Remrest Kingdom. Its land and inhabitants are mentioned to be about one-eighth the dimensions of the Balshine Kingdom. It’s a small kingdom surrounded by a small shoreline and three kingdoms. 

One is the Balshine Kingdom, and the opposite two are massive kingdoms with energy similar to the Balshine Kingdom. 

Surrounded by such massive kingdoms, Remrest’s survival is basically as a consequence of luck. 

If any main energy, together with the Balshein Kingdom, tried to meddle in Remrest, the opposite main powers wouldn’t let it occur idly. By being buffer zones between the key powers, they’ve survived the specter of invasion.

That’s how it’s when it comes to army energy. 

Economically, this kingdom is doing fairly nicely. Whereas not as massive as the encompassing main powers, it’s the most superior nation when inhabitants ratios and different components are thought of. 

The Remrest magical instruments are well-known all around the continent. The lighting in our house is made in Remrest, and I’m positive many others have been made in Remrest as nicely.

There was a number of analysis and improvement, to not point out common magical instruments. Some uncommon magical instruments from dungeons should have been researched and even produced right here. 

I had finished some analysis in school, however I discovered that the analysis on monster summoning flute was untouched, which made me lose curiosity in it after that. 

Right here we’re in a technologically superior nation. 

The carriages have been shifting routinely, a mysterious train-like factor was going by a clear tube, small aeroplanes have been whizzing by, and one other mysterious particular person was wearing vibrant full-body tights. 

You wouldn’t comprehend it was a international nation for those who weren’t advised. They’ve the identical architectural fashion, the identical avenue garments, and the identical language. 

I felt dissatisfied. It was the identical as once I visited a university city in my earlier life. 

What you think about once you hear school city isn’t a near-future city, however solely residential areas overflowing with nature and analysis services with a number of wasted land space. The analysis services seemed like extraordinary school services from the surface. 

However the particle accelerator that we have been allowed to go to was superb. There’s a doughnut-shaped tube and a big monitoring machine within the basement. They collide with small particles and observe even smaller subatomic particles. 

It was such a disappointing neighbourhood. Though rather more affluent than my territory, it’s nonetheless far inferior to Balshine’s capital. 

Regardless of my internal pleasure at sightseeing in a international place, I felt zero sense of foreignness as a result of I wasn’t on a aircraft and will perceive the language. 

The concept of unlawful entry with out a passport makes me just a little bit excited, however that’s so far as I’ll go. There are not any passports on this world. 

Now that we’re in a technological nation, I need to see the magical device retailer. Regrettably, I don’t have the funds for with me. I ought to hand over memento procuring and revel in window procuring. 

There are specialty shops for magical instruments as a result of they should be maintained. Some large retailers have their very own specialists, however some shops specialise in it. 

Like many different locations, discovering a magical device retailer in Remrest wasn’t tough. 

There’s a magic device store with an indication on the door that reads, ‘We are able to maintain lighting restore’. There should be an important demand for lighting restore since they exit of their option to put up such an indication. 

As one would anticipate from a kingdom that produces magical instruments, magical lights appear fairly prevalent. 

But, it’s a small store. It seems like an electronics store on the town. I need to go to an digital retail store however can’t discover one. 

I must go to a giant buying and selling firm primarily coping with magical instruments. However I do know that type of firm checks your ID on the entrance. To keep away from being recognized, we should put up with this little store. 

Getting into the store, I thought of how impolite I used to be to the shopkeeper.

An aged lady was tending to the store. Each strand of her hair had turned white, however she was sitting on a chair with a straight posture and seemed younger. 

She was at her desk at the back of the room, shifting her thick glasses to catch a glimpse of me. 

“Welcome.”

“Good afternoon.”

The outdated instantly put her glasses again on and returned to work. She gave the impression to be disassembling a magical device. She was trying on the small elements picked out along with her fingers, holding them away from her eyes. 

I seemed round on the magical instruments positioned randomly within the store. Since no value tags or product descriptions have been hooked up, there have been many magical instruments whose makes use of have been unknown. Was it a non-public store with face-to-face gross sales? It wasn’t appropriate for window procuring. 

“If you happen to simply gonna look, get out.”

“I’m sorry, I don’t imply to disturb you.”

The shopkeeper, who was nonetheless maintaining a tally of the work, seemed pissed at me. 

Uh, let’s depart. There may be nothing to purchase, and I doubt I’ll ever have the chance to purchase items right here once more. Somebody who’s not gonna purchase something simply gonna get in the best way. 

Bowing my head, I used to be about to go away the shop when one thing caught my eye and stopped me.

“What’s it? If you would like one thing simply say it.”

“Um, might I maintain this?”

“…Watch out, it’s heavy.”

The outdated lady confirmed what I used to be pointing at and permitted me to the touch it. 

The factor that caught my consideration was a steel tube propped up within the store’s nook. It has a form that appears considerably acquainted. 

It’s a lengthy, skinny steel tube with a spherical gap on one aspect. A wood half that seemed like a deal with and metalwork like a set off was additionally current. 

This can be a gun. It’s getting increasingly thrilling. By way of look, the closest match is a musket gun. The muzzle is in regards to the measurement of a gold coin. Not fairly a canon, but when an extraordinary particular person have been to fireside it, the recoil would injure them. 

Gripping the deal with with my proper hand, I assist the barrel with my left hand. The inventory is positioned in opposition to the shoulder in a capturing place. 

“Bang!”

I’ve some familiarity with weapons. As soon as, I accomplished a particular operation with a Captain, parachuted onto a abandoned island and fought my approach all the way down to the final man standing. I’m speaking in regards to the recreation. 

“Dadadadada… why can’t or not it’s full auto? I’m not a fan of single-shot gun.”

The one acceptable single-shot gun is a shotgun.

And the truth that there isn’t any journal or loading mechanism in hand means that it’s a muzzle-loading gun. Every time it fires, it should be loaded with gunpowder and bullets from the tip. 

Whereas I believe the bolt-action kind with a clanking lever is cool, I don’t like the concept of loading it like a matchlock rifle. 

If I can solely shoot as soon as, a sniper might be extra real looking. 

With the gun firmly in place, I maintain it regular and intention with my cheek hooked up to the barrel. 

“The gap is 900 meters, no wind… and fireplace.”

One shoot, one kill. What am I doing? I’m sufficiently old to know.

This musket could be stronger if it have been wielded as an iron rod. They need to have designed it for shut fight from the beginning. It could be cool to place a bayonet on it. 

Recalling my age earlier than calming myself, my enthusiasm for the bayonet overcame me. 

“All fingers, prepared… cost!”

Firing a single shot at an oncoming enemy, the remaining is a hand-to-hand fight with a bayonet. It’s a captivating improvement. 

Don’t be so boorish as to say that we must always have correct swords separate from weapons or that we must always have separate armies due to the totally different expertise required. 

I like how the gun transforms right into a sword, however I really like how the sword breaks up the straight, modern gun kind on the tip. Bayonets are good. 

“And… bam! It’s enjoyable to stab after shoot.”

The precise bodily motion of the physique is attention-grabbing, as it’s totally different from swordsmanship.

I performed with it for some time, muttering to myself. 

However this isn’t a gun. This world hasn’t developed gunpowder expertise as a result of presence of magic. The gunpowder itself is there, and there appears to be a easy bomb like these in Mongol invasions of Japan, however they’re not very widespread. Given the price of producing gunpowder, it’s higher to coach wizards.