you got there. They all look like farmers' second and third sons. They volunteered because you're so popular.

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"My popularity?　I don't know if there is such a thing, I'm not aware of it at all. ......"

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"After all, he went from being a peasant like us to a knight with a landed estate, the general. And he's been spreading his name by winning a crushing defeat just the other day. He was very enthusiastic about the possibility that he, too, might be given magic and become a knight."

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"I see. But it's important to stay united in a defensive battle. I'll have to tell them not to be too hasty in taking credit for their work.

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"About that, General, how do you plan to defend yourself?　Normally, you defend from the top of the city walls with a bow, right?　But I haven't had a chance to practice my bow properly. Are we going to do it now?"

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"That's the problem, isn't it? It's hard to use a bow because it takes a long time to learn how to use it properly."

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"You must have an idea."

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"I'm thinking about it. I'm thinking of using a brick as a weapon.

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"Bricks?　Drop them from the top of the ramparts?　It wouldn't be bad, but wouldn't it only work on the ones that are climbing the walls?"

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"We know that's not going to be enough. We're going to have to use a rock thrower."

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　I have decided on the concept of Barka as a cavalry unit, but I have not neglected to consider the possibility of defense and siege.

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　I had in mind the possibility that such a time would come.

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　Then there is the problem of how to defend the area.

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　At that time, I thought of the existence of weapons.

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　Magic exists in this world, and on the battlefield, the presence or absence of magic is a factor in the outcome of the war.

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　If this is the case, I thought that it would be better to have a powerful magic that would be the decisive factor in the battle.

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　But then I remembered the story of the royal family that Lilina and I had talked about before.

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　The royal family used a powerful great magic.

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　It is true that it was very strong and was the driving force that pacified this land.

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　However, if we create a spell with high killing power, even those with the surname of Barca will be able to use that spell indiscriminately.

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　On the other hand, if the magic can only be used by me, it would be useless.

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　In that case, I would have to be there every time.

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　I don't want to increase the number of attack magic unnecessarily, and I want to secure a means of attack that can be used without me.

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　I decided to make a stone thrower to satisfy both of these needs.

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　I put a brick in the end of a stick shaped like a big spoon, and use the principle of leverage to send the brick far away.

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　Even Vargas, with its increased defenses, will not be able to survive if it is seriously hit by the bricks.

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　It is a weapon enough to be used against the enemy forces rushing in behind the wall.

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"...... but General, where is such a thing?　You don't mean you brought it with you from Vulcania, do you?　If we're going to make it here, we're going to have to get the materials and stuff right away, don't you think?"

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"Hmph, don't panic, Vargas. I'll build the catapult. I can make the materials if I have enough soil.

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　Saying this, I put my hands on the ground and poured magic into the soil.

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　I had already made a prototype of the projectile once with Gran while we were in Vulcania.

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　At that time, I remembered the structure of the projectile with [memory storage].

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　Then, it would be easy.

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　I built the projectile with hardened bricks exactly as I remembered it.

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　A rock thrower with four wheels that can be moved from place to place.

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　In order to make the bricks fly, the opposite side of the bar is made heavier.

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　Then, a string is connected to the side to be used for throwing bricks, and this string is connected to the handle on the base of the projector.

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　When the handle is turned around and around, the side connected to the string drops down, but when it is released, it is lifted up and the brick is sent flying.

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　The bricks, which are used as a weapon for throwing stones, can be made by anyone who has the surname of Barca.

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　There is no danger of running out of bricks to use as bullets.

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　Thus the hill of Einrad was transformed that day into a fortress with many stone throwers.

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