Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons! - Volume 6 - Chapter 2

Chapter 2

I’m actually quite fearful of getting involved with a military . While I’m aware that having military power also means having political power, the problem lies in empowering one with military power the right to speak . I grew up at my moms’ side and my city was given to me by them . Will my moms feel a little threatened if I have the right to speak…… not to mention that the army I intend to build consists of humans and elves?

On the elven side, I’ve always considered making a unit that rode Earth Dragons . If I could create such a unit then my vanguard would virtually be unstoppable . I’ve witnessed the destructive potential of Earth Dragons charging at the enemy before . If I were to give them armour which could guard against pierce-attacks, then they could run wild in the enemy camp and stomp them .

As for humanity, they still use a linear formation even though they have guns . The most powerful types of soldiers in this era are artillerymen . Napoleon started as an artilleryman . Cannons are the most effective weapon against enemies utilising a linear formation .

However, we’re in a different era right now and a different world . Not only are there humans in this world, there are also elves . I’m not sure if there are other races out there . If I utilise humans versus humans methods here, I’ll easily get caught in a passive position since cannons aren’t much of a threat to races which split their forces up to do battle . Plus, cannons are easily disabled .

Consequently, I need a highly mobile unit . While infantry are the mainstream choice, I need a unit that can attack, which means I need cavalrymen . Now if I were to fuse human cavalrymen with guns, then they would be the very common but have the infamous chunnibyou title, Dragoon .

Of course they’re not just infantrymen on horses .

Dragons exist in this world, a fact I know since my father died trying to slay the dragons up north…… Actually we don’t know if he actually died or not . He might just have fallen in love with a dragon mistress up there . But if my moms were to find out that was true, they’d raise an army to go and destroy the two of them…… but back on topic . It looks like the dragons in this world are scary and rare . Since the Earth Dragons are low-end creatures, they can’t be called proper “dragons” .

I guess I’ll be forming a human-cavalry unit out of cavalrymen with guns then . However, I won’t be using the current weapons of this era . Single-shot rifles just won’t work with cavalrymen riding Earth Dragons because they’re not troops that would ride their steed to their location and then dismount . What I want is a powerful elite unit like the Guan Ning Cavalry . Therefore, I need to give the riders the best weapon I can think of .

The Spencer M1685 . Ah, you don’t really need to know the specifics of the gun . You just need to know that it can fire consecutive shots and that the Dragoons accomplished a lot with it during the American Civil War .

I remember it very well because it was the first rifle that could fire consecutive shots . However, it needs its own specific ammunition, a type of metal bullet I’ve always wanted to make . I just didn’t make them previously because I considered it to be a pain . My handgun doesn’t require metal bullets either . But I can now start manufacturing them .

And so, I went back to the red-haired lady’s shop……

“You humans’ winters could really kill me……”

She had returned, except she wrapped herself in a tight blanket and drank a distilled beverage facing the fire . I shook out my cape, looked at her and said: “Ah… it’s alright…… It’s just that elves can’t really handle it I guess…… Won’t you be fine if you just return to the elves then?”

“The elves don’t welcome me . And I haven’t been back in so long . If that girl Vyvyan found out I returned, she would never let me come back here . I can’t bear to part with these things . They’re my blood, sweat and tears . ” The lady with red hair looked at the blueprints on the wall as she cherished them . She had a drink then narrowed her eyes to look at me and Nier before saying: “It looks like your relationship is different now . What happened between you two when I went to the desert?”

Nier wrapped her arm around mine, looked at her and replied: “Umm… we’re going to get married I guess . ”

“How nice . Congratulations . Your father created a massive tragedy by falling in love with a human chick, and what do you know? You fell in love with a human too . ” She giggled and then lazily raised up her bottle and said: “I won’t be attending your wedding . I don’t have any right to attend the wedding of royalty anyway . Do you have any other business?”

“Yes . ”

I looked at her and sternly continued, “I just received a domain from mom . I hope you can help me out by helping me manufacturing guns . ”

“Oh, really? That’s great . But I dare not . ”

She answered me simply with just eight words . I smiled helplessly and said: “Come on… didn’t you help my mother back then? It’s not too much to ask for you to help me now is it……?”

“Back then I came here because the elf-king ordered me to . But are you ordering me as the elf-prince now or the human-prince? Unfortunately, I’m an elf here in humanity . I’m not willing to kiss up to either side . ” She rolled her eyes and continued, “The weather is so cold and you want me, a poor elf to work? You don’t have a conscience . ”

I played my cards: “The workplace is the elven border…… And if you accept it, we can try a repeated-firing rifle . ”

“Repeated-firing rifle?”

The red-haired lady laughed and replied: “While that sounds interesting, why should I go somewhere so far? If we’re talking about repeated-firing rifles, I’ve got some clues on my own already . Your majesty, isn’t making these things just for fun to us? If it’s just for fun, I can make you one . ”

“No . I don’t want just one or two, but hundreds and an entire factory . ”

I looked at the red-haired lady and continued in a serious tone, “The manufacturing process I have in mind for the factory is but child’s play to me . If you can help me, I will give you an entire factory . Your current place restricts you from carrying out some of your ideas doesn’t it? If you are willing to helping me however, I shall give you the entire factory with all the required equipment ready . You can use the factory for your own research and experiments . ”

“Factory?”

She didn’t seem to know what sort of place it was . I pointed to her workshop and said: “It could fit roughly an entire street of blacksmiths and could produce the same amount of guns a street of blacksmiths could in a single day . It has the latest production materials and production equipment, money, plans and tools . I can get you anything you want . ”

She looked at me with puzzlement . I imagine she couldn’t imagine what it looked like . But a moment later, she then squinted a little and said: “Your majesty, though I don’t know what a factory is, I’m willing to trust you for once . If you really have such a large place… I might be willing to stay there . ”

“Thank you so much then!”

“Good grief . I had to help that old geezer look after his two kids, then I had to help that elven king wipe his own ass, and now I need to work for his son . I’ve been destined to meet my doom at the hands of you Galadriels this lifetime . ”

She smiled helplessly and then took in a deep breath . She stretched her back out and then softly said in a voice with anticipation: “If the place you spoke of truly exists… I think… humans will be able to conquer the continent even without magic…… Humanity’s technology… is just miraculous . ”